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THE
ttr0rd;mt(ltli^i;r0ttr^;
A RECORD
or
COMBAT WITH SIN AND OF LABOUR FOR THE LORD.
EDITED BT C. H. SFUBOEOH.
1882.
Tl^ey mrhich bailded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every
one of his hands wrought in the work, and wiUi the other hand held a weapon.
builders, every one had his sword girded by his aide, and so builded. And he that
tlie trumpet was by me."— Nehemiah iv. 27, x8.
& ALABASTER, 4,
AND ALL B00KSELLXE8.
Index of Texts op Seemons, etc., by C. H. Spurgeon, in
" The Sword aitd the Trowel," Vols. I— XVIII.
if
Genesis i. 7
• •• mm
)) Xlll. ZZ ••• •••
Leviticus xxvi
Deuteronomy xxii. 8
„ xxxii. 11, 12
Joshua ii. 21
Judges iii. 20
Ruth ii. 14
I. Sam. i. 27 ••• ..«
}, iXa Of ZiJ ••• <••
It. Sam. XTii. 23
xxi. 10
xxiii. 9-10
xxiv. 12...
IL Kings iv. 29-87
iv. 88, 41, 42 ...
„ xiii. 20
Nehom. viii. 10
Esther tL 6
Job xxxii 7
„ xxxviii. 28
Psalm xl. 17
IxL 2 >•• ...
Ixxx. 14
civ. 28
cvii. 17-22
cxi. 5 ... ...
cxix. 89— 96
CXXm • • • • • .
Proverbs v. 16
Eccl. ix.4
Canticles ii. 3
11. XM .(• a*.
IV. 7 ••• •*.
»
»
Ml
n
Isaiah v. 17
n
9t
vi.l— 8 ...
xxix 5
xxxviii. 1 ...
xliii. 10 ...
liii. 12 ...
Iviii. 8
Year.
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1879
1877
1882
1869
1870
1875
1874
1882
1868
1872
1870
1868
1876
1878
1867
1876
1868
1866
1867
1865
1878
1878
1871
1878
1878
1880
1874
1871
1880
1882
1882
1878
1868
1879
1870
1865
1865
1876
1880
1878
1870
1875
1882
1869
899
158
541
282
849
49
148
545
887
108
109
587
294
439
517
99
387
99
5
16
2
1
212
5
97
882
108
297
462
445
117
528
286
108
201
97
229
277
485
493
198
107
520
49
460
tf
Isaiah Ixi. 1 ...
Jer. ii. 36
f, tI. XO... ...
Lamen. iii. 56
Joel ii. 8
Amos V. 8... ...
,t ▼. <&» •••
„ vii. 1
Jonah i. 4
ff II. i •..
Zech.z. 8
„ xiv. 20
Msiachi iiL 17 ...
Matthew V. 1-12 ...
V. o
xiii. 12...
xiv. 16...
xxiii. 37
„ xxvi. 80
LukeviiL46
„ xxii. 14
John i. 16
iv.84
xii. 3
xiii. 10
xiv. 18
xvi. 81, 82 ...
xviii. 18
xxi. 16
Acts ix. 18
xii. 18
„ xxiii. 10—18
Eph. vi. 15
PhiL iii. 2
„ iv. 19
I. Tim. i. 15
Heb. iii. 18-19 ...
„ xiii 7
James v. 11
I. Peter iL 7
I. John V. 18-20 ...
m. John T. 92 ...
Rev. i. 17, 18
0f » . •/ • . . • • •
ft
»
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Year.
Page.
1877
493
1870
393
1879
105
1872
202
1869
241
1870
312
1878
286
1872
364
1878
193
1872
545
1866
195
1865
97
1866
481
1873
8
1873
129
1878
346
1871
49
1870
49
1867
481
1878
407
1873
61
1865
471
1873
508
1876
49
1870
25
1870
450
1871
145
1876
97
1877
289
1877
97
1878
362
1881
201
1874
497
1876
257
1877
1
1872
293
1877
371
1875
405
1880
49
1869
481
1873
120
1875
59
1868
462
1882
505
1876
447
PEEFACE.
THBOUGHOITT another year of grace I have enjoyed monthly
commnnion with my readers, and I hope the fellowship has been
as pleasant to them as to myself. Eighteen years have now seen me
engaged in the happy service of preparing the magazine. It does not
seem to be so long. It wonld not be easy for me to estimate how
much of gratitnde 1 owe for so great a privilege. This last twelve-
month has slipped away as silently as a ghost : it
^* Seems but a score of days, all told,
Or but a week or two at most,
Since our last New Year's song we trolled.
And lo ! that New Year now is Old."
The comfort is that the flying months have not gone by unimproved ;
they have had wings, bnt they have had hands too. We have co-operated
in holy service, — we, editor, writers, and readers ; and the resnlts are
BQch as are tangible to all ; works which will survive both the workers
and the age in which they lived. Around the editor has gathered a
church of actual hearers, and then a far greater church of readers, and
the gathering has been, not an assembly of idlers, but a convocation of
workers for the Lord. The preface, then, for the volume of 1882 must
be a recapitulation of the labours of the year.
The College has been so well sustained that its income will fully meet
its expenses, which is an improvement upon the former year. Many
brethren have gone forth from it, both to home and foreign fields, new
churches have been formed, and new chapels erected for their housing,
and the year has shown distinct and solid progress. At the present
moment this Institution is supporting, in whole or in part, several
brethren who are gathering congregations, and thus it continues to be
what it was designed for at the beginning, — a home mission, attending
to the necessities of the people to the utmost of its power. If more
openings occur the College men are ready to enter in, and do the work
of the Lord. Never was the institution so well furnished with men
for pioneer work, — men of whom, under Ood, we expect sreat things.
The EvangelisU are doing splendid service : the Lord has been with
them in every place to which they have gone. Able and venerable
ministers who have attended their meetings bear joyfal testimony to
the power which attends tlieir addresses ; and hundreds of professed
converts remain in their wake, witnessing to the power of the gospel
which was preached by them. It is on my heart to add to their
number one, if not two more. The evangelist in India, Mr. Harry
Brown, is doing well ; and of the two breUiren in Spain the same is
true.
Hie Colportage work does not grow as to the number of labourers, but
increasing evidence is forthcoming that, as far as it goes, it fills up an
important vacuum in small villages and hamlets. It is to the country
iV PREFACE.
what the City Mission is to the town, and the fraits which are known
nnto the Lord are a rich reward for sil the effort and cost expended. I
groan to think we cannot do at least twice as mach in this direction.
It is an enterprise which so commends itself to mj judgment that I
marvel that it is not one of the favourite objects of beneficence ; a live
man going from door to door, selling good books, and praying with the
sick, and anon preaching on the green, or in the schoohroom, gatherinpr
up hearers for tne chapels, and forming temperance societies — why, it is
the surest, cheapest, and most varied form of ministry !
The Orphanage has seen more of its buildings opened, and more girls
received, and meanwhile health has been sustained among the chil&en,
and a fine moral and religious tone has been kept up. Funds have come
in as needed : there has always been a shot in the locker, and a happy
freedom from care has blessed the President and Trustees.
The Book Fund pursues its quiet holy work under Mrs. Spurgeon*s
dailv care, feeding those who feed others, putting, at least, a few books
on hundreds of pastors' shelves. Some eight thousand ministers of
various denominations have thus been aided.
Our Unpaid Evangelists and Country Mission have kept up to the
mark, and preached the gospel of Jesus in all sorts of places: some of
my readers helping to pay the expenses which even unpaid service
necessarily involves. The Tabernacle Loan Tract Society, and the
Spurge(nCs Sermons^ Tract Society are both doing nobly, the latter giving
out supplies to societies which are formed all over England for cir-
culating the sermons from house to house. Conversions are abundantly
recorded : to God be glory.
During the year I have issued a volume entitled Farm Sermons,
which has obtamed much favour in the eyes of my country friends, and
I have had the joy of completing Vol. VL of the '* Treasury ofDavid^^
This work has been reprinted in America, and has there met with a
large demand, as it deserves, for it is brought out in admirable style.
I have almost finished YoL XXYIII. of the Metropolitan Tabernacle
Pulpit sermons, which will then number 1,696. What a privilege to
have issued week by week such a lengthened series of discourses 1 I
know not how to express my gratitude.
Dear friends, I thank you all for your generous help. To manjr of
you I am personally indebted, and have had opportunities of expressing
my obligations by letters. Others I shall never know on earth, but I
hope to meet you in heaven, and joy with you in the triumph of truth,
and the victory of love. Let us go on anew with growing zeal and con-
fidence. The old gospel is not dead, neither does it sleep. The doc-
trines of grace are not extinct, as some say they are : they will yet come
more clearly to the front, and have the sway. Ood grant it speedily.
Two favours I would beg : the first is, that you will all daily pray
for me ; and the second, that you will increase the number of sub-
scribers to this magazine, which I heartily endeavour to make worthy
of a large and appreciative constituency.
Yours very heartily,
C. H. SPUHOBON.
INDEX.
a Work...
STt.«lS
DraunB Chnie ; DMoIiition Coma ... 30C
Bookn, Notion at — About Boma Girli. bU:
Across the Water, 037 ; Acta ud Epiitle* o[
St. Ful, HJ; Addnsaes imd Semoiu, tn;
AnarWoTk,»i AJong the lines at theFMnt,
437; Among Uia Dsigies, I4S; AncteatNiucnti,
Oou SOe; ApooalTpKi Kejrs of , .. ,
Aimbiu Mi^ti, 6U: Atlate Wonhlp, MS:
41; At Home.'M; It je Uncoe GriiBii,Sia;
taabimj Ker^ 41 .
""le Psahna, 3d ; Band of
K; Bsoaof Merer AdTocaU.
and the Baptirts, 4fle ; Ba.pli«t
_„... ... , Bsptitts, Tho, tse 1 Barclar*
otVrr.li; Battlefleid, The.M7; Beatrice and
Briu, 4Se; BegKW'e Boart, ""■ *■ '
:' Bettor hty
Workhig
Betrothsl, 3
, 'eople, 141;
light. IW ; :
: Bethel
ALa-readiDga,
», 3«; K6le
» 'Woroi and
., _._ . -iblicml^^eidt--- ..
isamiT, 807, Ml i BIti trom^nktioiuir.
Bttsof Blue,"B71; Bliskr ■ndOaioni,
■- Bibbon AriBT Caidi, Ml 1 Bhw Ribbon
it,«lj BotandMag,-"- ■>--'—" —
k-burm, W4; B<in!<
AimoaL wri";^ht"£u«
Kpoedw. Hr.. 88 i Br— < '
vlui Wandered, The, 3T4 ; Bor'i 0>
rmljtfSer-
difld'a Own Hiwuinei
m ; Ohoiee of Wiadom, II
I Record, 87;
I; Ghriatian Chronicle,
EtblDi.SH; (%nitiailQwkliJ.4«a; ChiiMlan
Henld, Ml ; Christian Bodolan, Mi Onlitian
TiuMUij.tg; ChiMlsaWiteimdMiiitreas^l
mristliTi Worid, Ml ; ChristiaBltT and Wai.
l<a; ClulitilnDstLifeofiSli ChiialiBas Etuis,
«- OnMiiusWsddiiv.SBa: Chrlat'l Baithlir
8DjdDni,na; Cbmeh ^ Sootliod, S8 ; Chnroli
asudsrd, 888 : dnuA, The, 87 ; Caaike's Oom-
SMBtaiT, MI, Clecieal librair, 143; Coal*
■ad OoUloa, C4ti Cob«*bs and Cables, «4T;
„_. — J „__.,..„_ ... ..„._.._ yjst
torthe Lord's^dar,
The.W; COnlenatiiHu
■■ -■ Th*.gia;
t and thi
iSketdiai
M fSid, 311 1 Grcilion,
Boots, Notioea of [oKroMil)—
The, BIG ; Chticsl Handbook on Hebrawa, 07 ;
CmsB, The. »48 ; Crdopiedis of tjuotatkm. BM.
Danger BlcnBl^ 88 -. bar Dawn ol the Faat, 808 1
Deear ^Itodem Preaohing, 313 ; Deciaionfoc
Chrlat. IM; Dlffleultlea ot%e Soul, MS; DU-
EOuncs snd Addnasee, 91 ; DoU snd Owinnle,
488 ; Drawing. The Art o(, 38 : Drink Problem,
Ths, 198; Djing Maityw' Test • *"■
of Beren, Sll; Electiical
etiuctor, 38: Embossed TeiB, et<s.,
Eatabllrfied CTinrches. 313; Kveryday B
198 ; ExaucemoiU Kamarquablei de La ]
inH leaiot Uy life, tea; k-i.eiiwiwsi—.
The, 38; Footprints. 40; FortI Winks, (^;
Foatec Brotheg^s Starr, 311 ; Franklin. The
Seanhfor. H3j Fnderick Douglas. 438; Free
to Serve. »47 ; Friendly Oreetinga. 87 jFnendlj
Letters, 438; EMendlj Viator, 898 ; FnunLog
Cibin to White Hoiue. 438: Prom Bin to
Salratioa, 835; From the Bi^inning, 808;
V— athe CaU to Oie Olory, 38.
■ • ~ ■■ J, 497 ; OenmJ Baptist Maga-
!'- — - — — -; Oirls and their
Schoolmen. 18-, .
and ^'^gii^H Conoirdauoc. ivs; rneen ruHona,
818; Owgory's Bermona, fitfi; Gospel Uiga-
sue, HI : doide to the lele of Wight, 444.
Handbooks for Bible-i;la»ea, 378; Handbook
to City-road Chapel. 2ii ; HsiJing's LooWng-
glaas,1Un„Mi Hupcr. Life of Dr., 83; Har-
rison Wdfs Hctures, 31. 3S; Has Man a
FntnreTesS; HeTHld.iartheCnsa,137; Herbert
Hill-side
Judah and 'Israel, 31: Hiataryof Bedemptk
193; Holy Bupper, The, 191 ; Homewarda, M
HnmiletM MuaEine, 313; Hosannas of t
vBcadeatThou
BlbU, 89,87
HnguenoU, The, 111 ; ]
Chnat, 687 ; " Horrah,"
Ideal of the Chumh, SB; nluatratad H
»"; ImpottHiiDS of Faith, 499; Indian .
; Infant Baptum, E34 : Infant's Msgsatnf,
Wither!
Ithnby, 837; Juiorah-
488; JohnFloiwhmail'B
Flon^unan's PietDrss,
VI
INDEX.
Books, NotioM of {continued) —
Jormjan, 311 ; Judas Maocaboos, 4S8 ; JuTenile
Wit, etc., 41.
Katie Bnghtmde, 687 ; Kilker. 874 ; Kingdom of
God and Kingdom of DarlmesB, 848 ; King's
Messenger, The, 34.
Land of too Morning ,99 : Last Supper, The, 144 ;
Leaves from my Log-Dook, 499 ; Leotures on
Disestoblishment, 636 ; Lectures on Faith, 88 ;
Lectures on the IiOid*s Prmr, 876 ; Ledbythe
Sphit, 696 ; Leisure Hour, The, 87, 641 ; Lessons
Learned in Italy, 499: Life a Mystery, 148;
life and Truth, 696 ; life More Abundant, 01 ;
life of a Soldier, 877 ; life of C. H. Spuigeon,
696; life of Dr. Candlish, 601; life of Dr.
Fteiteooet, 601 ; life of Israel Atkinson, 638 ;
life of J. Birchenall, 87: life of John the Bap-
tist, 646 : lighthouse Keeper, The, 374 : li^ht
of the Home, 196 ; links in Bebeooa^s Life,
813 ; lisetta and the Brigands, 811 ; little Aus-
tralian Qirl, A, 874; LitUe Dot, 637; litUo
Edith and Old Darid, 84 ; little Flotsam, 496 ;
** little Folks " Album, 90 ; litUe Folks, 641 ;
little Fbxes. 406 ; Logic of Christian Evidence,
197; Lost m £gypt, 84; Lyons* Den, The,
874.
Madagascar, Work in, 196; Madge and her
Friends, 813; Maia. 496: Maiden's Work, A,
644; Malleson's life of Christ, 148; Many
Versions, etc., 144; Mariquita, 84; Martin
Luther, S43; Mason's Home, The. 83; May
Beaufort, 601; McCheyne, Memoir of, 843:
Memoir of D. Macmillan, 608; Memorial of
Dr. O. Smith, 603; Memorial of Dr. Steane,
641; Memorials of McHvaine, 310; Methodist
Fkmily, 87; Metropolitan Tabemade and its
Institutions, 88; Milly's Trials and Triumphs,
84 ; Ministry of Healing, 403 ; Minnie, 41 ;
Mission life in Greece, 147 ; MJHtaktm Signs,
600; Mistranslated Flsssages. 494; Modem
Heroes of ^e Mission Jneld, 437; Modem
Missions, 04; Moral Pirates, 847; Morning
Star of the Beformation, 147 ; Morning Sun-
shine, 407 ; Mosaic Authorship of Deuteronomy,
SO; Mother's IViend, 87; Mothers' Meetings,
19^ Uj First Class, 489; My Nellie's Story,
489; MyWifeDidit,84.
National Temi>eranoe League Annual, 876 ;
Natural Truth of Christianity, 377; Newer
Criticism, The, 648; New Bevision, A, 146;
Nil's Bevenge. 311; Nos F«cfa<5s et Notre
Sauveur, 876 ; Nouveau Testament, Le, 89.
Old Abbot's Boad, The, 94 : Old Blind Ned, 146 ;
Old Bristol, 496; Old Worcester Jog, 637 ;
Olive's Story, 84 ; One Hundred Texts, The,
196 ; Onwara, 87 ; Opuscules, by J. de Valdes,
144 ; Orphan Lottie, 198 ; Orthodox Theology,
496 ; Our Brother in Black, 407 ; Our Brothers
and Sons, 104; Our Folks, 146; Our little
Willie, 648; Our Veterans, 86; Outline Mis-
sionary Series, 437.
Palestine Explored, 08 ; Papers of the Edectic
Society, 604; Paradise of^Iife, 146; PUaUel
New Testament, 687 ; Past and Present in
the East, 144; Pastor as Preacher, The,
497 ; Patriarchs, The, 440 ; Patrick's Armour,
St., 40; Pttul Bradley. 03; Pearl and Tot,
84^ Physiological Failacies, 442; Pilgrim
Clumes, 846^ Pioneer Boy, The, 604 ; Pictures
from Palestme, 314; Plain Words on Tem-
persnoe, 04 ; Pleasant Tales for Toung People,
34; Pleasant Talks, etc., 144; Pleasures of
Love, 00: Pledged Eleven, The, 406; Poet's
Bible. The, 06; Polished Stones, etc., 608;
Popular Commentary, 4M ; Portraits of Heroes,
601 ; Postman, The, 641 ; Preacher's Analyst,
87; Preacher's Commentary, 846; Preacher's
Monthly, 146, 378; Present Saviour, A, 40;
Private I>evotion, 678; Prophets Jod, Amos,
and Jonah, 641 ; Fulpit Commentary, 01, 437,
403; Pulpit Dialogues, 88; Pulpit, Metro-
politan Tabernacle, 83; Fulpit Talent, 840;
Books, Notices of {continued) —
Pnnshon, Memorial of Dr., 38 ; Punshcm's Lec-
tures, 648 ; Punshon's Sermons, 144.
Quiver. The, 641; Ballway Sig^ial, The, 541 :
Bambles in Bome, 846; Bedter, Tine, 606;
Records of the Past, 810 : BeUgious Aneodotes,
846; Beligious Poems, 878; Beligiona Topo-
graphy, 448; Bepublic of God, 604: *'Best
unto your Souls," 01: Besnrrection, The, 197 ;
Bevisers' English, The, 440; Bitnaliam, 89;
Bivers among the Books, 604 : Bobert Key, life
of, 106 ; Boberts's Holy Land, 641.
Sabbath Law. 148; "Saorsd Heart, The," 08;
Sacred Songs and Solos, 496 ; Saddle's Service,
811; Sam7i96: Soenes from the Pilgrim's Pro-
gress, 641 ; School Girls, 644; Bco^sh Churoh
History, 08: Scottish Communion, A, 100;
Scottish Putorate, 40 ; Scottish Sanotiuuy,The,
603; Scripturo Edioes, 874; Soripturo Pocket-
Book, 637; Sea of Galilee, 846; Sea Pictures,
607; Self Surrender, 441; Seven Beasons for
Bebevers' Baptism, 688; Seven Beasoms
for the Blue Bibbon, 448; Seven Sermons,
36; Bhsgand Dolf, 311 ; Bhdteared Stranger.
The, 811; Short History of England, 877;
Bong Evangel, 806; Soul-winning S«rmon5,
878; Sparks from the Philosopher's Stone,
603; Speakeac's Commentary, 01; Speaking
Dead, The, 104; Spedmen Glasses, 00; Spi-
ritual Life, 646; Spuigecm's Almanack, 646;
Standard Bearers, TTwo, 146 ; Step by Step.
196; Stephen Mainwaring's Wooing, 489;
Stones from the Brook, 874; Stories about
Dogs, 98 : Stories for Snndasrs, 84 ; Studies in
the lufe of Christ, 441 ; Stories of Home life,
83 : Story of Naaman, 648 ; Story of the Beacon
Firo, 810 ; Stories of the Mountain, 148 ; Story
of the New Testament, 496 ; Stories to Write,
98; Students' Cammentary, 873; Students*
Concordance, 646; Studies in the Acts, 441 :
Summer of two CHiildron, 41 ; Sunbeam Susette,
41 ; Sundav at Home, 641 : Sunday Magaaine,
641; Sungleams, 846; Sunrise Gleams, 98;
Sunset Bays, 318 ; Sunset Thoughts, 40 ; Surly
Bob, 874 ; Sword and the Trowel, The, 8&
Talks with the People, 106 ; Teacher's Storehonsp,
87 ; Temperance Mirror, 87 ; Tempered Steel,
811 ; Temptations of Job. 846; Texts for Sea-
men, 196: Theology of Consolation, 148;
Theology of the New Testament, 497 ; Thim.
196 ; Thomas on the Ptalms, Dr., 606 ; Thomp-
sons, The, 06 : Thou^ts for Mothers, etc., 36;
Thoughts on Prayer, 876 : Three Scholars, 443 ;
Three Trappers, The, 146 ; Through the lixm.
34 ; Through the Prison to the Throne, 35 ;
Tired Christians, 86 ; Tom Fletcher's Fortunes,
406 ; Trae Biches, 847 ; Trath About Oj>ium
Smoking, 688 ; Truth of the Christian Beligion,
441 ; Two Bars, The, 146 ; Two Brothers, The,
874 : Two of England's Wars, 843; Two Voy-
Und?bick's Legacy, 311 ; tTnde Fred's Shilling.
146 ; ITndemeath the Surface, 84 ; ITnder the
Old Boof , 687 ; Univeral Instraotor, 06L 641 ;
Until the Day Break, 636; Verse and Verse,
87 ; Very Words of our Lord, etc., 06 ; Victor
Emmanuel, 444 ; Vision of Pataios, 643.
Waters of Quietness, 37; Wav Home, The, 36 ;
Welcome, The, 87 ; Westminster Obnfeedon,
88 ; Westwood, GlimpsM of life at, 33 ;
What Does History Sayl 496; What Mi^ht
have Been, 846 ; What She could, 34 ; With-
out a Bef erenoe. 149 ; Without Intending it,
818 ; Woman's work, 87 ; Women of the ^le,
199; Wonders Under the Earth, 696; Workers
at Home, 89 ; Work of the Holv Spirit, 376.
Young Adventurer, 96 ; Toung fbogland, 641-
Brown, H. Bvlands —
Amongthe Tea-Planters of Dazjeeling... 124
Evangelistic Work on the Bramaputra ... 302
Krown of Ayrshire, Isabel 316
INDEX.
Vll
Bruoe, Alexander, D.D. —
The Humiliation of CQirifit,
Banning, W. C. —
Vint to Mr. T. Spnrgeon .
Bnmluun, J. —
The Hop-Ficken* Hiasion ..
I'AOE
... 188
... 370
29, 415
... 292
Cancelled and Nailed Up
Charlesworth, V. J.—
"By the Blood of Christ I'm Ckiming" ...
** I wish I had a Mother to Come After
JKLC •■• ■•• >•• ••• •••
To Them that Loye God
Chriatian Carefulness
Christmas Erans on lYeaching
Church and State
Colportage Association, Beport of
Oolportsffe Association, Subscriptions to the
48, 106, 166, 208, 266, 324, 3&4, 466, 604, 651, 641
Constancy of Divine Justice 23
Cradles for the Baptized 519
Creeds ... ... ... ... ••> ... UaSI
Carrie, John—
The Prize Fighter and the Methodist ... i28
467
4
121
231
186
82
325
Dann, James —
... 134
... 294
... 433
... 409
565,615
... 65
... 434
... 210
... 18
... 136
... 297
... MO
... 220
... 410
... 477
... 296
... 478
... 421
... 426
... 60
Girls' Orphanage Bazaar 83
Girls' Orphanage Building Fund, 47, 103, 156, 207,
266, 323, 283, 456, 604, 651, 003, 644
Golaton, S. J.—
Sermon Hearers 368
Bev. Thomas Newlight
Waiting for the Pilot
Davis, C. A.—
Anne Askew
Carey, William
Goimt Campello
G^eorge Thomson of Cameroons . .
How Jesus Trained his Preachers
Jesuits, The
3rito(MrhouBe, Henry
Williams of Wem
Doabters, Unwise Demands of
DoubtiBg Ones, To the
Early Pmyer Owned of God
Ebmny Turned into a Friend
Faith Confronting Impossibilities
F^unine hi Samana
Feeble Sahits
F^ree Ltnoe with the Free Church, A ..
FuUerton,W. Y.—
Harbour of Refuge, The
Harrald, J. W.—
*' It is the Habit of the People " . .
Haynes, W. B.—
Essential Nobility of our Ministry
The Minister's Public Prayer
He Gave up his Class
Hindoo Newspaper on the Bible
How to Keep Abreast of the Times . .
120
483
273
670
133
517
293
Hltistrations : Chapmen of Old London, 283 ;
Boston, 426 ; Emancipation Oak, 518 ; Field
of Flowers, 664 ; Florence^ 78 ; Girls* Orphanage
Key, 446; Joseph Making Himself Known,
286: Our Evangelists, 466 ; Proposed Taber-
nacle at Tunbridge Wells, 689 ; Satan's Fish-
ery, 60 ; Some otur. Barnardo's Guests, 174.
laitTrue? 140,690
Jacob's Partiality for Joseph 478
Ijirge Men Wanted for Small Churches ... 408
«* Lead na not into Temptation " 470
liength of Discourses 614
litUeBaptiam 69
London Fairies
** Looking unto Jesus" ..
Miracles
PAOR
... 67
... 64
... 680
... 369
No Fear, no Hope
Notes-
Agra, 97, 379: Annual Churdi Meeting, 149 ;
Annual Conxerenoe, 250 ; Arbroath, 260 ; Ara-
bi's Defeat, 647 ; Auckknd, 42, 444 ; Auckland
Tabernacle, 501, 646.
Baoup, 601 ; Baptisms at the Tabernacle, 46, 99,
164, 204, 853, 381, 448, 602, 650, 600, 642: Bari-
saul. Letter from, 315 ; Barren Month,'A., 646 ;
Bermondsey, 97; Bideford, 548; Birchington,
97 ; Birthday Gifts, 379 ; Blantyre, 648 ; Blis-
worth, 640 ; Book Fund, Mrs. Spuigeon's, 97,
600, 697: Booth's Services, Mr., 601; Bost,
Death of Mr. J., 42 ; Bovingdon, 314 ; Bris-
bane, 160; Bromsgrove, 501; Burslem, 42;
Bury Lane, 640.
Camberwell, 43; Canada, 97, 640; Capetown,
160; Castle Donnington, 640; Chattens, 314;
China Inland Biission, 150 ; China Missionaries,
445; College Annual Meeting, 64; College
Funds. 43 ; College Vacation, 379 ; Colportage
Association, 44, 163, 202, 253, 317, 381, 447, 601,
649 ; Conference, The, 97 ; Congo Mission,
618; Congo, The, 43 ; Coningsby, 379 ; County
Mission, 378 ; Coventry, 97.
Darjeeling, 97; Day of Prayer, 379; Day of
Special Prayer, 814 ; Deloraine, 444 ; Dorking,
314; Dulwich, 618.
Evan^lical Alliance, 97 ; Evangelist's Asso-
ciation, 377, 697 ; Evangelist, Mr. J. Bnmham,
The, 44, 202, 316, 501, 648 ; Evangelists, Messrs.
Smith and Fullerton, The, 48, 96, 162, 201, 263,
315, 380, 446. 601, 648, 699, 640; Evening
Classes, 97 ; Exeter, 260; Eynsford, 446.
Fenton, 446 ; Foot's Cray, 379 ; Free Sunday at
the Tabernacle, 600.
Gold Hill, 601 ; Gosport, 260; Green Walk Mis-
sion, 158, 596, 640 ; Greenwich Handbills, 639.
Hannah Moore, Death of Miss, 447; Harston,
314; Hatherleigh,648; Homchurch, 446, 698 ;
Hounslow, 501.
Invercargill, 150^ niinois, 548 ; Ireland, Prayer
for, 314; Irvme, 814; Jamaica. 379; Jews,
Outrages on, 97 ; Kew (Melbourne), 640.
Ladies Benevolent Society, 200; Lambeth Sun-
day School Auxiliary, 160; Lecture by Dr.
Weymouth. 379 ; Lerwick, 601 ; Liquor Traffic,
and the Establishment, 600; Liverpool, 42;
Loan Tract Society, 639 ; Loohee, 42 ; Long
Buckley, 43 : Lyall. Death of Mr. D., 43.
Madelejr, 696; Makin, Death of Mr. R., 201:
Maones and Mission Work, 379 ; Maternal
Society. 596; Men's Bible-class, 200 ; Middles-
borougn^698 ; Ministers at Westwood, 600 ;
Mission Working Society, 378; Moody at the
Tabernacle, Mr., 42 ; Morgan, L>eath of Mr. D.,
151 ; Moulton. 97.
Nelson, Lancashire, 97 ; Newcastle-under-Lyme,
42; New Maiden, 151 ; Newport, I.W., 446;
New Zealand, 640 ; Northampton, 260 ; Nova
Scotia, 648.
Orphanage, Christmas at, 44, 97; Or^haxiage
Bazaar, 43, 44, 97 ; Orphanage Contributions
and Collections, 152, 802, 316, 446, 601, 648,
699, 641 ; Orphanage Fdte, 816 ; Orphanage
Keys 444.
Perth, 48 ; Personal Notes, 45, 96, 153, 2032317,
448, 602, 649, 599, 641 ; Perkins, Death of Elder
W., 444; Plattdville, 640; Poor Ministeni'
aothuig Society, 641 ; Portage, 640.
Quebec, 97, 601.
Bamsgate, 314; Bichmond-street Mission, 162,
153.
Saint Andrew's, 42 ; Saint Neot's, 43 ; Sandown,
161 ; Santhalistan, 316 ; Santhals, The, 152 : Sel-
way,Mr., 43; Sheffield, 446 ; Soham,446; South
yui
INDEX.
Notes (continued) —
London Ministen, 600; Sontfaport, 548; Sonth
Yaxxa, 648; Spurgeon and ikznerican NewB«
epexv, 2£r., 849 ; ^ui^eon and Picture Dealers,
r., 849 ; Bpniffeon and the Church, Mr., 879;
Bpurgeon at ICentone, Mr., 48, 639; Bpnr-
geon's Enngements, Mr., 800; Spmgeon's
Welcome Mome, Mr., 97; Stanninarly, 640;
Strawberrx Tea, 446; Btodents* Missionary
AsMxaation, 161, 648 ; Btiuge, Death of Mr. E..
648 ; Bominer Bession, The, 601 : Bundar-school
AwTiTiai Meeting, 849 : Bnrrey Aasoaiation, 640.
Tabemade Preadiers, list ox, 667 ; Tasmania,
161; Temperance Work, 647; Toowoomba,
814, 606; rraronto, 446, 601 ; Total Abstinence
Boaety, 800, 860, 447 ; Tring, 879.
United Gommnnion Service, 648. Week-night
Benrioe, 314; West Drayton, 446 ; White, Mr.
Edwflurd, 8n ; WiUianutown, 648 ; Winchester,
97.
Tenths' Bible-dass, 149.
Zenana Garden Party, 647 : Zenana Mission, 445.
One Talent ...
One W(»d More
... 573
... 4U
PiutonP College, Amraal Bepoxt of the ,», 867
Pastors' College, Bnbsoriptions to the, 45, 90, 164,
804, 864, 819, 888, 448, 608, 660, 600, 642
Pike^. Holden—^
Bible Enterprise ... ... ... ... 110
Bible on the Bea, The 860,470
Book Fond in the Olden Time, The ... 526
Chapmen vernw Colparteurs 882
Emancipation Oak 518
Haslam at Bath, Mr. 488
John Chamberlain 661
literature of the GaUows 466
Onr Italian Befonners 174
Philanthropist in Biberia, A 886
Puritan Town, An Old 428
Bagged-40hoo]s in Former Days . . . 618, 659
Beugion in the Eighteenth Centnry ... 6
BemarkAble History of Thomas Bhillitoe
178, 821, 887
Bfareet Arabs' Tea Party, At a 173
Widow and the Bovereign, The 660
Working Days in Lalhbetix 429
Pliny's Myrtle and Christ's Cross 668
Poetry: '^All Glory," 17: Hymn for the New
Tear, 16 ; Batan's Fishery, 69; " Tes, Father,"
Bandle. Horace A.—
Voioe from China on the Opimn Traffic 620
Beason and Faith 187
Biper, the More of Christ, The 18
Salter, J. —
Our Asiatic Beamen 360
PAGE
Shindler, B.~
Bobert Hall at Bristol 24
Shining ... 613
Society of Evangelists, Subsoviptions to the, 48,
106, 158, 808, 856, 384. 384, 456, 604, 662, 604, eU
Spirit of Misrionary Adventure ••• ...569
Spoils from the Heathen 627
Spuiveon, C—
'^What's the Clock ?»» 627
Bpnrgeon, G. H.—
AQood Stayer. 349
Communion Address 505
Dispensing With the Goq)el 893
Driving the Cattle to Market 304
Editonal ApoloflT 161
Essence of a Bible Society Speech . . . 162
"Ever this our War Cry," etc 49
Inaugural Address - 401, 450
Interruptions ... 424
Mealtime in the Cornfield 337
Meditation on the Longest Fsahn ... 117
Mrs. Spurgeon's Book Fund aiB
Psalm czxi.. Exposition of 528
JSoul-winner's Bewaxd 605
Sunday-school Exhortation 142
Sunday-school, Keep up the 563
Sweet Variety in the Garden of God ... ^'i5
Three " Thena" of Lev. xxvi 832
Unprofitable Literary Wares 413
Unto the End 1
Spurveoo, J. A.— ~
Mr. Mc All's Mission in Paris 610
Spurgeouj B.—
Hopeless Sorrow 414
John Thomas. 236
Singleness of Aim 511
Sporgeon^ Thomaji—
Hearing for Others 479,682
Higher and Higher 664
Launching Out ... •«. ... 13,70
Mental Arithmetic 367,417
Mental Athletics 127
"Tea, Father" 226
Stockwell Orphanage, Annnal Beport of ... 885
Stockwell Orphanage, Subscriptrans to ttie, 46,
lOOj 165, 804, 864, 322, 382, 449, 608, 660, 800, 642
Striking Points 292
Two Prayer-meetings at the Tabemaole 666, 630
Tunbridge Wells, Roposed Tabernacle at ... 689
Wayland, Dr.—
Saw MiU Sdenoe
We fail to Edify
Wigstone, J. P.—
Gospel Work in Spain
Written Prayers
.. 532
.. 627
.. 172
.. 367
THE
SWORD AND THE TROWEL.
JANUARY, 1882.
BY C. H. SPURGEON.
IXA.L perseyerance may well be regarded as one of the
crowning gifts of divine love. Ik is the Eohinoor among
the jewels of mercy. It is an attainment which will test to
the utmost the noblest graces, and display the grandest
attributes of God. Perseverance in itself is admirable, bnt
carried on to the last hour it will be glorious. Happy and honoured will
he be who endures till the end.
Men in middle life are best able to judge of the strain involved in
being <' steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the
Lord.*^ To mount up with wings as eagles, and even to run without
wearinesF, are by no means such attainments as to ''walk without
fainting " from year to year. It may be true that " it is the pace that
kills," but for our part we find it no small test of life to continae in the
race from youth to age. '' Having done all, to stand " is such a thing as
God alone can work in us, even the God who for ages has sustained the
heavens and the earth.
The element of'* stay" is a fine one, and if it be altogether lacking
m a man's character its absence is fatal. Often have we seen the best
intentions, the most earnest resolves, and the most sensible schemea
dissolve into thin air because patient endurance was not called into
action. The new minister, when he took the pastorate, projected a grand
enterprise, started a journal, opened new rooms, delivered courses of
lectures, gathered various classes, commenced a crusade, inaugurated
several societies, and did, — well, everything possible and impossible —
vpan paper. Where are, his projects now ? Where the societies, the
classes, the journal, the aggressive movements ? They survive in the
radiant memories of those who live on the past because the present
1
2; "UKTO THE END."
affords them little or no prorender. A boyYi crackers on a bonfire
night are fche fit emblems of many " a great work," which in onr time
has been for a moment '' seen of angels," and fchen bnried, man knows
not where. Yet, is not permanency in religion the test of sincerity and
reality? and may we not jadge that things which have a speedy and
nntimely end cannot be of God ? In this light the flashes of the mo-
ment and the cornscations of the hour are not so mnch things to smile
at as to moarn over. Have not many things which seemed to be of
the Lord proYcd to be poor human notions, since they have consumed
away like smoke^ and passed from ns as the morning cloud ? Alas for
the faded hopes and withered projects which strew the ground thick as
leaves in antamn !
Surveying the wrecks of others, the cautious sailor thinks of his own
vessel, and prudently considers whether his barque may not one day be
added to the register of ruin. God grant that it be not so. Yet it
would be no smidl wonder if euch were to be the case, for who shall for
ever swim where so many drown? Certainly, it will need all the
itreugth that can be had to keep the head above water year after year.
It is easy enough to stand fast for a while, but to remain as a pillar in
the house of the Lord, — this is the work, this is the difficulty. A man
might not find it easy to bam at the stake in a sharp fire, and yet
that would be a small feat as contrasted with standing hour after
hour amid the smoking faggots, and having limb by limb consumed
by the gnawing fires of green wood. One might joyfully lay down his
head on the block, to offer up his life by one stroke of the axe ; but how
different it would be to die a piecemeal death of loBg^-drawn agony, a
week of torment apparently never to endl
A great statesman, the other day, celebrated his seventieth birthday
bv a retrospect of his life ; it is meet that old age shoold look back.
To ns, however, in the middle of the stream, it seems more natural to
look around on present circumstances. Years ago, at a younger age,
onr tendency was to look ahead, and long for a great future; nor would
we forego the habit, but still the pressure of long years, and growing
burdens, and a sense of diminishing strength unite to keep the eyes
occupied with the things of to-day, and the connection of the present
with the infinite and eternal. It appeared to us when looking forward
that the Christian life-work would require a power fsu: beyond our own,
but now we more intensely feel the certainty of that feet, and were it not
for divine help we should give up in de^air. If still sustained, after
all these years of confiict, grace must indeed have the glory of it, and
here upon the altar of the present we would offer the calves of our lips,
giving glory to the Lord, tne God of our salvaticm. Doubtless divme
love will be glorified in the closing hours of the mature Christian, but
it is emphatically magnified in the stem period when the burden and
heat of the day are on the labourer, when the novelty and romance of
youth are over, and the nearness of the reward is not yet vividly
eertified by old age. Of all parts of the stream, the hardest to ford is
the middle : there the wat^ is deepest, the eurrent swiftest, and the
fik)ting least secure. Lord, hold thou me up, and I shall be safe.
This is the prayer which oftenest leaps fSrom onr lips.
** Thus saith the preacher, vanity of vanitieSi all is vanity." We have
"UHTO THE END." S
Hyed long eootigh to experience the hollownesB of earth, an4 the rotten-
ness of all carnal promises. Oar work, though it be holy, presses
heaTilj upon the shoulder, and we see not all the fruit of it which we
expected in earHer days. Many strong helpers haye been taken away
by death, and tbe enthusiaam which made our earlier friends leap for-
ward with their aid is not repeated to the full at a second sound of
the clarion. The decline ia only apparent to fear; but apprehenaton
has the eyes of a hawk, and spies out the smalleat diacouragemmxt.
The world grows better very slowly : we sometimes fear that it grows
worse. The church relapses to her former sloth ; the good are weary,
and the wicked wax impudent; the times are out of joint, and eyil
days are threatening. What can happen better to a man than to go
borne ? Happy is he who is taken from the eyil to come, or hears the
sound of his descending Master's coming ere yet the shadows of the day
are lengthened to the utmost.
Thus does middle age prose when it is under the influence of its most
sombre hour. The wl grows thick, and the pen is clogged, and makes
black strokes and heayy. The subject should be treated in a more
belieying manner, and written of, not according to the flesh, but after
the spirit. Doubtless length of da^s tries our graces, but what length
'Of days haye we to speak of? We who are sighting fif^, or passing
beyond it ? Half a century is a trifle in the life of God. True,
there is a flagging of human energy, and the warm blood of youth
cools down ; but our Christian life neyer stood in the strength of the
•creature, and hence it cannot flag, since the Creator grows not old,
nor is his arm waxed shori. The same power which begat will pre-
serye. Omnipotence flrst made the belieyer rise into newness of life,
and until it fails his life will continue oyer fresh and young. Well
fiaid the Psalmist, " All my fresh springs are in thee." What if others
suffer shipwreck, yet none that sail with Jesus haye oyer been stranded
jet. Purposes, plans, and achieyements of men may all disappear like
yon clond upon the mountain's summit, but, like the mountain itself,
the thinga which are of God shall stand fast for oyer and eyer. Now
is the time, in the lull of natural energy, to proye the power of the
Holy Ghost. The trees of earth as they pass their prime decrease the
quantity and quality of thdr fruit : it is a mark of the trees of grace
that they still bring forth fruit in old age to show that the Lord is
upright. The falthftilness of God may be relied upon to work a
growing faithfulness in his people. Neyer so conscious of dependence
as in this middle passage, neyer so certain of the all-ButBciency of God
as in this noontide of the day, we joy in the Lord and look for eyen
richer mercies than eyer.
Yonng men trust God, and make the future bright with blessing.
Old men trust God, and magnify him for all the mercies of the past.
As for ufly we mingle gratitude and expectation in equal portions, and
pray to stand in this present hour, faithftd to the Master in whose
grace we trust.
'' I foiaj i S^itr a mai^tx la tamt after mtJ'
ON a dark December night, with the cold sleet drifting in almost
blinding fierceness, the streets of London were deserted except bj
the few whom business or misfortnne compelled to be abroad. By
many a gleaming fire family groups were safely housed, and home
seemed dearer than ever bcMsause of the pitiless storm which raged
without
Heartfelt were the thanks^iyings which ascended from family altars
for domestic fellowship, and for the sanctuary of home. Even where no
evening prayer or praise mingled in the fragrant incense of devotion,
and parents and childi-en joined in some innocent amusement, the
gratitude of the heart shone radiant on every countenance. All felt,
whether the conviction found expression or not —
'* Be it ever so humble,
Theresa no place like home.**
On such a night every absentee was missed, and solicitude for their
safety and well-being was either sadly uttered or more sadly endured in
silence. There was scarcely a habitable spot on the globe which did
not attract the thoughts of some kindly hearts that evening; parental
affection and concern hovered like angels over thousands of scenes of
trial or of sin. How true it is that in the darkest phases of life the
truest instincts of our humanity assert themselves, and the heart's
best affections are stirred into activity !
In one home a mother, whose anxiety had deepened into a yeryi^ny
of soul, rose with a desperate effort, resolved to end her suspense and
sally forth in search of her long-lost daughter. The dread thought
that she was exposed to the pitiless elements could not be set at rest by
the possibility that she might perchance be housed under some hospitable
roof. The girl was not at home, and the mother must go out and seek
her. Imprudent as it seemed to others to go forth on such a night,
the logic of a mother's love more than justified the errand. Every-
thing must yield to the dictates of a woman's heart when the mission
on which it is bent is the recovery of her child, and dangers are dwarfed
into trifles only worthy to be despised.
Peering into the faces of the few lone women she passed in the street,
this mother's sadness grew more and' more intense with every disappoint-
ment. Thinking she had, at length, discovered the object of her search
standing beneath the railway arch in the Newington Causeway, she
touched her on the shoulder.
The young woman started as from a reverie, and [looked round.
The poor mother saw at a glance that she was mistaken, and ex-
claimed by way of apology, ** Oh ! I thought it was my daughter."
No other moment in her history ever carried a greater burden of
agony : never did an expectation die out into sach a bitter disappoint-
ment.
Standing in speechless grief, irresolute as to whether she should
continue her search or return home, her course was determined as the
young woman whom she had accosted, exclaimed, '^ / unsh I had a
" I WISH I HAD A HOTHEB TO GOME AFTEB ME." 5
moiher to come of let me!*' There was a mingled tone of sadness and
hopelessness in that brief utterance, which seemed to forebode despair
and self-deetmction : the girl's feeling of shame was manifestly over-
fcomc by her yearning for sympathy and love.
With that qnick sympathy which neither logic nor prudence can con-
trol, the mother's heart asserted itself, and she offered to the poor
outcast such shelter and fare as her house could afford. The invitation
came to the poor outcast with all the force of an imperative conmiand —
she must go home with the good woman who had compassion on her.
For honrs she had been facing the only escape from her wretched
condition which she conceived to be possible, and but for this timely
arrival the "dark flowing river" might have hidden, ere the morrow,
the secret of her fate.
Her story was a very sad one. The way from home which seemed
bestrewn with flowers had yielded nothing but thorns, for every hope
had been falsified by experience. Bitterly did she feel the loneliness of
the crowded city, and earnestly did she sigh for an opportunity to
retrace her steps. Her cup, which she thought already full to overflow-
ing, had recentlv receivea one other ingredient of bitterness in the
news of her mother^s death. The pangs of orphanhood rent the cords
which, despite her wanderings, linked her to the home of her childhood,
and the grave closed against her for ever the sanctuary of a mother's
heart. That she had been lost to her mother so long, and that, too, by
her own wicked folly, occasioned a grief which at times seemed too great
to bear ; but that her moUier should now be lost to her for ever made
the bnrden of her sorrow intolerable. There was an unknown volume
of meaning in that simple ejaculation, **i wish I had a mother to come
^fler me ! " May there not be thousands of girls on the streets of
London whose souls are crying bitterly after the same manner — ''/
wieh I had a mother to come aflBr me*'f Are there no such mothers
left?
This page will be read, perhaps, in the light of many a happy fire-
side, from which no child has been allured ; and if it should quicken
the resolve to jield a loving response to the pitiful yearning of the
wanderers, who in all our towns and cities must be numbered by tens
of thousands, it will not have been written in vain.
To attempt the rescue of some mother's daughter is an errand of
mercy which angels might, surely, covet. Let Christian women, then,
with a Christlike pity which loves while it extends a helping hand, go
forth two and two, and seek the fallen one by one. The objects of such
•a mission, with but few exceptions, are condemned at the bar of their
own conscience, and anything like harsh upbraiding is superfluous ; but
love will win them. The task is not an easy one, and must be con-
ducted with considerable tact and discretion ; but Jesus, the sinner's
friend, can give us wisdom. To be won to the right way, the daughters
4>t shame must be wooed by those gentle arts which the love of Christ
x^onstrains and inspires, and with these none of us should be unfamiliar.
V. J. C.
ALTHOUGH Qoeen Anne herself wag not a great woman, her reign'
was one of those eras in onr country's annals of which readers of
history are never tired, for it was characterized by a snccession of re-
markable events snch as rarely fall to the lot of one reign. Though in
point of intellect she was one of the feeblest of her race, the qaeen
inherited all the dogged stubbornness of her family, and this hereditary
characteristic showed itself in a favourable light in her successful re-
sistance of her father's entreaties that she should enter the Church of
Roite. Losing her mother in early childhood, Anue had no father
worthy of the name, and she probably learned to despise his weaknesses
and vices. It was her misfortune to be ruled by designing adventurers
of a mental strength superior to her own ; the Established Church was
her idol, and her sympathies were with the plotting Jacobites, who
hoped to restore her exiled brother. It was a fortunate thing, both for
her own people and for posterity, that her majesty did not mature the
crotchets which possessed her mind. When the queen's death made
room for the Hanoverian Succession her removal was regarded by the
Christian part of the population as a providential deliverance. Still,
her reign is a period oi absorbing interest. There were giants in
those days. There were great men in the Church, and the period has
always been regarded as a golden era in English literature. Party
feeling ran high, and well it might, when the bone of contention was
nothing less than the liberties of a free people, which the Tories would,
have swallowed up. It is this interesting ground and that of the suc-
ceeding reigns which Dr. Stoughton traverses in his lately published
and best historical work.
Dr. Stoughton enjoys a well-earned reputation in his chosen field,
and we have no doubt that his book will be read as a standard work
for years to come. As a historian, he has succeeded in keeping to a
middle way, always difficult to follow without tripping or coming to
grief. He has won the favourable criticisms of Anc^lican reviewers,
and at the same time he commands the respect of Nonconformists —
a pretty strong evidence that it is possible for an impartial writer to
please the sects all round. There are no signs of hurry in his work ;
he is competently acquainted with the subject; and it is fortunate
both for himself and nis readers that Dr. Stoughton is not afraid of
offending the dignity of history by mentioning the little things which
ordinary people wish to know. Historians who walk on stilts are hard
to follow, and in spite of their dignity are likely to get neglected.
Even the eossip of a given era should be taken account of in history,
for little things in the characters of leading historical personages fre-
quently supply the key to the whole situation.
The day of Qaeen Anne's accession was not an auspicious season for
those who held the principles of the Revolution. How could the time
* Beliidon in England nnder Queen Anne and the Georges. By John Stoughton
D.D. London : Hodder and Stoughton. 1878.
XBJBum IS TBS jaoHTSBKTH CBsmzsaT. 7
be promking yrhai the nevr monardh was a Staarty Bnffideiitly snper-
stitions to TeTi?e tfaBcastom of looching for the eviU and snffioientlj
wilfal to determiBe to be anpraaie in the Ohnrch as well as in the
State ? Ab thongh a iatality were attached to the fsmily, a reaction
commenced on the jerj day on which the crown rested aa the head of
a 8taart For the moment it aeemed ae thongh the exoeBflee of the
Eeatoiation wonkL be re-enacted in the eighteenth centary. According
to Calamyy the qneen'e acceflston was a triumph for thaae wlio were
the enemies of liberty and of JNoncimfonnity. When even moderate
Whigs b^an to be despised, how much more was odinm cast npon
frequenters of conyenticles. All in a day, as it were, the disoorery
was made that Nonconformists were enemies to the monarch and the
State. The qneen returned no reply to the datifnl address of The
Three Denominations presented on her accession. The Isngnage of
good churchmen became threatening ; and, totored by their betters,
the ignorant popnlation showed a disposition to pnll down, or otherwise
destroy, the meeting-houses. Modem readers regard Bacheyerell as a
fanatic, who inflamed people's minds ligainst principles more reasonable
than his own ; bnt, as was the case with the red-handed zealots of the
French Serolution, fiaohevesBll was only an embodiment of popular
prejudice. This Anglican enthusiast would have been consigned either
to a prison or a madhouse in a better age ; in those uncanny times he
became a popular idol ; drunken brawlers shonted his praise, and
boorish yillagers danced around village maypoles in honour of Ohnrch
and Queen. The new House of Commons was ready to undo all the
reforms of King William's time, but happily :more than one intolerant
measnie was rejected by the House of Lords.
Aflhirs gnm more and more threatening all through the qneen's
reign. By their ill-adrised prosecution of Baobevierell the .goyern-
ment sent a firebrand through the oonntry who did no small service in
farthering the sncoess of die Tories in the general election of 1710.
Choioh^and-^jneen riots followed in several places, and in some in-
stances the maeting-honses of the dissenters were destroyed. Em-
boldened by suooen, the Tories became more daring and insolent,
working night and day with all their power to abolish all liberty out-
side the pale of &b Ajiglioan Ohnrch, and to place a popish king on
the throne. After repeated defeats the Bill against Occaisional Oon-
formity passed bodi Hooses, and a little later the still more obnoxious
Schism Bill was adopted. In point of fact, the Government was be-
ginning to emulate the intolerance of the Spanish Inquisition, when the
hand of providence removed Anne from the throne, and the plotters
failed. With the disai^iearance (^ the last of the Stuarts fo>m the
scene, liberty again became something more than a name in England.
On the deauk of Anne, before their traitorous schemes were half
completed, nothing conld ezceusd the consternation of the High Church
party, the Nonjurors, and the Jacobites. A headstrong, double-dealing
fanatic like Atterbnry, bishop of Bochester, might offer to proclaim
*' James the Third" at Charing Cross in Ml canonicals, but his allies
were more cautions; and, while they hesitated, the Protestant Suc-
cttsion, in the person of George I., had already been proclaimed by
""Bold Bradbury" in the meeting-honse of Fetter Lane. Bradbury
8 BEUGION IK THE BiaHTBSNTH CENTUBT.
performed this piece of service with a satisfaction more intense than
we in these days can realize. The story is well known of his walking
np and down Smithfield on the Sabbath morning of the qneen's death,
and there enconntering Bishop Bamet, who, in reply to the Noncon-
formist's anticipations of renewed persecution, mentioned the report
-of the queen's illness and the possibility of her decease. The signal
agreed upon — the dropping of a handkerchief from the gallery by
Burnet's messenger-^told of Anne's death, and, before the conclusion
of the service in Fetter Lane, the accession to the throne of the present
royal family was announced to the congregation.
Thus news of an event which took place at seven a.m. was several
hours in travelling to Fetter Lane, and, when the truth became known,
those who were not of a disposition to rejoice at anyone's death were
still overjoved on account of the quiet triumph of the Protestant Suc-
cession. The question of the Succession had created great excitement
in England, and a harsh letter from Anne to her relative, Sophia of
Hanover, is said to have hastened the death of that princess, who, as
grand-daughter of James I., would have become Queen of Great Britain
had she survived a few weeks longer. On the other hand, it is supposed
that a few weeks added to the life of Anne would have changed the
current of English history. The air was filled with rumours of plots
which fell through because they had not time to ripen, and a storm of
discomfiture oTertook those who had hoped to instal the pretended
James III.
Though he was not an Englishman, and had few tastes such as the
best of our educated forefathers could admire, George I. was welcomed
to his new empire by the popular vote, the Noncoi^ormists especially
being enthusiastically devoted to his interests. The cause represented
by King George rather than the man himself was dear to Englishmen.
Though not a pattern either in religion or in morals, George I. con-
trasted favourably with certain of the Stuarts; and he represented a
good cause, for he was the hope of Protestantism. The Dissenters
generally would have subscribed to the remark of Bradbury, that the
accession of the House of Brunswick was the resurrection of liberty.
Bradbury, who prided himself that he had been the first to announce
to the people the new dynasty, was a representative man^ whether we
view him as an orthodox divine of the Old Dissent, or as a politician
who had been a man of war as well as a preacher from his youth. As
Dr. Stoughton tells us : '' The populace in the riot of 1700 burnt his
meeting-house; he was, as he says, 'lampooned in pamphlets, derided
in newspapers, threatened by great men and mobbed by the baser sort,'
but none of these things moved him." While fearing God, he was a
veteran who knew nothing about the fear of man. It used to be be-
lieved that Bradbury, overjoyed at the extinction of the Jacobites*
hopes, preached a sermon from the text, ''Go, see now this cursed
woman, and bury her," &c. ; but we are not obliged to believe that so
shrewd a man would commit himself by so impolitic an act. The
Fetter-lane pastor was a man of sense, and this could hardly have been
the case if he had been the preacher of such a sermon.
Bradbury and Bvmet were two representative Liberals of that by-
gone age, and the intimate acquaintance of the determined Dissenter
BBLiaiON INT THB EiaHTSENTH GBNTUBY. 9
with the large-minded Oharchman is characteristic of a state of thiags
which has long since passed away. The Bishop of Salisbury was a
good man, to whom the liberties of England were dear; his charitable
bearing towards other denominations was exemplary, his learning vras
extensive, and an nneqniyocal testimony to the worth of his character
is Been in his being tne object of the bitter hatred of unprincipled
conrtiers — ^men whose names in many instances are either forgotten, or
are remembered with contempt. We have said that there were giants
in those days; and though this amiable prelate may not stand oat in
history as one of the foremost, he is certainly one of the great men of
what it has become the fashion to call the A.ugnstan age. From early
youth to old age his indostry was enormous ; and such was his forward-
ness in learning that he became Master of Arts at fourteen, and foar
years afterwarck, at an age when our own preachers are only beginning
their collie curriculum^ he was ordained a minister of the gospel. In
after life his unselfish nature frequently showed itself — as when he de-
clined the rich liying of Gripplegate because another candidate was in
the field. By the seryice he rendered in promoting the Eevolution he
earned the gratitude of all right-thinking people, while the History
of his own Time is an original source of information, and a most
Talaable legacy to posterity. A wise and enlightened politician, a good
Christian, a loyer of all who honoured Christ, he would haye been the
first to discountenance the follies which haye since found fayour in the
cathedral and diocese of Salisbury.
When George I. ascended the throne Br, Galamy was one of the
foremost men amongst Dissenters, and while he was a competent
schokr, a solid diyine, and of good family, the quality of his silken
gown and the whiteness of his Imds showed him to be a pastor of the
appioyed standard of politeness, a gentleman who exemplified in his
person Uie first article in the Oiaytonian confession of a century later.
Yet Galamy was throughout a consistent, straightforward Noncon-
formist^ and would haye gone to martyrdom before he would have
imitated the genteel weaknesses of the Claytons, the father of whom
especially, by abusing men more patriotic and enlightened than himself^
showed that he was false to the leading political principles of the party
he profeased to serye. Galamy had liyed in times of persecution ; and
he could remembo: how his own father had been dogged by Goyernment
agents. Many things in his life, which are not alluded to by Dr.
StoQghton, afibrd a soggestiye insight into the life of Nonconformists
both in town and country. For a time Calamy liyed in Hoxton Square,
and although he preached in one of the leading pulpits of the me-
tropolis his stipend was only ten pounds a qnarter. He was a man of
diversified talent, who could hold his own, and appear to adyantage in
difficult situations, and in more than one audience with George I. he
won the esteem of that monarch. He also received fifty pounds in
acknowledgment of literary services, and became a chief instrument in
originating the Begnim Donum.
As we look back upon it through the yista of years, there is a charm
associated with life in the eighteenth century, although few might be
inclined to exchange its quietness and leisure for the present faster
times* Being less than a quarter of its present size, London did not so
10 BSUGIQN IS THE XIGHTSKNIH OSNTUfiY.
completely overran the earth as to make it impossible to readi the*
conntrj otherwise than by a lengthy ride. A walk to EiagBlaiid on the
north brought the pedestrian to coontry air, fields, and gatdens ; Stoke
Newington and Ha(^ey were rural retreats, and welUto«do mer-
chants had their suburban Yillas at Bethnal Green. On the sooth the
green lanes and rich meadows came wonderfhlly near to the great water
highway of the Thames, so that students who, like Dr. Gill, resided in*
Gracechurch-street, were still able to walk out into the pure air of the
country. The era, undoubtedly, had its peculiar advantages; and whea
we unduly magnify these, or lose sight of its drawbacks, we are tempted
to expatiate on the glories of ** the good old times." The drawbado,
however, were very many, and were such as would be an intolerable
burden could they be suddenly reimposed upon our shoulders. The
common people are represented by a contemporary witness as being
lewd and drunken; and we know that ignorance stimulated evil
passions until the mob became the ready agent of Jacobite con-
spirators. " Live and let live " then found no place in the furious code
of the Tories; the Whigs were engaged in a bitter wftrfaare i^ith
political fanatics, who would have hanged or imprisoned them had it
been in their power. Nonconformists expended little on their meeting-^
houses, for any eudden riot might level them widi the ground.
The era of Anne and George I. was one of controversy. Dr.
Stoughton says that, ** Owing to the writings of Whiston, Olai^e,.
Waterland, and others, the doctrine of the Trinity was a topic especially
attractive. Clergymen read what was published by their betters, and
enlisted themselves under the flags of different regunents, using, with
more or less skill, weapons provided by their l^ers. Some were
orthodox, some were heretical. They also talked on the subject at
clerical meetings and in the houses of parishioners, and &iled not to
discuss, with much or little learning, with much or little ability, the
books on divinity poured out from the press."
The leading ministers in London who would have chiefly attracted the
attention of a stranger during the reigns of Anne and George I. were
comparatively numerous. At Devonshire^Bquare Mark Key, Uie pastor^
was a popular preacher ; and as the member of another church, which
hired the chapel for a couple of hours on each Babbath, the Lady
Dowager Page, a rich and charitable lady of that age, was there a wor-
shipper. Dr. Gill, as a young man, commenced work in Southwark in
1719, and in the course of fifty years published sufficient literary matter
to fill ten thousand folio pages. Perhaps, however, the most consider-
able man among the Baptists was Joseph Stmnett, the Sabbatarian, who
observed the seventh day of the week as a Sabbath, and also preached
on the first for the edification of those who differed from him. The
Presbyterians and the Independents had between them over seventy
pastors in the metropolis, and many of these were men of mark and
influence. At Hand-alley, Bishopsgate, preached Dr, WUliamSf whose
name is still remembered in connection with the library he founded.
The principal stations of the Presbyterians were at the King's Weigh
House, Baiters' Hall, and the Old Jewry. These were all serveid by able
pastors. The last-named place was associated with Timoihy Rogers^
whose treatise on ** Trouble of Mind " may still be read with profit by
HSUGIOX IN TBS SIOHTBENTH CENTUBT. 11
afflicted p^'sosfi ; and Smon Browne, whose exfcraordinarj mental Yigonr
allowed of his excelling in the infidel controversy — even thoagh he was
the Tictim of msaoe ideas. As we now look back npon those days from
oor Nonconformist standpoint the period is to many the age of Waits and
Doddridge. At all events there are no two characters more prominent,
and yet in the third decade of the oentnry the poet was preaching for
£100 a year in a meeting-honse inferior to the majority of oar village
chapels ; and Doddridge was building up the ohnrch at Kibworth on
about a third of that amount. Until quite recently Dr. Watts's chapel
was still standing in Bury^street, 8t. Mairy Axe, but none of nis
modem biographers appear to have been aware of the fact.
The cbaiaoter of the clergy in the National Establishment was far
from what conld have been desired ; but at the same time remarkable
cases of devotion to duty in the cause of Christ were to be seen in
0Qt-of-4iie-*way mral parishes. Among these examples was John Bold,
whose story is thus related: —
"There was a clergyman named John Bold; he served the curacy of
Stony Stanton, near Hinckley, his stipend being but thirty pounds a
year, which, added to a salary of ten, received as a schoolmaster during
a portion of his life, made him just as rioh as Goldsmith's parson.
Bemote firom polished and literary society, which he was calculated
both to enjoy and adorn, he never cast any longing, lingering looks be-
hind, but girded up the loins of his mind for diligent service in his nar-
row sphere. Conscientious in the discharge of his duties on the Lord's-
daj, and in connection with fasts and festivals, he was exemplary in
Tisiting his parishioners and in holding catechetical meetings, so that
an old man said, * I have often at the ringing of the bell on Saturday
afternoon left my plough for half an hour for instruction, and after-
wards returned to it again.' Out of his scanty pittance he saved ten
pounds a year for charity, and with all his care and thrift he had a
great regard to the neatness of his person and the decorum of his
dress. Me always wore a band and a large decent gown which
folded over, and was bound by a sadi. He exhibited no variety of
apparel to accommodate himself to different conskpanies."
The clergy of the reigns of Anne and George I. usually presented
a sad ooDtniBt to the above refreshing example. '* According to
Bomet," says Dr. Stonghton, '^ their lives generally were not immoral ;
but they were not exemplary, not religious, in any deep meaning of that
word, not Eoalone in their divine Master's service, not seeking to save
Eools and glorify God." Of the reign of George II., Dr. Stonghton
remarks: ''In country villages, where no exemplary ministers were
found, where the rector or curate lived a free and easy life, and liked
to drink a dish of tea with the landlady, and afterwards a bowl of
punch with the landlord of the inn, not much attention would be paid
either to spiritual necessities or to the decencies of religions service.
Buildings were neglected ; chancel and nave fell into decay ; the com-
mnnion table presented a shabl^ appearance; surplices were dirty;
and, from beginning to end, everything presented a slovealy aspect."
A better tine was at hand ; for the reign of George II. saw the rise of
Methodism, and the wide-spread revival of religion in counection with
the preaching of Whitefield and Wesley ; but we have no space to
12 TBE aiPEB THE MORE OF CHRIST.
follow Dr. Stonghton to the end of the century. One figure, however,
may attract a passing glance — ^that of John Clayton at the Weighhouse,
where he preached to ** an old-fashioned congregation in the first half
of the reign of George III." The historian speaks of Mr. Clayton's
ministry t^ing ''a beautiful memory," but probably his conception of
beauty will not be shared by all his readers, certainly not by all who
read The Sword and the Trowel In point of fact the elder Clayton
was an anomaly, peculiar to his age, and as such he would not now be
tolerated in the ranks of Nonconformity. His regularity was such
that he reduced life to the routine of clockwork ; and his favourite
symbol of authority in the family was a sabstantial cart>whip overr his
study door. His crotchets in private life were outdone by the audacity
with which he circulated political opinions worthy only of Tory parsons
in secluded spheres, and the endeavours he put forth to make it appear
that he spoke as the mouthpiece of Dissenters. It is at this dis-
tance of time impossible to estimate the indignation that was aroused
by the publication of his sermon on the Birmingham riots, during
which Dr. Priestley's residence and meeting-house were destroyed. The
preacher showed that he harboured no sympathy for the common prin-
ciples and traditions of Nonconformity ; and while it mattered little to
the world what the individual opinions of such a man might be, people
of liberal opinions were indignant at finding such unmanly sentmients
fathered upon themselves. *' Every party will have its apostates of this
kind/' said Robert Hall, writing of the man and his discourse ; *' it is
our consolation, however, that their numbers are comparatively small,
that they are generally considered as our reproach, ana that their con-
duct is in a great measure the effect of necessity, as they consist almost
entirely of persons who can only make themselves heard by confusion
and discord."
While we may thus differ from some of his minor conclusions, we
very heartily welcome Dr. Stoughton's volumes as a valuable addition to
our historical literature. The eighteenth century, like the year with
winter at both ends, began and ended in storms ; but the story of its
religious characteristics, changes, and progress, with glimpses of its
quiet life and social usages, should be laiown to every one who aspires
to rank among the well informed. The book would have been better
had the author not attempted to be so coldly impartial as sometimes to
be a partisan without seeming to be conscious of it ; but, notwith-
standing minor defects, the book is the best out of many good ones
which our author has written, and it ranks with standard histories.
May it be long ere a pen so nimble, so accurate, so elegant shall drop
from the hand which has wielded it so judiciously.
^jt §lipr % matt of CJriat
BISHOP WHIPPLE recently remarked : *' As the grave grows near
my theologv is growing strangely simple, and it begins and ends
with Christ as the only refuge for the lost." His testimony is that of
hundreds of maturing ministers, and it should be a hint to tne younger
ones. We grow arignt if we grow up " into hinu"
18
BY THOMAS SFUBGEON.
THERE is no practice in connection with onr religious sernces more
open to abase than is " the enquiry room." To grow plants or
to force fruit in conservatories is right enough in cold climates, bat if
the normal atmosphere of the church be anything like it ought to be,
there is no need to force its plants in the hot-house of excitement and
undue persuasion. Such hot-house plants soon fade and die when ex-
posed to the trying weather of the world. But if we were to leave
untouched eyerything that is capable of abuse, and to disallow practices
which rightly conducted tend to good, simply because some have gone
in for too much of that good thing, we should unnecessarily deprive
ourselves of much that is lawful and should curtail our efforts in the
prosecution of the King's business. Many a time it has been my joy
to see the nail which was driven home by the sermon clinched by the
after talk, or the iron, heated by the service, struck and fashioned by
the conversation in the vestry. Having invited only those who are
really anxious for their souls* salvation, I put the gospel plan as plainly
as I can before them, urging them to accept it, pointing out the joy of
believing, and the sin of rejecting. I endeavour to answer such
Questions as they may put, and then we kneel and pray together,
fften during prayer, as we ask the Lord to open the blinded eyes, he
touches them and says, *^ Ephphatha, — ^Be opened."
Just as we part I ask each one if she or ne is not now prepared to
trust this loving Saviour. If they hesitate, I enquire the reason and
try to show its unreasonableness. Some say they cannot tell what is
the hindrance and I suggest the prayer,
<« JesuB, the hindrance show which I have feared to see,
Tea let me now consent to know what keeps me back from thee.'
Others complain that they are '' such sinners," just as if that should
keep them from such a Saviour. Sometimes a face bedewed with tears
will suddenly brighten as the sun breaks through and makes '' rainbows
of hope through mists of tears." Would God such showers of blessing
oftener fell !
Occasionally the anxious one will make use of some striking ex-
pression indicative of earnest desire, or trembling faith, or dark despair.
After the usual talk and prayer, I grasped the hand of one and asked
him if he could not decide at once. *' No," sighed he and hung his head.
"Why not? Christ is able. Christ is willing to forgive you. Why
not to-night?" Baising his head and sighing, he again said, '^0, it*s
Buch a job to launch out!" I spoke a word of advice and encourage-
ment to him and wished him good-night, praying that he might be
enabled to do what* seemed to him so difficult. Strange as the
expression sounds, the experience it describes is by no means novel.
Thousands have felt the same. The simplicity of the gospel staggers
them. ''Only belieye" seems to involve so great a risk. Suppose the
staff should break and the foundation fail. Had the prophet bid them
do some great thing, they would not have hesitated half so long. They
know also that to commence the Christian life means a complete altera-
tion in all their affairs.
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14 " LAUNCHINa OUT.
Although heartily sick of a coaism of Bin and nngodliness, they
hefiitate to take a step which neceasitates an entire abandonment of
former evil practices. If the process of transformation could be a
gradnal one, they would not mind so mach. Perhaps self-righteonmess
has been their god, and having relied on sdf so long they tremble to
trust another, even though he be ''mighty to save." It seems to them
like plunging from a Yessel's deck into a watery grave, and even when
the Yoyager knows his craft is crazy he still hesitates to letirve the
poor old stranded wreck and strike out for the shore. Nataridly we
wrap our rags about us rather than be stripped. Naturally we think
ourselyes to be something though we are nothing, and even after being
roused to flee from-tiie wrath to come, we cast a lingering look towards
Sodom and loiter on the way to Zoar.
'' How shall thia man save ua?" said the childt:en of Belial as they
looked at Saul. Though he was head and shoulders above his fellows,
they doubted hia power to deliver thenr, and d^ised him. And shall
we do the same with Christ ? Nay; verily, " Thou hast a mighty arm,
O Jesas, and art able to save to the uttomost all that come to God by
theel Thy very name declares that thou shalt save thy people from
their sins. Thieves; harlots, persecutors, publicans^ and sinnera all
bear witness to the fact that in thy blood they have been washed and by
thy death they live !" Then why not trust this dear Bedeemer ? Is it a
venture to confide in such an one ? then make the venture, though indeed
to us who believe he is so precious that we do not like the idea of chance
or venture introduced where all is glorious certainty. His own promise
cannot fail — ^ Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out."
Christ presents himself an all-sufficient sacrifice, and holds out in his
pierced hand to all who will accept them, complete atonement, perfect
justification, and frank forgiveness. Oh if we could but lean on him
and htm alone, how safe and happy we diould be ! But this is the
•difficulty. To trust Christ a little and one's self a little is more to our
mind, but it will not save. The confidence must be entire and
unreserved. Between two stools we shall come to the ground* ''No
other name ! " '' No other name ! " " Thou must save, and thou alone."
He who learns to swim may keep one foot upon the bottom of the
bath, but the precaution which ensures his safety in the shallows means
destruction in deep waters. He who wants to keep one foot on the
bottom in mid-ocean had better make up his mind to keep both there.
In the matter of salvation it is either sink or swim. Have a single self-
confidence and we sink, the waters are too deep for us to touch the
bottom ; trust in ''Jesus only " and we swim, upheld by his strong arm
•and loving hand.
I have been told that the majority of those who meet their death by
drowning are able to swim, whereas, strange to say, many who are
saved from imminent "perils of waters" are unable to take a single
stroke. A case which will bear out this surprising statement lately
came under my notice. A brig with a crew of twelve was lately
wrecked on the coast of New Zealand. One seaman only survived the
disaster. Clinging to a piece of wredcage he reached the shore in
safety though well-nigh dead. He records the fact that of all twelve
hands he was the only one who could not swim, and that some of his
" LAUNOHnsrO OUT." 15
mates were reckoned experts in the art How is this to be accounted
for? I think I see the storm-tossed vessel nearinfi: the shore. She
has become qnite nnmanageable, so they '* let her drive." On, on, she
comes at a headlong pace, outridden only by the white sea-horses
that rear and foam aronnd her. Till now her timbers are fairly sonnd,
bnt the end is nigh. She strikes heavily^ — arises to another wave —
strikes again. Next moment crash go the masts and yards, the hnll
flies to fragments and weather-beaten sailors are struggling with the
waves, and fighting their latest battle. It will soon be over. The
breath fails, tibe limbs stiffen, the snrf conqaers! One by one the
strong swimmers cease their stmggleB and sink beneath the wave.
Is there no one left to tell the tale ? Not one who, like Job's messengers,
shall have to say, *'I only am escaped alone to tell thee"? Looking
seaward, anxiously hoping that one might find a refuge, like Paurs
companions, *' on boards or broken pieces of the ship," I rejoiced to
see a big spar which has become a life-boat to one only of the crew.
How he clutches it! God grant he may not loose his hold. There
he is on the wave top! Hurrah! Deep dowa in the valley now: —
will he ever rise again? Yes^ yes, thank Ood, he climbs another
watery hill I A few more ups and downs, and he may yet be saved !
And now a cruel wave, hissing more savagely than any, grasps the log
as with its foaming jaws. Surely the fainting seaman will be crushed.
But no — God turns its wrath to mercy and tells it, as he bade the great
fish, to cast the voyager on land. It must obey. The prey is rescued
from the mighty! He lives: he lives, although M could not sunml
Perchance if some of those who could swim had clung to masts and
spars they too had been delivered ; but, trusting to their own strong
arms, they made for a shore which they never reached except as corpses :
whereas the weakest and most helpless, knowing the extremity of his
case, relied not on himself, and thus was saved. Better be unable to
swim and willing to cling than be ever so strong and perish after all.
In the matter of the soul's salvation too many are good swimmers.
Perceiving that they are wrecked and ruined, they strike out for the
shore under the vain delusion that they can reach it by their own en-
deavours. They resolve to reform, and perhaps succeed to some extent,
but what of that ? They determine to do the best they can ; but oh
how poor the best is,
'^ Oar beat in stained and spoiled by sin,
Our all IB nothing worth.*'
They hope to escape from the raging of the broken law, and from its
threatening punishment; they expect to over-ride the waves of tempta-
tion and the billows of evil by some supposed power of resistance and
bnojancy in themselves, and thus to reach the glory-shore. Such self-
tmsters must inevitably perish. They have undertaken a work which
is impossible with man. "Who then can be saved?" says one. If
the moral and the respectable flail, who amongst us can hope to sncceed
in finding salvation? I answer, Uie sinner who, conscious of his
absolute helplessness and hopelessness launches out with nothing and
no one to trust to but Jesus. The sinner who, knowing he cannot
swim, gives over struggling, but with a lively faith clutches his Saviour,
is cwmd, though by a stormy passage, to the peaceful shore, only
clingisg to the cross. Lord, teach us how to cling!
IC "LAUNCHING OUT."
'^ Up with thy hands to Jeaos,
He walks upon the sea,
Up with thj hands to Jesus,
He stoopeth now for thee.
Say not thy hands are feeble.
Thy fin<rers cannot cling;
His mighty grasp shall hold thee,
And sure salvation bring.
'* Up with thy hands to Jesus,
He ruleth wind and ware ;
Up with thy hands to Jesus,
His love now yearns to save ;
Oh, if thou wilt but trust him,
His help he'll quickly give:
Haste thee, no longer doubting
Believe, and thou shalt live."
{To be continued,)
ignrn f0r tfe Sftfo fffar.
" Hold thou mc up, and I shall be sale."— Psalm cxix. 117.
LORD of all power and might,
Aathor of life and light.
Uphold thou me :
Then safe from Satan's harms.
Safe from all sinfal charms.
Kept by thy loTing arms,
Safe shall I be.
All through this coming year,
Whatever storms appear,
Uphold thou me.
Weaker than infant, I,
Yet I on thee rely,
And thou art ever nigh.
Safe shall I be.
Banning the Christian race.
Growing in every grace.
Uphold thou me :
Reading thy Holy Word,
Watching with Christ, my Lord,
Praying for strength outpoured,
Safe shall I be.
Then at the last great day.
When earth shall melt away,
Uphold thou me,
Safe in the love of God,
Safe through thy staff and rod,
Safe through my Saviour's blood,
Safe shall I be.
F. H. RoBARTS, Lirerpool.
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''%\l ^Iwg.
<' A little chad ahaU lead them/'—Isaiah zL 6.
THE following lines were aoggeated bj perasing *'Son Tom^s" touching
story in the December number of The Sivord and the Trowel, to be
inserted as a sequel to his own admirable verses, if thought worthy. They are
not regarded as '' better than ** his, which need no improvement, but are a
humble effort to produce a hymn which, as far as possible, shall be ^ aU glory.**^
If ther are conudered unworthy of insertion, let them find a re8ting-|Hace ia
*" Poet's Comer,** to wit, amongst the ashes of the graie : —
We saints rejoioe to lift our voice
With "glory, glory, glonr,"
And loudly raise our soufs or praise
To thee, O King of glory !
While warbling notes from tiny throats
Trill glory, riory, glory,
Our human words shall join the birds
With glory, glory, glory ;
Thou, GU)d of lovoj who dwell-st above
In glory, glory, glory.
Our souk iniispire with heavenly fire
To sing alone thy glory.
The gorgeous flowers in leafy boiwrs
Blaze glory, glory, glory.
While odours sweet, their Lord to greet,
Breathe glory, glory, glory ;
The fbrest*tree8 with every breeze
Lisp glory, glory, gloiy ;
And God-made dyes paint sunset skies
With glory, glory, glory ;
The orobardfr* glow, the fflistening snow
Beam slory, glory, glory.
And ocean foam and azure dome
Tell out the tale of glory.
The babbling brooks in rocky nooks
Sphwh glory, glory, glorjr.
And silver streams and sunniest beams
Bhine glory, glory, glory ;
Sod, moon, and star on high afar
Gleam gioryi g*ory. glory,
Aokd waving com the fields adorn
With glory, glory, glory ;
And hill and dale, and mount and vale.
And rainbow arch of glory.
And moss and shell by beach and dell
All speak their Makei's glory.
O Lord, we pray, acoept our lay
Of glory, p^lefv, glory,
Wbfle joumeymg here to yonder sphere
Of gbcy, gfcpy, glory ;
Lei toil nor dust impair our troat
Ofglory, glory, ^ory.
Defile our walk^ or soil our talk
^ g^ory, elorj, glorj ;
B«i free firom Miame, be praised thy nanw
From youth till hairs are hoary.
And thee we meet for converse swvet
Decs, 1881. 2
18
^jt iMiiits.*
IN 1521, four years after Lnther had nailed np hie ninety-fiTe theses
on the chnrch door at Wittemberg, the French, at the siege of
Fampelana, shattered the legs of a young Spanish gentleman named
Inigo de Becalde. The gallant yonng Spaniard was carried home to
hifi father's castle at Loyola. Stretched on his conch of pain, he
beguiled the weary hours by reading all the romances within his reach,
and when these were exhausted he was forced to take to the only other
literature his father's tower afforded, some Spanish ^'Lires of the
Saints." As he read, the legends of early martyrs, the austerities of
old monks and hermits, and the rewards they reaped in earthly
renown and heavenly jo^, set his imagination on fire ; and the young
soldier, whose strong will and high ambition had hitherto sought a
career of military glory, resolred to emulate the old saints and gain
their high rewara. He had lain down on his couch " a knight of the
burning sword:" he rose from it ^'a saint of the burning torch,"
vowing to devote his life, as Iokatiub Loyola, to the seryioe of Ood
and the Yir^ Mary.
He laid his sword and dagger on the altar of Our Lady at Montserrat,
and thence in the guise of a Palmer, " painfully limping, one foot
naked, the other swoUen and clouted, his head bare, his hair matted and
foul, his visage sunken and squalid," he set out on a pilgrimage to the
Holy Land, flagellating his bare shoulders till the blood ran, and
begging his way from door to door.
During this painful journey his adventurous mind formed a scheme
for the conversion of the Mohammedans and the restoration of the
schismatic Greek communion to the Catholic church, and he had in-
tended to remain in Jerusalem for its accomplishment ; but the peremp-
tory orders of his Provincial summoned him back at the end of the usual
time allowed for the stay of pilgrims, and he returned to Barcelona.
There he formed another and greater project, that of the conversion of
the heretics with which Luther's teaching was then filling Europe.
That he might begin at the lowest round of the ladder he betook him-
self to the boys' school ; and, though thirty-two years old, sat himself
down on the benches amongst the boys, forced himself to acquire know-
ledge from the rudiments, and to receive the usual bodily whippings
whereby learning was instilled into their erode minds. From the
school he went, in 1526, to the University of Alcala, where his zealous
street preaching drew down on him the suspicions, of the Inquisition.
The holy fathers imprisoned him, but smelling in him no taint of
heresy, they released him, and he repaired to the University of Paris,
where his extraordinary ascendency over young men began notably to
show itflel£ His force of character, his tact and suavity, his insight
into men, his intense concentration of purpose, exercised a fascinating
influence over others, and he soon drew to himself six companions —
Peter Fabre, Francis Xavier (who shortly afterwards entered on his
* The JesoitB : a Sketch of the Origin and Progreas of the Society of Jesus. By
Boheit Macgregor. Edinburgh: James Qemmell.
THB JESUITS. 19
«plendid miflsionarj career in India and Ja^Min; who wrote the immortal
fcjmn —
^ Mj Gh>d, I loYe thee ; not because
I hope for heaven thereby ; '*
and who, though he had really little to do with the Jesuit Society, is
aodonbtedly its brightest name), James Lainez, Alphonzo Sahneron,
Nicholas Bobadilla, and Simon Bodri^ez — " names obscure then, but
ia after years to shine with a fiery splendour." On Aurast 15, 1534,
theee seven enthusiast^ met in the little church on the lonely heights
of Hontmartre, and mutucdly engaged themselyes by yow to a li^ of
pilgrimage and service to the church at the will and command of its
sameme pontiffl So originated the Society of Jesus.
The dcTotees traTcllea to Rome and laid their cause before Pope
Paul III., who, on reading the draft rules of the infant society, ex-
claimed, *' Thia is the finger of God." These were the very men to
stem the torrent of Protestantism that was rapidly sweeping away the
aathority of Rome, and the Pope, though opposed by the cardinals,
gladly granted them their charter.
Loyma's purpose was to establish, not a monastic body, but an
ecclesiastical soldiery, well drilled and disciplined, to moYC at the word
<jf command against every force adverse to the ascendency of the papal
^stem. He himself was elected general of the society, and was esta-
blished at Rome as supreme director of the movements of the members.
The splendidly disciplined body with which Loyola set out, in 1541, to
wage war against the enemies of the papacy was a finished despotism.
Under the general were six great princes of the order, each ruling over
a certain division of the world. These divisions were subdivided mto
provinces, each under a provincial, having charge of the colleges and
establishments of the society in his district. Heads of colleges must
send in minute reports at short intervals to their provincials ; these re-
ported regularly to the princes, who in their turn wrote to the general
every month, their reports being, wherever necessary, in cipher ; and
thus all information was swept up into the lap of the general to be
Qsed at his sole discretion for the interests of the society.
The moral law of the society was well contrived to warrant the pur-
suit of ends by the snaky, tortuous methods for which the name
Jesmtiy has become a synonym. PnoBABiLifiU, hental bssebva-
Tiosr, JUSTIFICATION OF MEANS BY THE END — ^thesc are the three great
doctrines of their system.
Pbobabilisk means that a man may commit an act which his con-
science teUs him is unlawful, if he can aadnce for it any writer who has
pressed an opinion of its probable lawfulness, or if he is conscious of
having thought it out and persuaded himself of its probable lawfulness !
Mehtal besbbyation needs no explanation. The Jesuit doctrine is
as follows: — '*For grave reasons it is lawful at times to make use of
broad mental reservations, also of equivocal terms, provided the terms
employed are such as to make it possible for the listener to understand
a matter as it really is, and not as it may sound.**
The third dogma of means being justified bt the end for
which they were employed, has been fruitful of assassination and blood.
*' In the tfooks of casuistry," says Macaulay, *' which had been written
20 TH£ JESUITS.
hj the Jesuit brethren, and printed with the approbation of the sape-
riors, were to be found docmnes consolatory to transgressors of ererj
class. There the bankrupt was taught how he might, without sin,
secrete his goods from his creditors. The serrant was taught how he
might, without sin, run off with his master's plate. The high-spirited
and punctilious gentlemen of France were gratified by a decision m
favour of duelling. The Italians, accustomed to darker and baser
modes of yengeance, were glad to learn that they might, without any
crime, shoot at their enemies from behind hedges. To deceit was given
a license sufficient to destroy the whole value of human contracts and
of human testimony. In truth, if society continued to hold together,
if life and property enjoyed any security, it was because common sense
and common humanity restrained men from doing what the Society of
Jesus assured them they might with a safe conscience do.'^
This was the supple and fearfully effectual agency which Loyola
wielded for the behoof of the Pope of Some. How did it accomplish
its work ?
Marching against the Reformation, it soon vindicated its existence.
Italy, distingnished as the land of the Benaissance, seemed about to
become yet more distiuguished as the land of Protestantism. In Padua,,
in Bologna, in Lucca, in Modena, in Rome, some of the first familiea
embraced the gospel. The country was emerging into the light ; the
Jesuits struck a blow that drove it back again into its old darkness.
They sharpened again a weapon which in Italy had fallen into disuse —
they re-established the Inquisition : and in twenty years, by the employ-
ment of the torture, the stake, and the dungeon, the Protestantism of
Italy was annihilated.
In Spain and Portugal the success of the Jesuits was still more rapid.
Their spirit breathed among the Spaniards like an infection. They en-
rolled the highest grandees in their ranks, and the multitudes that locked
to hear their preachers were such that no cathedral could contain them.
In France, Lainez, one of the ablest minds in the order, and the man
who succeeded Loyola as General, established a college at Paris, which
slowly made its way against the powerful opposition of the Sorbonne.
At the breaking out of the Huguenot wars of the Guises, the Jesuits got
legal toleration in France, and, spreading rapidly through the country^
opened schools in the most important provincial towns. These schools,
like all their seminaries, were taught by excellent masters, and a very
large share of the education of the young passed into their hands. A
Jesuit dagger put an end to the life of the French Eiug, Henry IIL ;
by a Jesuit dagger the assassination of his successor, Henry lY ., was
attempted, and the French Parliament in 1594: banished the Jesuits
with indignation from France. Outside the country they turned, at the
suggestion of their General, to be zealous partisans of the king they
had attempted to assassinate, in reward for which they were openly
readmitted by him nine years after, to remain long in the kingdom,
instigating the bloody atrocities against the Huguenots, and at length
securing, by the Dragonnades of 1681, and the Revocation of the Eaict
of Nantes in 1685, the extermination of the Reformed Worship, and the
expulsion fh)m France of its most industrious citisens ana its most
skilled artisans.
THE JESUITB. 21
In GennaDj, where Borne had safFered her first and greatest losses, the
Tan of the invadrng host of the Jesnite made its appearance in 1550, a
•generation after the rise of the Reformation ; and before long there was
scarcely a German town of any note that had not a Jesuit College.
While they edocated the sons of the nobles they did not neglect to open
free schools for the sons of peasants. Their reputation as teachers
brought eren the children of rrotestants to their schools, and with the
education they imparted, they instilled the sentiments of Rome.
Preaently Rome felt itself possessed of snfllcient recovered power in
<;entral Enrope to require of ail public fnnctionaries subscription to the
creed of the Council of Trent, and within a quarter of a century from
the first arrival of the Jesuits in Vienna, " Protestantism was conquered
<m what," Bays Dr. Wylie, " may be regarded as its native soil." They
had come in silence, plain in attire, humble in deportment : behind
them were the stake and scaffold of the persecutor ; and the troubles
ihej excited brought in at length the armies of France and Spain, and
culminated in the devastating tempests of the Thirty Years' War. By
•the providence of God those Papal armies were at length hurled back by
GustaruB Adolphus, and the remnants of Protestant liberty saved, leaving
to the Jesuits only those portions, unhappily large, of which the ecclesi-
astical princes had given them possession at first.
In one country alone did they utterly fail. Sweden they entered as
Lutheran professors, and so efficiently did they lecture that the Stock-
holm clergy were enjoined to attend their classes. Without seeming
to do so, they insidiously impugned the authority of the Reformers, and
the result began to appear in many conversions to Rome. The popu-
lace and the king soon became indignant, and the Jesuit teachers were
ignominiously expelled bag and baggage from Sweden.
Their attempts on Great Britain disturbed the reigns of Henry VIIL,
Elizabeth, and their sucoessors of the following centuries. Thomas
Heath preached Puritan sermons in Rochester Cathedral while he held
in his strong box a license from the Pope authorising him " to preacli
whatever doctrine he might judge best fitted to influence the animosi-
ties, and widen the divisions among the Protestants "; and carried in
his pocket a letter of wily instructions from a Spanish Jesuit which,
unfortunately for himself, he dropped in the pulpit. William Allen, at
Douay, was educating young Englishmen to become priests in their own
country. A Jesuit College in England numbered five hundred and fifty
students of the best families, and the Jesuit teachers, three hundred
and sixty in number, enjoyed an income of £300,000 a year. Campion
and Paroons travelled up and down fomenting plots against Queen
Elizabeth. Dr. William Parry was solemnly set apart at a secret service
to assassinate the Queen. A dagger was isken from the altar, sprinkled
with holy water and placed in his hand, as '' a chosen son of God to
wield the sword of Jephthah, of Samson ; of David, wherewith he
cut off the head of Giant Goliath; of Pope Julius II., wherewith
he cut off the lives of several princes, his enemies, filling whole cities
with slaughter and blood." The assassin was told that as many blows
as he gave the Queen, so mmy souls should he deliver from purgatory.
And then, with an invocation of angels, and of God, he was crowned
•before a glorified picture of the Jesuit assassin of Henry III. of France,
22 THE JESUITS.
and sent out upon his horrible mission, accompanied by fonr Jesnits^
who were the only persons to whom he was x>ermitted to speak. The-
plot was discovered, and Parry was executed. On board the Armada
were many Jesnits, ready to be let loose on the nnhappy country when
conquered: but the temper of the English nation was never sweet
towards them. E?ery Jesuit who set foot in this country was liable U>
be hanged, drawn, and quartered — a prospect the reverse of enticing. If
they came at all they were forced to come in disguise. Charles 11.^
however, secretly favoured them; and when poor, obtuse James II.
openly protected them they came out of their holes and sunned themr
selves in the beams of the royal favour : they reckoned on their victory ^
they liet about to crush Protestantism, first in Ireland, then in Scotland,
then in England; but they overshot their mark. The country rose
against them, and the revolution of 1688 for ever (please God) banished
Jesuit ascendancy from these realms.
At the centenary of the Society in 1641 it numbered thirteen thousand
members. A century later it had doubled its numbers, but had ren-
dered its yoke so intolerable that it was expelled from Portugal, from
France, and even from Spain. Naples, Malta, Parma followed suit ; and
at last, in 1773, the Pope himself issued a bull suppressing and abolish-
ing tiie society and its name for ever. This everlasting annihilation was
reversed by Pope Pius VII. in a series of bulls extending from 1801 to
1814, and in no long time the brotherhood stalked abroad in their
black birettas, and became more powerful than ever. In the present
century Spain and Portugal have again banished them; France has
recently taken the same step in self-defence against their dangerous
ecclesiastical CsBsarism ; and Germany has felt it necessary to oppose
them with stringent measures.
The story of the Jesuits is by no means a matter with which we in
England have no concern. Such books as Mr. Macgregor's should he
circulated far and wide to disseminate clear views of their principles
and aims. The Jesuits are the aggressive agents of the Bomisn Church,
and the ascendency of the Bomish Church in any country means the
death of spiritual religion and of liberty. Cardinal Manning «has said
that at this moment the Jesuits stand at the head of the great Catholic
movement in England. We call it the Ritualistic movement. Published
lists showed three years ago that three hundred and thirty clergymen had
seceded from the Church of England to Rome. None can fail to
recognise the energy with which the Ritualistic movement is beings
pressed on.
In France liberty is young and needs protection : France has there-
fore banished the Jesuits. In England liberty is mature and can fight h^
own battles. We need not, therefore, adopt such repressive measures r
but we cannot, therefore, take leave to sit at ease. We must meet the
earnestness of the Jesuits by corresponding earnestness. The mighty
Truth must be preached which wrought the Reformation, but it must
be preached as it was preached then. We dare not oppose to Romish
zeal Protestant indifTerence.
What was the secret of the early victories of the Jesuits over the
Reformation ? It was, as Macaulay has pointed out, that in the period
succeeding the Reformation tJie Protestant side showed languor, whilfe
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the Romifih ride everywhere showed ardour and devotion. The firm faith
and tremendous energy of the Reformers achieved wonderful successes ;
the papal church was brought into such danger that Rome itself was
awakened from frivolity to religious fervour. But when the great re-
forming leaders had been carried to the grave no flaming spirits arose
as their successors ; the reforming church became lukewarm and
worldly. Thus it was that the Jesuits, animated by religious ardour,
constancy, and courage, were enabled to wrest back many provinces
that had been won by the Reformation. They are working now with
equal ardour in England. But let the Protestant chunshes grasp
and wield with their whole force the great Lutheran, Augustinian,
Pauline, Christian truths which wrought the triumphs of the sixteenth
century, and we need not fear the result of the present Jesuit invasion.
C. A. Davis.
** T^VERY transgression shall have its just recompense of reward."
Jj The efils of an intermitted severity would be enormous. Oar
courts have allowed certain laws against bribe^ and corruption to
slumber. What has been the consequence? The crime has been
slightly regarded, and has sprung up like charlock in the furrows of the
field. At length justice awakens, and visits four or five offenders with
her rod. What then ? A loud cry is heard on behalf of the trans-
gressors, and many think they are hardly dealt with ; not because the
punishment is beyond the appointed measure, or even up to the ftiU
amount which might have been expected, but because so many others
have escaped in former times. Thousands who hate the crime yet feel
a d^iree of pity for the culprits, because they are smitten while others
have been winked at. Now, this is a misfortune. It is always an evil
when sympathy in any degree is felt for a wrongdoer. This second
effect of the somnolence of justice is by no means a small evil, and
were the law to sleep again fresh ills would follow. It is mercy to carry
out the law always, and in every case, unless some very extraordinary
reasbns should demand an exception, else men are half beguiled iuto
wrong by the hope of impunity; and if they do suffer for their fault
they naturally feel it hard, and their mouths are opened with com-
plamt. It may be well for those who bear witness for a righteous God
to make use of this fact with the consciences of men, in these days
when all idea of punishment for sin seems to be unpopular. The Lord
will pass by no transgression unless his law be met and vindicated by
atonement. His rule is invariable. The course of his justice abides
Sirpetually the same, and sinners may not dare to trifle with his law.
e wiU by no means spare the guilty.
24
AN EVENING WITH BOBEBT HALL AT BBlftTOL.
IN a deeply intereeting work by the late Secretary of the Baptkt MiabioDary
Sooie^, entitled, *' SeminieoenoeB of College Life in BriBtoV* ^e have a
Tery affecting relation by the Hev. John Mack of pa&si^ges of great interest in
his own life.
It was the oustom of Mr. HaH, it appears, to show great kindness in many
ways to the students, especially to such as for any reason commended themselves
to his judgment as worthy this honour of his friendship. Mr. Trestniil was one
of these faroured ones, and was sometimes invited to spend, an evening with
tke great preacher and his family, when some particular friend or distinguished
preaoher was ako his guest It was on one of these evenings that Mr. Mack
gave the following recital, which cannot be read without deep feeUng, and some
admiration of the man whose filial affection was so sweetly displayed, and of
his " mither," whose ardent love for her " Jock " all parents will appreciate.
It hardly need be said that Mr. Mack was a Scotchman, h8,ving been born,
according to papers furnished by his son, Mr. William Mack, of Bristol, in
1 788, at Glasgow. Mr. Mack was pastor of the church at GHpstone, Northampton-
shire, from the time he left college, in 1813, to the time of his death in 1831.
He was a man of considerable parts, or such a sometimes-rather-severe judge of
ministerial abilities as Mr. Hall would not have spoken so strongly.
^*Mr. Mack is a remarkable man, sir, and of superior ability; but he lias
never done justice to his great tidents.** .
Perhaps this was partly owing to weakness and ill-health. '* No one oould
see Mr. Mack,'* writes Mr. Trestrail, " without bein^ struck with his «ppear-
anee and manner. He was, however, at this time, little move than a wreck of
a man. He was much emaciated, and looked exceedingly ill ; but there was a
fire in bis bright, sparkling eye, and an animation in his style of expression,
mingled with wit, humour, and pathos, which made one long to have known him
when he was in robust health."
This was only a few months before his lamented death, when, as to age, he
was in the prime of life,though so smitten by long-oonttnued illness, which had
made suoh serious inroads upon him, that he had the appearanoe of one of
far mere advanced jige.
After spending some time at Cheltenham, in hope of obtaining benefit bv its
mild air, he came on to Bristol on a visit to Mr. HalL There in one of those
pleasant social evenings, Mr. Hall introduced his young friend, Mr. Trestrail,
who still lives to recount his *' Beminiscences,** and though not far from four-
score years of age, is still active, useful, and honoured in his denomination, and
by numerous other Christian friends far and near.
'* He has heard of Mr. Maok/* said Mr. Hall, ** even so far away as Cornwall,
and I have promised him that he shall hear from your own li|!s the story of
your life. I hope you will ioigWe the liberty I have taken, and gratify
us both.*'
" Mr. Hall, just think; I have told it to you many times, and you could
repeat it yourself.*'
** Yes, Mr. Mack, I know it ; but I could not repeat it as you can. No man
living could, eir. Besides, my young friend has never heard it. Ho pray
begin.**
After describing in a few words his early days, when he was a weaver lad,
living at home with his parents, who were devout and consistent Christian
people, and himself cultivating a passionate fondness for books and reading, he
went on to say that —
'* Meeting one day in Glasgow with a recruiting sergeant, I was induced by
him to believe that if I joined the army I should have plenty of time to read.
♦ By Bev. Fred. TrestraU, D.D., F.R.G.S. E. Marlborough and Co.
JOCK AND HIS MTTHER. 25
J\xid 80, sir, when he bad fired ray imagixuition with descriptions of sieffes,
^battles, and the glories of war, I soon fancied myself a soldier, and by successful
-service rising from rank to rank, until I became a commander and a conqueror.
Under the influence of this excitement, I was persuaded to accept the fatal
-shilling, and was henceforth enlisted in his Majesty*s army. The excitement
having subsided, I fell asleep, and did not wake until it was very late, and
fiuflering acutely, scarcely knowing where I was, and plunged into grief and
-shame when I thought of my poor parents at home. Having been told by the
sergeant that I must appear at Dumbarton that day month, or if I did not I
should be taken up as a deserter, and severely punished, I went home with a
heavy heart"
** And how did you hoe your father and mother ? They must have had a
«ad time of it*'
" Yes, indeed, Mr. Hall, they had. Neither of them had gone to bed, and as
I was not in the hahtt of staying out late, they were greatly alarmed. My father
had searched for me all over Glasgow, and my mother passed the time in
weeping and prayer, often— as I learnt afterwards — exclaiming, ' My bairn,
Jock ; my puir bairn, what would your mither gie if she only kenned whar ye
SM the noo ! ' "
" It is impossible," writes Mr. Trestrail, " to give any idea in words of the
pathos pervading his description. Mr. Mack*s voice was like music, and his
illness instilled into it exquisite tenderness. We were all moved to tears, and
Mr. Hall, to whom the story was by no means new,'* was much touched.
** Well, Mr. Mack,** said Mr. Hall, afler a pause, ** go on, sir. Pray excuse
our feeling ; we could not help it**
"I passed a wretched month,** he proceeded to say, *' as you may suppose,
vainly lamenting over my own folly, and looking forward with sincere sorrow
to my separation from my parents ; for I dearly loved them. Indeed, when I
saw my puir auld mither*8 grief, though she made the strongest efforts to
suppress it, it almost broke my heart My father, unable to bear the parting,
went quietly out, and my mother was alone with me and my brother. We bade
iareweU to each other : she, amidst choking sobs, commended me to the
blessing of Qod ; and so with a sorrowful heart I took my way to Dumbarton.**
Hitherto, though religiously brought up, he had remained a stranger to the
grace of Gk>d and faith in Christ The great change, however, was soon to
take place, when he should be found at the feet of Jesus in his right mind.
** The next summer foimd me,** he continues, '* in the neighbourhood of New-
•castle-on-Tyne, where we remained for a considerable time. The regiment was
ordered from place to place down south, and by-and-by we reached Hamsgate.
Hitherto the subject of religion had never seriously occupied my thoughts, but
painful reflections on my past folly and sin would trouble me in spite of my
efforts to suppress them. Happily, I had not plunged into the vices which
nearly all soldiers indulged in, and one Sabbath evening I entered — I knew not
why, the hand of God was surely directing me — the Baptist Chapel, and heard
words which entered my soul. Brought to see my lost estate, I gave myself
unto prayer, and by repentance towards God, and faith in Christ, I found
pardon and peace. I soon began to talk to my comrades, and the officers seeing
how much my conduct was changed, and knowing that I could read and write,
—thanks to my Scotch education, — ^promoted me to the orderly-room. Here I
had more leisure, and, relieved from the daily drudgery of a pnrate 8oldier*s
life, I found time to read and study the Scriptures.*
** Moved from place to place, we came at last to Leicester, and as soon as I
found out where you lived, I called. I thought your reception was somewhat
odd ; for a few minutes you looked at me, but spoke not a word. Seeing you
were smoking, I took out my pipe, lit it, and began to smoke, too."
^^ I remember it well, sir ; as well as if it occurred only yesterday. In fact.
Mack, I was quite astonished to see a soldier in my study. What a handsome
fellow you were ! I was quite overpowered, sir.**
26 JOCK AlO) HIS MITHBB.
" When you did speak, Mr. Hall, you were all kindness. After you had
listened to an outline of my history, my conyersion, and my work among my
comrades, you pressed me to dine with you, and, as it was your usu&L week-
night serrice, you insisted on my giving the address. As I oould not resist your
importunity, I consented, thouffh with fear and trembling. I got through,
howcTer, better than I expected.
'' Yes, sir, you interested us all amazingly, and spoke remarkably well/*
** Friends came aroimd me after the service, and you introduced me to one
and another, and very soon I felt quite at home. But I did not then know thai
you were the Mr. Hall, the author of the sermon on * Modem Infidelity,' for if
I had. I should never have summoned up courage to call on you.*'
** Why not, sir? You can do anything as good as that if you wUl only exert
yourself in a manner equal to your talents. But that. Mack, you have never
done, and I fear you never wiU.
** The next Lord*8-day you announced, after the service, that a soldier would
preach, and in his uniform, adding, * He is not only a soldier in his Majesty's
army, but a soldier', of the Prince of peace ! ' Having taken part in several
subsequent services, you, sir, and your friends resolved to purchase my
discharge, which was effected, and you sent me to the Academy at Bristol
here."
'* Yes, Mr. Mack, we did it, but it was done with great difficulty. Your
colonel knew the value of your services, and how hard it would be to obtain a
suitable substitute. He, therefore, threw every obstacle in the way. But we
beat him, sir, we beat him, and carried off our prize."
The difficiilty of getting his discharge was not only the raising of the money
required, that was easily done, but the finding of tivo substitutes such as the
Colonel would accept His discharge testifies to the excellence of hia
character : —
*'Thi8 is to certify that John Mack, private in Captain Douglas's Company,
has served honestly and faithfully for the space of five years ; but having
found two substitutes is hereby discharged."
Mr. Mack then gave an account of the journey to Bristol, and his experiences
at college, as also of his settlement at Clipstone, whence, after an interval of a
few years, he paid a visit to Pentland and to his " dear auld mither."
" After the lapse of three or four years," he continued, ** I was requested by
the Committee of the Baptist Missionary Society to accompany another minister
as a deputation to Scotland. I cannot better express my feelings than by
saying, * I jumped at the proposal,' for I should once more see my dear auld
mither. My father, alas ! was dead.
It was agreed between my colleague and myself that we should take the
your
once to Glasgow, and shall have two or three more days to spend with my
mother.' He was surprised at my request, and with great seriousness and some
severity quoted otur liOrd's words, 'If a man love father or mother more than me
he cannot be my diecipleJ ''
This was too much for Mr. Hall. The want of filial affection betrayed by the
censure quite excited him. He " rose from the chairs on which he had oeen
reclining, went across the room, and, in one of those subdued whispers, audible
to the smallest syllable, and almost startling from the intense feeling concen-
trated in them, thus addressed Mi. Mack : —
" What is that he said, sir P"
*' Mr. Mack, much surprised, as indeed we all were, at Mr. Hall's earnestness,
repeated the sentence.
**Didhesay<Aa^8irr
'* Of course he did, Mr. Hall, or I should not have asserted it"
** Is that man living or dead, sir P"
JOCK AND HIS MITHXB. 27
" I belieye he is dead.*'
" Do you know whether he repented hefore he died ? I hope he did, sir ; for
else I could not meet him in heaven, sir; for think how he dishonoured his
Lord, and trampled under foot the nohlest and purest instinct of humanity !
But I hope you didn't listen to him, sir, and that you went to your mother/'
" Yes, Mr. Hall, I did indeed/'
** 1 am glad to hear that, Mr. Mack ; for if you had not gone I should have lost
all respect for you. ' Honour thy father and thy mother, is the first commandment
with promise,^ May the Lord restore your health, and raise you up a^ain, air,
and reward you for your piety. 1 heg pardon for interrupting you, sur; hut I
could not repress my indignation at such an inhuman speech.**
After a hrief interval Mr. Mack resumed his narrative.
" On arriving in Glasgow I sought out my mother. She was living in a very
humble abode, but it looked comfortable and clean. She answered my knock,
and on opening the door ciurtseyed {sic) to me — to me, her own son ! She did
not know me, and evidently took me for some city clergyman. I thought, Mr.
HaU, she would at once have rushed into my arms, and clasped me to her
bosom! I cannot describe the bitterness of my disappointment; so I said,
' Mither, dinna ye ken your ain bairn, Jock P* I had forgotten the differeuce in
my appearance and garb. How was she to recognise her bairn, whom she had
last seen as a young soldier, in the somewhat porUy figure before her, who looked
like one of the * placed ministers of Glasgow '?** How affecting was the reply
of the saintly old woman !
**• I ken vera weel that my bairn Jock will be here in twa or three days ; but
if s nae richt in sic a gentleman as you to be trifling with the feelings of a pair
auld widow.**
Mr. Hall and his young friend were fairly overcome, and the narrative was
interrupted by their tears and hearty sobs. At length Mr. Hall exclaimed, —
** Maok, Mack, whatever did you do?'*
" What could I do, sir ? My heart leaped to my mouth ! But I re-
membered once, when a boy, teasing my mother by eating up the potatoes as
fast as she peeled them, when she gave me a tap, and, unintentionally, wounded
my wrist with the knife she was using. Whenever she afterwards saw the scar
she used to stroke my hair, and in very tender tones say to me, * Never mind,
my bonnie bairn, vour mither will ken ve hj that when ye are a mon.' I now
turned back the sleeve of my coat, and looking earnestly in her face, and point-
ing to the mark, said, ' Mither, mither! dinna ye ken ^latf* She looked at me
for a moment, and exclaiming, ' My bairn, m^ bairn,' rushed into my arms.**
Mr. HaU and his friend could not restrain their emotion, and the former
presently asked, <' What followed that, sir ?**
^ What followed, Mr. Hall, may best be described in the beautiful words of
Scripture, * We lifted up our voice and wept,* "
** On the morning of the Sabbath I had to preach in the kirk which my
mother attended. She chose a seat where she could best see and hear her son
Jock. She could, however, hardly realize the change in my condition from a
private soldier to a preacher on behalf of the Baptist Mission. The beadle, an
important personage in Scottish kirks, intimated that another pew, more
retired, would be more suitable. I can imagine how she looked and spoke."
*'Mon! dinna ve ken that I am the preacher*s mither?*' '*How was I to
ken that ? But if ye are the preacher's mither, the best seat in the kirk is nane
too gude for ye."
**• It was a trying time for you, Mack. Did you preach comfortably, and
how did your dear mother feel P She must have rejoiced greatly.**
^ It was a tryingtime, certainly ; for not only was the congregation very
large, but the Lord rrovost, and many of Glasgow's chief citizens were there.
As to my mother ! her countenance was radiant with joy, and smiles and tears
rapidly succeeded each other during the service. After the service several
gentlemen came to express their interest in the sermon, and in the mission for
:28 JOCK AND HIS IDTHEB.
-which I had been pleading. They most kindly proffered me their hoapitaltties ;
but being the guest of Mr. Deakin I respectfully declined them, anxious to
-spend '«¥Bry hour at my disposal with my dear mother/'
" Quite right, Mr. Mack. May God bless you, and richly reward you, sir, for
your lore to your mother. But tell us what she said about the service.**
*' We were scarcely out of the kirk before she began : * Jock, my bairn, whar
ha*e ye been, and what ha*e ye dune sin* I saw ye last? Why, ye must have
been tx> Brummagem and had yer face nibbed wi* a brass candlestick, or ye
couldna ha*e dune it, and thii^ that my old een have seen ye wag yer pow in
Mr. McLeod*s pulpit, and the Froyost and the Bailies to the fore !' Tears
streamed from her eyes, and sobs broke from her lips, while she blessed Grod for
his great mercy, ana told me her heart was * well-nigh bursting wi* joy.*
^^ During the few days tJteat were left our talk was much about the past, oflen
prolonged to a late hour, recounting the trials through which we had passed,
out more of the goodness and mercy wMeh hadfottowed wt all our days. £)ome-
times our mouths were filled with laughter, at others with lamentations, often
with praise for the hope and joy which shone over all. We knew vfhom we had
ielievedy and that he was able to keep that which we had committed to him fmtil
•that day. While she lived I was able to add to her comforts, and to brighten her
declining days. We parted with feelings I cannot attempt even to describe,
.sorrowing most of all that we should see each other's face nomore'^
The affecting story may be supplemented by a few words about Mr. Mack's
last days. He held but one pastorate, and died, after eighteen years of faithful
4md successful labour, in the high eeteem of his own flock, and of all who knew
him, leaving a wife and family whose temporal needs were amply provided
for by the munificence of his numerous friends.
More than a year before his death his health became more seriously impaired,
and entire rest from active life brought no relief, His sufferings were very acute,
■but he displayed remarkable courage and patience, and his faith in the Lord
was unshaken. ^* I am looking to Jesus Christ,*' he said to some friends one
•day, *' other refuge have I none. I feel satisfied that the doctrines I have
preached are the only foundation of a sinner's hope. May you live in peace
when I am gone ! My sufferings are great Lord, give me patience ! But
* why should a living man complain ? * '*
Tne prospect of his wife and children being left in dependent circum-
<stanoes sometimes ocoaeioned him deep oonoem. ** I had noped/' he said,
^* to see my children brought np ; but we must part. Poor dears ! they will
soon have no father to take their part." *
" How is your mind, Mr. Mack ?** asked a friend shortly before his decease.
■** Calm," was his reply, ** relying on the great propitiation." His last words
were, ** Blessed Saviour !** and with these sweet accents on his lips he fell
asleep. May our last end be like his !
R. Shixdler.
29
BY JOHN BUBNBAM, MBTBOPOLITAN TABERNACLE EVANGELIST.
SIXTEEN years ago, in the heart of the hop-firrowing didtricts of Kent, dwelt
J. K., a godly man, in comparatiTely humole circumstances. He has had
four years* severe struggle to '*make ends meet"; but '* Jehovah Jireh ** has
been his motto, and again and again has God appeared for the relief of his
trusting servant, just at the moment of extremity —
** God never is before his time,
And never is behind."
September has come round, and with it the thousands of annual immigrants
from cities and towns all over the kingdom, gathered here once more for hop-
picking.
In gra«efbl clusters on the climbing vine hang the beautiful cones, and the
air is filled with the health-giving odour. The hum of merrv voices tempts us,
and, flowing the sound, we are soon watching hundreds of busy fingers
stripping the branches of their golden treasure.
In the midst of this group is our friend J. K. With the hope of swelling the
home exchequer, he has *' taken a bin *' fbr himself and his family. Mingled with
the merriment of the many about him, he hears repeatedly the indecent song,
the oath, the profane jest. His righteous soul is stirred within him, and he can
no longer bear it in silence. Begiurdless of loss, he fbrsakes his bin, and begins
trudging the garden hour after hour, pausing at each bin to " speak a word for
Jesus.*' He purchases tracts, such as his limited means will allow ; a few
generous friends send him further supplies, and now, leaving his family at the
bin, our friend J. K. has fairly started as the " hop-pickers* missionary.*'
At first he meets with much determined opposition and insult, but gradually
these give way before the force of the cheerful Christian bearing of the man of
God. It is soon manifest that his presence is a check upon their godlessness :
without a word from him, the sight of him often silences the oath and filthy
song. Though this is by no means all he labours for, it is certainly a long step
in the right direction, and a forcible argument for the power of a godly life.
The missionary has evidently seen enough to encourage him, for the next
year he resumes the same holy service, and the following year calls to his help
a Christian brother, that together they may cover more ground. Thus
cotiuneHced
"the hop-pickbes* mission,"
and an example of service that is now foUowed in various hop-growing centres
by earnest brethren each returning September.
The Lord has smiled on our friend, rewarded a thousandfold the sacrifice he
so willingly made, and his position is greatly improved. Still he presses on in
this mission, now enlisting annually Uie help of four or five earnest workers, .
who occupy a wide field of service.
The mission haanot only grown in extent, but in the variety of its opera-
tions. Now we visit the gardens, distributing tracts, reading and talking to
the pickers ; better clothe the thinly clad and shoeless ; gather to free teas and
gospel addresses these poor *' strangers ;*' visit them in the ^' camps,** tend with
medicine the sick ; weather permitting, each evening hold open-air services,
etc., etc.
For a detailed description of the work we refer the reader to former articles
in The Sword and the Trowel, October, 1879, December, 1870, and December,
1880.
In accordance with our promise, we now wish to give a few incidents (out
of many on record) of this interesting mission, and we call to our aid some of
th0 notes of our journal.
BO JOUBNAL JOmNGS OK THB HOP-PIOKSBS' MISSION.
Those of our readers who were present at the Tabernacle Prayer Meetiog on
the 29th of August last, will doubtless remember that special prayer was ofiered
for fine weather, that our open-air services might not be hindered. In a very
gracious way this prayer was answered ; much rain fell duriug September,
especially in the former part of the month, yet we had fine evenings ; on two
occasions only, all through the month, were we prevented from holding the
usual service ; such a thing has not happened the finest of preceding years.
These services are yearly growing in interest, and in each of the six villages
we visited weekly we met with the most cordial reception. We had not to call
our congregation by two or three rallying songs, as m former years, but invari-
ably found large numbers awaiting our arrival.
This, like all open-air work, is emphatically a *' labour of faith ; '* the hearers
come, catch the seed, and pass on ; w6 have not the opportunity of gathering
results, as we can in a building, yet we are not without evidences of blessing
attending the Word. In one of Mr. Mayo's addresses last year, he was depicting
a poor drunkard's home, and there was present a man who had long been a
slave to the intoxicating cup. This year he was at our services, clean and
respectably clad, and we learnt that from the night he heard the above ad-
dress by Mr. Mayo, he had never touched the accursed cup ; moreover, he had
induced several of his fellow-workmen to abstain from, intoxicants ; and im-
Eressed with the improvement among his men, the master had forbidden any
eer or spirits on the premises. We would not have it understood that this
alone is the object of our work ; by no means ; we are glad of such results, but
our aim is far beyond this. At the same time, we are firmly convinced that
a man is not in a likely condition to receive the Word while a constant visitor
at the dram-shop. More pleasing is the following specimen : —
A man and his wife, who for many years had lived a godless life, were
present with their little girl at some of our services last year. This year we
again saw them, and were at once struck with tiieir altered appearance. We
gathered from them that, after their return to London lajst year, their little girl
was taken ill. On her sick bed she was constantly speaking of these services,
and singing the sweet songs she had learnt among us, and died rejoicing in
Jesus. This was the turning-point in the lives of the parents ; now they may
be regularly seen at their place of worship, drinldng in the message of mercy.
Another is the case of a stalwart man, who, a few years since, was the terror
of his ** camp.*' Sca)*celj a night did he leave the gin-shop sober, and he was
noted as " a terrible fightmg-man.*' This year as we met him he welcomed us
vrith a warm grasp of the hand, and a '* God bless you, sir ! '* Before his old
companions he gladly bore testimony for Christ, and the power of his grace,
himself being a living illustration of his theme. At one ot the services a few
years ago, he heard Mr. K. and his lads singing '* Safe in the arms of Jesus,"
and he thought to himself (to use his own words), '* How nice to be * Safe in
the arms of Jesus.* I am not safe ; I wish I w€uJ* This led him to serious
thought, and the use of the means of grace. On his return to town he regularly
attended a Mission Hall, and there found the Saviour, and now we have not a
happier, brighter witness for Christ in the gardens.
We are not without amusing incidents, now and then, in these services, the
following to wit Some six hundred are gathered under a tree on the village
green ; in the midst of the speaking a man breaks into the throng, shouting
some mbberish, which he calls French. Scarcely had he closed his lips, when
a doxikev in a neighbouring field, as ^ough recognising a familiar voice,
mimicked him; the whole congregation burst into a fit of xmcontroUable
laughter at the fellow's expense, and he sneaked away ** like a dog with a stolen
bone." It certainly was one of the most laughable retorts we ever heard.
At another service, a drunken Irish woman hid herself behind the speaker,
and chattered at such a rate, that he could scarcely be beard. Perceiving this,
we stnick up singing, one of our number in the meantime siding up to the
woman and shouting most lustily in her ear; to avoid this, she gndually
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withdrew, and 80 did our friend by her ride, till, after a verse or two, she was
clean oat of the crowd, and moved off, as our friend resumed the address.
** What's the time, sir,*' shouts a man to the speaker, seeking to interrupt
him. A few minutes later we rise to speak, and recognisiDg the man, without
pointing him out, we offer a reply to his question, by turning to Hosea x. 12 :
*" It is time to seek Uie Lord/* and this is our text for a brief address, to which
the man listens attentively. In an '* oast-house ** a few men are gathered,
cbattinff; one uses an oath, and another remonstrates at once — *' Don't, Bill,
use Buch language ; it ain*t no good. You know what the gentleman told us
on the green ^tother night**
In one place we visited, a respectable hotel-keeper sent out a light van for a
platform, and several forms and seats for the old folks; another lent his
hannonium ; others brought lamps, whioh they suspended above the crowd,
from the overhanging branches of a large tree ; this they did week after week,
vitboat once being asked or remunerated, a plearing eviaence of their apprecia-
tion of the services.
For a moment omitting the '* we *' of the writer, I cannot help expressing my
devout thankfulness at the great privilege of standing up and witnessing for
Christ in my own native village, where I spent the first seventeen years of my
life ; arouna me now are old folks who have known me from a lad, as well as
many of my former school companions. Under no circumstances have I been
more led to appreciate the distinguishing grace of God to me.
With our present staff, we cannot extend the area of operations beyond six
^llages (Staplehurst, Marden, Horsmonden, Lamberhurst, Goudhurst, and
KUndown), yet the Macedonian cry reaches us from other neighbouring places,
'* Come over and help us " ; and, if means and men are forthcoming next year,
most gladlj shall we respond to that call.
We were greatly encouraged one morning by the arrival of a cheery letter
and supply of small books from Mrs. Spurgeon. If this kind donor could have
stood by us an hour later, she would have been deeply interested, and not a
Httie amused. Our garden is nearly ** picked,** and that all the " sets *'* may
move out en masse, they have grouped themselves among the few remaining
poles, we have therefore four times the number that would usually occupy this
space. Sitting upon a bin in the centre of these half-dozen sets of Irish, we
propose reading them a message just come from Mrs. Spurgeon ; they are all
attention as we turn to " The lriBhman*s Gonverrion, as related by himself.**
Tbese Irish being for the most part Roman Catholics, the reader can easily
imagine that all sorts of comments are freely offered on the conclusion of such
a narrative. Says Peggy Conolly, ** Shure, and by the holy mother, I hope the
Lord will have mercy on me, and not send me to Fiddler's Green.*' " You
need not be afraid of Fiddler's Green, Peggy.*' ** Faith, but I am ; and
vhy won't I be afraid, at all at all?'* ''God won't send you to Fiddler*s
Oreen, Peggy; because there is no such place."^ '*0h, yes, share there
it the ' ha&way house,' but, by all the saints, I hope I'U not stop there on my
way to glory.**
Anon we axe at the bin of a Scotch woman, who warmly welcomes us,
assuring us she shall ever feel grateful to the "gude mon " (Mr. K.) who saved
her child's life last vear when at the very point of death. Another Scotch woman
» greativ distressed at having forgotten to bring her spectacles, and being thus
debarred the privilege of reading the tracts to such in her ** camp " as are
unable to read. Much to her jov, we were able to meet thai want also, and find
her ** juist the richt for her een.
Here eomes friend K., with a whole regiment of needy ones swarming him.
Seated in the study, we are able unobseryed to witness ail that passes. What
a scene ! Oh for the companionship of an artist just now ! then we might
give you, courteous reader, some idea of this picture, as we fear we cannot by
* A '* set " consista of four bins, each bin usually occupied by a family.
32 JOUBNAL JOTTIlfGS OX THE HOP-FIOEEBS' ICISSION.
the pen. There is an old man tugging tremendously at a pair of boots ; an olc?
woman at another pair, kicking her feet in ; little Mike, on parade, admiring
himself in hia new ** understandings *^ ; Mr. K. (lady Vmaid, pro tern.) fitting
a new dreaa en Miss Biddy McCarthy, and a warm jacket on Peggy Mahoney^
and a bonnet on ^^X\j M*Grath ; and now (presto ! tailor) trying a coat on Tim
Donayon, a yest on Fat Sullivan, a top-coat on Dan Flannigan, and measMiring
for troosers O^Donnall Magee. The blessings that are showered on the head of
our friend, as they move off, might smother him : ** God bless ye, sir; we'll say
two prayers for ye to>iught.**
Scarcely have they lef c, before Mr. K. turns doctor ; he has found an old maik
in great pain, and is administering medicine in the hope of giving relief at the
same time embracing the opportunity of pointing the poor man to the '* Great
Physician*" And hither comes Kathleen 0*Leary, with her child in her arms,
suffering severely with croup. Mrs. Geharty*s little one found relief at the
hands ot " the dear mon,** and she comes seeking the same relief for this sufferer.
Thus is the house of our worthy host continually besieged by the ragged and
the sick.
After recreated contact with these poor people, year after year, we have come
to the conclusion that very many of them are a deal better than their creed.
Beared in superstition, it is no easy matter for them to break away \ and yet,
in spite of their creed teaching them to despise the ^ heretics," we have their
gooa-will and fullest confidence ; they believe in us (the ** heretics") much more
&an in their own of the ** faithful creed," as the following will show. Mrs.
Shelly has been saving a little money at home ; knows none of her neighbours
to whom she dare entrust it Carefully wrapt, she hands it to one of our
brethren, with the request that he will take oare of it for her till she retuma to
London, telling him, ** There is seven pounds la half-erowna" Our friend
counts it, and replies, '* Seven pounds ten shillings**' "No, sir; only aeven
pounds.'* '^ Yes, Ifrs. Shelly ; sixty half-crowns — seven pounds ten." ^ ^ure,,
sir, an' I didn*t know it"
We travel the lonely lanes, on the darkest nights, sometimes aagiy, some-
times iA groups, without the slightest fear of molestation. The nauat sunken-
in sin amcmg these poor outcasts have such faith in the sincerity of our efforts
for their good, that if one were to attempt to lay handa on us, he would find it
necessary to mdie hiittelf scarce, for he would no longer have quarter among
his companions ; they would hoot him from the '* camp " and garden.
That there are tender hearts beneath the roughest garb the reader would
readily believe if he could have witnessed the hearty, affeetioaate farewells we
had, as waggon-loads drove by us for the railway statton, at the cloee of the
campaign ; the air was ringing with cheers, and ** Good-bye to Mr. Kendon v
good-bye to Mr. Kipling ; gooa-bye to Mr. Mayo ; good-bye to Mr. Bumham ! "
That this work commends itself to the Christian public we have grateful
proof in the many kind letters, parcels of tracts and clothing, and contributions
that are sent us. If spared till another year, and the means are forthcoming,
we hope to add another feature to our work, in the shape of a Bible carriage
for dispensing the " Word of Life " before and after our villa|[e services.
We ask your prayers and practical sympathy, dear reader, in this increaaingly
interesting mission. Money may be sent to ksv. J. Kendon, Bethany House^
Goudhurst, StaplehuzBt, Kent {'arcels for Mr. Kendon, to Maiden Station,
S.£.R.
*
7^ MttrajtoliUn TabernaeU PulpU.
ISermon* preached by C. U. Spuk-
QBOH daring the Tear 1881. Londoo:
Pumore and Ahbuter, Paternaster
BuUdiogs.
Tbm twen^-Berenth roliime of Spur-
|(«li(M of •g0«lui.
bu own opinion we ihall not need
gire ft judgment. It ia ta the preacher
> reSfon for devout gratitude that he
hu been spared to produce Buch a
libraij of aennona, now numberiog
1,635. Ho feels, however, that he haa
oal;r coaated around the maivelloui
mbjects which fill the Scriptarea, and
that he ia now at the banning of
bia dime theme. The tweDtr-ieven
Tolomes make up a Ubrary ot them-
•elvea.
TAe Seord and Iht Troutl. A record
of Combat witb Sin and Labour for
the Lord. Tol. XVI L London :
Faaamore and Alabaater, Patemosler
It teema but jeiterday that we com-
menced tbia Journal ; and here we are
at the leTenteenth Tolume. Very
nicelrbonnd it coafa 5a., and it ia worth
ft. We see our magaiioe called in a
■lie catalogue "Uu^r«t-cliu( standard
ptriodieal" We are itill better pleased
to notice that it fetches good prices
It ■econd-hand, and this la about aa
good a t«at of literary value a* we can
give. It ia our aim and ambition to
aiake our magaiiue worthy of the highly
influential claa* of readera for which it
eaten. We are often lurpriaed to
(neet with aporoving readera, not only
«a we naturally expected among our
<iwn denomination of Chriatiaoi, but
Among the clergy of other churchea and
ireaidenta in foreign landa.
Alabaater, Pateraoater Buildings.
OliMtei of Home at Wetlwoad. Lou-
dim ; Paaamore and Alabaster, Fater
noaler Buildings.
TniiB are two beaaiiful volumes of
phatographa, which will be specially
inlerestiog adornments for the drawiog-
rooma of our friends. The views of
WestWDod are singulaiiy charming and
artistic. Mr. Tom Brine excels in this
department. We do not suppose that
a large edition of these works of art will
be issued, and, indeed, we have no
particular deaire to aee them aold ex-
cept to our very apecial friends. To
these we commend them *ery heartily.
Danger SignaU; a volume of Tem-
perance Tales. By F. M. Holhb*.
F. E. LoDgley.
Pbrbaps no aignala can be too vivid
where drunkenness ia the denser ; but
surely these stories are ao horrible as to
overdo the thing. No doubt such cases
may occur) but when they are collected
they make a "chamber of horrors," in
which the moral lesson is almost for-
gotten in the mental sensation. You can
write so heavily that the«ink nns into
blots, and the lieea are barely legible :
our author, with the best intentions, has
written in that fashion.
The Ma»on:» Home. The Molher'i
Prayer. The Cabmaa'i Wife. Stories
in Verse. By Mrs. Beiokton. 2d.
each. And
Sloriei of Home Life. ByMrs. B«ioh-
TON. Jarrold and Sons, 3, Fater-
noster Bitildingi. Is.
Thsse delightliil ballads should find
their way to every poor man'a home.
They are fragrant of country life, and
rich with homely wisdom and gospel
teaching, and all set to the music ofplea-
sant verse. For use io cottage gatherings,
mothers' meetings, aa^ tbe like, we
knowofnothing more attractive. Such
writers as Aire. Beighton and Mrs.
Sewell lay all workers amongiit the poor
under a heavy debt of obltestion. It may
be well t« note that "The Cabman's
Wife '' is a Christmsa stor^. We will
not tell rich people what it is about;
but wc wish they would read it and take
a bint from it. Tbe three ballads are
prettily bound together with coloured
frontispiece, under the title "Stories of
Home Life," and would form a welcome
New Year's gift.
34
NOnOES OF BOOKS.
Little Edith mid Old David : a (ale for
the Young. By Mrs. R. Collins
King. S. W. Partridge and Co.
A VBET small afiair in the book line.
We are glad to know that some of the
circumstances in this story of ** Little
Edith," who led the poor benighted old
gardener to Jesus, are facts. We must,
howcTer, protest against the rapidly-
spreading superstition therein contained,
which affects Evangelicals and Ritualists
alike, namely, that of turning churches
(which are supposed to be places of
worship) into flower-shows, " for birth-
day presents to Jesus," and " for love of
God to his house." This folly leads to
superstition, and superstition to idolatry.
Beware!
Mrs, Harding's Looking-glass, and what
was seen in it; or, a Week in the
Life of a British Workman. By E.
J. Kelly. Book Society.
Thrift, cleanliness, and temperance are
among the surest means of making home
bright and happy, and *' Mrs. Harding's
Looking-glaas" is a capital sermon upon
these thiDgs. The narrative style in
which the discourse is cast will secure
many readers, where a tract or essay
would faiL We are glad that while so
many use their pens unworthily, others
write to elevate, ennoble, and purify.
The King's Messenger*, or, Lawrence
Temple's Probation. A Story of
Canadian Life. By Rev. W. H.
WiTHROw, M.A. Toronto : Metho-
dist Book and Publishing House.
This is a capital story told with great
power : the language is as beautiful as it
IS forceful, while some of the character-
sketching is exceedingly clever and life-
like. Jim Dowler is a splendid creation,
and touched evtry chord of our heart's
emotions in turn. We should like to
scatter this tale on eveiy hand, in the
hope of its being read. But why did our
author allow it to appear in such poor
form? The printing and illustrating
are execrable. Some of the engravings
are simply eyesores, and cannot by any
stretch of leniency be said to suggest
the subject supposedly illustrated. It
is a thousand pities, as the story de-
serves the best auxiliaries the printer
and engraver could give.
The Two Voyages; or. Midnight and
Daylight. By W. H. G. KmosTOir.
Religious Tract Society.
Kingston's stories have a name and
fame of their own, and do not require
criticism from us. We are mainl j con-
cerned with the missionary character of
this book: the work of God in the
Southern Seas is here most admirably
described. The book is a sort of
missionary Robinson Crusoe, and well
worth the five shillings charged for it.
Pleasant Tales for Young People, Pearl
and Tot My Wife did it. Milly^s
Trials and Triumphs (Is. each).
Underneath the surface. Mariquila
(Is. 6d. each). What she could (26.).
Olive's Story (2b. 6d.). Through the
Linn (3s.). li)st in Egypt. A story
from life. By Miss M. L. Whatblt.
Cousin Mabets Sketches of Character.
By Miss £. J. Whatblt (48. each).
Religious Tract Society.
So long as young people delight in
stories, and that will probably be as
long as the moon endureth, it is well
that they should be regaled with pure
and wholesome fruit from the tell-taJe
tree. Well^ here's a basketful, all
good, and of different prices, so that our
readers can suit themselves. We may
possibly nodce Miss Whately's book,
Lost in Egypt, a^in ; but in order to
give an early notice, we have grouped
all these productions of the Religious
Tract Society together, for they are all
equally wortny of commendation.
Messrs. Partridge send us two ex-
cellent books at Is. 6d. each. Stories
for Sundays, by the Rev. Thsron
Brown, answers to its tide, and
the stories are used as illustrations
of saving truths. Hilda; or. Life's
Discipline, by Edith C. Kbnton, is
a useful tele, well illustrated. Cared
for, by Mrs. C. £. Bowjin, at Is., is
a pretty story of two orphan children
cared for by the Lord, according to his
wont.
Harrison Weir's Pictures of Wild Birds
and Animals. Religious Tract So-
ciety.
Drawn in Harrison Weir's best style
and beautifully coloured. A high-class
juvenile book for 5s.
NOTIOES OF BOOKS.
35
Way Home : vr The Gospel in the
\iraiMe: an earthly story with a
Bocenly meaning. By Rev. G. Bul-
X3C, B.D. 1, Paternoster Buildings.
B popular exposition of the parable
lie Prodigal Son has had a large cir-
tion, and well deserves to be yet
e widely distributed. The booK is
isomely bound, and every page of it
aturated with the essence of the
leL
ed Christians, By Anka Wabnes.
iabet and Co.
r our own mind with regard to
singy theatre-going, and the like.
U does our authoress confess her
culty in writing about amusements
Christians, since no such word as
laement, recreation, game, or pas-
i can be found in the Scriptures. No :
be sacred book we read that time is
% and we are bidden to redeem it,
never taught how to waste it. This
lively, earnest little book, and its
olation will, we hope, do something
srd stemming the tide of folly which
nvading even the church of the
Iff God. Tired Christians will find
oToufi amusement a poor means of
; we fear that many are more
ried by their play than by their
k, and are more likely to be jaded by
ipation than by devotion.
ough the Prison to the Throne, II-
istrations of Life from the Biography
r Joseph. By Rev. J. S. VanDyke.
ew York : J. E. Funk and Co.
MOMS of more than average merit.
should not place them in the first
t certainly, but they were no doubt
1 to hear, and will be read by the
icher's firiends with great pleasure.
tory of Judah and Israel from the
\irth of Solomon to the Reign of
,kab. By Alfbed Edebs'heim, D.D.
^gious Tract Society.
DAT-SCHOOL teachors will find this
ime and the four which preceded it
r instructive. The autnor always
s the reader^s mind to Christ, and
^ves the real heart and soul of
>taral teaching. He is to be trusted.
!ot always bruliant, he is safe, and
is an essential quality in these days.
Tolumes cost 2s. 6d. each.
The Best of Books : being Lectures to
Children on the Bible. By Samuel
G, Green, D.D. Sunday School
Union.
A coBDiAL welcome is sure to be given
to Dr. Greenes choice little book for the
children by all who have their best
interests at heart. Interspersed with
many a story and pretty parable, these
** Lectures^* on the Sacred Scriptures
are most desirable helps for parents
and teachers in unfoldmg gently and
s^radually the vast mysteries of the
Word of God to the tender minds of the
little ones. With rare skill and patience
has this *' Master in Israel'' condes-
cended to the needs of the lambs of the
flock, and the pleasant task of ** feed-
ing" them is rendered peculiarly easy
and delightful to those who obtain his
kindly assistance. The author in his
preface thus describes the object of his
book, and we can heartily congratulate
him on its happy attainment — *' lie has
endeavoured to produce a book which
children will read, and from which the
instructors of children may not disdain
to learn. He has striven to be child-
like without degenerating into childish-
ness, and never to sacrifice real illustra-
tion to mere amusement. That he may
help some young people and little
children to understand the Bible better,
and love it more, has throughout been
his leading aim, and is now his most
earnest prayer."
Seven Sermons, By Dawson Camp-
bell, M.A. With a short Sketch of
his Life. Nisbet and Co.
The memoir is of necessity brief, but it
is the record of an earnest and godly
life. The sermons are as plain as they
are evangelical, exactly suited to an
agricultural congregation, and indeed to
any congregation ; for the gospel in its
simplicity is needed everywhere.
Bible Images : a Book for the Young.
By the Kev. James Wells, M.A.
Nisbet and Co.
Mb. Wells is likely to become the
head ot all the noble band of children's
preachers. He runs Dr. Newton very
nard for the first place. Good, good,
very good I — is our verdict. Teachers,
put the book into the school library,
and fashion your addresses according to
these models.
36
NOnOXS OF BOOKS.
Thoughts for Mothers, Children^ Teach'
ers, YoimgWomenf and Servants,
By Mn. W. H. Wiglet. James
Nisbet and Co.» Is. each.
A woBD of commendation to Mrs.
Wigley*s five bright little books is far
less than they deserve, though we have
no time to give more. Thej are fall of
sound sense, loving admonition, and
valuable suggestion. The authoress
writes with earnest purpose and tender
heart; her "thoughts** are not only worth
thinking over, but they claim a practical,
prayerful influence over the dailv lives
of those whom the so delightfully ad-
dresses.
Bible Pictures and Stories. With sixty-
four coloured plates and vignettes.
Religious Tract Society.
As gay as Joseph's coat of many colours.
Just the present for a Christian family.
At 48. 6d. this is remarkably cheap;
but it should be used only as a special
Sunday book: such elaborate volumes
ought not to be handled roughly.
Hosannas of iJke Children, and other
Short Sermons for Young Worship-
pers. By J. R. Macduff, D.D. Nis-
oet and Co.
We fancy that these sermonettes will
need explaining to average children.
They are as good as gold ; but, to our
judgment, more adapted to suggest ad-
dresses than themselves to be used in
that manner. Macduff's works are among
modem Christian classics; the Doctor
understands the art of book-making, and
succeeds in it because he is not aiming
at making books, but at doing good.
Thid is in all wajs a most desirable
volume for all teachers.
The Christian Wife and Mistress. The
Thirty-first Chapter of Proverbs ap-
plied to Modem Times. By Mrs.
Stevsnson. Edinburgh: Macniven.
In a former edition this little book was
entitled, ** Wives and Mistresses.** The
alteration in name is no trifle ; for the
new form of it suggests something sweet
and holy, which the first certainly did
not. The treatise is an exposition of
Proverbs xxxv. 10 — 31, wherein Solo-
mon pictures the woman of a thousand.
It is a very commendable book, sensible
and spiritual.
From the Call to the Olory ; or, some
Names of Christ's People. A Bible
Study. By Saxah Gbbaldika Stock.
Religious Tract Society. Is. 4d.
This is a little book upon which we
put our own special mark. It will sug-
sest quite a lot of sermons to a thought-
ful minister who loves the unadulterated
gospel. A chapter read at the College
was received with enthusiasm by our
men.
The Illustrated Messenger: ''Glad
Tidings of the Kingdom of God.*'
Religious Tract Society.
True to its title. The gospel set forth
in pictures drawn with words and lines,
wiUi taste and earnestness. A Tciy
attractive present for a cottager.
Meditations and Disquisitions upon the
First Psalm ; the Penitential Psalms;
and Seven Consolatory Psalms. By
Sir RiCHAED Bakbe. (First printed
1639.^ A new edition, with memo-
rial -mtroduction by Rev. A. B.
Geosaet. Charles Higham, 27a,
Farringdon-street.
We have lonfif known the comments
of Sir Richard Baker, and we have often
wondered how they escaped reprinting.
The venerable knight is a writer of the
rarest order, quite to our heart's liking.
His Meditations on the First Psalm is by
fiir the best of his pieces, but the others
are good. Some would accuse him of
too much playing upon words ; yet,
thouffh in our judgment he frequently
errs m that direction, he deserves large
commendation in most cases for seeing
in the words so much spirit and life.
He turns a text over and over, and sets
it in new lights, and makes it sparkle
and flash in the sunlight after a manner
little known among the blind critics ot
the midnight school. Deep experience,
remarkable shrewdness, and great spi-
rituality are combined in Sir Richard.
It is hard to quote from him, for he is
always good alike, and yet he has more
memorable sentences than almost any
other writer. Mr. Higham, by pub-
lishing this work so cheaply, has cod-
ferreaa boon upon the Christian public.
Our own copy will fall in value fifty per
cent, but nundreds will be profited
where, heretofore, one possessed the
monopoly, and therefore we are glad to
see this reprint.
NOnOSS OF BOOKS.
37
hi^enoll Answered. An Examination
of kis Discourse entitledy *' What must
I do to be saved f* By Josbph
Paikxr, D.D. Fountain Office, 4,
Ludgate CircuB.
We neither care for Ingersoll nor the
acjswer to him. There is enough to do
in England with cutting up our own
brambles ; nine out of ten of our people
know nothing of this American briar,
and there is no need they should.
Watert of Quietness : being Daily Mes«
sages for Invalids. By Maboaret
Scott MACKrrcHiB. Nisbet and Co.
Da. JoHKsoN was once asked to give his
opinion on the production of a lady,
vbo told him that when he had finished
that, *' she had other irons in the fire."
•* Madam," was the reply, "put this
irith the other irons."
Xow, we say nothing of the kind about
theee poems, for they contain many a
chtrmin^ thought right well expressed,
and their author has the true poetic
fire within her souL At the same time,
sQch is the profusion of her flowers that
tbe sense is often buried under them,
>nd dies, sufifocated with perfume. We
have read certain of the verses over and
over again, and have had to give them
Qp like conundmms which we could not
see through : we even read them to a
^end, but he was quite as bewildered
u we were. Yet this is a good little
book, a garden of flowers untrained,
with many pretty weeds between the
^ea, and the flowers themselves more
ohen buds than full-blown beauties.
^'oltivate it, fair lady, and we hope
^tler things of you.
ytrte and Verse, Rhymes for Dinner
Times, Poem on a Boot' Jack, Ode
fo a PoU'Parrot Meditations ami
'AgitatmSt etc, Tirem, Borem, and Co.
Thb titles above are given in lieu of
Kin; others which have come before us.
^ table ^ans with Cowpers and
TennjBons in an embryonic condition.
A San Francisco paper, having been
^▼en desperate by voluntary poetical
^Qtribators, sounds this note of warn-
JBg:— ** We don't know exactly how
^ewtpapers were conducted at that
uiatant period, but during some recent
^cftTations in Assyria a poem on * The
Silver Moon * was dug up. It was en-
graved on a tile, and close beside it were
lying a large battered club and part of
a human eknU, Tou may draw your
own conclusions."
We are led to quote this as a warning
to the many small poets who send books
of verses for review. Happily in our
case no club is kept on the premises,
and we are most gentle in temper ; but,
really, we are tried up to the boiling
Eoint by the poetic coals which are
eaped upon U9. Still, Job is our patron
saint, and we are resolved to endure
unto the end. If any verse-maker does
not find his poem, or her poem, men-
tioned in these notices, it is because we
do not like to cause pain by saying what
we think about the precious compo-
sitions. Please do not write to say tnat
your poetry must have been overlooked;
for the fact is we have looked it over,
and think it the wisest course to be
silent. Perhaps the work is too sublime,
too elevated in thought, too superb in
diction, for our grovelling taste. Pray
think so, or think anything else, so long
as you are happy.
For the most part these minor poets
are our affliction, and if they would
be so good as to take offence, and never
send us another specimen of their wares,
wo would bless them in our heart of
hearts. Dear good souls that they are,
we cannot bear to criticise their produc-
tions according to justice, and yet we
must do so if we speak upon them at
all, for we never wittingly entice our
readers into the purchase of a book
which is not**worth buying.
The Life of John BirchenaU,M.R, C.5.,
F,L,S., of Macclesfield, By the
Rev. A. J. French, B.A., Didsbury
College. Manchester. London : Wes*
leyan Cfonference Office.
The life of a medical man of Maccles-
field, who was an excellent scholar, an
efficient class leader, a good preacher,
and an eminent Christian. Dr. Bigg
pronounces him the saintliest man he
ever knew. Methodists will enjoy the por-
traitures of notable Methodist preachers
of the past generation to be found in
this book. We cannot but confess to
having thought it rather dry on the
whole.
88
NOTIOEB OF BOOKS.
The Life and Speeches of (he Right Hon,
John Bright, M.P, By Gboboe
Babnett Smith. With Portraits.
Hodder and Stonghton.
Two noble volumes, which should be in
every library of the land which John
Bright has served so well. He haa now
fulfilled his three score years and ten ;
may he yet be spared to us to sweeten
the strife of politics with his genial
humour, and sanctify it with his hearty
piety ! It was meet that such a " life"
should be issued. The price is 248,
The Rev. William Morley Punghon,
LL.D. : a Memorial Sermon, With
some Personal RecoUectioDS of Dr.
PuDBhon*a earlier Life and Ministry.
By Thomas McCuixaqh. London:
Wesleyan Conference Office.
The chief interest in this book will be
found in the portion occupied with
"Recollections" of the distinguished
man who is its subject. All the churches
mourned when death sealed in silence
the lips of the Methodist Chiysostom ;
and many will receive gratefully the
tribute paid to his memory in this little
volume. Dr. Punshon^s death, though
preceded by an illness, was unexpected,
but the last scene was beautiful. '*I
have loved you fondly,'* he said to his
agonized wife ; '^ Love Jesus, and meet
me in heaven." For an absent son he
lefl the message, ^*Love Jesus, and
meet me in heaven." And then he
uttered his last words — **I feel that
Jesus is a living, bright reality. Jesua !
Jesus ! Jesus 1 " The book merits, and
will doubtless have, a large circulation.
Hugh McNeile and Reformation Truth :
"The Characteristics of Romanism
and Protestantism." With a Bio-
graphical Sketch. By the Rev.
CHAmLEs Bullock, B.D. And
Hugh Stowell : a Life and its Lessons.
By the Rev. Chables Bullock, B.D.
London : " Home Words " Publishing
Office, 1, Paternoster Buildings.
Ekcbllsnt books, which should be
scattered far and wide in these Ritual-
istic times. McNeile and Stowell were
kindred spirits, twin champions of Pro«
testant and evangelical truth. They
were amongst the most honoured and
beloved men in the Church of England,
and by their ability and eloquence
exercised a very powerful influence in the
right direction. Their names will long
remain an inspiration among evangelical
Churchmen. The Church Times would
like such men as Hugh McNeile to be
as extinct as the dodo. It wishes a
vain wish. Such men, whether in or
out of the Church of England, are not
likely to become extinct just yet. Mr.
Bullock does well to issue these inter-
esting sketches of such noble lives.
The Five-Barred Gate; a Story of
the Senses. By Jabcbs Cbowthbb.
Sunday School Union.
Thobouohlt interesting. We have read
it with the utmost pleasure, and we
heartily wish all our young readers the
same delight. It will help them to
know themselves, if by means of these
instructive paces they learn something
of the Curious Window, the Ear Tunnel,
and Nose and Tongue Junction. We
call very special attention to this book,
and we believe that purchasers will
thank na for so doing.
The Art of Drawing and Engraving
on Wood. By G. W. Mabx. IUos-
trated. Houlston and Sons.
So far as we can judge, this is a really
useful treatise upon the delightful art of
engraving on wood. If any young man
acquires the art by its means, he will
never grudge the half-crown which it
will cost him. To make a perfect artist
there must be practice with a master ;
but a good deal can be done alone by
the help of this handy guide.
The Electrical Temperance Ir*structor.
National Temperance Publication
Depot, 337, Strand.
Vebt ingenious. Will amuse a Christ-
mas party. You find a question, and
the hand instantly points to the answer
in a mysterious but accurate manner.
Total abstinence is thus taught in s
striking way.
Harrison Weir's Animal Pictures for
Children, Lords of the Forest, Birds
and Blossoms. Religious Tract So-
ciety.
Two more of Harrison Weir's wonderful
books of natural history sketches.
Coloured drawings, and six of them for
a shilling ! How is it done ? There you
fix me. For Christmas these are first-
rate toy-books.
KOTIOES or BOOKS.
39
Sthcoium* the expected triumph of
Popery in the reign of Charles I.
contrasted with that hranch of Ro-
manism now so prevalent in the
Church of England, showing the
course that at the present Crisis
ought to be adopted for the main-
tenance of our National Protestantism.
Bj Colonel 8. Dbw^ Whitb, late
Bengal Staff Cor^. London : Haugh-
ton and Co., 10, Paternoster Row.
A LiTTUB book written in true soldierly
fiEtfhion, with all the positive tone of an
officer accustomed to command. The
author is a determined opponent of the
rampant Semi-Romanism of the Church
of England. Beginning with a survey
of the rapid advance of Ritualism, he
takes his readers back to the seven-
teenth century to witness the struggles
of the Independent, Presbyterian^ Epis-
oopalian, and Romish parties m that
Btormy period of English Church His-
tory ; with a view to showing what
course should be adopted to-day to
arrest the spread of Ritualism. The
good Colonel then propounds his re-
medy, of the efficacy of which he is
perfectly sure ; and it is this, — Such a
revision of the Prayer-book as shall en-
able the Wesleyans and Presbyterians
to be comprehended within the Estab-
hshed Church, in order to strengthen
the Protestant element in the church ;
and such a recognition of the validity of
the ordination of those extreme Dis-
senters, the Independents and Baptists,
as shall admit them to preach in the pul-
pits of the Establishment without being
'* comprehended.'* Thus he would imite
the Protestant forces against the com-
mon foe. All very well. Sir Colonel, but
do you not see that the Wesleyans and
Presbyterians, the Independents and
Baptists, already form part of the Pro-
testant church t that in addition to this
they are regiments in the Free Church,
and are not likely to throw away their
freedom to come under the yoke of the
fitote Church? One sentence of the
worthy Colonel (and, indeed, a good
many more) we heartily endorse : *^ If
the Establishment of the Church of
England be the main hindrance to the
promotion of an object so desirable, so
eqpeoially needed at this crisis, then,
though 1 have not the slightest personal
ill-feeling towards a church in which
my nearest relations for a century have
been and are clergymen, yet I deliber-
ately and thoughtfully say in such a
case, *^ Let it go, let it be terminated as
it sprung into existence — by an Act of
the Legislature."
Hie Mosaic Authorship of Deuteronomy ,
By A. Stbwaet, LL.D. Nisbet & Co.
The Book of Deuteronomy has suffered
much at the hands of the destructive
criticism of to-day. It has been re-
garded by many as the citadel of the
Pentateuch, and if it could be stormed,
the fight to displace Moses as a Scrip-
ture writer would have succeeded. Dr.
Stewart has set himself to defend this
book, and with considerable critical
scholarship and powerful argument has
done his work well. He examines in
turn the textual and historical difficul-
ties, and after showing how small they
are, labours to prove that Moses, and
Moses only, could have been its author.
We scarcely expect the active opponents
of his view to be convinced by his logic ;
but doubters and waverers will know
that still the Pentateuch is held to be
the work of Moses, and that their Bible
is not yet proved to be a bundle of
aoonymous tracts.
Ancient Nineveh : a Story for the Young.
With numerous Illustrations. Sunday
School Union.
Fos eighteenpence we have in this neat
little book a readable epitome of Mr.
Layard*s invaluable work, together with
the " Bible History " and the " Classic
History " of " that great city, that dwelt
carelessly.'* Though the author mo-
destly calls the book *^ a Story for the
Young,'* we may safely hazard the asser-
tion that the majority of Bible readers
of larger growth would be quite as much
benefited by a knowledge of its contents.
Not only would they read the book of
Jonah, the prophet, with greater interest,
but they would find many allusions to
Assyria and Nineveh in Ezekiel made
plain, and a flood of light cast upon
N^ahum and Zephaniah. If our young
friends will pay a visit to the British
Museum with this interpreter in their
hand, or, better still, in their head, they
will hear winged bulls and lions tell with
lips of alabaster how to the letter the
Lord hath fulfilled the words spoken by
his servants, the prophets.
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H0TIOE8 OF BOOKS.
On the Border Land, Philadelphia:
Baptist Publicatioii Society.
This is a sweetlj pathetic story, and
lively withal. Its style, and the absence
of any clue to the author, lekds us to
conclude that it is largely autobio-
graphical. The title has been chosen
to describe in a word that transition
period, or Border Land, in the life of a
young cirl of the well-to-do class, be-
tween Teaving school (or college in
America) and entering upon the duties
and responsibilities of married life. The
aim of the writer is to show that the
place of present Christian service end
preparation for ever-widening useful-
ness may be found without going be-
yond the home circle. '* Border Land '*
IS likely to be a favourite with the
younger members of American Baptist
families, and to lead others to see their
duty to follow their Lord fully.
Sunset Thovghts ; or, Bible Narratives
for the Evening of Life. Hamilton,
Adams, and Co.
Twenty- Foum chapters, each giving a
sketch of the life and character of one
of the more notable persons mentioned
in the Word of God ; with practical
lessons drawn therefrom; as, ** Isaac;
or, Eventide;" "Deborah, Old and
Faithful ;" "Matthew; or. The Saviour's
Call.*' The anonymous author intends
these meditations for aged persons ; and
where the adage, ''Once a man and
twice a child" applies, they may be
useful, for the observations are simple
and commonplace. We fear that old
sinners need more trumpet- tongued
warnings than any in this book; and
we are quite sure that aged saints will
ask for stronger and more savoury meat
than that which is here provided.
A Present Saviour ; or, Oreai Truths for
Earnest Times, By the Rev. R.
Shaw Hutton, M.A. Religious
Tract Society.
A SOUL- WINNING little book, just what we
could wish to see in the hands of every
unconverted man and woman, and we
may even add, " and child ; *' for Mr.
Hutton has attained the high art of
presenting the gospel in terse and telling
sentences, enforcing appeal, invitation,
and warning with apt illustration and
incident. The book is attractive in
appearance, and is sure to be opened
by many thoughtless ones, if it is put
in their way. May the Holy Spirit
freatly bless this testimony to ^ A
'resent Saviour.**
Scenes and Characters in a Scottish Pas-
torate, By the Rev. J. R. McGavik,
D.D. Dundee: Lundie,8,Nethergate.
An intensely interesting book, throwing
light on the ways of God with men.
Dr. McGavin nas for thirty years
laboured in one large seaport of 100,000
souls, and cannot now walk its streets
without meeting everywhere faces that
suggest some Fpiritual association or
history. From his wide experience he
culls, he says, "a few facts and pic-
tures'*— but here are many — for the
instruction and profit of others. He
speaks of " sheep in the wilderness,*' of
cnildren, their aying scenes and say-
ings, of sailors and shipwrecks, of con-
sumption and its victims, of the missing
and the fallen, of Princes of the people,
of sick-bed scenes and lessons, of pic-
tures of old a^e, and he deals with all as
only an experienced pastor can. Minis-
ters and teachers, and indeed all
Christians, will find here a full store
of instruction and illustration.
St. Patricks Armour, The Story of the
Goombe Ragged School. Bj the
Editor of •* Erin's Hope." Dublin :
George Herbert, Graffon-atreet.
This story of the Ragged School in
(*the Coombe," a poor district of the
city of Dublin, is full of pathetic in-^
terest. An heroic work for Christ has
been accomplished amid much opposi-
tion. For the welfare of Ireland such
labours are needed, equally with the
noble measures of the present Govern-
ment; for the gospel, after all, is the
creat uplifter of the fallen. Whoever is
interested in the Christ-like work of
Ragged Schools, will find here both
direction and encouragement.
Footprints in a Pilgrim* s Paik; or, the
Diary of Mary Lord^ of Sleaford,
London: W. Wileman, Bouverie-
street.
The autobiography of a graciouv, simple
Christian woman, whose experience of
her own unworthiness nml of Christ'^
fulness, will find an echo in many a
Christian heart. The "Diary" i»
edited by her pastor.
VOTICES OF BOOKS.
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Juvenile Wit and Htanour ; or, Five
Hundred IKwe, Witty, and Waggish
Sayings of Young People. Collected
bj Ih. D. Sheaseb. Edinburgh :
Olipbant, Anderson, and Farrier.
ViRT good. Collections of juvenile
lajingB are luually very babyifh ; but
our editor has been tolerably judicious,
and has spared coinparatively few of
ibe rapid and semi-idliotic sentences in
which only fond mottiers could discern
a trace of wit. These merry fancies
may worthily begtule half-an-hour.
Here are a few of these youthful sallies :
'^A village schoolmaster, in examin-
ing a class, asked the boy at the head of
it, ^ What is artificial manure ? ' * I
doD't know, sir,* said he ; and the same
reply was given by several others of the
children. But a precocious youngster,
not yet in his teens, was equal to the
occasion, and when it came to his turn,
shouted, * Fleaaef sir, it*s the stuff they
grow artificial fiowers ia.* '*
*' A little girl having been reproached
with disobedience, and breaking the
commandments pf God, sighed, and
said to her mother, * O mamma, those
commandmente break awfully easy.' "
^^A little fellow wanted his parents
to take him to church with them. They
eaid he must wait until he was older.
' Well,* was the shrewd suggestion, in
response, * You*d better take me now ;
for when I get bigger I may not want
to go; "
** Pspa, can I eat a litUe more currant
tart ? ' said a little girl one day at dinner.
*No, my child,' he replied, * I have al-
ready said you have had enough.'
' Welly then, papa, why do we so often
sing that favourite hvmn of yours,
where ic is said, * Feed me till 1 want
DO more,* enquired she.*'
" A Sunday-school teacher was en-
deavouring to impress upon her class
the minuteness with which Providence
witches over na, and quoted the text
which says that the very hairs of our
head are numbered. *Did you say,
teacher, that the hairs of my head were
all numbered?* asked a sharp little
fellow in the class. ^ Yes, my de8r,'8he
replied. * Well, then,* said he, pulling
out a hair, and prescntin;* it, ^ what*s
the number of Uiat one ? * **
"* * Look, here, my boy,' said a stern
pirent, * you are telling me a falsehood.
I can read it in your face.' * Why, pa,
you can't read a line without your spec-
tacles,* was the matter-of-fact rejoinder."
**• A little boy who had committed a
fault was punished, and then sent to his
room to ssk forgiveness of God. His
offence was, that he had got into a
passion. Anxious to hear what his
prayer would be, his mother followed
him to the door of his room, where she
heard him in lisping accents asking the
Lord to make him a better boy, so that
he would never be angiy again; and
then, with childlike simplicity, he
added, * And, Lord, make ma's temper
better, too.*"
The Count and the Showman. Trans-
lated from the German. By Janet.
Sunbeam Susette. A story of the Siege
of Paris. By Emma Leslie.
Minnie ; or, a ChiUTe Path to Heaven.
Bv a late Sunday School Tbachbe.
Anthony Ker; or, Living it Down. By
Mrs. C. M. Clahke. Sunday School
Union.
Little booklets of this kind spring up
at the Christmas season as plentifully
and prettily as buttercups in a meadow
in summer-time. We are sometimes
inclined to think they may be about as
useful as those flowers are, yet for the
children's sake we may congratulate the
Sunday School Union on scattering so
abundantly the pleasant pa^es which, as
prize and reward books, will gladden
their innocent hearts. There are others
of the same style and price.
A Summer in the Life of Two Little
Children. By the Author of " The
Lilies of the Valley,*' and other
stories. James Nis^et and Co.
A CHASMINGLT natural story, and so
simple in language and style as to ensure
comprehension by the children for whom
it is written. If mamma has not the
rare gift of relating impromptu tales to
her little ones, the next best thing she
can do will be to read a chapter or two
of this enticing book.
** As Happy as a King*^ ; or, a Plain
Booh for Occasional Heading. By
the Rev. F. Boubdillon. The
Ileligious Tract Society.
A riBST BATE book, earnest and vigorous,
setting forth the way to happiness and
heaven plainly and persuasively. Wc
cordially commend it to our readers.
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NOTES.
Hie Barclays of Ury^ and other Sketches
of the early Friends, By Frances
Anne Bbidoe. S. Harris and Co., 5,
Bishopsgate Without
It has been a means of grace to us to
read these sketches. Faith in the in-
Tisible is, indeed, a supporting grace
under trial, and a quietingpower under
suffering. These early fViends were
not carpet knights, but real men of war,
wrestling not against flesh and blood,
but against spiritual wickednesses.
Their holy patience baffled their foes.
Who can Tanquish non-resistance ? If
the Holy Ghost enables a man to be
steadfast, unmoveable, what can you do
with him? Certainly the foes of the
Quakers did their worst. One has no
notion of the horrors of loathsome dun-
geons and putrid cells till such narra-
tives as these are read; but these simple
personal annals set the matter before
you in a ghastly and affecting light
xet the Quaker martyrs were as calm
and happy in their fever- holes as if they
had lodged in the best furnished hotels,
and they were as shrewd and self-con-
tained in answering their persecutors as
their successors are known to be in their
daily business. We have been interested
and impressed by the book, and heartily
commend it.
^oits.
So far as these notes are personal to the
Editor thev must needs be brief. Little can
be said of a good night's rest ; when you
can talk about sleep it must have been im-
refreshingy and in our experience the most
complete restf ulness is that in which there
are no incidents worthy of record. We have
been in a land where the sun's first
beams call you to open the window and
let in the balmy air; where in midwinter
the flowers which exist in our conservatories
are flourishing and flowering in the open
garden, — this aloue is a joy. Added to this
the people speak no English, and do not
know us by repute, so that when we walk
the streets we ore not questioned or begged
of by every third person. Quite enough of
callers are on hand to keep the day from
stagnation, but one is sometimes left alone,
and this is no mean blessing. Besides, there
are the olive gardens and the woods, and
here one can be lost to every human eye.
As far as perfect repose can be had on earth
we have had five weeks of it, and we are
thankful. On returning to London we
look up with deep anxiety and fervent hope,
longing for, and expecting, a blessing.
Mr. Moody^B Sabbath at the Tal^made
mxist be recorded, for we are greatly obhged
to him for undertaking the service m the
midst of his pressing engagements. The
enormous crowds that gathered created a
great and serious danger which would have
driven most men to despair, but our deacon,
Mr. Murrell, faced the difficulty and pushed
through it. Extraordinary precautions had
to be taken to preserve hf e and limb. If
you have twelve thousand people all eager
to get into a building which cannot hold
more than six thousand, what can you do ?
Our seat-holders in the evening most com-
mendably lent their tickets to others, and
thus gave a second set of people the oppor-
tunity of hearing the great evangelist ; but
this, of course, did not lessen the heavy
pressure of the eager multitude. We see
clear evidence that if Messrs. Hoody and
Sankey again visit London no building will
be sufficiently capacious to hold the crowds
who will gather to hear them. Their hold
upon the multitude has by no means dimin-
ished. May the Lord send a great blessiug
upon their efforts, and may London, on this
occasion, have a double portion of the re-
sulting benefit.
While lingering at Cannes upon our way
to Mentone, we heard of the lamented death
of John Bost, and we exclaimed at once,
" What will the epileptics do now ?" Three
years ago he was in Mentone with us, and
we wrote of him as one of the three mighties
who visited us in our cave ; and now he is
with Ood ! Who would have said that he
would go first P Yekioe are spared, and tliis
riper brother has been taken. The Lord grant
that it may be for the benefit of his church
and the glory of his name. We hear that
Mr. Bost was taken home by a stroke, the
second which had befallen him.
College. — During the past month tho
following students have become pastors : —
Mr. P. Blaikie, at Newcastle -under-Lynie ;
Mr. W. Bonser, at Burslem, Staffordshire ;
Mr. J. G. Gibson, at St. Andrew's, N. B. ;
and Mr. W. Smolden, at Loohee, N. B., in
place of our Brother Cameron, who has been
obliged to .resign in consequence of pro-
longed illness. Mr. Yeatman has gone to
superintend for a time the mission carried on
by Mrs. Bobert Gladstone, near Liverpool.
The President has also peculiar pleasure ixt
announcing that another Pastors* College
student, his son, Thomas Spurgeon, haa
accepted the pastorate of the church at
Auckland, New Zealand, lately imder the
care of Pastor A. W. Webb.
Mr. S. H. Akehunt has removed from
HOTBB.
48
Hanton to Arthur-street, Camberwell. May
he enjoy a dtyine anointing for this most im-
portant sphere. Mr. C. Chambers moves
irom Stoke-on-Trent to Perth, N. B. ; Mr.
T. G. Gkitheroole, from Martham to East-
street, St. Neot's; and Mr. J. Spanswick,
from Northampton to Long^Buckby.
We are glad to learn from Mrs. Grattan
Guinness' magaadne, The Megions Beyond,
that when the last news arriyed our late
student, Mr. Billington, was in charge of the
Banana station on the Congo.
Another of our brethren, Mr. D. Lyall, of
the Cazneroons Mission, has fallen a victim to
the terrible climate oi Africa. Very earn-
estly do we pray tiiat his young widow may
be divinely sustained unaer tms sore trial.
In this African Mission the world may
clearly see the patience of the saints, and the
unconquerable heroism which will cue to win
Africa lor Christ.
The Mvuionary Herald for last month
contained the joyful news that Brother W.
J. White had bai>tized another Japanese
convert. This fruit of his labours greatly
cheered him when he was in deep waters
through the death of his wife.
The students re-assemble after the Christ-
mas holidays on Monday, Jan. 16. Seveial
have settled lately, and others are preaching
with a view to tne pastorate, but we have
not judged it wise to receive any fresh men
with the ezccfption of a few whom we have
long pronused to admit when we could find
room for them. The funds of the College
have not been augmented much during the
President's absence, although the outgoings
have been as heavy as usiml ; but he sup-
poses the donors liave been waitiug for his
return, and that there will now be a golden
rain upon this portion of the Lord's vine-
yard committed to his care. Even his love
to the Orphanage cannot make him place
the College in the second rank. No amount
of sympathy for the widow and the father-
less wul ever make him forget the im-
portant work of training men to preach 'Hhe
glorious gospel of the blessed Gk>d."
Our esteemed frigid. Professor Selway,
who has for twenty years delivered courses
of scientific lectures to the students of the
CoUe^, now finds that his other work takes
up all lus time; therefore he has asked us to
find a substitute, and we have secured the
serrioes of Mr. Frank B. Cheshire. We can-
not aUow Mr. Selway to retire without ex-
pressing our profound regard for him, and
our sincere gratitude for his faithful and
zealous services.
The students* secretary reports that he has
received for the College Hall at the Bazaar a
box of articles from Mrs. Sims. Nottingham ;
a contribution from ** an old student and
hie wife ''; parcels from Miss Coope, Somer-
ton; PastOTS M. Mather, Holbeach; E.
Morley, Halstead; H. A. Fletcher, Ayles-
bury ; and G. D. Cox and friends, Melton
Mowbray; and promises of help from
BrellirenMackey, Southampton; Marshall,
Birmingiham; Bonkine, Gkuldford; Sharp,
Twerton-on- Avon ; Kemp, Tiangham ; An-
derson, Daltou-in-Fumess ; "W^son, Bed-
car ; and Jeffery, Folkestone. We feel sure
that the College will in this case, as in all past
instances, occupy a first-class position in the
common effort for the orphans.
EvANOELiSTS. — One of our helpers, who
has attended almost all Messrs. SmiUi and
Fullerton*s services at the Tabernacle, has
sent us an interesting summary of the meet-
ings ; but as Tabernacle friends have been
upon the spot we will only sa^r in print that
we reioice in the evident blessing which has
restea upon the labours of these two ad-
mirable servants of Gk>d. The attendance
upon the services has not been ftM that the
brethren looked for, but the cases of bless-
ing are many. In all places to which they
have gone these bretnren have won the
confidence and love of those with whom
they have laboured, and none have spoken
agunst them but tnose who know nothing
of them.
It is with regret that we have seen in a
Baptist newspaper certain criticisms upon our
Evangelists. We cannot conceive thiat any
useful purpose can be served by such stric-
tures except that they will be overruled to
drawing greater attention to these useful
workers. We expect men of the world to
find fault with well-intended endeavours to
draw the masses to hear the gospel, but we
hardly looked for it from brethren in Christ.
Wheu an assault comes from them, it is
peculiarly trying, for one is apt to say, ** It
was not an enemy ; then I could have borne
it." Yet, as the motive and intent of the
criticisms were, no doubt, excellent, the best
way is to learn all we can from them, and
think no more of them. It wiU be long before
all good men will be agreed upon modes of
operation ; almost as long, we fear, before
all earnest men will cease from hard
speeches; we must, therefore, get on as
well as we can with our brethren, and love
them none the less for being a little add
now and then. The extraordinary liberties
which some are taking with all the pro-
prieties may well drive our older friends
into their growleries : we feel half inclined
to go into our own when the wind is in the
east, and when we have just read something
specially outrageous.
One thing we have fished out of the sea of
words which has lately surged around us,
and this has been considerably to our com-
fort: our brethren appear to have been
censurod all the more heartily because their
preaching has a decidedly Calvinistic tone.
This reconciles us to all the censorious re-
marks. Evidently their doctrine is the head
and front of their offending, and we hope
they will always remain liaole to the like
condemnation. We might have found fault
with zealous brethren for their Arminian-
ism ; but we have not done so, because we
regarded it as a frequent infirmity of noble
minds ; we will not exact the like generositv
from all upon the other side, but we wish
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NOTES.
they could manifest it spontaneously.
Thank God, the bulk of them do so.
We have received, with many thanks, £50
for the Evangelists* Fund from our Bro-
ther Sawda^'s friends, as a thaokofferingfor
Messrs. Snikh and FuUerton's services at
Yemon Chapel ; and a similar sum from Mr.
Stott's good people at Abbey-road.
Encouraging reports of Mr. Bumham't
visits have been received from Winslow,
Bucks ; Southwell, Notts ; and Mirfield,
Birkby, and Staineliife, Yorkshire. It is
very remarkable that for a long time nearly
every account of our brother's work has
closed with the expression of regrets that,
i'ustwhen the greatest success and blessing
lave been attending his labours, he has been
obliged to move on to fulfil his next engage-
ment. This may suggest to brethren who
are arran^g services tnat, in most instances,
even in ^ages or snudl towns, it will be
wise to secure the evangelist's help for a
fortnight at least, aa experience has proved
that a week's meetings, as a rule, brmg the
preacher and tiie people into full sympathy
with one another and with the work, and i>re-
pare them for a greater measure ox blessing
than is generally realized at the beginning
of the services.
Okphanjlos. — Before this number of the
maffazine can be in the hands of most of our
readers, the Christmas ftotivines will be all
over, though not forgotten b^ the boys and
girk at Stockwell. At the tmie when these
*' Notei " were made up the contributions
for this object wore coming in, and doubtless
all that will be needed wiu be forthcoming
from one source or another. In the name of
the lads and lasses we make a profound bow
to all our kind friends, and say, '* Thank
YOU.*' Then we wave our hat, and hun-
dreds of voices shout out three hearty
cheers for one and all who remembered the
orphans.
£arly in December Mr.Charlesworth and
his choir visited Southampton and Ports-
mouth.' They have always had a warm
reception when they have gone to these
places before, but Mr. Charlesworth sa]rs
they never had such large and enthusiastic
meetings as they have h»d on this occasi<^n.
Yery heartily do we thank our Southern
friends for again helping the Orphanage so
soon after having given us collections at the
Baptist Union services. We are also very
grateful to all at Southend and Maidenhead
who contributed to the success of the or-
phans* visits to those towns.
Just as we were threatened with an-
other illness, the cheering news reached us
that under the will ox the late Robert
Nicholson, Esq., of Dumfries, the Orphan-
age will receive from £1,500 to £'i,000, as a
thankofferiug for the comfort derived by the
testator from reading our sermons. We are
very thankful for such generous remem-
brance of our work, but beg to iuf onu our
readers that the bequest only takes effect
twelve months hence, and meanwhile our
large family must still depend upon the
constant care of numerous helpers who
regtdarly send to us aa the oxphans' Father
prompts them. We are puterul to say that
we have no cause for ummediaie anxiety,
and all we desire is that as we increase the
nxunber of girls under our care our income
should grow in like proportion.
The great event this month is, of course,
the grand Bazaab in aid of the fund for the
completion of the Girls* Orphanage. Thia ia
to be held in the Lecture-hall and School-
rooms, which ocoupv the entire area under
the Metropolitan Tabernacle, on Tue9day^
Jan. 3rdy and three following day 9. lu.
Murrell and his army of assistants are work-
ing hard to prepare the rooms for the recep-
tion of the goods, the stall-keepers are all
vieing with one another to see which can
render most help to the orphan girls, and we
do not know anything that is needed now
except a host of purchasers to come and
dear the stalls of the useful and ornamental
articles that will be on sale. In addition to
the contributions in cash and goods, ac-
knowledged on other pages, we have re-
ceived some dioice Indian work from our
good friend, Mr. J. Oelson Gregson, and
another parcel is on its wav from Con-
stantinople. Several of the American de-
nominational papers have asked their
readers to send help for the Bazaar
Fund, and we expect many will respond to
the appeal, for we have large numbers of
frienda on the other side of the Atlantic.
While distant lands are thus remembering
our work it is not likely that sympathy will
be lacking at home, and we now ^ve the
heartiest possible invitation to all in town
or country, who love the widow and father-
less, to come to the Bazaar, or to send us a
brick, or a plank, or a window, or a door, or
a room, that the whole block of buildings
needed for the proper accommodation of two
hundred and fifty girls may speedily Xhq
completed.
CoLFOBTAOE.— At the beginning of an-
other year we call attention again to tlio
immense good which is being done by the
Colportage Association. Could the readers
of The /Sword and the Trowel visit the depot
at magazine-time, when the monthly peri-
odicals are ready to be despatched to the
colporteurs, it would help tnem to realize
more vividly how widespread is the extent of
this work. Here are huge piles of all the
best periodicals pubhshed, from the half-
penny monthly for the children to the sedate
and erudite sixpenny and sevenpenny maga-
zine for the more ^van«Bd. Many thou-
sands of these, besides Bibles and other good
books, are carried by our agents every
month, some of them into remote ooun^
villages, and others into busy manufacturing
towns ; and God is blessinff the reading of
these silent messengers. Will our readers
pra^ for the colporteurs, as they go on their
oftumes lonely rounds, now selling a book or
giving a tract, then conversing with the
PA8T0BS' OOLLKOE.
45
Jaboner at work or Uie wife busy at home,
about the welfare of the soul ; now address-
ing a band of cottagers ia some Tillage-
kitchen, then whispering words of comfort
into the ear of the suffermg or dying? Here
is in CTangelist and a bookseller in one
person. We want to hare at least one
hundred colporteurs at work forthwith.
Serenty-two are already employed; but
what are these comi>ared witn the need
exiling f Thousands of souls are perishing
in oar rural districts for want of a know-
ledge of the gospel. Ignorance and vice
abound, while Ritualism and infidelity are
bujy tryineto deepen the darkness already
existing. The colporteur does not supplant,
but helps all other Christian workers of
vhaterer denomination.
Mr. B. £. Mackenzie, our recently-ap-
pomted txttyeUing secretary, reports that he
bu received gpiarantees for a new colpor-
teur in Tewkesbury and Cheltenham dls-
trida. Our general ftmd needs increased
help to keep pace with the extra cost of
opening new districts, consequently con-
tfibutiens, larcre or small, will be at all
times thankfully rec^ved.
PEBgoxAi, NoTB.— Our son Tom, in a
«tter recently written to his mother from
Auckland, enclosed a portion torn off an old
Australian paper, concerning which he sends
Jhe folio wmg interesting particulars: —
"This scrap of newspaper nas been given to
1^ by a town-missionary here, who regards
It as a very precious rehc. It came to him
^m a man who died in the hospital, and
bequeathed it to his visitor as a great
^fcamre. It is a portion of the Melbourne
-^rgnt, and of father's sermon ('Loving
Advice for Anxious Seekers,' No. 736). The
Qian found it on the floor of a hut in Aus-
tralia, and was brought by its perusal to a
knowledge of the truth as it is in Jesus. He
kept it carefully while he lived (for it was
discoloured and torn when he found it), and
on his death-bed he gave it to the mis-
sionai*v as the only treasure he hud to leave
behind him. I thought dear father might
like to have it in hid book ; if not, send it
back to me that I may return it to its
owner, who says he often feels encouraged
by glancing at it. It was his desire, how-
ever^ that I should send it home, that the
dear preacher might be encouraged."
The following paragraph may be of use
to those of our leaders who distnbute books
and tracts. The parcels are marvellous, both
for quantity, quality, and price.
Very great has been the desire on the part
of clergymen and mission- workers to avail
themselves of the liberal offer made by the
"British Gospel Book Association." Far
more than the 20,000 volumes of Miss Haver-
gal's book will be needed to supply the re-
quests for it, and therefore the same donor
has not only decided to double the grant,
and send out another 20,000 volumes, but
also to pay the cost of dutributing £2,000
worth of halfpenny and penny books at the
same rate, viz., qxtabteb psice. Many of
these books are by Miss Havergal, and some
by Mrs. Pennefather and Mr. Haslam, and
thev are among the most attractively got-
up Dooks that we have seen. Distributors
can get a £2 parcel for 10s., or a £4 parcel
for 20s. Applications for these books must
be sent direct to the *' Secretary," British
Gospel Book Association, 3, Hackins Hey
(Exchange), Liverpool.
Baptisms at Metropolitan Tabemade. —
Deo. 1st, seventeen.
fmion' €aikQt, ^itr0]p[0litaai %vbmmtU,
Stoteutent of Ueeeipti front November loth to December 14M, 1881,
£
Mifl It S. Hadland 1
" i' luru itepiutt Cnurch, WancUworth
Eo«d, per Pastor £. Henderson ... 6
JJr FtandB Pool 2
ju' Ladbrook 1
^Raybould 2
«D.,Otago 2
A W^ow** Thankoffering, A.K. ... 6
*i«iI.M.Fer«usson 1
<-oUMtio& at Holbcoch, per Pastor
M. Mather 0
Mr. Robert Heley 1
«rO. Harris 10
w James Smith I
Mr. A. Cbamberlin 2
}ir. A. H. Scard 0
Jlr. Wfliiam Smith 1
}lr. Bobert Byman 3
Ma. 8. Arnold 1
Anaial SuhKriftxjna : —
MnTownaead 1
B. d.
1 0
0 0
2 0
0 0
0 0
10 0
0 0
0 0
18 4
1 0
0 0
1 0
2 0
6 0
0 0
0 0
1 0
0 0
Collected by Mrs. James
Withers, Heading :—
lira. J. O. Cooper 110
Messrs. Heelas and Co. ... 110
If r. Andrew liichardbon... 10 9
Mrs. James Withers, profit
on Sale of Books 4 4 0
Mrs. John Leach 0 10 0
Mr. Bobert Ookshott ... 0 10 0
James Withers 0 10 0
Mr.J.H. Fuller 0 6 0
Ilal/'yearly Snbacnption : —
Mrs. 8. Brown
Weekly Offerings at Met. Tab. :—
Nov-mber 20 60 0 0
„ 27 42 1 0
December 4 40 0 o
U 38 7 11
£ 8. d.
9 1 0
10 0
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170 6 11
£221 11 3
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StatemetU of JRsoeipU from November Ibth to Deecmber litk, 1881.
£ 8. d.
•• • ^* ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••
MXSt JS, aOOI... (.t •.. ••• •«•
Mn. E. Carter ...
Mr. John Bunker
Mr. J. AlexMideg ...
Mrs. Monneiy
In menuny of Vim Both Hall, of
Shipley, per Pastor C. A. Davis ...
H. D., Otago
GoUeoted by Mr. A. Baker
Btamps fromWick
lir. Archibald fUooner
A Beader of "The flwocd and the
Trowel," Anan
Mr. P. H. Cockrell
Hrs. £. :td. WhitUe
0« ^i« ••• •»• ••■ ■«« •■« «■•
Execators of the late Mr. John
Gampben
Mr. w. B. Deacon...
Moffat
Toong Men's Bible Class, Westboome
Qrove Chapel
Onr Thankoffering, 8tratfotd-on-ATon
Mias M. M. Fergusson
John Glover
AltiendfperMiaBCockahaw ...
Collected by Mr. F. Kerr
ProccedB of Services of Bong by Or-
S'lanage Choir: —
end
0 10
1 1
2
1
0
6
0
0
6
0
100 0
2 10
0 12
0 6
1 0
0 10
0 10
1 1
0 10
4 16
6 0
0 6
Maidenhead
21 8 0
23 9 11
Mr. D. Verity
Mr. W. Faine
Hiss Brooks
" Threepence ixjr week"
"Sixpence per week"
George Ronald
•* From 16, Knowle Bead"
Mrs. Tntcher
Per Pastor W. V. Toung, Tring :—
Collected by Miss Btrick^^
land 4 10 0
Collected by Miss Smith... 4 8 6
Collected by Mrs. Toung... 1 16 6
Collected by Miss Graoe ... 1 16 0
Collected by Miss Grange 0 17 0
Collected by Miss Mead ... 0 10 0
Execators of the late Mrs. Timpson
(sale of plate)
Bale of 8. O. Tracts
Mrs. C. Wainwright
Jar. Hart ... ... ... t,* •••
A Friend, per Mr. Perkins
Mias M. B. Had land
Mrs. Green, per Mr. Munell
Sandwich, per Bankers, Kov. 1
"Church ox Engbind," Thankoffering
for Mr. ^uigeon's Sermons
B. W. M., Belfast
A Lover of Jesus
Mr. John Hooper
Collected by the Bogmnchal Band of
^Sa/Uv ... ... ... ... ...
Mrs. T. ttOOley ... ... ... ...
Mr. Bobert Heley
Mr. J. Wilson ...
Miss Janet Wood
I9a mm* ••» ••• ■•• ••■ ••• •••
Mrs. Mitchell's Bible-olaaB, Eye
Miss Luoy Holloway
Misa J. Btoroule ... ... ... ...
Strs. C Koely ... ... ...
"Freely ye have receiyed, freely give
Mr. J. F. Peannine
Mrs. Jaa. Smith
^m9 JDs \^9 «•• ••• ••• •••
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JUV* iJObDB •• ••• ••• ••• ••«
JL • Xj» vt • ■•• •«* ■•« ••• •«•
A. F., Weston-soper-Mate
A Widow, Yeovil
A Widow's Mite, Edinburgh
Mr. w. Cooke ... ... ... ...
Mrs. J. nWisall ... ... ... ...
Mrs. A. Bowker
Mr. A. H. Board ... ...' ... ...
Mr. Wm. Smith ... ... ...
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory ...
Two little Boys and tneir Mother
V* JD« V^* ••• ••• «•• ••• •••
lUB. BftJTftt ••• ••• ••• ••• •••
fa Ul* ^3* a»« ati ««• •• •■•
Stamps from Bath
OmXH* JDvwf ... ... ... ... ..
Miss S. Fells ... ... ... ...
Bothesay Boy^ and Girls' Beligious
OU^^wv^ ••• •«• ••• •«• •••
Mrs. B. Arnold ... ... ... ...
4w • JEla ••• ■#• sat ••• ••• •••
jFbr Christnuu Dinner: —
Mrs. Appleton
" A Httie help," T. H. C...
Mr. G. H. Bateman
Mr. John Storey
Mr. J. Wilson
Mrs. Chas. B. Stevens, per
Miss Nellie Withers ...
Mr. Henry Smith
A Lover of Jesus
A Member of the Church
of England
Jane Matthews ,
E.J. and A K. J
An old Shepherd, Lang-
holm ... ... ...
" Endymion"
Mr. Bobert Byman
Mr. William MoNorton ...
Mrs. M. Virtue
A lover of little children ...
Mrs. Susan Barlow
Per Miss Lizzie Culver : —
Bev. S. F. Bridge 0 6 0
Miss L. Blackford 0 6 0
Mr. S.E. Culver... 0 10 0
Mrs. Gumey ... 0 10 0
Lizzie Culver 0 10 0
Annual Suhtcriptiont: —
Mrs. Townsend
Mrs. Weston
Miss Burls
Collected by Mrs. Jas.
Withers, Reading :—
Mr. M. H. Button
Mrs. J. O. Cooper
Messrs. Heelas and Co. ...
Mr. Jas. Boome ...
A fMend at Leicester, per
J. LawBOn Forfiett
Mr. J. H. Fuller
James Withers
H. Cooper
Per. F. B. T. :—
MissWinckworth
Mr. AJrey ... ... ...
HeUf'yearljf Svlacription .*—
Mrs. p. Brown
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6
OIBLS' ORPBANAGE BUILDING FUND.
47
Irifl of Present*, per Mr. CharUsworih, to Dee. 14th (Boys* Division).— T&oviBioss :— Ten sacks of
Potatoes, W. Hogbin; Currants, Valencias, Feel, and Nutmegs, Mrs. Beynolds; 5 lbs. Sweets and
soime Nuta, G. Thompson : 8 half cases Valendas, half case Currants. 42 Ids. Sugar, 14 lbs. Peel, and
1 lb. Spice, J. T. Daintree ; box of Grocery, Thompson Brothers ; 2 half cases V&lencias, 2 half oaaea
Currants, and 8 boxes Peel, Hx. Llewellyn : 8 barrels Apples, Mr. J. Hill ; 2 sacks of Potatoes,
H. Steed ; 1 sack Potatoes, G. A. Veasey ; 4 barrels Apples and 6 bottles Raspberry Vinegar, Mrs.
Hanulton ; 6 barrels Apples (produce of Oirphanage tree') , Mr. and Mrs. Chcsterman ; 2 barrels Apples,
Mr. Cocks ; 1 case Oranges, 1 oag Nuts, Mr. Arthur £. Corin.
Clothiko ^-^9 Articles, G. Thompson ; 26 Articles, Miss Lottie Grove ; 60 Flannel Shirts, the Misws
Dnnsfield : 4ShirtB, Min Gentry ; 6 pairs Knitted Socks, A. F., Weston.
(Oiriy Division).— ChOTEii(a :— Fifty-three Articles, 24 yards Alpaca, and 6 Dolls, Mr. G. Thompson;
95 Articles, Miss liottie Grove: 4 Pinafores, M. and E. A. Newton ; 3 Articles, an old Lady at Balham ;
3 lengths Table Cloth, E. £. walker ; 11 Articles, Mrs. Welford.
Fob thb Bazaar {per Mr. CharUsworth) .'—Thirty-eight Articles, A. Laker ; a box of Articles,
Schoolmastenf* College, Durham ; 26 Articles, G. Katcliffe, New Zealand (an old Orphanage boy) ; a
FaroeL Mrs. Critchett ; a Parcel, Style and Gerrish ; 4 Wool Coverlets, Lee and Boyd : case of Articles,
Mr. Dunnett; case of Ornaments, etc., Mr. Man; a China Plato with View of Orphanage, Miss
Hariier ; 2 Bronze Card Trays, Mrs. White ; 31 Articles, Mrs. Fh>eman and Miss Boulder ; Children's
Toys, Miss Daintree ; Sofa Cushion, Miss Bodgers ; a Parcel, Miss Moncrieff and friends ; 2 pairs
Boots, Mr. Leeson ; a Parcel, Mr. Feltham and friends ; 7 Illustrated Books and 2 Articles, Mr.
farmer; 7 Articles, the Misses Wright and Southgatc; Antimacassar (crewel), Miss Powell;
5 Articles, Miss Strickland ; 5 Articles, Mr. E. B. Brown ; Knitted Quilt, J. PhiUipsj Sundry Articles,
an old Lady of 81 : 2 pieces Needlework, Mrs. Hewett ; 3 pairs Woollen CufTs, Miss Keay ; Parcel, Miss
I^WBon ; 2 pairs Woollen Shoes and a Book, Miss Hindley ; a Qold Brooch and pair Earrings, Mr.
Standring ; a Collar, Mr. G. Thomson : 31 Articles, Miss Lottie Grove ; 10 Articles, N. C. ; 33 Artioles,
Mr9. Fancy and A. Goodale ; pair Braoeleta, Perthshire ; Patchwork Counterpane, Anon. ; pair
BraoeSf'N. W. ; 41 Articles, Mxh. Beeton ; 12 pairs Knitted Socks, Mrs. Kine : a Case of Articles,
S. Sargeant; Crochet Quilt, Mr. Jordan; 9 Articles, Mra. Boberts ; a Parcel, H. Wright; 13 Articles,
MiM Castle and Friends ; 18 Articles, Mrs. EUce ; a Shawl and an Antimacassar, Mrs. Wright ; 8
Articles, Mrs. £. Figg ; 28 Articles, The Misses Garratt ; 6 Frocks and other Artiples, Miss Smither ;
a Box of Article and a Suit of Clothes, M. A. Munday ; 2) Articles, Mrs. Drew ; Wool Shawl, Miss
Coates ; 2 Dresses and Embroidery, Mrs. Tutcher, Chard ; 35 Articles, Mrs. Allen and Friends ; Lace
Antimara«ar, £. Strickland; Honiton Lace Handkerchief and Case, M. James; 3 Crochet Ajrticles
and 4 pairs Woollen Cuffs, Anon. ; a Box of Articles, Isabel Kcat ; 5 Articles, £. G. Newport ; sihall
Parcel, A. Howlett; Hardware and Sundry Articles, F. P. Chard ; 6 Articles and some Crochet, E. G.
Wasing; pair Mats, Lizzie Oliver; 20 Articles, Landport; 9 Netted Antimacassars, Mrs. Murray,
MalineA, Belgium ; 16 Articles, Ajion. ; 3 Crochet Dresses and 3 Mats, Mrs. Morris ; Sofa Cushion,
Mrs. Cole ; 8 Articles, Miss Tuck; 3 Articles, Miss Bessie Cole ; 15 Articles Underclothing and Set of
Hats, Mrs. Harris, Portsea : 19 Articles, Mrs. Newbold ; a lar^ parcel of Articles, a friend, per C. M.
Mce ; 2 Water Colour Drawings, Mr. F. Hcnard ; box of Articles, Mrs. Muir ; box of Articles, Miss
Ackland; 9 Articles, Miss Kersev; a Parcel, Sarah Brown, 14 Articles, Mrs. A. Allen; 2 Articles,
Mrs. Welfurd ; a Parcel, Miss Mary Lome ; a Parcel, Mis. Arnold ; 4 Articles, J. A. Scott ; a
Parcel, Mrs. Hart and daughters ; 3 Articles, E. A. Hajstings ; 15 Articloj, Mrs. Dexter.
Statement of Meeeiptt from November 1 5th to December I4tfi, 1881.
Mr. W. Blyth, per Putor G. H. Kemp
JuV. G. Jsrowii ... ... ... ...
Friends in Eildon, N.B
In meinory of Miss Sarah Ann Wiloock,
of Shipley, per Pastor C. A. Davis ... 100
CoUected by Miss Harriduo
Misa Whitford, per Pastor J. &. Paige
Mr.G.M.W. Mills
A Widow's Mite, Norwidi
Mr. Archibald Falconer
A Widow's Thaakoffering, A. K.
n i*r f3» •«• ••• »•• ••■ ••• •••
D« iA^a ■•• •■• ••• ••• ■•• ••■
JdLXS* xS* X^6ft8JC ••• ••• •.• •••
Mr. Bobert Fergus.
Mr. Samuel B. Clark
A grateful Sermon-reader, Croydon . . .
A., after reading "John Ploughman's
Abnanack"
Stamps from Aylsham
A New Year's Offering, F. K. K. v ...
Mr. S. C Shaxp, the produce of an
lutpie— 'trev ... ••• ... ... ...
Walter Johnston
George Fiahboomid
£ s.
d.
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0
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Mr. W. Paine
A Lover of Jesus
Mr. J. Patterson
Mr. Henry Tribe
Mr. E. J. Gorringe
Mr. J. Wilson
A Servant Girl, near Fozres
Mr. J. F. Pearmine
" A foe to evil-8i)eaking"
" My tobacco allowance "
M., after reading "John Ploughman's
^LinXftJlflCK cap ••• ••• •••
JJULcul& •• ••• •«, •■• ••. •••
Mr. James Ward, jun
Mr. A. H. Scard
Mr. J. K. Forman
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory
X., Norwich ..
Mr. Bobert Byman
Mr E Bew
A Baptist at Margate
An Invalid who does not expect recovery
Miss H. Best
Miss L. Best
An Invalid, Clapham Park
£ B. d.
110
0 5 0
0 10 0
10 0 0
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10 0
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OOLPORTAGE ASSOCIATION.
For Bazaar :—
Per Mrs. Harper, Coal-
brookedale :—
Mrs. W. Dunbar 0 6 0
MnuSouthom... 0 2 0
Mrs. W. Southom 0 2 6
Mrs. Harper ... 0 U 6
£ 8. d.
Mrs. F. Pool
Mrs. £. Carter
Miss Roberta
Miae B. Pew...
Mrs. Smith ...
Mirs. £. Doers
• • • • •«
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1
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2
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0
6
0
0
Mrs. E. Palmer (sale of
work)
8. R. E., Trowbridge
Mrs. Dods and Friends
Mrs. 3. Samuel
A sincere Well-wisher . . .
Annual Subscription : —
Mrs. Townsend
Half-yiNiTly 8ub»GriptioH :-—
Mrs. S. ^rown
£ I. d.
2
0
1
1
0
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6
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9 19 0
.. 10 0
.. 10 0
£176 18 0
Statement of Receipts from Novemher Xbth to December \Ath, 188t.
Suhteription9 and Donations for Districts :■
Mr. O. H. Dean, for Sittingboume ...
Oxfordshire Association, Stow and
Aston District
Newbury District
Metropolitan Tabernacle Sunday-school
for Cheddar District
Lancashire and Cheshire Association
for Accrinffton District
Nottingham Tabernacle
WolTerhampton District
Maldon District
Great Yarmouth Town Mimion
Mr. R. W. S. Grif&th, for Fritham
District
Mr. J. Cory, for Castletown
Mr. R. Corv, jun., for Cardiff
Mr. Samuel fiarrow, for Horley
E.S. for Repton District
Cambridgeshire Association
M. A. H., for Orpington District (qnar-
wCaI^J ••# ••• «■« ••• •••
£
B.
d.
10
0
0
20
0
0
10
0
0
6
6
0
20
0
0
10
0
0
10
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7 10
0
10
6
0
10
0
0
10
0
0
10
0
0
10
0
0
SO
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0
6 0 0
£188 16 0
Subscriptions and Donations to the Oemeral Fund:-'
£ a d.
OollectionB in Metropolitan Taber-
nacle 85 5 0
Mr. F. H. Cockrell 10 0
■ • . JKL. ... ... ... ... ... UZO
X^. «V . ^V « ... ... ..« ... ■•• Ovv
aL. A. N. ... ... ... ... ... 10 0
Mr. and Mrs. Scruby 110
Executor of the late Mrs. S. Colston ... 18 0 0
Mr. W.Graham 10 0
Mr. A. H. Scard 0 6 0
Annual Subscriptions: —
Mr. Andrew Dnim 2 2 0
Mrs. 8. Brown (half-yearly) 10 0
Mrs. Townsend 10 0
Mr. F. Fishwick 2 2 0
Messrs. Hodder and Stoughton ... 2 2 0
Mr. W. O. MoGregor 110
Mr. W. Izard 110
Mr. G. Gregory ... ... ... ... 110
Mrs. A. L. Brande 10 0
Mr. A. Chamberlin 110
£126 3 6
Statement of Heeeiptt from November lith to December lith, 1881.
£ 8. d.
Annie Rushworth, two birthday gifts,
per Pastor C. A. Davis 10 0
Tnankoffering for Mr. Bunham's
services at Southwell, Notts 17 6
Thankoffering for Messrs. Smith ani
PoUerton's services at Vernon
Chapel, PentonvUle 60 0 0
Balance of Collection at Mirfleld, per
Mr. Bumham 3 12 6
£ s. d.
Thankoffering for Mr. Bumham*s
services at uirkby, Yorkshire 2 0 0
Thankoffering far Messrs. Smith and
Fnllerton's services at Abbey-road
Chapel, St. John's-wood 60 0 0
Mr. A. H. Scard 0 6 0
£10S 6 0
Beoeived, with best thanks, from J. H. S., for Church Poor, £6; OoUege, £2 lOs. ; Orphanage,
£2 10s. From Mr. Henry Imbuaeh, Cj-prus, for College, £1 ; Orphanage, £1 ; Girls' Orphanage
Baxaar, £3.
Friends tending pretentt to the Orphanage are earneUhj reqitejted to let their
namet or initials accompany the same, or roe cannot properly acknowledge tki^m ; and
also to write Mr. Spurgeon if no acknowledgment is sent within a week. All parcels
should be addressed to Mr. Charleswortli^ Stockwell Orphanage^ Clapham Hood, London,
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" Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil
with tiie strong ; because he hath poured out his souTunto death : and he was numbered
'With the transgressors : and he liare the sin of many, and made intercession for the
>rB.'' — Isaiah liii. 12.
UR great concern is concerning Christ. "For him shall con-
stat prayer be made.'' It does not much matter what
becomes of us, the common soldiers^ so lotig as our great
Captain is to the front. As the men of Napoleon's Old
Guard could defy death for themselves, but were ever
anxious about the emperor, so every loyal soldier of Christ feels that the
one question in the present conflict is, " How goes it with the King ? "
Is he crowned ? Is ne exalted ? Is he winning his way among the sons
of men ? Brothers, it may be that our star is waning. Does it matter,
if his sun is reaching its noon ? It may happen that the company with
which we are associi^ed is not so much to the front as it used to be, and
the regimental flag is in the rear, but what of that ? Let us do the best
we can to retrieve its honour ; but, after all, the main consideration is
the royal standard. Where is that ? '' Let my name perish," said
Whitefield, ''but let Christ's name last for ever." Such a feeling should
actuate us alL What are we, my brethren, and what is our father's
lionse ? What if ten thousand of us should M merely to fill a ditch
for him to march over ? What if he took the whole of us and crushed
us to the dust, if he were lifted an inch the higher, it were none too
C06t1^ sacrifice for such a One as he is, who has redeemed us unto God
by his precious blood.
Onr first and last concern is about the result of our great warfare in
60 "bvkb this oue war oby, — victort! vicrroRY!*'
regard to Christ ; and my text will be consoling to your hearts in propor-
tion as yon are consecrated to Christ. If you are a worker for Jesos,
and yonr heart is tremnlons for the cause of God, — ^if you feel dismayed
at times, and often anxious about the progress of the kingdom, — such
an assurance as this will be like a voice from the Comforter himself. It
is the Father who speaks, and he says concerning the Well-beloved,.
'* Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall
divide the spoil with the strong.''
I. The first truth taught us here is that the victory of our
Lord Jesus Christ is sure.
Sure, firsts because these wards are a divine promise ; and every word
of promise that comes from God is established. '^ Hath he said, and shall
he not do it ? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good ? " If
God has said, ''I will divide him a portion," that portion shall be divided.
If the Lord has declared that he sludl divide the spoil with the strong,
who is he that shall keep him back from the prey ? We might have
doubted if this word had been a prediction as to the probabilities of the
life of this religion or of that ; we might have supposed that the religion
of Christ would be crushed out by rougher faiths that could use the caraai
weapon, or that its exceeding spirituality might cause it to wither away
in an atmosphere so uncongenial. We might, I say, have had some
trembling because of the ark of the Lord if this had been a mere infer-
ence or opinion ; but we have none now ; for as surely as this book is
the infallible Word of God, so surely must Christ win the day. As surely
as God cannot lie, so surely must he upon whom the Lord laid the
iniquity of men, rise from all his sorrows to a glorious victory.
The text is a promise placed very singularly in connection with facta
which have been accomplished. We are told that Christ shall divide the
spoil with the strong, but that promise is set side by side with the
declaration that he is '^ brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a
sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth." Just
as surely, then, as that part of the prophecy is fulfilled in which Christ
suffers, so surely shall that be fulfilled m which he triumphs. You have
no doubt whatever about his being taken from prison and from judg-
ment, about his making his srave with the wicked and with the rich
in his death. Well, the same Dook and the same chapter which contains
the prophecy of those sorrowful facts contains this prophecy that he
shall divide the spoil with the strong. Therefore the ultimate victory
of Christ is made sure by a divine promise.
Notice, moreover, that it is the Father himself toho here puis forth hi&
hand to guarantee the victory. He writes, *^ Therefore will I divide him
a portion with the great." ** I will do it ; I will see that he conquers ;
I will see that he has the reward of his labour. My own right hand and
my holy arm shall so be with him that he shall treiad down his enemies,
and he shall take from them mountains of prey." Who is this that
saith '^ I will divide him a portion ? " It is he at whose voice the earth
trembles.
*' The pillars of heaven^s starry roof
Tremble and start at his reproof."
When he says ** I will do it," who shall stay fais^ hand or resist his
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•
will ? God, the everlasting Father, has staked his honoar and his glorj
upon the Bnccess of Christ. I make bold to say that if Christ win not ib^
world, and if he be not crowned King of kings and Lord of lords, it is not
Jesns that is dishononred so mach as the Great Father bj whom he
was ordained, sent, ahd anointed. The stain would not only be upon the
manhood but upon the Godhead too ; for God himself appointed the Lord
Jesus, and said of him^-" This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well'
pleased." He must see the Messiah through with it. It is the pleasure
of the Lord that is in his hand, and that pleasure must prosper there,
or else God's name would be dishonoured. How sure I am that Jesus
will win the victory.
I am delighted to notice a change of expression in the next sentence.
The Son ofOod himself also puts hand to the work of ultimate victory.
Bead the text again. ** Therefore will I divide him a portion," " and he
shall divide." God gives him the victory, and he takes it himself. The
Father grants it, and the Son grasps it by his own right hand. The
glorious Jehovah cries, '* He shall divide," and the ever-blessed Son of
the Highest as a conqueror comes forth actually to divide the spoil. Oh,
my brethren, Jesus is as gentle as a lamb; but I might say of him as
they of the Red Sea said of Jehovah, ''The Lord is a man of war : the
Lord is his name." This Lamb is the Lion of the tribe of Judah, and
who shall stand before him when he goes forth to war ? Who shall rouse
him np? They that came against him to take him in the days of his
humibation stumbled and fell when he utttered the words, ''I AM";
and if the fall power of that ''I AM " had been let loose upon them they
had not merely staggered to their falling, but each man among them had
stumbled into his grave. It is he that stilled the waves upon Gcnessaret :
it is he that ruled the powers of the deep, and made the devils fly at his
biddmg : if he putteth his hand to the battle, woe to those that strive
against him ! The defeat of Christ ! Laugh the idea to scorn. Nay, the
thorn-crowned Prince is victorious. Well spake the apostate Julian in
his dying moments, ''Nazarene, thou hast conquered." All his foes will
have to own it. In the day of judgment trembling, and in the lowest
pit of hell despairing, they shall acknowledge his supremacy. The de-
spised and rejected of men with rod of iron shall break his enemies in
pieces ; yea, he shall break them in pieces like potters' vessels. " Be wise
now, therefore, 0 ye kings : be instructed, 0 ye judges of the earth : kiss
the Son, lest he be angry and ye perish &om the way when his wrath is
kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him."
That is the first thing, then ; the Chnst will conquer. It is a divine
Eromise ; its folfilment is guaranteed by the Father, it will certainly
e achieved by the Son.
II. Seoondlv, thb victory is as glorious as it is sure : " There-
fore will I divide him a portion with the great,*^
The great King rewards our Champion. You have heard of greaft
champions who have been knighted on the battle-field by theu: sovereigns^
deeds of special prowess have been thus rewarded. Others, amid the
acclamations of their troops and while yet their hands were unwashed
from gore, have been crowned on the field only because of their superior
valour and the decisive nature of the battle. Now, what is it to be
knighted or crowned by kings or nations ? It is as nothing. But to be
52 " KVBR THIS OUE WAR CRY,— VICTOBY ! VICTORY ! *'
crowned of God ! For God himself to give the reward in the light of
eternity ! What must such a victory be ? I trow that many an act
which man applauds is despised by the Most Hi^h, and many a fierce
fight that has stirred the heart of nations, and made the poets ring out
their hymns for centuries, has been not only despicable but abominable
Jn the sight of the Most High. But when God rewards, what must be
the glory of the achievement ! And here we have it : God, even the
Father, the sel&ame one whom it pleased to bruise his Son, when he
made the iniquity of us all to meet upon him — ^that sel&ame God who
knows all things, and weighs all things aright, and is the very source and
soul of honour, he shall crown our Lord Jesus. Must it not be a glorious
victory ? He has crowned him ; he is crowning him ; he shall continue
to crown him ; for thus it is written, " Therefore will I divide him a
portion with the great."
The glory of this victory may be seen, next, not only in the reward
coming from so high a source, but from its hemg manifestly a great
reward in the esteem ofmeuy since our Lord is to have " a portion with the
great" It is difficult to say what makes a great man. When I look
over the lists of great men some of them seem to me to be very little ;
but still men have among themselves a sort of standard by which to
measure, and they say of such and such persons that they are ^' great.'*
From different points of view they are so. Now, Christ is to have a
portion with the great Perhaps you have been grieved to see how
certain ungodly men in these times make nothing of Christ; like
Herod, they set him at nought ; but these people are mostly very second-
rate indiviauals, of smaU account even among their own order. Almost
all intelligent men, even if they do not accept all that Christ says,
agree that he is a great man, and many confess that there never was
such another man as he. There have been sceptics whose admiration of
Christ hafi been extreme. I, for one, cannot understand how any honest
mind can do other than reverence his marvellous character and the
grandeur of the truths which he has revealed. He is great, inexpressibly
great, and the day will come, must come, is every day coming nearer,
when Christ will be seen even by his enemies to be supremely great. His
cross to-day towers o'er the wrecks of time, and he himself rises before
mj £edth's vision so much above all the sons of men, that I see all
philosophies, theories, and human dogmas crouching at his feet. His
victories are not victories among pigmies, but victories among the great,
such as shall make all men see that he himself is the greatest of the greats
My brethren, think for a minute what a battle Christ has waged
with all the powers of evil ; with all the wit, and crafty and unbelief,
and pride, and lust of man ; with all the foul devices, and cruelties,
and wickednesses of the devil, and all the principalities and powers that
obey his bidding ; and with death and all that goes with it, and shall
come of it Against all these he has set the battle in array, and over
all these he has triumplied, so that he divides the spoil with the great.
Thy adversaries, 0 rrince Emmanuel, are not such as a common
warrior might rout; they are foemen worthy of thy steel. What
desperate tugs they gave thee when they foroea the bloody sweat from
out thee in the moment of thv sternest wrestling ; but thou hast flung
them to the ground, and trodden down strength.
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Of oonrse this langaage can only be used as speab'ng part of the trnth,
becanse the portion which God has given to his dear Son is indisputably
greater than the greatest things that earth can hold. I take it that the
question that Christ has come to answer is the greatest question that
ever moved eternity. The work that Christ has come to do is the
grandest work that ever stirred the ages. It is God's work and God's
question. How shall evil be driven out of the world ? How shall
justice, without a stain, smile on a sinner ? How shall God be seen as
tbc holy One with all the glory of his character manifested, receiving to
his bosom the guilty sons of men ? The grandest work that e'er was
done of God himself Christ has come to perform, and not only has he
his portion with the great, but of idl the great he is the greatest, and
his portion is above their portion. They are not to be mentioned in
the selfeame day.
Notice, too, that a part of the description of this victory represents
ihe Lord as himself dividing the spoil ** with the strong J^ Not merely
with great enemies did Christ wrestle, but with strong powers. 1
might give you a hundred illustrations of this, but I prefer to give you
one. When the Lord Jesus Christ came into my heart — came to battle
there — ^he did, indeed, divide the spoil with the strong, for I was strong-
willed, and desperately set on mischief, and for a while I was in the
hand of a strong despair, out of which it seemed impossible that I
should escape. The bands which held me were of iron, tough as steel,
hardened in the fires of hell ; and yet this day I am his, for he has won
me, and taken the prey from the mighty. I have been just now to see
our venerable Elder white. He is dying. I looked at his venerable beard
as he sat up in the bed, and I looked at the bright face that shone above
it, and I was charmed at the joyful sight. He said, " I have no trouble ;
1 have not a troubled thought ; I am the happiest man in the world ; I
am going home, and I rejoice in it ; though I am perfectly satisfied to
walL" Death is just nothing at all to him. Just like a dear sister who
went from us some time ago : when I went to see her, you might have
thought she was going to be married, she was so happy in prospect of
^leparting. Charles Wesley once said, " They may say what they will
about Methodism, but our people die well." That is my comfort: our
pwjple die well, they die gloriously triumphant in the Lord. When I
think of it I can see how my Lord divides the spoil with the strong.
Death comes and he says, " That is mine." He has taken the poor,
wrinkled body ; and Christ smiles, and lets him have it ; for he takes
ibr his share the soul, the life, and as he bears him off he takes the
best part of the spoil. He has left death the husk, but he has himself
secured the kernel. Tea, the day will come when he will take the body,
tw, out of the custody of death ; for not a wreck or a rag of all his saints
shall remain in the domains of death. There is a resurrection of dead
Wies as well as an inunortality of spirits. Glory be to Christ. In this
^aj, here and hereafter, he divides the spoil with the strong. Strong is
^eath, but stron^r still the omnipotent Son of God.
There is another aspect under which we may speak of the glory of
Christ's victory ; he wUl share it with his people. The second paragraph of
the text is, " he shall divide the spoil with the strong." That is, he will
<livide it out, and allot portions to all those who came to the help of the
54 '^E7EE THIS OUE WAR ORY, — ^VICTORY! VICTORY!"
Lord against the mighty. Jnst as David after Ziklag when he had
taken the prey from the Amalekites, sent portions all ronnd to his friends
in Jndah, so when the King Eternal takes the spoil, he will give a share
to yon and to me, if we have been &ithful to him. There shall be a
portion e'en for ns whom the Lord made strong for himself in the day
of battle. Does it not make yonr heart lapgh to think of it ? Jesns
wins the victory, but he will not enjoy it alone ; he will glorify his people
Even the sick folk that go not down to the battle shall have their share
of the spoil ; for this is David's law, and the law of the Son of David,
that they that abide with the stuff shall share with those that go down
to the fight. He will give to each faithful sufferer or worker a portion
of the prey. Make haste, 0 champion, make haste to give to everyone of
us a prey of divers colours, meet for the necks of them that take the
spoil!
III. Thus we have seen that CTirist mil win the victory, and the
victory will he glorious. Now let us declare, thirdly, that thb results
OP THIS VICTORY WILL BE VERY SUBSTANTIAL.
Let me remind you that, in consequence of what our Lord has done,
myriads of souls will he redeemed. How many will esct^ from sin
and death and hell to live for ever is not revealed. We have every
reason to believe that a number that no man can number, out of
every nation, and people, and kindred, and tongue, shall praise their
redeeming Lord. Christ's death will not spend its force in the con-
version of here and there one, but he will see of the travail of his soul
and will be satisfied ; and we are convinced that no little thing will
satisfy him. The great result of our Lord's death will be the eternal
salvation of myriads untold.
Next to that will be the overtJirow of every form ofevU which now
reigns in the world, and the extermination of religious falsehood, vice,
drunkenness, war, and every horrible mischief bom of the fall and of
human depravity. Christ will conquer these, and there shall be new
heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. For ever
and ever boundless honours shall be given to Christ for his victory
over every force of evil. The seed of the woman shall trample on
the serpent
As the result of Christ's death Satan's power unit he broken. He
will no longer go forth to rule among the nations.
Death also will have lost its dominion over the sons of men. The Son
of David shall restore that which he took not away. More than our
first &ther lost shall Christ bring back. There shall be glory sub-
stantial to himself in the lives of his people on earth, in their deaths,
and in their lives for ever. Glory shall be Drought to God of a new and
unusual kind. A light will be shed upon the character of God which,
so &r as we know, could not have come to us by any other means except
by the death of the Only-begotten. Hallelujahs louder than before
shall rise up before the throne. Praises shall ascend unto CM sach as
creation never produced, " for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us
unto God by thy blood, and we shall reign for ever and ever."
Now, my brethren, do not get into a state of fright and fear about the
Christian religion. Do not go to your chambers and sigh, "Every-
thing is going to the bad, and we shall be all eaten up by the devil"
''EVKB THIS OUR WAR CRY,— TIOrOBY ! VIOTORT!" 56
I^onsensel There is a stronger arm yet than that black arm of Satan.
In God's eternal goodness resides a power and majesty that cannot be
found in the infernal malevolence of the devil. I know which is the winning
side, — I am snre of it. Though we may drearily imagine that things
go amiss, and fimcy that the vessel is readv to break up and become a wreck,
fihe will enter the harbour yet with all her cargo safe, and &om every
wave that tossed her and every wind that beat upon her she shall derive
eternal advantage. Courage, brethren, we are not beaten, and we are
not going to be beaten. We are succeeding all along the line. Shout
victory, universal victory, from stem to stem of the good old ship. Not
a foe has been able to live upon her deck. Give the enemy's black hull
another broadside. When you think that the crew of the Black Prince
are about to board us, grasp your pikes and give them a warm reception.
This good ship bears the red' cross at her masthead, and shall never be
taken, but shall win the victory as surely as God lives, and his Son lives
who has risen from the dead.
IV. So I close with this last remark : the whole op this
norORT RESULTS FROM ChRIST'S OWN WORK.
Laid me your best attention for two or tixree minutes, because this is
the pith and marrow of it all : " Therefore will I divide him a portion "
—that is logic. Why this "therefore"? What is the argument?
Christ shall divide with the strong because — . How does it run ?
'^Because his doctrinal teaching is singularly in keeping with the
progress of the age " ? I have heard that observation, and smiled at
it *' Because his gospel is preached with such remarkable eloquence and
singular clearness "? Indeed, No. Why, then, will Christ win the
victory ? The answer is — " Became he hath poured out his soul unto
deathJ* If God himself deigns to take upon himself our nature, and
in that nature pours out his life like a libation even unto death — if, I say,
he thus poors out his life, it is impossible to conceive that he will be de-
feated. Blasphemy may imagine it, profanity may speak it, but truth
abhors the idea that Jesus can be baffled. A dying God! It is an in-
accurate expression, yet I know of no expression that is so accurate —
W putting himself into human form, so as to be capable of suffering
and death, cannot suffer and die in vain. He must, he shall, he will win
that for which he died. He must reign, because he has poured out his
seal unto death.
Listen again, here is the second reason : '^ Ee was numbered with
ihe transgressors; " this is mentioned secondly, as if there was something
even more in that than in the first. To die is wonderful condescension ;
bat for the pure and holy One to deign to be numbered with the
transgressors, and stand as if he had transgressed himself, though trans-
gress he never did, nor could — I say this is more wonderful. If Jesus
<iid that, then he must win the victory. When I am dispirited, where
do I fiml encouragement ? Where the stars of Bethlehem bum, and
vhere men make merry on their Christmas days ? Nay, their mirth is
weariness to a heavy heart. I will tell you where I go for comfort — to
^ethsemane, to Golgotha, to the garden, and to the tomb. Christ
<^not have suffered there in vain : Christ cannot have been despised,
slandered, and actually numbered with transgressors, and all for nothing.
It cannot be : it cannot be. Death and hell, ye can defeat armies of
56 •' BVBR THIS OUR WAB CRY,— VICTORY ! VIOTORY ! **
men, but the Gmcified treads you down. When our Champion of the
pierced hand comes to the front the battle no longer wavers. We gloij
in his death and in his making common cause with transgressors. But
this is not all ; it is added, "And he bare the sin of many, *^ This denotes
his actual and literal substitution — his acting as the sin-bearer. This
is something more than being numbered with the transgressors ; h&
actuallj takes the sin of the transgressors, and bears their burden upon
his own shoulders by a wondrous system of substitution which is easier
to be believed than to be explained. Because he did this he must conquer.
He must conquer. Sin cannot be victorious if Jesus has carried it on
his shoulders and hurled it into his sepulchre. If the darkest days
were to come, and all the churches of Christ were to be extinguished,
if there were left only one Christian, and he as good as dead by reason
of weakness, yet might he believe that God from the dead would raise
up seed unto his Son, and fulfil his covenant and keep his word. It
must be so. The ofiering of Christ's soul for sin secures to him a seed
for ever.
And lastly, there is this fourth reason given — " He made intercession
for the transgressors" I can conceive you praying, my dear friend, and
Ood's not hearing you ; but if the man who was despised and rejected
should say, '^Bise, poor suppliant, rise and I will take thy place; " and
if the Blessed and Beloved of the Father, whose eyes are as the eyes of
the morning, and whose lips are as lilies dropping sweet-smelling^
myrrh, kneels down and prays, "My Father, by my blood, and wounds,
and agony, save this sinner ;" why, it must \k done ! And if he says,
"Father, give me those whom I have redeemed," it must be done.
And if he pleads, " Father, keep them by thy word," it must be
done. And if he prays, " Father, make them one as we are," it must
be done. And when he shall ask, " Father, give them power and
victory,'' it must be done. And when he shall ask, " Father, let my
servants all become champions, and send them forth, east, west, north,,
and south, against idolatry, and infidelity, and popery, and clothe them
with the Holy Ghost," why then it must be done I The power of
Clirist's intercession is irresistible. Queen Mary reckoned the prayers
of John Knox to be worth many regiments ; but what shall I say of the
prayers of Jesus, the Son of God ? They are with us to-day. While we
are sitting here, and troubling our minds about the Lord's work, and
saying* "What shall we do ? " and, "What will come of it ? " and all that
—Jesus is pleading. Hush, tiU your hearts leave off beating — till not a
thought is heard I You may hear him saying, '' Father, I will."
Here is the power of the church. The plea of Christ with authority
before the throne is the majestic force upon which the church depends.
" Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world." Wherefore
pluck up courage. Jesus will yet win. You weak, faint-hearted ones,
rejoice. The victory is sure, not because of anything you are, or of
anything you can do, but for Jesus's sake. In the name of the Lord we
set up our banners. Hallelujah !
67
WHAT! fainas in London? Yes, good reader; people who are-
called fairies; bat should yon see them, it is possible that a
shade of disappointment might cloud your brow. Oar fairies are not
the pretty, light, fantastic, ethereal little creatures to hear of whom was
one of the delights of our childhood. The very reverse of this. They
are low, coarse, vulgar, offensive-looking women, slatternly in dress and
begrimed with dirt. They don't haunt the shady wood, or dance under
the bnttorcups and daisies ; certainly not, as their occupation is to sift
dnst upon tiie immense dust-heaps of the city, to gather out refuse
matter for various purposes, and to carry the fine dust into barges for
coDTeyance to farms and brickfields. As their relatives, friends, and
neighbours address them by the pleasant name of '< Fairies," and as
thej are pleased with the appellation, and regard it as their social dis-
tinction, it is not for us to be so discourteous as to describe them by
any other name.
In oae thing they may be said to resemble fairies, as they delight in
"concords of sweet sound." By nature of their calling they are
exclusive, isolated people, living in their own close neighbourhood, in
the enjoyment of their own habits and customs. Their partners in
life, brothers, and fHends are all of the '' cinder basiness," and though
nnaasociated in legal form they are really a *' trades union " of great
niuaber and of some importance. Being of sociable disposition they
practise untrained melody, and loud singing is sometimes heard, as
the fairies, who sit in groups of tens and twencies, cause the mountains
of dast to resound and re-echo their tender or coarser notes. In the
tap-room of the '' Jolly Dustman,'' and like houses of entertainment,
the hoarser voices of men are heard from evening until midnight,
iningled with the softer vocal efforts. The breaking up, however, is
usoally boisterous and even violent.
Theirs are among the voices that are never heard in the churches of
the city. The best disposed among them consider themselves unfit to
mingle with the clean and well dressed. They indeed would expect their
pew-companions to regard them sl% ''common and nncleau.*' The
resnlt of this feeling is that they avoid the house of the Lord, and
spend their Sabbaths in their own way.
This way is in sleep, drinking, and revelry, as one of our veteran
missionaries discovered when first appointed to visit a colony of the
dnst people. Upon entering the close narrow street he found the
diffidul^ all but insurmoantable. None were willing to receive him,
fts their minds were a blank to religious subjects, aad as he was told,
"Strangers down there wasn't wanted." The fairies and their grim
relatives were seated at the open doors and windows, smoking and
drinking, while their begrimed children were dancing round a blind man
who was playing a violin. After trying to secure attention he left, much
dJBoouraged, but again appeared upon the scene the following Sunday,
which happened to have a fine evening. The curiosi^ of the people was
excited when they saw him, with the aid of a friend, carrying a small
bannoniam ; but when he set it down in the middle of the street and-
coounenoed playing there was great excitement. Windows were thrown^
^8 LONDON FAIRIB8.
•open, doorways were crowded^ and a large group of daBtmen, fairies,
and children gathered round him. In a loud and cheerful voice he re-
(peated fche wordfl —
** O for a thousand tongaes to sing
Mj great Redeemer's praise;
The glories of mj God and King,
The triumphs of his grace.**
Thus his well-trained voice, aided bj his instrument, caused the praise
of the Saviour in harmonious notes to enliven the whole street. Astonish-
ment over, they were delighted, and listened with pleasure as he taught
'the children gathered round him to repeat and then to sing such
•pleasant lines as these —
** I think when I read that sweet story of old."
A musical hour soon passed pleasantly away, and then the '^ singing
missionary " uttered a few saving truths, and, to the evident satisfaction
•of the people, promised '* on fine Sunday evenings to bring his music
down there again." Poets have often sung the power of melody even
over *' the savage breast; " but as a missionary work is a matter-of-fact
work we will in a few words give the result among these people of the
•dust and dust-heaps.
The playing and singing inclined the people to listen to the gospel,
and that with signs following. Winter evenings came on, and while the
children were gathered into Bagged Schools, the adults were drawn by
musical charms into a rough meeting room. Their children were
'^ made decent " that they might go with ^* the respectables " to school
on the Sunday morning and afternoon. At first a few and then many
of the parents and young people were induced to *' tidy themselves/'
and go to church. A religions sensitiveness was created in the dust
people's dwellings ; and, as the known and blessed result, nearly fifty
persons became regular attendants at a Mission Hall built, for their
convenience, and Irom this upwards of forty persons became com-
municants. Led by musical charms to receive the gospel, they by its
power became ''bight opposite.'*
Like trophies were won from the dust-heaps of Paddington by our
>late veteran friend, Henry Pearson. His was not the gift of song, but
a cheerful countenance and a pleasant humour enabled him to approach
the ^' gangs of fairies " (however rongh that may sound) when engaged
at their sifting. To them it became a pleasure to know that they were
cared for by people in better positions than .themselves, and they were
right glad to receive sympathy in their trials of calling and of life. No
sight was more pleasing than to see gang after gang put down their
sieves at the approach of their only spiritual friend, and standing arms
'* akimbo " to listen to his teaching. There was no rival in this field of
labour, so the good man wss left to his own resources, and these were
-certainly adequate to the work. He established a Bible meeting, a
mothers' meeting, a Sunday-school, and a provident club, exclusively
for his dust people and their children, and the moral and religions
results were indeed great. From 150 to 200 persons assembled each
Sabbath evening to hear the gospel, and the moral character of their
fookery became altered. Among others Sarah became a happy Ohristian,
4md we will therefore give a lit^e of her history.
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She was not more than thirty years of age, and her hnsband as chief
of the cart carried the bell. Among the fairies she was considered the
most profane and violent. The statement she heard on the heap, that
" the neavenly Father cared for her and each of them, and sent his Son
to be their Sayionr," arrested her attention. She attended the meeting,
and then broaght her hnsband. After a time she expressed concern for
her own salyation, and became a hnmble bnt bold Christian. Her
hosbandy who suffered from a fall off the cart when in liquor, also
receiTed the truth and became '* a new creature." After several years
of good living he took fever (a common disease among them) and died.
After this she became very ill, and had with her child to attend the
Samaritan Free Hospital. While attending there she in the waiting-
room spoke to many fellow-sufferers aboat their own salvation, and then
tried to do them good. It is a rule of the institution that the patients
bring their own medicine bottles and gallipots, and she noticed that
many were so poor that they could not afford to buy them. She there-
fore, when able to go to the dust-heap, placed bottles and pots on one
side and took them home with her. These she used to wash over-night
that they might be dry in the morning. With them in her apron she
tmdged off to the hospital glad that she could do something in the way
of sweet charity. How true is the instinct of the inner life to the
spirit of him who " went about doing good! "
After recovery many years passed on as Sarah pursued her occupation
SB fairy. Her leisure was used al the meetings with her family, and in
nursing her sick neighbours. The missionary found her services, as
one of his helpers, of real value, and at length, with the aid of several
ladies, set her apart as Bible-woman to people of her own class. For
long years she was found faithful to her Lord and her trust, a true
worker in the great vineyard of London. Her days, yes, and her
nights, have been spent in ministering to the bodily needs of her sick
neighbours, and in leading them to the ** fountain opened for sin and
nncleanness." The last time we saw her was in a gathering of sister
Bible- women. Quietly clothed, with her neat black straw bonnet, her
coantenance radiant with holy joy, as she joined in the devotional
fieryice, we could but rejoice over her, as a living proof of the force of
the gospel, of its power to turn the most hopeless " right oppositb."
—From ^ Our Veterans, or Life-stories of the London City Mission'*
§ittle §a^tm
A GERMAN had been a Lutheran, and, of coarse, was baptized in
infancy. When asked the question, '* Have you been baptized V*
he answered curtly, *' Veil, now, shust a leetle ! "
We conceive that the '* leetle " fails to answer the end of baptism, for
it is neither the sign which the Saviour ordained, nor does it set forth
the truth which baptism was intended to embody. Between sprinkling
and immersion there is a radical difference, and if either of the two be
right the other must be wrong. The two ceremonies cannot be op-
tional and equally right, for by no measure of straining can they Be
made to be emblems of the same thing. We have no right to supplant
Christ's *'mnch water" by man's 'beetle,*' and he who does so must
^inswer for it to his Lord.
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BY W. T. FULLBBTON.
^ A ND the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch." Thna
XjL associations gather roand particular places, and new names come
into existence. No one can have read the fifth gospel — for surely the
Acts of the Apostles is as much a f;ospel as any of the other four — <
without haying been arrested by the peculiar beauty of that incident in
connection with the little town of Berea, recorded in the seventeenth
chaptet. The Macedonian town still stands, and is inhabited by some
twenty thousand persons ; but we trust the number of those who may
truly be called ^^ Bereans " is not to be numbered by tens of thousands.
They are not all Bereans who are of Berea, nor are they Bereans who
are Bereans outwardly ; but they alone deserve the title who follow
those of old in their diligence and devotion to the truth of God. Such
conduct is as worthy of imitation as of praise, and in order that we may
follow in their steps we shall try and glean one or two characteristics of
their action.
In the first place, they Jieard the Word, for we read, ** the word of God
was preached by Paul at Berea." It were well if this was always the
case in our assemblies ; but if common report is to be believed, it is far
from common ; there is plenty of preaching from the Word — and a long
way from it sometimes — but little real preaching of i\it Word. Yet it
is only the Word of God which can convert the soul, and bring success
to any ministry. " Let Glasgow fiourish by the preaching of the Word,"
used to be the motto of that flourishing northern city; but now they
have robbed their motto of its chief chiarm and character, and only say^
'* Let Glasgow flourish ; " the wish is there, but the motive power is
gone. Is it not even thus with many a section of the *' Christian "
church to-day ? They wish to flourish, but rob themselves of their very
life : they desire to be like the Bereans, but neglect the very word of
the Scriptures which made them more honourable than their brethren.
One is reminded of Byron's words as we see them thus grasping the
shadow for the substance, and clinging to the traditions of their fathers
while changing the very basis of their faith.
'* You have the Pbcenix dances, yet
Where is the Phoenix phalanx gone ?
Of two such lessons, why forget
The nobler and the manlier one ? "
Without the Word preached we may have the form, but not the power;
the name, but not the life. Oh ! that all servants of Christ were stirred
up to '''preach the Word ;" preach it in season, for a word spoken in
season how good it is ! Preach it out of season, for sometimes the un-
seasonable word is the most appropriate, and seasons the life best.
On the Continent the stranger will be struck by numerous '* Esposi-
tions,** sometimes international, and sometimes neither national nor
rational. If he desires to know what they are, he will soon discover
that they are nothing more nor less than what we would term '' Exhibi-
tions." The exposition is an exhibition, and every exposition of the
Word should be an exhibition of the Saviour. The text should not be
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the onlj word of God in the sermon : if one hangs a ooafc on a peg, it
cannot tmthftillj be said that the coat is a peg, neither can tnat be
said to be preaching of the Word which only consists in hanging our
own ideas npon an isolated Scriptnre passage. Some preachers are like
the Gibeonites, •' who did their work wilily, and went and made a« tf
thej had been ambassadors;" bnt like them, too, they haye "old
garments npon tbem, and all the bread of their proyision is dry and
mouldy." The tme ambassador brings the Word of Christ, and has
things both '' new and old ; " bat the others, alas I they haye taken
away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.
Bat, eyen when the Word is preached, people do not always hear ;
indeed some of the most regnlar attendants on the " means of grace "
scarcely know what grace means. Many of the workers in onr large
factories, where the noise is enough to deafen a stranger, are so accus-
tomed to it as not to be conscious of its existence ; and many of those
who hear the Word so often are in the same position, — familiarity has
bred contempt, and they sit unmoved when a message is declared which
makes the angels sing for joy. Such can never be considered Bereans :
ears have they, but they hear not; preaching have they, bnt they listen
not ; gospel have they, but they believe not
Hearing the Word is not in itseli^ however, sufficient to constitute a
nian a Berean* They " with all readiness of mind received the Worck"
Like the Corinthians, Paul could say of them, " The gospel which I
preached ye received, and therein ye stand." ** He that hath ears to
hear let him hear ; " but a ready ear without a ready mind and a ready
heart is of little use. Would wc had more of this true nobility to be
like '< the Bight Honourable the Bereans." It is a wonder that when so
many are prepared to receive *' the smallest contribution with thanks,
and larger sums in proportion," that they pass by the choicest treasure
of all— the Word of God — which is sweeter than honey, brighter than
light, more precious than gold, and more fragrant than spices.
These Bereans were wiser, for they received and then searched (he
Word daily to see whether these things were so. This answers to the
famous mathematical bridge where so many students fail ; this is the
nibioon many cannot cross. We are apt to take too much on credit,
and this is not at all creditable. There is still a too profound reverence
for *' the clergy," and '* the dear minister." We think it must be so,
hecauae the preacher says it is so, and we would deem it an impertinence
to qaestion his word; yet these Bereans would not even accept the
^ord of an apostle unless they were fully persuaded it was also the
Word of God, and we are expressly told to search, even if an angel from
hea?en declare to us a gospel, whether it is in accordance with the
Scriptures. Our faith will be much better if we take nothing on faith,
snd accept not that which does not come with a ''Thus saith the
Lord."
This searching of the Bereans was no cold criticism, for they first of
all received the Word readily, and then read it so as to become settled
in the faith. They were not to be tossed about with every wind of
doctrine, for their building reached down to the solid rock. Let us
imitate them. A man was once asked what he believed, and at once
replied that he believed what his church believed. And what does your
62 BEREANB.
choTch believe ? " They believe the same as I do." ''And what do joq
both believe ? " was the next qaestion, which was met by the immediate
rejoinder, '' Oh ! we both believe the same thing." That man was not a
Berean.
Not by fits and starts is a Berean character to be obtained and
retained ; theirs was no sndden religions frenzy or sentimental emo-
tion ; they searched the Scriptures daily, and kept plodding on with
heaven-bom and deep-seated enthusiasm, and no doubt this was the
secret of their rare prosperity. Regular meals are as good for the soul
as the body, and people would not so often '* live at this poor dying^
rate " if only they took care to eat more spiritual food regularly and
constantly.
So to be Bereans we want three things — ^to hear, to receive, to read
the Word, and read it daily. To be like those of Be-rea we most
Be real,
Be ready,
Be readers.
In these days there is very little Bible-reading. It is true many have
bought revised Testaments ; but we fear it is not tme that many hare
read them; and very few if they did read them would be able to tell th&
difference between the new and the old. Solomon said " of making
books there is no end" If that was true in his day, we wonder what he
would say now I And magazines 1 It cannot be said that there is no
end to some of them, for they come to an end very.speedily; but th&
only fear about them is that they take people away from their Bibles^
and if in this way books have slain their thousands, magazines have
slain their tens of thousands ! It will never do, however, to speak
against magazines in such a place as this, so we shall cont^it
ourselves by saying, ''Let us read our Bibles first, then The Siocrd and
the Trowel, and after that as many papers as we please ; only let the
Bible have the pre-eminence."
And now, by way of a word of application to this homely homily, and
in the last place, finally, in conclusion, let a word be said aoont a
society which has recently been formed under the title of " The Berean
Bible Union." For fear of mistake it should be careftdly borne in
mind that it has nothing whatever to do with the union workhooae.
An error of this sort may be easily made. Some months ago we
announced in a provincial town that all those who had "worker's
tickets " were invited to meet together on the following evening at five
o'clock. At the appointed time about a hundred old women stood at the
door, saying they had brought their worker's tickets with them ; that
morning they had received them from the relieving officer, and they
thought it was very kind of us to invite them. It was rather an awkward
fix for ns to be in, and we had at length to tell them that it was
workers', and not workus' tickets that were required. Nor is our Union
a union of spiritual paupers; but of those who, having much already
irom the Word of Ood, desire to unite in oider to help each other to pet
more; we do not profess to keep the Bible together — that has cohesion
enough in itself—our only desire is that each member should privately
read the same chapter on the same day.
A few words about its histoiy. At the b^^ing of last year, we
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felt it incambent upon us to do something for those who, by the grace
of Ood, had been brought nnder the influence of the tnith, Uirongh us,
in TariouB parts of the country, and, as evangelists, we did not consider
ourselves at liberty to attempt anything of a pastoral character. It
seemed most clear that the very agency required was a Bible Union, for
snrely nothing better could be devised for these generally called '* young
converts " than to help them in the reading of that Word from which
alone comes strength and stability. So the idea took root, the Berean
Bible Union was darted, and during the year has prospered to such an
extent that now we number more than five thousand members. We
have no other object in view than the glory of Ood, and nothing to gain
except a heap of correspondence, and perhaps, as during the past year,,
the thanks of many who may have been benefited by this band of
Berean brotherhood.
Our system of reading is very simple, one chapter a day, and a Book
of the Old and New Testaments alternately. Thus during the past year
we began at Genesis, then read Matthew, then Exodus, and then Mark,
continuing with a chapter daily until by the end of the year we got aa
far as the end of Judges in the one and the end of Romans in the other.
On t^e same plan next year we shall get to the end of Job in the Old
Testament, and finish the New. This system has advantages over all
others, in that it saves the reader from getting a one-sided view of
truth, enables him to read the New Testament twice as often as the Old,
and affords a pleasant variation when the Old Testament reading
happens to be in the midst of abstruse and little-understood pro-
phecies.
The Union is specially intended for those lately led into the lighf,.
bnt we think all Christians might derive much benefit if they would
join with us. How often and often do people neglect reading the Word
altogether, because they do not know where to begin, or keep reading
the shortest chapters or psalms they can find because they have no
regular system. How many, too, habitually open the book at random,
and read the first portion on which the eye' happens to rest, until pre-
sently they have taught the Bible to open at their own favourite spots
of its own accord.
All these evils would be remedied by joining this, or other kindred
unions, nor do we know of any argument which can be urged against
such a course. It is true some may say they object to bring themselves
into bondage, since theirs is a service of freedom. Since it is service of
such liberty, you are at liberty to join with others, and help yourself
and them to study the Scriptures, are you not ? A railway engine ia
more at liberty on the metal rails than in the open country, and if you
will travel on the Bible rails laid down by such a union as this, you will
certainly lose none of your freedom.
For if thousands of Christians unite to study the same portion on the
aame day, and if, as we hope, they all ask blessing upon it, may we not
expect that in answer to so many prayers much light may be granted ?
And then, if we can get all our friends to unite with us, we shall at all
times have a subject of conversation ready to hand, and instead of
dealing in the meaningless trivialities of modem small-talk, we shall be
able at once to turn the conversation into a profitable and pleasing
«4 ** LOOKING UNTO JE8US."
channel. Snch a qnestion, for instance, as '' Did you notice that very
cheering promise in our chapter yesterday ? " would be natural between
Bible Union members, and would at once suggest many other promises
of a kindred sort.
Many branches have been formed over the kingdom — ^forty up to the
time of writing, one of which has over one thousand members — ^but we
liope that at die beginning of 1882 many more may be started. ^ Any
friend anj where who would be willing to take the matter up — and it has
been taken up with great advantage by ministers, leaders of Bible-
•classes, Sunday-school teachers and others — will be gladly supplied with
every information by the writer, who will also be glad to frimish any
who would like to join us with cards of membership, if they will write,
enclosing one stamp, to '' Berean Bible UnioUi 45, Doddington Orove,
Eennington Park, London, S.E."
WE walk not by sight, but by faith; but when &ith becomes so
kindled and intensified into spiritual sight that it can pierce far
into the heavens, and see Jesus crowned with gloiy and honour, how
unconquerable it can make us I
I was reading this very week of the perils of a bewildered and storm-
bound party on one of our western mountains. Pressing on in the
blinding snow, the track lost, the cold increasing, one of the party at
last sank down to die. In the drowse of approaching death no per-
fiuasions or ezpostalations could induce him to go forward, and he sank
into a bank of snow to die. But taking from his pocket a picture of
his wife and children for a farewell lock^ the vision of the dear ones in
that far-off home suddenly broke upon his heart It was resistless ;
what threats and entreaties from those near at hand could not effect was
done in an instant bv that one glance. He saw afar off his happy
home, and he roused nimself to press on to it ; with the new power
coming in from that sight he pushed forward, and reached a place of
safety.
It is but a pattern and fac-simile of Ood's dealings with us. When
we are faint with toil, and sinking under weariness, and ready to yield
the battle, we hear his voice, *< Let us therefore run with patience the
race that is set before us, looking unto Jmus, the author and finisher of
our faith, who, for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross,
despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of
God." And when we are appalled at the ravages of sin, and ready to
despair at the slowness of the church's progress, and the barrenness of her
conquests, we hear him saying, '' Look up, and lift up your heads, for your
redemption draweth nigh." This is our attitude in spite of all that
tends to make us hang the head and cloee the eye. '' Unto them that look
for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation." —
A, J. Gordon.
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fS^anvA ^DampILa/
THE mofit recent illastrions seceder 'from the Gharch of Borne is
CoTznt Enrico di CampellOy Canon of the Vatican Basilica, who on
the 13tb of September, 1881, addressed a letter to the Arch-priest,
Cardinal Borromeo, announcing his secession from the Papal church,
and in the evening of the same daj delivered an address in the
Erangelical Church in the Piazza Poll, vindicating the course he had
taken. The Rev. William Arthur, who writes an introduction to the
Connt's antobiography, justly remarks — ''The fact that a tonsured
Boman noble, a Canon of St. Peter's, could leave his Basilica, cross over
to the slopes of the Quirinal, there, in a small, humble church, solemnly
renounce the tonsure and avow the Protestant faith, and still retain not
only life and liberty but also his title and his civil rights, represents in
itself a gteat revolution and a pregnant one. How great and how
pregnant is further shown when we find that this gentleman can in the
Eternal City sit down and write an autobiography, giving his reasons
for the step he has taken, can send his manuscript to the presses of the
printer to the senate, and can publish his book as freely within sound
of the bells of St. Peter's as any convert from Protestantism might
publish one within sound of those of St. Paul's."
The story of Campello's life can be briefly told. His father, sharing
the Italian aspirations for freedom, had accepted office under the ill-
fitted Boman Bepublic, which was crushed by the French soldiery in
1^49, and had thereby incurred the Papal displeasure. Upon the fall
of the Bepublic he was imprisoned by Pope Pius IX. Two intimate
friends interceded for him and procured his liberation, on condition
however that one of his sons should be educated for the church as a
pledge of humble subjection and inviolable fidelity.
Enrico, then twenty years of age, was selected for this purpose. With
deceitful flattery he was inveigl^ away to a Jesuit college at Tivoli,
and thence transferred to the Academy of Noble Ecclesiastics, a
•eminary for the special service of the high Boman Curia. To qualify
him for entrance to this academy he was hurried through the various
grades of '* holy orders," i$.j tonsure, the four minor orders, and the
snb-diaconate ; and thus an inexperienced youth was in a few months
prepared for a state of celibacy, and made to pledge himself thereto
before the church in a solenm oath and vow to most Holy Ood.
Presently after, he was made a priest, and then canon of the Liberian
Basilica. His rapid promotion incensed the other canons, who
coDtriTed to make his position unpleasant. He gave himself up to
study, and devoted himself to preaching to still the rising troubles of
his heart But (we quote his own words) " the solitude of his chamber
oppressed him; from time to time he would be plunged in a deep
Badness which often dimmed his eyes. He felt that something was
wanting^a void within his heart, which neither his cherished studies
x^or his Ecclesiastical occupations could ever fill; whilst on the contrary,
* Coont CampeUo. An Autobiography. Qiviiig his reasons for leaving the Papal
Chnrdi. With an introduction by the aer. William Arthur, 2£.A. London : Hoddar
^ Stoughton.
66 COUNT CAMPELLO.
any token of affection, any accent from the heart, sufficed to ronae hux»
from his lethargy, and filled him with the sweetest joy. He felt
himself profoundly unhappy, but he dreaded investigating the reason^
Almost daily, kneeling at the feet of a priest, whom the Catholic faith
represented to him as the comforter of the belieyer in Jesus Christ, he
expressed his doubt that his vocation had not been inspired by Ood, but
imposed by man. And what was the medicine suggested to allay the
pain of the deeply-wounded heart ? Nothing but the cold proverbial
8% rum es vocatu8,fac ut voceria. If you have not received a cidl, procure
a cid]. A fine institution, this auricular confession, which accoraing to
the Council of Trent has for its object to comfort the afflicted, and is
called the second plank after shipwreck ! All the comfort it offers, if
your strength fails amidst the raging of the tempest is, ^ Be resigned
and drown ! ' "
Campello strove to become resigned, and to drown his sorrows in the
generous cup of beneficent labour. He threw himself with his whole
ardour into the work of night schools, and for nine years gather^
together young artisans mm all parts of Bome, and gave them
instruction in writing, reading, spelling, composition, arithmetic,
applied geometry, linear and ornamental drawing. This school became
an immense success. It was renowned throughout the city. The
premises had to be extended. But jealous colleagues conspired to
frustrate this useftil work, and Campello was forced to abandon the
institution so dear to him. The school was closed.
In the autumn of 1867 his loftiest promotion was reached, the pope
made him a canon of the patriarchal Vatican Basilica. The Vatican
chapter, of which he thus became a member, is the most ancient, and
the most noble and influentiid chapter in the Papal church. He was
surrounded with the gorgeous pomp of St Peter's, but the hollow
splendour was seen and felt to be a mockery. In one of those splendid
services, whilst he among a throng of prelates was following the pope,
who, bome aloft upon his portable throne between two fans which
shaded his person, proceeded up the nave of the church leading to the
throne, a friend of Campello's, a distinguished foreign prelate now a
cardinal, with whom he sometimes jested on the subject of nationality,
approached him and whispered in his ear, ** No question about it ; you
Italians are the first comedians in the world." ^* Tes, monsignore,"
was Campello's reply, "this is a comedy which, performed amongst »
flock of owls, pays tremendously ; and for this reason you left white-
cliffed England, and came amongst us." The joke was pursued no
further, and the elegant prelate blushed and was silent.
We cannot be surprised that such a man, having undergone so many
disillusions, should feel unspeakable weariness and sadness. As yet he
had not discerned that the root of the e?il was in the system, and he
betook himself again, for relief, to the plan of active occupation. Hard
by the Tarpeian rock is an ancient church called S. Maria in Vincis.
In this church he held nightly services, preaching the Holy .Gospel to
the people thrice a week. On Sunday evenings about sunset he woald
go into the neighbouring squares to invite the people who were standings
there idle to come ana repeat some prayers ; and a goodly number
always followed him.
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While he was thus engaged the openinsr of the (Ecamenical Vatican
CoQocil was announced to the world. This was the trumpet blown
with might and main to rally the zealots of the Church round the
standard of High Popery. The last council, the Council of Trent, had
aimed to strangle the doctrinal revolution; the (Ecumenical Council
aimed at strangling the social revolution : and, oh, what wire-pulling
and intrigue went on behind the scenes ! The Pope strained every
nerve to get his infallibility proclaimed. Passavalli, an Archbishop and
Vicar of the Vatican Chapter, a gifted and learned prelate, was com-
missioned to deliver the opening address. Everyone knew how high
be stood in the Pope's favour, and predicted for him a Cardinal's hat.
The Pope sent to tell him beforehand that he wished him to advocate the
passing of the decree of Infallibility. But, lo ! Passavalli had a mind
of his own. The address was delivered, but the Infallibility dogma
was not recommended. And when afterwards, in the Council, Passavalli
stood out manfully aigainst that gigantic folly, the extract and quint*
essence of lunatic asylums, the thunderbolts of Papal wrath were
launched at his head. We quote an anecdote which gives us an edifying
peep behind the scenes.
'*The Council being suspended, Pius IX. descended into the Basilica,
and the chapter drawn up on either side, received him as was wont, at
the door. The writer was present. The Dean handed the Pope the
aspergas to bless himself and them with the so-called holy water. The
Pope paused, and looking gloomily around, suddenly addressed the
Bean in angry tones : ^ It is not to you, Monsignor, that this ofiSce
belongs, but to the Vicar. Is Monsignor Passavalli away ? ' ' Your
Holiness must know that Monsignor Vicar is in Frascati, suffering
severely in his legs.' ' His legs,' retorted the Pope, with a sardonic
smile, ' let him take care of his head, and he will be better ! . • . .
Aspei^as me Domine/ with what follows ; and thus he blessed us with
a very bad grace."
There are in Bome a few learned, pious priests who, discerning the
evils of the Bomish Church, long for a salutary reformation to be
effected by the authority constitute by God, ie. the Papacy. They
belong to the so-called Old Catholics, whom Pious IX. acutely dubbed
Yoong Heretics. Dr. Doellinger, in Germany, and Father Hyacinth, in
France, represents the movement, which makes slow progress. With such
kindred spirits Campello associated, and to these good souls developed
bis scheme. Said he : '' Well, let us make that Pope who is so necessary
for you I You know that by Divine and indefeasible right the election
of their own bishop belongs to the clergy and people, and this inalienable
right was continufdly exercised by theBioman clergy and people for twelve
centuries down to Alexander III., who, by a dash of the pen, deprived
ns of it, usurping it for himself. In the name of God let us then vindi-
cate our rights; and when we have a compact majority we shall defy
the Cardinals, the present electors of the Pope." A society was formed
with the title *^ Catholic Italian Society for Bevindicating the Bights of
the Christian, and particularly of the Boman People." Many eccle-
siastics of high position joined it. But when it became known the
liberal papers langhed at it, and said that no more popes were wanted :
tbere was already one superfluous Pope, he of the Vatican. This wav
68 OOUmr GAHP8LL0.
its reception from one eide; and on tho other, the Pope hnrled his
ezoommnnication against it, and the society died.
Soon afterwards the death of Pins IX. awakened hopes of reform
nnder the new Pope, Leo XIII., bnt it soon appeared that thongh the
oondnctor of the orchestra was changed, the mnsic was the same as
before. Leo XIII. thmst ont his claws to clntch Campello, and he was
summoned to appear before two cardinals who veiled npon him with aU
their might : but he replied to the eleven heads ot accusation brought
against him with so energetic a conftitation that it was deemed expedient
to hush the matter up. They did not dare to be led a public dance
before the civil courts of the execrated kingdom of Italy. Leo is as
dead set against modem civilization as was Pins, and as bitterly opposed
to the Italian kingdom. His last attempt to embroQ Italy with the
Oatholic powers was by means of the funeral procession of Pius IX. on
tiie 13th of last July. The Italian Oovemment had been given to
understand that the deceased Pope would be removed to his long home
privately, while it had been secretly arranged that 4,000 fanatics with
4,000 torches should follow the car repeating psalms and rosaries, and
forming a sort of political demonstration. No wonder that the tumult
occurr^ in the streets. It was premeditated long beforehand, and pur-
posely provoked by the angry bigots of the Society for Promoting
Catholic Interests. .
When Campello found that there was no prospect of a reformation
of the Pai)al Church, he withdrew by himself, *' trusting to find life, peace,
and love in the true spirit of the Nazarene and of his gospel." *^God
grant," he says in the close of his letter to Cardinal Borromeo, ** that
my example may find imitators who, deceived like me in their early
years, and afterwards terrorized by the worst of systems, are at present
dragging the chains of their own servitude."
In his address on the evening of his secession, he uttered the following
noble words : —
" Believers in Christ and his gospel will applaud my act ; enemies
of him and of his work will curse me. Between these two marshalled
bands I fearlessly take my stand, tranquil, and with my conscience at
rest Turning to the first band I say to them : No, applaud not the
man, but give applause to Christ, who by his grace has triumphed over
the man. After having spent the best years of my life in the service of
the pope's church, after having for tw^ty years and more sustained a
combat with the absurdities of Catholicism, after having dragged and
gnawed the chains which tied me to that ancient enemy of Uie truth, I was
at last touched by the grace which is not to be resisted ; for it is the grace
of Ood made man, of Jesus Christ, who has vanquished death and helL
** Turning to the second band, I say : Why such an outcry about one
man who quits your ranks ? You so strong, trembling 1 Are you not
all day long saying that the great Reformation of the sixteenth century
is shortly to come to an end ? Why then all these tumultuous cries of
rage and fury ? I well know why. Because, no matter how small the
stone, each single stone that becomes here in Bome detached from your
edifice may become fatal to you. Do you not perceive that the flowing
tide of liberty and of Evangelical progress day by day mounts higher,
and threatens to swallow you up ? Being impotent to check it, do yon
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desire, with blindaeas inescDBBble like that of tbe ancieat sjnagogne,
to be bnried under the minH of the temple ? "
Campello has reliDC|iiiBhed place and power for Christ's sake.
Ma; God give him a higher power, in the effeotaal proclamation of
Christ's gospel, and a nobler place, in the affection of those whom he
shall tnm from Popish falseb(wd to the Sarionr. C. A. Di.ns.
jJaten'B ihlitx^'
There*! skill in fishing, that the devil knows ;
For when fiir souls Satan ■ fishing goes,
He an|;1ea cunningly; he knows he must
SxMd; fit the bait unto the lust.
He gCndies cnoatitution, place and time.
He guesses what ia his delight, what thine ;
And 10 accordingl)' prepares the bait,
Whilst he himself lies close!/ hid, to wait
When thou wilt nibble at it. Dust incline
To drunken meetinnf then he baits with wine:
la this tbe wayF I? into thi^ he'll smell,
He'll ahortly pledge a cup of wrath in hell.
To pride or lust is thj vile nature bent i*
An object suitable he will present.
O think on this I when }rou cast in tbe book,
6aj, thus for wj poor soul doth Satan look.
O pla; not witb temptations, do not swallow
The Bugar'd bait; consider what will follow,
If once he hitch tbee, then awaj be draws
Tb/ cqittre sonl dose pris'ner in his paws.
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B7 THOMAS SPUBGEOX.
{Continued from page 16.)
E have spoken of self-confidence and unbelief as two great hin-
drances to a complete surrender to the Savionr ; bat they are not
the only ones, though unbelief, perhaps, is the mother of the rest.
Many are kept or rather keep away from Jesus through fear concerning
the future. They speak within themselves to this effect, — "Now, sup-
pose after all I make a failure of it. What if I am found sinning as
usual after making a profession. What a fool I shall look. What a
hypocrite I shall seem." Some regard such a contingency in a still
more serious light, and very properly reflect on the disgrace such a
failure would bring to the name and cause of Jesus. Knowing how
eager the world is to disparage Christianity, they dread to don the
regimentals of a King who demands such close adherence, and deserves
such unswerving service. They point to old hulks lying buried in the
sand hard by the spot where they first struck the shore ; wrecks whose
bleaching ribs appear to warn them lest they also, after laonching out,
become castaways. '* Hbd we not better," say they, *' make no pro-
fession, lest by some after-slip we injure Uie cause of Christ?"
Such concern about the future may to some appear very reasonable.
It looks to an unexperienced observer like a grace which should rather
be cultivated than rooted up. There are eyes which cannot tell a blade
of grass from a blade of corn, or a toadstool ftom a mushroom. I do
not hesitate to proclaim this anxiety, despite its specious appearance,
to be worthless as the weed, and poisonous as the fungus. It is full of
unbelief. An implidt confidence causes us to give ourselves up unre-
servedly to the Saviour that he may do with us as he wills. Though
utterly unworthy of the least of all his benefits, we believe he wills to
save us ; but anyhow we feel impelled to trust in him and to love him.
John Bunyan was not expressing his own experience merely when he
said, '* If Christ had stood with a drawn sword in his hand, I wonld
sooner have run on the point of his sword than have remained as I
was."
Faith in Christ involves a complete surrender. That surrender ac-
complished, we are no longer our own. Having once cast all our care
on Christ, henceforth " we are his care," and the responsibility which
was on us devolves on him. Not but what we must still be clinging ;
but, retaining our grasp, the discredit if we come to harm falls not on
us, but on him who undertakes to save us if we cling. '^ Ah," says one,
that is just the difSculty — ^if I cling. I am so afraid I shall let go my
hold." Then, for your comfort, let me say that even this does not
depend entirely on yonrself. Final perseverance is only possible through
final preservation. The work of sidvation is, all through, a work of
love on God's part, and his love is everlasting. This being so, we cannot
sink back into jthe pit of corruption out of which he has loved us (Isa.
xxxviiL 17), and he who gave us will and power to cast our arms around
the cross will rivet them together, as it were, on the other side, so that
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we cannot loose oar hold. JeaiiB has not finiflhed speaking when he has
said, " Neither do I condemn thee." He adds the great command,
"Qo, and sin no more : " and think yon he will not grant the grace to
do his bidding ? He who draws as from the horrible pit, places oar feet
opon a rock, and, more than that, he pats songs within oar moath, and
among them all there is no sweeter one than that which cries, '' Glory
to God for all the grace I have not tasted jet."
The foantain opened for sin and for ancleanness is a perpetaal one,
and he who sayes from past gailt promises grace safficient in the fatare.
The doable flood which issaed from his pierced side is a sare token of
this. If prepared to trnst the blood, can yon not rejoice in the water
too ? Do yon not perceive that he who was cracified, bat is now exalted,
is " able to save them to the attermost (t.d., completely) that come nnto
God by him " ? Well may we shrink from making a bold profession if
needs be that we abide by it in oar own strength. We might indeed
hesitate to lannch oat, did not he who bids as set sail go with as in
the ship. Bat having once trnsted Christ, there is a mystic anion
'twixt mm and as which makes oar interests one, and on this acconnt
he saves as and preserves as /or his awn name's sake.
It is impossible for the anbeliever to conceive the power which God by
his Holy Spirit grants to those who trnst his Son. rrevions fiailares at
reformation afford no reason for fearing another, provided the next
attempt be made on this very different footing. Who can wonder that he
failed when he had to battle anaided with forces which only omnipotence
can match ? Bat the scene is changed when, confiding, not in self bat in
Jesas, we look to what he has done, and by faith receive the assnrance
that it was done for as. Toa who have tried over and over again to
be and do better have b^nn at the wrong end ; yon look for the effect
thoagh yoa neglect what mnst be the canse. '^ This is the work of
God, that ye believe in Jeans Christ whom he hath sent." Think not
so mach of taming over a new leaf as of getting yoar name inscribed
on a leaf of the Lamb's book of life. What wonder that yon retam
from the battle worsted when yon relied on Sanl's sword and armonr.
First Trnst in Christ, and then go forth in the power of his might, and
yon shall be more than conqaeror.
" Stand, then, in his creat might,
With all his strengUi endued ;
And take to arm you for the fight,.
The panoply of GK>d.''
It is his own work. ** His hononr is engaged to save the meanest of his
sheep." He will perfect that which concemeth yon. He will not snffer
joor foot to be moved. He will not let the waters overwhelm ; yoar little
harqae shall oatlive every storm ; so " Lannch oat, laanch oat into the
deep."
Fear of another sort takes possession of some wonld-be disciples.
They dread reproach from others rather than a failnre on their own
jpart. The storm threatens, so they postpone the voyage indefinitely.
Ihe condition of their lannching oat is '' weather and other circom-
Btances permitting." They are afraid to face their comrades and to
brave their taunts and jeers. Thoagh folly persuaded in their own
^2 "LATmCHDrO OOT.**
mindfl, they dread that othera should know of their persnasiom Thef
remind me of an old party whom I once asked if she waa on the Lord'B
side. She drew me towards her and whispered very softly in my ear,
** Tes, bnt I Wouldn't like to tell everybody so." As a matter of fact
very few had the least suspicion that she was anywhere near- the Lord*B
side. Strange tiiat so many shrink from the idea of their kindeat
friends knowing of their anxiety in spiritual things.
A young lady who had been anxious for some long time, but had
concealed the fact from all but one, and dreaded above all things that
her relatives should discover it, listened to a solemn sermon at the close
of a year, and said afterwards to her confidante, " Pm dreadfully miser-
able, but don't tell ma ! " Thank God, this timid one has grown stronger
now, and having trusted Christ entirely is no longer ashamed to own
her Lord. There can be no doubt that deciding for Jesus involves a
struofgle and requires a bold stand ; but the worst is soon over, and *'a
good beginning is half the battle." There will be more or less fighting
till the end ; but it is the first part of the engagement that is most try-
ing. Courage rises as the conflict wages. He who wonld feast tinder
the banner of Christ's love should count it joy to fight under the
standard of his truth. When Harold was crowned King of England
he received from the archbishop not only the glistening diadem and
the golden sceptre, but also a weighty battle-axe. The latter was a
most significant item in the insignia. The great difference between
Harold's case and ours lies in the fact that our crown and sceptre are
not yet, but the battle-axe is a pledge and promise of the rest.
'* Yes, we must fight if we would reign:
Increase our courage, Lord :
We'll bear the toil, endure the shame,
Supported by thy word."
Oh, if some could but ^ persuaded to launch out, to take the first stand !
It would be comparatively easy to them afterwards to witness for the
truth. See how the stout horses strain and tug to start the tram-Ksar ;
but once *' on the go " it glides along smoothly enough. Many a visitor
to a dentist has experienced far more pain in anticipation than during
the actual extraction of the offending molar. It is the first step into
the icy water which makes one shiver, — ^the timid, shrinking touch.
Plunge boldly in and it does not seem one half so cold. Take a
header, man ; don't ^' stand shivering on the brink and fear to launch
away I "
Reflect what men have borne for objects far less worthy; what
awful risks they have run for king and countiy ; for the ashes of their
fathers and the temples of their gods. Are you not prepared to do as
much for the Lord who has loved yon with an everlasting love ? See
what folks will bear for fashion's sake ; they call her their goddess, and,
in truth, they serve her faithfully; they rejoice to suffer pain, and to
be called names for her sake. How zealously they frequent her shrines,
though they be heated ball-rooms, and suffocating th^ttres, and formal
receptions. How obediently they perform her penances, and pinch their
faet, and contract their waists, and paint their faces at her command !
How eagerly th^y suffer reproacii on her behalf, and court such names
*^ hkUJSOBXSQ OUT." 78
as '^frighte," and "guys," and ''sights !" And shall we blush to be
arrajed in Jeans' robe of righteousness — ^the only garb which ooTers all
our sin and makes na presentable in Ood the Father's sight ? And oh,
wimt blessed company we are in if we are 8uffering/(7r Jesus ! We
suffer wiih him, too, and shall be glorified together. Welcome I jeers*
and scoffs, and taunts, thrice welcome ! These thorns have pressed our
Saviour's temples ; these nails have torn his flesh ; this cross has pressed
his shoulders. Sweet is the bitter cup if he has tasted it» and light the
load he helps to bear.
** Not for ease or worldljr pleasare,-
Nor for fune my prajer shall be ;
Gladly will I toil and suffer,
Onlj let me walk with thee."
Let me further nrge this " Launching out " by stating that the hard-
ship and persecution it may possibly inyol?e may work lasting good in
those who are exercised thereby. Most unlocked for results often follow
BDch dark experiences.
I have seen the deep-hued storm-cloud gather like a pall about the
mountain, while winter winds played melancholy dirges round it, and I
hare meanwhile wondered whom nature mourned tor; but when the
storm had passed, the mountain was snow-capped, and the cloud had left
a bridal yeil npon its brow. It was no funeral after all, — say rather it
was a happy wedding. The cloud and the wind were but the inevitable
laments, the parting kisses, and the kindly tears; but these once over,
who could help rejoicing in the snowy veil and rainbow coronet, and in
the golden ring which sunshine placed npon the mountain's hand ? It
has been often so with young believers. The cloud they dreaded was
big with mercies and broke in blessings on their heads.
Possibly, if I were a torch, I should not like to be struck constantly
against a wall, or on the ground ; but if I knew I should shine the
brighter for the banging I conld not grumble. When the link-boys
of the olden days wished to quench thdr torches, they pushed them
into the large extinguishers at the gateway, and thus excluded the air
from them; but when they wished the flame to kindle they struck their
flambeaux sharply on the rails. Do not fear that men's rebuffs and
blows will extinguish your light ; they will but distinguish it the more.
Dread the more silent danger of flattery and favour, which tries to put
ont the light and too often succeeds.
Fai beyond this present advantage from the trial, there is the rich
reward iu store for those who suffer. " We shall aLso reign with him."
Grasp the battle-axe, wield the sword, bear the cross ! The crown
awaiu your head, the palm of victory wiU soon be yours. The Lord's
''Well done" will abundantly compensate for the world's frowns.
What though the voyage be stormy, the haven is peaceful ;
" And when the shore ia gained at last,
Who will count the billows past ? *'
74
SOON after the establiBbment in this country of varions great
societies, which have for their object the dififiision of Christian
knowledge among the nations of the world, many fiaces were tamed
towards ttaly in hope that a door might open for the entrance of tnith,
which wonld rekindle the light of the Reformation in that priest-ridden
country. Throngh long years the desired opening was yainly looked for«
Giant Pope having been dominant both as an ecclesiastical and political
despot, and keen-scented priests were too vigilant to allow proscribed
Protestant works to cross the frontier. When at last a parcel of pub-
lications of the yalne of £50 was obtained by some adventnroos spirits
from the committee of the Religions Tract Society in London, the
difficulties hindering their circulation were too great to be oyercome. An
interval of darkness stretching into the fifth decade of this century fol-
lowed, during which nothing was done beyond the limited circulation of
a few translated works. Renewed efforts, made in 1843, were more
successftil, and translations were made of several works, including the
History of the Reformation, which, we may hope, has dealt the papacy
such blows as will eventually produce fatal results. " The pope himself
is helping us," wrote Dr. Merle d'Aubign6. ''In his last Encyclical
against the Bible he had the kindness to insert a paragraph against my
' History of the Reformation,' a work not then translated into Italian.
The effect of this prohibition was that some friends immediately ob-
tained a translation of the work into that language."
The stirring eyents of 1848 led to the opening of other doors which
were taken advantage of at the time; but nev^theless, when the first
half of this century closed, only a little over £800 altogether had been
given by England towards providing evangelical Italian books. At
the present time the Religious Tract Society alone will devote more
than £1,000 in a single year to Italy, the opportunity of circulating
scriptural books being one of the fruits of national unity, or the taking
away from the pope of that temporal power he so grossly abused. Lat-
terly there have been sounds all round the horizon of abundance of
blessing. The Reformation, at first rejected, has really entered the
country ; the press is actively at work, and, as it were, beneath the yery
shadow of the Vatican evangelical services are conducted. The ftontis-
pidce to Dr. Stoughton's yolume, '' Footsteps of the Italian Reformers,"
represents the first church erected in Rome by native Protestants.
We have thus briefly referred to the present condition of the country
and its general outlook, because things as they exist to-d^ are more or
less associated with those pictures of the past to which Dr. Stoughton
<^hiefly confines his attention.
More than a thousand years ago Turin^ a city standing in the midst
of rich plains, was heard making its protest against the pagan innovn-
tion of unage-worship which was then beginning to corrupt the Romish
church. The place is now more remarkable for the uncommon strength
of its citadel, and the beauty of certain public buildings, than for
* Footsteps of the Italian Beformers. By John Stoughton, D.D. The Beligions
Tract Sociefy.
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nagnitode, the popalation being considerably under two hundred
tfaonsand. In the year 820, when Glande the Spaniard was appointed
to the See, Tarin was but a small place, and, with the exception of
one fragment, no vestige of the bnildings of those days survives. To
ordinary readers the very name of the old reformer is unknown, Olaude
having been not so much a reformer as an opponent of degrading cor-
raptions such as in the ninth century began rapidly to gain ground.
The bishop was one of those singular examples of men who were de-
votedly attached to the Bomish communion, and at the same time held
evangelical piiociples. Thus he taught '^ that all which is good in man
proceeds from divine mercy, and that to look for salvation through
human mercy is utterly vain. He taught that Christ suffered for us,
and thereby justified us ; that we are delivered from the law by faith
in Christ ; and that they are the enemies of his cross who say righteous-
ness comes by the law, and not of faith by grace." This is directly
opposed to the Romanism of to-day, which, to say nothing of super-
stition, is a monstrous system of self-righteousness. The soul of Claude
was vexed by the sight of numberless wax figures in the churches, and
bv the consciousness that men were becoming more intent in adoring
crosses than in securing the ascendancy of Christ in the heart. The
superstitious told him what any Hindoo devotee of Vishnu would tell
an objector to-day : *' We do not regard as divine the images we re-
verence ; we only pay them respect for the sake of those they represent."
The words of Claude in reply were as searching and as Scriptural as
any that a Protestant iconoclast might still be expected to use. ** If
jon have left the worship of heathen images that you may worship
images of saints, vou have not relinquished idolatry, but only changed
the name." Such was the protest by a Bomish bishop against the
spirit of popeiy seven long centuries before the Reformation. Had
sach a man lived in the days of Calvin and Luther, he would have been
one of their most devoted allies.
Turin can also boast of heroes who in the sixteenth century became
attached to the Reformation. Sach was Curione, who acknowledged
the truth of the doctrines of grace through reading a manuscript Bible,
an heirloom in the family. Thrown into prison, he contrived to escape
by the exercise of wonderful ingenuity, and reaching territory beyond
the jurisdiction of his enemies, he still taught the Beformed doctrines.
Equally courageous, as a disciple of Calvin, was Geoffrey Varagle, who
was bnmed in the Castle-square, telline his judges that the Word of
Ood endured for ever, and that wood for piles would fail rather than
confessors to seal their faith. Only fifty miles from Turin, in a north-
westerly direction, is Aosta, a town of about six thousand inhabitants,
on the Dora-baltea river, and intimately associated with the name of
Calvin. In 1586, the Reformer appears to have moved about Aosta and its
neighbourhood, and to have become instrumental in the conversion of
a number of persons of position, who afterwards lent their influence to
the good cause.
Pisa and Lueca, in Tuscany, are two cathedral towns of about fifty
thousand and seventy thousand inhabitants respectively, and as regards
ecclesiastical grandeur probably both have seen better days. Pisa is
still celebrated both for the surprising magnificence of its cathedra!, and
76 THS ITALIAN BEFOBKSB&
perhaps eren more for its cnrioaB campanile and leaning toweri whid»
is one of the architectural wonders of cne world. The city waa also the
scene of nnmeronsconncils in pre-Reformation times.
Lacca produced at least one Reformer in the eventful sixteenth cen-
tury who deserves to be held in long remembrance — Peter Martyr of
the Augustine Abbey, of whom Dr. Stoughton says : *' He aimed at im-
provements in education, and established a seminary for the study of
divine truth, according to a custom then common in the Roman
Catholic communion. Other scholars united with him in his work, and
his department was the explanation of Holy Scripture, especially the
Psalter and the New Testament, ^i8 lectures were attended by some
of the Luccbese grandees. With the labours of a professor he combined
those of a preacher, and during Advent and Lent gathered large con»
gregations to listen to the gospels for the day. Not only did he
occupy the pulpit, but he instituted a society for spiritual edification ;
and he is represented as forming a separate church, of which he became
Eastor, a statement which must be qualified by the remembrance that
e still remained in fellowship with Rome." It may be, as Dr.
Stoughton adds, that '' a separate church in the Protestant acceptation
of the term was impossible at that time ; " but still, if the followers of
one man met togetaer for spiritual edification the resemblance was
wonderfully close, considering the different character of the times. A
convincing proof of Martjr*s faith and successful labours is seen in the
activity of opponents, which eventually led to his being cited to appear
before the authorities of his order. Though no cowani, Peter, instead
of obeying the summons, sent back the ring he had worn as prior of the
Abbey, and having by this act severed his connection with monasteries,
he went to Florence, to find a kindred spirit in Bernardino Ochino, and
afterwards he cast in his lot with the Protestants of Switzerland. The
society he formed in Lucca more than ever resembled a separate church
after Martyr's departure ; and while some of the number were thrown
into prison, their former teacher was able to write : " Such progress
have you made for many years in the gospel of Jesus Christ, that it was
unnecessary for me to excite you by my letters ; and all that "remained
for me to do was to make honourable mention of you everywhere, and
to give thanks to our heavenly Father for the spuitual blessings with
which he had crowned you." Later on, under the proud and bigoted
Paul IV., Martyr's *' pleasant garden,"^ as he cidled his congregation,
was dispersed as a conventicle, and under fear of sanguinary penalties,
some recanted. The good prior's labours in the Lord, however, were
not in vain. Some of his followers left the country carrying the truth
with them ; and even after the storm of persecution had spent its fury,
a remnant of the faithfiil remained in the city. Paul lY. was one of
the most despicable of the discreditable line of popes. He fostered the
Inquisition, quarrelled with Philip II., until the Duke of Alya was
found at the gates of Rome with a Spanish army, and in other respects
lived for the aggrandisement of his family, some of whom were executed
as criminals after the pope's decease. That such a man should have
pli^ued the faithful aft^ be had reached the chief place of authority is
not wonderful ; but the fact proves that, instead of representing Ohrist
on eazA, Paul lY. really did the work of Saian.
THE ITALIAK BEFOBIOSBS. 77
Florence^ the city of libraries, of palacee, mnsenms, and of art gal-
leries, lies one hnndred and twenty-five miles north of Borne, in a conntry
remarkable for its fbrtiliiy. In the Tales, and on the hills, vines
and olives bear froit to poroction in the congenial soil ; while corn, rare
Tarieties of flowers, ana many other products thrive in rich profusion.
Nature and art have oombined to mako Florence beautiful ; and yet the
modem visitor may aometimea realize that a little sanitary science
would be worth more to him, at all events, than the superabundance
of painting and Bcnlptore which the old capital of Tuscany calls her
own.
In associatioii with Florence we name the poet Dante, and Girolamo
Savonarola, bcjth of whom were in a sense reformers. The mediaeval
monk, while ^ping in tlM pre-Beformation darkness, set his face
against nrevaihng oormptionB, and proved his sincerity by paying the
fUl penally of his boldness with his life. '' That he aid not reach a
olear conception of the gospel, such as marked the teaching of Luther
and oliierB, must be ai£nitted," says Dr. Stoughton ; *' nor had he a
true idea 61 the spirituality of Christ's kingdom. He condemned the
action of popes rather than the principles of the papacy, and adhered
to the dogmas and ceremonial of the church in most particulars. He
iB^as a mvstic and a visionary, and indulged in dreams by which he
-deceived himself as well as others. But an evangelical spirit pene-
trated his mind ; he aspired, under motives of patriotism, blended with
piety, to the realization of an ideal religious republic in his adopted
oity; he wished to make the inhabitants 'fellow-citizens with the
saints, and of the household of Ood ' ; and had they yielded to his
moralizing influence, they would have become a better and a happier
j)eople."
Dante, or '' the Bard Beformer," as Dr. Stoughton calls the poet,
was also bom at Florence in 1265, a verjr turbulent period in the history of
the city when the differences of opposing factions were settled by the
aword. The experience of the Bard was very varied ; he passes before
us as a student^ a disconsolate lover, a soldier, a politician, and an exile.
fipeaking of his character generally, Mr. 0. Browning says that *^ What-
ever there was of nietjr, of philosophy, of poetry, of love of natnre, and
of love of knowledge m those times is drawn to a focus in his writings.
He is the first gr^ name in literature after the night of the dark
ages." Oei^rally neglected two or three generations ago, Dante's fame
has in theae times be^ generally revived, and considering the character
of his writings he is now exceeaingly popular throughout Europe. The
difficulty, in the case of his ^' Divina Commedia," at least, is to grasp
the meaning of allusions which point to current abuses, or 'to living
charaoten of the times ; and even if we accept the aid of an interpreter
the qoestkm again arises. Whom shall we follow? Mr. Browning
assures na we can have ''no better guide" than Maria Bossetti, while
Dr. Stoof^Ktcn prefi^ra ^ Mrs. 01iphant*s inartificial, candid, and intelli-
gent conuttttiits." On his own account the Doctor adds : " I am con-
strained'to regard the wonderful author of dreams touching Hell,
Purgatory, and Paradise as a great Beformer, full of ideas bearing on
the political and moral improvement of his country and mankind.
There is one idea very clearly brought out — that Borne at the time was
THB ITALIAN BEFOBXSBS. 7d
of eyflfli and that imperial rale was yastly to be preferred to that
was pontifical." It was no doubt yery saggestive when such a
liTing in the darkest times and not blind^ by the pa^an mag-
ce of the papacy, saw " No pope except St. Peter in Paradise,
I emperor in Hell." Dante also corrected the prevailing snper-
when he wrote : —
" Tell me now,
What treasures from St. Peter at the first
Our Lord demanded when he put the keys
Into his charge ? Sorely, he asked no more
But ' Follow me.' "
mmes of several who favoured the Reformation also belong to
ca There was bom Antonio Brucioli, an evangelical teacher
besides writing a complete Biblical Commentary, prepared an
I yersion of the New Testament. Another Reformer, Pieto Game-
cnoe the trusted servant of Clement YII., was here put to death
onnt of his fJEdth. There also have occurred numerous book fires,
gs of works which were inimical to the so-called *^ holy office " of
jniaition. " One day in December, 1551," we are told, *' twenty-
nitents dressed in cloaks painted aJl over with crosses and devils,
sd in procession to the Duomo, and the heretical books fouod in
possession were burnt in the Piazza. In the spring of 155^
tr batch of condemned yolumes were thrown into the flames before
on of S&mta Croce." At dififerent times the papacy has found
to fear books quite as much as men, and thus obnoxious volumes
«en yisited with martyr penalties.
ifia is a small city of Tuscany, with a population of twenty- two
.nd. Besides the university and the citadel, the town has a full
tion of palaces, fountains, and beautiful churches, besides which
habitants have attamed to the distinction of speaking purer
1 than any other commanity. Here we find footprints of
rdino Ochino, a natural orator of such wonderful power, that he
. to haye been the most popular preacher of that age, peasants and
being equally delighted with his utterances. Before his enlight-
t he practised all kinds of austerities, but ultimately he shook off
anciscan Pharisaism to espouse the cause of the Reformation.
nporary with Ochino was Aonio Paleario, whose book, ^'11
oio di Oristo," is thought to be one of the sweetest and simplest
dical books in the Italian language ; and the popularity of which
tested by the fact that between 1543 and 1549 forty thousand
were sold. Thus, although Sienna did not become a refuge for
sformers, it supplied many exiles who carried on the work.
7 miles north-west of Rome lies Orvieto^ a fortified city of about
>usand souls, and which still contains the old palace of the pcrpes.
y miles nearer the '' Eternal City," in the same direction, is
0, whidi as a place three times the size of Orvieto is associated
he names of many Reformers, whose names we have not space to
>D.
I old kingdom of Naples^ now included in United Italy, is one of
Mt fertile in Europe, just as its capital of four hundred and forty-
^nsand souls is one of the most beautifully situated places in the
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world. As Roman CatholiciBm goes, this city should be accoanted 6ne
of the most religions anywhere to be found, superstitious crowds who
still believe in priestly miracles thronging the churches ; but common
obseryers, nevertheless, tell ns that JMaples for notorious widkednesa
exceeds anything they have ever met with in their travels. We believe
this to be uniformly the case wherever popery has reached its meet
perfect development. In former times, Naples and the country around
was stained with the blood of the persecuted — horrible barbarity having
been practised ; and to-day the city is wrapped in spiritual darkness —
a sink of iniquity, so far as the lower oraers of the population are
concerned.
One of the most prominent characters belonging to Naples is Jnan de
Yaldes, a Spanish evangelical teacher of the sixt^nth century, and the
author of the " CX. Oonsiderations." This worthy's life has been
written with much skill, and more sympathy, by the Woburn Quaker,
B. J. WifEen, a Friend, who with singular enthusiasm devoted his whole
time to the work of recovering forgotten works of Spaniards who tanght
the doctrines of grace in opposition to the semi-pagan heresies of Rome.
The Beformer*s house was at a retired and beautifnl spot on one of the
roads leading out of Naples ; and there, as Wififen tells ns, " Yaldes
received on the Sunday a select number of his most intimate friends,
and they passed the day togetJier in this manner : — ^After breakfasting
and enjoying themselves amid the glories of the surrounding sceneiy,
they returned to the house, when he read some selected portion of
Scripture, and commented upon it^ or some ' Divine Consideration,'
which had occupied his thoughts during the week — some subject on
which he conceived that his mind had obtained a clearer illumination
of heavenly truth." Signer Yaldes passed away to rest while the
Reformation was in progress, in 1540. He was a man who in his day ex-
ercised a wide influence ; and both Dr. Stoughton and Mr. WifPen are
of opinion that the Spaniard's genius partially inspired the ^* II
Beneficio di Gristo ** of Aonio Paleario.
On coming to Rome Dr. Stoughton gives some attention to Luther's
first visit ; to the celebrated and awful siege of 1527 ; and to the every-
day doings of the Inquisition, when that iniquitous institution was in
power. The capital would, of course, supply material for a volume ;
but even in more out-of-the-way places like Perugia^ in central Italy,
he found traces of the evangelical truth taught more than three
hundred years ago.
Bologna, in central Italy, is a city of about one hundred and sixteen
thouBand inhabitants; and while its trade chiefly consists of costly silks
and exquisite velvets, the place boasts of having been the birthplace of
many men of genius. When the name of Luther was resounding
throughout Europe, the Bolognese appear to have been anxious to share
Lutheran liberty without identifying themselves with the Reformer's
name. When the Elector of Saxony visited Oharles Y. in 1533, the
citizens asked him to use his influence in the cause of religious freedom ;
and their language is very suggestive of what might have been in place of
present barrenness had better counsels prevailed ; B,g. — '' If the malice of
Satan still rages to such a degree that this boon cannot be immediately
obtained, liberty will surely be granted in the meantime both to clergy
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and laity to pnrdiase Bibles wiihoat incnrring the charge of heresy^
and to quote the sayings of Ohrist and Paul without bei^ brand^ as
Latherans. For, alas, instances of this abominable practice are common,
and if this is not a mark of the reign of antichrist we know not what
it is, wbm the law, and grace, and doctrine, and peace, and liberty of
Christ are so often opposed, trampled upon, and rejected." Thongh
80 coouatonplaoe in our days, this langoage when first nsed was
Bofficiently in advance of the times to sonnd nnreasonable to eats nnac-
customed to its nse.
Abont a quarter of the size of Bologna, Modena is the capital of a
proTince of the same name, the land being of great fertility, while the
quarries supply the finest marble for artistic purposes. We are glad to
find that in the latter days of Luther's life the Beformation had so far
awakened this town, that Cardinal Maroni in a letter to the Duke of
Ferrara says : '' Whereyer I go, and from all quarters, I hear that the
dty is become Lutheran." In this manner the people chose the better
part ; but by means of the Inquisition, and other terrific agencies, the
pope's representatives stamped out the truth to keep themselves as well
as others in bondage.
Did space allow we might linger at Ferrara, where, standing almost
alone in the midst of a dusolute court, the Duchess Benee, the friend of
John Calvin, sought to favour the Beformed faith. We should find that
Venice was once a city of printing as well as of palaces, seeing that
tbree thousand works went forth from its presses between the years
1465—1500. Milan is associated with the conversion of Augustine;
Trent with the well*known council convoked by Paul III. ; while many
other places have traditions and histories illustrative of the conflict
between Christ and antichrist in the sixteenth century.
Though the Beformation did not at once take root in the country, we
may be sure that the work of the Befbrmers did not die; and the day
of lib^y and gospel light they longed to see has dawned at last to
gladden our eyes. What has already been accomplished, in spite of the
now harmless mutterings of the pope, augurs well for the future. In
Rome itsdf the late secession of Cfmon Oampello, and the publication of
his autobiography, has been of vast service in opening the eyes of ** the
faithfaL** The Waldenses have now, as Dr. Stonghton tells us, ''about
forty constituted churches, thirty- two stations, and about eighty localities
mted for evangelistic efforts. One hundred and eight pastors, attendants,
erangelists, and other agents, are employed in instructing above twenty
thousand people, regular and occasional communicants being reckoned
in 1879 at two thousand eight hundred and thirteen.'' The Free
Italian Church has eighteen hundred communicants and two thousand
Snnday scholars; and its college in Bome, with its fifteen students, is
presided over by Mr. Henderson, a Scotch Presbyterian^ The Free
Church of the Brethren has a number of small congregations. The
Wesleyans have fourteen missionaries in the country, and a fine sane-
tnary in Bome, where the Baptists are also worthily represented by Mr.
and Mrs. Wall. Many others are at work, all as Protestants being
bound together in bonds of union, such as were not characteristic of
the first awakening three centuries ago. Now it is not uncommon " tp
hear Italian hynma sung to Sankey's tunes,"-— a phenomenon much more
82 CHURCH AND 8TATB — THE UISCHI£Y0US UNIOBT.
pleasing to Christian loyers of Italy than the glare of candles, the glitter
of tinsel, and the theatrical mnsic which recently made np the heathen-like
performance at St. Peter's, when the names of certain new saints were
added to the calendar. The Reformation has really entered the
coantry; the night-birds of the Inquisition are dispersed ; the truth has
proved itself stronger than pope, cardinals, and priests combined, aad
all that is needed to ensure success is well directed, persevering elFort
and constant prayer. G. H. P.
^fnrrf aiitr S^tsAt — ^tjje mmYubom mion.
THE most ominous day the church oyer saw was the day when Con-
stantino the Oreat, having renounced heathenism, proclaimed
himself the imperial patron of Christianity and defender of the Faith.
That alliance of Church and State set back the church for centuries, and
to this day she is reeling beneath the satanic stab she then received.
Ay, it was Church and State, Caiphas and Pilate, that crucified the
Lord of Olory. No, church of the enthroned Immannel, thy resouroes
are too great to need the decrees of earth's Caasar's ! Put not, then, thy
confidence in princes. Go not down into Egypt for help, or cross to
Assyria for horses; trust not in chariots because they are many, or in
horsemen because they are strong. 0 Lord, in helping there is with
thee no diflference between the mighty and the powerless ! We rest on
thee,, and in thy name we set up our banners. Through God we shall
do valiantly ; for it is he who will tread down our enemies.
Brethren, it is cause for justest felicitation that^ among Che many
noble champions of a Christianity unentangled by state alliances the
foremost and bravest have been those who were identified with our own
faith and order. At the ver^ time that Puritan John Knox was pro-
claiming the right of the civil magistrate to prosecute those whom he
called heretics bscause they were not Presbyterians, Baptist churches in
Great Britain, Germany and Holland were protesting against all pro-
secutions whatever, grounded on conscientious divergence. At the very
time Puritan John Bobinson was maintaining the power of the civil
magistrate to compel every member of the community to join himself
to a Christian church, Baptist John Smyth opposed him, declaring that
the magistrate had no right to *' meddle with matters of conscience* or
compel men to this or that form of religion, because Christ is the Ung
and lawgiver of the church and conscience." At the very time that the
Puritan fathers were banishing firom Massachussets Bay all who would
not subscribe to their articles of faith, Baptist Roger Williams, himself
one of the banished ones, was heroically proclaiming his doctrine of
soul-liberty, and founding a political commonwealth, which, for the
first time in the history of the American Church, incorporated among its
fundamental principles absolute freedom of conscience, and total sepa-
ration of Church and State. — George Dana Boardtnan.
83
Girls' ®q\mKQt ^nwxt,
ONCE again we have to record the superabundant goodnesa of our gracious
God, and the abounding liberality of hia generous servants, in the matter
of pTotiding for the completion of the Girls^ division of the Stockwell Orphan-
age. The bazaar announced for the first week' in the new year has been held,
and such has been the generosity, first, in fumishinff the stalls, and next, in
clearing them, that at the end of the four days nearly £2,500 had been taken
bj the stall-keepers, and the stock in hand was still so great that the sale had to
be continued for four days in the following week, when the receipts from
the stalls were made up to £3,738 178., distributed as follows : —
£ 8. d.
Stockwell Orphanage Stall 356 4 2
Messrs. Passmore & Alabaster^s Stall 251 3 5) neiiq o
The Misses Passmore's Stall 100 10 35 *^^^ ^"^ ^
Richmond-street Mission Stall 326 2 5
(In addition to ;£ 101 1 6b. 7d.recei red in donations.)
Mr. Murrell^s Stall (including two refreshment
stalls, and four days at oyster-stall) 31710 0
Mrs. Mansell and Mrs. Fisher's Stall ... ... 212 5 3^
Messrs. T. H. and W. Olney's Stall 200 2 6
The Misses Hkgs* Stall 187 4 3
The Tabernacle Sunday-school Stall 18411 1
Mrs. Allison's Bible-class Stall 158 9 5^
West Croydon Baptist Church Stall 132 4 8
Mrs. and the Misses Carr's Stall 130 7 2
Mansfield-street Sunday-school Stoli 130 0 10
The Misses Crumpton's Stall 104 5 11
Mr. Bartlett's CUss' Stall 102 4 2
(In addition to £55 Os. lOd. received in donations.)
The Pastors* College Stall ... 96 10 1
(In addition to about £100 received in donations.)
The Stockwell Orphanage Sunday-school Stall ... 92 11 9^
Mrs. Dring and Mrs. Huckle's Stall 89 15 7
The Evangelistic Choir Stall ... 70 I 4
The Misses Wade's Stall 61 19 4
The Elders' Bible-class Stall 53 10 0
Mrs. Edwards' Stall 49 I 34
Mrs. and Miss Goldston's Stall 48 6 10^
Colportase Association Stall 48 I 0^
(In addition to £46 88. lOd. receited in donations.)
Mrs. Ashby's Stall 46 9 2
Mrs. and the Misses Thompson's Stall 33 18 0
The Misses Wilson and Miss Jones* Stall 32 19 0
Mr. Mills' Meat and Poultij Stall 32 1 1 0
Mr. Thompson's (oysters— four days) Stall ... 26 12 II
Mrs. Shelton and Mrs. Culver's Stall 14 5 3
Miss Price (goods sold privately) 11 11 0
Mias Brook's Stall 11 10 0
Edison's Phonograph (per Pastor G. Dunnett) ... 10 3 6
Art Gallery, Entertainmentf, and Museum ... 10 14 3
£3,733 17 0
Contribatioiu mentioned above 303 6 8
£4,087 3 3
84 GIRLB' ORPHANAGE BAZAAR.
In order to enable all our readen to understand tbe exact financial poBitioD
of this work, it may be well to reproduce bere the statement presented bj the
President in bis address at the opening of the Bazaar. For the information of
those who bad not been acquainted with the Tarioua stages of tbe moreinent,
we divided tbe report of the work thus : —
I. "The Hawthobhs,** btc.
Tbe Stockwell Orphanage for Girls was inaugurated at the Silver Wedding
Testimonial meeting held in the Tabernacle on Monday evening, May Xdth,
1879. In the foUowinff October the boutfe in the Clapluim.road called ** The
Hawthorns " was purcnasedi and afterwards the adjoining meadow. These,
togetber with the necessary repairs, idterations, fixtures, and furniture, and tbe
legal expenses of the conveyance of the house and grounds, cost about j£6,000,
the whole of which was forthcoming ae it was required,
II. Houses amb Schoolbooms.
We have now completed .the six new bouses for the accommodation of 250
girls. The total cost of these, including the builders* contracts, architect's fees,
and estimated expense of furnishing, has been ^13,623 149. 6d. Towards this
amount we had received last Saturday (t.e., December 31) in cash and promises
£13,521 4s. Od. as follows :-<
Received: —
£ 8. d.
For " Tbe Sermon House":—
0. H. S £500 0 0
Messrs. Passmore and Alabaster ».. 500 0 0
, 1000 0 0
For "The Trustees' House" 2170 0 0
For " The Olives"— Mr. 8. Barrow and Friends ... 1628 8 7
For " The Limes "—Mr. W. R. Rickett 1000 0 0
A Friend 600 0 0
Mr. CF. Foster, for furnisbinffone house 250 0 0
For General Building Fund to December Slst, 1881 6587 6 5
Fhomisep : —
Mr. 8. Barrow, for furnishing '' The Olives *' ... 250 0 0
Smaller amounts 40 10 0
£13,521 4 0
So that at the end of 188^ we only needed about £100 to complete the buOding
and furnishing of the six bouses, and this amount has already come by post
from various donors.
in. The Additional BniLDnrGs.
We have already commenced the Additional Infirmary for Girls, and the
Swimming Bath and Play Hall, which, with the amount needed for making
roads snd laying out the grounds, will cost about £3,000. After tbese are
finished, we shall have to erect the Laundry, Kitchen, Dining Hall, and a new
and more suitable Head Master*s House, which will probably bring up our total
expenditure to at least £10«000. Towards this amount we have at present
only one donation of £1,000 received some months since from Mr. and Mrs.
Wood, of New Maiden.
The receipts at the Bazaar Stalls, including donationsjper stall-keepers, hare
amounted to £4,037 3s. 3d., from wbich there will, of course, have to be a con-
siderable deduction for expenses ; but, on tbe other band, we shall have to add
the large amount taken at tbe gates, and also the contributions received since
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tfae opening of the Basatr. We maj, therefore, we think, fairly reckon that we
iiare realized at leaat £4,000 by this special effort, and that with the ceneroos
donation of £1,000 previously mentioned, we have in hand one-half of the
^10,000 which we estimated that we should need for the completion of the
wiiole scheme. For this grand success we most devoutly thank — first, the
Father of the fiitiierless ; next, our brother MurreU, who worked at it day
ind night ; and next, Che thousands of faithful friends and willing workers
who have in any degree helped to bring about such a glorious result.
The kmgcaah-listB i>nbi]shed in the extra PAgcs issued with the present number
wiD give some indication of the widespireaa interest that has been taken in this
work, but they will net convey any adequate representation of the love and
^titode exjireesed by the hundreds of donon in their letters to the President.
We have ettempted to amnmsrisothe donations received 4urittg the past month
eitker for the Orphanage Oeneral Fund, or tfae Girls* Orphanage Building Fund,
imt this will funiish our readers with a very imperfect impession of. the joy
winch has been our portion every day since we returned nom our sojourn in
the sunny South. Contributions have come from almost all parts of the world,
snd in all manner of forms, but the following itenyg are those that we can. most
readily xeoall at the moment of writing, luthongh contributors who are not
specially mentioned must not imagine Uiat their gifts are either forgotten or
QBsppreoiated. First end iorenKwt, $emum-reQder$ must be mentioned.
^^mAj a poet has come withoet . one or more donations from those who have
derived benefit from the printed sermons. In many instances our correspondents
bave told ua that, owing to their age, or detfness, or other infirmities they are
onahle to hear the gospel preached, sad therefore they are doubly grateful that
they can read, in a language that they can understand, the word which many
oftiiem testify supplies nourishment to their 0ouls. Whenever we have any
^ood work in hand we can always rely upon liberal help fiK>m our larger
congregation outside the Tabernaole walls. Hie young have also helped ua
very erasiderably. One little boy gave half his savings for a year (would that
•ome rich man would go and do likewise 1), others sent the amounts given them
for ChristDiaa«boKei. Two little girls sent their &rst earnings, and w daughter
of one of our constant helperi forwarded one-tenth of the sum she had ii^ the
(Mnk. What a revenue we should have if the wealthy gave in the same, pro-
portion ! A little kdr, 12 years dd, at Bedford, who last y^ar sent us ITs. 6d.
tt the result of a smaU bazaar arranged by heraelf« has made a similar effort this
Christmas, and niaed S2s. 6d., in addition to forwarding a parcel for our big
sale ; while the children of Mr. W. 8. Game, M.P., have again held a bazaar in
the drawing-room of their grandpapa, Mr. Hugh StoweU Brown, which realized
the noble aom of £23 1 Is. Od« for " The Liverpool House." ServanU and the
poor have had a hand in the good work. One servant has consecrated to this
object all the presents received from visitors for three months : she hopes others
wul do the same. ** Hiree servants, whose earthly stores have lately been
increased,*' have given 55«. as a thankofferine. Manv, widows have sent their
^ndtes,** which have all been much larger tiian half- farthings ; while orphans
•re well represented in the list " One who was left an orphan very young **
forwards 5 per cent, on earnings. Our own Cdllefe men and Oolp&rieure have
done nobly. Either by sending parcels, or collecting amongst their friends, or
contributing, often out of their necessities, they have helped largely to swell the
grand total Our beloved son Charles not only despatched a large consignment
of goods from Greenwich, but he brought us altogether £28 15s., most of which
he had collected in pence by the sale of motto-cards at the close of his lectures
in various parts of the country.
One of the students still on the college-roll has been supplying the pulpit of
the Presbyterian church at Amsterdam fof nearly a year, and his preaching has
been so acceptable that on New-year's day he was able to make a collection
amoonting to £34 for the Girls* Orphanage ; trulv a noble contribution, for
which we heartily thank our brother, and his and our Dutch frdends. The
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■tudents of the College Evening Claer es bare also contributed twenty gaineM to
tbe Bazaar fundr, tbougb tbe amount was received too late to be included in
tbis montb*s aceountr.
We might continue classifying thus until we filled the magazine, but we must
content ourselves with mentioning a few items which cannot be oodtted.
The members of Mr. Bowker*e clafs could not conveniently arranee for ft^ball,.
80 thev presented £20. Mr. Bartlett aeks us to mention that he nas received
from Mr. A. Ferguson, of Shanghai, a bank draft for £52 Ids. lOd., and a case
of Chinese goods ; from Mrs. Scharschmidt, of Jamaica, a boxot native articles ;
and from Messrs. Henrj and Co., Manchester, a parcel of Cbartaline blankets.
Mr. W. J. Evans wishes us to thank the foliowmg firms for presents to tbe
Orphanage Sunday-school Stall at the Bazaar :— Messrs. J. and P. Coats;
Morris and Teomans; Kirbj, Beard, and Co.; Spencer, Turner, and Co.;
Ormes, Upsdale, and Co.; and Price, Dunn, and Co., per Mr. Andrew
Dunn. Mr. J. T. Dunn and his Richmond-street Mission friends, not content
with the noble amount taken at their stall, have collected and contributed
£101 168. 7d., which swells the total ot their receipta to £427 19s. Od., and places
them at the head of the list. Theplaster models of ** John Ploughman/* which were
made specially for the Mansfield-street Sundav-scbool Stall, attracted consider-
able notice, and had a large sale. Country friends may be glad to know that
some of them are still to be obtained of Mr. Johnson, 4, Lucretia-road, Ken-
ninffton-lane, 8.E., at Is. 6d. each, or Is. 9d. post free. The whole of the pro-
ceeds are given to the Orphanage. The Editor of the Lady's Pictorial inserted
a hiffhly appreciative, illustrated sketch of the Giris* Orphanage in hia piq)er
for Jan. 7, and presented two hundred copies for sale at tlie Bazaar. A laay,
in forwarding her annual subscription, enclosed £6 extra to be expended at the
Bazaar in toys for the orphans. The son of our old friend, Mr. Potto Brown, sent
us £50, and by the same post £25 arrived from another ever-liberal helper, who
wishes to subscribe annually sufficient to pay the entire cost of one child while
in the institution. We must close our list with the mention of two gifts which
have come to us almost as messages from the spirit, world. A parcel came to
hand with this touching little note attached :-— **The handa which made these
are now in the cold grave, and her spirit in glory. Under great weakness
were they made, but with a burning desire to assist the orphans.'* In sending
us an account of the death of " a constant and edified reader** of our printed
sermons, a relative says — '* The last matter in which he was engaged in this life
was the preparing a box of ^oods for sale at your present Bazaar. Many of
the articles he made with his own hands, viz., some harness, bead-stalls,
reins, &c., and the onlv anxiety which seemed to rest on his mind till he
died was tiiat they should arrive in time. He died, as you will see, the day the
Bazaar opened ; so from above he will see the result of his last work of love.**
fl^otim 0f §a0&8.
Our Velenau; or Li/e-ntories of the
Itondon City Mission, By Johh
Matthias Wstlland. Introduction
by tbe Earl of SHAinsBuaT. London :
S. W. Partridge.
Wbx done, Mr. Weylland. You have
given us a book which he who begins to
read will feel loth to lay down till he has
finished it. Here is the romance of Christ-
ian work amongst the London poor. The
City Missionary toils amongst " whipper
S^a^'* gipeieSy casuals, thieves, outcasts,
Irish fanatics, ••patterers,** " fairies,"
conveying to all, and often with blessed
effect, the glad tidings of Christ*s love*
We give in the body of tbe Magazine a
taste of the book under the title,
'* London Fairies.'* We have no doubt
our readers will *' ask for more,** and
we suggest that they should gratify
their appetite b^ purchasing the book^
the profits of which are devoted towards
the support of *' veteran missionaries,"
who, on beinff disabled, are allowed by
the London City Mission a pension of a
pound a week.
NOnOXS OP B0QK8.
87
Tki Ciriitian Trea$ury. Johnstone and
Hunter.
Mjucb a solid and handsome Tolume.
Full of wholesome spiritual food.
TheFiruiile. " Home Words " Pablish-
ing Office, 1, Paternoster Buildings.
Mr. Bullock keeps his magazine po-
pulir without pandering to that diseased
teste which crsTes for heresy. He is a
wonderfal editor, and knows how to
select that which will both please and
profit May this ToIume gladden ten
thousand fiicsides.
The Welcome. Parlridge and Co.
£xcELLK]> by none, equalled by few.
The volume is gorgeous.
TktLeifwe Hour and The Sunday at
Home. Religions Tract Society.
Thbx two favourites hold their own in
the nee, though the competition be-
comes every year more vigorous. We
always feel safe in aiding the circulation
of these periodicals ; no poisons are
mixed with the articles, and this is more
th^ we can say of many otherwise
attractive magazines. Seven shillings
vUl be well laid out in ^e purchase of
either of these.
Friendfy GreeHng$ is another first-
claas volume, strong in illuminated texts.
The very thing for distribution among
cottagers.
The Family Friend, The Children's
Friend, and the In/anUl* Magazine, all
published by Partridge and Go.
Each one deserves to be ranked first-
claas, and the same may be said of all
the rest of Partridge's magazines for the
people, which all advocate godliness,
temperance, kindness to animals, and
everything elae that is good.
Onward. Partridge and Co.
Is aboat the best of the temperance
idvocates : always lively and fresh.
Temperance Mirror. National Tem-
perance Publication Depot, 337,
This improves. The woodcuts in the
etriy months are horrible ; the letter-
press is earnest and interesting.
JJoAei^* Friend. Hodder and Stoughton.
Chi4p at la. 6d. Has its own sphere.
Child's Own. Sunday School Union.
Vjbbt prettily brought out.
Methodist Family. 61, Paternoster-row.
So good that it might easily be better.
Contains many admirable articles; its
engravings are not up to the mark.
China's Millions. Morgan and Scott.
Thb eloquent pleader for China. It is
always telling. The year's volume at
3s. 6d. is worthy of my lady's table.
The Children's Record of the Free
Church of Scotland. T. Nelson & Sons.
This well-conducted half-penny mis-
sionary magazine holds on its way, and
never fails to place the gospel in a clear
and convincing light.
The Teacher's Storehouse and Treasury
of Material for Working Sunday
School Teachers. Volume VI. Elliot
Stock.
This magazine is true to its title ; it is
one of the best of the monthlies intended
for the mental and spiritual equipment
of our Sabbath School teachers.
The Church. Elliot Stock.
HoLns an honourable position among
our denominational monthlies. The
Baptist Messenger maintains its usual
excellence, and the Baptist Magazine
holds on its way, — good, but rather
heavy.
General Baptist Magazine. E. Marl-
borough and Co.
OuB Arminian brethren are happy in
their editor, whose vigorous intellect
has made their magazine a power.
After Work. Elliot Stock.
Attains not to a very high degree, but
has vivacity.
Woman's Work. S. W. Partridge & Co.
Vbrt excellent and full of information
upon the labours of the gracious sister-
hood for Jesus.
The Preacher's Analyst. Edited by the
Rev. J. J. S. Bird, B.A. Volume V.
Elliot Stock.
A SMALL portion in size for 5a., but
when we look into it we find much more
than a crown's worth of raw materid
for sermons.
88
HOTIOBB OV BOOKS.
I%e Westmmaier ConfesHon of FaUh.
With IntrodactioD and Notee by Rev.
J. Macphbhboit, M.A. Edinburgh :
T. and T. Clark.
Tma latest ••Handbook for Bible
CksseB" is a valaable addition to
Messrs. Clark's oheap publications. We
have never seen the historv of the
Westminster Confession so tnoroughly
and yet so briefly told, or its separate
articles so suggestively treated. We are
afraid that modem Christianity knows
but little about even the existence of
this •' Confessiony** much less its doc-
trinal teachings. Anything that will
secure for it revived interest and re-
newed study we heartily welcome. This
book will live because it deserves to
exist.
Dialogues on Pulpit PreparatUm between
a Senior ana a Junior Minister,
With Sketches of Sermons. By Bev.
Geobob Cubitt. Wesleyan Con-
ference Office.
Gould we honestly recommend this
volume to theologicsi students we would
gladly do so ; but after tiyiiig for a long
time to find in it any help in minis-
terial work, we give it up in despair.
The dialogues are so sapless and anti-
quated as to be of no use whatever ;
while the Sketches of Sermons are like
ExekieFs valley of bones — **very dry.**
The man who has any native power
won*t need such crutches, and oUiers
had better not try to get it from these
so-called •< helps.*^
The Dime Ideal of the Church in the
Words of the Holy Scriptures, A
Manual for Members of the Church.
By an Eldbb. Elliot Stock.
With the exception of the chapters re-
fenring to the **• children of Christiana,**
and '^ postures in worship,*' this little
manual seems to us to be carefully se-
lected in the choice of texts, and likely
to do ffood. It is neither better nor
worse than its kind, but a hit specimen
of a pretty common style of book in
these days.
Lectures in Defence of the Christian
Faith. By Professor F. Gobbt.
Edinburgh : T. and T. Clark.
Thbsb lectures will considerably enhance
the reputation of Professor Godet as a
champion of Christian truth. As a
commentator we have known and es-
teemed him ; and now as a polemic we
have the same appreciation and admira-
tion for him. There is trenchant argu-
ment and resistless logic in these lec-
tures; but withal, there is cultured
imagination and felicitous eloquence
which carnr home the appeals to the
heart as well as to the head. Wherever
the ghostly spectres of French or Ger-
man philosophy have unsettled mindB
and bred doubts, here is the remedj
ready to hand ; they will fly before it as
Hanuet*s ghost before the morning light.
Contfersations on the Cretiftum: Cli«p-
ters on Grenesis and Evdution. By
A Latmab. Sunday School Unioii.
Hebb is science made delightful by
clear description : strong argumoit and
ffenuine reverence for the Scriptures.
Whoever ** a Liayman** is, he need not be
ashamed of his book. While we do not
accept all his explanations of scientific
facts and their mfluence upon rereU-
tion, yet we admire the combination ol
fearlessness and godliness so apparent
in every page. Avery Sunday-school
teacher should read this volume, and
ponder its teachings ; it will ^ve him or
her confidehce in dealing with the at-
tacks made upon the Scriptures. We
have no fear for the result of the conflict
between science and religion : the God
of Nature is the God of the Bible, and
when we read both aright we shaU not
see conflict, but deep unity and har-
mony. Towards this blessed res^t,
these ''Conversations'* are a distinct
contribution.
Seven Years' Pioneer Mission Work in
Cardiff. ByW.F. Jambs. London:
Bible Christian Book Boom.
Thb lively record of the toils, disap-
pointments, hopes, and successes of an
earnest and indefatigable minister in
establishing a Bible Christian Church
and building a chapel in Cardiff. We
congratulate him on his success. In
1874 he preached to seven persons at his
first service. In 1879 he had accom-
plished the erection of school, chjopel.
and minister's house, at the cost of Four
Thousand pounds ; and much spiritual
success had been achieved. Pluck and
perseverance will usually prevail, and
the Lord*6 work requires such qualities
as this excellent brother displays.
NOnOXS OF BOOKS.
89
Ibvrt viA ike Bible ; or, the Scriptures
a the light of modem discoverj and
k&owledge. From Semson to Solo-
iBOii. By CmmnQHAM Qeuus, D.D.
Fitftridge and Co.
^B praised the second Tolume of this
rork more heartily than we should now
o after a further reading, for we con-
ider the ardcle upon the passage of the
Eed Sea to be highly objectionable. In
Ilia third yolume there is much Tsluable
Mfttor, and we doubt not that this series
rin be a choice addition to our stores of
liMical learning.
TkrUimas Evans : ike Preacher of Wild
Wales. His Country, his Times, and
his Cotemporaries. By the Rev.
Paxton Hood. Hodder & Stoughton.
Wm liare not learned so much about
ThriBtmas Evans from this portly volume
IS we have gathered aforetime from
Dndi less prietentious memoirs. The
look is flavoured with Christmas Evans,
Old it ia an interesting book, but it is
lot a biography of the great preacher,
ler bave we read it with much content,
leeanse we did not find what we looked
Sor. Apart from its title the volume is
I noteworthy production, and gives
such information upon Wales, and the
V?'dah, and their religion, and their
l^reat preachers. Mr. raxton Hood is
I man of genius ; we have always read
bb books with pleasure, and have often
obtained both instruction and entertain-
ment from the fruit of his universal
reading and wide travel : it is the same
in this case, but not to so eminent a
dtgne as we expected Compared with
many biographies this is first-rate : com-
pared with other woriu of the same
MUfaor it is flat Such a writer with
•neh a subject m^ht have done better
— ao we think ; ami yet the book well
lepaya a peruaaL
ImiUm Pictares, drawn .unih Pen and
P^mciL By Bev. W. Ubwick, M.A.
Beligious Tract Society.
AxoTHBB of those wonderful illustrated
booka of travel which come forth from
Ihe Tract Society every Christmas. We
do not care so much for the theme as
to some which have preceded it; but
the work is well done both by pen and
pencil. Thia luxurious book costs Ss.
Happy those who can with their own
eyes behold these Oriental wonders ; but
highly favoured in the next degree
those who can see them thus admirably
pourtraved. Alas, that Dr. Manning
should be no more among us to take one
of his annual pleasure- trips and give us
the result thereof. But why should we
reeret ? He is up and away where his
sight is charmed with greater wonders
than this poor planet can exhibit.
Le Nouveau Testament de notre Seigneur
Jdstis-ChrisL And
Le Voyage du Chretien. Far John
BuNTAH. Elliot Stock, 62, Fater-
noster-row.
Hb who has produced the New Testa-
ment in French for One Fenny, is, of
course, looking for his reward in another
world, for there must be a loss on every
copy that is sold. In this good work all
who seek the real prosperity of France
should take a share by purchasing and
freely scattering the priceless word. The
French John Bunyan at 5d. in paper,
and 6d. in cloth, is also very cheap ; out
the Testament is rather given away than
sold. There was never a more hopeful
time for distributing the Word of God
in France on a large scale ; the result
upon her future history would be un-
paralleled blessing.
Workers at Home. A Companion to
" Our Home Work." By Mrs. W. H.
WiOLET. Nisbet and Co.
Fob young women, young wives, and
young mothers, this is a specially suit-
able Dook. Here common-sense and
piety combine to produce sound prac-
tical instruction, and this is conveved
in simple, forcible, and attractive lan-
guage. There is no soothing syrup in
the book, nor a trace of the poppv-
head ; all is bright, brief, and to the
point. An old friend to whom we read
a chapter said at once, ** I must give
that to my niece who is ^ing to be
married next month." He is a sensible
man, and we commend his example to
general imitation. Such a book as this
IS likdy to prove a life-long blessing to
any family in which the mother can
brmg her mind first to read it care-
fully, and then to carry out its in-
junctions faithfully.
90
KOnOBfl or BOOKB.
Oreat Movements OMd those who achieved
them. Bj Hbnbt J. Nicoll. John
Hogg, Paternoster Row.
Hebe we have portions of history with
which all our people should be familiar.
How John Howard cleansed the Augean
stables of Eorope^s prisons ; how Wil-
berforce freed Africa from her chains ;
how Gobden save the poor their daily
bread untaxed: these are heroic stories,
fitted to stir the blood and arouse en-
thusiasm. To these are added the
labours of Romilly for legal reform, of
Brougham for education, of Knight and
Gassell for cheap literature, and of Row-
land Hill for cheap postage ; and so forth.
Good things have all been slowly gained,
and possibly the winning of them has
been an education to the people as
Seat in value aa the boons themselves.
r. NicoU has written judiciously
and well; his impartial description of
Brou{;ham is in marked contrast with
one-sided accounts of that weak -strong,
little-great man; and his tone and
warmth are calculated to stimulate ex-
ertion and arouse ambition for worthy
deeds. Put the book in every library ;
read it for yourself.
The Keys of the Apocalypse^ considered
in a Discourse between the Master
and Scholar, By F. H. Moboan^
M.A., Rector of Gisborough. Elliot
Stock.
Wx do not see that these keys unlock
anything, or that the master and scholar
arrive at very much after all their '* con-
sideration.** We shall probably under-
stand the Apocalypse itself before we
shall be able to comprehend the books
which are written to explain it. One
thing is eminently satisractory, — each
writer annihilates all who have gone be-
fore him, so that we need only to under-
stand the last interpreter. But, then,
who is the last? Let him arise, and
wipe out all hope of a successor, and
then will the groaning press have oppor-
tunity for the publication of more prac-
tical matter.
Specimen Glasses for the King's Min-
strels, By the late Fbakces Ridlet
Haveboal. " Home Words " Office,
1, Fatemoster-buildings, £.0.
Vebt choice "flowers of poeir^ *' are to
be found in these " Specimen Glasses*^ ;
and well they may be, for Mias Havergal
chose them, and who had better taste
than she ? We hope that no scrap of
her writing will be allowed to lie by.
It would be a shame to waste even the
cuttings of her gems. In this instance
the prose matter into which she has
inlaia the hymns is richly instructive,
and full of holy thought and rich ex-
perience. The book is sure to take
with the public.
The Pleasures of Love, In four parts.
The Love of God. The Love of Man.
The Love of Christ. The Love of
the Christian. By the Rev. Timothy
Haelet. Nisbet and Go.
We have oeen some respectable verse
from Mr. Harley before, and know that
he is capable of good things in that direc-
tion. This poem deals with love divine
and human, and always in a pure and
gracious style, with chastenea speech
and gentle phrase. It is a pleasing and
profitable strain, with musical notes
ringing through it. We are afraid that
on such a well-worn theme little new
remains to be said. The ancients have
forestalled all our original thoughts on
such a subject, and what can he do who
comes after them ? He can do his best,
and Mr. Harley has done that
The Band of Mercy Advocate, Vol.
III. Partridge and Co.
Those who love all God*s creatures,
and would fain lighten the heavy yoke
which man*s cruelty impoees upon them,
should spread this excellent magazine.
The volume for 1881 is charmingly
bound. It is a work of art, and only
costs two shillings.
The *' LiUle Folks ** Album of Music, A
collection of songs and rhymes. With
music. Cassell and Co.
When we say that this musical album is
as good as the well-known magazine
called ** Little Folks," what more can
we say ? It has sweet songs and charm-
ing pictures. Both voice and piano are
provided for, and the selection of music
IS first-rate. We have already said of
'' Little Folks " that it is the king of all
children*s magazines, but each year it
seems to improve. The album contains
many of the old nursery rhymes, but
also a large share of new ones, set to
original music.
VOnOES OF BOOKS.
91
The Imter Life of Chrui as reveaUd in
the Gospel of Matthew, Three vols.
By Dr. Josxph Pabkxb. Richard
Ckrke, 9, Plamtree Court, Farring-
don Street.
TsBBs three Tolumes have about them
all the peculiaritiefl of their author. We
mar difer from him at times, but we
feel tbe great value of thoughts so fresh
and original^ — flashes from a mind na-
tursilj vigorous and by diligent study
ftreogtfaened for its work. Dr. Parker
u t nian bj himself, after no class, and
belonging to no school ; he is not all
i^t we could wish, but he is a man, a
man of eenins, and a man of power, as
these volumea plainly show. We place
them among our commentaries to be con-
stantly referred to when we are studying
Matthew's gospel We do not lumber
our shelves, but select for them books
which we can commend to others.
The Pulpii Commentary. Edited by
the Bev. Canon Spence and Rev. J.
S. Eaell. L KIms. By Rev. J.
HijcifOND, B. A. Homilies by various
authors. Kegaa Paul, Trench, and
Co.
The value of this important volume is
enhanced by the fact that we have
next to nothing upon the Books of
KinCT. The commentary is exceedinffly
welfdone so far as we have been able
to read, and it contains a mine of sug-
gtttioDs for the preacher. If our pulpits
are not fountains of instruction it is
iK>t because there are not rich sources
of lupply. Topics selected from the
aistoncal parts of Scripture have the
P^\ merit of supplying their own il-
loitration : were they more hirgely used
tliere would be fewer slumberers in the
pewi. The Pulpit Commentary takes
first rank in its own department.
The Speaker's Commentary on the Bible,
Old Testament : Six volumes. New
Testament: Four volumes. John
Murray, Albermarle Street.
This monnment of learning will testify
to succeeding ages that at the close of
the nineteenth oenturv the English
Charch had not declinea in schokrship.
Taking it for what it professes to be, the
Speako^s Commentary is an undoubted
soccess. It will doubtless be the
standard work to which multitudes ot
the richer clergy will refer: its price
will prevent its beins; used by their
humbler brethren. We do not agree
with the Churcbism, which is occastomdlv
worked into the comment, and mucu
less with the sacramentarianism which
is defUy introduced here and there ; but
then we expected to find these things
in such a work, and we blame no one
because we are not disappointed. These
portly volumes remind us of ten canons
or rural deans of burly personality and
clerical cut. We are glad to see them on
our shelves, and to converse with them
every now and then. Tbe concludinfi;
volume, which has just come to hand,
contains as full a commentary on the
Book of Revelation as one could desire.
Does anv poor minister ask the price of
the set ? We reply with trembling, —
Hand over eleven guineas, and the book-
seller will give you two shillings change.
Fine grapes, but too high for most poor
foxes.
**Rest unto your Souls ;** or, the Enjoy '
ment of Peace. By Rev. Esnest
Boys, M.A. Niabet and Co.
Mb. Bots has deep convictions of gospel
truth, and an earnest, lucid way of
stating them. There is a savour of
love to a personal Christ in these ad-
dresses which will commend them to all
true Christians, and a manifest desire
to share the gospel blessings with others
which will win the unconverted. No
better gifl to a seeking soul could be
given than this little book, no choicer
comfort to a weak believer. It is sure
to sell, and, what is more, will be read.
Life more abundant: and other ad-
dresses. By Theodore Monod.
Morgan and Scott.
Thbsb addresses were mainly published
in The Christian, from whence they are
now issued in book form. All full of
gospel as an egg*B full of meat, and
withal bright and taking in their style.
You cannot help reading on when you
once begin ; nor can you help being both
interested and edified. The Monod
familv is a choice one, and Theodore is
not the least among them in power and
unction. It would have been a distinct
loss for this little volume not to have
been published.
92
VOnOEB OF BOOKS.
At Home. Illiutrated by J. G. Sower-
by. Decorated by Thomas Crane.
Printed and published by Marcos
Ward and Co. London and Belfast.
WbllI well! This beats ererything!
Here we have a book for children
which might vie in eesthettc art with the
best productions of the age. Every il-
lustration is in its own way a gem.
Beauty of colour and form, childlike
simplicity, accuracy of representation,
tasteftil adornment, all combined. Here
we have a gallery of art for little girls
with which their mothers and fathers
could not find fault if they tried. The
price is 5s., and we do not wonder that
70,000 were subscribed for before
Gluristmas.
Storiet to Write. A series of pictures
wanting words. Cassell and Co.
Wkat pleasanter and more useful
lessons in Enfflish composition could be
devised ? Children who will sit down to
write little stories upon these pictures
will love the amusement, and never
lose the benefit. Messrs. Cassell have
never worked out a more sensible idea,
thouffh they have led the way in educa-
tionu appliances.
A Bright Life. Dedicated to the
young. Introduction b;^ Rev. W. B.
Robertson, D.D., of Ir?ine. London :
Kisbet and Co.
A CHABMino book: the record by a
bereaved mother of the beautiful, brief
life of a highly-gifted daughter. Just
the book for young people and sorrow-
ing parents.
Palestine Explored with a view to its
present natural features^ and to the
prevailing manners, customs, rites,
and colloquial expressions of its peo-
ple, which throw lisht on the figura-
tive language of the Bible. By the
Bev. J. Keil, M.A. Nisbet.
CoMTAiKS much that is really fresh. It
is not a mere repetition, but a contri-
bution to the exposition of Scripture,
which will be valued by all who prize
such works, and surely this includes all
Bible-readers. Of course much which
our author observes has been noted
before ; but he has a quick eye, and
thmfore has spied out maAy matters
which others had passed over.
The Land of the Morning. An acooont
of Japan and its People, based on a
four years* residence in that couatiy.
Bj William Gkjlt Dixoh. Edin-
burgh : James Gemmell.
Externally a bulky book, curiously
adorned in the Japanese fashion. In-
ternally a lucid history of the islands
which aspire to be a Southern Britain,
with extensive geographical informa-
tion, and notes upon manners and
customs. A Christian spirit breathes
like fresh morning air throughout the
entire work, which we feel much satis-
faction in introducing to our readers.
A capital lecture might be made of
it. The Sabbath S(Shool Library should
not miss it.
Storiee about Dogs. By Mrs. Subr.
With Illustrations by Haeeisoh
Wbie. Nelson and Sons.
With such an enthusiast as Mrs. Surr
to write, and such an artist as Harrison
Weir to illustrate, of course the book
whicli comes of the comunctton is some-
thing memorable. Dogs deserve all
that their best friends can say of them,
but their enemies have somewhat to
say against them. They are no more
perfect than men are, and they are often
very like their masters in their vices.
But we claim that in many points the
canine creature sets the humaft animal a
fine example. That dogs should be
treated kindly, and even tenderly, is a
point well proved by Mrs. Surr. Her
Dook is worthy to rank among the
handsomest of the Christmas presents,
but it will be in season even as late as
the dog-days.
Sunrise Gleami : Earfy Morning Read-
ings for every Day in the Month. By
Ladt Hope or GAEEn>BN. Nisbet.
Whobvbe attempts to write a book of
daily readings challenges comparison
with the late Miss Havergal, queen of
short-portion writers, and must be of
considerable ability to endure it. TIua
Lady Hope has done, and the result is
anything out unfavourable to her; her
Morning Readings are fragrant with
holiness, alive with susgestion, and per-
meated with personu love to Christ
One month of Miss Havergal*s and an-
other of Lady Hope's will help to make
us appreciate the book the more by
comparison.
NonoEs or boqkb.
98
HittoHeal Sketch of the Reformed Pres-
imieriau Church of Scotland to its
Unum with the Free Church in 1876.
Bj the Rer. Robbbt Naismith.
Edinbuigh : Johnstone, Hunter, & Go.
Mb. Naismith did well to issue this
Uttie manuml soon after the union of
the Free and Reformed Presbjterian
Glmrehes in 1876. The book answers
weO to its title. It conducts the reader
over one of the most interesting fields
of history. The story of religious
atruggie, of oppression, persecution, and
naityrdom is always fascinating. Our
fiidiera passed through stem experiences
to win the Uberty we enioy. Happy is
tbe church that has such a history be-
hind it, and whose members make them-
selTca acquainted with it.
A IHecouree on Scottish Church History
from the Reformation to the Present
Time, with Prefatory Remarks on the
iSk, Gileses Lectures. By Chables
WoBDSwoBTH, D.C.L., Bishop of St.
Andrew's. William BUckwood and
Sons, Edinburgh and London.
** Ete that is first in his own cause seem-
elh joat/' says the wise man, ** but his
neighbour cometh and searcheth him.*'
Twelre lectures on Scottish Church
History (the '*St. Gileses Lectures'*)
were recently delivered by twelve promi-
nent Presbyterian ministers, and the
diaoourse before us, the delivery of
which was suggested by these lectures,
is by a Scottish JEJptscopa^tan, who views
the history from an opposite standpoint.
The Reformation in Scotland was a pro-
teat — first affsinst popery, then against
melacy, and it is natural that Dr.
Wordsworth, who is himself a prelate,
should be out of sympathy with one of
its great characteristics. In his preface,
which finrns the larger part of the book,
he subjects the St. Giles's Lectures to
criticism ; and in the Discourse which
IbDows he surveys the history of the
Scottish Reformation from his own point
of Tiew. We cannot say that he carries
na with him in his conclusions ; or that
hu neighbourly ** searching ** of the
* cense of the Presbyterian lectures
liaa to our mind disproved their posi-
tione. Our author relies as much upon
llie early church as upon Scripture itself
ftfr the snpjport of his view of church
polity: and those who do not agree
with him in his premises are not likely
to follow him in nis conclusions.
Life of Principal Harper^ D,D. By
the Rev. Ahbrbw Thoicson, D.D.,
F.RS.E. Edinburgh : Andrew
Elliot, Princes Street.
Db. Harpib occupied a high position
in the United Presbyterian Church of
Scotland, though his name is less known
in England than that of some of his
great contemporaries. He took a pro-
minent part in the Scottish Ecclesiastical
movements of his day, and exercised an
influence not exceeded perhaps by that
of any other minister of his church.
He shone chiefly as a preacher, professor,
and controversialist, but meddled little
with authorship. Dr. Thomson's book
forms not only an admirable biography
of his friend, but a history of the ecclesi-
astical movements in Scotland during
the last half century. It is in all re-
spects an able work.
" The Devotion of the Sacred Heartr
An exposure of its errors and dangers.
By R. C. Jbnkins, M.A. Religious
Tract Society,
Cahon Jenkins has done good service
by tracing the history of these so-called
'* appearances " of Christ in bodily
form, tending as they do to the grossest
superstition, and the foulest idolatries
and blasphemies. Popery must be at a
terribly low ebb when it can seize in
desperation such a crude, grotesque,
lying invention as this to serve its power
in England. But there are not wanting
those who are credulous enough to ac-
cept these lying wonders; hence the
need of such an antidote as this book
provides. Oh, the boasted advance-
ment of this nineteenth century !
Paul Bradley. A village tale, incul-
cating kindness to animals. By Mrs.
Charles Bbat. Partridge and Co.
A BBALLT capital story for boys. If
they can read it, and aflerwards join
the cruel urchins who pelt frogs, tease
dogs, hunt cats, and beat donkeys, they
must be incorrigible young rogues and
yagabonds. Incidentally, Mn. Bray
shows that children as well as animals
can be trained better by kindness than
by cruelty. We are happy to believe
that schoolmasters like '* Mr. Bangham '*
are almost, if not entirely, an extinct
race.
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KOnOES OF BOOSB.
DiMCOurses and Addresies, Bj Rev. J.
H. RiGO, D.D. Wefilejan Conference
Office.
This is a reprint in equal type, and in one
considerable ▼olume, of the Discourses
and Addresses which had before appeared
in separate forms. Thej embrace a
Tariety of topics, speculative and scien-
tific, ecclesiastical and educational, moral
and religious, for which it is acknow-
ledged no single title strictly descrip-
tive of the contents could be found.
They are unique only in the individual
characteristics of clear and comprehen-
sive thought, and in a certain oratorical
style, less adapted for reading than for
hearing. At all times the author pre-
sents himself as a professed representa-
tive of the denomination to which he
belongs. Methodism is the element in
which he lives and moves and has his
beinff. In Methodism he was trained,
and m Methodism he has trained others,
and he will be deservedly recognised as
one of the chief leaders of that promi-
nent and influential section of the
Christian Church during the latter half
of the present century. Upon all the
great movements of modem times he is
well informed, and is well able to gWe
good advice respecting them. The
volume is too miscellaneous for con-
secutive perusal, and is necessarily un-
equal in interest and profit.
The Old AhhoVa Road. By Lizzis
Alldbidgb. James Clarke and Co.
Thb writer of thia rather bulky novel
exhibits considerable knowledge of the
workings of the heart and oonscience,
and can portray with equal skill the
bland but loathsome usurer, the lover
" sighing like a furnace," the maiden all
forlorn, the devoted country pastor, and
his trusty deacon. The authoress is an
ardent lover of nature — one whom
'* every prospect pleases " ; for she has
an artistes eye and a Christianas hearts
To our mind, however, the interweaving
of the sacred, solenm events of Calvary
and the circumstantial details of the
administration of the Memorial Supper
in the villase chapel with the denouement
of a sensational and fictitious love story,
caused a feeling of intense pain. We
must in justice to our convictions note
this ; while, in justice to the authoress,
we are glad to add that she is devout as
well as gifted, and uses her great fi^
for the purest and highest ends : in fact,
she is a sister of whom we can have
nothing to say but praise.
Modem Missions : (heir Trials and
Triumphs, By Robebt Youro, As-
sistant Secretary to the Foreign Mis-
sions Committee of the Free Church
of Scotland. Marshall, Japp, & Co.
Tms is a thoroughly useful compen-
dium of missionary history. A second
volume will be needed to complete the
work, and we earnestly hope that the
sale of the present instalment will lead
the author to prepare the remainder.
We do not remember to have pre-
viously met with a book so readable, ao
full, so everyway useful: the various mis*
sionary societies will act wisely if they
endeavour to promote its distribution.
The map, coloured to represent the
sway of the various religions, is in itself
a powerful plea for missions. The
volume is produced in an elegant style.
Hid in the Heart Short Bible readings
for every day in the year. Selected
and arranged by Mrs. E. H. Riches.
Book Society, 28, Paternoster Row.
Not only will this book answer the
devotional purpose for which it was
mainly written, but it will supply to^cs
to teachers and preacher?, and this is a
most useful end to serve. A theme is
set for each day, and appropriate Scrip-
ture-texts are placed under it. It is a
wonderful little book for one shilling, and
ought to be bought by tens of thonsandp.
Those who should daily commit to
memory the selected passages would
certainly become good textuaries, and
that is next door to being good theo-
logians.
Plain Words on Temperance. By Rev.
C. CouBTBMAT. A packet of 24
Tracts. Jarrold and Sons.
Tbmfbbancb advocated hand in hand
with the gospel will be sure some day to
overthrow this curse of drink. Towards
this end Mr. Courtenay*s tracts are a
very able contribution. Crisp, bright,
racy in language, direct and forceful in
appeal, runnmg over with sanctified
common sense. Msy they be widely
read, and be the means of bringing joy
and comfort into houses and homes
where sin and suffering, through the
drink, have hitherto come.
■OnOEB OF BOOKS.
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The Very Words of our Lord and
Samour Jesus Christ gathered from
the Four OospeU, according to the
Authorised Version (1611) with Mar-
ginal Quotations from the Revised
Version (1881X Al«o with an Index
of Fa89J^^ and Subjects. London :
Henrj Frowde, Oxford University
Press Warehousey 7, Patemoster-rov.
A FBETTT little book which, at first
sight, one might compare to a bouquet
of cnt flowers called from a rare garden,
tod tastefully arranged by some fair
hands into a thing of beauty. But
cut flowers can never exhibit all the
chsflDS which belong to those which re-
main in the garden, set off by their
soiroundin^. And it is very much
the same with the words of Christ. So
Quny of them were delivered to us
in dialogues that when detached from
their connection they lack the linked
sweetness of those matchless conversa-
tioDs in which " he answered and said.'*
The liberties taken with the gospel ac-
cording to Lnke are such as no pious
nsder would be likely to relish. That
Evingelist on the outset laid much
emphasis on the *^ order ^' of his nar-
ative. Totally to pervert that order
throughout cannot possibly be pleasing
to tt«. What advantage there can be
in turning the fifteenth chapter of Luke
topsy-turvey, we cannot conjecture : we
say nothing about the authority for doing
K). though that is the more important
qoestion. Neither the authorized ven«ion
<^ 161 1, nor the revised version of 188 1 ,
1^ the slightest countenance to the
shifting of the parable of" The Prodigal
Sn,** 10 as to phice it before the para-
bles of «« The Lost Sheep *• and " The
^ Piece of Silver*' in a separate
pawgrtph. ** As an aid to memory and
wfercnce,'' we consider this ** effort *' to
^B-srrange "the rery words of our
Lord" to be a mistake.
The Poets Bible. Selected and Edited
I^W.GabbettHokdbb. NewTesta-
mcnt Section. W. Isbister, 56, Lud-
gate-hilL
It is very convenient to have portions
of great poets arranged according as
^ illustrate points in the gospel
^tory. Dr. Schaff did this for the Life
wo© Lord some time ago» and we have
^^ the compiUtion rery belpflil : his
Section, howeTer, is mainly made up
of hymns. Mr. Horder has shown a
poet's taste in his selection. We do not
like the foolish Dialogue of Mary at the
end, nor the evident High Church
flavour of the book; but still we are
glad to have so much of the best poetry
set in order so as to adorn with song the
story of our redeeming Lord. We
shall eagerly watch for &e Old Testa-
ment series which the author has in
hand. The two will be favourite books
with ministers.
The Complete Commentary on the New
Testament. (Vol. L, Matthew and
Mark.) Edited by Aloak Hovet,
D.D. Philadelphia : American Baptist
Publication Society, 1420, Chestnut-
street.
This appears to be a thoroughly
accurate, critical, and reliable work;
adapted for popular use and yet by no
means commonplace. We gather from
the pre&ce that the American Baptist
Publication Society has a scheme on
hand for a complete Commentary on
the New Testament, and that this is the
first volume. If all the succeeding
volumes shall ec^ual thiv, our expository
stores will receive a great increase of
wealth. The work is well done ; that
IS to say, it is executed carefully and
devoutly ; the learned man is seen, but
he still sits as a disciple. The type
and printing are all that we can desire.
A Brief Shetch of the Life of General
Charles A, Brovone: with personal
Reminiscences of Christian Life in
India Half a Century A20. By a
Gerbral Officbb. Dublin: Greo.
Herbert, Qrafton-street. London :
Hatchards.
Whbn a soldier is a Ohristian. he is often
of the heroic type. Such evidently was
the estimable oflicer who is the central
subject of this book. But the chatty
writer introduces us to a host of ofllcers
and soldiers who wore the regimentals
of ImmanuePs army, and made an un-
compromising stand for Christ. The
Reminiscences are of a delightful sort.
Indeed, what more captivating than the
recollections of a grey-headed Christian
reteran, who summons back again from
the past the faces and forms of saintly
comrades, and the scenes in which they
fought their good fight of faith P This
is M book to pat into the hands of
young ofScen.
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HOTIOBB OF BOOKS.
Chriatian Soeiolcgy. By J. H. W.
Bon, FarriDgdon-atreet. 1881.
The author of this little Tolume easays
to atrike a new kej-note in theological
literature. He imaginea that he ia
pioneering a field of thought hitherto
unexplor^ ; in all hia aearch he has
ne^er found the term ** Chriatian So-
ciology.** Our readers will probahly
remember the review of a treatiae witn
a aimilar title by Rer. W. Unawortlnr
in our June number of laat year. Still
he givea a good account of hia own mo-
tive in appropriating it. " Sociology **
he borrowed from Auguate Comte, the
French phtloaopher, who coined the
word to expreaa the science of toeiety,
as a branch of phyaica, — a acience
which treata aooiety aa it would astro-
nomy, geology, or chemiatry, tracing all
ita phenomena to natural rather Qian
moral laws. The prefix of Christian
he adopted to redeem aociology from
the materialiatic philoaophy of ita in-
Tentor, and to graft it into the orthodox
Sstem of eTangelical doctrine. For
e special relationahip that every
Chriatian individual holda to the family,
tiie State, and the Church, he then claims
that a new and separate department of
theology ahould be aaaigned,' dietinot
firom the exegetical, historical, dog-
matic, and pastoral sections which have
already obtained general lecoffnition.
In hia expoaltion of Chriatian ethics we
see nothing atartling, but much that ia
edifying. The chaptera are well di-
vided, and will funiiah teachera and
atudenta with a manual of ** dudea *' en-
forced more by argument than by pre-
cept, and appealing to the higher
inatincta of godly men that they ahould
conaider how they ought .to behave
themaelvea in their connection with the
worid aa it now ia, and in their fellow-
ahip with other diaciplea of Jeaua than
thoae of their own denomination.
Ward and Lock's Universal Instructor,
or Self-cuUure for all. Part 14.
Ward and Locks lUtutraied History
of the World. Part 3. Dr. Adam
Clarke's Commentary, Part 8. Ward,
Lock and Co.
AiiL theae iaauee b^ Ward and Lock are
remarkable for their exoelleace. What a
maaaof information may now be purchas-
ed for a little money I Although the trade
in nnmbera has aeen ita beat daya, yet
the publication of great worka in tnat
ftahion enables many to become purcba-
aera who otherwise might never dream
of such a thing. The Unwenallnatrmdor
amaaea ua : we do not underatand how
it can be produced at the price; but
the public evidently appreciate it, for
aeveral editiona have been sold.
Stories of Yotaig Adoenimrers, By As-
coTT B. HoFs. John Hogg.
A BOOK of startling atoriea of varied ad^
venture ; aure to make the eyea of our
boya gleam, and thdr hearts deaire to
emulate the deeda ofperil and braveiy
therein recounted. Tne tone ia healthy
and robuat, and for ita kind the book
ia one of the beat we know. The plates
are uneven in merit, aome of them
having been worn out yeara ago.
ne Thompsons* By Bbr^ajcih Ci.abxb.
la. Peter Biddtdph. The Rise and
Progreaa of an Auatralian Settler. By
W. H. G. KiRoaroK. The DoMgh-
ter of the Regiment. By Aacorr B.
HoPB. 28. each. Sunday School
Union.
Thbbe is nothing particularljp' atriking
about these stories, but they will doubt-
less interest the youns people, and so
answer the end for wnich they were
written.
Blinky and Onions: a Ragged-School
Reminiscence, By Mrs. jAMsa Mas-
TiK. Sunday Scnool Union.
No better book for a preaent could be
S'ven than thia. A pathetic ato^ of
e history of two street waifs, and the
means taken to lift them from their
miaery and degradation. If the children
in our homea where comfort abounds
could only be intereated in the sufiering
and i>overty of their poorer brothers
and siatera we should nnd much more
support fi)r philanthropic work. Eveiy
sight of the bright, cheerful fireside of
Chriatmas would then be a loud call to
comfort and cheer acme desolate ones.
Thia book will help to intereat and
teadi auch aympaUiy. It has onr
heartiest approval and reeommendatioD.
Let Tom and Clara have a copy at once.
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gtoijes.
Wx hftTd deroiad so much mee to the
Bopoort of the Bazaar and Oiptaanage that
our other notes this month must m very
hiicf . Tlie dailj and weekly papers have
hn^ our readers and the general public so
freu informed of our movements that there
ii little left for us to mention. Only again
we UesB the Lord, and thank our friends
for an the generous help received for the
Oiphanage.
Hat. SFOBaBOx's Book Fukd. — The
Beport of Mrs. Spurgeon's Book Fund for
the past year is now ready, and can be ob-
tained tluough any bookseller. The price
is the same as last year, 6d., or post free
7d. What shall we say of this nacious
namtiTeP With sweet simplicity it tells a
stofT of diyine love : showing how the weak
one nas been made strong, and the sufferer
ntsfuL Surdy it will encourage many a
sad heart, and rouse many a joyous 6ne to
fieater care for the Lora's serrants. We
may give extracts next month, but, mean-
whue, we should much prefer that fri^ids
Aoold get the Beport for themselves. It
is wall written, and we highly commend it.
What! a husband recommend his wife's
works P Yes, and it is Scriptural to do so.
Is it not written, ** Her husband also, and
hepEaisethher"?
OuTBAOiB OK THB Jsws. — All our sym-
Mthies are aroused for the Jews who are
oemg brutally treated in Bussia. One
ii made to blush for the name of Christian
whem we see it mixed up with murder,
phmder, and ravishment. The long cata-
logue of Bussian atrocities is enough to
mare a heart of stone. That followers of
the Lord Jesus should hound to the death
the nation from which he sprang according
to the flesh is a strange perversity of igno-
lant aeal« which all true believers should
dbplore day and night. Let the house of
lamel know amureddy that all real followers
of Jesns of Nasareth desire the good of
thisir nation, and lament their persecutions.
W pray that Israel may accept the Messiah
irtiasn we reverence, but we cannot hope
ftaft tide will be the case while so much
^-doing is perpetrated against them.
On ChrittmtU'day^ 1881, the Pastor afain
oeeiipiad hispulirit after an absence of six
ween. ThBfouotoing day he had the great
rfflawirt of onoe more presiding at the
Orphanage Christmas festivities, when,
Ihiuiika to the generosity of friends from far
and near, all went merry as a morriage-
ban.
On WsdMMday evening^ December 28, a
faurm and enthusiastic audience welcomed
thaPlMtor home to the Tabernacle after his
hoUdMT. Addresses were delivered by Pas-
tors d. H. Spnrsoon, J. A. Spumon, C.
^pitrg«on, B. H. Lovell, W. Cuff, H.
Varley, and W. Williams ; and Messrs. J.
M. Smith, W. C. Murrell, and W. Olnev.
One result of the meeting was that tne
Weekly Offering for the College was made
up to £1,881 for the year 1881. This con-
stant giving is a perpetual pledge of affec-
tion. What would tne College do without
it? for most people forget Uie old love —
the College, to helpthe new one, — namdv,
the Orpmuioge. This thing ought ye to
have done, but not to leave the other undone.
Is it not as good a work to train a minister
OS to educate an orphan ?
On Monday evemng, January 2, 1882, the
Prayer-meeting at the Tabernacle was made
an occasion for inviting neighbouring minis-
ters to unite in thanksgiving and supplica-
tion, in accordance wiu the arrangements
made by the Evangelical Alliance. Pastor
C. H. Spurgeon presided, and there were
also present Pastors J. A. Spurgeon, S. H.
Akehurst, J. £. CracJmell (who save an
account of his visit to the Unitea States
andCanada\ J. A. Griffin, D. A.Hersdhell,
J. Locke, J. Marchant, and G. M. Murphy.
CoLLEOB.— Mr. C. G. Croome has settled
at Nelson, Lancashire; and Mr. W. A.
Wicks, at Moulton, Northamptonshire, the
church of which Dr. Carey used to be the
Sastor. Mr. B. Brigg slso leaves us to
evote himself entirely to his important
charge at Drummond-road, Bermondsey.
Mr. J. E. Moyle, who come to us from
Canada, has returned to the Dominion,
where he hopes soon to find a suitable
sphere.
Mr. C. Hood has removed from Nuneaton
to Gosford-street, Coventry; and Mr. £.
Small, from Markyate-street, to Birching-
ton. Mr. W. Stokes, who came home some
time since from Port Elizabeth, has become
pastor of the church at Windiester. Mr.
M. F. Adams, whom the Canadian ministers
have been unable to *' ordain" on account
of his open-communion principles, has left
Lewis-street, Toronto, and accepted the
co-pastorate of the church at Quebec City,
under the care of the Bev. D. Bfarsh.
Mr. J. G. Potter sends us an interettin|;
account of his arrival at Calcutta, and his
interviews with the whole of our CoUege
men in Indi%. He has been appointed to
the mission -station at Agra, under the
superintendence of Mr. Jones.
We have also received a cheering letter
from Mr. H. Bylands Brown, which we hope
to publish in full next month, as it contains
an account of his recent evangelistic tour
among the tea-planters of the Darjeeling
district.
Our brethren in the country may be glad
to be informed that the conference this year
will probably be held in the week commencing
April 17, i.f., the week preceding the
Baptist Union meetings.
The Ec filing Clafscs in connection with
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98
HOTBS.
tiie College recommenced on the 17th nit.
After twenty-one years of service in this
usefnl field, Mr. Fergusson has asked ns to
allow him to retire from the work, which
WiUin fature be nnder the superintendence
of Hr. S. Johnson, who will be assisted by
3Cr. Bowers.
EviNOELiars. — Messrs. Smith and Ful-
lerton commenced a series of services at
Sonth-street Chapel, Greenwich, on Sundi^,
the 15th xdt. Our son Charles sends ns the
following note of the opening meetings : —
^ Dearest Father,— It is with great ioy I
Bend yon a word about the dear brethren,
Fnllerton and Smith. Thev commenced
work at Greenwich on Sunday, 15th Jan.
Good preparation had been made, for we
hlid a week of prayer-meetings before they
came, when sevenl of the neighbouring
ministers gave addresses. Each time from
seventyto two hundred persons attended,
tndonThnrsday quite five hundred gathered.
TlA workers nad been busy circuiatiog
handbills from house to house, and as many
9M 15,000 were thus disposed of. On the
Sabbath the congregations were, as they are
wont to be, praise me Lord, ffoodt the only
ddfferenoe beine an afternoon service for
children. Brother Smith, with his usual
tact, held over 1,600 little ones, collected
from four Sunday-schools, spell-bound by
■ong and speech. This service did some of
the old boys and girls good as well as the
▼onngsters, and ahready conversions have
taken place. Dnring the week each evening
there nas been an increasing attendance,
and the work is growing in interest and
blfiiring. Personally I thank God for the
arrival of these two brethren in Green-
wich, and espedally as they are labouring
at South-street as their head-quarters. I
will report further later on.
*• With love,
"Your son,
" ChjlSlib.'*
After they have finished at Greenwich
the evangelists will go to Mr. Knee*s church
at Peckham -park-road, afterwards to Chel-
iMa, Bnd tiien to Mr. Charrington's, Br. Bar-
naido's, and Mt. FeUowes*.'^
- Ifr. Bumham is engaged this month for
GbmUng&y, Morley, and Ossett.
OssfSjatAax.^Collectors* Meetiti^.^WiU.
wXL out collectors kindljr note that the nejct
flueeting for bringing in their boxes and
books will be held at the Orphanage on
FHdaif evening, March 3, when the Presi-
dant hopes to be present.
PXBSOVAL KoTES.— Our hououred friend,
Br. Culrose, of OUtsffotc, sent us the follow-
ing cheering note just as we were returning
from Mentone : —
**My dea:r Mr. Spurgeon, — ^In connection
wKh' Adelaide Place Church there is a
'Bomestie BCssion/ which, among its va-
tUaoB operations, distributes a thousand of
your sermons every week to a thousand
famines in some of the poorer districts of the
town. There are seventy persons, chiefly
young people, though there is a sprinkling
of grey niur among them, who take part in
this work. They nave fbund it a good plan
to leave the sermon one week and to call for
it the week following. By this means a
thousand sermons per month, by division
into four, get distributed to a thousand
families per week. I need not say that they
are welcomed verv much by the various re-
ceivers. It is diMcult to trace results, but
judging from what is said to the distribu-
tors G^'s cause is beiog effectually served.
We are going to have a social meeting of
those among whom the sermons are distri-
buted, and expect about a thousand to
attend. We have not room for more. The
date is fixed for 17th January, 1882. We
shall remember you gratefully that eiveniag.
I thought I would say aU thijito you instead
of senmng a Christmas card. wishln|C yon
and yours the blessings of eternal gooomess,
"Touis faithfully,
•« Jakeb CUtWW."
The following is an extract from a letter
which has come to hand from Mr. Wm.
Tohm'e just as the '< Notes" )Ufe being
made up : —
** My dear Mr. Spuigeon.— Br. Culroes
insists that I shall wnte you this timei, which
I have very mudi pleasure in doing. The
Soiree (to which he referred in his recent
letter to yon) of the renders of your ser-
mons, ana others connected with the Brown
Street Mission of Adelaide I^ace Church,
was held on Thursday last, and was at-
tended by from six to sevdn hundred. Tes-
timony was borne to the pleasure and
benefit derived ftom the lermons; and the
meeting enthtisiastically authorised the send-
ing of a letter to you expressive of gntUtnde
therefor, and of the hope that you may be
long continued in health and strength to
carry on the various departments oz your
nobje work."
A correspondent has forwarded the sub-
joined letter : —
<< Sir,— Having yesterday travelled from
the North in company- with a ^lexennaB
who laboured for many years in the South
ot France, and who is now leaidijig here,
our conversation turned to the relaliiig of
anecdotes about ministers. I mentioned
that I had heard you in Exeter • Hall in
1854 or 1856, when he told me thefoll^wing.
and, as I thought it would interest you, 1
now give it as he related it. He said —
*' *In 1866, Mr. S. came to Paris, and, as he
could not preach in French, raaay of my
friends, who had gone long distances to
hear him, were disappointed. At the request
of a good many of my own oongjiBgation
and other friends, I went to Piaiis, and
took copious notes of the different itomons.
When I returned I was prened to give these
sermons in Fteneh. When it beoame known
that I was to do s6, great crowds oame to
PAST0B8* OOLLEGK
99
ae. Byway of introduction I just
kfaMn for the time to fancy I was Mr.
icn, as T wished to try and deliver
ritti the same effect as ne had done.
. fsw yean after that a Udy called on
dwlued to be admitted as a member
Ftotestant Chnrch of which I was the
. I asked her what had led her to
if tikis. She replied that a few years
0^ along with other Bcnnan Catholics,
Be. to hear a man who had been in
and was to give a translation of
feon'ssennons." She followed closely
nan from the text, ** I am the good
nrd," and had thus been awakened.
Idea Also that she had nerer again
it Aan, nor had she been able to hear
M^ add that, of course, the dleisy-
informed her that he was that
9»
Dstant sabscriber in Bdinhurgh sup-
I with another testimony to the use-
of our sermons when issued as
in the Australian news-
CREt seven years since an Australian
laa was about to preach at the morn-
ing seryice on a gold-field. He found
waiting outside the door of the wooden
church a man who spoke to him, saying he
wanted work for Christ. His storv was
simnly this : — He had been a shepherd, and,
whilst minding his sheep in the bush, had
taken out a newspaper to read whilst they
were feeding. A sermon by Mr. Spurgeon
happened to have been inserted, but mioh
had to be ]^aid for as an adyertisement by
some Christian brother. The man, who haa
been careless and indifferent regarding Irfs
soul, read the sermon oyer, and thenagamaiili
again. The result was that he surreni&ed hii
soul to the Sayiour^and was soon rejoimng
over sins forgiven. He then wanted work for
his Lord anaMaster. The clerg3riiuui took
him into the Sunday-school hefd before ifao
morning service, and gave him a dass. Tha
man's zeal was soon conspicuous, and en
long he became the superintoident. Hewv
clear-headed and hard-working, and lat*
terly on another gold-field has preached ths
go^el as a catechist in the Church of
Bnglaad.*'
Baptisms at MetroiK)litan Tabemade.—
December 29, eleven.
J|ast0r8' (JD0II101, ^ttr0|r0lta Mirnaxlt.
ttUtsm^Ht It/ Ii*'e0ipts from J)ecember IBfh, 1881, U January H^A, 1882.
islta.
BsBLukford
^ Bdinbiir?b, per Mr. J. O.
A ••• •■• ••• ••• «••
homton ...
., Booth Australia
a Bazne
I. Dcmholro
Bowley and friends
smbartonihire
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sted IQadonanr in India
^IMV ••• ••• ••• ■••
E*o
Gilbert.
■ •• ••
• •• ■ • •
leelioii at Penge Tabernacle ...
a Norwich, per J. T. Dunn ...
OQVjO ••• ••■ >•• .••
Paetfan at Lymington, per
JobnOoUina ...
iHeetor
wadWalker ...
^BBT ... ...
r. K. Uojd
L Beard ...
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r. Roberta...
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1
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0
0
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V'* 09 JB m •>• ••• •>•
...
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Mary Amy Kidd
Beadera of the " ChristiaQ Herald "
• • •
• ••
0 6 0
25 11 6
Mrs. Wymaa
* • •
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0 10 0
Mr. C. Child
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Mr. H. W. Butler
...
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W. and E. H
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Mr. J. H. B. Gapper
• ■ •
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0 6 0
Dr.MacGill
• • •
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1 1 0
Mr. John Martin
« • «
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Mr. Booker's Bible-class
• ■ •
• • •
12 0 0
Mr. H. Onaond
• • •
• • •
8 0 0
Miss J. Tram
• ••
• • •
6 0 0
Mra. C. Robertson
• • <
• •
0 10 0
Mr. W.Uogg
Mrs. 8. Wilcox
• • •
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• • •
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0 6 0
Mr. John Hawthomthwaite
• • •
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Mr. D. Butherford
• t*
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1 0 0
Mr. Spriggs
Mr. J. G.Hall
...
• • •
0 60
1 I 0
Frooeeds of College Annual Moetinc
...
80 0 9
Proceeds of sale of Mr. BogeiV Con-
ference Addresses
• ••
• ••
14 18 8
Annual Subscriptiona : —
Mr. Wm. Ewing
. a
* ••
10 0
Mr John Brewer
t • «
« ■ «
6 5 0
Miss M Miller (2 years*)
• ■ a
• ••
10 0
Weekly OfTerings at Met. Tab. :—
December 18, 1881
80 14
4
,, 25
60 5
8
■
January 1,1882
S5 16
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28 0
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168 16 0
£
477 10 2
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S^iotliMl ($r|[Jrmm0e.
Statement of Itecelptt from December 15th ^ 1881, to January lith^ 1882.
Collected bjr Mrs. Coles
CoUeeted by Mr. John Bobinson
Hr. J. O. Tan Byn
Kn. ArnoU's box
Xanr, NelUe, and Edith Bpoirier's
FlMtor H. Winsor
Xjal^»X3m *.. .., ... ...
jf • BL» Oa ... ... aa* •••
mL. Lt Biaifai ... ... ... ...
Mr. P. P. Gflberd
Miw Benie B. Thorne
Mr. and Mrs. Neloon
Mr. Jas. MoElkinny
Mr. J. Niddnaon
Mr Sidney Wallis
MiasPearoe
MiaaE. Fearoe
Mn. £. Offer and friend
Mr. J. P. Yeats
IVienda in Lockerbie
Mrs. M. A. Ortler
P. Ij.* Hereford
Mia.S. Welman
A widow and poor women
Mr. Henry Hill
Mr. W.Smith
Mrs. M. Fowler
Mr. J. O. Imes
^^ Ij. iX. JCb. ... ... ... ...
• J(«* ■•• ••• •■• ••■ •«•
Mr. Adolph Jungling
Mr. B. K. Juniper
aurs. jrTeea ... ... ..«
Mr. W.J. Lewis
Mr. B. Oregoxy
O. andM
H. M. 8., South Australia
Miss Haniaon
^ memory of dear Caroline
Gaioline'a brothers
ftom Tlumton
** • f •••« ••• •«« ,a« ,«,
Mr. Dunean MacphcrFon
P^om DoncastcT
Mr. Thos. Chamberlain
Mrs. Davis
^^mm £#■ J^V* •«• at* ••• ava
Miss L. C. Oreenlees
Mr. W. G. Askey
Mr. Bobt. Bnrgen
OoUected by Wm M. A. Nunn ...
Item Stoke Newington
ATliankofferine
W. Mitchell and friends
S.^rdenham
Mra. Bainbridge
Mra. J. C. Moi'gan
Mr. Jordan ... ... ... ...
Mr. John M. Coutts
** Mercies recdTed"
Mrs. E. L Anderson
OoUected by Mr. William Smith
Helen Millar
A Lover of the Children
I. E. M. A. B., a Thankolferiag
Mr. P. Thornley
Mr. Charles £. French
Ptem Wickhambrook
aToUey
M§m ^^» Ja« ••• ■•• »«s ■««
Mr. Thomas MHward
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A Thankoffering from Iiyine
Miss Colvin's Sunday School
Class
Mrs. Niool ...
Mr. J. E. Colvin
0 6
0 2
0 12
0
6
6
Miss lAcaa
Collected by Miss Annie Brown :—
Bfrs. a. DoUon
Mrs. Osmond
Mrs. Bradley
Bliss Alice Brown
Mr. O. Brown
Mr. Emeroon
Mrs. Oates ...
Mias Annie Brown
0 10
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8. A. and friends
AUoe and Lily*s first Earnings
A Widow's Mite
Mr^ Jamea Somervill
"3^ AWSaAJ' ■•• ••• ••■ ••• «•■
Misses Jeonie and Mary Lowe and
Friend (with two pairs of ear-rings
and scent bottle)
Mr. William Moir
Collected by Mrs. Bartholomew
Mrs. Jane Jack
A Widow's Mite, Bomford
Miss Kate F^arce
Mias E. Bishop
^^m \/« O* X • ••• •«• ••• ■•• •••
Mr. John E. Adams
Collection at the 225th Annivenary of
the Baptist Chapel, Chipping Sod-
bury, per Plastor A. K. X^Tidsom ...
Collected by Mr. P. L. Kitchen :—
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
4
6
6
6
7
3
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
Mrs. Lincolne, Cambridge
Miss Young, Cambridge...
Small sums, per Mrs Young
Mr. J. B. Sturton, Peter-
borough ...
Mrs. Abmgdon, Bingstead
Mr. Olover, Tring
Mr. Kitchen's Family ...
Small sumi ...
Measrs. Coates and Co., per
^3a WH *•• •■• ••• ••• •••
Mr. John Hector
Collected by Miss 8. Knowles
Bible-class at Ceylon Chapel; East-
bourae, per Miss 8. Knott
Mra. Alchm 16 0
Weekly Offeringii at Sun-
day evening services ... 4 0 0
•••
•••
The birds of Paradise
Mr. Chaa. E. Fox, for one year's main-
tenance of one child
Mr. Edmund Walker
^3m ^L* JD« ••• ••■ ••• •••
A friend ... ... ... •••
R. Salvism ... ..• ■*. ...
Mr. John Badoock
Mr. James Qreen ...
Mrs. Manaeijgh ... ... ...
Mr. M. E. Wbite ... ... «.»
Apoor widow's mite
£benez0r ... ... ... ...
Two friends, per Miss Wilmot
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2 11 6
110 s
8 10
10 0
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26 0 0
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after lecture bjr FMtor F.
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rifr. D. F. Wiiluut..
of William and Sophia
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lam, per Mr. W. Booksbjr ...
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OQ and Mice ICaoara
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MrTlaitor A. A. Bees
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Bwing ...
f lin.C. Cooper ...
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k JfWlQ ••• ••• ••• •••
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lajor W.Bali...
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alter sermon bjrMr. Spur-
Baptist Union meetings at
IBu ... ... ... •••
vf members and fkiends ef
r. W. Medhnrtfs Bible-
ke-toad Chapel, Partamoath
after Service of Song by
re Choir, Lake-road Chapel,
ith S8 19 8
S S 0
••• ••»
t Bnrke of Bong br Or-
dioir, at the Circus, Sonth-
38 19 0
ling 110
e boy's savings for a y^ur...
HKKV ••• ••* *■* ***
Oehelps"
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rs.ffi]toa
per Mr. B W. Carr
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par Editor of ^CSirivtlan
■ • • •• •
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lathewBon
Vw •■• ••• ••• •••
utioii at Lymington, per
iha Collins
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1 1
0 16
0 10
0 6
2 2
0 6
0 6
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0 6
0
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0
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0
0
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10 0
0 6 0
0 16 10
0 6 0
1 0
0 6
0 10
0 10
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60 16 4
67 8 4
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£ 8.d.
Mr. Alfked Lyon ... ... ... ... 6 6 0
Baby's penny a week 0 4 4
MiasF.jQUnes 0 6 0
Baptist Church. Long Freston, per
Fastor W. Giddings 0 10 0
Mr. Geo. Walters 0 2 0
Mr. James Trickctt 0 10 0
Mias Edwards 0 10 0
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Mrs. M. J. Turner 0 4 0
Mrs. Harvey's little girl 0 16
The Misses L. and H.Maynard. 2 0 0
Mrs. and Mr. Scott 2 0 0
Fer Mr. John Best» J. F. :-
Collected hj—
Mrs. FUUp Ridiarda ... 16 6
Mrs. Thomas Bowe ... 10 0
Master Hairy Hany ... 0 12 6
JAXvs Vvv ••• •*• ••• ••• •••
Miss Jessie B. Moore
Mrs. S. W^iloox ... ■•• ... ...
mK* WW • ••• ••• vfls ■•• ■■•
Mr. F. E. Browning
Mr. Thomas Steer..
A lover of Jesus
•*ZHMft«««* ■•* ■•• ••• ••• ••«
Mrs. and Mr. Martell
Mr. Geo. Cattarill
Biiss Anne Knott ... ... ... ...
M.A.andM.J.Flucknett
Mrs. Fsarson ... ... ... ...
Mr. H. Osmond ... ... .• ...
Mr. C. Tim Brooks... ... ... ...
Mrs. Geo. Hooper
K/» \^t JjU ... ... ... ... ...
Mrs. C. Bobertaon...
Carol-singersy Grove-road Chapel,
XUiTUWM^ «•• •«• ••• ••• ••«
Miss Lizzie Bobinson
A country minister ...
M. K. and F. H. ... ... ... ...
Stamps from Edinburgh
Mr. Cnas. Martin
Collected by Mrs. Chas. Wood
Collected by lirs. Heamden
CoUeetedbrMissCaine
SaleofS. O.Tnujts
G. H. B., per Messrs. Fasnnore and
Alabaster ...
''Hope," per Messrs. Faasmoie and
«»lA0HBw6* ••• ••• ••• ••■ •••
A Sermon Beader, Mid-Devon, per
Messrs. Fassmore and Alabaster ...
Mr. Thodey
Bosa and rrank Kve, Sunday Collec-
tions at Dinner Table for the Orphans
Mr. B. Hlsley, Maidenhead
2Ir. J. Foxon
Free-will offering at Mr.
W. BossP Mission Hall 10 0 0
A FUend at Hampetead ... 10 0
Mr. W. Bartholomew ... 110
Mr. John 0*Gram
Fart Collection at Fenee Tabernacle ...
Mr. J.Boberts.per J. T. D
CoUeoted by Vn. Bowtell
Scholars* pence, Snndav Evening School,
Ebury Mission, per Mr. C. F. Allison
Collected by Mrs. walker, Thame
*w • ^7* JUt ••» ••• ••• ••« a^s
Dalston Junction Baptist Church, per
Mr. L. Evans
Messrs. Beading Brothers
Jnx. A. ift^oay ... ... ... ...
Collected by Miss Walker from fHends
at New Cross, per Fastor D. Honour
Collected by Mr. T. G. C. Armstrong ...
JBXa «&• Ovwrio ••• ••• ■•• «•»
Oollectad by Mn. Gladwin
2 19
1 0
1 0
0 6
0 2
0 18
0 10
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Mi.Si^ign...
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Mr. Wm. aring ... ,. .
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Mr Pur
J'tr OrpSaiutgt CMriifmai FuUtiliu
A Wockms-iun %ai U>
friend, DnmfTin
Mr. JotrnTTgad .,,
Hn. H. Mnndar '■■'■
Mr. W. J. O^wmj
Mr. J. B. Elgu ..
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Mri.J.ToUa7
Kn. J. Oooee?
Ur. John Burnt ..
Mi. J. Kicldnui „
Loate HownrH
Mni«. A. Tuylor,.
Tbe Miua Bowluu
Mi. Alfird TymU ..
Geonre ADd KltriLl
Kirl.y^
Mr. iuid°M«!^t™
Mh. Wannioglon
Mr. Jiiiu^Oioee ...
Mn. J. V. FIdge ...
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Mr.T.BollHd!::
Mr. a Tebhot
Dora, lubel, luid
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Wilka ...
M™. Bowes...
Li tile Tolsv
Ml Johuduur
L'uU«>t«l tir Un.
kn*!^
.od Mrs. Ajhe
Mm, Pirlier ...
Mr R.E. Sear.
M?o"'lI. J^bb'Sl
,Vaon«
Mr AbijuhWesi
Mr. A, Ihmett
Fiom Aula lt«U
;L.id
ji?.. lm" v.:
Ou-1*' Pmctudns
icho^
Mr. E.l»t°™ ":
Colk^'l«l by Mi.
«Mi^
s-K^
>10 0
M^MTSt ;::
[| 6 0
6IBI£* OBPHANAaS BUIIiDINa FUND.
103
ue&iniith,
0 1
0 1
0 1
0 J
£ 8. d.
0
0
0
0
1 10
0 6
0 5
0 9
0 6
0
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Collected by Boholan at
BrocUuint Sunday-
school... ... ... .
Margaret and Jeaaie ...
0 2 0
0 18 0
0 4 0
£ s. d.
6811 1
littleifell ... ... - . ,
Itt 0 9 6 £725 10 6
mJjoig
m for the Baiaar, per Mr. <9iaile8v<»th. not otherwiee acknowledged :—
-Ftomr parcels ooniaining 3 aitidea each; aparoel containingS; ditto 6; ditto 10; ditto 28;
la Caitl of Lace.
B."; "C. <)."; «B. E. B."; «L. B. and S. C. E.»»; "M.B.L."; "M-K.**;
bed SUppen and a Caid^.Lace.
r 'mid namet o/plaen.—^JLV,** Weeton-Buper-Mare; **A. B.»' Victoria Park; "A. Ii. B./'
« D. O. W. » doney Werton : " P. C," Birkenhead ; Mn. K., Edinburgh ; ** J. It, " Alrer-
*« M. A,." Thiune ; •*M. B. 0.»" IHmdee; " S. A. Q.,'* for Yillagera, Houghton; «'B. A. K./>
M^aofioiw:— Abbotafotd Lodge. iBremeas; Friends at Liskeard; a Mite from Dundee; an
'; a Widow, 8. H. ; a Uerraat, Bdinborgh ; a Widow's Mite; a Sermon Beader; 2 Articles :
•; 28 Articles; an Ice-wool fihswL
ifei reoeired from the foUowtu^ Mends, per Mr. Charlesworth :>- ...
no :— Bartholomew, Mrs.; Brown, Mzs. ; Children's Sewing Cirde,Down<fCbapd. per Mrs.
Clarke, Mra ; Cory, Miss; Sdwszos, Ber. T. L. ; Bllis, Mr. : Lenny, Mrs. ; IiSwiB,Mr.; Lloyd,
Millar, Mrs.; Omey, Mr. T. H.; Beadimr Toung Ladies^ Working Fartr, per Miss Kellie
; B. £. B. ; Bix and Bridge, Mestrs. ; Smith, Mrs., Bradford ; Smith, Mr., HmitiBgdon; Mm.
Ode Glass; Wilson, Mrs.
novs :— Arnold, Mrs. : ChiTCts, Messrs., and Sons ; Collins. Mr. ; Comf ord. Mrs. and fkieiids ;
, Mr. J. D. ; £lwood. Mrs. ; Gordon^ Mrs. ; HaU, Mr. S. ; Huntley ana Palmer, Messrs. ;
Era": Medoalf, Mr ; Newman, Mr. ; Peek, lYean, and Co., Messrs.; Plummer,
ead, Mr. ; Saunders, Mr. ; Tabby, Mr. A. ; Yineen, Mrs. W. ; Walker, Mrs. ; Ward, Miss
▲L :— Bilborough, Mr. ; Cork, Mrs. ; Croaher, Mr. ; Gye, Mr. ; Higgs, Master Teddie ; Olnsy,
L ; Smith, Mr. Jonas ; ** W. L.** ; 400 Christmas Cards, A itiend.
beaded to ^nt the Usts of dooon to the Bazaar-staUs, such as those of the College, Orphan-
Kwtage, Bichmond-etreeV ^o., but we found that the space occupied would be enormous and
use heayy. Therefore we hare omitted these lists, believing that the kind donors would be
rith the acknowledgments which we believe they have received. What a glorious Ust of love
o look it over brings the dew upon our eyes. Qod bless you all, kind, kind friends, and make
ndredf old retum.---C. H. S.
aUment of Seeeiptt from December Ibth, 1881, to Jaaimary l^th^ 1882.
£ a. d.
Donaldson
n-Beader...
eaSincluir
iam Smith
ph Brown ..
iBetts ...
lie Hughes
: A., and P. M.
, near Totnes
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Ift »•• ••• ••■ ••• •■•
Mrs.Allard
w ••• •#• ••• «■• •*•
of Bricks from Plymouth ...
,£dlnbuigh
• • • •• •
r of Mr. Spurgeon's Sermons
^Bm% ••• ••• ••• ••• •••
••• ••• ••• ••• ■••
WIDOW ... ... ... mm
RTrighit
• • •
iTonbridge Weils
Sooth Australia
■son
Oilket
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8
0
6
0
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6
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Per Pastor C. Bpurgeon :-~
Proceeds of Sale of Penny
Cards after Lecture by
Pastor C. Spurgeon ...
Ptooeeds of Lecture at
Swindon, per Pastor C.
Spurgeon
Collected by Pastor C.
Spurseon
«l. bL, Si, ... ... .».
Mr. David Batchelor, per
Pastor C. Bpurgeon
Mr. Thomas Sowter
Mr. Thomas Weir
Mr. Andrew Nuttall
Mias Muriel Joyce
Three Amiston Miners ...
A Sennon-Beader
Lizzie, Louie, and Jessie...
Mrs. M. Collier
Mr. A. Doggett
«v • M^* J^» ••• ••« •••
Jemima Orton
A Sennon-Beader, Balbime MQl
Mr. and Mrs. Beed, and Mrs. Semple...
mm* **■ JtAt ••• «•• ••• ••• •••
Collected for '* The Beading House,'*
by Miss NelUe Withcn :—
Mr. William Moore ... 2 2 0
Mrs. Chaplin, Southampton i ^ Q
£ s. d.
21
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0
2
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104
GIRLS* ORPHANAGE BUILDING FUND.
Mra. J. O. Cooper
Mr. FhUip Davies
Mr. E. Hkrvey
Mrs. G. W. Fidmer
Mrs. W. Poidtoa
Mrs. BaTcnscioft
Mr. R. Oakahott
Mias Biosell
Mra. Hammond
Mra. Hampton
Mra. Warwick
Master Harry W. Auderson
Mr. James Boome
Mra. Ward
Mr. B. P. King
Mr. T.Wells
Mra. Collier
Miss Richardtmn
Mr8.J. Bayis
£ ■. d.
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
10
10
10
10
0 10
0 10
0 10
U 10
0 10
0 10
0
0
0
0
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0
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6
6
6
6
2
2
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
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Collected for *' The Reading House "
by Q. E., per Miss Nellie Withers :—
Proht fkom Ketuling Mar-
ket Book 8tall, p&[(i.E, 4 16 7
Collected in Box 0 3 6
Books given by Mrs. Gos-
tage, jon 0 2 6
Miss Blake 0 10
Mr. West 0 10
Mr. W. H. Ryder, per Mr. W. J. Har-
I nan ... ... .a. ... •••
«v ^1 u^Be ... ... ..« ••• ...
Mra. Binck ... ... ... ... ...
Mra. Martha Binns
A Lad^, per Mr. George Greenwood ...
Actrahny
From a tiervant Girl, prei»ents receired
f rom Yisitora
Miss Annie Brown
M. O.f two or three bricks
C7a V • V* • ••• ••• ■•■ •■• «•*
I. H^ Glaseow
Mr. James Ballantine
jiTA. Baxter
JLj* xy« ••• »• t«* ••• ••• •••
Ija «^* \^m ••• ••• ••• ••• «••
M[ra. lYench...
Miss Jessie M. Stobo
Mr. William Moir
Miss Katie Barham
l*roceeds of Bazaar held in Rev. Hugh
Stowell Brown's Drawing- Koom, in
aid of ** The liverpool House "
A constant Sermon-Reader
Mra. Cave Browne Cave
Mra. R. Rump
Jl^9 dLa Ai/» ••• ••• ••• •■• •••
Mr. H. Denby
lYooeeds of Bazaar, per Miss Mary Jane
^V ^11 VWA ••• •«• ••• ••• •••
Mr. C. Carter
Mr. Bateman Brown
P.i8tor E. H Brown
Air. Wm. Verry
Miss Caroline verry
A Sermon-Header, Portobello
V* VX« XI* ••• •■• ••• ••• •••
..Vn Aged Believer
A Sermon-Reader, Saltash
stamps from Canterbury
Xy* \j» ••• ••• ••• ■•• ••• •••
Mr. George Shand... ...
Mr. George Seiywright
ALra. M. Xi. ^rhite ... ... ... ...
A Widow and her Daughter
3Ir. and Mra. Booth
A Friend, Stockton
Mra. Scott for " The liverpool House "
3£ra. Collins...
2!ib and R. W. ... ... ... ...
a 19 6
6 8 7
0
0
1
1
0 2
0
0
0
6
1
0
0
0
0
4 0
0 6
0 lU
0 10 0
10 0
10 0
0 5 6
0 10 U
U 10 0
0
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1 6
2 0
1 6
0 0
6 0
0 0
2 6
23 11 0
U 10 0
0 10 0
0 2 6
0 2 0
10 0
1 2
1 0
50 0
1 1
2 2
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0 a 0
0 6 0
0 6
0 5
0 8
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0 5
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10 0
2 0 0
0 10 0
0 5 0
0 10
0 6 0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
Houston and Penicoik Miwion Box,
perJ. M.Lang
A Friend, per Pastor A. Greer, Qnam-
^^"•* ■•• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••
A f^end, Strathaven
Mr. Robert Colman
Mrs. Humell
Mr. J. G. Godwin
"Sixg^one"
MissHinton •
Mr. A. H. Soard ... ... ... ...
Mra. James Wyllie
Mr. George Powell
Two or three Friends in Kinellar, per
Mr. George Gibb
A Brick from Langholm
Mr. and Mrs. Dawson
Mrs. Hill
Mrd. Richards, per Mr. W. PoweU ...
Mra. Plaisto
Ellen Block
A Sermon-Reader, Thame
D. Ix)ftus
A Thankoffering, per C. H. 8
Collected by Miss Ewen
TOD
]^lr. John Strachan
Miss Barker's Mot!icr8' Meeting,
Leamington
Mn. F. Hudson ... m.
* AtW» vT • ••• ••• ••• ••• •••
Mr. T. C. Mc I. ... ... ...
Mra. M. A. Moss ... ... ... ...
Mra. C.Lewis
A Barrow Itiend ...
Mn. J. Walkey
HE
W* V V • X^» ••• ••« «•• ••• «••
stamps from Edinburgh
A Sermon-Reader
Mra. Sarah Gibson
Mra. H. Watt
Mr. William Angus
Mta. M. B. Stevens
Alice's money-box
Mra. Sutherland
G. aniM.0.
Per Mr. C. Gladush :—
Mra. Meiklam 2 0 0
MissMeiklam 10 0
Miss Reading 0 10 0
Mr. C. Gladish 0 10 0
Mn. Sarah Parmenter
Miss C. A. Robertson
Mra. M. Bevan
S. and F. W^. ... ... ... ...
ALTS. ^&. ^7. ... ... ... ... ...
Mra. J. Annan ... ... ... •••
A Working-man, H. D
«^* Xa* ••• «•• ••• •■• ••• •••
Stanms from Huddersfleld
A Mother and her Four Children,
Spilding
A I'riend, Bridge of AUan
raptor A. G. and Mrs. Short
Miss A. Chastney
Mra. Johnston ...
Mr. A. Cowan
Mr. John W. Smith
Mr. John Martin
Collected by Mn. H. Pringle :—
Mr. Henry Pringle
Mra. H. ^Qgle ...
Mr. William I'ftrke
Mra. Dr. Henry ...
Mr. John Pringle ...
MkssKing
Mrs. James Pringle
Milk Money
1
1
1
0
1
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0
0
0
0
0
6
0
6
6
6
0
0
0
0
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0
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020 •
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0 10 0
2 t 0
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0
6
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6 0
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0 9 5
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10 0
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0 4 0
1 0 0
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10 0
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OIBLB' ORPUAKAGB BUILDma FUND.
105
BiMatliewKtt
r the Oiris* OipbAiiage
BMder.Sporie
ber to uie poor Orphans ...
If^ p
f iittie Axthoi's money-tox
r Ber. P. H. Newton
TV ATu ••• ••• ••• •••
om Langholm
r. Bctts ...
I by Mz. Edwaitl WilliamM.
ton: —
rd Oreen-Fricc»
LP. for County
fivaas-WilUam^,
BadnorBorouglis
Mutland, M.P.
^of Brecon ...
Kyike Pi;n«on,
ttlCoore, North-
••• ••• •••
Bowers, Kualon
•«a ■■• •■■
ibitts. Binning-
••• ••• •••
urd William*,
. Beading, Bir-
C'.'bobeU&Co'i
m •»• •*• *■•
d Jackson, Bir-
iUer ft Co., Car-
••• ■«■ •*■
ttvies, Knighton
1 Lloyd, Chester
Phillips, Valendre
» Gray, Iron-
bT Caitiright,
|V • a « • • ■
ies B. Gray,
,Nantmel
iewis, Knighton
1
1
I
2 0
1 0
1 0
1 0
10 0
10 0
2 2 0
2 2 0
5 0 0
1 1 0
1 1 0
10 0
1 1 0
oia 0
0 5 0
0 5 0
0 5 0
0 5 0
0 5 0
0 4 0
0 2 6
I at
• ••
iTeper cent, on earnings . .
koflering
Jones ...
Fesos ...
[r.lCutell
tia
Bnssell
W^ilson... ... ...
%^WC ••• a*. ... ...
Ifacandrcw
Waters
• •• ••■ ••• ••• •••
lertson...
in Presbyterian Church,
un. per Mr. Charles ixtle ...
I, Syoil, uid Margenr's box,
•w Year's Day
IJones
allowanoe
inflnnttawafan
t
fw »■• ••• •■• ••■
••• ••• «•« •• ■••
bg from three servant*,
tUy itorea have been lately
••• ••• ••• Bta ••■
fino
■ifln Church, per Pastor W.
£ 8. d.
SO 0 0
1 0
1
2
1
2
0 17
0 2
U 2
0 5
0 6
0 19 10
10 10 0
1
0
0
0
0
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6
0
6
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6
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22 IS 6
2 0 0
0 2
1 10
0 6
1 0
0 10
2 0
8
5
0
0
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0
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6
0
0
0
6
0
2 15 0
0 4 0
0 12 6
Jtt.. nT. ... ... ••• ... •••
Mrs. G. Bull ... ... ... ...
Carshalton and Wallington Baptist
Chnnh, per Pastor J. £. Jasper
Mr. James Sharp -
JLOu ... ... ••• ... ••• •••
An invalid, Clapham Park
Mr. W. Banfora
•'Dorton"
" From a Sooich working mechanic*' ...
Mrs. Goodson
J. P., I^tal Order
vw • A#* AL* ••• ••• ••• ••• •••
A ChrisUnaa Thankoff eriug
Mr. A. Sa Cay ... ... ... **•
From servantflLper M. A. Harris
Mr. and Mrs. W. Elliot, Toronto ...
Sarah Bradley
Mr. H. G. Brown, per Eev. T. Groen-
iwOOu ... ... ... ...
JUS. MllH ... ... •.. ... ...
isr. vv • x^yne ... ... ••• ...
Annual Subacriptiona : -^
Par F. B. T. :-
AmlQft •■• ••• ••• ••• ••«
A^« ^V« X« ••• aaa ■••• ••• ••«
C0NTBIBUTI0N3 FOB BAZAAB:-
Mrs. H. Dodwell m.
Mrs.M. Wilson
Mr.J. Battam
Mrs. Heffer (for frock)
Mr. C. F. BavisBon and Family .^
H. and £. A. ... ... ... ...
MissJ. Touag
MissMaiyS. Allen
PerMrs. I)od4
MissM. Harvey
Mr. William Blott
Mr. B. Canington
Mrs. P^des Green, Patnu
*« • «V« JQX* •■• •■• ■»• •••
Mrs. Elisabeth Shaw
" Babv'a " Mamma
M». M. Bainbow
Mrs. E. M. Layard
A Sermon-Beader, Edinbuxgh ...
Mrs. Isabella Scoular ... ...
Baxaar Articles sold, per Miaa Thomo
Sarah Kennedy
MiasM.Challia
Mr. Bowker's Bible-clasa
Gordon Boad Baptist Church, Peck-
UAUA ••« ••• ••• ••• sat
M[rs. Mary Ewaxt ... ...
Mr. Mingine
Miss Abbott
^•. o. xj. ... ... ... ... ...
M[rs. Bobertson-Aikman...
i^iends at Haverfordwest, p?r Mlsa
Ada E. Thomas
Mrs. E. Mundy
Mf R V
• V»" O. Xm ••• ... ... ... (,,
Per Mrs. Griffiths-
Mr. C. Kemp 0 10 0
Three Friends 0 ll 6
Mrs. Griffiths 2 2 0
£ a. d.
110
0 5 0
6
6
1
0
1
8
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
3
0 10 0
0 6 0
6
0
0
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1
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1
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1 0
0 10
0 5
0 10
0 5
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1 0
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0 0
S 6
110
0 10 0
25 0 0
0 6 0
0 6 0
0 10 0
0 10 0
0 10 0
1 15 0
6 0 0
0 5
0 2
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0 2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2 0 0
6 3 0
A working-man and his friend, Dum-
aah^B »■• ••« ••• «•« ««g
H. L, Malta
Mrs. M. Clarke
•aA^^UA* •■« ••• ••• ••• «•« •••
Mrs. Walker (sale of articles)
A few frienda, per Mrs. E. Tumbnll ...
One who ia every mxmUi indebted to
Mr. Spurgeon
Mrs. Bawling
Mrs. Walker (Dolls sold)
Sezmon-readera, POrtaoy
Mrs. Tliompaon(Laoe sold)
8 3 G
1 0
3 0
1 0
0 10
1 S
4 0
0
0
0
0
6
0
10 0
0 10 0
on 0
10 0
0 6 0
106
OIRLB' OBPHANlfiR BUILDIHG FUSB.
£
8.
d.
Mmb Hollingham
Mr.H.£d^^
■ ■•
• • «
0
8
6
MisaAttwater
... 0 10 0
• • •
• ••
0 lU
0
A Itiend, per HiiaB Harper
• • •
• ••
0
6
0
Bible Class
.. 0
6 0
A Sermon-reader, MontrcMe
• ••
• ••
0
6
0
A. and J. B. H.
. 0
9 6
CoUected by Hn. Blietuman—
Smaller aBU)untf. 0
4 6
Mr. Wm. fioberts
Key. T. Nicholson
1 0
0 10
0
0
SCO
Articles sold by Mrs. Q. H.
Mra.Habershon
0 10
0
Kemp
• ••
• ■•
0 15 0
Mrs. J. Haberabon
Mra. Oxley
0 10
0 10
0
0
Contributions for Mr. Bart"
Mn. Hajwood
0 10
0
letfa ClattStaU:—
0 6
0
Mr. A. Ferguson ...
• • •
68 13 10
Mrs. Taylor
0 5
0
E. M. P. ...
• ••
• ■ ■
2 9 0
Mn.Bnenoer ^
Mm.Arst
MinCaatreU
U 6
0 5
0 6
0
0
0
Mn. Seeley ...
• •■
• • •
0 5 0
Donations for Richmottd'HrtU Hitnom
J c
0 6
0
StaU, per Mr.
Miss Uidl ...
J. T. Dunn :
—.
^2* Xm ••• ••• ••« «•«
0 2
6
• • •
• ••
0 5 0
Mm. J. Oxley
0 3
6
Miss Gardiner
• • •
• ••
10 0
Mn. Corbett
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Hawia tn- initinU accompany the laau, or tee eannel properly aeknaivledf a tlum ; fi
alto to mitt Mr. Spurgeon i/ lu aeliunvledftnaiit it tent leithin a naek. AU frail
ekould iaaddraued to Mr. CharUemirth, Stoehieell Orphanage, Ctapiatt Boad, JJn^ni-
iMieriptumi mill ba thaul^nUg reeaived by C. S. SottrjaoH, " Wetmoad," BetU^
SHI, Upper Jfeneo^ Should any nan ba unaohiumUdgad i% thie liit,/rie»it a"
raquatad to writa at once to ilr. Spurfeen. Port Offloa Ordert ahanld t> "^
payable at the Chief Ofiee, Londen, te C. H. Spm-geon.
SWORD AND THE TROWEL.
MARCH, 1882.
§i&I( ^tAtx^tm,
HOLDEN PIKB
^0 one can poeitivety teU when the Scriptures were first
bronght to oar favoured BriliBh Islee. If any portions
were erer translated into the language of the ancient
Britons, they were all swept away in tbnt hnrricane of
perseoDtion which characterized the reign of Diocletiso in
the opening of the fourth century. According to references is
Chancer the gospels once existed in the old British language, but on
tiiat point we are unable to speak with certainty. Afl«r the Saxons
embraced Chriatianity we may suppose that they poseeased portions
of the Scripture in their own dialect, even before Bede and Alfred at
rocceesive periods undertook the work of translation. When, howerer,
the long Dark Ages succeeded, these old Teraions, with no printing
press to multiply them, fell into disuse, and were, of course, obsolete
when Wyckliff, as the pioneer of the Reformation, made the first
translation into English at the latter end of the fourteenth centnry.
When at length the printing press was invented, the first book it sent
forth was yery properly the Latin Bible, a copy of which would now
realize sufficient money to purchase a small estate. We hare to remem-
ber that in its earlier stages printing was a very costly business ; and,
not dreaming of meeting their expenses by sales, practisers of the art
frequently issued books under the patronage of some grandee. Thus
the fint Bible printed in Polish, in the sixteenth century^-copies of
which are now among the scarcest treasures of the uniTerse — was issued
at the expense of Prince Radzivil, who for this purpose subscribed ten
thousand golden crowns. The work carried on in this way in centuries
I«eceding onr own was probably greater than we are sometimes dis-
posed to think, the principal drawback being that such producers looked
to the we&Ithy for custom instead of supplying cheap copies to the
poor, who, however, were for the most part unable t« read. Just after
the Bevolntion France showed such a dearth of Bibles, that persons sent
over for the pnrpoM searched for four days among the booksellets of
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Paris without coming upon a single copy ; but happily the French were
not altogether a fair sample of other nations. We learn something of
what had been done from the fact that a century ago the then unique
collection of Bibles belonging to the Duke of Wirtemberg included be-
tween fi^e and six thousand specimens, the German and Teutonic yersions
alone showing one thousand one hundred and fifcy-eight different editions.
About seventy years ago a writer laboriously endeaTOured to prove that a
free circalation of the Scriptures was quite in accordance with the spirit
of Somanism ; but such special pleaiders read history upside down.
Home has shown a good deal of enterprise in repressing the Scriptures
by fire and sword, but virtually no enterprise in scattering them. Pius
lY. assured the world that ''more harm than benefit" arises from reading
the Word in the vulgar tongue; and thus betrayed the spirit which has
actuated the great apostasy throughout. With iron hand has Borne
locked up the Word of Ood, a hand which she has dipped in blood, for it
has been calculated that the murdered victims of popery are even more
numerous than those who during the same period nave perished in war.
For several centuries the printing of the Bible in England was more
or less a monopoly; and perhaps the evils arising from favouritism
never reached a greater height than daring the discreditable reign of
Charles II. In the opinions of grandees who flourished in those times,
peoples and countries existed for the benefit and convenience of royal
personages and those pure-water aristocrats who basked in the sunny
atmosphere of courts. In an age of general political retrogression, and
of loose notions in morality, all kinds of injustice were rampant, so
that things which would now be considered monstrous wrongs were
then regarded by opraessors, if not by the oppressed, as very common-
place transactions. The profits of the national po6t-o£9ce were given
to the king's brother; a tax on coals entering the port of London went
towards the support of a bastard branch of the royal house, while
many similar dead weights hampered every trading enterprise. If we
except the Puritans, the time of Charles II. was not an age of Bible-
readers; and, as supply is usually regulated by the demand. Bibles
were badly produced, and were also sold at excessive prices. Even after
the presses of England and the Continent had been at work for two
centuries the promise of earlier days as regards cheapening production
was not realized. Printers had exercised a mighty iziflnencein consum-
mating the Reformation, but in an age when better things might have
been expected of them, they themselves sadly needed reforming.
Monopolies naturally foster jealousies and discontent, and at one time
the rivals who were most constantly inclined to come to blows were the
kind's printers, the representatives of the University press, and the
Stationers' Company. In the seventeenth century it was the custom for
persons representing one interest to subsidize those of another interest,
80 as to make things pleasant all round ; but occasionally a hitch cul-
minating in a quarrel occurred, which conduced to the gain of the public.
At one time, in the reign of Charles II., a sharp competition sprang up
between the Universities and the royal printer, in conisequence of which
quarto Bibles were sold very greatly under cost price ; and it is curious
to find Thomas Ony, the founder of Guy's hospital, mixed up in the trade
squabbles of those diays. Guy was free of tne Stationers' Guild ; and,
BIBLB ENTBBPBI8E. Ill
finding that finely printed Datch booke were snccessfnllj competing
with the poorer prodnctions of the English printers, the old pnilan-
tliropist^ who was a master of compromise, arranged with the printers,
and at his '^ little corner honse, betwixt Oornhill and Lombard-street,"
he carried on a large trade in Bibles^ the profits of which were eventaally
Bank in the great hospital.
In coming to the eighteenth centnry nothing so forcibly testifies to
the religions deadness of the reign of George II. than the patronage
accorded to the Bible by pretentions jonmalists. It is referred to by
one wiseacre as a book containing " a great deal of morality and good
sense.*' Pnblishing enterprise, snch as it was in those days, seems to
hare chiefly confined its operations to issnes in numbers so corrupt
through careless or wilfully incorrect printing, that a London news-
paper of 1736 declared the public to be " exposed to the mercy of a set
of pirates, who have no other end but filthy lucre in their weekly pub-
lications.'' '* I cannot but find that all men agree," remarked another
representatiye writer in 1750, '^ that the Bible containing the Old and
New Testament abounds throughout with false pointings and false
translations ; and that a new translation, some time since mentioned to
he finished by a noble earl, would meet with universal approbation." We
do not know that folly in writing could well sink lower. At all erents,
Uie age which would have really superseded the grand old Authorised
Tersion by the amateur work of '' a noble earl " must have greatly
needed that second reformation which was inaugurated by the Methodist
preachers.
In the last century the supply of Bibles throughout the British Isles
was extremely small, but the scarcity in England was slight when com-
pared with the famine which afflicted Wales and Ireland. In 1745 an
endearonr was made through the Society for Promoting Christian Enow-
ledge to print an edition of fifteen thousand copies fc^und up with the
Common Prayer and the Psalms in metre, the total coat being a little
over four shillings a copy. At that time the Welsh people in general
were quite ignorant of English, and being unable to procure copies in
the national tongue their case was pitiable indeed. More than fifty
years afterwards the fact that a certain child at Bala was wont to trayel
acTen miles over the hills to read the Bible — the only copy accessible —
became a powerful argument for the formation of the British and
Foreign Bible Society.
But while Wales, Scotland, and the Isle of Man might suffer from a
comparative scarcity of the printed Word, they enjoyed the priyilege of
having religious services conducted in the only language they could un-
deratand. In Ireland it was not so, and to this source we are able to
trace yery many of that fair country's sorrows. If at the time of the
Beformation a little trouble had been taken to give the Irish people
the Bible in their own tongue, how many religious, social, and political
perplexities might haye been ayoided ! The Irish Reformed Church
was an English institution set up among Irislimen who could not
nndcTBtand the lessons read week by week, because they were not read
in Irish, but m English, In many instances the pastors appointed to
the livings were unable to converse with their parishioners. In this
respect the Bomiah priests occupied yantage ground ; for, although they
112 BIBLE ENTBBPBISE.
gabbled their masges in Latin, and interdicted the ScriptnreB, they were
at least competent to speak to the people in their own mother tongue.
A century ago, when Bible societies were springing into existence,
many were found to maintain that there was truth in the poetical lie,
" a little knowledge is a dangerous thing ; " and by suppressing schools
and proscribing the Scriptures they would have deniecl the peasantry
their most valued birthright, while they themselyes liyed in a fool's
iiaradiee. We have no intention of making more than passing re-
erences to that mighty and far-reaching enterprise of this century repre-
sented by the work oi the British and Foreign Bible Society ; but we
would still recall the fact to remembrance that even this work of mercy
would hare been strangled at its birth if many so-called Protestants
could have prevailed, and its triumphant progress was achieved in spite
of the vehement opposition of those who ought to have been its friends.
What, indeed, are the fruits of checking this enterprise and of with-
holding the sacred volume from the people ? The condition of Ireland
to-day is a complete answer to such a question.
Scotland supplies a very fiedr example of what a monopoly could do,
and of advantages arising from its abolition. The patent tor printing
the Bible in that country expired in 1889, and firms wishing to pro-
duce copies are now empowered to do so by license. Since the expira-
tion of the patent one house alone, Messrs. W. Collins and Co., have
issued twenty different editions, the prices ranging from thirty to fifty
per cent, below those previously charged.
Monopolists in anpr trade do not, as a rule, care to distinguish them-
selves by being pushmgly enterprising, and this was painfally exemplified
in the history of Bible publishing even until the present century was
somewhat advanced. Though England, Scotland, and Ireland were
parcelled out among certain privileged persons, in addition to the Uni-
versity presses, no inveutive genius had as yet planned a pocket edition
which could with any sort of convenience be carried in the pocket.
The days we are spealong of were those good old times of the Regency,
when the public were chiefly interested in sanguinary wars abroad and
royal qaarrels at home. There was then living in the Strand a worthy
who was, in a sense, one of the last of the London booksellers — that is
to say, he was a classical scholar as well as a successful trader ; and,
being also a Christian, he had devoted special attention to Biblical
literature. In his after experience this veteran, by name Samuel
Bagster, was destined to prove how sometimes a fortune may be embo-
died in an idea. He discovered that one of the wants of those times
was a pocket Bible of convenient shape — a sightly contrast to the
dumpy specimens then offered to the people by the magnates of the
Universities. At the date in question there was literally no pocket
reference edition in the market, the nearest approach to that desideratum
being a Cambridge medium octavo, and royal octavos of Oxford or the
royal printer. Saving planned his book, Mr. Bagster transformed one
ot his attics into a printers' workshop, besides engaging the assistance
of competent scholars; and one of these, a Cambridge doctor, is said
to have given the firm the motto they have used ever since — On earth
THEBE ABE XANT LANGUAGES ; IN HEAVEN ONLY ONE. From the first
it appears to have been determined that no pains should be spared in the
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}HX)dactio]i of the work ; the references were to be in the main original,
the thin tongh paper was made expressly by a yonng experimentalist,
who afterwai^ made his mark in that department of business ; and
not only was particular attention gi^en to the binding, but an entirely
new style was introdnced by substituting a flexible back sewn with silk
for the stiff-opening backs hitherto provided. The venture was an imme-
diate success, and '* Bagster's Bibles *' became synonymous with all that
was painstaking in editing as well as beautiful in printing and binding.
Though Mr. Bagster never sanctioned gilt covers, there was rare beau^
in the costly and chastely elegant binding which he introduced, and he
was one of the flrst to utilize sealskin and Turkey morocco for the pur-
pose. For several years he had the market to himself, but eventually one
competitor after another entered the field, and now pocket reference
Bibles are about as common in the country as any others. The present
Mr. Bagster is a grandson of the founder of the firm, and he is cer-
tainly privileged in being associated with an ancestry which has been
thuB honourably distinguished in Bible enterprise.
The Bible affords scope for many kinds of enterprise, a fact to the
truth of which our own times have borne very gratifying witness.
Thus, while Samuel Bagster supplied just what was wanted by the well-
to-do classes, not overlooking the needs of aspiring students and hard-
working pastors, John Gassell, by means of one master stroke, introduced
the Scriptures into tens of thousands of homes where, we may be cer-
tain, the sacred oracles were not as familiar as household words. Bom
at Manchester in 1817, and dying before he was forty-eight, in 1865,
this celebrated publisher, whose very name became equivalent in value
to a large capital, rose from the carpenter's bench to occupy that dis-
tinguished position in trade and in the esteem of the people which even
princes and peers might have envied. Inheriting full sympathy with
the working classes as one of themselves, he issued a variety of educa-
tional and literal^ works of sterling quality ; but it was not until 1859
that the grand idea of his life found expression in the issue of that
book, the appearance of which represented a new departure in Bible
circ^atioh. John Gassell had for long itinerated as an enthusiastic tem-
perance advocate, often using a policeman's rattle to call together his
Tillage congregations ; but in launching his popular edition of the Bible
he found a still worthier work, and one likely to redound in lasting
benefit to the poor. His aim was to issue in large quarto size, at the
oost of a penny a week, the sacred text with a suitable commentary and
references, the whole being supplemented by a gallery of illustrations
exceeding nine hundred in number. The cost of this work in the first
instance amounted to one hundred thousand pounds, an enormous
capital indeed to embark in one book, but then in six years three hun-
dred and fifty thousand copies were disposed of, the subscribers ranging
firom the residents in palatial homes to the poor denizens of St. Giles's,
who were, of course, attracted by the pictures. '* The Illustrated Bible,"
irtill published by Messrs. Gassell, Fetter, Galpin, and Go., is the complete
work, extending to about fifteen hundred pages, and handsomely bound.
The work is still largely sold by colporteurs, showing the hold it has
taken of the hearts of the population. A modern work which has met
moch approval is *' The Bible Educator," the leading scholars and
114 BIBLB ENTBBPBI8E.
diyines of the day haviog famiBbed much information concerning the
Scriptures useful to teachers and Bible readers.
Some haye been disposed to ask why years previously the Beligions
Tract Society did not take adyantage of their opportunities and occapy
in the interest of the people the field which John Gassell invaded so
Buccessftilly. The answer is that the committee, by their own bye-lawa,
are precluded from embarking in such an enterprise ; they may not
engrave any representation of the Deity, and thus cannot give copies
of those masterpieces of the old masters which the public would be most
likely to value.* Apart from this, the society has done its share in
popularizing a knowledge of the sacred text. More than a generation
ago a commentary was issued, besides a pocket paragraph Bible which
has been very extensiyely circulated. Quite recently this has been re-
printed in a much improved style, and every summer four thousand
copies, costing five hundred pounds, are distributed as prizes among
children belonging to the Board Schools of London, Mr. Peek having
subscribed a capital of five thousand pounds to supply half the annual
outlay.
The Tract Society's most ambitious work in this direction, however,
is '* The Annotated Paragraph Bible," a very carefnlly prepared work,
well adapted for life-long use, and costing one pound. Printed in
paragraphs, as its name implies, extraordinary attention has been
devoted to the marginal readings, those only being inserted which illus-
trate or throw some light on the text. Each book has a competently
written preface, and the comments, thoagh brief, are pointed, and in
few words throw considerable light on manners and customs, geography
and history, as well as on many other things which a diligent enquizitf
desires to have made clear.
This is pre-eminently the age of commentaries, no honest worker
who has the will having any excuse for not making bricks for want of
straw. Matthew Henry, the greatest of the train, has been nearly one
hundred and seventy years in the grave, but his successors, with greater
sources of knowledge, have, of course, left the Hackney pastor far
behind in some departments of learning. We are also glad to see that
this is becoming more and more an era for the production of standard
commentaries at prices which show that the spirit of enterprise is not
extinct. Well printed editions of Henry's great work are published by
various firms at very reasonable prices, and are still in extensive
demand. Evidences are likewise not wanting to show that the work of
Dr. Adam Clarke — a man of another school, who lived a century later —
is still veiy widely appreciated. At all events, the edition now in
course of issue by Messrs. Ward, Lock, and Co. can only return a
profit on a very large edition, for in addition to illustrations given
separately on plate paper, each shilling part consists of aboat one
hundred and sixty royal octavo pages. The whole being well printed
on good paper, is one of the cheapest things of the kind ever attempted
But of all commentaries, perhaps the one which is really best adapted
for popular use is '* The Biblical Museum," recently completed in fifteen
* This we do not trnderstand. Surely no Christian persons would boy enffrarings
npreienting the Deity. If they did they would be partakers with idolaters.— &>.
BIBLB ENTBBFBISE. 115
Tolnmf B, by Mr. J. Comper Gray, aod published by Mr. Elliot Stock at
fiTe shillingB each. When^we say popular use we mean a book which all
dasses, profesaional and noz^professionid preachers, Sonday-scbool
teachers, and prirate students of the Word can appeal to with satisfac*
lion. This is the character of this work, and in tne way it originated,
88 well as in the way the plan has been carried out, both by editor and
pablisher, we are glad to note a development of that spirit of enterprise
which is characteristic of these times. Perhaps this commentary has
the more right to be designated popalar because it is sufficiently port-
able to be carried about by those who cannot do all their work within
the four walls of a study. There are not a few diligent Sunday-school
teachers and local preachers who, with one of these yolames within
reach, would in the intervals of labour competently equip themselves
for the work of the coming Sabbath.
The editor calls his work a Museum because it is filled with a great
variety of curiosities — things new and old, illustratiye of the teaching,
or throwing light on sacred history — and because the collection occupi^
many years in making. The best writers of the world have been laid
onder contribution, their choicest paragraphs, like ripe, precious fruit,
have been taken fresh from the trees on which they grew to be presented
to the student like apples of gold in baskets of silver. The result is
*'<m0 commentary having the chief characteristics of several^ with certain
features not found in any one."
This work was for long a desideratum, and its production points to
a want which is in itself a very gratifying testimony to the Christian
activity of the day. There are in all parts of the country numbers of
earnest men who, having to work hurd during- the week for the bread
which perisheth, still find richer pleasure than any recreation could
yield in dispensing to scattered congregations on the Sabbath the bread
of life. Then there are the pastors of churches of limited means, men
who want much in little compass, mental aliment of superior quality,
and still at a reasonable cost. What this wide constituency required m
the way of help was not always accessible ; the stones they needed to
build up the tuples of the faith were spread about among a number
of qaanies, and some diligent collector was wanted to gather together
the goodly materials. This service has now been rendered by Mr.
Comper Oray in a masterly manner ; and the eyidences of success are
seen in the yerdicts of approyal which come from such representatiye
quarters as the high Church Times^ the evangelical Record, and the
Nonconformist British Quarterly Eeview. Many who use such a work
have little idea of the large capital in industry and money which is
required for its production. We who know something about such
things give the work a high place among books representiDg one im-
portant phase of Bible enterprise.
The man who knows how to use a commentary ought not to be an
indifferent preacher, but there are not a few men already settled over
churches who are anxious for advice on this one point. Mr. Gray assures
us that the letters he has receiyed asking for such counsel are well-nigh in-
amnerable ; andwehave a shrewd suspicion that these perplexed applicants
unwittingly prompted the commentator to commence and complete his
extensive compiktion. '' The question proposed with such remarkable
116 BIBLB XNTmPEfBE.
ease, and doubtless regarded as extremely simple, I have often felt to be
an exceedinpflydiflScnltone. When I knew the correspondent^ and knew
also what other aids to Biblical study he possessed, I could sometimes
Tenture to name a commentary that might be most seryiceable for km»
But such cases were necessarily few. Very often, therefore, the question
was met —following a very high example — by proposing another. What
kind of commentary do you want — critical, illastratire, doctrinal, dero-
tional, practical, or what ? The qaerist would then discoTcr how difficult
a question he had proposed. He scarcely knew what he wanted. He
quickly found that he desired what did not exist"
In a happy moment Mr. Oray determined on supplying the lack, and
the collection of his vast mass of materials occupied many years,
eyen before a first instalment could be published. The notes are of
yarious kinds, including critical and explanatory hints by the best
ancient and modem authors, and a key to the subject of each text.
There are twelve thonsand outlines of sermons bv the ablest diyines of
all times, and as many illnstrative anecdotes, apophthegms, parables, &c.
There are also no less than twenty-one thonsand aphorisms and quota-
tions, and thirty-six thonsand Scripture referencei^ making one text ex-
I)lain another, together with numerous archadological notes and etymo-
ogies of old Bible words.
We have thus explained this work because as a commentary it is so
far unique that instead of being the work of one man it is what its
name implies — ^a Museum furnished with things new and old from six
thousand authors. A few mighty ones who have from time to time
been given to the chnrch have proved how mach may be done by a single
hand in elucidating the sacred text ; but such is the richness of tiie
book that thousands of quarrymen fail to exhaust its mines. A house
conveniently arranged is never the handiwork of one man, and a com*
mentary is more likely to meet one man's requirements when many
hands have supplied its materials.
Bible enterprise means spreading the principles of the Bible ; and as
this is a business in which all may engage, we may be allowed to make
one suggestion. There is at this time something near akin to a book famine
in many a stady where the unknown workman has to prepare that which
ahall edify and build up the church, and the question arises. Shall not
this be relieved by the means placed within our reach ? To make the
most of a minister one must encourage him ; and there is no surer way
of encouraging an earnest worker than by supplying him with good
tools. There is many a man to whom the timely presentation of a good
commentary would be more welcome than food to the bare cnpboEffd,
or water to thirsty soil. All seasons are sapposed to be times
for exemplifying this generosity ; and this year the need is greater
than usual on account of agricultural depression. Looked at from
this standpoint, Mrs. Spurgeon's Book Fund represents one branch of.
Bible enterprise, and in proportion to its means it has, perhaps, let
more sunshine into despairing pastors' homes than any other agency
in operation. We make good men happy in proportion as we liable
them to work effectively. Many a discouraged preacher would find a
bracing tonic in a presentation copy of '' The Treasury of David *' or
^The Biblical Museum," or of Clarke's or Henry's Commentary.
F
117
^ ^tiiikim in % I0n0e8t ^iK\m.
EXPOSITIOX OF VERSES 89 to 9C.
BY 0. H. SPURGEON.
OR ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.
90 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast es-
tablished the earth, and it abidcth.
91 They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for
all are thy servants.
92 Unless thy law Aad been my delights, I should then have
perished in mine affliction.
93 I will never forget thy precepts : for with them thou hast
quickened me.
94 I am thine, save me ; for I have sought thy precepts.
95 The wicked have waited for me to destroy me : bni I will
consider thy testimonies.
96 I have seen an end of all perfection : but thy command-
ment is exceeding broad.
89. *^ For ever, 0 Loiw^ thy word is settled in heaven" The strain is more
joyfoly for experience has given the sweet singer a comfortable knowledge
of the word 01 the Lord, and this makes a glad theme. After tossing about
on a sea of trouble the Psalmist here leaps to shore and stands upon a rock.
JehoTah's word is not fickle, or uncertam ; it is settled, determined, fixed*
sore, immovable. Man's t-eachings change so often that there is never time
for them to be settled ; but the Lord's word is from of old the same, and
will remain unchanged eternally. Some men are never happier than when
they are unsettling everything and everybody ; but God's mmd is not with
them. The power and fflory of heaven have confirmed each sentence which
the mouth of the Lord has spoken, and so confirmed it that to all eternity
it must stand the same, — setded in heaven, where nothing can reach it. In
the former section David's soul fainted, but here the good man looks out of
self and perceives that the Lord fainteth not, neither is weary, neither is
there any failure in his word.
The verse takes the form of an ascription of praise : the faithfulness and
immutabihty of GK>d are fit themes for holy song, and when we are tired
upon this shifting scene the thought of the immutable promise fills our
znouth wiih singing. God's purposes, promises, and precepts are all settled
in his own mind, and none of them shall bo disturbed. Covenant settle-
znents will not be removed, however unsettled the thoughts of men may
become ; let us therefore settle it in our minds that we abide in the faith of
our Jehovah as long as we have any being.
90. *' Thy faithfulness is unto all generations," This is an additional glory:
God is not affected by the lapse of ages ; he is not only faithful to one man
throughout his lifetune, but to his children's children after him, yea, and
to all generations so long as they keep his covenant and remember his com-
mandments to do them. The promises are ancient things, yet they are not
worn out by centuries of use, for faithfulness endureth for ever. He who
soocoured his servants thousands of years ago still bhows himself strong
on the behalf of all them that trust in him. ** Thou hast estdblisJied
the earthy and it abideth" Nature is governed bv fixed laws ; the round
globe aUdee in its course by the divine commana and displays no erratio
movements : the seasons keep their predestined order, the sea ooeys the rule
118 A MEDITATION IN THE LONGEST PSALIL
of ebb and flow, and all things else are marshalled in their appointed order.
There is an analogy between the word of God and the works of God, and
specially in this that they are both of them constant, fixed, and nn-
(mangeable. God*s word which established the world is the same as that
which he has embodied in the Scriptures ; by the word of the Lord were
the heavens made, and specially by him who is emphatically the wobd.
When we see the globe keeping its place and all its laws abiding the same,
we have herein assurance that the Lord will be faithful to his covenant, and
will not aUow the faith of his people to be put to shame. If the earth
abideth the spiritual creation will abide ; if God's word suffices to establish
the world surely it is enough for the establishment of the individual
believer.
91. *' They continue this day according to thine ordinances.*^ Because the
Lord has bid the universe abide, therefore it stands, and all its laws con-
tinue to operate with precision and power. Because the might of God is
ever present to maintain them, therefore do all things continue. The word
which spake all things into existence has supported them till now, and still
supi)orts them both in being and in well-being. God's ordinance is the
reason for the continued existence of creation. What important forces
these ordinances are! ** For all are thy servants." Created by thy word
they obey that word, thus answering the purpose of their existence, and
workmg out the design of their Creator. Both great things and small
pay homage to the Lord. Ko atom escapes his rule, no world avoids his
government. Shall we wish to be free of the Lord's sway and become
lords unto ourselves ? If we were so, we should be dreadful exceptions to
a law which secures the well-being of the universe. Bather while we read
concerning all things else — they continue and they serve, let ns continue to
serve, and to serve more perfectly as our lives are continued. By that word
which is settled may we be settled ; by that voice which establishes the
earth may we be established ; and by that command which all created
things obey may we be made the sei'vants of the Lord God Almighty.
92. " Unless thy law had been my delights^ I should then have perished in
mine affliction,** That word which has preserved the heavens and the earth
also preserves the people of God in uieir time of trial. With that word
we are charmed ; it is a mine of delight to us. We take a double and treble
delight in it, and derive a multiplied delight from it, and this stands us
in good stead when all other delights are taken from us. We should
have felt ready to lie down and die of our griefs if the spiritual comforts
of God's word had not uplifted us; but by their sustainins^ influence
we have been borne above all the depressions and despairs which naturally
^ow out of severe affliction. Some of us can set our seal to this statement.
Our affliction, if it had not been for divine grace, would have crushed us
out of existence, so that we should have perished. In our darkest seasons
nothing has kept us from desperation but the promise of the Lord : yea, at
times nothing has stood between us and self-destruction save faith in the
eternal word of God. When worn with pain untU the brain has become
dazed and the reason weU-nigh extinguished, a sweet text has whispered to
us its heart-cheering assurance, and our poor struggling -mind has reposed
upon the bosom of God. That which was our delight in prosperity has
been our light in adversity ; that which in the day kept us from presuming
has in the night kept us &om perishing. This verse contains a moumfnl
supposition — ^* unless,** describes a horrible condition — ** perished in mine
affliction,** and implies a elorious deliverance, for he did not die, but live to
proclaim the honours of me word of God.
93. *' / toill never forget thy precepts : for with tliem thou haet quickened
me,** When we have felt the quickening power of a precept we never can
forget it. We may read it, learn it, repeat it, and think we have it, and yet
it may slip out of our minds ; but if it has once given us life or renewed that
A MiDiTATioir nr THB LOKOBST PBALM. 119
life, there is no fear of its falling from our recollection. Experience teaches,
and teaches effectually. How blessed a thing it is to have the precepts
written on the heart with the golden pen of experience, and graven on the
memory with the divine styliis of grace. Forgetfulness is a great evil in
holy things ; we see here the man of God fighting against it, and feeling
sore of victory because he knew the life-giving energy of the word in his
ovn soul. That which quickens the heart is sure to quicken the memory.
It seems singular that he should ascribe quickening to the precepts, and
yet it lies in them and in all the words of the Lord aHke. It is to be noted
that when the Lord raised the dead he addressed to them the word of com-
mand. He said, '* Lasarus, oome forth," or, *' Maid, arise." We need not
fear to address gospel precepts to dead sinners, since by them the Spirit
gires them life. Bemark that the Psalmist does not say that the precepts
quickened him, but that the Lord quickened him by their means : thus he
traces the life from the channel to the source, and places the glory where
it ia due. Yet at the same time he prized the instruments of the blessing,
and resolved never to forget them. He had already remembered them when
he likened himself to a bottle in the smoke, and now he feels that whether
in the smoke or in the fire the memory of the Lord's precepts shall never
depart from him.
94. ** 1 am thine, save me" A comprehensive prayer with a prevailing
argument. Consecration is a good plea for preservation. If we are conscious
that we are the Lord's we may be confident that he will save us. We are
the Lord's by creation, election, redemption, surrender, and acceptance ; and
hence our firm hope and assured belief that he will save us. A man will
sorely save his own child: Lord, save rne. The need of salvation is better
Ken by the Lord's people than by any others, and hence their prayer^--
" save me"; they know that only God can save them, and hence they cry
to him alone ; and they know that no merit can be found in themselves,
and henoe they urge a reason fetched from the grace of God, — ** 1 am thine."
" For I have sought thy precepts.^' Thus had he proved that he was the
Lord's. He might not have attained to that which he desired, but he had
through life studiously aimed to be obedient to the Lord, and hence he
begged to be saved even to the end. A man may be seeking the doctrines
and the promises, and yet be unrenewed in heart ; but to seek the precepts
is a sure sign of grace ; no one ever heard of a rebel or a hypocrite seekmg
the precepts. The Lord had evidently wrought a great work upon him,
and he besought him to carry it on to completion. Savins is linked with
seeking, *' save me, for I have sought" ; ana when the Lord sets us seeking
he wiUnot refuse us the saving. He who seeks holiness is already saved :
if we have sought the Lord we may be sure that the Lord has sought ns»
and will certainly save us.
95. " The wicked have watted /or me to destroy me: hut Twill consider thy
i^imcnies" They were like wild beasts crouching by the way, or highway-
men waylaying a defenceless traveller ; but the Psalmist went on his way
without considering them, for he was considering something better, namely,
the witness or testimony which God has borne to the sons of men. He did
not allow the malice of the wicked to take him off from his holy study of the
divine word. He was so calm that he could '* consider"; so holy that he
loved to consider the Lord's " testimonies "; so victorious over all their plots
that he did not allow them to drive him from his pious contemplations. If
the enemy cannot cause us to withdraw our thoughts from holy study, or our
&et from holy walking, or our hearts from holy aspirations, he has met
with poor success in ms assaults. The wicked are the natural enemies of
holy men and holy thoughts ; if they could they would not only damage ua
hot destroy ns, and if they cannot do this to-day they will wait for further
opportunities, ever hoping that their evil designs may be compassed. They
have waited hitherto in vain, and they will have to wait much longer yet ;
120 THE HABBOUB OF BSIUOK.
for if we are bo unmoved that we do not even give them a thought their
hope of deatroyixig as must be a very poor one.
Kote the double waiting, — ^the patience of the wicked who watch long
and carefully for an opportunity to destroy the godly, and then the patienoe
of the saint who will not quit niB meditations, even to quiet his foes. See
how the serpent seed lie in wait as an adder that biteth at the horse's beels ;
but see how the chosen of the Lord live above their venom, and take no
more notice of them than if they had no existence.
96. " / Juive seen an end of all perfection,** He had seen its limit, for it
went but a little way ; he had seen its evaporation under the trials of life,
its detection under the searching glance of truth, its exposure by the con-
fession of the penitent. There is no perfection beneath me moon. Perfect
men, in the alMolute sense of the wora, live only in a perfect world. Some
men see no end to their own perfection, but this is oecause they are per-
fectly blind. The experienced believer has seen an end of all perfection in
himself, in his brethren, in the best man's best works. It would be well if
some who profess to be perfect could even see the beginning of perfection,
for we fear they cannot have begun aright : or they would not talk so
exceeding proudly. Is it not the beginning of perfection to lament your
imperfection ? There is no such thing as perfection in anything which is the
work of man. " But thy commandment is eocceeding hrocul. When the
breadth of the law is known the notion of perfection in the flesh vanishes:
that law touches every act, word, and thought, and is of such a spiritoal
nature that it judges the motives, desires, and emotions of the souL It is
far too broad for us to hope to cover all its demands, and yet it is no broader
than it ought to be. Who would wish to have an imperfect law ? Nay,
its perfection is its glory ; but it is the death of all glorying in our own
perfection. There is a breadth about the commandment which has never
been met to the full by a corresponding breadth of holiness in any mere
man while here below. The law is in all respects a perfect code, and each
separate precept of it is £ar»reaching in its nallowed meaning. We may
well adore the infinity of divine holiness, and then measure ourselves by
its standard, and bow before the Lord in all lowliness, acknowledging how
far we fall diort of it.
SINGE I haye been watching the sea a wind has sprang np» and
snddeoly the ocean is dotted with ships. This little town has a
harbonr, and trading yessels of small tonnage evidently expect a storm,
for here they come. Like sea-fowl boroe on white wings they are flying
for the harbonr. Differing in their tacking, yet it is evident that they
are all making for one spot. How beantifnl it is to see them enter th^
haven, cast anchor, and rest ! 0 that onr fellow men were equally wiae
as to spiritual things ! A thousand signs betoken the approaching
tempest ; they know there is a place of refage, will they not hasten to
it ? They will suffer loss, tay, they will be wrecked totally, if they try
to weather the last dread storm; the harbour is free, there is time to
reach it, there is ample room within its dielter ; why will they refoae
the safe^ ? Ah me ; this is cause for tears. Are my fellow-creatares
mad ? Do they despise Jesns, the appointed haven of souls ? Do they
so despise him as to perish to show their contempt ? My Ood, help me
to mourn for them, if I cannot persuade them, and do thon give them
nnderstandiag eaongh to accept their own lives.
121
BY YERKON J. CHAHLESWOBTH.
THE most familiar truths are sometimes made to acquire the noTeltj
of a new revelation by circumstances which giro them emphasis.
Afl the dark tunnel rereals the light in the carriage which we had
preTionsI^ oyerlooked, so the emergency of a trial or the occasion of a
florrow discoTers to us a promise which exactly meets and, in its
gracious fulfilment, satisfies our necessity. Amidst the perils of ship-
wreck on the lonely sea, or the desolations of a home, in which the lignt
of joy is quenched by *' the shadow of death ; " in the gloom of the
dungeon, where the prisoner for conscience' sake endures the loss of
liberty, or by the flames which wreathe themselyes around the martyr's
stake, the promise is read, as it can only be read under such circum-
Btanoes — ** Call upon me in the day of trouble, and I will deliver thee,
and thou shall glorify me."
Daring prosperity we hold truth, as it were, in custody; but we
acquire it as our own in a special seuse when we pay its price in the
currency of the kingdom — *'much tribulation."
The inspired testimony of Paul, " All things work together for good
to them that love God," has been as a treasured piece of solid gold
by all of UB, and yet only a few know its practical value.
We shall never forget how this fact was impressed upon our mind
daring the severity of a long winter, now nearly twenty years ago. The
district in which our lot was cast was one of the poorest of the
metropolis. Houses in which wealthy merchants resided in the early
part of the century were tenanted by almost as many families as there
were rooms, from basement to attic. Scarcely a family had a house to
itself. While there was work to be had, and strength to labour was
continued, all managed to exist — that was all ; and this seemed all they
boped for. And this is (he condition of large sections of the community
mi:
'* 'Til each for himself,
And all for a crust.'*
The time was when capital and labour were not separated by the
gnlf which divides them to-day. Masters lived near their works and
warehouses, and the men they employed felt an incentive to decency of
behafiour in the fact that they were living under the eye of their
employers. The well-ordered household of the master extended its
infloence over the humbler dwellings of those in his employ, and the
regard of *'the family" for the proprieties of life preached a salutary
lesson to those around. How sadly this has altered our City mis-
Bionaries, and Bible women, and District visitors reveal from time
to time by the reports of their work. Toil as they may for the accom-
plishment of the task for which they are engaged, they will tell you
that, labouring single handed, they are ofttimes crushed b^ the difficulties
which beset them. What would thev not give if only in every street
th^ saw but two or three families who, by the sanctity of their lives,
*' Allure to brighter worlds and lead the way.**
122 "TO THJEM THAT LOVB GOD. '
Will it come to this, that we must send to our missionaries airoad and heg
them to appeal to their converts for volunteers to come over and take up their
residence in the midst of our heathen population at home f That some-
thing mnst be done, and done soon, is the deepening conTiction of all
who know anything of the condition of the poorer classes of the
population. The casual visits of paid officials or volnntarj agents
cannot compensate the poor for the loss implied by the removal from
their midst of those who have fonnd the true secret of life, and whose
homes are brightened by the joys and hopes which spring from their
fellowship with " things not seen and eternal." The example of families
living and labouring in a poor district is a more eloquent appeal in the
interests of true religion than a tea and cake raid npon a benighted
regioq, where people are shut up to all the demoralizing influences of
their own social circle. A Christian home is the unit of a Christian
society, and the centre of the truest beneficence. Service by proxy
should supplement but never supersede personal devotion to duty.
While we give, from a grateful heart, to encourage and sustain other
workers, we must never dream of compounding with conscience by our
subscriptions. The plain command of the Lord we love and profess to
serve runs thus, — ** Let your light so shine before men^ that they may
see your good works^ and glorify your Father which is in heaven I *'
Will Uiis page be read, we ask ourselves, as we write, in the calm
retreat of suburban villas, and what response will the implied appeal
evoke? When the echoes of these poor words l>ave been silenced, may
the divine call quicken the resolution, which does not wait to reckon
with the sacrifice involved — '* Here am I, send mel"
In the district to which we have referred, an aged couple had taken
up their abode in which to spend the closing years of their life. The
one room they occupied was, at once, a Bethel and a mission station.
For many years they had enjoyed the favour and fellowship of the Lord,
and had laboured together in doing good. Never earning more than
sufficient for the common necessaries of life, age found them dependent.
Their eldest son, by economy and self-denial — ^to his honour be it said
— managed to send them sufficient from his wages as a mechanic, to
keep them above want. Having food and raiment they were content,
and counted themselves happy to feel free to carry on their simple
ministry for the good of their neighbours. They preached of Jesus by
their character and conduct, and made many a heart glad by their
testimony to the lovingkindness of the Lord.
That they were not paid for it disarmed unkind criticism, and broke
down the opposition which often hinders other workers. The lessons
they unconsciously enforced operated powerfully for good — it is
possible, though standing alone and surrounded by adverse influences, to
live a Christian life, and the grace of God does not need the seclusion
of a monastery, but ** teaches," or disciplines, *'us to live soberly,
righteously, and godly in this present world," just as it is, and just
where our lot is cast
The City missionary often called upon this happy couple for Christian
fellowship, and went his way to his work with a lighter heart for the
influence of their sacred intercourse. Their home was to him an oasis
in the vast spiritual desert of his district. As they knelt together in
«T0 THBM THAT LOVJB GOD." 123
pnjer the feeling of loneliness, which at times was almost enongh to
crash the heart of the missionary, wonld pass away, and as they rose,
he would resume his work with the strength and impnise of a new
inspiration.
Familiar as they were with their visitor they nerer obtmded their
circnmstanoes upon his notice, and, from the cleanliness and comfort of
their dwelling, he inferred they were raised above anxiety by the pos-
session of an income from the savings of former years or by an annuity
safficient for their need. In this he was mistaken, as the sequel will
show.
The attention of the well-to-do had been attracted to the poor by the
loQ^-continned severity of the weather, and one lady applied to the
missionary to find a necessitous and deserving family to whom she might
lend a weekly allowance. With what a light heart he sallied forth,
armed with sach a commission, it is not difficult to imagine. The day
was spent in visiting some of the homes, with which he was acquainted,
where the general squalor seemed to indicate the most extreme poverty.
Without betraying the reason for his enquiries, he managed to elicit the
fact that want of thrift and improvidence accounted for the appearance
of things, and not the absence of means. He was not altogether
miprepared for this revelation; but, as he bent his steps homewards, he
coald but indulge the painful regrets of a disappointed man. Only
those who have laboured amongst the poor, and have seen their best
efforts frustrated by the folly and wickedness of those they strive to
serve can enter into the experience of a true servant of God when his
8oq1 is lying under the shadow of a failure.
The missionary was in no mood to return home, so he resolved to
look in npoa this bright spot of his district where he was sure of
finding Christian sympathy. The conversation turned upon the point
Christian experience and the faithfulness of Ood.
Qaoting the text, <* All things work together for good to them that
loTe God/' the aged Christian remarked, '' I believe this, you know,
though I cannot always see how it can be possible." Just so. Our view
of things is too limited to enable us, at present, always '* to vindicate the
ways of God to men." We must wait for the '* light that maketh
manifest " the completed chapter of human life before we can fully see
what it is now our highest wisdom to believe^that '* The ways of the
Lord are right."
" Ycster^y," said the old man, " my wife tried to warm in the frying
pan a little cold vegetable, bnt a gust of wind drove the soot down the
chimney and spoilt our dinner, so that we had nothing to eat all day.
I cannot see, for instance, how that is going to work together for
good."
** Can't yon?" said the missionary whose cnriosity was evidently
excited, " I can," and then he proceeded to enquire how it came to pass
that they were in such circumstances. The story was soon told, now
they had been for some time dependent upon their son for the few
BhiljiDgs per week npon which they managed to live by dint of the most
ngid economy, and how the supply had stopped in consequence of the
son's loss of employment. Their eyes moistening with tears, they told
W they dreaded the trying ordeal of an application for parochial
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relief, and bow they were prepared for the Lord's will, whaterer it might
be, as they had committed their way unto him. Little did they dream
of SQcconr being so near, and that the missionary was the bearer of
snch good news as woald silence all their fears, and fill their lips with
adoring praise. Is not this often the case with the Lord's tried ones !
The darkness which gathers abont them is but the prelnde of a speedy
dawn. Their eyes are so dim with weeping that the morning star
is not seen, and they forget that the sun is pressing on with the glad-
some light of another day.
When the missionary had heard their story through, he told them of
the fruitless errand on which he had traversed his district, and of his
thankfulness to be able to offer them more than sufficient to raise them
above want during the remainder of the winter. In a moment they
saw, and gladly acknowledged, that the gust of wind which spoilt their
only meal was no chance current of a fitful atmosphere, but a link in a
chain of circumstances by which an all-wise providence brings about the
fulfilment of a gracious purpose, and proves that "All things work
togeUier for good to them that love God.'*
BY H. BTLANDS BROWN.
SOME few days since I began a tour among the planters of this
district. I started on my pony with my syce, or groom, following.
My bearers had gone on before with a coolie, who was carrying my
bedding and portmanteau. The first call was at a bungalow, where I
met, strange to say, a number of ladies, with whom I read a chapter
and prayed, fiemonnting I pressed on to a bacl:elor's bungalow, where
I sp^ent the night. Previous to turning in, our conversation mainly
consisted in my telling stories of conversions that had come under my
own notice.
I left a copy of the revised New Testament with my host on leaving.
About mid-day the next day, accompanied by my genial host, I
descended many hundreds of feet to tne bottom of a ravine through
which a torrent was forcing its way. Here we rested awhile admiring
the foaming waters, and watching the monkeys at play in the bamboos.
We parted here, and I pursued my journey alone — up, up, up, through
brake and forest, with an ever-expanding view, when the forest was left,
of hilU and mountains, sun-lit and snow-clad« At length I was warmly
welcomed by the son of one of the worthiest of the Scotch secession
ministers and his brother planter. The next morning the latter
went with me to a planter's quarters a few miles off to breakfast
It is a small thing to go a few miles to breakfast out here. My
friend, who escorted me, intended staying behind; so, after a pleasant
hour or two, the gentleman whom I had visited came part of the way
back with me, and I had an opportunity of speaking to him abont
religious matters.
In the evening at the young Scotchman's house we were joined by
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the Deputy GommiBsioner, and after the reading of Psalm ciii. and
prayer, we retired for the night.
On Sunday afternoon two ladies and a gentleman came over from a
uqghbouring plantation. An interesting religious service was held, at
which the sin and folly of not following Christ fully was pressed upon
the hearers. I left here copies of ** All for Jesus " and '< The Blood of
the Gross."
Early on Monday morning I started for a long and tedious journey,
which proved more tedious than I had expected. A great part of the
monntain road was made up of rocks and roots, over which I scrambled
while my pony led by the syce with difficulty picked his way. Yery
weary, I at last reached a planter's house where I bad some much needed
refreshment, and sought to repay my host by urging upon him the
wisdom of valning the Bible. I coula tell by the novels and prints on
the wall that the Bible was little regarded there.
Poshing on, I made another brief call where I gave one of Mr.
Spurgeon's sermons, and after yet another mile or two reached the end of
my long day's travel.
The next day I went over to another planter's not far off and had
breakfast. By the way, breakfast among the planters is usually a noon-
tide meal, being the second and big breakfast. Before leaving I read
Isaiah Iv. and prayed.
I returned to the family mentioned above. The evening was pleasantly
spent in singing Sankey's hymns, and closed up with the Bible and
prayer. Before leaving this happy home, I spoke earnestly to the
owner about the absolute importance of instituting family prayer if
family blessings were desired. The next day my way lay in another
direction, and as I did not leave until about two o'clock, I only jnst
reached my halting-plaoe before nightfall. Indeed, the last mile or two
was a race with the night, and I only just won. The consequence of a
night in the jungle, which might follow my being overtaken by the
night, wonld be most serious. However, I escaped this contingency.
Anived at my destination, I was welcomed by the gentleman-resident and
his wife. Here was a family of nine. Th^ were lovely children, but as
none of them could prattle anything bat Hindustani I was debarred the
pleasure of interesting them. We closed the day with thanksgiving and
prayer, an uncommon practice, I regret to say, out here. The next morn-
mg the whole process of quinine febrifuge manufactnre was explained to
me. After a few words with my hostess about the need of early training
the children for God, during which I introduced to her notice the
children's *' Our Own Magazine," I left, though strongly pressed to
prolong my stay. Now my journey was through a very picturesque
spot Precipices, adorned with trees, many of which were fantastically
decked with creepers, rose above me, or yawned beneath me — far below
foaming waters were rushing along their rocky beds — ^birds of brilliant
plomage were flitting to and fro among the trees, while on every hand
patches of the bright cinchona-tree gave additional beauty to the scene.
I next rested at a bungalow in which lived part of a family made up
of Boman Catholics and Protestants. A conversation with a youn^
Soman Catholic lady upon the difference between salvation by faith and
bj works was the chief incident. My bed for the night was to be in a
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J lace a little higher up, inhabited by the son of an English clergyman,
[y bachelor friend was very kind, and I trust that the prayer offered
for him when we were on onr knees together will be abundantly answered.
The next morning I was away again on a long journey over a high
mountain, and through a thick forest, my host lending me a stont
pony for the first part of the distance, my own having been sent on
before.
After a night in Darjeeling I left for another long trudge, in which I
descended some 2,500 feet. This time it came to be a race with the
night, and I was fairly beaten, so I had to make for a nearer plantation.
The disappointment was, after all, no disappointment; for all the
friends at the house to which I was going had come oyer to the
house to which I had been driyen for shelter. This was a good pro-
yidence. It was Christmas-eye, and it was well kept up in English
and German style — a giant Christmas-tree, many children, lots of good
things, and much happiness. I came well off, for I got a clothes-brush,
a black necktie an inch and a half deep, and cakes and sweets in any
quantity. We closed the festivities by bowing to God in prayer.
Christmas-day was spent here, though I slept the previous night at a
place some distance off where I originally intended staying. At 12.30
a large party of ten adults and four boys assembled in the drawing-
room for worship. I preached from Luke il 11 — **Unto you is bom
this day a Saviour."
It was a great pleasure to me to spend my first Christmas in India
so happily. Here I must stop writing, though continuing my trayels.
During this tour I haye sought in every place to sow the good seed of the
Kingdom in some form or other. Wherever I have stay^ for the nighty
and at times when calling in the day, I have read the Word of God and
prayed. Beligious conyersation has been engaged in, and suitable
books given away. The need of such work is yery great. There is
little godliness among these men : I regret to say it, but it is so. From
year's end to year's end there is scarcely any interest shown by Christian
men in these planters. It may be said, then, What can be expected as
the outcome of a hurried visit ? Little enough, truly ; yet our God is a
wonder-working God, and can bring much out of little. There is
nothing too hard for the Lord.
Will you, my readers, join me in pmyer for these our fellow countiy-
men who are cut off from the Christian privileges which you so highly
yalue ? In this way, though at home, you may become a co-worker
with me in this mission for their souls' salvation. I would like to add
that I have undertaken this tour in connection with the Anglo-Indian
Evangelization Society.
[We are pleased to get this brief record from our Indian evangelist.
We believe that the Lord will open his way, and cause these flying visits
to lead to far greater things. — Ed.]
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BY THOMAS STURGEON.
WHO has not eojojed an afternoon on the athletic sports' gronnd ?
As boys at school the men and fathers of to-daj fought peacefhl
battles on the greensward, while parents and sisters and friends formed
an admiring circle ronnd the seat of war. And when they came to
man's estate they were loath to qnit the combat, bat when the bones
grew older, or the business larger, they had to be content to watch a
rifiing generation strive for the mastery. Still they were glad to mingle
with the throng, and shout " Well done ' ' to a long jnmper or a swift
rnnner.
There is, however, another arena open for all ages and both sexes ; an
arena in which mind rather than muscle is exercised, and mental
gymnastics take the place of muscular performances. Many of those
who ahine brightest at snch feats would never venture to enter the lists
at leaping and running. It must not be concluded hence that their
minds are more capable than their bodies. It is merely that their bodies
are more largely developed than their minds.
An active brain is not necessarily a sign of extraordinary intelligence.
Some brains are never so active as when the owner is wrapt in slumber ;
bat the dreams they produce are seldom characterized by depth of
feeling or sublimity of thought, though, I must confess, they often
approach as near as one siep from the sublime. Glancing at a pro-
gramme of one of these mental contests I select four items for practical
comments, viz., '* Jumping at conclusions," "' Running risks," '' Putting
one's foot in it," and *' Standing on one's dignity."
Jumping at conclusions is a ver^ dangerous pastime. The jumper
himself does not always come to grief; but if not, someone else is bound
to goffer. Many an inconvenience and oftentimes actual injury has been
snatained through rash conclusions. Here is an illustration of the
former and the lesser evil. Two young men, who lodged together, had,
among other luxuries, a deaf maid to wait upon them. Perhaps in
oonaequence of her afBiction she had a wonderful faculty for guessing
and surmising. I have noticed that a kind providence often balances a
man's faculties; for instance, those who are deprived of eyesight are
gifted with a remarkably sensitive touch. So this deaf domestic was
bieased with an activity of mind and a proclivity for coming to con-
clnaions which were truly remarkable. Never did her special forte
appear to snch advantage as on a certain memorable morning when the
events now to be recorded first took place in history. The table was
laid ; so were the eggs, as fine and fresh as the most fastidious could
wish. The young men sat down to break their fast. Lo and behold,
there were no eggspoons ! The little hand-bell was smartly rung, but
the servant tnmeid a deaf ear to it (she had no other.) After two or
three repetitions of the tintinabulating process the waitress arrived,
probably congratulating herself that she had attended so promptly, and
4nite unconscious of the fact that she had been in snch demand. The
rtqaest was made for eggspoons. The maid forthwith retired, but did
Dot return. Again the alarum was called into requisition, the door
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being held open to allow free egress to the waves of sound. At this
urgent summons the damsel reappeared upon the stage, this time in the
new character of " boots." She was armea with a couple of pairs which
she had evidently been hurriedly polishing under the impression that
the gents wanted to be off immediately.
But for their vexation they could scarce forbear to laugh — ^yet it was
no laughing matter. It may be that ** there's nothing like* leather,"
but leather in such a shape was bootless. Mary had jumped at a con-
clusion, and come to the wrong one. At this juncture the breakfasters
endeavoured to explain their real need. They shouted simultaneously,
" spoons, spoons." They pointed to their unbroken eggs, and then
confidently awaited the result. But, having jumped onoe, Mary
determined to take another leap, on the principle, I suppose, of " Try,
try again." Her second conclusion was even more remarkable than the
first. Whether her own flurry at the discovery of mistake No. 1, or
the irantic gesticulations of the lodgers prevented her grasping the
situation, or what it was, I am not in a position to state. Certain,
however, is it that, before very long, the landlady appeared on the
scene in a great state of astonishment. Mary had reported that '* the
eggs were so bad the young gentlemen really couldn't eat them," and
how this could be puzzled her mistress, who had reason to believe that
tiiey were laid that very morning.
Matters had reached a climax now and began to right themselves.
Explanations were made, a good laugh enjoyed, and the necessaries
supplied. Be it far from us to chide the poor deaf girl. She did her
best no doubt. Arguing from previous experience she guessed that
business was so pressing on the gents that tney wanted their boots at
once; hence error number one. Reasoning in the second place (very
likely from experience too, for she might have lived where they did not
keep fowls), she concluded that though eggs are eggs, these might be
rotten ; but, 0, how many jump quite as much at random who cannot
plead hardness of hearing as an excuse ! These are the people who
''made sure," and " felt positive," and " never thought but what,'* and
'< didn't hesitate," and ^* were quite confident," and guessed wr(mg!
They see a young man and maiden walking together, and therefore
conclude that they have become engaged, and here beginneth the first
chapter of an unauthorized version of what was perhaps never even
dreamed of. They count their chickens, and other people's too, before
they are hatched. They attempt to put the roof on before they have
completed the foundations and walls, on the Irishman's theory, that they
won't have so far to carry the rest of the material. Commence to tell
such a tale, and these people know exactly how it will end before you
get half-way through, and if it terminates contrary to their expectations
they were " thinking of another story wonderfully like it." They grasp
the situation in no time, and hold it about as long. They come to a
conclusion so quickly that they have to begin again immediately. They
see so far into the future that they quite overlook the present Let
Jack-o'- Lantern dance before them and, without thought, they are in
the mire. Every mirage is to them a reality, every promise a per-
formance, and every myth a matter of fact. It is good fun to find these
folks getting into scrapes sometimes, as they are bound to do. If they
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nerer look before thej leap they mnst, peiforce, make some miatakes,
like the toariBt who, at the celebrated Hot Lakes (N.Z.^, jumped into a
hot water hole supposing its temperature to be identical with that of
another basin from which he had just emerged, whereas it was as near
boiling point as possible.
Thus, oyer and oyer again, though in not quite so literal a sense, do
jampers at conclusions leap into hot water — and serve them right I
Many an unwary purchaser fancies he is driving a bargain, and
eTentoally discovers that he himself was driven to market and sold. He
is wisest who tries before he buys, and puts on his spectacles before he
lays his money down. Take a good, long look before even a short leap-
better tire your eyes than break your neck. Look out, or you will be
taken in. Keep your weather-eye open, or you will have to open your
eyes whether or no. Be careful, or you may be full of cares. Mind
what you do, or someone will do what you mind. Be up to him, or he
will be down on you. All men are not honest if you are, and if you
don't watch them they will prey upon you. He who leaves his door on
the latch, or hia safe unlocked, tempts the thief, so does the man who
condades that the salesman is honest because he is so polite, and
therefore takes no precautions, and exercises unbounded confidence.
Being in a barber's establishment one day, I was suddenly deprived of
the service of the scissors by the entrance of a customer in the front
^op. Left alone in my glory with nothing to contemplate but a row
of pomade pots and " hair-wash '' bottles, and a figure in the looking-
glass which looked like a chorister ex officio, I listened to the conversa-
tion beyond the partition. I should here explain that the barber was
also a lapidary. Hair-cutting and stone-cutting were both in his
line. The visitor was a lady with a decidedly foreign accent. I could
hear her undo a little screw of paper, and forthwith commenced a loud
complaint to the effect that she had paid a high price for its contents
nnder the impression that they were forty diamonds. Since completing
the transaction the thought had struck her (and it was an evident blow
to her) that she had been defrauded, and had therefore come to enquire
if they were really precious stones. The barber maintained the belief
that the lady had been swindled. On resuming the other branch of his
business, he assured me that the supposed £amonds were not even
paste and utterly worthless.
Here was a careless business transaction which is a fair type of many
mental dealings. Foregone conclusious in either case are dangerous.
Many a mistress engages a servant, and fancies from first appearances
that she has got '' a gem," but alters her mind ere long, and servants have
concluded hurriedly that their employers were all that could be wished,
^d have afterwards been disappointed. One meets with a stranger;
forms an acquaintance which speedily deepens into friendship, and this
without enquiry or reference. The new friend is thought everything of,
a diamond of the very first water ; but by-and-by the brilliant fades, and
the friend is found to be a little too like a well-cut gem, at least in one
respect, for he has too many &ces by half. It is wisdom to sip before
drinking deep of any strange cups ; to taste the cheese before buying it;
aiid to look over a house before calling it '' home.'' The people called
Jompers are far more numerous than tiiey themselves allow, for if they
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did bat reckon on their lists the persons I haye spoken of, their sect
wonld be second to none. Bnt I, for one, am not disposed to join either
party, nor to make snch a practice of jumping whether in the physical
or metaphysical sense. If any of my fellow men care to tnm into
kangaroos they are welcome, or to fvogs either, only may I not be
inyolyed in their false conclnsions or snfiPer for their leaps. To my
thinking it is better far to come to oonclnsions in a slower and a snrer
style. We need not^ howeyer, loiter in arriying at some decisions. For
instance ; — giyen, a pair of yery long ears, and an unmistakable bray, we
cannot be far wrong in guessing that there is an ass at no great distance.
Similarly, on beholding a man who is swift to hear, and quite as quick
at blabbing it all one again (with comments), we conclude that there is
a donkey close at hana. Again, if I see a man whose main difficulty
seems to be to maintain his equilibrium, albeit his legs are equal and
the pathway leyel, I jump at the conclusion that he is not a teetotaller,
and if he swears he is (as he probably will), but has ** been in the sun/'
I decide immediately that it was *' The Bising Sun " at the corner. I
may also safely conclude that if he has a i^ife the poor creature some-
times wishes he had not, and that if he has a home, it is anything but a
sweet one.
Here is another safe jump, with no ditch on the other aide. A
church member patronizes the theatre, and the dance, and the card-
table. Who can help deciding that such a one had better be outside
the pale than in, both for his own and the church's sake ? Thorns and
thistles may call themselyes yines and figs if they will ; but unless the
fruit be there few will be deceiyed. Strange, that some who are only
too ready to jump at rash conclusions are wonderfully slow in coming
to correct ones, about which one would think there could be no doubt
Some there are who gaze on '* this present world " — ^this house of God's
building, with its treasures and its pictures, its curtains and its lamps,
its granaries and stores, and yet will not allow that a wise and gracious
Ood has planned and piled it aU. ''0 fools, and slow of heart" to
believe all that nature so plainly speaks. If there is one thing in the
world of which we may be sure and certain it is the self-eyident fact
that a beneficent Designer has been and still is at work for his creature's
good. Conclude also, without a doubt, that Jesus Christ his Son
delights to pardon and to saye. Why do so many fear that he will not
be merciful ? Ready enough to strike hands with strangers, why will
not men rejoice in this l^t and truest friend? Everything about
him bears plain testimony to the fact that he is ''good and ready to
forgive."
" If I ask him to receive me, will lie saj me nay ?
Not till earth, and not till heaven, pass awaj ! ^*
Event No. 2 on the programme (running risks) is equally popular
and finds a great variety of practisers. At the menagerie Professor
Spangles puts his head into the lion's jaws, and at last gets it bitten,
but only once. On the share market Awfully Sharpe, Esq., forgetful
that he is dealing with Mr. Sharper, takes a bold stroke and r^rets it
ever afterwards. He knew it was a risk ; but he bad run so often and
so successfully before that he would chance it again.
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At dead of ni^ht the burglar picks the lock and robs the honse ; but
though he has often escaped before, he gets caught at last and punished.
Bat all these desperadoes would do it again if they had the opportunity.
How near people will go to danger, and how surprised they are when
tbey get hurt ! They steer their ship purposely to within a few yards
of the reef, and when she grounds tbey blame a current for which they
oaeht to have accounted.
Sach are they who Uye beyond their means, and coming to want,
blame the hard times rather than their own soft heads. They spend
their cash on their backs, and then want back their cash. So is it, too,
with some professiag Christians. They warm their hands with Peter at
the world's fire, and wonder that, like him, they have to weep bitterly
afterwards. Such voluntarily put themselves in danger's way. They
Btaad at the cannon's mouth and feel hurt when they have to suffer or
get blown up for it. If a Christian goes on Satan's ground he must
expect to get prosecuted, and travellers on his road must be prepared to
pay the tolL
Go into a fever den, and escape the pestilence ; fall on a mud-heap,
and get no stain ; stand shelterless in a rain- storm, and not be wet,
and when all this is accomplished you have yet to prove that it is
possible for a Christian to frequent questionable amusements, and to
play with the devil's fire without being harmed and burned. Granted
that some have escaped; it does not follow that you will not yet
come to awfal grief. Christians have something better to do than act
the Blondin, or indeed to place themselves in any dangerous position
where Satan will have a vantage ground. Run not risks in religion
whatever yon do in other matters. Life, death, eternity, heaven, hell,
depend upon our use of present opportunities.
The third item, putting one's foot in it, finds many patronizers.
Those who are most successful at the jumping do well also in this
performance. Jumping at conclusions necessarily involves putting one's
foot in it sometimes. Those who do not think before they speak bear
off the palm in this competition. They do not shut off the steam when
tbey see the green light, and consequently run far past the red one
and into danger. They make great discoveries when the mischief is
done. They put this for that, and that for the other. They get off the
^ggs and sit on the straw. These are they who reckon without their
^; who say what they don't exactly mean, and don't quite mean what
^hey Bay. Such need to write and read their speeches lest they should
make a grand mistake ; and, after all, they put the emphasis in the wrong
place, and turn what was intended as a flattery into an insult. There
would, however, be far less of this performance if people were not so
toQchj. Far fewer would put their foot into it if the crust were not so
thin.
A little more circumspection in walking, and less of readiness to take
offence, would save many a stumble, and spare many a trouble.
Wt, but not least, on our list is a performance which is not so
popular as the others, but quite enough so. Standing upon dignity is
a feat which reminds me much of the wonderful performing elephant
who by some manner of means managed to balance himself on an
i^Terted tab, and even attempted a dance thereon. Now, we must
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admit that the monster looked out of place and undignified, thongh as a
matter of fact he was a very superior sort of an elephant and far abore
his fellows, not only by the extra height of the tub, but by reason of his
wonderful attainments.
After all, he was still an elephant, and it was only a tub he performed
on, and auy of his species could hare done as much had they receired
the same training. There are human beings— hundreds of them— who
imitate the performing elephant. By force of cfrcumstances they have
been made to differ from their fellows. As low as any in the social
scale, they have, by a kind providence, or by what they perhaps call
" luck," been raised above the common herd. They are elephants stm
— everyone can see — but they are performing ones. They have travelled
considerably— so has our friend in the circus. Like him, they dance,
and are the observed of all observers. The tub they stand on is
labelled " dignity." Such folk are better than everybody else. Their
acquirements and accomplishments demand for them the chief rooms at
the feasts, and the uppermost seats in the synagogue. They must not
be crowded in their pew nor hustled in the aisle. If they purchase a
few tickets for the tea-meeting it is something wonderful, for, of course,
they cannot be there themselves. They let their servants come !
Gold is often the secret of this sort of thing. It covers them with
plitter, and they fancy they are bright and shining lights. It overflows
their coffers, and at the same time overturns their brains. It gives them
a better coat than their neighbours, and hence they conclude that they
themselves are better. If an ordinary person dines with them li©pte
the cold shoulder whatever choice viands may load the table. Theae
people are too high to sympathize, and too mighty to assist the
weii. They are wanting in several important items of the domestic
economy, to wit> a heart, and the bowels of compassion.
Some of these actually profess to be Christians, and yet treat the
Lord's people in the same off-hand style. May the meek and lowly
Jesus deliver his churches from such. Let the world be starch and
" propet " if it will ; but bring not the elephant and his tub into the
Church of Christ. Let our pulpits be lowered, and their occupants too,
to as near the level of the pews as is consistent with seeing and hearing
well. Let our officers be official, but not officious. Let the rich mix
freely with the poor, and mingle their riches too. Let the gifted pat
talents to the best of usury, and all the people share the profits. l«t
the well-dressed count no uniform so grand and glorious as that of the
towel-girt Saviour, and no employ so honourable as washing the
disciples' feet. It iff some consolation to know that those who balance
so nicely and perform so splendidly are bound to topple over sooner or
later. I say, a consolation ; because it is to be hoped such a conae-down
t^ould teach them the lesson they are so slow to learn. Their rwdies
will burn holes in their pockets. They will yet have to drink their
ground-up gold if they have made an idol of it, and veal made of a
golden calf is not the most palatable or digestible of food. Th^ will
lose their bdance on the high-rope some day and come down with a
crash, and though God's people will gladly stretch a net beneath them
that they be not kUled outright, their fall will give them a never-4o-
be-forgotten shaking. God grant it may I 0 for the happy time when
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no man will think of himself more highly than he onght to think^ and
each esteem other better than himself. Would God we could take a
leap and jump to this conclusion ; but since that cannot be, let it be
ours to labonr on until the knowledge of our self-sacrificing Lord covers
the earth as the waters coyer the sea. Surely a knowledge of him, who
is not ashamed to call us brethren, will link the hands and hearts of
rich and poor, and old and young, and literate and rude, and one
brotherhood shall kneel before the Elder Brother and call him blessed.
i jga&je ni^ |is tlm.
HE gare up his class because he thought he was doing no good to it. He
£d not speak to the Master about it K he had done so, he would
have found the Master's thoughts somewhat different.
2. He gare up his class because some of his scholars worried him. He did
not stop to consider how much the Master was worried and troubled with dis-
ameable pupils, nor did he reflect that he himself was a greater trouble to the
Master.
3. He gave up his class because the Superintendent rubbed him the wrong way
on one occasion, unintentionally. He works under a good master during the
week ; the foreman and he do not get on well, but he has not thrown up bis work.
4. He gave up his class because he thinks one or two of his fellow-teachers
are disagreeable. He is associated with some nasty fellows during the week,
and we wonder that he continues among them, seeing there are so many places
in the world without disagreeable people.
5. He gave up his class because he differed with some of his fellow-teachers
on some secondary point. He went off in a bung, throwing mud behind him.
He often differs with his comrades in business, but, strange to say, he is still in
a good situation. We are curious to know what he will do when he enters
heaven, and sees his old friends there before him.
6. He gave up his class because he did not get the exact place in the school
which he wanted. He wanted (did not say so) the school rearranged to suit
him. He got, as he thought, lbotman*s work, and he felt conscious that he
ought to be butler. He did not ask the Master, however, to put him just where
he could serve Him best.
7. He gave up his class because he accepted a situation with larger salary,
hut which stopped his teaching. Trouble upon trouble fell upon him, and his
money went like water through a sieve. His increased wages took wings and
flew away. Perhaps the Master would have dealt more tenderly if he had kept
his class.
B. And when he gave up, how did he perform the ooeration ? Not a word of
warning. Besignatton sent in on Friday or Saturaay, scarcely a day left to
provide a successor. No thought of the Superintendent's trouble — what cared
he? No thought of a disturbed school — what cared he ? Nay, rather he was
somewhat gratified that his sudden departure should make us feel that he was
of consequence. No anxiety for his class — what cared he ? It could take its
chance ; the scholars might go to heaven or hell, no matter to him which. His
ffeUn^t were more to be considered than their souls. The ties which boimd
him to them were cotton threads, easily snapped. The other day he had to
change his workshop. He gare his master a iortnight*8 warning. Why did he
not set off at once? Why did he not say all at once that he would not come
hack? Because he would have been fined ! But he is not fined for leaving
the school. Stay, what are we sayins P Not fined ! When pay-day comes, on
^ day of reckoning, he will be fined a erown.^-^From the New PorihiU School
y^ar Book for 16$2.
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THIS geDtleman is a highly respectable member of one of out most
popular and fashionable churches. That he is so, need excite no
surprise, nor does it necessarily imply that he has departed from the tradi-
tions of his family. For there is good reason for believing that, had
the apostle Paul succeeded in maintaining his claim to respectability,
or, at least, avoided the utter degradation into which, in the eyes of the
Mrs. Grundy of his time/ he succeeded in dragging himself and his
followers, the great ancestor of the Demas family would have continued
at his side. The fact is, this notable family has for its motto a free
paraphrase. of a well-known passage in the Book of Proverbs, to be read
thus : " I, Prudence, dwell with, and am the better part of, Wisdom."
Prudence, be it observed, which is not necessarily limited to a some-
what close frugality on the one hand, and a free acquisitiveness on the
other : for the phrase, " loved this present world,' is by no means to
be confined in its application to money. Every intelligent reader knows
that it is generic ; and while it includes money, unquestionably, it no
less signifies pleasure, position, and reputation. For example : an
eminent member of this family which^ from its great care and zeal on
behalf of a whole skin, has derived among other advantages great nu-
merical strength — known as the Yicar of Bray, was, evidently, tenacious
not only of the emoluments, but also of the honours, and not less the
immunities of the position of which he was so conservative. Thus it
comes to pass that our friend often figures in subscription lists, almost
invariably selecting those which are printed.
Let it not be supposed, however^ that he is by any means prodigal
of the possessions which he has succeeded in acquiring. It would,
appear upon investigation that his donations to societies, charitable and
religious, do not bear an extravagant or unwise proportion to his actual
income. He nowhere can be discovered in the infringement of the
supplementary beatitude, in which he is a firm believer, '* Blessed are
they who take care of themselves." Gaided by this, which is the
pole-star of his life, he everywhere insists upon the due observance of
the command, "Be just before you are generous," and has never yet
been detected in any unwise approximation to the debatable ground
which borders upon these admirable qualities. Thus, while he seeks
to stimulate others to liberality by the presentation of his name in
print, as a benefactor of humanity, he does not waste his power by
frittering it away on obscure objects of a questionable benevolence.
He believes fully in Charity Organization societies.
In like manner he feels it his duty to give liberal support to such
grand and imposing schemes as the building of large chapels, many of
which, it is true, may afterwards be chiefly distinguished by their
emptiness. The great purpose to be served is the education of observers,
not only — which is a great end gained — in aesthetics, but also in
denominational growth and importance : for it is a grand achievement
to be able to chronicle at the end of each year, that the body which
he honours by his support is in possession of so many more " chapel
seats " than in any previous year. The fact that the ministers of these
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places find it hard to keep body and BonI together by reason of in-
finfficient stipend, occasioned by an onerons debt, is an accident of the
case, which may the more readily be tolerated because of its wholesome
ufiaence in teaching the man of God patience and humility. If, as
Eometimes happens, the minister, forgetful of New Testament precepts
to the contrary, worries himself into his grave by reason of his manifold
cares, Demas waxes virtuously indignant if a request is preferred on
behalf of the surviving wife and children : for, he justly argues, that he
who does not '^ provide for them of his own household has denied the faith,
and is worse than an infidel.*' He is known to be an advocate of the
principle, which he never wearies of urging upon the committees of
denominational colleges, that one of the leading subjects to be mastered
by car students shomd be — *' How sixpence in the pocket of a minister
is to be made to possess the power of a half-crown in any other man's."
Under this head range in order various collateral topics, as 'Hhe
diminntion of youthful appetites," ** the application of leather in lieu
cf cloth in ordmary sartorial operations," '* shoes (including boots) of
iron and brass,*' and so on. For the foundation of a professorship *' on
the domestic economy of the manse " he is ready to subscribe at once.
Similar considerations encer into his views of church discipline. He
sees no real charity in attempts to modify that discipline in cases which
\isiTe become undaubiedly public. But in what he knows as *' careful-
ness" and "attention to business," vulgarly, and on no sufiicient
grounds, styled coveUmsmss; as also the cultivation of genteel habits
and high-class society, less euphemistically known as *' tvorldliness/' he
recognises no ground of discipline. He expresses himself as very
indignant with the revisers of the New Testament, because they have
left the words, " Ye cannot serve God and mammon " just as they were,
and have not even fc^nd an alternative for the margin. The passage,
too, in 2 Timothy iv. 10, which has reference to his great ancestor, he
regards as spurious, and believes that, some day or other, manuscripts
will be discovered from which that most objectionable verse will be found
omitted : and, if not, he entertains the opinion that such manuscripts
must have perished in some one or other of the conflagrations or
catastrophes whioh destroyed so many : for, he reasons, his family have
never held aloof from anything respectable or proper; and seeing that it
is in the highest degree respectable to be a Christian nowadays, it could
not have been otherwise in those times. Or, at least, if Demas the
ancestor did leave Paul the apostle, it was solely because of some rude,
indiscreet, or uncharitable word or action, which his keen sense of fit-
ness and his artistic regard for appropriateness could not brook : and,
we must admit, that there were times when the tent-maker, by }jis
evident determination to call a spade a spade, did, from our friend'^
point of view, so transgress.
James Dann, Greenoch
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img ^tfttifiamt*
llyCANY persons will be familiar with the name of Henry Moorhonse
Itx as the man to whom Mr. Moody acknowledged his indebtedness
for a fuller insight into the heart of the gospel, and more will remember
him as the evangelist who preached to them with saving power the glad
tidings. For nearly twenty years in England, Ireland, and America he
proclaimed the gospel with great simplicity, and with wonderfal result,
and few men of his day were more nsefnl in gathering sinners to the
8avioDr or in deepening the work of God in the hearts of believers.
The main characteristic of his preaching was its fulness of Scripture
truth. '' Henry Moorhonse," said one minister, " taught me how to use
my Bible.*' Said another, ** He brought us a new Bible, and almost a
new Saviour." And another said, '' He was a servant of one Master, a
student of one Book, a man of one aim, a preacher of one theme."
Indeed, his chief excellency and power as a teacher lay in his Bible ex-
Eositions. He made the word itself speak, and this is, perhaps, the
ighest fuDction of the Christian teacher. His Bible readings were
attended by crowds of persons, educated and uneducated, who listened
to the word of God from his lips with deepest interest. The power
which seized and held their attention lay partly in his qnick perception
of analogies, partly in his large and firm grasp of vital trutns, and in
his facnlty of setting them forth in the glowing colours of lively fancy
and fervid emotion, bat chiefly in his sympathy with the mind of the
Spirit, which he had attained by years of loving and prayerful study of
Scriptnre. The Chicago people, with a vague feeling that the charm
lay in the particular edition of the Bible used by the evangelist, bought
Bagster's rolyglot in great qaantities, jast as was afterwards done in
England by persons who attended Mr. Moody's services. The eitrength
imparted to Mr. Moorhouse's work by this richness of Scripture teach-
ing increased the permanence of its results. He communicated, with
the religious impressions produced at his meetings, a love of God's
word which was likely to grow into a habit of Bible study, making
the man of God perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works. If
'* he that winneth souls is wise/' then Henry Moorhouse was wise ; and
if " they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament,
and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and
ever," then he will be one of the ever radiant lights of heaven.
And yet he had not greater advantages than most possess. Bom in
ArdwicK, Manchester, in the year 1840, he grew up an obscure Lanca-
shire lad ; in personal appearance puny and fragile, in speech rude and
f>rovincial, gifted with no wonderful natural powers, possessed of no
earning, and escaping by a rare marvel from the quagmire of reckless
living into which he early plunged. For though he had a good
Methodist father he was led astray by wicked oomjyanions, and his
daring disposition led him to outdo the rest in wild foolhardiness and
profanity. But the influence of a Christian girl, who afterwards became
* Henry MoorhouBe, the Engliah Evangelist. By Bey. John Macphenon. London :
Hozgan and Scott.
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bis wife, deterred him from breakiDg entirely loose from the Sunday-
school ; and thongh he plunged int^ card playing and drinking, and
once enlisted as a soldier, from which career his father bought him
off, he never conld get himself wholly freed from the power of conscience.
Often was he ill at ease, and in his fits of wretchedness carried about
with him a loaded pistol to end his miserable life ; but an unseen hand
froBtrated the desperate attempt.
One night in December, 1861, passing along an out-of-the-way back
fitreet, he heard the sound of hymn singing issuing from a little room.
He entered, but the room was crowded, and he could get no further
than the stair. There in the dark he listened to the reading of the
parable of the prodigal son. A sense of guilt, piercing and intolerable,
seized upon him, and such a tremor shook his soul that he was fain to
catch hold of the banister to save himself from falling. Three weeks
of mental anguish succeeded. He was convinced of sin. Remorse,
dread, despair, held him in an iron grasp. One day he went to see a
youDg Christian in the engine room of a Manchester warehouse. This
fneod opened his Bible at Romans x. and read, " The word is nigh thee,
even in thy mouth, and in thy heart : that is, the word of faith, which
we preach ; that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus,
and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the
dead, thou shalt be saved."
" Now," said the young teacher, " do you believe that ? Do you
believe in the risen Saviour, and that the work of redemption is finished
because Christ is risen? "
" I do, with all my heart," replied Moorhouse.
"Then are you going to confess what you believe ? "
'* Of course I wiU," was the ready answer.
'' What then ? " said the other, pointing to the words, *' thou shalt be
saved.*
Henry trembled with a strange emotion. '^ Oh," he cried out, ** I see
it! I am saved 1"
He saw, he believed, he rejoiced, he confessed, and he was ready from
that hour to bear witness for Christ, there or anywhere else.
So simple, so easy ! say some. Too simple, too easy ! say others.
When the Holy Spirit teaches it is always simple, always easy.
Sach was the seed-sowing which brought forth a hundredfold. Moor-
house soon began to preach Christ in mission-rooms in his native town.
Presently he accompanied such men as John Hambleton and Harrison
Ord in their evangelistic expeditions to race-courses and fairs, and held
theatre services with them both in England and in Ireland. Doors
opened on every side. His evangelistic labours grew incessant. He
himself became a leader, and not only in England and Ireland, but
across the Atlantic he preached the gospel with success. To America
he paid six visits, gathering in that field many sheaves for his Master.
His preaching was well illustrated. The truth was lit up so that the
dullest eyes could see it.
In a Bible reading on the subject of the Christian's separation from
the world the evangelist asked, *' Should a Christian go to dancing par-
ties ? What do you think ? Suppose a young lady is affianced to a
truly noble and good man whom she tenderly loves, and there comes in
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a dastardly rofiSan who marders the bridegroom in the yerj presenoe of
the bride. Now, if the murderer were to invite the bride to dance with
him on the floor crimsoned with the blood of her beloTed, tell me, should
sbe consent ? Once I was commissioned by my brother," he went on
to say, " to fetch from town a little article of gold which he wished to
purchase. This I put into my pocket where, from lapse of memory, it
lay for several days in too close proximity to some leads I hapnened to
carry with me. On recollection I drew tne gold from my pocket and,
to my amazement and chagrin, found it had taken the dull hue of its
meanei: companions. The lead had borrowed nothing from the gold ;
its complexion was as grey and coarse as ever ; but the gold had lost its
beauty, it had grown like its company, it was become dim. So, the
world gains nothing from the worldly Christian, whilst, in his unwar-
rantable fellowship with the world, the Christian loses all his brightness
and not a little of his worth."
To make the same lesson pointed and memorable he told of a canary
which, placed in the same cage with a sparrow, lost its own sweet song,
and learned to chirp like its vulgar and unmusical companion.
Gbacb was a favourite theme with him. '* Orace," he was wont to
say, *' is—
The Bread of Life seeking the hungry.
The Living Water seeking the thirsty.
The Oarments of Salvation seeking the naked.
The Truth seeking the liar.
The Rest seeking the weary.
The Light seeking the darkness.
The Pi^on seeking the guilty.
Mercy seeking the wretched.
Life seeking death.
Grace is all this in the person of our Lord Jesus Christ seeking and
saving that which was lost." This is a memorable way of teadiing.
Such Eayings stick like burrs.
*' A little girl in the slums of London," said he, " won the prize for
a flower growing out of an old, broken teapot ; her success in training
the plant being due to the pains she took in always placing her flower
in the only comer of the window favoured with a sunbeam. A lesson
for the Christian to walk in the light."
Standing at the window one wintry day, he sees a poor ill-clad child
taking shelter from a hailstorm, in the comer of .the gate. A working
man passing that way catches a glimpse of the little one, hastily retraces
his steps, lifts him in his arms, and turning his back to the blast,
lovingly presses the stranger-baim to his bosom. When the fierce
shower is over he sets the child down, and passes on. That night our
evangelist related the incident, and then amidst the tears of his
audience pictured the Son of God giving his own back to the pitiless
storm of aivine wrath against sin, whilst he hides the helpless sinner in
his bosom.
Many pages might be flUed with interesting incidents of usefalness
which accompanied his preaching. We give one as Moorhouse himself
related it : —
'* When I was holding meetings a little time ago at WbamcliiFe, in
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England, a coal districb, a great bnrly collier came op to' me and said
io his Yorkshire dialect, ' Dost know wha was at meetin' t' night ? ' ^ No/
I answered, 'Why,' paid he, * So-and-so,' mentioning the name. The
name was a familiar one. He was a very bad man, one of the wildest,
wickedest men in Yorkshire, according to his own confession, and
according to the confession of everybody who knew him. * Weel,' said
the man, ' he cam' into t' meetin' and said thon didn't preach right ; he
said thoa preached nothin' bnt love o' Christy an' that wont do for
dronken colliers; ye want t' shake 'em over t'pit; an' he says he'll
ne'er come again.' ' He thought I did not preach enough abont hell. I
did not expect to see him again, bnt he came the next night without
washin? his fiace, right from the pit, with all his working clothes upon
him. This drunken collier sat down on one of the seats that were
nsed for little children, and got as near to me as possible. The sermon
from first to last was on ' Love.' He listened at first attentively, bnt
by-and-by I saw him with the sleeve of his rough coat wiping his
eyes. Soon after we had an enquiry meeting, when some of those pray-
ing colliers got round him, and it was not long before he was crying,
* 0 Lord, save me 1 I am lost 1 Jesus, have mercy on me I ' and that
night he left the meeting a new creature. His wife told me herself
what occurred when he came home. His little children heard him
coming along — ^they knew the step of his heavy clogs — and ran to their
mother in terror, clinging to her skirts. He opened the door as gently
as could be. He had a habit of banging the door. If a man becomes
converted, it will even make a difference in the slamming of doors.
When he came into the house and saw the children clinging to their
mother, frightened, he just stooped down and picked up the youngest
girl in his arms and looked at her, the tears rolling down his cheeks.
* Maiy, Mary, God has sent thy father home to thee,' and kissed her.
He picked up another, 'God has sent thy father home,' and from one to
another he went and kissed them all, and then came to his wife and
put his arms round her neck — * Don't cry, lass; don't cry. God has
Bent thy husband home at last ; don*t cry :' and all she could do was to
pnt her arms round his neck and sob. And then he said, * Have you got
a Bible in the house, lass ?' They had not got such a thing. ' Well,
lass, if we haven't, we must pray.' They got down on their knees, and
all he could say was —
* Gentle Jesus, meek and mild,
Look upon a little child ;
Pity my simplicity, —
for Jesus Christ's sake, amen.'
"It was a simple prayer, but God answered it. While I was at
Bamet, some time after that, a friend came to me and said, 'IVe got
good news for you. So-and-so (mentioning the collier's name) is
preaching the gospel wherever he goes, — ^in the pit, and out of the
pit, and trying to win everybody to the Lord Jesus."
This was a blessed life to live, and we thank Mr. Macpherson for his
delightfal narration of it. Moorhonse*s health broke down under the
ptrainof his incessant labours. The doctors told him he must desist,
for his heart was affected. He enquired, " How long do you think I
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may liye if I desist fiom preaching ?" " Probably eighteen months."
" And how long if I continue to preach ?" *' Perhaps nine months,"
said the doctor. ''Very well, I will take the nine months, and preach
Christ as long as I can." For the last two years of his life he worked
a Bible carriage with immense energy, and sold in 1879 and 1880 no
less than 120,000 Bibles and Testaments, which, with books and tracts
given away, amounted to some ''2,100,000 messages from heaven to
poor, guilty, and lost sinners." The prayers, conversations, pointed
words, addresses — in short, the living voice-work — which accompanied
this labour, and the spiritual results produced, it is impossible to tabu-
late. But all this was accomplished, under God, by a man without
money or health, by a dying man who had nothing left him but faith.
He died on the 28th December, 1880, and was buried on the last day
of the year — a chill, snowy, wintry day. But the Christian brothers'
that looked down into the grave joined in singing the hymn —
^ 1 love to think of the hearenly land ;**
for he was passed away from the winter to the summer, from the
shadows to the light. 0. A. Davis.
is it 9;me ?
IN his work entitled, " Disestablishment, from a Church Point of View," Mr.
Gilbert calls attention, as an attached member of the Church of England,
to some abases which must shock the sense of propriety of every secdon of the
community, and must, we think, cause the most earnest Episcopalian to resolve
to remove the blot by every means in his power.
Among other grave matters, in dealing with the Temperance q^nestion,
Mr. Gilbert prefers charges of complicity with the drink traffic agamat the
Church in its corporate capacity, which must mantle the cheeks of its devoted
adherents with the blush of shame. This is what he says : —
*< But to return to the connection between the Church of England Temperance
movement and the State clergy at large. Does it not appear an absurditv that
our archbishops and bishops should give temperance lectures and address
Eublic meetings on the sin and misery caused by intemperance, teaching their
carers to avoid the public-house, as leading them into temptation, while in
their corporate capacity, as members of the Ecclesiastical Commission, they
are perhaps the largest owners of public-house property in the country,
certainly they own more than any brewer's firm in the kingdom. Indeed, so
well is this fact known amone the working classes, that frequently in the
Western Road from Hyde Pane Comer, through Knightsbridge, they are in
ihe habit of pointing, as typical of the Establis£nent, to a Church of England
on the right-hand side of tne way, near Albert Gate, having a gin-palace on
each side of it, built up side by side in a row, the place of worship and the
gin-shops being all Church property. It is stated — and I believe it would be
found to be a fact— that the Bishop of London, when he leaves his house in
St. Jameses Square, and rides to his palace at Folham, passes on his road more
than 100 public-houses built on land belonging to the Church.
" Of the expense at which some of these public-houses are maintained by
their customers may be estimated from the returns of two respectably conducted
establishments of the kind— one, the Soyal Oak at Netting Hill, on the land
of the Bishopof London ; the other, the Hero of Waterloo, near the terminus
of the South Western Bail way, on the estate of the Archbisnop of Canterbury.
It is stated that the returns of th*e Boyal Oak will not be less than £10,000
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a-jetr, or more than the maintenance of all the places of worship of every
deoomination, schook, and the police-force of the district within ft diameter of
a mile ; while the returns of the Hero of Waterloo are equal to a similar
expepditure, on the Surrey side of the water. Nay more, it is asserted — and
I belieTe will hardly be disputed — ^that when the lease of a public-house in
possession of the Church Commissioners falls in, it is valued by a professional
gentleman employed on property of the kind to know if its rental can be
increased. The Church will also grant ground-leases for the erection of public-
houses, as may be seen on the Pf^dington estate. Nay more, when one of the
leases of their public-houses is for side, and it be thought a bargain, the Com-
missioners will become the purchasers. Nor is this evil confined solely to
I^mdon. Some time since I measured a square of 300 paces each way in the
centre of Salisbury, and found on it no less than 18 public-houses and gin-
shops, all on Church lands ; and other localities may be mentioned where Uiey
are equally numerous.
'^Imay now be told that I am doing the bishops an injustice by making this
accusation against them ; that a special commission has been appointed tor the
management of the estates of the Church, in which they have nothing to do.
But it must be remembered that the Estates* Commission is simply a oranch
of the Ecclesiastical Commission ; and if any legal quibble should be forthcoming
(and I have shown in many ways that legal quibbles are admitted by our law au-
thorities with astonishing facility when used in the service of the Established^
Church), the bishops have seats in it. But I submit that if their hands are*
tied their voices are at liberty, and they have had full power of using them.
Possibly the cry of * confiscation ' may be raised against any attempt to deprive
the Establishment of its gin-shops. And I admit the cry of * confiscation has
frequently had tremendous effect on the minds of the public, occasionally
scarcely less so than that of ' the Church in danger * — and with as little reason.
But Jet us first see whether there really is any confiscation in the matter, and
if so, in what it consists. The Churcn, as represented by the Ecclesiastical
Commissioners, has indisputably the right to refuse the renewal of a public-
house lease when it falls mto their possession. Say they refuse to renew the
lease — ^what then ? The house still remains, and is applicable to any oiher
trade, consequently there is no confiscation of any property. The sole thing
c(Hifiscated is the spirit and beer license. If the spirit license is admitted as a
portion of the foundation for the support of our Ecclesiastical system, let it be
stated honestly and candidly, and the public will then have in their possession
another plea to urge them to exertion in the separation of Church and State.*'
Is it true? We ask without casting anv doubt on Mr. Gilbert*s veracity;
hut fearing the possibility that he has l^n fed into error as to the true state of
afiairs. His book is before the world, and challenges reply. Meanwhile we
urge every temperance man, whether he be Churchman or Nonconformist, to be
urgent and incessant in the demand that this abuse be brought to a speedy end.
Fancy what an outcry there would be if the Tabernacle derived its income even
in a small degree from owning gin-palaces. We say no more. Let the
tnembers of the Episcopalian boay see to this evil, of which the most of them
have never heard before. Now that they have heard of it, let them accept no
quibbles by way of justification ; but let them demand a clean sweep of the
whole concern. There are plenty of uses for lands and houses without con-
Eecratiog them to Bacchus, in oraer to bring in a larger revenue for Christ.
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Smht$f l^ua^tliHiig ^ttnkg S^t^siffl Unm.
AH SXHOBTATION BT THI PKB8IDBNT. — ^'^ TBACHBH8, STICK TO TOUB WOUL
THERE was never a time when the sacred work of the Sabbath School was
more needed than now. As the Board Schools give secular instractioD^
we must salt and season it with holy teaching, or the next |;eneration will be
capable of greater mischief than the present Secular education puts took into
the hand which may be used for Uie best or the worst of purposes ; relieion
alone can secure the right use of these tools. We hail the advent of knowledge,
but we long most of all to spread the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour
Jerus Christ, without which all other light is but a form of darkness.
TsACBEKs, Stick to toub Wobk, for the world has need of you, — 9m much
need as when Robeit Raikes first instituted the right reverend order of Sonday
School Teachers.
Without you the children of London will grow up to live godless and vicious
lives. Without you they will die wretched and hopeless deaths. No golden
are has yet arrived, in which all parents are pious, and therefore train up their
children in the fear of the Lord. Walk the teeming streets, look into the
crowded courts and alleys, glance into the police-courts, and visit the priaona
and reformatories^ and judge whether there is not urgent, crying, awfiu need
for you !
Jn our otcn locality there is special need of all of you, and of many more. Oh
that new workers would come to recruit your ranks! We cannot spare a
single teacher, however aged and sickly ; for we want double the numbeiv and
want them at once.
The removal of our wealthier friends into the suburbs cssts a heaw share of
Christian work upon those who remain in our district. What is to become of
the children of the poor if teachers are not forthcoming ? They will be raised
up, we feel sure ; but, meanwhile, it is not the time for a single veteran teacher
to give up the work. The spread of education afibrds us hope that more
teachers will soon be forthcommg; but just now the schools are sadly pinched,
and teachers are in great demand. Superintendents are driven to their wits'
end for want of helpers.
Tbachbbs, Stick to toub Wobk, for just now you are each one more
precious than a wedge of eold. The Church has need of every one of you to
nurse her little ones, and to gather in her wandering lambs: the work is
Hrgent, the labourers are few.
I hope no one will be offended if I urge that the teaching be in every case
well and thoroughly done. I would not find fault, but I am sure there must
be some slovenly work in this as well as in every other department of the
Lord^s work, and it is a pity that it should be so. I have met with children
who have been very ignorant of well-known Bible histories, and of the main
doctrines of Scripture, and yet they have been to the Sabbath-school for years.
This ought not to happen in a single case. I blame no one, but I would stir
up all the soldiers in tne noble army of teachers to make themselvea thoroughly
efficient, that this blessed work may be done as our Lord would have it done.
Children deserve and demand our best services. If they are taught at all, the
teaching should be thorough, or it will only be a deception, hmdering true
instruction.
Teachbbs, Stick to toub Wobk, and throw all your strength into it; for
the little ones need the best you can give them. He who is best furnished
will not find himself auy too well prepared for this difficult service. I
veverence the man or woman who can efficiently teach an infant-clasa : I
«[uestion if Robert Hall, or Chalmers, or even Whitefield could have performed
the task. To impress the young and thoughtless is work which needs all our
present strength, and more.
Above all, we long to see the children saved while they are still children,
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and this will not happen by. accident, nor occur in schools where it is not
aimed at. Conversion is the work of God, and not of man ; but it usually takes
place in classes where there are earnest, loving, praying, belieying teachers,
whose hearts are set noon obtaining this great blessing for their charge. The
iloly Spirit honours tnose who rely upon him, and make it their one object to
honour the Lord Jesus. He will not let loving, living, longing words fall to
the ground. Persevering endeavours are rewarded. The Lord does not suffer
his servants to lose the seed which they sow in tears.
Tkachxbs, Stick to toub Wobk, and look for immediate results ; for the
Lord waits to be gracious, and to glorify his name by you.
To the presence and power of the Lord Jesus through his Spirit we must all
look for success in our noly service : this presence and power we may have ; let
Qs not rest without it May you and all the Lord*s servants enjoy the fulness
of the blessing, and may Lambeth be the happier and the holier for our united
■efforts. I am a poor President for so important a body of teachers, but I wish
you overflowing oleasing from the fountain of all good, and,
X am, yours very heartily,
Febnutry, 1882. C. H. SPUPiGEON.
^otim af §00^8.
^e Clerical Library, Three Hundred
Ontlines of Sermons on the New
Testament. Hodder and Stoughton.
It is a shame that such a volume should
eee the light, for it is a ^evous wrong
to those whose sermons it professes to
fpitomize. The compiler does not
know how to dissect a sermon; he is
not qualified even for the humble duty
of picking a preacher*s bones. We are
threatened with twelve such volumes.
Those skeletons which are marked
C H. S. convey no idea of our sermons,
snd could excite no feeling towards the
preacher but that of contempt. With
^uch an array of names upon the open-
ing pagea we did expect something ;
but the nut is a mere shell, containing
nothing but dry dust.
JttuM Chriel : hU life and hie Work,
Popular Edition. By the Rev. F. A.
Mallboh, M.A. Ward, Lock, & Co.
This work, upon its first appearance,
had our best word of commendation, and
ve gave it as our opinion that Messrs.
Ward and Lock had done a great ser-
rice to our holy cause by pubHsbing so
excellent a book ; not needed, it may
he, bv scholars, but one which would be
highly prized by the many. What shall
ve say now that they have issued a
shilling edition of it ? Why, buv it ; for
<2«i^tainly it is about the best shilling's-
worth we know.
JSarljf Daye in Christian Life, Kindly
words to the Young in their Christian
course. By the Rev. Jno. Richakd-
SON, M.A. Elliot Stock.
EvEBTTHiiia written by Canon Richard-
son is certain to be thoroughly orthodox
and evangelical. This little manual
** from an old disciple " may be safely
presented to those who have just en-
tered upon their Christian career, and
even experienced believers may profit
by its perusal. These *^ kindly counsels "
are very different from the light litera-
ture which BO many nowadays provide
for the young ; in fact, we fancy they
would have been more generally useful
if they had been a little less solid and
sombre.
Stories of the Mountain and the Forest,
By M. A. Paull. With Illustrations.
T. Nelson and Sons.
Just the sort of book Young Ensland
dotes upon. Stirring, daring, full of
incident and life. These stories and
adventures arc taken from first-class
works, and make up reading of a far
healthier order than works of fiction.
If they should tempt novel-dupes to a
sounder literature their object will be
answered. Like all works published by
Messrs. Nelson, the book is well pro-
duced. Though we have little time to
spare for juvenile books, we must con-
fess to having been held captive by
these stories.
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HOnOBS OF BOOKS.
JIdany Versions, but One Bible : A Pa^
per on the Revised New Testament
read before the London Baptist
Association, By Rev. T. Matthews.
Preface by Rev. C. D. Ginsburt,
LL.D. G. W. Coving, High Barnet.
This is an admirable dissertation upon
the subject, although we do not agree
with it. The Revised Version we ven-
ture to assert is not accepted bj the
church at large as the successor of the
Authorized Version, nor will it ever be.
It is a good version, and in some res-
pects the best yet produced; but it
must be made far better before it can
be compared in all respects with the
Bible of our youth, and it will even
then be long before it supplants it.
The members of the London Baptist
Association must have felt while hearing
this paper, that in the person of Mr.
Matthews they have a great addition to
their strength ; for he shows deep re-
search, learning, and common sense.
We like his production none the less
because we take the other side.
Seventeen OpuseuUs by Judn de ValdSs,
Translated from tiie Spanish and
Italian, and Edited by Johk T.
Bbtts. TrUbner & Co.
OuB friend, J. T. Bet ts, Esq., deserves the
thanks of the universal church for
presenting in an English dress, another
portion of the works of Ju^n de Vald^s,
the great Spanish reformer. Here we
have deep and sound theology ; not
always set forth in an accustomed form,
but devout and profound. It is a sort
of rehearsal of the resurrection that
Valdes should come to light and life
again after some three hundred and fifty
years of entombment. Verily, the good
man never dies. It is marveUous that
those who had newly broken loose from
the superstitions of old Rome should
have had such clear views of the gos-
pel. Thus they afibrd another proof
that where the Spirit of God is the
teacher men are well and infallibly in-
btructed. We commend these Seventeen
Opuscules of Vald^s to aU thoughtful
mmds.
Sermons by (he Rev, W, Morley Pun-
shon, LL,D. 66, Paternoster Row.
We are glad to have these memorials of
a great preacher, whose foiling asleep
has robbed our age of one of its brightest
ornaments. It is not for us to criticize
so great a master of omat« rhetoric aa
our deceased friend ; his productions are
classical. The imprimatur of William
Arthur is a sufficient guarantee for
accuracy of reproduction.
Past and Present in the EasL By the
Rev. Hakbt JoinBS, M.A. Religious
Tract Society.
KoTRS of a journey through the Holy
Land by a thoughtful Christian minister.
Nothing very special, but good in its
own way. One among many, and not
likely to take a very eminent place
among its comrades, tnough it is Tery
prettily got up both within and withoat.
The Last Supper of our Lord, and his
Words of Consolation to his Disewles,
By J. Mabshat.t. Lang, D.D. Edin-
bui^h : Macniven & Wallace.
Wb so much like the plan of these
expository books that they all pleaae
us. This is very good, and yet we hare
seen better. The theme is so deeply
spiritual that it is not every man who
can fitly handle it In reading auob an
old book as Hutcheson on John, we
should have got far more of the marrow,
but yet we will not find fault What
can Uiese modems do ? They are good,
but shallow ; the depth of the ancients
is not in them.
Pleasant Talks about Jesus: half-hmars
with the Children, By John Coi.-
wsLL. Bemrose and Sons.
Ybs they are ''pleasant talks,** or ia
other words, Sunday-school addressee of
fair ability. Read at home on Sunday
evenings they would secure the atten-
tion of the little ones.
Hints to Hospital and Sick Room
Visitors, By Mrs. Colin G. Camp-
bell. Nisbet and Co.
Th£S£ hints are just what they profess
to be: hints only. But, for that reason,
they are the more valuable. Genoral
principles only, applicable to most cases
of sicKness, can be given, and these
must be regulated accordingto the
variety of individual need. We hope
soon to see an army of sick visitors
doing an evangelistic work in the hos-
pitals, and we oelieve that such a little
nandbook would be very useful to them.
NOnOES OF BOOKS.
145
Edith OBwald; or^ Living for Others.
By Jaite M. Kippbn. S. W. Par-
tr»3ge&Go.
DxDicATED to ^ those who desire to do
good to others,** this story concerns the
trials and triumphs of a Christian girl,
who, after Tears of devotion and self-
sacnfice, while living with an eccentric
inTslid relative, at length reaps the re-
ward of her bravery and consistency.
The story is written by a practical hand ;
and, while all girls will be interested, the
tried who are treading an uphill path
will find that £dith*s experiences touch
Tciy tenderly their own hearts.
Old Blind Ned ; or, the Lord mil Pro-
vide. By the Author of *' Louis
Michaud.*' The Religious Tract So-
ciety.
A STOBT that will teach the tried poor
that trust in Grod is never misplaced.
We hardly know which to admire most,
Ked, or his dog. The old man who
earned his breM in the streets with a
fiddle having been such a ripe, cheerful
Christian ; while his fiuthful dog is re-
presented as having possessed a common-
sense sagacity such as some Christiana
Bi%ht almoet envy. The dog is in our
judgment a lit^e overdone, so easy is it
for the stoiy-teUer^s liberty to lapse
into license.
Herbert EUerdale ; a Tale of the Daye
of Wyeliffe, By W. Oak Rhihb.
8u W. Partridge & Co.
To those who like to learn their history
from the pages of fiction, this story may
be recommended as giving a pleasant,
uneensational picture of English life
and manners five hundred years ago.
A rather odd effect is produced when
extracts from WyclifiVs translation of
the Bible are eiven in the very words
of oor own auSiorized version.
The Two Bars : a Tale of Rescue. By
the author of ** Found on the Dark
Mountains," &c. Partridge and Co.
A siMFLS little story designed to show
the enthralling power of strong drink,
and how a servant of Christ may by
persistent, prayerful effort, and self-
sacrifice pluck a firebrand from the
flame. Those who have acquaintances
in danger of utter ruin of soul and body
thro^ the monster evil — and, alas!
who has not ? — ^might try the effect of
putting this little book into their hands
— or, better still, of learning the lessons
it teaches, and then laying out them-
selves to save such souls &om death, and
covering a multitude of sins.
Two Standard Bearers in the East.
Sketches of Dr. Ih^and Dr. Wilson.
By the Rev. J. Mabhal. 66, Pater-
noster Row.
It is well for our youth to be stimulated
to holy enterprise by such lines as these.
The book is profusely illustrated.
Our Folks; John ChurchilVs Letters
Home. By Agnes Gibebne. ** Hand
and Heart*' Office, 1, Paternoster-
buildings.
A HOST amusing affair. The portraita
of all the parish notables are weU drawn.
We seem to have known them all, and
their wives and families. At sixpence,
in a paper cover, this is given away, and
in smart red cloth it is cheap enough.
Mr. Bullock has a genius for sending
out attractive books. May he prosper.
(Jnele FredPs Shilling : its Travels and
Adventures, With Illustrations. By
Emilt Bbobie. J. F. Shaw and Co.
Thb clever authoress of " Rough, the
Terrier,** in making a shilling tell the
story of its wanderings, has evidently
aimed at enlisting the sympathy and
help of her young readers on behalf of
theur poorer brothers and sisters by
making 'Hhe rich and the poor meet
together.*' Again and agam we find
some of the persons into whose hands
the shilling passes '* telling the story
simply of Jesus and his love " to others.
The work is tastefully got up, and will
be a very acceptable present to boys
and girls.
The Three Trappers. A Story of Ad-
venture in the Wilds of Canada. By
Achilles Daunt. Nelsons.
FiBST-BATE illustrations, vivacious wri-
ting, and a capital subject. Boys will
get engrossed in these stories of Canada
as it used to be, when tribes of Indians
and herds of buffaloes roamed its wilds.
Our only fear is that the roaming pro-
pensity which dwells in so many British
boys will be roused by the exciting
descriptions.
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HOXICIB OF BOOKS.
The Paradox of Life ; or, (Christian
Koheleth, A Poem. With a Sheaf
of Sacred Sonnets and other Poems.
By the Bcr. James S. Blackwood,
D.D. James Nisbet and Co.
We have some real poetry here. We
receWed the volume at Mentone ; but
we were too far gone for verses, and
laid the work aside; but not till one
choice hjmn had charmed us and our
little company. Here it is. The writer
is a constant invalid, and his poems en-
large the number of instances in which
ike bruising of sweet spices has revealed
hidden penumes.
DovE^s WiNos Besibed.
Psalm Iv, 6.
I want to slip, jost slip away
Unto my geuUe, loving Lord ;
For lifers cold, coane, and dusty way
Nor rest nor flowers doth now afford.
Time was when, blooming here and there.
Faith, Hope, and Love in clusters |praw,
Fragrant m Joy's warm summer aur.
Or sweetly steeped in sorrow's dew.
But Faith lies crushed by giant Pride,
And Hope beneath Death's dust is trod,
And lingering Love at last hath sighed,
And sought once more the throne of Gk)d.
Time was when brethren valued high
The priceless preciousness of grace,
And m each other lovingly
Beheld the Saviour's loving face.
Now critical and isolate,
If wrangling not, they coldly move.
I say not they each ouier hate ;
I only say they do not love.
O Christ! O Christ! that heart of thine.
Tender and true, how deep it bled.
When man, despising love Divine,
Caused thee such awful tears to shed. —
Seems it the human breast can fence
Itself with hate as with a shield.
Till ev'n Divine Omnipotence
Weeps and forsakes the dreadful field.
Then let me slip, just slip away !
Unto my eentle, loving Lord,
Since euth's cold, coarse, and dusty way
Nor rest nor flowers doth now afford.
The Preacher's Monthly, A Storehouse
of Homiletic Help. Vol. H. Lobb
and Bertram.
FiBST-BATB. The best of its class.
Evidently the fruit of great pains, and
therefore really valuable. Friends tell
us that thev have got several sermons
out of it. We do not value all the out-
lines ; but some are excellent, and the
magazine, as a whole, is of a high class.
Contribulions to a New Revision ; or, A
Critical Companion to the New Testa^
ment. By Koubet Youno, IjLi.D.
Edinburgh : 6. A.' Young and Co.
To students of the New Testament who-
have a little (!) knowledge of the
original language, this volume naay be
of great vSue.^ Ripe scholarship in
Greek grammar is rather a rare accom-
plishment. Dr. Young is not an un-
known adventurer in this path of
criticism. He has won a good reputa-
tion in the guild of. classical authors.
With a keen eye for articles and par-
ticles, for tenses and turns of ex--
pression, he reviews as a private anno-
tator the revisions and rectifications
of our authorized version. The book is
published with so wide a mar^n that
the possessor of this *' vade tnecum ** can
enhance its worth (to himself at least)
by the notes and comments he may be
pdeased to insert. Under such dis-
tinguished tutorship the less learned
brotherhood might improve their ac-
quaintance with the peculiar dialect
which was once the mother-tongue of a
living race of mortals like ourselves,
but now needs to be expressed in the
familiar idioms of modem convem-
tion to represent with fidelity the same
relation the words bear to us that it did
bear to them in days of yore. Our
colporteurs and city missionaries do well
to keep clear of such criticisms. The
fact is, we have been hunted by hyper-
literalism of late, till it has haunted our
dreams. For an illustration that every-
body can understand, were we ^tins
an English edition of a French nove^
we should consider '* How do you dof^
a perfect equivalent, although not a
precise translation, of ** Comment vous
portez'Vous f " And we are equally con-
tent with the translation of John's wish
or prayer in his letter to the beloved
Gaius, that he might '* prosper and be
in health.'* Neither the sense nor the
sound are improved by altering it into
**To make good progress and to be
healthy.'* It is very true that the deriva-
tion of ivoSout points to a good joumey*
but its popular use save it a wider sig-
ni&cance, as Dr. l!oung himself con-
cedes, in annotating upon I Cor. xvL 9^
where Paul counselled each individual to
lay up in store on the first day of the
week, according as he had proqwed.
KOTIOES or BOOBB.
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The AeU and the EpuOes of St. Paul.
Bf Bev. P. A. Mallwok, M.A.
Hodder and Stoughtoiu
Mb.Mallb80h has a popular stjle and,
▼bat is better, an orthudox spirit. We
oonaider Conjbeare and Howson to be
all that a man needs upon St Paul, but
probablj this is not everybody's opinion.
Canon Parrar we always feel afraid of,
but he 18 a graphic writer, and by no
metiu to be snufied at. Mr. Malleson
is safe : he writes for edification and
not for display, and gives us the fruits of
learning rather than the parade of it.
At twel7e shillings this volume will
come within the range of many for
whom the larger works are too costly.
In the Sunday-school library this will
be found to be a valuable aid to the
cuefal studen^ and the same may be
«aid of the minister's study. Happy is
It for Mr. Malleson that among the hills
be finds the quiet needful for the pro-
dnction of such works.
A Pne^eal Commenlary on the Oospel
oeeerdmg to St. Marh. By James
MoaisoH, D.D. Third edition, re-
cited. Hodder and Stou^hton.
J^ ""^d improved edition of a work
which we consider to be invaluable to
the icholarly student who wants to go
Tu**? ^^ ^^ Scriptural meanings,
ihe day has gone by when the name of
taonmm aroused the horror of all or-
thodox men ; indeed, if it were not, we
sboold still commend this commentary,
«» it dispbys the learning and the
J™«»«>k of a man well instructed in
the Scriptures, and qualified both to
twnutte and to interpret. Wherever
•wuid criticism and suggestive exposi-
tion are prized, there wiU Morison's
Mart: command admiring attention.
^ Oreatnete of Chriet relatively
^ oheohUety considered. By T. 8.
EiQALL. Hamilton, Adams, and Co.
A Hsw idea, well worked out. Making
we Scriptures testify, by comparison
^ih others, to the superhuive greatness
of Jesus. Itisadistinctadditiuntoour
stores of exposition, and the papers
would form a capital series for Bible-
caji study or Sunday-school lessons.
^ httle book, but a great acquisition to
uj thinking man or woman who cotdd
Me it Might.
ITie Dynasty of David; or, Notices of
the Successive Occupants of the Throne
of David. By Rev. Jas. Doiccan,
Bayfield, Ontario. Toronto: James
Campbell and Son.
Would be of immense service to a Bible
class taking up the subject of the dy-
nasty of David. A lecturer might here
find a splendid series of topics. It takes
a road which his never been too muck
frequented.
Mission Life in Greece and Palestine:
Memorials of Mary B, Baldufin,
Missionary to Athens and Joppa. By
Mrs. Kmma Batmond Pitman. Cas-
sell, Fetter, and Qslpin.
Miss Baldwin was a niece of Mr.
Madison, a former President of the
United Statej. She relinquished the
comforts of a wealthy home in Virginia
to devote herself to mission work. In
Athens, fsom 1835 to 1869, she taught
a girls* school with freat success, and
accomplished a usefoT work amongst the
Cretan refugees who fled to Athena
during the struggle for independence in
1866. Thence she removed to Joppa,
where she opened a school for boys,
which is now carried on by her sister,
Mrs. Hay. It is called the ''Mary
Baldwin Memorial School/' and is one
of the most successful schools of the
East. She died there in 1877. Christ-
ian women should study this noble,
consecrated life, and emulate it, whether
at home or abroad.
The Morning Star of the Reformalion.
The Life and Times of John De
Wydifie. Eeltgious Tract Society.
Thbbr cannot be too many histories of
the struggles of bold men against the
tyranny of the Papacy. Especially is it
the case to-day when the pretensions of
priestcraft are so great and loud. This
brief book gives a pretty clear idea of
the early Reformers and their work in
plain, straightforward style. We could
have forgiven a little more vivid de-
scription and raciness of language, suck
description and raciness as have made
Carlyle^s *' French Revolution '* a classic
The only drawback to this book is its
school-lesson prosiness. Young people,
and old people too, do like a little
*' spice " here and there. However, we
trust it may have a good sale.
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NOnOJBS OF BOOKS.
The Theology of Consolation; or, an
account of many old wriiingt and
writtre on that subject hy Rev.
D. C. A. Agnbw. Edinburgh: Ogle
and Murray.
As a compilation this bulky quarto
volume displays considerable knowledge
and perseverance on the part of its
author. Starting with the theory that
the gospel as a consolation is an aspect
too often overlooked in theology, the
writer aims at emphasizing and bringing
into prominence this truth. This is
done mainly by quotations from the
religious teachers of two centuries ago.
Anything that strengthens Christians in
their assurance and confidence we
gladly welcome, and this book is cer-
tainly successful to a degree. The
latter half of it, giving a sketch of the
various writers quoted, looks a good
deal like*' padding,'* and might very
fairly be foregone. We are sorry that
the author should, in writing of Dr.
Gill, have crown so angty about his
distinctive Baptist principles as to go
out of his way and make it the occasion
of a savage attack upon the worthy
doctor and ourselves. He says, '^ There
IB one blemish in this admirable com«
mentary (as in our own Spurgeon*s
* Morning by Morning,* and * Evening
by Evening ')• namely, a vein of in-
sinuation against all ChristianB who
practise infant baptism
In a commentary written by a member
of the sect of the Baptists, it is quite
seemly and honourable to bring forward
before the eyes of hearers, not unpre-
pared for the charge, and in connection
with all relevant texts of Scripture, a
full and reiterated detail of the com-
mentator's baptismal theory, and of its
practical application. 'But it is an
umeemly and unmanly etyle of war/are
to insinuate it into the exposition of
texts which deal quite generally with
such topics as the means of grace and
the commandments of Christ and Chris-
tian courage: and thus continually to
drag that ritualietic theory before the
bewildered eye of devotional inquirers
after spiritual and immortal realities.' '*
Of course there is nothing unseemly
and unmanly in thus dragging in an
attack upon ourselves in a brief sketch
of Dr. Gill and his work. Nothing un-
seemly and unmanly in calling what is
to the Baptist a solemn spiritual ordi-
nance a " ritualistic theory. Why this
sensitiveness to our speaking out our
principles as he speaks out his ? And if
so confident of the truth of his own
teaching on Baptism, why grow so
wrathfm about ours?
"Let the galled jade wince, our
withers are unwrung.**
Life, a Mystery, By A. M. B. Elliot
Stock.
A LAUBABLB attempt, necessarily im-
perfect in a pamphlet of only forty-five
pages, to solve some of life's mystery by
a reference to the character and work of
Jesus Christ. There is a loyal devotion
to the person of the Saviour and a love
for sospel truth manifested herein,
addea to considerable felicity of com-
position. We trust it may be useful in
confirming in Uie faith those troubled
with dotlbts, and also in directing those
'' seeking after God if haply they may
find him."
The Sabbath and the Sabbath-law before
and after Christ By J. H. £Ugo,
D.D. Wesleyan Con6rence Office.
This reprint of some papers, originally
contributed to the Sunday Magazine,
deals with the Sabbath question from
the standpoint of those who resard it as
the Christian day of rest founded upon
the law of the Fourth Commandment.
Dr. Rigg writes ably and argumenta-
tively, and is no puny champion. W^e
wish, however, his style were as clear
aa his losio is strong : more Saxon and
less Latm would make him yet more
doughty. ]$ut even with this reserva-
tion, he is a capital antidote to Hessey
and his Bampton lectures.
Christianity and War, A series of
Letters written to show the Cause,
Curse, and Cure of Wars. By an old
Royal Dragoon. Yatea and Alex-
ander.
Thb Old Dragoon fights right valiantly
on behalf of peace, and has produced a
trenchant pamphlet in its defence. No
one can have a conception of the horrors
of a battle-field unless he has seen one ;
but this little book helps to its realiza-
tion and fills us with sickening loathing
of all war. May many read, and learn
to hate bloodshed, through these pages.
NOTES.
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n'lthoui a Reference. A ChrUtmaB
itoTj. By Bkehba. Halchards.
fiRE2n>A*8 Btoriea are well known, and
highij prized ; and the one before us
will not lower her reputation as a
writer of semi-religious novels. This
book traces the history of a young man
of good position, who was all but ruined
bj bis drinking habits, but who waa
reclaimed by his wife's prayers, and after
ouDy seTere struggles with what a negro
called **his upsettin' sio/' was restored
to his former friends and his widowed
motlier. The title of the tale refers to
the conduct of the good old lodging-
house keeper, who was moved by the
Christinas sermon of her clergyman to
take in the poor couple *' without a
reference,** although previous lodgers
had robbed her. Of course, in due time
her charity and trustfulness were abun-
dantly rewarded.
AU Among the Daiiiee, By Mrs.
UsTAXLBT Lkathss. Shsw and Co.
Wb have before commended Mrs.
Leatbes' graphic delineations of life and
work among the London poor, and are
pleased to fc>e able to give hearty praise
(0 the prettily- bound volume now before
01. lake her previous story, ** On the
Doorsteps,*' this tale is intended to
excite the sympathy of the children of
the wealthy fur . their sorrowing and
suffering sisters and brothers in various
parts of this great city.
Bernard Palissjfy the Huguenot Potter.
By Annib E. KiELiNO. Wesleyan
Conference Office.
An old, old stoij, told with new force
and charm. Bnnging out the fact of
Palissy*s stem Protestant godliness, as
well as his indomitable perseverance.
May it have a good sale.
Edgar Nelthorpe ; or, The Fair Maids
of Taunton. A story of the Mon-
mouth Rebellion. By the Be v. An-
DRsw BsED, B.A. Shaw and Co.
Thb third and last of a series of *' Stories
of the English Puritans,** and as charm-
ing a book of its kind as it has been
our lot to light upon. It deals with the
Monmouth Rebellion, the "Bloody
Assize ** of the infamous Lord Jeffreys,
the martyrdom of those noble women,
Lady Lisle and EUjcabeth Gaunt, the
invasion of William, Prince of Orange,
and his happy settlement of Protestant
liberty. The leading personages of that
era are associated with the plot of tho
fiction, which is employed to allure the
attention of the reader, especially our
young people, to the events of a portion
of our rfonconform&Bt history with which
they are but too little acquainted. We
thank Mr. Reed for his delightful and
instructive book.
S^okis.
^s gire notes of even the smaller meetings
^ the Tabemade, because many friends
hke to know everything about tiie work,
a&d also because hints may then be thrown
oQt at to church work, — hmts which may be
Qsef ul to yoimg ministers.
On Thuraday evening, Feb. 2, the mem-
hoa of the Youths' Bible-class at the
Tabernacle were invited to a tea at the
CoUegQ by Mr. Pearce, the superintendent
of the Sunday-school. At the close of
the meeting the Pastor arrived, and in
the name of the class presented to the
^^^Aetf Mr. Thomas Uoyiand, a morocco
ItAther wziting-desk and a lamp. Under
this brother a large class of youths has been
ptheied, and many of them have been led
to dedde for the Lord Jesus. In our school
^re serenl teachers, both male and female.
out (A whose daases scores have been called
hy divine grace into the Uberty of the
goepeL
^ Firitlay evening^ Feb. 3, the annual
meeting of the Tabernacle Church was held,
when the senior Pastor was glad to be well
enough to preside. There was a thick fog
outside, and some of it penetrated into the
interior of tiie building ; but the warmth of
CSuristian affection and enthusiasm which
prevailed throughout the whole meeting
prevented anyone from feeling much of its
influence. It was a huge, happy family
gathering of brethren and sisters in Christ,
who had met to hear and tell what the Lord
had done for them and by them during
another year. Both the pastors, and several
of the deacons and elders spoke, the annual
balance-sheets of the Church and College
were presented and approved, and the foi-
lowinff statistics: — Increase, by baptism,
279; by letter, 68; by profession (i. r.,
those who have been previously baptized),
36; total, 382. Decrease by dismission,
144 ; by joining other churches without
letters, 34 ; by emigration, 7 ; by removal
for non-attendance, 66 ; exdusions, 3 ;
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withdrawal, 1; deaths, 70; total, 316—
leaving a net increase of 67, and making
the number of members on the books 5,310.
Special gnttitadewas expressed that, not-
withstanding the general depression, and
the pastor's long illness last year, the
finances of the church had been well main-
tained, and that in addition so large a sum
had been raised for the Girls' Orphanage.
The happy burden of the church lies in tne
great number of its poor. Although about
£1,000 had been distributed among the poor
members, yet more could hare been usefully
employed upon cases of deep distress. Any
friends who wish to be sure that their money
would go reiJly to the Lord's poor might
aid this fund. We hare more than our fair
share of porerty^ and this is a blessed charge,
but it would be painful if means were not-
f orthcoming for its relief. There is still a
considerable draw upon the church funds for
the alms-women, for we hare not found
that the amount provided by the Pastor's
endowment is sufficient for the old ladies to
live upon. A few more hundreds would put
this institution beyond want. Thus it is
clear that good investoients for the Lord's
money are still to be had.
On Monday evening , Feb. 6, the monthly
missionarTprayer-meeting was held at the
Tabernacle, under the presidency of Pastor
J. A. Spurgeon . Several representatives of the
China Inland Mission were present, includ-
ing three sisters and one brother who were
about to sail for China. Prayers were
offered by several brethren for mission work
in general, and specially for those who were
leaving for the foreign field, and addresses
were delivered by Messrs. Bailer, McCarthy,
and Maomftor. We cannot withhold our
tribute of admiration for the work of Mr.
Hudson Taylor and his brethren in China.
The work is so great that it needs a hundred
times the numMr of missionaries now em-
ployed ; but still, much has been done, and
hoptthil beginnings have been made in many
cities in the interior. Oh that GK>d's
people would lay the work to heart !
Chi Monday evening, February 13^ the
annual prayer and communion service in
connection with the Lambeth Auxiliary Sun-
day School Union was held at the Tabernacle,
in conjunction with the usual prayer-meet-
ing. The chair was occupied by the Pastor,
who has been the President of the Auxiliary
for the past year. Prayer was offered by
representatives of various schools, and the
President delivered an address upon Jesus
— ^tJde teacher's subject, model, helper, and
zewsffd. At its close the communion was
enjoyed by several hundreds of teachers
and friencb. It was a holy convocation,
and the Lord was in the midst of us. The
leaflet issued by Mr. Spurgeon to the teachers
Is reprinted in this month's magazine ; a
co|>T was given to eveir teacher connected
with the ^kmbeth Auxiliary.
At various Monday evening meetings
public thanks have been rendered for an-
swers to prayer notified by persons for whom
petitions had been presented,
great stimulus to prayer.
This is It
f:
CoLiiBOS. — ^Mr. G. Simmons, who has-
retained the pastorate at New Gulden while
attending the College classes, leaves us at
the close of the present session, to devote-
himself entirely to his pastoral work.
During the past montii, BCr. M. Mitchell
has sailed for Calcutta, en route for Mr.
HfBgert's medical mission among the San-
thfljs. We have paid for his outfit from our
fund for Indian evangelists. May the Lord
mi^ this brother a blessing among the
heathen.
Mr. H. Charlton, formerly of Maldon, ia
»ing shortly to Queensland, where he hopes
find a church to which his ministry will
be acceptable and useful. Mr. T. Harring-
ton has removed from Oxford, New Zealand,
to Inveroargill.
Writing to us on January 16, our Bro.
Hamilton, of Capetown, says: — **In a
month's time I hope our new chapel will be
open. What a glorious day that will be Uy
me after having striven for over five years
for the result !"' We trust, therefore, that
by this time the labours oz this honoured
brother are rewarded, although a consider-
able sum will still be needed before the
building will be out of debt.
The following letter from out late student,
Mr. John Downing, is so full of good cheer
that we must print it here, in order that
those who have helped us to train pestois
and evangelists may share our joy, as they
deserve to do : —
" Brisbane, Queensland,
«* 6th Dec., 1881.
** Dear Mr. Spurgeon^— I feel impelled to-
let you know how tiie Lord has been work-
ing in Brisbane of late. In March last I
h^ a run down to Tasmania, and came back
to Victoria with Harrison, who was in Col-
lege at the same time as myself, and who
was then on the way to join Isaac for
Evangelistic work. I asked Harrison to
come on up to Queensland, and af tor work-
ing down south, i.tf., in Victoria and N.S.
Wales, he and Isaac arrived here in August.
The first meetings were under severe dis-
advantage ; the evangelists were unknown.
It was the annual exhibition week, and
people were mad after the yonnff princes
just arrived in the " BaeeAanUf** rat souls
were saved, and the news spread so that at
the next place between one hundred and fifty
and two hundred went f orwaxd for personal
conversation, and, as a consequence, the
Chrirtian enthusiasm steadily rose. The
third church could not hold the throngs, and
when anxious souls were ad»d to come into
the vestries, they did at such a rate as to fill
them to overfiowing, and this ooiitinned for
nearly three months. Harrison's last meet-
ing in aziy church was held in mine, and
never before has such a crowd flathei«d
there ; every seat was more than f lul, every
available inch of standing-room was occu-
pied, amd the overflow contented themselves
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with lutening outnde the open wmdowi.
When the preaching iras oyer we could not
):>:( the people away, they wanted eternal
life, and would not go without it. To my
knowledge, there are scores upon scores
pn>fessedly sared. Many have received
;iv<uranoe of faith ; churches have been
rriTL^ed; pastors and other workers have
^1•en cheered, and the whole tone of re-
! ;r.ous life heightened. Hiurison's Sunday-
^::t^moon meetings in the Theatre Boyal,
t JO. were, numerically, a big success, though,
tkough the lack of accommodation for per-
yjzuil dealing, very many slipped through
'^ur tingen. Except when your son Thomas
wia here, I hare never seen such packed
ri«tm|8. I might eay that when he was
kr«, fineen months ago, we took advantage
(^f hia presence and preaching to begm
ibeatre-meetinge in the only plm» we then
c^nld get, a little pokey, cockroachy hole,
k>iding about four hundred. Through his
mitramentaHty, and in the teeth of mudi
TTejadice, the place was filled, and from
tii^t hss sprung^ a regular Suaday-evening
thfatTe-aervioe in a new theatre, holding
•ver fifteen hundred, and which, when
Hiiriion preached there last, was so packed
tlut hundreds oouid not get in. Jesus
i)f Nazareth has heen passing b}r. and
«v-€s once blind now see him, while &e
e»inmiuuon of soul granted to his people
baii been bleasedly close and choice. The
nuuiifestations of the Spirit's power which
hare come under my own notice have been
^:markable, this is one — ^We had finished a
lueeting, and the enquirers had gone into
ihu restnes. I felt very happy, and com-
menced to sing while the people were going
awaj. Many stopped, ana joined in the
▼tTse, * Glory, honour, etc.* One flne-
lc)oking jpung fellow stood laughing while
ve were singing, j»ut, before we haA fini^ied,
his stiff neck bent, and he broke down,
iairl J making a dash for the vestry in which
were the anxioos souls. At another meeting,
Kreral youne Christians were in the church,
praying for Uie anziouB, who had filled the
Testry. An oxi^odly young man did not
vant to leave his companion, and remained.
While someone 'was praying, suddenly there
bttiBt over the solemmty of the meeting
^neat sobs as if one were dying of grief.
the Holy Spirit had come in convicting
^neigy upon him; he has since shown by
his consistent life that he is a new creature.
He has applied for baptism ; and there have
l«eea vaaxty cases somewhat similar. The
work is still goin£[ on, and fresh cases of
c-^nveiBon are commg to light.
*' I am anxiously expecting Thomas Went
from the Tabernacle, and purpose having
more special meetings when he arrives.
Harrison is a grand fellow; everyone re-
gretted lus leaving us. He is a good man,
^d full of the 'Bmy Ghost ; may he long be
iwed for the Lora's service on earth.
'* I do not know how any of the other men
are getting on save by far-off report. I am
fire hoodrod nUlea from the nearest, eleven
hundred from any of the others. Wherever
your son Thomas goes he carries a blessing,
and is received very heartily, first for hia
other's sake, and the next time none the
less so for his own. I wish he might be the
Jtyina ang|el of the everlasting gospel for
the Colonies. Whichever way his Master
will use him wUl be wisest and best.
*' Praying day and nufht for blessings
upon yourself and kind Mrs. Spuigeon,
** I remain,
'*£ver gratefully, yours,
**JOHN DOWNIKO."
** P.S. — ^From what I can glean I believe
the diurches will be increased through
Harrison's visit by upwards of two hundred
who hare been savingly converted.*'
Mr. K. McCullougn also sends us a
fthaftrin^ report of Ms work at Longford,
Tasmania, where he ministers in one of the
" Tabernacles*' built by our generous friend,
Mr. Gibson. A year ago a church was
formed of twenty-seven members, and since
then twenty-six have been added, in spite
of opposition.
Just as the ** Notes *' are being made up,
tidings have reached us of the death, at
Venter, of our Brother D. Morgan, for-
merly pastor of the church at Luton.
On Thursday, Fub. 9, the Vice-President
presided at tiie formation of a new church,
consisting of twenty memberj, at Sandown,
Isle of Wight. The room in which the ser-
▼ioes have been held up to the present time
is quite inadequate to the needs of the work,
so that a buildmg of some kind must speedily
be erected. A few friends have promised
liberal help, and doubtless other amounts
will be forthcoming as the scheme is un-
folded. We hope many who know Sandown
will be willing to assist this effort to provide
a place in wmch evangelical truth mav be
preached and the or&iances practised as
they were delivered. The building of a
Baptist chapel for Sandown is now an ob-
ject near our heart, and we hope to see it
carried out. Several otherplaces are rising;,
and amonff the rest Mr. Hobb*s chapel, m
Gi^sy-road, Norwood, deserves immediatj
assistance. We take special interest in the
building, as it is somewhat in our own
region.
On Friday afternoon. Fib, 10, the half-
yearly meetmg of the Students' Missionary
Association was held at the College. The
President occupied the chair, and after the
report had been read, and the officers elected,
Mr. Matthews, who was on his way to Ame-
rica to join the Teloogoo Mission, gave an
interestmg account of his call to the work.
He was followed by the Bev. Burman
Cassin, M.A., Bector of St. George the
Martyr, Southwark, who delivered an
excellent address upon mission work.
The students had at tea the company of our
London brethren, who had met to make the
necessary arrangements for the Conference,
and afterwards held a meeting under the able
chairmanship of W. Haig Miller, Esq., the
author of '^The Culture of Pleasure/' etc.
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NOT£S.
The speakers were Hevs. W. Williams,
AJpton Chapel), Anderson (Allahabad), J.
McCarthy (China Inland Mission), and A.
HiBgert (Bethel Santhal Mission), all of
whom spoke with considerable power and
unction.
EvANOELiSTS.— The following letter fur-
ther describes Messrs. Smith andFullerton's
services at Qreenwich : —
*' Dear Father,— I send with the greatest
pleasure tiiis condensed report of the special
services. The meetings have been well at-
tended throughout, and often the place has
been, too small. Qrouping the different
•classes together, I must mention the children
first. Every Saturday afternoon, at three
o'clock, the diapel has been packed with
little ones, all eager to hear their friend Mr.
Smith. Even on that dreadful foggy day
over five hundred found their way to the
meeting. In all, five services for the boys
4uid girls have been held, and on one occasion
sixty received book prizes for having written
out one of Mr. Smith's addresses. Next
«ame the special meetings for men only and
women only. Three of each of these have
been conducted by the brethren, and if
preference is to be shown to either it must
be to the men's meeting, on account of their
numbers bdug larger, uongh if the babies
had been redconecL up with their mothers
the gatiierings might have been about equal.
It was good to ba at all these, for the Master
was there, llie * Song Services' have proved
wonderfully attractiye, overflowing oongre-
.•gations gathering each Saturday, and g^ood
has come through the singing of the gospel.
Many that never go to any religious service
have beoi oonsttained to come to these.
But the best is to come last. On Sundays
we have hardly known what to do with the
crowds of people. Chapel and schoolroom
have both been crammed, until we have
had no more room. It does not end here,
thouffh. Qod has been moving in our midst,
4Uid Dj his Spirit converting many. Some
most mterestmg cases have been met with,
.and there are more to follow. I am re-
joiced to say that the prayer-meetings are
full of power. Before I forget it, let me
mention that we had a seven oxdock gather-
ing on Feb. 2, when about four hundred
came together. A real work has been done,
and I cannot tell you how grateful I am
that two such workmen as these brethren
have been to Greenwich. * God bless tJiem
both ' is my hearty prayer. I must tell you
a good deal more than I can write.
" With filial love,
" I am, your Boy,
"Cbjlblib.
" P.S. — ^The last meetings were the best,
and as the result of all I send a bona jide
thankoffering of £55."
On iSunday^ Feb, 12, the evangelists com-
menced a month's services at Peckham Park
Hoad.
Mr. Bumham has recently paid his third
'yisit to Sheepshed, where his labours have
been once more highly appreciated and richly
blessed. A cheering report of his services
at Gamlingay has alM reached us. Wherever
he goes tne churches are revived, back*
sliders are reclaimed , the careless are aroused,
and souls are saved. This month he goes to
Shoreham, Sussex ; and Watton, Norfolk.
Obphakaqe. — We trust aU our collec-
tors will make an effort to bring in the con-
tents of their boxes and boon on Fridaf/
evening^ March 3. After tea the President
hopes to take the chair, and Mr. J. Williams
Benn, of the Royal Polytechnic, will give his
popular sketchmg entertainment, entitled,
''Notes on Noses, and those who wear
them." Now that we ars increasing the
number of girls, we shall be glad to secure
the help of many fresh ooUecton.
Mr. J. T. Dunn furnished us with a list of
several hundreds of persons who contributed
goods for the Bichmond-street Mission stall
at the Bazaar; but, as we explained last
month, we were unable to publish it. He
wudies us, however, specially to mention
that parcels were received from the Cape of
Good Hope, the Rescue Society's Home,
Betiilehem Hospital, Guy's Hospital, the
Hospital for Incurables, and last, but not
least, Balmoral Castle. He has also paid in
£15 10s. 6d. for additional contributiona,
making the total receipts from the stall
under his charge £443 ds. 6d.
The following letter eame safely to hand
with 258. for the Girls' Orphanage Building
Fund:—
"Dear Mr. Spurgeon,—Hy heart is filled
with joy as I reaa of the success of the Basaar,
and I bless the name of the Lord who moves
the hearts of his people to will and to do of
his good pleasure. I nave read the aooount
with teiuB of joy, and am ashamed of
having done so htue, althou^ that little
has been done with self-sacnfiee ; but I
have read of the one who gave the tcmth
part of her savings in the bank, and you
said, ' Oh, that others would do the same ! '
That prayer is answered ; I have done so ;
and pray that God may lead many to follow
who nave their thousands.
"I have sent you an order for£l 6s., that
is, the tenth part of what I have in the bank.
I have through grace saved it ; or it might
have gone in drink.
** I have given God more than a tenth
part, and do every week ; but what is that
when I think wliat it cost my Master to
save my soul ? My all is nothing worth.
" Dear sir, if you should use this with the
hope of others following, please not to let my
name go with it : I want no man's praise.
" I have sent you lOs. annually ; out with
God's help I will send double for the time
to come.
• " Yours in the Lord,
*' A PooB Gabdxneb
" With 168. 6d. a week."
Such instances of consecration are too
touching to be allowed to pass without
notice.
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After we had printed this month's cash-
lists we received the following letter, which
speaks for itself : —
" Cardiff, Feb. 16, 1882.
" Pastor C. H. Spurgeon,
"Bear Friend, — ^Desiroas of sharing in
the Christ-like work which you have so
lovingly undertaken for i)Oor orphan girls,
I have decided to enclose you a cheque for
£250 for Uieir and our adorable Master's
sake, and towards the several thousands you
stilL I understand, need to pay for their
Orpnanages. Now, upon condition that
you can get nine other friends to give,
in the course of this year, £500, I will in-
crease my £250 to the same amount. With
cordial Quistian regards and best wishes,
" Yours very truly,
«* B. CoBY, Jun."
Since the accounts were closed Mr. Samuel
Bitfrow has sent us his promised contribu-
tion of £250 for fumishiiu; *' The OUves,"
the house erected and paid for through the
generosity of himself and his friends.
We have received and perused with much
^ratitnde.the first annual report of the Head'
tng Young Ladies* Working Farty for the
StockweUTOrphanaee. This new device of
onr ever-generous Acadine friends has been
adopted in consequence ox our naming one
of the houses for girls "The Beaiding
House,*' and as the result of one year's
work they have already dispitched to the
Orphanage two parcels containing 118 cpo*-
menta for the children, two Scripture quilts,
34 sheets and pillow cases, and 24 scrap-
books. The working meetings are held
montiily at the residence of our constant
hdper, 1^. James Withers, whose daughter
is tne secretary of the society.
CoLPOBTAOX.— During the past month new
districts have been commenced at Tewkes-
bury and Thombury, in Gloucestershire,
where we trust that the newly-appointed
colporteurs will prove useful and successful
in their important work. Other openinjop,
too, are in prospect, which will make an m-
creased demand upon the general fund of
the association. Tnis is already nearly £300
in azrear as compared with the previous
year. As it is from this fund that all defi-
dendea in working the districts are made
gcNod, the power of the association for main-
taining^ and extending this useful agency is
entirely dependent upon the success or failure
of the general fund, and we, therefore,
earnestly appesl for the needed help. ^ It
should be remembered that some districts
which most need the work spiritually cost
the Association more to work than others
where the receii}ts are larger. Is there not
some weadthy friend who will send a special
fpS% to supplement the small amount yielded
m the poorer districts ? Without entering
into details of circumstances, reports are in
possofflsion of the Association which wiU tes-
tily of numerous i>eople and places visited
who are not reached by any other agency,
of souls won for Christ, botn by the books
read and the services conducted by the col-
I>orteur8. The annual report is in prepara-
tion, and will give full particulars. Iii the
meantime, will friends specially remember
and supply the lack of funds? — W. Coedev
Jones, Secretary.
BlOHMOlTD-STBEET MISSION, WaLWOBTH^
— The annual meeting of teachers and
workers was held at the Mission-rooms on
Wednesday evening, Feb. 15th. About
seventy sat down to tea, and at the meeting
afterwards about one hundred workers were
present. Mr. J. T. Dunn presided. Fifteen
reports were read ixom. the secretaries and
others engaged in the different works carried
on at the Mission. Almost every depart-
ment of Christian labour is represented here,,
including a Sunday-school, Bagged-school,
Children's - services, Mothenr - meetings,.
Toung-men's Bible-class, Bfmd of Hope,.
Pure Literature Society, Tract Society,
Penny Bank, Evangelists' Association, Mu-
tual Improvement Society, etc., etc. The
amount of work done for the Lord at this
Christian beehive is really astonishing, and
the Master is honouring the faithfulness of
his servants in an especial manner. They
all seek as the supreme object of their en-
deavours the glory of Ood and the salvation
of souls. In most of the reports individual
instances were mentioned of God's favour
being shown. The Mission has already done
a noble service in the neighbourhood where
it is situated, and knowmg him on whom
they depend, the teachers and workers en-
gajged m tms work are expecting greater
thmgs than these, and a more extended
sphere of usefulness in the future. They
have indeed much cause for thankfulness.
Qbxen Walk Missxov.— The death of
our brother, Mr. Bennett, is a great and
grievous loss to this most useful work,
raver is desired that others may be raised
uptnat this blessed service for teeming Ber-
mondsey may not flag.
Pbbsgnil Notbs. — A correspondent in
Yorkshire sends us the following charac-
teristic note: — "A young man in this
neighbourhood, who hod been brought up
as a Congregationalist, was got hold of by
the BituaUstic party, and made into a
Churchman, and induced even to go to con-
fession to one of the vicars in . He fell
ill, and consumption set in. When death
stared him in the face he found no comfort
from his church creeds and practices, and at
last turned with disgust fxx>m his ^iritual
advisers. Having heard much of you, and
no doubt at times seen your works, he told
his father he should like to read some of
them. His father was only too glad to hear
this, and at once procured a copy of your
'* Morning by Mominff." He found nere
just what he wanted, and through the
reading of tiiis book, and the conversation
he had with a Christian friend, he was able
to say with confidence, < I know whom I
154
PAST0B8' OOLLSGE.
liave believed,' and he died in a sure hope.
He said to his father once or twice that he
got more good from your hooks than from
■aught else he read.*'
We are glad to find that the letter of Dr.
Gulross, in last month's Magazine, referring
to the distribution of our sermons, has
already suggested to others the desirability
of commencing similar work. Any friends
who wish to circulate the sermons as loan
tracts, can obtain a regular supply of them,
in return for a small subscription, by apply-
ing to the Secretary of the Spurgeon's
Sermons' Tract Society, Mr. G. Coniell,
60, Hamilton Square. Borou|gfa, London,
S.E., who will be glad to reoeiye contribu-
tions to assist in aefrayin^ the ooet of the
'Sermons. At the present tmie he has more
applications for srants than the funds in
hand will enable nim to meet.
We were yeiy delighted recently to hear
of a singular case of conversion through
one of our sermons. Last ** Derby day" we
were preaching in Ettex^ and a gentleman,
who was on his way to Epsom to attend the
races, seeing the announcement of the ser-
vice, detenmned to be present. He came,
the word was blessed to the salvation of his
soul, and not long ago he fell asleep in
Jesus.
One of our church-members writes as
follows: — "Dear Pastor,— I thought it
would gladden your heart to hear of an-
other soul brought to Jesus through reading
your sermons. A tract distributor from
• Chelsea Chapel, some two or three veazs
. ago, called at the house of an invalia, but
was constantly told not to leave her tnets,
f 3r the man would neither read them nor
.allow anyone to come in to see him. She,
however, persevered, and one day left one
of your sermons, which he read, and told his
wife to tell the woman that, if she had got
anjr more of that sort, she might leave them,
wmdb of course she was pleased to do. He
has continued readme them, and now is re-
joicing in Jesus. IBte tells the distributor
that it is all through those sermons."
A liberal helper of our work, in sending
•contributions, says : — " Tou may remember
the initials. My husband has sent pieces of
(»lico to the Orphanage, also when at
he gave you three five-pound notes. He
womd sav I ought not to tell you this, but
I have onen thought I should like to write
to you, knowing that it gives you great
pleasure to hear you have oeen the means
of blessing to any soul. My husband lived
in London for fourteen years as a draper*s
assistant, and when he went was a gay,
worldly young man. He was sent for to
come home to see his sister, who was vny
ill, and died. Her death made a great im-
Eression upon him, and on his return to
ondon he thought he must attend some
place of wonhip. The first Sunday he
started, not knowing where to ^, but seeing
a number of people going mto a large
building, thouKht he would go in. Need
I say ii was uie Tabernacle, and that he
was ever after a regular attendant. The
word that seemed most blessed to him was
preached by you from the text, ' Wilt thou
oreak a leaf driven to and fro r ' He was
baptized by Mr. J. A. Spurgeon, and I am
thankful to say is a very consistent Christian.
He has been in business here more than ten
years now, and the Lord has indeed blessed
him in basket and in store, and I am also
pleased to add that he has given him a
uberal heart. Of course he takes a great
interest in your great work."
A Middlesex policeman writes : — '* Before
going on duty one evening last November,
as I sat talking with my wife respecting a
sergeant, who was sick at the police-station,
with no one to tell him of Jesus, I felt con-
demned that I had not spoken to him. The
Lord told me to take nim some of your
sermons, which had been preached alMut
sixteen years ago. One of them was blessed
to him; hewasledtopray^andafterseddng
about ten days he found Jesus, to the joy (h
his soul, n.e has been baptised by our
pastor, and is now very busy telling his
friends what the Lord has done for nim.
One woman who lives at the police-station
has found the Saviour, and her husband is
anxiously seeking the Lord."
Baptisms at Metropolitan Tabernacle: —
February 2nd, twenty-one.
Statement of R^eeifttt frpm January I5th to February lith^ 1682.
Mr. and Mrs. W. BaiherU&d, per
Meesn. P. and A.
A. V. 8., per Mr. B. Peapoe
Hr. V. \j» trtiXl^f ••• ••• •••
AlnuhooBes' Bunday-achool
Mr. and Mn. Hall
Mr. Ainutrong, Wanambeen ...
Mr. Lewis Bell
^^lEElC ••• ••# ••• «•( •••
£zecator of the late Mr. W. Smith
£8. d.
0 10
1 0
1 0
6 6
1 0
8 10
SIO
0 10
90 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mr. and Mm. Alexander
Mis. A. C.Watson...
Mrs. M. £. Bedwell
V. \j, O. ... ...
Mrs. De Kavanagfa
Mrs. Piiestuiui
Mr. 8. B. Turner ...
Mrs. H. Fledge
V • JKL* •«• •«« «••
A • Sdm A« ••• •••
£ s. d.
6 0 0
0
5
0
S
o
0
s
0
1
0
1
s
S 10
90 0
9 0
BTOGKVKLL OBPHAITAaK.
£ L d.
... 0 18 Mr. P. W. Lloid
mfifB
Hd^ pa U^. BIMt '.'.'■ t
H. waiow
M. TbilnHB
OB ■! teUcn' Skll Chipf I, fwr
rA.Bu
■L DCT Put« C A. Darii
Bd In Bcotlud"
Hr. e! TDWooluiid
ft. B.T
Mr. M.l Mr.. Bpeiglit
Kt.A.B.aaui
ilr. W. iJnbam ... ■■„•;■ - '
A FritnJ. pfr I'lurtoc C, L. OndoD ...
Eitcul'on ol the Ule Cmptula Hogii
UcKur „ - "
IlimUrtdimoh,nrul««t«,p«rPMtiir
4. Moots
'W«kl> Offerlnga at the M«t. Tab, :—
Stalrmrnt o/Ueceipti from Jawtary 1G(* to Ftbntary 1*'*t 1882.
«CiR>,paJ. C. B.
rtaJam>,D. £.T.
litooDg, WummbKil
■^BM
1 It Jtim. Btl-
ClDod** -KhDal,
ili,NewZ«lud...
mScbooI
ua bj Ut.'c. Adiim-
0 1 0
Mn. Hani.
i'l^^^^V.j^oda^ ::
mI: DiilonMbr"!.^ V. JV C
WiM SItDoiilll, r,'t Mn.. lire.
»1 0 0
A. Downing
ian widow, per Un. DownEng
>Hmd ... .
Cuile .■■ . >..,
The MiU-. p« Mr.
Mtm ::."
i 0 0
itau^ ::: ;:;
I 0 0
Wi^"M,-f™mSIr.8t.iiM
Hr. B. Nutter
MU.Fit30«nM
B. H...-
Mr,"w, A. HiivKfl^ .
M.8.A.»fldT. L. , .
P« I^utor O. pB»rw;—
Hr, Qvor^u Piirmtt
A widow'! milf , Tring .
a menuiry of Ihirir ds-
," per Mr. U. n. Diui
156
GIRLS' ORPHANAGE BUILDING FUND.
" Your Heavenly Father,*' A. A. R. ...
Pastor J. T. Almy, Rydo
Collection at Baptist bonday-school,
Battcrsea-park, per Mr. G. rowell ...
Mr. J. Bewley, per Dr. Bam-urdo
Mr. J. DenniM, per Mr. Berrvraan
Collected by Master J. Webb, per Miss
Hetherington
Collected by Miss Ellwood, per MLss
ALO0F6 ••• ••, ••• ••• •••
Mr. J. Toung, Londonderry
'* Collection at first Moxiiing Com-
munion this year," per Pastor J. B.
J« CWlJlCr ga* ■•• •«• ••• ••■
Bcgistered Letter, " Putney"
Mr. S. Hobbs
li. B., Norwidi
Executors of the late Captain Hug^h
McKay
A working man and wife
8 a
• ^7« ••• ••• ■■■ ••« «•• ••■
A domostio serrant
^7* ^QL* ••• «•• ••• ••• ••■ •••
Mrs. £. Scarfe ... ... ... ...
Blairingone Parish Church Sunday-
BCtioiaxo .9. .»• ... ... ...
ix. JtSMrnes ... ... ... ... ••«
Mr. Wm. Ronald
^7* ^*v XmUa ■•• •>• ••« •*• «••
JT TT
Per Mrs. James Withers, Beading :—
Edwin T. Woodeaon ... 1 lU 0
William Woodeaon ... 0 13 0
Mr. W. H. Wmoox
Mr. Oapper ... ... ...
An aged friend
A Holloway cabman
Friends at Nottingham, per Mrs. R.
DodwcU
Mr. W. N. Finlayson
Mrs. Ferrett...
Readers of "John Plotighman*a Al*
S"H»'l"Ci^ ••• ••• ••• ••• •••
Captain £. R. Cox
Mr. W. Matthew
Mr. and Mrs. Weightman
Mrs. £. Edgley
Collected by Mrs. Allen
"For Christ's sake"
£ s.
d.
3 3
0
0 5
0
9 3
0
0 10
6
0 6
0
1 7
0
0 8
4
2 0
0
0 8 10
0 10
0
2 2
0
0 10
0
424 4
8
0 2
6
0 1
0
0 3
0
0 2
6
0 1
0
0 10
0
0 10
0
1 10
0
0 6
0
1 1
6
9 8
0
8 0
0,
0 6
0
2 0
0
0 1
8
0 6
6
0 12
0
0 1
0
0 2
8
1 10
0
2 0
0
10 0
0
1 1
0
0 18
4
0 8
9
JvJ* V.'» \jm «•• ••• ••• ••• ••«
A lover of Jesus
Mr. C. 11. Hodges
Pennies saved by three Utile folks ...
«vXr« A. flOH* Xv>« ••■ ••• ••• •••
Mra. Collen and friends »
Mms Wade, per Mrs. Blott
A Methodist, Co. Cork
" A Uttle bit of thread "
Mrs. M. Mclntyre
llcv. Dr. Beith ••
X. A. Al., ffairn ... ... ... ...
Faith and love
A lover of children
Two friends in S. Africa, per Pastor
W. Hamilton
Mr. Joseph Wilson
Mrd. Baz's Bible-daas
Mrs. Macintjrre
A Sister, Bankhead
MissE. Mundy
Collected by Miss Annie Paul
Mr. E. Townsheni
Anonymous...
Stamps from Reading
Collected by Miss M. Gooding
Halbeath Sunday-scholars
Readers of the *^ Christian Herald " ...
Mr. A. H. Board
A sermon-reader, Bothiemay
Collected by Mr. J. Gwyer, Penge
Mr. W. Graham •..
Mr. Geo. White
Sandwich, per Bankers, January Slst...
Mr. T. S. Heley ... ... ... ...
Mr. IT . ivelly ... ... ... ...
Mr. E. T. Stmger ...
f^m two friends
Proceeds of Service of Song by Or-
phanage Choir, at West Crojdoa
Baptist Chapel
£■.
0
0
0
0
6
2
10
0
0
1
1
1
oil
0 t
1
5
1
0
0
1
1 0
1 1
s
ft
0
4
1611
0 5
0 t
010
90 0
0 6
2 t
2 0
010
1 1
OU
716
Annual Subteription* : —
Free Church Bunday-school, Fort Wil-
liam 0 10
Mrs. Padgett ... 1 1
Mr. T. R. Johnson, per F. R. T. ... 0 10
£708 1ft
List of Presents, per Mr. CharUstoorth, to Feb. 14th (Boy^ Division) : — ^Pbovisioxs.— 44lbs. I
Mr. A. J. Thompson.
Clotbimo :— 8 Articles, Mrs. Wilkins ; 10 Articles, Mrs. Gardiner ; 6 ArticleB, ML« £. Bogs
making and trimming 6 Vests, Mr. Elli^
( GirU' Division) .— Clotulxo.— « Articles, Mrs. Wilkins : 19 Articles, Mr. Gardiner ; 10 Artidsi,
Kidner ; 2 Articles, Mrs. Goslin.
Gknbbal.— 200 New Tear's Addrrases, 200 Almanacks, 200 copies *' Pleasant Readings," Comnttl
Sunday-school Union ; 13 Worn Garments, Mr. Tuinbull : 14 lbs. Fancy Soap, Mr. H. Medl
per Mr. T. P. Chard : 2 Articles, Miss J. Allen; a Paioel for sale-room, Mr. H. Meats; 7 Tolni
** Little Folks," unbound, Miss Holmes.
6M8' #r|fa:ira0c §mIMtt0 imh.
Statement of jReceipts from January Idthto February \Ath, 1882.
^In. J. Allan
BtampH from Barnstaple. . .
H. Gret'U
Mi-8. M. Bowen
Mr. Charloj* Barker
Postjtl Order from Lambeth
EmUy EUis
]^I». Spunlcns and Friemli
Mr. C. C. Harris
Mi-8. L. Wheatlcy
Mr. William Badden
£ s. d.
10 0
0 10
0 2 0
10 0
0 10 0
0 5
0 4
(» 7
2 10 0
0 16 6
2 0 0
0
0
0
Collected by Mrs. M. Prestwich :—
Itfr. Broc'ilesby 0 11 0
Mr. Brocklesby and Sister Oil 0
Jane Falconer 0 10 0
Selina Bees 0 10
Jane Ackford 0 10
M. Prestwich 0 6 0
Mr. E. WoIla«)tt
Mm. Parr>'
Children of Mr. R. T. Hallett ...
£a
t 0
t) 0
1 1
0 ft
GIBia' OSPHAKAGS BUILDIKO VVSD,
157
Kr. John Graham
Cltww, per Mr. 8.
^mX^U ^^^ «IOD«** ••• «•• ••• •••
Ifr. Walter Mercer
A oonstant Sermon-raoder
Fbr "The liveipool Houae":—
Mr. R. Lewis 10 0
M. A. Wiight 0 10 0
Mr. J. McMa.«ter
Mr. 8. and Friend
^ « \^» ^Dm ■•• ■•« *>• ••• •••
Mr. John Bidxeon, per \V. G.
Stampe, per W. G.
Mr. Bobert Dawaon
A tiny Thankofferinff
Hmf
• J^La «•• ■•• ••• *•• •••
Mr. H. D. Matahall
W. P..caueMra
FnenoB at Foraham, per Pastor M.
Cniflinmg . . . ... ... ...
Mr. C. £. Thomas
jr J T\
JUT* Jm^ CWSTo ••• •«• ••• •••
little Leo's Dridcii
Mrs. B. JoycQ ... ... ... ...
Jus. Jkerr ... ... ... »..
Mr, S. Johnfoa (soods wtid)
Mrs. Kitts, per Mr. Camx>lK>ll
Per Pastor C. W. Towiwend .—
Mr. John Jackson 10 0
Mr. William Jackson ... 0 10 0
)liss Alice Jackson ... U 6 0
Pastor C. W. Townaend ... 0 10 0
Meaara. B. and J. Seed ... 0 10 0
Mr. J. Roe 0 10
Mra.Kirby 0 4 0
Mr. J. Snalam 0 5 0
Miaa Reynolds 0 8 0
Mr. Joseph ParkinTOn ... 0 10 0
Mr. William Parkinson ... 0 10 0
Mr. R. Tripyer 0 2 0
Mr. Thomas Crook (Ches-
ham House) 0 10 0
MiaaHaB 0 6 0
Mr. John Crook 10 0
Mr. John Gatterall ... 0 10 0
Mr. Henry Snalam ... 0 6 0
Mr.T. QtM>k(Larbreck)... 0 6 0
Mr. O. Pair, jun 0 6 0
Kt. G. Parr, sen 0 10
Mr. John (lark 0 S 6
Mn. Gatterall (Inskip
MiB) 0 6 0
MiaaXi. Grome »..
MiasE. HaU
Mra. Sturdy... —
aura. JsaiTeHi... ... ... ... ...
Mn. G. B. Rkhaidran
J. Middlesbro* (throe tnouths)
Miaa Oatherine Payne (lew £2 paid for
IJUO^J/ *•• •■• ••• ••• •••
Jft* Z • mm^ ••• ••• ••• ••«
Mn. Chapman, per Pastor D.BuaaeU...
Mr. W. II. Willcox
Mra. OoUen and friends
Adaaf aermon-reader
A lover of Jesus ... ... ... ...
Mr. G. Barrett
** Gxaaay Biahop'a bricka " :—
Bi^ardGongh ... ... 0 2 6
Oniaii GouBih ... ... 0 2 0
M. Jane Cureton 0 :i 6
MiEa.Cii2«t<m 0 9 9
JaoeOoogh... ^ ... 0 2 0
flaxahGough •IS
£ a. d.
0 10 0
f 1 0 0
10 0
6 0 0
10 0
1 10
0 6
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
1
4
5
6
0 10
1 U
0 15
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
6
9
2
0
3
5
0 10
7 17
0 3
6 0
O 10
0 6
0 6
0 3
48
0
0
2
1
6
0
0
0
6
6
0
1
0
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mza.Aldiidge
0 14 0
.6 0 0
16 0
Mr. John Hosegood and brother
A poor gardener ...
0> V* V «y ^1* ••• ••« «•• •«• •■•
Mr. George Backaley ... ... ...
Miaa A. £. Thompaon
Collected bv Miss Edith Paul
Mr. E. B. Ulidgo ... ... ... ...
Mr. Thos. Moore
Harriette and Polly
An inyalid, Clapham-park
*' M^ tobaooo auowanoe "
A widow's mite. Leith
Mr. A.H. Scara
Mra. Krell (sale of silrer dish)
Mr. J. 8. Browne ...
Grace, Agnes, Mabel, and Era Bria-
U^^v ■•• •■• ••• ••■ ••■ •*•
Mr. J. Hon'ly ... ... ... ...
A Widower's mite
A few friends, per Mr. G. Stanley
Mia. Vowles
Mr. Joaiah Goodchild
Additional Contributiout /or the
Btuaar: —
Mra. M., per Mra. Comborough
Mrs. Joan White, per AV. G
Mr. F. Heritage, per Mrs. Alliaon
Miia Jarrett, per Mr. Bartlctt
Mr. J. H. Tarrant
Bazaar Goods sold by Mr. G. H. Gter...
Mrs. Richardaon ...
Mr. Edward Josmaon
Pastor J. 8- Geale
Richmond-atroetMiasion
8tall, per Mr. J. T.
Duna : —
Mr. Watkina 2 14 0
A friend ... ... m« 0 6 0
Mr. E. R Close 0 6 0
Mr. Cornell 0 17 0
Goods sold 0 12 0
Mr. Blake 0 17 0
Mr. Simon 0 6 0
J. W. 8 2 0 0
Mra. Ward 6 0 0
MiasWhittomo 2 2 0
Mr. Bloomfleld 0 10 0
Smaller amounta 0 3 6
For Mra. Cvcn^n Stall :—
Mr. Hemy Thompson
For Coiportage StaU, per Bev. W.
Corden Jonea :—
Mr. Leach, Colporteur's, two
little bora
PerMr.Suzen
Per Mr. Kilby
Per Mr. Botwright
Per Mr. H. Payne
Per Mr. C. Morgan— J.
Cory, Baq.
Small suma m«
0
0
1
7
0 12
1 2
0 1
6
0
0
6
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
Supplrnnmta^y Litt Bazaar Goods, sold
after clo»ing Stall Aooouuts :—
Mr. Mills' Meat and Poul-
try Stall 2 10 0
Mrs. Dring and Mra.
Huckle'a Stall 8U 4
The Miaaea Cmmptons'
Stall 8 4 7
MiM Brooks' Stall 1 10 0
Coiportage Association
Stall 18 2
Mra. Aahby's StaU ... 2 10 0
Sale of models af "John
Ploughman" 0 18 0
£ a.
d.
1 0
2
1 6
0
0 6
0
0 6
0
0 2
6
1 0
0
0 19 11
5 0
0
0 2
0
0 2
6
0 6
0
0 2
6
0 6
0
10 6
0
2 0
0
1 0
6
6 0
0
0 6
0
1 8
0
0 10
0
6 0
0
0 10
0
2 10
0
6 0
0
0 6
0
10 0
0
0 8
9
0 8
0
10 0
0
0 10 0
16 10 6
10 10 0
7 8 6
15 6 1
4 11
158
Statement ofHeeeiptt from January lith to February lith, 1882.
8uh$eriptum$ and Donation* to th« General Funi:—
£ ■. d.
... ... 0 2 6
0 10 0
Friend, per Mr. T. Wateon
Mr. J. C. Parry
Mr. Arthur Briscoe
Mr. and Mrs. HoU
W. P., caiioago
Mr. Armstrong, Warrambeen
Mr. Wm. Pickard
Mrs. S.| a tenth
JM'
• •■"• ••• ••• ••■ ••• ••• •••
• ^^« arf» ••• ••• ••• ••■ •••
TE T
M. H., Thankoffcring for answered
jw'wy or ••• ... ... .•« ...
Mrs. Milliffan ... ... ... ...
jir. jlAos. k. ... .•• ... ...
BCr. Geo. Brown ... ... ... ...
Miss Wade, per Mrs. Blott
Mr. W. H. Willoox
Mrs. A. Whatley
**A Barrister"
Mr. A. H. Board
Mr. and Mrs. Potier
Mr. W. Graham
Mr. Geo. White
AnnwtU and other Suhecriptions :^
Mr. P. McHaffie (quarterly)
Mr. Quinn ... ... ... ... ...
Mr. H. B. Frearson (half-yearly)
MissPenstone
£. B. (Quarterly, towards salary of
trayelling secretary)
85
1
1
6
0
0
10
1
2
0
0
1
0
7
7
0
0
0
0 10
1
6
6
6
0
0
0
0
2 0
0 5
1
0
0
0
7
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
2 10 e
10 0 0
0 15 0
0 6 0
0 10 0
7 10 0
0 10 6
60 0 0
£138 9 1
Suhecriptions and Donatione for D\»iricte : —
£ 8. d.
Oxfordshire Association, Witney Dis-
trict ... ... ... ... ... 10 0 0
High Wycombe District 12 0 0
I^uigtonDi8trict(perIlev.F. A. Jones) 10 0 0
North WUts District 6 6 0
Metropolitan Tabernacle Sunday School,
for Cheddar 6 6 0
Kettering District 6 0 0
Priends at Maldon 6 0 0
Arundel District » 10 0 0
Great Yarmouth Town Mission ... 7 10 0
Vix. Thos. Greenwood, for Brentfovd... 40
Wilts and E. Somerset Association
South Birmingham Colportage
ciation ... ...
Elders' Bible Class, Metropolitan
Tabernacle, for Perry Bar District ...
Arnold District :—
Per Miss A. Wells :—
Mr. R. Mellon 9
Mr. A. Wells 1
Mr. J. S. Wells 1
Mr. W. GoodlilTe I
Mr. H. Ashwell 1
Mr. F. Burton 0 10
Mr. Cooi>cr 0 6
Mr. Wheatley 0
Mr. Gripper 0
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SWOED AND THE TROWEL.
APRIL, 1882.
^Maml g^pl^jg.
HE magazine is demanded, and the Editor can soaroely
think two consecntiye thonghts. He has an idea, and then
a pang, a sigh, and the idea has flown out of reach, like
the boy's butterfly. Or if he gets the pretty thing, he
beats it to pieces in his eager effort, and it is no longer
worth the having. A sword and a trowel are poor things to work
with when one tosses to and fro in bed. Will not our kind readers
first ezcase ns if the number should be dull, and next prevent the
consequences of such dulness by setting more than usual store by
anch things as we have, considering what they cost us ? We could not
postpone the affliction, or we would hare had the magazine first, and
the gont afterwards ; but the sickness waylaid us, and stopped us just
when the hour for labour had arrived. If it were only a matter of legs
and arms we would manfully bear the pain at the extremities, and carry
on our work ; but the essence of our mischief is the brain, and, with
the foe penetrating onr head-quarters, it is not easy to carry on the war.
Our comfort is that our Lord and Master will not expect more of us
than we can render, and we may surely hope that his children will be
moved by the same compassion.
Friends of many years' standing, you will sympathize with one whom
yon have so often cheered ; and if he be weak, your love will be all the
stronger. When he was a lad, it was from his little wallet that the
Lord and Master fed yon with loaves and fishes marvellously multi-
Elied ; and now that he is older, and can hardly lift even the little
rcAkfast-basket of his younger days, you will pray that the Master
will not stint the feast because he weakens the servitor. If we were
dead God could glorify himself by us, and so he will now that we can
say no more than — ''To will is present with me ; but how to perform
that which I would I find not."— G. H. S.
11
162
BY 0. H. BFUBGBON.
SCATTER the Bible without stint, strew the sacred pages ^* thick as
leaves in Yallambrosa.'* Pnt it into the hand of prince and
peasant, leave it in the waiting-room and the car, give it to the scep-
tical philosopher and the unsophisticated child. '* In the morning
sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand." Spread the
Scriptures till they are as universal as the light, as all-pervadmg as the
air, as all-refreshing as the dew.
To that end I commend the British and Foreign Bible Society as a
great means of disseminating the word of QoA in all quarters of the
globe. We have our own conscientious difference with this Society on
a certain point ; but that can never prevent our co-operating with it to
the utmost of our power where the one object is to keep the Holy
Scriptures before the public eye, and within the reach of all mankind.
Of course, we are not so superstitious as to believe that the mere dis-
Eersion of Bibles must do good, whether they are read or not. Our
ope is that they will be read, and that the Holy Spirit will lead many
to study them to their souls' eternal benefit. Apart from this, there is
no special benefit in putting a Bible to sleep in every bedroom, and a
well-dressed copy to be on parade in the drawing-room ; neither is there
any great thing done when you can sell a Bible for eixp&noe, and a
Testament for twopence. But we look for this, and have no reason to
reckon upon disappointment — ^place the Bible within every man's reach,
and see what will come of it.
What is the Bible to us that we should wish to spread it throaghont
the habitable earth ? The answer is a large one. First, it is to us
the umpire of truth. Let the umpire be where he can be heard. The
Scripture is our court of appeal ; let it be open to all comers. Every
man must have an anchorage for his faith ; even for his unbelief hie
needs some form of hold-fin^ The dispnter of this world believes in
himself and so he ends the matter. The Boman Catholic finds Us
anchorage in the infiEdlibility of t)ie Pope, and submits his reason to the
traditions of his church. You and 1 find our anchorage in the in-
fallibility of Scripture. The Holy Ghost moved holy men <tf old to
write this Book, and we believe that every word of it is inspired* and
that if we could get absolutely the exact words in which it waa writtea
at the first, we should have a book as perfect, certain, and immutable
as Ood himself. We know that in any one version of it there may be
minor errors of copyists, which could not have been avoided unlesB a
miracle had been wrought every day for thousands of years ; but* idlow-
ing for that, we hold that the volume containing the Old and New
Testaments is God's revelation of himself to us in words, — a revelation
positive and dear. Hence it is that we desire every living man to read
it. We desire to see truth triumphant, and error defeated; and there-
fore we scatter the Bible. We would see the divided churdi onoe more
purged of heresies, and united in one Lord, one faith, and one baptism ;
and therefore we scatter the Bible. If tim book be the teat of tnith,
those who are the children of tmth are the moat deeply oanoamed to
see it brought to the front
satncs OP ▲ BtBU-MOunr anaoos. I6t*
'•Tliif w the judge iluit ends the strife^
Where irit and icaaon fail**
Let ns proclaiin the jadgments of this judge in all plaoes. To me one
text of Bcriptare ia worth aeyea years of argament. Fathers^ Bchootmen,
refonnersy ParitanB, bkhops, and even ecdesiastical oonrta are noihiuig
in coaoparifion with this oracle of Ood.
The test-book should be accessible to erery man. No one should bo
allowed to go abroad into an atmosph^e loaded with superstition and
scepticism without bearing the antidote with him. We should not
mmly proyide it for him when he seeks it, but we should suggest his
use of it by furnishing an abundant supply. Eyery man should be able
to judge of the truth and Talue of the teaching of the pulpit and the
press by haying in his hand the law and the testimony by whidi tH
must be judged.
Brethren, the Bible is to us, next, the 8torBbaus$ of hnUh. It not
only helps us to judge what is truth, but it tells us what truth is.
Shall we not wish that all our neighbours should possess such a
treasure ? Will we allow one poor wandering gipsy or street-beggar
to be without the book which makes wise the simple ? The marreUoos
fulness of Holy Scripture reminds me of obtain of our coal-mines.
Ooal is found upon the surfiEuse, and it gladdens the cottager's hearth,
without costing him labour in coming at it. Even thus there are
truths in the Bible which are conspicuous to every reader, and are
learned without study or research. When the surface-coal is gone, the
miners dig down till they come to another seam, and the same thing is
done many times : they go farther into the bowels of the earth, and
they find still more treasore. In such mines there is no exhaostion ;
so long as the expense of the descent can be borne, the enterprising
digger may go &r down under the bottom of the mighty sea, and stiU
find full yeins to reward him. Men exhaust a coal-mine, but they will
neyer work out the Biblical mine, nor come to the end of the truth
that is ia God's word. I do not know what truth is not in the Bible.
A band of eminent men once taught that all science is to be found in
the Bible : they oonceiyed it to be a thesaurus of philosojphioal and
physical troth, as well as of thecdogical truth, and tW said that all
disooytfies which are made externally by science might baye been made
within the inspired yolume if we had looked tot them. They saked if
the circulation of the blood was not taught by Solomon long befi(»e
Haryey's day, and if the rotundity of the earth and its position in
space were not clearly indicated 7 All things were and are known to
that great Author who inq>ired the writers of this book, and it is small
won&r if his omniscience betrays itself. When our yery wise men
haye disooy^red all they can, it may be that their wisdom will become
snffieiently prudent to look up to the foolishness of God ; but as yet
the focdiflhneBB of God is wiser than men — ^the book in which God
conetak the secrets of nature is yet too bright for mortal eye.
Eyery stray hint in the Bible is of yalue, but eyidsntly it was written
diiefly to teach ns moral and spiritual troth, to teach us the truths
t^at eonoem our relation to one another, and to God Upon those
subjects it giyes us eyerything we require. There is no subject upon
which it does not treat, or if there be a subject upon which it is silent^
164 ESSIENOB OF A BIBLE-SOOIETT SPBEGH.
it teaches ns that God having nothing to say npon ifc, we ought to have
nothing to ask. This maryellons book says all we want to know, and
onght to know, in erery case.
What a storehonse it is, since a man may continue to preach from it
for fiye-and-twenty years, and still find that there is more to preach
from than when be began to discourse npon it ! What pyramids of
books have been written upon the Bible, and yet we who are students
find no portion over-expounded, but lar^e parts which are scarcelr
touched. If you take Darling's Oyclopasdia, and look at a text which
one divine has preached upon, you will see that dozens have done
the same; but there are hundreds of texts which remain like virgin
summits, whereon the foot of preacher has never stood. I might
almost say that the major part of the word of God is in that condition ;
it is still an Eldorado unexplored, a land whose dust is gold.
This is a tempting subject. The word of God is the great Popular
Educator, the treasure-house of wisdom and knowledge, and surely^
we, who desire to see around us a holy, happy, instructed people, must
most anxiously desire that all men should read and believe, and under-
stand the message of the Lord.
Next, far and wide disperse the Holy Word, because it is the great
exemplar of morals. To whom shall we go for help in this matter, if
we forget this thrice-holy Book ? The common novels of the day are
sorry teachers of morality ; they teach a great deal more of immorality.
The religious fiction of the day is little better : it is either goody-
goody, teaching men and women how to be babies, or else it is suggest-
ive of doubts which minister weakness to the soul. And What are all
the essays and the theories of reviewers ? What are dl the tomes of
the sages, and the gatherings up of centuries ? London would become
a field of blood if its only force for the maintenance of law, order, and
right were found in the current literature of the period apart from the
Bible and religion. The Scriptures give us a perfect law, and fix its
commands upon the firm foundation of God*s claim to man's obedience.
It reveals to us the perfect example of our Lord Jesus Christ, and
gives us the most powerful motives for copying that example, by
attracting our love to him on account of his life and death on our
behalf. It supplies virtue with courage, and gives zeal to justice.
If we would create a thoroughly moral people, it can only be done in
connection with the diifasion, belief, and practice of the Scriptures.
The spread of sound morals is an absolute necessity of good govern-
ment, especially in our great cities. Sin is a political danger. But
the people's morals cannot ^e cared for except upon the basis of
religion, and there is no religion but that of the cross. Banish religion,
and you destroy virtue. We will not say that no infidels have beisn
moral, but we do say this, that unknown to themselves they were
under influences which sprang out of religion and its outgrowths, and
so they were not fair specimens of what atheism alone would produce.
Go to France in 1797, and see what happens to a nation wnen the
sacred volume is removed and its teachings are derided: there the
gospel of Pandemonium brought forth its Millennium, and anarchy
created upon earth the express likeness of hell. If you would settle
the pillars of order upon the basis of liberty, let the word of God be
1S8SHH0E OF ▲ BIBLV-800IXT7 8PBBCH. 165
<m the hands of all year citizens ; and if yon wonld go on to bnild an
•endnring empire, which shall be a temple of blessings to all mankind*
let the sacred page be every day more studied, better understood, and
more heartily practised.
Holy Scripture is not only the teacher of morals, but it is the great
-enforcer ofiruih. Other books tell us the truth, but this puts us in love
with it : the? instruct us, but this converts us. That is a fine instance
which is told of Junius, who had been for years an infidel. His &ther
persuaded him to come home, and, being grieved at his opinions, begged
iiim, for the love of his father, to read the New Testament. He said he
woidd read it once ; and here is his testimony concerning it : '^ When I
opened the New Testament I first fixed my eyes on that august chapter
with which St. John begins his Oospel: 'In the beginning was the
Word, and the Word was with Ood, and the Word was Ood.' I read
.part of the chapterj and was soon convinced that the divinity of the
•argument, and the majesty and authority of the style, did far excel all
the eloquence and art of human writings ; my whole body trembled, my
mind was astonished, and I was so affected all that day that I ^ew
not where or what I was. 0 my God, thou wast mindful of me,
.according to the multitude of thy mercies ; and in pity broughtest home
thylost sheep into thy fold."
The word not only contains the truth, but it distils a certain secret
miction by which that truth penetrates the heart. The Spirit of God is
usually pleased to bless the word of God to the conversion of men. It
is a self-evidencing book, proving its own inspiration by its effect on
the soul. I find when I question people about their conversion that it
is almost always a text of Scripture that God has blessed to that end.
I may have expatiated on the text in my sermon, but the main instru-
ment which the Lord has employed has been the passage itself. It is
food's word, and not our comments upon it, which he usually blesses to
the conversion of men. Have you not all felt, who know the Lord, that
a wondrous charm is in the word of God, by which men are gently led
to the Saviour ? Was it not by one touch of Scripture that the scales
were made to fall firom your eyes, and you saw the light ? Lex lux :
the law is light. The Bible itself is a preacher, yea, an army of
preachers in one ; its silent tongue has more eloquence in it than all
^the tongues of all God's ministers ; and often those who have not been
led to faith by human voices have heard in the Bible the '' still, small
voice " of Goa himself, and bowed before the throne of the Most High.
If you want sinners converted and souls saved, spread the sacred
Scriptures. You cannot tell where G^ will bless them ; sow them
beside all waters.
Let us spread the Holy Scriptures also, and perhaps chiefly, because
thej are the very throne of Christ. I hate to hear Scripture and
Scriptural doctrine made into a great stone to roll at the door of the
•septuchre of a dead Christ. This may be done by teaching a creed, and
ibrgetting the living personality of our Lord. I have heard of Christians
whose principal talk is about 'Hhe church." God bless the church I
But it is not the chief object of our aflfection. Christ — Christ crucified —
jQOSt ever stand first. I have joined the society of '^ know-nothings ";
iu)t the American '^ know-nothings," but the old Pauline know-
1<66 SBSnrOE QF a BOaJMSOOIlTT fiPBIGQS.
BothiogB ; tor I determined to know nothing among yon msfe Jesw
Ohrist md him crncified. Those who are of that pennarion will be
mne to lore ihe word of Ood, for it is fhll of Jesns. ** The ScriptoreB
are the swaddling-bands of the child Christ Jesas ; " so St. Anraiti&e
used to say. The Sonptnres are those beds of ohoioest flowers where he
is eter present: — <' He feedeth amone the lilies." This is tbegarden
where he delighteth to wdk. In the Bcriptnres, as in the l^ple^
eTeryone s^aks of his glory. All the prophets and apostles point to
him, and with one Toioe cry, '* Behold the Lamb of Ood which taketh
•way the sin of the world/' The iyory palaces of inspiration are
firagrant with cassia snd myrrh, and all tnat myrrh and holy perfbme
come from the presence of Ohrist in the midst of tiiem. Oh I von who
love the Incarnate Word, spread the insnired word which aoes him
honour. Oh ! yon that t&A that he lored yon and gave himself for
yon, if yon desire to bring him an acceptable sacrifice, spread the
word of God all oyer the world, till eyery creature shall read the
glowing page.
Last of iJl, let ns spread the Bible, for we have no idea how greatly
it is <^ €(m9olaiion of ths afflicted, and the comforter of the poor and
troubled. It nonrishes the sonls of the famished ones. I know many
persons who cannot get oat to a place of worship, for they haye been
nedridden for many years ; bnt the Psalms of David, and the blessed
words of the Savionr, such as, '^ Let not yonr heart be troubled : ye
believe in God, believe also in me," have b^n their daily food.
I have heard it whispered by some of God's people sometimes, ^* We
know not where to get the gospel. We have a preacher, but he is a dry
bone ; there is no marrow in him, for there is no Christ in his preadi-
ing." When yon hear a sermon that has no Christ in it, yon are to be
Sitied : if you hear that man again it is yonr own fault, and yon will
eserve to be blamed. I would not give a man a sec(xid chanoe to
preaoh me a Christlees sermon. ** That is hard," say yon. If a man
were to advertise that he could make bread without flour he might add,
^ bnt I will never do it." It may be so, bnt let us judge by an analogy.
Wh^ I get the idea that a gentleman believes in a gospel in which
Christ is not flrst and last I leave him alone in his glory. Christ must
be all in all, or the gospel is not preached. When people live in a
region where an adulterated gospel is served out, what a blessing it is
that they can go and get the bread of life at first hand from their ^
Bibles! If you live in a region where the milk is watered down, the '
best thing is to keep a cow of your own: to have your own Bible is
like keeping your own cow ; from it you get *' the sincere milk of the
word." And what a blessing it is to be able to have God's word at so
small a cost ! Time was when your forefathers would have given all
they were worth if they could have had such a treasure. You have it
in all your houses ; therefore take care that you have it in yonr hearts.
When we think of the many, many poor people in this great city of
ours that suffer very much, and yet are happy because they live on the
word of God as their daily manna; when we think of the many who
are ftill of diseases, whose very bones decay, and yet are joyful and sing
all day long because the holy promises are their comforters ; when we
think of the many that are aunost homeleBS^ scarcely knowing where to-
OOBPML W€BX QT HOBIH-WBBV BPABI* 1(7
kj their heads, and aro, neTerfehelesB, sapremely bleBsed through the
graoe of Ood, we eannot bat adore the sacred Scriptniey whidi is the
meat and drink of their sonls. Take the Bible away ! Yon might as
wdl strike the son fixnn the firmament, or dry up all the riTers and
springs.
I was sitting under a beech-tree in the New Forest some time ago,
thinkine and meditating on that tree. The beech is a yery wonderfal
tree, emibiting many carions habits and growths. If any tree has in-
tellect it is the beech-tree. I was meditating upon my friend the beech,
and looking np through the interlaced branches and enjoying the
shade, when I saw a squirrel up in the tree, and I said to myself, '* Ah,
I do not yalue this tree as tne squirrel does. He knows the trunk
ajenne, and calls it his High Street and then he knows all the branch
streets, all the little thoronghfiu*es, and the nooks where he can hide
himself away. This tree is his town, and he almost counts the leaves
as he runs about it. Moreorer, he has a little store of nuts somewhere
in his own prirate bank, and this tree is a sort of mother and father
and general provider for him. He can tell me what sounds it makes at
midnight, and what creaking of the branches he hears when the storm
is out; for this tree is his world, it is every thing to him."
Now, we ministers go to the Bible for our texts, and value it for that
purpose ; and ordinary readers go there, and see much of poetr]r, and
much that is interesting and instructive in it; but the poor sinner,
heavy-laden with his sins, how precious it is to him when first it reveals
his Saviour, and afterwards, when he is worn and weary with the cares
of life, how precious is the Word to the believer when it assures him
that his bread shall be given him and his water shall be sure. We do
not know the value that one line of Scripture has in the eye of one of
Ctod's saints whom that Scripture has sustained. Whenever you give
a Bible, yon bestow a priceless treasure upon the man who receives it ;
therefore, go on with your contributions, and do all that you can to
spread the word of Ood. The Bible is not Christ, but it points to
him : you may not rest in your Bibles as though they could save you,
but you must go to Christ himself for salvation ; but still, when ^ou
have once believed in the Lord Jesus, set about leading others to him,
and how can you do this more surely than by seeing to it that the
Scriptures are scattered everywhere? Farewell.
TXTE are not now about to say anything of our introductory Spanish
V f experience in Barcelona and Ma£id. This paper is to review
our work in the North-west of the Peninsula, which extends from Arteijo
to Morgadanes, a distance of about one hundred and twenty miles. We
have gone over this line when there was no gospel work in any place,
when it was impossible to meet a Spanish Christian there, for the simple
reason that there was not one. Since then we have visited the places now
to be mentioned, preaching the gospel in them for the first time, at least
for centuries. Indeed, we have written about them all in The Sioard
tmd ilU Trauml before. Thmw^ took the reader into the various places,
168 GoanL woBK in soBTH-wicrr SPinr.
showed him all the '^ ins and outs " of the meetings at leisure ; now
we intend to take him as by express train, only saying a word about
each place as we fly past
How happy the reader may consider himself to go in an express train
of thought oyer this ground I It is the only express that exists in the
North-west; indeed, there is no other train in which the through
journey can be performed. The usual conyeyance is from Loureda to
Oorunna, eight miles, donkeys or diligence ; from Corunna to Santiago,
forty miles, diligence ; from Santiago to Garril and Yilla^arcia, twenty-
fiye miles, train ; from Carril to Ponteyedra, fifteen miles, dUigence ;
from Ponteyedra to Bedondela, twelye miles, diligence; from £e-
dondela to Vigo, seyen miles, train; from Vigo to Morgadanes, ten
miles, partly by conyeyance and partly on foot : the entire journey
occupying about thirty hours. Eighteen hours in the diligence or stage-
coach, without any possibility of getting anything to eat by the way, is
not a new experience to us ; and said I not well that you may be glad
to go with us by an express train, made up of carriages of thought,
along this difficmt line ? It is the quickest train we know of ; there is
least jolting; you may go eyen without feeling the springs of the
carriage ; the company is no worse than if you were sitting in your own
house ; the fare, the price of the magazine; and we promise not eyen to
giye you the trouble to take your gloyes off to look for the ticket. One
thing we haye no desire for you to do — ^we are yeiy anxious that you
dioidd not go to sleep on the journey.
Our first imaginary station is Loureda, the carriages stand along the
platform, the engine is coupled on, steam is up, there's the cry ^^ Take
seats; " jump in. Do you hear the whistle ? Now we are off. Here
we are, just approaching Arteijo. Look ahead I There, do you see
that house standing alone? That was o^r first meeting-place. Just in
front there is where the priest gathered a crowd to annoy us at our first
meetings. He made the people yell and shout, *' Viva la Virgen I ** and
** Viva d Papa/*' and got one man to ride his horse up against the door.
Poor fellow ! He gained nothing by it ; and his death was yery sad ;
but I'll tell you about it presently. Do you see the riyer oyer there,
and that tree with its boughs growing oyer it ? There one of the
conyerts jumped into the riyer, and hid under the tree, when pursued by
a man whom the priestly party had hired to murder him. That farm-
house we are passing now is the present meeting-place. Both husband
and wife are Christians^ and if you like to come back when the journey
is oyer they will show us hospitality. Sometimes four of us go, haye
a meeting in the house, and stay the night. The mistress has been
called the '^ Lydia of Spain." Gome to the other side — there's the sea,
and in that cosy inlet we baptized some of tiie Christians. Here's
Arteijo itself-Hi small town, celebrated for its mineral waters. You may
be glad we are in the train; for in this way you escape insults, and all
manner of queer names.
Now we naye nothing important for eight miles. "You spoke of
baptism in the sea — ^haye you any truly conyerted in the place ?" Oh,
yes, we haye baptized nineteen people here ; and the sufferings they are
made to undergo giye a reality to tneir confession of Christ. One man
used to get his liying hj means of his donkey ; but when he was con-
yerted somebody shot his donkey in the mouth. Another had his little
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bonse burnt down (onr friend, the farmer, afterwards gave him a place
to lire in rent free) ; the schoohnaster of the village was baptized, and
he soon lost all his scholars ; a beggar was converted, not a man who
went to begging as a trade, as yon may see many doing daring onr
jonmey, bnt a tme case where charity wonid be well employed. Well, he
became a Christian, as I tell yon ; bnt, poor fellow, he conld not any
longer beg in the Spanish orthodox beggar style — in the name of the
Virgin — bnt only in the name of Christ, and thns he became a loser by
the gospel ; for begging in the name of Christ showed he was an
eyangelical beggar, and bat few woald heed him when thas he asked an
alms.
" Bnt yon spoke of the priest's death being a sad one." Yes, I'll
tell yon that in a few words, becanse we are nearing Cornnna. After
annoying ns, and penecating onr converts whenever he conld, the
priest became too ill to go through his official performances, and another
priest came to officiate instead of him. The second priest thonght the
first one too much taken np with his pigs and ponftry, and reasoned
with him about it, telling him he onght to begin to think a little about
God HOW; but the first priest replied, ^'No; I have thought about
God rather too much ; I need now to be taken up with the poultry aud
the pigs;" and shortly afterwards he died. Poor man, poor man; I
would rather be the converted beggar than be the priest.
WeU, God bless, and increase, the little church at Arteijo.
" Is this Corunna ? Why, it is quite a large town." Yes, it is, and
the largest in the North-west of Spain ; and, like the country, is nearly
surrounded by the sea. We turn off at the next comer. Be quick and
get a glimpse of that row of houses to the right, just outside the town.
There Brother Blamire and I took a house each, and below his home
was onr meeting-nlace. How the Governor threatened when we an-
nounced we shoula preach in it for the first time I He wouldn't allow
ns to begin, he was sure the people would mob and murder us ; no
such thing as gospel-preaching had taken place for centuries, and if we
commenc^ he would put us in jail. Aud sure enough when we went
down to our first meeting, three or four policemen were at the meeting-
house door, and both Mr. Blamire and I were uncertain as to their
mission.
'*Did they put you in jail?" No; as we went in and the people
followed, they commenced calling, "Order, order," and instead of
putting us in jail, they kept the door for us. Nor were the people
as a whole at all inclined to mob us. On the second Lord's-^y
evening the meeting-place was crammed with curious hearers twice, —
and aftor the second meeting about two thousand people who could not
find room cried out, ** Speak to us from the bdcony." That's now
seven years ago, and meetings still continue to be held. If we were
not on a hasty journey it would be interesting to you to visit the
preacher, himself one of the first converts, and the other twenty or
thirty people conrerted here.
From this pointy Santa Lucia, a kind of suburb, you can get a good
view of the harbour and the town behind it; the town ascends some-
what gradnaUy, and, as you see, Oorunna is rather an attractive place.
'' At what a speed we are going now 1" Yes, and it is well we are^ for
the country between this and Santiago, a distance of forty miles,
170 GOSPiL woBK nr HOBTH-WHERT SeADT.
ezceptdiig one litUe Tillage, called Ordenes, is almost a desert, and yoQ
had better rest a little. *' We are just ooming down upon rather a
lams town."
les, Santiago is the next largest town to Oomnna in the North-
west of Spain ; and it is one of the most priest-ridden towns in tiie
oonntrj, and the inunorality there is Rreat As to the college where
priests are made, one of the priests made in it told me that when he was
there among the many stadents, he only knew one honest man, and
him they ciMt ont. There is some architectural beauty in the town^
eqpecialfy the Cathedral, but the beauty is forgotten when yon re-
member that it is all to deceiye the people. It is sufficient to awe most
who go into the Oathednd and see the ^performance/' as it is well
called, — ^it would be wrong to call it ''servioe," unless ^of the devil '^
was understood. In the nave you look up and see a large painted eye
looking down upon you, in front is the organ with symbols representing
the ai^ sounding the last trumpet; to the left you see priests in
costly and attractiye yestments going through their mummeiy in im-
posing style; looking toward the altar to your right, you haye to take
care when six men lift up the large censer and swing it by means of
ropes attached to pulleys, for if it struck you you mi^t lose your life
by the blow. When I am in the naye I think of knayes; when I see
their altar I think of the table of deyils ; when I see the performing
priests I remember that Spaniards say they are all fornicators ; when
I walk round and see confossional-boxes for English, French, Germans,
etc., I loathe the whole thing, for thus they use any language to get
the people's secrets for purposes of authority oyer them ; but they lock
God's word away in an unknown tongue: and when I see the eye
painted aboye it all, I think how God has his eye upon them, and will
be clear when he judges them, and rends them m pieces as a lion.
Let Santiago go with its hypocrisy and lies, we shall haye more
interest in a smaUer place, Yillagarcia, twenty-eight miles or so from it.
^ We seem to be approaching the sea again, which we haye not seen since
we left Comnna." Yes, that smdl town is Carril, where the BoyiJ
Hail Steam Nayigation Company's steamers touch once a month when
going out from England, and just a mile^and-a-half from here we come
to our next meeting-place at Yillagarcia. We conmienoed here about
eighteen months ago. When we l^gan, the whole place was up ; and
the priests talked about us for miles round. They told the people we
were keeping away the rain, and had scorched up their Inoian com,
that we had brought the last comet upon them ; and one priest eight
miles off, got up and said to the congr^ation, *'One hundred years ago
it was prophesied that Antichrist should come this year, and that
afterwards the world would come to an end. Now/' said the priest,
''see how true this prophecy was. Antichrist has come, and is now
preaching at Yillagarcia ; " and he charged his congregation not to
come near us. After sudi talk of course it was natural tor the people
to desire to see Antichrist, and from eyerr quarter for miles round
they came to hear us* Some were conyerted, imd last year we baptized
sixteen in this place. Look I do yon see this row of houses^— well,
there's our meetiBg-house, and may the Lord bless Brother Bhunire's
praariiing and mine in that plaoa I mention Brother Blaming for we
GOSPIL WOBK Hr KOBTH-WflBT BPAIH. 171
are only fifteen mileB from where he liyes, and there ia our next meeting*
place, Pontevedra.
** What pleasant soenery ; how deUghtf ol it is to hare the yiew changing
thus at ereiy tnm f "
Yea, how often have we enjoyed the free, bracing air of these hilla
as we haye footed ererj step of the way between this and Yigo, and
Horgadanes, and many and pleasant haye been the thoughts suggested
by the common snrronndin^s of the wayl The early walk im^e ns
think of Dayid, who said» '< Early will I seek thee." The fresh morning
air spoke of the refreshing, bracing breeses of the Spirit of God; the
rising ann explained mnch about the light, heat, and beauty of the
Bun of Bighteousness ; and these hills, bathed in glory, spoke of the
eyeilasting hills, especially of the holy hill of Zion, ivbere we shall
stand in the light of God, where there shall be no enemy, and no goin^
down to the yalleys of mist and sadness, but where all is bright and
joyous for erer. Do you see Ponteredra there away in the diBtanoe,
with the sun making almost eyery piece of glass sparkle like a dia-
mond? When in our walks we have come upon it, the heayenly
home, with its sunlight and golden glory, has been made real, and the
hynm has been made true—
^ As when the weaxy traveller gains
The height of some commanding hiD,
His heart rerives if o*er the plains
He sees his home, though distant still.**
Well, this is Pontevedra. This is the place where the goyernor
threatened us with fourteen years* imprisonment if we did not leave his
province; this is the place where the Archbishop of Santiago came
to exoonmiunicate us, our landlords, and any who would sell us food ;
this is the place where the newspaper editors took our part
against the arcnbishop, and one of them, the editor of a daily paper, was
sentenced to thirty days' silence and a fine of ten pounds for publishing
a letter written by us in answer to lectures against us by a priest ; and
in this place last year we baptized thirteen persons, one of them being
the rector of an adjoining parish.
But on goes our train, dashing away, waiting for nothing, on the
Yigo line, whistling and snorting and puffing, rocking us from side to
side, and breaking up our conversation into pieces. At any rate,
you can delight your eyes with the leafy vine near almost every house
you pass, the maize fields, and the beautiful and winding bay, ever
widening till Yigo is reached.
'' But what place have we here ? This dirty little town, so unattrao-
ti?e, so unfavourable a contrast to the splendid scenery about it — did
you not think this place worth working ?" The truth is, I had almost
lorgotten the place. It is Redondela, The people, speaking of its
being a fat place for the priests, say —
" El abad de Bedondela
Come si la mcjor cena.**
(The ohief of Bedondela priests
On the fat of all the land he feasts.)
We fixnid the priests here powerful. We did the best we could
172 GOBPXL WOBK IN H0BTH-WE8T SPADT.
nnder the circamfitances; bnt, so far ae we see, there are no reanlta.
This shows as that success is of Ood. Had the Lord not made the dif-
ference we should have had to say about all our other places the same
thing, therefore heartily do we say of any success we have had in Spain,
'' Not unto us, 0 Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name giye glory."
But haye your eyes about you, here is Vigo. There, to the right, at
the end of that row, is our first meeting-place in this town. J^w, to
the left, there liyes our greatest enemy. In this town, when we com-
menced, we did not know how to make the meetings knowui for there
was no liberty to print bills or advertise in the daily papers, or even to affix
a notice outside the meeting-house door. The Lord helped us. One of
the editors, not knowing the law of the case^ announced our meeting of
his own accord once and again. The second time, however, just when
he had printed all the copies of his paper, they made him bht our an*
nouncement out of every copy, but the /our black lines were the talk of
the town, and our meeting-place was crammed. Here we were taken
prisoners twice, but after much ado we were released, and now the few
brethren go on alone. We baptized here fourteen converts.
And now our train enters the mountainous and solitary road to Mor-
gadanes, and this is the end of our journey — here the train will stop.
You see it has shut off the steam, the break is being applied. We are
stopping, you had better get out, and we will just walk round the place
for a changa You see it is a village of huts rather than houses. A
little way from this is Oondomar, where with our wives we were stoned
in front of the magistrate's office. In this village a man was fined two
dollars for allowing a Christian from Yigo to sleep in his house, and
the magistrate threatened those who should dare to read the Bible
together! They came to us, and we began a meeting in one of their
houses. At the first meeting we had as many as the room would hold,
and some had to stand at the door. Let us walk up this hill. Do you
see how lonely this mountain pathway is ? Well, when we left the first
meeting, the prieste had this path lined with about two hundred men,
women, and children, with stones in their pockets and aprons. When we
began our homeward way we were surprised by the report of a gun from
behind that low wall, and over these rocks the stones rolled down upon
us, and when we got to this place where we now stand a large group
pelted us, and so we passed through group after group for about a
mile and a half, till we got to the main road, which you noticed we left to
the right on our way here. The authorities at Madrid, stirred up by
the newspapers, interfered, and until lately we have had the meetings in
comparative peace. *' Why do you say until lately ? " Because a week ago I
had a letter to say that three of the brethren, the other day, because uiej
did not take off their hats to the host as it passed, were sentenced to
twenty days' imprisonment, and a fine of ten dollars each. On one of
them, the preacher, they have inflicted a second fine of ten dollars.
Now, I hope I have fulfilled my promise made at the outset. I hope
the journey has been pleasant and quick enough; and let me tell ^ou,
if you lay the periodical down, in addition to the advantages promised
at the beginning, you will not need to pay your fare back, but will find
yourself at home in less than the twinkling of an eye.
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178
UNDER the most favourable conditions there is nothing yer}^ ex-
hilarating in a ride on the Blackwall Railway ; bat on a raw winter
eyening the exercise is nothing less than depressing. After leaving
Fenchnrch-street we are sufficiently elevated to obtain a view of that
portion of the wonderful East-end which borders on the Thames, and
which after sunset, while as yet there is no moon, spreads before us as a
wilderness of houses with a sheet of yellow gas-light beneath, while a
cloud of smoky mist hovers above. Narrow, sloppy, and with only
lamps enough to make them visible, the streets look quite comfortless ;
and yet so valuable is the ground that trains pass within a few feet of
where human beings are working, sinning, or sleeping. We are con-
tinually coming upon contrasts in this city of anomalies, and perhaps
the strangest anomaly of all is seen in the way in which wealth and
poverty are found in company. Though this may sometimes be more
apparent at the West-end of the town, the East is in reality no less
remarkable for its strange scenes contrasting one with another. Thus,
while the homes of poverty are thickly scattered, a few steps from any
one of them will take us to warehouses and cellars, acres upon acres in
extent, in which are stored almost incalculable quantities of the richest
produce of the most fruitful climes.
It happens to be an evening on which Dr. Bamardo is giving an
entertainment to a large company of that waif-and-stray class who have
learned to look up to him as a benefactor, the place of meeting being
the Edinburgh Castle, at Limehoase. To those who know this ren-
dezvous, and something about the strange manner in which the pre-
mises were reclaimed from the basest of uses, there is a charm even in
the name ; and now, on approaching the brilliantly-lighted hostelry,
where gin and beer have been superseded by tea and coffee, the ear
is saluted by a very Babel of sounds, from the throats of children
struggling to gain admission to the feast within. In point of fact,
however, these clamorous youngsters are ineligible. The party consists
of some fifteen hundred boys and girls, ^1 probably under fifteen years
of age, but not one of them is earning a living in a straightforward
manner apart from evil associations. For nights previous to the
meeting the tickets of invitation were carefully distributed in various
parts of London, by experienced agents, who well knew what they
were about. They penetrated to the hot, reeking kitchens of those
curiously awftil dens known as common lodging-houses ; they visited
the railway-stations, the cold market-places, and still darker haunts
at the water-side. The aim was to invite a party fifteen hundred
strong of virtually homeless children, those alone being invited who
were such, or who were living alone in a lodging-house, or who herded
with some adult in what, in a lodging-house neighbourhood, is known
as '' a fdmished room." Of these places generally we will presently
speak more particularly ; but in the meanwhile, as we view the strange
scene firom tne platform, we may well feel somewhat appalled, not oidy
at the ease with which so unique a party was gathered, but at the
174 AT A SIBKKT l&iBS' TBA FASTT.
remembrance that, in London kloDe, there are at least twenty-eight
thonaand of these nnfortmnate children who are bom to misery.
Inside the ball, or, as we may say, in the large reoe^tioa-room, Uie
scene i8 one of great activity, offermg a rare opportnoity to any who
are dispoeed to stady character. As it la cooBidoed to be the safer
jAan, no tables are proTided; a moontain of well-filled p^>e^bagB on
the platform, representing nearly a ton of food, shows that there mh be
no stint in the way (rf protisifau, while the fragrant tea is brewed in
sixteen oms, etch of the nnfasbionable bnt still respectable c^iaoity of
thirty-six gidl<»u. In addition to the present meal there is a con-
ditional promise of a new sixpmioe and a couple of oranges to each
guest provided good behavioar is preserved throughout the evening.
Altbongh the vonngBters are exijected to make a noise, the order pre-
stfved ia wtmaerfolly good oonaiderine the conditions, and when we
again cuuider the privaljonB soffered by these yoongsters, we shall
wonder to see the oares of life sit bo lightly on their abonlden. Think-
ing nothiag about the haidships of to-morrow, they are only ooncemed
with prcirat eojoymei^
BOHI OT DS, BiAKAEDO'S QUBSIB.
Dr. Johnson enlisted the sympathy of posterity by once writing
himself drntia-ku ; bnt it is said that a sam of £5,000 woi^d be
required to give the dinnerless children in the streets of London ms
good meal. When invited to a treat, as in the case bef(H« ns, they eat
as if having enough were an uncommon experience; and the rapidity
with which the mountain of bags of food disappears is one of the note-
worthy phenomena of the evening. Talcing it as a whole, the scene is
one Bucn as might have been described by Defoe, or portrayed by the
pencil of Htsvih. Walk down the centre of the room while the cake
and bread and butter are being devoured, and notice welt that, while no
two faces are alike, there is, as it were, that monotonoas mmpinwi in
all which marks them as belonging to oue claes. So smoked and dried
is their hair, for example, that aU might readily be mistaken for one
coloDi; not that there are no exc^itions; for sprinkled here and
IT A BtBBir iSABS' TBJL PAETT. 175
tiiere in the dvk mau are a frw Bpecimeiui of that Saxon red which
evea a lodgmg-honae atmosphere camiot dye. Talk about the fireeh^
nees at yoi^ ; here are faoee whidi nerer knew any freahneBS ; an
in the aenee in which others have pasaed through the happy spring-
time of humanity, they were never yonng. They are &miliar with
plenty of jokes and tmks ; bnt instead of being the OTerflowings of
the buoyancy of yonth, these are oonnterfeits brought from the gutter,
the markets, and the waterside. What is ynlgarly called larking is dl
that the Tulgar, nndisci|riined mind has to fall back upon. This may
ixxsasion inconyenienoe ; bnt if nothing dse can repress the disposition
to ''lark** and pky practical jokes, a powerfol amateur band is in
readiness to drown all other sounds. The gas is far ont of the reach of
mischieYons hands ; and the waif generally finds it impossible to follow
any freak of gaiety when he cannot hear himself speak.
A roond of speeches, such as are generally supposed to be giyen at
other meetings, would be quite ont of place here, neither the patience
nor the mentsJ capacity of the youthful audience being equal to such
an infliction. If such listeners are to be addressed at i^l s^vantageoualyy
the speaker must be what certain editors would call an expert ; that is,
he must be a person who, in addition to possessing Christian sympathy,
is acquainted with that strangely repulsive world in which these boys
and girls pass their days. He must understand all about their
hardships and their manner of looking at things above them, and
comprehend the influences, ordinary and extraordinary, which, unless a
helping hand is held out, keep them in the mire. Dr. Bamardo excels
nearly all the men we have ever met with in this department of
knowledge, and ako in the tact with which he turns his ^^uirementB
to account. Periiaps no other leading philanthropist in England, with
the exception of Lord Shaftesbury, possesses so tnorongh an acquaint-
ance with the horrible institutions of modem London known as the
<x)mmon lodging-houses — the places whence the young creatures before
us have been brought.
Haying ourselves done something in the way of lodging-honae
visitation, a &w words of explanation will assist the reader in realizing
the snrrouiidings of those ndiom we, periiaps sometimes too lightly,
-call waift and strays. Smce Parliament passed a certain measnre,
framed by Lord Shaftesbury about thirty years ago, common lodging-
houses have been under police superyision, and in 1881 there were
1,220 establishments in London alone, vrtiidh harboured a total popula-
tion of nearly 80,000 persons, about thirty per cent of whom are
undentood to be juveniles under sixteen years of age. Large as this
total is, however, it is supplemented by about a thousand other places,
ranking among unregiateied houses, and which are continually receiving
notice to register by the police authorities.
Then it requires to be understood that bad as the lodging-heuses
pn^)6r may m, a lower depth, if possible, is reached in that kind sA
tenqporary accommodation, peculiar to lodging-house districts, known
mfiimi$hed rooms. Tb^fumMsd room is expressly provided for the
nomad lodging-house class, and no more corresponds with '' furnished
Sartments'' than the lod^ng-honse kitchen itself correeponds with
9 coffee-room of a comfortable hoteL The landlord neyer invests
176 AT A BTBEKT ASABS' TSA PA&TT.
yery largely in flimitarei he giyes no credit^ and his charge is from
eigntpence to a shilling per night. A tramp of the yagrant class,
haying dependent^, prefers these so-called " rooms," because they at
least ^ieye him from any inconyeniences attendant on police snper-
yision, the police not beine allowed to inspect them as they do the
lodging-houses. We neea not wonder, merefore, if in these low
retreate immorality is practised, disease is engendered, and crime is^
planned. Dr. Bamardo, who knows much more about the subject than
we do, has priyately supplied this information. '^A man takes a
* furnished room,' for whicn he pays, say, eightpence per night, and ia
accompanied by two or three children, and perhaps his wife ; but wishing
to economize, he sublets the room, so that there may really be four or
five other persons asleep in it also ; but no inspector of police can enter
that room, nor can the landlord he summoned for overerotvding, unlesa
the attention of the sanitary inspector is called to the case by some
catastrophe, whereas if the same offence occurred in the house situated
next door, and registered as a common lodging-house, a summons witb
depriyation of license might follow. The opportunities afforded for
deyising crime and practising immorality by the semi-priyacy of these
Bo-call^ ' furnished rooms ' lead to immense numbers of them being
used by the Hramp ' or ^ yagrant ' class who are here to-day and away
to-morrow. Yast numbers of liitte girls in the company of men and
women of the hopelessly pauper class find a refuge for the night in the
'furnished rooms,' ana are, as may be imagined, in almost certain
training for a yicious career."
The reader will now understand from what kind of retreats the fifteen
hundred boys and girls who constitute the tea-party we haye already
described haye come. Hayiug been reared in company with tramps
and yagrants, they are all in a greater or lesser degree in training for
a career of crime, unless something is done to put them in a better
way. The board-schools cannot reach them, for being here to-day
and off to-morrow they yery successfully elude the pursuit of any
inspector, and eyen if able to read them, their elders -treat summonses
as of less consequence than waste paper. If they are to be won at all
for a course of honest usefulness, priyate enterprise alone can win
them. Experience has proved that there is no more effectiye way of re-
Eressing crime than by laying hold of the young creatures in their native
aunts, and saving them from further contamination. The East-end
lodging-houses were never more crowded with chUdren than they are
at this moment. In Dr. Bamardo's Homes there are over a thousand
of these children rescued from these awful depths ; and if the number
were increased five-fold, society would be the gainer, although thousands
upon thousands would still be abroad in London.
It is enough to make one harbour misgivings for London when it is
found possible so readily to invite a party of fifteen hundred of this
one class, many of whom are able to convince us that they never had
a chance in Ufa Thrown as they haye been among vicious surround-
ings, there are doubtless some present who wo^d rather steal than
work ; but the greatest wonder is, that there are so many who still
struggle on to gain their livelihood honestly. It is one chief object of
the meeting to offer assistance to such by admitting them to the
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training-homes, which will prepare fchem for a creditable start in the
world. Those who are living by dishonest practices are fonnd to
be shy of coming forward, and these are old enough to understand
die caution which is given about a sinful course leading to a bad end.
in a few years all would be over; they are told their bodies will die,
but the soul must live for ever. The result of the meeting is that
about a hundred are selected for reclamation.
The urgent need of nsin^ every endeavour to save these waifs and
fitrays from the sorrows and crime of the streets, is shown by the fact
that about serenty-five per cent, of thos^ constituting our evening
assembly have been cast on the world at a tender age to shift for them-
selves. Out of thirteen hundred gathered together on a former
occasion, eight hundred and twenty-six were so completely destitute
and friendless, that they freauently remained all night out of doors.
Indeed, on one bitterly cold night, as many as four hundred and
seventy-five were spoken to who had no money wherewith to pay
for their lodging ; and yet out of that large number there were only
twenty-seven who had ever seen the inside of a prison.
The common lodging-houses of London represent the lowest depth
to which fallen beings can sink outside of the workhouse. In them
are fonnd the low-bom and the yicious, who have never fared better
in life, and have never known what it was to enjoy more decent
accommodation. But at the same time the crowded kitchens, hot and
unsavoury with the fumes of tobacco, herrings, onions, and other
things, are enliyened by the presence of persons of classic education
who have fallen from high social positions. These are sometimes
accorded titles by the motley assembly, which are naturally suggested
by their appearance. Thus "Gentleman Jack" is so called because
he has a military bearing ; while his ''Severence" is accorded a clerical
distinction because his features yet retain traces of what he may once
have been in former days. The darkest part of the story is that these
fallen stars, by reason, as it would seem, of the height from which
they have come down, are more degraded, are more repulsive in their
manners, and use fouler language 3ian those whom we may call the
natives proper of the lodging-house. Quondam lawyers, clergymen,
magistrates, and others excel all competitors in their horrid depravity.
How awfuUy suggestive is this fiEbct of what society may come to in
another state where the unredeemed only live to make progress in
iniquity !
Let ns, at all events, save the children by every means in our power
from the cruel fate which threatens them. Since the foundation of
Dr. Bamardo's Homes, twelve years ago, nearly 4,000 boys and girls
from the streets have been received Though that number is easily
spoken, it represents the population of a small town, and no one could
estimate the amount of good which it represents. The gain to the
children themselves is only equalled by the advantages won by society
at large by their reclamation.
12
17«
BT Q. HOLDEUr PIKE.
THE aoooiiBt of the lift of this ybtj Bealoas lerraat of the Lord and
reprceentatiTe Qaaker is oootained in two smjrie octsTO TolimeB
pnbliflhed soon after his death, m 1889. The work w, in point of fMst,
s long; rambline, and looeefy oompoeed antobiofiprapliy, bnt is, at the
•amethne, a bocMC riKmnding in strudng incident and remaikable ezpe-
rieneeu The anthor oonfeBieB at the onteet that he wrote to relieYB nis
own mmd, and to enconrai^ othen who might oome alter him.
Thomas Shillttoe was bora in Holbom in 1754, a time of deadneis
and 0f snperatition wfaidiy howerer, were fradnallygifii^ way befi^e
flie Bare adyance of the Methodist renfaL Hii psErenta were ordinazr
peofde of One wodd of that day, who attended ihe parish ohnrch, and
who snpposed that reliffion began and ended with rites and ceremonies.
The elder Mr. ShiUitoe was Keeper of the library at OraVs Inn, and
daring the yonth of his afterwards celebrated son, he mored abont from
one part of London to another in a aomewhat eiratio fMhion, now
appearing near the place of his oconpationy then in Whitechapely and
finally settine np as host of the Three Tons IViTem at Isuagton.
Thomae, who nad hiAeito been oarefdlly eednded from what his parents
thought to foe improper socidty, was now '* allowed to ramble the Tillage
anproteoted, both by day and late of an efening, canr^ing ont beer
to the costomers, and gathering in the pots, and waiting upcm snch
oompaay as came to the hoose." He nuaht have been rained alto-
Sher had not his fsther proyidentiaBy fiifled as a pnUican, and thns
nd it to his adTantaee to letum to Gray's Inn.
At sixteen yaare of age Thomas was apprenticed to a dmnken
grocer at Wapping, who fidled in bnsiness throngh dissipation ; and
Uien, with his apprentice, vemoTed to Portamontti to make another
beginning. The connection bein^altogether nnpiomising, howeyeri the
indentnres were cancelled, and Gliomas Tetnmed to London to find
another situation in the same trade wiUi another grocer, a sober,
religionsly-inclined man irfio attended the chapel of the Foundling
Horoital.
While in this situation Thomas ShiDitoe had his attentian first turned
towards the Society of Friends by meeting with a- youth, a distant re-
lation, who attended the meetings, though not by any means a conyerted
character. The two youths, after leaying the ^nday morning worship,
dmed togetlier, and tnen passed th^ remainder of the day in friyolous
amusements, so that young Thomas mi^t again faaye been canght in a
snare if he had not been aubjected to frbai proyed the salutary influence
of a little persecution. His unaoooontable liking for the Friends cost
him the loss of his sitni^on and of his parents' fayour. Then things
came to a crisis. ** My father one day told me," he says, ** he would rather
haye followed me to my graye than I should haye gone among the
QnaJcers ; and he was determined I should quit his house that day week,
and turn out and quMck amongst those I had joined myself in profession
with."
So wonderful were the workings of Pioyidence in this instance, that
THS HBOJUCiBLl WESTCfKT OF THOOCAfl BSILLITOE. 179
the jcftmg Qnalrer actaallj found himself adranced in the social race by
means of the harsh treatment which his father administered as a cor-
rectiye on the day of leaving the paternal roof; for a situation was fonnd
for him at a bankmg-honse in Lombard-street, which was a colony of his
co-religionists. It was there, at the age of twenty-fonr, that he expe-
rienced what was supposed to be a mysterious inward call to the minis-
try, to which he gladly responded in alter days. To obey that cdl he was
ready, if need arose, to renounce the allurements of the world ; but,
unexpectedly, conscience soon demanded a sacrifice quite apart from
this qnestion. Those were the days of lottery tickets, and thinking it
waswron^ to aid in any manner such a form of gambling, the young
clerk decided on resigning his situation. How sore was his dilemma ;
and how extraordinary the answer that seemed to come to him as he
prayed oyer and meditated on his troubles — '' I must be willing to
humble myself and learn the trade of a shoemaker.'' He confesses that
while the spirit was relieved, flesh and blood was humiliated. At this
time he was even more advanced than many of his own Society ; for
while many Friends sympathized with his scruples, others were unable
to see the reasonableness of them. Shillitoe, however, was quite firm ;
he left Lombard-street and its aristocracy of wealth, and betook himself
to ^ a man in the Borough," to whom he handed more than half of
what he possessed as payment for lessons to be received in the art of
shoemaking.
Owing to ill-health, the Southwark shoemaker was imable to com-
plete his agreement; and had it not been for that indomitable per-
severance which sprang from trust in God, the young artisan would
surely have been wrecked on the troubled sea of London life. Im-
perfectly taught the business on which he was henceforth to depend
for a livelihood, he set up in the City with a capital of a few shillings
only. Here, probably through not taking sufficient care of himself, his
health gave way — a trial which led to his removing into the country
district of Tottenham. There he at least enjoyed the advantage of
being in the midst of a colony of Friends ; and these kind people, like
their cotemporaries in the Oity, seem to have been willing '^ to make
allowances for one who had only newly entered '' the tr^le. Out in
the sunshine of the respectable suburb all things seemed to brighten
in a corresponding degree. He found more trade as well as a suitable
wife, and of course he also enjoyed more peace in his soul. He soon
had sufficient business to employ two journeymen, and thus all went on
smoothly until the year 1790, when Thomas Shillitoe began to look away
from his own interests towards " the Lord's work."
We have to think of him at this time as a shoemaker in a small way
of business, with a wife and several small children requiring care,
especiiJly as the family finances did not allow the mistress to have the
aid of a domestic servant. There were also several [journeymen needing
constant superintendence; and besides all, those were the days of rob-
bery and violence, and reports were current of one house after another
in the neighbourhood having been plundered. For such a man to
seriously think of leaving home to travel over England and other
countries at his own charge in the service of the gospel might certainly
seem to savour of enthusiasm. No wonder that he speaks of misgivings.
180 THB BBICABEABLB HI8I0BY OF THOMAS SHUiUTOE.
of disconragementSy of difficulties saggested by the adYerearj. He went
on in great straits until on a certain day, while standing at the bench
cutting out material for his men, a voice, as he imagined, spoke in his
ear: — ^^ I will he mare than holts and hars to thy outward hahitation;
more than a master to thy servants ; for I can restrain their wandering
minds ; more than a hushand to thy wife, and a parent to thy infant
children,'* The knife fell from his hand, while dl remaining doubts
were dispelled from his mind. " I no longer dared to hesitate after
such a confirmation," he remarks ; and immediately afterwards he was
recognised as an '' approved minister " by the Monthly Meeting.
In March, 1791, he started on his first journey through the Eastern
Counties. He visited a number of meetings, and on his return found
that his foreman, contrary to all expectation, had been uncommonly
diligent. His next journey was to Dunkirk in France, after which he
made a tour in Lincolnshire. His object was to stir up Friends to
greater earnestness in their Lord's service ; but when other oppor-
tunities offered he was quite ready to take advantage of them. Thus,
during his tour in Lincolnshire he is found preaching with great
acceptableness to a crowd around the market-cross at Waddington. He
frequently speaks of having been accompanied by his "kind friend
William Forster," who was grandfather of the present Secretary of State
for Ireland.
Things progressed in this manner until, early in 1793, Thomas
Shillitoe became oppressed with what he calls '' a concern " to visit
George III. in the interest of the gospel. This project, faithfully
carried out in obedience to what was believed to be a divine suggestion,
really forms one of the most striking passages to be found in the
annals of the shoemaking craft, remarkable as numbers of the votaries
of that craft have been for sterling characteristics which have enabled
them to benefit the world. It was not, as one can readily imagine,
a congenial task ; and for more than a year a conflict, more or less
distressing, raged between the unwilling flesh and the willing spirit.
He prayed over this matter by day and by night, he sought counsel of
judicious friends, and was so borne down that he suffered in health,
and only with great difficulty managed to get through his daily business.
At length, on Monday, February 12th, 1794, Thomas Shillitoe, accom-
panied by George Stacey, drove to Windsor, and that night halted at an
inn in the town, their manner of procedure being as yet all uncertain.
To write a communication seemed to be quite impracticable, and to
secure a private interview also appeared to be impossible. " Who art
thou that art afraid of a man that must die ? " one had asked of the
adventurer before leaving London ; but even after appropriating as his
own those stimulating words, he passed the night in thought rather than
in sleep. *' I have heard of people being brought into such a state of
perturbation of mind " that '* they might be knocked down with a
feather," he tells us ; '^ I thought I was now in degree brought into
this state of inability." It was decided that the most likely manner to
see the king would be to take up a position in the stable-yard at 8 a.m.
on the following day, when his majesty would start on a hunting
excursion. This was done ; but such was the excitement of the two
Quakers that one calls the other ''my companion in tribulation." On
THX RmffAByARLl HIBTOBY OF THOICAB 8HILLIT0B. 181
tnmiDg a corner of a building, George Stacey said, ''There is the king I "
Seeing his yisitors, George would hare made towards them bad the
two been sufficiently composed to gire his majesty a sign of encourage-
ment. As it was, he re-entered the stable, ana thither the Friends,
unaccustomed to the etiquette of Courts, would hare followed had not
a wiser attendant, " in a handsome manner/' prevented them. Thomas
Shillitoe himself describes what followed : —
" The king, we suppose, hearing what passed, immediately came to
the door of the stable, on which, my companion being favoured with
strength, said, ' This fHend of mine hath something to communicate to
the king : ' on which the king stepped up to me, raising his hat from
his head, his attendants placing themselves on his right and left hand^
my companion on my left. We occupied a small paved space round
the stable-door. Silence was observed for a few minutes, during which
my dwelling continued to be, as it were, in the siripping-room. Strength
being given to me to breid^ silence, and utter the words, * Hear, 0
king ! ' all fear was taken away from me, and I felt to myself as if out
of the body ; as my companion afterwards said, I was enabled to stand
like a wall of brass. It was evident that which was communicated was
well received by the king, the tears trickling down his cheeks. The
king stood in a very solid manner, until I had fully relieved my mind
of all that came befoi^e me, not attempting to move from us, until I
made the motion to my kind companion that I was clear. When
George Stacey acknowledged the king's kindness in giving us that
opportunity, the king inquired my name and place of abode, raising his
hat from his head again. It was said, he did not pursue his diversion
of hunting that day, but returned to the queen, and informed her of
what had passed. It was supposed the communication lasted about
twenty miDutes." His relief at having fulfilled this mission was *' that
of a porter who had been travelling under the weight of a load ready to
crush him down to the ground ; but having reached the end of his
journey, had become relieved from both his knot and burden."
After this he continued his travels, in 1802 visiting the meetings in
the Channel Islands, and in 1803 making an excursion through Berk-
shire and Oxfordshire. For a time he was troubled in consequence of
his foreman^ whom he had reproved for some irregnlarity, threatening
to resign by way of retaliation ; but the heir of the household, who was
only fourteen, making a tolerably good substitute for his age, the man
was discharged, and the trouble blew over.
At the Bur ford meeting, in 1808, an extraordinary incident occurred
which we shall not attempt to explain. Before proceeding to the
meeting Thomas Shillitoe and his companion had been entertained by
an aged couple who outwardly seemed to be models of sanctity and
decorum, the man being of " patriarchal appearance/' the woman^ who
probably was a more consistent character, wearing a similar appearance to
her husband. ''After we had sat down a short time together," says Thomas
Shillitoe, " on a sudden my mind was struck with the idea of something
coming towards me, which bore the resemblance of a sheep, down to
the very feet and over the whole body and head ; but as it seemed to
approach nearer me, I plainly discovered the snout and piercing ejes of
a wolf, which it had not the power with all its craft and cunnmg to
182 THH MMAWTAmW HISVOBY QT THOMiiB BOOAJ^SOBL,
disgnifie. Nothing eoald I come at bat this wolf, bo compl^dj
disgnised down to the rery feet, and yet its sharp snout and its fierce
CTes betrayed it ; all my endeavoars to have my mind diverted of these
ideas proved unavailing/' Thinking that this should be the bur-
den of his message to the meeting, the visitor was not un-
faithful ; but although no hint had been given by an^ person, he found
at the close of a searching address that his delineations and warnings
were true to life, that the wolfs '' snout and piercing eyes ** leaUy
belonged to the apparent patriarch, whose backbiting ways greatly
injured the cause of religion.
In 1805 the shoemaking business at Tottenham was entirely relin*
quished, and henceforth Thomas Shillitoe wholly devoted himself to the
service of the gospeL In the course of this vear he a|;ain vis ted the
Channel Islancb, and not to remain idle in harvest time during the
intervals between the meetings, he says, ''I showed them a fimner'a
linen frock I had provided myself with for the purpose, that I might be
prepared to do any dirty work that fell out for me." Though be in-
sisted on paying for board and lodging, he put on his smock, todc a
sickle, and worked like a common labourer through the sultry hours.
The honest farmer, unable to speak English, would occasionally, in a
tone of French politeness, call out "/a%i^" to his strange yisitor, doubt-
less meaning that he ought to retire to some shady place for rest ; but
though he held bravely on, the amateur reaper was '' truly glad when
night came." This example of labour was well spoken of, but we sup^
pose it was an example which could not be universally copied with
profit Though it did not do so in the case of Thomas Shillitoe, such
eccentricity might haye entailed the loss of more precious opportunities.
As it was, he proved himself to be a good workman in a higner senrice.
Not only did he yisit the meetings, but he preached in the open air to
large numbers of the ordinary population. His narrative affords some
glimpses into the condition of tne conmion people. '* Those who trayd
amongst these islanders in the countiy," he says, '' must not look for
great things, or to be much waited upon, their means in general being
yeiy small, and it is a rare thing to find a servant kept ; yet so fisr as I
have experienced, there is no want of necessaries for such as are
devoted to Christ's cause.''
In 1807 he spent about six months — chiefly on foot — ^in visiting the
northern counties, the particulars of which he yery minutely records.
At West Houghton, in the neighbourhood of Warrington, he unexpec-
tedly came upon a company of tiiirty-four persons, who, ^' after the
manner of Friends," assembled for worship in a very lonely place, in an
antique meeting-house worthy of the primitive times. '* Three forms
were in the middle, and by bricks against the walls, with planks, they
had seated it round ; and to obtain light, a large hole was made in the
wall at each end of the building, with shutters, keeping that open least
likely to incommode them by wind and weather, as there was no glass."
The scMon which Thomas ^illitoe and his companion in travel passed
vnth this '' contrite company " was one long remembered. Conscious of
the divine presence, the yisitors were almost too affected to speak, and
'* when the meeting broke up, the floor in every direction was strewn
oyer with their tears." After meeting, dinner— ''a large dish of
fwtfldoee* well seMoned, witk aboai qm pound of meat oni ia pimC —
waa Ber?ed in an adjoining cottage on a clean, clothloaa tables with only
a spoon and knife in eadi plate^ Honely aa tim repast wa8» tiie
refteahment both of mind and bodj waa abondantlj refreshiiig.
Thoogh io poor in worldly gear, thAse people weie rich towarda Ckid ;
and in a dream shortly befi»e^ onr Friena had lodced npon thoaa who
were in an opposite ocnditioa. He saw before him a stsei>, narrow path,
founded on solid rock, a yawning pieeipiee beio^^ on either side^ and
aloac which a trusty g^ide offered to oondnct hinu In a plain beneaOi
he saw anomber of persona grubUng in the earth, or otherwise triTiallj
employed, and who^ thongh eonseiosa that they wece mia^4^)eading their
time, Bonght eoasolation in the thongbt that th^ were only doiQg as
their neighboora did. Th^ wore rich robeiv uid possessed abondant
wealth; bnt because they yntQ estranged from Ood they were miserable
and undone.
In the fc^wing year, after he had composed fmd printed an address
to the nilero of this nation, we find him again setting out northward on
foot, an roak for Ireland, calling at places on th% road. At this
time he made light of walking thirty or forty miles in a single day in
the height of the summer weather, and it is theref<»e bard^ strange
that we occasionally hear something about the perik of the country.
Thus, in the middle of July, while travelling alone far from the turn-
pike road, in a rery l<Midy part of Leicestenhire, the heat so far ex-
ceeded aught he had eyer experienced before that he half expected he
should die b^re any cottage or haven of succour eould be reached.
Hour after hour he sesBis to have walked without seeing any human
being or habitation, and having ei^n the bread and drank tiie cider
with which he had been provided at the start, he felt overoome with
weariness and thirst. His distress became such that he Mce filled a
bottle from '^a small body of stagnant water, in which a cow was
stamping her feet to cool heraell*' While the sun glared like a main
fnmiMQe^ the shade seemed snnounded with breath as from surroonding
fiiQSL Ooming to a cottage he pocured some miter, and gave seven
abiUings to l^ conveyed one mile to a little inn, whence after farther
refreshment and rest he proceeded in a vehicle to Hinckley. He tails
na that that day was supposed to have been the hottest ever known in
England, and as report said, many people died in the fields, nearly fifty
hones " dropped down dead on the North Road ; " while on the day
following, fruit on the trees in exposed places appeared aa if it had been
cooked over a fire.
Aftor this he proceeded to Ireland, where he met with perils and
adventures of another kind. In the course of extensive rounds he
visited the Friends* meetings ; bnt connting this as the pleasurable part
of his experience, duty led him into many less congenial avenues. In a
day when sush intrusion was less thought of than at present, he
penetrated with the gospel message into the public-houses of towns
like Waterford, Carrick, Boss, etc He even called on several Romish
bishops, with whom, after warning them of their duty to God and men,
in the most pointed, straightforward manner, he commonly parted on
exceedingly friendly terms. His unvarying faith and holy boldness
earned him victoriously through many a dreadfbl conflict. While
184 THB RBHABKABLB HIBTOBT 01* THOXAB SHILLITOB.
weaker Friends were fearing conseqnences, he was nndannted, and after-
many a dark morning he was enabled to rejoice in the light of evenin^^
The phases of Irish life he witnessed caused him to feel a great solici-
tnde for the people, who were priest-ridden and miserable, sunk low in^
porerty and superstition. He was constantly exposed to abase and insolt,
and more serious dangers sometimes threatened; as, for example,
when in a lonely and crowded drinking house, where he was speaking to-
the people about their eternal interests, an opponent appeared armed
with a large butcher's knife. As a further example of his faithftd-
ness, take this adventure which befell the heroic missionary in 1811,
when he paid six hundred yisits to the worst dens of Dublin : —
"The first house we entered made a deplorable appearance; it waa
now yery early in the morning, yet we found on descending the steps
into the drinking room, which much resembled a cellar, the window
frames and glass broke to smash, several young women, without-
shoes, stockings, or caps, dancing to the fiddle/' He spoke plainly
to the master and mistress of the house, and with so much suocess*
that the woman appeared to be deeply affected. The visitors then
left ; but remembering that he had not spoken to the people in the
room, Sbillitoe with his companion returned, when at his request the*
fiddle and the dancing ceased. The scene is depicted as one of misery and
depravity : '' On a bench near us lay young girls so overcome with their
night's revelling in drunkenness, that they seemed past being roused by
an ^hing that occurred around them. Others, from the same causes,
their heads reclining on the table, barely able to raise their heads and
open their eyes, and altogether incapable of comprehending what was
going forward ; companies of men and women in boxes in other parts-
of the room drinking." For a time the gospel messenger stood silent r
then when strength was given he spoke to them of sin and its oonse-
Spences, and of the fountain opened in Christ for all uncleanness. He
ortunately noticed the signs of distress and horror pictured in many
faces; but when the address was ended they thanked the preaoher
heartily, and hoped a blessing would attend his efforts. This is only a
sample of long, persevering efforts among the lowest classes in the
Irish capital ; besides which he paid religious visits to the mayor, and
the principal of the clerical chie& of both the English and Bomish
churches.
In August, 1812, while on a journey to a different part of the
countiy, Thomas Shillitoe quite unexpectedly heard that a Friend, named
Ann iVy, '' from an apprehension of religious duty was likely to visit
the families of colliers, miners, and a description of men called the Gang ,
at Kings wood and in its neighbourhood." He wrote to this lad^ in ''a
courteous way," the result being that heliimself was soon committed to
the enterprise.
Since the days of Whitefield, when that great preacher and lesser
agents of the great revival extended their holy crusade to Bristol, Kings-
wood and its colliers have at least been familiar by name to readers of
religious literature. What the character of the district was in the days
of 'George II. is therefore generally known; and it appears to have
progressed from bad to worse, until in 1812, at Gockroad, there was tat
extensive colony of the criminal olass, who under the name of the Gang
THB KKMARXABTiH HISIOBT 01* THOMAS BHILLITOB. 185*
became sach a terror to the respectable inhabitants of the snrronnding
coontry that an association was formed specially for their extirpation.
At that time the nnmber of the thieyes appeared to be daily growings
their depredations were carried on over a wide area, and the daring
efironteiy with which robberies were committed was nneqnalled even in
that dissolute age. They carried on their traffic systematically;
many hundreds of children were in trainiog for thieves at one time ;
labourers so inclined were formally admitted into the fraternity, and thej
were in league with a large number of hucksters who gained a liveli-
hood by receiving cart-los^s of stolen goods at a time. It was stated
that thousands of people were directly or indirectly connected with the
Gang.
Such was the character of the colony which Thomas Shillitoe and Ann
Fry undertook to visit in the capacity of missionaries in the fall of
1812. In the Journal the people are described as living by '' robbery,
coining, horse-stealing, and every evil practice within their reach."
The plan adopted was quite simple; fearing nothing on their own ac-
count, the two visitors, carrying milk and bread and butter with them
for dinner, went forth day after day to visit from house to house. Ad-
yanced as the season was, they appear to have dined in the open air, and,
quite naturally, occasionally found themselves surrounded by a crowd of
ragged, inquisitive children. Besides this separate visitation, however,
meetings were held, while a great deal of other business was got through
which is chronicled with some minuteness in the diary. To do all that
had to be done, travelling along dangerous bye-roads on dark nights
became necessary ; but such was the respect in which the gospel mes-
sengers were held that no bodily injury was ever feared from the des-
peradoes who infested the locality. Men who were well-known mem-
bers of the gang were in some instances singled out to be dealt plainly
with ; and so far were they from resisting, that some of the number were
thorough cowards when confronted by the placid gaze and searching
words of the plain-spoken Quakers. One powerful young fellow who
was wanted for a meeting thought to escape by bolting into a cottage ;
but, being nimble for persons in middle life, Thomas Shillitoe and Ann
Fry quickly followed to enquire for him. The woman said he had gone
out again, but as there was no back door Ann Fry declared this to be
impossible, and thus, giving in, the cottager called out, " Richard, come
down stairs.*' The summons was repeated, still without effect. *' Fully
believing, if we preserved our own peace of mind we must not miss
seeing him, but persevere,'* says Shillitoe^ " I went to the stair foot, call-
ing out, ' Bichard, come down stairs, or I must come and fetch thee
down.' No reply being made, strength was given me to go up into his
chamber, where I found him crouched down behind the head of the bed.
I should have been as nothing in his hands, a large-boned, hale young
man, had he been permitted to have resisted me. I told him we wanted
to hare his company, took him by the collar from behind the bed, and
sent him down stairs before me, on which he quietly took his place in
the chinmey comer." The work of yisitation extended far away from
this particular notorious district, and many phases of life — some as dis-
tressing as others were cheering and encouraging — ^were met with as
the work was pursued. The fruit of such endeavours may not hare
been praeently eeea, bafc it ocrteiiily appealed ; for e few
WMPds the thieree* celon j we hA?e danribed sirriyed oily in the neoMK
riai^ of &• middb-aged inbebitente.
{To b$ eoniimud^)
FOM an old Welih periodiGal called Qrtd y Bidyddwyr^ fat April,
1827, we extract part of & long article by the celebrated Chritfanaa
Erans. The article is headed, <' The State of Beligion among the Bap-
tiatB," its closing portion oontaina the following remarka on preachinj^ : —
''I want prejftoherB to read all they can, and make naa ot ideaa
which fall lue the mann^ of old ; bnt let them take them home to
grind, and boil, and bake in the mill of prayer and the heated pol of
reflection ; then place them like the twehe loarea of ghewbiead on
the golden table of the miniatry before the worehippera and holy
prieathood. I want the entire word to be preached, becaose it ia giren
of God; bnt with snch conneotiona aa eziit in the Solar Syatem«
or in ttie hnman body, which, if diaconneeted, the life and effect
depart The son ia ' the world's life and a globe of fire.** Were a
husbandman who tilled and cnltirated the earth for its jurodiicta to hold
a sackcloth towards the snn he wonld be eateemed an ignorant owl in
oar sight Were a surgeon to ampatate a limb, a hand or leg from
the bodyi, so that the connection with the ereat artery of the heart be
broken, and then endearour to make the blood circulate through the
serered limb, to quicken and to warm it^ we shonld only say, ' Rftnnite
the Umb to tibe body that the blood may pervade it in its coune,(»r else
aa soon as you like bury it in the earth.' Many preaohei^ I oor
derstand, haye more interest in preaching about the earth'a being
stricken and punished witti drought last year than about Jeana bcang
struck on the cross all red with his blood I Ohriat's sacrifice and the
Holy ^irit's grace occupy the place of the central sun and of the heart's
blood in the Christian system as diose do in their own systems. I have
obserred that an unerangelical style like that described has latterly
crept in amongst all denominationa in Wales in preaching duties. WluS;
good has preaching the dead cross erer done? Are the churches more
heavenly, industrious, and striving ? Or are they more unspiritual,
insipid, and lethargic ? Here is gun, here is leaden bullet, here is flint,
here is touch-hole, here is finger, bnt where is the powder ? The baQ
will never start without that He is the mover of the whele, ' Christ
the power of God, and the wisdom of God/ 1. Let us, then^ preach
the whole truth evangeJically. 2. Faithfully, for souls are in danger.
S. Plainly and clearly, since heaps of our hearers know less than we
imagine. 4. Affectionately, fervently, and winningly 1 for the flame of
Calvary's love is intense, and should cause a glow in the pulpit, melting
everything to its own consistency, and joining man to God by the cross,
to be one spirit for ever and for ever."
« Apoeticslqaotatiimfromthe WtUL
187
§mim an^ i^
TOTT know, bekyfed, the ScriptiiTe hath kud a flat oepoiition between
faith and Benae. ** We live by faith/' Bays ue apostle, '' and
not by sight or by senaa" They are aa two bocketfi — the life of faith
and the life of sense ; when one goea np, the other goes down; the
higher faith rises, the lower sense and reason ; and the Ugher sense and
reason, the lower faith. That is tme of Uie schools. Keason going
before, &ith weakens and diminishes it; bat reason following apon faith,
increases and strengthens it. Besides, yon know Paal says, "Not
many wis^** Ac. Yfhj not many wise called ? Those that are wise
<xmsider the things of Qod in a more rational way, and therefore not
many wise are called. It hinders them from the work of belie?ing.
Lnther says well, '' If yon would belie?e, you most crucify that Ques-
tion— why ? ^ Qod would not hare us so full of wherefores, and if you
would beliere yon must go blindfold into God's command. Abraham
subscribes to a blank when the Lord calls him out of his own country.
Besides, you know the great field that faith hath to work in — ^the
large and vast orb and sphere that it hath to move in. Faith can go
into the Old Testament and come back again to the soul, and tell the
soul, I have seen a man whom God hath pardooed, and why may
he not pardon thee ? Faith can run up to heaven and come home
again to the soul and say, I ba?e seen the glory there ; be of good
comfort^ there is enough in hearen to pay for alL Faith can run
unto God's all-sufficiency, to God's omnipotency, and having viewed
that well, it returns home again to the soul and says, Be quiet; there
is enough in God alone. ' Faith having seated herself upon the high
tower and mountain — ^God's omnipc^ncy and all-sufficiency — hath
a great prospect It can look over all the world, and look into
another world too. But now reason — ^it gets upon some little mole-hiU
of creature ability, and if it can see over two or three hedges, it is well ;
and, therefore, oh what a pain it is to fSsdth to be tied to reason f I
supnose you will all say that if a man were able to eo a journey of two
or tnree hundred miles afoot, he were a very good footman ; yet if you
will tie him to carry a child of four or five years old with him, you
will say it would be a great luggage to him ; and the man would say,
" Pray, let this child be left alone ; for though he may run along in
my hand half-a-mile, or go a mile with me^ yet notwithstanding I
must carry him the rest of the way ; and when I come at any great
water, or have to go over any hill, I must take him upon m^ back,
and that will be a great burden to me." Thus it is between faith and
reason. Season at the best is but a child to faith. Faith can foot it
over mountains and difficulties, and wade through afflictions, though
they be very wide ; but when reason comes to any affliction, to WMe
throngh that and to go over some great difficulties, then it cries out^
and says, '' Oh Faith, good Faith, go back again; ^ood Faith, go back
again." "No," savs Faith, "but I will take thee upon my back,
Beason." And so Faith is fain to do indeed, to take Reason upon its
back. But oh, what a luggage is Season to Faith I Faith never
works better than when it works most alone. The mere rational con-
sidering of the means, and the deadness thereof is a great and special
enemy to the work of believing. — WilUam Bridge.
188
^jt Htutttlmto of ^M in its i^^^ssirali.
BT ALBZ. B. BBUOBy D.D.
IN this snbBtantial volnme we have a sterling contribntion to sacred
classics. It forms the sixth series of the Ganniogham Lectures ;
an institution designed to advance the theological literature of Scotland
in connection with the Free Church. The worthy author has acquitted
himself of a delicate and arduous task with much discretion and ability*
Deep learning, wide research, and sound catholicity, qualify him to
perform the part of a guide for those good people who seek recreation
in romantic literary excursions to the summit of mountains that terrify
ordinary travellers, or through districts not marked upon common
maps. The title of this book suggests a theme, beyond all others to
our taste ; yet in perusing the treatise, we seem to be traversing a road
where the trail of the serpent is to be traced at every step.
In the dignity of the person of Christ we take infinite delight ; and
in the depth of his humiliation we find matter for devout gratitude.
With the sweetness of his character as a sojourner on our earth we are
always charmed. His sufferings awaken our tender sympathy. We
hail him as the Saviour of our ruined race, and we greet the redemption
he wrought with a faith that feasts on the sacrifice he offered of himself.
For contemplations of Christ we have the keenest relish ; but from con-
troversies about Christ we recoil with the utmost aversion. There are
fields of enquiry into which we should never venture were we not ven-
turesome enough to follow a foe. We had thought that there was no
limit to the interest we felt in thinking of Christ, and conversing about
him; but we must confess that we should shrink from joining with
Ebrard, Martensen, Liebner, Eeim, and other German professors in a
discussion as to whether he had any particular temperament. Be the
Juestion propounded on a physical or ethical basis, we should equally
emur to it But even amongst intricacies like this Dr. Bruce does
not lose his way.
What think ye of the Christ f Who do mm say that the Son of man is T
These have been moot questions ever since his advent. Two heresiea
of an opposite character, the seeds of which were sown in the apostolic
age, witnessed a remarkable development in the age that immediately
succeeded it. Of Judaism and Gnosticism, our readers have, we pre-
sume, a general idea : and those who have tracked the course of diurch
history in the controversies of the schoolmen, would be aware that
Ebioniies, the extreme on one side, saw little that was divine in the
person of our Lord Jesns Christ, being content to recognise him a&
another Prophet, greater than Moses; while, at the otiier extreme,
Docetists ignored his human existence, holding that his appearance in
the flesh was merely an illusion ; or, at leas^ in their writings the
realism of his biographical history became more or less overshadowed by
the idealism of their sentimental speculation. For five centuries firom
the opening of the Christian era, the great anxiety and care of the
• Edinburgh : T. and T. Clarice.
THl HlTHUJATIOlf OF CHRISr. 189
^shnrch was to preserve this one article of faith in the Only-begotten
Son of the Father pare firom sceptical cormption and sinister constmc-
tion. For onr own part, in the teeth of modem prejudice, and since
it has become a fashion dogmatically to denounce all dogmas, we are
rather prone to look back with respect, and even with veneration, to the
<a'eeds and confessions which were framed to preserve orthodoxy. They
are but the masonry of men, we may be told. Not exactly so, we should
reply. They are fortifications built into the Bock, and form a pro-
montory which looks defiantly on all assailants. A brief extract from
the fifth book of Hooker's Ecclesiascical Polity will perhaps help to put
this matter in a cieoi light : '' There are but four things which concur
to make complete the whole state of our Lord Jesus Christ : his Deity,
his manhood, the conjunction of both, and the distinction of the one
irom the other being joined in one. Four principal heresies there are,
which have in those things withstood the truth ; Arians, by bending
themselves against the Deity of Christ ; Apollinarians by maiming and
misinterpretiag that which belongeth to his human nature ; Nestorians
by rending Christ asunder, and dividing him into two persons ; the
followers of Eutyches, by confounding in his person those natures which
they should flistingnish. Against these there have been four most
&mouB Gtoeral Councils: the Council of Nice, to define against
Arians ; against Apollinarians, the Council of Constantinople ; the
Council of Ephesus against Nestorians ; against Eutychians, the
Chalcedon Council. In four words — at^thos, tSlgos, adairStos, asngnchu-
tSs — truly, perfectly, indivisibly, distinctly; the first applied to his
being Ckd; and the second to his being man; and the third to his
being of both one ; and the fourth to his still continuing in that one
both; we may fully, by way of abridgment, comprise whatsoever an-
tiquity hath at large handled, either in declaration of Christian belief,
or in refutation of the aforesaid heresies. . . . We conclude therefore
that to save the world it was of necessity the Son of Gk>d should be thus
incarnate, and that God should be so in Christ, as has been declared."
This quotation is but the fragment of a paragraph (No. 54). The
entire treatise may be studied with advantage. Hooker having flourished
three centuries ago, carries us back to a period when the Anglican
church had not as yet put forth by the montn of her prelates or pres-
byters any monstrous pretensions to catholic authority or apostolic
succession. The '* Lambeth Articles " had been framed by Archbishop
Whitgift and others, asserting the Calvinistic quality of her Pro-
testantism ; but Archbishop Laud had not inaugurated the reactionary
movement which encroached upon liberty of conscience by enforcing a
Popish liturgy with wilful espionage and wanton tyranny.
Although Dr. Bruce, in his second lecture, takes an interesting re-
trospect of the Patristic Theology, yet, so far as the general design of
his work is concerned, he starts his survey from a point and a period
when the dogmas were all determined. Digging down to the division
between the Reformed Protestant churches, he inspects the strata, and
minutely examines the volcanic rocks where the fires once furiously
raged, and then he works his way gradually upwards to modem theories
that have never crystallized, and it is not likely that they ever will. It
is all quicksand, and no quartz, by the time we reach McLeod Campbell
190 THE HtfHILIATIOK 01* OHRIBT.
and Horace Biuhnell, who lednoe momentous qneetions to petty
qnibblee.
^ In the eixieenth centnnr, memorable on so many other aooonnts in
the annals of the Chnreh, uhristologj passed into a new phase. Only
a ftw years after the commencement of the Reformation, there aroBe-
a dispnte on the snbject of Christ's person, producing in its course a
separation of the German Protestants into rival communions, dis-
tinguished by the names of Luthenm and Reformed, and even giring
rise to bitter intmial conteaitions between the members of that section
of the German Church which claimed Luther for its founder and fa&er.
llie long, obstinate, and, in its results, unhappy controT«:By originated
in what to us may appear a yery small matter — a difference of opinion
between Luther and Zwingli as to the nature of Christ's presence m the
sacrament of the Supper. Zwingli maintained that the Redeemer wbs>
present spiritually only, and sole^ for tiiose who belieye, — the bread and
wine being simply emblems of his broken body and shed blood, aids to
fiiith, and stimulants to gratefial remembrance. Luther yebemently
asserted that the body of the Sayiour was present in the Supper, in, with,
and under Iftie bread, and was eaten both by belieyers and unbelieyera;
by the former to their benefit, by the latta: to their huit. It is easy to^
see what otrestions must arise out of such a diversity of view. If
Christ's boay be present in the Supper, then it must be ubiouitous ; but
is thk attribute compal;ible witii tlra nature of body, with the ascension
of the risen Lord into heay», with the promise of his second coming;,
and how did the body of Christ come by this marrdlous attribute ? Ac*'
Page 82. The area of these polemics widened as they progressed. From
Hie ubiquity of our Lord's body, the debate adyanced into a discussion
of his complex person, and still farther into a third stage— the theory
of his eaiihly humiliation. **The final result of V^ whole oon-
troyersy on the Lutheran side was the formation of a doctrine
concerning the person of Christ artificial, unnatural, and incredible."
Dr. Bruce, in his first lecture, deals yery discreetly with axioms,
chiefly drawn from two passages of Scripture which are forcible
enou^ of themselyes, but which have become rather more famous in
debate. A modem author has obseryed that " We do not commonly
alter or dwell very long on minute criticisms of a text until some subtle
heresy has been proposed to us, and, perhaps, already prepossessed our
thoughts ; and such criticisms are doubly perilous, both as drawing us
away from the true means of assurance, without which the questions
must remain open for ever, and as leaving us at the mercy of the
subtlest, not always or necessarily the most enlightened, disputant."
R. H. C. Sandys. Just so. Well may Dr. Bruce complain as he does : —
** It is specially discouraging to the inquirer after first principles to find
that as a rule the interpretation of the passage in question depends on
the interpreter's theological position. So much is this the case that one
can almost tell beforehand what views a particular expositor will take,
provided his theological school be once ascertained." In treating of
Phitippians ii. 5*9, and Hebrews ii. 5-18, his exegetical criticism is slike
searching and satis&ctory. Both passages bring before us the subject
of Christ's humiliation, but from a different point of view. In the one
Paul exhibits that humiliation as something voluntarily endured by
TBI HUIOLIATIOV OP GHBIBT. Itl
iiirt in a Bpirit of ccmdesoension md self-TeamiGiatioii which be exhorts
I readen to admire and imitate. In the other he regards the same
Boiliation as an experioioe to which Ohrist was sabjeotod, and which,
ifiparentlj inoongrooos to his intrinsic dignity, demanda explanation.
m gland thon|ht here is that Obrist to be a Sayionr mnst be a brother,
i thati as tibion actaally stand, he mnst be hambled, mnst pass
rough a Gorrioninm of temptation and suffering as a man, in wder
lit m may be m all things like nnto his brethren. This ia a condensed
•latiQii of onr anther's own words. We b^ his pardon, bnt we lack
loa to do him fUl justice.
Por the parcotage of modem thought, or at least of modem religious
Mght, we turn to Faihirlmi. ^rman genius has been generating
K>Iogml problems for the paet half century; We haye not for onr
rt been soared by the scepticism in which on the outset it seemed to
douded. No fear ever crossed our simple hearts that neology could
[nlant Cfhristokgy, or that inspiration would be imperilled by in-
ngatioB. The Purrhonists may have led the ran, but they haye
nwred the way of progress. Our great antipathy is to indifference,
hen a storm is raging men are obliged to keep their etes open, and
■r wits ready for an emeigency ; but in a long, dead calm everybody
bs demoralifled. We note with satisfaction ^at such oontroTonies
f6 been entered into to promote concord. Authora, whose great aim
I been to defend the faith, attempt one after another to &flne t^e
itli in such terms as shall reoondle those who heretofore had professed
^ oieeis> ''It is a feature common to modem Ghristologisto of all
ioek, to inrist with peculiar emphasis on the reality of our Lord's
msiiitj. • . . Everr theory most be recognised a failure which does
fc firithftilly reflect the historical image of Jesus as depicted in the
q^eia, and allow him to be as he appears there, a veritable, though not
men man.** This is of course only a reiteration of the dictum that
m delivered to us firom the beginning, 1 John iv. 2, 3. The Greek
irI KSnMis has been almost universaUy adopted m the motto of the
igants. Ite meaning may be readily measured by anyone who takea
e pains to compare the authorised end revised versions of the New
atament in Philippians ii. 7. In the one the Pre-existent Saviour is
•ken of as having made hknselfofno rqmtoHon, in the other as having
ipteJ hm$$lf. nie latter is the more faithfal translation. Two stetes
e spoken of, and his condescension in each is recorded. " Being in the
m of God. ... he emptied himself, (then) teking the form of a
Kadservant, being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself and
tome obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the cross."
Dr. Brace has classified and reviewed the leading types, and diverse
which the abstrase problems that have been raised on this
have assumed in the divinity works of the last forty years.
nut Zinzindorf, founder of the Moravian brotherhood, broached the
positi(m which awoke the lively interest of recent times. The grain
thought cast by him into the ground lay dormant for a hundred
an; ttien in the fourth decade of the present century it began to
namate, and ever since it has gone on multiplying abundantly. We
ill, however, quote the doctor's admirable summing up. ''The
rpotheses are legitimate enough as tentative solutions of a har
192 TEE HUUnilTION 01* OHRIBr.
problem; and those who require their aid may use any one of them as
a prop around which faith may twine. Bat it is not necessary to adopt
any one of them ; we are not obliged to choose between them ; we may
stand aloof firom them all ; and it may be best when faith can afford to
dispense with their services. For it is not good that the certainties of
faith should lean too heayily upon nncertain and questionable theories.
Wisdom dictates that we should clearly and broadly distinguish between
the great truths reyealed to us in Scripture, and the hypotheses which
•deep thinkers have invented for the purpose of bringing these truths
more fally within the grasp of their understandinrasi." Yes, yes; this
is very true. But did not old Martin Luther put the matter into more
forceftil language long, long ago ? That little word *'Row !** It is a
hateful, damnable monosyllable. How did God do this or that ? If a
man come to the boldness of proposing such a question to himself he
will not give over till he find some answer. Then others will not be
content with his answer, but every man will have a different one. When
the church fell upon Quamodo in the sacrament, How, in what manner,
the body of Christ was there, '' We see," (save old Dr. John Donne,)
"what an inconvenient answer it fell upon, that it was done by tran-
substantiation. That satisfied not, as there was no reason it should,
and then they fell upon others, «n, aub^ and ^m, and none could and
none can give satisfaction.''
Our author draws nearer to our own doors when he proceeds to speak
of *' Christ the subject ofkmpiation and moral development.*' We admire
his patience, though we cannot emulate it, when he examines the
writmgs of poor Edward Irving, convicts him of bad temper for con-
temptuously nicknaming the current doctrine of atonement ''the
bargain and barter hypothesis," and advocating in lieu of it a Rbdekp-
TiON BT SAMPLE, as though Christ took a portion of sinful humanity
and made it holy, and through it sanctified tne whole lump. Nor is he
less severe upon this erratic Scottish preacher for his rhetorical inexact-
itude, a confused habit of thinking, and a loose mode of using the same
word in two distinct senses, which constantly involve him in self-
contradictions. In the last chapter, however, the humiliation of Christ
is surveyed in its official aspects, as a servant and an apostle ; as a priest
and a victim. As might be expected, the worthy doctor has raked
together a great heap of rubbish, but then he has sifted and sorted it
very carefully and very skilfully before he makes a grand bonfire of the
ephemeral essays of self-opinionated professors. His own studied
moderation gives special point to the censure or commendation he
awards to ouier authors. Horace Bushnell, whom he designates an
ingenious writer, comes in for a quiet lecturing, which men of his type
who survive him may well la^ to heart. In his treatise, " The Yicarious
Sacrifice," he had expressed views which in a subsequent treatise, entitled,
" Forgiveness and Law," he revoked and replaced with certain new views,
which had come into his mind, he tells us, almost like a revelation, and
propounded them as an unquestionable solution of the problem. His
overweening confidence is the gravest fault of his book. It would not
become every disciple to bring reproach against a brother because he
was slow to understand the full meaning of Christ's death ; but one who
claims to have got new light by the very claim confesses previous partial
VOTIOBB or BOOKS.
198
error, and ought to aroid the oracalar style, and to speak with modesty.
If the Catholic doctrine be tme, Bashneil had still a good deal to learn.
Of many American divines Dr. Brace makes honourable mention:
'^ bnt foremost of all, the great Transatlantic theologian of last century,
President Edwards, whose statement on the qaestion, in what sense
Christ suffered the wrath of God, deserves and will repay the most
attentive stndy of all who desire to think jnstly on the delicate theme."
In commending this valnable contribution to our theological litera-
ture to all students we take occasion to protest with all the emphasis in
onr power against the treatment that profound subjects meet with in
paltry pamphlets with which the press constantly teems, and which are
rather apt to excite uneasy doubt than to instruct the ignorant or
confirm the wavering.
Sia^ti ttl J00&8.
Old Te/ftament History 0/ Redemption,
LectnreB by Fbakz Delitzsch.
Tranalated nrom Manuscript Notes
by Samuxl Ivbs Gurtiss. £din-
binrgh: T. and T. Clark.
It is a long, long time since we have
come across a book for students that
has BO delighted us as this. It is no
cratch for ulzj men ; it doesn't profess
to do the thiuking for idlers; but in
verve, sug^estiveness, and fulness of
thought it IS most admirable. Gold in
the nugget, a forest in an acorn, and a
sermon m a sentence — that is the style
of this little volume.
Professor Delitzsch is thoroughly
acquainted with the German criticism
of to-day, and yet is untainted by it ;
and the fulness of his Hebrew scholar-
ship has only made him more loyal to
Evangelical truth. The ordinary reader
had letter not meddle with tms/book,
bnt for a diligent student it has a rich
reward. Here are a few of his sentences
taken from a whole host which might
be quoted : —
^* Christianity, as the religion of re-
demption, stands and falls with the
recognition of the historical character
of the fall.''
''The sentence on man's sin is not,
Thou shalt be put to death, but thou
shalt die. Not an arbitrary punishment
with death, but the necessary con-
sequence of the transffression ; not an
instantaneous death, but a dying be-
ginning from that time. Compare
Hosea xiii. 1. Ephraim offended and
died, that is, he carried thereafter the
germ of death in himself.*'
" As the evil arising from freedom of
choice preceded the good arising from
the same source, so the bad child (Cain)
preceded the good (Abel)."
''Since the strife between good and
evil has entered into the world, a new
separation of that which is dissimilar
is always the sign of true progress."
"Grace always raises itseUf on the
foundation of that which is natural,
after it has first destroyed it : thus the
body of Abram must become as good
as dead, before he could become the
father of the son of promise."
"It was not the blood of Uie paasover-
lamb which changed the divine wrath
into mercy, but the antitypical redemp-
tion which stood behind it, as yet a
dumb, unrevealed secret."
Such specimens as these will show the
kind of writing which Delitzsch indulges
in, and the sort of sentences that Mr.
Curtiss would not willingly let die.
Nor do we think students of theology
will be inclined to do so. We wish ^
it the heartiest success, and bid it a
warm welcome.
Mothers' Meetings : how to form and
conduct them. By Rev. W. H.
PsBBs, M.A. Elliot Stock.
A SMAUL book giving hints as to the
establishment and conduct of mothers'
meetings: nothing very novel or in-
structive, bnt tolerably useful
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ExcKLLENT, coiDpact, eameBt, bright
in manner, and withal full of eameat
godliness. Dr. Cook is a sympathetic
and helpful counsellor to the jounff,
and his litde book cannot fail of usefm-
The Choice of Witdom. By Canon
Bell, D.D. Elliot Stock.
Eight earnest addresses of eyangelical
type, suitable for the young : somewhat
prosy and proper.
The Holy Supper: A Manualfor voung
Communicants, By W. K. IklooRs,
D.D. KisbetandCo.
Db. Moobs has the happy faculty of
putting old truth into tresh language,
and giving a norelty of aspect to it
This he has done in these addresses,
showing the different aepects in which
the Lord's Supper may be regarded.
It will be sure to sell, and we Delieve
will be read : it deserves to be.
Our Brothers and Sons* By Mrs. G. S.
Sbahkt. Hodder and Stoughton.
HAvno written a book for '^Our
Daughters,** a book which has gone
through more than one edition, Mrs.
Beaney has now turned to advising the
other sex as to their life, its happiness,
and work. The style is clear, crisp,
and attractive up to a certain point,
and will be sure to be read ; but we are
half afraid it is too ''preachy." Souls
are wondrously shy things, and must
be very wisely dealt with: the old-
fashioned tract-style of writing is
scarcely likely to do much to-day.
Mrs. Reaney, we think, would have
preached more had she manifestly
preached less. StiU, these are but
spots on the sun, and we wish for her
book a quick and extended sale.
The Biblical Kaleidoscope, For the Use
of the King's Daughters at Noontide,
By J. M. M. Elhot Stock.
Daily readings for a month, each medi-
tation bein^ drawn ^m the distin-
guishing trait in some female Scripture
character. The writer thus describes
the design of her book: — ^''It is for
noonday. While we are bearing the
burden and heat of the day, we ura«lly
find a brief breathing-space at mid-
day, to gird on our armour afreab,
to ' anoint the shield/ to^ gather up
some fragments of cheer amid aeprassion
and discouragement, and to draw near
to him who is the gladness of our joy *'
(Ps. xliii. 4).
The little volume, which is very^ nicely
got up, would be an acceptable gift to a
" daughter of the King *' ; but what can
the authoress intend by calling it a
''Kaleidoscope**? Is it that she has
shaken together texts of Scripture, say-
ings of good people, anecdotes and
brief reflections, which have, at &8t
sight at least, as little connection with
the subject and with each other as the
fragments of pretty - coloured ^ g^^^^
beads, and odos and ends which are
found in that pretty toy, needing cor-
rectly-adjusted reflections to give form
and beauty to the heterogeneous mass?
These were our reflections; if the
Kaleidoscope be taken and shaken by
others their reflections will take other
shapes. Still, we think the title is very
absurd.
Early Training: its Philosophy, its
Nature^ its Worth, By Kev. J.
ToHGUB, B.A. Jarrold and Sons.
Bating its reference to the ordinance,
so called, of infant baptism, this pamphlet
is not so bad an attempt to treat the
subject as some we have seen. There
is nothing new, nothing old strikingly
put, but it contains very proper common-
places, nicely and simply uttered. Our
author is not a " tongue of fire.**
The Speaking Dead; or, Select Ex-
tracts from the Writings of the
Reformers and Martyrs. By B.
Bradnet Bockjstt, M.A. Elliot
Stock.
An attempt to make a book of daOy
readings out of Bale, Beco% Bradford,
Bullinger, Coverdale, Cranmer, and men
of their age and stamp. We do not
think it is a success. Of course these
venerable men said most excellent
things, but their style is antiquated, and
they are not quite the authors from
whom to cut out brief extracts. We
do not think purchasers will be numer-
ous, and we feel sure that readers will
be fewer still.
HonoEs or books.
195
l%e One Hundred Texts of ike IrUh
Church Musime. Briefly explained
by the Bishop of Sierra Leone. Bem-
roae and Sons.
This little book of qnestions and sn-
icwers to the handred texts is intended
for the use of schools ; for the instmction
of children. A ^ertpAira/ Catechism is
always good, and adnlts might learn
much of true teaching from this little
manual. Its contents are better than
appear at first sight.
T^ Chd'Man. An Enquiry into (he
Oharacler and Evideneee of the
Christian Ineamation, Elliot Stock.
Such a book as this could only baye
been written afler much research and
more study ; and yet, after having care-
fully read and pondered it, we are
oMtged to ask, with a sense of disap-
pointment, ''What has he proved ?*'
The author has tried to fathom the
consciousness' of Jesus, and to explain
what has always been unrevealed — the
philosophy of the union of the divine
and human in the person of the Saviour.
After much of preparatory fencing, we
are told on page 74---
'^If we are now asked to fix the
Srecise period in his human life at which
esus had grown to perfect conscious-
ness of his divinity, tne question must
be declined as inadmissible. It is the
Tery essence of consciousness that,
while by it we know everything, o/it
we know nothing ; each of us is per-
fectly ignorant of his consciousness in
itself, and can onlygive an account of it
as active We might be able to
analyze particular actions or sayings of
JesuB from the point of view of his con-
sciousness, and to discover what that
was as revealed in those sayings and
acts. But of what we may call his
potential consciousness, of this we can
give no account. Moreover, there would
be a species of theological vandalism in
making such an attempt. The con-
sciousness of every one of us belongs to
a sphere of things which cannot be par-
celled out and measured. How much
less the consciousness of the Messiah I
In fact, Me whole matter transcends the
limitation of our faculties**
And yet our author peeps and pries,
and endeavours to analyze and explain
for two hundred pages more ; but with
questionable success. When will men
learn that thought is limited, and that
where mystery in the Infinite comforts
us, reverence and not curiosity is our
rightful attitude ? Speculation is poor
work at the best ; but it approaches the
irreverent when the subject is the
person of Christ.
The Great Schoolmen of the Middle Ages.
An account of their Lives, and the
Serrices they rendered to the Church
and the World. By W. J. Towhs-
BND. Hodder and Stoughton.
This work conducts the reader along
a track which has been but little trod-
den. The mass of students dispose of the
schoolmen as all typified by Duns Scotus,
who appears to have supplied a name
for the whole family of dunces. To the
general public the schoolmen are a set
of word-spinners who wasted their time
in vain jangling. This judgment is suf-
ficiently true to pass muster among those
descriptive generalities which are not
altogether false ; but yet it is not a fair
▼erdict upon a body of learned and
thoughtful men. Who can afford to
despise **tbe Master of the Sentences'*,
or the commanding Stagyrite? He
who does not honour Lombard and
Aristotle is not likely to be much
honoured himself. We have lost our-
selves while following the lead of Mr.
Townsend among a company comprising
" the universal doctor,** Albertus Mag-
nus ; ** the irrefragable doctor," Alexan-
der of Hales ; " the seraphical doctor,**
Bonaventura; "the angelical doctor,**
Thomas Aquinas ; ** the subtle doctor,**
Duns Scotus ; " the invincible doctor,**
William of Ockham ; and ** the most
Christian doctor,** Jean Charlier Gerson.
If our reader does not know these most
venerable doctors, it is time he made
their acquaintance. They were doctors
indeed, and not mere flaunters of the
double D. Mr. Townsend serves very
well to introduce the learned gentle-
men ; indeed he does this so well that
we return him hearty thanks ; but he
does not satisfy us as to anything more.
With so interesting a subject he might
have done better. However, it is no
small achievement to have brought the
subject forward in so complete a fashion.
He indicates the tracks along which a
diligent student may pursue his in-
vestigations at his leisure.
196
KOHOKS or books.
The Norfolk Herald of the Cross; or^
Memorials of the late Bobert Key.
By the Rer. T. Lowb, M.B. Fen-
"wick, 6, Sutton-street, Commercial-
road, E.
Surely the art of bookmaking is here
carried to an extreme. Pieces from
eminent authors of every school are
patch-worked together to set forth a
meagre biography. A little thread-like
stream of nistorj finds its waj amid
flowers, and meads, and rocks, and hillfi
with which it seems to us to have little
or no connection. Everybody is drawn
into the book, from Charles Dickens to
President Garfield. The intention is
excellent, and the skill is wonderful;
but the result is a cauldron of broth
made of all things under the sun, fla-
voured with the memoir of Robert
Key, an earnest Primitive Methodist
preacher.
London Missionary Society^ Ten Years'
Review of Mission Work in Mada-
gascar. 1870—1880. Antananarivo:
188u.
We congratulate the Society on this noble
Report of Ten Years' Work in Mada-
gascar. In a volume of more than three
hundred pages we are made familiar
with the political and social events
which have aflected the Mission durins
the last ten years; with the successful
efforts for extension ; and with the state
of the native churches, of evangelistic
work, of education, literature, and me-
dical work. The labours of the other
Societies in Madagascar are also de-
scribed. Of these the " Friends' Foreign
Missionary Association," and the ** Nor-
wegian Missionary Society " work ami-
cably side by side with the London
Society ; but the ♦' Society for the Pro-
pagation of the Gospel" has shown itself
tobe a society for the propagation of its
own narrow sect. It had one missionary
on the island. It proposed, therefore,
to send a bishop and four assistants to
preside over him ; to send these people
to an island which the London Mission-
ary Society has evangelized ; where that
Society has laboured for more than half a
century; whereithas 50 English mission-
aries, male and female, 1,142 congrega-
tions, more than 600 native pastors,
71,000 church members, and 250,000
native adherents ; to an island where
these native churches under the London
Missionary Society have raised during
the last ten years £40,000 for the evan-
gelization of the country and for gene-
ral mission work. In defiance of the
protests even of Churchmen, and not-
withstanding the refusal of Earl Gran-
ville to apply for the Queen's license to
consecrate a bishop for Madagascar, it
hss thrust a bishop into Antananarivo,
the capital, which is the centre of the
London Missionary Society's operations.
In protest against this unchristian con-
duct, the Church Missionary Society,
which had three missionaries on the
island, has witiidrawn them. Such
action cannot serve to propagate the
gospel. It can only cast stumbling-
blocks in the way of a people just con-
verted to Christ, and make them
understand, what they ought never to
have understood , the unworthy jealousies
which, in Christian lands, are supposed
to be consistent with disciplesnip to
Christ. The enemy has many ways of
sowing tares amongst the wheat.
Talks tcith the People by Men of Mark.
Vol. L The Earl of Shaftesbury.
Vol. II. President Garfield. Edited
by Rev. C. Bullock. "Home Words"
Office.
It was an excellent idea to give in these
compact shilling volumes the utterances
upon vital questions of our great men
of to-day ; and in the two specimens
before us the idea is as well carried out
as conceived. A capital portrait of the
speaker is given, and selections from
public addresses judiciously arranged.
Long may Mr. Bullock live to carry on
this admirable work. These books de-
serve to be read by the million.
Thirza ; or, the Attractive Power of Ae
Cross, By E. M. Lloyd. Elliot
Stock.
A SHORT, touching story of the con-
version of a Jew and Jewess, father and
daughter, to the Christian faith. If it
could only be read and pondered by
Jews, it would lead many to become
"Israelites indeed." The Christian
Church has not yet realized its re-
sponsibilities with respect to God's
ancient people : if this little book
should awaken them, we should be ghuL
It is well worth reading.
vonon OF boou.
197
Tk€ Logie of ChrUtim JSvidenceM.
By G. F. Wbight, U.S. London :
R. B. DickmBon, 89, Farringdon-
BtreeC
The Great Problem ; or^ Christianiiif ae
ii ie. Bj a Student of Science.
Keligioiia Tract Society, 56, Pater-
no6ter-row.
The ResMrrection of Jews Chriei, By
John Kkkhmdy^ D.D. Religious
Tract Society, 56, Patemoater-row.
Thisb three Tolumes hare in aome
respects a common object, while each
of tiiem has its own special merit. They
all essay to show the reasonableness of
Christianity in reply to those who affect
to regard it as a phenomenon of human
fabrication, and to ignore its claim to
be a system of diTine reyelation. If
aonnd argument could suffice to answer
the objections of agnostics, we should
soon hear the last of cavillers against
the gospel of Christ. The deference
obaerrea by theological scholars towards
modem sceptics m recognising their
freethinking as a&ct^ might well rebuke
the defiance of those who persist in
treating the gospel as a fable. No logic
can reach men who revile the Scriptures
ms l^ends ; who scout the possibility of
miracles as if they could be nothing
more than a mirage of the mind, how-
erer fully authenticated; who ascribe
doctrines to pious dotage ; and resent
precepts as puerile, and of no value,
unless they are verified by self-interest,
like that egregious proverb, '* Honesty
is the best policy." When will the
ssvans exhaust their stock of sneers?
We aak the question in their own in-
terest; for they do not disconcert us.
Thev fight with feathers against the
citadel of our faith. The living power
of the gospel of the grace of God gives
us such lively satisfaction every day
that if the etideneee of the past could be
effaced, our experience or the present
would ampl^ suffice to confirm us in
their credibility. But although books
like these which lie before us are not
▼eiy likely to be the means of convert-
luff many infidels, yet the learning and
labour of their devout authors are not,
therefore, wasted, nor are the pains they
have taken to no profit We can hail these
tveataaes, each one of them, as helps to
those young disciples who desire to
qualify themselves for efficient service
in the church. To join in the woiship
of the temple it was necessary to enter
within Its walls ; and yet the worshippers
of old were admonished to walk round
about Zion, to behold her bulwarks, and
count her towers. As partakers of the
regeneration, they cannot doubt the
Word of God, by which they are be-
gotten again ; but as litde children they
ought to be instructed in the rudiments
of Christian knowledge. At least, we
can say for ourselves that our heart is
heaving with anxiety to get the goodly
band of godly workers highly educated.
If we are to have " a saloation army *'
worthy the name, it must be made up,
rank and file, of something better than
raw recruits who rely on anecdotes to
attract attention. They who would be
good Sunday-school teachers must study;
and they who attempt to open fire on
the adversaries of the cross of Christ as
wayside- preachers must read avarici-
ously ana reason astutely. We should
like toput them all through their first
drill. The task we would try them with
would be this : — Read a dry orthodox
book^ and transform it into a lively evaU"
gelical discourse. But we have not
found a dull page in any one of the
three volumes under review. From
America we get a comprehensive manual
of Christian evidences, plentifully en-
riched with quotations m)m standard
authors on this side of the Atlantic. '* A
student of science** throws down the
gauntlet in challenging an answer to
**ihe great problem^** —How can you
account for Christianity as a fact and a
force without accrediting its own nar-
rative? Dr. Kennedy needs no com-
mendation. A more compact little essay
we have not seen for many a day. One
miracle absorbs his mind. It surpasses
all other marvels. The historical evi-
dence that Jesus Christ was raised from
the dead is demonstrated on evidence so
true and reliable that, after trying it
by every reco^ised test, to doubt it
were to discredit all the classic literature
which has fostered the civilization of
the human race.
Great HeighU gained by steady efforts.
By the Rev. T. P. Wiuox, M.A.
^Ison and Sons.
Encouraobs the young to press forward
with diligent industry. Excellent.
198
NOnOIB OV BOOKB.
Sam: The Story of A LUOe WhiUr
By IsMAT Thorn. Illustrated by
T. Ptm. J. F. Shaw and Co.
Sam is a poor little orphan, a '^ nobody^s
child," in training by sheer poverty to
become, one of the pests of the village
till the squire takes an interest in him,
and — well, he does not become Lord
Mayor of London, though he did listen
to *'what the bells had to say." The
writer is favourably known to many
little bojs and girls as a •* story-teller" ;
but the moral which the book points is^
to our thinking, not just that intended
by its writer. It might teach village
parsons and justices of the peace how
much better it would be to catch all the
little Sams and ** teach the young idea
how to shoot," than to wait until they
are introduced to them by some vir-
tuous ez-poacher to receive *' justices*
justice " for the horrible crime of tres-
passing in search of game.
The Light of the Home; or, Mdbets
Story, By the author of '' Aunt
Hester.** J. F. Shaw and Co.
Although in English dress — and very
tasteful dress too— the story is one of
American home-life. The central figure
is one of that much-maligned class of
the genxut homo always supposed to make
home odious — a stepmother. Mabel's
story will do much to refute that
calumny, and at the same time afford
her listeners verv much profit and
pleasure. It would be dimcult to find
a dull or prosy page in the book.
Step hy Step ; or, the Ladder of Life,
By M. A. Paull. National Tem-
perance Fublication Depot.
A 8TOKT written for a purpose in the
author*6 best style. Two little boys,
after the death of a pious mother, leave
their home in St. Giles's because the
place has become unendurable through
the father's addiction to drunkenness.
In the good providence of God they
come within the influence of a godly
man, and his assistance^ together with
that of their Sunday-school teacher, and
the remembrance of a sainted mother,
follow them in their chequered course,
until, after one or two ndse steps, the
ladder of life is actually climbed. While
written to warn the young from the
breakers of intemperance, the story
never lacks interest; but something a
little more decided might have been said
about the immoral tendencies of the
theaitre. To talk about the purifica«
tion of the theatre being effected by
Christian people discountenancing those
^ings which are improper, such as the
ballet, is little better than maudlin sen-
timentality. The theatre is not likely
to be reformed, because its frequenters
do not desire that it should be ; and by
extending their patronage to playwrights,
Christians will confer no benefit on the
stage, but the sta^e will inflict lasting
injury upon Christians themselves.
Orphan Lottie; or. Honesty brings iU
own Heward. By Kathleen Mast
Smith. Edinburgh : Johnstone^
Hunter, and Co.
A TOUCHiicQ story of a little orphan
girl, who was too honest to steal, and
too independent to beff; but who,
through the blessing of God upon her
mother's instruction and her own in-
dustry, was raised to a position of com-
parative comfort and considerable use-
fulness.
Everyday Storiee. By Emilib Sjsabck-
FiBLD. F. £. Longley.
Wb should not like to be condemned to
read such ** stories " as these every day,
and yet we feel sure that to many they
will be acceptable. Tales of love,
courtship, and marriage are here told in
homely language, and illustrated in Mr.
Longley *s usual style, with which our
readers are no doubt by this time
familiar. The binding is the best part
of the book, which seems to us dear at
3s. 6d.
Texti and Thoughts for Seamen, Ar-
ranged by a Naval Officer's Daughter.
Paisley : J. and R. Parlance.
An excellent little book both in design
and execution. There is never a dull
page, nay, not a dull paragraph in it.
It is full of Scripture and practical
godly teaching: but it is Scripture and
godliness made winsome by plain, earnest
exhortation and wise appeal. We
should like every sailors bunk fur-
nished with a copy, in the hope that it
might serve as a chart to guide him
safely over lifers stormy sea.
HOTXCnS OF BOOKS.
199
A SeoiHsh Communion, Bj Rev. W.
MiLBOT, A.B. Paisley : Alexander
Gardner.
Mk. M1X.B0T is among those who look
with fond memorj to the long com-
manion aerrices once so general in Scot-
land, when, after six months* separation,
the people wonld gather around the
Lord*B table, and set forth his death.
In this book there is a fall record of the
high doings at such ti^es, ioclusiTe of
the six sermons preached, the various
prayers offered, and eren the hymns
sang on such occasions. The sermons
are valuable as specimens of good sound
Calvinistic theology, and altogether the
▼Glome is an excellent record of an in-
stitution destined in some of its features
to pass away. We have no doubt that
many of Scotia^s sons will read with
great pleasure this capital compilation.
The Drink Problem and its Solution,
By Davld Lewis, J.P., Ex-Magis-
trate of the City of Edinburgh.
National Temperance Publication
Dep6L
This valuable work ought to be placed
in the hands of every statesman,
minister, philanthropist, and employer
of labour in the United Kingdom. It
is the most ** thorough** book on the
Temperance question that we have met
with for a long time. Doubtless many
persons will not agr^ with the *' Bailie '*
that " the onl^ true solution of the
drink problem is to be found in the total
Ugulative prohibition of the manu-
Jaciure^ importation^ and Male of tn-
tozicating liquors tu beverages^ or articles
for dietetic use;^* but before they con-
demn the author as an unpractical
fanatic, riding his hobby to death, let
them carefully and prayerfully examine
the arguments that have forced him to
this conclusion. Mr. Lewis writes
mainly from a Scotch standpoint, but
his facts and figures are equally applic-
able on this side of the bonier, and also
in Ireland. He thinks the flood-tide of
the Temperance movement was reached
at the eeoeral election in 1880, and very
natunUy rejoices over the great defeat
suffered by **• the trade " on that memor-
able occasion, when ** the high-priest of
liquordom/* and no less than 80 other
opponents of Sir Wilfrid Lawson in the
former Parliament^ lost their seats, and
305 members favourable to the principle
of Local Option were returned. Mr.
Lewis believes that it would be possible
to pass at once ^permissive prohibitory
bill for Scotland, where the privileges
of a Sunday -closing Act were first en-
joyed, and in support of his opinion
mentions the fact that 46 out of the 60
Scotch members elected in 1880 were in
favour of the Local Option resolution,
while 8 were neutral, and only 6 opposed
to it. Most devoutly do we hope such
a measure will soon be upon the statute-
book; together with a Sunday-closing
bill for England ; an act for the aboli-
tion of grocers' licenses, which have
been the means of a frightful increase
of drunkenness, especially among wo-
men ; and any other legislation which
will prepare the way for the final over-
throw of the power of alcohol in these
realms. We had marked several pas-
sages as being worthy of quotation ; but
we have probably said sufficient to in-
duce many of our readers to get the
book and study its contents for them-
selves.
Bible Light for Truth Seekers. Haugh-
ton and Co.
This is the first volume of a small
" Monthly,'* and contains a considerable
variety of interesting and instructive
articles well calculated to fulfil the pro-
mise of its promoter or editor, whoever
he may be — ** to be useful to anxious
enquirers and young Christians.'* The
authors for the most part veil their
identity under initials ; but they all
love ** free grace and dying love,*' and
so, for the sake of the name that is above
eveiy name, we commend the little
serial, and take no notice of the one or
two ^*dead flies*' we just caught a
glimpse of as we turned over the
pages.
The Women of the Bible : Old Testa-
ment, By Ettt Woosram . Partridge
and Co.
Thbsb biographical addresses are bright,
thoughtful, and pious, and must have
been both attractive and useful to those
who heard them. They are good with-
out being goody-goody, and entertaining
without being puerile. A sensible
teacher could get a capital series of
suggestive lessons out of them.
200
gKotes.
Sfeoiaz..— We hATe been obliged to cancel
all our en^^agementt to preach or speak for
yarioui friends and societies, as we find that
we cannot hope to fulfil them, and to ac-
complish our ever -increasing church and
home-work, without running the risk of
being frequently laid aside altogether. It
would be a great comfort to us if we could
be spared from extra public service until we
have the necessary strength for it. The
work that we must do grows so rapidly that
we are unable to undertake anything ad-
ditional wiihout either neglecting that which
has the first claim upon us, or else, by
attempting too much, being compelled to
donotning but lie and suffer excessive pain,
witib its consequent weakness of body ana
depression of spirit. For some time before
we were taken iU, it was a daily burden
to refuse all sorts of applications, pre-
sented either in writing, or dv deputations.
Those who could not possibly write their
business, and therefore forced an interview,
those who waylaid us at odd comers and in-
convenient times, those who bored us with
twenty requests to do the same thing, when
we told them that it was not possible,
have our richest blessing for the chastise-
ment which they alone have brought upon
us.
On Monday evening, March 6, the annual
meeting of the Ladies* BENEYOLSifT So-
GZBTT was held in the Tabernacle Lecture-
hall, Pastor C. H. Spurgeon presiding.
Ad^esses were deliverea by the chairman,
Pastor J. A. Spurgeon, and Messrs. W.
Ohiey, B. W. Can, M. Llewellyn, J. T.
Dunn, and J. W. Harrald. The report, in
addition to detailing the work of uie past
year, contained special references to the
many workers of the Society who had been
called home since the last anniversarT| and
alluded to the pressing need of new inends
to fill their places. T^e poor are still with
us in fipeat numbers, but those who are able
and willing to help this and other kindred
societies for their relief are not so plen-
tiful. It may be that there are some ladies
who would be ^lad to be employed in this
Ghrist-Uke mission of benevolence. If so,
we can promise them a hearty welcome at
the working-meeting which is held on the
Thursday after the first Sunday in ew^
month in the Ladies' Boom at Uie Taber-
nacle.
On Wednstdaf evening, March 8, the
members of the Advut Halb Biblb-glabs
held their annual tea and public meeting in
the Tabernacle Lecture-hall. Much sympa-
thy was manifested when it was announced
that our beloved pastor was unable to take
the chair. A kind note from him to the pre-
sident, Elder Perkins, expressed his own
disappointment that a sudden attack of his
old enemy made bed his only resort Mr.
W. Olney kindly volunteered to preside.
The gathering, both at the tea and pnblie
meeting, was much larger than on any
former occasion, and the interest was weU
susteined throughout. The chairman spoke
of his deep sympathy with such classes, and
the secretary desoriMd the work of the dasa
during the last twelve mouths; also ite
Present state, and ite hopes for the future,
'he subjecte discussed had been very varied
in character, practical rather than specula*
tive, and had been well taken up bv the
dass, showing generally diligent stuay of
the word* The attendance had been good,
the largest number present being one hun-
dred and forty-eight, the average one hun-
dred and ^six eadi Sabbath. The weekly
prayer-meeting, though not always laive in
numbers, has been ever characterized oy a
devout and earnest spirit. The president
with gratitude referred to his twelve yean'
connection with the class, during whidi
the spirit of love and unity that had pro-
vailed had been a bond of strength, while
many backsliders had been restored, seekers
directed, and a full and free salvation
through a living^ Saviour proclaimed to all.
Two recent and mteiesting cases of the con-
version of casual visitors were also men*
tioned, and several members of the claaa
spoke of Uie benefit they had received.
Many others had been fitted for more ex-
tended Christian work by increased ac-
quaintance with the word, deepened piety,
and the opportunity ^ven them of uain^
and improving their gifte. A sum of £23 in
aid of the Pastors' College, together with
£25 in addition to £27 aliready given to car
dear Pastor, to help him in spreading the
gospel in India, is ready to be presented to
the Pastor personally when our heavenly
Father in his goodness restores him again to
OS.
During the evening a token of continiied
love and esteem for uie President was shown
by the gift of a pair of pretty omamente
matching a timepiece previously given, and
also a hfuidsome black marble timepiece to
our beloved Brother W. Qeea, the seen-
tary^ who has rendered loving and valued
service to the class, but who, to the rogrot
of all, JB about to leave us, hoping to renew
lus health in his native air.
The meeting was closed with an eamesi
prayer^ our venerable Brother Bowkar.
On Wedn§tday evenina, March 15, the
inaugural meeting of the Mstbopolitah
Tabb&naclb Total ABsronsirGB SooDnrr
was held in the Lecture-hall, which was
crowded to ite utmost capcu^ity by an en-
thusiastic audience. Pastor C. H. Spurgean,
who has accepted the ofiioe of President of
the Society, had promised to preside, bat
beihg too Ul to leave his bed, he had to
content himself by writing the following
letter: —
**Dear Friends,— I am exceedingly aorzy
Honca
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to 1)6 absent from this fint meetixig to f ona
the Tabexnade Total Abstinenoe Society.
The worst of it is that my head la so out of
order that I caimot even dictate a proper
letter. I can only say, * Try and do all the
better becanae I am away.* If the leader is
shot down, and his legs are broken, the
soldiers most gire an extra hurrah, and
roah on the enemy. I sincerely believe that,
next to the preaching of the gospel, the
nKMt necessary thing to be done in Eng-
land is to induce our people to become
total abstainers. I hoi>e this society will
do something when it is started. I don't
want yon to wear a lot of peacocks* feathers
and putty medals, nor to be always trying
to convert the moderate drinkers, out to go
in for winning the real drunkards, and
bringing the poor enslaved creatures to the
feet of Jesus, who can give them liberty.
I wish I could say ever so many good things,
but I cannot, and so will remain, yours
teetotally,
" C. H. Spubgeon."
The duties of the Chairman were vexy
effidently performed by Pastor J. Clifford.
li.A., LL.fi., and addresses were deliverea
by Messrs. A. E. Smithers (the secretary of
the Society), J. W. Harrald, J. T. Dunn,
W. Stubbs, W. HiU, J. W. Goodwyn, J.
HcAuslane (of the Pastors* College;, and
John Taylor (Chairman of the National
Temneranoe League). A recitation, en-
titled, *" The Drunkard's Fire-escape,** was
ably rendered by Mr. John Bipley; solos
were snni; by the Misses Price and Stubbs,
and a choir of girls from the Tabernacle
Band of Hope, and of boys from the Or-
phanage, sang at intervals during the
evening. At the close of the meeting,
upwards of one hundred persons siguM
their names in the pledge-book.
The explanatory statement, read by the
secretary, informed the audience that the
work had been established upon a distinctly
religious basis, and that it would be carried
on as a Gomel Temperance Mission. A com-
mittee has been formed, with representatives
from most branches of the church, and
meetings are to be held, for the present at
least, every Wednesday evening, at eight
o'clock, in the glass-room under the TaMr-
nada. Further particulars can be obtained
of the secretary, Mr. A. E. Smithers, 120,
Newington Butto, S.E.
Goixxax.— Our esteemed friend. Professor
GiBoey, has been obliged, in consequence of
ill-haalth, to rest from his College duties
during the whole of the past month, and
several of the students have been more or
less unwell, so we have judged it expedient
to have a longer Easter vacation than usual.
The students ssassemble on Monday, April
17, the day on which the Annual Conference
commences. Will all our friends pray that
the meetmgs of the week may be full of
spiritual life and power, and productive of
great blessings to both pastors and people ?
Yet another name has been removed by
death from our Conferenoe-roU. Our former
student, Mr. B. Makin, who has been laid
aside from pastoral work for the last three
years, was recentiy stricken down by ty-
phoid fever, and suddenly called to his rest
and reward, leaving a widow and six chil-
dren to mourn his loss. ** Who*ll be tiio
next?"
EyANOBLZSTS.— Our Bro. H. Knee sends
us the following cheering report of Messrs.
Smith and Fullerton's services at Peckham
Park Road : —
*'It is with unfeigned gratitude to our
gracious God that we record the manifest
blessing which has attended the labours of
our brethren, Fullerton and Smith, at Park-
road Chapel, Peckham. From many over-
flowing hearts rise the ancient words. * The
Lord hath done great things for us, whereof
we are glad.*
**For a considerable season prior to
the commencement of the Mission earnest
prayer was offered, with the distinct view
of seeking from the Lord a preparation for
the work, and the expected blessing. Had
we nothing but the experience of the past
few weeks to convince us of the fact, it
would be no problem with us as to whetner
prayer is heard ; we know it, and have seen
it. Constantly of late have we heard from
parents, teachers, and others, such words as
these — ' I prayed for the salvation of my dear
ones, and now, thanks be to God, they are
rejoicing in Christ Jesus.* Others, with
tears in their eyes, testify of their own
souls* salvation, and many who have lon^
known the Lord are conscious of a marked
quickening of their spiritual life. * Thou,
U God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby
thou didst confirm tmne inheritance when it
wan weary.*
** The services were commenced on Sun-
day morning, February 12th, \>y the usual
service in the Chapel, and continued until
the evening of March 6th. From the first
the attendtmce was good, and the expectation
evident; a^xd as uie meetings progressed
both numbers and interest increased, until
the crowd and the desire to hear the word
were without a parallel in the history of the
church.
**0n Saturday afternoons, meetings for
children weyre conducted by Mr. Smith,
and certainly we have never seen children
listen more attentively than they did at
each service. Although the chapel was
packed, and many of the audience very
youngj Mr. Smith, by his inimitable way
of telung well-known and well-worn Bible
stories, succeeded in holding them all spell-
bound until the close of the service. The
lessons and spiritual suggestions were not
forgotten, the gospel was simply and ear-
nestly enforced, and we expect fruits from
these meetings in days to come.
" The Song-services on Saturday evenings
were most extraordinarily successful; the
chapel was crowded to its utmost Gai>acity,
and many were unable to obtain admission.
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NOTES.
The brief, bright addressee of Mr. Fuller-
ton, and the hearty sin^ng of Mr. Smith,
aided by a large ana efficient choir, made the
meetings immensely popular.
* ' On Sunday afternoons meetings were held
for men only, and the ohapel was agam well
filled in everj part. We shall not quickly
forget the sight, nor will any of those
present be likely to forget the earnest words
addressed to them by tne evangelists.
<* Meetings for women only were held on
Wednesday afternoons, and these were quite
equal to the other meetings in numbers and
in interest.
** Of course the Sunday evening services
have been the largest, the commodious
lecture-hall close by has been crowded, as
well as the chapel, the pastor taking the
overflow meeting, and Mr. Smith singing
in both places. On the last Sunday, in
addition to the other three meetiiup, a
service was held at seven a.m., and the
chapel was well filled, whilst the occasion
proved a precious prelude to the after en-
gagements of the da^.
* 'After each evening meeting a prayer-
meeting was held, the greater part of the
congregation remaining, and much power
being manifested.
" It is early vet to speak much of results,
but we have already witnessed many cases
of real conversion. Like Barnabas, we
have seen the grace of Ood, and are glad, and
we expect there is much more to follow.
** No words of ours are needful concerning
the fitness of our two dear brethren for
their special work, their ability is pre-emi-
nently conspicuous. That thej have the
ear ot the masses, concerning the irreligious-
ness of whom we hear so much, and that the
E>wer of the Holy Spirit crowns their
hours with true success, are two facts which,
without further comment, we commend to
the earnest consideration of those elder
brethren who are angry ^ and toill not ao in
for such a mission as that which it has been
our privilege to take part in, and our delight
to describe. Most earnestly do we at Park
Koad continue to pray that a similar bless-
ing may attend our brethren's labours
wherever they may go."
On Sunday, March 12, the evangelists
oommenoed a series of services at Chelsea,
in connection with our Brother Page's
church. The report of the first week's
meetings gives promise of great blessing.
Mr. Bumham asks ns to mention that he
has removed to 24, Keston-road, East Dul-
wioh, S.E., and to intimate that he is fully
engaged for September, October, and No-
vemMr; but that he has a few weeks
vacant in June and July if brethren are
his services.
OBPHAHAOX.~The collectors' meeting, on
Friday evening, March 3, was a great
success. After presenting the contents of
their boxes or books to the gentlemen who
sal at the xeoeiving-office, and
inspection of the new buildings, the oollecCois
partook of tea in the dining- hall. At the
meeting afterwards, in the same place, the
President occupied the chair, and thanked
all who had helped in any way in the work
of oaring for the widow and fatherless. A
choir of girls then sang one of their school
pieces very sweetly, and at its close ICr.
Gharlesworth introduced the Stoekwell
Orphanage Hand-bell Ringers. He explained
that less than a fortnight Mf ore that evening
he had purchased a peal of bells, for whii»
he hoped to make an appeal to those pre-
sent, and a friend had kmdly taught four of
the Doys a little of the art of campanology.
The young performers then stepped forward,
and rendered two selections of music in a
style that promises well for the future if
they continue to learn as rapidlr as they
have done during their first week^s tuition ;
and, as a consequence of their excellent play*
ing, several contributions were given at onoe
to defray the cost of the bells. The principal
item in the programme, however, was the
sketching entertainment by Mr. J. Wil-
liams Bonn, entitled "Notes on Noses, and
those who wear them." This ^utieman has
a marvellous facility for almost mstantaaeons
drawing, and verv wonderful are the effects
producMi by his dexterous fingers. With a
few rapid strokes he depicts upon paper re-
presentations of most of the prominent
types of noses, and in humorous, but
always wise and sensible, lan^age kecqps his
audience interested in the saenoe whiui he
has studied so well. Mr. Benn is a public
benefactor, for he has struck out a une of
amusement for the people in which there is
nothing that can possibly do harm, while
there is a great deal that will benefit those
who go to near what he lias to say upon the
noses that he sketches in their presence.
Personally we are very grateful to him, for
his services were voluntarily and gladly
given to the Orphanage. Before closing toe
meetine the President announoed that the
contenu of the boxes and books brought in
during the afternoon had amounted to £180,
in addition to which many friends had for-
warded by post the sums they had collected.
If there are, either in London or in the
counta^, any ladies or gentlemen who would
like to become collectors, a box or book wiU
be at once forwarded on receipt of a post-
card announcing their wishes, addressed to
the Secretary, Stoekwell Oiphanage, Clap-
ham Bead, S.W.
CoLPOBTAOE. — The following extracts
from Colporteurs' Beports give some idea of
what a valuable agency Colportage is to
reach individuals with the gospel : —
(1) "A whole family has been blessed
through my instrumentality. A young man
who was very reckless and wicked was
brought to Christ at my Bible-claas. He
went home and conf esssd it to his father
and mother. His mother and one sister
have (^en their hearts to the Lord, and
another sister, upon whom I called the other
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203
day, told me how anxiooB aha was to find
Christ. I prayed with her, aad I feel sure
that she is now a CliriBtian, aad all in the
family, if not vet sared, are now seeking
after salvation.''
(2) ** One place to which I go is a laundry
where there are several women, besides the
family, which ia a large one. They always
ask me for a little service of singing,
reading, speaking, and prayer. Two
have given their hearts to the Lord, and
I have good hope of the others. I sell
a good number of books and monthly
magazines here."
(3) " I cannot record any direct conversion
arisiiig from books, etc. sold, but am per-
suaded that the many books and magazines
sold by your Colporteur have tended, during
a long pehod of spiritual dearth, in some
measure to keep alive the grace in the hearts
of many, and of ttimea to produce deep im-
pressions and convictions of sin in others,
aud I feel that the improved condition of
miny has been largely caused by their
reading of good books. I find I have sold
dazing the year 118 Bibles, 192 Testaments,
2,644 books of various prices, 12,784 monthly
magazines, 623 packeta of boola and cards,
and 715 ftimff^wax^hi- All this good reading
will and must have a great influence on the
minda and hearta of the people.''
(4) " The Lord haa blessed mv services to
two poor sonia this quarter, and I hear that
othen are aeeking the Saviour of ainners.
I have conducted about 26 services this
quarter, some of which have been in the
open«air, which have resulted in some going
to the house of prayer who used to loiter in
the street.*'
The General Secretary adds that aimilar
cheering reports have been received from
most of our 72 Colporteurs, and addresses to
us the following note : —
** Dear Mr. Spurgeon, — Can anvthing be
done to increase our General Fund P So for
this month the amount received is only
£7 16s. We slowly, but aurely, spend our
capifaU in the worlong of the Diatricta unless
the General Fund keeps up. Oar home
expenses were about £20 leas last year than
the previous one. If you will kindly
apportion to us aa much help as possible,
when you have the opportunity, we shall
fed very grateful. We are not run aground
^et, but ^all soon drift that way unless the
tide comes to our rescue. We must either
have increased funda, or give up acme of the
diatricta.— Youra very aincerely,
** W. COSOBN JONBS."
"March 13th, 1882."
Vkbboval Notes. — We continue to re-
ceive tidittga of aoula aaved through our
sermon preached laat *' Derby day." Hero
is an extract from one of the letters bring-
ing us the good news : —
**Mr. Spuigeon, dear Sir, — ^I have much
pleasure in tiling you that my niece (nine-
teen Tears of age) heard yon preach here
last June, and throngh that message was
I led to Christ. She is now icith him. I
only knew of this a week or two ago, when
waiting upon her in the night. We had
sweet talk together of Jesus and his love,
and she then told me how it was she came
to him just as she was. I am very glad to
tell you she came when there was a prospect
of her getting better."
One of our former students, in sending a
contribution for one of our institutions,
says: —
" My next item is to inform you that your
Sermon, No. 1609 (* Faith: What is it? How
can it be obtained?*), has been blessed in
setting a soul at liberty. The person is a
married woman of good character. Prior to
her marriage she was servant in a Popish
family, where all manner of expedients were
resorted to to make her enter their com-
munity. Amount other things they took
her Bible from her, made her attend mass,
etc., and, when they found they could not
prevail, treated her so unkindly that she left
her situation and came home. The loss of
her Bible first caused her to prize it, and led
her to realize somewhat of its value, a feel-
ing she has never lostj though that is years
ago. Three yeara amce a aerious illness
imtde her thoughtful and uneasy about her
state before God. Then, & yo^r a^^o, a
sermon of Mr. Talmage*s, in The Christian
Heraldy broke her down, and made her
completely wretched. All she read, heard,
and did only made her burden the heavier.
One day, however, I put your sermon,
No. 1609, into the hands of her mother, who
found it to be marrow and fatness to her
soul. She read it once, twice, thrice, and
found it improve on closer acquaintance, so
that on my next visit, a fortmght after, ahe
begged it, and haa it still, and prizes it highly.
I can aasure you. Having drunk a good
draught of its sweet contents herself, she
passM it on to her daughter, who also read it.
and was greatly atruck therewith, but could
not understand it the first time, so she read it
aflnin, and again, and then came the
< Jubilate Deo*, for the night of weepisff
had given place to the morning of joy, ana
this poor, sorrowing, burdened one found
the Saviour. Her testimony did me good to
hear. It was so clear, jovoua, and unaa-
auming. Now this friena ia before the
Church aa a candidate for baptiam. Though
personally I had no hand in this work, save
aa I delivered the aermon that Gh>d blessed,
my heart ia aa glad aa if the Lord had gi^on
me the honour ; and you, dear sir, I Jcnow
will be onlv too glad to put the crown on
the Saviours brow. Ton preach to a large
congregation about here, it is my privilege
to visit some two hundred homes every
fortnight with your sermons. ^ One of our
members has a few also for a district I can-
not very well take, as the other occupoes
much time. Most people gladly receive
them, and only a few refuse them. After
we have done with them they ffo to the
Baptist miniater at B , who distributes
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PAST0B8' OOIiLIEOB.
them omongit hii people. We do not f omt
you in prayer ; remember ns eometimes.' '
A friend in J)orut, who reads our eermou
at the Tillage servicea which he conducts,
writes that recently the liOrd was pleased to
bless the word to a young man, who is now
rejoicing in his Saviour. The sermon read
on that occasion was, ** Vanities and Veri-
ties,*' No. Ij379. He also adds:— ** Last
Sunday evenmg I was in another Tillage,
and two of GocTs children came to me, after
the senice, to say how much the word was
blessed to their souli. One old saint ena-
ciaUy remarked that she did not know wnea
she had been so lifted up. The subject was,
'For whom is the gospel meant?' Qfo.
1,846). So you see, my dear sir. that God
is pleased to bless the word, not only as it
foUs from your lips, but years after, when
it is read by other people.''
Baptisms at Metropolitan Tabernacle. —
Feb, 23, twenty-one; Feb. 27, eleren;
March 2, eighteou
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Mrs. Baybould 1 10
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THE
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MAY, 1882.
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BT PASTOR 0. A. DATIB, BBADFOBD.
OB the purposes of his great mission Christ selected twelre
men to be his companions daring his public ministry on
earth. Whererer he went they went with him in almost
daily attendance. Instructed by his teaching, and gifted
with power to heal diseases, they were sent on preaching
tours round the country ; and after his departure were commissioned to
carry on the work thus begun, and for which he had trained them, that
the whole world might be eyentually won to acknowledge him as its
spiritual sovereign.
And who were they ? What was their fitness for such a stupendous
task?
The project itself, of world-wide empire, strikes one as a marvellous
conception to enter the brain of a Galilean peasant. Unallied to kings
and rulers, without worldly influence, relying not on the sword, as
Mahomet did, looking not for an outward visible empire with pageantry
and show, but for a dominion over men's minds and hearts, j^et pro-
mulgating a doctrine which went fall in the teeth of all men's inclina-
tion and prejudice, assaulting their cherished beliefs, humbling their
idols to the ground, and levelling their national hatreds till nothing
should be left above them but Ood, and nothing around them but
* A jMiper read at the Eighteenth Annual Conference of the Pastors* CoUego
Aflsodation.
14
210 HOW JESUS TRAINED HIS PEEACHEBS.
brotherhood, the whole race joined^ reconciled in one body, and nnder
his own blessed sway presented to Ood — ^it was a stapendoiu
project I
This, too, to be brought about in spite of an ignominious death
inflicted on him by the influential part of his own nation ; and by
means of eleren poor men who had followed him about for three years,
— who loved him, it is true, and were willing to serve him with their
lives, or die for him, if need were ; but who were as destitute of any
worldly advantage as any whom he could have found for the work.
Yet JesQS, who had never travelled, that we know, except in his
infancy, beyond the confines of the little country called the Hol^ Land,
a country scarcely larger than Yoikshire, took in the grasp of his mind
the iron race of £ome, the polished triflers of Oreece, the dusky tribes
of Asia, India, China, Africa, the unknown Continent, and the wide
seas ; and laying down the plan of an empire over mind and heart which
was to include the whole, sent out these eleven men to begin its
accomplishment.
Thus it strikes one when looked at from without ; but viewed from
within, — taking into the grasp of vision the eternal council on the
throne before the world was, tne Incarnation when angels sang in this
earthly air of ours, the hidden Deity which sometimes could not be
repressed, but flashed through the veil of flesh as on the mount of
Transfiguration, the crimson tragedy of the death of the Son of God,
which veiled the sky, shook the earth, rent the rocks, — the splendour
of the Resurrection, as he rose from death as from a pillow and ascended
to the universal throne, the conception of universal empire becomes
easy, gentle, natural, the only conception admissible ; and we overlook
the inadequacy of the instruments in the omnipotence of the hand that
wields them. Nay, a fitness appears in their very unfitness. The
great Master was himself to " continue to do and teach " through these
men, and the achievement of his purpose would the more manifestly be
his own work, as the means he chose to use were the more plainly in
themselves unequal to its accomplishment.
We have to answer briefly the questions. Who were these men ? What
was their qualification for the work? How did their Master train
them?
As to the men themselves^ the raw material for the work, we shall
find side by side with their inevitable inadequacy a certain appropriate-
ness nevertheless to the purpose Jesus had in view. They were, first,
Jews ; men, that is to say, speaking generally, of intense, if somewhat
narrow character, and, which is chiefly to the point, believers in Ood :
no pantheists! no agnostics! They had in them the element of strength
that comes from the rigid conviction that there was over them, behind
them, yea, going before them^ if they were called to any divine mission,
the personal Almightv God. They were, moreover, devout Jews. Most
of them had been adherents of John the Baptist. They had attended
on the banks of the Jordan that stem prophetic preaching which had
shaken the nation with its call to repentance and preparation for the
Messiah. They had listened breathless as it was announced that this
Messiah, awaited for centuries, was already standing among them ; and
from the outer ranks of the solemnized crowd they had drawn inwards
j
HOW JE8US TRAINED HIS PBEACHBBfi. 211
to the closest oircle of discipleshipy and had become thrilled and set
aflame with the thought of tne imminent appearance of the expected
One. These thoughts made deep furrows in their minds, and when
presently the Herald pointed out with his finger to some of them the
yerj Christ himself, what could they do but reverently follow him, with
minds prepared for the growth under the Lord's own ioflnence of the
faith that was to encounter all opposition and more the world ? They
were men who believed in God : they were men of faith. All history
shows that such men have been the men of might.
Yet though this about them is noble and promising, who does not see
many disappointing qualities in them ? This is only to say that they
were but men. We are brought so near to the little circle by the gospel
narratives that we attain a sort of personal familiarity with them, and
discern, alas I their foibles as well as their points of excellence. Peter
was forcible, outspoken and to the front, but he was also self-confident,
and therefore unreliable, and, when it could be least afforded, cowardly.
John, affectionate, strong and manly, was yet stormy at times and over-
bearing towards men of a different mind, like a Dominican Inquisitor.
Thomas was thoughtful and reflective ; but he had the tendency to
morbid sadness which generidly accompanies such a castof mind. And
so of the rest. Brought into the clear light by their companionship
with Jesus, we see them distinctly even at this distance of time ; some-
times with the Master, strangely obtuse under that clearest, radiant
teaching ; sometimes by themselves, disclosing in their artless talk their
small rivalries and unworthy jealousies. This band of students lives
before us with all the human interest attaching to the play of passion,
emotion, jealousy: as human they are as we know students to be to-
day. And these are the men Christ took hold of as his material for the
great work.
Their training demanded to be a double thing : first, the makinsr and
deyelopment of the men ; secondly, their equipment. These two things
— what they were, and what they had— were equally necessary, the latter
no whit behind the former in importance. For what they had was the
message to be delivered, and for Christ's purpose this must be not an
eYolution out of their own inner consciousness, but a revelation from
Almighty God. Then these two things were to be blended into one ;
for the message they were to deliver was to be, in some sort, incarnated
in their lives, as it had been fully and adequately in that of their
Master; and the world was to be won by the eye as well as by the ear,
as it read in tlie luminous lives of these preachers a corroboration of
what it heard from their Ups.
See, then, how the Master takes up the disciples, first, to mould their
character. He found them, as we have seen, crude, small, and unripe :
it was essential to nurture their spirit into the folness and ripeness be-
fitting their work. They approached it with the intolerant temper
which has characterized dl human movements for reformation. They
would have put down the Nonconformist, for instance, who was casting
out devils in Christ's name without following with them. They would
have called down fire from heaven upon the unbelieving Samaritan
Tillage. This intolerant spirit Jesus confronted with such words as
these :*-'' Forbid him not : for he that is not against us is for us.'*
212 HOW JE8UB TRAINED HIS PBEACHBBS.
And again: ^' Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. The Bon
of man is not come to destroy men's liveSi bat to save them/' And
when he significantly led them *^ to another Tillage,'' he pointed ont the
pacific and frnitfal coarse they were to adopt when opposed : rejection
in one place was to be the opening of the door in another. Their ten*
dencY ^^^ot and contriye for personal preferment was met and counter-
acted. The dim yiew they began to catch of their great fotnre, distorted
as it was by the low earthly atmosphere through which they saw it, led
them, when he was not within hearing, to striye among themselyes who
should be the greatest This spirit, had it grown to strength, would
haye strangled the church in its cradle. The first preachers would haye
forgotten ttieir sublime mission to the world in mean wranglings for
prsonal precedence. Moreoyer, it was the epitome of what preyailed
in the great world outside. '' Eyery man for himself " is the text on which
worldly liyes are the commentary ; and how should men influence the
world for good whose spirit was cursed with the same narrow selfish-
ness that was the world's bane 1 Jesos saw and nipped this eyil in the
bud. On their coming in from a walk which haa been enliyened by
such a discussion, he put to them some such inconyenient question as
this : '^What was it that ye disputed among yourselyes by the way ?"
How inimitably natural the remark of the Eyangelist, " They held their
peace : for by the way they had disputed among themselyes, who should
be the greatest." We do many things we are ashamed of. Exquisite
was the method of remedy adopted on difiPerent occasions by the Master.
'' He took a child, and set him in the midst of them, and said, Whosoeyer
shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the
kingdom of heayen." He took a towd and girded himself, and pouring
water into a basin, began to wash his disciples' feet, meeting thus their
astonished questioning — ** Ye call me Master and Lord : and ye say well ;
for so I am. If I tbed, your Lord and Master, haye washed your feet;
ye also ought to wash one another's feet." Thus he corrected their
jealous strim for precedence.
Closely allied to this spirit was the self-laudation to which they were
tempted by the successes which their connection with his power secured
them. The Seyenty — for his treatment of these equally iUastrates his
method-^retum elated and excited from suocessfal preaching and
miracle-working. ** Lord, eyen the deyils are subject unto us." By the
instant exhibition of a sublimer and purer theme of joy — *^ Bejoice
rather because your names are written in heayen" — he at once sobered
and strengthened them ; lifting them to a lofty independence of mer-
cenary aims, and communicating to them a high inspiration which
should secure them from the degradation of gloating oyer personal
success.
How magnificently he braced their spirit for hardship 1 It was no
child's ^lay to which he called them ; nor did he eyer minimise their
difficulties. We can scarcely exaggerate the sublimity of those occa-
sions on which he foreshowed to them their conflict. Standing by his
side, they look ont upon the dark world, yast and huge, its forces
arrayed in fierce hostility to the cause they were to pioneer ; and while
they gaze, shuddering, upon the stormful scene, he indarates them with
such words as these : ''I send you forth as lambs among wolyes. Ye
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shall be hated of all men for mj name's sake : ye shall be delivered up
to prison and to death. Whosoever killeth you will think he doeth
6oa service. Do yon shrink ? He that endnreth to the end shall be
saved." Here was the soil in which Christian heroism was to grow to
its snblimest height. These men were dipped in the waters of. Lethe,
heel and all. ^d yet, though he sent them out to death, he tenderly
folded Tonnd them, against this bitter world-storm, the warm investi-
tore of Ood's love. '' The very hairs of yonr head are all numbered.
Not a sparrow shall fall to the ground without yonr Father. Ye are of
more value than many sparrows." Thus he infused into them a lofty
daring, meet for men who were to become world-oonoaerors. Weu
mi^ht ih«y be bold who had seen the intrepidity of their Master ! His
majestic front as he stood calmly against all opposition, unmoved, im-
movable, engraved itself upon their character. See him, for example,
advancing to surrender himself to the band of arrest. '^ Whom seek
ye ? I am he." The torchlight still reveals his captors lying prostrate
at hiB feet, even in the moment of his humiliation. What wonder the
disoiples saw in him their tower of strength ! that they drank ii^ his
saying, "Without me ye can do nothing;" and could afterwards
tranapoae it into the sublime and modest vaunt, ^ I can do all things
through Christ, which strengtheneth me."
Bat behind these noble qualities of benevolence, self-suppression,
endurance, daring, was the regal master-principle, Faith: the spirit
which dares, endures, overcomes, as seeing him who is invisible. Faith I
it ia the man with the world against him and God Almighty at his back.
It ia the consciousness of being used by the Omnipotent as the instru-
ment of his working. Disdainful of danger, it rushes on the foe and
proves itself invincible in its collision with the world. Jesus infused
into his preachers a sublime faith in God. In his presence they felt the
divine nearness, breathed a divine atmosphere. God became more real
to them than man; exerted a more potent influence on their lives.
£«arthly power, though armed with the scourge, the prison, the sword^
dwindled to impotence by the side of the power of God. This same
faith they learned to exercise also in their Master. Surely and steadily
it grew with their growing knowledge of him. At first they followed
him as the Messiah, but cherishing earthly ideas of that office. As they
listened to his teaching, observed his life, watched the exercise of his
superhuman power, their conception of him cleared, and their reverence
grew. Contrary to the human rule that *' familiarity breeds contempt,"
their increasing intimacy with Jesus deepened their awe. At first they
could use some freedom in his presence ; but on the hushed lake they
exclaim, '' What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea
obey him ? " Later they confess him as the Messiah, the Son of the
living Ood, yet not with such insight into their own confession but that
they can take the liberty of rebukmg him for his prediction of his own
death. But towards the end we find them not even daring to ask him a
question: one of them— denying him under the terrible pressure of
immediate fear of death — ^is overwhelmed and broken down by a mere
glance of his eye ; and another falls at his feet with the confession,
'* My Lord and my God." But when to this is added that they were
admitted to personal friendship with this glorious Being, we may infer
214 HOW JBfiUS TRAINSD HIB PEEAOHEES.
what a mighty force was imparted to them. They were the personal
friends of Jesns. They conld eiterwards say, *' The Word was made
flesh and dwelt among ns." Their faith grew to a greater thin^. It
transcended faith : it became knowledge. They were Ood's friends.
Conld the world resist them ? Was it likely ?
It was this faith-knowledge of Gkxl — of God incarnate — incarnate and
therefore engaged for man — that formed tM crowning feature in the
making and deyelopment of these first preachers of Christ.
These are the men, and this their training. We must turn to watch
their equipment Darid, advancing to meet the giant, carried the
simple eonipment of a sling and a bag of well- chosen pebbles from the
brook. The disciples of Christ, as they advanced to combat the gigantic
evils of the world, carried with them three great tmths : —
Redemption wrought by divine love.
Faith in the Redeemer, the instrument of receiving the redemption.
Divine wrath against impenitence.
These truths, which they learned from their Master's public teaching
and private m>osition, they were to bring to bear by the instrument of
preaching. They were a^rwards able to say, ''The weapons of oar
warfare are mighty through Ood to the pulling down of strongholds.*'
The divine love displayed in redemption, Uie first and brightest of
these regenerative truths, shone out like the sun in Christ's teaching.
Its light had been, not dimly, heralded by bis forerunner in the ex-
^ssion, ''The Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world."
The disciples were to hear more. The Lamb of God was '* the Son of
man^ come to seek and to save that which was lost; come to give his
life a ransom for many; lifted up that whosoever believeth on him
should not perish." He was '* the only begotten Son of God, given to
the world by the divine love ; his flesh was given for the life of the
world ; his blood shed for many for the remission of sins." The
parables bore out this teaching. The seeking love of God appeared in
the parable of the lost sheep ; the receiving, welcoming, forgiving love
of Gody in the parable of the prodigal son.
E(}ual prominence was assigned in the Lord's teaching to the doctrine
of faith. Men were to believe on the Son of man who was lifted np, on
the Son of God given for their redemption. It was the will of God
that everyone seeing the Son and believing on him should have ever-
lasting life. The vital question was, " Dost thou believe on the Son of
God ? ** This was illustrated on the physical platform. In the miracles
of bodily healing faith was demanded or presupposed. " Believe ye
that I am able to do this ? " Here was the fraitful seed-bed of the
whole magnificent system of apostolic teaching, which declared that man
was justified by faith ; that the golden link between man and God was not
the servile penormanoe of good works, but foith which worketh by love.
Of the third great truth, the divine wrath against impenitence, there
was in the Master's teaching no lack of the most impressive demonstra-
tion. " He that believeth not," said he, " shall be condemned — ^is
condemned already." There was a sin which had never forgiveness :
everlasting punishment was to be the doom of those who failed to hallow
their lives with beneficent labours. The disciples conld not listen
without awe to the denunciation of hypocrites. The eight-fold woe, the
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awfal challenge, " How can ye escape the damnation of hell ? " showed
them that God conld frown — ^nay, could not but frown npon persistent
sin.
Their grip of these tmths was strengthened by the wonderful afber-
talks with Jesns, of which many hints are scattered np and down the
gospels. Christ's general mle in this respect is indicated in the words,
'' And when they were alone he expounded all things to his disciples."
Hnch of this private instrnction is unrecorded; but a greater body of
it exists than perhaps most persons are aware of. More than one-third
of Matthew, about one-thinl of Mark, one*fifkh of Luke, nearly one-
fourth of John, consists of this private teaching of Jesus to his preachers.
We can do little more than allude to it. There were single utterances
of such formative power as to become epochs in the lives of these men ;
such as that forced from the Master's great compassionate heart as he
gazed on the fainting multitude, and^^ich for ever portraved for them
the world as God's harvest-field, and themselves as God s labourers.
Or that incisive sentence which warned them of the insidious influence
of false doctrine : '* Take he^ of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the
Sadducees : '.' a sentence which set them thinking and questioning, and
indeed blundering, but with the result of ineffaceably engraving the
lesson upon their minds. Or that which declared the seriousness of life
and the surpassing value of the soul, weighing the world as a mere
feather against it in the scales. Or that in which he showed them the
tenacity of the spirit of forgiveness, that it must be capable of stretching
if need be until seventy times seven. Or the hyperbolical, yet as they
would afterwards discover, most profoundly literal, commendation of
faith as able to remove mountains. Or the solemn intimation of divine
judicial action, ^* Why speakest thou to them in parables ? " " Because
they seeing, see not : ihetr eyes ihey have closed: therefore to them it is
not given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God." Or the
equally solemn though inspiring fact of God's direct communication
with the teachable soul: ''Flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto
thee, but my Father which is in heaven." Or the high importance of
the estimate entertained of himself, *' Whom do men say that I, the Son
of man, am ? " and, when they had recited the various opinions current,
** But whom sfQT ye that I am ? " — ^^e great question which, as they
might afterwards begin to discern, was to grow greater and more
engrossing to the end of time. Or the lightning-like rebuke of the
spirit which shrank or would tempt another to shrink from a divinely
imposed cross : *' Get thee behind me, Satan I thou art an offence unto
me."
. Then there were the expositions of the parables, two of which have
been preserved to us — ^those of the Sower and the Tares — unsurpassable
in their mighty brevity and decisive clearness.
There were, moreover, the more prolonged addresses ; as the charge
with which the twelve were dispatched on their first preaching tour ;
and the tremendous discourse on the Mount of Olives uttered in the
hearing, perhaps, of only four of them ; which depicted in vivid outline
the destruction of Jerusalem, and behind it the vaster tragedy of the
end of the world; which made them hear the midnight cry, ''Behold,
the Bridegroom cometh ! " and see the fortunes of the wise and foolish
216 HOW JBSUB TRAINED HIS PBKAOHEfifi.
yirgt&B ; which showed them the aenrants called to accoont for entrosted
talentBy and, finally, the sammoning of all nations before the throne of
the Son of man, the King, at the last jadgment.
Jesns took special pains to teach his disciples, with a plainness and
solemnity which conld not be exceeded, that he was to die and rise
again. On three separate occasions, in the last few months of hia
ministry, he drew them aside for this purpose. The first time they
rebuked him ; the second time they did not understand him, and were
afraid to ask him ; the third time they began to intrigne among them-
selyes for the precedence. The idea of Ohrist's death nerer rightly nined
entrance to their minds, and, as a consequence, they apprehendoi stlU
less the idea of his resurrection. Not till after his death had thrown
them into despair, and the resurrection into amassement, did they
remember his words.
Into the scene at the last supper we haye already glanced in our
reference to Christ's care to form their character, and we need now only
adyert to his use of the symbols of bread and wine as forming the
solemn culmination of his tesMshing concerning his death and its atoning
yalue. The heayenly discourse which followed the supper mainly
prepared them for his departure, and for the coming in his stead of the
Holy Spirit as their Teacher and Comforter; and then he took them with
him to Oethsemane to meet his doom. For we must neyer forget that
he was constructing the gospel they were to proclaim; tluat their
training consisted in th^ witnessing of his life, his death, his resurrection,
his ascension, as much as in listening to his words; that these great
facts, with his incarnation and second coming, were to penetrate their
whole preaching.
The brief post-resurrection period is remarkable in this — ^that the
appearances and words of Jesus were confined to his disciples. Tbis
was the most fruitftd period in the growth of their Christian intelligence ;
and naturally so ; for eyents had cleared the film from their eyes, and
they saw distinctly. It was their spring-time. The teaching whidi
had BO long lain in their minds, like seed dormant in the farrow, became
vitalized and sprouted into life. The Master himself was changed. He
came and went in an altogether mysterious manner. His words were
like flashes of light, illuminating what they had hitherto but grossly
and darkly known. He opened their understandings to understand
the Scriptures ; breathed on them the Holy Ohost ; pointed them to
the whole world as the field of their labours ; promised them power;
and bade them wait, after they had seen him ascend, for the enduement
of the Holy Spirit which he would send them from the Father. A
wonderfid change was now wrought in them. No longer did Uiey
blunder along like groping men, but walked erect as men with opened
eyes, amid the streaming light.
As to the method they were to use, their Master had instructed them
by symbol and by example. Ccdling them from their fishing-boats, he
had said, ^* Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." Breaking
the bread for the fainting multitudes on the hill^side, he had said,
'* Oiye ye them to eat." These symbols, dimly seen at &^t, emerged into
clear significance when they came face to face with their work. In the
sea of the world they cast the gospel net, midcing its sweep wide, and
HOW JESUS TRAINED HIS FBBAOHEBS. 217
its meshes small, to enolose great mnltitndes. Up and down the ranks
of the fainting world they trayelled, distribnting the bread of life which
they had received from his blessed hands ; re-enacting on the world-
wide scale the miniatore scene on the hills of Palestine. He had tanght
tbem, again, by example. His incessant itinerant ministry — wiuch
awaken^ the nation, set men thinking, and, when they were ronsed,
Tetnmed upon them in repeated visits with tenfold effect — bad shown
them how, overstepping the boonds of the Holy Land, they were to
carry on an itinerant ministry only limited by the confines of the world
itself. And he had taught them by practical employment in the work.
Disengaging them from his side, Jesus had sent them forth in couples
to proEidi in every town and village whithor he himself woold oome.
Qlins they had learned to £Boe difficulty ; had gained experience of the
moods of men; and, best of all, had acquired the habitual conscious-
ness that Christ was on their track ; that not only in Palestine, but in
aU the world, they were sent to the cities and villages whither he him-
self woidd come.
And thus at length, having developed his plan, having instructed
the minds of his preachers, kindled their hearts, emboldened their
faces, touched with immortal flame their lips, and, chiefly, unveiled
HiHSELP before them in the peerless majesty of his person and the
splendour of his sacrificial love, he stepped back again to his throne,
despatching them to their work with the words, '*Go ye into all the
world, and preach the gospel to every creature." And they went
forth to preach what was to prove itself no empty doctrine, but a re-
volntionary force. The worla, hearing these men, looked up from its
throng of idols, and saw God — ^saw the Omnipotent Love gazing down
upon it in its guilt— beheld the Divine Sacrifice for its r^emption —
listened to the divine call to repentance and faith — ^trembled under the
frown of divine righteousness against its sin. Old fiftlsities and idola«
tries were overthrown, individual lives were regenerated ; and, with
amazement, the world saw men living according to the Sermon on the
Mount. Such strange, outlandish qualities as humility, generosity,
forgiyeness, philanthropy, devoutness, self-sacrifice, punty came into
view. Godliness, or, which is much the same thing if we will under-
stand it rightly, manliness, appeared ; and the old declaration, so long
practically lost, became true again — ''God made man in his own
image."
For the weight of the omnipotent pierced hand was felt in the preach-
ing of the Crucified ; and the far-beaming blaze that streamed out from
the cross was beginning to drive before it the flocking shadows of error
and sin, and flood the world with the transfiguring l^ht of the gospel,
to disseminate which Jesus trained his preachers.
218
m S^^m^mrCi §atil Junbf.
BY C. H. BP17EGE0K.
A FRIEND Bent us a book entitled «' Witty InyentionB." There is
genins in the title : it excites cariosity, and sets one's month
watering. We opened the book, and were at once taken with one of its
sententious utterances. It contented, satisfied, satiated, nauseated us.
We had enough and more than enough in a single Una Henceforth
these " witty inyentions " are cast to th6 moles and to the bats. The
author obtained our attention under false pretences. Here is the
sentence, '< T?ie best sermon is that which is host studied'* This is im
invention certainly, but not a witty one. It is as false a statement as
was ever coined. Sermons which have been studied with some degree
of care are often the cause of torture to their hearers ; but to suppose
that the case would be altered if our ministers diverted us with
impromptu harangues is absurdity itself. The harvest may be small
with all our ploughing, but it would be nothing at all if the feet of the
ox quite forsook the field. As well might we say that the best dinner
is that which is least cooked, or that the best room is that which is least
furnished, as that the best sermon is that which is least studied.
Let every preacher give diligent attention to reading and meditation;
let him become wise that he may teach the people knowledge. Let him
be much in his library and his closet. Let him use all the help he can.
But how is the preacher to prepare his discourse without aid ? Keep
the man without books, and what is he to do ? Happily, few of us
have long laboured at making bricks without straw ; but there are such
bondsmen among us, and for these we would arouse sympathy. Alas, the
little library, which was the preacher's pride in bis unmarried days, has
been gradually dissolved into bread and house-rent^ he scarcely knows
how. Ask the good man, and he will tell you how small was the
market-value of " The Saint's Best/' and how little he raised upon
"The Rise and Progress." Yes, Matthew Henry went too, and with it
the last chance of his sermons being worth hearing. In one case we
heard of a minister's family, in which a twopenny homiletical magazine,
which had been taken to help '^ father " in getting his sermons, was given
up because the few coppers could not be spared, for the famine was sore
in the land. We are sore pained for the lack of food and raiment for
the sake of the good man and his household ; but our grief for the
scarcity of books arises out of a wider sympathy, for we think of his
congregation. It is pitiable to think of the poor preacher, bowed down
with cares, cudgelling his brains (none too many to sturt with), and
finding nothing as the result. Had he been bom to lead cattle to the
pasture his lot had been enviable, for now he has to lead his flock to a
desert, and as they gather about him they look up and are not fed.
It is not everybody who sympathizes with a minister in this need,
and yet it is one of the keenest forms of poverty. We feel a kinship
with any mm who shares our concern for those afflicted in this
direction, and we feel personally grateful to anybody and everybody who
Suts a good book on a minister's shelf. It is therefore one of the
elights of our life that our beloved wife has made ministers' libraries
MBS. SPUEGEON'S BOOK FUND. 219
her great concern. The dear seal gives herself wholly to it. Toa should
see Eer stores, her book-room, her bnsy helpers on the parcel-day, and
the waggon-load of books each fortnight. The Book Fund at certain
hoars is the ruling idea of our house. Erery day it occupies the
band and heart. of its manager. The reader- has scaut idea of the
book-keeping inyolved in the book-giving ; but this may be said,— the
loving manlier has more than six thousand names on her lists, and yet
she knows every volume that each man has received from the first day
nntil now. The work is not muddled, but done as if by clockwork,
yet it is performed with a hearty desire to give pleasure to all receivers,
and to trouble no applicant with needless enquiries.
It is no small satisfaction to us to know from countless testimonies
that the seven-and-twenty volumes of our sermons are a quarry out of
which are digged or hewn discourses for pulpits of every denomination.
These tomes placed in manse libraries will do more for the spread of
the gospel than any other agency known to us. Where could books be
placed to such advantage ? Those who desire to see the orthodox faith
maintained in the land can hardly employ abetter agency. The blessing
is that the volumes are eagerly sought and joyfully received.
Ths Hqfort of the Book Fund, which has been lately issued, is as
good as any of its predecessors. It is a good sixpenuyworth for size,
and worth far more if judged of by its contents. Few will read it
through with dry eyes. We were going to quote largely from it, but
upon second thoughts we think we will not, but will urge our readers
to bny the neat uttle book for themselves. Oar publishers will be
happy to send it post free for se^en stamps. The Report is full of
precious pieces which deserve quotation, but we will only transfer a
single passage in which the continued need of the work is earnestly
stated. We let it tell its own tale, and pray our readers to heed it.
^*A lady, writing to me the other day, said she * supposed the
ministers were nearly all supplied now ' I Never was surmise more
unwarranted and incorrect. The work is as urgent and important as
ever, and the necessity for it as great and pressino;. Did anybody ever
hear of a preacher possessing as many books as his heart craved for ? I
niVer did ; and I think such a state of contentment must be well-ni^h
impossible ; for the more a man studies and enlarges his mind the
more he hungers and thirsts for knowledge, and seeks to add to his
stores ; and the intense delight he takes in his few precious volumes is
a constant incentive to add to their number. I am daily receiving
letters from pastors to whom I made grants three or four years ago,
whose mental craving, more stimulated than satisfied by the books
Srevionsly given, is now urging them to seek farther appliances for the
evelopment of thought and intellect. These good men might traly
say —
* My hunger brings a plenteous store,
My plenty makes me hunger more.*
They tell me with pleasing emphasis of the exceeding value and blessing
of my former gifts, and they draw thence a plea for a renewed
consideration of their needs. It would be, indeed, a hard heart which
would refuse them, and with the coveted treasures at command send them
empty away. Help in pulpit preparation, refreshment of spirit in times
220 TO THE DOUBTOra ONES.
of deep depreB8ion, stimnlas to private deyotion, asBistanoe in pastofal
duties, — all tiiese blessings, and many more, are enfolded in the preciooa
pages bestowed by the Book Fand, which as tmlj bless a minister's
soul as they enrioh his library. Bat although so many of Ood's poor
servants have had reason to thank him for the help flJforded them in
this important matter through the agency of the Fund, my ambition ia
by no means satisfied with the present attainments of my work. There
are ptill hundreds of men in the ministry whose stock of books is totally
inadequate to their needs, and who, though painfully conscious of their
famishing condition, are unable to prooure the alimoit which would
nourish ttieir souls, and promote their spiritual and mental growth. If
the Book Fund only ministered to the necessities of these long-settled
pastors, its work would be useftil and important ; but there is the &et
to be considered that our colleges of all denominations are constantly
sending forth their young recruits to the battle of the Lord ; and these
are seldom, if ever, ** thoroughly furnished " for the warfare which they
seek to accomplish. To aid aU these needv ones, to supply aU these
longing souls, would without doubt require both more means and more
management than this quiet little service and its happy servant can evw
hope to command; but with this high aim in view, according as Otod
prospers us, so do we deal forth our treasures lovingly and gladly till
they be exhausted.'*
BY WILLIAM BBIDGB.
ASK thy soul these questions : — First, Whether there be any gain
by doubting? Faith purifies the heart ; but doth doubting purify
the heart ? Secondly, Whether there is anything more pleasing to Otod
than to trust him in and by Jesus Christ, when all comforts are out of
view, and when you see nothing but what is contrary to the thing
1)romised ? Thirdly, Whether you must not venture upon Ohrist at the
ast ? and if you must venture upon Christ at the last^ why not n(# ?
When a man hath to go over a river, though he ride once and again into
the water, and come out, saying, I fear it is too deep for me; yet con*
sidering that there is no other way for him, he resolves to venture, for,
saith he, the longer I stay, the higher the water will rise, and there is
no other way for me — ^I must go through at the last, why not at the
first ? and so he ventures through. Thus it is with you. You say,
" Oh, but my heart is not humbled ; oh, but I am a great sinner ; and
how can I venture upon Jesus Christ ? " Will thy heart be more
humbled by keeping from Jesus Christ, and wilt thou be less a sinner
by keeping from him? No, certainly; for the longer you stay firom
Christ, the harder it will be to venture on him at the last Wherefore,
if there be ever a poor, drooping, doubting, fearing, trembling heart
reading these words, know that I do here, in the name of the Lord,
call out to you and say, 0 soul, man or woman, venture, ventore,
venture ui)on Christ now ; for yon must oome to trusting in time at
last ; and if at last, why not now ?
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BY G. HOLDEN PIKE.
Part II.
iConiirmed/rom page 186).
THOSE who are familiar with the chronicle of eyents ia 77ie Annual
Register will remember that the spring months of 1812 were
characterized by widespread trade-rioting in the north of England, —
the spite of the mob venting itself against the newlj-introdaced cloth-
workera' machinery; for this canse, in the following year, seventeen
men were ezecntea at York. Thomas Shillitoe was deeply moved, and
at once resolved that he wonld pay religions visits to the nonseholds of
those whom the law had overtaken in their crime, althongh '' the prospect
of snch a service felt humiliating to the creatnre beyond words to describe."
This painfnl duty, which conscience directed him to undertake, was
dnl^ accomplished ; and in the Journal we follow him and his com-
panion from one abode of woe to another, until the descriptions
become painfully monotonous. Daring the riots a manufacturer was
murdered, and the perpetrators of the crime were discovered through
one of the guilty persons turning king's evidence. Though his turning
informer made nim one of a despicable class, Thomas Sbillitoe felt much
concern for this young man, of whom a particular description is given.
'' On his entering the room," it is said, *' he appeared to us raw and
ignorant ; with such apparent self-condemnation in his countenance, we
thought we had not before witnessed; as if he felt himself an outcast,
and thought a mark of infamy was set upon him ; newly-clad, as we
supposed, from the money he had recently received, as the reward of his
having discovered his accomplices in the murder, for which they had suf-
fered." Shillitoe's work of mercy amid these scenes of distress was in
a degree successful ; for not only were many widows and fatherless
chili&en comforted and relieved, but the Inagistrates were successfully
interceded with on account of one young man who, ''more by constraint
than inclination," had been drawn into the riots.
During this same year he experienced sore trial consequent on '' a
prospect of duty " oi)ening before him in regard to a proposed visit to
the Prince Begent, simili^ to the one paid to George III. in former
years. Though not quite so nervous as on the former occasion, the
business was not carried through without much dogged determination
and mortification of flesh and blood. He was perplexed in regard
to the best method of procedure, and at length, after much prajrer
and consideration, he decided that the best plan would be to write
a suitable address, and to take advantage of the best opportunity
that presented itself for its presentation. Fully conscious of tie
responsibility involved in such a piece of business, he sat down " emptied
and stripped as to matter," but soon words and thoughts which appeared
to be most suitable came faster than he could well write ; and then,
having taken care that the grammar was seen to, by some competent
person, he started for Brighton.
The address, which in its faithful and affectionate outspokenness is
222 THE BEMABKABLE HIBTOBY OF THOMAS 8HILLIT0E.
almost unique, is too long for quotation ; bat if any reader will take
the document and read its solemn counsels aud wamiugs in the now
deserted saloons of the Pavilion, he will not fail to realize their weighty
importance. It is dated the " 6th of 8th mo., 1813." Of course he
again passed a sleepless time through the night preceding the presen-
tation, and at brealcfast on the eventful day he was more ''disposed for
silence " than for talk. He was greatly agitated, and appears to have
been very thankful that a Friend named Mary Bickman was engaged to
pray for him. Troubled as he was, he went straight to business
without stopping to parley with his feelings, and commissioning a num-
ber of persons '' to be on the alert and obtain information," he soon
learned that the Prince would presently ride on the Downs. Thomas
Shillitoe and a few comjpanions accordingly stationed themseWes at the
yard-gate, but when the royal party appeared they disappointed the
Quakers by proceeding in an opposite direction. After pausing a
moment, Shillitoe showed his decision b^ darting forward to falfil his
mission. " The hill being yery steep, and the exertion great, my breath
was so affected when I came abreast of the Prince, that I was unable
to utter a word," he tells us; " I, therefore, pushed on some way before
him, in order to recoyer my breath, my Diyine Master giying me hind's
feet ; I then halted, until the Prince came up to me.** When George
was sufficiently near, the simple Qtlaker said, ''Will the Prince be
pleased to permit me to express a few words to him ? " The Regent
checked his horse, and bent forward, and politely answered, " Sir, yon
must excuse me, I am in haste." Not content to lose his opportunity,
the Friend continued, "I haye a letter for the Prince, will he be pleased
to permit me to present him with it ? " The final answer was, " Yon
wiii please giye it to Colonel Bloomfield," who then took tiie
packet. " On which/' adds Hiomas Shillitoe, " I found that my work
was not complete until I had requested of the Oolonel that care should
be taken the Prince had the letter and that it was read. Being assured
that this should be the case, this exercise of faith and patience peacefully
ended." On the day following a grand entertainment, which was to
haye been held at the Payilion, was unaccountably put off, to the great
disappointment of many persons ; and this left no doubt in the mind
of one person that his "request to haye the letter read had been
complied with."
Thomas Shillitoe harboured the strongest possible objections to play-
going, and in 1816 he met with a curious adyenture at Barnsley, in
connection with a newly-opened theatre in that town. In preyious
days he had noticed the bad effects which arose from the performances
of a band of strolling players who hired a bam ; and now, though he
did so without effect, he protested against the erection of a permanent
building. He went eyen further, for he circulated throughout the town
a handbill against such performances ; and though he aroused a good
deal of opposition, and receiyed numerous insulting letters, besides
getting caricatured on the stage, he in the end came off yictorions. The
theatre could not be made to pay, and was transformed into a Non-
conformist chapel.
In 1821 he landed in Holland, and thence commenced one of those
laborious journeys which seemed to constitute the business of his life.
THE RKMARKABLK HISTORY OF THOMAS SHILLITOE. 228
He was an evan^list on board of the packets, he yisited both meetings
and private families, and his work in prisons was worthy of Howard
himself. He called on those highest in authority whenevei: he obtained
an opportunity, and urged them to exercise their influence in the cause
of morality and the gospel. He even had an address printed in
England for universal distribution among the 'inhabitants of Hamburg
and Altona, a piece of business attended with considerable danger.
*< I never passed a more trying and distressing two months from
exercise of mind," he says, *' without an individual to confide in,
lest I should involve others in trouble, as well as want of sleep and
want of appetite." The distribution without first asking permission of
the police was in point of fact an infringement of the law ; but the only
penalty really incurred was a night passed in the damp and dirty guard-
room at Altona. At Hamburg his services were so highly rat^ that
the master of the Stadthouse was anxious for so thorough a reformer to
take up his abode in the town. At Altona his arrest made the address
which ne had circulated far more effective than it would otherwise have
been. The keynote of his life at this period was, '' I must be content to live
one day at a time, avoiding all unnecessary anxiety about the morrow."
One of the striking adventures of this journey was an interview with
the King of Denmark at Copenhagen, the whole affair being one of those
"trying situations" which Thomas Shillitoe very minutely described.
Admonishing crowned heads of their duty to God and their subjects
was all along a duty from which his flesh recoiled, but which was never*
theless accomplish^ with all the determination with which a man of the
world pursues his pleasures. His refusal to remove his hat was a small
difficulty ever in the way ; and on the present occasion the courtier to
whom he was chiefly indebted looked in surprise at the Quaker's shabby
clothes, over which he had recently spilt a quantity of chocolate, and
asked if he really intended to appear before the king in that sorry
plight Nothing daunted at a reproof which touches most men in a
tender place, Thomas Shillitoe merely promised to smarten himself in
the best manner possible under the circumstances, and on the next
morning he was ready to enter the royal chamber — to him really a
stnpping-room.
When he was actually introduced to the king, the Quaker found him-
self exceedingly well received. He was thanked, indeed, for the efforts
he was making on behalf of the people. He acquainted the king with
the reasons that had induced him to leave home, having previously
introduced himself by '' a short religious communication." One of the
abuses which the monarch was asked to abolish was what was called *' a
little lottery," in which the poorest people were tempted to risk their
all, and which fostered among them a taste for gambling. Having
accomplished his mission, Shillitoe, who at this time was in a weaK
state of health, burst into tears, and his earnestness seems to have
deeply affected the court
Having accomplished thus much, he at first felt at liberty to leave
Copenhagen; but, on being hindered from doing so by various un-
foreseen circumstances, he turned his attention to the queen and the
princesses. A wish to visit them arose in his mmd, and at length the
way was opened. Saitable advice was given to the princess royal of
224 '' TBB^ FATHER ! "
Denmark, while the queen appointed a special season for a more
lengthened interview, wnich in due time took place. Withont under-
standing the language of the oountiy, this godly Quaker won the
golden opinions of the highest people in the land«
This journey, which extended through a year and ten months, was
continued through Germany, Norway, Sweden, etc, the return route
haying been through Geneva and France. In several of the cities of
i^nce he met with many characteristic adventures, all affording
material for a charming narrative had his pen possessed more graphic
power. His experience well illustrated the unspeakable discomforts of
the road before the era of railways. Thus, on leaving Lyons for Paris,
he and his compimion found themselves provided with the luxury of
«<a new-built carriage," which soon turned out to be.na luxury at all: —
''Took our seats in what is called the coupe, which is intended to
carry three persons ; after we had taken our seats, a third nerson came,
who was a man of such bulk, that we were so wedged aown in the
carriage as to be obliged to complain of our suffering, on which we
were informed, the seat was one root shorter than the usual measure-
ment allowed for three persons, it being a mistake of Uie coachmakers.**
As the journey occupied three days and nights, we can only faintly
imagine what the error in measurement must have cost the travellers.
Whatever his discomfort, Thomas Shillitoe never shrank from doing all
the service which lay in his power at eveiy stage. At one time we find
him taking a Lutheran preacher to task for frequenting the theatre
after the day's duties were over on Sabbath night; anon he is found
giving a similar reproof to a French Protestant pastor for playing
away the Sunday hours at bowls. He also tried to put down bull-
baiting at Nismes, by admonishing the bishop. The mayors, and
others in authority at other places, seem to have listened to his ex*
hortations with respect, if not wiUi actual gratitude.
(To be continued.)
BY THOHAS fiPUBaXOK.
■
IN a beautiful English churchyard is a small grave remarkable for its
simplicity. It is evidently the resting-place of a little lad who
loved his Saviour. The inscription is as fouows : —
"Freddy!" . . .
. . . "Yes, Father!"
Let us enter the cemetery gate, and see the place where they laid him.
A lovely view, and an avenue
Of weeping willow trees :
The only sound in the burial-ground
The gently sighing breeze.
'• TE8, FATHBR ! " 225
A tiny monnd with flowers strewn roand,
A simple stone at the head,
On which they carve an epitaph,
The simplest ever read.
Some laddie dear lies baried here
Whose heart to Christ was ^i?en.
The Father took the Lamb's life-book
And called his child to heaven.
"Freddy !" he cried, and Freddy replied,
" Yes, Father ! " in childlike glee,
And angels said to dying Fred,
" Arise, he calleth thee ! "
The Shepherd's voice made his heart rejoice,
He ran to the call of love ;
JKan to be pressed to the Saviour's breast, —
** Yes, Father, I'm coming above!"
^ Good-bye to mother, and father, and brother^
My Savioar's at the gate :
If Jesns came his lamb to claim
I must not let him wait."
'* Yes, Father, yes, I love them less
Than thy dear self and Son,
Dear as th^ are, thon'rt dearer far.
The chiefest, fairest one ! "
" Sweet home of mine ! thon ne'er canst shine
Bright as the home on high :
No love can love like Father's love ;
Break ! break ! earth's strongest tie I
** Willing rather to be with Father,
I'm here, for thon didst call ;
Yes, I am ready," said little Freddy,
" To say * Farewell ' to all."
" Be ready too," he says to you
(He, being dead, can speak) ;
'' Yon'll early find the Saviour kind
If you will early seek."
But if he came and called your name,
And you were still unready,
Toud have to die, but could not cry,
" Yes, Father !" as did Freddy.
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^ ftiWJrjpt ill Sfifrma/ .
FOE some time the anthor of " Through Siberia " has been known to
ns as an explorer, who seemed to combine .the intrepidity of
Li?ingstone with the philanthropic aspirations of Howard; and for
this reason we are glad to welcome a complete account of the yery
remarkable tonr he lately undertook in one of the most extensive and
imperfectly known regions of the world. Probably some readers may
have seen references to Mr. Lansdell's exploits in the Beports of either
the Bible or the Religious Tract Society ; but, in addition to these, he
contributed a series of articles to T?ie Times, which naturally had the
effect of quickening public curiosity in his adventures. By going over
thousands of miles oF territory, a part of which had never before been
traversed by Englishmen ; and by patiently studying the social and re-
ligious life of the people — especially the condition of the exiles — ^he has
earned the right to rank as a chief authority on Siberian matters. While
confessing that he is not a politician, and that he did not travel as the
agent of any society, he assures us that nothing is either exaggerated or
kept back. ^' I could not, of course, see matters as a prisoner would,"
he adds ; '^ but I wish to state that, having visited prisons in every
country of Europe, 1 have given here an unprejudiced statement of
what 1 saw and heard in the prisons and mines of Siberia." The book
of such a writer is of permanent value ; the more so because he is able
to convict a number of preceding authors — ^professed gleaners in the
same field — of ludicrous or even malevolent misrepresentation. To a
great extent Eussia, in its remote comers, is still only semi-civilized ;
but it does not redound to the credit of our own civilization when
English authors circulate falsehood in regard to the Muscovite govern-
ment.
The two vast provinces of Eastern and Western Siberia, whither
Russia has for long past banished her criminal offenders, have a
population corresponding in numbers to that of our own metropolis —
about four millions. This total, however, is scattered over an area
measuring no less than 8,500 miles from east to west^ and rather more
than a third of that distance from north to south, comprising a quarter
of the Asiatic continent Every season the caravans which trade
between Russian cities and China traverse the entire route, the great
rivers with which the region is provided not yet having been thoroughly
utilized.
Though Mr. Lansdell may have turned longing eyes towards this
comparatively unknown land, it was not until he was persuaded to do
so by a Finnish philanthropist named Alba Hellmann, that he actually
decided on undertaking a tour of exploration. He did not know that
he would ever have leisure sufficient to carry out such a purpose, that
money would be forthcoming, or even that the St. Petersburgh autho-
rities would allow of his visiting the prisons and mines. When in
health, Alba Hellmann had visited the prisons of her native province with
♦ ** Through Siberia." By Henry LansdeU. lUustrated with forty-three en-
gravingB, route and ethnographical maps, and photograph of the author in salmon -
tskin costume of the Gilyaks of the Lower Amur. London : Sampson Low and Go.
18^2.
A PHILAKTHBOPIfiT IN 8IBEBU. 227
the enthaBiasm of Elizabeth Fry ; bat overtaken by heart disease^ and
thus disabled, her exhortation, ''Pastor Lansdell, go yourself to
Siberia," was all the more tonching. From first to last the lady wrote
several letters, supplying information concerning Siberia, and drawing
a sombre picture of the nnhappy condition of the convict population.
'' A generous friend " offared to contribute the expenses of the pro-
poeea jonmey ; and thus a start was made in April, 1879.
Mr. Lansdell's object was to confer some benefit on the people of the
country — the exiles and natives of Siberia ; and though he saw that igno-
rance of their language would prevent his having direct communication
with the people, he knew how he coul4 confer benefit in other ways.
He conld, at least, supply Scriptures and other evangelical books.
^ When travelling in the Bussian interior in 1878," he says, '^ persons
were met with who had never seen a complete New Testament, and I
reasoned that a general distribution of such books in Siberia, whether
by sale or gift, would be doubly useful ; besides which, I intended to
be on the look-out for such other opportunities of usefulness as might
pesent themselves and be allowed me." The number of Testaments,
Bible portions, and evangelical publications sold and given away
amounted to nearly fifty-six thousand, including works in the Hebrew,
Bussian, Polish, French, German, Tartar, and Mongolian languages.
Mr. Smithies' '^ British Workman" was made to assume a Muscovite
dress ; and large pictorial broadsides, especially one of the Prodigal Son,
appear to have found plenty of favour. When he left Moscow, towards
the middle of May, the adventurous travellers baggage filled three
lambering native waggons.
As his work lay chiefly among the exiles, Mr. Lansdell gives par-
ticulars of the numbers and condition of that criminal section of the
Siberian population. The numbers who annually go into exile may
reach from seventeen to twenty thousand; but a large proportion of
these are wives and children of the prisoners. The chief part are
ordinary offenders, the political exiles being but a small percentage of
the whole. The educational state of the prisoners is very low, and in a
greater degree, even than with oursdives, drunkenness accounts for
most of their crimes. There are many grades of punishment ; those who
are deprived of all social and political rights being practically out-
lawed. We can with difficulty comprehend the woes of the convicts
banished to a vast country, whose distance cuts them off from com-
munication with friends, and excludes all hope of return. If numbers
really escape it does not very clearly appear what becomes of them ;
although in the case of ordinary workpeople, who have decamped from
the mines with a quantitv of stolen gold, their corpses have sometimes
been found weighted with precious metal, but starved to death. The
condition of the convicts proper, bad as it must necessarily remain in
such a country is decidedly on the mend, the account which Mr. Lansdell
is able to supply contrasting very favourably with the sensational de-
scriptions hitherto offered as delineations of Siberian life. Food being
abundant, the diet allowed is liberal in quantity and &ir in quality.
The knout has long since been abolished, corporal punishment being
reserved, as it is in England, for desperate characters whom no bett^
treatment will tame. Some surprise will be felt at the assertion that
228 A PHILANTHBOPIST IK 8IBBBIA.
no qnicli silver mine exists in Siberia; for it is in connection with these
supposed underground death-traps that many horror-striking pictures
of inhuman treatment have been drawn.
In following Mr. Lansdell through his extended tour space will only
allow of our looking chiefly at the philanthropic side of his labours,
otherwise his charming book abounds with ethnological, botanical, and
historical notes, as well as other references to the manners and customs
of the different races, which will repay careful attention.
While Siberia is rich in minerals and other undcTeloped wealth, the
people appear to be still richer in time. '^ Days to them are of little
couEequence ; hours of no moment,** we are told. '' With them time is
not money." This means that everybody goes forward in life very
leisurely. No one is in a hurry ; a steamboat time-table will simply
give the day of the month when a vessel will call at any given station,
leaving the tourist himself to find out whether it is a.m. or p.m. by
waiting in expectancy through the twenty-four hours. After this we
are quite prepared for the traveller's statement that in no other
country did he ever meet with a tenth part of the card-playing he
witnessed in Siberia. No less than one hundred and ten tons of cards
pass over the Moscow-Petersburgh railway every year. The Russians
appear to be deficient in manly and innocent pastimes ; and this is
thought to be one reason why the young yield to the temptations held
oat by drink and gambling.
The entire area of Siberia is subject to the Greek church ; and not-
withstanding its vastness, there are but six dioceses, 1515 churches,
1509 priests, and eighteen nunneries and monasteries, containing only a
little over two hundred inmates. The sees are divided into deaneries,
and a single priest will have committed to his charge an extensive parish
with several thousand inhabitants. The parochial committees, who
appear to do the ** table-serving," visit the people, and arrange what
each i|hall pay. The churches are kept surprisingly clean, even in the
remotest and most out-of-the-way places.
Though the service of the church is sufficiently Ritualistic, Mr.
Lansdell is of opinion that^ in regard to its teaching, it contrasts
favourably trith the Roman apostasy. Among its worst features he men-
tions picture-worship, and the excessive vanity in regard to dress which
is manifested by certain of the higher clergy. We read of a metro-
politan's garment at Moscow which weighs fifty pounds, so heavily is it
adorned with costly gems; but even this is outdone by an lurchiman-
drite's robe at Troitza, which cost £600 for mere workmanship, and
which is worth £11,000. The music in some of the principal churches
is quite on a par with this magnificence of dress ; but unhappily
such things have no effect in raising the degraded people from the
ignorance and vice to which they are the captives. The ordinary ser-
vices are of tedious length — the complete prayer-book fills twenty folio
volumes — and they are hurried through in the ancient lanraage, which,
as an obsolete dialect, is not underst(K>d. In what sense, wen, can such
a church be considered better than the Roman ?
Our author writes^ " Russia did not receive the religion of Jesus Christ
in its purity. The merest tyro in church history knows that when the
stream of Christianity had flowed down to the tenth century, it was no
A PHILAHTHBOPIBT IN 8IBEBIA. 229
longer pure as at its sonrce. But follow the stream as it branches east
and west, and observe which of the two remains the purer. And if this
be said to be negative^ and much of it belonging to the past, then other
considerations may be adduced which seem to bring the Greek Oharch
nearer to the English than many suppose, and notably so in two vital
points, namely, the attitude of the Bussian Church to the Holy Scrip-
tures, and her doctrine respecting salvation through Christ alone. She
does not forbid or hide the Scriptures from the people, even if she
neglects them, nor has she stereotyped her errors by the claim to in-
fallibility. There is room, therefore, to hope for a change for the better,
which, in my humble opinion, should be attempted from within ; first, by
a greater circulation and more general study of the Scriptures ; next, by
a vastly increased amount of good and Scriptural preaching ; and once
more, by a powerful attack on the prevailing sin of intemperance.
Would the priests only endeavour to instil into their people, respecting
drink, half the abstemiousness and self-denial that they teach them to
observe concerning forbidden food, they would render Bussia such a
service as I have no words to express."
The Bussians are supposed to have very strong religious tendencies,
and this would seem to be the case judging from the numbers who
attend the churches, and from their eagerness for knowledge. At
a station called Kansk, between Erasnoiarsk and Alezandreffsky, one
hundred out of two thousand parishioners were said to be readers ; and
while three or four hundred attended the Sabbath services, one thousand
or fifteen hundred came on special occasions. The pastor at this place gave
**aome idea of the desire there is for the Scriptures in remote parts of
Siberia by saying that on one occasion he bought two hundred New Testa-
ments and took them to Minusinsk, where he sold them in a single day at
a rouble each." The experience of Mr. Lansdell more than corroborated
the truth of this testimony. At the post-stations, after leaving Tomsk,
copies of the €k>spels, at three halfpence each, were purchased with
eagerness. " Sometimes three or four were bought bv one person,"
remarks the traveller ; and it not unfrequently happened that &e first
nurchaser would run off to tell others of his good fortune, and bid them
lose no time in following his example. This was usually done whilst
the horses were being changed ; but if we stopped, for a meal, and it
was noised abroad in the village that tracts were being given away, we
were taken by storm, and sometimes could scarcely eat in peace for
the numbers who came to ask for our gifts.*' This village distribution
represents some of the most admirable service; but something fax
greater was accomplished; for by the time that Mr. Lansdell had
crossed Asia, he had left at different stations a sufficient number of
Testaments and Gospels for a copy to be placed " in every room of every
Srison, and in every ward of every hospital throughout the whole of
iberia"
The eagerness of the common people to possess the publications was
shared bv tiie exiled prisoners. These poor offenders, many of whom
are murderers, were willing to pay for what they received whenever
they had the means. On a convict steamer, on the way to Tomsk, the
money was quickly collected for forty-four copies of the New Testament ;
and having '^ nothing to read " appeared to be the sorest affliction of
2S0 A PHILAKTHB0PI8T IN SIBERIA.
prifioners at Alexandreifsky, when relief io the shape of one hundred
and sixty Testaments and five hundred tracts was afforded. At Irkntsk,
the prison was reported as being well sapplied with literature ; but the
traveller experienced some disappointment when he found thirty pounds'
worth of well-bound volumes all kept in prim order '' in case the
inspector should coma" Mr. Lansdell made the governor understand
that that was not the way to treat the Scriptures ; and it is to be hoped
his promise '* to look into the matter " was something more than a
passing compliment.
Some good service in the way of distribution was also effected on
the Upper and the Middle Amur. Mr. Lansdell boarded a capacious
two-deck barge, filled with seamen, who were returning home with
their families from service in the Pacific ; and among these people he
immediately disposed of a score of New Testaments. Fourteen copies
were also sold to the captain.' Besides this, copies for general use were
placed in the cabins, where pictorial broadsides were likewise placed on
the walls to excite the admiration of the crew and passengers. At
wood-stations on the Middle Amnr he frequently landed, and left
numbers of Testaments and tracts among people who probably never
before in their lives looked upon the face of an Englishman anxious for
their enlightenment and salvation. Curiosity was aroused among the
passengers until they in turn became purchasers.
*' One day, on the Shilka," he says, '' I sold more than thirty copies,
some of them to very poor-looking persons. A merchant on board
wished to invest largely, but I was unwilling to sell wholesale, preferring
to scatter my stock over as wide an area as possible. I found, more-
over, that travelling merchants in Siberia ask a shilling for the books I
was selling at sixpence ; and although, considering the difficulties of
carriage iiom Petersburg, this was not perhaps exorbitant, yet I wished
rather to bring my wares directly within reach of as many purchasers as
possible, and even to give them, if necessary, in lonely and fkr-off places.
We reached some out-of-the way spots on the Obi by sending parcels of
books to the priests with a letter, but this I was unable to ao on the
Upper and Middle Amur."
Such was the kind of work accomplished by this adventurous
philanthropist, who since his return to England has received gratifying
testimony concerning the fruits of his la^nrs. Even from Archangel
intelligence has come of fredb demands for the Scriptures which his
distributions have stimulated. At the post-station, in the cottages of
the peasants, and in houses of a higher class, the tens of thousands of
pubUcationa, scattered by Mr. Lansdell, will be treasured for years to
come, and will be the means of enlightening those who read. *' I believed
that in those Scriptures and tracts there were germs of new life, and
thought, and hope," he says. *' I remembered what reading the
Scriptures had done for men in other lands, — for Luther in his cell, and
Bunyan in prison; and having sown the seed, I was content to leave it
with him in whose name I went forth."
One of the main evils yet remaining to be conquered in Bussia is
intemperance. To that vice much of the crime of the country is
traceable, and teetotalism has made so little progress either among
clergy or laity that an abstaining priest is one of the rarest of
CHBISTIAN CABEFULNESS. 231
phenomena. It is e?en thonght thafc dninkenneBS, with its kindred
rices of gambling and laziness, is actually encoaraged by the excessive
nnmber of holy days in the ecclesiastical calendar. Tnese times are
observed more strictly than the Sabbath in regard to fasting and
abstaining from work ; bat the reaction often leads to excess.
It may just be mentioned that one of the most interesting spots
visited by Mr. Lansdell was the station whence the agents of the
London Missionary Society were banished about forty years ago. The
premiaes are described as resembling an English farmyard; and there
the graves of Mrs. Stalybrass, Mrs. Yale, and several children are still
found. Tbe traveller adds that " the lady who occupied the house told
us that now and then a traveller tnms aside to see tbe spot, and that
tiie ignorant people say that the English people come out of then: graves
at night — a report she is at no pains to contradict, on tbe plea that^ as
the house is in a lonely position, the idea may conduce to protect her
from thieves." How shortsighted must the government have become
to lefiise the aid of a band like Mr. Stalybrass and his comrades who
were simply working in the interests of religion and civilization!
Besides keeping a school, they aimed at giving the Boriats the Scriptures
in their own language. They printed the Old Testament on the spot
— ^mnch after the manner of Oarey at Serampore — ^and the New Testa-
ment was printed in London, but the missionaries were compelled to
retire from the field.
In this notice of Mr. Lansdell's travels, we have almost confined our
attention to what he says about the church, or to what he did in the
way of Bible and tract distribution ; but apart firom this we value his
book as one of the most readable volumes on Russian affairs. In one
direction for seven hundred miles he went whither no English or
American author had preceded him ; he was allowed every opportunity
of seeing both tbe best and the worst phases of Siberian life ; and his
final verdict is that ''taken at the worst, 'condemned to the mines'
IB not so bad as it seems, and in the case of peasant exiles willing to
work I cannot bat think that many of them have a better chance of
doing well in several parts of Siberia than at home in some parts of
Bossia." Mr. Lansdell has travelled for the highest purposes ; for
besides giving wings to nearly sixty thousand Bibles, Testaments,
Qoapels, and tracts, he has given us what was hitherto a desideratum
in hterature — a portraval of life in the Siberian provinces, which is
calculated to foster kindly feelings between two great empires.
SIR FETER LELY made it a rule never to look at a bad picture, having
found by experience that, whenever he did so, his pencil took a tint
from it. Apply this to bad books and bad company. — From Bishop Homers
Apharitms and Opinians.
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BEING A FRAYEB-HEETINa ADDRESS BY a H. SPTJBGEOlfr.
IN the twenty-sixth chapter of the Book of Leyiticas there are three
" THENS," which will afford us instraction if the Spirit of God will
shine npon them. Tarn to the passage and read for yoarselres.
We haTe first the then of promise and threatening repeated several
times. The children of Israel were not to make any graven images, nor
to set np any images made by others, nor to bow to those already set
np, bnt to keep clear of idolatry in every shape, and worship only their
great invisible Ood, Jehovah, whose Sabbaths they were to keep and
whose precepts they were to obey ; and then the Lord says, ''Then I will
give yon rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and
the trees of the field shall yield their fmit. And I will give peace in
the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make yon a&aid : and 'I
wiU rid evil beasts ont of the land, neither shall the sword go through
your land. And I will walk among you, and will be yonr Ood, and ye
shall be mv peopla" Very rich are the blessings which the Lord lavishes
npon an obedient people ; peace and plenty, conqaest and communion,
are the portion of believers whose hearts are chaste towards the Lord.
But snould Israel refase to hearken to the Lord, the chastening would
be terrible indeed.
Listen to these verses from the fifteenth to the eighteenth. '* And if ye
shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that
ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant :
I also will do this unto you ; I will even appoint over you terror, con-
sumption, and the burning agae, that shall consume the eyes, and cause
sorrow of heart : and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies
shall eat it. And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain
before your enemies : they that hate you shall reign over you ; and ye
shall flee when none pursueth you. And if ye will not yet for all
this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your
sins."
Is not this first <* then " a very terrible one ? But this is not all ;
more sorrows are added if their sins be multiplied. Bead verses 28 and
24 : ''And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will
walk contrary unto me ; then will I also walk contrary unto you, and
will punish you yet seven times for your sins." Here we have stroke
upon stroke to break a hard heart. Nor even there does the judgment
rest. Hear again the word of the Lord — " And if ye will not for all
this hearken unto me, bat walk contrary unto me ; then I will walk
contrary unto you also in fury ; and I, even I, will chastise you seven
times for your sins." Brethren, read these words with holy trembling :
they are written not for strangers bnt for the seed of Israel, and for us
also who are grafted in unto the true olive. Those who are written in
the eternal covenant will find it a hard thing to sin against the
Lord their God. The utterly ungodly often go unpunished in this life,
for their punishment is reserved for the world to come, jehere the due
reward of their deeds shall be meted out to them for ever and evef ;
but the Lord dealeth far otherwise with his own, whose transgressions
THH THBBE '*THSNS" OF LEVITIOUS XXYL 23d
h6 hath blotted out. These are absolved in their relation to him as a
Judge, but as children they come under his fatherly discipline, and out
of loYe to them he causes them in this life to smart for their sins if they
break the law of his house. As our covenant God the Lord is jealous.
He is no Eli who ruins his sons by indulgence, but he scourgeth every
mn whom he receiveth. Very heavily has Ihe Lord chastised some of
his children. I ask you not to judge of one case by another, nor
sappose that all the family must needs be scourged in the same measure.
The Lord speaks of the Church as having compassion and making a
difference, and he in mercy makes differences in discipline, because real
differences of character exist. Certain of the Lord's beloved ones were
liaj^ily led to Christ in their early days, and therefore know nothing of
those sins which are the torment of others ; when these are kept by
divine grace from all inconsistency the rod is little needed, and few clouds
darken their path ; but there are others of rougher mould and sadder
experience, who smarted much at their first conversion, and having
wandered again are brought back with heavy chastisements, and waters
of a fall cup are wrung out to them. The Lord may be dealing in
discipline with some among you, and if so, you will smart indeed, for
the heavenly Father never plays with the rod, but uses it in real earnest.
It may be that sorrow of heart consumes vour eyes, and your strength
is spent in vain: a blight from the Lord seems to have fallen upon
you both in temporal and in spiritual things ; you sow, but you do not
fcap; yon labour and obtain not. A faintness is in your head, so
^ the sound of a shaken leaf doth chase you, and you have no power
testand before your enemies: Sin and Satan, doubt and desolation triamph
Over you, and you flee when none pursueth. To you it has happened
^ in the nineteenth verse, " I will break the pride of your power,''
Ibr now you find no spiritual power within you, even power in prayer is
{one, and all around you is barren ; Ood hath made your heaven as iron,
ind your earth as brass. Ah me ! you are in a woful plight, for your
trength is spent in vain, and your plagues are multiplied according to
OUT sins.
It comes to this, my dear brothrer, that you are to be driven from your
ins. God is *' avenging the quarrel of his covenant/' as he solemnly
lys in verse twenty-five. Bead that word and mark it. It is an awful
ling to have God walking contrary to you ; and yet he told you that he
onld do so if you walked contrary to him. What else could you
Lpect ? If you are his dear child he will be much grieved if he
368 you act like a traitor ; if you have leaned upon his bosom
B a favoured friend, he has a greater interest in you ; and he cannot
tierefore endure to see you polluted. The dearer you are to God, the
lore angnr will he be with you when you sin. The more he loves you,
lie more determined will he be to drive out the evil, and rid you of the
bominable thing which his soul hateth. A judge when he is sitting upon
he bench may feel a great indignation against a robber, or a murderer,
et he does not show it, but calmly condemns him to suffer the penalty of
be law. See that judge without his robes, acting as a father at home :
lia child has transgressed, and now he is really angry, and shows far
nore sharpness towards his child than towards the offender. He who
poke in cold measured tones to the gross criminal now speaks severely^
284 THE THREE '^THENB*' OF LEYITIOUS XZYI.
and with heat of spirit to his own offending boy. Yon all nnderatand
it ; his wrath is of that kmd which grows ont of the trneat lore, a
love which cannot anffer eyil in its darling object. The child do^ not
think his father loves him much when he makes him tingle and smart
beneath his strokes, bnt we who are wiser understand that *' herein is
love."
When God chastens yon, my brother, yield at once, and yield com-
pletely. If yon do not, yon may take warning from this (mapter, for
the Lord puts his threatening before yon three times over, "And ijf ye
will not he reformed by me by these things, bnt will walk contrary
unto me ; then will I also walk contrary unto yon, and will punish yon
yet seven times for your sins." The old Bomau judges when they
passed along the si^ts were attended by lictors, and these lictors
carried an axe bound up in a bundle of rods, to signify this, that
offenders should first be beaten with rods, but if these rods were of no
use they should be slain with the axe. I beseech every soul that is
under the striving iDflnences of the Spirit, or suffering from the
trials of Providence, to hear at once the warning voice of tJie rod ; for
those who will not hear the rod must feel the axe. The Lord nseth
great discretion and deliberation, for he doth not sfiBlict willingly:
when little will suffice he will smite but little. If men humble
themselves under his mighty hand he will exalt them in due time ; bat,
if they refuse and rebel, he will smite them more and more, till he has
chastened them seven times for their sins. ^* Then I will walk contrary
unto you also in fury ; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for
your sins." We have known some men lose all their goods before
they have turned to their Ood. Diseases, accidents, sicmesses have
followed each other in quick succession, and hardly would they repent
when they were all wounds and bruises and putrefying sores. Death
has rent away their darlings ; lovely children have been followed to the
grave by their yet more precious mother ; and hardly then has the
proud spirit broken down. It has seemed as if Pharaoh was alive
again, and the plagues were being repeated. Alas, in some casea there
has even been a hardening as the result of affliction ; the man has
accused God of harshness, and has refused to turn to the chastening
hand. Ah, me I what sorrows such are preparing for themselves.
Those whom the Lord means to bless he will go on smiting till they
bow before him, and make a full surrender. Then, when they continue
to rebel, then when they still harden their neck, then when they will not
hear the rod, i?ien when they cleave to their idols and depart from the
Most High, then he will make them to pine away in their iniquity
and will set his face against them.
We are glad to come to the second then of ivise and pmUmU
action. In the fortieth verse of this chapter we read, ^' If they shall
confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass
which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked con-
trary unto me ; and that I also have walked contrary unto them, and
have brought them into the land of their enemies ; if ih$n their nn-
circumcisea hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment
of their iniquify : Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and
also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will
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I remember ; and I will remember the land.*' Thej were broaght very
low; they were e?en driven oat of their land to perish among the
heathen ; and God seemed utterly to have cast them off, bat he declares
that even then he would remember his covenant and restore them, if
they would turn from their iniquities, — their turning from iniauity
wonld be the turning-point of their affairs ; the end of woe, and the
dawn of hope.
I beg you to look at the call of mercy, and see when judgment will
stay its hand. They were first to '* confess their iniquity," and then
would come the mercy, but not till then. 0 you chastened ones, are
you prepared to acknowledge your transgressions, and your doings which
are not good ? They were to confess their trespass, their own peculiar
trespass, whatever that might be ; their hearts were to search out sin,
confees it and mourn over it ; then would forgiveness come, — ^there can
be' no pardon till this is done. We must take sin to ourselves before
God can put it away from us. Next, their heart was to be humbled :
see the forty-first verse — " If their uncircumcised hearts be humbled."
Frond sinners cannot be pardoned sinners. If we are not submissive
there are more plagues in store. They were to be lowly, and then they
would be cleansed from sin. Humility dates the hour of comfort.
Observe, also, the peculiar point, that they were to accept the punish-
ment of their iniquity, by which, I suppose, is meant that they must see
their sorrow to be the result of their sin, and must own that it was
a just infliction, a natural fruit of their own conduct. We are to have
no quarrel with God, but to own that we deserve all that he has put
upon us, and that if he should cast us into hell itself he would be just :
thenj may we look for grace. If a child should say, '' Father, you do
well to punish me, for I deserve it," the father would put up the rod,
for it would have wrought its end ; and when a soul has oeen sore
broken, till it sobs out in its agony, '* I deserve thy rod ; I deserve thy
eternal wrath, 0 God," then, then^ then it is that the Lord accepts the
repentance, and looks with an eye of mercy upon the contrite one.
The third then will be observed in the forty-second verse. '^ Then
will I remember my covenant" — "J%«»will I remember my covenant
with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with
Abraham will I remember ; and I will remember the land. The land
also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, while she lieth
diflolate without them : and they shall accept of the punishment of their
iniquity: because, even because they despised my judgments, and
because their soul abhorred my statutes.'' ''Yet for all that," he
mentions all their sins, and he says in the forty-fourth verse, ^ Yet for
all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them
away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy theih utterly, and to break
my covenant with them : for I am the Lord their God. But I will for
their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought
forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might
be their God : I am the Lord." Now, fellow-sinner, when the Lord has
brought yon down to accept the punishment which he has laid upon
you, then will he remember his covenant, that old and glorious cove-
nant of grace which was made with faithful Abraham, which, better
stilly is made with every believer in the person of the Lord Jesus
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Abraham was the father of the faithftil, and the covenant is made with
all the faithfal, with all the trnsters, and God will remember it towards
them. What is the tenor of it ? '* I will be meircifol to their nnrighteona-
nees, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more." '' A
new heart also will I give yon, and a new spirit will I pnt within
yon." This is the covenant of grace, and oh ! it is a blessed thing
when God remembers it on onr behalf, for then he remembers no more the
iniquities of his people. Poor sinner, though he has hunted you down
and pursued you in his fierce anger, though conviction has broken you
as a lion tears its prey, though you fear that the Lord has cast you
away from all hope of grace, and outlawed yon from all hope, yet if you
accept your punishment, then you, even yon, shall sing of pardon bought
with blood.
*' Then " when you are proud he will smite you; ** ihm^** when he has
smitten you, you are to accept your punishment ; " then,** when you have
accepted ^our punishment and confessed your sin, the Lord will re-
member his covenant, and forgive all your iniquity. Observe well the
three steps: chastisement when you are wrapped up in your iniquities;
genuine submission when you feel the chastisement ; and fiill covenant
blessing when yonr submission id fully made. If any of us are now
smarting, may we hasten there and then to full confession, and may we
then receive restoration and comfort. God is very punctual, may he
never find us procrastinating.
God grant that we may be kept firom sin, or if we fall into it, may he
deliver us from its power ; and if one of these ihene happens to us, may
the others follow in merciful succession.
FIRST BAPTIST HISSIOVABY TO BENGAL.*
OUB first missionary has gone out of the remembrance of the denomi-
nation to which he belonged, and the little notice he has obtained
from those who have written of Indian missions seems to be due to the
desire to use him as a foil, setting off the excellences of others, rather
than to any wish to relate his services to the cause of ChrisL This
ought not to be, ^r let John Thomas's foibles and faults, eccentricities
and errors, be what they may, he was the first man who made it the
business of his life to convey the gospel to the Bengali-speaking people
of India, and he was also the instrument employed to lead the Baptist
Missionary enterprise in the direction of Bengal. Of him Mr. Marshman
wrote — ^'Though he was not without his failings, yet his peculiar talents,
his intense though irregular spirituality, and hii9 constant attachment
to that beloved object, the conversion of the heathen, will render his
memory dear as long as the mission endures."
Mr. Thomas was the son of a deacon of the Baptist church at Fair-
ford, in Gloucestershire, and was born on tl^e 16th of May, 1757. From
I ' .III . „
* The Life of John Thomas, Surgeon of the Ear I of Oxford, East Indiaman, and fiiat
Baptist Missionary to Bengal. By C. B. Lewis, Baptist Missionary. MacmiUan and
Co., London.
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a child he had extraordinary stirrings of mind to the work of the
ministry, and no donbt the desire was both created and fostered by the
fireqnent visits of ministers to his father's honsa Yet he was a sonrce
of great anxiety to his parents and friends, for he ran away to London,
and eight or nine attempts to settle him as an apprentice proved frnit-
less. At last, however, ne was sent to Westminster Hospital, and in
1784 he received an appointment as assistant-snrgeon on board His
Majesty's shipNymph^vmence he was afterwards removed to the South-
ampton frigate. He snffered shipwreck, was long laid aside ill in
the Haslar Naval Hospital, and soon after, leaving the navy, began
business as a surgeon and apothecary in Great Newport-street, London.
In March, 1781, he was married to a lady who was a strong advocate
for the Church of England. At this period he was often refreshed and
aroused by sermons he heard, and Dr. Gill's exposition of the gospel of
Matthew was his favourite study. A season of spiritual decline and
failure in business followed, and he was led to take the post of surgeon
of the Earl of Oxford^ on^ of the East India Company's ships. This
was in January, 1788. '^ On my arrival at Calcutta," he says, '' I sought
for religious people, but found none." He discovered one at last, how-
ever, but he was not long in discovering also that he was one as accus-
tomed to taking GxkI's name in vain as he was " a strict observer of
deTOtional hours.*' After this he advertised in the India Oazeile for a
Christian, and to this he received two replies, one of which was anony-
mous, and the other from the chaplain to the Presidency. The Earl of
Oxford sailed for England on the 16th of March; 1784^ and arrived
about the end of Septmber.
On his return Mr. Thomas was baptized by the Bev. Mr. Bumham,
of the Soho Chapel, without, however, any purpose of joining the church
under that minister's care. This was on Christmas day, 1784. He
made another attempt to establish himself in surgical practice, in Great
Portland-street, but much of his time being devoted to preaching his
success was not great in business. Friends entreated him to devote his
time to his calling, for " while the dishonour of debt rested upon him "
this appeared to them to be his first duty. A friend at last induced him
to make another voyage in the Earl of Oxford, in 1786, and it was while
awaiting the time of departure that he was invited to become the pastor
of a small Baptist church at Hoddesdon. '* But this," he said, "did not
saUsfy me. It may be that the Lord will take me another voyage, and
among the unconverted desolate heathen he may send me to preach
the gospel. ... I abode in surprise and joy, believing that what the
Lord had said (in Isaiah xlix.) would verily come to pass." On this
second voyage to Calcutta Mr. Thomas availed himself of a privilege
allowed all the principal officers on board East Indiamen, viz., to carry
a certain amount of tonnage for sale on their own account. His profits
were "more than enough to release him from all pecuniary difficulties"
had they not led him to '* venture yet more freely in the purchase of
goods for the return voyage," a proceeding that ended in disaster,
which aflEected all his subsequent lire.
Mr. Thomas found a number of Christian friends in Calcutta this
time, and from some of these he received a proposal that he should
become a missionaiy, and eight young men then in colleges at home
238 JOHN THOMAS.
werb named aleo ^* as fit persons to be invited to this work." No
wonder, then, that even the nnpleasantness which began at this time
between him and his fellow-officers of the ship helped to bring him to a
decision, and '' the impressions he had received in Angost, 1785, when
Isaiah zlix. appeared to set forth before him God's porpose as to his
career, were now vividly revived." Indeed, Mr. Thomas was persuaded
that even PanVs vocation to preach the gospel in Macedonia was less
distinct and direct than that which now determined him to devote his
life to the evangelization of Bengal.
As a Baptist, Mr. Thomas oonld hardly have hoped for smooth sailing
when all his supporters were Psedobaptists, even thongh on one occasion
he was the means of healing a wide breach that he discerned in their
friendship. It was planned that he should ^ to Malda, where Mr.
George Udny wonld, for the present, entertain him in the English
factory. There he was to study Bengali, and preach in English to the
Europeans, under Mr. Udny's direction. Doctrinal differences between
him and his friends in Calcutta induced Mr. Thomasreadily to acquiesce
in this plan, though his ministry had been much blessed in that city.
At Malaa he had the oversight of a school of children saved during a
famine, and '^ purchased for less than an English threepence each."
His skill as a doctor, too, was constantly employed for the natives,
and his influence rapidly increased, seeing ne also acted as Mr.
Udny's almoner. While thus happily employed his correspondence
with Calcutta friends was producing disastrous results. Some of them
soon began to regard as *' a very grievous mistake that Mr. Grant had
attempted to give effect to his mission scheme by engaging the agency
of a Baptist."
The acquisition of the Bengali language was no easy task at the time
Mr. Thomas attempted it. '* Standard books in it were unknown."
Still he persevered, and wasenconraged bv the success of the efforts he put
forth, though unable at first to '' deliver himself handsomely, or, in otiier
words, to preach to them." His first sermon was based on Isaiah ii. 6,
and Iv. 1-9, and was addressed to his servants and the forty children
under his care. It was repeated to about two hundred hearers on the
following Friday in another place. The next text he preached from was
Romans vi. 28, and he had it ^ written in red ink on twenty pieces of
paper for them that could read." "These," he says, ''were caught at
like as many bank-notes, and eager were they for more." Such was the
beginning of our mission, which has been continued by noble and earnest
labourers in the vernacular ever since, and which has been the meana in
God's hands of bringing eternal life, wMch is the gift of God through
our Lord Jesus Christ, to thousands of natives!
About this time he carried on a long controversy on baptism with his
friends, both at Malda and Calcutta. Two young men at the former
place resolved to be immersed, but one afterwards (£ew back. Probably
the first administration of baptism in India^ according to the scriptural
mode, was performed by Mr. Thomas on the 18th of June, 1788. It is
not surprising that he received letters from Calcutta questioning his
authority to baptize, disputing his call to the ministry, and the Uke.
'' Could any association be more incongruous or more fully franght
with elements of discord than was the engagement between them and
JOHN THOMAS. 239
himfielf ?" Mr. Thomas, however, bore this cross for the work's sake,
thongh he never ceased to feel keenly his dependent position and the
precarionsness of his income. His friends had dready '^ shown their
anxiety for his release from his pecnaiary difficulties by generous
proposals which had nnhappily become abortive, and they thought, since
Mr. Thomas had practically declined their help/' by refusing to go
where they now desired to place him, ^'he ought to give up his
missionary work, and go back to his former profession, in order, if
possible, to meet the demands of his creditors." His resolve, at this
juncture, to print his translation of Matthew, promised both to iucrease
his debts and the displeasure of his supporters. Thus his difficulties
increased daily, and it is not to be wondered at that his connection with
them was severed ron^hly.
Associated with a Brahmin and a munshi, Mr. Thomas spent some
trying months in a hut erected by him at Harla Oachi. His pecuniary
difficulties were increased thereby, and he thought of removing to
Calcutta, where he might exercise his profession, and strive to pay his
creditors. He was greatly disappointed by his native helpers refusing
to break caste and be baptized ; yet he was sufficiently encouraged in
his work to give up the idea of journeying to Calcutta for the present.
" I am in expectation of seven or eight being added to us," he wrote,
'' and about sixty or eighty nominally, who will all lose caste, forsake
heathenism, and become stated hearers." Those who actually joined
him, however, merely aggravated his cares and increased his debts, for
he had the burden of finding daily support for them all. At last he
went to Calcutta, and on his return journey visited Sir William Jones,
at his country house at Eishnagur, and received great encouragement
from him to proceed with the publication of Matthew and Mark. *' The
stir among the natives excited an interest in the minds of their European
neighbours, and they at length consented to a monthly contribution for
the missionary's snpport " once more. This led to his preaching again
in English at Malda. But discouragements were still mingled with his
proeperihr; and he turned his hopes longingly now towards his lov^
ones in England. In a letter, at this time, he says, '* My intention is to
make types, procure a press, also a fellow-labourer; and, if I can,
establish a fnnd in London for the support of this work." It was his
brother whom he hoped to have with him in the work. Mr. Thomas's
debts were now very heavy, and he intended ^* to appease his creditors,
to regain his family, to come out again, and to go into practice " if
necessary. In his work among the natives he had ever stood quite
alone, unaided and unencouraged in any true sense by his English
friends. Alone he bore anxieties, and alone he cherished hopes ; for he
was ** the one man in all Bengal who practically cared for the people
perishing for lack of knowledge." No wonder he thought of dear Old
England, and the many sympathizers he would meet there ! He took a
letter from his two native helpers to Dr. Stennett, and on the 8th of
July, 1792, he arrived safely on English soil, and among his friends.
The Baptist Missionary Society was formed the very year that Mr.
Thomas returned. His correspondence with Dr. Stennett and others
had not been very widely circulated, though it was known to some that
his purpose in visiting England was to raise a fund for a mission to
240 JOHN THOMAS.
Bengal, as well as to secure a* colleagae to retnm with him. The
secretary was therefore instructed to make enquiries concerning *' Mr.
Thomas's character, principles, abilities, and success." All know that
Mr. Thomas acceptea the proposal afterwards made him by the com-
mittee, that '' Brother Carey then yoluntarily offered to go with him,"
and that the two brethren were solemnly commended to God at Leicester
on the 20th of March. The story of their voyage and arrival is as well
known, and need not to be retold here.
Even before they reached Calcutta Mr. Thomas preached to some
natives in a market, and a large number listened. ''One of them
afterwards prepared them a dinner, which was served out upon plantain
leaves, and which they ate, in primitive style, without knife or fork."
Arriving at Calcutta, various plans were discussed, and the £150 which
the Society had granted for twelve months' support, was invested in
articles of merchandise, which now had to be aisoosed of to the best
advantage. Mr. Thomas kept house for both families till they went to
Bandel. They soon had to return to Calcutta, however, '' Mr. Thomas
to open business as a surgeon," and Mr. Carey to await the openings of
Providence. When land was offered to the latter, all their money had
been expended, and Mr. Thomas was in debt. What Mr. Carey wrote
at this period to Mrs. Thomas's lasting disadvantage, he himself after-
wards aesired " for ever suppressed and buried in oblivion ! " So let it
be!
A visit to his Malda friends now resulted in Mr. Thomas receiving
charge of an indigo factory then being erected in Moypaldig^ ; and his
''entreaty that his brother Carey also m\ght be employed m the same
way met with a ready acceptance." In some respects Mr. Thomas's
residence at Moypaldiggy was " the happiest period of his missionary
life. He began it with a good knowledge of the language of the people
around him " ; his influence was extensive ; he had a suf&cient income;
his family were with him ; and a colleague had come to his aid. He
stood no more alone. These devoted men had quitted England on the
13th of June, 1793, but they received their first letters from thence in
the middle of March, 1795. "The utmost harmony and affection
prevailed between the two missionary brethren." Preaching was
carried on, schools were started, and many plans formed that were
never carried out. They helped and encouraged each other. When
Mrs. Carey's insanity " took the form of the most odious suspicions
regarding her husband," Mr. Thomas proved a ready helper and
sympathizing friend. Failure in their attempts at indigo manufacture
was the lot of both, and they could sympathize deeply therefore with
each other. Mr. Thomas preached regularly to his employes on Sundays,
and more than a hundred used to gather together at the sound of the
tom-tom. He was their master, doctor, and missionary. A number of
sheds were erected as a sort of hospital near his house, where no case of
distress was refused admittance. Both missionaries were soon employed
in translating, and Mr. Thomas wrote, " I would give a million pounds,
if I had it, to see a Bengali Bible." Space will not permit even a list of
the varied labours of these brethren during this period. Mr. John
Fountain, the third missionary, joined them now, and he was especially
delighted with what he saw of Mr. Thomas's work among the natives.
JOHN THOMAS. 241
The year 1796 brought another failore in the prodaction of indigo, and
coBfieqnent trouble on the missionaries. Mr. Thomas's debts were
increased, but he found means of escape for a little while, at least, by
borrowing from a wealthy nati?e patient whom he had cared of total
deafness, and of his employer, Mr. Udny. The next year, howe?er,
brought worse calamities upon the planter-missionaries. The strife
between ryot and zemindar, and the drought that followed the early
rains, combined to bring fresh difSculties. Troubled and cast down,
Mr. Thomas was led to ask himself the questions, ** Why should I preach
any more ? or wait any longer ? Why not go to England and sell
hol7 ballads for my bread, rather than live here in these suburbs of
hell ? Why not go and feed with the flock of Christ in my native
oonntry, and give this work up as one that the Lord will not
prosper ? "
In December Mr. Thomas visited Calcutta, and by a series of mistakes
was led to resign his position as an indigo-planter, and become a partner
with a Dr. Barron in his Calcutta practice. This failing, he returned
to Mr. ITdny ; but he was too late. '^ By his precipitancy, therefore,
the unhappy man was at once reduced to a condition of almost helplesa
poverty." Leaving Mrs. Thomas and the little girl in Calcutta, he then
visited a friend at the foot of the hills, whence he wrote many interest-
ing letters to Mr. Carey about the hill tribes. He afterwards sought a
suitable place to build a hut on near Nuddea. His wife and child were
with him dwelling in a small boat, not large enough to stand upright
in. He had no money wherewith to purchase bamboos, or mats, or
Btraw for their hut; and great ** heaviness and perplexity" came upon
them there. Yet he was intent on blessing others by his*medical skill
and by the message of the gospel. He never wearied in these labours
of love. At last a small house at Chandemagore was secured to shelter
them from the rains ; and when they had taken all out of the boat,
*' then, and not till then, a plank which the water-worm had eaten gave
way, and down she went to the bottom !" Mr. Thomas continually
wrote from there to entreat Mr. Carey to interpose for him and secure
the sum of 700 rupees due from his successor at the factory, but no
reply ever came. In this period of trial, however, God did not forsake
him ; and relief from England came very opportunely. He wrote to
Mr. Carey at once, saying, *' How seasonably has the Lord sent us
help ! " Leaving his family, he now began to mi^e preaching-tours ;
but he never forgot his debts. With the hope of defraying these he
became a dealer m cloth. Still unsuccessftd, he then rented a factory ;
bnt that too proved an utter failure. He next became a sugar merchant,
and his pros{)ects improved ; but sickness came upon him, and the
condition of his affairs soon underwent a disastrous oiange once more.
In the meantime Mr. Carey had gone to reside at ^rampore, and
other missionaries had arrived. Mr. Thomas was asked to visit them to
see Mrs. Brunsden, who was unwell. From there he went once more to
CaJcntta to attempt to '* arrange his miserably entangled affairs,'* but
in vain. Yet he never ceased preaching to the heathen. *' To sit down
m debt, and do nothing," he said, "seems not right." Yet every
attempt he put forth only increased his difSculties. What was he to
do ? *' To {»:each the gospel to the heathen is still pleasant," he wrote ;
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242 JOHN THOMAS.
and BO be worked on. Often cast down, he never despaired ! ** Some-
how or other, Ood is a very present help^" he recorded, ** vi time of
trouble ; bnt I do not find him 8oJ* What agODj is revealed here ! Yet
he was never in despair ! Brother missionaries had no advice or help
to give when he appealed to them. Drawing from the Society a year's
allowance, be at last resolved to adopt the Bengali dress, and wander
about preaching the gospel. Even the missionaries did not recognise him,
and the natives received him as one of themselves. He journeyed much
thus attired ; but was greatly exhausted by exposure to the sun, in-
cessant preaching, long journeys, and unnourisning food ; yet, on his
return to Serampore, he sat up all night with Mr. Brnnsden, who was
iU. He sought and found a small house for his family this time, and
they began to live there. One day Mr. Thomas was csdled upon to set
a man's arm. " I found it to be a dislocation of the shoulder/' he says
in his diary. *' I tied his body to a tree, and while Brethren Carey and
Marshman made the usual extension, I reduced it so that he could move
the arm, though it was still painful, lliis man had heard the gospel
before. When his arm was set rights he complained still of pain, out
more of himself as a sinner; and, with many tears, cried out, ' I am a
great sinner I A great sinner am I ! Save me. Sahib I save me !' Then
with unusual light and enlargement of soul, I renounced all power to
save him myself, and referred him to Jesus, my Saviour, of whose mission
and power to save all those who come unto Ood by him I spoke many
things." On the 26th of November this man, Krishna Pal, the first
Hindu convert, came to nrofess his firm conviction of the truth of the
gospel. Some mistmstea his sincerity ; but Mr. Thomas put it to the
test by inviting him to come '' next d^ and deliberately relinquish
caste by eating with the brethren." He did so. ''The barrier of
caste was broken ! " Mr. Thomas was in a transport of joy, and wrote
in his journal : '* Who would not wait for this ? Oh, how unutterable
is my joy I But, lest I be exalted above measure, some terrible mes-
senger is at hand ! Welcome, good messenger, terror along ! for my
soul is not afraid ! " Bodily ^austion, night watchings, and this
delirious joy united to produce what were " unmistakable evidences of
insanity ; " and when the Sunday fixed for the baptism arrived, " the
beloved physician, who had anticipated this day with such intensely
ardent desire, was incapable of any participation in its pleasures; " for
he was confined in the mission school-room. This first convert fix>m
Hinduism was the writer of the beautiful hymn we so often sing, and
which Dr. Marshman translated, beginning —
*' Oh thou, my soul, forget no more
The friend who all thy misery bore.**
In the asylum to which Mr. Thomas was removed, and where he
remained nearly a month, he peached to his fellow-patients; and when
he went with his family to i)inajpur, he felt himself humiliated in
''having been publicly announced to be in a state of insanity." No
sooner did he reach that station than he was engaged in preaching, and
had his debts not weighed so heavily upon him — who can tell what he
might have accompli^ed ? His desire to oonmience a monthly publi-
cation was frustrated by his brethren; and when he made another
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248
attempt at indigo-planting they gave "honest ntterance to the dis-
pleasnre they felt in regard to Mr. Thomases doings, and, so it wonld
appear, to his present undertaking also." In reply, he reminded them
of the applications he had made to them for advice. ''Bat my
breiiiTBn," said he, ''said not a word to me. Their lips were all sealed
up. The difficulty of the case did not allow a sndden positiye deter-
mination perhaps. Many months hare passed since, and ihave receiyed
not one word of counsel, reproof, advice, or remonstrance from any of
them till your letter, for the Christian frankness, openness, and good
design of which I both love and thank you." Troubles now increased
rapidly, but one of the saddest moments of all was when he received
another letter from Serampore suspending him from Church fellowship
with them on account of his financial difficulties. At this very time he
was suffering from a disease which he thought would soon put an end
to his weary life on earth; and about two months after he passed away
to that land where " the weary are at rest.'' " His conflict was over.
He had passed from the scene of his failures and humiliations, to the
society of the spirits of just men made perfect, whence none could
exclude him." Robekt Spurgbon, Barisaul^ Bengal.
ftufticis 0f ^00k8.
Two of En<fland$ Wars ; or^ Theodore
and Coffee. A narrative for the
joung. Religious Tract Society.
The special advantage of telling the
story of Theodore and Coffee in the
form of a dialogue between Uncle
George and others we fail to see. The
two wars are interesting enough to
make a book of, and do not need
sDuining out. However, it may be thai
children like the very arrangement which
to us seems artificial and wearisome.
Martin Luther. By John H. Trbad-
w£U.. Marcus Ward and Co.
A Vest readable sketch. Luther is so
great that few writers can do more than
^ve a hint of him. We could read fiily
lives of him without feeling that the
^^bject had been compassed, much less
exhausted. Mr. Treadwell sees the
glorious German from his own stand-
pointy but he Tiews him sympathetically,
and hence sees him as he should be seen
—a great, earnest, forceful man, who
never wasted five minutes in trying to
stop mouse-holes with cheese. Mr.
Mucus Ward is to be thanked for
giving us in change for half-a-crown
this ekffant, well-printed essay upon
one of ue greatest of men*
The Search for Franhlin. With Illus-
trations. Nelson and Sons.
SuBBLT we have had enough and more
than enough of the wild hunt afler the
impossible passage to the pole. One
rises from the perusal of this history
with great admiration for the courage of
men, and deep sorrow that they should
suffer so extremely, and with even greater
wonder that so mad an enterprise should
have led them to such heroic deeds. The
little book is admirably illustrated.
Memoir and Remains of the Rev. Robert
Murray McCheyne, Abridged from
Dr. A. Bonar*s Memoir. London:
Hamilton, Adams, and Co.
It WB8 high time that there should be
an abridgment of the marvellous memoir
of McCheyne, and yet we shall be sorry
that it has appeared if it prevents a
single person from reading the un-
abridged original. We found it not
only a means of grace many years a^o
to read McCheyne*s life, but a whole
host of means of grace in one. We
scarcely ever remember a book that was
80 refreshing and sanctifying to our
soul. We trust the abridgment may
convey the same blessings to its readers
unabridged.
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NOnOBS OF BOOKS.
BookielUr* and Bookbuyer$ m Byeways
and Highways. Bj U. H. Spubobon,
Samubl Maiuiiico, LL.D., and G.
HoLDBN PiKB. With a Preface by
the Right Hon. the Earl of Shaftbs-
BUBT, E.G. Passmore and Ala-
baster.
ExTBBBALLT thifl 18 an attraoiive book.
It is brought out with the Tiew of
creating and increasing public interest
in Colportage. It remains a mjstery
with us that we cannot obtain support
for Colportsge in as liberal a measure as
so good a work demands. It does not
say much for the wisdom and prudence
of Christian people. If they gaTe most
where the best return might legitimately
be expected, we may say of our religious
societies — these are last which would
be first. If these addresses, papers, and
reports should bring us in a revenue of
sympathy, it will soon be followed by
substantial help. To reach the villages
and hamlets by means of sound litera-
ture taken to the cottagers' doors, is a
most worthy work ; and as the rural
population becomes smaller, and Non-
conformist churches become feebler, it
will become more and more an abso-
lutely needful work, if we are to keep
aUve the light of the gospel among the
poor and scattered. Our heart sighs and
groans because this blessed agency is
still so limited when every day the
needs of the people cry for an increase.
Scotland is supplied with colporteurs
from sea to sea, and why ia England so
far behind ?
CasselV$ Popular Shilling Library, The
Religiotu Revolution in the Sixteenth
Century. By the Rev. S. A. Swainb.
Cassell, Petter, Galpin, and Co.
An exceedingly well-condensed history
of the Reformation. We scarcely ever
remember reading with so much plea-
sure a sketch of that eventful period.
Few persons have time to read through
the works of D'Aubign6 or Wylie, and
they are usually forced to depend upon
a brief treatise. Such a treatise is
generally one-sided and muleading ; but
this brief record is written by one who
is not a mere chronicler, but a real his-
torian. A sharp, clear view of the whole
subject will lie before the careful reader,
and even if he be already acquainted
with it, he will be obliged to Mr. Swaine
for bringing the matter within bo handy
a compass.
The Huguenots. By Gustayb Massom*
Cassell, Petter, Galpin, and Co.
This volume also has our warmest com*
mendation. We should like to know that
every young man in England had read it.
Gethsemane. By the Rev. W. Pools
Balfbbb. T. Nelson and Sons.
It may suffice to ensure for this little
volume a favourable reception with all
Christian readers to say, that it does
not come short, either in sentiment or
devotion, of any former production of
the same author. If there be still some
disciples of Jesus who are privileged
above others to be with him on the
Mount of Transfiguration, and to be
nearer to him in the Giurden of Geth-
semane, Mr. Balfern is evidently one of
them. Nor is he of those who say
of the Mount of Transfiguration only,
** Lord, it is good for us to be here,** but
he says it of Gethsemane also. Instead
of sleeping in Gethsemane, he watches
with mtense sympathy the bitterest
hour of hiA Lord*s suffering, and en-
ables others to watch with him. MsAy
who see much to admire in the life of
Christ, and pronounce it to have been
the hightest standard of moral ex-
cellence and a perfect model for imita-
tion, are at fault when they come to
Getnsemane, unable, as they well might
be, to account for the agony of sou of
one whose soul was so loving and so
pure upon any mere moral uieory or
upon principles of ordinary justice.
None but those who understand the
real cause and design of those sufiTerings
can enter into their meaning, or see any
justice in them. It was not an empty
cup, nor a cup of blessing which lie
prayed might pass from him. Yet such
It must have been if it had not contained
the effects of the sins of others. We have
only to ask " What was the bitter and
deadly ingredient in that cup ? *' to be
led to the inevitable conclusion, '* He
died, the just tor the unjust, to bring us
unto God.** It is with mind and heart
thoroughly imbued with this conviction
that Mr. Balfern enters the garden of
Gethsemane, and invites others to par-
take with him of the sufferins of Christ,
that they may partake with bim also of
the glory that snail follow.
KOnOES OF BOOKS.
245
What Might Hate Been, A true Story.
Nisbet and Co.
A rouHO gentleman at Men tone, in the
last stage of consumption, is gar and
frirolous: a child of God, weU in-
stracted in the art of soul-winning,
obtains access to him. His resources
fail, and thia kind friend finds succour
for him in the hour of need. It is re-
•quired only a few months, and in that
short time Christ is found and rejoiced
in, 80 that in due season grace found on
eurth is crowned in elorj. The incident
is very simple, and admirable use is
made of it.
lUtutrated Handbook to City Road
Chapel^ Burying Oroundy and
Wesley'e House, ^c. By K. M.
Spoob, Wesleyan Conference OfiSce.
AMTmnio that has to do with John
Wesley and his work is sure to find
fsTour with his followers, and is worthy
of the thought and esteem of Christen-
dom. The Wesleys were unique, and we
do well to embalm their memories in
pennanent memorials. This little book
puts in handy form an exhaustive fund
of information as to the central shrine
of Methodism. Visitors could scarcely
wish for anything briefer and yet fuller
of facts tluui this is.
Rambles in Rome, An Archaeological
and Historical Guide to the Museums,
Galleries, etc. etc. By S. Russell
FoHBSs. T. Kelson and Sons.
If yon are visiting Bome jou will find
in this book a high-class companion
and guide. Try it, and see the differ-
ence between the mere guide-book pro-
duced by the trade to sell, and the
chatty, masterly production of a writer
of ability and taste.
Qrtat Voyagers : their Adventures and
^discoveries, Beligious Tract Society.
A SROBT but complete outline of the
history of travel and discovery from the
days of the ancient mariners to the pre-
sent era. ^ Thia is the kind of reading
^luch is invaluable for young people ;
it has all the charm of fiction, and yet
u solidly inatruotive. The histories of
Marco Polo, Vasco de Gama, Columbus,
)^V, and Franklin should never be
forgotten. They stir the blood, stiffen
we upper lip, and give force to character.
We clais the Yolnme A 1 at Lloyd's; it
u che^ at two shillings.
Coals and Colliers : or, How we get the
Fuel for our Fires, By 8. J. Frrz-
OBBALD. T. Woolmer, 2, CasUe-
street. City-road.
Capftal; deserves our kindest word.
It is full of instruction, and as lively as
a cricket.
By the Sea of OaliUe, A Poem. By
M. S. MacBitchie. Wells Gardner,
Darton, and Co., Paternoster Build-
ings.
Thb story of the woman who was healed
b^ our blessed Lord after twelve years of
dire disease is here sun^ in a touching
manner. Literwoven with it is a little
love-story, which is not found in the
gospels, but has grown up in the mind of
the poet. We never quite know what
to say about these added details ; for if
tradition be evil, invention must be
equally so. Apart from this, the narra-
tive is thrown into a rhythm which is
pleasing to the ear. It is a pretty little
book.
The Temptation^/ Job, and other Poems,
By Ellbn Palmer. G. Philip and
Son, 32, Fleet-street.
"HiiiT TO Poets. — The best way to
ensure jour poems being really spark-
ling, brilliant, and full of fire is to bum
them.*' These are the words of a sage
on the other side of the Atlantic, but we
would not apply them to this individual
instance. Although '*The Temptation
of Job *' tried our patience, some of the
minor pieces restored our equanimity.
There are sparks of the true fire here,
but we do not think that they will be of
much service. We suppose these sweet
singers pour out their lajs for the mere
joy of it, even as birds sing ; but we are
continually asking — What is the eood of
it ? What is meant to come of it P For
the life of us we have not an inkling of
an answer to this enquiry.
Sungleams: Rondeaux and Sonnets. By
the Bev. Bichabd Wilton, M.A.
** Home Words " publishing-ofiice.
Tbub poetry dashes here ; and yet
there is nothing which will be usea in
worship or quoted to enforce a truth.
Our author must wed the useful to the
sweet, and his talent will brin^ in larger
interest ; force must join with fancy,
and his Terse may yet quicken the pulse
of labour.
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HOnOEB OF BOOKS.
Remarkable Religious Anecdotes, Edited
by RicKABD PiKX. Hamilton, Adams,
and Co.
Thesb anecdotes are most of them fresh
and striking, and we have enjoyed their
penisal. The little book is really not a
bad shilling*8-worth. Here is a specimen
story :—
iJord Shaftesbury in one of his
speeches remarked, *'I remember an
anecdote that struck me wonderfully.
It was told me by a missionary from
Fiji. It shows what an impression the
Bible produces on the minds of men,
eTen those who have not fully realised
in their experience its mighty power.
This missionary told me that there were
some seamen wrecked at a considerable
distance frt>m land; they got into a
boat, and altogether lost their reckon-
ing ; but at last they reached the shore.
One of them, who had been there before,
recognised it as being one of the Fiji
Islands. It was before the Wesleyans
had effected such a mighty change in
these islands. The sailors were under
Tery considerable apprehensions, as you
may suppose, and every moment they
expected to be eaten up. They crept
into a cottage, and lay in a corner there
for some time. At length one of them
crept out to see if they could set any-
thing to eat, when all of a sudden he
called out, ' Bill, there is no fear I It is
all right. Here is a Bible ! There is
no harm ; it*s all right ! * What a strong
proof of the eff'ect produced on the
minds of people who feel that where the
doctrine of the Bible is received there is
peace, and order, and safety 1 *'
The Preacher's Commentary on the Book
of Ruth, With critical and exe-
fetical notes. By the Rev. Waltsk
UxEHDALB. R. D, Dickinson.
Although we do not regard these com-
mentaries as being of we Tery highest
order, yet they are of sufficient merit to
make us glad to see more of them.
This volume is a good one. We are
not much struck with the attempts at
homiletical outlines, for they remind
us too much of the school of **The
Homilist" ; but the mass of quotations
collected from all available sources is
the true wealth of the book. Mr.
Baxendale has been doubly diligent.
and has gathered an amount of taw
material which will be inTaloable ii>
the hand of a master-workman. The
work costs Ss. 6d., and is worth the
money. Of the same series, Mr, JeUie
en Jeremiah^ price lOs., is in the maiket,.
but we have not yet found ourselvea
equal to the task of fairly reviewing ao
huge a work.
The Expositors Commentary on St.
PauVs Epistle to the Romans, Second
edition, enlarged. By Rev. Ghakles^
NfiL, M.A. R. D. Dickinson.
Some ^ears ago we spoke a good word
for this plain, practical, popular com-
mentaiy. We are glad to see the
second edition of it. Well may the
publishers say that it is a marvel of
cheapness. The price asked u 3s. 6d.y.
and we have no idea as to how it can be
produced at the price. It ought to have
been five shillings at the least.
Pilgrim Chimes for the Weeks of the-
Year. By the Rev. W. Pooub Bal-
TERV, 1, Paternoster Buildings.
Thksb chimes are all upon silver bells,.
inasmuch as they have the ring of a pure
gospel in them. The music is in the
thoughts rather than in the words. Thoae
who nave the same devout feelin|;s as
the author will find enjoyment in them ;.
and this appears to have been their
chief design. Loflier strains and sweeter
tones would be required to raise those
who have not risen into the atmoephere
of devotion. The devout often find
poetry where the undevoiit find none.
There is good poetry often without
good sentiment; and good sentiment
often without good poetry. We have-
good sentiment here; sometimes with
good poetry, and always with a holy
unction and sweetness which are by no
means common. We prefer our author's
"Gethsemane" to <* Pilgrim Chimes,***
but both are excellent.
Betrothal. By H. K. Wood. Hodder
and Stoughton.
Whbn we looked at this little book we
thought it a short treatise on betrothal
between men and women ; but found it
to be a series of papers upon betrothal
of the heart to Jesus. Very easy read-
ing : very devout and earnest, bat not
very original or striking.
HOnOBS OF B00K8.
247
True Riches; or^ Wealth without Winge.
Bj T. S. Abthub. Partridge and
Ck>.
This is an English version of a well-
told tale bj tke author of '*Ten nights
in a bar-room/* and other temperance
books. It is intended to prove to the
joung that the pursuit of worldly
wealUi, especially in dishonest paths,
must bring sorrow and shame, while the
possessor of heavenly riches hss a
treasure which enables him to make the
best of both worlds in the highest sense
of that much-abused expression.
The Moral Pirates, and the Cruise of
Ihe *" Ghost:' By W. L. Aldbn.
Jas. Clarke and Co.
Two amusing stories of summer holiday
cruises taken by four American boys,
first in a little row-boat, and afterwarids
in a sailing vessel. Of course they got
into all sorts of scrapes. The first
night they pitched their tent on the
Bsnd, far below high-water mark, and
M) were nearly drowned by the tide
which rose while they were asleep.
Another time they sailed at night with-
out a light, and narrowly escaped being
ran down by a steamer. They camped
on an island, and let their boat drift
away; and in various ways exposed
themselves to many perils, but at the
end of their voyages tney aU agreed that
they had enjoyed a splendid time, and
that as soon as they had another oppor-
tnni^ they would be afloat again.
Bnghsh boys will be delighted to read
about the adventures of their cousins
across the water, even if they are un-
able to enjoy their holidays in a similar
tashion.
Cobwebs and Cables, By ELbsba Stbxt-
TON, author of ** Jessica's First
Prajrer,** &c. The Religious Tract
Soaety.
A vsBT clever story ; but what end will
it serve? It is painful reading, and
we cannot see the moral of it. There
id a horrible unwifely wife who agrees to
let her husband be as one dead because
he has embezzled money to meet her
expenses. 8he is the goddess of the
book, and yet to us seems only a hand-
lome demon. Her poor husbuid, what-
efer his faults, haa all our sympathy,
and we sorrow for him, till it occurs to
us that no man in his senses would make
such a fool of himself for a woman who
does not love him. The tale is not
worthy to be mentioned in the same day
with *' Jessica's First Prater." We can
only view it as a waste of talent. *' As
clever as clever can be ; but what is the
use of it?" Thus we muttered again
as we put away the story, but walked
off with a cobweb or two on our brain ;
for the lady wields a fascinating pen, and
it is impossible altogether to escape her
spell.
Hilda; or, Seeheth not Her Own, By
Gathabinb Shaw. J. F. Shaw
and Co.
A VBBY winsome and natural story, free
from any of the objectionable sensa-
tionalism which is the staple of most of
the novels, both religious and irreligious,
of the day. The authoress evidently
has the best interests of her readers at
heart, and we can safely recommend
her pleasant pages to Christian parents
when selecting recreative readmg for
their daughters.
The Batdefield. A tale of East-end
Life in London. S. W. Partridge
and Co.
An interesting narrative of the various
experiences ot an orphan boy and eirl
left at a tender age to the care, or rather
cruelty, of strangers in a court in the
East of London. The sufferings and
trials endured by these poor children are,
doubtless, similar to those which are
the daily portion of hundreds or even
thousands m this huse city, but we fear
that few of them find friends to do what
Greff and Patience's country relations
did for them, when, by a singular combi-
nation of circumstances, the little wan-
derers found a home under their roo£
Free to Serve. By Evelyn R. Gakbatt.
Religious Tract Society.
Thi story of a workhou8e-girl,^who is
introduced to the reader as the ^drudge
in a Brighton lodging-house, from.Srhich
she is rescued by a Christian lady, who
trains her first for her own serrice, and
then for Uie work of the Lord. Many
servant-girls might profit by reading
this book.
248
KOnOEB OF BOOKS.
The Kingdom of God and the Kingdom
ofDarhneeg. Fint and Second rarts.
By the Author of « Truth and Work,"
etc. Hodder and Stoughton.
Herb we hare a portly voluine of more
than five hundred paffea, and a sup-
plementary volume of about half its
bulk. A third volume of the same
series is shortly to follow, ''if the
author*s life is spared.'* Bambling
among the Scriptures, the good lady has
raked together some valuable reflections,
but the^ want sorting and scheduling ;
for she is diffuse and discursive enough
to tax the patience of a reviewer.
Books of such magnitude deserve a
table of contents at the beginning, and
an index at the end. Ftobably, how-
ever, for want of coherency in the habit
of thinkincp, and of condensation in the
method of expression, this little im-
provement might be found imprac-
ticable. The velocity of a pen, like the
volubility of a ton^e, that flows on in
endless currents, is apt to weary and
distract. It was obviously to suit the
taste of one who is fond of talking on
every subject that such a comprehensive
title was chosen. Two kingdoms, either
of which has dimensions that man*s
imagination cannot possibly compass,
afford ample range. •• The kingdom of
Oodl'-~'What is itV* We find this
question reiterated a countless number
of times, and replied to in a charming
varie^ of ways. It may evidently be
regarded as a positive fact, a present
experience, and a future prospect. His-
tory and prophecy are comprised within
its province : so, too, are the covenant of
promise revealed to the patriarchs, the
parables recited by the evangelists, and
the precepts enjoined by Uie apostles.
More than these, the world of nature,
the mysteries of providence, and the
preservation of the church on earth are
mciiided within the vast domain of the
kingdom of God. And as for «' the
kingdom of darkness^* it offers an op-
portunity for definitions and descrip-
tions, of which a desultory author may
take unlimited advantage. Politics or
public-houses, women's dress or fashion-
able amusements, secret societies or the
social evil, may be surveyed as so many
conduits that swell the onrrent and foul
the tide of life on a planet where sin
appears to be the dominant power. In
both volumes there is a superfluity of
preface — forty-five pages in one, and
more than twenty pages in the other.
From the former we cull a little episode
of personal history, which may be amus-
ing, if it is not exactly instructive. ^ In
my childhood, when I think I mnst
have been about ten years of age, I had
a dream in the night. I saw in that
mighty vision One like the Ancient of
days, as described by Daniel or St. John,
sitting in mv room, and fotir angels
resting on the posts of my bedst^ui,
with wings like the seraphim and
cherubim of the prophets.** . • • *'I
belieye I was then anomted to do the
work that Qod has enabled me to do^ to
interpret the mind of the Spirit in pro-
phecy, particularly in the Apocalypse.*'
.... "I can now never retract my
interpretations. I leave them with GKkI
and with my people.** This preface is
supplemented with ^ A poem,*' written
thirteen vears ago, on Oak-apple day,
1869. Why published in this place we
do not know. To each chapter some
verses are appended ; they are printed
in a type tnat might lead to the con-
jecture that thev were intended for
poetry. No doubt the lady is full of
enthusissm ; but she is a mystery to us,
and so are ker people.
The Crose : Heathen and Chrietian. A
frsjgmentary notice of its etrlj Fapn
existence, and subsequent Christian
adoption. Third edition. With many
illustrations. By Mouxaht Bbock,
M.A. Elliot Stock.
Oonfiriend Mr. Mourant Brock is filled
with indignation against the idolatry
which has gathered around the material
form of the cross. As the wise and holy
men of old broke up the brasen
serpent when it was used as an idol,
and called it Nehushtan, or a bit of
brass, so does Mr. Brock smash at
everything cruciform with iconoclastic
vehemence. Assuredly he hss jpat
together a mass of historic information
for cross-wearefs : we only hope they
may read it, and renounce the Pa|[an
custom, and become crou-bearere in-
stead. For a shilling this book aboal
**the Cross,** with many illustrations,
may be looked upon as very cheap, and
we do not wonder that it is the third
edition.
NOTES.
249
FacU and Theories aetoa Future State,
By F. W. Grast, New York. Cath-
cart, 20, Fourth Avenue.
Or all the books written in defence of
the Scriptural doctrine of future punish-
ment as against current theories this
18 the most complete, exhaustive, and
conclusire jet to hand. Every new
▼iew is examined and then demolished :
universalism and annihilation are both
proTed to be unscriptural : whiUt the
propounders of them, from Farrar to
Dobney, from Edward White to Samuel
Cox, are subjected to a logic acrutiny,
such as makes them destroy one an-
other. It is essentially a student's book,
ftnd we trust is the last word in this
almost interminable controTersy : it is
time we taught the Scriptures rather
thin the brainspinning of men.
Oreeu Pastures and Still Waters.
Bttlm xxiiL By J. Dehbam Smith.
J. B. ~
Tei titeratuze of the 23rd Psahn would
make a library of its own : and yet here
ia another book on the same theme, and
no unworthy one. Mr. Smith has his
own way of looking at truth, with which
we do not always agree, and yet there
is in him so much of loyalty to Jesus,
and sweetness of speech about him,
that we forget the man in the master,
and rerel instead of reviewing. There
IS unction, beauty, mellowneas, and
freshness of treatment here that fairly
^ritts us, and the little volume muatgo
on to our shelves. It has our best
commendation.
Counsels and Thoughts for the Spiriiual
Life of Believers, Niabet ana Co.
Thisb are no ordinary religious
** snatches,** in the form of daily por-
tions, for belie vera. The author*s vessel
does not hug the coast of ordinary ex-
perience, but launches out into the deep
waters of confident trust, assured faith,
and intense consecration. EveiT para-
graph tells of an experimental fellowship
witn Jesus and a closeness of intercourse
which fit it for becoming the guide
and adviser of others. Certainly there
is here no milk for babes, but strong
meat for those who are of full age.
Pulpit Talent, {fc. Literary Varieties
by HoRACfl BosHUBLL, D,D, R. D.
Dickinson.
Whilst in some of these papers, es-
pecially the one on '* Christian compre-
hensiveness,'* there is much of teaching
with which we cannot agree, yet in
others there is a fund of tresh, bright,
powerful truth that compels our ad-
miration and assent. The two papers
on the preacher*s qualifications and
work are about as fresh and suggestive
as anything that could be said on such
a well-worn theme ; and the student or
preacher would be dull indeed who ia
not quickened thereby. With careful
and discrimioating reading these papers
cannot but do good.
|[0te8.
^I^HT times we meet in American news-
P^pciB with our own name adorned or dis-
^md with a doctor's degree. In a periodi-
cal we lee month after month an extract
uma
TBs Bhv. C. H. Sfuboxon, D.D.
^e like the prefix quite as well as the affix,
^!^^ to lay, we detest tham equaUy.
AObert BohiDion wrote in his Joomal—
wondered how any man could be ao silly
>• to call ma reverend." 8haU we not aU
^™w in lome more rational condition of
«Qr nraiai at a great many things which we
MwadmireP
?^ Trtaeury of JDavid is now being re-
fsited in New York by Heaaxs. Fonk. It
^ ^ gnat venture for a pnbliaher, but the
^tomjieof thispuahing house has in this
<!aae JMn abundantly rewarded. May a
bleasing rest on our work, as it will now be
read by thousands of American pastora. We
are makiug rapid progreaa with vol. vi.
A firm is adveitiaiug certain pictures with
a recommendation from Mr. Spurgeon, but
Mr. Spurgeon has never aeen the aforesaid
picturea : tiie artidea of which he rooke ao
highly were a number of very handaomely
illummated texta, and hia worda ought not
to be applied to other artidea.
Ot^IHday evening^ March 17, the annual
meeting of the Tabemade Sunday-achool
waa held in the Leoture Hall. Owing to the
abaenoe, through illncaa, of the President,
Pastor O. H. Bpnrgeon. the duur was taken
by the Bight Hon. the Earl of Shaftes-
bury, K.O., who referred, in hia address,
to the pricdeaa value of Sunday-achools,
250
NOTES.
giying instances of the benefits to the
young.
Mr. Pearoe, superintendent, reported
that there are now in the school 1330
scholars ; of whom 299 are over 15 yean of
age, 108 are church members. 36 having
joined during the past year. Tnere are also
109 teachers, including officers, all of whom
are churcii members : such only beins ad-
missible according to the rules oi the school.
The sum of £136 6s. has been raised for
miasionary purposes, in addition to £60,
collected m Mr. Wignev's Bible-class. for
Chinese missions, and £l84 lis. Id. realized
brafy and Magazine Departmentj Tounff
ChristianB* Association, Dorcas Society, ana
Band of Hope are all in a prosperous con-
dition, and, aboYO all, there have been
evident signs of the presence and blessing of
God. One of the scholars^ a little girl of
seven summers, was seized m the early part
Dg you 'xnere is a green
away !° " He was a stranger to the love of
Jesus, but from that time a change began in
him, and two months ago he came before the
church for membership. Another friend,
who has attended the school for seventeen
years, has just found the Saviour. We
bless Ood for the early and latter rain.
Addresses were given by Pastors J. A.
Spurgeon, and w. Williams, of Upton
Chapel, and Mr. T. Brain, of the Sunday
School Union.
The Sunday-school Choir, conducted by
Mr. Wigney, c^ave a selection of pieces
during the evemng from the service of song
entitled '• Under Vxe Pahns."
Theseparagraphs refer to the one school
in tbe Tabexnacle; we are hapny to say
that tiiere are several other schools belong-
ing to our church, and that altogether they
contain more than 6000 scholars.
On Sunday afternoon^ April IS^wader the
auspices of our newly-formed Total Ab-
stinence Society, Mr. It. T. Booth delivered
a Gbi^l TempOTance address in the Taber-
nacle. The bmlding was nearly crov^ed,
and the immense audience listened to the
appeals of this earnest evangelist with great
attention, many being moved to tears by the
paretic story of his own reclamation, and
the ^T*"i"g narrative of his efforts to rescue
others. He has not by any means laboured
in vain, for since last September, when sepa-
rate registers for new abstainers, and for
old teetotallers who have donned the blue
ribbon, were oommenoed, 160,000 fresh
^edges have been obtained at his meetings.
His motto is truly '* Jeans onlv.'* He im-
gores Christians to become abstainers for
Christ's sake, he entreats abstainers not to
rest satisfied without faith in the Saviour,
and be pleads with dmnkaids to sign the
total abstinanoe pledge, and at the same time
to trust for salvation to the blood o^ the
Ijamb.
This work, so far as we have been able ta
judge of it by the reports in various papetrs,
and the testimony of friends who hava taken
part in the meetings, has our full syrniMttiy.
The only hope of permanently rwslaiming
dnmkards, and savmg the church and the
nation from the evils of intomperanoe^Uea
in the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. This
fact is ftuly recognised by the leaden of
this movement, and the enforcement of it in
all their addresses goes far to aooount for
the marvellous success which has crowned
their labours. When we hear of tons of
thousands in one town signing the pledge,
and taking the blue ribbon, and leazn that
scores of public-houses, and evenbrewenes,
have been closed for want of customers, we
thank Ood that at last the victory is being
won, and we pray that the compfeto over-
throw of the evu traffic may be speedily
accompJiBhed.
Our Tabernacle Society continues steadily
to prosecute the work for which it was
organized. The weekly meetings have been
so well attended that they have had to be
transferred to the largaLecture-hall, and the
number of pledges has been constantly in-
creasing. On the Tuesday evening foUow-
ing Mr. Booth's address, Bir. W. KoUe, of
the Hozton Town Hall, paid a visit to the
Society, and as the result of his earnest ad-
vocacy of Gospel Temperance eighty persons
signed the pledge, and one hundred put on
the blue ribbon, in addition to one hundred
and sixty who had signed the pledge at the
close of Mr. Booth's address on Um Sunday
afternoon.
Cou^BOS.— ^inoe our last notice Mr. J. W.
Campbell has settled at Arbroath, N. B.,
and tne f oUowinc brethrsn have removed : —
Mr. H. Bradford fromBrizham, to Princes-
street, Northampton; and Mr. W. Hillier,
Mus. Doc., f rom Wingrave^ Bartholomew-
street, Exeter ; and Mr. W. Compton, late
of Brighton, has accepted the pastorate of
the Umon Church, Gosport.
CoimEBBNCB.— Of course, the great Col-
lege event of the past month has been the
BXOBTEBNTK AlTtfOAL COHFSBBXICB OF TBK
Tabsobb* Ck>LLBOB AsBocxATioir— * matter
which, now that all is over, demands a
jubilant song of praise. The meeting were
commenced, as usual, by a gathenag for
prayer at the College, on Monaaff afUmo^n^
AprU 17, after which about two hvndzed of
the pastors and stodents partook of tsa
togetner at South-street Chapel, QteeBwioh,
by the kind invitetion of Pastor O. Spugeon
and his friends, who gave the btethnsi a
most hearty reception. All must have Mt
at home among such warm-hearted heats.
In the evening the ^aoions ehapel was
erowded for the public meetbig, at which
the Ptesidentof the GoUege, O. H.fipaifeon.
took the chair. Addreaes were dsllrsred
by the Chaifmaa, Pastors B. F. Jeflrsy
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251
(Folkestone), F. J. Feltham (Winalow), S.
H. Akehunt (Arthur-street, Camberwell),
and N. Dobaon (Deal), Mr. A. G. Everett,
a student still in the College, and Pastor C.
Sporgeon, who presided when his father
had to leare the meeting in order to husband
his strength f orthe following day. The col-
lection for the Ck)Uege funds realised £15.
At the same hour the Vice-President, J. A.
Spui^eon, conducted the usual prayer-
meetmg at the Tabernacle, at which prayer
was presented by several of the brethren,
and addresMS were delivered by Pastors T.
W. Hedhuzst (Lalte-road, Lsuidport), and
W. F. Stead (Worthmg). Altogether, the
maetingB of Monday augured well for the
saooess of the week; and, looking back
upon the whole Conference, we can distincHy
trace a constant widening of the stream of
blessing right to the close, when it had be-
come a mighty spiritual torrent, which fairly
canied us away, until many of us could
8carcel;ir toll whether we were in the body or
out of it.
On Tuuday mornUigf April 18, the first
hour was occonied with grateful thanks-
giving to the Lord for past merdes, and
earnest wrestling for fresh favours at his
hands. The President then delivered his
inangural address, founded upon the tozt,
■*¥^an I am weak, then am I strong."
(2 (^r. zii. 10). As we hope to publish the
address in the Magazine it is only necessary
to say here that it was said by many that
the speaker was an illustration of his own
subject, for in his weakness he was made
strong for the important task upon which he
was engaged. After a brief recess the
brethren reassembled, and transacted the
business of the Conference. The principal
items of public interest are the following : —
The President appropriately referred to the
deaths of Brethren Ii. H. Garrett, D. Lyall,
B. Malrin. H. Marsden, and D. Morsan;
the names of eighteen students who nave
been for more than six months in the College
were added to the Conference-roll, and cer-
tain other names were, for various reasons,
removed. Mrs. Spurgeon, thoup^h unable to
be present, gave to each minister a book
which she h^Md would be useful in sug-
gesting thougnts and subjects for sermons,
and a hearty voto of tlianks was unani-
mously accorded for her kindness. C. F.
AJDiaon, £>4-« reported the last year'sreoeipts
from the College Mutual Assurance Com-
munity. Each man pays 6s., and then at
the death of a wife receives £10, and £6 at
the death of a child, and this to poor men
is a great help in the time of sorrow and
of nooeainnr expense. Through the good-
ness of GkM the deaths had beoi so few this
year that a surplus remained. Mr. Allison
was very cordially thsnked for his manage-
ment of the fund, and asked to contmue his
serrioea during the present year, and the
WUff"- in hand was carried forward to meet
poaiible daims in the future.
MoxsAT, JuifB 19, the President's birth-
day, was fixed as the day to be set apart /or
special united prayer by all the churchea
connected with the Conference. It is much
wished that this would be more generallv
noted when the time comes. A letter, which
is printed in full in the report at the end of
the present Magazine, was read from the
Canadian branch of the Pastors' College
Association, and also a communication con-
cerning the work of the brethren in Aus-
tralia, from Pastor A. J. Clarke, West Mel-
bourne, in response to which the President
was desired to send a hearty message of
loving greeting, not only to the brethren in
the Dominion and at the Antipodes, but to
all the members of our holv brotherhood
throughout the world. In fulfilment of thia
desire, and dropping for the moment the
editorial "we," I, C. H. Spurgeon, hereby,
" witii mine own hand," carry out the wish
of the assembled brethren.
On Tuesday evening, instead of the usual
soiree^ Mr. Charlesworth's Song-service en-
titled ** Valour and Victory " was ^iven at
Stockwell Baptist Chapel, by the kind per-
mission of Mr. Maclean and his friends.
Addresses were delivered by the President,
and Pastors E. J. Edwards ^Dover), and
W. J. Mayers (Bristol), and the musical
portion of the service was ably rendered by
Messrs. Chamberlain. Mayers, Parker, and
J. M. Smith, the orphanage choir, ana the-
Southwark Choral Society, xmder the effi-
cient leadership of Mr. John Courtnay.
During an interval between some of the
pieces the Stockwell Orphanage Campan-
olo^ts delighted tiie audience with an
exhibition of their powers of manipulating
their peal of hanabells. It was a soul-
stirrjnpf evening. These Song-services are a
charmmg means of grace, and are adapted
greatly to bless both believers and such as
are out of the way.
On Wed)M$d(nj morning^ April 19, after
a short season spent in prayer, Pastor A.
Bax, of Saltors' Hall Chapel, Islington, read
a paper on '* Expectation in our work."
This led to an interesting and profitable
discussion, which was followed by another
paper on ** The element of personal charac-^
ter in ministerial work," read by Pastor
George Hill, M.A., of Leeds. As we hope,
month by month, to place before our readera
all the papers read at the recent Conference
we will not refer to them at length here,
but it is our firm conviction that we have
never had a bettor quartette of essays, and
that the men who can write such {iroduc-
tions are quite able to hold their own
against an equal number of repreeentetivea
of any other school of the prophets. We
do not boast of them, but we do magnify
the grace which has enabled so many <» our
brethren to occupy important poste in the
field of Christian service, and to fill their
positions with ever-increasing credit to their
alma mater.
In the afternoon, the subsoribera and
friends of the College met for tea, and after-
wards aaMmbled in the lecture-hall for the
annual meeting. George Williams, Esq.,.
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nobly fulfilled the duties of chairman;
prayer was offered by Mr. S. Thompson ;
the President and Yice-Prevident described
the work of the College during the past
year; Pastors F. H. White (Talbot-road
Tabernacle), and G. B. Sawday (Vernon
Chapel, Pentonville), rnferred to the con-
nection between the Colle^ and the Toung
Men's Ohristian Association; Mr. J. M.
Smith and Pastor C. Spurgeon spoke of the
blessing that had rested upon the labours of
the evangelists ; and Mr. Hairy Wood gave
A thrilling and touching account of the work
of Tarious brethren in Australia, where he
hopes after a little while again to preach
with the same success which has attended
his efforts hitherto. At 8*45 the large com-
pany adjourned to the Tabernacle lecture-
nail, to partake of the supper given by the
President and two friends, and provided by
Mr. Murrell and his co-workers. Mr. Spur-
geon stated that there would be no drinJong
of toasts, but he expressed his heartiest
thanks to the chairman for preddingj and
in the name of the whole assembly wished
him long life, prosperity, happiness, and all
other good things. The total amount
promised or contributed at the supper-table,
together with the donations of friends un-
aUe to be present, was £2,160. This amount
would not have been reached had not the
chairman been generous in the highest
degree; finding tbat the amount was for
the moment below £2,000, he volunteered a
aeoond hundred guineajs, and this awakened
the zeal of others, and carried us up to this
large amount.
Thurtday^ Amril 20, was another season
of high spiritual enjoyment. First came, as
osnal, a short devotional service ; next the
Yioe-fretident delivered his address founded
upon the words, ** He which stablisheth us
with yon in Christ, is God." (2 Cor. i. 21.)
Then Pastor 0. A. Davis, of Bradford, read
the paper entitled, ** How Jesus trained his
preachers," which is printed at the beginning
of this maj^azine ; and after a brief but use-
ful discussion, I^astor W. B. Haynes, of
Stafford, read his wonderful paper on ** The
essential nobility of our ministry." We
think all our brethren will agree with us,
especially when they remember that this
paper had to be written under sore domestic
affliction and expected bereavement^ that
while every brother has done glonoualy,
Bro. Haynes has a special claim upon our
gratitude.
In the evening, after a large number of
friends had taken tea with the ministers in
the schoolroom, the annual public meeting
was held in tne Tabemaole, which was
almost crowded. Several of our sweet
aingers charmed us with their melodious
music; the President and Vice-President
again shared the pleasant duty of presiding,
and presenting the report for the year ; and
addresses were given by Mr. Harry Wood
and Pastors A. Bird (Saadown) and C. T.
Johnson (Longton. Staffs.). Each brother
had a tale to tell that brought tean of joy
to our eyes, and feelings of thankfnlnen to
our hearts, as they proclaimed what the
Lord had done bv them and by ethers
through the preachini; of the gospel. At
the close of tne meetmg the ministers and
students were entertained to supper in the
lecture-hall, when again all toast-drinkini;
was omitteo. and sentiments of gratitude to
the tutors of the College and the deacons of
the Tabernacle church were expreMed by
chosen speakers and acknowledged by the
Vice-President and Mr. B. W. C^rr.
The Friday in Conference week is alwaya
the great day of our Feast of Tabemadea,
and this year has been no exception to the
rule. At the su^zestion of the London
committee. Pastor JQ. G. Gange, of Broad-
mead Chapel, Bristol, was asked to relieve
the President by preaching to the brethren,
and most heaiftiljjr did he accept the re-
sponsibility, and right nobly did he justify
his brethren's choice. He took for ms text
the oft-quoted words, "He that winnetli
souls is wise" (Prov. xi. 30), and preached
from them a sermon that none could hear
without devout thankfulnes and solemn
heart-searching, and that all who heard will
remember with delight and profit for many
a day to come.
At the oommunion-table the President
gave a short address, founded upon the
words, " And when I saw him, I fell at his
feet as dead. And he laid his right hand
upon me, smng unto me. Fear not ; I am
the first and the last : I am he that liveth,
and was dead ; and, behold, I am alive for
evermore. Amen ; and have the keys of hell
and of death." At the dose of the sacred
service the whole assembly stood, aa usual,
with hands linked in one unbroken chain,
in token of the bond that binds na together,
and sang Psalm 122.
During the farewell dinner the President
called Mr. Murrell io the front of the plat*
form, and after referring to his great ser-
vices to the College, read the following
address, which the brethren desired unani-
mously to present to him, appropriately
illuminated and framed, together with some
suitable memento of their hearty apprecia-
tion of his devotion to their int«rests : —
"Pastors* College Eighteenth Annual Con-
ference, April, 1882.
**It was unanimously agreed 'that tiie
warmest thanks of the asserabled brethren be
given to our ever-sealous and indefatigable
friend, William C. Murrell, Esq., deacon of
the church at the Metrtmolitan Tabemade,
for his most efficient ana oft-repeated aer-
vices for the College, not only in oomieotioa
with the care of the weekly offering every
Lord's-day, but especially during the period
of our Annual Conference. For many years
our comfort has been secured and our en-
joyment promoted by the arduous labour
and admirable skill i» our good brother in
providing for our penonal refrsshment, as
also in carrying out the anangementt lor the
annual supper to the subsoribers of the Col-
lege. We gratefully recognise and appreciate
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our friend** tuuque powers, which are so
freely aod contmuously consecrated in a
sphere so peculiarly his own. We wonder
at and admire the suocessfal manner in
which he has uniformly secnred the material
comfort of our meetings, and we thank him
with all OUT hearts. May the great Provider
of all good, who will not allow even a cup
of cold water to be bestowed in vain, refresh
oar esteemed brother in all spiritual things
as richly as, like a good deaeon, he has
helped to serve our table. To him and his
faznily we wish health and all needed good
for many years, that he may still minister
to the necessities of the saints, and himself
enjoy thatmeat which endureth toererlasting
life.^Signed for the Oonference."
Mr. Murrell feelingly acknowledged the
^t, and expressed the great delight he had
m serving the brethren, and in helping the
President in any way. Our faithful Be-
membrancer. Pastor F. H. White, then
reported that 178 pastors had collected or
contributed, during the past year, £499 Is. 6d.
for the Ck>llege funds. A few earnest closing
speeches were made ezpressiye of esteem
and affection for t)ie President and Mrs.
Spurgeon, the Vice-president, the tutors,
the deacons, and all helpers, and the
Eighteenth Annual Conference was fittingly
closed with the doxology and the bene-
diction.
The President feels that he cannot close
these Notes without a personal acknow-
ledgment of his deep gratitude to the Lord,
who so graciously heard the many prayers
presented on his behalf, and who not only
enabled him to occupy his post right through
the Conference, but made the excitement
and enthusiasm of the holy gathering minis-
ter to his more speedy reooTery, so that
instead of being, as he feared, exhausted by
the week's engagements, he was even
stronger at the end than he had been at
the beginning of the meetings. Nor can he
forget the loving words and affectionate
bearing of all the brotherhood, nor the
generous hospitality of those who enter-
tained the ministers, nor the liberality of
the liberal donors, nor any of the loudnesses
innumerable which have been showered
upon him. Of all men he is the most in
debt to his brethreuj and to his God.
Evahoxlzsts.— Pastor W. H. J. Page
sends us the following report of Messrs.
Smith and FuUerton's services at Chelsea : —
'* A series of meetings, unexampled in the
history of Chelsea Chapel, has been oon-
ducted here from March 12th to April 2nd,
by our beloved brethren, Messrs. FuUerton
and Smith. Mr. FnUoton was no stranger
at Chelsea, and memories of his former visit
awskened great expectations for the present
one; and we now thankfully record that,
notwithstanding special difficulties and un-
expected hindrances, the success of the effort
has been very great. Our chapel is large,
<uid hj no means easy to flU,^ but to our
gnat joy it has been fflled again and again
during these services. We have also abun-
dant testimony that the gospel preached and
sung has been blessed to many. Christians
have been revived and cheered ; backsliders
have been restored; and others have been
aroused and saved. A special blessing has
rested upon some of our senior classes, and
many of their members have, we trust, been
brought to decision.
'* Possibly we should have still greater
results to speak of but for what has seemed
to us a succession of adverse providences,
which have certainly affected the work. It
was with great regret that on the first
Sunday we neard of Mr. Spurgeon's illness,
and that Mr. FuUerton would take his place
at the Tabernacle in the evening ; ana our
regret was deepened when the continuance
of that illness aeprived us of our brother's
presence on the foUowins Sunday. We
could not refuse to spare nim to serve one
whom we so much love, however great the
loss might be to us. Then on the Wed-
nesday of the second week, just after a most
delightful and profitable meeting for women
only, our dear friend was suddenlysummoned
to Ireland by the death of his mother. The
announcement of his departure at the even-
ing meeting was a great shock to all, and
much sympathy was expressed. The neces-
sary result, too, was that on the third Sun-
day he was again away from us. During
his absence Mr. Smith carried on the meet-
ings, with the kind and valued help of Mr.
Charlesworth and Mr. Chamberlain, and we
rejoice to know that the labours of each
were made useful.
*'It was originally intended to close the
mission on Saturday, April 1st, but in con-
sideration of .the disappomtment which many
had experienced in failing to hear Mr. Ful-
lertouj arrangements were made with Mr.
Chamngton for our brethren to stay the
following Sunday at Chelsea. On this day
the chapel was thrice filled with people, and
it was a day of much power and blessing ;
though to many of us it was clouded by the
illness of our beloved deacon, Mr. S. Ed-
wards, who died the same night. Thus, all
through, our joy has been tinged with
sorrow, and we have had to exercise faith
in the wisdom of the overruling hand which
has arranged events so contrary to our
wishes. rTotwithstanding all, we review
the services with joyful gratitude, and
anticipate permanent fruits from them."
COLPOBTAOE.— The Secretary asks us to
mention that the annual meeting will be
held at the Tabernacle on Monday evening ^
May 8, when Mr. Spurgeon hopes to preside,
and to distribute the prizes promised to the
Colporteurs last year. Dr. Donald Fraser
has xmdly promised to address the meeting,
and about twenty of the Colpoctours will be
present, several of whom will give accounts
of their work.
Baptisms at MetropoUtaa Tabernacle :—
March 30, nineteen.
254
statement of RtfoeipU from March \hth Ut April 14^A, 1882.
Pastor D. C. Chapman
Collection at Octaviiu-^trect Chapel,
Deptford, per Pastor D. Honour ...
The Mls8e« Dramtfield
Pastor 6. W. Linnecar
Kev. J. P. Chown
Mr. J. Gh. Hall
Mr. T. "Whittakcr
Mr. W. H. Balne
Mr. W. L. A. B.-C. Burdctt-Coutts ...
Pa«tor A. Pidffcon, from churches at
Hemyock ana Sainthill
Mr. T. W. Stoughton
Postal Order from Clydach
Collection at Paisley, per Pastor John
V^XA#UC/U ••■ ••• ••• ••• •••
Mr. Wm. Telfor
Mr. Wm. Johnson
Pastor Harry Wood
Pastor K. T. Lewis
Mrs. C. Norton
.i ThankHgiyingr
Mr. G. Harris
Mr. F. Butchei*
Mr. Jas. B. Hay
VTa ••• •■• •■• «•• ••• •••
•* From love to Jesus "
Stamps from a friend
Collection at Ulvci'ston Baptist Chapel.
MissHawkei
Mrs. Bainbow
Dr. T. J. Bainardo
Mr. Samuel O. Shtippard
Mr. F. J. Wood, LL.D
joi. isveretb... ... ... ... ...
Mrs. Hadland
Mrs. Heritajye...
Mr. Theodore Barnes
Pastor Geor^ Goodchikl
Pastor W. Compton
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Price
Pastor E. O, Evans
Mr. W. H. Stevens
£ ■. d.
0 10 0
2 0
1 1
1 1
1 1
6 6
0 10
6 0
5 0
1 0
ao 0
6 0
0 10
0
1
10
3
6
15
10
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
8
4
0 10
3 3
10 0
6
1
2
6
0
1
2
0
0 10
0 6
1 10
6 6
1 0
6 6
0
0
0 15 0
0
0
0
0
0
0 14 6
2 2 0
0 2 6
0
0
0
0
0
2 6
0 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mr. John Boberts
Collection at Vernon ChapeU Penton-
villc, per Pastor C. B. Sawday
l^Ir. Evan Owen ...
Mr. A. H. Scard ...
Miss Mary Beol, per Mr. Fullerton ...
Dorcas ...
2kIiiM Mitchell
I J. M. rc. ... ...
Mrs. Horwood
«J. and £. C... ... ... ...
Mrs. C. Lewis ...
Mr. H. M. Watts
Pastor N. Heath 110
Collection at Gravcsend ... 1 11 6
]^Ir. C.Wood
Mr. Fred. Howard
Mr. B. Venables
Mr. and Mrs. F. Cotton ...
3(Ir. and Mrs. Burt
Mr. Ed. Sheffield
Mr. Marcus Martin
Mr. John J. Betts
MiatSteedmaa
Mrs. Fauloonec
Mr. J. Dore
Mr. and Mrs. P. Holland...
Mrs. Boberfcwn- A ikman ...
Mr. E. b. Boot
Miss Samboume
Weekly Offerings at the
JuAr. x<i ... ... ...
,, dry ... *•. ...
April 2 ... ...
yy V ••• ••• •■•
AnnnaJ SHbseription ;—
Mr. Joel Evered
£ s.i
010 1.
11 T
0 10
0 5
010
0 10
0 10
40 0
0 10
1 0
1 1
0 5
SIS I
set
1 0
S 0
0
0
5
0
1
s
5
5
5
to
10 10 f
to 0 f
0
s
1
0
Met
25
10
50
50
Tab.:-
0 0
10 10
0 0
0 0
5»
S
1
5
2
1
10
S 0
1 0
0 0
lasiott
,. 1 0 «
£170 611
Statement of Receiptt from March ISth to April litJi, 1382.
v» aJ» Vy» ••• •■• ••• ••« «••
A member
Mr. and Mrs. Arrcs
Mr. D. C. Winthrop
Sermon-readers, Craig
LIT Ti
. A^. A^. ... ... ... ... ...
Mrs. M. Sheppard
1. O., Neilston
Mr. Daniel Burgess
A friend
Wo
• o» •«• •■• ••« ••■ ••• •••
Collected by Mr. E. Vane Johnson ...
J. E. Eanols and A. J. Pearsons, pro-
ceeds of exhibition at Stowmarket ...
Thankoffering fromasermon-reGuler...
Annette
First earnings— A lover of Christ
Mrs. E. PawMy
Mr. Joseph Baskervill
Mr. Bobert lliompson
Mrs. Pridie's children
Mrs. B. Tompkins
£ B. d.
10 0
0 6
1 0
0 6
0 10
1 10
0 19 9
0 6 0
5
2
0
3
0
0
1
1
1 1
0 5
0 6
0 10
0 2
0 5
2 2
0 10
0 10
0 !
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
6
a
Mrs. Black
Mr. James Watson
Myrtle-street Chapel, liverpool,
venile Missionary Society ...
Ktamps from Chipping Norton «•
Stamps from Cromwell Boftd . ..
Hugh's Seventh birthday
V*« £ja JIL* ••• ••• ««■ »,,
Mr. F. Butcher
Mr. E. M. Abeolon
Evertonian
Mr. E.K Wright
Mr. £. Atkinson
Miss Ellen Thirtle
Miiw Fannah Fells
Mr. J. Dore ... ... ... ...
Mrs. Hague
Mrs. £. Booth
Mrs. Offer and Friend
Mrs. £. Scott ... .M
Mr. Evan Owen .^
Mrs. Brown •• .^
Ju<
£ §.1
UlO 0
0 5 0
0
0
0
0
I
0
^9
i
4
010
1 1
1 0
1 0
010
S 0
010 «
010 0
girlb' obphanaqe BuiLDnra fund.
255
Cblketfon at Ocimimmion Serrioe at
ttifldd, p« Pastor G. W. White ...
Mtr, Am a« Doanl ... ... ... ...
Collected by Mrs. Chac. Wood
Ju. 0« B. Srepett ... ... ...
8eotcb note firasa limgaa
Ito. Ht. Tineoln
Ftom an aged Believer
OoUeetedbylbB. Allen
An inmate of Nottingham warkhonae .
Stamps from Pewsey
GoUectad by Mrs. Lake
A arTvantgixl*s presents from niitors .
Stamps froan Baling
A Wtdnw
■^X. W M10WvV •«■ *•• ••• •■• ■••
Mra. Sarah Yeale ...
PHends from Salem, Cheltenham
i^^u jBay ... ... ... ... ••»
JKa . V . ^.^WK ... ... ... ... ...
Jar. £b w. Jacob ... ... ... ...
jCr. J. Crocker ... ... ... ...
Caimbanno SondayHM^ool children ...
3fra. M. Garland
EboryMiasionETening-school
Mia. A. Godfrey ... ... ... m.
M^ae Mitchell
s. js< ...
AGhzistian
ILB.8.
L.M.N.
P. L.J.
A friend, per Pastor A. A. Bees
Mra. Batemon ... ...
Mr. J, liceson ... ... ... ...
A Coontry Minister
■ A #••• ••* ••• ••• •«• •■*
JITB* \^m JLj^Wifl ••• ..• ••• •••
GoUected by Miss M. A. Eoberts
A Lover of Jesus
Mrs. Murdoch
A mend, per Bev. G. 8. Mnir
Mra. J. T. Armour, Chicago, per
VT P w • -^
• V* \^m •■• ••• •«• ••• «••
£ s. d.
S 14
0
0 6
0
3 6
0
6 0
0
1 0
0
0 10
0
15 0
0
0 6
0
0 3
6
0 16 10
0 8
0
0 1
6
0 8
2
0 6
0
0 8
1
0 «
0
S 0
0
1 10
0
1 1
0
2 0
0
0 9
0
2 0
0
0 7
6
20 0
0
1 8
8
0 2
6
1 0
0
0 ^
6
0 2
6
10 10
0
40 0
0
10 0
0
0 6
0
0 2
6
0 10
0
0 8
0
10 0
0
1 1
0
1 4
9
0 6
0
0 1
0
0 2
0
6 0 0
£ s. d.
Mrs. Boyland 0 10 0
Eld Lane Baptist Sunday-School, per
Mr. H. Letch 1 10 0
Mra. Smorthwaite «• 1 0 0
CoUected by Mr. Small 0 3 3
Collected by Mr. Mountain 0 7 6
CoUected by Mias Wallington 0 Itf 0
Collected by Mr. NichoUs 0 11 9
Collected by Miss Lammie Gardiner ... 0 14
Executor of the late Mrs. Elizabeth
James 100 0 0
Stamps from St. Helen's 0 10
Sandwich, per Bankt^n, March 8l8t ... 2 2 0
Collected by Mr. W. C. Harvey ... 0 116
Mr. D. Batchelor 0 10 6
Noxmanton Baptist Sunday-school ...
" A family of six"
J T T\
C« • A • MM* *mm ••• •>• ••• •■*
Collected by Miss A. Biggs
Stamps from Derby
Per V. J. C—
Mr. Gomman 10 0
Mr. Knight 10 0
3ir. King 0 10 0
Mr. Pattenon 0 10 0
0
6
0
0
0
7 0
0 0
1 6
7 8
2 0
Marshall Street Baptist Sabbatli School,
Edinburgh
Collected by Mrs. Turner
collected by Mrs. Fuller
Mr. J. Wilson
Mr. W. Banford
Mr. W. B. Fox, for the 8opi>ort of one
child for one year Centered in error in
College Ust last month)
AwHwtl SubitenpUons : —
Mrs. W. Williams
MisB Humphrey, per F. B. T
" saver Wedding"
J&TB. £l. M. fVatts... ... ... ...
QuarUrly SubiteriptioH .*—
Mr. Thomas Milward
3 0 0
0 10
0 10
0 6
0 10
1 0
1 0
0 6
0 10
0 5
0
0
0
0
0
20 0 0
0
0
0
0
6 10 0
£322 10 4
LiM of Pre$att«, per lir, Charlestoorthf to April Uth (Boyif Division) ;— Paovisioxfi.'— 2 Sacks of Flour,
3iCr. J. Nutter ; 120 Eggs, Miss Janet Ward ; a quantity of Buns, Mx. F. Bowe ; 10 Sacks of Potatoes,
Ba.
OasniiAU— An Aviai^ '^'^ ^ Birds, Mn. C. F. Allison ; Stilbs. of Soap, Mr. T. P. Chard ; a Hamper
of Wild Flowers, Miss Coat^' ; a Box of Primroses, Mr. L. Baker ; a Patent Boot Cleaning Machine,
Mr. W. Marshall ; several Volumes and some Loose Numbers of the '* Australasian," Mr. T. Buck-
Cu)tht:;o.— 30 Flannel Shirts, The Mioses Dransfield ; a Parcel of Drapery (Boys'), Mrs. Gething;
18 Flannel Shirts, Mrs. Holoombe.
iOitW Division) : — A large dock for School, Mr. A. Anderson; 80 large Spoons; Mr. G.
Wheeler; k qnantitv of Sewing Cotton, Mr. W. Hull ; a parcel of Drapery, Mrs. Gething ; 2 articles of
Clothing, Mrs. Oakley.
Girls' (^r^|rEnH0e §uiIM)i0 Juit^.
Statement of Jieoeipts from March I6th to A^ril 14th, 1882.
C
Missa
In
Mn.J
Sale of
friends, St. Petersbuzgh, per
J. D. Kilbum
HaxnrWood
. Iforton ... ... ... ...
H. Brown ... ... ... ...
. Ethel Berfha
Maiding ...
Bntiqai»e% Mr. W. 8. Aihby ...
£
6
0
0
8
1
7
6
0
1
1
8,
0
1
6
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0 10
1 17
d.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
I
Mr. W. Banford
"For Christ's sake**
Ur. u. iJore ... ... ... ...
Miss lAura Bosa Phillipa
Mrs. E. Booth
Mr. Evan Owen
lur. A. JuL. Beard ... ... . . .
Mr. G. 8. Everett ...
Thankoffering from a sennon-rcader .
Mr.E.W. Jacob ...
A member of the Church of Eogland.
**Moorgate"
S\m JTummm •■• ■■• ■•• •■•
£ a. d.
10 0
1 0
1 1
0 10
1 0
0 10
0 6
0
2
6
0
0 9
0 2
1
10
0
0
0
0
G
0
G
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
256
OOLFORTAGB ASSOCIATION.
CoUeoted hj Miss Nellie Withen, for
" The Beading Honne '* :—
ICr. J. Huntley 2 0 0
Mr. D. HeelM 10 0
Mr. J. O. Cooper ... 0 10 0
Mr. Henry Cooper ... 0 10 0
Miss Nellie Wither* ... 0 10 0
Brsale of work, N. W.... 0 14 0
KandA. Pogh 0 7 6
Mrs. Whitfield 0 6 0
Mn. Collier 0 6 0
Mrs. J. Davis 0 S 6
Mr. J. B. Moon 0 S 0
£ a. d.
6 6 0
An inralidf Clapham Ftek
A lorer of Jesufl ... ... ... ••«
Per Pastor N. Heath, OFaTeaaod :—
Windmill Street Sondaj-
Bohool 110
"Oar own four cfaildm" 0 10 6
B. G., Walla...
£ s.d.
Ota
0 6 0
M«
Ill 6
... 0 S 6
£61 4 6
Statement o/BaenpU from March I6th to April Uth, 1882.
Subseriptiam and Donationt for DUlricU .* —
Oxford Assofiiation, Stow and Aston
AyloCnCw ••• ••• ■■• ••• •••
Mr. R. W. S. Griffith, for Fritham Dis-
wflCv ••■ ••• ••• ••• «••
Miss Hadfleld, for Bjrde, tCowes, and
Ventnor Districts
Birmingham Town Mission
Lndlow District :~
Miss Fitzgerald 10 0
Miss E. O.Fitzgerald ... 10 0
Small solna 0 9 6
£
10
10
80
60
s. d.
0 0
0 0
0
0
0
0
s
10
10
30
9
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
Mr. B. Cory, Jan., for Cardiff ...
Mr. J. Cory, for Castletown
Mr. 8. Barrow, forHarley
Northampton Association, for Bulwick 10
Lancashire and Cheshire Association,
for Aoorington 10 0 0
£. 8., for Bepton and Chnrdi Gresley
Districts ... ... ... ... ... 30 0
Eases Congregational Union, for Fitsea 10 0
Sonthem Baptist Aasodation 61 18
Manorbicr, per Ber. J. Thomas ... 6 0
South Defon Congregational Union,
f or Eingateiffnton 20 0
Eyethome Dis&ict 7 10
Groat Yarmouth Town Mission ... 7 10
East Devon Colportage Mission, for
0ttei7 8t.Mai7 10 0 0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
G. E., for Kettering
£ s.d.
.600
£819 SIO
StiiteriptUnu and DmuUiani §9 th» Otneral Fkad:—
£ s. d.
Dr. 8. O. Habershon
^« **• JL/« ••• «•• ■■• ..fl ••
^» *« • ^V« sa* «•• ••• aaa
0» ••* ••• aaa »p« ««»
Mr. Bobert Ctibaon
Mr. J. Dore... ... ... ...
Mr. A. H. Scard ... ... «..
^X. A. D. ... ••• ... ...
MiaaMitoheU
JLi. AX. s\% ... ... ««« ((.
Mrs. Ratwnan «.
■!>■ Jh • ■«• •«• ••• •■« ««•
Annval SubieriptioHs:'^
Mrs. B. Howard ... ... ...
"H.M.»' (half yearly)
•* B. B." (ouarterly)
Mr. MoHame (quarterly)
Mr. George Emery (quarterly) ...
Mr. B. oellier
Mra. Hellier ^
0 7
1 1
0 10
6 0
9 0
10 0
0 10
0 6
10 10
0 10
30 •
0 10
10 0
1
90
85
0
6
0 10
0 10
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
t
0
0
0
6
0
£190 9 •
Statement of JReceipts from March I5th to April lith, 1882L
Mr. w. Dore ...
Mr. J. B. Baylej
Mr. A. H. S<»rl
Jw» X^« •■• •■•
• ««
£
a.
d.
0 10
6
1
0
0
0
6
0
. 6
0
0
£6 16
6
Mr* S^ptngeoB
haa Mf ely received the £6 Bank ef England note, given hy aa imkaoim
to one of our Orphanage collectors, Miss A. A. TyxzeU.
I^iendi sending pretents to the Orphanage are earnettlg requeited to let their
names or initials aeoempany the same, or we cannot properly aehnemledge them; and
aUo to write Mr, Spurgeon if no aehnowledgment is sent within a weeh. AUparesU
shoiUd be addreseed to Mr* Charletworth, Stoohwell Orphanage, dapham Read, Lender.
Subscriptions wiU be thanJ^Mg received bg C. M. Spurgeon^ *^ Westwood^*' £euUh
Sill, Upper Norwood, Skonld any swne be unachnowledged in this liet, friends ers
requested to write at once to Mr, Spurgeon. Post Ofiee Orders should be msds
payable at the Chief Ofiee, London, to C, H. Spurgeon,
|lt|rorf 0f % farforg' College.
BY
C. H. SPURGEON.
1881-82.
THE Pastors' College completed its twenty-fifth year at the end of
last July. That quarter of a century of College history has not
been without its trials of faith and labours of love, but it has been
specially notable for the goodness and lovingkindness of the Lord,
to whom be glory for his faithfulness and grace. Those who saw the
commencement of the institution will not be without wonder that it has
survived so long, and those who befriended it in those early days will
not be without gratitude that it has remained true to its holy purpose,
and has been so greatly prospered in accomplishing it We sought to
promote the earnest preaching of the gospel of our fathers, and we
have not failed. Its beginning, however, was small, and open to severe
criticism, and few spared it ; yet it had its ardent friends. Dr. Campbell,
who attended one of the earliest annual meetings of the College, thus
wrote of it : — "This College, in all points, is an exceedingly interesting
affair. It is a thing by itself; there is nothing to be compared with
it in these islands. It shows its founder to be the very incarnation
of the spirit of ecclesiastical revolution ; perhaps we should rather say,
it shows him to be a singular ecclesiastical originality. Not satisfied
with things as now existing in colleges, and guided by his strong
instincts, he determined, in a happy hour, to create something for him-
self. His habit has been, from the first, to do things in a new
way. Heedless alike of novelty and antiquity, he desires the useful,
and is never satisfied till he has found it. In nothing has he studied
singularity for its own sake. He has simply given himself up to the
inspiration of his own genius, which has led him, here, and there, and
yonder, to do this, and that, and he has always been successful. He acts
in everything as if he had been the first actor, and as if this were the
first age of Christian society, with neither ancestry nor precedent What
is good ? What is» better ? What is best ? This point settled, to work
he goes, and he rests not till the object has been accomplished."*
The worthy doctor has long since gone to his rest, but had it been
possible for him to have remained among us he would have seen some-
thing much more extraordinary in the continuance of the institution
than in the commencement of it It is very easy to plan and project,,
very easy to inaugurate with a flourish of trumpets, and very easy to
push forward for a few years in a novel track ; but to plod on through
half a lifetime in the selfsame fowa of effort — this is the work, this is the
difficulty. To God's grace alone we give honour as we see the work of
our hands established upon .us, and behold our College happy and
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258 AHNUAL BXPQET OF THI PASTQBfif OOLLBGB.
prosperous after all these years. Old friends have fallen asleep, tutors
have retired through very age, youths whom we called students are
now in the prime of life as ministers, and the founder himself is weakened
by repeated sickness till he feels but half his former self; but as the days
of a tree are the days of this College, and the church shall long enjoy the
fruit thereof Dwelling in its own freehold building, gathering hundreds
to its Annual Conferences, and having brave sons m all quarters of the
globe, the College can say, *VThe Lord hath been mindful of us, he will
bless us."
There is little need to enlist the sympathy of our readers for our
object, for all are now agreed that preachers of the gospel are all the
better for being men of education. Time was when an educated ministry
was looked upon by certain of our brethren as a questionable blessing,
indeed it was thought that the less a minister knew the better, for there
was then the more room for him to be taught of God. From the fact
that God does not need man's wisdom it was inferred that he does need
man's ignorance; indeed, some seemed to be leaning to the opinion of
the Mohammedans, who have long considered idiots to be inspired.
Many devout persons doubted whe&er the preacher should study at all;
they looked upon books as '* dead men's brains," and conceivcKi of all
knowledge as of a thin^ which necessaril^r puffeth up. The venerable
Daniel Jackson, a Baptist minister of Indiaiia, said, at the Conference
of churches held in 1880, that "he had a lively recollection of the
obstacles placed in the way of study and mental improvement in
connection with his first pastorate. He had no books, and no money
wherewith to buy them, and there was a strong prejudice among his
parishioners against human learning ; but he saved twenty dollars out of
wedding-fees and the like, went fifteen miles to purchase a Commentary
on the Bible, came home with his treasure at night, when it was dark,
that it might not be seen, kept it secreted in a private apartment, and
never ventured to bring it out and read it without setting his wife to
watch at the door, as a sentinel, to give the alarm when anyone came
A visitor, alas ! of the gentler sex, at last discovered the poor offending
book, and reported that the minister studied out his text ! The news
flew like lightning. If he had had the small-pox packed away in his book-
case the consternation could not have been greater; the whole parish,
with one of the deacons at the head, was up in arms. His ministry, it
was felt, could no longer be a ' Holy Ghost Ministry.' He had to leave,
and seek a new sphere of toil ; but he did not abandon his Commentary.
Now, thank God/' said the minister, "young men may read Com-
mentaries, and get a College training, for the sunlight of knowledge has
risen with effulgent beams upon the denomination."
This depreciation of learning was a natural recoil firom the folly which
magnified education into a kind of deity ; as though it could take the
place of the Spirit and power of God. It was supposed Uiat none but
doctors who had passed through the schools could possibly proclaim
the gospel of Jesus Christ; and yet these were the very last persons to
undert^e the blessed service, — ^they were too much engrossed with their
own disputations and imaginings. The result of such idolatry of human
scholarship was injurious to the last degree ; the free utterance of the
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word was hampered, and the dead letter of pretended learning crushed
out the life and energy of Christian zeal, (heater folly has been found
in the schools than out of it. Unlearned men may have injured religion
by the wild-fire of their injudicious zeal ; but pedantic and pretentious
scholars have far more seriously imperilled it by the lukewarmness of
their latitudinarianism, and the chill of their doubt. Human learning
is, after all, only another form of human ignorance, touched up with an
extra coat of the varnish of conceit ; for what does man know when he
knows all that he can himself discover ? What does he know that is
worth knowing unless he be taught of God ? Above all, what can he
know of eternal truth unless the eternal Spirit shall instruct him ? Yet,
for all this, the inference that ignorance is better than knowledge is a false
one. Neither untutored confidence, nor learned diffidence can take the
place of the Spirit ; but when a man has once submitted head and
heart and tongue to the supremacy of the Holy Ghost, all other things
may be added unto him without fear of injury, yea, with the hope of
great advantage to himself and others ; and the more he knows, especially
of matters which concern the Scriptures, the better will he be able to
bring forth things new and old out of his treasures.
We believe that the Holy Spirit has greatly used the preaching of un>
learned men ; but, as a rule, it has been mainly among their own class,
for whose position and modes of thought their own mental condition gave
them special adaptation. The Lord selects means suitable to the
end which he has in view, and it is tolerably clear that to reach a
generation in which education is becoming general, his wisdom will
probably select men who will not drive away their hearers by glaring
ignorance of the simplest rules of correct speech. The Lord in sovereignty
speaks by whomsoever be pleases, be he polished or rude; but we
perceive that, as of old the nations heard the gospel in their own
tongue, so now ranl^ and classes of men hear it best firom those of
their own standing, and the age of Board Schools will not be likely
to listen to the preacher whose lack of knowledge even the boys and
girls discover in an hour. Our beloved Charles Stanford, in a recent
address, put this matter in an exceedingly plain and practical light
He says: — "When God gives you a rare plant, you cultivate it, and
thus show your sense of its value. Creation is not in your power, but
culture is; and it is not his way to do for man what man can do
for himself. So, as to the gift of ministers. When, in answer to our
fervent cries, the right men are given, and, in the days of their youthful
promise, ' discemers of spirits ' point them out to us, of course we
show our thankfulness by caring for their education. It would be a
bad policy and a burning shame, after the Lord of the harvest has
sent forth laboiurers into the harvest, if, owing to any thrift or
indolence of ours, they go to work with blunt sickles and broken
scythes. Ministers, like other workers, must have the needful training
and development ; the same kind is not wanted for all ; but each one
should have what is wanted for the particular time he has to live in
and the particular post he has to filL Directive hints are given to us
in the Acts of the Apostles. Paul, not Peter, was sent to Athens, to
Corinth, to Rome, and to the ancient centres of intellectual intensity, —
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that is, an educated man to an educated people. Let us respect the
Divine order, and act on the old lines. These considerations have
growing force. You fathers have already sent your sons and daughters
to the best schools, because you know that, in the technical sense of
the phrase, they have been born into an educated world, and you
would have them fitted to fill their own fair place in it It would
break your hearts to see them forsake you on Sundays. Having been
educated, you are surely glad for them to have pastors who are naturally
likely to gain their ear and win their confidence, before they are decided
for Christ, that they may continue under their ministry until, by the
gmce of God, they are first converted and then confirmed. For their
sakes, even more than for your own, you will glorify God for pastors
who, in the quaint, fine phrase of Puritan antiquity, are *the poor
gentlemen and scholars of Jesus Christ' "
When we think of the value of a well-instructed minister of the gospel.
and of all the beneficent institutions which are sure to spring up around
him, we sometimes think the work of training ministers to be superior
to all other services done to the Lord and his church. We wonder not
that Colleges should be liberally supported, but the rather we marvel
that more lovers of the Lord do not devote their substance to this
superior purpose, in which the deed is done more fully unto the Lord
himself than in almost any other form of good doing. Orphanages are
excellent, but nature itself teaches us to care for the fatherless, and even
the profane will unite in such a work ; but to educate a man, who shall
thereby become the fitter preacher of the word of God, is a service in
which only the nobler spirits will take an interest, and that interest will
hinge upon the glory of the Redeemer and the salvation of immortal
souls. To build a meeting-house, to found a school, to commence a
village-mission, to scatter pure literature — all these are admirable ; but
in equipping a pastor you have set in its place the motive power which
will effect all these and a thousand other grand designs. Those who
helped the poor boy Luther to pay for his learning made a grand in-
vestment of their monies. The possibilities which lie around one single
preaching man of God are such as may make the College Lecture-hall
one of the most solemn spots beneath God's heaven.
In our Institution for these twenty-six years men have gathered
around their tutors to learn further the meaning of the Scriptures,
and the art of imparting that meaning to others. All sorts of
studies have been pursued with the one design of helping the
men to speak plainly the w^ord of salvation. Great attention has
been paid to the art of speaking. There have been frequent dis-
cussions, impromptu speakings, and sermonizings in class. Care has
been taken to inculcate proper pronunciation, delivery, and action.
These matters are, as a rule, neglected, and many who were in-
tended to be speakers are taught a little of everything except the art
of elocution. Indeed the removal of personal, oratorical defects has
been passed over by our Universities as though it were beneath notice,
and that, too, in the case of men whose profession demands the perfec-
tion of ability in speech. In our case mutual criticism has produced a
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iriction, which has been found of great value in wearing off rough edges
which else would have been in future years injurious to the preacher.
At the same time we have ever endeavoured to cultivate the devotional
^irit, without which the fluent speaker is but as sounding brass.
Many a time have we heard the student say at the close of his term that
he was as thankful for spiritual improvement as for mental growth. It
has been a mingled anxiety and delight to all concerned to keep the
School of the prophets in such a condition that the Lord of the prophets
might never be absent, and the Spirit of the prophets might never be
.grieved. We. have had many a hallowed season in fellowship as fellow-
workers in this grand enterprise, and these have been auguries to us of
blessings to be given when we should be separated far and wide, by
mount, and stream, and sea, occupying each one his station among
the heralds of the Cross, One in heart within the College, we look to
be one in the truth which we shall deliver; knit to each other by
.sacred ties, we expect to labour in life-long unity; and fired by the
•celestial flame of the Spirit, we hope to be consumed in the common
service.
During all these years we have been greatly encouraged by seeing the
large number of men who come forward eager to become more efficient
preachers of the gospel They are informed that poverty will, in all
likelihood, be their portion; but this they make no account of so long
.as they may preach Christ to their fellow-men. It may be supposed
by some that the College unduly tempts men into the ministry, and is
likely, therefore, to bring out a swarm of preachers of doubtful value ;
but it does nothing of the kind. Its first demand — that a man should
already have preached the word for two years with a measure of success, —
^huts the door in the face of large numbers who thought that a College
would make them preachers, and they are surprised to find that they must
be made by another hand before we can have anything to say to them.
The difficulties encountered by those who apply turn off many more ;
for the delays are often long and the enquiries many, and the half-
hearted grow weary, and accept more lucrative employment, or resolve
to abide as they are. We refuse numbers of men for different reasons,
and among them are not a few who nevertheless enter our ministry,
thus showing that they will become ministers one way or another, whether
we will help them or not. Either our judgment is gready at fault, or
^Ise churches have keener eyes for discovering ability than we have been
favoured with, for we are often surprised to see men chosen as pastors
whose replies to our questions indicate powers of the slenderest kind.
This will ever be in the Baptist denomination a fact which has its dark
^nd also its bright side: the liberty of prophesying is evidently well
maintained, and we are gkd it is so. After students are admitted to
the College we occasionally have doubts of their fitness, and upon the
unanimous judgment of the tutors, we feel bound to dismiss them ; and
here again we note with some concern that a considerable proportion
And pulpits, and so occupy the post of teachers with a training of
the poorest kind. We do not say that the churches are wise to choose
these brethren, neither may we say that they are unwise, for it is not
our duty to judge them, and they have a right to select their own
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pastors, and probably know best who will suit them ; yet thb goes to
show that it is not the College that is responsible for these men
becoming preachers, for they do it in the teeth of our opposition
and protest It would be a great pity if we had the power to stop
them, for why should the judgment of any one man, or any set of men,
be supreme ? As the matter is thus left to forces beyond our control,
what is to be done ? The simplest way is to give education as widely
ad we can, use our best judgment in selection, and leave the result with
the great Head of the Church.
The net result of nearly 26 years' of tuition, so far as figures go, may
be gathered from the following list : —
Number of brethren who have been educated in the College ... 6ao
„ now in our ranks as Pastors, Missionaries and Evangelists. . . 464
„ without Pastorates, but r^ularly engaged in the work of
mC JL^JIU ••* •*• ... .a. ... ••• ..a zo
„ not now engaged in the work (in secular callings) ... 13
„ Medical Missionaries and Students 7
,f Educated for other Denominations 2
„ Dead — (Pastors, 36 ; Students^ 5) 41
„ Permanently Invalided S
,, Names removed from the List for various reasons, such as
joining other Denominations, &c 60
These last are not removed from our list in all cases from causes
which imply any dishonour, for many of them are doing good service to
the common Lord under some other banner. We are sorry for their
leaving us, and astounded that they should change their views upon
Baptism; but this also is one of those mysteries of human life which are
beyond our control.
Among the many good men and true, there are certain names which
are known throughout our whole denomination as men of power and
influence. It is invidious to make a selection, but we cannot refrain
from blessing God for men who hold leading positions, and hold them
well London will not soon forget Archibald Brown, Cuff, Sawday,
Bax, Williams, Frank White, and others. Bristol rejoices in our
Brother Gange, Reading in Anderson, Cambridge in Tarn, Bradford in
Davis, Leeds in Hill ; and many another town can tell of its successful
pastor who hails from the Metropolitan Tabernacle College, and is a
power for good in all the district round about Boasting be far from us ;
but we may rejoice in God, who has bestowed gifts and graces upon men
for the accomplishment of his own designs, and we wDl not therefore re-
frain from saying that among the successful workers of our day our
College fnen have held their own, and stand second to none. Many
could we mention who have done splendid service in founding, reviving,
enlarging, and establishing churches ; but time would fail us to make a
record of individual successes. Among the many of our brethren un-
known to fame there are apostolic men who, for Christ's sake and the
love of his church, bear the thousand ills of penury without a murmur,,
and labour on in the midst of their poor congregations, having no reward
but the smile of the Great Father in heaven. Of such men we would
glory. It is a sad pity that any servant of the Lord should be in want ;
but it is to the honour of the church that, if men are wanted for posi^
tions where want is inevitable, hundreds are ready to leap into the gulf.
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AH this whfle the funds for educating and maintaining the men have
always been forthcoming, — the free-will offerings of the Lord's people.
The income has never caused us any great anxiety. From an
accountant's point of view the ordinary income is at least ^i»ooo below
the expenditure; but usually a large legacy falls in just when the
exchequer runs low, and this makes up for deficiencies till the time
comes round for another special amount If this is the Lord's way of
sending supplies, it is sure to be the very best, and we most thankftilly
accept it At the present moment our stock is short ; but a considerable
legacy is due under the will of the late Mr. John Edwards, and a portion
of the amount will be spent in this direction. No other part of the Lord's
work is drained to keep the College poihg; its sources are fresh
springs, and its streams are a clear gam to Christian philanthropy.
Most of the men need to be lodged and boarded as well as instructed,
and in many cases even clothes, washing, and other personal expenses
have to be found A growing number are able to bear their own
chaiges ; but we shall never forget that a main object of the College is
to help poor men, rich in gifts, but unable to pay for an education. Are
there not many brethren and sisters who will count it an honour to join
us in this blessed work ? There have always been " partners with Simon,"
and the firm is capable at this time of great enlargement, for many old
partners have lately gone home. The Lord will surely find us other
helpers ; possibly the reading of these pages may work in that direction.
During the year we have considerably diminished the number of our
students, because there is a general impression that the Baptist churches
at home are not, just now, in need of more fresh men. We have there-
fore lengthened the average period of study, and also refused many
whom we would otherwise have taken, while of those accepted a number
are under bonds to enter upon foreign service. At this moment churches
find it difficult to obtain thoroughly able and efficient pastors, and yet
if it is known that a pulpit is vacant a hundred candidates apply for a
hearing, — the same hundred with slight variation applying in every case
year aSer year. Hence an outcry is raised that the ministry is over-
stocked, whereas it might better be said to be encumbered with
unsuitable men. When men find that their gifts are not suitable for any
one business they usually turn their hands to something else ; but, alas,
it often happens that when a man has failed in the ministiy in more
places than one, he does not lay the blame on his own unfitness^ but
upon the place, or the people, or the deacons, and he perseveres with
the heroism of a martyr, or, as some say, with the obstinacy of a mule,
in attempting to fulfil in some other quarter an office for which he has
not the capacity. Such men block up the passages of the ministry, bring
the work into difficulties, and the office into contempt You may track
their movements by the devastation they have made. Where their foot
has stood the cause has never prospered. They are now without pulpits,
and the calamity has its consolations. How far these men are to be con-
sidered we will not judge ; but we heartily wish they would consider the
matter themselves, and resolutely turn to secular callings in which they
might be useful to their fellow-men. Meanwhile we will endeavour to
avoid making a hard case any harder. We rejoice to take into the
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College brethren already in the ministry, who fed their need of more
study; by this means we have helped a poor church to keep its
minister, the preacher has obtained an education, and the number of
men to be supported in the ministry has not been increased We have
also been glad to receive brethren who resolve to build on new founda-
tions, and to create spheres for themselves. This is being attempted suc-
cessfully by our men at this time in several instances. These two points,
we have so largelv attended to that any surplusage of would-be pastors
does not largely he at our door; indeed, we look upon the fact that some
are out of harness as one of diose inevitable evils which come out of
the stem law of the survival of the fittest,— a law which all the com-
passion in the world can never alten Men who undertake what they
can only inefficiently perform are sure to suffer, and the only remedy for
their distress is the correction of their primary mistake. We are among
the first to compassionate all such ; but we can do little to amend an ill
which in the nature of things requires a more radical cure.
Our great longing is for the College to be growingly helpful to the
glorious work of Missions. The great field of the world is still uncul-
tivated, and the Master bids us pray the Lord of the harvest to send
forth labourers into his harvest Oh that they might be sent forth in
bands ! We have made some progress in this direction since our last
Conference, and we are right glad of it The Missionary fire bums
steadily on our altar ; many students are dedicating themselves, and we
are full of hope as to the future.
Here are a few notes as to India, where the Baptist Missionary
Society has long spent the great part of its strength : —
Just previously to the meeting of the Conference last year, Mr. H.
RvLANDS Bkown left our shores for Darjeding^ to labour among the
English-speaking residents and visitors at that health-resort. He has
been doing real missionary work by visiting the houses of the tea-
planters and others scattered over the district What his ultimate desti-
nation may be does not appear ; but he is in God's hands, to be guided
as the Lord sees welL
Mr. J. G. Potter, having been accepted by our Missionary Society
for work in India, left us at the close of last year. He is now stationed
at Agra under the superintendence of Mr. Jones. This beloved brother
diffused such a missionary spirit throughout the College while he was
resident with us that we have large expectations of what the Lord will do
by him on the field of service.
Mr. W. Mitchell, having heard our esteemed brother, Mr, A. Haegert,
give an account of his labours among the Santhals, and plead for help,
offered to cast in his lot with our friend, and left us in Febmary to join
the little band in Santhalistan. May the best of blessings rest on that
hopeful enterprise.
At our last Conference we were somewhat saddened, as we thought of
our dear friend, Mr. Stubbs, being forced to retire from the field ; now
we rejoice that three have gone to that land, while our brethren,
R. Spurgeon, W. Norris, and G. H. Hook have been preserved in
health, and enabled to do good service for the Master.
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Here, perhaps, is the place to notice that our brother R. Maplesden,
who left us to take the oversight of the Baptist Church at Madras, has
accepted from the American Baptist Missionary Union a call to work
among the Tdoogaos.
As to Africa, which has set before the churches an almost illimitable
field, we have a little to report : —
In the early part of last year our devoted brother Mr. D. Lyall
was obliged to leave the Camcroons^ West Africa^ his health having
become seriously affected in that terrible climate. After a short stay in
England he believed his health was sufficiently restored to permit of
his resuming the work so dear to his heart Though warned that such
a course would cost him his life, his ardent spirit could not be
restrained, and he went back, and in a few short months was called from
his labour in the " dark continent *' to his rest in the presence of the King.
He has left a widow who is anxious to go back to the work. Our dear
sister is a splendid Christian woman, and we hope the Society will enable
her to return.
Mr. J. H. Dean, who went from the College to the University of
Edinburgh to study medicine, in order the more fully to equip himself
for missionary work, went last year to Blantyre^ in Central Africa^
where the Established Church of Scotland has a mission-station. We
have several other brethren studying as medical missionaries, but the
difficulty is to get them out into the l^eld.
Mr. J. H. Weeks has recently gone, under the auspices of our
Baptist Missionary Society, to join the brethren on the Congo River,
Mr. A. BiLLiNGTON, having been accepted by our dear friend
Mr. H. G. Guinness for service in the Livingstone Inland Mission, is
now at the Banana Station, at the mouth of the Congo River,
We hear that Mr. and Mrs. Richardson, of Bakundu^ are compelled
to seek change of climate and rest : we hope and pray that they may
soon be able to go back to their poor Africans.
^We cannot detain the reader by surveying every part of the world in
detail, nor can we give an account of all our brethren who are labouring
from Britain to Japan ; but it is certainly a great delight to see them in
increasing numbers toiling on in every land for the advancement of the
kingdom of our Lord Do not all our helpers share the joy ? May the
Lord grant them their portion of it
From the Canadian branch of the Conference we have received the
following communication : —
" The Canadian Branch of the Pastors* College Conference,
" To the Pastors' College Conference, London, England.
" Beloved President and Brethren,
" We greet you in the name of our common Lord We rejoice
in the opportunity afforded you of meeting together to revive former
memories, to hold sweet fellowship with each other, and to discuss
themes of importance touching the work of our Lord and Saviour in the
world
" At our annual meeting, held in the City of Toronto in October last,
we freely discussed the advisability of sending one of our number to
266 JUnrUAL BDOKT or TBI riBtOBSf OCXLUOB*
represent us at the Annual Meeting at the Collie. Concerning the
desirability of such a course there was perfect unanimity, and, but for
two principal difficulties^ probably a brother would have h^en with you
this year. But, in the first place, the time at which the Conference is
held is peculiarly unfavourable for crossing the Atlantic, and, secondly,
the expense is more than most brethren could well afford.
" We felt disposed, unitedly, to undertake to bear half the expense of
our deputation, but even then some brethren could barely undertake
the other half.
'^ We would rejoice exceedingly if it were possible for you to appoint
the meetings for some time after the middle of May — ^indeed, any time
during the summer. If that can be done, we are hopeful that an
arrangement may be made whereby we could have the privilege of
meeting with you, from year to year, in our regular turns, a privilege we
greatly long for, and would exceedingly enjoy.
" On the whole, all the brethren, in Canada are comfortable and
useful, and, we need scarcely add, feel deeply interested in the welfare of
our beloved President, the Tabernacle, the College, and the brethren of
the Conference.
"May the Master's presence be in your gathering, and his choicest
benedictions rest upon your proceedings, and when it is well with you,
remember us in this faF-off land.
^' By order and on behalf of the Canadian Branch,
•* Robert Lennie, President.
" James Grant, Secretary."
*' Dundas, Ontario, Canada, March, 1882."
We would assure our brethren that we received their letter with great
delight, and that in return we wish them the richest prosperity. We
quite agree with them that it will be a grand day when their numbers
will be so increased that a delegate can be sent over without any
burdensome expense. We should indeed welcome such a representative,
not only from the Canadian brethren, but from each little group of
scattered ones over the whole earth. Meanwhile the Conference at home
will welcome the Canadian epistle with the utmost enthusiasm.
From Australia we have most cheering communications from Mr.
Clarke, of West Melbourne. The brethren seem to be upon the whole
exceedingly prosperous ; but we greatly regret the unexpected loss of the
two valued brethren, H. H. Garrett and H. Marsden : the first fell as
the victim of a railway accident, but the second bowed before that fell
disease, consumption. For a while he gathered strength, and we hoped
that he would master the disease ; but even the fine climate of Australia
could not save him. These brethren have not, however, been called
home without having left behind them sufficient evidence that they were
called of God to their work, for they had been greatly blessed by him in
the doing of it*
We cannot forbear to mention the princely liberality of Mr. and
Mrs. Gibson, of Perth| Tasmania, who have built two Tabernacles at
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Longford and Delorainey and are generously fostering two churches in
them. In every way these dearfiriends.liave showed exceeding kindness
to our son, Thomas Spuigeon, and to all our sons of the College. May
they see Tasmania covered with Baptist churches, all flourishing as a
garden of the Lord«
Mr. A. J. Clarke, at West Melbourne, has continued to enjoy a rich
blessing, to see a large increase to his chiurch, and to be the means of
great blessing to his brethren. Messrs. Harrison and Isaac have been
visiting many of the chiurches on an evangelistic tour, and our Australian
letters speak of great numbers of conversions. Our- son Thomas, in
Auckland, New Zealand, has not only entered upon a happy pastorate,
but also upon the labour and care of erecting a new chapel, the old one
being a wooden erection, and all but ruinous. It is a matter of necessity
to build, and the friends will be glad of such help as the generous may
feel disposed to render.
Cape of Good Hope. — ^The work commenced in Cape Town by
our highly esteemed brother W. Hamilton, like the most of such
enterprises, has had its time of trouble, but now that the new chapel
has been opened, we hope that brighter days await it. If only Mr.
Hamilton's energies are continued we have no fear. He has accom-
plished marvels, and has often made our heart to sing for joy. We
wish it were in our power to send him laiger help, especially at this
moment when the new chapel calls for funds. Mr. Mann, who went
out to relieve Mr. Hamilton, will remain till he sees him restored to
healthy and will, then, in all probability, return to us.
During the past year Mr. W. Hobbs has, with great energy, conducted
i\e enterprise of building a new chapel at Gipsy Road^ Norwood. It
will cost with the ground about ;^4,50o, and our right worthy brother
has obtained from many friends a large part of the cost.
Messrs. Blackaby & Blocksidge commenced a work at New
Brampton^ near Chatham, and gathered together a persevering, faithful
people. Mr. Blocksidge has lately had the sole charge of the church,
and has displayed most praiseworthy diligence By hard struggling, and
much help, they have erected a chapel-schoolroom upon which only a
small debt remams. Land is secured in front for building a larger chapel
when the church becomes sufficiently strong. By means of this and
other efforts a large population has been supplied with the means of
grace.
At Mitcham^ Mr. A K Carter has, together with his brother, built
a small chapel, and commenced a hopeful work.
At SandowHy during the last few months, Mr. A Bird has gathered
the nucleus of a Baptist church, and is now proceeding to erect a suitable
building. We were not represented in the town, and many friends who
love the pure and simple gospel found that it was more accessible in
the Church of England than among certain Nonconformists, and wished
therefore to see a church of our faith and order, to which they could
resort for spiritual food. Will friends who visit Sandown encourage this
growing interest ?
268 AKKUAL REFOfifT OF THB PASKms' OOLLBQF.
Mr. H. J. Martin is endeavouring to raise a church zXBrackneliyBerks^
and Mr. W. Welby Pryer, is working under the superintendence of
Pastor J. A. Spurgeon in the hope of forming a branch church in
Croydon.
At Hbmchurchy Essex, a new chapel will soon be built for the
people who have been collected by Mr. E. Dyer. For this the working
plans are prepared, and we hope soon to receive estimates.
Thus good steady advance is being made. Had we more means, we
could found many new churches, for London grows at such a rate that
new neighbourhoods spring up on a sudden, and in each of these we
find a few friends ready to unite for the Lord's work, and where we find
none there is all the more need to begin preaching the word All that
can be spared of the College income will go to the work of extension,
but there is need of enlarged liberality. It will be a dreadful calamity
if future ages should curse the present generation for allowing all the
land to be built over, and reserving no spaces for places of worship.
It looks like dooming a region to hopeless heathenism if we allow
every foot of soil to be covered with houses, and reserve no site for a
meeting-place for the hearing of the gospel. To pull down houses to
create sites is a work so costly that the idea is seldom entertained, the
only chance seems to be to buy the land while yet it is bare, and even
then it is a hard struggle to put up the meanest structure for divine
service. We often think that, if the Lord's pedple were but half sincere
in their professions of love to his cause, we should never have to plead
for a penny for London, for the necessities of this great city would stare
men in the face, and force them to supply the awful want of the growing
population.
Evangelistic Work among the Chvu-ches has been carried on
diligently and successfully during the past year. Our two brethren,
Fullerton and SMiiif , are singularly adapted for this useful work ; in
fact, their power and adaptation seem to increase from year to year. It
would be impossible to give even an outline of their year's services.
Letters appear in The Sword and the Tr&ivel monthly testifying to the
fact that wherever they go a cloud of blessing seems to hover over
them, and showers of mercy descend upon the places which they visit.
They have during the past year been at Sheffield and neighbourhood ;
Shoreditch Tabernacle ; Vernon Chapel, Pentonville ; St. John's Wood
Chapel; Metropolitan Tabernacle; South Street Chapel, Greenwich;
Peckham Park Road Chapel; and Lower Sloane Street Chapel, Chelsea.
This work has become almost entirely self-supporting, for the friends at
each place send up a freewill offering sufficient to cover expenses. If
at any of the places the contribution should happen to be very small
the deficiency has been made up by the extra gifts from more favourable
spheres of action. How many souls have been converted and added to
the church by this agency during the year we will not venture to guess,
for we feel a fear of attempting to number the people ; but the day of
judgment will reveal that this has been one of the most useful
agencies employed in modem times.
ASJXUAh RBFORT OF XHE PASI0B8' OOLLBOB. 26^
During a great part of last year Mr. Burnh4m was occupied, under
the auspices of die County Association, in visiting a considerable
number of the smaller towns and villages of Yorkshire ; and since the
last Conference he has also conducted evangelistic services in Waltham-
stow, Rashden, Holbeach, Leighton Buzzard, Watton, SouUiwdl, Win-
slow, Gamlingay, Sheepshed, New Shoreham, and Burnley, in addition
to spending the whole of the month of September in earnestly labouring
amongst the hop-pickers in Kent We continue to receive the most
cheering reports of this good brother's work. Almost all the churches
visited tell of saints chewed, sinners saved, the careless aroused, and
backsliders reclaimed ; and wherever it is possible they arrange for a
second and third visit from the evangelist.
Mr. Parker also has gone to many places, preaching and singing the
gospel, and many profess to have received the saving word from his lips.
We hope to enlarge this part of our operations, and take on more
evangelists, but we must only move as God moves. We doubt not that
if the men are forthcoming means will be found for their support
To God be all the glory of a great work thus roughly sketched by one
to whom each line has been a labour by reason of weakness, who there-
fore claims pardon for the broken and abrupt style. — C. H. S.
THE usual course of study has been steadily pursued for the past
year with quite average results. Some slight alteration in our
staff has been made, and we shall miss for the future our long-tried
coadjutor, Mr. Selway, who has given for many years his able lectures
on the applied sciences. His post is taken by the Rev. F. R. Cheshire,
who bears a high reputation for his Lectures under the Government
at South Kensington. Mr. Fergusson having retired from the Evening
Classes, we are glad to fill up his place with the efficient labours of
Mr. S. Johnson, and his helper, Mr. Bowers, who, we trust, will
enable many young men to lay the foundations of a solid education.
Our number is not quite equal to former years, and perhaps this will
enable some of the brethren already in the field to exchange their
spheres of labour with more facility, or to find new positions if they
no longer occupy their former ones. Our efforts are directed to a yet
more prolonged and complete course of study, and, we think, with
encouraging success. The spirit of prayer and earnestness in College
work continues unabated, while the missionary zeal of the brethren is,
we rejoice to say, augmenting. Happily we see no signs of any
abatement in the love of our young brethren to the old doctrines and
principles of our denomination. We desire to train up no band of
bigots; but we urge a definite creed and a rigid discipline for our
churches, and first of all in our church-leaders. We tolerate no
vacillation, and desire to rear no disciples of mist and fog. "We
believe, and therefore we speak." The hearty co-operation of our
brethren in the ministry, our former students, warrants us, we think, in
the belief that our system commends itself to their judgment after
270 ANinJAL BVCntT OF IRB VABSOBSf OdLLaSB.
testing it in the field of active service, while their acknowledged success
is a surest proof and highest reward. We still need picked men, and
only those who are such as candidates, for our School of the Prophets.
May the Lord of the harvest continue to thrust many such into His
vineyard^ and to him shall be all the praise. James A. Spurgeon.
IN rendering an account of the past year, I have to make the happy
confession that there is no one feature demanding special atten-
tion, so uniform and steady has been the diligence in every department
of study. The demeanour of the students has been such as befits those
who have " given themselves continually to prayer and to the ministry
of the word.'' For the tone of earnestness, intelligence, and spirituality
pervading the College there is nuich reason for gratitude. Through
the continuous favour of the Head of the Church, zeal for conversions
has suffered no abatement amongst us, whilst every endeavour has been
made honestly to meet the large and varied requirements of the pastoral
office. Of these things the sermons read weekly for criticism, and the
evangelistic efforts put forth, afford substantial proofs. The General
Classes for test sermons and for discussions, at which all the tutors are
present, have been well sustained. I have continued my course of
Lectures on Theology, and kept up the study of Hodge's " OutHnes,"
*' Homiletics," and •' Church History." The Seniors have been engaged
in the exegetical and grammatical study of the Greek text of the Acts,
the Epistle to the Ephesians, and the Epistle to the Hebrews ; and
have read in connection herewith Trench's '* Synonyms of the Greek
Testament." In Hebrew the Seniors have been reading in the Psalms
and in the Book of Genesis, the latter of which the Juniors are
beginning. In the Senior Classics the subjects have been Lucian's
** Dialogue " and the " (Edipus Rex " of Sophocles ; the 6th Book of
Virgil's " iEneid," and " Cicero De Senectute." D. Gracev.
t <f ^pssoti's ^t$oti
DEAR MR. SPURGEON,— At your request I forward to you a
few facts connected with that department of College work you
have placed under my care. My work fells naturally under the follow-
ing heads — ^Biblical Studies, Ethics and Philosophy, and English.
Biblical Studies. — ^The nature of our work in this department will
at once appear when I mention its two branches and their respective
text-books — ^Blackie's " Bible Geography " and Angus's '* Bible Hand-
t)ook.'* By means of the first we travel (availing ourselves of the most
recent researches in Asia of travellers and scholars), especially over the
ground made sacred by the grace of God, the deeds of Christ and the
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work of Patriarch, Prophet and Apostle. Here the men are trained lo
form for themselves, to the mind's eye, a map which, without book or
sheet, they can carry to the pulpit, prayer-meeting, or platform ; and on
this mental map they are soon able to set down in a certain place and
give a local habitation to the momentous transactions of that Book in
the exposition of which their lives are to be laid out, spent, and
exhausted. By means of the Handbook to the Bible they are intro-
duced, through a style at once crisp, rigid and graphic, to the great
themes of their life-work, — exposition and Biblical criticism Judging
from the amount of work done this year, the sustained application
required in doing it, and the v^rve and energy revealed in the dis-
cussion of the subjects suggested, they have left me little to desire.
Should our men carry into their ministry the same hunger for Bible
knowledge, the same energy in turning it to account, and still keep
unspoiled the same sensitiveness of soul in appreciating the fine
touches of the Spirit in His delineation of truth, they must and they
will excel in the great business of soul-winning. I can safely assert
that, if they are determined — ^and I know they are — ^to carry the same
enthusiasm into their life-work, their people will not be found among
those who, to escape the monotony of the modem pulpit, are now
clamouring around the doors of museums, art galleries, and Sunday
leagues.
Ethics and Philosophy. — In this department our great aim has
been in as clear and as simple manner as possible to acquaint the men
with a common-sense view of the phenomena of the human mind
Our whole teaching here has been in complete subordination to the
grand principle of all our College work — ^the divine art of winning lost
souls to the Lord Jesus Christ Our every effort here has been to
avoid making the men gaunt moralists on the one hand and philosophic
somnambulists on the other. The entire drift of our labours has been
to bring the men face to face with that stern and real person — the
human soul; that poor fallen majestic creature, the soul of man; and
to deepen their sympathies with its sorrows, struggles, hopes, and fears ;
and to strengthen by all that is strong in the gospel of God its resistance
to being snuffed out by the apostles of the materialism of modem
science; to help it in every way to maintain its protest against being
considered a blood relation of the ape or the oyster ; and to increase its
loathing towards the last and vilest insult offered to it when it is
asserted that its life and potency may be found amid the simmering
stews of modern chemistry. As soul-winners our men enter the College ;
as soul winners they study ; and as soul-winners they go forth to their
work, therefore, as far as in us lies, our efforts in this department have
been directed — ^if you will allow the figure — ^to acquainting our men
with the anatomy of the suffering souL Yes, Sir, to cleave to the soul,
to feel for the soul, and to ease the soul is a noble work, a Godlike
work, and we all believe that is our work — our only work Judging
from the souls already saved through the agency of the men from our
College in the field, we have our reward in so teaching and studying
the phenomena of the human heart and mind.
272 ANNUAL BRPOBT OF THK PA8T0B8* COULEQE.
English Studies. — ^A mere enumeration of the class-books used in
this department of our work will so far explain its nature as to render
detail unnecessary. They are these : — Fleming's " Analysis of the
English Language ; " for practice in analysis, " Paradise Lost ; " Angus's
*' Handbook of English Literature ; " " Reid on the English Poets ; "
" English History ; " and the preparation of monthly papers on given
themes. Our great aim in this part of our work is to help those of our
men who, though possessed of plenty of brain and plenty of soul, are
suffering from the calamity of a neglected education, or of none at all
They are not allowed to leave this part of their studies until we are
satisfied they have secured a common-sense grasp of the principles and
capabilities of their mother-tongue. And here also we have our reward
in beholding many of our men triumph over all the evils of a neglected
education, and succeed in clearly translating into a sound and brawny
Saxon style the story of Jesus crucified, the wisdom of God and the
mind of Christ, a style which the Holy Ghost, through them, has
deigned to use in bringing many sinners to the feet of Christ.
A. Fergusson.
DEAR MR. SPURGEON,— Your request for a short account of
my Classes during the past year reaches me while away from
home. I am, consequently, unable to avail myself of some references
which would have helped me to speak more particularly of work done
immediately after last Conference.
The Middle Classes left me shortly after the commencement" of the
year, and have since been reading with Mr. Gracey. The Second
Juniors, after finishing both the Latin and Greek Delectuses, have for
some months past been reading Cornelius Nepos in the former language,
and Xenophon's "Anabasis" in the latter. Good progress has been
made by almost all the brethren in these classes, and the more difficult
constructions have been overcome with more than usual readiness.
Careful attention has been given to the grammar of both languages,
and especially to parsing. We have gone through nearly two books of
Euclid, and though this is generally regarded as " a dry subject," the
interest in it has grown from the first, and the work has been well done.
The First Junior Class is getting on well with Latin, but has not yet
advanced far in Greek. On two afternoons of the week, throughout
the year, I have taken an Elementary Class for students newly entered,
in order that beginners might be helped over their early difficulties in
the dead languages, with as little hindrance as possible to their studies
in English subjects.
The conscientious character of the work done during the year has
been very gratifying, and, above all, the earnest tone of piety pervading
the prayers in our various meetings encourages us to believe assuredly
that the good hand of our God is still with us. May the dear College
prosper more than ever.
Yours very sincerely,
F. G. Marchant.
SWORD AND THE TROWEL.
JUNE, 1882.
BY FABIOR W. B. HATBKS, STAFFOBD.
|1HE Beirice for which Jeans trained his diBciplee, with Bnoh
rare patience and Bkill and foresight, mnst be essentially
noble ; the characteristic of onr ministry fonning the topic
of the present paper might therefore be taken for granted
withont dlBcnasion. Bat common and erident tmth is most
in danger of neglect. Besides, Gkid's best tfaings bear mnch looking at.
If Ood has made onr ministry noble, where his hands hare been onr
eyes may ngefnlly linger.
To prevent mistakes I hasten to add, before proceeding farther, that
the subject is the JVobility, not the i/bbility of onr Ministry ; though
there is said to be a great deal of the latter, and the theme conld not
fail to be fmitfal. It wonld open the way for some sage observations
anent onr denominational system ; and would afTord special faoilitieB for
— in a quiet and Christian sort of way — warning the deacons. All
would doubtless be very exhilarating. It certainly did occur to me that
some brother — perhaps of a cynicaJ turn of mind — one npon whom
the ministry has pressed very heavily, on receiving the Gonferenoe pro-
gramme, and reading down to the title of this paper, might In the sore-
ness of his heart think the phrase a grim irony, and bitterly surest the
change of letter which I have snppoeed.
Let ns hope, if there be such a one, that by this time the Conference
has cured him, and that he sees things in a more hopeful light;. Qloom
falls in turn npon ns all. Despondency inverts the universe, makes the
most solemn asseverations about every precious thing we have, and
always lies in iU throat. I would like t^day to bring forward a more
credible witness — bright-eyed Faith — that dwells near God's throne, and
never yet said an ill word of him, or bis. Over gainst headaches and
heartaches I want to set the precious things of our service— the raptnres,
* A paper read at the Eighteenth Annual ConfereDce of the Faat'jrt' College
Assodatioii. We nil the Bpeciol attention of our readers to it. It thrilled ua all agam
274 THE ESSENTIAL NOBILITY OF OUR MINISTaY.
the experiences deep as the heart of God. It was in the hope of doinfi:
what should not be difficult, viz., speaking well of a noble thing, that
this paper was undertaken ; for I am persuaded that while we cannot
think too humbly of ourselves, we cannot think too highly of our work.
One of the plain things regarding the gospel ministry is that it is not
in universal esteem. The preaching of the cross is still, to them that
are perishing, foolishness. Many hold it in contempt, and dilate with
pleasure upon the so-called decaying influence of the pulpit. This we
cannot help. For the world to wag its head before the cross is no new
thing. We are not responsible for other men*s judgments; but we art
answerable for our own estimate of the work of God entrusted to us;
which work, in proportion as it is contemned of the unbelieving, should
mount to a prouder and choicer place in our affection. Men must count
their calling honourable if they are to find honour in it. He that
despises his life-labour, will carry it on in half-hearted and slovenly
fashion; but the man who conceives it to be noble will rise to the great-
ness of the work, will do nobly, and in the effort will himself be ennobled.
The Christian ministry, as experience has made it known to us,
includes within its domain plenty of harassment and vexation. Some
of us have lived to be undeceived. The ideal world our youthful fancy
pictured inside every church has sobered down to the more commonplace
reality. " That which is crooked" has been found within as well as
without the fellowship of saints. In fact, sometimes it has seemed as
though we had the whole twisted miscellany of the nursery-rhyme — the
crooked man, the crooked mile, the crooked sixpence, and the crooked
stile — compresssed into one glorious hour of church life. Yet, for it all,
be it ours never to bate one jot of chivalrous regard for our high calling
in Christ Jesus. It is still great, always great. In the town, in the
village, with the few, with the many, embarrassed from within or
buifeted and struck at from without, no circumstances of the place or
hour can uncrown this royal service, nor dim the essential glory of our
ministry.
We come now to consider the question. Wherein does that glory lie ?
Our ministry is our service, our work, our life-toil for Christ. How
hath it nobility ? Now, be it far from us to aek for it the tinsel adorn-
ments of a vain sacerdotalism. The pitiful assumptions of the priest
are scorned by the enlightened minister of Christ. But there are other
things to be said. To begin : the inslrument by which we perform a
chief part of our ministry, the public address, has by universal consent
an honour of its own. This is noteworthy. The man who stands forth
to speak to the many, whether in public hall, chapel, or out in the open
under God's blue heaven, whatever may be his theme, has found noble
opportunity. If the issue prove contemptible, the fault was not in the
means, but in the man. Whatever method Christ might have appointed
for our ministry, the illustrious ends must have glorified it ; but calling
us to preach the gospel, he has sent us to great work with honourable
tools. The golden jubilee is rung out from trumpets of silver. In this
regard, and apart from the things we speak, our calling is not without
honour.
But, more especially, we feel (he nolility ofmr ministry as often as m
recall from whence we received if.
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It is the ministrj of the risea Jesas. Trae gospel teachers are Christ's
ascension gifts to earth. We are intruders in this ministerial office, and
nndone nnless we had ordination thereunto from the hands that made
the worlds. As it befell Moses at the bush, and Isaiah in enchanted yet
terrified hearing of the very payilion-melodies of the heavens, we re-
ceived the appointment to our far humbler missions from Ood*s lips.
For is not this one of the glories of the true Christian ministry, that its
affairs are arranged by direct appeal to the supreme throne ? The in-
strumentalities are human, jet everywhere works the potent influence
of the church's dorious Head. It is not so long ago, I may venture to
say, with the eldest among us since we went oat from the face of Ood
his commissioned servants, that we have forgotten scenes upon which
a brightness so celestial rests. The joy, the impulse, the glory-light are
with us now, telling us that ours is noble work. Was it not thus ?
There came to us a time, lying now back in the memory, beautiful and
a joy for ever, when we fell conquered at the feet of Christ Our old
soul fetters were gone, but we were put in chains of constraining love.
It was then that, loving Christ, we loved his cause, and felt that there
was not in our veins one crimson drop we did not owe a thousand times
over to him. This feeling became a passion. It grew upon us. It
bore us irresistibly on. We prayed, we agonized, we asked to die rather
than do wrong. But still louder within us sounded the heavenly sum-
mons ; and, not daring to resist, from quivering lips came at length
the cry : *' Here am I — send me." The call was Christ's. We felt his
strong, tender hand upon our burning head, and told him then the deep
purpose of our soul to be his, alone, for ever. Thus, or in some such
way, I doubt not^ the service of Jesus became our life-work.
It were strange, indeed, if we could receive a ministry thus out of
heaven and not honour it. Though to some such witness may wear the
fane of superstition, and others may call it madness, and yet others may
speak loftily of the arrogance that is born of ignorance, we have the
light upon our path and the impulse within, say what they will. We
have seen Ood. The voice of the Holy Ohost, which of old said to the
kneeling saints at Antioch, '* Separate me Barnabas and Saul," is in our
ears, making life sublime. We know whose signet ring is upon our
hand, and our work is great to us. Earth can show no prouder in-
stallation to any office or dignity. Compared with Ood's appointments
the embassies of kings are paltry. Let the servant of Qod who has
begun to think meanly of his ministry recall the sublime presence in
which he received it, when swift-winged seraphim that stoop obedient
in the eternal light were passed by that the call might come to him.
If he dare despise the unpillared throne, the temple darkened with the
incense that swells the praises of the universe to Jehovah's feet, the
great God himself, — then, not otherwise, let him despise the mission
which, kneeling in that presence, he received.
Agairif (he main trust of our ministry — GhriBt and his redeemina
fcori-^gives it a peerless glory, Ood sends no man on a fool's errand.
Those who come charged from the presence of the King, bring with
them what is worth the carrving. If our appointing was with honour,
how great is our trust 1 There is placed in oar keeping, to hold, to
▼aloe, to lore, and to make known, God's great masterpiece. Redemption.
276 THE ESBKETTIAL ^QBILITT OF OUR ICIHISrRT.
The gospel may lie neglected in the printed book, it may become an
almoBt-forgotten theme of conversation among professing Christians;
bnt while a solitary witness remains it mnst be made to ring ont from
the living lips of the pr^Ksher on the world's ear. For» while it may
be the occasional effort of others, it is the business of the minister to
make Christ known. ** We have this treasure.*' God with matchless
mysteiy of condescension has allowed ns '' to be pat in tmst with the
gospel" Many sacred responsibilities are given to men : it is the habit
of God to trnst ns. Tender and holy ministries await willing hands
everywhere, and other services, ane^nst, of overwhelming weight, — the
fit tasks of the world's stronger spirits. Bnt I wonder when I see him
give to hnman care the Son of his love, and in a measure trust to sndi
as we are the honour and Mr fame amongst men of the beloved Jesus;
for the soul of Christianity is Christ himself. Moreover, where there is
trust there is responsibility. Those, therefore, to whom the gospd is
committed have in keeping the name and honour of the Lord. We
may complement and balance this truth with another bearing on the
sovereignty and omnipotence of Jesus ; but we do not destroy it When
all is said that can be said, the trust, the responsibility remains,
and it still stands true that Christ's fame amongst men fluctuates with
the church's fidelity. What strange honour is here ! This gives a
peculiar lustre to the Christian service — ^that it has so sacred a trust.
The precious charge is all too costly for our feeble keeping. Master, we
are but poor toilers, of little skill in our calling ; but if, as of old, on
blue Galilee, thou come a passenger into our boat, veiling for our good
and till thine own time thy almightiness, and we see thy pillowed head,
that twelve legions of angels might covet to guard, given to our
keeping, we totll he true to thee, God helping us; and we would not» to
command argosies of treasure, change our charge. Christ's sent servants
are chosen vessels to bear his name, llie vessels are earthen, but the
sworded cherubim at Eden's gates had not committed to them so rich
a treasure.
Further, I would call attention to (he precious, the absolutely price-
less implements of our craft. In the pursuit of our work we are forced
into constant association with the highest truths. Our ministry's great
ends cannot be served by falsehood. All deceptions, misleading state-
ments, sophisms, or other devices of speech whereby persuasion is often
reinforced, are in natural antagonism to Christ's purposes. Our weapons
are not carnal. Pretenders may fly to tools of shame, and seek to
coerce or to delude unwilling minds ; but God's truths are the natural
implements of our work, noble and immortal, like the cause they serve.
In this world with its many callings, its hubbub, and rush, and whirl,
where the wildest excitement often sweeps around the least important
centres, is it no glory on our days that God has chosen for them such
consecrated society ? By a blessed compulsion the high truths of God,
laws beautiful, eternal, that hold the universe together, truths that are
the glory of God's throne, crowd the room where we toil with book
open, troop after us through the streets, and are our most frequ^t
companv. By them our br^ is gained, and our home furnished, and
our children live by them. The summons that takes one man to the
shop and another to the factory and a third to the office takes our
THB BS8SNTIAL NOBUJTY OF OUB UIKISTBT. 277
8onl8 among the angels of Ood. The pain of labour sapplies an
ecstasy of its own, and heaven at times breathes round ns as we toil.
Even as the dyer's hand becomes subdaed to what it works in, so the
spiritnal workman environed with Ood's verities falls naturally under
their sway : he loves them, pays the penalty, and is conquered by
them.
Thus the Christian minister forms fast companionship with great and
precioQS truths. And in what a world it becomes his lot to move I
What immensities surround him as often as he gives himself to the
study of these themes ! Alp-like truths tower on every side. Im-
measurable truths, high and fathomless as heaven, spread above him.
While the world is counting off its hours from dawn to noon, from noon
to eventide, Ood fills his soul with thoughts that wander through
eternity ; tor thence his mightiest arguments are drawn. While men
measure themselves by men, and hopes and fears alternate as human
brows clothe themselves in dark or sunny aspect; he, passing by par-
liaments and thrones, is taught to kneel at the footstool of the Judge of
all the earth, and feel there where infinite glories shine the pitifulnessof
human forces. The accustomed standpoint of his view of mankind is at
the footstool of the Creator, and he sees the shores of time washed by
the etemitiesL The vast destinies of the immortal soul, thus seen, make
the heart ache to think that aught so sublime should be enslaved to
such inconsequent trivialities as are the life-aims of millions.
Such are the things we learn to use and love ; and when fears and
cares throng us, they often become a solace to our spirits. Whensoever
we seek them, they meet ns (whoever may prove unfaithful), a crowd of
holy faces. They are the attendants upon our ministry, and give it
great nobility.
Then, consider next, Th» Relation in which our Ministry stands to
Christ.
Oar order was founded by Christ. The name, the example, and the
authority of Jesus cover it with glory. No upstart thing sprung from
the folly or pride or ambition of man, it went forth on its beneficent
mission tbrongh the earth from under the conseoratine shadow of
Christ. It is peculiarly of his ordaining. There is no need here to say
anything of present-day methods, or to compare ecclesiastical systems.
Preaching, wherever and however, the preaching of the gospel, the
ministration of the things of Christ amongst men, was the express
ordination of our Lord. But he did more : he himself inaugurated the
work in his own person. It is no small thing to see at the head of the
roll of our ministry '' the name that is above every name." Christ the
Galilean preacher has lifted our calling for ever above criticism. The
whole world may sneer; it cannot make ignoble what Christ has glo-
rified. We see the footprints of Jesus as we go, and we kiss the ground
where he has trodden. The Prince of preachers, though ascended to
his reward, has not forgotten his old work. When he passed on this
mmistry to other hands, he did not cease to love it. rentecost must
have thrilled his heart. He stood up from his seat at the right hand of
the Majesty on high, when the seraphic Stephen fell under a hail of
stones, as though (is it not Matthew Henry's thought ?) his Mediatorial
throne could scarce retain him in sight of such a wrong. He continued
278 THE E88EKTIAL NOBILITT OF OUR HINISTRT.
with the apostles by his Spirit, as in former days he had been with them
in person, their nnfailing keeper and gnide. The example of Jesus ia
the peculiar, the priceless heritage of all ministries; while from age
to age each faithful messenger has joyed to know that he wrought in
the immediate service of the one living Lord.
Thus we claim for our ministry the most intimate and yaluable
relationship with Christ. He created it, inaugurated ifc, instructed it
for all time ; he himself is its noble and perfect model, its incomparable
theme, its pleader in the lips of his servants whenever power is there,
its deathless President, the personal Friend and Oounsellor of each true
heart in its ranks, and the perennial fount of its enthusiasm. The
temple of our ministry from foundation to topstone is glorious with the
handiwork of Christ.
Standards of nobility vary amongst men. What some esteem, others
despise. But love always draws her own conclusions, and will not be
moved. Wheresoever she sees the object of her passion she sees all
nobility and beauty. Love for Christ and souls is the finest producer of
a pure ministry. To hearts thus inflamed, his name is a golden charm,
a spell, a patent of nobility. No wealth could endow the cause, no
greatness honour it, no talent distinguish it as it is endowed, honoured,
and distinguished by the beloved name. The ancient story runs that
when Eoman ambassadors paid a visit of ceremony to Pcolemy, king of
Egypt, he presented each of his visitors with a crown of gold. But on
the morrow the crowns were found on the heads of the various statues
of the king which adorned the royal city. The ambassadors thus at
once refused personal reward and did honour to the monarch. The
dearest joy we have is to put the crown of our ministry on the head of
Jesus. The best event that can befall heaven's promised crown will be
that it be accepted of him.
Another star in the bright diadem of our ministry is tia lo/ty purpose
io briffhten^ bless, and torn back to GoeTsfeet the awrUL
It sometimes happens that an old familiar truth will break in upon
the heart with the force of a new revelation. It has probably been
misapprehended, or we have taken but a surface view of it. Upon the
glorious purpose of Christianity, and of our ministry in the world, as I
have just stated it, there has come to dwell to me an indescribable charm.
There is a practicalness, an everyday value about it that is delightful.
It is only religion at its true work, ** going about doing good.** The
religion of Jesus breathes the spirit of philanthropy. Heaven emptied
of angels for human welfare would not nave poured so rich a stream of
holy and merciful influence through the eartii as in the gift of the
Christianity we preach. In every age the poor, the oppressed, the
fatherless, the widow, the diseased physically and morally, have learned
to bless the gentle name of Christ Thus has Jesus comforted the
earth. As an eloquent writer has expressed it, '* When Peter walked at'
eventime, his lengthened shadow, as it fell on the gathered sick in
the streets of Jerusalem, healed as it swept over them ; even so is
Christianity going through the earth like a spirit of health, and the
nations, miserable and fallen, start up and live as she passes." Who
that lives and thinks at all but discovers all around him room but too
ample for sympathy's tender oflSices, — for the entrance of the bearen of
THE BfiSXNTIiL NOBILITT OF OUR MINIBTBY. 279
glad tidings. With mingled animation and angaish, animation at the
splendid challenge throvni down to the brave heart, anguish for sight of
80 much illy we see degradation, narrowness, selfishness, sorrow ; evils that
fool the earth and grieve God, everywhere. We find wrong without us
and within ns. We see it in the world and in the church. This then is
that with which we have to deal. Like the surgeon gliding over the
blood-soaked battlefield amongst wounded and dying, we are called to be
bearers of help to the world; diminishing its griefs, making it brighter
for our presence, leading men to Ood. Oh, but this is divine labour.
Love leaps forth with glowing face, to be afoot where such sweet
ministries proceed. It is life at rapture-height. The opportunity is
magnificent. The mission is royal. The work is God-like — it is Christ's
own. Come, let me put myself right. liCt me see without obstruction
this fair landscape, heaven illumined. I li^e, I feel this ministry, the
rich realized dream of years, not for sermon-making, not to keep a
society going : — the whole force of my manhood, the strongest energies
of my soul, are solemnly consecrated to the bliss of doing good, of
blessing others for time and eternity. I am called to be the servant of
all whom I can help for Christ's sake. Limited on every side, constantly
arrested by weakness, by incapacity, by personal un worthiness, and made
ashamed of the little I can do, I yet, within the narrow circle of my
influence, may fulfil a service great with the self-sacrificing love that
transfigured the cross. To such work are we called.
A ministry may be eloquent, grand, imposing ; it may convulse a
town, it may build a fame, and yet may not be noble. To be noble it
mast be Gbristly, and to be Christly it must flow from impulses such ag
moved Jesus, and bear like fruits. When in connection with any work
home? are made brighter, wounded spirits are healed, lives are sweetened
and enriched, wills are yielded to Christ, and his rich love and the joys of
bis sahaUon are pourea all around, there is noble work done that will
outlast the spheres, and for which a man might count as nothing the
costliest sacrifice.
A sublimity of outlook is there to (he faithful ministry. Its reaches
are infinite. Its benediction follows the souls of men into eternity. It
blesses, and they shall be blessed. It gamers future praise for God. It
sets free poor hearts captive to sin, and wings them for Paradise. It
lays the foundations of the New Jerusalem in souls once joyless as the
grave. It alters the balance of heaven and hell. It educates spirits for
the hereafter, teaching once dumb lips the songs of God. It makes the
poor rich with good they can never lose, and embarks the world-weary
—smiling to be home at last — for the everlasting rest. These things,
by the power of the Holy Ghost, doth the faithful ministry work.
Thank God there is such music on this fallen earth I And a thousand
times thank God that our poor fingers have been summoned to this
sweet minstrelsy.
I had meant next to point out — as displaying strikingly the worth of
our service — the character called for, the royal qualities of soul ap-
propriate to it and developed in a faithful pursuit of its aims. But
this in itself is a great subject, and I must now only mention it to leave
it. Beviewing the whole matter,! seem to see in the Christian ministry
Apart from our poor selves (as we are, that is, not as we ought to be), I
280 THE ESSENTIAL KOBILITT OF OUR mNISCRT.
seem to see everything in magnificent proportion. All is great. Heaven
bestows its commissions ; the jewelled crown of all God's vast creation
— ^redemption — is its costly tmst. Its helpers and familiars are the
immortalities — those great verities which seem as archangels in the
realm of God's truths. Its presiding genius — the glory that strikes it
through as a globe of crystal — is Jesus, Imperial Jesus, God's love and
ours. Its mission is to bless and save — ^to blossom the desert, and
pour Jehovah's love around the world ; while the faithfuls that minister
at its shrine it calls to a life of marvellous opportunity — of soul-
enriching service — a life whose sands run gold.
I have sought to show the essential nobility of our ministry. Permit
me a few wo^s in conclusion. I think I may venture to say of such a
service that it is destined to live.
We cannot tell what may happen, but happily our pulpits are not as
yet all broken up that the modem alchemists may feed their furnaces
therewith. The men have been round census-taking, but we are stUl
holding on. A distinguished gentleman in France, somewhat absent-
minded, called one day at a friend's house to pay him a visit. The
person who came to the door answered that the friend was dead. *' Ah,^
said the visitor, recollecting, '* of course, I went to his funeraL" Ac-
cording to some our ministry is dead, and they have been to the flmeral ;
though they still call and pay us the honour of their attentions. We
hope to be in the world's way a few centuries more. Noble things die
hard. The world, weary, care-weighted, and sad with many a sepmchte,
is not rich enough to spare the church's ministry of hope. Has our
holy brotherhood of service no history ? Wycliff and his followers,
Luther and the heroic spirits his trumpet-tongue summoned to the
field, Wesley and Whitefield, with the great host of their coadjutors,
have these men lived and poured their fiery enthusiasm upon the world,
that the ministry in whose ranks they served should become an efiete
and forgotten thing ? The Christian ministry is immortal Its
majestic themes command utterance. Men must speak, or thej would
die. Infinite love will find voice, tiiough the dumb break silence. Let
the press multiply its influence fiftyfold ; its costliest machineiy can
produce no sufficient substitute for living lips. " Alway unto the end
of the world " is the period assigned by our divine Lord. In the ever-
sustained struggle of long years the brave must fall, and grand spirits,
whose presence and leadership made men heroes, will move wounded
and drooping from the field to die. But the standard, if lowered a while,
shall be lifted anew. Upon other prepared hearts the Spirit of the Lord
shall come. Best of all, Christ is ever the illustrious Leader of our
host. The final issue must be victory. In the meantime the Lord of
life shall make our ministry immortal till its work is done.
Is it not, too, brethren, laying for us, in proportion as we are true to
it, the foundation of a rich immortality? I do not here spei& of
reward. We commonly believe and teach that our earthly life will
largely determine our heavenly. <' Whatsoever a man soweth that shall
he also reap." A noble ministry nobly fulfilled will be a worthy
education for eternity. To gain, in Godlike work, the Godlike spirit,
rifling paradise of its treasures this side' the gates, will give us vantage-
ground that shall serve us for ever. God, who, to importunate and
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insatiable bitby has whispered secrets on earth asnally kept for glorified
ean, will have, with dirine gladness, to draw npon his reserves of truth
and joy for the satisfaction of his children. We know that onr ministry
is pecaliarly calculated to bring ns into sympathy with Ood; and if
sympathy with Ood is heaven in essence, even here may we begin to
press through the oatermost circle of angels towards the throne of light.
There is no time to be lost To know Ood will be the labour of
eternity. When myriads of ages shall have rerolved we shall scarce, in
respect of knowledge, ha?e touched with trembling hand the farthermost
hem of that train which sweeping downward from the throne fills the
tempte. Blessed for evermore is that service which, as we strive loyally
to ftdfil it, giveth not only with princely hands present good, but
promiseth hereafter to set us nearer Ood.
May I add that this work deserves to be worthily fulfilled ? How
much more worthily than aught our best toil can render ! It is not all
blinding light about Ood*s altar. Our work has its gentler aspects.
But at times it overwhelms us. Like the priests of Solomon's temple,
who conld not stand by reason of the cloud, we fiee ashamed from the
sanctuary. Yet for love of him who called us, and hope of better things,
we hold our life true to its chosen work. Its sweet nobility is a solemn
obligation upon us never to degrade it. It is too glorious, too great,
that we by low conceptions or ill-association should sully its brightness,
or abuse its opportunities. When it is yoked with meanness or selfish-
ness ; when, aespite its majestic designation at Immanuers hands, it is
saddled and bitted and made to toil for ends low, personal, pitiful ; when
the sacred vestments of this spiritual ministry are worn of covetousness
or lust — how is its nobilitv shamed before heaven and earth! It
deserves to be worthily fulfilled — can it ever be at our poor hands ? Is
not the ideal too lofty ? It is said that at the battle of Alma, when one
of the regiments was being beaten back by the Bnssians, the ensign in
front stood his ground as the troops retreated. The captain shouted to
him to bring back the colours. But the reply of the ensign was, *' Briiig
up the men to the colours,*' The dignity of Immanuel's ministry can
never be lowered to meet our littleness. The men must come up to the
colours.
Finally, this ministry is our soul's renewed choice in which we are
prepared to live and die. For redemption*s sake, for the world's sake,
for our own sake, for Christ's nake, we cannot go back. No truly great
work is done without sacrifice; but who would li?e nobly must not
quarrel about the price. To be Christ's servitor is the pinnacle of true
ambition. Dismayed at times at our task, what can we do other than
cast ourselves upon it with intenser resolution ? Blessed service ! For
all its frequent sadnesses, to what rapture can it wake the spirit that
sees from its believing rest on the bosom of the Lord grace, mercy, and
peace winning their angel way. It is good seeing Jesus' love light up
another heart. It makes up for many headaches. Blessed work !
Christ leans out of heaven to cheer us as we do it. Leans so near that
at times we almost feel his warm breath upon our cheek. His
whisperings are fuel to the fires of our heart's enthusiasm. He that,
thus chewed and companied, looks back becomes a tenfold traitor.
Blessed service I We must go on at all hazards. The vows of Ood are
282 CHAPMEN VKRBUS OOUPOSTEDBS.
upon vs. Onr fidelity is in the stake. When an officer appointed to a
perilous post was nrged by his friends to evade it, his heroic reply was,
*' I can easily save my life ; bnt if I listen to yon, who will save my
honour? " In proportion to onr ministry's nobility is the shame that
covers him who dishononrably deserts its interests. Blessed service !
Royal service ! It enthrals and captivates ns with its sweet majesty.
Brain, heart, life, we bring in fall surrender. We are self-yielded, bom
servants to Immannel. '' Here we stand. We can do no other.*'
^nx^^mm tons Mpittms. — % gleMefo/
THIS book deals with a snbject which has ever been attractive to
historians and philanthropists ; for to understand any period in
our national annuals we must attain to some knowledge of tbe social
]ife of the people. We must know something about their fireside and
homely recreations if we would really comprehend the bearing of political
events. Family life is far from being all made up of politics, and the
interest of readers of history is not all ceatred on statesmen's difierences,
or on prolonged sieges and sanguinary battles. There are deep under-
currents in the life of the nation which have to be observed ; and our
interest in this exercise is stimulated by difficulty. Mr. Fronde
virtually admits that the social life of the middle ages is now irrecoverable;
and this is largely true of any period which is separated from the living
by a gulf of one or two centuries. It is literally correct that distance
lends enchantment to the view in history ; and the little we know about
the cottage, the parlour, or market life of peasants and middle-clasa
people in the reigns of Anne and the Georges engenders a desire to
know more.
The chapman, of whom we are enabled to give a portrait from life,
was a despised object to the Londoners of a century and three quarters
ago. But although a bewigged doctor of divinity, or a popular litleraiewr
would then have been ashamed to halt for the sake of purchasing a
penny version of " Joseph and his Brethren," or a piquant account of
"The Wandering Jew," the trash of one age has become the treasure
of another: these trifles are now eagerly purchased by collectors at
high prices. The above portrait, which originally appeared in *' The
Cries and Habits of the City of Ijondon," by M. Lauzon, and published
in 1709, has now been re-engraved for the frontispiece to Mr. Ashton's
work.
Considerable interest is attached to this subject of the diffusion of
literature among the people by means of itinerant traffickers,. because
at different periods both truth and its counterfeit have been circulated by
such means. It is not very generally known that Wycliff wrote about
a hundred works, large and small; and, stealthily carried over the
country by the Beformer's trusty agents, these manuscript tracts con-
tributed to the enlightenment of large numbers, and so prepared the way
for the Beformation. When printing was invented, ** reading brought
* Ohapbooka of the Eighteenth Century. With Facsimiles, Notes, and lUustrntions.
By John Ashton. London : Chatto and Windus, 1882. Price 78. 6d.
CUAPMSH TEBSUS OOLPORTBUBS. 2S3
leamine," is Foxe remarks ; " learning Bhowed light-, by the brightnesB
whereof bllDd igDoranie was sappreased, error detected. Had fiaally
God's glory with the troth of his word advanced." The mai tyrologist
eren went so far as to make a propliecy which is in coarse of tulfilment
A CBAPIUEf OF OLD LONDON.
— " 1 BDppose that either the pope must abolish printiD^, or ... .
printiDg will donbtless abolish him." In the Paritaa times there appear
to hare been associatioDS, of vhich we now know little, for promoting
the circnlation of religions books, natil at last regalarly constitnted
284 CHAFMEK YEBSUS OOLPOBTEUBP.
societies were founded. In 1698 the Society for Promoting^ Ohristian
Knowledge was started ; the Society for Promoting Religions Enow-
ledge among the Poor followed about half a century later. In 1756,
Edinburgh and Glasgow each commenced an agency for a similar object ;
and the tracts published by Hannah More and others, at the time of the
French Eevolution, were intended to counteract the atheism which came
in the train of that event. About the same time there was a lady at
Olapham, named Wilkinson, who on her owii account, from first to last,
printed and circulated 440,250 small religious publications. Do what
they would, howeyer, in the way of circulating what was good, the
philanthropists of fifty years ago were painfully conscious that people
who went by the name of fiying stationers were quite as successfodly
diffasing what was bad ; and so imperative became the necessity of
action that the Religious Tract Society, in its earlier days, actually issued
a series adapted to the taste of the fiying stationer's customers. The
experiment so far, succeeded that, in the three years ending 1805, a
total of 800,000 had been disposed of by hawkers, who in some instances
voluntarily surrendered the pernicious trash in which they had hitherto
traded. By the year 1839 the circulation had reached something like
thirty millions, some of the hawkers had become respectable travelling
booksellers, and thus the pioneers of the Colportage movement.
The custom of selling new pamphlets in the streets became common
in the exciting times of the seventeenth century ; and at different crises
it was continued with success until the rising on behalf of the Young
Pretender in 1745-6. It is said that when the battle of Culloden was
fought, in the last-named year, certain strange phenomena in the heavens
— meteors and the Aurora Borealis more than usually bright — appeared,
and made so great a sensation that street literary wonder-mongers found
plenty of patrons in the markets and fairs of the period. What is
singular, as showing man's tendency to evil, is the fact that, while the
trash was self-supporting, the better substitute could only be circulated
at a loss. The Religious Tract Society lost thonsands of pounds in the
service, but no one regarded the money as being ill-spent; and to this
day Christian Colportage requires a corresponding sacrifice in order to
be successful.
To come to our more immediate subject, the eighteenth century was
the golden age of chapbooks, as it was according to some thinkers the
choicest time for comfortable living of any period in our national
history. '' Away from the towns," says Mr. Ashton, " newspapers were
rare indeed, and not worth much when obtainable — ^poor little fiimsy
sheets, such as nowadays we should not dream of either reading or
publishing, with very little news in them, and that consisting principally
of war items and foreign news, whilst these latter books were carried in
the packs of the pedlar or chapman to every village and to every home/'
Thus, although the chapman is mentioned by Shakespeare, he did not
attain to his prime until the last century; for the books of the precise
description now under consideration came in with Queen Anne, and
were becoming obsolete in the latter years of George III. The chapman
himself was also a creature of the times, his character corresponded with
tl^e lowest of his wares. '' On his own confession," we are told, ** he
seems to have been as much of a rogue as he well could be with
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285
impunitT and wilhont &bsolnte1]r tcane?ressuig the law, and as hisoharae-
ter wae well known, very few roofs wontd shelter him, and he hud to sleep
in bams, or even with the pigB. He had to take ont a license, and was
classed in old bje-laws and proclamations as ' hawkeiB, pedlars, petty
chapmen, and unrnly people.' " How opposite is this to the character
of the modem colpertenr, who contrires to combine the office of a
Christian visitor with the asefal calling of a seller of little books,
which tonch the hearte while they attract the eyes of the poor. When
we consider the low character of the old chapmen, the wonder is not
that BO many of their books were of bad or qneationable tendency, bnt
rather that any of them were good.
One of the moet popular among the religiooB chapbooks is a metrical
" History of Joseph and His Brethren " ; and, indeed, this appears to
have fonnd lavonr with the people soon after the invention of printing
in the fifteenth centnry. The rhyme was of conrae nothing better than
a marred version of the vonderfiU Old Testament narrative ; bnt then
it was better to read this in snch a form than not at all, and thus the
chapman, withont having any sympathy with motal reforms, was
Bowing the seeds of reformation. The quality of the art which
embellished the pages of chapbooks generally is shown by the fac-
simile eDgraving we are enabled to give of Joseph making himself
known to his brethren. Nor was the poetry superior to the work of
the artist, e. g. : —
" I am your brother Joseph, him whom ye
To "Eigni sold; but do not troubled be;
For what jou did heavan did before decree.
Then he fais brother Benjamin did kisa,
Wept on bis neck, and bo did be on hii,
Then kiat hia brethren, wept on tbem likewiae.
So th&t among them there were no dry eyea."
Another of the religions order was, " The Holy Disciple ; or, the
History of Joseph of Arimathea," whose staff is Baid to have developed
into the Glastonbory Thom ; and, of course, the chapbook encouraged
the Bnperstition that the said tree aliirays blossomed at noon on
286 CHAPMEN VERSUS COLPORTEURS.
Christmas-day. " The Wandering Jew " was another favourite impo*
sition on the crednlitj of the public, the legend being at least six hun-
dred years old. Another of this order was the apocryphal ** Gospel of
Nicodemus/' which has been deemed to be of sufficient interest to have
repeated editions published since the first decade of the sixteenth oeu-
tnry. Others of the religious chapbooks were of that catchpenny type,
which answered no good purpose : such, for example, as '' The un-
happy Birth, wicked Life, and miserable Death of that vile Traytor and
Apostle Judas Iscariot." There was more invention than fact in this
tract, and, at the best, the author merely trifled with New Testament
subjects.
Another class of chapbooks waa such as dealt in ''terrible and
seasonable warnings" to notorious sinners, taking their examples firom
those who had feJlen into trouble by their crimes. These, at least,
fostered superstition of the grossest kind, the devil being a leading cha-
racter in the majority of them, and appearing both in the text and in
the illustrations : one of the most popular of this class was the History
of Dr. Faustup, who allied himself to evil for twenty-four years. But
even in such pernicious trash a gleam of wisdom would sometimes
appear. Thus, on one occasion, Faustus is made to write: *' Being
come to myself, I asked Mephistopheles in what place hell was ? He
answered, ' Enow thou that, before the fall, hell was ordained. As for
the substance or extent of hell, we devils do not know it ; but it is the
wrath of God that makes it so furious.' "
When only a minority of the people could read, popular taste was
sufficiently uncultivated for tales of wonder to sell best. Certain stock
subjects attained to considerable popularity. Of these we may mention,
*'Tlie Children in the Wood," " Jack and the Giants," " Fortunatus,"
who carried an inexhaustible purse and a magical hat ; with others
containing rules for telling the meaning of dreams and moles, receipts
for maids to get husbands, and for swains to see their future brides.
There were not many grains of wheat in the great heap of chaff.
Mr. Ashton*s book from which we are quoting is in itself curiously
interesting ; for, while turning the pages, we seem to be transported to
those stagnant days of the eighteenth century when superstition, as
the offspring of ignorance, held the people in its chains. The work is,
in point of fact, supplementary to common history; ic supplies what
was a desideratum in literature; and although not quite the thing to
be placed in the hands of young persons without discrimination, a
student ab!e to read between the lines will glean from its pages many
things not to be found elsewhere.
While it is quite true that much of the impure literature nowadays
circulated is quite as bad as the worst of the chapbook trash, we have
abundant reason for gratitude in comparing the chapbook era with our
own. The chapman is now happily superseded by the colporteur, who
noc only carries what is good, and that alone, but is himself a trust-
worthy adviser of the people on religious matters. While thanking
God that it is so, may we not wonder how it is that, in England, Col-
portage is so tardily supported. We trust that the persistent efforts of
those who see the value of this agency will yet succeed, and that
Christian men will give their aid to this most useful form of service.
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B7 G. HOLDEK PIKE.
Part III.
(Concluded from page 224).
N the early months of 1824 Thomas Shillitoe resolved on addressing
the chief persons in authority in London, and according to his custom
he began with George lY. himself. This second meeting took place at
Windsor on Wednesday, the 20th of April, 1824. " On being informed
the King was going from the castle to the lodge," he says, '^ we proceeded
to the Long-walk in the Great Park ; and earnest was my solicitude to
be enabled to discharge this act of apprehended duty in a way that
would, on a retrospect, afford relief to my own mind. We at length
perceived the King coming in his pony-chaise down the Long-walk ;
when he came nearly abreast of us, we advanced a little towards the
middle of the road; I had the packet in my hand containing the
German copy of the Act of the King and Council, the same translated,
and my address on some sabjects which it contained. The King stopped
his horses, and we approached the carriage. On my asking the King in
a respectful manner if I might be permitted to present him with a
packet, he replied, ^Yes, Friend, you may.' Several years having
elapsed since I had had an interview with him at Brighton, and the
King having lost much of that florid countenance he then had, also
appearing aged, and being wrapped up in a loose drab great-coat, instead
of a uniform which he wore on the former occasion, some hesitation
arose in my mind lest I should be mistaken, and it should not be the
Ein^. I, therefore, looking up at him, inquired, * But is it the King ?'
to which he replied, ' Yes, Friend ; I am the King ; give it to the Mar-
quess of Conyngham' ; who received it with a smile ; on which the
King said, 'Now you have handed it to me.' After a short com-
munication which I had to make to the King, he said, ' I thank you.'
We then acknowledged his condescension, withdrew from the carriage,
and returned to London with grateful hearts.*' In connection with this
and the former interview, we may remember that George IV. had at
least one subject in England who was faithful even to the reproving of
royal failings and excesses. The King went on his way, and about six
years later, as he lay on his death-bed studying the Racing Calendar,
some thoughts about the godly Queer's burning words may have
crossed his mind. As regarded Thomas Shillitoe himself, he returned
to London to visit, in the service of the gospel, the Archbishop of
Canterbury, the Bishop of London, the Home Secretary, and the metro-
politan police magistrates.
During this same year Thomas Shillitoe a^ain proceeded to the Oon*
tinent on a religions mission, when he visited the King of Prussia,
Frederick William III., who died in 1840, and the Crown Prince,
afterwards Frederick William lY., who died in 1861. As a sovereign,
the first is described in the '' Encyclopaedia Britannica " as " an un-
compromising and bitter opponent of liberal ideas." The Crown Prince
was one of the noblest Christian characters of his time, a man who
288 THE HTCTfAinrAHT.Hi HI8T0BY OF THOMAS SHILLITOS.
was above all tbings anxious tbat pare doctrine and practical godliness
fibonld abonnd in his dominions. The manner of his receiving Thomas
Shillitoe was characteristic of his kindly natnre throughout. Without
removing his hat the Quaker delivered his message, hoping the prince
and princess might be true helpmates to each other, and that the
language of their example to the country at large might be, ^' Gome,
let us go up to the house of the Lord, to the mountain of the God of
Jacob ; who will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths.''
The Quaker added, ''I hope our keeping our hats on has not hurt the
prince's feelings." " If I had suffered my feelings to have been hurt
by it," replied Frederick, '* you would have had cause to have thought
badly of me." At the moment of parting he seized the visitor's hand,
and cried, '* Do not forget me ! Do not forget me ! " evidently thinking
that there was more worth in having the friendship of such a man
than in all the flattery of courtiers.
The interview with the King at Oharlottenburgh, which came off a
few days subsequently, was somewhat similar, though the King was of a
colder nature. He at once acceded to a petition, however, to release
from prosecution a native Friend who refused to serve in the army.
Frederick understood English only imperfectly ; but after listening for
a few minutes he called out, " I see what he wants — Sunday to be well
observed ; tell him I have read his address to Hamburgh, and it has
pleased me much ; " and then directly turning to Ms visitor as the two
were standing in the garden, he added, '' I wish the Lord may bless yon
in these vour undertid^ings." ^e interview was lengthened ; and the
last words of the monarch were to the effect that the Quaker's sug-
gestions and admonitions should be attended to. In looking over these
conversations, one cannot but be struck, on the one hand, with the
nervous trepidation which, in spite of fidth, these interviews occasioned
when in prospect ; and on the other hand with the choice sentiments
nicely worded which the veteran uttered when the moment of trial
came. Take, as an example, such words as these, which Shillitoe ad-
dressed to Frederick, both speaker and listener standing uncovered : —
*^ The present is a very important da^ to Prussia a day of renewed
visitation from AJmighty Ood ; a day m which the glorious gospel of
Jesus Christ our Lord is dawning in the souls of many of his subjects ;
and the desire which attends my mind is that nothing may be suffered
to retard the progress of this glorious gospel-day in your dominions ;
but that it may so spread and prevail, that Prussia may become the
beauty of nations, and the praise of the surrounding kingdoms, setting
an example of holiness to the rest of the Continent." In their way
such things are among the finest things ever uttered by human lipe.
In the autumn of 1824 he proceeded to St. Petersbnrgh, where &r
some time he was subjected to ttie most absurd suspicions, one crazy
report even going so far as to credit him with distributing largQ sums
of money for the most sinister of political niotives. Though general
physical discomfort was promoted by such a catastrophe, his otJier
sufferings appear to have been relieved rather than otherwise by the
awful flood which overtook the Russian capital in November, 1824»
when the water in many places was about twelve feet deep in the streets.
The laws must have been needlessly rigorous indeed when an English
THE BEICAEEABLE HISTORY OF THOHAB BHILLTFOE. 289
Christian of Thomas Shillitoe's peacefal proclivities conld be subjected
to BQch tortures of mind as he endured through dread of penalties for
some imaginary breaking of the law. It was at one time hinted to him
that he might become the tenant of a rat-haunted dungeon in the
fortress; and thus, even in the simple matter of circulating an address,
he found himself restricted as he had been restricted nowhere else.
This was the more to be regretted because the Emperor Alexander L
was, in his private character, an amiable Christian man, and an admirer
of Stephen Orellet, William Allen, and as soon as he became acquainted
with him, of Thomas Shillitoe also. In due course the Quaker, as was
to be expected, found himself, as usnal, ''weighed down with the
prospect of an interview with the Emperor;" but what soon after
occarred almost caused him to sing aloud with joy. He even discovered
that it was profitable not to engage in the business in any roundabout
way, but to go straight to the point. Thus, after perplexing himself
by engaging a person to manoeuvre, as it were, to bring the meeting to
pass, and finding that person resign the too heavy responsibility, all
preliminaries were at once arranged by sending a few lines to the royal
secretary. Prince Oalitzin.
The remarkable facts relating to his two interviews with Alexander I.
are related by Thomas Shillitoe in his customary unornamented style.
He was requested to be ready at six o'clock in the evening, and a
carriage firom the palace was sent for his special convenience. What
strikes ua as peculiar is the silence that all the Russian servants and
officials observed, from the driver of the carriage to the lord-in- waiting
who opened the door of the royal apartments: ''After taking my seat
in this room a short time," says the traveller, " I observed the handle of
the door opposite to that by which I had entered move, which led me to
conclude some person was about to enter; on which I rose from my
seat ; when a rather tall person, with a placid countenance, came into
the room, so plain in his attire as to ornaments generally worn by
sovereigns, as to induce me to put the question to him, ' Am I now in
company with the Emperor ?' to which he replied, in an affable manner,
' Tes, you are.' He held out his hand to me, and taking his seat on a
sofa, placed me by hinL" The Emperor then enquired after his old
firienos Grellett and Allen, for whom he entertained a respect bordering
on real affection.
While Shillitoe delivered his message, and thus unburdened his
soul, the Emperor himself said some things which were of lasting
interest, giving, as they do, an insight into his own religious cha-
racter, and into the difficulties which beset and hamper the action
of an absolute monarch who is earnestly anxious to advance the
interests of his people. In . regard to himself, Alexander said :
*' Before I became acquainted with your religious society and its
principles, I frequently, from my early life, felt something in myself
^hich at times gave me clearly to see that I stood in need of a further
knowledge of divine things than I was then in possession of ; which I
could not then account for, nor did I know where to look for that which
would prove availing to my help in this matter, until I became ac-
quainted with some of your Society, and with its principles. This I
have since considered to be the greatest of ail the outward blessings the
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290 THE BEMABEABLE HtSTOBT OF THOMAS SHILLITOE.
Almighty has bestowed upon me ; becanse Hereby I became folly
satisfied in my own mind that that which has thns followed me, though
I was ignorant of what it meant^ was that same divine power inwardly
revealed, which your religions society have from their commencement
professed to be actuated by in their daily walks through life ; whereby my
attention became turned with increasing earnestness to seek after more
of an acquaintance with it in my own soul ; and I bless the Lord that he
thus continues to condescend to send his true gospel ministers to keep me
in remembrance of this day of his merciful awakening of my soul."
Having said thus much concerning his spiritual experience, the Emperor
proceeded to refer to the social and political difficulties which beset him
while honestly endeavouring to do right ; and in doing so he uttered sen-
timents which may commend themselves especially at this season of
Nihilist conspiracy and ferocity. " My mind is at times brought under
great suffering to kaovi how to move along," he said ; " I see things
necessary for me to do, and things necessary for me to refuse comply-
ing with, which are ezpcted from me. Ton have counselled me to an
unreserved and well-timed obedience in all things ; I clearly see it to
be my duty ; and this is what I want to be more brought into the ex-
perience of ; but when I try for it, doubts come into my mind, and dis-
couragements prevail ; for, although they call me an absolute monarch,
it is but littlepower I have for doing that which I see to be right for
me to do." When the Emperor had concluded these striking remarks,
Thomas Shillitoe was thinking how he could turn to the best pos-
sible account the only interview he was ever likelv to have with his
illustrious friend. When he rose to go, however, ^exander advanced,
and taking the Quaker's hand in his own remarked, '' I shall not con-
sider this as a parting opportunity ; but shall expect another visit from
you before you set off for your own home." After uttering these roya)
words the speaker turned his face towards the wdl to conceal the tears
that would unbidden come into his eyes. These, according to the
belief of the humble visitor, were overflowings of gratitude to the Lord,
who had favoured two simple believers '^ with the precious overshadow-
ing influence of his good presence." This interview took place on the
24th of December, 1824, and the second in the first days of the new
year. On the first of December in that year, at the comparatively early
age of forty-eight, the godly Emperor passed away to his rest, to be
succeeded by his reactionary brother Nicholas. He was ever remem-
bered by Thomas Shillitoe with the sincerest affection.
The return journey home through Prussia abounded in adventnre,
and in misery also, consequent on the number of unbridged rivers that
had to be crossed, the bad roads, and the dirty, comfbrtless inns. By the
time he had reached the port of embarkation nearly all the life was
shaken out of him, and on reaching England he was more fit to keep his
bed than attend to any ordinary business. After a season of com-
parative rest, however, he was sufficiently restored to be again on the
wing. He sailed from Liverpool on July 21st, 1826, and after being
more than five weeks on the sea, landed at New York.
The details of his movements on the American continent, apd the
troubles experienced on account of the Hicksite heresies, are given at
length. After visiting the meetings in and about New York, he proceeded
THE RKIffARKABLE HI6T0BY OF THOMAS BHILLITOE. 291
Dorihward in the direction of Canada, and visited in the course of
his jonmey several tribes of Indians. He halted at many meetings
in Upper Canada in 1827; find after attending the yearly meeting at
New York in that year, he went through New England. He returned
to New York, and then proceeding to Philadelphia, he travelled over
Pennsylyania, and attended the yearly meeting in the capital in 1828.
He also visited the yearly meeting at Baltimore ; and after addressing
the prisoners in the' jail he called upon '* a great slave-merchant/' so
genuine a specimen ot that genus of fifty years ago^ that we venture to
give his portrait.
'' He was of a very ferocious disposition ; so much so, that many, we
were told, stood in dread of him," and also of the savage dogs which
were his daily companions. His ample store was *' a large building
like a prison ;" and the stranger who ventured within the precincts had
need of strong nerves if not trusty arms. *' As we advanced towardfi
the house/' says the traveller, ** one of those gi^at fierce-looking
animals came out at us, followed by another of the like kind, as if they
would have seized us. Their noise soon brought out one of the house-
slaves, and the slave-merchant himself, whose countenance looked as
fierce as his animals, querying with us in a stem, commanding manner,
'What is your business?'" The man's heart turned out to be less
fierce than his face; for he called off his dogs, asked the Friends into
the house, seated himself beside them on a sofa in an elegantly fur-
nished room where a loaded pistol was ever within easy reach. *^ Every-
thing about his elegant house and his yards told in plain terms that
he considered himself living in continual danger of his life; " and it
is added that some time before he had knocked down and trampled
upon a Quaker for the crime of uttering abolitionist views. And yet
this man's mother — ^herself an abolitionist — ^had I'ead the Bible to him
while yoang, and had instructed him in the things of God. He pro-
mised to give up the traffic in human flesh and blood, and ventured
to prophecy that in twenty years slavery would come to an end. That
was a striMng prediction for such a one to make, for he was only a few
years out in his reckoning. This was not the only slave-owner that
Thomas Shillitoe called upon; and about the same time he had an
edifying interview with the President of the United States, who re-
ceived the English Quaker with great kindness. His other travels were
very extensive, and the more laborious and distressing because at that
time the Hicksite con trover^ and division were at their height. He
at last reached his home at Tottenham in the second week of August,
1829, after an absence of three years and one month.
The remainder of Thomas Shillitoe's busy life was spent in England,
but in active service till the last, so far as his strength allowed. When
nearly eighty years of age he is found meditating an extensive journey
to the Antipodes, which was, of course, ultimately seen to be im-
practicable. Before teetotalism was at all common he was a rigid
abstainer, and almost a vegetarian, and one of the most striking con-
fessions ever made on the Temperance question was made by this
veteran Quaker at Exeter Hall in 1833. In 1832 he and Peter Bedford
visited the King and Queen at Windsor, so that in his time he made
friends of the principal crowned heads of Europe, always remembering
292 BTEIKING POINTS.
with extra affection '" the dear Emperor Alexander of Rugria." Oar
Friend's remarkable earthly csareer ended on the 12th of Jane, 1836, and
among the last words that he spoke, while joyfally hailing the ever-
lasting morning, were — '*I have been helped through many a
TRYING NIGHT."
THE late Dr. Colver had great originality and qnaintness of expitession,
and always adapted his language to the capacity of his hearers.
As hie was lecturing to a class of colonred theological students one day,
on the composition of a sermon, in the presence of some white visitors,
he said , " Tau sJumld always he careful to have at least two muUs ears to
wary sermon'' The white visitors looked at each other in blank sur-
prise, not knowing what to make of such a strange remark, but the
colonred students seemed to be in no such difficulty, and to enjoy the
remark greatly. For as they were accustomed to ride moles without either
saddle or bridle, they were compelled to hold on by the ears, and they
knew that the mule's ears were something to catch hold of, and hold on
by. We are sorry to say that a great many sermons of white ministers
do not have these mule's ears — there is no prominent feature in them —
and it is hard for anybody to remember them, because there is nothing
for the mind to catch hold of, or hold on hj.-^American Paper.
THESE is a beautiful oriental custom of which I have read that tells
the story of Christ's atonement on the cross very perfectly. When
a debt had to be settled, either by full payment or forgiveness, it was
the usage for the creditor to take the cancelled bond and nail it over
the door of him who had owed it, that all passers by might see that it
was paid. Oh, blessed story of our remission ! There is the cross, the
door of grace, behind which a bankrupt world lies in hopeless debt to
the law. See Jesus, our bondsman and brother, coming forth with the
long list of our indebtedness in his hand. He lifts it up where God
and angels and men may see it, and then, as the nail goes throngh his
hand, it goes through the bond of our transgressions to cancel it for
ever, blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against ns,
that was contrary to us, he took it out of the way, nailing it to bis
cross ! Gome to that cross, 0 sinner ! Not in order that you may
wash out your sins by your tears, or atone for them by your g9pa works,
or efface them by your sophistries or self-deceptions. But come rather
that you may read the long, black list that is against vou, and be pierced
to your heart bv compunction and sorrow that you have offended such
a fieing ; and then that, lifting up your eyes, you may see God taming
his eyes to the same cross at which you are looking, and saying,
'' I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own
sake, and will not remember thy sins." A. J. Gordon.
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MES PAETINGTON uttered more of the truth than she thought
when she said : — " Dear me, nothing don't do me so much good
as to go to church Sandaj morning, and hear a precious minister
dispense with the gospel! " Tes, dear soul, that is exactly what some
of them do : they give us anything and everything but the glad
tidings of salvation, and then they wonder that their chapels become
empty. Tet it does not do to say as much, or you will have a hornet's
nest about your ears. Of course they preach gospel, that is to say a
gospel, if not Ihe gospel. What is the difiference? Only the indefinite
for the definite article^ only sand instead of rock, only opinion in the
place of truth.
The worst of it is that hearers now-a-days put up with it. There
Beems to be little left in the land of the discriminating spirit. Men
tolerate error in their ministers, grumbling at first and consenting to it
afterwards. Many do not know chalk from cheese in these times, and
80 long as the language is musical and the ideas are pretty, their
preacher may teach anything short of atheism and they will drink it
m. What a clapping a man gets at a public meeting if he will only harp
on the string of liberality and say that we are all alike, and that our
views are only different aspects of the same truth : black is a shade
of white, and white a milder tone of black! In times gone by a few
sermons without the gospel in them would have brought down a storm
about his reverence's head ; but now he is admired as a man of fresh
thought, and takes leave to make up his theology as he goes along. No
one ch^lenges him, or if a bold brother does so he is called a bigot,
and snuffed out.
Surely this state of things cannot last. Someone will bear his protest
and create a stir, or else the whole thing will rot into contempt If there
be a gospel let us have it and nothing else. There are not two gospels :
which is the genuine article ? This we demand. This we woi3d have
UQt now and then, but always as the standing dish, the daily provision
of the House of the Lord. If any man shall withhold the truth, or give
ns the counterfeit of it, he shall answer for it with his head; for
by trifling in this matter the souls of men are placed in jeopardy, and
the Kingdom of Christ is hindered.
Bless^ is he who dispenses the gospel, but cursed is he that dispenses
with it. C. H. a
** VOTJ haven't time to read much, but want to keep up with the
X times in religious matters," says the Congregatwnalist, and
adds, " well, there is not a religious book in the world so closely up to
the times as the Bible is ; nor one so well adapted to the wants of a
man pressed for time. You can read a verse in a minute that will feed
yonr Boul for a day." Try it, and see what a blessed truth that is. None
are so truly learned, so fresh in utterance, so rich in teaching as those
who draw from the pure well of Scripture, and present the waters to
mankind just as they draw them. Ood's own mind is ever far ahead of
all mental sci^ce^ and his thoughts high above our noblest thoughts.
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NOT the electric light, it is not clear enough for that, although for
coldnesB and lack of sympathy the comparison would not be aa
inapt one. Nor yet the sunlight : he has long since given up his belief
in that. Nor, again, the lamplight of our forefathers ; but rather the
flickering night-light of our grandmothers' time, with which they were
wont to beguile the childish &etfulness of our parents, then in infancy.
The vessel in which it floats is a little modernized, and the tin which
enters into its construction is plated, but it is the same old tantalizing
piece of imbecility, despite the substitution of a porcelain vase for the
old teacup, and the assthetic form and gildings of the cork segments
which prevent it from sinking. Change the pronoun il to Ae, and you
have a description of Mr. Newlight, of Ignis Fatuus Chapel, ffe is
new, juvenile, green. His assumptions of superior wisdom, albeit he is
not yet out of his long-clothes, mentally and spiritually speaking, are
most refreshing. Bnt he harps on an old string, and to a train^ ear
his so-called music is harsh, and sets the teeth on edge. He tries to play
the ^* Psalm of life," but does not understand the score, and succeeds
only in producing a burlesqne imitation. He aims at flights of humour,
and for this reason his admirers have conferred upon him a fellowship
in the Satirical Society ; but as yet he can scarcely be styled a '* master
of jibes and flouts and sneers." He is of opinion that plulosophy is his
forte ; but it is by no means Baconian, if philosophy that can be said to
be which ignores facts, and constructs its premises of speculative
whims and crotchety ipse dixits. True to his patronymic, he holds that
whatever is new is true, and whatever is old is not true. Ton may
recognise him in a moment by the green glasses which he wears when
scrutinizing other people's arguments and facts, or the yellow ones
which he mounts when dealing with his neighbours' characters and
positions. His use of optical instruments is peculiar. When viewing a
body of his opponents he invariably sees them as few, small, and far off
in obscure comers. While, on the other hand, he uses a glass of high
magnifying power to ascertain the numbers and positions of his own
adherents. In addition to his fellowship in the society before named,
he is an esteemed member of the Mutual Admiration Association, the
associates in which are required, as a condition of continuance in the
society, to write not less than one panegyric upon themselves, and one
on each of their fellow-associates during the course of every society
J ear. The motto of this society is, '^We are the people," and its
eraldic bearings are a queer compound of rampant lions, creeping
serpent, and simple sheep. What tEey signify we mast not — ^not being
in the secret — venture to explain, lest our explanation should be other
than complimentary. Mr. Newlight's library is mainly composed of the
works of the leading German rationalistic theologians, carefully done
into EngUsh, and which he reads very constantly, but — a little bird
whispers — not always intelligently, which is perhaps, having regard
to both himself and his authors, not much to be wondered at.
These books have cost him a great sum of money, which he managed
in part to raise by the sale of a large and very complete collection
BBV. THOMAS NEWLIGHT, F.S.& 295
of English critics and authors. He considers that he is a great gainer
by the exchange, and qnotes with mnch appreciation the remark of
Robert Hall in reference to one of the books he sold — '' a continent of
mud, sir.'* He is specially fond of Kant — his neighbour Oldways says,
in more senses than one — and he belieres in *' Pure Reason," as the
same critic observes, along with ** no faith." The rest of his library is
composed of heretical authors of the patristic period expensively bound
in new and highly-gilt covers. His sermons are carefully prepared and
as carefnlly delivered, and his points — ^none of which are barbed, but all
tipped with gall — are most beautifully polished. His sneer is con-
sidered to be perfect; but his blows are feeble. He has applied the
vinegar of his criticism, of which article he keeps a cellar fall, to many
of the ngly old rocks which stand in his way, but to his great astonish-
ment they are not dissolved. He has used a balloon several times in
order to get over them ; but although he is an influential shareholder
in a large gas-making concern, he has never yet been able to secure
enough to complete his task. He is not often seen by sick-beds, for he
does nob believe in the efficacy of prayer to produce physical results,
and he has no great idea of the power of his petitions to bring about
spiritual ones ; bat he is a great success at fanerals. His orations on
the virtues of the departed are great achievements, and he is never at a
loss except when it so happens that there are no virtues to dilate upon.
This occurred quite recently in the case of a notorioasly immoral man
whom he was suddenly called upon to inter. But as he entertains the
opinion that a few years or generations of purgatory in an intermediate
state will pat all crookedness of moral life straight, he managed tolerably
well on the whole. And then he is really flue when expatiating on the
duty of submission, obedience to the divine will, and imitation of the
example of Christ, and one might almost imagine that one was listening
to one of the old habiiuSs of the Porch to listen to him. It is a
thousand pities that vulgar people do not appreciate him, but insist
that he lays too little stress on the real cause of human misery, and
does nothing to make clear the divine remedy for it. His congregation
is not large, but it is really very respectable, and the additions to it, al-
though not numerous, are satisfactory in point of money and general cir-
cumstances. In common with their pastor, they all believe that the old
creeds are quite obsolete, and indeed that nobody believes in them now,
excepting a few old women who meet in obscure conventicles. And
when statistics are produced which seem to show the contrary, their
invariable reply is, " We don't believe in statistics: they are proverbially
unreliable ; " which remark Oldways says is by no means a new one, and
not essentially a true one.
Mr. Newlight's health is not good. He finds it hard work to produce
two sermons a week, and contemplates, solely on this account, making
an early change. Will any of the readers of this magazine render him
a little help ?
Jabies Dann, Greenock.
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" TTTHEN God intends to fulfil his promise, by giving any special
T T blessing to his children, he first of all puts the sentence of death
npon the blessing, and npon all the means that lead nnto it"
In this truth I see matter of great encouragement to all the people
of Ood. Be not discouraged, but rather keep silence, wait and stay
upon God when the darkened times go over yonr head, and the
sentence of death is put upon the mercy which you most desire. This is
(jod's way when he intends any great mercy to any of his children. He
puts a sentence of death first upon it. When death sits upon the means,
then we conclude all is gone, and we are very apt to have despairing
thoughts, and to make desponding conclusions. ** I said in my haste.
All men are liars :" Ps. cxvi. 11. So nowadays we cry — I thought we
should have had a reformation ; and lo, nothing but sad division. I
thought I should have had assurance, and never doubted again ; but
now my fears are multiplied and my soul is cast down within me.
We are very apt to be much discouraged, and come to sad conclusions.
It is a hard thing to keep from such conclusions, for the business comes
to a vote, as it were, before the soul. ** The question is," saith the soul,
** whether I shall be saved or no ?" As many as are for the affirmative
say Ay ! " Ay ! " says the promise. As many as are for the negative,
say No ! " No ! " say threatenings ; and ** No ! " says guilty con-
science ; *' No, no, no ! " say a thousand sins.
I am in such an affliction and strait, the question is whether I shall
be delivered or no ? As many as are for the affirmative, say Ay !
'' Ay ! " sajs the promise. As' many as are for the negative, say No !
'*No!"says Providence. "No!" say all second causes, and all the
means round about. ^' No, no, no ! " say a thousand sins. Now, my
beloved, it is a hard thing for a poor soul to accept the affirmative
of the bare promise, when all else gives a negative ; but the reason is,
that we do not believe our God as we ought to do, and this truth that
I am now dwelling npon is forgotten.
Mark this, if ever the mercy rise out of all the death which now
surrounds it and the grave-clothes be taken ofiP, it shall be the choicest
mercy that you ever had in all yonr lives. Abraham bad divers sons,
but the jewel was Isaac — the dead mercy. Hannah had divers children,
but who like Samuel — the found mercy ? Mercy, once lost, and then
found, is the greatest mercy ; and if ever you come to find the mercy
you have lost, if ever that rise which the sentence of death is put npon,
it shall be the greatest mercy of your life. Therefore, who would not
wait upon the Lord ? Oh that you would possess your hearts in peace
with this truth. How quiet would your souls be under all the distempers
and troubles of the time ! When you look upon the troubles that are
abroad, your hearts would be quiet, and you would feel that notwith-
standing all our disquietudes we may be in the way to the greatest
mercy that ever England saw ; why should we be discouraged ? Rather
let us say, my soul, wait upon God ! This is God's way ; he never gives
any great mercy to any of his people, but first he puts a sentence of death
upon it, and upon all the means that lead unto it ; and, therefore,
notwithstanding all that is against us, we may be in God's way, and he
may be about to bless us most richly. — By an old unriier.
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Militants 0f Mtttu
BY a A. DAVIS,
TX7HILE ChriBtmas Evans, the Baptist, and John Elias, the Gal-
TT Tinistic Methodist, were in the height of their fame and nsefal-
ness, moying the Principality with their glorious preaching, Williams of
Wem, in the Independent body, was worthily assisting in the same
great work with a power and popularity scarcely less than that wielded
by his great contemporaries, tnongh gained by a ministry of an entirely
different character.
What Christmas Evans achieved by means of the daring visions of
his imagination projected on the seething mist of his tremendous
passion, and with the weird accompaniments of his flaming eye and
wild, shrill voice— what John Elias wrought by his sublime and
measured oratory, and his pealing impressiveness as of the thunders of
the judgment-dav — ^Williams of Wem accomplished by the transparent
simplicity and charming colloquialism of his style. The moment he
entered the pulpit everyone felt at home. He possessed to perfection
the art of being en rapport with his audience. He was one of them-
selves, and spoke to his congregation as if he were talking to them by
their own fireside. Each hearer felt the preacher to be his personal
friend and himself the congregation ; and so the people listened and
laughed, and cried and applauded, and worshipped in a oreath.
A good story is told of Edwards, the President of Bala College. An
old 'BIblIa woman, who had been hearing some sublime preacher whose
ideas had soared among the stars, was asked what she thought of it.
'' Well, well," she said, " I could not understand it. I like a ItUle
preacher like Mr. Edwards. He is near to us." Williams of Wem
was in this sense a little preacher. He did not perform gigantic feats
before an open-mouthed and wondering crowd of spectaiorSf but spoke
to the hearts of thronging listeners, who lost not an idea, and who
grasped or were grasped by every thought he advanced.
Yet let it not be hastily concluded that he was therefore a shallow
preacher. Many regard a clear idea as a little idea. Strangeness and
obscurity of style, on the other hand, as Whately pungently remarks,
**' may make the power displayed seem greater than it is. Many a work
of this description may remind one of t£e supposed ancient shield which
had been found by the antiquary Martinus Scriblerus, and which he
highly prized, encrusted as it was with venerable rust. He mused on
the splendid appearance it must have had in its bright newness ; till
one day, an over-sedulous housemaid having scour^ off the mst, it
turned out to be merely an old pot- lid."
The value of Williams' preaching did not consist in its obscurity.
All was bright and clear ; yet it was deep as a clear stream may be.
He was a great reader, but he relied more upon thinking than upon
reading for the production of his sermons. A minister who was some-
thing of a bookworm once asked him if he had read a certain book which
had just been published. Williams said he had not. '* Have yon,"
continued his friend, ''seen so-and-so ? " naming another work. ''No,
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I have not/' And presently a third was mentioned, and the answer was
still in the negative. " 1*11 tell yon what/' said Mr. Williams, '' yoa
read too mnch ; yon do noc think sufficiently. My plan in preparing
sermons is to examine the connection of a passage^ extract its principle,
and think it over in my own mind. I never look at a commentaiy
except when completely beaten.'*
For some particulars of the life of this great preacher we are indebted
to Mr. Paxton Hood's recent lively and brilliant book on ** Christmas
Evans, the preacher of Wild Wales,"
Williams was bom in 1781 on a farm in Merionethshire. His father,
though a constant attendant upon divine worship, never made a public
profession of religion ; but his mother was a very pious and exemplary
member of the Calvinistic Methodist connection. At thirteen years of
age the child came under deep religious convictions, and at fifteen
entered into church fellowship^ but was so diffident that he dared not
pray in public, nor even in the family. One evenin^y when all with the
exception of his mother and himself had retired to rest, she engaged in
prayer with him, and then said, ''Now Will, dear, do you pray " ; and
he did so ; and from that hour dated the commencement of his
courage and confidence. At twenty-one he entered Wrexham Academy.
He never was a good linguist: even English he never thoroughly
mastered; most of his fellow students outshone him in this department,
but he transcended them all as a preacher, and was burning to be away
and at work. His stay in college was not as prolonged as some modems
would think, and justly think, desirable. ''No, no," said he, "the
harvest will be over while I am sharpening my sickle." And so,
receiving two pressing invitations at once, the one from a large church
in Cardiganshire, the other from a small church at Wem, he considered
himself directed by providence to the smaller and more laborious
sphere, and chose Wera. There, labouring amongst a cluster of un-
pronounceable Welsh villages, he spent the whole of his ministry, with
the exception of three years, towards its close, in Liverpool.
His largest chapels were situated in three places, Wem, RhoB» and
Harwood. This latter village was a kind of Welsh Gilboa ; for though
in the other two places, and through the whole Principality, crowds
thronged round him, he could never make much impression on Har-
wood. He used to say that Harwood had been of greater service to
him than he to it, for it was " the thorn in the flesh lest he should be
exalted above measure ; " and if he ever felt disposed to be lifted np
when he saw the crowds gathered round him at other places he had
only to go over to Harwood for an effectual check to feelings of self-
inflation.
Genial and plain as was his preaching, it could be overwhelmingly
solemn and realistic. His countenance had a firm thoughtfUnesSy
there was a sad, far outlook in the eyes, and his appearance is said to
have been singularly beautiful when preaching. Sometimes every
hearer seemed agitated, and cheeks streamed with tears. Preaching,
on one occasion, from the window of a chapel in Merthyr Tydvil, he so
riveted the attention of the vast multituae who were on the burying-
gronnd before him, that when he reached the climax all the crowd
moved together in terror, imagining that the graves under their lEeet
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were barsting open and the dead were riaing. Tet he was a Bingalarly
qaiet preacher.
Illusta^tion was hiBfartey and he loved to bring his light from nature,
following thus his Master. " Jesus/' he used to say,. 'Moved to look at
the lily and to listen to the birds ; to speak upon the mysteries of the
seed, and to draw forth principles from these things. It was no part
of his plan to expound the laws of nature, although he understood
them more perfectly than anyone else ; but he employed nature as a
book of reference, to explain the great principles of the plan of
salvation."
This was the use Williams himself made of nature. He was quick
in detecting analogies between human and spiritual operations. His
illustrations were generally novel, often homely, always pertinent. His
sermons were commonly illuminated with light reflected from the ap-
posite use of some metaphor derived from familiar natural objects, or
the daily pursuits of his hearers.
"How 18 character formed? " he asked, in a sermon at Bala, where
much stocking knitting is done. '* How is character formed ? Gra-
dually, just as you Bala women knit stockings — a stitch at a time."
Again, " The mind of man is like a mill, which will grind whatever you
put into it, whether it be husk or wheat. The devil is very eager to
have his turn at this mill, and to employ it for grinding the husk of
vain thoughts. Keep the wheat of the Word in the mind." And
again, "Ejaculatory prayer is the Christian's breath, the secret path to his
hiding place ; his express to heaven in circumstances of difficulty and
peril; it is the tuner of all his religious feelings; it is his sling and
stone with which he slays the enemy ere he is aware of it; it is the
hiding of his strength ; and of every religious performance it is Che
most convenient. Ejaculatory prayer is like the rope of a belfry, the
bell is in one room and the end of the rope which sets it a-ringing in
another. Perhaps the bell may not be heard in the apartment where
the rope is, but it is heard in its own apartment. Moses laid hold of
the rope and pulled it hard on the shore of the Red Sea; and, though
no one heard or knew anythins: of it in the lower chamber, the bell
rang loudly in the upper one, till the whole place was moved, and the
Lord said, * Wherefore criest thou unto me ? ' "
Here is another specimen of this good live pulpit talk. He was
speaking of the contests of Christian creeds and sects with each other.
**I remember," he said, ^Halking with a marine who gave to me a good
deal of his history. He told me the most terrible engagement he had
ever been in was one between the ship to which he belonged and ano-
ther English vessel, when, on meeting in the night, they mistook each
other for a French man-of-war. Many persons were wounded, some
slain; both vessels sustained serious damage from the firing, and when
the day broke, great was their surprise to find the English flag hoisted
irom the masts of both vessels, and that through mistake they had been
fighting all night against their own countrymen. It was of no avail
now that they wept together : the mischief was done. Christians^" said
the preacher, " often commit the same error in this present world. One
denomination mistakes another for an enemy ; it is night, and they
cannot see to recognise each other. What will be their surprise when
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they see each other in the light of another world! when they meet in
heaven after haying shot at each other through the mists of the present
state ! How will they salute each other when better known and under-
stood, after haying wounded one another in the night I But they should
wait till the dawn breaks, at any rate, that they may not be in danger
through any mistake of shooting their friends."
In his employment of these illustrations there was a freshness often
lacking eyen in men whose discourses are by no means destitute of this
interesting feature. There are tourists who, though they trayel over much
beautifol country, neyer dream of leaying the well-trodden path. The
regular scenes are yiewed by them from the regular points of yiew ; and
their emotions are expressed by means of the regulation exclamations
suitable to the occasion. Other tourists there are to whom the path
worn by the multitude is useful only to indicate where they will not go.
They love to find out unfrequented points that command fresher and
bolder prospects; they scramble through this dense thicket, and climb
to the top of that unsuspected pinnacle of rock ; and though the scene
before them may embrace many of the objects yisible to tneir prosaic
friend from the top of th^ stage on the high road, it is framed for them
with the rugged outline of some caye's-mouth, or with the luxuriant
sprays of some graceful tree from between the branches of which they
are peering upon it, and their congenial souls ouaff its inspiring loye-
liness with the added zest of adyenture and seclusion. So it was with
Wilb'ams in his method of seizing incidents which might be made to
shed light upon the truth he was unfolding before his hearers ; and
they in their turn felt themselyes taken along a fresh and breezy path
untrodden by common feet, which, though perhaps not often sublime,
was neyer flat, uninteresting, or uninstructiye. '^ Fine passages " con-
structed for their own sake to dazzle with meretricious sparkle and
show, he, like all sensible men, abominated. Nothing was acceptable to
him except as it threw light on the truth in hand. The more homely
the better, for he preached to homely people ; and his object was not to
display his own yain cleyemess, but to present the truth so that nothing
in his manner of preaching it should dull its edge or diminish its effect,
but, on the contrary, should sharpen it and driye it home.
*^ According to your faith," said he, '' be it unto you. According to
the size and number of windows in a house will be the quantity of light
admitted into it. According to the size of the yessel let down into the
well will be the quantity of water which will be brought up."
The following passage from a sermon on '' Beginning at Jerusalem,''
will exemplify this characteristic of perfect plainness and clearness to
which we refer. He stated as one reason why the Apostles were to
begin at Jerusalem, that it was necessary to test the conyertine power
of the gospel. *' At the yillage of Bersham, near which I resi<k, there
is," he said, " a foundry for casting cannons ; and after they are cast
they are tested by the founders, who first of all put in a single charge,
and if they bear that, then a double charge, and if they bear that
without bursting they are pronounced fit for the deck of a man-of-war
or the battle-field. And the founders act wisely and safely ; for should
there be a flaw in these engines of war it is better it should be detected
in the foundry-yard than when in the act of being fired against the foe.
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The gospel was a new and untried instrament. It was first to be tested ;
and where on the face of the whole earth was there a more fitting place
than Jerusalem for making the first experiment ? If the gospel proved
itself insirumentally equal to the conversion of the sinners at Jernsalem,
no misgivings coald ever afterwards be entertained respecting its
fitness to do execution in the lands of the Oentile. Peter was the man
appointed to test this new gun. He charged and fired it. Three
ffiousand were converted in one day. After this triumphant trial the
fishermen of Galilee went forth everywhere ^boldly to preach the
word/ fally assured that in no quarter of the globe were tnere to be
found more hardened sinners than those who had stoned and killed the
prophets, and who had reached the climax of guilt by putting to death
the Heir of heaven himself. Well might the great apostle of the
Gentiles declare his readiness to preach the gospel in Home, knowing
it was the * power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth.'
He was not ashamed of what had so often proved itself a power.''
Behind all this preaching, which on some great occasions was so in-
fluential as to raise the tone of the churches through the whole land,
there was a deep and meditative piety. He was fond of retreating by
himself among the trees, and walking beneath their shadows as they
formed a canopy over his head. He said of one such place, " I think I
must love that spot through eternity, for I have felt a degree of heaven
there."
A very affecting account is given of his death. He had lost his wife
some time before, and he and his daughter were dying together in
different rooms of the same house. As he said to her one day, " We
appear to be running, with contending footsteps, to be first at the goal."
They spent much time in talking together of death and heaven, and
being ** absent firom the body, and present with the Lord." Every
morning as soon as he was up found him by the bedside of his
daughter.
** Well, Eliza, how are you this morning ? "
*' Very weak, father."
^* Ah ! " said he, ''we are both on the race-course. Which of us, do you
think, will get to the end first ? "
« Oh, I shall, father."
'' Perhaps," he said, 'Mt is best it should be so, for I am more able to
bear the blow. But do you long to see the end of the journey ? "
'' Oh, from my heart ! " she replied.
" But why ? "
''Because I shall see so many of my old friends, and my mother;
and, above all, I shall see JesuB."
" Ah well, then," he said, " tell them I am coming ! Tell them I am
coming I "
She died first He followed shortly after, on the 17th of March, 1840,
in the fifty-ninth year of his age.
Dr. Baffles said of him : "What he was as a preacher, I can only
gather from the effects he produced on those who understood the
language in which he spoke ; but I can truly say that, every occasion
on which I saw him only served to impress me more with the ardour of
his piety and the kindness of his heart. He was one of the loveliest
characters it has been my lot to meet."
302
BY H. BTLANDS BROWN, DABJEELING.*
AFTER being laid up for several weeks through a bad accident^ I
started on a month's evangelistic work among our own coantry-
men and the educated natives of India. My first stay was at BangpnT,
where I partook of the generous hospitality of the Wesleyan missionary.
On the Lord's day I preached to a handful of Europeans in the Public
Library. An effort to get at the Babris failed on that day, but a very
successful meeting grew out of the failure, for on the next night no less
than sixty-three Babris were got together in the large hall of the public
school. In response to an invitation at the close of my address, twenty-
three young men came the next morning to the house where I was
staying to receive copies of the gospels. The following day 1 held a
service at a place called Eaimia, and secured the attendance of the
European and Eurasian population to the number of six persons. The
next day I was travelling from before sunrise till after sunset It was
quite dark when I reached Dluibri in Assam, Being an utter stranger,
and having no introductions to anyone, my first business was to pray
that God would open up my way. This he did most remarkably. At
my first service on the Lord's-day morning there were sixteen adults
present and three children, a large congregation considering the
number of inhabitants. During the two previous dajs I had visited
and so made the acquaintance of a number of the residents. At the
close of the service a young man walked home wiUi me, and said he felt
my message had been for him. I asked him round to the I^-
Bungalow (public boarding-house) in the afternoon, and then learned that
he had been converted seven years before, but had grieyously back-
slidden. He complained of the loss of all his former delight in spiritual
things. It so happened that we ended a short stroll at his lodgings. I
saw a novel of a low class lying on his table. On looking up 1 saw also
a very filthy immoral book, published by an infidel firm in London.
'^ What I " I said, '^ do you r^ such a book as this ? " He stammered
out a defence of the Tile book and of the novel, but I knew he did not
mean what he said. I showed from the Word of God the impossibility
of reading such works and enjoying fellowship with God. In an hour
he wrote ** thanking me for pointing out the worm which had been
eating up his peace," and asking me to destroy the infidel work and a
dozen novels, most of which were uncut, just up from Calcutta. That
night in the moonlight we made a bonfire of the books on tiie banks of
the Brahmaputra^ and knelt and thanked God for tiie decision that had
been taken. On leaving the ashes the young man emphatically said,
'' I thank God for that." I hare since heard from him, and am happy
to know that he finds pleasure now in reading the Word of God three
times a day, and is eager to be doing work for Ohrist. Another young
* This IB the Eyaogelist who has gone forth from us to seek the 'RngiiRh jn India,
We wish we could send others.
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man has been much impressed, and as a preBerTative against temptation
to drink has signed the pledge. Yet a third has been touched by the
blessed Spirit, and writes to say that to seek Christ has become the one
object of his life. Tmlj God bad work for me at Dlnibri. Here also I
addressed some fortj educated natives, several of whom came round the
next morning for copies of the Scriptures. I left by steamer the fifth
day after landing at Dluibri It was my desire to visit next a much
neglected place, ^raygnnge, knowing that for years no services had been
held here, and the absence of a Ddk-Bungalow would render it more
difficult to get into the place. I redoubled my prayers. On reaching
the place I ascertained the name of the chief European resident, and wrote
to him ; but it turned out that he was a Roman Catholic, and could not see
his way to help me. A gentleman resident in the place who had brought
back his reply also said he did not know of anyone who could put me up;
but seeing the steamer was to be detained another day he would make
farther enquiries and return and see me on the morrow. This gave more
time for prayer. Meanwhile I went round in the jolly-boat to a
number of fiats and steamers that were lying in the river, and invited
their commanders and officers to a service the next morning on board
the steamer I was on, *' The Indore." No less than twenty-five attended.
Probably so many had never met in the same way before. In inter-
viewing the men to net them to attend there were the usual incidents.
An engineer said, *' What's the use of going to church, and then swear-
ing at your men half-an-hour afterwards. I shan't come." I said. Your
reasoning is turned the wrong way round. You should give up swearing
at your men. He afterwards repented and came. At the close of the
service the gentleman who had promised to return was pcesent to tell
me a Mr. O would put me up. For many years no service had been
held in the station. My first meeting was on Sunday morning, in the
billiard-room, the place being chosen by the gentlemen themselves as
the most convenient. It was an odd experience to be Breaching Christ
to sixteen men seated round a billiard-cable. We baa sixteen present
out of a possible seventeen. For five successive nights, with one excep-
tion, meetings were held. At one meeting one hundred and thirty
Babns were gathered together and several European gentlemen,
including two magistrates ; such meetings tend greatly to bridge the
chasm that exists between the Europeans and the natives. The closing
meeting was held in the house of the Roman Catholic gentleman to
whom I had first written. As the result of my visit a regular Sunday
service has been started, and one hundred and fifty rupees were contributed
quite spontaneously to the Anglo-Indian Evangelization Society in
connection with which I was working, a society which is worthy of
generous support. I can the more readily say this as I am not now
connected with it. Three native gentlemen have also since written for
copies of the Bible and further instruction concerning Christ. As I
left Dluibri so I left Seraygunge praising Ood for having afforded me
the privilege and opportunity of preaching Christ. My next meeting
was on board a steamer. On once more getting on shore at Ooalundo
I visited most of the residents, and in the evening of the day, the Lord's-
day, held a meeting with fifteen persons. At Goalundo I was asked to
baptize an infant. I said I would do so if it could be shown from
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the Scriptures that I ought. The proof was not forthcoming, but
instead of it the remark that it was so very inconvenient if a child
was not baptized. I affectionately urged upon the parents the necessity
of their talking the child to Jesus in faith and prayer, and of seekiDg
grace and wisdom for themselyes, that they might train the little one
for God. On the next steamer I was able to point the commander,
who poured into my ear the sad tale of all his care, to Jesus as the true
healer of human woes. A week later, on my return by the same boat,
the commander and 1 knelt in the cabin while I prayed God to save his
soul. At MairamguDge I was not able to do as much as* at former
places. However, I held a service on Sunday evening, one result of
which I believe will be the revival of a Sunday service which has been
allowed to lapse. Often during my tour, particularly at the last-named
place, Madame Guyon's lines would rise to my lips —
'* All hearts are cold, in every place,
Yet earthly good with warmth pursue ;
Dissolve them with a flash of grace,
Thaw these of ice, and give us new! '*
A terrific storm prevented the holding of a meeting which had been
arranged for in Godundo on my return. A meeting at Teendarin in
the hul district, which was well attended, there being fifteen present,
ended the series. There were many interesting private conversations,
as may be supposed, which with God's blessing may issue in saving
results. I returned to Darjeeling humbled under a sense of my in-
debtedness to God, yet thanking him with all my heart for enablingme
to go into the region beyond, where Christ was not already named. Will
the reader pray that a gracious revival may take place in the important
hUl station of Darjeeling ?
DEACON EANSON PARKEE, of New York, says :— " It is aU
very well to talk about the cattle of a thousand hills being the
Lord's, but the fact is, someone must collect them together and drive
them to market before they can be of much service to the Lord's cause/'
This is a most sensible remark. In our churches there might be
abundant funds for the work of the Lord if a more businesslike method
was taken to collect the money. The poor pastor pines in poved^y and
many loving hearts are ignorant of his need, or, being unsolicited, do
not dare to offer a supply. The silver and the gold are the Lord*s, bat
a kindly, genial person to collect the precious metals is often needed.
We know a church which contributes more than £300 to missions, bat
this was not the case till an enthusiastic deacon took up the laboiioos
task of going round to the friends. Are there not gifts of collection
as well as ^fts of preaching ? If some deacons were really to care
about their minister, might they not save him from downright want by
personally looking up the seat subscriptions ? It is wisdom to go roand
the thousand hills, ir there be so many within reach, and feU^ home
some of the cattle, large and small, that there may be meat in the
Lord's House. 0. H. 8.
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Psalm Izziii. 20.
*' T70U may go to hell asleep, but you cannot go to heaven asleep/* says one
X who mourned over the deep delusion of unconverted men. The river
Niagara flows on very smoothly, though swifUy, when it is near the cataraet ;
it is perhaps nowhere so smootn as just before plunging over the rocks. Often,
often is it thus with the sinner's life and end. No summer day was ever fairer,
yet no night ever came on so sudden and so dark. " Wherefore do the wicked
Jive, become old, yea, are mighty in power ? Their houses are safe from fear,
neither is the rod of Qod upon them. They send forth their little ones like a
flock, and their children dance. They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice
at the sound of the organ. They spend their days in wealth, ana in a moment
go down to (he grave''' (Job xvi. 7-13). Theirs has been a life with little care
and much mirl]b. But sickness comes ; fever is on them, and companions keep
aloof; then come stupor, restlessness, and death ! Where is the soul ? ** Oh, ne
icas vsell resigned T^ says some one, afraid lest the possibility of being lost
should even be hinted at. But what was the foundation of this resignation, —
this supposed peace? What if this peace was only the sultry calm before the
thunder ? Was it not conscience asleep ? For many die thus, and have a terrible
awakening. The Word of God has said of such men, **How are they brought
. into deflation as in a moment ! They are utterly consumed toilh terrors. As a
dream when one awaheih^' (Ps. Ixxiii. 20). Life's dreams are over; the stem
reality has come.
1. Their drbaus are over. God has awoke them, and they cast their
-eyes around. Where are they now? That lurid gleam is not the dawn!
These forms are not friends ! They essay to go forth, but it is in vain ; they
are like Samson when his strength was gone. They have come to that time of
which it is written, *' He died, and was buried ; and in hell he lifted up his
•eyes** (Luke xvi. 22).
They used to have their dreams ahout an Eternal World. They thought all
said about it was mere words. This present world was all. But now they see
too surely that there is another world ; it was this present world that was an
unreal one, and it has melted away as snow. They are in a world where there is
nothing of earth ; none of its pursuits, none of its business, none of its sport,
or mirth, or pleasure. No streets, no markets, no cities here ! There is no
sleep here ; no time marked by hours ; no bell t« announce mom or even.
" Time shell be no more.*' Earth is over. Like Napoleon at St. Helena, when
from the rocky height he looked out on boundless ocean,— no armies now, no
marshals to receive conmiand, no kings or kingdoms here. 0 poor soul I ** The
fashion of the world has passed away.
They used to have their dreams about sin. They fancied it was a fiction,
nothing real. Stolen waters were sweet, and forbidden fruit to be desired. But
the dream is over. They see that sin is awfully real ! the smallest sin has in
it the sentence: "Thou shalt die." Every sin appears now a mighty moun-
tain overhanging the soul, crushing out of it all hope, and overwhelming it
with curse and wrath. They see, they feel the sting of sin ; it has beeun to
inflict the woimds which none can ever heaL " The wages of sin is death"
(Romans vi. 23). What a meaning there is in Uiat.saying^now ! That death is
no dream.
They used to have their dreams about hell, Thej said it was nowhere ; they
soofflngly proclaimed that the idea of it was only a device of some who wished
to terrifjT their fellows. They were sure that God had never kindled any such
fire, and would never doom any soiQ to any such prison. But they have been
rudely awakened out of their dream. They see hell now. There it is, stretch-
ing out on every side. They will never forget the gates that shut upon them
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as they entered, precluding every hope of escape. 0 dreadful darkness ! tor*
mentbg devils ! unfeeling company ! Now and then, it may be, some of the
lost cry one to the other, " How long ?" and one to the other utters the terrible-
response, " For ever and for ever ! '* They find now tiiat there is a real hell, and
that it has everlasting pains, and thirst such as a man sometimes felt on earth,
when he would have given kingdoms for one drop of water ; aod above all^
that it has remorse, and fear, and every form of misery, ceaselessly sweeping
through their soul, as the wild winds used to do over eardi*s sea when it could
not rest Christ's threefold utterance is true, *' Their worm dieth not, and the
fire is not quenched" (Matk ix. 44, 46, 48). The infinite God in very truth has^
poured out vials of wrath on sinners.
They used to have their dreams abovi God. They were sure it would be found
that God was too merciful to send even one soul into miseiy. They were sure-
he was not what some few people asserted that the Bible said he was, a God
who nunished every violation of his holy law, and insisted on satisfaction being-
found by the sinner ere he would receive him into heaven. But they have
been, alas! suddenly awakened out of this dream, and lol yonder is the
Judge, and the Great White Throne on which they read the writing, " Holy».
holv, holy, is the Lord." '* He will by no means clear the guilty." Ah ! they
find God was speaking only the truth when he sent messensers to tell them,,
that '*into his presence should enter nothing that defileth.*' They find that he
keeps to that solemn word spoken to the sinner on earth about Jesus : " He
that believeth and is baptiz^ shall be saved, but he that believeth not shall he-
damned.^
Yes ! as a dream ^ when one awaketh /'* There is another world. There tr
reality in sin. There is an eternal hell. Gi>d is not only loving and gracious,
but just, holy, and true to his word. It is said that once, somewhere in the
Mediterranean, many years ago, a captain with his ship had come upon a
sunken rock, and barely escaped. On coming home he told the Admiralty of
bis discovery, and had the spot put down in Uie chart : but one present scofied
at the discovery as a mere imagination, and declared that he would ere long
sail his vessel over that fictitious rock ! In order to carry his boast into action,
he did set sail, and coming near the spot, with the chart spread out, oaljed the
ship's company to stand with him and be witnesses of his exiK)sure of the^
ddusion. In a quarter of an hour they would be on the rock, if it existed :
so the captain stood with watch in hand, and when at last the fifteen minuter
had passed, shouted out, ^* I told you it was a mere dream ; we have passed
the spot, and there is nothing !*' But scarcely had he uttered the words, when
a hiursh, grating sound was heard, and the vessel struck ; the keel had graced
the rock ; Ihe rock was there ; it was no dream ! Pale with vexation, and unable-
to face the men who had heard his vain boastine, he leaped into the sea, and
buried his shame in the waves. Even thus, deluded soul, shall thy vain fancies
be dispelled. ** How are they brought into desolation as in a moment I they
are utterly consumed with terrors ! as a dream when one awaheth,** The words
of God are no dream.
2. Theib desolation has gome. Thev are stripped of everything they
ever enjoyed, everything of earth ; as with us, one carried to prison is care-
fully stripped of his dress, and of all that was his. It is in all respects utter
" desolation.*' No rest is left for them, for " they rest not day nor night,'''
while ** the wear]f " (the believer who was so often made wearied by their ways)
has entered on ms eternal Sabbath. In vam do partial friends say at his grave^
** He is at his rest ;** the lost soul has been stripped of it all for ever.
They are beyond conception lonely and ** desolate." No companionship
there furnishes relief to that awful solitude ; the five brethren of the rich man
(Luke xvi. 20), when they come to join him, are like fuel flung on the fire. No
one there breathes sympathy ; no one speaks of pity I no advocate pleads even
•nee on their behalf. They risked all, and have lost all.
Think of one doomed to perpetual imprisonment, thrust down into the deep^
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dark dnsgeon of some great fortress, and left to die and rot there, forsaken
and forgotten. At times, the man maj hear overhead the sound of happj
voices, and unmistakable intimation that others are enjoyinff light and life to
the full. All this, by contrast, just adds to the intensity of his insupportable
loneliness. He has been dropped out of the memory of his fellow-men. But
all this is a mere hint of the mconceivable midnight of gloom and lonely desola-
tion wrapt up in the terrible words of the prophet Jeremiah (xxiii. 39), when
telling us that the Jud^e declares, "Behold 1, even I, will utterly forget youT*
They are left in the prison tiiat shall never be opened, — ^lef t alone, unnoticed
for ever, nncared for^ forgotten by God! Surely Uiis is ** desolation,'^ Heaven
and hope are out of sight for ever, for even God refuses now to bestow one
thought upon the sentenced soul.
*'0 that men were wise, that they would understand this, and consider their
latter end'' (Dent, xzzii. 29). At any rate, shall God*s children not act like
men awake, who see others asleep on the slope of a precipice ? Men of Qod,
do you not care whether or not these dreainers sleep on r A word from you
might be blessed to arouse them, and break in upon their dreams. If you
have reason to fear that some whom you once knew are already lost, all the
more hasten to rescue those whom you can. Seek by all means to save some.
God the Holy Ghost awakens men ; but he loves to use their fellow-men as his
instruments.
Awake ! awake ! sleeping world, awake ! We tell of great realities. It is
no dream that soothes our conscience and fills our heart No, it is that
ffreatest of all &cts, that most solid of all truths, '* Ood so loved the worlds that
he gave his only-begotten Son^ that whosoever believeth in him should not perish,^*
—no, not perish, — " but have everlasting life ** (John iii. 16^. God, the eternal
Son, came down into our world, in our nature ; lived, sufiered, and died, ** the
Just for the unjust, to brine us to God ;" and on the resurrection morning the
Father sealed Ms work as til complete. Whoever receives this Saviour enters
the family of God at once (John i 12). Thousands upon thousands have in
their own experience proved the reality and greatness of this salvation. They
will tell you that it is no dream that Christ the Saviour meets the cravings of the
heart and conscience. It is no dream that Christ is " altogether lovely .'* It is
no dream (they all accord in testifying) that " he who cometh to him shall never
hanger, and he that believeth on him shall never thirst*' (John vi. 35).
I^se no time, for the Lord is coming quicklv to take vengeance on all who
obey not the gospel (2 Thess. i. 8). Come and prove for yourself all we say.
You shall have *'jov and peace in believing" (Romans xv. 13), and never more
be in danger of the ** desolation*' and appalling surprise of those who live
upon their dreams. Gome and try the Fountain open for sin. Come and reason
with him who shows you how scarlet sins become white as snow (Is. i. 18).
Come and hear that most substantial and most satisfying of all truths, — '* Jesus
Christ came into the world to save sinners" (1 Tim. L 15). ** By him, whoso-
ever believeth is justified firom all things*' (Acts xziiL 39). Christ believed in
is peace to the soul, and true peace is no dream.
^o^m jof §00lu{.
The Biblieal Treasury: a Magazine of
Scripture expositions and illustrations.
New edition, revised and re-arranged.
Sunday School Union.
*'TiiB BibUcal Treasury" has always
had our good word. It is a food idea
perseveringly carried out. Good as it
IB) we quite admit that the contents
were rather in a muddloy and we are
therefore glad to see the grand mass of
anecdote and illustration rearranged,
revised, and re-written. We do not
quite see how the work will be made
cneaper ; but we welcome the volume
on Matthew which is sent us as a
specimen. The '* Treasury" should
not need advertising ; its intrinsic value
should create an extensive sale.
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KOnOES OF BOOKS.
7^e Ddy-daum of the Past : A seriei
of BIX lectures on Science and Revela-
tion as seen in Creation ; • deliTered in
connection with a Sunday afternoon
Bible class. Bt an old Etonian.
Elliot Stock.
" Frbsh as paint,** tbis is a book for the
times. The late Dean Stanley, in his
later days, used occasionally to delight
a deputation of intelligent mechanics
by conducting them over Westminster
Abbey and explaininir to them its his-
torical monuments. Our author follows
on the same lines. As an educated
gentleman, in full sympathy with a class
of young men who, wnile students in a
Bible class, are rather startled by the
discoyeries of science, without the
slightest disposition to be sceptical
respecting the Scriptures, he acts the
part of a guide in surveying the fields of
observation. Avoiding any needless
controversy, he supplies answers to the
enquiries which they would find it dif-
ficult to formulate. Oifted with a clear
penetration and ^rraoed with a pleasant
elocution, the old Etonian talks about the
immeasurable expanse above us and the
unfifcthomable mines beneath us, un-
folded in astronomy and geology, with
an open Bible before his eyes and a
sound conviction of its truth in his
heart. The Darwin theory of evolution,
as it is commonly called, does not ap-
pear to him subversive of the inspired
narrative of *' Genesis.'* Only he stipu-
lates that, if satisfkctorily demonstrated,
it must be accepted as a discovery of
the way that Goa tool^ to work out his
own purposes, and not as an alternative
method of aceounting for things that are,
without the intervention of a Creator,
by whose will they were made and by
whose skill they consist Is it not, how-
ever, a popular inaccuracy to attribute
the theory of evolution to Dr. Darwin ?
Did he not start with that hypothesis
already in type, and base on it the pro-
position of *' natural selection,** or ^ the
survival of the fittest '* ? To our feeble
apprehension, modem philosophy is just
now in the primitive stitfe of protopfasm
— a mass of jelly ; and its loose ideas
will probably take as many sons to de-
velop into solid fiictB as the interval
they compute between chaos and cosmos.
Beyond a doubt, any Sunday-school
library would be enriohed by this littie
volume, embellished as it is with pictures
and charts; and the senior scholars
would challenge each other fi>r priority
in its persual.
From the JBe^nning, or Stories from
Geneeis, For little children. By
Mrs. G. E. MoBTON. Hatchards.
Thb authoress has very wisely made the
Scriptures speak for themselves, only
addmg or changing in order to simplify
or to connect the stories together. This
would make a capital book for reading
to the little ones a chapter at a time,
and we feel sure will be appreciated.
The illustrations are its feeblest part :
the one of Hagar in the desert being
positively barbarous. The work is so
good, that it will even survive these
eadly cuts.
Song Evangel', as used by John
Burnham in his evangelistic mission.
Words and music. Faper, la. ; cloth
boards, Is. 6d.
Anniversary Oems, An original and
choice selection of sacred music
Compiled by John Burnham, Metro-
poli tan Tabernacle Evangelist. Words
and music. Paper, Is. ; cloth boardf,
Is. 6d.; Nicholson and Sons, 20,
Warwick -square, Paternoster Bow.
ScENB.— TheTeaehers'Meeting. '<Whit
hymns and tunes shall we choose for
our Anniversary Services?** Varioiu
suggestions are made and negatived.
** We had that three years ago.** *' The
Parish Church had that a few weeks
since.*' '* The Wesleyans had that piece
last year.** ^ That is too well known."
"Hackneyed.** "Worn threadbare.** \
Mr. Burnham in his prefiitory note
tells us this difficulty suggested to him
the idea of '* Anniversaiy Gema.** He I
has carried it out well, providing one of
the freshest and most sparkling collec-
tions of hymns and tunes we Know of
for the purpose. We may add that
**Song Evangel,** while an admirable
book of sweet gospel songs for evaogd-
istic services for which it was intended,
will be found an equally rich mine of
song treasurers for Sunday-school aa-
niversaries and festivals. Hie boob
are as cheap as tiiey are excellent.
Teachers will not be flornr if they teke
our advice and purchase them.
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The Coming Prince: the iast great
Monarch o/ Christendom. By Robbkt
Akdbbson, LL.D., Bam'ster-at-Liaw.
The Great Prophecies concerning the
Gentiles J the Jews, and the Church of
God. Bj G. H. PsMBSB, M.A.
Hodder and Stoughton.
Thksb two substantial volumes pursue
the mvestigation of prophecy in an in-
telligent manner, wiUi a calm and judi-
cial temper. We review them, as a
matter of course, but we withhold any
commendation or censure of the peculiar
theories thej propound. Both of them
are forwarded to us by the same pub-
lishers, and we observe in each a similar
bias towards the literal and futurist
school of interpretation. Neither of
them betrays sm attempt to stimulate
or to satiate a prurient curiosity into
things secret, undoubtedly foreknown,
Although positively unrevealed. From
the wOes of the soothsayer and the
guile of the fortune-teller they appear
tolerably free. The phenomenon of
dirine prediction is rightly recognised
and reconnoitred as a department of
history, a province of literature, and at
ODce an element and an evidence of Re-
velation. Countless treatises on pro-
phecy afford ample proof of the mar-
vellous fascination oi the study. The
various authors, however, that we meet
with show a wide divergence in their
motive and their moral. Atone extreme
we find pure classics, in which a com-
parison is traced out between events as
they were foretold and as they have
been fulfilled, supplying a powerful
argument in proof of the inspiration of
Scripture. At the other extreme we
encounter conjectures so wild that they
assume the quality of romance, in which
a brief oracfe is spun out into a thrill-
ing tale of things which, it is presumed,
must shortly come to pass — albeit, a
little patient waiting suffices to dispel
the illusion. Now for a few words
descriptive of the books that lie open
before us. The last four verses of the
ninth chapter of Daniel supply the
titeme of Dr. Anderson*8 disquisition
upon *« Hie seventy weeks " of chrono-
logical prophecy. In the present " new
^d revised edition" a meaallion of An-
tiochus Epiphanes is imprinted on the
cover and the title-page, because he fore-
•hadowed *«the antichrist" in much the
same sense as John the Baptist fore-
shadowed the *^ Elijah " of prophecy,
whose mission is to precede the great and
dreadful day of the Lord. By "the coh-
IHO Pkiiicb" we are, at any rate, to un-
derstand " the Prince that shall come^^ of
whom, according to our version, we read
in Daniel ix. 26. The whole structure
of Qabriers message to Daniel shows an
intent to make known to *'the man
greatly beloved*' a matter that would
commend itself to his understanding,
and a vision that he might thoughtfully
ponder. It was meant to be a gracious
relief of his grievous anxiety. The
seventy weeks that were determined
are described to us by our author as
being doubtless seventy times seven pro-
phetic years of three hundred and sixty
days. Our attention is then drawn to
the fact that these seventy weeks are
divided into three parts — seven, sixty-
two, and one. The two former palpably
belong to fulfilled prophecy, and are,
therefore, matters of nistory. There
then remains one closing week, which
is subdivided into two equal parts of
three days and a-half; and this last
week, on the futurist hypothesis, is re-
legated to the unfulfilled portion of the
prediction. So wide an interval (as we
reckon time) supposes a startling paren-
thesis between the sixty-nine weeks and
the one week, to account for which the
uninitiated will ask for a lucid explana*
tion. For an answer they will be referred
to the latter part of the forty-fourth
verse of the twenty-first chapter of
Luke, in which our Lord says that
** Jerusalem shall be trodden down of
the Gentiles till the times of the GentUes
shall be fulfilled*'; and they will be told
that the purpose of God in this paren-
thesis was made known to Paul by re-
velation as he relates it in Ephesians
iii. 2, 6. To those of us who are the
least skilful in discerning the signs of
the times it is sufficiently obvious that
while Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel
treat of Israel or the ten tribes, Daniel*8
vision primarily relates to Jerusalem and
Judah, nor does he in any of his visions
take a wider scope. And it is in rela-
tion to the earthl]^ people of Abrahamic
descent that Daniel haib the advent of
the true Messiah. Hence the seventieth
week is to be ushered in, according to
our expositor, by a personal antichrist,
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HOnOBB or BOOKS.
the wilful kiDff who is described as a
blasphemer ana a persecntor, a general
and a diplomatist. Need we say more
than that we followed Dr. Ander-
son as a guide with no little interest
as he travelled through the sixty-nine
weeks; and then we halted to watch
his perilous passage into the one week,
where he firmly believes that an apoca^
lyptic chart and an occasional glance at
the Times newspaper, especiaUy that
number issued on Monday, January 18,
1876, will help to direct him m a
straight course P Of the rest, let our
readers judge for themselves, if they
have any desire to indulge in these dis-
cussions. Turning to **The Grkat
Frophbcibs cohcebniko thjsGbmtilbs,
THB Jews, and thb Cbubch op God,**
we need only observe that Mr. Fember,
after borrowing the latter part of his
title from 1 Cor. z. 32, has made an in-
genious attempt to distribute the pro-
phecies among the particular peoples to
whom he imasines they pertam, and he
takes an eagle glance over a rather
broad expanse. FoUowine the three
groups seriatim, he apportions to ** the
Oentiles '* the prophecy of Balaam, the
dream of Nebuchadnezzar, the earlier
▼isions of Daniel, and a considerable
number of chapters of the Apocalypse.
To ^^the Jews*' he allots the seventy
weeks of Daniel, the suspension of the
covenant foretold in Zechariah xi, and
the sermon on the Mount of Olives in
Hat. xxiv. ; while to ^* the Church of
God" he commends principally the
seven parables of Mat. xiii., and the
seven epistles to the seven churches of
Asia in the Book of Revelation. We
dare say that these two volumes would
supply an enquirer with a general appre-
hension of the latest pluue of the con-
jectural interpretation of prophecy.
And ** What is that peculiar phase P " it
may be asked. ** A phase of uncer-
tainty ** would be the only fitting reply.
We give it, however, in Dr. Anderson*s
own words. ** There is much in Scrip-
ture which seems to justify the hope
that the consununation will not be long
delayed ; but, on the other hand, tiiere
is not a little to sugsest the thought
that before these final scenes shall be
enacted, civilization will have returned
to its old home in the East, and per-
chance a restored Babylon shall have
become the centre of human progress
and of apostate religion. To maintain
that long affes have yet to run their
course, wouM be as unwarrantable as
are the predictions so confidently made
that all things shall be fulfilled within
the current century.** There we are
content to let the whole matter rest.
Memorials of Charles PetHi Mellvame,
D.D., D.C.L.J LL.D., late Bishop of
Ohio, Edited by the Rev. Wiixiah
Casks, M.A. Elliot Stock.
When we looked through this bio^-
phy of a most excellent man we faded
to see anything in it but pious common-
places ; but it is evident that it has in-
terested q^uite a number of persons, for
here it is in a second edition. The wori:
is most gracious in spirit, as the names
of the author and the subject would
lead the reader to expect, and this has
caused the book to live, in which
circumstance we rejoice. Evangehcil
Episcopalians will do well to put this
memorial among the remains of Simeon,
Leigh Richmond, Wilson, the Venns, &c
Records of the Past: being English
Translations of the Assyrian and
Egyptian Monuments. Vol. Xll.
Egyptian texts. Bagster and Sons.
An invaluable reproduction of ancient
inscriptions : records for men of wide
research who desire to drink at the
fountain-head. Few firms would caie
to issue such a work, and the whole
learned world is therefore deeplv in-
debted to Bsffster and Sons. We can
hardly hope &at sufficient purchasers
will be found to make the publicatioD
remunerative.
The Story of the Beacon-Fire; or^
*' Trust in God, and do the EigkV'
A Tale of the Cornish Coast. By
Naomi. T. Nelson and Sons.
A Cornish-wrecker story of the dsjs
of Wesley. Younsp people will retd
it with absorbing d^ght. We wonder
whether Mr. Wesley did really pro-
phesy, as he is here and elsewhere
represented to have done ; or was it
that his shrewd sense saw deep into
character, and his honesijr told out what
he concluded would follow upon saeh
and such conduct P
HonoES or books.
311
JLisetta and the Brigands. My Nelly^g
Story. The Castle in TruMt. Murray
Ballantyne. Little Teachers, Saved
in the Wrech, Beligioaa Tract Society.
6d. eacli«
Like the famous pure tea, these little
l^ooks are ^ always good idike.**
Uncle Dick^s Legacy. By Emilt
Huntington Miller. T. Woolmer,
2y Castle-fitreet, City Road.
A LiYBLT little Yankee story aboat a
Michigan farm lefl by a soldier who was
kiOed in the war between the North and
ihe South. After the legacy luul been
for a long time despised and neglected,
" Uncle Dick's '' nephews started off to
find their property, and on their return
brought the good news that the fortune
•of the famity was made. In their
search they were accompanied by a pious
•a^ro, who was very fond of singing the
strange, weird melodies with which the
Jubilee Singers have made us familiar.
All boys who begin this book will read
it to the end, and then they will be sorry
that it is not twice as long.
Nils* Reverse and Saddle's Service.
Beligious Tract Society.
Two little ninepenny books containing
in the form of tales much practicu
fospel teaching. There is milk for
aMs, and of very good quality, though
slightly watered.
Vrabtree Fold. A tale of the Lan-
cashire moors. By Mrs. Robert A
Watson. T. Woolmer, 2, Castle-
street, City-road.
A THOBOUOHLT Mcthodist story written
in what different persons might call
the heathenish or heavenly dialect of
Lancashire. We need a glossary to
explain the queer expressions used by
the dwellers on the moors, but we can
make out sufficient of the audior's
meaning to learn that the heroine of
the tale is a sceptical young woman,
who passes thron{;h all sorts of trying
experiences, and m due time becomes
a Christian, and receives die portion of
goods that ought to have fallen to her
many years before, out of which she
giTes the Methodists half the cost of a
^graddy** new chapel which they had
long wanted to build.
Shag and Dol/j and other Stories. By
ll C. SiLKi. Cassell and Co.
This is the usual and orthodox story, so
popular since ** Jessica's First Prayer"
appeared, of two street Arabs who be-
come benefited by the gospel, and learn
to die happily : but thu is getting just
a little bit overdone; cannot someone
give us a healthy variety on this P
Jaoinian : a Story of the early days of
papal Rome. By W. H. Kingston.
Hodder and Stoughton.
A stirring narrative of the sufierings of
the Christians of the early days at the
hands of the papal power. Mr. King-
ston writes in a fashion that our young
folks cannot resist, and must both read
and enjoy. It deserves to be put into
the hands of the youth of both sexes
to guard them against the deceit and
deadliness of Popery.
The Foster Brother's Story. With other
Tales and Sketches. By James
Yeamxs. F. E. Longley.
Five short stories by a well-known Wes-
leyan minister, whose tongue and pen
have long done good service to the cause
of temperance. This little volume will
not at ful lessen his reputation as a writer
of thrilling descriptions of the ruin
wrought by strong drink and the bless-
ings resulting from total abstinence.
The Sheltered Stranger. By Helen
Pearson Barnard. Philadelphia :
American Baptist Publication So-
ciety.
A VERT heavy affair. We should have
gone to sleep over it if it had been a
little livelier, out it was so horribly slow
that we were irritated and turned ^ the
sheltered stranger '* out into the waste.
Tempered Steel ; or. Tried in the Fire.
By Rev. E. N. Hoare, M.A. T.
Nelson and Sons.
A STORT full of events, like a bottle of
hundreds and thousands. It reminds us
of the turning of things npside down ;
for the false and pretentious in an un-
expected manner sink into contempt,
while solid goodness holds its own.
Anything which makes pride appear
abominable is to be commended, and
therefore we speak well of this nar-
rative.
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Koncass or bookb.
Ai ye Grene Griffin ; or, Mrs. Tread-
welPs Cook. A Tale of the Fifteenth
Century, By Emilt Sarah Holt.
J. F. Shaw and Co.
When Edward lY. was king, his two
brothers, the Dukes of Clarence and
Gloucester, and the great Earl of War-
wick, "the king-maker," were the
most powerfril nobles in the kingdom.
Clarence, it mapr be remembered, had
married Warwick's eldest daughter,
Isabella ; and after Warwick was slain
at the Battle of Bamet, Clarence
demanded, in right of his wife, all his
property ; but Richard of Gloucester,
eager to divide so rich a prize with
Clarence, proposed to marry Anne,
Warwick's younger daughter, the widow
of Prince EdwaTCl,whom these brothers
had murdered at Tewkesbury. Clarence,
however, concealed the young lady, till
Gloucester managed to find her out in
London, where it is said she was dis-
guised as a cook-maid.
This incident in English history is the
sum and substance of this book, and as
much religion is thrown in as could very
well be arranged for. Miss Holt always
aims at the gracious as well as the
pleasant.
The Eldest of Seven. By the author of
<* Katie, the Fisherman's Daughter."
Beligious Tract Society.
A MEAT little shilling book describing
the trials of the seven motherless
children of a poor London curate, and
the change in their fortunes when the
long- tried man became the vicar of a
country parish not far from the sea.
Madge and her Friends; or Living unto
Others. By M. Tknch. CassdU,
Fetter, Galpin, and Co.
OtTR authoress has a facile pen and con-
siderable power of interesting : yet there
18 nothing very striking or unusual in
this story. Pleasant, easy reading in
narrative form. No better and no
worse than a thousand others of the
same type.
Without Intending It; or, John Tin-
croft, Bachelor and Benedict By
George Sargest. Reb'gious Tract
Society.
S1MPX.E goodness verging upon a sort of
holy childishness is set forth in the lead-
ing character of this remarkable story.
That simplicity leads him to do things*
which could not be defended and
needed no defence ; and in the end he
is honoured and beloved. It is curious
to find our hero the son of Baptists ;
his parents having, like a few other
people, been simple enough to follow
the plain teaching of Scripture, and for
the sake •f the Lord^s ordinance to unite
themselves with the despised Baptists.
Nobody cares much for truth, or Scrip-
ture, or principle now ; they run after
culture, rank, music, and a thousand,
trifles. This is a first-rate tale.
Linhs in Rebecca's Life. By Pakst..
Hodder and Stoughton.
Under the guise of a story this book:
sets forth true Christian life in its best
form. " The links in Rebecca^s life ***
are her going from strength to strength^
and receiving life yet more and more
abundantly, and imparting it to others
by God's grace. We should like to see
every young lady of our acquaintance
fully engrossed m the reading of this
book, ft is an admirable five shillings-
worth.
The Coronation Stone, and Enghxnds
interest in it By Mrs. G. Albebt
RoGEEs. James Nisbet and Co.
According to this treatise the stone
upon which the Queen sat at the Corona-
tion is the same upon which Jacob laid
his weary head ; the Queen is a Jewess
of the house ef David, and we are
Ephraimites. An attempt is made hj
the excellent authoress to prove this
firom Scripture. We can only sar that
we have enjoyed her writing when it
has dealt with facts, and we admire it
even when the subject belongs to the
realm of fiction. We are not, however,
prepared to accept her position, or to
attach any importance to the singular
notion.
SuMset Rays; or, Evening Readings for
a month. Bj Lady Hope. Nisbet
and Co.
We have already spoken veiy highly of
the Morning Readings of liady Hope,
and everything true of them is abo true
of these. They are sweet, suggestive,
and spiritual; full of food for medi-
tation, and rich in savour of love to
Christ The children of the King will
find him in every page. What higher
praise could we give uie book P
Konoss or books.
81S
Estahluked Churches, and the present
agilation against them. William
Blackwood and Sons.
Wb laboriouslj tried to discover the
trgument of this pamphlet, but we
were compelled, like Sambo with the
riddle, to give it up. It is, no doubt,
powerful and overwhelming, settling the
qaestion for all and for ever, only we
cannot see anj reasoning in it. We
thought we aaw an argument wagging
its tail in one comer of the pase ; but
on advancing to it, we found it to be
all a delusion, ^tablishmenta need
nerer fear that they will lack defenders
while so many cripples continue to
shoulder their crutches, and show how
tields were lost in days of yore.
The Decay of Modem Preaching. An
Essay. By J. P. Mahafft. Mac-
millan and Co.
A csRTAnr German is said to have
evolred a camel out of his own inner
consciousness, and if we were to evolve
Mr. Mahafiy out of his book, acting
upon the rule of contrary which always
operates upon authors, we should con-
ceive him to be one of the most modest,
judicious, and sensible men that ever
lived. His book is an attempt to give
reasons for that which has no existence.
Our author takes it for granted that the
pulpit has lost its power, but this as-
Kumption is utterly false. He stands
on a Bublime elevation, and looking
down upon the poor mortals who now
attempt to proclaim the gospel proceeds
to give reasons why the pulpit should
have become so complete a failure. A
failure the pulpit is not, and will not be,
"7 God's^ grace. Among our author's
Teaaons is one which we commend
earnestly to our young brethren who
^ laying the foundations of a numerous
family, and we also hope it will act as a
caution to those who are still single, but
are dreaming of marriage. He says —
*' The distractions caused by sickness and
other human misfortunea increase necea-
'J'ily in proportion to the number of
the household ; and as the clergy in all
countries are likely to have large fami-
ues, the time which might be spent in
niediution on their discourses is stolen
irom them by other duties and other
cww. The Catholic priest, when his
aaUy round, of outdoor duties is over,
comes home to a quiet study, where
there is nothing to disturb his thought?.
The family man is met at his door by
troops of children welcoming his return,
and claiming his interest in all their
little affairs : or else the disa^eements
of the household demand him as an
umpire, and his mind is disturbed by
no mere speculative contemplation of
the faults and follies of mankind, but by
their actual invasion of his home.'* We
know several unmarried ministers, but
we are sorry to say that they are by no
means better preachers than the family
men. Until we have some facts to go
upon, we shall hardly accept the doc-
trine that celibacy is promotive of elo-
quence. It would be a curious object of
investigation if some one would enquire*
whether at the bar, in the senate, or
anywhere else, there could be traced the
slightest connection between the rise
or decay of eloquence and the decrease
or increase of marriages. Mr. Mahaffy's
book is not all of it so good as the extract
we have given, and we think that it need
not cause any one of us a mementos un-
easiness.
BihU Stories written in easy French for
Beginners, By Madame Paul Bloubt.
With questionnaires and a complete
vocabulary. By Paul Blouet, B.A.,
Libraire, Hachette et Cie., 18, King
William-street, Strand.
This little French Reader will tend to-
make their French lessons less dry and
difficult to the little folks; for the
authoress tells us that there is not in
the whole book a single sentence that
cannot be translated word for word inta
English. And yet we are not sure that
this is a recommendation, for how are
the idioms of a language to be learned
in such a manner P A word for word
translation is often the worst possible
one. The Readings are all selected
from the Old Testament, and we take
this as a hopeful si^n that some day
learners of French will have books pre*
pared for them containii^ a fair propor-
tion of Biblical and reugious phrase-
ology ; so that English Chrbtians may
not find themselves so utterly at a loss
when they wish to speak of the Gk>od
News to those Continentals whom they
may wish to direct into the way of
salvation.
su
BOTES.
Embossed Texts^ Prayers and Promises.
Religious Tract Society.
A 8HIIXING8WOBTH of beautT. A text
thus embossed may catch the eye and
impress the heart Cottage walls look
rich with fair colours when hang with
fluch adornments.
*
Pictures from Palestine ; unth Scripture
Texts cmd appropriate Mottoes. S.
Hildesheimer and Co.
Well executed little views of renowned
epots in Palestine, painted upon most
handsome cards, with appropriate texts.
We wonder how the neat packet of six
can be retailed at a shilling ; but here
they are, and we cordially commend
them.
Bits from BlvMHmny^ or Bell o* the
Manse. A story of Scottish viUap^e
life. By John Stbathbsk. Edm-
burgh : Oliphant and Anderson.
Vbbt picturesque these *' bits'* are.
Here we look at the home interiors of
Scottish country life, seen by an appre-
dating eye, and sketched by a hand true
to nature. He who wrote these " bits'*
knows manse life and kirk life, and but-
and-ben life, and has a simple natnnl
way of description which is yery win-
some. Our fnends north of the Tweed
will be greatly amused with these ''fiits.**
Coloured Picture Handbills, Retigioas
Tract Society.
Ybs, coloured pictures upon leaflets to
give away. Think of this, colound
tracts at one shilling the hundred. TheK
are indeed attractive tracts. When
others are destroyed these will be pre-
served, because, like Joseph*8 coat, thcj
are of many colours.
ChildretCs Flowers: The Friends oftkeir
Rambles and Play. Religious Tnct
Society.
Bbautipul ! Beautiful ! Please, ptps,
buy Maggie a copy, and mamma nd
yourself will like to read it. Ahilf-
crown cannot be better spent at the
bookseller's ; we are delighted with the
little book. We never knew so much
before about buttercups and daisies
dandelions and primroses. We have
had the utmost pleasure in the pemsil
of this most interesting work.
^(AtB<
It was resolved by the Pastors' College
Conference that Monday, June 19, should be
observed as a special day of prayer by our
<«huicheB. Will it not be well to make this
something more than a form? Why not
unite in earnest, wrestling prayer? There
are urgent topics. Think of poor Ireland,
of persecutea Israel, of our crowds of
drunkards, infidek, and bacluliders. We
cannot do without the Divine blessing.
What aoight we not do with itP If all
the chazcheB axe like that at the Tabemade.
they axe certainly in daily, pressing need of
help from on high.
On Lord's Day evening. May 14, alter
the usual services, a specoal meeting was
eonvened for prayer for Ireland. The
Lecture Hall was filled, and Uie cries were
fervent. What ii to be done for this country
but to seek the help of Gh>d P Oh, that the
goroel had sway among her people ! This,
and this only, can cure her iUs.
On Thiireday, Mav 4, Mr. Spurgeon was
able again to occupy his pulpit at the regular
lecture. The attenoanoe on Thursday even-
ings is remarkably large : but there u room
for more. If our friends knew that they
could readily obtain eeats, ^would they not
speedily make the Thursday oonneniiaBi
as large as those on the Sabbath r Servioe
bemns at 7 o'clock, and all who come viD
be neartily wdcomed.
CoiJaQB. — Since our last notioe, Mr. A 6.
Everett, who has been greatly blessed is
reviving the church at Dorkiog, Surrey, ku
accept^ the pastorate there. Mr. F. G.
Kemp leaves the College shortly to settle
at Bovingdott, Herts ; and Mr. Bobert Wood
takes charge of the chmcch moetiBg in 8t
Oeoxge's I&Ol, Bamsgate. Mr. J. Batesui
has removed from Ijeioester, to HaratoOf
Cambs ; and Mr. J. W. Nichol, from 6o§-
berton, to West Park Street Gbattsris.
Mr. John Clarke has completed nis coons of
study at Glasgow University, and obtsined
the degree of M. A He is now anxioui to
be engaged in pastoral work.
In response to a reqiuest from the chnrck
at Toowoomba, Queensland, for a psstor, ve
have seleeted Mr. W. Higlett, who hao in*
completed his Colle|^ course with as, and ke
has axzan^^ to sad in the Orient steamer
Fotoei, which leaves London on Jane 1st
Mr. J. Blaikie, who was obliged to nogs
his charge at Irvine, North Bntam, thioo^
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tll-health, hu seonred b«rthB for himself
and lu8 familj in the mne ▼essel. We tnut
that he will eocn find a suitable sphere in
Australia, and that both our brethren will
be very naefol at the Antipodes.
TidingB of seTeral of our brethren abroad
haye raaehed us during the past month.
Mr. W. ICitchall has amyed at his destina-
tion iu Banthalistan ; and Mr. J. H. Weeks
has readied his station at San Salvador, on
the riTer Congo, Africa. He has already
had sereral fevers, but he hopes soon to
become accustomed to the climate, and to
be able to prosecute his work without
further hindrance from that cause.
Thefollowinff letter, intended for the Con-
ference, arrived about a week too late, bat
we insert it here that all our brethren may
see it, and remember in prayer their com-
rades who are battUng bravely against the
idolatry and superstition of India : —
*< East Indies, March 20, 1882.
''Beloved President, Vice - President,
Tutors, and Brethren, — ^From this distant
part of our Master's vineyard we send our
united love and ([reeting, praying ako that
your gatherings in Conierenoe may be sea-
sons of 'refreshing from the presence of
the Lord.' Scattmd over this vast con-
tineat of India, and engaged in work as
varied as the language we have to employ,
we still feel united to each other, and to
you, by the blessed associations and memories
of our beloved College. Three of us have to
labour in English, one in Telugu, one in
Hindee and Hind astani, and one in Bengalee
and Mussulmani-Bengalee ; and yet we nave
but ' one Lord, one faiui, and one baptism ' to
declare to these different races. Our spheres
of labour are verv far apart. One of usisin
Madras, one in Agra, two in Calcutta, one
in Bachergunge, and one in DarjeeUng. In
each of these places idolaters, or followers
of the false prophet, abound. ' At Athens,
Paul's spirit was stirred in him when he saw
the dty wholly given to idolatry ; ' and wo
often feel ttuB same ; yei we desire to be
stirred up to far greater devotion in our
work and zeal for our Master. Everything
here tends to deaden, and depress, unless we
are constantlv conscious of our Saviour'spre-
sence and help. Could we meet with you in
Conference we feel it would be the means of
arousing and quickening us ; but it will help
to cheer us greatly to know that these few
words will reach you, and that we have your
sympathy and love.
'^Finsllv, brethren, pray for us, that the
Word of tne Lord may run, and be glorified
(in India^ even omoUo it is with you : and that
we may be delivered from unreasonable and
evil men, for all have not faith. But the
Lord is faithful. In Him is our trust, for
* He must reign,' and every form of idola-
try and error must ultimately perish.
'* With intense love to you all, and
especially to our revered President, we
nmain, faithfully yours bi Christ,
^'BOBBBT SFUBGBCnr,
"WiLUAX NoRan, Calcutta.
" G. H. Hook, Lall Bazar, Calcutta.
"B. W. Maplesdbn, Ongole, Madras
Presidency.
** Jaxes a. PoTTEB, Agra, N. W.P.
**H. Rylands Bbown, DarjeeUng,
Himalayas."
EvANQKLiSTS. — Siuco the ' Conference
Messrs. Smith and FuUerton have been
holding services at Mr. Charrington's large
Assembly Hall in Mile End BoaOj and at the
Edinboro* Castle. Of the meetings in the
latter place, Dr. Bamurdo writes the fol-
lowing cheering account : —
^*Dear Mr. Spurgeon,— The visit of our
dear friends, Mlessrs. Fullerton and Smith,
to the Edinboro' Castle has indeed been a
season of unmistakable and wonderful re-
freshment from the presence of the Lord.
I think I may say without doubt that Christ-
ians have been quite as much refreshed by
their ministry of word and song as have the
unconverted been awakened and led to de-
cision. Of course in a Mission like ours,
differing in some points from ordinarychapel
services, Evangeltsts have to wo^ in a
harder field. IVe have practically after-
meetings, enquirv meetings, and the like, at
every service. The chi^ aim of all our
services is directly evangelistic; the nets
are always being let down to enclose the
fish for whose capture we labour. So, when
your dear frienas came to us, their efforts
were necessarily without that item of novelty
which in many ordinary places of worship
they would possess. Notwithstanding this,
however, the meetings have been well filled
from the first, and on Sundays we have been
crowded beyond anything we have ^ ever
known from the beginning of our mission
at the Edinboro' Castle until this day. It
was a delightful sight, and one which I am
sure you would have rejoiced in, had you
seen it, to behold that old music-hall at the
back of the once-celebrated gin-palao&— a
hall at one time desecrated by every device
the devil could conceive to allui« and retain
his votaries, verily a citadel of Satan, —
thronged in every vart, packed so that out-
side every door ana window the huge crowd
of faces, still in the distance, could be seen
all eagerly listening to the gracious words
which the Lord had given his dear servants
to utter in their heanng. * Thanks be nnto
Ood for his unspeakable gift.' The mes-
sage of salvation has, indoad, won its way
to many hearts. Men and women, and even
children, for whom we have hoped and
prayed for years without seeing hitherto any
results to our prayers and labours, have
been led to decision. The outside working
class, the lower labouring population, have
also oeen attracted in large numbers, and of
these many have been savingly impressed,
and led to the Saviour's feet. To Aim we
ascribe all the glory and the praise !
** But what <meers me, perhaps, more even
than this, is the tidings that reach me from
one of our institutions, recently opened for
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the benefit of a mucli-neglectod and needy
class.
" Youths and young men, betv^een 17 and
21 years of aee, crowd our common lodging-
houses, and, oecause of their age, are dis-
qualified for admission to any existing in-
stitution. Many of these poor fellows are
honest and industrious, and would gladly
do anything to get occupation; but the
fact that they live in a lodging-house,
and have no other home or friends, and no
proper clothing to make them look respect-
able, is all against them in the struggle for
employment which takes place dafly m this
great city. At that period in life when our
yoimg men are looking forward to the future
with the brightest prospects, these poor
fellows stand with kfe benind tiiem, already
a lost battle. To give them a helping hand
is all I could do. and that I resolved to do,
and so a ^at nouse was opened for their
reception m the Commerciai Boad, where
we can give them labour, and test them for
three or six months, to ascertain their capac-
ity, their character, their willingness, and
the like. A little while ago, uter much
prayer, we opened this house, admitting
about 80 lads of the ages I have mentioned,
the majority of whom were the roughest
and the most desperate-looking fellows I
have ever tried to assist ; aUof them abso-
lutely coming from the common lodg^g-
houaee. Tou may imagine my fears lest an
outbreak might take place among them, lest
a quarrel would lead to blows, which would
eventuate in some riot threatening a loss of
reputation. We entered the work with muck
prayer and much trembling, and Gk>d has
mercifully given us answers such as we
never expecM. Our dear brethren, Messrs.
Fnllerton and Smith, have been permitted
to reap among them, all unconsciousW^ to
themselves, a wonderful harvest. These
young men attended many of the services,
and, in addressing the common crowd,
words were uttered which entered their
hearts as arrows. The King's enemies were
wounded, some of them unto death, only to
be healed by the message of the gospel,
whidh kills, and makes alive. A prayerful
Spirit has broken out all over the house,
eeply-revived spiritual life is enjoyed by
all of my helpers in the home; prayer,
reading the Word of Gh)d, and an earnest
desire to do their duty thoroughly and con-
■cie&tiously, are the cnief features of almost
all the lads, and we are now in hopes that
every one will be brought to a definite de-
cision ere we send them forth upon their
life's work. For this blessing we have
mainly to thank dear Fnllerton and Manton
Smith. Others, of course, have perhaps
■own, but they have been permitted to reap.
Again I write, to Ood be all the glory and
au the praise!
" I send this account to yon, not merely
because I hope it will interest and cheer you,
if you have time to read it, but also because
I felt it would be ungrateful in the highest
«ite&t if X received so much good through
the means of your evangelists, and did not
at least return to you, as the human agent,
that meed of thanJa which must encourage
vou amid some of the burdens you have to
bear. * The Lord bless dear ICr. Spnrgeon '
will, I am sure, be a prayerwhich will often
ascend from mv people who have been
blessed under the labours of your evan*
gelists.
'* There is one matter, however, which
troubles me. We are not rich, nor can w»
impose collections upon our people. A f eir
couectious in the ordinary course have to be
taken up, but the prooeeda are absolutely
needful for the work at the Castle. I caa-
not, therefore, do as some have done, send
you largely from our stores towards tha
maintenance of these and others whom yon
are sending forth in the gospel, but I aik
you to accept the enclosed very sinall cheque
as some proof of the desire I nave to thajik
you in a more practical manner if I had but
the means.— Gratefully and faithfully yours
in the gospel, Thos. J. Babk^bik)."
This letter was accompanied by a cheque
for thirty guineas for the funds of the Society
Of Evangelists, for which we are extremely
gratefuL
On Sunday, the 21st ult., Messrs. Smith
and Fnllerton commenced a series of services
at Trinity Chapel, John Street, Edgware
Boad ; and on uxe 11th inat. they go to the
help of our brother Bax, at Saltera' Hall
Chapel, Baxter Boad, Islington.
During the past month Mr. Bumham has
held services at Bumham, TIswht ; and
Trowbridge ; and this month he ia to visit
Charlton Songs (for the fourth time) ; A^
Yale, Aldershot; Sandy, Beds.; and Wat-
ton, Norfolk. These are all places where
our brother has previously been so much
blessed that the mends desire his servioea
again. Pastor J. Kemp sends an interest-
ingreportof Mr. Bumham's viait to Bnmlej
just before the Conference.
Obphanaoe.— ^miiMi/ FSU, Will all our
collectors, and other frienda, in town and
country, kindly take notice that the annual
f £te will be held at the Orphanage on M'cd^
ficMtoy, Junt 2l9t ? We hope large numbeit
of our ever-generous supporters will come
and see for themselves the progress that has
been made vrith the additional buildings for
the use of the girls, and help us to oel«Dxata
our forty-eighth birthday oy liberal con*
tributions for the maintenance of this holy
work of caring for the widow and the f ather>
less. Full particulars of the day'a pro-
ceedings will be duly announced in the usual
way.
Several friends have recently helped the
Or|>hanage in a manner that caJJs for special
notice, and we mention the matter here in
the hope that others may be moved te
follow the noble examples which have been
set by these liberal souls, who have derised
hberal things. The following letter was
only intendeid for the Preaident'a eye, but
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817
the spirit of loTixigoonsecration that breathes
in it la 80 rare and preoious that he must put
it on reoord to the praiae of the God who
has moved tiie donon to plan and carry out
such a deed of whole-hearted (generosity : —
"Rev. C. H. Spurgeon: — My dear Sir. —
Through the loving-kindnees and tender
mercy of our heavemy Fattier, in gradoosly
enabling ns to carry out our purpose, my
wife and myself have the joy oi asking your
acceptance of the enclosed £350 for the or-
phans.
" For a long time it has been my desire
to devote (D. V.) to the Xx)rd'8 work the
irholr of the salary I might receive in my
fiftieth year. The amount enclosed is there-
fore my year's wi^es as a commercial tra-
veller, with something in addition lest we
have been slack in giving in the past.
''Left fatherless and motherless myself
when only about two years old, and brought
up out of compassion by my nurse, the Lord
has indeed been my helper and friend. For
all4uB ceaseless mercies, and especially that
we and our daughter have been brought to
know something of the riches of his love in
the Lord Jesus Christ, we offer him in the
persons of the little ones of his family this
token of our grateful love.
" Please do not publish our names. The
Lord knows them, and that is enough.
»Simply* say ' A year's salary from a Com-
mercial Traveller,' and it may be that some
one else may do the same.
*' The Lord bless yon more and more, and
upeedily restore von to health. With our
warm Christian love, believe me,
" Yours very sincerely.
they have sent us twenty-five shiUings for
uuri
the Orphanage, with the promise of a
amount next time.
rger
>»
The Orphanage has been benefited under
the will ox the late Mr. John Edwards to the
amount of £900 during the past month.
We have reooived from another donor a box
full of silver plate, which he hopes will
bring £30 to £40 to the Orphanage funds ;
and a gentleman who read the article on
the Ormianage in the May number of the
^'Sunoay at Home," sent a donation of
£100.
While Mr. Duncan S. Miller and the
Hoyal Poland Street Hand-bell Bingen
were in Philadelphia, they gave an enter-
tainment to the Bethany Sdiools and Mr.
Wanamaker's employes on condition that
a contribution shoula be sent to our Or-
phanage. The meetings were very suocess-
f ul, and in fulfilment of the contract we
have received from Mr. Wanamaker a draft
for £20, for which we heartily thank him
and the scholars at Bethany, and our good
friends the ringers.
Three youths in Scotland have found out
a novel way of helping us. With their
father's permission they colleeted all the
stdtable books im their home, and formed
them hito a circulating library, for the use
of which each member of the family paid a
small weekly sum. They then secured frmh
subscribers and additional books, and now,
as the result of less than six months' efforts,
CoLPOBTAOB. — The Annual Conference
and Meeting of the Colporteurs was held on
Sunday ana Monday, May 7th and 8th.
Meetings for prayer were held on Sunday
morning and afternoon, during which the
men related their experiences m. the work,
which were very cheering, one of them alone
reporting that one hundred had professed
conversion during the year in connecticm
with his labours. On Monday afternoon, in
the absence of the President, the Vice-
President, J. A. Spurgeon, gave an en-
couraging address to the colporteurs.
The pablic meetingin the Tabernacle was
the best ever held. Dr. Bamardo and Dr.
Donald Fraser delivered very powerful
addresses, and several colporteurs also in-
terested the people by their simple state-
ments of work accomplished for Jesus.
A new feature in the proceedings was the
distribution of prizes g^ven by Mr. Spurgeon
for the largest sales during the year, which
were awarded to the following colporteurs:
Class I., for the largest sales during the
past year : — Mr. J. Smith. Nottingham, £6 ;
Mr. £. Garrett, Uxbridge, £3 ; Mr. J.
Taylor, Boss, £2.
Class II., for the greatest increase on the
previous year : — Mr. Robert Hall, Ilkeston,
£5; Mr. L. Eyres, Cambridge, £3; Mr. C.
Morgan, Castleton, £2.
Beports, collecting cards, or boxes, and all
information may be had on application to
the Secretary, Mr. W. Cordon Jones, Temple
Street, St. taoorge's Boad, Southwark, to
whom also subscriptions may be sent.
We invite special attention to the annual
report of this useful agency, whieh is
prmted at the end of the present magadne.
Pi£BSONAi< Notes. — ^We havereoelTedfrom
Golcar the following pleasing testimony to
the usefulness of our senfions : —
"Dear Mr. 8purgeon,~yoa/ may per-
haps remember me waiting upon yon in
December last, to inform you that in con*
nection with our church we had five
hundred of your sermons in circulation
in the village, and that some oases of
conversion hod resulted therefrom. Since
then we have increased the circulation to
upwards of one thousand, which seventeen
or eighteen of our female friends droulate
weeluy or fortnightly, and several other
cases of conversion nave been reported,
besides great help and encouragement to
enquirers, especially from your sermon ' Only
trust Him, only trust Him' (No. 1636).
We have not had a church-meeting without
candidates since last November, and at every
one of them lately your sermons have been,
mentioned as havm^ been greatly blessed to
them. I recently visited a good churohmaa
in the village, wno was on his dying bed«
and he expressed his joy at reading one
of them whieh was left by one ca the
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diBtrilmton, and beKffed me to set him a
copy to preaerre, as it nad been so olened to
him. Smce then, however, his happy spirit
has gone to its reward. Scarcely any in the
tHI^^ now refvae them, though some did
at fint, and some who attended no place of
worship accept them, and express their
gratification to the distribntors for the loan
of them.
" I would, from experience, strongly re-
commend all our churches to adopt the use
of them in this manner, as they have indeed
proved to be most useful and olessed in our
history.
" Your very truly,
>>
:jaic Hibst.
Our late student, Mr. Har^ Wood, who
has been for some time in jluatraliaf has
written the subjoined interesting account
of the reception of the sermons in that
region: —
** During my visit to the different colonies
it was veiy oheerinff to hear the people
speak of our beloved Plresident, and the
blessing that had followed the reading of
his sermons by saint and sinner alike.
** There are one or two instances which I
cannot forbear to relate. When visiting the
Thames Gk>ld-field, in New Zealand, a dear
friend acquainted me with the following
story, which will not only cheer the Pastor's
heart, but will encoura^ all who are en*
gaged in distributing his sermons. There
were three youngmen who were working
at the diggings. They were living to^^ether
in a tent. One Sunday morning it was
raining very hard, and tney could not get
out ; the hours were long, and they knew
not what to do to kill time. One of them
adced if he should read one of Spurgeon's
sermons, as he had several in Ids dox, per-
haps put there by a godly mother. He made
no pretence to De religious or serious any
more than his companions, but they agreed
that he should read it to pass the time.
Before they got throuffh the sermon the
Spirit of Gtoa convincea them of sin, and
it was ultimately the means of leading all
three of them to the Lord Jesus Christ;
** When in South Australia I met a well-
to-do farmer, who, on hearing that I had
come from the Pastors' Colle^^e, informed me
that a sermon by our President from the
text * He that believeth on him is not con-
demned,' (John iii. IS^^was blessed to the
salvation of his soul. He is now one of the
most energetic Christians I have met with,
and is domg good service in one of the
Baptist ehurohes. Many such instances
oomd be given. The sermons are also a
great blessing to small churches that are
without pastors. In my traveb I have met
with many little flocks without an under-
shepherd. The question has been asked,
'How do you keep together?' Theanswer
has been to this effect, * One of the deacons
reads Mr. Spur^eon's sennons morning and
fivenmg,' and m this way they have been
anstained till Qod has sent tbem a man.
We do well to praise God for giving <m^
Pastor a voice to reach the ends of the
earth, and for the great blessing Qod con-
tinues to give both to the preached snd
printed word. This should stir us up, not
only to more earnest prayer, but to mor»
earnest effort in the distribution of these
messengers of mercy all over the world.
*'I hope I shall see the day when col-
porteurs from the Metropolitan Tabenade
will be seen to carry the word of God t»
the settlers in the Bush of the Australian
Colonies as they do to-day in the country
of England."
A friend in Minneaotu^ writing to Mrs.
Spurgeon, says, **you will be peased to
hear that out in this Western country, and
in this village of six hundred inhabitants,
Mr. Spurgeon's books are much valued. I
have seen them in several houses here. In
the Wesleyan minister's a volume or two of
'sermons,' and 'John Ploughman's' pro-
ductions. In another house 'Morning by
Morning.' In another, that of an old saint,
a^^ seventy-five, ' The Saint and ffis Sa-
viour,' whidi he esteems as very predoos,
saying, with emphatic tone, when he speals
of it. ' This is Mr. Spurgeon's first book;
and ne has written many since, but nerer
one to surpass this,' though the dear old man
has not read a tithe of Mr. Spurgeon**
publications."
Mr. Ghowrryappah sends us from Mtfthw
a copy of our ** Evening by Evening,"
whidi he has translated into Tamil, and
is selling to native Christians under cost
price at twelve annas (Is. 4d). He has
also translated some extracts from our
works, and issued them as tracta. He
says tnat kind friends in England enabled
him to accomplish this work, and he is now
anxious to procure additional funds so that
he may translate and publish " Morning by
Morning" also. This is a good woifc.
Though five hundred copies may appear t»
be a small issue, it ia a great thing to get tlie
book translated, for it will then m reaidy far
use when in hapnier times thousands will
need a Christian literature. We are thiiee
happy in seeing our works thus scattered
among many nations. May the Lord send
the increase.
■
SFUBOBOIf'S SSBMONS' TbACF SoOBTT.'
Since we inserted a note in reference to thia
Society in a recent number of the magarine,
the secretary has received several applica-
tions for grants of sermons, but no con-
tributions to pay for them. He is con-
tinually heanng of cases of conversion
resulting from the distribution of the
sermons as loan tracts, and if he only had
increased funds, could lari^ly extend tlie
Society's operations. fiends who ai«
looking for a ^ood investment of their
Lord's money might do worse than send a
donation to Mr. 0. Cornell, GO, Hamilton-
square, Borough, S.E.
319
atatMient of JUesipU /rom April ISth t4» May Uth, 1882.
ITr. C D. ToFtin ... m.
Mr. D. McKay ... .„
Mr. Wm. Ed^ravds. . . ... ... ...
ficY. Dr. Ed. WiUaneoa .^
Mr. Joahaa Allder... ...
Ju. T*. K. o^lWAy... ..• .M ...
Mr. £. H. Kcm (M ... «•.
Mr. T. W. 8touRhtOD
Mr. H. H. Hodder... ...
Mr. Thoa. Pickworth
Baptiit Church, Hazr0W'<m-th»>HiU»
per Futor B. T. Sole
Tneaia at Salem COwpel, Boitoii, per
Putor W. Sexton
Lower TootiDg Chozchy per Putoor T.
Witner
Pastor F. J. F^ltham
Mr. Henry Borgeee
Collection at BjtborDBp per PMtogr O.
^^^^^mXAvTf ■«• mw •■• ••• •••
Mrs. E. McLean
CoUectkn at "Umg Bndkhy, per Putoor
J. Spanewick
Partor E. Enaoll
Mr. W. SnlliTan
Collection at Fazingdon, per Putor
*•• viewij© ■ ■ • ••• ••• ... ...
rtooKda of Lecture Inr Fttator W. F.
Hutu
CoUectaon at Bromiey, per Puioor aI
A^BBlC& »,» «•• •«• *•• ■•#
Collection at Putney, per Pawtor W.
Thomas
0>llcetion at Biuhden, per Futor
"•A. jjavis ... ... ... ...
Oollection at Gnfton-etreet, North-
ampton, per Ptator O. J. Moore ...
Oollecti<m at Campehoume Ouipel,
Honusey, per Pastor J. S. Bmoe
Collection at Salem Chapel, Doyer, per
Putor B. J. Edirards
CoDection at Qreat Broughton, per
PtatorJ.McNah
Collection at North FSnchley, per Pu-
tor J. Chadwick
Collection at Mnidenhead, per Pfeitor
J. J. Irring
Collection at AjOidon, per Putor B.
***7«wU ... ... ... ... ...
CoUection at Westmaaoote^ per Putor
W.J. Smith ...
Pxiends at Halfftead, per Putor E.
Morley
^ends at Salun Chapel, Folkeetone,
per pMtor B. P. Je&ey
OoUeetioQatLeytonatone, per Pastor J.
u>U«ct]on at Hanley, per Putor A.
Joaaaon
u^ecdon at Btreatham, per Putor
B. Bpoth^SttlJngtoii,
Johnson
JWC. T.Johnson
^Uettton at Sodbnry, per Putor
H.W.Childa ... ...
i^Uectionat East Dereham, per Putor
A. MillB
™wds of Lecture, per Putor J. O.
*»«we Crescent Chapel, Bheemeaa, per
**^!^ ^' ^ HadiCT ... ZT rn
r^^P9»tzcmB4»diDg**
UUectum at Satton-on-Tieat. per
^worH.Chuuier
iB a. d.
per Putor C. T.
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Pastor W. Gillnrd
iVienda at St. Neot*s, per Putor T. O.
Oatheroule
Pastor A. Bird
CoIlcHstion at Commercial-road Chapel,
Oxford, per Pastor W. Hackney . . .
Cjllection at fiillslcy, per Putor N. T.
MillpT
pH«tor E. Mason, Lowestoft
Per Pastor W. J. Tomkins, Bidg-
mount :—
Mr. H. O. Fwher 1 10 0
Mr. J. Parker 0 10 0
Other fiiends 0 6 0
OU 0
CoUected by Pastor J. F. Foster,
Waterbeach
Per Putor W. Osborne :—
Mr. J. Steinle 0 10 6
Miss Bradley 0 10 0
Hiss S. Bradley 0 10 0
Mrs. Knott 0 6 0
Mrs. English 0 6 0
Collection at Pain's Hill Chapel, per
Pastor F. M. Cockeiton
Collection at Oodstono, per Putor G. A.
*▼ CW «•• ••• ••• ••■ •••
CoUection at Princes Bisboroiigh, per
Putor W. Coombs
Collection at KinfrHtreet Chapel,
Bristol, per Pastor O. D. Evans
MlHsPamell
Grove-road Chapel, Victoria Park, per
Pastor W. J. Inglis
Mr. Edwin Herita^
ik. Alderman W. McArthur, M.P. . . .
Mr. Henry Fisher
Mr. Wm. C. Greenop
Mr. W. Grose ... ... ... ...
Messrs. A. Straker and Son
Mr. W. F. Whitehead
Bliss Newman
Mr. and Mrs. B. Hayward
Mr. and Mrs. Nanaway
Mr. Gamham
Mrs. Bedwin
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Mrs. Wm. Evans ..» ... ...
Mr. Wm. Evans ... ...
Bfr. Bichard Evana
Mr. C. E. Dain
Pastor T. W. Medhurst and friends ...
Messrs. Hollings and Brock
Mr. J. W. Sorrell
Mrs. ooireU... ... ... ... ...
Mr. and Mrs. O. 8. Phillips
Mr. and Ifrs. F. A. Penny
Miss Nellie Withers
Pastor C. B. Sawday
Mr. and Mrs. James Withers
]£r. Savage ... ... ••• ••• •••
Mr. JohnGoslin
Mrs. 8. E. Goiilin ... ••• ... •••
M[rs. Scandrett ... ... ... •••
Mr. James C. Goelin
Miss J. E. burgeon
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Page
Mr. T. Greenwood...
Mr. W. Olney
Mr. W. Olney, Jun
Mr. S.Thomson
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au* V. H. Dean •.. ... *•. •••
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Ur. juid Ktn. E. FvlkiiGr
K r. (nJ Un. Pirbvr
Mr. uid Mra, Suliliile ..
Mr.'iiDilMn'.'ni* ". "
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Mr. W. L WiHi^mii ,,.
Mr. BBil Un. Bdsud TTcU
Mr. C, "nnomUMi
Uc. uiul Mul O. rjirkn ...
Ur. ■ixl Mn. Conollr ...
Vr. KumiKl Walker
Uix Wnlker
Hr. O. Oithavol«
Jin. UnybooU
Ur. -W R, Edwanli
Wr W Buvu
U».Kni>t
Mr. Q. HoUand
AFrieml ...
JCr. Jnp. ■WintkwoHh
Ib.O najnilloB
3In. E. IIdvh
lUnllvUii
Slina Hiitrhcr
Mr. uul Um. Bitfar.1T
UinM. Wade
iSt. OTUl Mm. 0. W.nowtl
3£r. F. ni»lk
Mr. uid lln. niErli'nmitb ...
Mr. utdUn. BickirdJahiuiia ..
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Sir. CollenrIM
Mn. J. K. Knight
Mr. H. H. KalKlit
Hr. W. J. BiicwDOd
3b.-W.VioKri
Hi. Wkd UiH Viniioa
Mr. KVirnon
MiaU.Nuh
Hi. kod Un. Chnlca UurrcU...
ilr, Gi-nrpi ICiffhnan
111 knt W. !
itt. Kdwud
!Mr. Oiu-ln Vfl«
Mn. TmaimDod
PnaLor E. O. (hinUP
J'utar F J. PelUiam
~ibe Felthimi. hcd.
Mr. J, K. I'bilip ...
Mr. 'nuimaB 11. Olncy
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PA8T0B8' OOLLEGJS.
821
jEr. James Oxlcy .«• ••• ••• •••
Vt. J. Manland *.• ••• .•• •••
JCr. W. S. Fuher ..« ••• ••• ••«
Hr. T. K. BcUis
Hn. T. K. Uelljs
Mr. John Tifaraham
Mr. O. Allino
Mr. J. Gamer MiimhiH
Mr. Wm. Xnurd ... ..* ... ...
Mr. and Mn. WoUaoott
Mr. and Mn. Whittle
Mr. Wm. Bom ... i.« ... ...
Mrs. Wm. Soh ... ... ... ...
* dAN» ••• ••• •■■ ••• •••
CoUecCion at Grantham, per Ftetor G.
JD» ajOwaCT •«■ »•• ••• ■•• •••
CoQection at Jamet* Grove, Feekham,
per Factor G. J. Dann
Flutar H. A. Fletcher
OoQection at Tnnbridge, per Flutor T.
Hancocka ... ... ...
A^^XUXa ••• •«• ••• ••• ■»•
FMendfl at Middlesborongh, per F&ator
wf, Tviiaie ... ... ••. ...
Prooecda of lecture at CoalTiUe,h7 Fim-
torT. Hagen
Mr. £. J. Pu-ker ... .m
Mrs. Biaman, per Factor £. Oabome ...
Collection at Carlton Chapel, Soath-
ompton, per Faator E. Oabome
Itiends at Chipping Sodbnry, per Fftctor
A. K. DavioBon ...
Ptooeeds of lecture, by Factor G. Went
Put Road Chapel, Byde, by Faator J.
A« J^JZD7 ••• •«• ••• •■• •■•
Pastor Jabes Dodwell
Collection at Wydiffe Chapel, Beading,
per Faator F. J. Benakin
Collection at Selly Fark Chapel, Bir-
mixigham, per Factor A. M. CoUiu
P^iends at victaria Chapel, Deal, per
Factor N. Dobaon
Ftttor Joaiah Hart
Friends at Oreoham Chapd, Brixton,
per Pastor J. T. Bwixt
Phator J. BUllman
Prieads at Arthur Street Chapel, Kmg'a
(^osa, per Pastor W. Smith
Contents of Box, Hacter C. Welton,
Driffield ... ... ...
PMtor C. Testro
Clay Croaa Ghorch, per Faator L A.
*v nK\4 •■• #■* •*• «•■ ■••
I^ienda at New Brompton, per Pastor
W. W. Blocksidge
CoUevtion at Devonport, per Factor £.
A. Tydeman
fiends at Wellington Street, Laton,
^ per Pastor T. L. Edwards
(Collection at Clarence Parade Chapel,
Cheltenham, per Pastor H. WHkius...
I^iendc at Talbot Tabernacle, per Pas-
tor F. H. White
Battenca Park Church, per Pastor T.
^lardner ... ... ... ... ...
W. & Lardner, per Pastor T. Lardner
IWtorJ.H. Barnard
CoUectwn at Croaa Street Chapel,
IdiDfftoa, mr Pastor F. A Jones ...
<wrF.A.JoneB
Pnends at Oaett, per Factor J. W.
CoQfart
(><S«ction at Fanon'a HOI Chapel,
Woolwich, Mr Pastor J.Wilson ...
^utor Henry Aidner
I^utor J. H. Banfleld
JJftorW. B.Bice
"geeda of Lecture, by Pastor W. B.
«k ^**/il^« ■•■ «•• ■•• •« •■«
^««tor J. L, Bennett ... .^ ...
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Friends at Uueen's-smtare Chapel,
Brighton, per Pastor J. S. Geale ...
Per Pastor G. T. Ennals :—
£ ■. d.
2 2 0
Ml'. Chivers ...
>Ir. J. Chaplin
Mr. Char
Mr. Maris ...
Collected by
Mathew ...
Misi A.
0 6
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Collection at Emest-atreet Chapel,
Church, per Pastor J. Ney
Friends at Cheltenham, per Pastor W.
Jolyan ... ... ... ... ...
Factor J. M. Cox ...
Collection at Hmie Bay, per Pastor W.
Pettmon ... ... ... ...
Collection at Btockton-on-Teet, per
Pastor G. Wainwiight
Factor J. Bateman
Pastor J. O. Fellowes
Friends at Southend Tabemade, per
Mir. Edwards ... ... ... ...
Pastor B. 8. Latimer
Mr. Jss. Smith, per Pastor B. S.
jjaumer ... ... ... ••• ...
Mr. Wm. Stubbs
FHends at Leeds, per Pastor
Geo. Hill, M. A.:—
Mr. John Barron, M.P. ... 10 0 0
Mr. John Barran, jun. ... 6 0 0
Mr. Wm. Illi^gworth ... 2 2 0
Mr. J. B. BUborough ... 110
Mr. W. R. Bilboroogh ... 110
Mr. B. John Andrew ... 0 10 6
Pastor George Hill, M.A.... 110
Mr. J. Turner
Mr. G, Bantick
Mr. and Mrs. Boina
Misa Baina ... ... ... ... ...
Mr. L. Thwaitcs
Mr. G. H. Freon
Mr. Jas. Clark ... ... m* m.
Mr. G. £. ElTin ...
Mr. W. Spriggs
Collection at Bexley Heath, per Pastor
G. Smith
Mr. T. A. Denny ... ... ... ...
Mr. Murray, ^ Pastor C. Chambers...
Mr. MeConilrie, per Pastor C. Cham-
WaV ■• ••• ■■• ••• ••• #■•
Mr. and Mrs. Manafll
Miss McCleUon
Bomons vi. 7 and 8
Collection at Conference public meeting
at South-street Chapel, Greenwich...
Friends at Aston Park, JBirmingham,
per Pastor G. Samuel
Factor B J. Middleton
Port collection at '"'•^«^i*nb«»in, per
Pastor T. Hy. Smith
Collection at Zion Chapel, Chatham,
per Fkstor Jas. Smith
Mrs. Marshall
Mr. Jas. Benham
Mr. Jno. Best, J.F.
Mr. A. Althom
^M* 'BL. JU. ... ... ... ... ...
Mr. »» . x^iyne ... ... ... ...
Mr. Jno. Houghton
Mr. and Mrs. Fotier
Mr. A. Dofnrett ...
Mr. Jna Taylor ... ^
Mr. T. T. Murks, C.E.
Ber. W. Stott ... ... ... ...
Mr. A. H. Bayncs ... ... ... ...
MeoBTB. Wills snd Paokham
Mr. Andrew Bunn
Mr. and Mrs. Hazxald
Mr. H. Hall... ••■ ••• «.. ...
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RTOCKWELL OQPHAKAGR.
Mr. Creorpre TVilliinn
lArs. Williams and lamily
Hr. James Duncan
Mr. and Mrs. 8purgeon
Plutor C. Spuifreon
Mr. Hjr. Tubby
Mr. A. H. Tubby
Mr. Geo. Tomkina
Mr. B. Harwood •
Colonel Griffin
Mr. J. R. Hacarthur
Mr. Arch. Macnicoll
Mr. E. P. FiiihcT ... ^
Mr. D. Wellby
Mr. J. Kickinson
Mr. Fred. Hunt, per "Sir. Cart
Mr. J. Barrett, per Mr. Murrell ...
Mr. F. W. Lloyd
Mr. W. List ... ■•• «•• •*.
Mr. R. C. Mori^nn ... ... ... ...
Mr. Thoa. Knight
Mr. W. W. Baynes
Mr. Jno. Lobb • ...
Mr. ThoB. Wild, Jun
Miss M. Heath ... ... ... ...
J&. M. Hy. FoAtor .. .•. ... ...
Mr. and Mrs. Higgs and fumtly ...
Mr. and Airs. Carr and family
Mr. T. J. Winney, iwr Mr. Cair
"Mi. John Ncal
Mr. R. J. May ...
Sb. F. W. Warmington
Mr. C. W. Ooodhait
Mr. Tt. Hill... ... ••• ... ...
JHrs. vv . HlH ... ... ... ...
AaISS iilli ... ... ... ••• ...
Mrs. M. Callam ... ...
A 70UDg member
Balanoe of collection at Kiilem ChapeU
Dorer, per Pa.Mtor £. J. Edwards ...
Master Charles Bpurgeon Pratt
A friend, per C. L
One month's offering, from Mrs.
Mitchell's Bible-class, Rye
*• A friend in Scotland "
Bent as a thanlcoifeiiag
Miu Lizzie Culver
Mr. J. B. AVliita
£ 8. d.
106 0 0
105
1*5
106
3
6
1
6
10
6
1
2
6
S
1
6
1
6
6
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
6
1
0
0
2
1
6
1
0
0
8 8
10 10
6 6
2
6
6
6
GO
7
1
2
0
0
0
0
7
1
8 8
6 0
6
5
2
2
1
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18 6
10 0
0 7 6
0 13 6
25 0 0
1 10 0
2 2 0
0 8 6
FH'^ndu at Cambridge, per BiatorT.
G. Tani :—
£ i.d.
Mr. (i. £. Foster ...
Mr. C. F. Foster ...
Mr. £. Fohter
Mr. F. G. Gifford ...
Mr. W. E. Lilley ...
Mr. J. Nutter
Mr.J. 8. Watts ...
Pastor T. G. Tarn ...
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
e
e
0
0
0
Mr. A. H. Scaxcl ... ... ... ...
From Shetland, per Mr. E. BichArda...
OCKIV«^*a« ••• ••• ••• ••• •■*
]&rv»^uty ... ••• ••• •>• •••
Mr. W. Withey
Mr. W. R. Huntley —
Mrs. W. R. Huntley m*
Miss Hunt ... ... .•• •••
Mr. TV. Hunt ... ... ... **.
Mr. Samuel Harris
Mr. Thomaa Banson
Mr. and Mrs. Allison ...
Mr. G. T. and Mrs. Congrere ... •..
Mr. and Mrs. Haydon
Rey. John Spnrgeon ... ... ...
Mr. Thos. Goldmg
Mr. John Crowle ... •*•
Jar. fV. (t. AIills ... ... ... .*•
Mr. H. y. Biiginahaw
Mr. ^.m Mills... ... ... ... ...
Mr. W. Payne
Rev. F. Cheshire ... ... ... >••
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Crea^ey
GUremont-etrect Chai)el, Shrewsbury,
per Pastor W. W. Bobiouoa
Atumal Subteription: —
Mrs. M. Wilson ... ... •*• ...
Weekly Ofleciiigs at Met. Tab. :—
Apiilie
„ 28
,. 80
May 7
11
tt
28 4 8
11 A) 0
26 15 8
80 8 11
40 0 2
8 8
0 6
0
0
10 0
20 0 0
0
0
10
2d
0
0
10 10 0
10 10 0
t 1
1
0
1
0
0
6
8
4
5
I
S
i
5
S
2
1
S
1
25
10
6
8
4
5
%
2
2
6
2
2
110 0
0 10 0
-13618 7
£2372 14 2
Statement of Iteceipta from April 16th to May XWiy 1832.
l^Ir. and Mra. Poticr
Mr. £. P. Fuiher
A widow, Jamaica, per Messrs. Lamb
ftUU DOIl ••• ■•■ ••• •«• •••
Mr. John Jones Pierce
A sinner sared by grace
Jlu«l« XwUCJk •■• ••• ••• «•« •••
DwvUUjW ••• ••• ■•• >•■ •••
Stamps from Essex and Newcastle . . .
W« «A* AL* ••« ••■ •■• ■*• •••
Mr. Arthur Briscoe
plttxeeds of circulating library at
Hawick, per Mr. W. D. Fiirfier
Proceeds of entertainment by Oi-phan-
age boys at Mr. Chanrington's hall ...
Hanton Baptist Sunday - school
Teadxers and Scholon
Mrs. Napier...
In memoriam, Ernest and Eddie
Bank of England note, given by an un-
known genUeman to Miss H. S.
A Jr Xa V A& »•• ••• •>• •»« •••
Mr. John Cannings, per Pastor T. W.
Medhuzst
£ B. d.
6 0 0
6 0 0
2
1
1
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
5
60 0
0
0
0
0
2 6
0
0
0
15 0
10 0 0
0 10 0
10 0
0 10 0
6 0 0
8 0 0
Bnrweaton Chimers, per
Mr. C. Adlcm 0 10 0
G. P. Dust 0 2 6
Two poor women, Ivinghoe, Aston ...
Mr. W. Cooko
Mr8.Church9r
Mrs. Mai-!)hall
Mr, Geo. Turner
Mr. Hadnutt, per Mrs. Eraoa
Mr. W. Thomas
A year's salary from a Commcmal
Traveller
Executors of the late "htt. John Ed-
A reader of the " Christian Herald " ...
Rev. J. M. Hewaon
Miss A. Jones
Pastor E. A. Tyderaan
Sale of photograph
** A well wisher "
Mr. E. 2^y, per V. J. C
Batlersea Park Baptiut Chiqtel Sonday-
£ a.d.
Olt 6
0
0
\i
c
G
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0 1
2 0
0 4
0 10
0 3
6 0
2 10
860 0 0
900
0
0
1
0
0
0
0 0
3 •'
5
1
5
«
1
0 10
>
0 6 1
QI3U3' ORPHANAGE BaiLDINQ FUND.
823
Mr. Qdliiia
Oolleetion at LordBhIp liuio Bsptnt
Chapel, after wnnon by Mr. Chorlea-
vnxuii ... ,,, ,,, ,,, ,.,
Btiieci a. O.TndtM
CoOeeted by Mzb. Bichaida
Kis. Oakley
Ur.Joh&Jdortlock
Mr.J. BteuUe
Ml* V. l»eakctt „. ...
Mr.Hy. BiitveM
~*' >**•/ ... ... «a« ••■ ...
Hr. Wild
Mr. W. bpriggs
Mim A. Jonea, per J. A. 8
Per Factor £. O^bonie :-^
Hn.6iaman 10 0
Mrs. Chaplin 10 0
Uri. Wiiuor'B Bible-dasi, S. Stockton
Ur.W. Kelley
I'tfk Road Chapel, Ryde, per Piutor J.
T. Almy
l*er Pastor W. "U lAayo :—
Ftooeeda of lecture at
Neath 16 0
Mr. W. J. Bctta 0 10 0
Box,W. L. M 0 4 0
Mx«. Vincent 0 *2 6
Mrs. Hodgson 0 S 0
T A.
Miu Hunt, per J. T. D
Mr. Qeorge Brown
** A ^idoVs mite " (Ruabon)
Mr. John Nicholson
fiut collection Baptist Church, Sud-
botv, Suffolk, per Pastor H. W.
Childa
Oirla' Practising School, Btockwell, per
MusHyde
Box at Tabcmade Gates, per Mr.
AATwT'Bll «■• •■• ••• ••• ■••
r n
^^* ^'« ••• ••* ••• ••• ••• •••
A Missionary
Box at Orphanage Gates, per Secretary
Proceeds of Entertainment iu Phila-
delphia, by Poland-street Handbell
Ruigers, per Mr. J. Wanamaker ...
T A
OEU.DLOFXEP
The Lord's own money
Btamps from Harwich
P«G. B.fTring ... ... ... ...
Kiss Alice Yates
Mr. Isaac Atkinson
£
0
B. d.
31 6
4 0
0 1
0 10
0 J
1 1
0 10
0 16
4 4
1 0
0 10
0 10
0 10
3
0
0
0
7
6
0
6
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 10 0
2
0
0
2
0
6
1
1
6
0
1
4
4
6
6
7
1
0
6
0
0
5
0
7
20 0
0 10
0 2
0 5
0 2
0 2
0 10
1 1
6
0
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
6
0
0
6
6
0
Collection in Messrs. Southall Brothcrj
and Barclay's pill-room
Trinity (WeeoBland) Sunday School,
JUL^t ^T XU^k ■■• ••■ •■■ ••• •••
A fciend, i>er Pastor J. F. Fo.«tcr
T H
•* • 'J* ••• ••• •• •■• •■• ■••
Callectcd ty Mrs. Colps
In responao to John Ploughman's
appeal, May 1st
^^» A^« w« Os ••• •• «•« ••■ ■••
A Friend, jperC.L
Mrs. A. whatley
Thankoifering for a nephew's cnn-
Tersion through C. H. B., September,
"\^* &••• ■•■ »*• ••• •*■ •••
Mr. James T. SaundexB
Miss Gillof B box, per Pastor W.
Goacher
Pisstor N. Heath, ThaxkkoiTering
Mr. and Mrs. Luff
^7vAUAa^B •»• ••• ••• ••• #b9
Mr. R. McRjnley ... ... ...
Postal or Jer and stamps
Mr. J. F. Yeats
"EyerylitUe helps »»
Mr. H. Childs
Marlborou^h-street Board School Boyd,
per Mr. J. Burgess
«^« AAb jl^« «*• ■■• ••• ••• •••
*' Somersetshire "
A thankoifering
Mr. George Rogers ...
Mrs. Mary Morgan
Mr. £. P. Jeanmn-et
Mr. J. J. Bydawell
JKL • JDKACa^ ■ ••• ••■ ••• ■•» ■••
Mr. Geo. Smith
Glenbarry Juvenile Missionary Society
and Band of Hope
A Lover of Jesus
Miss Daisy Ridley
Mr. A. H. Beard
OOtflM^/..* ... ... ... ... ...
Annual 8nhncrivthn» : —
Mrs. Mold, per F. R. T
Mr. C. Hunting
Mr. W. Tebbutt, per I'astor T. XL
HmitQ ••• ■•. >•• •«. ...
West Croydon Bjiptist Sunday School,
perMr. Durrant...
Mrs. M. Wilson
Sandwich, per bankers, May 1 ...
£ a
0 12
0
0
0
1
6
0
0
15
6
2
2
0
a
7
0 10
d.
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
(i
0
8
6
0
0
0 6
0 10
2 0
0
6
0
10
0
10
2
0
1
0
2
0
0 18
0 6
20
2
1
1
1
1
2
100
0
0
0
10
1
0
0
0
0 10
0 6
0 10
0 5
10 0
0
2
5
2
6 6
0 10
2 2
0
0
0
0
0
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0
G
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
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0
0
2 2 0
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£1031 7 7
Uat of Pr€9enU, per Mr. Charletworth^ to May 14<A (Boy^ Division) .*— Protisioxs.— 1 Ton of Potatoes,
Mr. Fox ; 120 Egjps Miss Janet Ward.
Okxxsal.— 6Jbooks, A Friend ; A Microsoopo and 1 Vol., ** La Normandie,'* Mr. F. Fordham ;
SBlbs. Starch, Messrs. Lecher, Son, and Co., per Mr. T. P. Chard.
Clothixo.— 12 Night Shirts, Mr^. Brown's Bible Class ; 10 Shirts, Toung Girls' Working Meeting,
Brookside ; A quantity of Ties and Handkerchiefs, Teachers and Scholars of Battersea Park BapLat
Bmiday-school.
{Oirli* Division) ;— Clothixo.— Six Artidefl, a constant Friend ; a small Parcel of Ties, Anon ;
1 Bed QuHt, Mrs. W. Franklin ; 1 Dress and Bonnet, Mrs. Nash ; 91 Articles, Working Association,
Wellington-square, Hastings ; 20 Articles, Mrs. BuswcU ; 16 Jackets, Mrs. T. Boocock ; IS I'om-
Padour Pmaf ores, Mrs. J. Moss.
Girls' (l^r|[]^M0e §mIMii0 jfmi^.
StaUment of Iteotipti from April Ibthto May 14M» 1882.
Mr. Jas. Bdiham ... ... ... ...
A eoBkta&t aermon-readcr
ynanXA atHaydock, per Bev. J. Barton
Mr. K. Meikle
A iRvUfW, Bumlvy, per Mr. Bunduun
£ a.
d.
6 0
0
0 6
0
4 lU
0
2 2
0
0 2
c
Collected by Miss A. Walker
Mrs. Woido Ooodhort . . .
Miss Rose Godfrey
Mrs. Mrtrshall
Mr. William Thomas ...
£ 8.
d.
0 2
6
10 0
0
0 10
0
0 10
0
2 10
0
{
824
OOLFOBTAGJB ASSOCIATIOir.
£ B. d.
A thankofferinsr 0 10 0
The late Mm. Child, amount nceired
from sale of emenildi 87 10 0
Mrs. M.OaUam 9 0 0
M. C. I/. 0 10 0
Kn. Soott, for "The LiTeipool
HonM'* 0
Hr. a D. Rickard 10
Mrs. Kai7 Bandali 1
An Invalid, Clapham-park 0
AxTiend ... ... ^, ,,, ,,, 6
J., Hiddleabro' 0
Un. Ellen Castle 0 10
4
0
0
2
0
s
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
A '* Sword and Trowel'* reader, Dom-
A lover of iTeaaa ... ... ...
Miss Ghmoe Ridley M
jajt. At ax, Dcard •.. ... ••• ...
A Thankoffering, Leighton Bmzard ...
Sale of Hajcaar gooda
Mra. V. Feakett
Mr. John Nicholacm ...
£ t.d.
Statement of ReeeipU from April 15tA to May Uth, 1882.
Subteripthnt and Donaiiotu /or Di*tr»ct$ :—
£ a. d.
UUngton, per Bey. F. A. Jonen ... 10 0 0
** W. R." for Ilkeston and Riddinga ... 7 10 0
Thombiuy District :—
Mr. T. B. Child
Mr. T. Weatoomb
Mr. J. Bevan
Mr. J. Dav
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor
Mr. Thoa. Workman
A Friend, Thombory
A Friend, Rodkhampton ...
A FHend from Oldbury ...
A Fdend from Moton . . .
A Friead from Croaawaya .
6 0
0 10
0 10
0 10
0 10
0 10
0 10
0 10
0 10
0 10
0 10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
For Bower Chalk, from Mr. J. S.
^^ £LOCKCjr ••• *•■ «•• «•• •»«
For Bower Chalk, from Mr. Chizlett ...
Hadleiph District
Kettermg, per Mr. T. Jones
Cambe. Aaaodation
10 0 0
4 10
0 10
10
6
80
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
£77 10 0
Subicriptiont and Donaiions to the Oeneral Fund:"
£ a. d.
Mr. T.W.Allan 0 6 0
Thankoffering by the ftuthor of '* Sav-
ing Faith" 10 0
Mr.Spriggs 0 6 0
M. C, Boston 10 0
Miaa Matthews S 10 0
"• £L« ••• *«• «••
Mn.MaxahaU
Mr. A. Fortingall
CoUeeted byMr. J. Smith
Mr. £. £[. Price ... ...
MisaE. A. Gilbert
Mr. M. IVoat
Mr. John Weet
Mm. Webadale
Pastor C. H. Sporgeon, for
Mr. J. Patrick
Donation, per Mra. Whiting
A • ^^^ •■• ■•• •■• •••
Stint as Thankoffering ...
Mr. C. F. AlUson
Mr. Samuel Godkin
Mr. A. H. Scard
Mr. Chaa. Garter
OOSvW/... ... ... ...
Annual Suh$eriptiont : —
Mr. T. H. Olney
Mra. Jenkins
Mr. John Powell
Mr. Geo. Shepherd
Miaa Newman ...
Miaa A. Newman ... ...
Mr. C. L. Ruaaell
Mr. F. Cookrell
Hr. Hwiniah
• ••
• ••
• ••
••e
• ••
•••
Statement ofHeeeipte from April I5th to May lith, 1882.
£ a. d.
X« ^L* «•• ••• «■• «•• ••» ••« \l O w
Beadera of the "Christian Herald*' ... 18 6 6
Mr. F. N. Charrington, thankoffering
for Meaara. Smitn and FuUerton'a
aervioea at MUe End Aaaembly Hall 16 0 0
Dr. Bamardo. thankoffering for Mesars.
Smitii ana FuUerton'a aervioea at
the "Edinboro' Castle" 8110 0
Mr. A. H. Board 0 6 0
1 0
0 f
010
0 6
1
0
0
6
0
7
5
0
£141 13 6
£ a.d.
100 0 0
0 10 0
0 5 0
0 6 6
10 0
10 0
OSS
0 10 0
1 0
SO 0
0 6
010
0 i
1
5
6
0
1
10
10
1
1
6
6
1
0
1
0 10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
£177 16 0
CXKnIvU ■•• •*« •■• ••• ■«»
Balance of ooUeetion at BunUey, after
Mr. Bumham'a aervioea
Thankofferizur, from a aervant
Mrs. Marahafl
£
SO
9
0
ad.
0 0
0
6
0 10
0
0
0
83 1 6
H'iende eending presente to the Orphanage are earnestly requested to let their
names or initials SLocompany the same, or fee cannot properly aehwwledye them; and
tUso to write Mr. Spurgeon if no aehnowledgmewt is sent within a weeK AUparcelt
shotUd be addressed to Mr. CharUsworth, Stochwell Orphanage^ Clapham Roadt Lonien,
Subteriptions will be thanhfully received by C. H, Spurgeon, ** Westwood," JBenlah
SUlf Upper Norwood, Should any sums be unacknawledged in this li^ffriendiare
requested to write at onee to Mr, Spwrgeon. Post Ojfioa Orders should be made
payable at the Chief Offiee, London^ to C. M. Spurgeon.
f
MCTROPOUTUI TMEmueiX
f
Mprta0^ g^sM^ratim
The Fifteenth Annual Report, 1881.
REV. 0. H. SPURGEON
Rev. J. A. SPURGEON.
tSxtnfsaxtx.
ED. BOUSTEAD, Esq.
Mr. C p. carpenter.
Cotmnittee.
Mr. C. F. Allison.
F. D. Carpenter.
G. GOLDSTON.
G. Gregory.
M. Llewellyn.
W. J. Mills.
T. Mills.
t9
19
99
Mr. C. Murrell.
J. Passmore, Junr.
W. Payne.
S. R. Pearce.
C. Waters.
WOOLLARD.
©tnetal Sec— Rev. W. CORDEN JONES.
Utabellinfi Sectetatj— Mr. R. E. MACKENZIE.
1^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^"*^^^^
OFFICE AND DEPOT.—
TEMPLE STREET, ST. GEORGE'S ROAD,
h 8OUTHWARK, 8.E. ^
Jletropolitan Ca&emacle
60LPORTAGE Association.
FlfTEE^TH /tNNUAL REPORT.
|H£ Committee thankfully acknowledge the gracious Provi-
dence which has enabled them, during the fifteenth year of
the existence of the Association, to prosecute the work
committed to their care with a large measure of success
and blessing.
While there have hot been sufficient funds placed at their disposal to
justify an extension of their borders, they gratefully record the continued
sympathy of all their valued helpers, through which the number^ of
Colporteurs employed has suffered no diminution. During the year
78 districts were occupied, but, as is usually the case, some have been
relinquished through the failure of local subscriptions, leaving the
number at the close of the year 74, including 6 new ones.
Every plea previously urged for the necessity of Colportage in
England b greatly intensified by the present outlook. Without doubt
the power of the press, both for good and evil, is greater than ever,
hence the uigent importance of seeking to influence the vast host of
eager readers by carrying to their homes literature which shall interest
and affect the mind for good, and also with the blessing of God lead to
the salvation of the soul. This is already provided in a profusion of
beautifully illustrated books and magazines, and a large variety of cheap
copies of the Scriptures and religious tracts, and the Association only
requires a larger circle of supporters to enable it to extend its operations
to many outlying and neglected districts, both in town and country,
greatly needing them.
A widespread feeling of doubt on religious subjects is abroad, fostered
by many publications, plausible in pretensions, but really infidel m
character, and which, if possible, do greater mischief than the weekly
trash of the highwayman .type, bad as it undoubtedly is. Consequently
the responsibility of circulating the word of Gk)d and works of true
evangelical tendency is very great
With the spread of education also among the young arises the corre-
sponding call to supply them with a class of periodicals which, while
aiming to benefit, shall be sufficiently attractive to allure from that of an
injurious nature which is already and everywhere accessible.
During the year a large quantity of thoroughly suitable literatuie has
been distributed of which the figures given scarcely convey an adequate
idea. The gross value of the sales was ;£^7,673 3s. 6d, consisting of
METBOFOLITAN TABERKACLB COLPOBTAQE AgflOCIAlION. 827
103,200 books, 280,097 periodicals, besides 13,090 Bibles and Testa-
ments, and 17,856 penny texts of Scripture. It is computed that be-
tween three and four tons of the current monthly magazines are
dispatched from the dep6t at the close of each month. Besides this the
Colporteurs have done a large amount of direct Evangelistic and Home
Mission work, which has been accomplished in an undenominational
lipirit of an inclusive nature, the agents working with and for any evan-
gelical Christians willing to co-operate, whether as individuals, Churches,
or Local Committees, or Associations. They report 624,482 visits to
families, 7,544 addresses given at Cottage Meetings and other services,
and 7S,ooo tracts distributed gratuitously.
The accompanying details afford convincing proof that the blessing
of God has rested on every department of the work, and that he is
faithful to his promise. " My word shall not return unto me void."
Extracts are also given from the opinions of local friends showing their
estimate of the value of Colportage, and in one case a lady who began
by paying for one Colporteur, last year commenced to subscribe for two
others, besides contributing towards a fourth.
As the Committee believe that if Colportage were more widely known
and better understood, it would be more liberally supported and more
^extensively adopted, they have (through the liberali^ of a tried and
generous donor) secured the services of Mr. R. E. Mackenzie, as
Travelling Secretary, which step they trust will lead to a great and
permanent increase of pecuniary support, and corresponding progress
in extending the operations of the Association.
OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION.
Thk o1)ject of this Association is the increased circulation of religious and healthy
literature among all classes, in order to counteract the evil of the vicious publications
which abound, and lead to much immorality, crime, and neglect of religion.
This object is carried out in a twofold manner : —
ist. — ^By means of Christian Colporteurs, who are paid a fixed salary, and devote all
their time to the work, visiting every accessible house with Bibles and good books and
periodicals for sale, and performing other missionary services, such as visitation of the
sick and dying, and conducting meetings and open-air services as opportunities occur.
This is the most important method, enabling the Colporteur to visit every part of the
<listrict regularly.
The average total cost of a Colporteur is from ;f 75 to ;f 80 ; but the Committee will
appoint a man to any dbtrict for which ;f 40 a year is subscribed, if the funds of the
Asiodatioa will permit
and. — By means of Book Agents who canvass for orders for periodicals, and supply
them month by month ; these receive a liberal per centage on the sales to remunerate
them for their trouble.
This second method is admirably adapted to the requirements of districts where
the guaranteed subscription for a Colporteur cannot be obtained. Shopkeepers or other
persons willing to become Book Agents may communicate with the Secretary.
The Association is wuectarian in its operations^ *' doing work for the friends of a full
•and free gospel anywhere and everywhere.**
Cheouis may be crossed London and County Bank ; and Post Office Orders made
Payable to W. C. JONES, at ike Chief Office^ St, Afartin*s-/e* Grand. All commumca-
fions should be addressed to Rev. W. Corden Tomes, Colportage Association^ TetiipU
Stredf St. Georges Road, Southwark^ London^ S,£.
828
METROPOLITAN TABEBNAGLE OOLPOBTAQE ASSOCIATION.
COUNTY ASSOCIATIONS AND LOCAL AUXILIARIES.
A NUMBER of these employ Colporteurs through this Association, and appredate
their labours highly. A few extracts are appended both from the Reports of the-
Colporteurs and of their supporters.
Essex Congregational Union. The Annual Report says: — "The work of
the Colporteur in this District has been most diligently and faithfully continued by
Mr. Matthew Frost, and although the sales of books and magazines have not been so
great as last year, the Committee have reason to be thankful Uiat, in the face of many
difficulties, so much real ^ood has been effected. During the year Mr. Frost his-
paid upwards of 6,000 visits to the homes of the people, and given 133 public
addresses in Chapel mission-rooms, or at cottage meetings. He has sold 3,422
publications, and distributed about 3,000 tracts. It has cost the Colporteur conscien-
tious and wearying labour to produce these results. Very often the elements seemed
antagonistic to h^ work, and during the winter months, many of the roods along
which he has to travel were found impassable.
His work at Pitsea has been both happy and successful. Two services have been
held on Sunday ; throughout the year the attendance has been constant, and often
more than could be accommodated in the little mission-room, which must either be-
enlarged, or be replaced by a new one. The mission is free from debt, and a Sunday
School has been successfully formed, with an attendance of 40 children and 7 teacheis.
Rev. H. Klhut, the Superintendent, adds : — ** Our Committee is very satisfied with
the year's work."
Tlie Colporteur speaks of several conversions in connection with his extra labours
at the mission-room."
Worcester Colportage Association. Extract from Report:— ** The Colpor-
tage work has now been in operation among us for seven years ; and though we
cannot tabulate spiritual results, which we willingly leave in His hands * whose^ we
are, and whom we serve,' we can at least record the amount of labour accomplished^
for our own encouragement and the satisfaction of those who have generously supplied
us with the necessary funds.
Totals of Seven Years' Work.
No. of Houn employed
Meetings neld s
Attendants
Visits excltisive of those to
SICK ••• ■*» •*•
Visits to the sick *
Open air sendees
the
II
II
66,403
I1O34
69.454
356,806
7,176
9»
No. of Times read the Scriptures ... 8,494
Scriptures sold 7,204
Tracts distributed ... ^ X3>»490'
Persons died in the Districts ... 1,646
Periodicals distributed i6x,86&
Amount received for Books, ftc,
sold A»»997 4S> S<1*
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^ Each line possesses its own peculiar interest ; the Colporteurs have in seven
years spent 66,403 hours in the work; have paid 263,982 visits; 7)i76 of which
were to the sick ; have sold 7^204 copies or parts of the Scripture ; have dis-
tributed 161,868 periodicals and received j£'2,997 4s. 5d. for books and periodicals.
This must represent the circulation of an immense quantity of pure and healthy
literature, which has doubtless supplanted a literature of a less beneficial character,
and in other cases created a taste for reading which did not previously exist, and both
these classes will require a careful and continual supply to meet the future demand.
These figures fully justify the necessity for commencing this work, and should
encourage all who nave assisted to continue such assistance, for such results far exceed
our most sanguine expectations."
One of the Colporteurs in this Association reports success in supplanting worthless-
reading by that which is useful. He writes : — ** In two or three cases I have been
enabled during the last month to persuade customers to give up and even to ignore
the trash they have been in the haioit of reading, and read the pure literature. For
instance, one whose mind was set on the 'Family Herald' has taken the * Quiver'
instead.
** The sick and afflicted look more anxiously for my visits than anyone else, to whom
I alwajTS give a tract and a word of advice. No one can imagine the number of
opportunities I have to do good to the people's souls."
Southern Association. Extracts from Report: — "The other part of Home
Mission work in which the Association is engaged continues to yield results both
satis&ctory and encouraging. Our Colportage agency has been at work in the same
HRBOPOLITAN TABERNACLE OOLPORTAGE ASSOOIATION. 829
Districts as in the preceding year; seven Colporteurs have thus been constantly
employed. As the details of their work in past years have been somewhat fully given,
it may be deemed sufficient if a summary of their last year's work is now presented.
Of the Word of God, either in part or the whole, 3,126 have been sold ; of books and
periodicals, 40^375 ; and of smaller publications, 3,226. These sales have realized
the sum-total of J6897 15s. 3d. The remark of the Superintendent of one of your
Agents, with regard to his sales, will be equally appropriate to each one of the
Colporteurs, when hesavs, 'very little of thi« amount would have been sold but for
his labours.' It is not, nowever, simply the effecting of so many sales, or the increase
in their numbers, that your Committee regard wiur the greatest satisfaction ; it is
rather that these sales are the dissemination of truth, the fruit of which will be a
purer, healthier social and domestic morality ; the possession of Christian knowledge ;
and, it is hoped, in many cases, the enjoyment of eternal life.
** There is one distinct characteristic of this Colportage upon which your Committee
lay especial stress, and because of which they would uige the importance of main-
taining and even extending it. It is its home mission and evangelistic character.
It is not merely the selling of literature of a healthy moral tone, or of copies of
God's Word ; tnere is also the utterance by the living voice of the words of eternal
life, in the visits to the homes of the people, and by the bedside of the sick and
dying; there is the teaching in the Sabbath School and in Bible Classes for
adults ; and there is further the pubUc preaching of the gospel ; for every one of
your Colportenrs engages in this work, and most of them every Sabbath day.
Besides tnese, there is the employment of other means, the influence of which is
favourable to the interests of true religion. Your Committee are the more concerned
to emphasize this feature of Colportage, because of the readiness in some quarters to
regard it exclusively as a book-hawking agency, altogether ignoring, if not denying,
its missionary and evangelistic character."
These are weighty words written after seven years trial of Colportage. and should
stimulate other Associations to employ the agency. One of the Colporteurs in this
Association tells of a shepherd, to whom he spoke, while tending the sheep, who
afterwards imformed him tnat ** he was led to seek Jesus through what he had spoken
to him about," and that others had been converted by raiding Mr. Spurgeon's
Sermons, &&, and attending a Bible Class. Another writes thus: — *'A respectably
dressed woman came up to me one evening, and taking me by the hand said, ' Excuse
me, sir, but I felt that I must speak to you. Alx>ut two years since you were
preadiix^ in the open air, down Hog Lane (a very low place), from the word
*' Remember '* ; before that time I used to go about in a traveller's van selling brushes,
&c, and I was a very low character, but while you were preaching the Lord revealed
himself unto me ; I afterwards joined a Christian community, and am still going oa
with the Lord Jesus.' I have since heard that she was instrumental in the conversion
of her four sons/ and that now they are all eminently godly and earnest Christian
people, going on, hand in hand, to glory."
A!nother reports that after seven years' labour his work is as much appreciated as
ever, and that his sales do not decrease.
In another Southern District the Colporteur writes of special blessing upon the sale
of a little book, entitled "Saving Faitn," and also upon his village services ; while
another modestly writes : — **Gomg day after day among the same people I do not
really meet with any striking incidents, but I still retain the love and respect of the
people, and I trust I never lose an opportunity of speakinf" for the Master.
From another District we hear : — " When I came here uiree years ago many people,
in different parts of my district, hardly ever read anything good, who now look out
every month for me to bring their Magazines. On looking over my book, I find
that out of 460 r^[ular customers for periodicals 300 of them never used to read anything
good. Many have been the thanks I have had from parents, because I persuaded
their sons to take in some good magazine, which keeps them in of an evening instead
of going to the public house, and because their daughters have given up injurious
periodicals, and take ' Girl's Own Paper,' &c., from me.^
Oxfordshire Association. This Society employ two Colporteurs. The
Report says of the Stow and Aston District :— " In lookmg through the Colporteur's
Journal for the past year, the Committee feel that there is much to cheer and
encourage : for, although the a^^te of books sold has been rather less, Mr. Moody
reports mat the desire for religious literature is gradually increasing, that all classes of
380 HETBOFOLITAN TABEBNACLE OOLFOaXAOE AflttOCHATIOK.
people in the district receive him more warmly than they did two or three years ago,
and his monthly visits are looked forward to with pleasure by very, very many. The
Committee with great pleasure bear testimony to this report
Mr. Moody, the Colporteur, tells of spiritual good resulting from tracts read, and
visitation of the sick, concluding his report of one case thus: — " She told me that her
first impressions were received during my visits to her when she was ilL She can
now give a very clear and satisfactory evidence of her acceptance with God.*'
Mr. Hook, the Colporteur in Witney District, has also an encouraging Report. He
writes : — ** A blessing on the preached word. One Sunday a young man found peace
through my preaching. Several more have been awakened to a sense of their danger.
Many saints nave been built up.''
^ Blessing on the Bible Class we have started, in which we have from 15 to 20 young
men and youths. Several of them profess to be saved. Our school is very much
blessed, two youths out of my class have been saved, and now are teachers doing all
they can to lead others to the Saviour ; they call me their fiither. Never have I been so
happy in any work as I have been with the children, they run after me in the streets.
Our school has greatly increased, we have now about 60 scholars and eight teachers.
The friends are thinking of building a new schoolroom,"
Wilts and E. Somerset Association. Home Mission Report. "The letters
and statistics received this year from our brethren engaged in the work of our Home
Mission in the villages are full of interest, and evince a spirit of hearty enthusiasm
in the cause of our Divine Master. Many very important facts respecting the state
of our rural population are brought to light, showing the great need that exists for
such an agency as our Societv provides, and proving beyond doubt that it is
admirably ntted to secure the ends we have in view — Substituting wholesome literature
for that which is pernicious, awakening a spirit of religious enquiiy, and leading the
people to the knowledge of the Saviour.
** Our brethren we are glad to find take full advantage of the various opportunities
that come in their way of doing direct Home Mission work. They are travelling
booksellers, — especially Bible sellers and tract distributors ; but they themselves are
living epistles ot Christ, witnesses for the Gospel, ready, as occasion offers, to speak
forth the message of mercy. We cannot but think that a perusal of the reports furnished
by our brethren would have the effect of making us deeply thankful for their labours,
and increase in us the desire that God would stifi more largely bless their efforts. But
as the limits of this report necessarily prevent giving their communications at length,
we must content ourselves with extracts that set before us in some measure their work
and its results.
*' This department of our work has been crowned with success in former years, and
it is gratifying to notice that this year there is still further encouragement. The sales
effected in the five districts amount to ^498 17s. 5^., as against j£473 2s. id. the
previous year, and the labours of the Colporteurs have been nelpful to the spiritual
welfare of not a few."
In the Warminster district Mr. King reports steady and successful work during the
year. He hears of blessing on his word spoken to a person five years ago. A deacon's
wife and daughter are spoken with by him, and " the effort was blessed.'* He gets
lost in the darkness while crossing the down, but afterwards arrives in time for the
service at the village chapel, being guided to it by the light. He concludes as follows :-«
** I am thankful that after nearly 15 years' labour among the same villages, I am even
more kindly received, and my humble labours sought after than ever, and from my own
experience I am led to believe we little know of what has been aooomplished by the
work of Colportage. The aged, sick, and dying visited, works of comfort to the
weary, of warning to the sinner, and the public preaching of the word. But to oar
God be all the praise and glory."
Mr. R. Moody, one of the Colporteurs, relates an instance of two brothers who had
lately been converted, and who put all the pernicious literature tbev had been accustomed
to read in the fire. Also of a woman who was saved through hearing him preach in
the village. He also notes several books, the reading of which resulted in comfort or
conversion " Christie's OUi Organ," " Saving Faith," and " Heaven " by D. L.
Moody being mentioned.
From Wincanton District Mr. H. Payne reports an old man led to the Saviour
and ioining a Christain church through reading a sermon by Mr. Spurgeon, lent to
him by the Colporteur, also that he found several persons without a Bible in a small
town with eight places of worship.
MXTBOFOUTAN TABEBNACLiB OOLFOBTAQE ASSOCIATION. 381
From Qiippenham Mr. Schofield sends encouraging accounts of several conversioiis
through his hux>urs. Through lack of funds this district is given up.
Mr. Jknkins writes from Swindon : — "A woman and her husband who had never
gone to the chapel were induced to attend, and, thank God, both are changed. The
woman had been in the habit of reading cheap novels, &C., but will now take a
religious magazine : she has bought a luge-type Testament and takes a delight in
reading it A man who bought some tracts to lend, told me that in one instance
vhere he lent some there was a complete chan^ in the man. * A child of Jesus/
also 'Saving Faith' have been made a blessing.**
Northampton Association. Rev. W. Mills, the Secretary, writes concerning
theu- Colporteur : — '* I met Mr. Howell in the region of Bulwick Lodge not long
since, and was very pleased with the work he was doing for the Lord there. The
influence of such a man on the people whom he visits from house to house cannot be
told."
This Colporteur works in a sparsely populated district, but has been very useful,
especially in evangelistic services, quite recently he writes : — ** The Lord has abundantly
blessed the work. Up till last night thirty souls had come out for Christ, and we are
looking for greater thmgs than these." He also tells how a young woman professed
Christ though (persecuted by her ^rents ; and how upon being called into a public
house, and opening his pack, the sight of a Bible proauced silence among the noisy
inmates, who permitted him to speak to them and leave a tract.
Cambridgeshire Association. No special report has been sent, but the fact
speaks for itself of the manner in which the work is valued, that the Association now
supports three Colporteurs instead of one, Mr. Eyres, of Cambridge, writes : — ^**The
past moBth has been a successful and a very encouraging one. The amount for books
sold is ;f lo OS. 3d., a little in advance of last month, though this is the shortest
month. Total number of articles sold are 650, and I have obtained 2$ new sub-
scribers for Periodicals, and I now have a total of 300.
** During the month I have conducted or taken a part in 15 Gospel Services, and I
feel that rll praise God that I have during the month been mstrumental in bringing
three others to our precious and glorious Lord Jesus. One feels as though he must
say HaUdujah I even if it is at the expense of being dubbed a Salvation Armyist.
God has blessed me much to souls the Ust three months,— to (I believe) about ten.
Three of these I wrote letters to, and the word was blessed to them in that way.
Also I hear of two to whom the books have been made a blessing ; those two books
• Saving Faith, what it is T ' and * A ChUd of Jesus.' "
Mr. Mohan, of Haddenham, sends good news, a young man who is dying in
consumption sakl, **I am glad to see you, I have good news to tell you, I have found
the Saviour and am happy, and not afraid to die. It was all through reading the
BritUk Mnsmgqr^ which you left. I have written about 50 letters to friends, telling
them of the love of Jesus. I sat up all one night writing. It is all I can do for Jesus
while I am here."
He also relates a case in which the young lady who played the harmonium, in a
little chapel where he preaches sometimes, vras converted and joined the church.
Mr. Collier, of Swaffham, who has a very hard district to work, tells of increasing
blessing upon his labours.
The Gloucester and Hereford Association employ Mr. Taylor, who is
very succesdul in the sale of books in Ross District
The Lancashire and Cheshire Association support Mr. Witton, who has
also encouraging cases of good to report.
The South Devon Congregational Union also co-operates in the support of
Mr. Turner in the Kingsteignton District, where his labours are much appreciated.
Besides these regular County Associations there are local friends and conmiittees
in many other places, but space forbids further particulars, and while this year special
allusion has only been made to Colporteurs in connection vrith County Associations,
e(}ually encouraging reports have oeen received from others who have laboured
faithfully and successfully.
To God be all the praise for sheaves already gathered, as well as for enabling the
Association to sow broadcast the seeds of truth, from which a harvest shall yet be
gathered in eternity, of which we see but little here.
882
METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE GOLPORTAGE ASSOCIATION.
TABLE OF COLPORTEURS' SALES.
A complete list is impracticable on account of the number and variety
of Books sold, but the following table indicates the number of Books
and Periodicals sold in considerable quantities during the year 1881 :—
BOOKS.
Bibles •>• .,, • ... 6,174
Testaments • 6,916
Child of Jesus i>349
Hymn Books, Sankey's SoloSy &c. 1 7,993
Cottage Library (selected) ... 804
Mrs. Sewell's Works i»762
Mr. Spurgeon's Almanack ... 2,820
Total Books and Packets...
John Ploughman's Almanack 6,162
ohn Ploughman's Pictures ... 1,486
Packets .» • 8,461
Books under 6d 54i705
,, over 6d 4^034
17,856
Penny Framed Texts
121,056.
LIST OF MAGAZINES SOLD DURING iSSi.
^ , Tract Magazine
Cottager • •.•
Child's Companion ...
Leisure Hour
Sunday at Home
Girl's Own Paper ...
Boy's Own Paper ...
Friendly Greetings ...
Band of Hope Review
The Welcome
British Workman . . .
Children's Friend ...
Family Friend
Friendly Visitor
Infants Magazine . . .
2,286
2,316
16,383
2,526
8,352
7,260
3,675
2,640
12,909
5,409
14,157
13,806
10,608
7.092
3,861
Spurgeon's Sermons
a,S»6
Sword and Trowel ...
6.363
8,856
Child's Own Magazine
Notes on Lessons . . .
m
Excelsior
British Workwoman
14.62s
Chatterbox
6,786
Mother's Treasury . . .
6,22J
5tS3»
Sunshine ...
Baptist Messenger ...
Mother's Friend
5.166
5.30*
Old Jonathan
4.9H
Home Words ... ...
,3.783
Quiver
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10,6^
Miscellaneous Magazines. . .
...
81,613
ToTKL Periodicals
279,937.
These figures give some idea of the sales made hy 78 Colporteius-
In addition to this, they distributed gratuitously upwards of 75,000
Tracts, and made about 624,482 visits.
RATE OF PROGRESS.
This may be seen from the
following Table: —
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teurs.
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Visits to
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teurs. j »*~«»'
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1867
1868
2
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"4»9I3
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1875
29
36
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4,415 8 7i
217,929
360,000
6
1,139 16 3
91428
1876
49
l'9°^ I 9,
400,000
1869
II
1,211 10 6
127,130
1877
62
6,950 18 i|
500^000
1870
9
1,056 II 4
02,868
1878
94
8^276 0 4
926,290
1871
10
1,110 3 4
85,397
]'^
84
7,661 16 0
797,353
8y244
1872
12
1,228 10 II
121,110
78
7,577 7 10
630,993
624.482
6,745
1873
18
1,796 2 2
217,165
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78
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SWORD AND THE TROWEL
JULY, 1882.
A 8SBM0N BY 0. H. SPUBOBON, FBOX ^^FABX SEBXONS."
** And Boftz said unto her, at mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip
thy morsel in the Tineg^. And she sat beeide the reapers : and he reached her parched
com, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left."— Bath ii. 14.
E are going to the cornfields, not so much to glean, as to rest
with the reapers and the gleaners, when nnder ^some wide-
spreading oak they sit down to take refreshment. We hope
some timid gleaner will accept our invitation to come and
eat with ns, and will have confidence enough to dip her
morsel in the yinegar. May all of us have courage to feast to the fall
on our own account, and kindness enough to carry home a portion to
our needy friends at home. .
I. Our first point of remark is this — ^that Qod*s beapebs have
THEIR MEALTIMES.
Those who work for God will find him a good master. He cares for
oxen, and he has commanded Israel, *^ Thou shalt not muzzle the ox
when he treadeth out the com." Much more doth he care for his
servants who serve him. *^ He hath given meat unto them that fear
him : he will ever be mindful of his covenant.'* The reapers in Jesus'
fields shall not only receive a blessed reward at the last, but they shall
have plenteous comforts by the way. He is pleased to pay his servants
twice : first in the labour itself, and a second time in the labour's sweet
results. He gives them such joy and consolation in the service of their
Master that it is a sweet emplov, and they cry, '* We delight to do thy
will, 0 Lord." Heaven is made up of serving Ood day and night, and
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8S8 MEALTDCB IK THX OOBHFI]|[iD&
a foretaste of heayen is enjoyed in senring God on earth with eanait
perseveranoe.
God has ordained certain mealtimes for his reapers ; and he ha&
appointed that one of these shall be when they come together to listen to
the Word preached. If God be with ministers they act as the disciples
did of old, for they received the loaves and the fishes from the Lord
JesnSv and then they handed them to the people. We^ of onrsdves^
cannot feed one sonl, mnch less thousands ; bnt when the Lord is with
ns we can keep as good a table as Solomon himself, with all his fine floor,
and fat oxen, and roebncks, and fallow-deer. When the Lord blesses
the provisions of his Honse, no matter how many thousands there may
be, all his poor shall be filled with bread. I hope, beloved, yon know
what it is to sit under the shadow of the Word with great delight, and
find the fruit thereof sweet unto your tasta Where the doctrines of
grace are boldly and plainly delivered to you in conneccion with the other
truths of revelation ; where Jesus Christ upon his cross is always lifted
up ; where the work of the Spirit is not forgotten; where the glorious
purpose of the Father is never despised, there is sure to be rich provision
for the children of God.
Often, too, our gracious Lord appoints us mealtimes in our privet
readings and meditations. Here it is that his '^ paths drop fiatness.'^
Nothing can be more fattening to tiie soul of the believer than feeding
upon the Word, and digesting it by frequent meditation. No wonder
that men grow so slowly when they meditate so little. Cattle must
chew the cud ; it is not that which they crop with their teeth, but that
which is masticated, and digested by rumination, that nourishes them.
We must take the truth, and turn it over and over again in the inward
parts of our spirit, and so shall we extract suitable nourishment there-
from. My brethren, is not meditation the land of Goshen to yon ? If
men once said, *^ There is corn in Egypt," may they not always say that
the finest of the wheat is to be found in secret prayer ? Private devo-
tion is a land which floweth with milk and honey ; a paradise yielding
all manner of fruits ; a banqueting house of choice winea Ahasuems
might make a great feast, but all his hundred and twenty provinces
could not furnish such dainties as meditation offers to the spiritual
mind. Where can we feed and lie down in green pastures in so sweet
a sense as we do in our musings on the Word ? Meditation distils the
quintessence of joy from the Captures, and gladdens our mouth with a
sweetness which excels the virgin honey. Tour retired poiods aad
occasions of prayer should be to you refreshing seasons, in which^ like
the reapers at noonday, you sit with the Master and enjoy his generous
provisions. The Shepherd of Salisbury Plain was wont to say that
when he was lonely, and his wallet was empty, his Bible was to him meat,
and drink, and company too : he is not the only man who haa found a
fiahiesB in the Word when all else has been empty. During the battle
of Waterloo a godly soldier, mortally wounded, was carried by his com-
rade into the rear, and being placed with his back propped up against a
tree, he besought hi^ Mend to open his knapsack and takeout the Bible
which he had carried in it *^ Bead to me,'' he said, '' one verse before
I close my eyes in death." His comrade read him that verse : *' Peace
I leave with you, my peace I give unto you : not as the world g^veth.
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gfiye I unto you ; " and there, fresh from the whistling of the ballets,
and the roU of the dram, and the tempest of haman conflict, that
believing spirit enjoyed snch holy cahn that ere he fell asleep in the
arms of Jesns he said, '^ Yes, I have a peace with QoA which passeth all
nnderstanding, which keeps my heart and mind through Jesas Ohrist."
Saints most surely enjoy delightfal mealtimes when they are ^one in
meditation.
Let us not forget that there is one specially ordained mealtime which
onght to occur at least once in the week — I mean ffie Supper of ths Lord,
There you have literally, as well as spiritually, a meal, llie table is
richly q>read, it has upon it both bread and wine ; and looking at what
these sjrmbolke, we have before us a table richer than that which kings
could famish. There we have the flesh and the blood of our Lord
Jesus Ohristy whereof if a man eat he shall never hunger and never
thirst, for that bread shall be unto him everlasting life. Oh I the sweet
seasons we have known at the Lord's Supper. If some of you knew the
enjoyment of feeding upon Christ in that ordinance yon would chide
yourselves for not having united with the Church in fellowship. In
keeping the Master's commandments there is '* great reward," and con-
sequently in neglecting them there is great loss of reward. Christ is not
so tied to the sacramental table as to be always found of those who
partake thereat, but still it is ^4n the way" that we may expect the
Lord to meet with us. ''If ye love me keep my commanaments," is a
sentence of touching power. Sitting at tihis table, our soul has mounted
up from the emblem to the reality : we have eaten bread in the kingdom
of God, and have leaned our head upon Jesus' bosouL " He brought
me to the banqueting-house and his banner over me was love."
Besides these regular mealtimes, there are others which Ood gives us,
at seasons when, perhaps, we little expect them. You have been walking
the street, and suddenly you have felt a holy flowing out of your soul
toward God ; or in the middle of business your heart has been melted
with love and made to danoe for joy, even as the brooks, which have
been bound with winter's ice, leap to feel the touch of spring. You
have been groaning, dull, and earthbound ; but the sweet love of Jesus
has enwrapped your h^Eirt when you scarce thought of it, and your
spirit, all free, and all on fire, has rejoiced before the Lord with timbrel
and dance, like Miriam of old. I have had times occasionally in
preaching when I would fain have kept on &r beyond the appointed
hour, for my overflowing soul has been like a vessel wanting vent.
Seasons, too, we have had on our sick beds, when we would have been
content to be sick always if we could have had our bed so well made by
tender love, and our head so softly pillowed on condescending grace.
Oar blessed Redeemer comes to us in the morning, and wakes us up
by dropping sweet thoughts upon our souls ; we know not how they
came, but it is as if, when the i&w was visiting the flowers, a few drops
had taken pity upon us. In the cool eventide, too, as we have gone to
onr beds, our meditation of him has be^i sweet; and in the night
watdies, when we tossed to and fro, and could not sleep, he has been
pleased to become our song in the night.
God's reapners find it hard work to reap ; but they gain a blessed
solace when in one way or another they sit down and eat of their
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Master's rich proyisions; theiiy with renewed strength, they rise with
sharpened sickle, to reap a(i:ain in the noontide heat.
Let me obserre that, while these mealtimes come we know not exactly
when, there are certain seasons when tve may expect them. The Eastern
reapers generally sit down nnder the shelter of a tree, or a booth, to
take refiishment daring the heat of the day. And certain I am, that
when trouble, afBiction, persecution, and bereayement, become the most
painfdl to as, it is then that the Lord hands out to as the sweetest
comforts. We mast work till the hot son forces the sweat from onr
faces, and then we may look for repose ; we mast bear the burden and
heat of the day before we can expect to be inyited to those choice meals
which the Lord prepares for true labourers. When thy day of trouble
is hottest, then the loye of Jesus shall be sweetest.
i^B^ain, these mealtimes frequently occur hefcrs a trial Elijah must
be entertamed beneath a juniper-tree, for he is to go a forty-days'
journey in the strength of that meat. You may suspect some dang^
nigh when your delights are oyerflowing. If you see a ship taking in
great quantities of proyision, it is probably bound for a distant port,
and when God giyes you extraordinary seasons of communion with
Jesus, you may look for long leagues of tempestuons sea. Sweet cordials
prepare for stem conflicts.
Times of refreshing also occur after trouble or arduous seryice. Obrist
was tempted of the deyil, and afterwards angels came and ministered
unto him. Jacob wrestled with Ood, and afterwards, at Mahanaim,
hosts of angels met him. Abraham fought with the kings, and returned
from their slaughter, and then it was that Melchisedec refreshed him
with bread and wine. After conflict, content ; after battle, banqnet
When thou hast waited on thy Lord, then thou shalt sit down, and thy
Master will g[ird himself and wait upon thee.
Let worldlings say what they will about the hardness of religion, we
do not find it so. We own that reaping for Christ has its dimcultieB
and troubles ; but still the bread which we eat is of heayenly sweetness,
and the wine which we drink is crushed from celestial clusters —
" I would not change my bless'd estate
For all the world calls good or great ;
And while my faith can keep her hold,
I envy not the sinner's gold.*'
n. Follow me while we turn to a second point To these kbals
THE GLBAKEB IS AFFECTIONATELY INVITED. That iS tO Say, the pOOr,
trembling stranger who has not strength enough to reap, who has no
right to be in the field except the right of charity — ^the poor, trembling
sinner, conscious of his own demerit, and feeling but Httle hope and
little joy, is invited to the feast of love.
In the text ihs gleaner is invited to come. ** At mealtime, come thou
hither." We trust none of you will be kept away from the place of
holy feasting by any shame on account of your dress, or your p^nonsl
character, or your poyerty ; nay, nor even on account of your physical
infirmities. ''At mealtime come thou hither." I knew a deaf woman
who could never hear a sound, and yet she was ^ways in the House of
God, and when asked why, her reply was that a friend found her the
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tezfc, and then God was pleased to give her many a sweet thought upon
it while she sat with his people ; besides, she felt that as a believer she
ought to honour God by her presence in his courts, and by confessing
her union with his people ; and, better still, she always liked to be in
the best of company, ana as the presence of God was there, and the holy
angels, and the saints of the Most High, whether she could hear or no,
she would ^o. If 9uch persons find pleasure in coming, we who can
bear should never stay away. Though we feel our unworthiness, we
ought to be desirous to be laid in the House of God, as the sick were at
the pool of Bethesda, hoping that the waters may be stirred, and that
we may step in and be healed. Trembling soul, never let th e temptations
of the devil keep thee from the assembly of worshippers ; ^* at mealtime
oome thou hither."
Moreover, she was bidden not only to came hut to eat. Whatever there
is sweet and comfortable in the Word of God, je tliat are of a broken
and contrite spirit are invited to partake of it. '' Jesus Christ came
into the world to save sinners'* — sinners such as you are. ''In due
time Christ died for the ungodly'* — such ungodly ones as you feel
yourselves to be. You desire to be Christ's. You may be Christ's.
You are saying in your heart, ''0 that I could eat the children's
bread I " xou may eat it. You say, '* I have no right." But the
Lord gives you the invitation ! Come without any other right than the
right of his invitation.
" Let not conscience make you linger.
Nor of fitness fondly dream.'*
But since he bids you " come," take him at his word ; and if there be
a promise, believe it; if there be an encouraging word, accept it, and
let the sweetness of it be yours.
Note further, that she was not only invited to eat the bread, but to
dip her morsel in ths vinegar. We must not look upon this as being
some sour stuff. No doubt there are crabbed souls in the church, who
always dip their morsel in the sourest imaginable vinegar, and with a
grim liberality invite others to share their misery with them ; but the
vinegar in my text is altogether another thing. This was either a
compound of various juices expressed from fruits, or else it was that
weak kind of wine mingled with water which is still commonly used in
the harvest-fields of Italy and the warmer parts of the world — a drink
not exceedingly strong, but good enough to impart a relish to the food.
It was, to use the only word which will give the meaning, a sai4ce,
which the Orientals used with their bread. As we use butter, or as
they on other occasions used oil, so in the harvest-field, believing it to
have cooling properties, thev used what is here called ''vinegar."
Beloved, the Lora's reapers have sauce with their bread ; they have
not merely doctrines, but the holy unction which is the essence of
doctrines ; they have not merely truths, but a hallowed delight ac-
companies the truths. Take, for instance, the doctrine of election,
which ia like the bread ; there is a sauce to dip it in. When I can say,
'* He loved me before the foundations of the world," the personal enjoy-
ment of my interest in the truth becomes a sauce into which I dip niy
morsel. Aad you, poor gleaner, are invited to dip your morsel in
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it too. I used, to hear people ang that hymn of Tojdady's, whidi
heginB —
*' A debtor to mercj alone,
Of covenant mercy I sing ;
Nor fear, with tfay righteousness on,
My person and offering to bring.**
The hymn rises to ita climax in the lines —
'* Yes, I to the end shall endnre,
As sure as the earnest is given ;
More happy, but not more secure,
The glorified spirits in heaven."
I nsed to think I shonld never be able to sing that hymn. It was the
sance, yon know. I might manage to eat s<une of the plain bread, bnt
I conld not dip it in that sance. It was too high doctrine, too sweet,
too consoling. Bnt I thank 6od I have since ventnred to dip my
morsel in it, and now I hardly like my bread withont it. I wonM have
eyery trembling sinner partake of the eomfariable parts of Gkd's Word,
eyen those which caviUers call '' High Dootsihb." Let him betteve
the simpler tmth fiist| and Uien dip it in the sweet doctrine and be
happy in the Lord.
1 think I see the gleaner half prepared to come, for she is yeiy
hnn^ry, and she has nothing with her ; bat she begins to say, ^ I have
no right to come, for I am not a reaper ; I do nothing for Christ ; I
am only a selfish gleaner ; I am not a reaper." Ah ! bnt then art in-
yited to come." Make no qnestion abont it. Boaz bids thee; take thon
his inyitation, and approach at once. ^^Bnt," yon say, *'I am snch a
poor gleaner ; thongh my labonr is all for mysetf, y^et it is little I irin
by it ; I get a few thonghts while the sermon is being preached, bat I
lose them before I reach home.^' I know yon do, poor weak-handed
woman. Bnt still, Jesos invites thee. Come ! TiJce thon the sweet
promise as he presents it to thee, and let no bashfalness of thine send
thee home hnngiy. *' Bat," you say, *^I am a stranger; yon do not
know my sins, my sinfdlness, and the waywardness of my heart." Bat
Jesns does, and yet he invites you. He knows yon are bnt a Moabikess,
a stranger from the commonwealth of Israel ; bnt he bids yon come.
Is not that enough ? '' But," you say, " I owe so much to him already;
it is so good of him to spare my forfeited life, and so tender of hirn^ to
let me hear the gospel preached at all ; I cannot have the presnmptifm
to be an intruder, and sit with the reaprs." Oh ! but ne bids yon.
There is more presumption in your doubting than there could he in
your believing. He bids you. Will you rrfose Boaz ? Shall Jesns'
lips give the inyitation, and will you say him nay ? Come, now, come.
Bemember that the little which Kuth could eat did not make Boaz mbj
the poorer ; and all that thou wantest will make Christ none the less
glonous or full of grace. Are thy necessities large ? His supplies are
larger. Dost thou require great mercy ? He is a mat Sayiour. I tell
thee that his merc^ is no more to be exhausted than the sea is to be
drained. Come at once. There is enough for thee, and Boaz will not
be impoverished by thy feasting to the full. Moreover, let me tell thee
a secret — Jesus loves thee ; therefore is it Ihat he would haye thee feed
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«t his table. If thon art now a longing, trembling sinner, willing to
be sayed, bnt conscious that thon deserrest it not, Jesas loyes thee, and
he will take more delight in seeing thee eat than thon wiU take in the
'eating. Let the sweet love he feels in his soni towards thee draw thee
to him. And what is more — ^bnt this is a great secret, and must only
be whispered in jonr ear — he intends to he married to you: and when
jou are married to him, why, the fields will be yonrs ; for, of course, if
yon are his sponse, yon are joint proprietor with him. Is it not so ?
Doth not the wife share with the hnsband ? All those promises which
are ** yea and amen in Christ" shall be yours ; nay, they all are yours
now, for '* the man is next of kin unto you," and ere long he will take
you unto himself for ever, espousing you in &ithfulnes8, and truth, and
righteousness. Will you not eat of your own ? ** Oh ! but," says one,
^*how can it be ? i am a stranger." Yes, a stranger; but Jesus
Christ lores the stranger. ''A publican, a sinner ;'* bat he is ''the
friend of publicans and sinners." ** An outcast ; " but he " gathereth
together the outcasts of Israel." '* A stray sheep ; " but the shepherd
■** leaves the ninety and nine '* to seek it. " A lost piece of money ; *'
bnt he ''sweeps the house" to find thee. '' A prodigal son ;" but he
sets the bells a-ringing when he knows that thou wilt return. Gome,
Ruth ! Come, trembling gleaner I Jesus inyites thee : accept the in-
yitation. ** At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and
dip thy morsel in the yinegar."
III. Now, thirdly — and here is a very sweet point in the narratiye
— BoAZ REAOHBD HER THE PARCHED CORN. She did *' come and eat."
Where did she sit ? Note well that she " sat beside the reapers.** She
did not feel that she was one of them, but she '^ sat beside ** them. Just
hke some of you who do not come to the Lord's Supper, but sit and
look on. You are sitting " beside the reapers." Yon fear that you are
not the people of God ; still you love them, and therefore sit beside
them. If Uiere is a good thing to be had, and you cannot get it, you
will sit as near as you can to those who do get it '* She sat beside the
•reapers."
And while she was sitting there, what happened ? Did she stretch
forth her hand and take the food herself 7 No, it is written, '' He
leached her the parched corn." Ah ! that is it. None but the Lord
•of the haryest can hand out the choicest refreshments of spiritual
luinds. I giye the inyitation in my Master's name, and I hope I giye
it earnestly, affectionately, sincerely ; but I know yery well that at my
poor bidding none will come till the Spirit draws. No trembling heart
will accept diyine refreshing at my hand; unless the King himsell
<x>n^ near, and reaches the parched corn to each chosen guest^ none
^ reoeiye it How does he do this ? By his gracious Spirit, he first
of all inspires your faiih. You are afraid to think that it can be true
that such a sinner as yon are can eyer be " accepted in the Beloyed " ;
he breathes upon you, and your faint hope becomes an expectancy, and
that expectation buds and blossoms into an appropriating faith, which
^ys, "Yes, my beloyed is miney and his desire is turned toward ma."
Haying done this, the Sayiour does more ; ?ie sheds abroad the love of
^od m your heart. The loye of Christ is like sweet perfume in a box.
^ow, he who put the perfume in the box is the only person that knows
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844 MSAI/nMIB IN THB OOBNFIELDfi.
how to take off the lid. He, with his own skilfal hand, opeos the
secret blessing, and sheds abroad the love of Ood in the soal.
Bat Jesus does more than this : he reaches the parched com with
his own hand, when he gives us close communion with htmeelf. Do not
think that this is a dream ; I tell yon there is such a thing as speakuig
with Christ to-day. As certainly as I can talk with my dearest friend,
or find solace in the company of my beloved wife, so surely may I
speak with Jesus, and find intense delight in the company of Immannel.
It is not a fiction. We do not worship a far-off Saviour; he is a God
nigh at hand. His word is in our mouth and in onr heart» and we do
to-day walk with him as the elect did of old, and commune with him
as his apostles did on earth ; not after the flesh, it is true, but after a
real and spiritual fashion.
Yet once more let me add, the Lord Jesus is pleased to reach the
parched com, in the best sense, when the Spirit gives us the infaOMt
witness wiihtn^ that we are " boim ofOodJ* A man may know that he
is a Christian beyond all question. Philip de Momy, who lived in the
time of Prince Henry of Navarre, was wont to say that the Holy Spirit
had made his own salvation to him as clear a point as a problem
demonstrated in Euclid. You know with what matnematical precision
the scholar of geometry solves a problem or proves a proposition, and
with as absolute a precision, as certainly as twice two are four, we may
" know t^at we have passed firom death unto life." The sun in the
heavens is not more dear to the eye than his present salvation to an
assured believer ; such a man could as soon doubt his own existence as
suspect his possession of eternal life.
Now let the prayer be breathed by poor Ruth, who is trembling
yonder. Lord, reach me the parched com I '* Show me a token for
good." *' Deal bountifully with thy servant" " Draw me, we will
run after thee." Lord, send thy love into my heart."
'* Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,
With all thy quickening powers,
Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love,
And that shall kindle omv.'*
There is no getting at Christ except by Christ revealing himself to ns.
lY. And now the last point. After Boaz had reached the parched
com, we are told that " she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.'*
So shall it be with every Ruth. Sooner or later every penitent shall
become a believer, every mourner a singer. There may be a space of
deep conviction, and a period of much hesitation ; but there shali come
a season when the soul decides for the Lord, and cries, '* If I perish, I
perish. I will go as I am to Jesus. I will not play the fool any longer
with my Imis and i/s^ but since he bids me believe that he died for me,
I will believe it, and will trust his cross for my s^vation." Whenever
you shall be privileged to do this, you shall hd '' satisfied^* *^ SbQ did
eat, and was sufGiced. Your head shall be satisfied with the precioas
troth which Christ reveals ; your heart shall be content with /esus, as
the altogether lovely object of afifection ; your hope shall be filled, for
whom have yon in heaven but Christ ? Your desire shsJl be satiated,
for what can even your deaire hunger for more than ''to know
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Christ, and to be foand in him." Yon shall find Jeans charm yonr
conscience^ till it is at perfect peace ; he shall content jonr jiuigment^
till yon know the certainty of his teachings ; he shall snpply yonr
memory with recollections of what he did, and gratify yonr imagmaiion
with the prospects of what he is yet to do.
"She was snfficed^ and left." Some of ns have had deep draughts of
love ; we have thought that we conld take in all of Christ, bnt when we
have done our best, we have had to leave a vast remainder. We have
sat down with a ravenous appetite at the table of the Lord's love, and
said, ''Nothing but the infinite can ever satisfy me/' and that infinite
has been granted us. I have felt that I am such a great sinner that
nothing short of an infinite atonement could wash my sin away, and no
doubt yon have felt the same ; but we have had our sin removed, and
found merit enough and to spare in Jesus ; we have had our hunger
relieved, and found a redundance remaining for others who are in a
similar case. There are certain sweet things in the word of God which
you and I have not enjoyed yet, and which we cannot enjoy yet ; and
these we are obliged to leave for a while, till we are better prepared to
receive them. Did not our Lord say, '' I have yet many things to say
unto you, but ye cannot bear them now '' ? There is a special knowledge
to which we nave not attained, a place of intimate fellowship with
Christ which we have not yet occupied. There are heights of communion
which as yet our feet have not climbed — virgin snows of the mountain
of God untrodden by the foot of man. There is yet a beyond, and there
will be for ever.
A verse or two further on we are told what Buth did with her
leavings. It is very wrong, I believe, at feasts to carry anything home
with yon ; but she was not under any such regulation, for that which
was left she took home and gave to Naomi. So it shall be even with
you, poor tremblers, who think you have no right to a morsel for your-
selves ; you shall be allowed to eat, and when you are quite sufficed,,
von shall have courage to bear away a portion to others who are
hungering at home. I am always pleased to find the young believer
beginning to pocket something for others. When you hear a sermon
you think, *' My poor mother cannot get out to-day ; how I wish she
could have been here, for that sentence would have comforted her. If I
forget everything else, I will tell her that." Cultivate an unselfish spirit*
Seek to love as you have been loved. Remember that " the law and the
prophets " are fulfilled in this, to love the Lord your God with all your
heart, and your neighbour as yourself. How can you love your neigh-
boar as yourself if you do not love his soul ? You have loveid your own
soul ; through grace you have been led to lay hold on Jesus ; love
your neighbour's soul, and never be satisfied till yon see him in the
enjoyment of those things which are the charm of your life and the joy
of your spirit. Take home yonr gleanings for those you love who can-
not glean for themselves.
I do not know how to give yon an invitation to Christ more pleasantly,
but I would with my whole heart cry, " Come and welcome to Jesus.'*
I pray my Lord and Master to reach a handful of parched corn of
comfort to you if you are a trembling sinner, and I also beg him to
make yon eat till you are fully sufficed.
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ISABBL WEIB, of Soniy in Ayrshire, was bom in the Berenteentfa
centary, during the tronblons times when in Scotland men and
women had to meet secretly for the worship of God. Persecution
brings oat the noblest traits of character in bold relief, and bnt for the
thrilling events which made Isabel famous, she wonld, like thousands of
<)6¥oted Christian women, have been unknown beyond her prirate circle.
Her brief history introduces us to a msn of worth among the
CoYenanters, John Brown of Priesthill. The house of this earnest
Christian man stood on the brow of a hill, with wild tracts of heath and
rocks Btretchiug away at the back, aud was well known to be the refuge
of the persecuted. Besides farmiug his estate of Priesthill, he was l£e
carrier of the district^ and went by the name of the '* Christian carrier.'*
On his journeys to aid from Ayrshire he often had to transact business
with Isabel Weir's father, and it soon became a pleasant thing to hare a
chat with Isabel herself. Brown was a widower with one little girl five
Tears of age ; and Isabel's noble nature inspired him with the deaire to
have her for his wife, and for a mother to his chHd. He made known
his wish, not disguising from her his foreboding that he would one day
be called ''to seal the Church's testimony with his blood." Isabel
answered, ^' If it be so, through affliction and death I will be your
comfort. The Lord has promi^ me grace, and He will gire t^ S^^J^*"
In the year 1682 John Brown and Isabel Weir were married. Tbd
officiating minister was Peden, " the prophet of the Covenant," as he
was called, and the marriage took place in a glen near the house at
Priesthill. After the ceremony was over, Peden took Isabel apart and
said, '' Ton have a good husband, yalue him rightly ; keep linen for a
winding-sheet beside yon ; for in a day when you least expect it thy
master will be tak^ from thy head, in him the image of our Lord
and Saviour is too visible to pass unnoticed by those who drive the
chariot-wheels of persecution through the breadth and length of
bleeding Scotland. But fear not, thou shalt be comforted."
The happiness of Priesthill became a household word among the
scattered and hidden ones of that stormy and dark day. On the morning
after the marriage little five-year-old Janet lifted the latch of the
^'spenoe" door, and, finding Isabel alone, timidly entered the room,
saying, as she half concealed her face with her arm, '' They say ye are
my mother." ''What if I should be your mother?" replied Isabel.
** Naething ; but if I thought ye were my mother, I would like to come
in aside of you a- wee/' said the little maiden. Isabel, with her motherly
instincts stirred by this touching appeal, answered, " I hope I will be
your mother, my bairn, and that Ood will give me grace to be so, and
that you will be a comfort to me and to your father." Servants and
mistress worked together in that busy household. Among the duties
of the time were leasing and carding the wool from the sheep, and
spinning. Even Janet could help with the simpler of these occupationa
One evening the servants and Janet were busy preparing the wool for
an approaching fair. John Brown had stepped out to see a neighbour,
and Isabel was nursing her baby-boy, her first-born. Suddenly the
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barking of the dog annonnoed that footsteps were approaching, and
Janet mahing to the door found a yonthfal stranger with " dreeping "
plaid. She brought him in ; but the mother, painfully alive to the perils
of the times, felt uncertain whether she was receiying a spy or a hunted
Covenanter. It was an nntold relief when John Brown came in and
courteously welcomed the visitor, who proved to be James Benwick, but
his name was not mentioned in the household. Had his presence then
been known to those who sought his Ufe, Priesthill would have been no
longer a refuge of safety. Benwick — at this time about twenty years
of age — was a prominent leader and preacher among the Covenanters.
Hnnted from one hiding-place to another, sleeping iu caves and woods,
or on the open moss, he had been worn to a skeleton by the hardships of
his life ; yet he could testify that the Lord's presence, as he lay under
the stars, often filled his soul with songs in the night Four years
more were to pass before the dauntless young spirit should receive the
crown of martyrdom : meanwhile he stayed two nights at Priesthill and
was greatly rested.
Soon afterwards Benwick and his followers published a declaration of
faith, which was made the pretext by the Court of sending more
soldiers into the country. Persons suspected of covenanting principles
were shot down without a trial, so that there was scarcely a moss or
mountain in the west of Scotland that was not drenched with the blood
of the martyrs. James II. resolved to introduce Popery into Scotland
with a high hand. The blood-thirsty Claverhouse was created Viscount
of Dundee and his powers enlarged s<> that a reign of terror seemed
imminent. A garrison being fix^ at Lesmahago, Claverhouse arrived
at that place on the last day of April, 1685. There he was told of
John Brown's piety andnonconformity, and by six o'clock next morning
he appeared on the farm at PriesUiill.
Brown had risen at dawn according to his custom, and after early
worship to Ood had gone out to prepare some peat ground. Suddenly
he found himself surrounded by three troops of dragoons headed by
Claverhouse. He left his implements, and with calmness and dignity
walked down before the soldiers to his house. Janet had run to her
mother to tell her that a great many horsemen were coming down the
hill with her father.
'^The thing that I feared is come upon me; 0 give me grace for this
hour,'* exclaimed Isabel Brown. Then hastily wrapping her boy in a
plaid, she took him in her arms, and holding Janet by the hand went
out to meet the persecutors, praying silently in her heart as she went.
Claverhouse asked John Brown why he did not attend the curate and
if he would pray for King James. He replied that he ** acknowledged
only Christ as supreme Head of the Church, and could not attend the
cnrates because they were placed there contrary to his law, and were
mere creatures of the bishops, as the bishops were creatures of the King ;
that the King being a Papist and himself a Protestant Presbyterian,
who along with all ranks in the nation had sworn and covenanted to
Ood that no Papist should bear rule over these lands, he neither would
nor could pray for him. But if tiie King repented and turned from
1^8 wicked way, he would acknowledge, obey and pray for him."
After he had finished^ Claverhouse said^ '* Oo to your prayers, for you
SiS ISABBL BBO¥rK OF ATB8HIBB.
shall immediately die.^ John Brown fell npon his knees and prayed for
his unfe and children and for her nnbom baoe, Clarerhonse intermpting
him twice with blasphemous language. As he rose from his knees
Brown said to his wife, *' Isabel, this is the day I told yon of before we
were married;" adding with his nsnal tenderness^ ''yon see me
summoned to appear in a few minntes in the Court of Heaven as a
witness in our Redeemer's cause against the ruler of Scotland. Are
you willing that I should part from yon ?" *' Heartily willing," she re-
plied ; but who can tell the anguish that reply cost her? Her husband
exclaimed, " That is all I wait for. 0 death, where is thy sting : 0
graye, where is thy victory ? " Then he clasped his arms round her and
his boy and kissed them. Lastly he kissed his little Janet, saying,
*' My sweet bairn, give your hand to God as your guide, and be your
mother's comfort."
While he was speaking, Claverhonse ordered six of his dragoons to
shoot him. But his prayers and calmness had aflfected them so deeply
that they could not ralfil their leader's command. Olaverhonse- took a
Eistol from his own belt and shot his victim through the head. As the
orrified soldiers turned away from the scene, he jeered the survivor,
while she reverently bent down over her murdered husband and held the
dear head in her tender hands. *' What thinkest thou of thy husband
now, woman ? " cried the tyrant.
"I ever thought mickle guid of him," she replied, ''and now more
than ever."
^ It were but justice to lav thee beside him," continued Olaverhouse.
" If ye were permitted, I ooubt not your cruelty would go that length.
But how will you answer for this morning's work ? *' asked IsabeL
The hard man was irritated by the words of the calm woman, and he
answered, " To men I can be answerable, and as for Ood I will take
him into my own hands." With this he spurred his horse and departed.
Isabel's calnmess did not forsake her till she had tied up the poor
mntUated head with her handkerchief and covered the body with her
plaid. Then she sat down upon the ground and drew her children dose
to her and wept. The terrible news soon spread and the neighbours
came to her help. One of them throwing her arms round Isabel
addressed her in these stirring words — " Has your master been taken
from your head to-day ? and has he worn the martyr's crown ? and has
God taken yon and your children under his own care, saying, ' I will be
the father of the fatherless and the judge of the widow ' ? No wonder,
though ye are overcome and astonished at his doings." Immediately the
words of Peden on her wedding-day came back to Isabel, and she rose
to seek the linen which he had advised her to keep ready for such an
emergency. Those who came helped her to carry the martyr's body into
the house, and to prepare it for burial. Then the neighbours gaUiered
solemnly round for family worship. They sang the twenty-seventh
Psalm. The quiet words must have fallen with singular appropriateness
and comfort upon their stricken hearts :
" For he, in his pavilion shfdl
Me hide in evil days ;
In secret of his tent me hide.
And on a rock me raise.
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«
And now, even at this present time
Mine head shall lifted be,
Above all those that are my foes,
And round encompass me.'*
Under ooTer of the night many friends gathered stealthQy at Priesthill
to lay the honoured remains in a grave made on the spot where John
Brown fell, and which is still marked by a plain slab.
Of Isabel's aflber-life we hear little. Many friends were raised up to
help and comfort her, and we are told that ** she and her children did
inherit the earth, and had a name long after her oppressor was not." —
Condensed/ram " Self'Surrender.**
HERE is an accoont of a pretty little fix for a cargo of passengers by
a mail coach. The anecdote may be found in Anthony Trollope's
*' Editor's Notes," in the chapter devoted to the literary adventure of
" Mrs. Brumby " : — ** There is, however, nothing more difficult to achieve
than the ezpuUion of a woman who is unwilling to quit the place she
occupies. We remember to have seen a lady take possession of a seat
in a mail-coach to which she was not entitled, and which had been
booked and paid for by another person. The agent for the coaching
bnsinesa desired her with many threats to descend, but she simply replied
that the journey to her was a matter of such moment that she felt
herself called upon to keep her place. The agent sent the coachman to
pall her out The coachman threatened with his hands as well as
with his words, and then set the gnard at her. The guard attacked
her with inflamed visage and fearful words about Her Majesty's mails,
and then he set the ostlers at her. We thought the ostlers were going
to handle her roughly, but it ended by their scratching their heads, and
by a declaration on the part of one of them that she was ' the rummest
go he'd ever seen.' She was a woman, and they couldn't touch her. A
policeman was called upon for assistance, who offered to lock her up,
out he could only do so if allowed to lock up the whole coach as weU.
It was ended by the production of another coach, by the exchange of
the luggage and passengers, b^ a delay of two hours, and an em-
barrassing possession of the origmid vehicle by the lady." We give the
above because it has its parallel in certain minist^ who cannot be
induced to more although everybody is eager to see them gone. One
by one, deacons, subscribers, and friends withdraw, but the ministerial
old ladies stick to the empty coach, as if it were part and parcel of
themselves, as much as its shell is an integral portion of tne snaU.
Hence the new chapel, which springs up, and makes two churches where
one would have been quite enough if it had not been for the adhesive-
ness of an individual. It is a great sorrow that churches should be
ruined because worthy men cannot see that the time is come for a change.
But what is the use of our writing this? We shall only put removing
into the head of some brother who ought to stay where he is, while
those whom it behoves to move wiU stick like limpets. — G. H. S.
350
BY J. SALTER, MISSIONARY TO THE ASIATICS OF LONDON.
m. — THE ASIATIC REST.
REST ! The word is sweet Who is not charmed bj the pleasing^
soiind of BQch a note? The labourer, the warrior, and the-
traveller are alike inspired by the prospect of rest. The word is inten-
sified in interest and sweetness in the ear of the Ohristian. He is a
laboarer who is looking forward to the rest that remains for the people
of God. Perhaps he has laboured long with mind and heart ; out he
shall rest from his labour and his works shall follow him. He is a
warrior who has fought long and hard ; but soon the last battle with
the powers of darkness shall have been fousht, and he shall pass oyer
the Jordan to his inheritance, and the Lord God shall give him rest
&om bis enemies. As a trayeller, often fainting along life's weary road,
as he gets near to his home, " The city which hath the foundations
whose builder and whose maker is the Lord," he is cheered with the
prospect of rest at home in the house of many mansions.
The Asiatic Rest is intended to give rest to the body of the travella^
who has reached us from the distant East, or inner Africa. It is hoped
that while these sojourners find a short rest for their weary limbs, utej
may also find that eternal rest whid^ Christ has secured for the soul.
Strangers in a strange land, where their languoge and customs are so
little understood, and where there is scarcely one whom they can call a
friend, a rest, even to the heathen stranger, cannot but be appreciated.
But should some of them be Christian trayellers on their way to
heaven, as some of them are, then the Best becomes an Elim.
AboTB ten thousand heathens visit London every year. Those who
have visited the Beet are mostly Mahometans, varying in every phase
from the bigoted Afghan and Arab to the semi-fetish worshipper from
the Zambesi.* But not unfrequently the Buddhist, the Sikh, and ad-
herente of other forms of Hinduism are met at the Rest, and come under
the influence of spiritual truth.
Visitors who can write like to enter their name in a book, which is
kept for that purpose; sometimes they add the date of their visit and
the name of their ship ; others even add their father's name and their
address far away; some few have expressed their pleasure in making-
the visit. This volume presento a singular variety of foreign auto-
graphs, written in Tamil, Guzerati, Armenian, Abyssinian, Chinese,
Persian, Burmese, Bengalee, Hindu, and Modem Syriac Some have
attempted to record their visit in English, and those who have been
educated in Missionary Schools have done so with much credit to them-
selves and their teachers.
As the Best is not intended for Europeans, there is nothing to attract
them except the strange notices in Persian, Bengalee, and Arabic
characters, which may l^ seen in front of the house — the cause of many
* The eeatem error has not yet penetrated to this great river, but these men haT»
mixed much of their Afooan wonhip wi& the religion of their captcns.
OUB ASIATIO SEAMEN. 351
strange and amnsing specnlations ; bat the Oriental knows at once there
is rest for him withm.
A foreign library is also {M'OYided for those who can read; but as
numy langnases are represented it has been a difficult work to get it
together ; it has, indeed, been the work of many years. The Word of
Life in many langnages of Asia and Africa is preserved there for the
nse of yisitors ; a few of them are specimens not easily procared in
England. Some of the ralnable issues of the Lodiana Mission Press are
in the library, also the writings of the converted Manlvee Amad ul
Deen, in Hindufttanee ; Dr. Pfander's " Miz&n ul Ha^," in Turkish ;
"The Pilgrim's Progress," in Chinese; and other Oriental productiohs
of European and native Christians. It is wonderful how the divine
hand has helped in this difficult work. A Munshee, who is not a
Christian, residing in North-west India, but having Christian sym-
pathies, having heard of the missionary enterprise in London sent three
volumes in Hindustanee ; these were Christian works upon which he
had been engaged in preparing for the press. Bishop French, of Lahore,
sent several copies of his '* Gospel of David"; and Bishop Steere, of
Zanzibar, forwarded his Swahili issues from the press worked by the
youths of his Orphanage — ^lads rescued from the slave dhows. Among
these books the Koran in the original language is introduced that the
believers in it may see there is no fear in comparing its teachings with
the gospel. The hall at the Best in which the men meet is decorated
with texts of Scripture in twelve languages. The well known verse, —
" God so loved the world," appears in Hindu, Japanese, Guzeratee, and
Chinese. ^' I am the resurrection and tiie life " is read in Bengalee,
Persian, and Hindee. One in Arabic tells the wanderer from the East,.
''Whoever believes on the Lord Jesus shall be saved." Swahilis and
Malays read, *' The blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanseth us from
all sin ": ** Unto him who has washed us from our sins ": '* Thus it
behoved Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, that
repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among
all nations." Only two of these mottoes were procurable in England ;
these were generously given by the Religions Tract Society. AH the
others have been written in large characters by the missionary himself,
a labour of many days, but it was the only diance of success. Bat
he is amply rewarded when he hears the visitors from the distant East
read them out, ask questions about them, and make them the topic of
conversation.
The missionary found it almost impossible to secure a suitable place
where he might carry on the work he contemplated. The prejudice
against Asiatics iu the east of London is very great. They are con-
tinually insulted, and often the insult extends to something more than
words ; it has sometimes been resisted, but the Asiatic is alivays con-
sidered to be the offender, and consequently has to bear the blame for
whatever of wrong-doing transpires. Hence when premises were
required for the Asiatic I&t, objections were raised to every application.
It was thought the Best would be a disgrace to any neighbourhood
where it existed. One person, the landlord of the " Pig and Cabbage,"
drew a vivid picture before the mind of the missionary of what the
result would be if he allowed his property to be used for such a purpose.
352 OUB A8UTIC BEJUIEN.
He foresaw noiBj Malays, Chinese with long pigtails, coal-black
Africans, with East Indians in romantic apparel, sitting on the steps,
climbing the wall, and swinging on the raUings, singing ^'Hallelnjah"
and shonting *' Amen " till midnight, and for rariety's sake getting up
an occasional fight. Alas ! the Oriental does not learn the songs of
Zion so eaisily ; and when he does he is not so clamorous as the worship-
pers of Bacchus, from whom, perchance, the captain of the " Pig and
Cabbage " got his idea. But after a doubtful struggle of two years
the Asiatic Best became a fact» and in the right pl^, opposite the
walls of the East India Docks, where Orientals are continually passing
and reading the notice that can scarcely fail to attract them. Thus
they often drop in, perhaps to renew the acquaintance of many years
past — for the missionary has been at his peculiar work for a quarter
of a century ; or, it may be^ to tell his trouble and ask for advice. Some
few, indeed, come to see the Koran in Christian keeping ; but they all
hear of the truths contained in the gospel^ and if tiiey can read they
take it away with them.
It is a difficult work to reconcile contending parties to the satisfaction
of both ; yet this has often been done at the Best with better result
than could have been hoped had the opponents been Europeans.
Ishmail came to the Best with serious charges against Mahome^ who
was the head man of the Lascar crew. He was determined to have
*' satis&ction," but that was the satisfaction of the carnal mind ; and as
he could not obtain that by himself he risited the missionary to secure
his influence. But the Lord's-day was badly chosen for such a purpose.
He found the missionary engaged with a circle of Asiatic listeners, to
whom he was explaining and recommending our Saviour's words, *^ Love
your enemies " — a theme which strikes the Mahommetan with surprise.
Such teaching is foreign to the spirit of the Koran : '* Kill your enemies,
or enslave them," is the injunction of that book. This divine teaching
of the gospel is a pleasing topic to present to a Mussulman audience,
or to contrast with the vaunted superior revelation of the Arabian
desert — a command so completely fulfilled in the life and death of
Christ. Ishmail was therefore requested to wait^ hoping he might
catch the spirit of this heayenly theme, and then he was sent away to
his ship, and requested to make his plaint another day. He returned
the next day, still intent on his object, but he was compelled to listen to
another lesson on the blessedness of forgiveness and reconciliation.
Still he remained inflexible, and he was left to take his own course, so
he procured a summons against Mahomet. A few hours before the
ship left London Ishmail entered the Best in haste, and with a smiling
face — ^for the black demon of revenge had been cast out of his heart by
the bright angel of peace — *^ Padre," he said, '* we are reconciled, I
told MiSiomet what you said, and he replied, ' It is good '; so we both
shook hands and are friends, I could not leave London till I had told
you." So the gospel triumphed, and enemies were made friends.
Discontent when allowed to smoulder often breaks out into open hos-
tility, alike injurious to master and crew. This, however, has often
been stopped and corrected; but it is inipossible with some crews,
though the difficulty lies not with them. There are still masters who
think slayery a happy condition for the black man, and they betray
OUR AfilATIO SEAICBK^. 853
their convictioii in their discipline. In each cases serious consequences
follow. There are some ships, from which when they arrive in the port of
London desertions are expected, and they generally occar. Desertion is
the Asiatic remedy for any real or imaginary eril, a remedy which is
often worse than the disease; for a deserter in London, whatever may
be his provocation for leaving his ship, has no refage, and is therefore
doomea to a vagrant life. The Best has often taken active steps to
save these men from the fall consequences of their rash act, and in some
caBes saved them from prison life, and not unfreqnently found them ships
to return home. Though these acts of kindness for helpless strangers are
the natural outcome of the Christian faith, it has still higher objects in
view ; and while the body is thus saved from peril and danger the sal-
vation of the soul from the effects of sin is also brought to notice.
Sympathy for the soul's safety fits in well with sympathy for the body.
Oar divine Leader had sympathy for both. These, therefore, with other
similar things are only incidental to the more important work. The
real work is illuminating the heart, and leading the heathen to the
Saviour of the world.
Before a Mahometan can accept the gospel there are many and
serious difficulties to be overcome. To get him to the Best, therefore, to
calmly investigate these obstacles, or to meet his objections is no small
pleasure and i^vantage. While the work is being investigated preju-
dices give way, lis:ht breaks in, and the heart is brought under the
power of a new influence.
''Why is not the religion of the Koran adapted to become the
religion of the world V* This question was put by a Mahometan
priest who came with many attendants from one of our large steam
ships. When preaching the Word on board this vessel the missionary
had stated that the religion of Jesus was the only faith adapted to save
the world. These words remained unchallenged then ; but now the
priest and his party had come to the Best to claim, at least, the same
honour for Islam. They were told that in the northern regions many
heathens had accepted Jesus as their Saviour, but they could never
become true Mahometans. Here is the reason: — ^The ninth month of
the Mahometan year is Barman.* This mouth is considered to be very
holy, for we are told the Koran began to come down from heaven on
the 27th of this month. In the chapter called Sura i Bagr, a fast is
proclaimed during this month in these words : *' The month of Bamzan
shall ye fast, for in it the Koran was sent down from heaven." No
faithful Mahometan would neglect the enjoined fast, which lasts as long
as the sun is above the horizon. In the North the sun is above the
horizon for three months, — how can the people there be Mahometans ?
Some of the hearers would not believe there was any part of the
globe where the sun could shuie so long ; but the best informed ad-
mitted that it was so, and the explanation offered was that in the pro-
Jhet's days these people in the North were not then known ; so that
[ahomet could not ma^e provision for a people of whom he had never
heard. This explanation was admitted; but it makes the Koran the
* CoUAd Rumndan east of fhe Indus, and Ramtban on the east coast of Africa, the
Z (zwad) l)eing pronounced differently in different places.
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854 OUB A8IATI0 BSAMBir.
reyeiation of Mahomet and not of Ood, who knows all things from
the beginning to the end. This presented a flATonrable opportunity to
recommend the gospel that presents a Savionr for the world, and exerts
an inflnence in the torrid and frigid zones alike. As these visitors
retired the well known exclamation was heard, — *' Wa ! Wa 1 Wa !
Three months' day and the prophet did not know it ! *' They came to
recommend the Koran and took away the gospel
Malays are more accessible to the truth than the East Indians
and Arabs. A Malay who had been attracted by the gospel fte-
Jnently visited the Best. His ship was manned by Malagasses,
apanese, Persians, and others. He habitually brought some of these
witii him to hear and receive the Word. M^omet and his Koran
are never referred to at the Best, unless they are brought to the
firont by visitors. In this case nothing for some days was said
about them ; the gospel was read and explained ; the love of Gk)d was
set forth, and the sacrifice of Calva^ for sin was brought to notice, and
recommended. The mind of the Malay gradually be^une informed in
spiritual things, and they seemed almost as insensibly to occupy his
heart. After an exposition at one of these visits, he paused, still holding
the Testament in his hand : '* I have heurd," he said, ** that Christians
do not believe in the Koran nor Mahomet. They say both are Mae.
Is it so ? " Being thus questioned, a comparison between the Koran
and the gospel followed. The Koran reads : — ^* They slew him [Jesus]
not, neither did they crucify him; he was represented by one in his
likeness."* Ohrist si^s, ** I lay down my life for the sheep," and it is
written, ** They crucified him between two thieves." The Malay saw
that the Koran and the gospel could not both be revelations from God —
one of them must be rejected. He was silent ; for a war between truth
and error, light and darkness, was going on within. He passed his
Testament from hand to hand, scanned rapidly its pages, and was
restless. Finally the victory was gained, and he said with a firm and
decided energy, *' If I must decide between Ohrist and Mahomet I will
decide for Ohrist, and will cast Mahomet and the Koran away." During
the remainder of his stay in London nothing was known to transpire
inconsistent with this decision.
The missionary often reads the gospel to an audience of Swahilis.
On board a large steamer these men gathered round him to hear the
Word in their own tongue. This audience consisted of men with teeth
filed to a point, skins as black as ebony, and with Mbal markp that
connected them with the Makua, Mayao, Magenda, and other central
African tribes. One of these, named EUa, stepped to the firont to tell
what he knew of the gospel ; and afterwards he became a constant
visitor at the Best, bringing several of his swarthy countrymen with him.
Most of these became &vou»ble to the truth, and Elia became of con-
siderable use among them. His history is worthy a short record. He
was captured by the slave-hunters on the African wold. His parents
were killed in the savage encounter, and he was carried off to the
slave-market at Zanzib^, to be bartered away. He was crammed
into a slave dhow, with some sixty children in the same unfortunate
* SuiaiNisi.
OTTB A8UTI0 BEAMEK. 855
condition. Il British cruiser captured this Arab thief and his dhow with
its human freight. Elia was transferred to the orphanage at Shuram-
poor, where he was educated in Christian truths, and received the name
hj which we know him. He became a fair scholar in English and
Swahili, and was sent to the new mission-stations at Mombas ! But he
became dissatisfied with the pay and duties of a teacher at an African
mission- station. He left the school and joined a steamer which was
cruising about Zanzibar, Mauritius, and other islands in the same seas.
Shortly afterwards he made a Yoyage to Europe, and encountered a
-severe storm in the North Sea. In this terrible crisis the good teaching
of Shurrarpoor and Mombas came vividly to mind, and he felt that he
bad greatly sinned in running away from the work of the Lord at
Mombas. He saw a close parallel between his own sin and that of the
prophet Jonah, and he anticipated some serious consequences as the
result of his disobedience. The ship was wrecked, some lives were lost,
but Elia escaped safe to land, thankful that his life had been spared so
that he had an opportunity to show what his vows were worth which he
bad made in the time of trouble. These were the circumstances under
^hich he visited the Asiatic Best.
Another of his countrymen deserves some notice. Solmon was not
captured by the slave-hunter, but was the offspring of those who had
been seized in Africa and sold in the slave-market. He was bom at
Karachee. His father died while he was yet a child. His mother
wished to make a scholar of him, and for that purpose sent him to
Dr. Steere's school at that place. She desired him to acauire all
the information he could; but made him promise he would have
nothing to do with the Christian faith. But five years' training in
school under the superintendence of Dr. Steere left a fistvourable im-
Sression of Christianity on his mind. In September, 1879, his mother
ied, and two months afterwards he was seated reading the Word at the
Asiatic Best. He expressed his desire to accept the ^viour, but stated
his difliculty — ^the promise he was under to nis deceased and beloved
mother to reject Christianity. He anxiously asked, '* Must I keep my
promise to my mother ? " We endeavoured to resolve the difficulty by
explaining that, although his mother had doubtless recommended him
to do the best things according to her knowledge and understanding,
8he had never heard of the way of salvation, and, moreover, it was a
auestion which affected his own eternal interests, for his soul's safety
epended on his receiving the Saviour. These arguments did not seem
sufficient at that time to induce him to decide. In May, 1881, he
returned to the Best fully decided for Christ, and had also induced his
cousin to make the same happy choice. He has proved a very useful
man among his countrymen. He has been supplied with books on
•each voyage, classes have been formed on board ship, and the mis-
donary has presented a New Testament to each one who could read.
A Bengalee Hindoo had been instructed in some measure b^ a priest
at Calcutta in the Boman Catholic faith. Fortunately this pnest loved
his Bible, and he instructed his Hindoo pupil in its truths, so that he
acquired much spiritual light Some things in connection with his
newly-adopted faith did not please him; bat he hoped to like them
better as he became better acquainted with the " mysteries." He made
356 OUB A8UTI0 SEAMEN.
the discoyeiy at the Best that he had adopted some castomB that haci
nothing whatever to do with religion. The worship of pictures, relics,
and saints was among the '* mysteries " he did not fally nnderstand, for
he still retained some doubts whether the hero gods of India were not
as worthy of honour as some of the saints whose names he had been
taught to invoke. He was pleased to know this was not warranted by
God's Word, and he readily gave it up. Other errors were relinquished f
but confession to the priest he gave up with reluctance.
'' The disciples of our Lord confessed to the priests, did they not ? '*
he enquired ; for he had been told they did, and he considered their
practice ample authority.
*' Yes,'' was the reply, " one of them confessed to a priest, but he
weut away and hanged himself afterwards."
The case of Judas, we are bound to admit, was not a very satisfac-
tory illustration ; but as it was the only instance of confession to a
priest by a disciple of Christ, and the death that followed his confession
was BO terrible, our Asiatic friend gave up this error also.
Daniel Ha Shamshin was found in an opium smoking-room. When
the missionary had ceased speaking to the visitors of the opium-house,
the man remarked, *' You are working for the Lord Jesus." It was soon
discovered that he was a believer astray. He became a frequent visitor
at the Best, and was introduced to Christian friends. It often occurs
that our temporal aud spiritual conditions improve together. It was so
with this ChincBe. He obtained employment on boa^ a ship going to
Anstralia. His last request on leaving the Best was, '* Pray for me ; I
shall be away at sea, and perhaps at work while you will be gathered
together worshipping Ood and singing his praises."
We will finish our sketches at the Best with an Abyssinian. He gave
his name simply " Sam," and by that name he is stiU remembered, and
5 rayed for. He was the offspring of a Christian mother and a native
ew. His father, however, adopted his mother's faith. The youn^
Abyssinian was chosen to be one of King Theodore's soldiers, ana
he was brought to London with the victorious army after the fall of
Magdala. The light of the Abyssinian church shines no brighter than
that of the Greek, so that Sam was not instructed in saving trutiL The
Amharic Bible at the Best was the first he had seen in England. He
often perused it with pleasure, and was very teachable. He accepted
truth with pleasing readiness as he saw it revealed in the Scriptures.
Not long aner he became a visitor at the Best he was led by a gracious
providence to ship under a Christian captain who cares for the souls of
his crew. The Abyssinian and others who work this ship over the
blue seas are much indebted to this captain for the spiritual light they
have received. The Abyssinian is now a rejoicing believer in the Lord
Jesus,
857
BY THOMAS SPUBGEON.
THERE iB jast now in the garden attached to the honse from which
I am writing an old hen who has no legitimate connection with
either honse or garden, bnt has trespassed to find a place where she may
lay her young. Bight in the track of a proposed bridle-path she has
ensconced herself, and no one conld be nnkind enough to tnm her ofi.
Trae, she has no business there, bnt having hoisted her little red flag,
and claimed the corner as her own, possession becomes nine parts of the
law, and she shall sit upon her throne of shells nntil the little subjects
under her have had enough of that yolk^ and break out into insurrec-
tion. Day and night that faithful incubator sits, and only leaves her
nest for a few minutes jast to stretch her legs and fill her crop.
At such a time a handful of oats disappears with wonderful haste,
and, that hurried meal over, Dame Dorkmg returns to her labour of
love. Having occasion to pass that way several times in the course of
a day, I have over and over again been struck with the pensive appear-
ance of my feathered friend, — I have wondered if she contemplates the
past or anticipates the future. I incline to the belief that ner little
twinkling eye is trying to pierce that far-beyond, and that the careworn
•expression of her face arises from the fact tiiat she is cogitating as to
what will be the result of her untiring efforts. She has thirteen eggs
under her, and seems to be wondering how many chicks will chirp
around her. I warrant she expects a baker's dozen. At any rate she
spares no pains to secure that outcome. Yet it is hardly likely she will
be so successful, and to spare her disappointment I mean to advise her
to hope only for nine or ten. I expect, however, that she will not
swallow my exhortation as eagerly as she does my oats.*
Lest I should be accused of casting pearls before fowls, I turn the
-current of my counsel man-wards. List, then, 0 fellow mortals, —
^ How much better are ye than the fowls" — while I harangue you con-
cerning counting your chickens before they are hatched 1 This is a
branch of mental arithmetic which comes naturally to most people.
One need not be quick at figures to be a veritable ^' Ready-reckoner "
concerning what is yet to be, and to talk like a book about probabilities*
Dunces at school may be adepts at this. He who is daft at all else is
-deft here. Many a man who can't say " Boo to a goose " could tell at
a glance (almost without it) what her sitting wiU produce, and how
much the goslings will fetch. 8ome who don't know a hawk from a
handsaw can divine immediately how many little hawks will break forth
into singing (?) from half a score of eggs. I suppose this is done by a
sort of second sights and if the conclusions were always correct, well
might we covet such a gift. But, unfortunately, these arithmeticians
often overshoot the mark, and prove lamentably out. They looked for
much, and lo, it came to little! Of course, the fault was not in their
* Since writing the above the queen has been dethroned, and ten little wayward
•chickabiddies wander at their own sweet wiU, and only hearken to the%natemal call
when fear or hunger prompts obedience. Dame Dorking looks a litUe sad that tiiere are
only ten ; but didn*t I Ulfher so f
858 MSBTAL ABITHUETIC.
calculation. Something or other went wrong which quite upset their
apple-cart and turned Uie tables. They had everythmg cut and dried ;
but the friend cut off, and the brook dried up. There was to have been
a good spread at dinner-time; but the butcher didn't come, and the
grocer disappointed them, so the the guests had to be oont^it with
bread and pull it This would not hare mattered so much had not the
bill of fare been so elaborate. Certainly, '* accidents will happen in the
best," etc, etc. Then it is wisest to be prepared for such contingencies^,
and hare sixpenn'orth of something-or-other in the larder for the rainy
day.
It does not do to trust men any more than eggs. They mayn't shell
out after all. Expectation may be very well as a rule, but tJiere's no
rule without an exception. Hope that is no hope maketh ashamed.
" Shall '' and " Will " ought to be good friends with '' But " and " If,'^
for ttiey live next door to each other ; but near neighbours are often
forgotten. In these busy, bustling times there are too many tower-
builders who have not first considered the cost ; too many combatants
who ha?e not reckoned the odds. What wonder, then, that foreheads
are furrowed and faces sad. Disappointment and vexation are the twin
children of Kashness and Presumption. ''Look before yon leap":
think twice before you speak, and thrice before you act Leave a good
margin in all your calculations for possible mishaps and failures. lYom
a Christian point of yiew this too .ready-reckoning is highly repre-
hensible. There is no class in 6od*s school for such arithmetic. If he
teaches us to number our days, it is so that we may appl^ our hearts
unto wisdom, and he would have us count all other things in the same
spirit. A true Christian need never be disappointed, for he feels positiTO
of nothing except the exceeding great and precious promises. £!adi of
these golden eggs he knows will turn put well. As regards temporal
matters he has no inordinate expectations. He has hopes and aims, it
is true, — alas for the man who has not ! — but these are all subject to
the divine will and wish. He has learnt how uncertain and how un-
stable are the things of the earth, and therefore contents himself with
diligence in business, and an exercise of such powers as God has given
him. To the Lord he leaves the rest. His proposals are ever entirely
subject to God*s disposals, and he rejoices to have them so. If he builds
a nest he expects to have it shaken with the wind, and is not surprised
if robbers steal the eggs. He himself writes ** mortal " upon his dearest
treasures, and so slight is his hold on what he has already, that he does
not look for more. Knowing how frail the eggs are, he never dreams of
over-estimating the possible brood. Thus, when the end is reached he
is not case down, for he has, at least, as much as he hoped for, or he
may be rejoicing in the abundance of tiie blessing. Anyhow, he goes
on singings
" What maj be my future lot,
Well, I know, concerns me not ;
This ahoald set my heart at rest,
What thy will ordains is best."
Perhaps this is rather what the Christian ought to be than what he is.
The most trustful amongst us have hoped and looked for more than was.
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oar ahare. Bat what a mercy it is that some of the thingB we wanted
never fell to oar lot ! Oh, if all our expectations bad been sncceBsfolly
hatched, what a brood we shoald hare ; bat what a deal of looking after
they would need ! I fear me we shoald be like the antiqaated lady who
resided in a shoe, for we shoald not only wish to pat the nnmeroos
members of the family to bed, bat shoald be glad to smother them as
well.
When sach little ones become a thonsand, we tarn instincti?ely iron:
adding to componnd diyision. ^'NoUiing sacceeds like saccess/' they
say ; bat it often sacceeds in raining a man for life. Many haye been
at infinite pains to rear cnrses for themselves. They have toiled to
" make their pile," and have at last been baried in its rains. They
have brooded so long over the golden egg, and hatched it so snccess-
fally, that it grew a pair of wings and flew away. What a blessing that
we are sometimes oat of oar reckoning ! If God's appointment involves
our disappointment, the loss becomes oar profit, and the lack ptoves oar
traest lack. Be it oars, then, to '' take no thonght for the morrow,"
bat " in patieaoe to wait on Him still." Sore of having bread and
water, all other things will be esteemed as Inzaries and nnezpected
favoors. Grand schemes for the fntare, and '' Great Expectations " are
not for strangers and pilgrims who seek a better conntry and an abiding
city.
^ Leave to the godless world
• To coont its imbatcbed chicks,
The fool to satisfy his soul
With bursting barns and ricks/'^
" We count nought here secure
Except the promises, —
Exceediog great and precious theji
Eternal verities I '*
** On these, and on the God
Who made them, we depend ;
On him who, having loved his own.
Will love them to the end.**
(To he continued.)
^0 ivxh ^^ ^w^
MB. ROBERT OWEN once visited a gentleman who was a be-
liever. In walking oat they came to the gentleman's family
grave, Owen addressing him said, '* There is one advantage I have over
Christians, I am not ^raid to die ; most Christians are afraid to die ;
bat if some of my basiness were settled, I shoald be perfectly willing
to die at any moment." "Well," said his companion, ''yon say yoa
have no fear in death — ^have yoa aay hope in death ? " After a
solemn panse he replied, **IfoJ" "Then," replied the gentleman,
pointing to an ox standing near, "yon are on a level with that brate ;
he has led till he is satistied, and stands in the shade whisking off the
flies, and has neither hop3 nor fear."
BY 6. HOLDEN PIKE.
IN looking tbrongh the foar smnptuonslj illaBtrated Tolames lately
published by Messrs. Fetter, Gassell, Galpin & Oo. — '*The Sea: Its
StirrlDg Story of Adventure, Peril, and Heroism,'' we haye been par-
ticnlarly stmck with the wide scope and absorbing interest of the
snbject. ^' One can hardly gaze npon the great ocean without feelings
akin to awe and reverence," remarks the author. *' Whether yiewed
from some promontory where the eye seeks in vain another restine
place, or when sailing over tiie deep, one looks round on the unbounded
eipanse of waters, the sea must always give rise to ideas of infinite
space and indefinable mystery hardly pfu*al]eled by anything of the
earth itself." The chapters which follow amply prove the frnitfnlness
of the theme ; for Mr. Wjmper is able to write of adventures in war, of
enterprise during peace, and to show, in a wonderful narrative, how our
vast shipping interests have grown from small beginnings to their
present dimensions. He takes his readers round the world in a man-of-
war, discourses on great voyages or scientific expeditions, and finds
something enlightening to say about light-houses, life-boats, and break-
waters, even touching on the darker subject of wreckers and mutiny.
Though such a book is on land of almost perennial interest, we should
not advise the constitutionally nervous to consult its pages during the
sometimes tedious hours of a long voyage ; for the narratives of dangers
incurred, of hairbreadth escapes, and of appalling catastrophes might
prove more exciting than edifying, especially while the waves were
running high or whue the horizon threatened a storm. To be thoroughly
appreciated such a book must be read on terra firma ; and there it will
prove an intellectual feast.
While, however, a book like *' The Sea** may be valued or recom-
mended, we do not find in it the materids suitable for our present pur-
Sose. We do not undervalue all the good things relating to adventure,
iccovery and enterprise, which Mr. Wymper has brought together ; but
at the same time we are conscious that many things of another kind
have taken place on the trackless ocean — occurrences which show how
God's spiritual kingdom is quite as diversified as that of nature. If the
term is properly understood there is more romance in truth than there
is in fiction.
It would have redounded more to our credit as a professedly Christian
nation, if the Church had earlier done something to ameliorate the
British sailor's deplorable spiritual condition. Even the Methodist
Bevival of the last century seems to have benefited all classes without
any organized effort having been made to reach that great multitude
lAo go down to the sea in ships. The consequence was, that hardly
more than two generations ago the marines calling, either in the navu
or mercantile service, was one which could have no attractions for a
respectable man ; indeed, many stately vessels, especially of the man-of-
war class, were little better than floating-hells. While on the main, life
was monotonous in its every-day profanity ; in port the unchecked
debauchery, even on board, was too terrible to be described. Then, of
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course, the Bailors' qnarters of any large port partook of the character of
the inhabitants, dmnkenness, outrage ana murder having at last become
too ordinary in their occurrence to attract attention. When the battle
of Waterloo was fought, such a thing as a Bethel-flag was unknown in
the wide world, while a Ood-fearing sailor was one of the rarest wonders
of creation. Now, thanks to the operations of the British and Foreign
Sailors' Society, the Bethel-flag inyites to prayer in both home and
foreign ports, while Christian mariners are the yery salt of many a
little community on the ocean. The cause is one of the best which can
be undertaken, and doubtless would be better supported if people pro-
perly realized the yast extent of our commerce, the great numbers
engaged in it, and the gain which must accrue to the nation generally
from the service of a well ordered body of mariners.
Perhap it has not occurred to the reader, that the leading preachers
of the eighteenth century Beyival had at different times much to do
with the sea — ^Whitefield, as well as both of the Wesleys, crossed and
recrossed the Atlantic ; Medley, of Liverpool, had been a sailor, so had
also John Newton, while the godly Joss, who sometimes preached for
Whitefield, was a quondam captain. During one of their earlier voyages
the brothers Wesley read the Bible together for hours every morning*,
but not having as yet gof clear of their Oxford Pharisaism, the mere
reading was found not to take away the fear of death. On one occasion
at iSEunily prayer, and while a psalm was being read, a tremendous sea
suddenly broke over the ship, threatening to engulf the little barque in
the foaming waters ; but great as was the terrified commotion among
the English, the Moravians sung on as if nothing had happened. For
the first time the founder of Methodism learned that men could be
lifted above every slavish fear; and thus it was that Wesley after-
wards drew a comparison between a smooth and rough sea — ''A mind
calmed by the love of Ood, and one torn up by the storm of earthly
passion."
The particulars of the lives of Samuel Medley, who after having been
wounded in the sanguinary action with the French fleet off Gape Lagos,
on August 18th, 1759, became pastor of the Baptist church at Liver-
E>ol; of John Newton, who was for years rector of St. Mary Woolnoth,
ombard-street; and of the quaint Oaptain Joss, the occasional coad-
JQtor of Whitefield, in themselves exceptionally interesting; but having
been so frequently given, we will illustrate the power of the Bible
among rovers on the sea from fields which have been less often gleaned.
In the old daySy before Bethel-flags or missions to seamen were
thought of, officers of classical education, and the most genteel rearing,
were accustomed to suppose that the common men in the service would
take no notice of what superiors said unless plenty of oaths were mingled
with the instructions given. Something like eighty years ago, an
officer of Nelson's ship Vioiort, which still serves as flag-ship in rorts-
mouth harbour, said to a friend that no officer could live at sea without
swearing, adding that it was common sea-language, and a commander
who did not deal out oaths would only be stared at as a land-lubber,
while left to do the work himself. At the same time that this officer
was serving on the Yiotoby, however, there was a set of men in the
▼esvel who read the Bible ; and ''those men never wanted swearing at,"
362 THE BIBLE ON THE SEA.
the genilemen went on to remark : '' the dogs were the best seamea od
board. Every man knew his daty^ and every man did his dnty ; they
used to meet together and sing hymns, and nobody dared molest them,
the commander would not have suffered it." This company, showing
DO disposition to mix with their profane comrades, were allowed to mess
alone, and all of them passed through the ordeal of the Battle of Tra-
falgar without receiving any hurt. In other cases, whether in the army
or the navy, many Methodists, as they were called, were killed, hononr*
ing God and encouraging comrades in the faith by their triumphant
bearing in death. '
An aged sailoivwho lived early in the present century once remarked
that, if able to speak to sea-faring men in general, he would say,
'* Tempt not the faithless ocean without this precious guide"; while to
ship-masters themselves he would ea?, ** Bather attempt to send yonr ship
without a rudder than her crew without a Bible." In the course of forty
years' experience, this yeteran had experienced a number of striking
deliverances ; '' but in every difficulty," he said, '^ I always fonnd in my
Bible that which enabled me to trust in him whom winds and sea obey.
In every storm I sought direction from it, and never was disappointed."^
This man had a son, who, like his father, deyeloped into a Ood-fearing
sailor ; and on one memorable occasion, when off Newfoundland, the
vessel, a small one, sprung a leak, and though the crew threw away a large
part of the cargo, and worked the pumps for six days, the water in-
creased to four feet in depth. In the midst of this crisis a prayer-
meeting was held in the cabin, no one at the moment expecting that the
water-logged craft could live through the night. As they stood at the
table confronting one another in the near prospect of death, the captain
opened the Bible to read another chapter, when his eyes alighted on
Acts xxviii. 22 : '' Now I exhort you to be of good cheer : for there
shall be no loss of any man's life among yon, but of the ship." The
effect was miraculous; for not only was physical strength renewed, but
faith that the Lord would deUver them at once drove away despondency.
In the course of the night the wind fell, and at daylight a sail was seen
to be coming in their direction. Taking to their boats, the little com-
pany rowed for their lives, and soon after they were on board of the
passing ship— -their own went down like a stone.
The Bible in the above instance had been habitually consulted uid
honoured ; but in not a few cases the Book has turned up to give
counsel in a moment of anguish or of danger, after having lain^ neg-
lected or forgotten for months, or even years. Of course, no Christian
mother ever allows a son to go to sea without, at least, placing a copy
of the Scriptures with the outfit in the sea chest. How often have good
results followed after many.days, sometimes after the mother herself had
entered into rest.
About eighty years ago, a devoted woman and a member at Surrey
Chapel during the pastorate of Rowland Hill, was particularly tried by
a reckless son, who having apparently rendered himself unfit for a
respectable position of the standing desired on land, went off to try his
fortune on the uncertain sea. While in a foreign port, not having his
indentures, he was imj>re8sed for service on an English ship-of-war.
Terrified at his prospects, he began to pray, remembering his mother's
THE BIBLB ON THE SEA* 868-
God ; but soon after, on a flitoation being given him more comfortable
than had been expected, seriouB impresBions wore away. Sometime
after he suffered shipwreck, and thinking that the yessel would fall to
pieces as she lay for three days on the Bermuda rocks, the young sailor
TOwed that, if life were only spared, he would seek the Lord. Deliyer-
anoe came, but the yow was tbrgotten, although the sinner discovered
that all thought of God could not be driven away by plunging into dis-
sipation. Like Bunyan, he experienced awe-inspiring dreams ; but
instead of seeking peace where alone it could be found, he sought tO'
divert troublesome thoughts by running into more sins than Bunyan
ever knew. At last he one day hastened to his chest to find a novel,
when instead of that the seeker came upon a Bible. Disappointed, he
at first attempted to cast the Book asiae ; but such was the power of
conscience, when a mother's counsels were remembered, that he was
unable to do so ; and eventually, as a result of prayerful reading, came
faith and peace. So far as we are able to see, evil would have gained
the victory if the Bible had not been placed in the trunk. Landing at
Plymouth, the convert called upon Dr. Hawker, and soon after left the
service.
It is well known that the late Dr. Bippon manifested considerable
interest in the religious welfare of sailors who came to the port of
London. Early in the year 1822 the pastor preached a sermon at
Carter-lane commemorative of the life and death of Thomas Atkinson,
a Christian sailor ; the service was attended by three hundred sea-
faring men. As a trader between the north of England and London,
Atkinson was well known in the Pool of the Thames as a perseveriufi^
promoter of Bethel meetings ; and when at sea, he regularly conducted
domestic worship on his vessel. In 1821 he lefb North Shields for New
Brunswick, and on the return voyage a violent storm caused the ship to
fill BO rapidly, that she had eventudly to be abandoned, although before
doing so thirteen of the crew, who had not been washed overboard,
remained in the maintop of the waterlogged ship for eight days, hoping
to be rescued. When, at last, they took to the boat, the men were so
weak from exposure and want of food and water, that the oars fell from
their hands. After another five days had been spent on the deep, three
hundred miles from land, the captain asked Atkinson to sing a hymn,,
to which the godly seaman replied, ''My voice is so weak that I cannot^
but I will pray." Mustering in one final effort all his remaining
strength, he then spoke in a whisper, and after pronouncing the last
word bowed his head and died ! On the following day the survivors
were picked up by a passing sloop which brought them to London.
Having been well ac(^uainted with Atkinson, Dr. Kippon was well able
to improve the occasion, and a profound impression appears to have
been made by the sermon.
The wonderful influence of a solitary Christian in the midst of a
profane and licentious crew has again and again testified to the power
of the gospel to reclaim men from their evil ways. It has happened,
that a man has gone simply as an able-bodied seaman on to a man-of-
war, and, in course of time, has succeeded in gathering aronnd him what
the early Christians would have called a Church. With everything to
damp their ardour which the devil could bring against them, they have
still fought and conquered in the superior power of Christ.
364 THE BIBLE ON THE SEA.
At a meeting on behalf of sailors held sixty years ago, Captain W. H.
Angas related something which had come nnder his own observation
that will serve as an illastration. Fifteen years before, or in 1807, the
•captain had lodged in the honse of a godly widow whose only son hap-
pened to commit an offence which occasioned his going to sea to escape
the penalties of the law. Enlisting in the navy, his lot was cast on
board a vessel which carried one^ and only one, man who knew Christ as
his Saviour; bnt the truth as spoken by this friend soon entered the
young transgressor's heart, and the ship then carried two Christians
instead of one. Exposed to scoffs and sneers, the two, stronger in their
nnion, held on their way, not expecting better treatment, until their
nnmber increased to three, to four, five, and in due time even to fifty,
that number including some of the officers who attended the Bible-
reading and prayer-meetings. We do not believe that such men are
despised according to the representations of some religious writers; the
most far-gone worldling respects and honours such far more than he
cares to admit.
Indeed, from adventures we are able to give, it might almost be
made to appear that we must look among sailors for model examples of
Ohristian enterprise. They have frequently shown how galling difficul-
ties may be turned into helps, and how a man who is instant in season
and out of season may still work successfully in his Lord's strength
with all the world against him.
It is constantly being admitted that God's ways are not as man's
ways ; but perhaps it is not so often observed that what we call acci-
clents are sometimes the means used for accomplishing the divine par-
poses. When, in the early years of this century, the French prisons
were filled with English captives, who would have thought of sending
A missionary among them ? and, even if the seemingly wild proposal had
found favour, who would have volunteered ? God in his mercy saw the
need, however, and means were soon forthcoming for ensuring its supply.
There was then living at Bamsgate a devoted man of the name of Daw-
son^ who had been a sailor, and on one occasion he consented to take
charge of a friend's ship which had just arrived for the night. The ship
was anchored, and Dawson went on board ; but in the course of a few hours
a violent storm drove the vessel from her moorings, and, running before
the gale, the crew soon found themselves just off the coast of France,
where they were taken prisoners, Dawson actually remaining in cap-
tivity for ten vears. Having now nothing save the consolations of
religion to fall back upon, they did not yield to despair, nor were they
<K)ntent to remain in idleness. Those among the prisoners who were so
'disposed, were allowed to meet together for worship, when their thoughts
were directed to the woes of fellow-prisoners in other jails. The sorest
want was the Bible, and other suitable books; and, having no jatesB
to work with, Dawson and his companions set manfully to work to
write out copies of such treasures as they themselves possessed which
would instruct their comrades in tribulation in different parts of the
country. They thus copied large portions of the Scriptures, Burder's
Tillage Sermons, Watts's Psalms and Hymns, as well as Flavel's Ser-
mons, and these were circulated among the English prisoners far and
^ide. Before now missionaries have been wafted to their destination
Tfl£ BIBLE ON THE 8SA. 865'
on stormy seas; they have parBned their caUtng amid persecutioii and
hardship: but who conld nave Biupected, when Dawson was driven
across the Channel by wind and wave, that he was the Lord's messenger
of mercy to numbers of his unfortunate countiymen ?
Another adventure in a French prison, when the war fever was at its
height, may also be mentioned, and probably many other striking
things took place without any record of them having ever taken place.
Among the prisoners at Dunkirk was a Captain Harris, a man who had*
feared the Lord from his childhood, but who now appeared to be greatly
depressed without any reason being assigned. To increase the poor
fellow's perplexity, an order was given to remove him and others two
hundred miles further up the country ; but just before the departure of
the company, a French gentleman called and said, '' There is soma
person in this prison in great distress of mind for want of money ; who
it is I know not, but the moment I see him I shall kaow him, for hi&
person and circumstances were so impressed on my mind in a dream
last night that I cannot be mistaken." On seeing the captain, the
shunger added, '' That's the man," and at the same time pressed upoii
his acceptance a thousand francs. The amazed prisoner, who would
take only a small part of the proffered money, then related how mis-
fortune had befallen him in the loss of ship and cargo, as well as in the
disappointed hope of receiving remittances from England. The circum-
stance was regarded at the time as what it really was, a remarkable
interposition of divine providence.
Instances have been given of how single torn leaves from the Word of
God have been read and have carried conviction to the heart ; but while
such pieces picked up in the street may have sent home the arrow of truth,
others which have found their way to sea have prodaced effects equally
lasting and delightful. A youth under twenty years of age once called
upon a friend of sailors at Liverpool, and confessed how an entire
change had come over his life and prospects. Having jnst returned
from the West Indies, he said that when he left England he was utterly
abandoned, and then went on to explain how the change had occurred.
Daring a sudden squall he had met with a slight accident on deck, but
after venting his vexation with an oath more horrid than usual, it was
found that the adventure still dwelt in the mind, the oath especially re-
maining there as a spectre which would not be exorcised. Like an evil
spirit the thing refused to leave its victim either by night or day, and
until he was almost beside himself with terror. At length he asked a
comrade if he had a Testament to lend ; but, surprised at such a re-
quest, the man offered a stone in the shape of one of Rousseau's novels.
'' Several days thus passed in the greatest torment, this dreadful oath
always before me," the youth is represented as saying in an old renort
of the Liverpool Bethel Companies. *'I could not pray; indeea, I
thought it of no use. On the fifth day I was turning over some things
in my chest, when I found some trifles I had purchased for sea stock
wrapped in paper. Oh, how my heart throbbea when I found it a piece
of a Bible ! Conceive what I felt when I read, ' Though your sins be
as scarlet, they shall be white as snow ; though they be red like crimjaon,
they shall be white as wool.' Like a drowning man I clung to this
life-buoy." Such was the power of the first chapter of Isaiah when the
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Holy Spirifc condescended to impress its life-giving words on the sinnei^
heart.
Perhaps the sea would snpply some of the most striking cases on
record of how Christ can save to the uttermost; certainly the sight of a
sailor receiving the gift of salvation in his last honrs, after having lived
through a long life as an abandoned profligate, helps us to grasp the won-
derful meaning of the Apostle's words. It is nothiug less than the
saving arm reaching to the very entrance of hell to pluck the brand
from the burning. We will more clearly show our meaning by one
closing illustrative history.
A vessel once sailed from England with a captain whose profanity,
addiction to drink, and tyranny in general quite alienated the crew, so
that when he was overtaken by mor^ sickness in mid-ocean the sailors
resolved to allow the man to die like a dog, without either attention or
^mpathy. Though he knew little about Christianity beyond the name,
there was a cabin boy called Bob who had a more tender spot upon his
heart. Unbidden, Bob ventured to approach the state-room door to
enquire how the sick man was, but the only answer was, '' What*s that
to yon ? Be off." Undaunted by this rebuff, the little fellow enquired
^again on the following morning, at the same time venturing to hope
that the captain was better; and, encouraged by a more gracious
reply, the kind lad advanced from one thing to another, until he was
allowed to wash and diave his master, and even to make some tea.
Having been cruel as well as profane, the dyine captain was too prood
-to either ask or expect favours from those he nad maltreated, but the
tmsolicited attentions of poor Bob soon produced its effect, and he was
regarded as a true friend.
In earlier days, in order to excuse the iniquity into which he had mn,
the man embraced Atheism ; but like Yolteire, whose principles were
not proof against a thunder-storm, he found this yielded no support in
the trying hour. Though he suffered severely in body, the physical
1>ains were light when compared with the mental. ^* Alas, Bob, I'm a
ost man !" cried the sufferer, awakening to realize the enormity of sin.
^*No master," answered the boy, *'God is merciful; he knows what
sailors are, and I daresay he'll save you." With his heart thus broken,
the sick man continued some days longer, until one morning he remarked i
*^ Bob, I've been thinking of a Bible," and then the boy was commis-
sioned to search for the Book. *^ Where shall I read, master ? " asked
the faithfhl attendant as he returned after a successful search ; but the
other did not know, he had never learned his letters, so that he conid
only direct that Bob should ''try and pick out some places that speak
about sinners and salvation." Thereupon the young reader read for
two hours from the New Testament, the words falling on the captain's
heart like arrows of conviction. He saw himself a lost sinner in God's
sight ; but terrified at the thought of divine justice, it seemed impossible
for him to lay hold of Christ. After a night of misgiving, the dejected
sinner remarked, that soon his dead body would be committed to the
deep, while the released soul would be lost for ever ! *' No, no, master,
I believe you will be saved yet," replied the more sanguine Bob,
^' Bemember, I read many fine things yesterday about salvation." Then
followed some talk about praying, and the anxious boy candidly
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confessed that his capacity in this direction only extended to the Lord's
Prayer, which he had learned of his mother; bat not willing to
allow fleeting opportunities to pass, the captain beseeched the boy
to kneel and cry for mercy, meanwhile praying himself, ''Ood be
mercifal to me a sinner." Overcome at length by importunity, Bob
fell npon his knees, and, although sobs choked his utterance, he cried,
** Lord, have mercy on my poor dying captain. 0 Lord, I'm a poor
wicked, ignorant sailor boy. Lord, I don't know what to say. Lord,
the captain says I must pray for him, but I don't know how — I am
but a child. I should be elad to get him tea, or do anything I can
for him; but. Lord, I dont know now to pray for him. Lord, have
mercy on him. He s^s he shall be lost, — Lord, save him. He savs
he shall go to hell, — Lord, take him to heaven. He says he shall be
with devils, — oh that he may be with angels. Don't let him perish, 0
Lord. Thou knowest I love him, and am sorry he's so ill. The men
won't come near him, but I'll do the best I can for him as long as he
lives, but I can't save him. 0 Lord, pity my poor captain ; see how
thin and how weak he is. Oh comfort his troubled mind. 0 Lord, I
never prayed before like this. Oh help me, Lord, to pray for my
master." On completing these charactenstic utterances, Bob rose, and
declaring that he had done the best he could, he added, " Now^ cheer
up, I think you'll go to heaven."
Overcome by this experience, the child retired, but returned in the
evening to give another New Testament reading, to every word of which
the sinking man listened with the utmost eagerness. On the following
morning a wonderful change was perceptible; for, instead of gloom and
despair, the captain's pallid face was aglow with hope; for he had
heard the Saviour say to his soul, ''Son, be of good cheer; thy sins
which are many are all forgiven thee." Much more passed between the
two, Bob being recognised as having been an instrument in God's hand
to convey saving knowledge to the needy soul. Soon after daylight on
the following morning the captain was found dead in the attitude of
prayer ; but who can doubt that the spirit was even then in Paradise, to
magnify for ever the wonders of redeeming grace.
THE 1 venerable Thomas Williams in conversation with a devoted
Ritualist, was discussing the subject of written prayers. This
gentleman claimed that the whole Bible did not furnish one unwritten
pwer. ** No, sir, not a single-one, sur." " Do you really think so ?"
*' XeB, air, I defy you to point to a single Scripture prayer that was not
written • You cannot oo it" " Well, can I ask you a question ? "
*' Certainly you can." " Tell me, then, who held the candle when
Jonah rea^ his prayers in the whale's belly."
868
BT SAHUXL J. G0LD8T0K.
REMEMBERING the vast nnmber of sermons preached, both on
Sunday 8 and during the week, in the hundreds of places of worship
throughout the country, it is to be regretted that the progress of the
Christian church is not more marked than it has been of late years.
Complaints are ever and anon being raised against ministers of
the gospel for the manner in which they fulfil their mission, and not nn-
frequently one hears that in this direction lies that field for improyement
from which is to rise the panacea of the church and of the world. To
say that the ministry is outside the pale of progressive development and
improvement would scarcely occur to anyone interested in the farther-
ance of Christ's kingdom ; but to what an almost illimitable extent is
development required in the great body of the church itself ! It is a
fact too palpable to need proof that many thoughtfully prepared and
spiritually inspired sermons delivered from the pulpits of our chuichea
and chapels — to say nothing of the less intellectual though not less
effectual addresses given in our streets and mission-houses — are prac-
tically thrown away upon a large percentage of the assembled congrega-
tion. The extent to which this lamentable state of things prevails of
course must depend upon the spiritual status of the church and upon
the qualifications of the preacher; but how often does one feel inclined
to ask, as he bears the Sabbath bells ringing, and sees tlie people flock-
ing on every hand to the house of God — '^ For what purpose are they
thus meeting>together on the Lord's-day ? " The question were foolish
indeed if the instinctive reply, '^ To worship God in sptrU and m iru(hy**
could be accepted without hesitation. To the thoughtful mind it must
be but too painfully evident that in man^ instances it is rather a matter
of fashion than of worship. That this is so with the unconverted has
been proved to demonstration from time to time, and far be it from me
to hold that even as a matter of fashion attendance at the house of God
is without its beneficial effects. Negatively, by jl is presence in a place
of worship a man is kept from those evil associations which are so
readily contracted when the custom of *' going up to Jerusalem " has
been once permanently broken off, while positive benefits must accrue
from the righteous influences of Christian friends and the explanation
of the way of salvation. Farther, if the custom were once to fall into
desuetude, and by the Sunday opening of museums and art gdleries, <»r
by other means, England were to be so unfortnnate as to adopt what is
known as '' a continental Sunday/' it is difficult to tell how unregene-
rate men would ever be regularly brought under the sound of the word.
But what about the professedly Christian people ? Do they not worship
God '^ in spirit and in truth "? God forbid that I should say they da
not, else would they not deserve to bear the name of Christ. Tbe ques-
tion I raise is this — Do Christian people fully appreciate the privilege
of hearing upwards of a hundred sermons preached every year ? Un-
doubtedly there are in the church many thoughtful persons who from
the time the text is announced to the final " Amen '' follow not only the
8EBU0K H&AREBS. 369
words, bnt the argoments^ with aa amount of intelligence and sin-
cerity not to be equalled bj that of a student attending a deeply scientific
dissertation ; but I hold that these are in a most deplorable minority.
What of the majority? Enter a crowded place of worship in any of
our large cities, or choose a small and comparatively obscure one, if
you will, and judge for yourself. Where you see one attentive listener
eagerly following the gracious sentences of God*s messenger you will
find a score who are capable of diversion by the most trivial object.
Apparently drinking in the words that are being uttered in the most
impressive and earnest tones, the falling of a book, the cry of a cUld,
or the slamming of a door, is sufficient to transform the attentive listoier
into a restless wonderer of whose book has fallen, what made the baby
cry, or why the door was allowed to slam in such an irreverent manner.
The service is over, and upon arriving home the hearer collects his wan-
dering thoughts — often augmented in their confusion by little incidents
on the homeward journey — and upon consideration succeeds in telling
a friend the text — not the words, oh no, but the chapter and verse in
which they are to be found. If an enquiring mind should suggest a
summary of the discourse by the question, '* How did he handle it ? " in
all probability the remme will consist of a few smart sentences firom the
sermon having but an indirect bearing upon its main object. It is
really astonishing how few persons carefully follow a preacher through-
out his sermon with a view to retaining in their minds the consecutive
lessons he is desiring to impart — ^lessons which have often cost the
minister much study and more prayer. Ask some people what the
sermon has been about, and they forthwith repeat some effective anec^
dote or illustration, or endeavour to describe the manner in which tli^
preacher delivered it. Is this the end for which men attend the worship
of Qod ? Is it not rather incidental than ultimate ? Are men and
women to attend the Lord's house merely to while an hour or so away
in listening to pleasing themes without entering into their intent and
object ? Are tney to go to church or chapel as iSiej would to a concert,
merely to be amused or pacified? Let them rather go as students to
learn the beauties and the mysteries of that which is presented to them
from time to time. If the world attends church because it is fashionable,
let the Christian worship and be edified according to the fashion set by
the Savionr when he said, ** He that hath ears, let him hear." I am
persuaded that if a i)reacher's recompense consisted in the number of
his sermons retained in the minds of ids congregation )ie would not be
long ere he sought a more profitable profession. To preach to simf^
bearers who are not thinkers — hie labor hoe opus esL Estimating that we
have each of us heard five hundred sermons within the last five years,
let us ask ourselves, How many have we the slightest recollection of at the
present moment? The answer to this question should have a practical
effect upon our attention the next time we hear a sermon.
24
870
BELOVED PRESIDENT,— I know the interest which a large number take
in your son, and their brother and friend, Thomas Spargeon, and therefore
could not keep the enjoyment to myself which a week just spent with him ha»
afforded me.
I suppose a ministerial exchange which involves travelling over four thousand
seven hundred miles is not a very common thing : yet that is about the distance I
have gone over in going and returning to exchange for three Sundays witli
Brother Charles Dallaston, of Ghristchurch. The affair was first mooted and
then negotiated by that generous friend of your son and myself Mr. GidecHi
Rutherford, now of Dunedin, and it has proved so invaluable in recruiting the
bodily health and mental vigour of two jsded and not over-strong pastors as to
deserve loving and honourable mention. Our kind churches placed no obstacle
in the way, and both have been benefited. Let me say, by the way, that
the work God has enabled friend Dallaston to do at Ghristchurch is somethii^
to fill one with holy praise. A moribund cause has been wonderfully revived,
a church rising to three hundred members, full of energy and promise, gathered
together, and a handsome structure of brick and stone, to seat seven hundred or
eight hundred persons, is on the eve of beinff opened. The night before I left
Ghristchurch to go north I saw a large number of applicants for membershipv
many of whom had been brought to decision through the evangelistic labonra
of Mrs. Hampson. ^ i
Lyttleton is the port of Ghristchurch, and thither I hastened to catch the
steamer AratotUa, which was to bear me to Auckland. In addition to the pro-
spect of seeing New Zealand, I confess that the attraction of once more meet-
ing Thomas, with whom I had wrought and communed so blessedly hereto-
fore, was irresistible. What a series of noble harbours that East Coast of New
Zealand has I It was worth travelling all the way to see Dunedin the grand^
Ghristchurch the comfortable, Wellington the volcanic (thej have an earth-
quake there about once a week), and Auckland the lovely. A countrr with
such a coast and harbours, with the population gathered about a number of
centres fertile in soil and rich in all minerals, is bound to be a great one in the
future. The northern island narrows to a few miles at Auckland, with the
Hauraki Harbour on the east coast, studded with rocky islets, and surpassingly
beautiful, and the Manakau Harbour on the west, spacious, but rather shallow.
More thui once Thomas and I rode or drove in an afternoon across that emerald
isthmus, between the two land-locked marine basins. It was Easter Monday
momiuff when we steamed in sight of what is the coming metropolis of New
Zealand. The ships are gaily dossed out in bunting of ul colours, the water»
were dotted with the white-winged yachts of the Ponsonby Regatta, the wharves
were thronged with crowds in holiday attire, among whom I saw many Maories in
European dress, and not a few of fine jihysique. As soon as we hauled up to the
wharf, two Maori ladies, each nearly six feet high, neatly dressed, and with the
carriage of queens, stepped on board. The only outward physical defect (to my
eyes) being the blue tattoo round the mouth of the younger of the two. Tbea
an old "MuLori man of fine build, tattooed all over the &ce with the most
elaborate pattern, came on deck, but I found he could not speak a word of
English. All this time I was eagerly scanning the faces of the crowd
for one whom I longed to see. But no Thomas was there, as a newspaper
notice had said that the steamer would not arrive till Tuesday. I did not
wait long, however, before a gentleman with keen eyes and earnest &ce
enquired my name. I found him to be a deacon and secretary of the church,
of which your son is now the pastor. He had seen the vessel signalled, and,
leaving hia gardening, hasten^ to my rescue. I was prepared to love thi»
A VISIT TO MB. THOMAS BPXJBBJSOTS. 371
brother beforehand, from some letters of hia nving a most moTing and graphic
account of evangelistio work done in Auckland bj J. 8. Harruson and jour son
just before, which I heard read in friend Rutherford*s house to a companj of
delighted listeners. Brother Matthew soon took me to jour Bon*s residence on
Mount Eden, and firom the summit of that extinct crater we were viewing one
of the fairest scenes in all this wonderful world when a well-known voice
saluted us from afar. Then I received a welcome which made me understand
the inner meaning and emphasis of Paul's words when he said, " I had no rest
in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother,*' ** nevertheless, God that
comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus.**
Thomas was looking thin and worn, which was fully accounted for by the strain
on mind and body imposed by the recent numerous, yet fruitful, gospel services,
and their necessary sequela of watchful shepherding, and fuller instruction to
the new converts. Tet I am convinced uiat mv young brother must be
better, from the amount of work he can get through, from the way in which he
i^pears to endure the pressure of pastoral toil, and from the increase of
strength and volume in nis voice. In a ioint service which we took together
on the Sunday evening, in the Choral Hall, a place holding from eight hundred
to one thousand people, and well filled, I was surprised and de%hted at the
strength of his voice.
Af&r doing all they could to increase the accommodation at Wellesley-street
Church, they have had to take the Choral Hall for Sunday evenings, and are
likely, I found, to occupy the new Opera House, which is nearing. completion,
until their new church is built A commanding site has already been oouffht,
and they are about to do a ^ big thing** in entering on an outlay of fuUy
£8,000. The large number of persons anxious to hear the wor<^ and the
number of membm (which alone would nearly fill the old building) warrant
them in their undertaking. And yet, knowing the extra calls upon a pastor
when a chapel is buildine, I hope the burden may not prove too great for one who,
however willing, is anyuiins but robust. The city of Auckland has a popula-
tion of between thirty and forty thousand. Now that the native difficulty is as
good as settled, and a Maori- English war, I hope, an impossibility, that soffc
mxurious climate is certain to attract wealth and population from all parts of
the world. I could not hope to succeed by any terms I cotdd employ in
describing Auckland and its surroundings. Its numerous green rounded knolls
and hiUs, its neighbouring lakes, rivers, and springs, its vicinity to the wonderful
hot-lake and spring districts of Botomahana and Wai-wera, support the con-
viction formed m my mind that this is (he future city of the Antipodes. The
city is growing, and the population increasing more rapidly than any other city
of New 2iealand. All this points to the kind of sphere to which the Lord has
called your son, and to the necessity for the immediate erection of a suitable
Slace of worship in Ueu of the cramped and rickety old building which has
one duty for the Baptists in Auckland for so many years. At a church-
meeting to which I was privileged to stay I had the joy of hearing five-
and-twenty or more names proposed for baptism and fellowship.
A church more devoted to its pastor I do not know. Many of the expressions
of love, and determination to work with him, were moat a£fecting. Several
former Tabernacle members are united with the church, and they, you may be
sure, are not the least enthusiastic. Thomas is ** in residence ** with two of
them, young men of choice spirit and ardent piety, whom it was a treat to meet.
I found that there is another Baptist place of worship, the property of the
WeUesley-street Church near Mount Eden, and that there are ouUyinff villsge
stations, all greatly in need of eneraetic labour and management, and every-
where the harvest truly is great. The brother, who is leaving Queensland to
labour with Thomas in the same sphere, will find an ample field, — may he have
abundant success*
I scarcely dare trust myself to speak of the precious spiritual intercoutBe of
that week — ^my words might look unreal. But this I know, the Tery light of
372
HOfnOH Of BOGHB.
heaven rests ufioii the memory of it, as it certemly did npen our too biief
communion. Omr approaches to the throne up in the woods at Wai-wem, near
the hot springs ; our endeavours to preach the gospel to various individnala bf
the way-^faow near the whole spiritual world seemed as we walked the beach in
the deep gloaming — these are matters of glad ezperiencet and wtaj not be
enlarged upon.
One thing wsa an object of profound interest to us, viz., the providing of a
missionary to labour among the natives now gathered about the hot lake district.
Unhappily, the recent war, arising out of difficulties about the land, baa broken
up and dissipated the fruits of many years* previooB missionary labour. Bat
the natives are settling down again, and are willing to listen to the gospel. An
American gentleman seems to be determined to send a servant of God to them,
and Thomas, I know, will do what he can to forward the scheme, and watch
over the mission. Oh how wonderftil to know that men who once enfgttged in
cannibal orgies and fiendish cruelties are now living as true Christiaas wad
preaching the gospel 1 Perhspe the most saddening feature of the Maories is
the rising generation, which is wanting in the open simplicity of their oaoe
savage fathm, and which has adopted Sie vices, and assumes the airs and ways,
of the lower ^pe of Enp^lishmen. The aboriginal New 2Sealander is admitted
on all hands to be the highest type of savage man, intellectually and physicaUf ,
ever met with. But they are fast melting away before the encroachments and
the vices of the whites. Yet in the Isst great general assembly they wili not
be without thousands of representatives, rMeemedunto God by uie blood ol the
Lamb, with the iunumerable host of all nations to hymn his praiae eternally.
We did not forget that the day I landed at Auckland was the di^ fijwd
for the beginning of t&e Conference of ^ our men *' at home, so we at case
resolved to '* continue instant in prayer" for blessing on the whole prooeedingi.
In this far-off part of the world it is sweeter than you can imagine to bdiewe
that we are not forgotten in those most enviable gatherings. Periiaps ooe
great element of my intense enjoyment was because, in company with w^
beloved young brother, I seemed nearer to you, dear Praaident, and to the whole
fraternity of tutors and brethren. For as Groldsmith sings, we foreign atodasts
can unf eignedly say,
"Where'er I roam, whatever realms I see,
Hy heart, untravelUd^ fondly timu to tiiee."
On my way home I touched at Sydney, and spent a few delightful hours with
our pioneer student to these southern reahns» Brother F. Hibberd, who is as
true to the old love as ever.
Believe me, dear President, yours ever fiiithiully,
Geelong, Victoria, 8th May, 1882* W. Chkibtofhsb
S^oiiciS ff ^ir0luL
''All ofBhte"; or, "The Body is of
Christ.'* Being brief key-notes upon
some of the types of the Mosaic
sanctuaiy. By Frank H. Whitb.
Partridge and Co.
Mb. Wnm baa written under divine
teaching, and therefore Ihose who are
taught of God will value his words.
He uses great plainness of speech ; but
that which he sets forth is weighty, and
concerns the deep things of God. The
blue of the ephod ia the subject of his
opening chapter, and it is handled dis-
creetly, and with the skHl of an ex-
perienced interpreter. The out en-
deavour of the author haa boao to set
forth that which the H<rfy Ghos* siguifies
by the type. We wish for omr m«d*s
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veiT wide range of readers, its eost
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a rod, if we had kept to English scenes ?
Or how could we have set out the verse
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siace our farmers do very little in the
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the way." The experience of the little
deformed Maggie and her friend Rob is
told so naturaSy and withal so scriptu-
rally that it is <|uite an exposition of
^* receiving the kmgdom of heaven as a
little chUd." There will be many wet
eyes over this little book, and we trust
that some little readers will, like little
Mag, ** get ready " for Jesus.
5tfr/y Boh. By L. C. Silke. Cassell,
Petter, Galpia and Co.
One of Mesan. Cassell*s Illustrated
Shilling Stoiy-books. In almost every
Sunday-school there's a ** Surly Bob"—
" the worst boy in the school ; " but
don*t give him up, good Superintendent;
if you knew as much about him as his
litue brother Johnnie does, you'd love
him to Jesus, as Johnnie did. In the
meantime, give him this interesting and
prettily-ilioBtrated shilling's worth.
The Ljfons Den and its eight yowg
Lyons, By Yorrr Osbobn. J. F.
Shaw and Co.
The eisht young Lyons are the children
of a £ondon dergyman deprived by
death of a mother's care and guidance.
We hope that these youngsters are not
fiur specimens of tbe ''sons (and daugb-
ters) of the clergy,** for they were all
and always at cross purposes until the
advent of a maiden aunt, who restores
order and peace to the ''den." The
pranks of the youns animals are very
droll, and will provoke a good deal of
laughter; but beyond the fact that
maiden aunts are admirable institutions
— about which we are aU agreed —
there's not much to be learnt from
this rather bulky semi-religious noveL
A Lighthouse Keeper for a Night, and
other Stories,
A LiUle Australian Girl; or The Babes
in the Bush ; and Jim^ a little nigger.
The Two Brothers, By Robket Rich-
ABDSON, B.A. Edinburgh: Oliphant,
Anderson, and Ferrier.
These little books contain just such
stories as boys and girls delight in.
They are a little out of the usual run,
" The Two Brothers," and " Jim," being
strollins musicians, imitation Savovarda
— for whose miserable lot Mr. Richard-
son tries to enlist the pity and help of his
youtbfttl readers. All the stories have
a good moral tone.
Kilkee. By Eliza Kese. Bemroae
and Sons.
A TEUE description, in narratiTe form,
of village life on the west coast of Ire-
land. This book shows how a Sunday-
school boy, not a native of Kilkee, won
for the religion he professed tbe admira-
tion and respect ot these wild and reck-
less men ana women. It is full of in-
terest from beginninff to end ; just the
book for " our Doys.'
The Boy who Wondered, By Mn.
GsoBGE Gladstone.
The HUlside Farm, By Anna J.
BucKLAND. T. Woohner, 2, Castle
Street, Qty Road, E.C.
Two story-books for young people —
bright and faacinating, and written with
a noble purpose. In selecting prices
for children, we say to teachenp "bay
them."
vonoss or booxcu
375
Hour$ wUh the Bible, From Rehoboam
to Hesekiafa. Bj Gunnihgham Gsi-
xiB, D.D. Hodder and Stougfaton.
Wb hare already informed our readers
that these Yolomes are of a similar
•oharacter to Kitto*8 Readiogs. We
have not been pleased with all that thej
contain, but for the most part they are
thoronghly instractive. We consider
them to be very cheap at six shillings
«ach. Dr. Gxixis holds high rank as a
scholarly writer of popular parts. They
who know hia •< Life of Christ " will
know what to expect in these " Hours
with the Bible.*'
The Creation ; or, Moses and Science in
Harmony, By Rev. A. Stxwaxt,
M.D. Elliot Stock.
Whbxe destructive criticism has done
iU work upon the Bible account of the
•creation, Dr. Stewart has gone, and en-
<deavoured to show that both scien-
tifically and theologically the first two
chapters of Genesis are strictly and
literally true. We are ffetting weary of
this constant defence of the Pentateuch,
but suppose it is necessary in cases
Waere the vagaries of Colenso and his
satellites have led to unsettlement and
misbelief. Our author is a fair oppo-
nent, though a formidable one, and
backs all hia statements with scientific
proof and comprehensive research. May
bis labour not be in vain.
ExaucemenU Bemarquahles de laPriere,
Par J. Richardson Phuipfs. Tra-
duit de TAnglais. Toulouse : Socidte
des Livres Reb'gieux. A Londres,
chez J. Nisbet and Co.
W£ matly rejoice that such a work as
Mr. Philipps* *' Remarkable Answers to
Prayer"* has been translated into French,
and wish for it a large circulation among
those who have never proved the power
of prayer. Being devoid of anything of
a controversial character, or of refer-
-ences to the ertton of Romanism, this
record of interesting facts will, we trust,
lead many a poor papist to go ^ boldly
to the throne of grace, and obtain
mercy.*' These remarkable answers
hare been well classified by Mr.Philipps,
and preachers and teachers mav readuy
iind some pertinent instances wherewith
•to enforce their personal appeals to in-
dividuals of any class in any circum-
stances to put to the test the willingness
of God to answer the sincere suppliant.
The book in English is in the fourteenth
edition.
Nos PechAs et Notre Sauveur, a six-
teen page tract (Id., or 6s. 6d. per 100,
firee, firom the author, 200, Lancaster
Road, Netting Hill), is also worth the
attention of those who have opportuni-
ties for evangelistic work amongst those
who speak French.
Chrisfs Earthly Sojourn as Chronology* s
Normal Unit alihe in all Creation and,
in all Providence: being a Virgin
Mine of Religious and Political Em-
dences. By An Honorart Fellow
op St, John's College, Manitoba.
Nisbet and Co.
Ah, but this is a book ! What must -he
be who understands it? The title alone
would be a good day's work for any
man to exphdn, while the motto, which
is poetical, might require a week. Here
is the aforesaid motto, which we hope
wiU benefit the friends of culture and
deep thinking.
<^ Like Eden^s river, human story
Parteth into many a head ;
Tuned solely to the Triiine*8 f^lory,
Mainly tbirough EmmanueVs tiead.
Which on each serm of the creation
Has already stamped its trace,
To interweave with gravitation
TiBsues of its two -fold pace,
And slay, as by anticipation,
< Lamb ' of mercy, love and grace,
While with one chorus of salvation
Orbs and angels fill all space, —
And which, through Eden^s branching
channels.
Sheds all romid its heav*nly ray,
To dear from mist primeval annals
Down to Abram's brighter day."
Here is a fragment of the exposition
of line 4. Is it not clear and perspi-
cuous ?
" ' Mainly througb Emmanuel's tread.'
Here the adverb, by claiming something
less than exclusiveness for the Messiah's
33 or 34 years among *His own,' implies
the co-existence of other numerals, lar-
ger and smaller alike, between 7 and
2,300, — the whole of Uiem, at best, but
a drop in Uie bucket ; being shut out
altogether from the purely Messianic
dramas, whether the one sporadic suc-
cession of individual adaptations, or the
six uninterrupted arrays of collective
developments."
376
HOTZOBB OF BOOKS.
Hmid'hooksfor Bible CbuteB, Hebrews,
Bj Bey. Frofessw Dayidsok. Joekua,
Judges, By "Rev, Principal Dovox^ab.
Edinbufgh : T. and T. Clark.
This (Hebrew8)is one of the very use-
ful series of Hand-books issued hj
Messrs. Clark, and beinff very much
larger than the rest of tae series, its
price is half-a-crown, — ^a good return
for money. So far as we can judee, the
notes are a fair exposition, unbiassed,
scholariy, and suggestive. A man who
is fit to conduct a Bible-class will value
such help as is here supplied him. The
average Sunday-school-teacher would
be glM of something more illustrative,
more in form for juvenile minds : but
the Bible-class is a more advanced
sphere, and needs another order of
teaohing. In the Bible-class teacher's
hand these instructive books will be of
great service if he takes care to use
diem with muchpraver and a little dis-
crimination. We like the Hebrews
Hand-book much; Joshta and Judges
we do not care much about, they seem to
be mainly geoffraphioal, and to suggest
very little teacming.
The work of The Holy Spirit in Man.
Discourses by G. Tophbl. Trans-
lated by the Rev. T. J, Dsspb^s.
Edinburgh : T. and T. Clark.
With joy we have devoured this trea-
tise. Thanks to Geneva for such a
testimony. It is clear and living in
language, and in spirit devout. May it
command a reading from all our min-
isters first, especiafly firom those who
have been poisoned by continental liter-
ature ; and then may it be read by our
deacons and workers that they may
know where their great strength lieth.
Having already found a sermon in Fas-
tor Tophel's pages we can experimen-
tally sneak of their excellence. To
cause tne Holy Spirit to be more rever-
enced and trusted by the Church should
be the desire of all the godly, and tl^
little book will help in that direction.
The translator apologizea, but without
cause, £br his EngliSi is of the best
Older, and his work is spl^adidly done.
We should not endorse every line of
Mr. Tophel's book^ but we earnestiy adt
for it an attentive reading from all
Christians.
Lectures on the Lor^s Prayer. By the
Rev. RiGHiJtD Glovib, of Bristol
Beli^ous Tract Society.
Sbobt, sweet, simple expositions of tlie
separate sentences of the Lord's Praver.
There is no attempt to be original or
Erofound : tiie student will find nothiaf
ere he has not met with a hundred
times before; but the general reader
will be carried easily and flowingly
along the stream of this ''pearl of
prayers." Had Mr. Glover tried to be
more able, he would probably have been
less widely useful; as it is, his ex-
positions wiU be popuLir because not
too exacting of anything like study.
Thoughts on Prayer, selected dnefy
from modem writers. By W. £l
WnnLSs. Religious Tract Society.
This is a species of volume-making of
which we are not much enamoured, and
this particular book is certainly not
above the average. A stringing to-
gether of copious extracts firom modem
writers, and making them into a book,
without much attention to the balance
of proportion, is not likely to be veiy
successful. For instance: whilst George
Miiller, the apostle of prayer of tcMlayt
is quoted only once, "The Expositor*'
comes in for seven-fold (quotation;
whilst Jonathan Edwards is quoted
once, Llewellyn Davies is mentioned fife
times ! The extracts are, a few of theiD
good, many of them common-plaoe, tiie
most of them thin. There is a tameneas
of propriety as compared with the fiirce
and piqtumcy of the Puritans.
The National Temperance League'$
Annual for 1882. Edited by Robbbi
Ras. National Temperanoe Publi-
cation Depot, 337, Strand.
This littie volume grows in value evety
year. Mr. Rae makes a judicious selec-
tion of the papers prepared bjr temper-
ance workers from time to time, and
preserves them in this handy form,
together with a mass of information
which must be invaluable to speakers
upon the tn^c in drink. A perusal
01 this manual makes us thankful that
so much has been aocompliihed in spite
of many difficulties, and at the same
time reminds us how much reoiains to
be done before the evil tlung will be
banished from our midat
nonm.
877
The Natural Dmih of CkngHanihf.
Selections from the ^* Select Dis-
counefi'* of John Smith, M.A«, with
an introduction by Matthew Arnold ;
edited bj W. M. Mbicalfb. Faifllej:
Alexander Gkudner. London: 12,
Patemofiter-row. 1881.
Khow this, gentle reader— for the lively
6ct has lately been bronsht to Ught
—there lived in the middle of the
seventeenth century a little group of
Broad Churchmen whose merit lay in
thdr moderation, in evidence of wnich
this little Tolnme fumbhes us with a
few fossils. When the papal clergy of
Archbishop Laud lifted high their crests,
and the Puritan school of the Protec-
torate spread evangelical principles &r
and near, there was a pent-up academy
of " LatUude-men " at the University of
Cambridge who attempted, by com-
bining the republic of Pkto with the
Christianity of Paul, to construct a*
model gOBpel. Their sweetness and their
light were distilled and displayed within
a narrow circle. But they were called
*' Latiiude-men '* rather for the compass
of dieir creed than for the extent of
their influence. As they died out by
d^rees, without doing much even to
affect their own generation, one after
another of the survivors pronounced
fulsome eulogies upon the admirable
character and amiable disposition of his
comrades. To Matthew Arnold's mind,
^' Princ^l TuUoch has done an excellent
^k in seeking (o reawaken our intereet
in this noble hut neglected groupJ* As
we read these extraots from the homilie»
of John Smith, we are convinced
that the Puritanism of the time ezer-
dsed more sway over his modes of
thought than tne Piatonism of his
teaching did over any cotemporary
literature. His select sermons supply,
we presume, a fair specimen of Christian
philosophy without the blood of the
covenant, and rational morality without
the quickening Spirit of God. From
"Me introduction** to this small book
we borrow two sentences. ** Their im-
mediate recompense was a religious
isolation." . . . '* The Cambridge band
ceased to acquire recruits, and disap-
peared with the ceptury." This is
satisfactory enough so &r as we are
concerned.
The Life and Letters of a Soldier. By
£. T. £. Pools. Nisbet and Co.
Will be useful among soldiers. It is
the simple diary of a convert who
struggles for lire amid the injurious
stirroundings of the barrack-room and
the camp.
A Short and Simple History of England.
By the Bev. B. G. Johns. Crosby,.
Lockwood and Co.
Wb do not believe in Mr. Johns' history
when he touches upon Cromwell, but
the little book is in all other respects a
capital compendium, and very suitable
for school use. We do not wonder that
it has passed through five-and-twenty^
editions. It is an excellent shiilingV
worth.
^oits^
Ms. EDW.ABD Whtex, the earnest and able
advooate of the doctrine of Conditiooal
InuQoitality. says : — " No one yields to me
in hearty aonunitioa and affection for the
Bflv. Ghu. SpazKson. Bat his refusal to
Usteu to the doetrine of Life in Christ has
formed a more serious obstaole to its popu-
lar diffnirion than that of any othar livmg
num during the last twenty yean.*' We
^ f ally prepared to take all the neiponsi-
huity of the oondnot ascribed to us. and only
tnist that we may have power to he a more
Krioos obstacle stiU. With the most pro-
found regard for Mr. White, and something
moitt tenLdar than regard, we eannot help
"ungling our regret that he should be
toftrthittg gnoh mischievous doctrine, an.
that so many should follow him in it.
On Monday evsning. May 22, the half-
yearly meeting of the MxTBOPOLrrasr
Tabbiuuolb BvAKOSLtBu* AssooxAXioir was
held in conjunction with the usual prayer-
meeting. Castor C. H. Spurgeon presided,
and commended the worlc to the sympathy
and support of all present. Mr. SUTln, toe
indefatigable aeoretazy of the Association,
gave a brief descr^on of the work carried
on by his earnest band of unpaid evan-
gelists, two of whom, Messrs. PuUen and
ShanBer,alsospo]Ge. Mr. Elvin expressed the
fear that the services held ly the Awsnoiatioa
:378
jroTBa.
•tkis year will not exceed -the niimber re-
ported at the last axmnal ineetm|^ — t. e.,
;},380 ; but even if his anticijpatioiiB are
realized — ^what agrand work will be aocom-
pIiBhed ! Thia is one of the most useful and
economical agencies for the spread of the
gospel in the metropolis, and deserves the
help of all Christians who desire to see the
miUions of Loudon converted to Christ.
More young preachers are needed by the
society, ana more funds with which to hire
hiUls and pay travelling expenses : all the
rest is natis work. The Society's design is
to work with the churches, and for them,
and not to be an outside agency to draw
men away from their regular places of
worship. Ministers in or near London
wishing for a week of special services can
apply to Mr. Elvin, 30. Surrey-square,
^.E., who will send suitable evangehsts.
On Friday evening^ June 9, the annual
meeting of the Metbofolitan Tabsbnaclk
CouNTBT M1681027 was held in the Lecture
Hall, under the presidency of Pastor C. H.
Spurffeon. The stormy weather that inre-
vailea during the afternoon and evening re-
duced the attendance somewhat, but did not
lessen the enthusiasm that is usually mani-
fested at this meetinff. Mr. G. Qoldston,
the secretary of the Mission^resented the
nnnual report, and Mr. B. Hayward, the
treasurer, read the balance-sheet. There
are twentv-one members, and services are
being hela in North Cheam; Bell Green,
Sydenham; Thornton Heath; Shorehun,
and Halstead, Kent; Tedding^n; South-
gate ; Stratford ; and Bedport and Hatton ;
while in the following places the work is
being carried on without the assistance of
the Mission, in most cases churches having
been formed, and in some instances chapeu
built .'—Tiptree Heath, Putney. Carshalton,
Walthamstow, St. Mary dray, Lower
Tooting, LitUe Paris-street. Pope-street,
■and T^llesden. The total dxpenditure of
the Mission for the year has been £168 12s.,
the principal items l>eing travelling expenses
of the preachers, who give their services
freely ; and the rent, furniture, and fittings
of doapels and halls. To meet this amount
the Pastor has been pleased to find £48 10s.;
subscriptions and donations have realized
£31 13s. 8d. ; offerings and collections at the
stations, £64 16s.; and at the date of the
meeting a small balance was due to the trea-
surer. Addresses were delivered by the
chairman, and Messrs. Millidge, Durbin,
Greenstreet. Chalmers, Crathem, McLauch-
lan, and Clark; Mr. Chamberlain sang a
sacred solo; and Mr. Keys was presented
witii a gold pencil as a token of gratitude
for his services atTeddington. This Country
Mission is a sort of twin-sister to the Evan-
gelists' Association, and is doing a most
useful work in the villages around London.
It merits far more help ttian it receives. It
is also an excellent traininff-school for
earnest Christian youn||^ men who desire op-
jportunities for exercising their gifts as
jpreaohers of the gospel. Friends in destitate
localities in the suburbi would do weU to
communicate with this Society.
Stranger^ Sunday evening, June II. —
This service was crowded. All sorts and
conditions of men were there ; but we jadse
from the universality of the singing that the
bulk of the attendants were such as usually
attend places of worship. Before the mul-
titude had dispersed our scouts had pleasing
proof that when Christ is lifted up men are
drawn to him. Certain brethren scattered
over the Tabemade are ever on the watch
for those who are wounded, and many a
case is thus speedily cared for, which other-
wise might have been left to suffer in secret.
On Monday evening ^ June 12, the annual
meeting of the Mbtbofoutav Tabbbk4Cij5
HoiCB AND FoBEiOK MissioirAinr WoBZora
SociETT was held in the lecture -haU. Pastor
C. H. Spurgeon presided, and spoke of the
continued need of the society's work In
sending {Uiroels of clothing to poor nunisters
and their families, many of wlMxm, es-
pecially in the country dismcts, are in more
straitened circumstances than ever, as the
consequence of agricultural denressioii.
Addresses were also delivered by Pastor J.
A. Spurgeon, Mr. Harrald, who read the
report, and Mrs. Evans, the esteemed
treasurer and manager of the society. She
asked very earnestly for additional sab-
scribers, and expressed the wish that every
member of the church would give at least
one garment during the year, ^niis is a
capital practical hint. TvmL a coat to a
pinafore there is a wide range of artides.
suited to all pockets.) The report refenea
to the loss the committee had sustained by
the death of Mrs. Scott, an invaluable fnend,
and included a short letter from Mrs. 8|nir-
geon, the beloved President of the Soaety,
and aUo copies of the grateful epistles that
had been received from several of the ap-
plicants who had been relieved durizig tne
year. Mention was made of the kindhelp
of the Shooter's Hill Baptist Chapel Aux-
iliary, which has contributed 269 axtioles of
clothing since the last anniTersazy. Forty-
seven parceb have been sent to ministers,
and nine to colporteurs, the total value ct
the gifts amounting to £298 9s. Id., about
230 children have been clothed, and 1707
ready-made garments have been sent, 580
yanu of dress material, besides sheets,
blankets, and other useful artides. Hie
total expenditure for the year was about
£1 10, and there was a balance of £10 18s. 8d.
due to the treasurer, but this was more than
cleared off by a donation of £20 from the
chairman. Oontributions of money, or gar-
ments, or materials to be made up, wifi be
gratefully received by Mrs. Evans, Metro-
politan Tabemade, Newiiigton. Drapers
could help us mudi by giving lemnantL
Half -worn garments are also aooeptahle.
The Tabemade prayeor- meeting held en
the same evening was dedicated to misaioiiaiy
subjects. Our own work abroad constsatiy
furnishes interesting topics. Two brethren
were present who had given themidTas to
VOTES.
379
sniBsion-worl;:, and Hr. Harry Wood, haTxng
retumed from Australia^ gave aome in-
teresting details. We are greatly gratified
to find that under the leadership of Mrs.
Allison a sodetjr has heen formed to suppOTt
a sister in the Zenana work in India, we
glorify God as we see how in every form
our beloved friends lengthen the cords and
strengthen the stakes of our Tabernacle
work.
On Monday evening y June 19. at the Ta-
bernacle prayer-meetmg, the loUowing re-
solution from the elders of the church was
read by Mr. J. T. Dunn, and adopted by
the whole assembly, who manifested their
sympathy with its spirit by rising and sing-
ing the doxology: —
" We, the elders of the church, in meet-
ing assembled, on tiiis nineteenth day of
June, 1882, desire to present to Almighty
God our heartfelt thanss for the continued
preservation of our Pastor to the church
and his much^loved work ; and on this, his
forty -eighth anniversary, we earnestly and
heartily prav that his valued life may still
be preserved to labour in our midst, that
with his ever-increasing consecration, he
may enjoy renewed health and spiritual
power, and that yet larger success may
attend his ministi^ than itnas hitherto been
hiajoy to experience."
From the 19th and onward we have re-
ceived so many letters containing sums large
and small, that we have scarcely known
how to acknowledge all the messages of
love. Writinff as we now do, on the early
mornine of the 2lst, we find that we have
received, almost entirely in small sums, the
large amount of £380 as birthday presents
for the Orphanage. Much more wifi be put
into our own hand to-day if the weather
keeps fine. Perchance we can stop the
press, and insert a brief paragraph this
evening. We are very grateful to all these
thoughtful friends ; some of them live hun-
dreds of miles away, and yet never forget
the Pastor's birthday. If this money were
given to the Pastor for his own use he
would feel humiliated by it ; but now it
comes with the blessing which maketh rich,
and addeth no sorrow therewith. Poor
orphans are thus helped, and we have the
joy of it. Two friends send £48 each to
mark our age ; one of them says wittily that
we grow dearer every year. On closing up
^e accounts for the day we find that the
Orphanage will be benefited to the extent of
at least £1000. The fete was a grand suc-
cess in every respect. Between seven and
^ght thousand i>ersons were present, and
everything passed off most happily. Blessed
be the name of the Lord.
CoLLBOB.— Mr. C. Pearce, who has oon-
tmued to be IMUtor of the church at Frog-
more-street, Tring, while studying at the
<>oUege. has now oompleted his course with
lu, and remains with tiie people of his
charge ; and Mr. A. H. Smifih has setfled
MComngsby.LiiioohMhiro. Mr.G.Simmona
IS removing from New Maiden to Foot's
Crav.
Mr. A. W. Wood has been accepted by
the Baptist Missionary Society for the toui-
torate of the church at AgOk ; and Mr.
A. Fairbrother is going out to New Zealand
as soon as possible, in response to a request
from our son Thomas for a student who
would devote himself to mission -work
among the Maories. We should be glad
of help towards the expense of sending^out
this brother.
Mr. W. Mann, who has been for the past
two years co-pastor with Mr. Hamilton at
Cape Town, has retumed to England. His
voyage home was a pleasant contrast to his
double shipwreck on the passage out. We
hope he will soon find a suitable sphere in
which he can turn to good account the ex-
perience he has gained in the colony. A
letter will find him at the Tabernacle.
Mr. J. S. Harrison, who has been greatly
blessed as an evangelist in the Australian
coloniesp has come home, and is engaging in
evangelistic work in thej provinces, sir.
Harry Wood also is occupying himself in a
similar manner until the way is made clear
for his return to the Antipodes.
Mr. £endon sends us a verj cheering
account of the progress of his work in
Jamaica. In January he baptized twenty -
five persons, and in April thirty-three more,
and nis church now numbers eight hundred
and fifty members, about one-fourth of
whom, however, are too old and feeble to
get out to the services often. Financially,
also, there is a great improvement in his
position and prospects, and he hopes by the
end of the vear three of his mission-stations
will be able to unite in forming a church,
which will support another pastor. How
freat is our joy as we see our orethren thus
lessed of the Lord !
On Fridau afternoon^ May 26, Dr. Wey-
mouth, the head master of BOl Hill School,
delivered an admirable lecture to the stu-
dents on *^ Beading aloud." On the same
day the London ministers connected with
the Conference spent the afternoon and
evening with the President at "West-
wood,*" and on the following Friday the
students had a similar treat. On Friday
afternoon, June 16, Mr. Spurgeon presided
at the Communion service of tne students of
Begent's-park College, and had happy in-
tercourse with Dr. Angfos and the bretmmi.
Monday, June 19, was generally observed
throughout our Conference brotherhood as a
day <n special united prayer. We have
heard from several brethren who expe-
rienced very gracious manifestations of the
Holy Spirit's influence in their meetings,
and we look for corresponding results.
The College midsummer vacation ends on
Monday, Auguet 7. We have received only
a few students sinoe the summer session last
year, and as many have gone out to the
work since that time, our numbers have
been decreased below our usual average.
We have, however, aooeptad ftbout twenty
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candidatae out of the l^ng Mst of appKeants,
and with this addition we do not expeotto
haiVB toxy more TacanoJea during tiie present
year. Onr men are moTed wi& miaaionary
unpnlMS} add with deaiTCB to open new
chnrchea, ao lAiat we hope we ahall not in a
single case inoreaau the number of unem-
ployed preaehen. There is room in ttua
gmltrworld for aH the hemlds of- mercy that
can be Beat forth. We may not yet eeaae
from cryinff to liie Lord to asbd forth
labourers into his hanreat.
EviafCEBmB.— The following letter from
Mr. Follerton ao well explains the matten
he wiahea ua tocommonicate to our readazs,
that we cannot do better than print it just
as it ia. We ahall be happy to reeeire
contributiona towaida flie purehaae of the
sermona mentioned in the latter : —
^ 46, Doddington-groye,
'* Senmngton-paTk) S.S.
''Mh June, 1862.
"Bear Mr. flpumeon, — You will be
pleaaed to know that the senrioes at Trinity
Chapel, Edgwaie-road, have been blessed
remarlDftbly to the salvation of aouls, and
that, notwithstanding the Whitsuntide holi-
days, most of the meetings have been well
attended. To our Master be all the praiae,
as his is all the power.
**Bome intereathig caaea of oouveraion
haye oome under our notioe. one of which I
must tell you. When at Abbey-road, St.
John's-wood^ some montfaa ago, we had
several meetmga for men only. Aa ia our
custom, we gaye each man one of your aer-
mons at tiie cloae of the aervioe, in the hope
that if the spoken aermon did not reach their
heart through the ear, the printed one
mi^it through the eye. Chie afternoon a
man, who had not been to aplaoe of worship
for years before, took home a sermon, and
his wife, who was yery ill, read it eagerly,
wfaQe he, inteieated in tiie firat aenrioe, went
again in ihe eyemng. At the end of the
aermon were the linea —
' Fm a poor ainner^ and nothing at all,
But JesuB Clmat js my allin sJl.'
<« Aa the woman read, Iteeling the first line
was true of her. she longed to experience
likewise the truth of the seoond. Whenher
husband returned, this time bringing with
him one of the little hvmn-books used at
our servioas, she was moroughly aroused.
On opening the book she noticed the words
of an anthon, * I will arise,' which beingre-
peated when sung, are printed twice,uus :
— *I will arise, / tpilf ariu* ; the italics
lending a seeming emphaaia to them the
aecond time. This atruck her, and ahe de-
termined to aay them the third time, which
ahe did on her knees, until— her soul filled
with the peace of God— ahe waa able to
' Jesus Christ is ay all in alL'
This aoQOunt I had liom bar own Iqia, aa
ahe felt diemnat t*tt^t^»»*i eaaUm what the
Lord had dons lor har.
"Thna the luoennga are neased of God
far beyond the ladtna known to as at tbe
tune, and the aesmona are onoe more mads
the matrunent of loading aonla to Christ.
Seeing thia, we ace debarndmad to oontinne
to acatter them more than oyer, and h^e
arranged with your puhlidiBrB to have one
hundred tiiouaand laid aside tor our use.
'Hue number will probabljr be aufSdent far
two yeara. They haye londly pronused to
Buppythem, boimd in hook f6mi, for £2S0,
of wvieh amount they, with tnsir usosl
IBierahty, will contribute £60. Thisleavei
abalanoe of jB260. towaids which we should
be yery grateful to reoeiye the offerings of
tboae interaeted in the apread of gospd
literature and the fnithecaiiDe of etaa-
^'WiU you, dear "Mr. SpuzgeciL kindly
brittg the matter before your luademi, sad
be 80 good aa to reoeiyB anyanma they msj
forward P Measra. Pftasmore and Alabastar,
4. Patemoater-buildings, E.C., inform as
tnat tlwy will be pleaaed to plaee say
amount forwarded to ttiem to the credit w
thia account. Bundy aome loyal hearts, in
yiew of the great bleasiiig nwfliig' upon these
sermona, and (he eagemeas witti whidi th^
are reoeiyed— of wnich the aboye is only
one inatanoe out of many — ^will be led to
assist. No surer way could be oonoeiyed of
sending a clear statement of the gospel into
thousands of homes where it would ofiisr-
wise be unknown.
** On June 11 we leaye our present wo^
with good Mr. FeUowea to begin with Brother
Bax at Saltera' Hall, whence we prooeed on
July 2 to friend Wilson, at Woolwich,
where, in oonjunction with nearly all the
churches, we hope to carry on a mission for
three weeks. We shall then praeticallj
haye completed a year's work in London,
and from the almost imiform suooeas resting
upon it, haye diaproyed, in great measnie,
the idea that it is harder to labour in the
metropolis than elaewhere, proyided the
aame effort is put forth. For alltheblesBing
youchsaf ed we adore the Giyer of eyeiy
good gift, and thank the beloyed brethien
who haye reoeiyed us ao heartily in the naaM
of the Lord.
" After the aummer interraL which Vr.
Smith and myaelf alikereoruire for reet after
the continued atrain, ana preparation for
future aeryioe, we propoae to yisit Bath*
(Houoeater. etc., in tne autumn,and remsin
some montna in that district. Wehope still
to make aome further arrangements with
places in the neighbourhood, so as to con-
centrate the influence of the work. ; perhaps
you will, therefore, let friends hmow that
you will giye the preferenoe during the
coming season to inyitationsfrom tiie aonth-
west cff England.
'* With hearty and affectionate graating,
i(
Beliaye me, dear FBaaidant»
** Yeiy ainoeraiy yooxs,
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381
Ifr. FdlMPeB ha« abo written at iol*
lows: —
" Mj dear Mr. Spuigeon, — Knowing how
much it delights your heart to hear c^ any
good work done for the Lord, especially
when the workers are those whom yon have
sent forth, I write to tell you how marvel-
lously Gk)d has hlessed the earnest labours
of your beloved evangeltsts, Messrs. Fuller-
ton and Smith, at 'trinity Chapel. They
were here three weeks, from the 21st Mtty
until the 10th June, and being at liberty— if
•conducting three laisre serrices on the same
day before coining admits of the use of the
WOTd— they generously returned last night
(June 18th), when the chapel was again
filled to Overflowing, and better stilL many
precious souls were led into the li^, liie
liberty, and the love of God. Hallelujah !
" We have good cause for tiumksgiving
and praise, for a full month of tiie choicest
mercies haA been graciously nanted to this
church and neighbourhood. Tlie first ¥reek
was spent in humbling ourselves before God,
confessing our shortcomings, beseeching him
to^ put away the iniquities of our holy
things, to consecrate us afresh for his service,
and to abundantly bless the labours of the
two devoted men we were expecting in our
midst.
'* Ere the week had gone, we b^an to see
and feel that the Lord is indeed very merd*
ful, we experienced a return of first-love, a
renewal of spiritual strength, and a holy,
expectant joy which the wealth of worlds
could not purchase, nor the choicestt wonU
describe..
** Our heloved brethren came, and of the
forty-seven services held during their stay
you will be delighted, but scarcely surprised
to hear, that not one was btsnran of remark-
able blessing, or wanting in mudi, and we
verily believe, kvtnig good. It is always
too early to boast of results, but never too
«oon to praise God for them, so we had a
praise-meetinff on the Monday after the
-departure of the two faithful and true wit-
nesses for GKxL Meanwhile eadi worker's
list bad been collected and corrected, and it
was found that we- had the names and ad-
dresses of more than two hundred persons,
the major partof whom profess to have been
aavindly converted, and the remainder to
have been restored from a state of baek-
elidm|r. Oh^inr, it is a time of blessing at
* Trimty.' We have seen the strong man,
when smitten by the sword of the Spirit, in
a perfect agony of soul, we have wftnessed
his great frame convulsed while in the
throes of the new birth, and heard him
•crying most piteously for pardon and de-
Uveranoe from the bondage of sin. We
have seen well-nigh twenty children leap
into spiritual liberty, and listened to tesfr-
monies from their lips that none but the
^7>ueal believer or the captious unbeliever
could gainsay or resist. Not is this all,
dunng this happy harvest-time of the diurch
we have behela in many, many cases the
long-sealed fount of te^irs in the aged burst
forth at the remembraooe of a Uf otime of
sin, and been moved to tears ourselves as we
heard their prayer offered in broken, but
touching aeeents for a full forgiveness.
Yes, and we have seen several such pass
from spiritual death to everlasting life, and
go on their way with a new song in their
mouth, even praise unto our God. Nor can
we ever forget the melting sight of poor
drunkards in distress of soul, as on uieir
bended knees, with pen in luuid, ready to
sign a pledge to abstain, by the help of
Gtod, from the drink that has wrought their
social ruin — ^pausing in the act to pray for
the pardon of sins committed against their
wives and children, and then beseeching
Chzist to help them bvhis grace to keep the
pledge till death. lliese, and a bundled
other saoied scenes, have been witnessed by
us. Husbands and wives have within one and
the same hour believed on Christ, and gone
home rejoicing; backsliders have leftmeir
broken cisterns of earthly pleasure, asked
* for the old wajB, and returned to God as
the eternal spring of all their joys ; whUe in
other instances, friends and neighbours have
been blessed in answer to believing prayer. I
am h%pp3rto sav the good work is still going
on, and sincerely do I pray that it may con-
tinue to do so, until it is possible for your two
unwearying workers to pay us anotner visit.
Hoping in a few days ta forward cheque
for £25 or £30—1 hope the latter— and mth
every best wish, believe me.
" Your comrade in aims zor King Jeifos,
'*J. O. F9I2.0WX8."
We hear from Mr. Bax that the services
at Salters' Hall have commenoed most
hopefully.
Ck)LPOBTAOB. — ^During the past month the
work of the Golportage Association has been
vigorously earned on, and we noto with
gratitude that our friends have bezun to
respond more liberally to the appeal for aid
for this deserving and increasing work. The
Metropolitan Tsioemacle Sunday-school has
guaranteed £40 a year towards the support
of another colporteur, who will resiae at
Tring, in Hertfordshiro, and work the sur-
rounding district. . Another wUl shortly be
sent to labour in the neighbourhood of
Tittlesball, in Norfolk, in connection with
the Norfolk Association, which guarantees
£40 a year towards the expenses. Arrange-
ments are also pending for other newms-
tricts. The last Annual Beport, which con-
tains much interesting information, can be
had on application to tilie Secretary, Mr. W.
Gordon Jones, Temple-street, St. George's-
road, S.E., who will be happy to give any
information about the Association, or to
receive subscriptions or donations in aid of
its operations.
Mr. B. E. Mackenzie has resigned the
post of Travelling Secretary, having ac-
cepted a commercial appoinlanent in India.
Baptisms at Metropolitan Tabernacle : —
May z9th, thirteen ; June 1st, twelve.
S82
atatemmt of Beeeipti from May I5th to June lith, 1882.
StMnps faoPi.lSii.ling .*• ... •.•
SUTm H. W^» YV66tirop ••• ••• •«•
JtTB. HlTTUI ••• ••• ••• ••• ■«•
Jfta TV • Xka ••• ••• ••• ••• •••
fiev. J< A. Bro^m ... ... >•• •••
Mr. Thomas Soonlar
Jane MatthewB ... ... ... ...
Mr. W. Gourlaj ... ... ... .•«
jaiv. qk ^^. .«« ... ... ... .•*
Mr. and Mm. Speight
Etom Blandf Old
Mr. and Mn. Gannt
AL. *»• ... ... ... ... ...
Mr. and Mrs. Grange ... ... ...
Mr. Hi Foztone ... ... •.* ...
Mr. W. J. Galloway •
Mr. B. A. James ... •
Mr. and Mrs. Williamson
The Misses WiUiaxnson
Mr. and Mrs. R. Miller ... ...
Mr. 8. Morley^ M.P. ... ... ...
Mrs. Simpson ... ... •••
Miss Chenoweth ...
A friend, Deptford
liLrs. Fhipps, per Pastor W. Osborne ...
Mn. Qiimwood, per Pastor W. Osborne
£ s.
d.
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6 0
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6 0
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2 2
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6 6
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8 0
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0 10
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21 0
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Mr. F. Fishwick
Mr. y¥_. Mills ... ... ...
Mr. W. P. Hao^ton
Mr. A. H. Scaru ... ... ...
Mrs. Chapman ... ... ...
CoUected by Miss Jephs
Ck)Uected at Jericho, Jamaica,
Pastor J. J. Kendon
Mrs. Salmon, Sen ...
Mr. Henry Varley^
jiT. w. Keen ... ... ...
Mr. T. J. Bedgate
Annual Suh»eriptum : —
Ifr. Thomas Hill
J?a(A Yearly SubteriptioH : —
^Sn. S. Brown ... ... ...
Weekly Offerings at Met. Tab. :—
May 21 10 15
t, 28 ,.f ISO 7
June 4 80 U
11 ••• ••> •.• 10 ft
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£
Collected by Master W. F. Hinsche ... 1
Collected by the Misses Bust 0
Collected by Mary McEwan 0
ISn. G. Paige 0
Mr. and Mrs. Gannt 1
In memoriam, C. C. J. ... ... ... 60
Postal order from Pewsey 0
Mrs. Sims ... ... ... ... .•• o
A sister in the Lozd Jeena 1
Stamps 0
A thankoffering for 76 ]rears' mercies. .. 0
Part proceeds of Bazaar at Newmains
Manse, per Miss Alice M.W.Chrystal 5
Ifr. Thomas Scoolar 1
Mr. Geoxj^Fox ... ... 2
Ifr. J. G. Priestley .. . ... ..• ... 8
JBL. ... ... ... ... •.• ... JL
Ifr. and Mrs. Grange 2
Mr. B. Fortune ... ... 0
Mr. W. J. (teUoway 0
MissB. lyson ... ... ... ... 0
A reader of the " Chxistiaa Herald "... 0
Miss £. Swinger 1
Mr. Gccnrge white 0
Mrs. Coveney ... ... ... ... X
Ifr. and Mn. Child 600
Mr. R. McKinley 6
JD>« ^« Da JB m •■« »•• «•• _■ ■ > •■« A
Collected by Mn. James Withers,
Beading : —
Mr. M. J. I^iitton 2 2 0
Mn. John Leach 110
Mr. Beecroft 0 5 0
Mr. P. Daries 0 6 0
Mr. Thomas Gregory ... 0 5 0
James Withers 0 6 0
B. B. (Don.) 0 2 6
H.Cooper Oil
4
Collected by Mrs. C. Cooper 0
Mr. Gavin Brown 1
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Mr. Philip Hooper. 1
Mrs. Mills and fellow-seiTanta 0
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8 0
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May I6tk to June Uth, 1882.
Mr. A. Adams ... ... ... ...
fi. JBl. Jl. ... ... .. ... ...
Alriend ... ... ... ... ...
Mrs. W. A. Southwell
F. G. B., ^ning ... ••.
Postal Order from InTemess
A Christian
Mr. and Mrs. Holttom
Beceived for sale of plate giren by
**Unscotarian"
Readers of "The Christian,'* per
Messrs. Mcrgan and Scott
Mr. and Mrs. Toovey
HI?
* •O. ... ... ..a ..» ... ..•
A lover of Jesus
". . Aj. ... ... i«. ■«* «.,
Mrs. P. Feignsoii ... .., ... ...
A Intend ... ,•• ... ... ...
Mf . A. H. Scard ... ... ... ..•
Mrs. Chiqyman
A promise
Gourock Parish Church Sabbatfa-
sohoola
^upna .. ... ... ... c ,,,
The Children's Box, H. I. P.
Mr. D. Ribbons
Pastor W. M. and Mrs. Cwapton'a
Bible Classes
Mr. G. £. Chapman
Mr. W. Matthew
N. G., Thankoifering
Mr. and Mn. Geo. ^naU
Mx. A. C. Johnstone
Mn. Spencer m*
Mr. J. G. Clemento ... ,.• ...
Mn. Fits-Gerald
M. N. W., Berbice
Mr. and Mn. Braik
Mn. S. Belsey
Mn. Mitcfaelrs Bible daas, and other
friends at Bye
A Mountaineer's mite
Mn. Salmon, sen
Wm., Chas., Alfted and Emily Jackson
Stamps, Selby
£
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GIBLtf OBFEANAQS BUILDING FUHD,
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hr Orphanage
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Ipthorpe :— Ticket-
raod Collections. . .
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Fer Mr. Abraham Altham ... .m
Mr. J. A. Byerley, per V. J. C.
Orphaniure box ** Hawthorns," per
Miss Moore ... ... ...
ICr. iV. Smith ... -.. ... ..•
Mrs. Walton, per Tastor J. A. Spur-
Q^COU ■•• •#« ••• ••• •••
Mr. Flick, per J. T. D. ...
Mr. W. A. Uardinff
Collected by Birs. Taylor
Collected bv Mrs. Mmipress
S. W. Lonaon Band of Hope Union for
services of S. O. Choir
Mrs. Sdle ... ... ... ... ...
A Well-wiaher, Newcastle-on-Tyne ...
Collected by Mr. Q. H. Bateman
Westmoreland-road Sunday-school, x>er
Mr. Shepherd
Mrs. MoOreffor
Mr. EgertonBumett ... ... ...
" Birds of Paradise "
Sandwich, per Bankers, May 31
Mrs. Macleay
Sale of 8. O. Tracts
Half-yearly Sabteription: —
ICrs. S. Brown ... ... ... ...
Annual Sub»eription : —
Mr. J. S. Trounson, per Mr. W. J.
XjvwUIS ••• ••• «•• ••• •••
£
a.
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90
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£868 4 6
n King, per Pastor J. A. Spur-
•«• «•• •*• ••• ■•■
imdT, per Mr. Cox
Bobinson
fPruenU, per Mr. CharUnooriht to June lO^A.— Pbovirioxs : 6 Boxes of Figs, Mr. S. Bayljr ; a
7 of Milk, Memrs. Freeth and Pocock ; 8 Hampers of Gooseberries, Mr. A. Doggett ; 1 Firkin
sr, \w. D. Ij.
ii-xa [QirU Dwijtion):^l6 Psirs of Boots, Mr. G. H. Kenidge; 109 Articles, Albion Chapel
g Society, per Mrs. Stevens ; 65 Articles, Toung Ladies* Working Meeting, MetropqUtanTaber-
er Mim Higgs ; 23 Pinafores, Toung liodies' \v orkin^- Meeting,
. IS -
„ ing/Wynne Road, per Mrs. Pearee : .
ores, "A little Souvenir from Harrogate"; 63 Articles, Beading Toung Ladies*
g Plarty, per Miss Nellie Withers.
iixo (Boyte Division) ;— 2 Flannel Shirts, Miss Coath ; 17 Flannel Shirts, Toung Ladies* Working
r, Wynne Boad, per Mrs. Pcarco ; 7 Night Shirts, Reading Toung Ladies' Working Party, per
illie Withers.
RAL :— 1 HciKp Book, "A little Souvenir from Harrogate*' ; 18 Sheets, 7 Pillow-cases, Reading
Ladies' Working Puty, per Miss Nellie Withcn ; :!^lbs. Stardi, Messrs. Berger and Co., per
P. Chard.
Boon :— 6 Articles, Mr. Joseph Cubey ; 1 Infant's Cloak, 1 Pelisse, 2 Pinafores, 1 Overall^
hields ; 2 Articles, some Scripture Cards, per Mr. W. C. Jones.
mxW
(^r^l^Mjge
§mIMii0 innb.
Statement
of lieceiptt from May I6th to June 14th, 1882.
£ 8. d.
£
s.
d>
d for " The Reading House
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Mrs. Lee
...
0
8
0
iss NeUie Withers, Reading :-
Mr. James Leslie
...
0
3
0
f Withers
2 2
0
...
0
2
6
L H. Sutton
1 1
0
Mn. Dawbam ...
...
0
2
6
L J. Sutton
1 1
0
Mrs. W. Shepherd
...
0
2
6
L. Sutton
1 0
0
Mrs. Winter
. • •
0
2
6
7. T. Palmer
1 0
0
Mrs. Gibbons ...
...
0
2
6
L Harvey
0 10
6
Mr.Wyley
Mr. W. Ravenscr
...
0
2
6
Marcus Lewis
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0 10
0
Jun
• • •
0
2
6
Walter Palmer ...
0 10
0
Mr. S. Fawcett ...
• ••
0
2
6
[.Sutton
0 10
0
Mrs. J. Dam
• ••
0
2
6
u Palmer
0 10
0
Mrs. Burton
• • •
0
0
[Siarles Simonds ...
0 10
0
Mr. Webb
*••
0
6
i. Toomer
0 10
0
Mr. Baker
• ■•
0
8
'. Gregor>'
0 10
0
Mrs. Collins
• ••
0
0
.Rosling
0 10
0
Mr. Hill
• ••
0
0
S. S. Auntie (Car-
Mrs. Lawrence ...
• ■•
0
0
lton)
0 10
0
Anon
• ••
0
0
oseph Morris
0 6
0
Mr. Tomer
•s«
0
0
Lonslcy
0 6
0
Anon
• • •
0
0
9
T CowBladft
0 5
A
15
0
0
5
0
[mit...
0 6
0
Miss Annie Macdonald
« • •
• a •
• •■
JoUier
0 6
0
Stamps from Tapton
...
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0
1
0
J.Ward
0 5
0
From Mr. Wishart's children'
s mission-
.H.Woode2<(m ...
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384
OOLFCRTAGE JkfigOOIATIOK.
Mr^. Eliza Cracknell
J. N. O., Newcastle
Mr. Joseph Mote
Dr. Oervis
Mrs. Milne ...
Mr. D. F. Wiflhait
Mrs. Macliean
Mr. and Mrs. Holttam ... —
Readers of "The Chrifltian,"
Messrs. Morgan and Soott ...
Mr. and Mm. Toovey ... ^
A lover of Jesus
J., Middlesbro*
Mr. A. H. Heard ... ... ...
A sineere well-wisher
W. 8.. andanoged widow
Mrs. McMurtry
£ 8. d.
1 1
0 5
1 1
8 3
0 10
1 0
1 0
0 10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
per
0 10
0
0
0
0
1
2 6
5 0
1
6
0
0 8
1 0
0
0
0
6
0
Mr. Joseph Wheatcroft ...
A thankoffering for sennoiii
An invalid, Chipbam Pwk
JbX« \X» ■•• «•« ••• •••
Mrs. Salmon, Sen. ... ...
A Moontaineer'B mite . . .
Mrs. Grant ... ...
Mn. Walton, per Futor J.
gcvU ■■• ••• •••
M. B., per Mr. Israel Sida
Mr. W. W. Baynes
HaU-yeariy Subaeriptum : —
Mrs. 8. Brown ... ...
JL. Qput^
£ Ld.
100 0 0
5 0
0 S
110
0 S
0 10
010
1 1 0
. •« J 0
. so 0 0
,. 10 10 0
.10 0
£179 16 0
€o\^axk^t ^850dHtiffii.
Statement of Receipts from
Bubacrtptioiu aitd D<nuUiona for Dittrictt .*—
£ •. d.
Wilts and East Somerset Association 17 10 0
Ironbridge and Coalbrookdale Distiiot 7 10 0
For Bethnal Green District :—
Ma^ l^th to June Uth, 1882.
M. A. H. (qnarterly), for Oipington ...
Mr. B. W. S. Qiiffith, for I^ttham ...
Mr. C. B. Fox
Mr. W. B.F0S
-Oxfordshire Association : —
btow and Aston Dis-
trict ... ... ...
Witney
Mr. B. Cory, for Cardiff ...
Mr. J. Gory, for Castletown
tlast Langton District ...
For Bower Chalk District :—
Union Chapel, Martin ...
Mr. W.Welch
6
6
0
0
0
0
10 0 0
10
10
0
0
0
0
20
10
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Metropolitan Tabcmoclo Sonday-
Bchool, for Triog District
liudlow District, Bock Lane Mission ...
(Honoester and Hereford Association...
Kingwood District
Wolverhaznpton District
Worcester Cbli>ortage Association
Newbury District
Hudleign District
Toifikesonnr District
Bunningdaie and Ascot District
Chnrch Oxealey and Bniton-on-Trent,
per xs. B. ... ... ... ... ...
SCO
10
2
7
0
2
10
12 10
10 0
40
10
10
10
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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16 18 4
£ s.d.
6 0 0
10 0 0
£
260 15 4
Suhseriptioju and Donatiaiu totkaQ
IFwMd:-
£ad.
£. B., for Travelling Secretary...
• • «
60 0 0
CoUeetion at Annual Meeting ...
PartCoUectionMetropolitanTaber
• ■•
21 0 0
naole
80 0 (t
Mr. Peter Lanumt
•••
010 0
M. 0.,p€rW.M
Mrs. u. Fftige ... .»
Miss E. P. Hinton
« • ■
0 & 0
•••
0 10 0
4 •■
0 & 0
Vx. A. A. TJrquhart ... •••
• ••
0 2 6
Mr. J. G. Priestley
■ « •
2 0 0
Mr. H. W. WestEop
• »
5 0 0
Mrs. C. Keating
• »•
10 0 0
Mr. Geo. White
• ••
0 10 0
Mrs.FrinflepB
« ••
10 0
Mrs. Chapman
• ••
10 0 0
Beaders of the " Christian Herald
• ••
12 7 0
Mr. W. Mainwaring
• «•
010 0
Mr. A. H. Scard
• ••
0 5 0
UaJf-iftarly Subscription : —
"Mn. 8. Brown
• •«
1 0 0
Annual SwbacripHonB : —
Mr. 8. B. Pearoe, for IHBI
• •■
1 1 0
Mr. Dngdale, peiiodioally
\ £
■
0 5 0
196 10 6
Statement of Reeeipte from May \6th to June lAthj 1882.
£ fl. d.
Thankoffering for Messrs. Smith and
FaIlerton*s services at Pork Boad
ChapeL Peckham
Thankoffering for Messrs. Smith and
Follerton'B services at Lower Sloane
Stieet Chanel, Chelsea
Mr. H. W. Wcstrop
Thankoffering for Mr. Bomham's ser-
vices at Watton
Thankoffering from Bumham, Essex,
for Mr. Bomham's services
26 4 10
21 0 0
6 0 0
1 10 0
2 0 0
Mr. F. N. Chaxrington (additiaBal
thankoffering for Messrs. FoUerton
and Smith's services)
Mr. A. H. Scard ... ... ... ...
Thankoffering from Chariton Ktng's,
Cheltenham, for Mr. Bomham's
vlUCB ■•• SS* ••• 9%m «••
£ ad
4 0 0
0 5 0
FrietuU eending presents to the Orphanage are eartteetly requested to let their namts or
initials aeeompany the same, or we cannot properly aeknowledge them; and also to vnU
Mr. Spurgeon tf no acknowledgment is sent within a week, Au parcels should he adirested
to Mr. Charlesworth, Stockwell Orphanage, Clapham Road^ London.
Subscriptions will be thankfttUy received by C. H, Spurgeon^ " Westwaod^^ Seulah Siilt
Upper Norwood. Should any sums be unaekmwledaed in this list, friends are regnestsd f
write at once to Mr. Spurgeon. Fost OJlce Orders should be made payable at the ChufCf^t
london, to C. jff. Spurgeon.
ANNUAL REPORT
ov nu
STOCKWELL ORPHANAGE,
1881-83.
(Si[U8t6e$ : who are also Managers.
C. H. SPURGSON, President. J. A. SFURaEON, Vice-President.
WILLIAM HIGGS, Treasurer.
WILLIAM P. OLNEY. THOMAS H. OLNEY.
JOSEPH PA8SM0RE.
WILLIAM C. MURRELL,
WILLIAM MILLS.
B. WILDON OARR.
HENRY SMITH.
CHARLES F. ALLISON.
l^on. Consulting l^hysician.
HENRY GERVIS, Esq., ,M.D.
l^on. ConeuUins burgeon.
J. COOPER FORSTER, Eta, F.R.C.S.
l^on. Consulting l{)phihalmic j^utj^son.
J. C. WORDSWORTH, Esq., F.R.C.S.
IRon. Ideniisi
W. O. HINCHLIFF, Esq.
Msdioal l{)ffice);.
WILLIAM SOPER, Esq., M.R.C.S.E., L.S.A.
^Olioiioit.
THOMAS C. PAGE.
VERNON J. CHARLESWORTH.
FREDERICK G. LADD&
lonHon:
PBHTTED BY ALABASTER, PASaaCOBE, & S0K9, FAITN STBEBT, E.C.
^|t S^isftlSxitll ®T^ljmiQt fax §0^ i^ ^irk
Applications for the admission of destitate Fatherless Children,
between the ages of six and ten, should be addressed in writing to
the Secretary, and fall particulars given. As the number of candidates
is largely in excess of the accommodation, the Trustees may decline
to issue a form ; for it would be useless to cause trouble when there is
no prospect of success. If a form be granted, it must not be regarded
as a guarantee that the application will succeed.
The questions must be fully and frankly answered by the applicant,
and the form returned as soon as possible. The slightest untruthfulness
will necessitate the immediate rejection of the case. Unhealthy,
deformed, and imbecile children are not eligible. Only children bom
in wedlock can be receiyed. Under no possible circumstances can
exceptions be made to this rule, as the trust is definite and unalterable.
Ii the case is entered on the list of candidates, the Trustees appoint
a visitor to make personal inquiries. Should these be satisfactory,
the child will appear before the Committee in due course, and if among
the most needy and deserving at the time, ic will probably be recom-
mended for amnission to the Institution, as soon as there is room.
Friends who are only acquainted with the case in which they are
specially interested must not be surprised at its rejection by the Trustees
at any stage if it is proved by them to be less necessitous than others;
nor must they wonder if the child is declined because of unsuitability,
for the Institution is not a Hospital, or a Beformatory, or an Idiot
Asylum. The election of children not being determined by subscribers*
votes, the Trustees maintain the strictest impartiality while considering
the claims of the various applicants, and the greatest need always has
the loudest voice with them.
Applicants are requested not to call upon the Trustees privately
as they are bound not to attend to them otherwise than officially. Cases
will be considered on their own merits, and they will derive no advantage
from personal solicitation. Mr. Spurgeon cannot personally see any
applicants, and should not be written to. All letters on this business
must be addressed to the Secretary.
The Institution is mainly supported by spontaneous gifts, a number
of donors sending as regularly, year by year, as if they were pledged to
do so. An increase to the number of subscribers would greatly cheer
the President's heart Now that girls are coming in the income needs
to be doubled. WiU not the recuier of this B^ort become a Mperf
Subscriptions, large or small, will be gratefully received by C. H.
SPURGEON, Westwood, Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood, aB. Gifts of
Food, Stores, Clothes, Books, Toys, and useful articles are alwajs
welcome, and should bie directed to
VERNON J. CHABLESWORTH, Head Master,
The Orphanage, Stockwell, London, S.W.
JIOIB.~LeU«ri requiring an answer should eontain a stamped dire«ted envetopi*
REPORT 1881-82.
jHE year closes with gratitude to God. We would abnndantlj
utter the memory of his great goodness. According to his
riches in gloiy by Christ Jesns^ he has fully supplied all the
wants of our numerous family of boys and girls, and made our
heart to sing for joy. Truly the Father of the fatherless is mindful of his
little ones and of those who care for their necessities, and he manifests
both to the children and their protectors the goodness of his fatherly
heart in a thousand loving ways. There is none like Him in all the
earth, nor in heayen above. Unto his name be praise, world without
end. Let all his saints trust him, and they shidl be made to speak
well of his name.
Morning by morning throughout the year the freewill ofTerings of
loving friends, who count it an honour and a joy to minister of their
substance, have spared the President's heart even a trace of anxiety in
providing for a family now numbering
Thbee Hundred and THinTY-siz Orphan Childben !
Each gift has been welcomed as a token of sympathy in bearing the
burden of our orphan charge, and as a pledge of Christian fellowship in
faith and prayer. Everything has been given heartily, and the pounds
and the pence, the notes and the stamps have all been perfumed with
loTO. No paid collector has solicited contributions, nor has it been
necessary to resort to advertisements in the public press to enforce the
claims of the Institution upon reluctant donors. Those who have given,
have brought their offering with cheerfulness, and our hearty thanks are
tendered to all our loving helpers, and to the Lord who has made them
willing in the day of his power.
While the Institution is carried on in dependence upon Ood for the
supplies needed, the Managers feel that they are not violating the true
principles of faith, when, in giving an account of their stewardship,
they make known the characteristic features and necessities of the
Orphanage*
888
AinnTAL BEPOBT OF THB 8T0CKWELL OBPHANAQE.
The growth of the Institution will be seen in the following tables :—
s
i
Date.
•
"3 a
11
Total
if
•
t
i
1
Aug., 1867, to March, 1870
154
154
6
6
148
2
AprU, 1870, to March, 1871^
42
196
7
18
183
S
April, 1871, to March, 1872
88
234
9
22
212
4
April, 1872, to March, 1873
21
255
15
37
218
5
April, 1873, to Maroh, 1874
86
291
38
75
216
6
April, 1874, to March, 1875
63
854
42
117
237
7
April, 1876, to March, 1876
28
882
29
146
236
8
April, 1876, to March, 1877
46
428
52
198
230
9
April, 1877, to March, 1878
51
479
47
2i5
234
10
April, 1878, to March, 1879
48
527
88
288
244
11
April, 1879, to March, 1880
41
568
41
324
244
12
April, 1880, to March, 1881
42
610
44
368
242
13
April, 1881, to March, 1882
54
664
52
420
244
Of the 52 boys who left, 41 were sent to situations ; 4 retained
to friends to be placed in situations ; 1 was adopted by a relatiye ;
4 were dismissed on the re-marriage of their mothers ; and 2 con-
sumptives were removed by death, both of whom died in the faith and
hope of the gospel of Jesus.
GIRLS.
1
c 3
il
1^'
I]
1
S
d 8
Date.
<
t o
5
11
Dec, 1879, to March, 1880
29
29
1
1
28
12
April, 1880, to March, 1881
7
36
1
2
34
13
April, 1881, to March, 1882
58
94
0
2
92
Total number received — 758. Left— 422. In residence — 386.
It is a fact which calls for a loud note of thanksgiving that
SEVEN HUNDRED AND PIPTY-EiaHT CHILDREN
have been admitted to the benefits of the Institutions up to March, 1832.
From the reduced engraving of a bird's-eye view of the Institntion,
it will be seen that it consists of a series of Cottage HoHESy which
are presided over by Christian matrons who have devoted themselves
ASKOIL KBPOBT Or THX BTOGEWXLL OBPHAViaz. 889
to the work out of love to JesnB and the little tmes. Oar conTiction is
deepened bj ezperieace that the Bairack sjBtem is ill-ftdapted to the
training of children who need pergonal caltnra aad not regimental
duupUne.
Open to all claases of the community, the following table shona the
wide rai^ of the operations of the Institntion as to
THE PARENTAGE OF THE CHILDREN :
HodiuiiaB ISO FaliMmeD, &«. ...
Labonren, Porters, snd Cumen 120 OomiaiuictDAgttllta
Shopke«p»n and Silemien ... 130 Aeconnlvita
Humtactnrert and Ti*dMm«n ... 105 PoatnuD and Sorton
WarsboaBamui and Olarki ... Ti Jonnulisti
Miniiten and HiBuonuioa ... 25 Sargeona and DentUta
Marinera and Watonnan ,„ S3 Soliciloia
Commercial Travellsra 15 Firaxaan
Schoolmaitera and Teacher* ... 13 Soldier
Cab Proprietors aad Uoachman... 10 Architsct
Fannen and Florists 10 Qentleiiuui
Railway Emptoj^ 9 |
Torn. 76B
It will be Been at a glance, that while children of the more neceasttoiu
cla§ae8 hare been receired, those of a Homewhat higher grade have nob
been oTerlooked.
In the domegtic arrangements of the Institntion, however, no class
distinctione are so mum as thonght of, or ever will be. There is
enongh of that oatoide.
890
ANHUAL BBPOBT OF THE 8T0CEWSLL OBFHASAOS.
The plea for help comes to hb from all parts of the kingdom, and as
the children are selected according to their need, and not. ekded bj
fayonr, the most necessitous of the applicants succeed in their applica-
tion for admission. Thus the evils which naturally rise out of the voting
system are avoided, and friends are spared the expense and labour of a
contested election. Fatherless children, between the ages of six and
ten, are eligible for admission, without reference to class, sect, or
locality, so long as there is room. This is as it should be, for it seldom
happens that the necessity which attends orphanhood can be relieTod
within the district where it is experienced, or by immediate finends.
It is a constant joy to the president and the committee that thev aze
able to mitigate, to such a large extent, the misery and need whidi are
brought under their notice ; and it must be an equal joy to the subacri-
bers to know that their loving contributions are put to this blessed use.
TABLE OP TOWNS AND COUNTIES
From which children have been recelTed.
Balham
Bamsbury ...
Battersea
Bayswater ...
Bermondsey ...
Bethnal Green
Bloomsbury ...
Borongh ...
JDv vv » • • • • 0
Brixton
Gamberwell ...
Camden Town
Chelsea
Clapham
Clapton
Clerkenwell ...
Dalston
Deptford
Dulwich ...
Finsbury
Hackney
Haggerston ...
Hammersmith
Hampatead ...
LONDON.
. 6 Haverstock ELill
2 Highbury
. 8 Holborn *.•
5 HoUoway
. 54 Homerton
4 Homsej
2 Horselydown...
7 Hoxton
. 18 Islington
. 18 Kennington ...
. 25 Kensingtop ...
4 Kentish Town
. 6 : Kilbnm
, 5 I Kingsland
4 I Lambeth
• 8 I Lewiaham ...
1 ; Limehouse ...
5 ( Marylebone ...
. 2 Mile End
4 Newington ...
. 12 New Cross ...
1 I Norwood ...
. 8 ! Netting Hill ...
2 I Nunhead
Total ...
1
1
8
8
2
2
4
9
21
6
2
6
6
8
58
4
8
18
7
10
6
4
6
1
Paddington 4
Peckham W
Pentonville 2
Pimlico 2
Poplar 4
Rotherhithe I
ShadweU 1
Shoreditch ... ... 8
Soho ... ... ... 1
Southwark 19
Spitalflelds 1
Stepney 5
Strand 2
Streatham $
StockweU 8
Stoke Newington ... 4
St John's Wood ... 1
St. Lnke's i
St. Pancras 3
Sydenham 1
Walworth M
Wandsworth 1 ^
Westminster *
Whiteohapel '
524
Notb. — Of the children received from London, the poorer disfcricto
have furnished the larger proportion.
COUNTRY.
2 Cheshire, Birkenhead
Bedfordshire, Bedford
Berkshire, Newbnry... 2
Reading ... 10
Slough ... 1
Uffington... 1
Wokingham 1
„ Wargraye 1
Buckinghamshire^
Princes Risborough 1
Winslow 2
Cambridgeshire^
Cambridge 2
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Chester
Cornwall , Penzance...
Derbyshire, Belper ...
., Derby ...
Devonshire, Bideford
Brixham
Devonport
Exeter ...
Stoke ...
„ Torquay
Dorsetshire Poole ...
ti
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Dorsetshire, Swanage
Durham, Stockton ...
Essex, Barking
Boxted
Braintree
Colcheatar ...
Coggeshall ...
Dunmow •••
Halsiead ...
Hatfield Heath
Ilford... .M
Leyton
»
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ft
It
ft
tt
It
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•••
AONITAL BBFQBT OF Tfll SIOGKWELIi OBFHAITAOB.
891
ft
f>
99
ft
n
tf
EaeXf Leytonstone ... 8
, „ lioughton ... 1
Mftldon ... S
North Woolwich 2
„ Pagleaham ... 1
Stratford ... 1
WalthamstoTT 1
Witham ... 2
GUmcettenhirty Bristol 4
», Gloucester ... 1
Nailsworth ... 1
Pains wick ... 1
Sirond ... 2
„ Boumemonth... 1
Ghristchurch... 1
Hayling Island 1
y, Landport ... 1
n Pokesdown ... 1
„ Portsmouth ... 1
„ Portsea ... \
„ Romsey ... 1
„ Southampton 2
„ Winchester ... 1
-BerefordshireJjQdhviTj \
Baiflrdgkirey
,y Berkhampetead 1
,y Hoddesdon ... 1
yy Redboume ... I
yy St. Alban's ... 1
KenU Oharlton ... 2
), Chatham ... 8
„ Gray ford ... 1
Deal 1
Eynsford ... 1
n Goudburst ... 1
n Qravesend ... 8
», Ghreenwioh ... 9
M Maidstono ... 8
9» Margate ... 4
yy New Brompton I
„ Northfleet ... 2
Total
j>
M
M
n
n
n
ft
n
n
n
COJJWTKY—conttnued.
Kentf Orpington ...
Plumstcad ...
Ramsgate
Bochester
Sittingboume
West Wickham
Woolwich
„ Wroiham
Lancashire, Ashton-
undttT-Lyne
yy Bolton...
Liyexpool ...
Manchester ...
Morecambe ...
Lincolnshirey Boston...
MiddleseXy Arlington
„ Bamet
„ Ealing
yy Edmonton ...
„ Finchley
„ Hampton-Wiok
Harrow ..,
Hendon
Hounslow ...
Isle worth
Tottenham ...
Whetstone ...
NorfoOcy Holt
NorthamptonBhirey
^ Brackley
„ Kettering
„ Northampton
„ Oundle
yy Thrapfltone
Monmouthshirey
Blaenavon ...
Newport
Nottinghaniy Retford. . .
„ Sutton
Oxjfbrdshirey Banbury
„ Chippmg
Norton
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It
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19
tt
1
2
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OxforeUhirey Kidlington
„ Witney
i2t</^nii!BAire,Uppingham
Salopy Aston-on-Blim
„ WestFelton ...
SomeneUhirey Bath ...
„ Taunton ...
Staffordahirty Bilston
jSuffoiky AldlK>rougb . . .
Hslesworth...
Ipswich
Southwold ...
Stowmarket
Surrey, Addlestone ...
Bletchingley
Croydon
East Moulsey
Godalming ...
Godstone ...
Kingston ...
Sutton
Tooting
Wimbledon ...
Suuexy Brighton
Hastings
Lewes
,, Seaford
Warwickahirey
Birmingham
Coventry ...
„ Quinton
Wiitshirey Calne ...
Chippenham
Summorford
Magna ...
Swindon ...
Warminster
Weetbury
Leigh ...
„ Wroughton...
I Yorhshtrey Leeds ...
221.
If
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19
99
ft
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Note. — 150 proTincial towns, representing 35 connties, have partici-
pated in the benefits of the Institntion by sending 221 children*
Wakiy Bridgend
Bnilth
Cardiff
II
1
1
1
Total
WakSf Hayeifordwest 2
Hay ... ... 1
Walesy Llanelly
Swansea
M
I
X
Seotlandy Dunfermline
Inkmd
•••
...
I..
1
2
.•t
8
Isle of Wight, Newport
Sandown
*f
i>
1
1
London
Country
Scotland
..t
SUMMABY OF ADMISSIONS.
524
221
1
Total
•••
Wales ...
Ireland ...
Isle of Wight...
... 7W
...
...
...
...
...
*• *
8
2
2
892 ANNUAL BBFOBT OF THB 8I00KWBLL OBFHANAGB.
The catholicity of the Institution will be evident by referanoe to the
following table of The Beligioub Profession of Fabeettb :—
Ohnroh of England
■■•
267
Koman Catholic ...
••• 3
Baptist
■ • ■
176
Bretnien .•• ...
... 3
Oongregational ...
•••
91
Moravian
... 1
Wedeyan ...
•••
76
Bible Christian ...
... I
Presbyterian
•■ •
15
Not speciaed
... 125
Total 758
All sections of the Church are thus laid under obligation^ and we
record with thankfulness the fact that members of every communion
contribute to the funds of the Institution. It wonld be a calamity
to be deplored were theological differences allowed to mar so beneficent
a work as that of assisting the widow and the fatherless. Our supreme
aim is not to advance the interests of a sect, but to minister to those
of whom the Lord hath said, '^ Leave thy fatherless children, and let
thy widows trust in me." We desire to realize in all our arranee-
ments our responsibility in being called upon to act ''in Ood's stead 1"
May grace be given us that we may discharge this duty aright.
Family worship is conducted twice daily, before the morning and
evening meals ; the Word of God is read and expounded, evangelical
hymns sung, and prayer offered, and the whole of the boys repeat a text
selected for the day. A service is conducted for the elder boys every
Wednesday evening, by Mr. W. J. Evans, when addresses are given by
ministers and other friends.
On the Lord's-day morning the elder children attend the service at the
Tabernacle; a second detachment is accommodated at the Wynne Boad
Chapel; a third attends the Stockwell Chapel, South Lambeth; and
a suitable service is conducted for the rest at the Orphanage by
Messrs. Bartlett and Daniels. A Sunday School is held in the aflber-
noon, superintended by Mr. W. J. Evans, when a staff of earnest
teachers instruct the children in the international lessons arranged by
the Sunday School Union. Mr. C. Carpenter presides over the Evening
Service. Most of these good friends who labour with commendable
zeal to win the children to Christ, have been connected with the Insti-
tution from its commencement. By these arrangements the members
of the staff, who are with the children all the week, find a welcome ielie(
while the influence of our earnest voluntary helpers is of the most
salutary kind. Children who give evidence of a change of heart are
formed into a '^ Young Christians' Band," and meet twice a month.
During their term of residence in the Institution all the ohildrm
are total abstainers, no alcoholic liquors being allowed except by order of
the doctor, and many of them are pledged abstainers, with the approval
of their friends. Band of Hope meetings are held every month, when
competent speakers enforce the claims of total abstinence; and leotores
are given at intervals during the winter months.
ASSVAL ftBPORT OF THB BTOOKWXLL OBPHANAaX. 893
The Educational arrangements are the same as in former years, the
object being to impart a soand English education and a religions
training. In addition to the ordinary subjects the children are
instructed in French, Shorthand, Drawing, and Elementary Science, and
they are examined in the two last-named subjects by the examiners
appointed by the Science and Art Department, South Kensington. The
returns of the last examination are as follows : —
SCIENCE AND AET CLASSES.
Examination Maboh, 1882.
1.— DRAWING.
iBt Grade Freehand...
Certificatet.
FriMs.
7
Total.
58
„ „ Qeometry...
„ y Model
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7
4
18
19
2nd „ Freehand...
«• • ••« X
• • •
1
Passed satisfactorily ...
• • ■
103
20 were nnBacceasful.
199
2. -SCIENCE.
Eleetrioitj and MagnetiBm
Physiography
Certificates.
... 46
• • « •• • ^X
Frizes.
4
...
Total.
50
21
71
41 were unsuccessful. ■=
The amomit granted by the Department is sufficient to cover the
-extra expense inTolTed by the study of these additional subjects.
SCRIPTURB EXAMIKATIOV.
As our Sunday School is affiliated to the Sunday School Union/ we
allow the scholars^ who desire to do so, to sit for examination. Of the
Candidates who were successful at the last examination, 4 gained
prizes, 16 First Class Certificates, and 55 Second Class Certificates.
Total— 76.
Ab nnud many of the diildren took part in the Musical Festivals
arranged by the ISand of Hope Union ana the Tonio-Solfa Association
at the Cry^ Palace.
994 ABKUAL BBFOBT OF THE BTOCKWBIJi OBFHANA0E.
In order to make the character and claims of the Institulion more
widely known, the Head Master and the Secretary have held meetings
in Jjondon and the Provinces, and the snccess which has crowned their
efforts is of a yery gratifying character. The boys who accompany
them to sing and to recite f amirii a powerful appeal by their appearance
and conduct, and commend the Institution to wnich they owe so much.
The local papers speak in terms of the highest praise of their services,
and thus a most effective advertisement is secured without any cost to
the Institution. The friends who actually see the boys become fear
more deeply interested in them than they could be from merely reading
about them ; while those who entertain the children are sure to become
for life the friends of the Stockwell Orphanage. We doubt not that
many a donation and legacy have come to us through the visits of the
orphan lads.
During the year Services of Song were held as under : —
LONDOK.
Battersea Park Ohapel; Boss's Mission, Old Kent Boad; West
Croydon Baptist Church.
The Pboyikoes.
Bridgend, Bury 8t Edmunds, Cambridge, Norwich, Cardiff, Maiden-
head, Newport, Mon., Portsmouth, Southampton, Southend, Stowmarket,
and Yarmouth.
The amount realized during the year, after defraying all expenses, is
£398 18s. lid., and our thanks are hereby tendered to all who assisted
in any way to secure such a splendid result. Friends in other places,
willing to assist the Orphanage by arranging for a visit from the choir,
should apply to Mr. Charlesworth. Our funds might be helped in a
f)leasant and efficient manner if friends would invite the choir to their
ocalities. It would not diminish the income of any home fund if
ministering brethren would give their people the pleasure of an evening
with our juvenile representatives; in fact, it might tend to quicken
other works if the congregations were stirred up to liberality to our
cause. When folks grow generous in any direction, the springs are
tapped, and they will flow more or less on all sides.
The Committee record with thankfulness that there has been no lack
in the funds contributed for the efficient maintenance of the Institution
throughout the year. We do not ask our Friends to pledge them-
selves to send annual subscriptions, but prefer to leave the matter
from year to year to the spontaneous kindness of our helpers. They
will not fail us so long as tney see the hand of the Lord with ns. It
some drop off, others will be raised up. The noble manner in which
our dear Friends carried out the Bazaar in January last deserrea special
mention. How everybody must have ^ven, and worked, and purchased,
to have produced so grand a net result as £8,826. Those who know
imUAL BEFpBT OF THI fflOOKWELL 0BPHANA6B. 395
the heary expenses of conducting snch an enterprise as a great bazaar
at the Tabernacle, will be glad to see so substantial a result when all is
OTor. All helpers are hereby heartily thanked.
The admirable custom of making shirts for the boys is still continued
by the young ladies of an educational establishment, who send in a
supply of 200 shirts every year, thus effecting a considerable saving to
our funds. Their efforts are supplemented by several working Associa-
tions, but the supply is not yet equal to the demand, and we cordially
invite the co-operation of others, to whom we shall be glad to sena
samples and patterns.
Several working meetings have espoused the cause of the girls, and
are making garments for Uieir use. How thankful we should be if
others would copy their example and keep the wardrobes replenished!
Any garments suitable for girls between the ages of six and fifteen would
be most thankfully receiv^.
From the Orphanage Acre at Waterbeach, under the skilful farming
of our friend, Mr. Toller, we continue to receive a welcome supply of
flour and potatoes. Other friends have sent us a portion of their potato
crops, and several millers have forwarded a sack of flour occasionally.
Puddings and potatoes form such important articles of diet, that we
shall be ^lad if Christian farmers will remember our Orphan children in
** Seed time and harvest." A good friend at Reading has dedicated
a pear-tree to the Orphanage, and sends either the fruit or the money
realized by its sale.
It would be impossible to enumerate all the presents sent by generous
friends, but they have b^n duly acknowledged every month in The
Sward and ihs Trow$U They are all received with gratitude, and we
take this opportunity of repeating our thanks. It is a cause of ^ef to
us when friends do not receive a prompt acknowledgment of their gifts,,
but in almost all instances where this has occurred, the donor has failed
to send nam$ and address with the parcel We are too grateful for any
help, however small, to risk giving pain or offence to those who
remember us, by wilfully neglecting to acknowledge their gifts, and wo
respectfully request to be imbrmed of the transmission of presents at
the ime^ and their receipt shall be duly acknowledged.
In administering a sum of money bequeathed by the lato Mr. B.
Yickery, the President was able to friniish three of the new schoolrooma
for girls, and the fact is commemorated by the following inscription od
a marble tablet : —
In Memoriam.
Three of these Schoolrooms
were furnished from a Fund bequeathed
by the lato
Bbnjamdt Yigkebt,
a true friend of this Orphanage,
and of his Pastor,
G. H. SPtTBGIiOV,
October, 1881.
996 ASNJJAL BEFOBT OF THB BTOOKWELL OBPHAKAflB.
In December last the girls were removed from the ''Hawthorns" into
the new houses, five of which are now occnpied* It is a sonroe of deep
regret to ns that, in consequence of the failure of her health, the Insti-
tution will lose the valuable services of Miss H. Moore, who has gone
to. Canada to help our honoured sister Miss Annie Macpherson.
By the time this report is issned the Play-Hall and Infirmary for the
Oirls will be completed, also the Swimming Bath for the entire Institu-
tion. We cherisn the hope that all the childb^en, girls and boys, on
leaving the Institution will be able to swim. This is a heidthful
€xerciBe, and gives an extra chance of life in case of aooident» and also
bestows the ability to save life in the case of others who are in danger.
In order to complete the entire scheme we have to erect a Laundry,
for the washing of the establishment, and for trainingr the girls in this
most important department of service. The Dining Hall, in which all
the inmates will take their meals together, will be proceeded with at
once ; and, as soon as possible, the House for the Head Master.
Some friends are careful to mention that their donation is for the
jfirls : this is very convenient while we are still building, but when this
is done it will have no meaning; for the Institution is one and indivisible,
and there will be only one fund for boys and girls alike.
Visitors will be struck with the amplitude and beauty of the buildingB
of the Orphanage. We have not built a wretched workhouse, but a
beautiful residence for those whom the Lord has taken up. We would
not spend a sixpence needlessly, neither would we withhola more than is
meet No money has been wasted in lavish ornament, or in hideooB
ugliness. The buildings are not a penitentiary nor a county-jail, bat
a pleasant home for those children of whom Ood declares himself
to be the Father. The additional buildings which we contemplate
are not for luxury, but for necessary uses ; and as we endeavour
to lay out money with judicious economy we feel sure that we shall
be trusted in the future as in the past.
Are there not friends waiting to take a share in the Btockwell Orphan-
age Buildings ? They cannot better commemorate personal blessings,
nor can they find a more suitable memorial for departed friends. Ho
storied um or animated bust can half so well record the memory of
beloved ones as a stone in an Orphan House. Most of the buildmgs
are already appropriated as memorials in some form or other : and
only a few more will be needed, and those who would supply them
must be quick about it. Very soon all building operations will be
oomplete, and those who have lost the opportunity of becoming share-
holders in the Home of Mercy may regret thc^r delay. At any rate,
none who place a stone in the walls of the Stockwell Orphanage will
«ver lament that they did this deed of love. Honoured names are
with us already engraven upon the stones of this great Hostehry of
the All-merciful; and many others are our oo-workers whose record
is on high, though unknown among men. Who will be the next to
join us in this happy labour ?
ARHTTAL BEFOBT OF THE 8T00KWELL ORPHANAGE. 897
The work of oaring for the widow and the fatherless is speciallj
mentioned by the Holy Spirit as one of the most acceptable modes of
giTing outward expression to '' pnre religion and nndefiled before Ood
and the Father," and therefore the Lord's people will not question that
they should help in carrying it out. Will it need mnoh pleading ? If
so, we cannot nse it, as we shrink from marring the willinghood which
is the charm of such a serrice. The work is carried on in dependence
upon God, and Bis blessing evidently rests upon it
As we now enter more fully upon a fresh stage of our existence, we
shall need a great increase to our present income, and we shall have
it from the ever opened hand of the Lord our Gk>d. Friends will be
moved to think of our great family, for our great Bemembrancer will
keep them in mind of it. The duty of each Christian to the mass of
destitute orphanhood is clear enough, and if pure minds are stirred up
by way of remembrance there will be no lack in the larder, no want
in the wardrobe, no failing in the funds of our Orphan House.
We call our readers' special attention to the fact that we shall now
need double money in our sack. As we have to maintain girls as well
as boys, we must beg them, when they send us a pound for the boys,
to add another pound for the girls. Of course we cannot spend money
if we do not get it, and the children cannot eat breakfasts which are
not supplied. We look up first to the Lord, and then, next, to his com-
passionate people. If you have judged us faithful hitherto, continue to
help us, and help us much more largely than you have done aforetime.
In a little while we hope to have erected all the buildings, and then
we shall not be obliged to make appeals for bricks and mortar, but
we shall always have to ask for bread and butter. Therefore, stay not
your hands, and slack not your giving, for the work is great^ and the
cause is good, and the Lord loveth a cheerful giver.
It is a great boon to children to be received into such an institution
as onrs. They are delivered from the streets, saved from the work-
house, and kept from hunger and the consumption which so often
follows upon it. Then they are trained to occupy their station in
fature life, and by GKkI's grace they are led in the way which conducts
them to the life to come. No one can tell the inestimable blessing
which is thus conferred upon the children. The letters of gratitude
and words of thanks which we frequently receive, are proofs that the
benefits are valued ; while the honourable lives of those who were brought
up under our roof are our crown of rejoicing. Of course there are
exceptions to the rule, but, speaking generally, our boys who have left
us and entered upon manhood are a credit to the Institution. We feel
sore that it will be just the same with the girls, but of these only one
or two have gone forth as yet, and therefore we speak the language of
hope. It is one of our greatest joys to see the old boys rally at the
Orphanage on davs of meeting — ^fine-looking, respectable young men,
many of them holding good positions and having excellent prospects in
the world, giving promise of a race of helpers to the Orphanage m years
to come. In several instances these young men are spending all their
898 ANIOJAL REPORT OF THB 8T00KWELL ORPHAHA0B.
Bfcrength in the seryioe of oar great Lord and Master. In one or two
cases, where the poverty from which they were deliyered was extreme*
it is delightful to see how they themselyes care for the poor and needy,
and are among the first to seek after the wandering ones.
Bnt the blessing does not stop with the children. When the mother is
relieved of the harden of so many little ones her hopes revive, and she
is e nabled to set herself with confidence to the task of rearing the rest of
the family. When one or two are gone, the crash of the load is removed,
and although her task is still a stern one, yet she sets herself to it in
hope, and by God's help achieves her life-work. In helping one of a
destitute family we practically assist all the rest. We have met with
many instances in which the family has been suddenly reduced from
competence to penary, the mother has become the only bread-winner,
and she has been sickly and fraiL Despair has well-i^igh chilled her
exertions ; but she has got a boy into the Stockwell Orphanage, and she
is canvassing to get another into another asylum, and suddenly she takes
heart Her renewed courage saves her. In the providence of God
friends are raised up, she herself grows stronger, and although the pinch
is very severe, yet despair is driven away, and she fights bravely for her
fatherless children* If money had been given her it would soon have
been spent, bnt the relief afforded by the acceptance of her boy is worth
far more than money, and is a far greater enconragement to her.
The Trustees are devoutly thankful that the health of the children has
been so wonderfully good for so long a time. The Lord has kept away
•epidemics from as even while thev have been scourging other insti-
tutions. It may be that we shall have our time of trial, but we shall
do our best by careful sanitary arrangements to keep it off, and mean-
while we shall bless and praise God who has dealt so tenderly with us.
Parents of families know the trial which comes with a disease which
infects all the household, and they can therefore guess the taming of
things upside down which happens to a large orphanage when many
•are down at once with an epidemic ; they will, we trust, join with our
other friends in daily supplication that we ma^ still be spared such a
calamity. Prayer is wanted every day for guidance and supply, bat
this is a special affliction from which we would fain be preserved. Yet
we write not thus in any fear, for he who has been a wall of fire around
as will not leave ns.
Let the reader who sees the Lord's people caring for the widow and
the fatherless see the mercifulness of the Christian religion, and refiect
that if the children care for the poor and need^, much more will their
heavenly Father. He will not leave the moummg heart to desolation,
nor turn a deaf ear to those who seek him. He delights in grace;
^'^ In him the fatherless findeth mercy," and others in forlorn conditions
shall find the same. Let the broken in heart fly to the great Father
of mercies. Let the troubled conscience seek rest in Jesus, who is
God's unspeakable gift. It would be reason for an eternal song if
some poor conscience- stricken heart should come to trust the Saviour
through reading
Ak Orphanaqb Befort.
ANNUAL REPOBT OF THE 8T0CKWSLL OfiPHANAGE. 399
The longer onr friends li7e the better for ns ; bat as death will in
doe time call them away, we trust they will remember the orphans to
the last As it is most important to comply with legal conditions in
order to secnre the validity of a legacy, we append the necessary form.
Very serious risks are run by persons deviating from such form. It
cannot be too clearly understood that bequests of land or houses for
charitable purposes are null and void. By forgetting this, friends have
put the President to serious trouble. Those are wisest who are their
own execators and distribute their money in their own life-time; but if
this cannot be, they should at least make their wills, and see that
they are properly worded. '
FORM OF BEQUEST.
I Oive and Bequeath the sum of. ,
pounds sterling, to de paid out of that part of my personal estate which
may by law he given with effect for charitable purposes^ to he paid to the
Treasurer for the time being of the StockweU Orphanage, Clap ham Road,
Surrey, and his receipt shall be a sufficient discharge for the said legacy;
and this legacy, when received by such Treasurer, to be applied for the
general purposes of the Orphanage.
The following little books have been issued, illustrating the character
and claims of the Institution. They are admirably adapted for enclos-
ing in letters : —
L "Ixyve Jesiu and live for boaven." 2. '■Apt to Teaoh." 3. "lAttie
iMoky.*' 4. ''To tnose wlio are banilly married* or hope to be.**
a. "Bniifllilne In tbe lieart." a. "Gkme home." 7. "Home In Sunalilne
and aiiadow."
Price One Halfpenny each, or 8«. per 100. *
Mat bb had at thx Orphanage, Stookwbll, London, S.W.
Messrs. Fasbmobe <& Alabastsb have issued a beaatiful Tolume of
Photographs of the Orphanage and other institations connected with
tiie Tabernacle. It contains 24 views and a descriptive introdaction
by Mr. Charlesworth. It is published at 25s.y and can be obtained
through all booksellers.
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AT THE EIGHTXSNTH ANNUAL OONFSBSKOB OF THB PAST0B8'
OOLLEGB A6S00IATI0K, APRIL 18, 1882.
BY C. H. SFUBGEON.
Y dear Brethren, — I greatly value your prayers, and I feel
intensely grateful for that Benjamin's share in them which
is ever my portion. I never consciously needed your inter^
cessions more than I do just now, for I may say with the
Psalmist, ^' He weakeneth my strength in the way." After
my severe illness I am trembling like a child who is only commencing
to ufle his feet ; it is with difficulty that I keep myself up ; what can
yea expect from one who can scarcely stand? Daring the last six
weeks I have considered from day to day what to say to you, but
nothing has come of my consideration. My mind is out of gear, my
memory is like the leaking buckets of the daughters of Danaus, and
consequently my meditations have been as great a failure as the labours
of Sisyphus, when the stone which he rolled up hill rolled back again
into its place. I have gone to the pits and found no water, and returned
with my vessel empty. My brain has been so occupied with sympathy
for the poor body that it has not been able to mount aloft with the
eagle, nor even to plume its wings for the lower flight which I must
needs attempt this morning. One thing, however, is clear, — I am in
special communion with my subject, and can speak, as the good old
X)eople used to say, '' experimentally." I cannot, however, draw much
aid from that fact, but I cast myself upon the power divine, which has
so many times been displayed in weakness. " The Lord hath been
mindful of us: he will bless us."
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402 DTAtaURAL ADDBX88.
I draw my sabject from the words of Paul in 2 Oor. xii. 10 : ** When
I am weak, then am I strong/' 1 shall not be guilty of nttering any-
thing fresh upon my theme, neither shall I be able to say anything
forcible upon it. The weak side of the experience will come ont most
observably : I can only pray that the strong side may not be hidden.
My own feelings supply me with a commentary upon the text^ and that
is all the exposition I shall aim at. Our text is not only written in the
* Bible, but it is inscribed upon the liyes of the saints. Though we are
not apostles^ and shall never be able to claim the inspiration of Panl,
Jet in this one jmrticular we are as instructed as he was, for we have learned
y experience, ** When I am weak, then am I strong." This sentence has
passed into a Christian proverb: it is a paradox which has ceased to
perplex any child of God : it is at once a warning and a consolation,
bidding the strong behold the weakness of power, and setting before
the feeble the strength of weakness.
Let it be understood at the commencement that cub tbxt is kot
TRUE IN BYBBY SENSE in which it might be read. Some brethren are
^eak with an emphasis, and always so ; but I have never yet discovered
tiiat they are strong, except in the sense of being headstrong and wilfaL
If obstinacy be strength, they are champions ; and if conceit be strength,
they are gigantic; but in no other respect are they strong. Many ar$
iveakj ai^ yet not strong: we must alter the text concerning them,
and say, '' When they are weak, they are weakness itself." There is a
kind of weakness which we may Veil dread, it may steal over ns in-
sensibly ; but it brings no strength, no honour, no virtue with it ; it is
evil, only evil, and that continually. With it come unfitness for holy
service and want of success, and unless infinite grace avert the calamity
there will arise out of it failure of character and defeat in Ufe. May
we never know the weakness which befell Samson after he had told his
secret, and had lost his locks. He could not say, " When I am weak,
then am I strong," but rather, *^ When I am shorn I am weak as other
men." See what befalls him ! ** The Philistines be upon thee, Sam-
son!'' He cannot now smite them ; he cannot protect nis own limbs ;
he cannot guard bis own eyes; he cannot ootain his own liberty.
Blinded, he toils at the mill ; the hero of Israel is become a slave to the
uncircumcised I Alas, that such weakness should be possible to a man
who had slain his thousands, and laid them heaps upon heaps I Oh
that such weakness should be possible to a man who had carried the
gates of Gaza away on his shoulders, posts, and bars, and all 1 And yet
it is so, and may be so with us. *' ^owl, fir-tree ; for the cedar is
fallen !" Brethren, we must strive against all weakness whidi leads to
sin, lest to us also some Delilah should bring destruction. Samson's
undiom locks denoted his Nazarite consecration, and if we ever become
wedc through failure of eonseeration, such weakness will be fatal to true
usefulness. If the man who had '^none of self and all of God " grows
downward till he craves for *' some of self and some of God" be is in a
sad condition. If he who once lived to win souls now lives to win
silver and gold, his money shall perish with him ; if he that once was
famous for his Master becomes his own master, he shiJl be inflEhmous;
for I trow that, even if we do nothing wrong in the eves of man, it is
wrong enough to have declined from the whole-hearted service of God.
DTAUGTT&AL ADDBBBB. 408
It 18 this Uiat demons langh at and that angels marvel at ; a man of
God li?ing like a man of the world I Even the Lord himself stays
awhile to ask^ ''What doest thon here, Elijah?" The holy and the
zealous grieve if they see a minister of Christ ministering to his own
ambition. We are only strong as onr consecration is perfect. Unless
we live wholly for God onr strength will snffer serions leakage, and onr
weakness will be of that kind which degrades the believer till the un-
godly scomfolly inquire, ''Art thou also become weak as we? Art
thon become like unto us ? "
We must, dear friends, never become weak in another sense, namely,
in onr communion mih Ood. David slackened his fellowship with
God, and Satan vanquished him through Bathsheba ; Peter followed
afar off, and soon denied his Lord. Communion with God is the right
ann of our strength, and if this be broken we are weak as water. With-
out God we can do nothing; and in proportion as we attempt to live
without him we ruin ourselves. Alas ! that the man who has seen the
face of the Strong One, and has becoi made mighty, should forget where
his great strength lieth, and so become sick and enfeebled I He who
has suspended nis visits to the banqueting-honse of hallowed fellowship
will be iU-fed, and cry out " My leanness I My leanness ! Woe unto
mel" He that wdks not with the Beloved will soon be a Mephi-
bosheth in the feet, and a Bartimeus in the eyes ; timorous in heart, and
trembling on the knee. If we are weak in communion with God, we
are weak everywhere. If a man can be strong without God, such
dangerousatrengthmay fall tothelot of the man who is out of communion ;
but if it be true that only as we hang upon the Lord we are strong, then
broken fellowship will soon bring broken strength.
And, dear friends, there is a kind of weakness which I hope none of
you will ever cultivate, though it seems greatly in favour at the present
day, namely, weakness of faiUh; for when I am weak in faith, then I
am not strong in the Lordl When a man doubts his God, he weakens
himself. A little time ago persons who were full of distrust and
unbelief were regarded as the possessors of a deep experience ;
but I hope the age has for ever gone by in which unbelief shall
be regarded as a qualification for eminent saintship. If the gospel
message were, " He that doubteth, and is not baptized, shall be saved; "
there are many who have made their calling and election sure;
but while ours is a gospel of faith, unbelief can never be regarded with
complacency. Faith is our battle-axe and weapons of war ; woe to the
warrior who forgets it. Therefore, brethren, let us separate between
weakness and weakness — the weakness which is the token of strength,
and weakness in faith which is the indication of spiritual decay.
I pray that we may never be weak in love, but that we may become
like Basil, " pillars of fire." Love is the greatest of all the powers
which can possess the human breast. I must not compare love with
other graces so as to depreciate any virtue; yet of all active powers
love is the most forceful ; for even faith worketh by love. Faiui does
not overcome men's hearts for Jesus until it takes to itself this
wondrous weapon, and then believingly loves them to Christ. Oh, for
a passionate love, a love which shall l^ a pure flame, burning to a white
heat, and consuming us. May this flame bum in the very centre of our
404 IKAUGURAL ABDBBfiS.
being. May we loye oar God intensely, and loye the people for his
sake. Brethren, be strong tliere I Depend upon it, if yoa leave off
loving the people to whom yon preach, and the tmth yon are ordained
to proclaim, the state of the chnrch will be as when a standard-bearer
fainteth. There may remain to yon strength of passionate temper,
strength to offend, and strength to scatter ; but the power of God will
be withdrawn. Yon will, like Phaeton, bind the horses to the chariot
of the snn, bnt they shall only harry yon to swift destraction.
We want, brethren — oh how we would pine for it ! to be deUvered
from all weakness of ike spiritual life. We want to ontgrow the weak-
ness natoral to as as babes in Christ, so that we may become young
men who are strong ; yea, we need to go beyond this, and to become
fally developed men in Ohrist Jesns, '^ strong in the Lord and in the
power of his might." If we are weak in that respect we are strong
nowhere. As ministers we onght to covet all the spiritual strength which
God is ready to bestow. Would to God that the Holy Ghost who
dwelleth in us found nothing within to impede him, and nothing to
restrain his influences! 0 that the full Godhead of the blessed Spirit
might as much manifest itself in these mortal bodies of ours as once the
Godhead of the second Person manifested itself in the person of Christ
Jesus, the Son of man. I mean not, of course, miracoloasly, nor in
any way to make us rival the incommunicable glories of our divine
Master ; but even to its folness I wonld that our nature, like the bush
in Horeb, were aglow with the indwelling Deity. Never mind though
the bush should be consumed ; it were well to be consumed so long as
the Spirit of God wonld dwell in us and manifest his power.
Thus, you see, there are senses in which we contradict the text flatly,
and thereby establish its true mecming. If it were true that all who
are weak are strongs we might straightway find a vigorous ministry bj
ransacking our hospitals, enlisting a troop from our idiot asylams, and
calling together all of weak brain and garrulous tongue. No, no^ it is
not given to the fearful and unbelieving, the foolish and the Mvoloos
to claim that their mental, moral, and spiritual weaknesses are a fit
platform for the revelation of the divine strength.
A second observation must be brought hetore you before I actually
come to the text. Thbbb ib anothbr fobx of it whioh is clbablt
TRUE. ** When I am strong, then am I weak." That is trae, almost
as true as, '* When I am wed^, then am I strong " ; of coarse^ not true
in all senses, but so nearly correct that I would recommend its aocepta*
tion as a proverb worthy to be quoted with the text itself. Look at the
tyro who has just commenced preaching in a village chapel or in a
mission-room, and admire his boundless confidence in his own strength.
He has collected certain anecdotes and telling metaphors, and he pro-
ponnds these as if they were the Summa Theologica, the Tery flower and
essence of wisdom. He is voluble and energetic, though there is nothing
in it. See him stamp his feet and clench his fists I He is a wonder unto
many, for they see no sufficient cause for his powerful self-assurance.
Possibly he comes to College ; he enters the class-room feeling that for
once a man treads the College floor. The inhabitants of Lond<m shall
know that verily there is a prophet among them. We hear aboat tbiB
gentleman yeiy soon, for he is not appreciated; his brethren are not
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willing for a season to rejoice in bis light ; they even show a disposition
to snnfPhim ont. Yet how perfectly self-satisfied he is ! I have heard
snch a brother deliver himself of nothing at all at extreme length, and
sit down full to the brim with satisfaction. I have almost en?ied and
altogether regretted him ! Many an abler man is weeping over his
shortcomings^ while this poor som is wondering at his own triumphs.
Like Cowper's poor believer,
*^ Pillow and bobbins all her little store/*
he knows this mnch, and nothing more — ^his abilities transoendant and
his knowled^ vast. How self-content he is. Bat he is not strong for
all that. Did yon fear him when yon first came into contact with him ?
Did yon look npon him as an ironclad, utterly impregnable? The
delusion did not last long. "Man being in honour abideth not."
If I remember rightly, you in the College room began to try your
prows upon this man-of-war. Yon found that it was only a wooden
ship after all. There is a grim pleasure in seeing the mighty collapse ;
and that fell to your share. We felt a degree of happiness in seeing
the great man lose ounce by ounce his boasted strength, till he died
outright. , We never buried the body of vainglory, for we never knew
Srecisely virhat became of it ; but we were glad to find in its place a
Iffident youth who needed cheering lest he should too much depreciate
himself, — a lowly spirit whom in due time the Lord exalted. As he
grew consciously weak he became strong, and discovered that when he
was strong in his own opinion he was in many ways weak.
Since we left the College benches we have seen manv strong men. I
think I see one sitting down in bis study. He has been reading the
reviews and quarterlies, and a little of the latest modern thought:
now he is looking out for a text. He perfectly understands it, whatever
it may be. At any rate, if he does not understand it, who does ? When
he falls upon his text he interprets it, not at all desiring to know what
the men of God who lived before him have said upon it, for they were of
a darker age, and he lives in the nineteenth century, that world of
wonders, that region of wisdom, that flower and glory of all time. Now
you shall see what you shall see when this cultured divine comes forth
from his chamber as a giant refreshed with new wine. No dew of the
Spirit of God is upon him, he does not require it ; he drinks from other
fountaiuB. He speaks with astounding power, his diction is superb, his
thought prodigious ! But he is as weak as he is polished, as cold as he
is pretentious : saints and sinners alike perceive his weakness, and by
degrees the empty pews confirm it. He is too strong to be strengthened
of the Lord, and therein too weak to bless a congregation. He seeks
another sphere, and another, and yet another, but in no position is he
powerful, for he is too strong in self. His preaching is lilce a painted
fire, no one is either cheered or alarmed by it. We have known other
men that were not so strong, who felt that they could not even under-
stand the word of God without divine illumination, and who went to
the great Father of lights for that illamination : trembling and afraid
they have asked to be helped to speak the mind of God, and not their
own mind, and God has spoken through them ; and they have been
strong. They were weak, for they were ^raid lest their thoughts should
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stand in the way of God's thoughts, fearful lest their mind should
darken the word of Ood ; and yet they hare been truly strong, and
humble people have listened to them and said that Ood spake through
them ; and sinners have listened, and though they haye become angry,
they have come again, and at last hare yielded themselves to GhrisL
Verily God spoke through Uiat man ; he had neither hurricane, nor
earthquake, nor fire, but he was a still small voice, and the Lord was
in it.
I have known preachers who have been very weak, and yet they
have been used of the Lord. For many, many years my own preaching
was exceedingly painful because of the fears which beset me before
entering the pulpit Often my dread of facing the people has been
overwhelming. Even the physical feeling which came of the mental
emotion has been painftil ; but this wealmesB has been an education
for me. I wrote many years ago to my venerable grandfather, and
told him of many things that happened to me before preaching, sick-
ness of body and terrible fears which often made me really ill. The
old gentleman wrote back and said, '' I have been preaching for sixty
years, and I feel still many tremblings. Be content to have it so ; for
when your emotion goes away your strength will be gone." When we
preach and think nothing of it, the people thing nothing of it, and
Ood does nothing by it. ka overwhelming sense of weafaiess should
not be regarded as an evil, but should be accepted as helpM to the tnie
minister of Christ.
Look at the preacher who has no burdens. His sermon is in his
pocket; there cannot happen any mischief to it unless a thief should
steal it ; he has rehearsed all his action, he is as safe as an automaton.
He does need to pray for the Spirit of Ood to help him in his preach-
ing, and though ne uses the form one wonders what the prayer can
mean. He surveys the congregation with the complacency of a gar-
dener looking at a bed of flowers. He has something to say, and he
knows what it is going to be, every word of it, and therefore he says it
with ease, and comes down the stairs as pleased with himself as heart
could desire : the notion of trembling is far from him, he is not 80
weak. Yonder is a poor brother who has been tugging away with his
brains, wrestling on nis knees, and bleeding at heart ; he is half-afiraid
that he may break down in the sermon, and he is fearful that he will not
reach the hearts of the people; but he means to try what can be done
by the help of Ood. Be you sure that he will get at the people, and
Ood will give him converts. He is looking up to Ood, for he feels so
feeble in himself. You know which of the two preachers you wonld
sooner hear, and you know who is the really strong man of the two ;
the weak man is strong and the strong man is weak. An American
divine, who says a great many things that are wise, and a few which are
otherwise, says that the best preparation for preaching is to get a good
night's rest^ and to eat a good breakfast. According to his opinion, a
fine constitution is a most efficient help to preaching the gospel. If
you know nothing of the headache, and nothing of the heartacne, and
never allow anything to disturb the equilibrium of your mind, you
may expect to be a very successfal minister. It may be so. I woold
not depreciate health, appetite, a bounding spirit, and a good Saturday
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night*8 Bleep; but these things are not all, nor mnoh. Mem sana in
earpare sano, by all means ; but where that has been a good deal relied
upon it has displayed itself in fine sensational sermons; bat, brethren,
I question whether the next generation will say that it has proved
itself fraitfal in spiritnal teaching which will feed the soul or move
the conscience. Many of the noblest specimens of our sermonic
literature have come from men who were patient snfferenu Men who
ha?e had the most tondiing pathos, the deepest spiritnalityy the most
marrellons insight into the deep things of God^ have often Imown little
of bodily healtL Calvin labomred under many fierce disorders. Shall
we ever see his like ? Robert Hall was rarely free from pain. Who ever
spoke more gloriously ? And here I would mention one whom all of us
love, Charles Stanford, who grows sweeter and sweeter as he grows
weaker and weaker, and who sees all the more clearly now that his eyes
grow dim. My brethren, physical force is not our strength, it may be
our weakness. Health is to be desired, and carefully preserved where we
have it; but if we lose it, we may count it all joy, and look forward to
be able to exclaim with Paul, " When I am weak, then am I strong.*'
In some form or other we must be tried. A preacher who has no cross
to carry, a prophet of the Lord without a burden, is an unprofitable
servant and a burden to the church.
It would be a dreadful thing to be a pastor without cares ; I do not
address any such, I am happy to believe ; but I do address some who,
as pastors, are overloaded with cares, and overweighted with sorrows.
Perhaps the largeness of your church, or more likely the smallness of
it, may be to you a daily trouble. Do not ask to be otherwise than
troubled. The shepherd who can always go to bed regularly at night,
and who is able to say, " I do not have much trouble with my flock,"
is not the man to be envied. He coolly says, "A few lambs died last
winter ; we must expect that kind of thing. It is true that some sheep
died of starvation ; but if the meadows failed, I could not help that."
That is the kind of shepherd who deserves to be eaten by the next wolf ;
but tiie man who is able to say with Jacob, "By night the frost
devoured me, and by day the heat/' is the true shepherd. He is most
irregular as to his rest; the only thing regular about him is his labour
and his disappointment, and yet faith makes him a happy man. When
you grow very weak as a pastor, and your charge utterly overcomes
yoa, do not repine at such weakness, for then you will be at your full
strength ; but when you are strong as a pastor, and say, " I think that
to be a minister is an easy matter," you may depend upon it that you
are weak.
Permit me here to say that whenever a brother gets to be so strong
as to talk much of his own holiness then also he is weak. I have
not observed yet that anybody who has had grace to make into flags has
won Uie more victories in consequence. I have required, as far as I am
concerned, all my grace to make into a sword; I have wanted all my
Sower for real flghting ; but as to making a single banner out of it to
isplay before men, I have not yet attained unto it, and must take a very
lowly position among the servants of Qod. Coleridge was once asked
whether he believed in ghosts, and he said no, he did not, for he had
eeen too many of them. If anyone asked me if I believed in perfect
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men I should have to say that I have seen too many of them to beliere
in them. A ghost is a wonderfiil affair, and when von see it at firatlit
makes each particnlar hair of yoar head ** to stana on end, like qnills
npon the fretml porcupine " Bat this does not oocnr a second time, for a
suspicion of hollow turnip and candle steals oyer you. We heard of one
the other day who e?en dared to sqairt carmine orer a spirit which had
been conjared from the yasty deep at a seance. I hare sometimes
ventured to oppose a perfect man, and the warmth of his temper has
been evidence to me that while he may have been npon the verge of
perfection among his own friends, he had not absolutely reached that
consummation when exposed to the colder judgment of strangers. The
pretender to perfection has usually avoided me from a distaste to my
Protestantism against his holiness ; and I have not bewailed my loss,
am not in love with that perfection which talks about itself. There
is little virtue in the beauty which calls attention to itself: modest
beauty is the last to extol its own charms. A number of persons in
company were boasting of their graces and attainments, and only one
brother sat silent. At last one said to him, '* Have yon nolioliness ?"
" Yes," he said, '* but I never had any to boast of." All the holiness
that can be had let us have, and let us press towards perfection ; but
let us still recollect the fact that when we are strong then we are weak,
that when we think we have reached perfection the blue mould of pride
is coming over us. We have not afforded ourselves a complete inspec-
tion, or we should have found some fault to repent of, some evil yet to
struggle against.
{To be continued.)
Wl^ ^^^^ heard of a race-boat made so narrow and so easy to overset
v^ ▼ that the oarsmen had to part their hair in the middle before they
took their seats in it, so as to keep it in trim. Even 00 there are some
churches, some little churches, in which the pastor needs to walk very
circnmspectly, so as not to put more weight on one side than the other.
It is a very great mistake to suppose that it takes more grace and skill
to manage a large church than a small one. Far otherwise. Christopher
Columbus had far more trouble with his three little galleys than Horatio
Nelson had with his ships of the line. Bat the discove^ of America
was something grander than the victory of the Nile or Trafalgar. A
man who can be pastor of a small church, and do his work well, has
skill enough for any employment under heaven. Any land-lubber can
haul away at a rope's end, especially if there be a crowd to haul with
him ; but it is only the ** able-bodied seaman ^' who is able to stand at
the wheel, or furl the main-royals in a gale. The largest man is needed
for the smallest place. And Ood can raise up just the kind of men that
are needed, men of faith and of the Holy Spirit. If the weak churoheB
would pray to Ood more earnestly, he would send that kind of men aa
pastors. All the gifts needed by any church are in the hand of Christ,
and can be had for the asking. — JSxamin&r and Chronicle*
409
• Condemed from ** Self-Surrender,^'
ANNE ASS[EW, one of the last group of martyrs who goffered in the
reign of Henry VIII. the miscalled father of the English Re-
formation, was the second daughter of Sir William Askew of Eelsej, in
LincolDsfaire. She was a lady of great beanty, of gentle manners, and
warm imagination. When she was fifteen years of age, in 1537,
Tyndale*s English translation of the whole Bible was printed, with a
license from the King for it '' to be sold or read of e?ery person, with-
out danger of any ordinance heretofore granted to the contrary/' Anne
obtained a copy and read it with aridity, and as she read the Holy
Spirit illnmined the page, and she found spiritual enlightenment and
strength.
Her elder sister had been promised in marriage to the son of Master
Eyme, a wealthy neighbour, whose gold was his only recommendation.
Her death put an end to the engagement ; but Sir William, still anxious
to secure a connection so desirable, arranged with the young man to
giro him his second daughter Anne in place of her sister. Toung
Master Eyme's character was not of high reputation, and Anne's heart
bad no inclination towards him : she yentured to remonstrate with her
father, but her objections had no effect, and they were married. She
demeaned herself as a Christian wife, but the wealth around her could
not supply the place of congenial lore, and her life was a scene of
gilded loneliness. In the Bible she found something besides the
ealvation of her soul ; she discovered that its teaching was contrary to
the Romish doctrines and practice, in which she had been educated ;
and with her characteristic transparency of character and fidelity to
conscience she followed out her conyictions by gradually withdrawing
from confession. The priests were exceedingly wroth, and fostered her
husband's displeasure by every means in their power. After the birth
of her second child he plainly told her that if she persisted in reading
the Bible, and absenting herself ttom confession, he should banish her
from his house. This threat was carried into execution, and the young
wife with her two children went to London. She never returned to her
husband, and even resumed her maiden name. In her solitary position
she obtained introduction to Queen Katharine Parr, the Duchess of
Suffolk, and other ladies who were inclined to Protestantism. Her
desire was to liv€ a quiet, retired life with her little ones; but her
enemies were not willing to let her rest.
A law had been passed for the suppression of heresy. It contained
fiix clauses, and went by the name of the " whip with six strings."
Anne Askew was made to feel the lash of this terrible scourge. She
was summoned in March, 1545, to appear before an inquest for heretics,
held at Sadlers' Hall, Cheapside. There she was asked whether she
did not believe that the sacrament hanging over the altar was the very
body of Ohrist ; whether it was true that she had said, she had rather
read five lines in the Bible, than hear five masses. ''I confessed," said
Bhe, '' that I had said no less, because the one did greatly edify me, and
the other nothing at all." A priest was sent for to examine her, and
she was then taken for examination before tixt Lord Mayor, who laid to
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her charge one thing, she saye, which was nerer spoken bj her ; it was
the question whether a moase eating the host received God or no?
^^This qaestion did I never ask/' said she, " bat indeed thej asked it of
me^ whereonto I made them no answer, bat smiled." Then the Lord
Mayor committed her to prison, angrily refdsing bail.
Eleven days afterwards she was broaght before Bishop Bonner, who
encouraged her to speak to him freely, craftily assoriug her that her
words shonld not be used against her. ** If a man have a woand," said
he, " no wise surgeon wonld minister relief, without seeing: it first on-
covered. In like manner I can give yon no coansel, unless I know
wherewith your cooscience is burdened." Anne replied, *' My conscienoe
is dear in all things, and it would appear veiy foolish to apply a plaster
to a whole skin." She had no faith in Bonner, and she was careful not
to commit herselfl Touching the Eucharist, she says, " Then enqaired
he of me, *What if. the Scripture doth baj it is the body of Christ?'
My answer was, ' I believe as the Scripture infonneth me I ' Then asked
he, * What if the Scripture doth say, it is mi the body of Ohiist ? '
Still I said, * I believe as the Scripture doth teach.* Upon this he
tarried a great while, hoping to have driven me to make him an answer
to his mind. Howbeit I would not, but concluded thus with him : that
I believed therein, and in all other things, as Christ and his holy
apostles did leave them. Then he asked me why I had so few words ?
I answered, ' Qod hath given me the gift of knowledge^ but not of
utterance ; and Solomon saith that a woman of few words is the gift of
God I ' " After another futile attempt to ensnare her, by getting her to
sign a paper of febricated answers to the questions which had t^n put
to her, she was at last released on bail.
But the suspension of hostilities did not last long. Bonner and
Gardiner were aware of Queen Katharine's leaning towards the Be-
formation ; they were anxious to put a stop to religious enquiry ; they
regretted having allowed the English Bible to be placed in the
Cathedrals ; they felt thst the Qaeen's influence with the King was sn
obstacle in the way of its removal : Anne Askew was a fiavourite at
court, and they hoped through her to implicate the court ladies and
possibly the Queen herself. In addition to all this they thought that to
make a public example of so young and fair a lady would make an
impression not to be lost
Anne Askew was again taken into custody, and this time was sent to
Newgate. After a five hours' examination before the King's Council at
Greenwich, Bishop Gardiner told her she shonld be burnt. '^ I have
searched all the Scriptures," said she, " yet could I never find that
either Christ or his apostles put any creature to death." She was
asked how she could deny the very words of Christ, " Take^ eat^ this is
my body, which is broken for yoa ? " "I answered," she says, "that
Christ's meaning was there as in these other places of Scripture — * I am
the door' — 'Behold the Lamb of God' — the rock — the stone — only
figured by these things. ' Ye may not here/ said I, * take Christ for
the material thing that he is signified by ; for these woald make him in
that way a yery door, a vine, a lamb, a stone, clean contrary to the
Holy Ghost's meauing. All these do but signify Christ — ^like as the
brei^ doth signify his body in that place. And though he did say there,
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''Take, eat this in remembrance of me/' yet he did not bid them hang
ap the bread in a box, and make it a god to bow to it' "
Thus with clear bright sense and woman's wit she defended herself
against her enemies, never for a moment lowering her flag, a shining
contrast to the tmckling tyrants that snrroonded and baitod her. In
Newgate prison she wrote the following noble poem, in which her
heroic nature and sablime faith shine oat with equal brightness. It
has the tme ring of the dauntless martyr spirit
** Like as the arm^d kniffht,
Appointed to the fieul,
With this world will I fight,
And ftith shall be my shield.
** Faith is that weapon strong
Which will not fail at need ;
My foes therefore among
Therewith will I proceed.
" Faith in the fathers old,
ObtainM righteousness,
Which makes me very bold
To fear no world*s distress.
** I now rejoice in heart,
And hope bids me do so ;
For Christ will take mj part,
And ease me of my woe.
" Thou sajest. Lord, whoso knock,
To them wilt thou attend ;
Undo therefore the lock.
And thy strong power send.
** On thee my care I cast :
For all their cruel spite,
I set not by their haste.
For thou art my delight.
" I am not she that list
My anchor to let fall
For every drizzling mist ;
My ship's substantiaL
^ Nor oft used I to write,
In prose nor yet in rhyme,
Yet will I show one sight
That I saw in my time.
" I saw a royal throne
Where justice should have sit,
But in her stead was one
Of moody cruel wit.
" Absorpt was righteousness
As of the raging flood,
Satan, in his excess,
Sucked up the guiltless blood.
*' Then thought I, Jesus Lord,
When thou shalt judge us all.
Hard is it to record
On these men what will fall.
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^ Yet, Lord, I thee desire,
For that they do to me,
Let them not tute the hire
Of their iniqaity/
Before her condemnation she was nearly starved in prison, what sos-
tenance she got being, as she says, '* through means of her maid, who
as she went along the streets with the child, made moan to the pren-
tices, and they by her did send money; bat who they were I neT^
knew."
She was now sent to the Tower and racked to make her discover other
persons of her sect. '' The rack consisted of two windlasses, placed
horizontally seven or eight feet apart, to which the arms and feet were
fastened b^ sharp catting cords ; the windlasses were then tamed by
levers, nntil the body of the tortured was ia a state of tension, some-
times so great as to dislocate the limbs and tear the mnscles." Bat the
angaish of this torture failed to extort from her even a groan, much
less any confession, and the Chancellor Wriothesley was so incensed
that he commanded that the torture should be renewed. The jailor
turned away with sickened heart and excused himself from executing
the command, whereupon the Chancellor and his companion Rich threw
off their gowns, and turned the windlasses with their own con^nial
hands, till the delicate Iady*s bones were almost broken and her joints
pulled asunder. When released from the machine she became un-
conscious. Her persecutors took pains to revive her, and then kept her
sitting on the bare ground two weary hours while they argued with her,
and pressed her with fair words to renounce her faith. She wrote to a
friend, ** But my Lord Ood — I thuik his everlasting goodness — ^gave
megrace to persevere, and will do I hope to the very end."
The end was not far off. In three day^ the tragedy came to its close.
The 26th of July, 1546, was the day appointed for her martyrdom, and
for greater effect the burning, like the lurid holocausts of Nero, was
reserved till nightfall. Smithfield was bright with torch light. On an
elevated bench sat Wriothesley the Chancellor, with the Duke of
Norfolk, the Earl of Bedford, the Lord Mayor, and other gentle souls.
Anne Askew, twenty-four years of age, being unable to walk since ihe
Chancellor's racking, was brought to Smithfield in a chair and fastened
with a chain across her waist, to the stake. Other three martyrs, John
Adams, John Lascelles, and Nicholas Belenian were also fastened up to
their stakes. And now, all being ready, Dr. Shaxton improved the
occasion by preachiu^ to the assembled multitudes. Anne Askew
listening the while, and where he said well, confirming the same ; where
he said amiss, '' There," said she, " he misseth and speaketh contrary to
the Book." All is now ready ; but wait I the noblemen on the beach
have heard there is gunpowder about, and are fearful of an explosion.
Be quieted, my lords, the gunpowder is laid on the persons of the
martyrs to shorten their sufferings, and is not likely to touch yoa
The Lord Chancellor sends down letters to Anne Askew offering her the
King's pardon if she will recant. Her answer is this: '^I came not
here to deny my Lord and Master." The other martyrs followed her
example. The Lord Mayor then commanded the fagots to be lighted
crying with a loud voice, " Fiat jnstitia.*' The flames burst forth, and
UNPBOFITABLB LITEBAfiT WABES. 413
Wriothesley and his companioQB sat watching the fires, till the bodies of
their victims were consnmed.
Bat they saw not what was seen of angels. Those cradding, spitting
flames were as chariots of fire and horses of fire bonnd heavenward.
The realm of heaven was in an attitnde of preparation and welcome.
The King was risen to receive his faithfal confessors. Death was
swallowed np in victory.
Anne Askew has left to her scattered descendants an inheritance
more noble than riches or position, in her splendid example of a delicate
woman's fortitude under persecution for conscience' sake. By her heroic
fidelity to Christ she, being dead, yet speaketh to them and to all men,
and this is what she says : Be fiuthfiu to freedom, to conscience, to
God. 0. A. D.
THE late James T. Fields, while an active partner in the firm of
Ticknor and Fields, was waited upon by a young sugar merchant
who had poetic aspirations. The mercantile man complained that his
manuscript poems had been rejected by the firm, and he wanted to
know the reason why, inasmuch as all of his friends had heard the
verses read, and unanimously declared them to be accessions to
American literature. '' Our reader decides that," said Mr. Fields, in his
blandest tones. " Then I would like to see the reader." Always the
personification of amiability himself, the publisher took the merchant
upstairs to the reader. That mighty personage sat at a desk heaped
high with manuscripts ; he carefully read a few pages of each pack^e,
then dropped it into a basket at his side. Occasionally he became more
than orainarily interested ; in that case he placed the package inside
his desk. " Why, he goes through 'em just as I sample sugar ! " ex-
claimed the would-be poet in amazement. "That's because he's
familiar with literary wares as you are with sugar," rejoined Mr. Fields.
'' I'm satisfied, let us go," said the merchant. They went, and the dis-
appointed band gave up verse-mi^ng, but he made a large fortune in
sugar.
We cut this from the Chicago Standard. It is a revelation of the
horrors of our own editorial chamber, our waste-paper basket is always
in fall use, and it has a singular tendency to devour rhymes which
writers call *' stanzas." Poetical effusions are for the most part prosy
delusions. Good poetry charms us, but limping verses worry us, and
we are oflm worried. Let true poets sing all day and all night, but let
pretenders hush. How glad we should hd if this paragraph would wean
some minor poet from rhyming, and inspire him with love to his
drapery, grocery, carpentry, or bakery I The retail trade is far more
useiul than wholesale poetizing. Guessing at the dates of prophecy^
and making poor verses, are two of those unprofitable devices which we
rank with getting blood out of gate-posts and extracting sugar from
bitter aloes. We mean this scrap to act as a warning. Tbbspasbjbsbs
BEWABB I A WASIB BASKBT IS KEPT ON THB8B PBEMIBBB-
C. H.S.
414
||0|fielm S^mafa.
THE following is a legend from the Mahabharat that may help ns to
comprehend in some measnre the yast difference b^ween ''the
glorions gospel of the Blessed God," and the miserable teaching of
Hindu mythology. The Bible gires hope to the sorrowing and berea?ed,
but the Hindu Shastres send forth no ray of light into the darkaess.
'* In my Father's house are many mansions ; if it were not so, I wodd
have told you ; I go to prepare a place for you" ; are words of com-
fort that every belieyer in Jesus Knows ; but the idolaters of India
have no such source of consolation. Their sorrow is without hope, as
the translation here given will show : —
Bosheesto was a sage. Wild with grief at the news of his sens'
death, he determined to destroy himself. He threw himself from the
top of the North Pole, but fell upon the peaks of the hills below as upon
piles of cotton wool. Then he made a great fire in the forest and leaped
mto it ; but thoush it flared up well it did not consume him. Indeed,
it rather refreshed him. Still sorrowing, be bound a large stone upon
his neck and tumbled into the sea : but he was cast up on Uie shore
again by the waves. Betuming to his hermitage, and seeing it without
his sons, he went forth again. This time he saw a great river, the
strong current of which was carrying along fallen trees and reeds. The
sorrowing sage resolved once more to drown himself and, tying his
hands together, leaped into the stream. But the rope was broken, and
the water cast the loosened hermit on the shore again. No power on
earth could end his sorrow or his Ufa Though an ascetic and a hermit
he had no ray of hope concerning the departed, or comfort for his own
troubled spirit. All Hindus are thus hopeless in sorrow; and
'' Can we, whose soula are lighted
With wiBdom from on high,
Can we, to men benighted,
The lamp of life deny '* ?
No; but we will preach to them ''our Saviour Jesus Christy who
abolidied death, ana brought life and incorruption to light through the
gospel" '' This is the true Qod, and eternal life,"
B. Spubgeok, Barisaul
^nt fooxb mmt.
BBIOHT remark by the Christum Register :—
'< ' One word more,' said the speaker, * and I am done.' And the
reporter found, when the word was written down, that it contained
fifteen hundred syllables. The famous word of Aristophanes was oat-
done."
The speaker must have been the same one who said, ** I will detain
you but a moment more." And the moment measured five minutes
and thirty seconds by the clock, and about twenty minutes by the count
of the hearers. — Boston Watchman.
"%^t §as-$ichn' gtissimr."
BT JOHB BUBNHAH, HBTBOPOLITAIT TABEBKAOLE ETAHaSLIBT.
AMONG the man; B^ncies in operatioa to-day for "reaching the
masses," not the least notewortny is the " Hop-pickers' Mission."
Its title would seem to imply that it is pnrelr heal, and hence Tery
Imiltd in its influence; hot a perusal of the following programme of
work ondertaken bv this Mission, will at oncediapelanraQcherroneoas
ideas. Its immediate operations are confined to the hop-growing
diBtricta ; bnt when we consider that it was started, and ia carried on,
mainly with the object oF benefiting the Ikoiuandt who gather from
all tne lai^ towns and cities of the United Kingdom for the hop-
picking, it will be seen at a glance that its iDflnenoe mnat be as wide-
spread as that of any home mission in existence.
Thonsends of tba very poorest from the lanes, conrta, and back slnms
of London gather into Kent and Sussex in September, to earn a trifle
in the hop-gardens, and recmit their strength ; and each returning season
a Ibw warm Christian hearts are scdiing to embrace this golden oppor-
tonity for reaching these masses that are, fur the main part, nnreaobed
at home.
There are several centres of operation among the hop-pickers where
brethren have settled to work in right earnest; and most heartily do we
wish them "God speed," and ask for them the like blessings that we
ctare on our own work. Bnt we wish now to plead gpeeiaily and briefly
the oanse of the aboTe-named — "thk obiginal" — "Hop-pickers'
Mission."
UnoeteDtatioaaly it came into existence seventeen years ago; has
qnietly plodded on, doing a noble work, steadily growing both in osefal-
nesa and in the confidence of the Christian pablic, npon whose liberality
it ia entirely dependent for the means of its support.
Sereral brethren are engaged in this Missioa each September; and
their work is as varied as it is interesting. They visit the gardens,
distribnte tracts and fly-leaves, talk to the pickers at the bins, visit
them at their tents and encampments on Snndaya, holding brief sernces
in their midst, gather them to free teas in the meadows on Sonday
afUmoons, in oi^er to sing and talk to them abont the Saviour ; dis-
tribate shoee and clothing to the sboeleBs and thinly-clad, and medicine
416 EARLT PBAYBB USED OF GOD.
to the saffering ; Tisit the sick and dying at the '' hopper-hoases " when
informed of such cases ; and hold open-air services each evening in the
Tillages whither the ''hoppers " resort to the shop or to the ale-hoose.
These village services deserve special note from the fact that they
gather about us large numbers of the villagers who are not usually
accustomed to attend any place of worship — that part of the population
unreached by ordinary church and chapel services. The services are
largely attended by men, who, with few exceptions, are very orderly, and
listen with considerable interest to the addresses.
That all this labour has not been expended in yain we have had many
most encouraging proofs.*
We are very anxious to add another yaluable feature to this depart-
ment of oar work ; one that for worth may outweigh all the rest, and
for this reason will surely commend itself to the practical sympathy of
all God's stewatds. We wish to start a " Bible-carriage " for the cheap
sale of Bibles and Testaments before and after our services ; believing
this to be one of the best methods of extending a knowledge of the
Saviour's name.
It needs no argument to prove that all this work cannot be carried on
without considerable expense ; and for help in this direction we now
earnestly plead. The " Bible-carriage " enterpriae will cost an additional
£12, beyond the ordinary outlay of former years.
Who will send an offering to help in this work ? Parcels of clothing
or grants of tracts should be sent, carriage paid, to Bev. J. Kendon,
Miraen Station, S.E.R. Contributions to C. H. Spurgeon, Upper Nor-
wood ; to the president of the Mission, Bev. J. J. Kendon, Goudhnrst,
Staplehurst^ Kent ; or to J. Bumham, 24, Keston Boad, East Dulwich
Boad, London, S.E.
ABOUT 1812 a yery wicked man, a most dreadful drunkard, a bad
and cruel husband and father, was living in the town of Frome,
Somerset. One Saturday night, going home at midnight, he stumbled
into a doorway, a kind of porch, on Oatharine Hill, as he was finding
his way to his miserable home, fell fast asleep^ and did not wake
till four o'dock on the Sabbath morning, when he was aroused by the
voice of prayer. It was the custom of the good man of the house to
rise early, and come down to a small parlour, next the street-door, to
hold communiou with God that he might not disturb the family. The
poor drunkard had by this time become sober, the good man's words
pierced his soul, he was deeply convicted of sin, and at length found
mercy, and became a wonder to all that knew him. He lued to be
pointed out to me as a miracle of mercy when I was young. It was
mdeed a wonder of grace that the man who was the terror of the town
should become a Christian. Is not this a brand plucked out of the
burning ? E. W.
* If OUT readers would like a detailed dasoription of the work, we refer them to ax^es
on this mission in the following numbers of The Sword and the Trowel : October,
1878 ; December, 1879 ; December, 1880 ; January, 1882. Or Mr. Bumham wiU gladly
send a reprint of these articles to any applicant on receipt of a penny stamp for postage.
417
BT THOKAB BPUBaSON.
{CkmiinrndfroM page 859.)
EXERCISE No. 2 in onr mental arithmetic book is termed, "culdmg
tnsuU to injury" The adeptneas of some in this direction is tralj
astounding. The time they take to accomplish the feat is no time at
alL Why, they have done the sam, and proved it, before other folks have
glanced at the top line. It does not take long to do harm or to giro
insult ; nor is it any wonder that the two eyila go together. He who
cares to knock any man down will probably be ready to kick him when
he is down. He fancies he has purchased the right so to do. Just so ;
if one does another a positiye and wilful injury, he will, in all likelihood,
follow it up with some unmeasured language. When the hand does
wrong, the tongue will speak evil to defend its fellow member. Injury
and Insult go Siamese-twin fashion, and are as inseparable as *'Mary and
ker little lamb.'* But how unlike they are to that pretty pair. No
smiling face and tripping feet has Injury ; only a scowl on its hatefal
visage, and a kick from its cloven foot. No snowy fleece and soft, meek
eye has Insult, but a coal-black hide, and a glance that flashes fury. If
these two dark angels must exist, perhaps it is as well that they should
be chained together. If it must needs be that these oflfeuces come, let
them not come singly. If one is lightning and the other thunder, let
us hare the storm over and done with. Even if the devil has married
them, let no man put them asunder ; rather let us endeavour to slay
them both, that aa they were ugly and hateful in their lives, in their
death they may not be divided.
Injury, however, is the elder bom of these disgraceful twins, and if
we could smother him we should have the more hope of suffocating his
brother. Insult arises, as a rale, in consecj^uence of previous ill-doing.
If, therefore, we went about, like Jesus, doing good, we might hope to
have more gracious words proceeding out of oor mouths. '* Actions
speak loader than words;" yet when the deeds are double base the
words are treble, and a pretty tune they make between them ! I have
heard it said that there is no devil worse than a dumb devil, but I have
grave doubts on the point. It is bad enough when the evil spirit acts,
but it is worse when he follows up those acts with words. When his
tongue is like a drawn sword I wish that he would hold it, for by so
doing he would both keep his tongue quiet and maim his hands for
future action.
Would God that we could, at least, keep these evils out of the church
of Christ. How sad it is to meet with professing Christians who are
Qot ashamed to tell you of certain feuds that exist between themselves
ftnd members of the same church. Some even take a pleasure (or eeem
to do so) in mentioning it, and if you will only listen, will favour you with
the charming history of the long-ago injury, and of the ceaseless insult
smce: — for what is it but insult ? — ^not to recognise a member of the
^lue family, that fiimily the chnrch of Ood. I have known cases in
which the original injury has been very slight, but the long-continued
tosult has magnified it into something very heinous. Lapse of time has
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418 MENTAL ABITHMETIC.
made the breach so wide that the parties say of each other with the
utmost coolness, '*We are not on speaking terms"; ''Don't sappose
I'ye recognised him for five or six years," and so on. What I are these
co-members of Christ's body ? Do these eat at the Lord's table and
drink in emblem the blood of him whose dying prayer was for his
enemies ? Tell it not in Oath ! Publish it not in the stress of Askelon,
lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and pointing their
reproachful f&gers to the scene of strife exclaim derisively, *' Behold
how these brethren love one another ! " Drire out these hateful and
hating thoughts. Put a red-hot iron in the nest of hornets.
There is a vessel in this port (Auckland) just now which has lately
arrived from the Islands. Though not, properly speaking, a passeng^
ship, she seems to have had a good many on board of a most unwelcome
sort. The uninitiated were surprised the other day to find this craft
completely submerged. Let me quote from the newspaper report.
** The vessel was sunk to drive out the vermin. The climax was reached
when the water washed over the combings of the hatchways. The
cockroaches were by far the most numerous. There were several
armies of them, each thousands strong. Up they came in myriads, and
still they came, dead and alive, from the active little fellow to the
monster two or three inches long. The ants idso were in swarms, and
did not take ac all kindly to the salt water. Nor were the centipedes
and scorpions few or far between. One unfortunate rat paid the penalty
for not having sagacity enough to quit the ship prior to her beginning
to sink. He tried to swarm the rigging, but unsuccessfully, and Mi
back into the water in the hold. Oetting out of that he next attempted
to reach the wharf, and stood a fair chance of succeeding ; but, alack ! a
courageous dame, who stood hard by, dealt him a severe blow with her
umbrella, and he once more retreated. Next he was seen on the rail of
the vessel taking such a bird's-eye view of the situation as the limited
time at disposal would admit. Turning his eyes wistfully towards shore
he jumped into the water, and was last seen steering a nor'west course."
Is there not a hint here for my unforgiving friend ? Drown the
vermin, my brother I You have got a shipload of prejudices and dis-
likes, and petty jealousies and long-standing feuds ; better sink the
ship and get quit of them I '' Let not one of them escape." Oh, that
churches which are thus infested could undergo such a baptism of the
Holy Spirit that not a solitary hard thought should remain fore or aft.
Hast thou wronged thy fellow ? Confess thy fault ; and ask his pardon
and thy Lord's. Let not the sun go down on thy wrath. " Oh, brother
man ! fold to thy heart thy brother." Hast thou been wronged ?
Forgive and forget I Bemember that ^' to err is human, to forgive
divine." Stretch out thy hand, and let thy heart go with it^ in the
name of the loving Jesus.
The next exercise, — and in this case also I must try to show ** how
not to do it,"— is '' Multiplying difficulties." Well hath the poet sung,
" multiplication is vexation ! " If multiplying figures deserves such a
title, what shall be said of the multiplication of vexations. ''Vexation
of vexations, all is vexation 1 " saith the multiplier. There is a good
deal of folly connected wi^ this business. Not content with having
two or three troubles, some must needs multiply each by the other tiU
MENTAL ARTTHXETia 419
they swell enormoasly. And it is remarkable that those that are foolish
enough thus to increase their woes, neyer, by any chance, do the self-
set sum correctly, but always make it come to very much more than its
proper total. They hare got into a fog of perplexity which magnifies
their difficulties tenfold. They see everything double with each eye,
except their mercies. These they overlook altogether. Much of this
arises from fear of something whicn, after all, never comes to pass. They
have been listening to some silly old Mother Shipton, and having heeded
her prophecies are in mortal dread until the day arrives. What is their
surprise to find that day as bright as any other ! But they feel a little
disappointed that the doleful predictions were not verified. Grossing
the river before coming to it is always a more difficult operation than
when actually at the ford. Reality is seldom as black as fancy paints
it. A young man of my acquaintance being troubled with an obstreperoas
molar bet^k himself to a dental hospital to have it out. He was
ushered into a large waiting-room and glanced around. Oh, what a
sight it was that met his eyes ! Cheeks were there blown out as big as
those of the trombone player in a Oerman band, only, strange to say,
in these cases only one of the cheeks of each person was so swollen.
Still, each one was big enough for two. Then there were swaying heads
and bandaged laces, and groans, and moans, and cries. There were
babies too, catting their teeth, and wretched-looking adults devoutly
hoping soon to cut acquaintance of theirs. Oh, it was a horrid sight,
and those were horrid sounds ! My friend's toothache had fi^ like a
dream when one awaketh, and my friend did likewise. Whac magic
was there in the very place to charm his pain away. I But lo, on
reaching home the ache returned. He found it hard to screw up
courage a second time to seek the forcep's aid. Who does not dread the
cruel extraction ? At length he ventured ; saw the same sad scene, and
fled again ! Once more the feet of pain stamped on the tender nerve,
and the sufferer was compelled to revisit the hospital. This time he got
right into the surgery : the pincers were applied ; the wrench was
given ; all was over, and it was not so terrible alter all The youth
hied homewards exultingly, and on arrival found that the dentist had
pulled out a perfectly sound tooth and left the acher in. However, it
never ached again, and has been a useful member of its society ever since.
Here was multiplying difficulties with a vengeance, and te no purpose.
Days of agony mightbave been reduced to a second's pain ; indeed, more
than half the pain was experienced in anticipating the last and relieving
twinge. The reality in such a case is bad enough, but not so bad as the
fears and fancies which precede it. Travelling once by coach in
Victoria I was told to look out for a mountain as we neared a certain
township. I looked obediently with all my eyes, but still in vain. All
the country round seemed as near a dead level as possible. Soon the
coach stopped at the village hostelry. This was my destination, so I
enquired of a bystander, '' Where is the mount I was told of ? " *^ Oh,"
said he, '' you are just about on the top of it now." I wondered for the
moment which was the way down, and eventually discovered that there
was a &11 of a few feet to the right, but mountain there was none !
How many expect a Hill Difficulty where everything is as flat as a pan-
cake. They are on the mountain top before they know where they are,
420 MENTAL ABITHKBTIO.
and when they fiad out their position thej fear it is too good to be true.
Poor souls; they are great invalids where there is nothing much the
matter with them ; and, worse than all, they are going to be bad for
months. They make up their minds for evil tidings, and are half sorry
when the postman brings them good news instead. Let us pity and
help such. Our special aid and comfort shall be for those who fancy
there are mountains betwixt them and Jesus. Dear soul, — ^if such a
one reads this paper — ^your fears are groundless. Christ has come over
, the moDutaius of division ; nay, he has levelled them, and spanned the
gulf that yawned between yon and yoar Ood. We are made nigh by
the blood of Christ. The barriers you fear did exist once ; but if yon
trust this Savioar you shall know that he has plncked np the opposing
mountains by their roots. When Louis XIY., king of France, sent his
grandson into Spain as Philip Y., he said, " There are no longer any
Pyrenees." The dividing range between the two countries was
virtnally done away with. So when God sent his well-beloved and only
Son into the world, he proclaimed, " There is no barrier now ! Heaven
has gone to earth, and earth may come to heaven I The sinner may
come to Ood, for God has gone to the sinner ! "
Cheer, desponding seeker ! Do not use all your wits, as some pro-
fessed seekers do, to invent reasons why yoa shonld be cast out Let
faith make mountains into molehills. No flaming Sinai bars your way
to God. Its sound is hushed ; its fUtme is quenched ; itself demolished
by our law-honouring Saviour. No towering sins need stay yoa in
your progress to the house of mercy, for this same Jesus has finished
transgression, and made an end of sin. No lack of fitness need deter
you. '^AU the fitness he requireth is to feel your need of him."
llirow away that slate, m^ friend, on which you have been fignring so
long; leave off the multiplication of hindrances and obstacles, and
simply believe that Jesus died, the just for the nnjust, that he might
bring you to God.
Last, but not least, of these exercises is one called ** Dividing atten*
tion."
'* One thing at a time, and that done well.
Is a very good rule, as many can teU."
So sang our mothers and our nurses in our early days, and since then
we have proved it true. To have too many irons in the fire is as bad
as having too many eggs in the basket. It is all very well for the up-
country shopkeeper to have a draper*s shop on one side and a grocer's
on the other, with all sorts in between, but that sort of thing vrill not
do for the city. I see that some of our butchers are going in for
selling vegetables, but I do not fancy their meat any the more for it,
nor like the greengrocer's cauliflowers less.
We should do our own business much better if we let other people's
alone. He who drives a coach-and-fonr has enough to do without
giving the costermonger instructions how to handle his donkey. If a
thing is worth doing at all it is worth doing well, and deserves un-
divided attention. All our talents and all our time are not so extensive
that we can afford to split and parcel them. It's like taking two bites
at a cherry, or breaking a lozenge in halves. Be sure the work is
righty and then go in for it, hand and heart Let this be ao particularly
FEEBLE SAINTS. 421
in Christian work. Have some special serTice to perform, and throw
yourself entirely into it. Said a saddler to me the other day, " IVe
made this basinesB my life's study : I know little else^ bat I think I
know pretty well all aboat saddlery." Hence his sncoess. This spirit
also should per?ade our prayers, as saith the Psalmist, " One thing have
I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after." Pointedness and precision
in our petitions is a great desideratum.
A word to the nnconverted and I have done, especially to those who
are looking and longiug for salvation. Christ is our only hope. '* He
only can forgive." The eye of faith must rest on him alone. There ore
a hundred things to divert the gaze, but divided attention in the matter
is dangerous, yea, damning. *' Lord, to whom shall we go ? Thou hast
the words of eternal life." Be anxious and earnest by all means, but
rest not on yonr own endeayours. It is not even your trust in Christ
that saves yon ; 'tis Christ himself.
An old lady who lately died in Melbourne said to her minister, " Do
yon think my faith will hold out ? " " Well, I don't know much about
that," replied the man of God, " but I am sure that Jesus Christ will
hold out, and that is enough for you. * Looking,' not to our faith, but
* nnto Jesus.' "
Do this while you are alive and well. It will be easier to do it then
when the tabemade totters. Let ''Jesus only" be your motto as you
start the Christian life. He must be all yonr salvation and all your
desire. Thus shall you at the last great day
*' Stand in him, in Aim alone,
Gloriously complete.''
I
Snllt S^mii.
T was an amusing distortion of a good hymn, but there was not a
little sound philosophy in it, when the old negro preacher sang —
'^ Judge not the Lord by feeble saints"
And yet this is precisely what the great majority of unconverted men
are doing all the time. They will not go to the Bible and give heed to
what Gcd himself says. They have no ear for his voice of mercy that
offers them salvation for the taking. They do not pay any attention to
the solemn warnings that the Scriptures utter. They judge the Lord
by " feeble saints." They attempt to feed their starving souls on the
imperfections of Christians — poor food enough they find it I Because
Ood's people are not all that they ou^ht to l^, therefore these cavillers
will keep aloof from the religion which they profess. Because God's
believing followers are not perfect — ^they do not claim to be^therefore,
say these unbelievers, there is no power in religion. Christians cannot
claim exemption from criticism. They do not expect it. They know
that the eyes of the worid are upon them. But they say to the
unbelievers — ^* If you would know the truth, so to the Word ; go to him
who is the truth ; judge not the Lord by feeble saints." — IllustraUd
ChriiUan We$kly.
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MB. BIMMER has issned a beantifal volame of pea and pencQ
sketches of spots more or less qnaint and attractive. It will
prove more than acceptable to every lover of Old England and of Old
English lore. Jaded editors and jonmalists, who have to. remain at
their posts while genial weather tempts tonrists abroad, will probably be
disposed to envy an anthor a task which necessitated a personal visita-
tion of so many places which are pictnresqne in themselves and rich
in historical associations. Mr. Bimmer appears to have thoronghly
enjoyed the service he undertook; for while the text bears every mark
of having been written con amore, the author's tmthfal pencil also
supplied the drawings, from which the illustrations have been engraved.
To discover how pleasantly such an author can discourse on old customs,
departed worthies, — ^in a word, on the past' and present of our good old
towns, we must refer the reader to Mr. Bimmer's own pages. Our own
intention is to present a brief sketch of the Puritan town of Boston,
the materials being chiefly drawn from authorities both old and new.
The Lincolnshire town of Boston— originally the town of St. Botolph's,
the patron of sailors — ^lies six miles from the sea, and anciently was of so
great importance that when in the year 1204 a tax on traders of the
port of London realized £886, Boston yielded no less than £780. In
the days of Edward III. the town was celebrated for an immense annual
fair ; and was hardly second to any other English trading centre for its
traffic in wool, leather, and lead. Such was Boston's prosperity in
these mediseval times that merchants from the Continent were attracted,
and the first symptoms of decline were occasioned when, through
disagreeing with the natives, those foreigners were compelled to depart.
After the dissolution of the monasteries, Philip and Mary gave the town
500 acres of land ; and its histoir was for some years a che<}uered
one. It was afflicted by plague ana inundation ; and in the civil wars
Boston was for a while the head-quarters of the Parliamentary forces.
Boston was the native place of John Foxe ; and, in connection with
his account of the life of Thomas Cromwell, the martyrologist gives a
curious account of the pope's dear merchandise called Boston Pfu^ons.
During the first quarter of the sixteenth century the moral darkness
was still dense, although the publication of Tyndfde's translation of the
New Testament, in 1525, may be regarded as the inauguration of the
Beformaiion in England. At that time the Bomish court drew a con-
siderable revenue from pardons of various kinds, some afifecting indi-
viduals, while others in their magnanimous comprehensiveness em-
braced entire towns. Boston held a couple of leases of '* his holiness "
— the greater and the lesser pardons— and when these in time expired,
a deputation was commissioned to visit Bome to obtain a renewal of the
costly privilege.
The commissioners, one Oeoffery Chambers and another, appear to have
set off on their difficult mission with some trepidation ; but on oomiog
to Antwerp they were fortunate in maldng friends with the afterwards
* Our Old Country Towns. By Alfred Hmuner, Author of " Ancient Stzeeta »d
Homesteads of England," &c. With fifty-four Illustrations. London : Chatto and
Windus. Price lOs. 6d.
AN OLD PUBITAI7 TOWN. 423
celebrated Thomas Gromwell, who then, as a yonth, was acting as
secretary to the English merchants in the port. After Cromwell had
been advised with, he consented to accompany his two new friends to
Bome ; and even '' began to cast with himself, what thing best to devise"
in order to get well through with the business. '* At length/' con-
tinues Foxe in his quaint style, " having knowledge how the pope's holy
tooth greatly delighted in new-fangled strange delicates, and dainty
dishes, it came into his mind to prepare certain fine dishes of jelly, after
the best fashion, made after our country manner here in England ;
which to them of Bome was not known or seen before." The pope
with whom Cromwell had to deal was Julius II. the immediate pre-
decessor of Leo X., the grand opponent of Luther. Watching his
opportunity, the ingenious Cromwell approached Julius just when the
pope had returned from the hunting-field ; and presenting '' his jolly
junkets such as only kings and princes in England are to feed upon,"
the jellies were so well appreciated that " the jolly pardons of the town
of Boston " were at once stamped for another term of years.
The first pastor of the English church in Boston, Massachusetts^ was
William Blaxton, who is supposed to have arrived in 1628. Though
Blaxton may have been a preacher in the wilderness, he is spoken of as
a single, lonely white man, whose house and garden were situated on the
slope of the hill. After the arrival of Grovemor Winthorpe and his
company in 1633, Blaxton moved away, when John Wilson, of King's
College, Cambridge, became pastor of the church. At this time there
also arrived Isaac Johnson whose wife was daughter of the Earl of
Lincoln, Atherton Hough — ^late mayor of Boston, in England — and
others, and these naturally changed the name of the new settlement to
Boston.
The next pastor of the pioneer church is thus referred to by Mr.
Bimmer : — ** John Cotton, the vicar of Boston, (England), who resigned
his benefice to join the new settlers, was a man of scholarship and high
standing, and only left his vicarage because he would not conform to
the genuflexions and bowings that were ordained to be used in the
chuj^ch of England ; his life was, it is true, without reproach, but he
could not conform to what he believed to be superstition, and he
appealed in vain to the Bishop of Lincoln and the Earl of Dorset to
save him from the impending persecution, urging that for twenty years
his sole aim had been to advance righteousness and godliness, and say-
ing, with perfect truth, that his way of life' was before all men, and none
could challenge it. He indeed might have gone far beyond the patriarch
in asking whose ox or whose ass he had taken, for he gave to the extent
of his power, and left himself often very bare. All this Lord Dorset
knew quite well, and his reply showed that at any rate he was not a
hypocrite, for he told him that if ' his crime had been merely drunken-
ness or uncleanness, or any such lesser fault,' there would have been no
difficulty at all in procuring his pardon, but as for Puritanism or
Nonconformity, these were too heinous, and he had better fly." Such
were the men whom the policy of Laud imprisoned in all parts of the
country, or obliged to flv to distant shores.
The population of the English Boston within the parliamentary
boundaries is now over 18,000, and this, it may be, exceeds the number
424 INTBBRUFTIOKS.
of soniB sheltered by the town when the port was of greater magnitnde
than now. The Boston of the New World, however, has grown into the
literary metropolis of America — a wealthy community 360,000 strong.
Under these circumstances it is pleasant to find that the mother in
England and the daughter on the other side of the Atlantic still
preserve those kindly feelings for one another which spring of ancient
Puritan relationships. The parish church of our Lincolnshire Boston
^^one of the largest in the kingdom, and haying a tower which is
visible forty miles away — ^was repaired a few years ago at the expense of
friends in the American Boston, who in this manner sought to bestow a
mark of honour on the old country. Other conrtesies have been obsenred
on the part of the two commnnities, and will doubtless be continued till
the end of time.
For the representation of Boston Harbour, whence more than one
freight of Poritans sought to escape from persecution early in the
seyenteenth century, we are indebted to the pencil of Mr. Bimmer. It
may be taken as a specimen of the fifty-four engrayings which embelliah
his entertainiDg and instructive book.
TUBNEB, the artist, said to one who interrupted him with a
question, ''There I you haye made me lose fifty guineas I " Sir
Walter Soott says in his diary : '' Yarions visitors began to drop in. I
was sick of these interruptions. Ood send me more leisure, and fewer
friends to peck it away by teaspoonfuls." Others besides Sir Walter
have had to breathe this prayer. People call on a well-known minister
out of the idlest curiosity, and inyent the most perverse excuses for
dragging him away from his work. One would think we were wild
beasts to be stared at. Just as a sermon is shaping itself, in comes a
pasteboard from an old lady who has nothing on earth to do but to call
ronnd on everybody she knows, and rob them of their time, — wretched
thief that she is. We have seen her, and lo ! another knock ; no
message can be sent in, the party must see the minister himself, as ius
business is strictly private: that means begging. Here's another,
whose pretended errand is to ask if we knew the Bev. Mr. Jones, of
Llw^ffi, for he was her mother's uncle's cousin by marriage. Why
should we be thus at every mortal's beck and caU, and have neither
space for meditation, nor time for devotion ? People do not call on
doctors or lawyers at this rate, and oar time is quite as precious as
theirs. We cannot protect ourselves by fees, and yet if we do not see
every one, there will be such an ontcry. All we can say is — they must
C17, for we cannot neglect our Master's business to play lackey to
everybody who is moved by the powers of darkness to call us away
from the word of Ood and prayer. C. H. &
426
Is the high reputation that the Free Church of Scotland has hitherto
held among the erangelical churches of Christendom on the wane?
Not yet have forty years transpired since the ** Disruption." A yonng
branch of the old Eirk, she took root as soon as she was serered from
the parent tree, and gave immediate signs of vitality and vigour that
drew admiring eyes. In numerical strength her numbers exceeded the
community she quitted. Her ministers were renowned for their purity
and their piety, for their courage and their consecration. They seemea
to have innerited the faith and fearlessness of John Knox, the mettle and
chivaliy of Bichard Cameron and the Covenanters. Maintaining '' the
headship of Christ/' and doing homage to him as her only Lord, the
enterprise she displayed and the prosperity she realized at home and
abroad while she continued true to the standards was, perhaps, without
a modem parallel. So has " the Free Church " sowed good seed and
reaped the devout gratitude both of continental and colonial churches,
whom she greatly aided. We sincerely hope that the sad story of
Israel is not about to be repeated in her chronicles. When Joshua and
the elders who outlived Joshua were gathered to their fathers there arose
another generation which knew not the Lord nor the works he had done
for Israel. The sounds that reach us from the Presbyterian camp
raise suspicions of decadence from which we recoil with horror. Can it
be that " of their own selves men have arisen, speaking perverse things,
and drawing disciples after them '* ? Our attention has been drawn
to a curious problem raised by Dr. Bruce, who is favourably known
beyond his own denomination by his previous works as an able and
orthodox exponent of Christian doctrine. To his " Cunningham Lec^
tures on the Humiliation of Christ '* we invited attention in a recent
number of this magazine. In the lectures that supply the basis of his
book on "The Chief End of Bevelation " he has wandered into another
field of teligious literature. We use the word '* wandered" advisedly, for
he appears to lose his way soon after starting, to take a rather circnitons
route, and then to lie down in a wilderness of doubt, there to indulge
in a dream of long ages to come. The task he proposed to himsdf
was a contribution to " Christian Apologetics; ** but missing the track of
the old pioneers he has rambled about in the region of ''metaphysica"
In a brief preface he tells us that " two convictions have been ruling
motives in this study. One is, that in many respects the old lines of
apologetic argument no longer sufBce either to express the thoughts of
faith, or to meet successfully the assaults of unbelief. The other is, that
the church is not likely again to wield the influence which of right
belongs to her as custodian of the precious treasure of Christian truth,
unless she show herself possessed of vitality sufficient to originate a
new development in all directions, and among others in doctrine,
refusing to accept as her final position either the agnosticism of modem
culture, or blind adherence to traditional dogmatism.''
Now, what are we to understend by Christian apologetics ? This is
« The Chief End of Revelation. By Alexander Balmain Brace, D.D., ProfeBBor of
Apologetics, &c., Glasgow. London : uodderandStonghton, 27, Paternoster Bow. 1881.
A FBEE LAKOE WITH THE FREE CHURCH. 427
an important qnestion to open with. The answer to it may afiford some
cine to the strange bewilderment of the worthy Doctor. *'^ Apology " in
the classics stands for a defence of the truth, or of the faith, if yon
S refer to express it so. And yet this word '* apology '' has dwindled
own in modem conversation to mean an excuse for acknowledged error
In Origen*8 famous '' apology " he flung down the glove and waged an
encounter with the Pagan (Oelsus). And in Jewell's ** apology *' he in
like manner did battle with the Papist. We have fallen on softer times
and sweeter courtesies. Our redoubtable champion takes off his hat to
the Saddncee of the nineteenth century. Literary men have a curious
liking for each other. So the author of "The Humiliation of Christ"
and the author of '* Literature and Dogma,*' Alexander Bruce and
Matthew Arnold, retire from the ring and talk matters over as '' friends
in council." This is the new departure in " Christian Apologetics**
** The apologisfs task in these days is a delicate one,*' says Dr. Bruce.
So we should think if this is a specimen of the st^le in which it is con-
ducted. Only imagine a lecturer on physical science at the Loudon
Institution or the Soutli Kensington Museum publishing a tractate on
" The Chief End of Creation," in which he denounces all study of
astronomy or geology, of botany or chemistry, and the argument he
plays with is the advantage of *'a simple creed" What need we care
about the sun so long as it shines brightly enough to gi^e us light and
warmth? Why bother yourself about the moon or stars if they serve
" the chief end " of cheering your dark nights ? As for the earth,
be content with ploughing the fields and reaping the fruits ; sink no
mines nor search for hidden treasures beneath its surface. Are not field
flowers gay enough in all conscience without troubling yourselves to
cnltivate an endless variety of ferns and exotics ? Draw the line, at
any rate, between gardens and conservatories. Like doctrine and dogma
in religion, one is tolerable and the other execrable. Then fancy you
are listening to some such peroration as this — *' In all probability the
world has many long ages before it ; and we may devoutly dream of the
glory of that day when all men will be like little birds who in their
little nests agree, because they have no lessons to learn." This is pure
fiction on our part ; but the book before us on *' The Chief End of
Revelation " is, we regret to say, a serious fact.
Let it be understood that there is *' a chair ** in the Free Church Col-
lege, Glasgow, for ** Apologetics and New Testament Exegesis,* and the
author of this volume is the Professor who occupies it. Having an en-
gagement to deliver a course of lectures to the students of the Presby-
terian Colleee, London, he takes occasion to assail the rudiments of that
study which they were placed in this institution to learn, and he
was selected to teach. This surely is startling enough. We should have
thought thaty from a high sense of honour, he would have resigned
his appointment before he repudiated the department of Christian
education from which he draws his emoluments.
After sowing the seeds of suspicion and distrust in the class-room
among students for the ministry he then proceeds to address a wider
audience through the press. Presumably he appeals to the Senatus
of the Free Church of Scotland, and counsels considerable retrenchment
in her confessions of faith and her catechisms for the instruction of the
428 A FBEB LAKCE WITH THE FREE OHURCH.
yonng. Thns he lajB down the proposition—" The more eathoUc the
communion the less comprehsnswe the creed* ' To promote nnity he would
concede every position to the gainsajers whom he had heretofore failed
to convert. And who are they ? They profess to be men of cnltnie,
though th^ prove themselves to be merely charlatans, wise in their own
conceit. While thev offer fulsome compliments to the purity of Jteos
of Nazareth, they dislike his doctrines, and decline to be his disciples.
They prefer Plato's dialogues to PauPs epistles. They espouse the
philosophy of Aristotle rather than the faith of Abraham. Many of
them esteem the rationalism of Hegel as manly, but the practical com-
mentary of Matthew Henry they all scout as childish in the extreme.
What has happened? Has any fresh discoveiy been made? Does a
new seer challenge our attention ; another Daniel whose oracles unfold
brighter visions of immortality than had ever dawned on us before?
Oh, no; nothing of that sort. Poor Dr. Bruce is to be pitied. From
first to last his treatise shows that he is distracted with fear. EDui
timidity is far more remarkable than his temerity. He beats a retreat
along the whole line ; not certainly as one who is oeaten by an advancing
army of faithful and sincere exponents of Bevelation, but as one who is
exquisitely sensitive of the sneers of an undisciplined crowd of sceptics.
He flies before their face, scared by what he calls *^ flippant caricaiure.*
He will not defend ''miraehs*' lest he should be given ^^ihefooTs cap;^
and he disclaims '^prophecy ** so far as it pretends to foretell anything
positive, to obviate his '' being held up to ridicuhJ' If ever extraordi-
nary caution might be pleaded in mitigation of excessive censure we
really think that Dr. Bruce is entitled to the clemency of his judges.
His propositions are, perhaps, more hesitant than heretical. At l^st,
we would fain hope that his aberrations of mind are not indications of
apostasy. If he really has any strong convictions he would surely
have more courage in asserting them. He sues for pardon in his pre&oe
because he knows that his views will please no theological party. ''I
do not deprecate criticism, but I ask tne critics to rememb^ that the
apologist's task in these days is a delicate one." Then, by way of post-
script, after ruthlessly denouncing the creeds and catechisms, he dis-
avows any serious opposition to them. ^* In making these observations
I am not to be understood as hinting that immediate attempts atreoon*
struction of creeds and recasting of catechisms are either likely or
desirable." The chief end of Revelation, according to Dr. Bruoe, is,
after all, extinction; and the d^nou^ment of his treatise, as we have
already stated, is a devout dream of that future when mankind will
have heard the last of anything that disturbs their own reasoning. In
those halcyon days ''doubt, division, and dogma" will disappear ; and
<* certainty, concord, and a simplified creed " will complete the combat of
centuries of strife.
Alas, alas for the pulpits of the immediate future if this is the kind of
logic your students are to learn while in training for pastors 1 We look
back no further than to the times of Chalmers and Canalish, whose careen
have so lately closed. We think we hear their prayers for yotir Pits-
byteries. Oh that Ood would hear and answer them.
429
WiaxlinQ Jags in f amhtj.
BT a. HOLDEN PIKE.
0BI6INALLY a very extensive parish, and for centories the head-
quarters of the Archbishops of Canterbarj, Lambeth has a long
and interesting history which will well repay the attention of those
who have a taste for ecclesiastical lore. The palace is still one of
those ancient institutions of Old England which look down upon ns
with the scarred and weather-beaten face of extreme age. If they could
speak, the walls would tell of a chequered history both in times of war
and of peace ; for frequently, in successive reigns, the palace has been
visited by royalty; it was fortified by Laud when the preliminary
growlings of civil war were beginning to be heard ; it was turned into a
prison for malignants during the ascendancy of Puritanism ; and then
after being inhabited by one of the judges of Charles I., the estate came
back to the archbishops at the Bestoration. The borough of Lambeth
has now a vast population of well-to-do people ; but in and around what
would once have been called the town, the habitations of the working
poor are found in plenty ; and there the missionary with his Bibles,
tracts, and words of peace is found. One missionary has a constituency
of four hundred and forty taverns and oofEee-houses to look after, and
does not fail to see fruit from his labours. Others work in a more
ordinary way ; and it is to the endeavours of one of these still successful
visitors that we now invite attention.
Mr. J. 0. Parker^ a veteran servant of the London City Mission, and
now a district secretary, was formerly located at the west-end* ; but two
years ago he might have been found, with five hundred poor families in
charge, at Hercules-buildings, Lambeth, under the superintendence of
the rector^ at whose house the local clergy and other agents met together
weekly for prayer and conference. These weekly gatherings were found
to be times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord, as was sure to
be the case when the workers were all found to be of one mind in
their endeayours to extend their Lord's kingdom.
When, at the request of the London Committee, Mr. Parker undertook
the interesting sphere known as Hercules-buildings, the district had the
advantage or disadvantage of being virgin soil ; it had not been occu-
pied before by any spiritual overseer, and hence, at first, the people
haidlj knew what to make of the kind-spoken gentleman who called to
enquire after their welfare momiug- after morning. " I had to knock,
or ring, at every house and introduce myself," he says, in the private
note-book he has allowed us to use. '* ' W ho are you ? ' * What do you
want 7 ' * Where do you come from ? ' were very proper questions to
ask, but not quite as easy to answer." At the same time the difficulties
of beginning were of a very common-place kind ; and unaccustomed to
magnify molehills into mountains, our friend went boldly to work,
consoling himself with the thought that the obstacles in his way were no
more serious than a bishop, a rector, or a curate would have encounter«l
* For an account of his work there see "The TaTems of Faddington," in Th4 Sword
€nd th9 Trowtl for October and Noyember, 1873.
482 WORKING DAYS IK LAMBETH.
welfare of all yonn^ men coming to London to seek their fortune. In
the course of his visitation onr friend came across a jonth of twenty-
one, who being in a deep decline was near the end, and greatly desired
to Bee Mr. W. H. Smith, whose words had been a means of blessing in
former days. On hearing this news Mr. Smith went at once to the
address ^ven^ he recognis^ a former attendant at the meetings of the
Association, and on asking if all was well, received the gratifying
answer that all was well through Christ. On being asked if he knew
that he would soon pass away, the youth still answered, " Yes, and it is
well ; I rest upon Jesus." He gave utterance to many other things
showing his Christian triumph, and such as greatly interested those
who stood by his dying bed. '' On enquiring of the young lady, and of
the motherly, kind-hearted woman who were weeping at his bedside, I
was assured that they needed nothing to add to the comforts which sur-
rounded him," wrote the secretary, Mr. Smith ; ** he had everything
that loving hands could provide, and was tenderly nursed by her, who,
had his health permittee!, would soon have been his wife, and at the
home of her mother. Upon asking about his friends, I was told that
he was alone in London^ having no father, mother, brother, sister, or
near relative. Upon again turning to the dear young man, I asked
him how long he had been saved and in the enjoyment of this
conscious peace, when he replied, in broken sentences, 'For about
five months; ever since that Saturday night when I came to the
?rayer-meeting, when you spoke to me, and asked me to come to the
Uble-class the following day, and I came; and from that time I have
been on the Lord's side.' I asked if it was at the prayer-meeting or
Bible-class he obtained the blessing, to which he replied, ' Oh, at both,
and I have never doubted since.' " A few days later the secretary in
Aldersgate-street received a note from Mr. Parker : '* Our young friend,
A. W. R, died this afternoon. Your Tisit was a great comfort to him,
and brightened his last moments." He was one of the trophies of the
Young Men's Christian Association, and there are very many such cases
to be told to encourage the friends of that useful agency.
As a rule, so long as Mr. Parker retained the district, Hercules-
buildings were remarkably free from cases of inveterate drunkenness ;
but as there were exceptions, he found some work to do in the way of
restoring wanderers. Among the ''characters" of the "Buildings"
was a quondam man-servant of a well-known Christian captain at
Barnet, who loved to speak of old times, and especially to introduce bus
daughter as a "distinguished singer" and star of the season at a
neighbouring music-hall. This girl, however, gladly read the books
which were supplied, and there is never any possibility of knowing
what may come in the end when the far-reaching gospel is con-
cerned.
While this girl was being spoken to, it so happened that another
young woman came forward in a somewhat light and trifling way to
ask for books. At first, supposing that the tracts were sold, she oifered
to purchase, but on hearing that the supply was provided by kind
friends who loved the Saviour and cared for the welfare of the poor, she
became deeply affected. She then covered her face with her hands,
and cried and sobbed in a heart-breaking way. " I am a great sinner,"
WOEKIKO DAYS IN LAKBBTH. 433
she cried. '< I am a drunkard and a liar, and a very bad woman. It is
all since I came to li^e here. Bad company and my own wicked heart
haye led me wron^ There is no hope for me ; I am past being saved.
I pray, and then I sin, and so I must be lost." She then referred to
her native town of Barnet, and to having had a Ohristian teacher there
in the person of a member of the captain's family before-mentioned.
She then expressed a desire to give up the drink^ and to save the
money she was accustomed to squander m vicious indulgence. Placed
undn: the care of a lady visitor the woman gave up the drink as she
proposed, and became quite a different character. She told Hr. Parker
on a subsequent occasion that she had read his books, that she trusted
God would prevent her from falling again, and that she desired the
company of those whose association would strengthen her in doiug
right. The husband of this woman sent her into the country to regain
her health ; and thankful for the reformation which had been effected
in this instance, the missionary's superintendent proposed that a number
of other similar characters should be invited to drink tea at his house,
where an experienced matron would address them. ** It strikes me this
is the way to do things, and a very blessed one too," remarks our
friend in his note-book. " There is something in the tender mode of
treating those who have erred and fallen, which reminds us of our
gracious Lord when he dwelt among us."
There was so little lack of the juvenile element in Hercules-buildings
that, without taking a complete census of the children, Mr. Parker
designated his district *^ A prolific part of the metropolis." He then
explained matters a little further by remarking, *' We marry young,
and often have families of from seven to nine children by the time we
are thirty years old." While families were large, however, the wages
received by the bread-winners were generally small, so that when winter
and hard times set in, it was not always possible to find cash for current
expenses. Any kind-hearted visitor going in and out of so many
homes of poverty will naturally be drawn out in sympathy to the poor
children who suffer without being in any way the cause of their own
discomfiture. Next to the children we shall also feel for the over-
worked and underfed mothers ; and the best way of helping the children
is to help the mothers, who have an ear to listen to anybcdy who shows
anysympathy with their boys and |^ls.
There are various methods of gettmg at adults through their children;
but we are not aware that anvone else can claim the credit of having
organized a corps of juvenile domestic chaplains — children between the
Ages of seven and seventeen, who undertook to read daily to their elders
at home not less than two verses of God's Word. In gathering this
Herculean Band, as he called it, Mr. Parker exercised no undue pressure,
although he gave each member a copy monthly of The Cottager and
Ariiaan^ for the purpose of keeping up a friendly communication. As
his plan interfered with no ordinary Sunday-school work, there was
nothing to be urged against it ; on the contrary, it was urged with
l^ruth, that "if some of the incorruptible seed of Qod*s truth is lodged
in the hearts of these young people, it will be like a rudder to a ship in
the ocean, and enable them to steer saiisly through all the certain
dangers of their unseen future lives." At all events, the policy of
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434 GEOB0B THOMSOir, OF CAMEROONB.
interesting the children in the religions welfare of their households was
a wise one ; and while the young people appreciated the hononr done
them, the elders showed that they were to be influenced by the agents
selected.
Though a Churchman, Mr. Parker has always rejoiced in the fact
that the London City Mission is founded on the most broad of catholic
bases. It embraces all eyangelical denominationSy and these appear in
one way and another to have been represented in the district ; but
while these are doing what they can, and there is much to cheer
any earnest worker, the ignorance of Ood and of Christ's redeeming work
is very great. One day the good Bishop of Rochester went down to
Hercules-bniidings to aadress a number of persons engaged in the work
of reclamation, and he told them that things were so awfully bad that
there was enough for all to do. *' He certainly tried to stir ns np both
before and after tea»" remarks Mr. Parker, in reference to the bishop's
visit ; and there is no man in the Establishment to whom the sight of
Christian risitors at work affords more pleasure. The (Siurch of
England has long boasted of being the church of the poor ; may she
more and more establish her daim to so noble a title.*
THE maogroye swamps of the West Coast of Africa have long proTod
themselres the sepulchres of miadonaries. Along the whole coast, from
Sierra Leone to the Gaboon and beyond, the air is impregnated with malaria,
and many missionaries and missionaries* wives hare gone thither to die.
Such a waste of consecrated life, where life consecrated to the Tast work of
cTangelizing heathendom is, notwithstanding modem zeal for missions, as yet
all too rare, may well be regarded bv the church with peculiar sorrow ; aad
any attempt to diminisli it will be hailed with thankful interest A noble effort
in this direction has been recently made by George Thomson, arohitectk of
Glasgow; an effort in which he sacrificed his life without securing the fall
accomplishmeut of his plans', though he succeeded in making a good beginning.
Mr. Thomson's attention had been long fixed on Africa. In 1837, his
brother William, accompanied by his wife and three children, had gone to
Sierra Leone as a missionary, and, after a brief but noble career of six years,
the two parents died there in 1843, and the three orphan children ware sent
home to Scotland. The eldest of these, a lad of thirteen at the time of his
father*s death, afterwards chose the same heroic career for himself. He went
out to Sierra Leone in 1849, and after struggling with the malaria, losing his
bright young wife, and twice retiumiDg to Ilngland, was finally forced, at the
end of fifteen years, to leare his mission- work, and settle in Liverpool, in utterly
broken health. George Thomson was therefore closely interested in African
* Since writing the aboTe, we have learned that the misaionary at present stationed in
Hercules-buidings dJatrict is Mr. P. B. Tost, who epeeJa in enthuaiaatic tenna of tiie
constant aaaiatance he receiyes in hia daily work nom the Azchbiahop and his three
daughterB. The primate is always ready to second any new project for caxzying the
gospel among eithierrich or poor, wnile the ladies are ind^atigable, not only in the wozk of
▼iaitation, but in supplying the indigent ajid the suffering with food, clothing, and other
necessaries. Happy is the humble missionaiy who is pnvileged to work witn such aSias
aatheae.
t Memoir of George Thomson, Cameroona Mountains, West Africa. By one of hia
Nephews. Edinbuigh : Andrew EUiot.
OBOBOE THOXaOK, OF OAKEROONS. 435
mission- work, and loved to entertain at his house in Glasgow all English and
American missionaries to that dark land, who had occasion to visit Scotland.
The idea sNse in his mind that if a sanatorium could he estahlished in some
healthy spot in the African highlands, to which missionaries could easily resort
without incurring the expense and loss of time inrolved in a return to England
or America, it would proloug raluahle life for the work of Christ in Africa.
He made this matter his especial study; and finally, having matured his
plans, sailed at his own expense for Africa, in 1871, to carry them out. Amidst
much suffering and difficulty from fever and from the suspicions of native
tribes, he travelled on foot and hj river through a vast extent of wild country,
in quest of the healthiest locality. Ahout 800 miles north of the Equator,
towering up grandly to a height of thirteen thousand feet, within view of the
sea, rises the Gameroons Mountain. The town of Victoria, where oiur own
glorious Saker carried on his mission, lies at its feet This mountain-side,
after much study, had been fixed upon by Mr. Thomson as likely to prove the
most salubrious station for the sanatorium, and his personal observation con-
finned the opinion, and led him to fix upon it as the site*
At a height of four thousand feet, where the air was invigorating, and the
wild coffee*plant flourished, he found an abundant supply of water. We quote
his own description of the scene : — '* Our way was getting rougher, being mostlv
over ridges of broken lava, with deep hollows between. We were longing much
to come to tiie object of our search, and after every new ascent we hoped to find
it in the hollow beyond. At length we came upon a deep ravine at the bottom
of which water was running; and as our foremost guide had come to a stand,
we enquired if this was the Madiba, or water. We were quite prepared to find
some insignificant runnel. He shrugged his shoulders, however, which meant
au answer in the negative, and pushed on. After passing some other ridges,
and when struggling up a steep ascent, we were glad to hear the shout of one of
our guides, who had got down over the other side ; then we heard the rush of
water, and, following down the path, we caught the glimpse of white foaming
waters flashing through the trees. Cautiously approaching the edge of the
ravine, a spirit-stirring scene was revealed to view. High up the torrent was
dashing over and among large masses of broken rocks, and at our feet a stream
of white foaming water rushed down an almost perpendicular cliff into a deep
pool, where it foamed and boiled, and then went dashing down out of sight
amongst another series of broken rocks.'*
Hera he put up a wooden house, and commenced the cutting of a road
through the forest to this spot He resided amongA the natives at the village
of Mpanja, on the mountain-side, and endeavoured to teach them to plant
cocoa-nuts for commerce. He became also Oovemor of Victoria, and proved
himself in every way the sterling friend of the missionaries. Only seven years
had he spent in his work when, during an enforced residence at the coast, fever
seized him, and laid him in his ^ave.
The book which records his life is one of intense interest It portrays the
beautiful, genial character of the man, with his redolent humotir, his love of
nature (he was an ardent botanist), and his whole-souled consecration to the
Master. Many might regard such a life as a failure; for he died without seeing
the achievement of the beneficent purpose to which he had devoted his days.
But no such self-sacrifice is in vain. It leaves enkindling sparks behind it
which, in susceptible souls, will set aflame new heroisms. And if anyone shall
he inspired to take *up George Thomson's work, he will find ** roads partially
made, the confidence of the mountain tribes gained, a site fixed, and a wooden
building, though only a temporary one, put up. His work will be made all the
easier by the fact that George Thomson had preceded him. The need is still
urgent ; surely his example and his efforts will not be wholly lost.**
C. A. Davis.
486
Matting jfor % ^M.
BT REV. JAMES DAKN, OBEBNOCBL.
THAT is a splendid vessel which has just come in from a long ▼ojsge.
Everything: about her betokens fitness for endurance, hard work, and
great speed. How gracefully she moves through the waters! what a reaem
of power she evidently possesses ! Out yonder, on the wide waste of wild
waters, where she has plenty of sea-room, she will forge along grandly, we mxf
be sure. Her captain, too, is evidently a man well versed in nis boaineBB. She
is not only a fine vessel, but she is ably handled. Those are careful eyes which
sparkle in that handsome face, bronzed by exposure to sun and wind, is
he nears port, k heavy load falls from hb shoulders, without a doubt Bsft
why does she slacken speed ; why does her screw cease from chum ing the sail
water into foam? Seel she has stopped dead still! and hark! how her hoane
whistle, most unmusical, but unmistakable, rends the air. Gk> on, captua,
there are anxious eyes watching for you at the harbour yonder, fond hearts ne
beating with tenderest emotion, your passengers long to touch terra jlma
again, and the owners of your ship will be glad to see her safely moored, ind
her cargo discharged once more. He does not listen to such counsels, oautioai
man! Among other things, he has learned the wisdom of waiting. The rifv
above abounds with banks and shallows, and brave and skilful as he is, tad
ready for even dashing action out on the broad ocean, he dare noC venture
any further withotU a pilot. So he waits and watches, not without ia*
patience, it may be, for tne coming of the well-qualified man, who has just pal
ofi* in his boat, to come aboard. Under his guidance the vessel will reach her
joumey^s end, and the weary captain may now venture upon that rest for mind
and body which he sorely needs.
Have ^ou taken the pilot aboard, friend ? Life may have been all taooUk
sailing with you thus far, the wind, perhaps, has served, and your veasd hit
bounded along, with most exhilarating speed. God has given you a aoond mind
in a sound body, circumstances have favoured your onward progress, bgriiw
goes well, and home comforts are continued, and
'* All goes merry as a marriage bell/*
Bui — that awful, qualifying word — ^you will soon be nearing the ahallowB, nd
the dangerous banks lie right before you. " WTiat will the end hef^ Alre«lf
there are marks upon your face which tell of the rapid flight of time. IVoit
is beginning to gather in your hair, your step is not quite so nimble as it vif,
that handwriting, of which you were once so proud, is a trifle uncertain to-dsf.
You are nearing the journey's end. What? "Full speed ahead'* still P Giwe
the signal, man, to '* slow*' if not to <' stop.*' At least run ** half speed," sad
think. Dare you face the dangerous navigation before you ? Have you sk2I
enough to guide the vessel into harbour? Alas! no! None can do thit
without the pilot.
^ Stop I poor sinner, stop and think,
Before you further go/'
He stands yonder, waiting, ready to guide all who seek his aid. Wdl he
knows the road.
" In all points tempted like as we are," he is a brother, a fellow-mao, and fit
he has the all- wisdom, all-power of Qod. Signal for him to come aboard! biov
the whistle ! and see how swiftly he will answer.
Need it be said that Jesus is the pilot, and that he alone can gmdo ns sfe
to the port of heaven ? Well has Toplady expressed the aeotiment of tvoT
humble, trustful Christian.
<*Thou art my pilot wise,
My compass is thy word."
437
^tsiim 0f
ie Pulpit Commentary, Edited hy the
JEter. Canon Spence and the Rev.
Joseph S. Exbll. Exodtu, Ezposi-
tioD and Homiletics by the Key.
George Rawlihsov, M.A. LemHcus.
Exposition and Homiletica by the
Bey. F. Meteick, M.A. Eegan,
PM1I9 Trench and Go.
B are srowingly pleased with the
himes of the Pulpit Commentary. In
r judgment their yalue to the preacher
exceeds that of anj other modem
nnentary. They are not got up to
I, but they are schoUrly, reuable, and
I of sound sense. Exodus is pon-
roua to the kst degree as a volume ;
lad better haye been made into two.
Titicus is more portable in size. The
y commentaries would make a noble
went to a minister. We are glad to
! that the New Testament is to be
Nseeded with, for if all the books of
\ Bible are treated in the same man-
r with equal deyoutness and freshness,
» Pulpit Commentary will become the
ndard book for ministers. The series
lied byLange is nowhere in comparison
h these volumes ; indeed, they stand
the front rank, and are likely to do
fi>r many years to come. We never
n to these pages without deriving in-
action from them, and therefore we
lacientiously speak in their praise,
t coldly and formally, but with
nrough heartiness.
w^aidjt of the Cross; or, The Fulfilling
if the Command. Chapters on Mis-
nonary Work. By P. E. Asnold-
PomsTEE. Hatchards.
TAACTivE missionary reading for
fg and girls between the years of ten
1 fourteen. The book is mainly
ended for Church of England
Jdres, but it does not leave out
ref , or Moffat, or Williams. In true
monary work and suffering there is
sh real unity that it little matters to
lOm the record relates ; for the history
holy work is the common property
the entire church. It is a good idea
give the juveniles an early knowledge
what the missionaries are doing. We
re little magazines in abundance, but
I should like to see veritable books
ataining the telling stories of work
done for the Lord by members of our
Baptist Mission. Meanwhile we com-
mend this work, and wish for it ex-
tensive usefulness.
Modem Heroes of the Mission Field.
Bj the Right Rev. W. P. Walsh, D.D.,
Bishop of Ossory. Hod^er and
Stougnton.
OuB good Bishop Walsh is quite a
missionary enthusiast, and has the happy
power of imparting his enthusiasm to
others. He nas here given sketches in
brief, bright style or the missionary
heroes in all sections of the church:
and his book is sure to stimulate interest
in this noble work. Here is the Baptist
Carey, the Presbyterian Duff, the Epis-
copalian Martyn — all put into the gallery
of honour, and aft sympathetically
treated. Our rising men and women
could have no better stimulus than this,
and we should like to know that it had
been freely bought and studied. **Put
it in the school library at once, Mr.
Librarian I *'
Outline Missionary Series, Polynesia.
South Africa, Female Missions in
Mastem Lands, John Snow and Co.
(6d. each.)
The scope and object of the whole of
this Outline Missionary Series com-
mend themselves to our judgment and
common sense. We should heartily
recommend teachers to buy all the
manusis as they are issued, become
masters of their contents, and then
deliver them to others in the form of
lectures.
Along the Lines at the Front. A general
survey of Baptist Home and Foreign
Missions. By William F. B. Bain-
beidgb. Philadelphia : American
Baptist Publication Society.
An admirable summary of the work of
the baptized churches throughout the
world. Our young people ought to be
well posted up in it. The book deserves
to be brought out by an English
publisher. Mr. Bainbridge has not only
seen the outside of our missions, but he
knows the inner soul of them, and
hence he writes with authority, and
makes bis volume interesting.
488
K0TI0S8 or BOOKS.
The Life and Timei of Frederick
Dovglase.from 1817 to 1882, Written
bj himself. Illustnted. With an
Introduction by the Rt. Hon. John
Bright, M.P. Edited bj John Lobb,
F.R.G.S. " Chriatian Age '' Office.
Before the abolition of slayery in the
United States, Frederick Douglass was
known in ^Great Britain as well as in
America as an earnest and eloouent
pleader for the riffhts of the slave. Bom
m 1817 on the plantation of a Colonel
Lloyd, which was worked by about a
thousand ne^^roes, thie author had plenty
of opportunities in his early days of
studying slayery in all its bearings.
Indeed, by the time that he was twenty*
one, he had himself passed through
several phases of the accursed system,
while his opportunities of observation
were as complete as could be desired.
Having had enough of the kicks and
lashes of bondage, Douglass, at the age
of twenty-one, in 1838, left Baltimore
by train disguised as a sailor, and
reached New York without being
stopped. Proceeding to New Bedford,
he soon found friends and suitable em-
ployment; but during the twenty years
preceding the outbreak of the Civil War
he travelled through the fVee States,
and through Great Britain and Ireland,
incessantly advocating on the platform,
and through the press, the Abolitionist
movement. The book in its opening
chapters is thus a vivid picture of
slavery; and further on the reader
comes upon a thrilling narrative of the
ultimate triumph of freedom through the
Rebellion which the slaveholders pro-
voked to the destruction of slavery. The
story throughout is forcibly written,
and is at the same time free from that
questionable sensationalism in which
American fiction- writers have indulired
when treating of this subject. The
book will also prove a triumphant vindi-
cation of the cause of the slave against
the ambitious and voluminous manifesto
of Jefferson Davis recently published
in this country. A man who, as pre-
sident of the Southern Confederation,
could issue a piratical proclamation,
** announcing slavery and assassination
to coloured prisoners,"' needed to write
a very long vindication indeed both of
himself ao^ of his fellow conspirators
against freedom and right, and he has
done so ; but while Mr. Davis has not
shrunk from this task, his book de-
servedly lies unread on the booksellers*
shelves. There is no fear of Douglass's
work sharing this unenviable fate ; for
taking it altogether, it ui the best sod
most mteresting book on slavery and on
the Civil War which we have ever read.
As a narrative of truth the book is
worth more than all the fiction which
the controversy ever produced.
Judoi MaeeahmuMn and the Jewiek War
of Independence, By Claudb Rbio-
NiBB CoNDBB, R.E. Marcus Ward
and Co.
The position of the Jewish people when
Mattathias struck the apostate and slew
the king's commissioner is well pictiued.
Israel had been goaded to revolt by Uie
cruelties of Antiochus, and when tfndas
Maccabseus unfurled his conquering
banner hope of freedom made ^em
valiant, and confidence in the Gk>d of
their fathers showed them the path to
triumph. Judas goes from battle to
battle, and thouffh his end is shaded
with defeat, yet his people received at
his hands the charter or their libertieB,
and no more bowed before Gentile
tyrants. This series of bi^raphies does
great credit to Marcus Ward and Co.
They are not mere catchy brochures,
but solid, well written, condensed his-
tories. In this instance the Bible
student can hardly afford to be without
^is sketch of the brightest of the links
which connect the Okl and New Testa-
ments.
From Log Cabin to White Houie, By
William Thatbb. Eighth Edition.
Hodder and Stoughton.
Whbh a book has reached its Uurty-
fifbh thousand it becomes unneoeeaary
to review it at any length. The subieet
of this volume, the life of Presioent
Garfield, is of such general interest,
and its literary merits are so manifest,
that for a time it was difiicult to keep
pace with the demand for it. It stands
to-day the best book on the subject yet
published, and the reading of it most be
stimulative to the mind and heart of
everyone who will go through it. Gar-
field was a worthy subject, and Thayer
is a worthy biographer.
VOnCBB OF BOOKS.
439
Anecdotal UhatratumM of the Oospel
aecording to St. Mark. Founded on
a collection made bj J. L. Nje.
Bemrose and Sons.
A SBRTicEABiJi coUection of anecdotes
placed nnder texts in Mark which the j
illnatrate more or less effectivelj. We
suppoae the price to be about a shilllDg,
and, if so, it will prove a good inyest-
ment. The further the idea on which
this book is constructed is carried out
the better. We advise our readers to
buy the little book, and judge for them-
selves.
Joan of Arc. <* The Maid:' By Jaxbt
TucxST. Marcus Ward and Co.
Fins change for half-a-crown. Get it.
Beading tms sketch for our reader's
sake that we might give them some idea
of its value, we were carried away by
the s^le and taken up with the compact
material, and found ourselves reading
for our own delight. This is as it
should be. ''The Maid** has anew
excited our wonder and increased our
admiration. What savages those English
must have been to have burned her,
when her only witchcraft was her
patriotism and her faith in God. Had
they worshipped her, one might not so
much have marvelled ; but to bum the
pure heroine was a crime against which
all the ages must protest. Tne more
historic reading our voung people will
allow themselves the better : this might
well supply with healthy nutriment a
craving wluch is usually drenched with
foolish or even wicked novels.
EartKs Diamonds ; or. Coal, its Format
tion and Value. With a Plea for the
Miner. By Hbnrt H. Bocbn. S.
W. Partridge and Go.
A THOBOUGHLT instructive book upon
the fuel which the Liord has stored
away in the cellars of the earth for his
favoured creature man. Here we may
see the history of coal-formation and
coal-extraction, and read terrible stories
of explosions, and breakings in of water.
A hard and dangerous hfe is that of the
collier, and happy is it for him when he
knows how to enlighten the darkness of
the pit with the Ismp of salvation. This
coal-book is full of *' the best nuts ** ; its
contents are well screened, and consist
of ^'beat coals only.** Young people
should be sure to read it, and, it will
make them thankful that they are not
diggers of blsck diamonds.
Jfy Nellie's Story. The Castle in
Trust. Murray Ballantine^ Little
Teachers. Saved in the Wrech.
National Temperance Publication
Depot, 387, Strand.
Lr the June number of the magazine we
said that the above little books were,
like the famous pure tea, *' always good
alike**; but we unfortunately made a
mistake as to the publisher's names, and
therefore mention them again.
Stephen Mainwaring's Wooing: with
other fireside tales. ^'Home Words **
publishing office.
Touching, tender, taking stories, having
in every case an important truth to
teach, and teaching it in a most at-
tractive way. Fiction is always in its
best garb when arrayed as the hand-
maid of virtue and godliness. The print-
ing and general get-up deserve a trord
of praise too.
One Dozen Copies of Friendly Letters.
By Miss Skimnbb. Assorted Packets
A and B. Jarrold and Sons.
The writer of these ''friendly letters **
has set herself the task of giving a
cheery Christian word to cabmen,
policemen, publicans, railway porters,
etc., etc., etc., in a form which, we
think, will be attractive and useful.
The notes are not too long and prosy ;
and the godliness is not ostentatiously
exhibited. They would do capitally for
enclosure in letters or for discriminate
personal distribution.
My First ClasSy and other Stories. By
KuTH Elliott. Wesleyan Confer-
ence Office.
Stories of godly purpose, told with
considerable power of description and
pathos : sure to do good, where perhaps
severer reading would not find an en-
trance.
Arthur Hunter^ with other Tales. By
Mrs. CaowB. Wesleyan Conference
Office.
Stobibs having for their main teaching
the truth that ^'honesty is the best
policy.** Suitable for the boys of the
family, and for the Sunday-school
library.
440
KOnOES OF BCXKBS.
A Homileticai Commentary on the Book
of Proverbs, By the Rev. W. Uabbu.
R. D. Dickinson.
The extracts from other authors are
Taluable, but the homileticai outlines
appear to us to be the weakest inven-
tions we have jet seen. We hope that
no one will ti^ to make a sermon out
of some of these outlines, for that
would be deliberate folly ; for even the
best are thin and watery to the last
degree. This big book will bitterly
disappoint the purchaser ; he had far
better spend his money on Bridges or
Lawson. We are sorry that Mr. Dickin-
son has introduced such a volume into
his series, for it is not up to the mark
at all.
A Homileticai Commentary on the Book
of Daniel By T. Robikson, D.D.
Richard D. Dickinson.
Daxiel is a difficult book to handle,
e8T)ecially by one who treats it homileti-
cally, for only in measure does it lend
itself to the maker of sermons. Mr.
Robinson b one of the ablest of the con-
tributors to this series of commentaries,
and as we have so little upon the Old
Testament John, we are glad of such a
valuable increase to our expository
helps. There is still room for a good
Daniel book. Dr. Pusey as yet leads
the van.
The Patriarchs : their Lives and Lessons.
By FxBous FxaousoN, MA., D.D.
Hiunilton, Adams, and Go.
Contains many fresh thoughts popularly
expressed. We know of more senten-
tious and profound works, but yet the
general run of readers will find here a
large amount of solid instruction and
devout suggestion. We like Dr. Fer-
guson far better in his expository mood
than as a controversialist. A wide-
awake theologian reading this volume
mi^ht guess at the peculiar views of the
writer; but they are not obtruded in
season and out of season, as is the case
with zealots whose crotchets are their
only possessionB. A sensitive mind
might demur to certain expressions, but,
knowing the writer to be what he
is, it is more sensible to gather the
good into vessels, and throw the bad
away ; of the good there is good store,
and he who is not instructed must be
marvellously wise, or very much the
opposite. We are glad to poesees the
original thought of such a man as Dr.
Ferguson.
A Pictorial Commentary on the Oospel
according to Mark. With the text of
the Authorised and Revised Versions.
Edited by Rev. Edwin W. Rigb.
Philadelphia: American Sunday School
Union.
Bsixr notes which will be found pnc-
tically useful to Sunday-school teachers
and others who have not much time to
give, and need much information in a
short space. The engravings are nu-
merous, and much to the point, but they
should have been better executed.
The Remseri English, By 6. W.
Moon, F.R.S.L. Hatchards.
The author of these letters is the well-
known critic of Dean Alford and his
" Queen*s English,*' and this little book
is a reprint of correspondence in '* Public
Opinion ** at tiie time when the Revised
Version had just been printed. The
manner is very severe and caustic, and
many of the criticisms fair; but there
is a tendency to be hypercritical, which
spoils Mr. Moon*B judicial faculty, and
adds a tone of bitterness to the con-
troversy. He seems to see evil, and onlv
evil, in the Revised Version, at which
he runs atilt all the way through these
letters. There are many arguments in
favour of the older Version as against the
Revised, and specially upon the point
of its English ; but Mr. Moon spoils his
case with extravagance of blame. We
love the dear old Book in its old in-
imitable beauty, but we do not care
for this narrow and scathing champion-
ship. The best part of the volume h
the group of photographs of the re-
visers.
The Christian Garland. A popular
Exposition. By Rev. T. H. G. liO.-
UNGSTON, M.A. Religious Tract
Society.
Just what it professes to be. A popular
exposition of reter*s garland of virtaea
in his second epistle. Mr. LtUingpton
is true to the fundamental doctrineB of
Christianity, ^vin^ no uncertaiB sound,
and withal writing in a sparkling, wanii«
hearted style which compels attention
and profit. His book must do good.
HOmon OF BOOKB.
441
BbUkt B€b§9 far Working People. Bj
W1I.UAM GAmDBN nLkCKJBf D.D.,
LLkD. New edition, revised and en-
larged. Religiona IVact Sociefy.
This is an old favourite. It has had
already a fine ran, and now that the
Reli^oos Tract Society has adopted it,
it is likely to have a new career of usefal-
ness, and to be found among living books
manj dajs hence. The secularist wins
his waj by declaring that reli^on has
no reference to this present life ; this
book disproves the calumny.
SindieM in the Acts of the ApoeUee. By
theRev.J.OTHBBTLAN JoNBs. Seooud
Edition. Hamilton, Adams and Co.
Mr. Cihdxbblla Johxs — is that his
name? — is a warm, sparkling Welsh
preacher. These sermons upon the
Acts are worthy of a great Association
meeting among the mountains in the
days of Ghxiatmas Evans. They are
mih and lively; thoughtful and fiery;
just the sort to hold a congregation
spell-bound. We do not mean that
tnere is anything rough or off-hand in
Mr, Jones*s discourses, for they exhibit
a good deal of finish and elegance ; but
they are not overdone in that direction,
so as to die of diffnity. We are glad to
see the more striking points of a book
of Scripture set forth in this fashion by
a great preacher; for thus our lights of
exposition are increased, and the Word
is better understood. Much more might
be done in ibis direction to the gain of
the Church. We are not at all surprised
that these *' Studies*' have reached a
second edition^ they belong to an order
of books which will always command a
sale as long as Scriptural exposition is
valued, and that will be the case so long
as spiritual men are left among us.
The Truth of the Christian Religion aa
established hy the Miracles of Christ,
By Ram Chandba Boss. Keligious
Tract Society.
Amongst the many books on Christian
evidences and the truth as to miracles
this one is clearly entitled to take a
prominent place. The separate chap-
ters appear to have been delivered as
lectwes, and whilst they are philo-
sophical in form^ are popular in manner
of treatment. We feel deeply grateful
to €N>d that such a man as the author
should have been raised up out of
heathenism to spread the light of the
ffospel amongst nis fellow-countrymen.
Wherever the infidel theories of Kenan
and Strauss have been scattered, this
book will act as the antidote, and the
hiffher strata of Oriental thinkers be
helped thereby; whilst for English
teachers and preachers the volume will
not be without value. The Tract
Society never does better work than
in making such books procurable by the
mass of we people.
Studies in the Life of Christ, By Rev.
A. M. FAntBAiBN, D.D. Second
Edition. Uodder and Stoughton.
Amidst all the varied treatments of the
Life of Christ with which we are favoured
to-day, there was a distinct place for
such a work as this, and it has been
filled afler such a fashion that the book
will live. We do not accept every
opinion of the writer — notably the hint
as to Judas* destiny — ^yet gladly confess
that Dr. Fairbaim combines qualities of
mind and heart seldom found in the
same writer, but absolutely needful for
a complete expositor of Christ. In this
volume there is a broad philosophy, a
wide grasp of historical forces and in-
fluences, together with a keen eye for
every dramatic detail and touch of
beauty.
The piety, too, which is the power to
see and the power to interpret the love-
liness of Christ, is here manifest in every
page, whilst there is an unusual power
of goins back along the line of history
ana givmg vividness to every incident.
Students and preachers will revel in the
book, which we are glad to see is in its
second edition: but a cheaper edition
at about half the present price — nine
shillings — would be a boon to readers
and a profit to publishers.
Self Surrender: A second series of
Consecrated Women, By Mart
Pbtob Hack. Hodder and Stoughton.
A gracious book, consisting of brief
sketches of eleven holy women, among
whom are Anne Askew, Isabel Brown,
and Anne Maurice. We summarized
the touching story of the wife of cove-
nanting John Brown, of Ayrshire, in
the magazine of last month. The article
on **Anne Askew,*' in this month's maga-
zine, is also extracted from this book.
442
HOnon or booeb.
Fhj/tiologieal FallacUi. Tint Series.
WilliuiiB and Noi^te.
Otb heart bleeds, tad our uiiil writhe*
ia horror u we read deHcriptioni of the
unutterable cruelties practUed upon
»umalB,ODtbjihe old-fashioned demons
of the olden times, but by cducstrd
mortals in black coats. And now to
think that all this hideous buBiDeaa
should be proved to be useless I All
tbu cutting and torturing to ro for
nothing I O Lord, how long f We
ahall have a round of letters from doc-
tors, but we cannot help it. If ever we
go mad it will BSiuredi; be through
reading such papers as come from uc
pens of certain M.D.'s who dare to
watch the ssonies of rabbits, dogs, and
other animus. Csn it be? Is it not
all a dream? Did men who had
mothers and wives perpetrste these
accursed deeds f The nature of the
book before us may be judged bf two
paragrsphi from the prefsce: —
** We believe in God, — in his justice,
his mercj, his love. We do not believe
that he so made this world of bis that
aught but utmost ill can come to man,
his noblest work — to man, made in bis
image, bound to his service and train-
ing for his presence — b; deliberate
breach of his divinest laws. In this
&ith we have grappled boldly with the
selfish plea of good to be gained for
man by self-seeking crueltj to the
belplesi creatures God has committed
to his power. And it has crumbled in
our bands. We have met the sutentist
on his own chosen ground of science.
We answer him in bia own tongue.
Point by point we prove his assertions
to be false, his conclusions fraught, not
with good to man, but with error, and
loss, and hurt. We challenge a reply."
Blue Ribbon Army Card*. By Wm.
Noble. Hoxiou Hall.
The Blut RtbboB Movement : a Sermon
by Uev. John Oatkb. Northampton.
One penny.
Seven Reanont for Wearing the Blue
Ribbon. By Bev. F. B. Ustbb, B.A.
Leicester.
Tbis is the beat tempenuice movement
that has as yet been inaugurated. We
gladly join it, because the gospel is
set in the forefront, and temperance
lakes it* proper place. Friends must
General" Wil-
liam Booth. There is no imitation ol u
army, and no organization about the BIm
Ribbon, or gospel temperance mov^
ment; indeed, Mr. B. T. Booth new
use* the term " army " at all. He in-
fers the title "Gfospel Temperance
Union." and so do we. We have bd
enougn of the blood-atained wonb
"army," "ceneral," " captain," and «
forth. If there had been a beuefidi]
influence in their use our Lord wobU
have made his servants majors sal
lieutenants; he did not so, but seomed
to dress his apostles and eraogelisti io
the tawdry honour* of a murdona
The sermon by Ur. Oatea i* a nnal]
afiair, but it is allogether on the ri^
for
"1. lFearlAtbla*riiion,it itttauiifd
tiitblem of a nobU cantc Who cSS
doubt that thatcaose ia dear to Christ wtdd
IbuIb many to deny themselves that it asf
bo esusr tor their tempted brotbon ssa
Bisters to give up thatwhich ia ruining tkM
both body and soul F
'•2. Wear Ikt bint rMoH, it (MMtt *
mill. It is of the utmost importancis tbst s
man ahould be committed to a good essss
from the Terv outaot.
"3. Iftart/ieblueribiaHiltemmetBi
reMiiiittr. Some badge of this kind vai
worn by the Jews to remind than of ttsil
obliffatjoos.
"1. rCear t\e Him ribbOH, it uanlkii
It shieldg a man from templatiaii; for is
men, whodoerve* thenameof man,waBU
ask another to drink who worn the bins. . -
" 5. fr«ir t/u tiM TMom, it ■/ersltM*
opportunitia for advtxating lotai niitijKiNb
" e. Wiar l/u blM rib&m, it u * ii>»d^
fritndtbip,
'• 7. IFiir the biiu riitmi, U Mf I* wb
a tlreng public ttntimtnt."
How thall 1 go to God t And olhs
Readings. By H. Bonu, DJ).
An excellent book to put into the haodi
of those who are anziooa and enquiriif
after salvation. The special di^ralM
of seeker* are here met, and tha stosyaf
God's love and Uhrist's saerifisial |m*k
fuUy set forth. It cannot ful M da
goodMTTice.
HOTIOSB OF BOOKS.
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The Three Scholars^ and other Poems,
Bj the Rer. Chaklbs Millbb.
Edinburgh : Andrew Elliot
Finx poedc expressions, indicative of
wealth of thought, are scattered all
through this tasteful Tolume. The
author ia no Poet Close, no rhymer of
platitudes : the fire of the poet burns
within his soul with pure and lambent
flame. The poesy is marred bj occa-
sional poor and inappropriate symbols
and figures, else would Mr. Miller take
a foremost place among the singers of
the century. As it is, he is no mean
moaician. He speaks of a lark which
has soared aloft
''A twinkling mote that higher still doth
move,
As if to charm mankind to happier worlds
above."
He tells of winter '^grasping the brook-
let's throat," and of " turbaned hills
that chill the vales," and says, '*the
heavens are huge with hills of mimic
snow." These and hundreds of other
pasMiges are words of a master of song.
We marvel not that Chamberif Journal
has opened its pages to verses of such
merit. Our onlv regret is that the
singer has passed his threescore and
ten, and therefore has scant time to
charm ua with new canticles or to per-
fect those which he has given us. How
Boon shall we all hear the voice of the
end!
'* Let us, then, in grace advancing,
Steer our vessels in the sun,
And, with prows in splendour glancing,
Into heaven's haven run.**
The Religioue Topography of England,
BySu K. Pattison. Religious Tract
Society.
Wht has not this been done before?
Here we have a sort of *' Holy Gazetteer."
Places are mentioned alphabetically, and
those incidents mentioned which give
them a religious history. This makes a
most interesting volume, which we be-
lieve will commaod a sale for many years
to come. It is only half-a-crown, and
leaves room for a larger work, which
should be arranged in me same fashion.
As specimens of the details of this
^Topography" we give Barhing and
BaeingBloke :—
'*Babking, Essex. — In 1556, an aged
Ukd crippled man, Hugh Laverock, a
painter, and a blind man, Richard Ap
Pt'ice, for denying the doctrine of the
real presence, were arraigned before
Bonner, and, manifesting the courage of
their convictions, were condemaed bv
him, and taken in a cart to Stratford-
le-Bow, and there burnt to death. Foxe
relates that Laverock, after he was
chained to the stake, cast away his
crutch, saying to Price, 'Be of good
comfort, my brother, for my Lora of
London is our good physician. He will
heal us both shortly, thee of thy blind-
ness and me of my lameness.*
*' Basingstoke, Hampshire. — Early
in the present century, Dr. Marsh, curate
at Reading, was requested by a curate
at this place to visit him and preach.
He went, but the rector prohibited the
young evaoselical irom preaching in his
church. He acquiesced, but a message
came from a clergvman in the suburbs,
asking him to supply his place on account
of illness. He went, and in his sermon
made the ofier of Christ's salvation to
the wickedest man in the church. A
notoriously wicked fellow, called * Swear-
ing Tom,* was converted under the ser-
mon, though Dr. Marsh only knew of it
thirty years afterwards, on his preachingr
again in the town. The sinner had
then for a quarter of a century been a
most useful sick visitor and helper in
the good cause. He lived and died con-
sistently; where sin abounded, grace
did much more abound."
Arhite Worship, By Rev. R. Bal-
oabnib. Nisbet and Co.
These papers are a reproduction in the
main of the views set forth by Mr. Bal-
garnie in the pages of the Expositor
upon the age of the patriarchs; the
occasion of the writing of the twenty-
third Psalm ; the universality of the
religion committed to the Jews, and the
meaning of the expression, ^ After the
order of Melchizedek." Ingenious
theory-spinning is the substance of this
book ; and whilst one is compelled to
marvel at the power of the magician, we
oannot help asking, "Of what use is it P **
It is too elaborate and complicated to be
read by any other than Bible students,
and these it would, in our judgment,
unsettle rather than strengthen in their
fiuth in the Bible.
444
VOTBSL
Vidor Emmanuel. Bj Edwabd Dicxt,
M.A. Marcus Ward and Co.
This is a complete and saccinct life of
'* the kiog, honest man," to whom Italy
owes so much. Our author is inlpartial,
and does not] conceal the monarch's
grave faults, but he does not harp upon
these as those do who are enemies, and
therefore wish to conceal his public
merits behind his personal trans-
gressions. He was a faithful con-
stitutional monarch, and politically a
worthy example to all whose trade it
is to be kinffs. How much we wish that
he had subdued his passions as he con-
?[uered his lesser foes ! We mourn that
talj should be saved and that her
fallant monarch should be self-enslaved.
L second time we commend this '* New-
Plutarch Series ** of lives. Not only are
the volomes eheap as mere ormter'a
wares, but thej are thorougUj good
from a literary point of view.
HoMkin's lUustrated Handbook 'and
TottHsfs Oidde to the Isle of WighL
With Map. Partridge and Go.
This is a useful little guide-book, bat it
might easily have been made much
better than it is. The compositioa^ is
very imperfect, many sentences are in-
complete, and the printing is ezoeed-
ingly incorrect It these matten are
attended to in a future edition of the
book, visitors to the Isle of Wight will
find that it is worth all that it coata. It
can be obtained ^post free, for seven
stamps, of Mr. Moskin, 98, Tumei'a-
road, Bow, £.
$0tl8.
Fbxbnds will please to notioe that we have
dght pages extra this month for accounts.
When we occapy so much space with the
record of donations, we do not deprive our
subscribers of their reading-matter. Our
aim is to keep the Magazine thoroughly in-
teresting. Will those who think we succeed
give us a little help by obtaining new sub-
scribezBforus?
We thought that friends might like to see
the pattern of tiie keys which were pre-
sented at the opening of the Infirmary and
the Play-hall of tne Girls' Orphanage.
Silver trowels have been siven in hundreds
of cases, and this is a little variation upon
a well-worn custom.
The prayer-meeting held before the Lec-
ture on ThursdBjpi to pray for the Pastor
evidently grows m favour with the people.
Tt is a season of refreshing both to preacher
and hearers. Would it not be well for other
diurches to try this method, and spend an
hour before service in praying for the divine
blessing to rest upon the preaching of the
word? Anything which tends to mcrease
the prayerf ulness of the church should be
regarded with favour.
On Sunday f June 18, the beloved pre-
sident of one of the If etropolitan Taber-
nacle Adult Male Bible-dasses, Elder W.
Perkins, fell asleep in Jesus. Although
called away from the work he so much
loTedjhis influence will long be felt bv those
whom he either led to the &viour, or nelped
onwards in their Christian life. His life and
death preach a powerful sermon to us aU.
We saw him covered from head to foot with
sore boils, and exhibiting in his own peiaon
both the patience and the suffering A Job.
He lived well, and died well. Such men as
he are few, and their deaths are predoua.
By the unanimous vote of the memhars,
and with the Pastor's hearty aoquiesoanoe.
Elder J. T. Dunn has accepted the post of
leader of the class, and under bis ab^
management we anticipate a new career of
usefumess for the earnest body of young
men who are here banded together for
mutual edification. During the past month
we have received from the class £23 for the
College, and £30 for our Indian Evan-
gelists' Fund*
On Monday wening^ June 26, at the
Tabemade prayer-meeting, Mr. J. S. Har-
rison, one of the two students who want
out to Australia with our son Thomaa, gave
an account of his work as the first pastor
of the chnrdi at Deloraine, Tasmania, and
afterwards as an evangelist in the oolonies.
His report of the various CoUm brethren
whom he had visited was very cheering, but
he most of all delighted na with his recital
of the suooees of Mr. A. J. Clarke at West
Melbourne, and our son Thomaa at Auck-
land. He was able to bear personal taiti*
mony to the urgent need of a new du^iel
for the large congregation already gathered
in Auckland.
This is perhaps the best place in which to
insert an extract from a recent letter from
our son to his mother. Writing oonoeming
the Bazaar, which is to be held at Christmas
time, in aid of the building fund of the new
Auckland Tabemade, he says: — '* We shall
hftT* a ftmggle to maka tlie nls much of &
moMH ; but ■ mceeu it muit ba, k> dow for
the itiunrle. I un goiii^ in for the Tonng
Hen's Stall, and woadei if ulj of mjr eaget
SiBBTtt and Trolcfl i««d«i* will find it In
Ihair luaita to help ma. A cms from the
home Tabernacle ironld ba waloome f ot the
BMW Tabeniacle. If 7011 ahonld hau of
r mcb deairaa, give my addresi. I
11 (IKII7 pa; caniaga and dotr bw mob
any i
wiU(]
good good
I hudly (
When I mile Oiis, mind ;on,
If expect anything of the loii, bnt
there ia no harm in laggeating poadbiUtiaa,
A caw vill be lent from the Tabemade,
■o that an; friends wbo i*i>h to help will
hare an opportunity of doing so. Faicela
ahoold be aent on ai apeedil; aa poaaibls, and
addreosed to Ui*. Etoiu, Metnqtolitan
Tabernacle, Newin^^ton, Lmidon, tor Mr.
Thomaa Sporgeon'i Bazaar. MonoTer, it
would ba pecuUailr pleaaant to the father if
many frienda would rally to the help of the
•00. OoT readera muat hare bean ints-
reated by tbepapers which have baen eon-
bibntad by Thomaa Spnrgeon, and aa he
ha* now a needful bnt heavy work in band,
we should be glad to >ee him largely he^ped.
He haa taken up his position in a meet
important put of New Zealand ; it ia im-
portant that a good church shoald be built
ap there, and to that end the people muit
have a honae to meet in. Help out bod Iot
his own sake, for he is worthy, and for our
aake^ if that argument will weigh with you.
A balzaar in Auckland is all very well, bnt
it would be far better to send money than
goods. Combina the two, and tu boat
On Mondturremng, July 3, a meeting of
the ladiea of the church and oangmgafion
waa held in the Lecture HaU, for the par-
poaa of foiroing ■ Tabernacle Aunliary fOr
Zanana MiMionWork. Paitor C, H. Spur-
geon presided at the meatins, and ^tar a
Brief »"- -" • ^« -
Zananaa and aohoola. ICre. Bouse pleaded
with great patfaoa and eamaatneaa the claims
of the work. Hn. AUiaon responded to the
pastor'* request to state the at«pawludi had
led to the praaant movement. It-was fro-
pooed that the sum of at least £120 abonld
be raised antmally at the Tabernacle for the
support of a Pemala Missionary, who should
S TO all her time to the work. Ur. W.
Inaj and Ur. Allison alio explained tho
plans of the friends who bod interested
themselves in the matter, and a list of aub-
aoiiptiDns waa read, wbidk waa coniideiably
extended at the doae of the meeting. Mn.
C. H. Bpurgeon has consented to act as
Prendsnt, Mn. Allison as Treaauiv, and
Mia. Chorlea Murrell aa Secrstarv, to the
committee about to be formed, llie Pastor
is delighled to see this new vessel lannched
under anch favourable circumstancea.
At the prayer-meeting in the Tabemaola,
the same evening, a puty of mjsaionariaa
from the China luand Mission attended, and
asked for tbe praycn of the church on tJieir
work. AmoBg them waa one of our
tonner studei^ Dr. E. H. GdwordL who
has been trained at the Edinbntgh MedioaJ
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N0TX8.
CocuoB.— Mr. T. I. StocUey has ao-
oepted the pastorate of the church at Port
Mahon, ShcoBleld, and the following brethren
have remoTed :— Mr. W. Bonser, mm Burs-
l«m, to Fenton, Staffs., where we hope to
bnild op a Baptist canae; Mr. W. QlanviUe,
from Sgremont, to Newport, Isle of Wight ;
Mr. G. Gknom, from Kilbam, to Soham,
Cambs. ; Mr. Q. B. Bichardaon, from Charl-
bnrj, to Eynsf ord ; and Mr. Albert Smith,
late of Edier. to West Drayton.
Mr. 8. A. Byke has resiemed his pastorate
in Toronto, in order to Moome Business
Manager of the Canadimn Baptitt and book-
Toom*
One of onr medical misslonazy stndents,
Mr. E. H. Edwards, B.M., has been ac-
cepted br the China Inland Mission, and
has sailea for China.
On Tue9day^ July 18^ the President
preached an <^pen-air sermon in connection
with the laying of the foundation stone of a
new 6hapel at Homchurch, where Mr. £.
J>j9K is labouring with much success.
About half the amount needed for the
bnildinff is already in hand, and £100 more
is promised, learmg about £270 still to be
raised. Mr. Abnraoi, who laid the stone,
has been the means of the formation of a
Baptist church in Homchurch.
EvAirasiiBis. — ^Mr. Bax has written the
following appredatiTe report of Messis.
Smith and Fullerton's seryioes at Salters'
HaU Chapel :—
*'I>ear Mr. Spurgeon, — ^It is with yezy
mat thankfulness I write to inf onn you of
tne great blessing we have received at Sal-
ters* Hall through the visit of our beloved
brethren, Messrs. Fullerton and Smith. Our
dear breuiren were with us for three weeks,
and the services seemed to increase in in-
terest and power to the rezy last ; and it
was with the most sincere regret that we
bade our friends farewelL Mr. Fnllerton's
preaching is altogether remarkable. It ii
▼eiy pointed and illustratiye, and appeals
much more to the reason and oonscienoe
than to the emotions. To this fact probably
is to be attributed the entire absence of any-
thing like undue excitement. People feel
they are being addressed by an earnest,
true-hearted man, who entirely forgets
i>iiii«ftif in hjs work. Mr. Smith's sinyng
adds greatly to the interest of the sernoes,
which are singularly bright and happy.
The special serrices for children, conducted
by lu. Smith, are not likely soon to be
forgotten by the little ones. They abound
in anecdote, and always have a good appli-
cation. Some of tne meetings deserve
especial nolioe, r.^., the early Sunday-
morning serrice for workers, the meetings
for men only, and women only, and the ex-
cellent song-services on Saturday evenings,
which I may sav, in passinff, are no mexe
entertainments, but full of the gospel, both
spoken and sung. The results have been
very blessed, iiany persons have been
pressed into active service for Christ,
have enierisnoed a great nrival
in their spiritual life, and have been rovsel
to deep oonceru for the salvation of their
fellows, while a vezy large number nrnfsss
to have found rest and peace in ChiiR. God
ii with our dear friends, of a truth, and the
crowds which nightly filled our spacious
chapel prove triumplumtly that it is not at
all necessary to resort to all sorts of vulgar
and senseless expedients to gain the ear of
the multitude. Our treasurer will forward
you in a few days a cheque as a thank-
offering, and I only wish it were double the
amount.
" With very best k>ve,
'* I remain,
<' Faithfully years.
i(
t»
the accounts were doeed we hav«
received a cheque for £46 as a thankoffer-
ing for Che blessing received through our
brethren's virit.
During the past month the evMiyelists
have been oooauoling very soooeasfQl ssb-
vices in oonneotion with nearly all the
churohes in Woolwioh. After a esesoo of
resty which they both greatly need, they will
agam visit the south-west of Ihigiand, in
'vndoh they can still arrange for a zew more
engagements. In response to Mr. FuUer-
ton's letter in last month's Magarine he has
received fxom " A Friend '>£6 for the dis-
tribution of seimons, and a lady at Salteis'
Hall Chapel save Mr. Smith £6 for the
same object. These are the only donations
to hand at present towards the £200 that
will be required fbr the proposed 100,000
sermons to oe given away at the evangelists*
services.
OBFBANAas.— We have decided to pto-
oeed at once with ttie erection of the next
portion of the Qixis* Orphanage buildings.
We reported at ihe/SU on June 21st that we
had at that time a balance of £3,000 in hand
on the building fund aooount, and during the
past month we nave received £1,000 from "A
IViend," who does not wish his name to be
known. This enables us to go forward with
confidence, assured that ^ rest of the
money will be forthcoming as it is required.
The plans for the laund^ have beau pre-
pared, and the building will be commenced
as soon as possible ; thedining-hall, kitchen,
and master's house being Int for the pre-
sent. We can the more readily oontmue
our building operations without anidety as
we have recently received for the general
purposes of the institution two Mgaciee
amounting together to nearly jS§,000.
Blessed be the name of the Lord.
On Thursday afUmoon, Jwm 29, Mr. W.
Boss entertained the whole of the Orphanage
boys and girls at a strawberry-tea at the
Horse-shoe Iron-wharf, Old Kent-road;
for which the President veiy heartily
thanked him. A oonsideirable number m
visitors also partocA of Mr. and Mrs. Boss's
kind hospitsklity, and then showed their in-
terest in the oi^ians by making a
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447
ooHeotioQ In aid of the inttitatitfn. Tliiu
one friend after another lielps ns to make
tlie little ones happy.
A oonntry donor writes : — " Whenever I
hvLT or sell a horse, or have one born or die,
I always make a tithe of £1 for something
which seems to claim it most (your in-
stttntions principally). I was very much
tempted on one occasion not to do so ; cir-
comstanoes seemed to forbid, when one of
my horses died ; bnt a few days after I had
an account sent to me which I never ex-
pected to get, showing me plainly that the
did promise is as sure now as ever. Since
the enclosed P.0.0. was obtained, the colt
has died, so that is the reason yon get the
sovereiim extra.'*
We have experienced a great sorrow.
Ids TT^nwtt^h Moore, an invaluable worker,
has for years served faithfully at the
Orphanage, but having been for some time
unwell it was the unanimous opinion of
doctors and friends that a change and a sea-
voyage would be of great benefit to her.
Our land friend, Miss Annie Maophenon,
generously made an opening for Miss Moore,
and she 1^ us, as we all hoped, to return
in a year or two, refreshed and well. She
felt it to be a great sorrow, though the holy
happiness of the home at Qalt, Ontario, and
the general kindness of Miss Macpherson
and friends helped her to tide over the
change ; but alas ! while she was speaking
of her grief at leaving us, she died, in a
moment, of heart-disease. We never had a
beUifv sister among us, and her death is to
us as sad as it is sudden ; only when we
look beyond this present scene we almost
envy such a translation. We shall not soon
see another like her, for in all respects, ex-
cept health, she was exactly suited to her
poet,— kind, gentle, faithful, Christ-like, she
was our ideaiof a Christian worker; but for
that very reason she was ready to depart
and to lie with Christ, which is far better.
There is a voice in this to all of us who are
banded together at the Orphanage — " Be ye
alsoready.^'
>t
CoiPOBTAOB.— The reports of work from
the colporteurs continue to arrive, and many
of them tell of the conversion of sinners
through their labours. Some of them ap-
pear specially useful in the cause of Tem-
perance. The following letter will be read
with interest. It is from a colporteur who
has charge of a Sunday-school, and who
also oonducts the services in the village
chapel: —
'^At the end of another quarter I submit
a brief report of past labours. I have very
much to DC thankful for, although I cannot
exceed the amount proviously realized by
the sale of books, ^¥hen I consider that
manv of the families have been out of
employment, and others do not care about
purchasiDg books, I can still thank Qod, and
take conrage, and my daily prayer is that
God may abundantly bless his word, and
the different periodicals which I have been
enabled to dispose of; also that I still may
have an increased demand for the good and
useful literature.
"ITpon the whole, I continue to be 'well
received; there are a few exceptions, and
some areas ha^yto see me as tiiough I
were one of their own family. In some of
the villages we are having glorious times,
and several, I feel sure, are under serious
impressions.
**€k>disal80 blessing our labours in the
GKjspel Temperance Movement, and in one
of the darxest villages through which I -
travel glorious have been the resulto. One
hundred have signed the pledge, and donned
the blue ribbon. Praise ^e Lord ! All
these are new recruits brought in during
tiie last five months, and I am happy and
thankful to Qod that nearly all of tnem are
staunch and true; and, more than that,
some of them are anxious about their souls'
salvation, and now instead of being found
in the alehouse singiD^ the devil's songs,
they are to be heard smging the songs of
Zion.
*' Among those that we have been led by
Gk>d to rescue is one of the greatest
drunkards in the place, and another who, in
a drunken spree, was stabbed, and nearly
lost his life. But now they are respectably
clothed, and in their right mind, and as the
result we have been enabled to sell books to
them, and others who before spent the
greater part of their wages in strong drink
and tobacco.
"One man in particular deserves men-
tion. He had been a regular attendant at
the house of God for years, but the drink
was a snare to him, also the pipe ; but now
as the result of talking to him ne has thrown
his pipe, etc., into the canal, given up his
beer, and signed the pledge. Instead of
Spending his nioney as before, he has or-
ered from me ** 'Die Life of Christ," and
bought other books as well. On the whole,
we have very much to be thankful for."
The efforts of over seventy Christian men,
engaged in various parts of the country,
domg similar work to that described above,
cannot but result in a miffhty blessing, ana
when it is remembered tnat each man is a
distributor of thousands of volumes and
Sarts of religious and moral books, the in-
uence for good of the Association can
hardly be over-estimated. The committee
will be glad to hear from friends in any
districts willing to contribute £40 a-year
towards the support of a man. This is one
of the cheapest xorms of Evangelistic work
known.
Regular contributions are also needed for
the (General Fund, to continue the work
already in hand. They may be sent to "hlLr.
W. Cordon Jones, Secretary, Colportage
Association, Temple-street, London, S.E.,
Mbtbopoutan Tabebztacls Total Ab-
snxnsNOB Socxett. — ^The regular meetings
of this society, which are hela in the Taber-
nacle Lecture - hall, every Wednesday
448
PA8T0B8' OOLLBGE.
eyening, oontinae to be well sustained, and
in every way succesaf ul. Duzing the four
months since the moyement was started
nearly 900 pledges have been taken, the
signers being nearly all those who were not
previously total abstainers; and, better
Etill, many cases of conyersion have resulted
from the work. It has been carried on from
the commencement on the principles of the
Gospel Temperance Union, as advocated by
Messrs. H. T. Booth, W. Noble, and F.
Murphy, although the wearing of the blue
ribbon Ibadge is quite optional.
Arrangements have oeen made with Mr.
Bichard T. Booth to hold a series of Gtospel
Temperance Services in the Tabernacle,
commencing on Sunday afteriwony Septent'
her 3, and closing on Tuesday evening ^
September 12. On the Monday and Thurs-
day evenings the meetings will be held at
the close of the usual prayer-meetings and
service; and on Sunday evening, September
10, which will be the strangers' quarterly
free service, Mr. Booth will nold a special
meeting at eight o'clock. Lord Mount
Temple, Canon Wilberforoe, Pastors W. J.
Mayers (Bristol), and C. Leach, F.G.S.
(Birmingham), and other able temperance
advocatw, have, we understand, promised
to help Mr. Booth. Will all who desire to
see Uie spread of the gospel and temperance
pray that a rich and lasting blessing may
rest upon the mission ?
PxBSONAL KoTBB. — Somc time ago we
published sixteen cases of usefulness of our
sermons, which had come under the notice
of one 01 our evangeliats. The same brother
has sent us the following additional in-
ddenti: —
(17.) Duzing my YorkshxzB campaign, I
met with an earnest worker who has bem
engaged in the Sabbath School for many
years. In conversation it transpired that
she was brought to Christ twenty-five yesn
ago through reading your -sermon on
^Ondia's lUa and England^s Sorowi'*
(No. 160). TJnta thfliL thoughtless and
unconcerned, the whole current of her life
was changed by reading that aerm<m : and
she waa led to devote herself and her
enerjries to the Saviour's service.
(18.) In NorthamptoBshire, far removed
fnnn any place of worship, I have during
the past year, repeatedly visited a poor old
lady, who is nearly nmety years of age.
Each visit has been a season of bliwring to
my soul ; for the .good woman ii one ofthe
happiest Christians I know. It is yesn
since she was able re^n^lvly ^ attend the
chapel where she is m membenhip; and
durmg this long absence her weeUy fesst
has been your sermons^which she readiand
re-reads con amore. Though she has never
seeu yon, she always inquires most esgeriy
of me oonoeming your work and your
health.
(19.) At A , 1 heard of a iuilitaiy
officer, who owed his oonvenion to reeding
one of the Metropolitan TabemacLe Ser-
mons ; and who, zor years after, until re*
moved to the service of the Sjng of kxngi,
bou^t half-ardozen of the weekly isns
for droulation among his brother offioen
—an example worthy of imitation hy all
who themselves profit by these sermons.
Baptisms at Metropolitan Tabemaole.—
June 26, eight ; June 29, twelre.
Statement of JRsceiptt from June IStk to July litk^ 1882.
MX* A0 CMsne ••• •••
Sin. Hi M. FerguflBon ...
Futor W. Jackaon
Ifire. Gilbert... ...
Mrs. A. Drayson
MiH I. Samuel
Hin H. Southwell
Pastor C. L. and Hn. Gordon
Mr. and Miob Bowley
Mr. JB. Monnaey
3£r8. A. Keeyil ... ...
Chepstow Baptist Church
Inf 9 ^J. J&. ... ••• «..
A friend in B ■ ■ ...
Mr. J. W. Fewtresi
Mr. George Seivwright ...
Collected at Portland Chapel, South-
amptcm, per Pastor H. O. Maekey
Bev. G. H. and Mrs. Bouse
D.E.O., Wilts
Tlie late Mr. Perkins' Kble-daas
Miss Moore, per J. T. D
Mr. C. S.Webb
0 0
10 0
£ B. d.
10 0
0 7 0
10 0
8 10 0
0 10 6
10 0
1 0
1 0
1 0
8 10
6 0
0
0
0
0
0
1 10 0
0 6 e
9 0 0
0 10 0
6 6 4
0 10 6
0 4 0
0 0 0
0 8 0
6 6 0
£ ad.
Jue. ^veDD .•• ... ... ... ... 8 8*
Mr. Balne ^ 0 10 0
The Misses Brsntfeld 8 8 0
A Thankofferiog 4 0 0
Mr.A. H. UoiM 0 6 0
Mr. John Hector 10 0
Ifr. Ti7. Boss... ... ... ... ... 10 0
Mrs. Tnnteklge 0 10 0
B^anee of Lecture, per Pastor W. B.
H»nes 0 9 0
Mr.D.Bobie 0 10 0
Mrs. Clement Norton ... ... 0 8 0
The Misses Black 8 0 0
Mrs. de K. ... 0 8 0
Mr. JohnBbsie 1 0 0
Mrs. GiUaaders 10 0
Weekly Off erings at Met. TM>. :—
June 18 80 0 0
„ 86 (inoluding £16
Rom '* An Austnhan
friend") 4T 10 8
July 8 84 8 6
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... 6 0 0
Kr. Bo^rkei'a BibleCLus...
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... 18 0 0
Hi0E.A.DaTiM
•••
... 110
Hr. Spriggs
•••
... 0 5 0
Annual Subseriptum : —
Mrs. Bathbone Tkylor, per F. R. T.
£ I. d.
. 9 10 0
£200 18 0
Statement o/ReeeiptM from
£ 8* d.
Un. H. Donaldfon 0 10 0
ICr. Jamea Stevenaon 0 2 0
Lilla, Bertie, and Jeaaie Kaah'a ool-
lectin^box 1 4
EUenOrcNuida 0 1
Mr. Wm. HazahaU 0 6
Hn. AxmDalc 1 0
MrB.£. Exrb7 0 2
Hn.WeUaaxidMiaaHaaler 1 0
Mis. BiddaU 0 10
Mm HopperUm 0 10
AIHeiid,perMr. A.8haw 0 6
Mr. Charlea Carnegie 0 10
Mr. A. Searle 1 0
Mr. Jamea Houaton 6 0
Salt for the Orphans 0 2
Mr. F. E. Browning 0 10
MiasB 1 0
Miaa Jackaon 0 10
Mra. Sarah Brown 1 16
Mr. W. Fainter 0 8
^ • 0« « « • • , • #»• •■« ••• ••• m X
Miaa. A. Leeder 0 6
Mr. F. Cooper ... ... ... ... 1 0
Matter Tom Brine 0 10
Beadera of the «*Chri8tian Herald*' ... 20 11
ButorW. Jackaon
Stamps from Ealing
£. A. Newton ... ... ..•
Mr. 8edo(de
MisaSplledt
Mra. Hunt and Friend
Mn.Markland
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jHHe I6th ta JhI^ Uth, 1882.
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MiaaMcEwin^
Dorweaton Ringera
MiB. J. L. Blake
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'• A. M* ... ... !«• •••
Mis. nraiker... ... ••• •■■
MiB. M. Boffera ... ... ...
Mr. Joaeph Near
Miaa Clara E. Berrjr
Miaa L. C. Sealy
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^h JOm .. . ... ... ... ...
Mr. Ti, Aigga ... ... ...
Mr. Oeorge Jingey
Mis. Heoer... ... ... .••
Mra. A. Drayaon ... ... »••
Sfiaa Sarah Gray mil
Brother Babbit
Collected by Miaa Jane Jordan :->
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0
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2
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0
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0
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0
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Mra. Cameron ... •.•
^Ir. Clarke
Mr. Qordon ... ... ...
Miaa J. Jordan
Mr. W. Johnaon ... ...
O. D. B. and Friends, Scar-
borough
O. D. D. (annual aab.) ...
CoOeeCed by Hs. James ...
Mr. James DongaU
^axs. ^L»%s» .•• ... ...
Mra. G. B. Bockenham ...
lira. M. O. Hewat
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6
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Mr. G. A. Calder ...
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Postal order from Faialey
A Widow'a Offering, A. B.
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Hiss H. Southwell
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Mr. Jno. Brigffs
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Mr. T. C. Clark
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Mr. F. Patteraon
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Mr. W. R. Hewitty per Hiaa Jackaman
2
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Mrs. Hsydon
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Pastor 0. L« and Mrs. Gordon
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M. E. S. ... ... ...
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A FHeud ...
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A Thankolfering
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MaryJonea
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A FHend, Glasgow
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Mr. W. C. Welling
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Mra. H. Keevil ... ...
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Mr. 8. Harwood
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Mr. Henry Tubby
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Mesara. James Biacholf and Sons
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Mr. 0. W. Colebzook ...
0
Mr. C. Julian
0
Mr. J. Goodacre
0
0
Mr. Hew^t
0
Mr.£.P.GolUer
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Mr. A. OaUaa
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Mr. A. Thompson
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Mr. H. Hutt .. ... ...
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Mr. C. W. Hoffknan
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Mr. R. Bracher
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Mr. R. Tompkina
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Mr. 0. Batby
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lb. J. Bngg
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Mr. B. Albury
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Mrs. Goodacre
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STOGKWSLL OBPHAHA0S.
MuBE.DaTies
Mr. J. W. Skinner ... ^
Postal Order from King's Heath
Siiss Mary Maxwell Bayley
• AV« Ja» •■• ••• ••• •••
Mr. John Cook
MuwS. Soott
Mrs. Thomas Heming
Martha Hart
MJas J. Banbury
Mrs. C Knock ... •*• •«•
Mr. R. K. Juniper.. , ... ...
Mr. J. McMoster
Mrs. E. Morley ... ^
Mr. and Mrs. Homer
M. M. M. ... .M ... ...
Miss E. Stockwcll
Miss Barah Rimell
Miss Manie Kempt
Mr. R. I&obinson, ''flntfruits"
mJ» *••■• ■•• a,, ,a« ««,
In memonr of ^ Becde," Montroate
Mr. I. B. Falconer
Mr. and Mm. O. Wight
Friends at Braintree, per Flutor J.
Foster
Collected by Miss Alice Blackmun
Mr. and Mrs. Krcll
Mrs. Scrcombe
Collected by Miss Mary Holmes
JOl» «iL« 1V» .•■ ••» ••« aMi
Mr. Alfred Bale
Mrs. Dodwcll
Mr. R. McElinley
A servant
Mrs. A. C. Watson
Per Pastor C. L. Gordon : —
Mrs. £. Phillips 0 10
Mr. Thomas Huvard ... 0 2
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0
0
Widoir Townsend
Collected by Master O. Cormack
Collected by Mr. Alfred Burleton
Mr. George Tomkinsy per Miss JoneB...
^^ ■ \jr« ••• ■•• ••• ••■ «•• •■•
Mrs. J. Smith ... ... ... ...
Mrs. G. Colycr
A fnend ... ... ... ... ...
Mrs. ] taker
"hlx. Ridgson
Teachers and Scholars at South-street
Baptist ChapeU Greenwich
Robert and Ann Gallant
Thankoffcring for Mr. Spuxgcon's ser-
lUOUH ••• •«« ••• ••• •■•
F.T.White
Collectc<i by the Misses Crumpton : —
Miss Arkill (three quarters)
Mr. G. Bctjamann, sen.
Mr. John Jones
Mr. J. Bill'ion
Mr. J. B.Kellcway...
0
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Th'o bright half-crowns given by a
little boy and girl to Mr. Spurgeon...
MisHNewmiin
MisHCs Anne and Elizabeth Newman...
Number one
Collected by Mr. H. E. Pickering
Com wall-road Baptist Sunday -school. . .
A friend ... ... ... ... ...
Mr. J. Alabaster ...
Sale of flowers br Miss Howells, from
Mrs. Alfred Major, Boxmoor
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Miss White
Mrs. Roberts
Two sixpences
Miss Randall
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Mrs. Wand
Florrie Wand's farthings
Mr. and Mrs. Willoox
Miss Finlayson
x^ . tfii. vones ... ... ... ... ...
A Scotch lady, per PluAor J. A. Spur-
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E. Collin ... ... ... •••
Mr. W. £. R. Hoskin
In loring memory of Fattie
Mr. John Wood
Mr. Sydney Smith
A Friend, per Pastor .1. H. Sobey
Rev. G. H. and Mis. Bouse
D. E.G., Wilts
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Mr. E. Jenner, per Mr. Allison...
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AshwelLMrs
Bon«<er. Miss
Bowles, Mrs«
BanUck, Mrs
Brewer, Mrs.
Barrett, Mr. H.
Brown, Miss J. H
Burrill, Ifiss £. It.
Brayne,Miss
Chard, Mrs. T. P
Cooper, Mr. J
Cockshaw, Miss
Christie, Miss A.
Cockle, Mrs.. Collected
from friends at Brock-
ley-road Chapel
Cliorlcs, Miss B
Cann, Miss
Cheney, Miss
Day, Miss
Duucombe, Mrs.
Dayey. Master
Ellis, Mrs
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Evans, Mr. W. J
Friston, Mr. O
Fiihcr, Mrs
Former, Miss £.
Gubbins, Mr. ... .^
Goblin, MfH
Hubbiud, Mrs.
Homer, Mrs.
Hoirbin, Mr. T. P.
Hinkinbothsm, Mi.^
Howe:>, Mr. C
Hcasman, Miss
Jcphs, M^
Jumpsen. Mrs
Knight, Mrs. J. £. «..
Lawson, Mrs
Lov^rrove, Miss It. H. ...
Leworthy, Miss
LondoEi, Blaster ... .„
livctt, Mrs.
Lewis, Mrs
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Jones, Maater
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Lewla, Miaa A.
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Lardner, Master H. H. ...
Lawrence, Mrs
Luxford, Miss
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Mathews, W.
HnthewA, Miaa M.
Huigtait Miaa
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Mement, Master H. E. B.
McXeal, Misaea Ellen and
Elizabeth
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Martin, Mrs.
Mills, Mn. W. B
Medwin, Mrs
Moore, Mrs.
McCombie, Mrs.
Mellon, Mrs.
Minter, Master Kirkham
Martin, Maater
Maxwell, Miaa
Monk, lira. 8
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Mann, Miaa
Middleton, Mra
Mackav, Biiaa
Mills, F.C
Middleton. Miaaea S. & A.
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Mills, Master H. ...
Miles, Mias
Kewbalt, Miaa A. ...
Ni^tacalea, l^Era. ...
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Nichols, Misa C. ...
Nicholls, Maator L.
Nicholas, Mias A. ...
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Newman. Joseph ...
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Pain, Mias C.
Palmer, J^Iaater Geo.
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Perry, Miaa W.
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Peters, Miaa F. W.
Ptqrh, Miaa
Pankhnrst, B.
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Parker, Miaa S. A.
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Bidley, Miaa E. ...
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Saunden, Mr. E. W.
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Stracey, Master Geo.
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White, Ifn
Williams, Master H.
Watkin9,Mr8
WooUey. Mira
Weekea, Miss
Wells, MiasM
Waterman^ Miss
Walker, Mn
Wheeler, Miss
Wilkinson, Miss
Ward, B. EL... ... ...
Warren, Misa
Woods, Mrs.
Warner, Miss
Wickstead, Misa
Woods, Thos.
Weckos, Misa
Wells, Miss
Womersley, Mrs
Watkins, Miss S
Wareham, Miss A.
Wri^hton, Mr
Willis, Mrs
Wilson, Mrs.
Woodhouse, Mrs
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Mothers* Meeting, per
Misa K. Buswell
n. C. S., a (^lass at Mans-
field - street Sunday -
school
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at New Cross, in penny weekly sub-
seriptions
■<?ollt'ctod by Miss Birkinshaw
A I'Viead, Preston
Collected by Ma;rter A. Gray
< 'ollec'^ed by Mr. Farra
I'oIIectod by Mrs. Shaw
The Misses Dranwlield
Master Walter Oakley
Collected by Miss Fitzfjerald
Collected by Miss Wain
Mr. G. F. Smith
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Miss Ivimey
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Miijor-Gi'neral W. G. I^ennox and Mrs.
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Mr. lUchurd Evans
3I1.SS J. Lord
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Mr. G. Wilson
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Mr. T. H. Howell
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Ji. M. G.. per V. J. C
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■Collected by Miss C. M. Bide well
Collected by Mjj*. Bunn
Collected by Mrs. M. Hod^^rson
Collected by Miss C. Bacon
Collected by Miss A. Dickson
Mr. Parr, per J. T. D
(Collected by 2fra. James
Collected by Mrs. Stringer
Collected by Mi<i8 Rory A. Pickworth
l'olli.*cted by Mi-s. J. Pudney
CV/Uec'ted by Mrs. Forrall
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Mr. A. Bobinsoa 10 0
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Mr. Jas. Bow 2 2 0
Mr.Oibberd 2 2 0
Mr. Bailey 2 2 0
Mr. Martin, Sen. ... 110
Mr. Martin, Jan. ... 110
Mr.W. J. Brown ... 110
Mr. Oloag 110
Mr. Hill 110
Mr. Sheppecd 110
Mr. Pope 10 0
Anonymoai 16 0
Mr. Hunt 110
A friend 0 10 6
A friend at St. John*s-
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Miss H. Marsdcn 0 8 0
A WeU Wisher, Newcastle-on-Ttne ... OS*
CoUected by Mrs. Priestley 0 10 •
Mr. O. Lampard 110
Mr. E. n. L. Wilson 2 0 •
Mrs. McCaie*s Bible Class ... ... 18 8
Fanny and Emily Godbould 0 8 i
Mr.Himford 10 0
Mr. Clarkson 0 M •
Mr. Spriggs 0 10 0
Mr. Wadland 10 0
Collected by Tom Hughes I !•
Master Prank BuUer I 00
Mf. A. H. Beard 0 0 •
Mr. John Hector 10 0
Bev.E.Bott 10 0
Mrs. H. St. Claire 0 10 0
Collected by Mrs. E. £. Dodwell ... 0 7 1
A Sailor, Cowes 0 10 0
M. M.... ... ... ... ... 0 6 0
Mr. J. Robinson 5 0 0
Mr. il. I'reston 100
CoUwtcd by Mr. W. Smith 0 10 •
Mr. W. Mann Oil
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CoU K!ted by Mrs. Charles Wood ... 4 1 7
Miss Long 2 0 0
ALoverof Jesus 0 4 •
Mr. Wiseman and daughters 1 00
E lith, Hilda, and Wul. Nottingham ... 0 T I
Mrs. Tunbridge 0 » •
Mr.*. Webb 110 •
Mrs. Coleman and servant ... ... 0 S^
A Servant*s Presents from Visiton ... 0 S <
Dorcas 0 » •
Mr. Alexander Sinclair 10 0
An Incurable 0 * •
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Mr. A. Benest 0 • •
A labouring man, Aberdeen ... ... 0 f <
Mr. W. Howaxd 1 * •
Mrs. Clement Norton Ot*
Collection at United BaptUmil asniee
at Haddenham, per Pastor T. Bimxf
Smith 2U ■
Mrs. Joseph WiDiama 0 IS •
Mr. R. MOls I 0 J
Mr. Jan. Smith «. ...Of'
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Sandwich, per Bankers, July 4th ... 8
Annnal Subscriptions :'^
Airs. O. LewiS ... ... ••• ••• 1
Bar. Thomas Cnzme 1
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Per F. B. T. :—
Mrs. Bathbone Taylor ...
Mr. Joseph Benson
Master Cecil Benson
MiasKiiig
Mr. T. B Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Smith
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Par-
kinson
Mr. Isaac Watts
MesKTS. Tibbatts and Sons
Mr. Harding
Mr. Jas. Horton
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Mr. Thoa.MiIward
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8 fr
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)/ Present*, per Jlr. CharUsworlh, to July 19<A.—- Paorisioxs : 1 Sack of Potatoes, t Bag of
^ Mrs. Walker; 6 Pecks of Gooseberries, Mr. A. Doggett; 120 Eggs, Miss Janet Ward ;
IS, Mr. Newton: 2 Chuma of Milk, Messrs. Freeth and Pocock ; 28 lbs. of Pudding Powder^
IVeeman and Uildyard.
iixo {Girla* Z>ii;i>(o/t) .-—Nine Articles, Miss Earl; 2 Pairs of Stays, W. Oakley ; 72 Articles,
ilTs Biblo Class ; 1 Patchwork Quilt, Mrs. Cooper; 1 Quilt, Mrs. Butterworth (per Mr. C.
r) : 12 Articles, Miss Allen : 2 Articles, "E. B."
niKo (Hoys* Division) .—Some Bows, per Mr. Bartlett ; Some Bows, Mr. Lake's Bible Class ;
1 of Remnants of Cloth. Mr. Eden ; 7 Articles, Miss Allen.
SAL :— Forty lUustrated Texts and Mottoes, Mr. J. E. Tressider ; 5 Dozen Illustrated Texts and
9unday-8ohool Union ; 2 Dolls, 3 Scrap Bcoks, " E. B." ; 600 Pftper Bags, Messrs. Crescens
nn ; 1 Doll and Clothos, 2 Mats, Mnt. De K— ; 1 Large Hamper of Flowers, Wimbome Baptist
piti< n, per Pastor J. Hooper ; 206 Table Forks, 40 Dessert Spoons, Mr. G. Wheeler ; One Pulpit
iding Desk, Dr. Soi>er ; an Ornamental Garden Gate, Mr. Boss.
Boom :— A Settee, Miss Jones (per Mr. Bound) ; 6 Pictures. Mr. H. Mansell ; 1 Parcel, Mrs.
8 Teapot Holders, 6 Tea Coseys, Miss Gilbey ; 12 Yards of Tatting, Miss Dobson ; 6 Dosen
of Mineral Waters, Messrs. Kinmond and Co.
Statement of Jieeeiptt from June I6th to July I4th, 1882.
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«a Boulter
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melOona
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Mrs. £. Liloyd ... ... ... ...
Profits from Beading Market Bookstall,
"Gargo o' Kedin'," for "The
ding Houisc '*
For ♦* The Liverpool House " : -
Friends at lirerpool, per
Ber. HxighStowell Brown
Mr. W. Litherland,pcrMr.
E. Mounsey
Mr. E. Mounsey
BCr. A. Doggett
Miss £. Bickerton Erans
Mr. G. M. Babbich
An unlmown friend
Emil^ Anne White
A bnck
Mrs. Taylor
A senrant-giri near Foztcs
Mr. and Mrs. W. MillB ...
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0 10 0
8 0 0
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£ 8. d.
Mr. Geoi^ Sdvwright 0 10 0
Mr. John Wood 0 7 6
M™. Couttie 0 10 0
^Sn. Thomas 6 0 0
Hn. Isaac Watts 110
Hr.Sanfoid 10 0
Bazaar goods sold at the Orphanage,
June 2l8t 41 17 0
Mr. A. H. Scard 0 6 0
In memory of dear Mabel Adeline ... 6 0 0
Mrs. A. Benest 0 6 0
An incurable 0 6 0
Mm. Garrard 10 0
A lover of Jesus 0 6 0
Mrs. Hatcfaard
Mr. and Mrs. Woollazd ...
Mr. Jaa. Hamilton
Miss E. Clover
Mr. Philip Davies
Jill. JD .a. .«■ .*• •*.
A fnend ... ... ...
U.f JAOseiey... ...
An invalid, Clapham Bark
Annual Subscription : —
Mrs. C. liCwis ... ...
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Statement of Reeeiptt from
Suhscripllons and Donations for Districts : —
£ 8. d.
High Wycombe District
-Norfolk Association
Nottingham Tabemade
Pastor C. H. Spurgeon, for Dorking ...
Miss Hadfield, for Hyde, Coives, and
Ventnor
Easex Congregational Union, Pitsea
District
Worcester Colportage Association
Southern Association
W.R, for Ilkeston
Northampton Association, Bulwick
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16 0
10 0
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30 0
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8 11
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£224 8
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Subscriptions and Donations to the General JPund: —
£ s. d.
Mr. J. Terrr S 0 0
Pastor C. H. Spnrgeon, from Legacy
left at his disposal by the late Mr. B.
Wallis 100 0 0
Mrs. Howard 10 0 0
Mrs. A. Drayson 0 10 6
Mrs. A. C. Watson 8 0 0
Mr. A. Long 110
June mth to July lith, 1882.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Wood ...
Pastor C. L. and Mrs. Gordon
Mrs. H. Keevil
Mr. B. Monnsey ...
Bev. Q. H. and Mrs. Bouse
D. E. G., Wflts
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Collected by Miss Fosbeiry
Mr. J. Harris
Mr. A. H. Scard ... ...
Mr. J. Hector
Mr. and Mrs. Potier
A Boas man
Mrs. Webb
The Misses Black
Part of a Sailor's Tithe ...
Mrs. Bobt. Wilson
J. H., Edinburgh
Mr. Spriggs
Annual Suhseription .*—
Mr. Geo. TomUns
Quarterfg Subscriptions ;—
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Mr. J. McHaffie
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Statement of BeeetpU from June Ihth to July lith^ 1882.
£ a. d.
'Thankoifering for Mr. Bumham's ser-
vices at Trowbridge 10 0
Pastor C. L. and Mrs. Gordon 10 0
Mr. and Mra H. Wood 10 0
XL. £<. o. ••• ... ... ... ... O o 0
Mrs. H. Keevil ... 6 0 0
D.E.G., Wilts 0 6 0
•Collection at Sandy, after servioes by
Mr. Bnmham 1 18 6
Mr. A. A. Scard ... ... ... .„
Mr. John Hector ... ... ... ...
Thankoffering for Messrs, Smith and
FnUerton's Servioes atTrini^Gh^»eI«
John-street, Edgware-road ... ...
Mrs, Bayboolu
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£44 7 6
Friends sending presentt to the Orphanage are earnestly reqtueted to let their names or
initials accompany the same, or we cannot properly aeknowledae them; and also to write
Mr, Spurgeon if no aeknowledpment is sent within a wetk. All parcels should be addressed
4o Mr. Charlesworth, StoekweU Orphanage^ Clapham Mood, London.
Subscriptions wiU be thankfully received by C. H, Spurgeon, " Westwood^ Bsulak ElU,
Upper Norwood, Should any sums be unaeknowledaea in this list, friends are requested to
sffTite at once to Mr, Spurgeon, Feet Cffiee Orders snould be made payable at the Chief QfieSf
I/mdon, to C. H, Spurgeon*
SWORD AND THE TROWEL.
SEPTEMBER, 1882.
IfiiHiilfural ^bbnss
AT THE EIOHTEENTH ANXUAL CnHFEKGHCE OP THE PASTORS'
COLtiEGB ASSOCIATION, APRIL 18, 1882.
Si C. H. BPORGKON.
(CoTicluded fi-om page 408).
HITHERTO we have been going round the text, after the
example of Rowland Hill ; now let ns come fair); up to it.
"When I am weak, then am I strong."
I, Here is, firsts a depresbinc} exferienoe. " When
I am weak:" when ia that? Tnily, we are bo alwaja. Ib
there ever a time when the atrongeat Ohristian Ib not comparatjrely
weak ? But there are aeaaona wh&n we are conBcioaaly weaK. Take
PaQl'a case as an illnstration. He had been canght np into the third
hesTeo, bnt he could not bear revelations bo well as John, who had
enough of them to fill a boob, and yet was never elated by them ; bnt
Paul was not go well qualified to be a eeer, for ho was more at home
with argnments than with viBions, and therefore when he saw a viBioo
he Bet great store by it. He kept his aecret for fifteen years ; bnt it
was anch a very remarkable thing for him, and so much out of his own
natural line of things, that the tendency in him was to be exalted by
the abnndance of ^e revelation; and therefore the Lord sent, not
Satan, bnt "a messenger of Satan," a mean, despicable apirit, not to
fight with him with sword and bnckler, bnt to " buffet him," as boys do
tJieir playmates. Have yon never had an insigniGcant thing to vex
yon, like a fly bozzing aronnd yon ? Have yon not felt the trial to be
460 IllTAUOUBAL ADDBE8S.
intensely worrying, and yet meanly trifling ? Yon conld hare girded
yonrself to meet a lion, bnt this trouble was a mere yelping cnr, and it
irritated yon to the last degree, and inflicted a pain upon yon. Panl
does not describe his trial as the cnt of a swora, else he would hare
bound it up; it was only the prick of a thorn ; he conld scarcely see
the cause oi the pain, or he would have taken a needle and extracted it ;
but it was a little thorn which had buried itself in the flesh, and
festered there. This was Paul's worry, and it was sent to keep him
humble. Paul might have gloried in wrestling with the deyil; bnt
this was a wretched business. To grapple with a great temptation,
and to hurl it to the ground, has a grandeur in it which inspires yon;
bnt it is yery different when yon are assailed by a thins so small that
you despise yourself for taking notice of it, and yet it frets your soul.
You say to yonrself, ** How weak I am I Why am I thus irritated and
disturbed ? If anyone else made half this fnss about a little thorn I
should say, 'You oaght to know better'; and yet here am I, a
preacher of the gospel, greatly tried by a trifle, and beseeching the Lord
thrice to take it away &om me, for I cannot bear it." Do we erer get
into such a condition ? I wish that at such a time we would confess
our abject weakness and cast ourselves upon God, for then should we
be maae strong.
This festering of the thorn does not afiSict us all, because it does not
happen to all to see visions; but many servants of God are made to feel
their weakness in another way, by an oppressive sense of responsibility.
Brethren, I speak to you as unto wise men, who will not misunder-
stand me. I hope you will always feel your responsibility before God ;
bnt do not carry the feeling too far. We may feel our responsibility
so deeply that we may become unable to sustain it ; it may cripple
our joy and make slaves of us. Do not take an exaggerated view
of what the Lord expects of you« He will not blame you for not
doing that which is beyond vour mental power or physical strength.
You are required to be faithfoJ, bnt you are not bound to be succes^L
Yon are to teach, but you cannot compel people to learn. You are to
make things plain, but you cannot give carnal men an understanding of
spiritual things. We are not the Father, nor the Saviour, nor the Com-
forter of the Church. We cannot take the responsibility of the universe
upon our shoulders. While vexing ourselves with fancied obligations
we m^ overlook our real burdens. I could sit down and meditate
until I felt the responsibility of the whole south of London upon
my back, and this wonld render me unable to look after my own
church. What is the practical result of m&king yourself, as one man,
responsible for the work of twenty men ? mil you do any more ?
Will you do it any better ? I saw a horse this morning which was
Eulling at a three-horse load. How he tagged! How he strained
imself. I thought to myself, there is a good horse being mined. His
master ought to take off part of his load, or else put more horses to poll
with him. Does our Lord and Master treat us m this fashion ? Sb ;
we overload ourselves. We get tug^g away as if the salvation of the
world depended upon our straining ourselves to death. Now, I do not
want you to get away from feeling a dne measure of responsibility ; bat
then you are not Gi}d, and you do not stand in God's place ; yoo are
IKAUGUBAL ADDRESS. 461
nofc the rulers of proYidence, and yoa have not been elected sole managers
of the coTenant of grace; therefore do not act as if yoa were. Bat, dear
brethren, having said this mnch by way of caTcat, lest I should lead
any of yon to despair, let me now say, — ^hare we any of us fully
felt the measure of our responsibility ? If there be one such here, let
him speak; but I shall not believe him. We have not done what
we should have done, what we could have done, nor what we ought
to hare done, nor what we will yet do in 6od*s strength. Perhaps
we have worked up to the full of what was expected of us in quantity,
but how about the quality ? It may be we have attended quite enough
meetings, and delivered quite enough sermons ; but then, has this been
done in an apostolic spirit, and night and day with tears have we
warned men and pleaded with them as in the sight of God? Our
responsibilities, when they are thoroughly felt^ crush us, and then are
we weak indeed ; but this weakness is the road to strength. '* When I
am weak, then am I strong."
And do we not often feel weak in the sense of utter unfitness for leing
ministers at all by reason of our sinfulness. Paul said of his calling to
the ministry, ''Woe is unto me if I preach not the gospel." We can
say it too ; yet sometimes we feel as if we would speak no more for
Christ, and we should sink into silence were it not that his word is
as a fire in our bones, and we cannot refrain. Then we think we will
go away into the far West, and in some log cabin teach a few children
the way of salvation, for we do not feel fit for anything higher. Our
shortcomiogs and our failures stare us out of countenance, and then
are we painfblly weak ; but this also is the highway to strength :
*' When I am weak, then am I strong."
Sometimes we grow depressed and weak because our sphere of labour
seems speciaUy difficult This is not the time to dilate upon the peculiar
trials of our pastorates. Ministers in London could tell a tale that
would astonish you, for they see things which are their burden day and
night. As for our country brethren, what some of them have had to
put up with ! They cannot move the deacons and the church at all,
but perhaps the deacons wish to move them; they cannot get at the
people, and though they preach their hearts out they preach to empty
uews. If we could only put certain men into the positions which their
brethren faithfully occupy under great discouragement, thev would
know themselves better, and leave off boasting, and instead of finding
fault they would wonder that so much has been accomplished under
such circumstances. By that way also we become strong: when God
makes us feel that our work is impossible to us without his aid then
are we driven to his strength.
Some of you are quite alone as to the helpful fellowship of kindred
spirits. This is a trying deprivation, and may well depress you. Beside
this, many of you are poor^ and you hardly know how to support your
families. As 1 listened to the praver of the brother who led our
devotions just now, and rememberea what he is suffering, and how he
has actually worked in the harvest-fields, with working men, so that he
might earn his bread and preach the gospel, I felt that I could rejoice
in him. Still I know that poverty often makes a man feel sadly weak ;
when his children are without shoes, and the wife's dress is nearly worn
4G2 INAUGU&AL ADDBBS8.
out;, and he knows not where any more are to come from, his heart
Binks within him. In addition to this, it may be that r^oach comes
undeservedly. A scandalous story from the father of lies may be forged
against yon, and yon may be quite nnable to defend yourself. Yon
fear lest in trying to erase the blot you might spoil the page. Hearts
are broken over this matter. Oh, how weak a man becomes when this
is the case ; he may half feel himself guilty after haTin|^ heard the
accusation repeated again and again, although all the while he is as
pure as the driven snow. This brings a wei^ess which may paralyze
a man. Oh to be strong in the Lord at such times.
I suppose you do not think that I ever get dried up, and find it diffi-
cult to say anything fresh in my sermons, and yet so it is. Think, dear
brethren : I hare more than twenty-seyen Tolumes of sermons in print I
It grows harder to say anything new as those volumes increase. Where
will the next sermon come from ? is the question we have asked our-
selves again and again ; we have feared that we could not keep np the
supply, and we have felt our own weakness to a terrible degree ; but
this, also, is the way to strength. So prepare yourselves, my younger
brethren, to become weaker and weaker; prepare yourselves for sinking
lower and lower in self-esteem; prepare yourselves for self-annibilation,
and pray God to expedite the pocess.
Certain brethren know nothmg of this experience, they are not weak
at all; but despise such confessions. Have you never met with preachers
who can keep on and on; and though thej never did say anything and
never will, yet they never know what it is to be weak. They are just
as able to-day as ever they were. I have heard of an old Scotch
preacher, whose divisions were very numerous, and whose subdivisions
were almost innumerable; so one day the people, one by one, went
away, until at last the boy took the keys up and said to him, '^ Yoa can
lock the church up when you have done." Some are so very long in
saying nothing, and are so surely emptying tiieir places, that it would
be wise to hand them the keys so that they might retire when they are
quite through. As tor some of us, we are consciously feeble, and when
we prose we know it. We come out of the pulpit at times feeling
that we are less fit than ever for the holy work. Our last sermon we
judge to be our worst, and frequently for that reason it is our best ; we
grow, and among other growths we grow downwards.
We shall go on feeling less fit, and still less fit, and all the while
becoming more suited to be used of the Lord. I know one who said
the other night, when she was reading, that it seemed as if her eyes had
dropped out. The truth was her spectacles had fallen off. Go on
losing your spectacles, and be sure that you get rid of all those holy
tones and whines, and grotesque methods, and stiffnesses and manner-
isms, which are not your eyes, but only shockingly bad spectacles.
II. I conclude by speaking upon the blsbssd ezpsbisnce. " When
I am weak, then am I strong." How is it, and how can it be ? Well,
first, it is when I am weak that / am sure to flee to Ood for succour and
help. The little coney mentioned by Solomon was a poor, puny
creature, and yet he baffled the sportsman. Learn a lesson from him.
'' The conies are a feeble folk ; yet make they their houses in the rocka."
Brethren, because I cannot think, I hide behind a doctrine which God
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has thought ont for me; and becanae I cannot inrent a hypothesia I
hide my soal in a self-eyident fiust ; and becaoBe I cannot even be con-
aiatent with myeelf, I get behind the plain teaching of the text^ and
there I abide. It is wonderful how afcrong a man fee& in snch a hiding-
place. When yon cannot lay a stone, and cannot lift a trowel by
yourselfy then yon may begin to bnild for QoA, for he wlQ make yon a
worker together with him, your feebleness will be linked to the eternal
strangth, and then the wall will rise with speed. " When I am weak,
then am I strong."
Next, we are strong when we are weak because we gam our strength bu
prayer^ and our weScnsss is our best argument in supplication. Jacob
nerer conquered until he limped, nay, until he fell. When the sinew
shrank the suppliant triumphed. When you are engaged in prayer,
plead yonr sfcren^, and you will get nothmg ; then plead your weak-
ness, and you will preyaiL There is no better plea with dime Iotc
than wealmess and pain ; nothing can so preyail with the ereat heart
of Ood as for your heart to faint and swoon. The man wno rises in
prayer to tears and agony, and feels all the while as if he could not
pray, and yet must pray — he is the man that will see the desire of his
soul. Do not mothers always care most for the tiniest child, or for
that which is most sick ? Do we not spend the greatest caice upon
that one of our children whidi has the least use of its limbs ? and is it
not true that our weakness holds God's strength, and leads him to bow
his omnipotence to our rescue?
There is another strength in weakness which it is well for us to haye.
I belieye that when we preach in conscious weakness it adds a wonderful
farce to the words we utter. When Mr. Enill went out to distribute
tracts among the soldiers, he tells us that there was one wicked man
who said to his comrades, " I will cure him of oomin^ to us with his
tracts " ; so when a riuff was made around the mmister and the
blasphemer, he cursed Mr. Knill with awful oaths. Hearing these
promne words Mr. Knill burst into tears, and said how he longed for
the man's salvation. It was years after that he met that soldier again,
when he said, '* I neyer took notice of your tracts, or of anything that
you said ; but when I saw you cry like a child I could not stand it, but
gaye my heart to Ood." When we tell our people how we are
hampered, bnt how much we long for their souls' salyation; when we
ask them to excuse our broken language, for it is the utterance of our
hearts, they beUeye in our sincerity, for they see our breaking hearts,
and they are moyed by what we say. The man who grinds out theology
at so much a yiurd has no power oyer men ; the people need men who can
feel — ^men of hevt, men, weak and feeble men, who can sjrmpathize with
the timid and sorrowful. It is a blessed thing if a minister can weep
his way into men's souls, or eyen stammer a pi^h into their hearts.
So, brethren, do not be afraid of being weak, — ^'^ When I am weak, then
am I strong."
Besides this, another form of strength comes of weakness, for by it
our sympaOiy is educated. Wlien you and I become weak, and are
depressed in spirit, and our soul passes through the yalley of the
shadow of death, it is often on account of others. I preached one
Sabbath morning from the text, *' My God, my God, why hast thou
464 INiUaUnAL ADDBE8S.
forsaken me ? " and ihongh I did not gay so, yet I preached my own
ezperienoe. I heard my own chains dank while I tried to preach to
my fellow prisoners in the dark; bat I ooold not tell why I was
brought into snch an awful horror of darkness, for which I condemned
myself On the following Monday eyening a man came to see me who
bore all the marks of despair upon his conntenance. His hair seemed
to stand upright, and his eyes were ready to start from their soc^Lets.
He said to me alfter a little parleying, " I never before heard auy man
speak in my life who seemed to know my heart. Mine is a terrible case;
but on Sunday morning you painted me to the life, and preached as if
you had been inside my souL" By Ood's grace I saved that man from
suicide, and led him into gospel light and liberty; but I know I could
not have done it if I had not myself been confined in the dungeon in
which he lay. I tell the story, brethren, because you sometimes may
not understand yonr own experience, and the perfect people may
condemn yon for haying it ; but what know they of Ood's servants ?
You and I have to suffer much for the sake of the people of our
charge. Gk)d's sheep ramble very &r, and we have to go after them ;
and sometimes the shepherds go where they themselves would never
roam if they were not in pursuit of lost sheep. You may be in Egyptian
darkness, and yon may wonder why such a horror chills yonr marrow,
but you may tie altogether in the pursuit of your calling, and be led of
the Spirit to a position of sympathy with desponding minds. Expect
to grow weaker, brethren, that you may comfort the weak, and so may
become masters in Israel in the judgment of others, while in your own
you are less than the least of all saints.
More than this, I believe that my text is true when a man becomes
weak through love to the particular place in which he is called to labour.
Suppose a brothw placed in the midst of a dense, poor population, and
he feels the responsibility of his work and the misery of souls aronnd
him until it gets such a hold upon him that he cannot escape from iL
He tries to think of more cheeifiil subjects, but he cannot shake off the
nightmare of the people's poverty and sin. It is with him by day, and
it is with him by night ; he hears the crying of the children, and the
wailing of the women ; he hears the sighing of the men and the groans
of the sick and dying, and he comes to be almost a monomaniac in his
desperate seal for his own part of the great field of service. Yea, that
man may kill himself with anxiety; but meanwhile it is evident that he
is the man whom God has sent to bless the people. He will go on thinking
and praying and planning, until at last he will hit on a method which
outsiders may judge to be as odd as the man ; but he will carry it out,
and the whole district will be the better for it. Oh, it is a blessing when
God caste a godly man into the middle of a mass of misery, and keeps
him there. It may not be a pleasant thing for him, but it will bring
a sevenfold reward in the end. I am glad that Uowaid felt that he
must go through all the prisons in Europe. He had a comfort-
able home of ms own, and yet he must roam through France, and
Germany, and Russia, poking his nose into eveij pestilential d(^-
nolo where prisoners were to be found. He makes himself familiar with
the unimaginable horrors of dungeon life^ and suffers fevers bom of
the jail*filth. He has a choice nose for the worst atmosphere; the
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fouler it is the more needfal that he shonld breathe it, for he has
a passion for the discovery and destruction of prison cruelty. He
comes home^ and writes a book upon his pet subject, and then, after a
little while, he is off again, and at last he dies a martyr to the cause he
has espoused ; yet it was worth while to be a Howard who could
liye and could die to rescue his fellow-men. Mr. Howard, it is because
you are so Teiy weak, and suffer so much from prison-on-the-brain^ that
you are strong ; yon will accomplish reforms while others are talking
of them. I dare say there were some who said, " These things must
be gradually ameliorated by the progress of better principles^ and we
must try new notions by degrees." Yes, this gradual reform is a prudent
idea, but then Mr. Howard is such a weak-minded man that he goes
raking up horrible stories ; and insisting upon it that murder by im-
prisonment must cease at once. Brethren, may you become weak in
like fashion, — ^almost out of your minds with restless resolre to save
souls. If you break loose in an absurd way, and set the chill proprieties
a-trembling, and the imbecilities ridiculing, it will cause me great joy.
Little do I eare if you become fools for Glmst's sake. When our weak-
ness verges upon fanaticism it may have all the more power about it
Mr. PlimsoU aid nobly when he stood up and pleaded against coffin-
ships ; but he was never so strong as when he lost himself, and broke
the rules of the House in the ardour of his passion. It was very weak of
him, but in that weakness lay his strength. Give us more of the speech
which comes of a burning heart, as lava comes of a volcanic overflow.
When the truth conquers us we shall conquer by the truth.
Weakness is strength, once more, because often a man's sense of
weakness arouses the whole of him; whatever there is in the man then
comes out» it makes the man intense in every part. Certain small
animals are much more to be dreaded in fight than larger beasts,
because they are so active and furious that they bite fifty times while
the greater ones are opening their mouths. A man might almost as
well face a hyaena as a rat or a weasel, because these lesser creatures
are all alive, and so intent on the attack, that they fi^ht with their whole
bodies ; claws and teeth are all at work, and thus they become strong
through that sense of weakness which causes them to use every atom
of force which they possess. Have you never seen a great man, perhaps
a Doctor of Divinity, concerning whom you have felt how mighty he is ?
We all acknowledge his strength; but what does he accomplish ? A far
smaller man full of grace and ardour, and all alive in working for the
Lord, achieves much more. The conscious littleness of the man makes
him live intensely unto God, — '' When I am weak, then am I strong."
Because I cannot do much, therefore I will do all I can. Because I
have little power, therefore I will useidl the power I have. Do not the
tradesmen say that '• a nimble ninepence is better than a la^ half-crown " ?
I am sure it is so. A sense of weakness may bestir us to a bravery Which
else we had not known. Look at our oountrv ages ago, when Spain
tried to destroy her. See the Invincible Armada ! Huge ships burden
the sea, and Papal warriors are speeding to the prey. England must
do her best. On the one side is Spain, mistress of empires, and on the
other is a poor little island, with a brave queen it is true, but with an
army and navy slender to the last degree. The monster ships are off
466 THE LITBRATUBE OF THE GALLOWS.
Plymouth; here they come, like a half-moon, or like jawB opening to
swallow 118 np. What is happening in Britain? Why, ereiybody is
preparing for the battle, and every man and every woman on the island
will fight to the death. All the seafaring folk are on the alert. Oar
Eailors in their diminative vessels are hovering ronnd the huge
galleons, waiting for an opportunity to strike a blow, and the oppor-
tunity comes.
" Look how the Lion of the sea lifts up his ancient crown,
And underneath his deadly paw treads the gay lilies down.**
Ood watches over England. He blows with his wind, and the sea
covers the Armada, and Spain is smitten and England is saved. It was
a sense of weakness that mov^ the v^onr of onr fore&thersy and
stirred the aaints to cry to Qod for help. Go to, ye mighty ones* ye are
not strong. Gome ye np, ye weak ones, to the help of the Lord, to the
help of the Lord against the mighty, for ye are strong in the Lord, and
in the power of his might.
And this, last of all, is the reason why we are strong when we are
weak, namely, because the eacrifice is leing consummated. When was
Christ strongest but when he was weakest ? When did he shake the
kingdom of darkness bat when he was nailed to the tree ? When did
he put away sin for his people but when his heart was pierced ? When
did he trample upon death and the old dragon but when he was himself
about to die ? His victory was in the extremity of his weakness, namely,
in his death ; and it must be the same with his trembling church : she
has no micht ; she must suffer, she must be slandered, and derided,
and so the Loid will triumph through her. The conquering sign is still
the cross. Wherefore, brethren, let us be perfectly content to decrease
even unto the end, that our right roysl Lord and King may gloriously
increase from day to day. Amen.
IT seems shocking, almost ludicrous, to speak of a young man going
through a course of reading as a preparation for the gdlows, and yet
it is litersJly true that impure reading has, before now, landed its victim
on the last stage of the road to ruin. In the vear 1829 a murderer
named Stratford was executed at Norwich, and the following is the
testimony, given at the time by a Ohristian friend who visited the
convict m prison: Again and again he assured me that his fidling
into vicious and criminal practices was the conseqnence of his having
imbibed mental poison from bad books — ^and the same assertion he
repeated to sevem other persons. An infidel publication^ long since
notorious for its fatal influences over the haman mind, became the
companion of his private hours. He read it, and adopted its principles.
He rejected the Holv Scriptures, looked upon their contents as a
cunningly devised fable, and to use his own expressions, gave up his
faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. Thus was he left without compass or
rudder, whereby to steer his course aright through the ocean of life.
467
BY TEBNOK J. CHARLESWOBTH.
THOSE who are jRuniliar with the habits of the working classes can
endorse the dictnm of the poet —
" All men think all men mortal but themselves,*'
for, with a remarkable want of forethonght, they are content to lire
from jear to year without making due provision for dckness, old age,
or death. The condition of a family dnrmg the protracted illness of a
working man is in most cases pitiable in the extreme. When the last
earned wages are ezhansted, articles of fnmitnre or clothing haying any
market yalne are either sold or pledged, the charitable are dnnnm for
contributions, tradesmen are requested to supply a few more necessaries
ou credit, and, as a last resource^ there is an aoject appeal to the poor-
law guardians for a pauper's dole. If death ensues the fiEineral expenses
must be borne by the parish unless Mends can be found to help, or the
undertaker has to accept the tardy discharge of his bOl by small instal-
ments extending over a period of months, or even years.
The straits to which the widow is put until she can turn her hand to
some employment, badly paid at the best, compel a feeling of mingled
grief ana pity. Should the wardrobe of the family be scanty, which is
generally the case, the stock is soon exhausted, and the children are
reduced to rags. From ttieyaunted independence of a working man to
the degraded pauperism of his family there is but a very brief step ;
shame that it should haye to be taken through his cruel selfishness or
unpardonable neglect. When will our working classes learn wisdom in
these matters ?
Bad, indeed, as is the social aspect of the improyidence of the people,
that which involyes spiritual and eternal issues is still more deeply to
be deplored. And yet how many there are who, when brought to face
the stem realities of death, are altogether unprepared for the conflict!
A neglected and despised Bible is called for, and the offices of a minister
or missionary are requested. Under such circumstances the agony of
remorse is often mistaken for the jpangs of repentance. How often has
the writer turned sad at heart irom the bedside of a poor deluded
worldling, indulging the wish that the lesson of such an experience
might not be lost.
^ Men may live fools, but fools they cannot die.**
When resident in the Surrey Parsonage as assistant minister, the writer
was frequently requested to yisit the sick and the d^ng of the crowded
district rouna Surrey Chapel. Bequests were sent m at all hours of the
day, and often at night would some anxious messenger come urging an
immediate yisit Late one Saturday eyening I waax^dled to see ** a man
who was dying," and without any aelay went to the address dyen. It
was a smalf four-roomed house, the front room on the ground floor being
retained by the landlady, so that each room was a separate tenement
The messenger conducted me to the back room up stairs, and there a
scene await^ me for which I was ill-prepared, and which will neyer be
effaced from my memory. With the exception of a broken chair and a
468 "by the blood op Christ i*m coming."
rickety deal Pembroke table, the room was utterly destitute of farni-
tnre. Stretched on a few old garments in the comer of the room, and
with the scantiest covering possible, there lay the sick man I had been
called to see. The wife, a poor wan creature, knelt by his side, holding
in one hand a rushlight, and in the other a cup of water with which she
Moistened his parched lips. Never in a long experience had I witnessed
such a scene of poverty and misery before ! To recall it now awakens
the shudder of horror which I oould not restrain as I looked into the
face of the sufferer. As I afterwards learnt, be was a skilled workman,
and disease of the heart had ended in consumption* Too ill to work,
and too independent to ask for parochial relief, he and his wife had
subsisted on the proceeds of their furniture for some months, and when
he came to need it most he had not a bed on which to lie down and die.
Such was the state of affairs when I stood watching his last atrnggles
for life. That the end could not be long delayed was evident at a glance;
and, kneeling by his side as he lay gasping for breath, I lifted my heart
in prayer for direction ere I prooeeaea with the simple message of the
gospel. As he looked up into my face with an anxiety he could not
conceal, I said, ^'AU have sinned and came short of the glory of Ood^;
and then I added, '' Such, my friend, is God's verdict. Tell me, do
you feel that TOU are a sinner? " A nod of the head, the only motion
of which he seemed capable, expressed his assent.
Oh, it was a sorry plight indeed for a poor soul to be in 1 Within a
few hours of eternity, and totally unprepared for the awful change.
Havins lived regardless of his soul's eternal interests, now that death
stared him in the face he was alarmed at the possibilities of the future,
and trembled at the verdict he knew must seal his doom* The vaunted
scepticism and cold indifference of years had at length riven jriiace to
terrible anxiety, and the mingled feelmg of remorse and ^spair seemed
to anticipate the perdition of the lost. Weakened by a wasting diqeaee
and long privation, he now felt the burden of his ^It as he had never
felt it before. He could not speak, but the intensity of his gaze spoke
his prayer. So long as memory holds her seat wiU tliat scene haunt me!
Feeling that conviction had done its work I advanced a stage with
the gospel message to the lost — '^ He hath not dealt tvM us (tfkr our
sins" As in the case with many who suffer, he needed, I felt, to be
told that affliction is not a penalty which atones for sin, and that the
sufferings of this life are not of necessity compensated in the world to
come. 1 insisted that his condition did not imply the visitation of God
for his offences, and was not to be regarded as the punishment due to
sin, which time would exhaust. Again he nodded assent, and then I felt
free to open up a fuller gospel, and repeated slowly and with emphasis
the text — '* The Lord hath laid upon him the imquUy of us cUV* I
pointed out how Jesus became the sin*bearer, and how, on the ground
of his perfect sacrifice, God is *' just, and the justifier of him that
believethinJesus.^' Then, I added, our only hope is in accepting Jesus,
for *' there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby
we can be saved." To reject the atonement by unbelief is to refuse the
pardon it was ordained to procure; to accept it by a simple fiuth is to
'' have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins."
Amongst other texts, I quoted the one which has been the means of
" BT THB BLOOD 07 CHRIST I*H OOHINQ." 469
light and delirerance to bo many : '' The blood of Jestis Christ cleanseih
from all smJ* This was a gospel worth carrying to a poor sinner
awaiting the stroke which oonld not be delayed many honrs, and whicdi
wonld place him beyond the limits the Saviour prescribed when he sent
his disciples forth with the offer of salvation. Never did a fainting
traveller perishing for thirst on the burning plains of Africa, or a
wounded soldier dving on the field of battle, more eag^erly welcome the
cooling draught than did this poor despairing soul seize hold upon the
truth. The whole scheme of human redemption stood revealea to his
quickened vision, and his faith embraced the offered pardon which
brought joy, and peace, and hope to his soul.
It is not necessary to describe the change which took place in words;
language is & poor vehicle with which to convey the deepest experiences
of the soul. The smile which lit up his features was the most eloquent
expression possible of the transformation, and the sight of a soul's
translation under such circumstances ** from darkness to light, and from
the power of Satan to God," must ever be a sacred memory to
cherish, not to describe. Intellectual assent to the clear but cold arti-
cles of a formulated creed never wrought such a change as did the
simple faith which embraced a living, loving, and an all-suficient
Saviour. Had it been possible fbr him to speak, with what raptare
would he have told out his experience in the language of the poet —
** Jesus sought me when a stranger,
Wandering from the fold of God ;
He to rescae me from danger
Interposed his precioas blood."
And again —
" I came to Jesus as I was,
Weary, and worn, and sad ;
I found in him a resting place.
And he has made me glad I *'
After a brief prayer, in which I commended the safTerer to the tender
pity of his new-found Saviour, I left him, with the promise that I
would call again on the morrow.
Early the next morning I retraced my steps to the spot which had
proved ''the house of God and the gate of heaven," and, as I entered
the door, the landlady was coming down the stairs, wiping away her
tears with her cotton apron. She, good soul, had spent t£e night to
keep a broken-hearted sister company, and to affora what help she
could to the poor sufferer. It was a noble act of self-sacrifice, but only
one of many wrought in obscurity, and of which the world never hears.
Deeds which win the plaudits of the public shrink into insignificance
when compared with such an act of pure, womanly heroism. The
morning sun lit up the little back-room which I had only partially seen
the night before m the flickering glare of a tallow-candle. What a
contrast ! But it was as nothing compared with the contrast in the
tranquil features of the dead man's face, which bat a few hours pre-
viously told only too plainly of the agony within. The traces of the
soul's mortal conflict were obliterated, and a smile which lit up the
features seemed- like the lingering radiance of the glory-world he had
470 "LEAD US NOT IHTO TEMPTATION.'*
jast entered. The grief of the poor widow in anch a blighted scene
was painfal to witness, but a few words of Christian sympathy and
hope soon indnced a feeling of composnre. When she was seated on
the only chair the room contained, I begged her to tell me, if she could,
the experience of her hnsband*s last hours.
''Jnst before he died/' she said, ''he threw up his hands and ex-
claimed, ' I AM OOMINa ! I AM COKING ! Bt THE BLOOD OF GhBIST
I'm ooming ! ' " What a world of meaning was disclosed by that single
sentence ! Did he see, like Stephen, an open heaven ready to reoeire
him ? or did his mind play truant and mook his hopes with the creations
of a disordered imagination ? Was he dreaming, or did he really hear
the angels whisper —
"Siflter spirit, come away"?
Ah, it was not the dream of delirium, but the rapture of a waking
vision ; not a fancy born of disease, but a bright reality, as hope was
melting into full fruition. To know the blessedness of a rapture such
as this we must be content to wait till our ears shall catch the strains
which speak our welcome to the skies : —
** Come in, thou blessed, sit by me ;
With my own blood I ransomed thee,
Eojoy my perfect favour ;
Come in, thou ransomed spirit, come,
Thou now must dwell with me at home ;
Ye blissful mansions, make bim room.
For he must stay for ever."
And then may our quick response be —
" I am coming ! I am coming !
By the blood of Christ Fm coming !**
It is impossible to look upon such a sunset as this, at the close of a
sinning and suffering life, without seeing an unmistakable proof that
*^ God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to
repentance." A single episode like this should silence the contradiction
of the sceptic, and stimulate unceasing activity in bearing to the lost
a gospel whose glory culminates in the assurance, '' He is able to save
them to the uttermost that come unto God by him I "
'' SeaJr m not Mo %m]^imJ'
IN speaking of immoderate drinking, Lacon remarks, that it is the vice
of a good constitution, or of a bad memory ; of a oonstitation so
treacherously good, that it never bends till it br^s ; or of a memory
which recollects the pleasures of getting drunk, but fbrgets the pains of
getting sober. The corruption which comes, he adds, is like a bail of
snow, when once set a rolling must increase. It gives momentiim to
the activity of the knave, but it chills the honest man, and makes him
almost weary of his calling : and all that which corruption attracts, it
also retains; for it is easier not to fidl than only to fall once ; and
easier not to yield a single inch than, having yielded, to regain it
471
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BT G. HOLDEK PIKE.
Part 11.
IN discoarsing on Simonides's Satire on Women, AddiBon, in No. 209
of ThB Spectator, mentions seyeral species of women, and two kinds
who, fignrativelj speaking, may be said to be " made ont of the earth,"
and " ont of the sea." The first " are yonr sluggards, who pass away
tiieir time in indolence and ignorance, hover over the fire a whole winter,
and apply themselves with alacrity to no kind of business but eating.*'
The others '* are women of variable, nneven tempers, sometimes all
storm and tempest, sometimes all calm and snnshine. The stranger
who sees one of these in her smiles and smoothness would cry her np
for a miracle of good humour ; but on a sudden her looks and words
are changed, she is nothing but fury and outrage, noise and hurricane."
The references to the sea in Scripture are wonderfully numerous ; and
it is possible that Addison, who professed to be a careful reader of the
Bible, drew a hint from Isaiah Ivii. 20, where it is said, '' The wicked are
like the troubled sea." Whether this be so or not^ however, the fine
moral lesson conveyed is strikingly simple; and we are, besides, further
reminded that, while the ocean may oe seemingly monotonous to an
nnobservant mind, there is really no monotony in its ever-shifting scenes.
Under the old dispnensation, before the art of shipbuilding was fuUy
developed, the heaving and roaring ocean was made to symbolize the
enemy, or a flood of enemies; but in our happy gospel day even the
Yoice of the waves speaks of health, peace, and plenty. The sea is the
friend of man, especially of the English in their island home ; and the
vast expanse has undoubtedly been formed by the Creator to convey
manifold blessings to his creatures. When the mind is worn, and the
body is jaded, what restorative is comparable to rest by the sea» where
renewed vigour seems to be inhaled with every breath ; and where those
who would be braced by activity, or soothed by tranquillity, are alike
able to gratify their desires.
In the ola days, when nations dreamed that the chief end of
their existence as nations was to flght their neighbours, England
loved to boast of being mistress of the sea ; but jf not actually founded
in arrogance such a daim apparently ignored ttie fact that the sea is
intend^ by God to be a common highway for all the world, no race
having rights upon it which can be justly refiised to others.
To brag, as our fathers were wont to do, about '* the wooden walls of
Old England," was more creditable to their valour than to their good
flense; but then who among them seriously calculated what waste as
well as confiision were promoted bv making the sea an arena for war
instead of using it for commerce and peace ? An ordinary line-of-battle
ship of the first class used to req^uire 8,000 oaks for its construction ;
ana tiiese trees, which were sufficient to cover a hundred acres of land,
were dao sufficient to supply timber for the building of a thousand
cottaees. We talk of our national wealth, which is doubtless un-
paralleled ; but what would it have been had all this shipbuilding
472 THE BIBLE OK THE SEA.
enterprifle been expended in the canse of trade, and of the union which
trade fosters, instead of in war and its bitter animosities ?
The preacher will always be repaid who carefallj notices the ever
varying phenomena of the ocean, especially if he does so in connection
with the many references to the subject which occur in Scripture. The
sudden local fogs of small circumference, which sometimes occur in
certain waterinp:-places remind us of those depressions to which belieyets
are subject^ and during the continuance of which they are tempted to
think that all is not only going wrong with them personally, but with
the world generally. A person may suddenly step out of warm sun-
shine into the wetting fog, and as suddenly, without suspecting that
deliverance is so near, step out of what ''was cloud ana darkkesa"
to him into the sunbeams which had not ceased to cheer the outer
world. The prophets, the apostles, the reformers and others hate all in
turn passed through these mists ; and in every instance the passing,
temporary cloud has had to yield to the glorious and permanent sun
above.
Sometimes, after a day of rain and wind, the sun will break through
the dispersing clouds with a brilliancy which stronglv contrasts with the
recent storm. '* The waves were still running verjr high," remarks one
who noticed some phenomena on one of these quiet evenings of more
than usual interest, " and from the force with which they broke on the
rough pebbles, sent up beautifiil crests of foamy spray which did more
than glitter, for over each wave hung an exquisite arch of prismatic
colours like a rainbow."
" Glittering with light each drop of Bpray,
Which formed thai foamy diadem,
A jewel seemed ; then fell away
Back to the ocean whence it came ; *
Yet ever, from that ceaseless tide,
Another gem its place supplied/'
At Beggio, in the Straits of Messina, there has been observed an
ocean mirage which the natives call " Fa^ Morgana," and which may
certainly be put down among the most magnificent of thephenoniena to
be seen on the ocean. According to one scientist who investigated the
subject some years ago, these appearances come from the irregular
refraction of the rays of light in passing through contienons portions of
air of different densities. The following is the brief description of an
eye-witness : —
^* When the rays of the sun form an angle of about forty-five degrees
with the sea, and the light surface of the water in the bay is not dis-
turbed by wind and current, if the spectator be placed with his back to
the sun, there suddenly appears on the water the most incomprehensible
variety of objects — ^pilasters, arches, castles, lofty towers, and extensive
palaces, with all their balconies and windows ; or perhaps trees, vall^s,
and plains, with their birds and flocks ; armies of men, on foot and on
horseback, and many other strange objects, all in their natural ooloora,
and all in action, passing rapidly in succession alone the sur&ce of the
sea. But if, besides the circumstances before described, the atmosphere
happens to be loaded with a dense vapour which the sun had not
previously dispersed, the observer will behold a representation of ite
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same objects in the air, as if traced there on a curtain ; though not so
distinct or so well defined as those on the sea. These curious
appearances were fencifully called by the Italians the ' Gastles of the
Fairy Morgana' "
If the sea is as perennial in its interest as it is in its freshness^ sailors
as a class are interesting people, although it is not easy for a landsman
always to understand their cnaracteristicB. It used to be said of old.
and the saying has still some truth in it, that " no class of people come
harder by their money, and none spend it more foolishly." Many in-
credible anecdotes might be told of the follies of English sailors in
port ; but happily the past is more singular in this respect than the
present. Thus it so happened during the Seren Years' War that a ship
called the Golden Hermiom captured a Spanish galleon so richly laden
that eyen the common seamen were awaraed £500 each man, and con-
sidering the amount large beyond the capacity of man eyer to use in this
life, they fried watches oyer the fire, and insisted on haying the head of the
yessel gilded at their expense, while eyery common seaman forthwith
donned a gold-laced hat. It so happened that one of the crew appeared on
board with silyer lace, and while this awakened fiery indignation, the
^mieral opinion was that so mean a fellow ought to be forbidden the ship.
When the offender gained a hearing, he humbly explained that, as the
gold hats on shore were all sold, he was compelled to haye a silyer one ;
but in order to preserye his honour untarnished, he made the yendor
accept ttie price paid by the other men for '' gold laoers." For such an
apology to be cheered may seem to be the height of folly, but folly
no less egregious is continually being enacted in the world and is still com-
plimented or cheered. Who are the people that gire nearly £3,000 for
an old glass jug for the mantel-piece, oyer £6,000 for an antique side-
board, and £100 an ounce for antique silyer ?
According to John Newton, the earlier part of whose life was passed
upon the sea, the two greatest disadyantages with which a Christian
eailor has to contend are want of the public ordinances of religion, and
being shut up with eyil company; but, of course, the ordinary associa-
tions of a ship in the last century were worse than they are at present.
*' I was reasoned and ridiculed out of the principles which my good and
careful mother had endeayoured to instil in me from my infancy,"
remarks Newton, ''and to the commission of eyils, which would, some
time before, haye made me start and tremble had they been proposed."
This has frequently occurred since Newton's day; but yet in the course
of Qod's proyidenoe, the seeds of truth, sown in youth, haye often borne
fruit in after-years, perhaps eyen in old i^e. Newton himself was a
remarkable example, and there haye been many others.
In the middle of the seyenteenth century there was liying at Middle-
borough, in the State of Massachusetts, an English sailor named Luke
Short, who, as a natiye of Dartmouth, remembered many of the scenes
of the Giyil Wars. He had seen Oliyer Cromwell when the Lord Pro-
tector was in the prime of actiye life ; and he had even witnessed the
execution of Charles I., as well as seyeral other scenes of those exciting
and troublous times. Fixing on the sea as a profession, Luke selected
Marblehead, in America, as a place of residence for his wife and family^
finally removing to Middleborough in the decline of life. At the ago
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474 THB BIBLE OH THB SEA.
of a hondred the veteran sailor was still able to work on the little farm
attached to his honee; and with mental fiumlties still oomparatiTely
unimpaired, he was then oonverted in the qniet evening^ of his da;jrB.
When a mere boy, Short had heard a sermon from the then dis-
tingnished John Flavel, founded on 1 Cor. zvi. 22, and throodliont
life that striking discourse was in the main remembered, especially the
explanation of anaihmia maranaiha — ^' cursed with a curse,^' cursed of
Ood with a bitter and grievous curse. The service was remarkable in
other respects, however ; and it was one the memory of which might well
linger with a man through the longest life ; for when the nreacher stood
to pronounce the benediction, he asked, How shall I bless the whole
assembly when every person in it who loveth not the Lord Jesus Christ
is anathema marancUha f A gentleman of title in the congregation was
so overcome with conviction on hearing this question that he at once
fainted, fell down on the floor, and had to be carried home. Between
eighty and ninety years after this scene occurred, Luke Short sat down
in his field to rest awhile from labour, when many things associated
with youth and early manhood passed vividly before his mind, more
especially the scene connected with the incid^t named* Then came
Mr. FlavePs searching question ; and the old man, as he sat alone,
seems to have asked himself whether he loved the Lord Jesus Christ, or
whether he should go out of the worid cursed with a curse. The Holy
Spirit sent the arrow of conviction into the veteran sailor's heart ; and
seeing his lost state as a sinner, he asked for and obtained mercy
through Christ. Mr. Short joined the Nonconformist church at Mid-
dleborough ; and though not converted until he was a hundred years
old, he lived to glorify God for another sixteen years.
In the above instance the man was happy in being delivered from
that perversitv, characteristic of human nature, which in youth says,
** Do not trouble about religion until you are more advanced '*; and
then, later on, changes the note to '' I'm too old to be saved." In-
genious calculations have been made apparently to prove that the grace
of God loses its efficacy in proportion as people grow older ; but thjGit is
not the Bible doctrine. The inspired word calls upon sinners, irrespec-
tive of their years, to seek mercy in Christ ; and j^t, if thej have ever
taken notice of what learned divines have said upon the subject^ we can
hardly wonder that many have even accounted tnemselves as beinff too
old to be saved. It is farther characteristic of human folly to heed the
word of man more readily than that of Ck)d.
''Toooldtobesaved!" That was the very idea which passed through
the mind of a ragged, grey-headed sailor who was leaning against a post
conversing with a companion, when a member of the Bethel Union
asked him to attend the prayer-meeting. Go to the mayer-meeting ?
The veteran declared that he should not know what to do with himsdf,
and then remembering that he was over seventy years of age, he added
with peculiar onphasis, *• I'm too old I " Being too much aocustcmied
to such reasoning, the agent replied, ''You are the very man the
prayer-meeting is held for/ and after a little more persuasion the
grey-headed sailor entered the Bethel, where he soon discovered that
though he was an old sinner he was not too old to be saved.
In former times, when the war spirit was more dominant than at
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present, the usual prescription for a wild yonth was, " Send him to
sea.'' Alas, many who went to sea never retomed; for, going from
bad to worse, their little span of life was soon over. Occasionally,
howeyer, as the facts we have mentioned will have sufficiently proved,
the yonth mshing headlong to min was arrested for something better ;
and Bible-reading, more often than any other means, seems to have
been nsed for effecting reformation.
Early in the present century a certain youth, whose reckless way-
wardness unfittea him for any responsible or respectable situation on land,
accepted the inevitable by consenting to serve on bomrd a line-of-battle
ship in active service. The mere transition from terra firma to the
ocean, however, exercised no reformatory influence ; but at the same time
punishment more swiftly followed wrong-doing, for ere long the hot-
tempered, freakish young man was degraded from a good i)OBition to
serve before the mast In the course of Ood*s providence this seeming
nusfortune turned out to be one of the happiest events of his life. Among
the common sailors there was a solitary devoted man who made the
Bible the rule of his life ; and being now more disposed to listen to truths
he had formerly slighted, the prodigal soon became a changed cha-
racter. He and his friend not only read the Bible together, but they drew
together a band of fifteen others from the ship's company. When
the young sailor again visited England, he paid a visit to the village
pastor, with whom he had been acquainted in earlier days ; but such a
change had chastened Christian humility effected in the countenance of
the former renegade, that the pastor was hardly able to recognise him.
He was now a diligent student of Scripture, and consequently a growing
Christian. Going to sea may suffice for getting a troublesome subject
out of the way of friends on land, but the gospel alone will effect any
permanent reformation.
Whether, because they are proverbially such a careless class, sailors
in numerous instances lose, destroy, or otherwise dispose of the Bibles
supplied to them is a question we shall not undertake to decide ; but
instances have occurred of sailors who have made the Bible their life-
long companion. One of the most interesting instances came to light
about forty ^ears ago, when, at a Sunday-school assembly of old scholars,
an aged sailor showed a prize which he had receivea in his seventh
year, and on the fly-leaf of which he had written an outline of his per-
sonal history : — '* This Bible was presented to me by Mr. Baikes, at the
town of Hertford, Januarv 1, 1781, as a reward for my punctual attend-
ance at the Sunday-school, and my good behaviour when there. After
being my companion fift^-three years, forty-one of whidi I spent in sea-
service^ during which time I was in forty-five engagements, received
thirteen wounds, was three times shipwrecked, once burned out^ twice
capsized in a boat, and had fevers of aifferent sorts fifteen times ; this
Biole was newly bound for me by James Bishop, of Edinburgh, on the
26th of October, 1834, the day I completed the sixtieth year of my
age." The name of this sailor was «! ames Beach North ; and when
produced at the meeting, his Bible was still perfect, with the exception
of one lost leaf.
The sea has found employment for many wanton subjects who ap-
peared to be worse than useless on land ; but there also many have
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sought refuge from those troubles of life which pressed too heatilv upon
them. Twelve years ago the sixth Earl of Aoerdeen, prompted by a
laudable desire to become acquaiuted with a common sailor's daily life
and hardships, was drowned wnile serving on board an American ship.
How many a life-romance could be tola by ordinaiy seamen ! Many
of the stories would excite sympathy, and perhaps admiration ; but
more often the narrative woula concern some scapegrace of the family
who left home to cover the shame of his doings, or who, in a spirit of
revenge against those who would have corrected him, forsook the
paternal roof.
At the close of a Bethel meeting sixty years ago, a sailor meanly
attired, but still of an interesting appearance, asked for a Bible, con-
fessing that he had never possess^ one since he had gone to sea. He
was the son of a large landed proprietor in the West of England, and
had a brother at home as well as several sisters. Prone to imeneas and
all kinds of vicious sports, he had exhausted his parents' patience, and
when they, to check his wanton wickedness, cut off the supply of pocket-
money, he went to sea of his own accord. In supposed new-found
freedom, he gave way to all a seaman's vices ; but narder times were
ahead, and employment failing, he was on the verge of starvation.
Like the Prodigal, he then thought of his father's house, of friends
there, and of the plenty he had left behind. He returned to the familiar
spot after an absence of nine years, only to find his father dead, and a
provision in that father's will to the effect that, in the event of the
family renegade ever again visiting home, he should have five pounds pre-
sented to him to defray the expense of travelling back again. Retracing
his steps, the young man gave way to melancholy, at the same time
harbouring a spirit of resentment against his friends. '* One day in
this frame I took hold of an old Bible belonging to one of the crew,
and read it," he remarked. ^' There I read that the heart of man is
deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked. I soon found that
sin was the cause of all my misery. I took eveiy opportunity to borrow
a Bible to read, and the Lord was pleased to bless the reading of his
word. I felt I was a great sinner, and had forfeited all right or clum
to even an earthly friend." He was led to pray, and appears to have
found that pardon and peace which made him confess that, not for any
wealth would he again go to sea without a Bible. Thus was he led
by a way that he knew not to seek the best of all knowledge.
The bane of our mercantile and naval service has been profanity and
drunkenness ; but both of these curses, we may fain hope, are on the
decline. Captains have sometimes taxed their ingenuity to effect reform,
but the Bible presents the only panacea for the evils of the sea and
land alike. Artificial checks may be better than no checks at all,
but if the heart, prone to sin, be not changed by the Spirit of God,
an outbreak may occur when least expected. In any case. Christian
sailors are the glory of a civilized country ; and a ship without the Bible
is worse than a floating prison.
477
DURING Lntlier^s journey a noble knight of the vicinity, learning
that be was to tarry at a certain place^ and yearning for the
honours and emolnments that woidd accrue could he be safely caught
up and transported to Borne, resolred to hazard the attempt. He
ordered his armed retinue to prepare hastily, for there was no time to
be lost, the aspiring noble being urged and commended to the task by
his confessor, who assured him that he would be doing a good work,
and would save many souls. He set out at early dawn, making bis way
along the picturesque Berg-Sirasse, or mountain road, that skirts the
forest of the Odenwald, between Darmstadt and Heidelberg. Arriving
at the gates of Miltenberg in the erening, he found the city illuminated,
and the town itself full of people who had come thither to hear and see
Luther.
More indignant than ever was the noble knight ; indignation grew
to rage when, arriving at his hotel, the host greeted him, '' Well, well,
Sir &)unt, has Luther brought you here too ? Pity yon are too late.
You should have heard him. The people cannot oease praising him."
In no mood for eulogy, the knight sought the privacy of his room.
Awakened in the morning by the matin bell of the chapel, sleep had
assuaged his ire, and his thoughts were at home, where ne had left an
infant daughter at the point of death. As he drew aside his curtain he
saw the flicker of a candle in the window opposite, and waiting a
moment heard a deep, manly voice utter the words, " In the name of
the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen." He
heard the voice further continuing in a strong, fervent petition for the
whole Christian church and the victory of the holy gospBl over sin and
the world.
Being a devout man, his interest was aroused, and donning his armour
he enquired of the landlord who that earnest man was that he heard
across the street. ^' That earnest man/' responded the landlord, " is the
arch heretic Luther himself. Has your grace a message for him?"
" Ay," said the knight, " but I will deliver it with my own lips," and
with a dubious shake of the head he crossed the street, entered the
house, and in a moment stood before the object of his search. Luther
instinctively arose from his chair, surprised and not a little disconcerted
by the sudden appearance of a stalwart armed knight, perhaps having
an unpleasant suspicion of his errand. '* What is the object of this
visit?" enquired Luther. Twice and thrice he repeated his question
before receiving a reply. At length the knight, having recovered some-
what from the spell upon him, said, '^ Sir, you are far better than I.
God forgive me for intending to harm you. I came here to make jon
a prisoner; you have made a prisoner of me instead. It is impossible
for a man who can pray as you pray to be an enemy of the holy church,
a heretic." '' God be praised," saia Luther, now relieved from his sus-
ficions; '' it is his word and Spirit that has subdued you, not mine, though
may be chosen to bring his word to honour in Christendom. Go now
your way, therefore, in peace, my lord. He that hath begun a good work
in yon will perform it to Christ's coming. If it be God's will, you shall
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yet behold miracles ; how the Lord will break many Bwbrda like Tonrg,
and cnt the spear in sunder, as he has to-day." Convinced and con-
firmedy the kmght lost no time in makine^ his way homeward, attended
by his retinne, now still more cnrions to know the object of this hasty
expedition. Arriving at the bedside of his danghter, he fonnd her now
convalescent and ont of danger, and falling on his knees he thanked
Ch)d for all that had happened. A few years later, when Lnther con-
fessed his faith before Uharles Y., among the assembled nobles who
stood on Lather's side was this knight, woo had once thought to over-
throw and destroy him.
fKijt inmm in S^^mm.
WE are told that the famine in Samaria was so severe that '' the
fourth part of a cab of dove*s dnng was sold for five pieces of
silver." 2 Kings vi. 25. Oar translators have rendered the word
" Cherjomim," or " Dibionim," by " dove's dung,*' which has fhrnished
abundant suppositions with many as to the correct sense, as well as led
to fabolous explanations. The word simply means a sort of pea or
vetch, and it is so spoken of in 2 Samuel xvii. 28, where the Gileadites
brought it to David for food. It is so called by the Arabs in the
present day^ from its likeness to dove's dung. In fact, at Cairo and
Damascus it is sold fried in the shops, witfi which those making a
pilgrimage to Mecca supply themselves for their journey. The con-
tents of the Hebrew measures were reckoned according to so many eggs
as they would contain, '* a cab" being jrauivalent to six eggs, or the
fourth part of a pmt of fried pulse. ^ We should, therefore, translate
the verse, — " Behold they besieged it» until an ass's head was sold lor
nine pounds two shillings and sixpence ; and a quarter of a pint of
pulse for eleven shillings and fivepence.'' — ^^MMransIaUd Ptissages in
our Bibh" by Rev. J. B, Murray.
%ixta¥ii prtiElitg foi Y^ ^on %m]^Y
'^ TSBAEL loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was
JL the son of his old age." Oen. xxzvii. 3. Joseph was bom when
Jacob was ninety years old : but as Benjamin was bom sixteen years
later, this was a strong reason for his being loved more than Joseph.
The Hebrew text only says, " because he was the son of the elders," or
senators; that is, b^anse he was their disciple. Onkelos and the
ancient translators of the Chaldee, Persian, Arabic, and Samaritan,
translate it '' a wise and pradent son," old age being often mentioned
as a token of pmdence and sagacity. It is right in tne MS. It means
that when he was a child he was grave and discreet, as if he had been
an old man, and wise as a senator ; wisdom being a qualitT that makes
parents love their children, and prefer them to tneir bretnren who are
not so wise. — " MieiraneJated Passages in our Bibh,^ by Rev. J. H.
Murray.
479
|imijti0 for ^^m,
BT THOICAS BPUfiaiOir.
ONE of the moet nntisiial things in the world is to hear a parson
complain that his people are too generous. I would as soon
expect to near John PloDghman's horses grumble that their mangers
are too often filled, or to find Master Jack Homer weeping because
there are too many plums in his pie.
Never but once did I come across a church to which a collection was
not acceptable ; and in that case, if I remember rightly, there was a
debt on the place which the officers were not anxious to clear off, since
(so they saia) it was policy to keep it standing. Bv tiie way, I have
graye doubts whether it was "the best policy." m; the finandal
difficulty generally assumes quite a different shape. The impoverished
offering-box cries, '* Give I Give ! Give I " The dumb-deacon at the
door sneaks loudly by means of the scanty sprinkling of coin which
hardly nides all the green baize; while tea-fights and muffin scrambles,
to say nothing of entertainments and bazaars, like so many bush-
ran^rs '* stick up *' the Zion-ward pilgrim, and demand his money or
his life. The greater sin in this case is, doubtless, with the pilgrims
who, sad to say, are all too slow to give as God has prospered them.
Christian people who complain of the ways and means resorted to for
obtaining the needful may often find the first cause at home in their
own closed pockets and clasped purse&
"But what/' sajfs one, ''has this to do with hearing for others?"
Well, just this, in one of our oolonid churches I heard the minister
seriously charge the congregation with being too liberal. Believe me,
this is a &cL I heard i^ as people say, with my own ears, and I might
also venture to assert that the preacher said it with my own voice.
The complaint was somewhat as follows: "My fiiends, one of the
growing curses of our congregations is generosit}[ ; people nowadays
are far too liberal ! " If those folk did not open their eyes I There was
to be a special collection too, and though the people doubtless thought
the foregoing advice first-rate as far as their pockets were concerned, the
deacons thought it auf;ured badly for the plates.
It would be rather mteresting to imagine the inward musings of some
of the listeners while the unusiud remark was still ringing in their ears.
" Far too liberal 1 " muttered farmer Skinflint, who, by the way, has a
button on the lapel of his pocket which he gets his " missus " to see
tight on over Saturday. " He's right there, — ^never said a truer thing in
his life — must mean me. I'll make it threepence to-day instead of six-
pence." ** Them's my sentiments," thought old mother SavealLwhose
remark to the charity collector has become quite proverbial, ** What I
gives is nothing to nobody." Mrs. Peacock, who had just gone in for
a new set of feathers, and dropped one shilling in the plate on entering,
now regretted such munificenoe, for she '' rewv could hardly afford it" :
and young Mr. Superb, who looked as though he had just emerged firom
a bandbox, voted himself a fool for putting sixpence in the plate each
Sunday, for he might have had an extra pair of gloves every few weeks
if he had only been more moderate in nis eoclesiaatical expenditures.
480 HEABING FOB OTHEBS.
There was, in fact, a momentary bum of approyal among the aadience,
and only those who feared that snch restraint would recoil on them-
selves, as deacons or tmstees, &ncied the speaker had taken leaye of his
senses and knew not of what he spake.
'^YeSy" continued the preacher, who had noticed the surprise, *'I
venture to repeat that statement. Strange though it may seem, I am
persuaded it is true. Our churches are plagued with this spirit of
generosity^ this mistaken liberality ; but^ mind you (here he grew quite
confidential)— for it is possible you may misunderstand me — I do not
intend the slightest reference to your relations with the offertory or
subscription lists." Visible lengthening of the features of several in
the auaience. The farmer felt his lapel to make sure that his batton
was secure, and the old dame and young exquisite grew a little fidgety.
*' It will be a long time, I fear, before I find cause for complaint in
that direction. What I mean is that you are so ready to transfer advice
to one another, and to fit my exhortations to other folks instead of
keeping them to yourselves. You sit and listen for your friend, and
fancy what good he ought to derive, when in all probability the pill
was intended for your own mouth, and was calculated to benefit your-
self. You are far too liberal : you pass on what you should retain,
and give away what yon yourselves stand in need of."
In some such strain as this the preacher spoke until many of his
hearers looked as black as thunder-clouds, and grew indignant at snch
plain speech, while others felt the truth and bowed their hearts before
it« Before the appearance of that audience quite fades from my memory
I pen a few remarks on the same subject.
Habits, unlike crockery, are readilv made but not easily broken, and
this manufacture comes as natural to most mortals as working in
brass and iron did to Tubal Cain, or playing organs to his half-
brother Jubal. No one needs to be articled to a lawyer to learn how
to transfer precepts and admonitions. The deed is easily drawn np
and executed by a heart only too ready to plead '^not guilty." Now,
albeit to look after Number One is a maxim of the world which is
not> in most cases, to be recommended, I am not at all sure bnt that in
church -going and sermon-hearing it is both lawful and expedient
Why should we turn the place of prayer into a mutual exchange mart,
in which' to lend our ears to one another ? It is impossible to exchange
our hearts as well, and even if we could, I, for one, would be loth to
part with mine, faulty as it is. If I hear for someone else, and some-
one else for me, where is the advantage, eren supposing the conminnica-
tion between my ear and his heart and my heart and his ear to be as
complete as that between our own ears and hearts ? Would there not
be some risk of loss in transhipment even then ? and since we cannot
lay on a telephone to others' hearts from our ears, is it not wiser for
every man to hear for himself ? ** He that hath ears to hear, let him
hear."
It seems to me that a little of '* minding the main chance " after a
spiritual sort is not amiss. " Every man for himself, Ood for ns all,"
snould be the hearer's motto. Does the bee, having climbed into a flower
and having found honey there, say, '* I'll leave that for my brother " ?
Nay, he gathers it for himself, and eventually it benefits hiB brother
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too ; whereas had he left it, it might never have reached the hire at all.
We are not called npon to feed others to the famishing of oarselves,
esjpeciidly if they have equal opportunity of reaching the viands. I am
willing to share my meal with a hungry, helpless b^gar, but I will not
give all mv dinner away to one who sits at the same well-filled table.
Why i^onld I ? Pursue such a course yourself if yon like, dear reader,
and I prophesy you will soon be as lean as a hurdle. If you literally
give all your goods to feed the poor, you may as well give your body
also to be burned. There is a medium in all things, as General Tom
Thumb said to Chang the giant He who hears for everyone but
himself is generosity overgrown, and altogether too much of a good
Uiiog; while he who cares only for NumMr One is about as much a
libend as Tom Thumb was a general. It is possible for the richest to
give to beggars till he brings himself to beggary, for the physician to
doctor and attend the sick till he is as ill as any, and for tne carver to
be so busy helping the guests as scarcely to get a bite himself. I have
often watched the mother-hen scratch and scrape on behalf of her chir-
ruping chicks, and have greatly admired the performance, for ** 'tis
their nature too ; " but for one hearer thus to cater for his feUows is too
much like foul play ; but I bdieve this is often done in other places of
worship besides the Poultry Chapd.
Concern for others may, aft^ all, be a very hollow concern, and
anxiety for our friends may prove nothing better than an ill-weed in our
garden, and not a fra^ant flower. The surest way to right the world is
to right ourselves. If every man tended his own vineyard what a
vintage there would be I This sort of charity certainly should beam at
home. I do not say that it should end there. Tom Thumb's littleness
is as much to be shunned as Changes greatness, and, provided our own
souls do not suffer, we are more than justified in wishing for and seeking
after the benefit of our neighbours. To remind a friend of such
and such a portion of the sermon, or to press home a certain truth
on one to whom you have reason to believe it is applicable, is but the
path of duty. Would to Ood many more walkea according to this
rule. Happy the preacher who has hearers who watch where his
arrows fidl, and follow up his remarks. But this can only be done by
those whose own hearts have been listening for themselves, and have
bendited by the hearing. A failure to recognise any portion of the
exhortation as appropriate to one's self is a sure sign of incapacity for
applying the truth elsewhere. Ezra's injunctions to the feasters will
serve as regulations at our spiritual meals. '* Oo your way, eat the iat,
and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is
prepared." Carefhlness for others does not excuse carelessness of self.
A spendthrift is no more liberal than an economist is miserly. There
are times when it is right to stint one's self for others' sakes in temporals ;
but the necessity never exists in spirituals. There is '* ever enough and
to spare" of God's good gifts, so we need never fear lest our feasting
deprive others of their portion ; and having tasted that the Lord is
gracious, we should indeed be selfish were we not anxious that our
fellow-men should be partakers of tiutt heavenly gift. We can afford
to give portions away when we have refreshed ourselves. Let me illus-
trate this point
482 HSAAnro ros othbrs.
I had been boating for half a Boaallj day with a fiiend in the
beantiftd harbour of Auckland, New Zealand, when we were driven,
partly bv strees of weather and partly by the approach of Innch-time, to
seek a sheltering shore. A natural cavern formed onr restamant, and
the rough rocks our chairs. The dripping roof and breaking waves
played music while we dined. The discussion was opened witii beef-
steak pie ; then followed a paper on custard-pudding, and afterwards
tarts and fruit and small etcetera ad infiniUm, Most of that morning
we had been fishing, but never got a bite till we came ashore, so we
were prepared to do valiantly $ but only two, be they never so hungry,
into so many delicacies leaves a laige quotient and a good deal over.
Presently there glided in front of the entrance of our grotto a small
sailing craft with three Maoris aboard, two men and a woman. In a
trice we hailed them, making frantic signs with pie dishes, and pndding
basins, and forks and spoons. The effect was magical. The helm was
put down immediately; for though the voyagers understood very little
of the English tongue, the pies and tarts spoke volumes. The fiiir
Maori — ^if darkies can be reckoned fair — did ample justice to what must
have been to her unusual food, while the stalwfui men soon pnt away
what had hampered ns, and a faithfhl dog who almost committed suicide
by jumping overboard and dangliuG^ bjr the cord that held him to the
mast, soon recovered sufficiently to do ms share.
*' Thank you, thank you ; much obliged," came from three pain of
rather thick lips when the repast was over, and the captain and his mate,
with their crew and dog, proceeded on their voyage. It was some satis-
faction that we had been able to dispose of our victuals and make others
happy, though we ourselves had no lack. In some such fashion let ns
listen to the sermon. If it is as well lined as was our basket, there
will be bread enough and to spare. Had we picnickers sailed over to the
Maori camp before lunch time, and been so generous with the pro-
visions as to stint and starve ourselves, we should have been abont as
sensible as those who, through anxiety for others, go on short commons
themselves. Many a hearer leaves the church with no personal rejoic-
ing, because all the while he has been hoping and wishing for another's
benefit. Disinterested as this may seem, it is not necessarily sa
Liberality of eveiy sort should be tested by the motive which prompted
it, and an anidysis of this kind of generosity often leads to the convic-
tion that they who give most away are themselves in greatest need, and
Srobably give what they do not care to keep. There are too many
nck-backed hearers wlio, before going to church, plume their feathers
with the oil of *' concern for others " to such an extent that the water
runs off themselves and benefits no one.
{To ie continued.)
483
'^ W^ u tit 9M 0i i^t §to^U:'
A PLEA FOB GOSPEL TEMPERANCE.
BT J08BPU W. HABBALD.
IN a recent number of the Christian World there appeared an
interesting article describing a meeting at which '' The Students'
Missionary Smuetyof Halle'' assembled ,to listen to an address from
*' Dr. Wameck, one of the most enthusiastic adrocates of missionary
enterprise that North Germany has produced." One sentence in that
article suggests to us a topic for a few words in anticipation of Mr. S.
T. Booth's approaching Gospel Temperance Mission at the Tabernacle.
The writer gives a bright and cheery account of the proceedings of the
evening, which were brought to a close in a way he did not expect.
This is what he says : — '* As the reverend speaker closed by an appeal
for the cause which^ with his whole sou), he believed to be the greatest
and noblest on earth, the unusual tribute of a hearty round of applause
from his attentive but stolid German audience witnessed to the effect
of a very earnest, cultured, and powerful address. Another hymn was
now sung, and, after the Lord's prayer was repeated, one naturally
waited for the benediction. Imagine our horror when, instead of this,
came the hurrying waiter with dinking beer glasses and * cigarren.'
Ministers — learnt and reverend professors — and those of the general
public who were present, all alike ' lighted up,' and be^an to sip their
bright German beer, entering at the same time into animated conversa-
tion. The lecturer himself, beer glass, or rather mug in hand, and
haloed by tobacco smoke, formed, with the worthy professors similarly
equipped, a group not to be seen in England — ^least of all, after a
serious missionary meeting. Yet in this sudden transition there seems
to be not the slightest sense of anything approaching to inconsistency.
// is the habit ^ the people^ for here in the land of Luther, and under
the shadow of his university, the ' Beer and Bible ' alliance is by no
means so nefarious as in England. Still, it was impossible not to feel,
as one looked round through the thick fumes, and saw the audience
smoking and drinking, the speaker, between sips of beer and whiffs of
tobacco, eagerly chatting with two learned theological professors, that
to the English religious public this would border on the profane."
The words we have italicised put the whole subject in a single
sentence — '' It is the habit of the people." How many things are done
even by Christian people for which there is no better reason than
this: —
**It was my father*s custom,
And 80 it shall be mine."
They do not stop to ask themselves whether the course they are
Eursuing is right, whether it is in accordance with the word of the
lOrd, whether it is what Christ would have them do, whether it is
likely to glorify God and benefit their fellow creatures ; but acting on
the fEdse assertion that ''whatever is, is right," they march along,
singing
" *Tis the good old way,
By our fathers trod ;*'
484 ''rr is the habit of thb people."
even though the only goodness it has arises from its oldness. Their theory
is that whatever is new is not true, and they reckon erervthing to be
new which was not known by their great-grandmothem in the days when
witches held nndonbted sway, and saperstition endared onr renerated
ancestors. We are qnite prepared to admit that
" Our fathers were high-minded men/'
and that they have left na noble legacies in the civil and religioos
liberty which they nrocnred for ns at so great aoost ; bat they were not
perfect. David haa more understanding than Uie ancients ; and some
of OS think that if our forefathers conld revisit the earth we oonld teach
them a few things which might be for their benefit.
Probably there is nothing in which succeeding generations of men
have imitated their predecessors more slavishly than in the matter of
tiding intoxicating drinks. All sorts of new fermented and distilled
liquors have been manufactured, and If those who drink them knew
the ingredients of which they are often composed their consumption
would be considerably diminished; but in blissful ignorance they
continue to* taste what Cowper called ^^ the sweet Oircean cup/' and if we
question the wisdom of their action they think it quite sufficient to
answer : — ^ Our parents taught us to drink wine, we had our little
glassful when we were children, and as we grew older our allowance was
increased, and when our dear pastor, who is now in heaven, used to
visit our home, he always partook of the social glass with us, and surely
what such a godly man dia cannot be wrons." Alas ! how many errors
and evils remain in the world through rdiance on this fallacy — that
whatever is done by good people must be right Many a heresy would
have withered away like Jonah's gourd, but it was planted by some
eminently learned or holy man, and for his sake it has been nourished,
and tended, and cultivated, until whole nations have been afflicted with
its bauefal influence ; and in like manner the habits and customs of
some of the Lord's most usefol servants have done untold injury to the
cause of God and truth. Because a certain Doctor of Divinity says a
thing, it is not necessarily true ; because a minister of high repute
does something, it is not necessarily right : we must always be pre-
pared to appeal from the servant to his Master, and from the ambassador
to the august Monarch whom he may, perhaps unintentionally, mis-
represent. Good men are liable to be mistaken, especially when the
prevailing sentiment of the times in which they live is not as it ought
to be.
Betuming to the quotation from our contemporary's correspondent —
" There seems to be not the slightest sense of anytmng approaching to
inconsistency" in the conduct of these German professors and stodents,
because '< it is the habit of the people," although '< to the English
religious public this would border on the profane," — ^we ad:, wb|^ is
there this real or alleged difPerence in ttie sentiments of the two countnes?
It may be that the drink problem does not vet present the difficulties in
Gennany that it does with us, or possibly tne circumstances of tiie two
nations differ so widely that a comparison cannot be hirly instttnted;
but in our opinion the answer to the question is that '* the l^gl^^^
religious pubuc " is gradually assuming the attitude which the church
''it IB THE HABIT OF THE FEOHiE." 485
of Gfariflt ought to maiiitaiii towards the drinking customs of society.
It was not always so, and so much yet remains to be done that there is
BO room for boasting of what has been accomplished ; bat the current of
religious opinion seems steadily setting in what we conceive to be the
right direction, and therein we do rejoice, and will rejoice. Evil or
mischicYOUs haJ}its are easily acquired by individuals, communities, ot
nations ; but it is a much more dii&cult task to alter them. Gowper
says —
'* Habits are soon assumed : but when we strive
To strip them oS) 'tis being flayed alive/*
Leaving out of the question any fancied benefit that may be derived
from alcohol when it is used solely as a medicine, and dispensed just
like any other poisonous drug, we boldly affirm that the general use of
intoxicating dnnks is little better than a foolish, expensive, and dangerous
habit, into which, as a nation, we have gradually fallen. If we do not
conclude our missionaiy meetings with '^drinks all round," we have
quite sufficient occasions left when we do pour out libations at the shrine
of Bacchus. We have got into the evil custom of drinking on all
possible pretences, and the sooner that habit is abandoned the better
will it be for all concerned.
How can a man be cured of the habit of drinking, either to excess,
or in moderation ? How can the customs of the nation be made to
undergo a complete transformation ? How can the church of Christ
effect the change in its habits which is necessary before it can be clear
of the blood of all men ? There are many secondary answers to these
questions, and many subsidiary means by which the desired end can
be brought about ; but there is only one reply that meets all the require-
ments of the case ; there is only one remeay that can cope with this
disease of the body politic. Nothing but the grace of Ood can thoroughly
reform the individual, the nation, or the church ; and it is the glory of
Gospel Temperance work that it relies on this, and this alone, for its
message, its motiye power, and its marvellous success wherever it has
been fairly tested. Mr. R T. Booth, who will (D.V.) conduct a ten
days' mission in the Tabernacle, commencing on Sunday afternoon,
September 3, thus referred to the movement at the opening of his
recent mission in Birmingham : —
'* When I speak of this Gospel Temperance Movement, I would not
imply that there has not been such a thing as Gospel Temperance
beiore ; nor do I mean that tiiis is something yerv new and strange.
Ever since the agitation of this question began, in the year 1809, there
has never been an hour but that some of the truest and best of the
followers of Christ have been its friends and advocates. But I know
that now, as never before, this movement is distinctively a Gospel
Temperance one. As for myself, I have laid down a platform on which
to stand — a platform on which, I believe, every sect, and all denomina-
tions, every organization, and all societies that wish to advance the
cause of Christ and that of total abstinence, may stand at my side. In
it there are three great planks of principle — CmusTiANirv, Total
Abstinence, and Charity — and these three make a platform as broad
as humanity, and as wide as the world. One of our great objects is to
bring together all the different elements into one great union, for a
486 '' IT IS THE HABIT OF THB PEOPLE."
special and specific purpose. We are not going to create any nev
society or organization. We are not going to pnU down, bnt to bnild
up, those that are already existing; and those wno, dnring the mission,
may be persuaded to sign the pl^e, and trust in the Sayiour, will be
counselled to find a home in some Christian Church and some Tem-
Eerance Society. This moyement is not an organizatioUi with officers,
ye-lawB, and regulations. We have but one Head— our Hearenly
Father — and we kaow of but one law — ^his will. This is only a union
of tibose who are willing to make the Redeemer the centre of all that is
done, and who are truly united with him in this effort to sweep away
one of the most tyrannical and cruel wrongs the world has erer known."
The Blue Bibbon badge was first adopted in America^ in 1875, by some
earnest Christian Temperance workers who desired to get all total
abstainers to make a public declaration of their principles. On Feb.
10, 1878, Mr. Wm. Noble inaugurated the British branch of the work
at the National Standard Theatre, Shoreditch, and on March 29, in the
same year, he moyed to the Hoxton Musio Hall, which has been from
that time the head-quarters of the English Blue Kibbon Army. Up to
July 24, upwards of 5,500 meetings had been held in the hall, in
addition to demonstrations at Exeter Hall, and the Standard and
Yictoria Theatres, and a large number of meetings in London and its
suburbs, and the proyinces. From Hoxton alone 470,000 Blue Bibbon
Pledge Cards haye been sent out On August 7, 1880, Mr. Richard
T. Booth began his work in this country at Hoxton Hall, and after
a few weeks' labour there started on the mission in which he has
been amazingly blessed. In the yarious places where he has con-
ducted missions there are up to the present time no less than 900,000
persons who haye adopted the Blue Ribbon badge, and joined the
Gospel Temperance Union. Of course many of these were preyionsly
abstainers, but separate records were not kept until last ^ptember,
since which time 269,000 new pledges haye been taken. We haye
been unable to ascertain the number of signatures secured, and ribbons
issued, by Mr. Francis Murphy, to whom belongs the high honour
of haying, under Ood's blessing, in America, started the whole moye-
ment ; but we learn that he and his son Edward commenced their work
in England, at Hoxton Hall, on Aug. 27, 1881, and after addressing
seyeral meetings in London, went to Scotland, where their labours haye
been attended with extraoi^iinaiy blessing. Mr. Murphy, Mr. Noble,
and Mr. Booth are, howeyer, only three of the most prominent Gospel
Temperance workers; and their efforts are being sustained by an eyer-
increasing band of Christian men and women^oyer the kir^om. If
the work continues to grow as it has done, the ** wearers of the blue "
will soon be counted by miUume instead of hundreds of thousands.
How many of these haye become Christians it is impossible to say, but
the number is doubtless yery great, as we hear tlmt m connection with
eyery mission some haye be^ conyerted, and from idl parts of the
country where the work has been properly carried on we haye tidings
of considerable increase to the churches of the district. In a recent
letter Mr. Noble writes, << The most encouraging aspect of the work is
the large number who are brought under conyiction of sin. Our
prayer-meetings were neyer so largely attended as now, and there is a
'^ IT 18 THE HABIT OF THE PEOPLE." 487
deep spiritaal influence perrading all oar meetings. ... At the
after-meetings many remain for prayer and conversation ; not a few of
whom have confessed Christ." The Lord has set his stamp of approval
so manifestly npon this agency that all Christians will do well to assist
it to the utmost of their power.
We are glad to see so many persons, of both sexes, and amongst all
classes of society, wearing the olue ribbon; but at the same time we are
sorry that there are so many who are not wearing it. Several hnndreds
of the little badges are already worn at the Tabernacle, but we hope before
Mr. Booth's mission is closed they will be increased to thousands. Why
dmCt you wear the Hue ribbon, dear Christian reader ? Perhaps you answer,
''Because I am not an abstainer." But why are you not an abstainer ?
Will you take that question to the Lord Jesus, and on your knees ask
for his guidance, and then promptly act as he directs ? There are many
profess^ followers of Chnst who stand in very slippery places through
their liking for strong drink. There is no doubt whatever as to what
they ought to do. Total abstinence is the only safe path for them.
There are others who have dear ones who are slaves to the bottle. How
can they hope to rescue those whom they love until they are themselves
clear from all connection with the evil ? Many reclaimed drunkards
have fallen because their wives would persist in bringing the tempter
into the house; and if they have to suffer for it, whose fault is it?
There are some persons who, to all human appearance, are never likely
to drink to excess ; but to them we appeal, in Christ's name, to abstain
for the sake of what they can do for others. If these lines should meet
the eye of any who are led captive by the devil in the chains of evil
habit, or who have become abstainers from strong drink, but have not
yet sought the salvation of their souls, we would entreat them even
now to return to the Lord, who has given by the mouth of the prophet
Joel this loving invitation, '' Turn ye even to me with all your heart,
and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning : and rend
your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God :
for he is gracious and merciftd, slow to anger, and of great kindness,
and repenteth him of the evil." To those who will not render us any
assistance in this work, we would commend the earnest words of the
Bishop of Bochester: ''Gentlemen, you may not all adopt the plan I
have adopted — total abstinence ; yon may not all adopt that, but, in
God's name, either adopt that, or find a better one." The matter is
n^ent, and those who trifle with it, and make all earnest attempts to
reform the masses the subject of their mirth, or of their sneers, can
hardly know what mischief they are doing. Their jests and gibes do
no harm to confirmed abstainers, but they may con&rm the drunkard,
and hold back those who had almost escaped. If they cannot help, let
them not hinder a hopeful work.
488
'SSix. Snlm at §at{r/
OXJB readers who are familiar with the first portion of Mr. Haslam's
antobiography, published some years ago, will naturally expect
that this second instalment is as fall of entertainment and instmction
as the former Yolnme, *^ From Death into Life." In more senses than
one, that last-named book was a very striking storr ; for while the
author gave details of the progress of the Lord's work in various parts
of the country in connection with his own pleaching, he also told m an
unyamished way of his own conversion. He started in the ministry
about forty years ago as an earnest High Churchman, and one so
zedous in works of charity and religious devotion that he might almost
have been mistaken for an Evangelical. He worked hard and con-
scientiously according to his light; but surroimded with converted
people down in Cornwall, it was hardly possible for such a man to
remain permanently in the dark. Mr. Haslam became converted by
the grace of God, and so quick were the shrewd hearers of the west
to perceive the change, that during the first sermon he preached after
escaping from the grave-clothes of sacramentarianism, a man in the
church threw up his arms and exclaimed, *' The parson is converted !*'
A scene then ensued which was suflSciently characteristic of the west,
but which more orderly, strait-laced folks in better-behaved districts
might have been tempted to put down as ** brawling in church." Fancy a
clergyman who had worked hard for ten years — ^instant in season and
out of season, as he had supposed — telling a large congregation that he
had only just been brought into the liberty of Christ, and that, had he
died a week before, he must have been lost ! Then imagine how ''Praise
the Lord " and " Hallelu^'ah " was shouted by hundreds of delighted
souls in the sanctuary, while " good church people '* were hastening down
the aisles with prudent alacrity. That scene was the commencement of
Mr. Haslam's life-work, the history of which, as told by himself, never
flags in its absorbing interest. Indeed, so extraordinary are some of
the relations that some critics have not hesitated to accuse the writer
of invention or exaggeration ; but he is able to reply that ** persons who
have been in such scenes, and have witnessed the mighty power of Ood,
will think that they are somewhat guardedly and tamely put forth."
Many thin^ are under, rather than overstated ; some occurrences are
left altogether unrelated, for fear of too heavily taxing the reader's
credulity, while other things, such as ''dreams, visions, and revelations,"
are left unexplained. Should any reader know of an unconverted
pastor who little suspecte the truth about his own condition, Mr.
Haslam's books will be more likely to be instrumental in bringing
enlightenment than the best of evangelical tracte.
l%ose who read Mr. Haslam's former work left him conducting a
successful work in the parish of Hayle, in Cornwall — too successful as
it seemed for the rector, who was a man of prudence and caution.
"You know I am no revivalist^" he remarked with characteristic
candour. " I do not like all this uproar. I cannot have it. These
* "TetnotI,'* or More Yean of My Ministry. By W. Haslam, M.A. London:
Morgan and Scott. Price 66.
MB. HAfiLAK AT BATH. 489
'conrerted people, as yon call them, are no oharohmen." Therenpon the
fieemingly unfortiinate curate nndertook the charge of what a lady
called a "TraniDfi' Charoh'' at Bath, a city Bnfficiently beaatiftil ia itself,
but one, neyertneless, for which Mr. Haslam had no partiiJity, because
the air had proved in his case somewhat relaxing. He had visited the
city in his converted days as well as subsequenUy, and each time '* left
it discomfited, and glad to get away." There was a strange providence
in his bemg led thither ; for the spiritual obstacles to success appeared
to be hardly less than the physical.
There was a time in the last century when Bath was a general
rendezvous of the pleasure-seeking aristocracy ; but although the city
no longer retains the characteristics of a century and a half ago, when
Beau Nash was ruler of its frivolities, the total of > its visitors is of
course far greater than of old. "Bath is a &vonrite residence of
annuitants, and a fashionable resort of wealthy strangers," says one
authority. ^' Hence arises its principal trade. Bents are moderate,
coal is abundant, the markets are well sui>plied, all the wants of taste
and society are readily ministered to, and in a ftall season, from Christ-
mas till i^e end of May, about 14,000 persons, in addition to the
permanent population, are present." Bath is a city of fashionable
preachers as well as of pleasure-seeking visitors; and for a pastor
looking out for an eligible situation, where fine scenery, cultured
society, and other advantages could be found, the city offered rare
attractions ; but who would have voluntarily dbosen such a sphere as
the " Tramps' Church " ?
The said " Tramps' Church " was situated in Avon Street, once a
fashionable quarter, but long since forsaken by its genteel residents and
given over to the lowest classes. The church was no other than a
chapel erected by the Wesleys, and which their followers had given up
in favour of a grander edifice in another part of the to¥m. ** They
had let this one to an undertaker to keep mourning coaches and hearses
in, but the rector having offered a higher price, obtained possession,"
says Mr. Haslam. " Finding the veritable Wesley pulpit in a corner,
he put it up^ and otherwise furnished the place for divine service."
Sndi was the district which had been looked after by a Scripture reader
for some years — a man who ' ' had settled down into a routine, delivering
so many tracts, paying so many visits in so many hours," until '* his
report was r^y for the Saturday." The man was probably not
singular in supposing that it was impossible to convert' a soul in Avon
Street^ and honestly spoke his opinion — "I am convinced you will
never do anything of that kind in this street."
Any visitor who only looks upon the fair city of Bath from the
Great Western Bailway, would never suppose that such a place could
contain cellar-dwellings more repelling as haunts of fever and damp
than even the cellars of St. Giles s. Such was the case, however, and
what was more singular, as illustrating the force of habit, the people
contracted a love for these pestiferous holes. Take as an example what
is said on
^'NO PLACE LIKB HOMB."
*' We visited one old man who lived in a cellar that was cold and
.green with damp, yet he was cheerftal, and content to call it his * home.*
32
490 MB. HAfiLAM AT BATH.
I asked him if the water erer came in. ' Oh yee, when the tide be
high, it do come np here for an hour or two/ What do yon do then ?
^ Why/ he said, suiting his action to the words, * I puts my legs up on
the stool, and goes on with my shoe-mending. I Keeps my tools up
there,' he contmued, p^lacing his hand on a shelf, ' where they be safe
from the wet' In his person he was a dirty and grimy man, who
appeared never to wash himself from one month's end to another. Yet
he seemed happy in his dirt, and quite satisfied with his lodging. • • .
In a similar cellar I subsequently found a family consisting of five
persons, all huddled together in a most miserable condition. Their
story moved the compassion of a kind lady, who commissioned me to
take better and more healthy lodgings for them at her expense, and
remove them out of that wretched, damp place. She said she could
get no sleep for thinking of these poor creatures. I soon obtained a
two-roomed lodging for them, with a good fire, but this &iled to please
them as well as their old abode. The following day, on calling, I saw
that thev had darkened the windows with paper ; ' the light,' they said,
* made them feel so cold.' In a day or two after, I found to my surprise
that they had gone back to their ' own sweet cellar.' ' There's no place
like home.' "
The locality was of the worst kind, the abode of tramps, gipsies,
beggars, and other light - fineered adventurers, until sweeps were
esteemed '* the gentlemen of me place." The Scripture-reader, after
showing the new curate the " ins and outs" of the district^ diallenged
his companion to say, if he thought anything could be done other than
had been done ; and then quietly remarking that he had kept the best
till last, the guide led the wayinto the common lodging-houses which
also abounded in the street. The ^hotels of the poor," as they are some-
times called, are much the same in Bath as elsewhere — ^repulsive on the
one hand and full of interest on the other to all observers of the social
habits of the people. ''They were for the most part," says our
informant, " if not altogether, the ordinary whining, miserable-looking
beggars who are seen in the streets, but they were neither miserable
nor whining now. Some who had been 'blind' had recovered
eyesight ; others who had been cripples were now quite well; and
soldiers and sailors had arms, and legs restored to them. There were
also a number of women among them. A group were sitting round the
fire as merry as crickets, telling of the day's exploits and gains with
great glee." Sociably these dens might be the lowest of all, but in
some of the private rooms, where persons lay sick or dying, the stench
and stifling atmosphere were more dreadftilly sickening. At first, even
Mr. Haslam was disposed to retire disheartened, but in the divine^
strength he persevered and found his reward.
One of his first converts was a dying shoemaker, who was hoping for
salvation because he had '' suffered a sight in this world " ; anotiier was
a common beggar, and then followed a man whose diop had hitherto
been a place for the reception of stolen goods. Still, it was no easy
matter to get the people of Avon-street into the church. ^ Some of
them laughed aloud at the idea," says Mr. Haslam; ''others, mockmg,
said, ' Oh yes, we'll come. We're all on us coming.' Another man.
suggested that he would come if I paid him : * that's the way to get ui
MB. HABLAM AT BATH. 491
along to charch.'" This merry remark represented a yerj prevalent
idea, namely, that the parson made a good thing ont of his calling ; he
was supposed to be well paid by the Goyemment, and to have a good
deal of money entrusted to him besides, which he appropriated to his
own nse. One outspoken man, who had a dead child lymg unburied,
declared to the pastor, ^* It ain't no business of mine to bury it. What
are you paid for, I should like to know ? " The most Scriptural and
common-sense method of going to work under such conditions is to gather
a working church, to win recruits from the enemy, and to train them
for a better service. This was what Mr. Haslam did ; but the most
careful oversight was necessary, because as soon as the denizens of the
lodging-houses knew that there was aught to be gained by *' conyersion ''
they were ready, as the Scripture-r^er said, to be '^converted in
shoals." When, however, more genuine cases of reformation occurred,
and some lapsed one was removed from the slums to help in the church's
work, the genteel and perfumed do-nothings of the fashionable world
were ready to raise an outcry against such innoyation. Even when Mr.
Haslam himself preached in a certain church, *' A lady" resented the
indignity oifered to the congregation — "The idea of that nasty little
man from the tramps' church coming to teach us! " Then, when a
thoroughly competent person, after undergoing a change, was employed
in gathering a school of ragged waifs and strays, the report went forth
that the clergyman in Avon-street was '* employing a beggar-woman —
a common tramp, to teach the children," and she had to be removed ;
and the school, meanwhile, was scattered.
The general work, nevertheless, went forward prosperously, and the
power of the Holy Spirit became manifest in the conversion of some of
the worst of characters. Through good report and evil report, the pastor
continued his labours, and in spite of all exceptions which were taken
to his doctrine or his procedure, he had his reward.
On one occasion when the chairman of a meeting, who held extreme
views, corrected Mr. Haslam's theology, the accused told this stoty in
self-defence: *'Once upon a time, there was an old experienced
Christian, who was a ferryman on the Clyde. One day he had the
opportunity of carrying two gentlemen in his boat ; the one a Galyinist*
and the other an Arminian. They were having a hot dispute about
their respective tenets, so that the ferryman could not get in a word
edgeways, though he was most anxious to do so. After trying several
times, he bethought himself of this device — ^to pull the boat with one
oar. The disputants stopped, and asked what he was doing. ' Don't
you like this ? ' said the boatman. Then putting down that oar, he
took up the other, and pulled with both hands till the boat went round
the other way. ' Whatever are you about ? ' said both the combatants.
* Why,' replied the veteran, ' I call this oar Sovereignty, and that oar
Responsibility ; and if I do not pull them both together^ you will never
get to the other side of the river.' "
The blessing continued in Avon-street until the church had to be en-
larged to accommodate the increasing congregation, so that Mr. Haslam
lived to prove that it is possible to gather a fall assembly of the most
unlikely characters if proper means are used. Like all good organizers,
he was greatly indebted to his helpers, among whom was that wonderful
492 HB. HA8LAH AT BATH.
young lady, Miss Oeraldine Hooper, who died at an early age, and
whose biography has been written bv Mrs. Orattan Gainneas. With
commendable tact the pastor adapted his procedure to cirdunstances.
Though' straitened for space, he was not content with a fall Sabbath
congregation ; a day-school was soon regathered after parting with *^ the
beggar-woman ; " there were good Sunday-schools and mothers' meet-
ings. Street preaching was also very saocessfiilly carried on; and
during one campaign the stand was taken in front of each of the
public-houses, the signs of which were made to serve as topics of dis-
course. The result was, that the police-cases of a week soon be-
came less than they had formerly been in a day ; and in grateful
recognition of this fact a certain member of the Corporation was
anxious for Mr. Haslam to have a site for a new church presented to
him entirely free of cost. This scheme of rebuilding wa4» howerer,
nbandoned for the time ; but since our friend's removal from Bath, St.
PauVs Church appears to have h&exi taken away from the people ; in
other words, '' a handsome church " has arisen in a more eligible neigh-
bourhood. '* I hear," says Mr. Haslam, *^ that it is now a crowded and
fashionable place of worship, and one to which the ra^ed people do
not venture. '
So much for Bath. We have not space to follow Mr. Haslam's nar-
rative of work done in other places. In 1863 Sir Thomas Beauchamp
offered him the living of Bnckenham, in Norfolk, a rectory to which
was attached the parish of Hassingham. In 1871 he accepted Lord
Howe's offer of the incumbency of Curzon Chapel, Mayfiur; but for a
brief period he accepted from the same patron the parish of Little
Missenden, Bucks. Mr. Haslam supposed that he had found a life-
sphere at the West-end of London, but unlooked-for changes occurred,
liord Howe died ; and his successor was one '' who apparently cared
nothing for spiritual matters or spiritual people. In a short tune his
lordship dismissed the various Scripture-readers and Bible-women who
had been employed on the estate by his predecessor.*' The new owner
of the property supposed that he could dismiss the incumbent also, and
wished to do so. Had Mr. Haslam resisted, the patron of the living
would have found more than bis match in the ecclesiastical courts ;
but at last consenting to leave, at Midmimmer, 1878, the incumbent took
a step which he, as well as many others, at first haJf regretted; and the
builaing has been taken down, while a flourishing Cmiftian company
has been scattered. For four years past Mr. Haslam has been engaged
in parochial mission work in connection with a society which the well-
known evangelist, Mr. Aitken, established in memory of his &th^. In
this congenial work he has had much success ; and we trust that ere he
passes to his reward he will give the world yet another instalment of his
delightfully instructive reminiscences.
493
^o^m ei
John Ploughman's Pictures. Photo-
graphed from life for the Magio
Ziantern. By Fsedebick York, 87,
Lancaster Road, Notting Hill.
The artist has not been content to
cop7 the designs which illustrate John
Ploughman's second book, but he has
made living designs, and photographed
them. A lecturer, by reading pieces of
the book, and exhibiting these views,
might readily entertain an audience.
We heartily commend the slides, and
would urge intending lecturers to com-
municate with Mr. York, who has
lavished time and thought upon his
subjects, and reached a high pitch of
excellence. By the reading of selections
from "John Ploughman" much prac-
tical truth may be brought before the
people. We like the views so much
that we hope personally to use them
when giving another reading from
homely John.
The Pulpit Commentary, Deuteronomy.
Exposition by Rev. W. L. Alsx-
AHDEB, D.D. ; Homiletics by Rev. C.
Clbmancb, B. a., D.D. Kegan, Paul,
Trench and Co.
This portly commentary comes in too
late for a thorough examination, and so
we can only say that as the exposition
is written by W. L. Alexander, and the
homiletics and homilies are by com-
petent brethren, we are sure that pur-
chasers will spend their money wisely.
As soon as possible we will eive further
information. We suppose that the cost
will be 15s. Hitherto we judge this
series of expositions to be the best
which a preacher can procure for ser-
monic purposes. We are all grateful to
Canon Spence and the Rev. Joseph
Exell for these invaluable works.
A Popular Commentary on the New
Testament, By English and American
Scholars of various JBvangelical Deno-
minations. Edited by Philip ScHATF,
D,D.^ LL.D. In Four Volumes.
Vol III. The Episdes of St. Paul.
Edinburgh: T. and T.Clarke.
This valuable commentary runs the
risk of beinf; forgotten in the flood of
other expositions, bat it deserves a far
better fate. We have now before us
the third portion of the New Testament,
which will be complete in four volumes.
Able scholars have united to produce
this work ; in fact, the united scholar-
ship of England and America is laid
under tribute, and the result must be
singularly useful. The aim \a the in-
struction of the English reader of
ordinary education ; hence, every-
thing is clear, concise, and important.
The scholar could not desire greater
accuracy, and the plain man could not
wish for greater simplicity. At eighteen
shillings each, these noble volumes are
by no means dear : they are essential to
a complete library of exposition. We
are glad to see every day some fresh
candle lighted, by whose beams we may
the better read the infallible Word of
God. Dr. iSchaff has done eminent
service in this direction.
The Ministry of Healing; or, Miracles
of cure in all Ages, By A. J. Gordon,
D.D. Hodder and Stoughton.
We hope Dr. Gordon wUl not go off
from sober gospel ]preaching into mere
imaginings : there is a tendency in that
direction in some who believe in healing
by faith. He has certainly collected a
singular array of incidents, and placed
us all under obligations thereby ; for it
is very useful to nave the evidence on a
great question put within reach. Some
of the" stories do not impress us, and
others we could account for on natural
principles ; but it is clear that the Lord
has used faith as a healing medium and
is ready to use it again. Such faith is
not eiven to all ; but where it is
exercised it is honoured. Dr. Gordon
is a preacher of high excellence, and
we prefer to hear him upon other
themes, for he is a sound evangelical
divine, and lays himself out to win souls
by the truth of God.
Reggie* s Boast, and other Stories. By
F. M. Holmes. F. E. Longley.
Half-a-dozen lurid stories, showing
the dreadful effects of the drink. There
is a vividness and raciness in the writing
that compels you to read, and the
"Circus Clown's Story*' is simply in-
imitable in its pathetic power.
494
HOnCES OF BOOKS.
Mistranslated Passages in our Bible;
a Help for English Readers, By
Rev. J. H. MuBBAT, B.A. S. W.
Partridge and Co.
We like tms book Terj much. It sheds
light on many a dark sentence in our
Scriptures. Although scholars may
look upon it as rather elementary^ it is
well adapted to whet the appetite of
students. Our authorized version of
the Old Testament is often sadly insc-
curate. Little errors abound at which
sceptics sneer, and pious people are
strangely puzzled. The text and the
translation both need to be carefully re-
vised. A committee of learned men is
leisurely engaged on this interesting
task. The most determined courage
and the most delicate caution must be
called into play if it is to be done satis-
factorily. We quite agree with Mr.
Murray in the conviction ''that the
ancient unpointed text gives more con-
sistent readings, and more in agreement
with the principles of the consti*uction
of the Hebrew than the Masoretic or
?ointed text, which was invented at
'iberias in the sixth century, and has
been in use ever since.'" The old Hebrew
language had a varied and expansive
meaning; it was iWea/and picturesque,
comprismg a very limited number of
primitive words called '* roots ^ in their
primary or radical sense, expressive for
the most part of nature in respect to
external objects and internal emotions,
and then in their subordinate or deriva-
tive application branching out into
manifold diversities of meaning. Now,
what was the intent of the Slasoretic
notation or vowel-pointing of an age
when the Hebrew nad ceased practi-
cally to be a living tongue ? Well, if
it was partly designed to preserve the
sound, its chief object was permanently
to fix the sense^ and so to limit it, thus
depriving the original text of that very
eharm which has always supplied inter-
preters with the most vivid evidence of
its inspiration, and evangelical preachers
with the liveliest token of its divine
authority. This is a very serious matter
for us who believe in an inspiration
whereby men spake from God '* being
moved by the Holy Ghost.'* Here we
have in common use the ^ Holy Bible,'*
which on its title-page professes " to be
translated out of the original tongues."
The BcholarBhip of two hundred and
seventy years ago may have been very
inferior to that of the present day, but
it is of no small consequence for us to be
as clear as possible about the validitjr of
that original tongue in which Revelaoon
was given. 43ome two centuries ago
Dr. ^^ho Owen showed that the S^
tuaeint is incorrect, or not verballp re-
liable : the Masoretic pointing, how-
ever, perverts the sacred original into a
paraphrase. Besides this, there are
olemishes of other kinds in our yersion,
which we can hardly doubt that** the
learned revision committee" will do
much to rectify. A few omissions and
not a few interpolations occur. That
copyists tried to corrupt the H^rew
text we are tolerably certain ; any
material fraud, however, would be easily
traced out. The testimony of Jose*
phus towards the end of the first century
IS of singular value. He tells us that ** the
Hebrew and the Greek Septuagint were
in perfect agreement*' Philo Judseus
somewhat earlier bears witness to this
fact. What do we find later on?
Justin Martyr distinctly charges the
Jews with futering and erasing pas-
sages in their Scriptures, which would
prove that Jesus Christ was the Messiah.
Origen and Tertullian make a similar
charge. The few copies of the Hebrew
that existed in those days were mostly
in the hands of the Rabbis, who had
abundant opportunity of falsifying the
text Not so the Septuagint It was
widely dispersed both among Christians
and heathens. To make this point dear
we must ask our readers to yerify one
instance for themselves by a reference
to the Bible and the Frayer Book
version of Psalm xiv. Three yerses are
omitted after the fourth verse in the one,
which are contained in the other ; and
Paul quotes those very three verses,
divided into six, in Romans iii. 13—18.
Of course, Paul quoted from the Greek
Septuagint which was in common use
among the people as our version is now.
Of interpolate passages we might gire
a much longer account. It needs no
learned authority to tell us that the
fifty-second chapter of Jeremiah was
added afterwards. The oonduskm of
the previous chapter is — ** thus far are
the words of Jeremiah.*' For the fiffy-
second (or supplementary) chapter then
NOnOES OF BOOKS.
4D5
appear to be three verses slipped in bj
Bome trtnscriber (viz. 28, 29, 30) dis-
linctly at variaBce with 2 Kings xxiv.
14 — 16. Surely inspiration is not to be
held responsible for such inconsist-
encies. The last chapter of Deutero*
nomy must have been written after —
and the last three verses Ions after — the
'death of Moses. In Mr. C. U. Mackin-
tosh's recently published <* notes on
Deuteronomv/' we meet with this cha-
Tacteristic observation : *^ We are fully
|>ersuaded that the postscript is as truly
inspired as the book ; and the book as
the Pentateuch ; and the Pentateuch as
the whole volume of God.'* Once more
we commend this small octavo of less
than three hundred pages to our
readers. It is the result of more than
*twenty-five years' study. The author is
f^enerally clear of any sectarian bias.
His brief suggestions of improved read-
ings are forBled for the most part by
•strong reasons ; to conductors of Bible-
classes they may be of signal benefit.
The Orthodox Theology of To-day, By
Newman Smith. Dickinson.
A wxix-iNTENTioHED book, perhaps;
but it does not commend itself to us.
The fewer of such defences of ortho-
•dozy the better. Orthodoxy is quite
4ible to take care of itself; but it often
has just cause to cry, " Save me from
my friends.** Apparent vindications
accompanied with gentle hints of im-
j>rovement are the sappers and miners
which do the preparatory work of the
enemy. Not purposely, but inadver-
vtenUy, the desire of the broad school is
carried out by certain so-called ortho-
dox scholars who are distressed at the
idea of beiog thought old-fashioned.
Would they sell the truth for a little
iionoor among men ? Not consciously,
and yet the net result comes to much
•the same thing. We know nothing of
Mr. Newman Smith, but we do not care
ibr his book.
Hindu Women : icUh glimpses iiUo their
life and Zenanas. By U. LI. Nisbet
and Co.
Trb old, old story of an Indian woman*s
sufferings is here told with graphic
jx>wer, and earnest appeals made for
new volunteers to unoiertake Zenana
work. There is no finer field of Christian
work for ladies, and we wish this
simple but toudung statement might be
effectual in securing more labourers. It
has our sincerest approval.
The Story of the New Testament, By
Rev. A. Cabteh, M.A. Whittaker
and Co.
Into this little handbook the author has
managed to condense the fullest scholar-
ship and information regarding our New
Testament, its versions, manuscripts, etc.
Its comparison of the Authorised and
the Revised Versions is able, fair, and
reliable, and indeed the whole work is
of a high style. The cheapest shilling's
worth on the New Testament yet
published.
Sacred Songs and Solos, Numbers
I. and II. combined. Compiled and
sung by Ika D. Sankbt. Morgan
and Scott.
A SINGULARLY rich coUectiou of useful
and taking songs. Everybody knows
how the first half of this book carried
every one by storm, and the second
part is nearly as good. For our part
we shall always adhere to our solid
psalms and hymns, and the grave, sweet
melodies of our well-worn tunes, when
the people meet on the Sabbath; but a
few of these sprinkled in on week-nights
make a change, and give pleasure to
good people whose tastes differ from
ours. We do not doubt that great
service to the good cause has oeen
wrought by Mr. Sankey*s sacred la^rs.
The words can be had for Id., but with
the music the prices range from Is. fid.
to 4s. fid. The work is a general
favourite.
Little Foxes; or, the Little Sins thai
mar the Christian Character, By
John Colwell, Wesleyan Minister.
T. Woolmer.
A FASCINATING little book, full of philo-
sophy, but withal made so spicy and
attractive that, once begin to read, and
there is no leaving off until it is finished.
Fresh illustration, forcible i>roverb, a
pithy humorous style, combined with
transparent, manlv godliness, make a
most readable booK. The more of such
the better : it will compel its own popu-
larity. •« Well done, Mr. Colwell f ! ^
496
wonata of books.
Old Brittol : a Story of PUriian Times.
Baptist Trsot and Book Societj, 22,
Castle-street, Holborn.
Wb have already commended this storr
in its American form. Hiis fioglish
reprint is far superior to the former
edition. It is a capital Baptist tale, and
deserres to be widdy circuutted bj those
who hare Scriptural viewa of the ordi-
nance.
The Pledged Eleven: or, Valentine's
Broken Vows, By Magoib Fbabh.
National Temperance Publication
Depot.
In several places where the Gospel
Temperance movement has been or-
fanized, the publicans and their friends
ave started opposition bands, which
they have called ''The Eed Ribbon
Anny," »«The Drink-no-water Society,"
or "The Drink-when-you-like Leaeue ; **
and this tale traces the history of eleven
young men who entered into some such
N unholy covenant. For a long time they
were a terror to the village in whicn
they lived; but through the mercy
of God they were all reclaimed, and
** pledged** in another and a better
sense.
Tom FUieher's Fortunes. By Mrs. H.
B. Faull. T. Woolmer and Go.
An excellent story, intended to teach
the wisdom of honesty and uprightness
in the young, and the happy conse-
quences that follow their possession.
Mrs. Panll writes in an easy, attractive
style, and her books will be sure to
command ponular approval. A copy
of this book snould go into the Sunday-
school Library.
Beatrice and Brian, By Helbn Bkis-
TON. T. Woolmer and Co.
A SIMPLE story of the conquest of
passion and selfishness in a spoiled child ;
told with fair power and interest.
Dots and Gwinnie: A story of two
friendships. By R. R. T. Woolmer
and Co.
A STOBT all alive, about school-girl
friendships, and the tests to which they
were put : showing that true friendship
must be founded upon Christian charac-
ter. A first-rate gUl for girls. Healthy
as spiritual, interesting as elevated.
Maia : a Tale of the Fatherland. By
J. Ottlib v. Jacobt. Elliot Stodr.
Thosb who may be at the pains to read
this book will find more than the usual
allowance of sentimental love stories,
five or six couples of love-sick swains-
and damsels, in all possible and im-
possible dilemmas, being the chief actors
m this rather tangled tale. The grand
finale is the marriaee of three of the
couples at the same time and place, and
of course *^ they lived happy ever after.**
Religion of a certain, or uncertain, kind
is plentifully thrown in: for example^
two of the young parties flee from an
angry parent to their ** spiritual adviser,"*
the Komish priest, who settles their little
difficulty by marrying them in a trice.
A naughty boy is piously admonished
by his mother: ** Xou were enlisted
into God*s service in your baptism, and
sworn to fight against all these evil
tendencies ; so whether you will or no,
you are bound by the most solenm oatL
to do so. You may be a rebellious anct
disloyal soldier, but you will still be
one,** etc. Anon we are favoured with
information that one of the parties has
by Confirmation '*been sworn finally
into the fellowship of Christ's religion «
and has entered the blessed company of
all saints, enlisted finally into the army
of the faithful.** What have we done
that we should be doomed to read sucb
a book?
Little Flotsam. By R Richabdsok*
B. A. Cassell, Fetter, Galpin and Co.
Thb usual story of adventnres, but told
in a very pleasant, chatty stvle. A
shipwrecK ; a being isanght by the tide ;
a being lost in the mist on the moun-
tains, and a few other nerve-trying
sensations all woven together with con-
siderable power, make up just such a
book as is dear to many young folks.
The First year of my Life: a true story
for young people. By Rosb Cathax
Fbibnd. T. Woolmer and Co.
A MODBEATELT succossful attempt to
write a history of one's first year, from
the information of parents. Really, a
conversational descnption of China and
its customs, and a voyage from thence
to England. The style is clear and
simple, and full of interest^ and the
book deserves to be read.
HOTIOES OF BOOKS.
497
Our Brother in Black : his/reedom and
ki§ /kture. By A. G. H atgood, D.D.
New York : Phillips and Hunt.
This book has made somewhat of a itir
in some places aeross the Atlantic. It
is an attempt to soIyc the problem of
what is to be done politically and
religiously with the six millions of ne^^
freemen in America, and especially in
the South. The aathor, having once
been a defender of slavery, has now
become the champion of the black man,
and urges his claim to national educa-
tion and national help. We sincerely
trust his book may not merely secure
blessing for the Africans in America,
but stimulate them to missionary work
amongst their people in their native
land. <<Well done, Dr. HaygoodI
Your repentance, though late, is sincere
and thoi-ough."
The Theology of the New TestametU.
A Handbook for Bible Students. By
Rev. T. Van Oostebzbb, D.D. Fourth
edition. Hodder and Stoughton.
Dk. OoeTBBZEB IS a bom theologian,
possessing by endowment and training
just the powers needful for the systematic
treatment and exposition of truth. This
fourth edition is of a work that deserves,
and will repay, the study of every
minister of the gospel, and every student
preparing for his life-work. Orthodox
and forceful ; true to the central facts
of the gospel, and yet adapted to present-
day thought and feeling; intellectual
and yet more spiritual, it cannot but be
valuable to every honest workman who
will use it aright. We should like to
sa^ to every pastor's friend, ^' Give your
minister a copy of this book and you
shall reap the reward in your own soul
by-and-by." [So far we had written
when we received the sad news of our
friend's death. Alas for us that such
a champion has fallen.]
Oaspard de CoUgny. By Walter
Bbsant, M.A. Marcus Ward & Co.
Although this life was not written with
the view of propa^ting Protestantism,
but simply as an impartial sketch of a
great man, it is nevertheless one of the
best pleas for the reformed faith. Here
we see how a great and candid mind
threw off the yoke of priests, and learned
to rest in the word of GU>d. Hitherto
there has not existed an English bio-
graphy of the great admiral, the wise
leaaer, the nulant defender of the
Huguenots. Mr. Besant has executed
his task in a masterly manner, and we
trust that his work will be read by real
Frotestanta and scattered on all sides.
From a second edition it ought to pro-
ceed to a tenth right speedily. Admiral
Coligny laboured nard to form cdoniea
to which the persecuted might flee ;
this failing, he laboured to bring France
into such a state that the Catholic and
Galvinist might dwell together without
cutting each o therms throats: he was
generous, conciliatory, and trustful, and
the end was — the massacre of St. Bar-
tholomew ! Rome does not understand
the milder qualities of ffood men ; the
scarlet woman is insensible to truth and
righteousness; suspicion she al ways-
deserves, and by eneigy she ever needs
to be held in check. The murdered
body of Coligny cries to us from the
ground — *^ Beware of Borne. When,
she speaks like an angel believe her
not.''
Morning Sunshine: Thoughts for the
Little Ones. By L. A. D. T.
Woolmer and Co.
An excellent little portion for a month's
readings day by day for the young*
Sweet, simple, and full of the Saviour.
Buy it, and let Harry or Mary have it
at once.
The Pastor as Preacher : Lectures de-*-
tivered at the Universities ofEdin^
hurghf Aberdeen^ and Glasgow, By
H. W. Smith. Blackwood and
Sons.
Though there is nothing fresh said
herein upon the ministerial office and
work, yet old truths are emphasized
and enmroed with much of wisdom and
power. The student who can repro-
duce this advice in his pastoral work and
life will be in the best sense truly suc-
cessful : especially is this so in the case
of the riutu and village minister, whom
Mr. Smith has mainly in view.
Jehovah'Nissif or, I%e Lord my Banner.
By P. McDonald. Glasgow: T.Smith
and Co.
Ah exhaustive historical account of the
Reformed Presbyterian Church, and
an earnest protest on behalf of the
supremacy or Christ in his own Church*
498
NOTIOES OF BOOK0.
What does History say f or^ the Baptists
brought to the TesL A Sermon. By
J. T. BaiacoE. Tract Depository.
About the tersest, ptthiest puttiag of
the historical position of Baptists we
have seen. It will do good service in
quarters where oar principles are mis*
understood, and we snould like to see it
distributed very generally. '*More light,
more light."
The Baptists: Who are they f and what
do they believe f By Rev. W. B.
BoGOS. Madras : Lawrence Asylum
Press.
An excellent little book, giving a gene-
ral idea of Baptists and their principles,
And, excepting on the subject of ** Close
Communion,'* one with which we have
entire sympathy. We were amused
with the ingenuity with which the whole
subject was treated, or rather the prin-
ciple begged, the author appearing to
regard it settled when he says, ** We
believe baptism should be before the
Communion.*' As if the question were
one of time merely. Still, apart from
this, it is a very handy little book.
Baptism and the Baptists. By the Rev.
Gbobob Duncak. With Prefatory
Note by the President of Rawdon
College. Baptist Tract and Book
Society^ Castle Street, Holbom.
Mb. Duncan is a prince in controversy,
and here he shows himself a master of
the art of condensing history. Such a
mass of historical information has seldom
been compressed into so small a space.
We have not had time to examine
into the accuracy of every statement ;
but as Mr. Rooke, of Rawdon, has read
the proof*sheet8, and speaks warmly of
<ihe book, and as Mr. Dancan is a diligent
fltudent of history, the reader may feel
Suite safe under his guidance. Every
>aptist should purcluae one copy to
keep and another to give away. When
will the dispute upon Baptism be ended
by our friends seeing the truth in this
matter? Here is a capital class-book
for senior Sunday-school classes, and if
it be adopted our young people will no
longer be ignorant of the story of their
own people. Thanks, Mr. Duncan, for
most valuable help. May you be pros-
pered in all things.
A Critical Chreeh and English Concord'
ance. By Charles F. Hudson. S.
Bagster and Sons.
This is no ordinary book, and is un-
questionably the best of its kind. It
has been compiled with great labour
and skUl, and is not likely to be soon
excelled in its own department^ or
superseded by any other. It ia an en-
tire concordance of both the Greek and
English of the New Testament within a
comparatively small compass and in a
very readable type. It is not a mere
concordance of the numerous instances
in which the same word occurs in either
the Greek of the original or in the
English translation, but of the several
instances in which different renderings
have been given of the same word. AU
that is required to render such a work
invaluable is to know that it may be re-
lied upon for its accuracy and complete-
ness ; and of this we may be well assured
by the testimonies that have been given
in its favour, and by the fact of its having
been continually before the recent re-
visers of the New Testament, who have
acknowledged the assistance they de-
rived from it. It has rendered, we
think, soch a revision less needful, by
enabling those who are less learned to
make a revision for themselves. >Vhi]e
helpfid to Greek scholars of great emi-
nence, it is yet more helpful to those
whose attainments are more limited,
and it may be of greatest use to those
who are acquainted with little more
than the Greek alphabet, as it will en-
able them in a considerable measure to
understand the criticisms of otiien. It
will suffice to convince them upon what
iitde differences frequent and elaborate
criticisms have been expended, and
that the more closely the orurinal
sources of Uie good old English Bible
are investigated, the more confirmatory
they become of the old orthodox faith.
" Hurrah ! '* A bit of loving talk with
soldiers. By S. G. Pbout. Nisbet
and Co.
About the breeziest^ most robust piece
of reli^ous writing we have met with for a
long time. Nothing could be in better
taste or more adapted for distribution
amongst our soldiers in ^ the hope of
making them "good soldiers of Jaus
Christ?'
H0TI0B8 OF BOOKS.
499
JEarth*M Work and HeavetCs ResL B/
Kev. J. Philip, M.A. Edinbiugh:
Andrew Elliot.
A 8BBIE8 of earnest addresses, en-
deavouring to stir up Christian people
to work for God. The style is manlr,
jet devout ; robust, but eminenUy
spiritual; and the illustrations and
arguments are forced home with great
power. It cannot but do good wherever
read and put into practice.
Lessons learnt in Italy and The Riviera,
By the Rev. J. B. Figgis, M.A. S.
W. Partridge and Co.
TuF. portion of this book which has in
it some kind of reference to the Riviera
is short indeed, and therefore we are so
far disappointed. Mr. Figgis has a de-
vout and poetical mind, and so writes
profitably and pleasingly ; but we can-
not say that we go quite his length in
commendation of Francis of Assisi and
other Romish saints. When these per-
sonages are spoken of, it needs great
caution, or we may be leading the feeble
where they will not be so able to stand
as we ourselves may be. We do not
say that Mr. Fiegis is not guarded, but
we do not think that he errs on that
side. The excellent author has written
with the highest of motives and written
well, and yet we do not think his book
will win the popular ear, or be largely
influential.
BibU Words and Phrases Explained and
Illustrated. By C. Michib, M.A.
Edinburgh : Macniven and Wallace.
This is a most useful addition to the
eeries of Bible-class Primers, and cannot
fail to be of service. Students whose cash
is limited and Sundav-school teachers
whose time is too short for reading
larger books will find it invaluable.
With such helps as these, to be an
inefficient teacher is to be blameworthy.
Bible Misreadings : or^ the Book Divine
and Human, Elliot Stock.
An unintentionally true title : the read-
ings which, in many instances, our
anonymous author would substitute for
the present version would be indeed
flagrant '* misreadings.'^ We never saw
in so small a book so much dishonour
done to the Word of God. The super-
natural, the miraculous is shouldered
out of the Book altogether, whilst
believers in it are contemned and pooh-
poohed. Tom Paine and Voltaire and
all the hosts of infidels never come so
close to " crucifying the Son pf God
afresh '^ as do these professed friends of
Revelation who betray it to its foes.
We should label this book ^* Poison '* in
glaring letters.
Importance of Faith in Scripture
Miracles, By an Associate of Kiog*s
College. Haughton and Co.
Whoever is the anonymous author of
this treatise he battles right valiantly
for the truth. It is a most healthy
reaction from the rationalizing tendencies
of many professed Christian teachers.
Bishop Butler and Paley done up into
essence and modernized. Capital !
" Comfort ye, my People, ^^ A record of
severe sufierinj^ and of sreat con-
solation. T. Woolmer and Co.
The diary of a sufferer culled from, in
the hope that it may prove a source of
comfort to others " m the furnace."
Good of its kind, though we do not
much care for its kind: we find that
Scripture promises are the best anodyne
for pain and suffering.
Ood*s Hidden Mystery, By W. Brown.
Partridge and Co.
An excellent little handbook for a
Bible-cUss series of studies on ^* Re-
demption*' and "Substitution.'' The
prool- texts are capitally chosen, and
the plan of the whole most successfully
carried out. Brief and pointed to a
degree.
Leaves from my Log Book of Christian
Worh in the Port of London, By
T. C. Garland. T. Woolmer, 66,
Paternoster Row.
The author has been engaged for more
than a quarter of a century in the docks
as an agent of the Wesleyan Seamen^s
Committee; and in this book he has
collected a number of examples, more
or- less striking, which have come
directly beneath his own notice. Mr.
Garland's pages do not lack interest;
and they have a valae of their own as
showing that sailors, who were formerly
supposed to be an almost utterly repro-
bate class, are quite as amenable to
Christian influences aa other people, if
only the right kind of men go afler
them.
500
HOTBSL
Mistaken Signt^ and other papers on
Christian life and experience. By
Rev. W. L. Watkirson. J. Woolmer.
HxBE are twelve sermons (the title
notwithstanding), bat such sermons as
are simply charming. Call them
*' papers" if yon please: they are
models of ffood preaching on one special
line, that forsooth which chains the ear
and appeals to the heart of belieTers.
The book is published at 2?. 6d. Buy
it, and blame us if yon are not pleased
with the purchase.
^0tt8«
We have inserted portraits of two of our
evangelists, in order that friends may not
forget their work of faith, or isease to plead
for a bleasinff upon them. Never were two
men better fitted for their work, nor more
thoroughly devoted to it. They are engaged
for some months ahead ; but we woula en-
courage friends to seek their services, for
they are ready to preach the gospel whereyer
a door is opened.
Hrs. Sturgeon is exceedingly busy with
her distnbuton of books to poor minis-
ters, a work fraught with untold blessing.
She wishes us to remind friends that she
cannot attempt to supply preachers with
books if they are in trade, or have good
incomes. Her business lies with those who
S've idl their time to the ministry, and at
e same time are so ill-remunerated that
they cannot afford to purchase books. If
those who are ineligible would kindly not
apply, it would save the distributor much
trouDle, and the great pain of having to
refuse.
With much pleasure we note that Canon
Wilb«rforce has made a gallant attempt to
clear the Church of England from com-
plicity with the liquor traffic. Personally
he is doing all that can be expected of any
man^ namely, getting rid of licenses as they
fall m. No one can expect the Ecclesiastical
Commissioners to do more ; but we hardly
dare to hope that they will do as much.
Evidently, the Archbishop and other com-
missioners will be all the better for a little
stirring of their consciences. It wiU be an
unspeakable blessing to them if the subject is
kept before the pubhc mind, and thus gently
brought under eyes which are none too
eager to perceiye troublesome facts. Cor-
porations are slow in being reformed, and
for them to reform themselves is a thing so
rare that we might almost say that it never
occurred, and never will. " Can the Ethio-
pian change his skin, or the leopard his
spots?" We shall see what we shall see.
On the evening of September 10 we shall,
Gk)d willing, haye the Tabernacle open for
all comers, according to our custom once a
quarter. We observe that an American
paper wittily says, ** Let not Spurgeon's
people be proud of leaving their seats to
strangers in the evening once in a quarter,
for in our countiy we naye thousands ox
persons who do the same every Sunday
night in the year.'' We are nateful that
we cannot say so of our people. Though
the habit of half-a-daj worship is extend*
ing in many quarters, it does not come nigh
tons.
On Wedtieiday, Auq. 16, the ministers of
the Surrey and Middlesex Baptist Associa-
tion dined at " Westwood," by invitation of
Mr. and Mrs. Spurgeon, and afterwards
held a conference on the work of the deno-
mination in the two counties. All who were
present seemed to feel the urgent neoesiity
for further aggressive efforts, and it is hoped
that something practical will result from the
interchange of opinion.
The two counties of Surrey and Middle-
sex, auart from London, are low down in
our !6aptiBt statistics, and indeed in all
Nonconformist work. The churches are
nearly all feeble, and are holding their own
with great dif&culty : hence, they have yery
little strength to snare for founding new
interests. The London Association contains
all the large churches, and the few who
form the new Association haye a huge task
before them, and outward strength alto-
gether out of proportion to the demand
upon it. They need an evaageUst of their
own to go through all the towns and yil-
lages preachinff the word, but how is he
to be supported? Oh, that some wealthy
brother would make these counties his own
disteict! If the two appear too much, lot one
be taken up. Comparatiyely little money
would be needed, and great results mudit tie
anticipated. We offend the friends ^0 for
the next year towards an evangelist, and wo
hope others vrill come forwud and ho^
also. There are phu)es in Surrey which are
far more discouraging than Zoluland or
Tartary, and yet present most urgent caUs
for gospel effmt.
0^ Friday evening^ Aitg. 11. a meeting of
South London ministers and cnnrch-offioeis
was held in the Tabemade Lecture-hall, for
the purpose of conferring with Mr. B. T.
Booth respecting his approaching Gtospel
Temperance Mission. Pastor J. A. Spur-
geon, who has recently become a total
abstainer, and has been elooted one of the
Vice-Presidents of the Tabernacle Tem-
perance Society, presided. After a short
address by the chairman, and a statement
by Mr. Smithers, the Secretaiy, aa to the
arrangements already made or contemplatsd,
Mr. Booth spoke briefly, hut earnestly;
and the rest of the evenmg was oocnpied
with suggestions as to the best means
to be adopted to secure the success of the
HOTK&
501
Mianon. Mr. Andrew Dniin took the chair,
when Mr. James Spurgeon had to leave for
another meeting, and at the dose of the
Conference the committee met to cany out
afl far as was practicable the recommenda-
tions that had been given.
The list of services, at all of which Mr.
Booth hopes to speak, is as follows :— Sun-
day afternoon, September 3rd, at 3 ; Mon-
day evening, 4th, at 8.30 ; Taesdav, 6th,
at 8 ; Wednesday, 6th, at 5.30 (for children
and young people only), and at 8 (for
adults^; ThnrsdiEiy, 7th, at 8.30; Friday,
Sth, at 8 ; Saturday, no meeting ; Sunday,
10th, at 3 and 8.16; Monday, 11th at 3.30
(for women only), and 8.30 (for all) ; and
Tuesday, 12th, at 7.30, great faiewell
meeting. Every day during the Mission,
with the exception of Saturday and Sunday,
a mid-day prayer-meeting wiU be held at
12.30. Contributions in aid of the expenses
of the Mission will be thankfully received
by Pastor C. H. Spurgeon.
CoUiEOB. — During the past month Mr. J.
H. Ghraat has accepted an invitation from
the church at Qold Hill, Bucks ; Mr. £. B.
Pearson has settled at Providence Chapel,
Hounslow; and Mr. £. Bichards has oe-
come pastor of the church at Lerwick,
Bhethmd, where he will labour in connection
with the Baptist Home Missionary Society
of Scotland.
Mr. J. W. Comfort has removed from
Ossett to Bromsgrove, Worcestershire ; and
Mr. £. A. Tydeman, from Devonport, to
Zion Chapel, Bacup, Lancashire.
Mr. J, A. Moyld, who returned to Canada
•on the completion of his college course, has
settled at St. Andrew's, Quebec; and Mr.
B. Holmes has removed from Ayhner to
become Mr. Dyke's successor at College
Btreet, Toronto.
Mr. A. fVurbrother sailed on the 24th ult.
for Auckland, New Zealand.
The summer session of the College was
oommenced on Tuesday afternoon^ August 8,
vrhen the tutors and students assembled at
" Westwood'' for devotional exercises and
■odal enjoyment. Twenty- three "fresh-
men" were introduced to their brethren,
and heartily welcomed to the benefits of the
institution; and addresses were delivered
by the President, Vice-President, and Pro-
fessors Bogers, Gracey, and Feiguason.
Tutors report the new men as an exceedingl v
hopeful band. The Lord make them afi
faithful poachers of the word. The College
vrork is the most important of all the labours
ihat have been entrusted to our overslept
by the great Master, and our heart is set
Xn it more and more. Let not the Lord's
rards forget the portion for the school of
the prophets, for to ner rising men, now in
training, the church looks for her future
leaders. Our t^wching has distinct and
definite doctrines as tne groundwork of
everything; we do not upon that matter
^ve forth any uncertain sound.
"E^LSQiESJSFM. — Mr. Bumham goes this
month to labour among the hop-pickers in
Kent. In response to his appeal for con-
tributions towards the extension of the work,
we have received the following amoimts : —
Mrs. Higham, 28. 6d. ; M.M., lOs. ; Readers
of Word and IVork, £10 ; A. M., Scotland,
68. This we beg most gratefully to acknow-
ledge. It shows that there are a few good
people who care for the poor Londoners in
the hop-gardens.
Messrs. Smith and FuUerton, having com-
Sleted their twelvemonth's mission in Lon-
on, are now resting preparatory to starting
on their autumn tour in the south-west of
Bn^land. We hope our friends in that
region will be ready earnestly to bock them
up.
Auckland Tabbbnaclb BmLDcra Fund.
— ^Mr. and Mrs. Spurgeon beg to acknow-
lodge, with heartiest thanks, the receipt of
the following contributions for their son's
new Tabernacle at Auckland, Kew Zea-
land : — Mrs. C. Parker, lOs. ; Mrs. Smith,
Is. ; M. C. H., £5 ; A widow, 128. ; Mrs.
M. E. White, 3s. ; Miss Fanner, lOs. ; Mrs.
Dix, £10; Mr. Calder, £5; A friend, 10s. ;
Mrs. A. G.^2 ; Mr. W. B. Fox, £5 ; Lydia,
per J. T. D., 2s. 6d. ; Mrs. Virtue, £6 ;
Mrs. Joseph Williams, lOs. ; A friendf, £1.
There must be many more friends of our
son who are intending to help: will they
please quicken their pace, and cheer us
thereby ]^ A box will be going earlv in
September. As the bazaar is to be hefd at
Christmas, any goods to be sent must be off
at once, for even now the time is diort.
Goods must not be later than the 16th of
September, and the earlier the better. The
members of the Old Tabernacle at home
should be the first to help the New Taber-
nacle in Auckland. They cannot have for*
gotten young Thomas whom they were so
pleased to hear. Let him not imagine that
he has slipped out of the memories of those
at home.
GBPHAKjkOE.— JVb^ictf to Collectors. The
next quarterly collectors' meeting will bo
held at the Orphanage on Friday evenina^
October 13, when all collectors are earnestly
requested to bring or send their boxes or
books, with the amounts collected for the
institution. With ffirls to provide for as
well as boys our needs are greatly increased,
and all collectors should do their best.
Ihuble quick is marching time just now.
CoLFOBTAOS.— During the past month
nothing has transpired that deserves special
note in the work of the Colportage Associa-
tion, though the usual labours of the col-
Sorteurs are still full of encouraging ind-
ents. To understand the value and import-
ance of the work thoroughly it is necessary
to go down into the locuities, and see and
hear what is beinff done. The secretary has
recently visited two of the districts, and
502
NOTES.
reports progress which calls for much thank-
fulness. At Woodham Walter, in Essex,
where Mr. Keddie is at work, a nice Tillage
chapel has been erected, mainly throush the
labours of the colporteur, ana the piupit is
supplied chiefly by him. The first anni-
▼ersar>' has just been held. After a sermon
by the secretary, Mr. W. Corden Jones, a
crowded meeting was held in the eyening,
at which the co^rteur was supported by
Congregational, Wesleyan, and Baptist
friends. It was reported that some of the
worst characters in the neighbourhood had
becoi oonyerted, one of whom sot up at the
close of the meeting and confessed that it
was through the labours of the colporteur
that he had been blessed. The locality is
sparsely populated, but the chapel is crowded
on Sunday eyenings. During the week the
colporteur, who has been supplied with a
donkey and cart by local frieDOs, yisits the
yillagcs for eight or nine miles round^ and
sells a considerable quantity of good litera-
ture, besides visiting many sick zolks.
The other district yisitea is Bower Chalke,
situated in the midst of the loyely Wiltshire
downs. Here a small Baptist church sub-
scribes nobly towards the support of the col-
porteur, who has to walk through the whole
of his wide district, and is much respected.
After a sermon in the afternoon by the
secretaiy, a tea-meeting was held in a large
bam. The tables haying been cleared the
audience took their seats in the "bay,'* and a
wagon was wheeled on to the ** floor '' for a
rostrum for the speakers, when addresses
were deliyered upon colportoge work. Some
£15 a year more is required to enable the
Association to continue this needy district.
Most of the supporters are labourers, and do
well . Will any wealthy friend send a special
subscription, so that the district may be con-
tinued beyond the j^resent year? Visitors
to tho sea-side wiU find some of our
ooljporteurs at workon the beach, and we hope
wiU encourage them by purcnasing good
luid interesting books. Great Yarmouth,
Ryde, Cowes, and Yentnor all haye
Colporteurs. AH applications for the ap-
S ointment of Colporteurs, and subscrip-
ons or donations will be gladly receiyed
and acknowledged by the Secretary, W.
Corden Jones, Colportage Association,
Temple-street, St. Oeorge^s-road, South-
wark.
PsBSOiTAL KoTBB. — A Baptist minister
writes to us as follows: — **Toa ou|^t to be
a happy man. When in Scotland some time
ago 1 got lost in a Glen-something. The
f^ there had nerer heard of the late
lamented Beaoonsfleld. Happy is the people
that is in sudi a case ! They had no notion
of Gladstone; but you should haye seen
them wake up when I mentioned your
name. They had a sort of knowledge of
that name, for they read,yonr sermons, and
fetched a lot out to show me that they did
so. I assure you I neyer saw any man's
works with such ti^ns of use upon them.
There was no kirk m the glen, so on Sun-
days they got together ana had a service,
the scholar of the plaoe reading the sermon.
Oneyery old man said he * Wad shoost gang
on his twa bonds and knees a' the way to
Glasffuh to get a sight o' ye.' I doabt u he
coula haye done half a mile any way, but
there was a look in his eye that you would
haye been comforted to see."
A Christian man, who ufed to attend our
seryioes at the Surrey Music Hall, recently
felt moyed to read the seimons on the green
of the yillage ^ere he liyes, and in the
adjoining town. With the help of a few
Mends he has conducted a full service at
each place on Sunday afternoons and eyen-
ings. In the yillage he has gathered from
200 to 300 people together, and in the town
his congregations haye ranged from 400 or
dOO up to 900 or 1,000. He says that the
people haye been yery attentiye, and that
from the many encouraging ezraessioBS he
has receiyed he is sure Gk>d is oleasinff the
work. His great regret is that he did not
commence the effort before. When the
weather gets too cold for open-air serrio^^
he hopes to secure a lax^^ buUding in
which to continue the readmg of the ser-
mons through the winter. Are there not
many other places where those who hare
been blessed by the reading of the sennoiift
might with ^preat adyanta^ to many people
carry on similar services?
Baptisms at Metropolitan TabOTnade.—
July 27, eighteen; August 3, eleven.
{"asto' Mhpf ^tii0$olJkn ^Khttmck,
Statement o/^IUeeiptt from July I5th tfi August Hth, 1882.
JU* x»f AIaIIicI . . • »«• ■•• ««• •••
Mr. F.W.Lloyd
M. H. H., per Pastor W. W. Bofainson
R. D.j Otago
Mr. W. H. Roberts
Mr. Robert FexguB
M^ R. Willdnaon
Executor of the late Mr. J. W. Jovoe
Collection at Peckhim Park Road
Chapel, per Pastor H. Knee
Mr. J. Billing
Dr. Beilby
£ s. d.
10 0
6 0
6 0
2 10
4 4
6 0
10 0
90 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4 6 4
2 0 0
3 0 0
Miss £. Hupfeld
Mr. J. Tritton ...
V • 13* ••• •«• •■• ••• «•• •••
An aged believer ... ... ... ...
Mr. A. H. Scsrd ... ...
Weekly Offeitogs at Met. Tab. :--
July 16 96 0 7
83 ••. ••• ... 33 o o
80 ... ... ... 46 6 3
... ... ... oo O 9
... ••• ... S5 O O
£ ad.
10 0
5 0 0
6 0 0
JO 0 0
0 6 0
It
Aug. 6
13
»f
18618 »
SrOCKWELL ORPHANAGE.
603=
£ 8. d.
A f nend in Sootland 25 0 0
Ftatar C. H. Spurgeon, from Mr. John
Edwards' legacy 391 0
Mr. H. J. Ijeater 0 2
Mra. Hintony contents of box ...
0 16
9
0
8
'* FMendfl at Readinff "
Mrs. Baybotild
£ B. d.
.600
110
£774 3 6.
Statement of Heceiptt from July I5th to Augutt lUh^ 1882.
MSLm x.y AlAltft... ... .«, ... •••
S. B. £., per IVutor W. W. Bobinaon .
^^* ••* ■■ ••• ••• tB« •••
Mp.C.F. AUdis
JBx. x». xtecjc. .. ... ., ,,, ...
Mr. W. Gross ... ... ... ...
J. N. O., Newcastle
^mAmU JT X ASI4K7X^« •* «c« a«a •■• •«•
A reader of ''The Sword and the
Trowel," Dumfries
W* V. ■•• ... ... «(( ,., ,.,
Mrs. Shrewsbiuy
T IT T
Mr. J. H. Dallmeyer
B. D., Otago
Charles-street SmidayHBchool, Camber-
well New-road
MrB.Morland
Mr. W. H. Roberta
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THE
SWORD AND THE TROWEL
OCTOBER, 1882.
DEUVEBED AT THE CLOSE OF THE COLLEGE CONFEBENQE
BY C. H. SPUEGEON.
E have nothing now to think of bnt onr Lord. We come to
him that he may canae ne to forget all othen. We are not
here as ministerei, cnmbered with much servings bnt we
now sit at his feet with Marj, or lean on his bosom with
John. The Lord himself gives ns onr watchword as we
mnster onr band for the last assembly. *' Rsmmber me " is the loving
command. We beseech him to fill the fall circle of onr memory as the
snn fills the heayens and the earth with light. We are to think only
of Jesns, and of him only will I speak. Oh for a tonoh of the live
coal from him who is onr Altar as well as onr Sacrifice!
The text is foand in the words of John, in the first chapter of the
Beyelation, at the seyenteenth and eighteenth yerses : — *' Ani whm I
saw him; If $11 at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon
me, easing tmto me. Fear not ; I am the first and the last : I am he that
livetfi, and was dead ; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen ; and
have the keys of hell and of death.'*
John was of all men the most familiar with Jesns : and his Lord
had neyer needed to say to him, '* Loyest then me ? " Methinks if any
man coald have stood erect in the presence of the glorified Savionr, it
wonld haye been that disciple whom Jesns loyed. Loye permits ns to
take great liberties : the child will climb the knee of his royal father, and
no man accuses it of presuming ; John had snch loye, and yet even he
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506 COSIMUNIOir ADDRESS.
could not look into the face of the Lord of glory without being over-
come with awe. While yet in the body even John must swoon if he be
indulged with a premature yision of the Well-beloyed in his majesty.
If permitted to see the Lord before our bodies have undergone that
wondrous change by which we are made like to Jesus that we may see
him as he is, we shall find the sight to be more than we can bear. A
clear yiew of oar Lord's heayenly splendour while we are here on earth
would not be fitting, for it would not be profitable for us always to be
lying in a swoon at our Redeemer's feet, while there is so much work
for ns to do.
Permit me, dear brethren, to take my text from its connection and
to apply it to ourselves, by bringing it down from the throne up yonder
to the table here : it may be, 1 trust it will be, that as we see Jesus
even here, we shall with John fall at his feel as dead. We shall not
swoon, but we shall be dead in another sense, most sweetly dead, while
our life is revealed in him. After we have thought upon that we shall
come to what my text implies : then tnay we revive urilh John, for if he
had not jevived he could never have told ns of his fainting fit. Thus
we shall have death with Christ, and resurrection in him. Oh for a
deep experience of both, by the power of the Holy Spirit !
If we are permitted to see Christ in the simi)le and instructive me-
morials which are now upon the table, we shall in a blessed sense fall
AT HIS FBBT AS DEAD.
For, first, here we see provision for the removal of our «tit, and we are
thus reminded of it. Here is the bread broken because we have broken
God's law, and must have been broken for ever had there not been a
bruised Saviour. In this wine we see the token of the blood with which
we must be cleansed, or else be foul thin^ to be cast away into the
bumings of Tophet, because abominable m the sight of Ood. Inas-
much as we have before us the memorial of the Atonement for sin, it
reminds ns of our death in sin in which we should still have remained
but for that grace which spake ns into life and salvation. Are you
growing great ? Be little again as yon see that you are nothing bat
slaves &at have been ransomed. " Ood's freed-men " is still year true
rank. Are you beginning to think that because you are sanctified yon
have the less need of daily cleansing ? Hear that word, " If we walk
in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another,"
yet even then *' the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanseth us from all
sin." We sin even wh^ in the highest and divinest fellowabip, and
need still the cleansing blood. How this humbles us before the Lord !
We are to be winners of sinners, and yet we ourselves are sinners still,
needing as truly the bread of life as those to whom we serve it out.
Ah ! and some of us have been very special sinners ; and therefore,
if we love much it is because we have had much forgiven. We
have erred since we knew the Saviour, and that is a kind of sinnership
which is exceedingly grievous ; we have sinned since we have entered
into the highest state of spiritual joy, and have been with him on the
holy mount, and have beheld his fdory ! This breeds a holy shame-
facedness. We may well fall at Jesus' feet, though he onlj reveals
himself in bread and wine, for these convey a sense of our smnership
while they remind us of how our Lord met our sin and put it away.
OOMMUNIOH ADDRESS. 607
Herein we Tall as low as the dead. Where is the I ? Where is the
self-glorjing ? Have yoa any left in the presence of the cmcified
Sayioar? As yon in spirit eat his flesh and drink his blood can you
^lory in your own flesh, or feel the pride of blood and birth ? Fie
«pon ns if there mingles a tinge of pride with onr ministry, or a taint
t>f self-laudation with oar success. When we see Jesus, our Saviour,
the Saviour of sinners, surely self will sink and humility will fall at his
feet. When we think of Gethsemane-and Calvary, and all our great
Bedeemer*s pain and agony, surely by the Holy Ghost self-gloryinc;,
eelf-seeking, and self-will must fall as though slain with a dead^
wound. " When I saw Hm, I fell at hib feet as dead."
Here, also, we learn a second lesson. Jesus has placed upon this tabb
food. The bread sets forth all that is necessary, and the cup all that is
luxurious : provision for all our wants and for all onr right desires : all
that we need for sustenance and joy. Then what a poverty-sicken
soul am I that I cannot find myself in bread ! As to comforts, I may
Dot think of them ; they must be given me or I shall neyer taste them.
Brothers, we are Gentlemen Commoners upon the bounty of our great
Kinsman: we come to his table for our maintenance: we have no
establishments of our own. He who feeds the sparrows feeds our souls;
in spiritual things we no more gather into bfldms than do the blessed
birds; our heavenly Father feeds us from that ^'aU fulness" which it
faath pleased him to lay up for us in Jesus. We could not live an hour
Bpiritudl^ without him who is not only bread, but life ; not only the
^ne which cheereth, but consolation itself. Onr life hangs upon
Jesus ; he is our Head as well as our food. We shall never outgrow
xmv need of natural bread, and spiritually we shall never rise out of our
need of a present Christ, but the rather we shall feel a stronger craving
^nd a more urgent passion for him. Look at yonder vain person!
He feels that he is a great man, and you own that he is your superior
in gifts ; but what a cheat he is, what a foolish creature to dream of
being somebody. Now will he be found wanting ; for, like ourselves,
be is not suflicient even to think anything of himself. A beggar who
bas to live on alms, to eat the bread of dependence, to take the cap of
tsharity, — ^what has he to boast of? He is the great One who feeds us,
who gives us all that we enjoy, who is onr all in all ; and as for ns, we
are suppliants — I had almost said mendicants — a community of Begsing
Fr^res, to all personal spiritual wealth as dead as the slain on Marathon.
The negro slave at least could claim his own breath, but we cannot
'Claim even that. The Spirit of God must give us spiritual breath, or
onr life will expire. When we think of this, surely the sight of Christ
in this bread and wine, thonp^h it be a dim vision compared with that
which ravished the heart of John, will make us fall at the Bedeemer's
feet as dead.
The '* I " cannot live, for our Lord has provided no food for the vain
UffO, and its lordliness. He has provided all for necessity, but nothing
for boasting. Oh, blessed sense of self-annihilation I We have ex-
perienced it several times this week when certain of those papers were
Tead to ns by our brethren, and moreover we shrivelled right up in the
blaze of the joy with which our Master favoured us. I hope this
blessed assembly and its heavenly exercises have melted the Ego within
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ti8, and made it, for the while, flow, awaj in teare. Dying to self is a
blessed feeliog. May we all realize it! When we are weak to the
utmost in conscions death of self then are we strong to the fulness of
might Swooning away nnto self-death, and losing all conscionaness
of personal power we are introdnced into the infinite, and liya in God.
11. Now let ns consider how we get aliyb agaik, and so know the
Lord as the resurrection and the life. John did. revive, and he tells us
how it came about He says of the Ever-blessed One, — *^ He laid hib
right hand upon me, saying unto me. Fear not ; I am the first and the
last : I am he that liveth, and was dead ; and, behold, I am alive for
eyermore. Amen ; and have the keys of hell and of death."
All the life-floods of onr being will flow with renewed force if first
of all we are brought into contact with Jesus. " He laid his right hand
upon me." Marvellous patience that he does not set his foot upon us,
and tread us down as the mire of the streets 1 I have lain at his feet
as dead, and had he spurned me as tainted with corruption I could not
have impugned his justice. Bat there is nothing here about his foot!
That foot has been pierced for ns, and it cannot be that the foot which
has been nailed to the cross for his people should ever trample them in
his wrath. Hear these words — ^* He laid his right hand upon me.'' The
right hand of his strength and of his glory he laid upon his fiednting
servant It was the hand of a man. It is the right hand of him who
in all our afflictions was afflicted, who is a brother bom for adversity.
Hence, everything about his hand has a reviving influence. Tha speech
of sympathy, my brothers, is often too unpractical, and hence it is too
fteble to revive the fainting ; the iamh of sympathy is far more effectual.
Ton remember that happy story of the wild negro child who could never
be won till the little lady sat down by her, and laid her hand upon her.
Eva won poor Topsy by that tender touch. The tongue failed, but the
hand achieved the victory. So was it with our adorable Lord. He
showed us that he was bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh ; he
brought himself into contact with us, and made us perceive the reality
of his love to us, and then he became more ttian a conqaeror over us.
Thus we felt that he was no fiction^ but a real Christ, for there was his
hand, and we felt the gentle pressure. The laying on of the right hand
of the Lord had brouKut healing to the sick, sight to the blind, and even
life to the dead, and it is no strange thing that it should restore a
fainting disciple. May vou all feel it at this very moment in its fiiU
reviving power I May there stream down from the Lord's right hand
not merely his sympathy, because he is a man like ourselves, but as
much of the power of his dsUy as can be gotten into man, so that we
may be fiUed with the fulness of Oodl That is possible at this instant.
This Lord's supper represents the giving of the whole body of Christ to
us, to enter into us for food ; surely if we enter into its true meaning
we may expect to be revived and vitalized ; for we have here more than
a mere touch of the hand, it is the whole Christ that enters into as
flpiritually, and so comes into contact with onr innermost being. I
believe in 'Hhe real presence": do not you? The carnal presence vi
another thing : that we do not even desire. Lord Jesus, come into a
many-handed contact witJi ns now by dwelling in ns, and we in thee.
Still there was something else wanted, for our Lord Jesus, after the
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touch, gave the word: •* Fear not; I am the first and the last." Whati
does he say ? Does he say, '* Thoa art" ? Open your Testaments and
see. Does he exclaim, *' Fear not ; thou art the beloved disciple, John
the apostle and divine"? I find nothing of the kind. He did not
direct his servant to look at himself, bnt to remember the great I AM,
his Sayionr, and Lord. The living comfort of every swooning child of
Ood, of eTeryono who is conscious of a death-wound to the natural
"I," lies in that majestic **I," which alone can say **I am." You
live becanse there is an '* I am " who has life in himself, and has that
life for you.
"I am the first." I have gone before you, and prepared your way ;
I loved you before you loved me ; I ordained yoar whole course in life
before you were in existence. In every work of grace for you and
within you, I am first. Like the dew which comes from the Lord^ I
waited not for man, neither tarried for the sons of men. And I also
am the last, perfecting that which concemeth you, and keeping you
unto the end. I am the Alpha and the Omega to you, and all the
letters in between ; I be^an with yon, and I shall end with you, if an
end can be thought of. I march in the van, and I bring up the rear.
Your final preservation is as mnch from me as your hopeful commence-
ment. Brother, does a fear arise concerning that dark hour which
threatens soon to arrive ? What hoar is that ? Jesus knows, and he
will be with you throngh the night, and till the day breaketh. If Jesus
is the beginniog and the end to us, what is there else ? What have we
to fear unless it be those unhallowed inventions of our mistrust, those
euperfloities of naughtiness which fashion themselves into nnbeliefe,
and doubts, and unkind imaginings? Christ shuts out everything
that could hnrt us, for he covers all the time, and all the space; he is
above the heights, and beneath the depths ; and everywhere lie is Loye.
Bead on, "I am he that liveth." Because I live, ye shall live also;
no real death shall befall yoa, for death hath no more dominion over me
— your head, yonr life. While there is a living Christ in heaven no
believer shall ever see death : he shall sleep in Jesus, and that is aU,
for even then he shall be for ever with the Lord.
Bead on, *' And was dead.*' Therefore, though you die yon shall go
no lower than I went ; and you shall be brought up again even as I
have returned from the tomb. Think of Jesus as having traversed the
realm of death-shade, and you will not fear to follow in his track.
Where should the dying members rest but on the same couch with their
once dying Head.
*' And, behold, I am alive for evermore." Yes, behold it, and never
cease to behold it: we serve an ever-living Lord. Brothers, go home
from Conference in the power of this grand utterance I The dear child
may sicken, or the precious wife may be taken home, but Christ says,
'' I am alive for evermore." The believing heart can never be a widow,
for its husband is the living Ood. Our Lord Jesus will not leave us
orphans, he will come unto us. Here is our joy, then : not in ourselves,
but in the fact that he ever lives to carry out the Father's good pleasure
in us and for us. Onward, soldiers of the cross, for an immortal Cap-
tain leads the way.
Bead once more—'' And have the keys of hell and of death." As I
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ihonght oyer these words I manrelled for the poverty and meawiefla oS
the cauBe of evil ; for the prince of it, the deTil, has not the kejs of his^
own house ; he cannot be trusted with them ; they are swinging at the
girdle of Christ. Snrely I shall never go to hell, for my Lord Jesnft
turned the key against my entrance long ago. The doors of hell were,
locked for me when he died on my behalf. I saw him lock the door,
and, what is more, I saw him hang the key at his girdle, and there it
is to this day. Christ has the keys of hell ; then whenever he chooses
he can cage the devouring lion, and restrain his power for evil. Ob
that the day were come 1 — it is coming, for the dragon hath great wrath,.
* knowing that his time is short. Let ns not go forth alone to battle
with this dread adversary ; let ns tell his Conqueror of him, and entreat
him to shorten his chain. I admire the forcible words of a dying
woman to one who asked her what she did when she was tempted by
the devil on account of her sin. She replied, '*The devil does not
tempt me now; he came to me a Kttle while ago, and he does not like
me well enough to come again 1" *'Why not?" "Well, he went
away because I said to him, Chosen, chosen I " " What did you mean
by that?'' ''Do jou not remember how it is said in the Scripture,.
^ The Lord rebuke thee, 0 Satan ; even the Lord that hath chasm Jeru-
salem rebuke thee.'" The aged woman's text was well taken, and well
does the enemy know the rebuke which it contains. When Joshua, the
high priest, stood before the angel clothed in filthy garment^ Satan
stood at his right hand to resist him, but he was silen<^ by being told
of the election of God : '' The Lord which hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke
thee." Ah, brethren, when Christ's right hand is upon us the eril
one departs. He knows too well the weight of that right hand.
Conclude the verse, — '^ And of death." Our Lord has the keys of
death, and this will be a joyfal fact to ns when our last hours arrive,.
If we say to him, ^' Master, whither am I goiog ? " He answers, *' I
have the key of death and the spirit-world." WiU we not reply, " We
feel quite confident to go wherever thou wilt lead us, 0 Lord' ? We
shall then pursue his track in his company. Our bodies shall descend
into what men call a charneUhouse, tnough it is really the unrobing-
room of saints, the vestibule of heaven, the wardrobe of our dress where
it shall be cleansed and perfected. We have a fit spiritual array for the
interval, but we expect that our bodies Ehali rise again in the likeuees
of " the Lord from heaven." What gainers we shall be when we shall
take up the robes we laid aside, and find them so gloriously changed,,
and made fit for us to wear even in the preseuce of our Lord. So ii
the worst fear that crosses you should be realised, and you should
literally die at your Lord's feet, there is no cause for dread, for no
enemy can do you harm, since the divine right hand is pledged to
deliver you to the end. Let us give the Well-beloved the most devout
and fervent praise as we now partake of this regal festivd. The King
sitteth at his table — let our spikenard give forth its sweetest smell.
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S^inQltmM of %m.
THE Mahabharat — one of the sacred books of the Hindns, and the
longest poem in the world— among much that is impossible and
unreasonable, contains the following story. Interwoven with the history
of the Pandob race, there are in the poem many shocking and ridicnlous
legends of the gods, and these often so conceal the real history that
it becomes a difScnIt task to nnrayel the tanded medley. The fol-
lowing anecdote is, however, probably tme, and gives as a glimpse of
an ancient teacher of archery in the forest with five princes as his
scholars.
Drono, desiring to test his scholars' nse of the bow, prepared an
imitation vnltnre and placed it on a tree. Then calling them all, he
showed them the bird, and ordered them to bring their lx>ws and shoot
at it. *' When I speak," said he, '' let the one I command shoot it in
the head." The eldest was called first to take aim, and the teacher asked,
** Do you see the vulture ? " " Yes, I see it," was the reply. " Can
you see me, the tree, or your brothers as well ? " was the next enquiry.
" Sir," the prince replied, ** I can see all of you." Displeased at this
the teacher then said, '* You cannot take aim. Move oflf." The rest of
the disciples, one after another, were thas repulsed till he called
Anrjoon and told him to try. Taking aim he awaited the word of com-
mand ; but the teacher asked, '^ Can you see me, the tree, and the
Tultnre too ? " " Sir/' he answered, *' I can see the bird, but nothing
else." Drono was delighted at this, and asked, *' How much of the
vulture do you see ? " and the disciple answered, *' Nothing but its
head." Then receiving the word of command, he shot the arrow, and
brought the bird to the ground. The master of archery embraced his
scholar, and rejoiced as one victorious in battle.
Singleness of aim must be attained by all who would be successful
in their attacks upon sin, superstition, idolatir, or error. The
target must be distmctly seen, and carefully aimea at with our whole
force. The aim being well directed, ^1 attendant circumstances must
disai)pear from view as though they were not. Our motto must be,
*' This one thing I do." In this one object we shall find suflScient scope
for all our energies. The missionary in heathen lands, the pastor among
his people in England, and every disciple of Jesus, will find vultures
evervwhere at which to level their shafcs. Once detected, none should
be allowed to live. No view of self or glance at others should be per-
mitted to prevent a sure, steady, and single-eyed aim being taken at
the evil. Of all spiritual archers who read these lines may it one day
be said, " His bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were
made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob." That it may
be so, let us each one lay aside every weight and the sin that doth so
easily beset us, and, freemg ourselves from all that closely clings to us,
take an unerring aim, and prove that we have not become disciples of
our Master in vain. Bobert Spubgeon, Barisaul
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^^9'^'^ Srjr00ls in famtx bags.
THE original London ragged school appears to have been that attached
to Surrey Chapel, and founded bj Rowland Hill, in 1785. One of
the first tbiogs Mr. Hill did on becoming associated with the metropolis
was to provide for the reclamation of destitute children. The second
and third schools were opened in Eent-street and in the Mint, in
1798-9^ bj Thomas Oranfield, a veteran who fearlessly invaded lo-
calities which were not safe for a respectable person even to go down.
When little boys were allowed to be used as chimney-sweeps— occa-
sionally getting suffocated in their hazardous employment — ^a school
was opened especially for this needy class; and other institntions,
csllei fragmmt schooh^ received children to whom clothes were lent^ in
order that they might make a presentable appearance on the Sabbath-
day. Surrey Chapel, Eent-street, and the Mint represented the South-
wark Sunday School Society at the end of the last century, and were
thus the pioneers of a great movement
When fagged schools were more generally instituted, from 1840 to
1850, one of the " appalling facts '' of the day was the increase of
youthful crime. Youths randng in age from fifteen to twenty-five
were shown to constitute only one-tenth of the population, but in
point of fact they committed no less than a fourth part of the crime.
This was a fact well calculated to move the heart of any community
which reverenced law and order; and in a paper written in 1849 Mr.
Benjamin Batch traced no small proportion of the evils existing to
the loose system of apprenticeship which prevailed, as well as to the
want of education generally. '^ The putting out of a lad to learn a
trade, a business, or an occupation in any way, is universally made a
question of gain in some way or other ; and this happens at a period
of his life by far the most dangerous to his morals, and consequently
to his future happiness and prosperity in life. Having been taught
little or nothing previously that could furnish a store of knowledge to
Erepare him in any degree for his new condition, the poor boy finds
imself suddenly made the servant of, it may be, a drunken shoemaker,
a dissipated tailor, a blaspheming tinman, a gambling whitesmith,
or a Sabbath-breaking brush-maker — in fact, the slave of a tyrant
who, the constant inmate of the beershop, is neither a good master nor
a good man ; who, perhaps, the member of a trades' union, is secretly
bound to withhold instruction instead of to impart it; whose bad ex-
ample is ever before the poor apprentice's eyes, tending to ruin alike
his body and his soul ." I f that is a truthM picture of industrial London
a generation ago, one can hardly wonder that young persons whose school
advantages were so limited should have gone to the bad in such large
numbers instead of rising up to excel in tixeiv callings, and become
blessings to society. How could the young creatures escape when even
their masters joined the league of evil against them ? A man's seereUy
binding himself to cheat a boy out of knowledge for which a premium
had been received reveals a hideous depth of depravity.
Though at the date in question London was only about half its
5 resent size, the snares to which apprentices were exposed were as
eadly as they were numerous. What was known as the Holywell-
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street traffic in impure literature was then at its height, so that boys
and girls who had attained the art of leadiug were exposed to the most
Gormpting influences. The CFil press was supplemented by theatrical
abominations which we hope will never again be tolerated. At that
time there were certaiu low and begrimed theatres which in the
strictest sense were nurseries of crime ; the diabolical programme of
each eyening being well adapted to nurture subjects for the prison
and the gallows. Thus, '' a dark and wretched gallery " of one house
is descril^ as having been *^ crammed to snffbcation by a class of boys
and girls who, for rags and filth, might have formed the iliU of ragged
scholars in the lowest school in the metropolis." It naturally followed
that ** the conversations of the evening were characterized by swearing,
profanity, deception, and lewdness; and the cases represented were
those of drunkenness, seduction, murder, and suicide." The audience
included mothers with infants in their arms, besides numbers of chil-
dren who were not more than seven years of age. The pot-boy went
ronnd ''at stated intervals" to collect ''orders'' among the motley
crew, and ''bursts of applause throughout the evening'' showed how
eagerly the lessons of " rromotion in Life ; or, the Path of Crime "
were received.
Even after the lapse of a generation we are more or less startled by
Buch revelations of moral ruin ; but are more than all astonished to find
that there should have been two opinions as to the desirability of at-
tempting a work of reclamation. When he commenced a series of
articles in the Morning Chronicle, which afterwards developed into his
well-known work, " London Labour and the London Poor," the late
Henry Mayhew endeavoured to show that ragged schools were so far
from exercising any reformatory influence that they were actually
creators of crime ! He quoted a boy as saying, " I shouldn^t have
been a thief but for the ragged school, I know I shouldn't; " while a
policeman is represented as testifying in regard to the scholars that,
" On leaving scnool their behaviour is very disorderly ; they never
seem to have benefited." Hence Mr. Mayhew came to the conclusion
that an institution which ardent philanthropists were fostering as
a heaven-sent panacea " must be productive of far more injary than
benefit to the community.*' It is not very likely that subscriptions
were in any way affected by such representations, and the promoters
of the work appear to have been more surprised than discouraged
by the attack. Thus the late " Old Humphrey " was of opinion that
the heroism of the ragged-school teacher's life exceeded anything to be
met with in the annals of military action ; and, added he, " I should
like much to hear of half-a-dozen heroes from the Horse Gnards
generously doing honour to the heroism of the ragged-school teachers,
either by a visit to their battle-fields or by a contribution to the cause
in which th^ are so nobly struggling." Joseph Payne, on the platform
at Exeter Mall, was pleasingly aroused by Mr. Mayhew's onslaught.
He denominated the " Union " as a pulling-up-by-tne-roots society, a
looking-every-way society, a sending-to-the-fountain society, and a real-
blessing-to-mothers society. It looked backward for encouragement,
around for information, forward for incitement, and upward for sup-
port. Then, expressing his affection for the children, he added x—
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May jon be tauffbt, may you be fed ;
May you in wiadom'B ways be led ;
May Tou be bappy night and day,
In ppite of all Ma} hew can say.
May you from filthy homes be free;
May you improving parents see ;
Mav you grow wise, and good, and strong,
Till May hew owns that he was wrong.
The Special CommiBBioner's view of the qaeetion was shared by a oon-
siderable nnmber of debased and worthless characters, who objected to
their children going to sdiool because they brooght nothing home.
To glance at the condition of a few localities in the London of a
generation ago will be the best method of showing who was right
Wesiminsier has been called the Jerusalem of the Bagged*8chool
crusade ; and the first school set up in that locality dates from the
earliest years of the Queen's accession. The first pioneer teacher was
assisted by a poor tinker — ^the only person to be found who would
volunteer assistance — and haying gathered forty children, whose matted
hair, tattered clothes, and mud-begrimed skins imparted to tjiem a
peculiarly wild appearance, they commenced their work. Ten years
later the character of Westminster had not materially improTed ; the
purlieus of the city were unknown and unexplored by the respectable
inhabitants, because it was unsafe for any saye the armed representatiyes
of the law to penetrate into the more notorious districts. After the
Gity Mission had been some time established, the spectacle was re-
peatedly witnessed of a collision between the people and the police.
In one instance forty policemen weredriyen out of Old Pye-street while
endeayouring to capture a thief. On another occasion, when a quondam
public-house, at the comer of Pear-street, Duck-lane, was in course of
being transformed into a Workman's Institute, chiefly through the
efforts of the present Lord Shaftesbury, the operatiyes came upon nearly
a bushel of coenterfeit gold and silyer coins concealed behind one of the
walls. George Wilson wrote, in 1851, "Here were children who knew
not that they eyer had a father, and who were taught and driyen to
plunder to procure money for a drunken and debauched woman to get
gin. Here were children of tender age, banded together to ' prig/ as they
called it, to exists and exercising all the art and cunning of a^ adepts
to preyent detection. Here were schools to teach the art of conyey-
aucing, or thieying, and regular colleges to reward the experts with
degrees of honour, and admit them to the society and pursuits of their
seniors, according to their ascertained proficiency in crime." At the
time in question, many of the pestiferous slums were mainly peopled
by low Irish. Although from the representations he was wont to make»
the late Oardinal Wiseman would have had the publio suppose that
the Bomish church was devoting specisJ attention to these degraded
people, the contrary was the truth. Popery possesses no power to raise
the squalid, outcast element of the population. Such, indeed, was the
condition of the waifs and strays of Westminster thirty years ago, that
when a Befhge and School of Industry were set up in Old Pye-stzeet^
many children on their first admission actudly appeared to be dying of
starvation ; and on their clothes being removed to be instantly bnoudi
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tbeir bodies are described as having been '' fall of holes and alc^rs,
from the efFects of vermin ! ^ What was, perhaps, stranger than all
under the circnmstances, was the evident avidity with which the nn-
fortnnate street arabs drank in learning when they had the opportunity
of doing so. George Wilson wrote in the year of the first Great Exhi-
bition,— *' Unlike children generally, tbey take delight in the school
exercises and lessons. They will go without food, and snffer great
privations, rather than go without the privilege and pleasure of the
school. More than this, they are frequently the means of introducing
something better into the rooms of their elders ; and the words of a
child have shielded a teacher from rudeness, or even from ill-treatment."
There were spots in Marylehone which were not a whit better than
the worst parts of Westminster, although they were more completely
hidden from public view by i^e thin shell of respectability in the shape
of private houses. In the neighbourhood of Paradise*street, a place which
of old took its name from the natural charms of its surronndingA, there
were one hundred and nineteen tenements housing three hundred
families, and these people were as low down in the scale of human
degradation as the veriest savages. One rookery was ''arranged in
such a maze-like form that a stranger, when once in, would have no
small difficulty to find his way out.'* Gin-palaces and marine-store
shops were the only flourishing institutions, and blasphemous and
obscene conversation was a common sound. Of course, this became the
site of a ragged school ; but when first admitted to the classes, the
children were not only rough and uncivilized in a general sense, they
were so '* very pugnaciously inclined" that the teachers found it difficult
to control them. All endeavours to inculcate habits of thrift and
cleanliness were resented by the parents as an encroachment on the
liberty of the subject ; and accordingly, they would thrust their un-
combed heads within the school door to abuse the reformers for
introducing unreasonable innovations. They were brought in time to
see the matter in a different light ; but the public who provided the
sinews of war hardly suspected how hard was the battle, nor how much
perseverance was needed to secure victory.
Wild-court, ifi Great Wild-slreet, Drurt/'lane, was another representa-
tive locality of the London of thirty years ago — a past age, such as can
never return, with its grim horrors. In the reign of Charles IF. Wild-
street was one of the most fashionable localities of the metropolis; and
in its well-ordered gardens stood the mansions of those whose features
are still known to this generation through the magic pencil of Yander
Faes, or — according to his Anglicised name — Sir Peter Lely* Having
lost all ancient attractions, the Wild-streets, Great and Little, but more
especially Wild-court, were probably, at the time of which we write, the
foulest samples of squalid depravity anywhere discoverable in the broad
area of London. Tuoagh only a few steps west of the great square of
Lincoln's-inn-fields, two hundred families, or about one thousand per-
sons, were crowded into fourteen houses. In order that the friends of
the poor might for themselves view the tenements, Lord Shaftesbury,
prior to their thorough renovation by the Society for Improying the
Dwellings of the Poor, called a meeting in the middle of the court, on
NovemW 8, 1854. There is no need to disgust the reader with a full
516 BAGGED BOHOOLS IN FORMER DATS.
description of the more than foetid spot as it formerly existed. Ac-
cording to one witness, '^No adequate conception conid be formed of
the stench and filth which characterized every portion of each dwelling,
from the basement story to the garret, except by those who experienced
them." According to another witness, several hundred loads of
offensive matter were conveyed away ; and as this included ** a solid
mass of living vermin, three or four inches thick," the men engaged in
the operation were so overcome that they struck work. On the 6th of
August, 1855, when the work of renovation was complete, Lord Shaftes-
bury called another meeting in the court, thereby inviting friends to
*'Look on this picture, and on that." Eighty-three families now
occupied ninety-two rooms, and more than a quarter of these were old
inhabitants of the court. Even as a business affair the transaction was
found to pay well; for while nothing could exceed the gratitude of the
people for the reformation effected, the advance of 12 per cent, on the
old rentals repaid the outlay.
It must be admitted that Wild-court surpassed in horror anything of
the kind ever heard of in London ; indeed, it may be questioned whether
any area of similar extent in the world ever before showed a correspond-
ing amount of pollution and overcrowding. Still, in a greater or less
degree, the same kind of squalor^ and consequent savage degradation,
existed in all quarters of London. In the district bounded by the main
thoroughfare of Shoreditch, Worship-street, Curtain-road, and Neic-
inn-yard, there were about two thousand children belonging to eight
hundred families : few of these attended any school, and more than
a third of them were of the degraded type. In the squalid rooms were
found starved needlewomen, impoverished artisans, lucifer-box makers,
and others, who according to the circumstances of their rearing,
appreciated or undervalued the ragged school which was set up in
their midst. One favourably-disposed father said that, although be had
sent his children to the school, he could not lose his time *' to look arter
'em. I does my duty to 'em," he added, with some warmth, and in a
self-congratulatory tone, — " When they does wrong, I wacks *em ; I
can't do no more."
On going farther east by the water-side, the degradation seemed to
deepen, if possible ; for a generation ago the Ratcliff district was fax
more crowded than it is at present with sailors ; and, unchecked by
wholesome laws, which have since been passed, crimps, as well as
others, entrapped and cheated unsuspecting seamen. Speaking of
Ratcliff, a clerical visitor of 1854, remarked, ''I have seen enou^ to
cause the religious mind to shudder, and to make the thoughtful heart
sick. Whoever persists in visiting from house to house, must often
return home to his house with the heart heavy and the spirits de-
pressed ; and nothing can sustain him in the work but that love of
Christ which brought us salvation, and which constrains us to make that
salvation known to others."
In the time of Queen Elizabeth the notorious district of Bhi"
gate-fields, was really what its name implied, pasture-ground, with
the cottage or the farm-house dotting its pleasant surfoce. It was
from thence, as the City historian Stowe quaintly tells us, that he
was wont to fetch his " halfe pennie-worth of milke," of a momiog,
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when Bnch was the difference in the value of money between those
times and onr own, that he ''never had less than three ale pints
for a half-pennie in summer, nor less than one ale pint and a qnarte in
winter, always hote from the kine, as the same was milked and strained."
When the seventeenth century set in, building on the fields went on
briskly, and before he died, Stowe was able to speak of '* A continual
streete, a filthy straight passage, with alleys of small tenements in-
habited by sajlors and victuallers," running from the Tower to Eat-
cliff. In the middle of this century the trade of the port of London
had so vastly increased, that the neighbourhood was not only densely
crowded, but was afflicted by widely-diffused vice of a peculiarly degraded
type. In a piece of ground about two hundred and fifty yards square,
containing two hundred and thirty-three houses, one hundred and
thirty-three houses were found to be of an infamous character, while in
the same area were found upwards of five hundred depraved females,
and more than one thousand children, the educational apparatus having
been represented by a dame's school kept by a woman who boasted of
having held her position for nearly a quarter of a century. When pre-
mises were first sought in which to establish a ragged school, great
difiiculty was experienced ; for when a house became empty, a host of
tenants were sure to besiege the agent, hoping to win his favour.
'^Tenants are willing to give almost any price," remarked a writer of 1854,
'* that they may be in*a position to carry on their iniquitous practices."
Other new districts which were then rapidly rising in the near
suburbs, such as Agar Town, were in an almost equally deplorable con-
dition. '^ You're as nigh to the middle o' Hagar Town as you veil can
be," remarked a dustman to the late Charles Dickens. " It's a rum
place, aint it ? I am forced to come through it twice a day, for my
work lays that way ; but I wouldn't if I could help it It don't much
matter to my business a little dirt, but Hagar Town is worse nor I can
abear." Another witness showed that there were six hundred and
ninety-eight families in four hundred and sixty-four houses, in which
houses there were one thousand two hundred children under twelve
years of age, aud four hundred and forty-five families who never entered
any place of worslup. A large proportion of the adults were unable to
read, and a still larger proportion were destitute of the Scriptures.
(To be eanlmued,)
A HINDOO paper, published in Bengal, speaks as follows of the
excellence of the Bible : " It is the best and mosc excellent of all
English books, and there is not its like in the English language. As
every joint of the sugar-cane, from the root to the top, is full of sweet-
ness, so every page of the Bible is fraught with the most precious
instruction. A portion of this book would yield to you more of sound
morality than a thousand other treatises on the same subject. In short,
if anybody studies the English language with a view to gaining wisdom,
there is not another book which is more worthy of being read than the
Bible."
(^msnc^raiion ^sk.
IT IB gGDenllj admitted that the Bceneiy Bronnd London, including
portioDi of some half-dozen conntieB, ib m faBcinating to rambluie
loTen of natnre as Tery tntiny of the tandscapea which tonrists trarS
hondreds of miles to eee. The great city and its far-reaching aobnrba,
however, cover bo vast an area that, hitherto, the inhabitantB of one Bide
of it have known litlle or nothing respecting the annn; landpcapes and
ebadf lanes on the other side twenty miles distant. People can now
«iplore these fair regions, one at a time, on the Saturday half-boliday
which has been given them for the purpose. Uany prefer to walk, tm
the hardy pedestrian enjoys advantagca of observation above all other
travellers, bat others go forth npou tricycleB and bicycles; and in order
that none shall lack competeBt guidance, Mr. T. Fisher Unwin, 17,
Holbom Yiadact, is iBsaing a Eeries of handf ninepenny handbooks to
the more attractive districts aronnd the metropolis, each being supplied
with a map, itlnBtrations, and a map for 'cyclists. The books exactly
meet the wants of rambling, inqQisitive tourists. Our illustration is
borrowed from the guide " &]nua Bromley and Keston," which has jost
Keston itself is one of the moat charming of vQlages, bat our space
will only allow of our noticing Holwood Park, the bvonrite residence
of William Pitt at the end ot the last century. " When I was a
boy I used to go bird-nesting in the wood at Kolwood," once re-
narked the great stateemaD, " and it was always my wish to call it
my own." ^at wish was duly gratified ; and Pitt's friend, George
Sose, savB tliat "He took the greatest delight in his residence at Hol-
wood, which he enlarged and improved (it may trnly be said) with his
own hands. Often have I seen him working in his woods and gardens
with hia labourers for whole days together, undergoing conaiderable
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bodily fatigue, and witii so much eagerness and assidaicy that you
wouIg suppoae the caltivation of his estate to be the principal occupation
of his life." Wilberforce was accastomed to yisit his friend at Hol-
wood, and to share in his favoarite recreations. Thus one day, in April,
1790, after breakfast, ''We sallied forth armed with bilUhool^," writes
the abolitionist, " outtinu; new walks from one large tree to another,
through the thickets of the Holwood copses."
Since those days the estate has been mach altered, the house having
been rebuilt, and some of Pitt's plantations lerelled ; but still one rare
relic remains in the old tree of oar engraving, now called Emancipation
Oak.
In "Wilberforce's Diary for 1785 we read : ** At length, I well re-
member, after a conversation with Mr. Pitt in the open air, at the root
of an old tree at Holwood, jast above the deep descent into the Yale of
Keston, I resolved to give notice, on a fit occasion in the House of
Commons, of my intention to bring forward the abolition of the Slave
Trade." The seat by the side of the tree was erected twenty years ago
by Earl Stanhope, by permission of Lord Cranworth, who then owned
the estate.
A tree with such associations may certainly claim near relationship
with the most celebrated of its species — with that tribe of gospel oaks
which dot the surface of England. It was because he had the spirit of
Gbrist in so eminent a degree that Wilberforce acted as he did ; and no
man, other than a chosen vessel in the Lord's hand, would have been so
successfal in his life-work. Has not the great Captain of our Salvation
other men to whom he will commit other glorious works ? Not yet are
men delivered from the cnrse of strong drink, nor from the opium
tyranny, nor fin)m the dominion of deadly superstition, or a still more
deadly infidelity. Where are the champions ? Mayhap our reader is
to be one of them. The spot, whether it be beneath a tree or no, will
become classic ground whereon a man ordained of heaven shall pledge
his life to slay an evil or promote a good. Is there no '* oak of the
strong resolve" nnder which a youthfal child of God will put on the
whole armour of the Spirit, and go forth to war in the name of the
Lord?
D
foWfs fat % §^[m)i.
OES this paragraph from '^ Fanny Folks " state a matter of fact,
or is the writer poking fan ?
*' The bashfal young curate, who endnres a living death while en-
gaged in baptizing a refractory infant, sees hope ahead, now that the
delicious Rock has come to his aid with a snggestion that the victim
should be relieved by ^ having at hand a convenient receptacle, some-
thing in the nature of a small fixed cradle, to place the child in daring
the ceremony.' The quarter from whence the absurd proposal comes
is, at any rate, a singularly appropriate one, since a cradle is always
associated with a Rock"
Surely this must be a mirthful invention of our &cetious cobemporary ;
and yet we never suspected it of opposing infant baptism.
520
SOME of ns out here cannot read anything abont the opinm traffic
without being stirred np with pity for the Chinese, with sorrow
that no change has vet been wrought, and with indignation at the per*
sistent manner in wnich the Home Gtoyemment palliates, clings to, and
follows the eyil trade. Meanwhile, it goes harder with China eyery
jrear ; worse than the fabulous upas tree, opium's roots are deepening,
its exhalations are stupeiying, and its poison is destroying more and
more every year.
But do the Chinese suffer through smoking the English-imported
drug ? Ah, they do indeed. Oh, the harrowing tales we could tell of
poverty, of physical suffering, of unnatural crime, and of miserable
death, all in the trail of opium. In 1878, in Oanking, on the Yang-tse,
I saw an opium-smoker of thirty years' duration lying upon the streets
in a bad state of dysentery, very near the grave. With some difficulty
I got him into our mission-house, gave him dean clothes, food, and
medicine, and nursed him, in the hope that I might save him. It was
in vain : he died on the third day. Had a coroner's inquest been held
it would have been thus concluded : — '* A constitution shattered by
thirty years' opium-smoking, eight days' deprivation of the drug
(through lack of means to buy), causing d^enteiy, resulting in death."
At Huei-chau-fu a man once came to me imploring me to cure him of
opium-smoking. He kneels down and b«K)ught me to help him. He
had sold his wife and one of his two boys, and said, ** There is nothing
before me but to sell the other boy unless I am cured." I had no
morphia with me, so with quinine and chlorodyne I sought to cure
both him and some others who came at the same time. They were
determined to leave off the pipe if they could, and I was anxious to
cure them ; but how one or two of them suffered ! Their eyes watered,
their bones ached, they endured insatiable craving, thev clenched their
fists and writhed about in agony, Imelt on their beds, and beat them, and
tossed about, finding no relief. It was better after a few days ; they
conquered, but it was a struggle indeed. With a careful use of morphia
suffering may be almost entirely avoided, but without it it is hard work
to break off the habit. It is a rare and wonderful thing to find any
man who has given up the pipe wittiout foreign medical aid.
I have had a few opium-patients in Einchau. One man, a poor and
pitiable brass-wofker, had smoked for twenty-four years, having spent
in that time one thousand dollars (£200) ; another, a tdlor, a smoker
of twenty-six years' standing, had spent in all seven hundred doUazB
(£140). To the Chinese working-classes these sums of money are
about equivalent to £1,000 and £700 respectively in the hands of an
English artisan. A Uiird patient was a wrecked literary man, who at
one time daily smoked more than would kill any non-smoker. Poor
fellow, he scarcely held body and soul together. I had to discharge
him as being both intractable and incurable.
Opium impoverishes China : her poor, hard-working sons earn about
sixpence to eightpence a day, and numbers of them not only spend, bat
* Thoughts upon reading "Who is responsiUe for the Opium Trade P*' in Hay
number of China's MiUiont.
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must spend, three-fonrths of it daily in satisfying a craving of which
they cannot otherwise get rid. The damage done to the bodies, minds,
and souls of the smokers cannot be told; cannot, indeed, be known.
The drug forced upon this country intensifies the natural hatred of the
Chinese towards foreigners, and makes our position among them, on
their part a detested one, and on oar part an unpleasant one. It is one
of the greatest obstacles to Christianity in this naturally hard-to-
Christianize country. In days gone by China doubtless did much to
irritate and annoy foreign merchants ; her dealings were deceitful and
treacherous, her manner contemptuous and insulting. True! very
true ! Still, the responsibility of the opium-traffic is England's, the sin
is England's, ths sin is ours.
If nations were individuals, and some great magistrate ruled them all
according to human and humane laws, England would be arrested and
tried upon the charge of poisoning China. Evidence would not be
lacking. There would be personal, medical, and other testimony in
abundance. The jury would bring her in guilty without a dissentient
voice. The great magistrate would sentence England to twenty years*
penal servitude, with a severe reprimand, and his justice would be
appreciated by all his subjects.
iiamson poisons his brother-in-law for £1,500, England poisons
China for £6,500,000 annually. Who hath the greater sin ? Lamson
stands before an English tribunal, he is condemned to death and
executed, and all ackm)wledge the justice of his sentence. How can
England escape the judgment of Ood? Evil is not wrought with
impunity, be it individual or national. If it elude the penalty ap-
pointed by man it cannot escape the punishment of God.
One question is continually being asked by those who countenance
the traffic, whether it be for political, mercantile, or selfish reasons. It
is a veiy mean one for the most enlightened and most wealthy country
in the world to ask. It is this : ^' How can we make up the deficiency
in the Indian Bevenue?" Why, go shorty a thousand times rather than
poison China to get the money. It is a little thing to have a deficit in
the Indian Bevenue ; but it is a very serious, a vei^ evil thing, before
Ood and man, to force a deadly drug upon this unwilling and indigent
people to make up a balance in the revenue caused (to a large extent)
by extravagant expenditure. A man with on income of £800 a year
Uvea at the rate of £450 ; he soon enters into temptation, gets into
trouble, and is ruined — income, character, and home gone. India in
like manner, lives beyond her means. Everybody knows life is aristo-
cratic in India, with the Oovernment particularly so. Temptations,
difficulties, and troubles of course come, but India surmounts them by
sending a destructive and fascinating poison to China, impoverishing
her already poor people, and enriching her own already wealthy self.
Do yon reply that individuals sin, but nations never do ? Do they not ?
Ah, the time will come, and most assuredly draws nigh, when it shall be
proved they do; then shall they be delivered to the Judge, and by
him to the officer, who will cast into prison, saying, '* Verily I say unto
thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the
uttermost farthing." Hobacb A. Bauble.
Kinchau, Western Chekiang.
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jearittjj fat oi^jtxs.
BY THOMAS 8PUBGE0K.
{Continued from page 482.)
IF the preacher's remarks were sbnttlecocks, and men's and women's
wills were battledores, what a scene there wonld be in the sacred (?)
edifice !
Yonder is a lady who does so wish Miss Panlina Pry wonld accept the
wholesome tmth about interference and meddling, so ont comes the
battledore of kind concern, and oyer goes the sentiment in Miss P.'s
direction ; but jnst at the same time Panlina becomes impressed with
the persuasion that those remarks are wonderfully applicable to the
aforesaid lady, so she bats them towards her in imagination, and the
consequence is that the shuttlecocks collide midway and come to the
ground.
Mrs. Very Particular, who occupies a front seat, is delighted with the
Elain words about honesty even in little things, and remembering that
er washerwoman, who sits right behind (more's the shame she should
have to do so), returned the linen last week with a button off, and never
offered to replace it, says, in thought, " Now, I do hope the woman will
take that to herself, and be more honest and careful in future." Mean-
while, she of the washtub, quite oblivious that the exhortation could
have any reference to herself, picks out a portion of the address which
ought to suit her exacting employer; but the well-wishers ait too far
apart, and, as before, the shuttlecocks miscarry.
All over the consecrated playground the shuttlecocks are flying and
fighting and falling. Very few of them reach that destination for which
the original batsman intended them ; for they have been deflected from
their course by kindly-disposed persons who too liberally interpreted the
apostle's injunction, " Look not every man on his own things, but every
man also on the things of others." It is possible to carry even so good
a principle too far. The same chapter that tells us to bear one another's
burdens announces the solemn fact that each man shall bear his own
load. It is truly wonderful how slow we are to recognise our own
defects, and with what remarkable accuracy we discover in others that
which is a prominent feature in our own characters. We measure other
people's corn by our bushel. A fellow-feeling makes us wondrous kind,
so kind indeed as to cause us to forget our own need in attending to that;
same lack in another. We readily recognise a screw loose in a friend if
there is one loose at home. The pot calls the kettle black. Those who
live in glass-honses should not throw stones, but they invariably do. The
unclean scent impnrity sooner than the pure in heart. He who suffers
from a certain complaint will easily recognise symptoms of that same
disease in another sufferer. Set a thief to catch a thief; there is no better
policeman; he knows their haunts, and is up to their tricks, and on their
tracks. I have sometimes watched with pleasure the way in which shunters
on the railway will run the waggons into sidings, and put a truck there
and a carriage here ; but the way in which some people shunt truths off
the main line is far more surprising than the sharpest work of the beat
" switchman." One Sunday night the preacher spoke very plainly on
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the temperance qneetioD, thongh he was not aware that any in his
audience were at all connected with the liqnor traffic. After the meeting
he wag asBored by one who, by all aoconncs, had good cause to look at
home, that " there were sereral hard drinkers there, and some barmaids,
and he hoped it wonld do them good." How easy it is to take the cnp
in one's hand, and in the distorted features reflected there to fancy
another's face, and say, ** I'm afndd he takes more than is good for him
— ^he will be a drunkard yet." Look again, my friend, the treacherous
liquid misshapes your face, but it is yours ; you speak and prophesy
about yourself.
The dexterity with which some manage to dodge the truth and tarn
it elsewhere is truly remarkable. The arrow appears to fly straight at
them, and yet just as the Australian native uses a narrow wooden shield
to ward off spears, so these uplift a dislike for the truth or interest in a
friend, and so turn the shaft. Sometimes these unwilling targets duck
their heads in mock humility as much as to say, '* He can't mean me ;
he would neyer trouble to speak of a poor worm like me ! " — ^then over
^oes the arrow into the back of the pew. Others there are who by
jumping on one side, as it were, allow the missile to fly to some one
behind them. They see that the shot was meant for them, but they
decline to accept it. Believing that " every bullet has its billet," they
are equally sure that theirs is not a bull's-eye. The preacher offers them
the gospel loaf, but they exclaim, at least in spirit, '' Not to-day, baker ;
try next door!'*
There is another class whose mode of procedore may be described as
leaping upwards out of the way of the sharp point, and from their
superior position regarding all personal dealing and plain speaking as
vulgar and far beneath them. The minister has no right, in their
opinion, to aim at anybody, certainly not at those who have a larger
income than himself, whatever be may say and do with the common
herd. Professor Somebody-or-otber, who once on a time performed in
London, will serve as an illustration of another set of hearers. He
used to stand within a few feet of a loaded piece of ordnance, and seek
a bubble reputation at the cannon's mouth by catchiog in his hand the
missile fired therefrom. Uninjured, he grasped the bomb with far less
difficulty than ^'Butterfingers" on the cricket-ground secures the leather
ball How he managed it this deponent sayeth not. Equally puzzled
am I as to how these hearers, receiving the truth as they do, seem
unaffected by it. They will even admit that tbe sharp rebuke referred
to them ; in other woras, they catch the cannon ball, but are unhurt by
it; it is a mere performance, and a very clever one, too. '* Didn't he
give it to us this morning! " is a remark often passed concerning a
faithful preacher; but, alas, the bomb seems as light to them as
a bubble; they play with the ball as though it were of india-
rubber. One would think that if they catch it at all they would
catch it hot ; but being themselves as cool as cucumbers they seem to
freeze the shell into a snowball before it touches them, and in many
cases prolong the game by throwing it back whence it came, or at some
unsuspecting friend. '^ There are none so blind as those who won't
see." Let the preacher be as plain as Jie may, these people will be as
blind as he is plain. If the mirror of truth is held close to the man's
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face, he will mistake himself for someone else, like him who thought he
saw his twin brother approaching him and held out his hand, only to
shake hands with himself in a long mirror in a shop front. Such
hearers sever all connection with the pulpit when it offers advice or
becomes at all personal* A tailor who sent in his little bill to the
editor of a newspaper was somewhat astonished to have it returned
a day or two after with the following memorandum — '^ MS. respect-
fully declined." This was the more astonishing as the editor was
constantly assuring his correspondents that he could not undertake
to return rejected effusions. But this is always the way. People will
go out of their usual beat to rid themselves of an unpleasant charge, and
become wonderfully liberal with what they do not care to keep.
As an example of a very high development of the art of shunting I quote
the following: — '* A minister went into the shop of a barber, one of his
Sarishioners, to be shaved. This barber was addicted to heavy bouts of
rinking, after which his hand was somewhat unsteady. In ahaving
the minister he inflicted a cut sufficiently deep to cover the lower
part of the face with blood, whereupon lus pastor said, in a tone of
solemn severity, 'You see, Thomas, what comes of taking too much
drink.' * Ay,' replied the barber, with the utmost composure, * it makes
the skin very tender.' " How many there are who, though not professors
of the razor, shave quite as close to the truth and yet escape it. There
is an ingenuity about this which deserves to be put to a better use.
Thomas not only avoided the minister's spear, but turned it into a
pruning hook wherewith to trim the good man's vineyard.
Another example of this ingenious retaliation is culled from college
life. A student was reading to a roomfhl of '' fellovra," and came to a
long Latin quotation. He read it as it stood, but was interrupted by
loud cries of, '* Translate, translate." This hue and cry did not in the
least disconcert the reader, who quietly eyed his noisy audience, and
said, quite patronizingly, '* Gentlemen, I would not think of insulting
you bv offering you a translation." Thus cleverly he turned the joke,
and the would-be biters were bitten. For sucui smart repartee he
deserved to get off, though I am not sure but that he would have been
the better for attempting a translation. As it was, neither he nor his
hearers provided the English rend^ing, and in some such manner he
who refuses to wear the cap and also he on whom he tries to place
it both remain hatless. There is a %Uxj told of two men, who, walking
towards one another (one of them b^g the proverbial Irishman^,
fancied they were acquainted, but on nearer apporoach discovered their
mutual mistake. Whereupon Pat exclaimed, '' Faith, an' I thought it
was you, an' you thought it was me ; an' it's naythnr of us." Faulty
as the Hibernian logic may have b^n, it holds good in illustrating our
point. So-and-eo thought the preacher meant me, and I thought tlie
preacher meant So-and-so, and between the two the attempted exchange
is a robbery of both, and the result is just m^'' An' it's naythur of
us."
There are two most important lessons to be learned from a considera-
tion of this fashionable habit of hearing for others. The first affects
hearers. Let us go to every meeting looking for a personal blessing,
and with the prayer on our lips, '* Hast thou not a blessing for me, even.
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for me also, 0 my FaUier " ? Let ns be content to acceDt the troth how-
ever diatastefal, and be ever ready to snffer a word of eznortation. Tliere
would be less false prophesying if *' smooth things " were less in demand.
Those photographers do the best bosiness, I belieye, who produce the
best-looking pictures, and do the most touching and titiyating. Quite
wonderful is it how beauty grows on the negatire beneath the artist's
touch. Eyebrows are forced in no time, freckles fade, wrinkles are
smoothed, and che^s are roanded ; every mountain is laid low, the
valleys are raised, and the crooked places are made straight in the
Studio of Artistic Photography. It is needless to add that the sitter
praises the proof, and orders an extra dozen because '* they are so good
— quite lifelike in fact." Who can blame the photographer ? Said one
to me. " The public nowadays want pictures, not portraits^ and we are
obligea to provide them." Is it not too true that when from the pulpit
8 man's portrait is presented, he prefers a picture ? He wants ic touched
and tinted till it flatters him. Then he calls it a speaking likeness.
Oh, if it could really speak ! If the truth makes us free, let us not
reject it.
The other lesson is for speakers and teachers. If hearers are so
ready to elude the truth, need we not be plainer still and yet more
personal ? He who would " catch men " must haye his hooks barbed, or
the meshes of his net intact. No wonder the hearer fancies someone
else is meant when the preacher himself meant no one in particular and
would not offend for the world. Perhaps the best way to include all is
not to exclude ourselves. If the preacher feels the pressure of the troth
himself, it will haye the more weight with his congregation. There is a
danger of getting into the way of exhorting others and forgetting our-
selves, and if we set the example the people will not be slow to follow.
A good old man who used to go about doing good in the Taamanian
*^bush" stood, shortly before his death, in a small country place of
worship to preach the gospel. In the course of his simple address he
pulled out a large watch which had long been his faithful companion.
^'This watch of mine," said he, ''has been going for many years --tick,
tick, tick. It is one of the old-fashioned sort and a real trusty one, but
it stopped the other day, and has refused to go again. Now, I have
lif ed to old age, healthy and well' for the most part : my heart has been
beating and my pulse throbbing — ^tick, tick, tick — yery much like the
watch ; but I shall stop some day, and be numbered with the dead."
From the way in which the earnest pastor uttered these words, his little
congregation Imew he spake as a dying man to dying men, and that he
realized that he was as likely to go as any. Hence the power which
accompanied the exhortation that followed.
There is one practice which deseryes more condemnation than hearing
for others, and that is preaching to others, to the entire exclusion of
self. The Lord save us from both. We are priyate indiyiduals,
standing on our own footing; living alone, though pressed by crowds;
dying alone, though watch^ by many; to be judged alone, though
surrounded by an innumerable multitude. Therefore, '' Let eyery man
prove his own work, and then shall he haye rejoicing in himself alone,
and not in another. For eyery man shall bear his own burden."
526
IF anght were wanted to stiomlate oar promoting the diffoaion of
healthy literature, one might proiStablr take notice of the eagemeBs
with which readers sought after good books in persecuting times, when
the acceptance of the gospel carried with it the penalty of death. When
religion was proscribed by law, and the possession of the works of the
Beformers was forbidden, it happened, in the good providence of Ood, that
one good book exercised a hundredfold greater influence than now ; and
thus, while persecuting governments little suspected the fact, the fires
they sought to quench were still fed by invisible supplies of oil they,
could not check. Sneaking of the period from 1509 to 1518, Foze
declares that, althougn the preachers of the gospel were almost nt/, the
number of professors was great, and that the devotion of Christians
was greater than in our days of unrestricted liberty. This, he goes on
to say, may "manifestly appear by their sitting up all night in reading
and hearing; also by their expenses and charges in buying of books in
English, of whom some gave five marks,* some more, some less, for a book.
Some gave a load of hay for a few chapters of St James or of St. Paul
in English. In which rarity of books and want of teachers this one
thing I greatly marvel and muse at : to note in the registers and to con-
sider how the word of truth, notwithstanding, did multiply so exceed-
ingly as it did amongst them, wherein is to be seen, no doubt, tbe
marvellous working of Ood's mighty power.'* The martyrologist adds :
'' To see their travails, their earnest seekings, their burning seal, their
readings, their watchings, their sweet assemblies, their love and con-
cord, their godly living, their faithful demeaning with the faithful, may
make us now, in these days of free profession, to blnsh for shame."
To come to later times, the testimony of Cotton Mather (1663-1728)
is worthy of being careftilly noted. Mather attained to considerable
celebrity as a preacher in New England, and while he was earnest as a
Treacher he lived as a model of liberality, and probably gave away more
ooks than any man of his time. According to his prescription, " one
of the first contrivances for the glorifying of the Lord '* was '^ to spend
much money in buying of books to gi^e away."
Addressing his son, Cotton Mather goes on to say: ''How many hun-
dreds, yea, how many thousands of good books I have thus given away
I cannot reckon. I suppose I have given away near a thousand in one
year. While I gave away small books unto others Ood gave gnal
books unto me. I mean that I had a secret and a wondrous blessing of
Ood upon my library. A good library was a thing I much desired and
valued ; and by the surprising providence of Ood it came to pass that
my library, withont my pillaging of your grandfather's, did, by cheap
and strange accessions, grow to have I know not how many more than
thirty hundred books in it : and I lived so near your grandfather's that
his, which was not much less than mine, was also in a manner mine.
This was much for a Nonconformist minister. While I was giving
awa^ good books written by other men, I had all along a secret per-
suasion that a time would come when I should have many books
* A mark was 308. ; later it was 13s. 4d.
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vriiten by myself likewise to gi?e away. And I hare lired since. to see
this persuasion most i^markably accomplished. All I will say is, that
no Nonconformist minister now snrTiying in the nation hath had so
many."
We commend this to the notice of the supporters of Mrs. Spnrgeon's
Book Fund, hoping, in the meantime, that their subscriptions will bear
as good interest as the money inyested by Cotton Mather in '' small
books." Given as they are to preachers, Mrs. Spnrgeon's books are
placed where they must effect an abundant amount of good.
S^^Hail from ilgt ^tixiljitvi.
A BEAUTIFUL story is told of Buddha and a poor woman who
came to ask him if there was any medicine which would bring
back to life her dead child. When he saw her distress he spoke
^nderly to her, and he told her that there was one thing which might
cure her son. He bade her bring him a handful of mustard seed,
common mustard seed ; only he charged her to bring it from some
house where neither father nor mother, child nor servant had died.
80 the woman took her dead baby in her arms, and went from door
to door asking for the mustard seed, and gladly was it given to her ; but
vrhen she asl^ whether any had died in that house, each one made the
same sad answer — " I have lost my husband," or "My child is dead," or
^' Our servant has died." So with a heavy heart the woman went back
to Buddha, and told him how she had failed to get the mustard seed,
for that she could not find a single house where none had died.
Then Buddha showed her lovingly that she must learn not to think
of her own grief alone, but must remember the griefs of others, seeing
that all alike are sharers in sorrow and death. — From ** Heralds of the
CroBsy
mt M I0 €i)ifg.
WE clergymen sometimes miss the mark in our preaching. Not
seldom do we shoot too high, and spin scholastic subtleties, while
our hearers are waiting for an edification which they do not receive.
What sajB Tennyson's Northern Farmer ?
*' An* I hallus Qom'd to's church afore moy
Sally wur dead.
Au' 'eered um a-bummin* awaay, loike a
buzzard clock ower my *ead,
An* I never knaw'd what a mean'd, but I
thowt a *ad summat to saay,
An* I tbowt a said what a owt to a said, an*
1 coom*d away.**
And may not this be the experience of some of our own people as well ?
— listenmg out of respect to our pulpit utterances, but who, so far as
-instruction goes, might just as well be listening to a discourse on the
value of the Codex Sinaiticus, or the forc3 of the dynamic middle. —
American " HomikHc MonihlyJ'
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@xpsiti0tts 0f Ifi palms.
BT 0. H. SF0BGEON.
WE hope to publiBh Vol. VI- of " Treasury of David " in a week
or two. Here is a specimen of our work.
PSALM CXXI.
TiTLB, TOO.— 77tw bears no other title than "A Song of degreeii." It is sevend
steps in advance of its predecessor^ for it tells of the peace of Ood^s house, amd the
guardian care of the Lord, while Psalm cxx, beitoaus the departure of peace from
the good man's abode, and his exposure to the venomous assaults of slanderous
tonaues. In the first inxtance his eyes looked around mth anguish, but here they
look up with hope. From the constant recurrence of the word keep, we are led to
name this song " a Psalm to the keeper of Tarael." Were it not placed among the
Pilgrim Psalms we should regard it as a martial hymn, fitted for the evensong ^
one wlio slept upon the tented field. It is a soldier s song as well as a travellers
hymn. There is an ascent in the psalm itself which rises to the greatest elevatimi
ff restful confidence,
EXPOSITION.
I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh
my help.
2 My help comet/i from the LORD, which made heaven and
earth.
3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved : he that keepeth
thee will not slumber.
4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor
sleep.
5 The Lord is thy keeper : the Lord is thy shade upon thy
right hand.
6 The sun shall pot smite thee by day, nor the moon by
night.
7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil : he shall preserve
thy soul.
8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in
from this time forth, and even for evermore.
many disorders for which there is no cure but a sojourn
it is well when they shake off their lethargy and resolve upon a olimb.
Down below they are the prey of marauders, and to esca^ from them the
surest method is to fly to the strongholds upon the mountions. Often before
the actual ascent the sick and plundered people looked towards the hills Mid
longed to be upon tiieir summits. The holy man who here sings a choice
sonnet looked away from the slanderers by whom he was tormented to the
Lord who saw all from his high phices, and was ready to pour down
succour for his injured servant. Help comes to saints only, from above, they
look elsewhere in vain: let us lift up our eyes with hope, expectancy^
desire, and confidence. Satan will endeavour to keep our eyes upon our
sorrows that we may be disquieted and discouraged ; be it ours firmly to
resolve that we wiU look out and look up, for there is good cheer for the
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eyes, and tbey that lift up their eyes to the eternal hills sh^ soon have
their hearts lifted up also. The purposes of God ; the divuio attributes ;
the immutable promises ; the covenant, ordered in all things and sure ; the
providence, predestination, and proved faithfulness of the Lord — these are
the hills to which we must lift up our eyes, for from these om: help must
come. It is our resolve that we will not be bandaged and blindfolded, but
-will lift up our eyes.
Or is the text in the interrogative ? Does he ask, ''Shall I lift up mine eyes
to the hills ? " Does he 'feel that tiie highest places of the earth can afford
him no shelter P Or does he renounce the idea of recruits hastening to his
standard from the hardy mountaineers P and hence does he again enquire,
" Whence cometh my help ? " If so, the next verse answers the question,
and shows whence all help must oome.
2. " My help comeihfrom the Lord, which made heaven and earth,*' What
we need is help, — ^help powerful, efficient, constant : we need a very present
help in trouble. What a mercy that we have it in our God. Our hope is in
Jehovah, for our help comes from him. Help is on the road, and ^^11 not
fail to re£u;h us in due time, for he who sends it to us was never known to
be too late. Jehovah who created all things is equal to every emergency ;
Heaven and earth are at the disposal of him who made them, therefore let
us be very joyful in our infinite helper. He will sooner destroy heaven and
earth than permit his people to be destroyed, and the perpetual hills them-
selves shall DOW rather than he shall fail whose ways arc everlasting. We
are bound to look beyond heaven and earth to him who made them both :
it is vain to trust the creatures : it is wise to trust the Creator.
8. ** He toill not suffer thy foot to be moved,** Though the paths of life are
dangerous and difficult, yet we shall stand fast, for Jehovah will not permit
our feet to slide ; and if he will not suffer it we shall not suffer it. If our
foot will be thus kept we may be sure that our head and heart will be
jjreserved also. In the original the words express a wish or prayer, —
" May he not suffer thy foot to be moved." Promised preservation should be
the subject of perpetual prayer ; and we may pray Dclievingly; fox* those
who have God for their keeper shall be safe from all the perus of the way.
Among the hills and ravines of Palestine the literal keeping of the feet is a
great mercy ; but in the slippery ways of a tried and afflicted life, the boon
of upholding is of priceless value, for a single false step might cause us a
fall fraught with awful danger. To stand erect and pursue the even tenor
of our way is a blessing which only God can give, which is worthy of the
divine hand, and worthy also of perennial gratitude. Our feet shall move in
progress, but they shall not be moved to their overthrow. *^Be that keepeth
thee will not slumber" — or **thykeei)er shall not slumber." We. should
not stand a moment if our keeper were to sleep ; we need him by day and
by night ; not a single step can be safely taken except under his guardian
eye. This is a choice stanza in a pilgrim song. God is the convoy and
body-guard of his saints. When dangers are awake around us we are safe,
for our Preserver is awake also, and wiU not permit us to betaken unawares.
No fatigue or exhaustion can cast our God into sleep ; his watchful eyes are
never closed.
4. "Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.** The
consoling truth must be repeated : it is too rich to be dismissed in a single
line. It were well if we always imitated the sweet singer, and would dwell
a little upon a choice doctrine, sucking the honey from it. What a glorious
title is in the Hebrew — ** The Keeper of Israel,** and how delightful to think
that no form of unconsciousness ever steals over him, neither the deep
slumber nor the lighter ideep. He will never suffer the house to be broken
up by the silent thief ; he is ever on the watch, and speedily perceives every
intruder. This is a subject of wonder, a theme for attentive considera-
tion, therefore the word ** Behold** is set up as a waymark. Israel
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fell asleep, but his God was awake. Jacob bad neitber walls, nor
curtains, nor body-gpard around biiu; but tbe Lord was in tbat place
though Jacob knew it not, and therefore the defenceless man was safe
as in a castle. In after days he mentioned God under this enchanting
name — "The God that led me all my life long" : perhaps David alludes
to that passage in this expression. The word ^'keepeth^' is also fuU
of meaning : he keeps us as a rich man keeps his treasures, as a captain
keeps a city with a garrison, as a royal guazd keeps his monarch's head.
If tne former verse is in strict accuracy a prayer, iiiis is the answer to it ;
it affirms the matter thus, " Lo, he shaii not slumber nor sleep — ^the Keeper
of Israel." It may also be worthy of mention that in verse three the
liOrd is spoken of as the personid keeper of one individual, and here of all
those who are in his chosen nation, described as Israel : mercy to one saint
is the ^edge of blessing to them all. Happy are the pilgrims to whom this
psalm IS a safe-conduct ; they may journey all the way to the celestial city
without fear.
6. ** The Lord is thy keeper.*^ Here the preserving One, who had been
spoken of bv pronouns in the two previous verses, is distinctly named —
Jehovah is thv keeper. What a mint of meaning lies here : the sentence is
a mass of bullion, and when coined and stamped with the kinf 's name it
will bear all our expenses between our birthplace on earth and our rest in
beaven. Here is a glorious person — Jehova\ assumins a gracious office
and fulfilling it in person, — Jehovah is thy keeper, in b^^ialf of a favoured
individual — thv, ana a firm assurance of revelation that it is even so at this
hour — Jehovah i$ thy keeper. Can we appropriate the divine declaration 1'
If so, we may journey onward to Jerusalem and know no fear ; yea, we
may journey through the valley of the shadow of death and fear no evil.
** The LoHD u thy shade upon thy right hand" A shade gives protection
from burning heat and glarinj; light. We cannot bear too much blessing ;
even divine goodness, which is a ri^ht-hand dispensation, must be toned
down and shaded to suit our infirmity, and this the Lord will do for us.
He will bear a shield before us, and guard the right arm with which we
fight the foe. That member wluch has the most of labour shall have the
most of protection. When a blazing sun pours down its burning beams
upon our heads the Lord Jehovah >iiin«ft1f will interpose to shade us, and
that in the most honourable manner, acting as our right-hand attendant,
and placing us in comfort and safety. *' The Lord at thy right hand shall
smite through kings." How different this from the portion of the ungodly
oues who have Satan standing at their right hand, and of those of whom
Moses said, ** their defence has departed from them." God is as near us as
our shadow, and we are as safe as angels.
6. *' The sun shall not smite thee hy day, nor tJie moon hy night," None but
the Lord could shelter us from these tremendous forces. These two great
lights rule the day and the night, and under the lordship of both we shall
labour or rest in equal safety. Doubtless there are dangers of the light and
of the dark, but m both and from both we shall be preserved — ^uterally
from excessive heat and from baneful chills ; mystically from any injurious
effects which might follow from doctrine bright or dun ; spiritually from
the evils of prosperity and adversity; etema&y from the strain of over-
powering glory and from the pressure of terrible events, such as judgment
and the burning of the world. Day and night make up all time : thus the
ever-present protection never ceases. All evil may be ranked as under the
£un or the moon, and if neither of these can smite us we are indeed secure.
God has not made a new sun or a fresh moon for his chosen, they exist
imder the same outward circumstances as others, but the power to smite is
in their case removed from temporal agencies ; saints are enriched, and not
injured, by the powers which govern the earth's condition ; to them has
the Lord given "the precious things brought forth by the son, and the
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precious things put forth by the mooiii" while at the same moment he
has removed uom them all bale and curse of heat or damp, of glare or chill.
7. " The Lord shall preserve thee /ram aU evil,^* or keep thee from all evil.
It is a great pity that our admirable translation did not keep to the word
keep all through the psabn, for aU alon^ it is one. God not only keeps his
own in all evu times but ht>m all evil mfluences and operations, yea, from
evils themselves. This is a far-reaching word of covering : it includes every-
thing and excludes nothing : the wings of Jehovah amply gpiard his own
from evils great and small, temporary and eternal. There is a most
delightful double personality in this verse : Jehovah keeps the believer, not
by agents, but by himself ; and the person protected is definitely pointed out
1^ the word thee, — it is not our estate or name which is shielded, but the proper
personal man. To make this even more intensely real and personal anotner
semienoe is added, ** The Lord shall preKrve thee from all evil : he shaU preserve
thy saul,*^ — or Jehovah will keep thy soul. Soul-keeping is the soul of
keeping. If the soul be kept all is kept. The preservation of the greater
includes that of the less so far as it is essential to the main design : the
kernel shall be preserved, and in order thereto the shell shall be preserved
also. God is the sole keeper of the soul. Our soul is kept from the do-
minion of sin, the infection of error, the crush of despondency, the puffing
up of pride ; kept from the world, the flesh, and the devil ; kept for holier
and greater things; kept in the love of God ; kept unto the eternal king-
dom and glory. What can harm a soul that is kept of the Lord ?
8. '* The Lord shall preserve thy going oiU and thy coming in from this time
/brth, and even for evermore,** "When we go out in the morning to labour,
and come home at eventide to rest, Jehovah shall keep us. When we go
out in youth to begin life, and come in at the end to die, we shall experience
the same keeping. Our exits and our entrances are under one protection.
Three times nave we the phrase, ''Jehovah shall keep,'' as if the sacred
Trinity thus sealed the word to make it sure : ought not all our fears to be
elain by such a threefold flight of arrows ? What anxiety can survive this
triple promise ? This keeping is eternal ; continuing from this time forth,
even for evermore. The whole church is thus assured of everlasting se-
curity : the final perseverance of the saints is thus ensured, and the glorious
immortality of believers is guaranteed. Under the SBgis of such a promise
we may go on pilgrimage without trembling, and venture into battle
without dread. None are so safe as those whom God keeps ; none so much
in danger as the self -secure. To goings out and comings in belong peculiar
dangers, since every change of position turns a fresh quarter to the foe, and
it is for these weak points that an especial security is provided : Jehovah
will keep the door when it opens and closes, and this he will perseveringly
continue to do so long as there is left a single man that trusteth in him, as
long as a danger survives, and, in fact, as long as time endures. Glory be
unto the Keeper of Israel, who is endeared to us imder that title, since our
growing sense of weakness makes us feel more deeply than ever our need of
bemg kept. Over the reader we would breathe a benediction, couched in
the verse of Keble.
'* God keep thee Bale from harm and sin.
Thy apint keep ; the Lord watch o'er
Thy going out, thy coming in,
From thiB time, evermore.*'
592
BY BTUB PEH.
AN EVOLUTIOXIST COMES ALONG.
YESTERDAY a book agent stopped at Jimmy RiggB*6 hotel. Of ooune,
Jimmy invited him after supper to go to the saw-mill to meet the neigh-
bours. Everybody wanted to hear whether the traveller had any news. He
l^ssiped awav for some time, and finally got on the subject of evolution. Hub
18 a subject uxe lumbermen mostly were ignorant of. They were glad to have a
chance to learn something about it from one who was a real evolutionist
Wi^ one consent they begged him to proceed. •
'* Well, gentlemen, it certainlv is wonderful what science has discovered.
Every living creature is made wholly out of one single substanoe. That sab-
stance is called protoplasm, or bioplasm, as some prefer to call it And they
have all developed one out of the other in regular order, just as a chicken
develops out of an egg. It is strange, gentlemen, but it is true. (^«ation
began with but a small microscopic nomad. That nomad developed into
something higher, and that again into something higher still. And as it con-
tinued to devdop it ramified off in all directions. That dividing off, in scientific
language, is called differentiation. The protoplasm differentiates itself into
limbs and members and organs and varieties and species and genera. But —
to avoid scientific nomenclature, which some of you may not understand —
matter is the father of the insect; the insect is the father of the worm; and the
worm is the father of the eel ; and the eel is the father of the fish ; and the fish
is tiie father of the bird ; and the bird is the father of the four-footed beast ;
and the four-footed beast is the father of the aiM ; and the ape is the father of
^e man. This is the genealogy of man according to science. To be sure, this
may be a little humiliating, at first sight, as compared with the genealogy of
man in the commonly-received Scripture. But then such is science. And it
is truly wonderful, gentlemen, what science has discovered. The rectifieatioD
of the genealogy of man is the scientific event of the century. The long pro*
cession of animal life, from the moUusk and the tadpole, along the line of in-
vertebrates and vertebrates and mammals, up to the imperial man, who crowns
the apex and shows how far the tadpole has got up to the present era, ia a dis-
covery of which science may well be proud.**
In this way the book agent rattled on for half an hour. The deacon and
Stimpson and the schoolmaster appeared to eujoy the thing hugely. Otbexs of
the company were dazed by the number of hard wcnrds that had been used.
There was a silence for some time. The book agent needed to recover hb
breath, and the lumbermen their wits.
At length, Stimpson asked —
« Do vou recognise any creative agency in all this procession of yours?*'
** Well, as to that,** the man replied, '* we are not all quite agreed yet. Some
of us concede some sort of creative agency at the beginning ; others cannot sae
their way to acknowledge even that much.**
*' And why not?** asked Stimpson again.
** Well, because it is considered unscientific,** was the response. " We know
nothiog of anj Creator. We deal merely with what we see and handle, and
can measure with our calipers and weigh with our scales. It is the proud boast
of science that she deals only with things that she can handle.**
" Do any of you ever have any suspicion that there can be anything in this
universe outside of what you get hold of with your calipers? '*
'* Well, no,** said the man ; '* we feel confident we are on the right track.
We take nothing on tick or trust— or on faith, as the theologians call it*'
- I . ... _ ^^^^— ^— ^— ^_
* This article from the pen of Dr. Wayland stmck ha as so teUing that we reprint it
here. We beg our readers to give it theur special attention.— C. H. S.
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** Are there any breaks or gaps in the line of development from the tadpole up
to the philosopher?*' asked Stimpson with increasing dmiess.
" Well, as for that,** returned the other, '* there are a few links wanting ; but
only a few. A few ditohes are yet to be bridged oyer — only a few, a yery few,
I assure you, sir. Take my word of honour as a gentleman for that We are
now busy seeking for the lost links, and are sure we shall find them some time
or other.'*
" Meanwhile, you want me to take your conclusions on faith — or, rather, on
tick, as the merchants would call it ? You rather object to my putting faith in
a God or his word on the subject, but think I ought, by all means, to put faith
in you and your word? Now, if I must take things ' on tick,* I think I shall
stick to the testimony of the old Book."
''But,** said the book agent, *' science must presuppose some things.'*
''No, no,'* said Stimpson; '*you must neither presuppose nor assume any-
thing, if you are to be scientino, as you call it. But, to come out with the
plain truth, you, who claim to hold strictly to the scientific method, make a
greater demand upon people's faith and trust than do all the theologians in the
world. The genealogy of the Bible, which traces man's origin up to a living
God, is neither irrational nor hard to accept ; but to belieye that he sprang from
a tadpole requires more faith than would be necessary to remoye all the mountains
of the earth into the midst of the sea. What theologians demand is faith ; what
you demand is credulity. I mean not to be rude, but I must say — what I think is
true— that the creduli^ of men of science about the origin of man has no
counterpart in Christendom ; and I doubt if it can be matel^ eyen in heathen-
dom."
Matters were getting warm, but here Jimmy Biggs came nobly to the rescue
of his guest He said the subject was yery mteresting, but, not haying much
book-learning, he could not understand what was said, because so many hard
words were lued. He asked the book agent if he could not explain things in a
more familiar way, especially such words as differ — something or other — and
thatprotoplasqi ; for he did want to get hold of the idea.
"With pleasure, Mr. Biggs,*' said the book agent '* Let me see : how shall
I state it?" and he paused to meditate. Presently his face lighted up. '*I
haye it," said he ; "I can get an illustration from your own house. Your good
wife, Mrs. Biggs, makes so many yery nice things for the table. First of all,
she prepares a large quantity of dough. Now, the dough, Jimmy, is the pro-
toplasm. All sorts of nice things are made out of that same dough. Tor
instance, one part of it is made into a loaf of bread; another part is made into
biscuits, another part is made into doughnuts; another part is made into
mince pies. Of course, other things, such as butter and milk and sugar, may
be added for some things; but still they all start out with dough of some kind
or other as the protoplasm. They are yery different from each other when
finished, but they start out with essentially the same original substance. Now,
that maldng of tne original dough into different things, such as doughnuts and
pies, may be called differentiation. They are made to yary in form and out-
come."
^* Oh, I see,** said Jimmy. " Well, well ! I neyer understood it before.'*
Yet Jimmy*s mind was not clear, after dl. A confused idea seemed to
possess him that something had been left oiit So he proceeded to inquire
further —
'* Yes, but what makes the dough diyide up into different things ? It don't
diyide itself up. If my wife didn t make them, the pieces of dough wouldn't
differ among themselyes, or whateyer it is."
*' Oh yes," said the book a^ent, with a sudden cautiousness of manner. " Id
that case, it is indeed your wife who makes the difference.'*
'' Well, then,** asked Jimmy, ** is there no hand outside of all these different
Hying beings that makes them differ among themselyes? '*
'* Oh, Uiat's a different matter," said the agent " Science does not know of
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any suoh power, and therefore declines to recognise anj. I did not mean to
have my illustration of the dough carried too far. I merely meant to explain
whatprotoplasm and differentiation were.*'
" That ist*' continued the stupid Jimmy, who could not see that his inqutriea
were distasteful to the agent ** you don*t recognise that my wife had anything
to do with the difference between the pies, the cakes, and the doughnuts ? *'
" I meant^'^ said the agent, " that Tor the purpose of pure science such an
inquinr was not necessary.*'
** Well/* said Jimmy, " it won't do for us to go home and tell her so. She
will feed us on pure dough for the next six months until we could find out the
differ — differ— differsomeness." •
The schoolmaster here suddenly broke out with an fjaculation in Greek,
*' Me genoito /*' apparently quoted from Oal. ii. 17. As he is boarding with
Jimmy Riggs at present, he has special reason for wishing to undergo no sudi
half-year's experience.
But here, to the astonishment of ererybody, who should^ start up to the
support of the book a^ent but Jericho Jones ? He declared himself a convert ;
he had become an evolutionist. He could prove the theory to be sound.
JERICHO JOMES LBCTUBBS OM THE EVOLUTION Of THE STEAMBOAT.
Jericho Jones declared himself an evolutionist He was convinced by the
book agent's arguments. Already, in his own mind, he had the outline of a
lecture which he would prepare on the evolution of the ocean steamer. If the
neighbours cared to listen, he would give them a summary in advance. Of
course, they were delighted. The gathering storm between Stimpson and the
book agent suddenly came to an end. Cries came from every part of the
shingle-pile —
** fio ahead, Jerry ! Let's have it. We are all ready for revolution."
Jerry started off—
** It's wonderful, neighbours — it is wonderful what discoveries science has
made. You have heard from our distinguished visitor the amended genealogy
of mankind. It's true, neighbours, every word of it. There, for example, is the
immortal Shakespeare. Would you know his origin ? Science has traced back
his progenitors to the remote ages of the past. Shakespeare was the son of the
ape ; which was the son of the monkey ; whioh was the son of the four-footed
beast ; which was the son of the bird ; which was the son of the fish ; which
was the son of the eel ; which was the son of the tadpole, as it were. Or, if
you choose, you can turn it the other way, after the best form of Hebrew
genealogy : The tadpole begat the eel ; and the eel begat the fish; and the fish
begat the bird ; and the bird begat the beast ; and the beast begat the monkey ;
and the monkey begat the ape ; and the ape begat the ancestors of Shake-
speare. It may seem a little humiliating to you, neighbours, and not equal to
the old Bible genealogy you have been accustomed to follow; but then such is
science.
** In confirmation of this, I would call your attention to the evolution of the
ocean steamer. There you behold it. What a magnificent structure ! Con-
sider its powerful machinery. See how it ploughs through the stormy seas.
Whence came it? It has been developed. It is a product of growth. &ience
has now secured many specimens of its ancestral architecture. To find the
beginning, we go back to the times of the primeval forest, when this great
country we now inhabit was an unbroken wilaemess. We have discovered the
remains of the original dug-out, or canoe. It must have existed in perfection
long before the days of any living inhabitant. The dug-out is the protoplasm
of all the ships and steamers in the world. It seems to have floated peaoefiilly
on the silent waters of the inland streams. It seems to have been, in its original
state, but one single cell. It existed in an invertebrate form. But soon it ex-
panded itself by a natural law within itself. The sides as they lengthened
became conscious of a need of greater strength. They corrugated themselTes
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up into ribs. A keel grew in the bottom of the dag-out, in order to furnish a
spinal column for the ribs. Thus, neighbours, the invertebrate developed inta
tne yertebrate. The protoplastic dug-out evolved little paddles on the two
sides, by which it could move along. As it grew in length it developed itself
into the keel-boat, and the little paddles at the sides developed into long
pnshing-poles, by which the creature moved itself from place to place on its
various errands, whatever they were. Some well-preserved remains of these
keel-boats are in the possession of antiquarians living on Western rivers. Soon
the creature became conscious of a necessity of other means of getting along.
In the centre it shot up a post, from which grew a sail : this was the dorsal-fin.
But side-fins were also needed. The pushing-poles differentiated themselves
into wheels. In course of time the wheels became smaller, and instead thereof
was developed an enormous tail with flanges, by which spreater speed was ob*
tained. And to-day that primitive dug-out floats, the pride of the ocean. This
is but a meagre outline, neighbours ; but you will pardon me, fori have not yet
had time to collect and arrange my thoughts.**
There was a roar of laughter at Jerry's absurdity. In this the book agent did
not join. Jimmy Riggs was a little bewildered. Howeyer now came the cross-
questioning, which was kept up with the continuous gibing which they would
use toward Jerry, but not toward the stranger :
«< Where did your protoplastic dug-out come from, Jerry ? **
*>' Where does bioplasm come from ? ** ^as Jerry's answer, prompt and self-
confident. " Science has not yet penetrated beyoud the dug-out.**
^ How do you know that somebody did not make the dug-out?** said another.
** We do not know of anybody who did make it ; therefore we do not inquire
in that direction.**
** Was there any evidence of design about the dug-out ? ** asked the third.
'* The dug-out was simply a cell — a monad,** returned Jerry. '* It was so
exceedingly simple in its stmcture that it is not worth while to presuppose any
intelligent being having anything to do with it**
*' And how do you know, Jerry, that these boats developed themselves one out
of another, since there is so much diiference between the different kinds P "
" Simply for the reason that we have quite a number of specimens of each
species, some in a lower and some in a higher state of development. For
instance, the highest variety of the dug-out corresponds so nearly to the lowest
variety of the keel-boat that we consider them, scientifically, passing into each
other."
^ Are you sure, Jerry, that nobody had anything to do with turning a dug-
out into a keel-boat? **
^ We have seen no one engaged in such a work. We deal simply with the
bare fact of the dug-out and the keel- boat being found together side by side.**
" Are there no gaps in your line of boats in which the transition from one
variety to another is not entirely explained ? '*
** Well, yes — a few ; but only a few, I assure you, neighbours, on the word of
a scientist. But we hope soon to have those gaps all snug and tight'*
** Would anything convince you, Jerry, that any living being could have had
anything to do with the making of the dug-out ? **
** Well, yes; science is reasonable in that respect. If anyone of our set had
seen him make it, we would believe."
** And so, if one of * your set ' had seen the Almighty create the universe, you
would accept it at once ? '*
*• Of course we would, without further inquiry,** returned Jerry, with the lofty
dignity of a scientist.
** Heigho, Jerry 1 you are unfortunate. You have been bom some thousands
of years too late for the one, and many millions of years too late for the other.
Since it is too late to see the thing done with your own eyes, would you be
willing to take a little verbal testimony of some one who did see it? For
instance, suppose we had transmitted to us a written statement or a sworn
5S6 SAW KILL SOIENOE.
affidavit of a man who declared that he was the maker of .the dug-out; or
that he improved upon the dug-out and made the keel-hoat, which was next in
Older?"
*' Not without some guarantee of his credihili^,^ Jerry replied.
" And what guarantee would you want ? '*
** We should want the endorsement of some memher of our association who
has heen duly voted in/*
*^ Whom, for example, would you accept?"
** Well, Tyndall or Huxley would he considered first-class endorserB ; but, in
a pinch, we would take some second-hand authority, like Oliver Wendeli
Holmes.*'
** And I suppose,** continued the inquirer, " that if the Creator of the
heavens and the earth were to give you his word that he fashioned them with
his own hand, vou would want an endorsement from some one of your ' set*
before you would believe it ? **
'* As for that,** reolied Jerry, *^ science is inexorable. We take the word of
only duly-registered members of our association.*'
Here another question started up —
'* How about the machinery and boilers in the boat? Where did they oome
from?**
" They all came from the same mass of iron,'* replied Jeny.
*^ And did any mechanic or machinist have anythmg to do with putting them
into shape ? "
^' As for that,** returned Jerry, *' science does not recognise maohinifltai The
argument from design has no weight with us. 1>esign does not prove a de-
signer. The power to change into difierent forms resided in the mass of iron
itself. A capacity to develop itself and to differentiate itself into all sorts d
things was a part of its original constitution. Accordingly, as occasion re-
quired, the iron differentiated itself — some into the sides of ttie boat ; some into
nbs; some into boiler-plates ; some into cylinders and piston-rods; and so on
throughout*'
Amid peals of laughter the questions and answers continued.
" Here, Jerry I '* said Deacon Thresher. '* Tou sajr the power to differentiale
resided in the original mass. Now, supposing that it was there, how did it get
there ? I was once in a mint where I saw an ingenious scale for testinff gold
coin. If the cain were a particle too light, the scale automatioally pitched it off
in one direction ; if too heavy, it pitched it off in another ; if just rights it
dropped it into a box in the centre. It had a power to differentiato between
coins ; but then that power was given to it by a mechanic. It oontinned to
divide off coins even wnen the mechanic was awav from it Now, wheze did
your bioplasm get its power to differentiate itself?
" It got it from itself; it always had it That's all we know about it**
" Yes," said the Deacon, *' that is all you know about it ; '* and he ocmnpU-
mented Jerrv upon the vigour of his defence.
It was inaeed delightful to see how Jerry stood up for the honour of science,
and with what patience he tried to satisfy Uie doubts and remove the diffieolties
of these poor illiterate lumbermen. They perhaps did not appreciate all his
arguments, but they cheered him with shouts and hurrahs. The cross-
examination continued much longer, but we cannot report it all here.
Jerry wound up with a noble burst of eloquence —
" It may cross some of your lifelong prejudices, my honoured neighbonrs and
friends ; but science has no doubt of her position. We must accept her oon-
dusions or stultify ourselves. The genealogy of the iron-clad is now definitely
settled : the first progenitor of the iron-dad was the primitive ' dug-out * of. the
antediluvian era; and the dug-out originated firom matter, force, and motion;
the dug-out begat the keel- boat; the keel-boat begat the schooner; and the
schooner begat the ship; and the ship begat the ste^er; and the steamer
begat the iron-clad."
SAW KILL 80IBN0B. 537
» Do you mean to say, Jerry,*' said Jimmy Riggs, " that all iron made itself
up into one thing and another without anybody working at it P '*
" So far as the demands of science are concerned, I do,** said Jerry.
" WeH,** said Jimmy, with disgust, '* if I were to go home and tell my wife
that, she would tell me I was an ass, and would put a mustard-plaster on my
neck and send me off to bed.'*
. Jerry*s countenance fell.
^ There, now ! '* said he, sadly, in an altered tone of voice ; *' there's what I
get for trying to bring science within the reach of common people. I should
have stuck to the use of scientific terms. There is Stephen Pearl Andrews,
whom Dr. Moss has told us about He says: 'Evolution is a natural and
orderly procession from a unismal to a duismal state of existence, and thence
by combination to a trinismal state ;* and so on. If I had defined evolution
in that way, I would have been called a savant and been invited to address
country lyceums, stopped at a three-dollar hotel, and would have had a double
X given me to boot. But because I have used plain words and spoken of the
orderly procession of dough and hackmatack into crullers and ships, I must be
called an ass, have a mustard-plaster on the back of my neck, take rhubarb, and
be hurried off to bed. Will theology never quit persecuting science ? **
STIMPSON AND JIM MANLY BXCHANOK VIEWS.
The notable events of the next evening were three :
First, a preliminary set-to between Jim Manly and Stimpson.
Second, a general charge on Jerry*s position.
Third, a supplementaxy talk between Jimmy Riggs and his wife on the
evolution of dough.
Jim Manly complained that Jericho Jones was not wishing to help, but to
hinder, the oznse of science. The dug-out as an illustration did not represent
the case fairly. A du^-out is a senseless piece of wood. But the bioplasm of
eciencte has life ; and it is the life which enables it to evolve and differentiate.
Stimpson replied —
*« Well, Jim, that, instead of making it easier, only makes it harder for you to
explain. For instance : on your work-bench you have a screw-driver made out
of an old file. Now, it wouldn't do to say that that file bad made itself into a
screw-driver ; it*s your business to account for the change. You have also on
your work-bench another screw-driver, though a vei-y small one. The top of
the handle screws off. Inside are a dozen little implements of one kmd and
another — a little corkscrew, a bradawl, a punch, a tiny saw — any one of which
can be fitted on the end and used. The instrument can punch ; it can bore ;
it can file ; it can saw ; and what not. Now, it is much harder to explain the
origin of that set of tools than of the first one ; but suppose, in addition to its
being able to do a good many kinds of work, that the bradawl handle had the
power of working itself, and, still more, had the power to discern where its work
was needed ; that it could see where a hole was needed, and could make it;
could see where a line was needed, and could mark it ; could chisel a little at
one time and rasp a little at another ; and, without anybody's help or anybody's
handling it, could make some ingenious piece of cabinet work. You would
certainly have a marvellous tool, and you would have a big job on hand to tell
bow it came to do aU that.
'* So about your bioplasm. You say that it has life, and therefore it knows
how to do things. You have got a ha^rder question to answer now than you had
before. Tell me, what is life ? Where does it come from ? If I should ask
you how the little handle came to do such a piece of cabinet-work, and you shall
tell that it was because it had power to do so, you would not be answering my
question. I ask you, how is it the bioplasm does this? Before, there were two
questions to be put to you :
'* First, Where did bioplasm come from ?
" Second, How did it get its power to differentiate?
85
588 SAW HILL fiOIENCE.
" And now to these jou render necessary the addition o( another question :
'< Third. Where did the bioijlasm ^et its life from ?
" It did not always have it ; it originated at some time. It must either have
originated from an outside source, or it must hare originated from itself. Ton,
who boast of your scientific ]mowledge, do not like to admit that this life came
from some independent and outside source, because that would lead you too
near to the recognition of a personal God. Tou prefer to beliere that life
originated itself. Indeed, you are forced to hold that view if you reject the
other. And if you hold that perishable life originates itself, then I don*t see
that Jericho is so rery unscientific when he teaches that his dug-out gradually
evoWed some sort of mtelligence and some sort of differentiating power of its
own. It might require myriads and myriads of ages, and a succession of
myriads of dug-outs one after the other, each one showing an infinitesima)
advance upon the preceding ones, before we reach theperiod of even the homely
Indian canoe which Jerry takes as his bioplasm. His talk is nonsensical, I
know ; but then, to tell you the honest truth, Jim, so is yours. I can't see
that there is any substantial difference between you. You insist upon un-
limited time ; that's all he wants. Besides, you know, you teach that this worid,
in its present state, is tens of thousands of years ola. Who knows but the
ancestors of Jericho's dug-out go 'way back beyond the Carboniferous period?
If one atom of matter can originate life, I don't see why another cannot. Your
leading scientists aver that the promise and potency of all life was- in the fire-
mist of the remote ages of the past. Mark you, the]^^ say ail life. Now, do gxre
Jerry's dug-out a litUe of the benefit of the supposition.
'* The fact is. Jim, if anybody else would talk about ordinary matters is
scientists talk about liieir matters, people would set him down as a natoral-bem
fool. Both you and I were at the great Exposition in Philadelphia. Tou saw
the huge Corliss engine. 'All around it, in erery direction, ingenious machines
were at work. Some were pumpins water ; some were weaving ; some were
printing ; some were sewing. You aid not see the power that moved all these
things : all you saw was matter, force, and motion. Now, suppose I had chosen ta
deny that there was any intelligence behind all this, would you set me down for
a knave or for a fool P Suppose I should say to you, there is nothing here bet
mechanical law, and * science is its prophet ; ' I should be doing just what the
worshippers of science are doing every day. I behold the movements of the
ponderous engine, and I cry out — * No builder ! ' I see the looms working
out their marvellous patterns of beauty, and I cry out — ' No designer ! * I see
the printing-press throwing off printed sheets faster than I can pick them up,
and I cry — ' No artificer ! ' I h«hold a thousand objects of ingenious handi-
craft, and I cry — * No maker ! *
" Your men of science look at this wondrous earth, with its innumerable
adaptations to specific ends, and they cry out—* No Creator ! ' They behold
the wondrous movement of the heavenly bodies, and they cry out — * No God !*
' No Preserver I ' *No Providence I ' They say they do not see a Creator at
work ; they say they have never seen him at work. Why, therefore, should
they admit there is one ? But because they say they do not see the hand of s
Creator, is that evidence that there is no Creator? I might go through s
machine-shop where a hundred kinds of work are done ; I might possibly, by
great care and by dodging this way and that, manitfe to avoid seemg diiectly
any one at work. Then I might go away and say X saw the engine in prooees
of building, but declare upon my word of honour that I did not see anyone st
work on it. To maintain and perpetuate ignorance in such a case must demand
consummate tact and skill, lour men of science, while examining and probing
the innumerable things that God has made, can never for a single moment
escape the evidence of design; and yet they declare themsdvee ignorant of the
existence of a Creator. The achievement of ignorance, under such droom-
stance^^ is a greater feat of genius than any of their discoveries has ever
been.*'
i
8AW MILL SCIENCE. 539
WINDING UP, FOB THE PRESENT, THE SCIENCE DISCUSSION.
The Deighbours were out in force the following night. Before the evening
was oyer some of them turned upon Jericho Jones. They were determined to
finish the battle that had been begun when the book agent was there a fornight
ago.
'< Gome, now, Jerry/* said one of them ; ** we will, for the present, raise no
question as to whether your iron-clad was made or was developed. But just
tell us where that origmal dug-out came from which you said formed your
protoplasm."
" I told you," said Jerry, ^ that it originated from matter, force, and motion.*'
'* Yes, but is that all? " said the other.
" Science knows of nothing back of that," retorted Jerry.
'* Jerry," his inquisitor resumed, *' there's that bundle of shingles you are
sitting on ; it is composed of matter. The shingles were cut by means of force,
and the force was attended by motion ; but was there no fourth element con-
nected with its manufacture— no mechanic who had a hand in it ? *'
*' Of course, there was," said Jerry.
^* Well, then,** returned the other, ^* do you pretend to sa^ that the universe
came into existence from matter, force, and motion only without any Creator to
wield them all ? **
"Nothing but what we scientists call the Unknown and the Unknowable.**
^ Do you pretend to say, Jerry, that nobody can know anything whatever
about that unseen power — whether it is intelligent, or is wise, or has any design
or plan or purpose ? "
" I do,*' said Jerry. ** I would have you know, neighbours, that I am an
Agnostic ; " and he folded his arms in proud complacency.
About half the company were familiar with the word ; the others were not.
The former burst into a roar of merriment ; the latter were dazed for a moment
Jimmy Biggs spoke up —
" An Agnostic ! Now, what is that again ? "
An appeal was made to the schoolmaster to explain the word.
''An Agnostic," he replied, "Jimmy, is an ignoramus. 'Agnostic' is a
Greek word, and means ' one who does not know anything.' ' Ignoramus ' is a
Latin word, and means about the same thing."
*' Do you mean to say," asked Jimmy again, *' that an Agnostic is a natural-
bom fool or a self-made fool ? "
** Far from it, Jimmy ; he is not so much a natural-bom fool as a self-made
fool — ^which is something a great deal worse. However, there is a difference
in the use of the words. An ignoramus usually means a poor dolt or dunce
who has never had a chance to learn anything ; an Agnostic is a lofty term
which scientists assume to cover wilful ignorance."
Jimmy lapsed into a nrofound and silent endeavour to grapple with the new
ideas thus sprang upon him.
The schoolmaster continued his remarks for the benefit of the others —
'* You see, neighbours, it is just here : there are only three ways possible of
finding out the origin and the drift of all things :
" Ftntj to be on the spot and see with one's own eyes. Of course, that is out
of the question.
" Second, to learn by inference, which is an application of the doctrine that a
design proves a designer. Many scientists fight against this mode of dealing
with the subject The only real reason for so doing is that thev do not like to
accept the conclusions to which the evidences of design would lead them — the
recognition of an almighty and personal God.
** Third, testimony of a witness — that is, of the Creator. The scientists do
not like to admit any Creator. They trace the origin of the locomotive up to
the machine-shop. There they abruptly stop, saving, ' here is matter, force,
and motion.' They refuse to step within the workshop and face the engineer
540 UNWISE DEMAiniB OF DOUBTERS.
who built the locomotiTe. Up to the poiut of reaching the Creator, eceptteal
scientists profess to know almost everything ; beyond that point they deny that
it is possible to know anything. They say, ' It is impossible we should find out
anything about the engineer who is alleged to haye made this locomotive. We
don*t know anything, and we don't want to know anything. Let us enjoy the
locomotiye itself. Eat and drink, for to-morrow we oie.*'
When the company dispersed, Jimmy betook himself home. His wife asked
him —
" Jimmy, what was all that racket over at the saw-mill about? **
^ Well, I don*t know that I can exactly tell, Hannah ; I am a good deal
mixed in my own mind about it. But the^ say that all the different things in
the world made themselves — sort of grew, like.'
Dame Biggs opened her eyes and stared at Jimmy, waiting for fdrther
information. Jimmy floundered along as best he could.
** And where did all that nonsense start from? *'
"It was commenced/' Jimmy replied, *^by that book agent who was here two
weeks ago. He was backed up by Jerry Jones ; but I don*t think Jerry believed
a word of what he was saying. He is always talking some sort of nonsense.
The book agent explained it to us by speaking of your dough that yoa make
into biscuits and crullers. He said that dough divided itself up into odb thing
and another of its own accord.'*
Dame Kiggs^s eyes snapped —
'* Did he mean to say that I had nothing to do with making those bLsettitB?**
Jimmy was meek, and took an alarm :
** Well, reaJly, Hannah, I don't exactly know what he did mean."
Just at this moment who should come in but Jerty Jones himself, who
wanted to borrow some little thing from Jimmy.
Dame Biggs turned to him —
'* Well, Jerry, what is all this nonsense that has been going on over at the
saw-mill?"
Jerry went on to explain that all things were evolved, or deyeloped, or made
up, out of one simple material —
** Just for instance, Mrs. Riggs, as all your nice bread and biscuits and
jumbles came from one original piece of dough.**
'* Yes, but who made them different, and where did the dough come from?"
quickly asked Hannah, who had common sense, if not science.
Jerry made an evasive reply.
The dame put another question —
'* And did the heavens and the earth have no Creator, either? '*
•* Well, we scientists don't know of any Creator."
** And, Jerry, do you make your ignorance the measure of other peopled
knowledge? " The dame looked at him for a moment or two in silence. Then
she said slowly, with a mixture of pity and contempt, ** Jeny, if I didn't know
that you did nave common sense when you choose to use it, I would set yon
down as an idiot If that's all you have to talk about over there^ you and
Jimmy both ought to be at home."
TO reject the evidence of prophecy till all divimt shaU agree exactly abowt
itf argues a conduct as wise in the infidels as if they should decline sitting
down to a good dinner, till all the clocks in London and Westminster ttrmek/oar
together. — l^rom Bishop Homers Aphorisms and Opinions,
541
^o&m of
A Memorial of the Rev, Edward SleanCy
D,D,, in an account of the Service at
Norwood, and a Disconrse at Cam-
berwell. By Charlis Stanfobd,
D.D. Is. ilodder and Stoughton.
A SMALL but sweet memorial of a good
man, who followed peace with all men,
and jet held fast to truth. He did not
blaze, but he shone. His work in the
formation of the Evangelical Alliance
was balanced bj his secretaryship of the
Baptist Union ; thus he proved himself
to be both a man of peace and a man of
principle. He was a greater man than
he is as jet thought to have been, and
his enduring works will prove it. At
eighty-four it was time for him to go
home, and he fell asleep and found him-
self there.
Scenes from the Pilgrim^s Progress. By
BicHABD Ball Eutteb. Triibner
and Co.
We are told that the ancient Arabs had
a verj acute sense of justice and pro-
prietj. Thej used to hold poetical
contests at Mecca. When the poems
gave satisfaction, they hung them up in
the mosque ; and when thej didn't gire
satisfaction, thej hung the poets up
outside of it. In this case we should
neither hang the poet outside the
mosque, nor the poem inside the build-
ing. We delight in anj man who
reverences honest John ; but jet we like
Bunjan better in prose than in verse.
Such prose as his excels all verse, be
the poet who he maj, and so we are not
censuring Mr. Butter, who is capable
of great things. The paper, tjpographj,
and general get-up of the volume are
in fine harmonj with the subject and
style ; and the book will be read with
interest bj manj. The hand of a
master maj be seen in these versified
scenes, and we feel sure that the world
will hear of Mr. Butter again and
again.
ne Postman is one of the cheapest
and best of our evangelistic papers.
The Railway Signal is a new venture,
but is well adapted for its specifd
sphere. The Commonwealih improves,
and promises to become a great power
for good. The Christian Chronicle dis*
plajs much abilitj ; we do not wonder
when we remember that Dr. Parker
edits it. 77/e Christian World, always
leading the wa^ in talent, has also catised
us far less pam of late bj looseness of
teaching, and of this we are sincerely
glad. The Christian Herald is very
popular, and is to be commended for all
but its prophetic maunderings.
Messrs. Casseirs Quiver and Little
Folks keep up to their high level ; we
cannot see that more is possible. Tlte
Holy Landy from original drawings^ by
David Roberts, has now reached Part 37,
and it will be a great possession to those
who get the whole of it. Time was
when none but the wealthy could have
owned such an estate.
Ward and Lock proceed with!. their
excellent Universal Instructor, a great
educational work, worth j of high praise.
Thej are also about half waj through
with il^^am Clarke* s Commentary, What
a mass of type in each shilling part ; we
do not know how it can be done for the
monej.
The Sundaj School Union continues
The Biblical Treasury, which every
teacher should purchase without ^fail.
Young England, the paper for boys, to
battle with the penny dreadfub, is con-
tinued and improved.
Good Words, the Sunday Magazine,
Sunday at Home, and Leisure Hour, are
all of an exceedingly high doss, and are
so well known that it is sufficient to say
that we receive them and value them.
The General Baptist Magazine con-
tinues to be all alive. The Gospel
Magazine is as sound and experimental
as ever, and the Baptist Messenger con-
tinues its useful career among the mul-
titude.
With the Prophets Joel, Amos, and
Jonah, being Church and Home Les-
sons from three minor Prophets, By
Altbed Clayton Thiselton. Nis-
bet and Co.
Bbisf, striking gospel sermons from,
texts selected from three of the minor
prophecies. The type will suit weak
sight, and the truth will cheer fiunt
hearts.
542
HOnOEB OF BOOKS..
The whole Works of John Buttyan,
Edited by Gbo&gb Offoe, Esq.
Three Tola. Bladde and SonBy Pater-
noster-row.
This editionofBunyan, in three splendid
volumes, has long been before the public,
and may be regarded as the standard
copy of the great dreamer*s works. Mr.
George Ofibr has done all for Bunyan
that can be done. We can hardly
believe in the possibility of a more en-
thusiastic, careful, and capable editor
being found on the face of the earth.
In addition to this, the plates are gooa,
and the printing and binding are excel-
lent, so tnat die edition is in all respects
a fine one. The price is £2 17s. for
the whole. All Bunyan's books are
precious, and some of the least known
are the most valuable : there are sixty-
two of them, and so the reader has a
mass before him. It is wonderful that
all these treatises can be reproduced in
so correct a form, since they were ori-
ginally issued for the poor, and were
very incorrectly printed and upon the
worst of paper. Since the first appear-
ance they have encountered many dan-
gers, and have been altered, interpolated,
mutilated, and issued in even coarser
forms than at the first. Even eminent
publishers have taken upon themselves
to amend Bunyan, so that his language
might not offend the ears of this polite
generation! It is, therefore, a great
mercy that one pure edition remains,
and bunyan in pristine beauty is yet
among us. It must be nearly twenty
years since we first commended Mr.
J31ackie*s edition ; we have not altered
our mind, but again very heartily wish
it a renewed sale. The more " honest
John '* is read, the more honest Johns
there will be. Take him for all in aJl,
we ne*er shall look upon his like again I
Lectures hy the Rev, W, Morley Punshon^
D,D. T. Woohner, 2, Castle Street,
City Road^ E.G., and 66, Paternoster
Row.
Who that ever heard one of Mr. Pun-
dhon's lectures will ever forget it or him ?
We felt overdone with good things when
we heard his Macaulay. We were then
able to understand the primitive's grace
when he had dined with the squire : the
good brother blessed the Lord that he
did not have such a good dinner eteiy
day in the week, for if he had been so
indulged he would have been iUL Ov
feeling was just the same when the
matchless orator permitted us to reit
firom his banquet. We had taken in all
that our limited capacitr allowed. We
can hardly realize tnat the beloved Fon-
shon is gone. A star b eclipsed, a
pillar of the temple removed. Sorelj
everybody will be glad to have these
grand lectures in one handsome handj
book. They form a fit sequel to the
first volume, which contatna specamen
sermons.
I%e Story of Naaman. By Bev. A. B.
Mackat, author of «' The Gloiy of
the Cross." Hodder and Stooghtoo.
Naaman, the Syrian, is a favourite ve-
1>resentative of the proud sinner who at
ength swallows his pride and obevs the
simple command of the ^ospeL Bogers
of old discoursed a foho volume npoa
the Syrian leper and did not exhaust his
theme, for here comes Mr. Mackay of
Montieai with a much smaller affair, and
with something which Rogers did not saj.
Sympathy wiu seeking sinners is a^
parent on every pa^e, and we trust toe
little book wiU guide many a ain-nck
sinner to that river which cleanses the
soul*8 leprosy.
A Companion for the Lords^day, By a
Devonshire Clergyman. Hatchards.
Plain and simple addresses for Sondaj
reading. Bating their mild Ckarck-
ianity, they are most excellent in tone
and spirit. They are like a thoosaod
others ; neither better nor worse.
Our Little Willie: a flower from Italg.
By Anmib GuEBBiToaB.
A mother's tender, fond memorial ot
her little child now sone to rest. There
is nothing very wonderful to relate, hot
there is a quiet under-current of sweet
submission to aflliction which will strike
a chord in the Christian's heart. May
it help other mourners.
Homewards: or^Rays of UghL Loving
words for girls. By A. B. Wisws.
S. W. Partridge and Co.
A mouth's evening readings for girb*
Short, sweet, spiritual — a capital com*
panion to the same authoress's ''Hareo-
wards/'
HOTXOES OF BOOXa
543
me nmeuUies of the Soul. By W.
Hat M. H. Aitksn, M.A. London:
Hodder and Stoughton, 27, Pater*
Boater Bow.
We deeply sympatliize with the aim of
this little book. The great mission-
preacher rejoices to see the careless
awakened to a sense of their lost estate,
and anxious to obtain a knowledge of
salvation. The teord proclaimed from
the pulpit has effected this. But now
the converts need counsel; they want
personal direction ; they ought to have
pastoral guidance. Hie whole piarish
was astir Tor ten days while the missioner
was there : he has moved on ; how fares
it with those whose hearts have been
touched ? This is a burning question,
or, mayhap, a freezing one. Let us hear
what Mr. Aitken himself has to say on
the subject out of his Urge experience.
We can only afford space for one para-
snph. *^ It is most necessary that our
laith should be brought to some kind of
definite expression, otherwise it wastes
its enemes in mere vague admissions.
This end would seem to have been
attained in apostolic times by the primi-
tive mode of employing the ordinance of
baptism. When an enquirer was really
anxious to commit himself to itte
obedience of faith, he was immediately
led to the water of baptism, and in the
veiy act of submitting to this ordinance
his faith was, so to speak, brought to a
definite focus; and thus, in the act of
baptism, early believers saw themselves
buried and raised with Christ.*' Tp.
161, 162. What say our church friends
to this? Is there no way by which
their practice can be reconciled to the
belief of many, and to the plain declara-
tion of Holy Scripture ? I>oes not the
world move after ail F
The Newer Critietsm and the Analogy
of the Faith. By Robert Watts,
D.D.. Belfast, fidinburgh: T. and
T. Clark, 38, George Street.
Db. Watts is ''professor ot systematic
theology in the Greneral AaBemhlfa
College, Belfast," and he. issues this
volume as '*a reply to lecturee by W,
Bohertson. Smiih^ At.A.^ on the Old
Testament in the Jewish church:' With
anch a controversy we have no wish to
meddle. Mr. Robertson Smith enjoys a
fair reputation among scholars ; but let
him be never so intelligent and en-
thusiastic a student of '* mouldering
manuscripts raked up from the dust
heaps of the Mosques of Cairo,*' he
ougnt to have understood that his ap-
pomtment tq "a chair ^^ in Aberdeen
implied an obligation to teach *^the
standards " of the Free Church of Scot-
land, and not to start any new hypo-
thesis among his pupils. H he diverges
from the obvious path of duty it is un-
fair, and " the Commission *' dismisses or
suspends him as a matter of course. To
*' the Scottish public " he mapr appeal in
a series of lectures, but he is wron? to
suppose that he has a grievance. Were
his every oration applauded to the echo
it would not convince us that he was
morally right in the first instance.
Surely our church organizations ought
not to be less clearly defined than
political clubs, to which members are
elected with an understanding. <* The
Carlton '* is not for Radicals : '* The
Cobden *' is not for Protectionists, and we
can hardly imagine that '* The Free
Kirh " was ever intended to nourish
free- thinking. Dr. Watts answers his
adversary wisely and well. Our readers,
however kind, would not thank us very
cordially for introducing ** The Newer
Criticism *' to their notice. ** The post'
exilic date of the Lemtical Torah ** would
probably puzzle them. At the mere
suggestion that Ezra the scribe wrote
or compiled the Five Books of Moses
after toe Babylonish captivity, they
might reasonably lift up their hands in
blank astonishment, and exclaim —
" Well I never ! What next ? "
The Vision of Patmos. By the Rev.
W. R. Stkphbns, M.A. London:
Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row.
Ths reverend gentleman has published
nine neat sermonettes on " The Son of
man iz: the midst of the seven golden
candlesticks.** Rev. i. 12—18. They
jr^ny-r- r- ^;«v> 2;ttlr V>f**" ** '^b*» nro****
of the sale will be applied towards
building a new English church at Brus-
sels.^ Of your charity therefore pur-
chase a copy. Perhaps you will be
pleased with yourself for having done so,
should you pass through Belgium on
your route to the Rhine, and see the
proposed edifice completed.
544
HOnOlS OF BOOSB.
A MaiderCa Work. By Ladt Hops*
Nisbet and Co.
^A SIMPLE tale of simple work done for
the Maflter*8 sake, and beneath his bless-
ing, that is all!'* Thus the preface
opens. But the simple tale is simply de-
lightful. It is a story of bright, cheer-
ful. Christian labour in village homes
and in the " coffee-room," written in a
strain of poetic beauty and of abound-
ing life, which shows how thoroughly
mety and piety can dwell together in
^e same heart. We could wish nothing
better than that Christian maidens
should read this charmine book, and
multiply a hundredfold such labours as
are here recorded.
School OirU ; or, Life at Montagu Hall.
Bj Annib Carbt. Cassell, Fetter,
and Galpin.
An excellent book. School girls and
teachers alike may glean to advantage
in this field. It is the story of a session
or two at a ladies' school. The mistress
is as attractive as she is wise : the girls
are graphically sketched, and great dis-
crimination is shown in the trainins of
their various characters. The book is
of high tone, and calculated to do much
^ood. The talented authoress did not
live to see its publication.
Hours with Girls, By Mrs. Maboabet
£. Sangsteb, of New York. S. W.
Partridge and Co.
Attractive, chatty, wholesome. If
girls want wise and entertaining counsel
on the right use of time, self-control,
reading the Bible, courtship and mar-
riage, pen, ink, and paper, and a multi-
tude of other such topics, let them get
hold of Mrs. Sangster's book.
Oirls and their ways. By One who
Knows Them. John Hogg, Pater-
noster-row.
Gossipy, jerky, and confidential; largely
made up of quotations from here, there,
and everywhere. A rapid, restiess book,
on very good terms with itself. But
how can '* our girls,*' as the writer in-
cessantly calls them, do all that is here
set down ? We should stand amazed at
a girl who should plough through the
acres of reading, here recommended.
The author enumerates about 50 poets,
90 novelists, 76 historians, 92 bio-
graphers, 60 travellen, theologians 27,
iniscellaneous writers SO, scientific
writers 21, as the gentle programme of a
girFs reading. What other ^'ways" a
girl would find time to indulge in we
are at a loss to know. Still, the book is
interesting and bright, and many a girl
will enjoy it.
On the Early Training of Girls and
Boys: an Appeal to Working Women,
By Ellice Hopkins. Hatchards.
Price 4d.
About some Girls, By £. T. M. Jarrold
and Sons, Paternoster-row. The
Ladies* Sanitary Asaociation, 22,
Bemers-street. Price Id.
The first is a serious and earnest ap-
peal to working women to train tbeir
children so as to shield them from
degradation in after life. In London
alone there are some eighty thousand
lost women. Well-meant and well-
directed efforts are made for their re-
clamation ; but prevention is better than
cure. The evil should be averted by
1'udicious home training. Miss Hopkins
las consecrated her life to the rescue of
the fallen. God bless her in it.
The second is a pamphlet of the
Ladies' Sanitary Association, and deals
with the hard lot of shop ^Is. White
the British workman restricts his labour
to fifty-four hours, the great majori^
of the delicate shop-girls work seventy-
two hours a week, and Saturday is the
lon^st day of aU. Why do Christian
ladies do their shopping on Saturday
allemoons, and even late on Saturday
nights ?
" Evil is wrought by want of thought
As well ashy want of heart."
Arabian Nights^ JEntertamments, New
edition by Ward and Lock. Part L
Sixpence.
The man who called the Falls of Niagara
*' a Drop of water,** was very far gone in
punning, and so was he who looked over
this book, and exclaimed '^ Grood night
to Arab!.'* This is number one of a
capital reproduetion of a famous book,
which has been read among all nations
for many an age, and finds readers stilL
It is rather out of the track of this
magazine, but we eannot refuse to say
that the work is bountifully iOustrmted
by Millais, Tenniel, Dalziel, etc
H0TI0E8 Oy BOOKS.
545
Tie Life and MinMy of John the
BaptUt. Bj Alex. Maclsob Stm-
iHGTOH, D.D. Religious Tract So-
detj.
Those who cannot obtain the great
Tolame of Dr. Rejnolds, or read the
semi - prophetic writings of Edward
Irving, will do very well if they feed
upon the wholesome words of Dr. Sym-
ington. He has here set forth the
marrow of the Forerunner^s witness, and
nothing that is needful for spiritual
nutriment is left out We are specially
pleased to see our author laying great
stress upon the value of deep, humbling,
self-abasing views of sin. He admires
John's thoroughness in the matter of
repentance, and so do we. Sometimes
we are inclined to think that a very
ereat portion of modern revivalism has
been more a curse than a blessing, be-
cause it has led thousands to a kmd of
peace before they have known their
misery; restoring the prodigal to the
Father's house, and never making him
say, "Father, I have sinned.** How
can he be healed who is not sick ? or
he be satbfied with the bread of life
who ie not hungry ? The old-fashioned
sense of sin is despised, and consequently
a religion is run up before the founda-
tions are dug out. Everything in this
age is shallow. Deep-sea fishing is al-
most an extinct business so far as men*s
souls are concerned. The consequence
is that men leap into religion, and then
leap out again. Unhumbled they came
to the church, unhumbled they remained
in it, and unhumbled they go from it.
We trust that Dr. Symington's faithful
words on this point will be weighed by
Christian men.
We elevate this volume to our own
shelves for future use, and we wish for
the work a wide circulation and great
acceptance.
The Students Concordance to the i2e-
vised Version of the New Testament,
Bemrose and Sons.
Thosb who are fond of using the Re-
vised Version will value this Concord-
ance. No student needs to be informed
of the ralue of a Concordance; it is
to the minister a hammer, a foot-rule, a
knife, and all tools in one. Of course, it
U as needful for readers of the Revised
Version as for those who say '* the old is
better.*' Is the old better ? We think
it is in many respects ; but the Revised
Version has its advantages, and it is
assuredly a great help to the English
reader if he uses it by way of reference.
We hope we shall never hear the New
Version read from the pulpit in place of
the old, for it has a foreign, un-English
sound about it. Oh, that there had
been on the committee one man of pure
Saxon speech I Anyhow, the Concord-
ance will be handy.
The Homiletie Magazine, Monthly.
James Nisbet and Co.
Thbrb is always something fresh in
The Homiletie Magazine, and many of
its outlines and articles display remark-
able ability. We could not stand
security for the unswerving soundness
of its teaching ; but men who have had
their senses exercised cannot fail to
own that it contains much that is to
edification. The magazine really an-
swers to its title, and is a good shil-
ling's-worth.
Spiritual Life in its Advancing Stages,
fiyG.RonBBTWTNKK,M.A. London:
James Nisbet and Co., 21, Berners-
street, W.
The charm of this little treatise consists
in this, that the writer entertains his
readers by interviewing the devotional
authors of distant centuries : now An-
guine; anon Thomas d Kempis, Francis
de Sales, or Fenelon ; then Andrews,
Ken, and George Herbert are recon-
noitred ; but Baxter, Bunyan, and
Doddridge; Faber, Wilson, and Groul-
bum, with a multitude of others, come
in for passing notice. We presume that
Mr. Wynne is himself '* a sound church'
man'* (English or Irish?) — not an ad-
vanced Ritualist, nor vet an ultra Pro-
testant. He holds a Itmited view of the
inspiration of Holy Scripture (p. 161).
The creeds and articles of some catholic
church or other temper the authority
and enhance the value of the Bible in
his estimation. We have no wish to
disparage so fair a digest of the sage
maxims of the most renowned Christian
worthies ; but as an educational book
we should rather commend it to dis«
creet tutors than to undiscriminating
pupils.
546
KOT£a.
SpurgeovLS IllusiraUd Almanack for
1 883 will be ready in a few days. Large
numbers of friends use the daily texts,
and prize them.
John Ploughman*s Sheet Abnanack/or
1883 may also be had at once, for one
penny. It is larger and better illiis-
trated than ever. Friends of tempennoe
and thrift should see it put up in every
workshop. Messrs. Faasmore and Ala-
baster publish both these cheap penny-
worths.
Sioits,
Tins month haa been a specially barren one
as to help rendered to the yanous institu-
tions under our care. Friends have been
out of town, they have spent their money in
other ways, and business has been dull.
We reckon that nearly six hundred pezsons
are dependent upon our incomings, and it
would be a serious thing to contemplate a
time of distress; but we do not contem-
plate it. On the contrary, we believe that
our God will fill up all our need, and the
more needs we have, the more room there
will be to contain theiulness of his liberality.
In undertaking the care of others we have
borrowed empiy vessels not a few, and we
now expect to see them filled by that same
hand which multiplied the oil in the olden
times. The College, which is our first and
chief institution, is the one which seems to
be least remembered Common humanity
pleads for orphans; but there must be a
love of the gospel to make a man care for
students.
It would have greatly delighted us had we
obtained large and speedy help for the
buildiuff of the meeting-house for our son
in Aucluand. We acknowledge with hearty
thanks the amount which we have received,
which has now reached £140, but we
should like to see it made £500 at the least.
Here are some extracts written by one of
his deacons to another deacon now in
London : —
Extracts from letter, Hth June, from
Auckland (from Mr. Matthews, Church
Secretary) : —
"Now to that which I expect will in-
terest you most — Church work and school
work. The Master continues to give his
blessing. On SlstBfay, nineteen were bap-
tized, sixteen of whom were present to
receive the right hand of fellowship on the
following Sunday. It made my heart sing
with joy to see sixteen, all standing up —
the young maiden of twelve, cmd the aged
grandmouier of seventy . The aervicn seemed
so good, for as we communed with the Lord
we nad so much to bless and praise him for ;
besides, Mr. Spurgeon seemed so joyful
himself that he let out, and, as he spoke, you
could recognise the praise of a heart over-
flowinff wiUi joy. We had a large attend-
ance of members.
" At our last church-meeting seven were
proposed for membership, — ^praise the Lord
for another seven, — ^at our next church
meeting seven more names vrill be sub-
mitted. On looking over my list I find M&
Spuzgeon haa baptized seventy since his
coming to us (seven and a-half months^ sJl
but ten of whom have joined the churcn.
** Last Sunday week we had an overflowing
congregation at the Choral Hall. We wen
somewhat astonished at the stream of peo^
coming in, tiU the gallery was filled, and the
orchestra almost so. £veri^ chair about the
building was placed down the aislea, and
oocupi^. Mr. Spurgeon preadied on * Be-
tummg to the Lord ' — ^ I -win heal thy
backsliding.* He toat good, as he always
is; but that evening, as well as in the
morning, he seemed so full of fire and love
to and lor souls. The Lord. I feel sure,
blessed that sermon to many there ; infaet,
I know he did, for on Tuesday evening Mr.
Spurgeon had some to visit him who
acknowled^^ their backslidinga, and came
to speak with him.
<« Wednesday eveningprayer-meetingB still
continue to draw a large attendance. Last
Wednesday, al&ough the evening was very
wet, the room was well filled. Tdb evemag
was cold, but there was a good warm feeling,
we had good earnest prayers, a good many,
but short and full ox the true spirit, lu.
Spurgeon was surprised at the attendance;
he expressed his joy that the rain and cold
did not damp and cool the spirit ol the
people to hear of and meet with the Lord.
May it ever be so.
"June 70th. — On Sunday we had a lax^Ker
congregation than ever at the Choral l^ilL
Mr. Spurgeon preached from < My Lord and
my Ood,"— the exclamation of Thomas
when he beheld his Saviour. The leason
was, — ^The sin of unbelief, the miachiftf it
wrought, and the ruin that goes with it. In
the morning, ' By the erace of God I am
what I am ,— two good, stirring sermons.
Mrs. Hampaon was with ns in the evening,
and at the communion service offered a
beautiful pravar. and thankwgiving for ib^
poured-out blood.
"July 14M«— Last baptism there were
twelve, seven of whom were received into
fdlowship the Sunday following. Then
are seven names to be submitted next dmich
meeting. Fraiae the Lord for the aeveB*
but I wiiih it was seven times seven. Oon-
gregations keep up well : Sundays for the
bst five weeks nave been wet ana oold, and
therefore most uncomfortable ; bat for all
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647
thai the people come to be wanned in their
flonlB. when once inside the chapel and the
hall, the doors being shat, ana the Holy
Spirit warming up the people in their hearts,
we then ha^e a ffood time. The young man
wears woU, no diminution of ' a new way of
telling the old, old story.' The people like
him, for he is personal, spares not to tell of
Qod's anger as well as nis loTe ; he does not
mince matters, yet is so earnest in his ap-
peals to heart and mind. On Sunday
evenixig last he was good on ' The soul that
sinnetAy it shall die.* In the mozning,
*Ii any man sin, we have an Adyocate' —
prayer-meetiiigs as usual, notwithstanding
oad weather, well attended.
*' On Thursday next Mr. Spurgeon gives
his lecture in the Choral Hall on 'John
Ploughman and his Pictures.* We hope
for a good attendance, and grand success
financially.
"/«/y nth. — Yesterday, Choral Hall
filled. Mr. Spurgeon had to ask the friends
to sit closer, so as to make room for the
people who continued to flock in. Praise the
Loiti, the people are not tired of hearing
the gospel of Christ. He spoke from
'Abide with me,' the story of tne walk to
£mmau8, the entering in to the disciples'
home, the breaking of bread, and his being
made known to tnem. Dear me, what
a lot 'T. S.* got out of that text! In
the morning we had the continuation of
the previous Sabbath's sermon, * If any man
sin, we have an Advocate with tiie Father,
Jesus Christ the righteous.* He dwelt
specially on Jesus bemg our Advocate. I
wish I had time to tell you of the glorious
truths he unfolded both morning and
evening. When I tell you that he felt in
trimf you can imagine how he let outy filled
with power from on hiffh, he preached with
boldness ' Christ Jesus.' "
The following note speaks for itself : —
<* Auckland, May 30th, 1882.
" My very dear father, — Am I asking too
much when I request you to notify in The
Sword and the Trowel the fact that
photos of its Antipodean correspondent are
on sale — proceeos to be devoted to the
Auckland Tabernacle? The prices are-
cartes, Is. ; cabinets, 2s. They may be
obtained of Messrs. Passmore and Alabaster,
4, Paternoster Buildings ; Mr. G. BrQwn, 72,
Nowington Butts ; Mr. B. Buckmaster^ 46,
Newington Butts; or of Mr. H. Driver,
Pastors* College, Newington, London, S.E.,
who will forward copies to any address,
post free, on receipt of stamjw or postal
order. ** Your loving son,
" Tom."
Temferancb Wobk.— The meetings con-
nected with the Gospel Temperance move-
ment, which have tocu held in the Taber-
nacle, have been singularly successful so far
as the taking of pledges is concerned, 12,062
persons havmg signed. We are, however,
looking for conversions. Some few have
already ooma forward of a deeply interest-
ing character, but we desire and expect
many more. Men who were not attendants
at the house of prayer have become sober,
and, being so, have come to hear the gospel,
and this is no small gain if by hearing uiey
shaU be led to Jesus. Mr. R. T. Booth is a
thoroughly earnest and ef&dent worker, and
loves not temperance alone, but Jesus also.
The temperance work with us is in the hands
of Christian men, to whom beyond all things
Christ is dear, and they regard anything
short of the new birth as short of that for
which they live and labour. As for us. it is
our joy to nelp them, but our own work lies
in the preachmg of the gospel, and by that
work all our energies are absorbed.
One of our beloved officers, upon the news
of Arabi's defeat, gave us the following hint
for cm address. It is capital. As it has not
been used, and ought not to be lost, we pass
it on to our brethren, who will find it highly
suggestive : —
** How are they brought into desolation, as
in a moment!— they are utterly consumed
with terrors."— Ps. Ixxiii. 19.
The rebels against God are quickly routed.
I. Their strong conjidenee. 1. A popular
pretext and a pretentious watchword.
** Egypt for the Egyptians! " ** The world
for the worldly ! " 2. A powerful majority,
an immense snow of numbers on theur side.
3. The best modem weapons of warfare.
The strong fortifications behind which they
can defend themselves in perfect security. 4.
The patience with which their possession
was left so long unassailed. 5. Their utter
ignorance that the day was fixed for their
destruction. They are hiding themselves
behind earthworks. II. Their foolish eoH"
tempt of the forces arragcd against thetn.
They know that an attack is imminent, they
have calculated the strength of the be-
siegers, and considered their own power of
resistance. But — 1 . The tiine is a suiprise.
Not a sound breaks the stillness of the
night. At day-break. 2. The point of
attack is a surprise : at the best guarded
spot : nay, all along the line at once. 3.
The manner of attaoc is a stall greater sur-
prise. The long-ran^ guns are of no use
when thev are run m at close quarters.
4. The collapse of their confederacy is the
greatest surprise of all. The well -dis-
ciplined army proves to be only an ilUcou-
ditioncdmob. They fall slain, or they run
for escape, or they are taken prisoners.
Not one escapes. ** In a moment." Only
twenty minutes.
On IFednesdag, the 6th of Septentbetj a
Zenana oabden pabtt was given by Mr.
and Mrs. Allison at their country residence.
Orpinffton. There were nearly one hundred
ana fifty present, mostiy members of the
Tabernacle, and, as the dav was very fine,
the^ enjoyed the delightful scenery for
which Kent is famous. A meeting was held
548
NOTES.
in tho tent, in wliicli tea had been served,
when some interesting particulars of Zenana
work were given by Mrs. Bouse and Mr. W.
Ohiey. Mn. Allison, who has undertaken
a Zenana Auxiliary, in conjunction with
Mrs. Charles Murrell, also addressed tho
ladies, and succeeded in securing substantial
aid to tho funds. Now that the ladies of
the Tabernacle havo taken up this work in
such good earnest we feel quite sure they
will not rest until our church is represented
by several workers in connection with the
Zenana Mission. The only hope for tho
women of India is in tho gospel, and this can
only reach them by their Christian sisters,
who, out of love to Christ, are willing to
devote themselves to such a sacred calling.
Tho donors of the jewellery presented to
the Zenana Mission may be glad to know
that the amount realized by its sale was
£6 12s. 6d.
On Monday evening, Scptimber 18, a
united communion service of the deacons
and elders of the church was held at the
Tabernacle, and at the prayer-meeting
which followed, the three newly-elected
elders. Brethren Cox, Sedcole, and Hill, were
specially commended to the Lord in prayer
by Mr. Wm. Olnejr.
At the same meeting Mr. A.W.Wood asked
the prayers of the church on leaving the
college to become pastor of Havelock church,
Agra. Mr. J. C. Parrj", a member of the
Baptist Missionary Committee, who had long
resided in Agra described tho position
Mr. Wood was going to occupy, ancl prayer
was offered on his behalf by his father, Mr.
B. W. Carr, and Pastor C. H. Spurgeon.
College.— Since our last notice Mr. E. B.
Carr has accepted tho pastorate of '*tho
church of Christ," at Southport, Lan-
cashire ; and Mr. W. T. Soper has settled at
Hatherlcigh, Devon.
Mr. W. Gillard has removed from Apple-
dore to Bideford ; and Mr. W. L. Mayo,
of Chepstow, who assists in the Hop-pickers*
Mission, has decided to devote himself to the
villages around Goudhurst, Kent, in the
hope of labouring permanently among tho
people who have hitherto only been visited
by our brethren during the hop -picking
season.
Mr. J. Coker has removed from Vineyard
Haven, Mass., to Bel videre, Illinois, U.S.A. ;
and Mr. J. Clark, from Yarmouth, to Nic-
taux, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.
Mr. W. Coiier has left Newcastle, New
South Wales, for Williamstown, Victoria;
and Mr. F. Page, of Torke*8 Peninsula, has
become pastor at South Yarra, Victoria.
Mr. J. A. Soper, who has been pastor of
the church at Lordship Lane, Dulwich, for
the last two years, has sailed for Australia.
Mr. Harry Wood, who has done noble
service as an evangelist in various parts of
England and Ireland since he retomed from
Australia, finds that our variable climate
wiJi not permit him to remam in t\i^co>ii\tiy ,
and he has therefore arauged to sail for
Melbourne, with his wife, on Oc^ber 19, in
tho Chimborazo. Ho is prepared to hibour
wherever the Lord sends him, but his (de-
vious experience in the Colonies has tan^t
him that the climato of Victoria is the most
suitable for him, so that ho wiU be glad to
hear on his arrival of any vacant church or
opening for work in that region. We are
sorrv to hiive to part with him a^ain, but
glad that our loss will be the ^^in of the
church at tho Antipodes. Mr. Blaikie has
safely reached Melbourne, and we hope bj
this time he has become pastor of one of the
churches in Victoria.
We are sorry to learn that Mr. A. Billiziff-
ton has been obliged to come home fromue
Congo Mission, in conscquonco of r^>eated
attacks of fever. He is much better, and
hopes to be able to return to A&ica eaiiy
next year. We regprct also that our Medical
Missionary student, Mr. J. H. Dean, has
had to come back from Blantyro invalided.
On Friday afternoon^ Augtuft 25, the half-
yearly meeting of the Students' MisBonary
Association was held at the College. The
President and Vice-president were present,
and addresses were delivered by Mr. A. H.
Baynes, Mr. Gogon Chunder Dutt, and IGr.
Q. Y. Thomson, from tho Camoroons, West
Africa. Mr. Baynes has promised to pty
tho students another visit in Novemba,
and to confer w^th them on several matten
in which he and they arc mutually
interested.
On I'hursday morning^ September 21, the
sad and solemn news was brought to the
College that one of our moat promisiiig
students, Mr. E. Sturge, son of Pastor k.
Sturge, of Dartford, had been found in hb
bed sweetly and calmly sleeping in Jesus.
He had been with his brethren on the day
before, and had not complained of any
illness ; but, apparently without warning,
his Master called him up to the higho: ser-
vice of the skies.
EvANOELiSTS.— Messrs. Smith and Fuller-
ton hope to commence their south-westeni
tour at Bath on Oct. 1, moving on to
Gloucester on Nov. 5.
Mr. Bumham, together with Pastors J. J.
Kcndon, W. L. Mayo, and M. Mather, have
been at work during the past month among
the hop-pickers in Kent.
In addition to the amounts acknowledged
last month wo have receiyed for this Mb-
sion from Grace Stevens, lOs. ; Messif.
Thomas Salt and Co., £5; H.K.,2b. Up to
the r2th ult., including the above amoonli,
£62 98. 6d., had been sent to Mr. Buruham or
Mr. Kendon, in response to their appeal, for
this year*s Mission.
Mr. Bumham's engagements for this
month are — Oct. 9 to 15, Park-stieet, Luton ;
16 to 22, CoUingham, Notts.
OcFHA^AOB.— Will all oar odUectofs
kindly remember tiie meeting to be held
at the Orphanage on Friday eretiwf^ Oei.
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549
13, and bring or send in their boxes and
books with tt^ amounts thoy have collected
for the support of our large fatherless
family ? The President hopes to be present,
and an attractive programme, consisting of
singing, recitations, handbell ringing, and
disu>lvmg views, will be arrangea for the
young folks.
Kind friends are constantly finding out
new methods of helping to increase the Or-
phanage funds. The choir of Wesley Chapel,
Harrogate, has recently been giving a
service of sacred song in several of the
neighbouring Wesleyan Chapels, the pro-
ceeds being devoted to the StockwoU Or-
ghanage, and two similar institutions. We
ave received as our share four guineas,
for which we very heartily thank all who
helped to raise the amount.
The advice on. John Plonrjhman'' 6 Almanack
tor Aug. 24 was, " If the harvest is good
think of Mr. Spurgeon's orphans.** Several
friends did think ot the orphans, and thought
flo much of them that they sent contri-
butions towards their support. Among the
rest came the following Imes with twenty-
four stamps : —
** Hy friend, Fm an orphan, mv father is dead,
And life's briffhteflt sunshine for ever has fled,
Accept mv poor pittance, 'tw all I can apare,
For the tathcrlcss children now under your
core."
" John Ploughman" is always glad when
anything he hiu written brings help for the
orohans, and he hopes his now almanack,
which is larger than any that have been
isfluod before, wUl be even more useful than
its predecessors.
CoifOBTAOB.— The secretary reports that
the only item calling for special mention is
that arrangements are completed for start-
ing new districts at Willingham, Cam-
bridgeshire; Sevenoaks, Kent; and Dur-
ham. Some other districts are being given
up, as the friends on the spot cannot con-
tinue to raise the necessary £40 per year, so
that the number of men at work will not be
increased. Mr. Jones will be glad to hear
of districts whore a colporteur can be sent,
and the amount needed for his support can
bo guaranteed.
Pbbsonal Notes.— The following is an
extract from a letter recently received from
the honoured widow of the murdered Presi-
dent of the United States : — ** It is a choice
treasure from my storehouse of beautiful
memories that I sat beside General Garfield
in tibe Metropolitan Tabernacle, one bright
summer Sunday morning (August 4th,
1867), and listened to your voice. I have
this morning re-read from his journal his
account of that day. A sentence from it
may interest you. After describing very
fully his impressions of the great audience,
of the preacher, and of the sermon, he
doses thns : — * Ghod bless Spurgeon ! He is
helping to work oat the proolem of religious
and civil freedom for England in a way that
he knows not of.' "
Pastor F. H. Newton, of the German
Baptist Mission, writes us as follows from
Warschaw : —
*' My dear Sir, — I have during the last few
weeks been visiting; a number of our Baptist
Churches in Silesia and Bussian Poland;
and I think you will bo interested to hear of
their activity and Christian faith. In almost
every town and village one of the first en-
quiries put to mo is, * And }w\o ia Brotlter
apurgcon / ' In many of the outlying
stations, where no stated missionary can be
sustained, your printed sermons are re-
gularly made use of ; and I am sure you
will be thankful to our one Master to leam
that here in Poland, and elsewhere, many
of the church-members attribute their first
religious awakening to hearing some of those
sermons read. In the meetings which I
have conducted in various towns during this
tour, I have frequently taken the oppor-
tunity of referring to the work of God wnioh
you are carrying on in London and else-
where ; and I have thought it only right to
tell you of the warm and frequent saluta-
tions that are entriusted to me for yourself
from our poor and out-of-the-way Baptist
brethren in these parta They especially re-
joice to leam that your sons are also preach-
ing the word, and are particularly interested
in the Book Fund established by * Frau '
Spurgeon.'*
A friend in South Africa writes: — *' We
live many miles from Cape Town, far away
amongst the Cannisber^ Mountains, and
tho nearest mission station is twenty-four
miles away, so every Sabbath morning the
servants who work m the house and on the
farm are assembled, and my cousin reads a
chapter from the Old Testament, and an-
other from the New, and we have two or
three hymns, and prayer, and one of your
sermons read aloud, and this is our church.
All onjoy *Mr. Spurgeon's sermons' so
much, and they are a blessing and a comfort
to us alL We have a second service in tho
evening, and a second sermon, sometimes
yours, and sometimes Dr. Talmage's, from
the Christian Herald:*
Dr. H. Schou, of Copenhagen, is just
engaged in translating a number of oar
sermons into Danish. They have been
selected with a view to providing an ap-
propriate discourse for all the Sundays,
festivals, and holy-days of the Danish ec-
olesiastical year.
M. Dardier, of the Socivti Ecaugiliquc of
Geneva, informs us that on tho occasion of
a recent International Musical Competition
in that city, he published a translation of
our sermon on Matthew. viiL 11, 12 (Heaven
and Hell, Nos. 39, 40), and distributed
gratuitously 20,000 copies amoufj^t the
visitors. He is now anxious to issue to
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the whole of the Boman Catholic priests in
Erench-Bpeaking countries the translation
of another of our sermons^ and asks the
prayers and practical sympathy of any of
the Lord's people to whom tne proposal
commends itself. H. Dardier estimates
that the total number of sennons required
for this i>i]rjxwe would be 40,000, and the
cost of printmg and postage £160.
Baptisms at Metropolitan Tabernacle. —
August 21st, thirteen; August 3l8t, sixteen.
Statement of lie cripts from Avgvst IBth to Septeviher \Ath, 1882,
Urs. M. Speight
Mr. Thos. 1{ ...
llAJss £. Rooke
O. C, ChelUnham
Two Friends from Abcrdcen&hire
Mr. Briggs ...
Bcaders of the *' Christian Herald"
Aimettc ...
JUo* X^CXX ••• ••• •■• ••«
MinMcCleUan
E. £., near John o' Groat*8
A poor bUnd sister in Christ
Mr. F. L. Hankin
A friend from Philadelphia
Mrs. Ellen John<K>n
Mr. and Mrs. Middleton
Thonkoffering from T. W. & M. 8. P
£ B. d. 1
... 1 0 0 1
. 10 0 0
.10 0
. 0 10 0
10 0
. 20 0 0
. 9 17 11
.060
10 0
10 0
1 0 0
.030
0 10 6
.600
0 10 0
a 10 0
p,
10 0
Mr. R. McFarlane
Mr. O. Norton
Balance of collection at Clay Cross, per
Pastor I. A. AVard
A friend at Penimnco, per Mr. B.
Olcndening
Mrs. Clement Norton
Mr. A. H. Scaxu ... ... ... ...
Weekly Ofleriogs at Met. Tab. :—
£
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£234 16 3
Statenient of Heeeipts from Avgnst 16th to Septemhtr Wth, 1SS3.
Mr. Edwin Beynoldn
Mr. Robeii liyman
Half collection on Hospital Sunday at
Dabiton Junction Baptist Chapel . . .
MJr. JLuos. 1» .•• ... ... ..-
MinE. Uooko
A thankoff ering for Christ
A hearer at D
Mrs. Cago ... ... ... ... ...
J^ A&. mJ • ••> ... ... ...
Mr. Philip Bainbrid^
Mr» v« wooK.** ••« ••• ••« •••
s\9 AA« •■• ••• ••• •■• ■■• •••
V • J^a \^ • •• •■• #•• ••• •••
Miss Louisa Steer
jB&r). ties ... ... ... ... .•
A&. O. '-/ a ... ... •*• ... ...
Mrs. M. Ferrett
Mr. Joseph Cubey
Bosannu iSorkcr
Coiruconn
SfaupiTon and Susie Matthews
Mr. and Mrs. Cooper
Stamps mth a verse of poetry
^^ tHeou ... •«. ... ... •*.
JCy Norwich...
^x. o» ... ... ... ... ... ...
Mr. John Adoock, per Pastor W. Hig^
Kluo. «> ••« ••• ••• •■• •••
Sriends f rom Torkahiro
A xriend ... ... ... ... ...
2fr. P. L. Hankin
Mr. H. W. Duncan
Mr. J. Hennr Parker
A Fkiend, Ncwington Bagpath.. .
Miss B. J. Hawnawi ...
£ 8.
d.
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10 0
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14 1
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6 0
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Mrs. SUen Johnson
OoUected by Miss B. DodweU
Mr. W.Pickard
Mr. Wm. Maxton
MrBdwardAdam
Mr. and Mn. Middleton
Thankoff eiing from T. W. and M. S. P.
I^eewill-offennga at Annivenaiy aer-
▼ioea at QraTesend, per Pastor Noah
jfiBam •.. ••• ... ... «,«
Mrs. dement Norton ...
Scotch note from Edinburgh
Mr. John Bunker
Stamps fh>m Ealing
F. O.B.,Tliug
One-third of proceeda of Services of
Song ffiven by the choir of Wesley
Chapel, HanogEte
Mr. HcarylMbe
Wa
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E. C^Irelattd
Miaa H. Kennedy
Mr. Marsh's twin children
Mr. W. Chudley«
Voted firmn Qnmge Sonday-school mia-
aionarybosc
Mra. Mjut Ewart ...
Postal order fkom Clapham-rood
V* ^ya ^** ••• ••• ■«• ••• ««»
Mr. T. Langton
sua. Cooper... ... ... ... ...
Mr. Jamea H. Gray
Mr. J. P. Peamiino ... •••
A lover of J'esQs ... ... •>• »..
Dr. H. Sdion
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OIBLS' OBPHAHAGB BUILDTKO FUND.
551
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^Vik* *&• Jfc* ••• «•# ••• sat •■•
jBJTa i^. Ai Bond ... ... ... ...
A, well-iriBher, NewcastleHm-Tyne . . .
Mr. Kitchen, per Mr. Griffiths
jcl exichu ... ... ... ... ...
CoUeoted at Children's Serrioe, Land-
•eer Street Lecture Hall, Battenea,
per lir. G. £. Ailcell
3Ir. W. Smith ...
A Brother, Torquay; instead of in-
sarin? plate-glass window
Collected oy Miss Larkman
Collected by Mn. Longley
Psalm XX. 1—5, postal order
l£r. Fainter... ... ... ...
If r. John Courtnay
Sirs. "Wilson
Collected by Mrs. Hntt
Oirk' Practising School, StockweU, per
Miss Hyde
Mr. R. T. Booth ... ...
£ B. d.
0 6 0
5 0
4 6
8 9
1 0
0
0
0
0
0 6 8
0 8 6
0 12 6-
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0
0
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6
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0 6 0
0 8 8
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Mr. W. Kelleir
An aged Pilgrim : Lovisa, Finland
Sale of S. O. Tracts
Sandwich, per Bankers, August 31
Annual Subaeriptwn : —
Mre. Renshaw
Mr. Robert Morgan
Collected by Mrs. Brigin-
shaw, WuKingham —
Mrs. Skorritt
Mr. HeelaB ...
Mr. J. Weeks
Mr. H. Weeks
Mr. Briginsliaw
Mr. John Heelos
Mrd. Wright
Mrs. Clare ...
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0 10
0 6
0
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6 a
6
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2
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£100 8 7
Li$t of Present*, per Mr. Charleawor^, to 8«p*«mher 16M.— Protibions : 4 Boxes of Raisins, Mr. S.
Bayley ; 1 Chum of Milk, Messrs. Ffeeth and Pocock ; 1 Bag of Cabbage, Mrs. Walker ; 1 S«;k of
Xlonr, M. H. A. : 240 Eggs, Miss Janet Ward ; 281b8. of Baking Powder, Messrs. Freeman and
Hildyard.
Clothixo {Oiri^ Diviaicn) :~\Z Articles, Anon; 14 Articles, Miss Descroix; 82 Articles, Miss
Ashley ; 1 Parcel Drapery, Mrs. Wainwri^t, sen.
CLOTinxo (Boue Dtvinon) :—A Pairs of Knitted Socks, Mn. Matthew.
GxxxBAL : — 1 Dial, Mr. Arthur Ro»s.
84L.V Boom :— 1 Article, Mrs. Hancome.
Statmnent of JRecelptt from Avgvit \bth to September I4th, 1882.
auVa C^ B. ... ... ...
MissE. Booke
Mra.P. A. Blyth
Three si»teni and a brother
Mr. John Masters
CoUected for " The Beading
House,'* by Miss NeUio
Withers. Reading :—
The late Miss Bissell, per
Pastor W. Anderson . . .
A Leamington friend
Miss Nellie Withers
Mr. R. J. Grubb (Oxford).
Mr. S. J. Collier
Mr. J. H. Fuller
Mrs. Chaplin (Southamp-
ton)
Mrs. Leach
Mr. E. O. Oakshott
Mrs- Collier
Mr. E. Hill
Mrs. Wilson
£
8.
d.
£ s.
d.
0 10
0
Mrs. J. Davis 0 2 6
1
0
0
Mis. Cox 0 2 6
1
0
0
Mr. Stainford > 0 2 6
0 10
0
Mrs. £. Deane 0 2 6
6
0
0
Mr. James Holmes 0 2 0
Mr. W. Beer, Southampton 0 6 0
114 16
1 0
0
0
" Freely ye hare received, freely give "
Mrs. Ellen Johnson
1 0
0
103 0
0
Stamps from Ballymena
Mr. Mingins, per Mrs. Ewart
0 2
6
6 0
0
1 0
0
2 10
0
W. S., and an aged widow
Mr. T. A. WiOkor, per Passtor W. L.
0 3
6
1 1
0
1 1
0
Mayo
1 1
0
1 1
0
Mr. J. F. Pearmine
A lover of JcsuM
0 10
0 6
6
0
1 1
0
Mr. A. H. Scard
0 6
0
1 0
0
J., Middksbro'
0 1
0
0 10
0
0 6
0
1
£128 4
6
0 5
0
0 6
0
Statement o/Heeeipts from Aygmt \6th to September lAth, 1882.
Sub$eripticng and Donation* /or District* : —
£ 8. d.
Orosvenor^uare, London 10 0 0
Ludlow District : —
Quarterly Collection, Rock
JLtfine
Quarterly Collection,
Bromfleld Cross
JCn. FitiEgendd ...
•»t
16 0
16 0
0 6 0
8 16 0
Wilts and £. Somerset Associatiim
Bethnal Green Duitiict :—
Mr. C. B. Fox 6
Mr.W.R.Fox 6
£
30
s. d.
0 0
0
0
0
0
Lancashire and Cheshire
Association
Mr. R. Cory, Jun., for Gaidiff ...
Mr. J. Cory, Jan., for OetsUetown
10 0 0
20
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
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SOCIETY OF BYANaKLI8I&
Ironbridge and Coalbrookdale Di»-
VC A^ V ■■ ••• •>• ••• •>• •••
Per Pastor F. A. Jones :—
Forlslingrton 10 0 0
For Arundel 10 0 0
£ 8. d.
7 10 0
90 0
33 18
A FrioncI, for Kent
Oxf ordiihire Aaiiociatum, Witney Dis-
trict... ... ... ... ... ... 10 0
North WUts, per Mr. W. B. Wearing 6 2
Wolverhampton, IXY Hjb. Bell 10 0
Mr. W. Johnson, Fulbouzn, for Willing^
ham District 20 0
J. n. W., Coombe Biaactt, for Bower
Chalk 0 1
Hcssn. Stamp and Gordon, for Sunder-
land 10 0
H. A. H., for Orpingttm 6 0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
£214 6 6
Subscriptions and Donationt to the General Fund:—^
£ 8. d.
Mrs. Salmon 0 2 6
Mrs. E. MilLs 110
Hr. Thos.K 6 0 0
MiasE. llooke 10 0
Mr. James B. Hay (less 2«. 6d. for ser-
mons and postal) 9 17 6
A Highlander
Mr. J ames Bruwn ...
Mr. and Mrs. Middleton
Thankoff ering from T. W. and M. 8.
^L • ^^L vT • ••• •«■ ■■• •■•
Mr. A. H. Scaiu ... •■• ...
Annual SubtcripUons: —
Mrs. P. B. BilbroQgh
Mr. W.Oale
Mr. W.Swain
Mr. Tomer
Bev. W. A. Blake
Mr. W. Wayre ... ... ...
Mosara S. W. Partridge and Co.
Mr.C. Muzrell
Mrs. Tucker.. ... ... ...
Mr. John J. Bodgen
Mr. A. M. Aitken
Mr. W.Mills
Mr. T.E. Davis
Mr.W.Isaid ^
Mr. W. Harrison
Jsr. J2i. Unswll ... •». ...
Mr. W. Payne
Mr. W. J. Thompsoa
Mr. 8. Thomson
P.
£ 1. d.
0 2 6
1 0
1 0
1 0
10 10
0 5
0
O
0
1 t
0 10
0 10
0 2 6
0 10 6
1 1
2 2
1 1
0 10
1 1
1 1
1 1
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1
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1
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0
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£51 16 6
Statement of Jlecelpt9 from Auguit ISth to September lith, 1882.
jurs. Allan ..* ... ... ••• ..•
Airs, jjeu ... ... ... ... ...
Thankoffering frornT. W. and M. 8. P.
Mr. A. H. Scud
£ 8. d.
60 0 0
10 0
10 0
0 6 0
£62 6 0
Mr. Spurgcon begs to acknowledge, with best thanks, the receipt of £20^ *'for the serfioe of Vbm
sanctuary," from a frioid in America.
Auckland Taderhaclx Buildiio Fuwo. — Since our last acknowlodgmeiit we have received the
following amounts :— Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinscm, £2 : Miss Hilditch, £6 ; Miss E. Biekerton Evans, £5 ;
A Thankoffering for wonderful blessings in obeying the Ijord in baptism, fhun a F^rench Cinadisn,
£1 ; Mr. 6. Bantick, £1 ; A Friend, 6s. ; One who wishes to have a brick in the boildinff, IQs. ; Mn.
Allen, fis. ; Mr. 6. S. Everett, £3 8s. ; Mrs. Walker, £1 ; Thankoffering from an old friend, £1 ; J. M,
Aberdeen, £1 ; A Christian friend, par Messrs. PUsinore and Alabaster, £1 ; Mrs. Joan White,
£1 108. : Mr. T. Greenwood, £6 ; M. £l, Is. : A brick, fis. ; A friend, 68. ; Miss M A. Gilbert, Ss. ; Miss
Jane Matthews, 6s. ; Mrs. Jane Evans, 10s. ; Mrs. Shearman, £1 ; Miss £. C. Snurdens, 2s. 6a. ; D. W.,
10*. 6d. ; Mrs. Fiulayson, £1 : Mr. Henry Smith, £6; Mr. Charles Carter, £1 : Miss E. A. Gilbert, £2;
** For Jesn's sake," 78. 6d. ; Mr. F. Warmington, £6 ; No name, £1 ; Mr. HasseU, 2s. ; Mr. Stabbs,
£2 2s. ; Miss B. Turkman, 6s. ; Mr. B. Hellier, £1 Is. ; £. P. H., 6s. ; Miss M. H. Qrear, lOa. ;
£. R., 28. 6d ; Mr. T. H. Olney, £26; Mr. W. Ohiey, £10; Mr. G. F. Allison, £6.
Mrs. Evans his oUo received for the Auckland Taberaacle Basaar parcels from " Martha,** Miss
Parker, Miss Annie Riven, Miss Botcherby, Miss E. Turner, Mrs. Dawe, Mr. Jas. Trickett, Putor E.
Morlcy, and Stoney Stratford. Thaaa will be sent with the box from the MtsKs Brown, and the box
from ue Missionary Working Sooiety. Several additionalparoels for the Bazaar have been senA to
Mrs. Spuigeon, or givoito the Pastor at the Tabemade. l%ey are now all on their wa j to AncUaad.
Friends sending presents to the Orphanage are earnestly requested to let their names or
initials accompany the same, or we cannot properly aeknowlodae them; and also to write
Mr, Spurgeon if no aeknowledament is sent within a week, AU parcels should' be mddrossed
to Mr, Charlesworthf StookweU Orphanage^ Clapham £oad, London.
Subscriptions will be thankfully received by C. H, Spurgeon, " JFestwood,^* Beulah BiO^
Upper Norwood, Should any sutns be unttcknowledaea in this list,firiends are requested to
wrUe at once to Mr, Spurgeon* JPost Office Orders should be made payable at the Chirf Office^
London, to C, K, Spurgeon,
I'lfm ■• JJin I-iiiughmvu't Shnt ,tl»
THB
SWORD AND THE TROWEL
NOVEMBER, 1882.
S^bitti ^arietg in % ^Kiintn of ^0^^
A HINT BT C. H. 8PUBOB0K.
HE plants of the Lord's right-hand planting have many and
prominent points of likeness, and yet they diifer exceed-
ingly. We shall err from the tmth and from love if we
look for all the same traits of character in all the children
of God : some are constitntionally yigorons, and others
are feeble ; some are aspirings and others drooping ; many are contem-
platiye, and more are active; many are excitable, while a few are
deliberate. Each form of mind has its beanties and its nses. All
flowers are so mnch alike that we rightly place them in one gronp, and
Beyer mistake them either for minerals or animals, and yet their variety
is as wide as it is charming. Even so all the regenerate belong to one
family, and yet no one is exactly like another. All the Israelites are
of the seed of Abraham, and yet Jndidi is not Dan, nor Issachar
Manaaseh : why shonld they be ?
Many of Qod's people are natnrally cheerfal ; in their case the holi-
ness of their joy comes from the Spirit of God, but the joyonsness
itself is in a measnre dne to a healthy body and a contented mind.
These bright Christians are like the flowers which bathe in the snnlight,
and flonnsh best on a warm border where no biting wind ever makes its
wajr. These joyous people may Uve ont a depression, but they are at
their best when they can rejoice in the Lord always, and yet again
rejoice. See the crocus fiast closed while *' the clouds return after the
rain," but open and filled with glory when the sun pours its rays into its
cup of pure gold like unto transparent glass. At such times did yon
556 6W££T YABIETT IN THS OARDKET OF GOD.
erer note the soft golden flame which seems to bnm deep down in the
cap, — a sort of fiery sheen of liquid light? How like to the i^itores
and ecstasies which are enjoyed by certain of onr Lord's honsehold!
A clear, warm, steady sunshine is the element of the crocns ; mid^ snch
influence it throws out a blaze of colour, and as we look within its
chalice the golden gloiy seems to quit the leaf^ " and roll Uke a fieiy
atmosphere within." Snch are the happy hearts that lire in fall com-
mnnion with the Lord. Let ns not enyy them, much less tremble for
their joyousness, as though it were a great periL
On the other hand, there may be in the disposition of other Christians
tendencies which naturally incline them to tiie shady side of Ufa Such
bring forth the choice flowers of patience and resignation, and are seen
at their best in a partiid doom ; who diall, therefore, condemn them?
The erening primrose euibits nothing better than iaded and dis-
coloured flowers all day long, as if it were altogether withering away,
for noontide is not the hour of its beauty. Wait tiU the summer
twilight is beginning, and [you shall see it gradually open its fragrant
blossoms, and dii^lay its pale yellow colours. It is the joy of the
erening and the night : the garish sun woos it in yain, it loyes the fair
face of the moon. We all know godly women who would nerer be
seen to advantage among the public actiyities of our churches, and
yet in the sick-room and in the hour of affliction they are ftdl of
beauty, and shed a lovely fragrance all around.
We will not excuse a tendency to despondency, for there is abundance
of joy in Christ Jesus for all oitlers of saints ; but neverilieless we per-
ceive great beauty in men and women of a sorrofrful spirit, whose
patience in tribulation is given them of their Lord. No one should utter
a syllable against saints whose resemblance is found in the
'< Fair flower that shuziB the elare of day,
Yet loves to open, meekly bold.
To evening hues of silver gray.
Its cup of paly gold.**
Among the night-blooming flowers are found a few of rare beauty and
delicious perfume. Take, for instance, tiie Cereus^ or Caeiua gran£^lora.
It is a grandee of the floral world, and wears at night a crown which is
a foot in diameter, of a splendid yellow within and a dark brown
without. Its scent perfumes the air to a considerable distance, and
makes .night fragrant as Solomon's palace of cedar. A little before
midnight this cactus displays its wonorous charms, and is seen to be
one of ^ the precious things put forth by tiie moon." We think we
know believers worthy to be compared to this glorious flower ; brilliant
in endurance, more than conquerors in tribulation; of whom the world
is not worthy.
Let not the evening primrose despise the tulip for its love of the son ;
and let not the tulip find fault with the night-blooming flower for its
delight in the moon. Each of Uiese has its use, and is beautiful in its
season. The bees gather about the beauties of the day, and the moths
sip of the blooms of the night The rejoicing diild of God must not
grow heady and high-mind^ and push Ms we& uid weeping brother;
and, on the other hand, the sad and lowly one must not begin to
HWBET VABIET7 IN THE GARDEN OF OOD. 557
tyrannize over his joyons friend^ by measuring his heavenly experience
by the standard which doloroos donbters have set np. God's flowers
must be left to bloom in their own way, and the more natural they are
the better. Some of them naturally hang down while yet in bud, and
yet when they are fully opened they gaze upward with clear vision ; is
not the drooping posture modestly suitable to the youth of their buds ?
It would be useless to upbraid them, they are best as they are. The
gardener thinks he improves God's handiwork, but a man of pure
taste is not of his mind ; true, he may gain in one direction, but he loses
in several others. The distinctive features of a flower are made less
striking by the processes of education, and the tendency is for all such
flowers to be globular and like each oilier. There are eyes that love
the child of nature in his own raiment more than the heir of art in his
finer and stiffer apparel. Boses and dahlias in their first estate have
more expression than when art has given them an aristocratic form and
fashion.
You know that in the habit of opening and closing, flowers are so
varied that some one or other of them is sure to be opening at each
quarter of an hour of the day. The star of Jerusalem is up by three,
and the chicory at four : the buttercup opens at six, the water-lily at
seven, the pink at eight, and so on till the night comes on. Linnaeus
made a clock of flowers. If you are well acquainted with the science of
botany, you, too, may tell the time without a watch.
" On upland shores the shepherd marks
The hour when, as the dial true,
The chicory to the lowering lark
Lifts her soft eyes, serenely blue."
God has made everything beautiful in its season, eveiything lovely in its
own order. It were a pity that there should be a battle among the
flowers, and a greater trouble still if there should be a conflict among
saints as to which state of experience is the better, or as to which is
the higher mark of grace.
One thing I have learned from flowers which should be a lesson for
us all : it is the dependence of most of them upon the great heavenly
light. If you will look on a lawn when it rains, you may at a little
distance see nothing but the green grass ; but as soon as the shower
is over, and the sun shines forth, countless daisies, which have shut
themselves up while the sun is away, will open their eyes and look up
to him. Well are they called Day's-eyes. The sweet marguerites lie
asleep all night, shut up like pearls in their shells ; but when brave Sol
is up they hide themselves no longer, but come forth to meet the bride-
groom. Should we not act according to such sort towards the Well-
beloved, whose presence makes our day? When our Lord Christ con-
ceals his face, let us shut up our hearts in sorrow, even *' as the closing
buds at eve grieve for the departed sunbeams." When Jesus shines
upon us with brightness of beauty and warmth of grace, then let our
hearts unclasp their folded leaves again, and let them drink in a
fulness of light and love. We may all try to be alike in this respect,
for we all love Jesus. If we cannot all rejoice in him at this moment,
yet we can all refuse to rejoice in aught besides. And there is no mere
558 flint's myrtle and Christ's cross.
fiancy in snch refdsal ; for how can the flower of the day be content
without the san, and how can we be happy withont onr Lord ? The
poet says, — The tyrant night oppresses the innocent flower nntil its
pore deep eyes are wet with tears ; bnt when the conquering sun appears
the flower smiles through its tear-drops. The Pharisees complained
that, while they often fasted, the disciples of Jesus did not &Bt at alL
Well did the Master answer them, << Can the children of the bride-
chamber mounii as long as the bridegroom is with them? but tiie days
will come, when the bridegroom shiJl be taken from them, and then
shall thev fast." Now, this is true of us all. While Christ is with us
we could not be sad if we were to try, and if he be once ^ne we
cannot be glad, howeyer much we may attempt to be so. He is erery-
thing to us — our joy, our hope, our all. Our bliss depends, not upon
what we are in ourselyes, but upon what he is in himself. What a
songster sung to a flower may be fitly applied to eyery bdieyer ; he
would haye it joy in the sun, and so he sings —
^ *Ti8 thine to rest in his embrace.
Nor labour to be sweet and fidr ;
Do thou but gaze into his face,
And all thy beauty shineth there :
Heayen thee hath made a mirror in whose sheen
The shining of yon sun is in sweet beauty seen.**
Here, then, is a clear point of union for all belieyers of eyery shape of
character. We are one in our need of Jesus, one in onr joy in him,
one in our growth beneath his heayenly influences. To him we turn as
the heliotrope turns to the sun, and towards him we are moying as
truly, thougn as slowly, as the purple orchis moyes towards the south,
the land of the sun. Oh, to dwell in the unclouded glory of the Sun
of righteousness for eyermore !
filing's iP^grtk HPtibr €limfi (Sfxats,
THE heathen naturalist, Pliny, tells of a peculiarly fragrant myrtle-
tree which grew in great abundance in his own time, and which
he represents as possessing a strange and eyen miraculous yirtue. A
spray cut fh)m it and carried in the hand could so continuously sustain
the bod][ that weariness was impossible, while it exercised such an
exhilarating potency oyer the mmd that no feeling approaching the
sense of discouragement or despondency could eyer be experienced.
That fabled tree was a fitting emblem of the efficacy of grace m healing
all the soul's diseases, and, in its ultimate result, deliyering the body
also from eyery malady which may now afflict or oppress it, raising it
up on the resurrection-day in the likeness and loyeliness of the glorious
body of the Son of God.— i2. W. Forrest.
559
iConcluded/rom page 517).
IN a mnch greater degree than is possible at present, the low lodging-
honsesy prior to the passing of Lord Shaftesboiy's Acts for their
regulation, were hotbeds of disease, as well as of depravity, spreading con-
tagion far and wide. In dimly-lighted cellars, alive with vermin, and reek-
ing with the foulest exhalations, human beings herded as thickly as they
could lie. In four houses in the notorious Church-lane, St. Giles's, as many
as four hundred and thirty-one persons had been known to sleep. One
cellar, according to a contemporary description, was '* a dark and noisome
?lace," littered with straw, and having its walls infested with vermin,
n return for the payment of twopence-halfpenny a night, each lodger
was accommodated with a sack for a covering. Many of the inmates
were young girls and boys who lived by crime. At the back of a house
in Oharles-s^et, Drury-lane, the present Lord Shaftesbury and the late
Rev. John Branch found a filthy dilapidated shed furnished with seven
beds, each of which was let at fonrpence a night. Another plague spot,
to the condition of which The Builder called attention in 1858, was
Oharlotte's-bnildiugs, Gray's-inn-lane, where nine hundred persons
lived in fourteen crazy houses. '' During the day, and particularly in
the evening, up to about ten or eleven o'clock, the narrow area is filled
with strange-looking and ragged figures, whose dresses and complexion
harmonize with the grey, mouldy, and dingy-looking walls of the
buildings," it was said. " So wild and haggard is the scene, that few
who have not had experience of these places and people would venture
to the bottom of the court." '
It will not be necessary to multiply illustrations of what the common
London lodging-houses were a generation ago. *' In these Infemi of
poverty," said one general description, '' thousands, nay, tens of thou-
sands of the oommunity languish, and gasp, and rot, or else riot and
brutalize themselves in lairs fitter to be the habitation of hogs than
of human beings. There whole families, ^ ages, both sexes, pig toge-
ther in a foetid confraternitv. There the drunken father, the haggard
mother, the ragged sons, the slatternly daughters, the puling children,
the bedridden grandmother, the idiot sister, and perchance the dead
baby, are aU crowded together in one wretched room, without ventila-
tion, without water, with no separation in sleeping for the sexes, and
verv frequently no sleeping accommodation at all. There thev live, or
rather festeringly vegetate, and there they die." In face of all this, there
was the anomaly that the poor, in return for such a shelter, actually
paid a much higher rent for the space occupied than the aristocratic
tenants of well-appointed mansions paid for theirs. What was the
cause, and where was a remedy to be found ? When the subject was
brought before the public consequent on Lord Shaftesbury's appeal to
the Legislature, even the newspapers seemed to be bewildereo, and
unable to give a hopefol i)re&cription. Mendicancy, improvidence, and
dmnkenness went hand in hand, and the English had something to
answer for on account of being the most inveterate encouragers of
beggars in the whole world.
'e turn to a pleasanter subject when we come to those cases of
5G0 RAGGED SCHOOLS IN FORMER DAYS.
reformation which in dne time enconraged the ragged-Bchool pioneers.
Those cases might tmly be called legion. In some instances fiunilies
were enabled to regain a respectable footing who throngh folly and
improvidence had sacrificed a good social position.
Thns a certain man and his wife, who were conventionally pnt down
as '^ of the lowest class/' because, when singing songs in the street, the
one appeared without a coat, and the other without a gown^ ware
subsequently found to be something very different fiom what they
appeared. After some persuasion these people were prevailed upon to
allow their children to att^d the school, when such was their rapid
progress, that they soon learned to read, and Bibles were given them to
carry home. As children have often done before under similar circom-
stances, these scholars read at home from the Word to their fidlea
parents, until the man — who had been well educated — ^resolved to
abandon his deceptive profession. This he ultimately did, and obtaining
a situation as a clerk m a merchant's office, he worked his way back to
a respectable position, and became united with a Christian church.
Consider the case of a young thief, who on the d^ after his
liberation ttom prison was encountered in Duck-lane, Westminster,
insufficiently clothed, and without any prospect of honestly supporting
himself. On being asked what his intentions were for the future, he
replied that his only choice was to return to old ways and pioflwato
associates. He was thereupon admitted to an industrial refhge where
he learned to read and write ; and one day accidentally meeting in tbe
street with his own sister, whom he had not seen for four years, he learned
the whereabouts of the family which he had hitherto been unable to
discover. He was received as one risen from the dead, and bdng now
quite a reformed character, he undertook the conduct of the fsmOy
business, which the father throngh continued illness was himself unable
)x> manage.
It was becoming more and more pressed upon the authorities that the
alternative would have to be school or prison ; and they were also
becoming enlightened as to what poor results came from the prisoiL
What kind of influence legal punishment exercised on young, susceptible
minds was exhibited in the person of a boy eight years of age, wno in
1845 was sentenced to a month's imprisonment for stealing. In 1846, at
the mature age of nine or less, he was sentenced to seven years' trans-
portation ; but taking into consideration his in&ncy and stature (foor
feet two inches) the prison authorities rejected him, and he was kept in
prison for only three months. Afber his release he was soon agam in
the hands of the police, and was condemned to two years' imprisonment.
After this he was repeatedly captured, to be whipped, imprisoned, or
both, as the wisdom of the law officers might dictate. ^' He is now only
twelve years of age," wrote one who knew the case in 1849, ^ and not
more than four feet two inches in height^ so that he will continue his
career for two years more, and until he has grown four inches, befi»re
he will be qualified for Parkhurst."
The virtue pf legal remedies was well tested in the case of another
lad named D. F ^ who was fourteen years of age in 1860. Mother-
less, and deserted by a drunken father, he slept in lodging-houeB,
beneath arches, or on doorsteps, and lived by begging or thieving.
RAGGED BOHOOIA IK FORMER DAYS. 561
He soon found himself in prison on a bread-and-wafcer diet ; bnfc
while thus confined he became fayourabhr impressed by the teaching of
the chaplain and the schoolmaster. Before leaying the prison, he was
'^well nogged," and was then discharged barefooted, withont shoes,
money, or friends. The first penny he receiyed was a penny from a
passer-by ; and no other opening offering he joined a gang or thieyes,
and of course deyeloped into a luurdened criminal.
Had the ragged school remedy been applied in either of these cases,
the result would haye been yery different, as could be proyed by plenty
of examples. Thus, J. E., who was about the same age as the last-
mentioned cases, was an orphan, and on being turned adrift by a drunken
step-&ther, he found himself reduced to the usual pli|;ht of begging or
thieying. Instead of being captured by a well-meanmg policeman, he
was taken in hand by a Westmmster ragged-school teacher, who besides
introducing the waif to reading, writing, and figures, taught him also
the truth of the gospel. The boj was fdso assisted to occasional work,
sometimes a few pence were giyen him to pay for a lodging, and sometimes
be receiyed a little food. He subsequently joined one of the earliest
batches of emigrants who were sent to the antipodes ; and the first news
receiyed from him was, " I am hired for £16 a-year and food. I haye
more food than I can use. I am a shepherd and haye got 2,580 sheep
on the plains. We go out at sunrise and come in at sunset." What
more grateful transformation could society desire than one like this ?
But one of the most telling typical examples of the influence of the
ragged-school teacher was rekted by the late Judge Payne at the annual
meeting of the Union in 1851 :— " A boy once went to a ragged school
and h^ his face washed; and when he went home, his neighbours
looked at him with astonishment : they said, " That looks Uke Tom
Rogers, and yet it can't be, he is so clean.*' Presently, his mother
looked at him, and finding his fiuse so clean, she fancied her face was
dirty, and fortJiwith washed it. The father soon came home, and seeing
bis wife and son clean, thought his face was dirty, and soon followed
their example. Father, and mother, and son, all being clean, the
mother began to think the room looked dirty, and down she went upon her
knees, and scrubbed that clean. There was a female lodger in the house,
who, seeing such a change in her neighbours, thought her face and room
looked yery dirty, and she speedily betook to the cleansing operation
likewise. And yery soon the whole house was, as it were, transformed,
and made tidy and comfortable simply by the cleansing of one ragged
boy." We say tibis was a typical example, because, in point of fact, the
ragged-school reached the parents through the children m more instances
than can be chronicled.
Although the tendency of the children on the streets was to lapse into
crime, some striking instances of honesty on the part of those receiyed
into die schools were not wanting. In the first week of October, 1849,
a ragged-scholar picked up a parcel of bank-notes on London Bridge,
which he immediately carriea to a police-station. When the owner
receiyed his property he wished to giye £5 to the school which had
inculcated such principles of honesty, and also to reward the lad, but
we are not aware that either was eyer discoyered. Parcels and trunks
haye frequently changed hands in the streets, through the owners
562 RAGGED 80H00LS IK FORMER DAYS.
aocidently loeing sight of the porters. This once occurred at London-
bridge Terminus^ the missing portmantean, which was neyer reooyered,
containing £100 besides other things. In No?ember, 1854, however,
a scholar of the Foster-street school having missed his employer while
carrying a pormantean to the station, dnly appeared at the oflSce and
deliver^ np the property. The owner, who doubtless believed that
honesty is the best policy, also thought economy to be better still, for he
recognised the lad's good principles by the munificent sum of sixpence !
We do not know whether our readers know anything about those
&llen stars, who in a sense may be regarded as themselves constituting
one of the classes of London ; but should any extension of knowledge
in this direction be desired* it will readily be found in the ragged
schools and in the lodging houses. An example from real life will make
clear our meaning.
In or about the year 1841 a surgeon and his wife occupied a large house
near Portland-place ; but on being laid low by serious illness, two promising
little boys were hurriedly brought from a boarding-school to see their
mother die. The farewell which this lady took of her children was a
veiy tender one ; and on being raised in bed to say what she desired to
say, she took the hand of each and told him that he would not have
8uch a mother again. After this the speaker lay down and died, and the
welfare 6f the household appears to have been buried in the mother's
grave; the father found all things go wrong with him, and ultimately
he was compelled to give up his mansion, and going from bad to worse
he was soon among the lowest in the byeways Si the town.
While paying a visit to the Golden-lane Sdiool on a Snnda]^ evening
during the winter of 1848-9, the attention of a certain fnend was
suddenly arrested by the entrance of two boys, who while presenting an
appearance somewhat different from the ordinary run of ragged scholara,
were yet in a more than usually woe-begone plight. *' They had neither
shirts, shoes, nor stockings; their feet were black and swollen, and
chapped with the frost. The clothing of each consisted of an old coat
and a pair of trousers, filthy and ragged. Of the 300 children then
present, they seemed the most destitute, yet in the polite answers of the
elder boy there appeared traces of a superior training." Those children
were the same that had some years before taken adieu of their dying
mother in the fiashionable west-end establishment Instead of l>eing
attended by a retinue of servants, the father was the tenant of a
miserable room where he lived upon the bounty of others. The younger
boy, to whom the mother had spoken so affectionately, sadly realised the
truth of what was said to him about missing his best earthly friend's o?er-
sight in the world ; for having been led away by bad companions, he was
taken and lodged in prison. The elder appeared to be more hopeful;
but who can now tell what eventually became of either fiather or children
when all disappear from view in the mysterious byeways of London ?
To such revelations as these, the annals of ragged schools would
supply facts, more or less surprising, about crime and genius. Soon
after ragged schools were established in London, there were two bojs
in the prison at Dundee whose fate was a hard one, if not actually dis-
graceftil to the criminal code of that day. The first was sentoioed to
KEEP UP THE SUNDAY-80H00L. 563
seyen years' transportation for stealing a loaf of bread ! the other was
doomed to banishment for life by way of expiating a crime which it was
extremely donbtfol whether he ever committed at all. The former,
entering prison with the ability to read and write, soon mastered the
elementary learning which the prison tntor nsnally introduced to the
prisoners. ''I gave him books on algebra, plane and sphericid tri-
gonometry, and practical mathematics, "the teacher in the gaol wrote at
the time ; " ana, with snch hints as I gave him in passing, he has
become intimately acquainted with all these. I furnished him with
books on astronomy, and gaye him astronomic tables ; he has become
such an adept in the calculations of celestial phenomena, that I
frequently employ him to yerify my own calculations. In countless
instances he has yerified the Nautical Almanac, and could now almost
construct one." He was as well acquainted with the Bible as he was with
geometry, he could read French, and seemed to be at his ease both in
calculatu^y eclipses and planetair transits, and in making a chrono-
logical table to the Scriptures. The other lad inherited a genius for
drawing and painting, and also for mechanics. He made a water
clock with an old shoemaker's knife, and performed other singular
feats. If such had found their way into the ragged school instead of
the jail, who can predict what they might haye done for society ?
Many misinformed people imagine that ragged schools haye had their
day, and that eyerythmg will be done by the School Board ; but we are
not ourselyes quite so sanguine. Wiui street arabs as numerous as
they are to-day in London, the ragged-school teacher is not likely just
at present to find his occupation gone. It is, at all eyents, begin-
ning to be seen that, from the purely missionary standpoint, there may
be more to be done Uian eyer before, and with more certainty of
desirable results. The ofiSce of the Ragged-school ITnion is still open
at Exeter Hall, and there Mr. J. Kirk, the secretary, and Mr. B. J.
Curtis, the organizing secretary, can still tell of a thnying constituency
in the London raggS schools alone of thirty thousand children, and
three thousand teachers.
HEBE is a fit place to urge our friends to look well to the Sabbath-
school. Our richer people in the town churches liye out of
town, and so the school loses those who should be its leaders. Cannot
the sons and daughters of our well-to-do people try to deny them-
selyes, and stop up in town between the morning and eyening seryices,
so as to take classes? How richly would they enjoy a Lord's-day thus
spent ! If this be thought impracticable, let more of our older friends
come to the rescue. We know school after school where there are
children in hundreds, but teachers are so few that dozens, if not scores,
of children are taught by one person with great labour and little profit.
By all the honourable records of the past we plead that the Sabbath-
school must not be suffered to ^o down in any place on any account.
Men and brethren, women and sisters,, help I Help at once I Keep on
helping as long as you liye. — C. H. H.
564
BY THOiaS BPUBGEOK.
WHEN the visitor asked how the invalid was, her anxious firi^ds
replied, ^' Oh, she's getting lower and lower** But when he
grasped her trembling, transparent hanc^ and enquired if that were so,
she said sweetly, '* Oh, no ; higher and higher !**
The condition of her poor body may be thas described : —
** Lower and lower the polae-beats sink,
Lesser and lesser the life-cordi shrink,
Looser and looser the vital link,
Little by little she nears the brink."
But she, thinking more of her near approach to glory and to Jesus
than of the sinking of her body, would not have it so: not lower and
lower, but higher and higher.
" Higher and higher, not lower and lower,
Each pain proves a lever to lift ;
Brighter and orighter, not darker and darker,
£^h cloud has its light-letting rift !
^ Nearer and nearer, not farther and fiurther,
m soon reach tne harbour of peace ;
Calmer and calmer, not rougher and rougher.
For Fm nearing the happy release !**
And this was not mere fancy, nor the expression of a hope ; it was a
glorious, bright reality, —
** Nearer and nearer her Saviour drew.
Clearer and clearer the glory grew.
Dearer and dearer the promise true.
Minute by minute, as minutes flew.
** Slighter and slighter her pain she deemed.
Lighter and lighter the burden seemed.
Brighter and brighter the vista gleamed,
DaOy and nightly of Jesus she dreamed.
" Deeper and deeper the flow of grace.
Sweeter and sweeter the Lamb-ut face,
Meeter and meeter the heavenly place.
Hourly enjoying her Lord^s embrace.**
Ere long she fell on sleep. She had been gradually rising '' higher and
higher": she was suddenly lifted into ^ h^hest.
" Higher, and nif;her, and better,- -nay, best !
When Jesus said, * Friend, come up higher, and rest
Thy poor weary head, like John, on my breast !*
Precious Saviour, vouchsafe we may each thus be blest !**
565
lEillmm €)ar^/
IN a oottage belonring to the anaint ^j-stone baUt village of
Paulerspniy, in Northamptonsmre, William Carey first saw the
light, 17th Angnst, 1761. He was the eldest of fi?e chUdreo. The'
father was a weayer, but sacceeded to the united offices of schoolmaster
and parish-clerk when William was six years old. llie old man lived
to complete his eightieth year in honest repute among his neighbours,
a lover of good men and a great reader.
Village life in those days was ftill of hardship. From an early age
children were kept close at work, with little time for school or play. A
labourer's pay was under five shillings a week, with his beer and a cup
of milk at breakfast-time, and the wives and daughters earned some-
thing by spinning and making pillow-lace. Picturesque as was the
scenery amidst which they lived, poverty and toil formed a cheerless lot
for the villagers of the days of Carey's boyhood.
Of that JbK)yhood the glimpses we obtain reveal the prominent cha-
racteristics of the future man. His distinguishing feature was what
Bobert Hall called '' unrelenting industry." He himself said to his
nephew : " If anyone give me credit for being a plodder, he will do me
justice. Anything beyond this will be too much. I can plod, I can
persevere in any definite pursuit. To this I owe everything." Then —
as his garden at Serampore, the finest in India, afterwards showed
— ^he was an enthusiast in horticulture ; and bis acute and vigorous
intellect, and his faculty of mastering languages made him, as we Know,
the first Oriental scholar of his day.
Now, with this knowledge of what he became, watch the relentlessly
industrious boy in his village home. He is small and slightly buUt,
has a prepoBsessingface, eye and brow in particular, and a bright in-
domitable spirit. He has good physical stamina, too, and is wiry and
nimble. We find him busying nimself in his father's large orchard-
Sarden, which is cultivated almost entirely by him. In every unpro-
uctive spot he plants a tree or shrub, and finds room besides for a
variety of choice fiowers which he has himself carefully collected. He
takes all a boy's delight in frolic and adventure. If a tree is more than
ordinarily difficult to climb, that is the reason why he will climb it.
In one such attempt, for which a bird's nest was the prize, he came to
the ground bruisca and half-stunned ; but as soon as he was able to leave
the house, his first act was to go back and climb that tree. Books are
not easy for him to obtain, but he has a hunger for such as fall in his
way, especially for those that bear on travel and adventure. His love
of nature furnishes for him as much mental training as his reading
affords. He never rambles out '^ nutting " without keeping his eye in-
quisitively on hedge and budi for ** specimens," and his little room at
home is crowded with living plants, birds and insects, which he has
carefully collected, and whose habits he careftilly watches. This love
of nature had much to do with the health and spirits which made him
known in after-years as '' the cheerful old man."
* Hen Worth Bemezobering. WiUi&m Carey. By James Colxoas, D.D. London :
Hodder and Stonghton. Should he read hy everybody.
566 WILUAH CARET.
At fonrteen years of age he was apprenticed to Mr. NicholBy shoe-
maker, Hackleton, about nine miles from his home. Bat while plying
the awl and lapstone, his thirst for knowledge continued unabated.
Among his master's books was a commentary, the pages of which were
sprinkled with Oreek words. Fascinated with these he copied them as
accurately as he could, and on his visits home took them for translation
to Tom Jones, a weaver who had received and misused a classical
education. We are not to suppose that any mastery of Oreek was thus
acquired, but the bent of his mind was shown, and tiie mental discipline
was worth something.
The story goes that he was an indifferent shoemaker, but that was
not his own estimate of his proficiency. ^' I was accounted,'* says he,
'* a very good workman ; " and he relates that his second employer, Mr.
Old, kept on view a pair of shoes made by him as a model of what shoes
ought to be. This is in no way inconsistent with' his retort in after*
years to a general officer in India, who enquired in his hearing, when
dining with the Marquis of Hastings, whether Dr. Carey had not once
been a shoemaker ? *' No, sir," said he, " only a cobbler,! "
As became the son of a parish-clerk, he was brought up a strict
Churchman, and confirmed ; but at eighteen years of age he was still a
stranger to the love of Christ. His lips were sometimes polluted with
profane language; he told lies, and ran great risk of going down into
those depths of gross conduct to be found among the lower classes of
neglected villages. Discussions on religions matters with a youth em-
ployed at the same shop, aroused his mind, and made him sensible of
his sinful condition. He had pride enough for a thousand times his
knowledge, and though the argument often went against him, he always
had the last word; but he was made uneasy, and began earnestly to
study the Scriptures. Long he strove to render himself acceptable to
God by religious observances, but at length was brought " to depend
wholly on the crucified Saviour for pardon and salvation."
Thomas Scott, the commentator, who had succeeded Newton at OIney,
was in the habit of calling occasionally at the house of Ur. OldL (m
these occasions a '' sensible-looking lad,'' wearins his leathern apron,
was wont to enter the room along with Mr. Olc^ and to listen with
marked attention. Struck with the youth, Scott judged he would one
day prove no ordinary man. The spiritual change, though gradual, was
pronounced and unmistakable. It created great wonder at home.
His sister says, " I recollect once his burning a pack of cards he had
before purchased. Like Gideon, he wished to throw down all the altars
of Baal in one night. I often wished he would not bring his religion
home. He asked leave to pray in the family, and one circumstance I
well recollect He always mentioned these words, that aU our righieaus"
neaa was as filthy rags. That used to touch my pride and raise my
indignation."
In 1781 a small church was formed at Hackleton, consisting of nine
members. Carey's name is third on the list A considerable religions
awakening was in progress in the neighbourhood, and he soon became
occupied in village preaching. The same year was marked by anoth^
notable event, for he married his employer's sister-in-law, Dorothy
Plackett, and on Mr. Old's death soon after, he sacceeded him in
WILIJAM CAREY. 567
business. It was an early marriage, for he was not quite twenty, and
it proved to be a mistake. His wife was a good woman, but without
education, and destitute of nerye or strength for hardship. She could
not sympathize in her husband's aspirations, and she had a pre-
disposition to mental disease. He always treated her with respectM
tenderness.
His early married life was embarrassed with hesYj trial. He was
obliged to sell off his stock at a loss, owing to depression of trade ; his
firstborn child died ; and he himself was attacked with fever, which ren-
dered him prematurely bald, and left him so feeble that for more than a
year he had the greatest difficulty in providiug daily bread for his
household.
At the age of twenty-two, having become convinced from Scripture
that baptism should not precede, but follow personal faith in the Be-
deemer, he was baptized by the younger Byiand in the Nen, a little
beyond Dr. Doddridge's chapel, in Northampton. To Ryland — so he
afterwards stated — it was merely the baptism of a poor journeyman
shoemaker, and the service attracted no special attention ; but the text
was prophetic (Matt. xiz. 30) : ''Many that are first shall be last ; and
the last shall be first."
Carey, who had meanwhile removed to Moulton, and was preaching
both there and at Earls Barton, now jomed himself to the church at
Ohie^, a community distinguished for Christian zeal and concord, that
he might be appointed to the ministry in a regular way. After preach-
ing several times before that church during a period extending over
twelve months, he was formally ** called " to the ministry, and sent out
from Olney to preach the gospel " wherever God in his providence might
determine." He settled at Moulton, and exchanging shoemaking for
teachmg, he opened school. His income was '' about ten pounds per
annum " from the church, five pounds from a fund in London, and lat-
terly seven and sixpence a week from his school, in all about £35. The
^consequence of this inadequate income was a return to his former trade,
which yielded him a bare living; and once a fortnight the little man,
with a far-away look on his face, might be seen trudging to Northamp-
ton with wallet ftill of shoes for delivery to a TOvernment contractor,
and then returning home with a burden of leather for the next fort-
night's work. All this time, in poverty that would have crushed the
apirit out of an ordinary man — ^Dorrowing and occasionallv buying a
'book — he went on with his studies, even learned the Dutch language
through means of a Dutch quarto belonging to an old woman in the
neighbourhood, and carefully read beforehand in the original Hebrew or
<jlreek, as well as in a Latin translation, the portion of Scripture selected
for the morning reading to his congregation.
Though sorely pinched by poverty, Carey found his residence at
Moulton advantageous in bringing him into contact with a notable
circle of ministers, among whom were Dr. Byiand, Mr. Sutcliff, the
venerable Mr. Hall, of I^nsbj, not inferior in native genius to his
illustrious son, and chiefljr Andrew Fuller, of Kettering, '^ a round-
headed, rustic-looking " minister, who was beginning to be recogniaed
.as a man of singularly powerful and acute intellect and uncommon
weight of character. It was at Moulton that Carey's master idea took
568 WILLIAIC GABST.
definite shape in his mind. It had simmered there before ; bnt now, u
he tanght his geography class, or read Cook's "Voyages ronnd the
World/' he began to be dominated by one great thought of the condition
of the heathen. Sydney Smith afterwards ridicnled the " consecrated
cobbler/' and his idea of conyerting fonr hundred and twenty millions
of pagans ; but the awakened India of to-day has placed Oarey far above
the reach of the shafts of ridicule, and even at the beginning there was
something that mi^ht have extorted the respect of the sarcastic Edin-
burgh reyiewer had he cared to see it. There^ for instance, he stands
in his little garden motionless for an hour or more in the attitude of
intense thought : here, again, at his table in the evening he sits reading
the Bible in one or other of four different languages with which he has
already made himself familiar. Follow him into the school ; yon shall
see him with a large leathern globe of his own construction pointing
out to the village urchins the different kingdoms of the earth, saying,
'* These are Ohnstians — these are Mahometans— and these are Pagans,
and these are Pagans " ; his Toice choked by strong emotion as he repeats
and repeats again the last mournful words. This toilsome^ thoughtful,
serious man is anything but a subject for ridicule.
In 1789, Carey removed to the church at Harvey Lane, Leicester, a
step which, thoueh it slightly improved his worldljr circumstanocA, left
him still under the necessity of supplementing his mcome by toiling at
his trade. In his little house opposite the chapel he used to sit " at
work in his leathern apron, his books beside him, and his b^utiiiil
flowers in the windows: " the man of ''unrelenting industry "-^i-the
*' plodder " — still ; his books about him — ^mastering languages while he
stitched his shoes ; and, still true to his character, the car^Uy tended
flowers bringing in upon him in his dingy workroom a whiff of the
fragrance and a glimpse of the beauty of Ood's great world outside.
By-and-by he opened a school with better results than at Moidton.
The ''great tnought" was now becoming a passion with Carey. He
scarcely talked or preached, and never prayed, without referring to it
It was a fact, significant of a divine impulse upon the churches at that
time, that other ministers felt the same awakening of desire for the
conversion of the heathen. This had showed itself indeed in 17d4 when
the Northamptonshire Baptist Association urged prayer for the refiral
of the churches and for " the spread of the gospel to the most distant forts
of the habitable glole'^ At length, on May 31st, 1792, it devolved on
Carey to preach the association sermon at Nottingham. That sermon
created the Baptist Missionary Society, and furnished an immortal
motto for Christian enterprise. The text was Isa. liv, 2, 8 — ^" Enlarge
the place of thy tent," etc. He began by pointing out that the church
was addressed as a desolate widow dwelling in a little cottage by her-
self; that the command to enlarge her tent implied that there should be
an enlargement of her family ; Siat to account for so unexpected and
marvellous a change, she was told, " Thy Maker is thy Husband," and
that another day he should be called '' the Ood of the whole earth.**
He then preceded to establish and illustrate two great prindplefi
involved in the text : First, Expect great things from Ood; waaoA,
Attempt great things for Ood. It was as if the sluices of his soul were
thrown fully open, and the flood that had been accumulating for yean
THE spmrr of missionaby adventure. 569
rushed forth in fall volame and irresistible power. The impression
produced was profound, but as the brethren were about to disperse as
usual, Carey seized Fuller's hand and wrung it in an agoujr of distress,
demanding whether they could again separate without doing anything.
His imploring appeal arrested tne dispersing assembly, and it was
resolved, '' That a plan be prepared against the next ministers' meeting
at Kettering for the establishment of a society for propagating the
gospel among the heathen."
At Kettering, on the 2nd October, 1792, twelye men met in the back-
parlour of Mrs. Beeby Wallis, widow of a deacon of Kettering church ;
and after long and earnest deliberation, without experience to guide
them, without funds or influence, solemnly pledged themselves to Ood
and to each other to bear their part in an endeavour to send the gospel
to some part of the heathen world. The society was constitu^ ; a
committee of five was appointed — ^Andrew Fuller (secretary), John
Byland, John Butcliff, Beynold Hogg (treasurer), and William Carey,
to which number Samuel rearce was aaded shortly afterwards ; and a
subscription was then and there made, amounting to £13 2s. 6d. No
sooner was the subscription list completed than Care^ — whose name
does not appear on that list — contributed himself, declarmg his readiness
to embark for any fsxt of the world that the society might decide.
And so, in ttiat bacK-parlour in Kettering was first heard a '' sound "
which has *' gone forth into all the earth."
Carey sail^, as we know, to India on his heroic mission, and lived till
from his press at Serampore there had issued 212,000 copies of the
Scriptures in forty dififerent languages, the vernacular tonnes of 380
millions of immortal beings ; and till he had seen expended upon that
noble object, on behalf of which the first small offering at Kettering
was presented, no less a sum than £91,500.
In this sketch we have made free use of Dr. Culross's admirable and
compendious Life of Carey, a copy of which ought to be in every home
in tne kingdom : in a further article we propose to trace the heroic
missionary's career in India. C. A. D.
DTJBIN6 a visit made, with the sanction of the London Missionary
Society, to New Guinea and the adjacent islands, a band of
missionaries and native teachers spent a night on Damley Island, when
a project was formed to establish a mission on another of the islands,
named Murrav Island. Some of the natives of the island in question
seemed specially intent on intimidatiiig the teachers, and convincing
them that a mission there was perfectly hopeless. '* There are alligators
there," said they, *' and snakes and centip^es." *' Hold !" said Tepeso,
one of the teachers ; "Are there men there?" '*0h yes," was the
reply, " there are men ; but they are such dreadful savages that it is no
use your thinking of living among them." *' That will do," responded
Tepeso. " Wherever there are men^ miemnariee are hound to go'* A
noble reply, worthy of a disciple of him who commands his followers to
'' Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature." —
Journal of a Miseionary Voyage to New Guinea,
87
570
BY PASTOR W. B. HATNES, STAFFORD.
GOD is oar Father. Ood is love. Thence veiy pleasant lights may
be made to &I1 upon the solemn work of public praying. Is it
not sweet to haye a necessity which driyes ns to call npon onr neayenly
Father with so many errands ? So much business keeps the pleaders
constantly going to and fro. ^' These ministers are always coming," say
the watching angels. Faces pres^ted so frequently to the light may
well catch and bear about with them something of heayen's radSjsnoe.
There are things in creation that haye an oyerwhelming grandeur to
man, and enslaye the master-intellects of eyery age, till the awe-smitten
children of dust are ready to bow and worship : yet these ^n^eat things
are as nothing to him wnose feet we clasp in prayer. If the head
turn giddy at nature*s heights ; if we start back with a fearftil cry from
precipice and chasm ; if mountain or sea swells the heart almost to
burstmg with the sense of sublimity ; how should we feel before Him
of whose diyinity they all together spell out but a broken line or two ia
the yolumes of the ages 1
The occupant of the pulpit usually strikes the keynote of the church's
praying. The minister's most influential discourses on prayer are the
acts and instances he publicly affords, week by week. By them his set
discourses on the theme, if not emphasized, will be OTerwritten and
obscured. The haryests of our public pleadings are eyer reaping. In
the prayer-meeting, where the throbbing machinery of the chordi is
uncoyered to yiew, at eyery femily altar, by sickbeds where church
yisitors kneel, in secret closets, the effects of the public example are
unceasingly deyeloping. Thus a minister of cold, lifeless manner in
this exercise may be responsible for fearfil eyils, — sickness unrefreshed,
family religion made distasteful, souls lastingly injured.
Follow John Knox, under coyer of the night shadows, and watch
him take refuge in a priyate enclosure. Drawing near, we can hear
after a while the stillness broken : " Oh Lord! give me Scotland^ or I
die ! " A pause ! An awful stillness, during which we seem to listen
to the whirring of the bolt shot with such yehemence to heayen. Again
he pleads : " Oh Lord! give me Scotland, or I die /" Onoe more a
silence, as if the spirit fell back with the force of the recoil. We listen
hushed but not breathless. A third time, but now wiUi threefold
feryour, and the outrush of his whole being in the cry, he pleads again,
*' Oh Lord ! Give me Scotland, or I die ! " As we retire, awe-
struck, from this lesser Oethsemane, we cease to wonder at the saying
of Mary, the Scottish quebn — a saying handed on from generation to
ftneration, and enshrined in our Christian literature : ''I fear John
nox's prayers more than an army of ten thousand men." . • . The
man who can be an Israel in Jabbok's solitude will neyer stand when
the multitude are bowed in deyotion, dumb, like Zacharias amid the
incense. When the heart of the public pleader is Spirit-kindled, his
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prayer beoomes a chariot of fire to convey the assembled petitioners to
neayen.
'' It is not/' says Bishop Hall, '' the rhetoric of our prayers, how
eloqaenb they be ; nor the geometry of our prayers, how long they be ;
nor the mnsic of oar prayers, how sweet oar yoice may be ; nor the
logic of oar prayers, how argameatative they may be, nor the method
of our prayerSy how orderly they may be ; nor even the divinity of our
prayers, how good the doctrine may be, which God cares for. Fervency
of spirit is that which availeth much."
Ministers are not priests. Bat it should be matter of coucern with
them that their rouna of pleadiugs, from pulpit and house-to-house, may
not be a mere word-sowing. The lover of prayer will not wish his own
supplications to form a series of failures, xhe minister's prayers should
be renowned for tJieir efficacy. If the term ** public worsnip " be not a
misnomer, praying is the most purely legitimate part of each service.
While all, from opening word to benediction, breathes the spirit of
worship, in the praying congregation we see that worship taking its
directest manifestation. Then the place has its Bethel glory. If in
song and sermon angels are seen ascending and descending, the prayer
should unveil the Ood of Abraham himself. Or, to change the figure,
if the glory of the Lord, in other duties, strikes through the richly
clustered trellis-work, and irradiates our spirits, as ravishing glimpses
are caught of the King within ; in the prayer there should be a more
immediate communing with our Royal Master, as he comes forth from
his concealment, and sheds uninterrupted brightness upon us.
It is Christly to teach ; it is emphatically Christly to teach *' how to
pray." And herein the mother, with the little one at her knee, may
follow Jesus as really as the minister in the great congregation. With
a holy burning jealousy shonld the pastor take the charge of each
service, lest it should fail to yield its fallest tribiite of homage to the
throne. Bat jealousy for self must give place to jealousy for Ood, even
as Satan must flee before an angel of light God sees so many hundred
bodies bowed in this earthly house ; he looks for as many spirits prone
at his footstool ; and waits to find each thanksgiving or petition
pressed heavily home by the yearnings of all hearts.
If God is robbed in the case of each inattentive worshipper, how
huge may be their criminality who minister, if negligence charac-
terize their public pleadings 1 And how will multiplying Sabbaths
increase the dread account 1 Spirituality yielded up, the key of the
citadel of prayer is sacrificed. Formalism is the deadly foe of com-
munion. It lies in constant ambush, and the prayer that started forth
with keen, bright-eyed, '' heaven-pointing " aspirations as its leaders,
may bring up a linked train of dead words dragging in their chains —
a procession of corpses. With officialism on his right arm and formal-
ism on his left, a minister may be conducted down— not perhaps to
hell, but very near it ; there are dungeons under Oastle Despair that
will bear comparison with the abodes of the lost. Dead prayers lying
about the chapel, and piled up roand the pulpit, create a poisonous
572 FOAOHSNTAaY THOUaSIS.
atmosphere, which, carried homey will pro?e fatal to famUy deyottonB,
and oozing in through the creyices of the stndy door to the place
of secret wrestling, attacks with yirolence the sources of the minister's
spiritual life.
The successfhl conduct of public prayer asks a high ideal ; and be it
true, it will be high as the heart can hold. The yalue and nsefulness
of the prayer in its place depends largely upon the quality of the com-
plete ser?ice. When there is a penruling irreyerence, the best petition
mounts on clogged wing:s. When the spirit of worship rules, the appeal
to heayen has a fit setting. Hallowed influences &your its birth and
cherish its life. When the presence of the Diyine Majesty is reflected
in hundreds of uplifted, awe-lighted faces, it seems no great bound from
the pulpit to the burning Throne, whose glow almost tingles in the
solitary suppliant's face. Expected with solemnity by the gathered wor-
shippers, followed with watchful attention in felt need of the heayenly
blessing, the while the echoes seem heard repeating in the ear of Deity :
such a prayer, if Ood has helped the leader, may be remembered as the
yery apex of the ser?ice, the point nearest heayen; and such a leader
may be half thinking he himself went in unto the excellent glory.
The sainted McCheyne iots down in his diar^ one Sabbath eyening
of his student days, the following^ as his expenenoe, after preaching:
" It came across me in the pulpit that if spared to be a minister I
might enjoy sweet fiacres of communion with Ood in that aitnation.
It is possible that more yiyid acts may be gone through when preaching
than in quieter moments." He must haye had his wish, for Hamilton
tells of the charmed atmosphere of his church, which was called St.
Peter's, of *' its heart-tuned melodies, its deep deyotion, and solemn
assemblies." ''We own," says he, '' that in those days we neyer came
in sight of SL Peter's spire without feeling : Ood is there." Public
prayer in such a climate might well attain to a tropical luxuriance.
Conyictions breed prayer, and deep convictions regarding di?ine
realities cannot exist apart from an earnest spiritual fife. Ah ! who
shall sound the depths that Jesus indicated and secretly fathomed when
he said in the midst of his rapt disciples : ^' Our Father which art in
hea?en : hallowed be thy name " ?
Communion with Ood is a thing of infinite delicacy. It is the sen-
siti?e plant of the soul, and loses not its fragile nature when its oxa-
sions are public. This exceeding delicacy is at once its beauty and its
snare. In a quiet room a happy family is gathered. Their fellowship
is perfect Each delights in the society of all the rest The young
people presently conscdt together, and as the outcome, one, the choice
of the rest, moyes to the father's side. He is about in the name of all
to utter certain affectionate sentiments, when the door sharply opens, and
a stranger enters. The intruder closes the door clumsily after him, chooses
a seat without consideration for anyone's convenience, and begins to
stare about him. The fount of affection has sunk back to its secret
spring in every breast For the tender address intended, some cold
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commonDlace utterances are hastily snbstitated. The little family has
been sncldenly deprived of whole leagoes of sunlight. And the time
for breaking up is welcomed by all. This parable of prayer needs no
interpretation.
The rich man of Tarentnm who appeared as a competitor at the
Pythian games gorgeously apparelled, is said to have borne a harp, of
grandeur proportionate to his person. The instrument that was to
charm all ears was loaded with jewels, and lavishly decorated with
figures of Orpheus, Apollo, and the Muses. But with all this array, the
bejewelled harper could produce from his instrument nothing but the
Tiiest discord. Many a grandiose and magniloquent public payer has
made as much show in we eyes of men, and as little music m the ear
of Ood. Those who step forth into the place of public pleaders with
the monstrous and miserable end of exhibiting their finenes of speech,
deserve, like the rich fool of Tarentnm, to be whipped, amid derisive
laughter from the assembly. Let our prayer be deep, true, reverent to
Ood, though else unbeautifuL And the plain, uncarved instrument we
hold, touching its chords as best we can, uod will see glittering all over
with jewels.
Like the beacon fires in the days of the Armada, that kindled up
from hill to hill, and roused the men of England to expect the foe; from
sanctuary to sanctuary as the sun advances to the west, the fiame of
devotion glows skyward from the earth, and ten thousand congregations
in succession cry, " Bise up, 0 Lord, let thine enemies be scattered,
and let all them ttiat hate thee fiee before thee. Thy kingdom come."
These multitudinous appeals pour not heavenward in vain. Dnless
the efiScacy of prayer be denied, the public prayers of the universal
church of Christ must be counted as an important agent in the accom-
plishment of the world's conversion.
Hamilton savs of the departed McCheyne : *' Perhaps the heaviest
loss to his brethren, his people and the land, is the loss of his inter^
cessions.** Lord, teach us how to pray.
THE gift or talent which the Lord puts into our hands to use is pro-
portioned to every man's *' several ability." He does not require
service which we are unfitted to perform. He does not exact day-
labour, light being denied; does not require us to cut withoat an axe,
or carve without a chisel; does not load the child with the burden of
the man ; does not require us to use five talents, having ability to use
only one. We may, mdeed, in our unwisdom and ambition, attempt
many things for which we are unqoalified, and which are beyond our
strength, but we are not thereby serving the Lord truly ;^ it would be
far better that we should do that thing, however lowly, which the Lord
lays to our hand— and do it faithfully and well.— From " The Oreaimss
0/ Little Things," by James Culross^ DJ).
574
(SiX^ttMion m am Watl.^
BY PASTOR A. BAX, SALTEBS' HALL GHAPBL.
AT the commencement of onr paper it may be well clearly to define
what we as Christian workers are justified in expecting, and from
whom. As a general answer, it will be sufficient to reply, Yon cannot
be too joyously expectant Godward. You can scarcely be too stem in
the repression of your anticipations as you contemplate men. I know
of no words more strikingly appropriate than those of the Psalmist :
<< My soul, wait thou only upon Ood ; for my expectation is from him."*
Let me here set down a few particulars in which we ought neyer to be
too sanguine. In the first place, we ought never to expect mir work mU
be easy work. There is a very general impression that it is so. In
some quarters it is considered a great piece of affectation on the part of
a minister to complain on Monday momiug of feeling tired. Tired !
Listen to him. What business has this lily-handed parson to be tired ;
he only preached three times yesterday — what of that? The fact is,
people give you ministers credit for a deal more ability than you really
possess. They observe your miraculous fluency on Sunday, and imagine
that those profoundly philosophical ideas were conceived then and there
on the spot, without conscious effort; that you fling them oflT spon-
taneously as the sun its light, or flowers their perfume. What a revela-
tion it would be if your people could quietly open your study-door
some Friday evening about half-past eight, when things were not going
as satisfactorily as you could wish, and behold the cadaverons-looking
inmate with his hair all on end, and his eye with a fine frenzy rolling.
But we certainly do convey the impression that what has been vrrought
for with toil, in comparison wi^ which the work of a nawy is mere
child's-play, is the happy inspiration of the moment. In reality, how-
ever, under the most favourable circumstances, a true minister's work
can never be otherwise than laborious. His own ideal, his love to the
souls of men — above all, his devotion to his great Master, will surely
make it so.
Again, toe sJumld never allow ourselves to anticipate too much encourage-
ment from the hands of men. It is impossible to hare been any
length of time in the Christian ministry without having experienced
many bitter disappointments in this respect. Not because the men
were bad men, but simply because they were men. And we should re-
member that if sometimes they have disappointed us, we have times
without number disappointed them. But yeiy often the self-import-
ance, the disgusting littleness, or almost entire absence of intereigt in
things on which you have set your hearty in those about you, will tend
greatly to cast you down. Perhaps the best way is to reckon very little
upon human support. Take gratefully such assistance as men may be
able or willing to render you ; but '' cursed be the man that trusteui in
man and maketh flesh his arm." But while we must not allow ourselves
to hope for too much from the hands of our fellows, it is impossible to
* A paper read at the Eighteenth ATtnuftl Conference of the Pastors* CoDege
ABflociation. Far too good to be suffered to remain onprinted.
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be too joyfally expectant Godward. It is very little short of treason to
Christ and his gospel to go into the pnlpit in a despairing and despond-
ing spirit, and only possible in fidthless and utterly nnworthv moods.
Oar respected brother, Mr. OUfEbrd, in an eloquent passage, has said, ,
*' The all-conqnering charm of the first preaching was its grand hopefal-
ness. From first to last it was a shout of exultant triumph ; it partook
of the character of a yictor*s song, and penetrated men's hearts as an
all-suffdBing gladness." Nothing more clearly proves the truth of these
words than the entire absence of surprise in the aposUes, even amid the
most startling manifestations of diyine power. You never trace any-
thing like great elation or bewildered amazement, as though they had
met with some unlooked-for success. Mark the bearing of Peter on the
day of Pentecost; it stands in the most striking contrast with the
multitude. The outside world was tlirown into a panic by the spiritual
phenomena they witnessed. They were confounded — amazed; they
marvelled, they said one to another, What meaneth this ? But Peter,
calm, quiet, dignified, has an explanation for everything. His bearing
is that of a man fully prepared for all he had witnessed, and ready to
behold yet larger things than these. He was so calm because he was so
confident ; he was in the possession of too much faith to be startled.
Where do we find such radiant hopefulness to-day ? Dr. Stanford, in
his own quaint, beautifiil way, said some time ago before the London
Baptist Association, '' We do indeed sometimes hear the leaders of our
prayers ask that the windows of heaven may be opened — ask that
mountains might fiow down — ask that nations may be bom in a day —
ask that one person may chase a thousand, and two may put ten
thousand to fiight — ask for missionaries in the strain of the stanza —
' O send ten thousand heralds forth
From east to west, from south to north. * "
We allow that they often do make requests on a scale of sublime
audacity which almost takes our breath away, but they themselves seem
all the while as passionless as prayins-machines, and calm as if only
repeating a paternoster, or saying off the multiplication table. They do
not look electric, and although they do ask for a second Pentecost, I
think if they had it, and conversions came in the ratio of three thousand
in one place, at one time, some of them would be stricken with a panic
of surprise as great as if they saw their own familiar river turn round
and run uphill, or as if the sun were to rise in the middle of the night.
The companions of the apostles, however, looked for such things ; and
no doubt when a man ran in to his friends and shouted, " Praise be to
God, more wonders I " the sentiment of the response would be, " Oh,
of course ; the only wonder would be if there were no wonder.*' ....
They looked for wonders as a matter of course.
I. Let us now oohsidbr bome of those great spiritual facis
WHIOH justify in THE 8ERVAHTS OF QOD A SPIRIT OF RADIANT HOPE-
FULNESS.
1. I direct your attention to the stupendous provision Ood has mads
for fh/s salvation of men in Ihe spotless sacrifice of his Holy Son, It
becomes us to speak upon this sublime mystery of our faith with the
profoundest humility, conscious that the atonement in its relation to
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God and the nniTerse lies far beyond the ranee of all mortal intelligence.
Bat we know this much, that our Sarionr in his death presented himself
as a sacrificial victim for the sin of man ; that the Lord laid npon him
the iniquity of us all — that his soul was made an offering for sin — that
he was made a curse for us ; and that, as the reward of those unutterable
agonies, he is to receive a spiritual seed gathered out of all nations,
kmdreds, peoples, and tongues — a great host inconceivable in their
numbers, exceeding for multitude the evening stars, the morning dew-
drops, or the grains of sand which lie upon the shore. And these are to
be gathered to the Bedeemer through the instrumentality of the ^pel
proclaimed by men who themselves have felt the power of the Saviour's
Dlood. It seems little short of blasphemy, then, to cherish any other
feeling than one of triumphant expectancy. Oo forth, ye anointed
victors, not despondingly and sadly, but with eyes gleaming with the fire
of hope, with oreasts inspired with high anticipations ; for God from
eternity hath decreed that the kingdoms of this world shall become the
kingdoms of our God and of his Christ — that all men shall be blessed
in him, all nations shall call him blessed.
2. Another thing that should sustain our confidence is the fact that
the Lord Jesus is rieen indeed, and^ toUhcui amy figvfs of speech, is
really, literally present with Jus beUsiring people. It was their firm,
unwavering faith in that fact that made the apostles so calmly confident.
Though at first greatly indisposed to believe the fact themselyes, their
opportunities were so many and so varied, that it was simply impossible
further to resist the evidence which proved him to be alive. For forty
days he continued to appear in their midst. He ate and drank in their
presence. He permitted them to handle him, and by mai^ infallible
proofs he showed himself alive. And then, having promised to baptize
them with the Holy Ghost not many days hence, he led them out as far
as to Bethany, and ascended, a cloud receiving Imn out of their sight
In the bebef that this parting promise would be falfilled, they waited
with one accord in one place. " Ani when the day of Pentecost was fully
come, there suddenly came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty
wind, and it filled aU the house where they were sitting, and tibere
appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat npon esch
of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghosti and Dq;an to
speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.''
Now, the apostles knew perfectly well what this meant— that it was
the ascended Jesus keeping faith with them, and fulfilling his promise.
From that moment they knew that he was with them, in the presence
of his Divine Spirit, in tdl the energy of his divine power. Clothed in
the resurrection power of Jesus, they went forth feeling that they were
invincible, that the gates of hell could notprevail against thenu This
was the great secret of their hopefulness. They attadied no importance
to the literaiy composition of their discourses, they did not lean upon
the beauty of their diction — ^this might be sll very well for the pro-
fessional orators of Athens, it had nothing to do with the witnesses ot
the resurrection of Jesus Christ Neither did they expect to cozen men
into fjEuth simply by the cogency of their own arguments : it was the
power of the living Christ which lay behind their words which was all
their confidence. And they were very careful to give this &ot as the
EZPECfTATION IN OUB WORK. 577
sole explanation of all the miracles, and signs, and wonders that the
multitude beheld. Did they ask with amazement, *' Are not all these
which speak Galileans, and how hear we erery man in oar own tongue,
wherein we were bom?" or did they run together in Solomon's porch,
greatly wondering to see the man lame from his mother's womb walking
and leaping and praising God? Peter had but one answer for them.
He said in effect, " I can explain it all to yon. Jesus is alive, as we told
YOU. You would not have it. You said that we had conveyed his dead
body away, that it was somewhere in secret, cold, pallid, powerless. Ah,
misguided, deluded men, I tell yon he is risen — ^we saw him after his
resurrection — and we knew him well — ^for forty days we walked and
talked with him, and now being by the right hand of God exalted, he
hath shed forth this that ye now see and hear. Depend upon it, he is
alive, and working as of old most gloriously. Your resistance is just as
vain as it is impious. Try to prevent the rising of to-morrow's sun or
to sweep back the returning tide of the ocean, and yon will not be
attempting a more hopeless and impossible task. Seated up there upon
his kingly throne, with all power in heaven and in earth, Jesus laughs
to scorn the opposition of Caiaphas and all his bands. The kings of
the earth may set themselves, and the rulers Uike counsel against the
Lord and against his Christ, but God has made this same Jesus whom
ye crucified both Lord and Christ, and he will surely, surely break his
enemies with a rod of iron, and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
Bethink yourselves. Behold the utter futibt^, the utter helplessness,
the utter hopelessness of such a straggle. It is nothing but inevitable
suicide. Kiss the Son, lest be be angry, and ye perish from the way,
when his wrath is kindled but a little." No wonder that when the people
heard snch talk as this they were terrified. What an undeceiving it was
— the poor helpless man that they had done to death upon a tree is
suddenly invested with all power both in heaven and in earth. We can
see how such preaching must have affected the people. They would
stand and reason thus with themselves : ''Alive is he ? then what will
become of us all ? I cried, ' His blood be on ns/ " Another would say,
'' I was one of those who cried, ' Crucify him I awav with him I' — what
if he should strike us down for our wickedness — wnither shall we flee ?
Men and brethren, what shall we do ? "
My brothers, the question that we have to settle — and it is worth
spending all the time of the Conference to decide it once and for ever
so far as we are concerned is — ^Is Jesus yet alive ? If he is not, not
only have we reason for despondency, but for absolute despair. The
forces a^nst the gospel were never more formidable than the^ are to-
day. Men's hearts are failing them through fear. Incipient infidelity
is everywhere, it is in the air — our literature is saturated with it. The
scientific mind is essentially, and we are told necessarily, atheistic; and
if we are left simply to onr own resources, I am confiaent nothing can
save ns. Lee us oreak up, and go home and die.
But if Jesus lives, what have you to do with despondencrjr even, not to
mention despair ? Yon say the outlook is dark--I know it is — and so
it was that stormy night upon the sea of Galilee. Yon say the tendencies
of the age are against yon : what of that ? Christ is M^ainst the
tendencies of the age. Do yon not think that the fiEdlnre of his cause
578 EXPECTATION IN OUB WOBK.
would be infinitely more digastrons to him than it would be to you ?
The fact is, in Bome important respects we must reverse our thimdng.
We often think, and feel, and act as tiiough the responsibility of Christ's
kingdom were resting upon ourselves, and then we cry out most
piteously to Jesus to come and help us. Ck)me and help us ! Did you
ever hear a glow-worm call out to the harvest-moon to oome and help it
make the night bright ? The truth lies exactly in the contrary direction.
The government is upon his shoulder, and in infinite condescension and
love he permits us, though in a very subordinate position and degree,
to ?ielp him. But the success of the work rests with him. Therefore,
whatever may be the mood of the hour, or the craze of the hour, let it
be sufficient for us that Jesus lives.
3. Another thing that should sustain our confidence is the fact thai
the Lord Jesus Christ is himself eT^eUing.
Even during his earthly ministry, when his adherents were very few
in number, and low in social status, when according to all human
calculation everything was against him, there were not wanting in him
signs of eager and jubilant expectation. It is interesting to observe
what small events were sufficient to lead his mind forward to the bright
sequel of all his sufferings. Just as a man in early spring will fall
down on some mossy bank over a pale primrose, with a keen joy in his
heart, not so much for what it is m itself, but as the harbinger of the
great glowing summer so surely advancing. As he looks at it, the
leaden skies grow into sapphire clearness, the naked woodlands are once
more dressed in living green, and the long winter silence is broken by
the wild gushes of sweetest bird-music. He knows that behind that
tender plant lies God's inmiutable covenant, that, " While the earth
remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and
winter shall not cease '' — ^lie' those onmific forces that will soon fulfil all
the promise of this prophetic flower. So Christ welcomed each little
sign of his advancing victory. A few Samaritans, returning with the
woman with whom he had previously conversed at the well of Sychar,
drew from him the exultant utterance, ** Lift up your eyes, and look on
the fields ; for they are white already to harvest." The faith of one
Oenturion is regarded at once as the earnest of the whole Gentile world :
*' And I say unto you. That many shall come fix>m the east and west, and
shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of
heaven." On another occasion two or three Greeks express a desire to
see him, and that desire fills him with a holy transport. '' The hour is
come, that the Son of man should be glorified." . . . '' Now is the
judgment of this world : now AxSl the Prince of this world be cast
out." An eloquent expositor has said, '' That they were to him as the
first-fruits of the great flock of humanity ; and their presence as the
first stroke of the tell which sounded the fatal but glorious hour.'* And
his attitude to-day upon his throne is still that of calm, quiet, confident
expectation. I Imow nothing more sublime in the inspired writinga
than that representation of the Lord given us in the epistle to the
Hebrews, in which he is depicted as " seated upon his throne at his
Father's right hand, expeeting till his enemies become his fi)otstool."
Beflect for a moment upon the sight that must meet tiiat omniscient
gaze ! A world black with appalling crime and hideous depravity. A
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world reeking with dnrnkenneBS, and lost, and violence, and bloodshed.
A world wrapped in the night of spiritnal ignorance and heathen dark-
neos. An|elB beholding it^ in ignorance of the di?ine purpose, might
well haye despaired of it as a world too sunken to raise, too hopeless to
delirer. Yet it is npon this sad world that the Saviour's eye is fixed
with such confident anticipation. No fear agitates his mind, no doubt
breaks his rest In his view nothing hangs in uncertainty or remains in
jeopardy. To him the fulfilment is as sure as though it were already
realized. Fixing our eyes upon intervening and secondary things, our
heart often fails us ; but he looks right on through present conflict to
the victory beyond ; he knows there can be but one result — ** His enemies
shall lick the dast." *' All kings shall fidldown before him ; all nations
shall serve him." If, therefore, we cherish such hopes, we are neither
extravi^ant, nor irrational ; we do but share them with Christ : if they
are dashed for us, he participates in that bitter disappointment; but we
never can be disappointed until *' omniscience can be wrong in its fore-
casts, and infallibility mistaken in its predictions."
{To te continued.)
^t %abtx 0f §Hhl
'' /^ 0 to, let us build a city and a tower, whose top (may reach)
VJT unto heaven.'' (}en. xi. 4. This is an inaccurate translation
of the Hebrew, but it has been made use of by a Rationalistic writer
in the '* Essays ftnd Beviews'' as a handle against Scripture ; who says,
that " the thought of building a tower high enough to escape God's
wrath could enter no man's dreams." How anyone professing to believe
in Scriptnre could lend himself to make such a remark (especially a
clergyman), while at the same time he has not informed himself of the
real meaning of the Hebrew, is inexplicable, and deserving of the
strongest reprehension. Even if it meant '* may reach unto heaven,"
it would be nothing more than a usual hyperbole that often occurs in
Scripture, and in classical writers, merely implying that it was intended
to build it very high ; and not literally and actu^Iy up to the heavens.
It is so used in Deut. i. 28, where '' the cities of the Anakims" were
said to be "greats and walled up to heaven"; and Dent. ix. 1, *' cities
great and fenced up to heaven." But in this passage the fact that the
words *' may reach" are in italics shows they were not in the Hebrew
at all. The Targums assert that the tower was built for idolatrous
purposes. Graves and others have shown that their object was to build
a tower whose top shonld be consecrated to heaven, or to the elements.
Observe that it was from heaven the showers and rain had descended
by which the earth had been deluged with a flood. Hence, like all
idolaters, the bnildws of Babel looked with fear and apprehension to
the instrument rather than to the divine Author and cause of the
deluge. And they intended to raise a temple of idolatry sacred to
the elements, rather than a temple sacred to the almighty and true
God« who ruled over all nBtuiej*^^* Atisiranslaied Pasiogea in ourBibh"
by Bev. J. ff, Murray.
580
AT a miBBionary meeting held fioon aflier the acceaaion of onr present
Qneen, one of the speakers related an anecdote conoeming the
Dnchess of Kent and her royal daughter, which well illnstrates how
comfort and profit may attend giving liberally to the Lord. About
fifty years ago there was a lighthonse on tbe southern coast, which
was kept by a certain godly widow, who, not knowing how otherwise
to aid the missionary cause, resolyed that during the sununer season
she would place in the box the total of one day's gratuities receiTed
from visitors. Among the callers on a particular day was a lady
attired as a widow accompanied by a little girl ; and it appears that
the two widows, dratm together as it were by common sympathy, con-
versed on their bereavements, tears mingling with their words. On
leaving, the lady left a sovereign with her humble friend, and that day
WAS the one set apart for placing all receipts into the missionary-box!
The widow was thrown into a state of perplexity ; poverty seeming to
plead on the one hand, while her pledged word confronted her on the
other. After thinking about the thing for some time, she put half-a-
crown in the box ; but, on retiring to rest, found conscience sufficiently
lively to deprive her of sleep. To obtain relief, she now rose, took
back the silver and surrendered the sold, after which rest returned to
her eyelids, and in the morning she fdt comforted and refreshed. The
matter occasioned no fdrther trouble, but a few days afterwards the
widow received a franked letter containing £20 from the elder ladj
above mentioned, and £5 from the younger ; the first turning out to
have been the Duchess of Kent, and the other the Princess Victoria,
who now occupies the British throne.
THREE ways we read our Saviour healed diseases ; with means, as
the leper (Matthew viii.) ; without means, as the ten lepers (Lake
xvii.) ; against means, as the blind man (John ix.). His work by imom
is the more ordinanr, and suits better with the weakness of our faith
and the dimness of our understanding ; where we see it not, we are
apt to sink and fail. The other method, wiUumt fMans^ is not to Ood
of greater difficulty. A miracle, when he pleases, is as easy to him as a
natural cause. For it was at first bv miracle that that cause was
natural ; and aU the miracles that we have heard of in the world are
less a miracle than the world itself. • • • It is as easy for Gtod to
work without means as with them. It is to him the same whether he
say, '^Be clean" or, " Go wash." And against means is equal to either;
nay, to him these latter are the nearer ways. To go hj his power and
omniscience is a far quicker way for him than by the circnnmexions of
nature and second causes. • . . We ought never so to depend upon
his hidden will and power as to neglect the appointed means. He tnat
neglects what he finds oonmianded hat^ little reason to expect what is
not promised. With means it is fit we should depend upon God;
without means, we irm hope ; against means, we should not despair.-'
Owen Feliham^from Vawfe ^^ Preacher' a Storehouse.**
581
THOUGH it is more than sixty years since John Chamberlain, at the early
age of forty-four, passed away from his loved employ in the mission-field
of India, to the rest and higher service of heaven, he is still remembered as a
worthy who, in the course of a brief life, did more than the work of a veteran,
Mr. Yates published a memoir of his friend in 1824; a briefer narrative, with
many new facts added by Mr. C. B. Lewis, has recently appeared at Calcutta.
John Chamberlain, the eldest son of hard-working, but tolerably well-to-do
parents ia humble life, was bom at Welton, Northamptonshire, in July. 1777 ;
and although his constitution was weakly from the first, he earl^ acquired the
habit of storing up knowledge as opportunities offered. Having his lot cast in an
age when schooling was less thought of than at present, he was found serving on
the land of a Market-Harborough farmer at twelve vears of age ; and, mean-
while, his fond parents hoped that pure air, liberal nre, and heavy toil would
brace his not too robust irame. He appears to have been religiously reared ;
at all events, he became the subject of religious Impressions in childhood, and
at eighteen he was actually converted while in service at Braunston.
It is not impossible that in his early childhood young Chamberlain may have
come in contact with William Carey, the great pioneer of Indian missions, and
if so, this served to stimulate the asest with which he now read the periodical
accounts of the Baptist Missionary Society. That was the heroic age of
Missions ; and while experiencing the jojs of his first love to Christ, young
Chamberlaiu caught the enthusiasm reigning in the churches. With the scant
education of a field-labourer, his heart stiU yearned over the heathen ; but
while he felt a longing to enter the mission-field which eclipsed all other earthly
aspirations, he hardly dared to mention a desire such as he thought might seem
to savour of presumption. When, however, the genuine missionary spirit has
taken hold of a man, it is not readily repressed by those commonplace diffi*
culties which are the lot of all who aspire to any service above the dead level of
mediocrity. In 1797 John Chamberlain, at the age of twenty, removed to
Naseby, where he entered the service of a farmer named Haddon ; and in that
district, so intimately associated with one of Cromwell's most signal victories,
'* he held prayer-ineetings, established a prosperous Sunday-school, and as far
as time and ability permitted, was busy in every good work open to his co-
operation." While working in the field by dav, he devoted his leisure to the
reading of theology; but finding his strength unequal to the toils of his
agricultural calling, the eager student and Christian worker began to think of
adopting some other business which would ensure more leisure as well as
S eater opportunities of efiective service. Before long the Committee of the
issionaiy Socie^ heard of this devoted youth, and being accepted as a pro-
bationer, he was sent to Olney to be under the cajne of Mr. Sutcliff, who then
had charge of several candidates.
As a town, or village, in the days we speak of, Olney is described by one
writer as having been *' dull and miserable ; but the religious associations of
the place more than made up for poor shortcomings. Thus, in addition to
having been the seat of SutclicTs missionary school, Olney has in some way or
other been connected with a greater number of persons whose names are
familiar to the English-speaking race than any other place of the same size to
be readily found. Browne, who wrote '* Piscatory Eclogues," was once the
vicar; Thomas Scott, the commentator, was curate; and it was there that
Cowper and Newton wrote *' The Olney Hymns,'* besides other things which
have come down to us. The charm of the village to the men we have named
was centred in general companionship on the one hand and in opportunities
of doing good on the other. It was so likewise with John Chamberlain, who
arrived a few days after Daniel Brunsdon, another candidate for the mission
field.
582 JOHN OHAHBSaiiAIN : A MODEL UIBSIONABT.
Between work and Christian fellowship the days now passed delightfally.
Mr. I^wis teUs ns that a olose intimacy sprung up between the atadents.
'' They usually prayed together three or four times a day, and rery frequently
talked together on matters relating to the spread of the go^el. Mr. SatdiflTs
instructions, his recommendations as to books, and his other judicious ooonsels
had the happiest effect in enlar^g his pupils* minds, and in confirming and
developing tneir religious principles.** The young men were going through a
disoiplme which should fit them for foreign sernoe by engaging in the mission*
work in and around Olner.
In September, 1799, Mr. Chamberlain left Olney, and proceeded to Bristol
Academy, where he remained until the beginning of 1802. He was at first a
Uttie disappointed at not being selected earlier for Indian serYioe; bat he
afterwards saw that idl was ordered for the best At Bristol he was able veiy
greatiy to extend his knowledge, although tiie ardour which prompted his
studying eighteen hours a day injured his health, and thus probably tended to
the shortening of an eminently usefdl career. He was at length set apart for
mission- work in Dr. Bippon's Chapel, at Little Carter-lane,* in May, 1803;
and his after-movements well illustrate the difference between the good old
times and these better days. The voyager and his wife were sixty-one days
getting to New York, ** full of gratitude that they were pennitted once more to
stand upon dry land ** ; and then between five and six months more had to be
passed on shipboard before they came to the " very slow and somewhat dan*
gerous progress up the Calcutta river.** The first night passed on Indian
Sound was at the nouse of Mr. Bolt, tiie latter having married the widow of
r. Brunsdon, Chamberlain*s former fellow-student, who had died at his work
some months before.
Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain joined the missionary band at Serampore at a
time when Carey and his colleagues had been about three years at the station.
On account of the new-comer*s ignorance of Bengali, he was onlv able to take a
subordinate position in the school ; in this work, however, he faboured *' from
seven in the morning till five in the evening '* with commendable diligence.
The church consisted of thirty-eight members, some of whom, eepecially
Krishna, the first Brahmin convert, were giving trouble. It is possiUo that
sufficient allowance was not made for these poor heathen, who had only just
emerged from the horrible night of paganism. Krishna, on whose account such
concern was expressed at the time, held on his way, and died in the Lord in
1822.
Though the mission-presses at Serampore were actively at work, thej fiuled
to move fast enough to satisfy the eagerness of Mr. Chamberlain to see the
Scriptures circulated ; and his advice firom the first, in favour of printing larger
editions, was such as the other brethren could not accept with the limited fionds
at their command. The readiness of the natives to receive the word delighted
him, while he could not but feel distressed at the scant supplv. In one of his
letters he speaks of a visit to Sangar, '* where the sea and the Ganges meet,**
and a snot which is ** esteemed a very holy place by the Hindus.** Some two
hundred thousand people were congregated from Bengal and other parts.
" Multitudes sought our books and papers,'* remarks the young evangelist
" They had never before heard of Jesus Christ All we had were distributed in
a very littie time ; and then numbers begged in vain for the Word of Life in the
most supplicating manner, and would not believe us when we told them that
we bad no more." Only two thousand had, at that time, been printed alto-
gether, and more than the whole would have found eager recipients in a single
day. The spectacle was quite unique to the young Englishman. He satr
myriads of natives, who were naturally timid, willing to risk life itself for the
sake of the grovelling superstition they called their religion. Encamped in the
* This chapel occupied a site on ground which la now the entrance to the etatioD-
Grd of the London Bridge Railways. It was removed to clear the approaches to new
indou Bridge about fifty yean ago.
JOHN OHAMBKBLAQT : A MODEL HiaBIONABT. 588
juogle, some were actually carried off by tigers, while armed sepoys had to be
stationed along the river bank to prerent devotees from throwing themselves
into the flood to be eaten alive by snarks and alligators.
As it was not desirable for all the brethren to remain at Serampore, Mr.
Chamberlain undertook to occupy a station at Gutwa, seventy miles above Cal-
cutta on the Hooffhljr, in May, 1804, and by tiie middle of July he and his wife
were happily settled in their new home. The natives were described as ^ self-
interested to a proverb. Avaricious, proud, cruel, plunged in the depths of
iniquity, delightmg and wallowing in the vilest sins ; a people, than whom none
can be more unpersuadable, fostering self-conceit and the most delusive
opinions; accounting wood, stone, mud, straw, trees, flowers, rivers, water,
etc., God; and so worshipping these things, together with some of the vilest
of men and women, as OodT* And yet, among such society, as a preacher of
the gospel he was able to say, " I would not change my situation for any
worldly advantage." He and his wife were happy in their work, although be
had, apostle-like, to assist in meeting the general expenditure by cloth-selling
or coffee-growing.
Affliction now suddenly came down upon him : for, giving birth to a daughter
on the 9th of November, 1604« his wife died in five dayjB, leaving the home
terribly desolate. The bereaved husband and Mr. Marshman, who happened to be
at Cutwa, buried the corpse, all the servants refusing to assist. **Mr. Chamber-
lain's distress under this affliction was overwhelming,*' writes Mr. Lewis. ** He
resolved, however, to return without delay to his work at Cutwa ; and having
put his little one under the special charge of the missionaxy widow, Mrs. Grant,
at Serampore, he went back, after about ten days* sojourn at that place. Dr.
Carey*s son, William, accompanied him for a short time to his desolate home,
where he vigorously resumed his interrupted labour.*' At the end of 1 805 he
married Mrs. Grant; and strange to say, she died on the 17th of the foUowing
September, while on the way to Serampore, just after she had given birth to a
son. Henry Martyn was with the missionaries at this time, and mentions the
calamity in his diaiy. Chamberlain himself compared himself to a wreck after
the storm, with reUsh for nothing earthly apart from the work of publishing
the gospel. While life remained nothing could repress his zeal in spreading
abroad among the natives news of the love of Christ, and many converts were
given him for his reward. His habit of daily dispensing medicine among the
sick gave him more ready access to the natives, thirty or forty of whom would
attend bis early morning family-worship service. Every day was fully
occupied ; and on most days, if possible, he preached in some public place in the
open air.
. In 1807 he began to travel on horseback about the surrounding country to
places thirty or forty miles distant. He was ready for service in every kind of
weather, neither glowing heat nor sweeping storm being able to hinder his
progress. Then the insists and the rabid opposition of the Brahmins must be
taken into account. "They sometimes assailed him, as having occasioned
drought by some malignant power,*' we are told. ** At others they exulted in
his bereavements as proof of the indignation of the gods against him who would
subvert their throne. It was not the Hinduism of to-day which Mr. Chamber-
lain had to encounter, but Hinduism before the restraint of English civilization
had been imposed upon it"
In September, 1809, he married, as his third wife, Miss Mary Underwood, of
London, and a member of Mr. Ivimey's church, a lady who not only made one
of the best of wives, but one who even after her devoted Husband's departure to
rest rendered eminent service in the mission-field. She appears to have caught
Mr. Chamberlain's spirit, and to have been ready, if need had arisen, to make
any sacrifice in the grand cause.
Did space nermit we might enlarge on what Mr. Chamberlain did for the
benefit of solaiers and other Europeans who were stationed in the country.
Although the 22nd regiment at Behampore had a reputedly evangelical
584 JOHN GHAUBESLADT : A KODEL lOBBIONAEY.
chaplain, who was significantly named Mr. Parson, the men weane utterly
pronigato ; hut such was the reformation which the gospel preached hy Mr.
Chamberlain effected, that altogether fifty*three were baptized, and in two years
the sum of £100 was invested oy the regiment in Bibles and other books. A
few fell away, and some unpleasantness was occasioned by the missionary's
views on baptism differing mm the chaplain*s ; but otherwise the ingathering
to the church was a glorious achievement, the fruit of which remained.
Hoping to secure opportunities of increased usefulness, he left Cutwa in
January, 1611, in order to settle at Agra. In company with Mr. H. Peacock
he was nearly four months on the road, the journey now being accomplished in
less than two days by rail. With a present population of 125,000, Agn was
once unparalleled for its splendour in all India; but it is now chiefly re-
markable for its imposing ruins, and for a white marhle mausoleum ornamented
with jewels, which is said to have cost three-quarters of a million sterling. On
their way to this station the missionaries preached on every opportunity, and
largely distributed Scripture portions and religious tracts. All things seemed
to promise success, when one heavy trial after another darkened the devoted
preacher's lot Three of his children were successively carried to the grave ;
then came tidings of the destruction of the Serampore missionary premises by
fijre, and these troubles were soon to be supplemented by others nardly less
painful to a sensitive and earnest man. It would occupy toe much space to
fully explain all the circumstances which led to Mr. Chamberlain's expulsion
from this interesting sphere. Those were the days of the ignoble ascendency
of a Company whose misgovemment of India was a fruitful cause of trouble,
until the tyranny was finally put down by the stronger hand of the English
Parliament. Inere was apparently nothing which the magnates of Leaden-
hall-street and their officious military and civil agents abroad disliked so
heartily as the gospel ; and the only charge Vhich could he brought against
Mr. Chamberlain was the uncommon zeal be showed in visiting the garrison
and in preaching to the natives. The vicious opposition of this so-called
Honourable, but really self-seeking, Company was everywhere making itself
felt. Mr. Chamberlain next proceeded to the Principality of Sirdbana, where
he accepted a tutorship in the household of her Highness the Be^um Sumroo.
While thus employed, no we ver — earning what was sufficient for his own wants,
and labouring as assiduously as ever in the gospel cause — the Oovemor-
General obliged the Begum to dismiss from her service a servant whom she
highly valued, and from whom she parted with bitter tears.
On being thus driven from the North-Western Provinces, Mr. Chamberlain
returned to Serampore to sit down to the work of translation, and to itinerate
among villages on either side of the river within fifteen miles of the station.
His seniors in the field, who seem to have thought that he had been guilty of
some kind of imprudence, advised him to go and settle in some other country,
but he had too much good sense to think for a moment of giving up, when that
would have meant throwing away twelve years of preparatory labour. ** if 1
am not permitted to reside in Hindustan,** he said, ^* it is my intention to get a
convenient boat, for a year at a stretch, in which, if preserved, I may be able
to do that which will not be unproductive of good. The goapel must be
preached.**
In September, 1815, he left Serampore *'m search of a new home**; and
while going from place to place, his incessant labours in proelauning the truth
and in distributing gospels and tracts were those of an apostle. Within a
month he visited forty places, and the people were willing to hear as well as
eager to receive the books. At length he was prevailed upon by Captain Ptg^
to settle at Monghyr, in the province of Bahar, now a town of forty thousand
inhabitants, and the seat of several manufactures. The natural aituanon is
extremely beautiful, but he had to set himself to the mastery of a new dialect,
and one "written in a peculiar character.'* About half of the European
residents attended Mr. Chamberlain's ministry ; and tfe remarked, ^* the non-
TWO PRATSB-M£fiTIK68 AT THS TABBBNACLE. 585
attendants are either bitterly prejudiced or profanely proud. ' They cannot
come.' The natives are as yet in much confusion about this new way ; and are
much afraid of it.'*
Though only thirty-eight, he had come to the closing years of his life, and for
the first time since leaving Sngland he had come '*to a place of quiet
habitation.'* Though he was an invalid, and destined never to regain his
former strength, he held on his way, perseveringly carrying on the regular
missionary work in \he town, and visiting other places in the surroimding
country. The year 1818 was a time of sickness, and in October he went in a
boat to Serampore, subsequently spending a month at sea in a schooner, which
was of temporary benefit to his health. In the early months of 1819 he re-
sumed work at Monghyr, and soon after organised the church there which still
exists. Later in the year his disorder returned ; and though able at intervals
to resume woisk, he was never strong again. He preached for the last time on
the second Sabbath of September, 1821. He diea on the 6th of the following
December on board the PrinceM CharloUe while on his way to England for the
benefit of his health.
There can be no doubt that Mr. Chamberlain was a missionary of the
apostolic type, and though his life-work ma^, in a sense, have been marred by
the vindictive opposition to which he was subjected, his conduct was none the less
heroic throughout. He was worthy of being associated with tbe pioneer band
at Serampore ; and being dead he yet speaks by his example to us of these later
times.
Waa jUxager-meietiiigs at i^t ^aBrjenmrk
IT has been thought that an account of Tabernacle Prayer-meetings might be
useful to those who conduct these holy gatherings elsewhere. It will
exhibit the great variety of which such meetings are capable, and may suggest
to friends who complain of dull prayer-meetiugs methods for curing such a
grievous ill. We do not set up our prayer- meetings as models, but merely as
suggestions. We give only two meetmgs, but we hope to continue the account
next month.
Monday evening, September 2.5.— The meeting opened by singing hymn 314,
** He*s gone — ^the Saviour*s work on earth,
His task of love is o*er,**
to a tune which it was desired to introduce into the worship of the Sabbath.
By singing the tune to both of the first two hymns the people caught the
strain, and are now prepared to recognise it when the tune is used in the
great congregation. Prayer was offered by Pastor C. H. Spurgeon, who pre*
sided. There was a large attendance, occiipying both the area and the first
gallery. Again we sang, and prayer was offered by our deacon, Mr. Allison,
and by Mr. H. Driver, a student who has come to the College from Auckland,
New Zealand. These prayers did not exceed five minutes, and followed without
break.
The following request for prayer was then presented before the Lord by
Mr. Harrald : — *' A lady, who has already lost several children by consumption,
asks for special prayer for her daughter, who has been attacked by the same
disease. Her mother begs for prayer both for her and for her only son, whom
she has long since dedicated uncotiditumaUy to tbe Lord. The letter further
says, — ^ I have no rest in my spirit till these two are brought in.* " Upon this
sentence the Pastor dilated, stating that our anxiety for others is frequently
a prophecy of good to their souls. He hoped that many of us would become
thus restless till our children are all saved. After Mr. Harrald*s intercession
we joined in song with the lines : —
88
586 TWO PBATEB-HEETIKGS AT THE TABBBNAOLE.
" With joy we meditate the grace
Of our High Priest above ;
His heart is made of tenderness,
His bowels melt with loye.
Touch*d with a sympathy within.
He knows our feeble frame ;
He knows what sore temptations mean,
For he has felt the same.
He, in the days of feeble flesh,
Pour'd out his cries and tears,
And in his measure feels afresh
What every member bears.'*
The Pastor read the following notes : —
** A mother requests the prayers of the Lord's people for a daughter once
good and kind^ but now addicted to drink."
A wife says, '* I write these few lines to ask you to pray for my dear husband.
He was once a preacher, but his present sin is drink. ... I cannot bear
the thought that after he has preached to others he himself should become a
castaway. Do make special prayer for us both.**
In calling upon Elder Cox to pray for these two cases, Mr. Spurgeon said —
" It is a dreaoAil thing that so many hopeful spirits, bright spirits, loring
spirits, who were beloved by all who knew them, should fall by little and little
through the insidious habit of drunkenness. They never meant to take too much ;
but they were lured on by the appetite. This withering sin touches the oharacter
as wiUi a hot iron, and all the beauty and the joy of life fade away. How
can this plague be stayed f No one can bear the thought that those who have
preached to others should themselves fall short of the kingdom, yet drink has
slain its millions ; I had almost said it has dragged down men who stood like
angels in their brightness, and quenched them into degradation and misery till
they were like to devils in wickedness and fury. Alas, alas, for the doings and the
undoings wrought by drunkenness I All sins are deadly, but this is a sword
with which men play till it cuts them to the heart God help us to blunt the
edge of thatsworal Meanwhile we plead for the wounded.'* Mr. Cox prayed
with much earnestness, and the great congregation was stirred with strong
desire.
Mr. Wm. Olney, Jun., prayed for several persons in spiritual distress, whose
cases were described by the raster.
Elder Sedoole and Mr. Perry, one of our students, very touohingly related
the way in whioh they were brought to Christ, and urged sinners to fly to Jeans.
This was deeply interesting, and constituted the feature of this gathering. The
brethren were called upon without notice, but spoke most touchini^y, and we
believe that Uieir testimonies will be used of God to conversion. Hymn 499,
commencing —
^ Come, poor sinner, come and see,
All thy strength is found in Me,**
was sung, and then Mr. Dunn pleaded for some who desired to be healed of
bodily sickness, and specially for one who was believed to be djiof with cancer
in the throat, who, if taken away, would leave a wife and ten children behind
him. There was much fervour in the meeting at this point
Pastor Levinsohn, himself of the seed of Israel, next prayed for his own
nation, after we had sung that choice hymn —
** Wake, harp of Zion, wake again,
Upon thme ancient hill.
On Jordan*s hmg deserted plain,
By Kedron's lowly rill.
TWO FBAYES-1UUSTI276S IT THE TABISBNACLS. 587
The hymn shall yet in Zion swell
That sounds Messiah's praise,
And thy loved name, Immanuel !
As once in ancient days.
For Israel yet shall own her King,
For her salvation waits,
And hill and dale shall sweetly sing
With praise in all her gates.
Hasten, 0 Lord, these promised days.
When Israel shall rejoice ;
And Jew and Gentile join in praise,
With one united roioe.*'
Just before the close of the meeting a telegram arrived from Pastor G.
Spurgeon, of Greenwich, who was on his way to attend the Christian Convention
at Chicago. This was the message : —
*' I. Thessalonians v. 2&. II. Corinthians xiii. IV* — " Brethren, pray for us.**
'* The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion
of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.'*
Mr. William OIney, Senr^ prayed both for Mr. Charles Spurgeon in his work
in America, and for his brother Thomas in New Zealand. The Pastor pro-
nounced the benediction, and as we left the Tabernacle we felt that we had
been doing real business at the throne. of grace, and that the '' Sweet hour of
prayer'* had passed all too quickly.
Monday evenings October 2^ was largely devoted to the Stockwell Orphanage.
The boys and girls marched down to the Tabernacle, and filled up the end of
the first gallery. Pastor C. H. Spurgeon presided, and there wsb again a large
congregation, the greater portion of the area and the first gallery being occupied.
The meeting was opened with the hymn, commencing '* I feel like singing all
the time/' sung by the children and the people, after which the Pastor offered
prayer. Then followed the hymn, ** Art thou weary ? " in which the children
and adults alternately sang the enquiry and the response. Mr. Gardiner, a
city missionar^^ prayed for a blessing upon the work of the church, and
epeoially mentioned the various agencies for the benefit of children. Many
friends, who had arrived durinji; the last prayer, were waiting to take their seats,
80 one verse was sung, '* Come, my soul, thy suit prepare,*' and then Elder
Sedoole pleaded very earnestly for fruit from the services of the preceding day,
and also for a blessing upon the sermon to be preached by the Pastor on
Wednesday at Liverpool.
The children having sung, '* Happy ! ever happy I ** Mr. Charlesworth asked
for special petitions for the orphans. He said that many present could
remember the beginning of the institution, when there were six boys in Mrs.
Gilbert's house. The first who was received, having passed through the
OoUege, has become a successful minister of the gospel. Up to the present
time no less than 780 have found a home at Stockwell, of whom 440 have left,
leaving 340 now in residence. A few have been "called home,** and Mr.
Charlesworth was glad to be able to say that every one of them, before they fell
asleep, had borne testimony to their acceptance in Jesus Christ. The growing
expenses of the institution had been met by constantly increasing contributionB,
so that the President had not been overweighted with care on account of his
larffe fatherless &mily. Parents present, who knew the trouble that one child
comd cause, might estimate the difficulties to be overcome in training three
hundred and forty in the way they ought to go. The Sunday-school heldf at the
Orphanage on Sunday afternoons had been the means of leading tbanj of the
children to the Saviour. Mr. Charlesworth closed his short address by reading
588 TWO FRATSa-MSKmraS at THS TABBUfACLX.
what Mr. B. T. Booth wrote in the Tinton* book after the Plnesidecit conduefcsd
him oyer the inetitntion. This is whet he seid : —
*' This is an automn day in London, dark, and cold, and dreary. For the
first time I step into the gnmndB of the. Stockweli Orphanage, and am met by
its founder, my Mend, Mr. C. H. Spnrgeon. As I pass through the Taxious
buildings I find some 300 little fatherless children sheltered mm Uie storm,
and surrounded with every comfort of a happy home, and proyided with all
that a great loying heart can suggest. As I look into their bright, happy faces,
listening to their songs of glee, I obserye that no two are dressed aliae ; the
miserable, prison-like custom of uniformi^ being entirely banished ; I find it
difficult to persuade myself that these are not little ones just from the firesides
of the surrounding homes come together for a childish romp. My whole heart's
best bye goes out to him who is thus doing for kim who said, ' Feed my lambs.'
My dear wife unites with me in the aboye.
The children sang, ** Always cheerful,*' — a most appropiiato piece for them ;
Elder Eyerett, being called upon by tfie Pastor on a sudden, defKribed the
Sunday afternoon school at the Orphanage ; and prayer for all children was
offered by Mr. Hoyland and Elder Cox. One of the brethren haying prayed
'*that the Lord would knock all the nonsense out of the pulpits,'* theTastor
said, *' That is a petition in which I very heartily join, it does seem to me
surprising that men can preach sermons that haye not a bit of Christ in. them,
sermons that would not saye tiie soul of a mouse. They would be first-tate
sermons, capital sermons, if they were good for anything: they are cleyer to
the last degree, but they would neyer saye souls unless the Lora were to make
the people misunderstand them. Sometimes that has been the case, as it was
with the good woman who was much refireshed by what her minister said about
metaphysics. She thought he said that Christ was meat and physic too, and
the misunderstanding was a deal more instnictiye than what he actually «aid.*'
The Pastor then read a letter from Pastor C. T. Johnson, of LongUm, con-
taining cheering news of Mr. Bonser's work at Fenton; and prayer fer tiie
labourers in the Potteries, and other spiritually dark places, was presented by
Messrs. Lazenby and Newbat^ The children sang ** Sound the oattle-ery " ;
and then followed the most impressiye scene of the whole eyening. The orphan
girls alone sang yeiy sweetly the hymn in Mr. Sankey's book, commenoing —
^ Oh, what a Sayiour that he died for me I
From condemnation he hath made me free ;
' He that belieyeth on the Son/ saith he,
* Bath eyerlastinff lif^.'
* Verily, yerily, I say unto you !*
' Verily, yerily,* message eyer new!
' He that belieyeth on the Son'— 'Tis true !
* Haih eyerlasting life ! '"
At its close the Pastor had it repeated, in the hope that some might come to
Christ while it was beiug sung. It was like a new sone carolled by the angels»
and many silent supplications were ascending to Gfod tnat it might be a season
of ealyationr to many souls. Special requests for prayer were read, and pre*
sented by the Pastor, as follow : — ^For the restoration of a young man in con*
sumption, or for his soul's recoyery ; and for the blessing of God to rest upon a
meeting to be held at Cannon-street Hotel to promote the more widespread
preaohmg of the doctrines of grace. In closing the meeting, the Pastor asked
that his brother, who was to be married the following day, might be remem-
bered in prayer, and that the church would plead for a special outpouring of
the Holy Spirit upon the seryice he was te conduct at Liyerpool on Wednesday,
and that aU the meetings of the Baptist Union might be productiye of mwi
practical good. So ended a session of prayer of quite anotaer order to that of
the preyious Monday, but equally full of power.
^vMijQt Witih,
THE friends at Tunbridge Wells who were some jears ago fonnad iDtoa
chiirch of similar faith aod order. to that at the Tabernacle are now in
urgBiit need of help. The town is a great health-resort, and we ought to be
well represented in it; and therefore this church deserves liberal help.
In April, IBPl, Mr. James Smith, of Leeds (formerly of the Pastore' College),
commenced his minbtrj, since which time the church and congregation have
greatly increased. 1'he church numbers nearly 100 members, and is self-
supporting. Ntee»nty it laid upon the people to provide a commodioui building
adapled to the requiremenli of the congrfgalion. A freehold proper^, situated
in CalTerley-road, the main thoroughfare of the most thickly populatM part of
590
IS IT TRUE P
the town, has been purchased for £1,900. It is proposed to erect a chapel to
accommodate 030 persons, and a lecture-room, to he used for school purposes,
at a total cost of £5,500, inclusive of the site.
Such an undertaking cannot be accomplished without liberal and prompt
support from without: the church prayerfully and confidently looks to our
great Lord to incline his servants to aid them. About £1,000 hare been
raised in money and promises ; the church members, mostly of the workii^
classes, haying liberally contributed. Samuel Barrow, Esq., of Red Hill, is
treasurer. Donations will be gladly received by him, or by Pastor James Smith,
47, Upper Stone Street, Tunbridge Wells.
Is it tniie?
IN our March number we quoted from Mr. Gilberts book, *' Di$e$lablishment
from a church paint of view f^* a statement to the effect that many public-
houses had been erected upon church lands. An instance was given in the
city of Salisbury. This instance has been questioned, and Chancellor Swavne
has declared that '* neither the Bishop, nor the Chapter, nor either of the Cilr
incumbents, nossess one single building here devoted to the sale of strong drini:
in any form.' This statement we accept, and fully exonerate those for whom
the Chanoellor speaks ; and so far as this is an answer to Mr. Gilbert's state-
ment that he counted eighteen public-houses erected upon church lands, we
desire to withdraw from any supposed participation in the charge. We onl^
took it from Mr. Gilbert*s book, and headed our extract, " Is it true ? " and if
the Chanoellor has proved that it is not true we are glad of it. Mr. Gilbert is
a gentleman upon whose veracity and accuracy we place implicit reliance, and
he begs us distinctly to say that he personally refuses to admit that he has
been in error. We fear that the Chancellor's statement does not meet the
charge in all its length and breadth, but concerning this we are at present
unable to say more.
Our sole intent in inserting the article was to throw light upon the action of
religious aud charitable corporations which encourage the liquor-traffic. These
bodies cannot help having licensed houses with old leases, which were granted
when the public conscience was not aroused ; but they can refuse to allow new
licenses to be taken out, and as the old ones fall in they can destroy them. We
do not so much denounce the past as demand improvement for the future.
^oikts 0f §00]b.
John Ploughman : compiled and arranged
as a Service of Song. By John Bubn-
HAM, Metropolitan Tabernacle Evan-
felist. Fassmore and Alabaster.
Vice fourpence.
Hers we have an outline of an attractive
and instructive entertainment. With an
efficient choir to sing the music, and a
good reader to give Toice to the ex-
tracts, an audience would be gathered,
and greatly pleased. The issue of these
services by Mr. Bumham affords us
much pleasure, and we would say the
same of those compiled by Mr. Charles-
worth, entitled "FuUerton and Smith's
Song Services.** With a high degree
of satisfaction we see members of our
staff thus taking the lead in teaching
the people by song.
How readent (hou t or^ ChruUan btatUm
as caniamedin the Word of OoJL By
F. H. Whitb, author of " Christ and
the Tabernacle," etc. S. W. Part-
ridge and Co.
This pamphlet is Tery suitable for in-
quirers, and we wish it a wide circulation.
Mr. White is always clew, interesting, and
evangelical, and his writings may there-
fore with safety be put into the hands of
those who love the truth.
NOnOES OF BOOKS.
591
George F. Pentecost^ D.D. A bio-
{[raphical aketcK With Bible Read-
ings and Ezperiencee with Inquirers.
Hedder and Stoughton.
Db. Psntxcosx has led a life of useful-
ness under the influence of an earnest
2eal for the Lord and for the good of
men. There is hardlj enough of re-
markable incident in his career to make
into a specially readable bio^phy;
but yet it is our more interesting than
many of the ' liyes ** which are run up
with slendear materials in these book-
making days. We hope that the best
half of Mr. Pentecost's service is yet to
come, for he is full of vigour both in
body and miid, and is now in Engknd
with the deiign of aiding Mr. Moody.
He is one 0/ me few American Baptists
who haTe g)ne in for open communion.
Whether & is always wise we should
not care to say, but he always desires to
be riglit, and his heart is waim and
true. We fear that he is not sufficiently
known in this country to make this
sketch a success; but possibly his
sojourn here may make his name
familiflu; and then the public will wish
to knov who he is and whence he
«ame.
The Bistol Nonconformist Sunday Ser-
vice- The Brutal Nonconformist
We: k- Evening Prayer Meetings. By
Kkhard Drewett Bobjent. Brutol :
J.vVright and Co., 10 and II, Ste-
pbn-street
Thss two pamphlets contain short de-
scriitions of all the religious gather-
ing! in Bristol both on the Lora*8-day
anc at prayer-meetings. The work is
excuted courteously and impartially by
a vorUiy man who aims at doing good
b; his remarks. Such a descriptive
lotk might be useful in all our large
Mvns. If the author had nossessed
jenius, and literary ability, tnis miffht
Ave been a highly interesting work ;
>ut as the writer's sole qualification is
^is honesty of purpose, the work is
most reliable and dulL A little of the
wit which he condemns because he him-
self labours under the want of it, would
^ve made his books sell, and, what is
^ore, would have secured their being
read. As it is, we fear that the exceT
lent gentleman's labour will prove un-
remunerative.
May Beaufort; or, tJie True Story of a
Hymn, Axfueb Holnbss, 14, Pater-
noster-row.
A VBBT touching, tender narrative of
filial afiection which it would do all our
daughters good to read. A Christian
lady when suddenly reduced from afflu-
ence to poverty, finds great comfort
from a verse of a hymn which runs
thus: —
" Whom, then, have we to fear—
What trouble, grief, or care —
Since Thou art ever near,
JesiiB, our Lord ? "
Her young daughter, who loved the
Saviour, and felt keenly for her parents
in their trials and sorrows, set the sweet
hymn to music, her first attempt at such
composition, and — ^but we should mar
the reader's interest in this true story
if we divulged May*s secret May the
author's desire be abundantly fulfilled,
that " the perusal of it may be owned of
God in leMmg the reader to look away
from the * vain show* of this changeful
scene to Jesus Christ, the same yester-
day, to-day, and for ever.'*
Portraits of Heroes ; being a Practical
Exposition of the Eleventh Chapter
of Hebrews, By Rev. A. Mac-
ABTuuB. Nisbet and Co.
TisT another little volume on the pic-
ture-fi^allery of fiiith in the epistle to
the Hebrews. Whilst there is nothing
very strikins or original in these papers,
the author has his own angle of vision,
and declares what he sees with plain-
ness and power. Good, if not great.
Life of R. S. Candliih, D.D. By Jean
L. Watson. Edinburgh : James
GemmelL
OuB authoress has a facile pen, and
teUa the story of Dr. Candlish*B life with
unusual power and charm. The old,
3ret ever new, incident of the Disrup-
tion, when Scotland's ministers nobly
sufiTered on behalf of Christfs supremacy
in his church, is described with won-
drously dramatic power and force. The
little volume is as interesting as it is
pithy, as clear as it is strone, and we
should like it to be read by Uiousands,
for it must promote a sturay Noncon-
formi^.
592
KOnOES OV BOOKS.
Sermonif Addresses, and Pastoral Let-
ters, B7 Rey. B. Gbeoobt. Wes-
leyan Conference Office.
These Sennons and Addresses are all
aliye and glowing with spiritual power,
and cannot bat quicken and stimulate.
NoTelty-hunters will find but little to
relish, but loTers of the Master will
feel his presence in ererj page. There
is an unusual mingling of the expe-
rienced and the fresh, Uie sternly solid
and the tenderlj beautiful therein. They
shall go on our shelves for use and
reference.
Addresses and Sermons, By E. E.
Jbnkiks, M. a. T. Woolmer and Go.
A woBTHT companion to the above, by
a '* Master in Israel," whose spirituality
and strength, freshness and force are
about eaually balanced. As we have
read we nave been both stimulated and
subdued, quickened and calmed with
the majesty of the gospel, and its cer-
tainty of triumph. There is a keenness
of sympathy in Mr. Jenkins that nukes
bim play with power on every string of
our being. This is a book indeed.
The Bethel Flag ; or, Sermons to Sea-
men, By BoBBBT Philip, D.D. Third
Edition. George Philip and Son.
Wb are BOt surprised to find these ser-
mons in a third edition. They are ad-
mirably adanted for &e special class they
are intended to reach : plain and prac-
tical, salt and breezy, tooroughly ear-
nest in style and evangelical m spirit.
If our merchant captains would buy the
volume, and read a sermon evety Sun-
day to the crew, it would be some com-
pensation for the loss of the ordinary
means of worship ; and — who can tell ?
— might result m untold good. This
little volume has our sincerestapprovid.
Thoughts chiefly designed as preparative
or persuasive to Private Devotion, By
John Shbppabd. A new edition, with
Biographical Sketch, by the Rev.
T. 6. RooKB, B.A. Rebgious Tract
Society.
Nothihq could be more timely and
helpful than the issue of this book in
these busy days, when private devotion
is in danger of being jostled out of our
lives by the multitude of duties and
religious engaMnents in which Chris-
tians are involved. There is an old-
world flavour about it that is in itadf a
charm, and it is pervaded so thoroughly
by godly scrutiny and analysis that it
must be of service in teaching us to
read our own hearts, and then to pour
them out in prayer to God. The Re-
ligious Tract Society fau done well to
issue this reprint, and we sincerely hope
they will meet with a laige demand lor
the volume.
The Scottish Sanctuary m it was, and as
it is. By the Rev. i.Mi>BBw Dun-
can. Edinburgh : Andrew Elliot, 17^
Princes Street.
A PLBAsiHo book. One Ukes to know
the manners and customi of the good
Scotch folk of the older imes. There
is a life likeness in Mr. Duncan's de-
scriptions which proves sm to have
been bom and bred where these things
are done, or are weJl remenbered. A
few very ancient stories ac served up
again in this compilation, bat for the
most part the inddents arc new to us,
and we are right glad to have come
across them. The book does not con-
tain too much of a didacUc orpractical
sort, neither does it spin out any one
subject, but it is suggestive, eav read-
ing, and will do good. We ahU insert
an extract in our magazine.
Poems, By AxEXANDBB CABBtTHBBS.
Glasgow: Porteous Bros. lindon:
Simpkin, Marshall, and Co.
A WBSTBBN paper suggests the fobwing
plan for paying off the NationalDebt
in six weeks: — ^Let the Govement
levy a light tax on the poetry writtn in
the United States, and let everypoet
name the value of his own poetry, ^t
will do it. It would not much dimiish
the income if the Government allored
true poets to escape the tax. In bi»
case we should plead for the exemptm
of Mr. Carruthers, whose son^ bavcm
them *' earnests of a better thmg.** Te
poetic fire is in him, and only nees
stirring and feeding to become a powe
There are verses in this little volum
which should be better known than the;
are likely to be through their publieatioi
in this form. We have borrowed a verse
to enrich our first article, and we have
taken the sense of another verse, and
written it in prose. We thought thn a
pleasant and oopeful way of letting Mr.
Carruthers speak for himself.
KOnCES OV BOOKS.
598
The Rev. Oervase Smithy D.D. A
Memorial Volmne. Edited by his
son, the Rev. Alfrbd Owkn Smith,
B.A. T. Woolmer, 2, Castle-street.
Our Wedejran friends hare sustained
many and serious losses of ]ate from the
decease of eminent leaders ; among these
Gervase Smith must be placed in the
first rank. He was a fine man, and as
gracious as he was gifted. He had
special facility in lecturing, and ran Dr.
Funshon Tery hard in that line of
things. How we hare been moTed
while reading his '<Si^;e of London-
derry ! " We burned with indignation,
and might have actually been consumed
had it not been for the floods of tears
which were forced from us by the heroic
Bufferings of the Protestants of Derry.
Our departed brother had only just
passed beyond threescore years, and
there seemed hope 5f much longer ser-
▼ice ; but his time had come, and he
entered heaven close upon the heels of
his dear brother Punsnon. Although,
as one said, ** Gervase Smith was pre-
destinated to be an Arminian,** we are
also assured that he was ordained to
serve his Lord below, and then to dwell
with him above. His preaching^ was
thoroughly popular — some specimens
are given in this volume, and are note-
worthy. Altogether we have here an
admirable souvenir of an earnest minis-
ter, a thorough Methodist, and a lively
Christian.
Memoir of Daniel MaemiUan. By
Thomas Hughes, Q.C. Macmillan
and Co.
This memoir is well written, — that goes
without saying ; and as it is the life of a
sincere and earnest man, it is worth
reading. It cannot, however, be ex-
pecte<r that we should feel any p«at
pleasure in the processes by which a
man swept what he caUs '* Ihe CaMnisHc
cobwebs'* out of his brain, and then
gave his mind over to that master spin-
ner of webs, Mr. Maurice. Of the two
spinners we know whose webs we would
prefer. A man who can deride the
grand conceptions which make up th e
doctrines of grace and call them ** cob -
webs" has a higher estimate of his own
mental developments than we have ;
for, to say the least, they are master-
pieces of thought. This manner of
speech is, however, common among our
*< cultured ** friends, who generally de-
velop a little scorn with their other
graces. As Boswell was infatuated with
Dr. Johnson so was Daniel Macmillan
carried away with Maurice, in whose
theology we see no charms. So far we
are not agreed ; but if we cease to look
at Daniel Macmillan theologically, but
simplv see him as a man suffering
greatly, dying in fact every day, and
yet struggling on till he had seen his
publishing house brought into the front
rank, we reeard him with the utmost
admiration. We mark in him the upright
publisher fixing his eye upon a lofty goal
and reaching it. He was a man of con-
siderable abilities, and unbending faith-
fulness to his convictions ; but he would
have been all the better if he had not
treated as '* cobwebs'* those glorious doc-
trines which have nourished the holiest
and bravest men of former generations.
If he could not accept them for himself
others have done so, and have fulfilled
a life course which he would un-
ffrudgingly have admired. Men like
Knox, (Jromwell, the Puritans, and the
New Englanders were as able to judge
of the v2ue of great principles as the
worthy bookseller of Cambridge, and,
to say the least, were evety way as great
and good as he.
Polished Stones from a Bough Quarry,
By Mrs. Hutchbor. T. Woolmer.
This is a royal litUe book. Delightful
in its simple, touching record of Christian
work in a low quarter of Aberdeen.
Worth a thousand religious fictions.
We should like to give a copy to every
Sunday-school teacher. It would warm
his heart as it has warmed ours, and
fill him with confidence and renewed
zeal.
Sparhs from the Philosopher's Stone,
By J. L. BusroRD. David Bogue.
A STEANGB medley of some things wise,
and many otherwise. We almost tremble
to write this opinion, since one of the
author's aphorisms is, ** A well-cultivated
mind is always a kindly critic.*' These
** sparks from stones** — whatever that
may mean — will never set the world on
fire.
594
HOnOBS OF BOOKS.
The Oreai Raman Eclipse, An ex-
position of the viii. and iz. chapters of
the Apocalypse. By the author of
"The Little Horn of the Bast."
London : Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster
Row.
This is a volume of very pleasant read-
ing, whether it be or irhether it be not
a true key to the ** trumpets of the
Book of EevelaUon,^" The glimpses and
gleams of authentic history in the dark
ages of the Christian era are admirably
selected; transcribed in the words of
favourite authors ; and set in a frame-
work of such heraldic poetrj as only
the metaphors of the Biole could sup-
ply. Thus the principal actors on toe
busy stage may be surveyed through
coloured glass (as it were) which tones
down the vulgarity of human passions,
and throws up in strong relief the des-
tined course that designing men have
unwittingly pursued. There is rather a
wide circle of students who accept the
historico-prophetic system of interpre-
tation. To such these pages can hardly
fail to be instructive as well as enter-
taining. For our own part we perceive
such serious objections to this school of
expositors that we can hardly imagine
any number of coincidences convincing
us that Gregory, Hilbebrand, or Charle-
magne were ever contemplated in this
revelation of Jesus Christ which God
sent and signified to his servant John.
Our anonymous author however gives so
good an account of his own book and of
the tide he has adopted to it in a brief
preface, that we have much pleasure in
makinff two extracts. "It is asswmd
that the fourth of the great world-
powers in the Book of Daniel — foUow-
ug the Greek and continuing till the
second advent — is no other than the
Boman. With this for our fulcrum the
next Uiing is to take the Apocalyptic
visions, thoroughly investigate the
meaning of their symbols, and then find
out whether anyUiing in the world's
history so reallv corresponds to their
intimations as clearly to establish a case
of prophecy and fulfilment.** So much
for the general drift. Now for the
special tiUe-page. '* Whilst we accept
the general English interpretation of
the nrst four trumpets, we differ from
it in some important particulars, es-
peciaUy in regard to that fundamental
point, the eclipse of the Boraan sun, in
place of which there is so oommooly
and unceremoniously snbstitated the
idea of an entire extinction." There!
we hope this notice is long enough aod
liberal enough to suit all parties.
The Repvhlic of God^ an instiiute of
theology. By Elisha Mulfoid,
L.L.D. London : R. D. Dickinson.
Without much daim to originality on
tiie one hand, or to orthodoxy on the
other hand, this treatise is an amal-
gam of German philosophy on the lines
of Hesel, and the Christian system after
the school of Coleridge. Such ** (Aeo-
sophy '* enjoys a measure of popolaritj
in the States, but it will find few dis-
ciples in the old country. Ama^
students oi positive truths there are thoie
who think out hypotheses and try to
support them on the principle of in-
duction, and there are those who drink
in revelation and rest on the authorit;
of Scripture. The two parties keq>
aloof. The Jews have no dealings with
the Samaritans. The tiUe that £iiflha
Mttlford has given to bis essay is a little
pretentious, and to English readers it
might appear rather perpLexinff. We
have heard of the Republic of Plato;
that was a fiction. We have been
assured of the Bepublic of Washingtoo,
for that has developed into a notable
fiict. But how shall we describe **the
Republic of God " ? WeU, it is the name
of a book ; and books like babies ofta
owe their names to the capxice of their
parents.
Rivers among the Rocks; or^ Wolkng
with Ood, By Amna SmrroH. >»•
bet and Co.
As a record of personal experiences we
think this little volume very admirable;
the authoress is a most devout, sweet
spirit, and her writing is gnusooslj
helpful to devotion. But as a guide to
the practical life of others, we are not
so sure of ite healthiness. It is possible
to forget the action of the Holy Spint
through one's own mind, in the en-
deavour to "walk with God"; «»
this may lead to a mysticism that is
misleading. However^ this is a dan^
likely only to afiect a few, whereas with
the many the tendency is to nedect
altogether personal fellowship with m-
BOnOIB OF BOOKS.
595
^he Reciter. Edited by Alfssd H.
Miles. George CaaldwelJ, 60, Old
Bailey.
A. FIB8T-SATJB selection, and wonder-
fully cheap at sixpence. Here, boys, you
will know what to recite if you get this
** Beciter,** All sorts of poets are laid
under contribution by Mr. Alfred Miles.
Here*s a capital bit which struck our
eye while glancing down the columns :
THE STUBBOBN BOOT.
(From <* Hearth and Home.")
* * Bother ! " was all Jack Chatterby said ;
His breath came quick, and his cheek was
red;
He flouriflhed his elbows and looked absurd,
lYhile over and over his " bother *' I heard.
Haider and harder the fellow worked,
Vainly and savagely still he jerked,
The boot half on would dcmgle and flap —
'< Bother ! " and then he burst the strap.
Redder than ever his hot cheek flamed:
Harder than ever he fumed and blamed :
He wriggled his heel and tugged at the
leather,
Till knees and chin came bumping together.
*' My boy," said I, with a voice like a flute,
** ^ny not— ahem— try the mate of that
boot
Or the other foot?" "I'm a goose,"
ianghed John,
As he stood, in a flash, with his two boots
on.
In half the affairs
Of this busy life
(As that same day
I said to my wife)
Our troubles come
From tryinff to put
The left-mma shoe
On the right-hand foot.
Or. vict veradf
(Meaning reverse, sir,)
To try to force,
As quite of course,
Any wron^ foot
Xn the nght shoe
Is the silliest thing
A man can do.
T%« Pioneer Boy^ and Howhe Became
President, The story of the Life of
Abraham Lincoln, By W. M. Thateb.
Hodder and Stoughton.
This is a companion volume to, '< From
Lo^-Cabin to White-House,** and is
written in the same American sensa-
tional style. To an ordinaiy reader the
chapters have the appearance of being
half fiction and half sober fact ; and it
is not always easy to sift the wheat from
the chaflf. Apart from this drawback,
the book is interesting, presenting as it
does a full length portraiture of a man,
who, from his earliest youth, had a
wonderfully thorough acquaintance with
the Bible, and acted in accordance with
its precepts. After all, the life-story of
the man who fbusht and won the great
battle which the suive-holders provoked,
is an absorbing narrative ; and by boys
and young men, especially, cannot be
read without profit. Mr. Thayer {had
access to materials exceptionally full
and trustworthy, and though he has
produced a book which people will read,
the result would have been more satis-
factory had he not betrayed the weak
hand that trusts in invention for effect.
People tot7/ have a Life of Mr. Lincoln ;
and this one must serve the purpose
imtil we get a better.
The Papers of the Beleetic Discussion
Society, Edited by Hskbt Walduck.
Elliot Stock.
We do not suppose that any such dis-
cussions actuaUy took place; but the
imaginary record here printed contains
much instruction strikmgly put. The
power of faith here rules that of unbelie v-
mg imagination ; were all discussion so-
cieties permeated with this spirit, they
would be a far greater blessing^ than
they now are.
Festival Hymns, Second Series. By
A. H. Milks. London: Sunday-
school Union.
Mb. Mhjbs has turned his knowledge
and experience to good account m
the proouction of these musical leaflets
for Sunday - school and other anni-
verssries. llis original compositions are
musical, and some of them are already
favourites with the children. Wherever
they are known they are sure to be
appreciated.
Wonders under the Earth, By Jake
Bbsbmbbes. Religious Tract Society.
Instbuctioh conveyed in a charming
manner. The ' pill is sugar-coated ; in-
deed it seems to be all sugar. It is long
since we could be called a boy, but we
could devour all this little volume with
boyish eagerness.
596
i>^fn •:
or BOOBk
The Life and Labtmn of Charles B.
Spurgeon, the faUh/ul Preacher^ the
devoted Pastor, the noble PhUanthro^
pistt the beloved ColU^e President^
and the vobaninous Imter, Author,
ete.t ^tc. Compiled and Edited bj
Gbobgs G. Nxedham, EraDgeltBt.
Boston : D. L. Gueinsej.
SiDNST Smith thonehfc it better not to
read a book wbich ne was to reTiew ;
reading it might prejudice his jadement.
In this case we are prejudiced dj the
appearance of the Tolome, hj the sub-
ject, and by the name of the author,
whom we highly esteem. The prejudice
is, however, wholly favourable. On
opening the bcok we find all our en-
grayings reproduced, and all that has
appeared in our magazine cleveriy ar-
ranged, made into a oonsecutiTe narra-
tive, and flavoured with the moat loving
esteem. There is, however, nothing in
the noble volume which is original : it
is made up from our sermons, speeches,
books, and magazines. It cannot be
admitted into the United Kingdom, for
that would be a violation of all copy-
right ; but we are honoured by bemg
so favourably presented to the American
public. We are amazed that so great a
tome can be compiled from our sayings
and doinffs. If it shall stimulate others
we shall oe content to have been thus
bigly biographed during life.
The Booh of Psalms Exegetieally and
Practically Considered, By David
Thomas, D.D. Vol. I. Extending
from Psalm I. to LXI. Dickinson,
59, Farringdon-street.
Db. Thomas is a writer of unquestion-
able ability, but what kind of com-
mentary is likelv to be produced upon
his principles the reader can^reaolly
judge. He says: '*I have not been
able to see what most of mv predeces-
sors have seen — much moral excellence
in the character of David, satisfactory
reasons for his awful imprecations, or
many, if any, Messianic references in
the whole book.'* He who cannot find
Ghrist in the Psalms, and has a scant
esteem for the writer through whom the
Holy Spirit gave forth these divine
songs, may wnte cleverly, but he cannot
be acceptable to evangelical believers.
Of course such an author adopts those
modem notions of which many think so
much ; as, for instance, the idea that
David did not write the Fifty-fintPsak.
These fancies are as truly critidsm ai »
boy*s whittling is wood-carving. A
littfe criticiflm is a dangerous thing, and
its best corrective is found in more
grace and riper scholarship. We took
up this volume with large hopes, and we
put it down in sadness. Abs, that to
much which might hare been usefol is
perverted by the evil plan upon whidi
the writer has commenced his Ixx^
One portion of the work is entitled
Sermonic Slippings: we are compelled
to say that these are by no meaos itf
sreateat slippings. Whereabouti Dr.
Thomas is may to gathered mysteriooalj
from the following fine-sounding sen-
tences :— " Cnrist 18 the Bible, the Woii
the Truth. What the Old and New
Testament writers have said agreeing
with his character and teaching I accept;
what thev have said not so agreeing, if I
do not reject I hold in abeyance." Greit
is David, great is Isaiah, great is Ftnlf
but greater far u he who authoritatirelj
cries, '^I accept,** or **I hold in abej-
ance.**
Led by the Spirit Memoirs of Mn'
Caroline Eliza Walher. Bj £. i'
RoniNSON. T. Woolmer and Co.
Thb memoirs of this lady are deepij
interesting, and worthy of a per*
manent record, containing, as thej do,
the history of a soul'a struggle widi
" persecution for the truth's sake,*" and
home associations of a diatinctlvgodleai
type. The transition from sool-anxietf
to peace through believing, the Mnret
to find satisfaction in sacraments or
self-righteousness are vividly portnjed^
and in such a fashion must be belpfolto
direct other seekers after salvation. We
think, however, the long extracts froB
the diarv a blemish, it has added ba&
to the book, but it does not incr^
the interest ; a little judicioas proaiBg
would make it far more readable.
Life and ThUh; also a Scr^ters Ckert
Life or Death. Bible Christian Book
Boom.
This is a strange medley: theok^
done into blaidc verse, and illastrtteii
by an extraordinary diagram. Theidet,
though novel, is not a very attractiy«
one, and we fear will not succeed is
arousing interest in divine tmtL
NOTIfiS.
597
The OirVt Own Annual The Bay'e
Oum Annual 1882. '^ The Leisure
Hoar'* Office, 56, Paternoster Row.
Thbsb are marTellous volumes for boys
and girls. The editorial skill amazes
us; for a continuous fi^eshness is main*
tained, and eyerything is kept out which
is not suitable for young folks. Fre*
quently such serials grow dull after a
time, and the matter becomes more
adapted for sober elders than for lively
juveniles. If tiiere be any fault it is
not in this direction, but in its opposite.
These volumes are greatly recreative,
and nighly instructive, but we hope the
editors will try to mtike them more dis-
tinctly religious. A little more might
be done in this direction, and yet dul-
neas need not be the consequence ; in-
deed, it should be easy for editors
to be both grave and say. The bind-
ing, the illustrations, and the volumes as
a whole are enough to make a boy*s eves
flash with delight and cause a girl to skip
for joy.
Sea Pietnres Drawn with Pen and Pencil
By James Macaui«at, M.A. Reli-
gious Tract Society.
Ihstsad of portraying some foreign
country the Tract Society's annual this
year goes to see the sea. Here we have
a fine collection of evervthing about
the rolling ocean.* Without the in-
convenience of going upon the treache^
rous element our readers may here
behold the sea in poetry, and the
sea in history, and learn much of its
products and its physical geography.
As a work of art the volume is up to
the high average of previous years, and
is undoubtedly one of the cheapest and
best of the high-class Christmas books.
Eight sbillin|^8 thus invested will
purchase ss brilliant a Christmas present
as a princess might wish to send to her
sister.
The Hmnan Sympa^hiee of Christ By
A. C. Geikib, jD-D. Religious Tract
Society.
A CAPITAL idea, well carried out. Dr.
Geikie is a writer of remarkable ability,
and whatever he writes is worthy of
earnest reading. The heading of his
chapters may serve some brother
with a hint for a series of discourses.
Here they are : — Christ's sympathy with
nature. Christ's love for his mother.
Christ's sympathy with children. Christ's
friendship. Cmrist's sympathy with
human suffering. Chnst^s sympathy
with the poor. Christ's sympathy with
doubters. Christ's sympathy with the
tempted. Christ's sympathy with the
&llen. Christ's sympathy with those
who do their best. Christ's sympaUiy
with lost souls.
$0te8.
List of preachers tU the Tabernacle during
Mr. Spurffeon*8 abaenee .*— Thuxadav even-
ing, I^v. 9, Joseph Parker, I).D. ; Sunday,
Nov. 12, E. G. (^ange ; Thursday eveninff,
Nov. ICC J. T. Wigner; Sunday, Nov. 19,
Bobert BobinBon ; Thursday evening, Nov.
23, J. T. Wigner ; Sunday, Nov. 26, B.
H. Lovell; Thursday, Nov. 30, J. A.
Spujgeon ; Sunday morning, Dec. 3, James
images, of Stratford; Sunday evening,
Dec. 3, J. A. Spurgeon ; Thursday evemng,
Dec. 7,^ J. A. Spurgeon ; Sunday, Dec. 10,
Vr. P. Lockhart.
Publication of the Sixth Volume of *< The
Treatury of David y — ^Mrs. Spuiseon wishes
UB to say that all ministers unable to pur-
chase the new volume, and intending to
apply to her for it as a gift, are requested
to wait till the new year, as the postage
may possibly be cheaper.
C5n Friday evening^ Sept. 22, the annual
meeting of &e MBTBoroLXTAir Tabbbnaclb
EvAJroxLZBXS* AsBOGiATiox was held in the
Lecture-hall, under the presidency of
Pastor C. H. S. The room was crowdea^ and
the meeting was of the most enthunastio
character, unusual interest being given to
it by the presence of representatives of the
various mission stations connected with the
Association. Little detachments were in-
troduced to the chairman by Mr. G. E.
EIvIq, the devoted secretary of the Asso-
ciation, and each in turn sang one of the
songs of Zion. It was a delightfiU gather-
ing, well calculated to cheer uid encourage
the workers. Addresses were delivered by
the chairman, and Messrs. Maples, Poulton,
Hunt, Eveleigh, Mountain, and Lazenby.
Some slight idea of the usefulness of "this
socie^ can be formed by a summary of the
report presented by Mr. Elvin. Since the
last anniversary the members of the Asso-
ciation have conducted 476 Sunday services
in the stations that are entirely under their
charge, 709 in other mission- stations : they
have gone as supplies 436 times, and have
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held 79 special serrioes, 151 open-air meet-
ings, and 64 children's serrices, making a
toSil of 1975 engagements on Sondays
during the year. On week nights they have
held 341 special eyanjrolistic serrioes, 89 in
the open air, and 922 miscellaneous meet-
ings, oringing up the grand total of the
twelyemonth*s work to 3327 services, at
which oyer 100 members of the Association
have either spoken or s^ng the gospel. We
are sure it is tht gospel that they nreaoh and
sing, for, like PauT they have determined
not to know anytning among men save
Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
The cost of all this eyanselistic labour has
only been about £200, which has been ex-
pended for printing, tnyelling, rent, &c.,
the workers being all unpaid. We haye
been glad, with the help ox yarious friends,
to find one half of the amount needed during
the year, and the balance has been made up
by donations, collections at the mission-sta-
tions, and contributions from the churches
visited. We know of no agency which does
so much direct work for the Master with so
small an outlay of money. Further par-
ticulars may be obtained of Mr. O. £. iHvin,
30, Surrey Square, S.£.
On Monday evening, Oct, 9, the annual
meeting of the Metbofoutan Tabesnaclb
Maternal Socibtt was held in the Lecture-
hall. After tea the chair was taken by
C. H. S., the report and balance-sheet were
read, and short addressee were delivered.
The report stated that 213 boxes had been
lent to poor mothers during the year, and
that 300 articles of clothing had been given
to them. There is need of more helpers
at the working meetings, which are held
on the second Tuesdayafter the first Sun-
day in each month. This society ought to
do far more, and it is the Pastor's earnest
hope that all the ladies of the Tabernacle
wiU henceforth take a share in its work.
Qbsen Walk Mianox, Bebxondset. —
Mr. Wm. Olney, jun., and his friends have
at last secured a suitable site in the Ber-
mondsey New-road for the erection of a
mission-hall in which to continue the work
of the last twelve years. It is proposed to
provide a large hall to seat 700 persons, a
school-room for 400 children, and other
rooms for Bible-classee^mothers' meetings,
and temperance work. The total cost of the
premises will be at least £5000, of which
about £2000 have been promised already.
Mr. Thomas Olney will gratefully receive
donations at the Tabernacle. This business
is to be carried through with spirit : done
at once, and well done, and no debt. Let
every true friend take his share of the
giving.
A Bazaar f in aid of the Building Fund, is
to be held in the Tabernacle Lecture-hall in
the first week of the new year. We shall
be most grateful to our faithful friends far
and near if they will again come to our aid.
Parcels for the Bazaar should be addressed
to Mr. Murrell, or Mr. W. Olney, at the
Tabemade. The annual meetinff of the
Green Walk Mission is to be held at the
Tabernacle on Monday evenin&^ October 30,
when further particulars of uia wo^ will
be given.
GoLLBOB. — ^Mr. H. Atkinson has accepted
an invitation from the church at Sonthbank,
Middlesbrough: and Mr. T. Whittle haa
settled at Madeley, Salop.
We are happy to learn that the choiches
at Cavendish Cnapel and St. Oeorge*s Hall,
Bamsgate, have become one under the
Mstorsd oare of our late Btadent, Mr. B.
Wood.
Mr. D. Asquith has removedf from Land-
port, to Nuneaton ; and Mr. H. W. Childs,
from Sudbury, to Southend-on-Sea.
Mr. W. ^glett reports his safe arrival at
Toowoomba, Queensland, where he has
commenced his pastoral work under ea-
cooraging oiieumstanoes.
The new chapel at Hcmehurth, for which
some of our readers sent us oontriba-
tions, was opened on September 2l8t bv a
sermon from Pastor A. G. Brown, ana a
public meeting, at which Mr. W. Olney took
the chur. T«K»'"*^«"g the amounts received
and promised at the opening servioea, £610
have been raised towaras tha £740 for which
Messrs. Higgs and ESll have erected the
building. we are somewhat perplexed
about the balance, and wish some one would
help us out of the difficulty ; £30 more win
be required for a temporary sehool-roosa,
and we have also purchased additional
ground for the completion of the whole
scheme. The first anniversary of the
opening of the school - diapei s^ .Vnr
BromptoH was celebrated on the same dav,
when the whole of the balance needed t»
free the building from debt was brought in.
The energetic pastor, Mr. Blockmdge, and
his friend, will, no doubt, soon start a fund
for the enlargement which is already re-
quired. The iron chapel at iVsr^A Cluam,
erected a year ago, is paid for with the
exception <A about £13 : and we have made
arrangements for pnmnamng the land oa
which it stands. The large and handiwra*
chapel, built by the church at Oip*^ BoaS,
Lower Norwood, under the pastoral care of
Mr. Hobbs, has been well filled almost froia
the time it was opened. This fact provet
that a new place was needed, and that the
work is in the right hands. The erection of
a suitable house of prayer was a senoos
undertakin|( for such a oompazatrrely weak
though active church, and in conseqaenos
there is still remsining a debt of oyer £3000.
Any assistance rendered to this work will
be wisely bestowed.
We mention these four new places of
worship because we have been speosUr
interested in all of them, and have helpeu
them to the utmost of our ability, and it is
a great joy to us to see them all prospexing.
as we are sure it must also be to others v^
have contributed towards their eredsoa.
We have recently bought, at public anct2>>o«
HOTXS.
599
a anall chapel in Joseph Street^ Woolwich^
vrhere one A onr sfcuaenti, Mr. G. S. Med-
boxst, is preadiiiig with much acceptance.
IVe have reodved about £100 as the flzst
instalment of the amount collected and
promised for a new chapel at Orpington,
Kent. The project has been taken up rexr
heartily by friends in the neighbourhooa,
and we hope before long a good building
'will be ere&ed for the church of which Mr.
White is the pastor.
If we only had sufficient funds we might
start a dozen new places in the neighbour-
hood of London alone, and we have the men
ready to occupy them, and to do all in their
power to make them the centres of much
aoul-winninff work. Is there not some-
where or o&er one of the Lord's stewards
waiting for such a good investment as this
opportunity offers ?
EvANOELins. — Messrs. Smith and Ful-
lerton commenced a month's services at
Bath on Sunday, October 1st. The ground
had been so well prepared by the earnest
and expectant prayers of pastors and people
ttiat themeetixigs were very successful from
the beginning. Both our brethren send us
most cheering accounts of the work, and in
addition we have the following valuable
testimony from a venerable servant of Jesus
Christ: —
"Bath, October 11th, 1882.
' * Dear Mr. Spurgeon| — ^Allow me to thank
you personallv for sendmg your Evangelists.
Fullerton ana Smith, to Bath. I am an old
man now, and beginning to understand
what is meant by ue grasshopper beine a
burden. Meetings are an especial burden
to me, not having streng^ to bear them,
and I go to as few as possible, but I have
attended several of their meetixigs, and have
been much refreshed and strengthened in
spirit. Forty-four years have come and
gone since I preached my first sermon, and
Ctst night when listening to their simple and
eamen statement and enforcement of gospel
truth, I was deeply moved with the thougnt,
rather, should I not say the fact, then
powerfully presented to my mind, throuf^h
their simple teaching, that the water of life
was not only the same, but seemed fresher,
brighter, sweeter than when I first tasted of
it, and was privileged to call to the thirsty
to come and drink. Devoutly thankful was
I to our Livixig Head that toere are men,
free from officialism, and the curse ox
clerioaUsm, going up and down the country
proclaiming as they do the glad tidings ca
^reat joy to all people. Lurge congrega-
tions gmer night after night at every
service, and many come forward to enquire
more fully after 'this way.' The early
morning prayer-meeting, at seven o'docl^
is most enoouraging, I understand, in the
numbers attenmng^ and the spirit of
prayer prevailing. TourEvangeluitsdonot
spare themselves, their labours are abun-
dant; and they seem to toil without weari-
ness ; and my conviction is that the blessing
attending them will be great.
"That the Lord may s^are them many
yeus, preserve them in their simplicity, and
enrich them with his Holy Anointing, is
the prayer of
" Yours faithfully,
"Hbnbt Quiok,
" Mlmster of Percy Chapel."
On November 5 the Evangelists begin
work at Gloucester, and on i)ecember 3
they move on to Hereford.
During the past month Mr. Bumham has
visited Luton and CoUingham ; and for this
month his engagements are as follow : —
October 30 to JXovember 6, Knighton. Bad-
norshire ; November 6 to 12, Bristol Boad
Chapel, Weston - super - Mare ; November
20 to 26, Feterchurch, Hereford ; Novem-
ber 27 to December 3, Fairford, Olos.
Obfhanagb. — ^The collectors' meeting on
Friday evening, Oct, 13, passed off very suc-
cessfully. There was a large gathering of
friends, both young and old, who had
brought in the amounts collected since the
annual meeting. The children sang several
sacred and national airs, the Orphanage
Handbell-ringers gave us specimens of
Uieir sweet music, some of the boys and
girls recited in a very creditable man-
ner, and the programme concluded with
an exhibition of the new dissolving
views of "John Ploughman's Pictures,''
]^otographed from lue-models by Mr.
York. It was reported that the total
amount brought in during the afternoon
was £103 14s. 9d., to which must be added
about £53, which has been forwarded by
ooUectors who were unable to be at the
meeting. We are exceedingly grateful to
aU who help us in the maintenance of our
large fatherless family, and shall be pleased
to hear from other friends who are willing
to become collectors.
Our good friend, Mr. James Toller, of
Waterbeach, has sent us, as the proceeds of
"the Orphanage acre," one hundred and
twenty bushels of potatoes, and three sacks
of flour, the quali^ of which, we are glad
to hear, is much above the average.
Febsonal Notes. — The following in-
formation and suggestion may be of service
to superintendents of Sunday-schools and
Mission- work : —
" Hyde, near Manchester,
" Oct. 16, 1882.
" Dear Mr. Spur^^n, — It has been laid
on my mind to inform you that last
Christmas our Sunday-school teachers re-
solved that everyone of our scholars should
be presented gratuitously with a copy of
^ John Ploughman' a Almanack,^ About one
hundred and fifty were thus placed in the
children's hands, and they received them
joyfully. Since then, in visiting their homes,
I have observed a copy hung up in almost
every house, and the parents have fre-
quently referred to the pleasure and profit
600
PASTOBS' OOLLEOB.
thev have received from reading its pco-
Terbial contents from time to tinM. Often
some amusement, as well as profit, is de-
rived from their children oonsnltmg the
proverb that John Ploughman gives tfaem
on their respective birmdays. (hie little
girl, I was toULf onnd this to be her birth-
day proverb—' The lazy begin to be buey when
U te time to go to bed* (December 27iu), and
as the proverb probably happened te prove
a * cap that fitted,' the perusal of it caused
some little laughter. 1 send this for your
'Personal Notes,' in the hope that it may
induce many Sunday-schools to make a
present of * John Ploughman* e Almanaek*
to their scholan for next yeax. lamhappy
to bear my humble testimony to its useful-
ness personally, and among the so«caUed
'masses.' I consider it to be one of the best,
if not the best, and oeitainly most ncy
sheet almanark out; and to those ^o
really want to reach ifsWy those who either
do not, or cannot, go to a place of worship,
I can conceive of no wiser or better plan
than in this wav to get at the parenti
through the ehil wn.
I am, Toun laithfoIlT,
" H. Waits.''
«
BaptJsmi at Metropolitan Tabernacle :—
September 21flt» fourteen; September 28th,
twenty.
Statement of Seeeipti from September ISth to October lUk^ 1882.
ICr. W. H. Seine
Hr. F. V. Claanington
Ur. T. H. Stockweil
Hn. and KiM Ooldffton
Mr. W. Fowler, M.P
PMtor J. A. Spmgt-on
A Ttmw iibifw iiiwii
Collection at Tilehoose Street Ch^iel,
HItchm, after sermon by Fftstor F.
O. Marcheat ... ... ... ...
Mr. and Miss Bloom
IMends st Midhnnt, per Hr. Waddell
Part oolleetion at Dakton Junctioa
Baptiat C3iapel, per Ftaatar W. H.
Burton ^ 10 0 0
Mr. L. Ethos 2 2 0
T. IS.., lAndport ... •..
Mr. Tlioa. Danes
CoUecCum at Sion Jubilee Chapd,
Bradford, per Poator C. A. Davia ...
3£r. Wm. Johnson
OoUectiDn at Victoxia Chapel, Wands-
wortii, per Faator £. Henderson ...
Mxv. Fktx^enJd
£ 8. d.
0 10 0
2 2
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
80
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
10 10 0
2 0 0
4 6 0
12 2 a
10 0
5 0 0
11 7 8
25 0 0 I
5 0 0 I
2 0 0 I
A • Oa ••■ ••• ••• ••• ••• •«■
Collected at Dnmunood-toad Chapd,
Bennondaey,per Butor B. Brigg ...
Mr. E. Bomett ••• ... ..«
jar. 0eu ... ... ... ••« ...
J. 8., and friends, Buckle
Mr. J. BciTwrif^ht ... ... ... ...
Widow Chestennan
MJaaBLadfleld
Mr. F. Hinsffhf, per Pastor C A.
A^KvXV ••• ••• •■• ••» •■•
JUT* Alt Bim BCM^ ••• ••• ••« •»•
Mr. and Mbb. H. Speight
Mre. Gardiner
Postal Order from Northiam
^QL aA'JlKTUtt ••• ••• ••• •»• ■••
Weekhr Offerings at Met. Tab. :—
Bt!fK» 17th ... ... ... 8S 1 4
„ 24th 10 10 3
Oct. lat S2 10 0
ptn •«. ... ... Tes w z
»>
£1.1
10 0 Q
9 S
1 1
1 0
010
10 0
1 0
10 0
OlO
0 b
1
S
0
0
«
a
0
9
9
0
0
0
0
0
•
lor 10 9
10 «
statement of SeeeipU from September 16tA te Oeteber XUh, 188S.
£ 8.
d.
Mr. T. 8. Child
100 0
0
Mr. and Mza. W. Diaper
015
0
Mr. and Miaa Bloom
2 0
0
Mx8.BoatteIl
0 5
0
0 6
0
^&« JL*a*« ••• ■•• ••• •••
0 6
0
Sermon-readen, Pitsford
015
0
Bev. £. J. Farley
Collected by £. L. T., at Totnesa
5 0
0
1 10
0
E. H., Wivirahoo ...
0 2
0
Miaa Ekma* daaa, and a friend...
0 6
4
Mr.AlfredHowea
2 2
0
*» • si • ▼ • D« •«• ••• »•• •••
10 0
0
A reader of the " Christian Herald" .
0 1
s
0 8
0
Mrs. James Eamilton
1 0
0
Ifr. J. Ftame
1 0
0
A friend, per Ux. J. E. Hanaon
0 6
0
Maria Bent
1 0
0
Mr.J. H.Mn]s
Mr. O. S. otove ««• ... ••« «.
Yale
^&« JK« \X« ■•• ••• ••• ••• •!
Haggain. 4 ... ... ... ...
O^M*edbyMi«B.Dodwen ... ..
Mra. B. iliHiiiy ... ... ...
A friend ... ... ... ...
jntQiDcmes ... ... ... ...
Mrs. Buflhln', per Miss lily Harnld ..
Mra.B.Tanar
F. O. B., Tnog ... ... ...
Mr. E. Bomett ... ... ...
A aerrant giri'a preaenta from viaitors
Gallected^Miai£.DuaaBt ..^
s. D., per*!, iv. ..» ... ... •«
CoUeeted by Mra. C Cooper
£ 1.1
10 0
10 0
0 s
0 4
0 1"
0 S
0 5
0 10
0 s
0 10 !)
t
1
7
Mazy Jonea.
Ifr. Oeow Bichwflpd
0
1
0
0
10 9
OK ^
2 0 4
OlO •
810GKW1LL OBPHAKAOB.
601
Ju< «• Oilf Wf i|lit ... ••■ ...
A widow's IDit6 ..•
ICtaiHftdfldd ... ...
Mr. F. HixuGhe, per Flutor 0. A.
JL^Vft V a9 ••• ••• •■• ■•* ■••
Mx. A. O. Gibbc, per Meonrs. Jarrold
and Sons ... ... ...
OoUeoted bj Hia. Allen
Odlected by Mr. 8. Felgate
OoUeoted by Mnu Stopf ord
XiMlfatthews
Oiren to Mr. Bporgeon
jCr. A. H. Board ... ... ... ...
Collected by Mrs. If. Walker
Mr. Hy. Cbeetham
Vt > ^v. S&. ... ••« ... .•• ..•
Jus. Oardiner ••• ... ...
lii. Cbas. Hengler
^^m XUUX ••• ••• ••• ••• •••
JCUUEw^.** ••• •«• •■• •*• ••■
<bUected by Mrs. John Lord
ProTidence Baptist Banday-«chool,
Boonslow...
OHIected by Master BowlandHUl ...
S. InT., Forest SHI... ...
A loTer of Jesus
Miss Hannah Fells
Collected by Mrs. Andrew
A country minuter
One quarter's rent of hoa<9e, Lincoln ...
OoUected by Miss M. Johnson
Collected by Mrs. Chas. Wood
Mr. T. PoweU
Afnend ... ... ... ...
Mrs. A. A. Gillmorc
MrsL Monnery ... ... ...
MissMonnciy
Mm. Fsulooner
-Miss Erelvn Annie Sims* box
Collected by Mx. J. Lowe
V • A^* ••• •*• ••• •■• ••• •»•
J. and £. Toovey
Mr. W. C. Little
CV>llected by Mr. S. GUpin
OoUected by Mr . J ohn JRobinson
<^llected by Mrs. M. A. Welford
Tion^ Preston Baptiixt Sunday-school,
perFsstorW. Oiddings. 0 10 7
Bermon-rcader 0 2 0
£ B. d.
10 0 0
0 8 0
10 0 0
An aged believer
Collected by Miss Mary Holmes
Collected by Mrs. Charlesworth :—
A friend 0 2 6
Hrj. Shepherd 0 2 6
Mr. Buckmaster 0 2 6
W. W. Thompson (annual) 110
Fdcock, Brothers (annual) 2 2 0
Mrs. Altham (annual) ... 2 2 0
Mrs. Auckland (annual) . 0 10 0
Mr. G. B. Smith, Torquay
(annual) 110
Mr. J. Crocker
Miss Alice Tates
Mr. F. Broomhall, per Miss J. £.
Hpurgeon ...
Collected bv Miss Nicholas
Mr. J. Battley, Auckland, New Zealand
Mr. C. Bishop ... ... ...
Bale of photojsraphs
Mrs. James ... ••• ... ... ...
MissB. Bamber ...
A silrer-wedding offering, per "Mr. O.
9jfp9mmMO$ ••• ••• ••• •■• •*•
A well-wisher, Newcastle-on-T}-no ...
H irriett Manden ...
C^llf>cting-bo(xcB, per Mr. O. Phillips,
Plymouth m*
Collected by Mrs. Taylor
Jar. oouinSi.t ... ... ... ...
0 10 0
0 10 0
0 16 10
0 16 9
8 0
1 0
1 0
0 5
0 8
10 0
0
2
6
1
6
0
6
0
0 10
0
1
5
1
60
0
9
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 15 6
0 10 9
1 0
0 6
0 10
0 6
0 8
4 10
0 4
1 15
1 0
6
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
6
0
0 10 0
1 1 6
0 10 0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 12 7
0 6 0
8 0 0
7 8 6
2 0 0
0 10 6
10 0
0 10 6
2 0 0
0 10 6
0 3 0
0 1 0
2 12 6
6 0 0
0 2 0
0 8 0
2 17 5
17 8
2 2 0
£ 8. d.
Collected by Mn. J. T. Cradier, Meltm
Mowbray - 10 0 0
Mr. B. H.XjloTd 2 10 0
Collected by Mrs. Mimpress 0 2 10
Collected by Miss Walker, in pence,
from friends at New Cross 12 0
Mrs. Cocks 0 4 0
Collected by Mrs. Pickering 0 10 6
CoUected by Miss BarUett 0 4 6
Bale of two deal boxes 0 12 6
Mr. and Mrs. Foster, Annan N. 6. ... 10 0
Collected by Mrs. Way, Downs' Chapel,
Clapton 2 14 6
A friend, postal order, *' Hawick " ... 0 10 0
Collected by Mr. D. Norman 1 12 1
Mr. C. J. Dossett 0 10
Collected by Miss B. J. Johnson ... 0 12 6
Collected by Miss E. B. Oirdlestonc ... 0 10 0
Collected by Miss M. Wade 2 6 0
Collected by Mrs. Weare 0 10 0
Boea and Ftank Nye, Sunday Colloc-
lections at the dinner-table 10 0
Collected by Miss E. Farmer 17 0
Collected by Miss Pentclow 0 4 6
Collected by Mrs. Fkirrull 0 16 1
Chynffton. per J. T. D 10 9
Mr. W.Park 110
For Christ's sake 10 9
Mrs. Fitzgerald 2 0 0
Mr. W. Ronford 2 0 0
Mr. Wadland 10 0
Mr. J. Wilson 0 10 0
IC £. H. ... ... ... ... ... 110
Mr. John Lamont, per Mr. Murrell ... 9 0 0
Mr. E. Boustead 25 0 0
Sandwich, per Bankers, Sei>tember 80... 2 9 0
Collected by Miss Marion and Master
Harry Ererett 0 4 0
Annual 8ub»cription: —
Miss Watts ^ 6 6 0
Quarteriy 8uh»eription .*—
B£r. Thomas Milward 6 10 0
Received at Collectors' Meeting,
Oct. ISth—
Collecting Books :—
Alderton, Miss
Ashwell, Mrs
Bonscr, Miss
Barratt, Mr. H
Brook, Mrs. ... ... ...
Baskett, E. (card)
Bowles, Mrs.
Brewer, Mrs
Brown, Miss
Bantick, BCrs.
Cockrell, Miss
Crumpton, Miss
Cooper, Mr.
Chard, Mrs. T. P
Buncombe, Mrs
Bay, Miss
Eley, Mr. O
Evans, Mrs. (No. 306) ...
Ellis, Mrs. ...
Ewen, Mrs ...
Fryer, MissB
Fitzgerald, Miss
HalIett,Miss
Howes, Mr. C
Jephs, Miss
Kerridge, Kate, George,
andNeUio 1 2
Livctt,Mrs. oil
Lewarthy, Miss 0 16
L%w8on« Mrs 0 17
Mann, Miss
Mc Donald, Mrs
Miller, Mr. C
NorriSt Mrs.... ... ...
Orridge, Mrs.
0 5
0 16
6
0
6
0 10
0 IS
0 12
0 14
0
10
12
0
8
1
11
0
16
10
17
15
6
10
5
3
0
1
0
1 6
0 12
Oil
1 4
1 8
0
6
4
0
0
6
6
0
0
0
0
6
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
O
0
0
0
0
6
0
6
0
0
6
0
0
0
ft
602
SrOGKWBLL ORPHANAGS,
•••
Friectley, Mim
Parry, Mr. W.
Bji^f Mrs. ... *
Saunders, Mr. E. W.
Sherlock, Mr. W. ...
Seooombe, Mrs.
Tomer, Mrs.
Whitehead, Mrs. ...
ly^illis, Mrs. . . . •••
WeUa, MiB8
Ware, Miss
Sale of tea tickets ...
Collecting Boxes :—
Axnott, Francis
Ackland, Miss
Antill, Master W
Anderson, Mr. John
Batler,Mr8. (No. 251) ...
Batler, MissE
Bafcer^ Mrs.... ... ..•
BoBweU, the Misses
Blowers, Miss £
Berry, Mrs. ... ... ..•
Butler, Mrs. (No. 86)
Barton, Mrs. W
Boolter, Miss Christlaa ...
Boyles, Miss
Bragg, Master W
Bates, Bliss
Bamden, Mrs. ... ...
Baskett, Miss
Boswell, Miss Sarali
Bo#den, Miss A. M. ...
Baitlett, Miss
Brioe, Bliss F ^
Bennett* li. and F. . ..
Brewer, Alice and Lily ...
Betamhean, Bliss .^
CoK, ICaster J. £. ...
Ooz, BfissA. ... ...
Gook, ICaster E
Charlesworth, Miss
Gharlesworth, Mtss !«. .^
Ooweu, Bus. ... ...
CSook, B£in ... ... ..•
Choat, BGss
Canning, Master E.
Corens, Master L. ...
Gocnf orth. Bliss J
Crew, BGss ... ... ...
Denby, BCaster Walter . . .
Deamer, Bliss
IHirwin, F. W. ... ..•
Dodgeon^ Blaster W.
Davis, BIrs. ... ... .••
Say, Buss jS. ..• ..•
J^aVlSy aL. ... ... ..a
Erans, J. D. ... ...
Brans, BCiss A
Brans, Bfiss (No. 210) ...
Evans, Blaster Sidney K.
Bluer J ■ Mrs . ... ...
Ebury MisBiOD, inmlico ...
BuiSy BIrs. ... ... «•.
Fellowcflv Mrs. ... ...
Fnuer, B£ie» ~
Frisby, Master Isaac
Fkisby, Bliss F. ... ...
fexrar, Mrs.... ... «••
ErankUn« BdDr.
Fielder, Blrs. ... ...
Grey, Blaster G
Qcanta Miss C.
€^!lett, BIr., Bichmond
oueew ... ... •••
GiUett, Blrs., Bichmond
Efuee* ... ••• ...
Orign^Bliss Annie
pTwwt- Bliss ... ... ...
SiJMliM ... ... ^
0
0
0
< B.d.
0 10 0
0 8
0 7
1 0
9 16 6
0 19 0
10 0
118 8
14 0
0 6 6
110
1 10 U
0
0
0
0
0
0
4 6
6 6
6 9
8 8
6
1
0
0
8
9
9
8
9
0
8
0 19 9
16 0
0 1
0 18
0 4
9 7
0 1
0 7
0 16
0 10 8
016 6
0 6 0
3 6
8 6
7
1
0
8
6
9
9
9
9
6
0 14 6
0 9 6
0 19
0 6
0 9
0 4
0 9
0 16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
9
1
1
4
8
6
6
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
9
6
9
6
9 10
8 9
9 6
6 11
1 9
6 8
4 1
8
0
1
4
4
8
6
3
1 17 0
0 18 11
0 4 7
0 18 8
0 8 9
0 19 8
0 18 10
0 3 0
0 8 0
0 9 3
0 5 6
018 6
0 8 6
0 8 11
1 18 5
0 8ft
40 14 10
Howlett, BUbs
Hodby, Ernest
Hioare, Blaster W. D.
Hoare, BOss Ij
Hollobone, Blrs
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THB
SWORD AND THE TROWEL
DECEMBER, 1882.
A PRAYEBrHBETINa ADBBBSS, BY C. H. SPUBGEOK.
N my way to this meetiag I observed npon the notice-board
of the poh'ce-station a striking placard, offering a large
BBWABD to any one who can discover and bring to jastice
the peipetrators of a great crime. No donbt onr legislators
know that the hope of a huge reward is the only motive
which will have power with the comrales of assassins. The common
informer earns so mnch scorn and hate that few can be induced to
stand in his place, even when piles of gold are offered. It is a poor
business at best.
It is far more pleasant to remember that there is a reward for bringing
men to mercy, and that it is of a higher order than the premium for
bringing men to justice; it is, moreover, much more within our reach,
and that is a practical point worthy of our notice. We cannot all hunt
down criminals, but we may all rescue the perishing. God be thanked
that assassins and burglars are comparatively few, but sinners who need
to be sought and saved swarm around us in every place. Here is scope
for you all ; and none need think himself shut out from the rewards
which love bestows on all who do her service.
At the mention of the word bbwabd some will prick up their ears, and
mutter 'HegaUty." Yet the reward we speak of is not of debt, but of
grace, and it is enjoyed, not with the proud conceit of merit, but with
the grateful delight of humility.
89
606 THE BOUii-wnnrBB'B rbwabd.
other MeodB wiU whisper, ** Ib not this a low and meroeiiBiy Mio^
We reply that it isasmeroenMyastheapiritof MofleB,wfao "hadrcBpect
unto the recompense of the reward." In that matter all depends upon
what the reward is, and if that happens to be the joy of doing good, the
comfort of ha?ing glorified God, and the bliss of pleasing Uie Lord
Jeans — then the aspiration to be allowed to endeavour to saye oar
fellow-men from gomg down into the pit is in itself a grace from the
Lord ; and if we did not sacceed in it yet the Lord would say of it, as
he did of Darid's intent to bnild a temple, " It was well that it was in
thine heart." E?en if the sonls we seek should all persist in unbelief,
if they all despise and reject and ridicule us, yet still it will be a dime
work to have at least made the attempt If there comes no rain oot
of the cloud, yet it has screened off the fierce heat of the ann; all is
not lost even if the greater design be not accomplished. What if we
only learn how to join the Saviour in his tears, and cry ** How often
would I have gathered you, but ye would not ! " It is sublimity itself
to be allowed to stand on the same platform with Jesus, and weep with
bdm. We are the better for such sorrows, if no others are.
But, thank God, our labours are not in vain in the Lord. I bdieve
that che most of you who have really tried in the power of the Holy
Spirit, by scriptural teaching and by prayer, to bring others to Jesus,
have been successfcd. I may be speaking to a few who have not sue-
eeeded; if so, I would recommend them to look steadily over their motive,
their spirit, their work, and their prayer, and then begin again. Per-
haps they may yet go to work more wisely, more believingly, more
humbly, and more in the power of the Holy &yirit. Thej most act as
farmers do who, after a poor harvest^ plongh again in hope. Thqr
ought not to be dispirited, but they ought to be arooaed. We should
be anxious to find out the reason of failure, if there be any, and we
should be ready to learn from all our fellow-labourers; bat we must
steadfastly set oar faces, if by any meana we may save boob^
resolving that whatever happens we will leave no stone untamed to effect
the salvation of those around us. How can we bear to go out of the
world without sheaves to bear with as rejoicingly ? I bdieve &at tiie
most of us who are now assembled to pray have been snocessM b^ond
our expectations. God haa blessed us, not beycMid our desineB, but yet
beyond our hopes. I have oit^&i been surpriaed at the mercy of God to
myself. Poor sermons of mine that I could cry over when I get home
have led scores to the Gross ; and, more wonderf al still, woods tl^ I have
Soken in ordinary conversation, mere chance aenteBces, as men call
em, have neverthdess been as winged arrows firom God, and have
Eierced men's hearts, and laid them wounded at Jesna' SaeL I have often
fted up my hands in astonishment, and said, *' How can God Uflasaach
a poor and feeble instromentality ? " This is the feeling of moot who
addict themselves to the blessed craft of fishing for men, and the desire
of such success famishes as pore a motive as could move an aagel^s
heart, as pure, indeed, as that which swayed the Saviour whea, for the
joy that was set befwe him, he endured the otoea, despisnig the ahame.
""Doth Job smre Ctod for nought?" said Satan. If he ooold have
answered the iqiaestion in the affirmative, if it could have been proved
that the perfect and upright man found no reward in hia hdy livinft
THS bool-wxkkkr's revabd. 607
tben Satan would have cavilled at the jastice of God, and ni^ed men to
venonaoe a eervioe so unprofitable. Verily there is a reward to the
ri^teona, and in the lofty pnrsnitB of graoe there are reoompenseB of
infinite yafaie. When we endeayonr to lead men to God we pnrsoe a
bnsinesB far more profitable than the pearl-fisher's diving or the diamond-
iinnter'fi searching. No pnisnit of mortal men is to be compared with
that of BOol- winning. I know what I say when I bid yon think of it as
men think of entering the cabinet of the nation, or occupying a
throne ; it is a royal business, and they are trne kings who follow it
€ucce88fally.
The harvest of godly service is not yet : " we do with patience wait
for it;'' bat we have earnests of our wage, reffreshing pledges of that
vhich is laid np in heaven for us. Partly
THIS REWARD LIBS IN THE WORK ITSELF.
Men go hunting and shooting for mere love of the sport ; soraly, in an
tnfinitdy higher Sf^ere, we may hunt for men's souls for the pleasing
indnlgenoe of our benevolence. To some of us it would be an unen-
durable misery to see men sink to hell, and to be making no effort finr
their salvatioiL It is a reward to us to have a vent for our inward fires.
It is woe and weariness to us to be shut up firom those sacred activities
which aim at plnoking fire-brands from the flame. We are in deep
sympathy with our fellows, and feel that, in a measnie, tiieir sin is our
«in^ thdr peril 0ur periL
If another lose the way.
My feet also go astray ;
If another downward go,
In my heart is also woe.
It is therefore a relief to set forth the gospel, tiiat we may save our-
flelves from that sympathetic misery which echoes in our hearts the
cEBsh of soul ruin.
Soul-winning is a service which brings great benefit to the individual
who consecrates himself to it. The man who has watched for a soul,
prayed for it, laid his plans for it, spoken with much trembling, and
en^voured to make an impression, has been educating himself by
the effort. Having beoi disappointed, he has cried to God more ear-
nestly, has tried again, has looked up the promise to meet the case of
the convicted (me, has turned to that point of the divine character which
seems most likely to enooun^e trembling faitii, — ^he has in every step
been benefiting himself. When he has gone over the old, old stmy
of the Gross to the weeping penitent, and has at last gripped the hand
of one who could say, — ** I do believe, I will believe, that Jesus died
for me "; I say he has had a reward in
THE PROCESS THBOUOH WHICH HIS OWN HIND HAS QOIHS.
It has reminded him of his own lost estate; it has shown him the
struggles that the Spirit had in bringing him to repentance ; it has
reminded him of that precious moment when he first looked to Jesns ;
and it has strengthened him in his firm oonfidence that Oirist will
save men. When we see Jeens save auotber, and see that marvellons
transfiguraticn which passes over the &ce of the saved one, our own
608 THB fiOUL-inHHSB'S BKWABD.
faith is greatly confirmed. Sceptics and modem-tfaonght men hare
little to do with converts : those who lahonr for conrersions beliere in
conTersions; those who behold the processes of regeneration see a
miracle wrought, and are certain that this is the finger of God. It
is the most blessed exercise for a sonl, it is the dirinest ennobling of
the heart, to spend yonrself in seeking to bring another to the dear
Redeemers feet. If it ended there yon might thank God that eyer he
called yon to a serrice so comforting, so strengthening, so elerating, so
confirming, as that of converting otners fix>m their evil ways.
Another predoas recompense is foand in
THE OBATITUDB AND AFFEOTIOH OF THOSE YOU BBIHa TO OHBIST.
This is a choice boon — the blessedness of joying in another^s joy, the
bliss of hearing that you have led a sonl to Jesas. Measnre the sweet-
ness of this recompense by the bitterness of its opposite. Men of God
have bronght many to Jesus, and all thmgs have gone well in the chnrd»
till declining years or changing fashions have thrown the good man into
the shade, and then the minister's own spiritnal children have been eager
to tnm him ont of doors. The nnkindest cnt of bI\ has come from
those who owed their sonls to him. His heart has broken while he has
sighed, — ** 1 conld have borne it, had not the persons that I bronght to
the Bavionr have turned against me." The pang is not nnknown to me.
I can never forget a certain household in which the Lord gave me the
great joy to bring four employers and several persons engaged by them
to Jesus feet. Snatched from the utmost carelessness of worldliness, these
who had previously known nothing of the grace of God were joyfiil con-
fessors of the faith. After awhile they imbibed certain opinions differing
from ours, and from that moment some of them had nothing but haid
words for me and my preaching. I had done my best to teach them all
the truth I knew, and if they had found out more than I had discovered
they might at least have remembered where they learned the elements
of the faith. It is years ago now, and I have never said as much as
this before ; but I felt the wound much. I only mention these sharp
pricks to show how very sweet it is to have those abont yon whom
{on have brought to the Saviour. A mother feels gr^ delight in
er children, for an intense love comes with natural relationships ; but
there is a still deeper love connected with spiritual kinship, a love
which lasts through lifb and will continue in eternity, for even in
heaven each servant of the Lord shall say, *' Here am I, and the chil-
dren whom thou hast given me." They neither marry nor are given
in marriage in the city of our God, but fatherhood and brotheAood in
Christ shdl still survive. Those sweet and blessed bonds iriiicA gnux
has formed continue for ever, and spiritual relationships are rather
developed than dissolved by translation to the better land If yon are
eager for real joy, such as you may think over and sleep npon, I am
persuaded that no joy of growing wealthy, no joy of increasing know-
ledge, no joy of influence over your fellow-creatures, no joy of any other
sor^ can ever be compared with the rapture of saving a sonl horn
death and helping to restore onr lost brethren to onr great Father^s
house. Talk of ten thousand pounds rewitfd 1 It is nothing at all,
one might easily spend that amount; but one cannot eidhaost the an-
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ntterable delights which come from the gratitude of souls oouTerted
from the error of their ways.
But the richest reward lies in
piiSAsiNG God, and cAusnra the Skdeemer to see of the travail
OF HIS SOUL.
That Jesns should have his reward, is worthy of the eternal Father ;
but it is maryellous that we should be employed by the Father to gi?e
to Christ the purchase of his agoniea This is a wonder of wonders !
O mj soul, this is an honour too great for thee ! A bliss too deep for
words ! Listen, dear friends, and answer me. What would you give
to cause a thrill of pleasure in the heart of the Well-belored? Recol-
lect the grief yon cost him, and the pangs that shot through him that
he might deUrer you froniyour sin and its consequences ; do you not
long to make him glad? When you bring others to his feet yon give
him joy, and no small joy either. Is not that a wonderful text, —
*' There is joy in the presence of the angels of Qod over one sinner
that repenteth"? What does that mean? Does it mean that the
angels have joy ? We generally read it so, but it is not the intent of
the verse. It says, '^ There is joy in the presence of the angels of
Ood," — that is, joy in the hesort of Ood, around whose throne the
angels stand. It is a joy which angels delight to behold: — what is it?
Is the blessed Ood capable of greater joy than his own boundless
happiness ? Wondrous language this 1 The infinite bliss of God is
more eminently displayed, if it cannot be increased. Can we be the
instruments of this? Can we do anything which will make the Ever-
blessed glad ? Yes, for we are told that the great Father rejoices above
measure when his son that was dead is alive again, and the lost one is
found*
If I could say this as I ought to say it, it would make every Christian
cry out, " Then I will labour to bring souls to the Saviour " ; and it
would make those of us who have brought many to Jesus instant, in
season and out of season, to bring more to him. It is a great pleasure
to be doing a kindness to an earthy friend, but to be doing something
distinctly for Jesus, something which will be of all things in the world
most pleasing to him is a great delight I It is a good work to build
a meeting-house, and give it outright to the cause of God, if it is
done with a right and proper motive ; but one living stone built upon
the sure foundation by our instrumentality will give the Master more
pleasure than if we erected a vast pile of natural stones, which might
only cumber the ground. Then go, dear friends, and seek to bring your
children and your neighbours, your friends and your kinsfolk, to the
Saviour's feet, for nothing will give him so much pleasure as to see
them turn unto him and live. By your love to Jesus, I beseech you
become fishers of men.
610
r. ^t$XYi ^Mm Mtnl m ivmt.
BY PASTOR J. A. SPUBOEQN.
WHEN Paul walked through Athena his spirit was stirred witbb
him as he saw the city wholly given up to idolatry. History
repeats itself; and some ten years ago a man of kindred spirit walldng
amidst the Paris working populace was tonched with a feeling of deep
concern for this modem city of novelties and idolatry, of pleasores and
infidelity. At that time the direct mission-work upon the artisans of Paris
was rery small. A gallant-spirited sister, Miss de Broen, had commenced
her work, happily still flourishing^ and giving relief to bodily sickness as
well as to the diseases of the soul. Save this, however, the direct mission
effort was small indeed, and the Bev. R. W. McAU, struck with a sense
of this want, was moved to retire from Christian service in England and
to devote himself, at his own expense, to the almost forlorn hope of
trying to win over the sceptical and volatile French ^otwrier^' to the
love and reverence of the truth as it is in Jesus. We had heard much of
this devoted man's efforts amongst the Paris poor, and resolved to see
and hear for ourselves what there might be of worth in the work. We
soon found out the headquarters to be in the Kue Pierre-Gu^rin^
Auteuil, a distant part of Paris. We sallied forth to find out the chief and
leader of the movement, and discovered him in a very neat, comfortable^
unpretentious, model Christian home, and were shown into the room by a
manifestly English servi^t, who promised the speedy appearance of W
master. We were soon warmly grasped by the hand, and stood fiice to
face with a brother, fortunately for the good cause, still in the prime of
life, with a tall, spare form, and of a most benignant expression of
countenance, a true spiritual father in appearance, possessed, we should
say, of equal gentleness and strength.
Mr. McAU is evidently well adapted for his post — ^firm, loving;
shrewd, and manifestly most devout and godly — just the man to ocm-
ciliate and win the confidence of anyone who converses with him ; clear^
a man who will do genuine work, and may be trusted to do it well, be it
small or great. Every tree brings forth fruit after its own kind, and
a few hours with our brother will snfSce to convince any honest
mind that, with such a devoted leader, any work achieved will be solid,
and done as unto the Lord. We asked for information, and a small
heap of books, circulars, and reports extending over the whole of the
time of this admirable mission was produced. We have since read them
all with much interest. The first report tells of the opening meeting
being held in Belleville on Wednesday, January 17th, 1872. At th»
close of twelve months' work there were four mission-stations with an
average accommodation of one hundred and thirty sittings, and the
balance-sheet shows an expenditure of £354. Our esteem^ and now
departed brother, Dr. Binney, wrote a short note of commendation to it
as to the others up to the time of his death. We gather from the last
report that there are now in and around Paris thirty-two mission-
stations, with accommodation for five thousand nine hundred persons.
The mission is now, however, branching out all over France. In some
fifteen other towns there are meetings for the gathering in of the lost.
MB. XCALL'S MIBSION WORE HT FBASTOB. 611
The total nnmber of religions servioefl held was eight thonsand five hun-
dred and eight, with an actnal attendance of six hundred and forty-
two thousand and twenty three ; while the balance-sheet shows an ex-
penditure of £8,640. We hare, howerer, no rery great belief in mere
statistics, and so resolred to see and hear for onrsdves. Accordingly,
we made onr wbt to a mission-room not far from oar hotel in the Sue
St Honore. We ibnnd an ordinary shop with its backroom and
passage sitnated at a comer of the street oonyerted into a fair-sized
" Mission Salle/' capable of accommodating abont one hundred and
serenty people. Some seventy persons were there, bnt a constant
change going on, through some leaving and others entering, doubled
the numbers present in the course of the evening. We were much
delighted to 'find ourselves pounced upon by two young men standing
outside the door, who urged us to go into the ^' reunion," now being held.
We, of course, entered and were at once supplied with a book of hymns
not unlike our " Flowers and Fruits," and other similar collections.
We recognised at once many an old friend in a new dress, and in the
ISuniliar airs, or French ones, sung with life and energy, we reali/icd a
new era in French psalmody. We heard two good addresses mainly
upon the then apprcmdiing visit of our good friends, Messrs. Moody
and Sankey ; we counted, however, more than twenty times the clear
statement of the way of salvation, introduced so well that no one could
have been ten minutes in the place without hearing enough to tell him
how to escape the wrath to come. The audience was mainly of the
working class — ^postmen or soldiers, and a large proportion of them
men. One man challenged the speaker's statement of truth, and urged
that if a sinner were treated as just he was nevertheless unjust. The
speaker was able all the more forcibly to explain the way of salvation,
and exhibited no little tact in doing so. The singing and prayers were
lively and short, and the whole service after our own heart. No
noise or excitement, but solid, good preaching and teaching of Christ
Jesus.
On Snnday afternoon we paid a visit to a Sunday-school, or as we
should call it, a Bagged-school, in one of the quarters of Paris not un-
like onr East End in London. Passing under an archway and court-
yard with three separate smeUs located in each comer, and twice that
number on each side of it, we found ourselves in a ceiled enclosure of
a very composite order, we should suppose the growth of two or three
enlargements and alterations, yet for this £80 a year rent is paid. The
number of children was diminished through some /et$ being held not
far off, the attractions of which had proved too much for these gntter-
youngsters, who have no notion of a Lord's-day save as being especially
adapted for snch a purpose. We stayed through the teaching which
followed the address, which was on ** the last passover and the first
Lord's Supper," and an examination with black-board lesson closed the
afternoon's work. All was well done, with more than average skill on
the part of the leaders. We stayed to the teachers' tea, and could
have thought ourselves at the Tabernacle underground rooms bnt for
the odours and speech, which were strongly French. All honour to the
friends who work so well in such a place, which is in many ways, how-
ever, most suitable for the class of children and adults for whom it is
612 MB. MO ALL'S MIfifilOH WOBX IH FEAHOB.
provided. So far as we can judge of the places we bare seen, they ate
Tery well adapted for the teaching of the maBsea. A hannoninin to
lead the singing, and the walls relieyed with Scriptural mottoes, take
away the bald aspect of the service, and eive some snch attraction as
the people and children can appreciate. We dwell on these details to
show the business-like character of the work and its freedom alike firom
all extravagance and neglect. It is a transplanting of onr old forms
and methods of work with snch slight alterations as the new circnm-
stances have demanded. Onr Mends work without any appeal for
fands, and have thus proved their desire to aid the outcast and ignorant
without any suspicion of seeking a return, save in the good achieved.
A kindred effort oy our Wesleyan broUier, the Bev. Mr. Gibson, amongst
a higher class, is carried out on the otherprinciple of making an appeal
towards the expenses of the place, <&c. We think both are wise methods
in the different classes addressed and objects contemplated. Two free
dispensaries in Paris prove still farther the desire to aid the poor and
win them to Jesus by an exhibition of practical ChristiaDity. Our
friends have suffered a heavy loss in the death of the much-esteemed
Bev. 0. Theophilus Dodds, who was unfortunately poisoned by eating
unwholesome fungi. His place, however, is about to be filled hj sn
excellent brother, who has been engaged in a kindred work at MarseilleB,
Mr. Seuben Salliens, who is a Baptist, and one of the students from Mr.
Orattan Ouinness's College. His union with the work means also the
junction of the stations previously under his care at Nic^, Cannes,
and Corsica, raising the total numbw of mission-stations to seventy-
eight, and necessitating a ftirther outlay of money from the oentnl
fond.
Over all this evangelical work every true Christian heart most rejoice.
We are struck with several aspects of it Its preeminent Catholicity
— all sections of the church are aiding in it. It evidently conmiands
the utmost confidence of those who are best able to judge of its worth.
'' The National Society for the Encouragement of Virtue " has given
our brother McAll its medal for his evident desire to do good, and also
"The Society for the Promotion of Popular Education,'' for the benefits
conferred upon the young, while the numerous helpers finom all the
evangelical churches in Paris, including their pastors, and the large
sums raised in France, area combined and decisive proof that the work
has the full confidence of all the Christian public here on the Continent
We have seen many of the workers, and if they are, as we believe, a
fair sample of the rest, they are worthy of all praise, sympathy, and
prayer. We could fill many pages with extracts from the joumids of
cases of conversion, and of souls saved from utter ruin, but we must
not We were introduced to severid who, once profligate or indif-
ferent, are now warmly aiding the work, and not a few of the best
helpers in the mission are themselves the fruit of these services. We
are convinced that this is an effort honoured of God — another leaf of
church history which will be amongst the brightest records of this
century's Christian life. All is at present young and undeveloped, bat
it is the youth of a spiritual giant Paris is girdled with mission-rooms,
and a holy siege is being carried on which will, we think, end in no
small victory for King Jesus, and all the more surely, we beUefe,
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becanse there are none to Btrive and cry and lift up the voice in the
atreets.
The kingdom of heaven is coming without roll of dram or clatter of
tambourine. The simple exhibition of gospel truth, after the way of
our own accustomed methods, is proving its own power, and winning all
iJong the line the battle of the Lord. All this nas an aspect of hope-
folness, and we feel ourselves bathed in an atmosphere of mommg
^ght. The tide is certainly rising, and we watch the progress of wave
upon wave with much of confident expectation. Tnere are several
kindred works in Paris, amongst the young men, both native and
ihiglish, for English governesses, and for young women, and the amount
of Christian energy put forth is most praiseworthy. Here is a fine field
of labour for some of our young or single sisters who have means to
support themsdves, and who have no stajiod work for the Lord at
home; a hearty welcome will await any who will consecrate themselves
to this Evangelical Mission toil, in the spirit of the brave leader, Mr*
McAll, and we can testify, from our own personal inspection, that any
funds given are well and judiciously expended, and the results manifest
that it is a wise outlay of Christian wealth. France is more disgusted
with Uie superstitions of Popery than she is wedded to the alternative
infidelity. To strike now for the truth is to seize the moment most
favourable to success. The city of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew
may yet reap the harvest of the seed sown in the blood of her saints,
and the land of revolutions have yet another, its last and noblest, as it
shall turn from frivolity and sin unto the Lord, if not with weeping and
supplication, then wi& joy and rejoicing, and find what it pines for but
knows not as yet — the true " liberty, equality, and fraternity '* of the
family of God.
OXTB business is, not to talk about shining, not to have theories
about the way of doing it, but by our good works to shmB^
and so to bear testimony to the Lord. This simple thought meets a
thousand difficulties. '* I am very young ; my candlestick is a very
little one." ^^ Let your light shine. •*! am very poor; my candle-
stick is tin, instead of silver ; if I were richer, I should be of more use."
^^Let your light shine,'' " I am feeble in health ; half my time is passed
within a sick-room ; my candlestick is a broken one." Let your light
shine, even if there is no more candlestick than to hold the candle from
falling over. '' I am very much out of the way — in a very obscnre
comer, far off from the general eye and observation ; I wish I were in
a better position." Let your light shine; the Lord knows why he has
placed you where you are ; be sure he has a purpose worthy of being
accomplished. — From '* ITie Greatness of Little Things,' by James CuU
ross, D.D.
614
TirHEN Paul preached at Troaa, ia the eyening of the first day
V V of the weaky in Gonnection with the dispeiiBation of the Lord'a
Supper, he " continued his speech till midnight, ready to depart on the
morrow." "We ^ow some/' says Mr. Henry, "who wonld have
reproached him for this, as a long-winded preacher that tired his
heifers." As we are not told at what hoar the apostle began his ser-
mon, we do not know how long he preached ; but there caa be no
doubt that, on this special occasion, he was longer than naaaL An
hour, measured by the glass, seems to have been the legitimate
length of a discourse in the great preaching days of the ^fonna-
tion. *'It is commonly supposed/' says M'Crie, "that the public
discourses of the Presbyt^ans in the days of Melville were pro-
tracted to a tedious length. The facts which have come to my know-
ledge lead to an opposite conclusion, and I have no doubt that the
practice referred to was introduced at a later period." " Burnet says
that Bishop Forbes of Edinburgh had a strange faculty of preaching five
or six hours at a time. But the following extract will show that
Forbes*s tediouaness, even when not carried to this extreme, gare offence
to his brethren at an early period. ' Nov. 1, 1605. The said daye, Mr.
William Forbes regent exercisit, quha was commended, but oensuiit
because he techit two hours.' Becord of the Presbytery of Aberdeen."
Bishop Alcock preached " a good and pleasant sermon" at St. MarVs,
Cambridge, which lasted from one o'clock till half-past three. Of I)r.
Isaac Barrow's sermons we are told that seldom less than an hour and
a half was occupied in the deUvery. Having occasion to preach a charity
sermon before the Lord Mayor and the Aldermen of London, he spoke
for three hours and a half ; and when asked, on coming down from the
pulpit, whether he was not tired, he replied, *' Yes, indeed, I began to
DC weary with standing so long." John Uowe, on public fost-days, which
occurred " pretty frequently," used to occupy seven hours, with but one
brief interval of fifteen minutes, in praying, expounding, and preaching.
There is nothing like these performances to be witnessed in the
present day. I remember, however, hearing the late Dr. John Sitdde
of Edinburgh, on the evening of a Communion Sabbath in a conntiy
church, preach for an hour and fifty minutes, and administer a severe
rebuke to a large number of his hearers, who had been present firom
the commencement in the forenoon, and, as soon as his discourse was
ended, were hastening out of the church to go to their distant homes.
" There is nothing," says Mr. Jay, " against which a preacho- should
be more guarded than length " ; and, having mentioned that Luther, in
his enumeration of nine qualities of a good preacher, gives as the sixths
" That he should know when to make an end," and that Boyle has an
essay on " Patience under long Preaching," Mr. Jay states that, in the
earlier period of his ministry, he never offended in this way, preaching
only three-quarters of an hour at most. But now, a sermon occupying
this space of time would not be thought to possess the excellence of
brevity.— iV(?w " The Scottish Sanctuary.'* By Rev. Andreiv Duncan,
615
(Qmehtded /ram page 569.)
THE Mvly-fermed society met with anythiiig bat a sweet reoeptioD.
The Londm mioisten stood aloof from a moTement initiated bj
a handful of coantry sobodies, the chief snoag whom was a dioemaker ;
and in other qnarters the idM of a missioB was scented with contempt.
The missionaries, who by-and-by went forth, became a fayonritft target
for wits and satirists, who did not perceire that their shafta were really
aimed at a certain manger in Bethlehem.
At the time when the society was formed at Kettering, John Thomas^
a ship-sargeon, who had been in India, and had preached to the
Hhidoos, ^EKi jnst returned to England. He was a warm-hearted^
aealons man, bot was capricions, moody, ecstatic at times, and in-
discreet ; in shcMTt, as Carey afterwards sud, ^* A num of sterling worthy
bot parhapa of the most singular make of any man in the world."
While in India — without any knowledge of what was passing in Card's
mind — ^Thomas had opened eorrespomlenoe with Abraham Booth and
Dr. Stennett on the subject of the Indian mission, and now being isL
England, and hearing of the Northamptonshire movement, had written
to Carey. On the 9th January, 1793, the committee met and resoWed
to unite with Thomas* and send out a fellow-labourer vrith him. Thab
eT^ng Carey again expressed his willingness to go. While they were-
delibeniting, Thomas entered the room. Carey sprang to meet him,.
*' and they fell on each other's neck and wept."
Carey immediately ga?e notice to his church in Leicester of his
intention to lea?e them, and they, with mingled sorrow and joy, sur-
rendered one ^' whom thc^ loved as their own soak."
But now difficulties thickened. Mrs. Carey was absolutely unwilling
to go. Carey, however, felt he could not now draw back without guilt
on his soul, and resolved to go without her, leaving her to foUow. The
next difficulty was the want of fcmds. Carey meant to maintain himself
-when once in Indian but there was not even money enough to pay the
passage. They decided to plead the mission cau8& Thomaa went to
Bristol, Carey to the north, falling in by the way with William Ward^.
printer, to whom he said, '* By-and-by we shall want you,*' a remark
(hat Ward never forgot: and Fuller went to London and canvassed
from door to door, meeting with much coldness and many rebufb, but
finally soeeeeding ; though the strong, stem, great-suuled man was onoe
forced to turn aside into a back lane to weep unseen. The financial
difficulty being surmounted, a &reweU meeting was held at Leicester ;
Fuller, his powerful frame . trembling with emotion, addressing the
missionaries from the wcnrds, ** Peace te unto you. As my Father hath
sent Me, even so send I you."
But how w^e the missionaries to reach their destinaticm ? India was
in those days the *' preserve " of the East India Company, who feared
the inromulgation of the gospel as dangerous to their supremacy. They
refused to grant a license; the missionaries therefore resolved to go
without, and took a passage on board an East ladiaman ; but before the
captain could sail he reoeired a threatening letter, and Carey and
616 WILLIAM CARET.
Thomas were forced to leave the ship and go ashore. An opportomiy,
howerer, aoon nresented itself of sailing in a Danish vessd bound for
Serampore. Mrs. Carey now joined her hnsbiuid with her diildren and
her sister, and the party set sail on the lath June, 1798, speedily losing
sight of the white cliffs of Enghind, which they were nerermore to look
upon. It was jnst at the height of the Beign of Tenor in France. A
rerolntion of another colour was dawning for India.
Let ns not foi^t that mission work of a more <nr leas snocessfiQl
character had been already attempted in India. Xarier's work had not
come to much. His snccessors had conyerted the heathen by becoming
heathen themselTes. Since 1705 a German mission, emanating (ran
the great pietist, Franke, of Halle, had >been working in Sonthem India.
Its greatest missionary, Christian Frederick Schwartz, was still li?iBg
in the south when Carey landed in the north ; and Eiemander, a Swede,
had opened a natiye school and preached the gospel in Calcntta, tiiongfa
with fiuntest success. But when all was taken into acoounty little had
been done to bring India to Christ There was truth in Captain Bmoe's
remark to Southey, — '^If our empire in India were OTerthrown, the
only monuments that would remain of us- would be broken bottles and
corks."
Carey landed in Calcutta in NoTember, 1793, unobstructed, un-
noticed. His connection with Thomas, whose defects were better
known out there than his excellencies, was not an unmingled blessing,
and for the first few years the mission party was subjected to much
hardship, Carey's lot being rendered no easier by the bitter upbraidiogs
of his wife. They li^ed first in Calcutta ; then, for economy, in the
Portuguese town of Bandel, a few miles down the river; then in Cal-
cutta again, in extreme distress ; then on the borders of the malarioas,
tiger-haunted forest-swamp, called the Snnderbunds, where they muse
hare perished but for timdy remoTal to undertake the management of
an indigo-factory at Mudnabatty, offered to Carey through Mr. Thomas.
Carey, now able to maintain himself, wrote home to England that he
would require no further support, and that the salary destined for him
should be devoted to some other effort, while he would still stand in the
same relation to them as if he needed supplies. This noble letter was
misunderstood at home, and the committee wrote him a letter ''of
serious and affectionate caution," which pained him, though he was
always too magnanimous to enter into aelf-vindication. And how was
he spending his time ? During three months of the year his secular
employment required pretty close attention ; the rest of the year he had
more leisure, which was devoted to the translation of the Scriptores
into Bengali, and to itinerant preaching through a district of 200
Tillages scattered amid jungle patches over the monotonous plain. He
travelled ten or twenty miles a day, according to his opportunities of
preaching, and his gatherings sometimes numbered 500 persons.
Mudnabatty proved to be little more salubrious than the Sunderbunds.
Annual floods converted it into a pestiferous marsh. One '* dear little
boy " died, Carey himself was reduced to the last extremity with fever, and
his poor wife was smitten with incurable melancholy, and had to be kept
under restraint tillherdyingday. HelubdreachedIndia»inNovember,1793.
It was May, 1795, before his first letters from England arrived, and
WILLIAU CASBY. 617
they were <*as cold waters to a thirsty sonV The journal of the brare
man dnring the first almost solitary years presents a yiyid picture of lus
inner life: there is clear light of patience, devotion, hope, bat it is
often overcast with dejection and self-npbraiding. These years were of
immense ralne in preparing him for nis great work ; but so fior as
gathering men to the Sayiour was concerned, they were years of '' hope
deferred."
In 179^ John Fountain, a young Londoner, had joined the missionary
bandy and now in 1799 farther reinforcements arrived from England,
consisting of Ward, Marshman and his wife, Brunsdon and his wife,
Grant and his wife, and Miss Tidd, who was to marry Fountain* They
had come in an American vessel, commanded by Oaptain Wickes, a man
of notably Ghristlike spirit. Two of the band speedily fell victims to
the climate: Grant died within three weeks, and Brunsdon within
twelve months.
Marshman and Ward, whose names are indissolnbly linked with that
of Oarey, were spared for many eventful years. " Never did three men
serve together in such close union for so long a space of time, with such
unbroken harmony, such unselfishness and loftiness of aim, such thorough
practical good sense, and marvellously sustained resolution and enthu-
siasm, or win such trophies for the Bedeemer as did these three — Carey,
Marshman, and Ward."
Joshua Marshman was a Wiltshire weaver, so sedulous in cultivating
his mind while he wrought at the loom that he was offered the master-
ship of a school in Bristol. There he was baptized, became a member
of the church at Broadmead, and attended the Bristol Baptist Academy.
He was a long-headed man, with &ir administrative abilities.
William Ward, son of a builder at Derby, was apprenticed to a
printer, rose to the position of editor of The Derby Mercury and after-
wards of a newspaper in Hull ; became a church member in 1796, and
beginning to preach, went for further training to Dr. Fawcett's institu-
tion at Ewood Hall, where he received the missionary inspiration.
But now, as they are in the act of landing at Serampore, one of the
Calcutta newspapers blunders into announcing ''the arrival of four
Papist missionaries in a foreign ship." Alas, for the unfortunate per-
version of Baptist ! A great jealousy prevailed of everything French ;
the paragraph caught the eye of the authorities, and led to polioe inter-*
ference with Captain Wickes, and to the demand that the missionaries
should instantly return to England. It was not until by the friendly
adrice of the Danish Grovemor of Serampore an explanatory memorial
had been presented to Lord Wellesley, the Governor-General (brother
of the Iron Duke), that the missionaries were allowed to remain. Carey
now gave up the idea of a settlement in the Company's territories, and
joined the brethren at Serampore, which was destined to be for years,
under the friendly Danish government, a '^ little sanctuaty'' to the
mission and a centre of spiritual lights
Carrying out the idea of the Pentecostal Church, the missionaries con-
stituted themselves into a single family, threw their earnings into a
common stock, and bound themselves by a solemn *' agreement " to live
entirely for the *' unutterably important" cause of the mission. A house
was purchased with two acres of ground, which (afterwards increased to
618 WILLIAX CABXT.
£y«) beoanue Oarey's famons botanical garden ; the pcinting-preBB he
had already ased at Modnabattj was aet np, and boarding-achocds and
ft yeroacalar aohool for native yontha were opened. Ward immediately
oommeneed the printing of Carey's translation of the whole Bible into
Bengali, which waa neuly complete, and on the 18th of Mmroh^ 1800,
placed in Oaiey's hands the first sheet of the New Teabamentk ^a
treasnre more precioas than gold." Five months afterwards FoniriiBm,
who had beoome Tcry nseftil in Bengali preaching, died at the age of
Befope the dose of the first year in Serampore, QoA granted the
mifisionariee the desire of their hearts. Erishnn-Pal, a carpenter at
Serampore, had heard the goapel from Mr. Fonntainy bat he k!«|it aloof
till, baring dislocated his arm, it was set by Mr. Thomas, the soifeoa,
who seised the opportunity to lay the gospel earnestly before hna.
Krishna's heart was penetrated, and on the 28th December, 1800, he,
with Oiffey's ekiest son Fetix, in the prasenoe of the good dd goreaor
aaod a ^reat conoonrse of people, was baptiaed in tht Oangea by Gaiey.
Poor Thomas went frantic with joy, and was not allowed to be preaent,
though his wild cries conld be heaid daring the servioe. Ottier bap-
tisms soon followed. Krishnu becafme an admirable preacher of the
gospel. His hymn is well known in the translation be^nii^ —
" Oh thou, my soul, forget no more
The Friend who all thy misery bore."
Early nert year the printing of the New Testament waa oompleted.
Oarey carried the first copy into the chnrch, and reverently laid it npon
the commnnion-table, while all gathered ronnd and united in fervent
thanksginng to God. ^* It is worthy of notice," said Fuller, ^' that the
time in which the Lord began to bless his servants was that in which
his holy word began to be published in the language of the natives."
The work of God now progressed more rapidly. In ihe space of ten
years mission-stations had been established in several parts of B^igal,
at Patna, in Burmah, and on the borders of Bhotan and Orissay eadi a
fortress beld for Ohnst in the empire of darkness. The native church
members exceeded 200, and represented a community much more
nnm^^us. The Scriptares had been translated and prmted in six
languages, and translations in six more were in progress. €kmtrarv to
the custom of previous missionaries, caste was afa^lutely ignorea in
diurch-fellowship. At the Lord's-table Erishnu-Prisad &e BnJimin
received the bread and the cup from the hands of Krishnu-Pal, the
Sudra. T^e Brahmin even married the Sodra's daughter. When the
first deat^ occurred among the converts — that of Goknl, a Sodra — the
cofiln was borne to the grave in presence of an astonished mnltitiide by
Harshman, Fdix Oarey, Bhygrub, a baptised Brahmin, and Peera, a
baptised Mohammedan, who sang as they went a B^gali ChriatiaD
hvmn. So far as the native Christians were concerned, caste waa com-
pletely broken down.
Lord WelleBley the Gk)veraor-G«neral, in view of the necessity •f a
thorough training of the civil servants, established in 180C^ Fort
William GoUes^e, in Calcutta. Carey, as the one man in IbsXm best
qualified for the office, was appointed teacher of Bengali, Sanskrit, and
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Mahratta, with a salary of £600 a year, which was afterwards, apon his
being raised to the status of a Professor, increased to £1,500« '' This,"
be said, '< wiU much help the Mission.'* The account of one of his daya
in Caloatta will give an idea of the amazing industry and versatility of
this extraordinary man« He is making an apology for not writing.
'' I rose this morning at a quarter before sijc, read a chapter in the
Hebrew Bible, and spent the time till seven in private addresses to
God, and then attended family-prayer with the servants in Bengali.
While tea was getting ready, I read a little Persian with a Hooi^,
who was waiting when I left my bedroom ; and also before breakfast
a portion of the Scripture in Hindastaai. The moment breakfast was
over, sat down to the translation of the Bamaynna from Sanskrit, with
« Pandit, who was also waiting, and coatianed this transkU^ion until ten
o'clock, at which boor I went to the College and continued the duties
there till between one and two o'clodc. When I returned home, I
examined a proof-sheet of the Bengali translation of Jeremiah, which
took till dinner-time. After dinner, translated the greatest part of the
•8th chapter of Matthew into Sanskrit. This employed me till six
o'clock. After six, sat down with a Telinga Pandit to learn that
language. At seven I began to collect a few previous thoughts into the
form of a sermon, and preached at half-past seven. About forty persons
present, and among them one of the Puisne Judges. After sermon, I
got a subscription from him of 500 rupees (£63 10s.) towards erecting
our new place of worship. Preaching was over and the ooagregation
gone by nine o'clock. I then sat down and translated tiie 11th of
Ezekiel into Bengali, and this lasted till near eleven; and now I sit
4own to write to you. The tnUh is^ every ktter I torik is at (he expense
of a cJiapi&r in the Bible, which would have been translated in that time.^
We emphasize the last sentence : behold the miser whose time is more
precious to him than gold ; the giant worker, who seems not to know how
to pause.
Ever^cme knows the story of Oarey's disappointment at the worldly
promotion of his eldest son Felix. Two new missionaries, Ghater and
iLobinson, had arrived, and on account of the Vellore massacre, a Sepoy
revolt which occurred in 1806, they were not allowed to remain in the
Oompany's territories. One of them was therefore sent with Felix Carey
to Burmah. The great linguistic attainments of this young man (he
was only 22) and his medical skill brought him into favour with the
King, who ennobled him and sent him as Ambassador to the supreme
Oovemment in Calcutta. His father was deeply pained. ''Felix,"
said he, '' is shrivelled from a missionary to an ambassador."
The Vellore massacre, which was occasioned by the substitution of a
leather shako for the turban, interfering with the susceptibilities of
•caste, gave rise to a bitter attack in England upon the missionaries, to
whose indirect influence the massacre was absurdly attributed. The
attack was carried on with all the resources of wit and invective, and
oven unscrupulous misrepres^itaticm ; Sydney Smith being one of its
leaders; while Fuller and others (quite equal to £he work) made a
sturdy defence. The discussicms closed with a powerful article in The
Quarterly Review from the p^ of Southey, in favocu: of the missionaries.
^' These low-bom and low-bred mechanics," said he, "have translated
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the whole Bible into Bengali, and hare by this time printed it. Thej
are printing the New Testament in the Sanskrit, the Orissa, the Hahratta,
Hindostan, and Gnzarat, and translating it into Persic, TeUnga,
Karnata, Chinese, and the language of the Sieks and of the Bnnnans ;
and in four of these languages they are going on with the Bible.''
'' In fonrteen years these low-born, low-bred mechanics haye done
more towards spreading the knowledge of the Scriptures among the
heathen, than has been accomplished or eyen attempt^ by all the world
besides." ^* The plan which they have laid down for their own pro-
ceedings is perfectly pmdent and nnexceptionable, and there is as little
fear of their proYoking martyrdom, as there would be of their shrinking
from it, if the canse of Qod and man required it. **
Poor Mrs. Oarey died in 1807, having been under restraint for twelve
years, and in the following year Carey married Charlotte Amelia
Bhumohr, sister-in-law of the Chamberlain to the King of Denmark.
" She was about his own age, richly endowed in mind, highly accom-
plished, with a beautiful soul, and aboye all characterized bj deep piety
and thorough sympathy with the missionary enterprise, being indeed
one of the conyerts." It proyed a most happy union.
And now, on the 11th March, 1812, a neayy disaster fell on the
mission. About six in the eyening, a fire broke out on the premises at
Seramnore, and in a few hours destroyed the labours of twelye years.
By midnight the roof fell in, and a great column of fire shot aloft to
the sky. Within the blazing premises were sets of types for fourteen
Eastern languages, 1,200 reams of paper, and many copies of the
Scriptures, and, crowning all, many yaluable manuscripts, which no
money could replace. Eyerything that could bum or mdt was
destroyed. What did these magnificent men do? As soon as the
glowing ruins were cool enough, Ward began to clear them, and found
to his great joy many of the punches and moulds used in making type
uninjured. Wasting no time, he kept type-casters at work in rebys
day and night, and in six weeks six languages were in the press. Carey
addressed himself to the twelye months' hard labour required in his
department, and soon had the whole begun again in eyery langui^.
The calamity eyerywhere eyoked generous sympathy, and in three
months England contributed the whole money loss.
The same year the final struggle began, which should determine
whether the gospel was to be allowed " free course " by the Goyemment
of India. Adoniram Judson (glorious missionary name) and Samuel
Newell with their wiyes arriyed in Calcutta flrom America, and were
instantly ordered to quit the country. The result is well-known.
Judson became the apostle of Burmah. But Carey saw that the
Coyemment officials in Calcutta were determined to clear the country
of missionaries and bolt the door against them, and he felt that the
battle of religious freedom for India must now be fought on English
ground. The time had come for renewing the Company's charter, and
Carey urged on Filler, that in concert with other societies eyerything
should be done to secure this liberty by a distmci clause in the charier.
He responded with his whole soul and strength, as did also all the
missionary bodies in the country. Fuller waited on Lord Castlereagh,
leader of the Commons, and stated the missionaries' case with dear and
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GOBq>rdienBive mastery. CaBtlereagh remarked, '^ We shall probably
give yoar missionaries liberty to proceed to India, where they may pro-
iess their own faitL'* Faller replied in his gruffest tone, *' Thank yom
for nothing, my lord. Thai is a degree of liberty we can get any day
in Constantinople." The country was ronsed ; week after week petitions
poured in upon Parliament. It was not a shower ; it was a set rain.
W ilberforce led the missionaries' cause in the debates in the House.
The Company made a strenuous resistance to the new clause, but the
missionaries carried the day, and the clause was inserted in the charter.
It was a sad day for the mission when Andrew Fuller died. The
strong man who haa so faithfully " held the ropes " for the missionaries,
the man " of stem integrity and native gran»&nr of mind " passed to
his rest on the 7th May, 1815. For more than twenty years he had
guided the mission with vast courage and sagacity. He had lived to
see the spark kindle to a great fire. The missionaries had baptized 700
native converts; their native schools had instructed 10,000 native
children ; they had preached tiie gospel far and wide in the land ;
translations of the Bible were going forward in twenty-seven languages.
After Fuller's death, misunderstandings set in. The Society began to
be groundlessly jealous of the heroes at Serampore, who were devoting
the whole earnings of their herculean labours to the work of the mission,
reserving to themselves nothing but what they ate and put on. About
£58,000> for example, had been spent since the commencement, and
with the exception of about £10,000 the whole had been contributed
by these men. Ten years of increasing tension in their relations issued
in the separation of Serampore from the Baptist Missionary Society in
1827, — an act which was not reversed till many years after. Meanwhile
Carey had instituted Serampore College for the training of native
Sreachers. Ward came to England to beg money, bnt found to his
iemay the atmosphere changed, and the current setting against Seram-
pore. Carey and his coadjutors, however, made their appeal in India,
where they ware better known, and succeeded in rearing a noble
building, at a cost of £15,000. This college was the first of its kind
in India.
In 1821, the old man (for he was now sixty) was seised with a fever
which threatened his life. Soon after his recovery he was called to
suffer one of his sorest trials, in the death of his accomplished and
devoted wife, who had cheered him for now thirteen years, the happiest
period of his life. This grievous sorrow was followed by another no less
severe in the death of Ward, the youngest of the Serampore triumvirate,
which happened in 1823. The grief of the two survivors was over-
powering. One dark night in October of the same year, when returning
to Serampore after preaching in Calcutta, Carey slipped in getting out
of the boat, and was severely injured by the fall. Excruciating pain
and fever laid him very low, and he was obliged to go on crutches for
many months.
The year 1829 is memorable in Indian annals for the abolition of
suttee. Carey had been instrumental in the suppression of infanticide
during Lord Wellesley's government, and had all but accomplished the
prohibition of suttee, or widow-burning ; but that great administrator's
departure from India interrupted his plans, and it was reserved for
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Lord William Beniinck to proscribe safctee. That the decree might be
published in Bengali, it was sent to Carey for translation. It reached
him on Sanday morning as he was preparing for serrioe. Throwing off
his quaint black coat, he exclaimed, ^^ No church for me to-day. If I
dela^ an hour to translate and publish this, many a widow's life may be
sacrificed." The translation was completed before nighty and for the
first time for 2,000 years
'* The Ganges flowed unblooded to the sea."
Alexander Duff, who went to India in 1830, visited Carey at Seram-
pore. The tall Scotchman strode up the college steps, and sought Carey
in the simple study, where the greatest of missionary scholars sat, still
working for India. A little, yellow, old man, in a white jacket,
tottered forward to the visitor, and with outstretched hands solemnly
blessed him. The young Scotchman, who was destined to be one of
the greatest of Indian ^ucators, never lost the impression of that
interview with the scholar who had created the best college at that
time in the country, and the vemacularist who had preached to the
people for half-a-century.
The old man was not to labour many years longer. Increasing
feebleness exposed him to almost incessant attacks of fever. In his last
illness Lady JBentinck, wife of the Oovemor-Oeneral, visited him fre-
quently. Bishop Wilson, of Calcutta, came to ask his blessing. Alex-
ander Duff also went to see him, and talk^ some time about his work.
The dying man whispered, " Pray.** Duff knelt and prayed, and then
said Good-bye. As he passed from the room, he thought he heard a
feeble voice pronouncing his name. He stepped back, and this is what
he heard, spoken with a gracious solemnity : *' Mr. Duff, you have been
speaking about Dr. Carey, Dr. Carey ; when I am gone say nothing
about Dr. Carey, — speak about Dr. Carey's Saviour." Duff went away
with a lesson in his heart that he never forgot.
Carey devoted his life to the task of giving the Word of God to
India. God had spared him to see the Scriptures sent out under his
direction in forty different languages ; and now the work of the WycUff
of India was done. The eternal gates were opened for him at sunrise
on June 9th, 1834. He was buried in the Mission burial-CTOund at
Serampore, to the left of the entrance-gate. A tall square block, sup-
ported by pillars, marks his grave. In obedience to the direction in
his will^ it is inscribed —
William Carey,
Bom August 17th, 1761,
Died [June 9th, 1834].
"A guilty, weak, and helpless worm,
On Thy kind arms I fall."
C.A.D.
i
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^x]^tMim m am Waxk
BY PASTOR A. BAX, SALTERS' HALL CHAPEL.
{Concluded from page 579.)
FOURTHLY. Another consideration that should sustain our con-
fidence as to the success of our holy work is the fact that the
gospel is the heaven-appointed instrument for the salvation of the race.
In an earnest and well-intentioned little book published some time
since by an American eyangelist, the author says, ^' If God had told
me to go into your graveyard and sing the Old Hundredth among
the graves, and by this means the dead would be raised, I would come
to one and another of you and ask if yon had any friends in that grave-
yard, and, if so, to get ready to receive them, they were going to be
raised I should expect to see the graves open and the dead
come forth." Now, if the writer wishes to imply that anything ap-
proaching this happ^ when we go forth to preach the gospel, I have
this objection to the illustration ; in the one case I see no adaptation
of means to an end — ^nothing beyond a purely arbitrary arrangement ;
in the other, I see no haphazard arrangement, but a system of means
conceived with a most minute and wonderful regard to the nature with
which it has to grapple. It is a system not merely displaying the love
of God, but also in like measure the wisdom ofOod,
'^ We speak the wisdom of God in a mysteir/' In its planning and
execution it is designed to lay siege to the whole of man's ment^ and
moral nature. It appeals to the understanding of a man, to his con-
science his hopes, his fears, his love, his self-interest, his consciousness
of vacuity and want : there is no system of means that could be devised
more perfectly adapted to arrest men than the gospel. Now, this is a
view of the truth that needs to be brought forward prominently at this
time ; because, perhaps, one of the most fruitful sources of the spiritual
impotence which is undeniably around us is the Church's loss of faith
in its own message. Where are the men to-day who hold the truth
with such an intensity of belief as to be kindled into a holy fire of en-
thusiasm about it ? men who have got it wrought deeply down into
their consciousness that the thing the world wants supremely is the
gospel of God's dear Son, that it is the only thing to present to the
scowling infidelity of this age, to the luxurious effeminacy of this age,
to the callous indifference of this age, to the dronkenness and the un-
cleanness of this age, to the mummery and superstition of this age ?
Oh, airs, do I bear false witness when I say, there are men in our
pulpits to-day who have not faith enough in the truth they profess to
teach, to bring it out boldly and simply as Gk)d's answer to man's cry
of sorrow and sin ? It is their creed, but not a burning conviction.
We are continually being counselled in some quarters to adapt and
adjust our message to the changed requirements and conditions of the
age. Amid all this stir and noise about the changed aspect of things,
it may not be out of place to pause and ask, What is changed ? What
is this strange and wonderful revolution which necessitates something
very much like a brand-new evangel to meet its requirements ? Is the
human heart, with its imperious longings, its clasping needs, its melting
624 EXPBCTATION IN OUR WOBK.
sorrow, changed ? Does it no longer lore and hope and fear, as once
it did ? Does not a bereaved parent feel a throb of sympathy come
across the waste of the ages as he reads David's bitter lamentation over
his slanghtered child : *' 0 my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom,
wonid God I had died for thee, 0 Absalom, my son, my son " ? Is thifr
kind of thing gone ont ? Does it belong to the very remote history of
the race for a man to feel so weary, so disheartened, so sad as to throw
himself down and eay, '* 0 that I had wings like a dove, for then would
I fly away and be at rest" ? How long ia it since yon last were in that
mood ? Is hnman life so changed that the heart is nerer weighted
with a load of care so that the t^der meaning and ransic has died ont
of snch oonnsel as this, ** Oast thy bnrden on the Lord, and be diall
sustain thee"? Brothers, nntil the heart ceases to sin, to snffer, to
hope, to fear ; nntil it is never more in an Bgony nor an ecstasy; in a
word, until a man ceases to be a mim, we must say of the old, old, new
gospel which has been efficacious Plough to satisfy the needs, and calm
the fears of the millions who have crossed the mystic river before a?,
what David said to Ahimeleefa concerning Goliath's sword, '* There ia
none like that, give it me.'* But you say, What of the Agnosticism, the
Pantheism, the Materialism of this age ? I answer, Yon have to neet
exactly what God designed the gospel should meet — ^the ttm-egeneroBf
of man. All these things are mere symptoms of that disease.
5. Another thing that should sustain our confidence is the &ct that
the church is able to look back upon a history of nmetssn csnkaiucf
triumphant sttecess. To prove this, we have but to take up my
church history and learn what was the state ot Hbe world prior to ti^
introduction of Ghristiainty. Dr. Geikie says. ^ The religions of an-
tiquity had lost thdr vitality, and become effete forms, without influence
on the heart. Philosophy was the consolation of a few, the amusement
or fashion of others ; but of no weight as a moral force among men at
large. Faith in the great truths of natural religion was well-nigb
extinct. Sixty-three years before the birth of Christ, Julius Gsesar, at
that time the chief pontiff of Borne, and as snch the highest fonctioBary
of the state religion, and the official authority in religions queationay
openly proclaimed that there was no snch thing as a future life, no
immortality of the soul ; and Cicero, who was also present^ did not
care to give either assent or dissent, but left the question open aa one
which might be decided at pleasure. Mxnrality was entirely divorced
from religion, as may readily be judged by the fact that the most
licentious rites had their tempko, and male and female ministranta.
.... The advent of Christ was Ae bfeakiag of the day-spring from
on high through a gloom that had been gathering for ages ; a great
light dawning on a world which lay in darkness and in the shadow of
death."
Another learned author says : '^ With the introduction of Ohristiaaitj
another spirit went forth oyer the ee^ttiL It was the visitation of a
new life Institutions of the most elaborate skill and moat
colossal firmness dissolved before its holy charm. The swords of tUrty
legi<ms shrunk to their scabbards before its prowess. It maitshed on,
conquering and to conquer. The world beheld it with anHunment
The doctrine was strange and improbable. The instrumentality wa»
EZPSCTATIOK IK OUB WOBK. 62d
the rnde and the imbecOe, Tet, with a world against it, it was mperior
to the world ; little checked it^ nothing witfaifttood it."
Now, in view of its past victories, who will question its power to
meet present necessities ? It will never have to meet an ignorance m<N*e
dense, an enmity more Timlettt, a superstition more degrading, or a
eensvality more gross, than it has already met and overcome. What it
was, it is. It has the dew of its youth npon it. It can in the hands
of believing men repeat, ay, and transcend, all its form^ wonders.
II. We now hasten to enquire nr what rikpects the indulqence
OF A BRIGHT, HOPEFUL BPIRTf WILL AFFECT THE CHABAOTSB OF OUB
JilNffiTBT.
1. One effect will be to lead us to ths selection of the most vital
ihemes as the subjects of our discourses. Looking for the blessins:,
we shall be anxious to use the best known means of securing it. We
know that God can bless anything, only he does not. There is a type
of sermon which would be a great miracle of all miracles if it converted
anyone. If it did so it wo^d do it by mistidce ; for certainly it was
farthest from the thoughts of the [H^aeher — ^he never intended anything
of the sort. When he wrote it he thought the subject rather new — he
thought it would prove interesting, und af^rd an opportunity of ex-
pressing some rather original and exceedmgly pretty thoughts, and his
sermon did exactly what he expected it to do. It pleased many of his
pec^le ; strolling ont of the chapel to the strains of solemn organ-
music they exchanged kindly greetings, and remarked on the exceedingly
interesting sermon they had jast heud. But it converted no one — bDW
•could it ? That long descriptive passage of Ruth standing amid the
rustling golden com in the sultry noontide heat ; the scarlet and bine
•anemones trembling in the gentle breeze, the great fleecy clouds hanging
motionless in the vault of stainless blue, the tinkle of the brook, the
low sweet notes of the mowers' song mellowed by the distance ; oh, it
was exquisitely done, most graphically put ; but knowing what you do of
the conetitution of the human mind, of the relation of cause and effect,
would it not have surprised you beyond expression if anyone had been
roused by it to an agony of remorse, and had cried oat, '*Men and
brethren, what shall I do ?" Now, let me not be misunderstood. I am
not condenming beauty of style. I believe it has important uses — ^it may
attract people to your ministry^it will secure an interested attention
— and, more than that, it is the natural bent of some minds, and they
would have to unmake themselves in order to be different ; but all this
must be sternly subordinated to the one great end of plucking men eat
of the fire. Our chief business is not to pursue a subject, but to
pursue men. We may chase them with a sword with a jewelled hilt,
or with a more homely weapon ; but the value of the instrument must
be judged by its effeetiveness in striking home. I am sure a spirit of
expectation will help us here. There is little fear that we shall be
unduly toying with mere prettinesses when we mean business.
2. One other result will be to lighten our work of much of iU
laboriousness. As I have previously remarked, our work cannot under
any circumstances be other than exhausting to both body and mind.
But it will be wonderfnlly lightened if we work in the sunny, genial
atmosphere of hope. We do not mind work when we expect it to be
(J26 EXPECTATION IN OUR WOBK.
richly remanerative. I am not likely to forget a si^ht I saw a year or
two ago at Brighton. Standing one beantifol morning on the beach, I
notio^ an nnnsaal excitement among the boatmen — ^men not, I beliere,
nsnally to be oensnred for nndne alacrity. Bnt on this particalar
occasion they were all talking and shontmg at once. Banning and
stnmbling np the beach, mshing and tumbling down die beach. Stones
flying in showers in all directions. Some Ingging great armfols of
nets, others dragging immense balks of greased timber, another per-
forming some occnlt duty at the bottom of the boat, which divided his
person so impartially, and exactly in the middle, that the most prac-
tised of London busmen would have had a difficulty in deciding
whether he was an inside or an outside passenger. Well, after some
more shouting, which certainly seemed in excess of any visible necessity,
the boat was thrust off, and went curtseying over the waves. When I
thought that the solitary man left on the ^ore was sufficiently master
of his emotions, I ventured to enquire the cause of the remarkable
demonstration I had just witnessed. My friend was a man of few
words : waving his hand over the sea in a fine general manner which
might have indicated any point between Worthing and Eastbourne ; he
blurted out the secret in a word — Pilchards !
Ah, even a Brighton fisherman can be lively when pilchards are in
question. It will be very much thus with ministers. It vriU take a
great deal to wear out a happy, successful minister. It will be a joy to
preach, to visit^ to talk, to pray, when we are expecting that every cast
of the net will fill it even to breaking-point.
3. One other result will be that it will make a minister's eye sharpa'
than a hawl^s to delect the slightest indication of blessing. Yeiy few
thingB will escape the observation of the minister who is on the look-oat
for results. There is a man who has taken to coming out twice a day
instead of once. There is a person vriping her eyes in a very furtive
manner. No, it is not a cold. By a strange sort of intuition you will
know the state of your people's minds, and from time to time bring
forth truths suited to their cases. As closely as an angler watches his
dancing float upon the stream, ready at any moment to give the little
snatch that will strike the hook into his finny prey, will tJie expectant
minister watch the result of every sermon and effort
As we begin to work under the inspiration of hope, experience wiU
make it easier so to do. We shall soon learn that it is a spiritual
law as ascertainable and invariable that believing labour shall be fimitfdl
labour, as it is a natural law that seed sown generoudy shaJl rise again
in ample fruitage. " For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from
heaven, and retumeth not thither, but watereth the eartti and maketh
it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower and htesi. to
the eater : so shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth ; it
shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish mat which 1
please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.*'
"WHAT'S THE CLOCK?"
STANDING on the summit of a hill in Greenwich Park is the Royal
Observatory, and near it the Magnetic Clock. Overhearing the
— observationB of some gathered in front of the latter, I learn one
is " Too fast," while another oomplainB of being " Too alow."
"Oh ! " criee the third "I'm juat right." Shall I judge the persons
bj their utterances ? Well, I do knoir some people who ore a great deal
"Too Fast."
Among this class are to bo found gossips. The thunder of their talk goes
before the flash of fact, and so they reverse the Diriae order of thiogs.
Kindly watch your words and set them to the correct time of truth,
" Too Slow,"
was an obserration of a second ; and ho but represents another company,
Catek them in a hurry ? Never I They BBy ' time flies,' and therefore,
as they have no wings it is too fast for tnem ; the truth is they let it fly
by wasting so much of it. Heartily do I wish some one would turn the
key and put them on a little so that they could say
"We are just Right."
Now is the best time, for all that is good. If yon oie ' too slow,' you
will be * too late,' so now do the right. How important it is to avail
oursetves of the ' now' in time. God lays special stress upon his spiritual
pnnctnalily ; for He saith ; " behold now is the accepted time, behold now is
the day of salvation." Unless yon have trusted Jesus as your Saviour, you
cannot say " I'm just right," for ail is wrong. Do it now and tbronghoat
all time, and in eternity it will be well with thee.
Ko.8.-
e?s
OR, THE RESULT OP GETTING INTO WRONG COMPANY.
BY JOHN OUBRIE.
** And being let go they went to their own company."— Acts ir. 23.
** JudM by transgresaion fell that he might go to hia own place." — ^Acte L 2a.
THE following incident was told in my hearing in one of the Tillages
of Canada to illustrate the tmth, which so many ignore at the
present day, that there must he a change of heart if we are erer per-
mitted to enjoy ** the rest that remaineth for the people of God."
'* Some years ago there was to be a prize-fight at a certain place in
England, and a party of men chartered a steam-boat to take them to
the place at the time appointed. Another steamer was engaged to take
a party of Christians to a different kind of fight — a fight against wrong-
doing, that every soldier of Christ is call^ to engage in under the
* Captain of his salyation*' The place of the last-named conflict was a
Metnodist camp-groand* Jnst as the last bell rang on each steamer
(both were chartered to leave at the same honr — ^half-past two pim.)
two men were seen mnning towards the steamers as they were moriog
out from the wharf, and both sprang into what each one thought to be
his own company. Bat, oh ! what a mistake ; the Methodist saw that
he was among prize-fighters, and the prize-fighter fonnd that he was
among Christians. Do yon snppose those men were ocmt^iited aad
happy in their different company ? Is a fish happy out of water ? ' No,
not happy bat miserable,' yon say. So each of those men were miserable
becanse they were ont of their element.
*' The Methodist came to the captain, and said, ' Captain, I hate got
mto the wrong steamer, and I am not going to stay here ; it is hke
hell to be among these men who are cnrsing and swearing ; take the
steamer back and let me get ont. I intended to go to a camp-meeting ;
yonder is the steamer I onght to be in.' Bat his trying to get himself
righted after he saw he was wrong was frnitless.
'^ Well, what aboctt the other man ? * Oh/ yon say, ' he was all right
and happy among those good Methodist people.' Bat yon are mistaken,
for he was in a worse dilemma than the Christian man. He went to the
captain and asked him to take the steamer back, as he said he mast go
to the prize-fight. Bat the captain said 'No; oar orders are to keep
on oar coarse as long as there is nothing wrong with the steamer, and
we mitst obey.' Then the man offered the captain money if he would
tnrn back, bat the captain was as determined to go on his yoyage. 1^
this time the Methodists thought they woald 'show their faith by their
works,' by talking to the prize-fighter aboat his soal ; bat the prize-
fighter coald not endnre it, so he went to the captain again and begged
of him to bring the steamer a little nearer to the shore and he would
jamp into the water and swim to land."
Now, reader, yon can readily see that neither one of these men wai
happy because both of them were away from their own company. So
would it be in the great herbaftsr; a sinner unchanged ooold not
he happy in the company of Clirist and his redeemed <me8, and as some
one has said, if he got in among, tiiem aa that prize-fighter got into
ORESDS. 629
"that company of godly persons by mistake, he would want to ran down
to hell for shelter.
Jesns shows ns the folly of thinking we should feel at home in the
glorioas company that surrounds the throne of God without haying the
wedding garment on, in his parable on the marriage of the king's son.
Matt. x;tii. 11—18.
'' And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man
who had not on a wedcHng garment ; and he said, ' Friend, how comest
thou in hither, not having a wedding garment ? ' And he wab
Then came the orders from the king to '' bind him hand and foot and
take him away and cast him into outer darkness ; there shall be weeping
and gnashing of teeth."
TUu ought to close every self-righteous sinner's mouth and bring
him down to the dust crying, like J<^ ^^ I ak vile, I repent in diat and
■ashes." Job zL 4, and xlii. 5, 6. Sorely if Job, the man of whom God
said *' there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright
man," needed to come down and confess before God his sinfulness, how
much more do ordinary persons need to confess their guilt before God.
The Holy Ghost tells us the righteousness that alone is fit for God's
presenoe, when he says, ^^ Ohrist is the end of the law f<Hr righteousness
to every one that believeth," Bom. x. 4.
Our Lord said to Nicodemus, "Marvel not that I said unto thee, ye
3fU8T BE BOEN AGAIN ; " for ** that which is bom of the flesh is flesh,
and that which is bom of the Spirit is spkit," John iii. 6, 7. You
see the two natures set forth in these two men. The prize-fighter's
nature was not changed, and consequently he hated to hear those Chris-
tians talking about Ohrist and the Word of God. For Bom. Tiii. 6^
says ^' to be carnally minded is death, bat to be q)iritiQally minded is
life and peace." '^ In Christ Jesns ye who sometimes were far off, are
anade nigh by the blood of Christ," Eph. ii. 13^ But '' the carnal
mind is enmity against Otod, and is not subject to the law of God,
neither indeed can be," " so then they that are in the flesh cannot
please God." There must be a change if a sinner is to be happy in the
presence of Christ and the glorious company of those who stand before
the throne, washed and made white in the blood of the Lamb.
CBEEDS are, 1, due to ourselves, (1) that we may honour the blessed
God by open profession of faith ; for " with the heart man believeth
nnto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made onto salva-
tion"; due to onrseljes, (2) that we may be fortified in the faith by that
obligation which open and undeniable profession lays upon us, '* witness-
ing a good profession before many witnesses." 2. They are also due to
others, whom we desire to draw to us, (1) that we may approach them
in our real characters, and, as it were, with our principles pinned upon
our breast ;^-due to others, who deny our faith, (2) that we may warn
them of their ^rors, and exhibit the troth upon which we seriously
believe the salvation of their soul depends. This was, in fact, the origin
of creeds, even in the days of the apostles. — Walter Chamberlain,
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%fxi0 mm %ixbttmt\t ^r^tx-mttiinjfi.
MONDAY evening, Oct, 9, Pastor G. H. Spurgeon occupied the chair, and
hefore the meeting was over the area and first gallery of the Tabeinacle
were nearly filled. What a pleasure to see such numbers gathering to pray !
Hymn 281, commencing —
^ Sweet the moments, rich in blessing/'
waa sung, and the Pastor said that (he cross was to furnish the key-note for the
whole meeting. Prayers would be offered for a revival of the pure doctrine of
the cross, for the exhibition of the pure life of cross-bearing, and for a revival
of that earnestness and consecration which are the true outgrowth of the cross
of Christ One of the elders prayed, and especially pleaded for those workers
for Jesus who were depressed because they (ud not see success attending their
labours. This led the Pastor to mention an interesting incident, which is
described more fully in this month's ** Personal Notes,*' and to ask those who
had derived benefit from the preaching of pastors or evangelists to encourage
the preachers by telling them of the usefulness of their words. We still kept
near the cross while we sang hymn 275 —
" 0 sacred head, once wounded,*'
and also while prayer was presented by Mr. Mountain, the Secretary of the
Tabernacle Sunday-school, and Elder Hill, whose supplications were steeped in
a sweet sympathy with the crucified Lord.
Hymn 303—
" Once it was mine, the cup of wrath,"
having been sung, the Pastor read the following requests for prayer : — One of
the ministers educated in the College had arranged for an evangelizing brother
to hold special services in his chapel, and desired that the work might be
remembered at the throne of grace. Within about nine months he had lost
twenty per cent of his members, and most of the officers of his church, by
removal, and he felt that he needed special help from above. Another friend
wished for prayer for a youth who was undecided, and for himself that he
might be ffuided aright in an important matter. These letters the Pastor
asked Mr. Harrald to spread before the Lord, together with one from Sufiblk
which had been put into his hands. Before praying, Mr. Harrald explained
that on the previous day, while preaching at tiury St Edmund's, he had
referred to a remarkable instance of^the immediate answer of a mother's prayers
for one of her children. At the close of the service a good woman came
to him, and asked him to join her in prayer for her son, the only unsaved one
out of a family of thirteen. Much sympathy was felt as the particulan of the
case were made known, and many joined in the petition that the promise might
be fulfilled in this instance as it has often been before, *'All thy children shall
be taught of the Lord, and great shall be the peace of thy children."
Me(Utating upon the cross, our thoughts had gradually mounted to the
throne, so that the subject of the next hymn was ** the glory of Christ iu
heaven," No. 387—
" Oh the delightp, the heavenly joyf,**
which was followed by a prayer from the Pastor, who pleaded that fresh glory
might be brought to Chnst by the salvation of sinners, and the fuller sanctifi-
cation of saints. At its close, mention was made of the sore sickness of two
beloved officers of the church. Deacons Higgs and Mills; and in the name of
the whole assembly earnest supplication on their behalf was offiered by one of
their fellow-deacons, Mr. Allison. We then passed from our Lord in gloiy to
the grand doctrine of his second coming and glorious reign. Hymn 353 —
<< HaU to the Lord's Anointed,"
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was sung, and tbe Pastor delivered a short address upon certain matters that h&
had occasionally found troubling many of the Lord*8 people. One of these was
the difficulty that Christians experienced in their enaeavours to be always*
thinking of God, and things divine. It was pointed out that it was quite pos-
sible to be reidly giving all our thoughts to God even while it was needful to>
think upon other things, just as a man making a journey for a friend has to
consider his horse, and the road, and the inn, and yet in doing all this for his-
friend he is really thinking of him only. '* Whether ye eat, or drink, or what-
soever ye do, do all to the glory of God,*' is thus a command which may h&
obeved. Some friends are a great deal troubled because they are not absolutely
perfect, but these were assured that such perfection is not seen among men.
The speaker declared that, of all the professedly perfect people whom be had
met in his life, there had never been one who had a right to make such a pro-
fession, but they had all been most questionable persons; while amongst those
whom he considered to be as nearly perfect as well could be, he had never found
one who did not mourn over imperfection, and lament that he fell so far short
of what he ought to be. All ought, however, to aspire after perfection, and to
hate sin, and seek to destroy it. We are not to do as the Israelites did with
the kings when they shut them up in the cave, but as Joshua did when he
dragged them out, and hanged them up to die. Sin is not only to be im-
prisoned by self-denial, but to be executed through death with Christ The
t^astor then offered a few words of direction to those who seek the Saviour.
Prayer for the conversion of sinners was offered by Brethren Healy and Wat-
kins ; the Pastor pleaded for some sick friends who were believed to be near
death, and for others whose cases had not been specially described ; and so con-
cluded another most hallowed season of fellowship with one another, and with
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Eight brethren had spoken with the Lord
on our behalf, five hymns had been sung, and several short addresses given,
and the hour and a-half was gone, all too quickly.
Monday evening, October 16, was the time set apart by the Sunday-school
Union and other allied organizations for special universal prayer on behalf oi*
Sabbath- school work. Additional interest was given to the meeting at the
Tabernacle by the attendance of many Ragged-school teachers, who had been
invited to listen to an address from Mr. Spuigeon. It was a very wet nighty
and consequently the gathering was smaller ^an usual. There were, however^
several hundreds present, and as most of them were earnest Christian workers
they probably made up in quality what they lacked in numbers. Pastor C. U.
Spurgeon presided, and in opening the meetinff explained the special object for
which prayer would be presented. Wesley's joyous hynm,
" Oh for a thousand tongues to sing
My great Redeemer's praise I *'
was sung to a jubilant tune, and gave a happy key-note to the evening's pro-
ceedings. Prayer was then presented by Elder Pearce, the Superintendent of
the Tabernacle Sunday-school, and by Mr. John Kirk, the Secretary of the
Ragged -school Union. As representative men they brought us into sympathy
with the two classes of teachers present, and led us in supplication for the
children committed to the care of their fellow-labourers. We next sang the
first and last verses of hymn 983 —
^' Met again in Jesu's name,"
and prayer was offered by the Pastor, and Mr. Wigney, the conductor of the
separate services for children on Sunday mornings.
At the Pastor's request Mr. Pearce then gave an account of the Tabernacle
Sunday-school, in order that the friends present might understand the nature
and extent of the work, and so pray the more intelligently for a blessing to rest
upon it. He said that there were upon the books of the home school the
^32 TWO MORE TABEBNAOLK P&AYEB-MBBTINQ&
names of about oda thousaad five hundred scholan, and one hundved and
ten teftchers and officera. After the teaching on Sunday mominffs Mr. Wig-
ney conducts a children's seryioe, and in the evening Mr. Waften has a
similar meeting in the College. On Monday evenings, at the dose of (he
prayer-meetings in the Tabernacle, the teachers assemble to plead for guidanoe
and success in their work ; Tuesday eveniDgs are devoted to working-meetings,
■at which clothes are made for poor children, when there is not a Baaaar to
be helped. On Wednesday evemngs the Young Christians* Association meets
for the pui^se of helping the young converts in Christiui life. The school
•collects funds for the support of missionaries in Chins, India, and Africs,
maintains a colporteur of its own, contributes to Mrs. Spurgeon's Book Fimd,
and carries on quite extensive home mission operations, and so does more than
-many regularly-organized churches. At the close of Mr. Pearce*s remarks the
Pastor read the list of the schools connected with the Tabernacle^ and Mr.
i^ewman Hall*s church. In the schools connected with the Tabernacle tiiere
are about seven thousand children.
At this stage of the meeting Mr. Chamberlain sang that toudiing sob,
** Show me thy face," the rendmng of which always brings us to a brighter
vision of the face of our ever-blessed Lord. Where there are godly naen with
good voices, a holy song, psalm, or hymn, sung as a solo, greatly adds to the
•charm of the meeting.
Mr. Kirk then read the following kind letter explaining the abseace of the
Aoble and venerable Earl of Shaftesbury, who had hoped to be at the meeting :
*'24, GroBvenor-square, W.
''October 13th, 1882.
^' Dear Kirk, — ^If you have an opportunity, pray read this letter to the
meeting to be held at Mr. Spurgeon's Tabernacle on Monday, 16 ih. I am
•much grieved that I am unable to be present — ^my attendance at the Quarter
Sessions for the County of Dorset is required on the following day ; and it is an
•official duty that I cannot well set aside. I am grieved because Uiere is no man
in the countiy, whose opinion and support in such matters I priae more highly
than those of my friend, Mr. Spurgeon. It would give me singular pleasure,
•after nearly forty years of work in the Ragged-school cause, to have the teatimony
and counsel of so valuable a man. Few men have preached so much, and so
well ; and few ever have combined bo practically their words and their actions.
I deeply admire and love him, because I do not believe that these Uvea aay-
where a more sincere and siaaple servant of our blessed Lord. Great taienti
'have been rightly used ; and, under Grod*B grace, have led to great isBuet.
" Yours truly,
'' SaAmsBUBT.*'
Speaking of the present position of Ra^rged-school work in London, Mr.
Kirk stated that on Sundays two hundred and three afternoon or eyening
schools were held, at which thirty -six thousand seven hundred and thirty- four
children were taught by three thousand one hundred and fifly-seven volunteer
teachers. On we»-nightB, about five thousand boys and girls above the School
Board age are gathered into one hundred and fifty-five schools; nearly the
-same number meet in the day ragged-schools ; while two thousand seven
hundred and thirty-three are cared for in sixty-three industrial schools.
Altogether it is calculated that at least three hundred thousand children have
'been taken off the streets of London through the agency of the Kagged-schoel
Union.
In delivering the address that had been announced, the Pastor urged the
necessity for the continuance of Sunday and Ragged- schools, because of the
irreligion, poverty, wretchedness, sin, superstition, and evil literature that still
remain to injure vast masses of the population of London. Instead of there
being any cause for discouragement at the apparent results, it was pointed out
•that a great change for the ^tter had been wrought in the moral habits of the
people, and a large share of this was to be attribute to the influence of the teacb>
NOnOK OF BOOKS.
63g
ing imparted to the joung in Sunday and Ragged-schools. The teachers were,
however, exhorted to improTe the character of the inetraction given to their
scholars, to look after them daring the we^k, and to make soch entertainments
as they prepared for the children smbsenrient to the great end of the salvation
of the children*B souls. In closing, the Pastor referred to what had been a
myslery to him in his childish days, namely, the presence in a bottle of an
apple much larger than the neck through which it must have passed. The
riddle was solved when he saw a bottle in which was a very tiny apple still
growing on the tree. So if we mean to secure the working men and women of
London as attendants at the house of prayer, we must get them in while the^
are Httle, and one way of doing that will be to make our Stinday and RaggecU
school teaching so bright and cheerful that the children will be attracted to
Christ by the loving, winning, happy way in which his gospel is set before them
as the one thing they need for the life that now is, and for that which is U>
come.
The tine for departing having arrived, the Pastor offered a short petition ;
and so brought to a close a meeting which must have refreshed and benefited
many weary workers. The plan of having prayer for some special part of
church work is a ready methcyd for securing interest and variety. On the fol-
lowing Monday the praying people heard &out the Loan Tract Society, and
then pleaded for a blessing on it ; and on the next they had the Green Walk
Mission befere them, and, after being interested with its detaits, the godly
were ftli tlie better able to invoke a blessing upon it. Many a church would
revive its prayer-meeting by this method. Ahu! that any prayer-meeting
should need reviving.
A Comrneniary en St, PauVf Epistles to
the Carinthums, By Josxfh Agar
BsBT. Hodderand Stoughton.
Mr. Bbet has at once taken up a fore-
most place among expositors. He is to
the manner bom. All those elements
of character which are needful to an in-
terpreter, one of a thousand, are ap-
Earent in htm. We cannot sav that we
ave read through this bulky half-
guinea's worth of Commentary, but we
&re rejoiced to declare that wherever we
have picked upon a selected passage we
have found our author full, painstaking,
and suggestive. Few can beat Mr.
Beet We sincerely hope that he will
live to accomplish the ambitious pro-
gramme which he has sketched for him-
self, and give us all the epistles after
the manner in which he has now an-
notated the Romans and Corinthians.
iWewotr of lerael Atkinson. By R.
HooDT. W. WiUman, 34, Bouverie-
alreet.
Mb. Ibkabl Aimnov was the honoured
ptttor of a Baptist church in Brighton,
of the Strict Communion order. His
holy character and consistency won for
him high csteero, both in the church of
$atim 0f ^ahL
God and from those who are without.
Many of those who sat at his feet in
Brighton became pastors of Baptist
churches, and this alone proves how
edifying and stimulating his ministry
must have been. The good man never
departed from beaten paths, and greatly
deprecated new methods of attracting
congregations : his mode of addressing
the sinner was not that which ia now
common in our churches, and his whole
theology was of the high Calvinistic
order ; but he was a man full of grace
and faith, and a lover of souls. By
divine help he forced his way from the
poverty and ignorance of his childhood
to scholarship and usefulness, so that he
became foremost among the leaders of
a section of our Israel. The earlier
part of his memoir is more interesting
than the latter portion, because it con*
tains mere striking incidents. For the
rest, tiie run of a prosperous minister's
life is like the history of a nation which
dwells at peace, more pleasant to ex-
perience than to read about. Mr.
Atkinson's iriends will value this bio-*
graphy, which is most creditably put
together by the author of the Oospel
Herald.
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NOnOSB OF BOOKS.
Infant Baptism Demonstrated to he
Beasonablej Historical, and ScripturaL
By James Malcolm. London:
HoulBton and Sona.
What a singular man is Mr. Malcolm !
He tells us that the more he has dis-
cussed the question of baptism with
Baptist ministers and laymen, and the
more he has read our works (though we
must say that his own book shows that
he has read little beyond two pamphlets,
one of which was published at ow.
penny), the more he has been convinced
that we are in error. This is a most unusual
experience, but Mr. Malcolm is clearly
an unusual man ; for unlike most other
Fedobaptists he has found out that our
arguments are but '* assumptions ** and a
^* hollow sound." He thinks he has
succeeded in revealing their ^'barren-
ness '' and ^* naked deformity.*' He has
failed to elicit even a '\shadow of proof"
from any of our authorities, and no
wonder, for all the candid admissions
made by standard Fedobaptist authors
he disposes of by a wave of his mighty
hand ! Each admission is but a gratis
dictum. All that they assert in favour
of Fedobaptism, Mr. Malcolm regards
AS utterly '* shattering our position," and
in l^is way Mr. Malcolm keeps his
conscience easy. Awkward questions
are silenced by the oracular dictum, *' a
child might see that there is not an
atom of argument in this question ; ** an
able exposition is but*' a sballow carica-
ture " — '* a parasite foisted upon it (the
text) from a biassed judgment.'' One
of our arguments is but *' fitted to catch
Ignorant or shallow individuals," such as
the great Fedobaptists who have ioioed
our ranks and the great scholars who one
and all admit the strength of our position,
though they do not join our communion.
Altogether Mr. Malcolm finds that ours
is but *' sur&ce work.'* All this quite
prepares us for the statement, '*! do not
recollect one either minister or private
person but has in little more than a
quarter of an hour entirely given up the
argument.'* Mr. Malcolm has surely
met with some iU-informed Baptists, or
-else he has an estimate of his own
achievements which few will endorse.
He thinks, however, that he has not only
been successful, but he can teach the
" trick '* to the youngest, and then woe
betide the Baptists. *' Any person has
it in his power to quiet him (the
Baptist) almost in an instant.** If the
Fedobaptists share Mr. Malcolm's
opinion of the strength of his arguments,
there will be a greater demand for hts
book than we could otherwise dare to
expect He has written the book, so he
tells us, ^' to aid them (the Baptists) in
coming to our position,** and he assures
us that *' I have thus made a sufiicient
exposure of the Baptists* erroneous
statements.*'
After all these heroic achievements
we need not be surprised to find that
Mr. Malcolm designates his book a
*' demonstration.'* What less could it
be ? What more can anyone aak ? No
weaker word than *' demonstradon,"
such as satisfied and perhaps more than
satisfied the really great and able cham-
pions of Fedobaptism on this side of the
Tweed, will do for this Scottish mis-
sionary. He must have words powerful
as his own prejudice, and heace he has
chosen terms which strangely and even
ludicrously contrast with the feebleness
of the arguments they embody.
What is Mr. Malcolm's demonstra-
tion? The weaker brother need not
fear to hear it. Mr. Malcolm actually
brings before us as a demonstration two
arguments which have been long slain
and buried out of sight in England,
though now and again we have met with
a sort of fossil controversialists who like
Rip Van Winkle have slept a long sleep
and know not that many things have
happened since they first dozed ofif. The
first part of Mr. Malcolm*s demonstra-
tion IS ? that in as much as we Baptists
permit females to sit at the jLord's
table, and yet we have no express com-
mand to do so, we have forsaken our
main position. Mr. Malcolm forgets
that we do not sit at the Lord*s table as
either males or females, but as disciples
of Jesus Christ. In Christ there is
neither male or female — all are one.
Mr. Malcolm, however, mainly relies
on the argument from the ancient rite
of circumcision. He even admits that
*^ apart from circumcision there would
be no sufficient proof for infant baptism,*'
and yet the world*renowned Bibli(^
scholar, Dr. William Lindsay Alex-
ander, says, "If baptism is to be re-
garded as having come in the place of
circumcision the argument from the
Noncon OF books.
635
Abrahamic covenant lies altogether with
the Baptists.** The doctor actually
makes this remark in his life of the
celebrated Dr. Wardlaw whose Pedo-
baptist sheet-anchor was this argument
which Dr. Alexander firmly and re-
solutely throws away. The same argu-
ment was hopelessly shattered on this
side of the Tweed also by the ablest
<champion of Padobaptism, the erudite
Dr. Halley. He has given the circum-
cision argument its quietus for ever,
though some smaller men still amuse us
by Jging it.
The Pedobaptists, we fear, will;hardly
thank Mr. Malcolm for really demon-
strating that their cause is indefensible,
and that our position is simply im-
pregnable. The more the subject is
agitated the better for us.
The book abounds in inconsistencies
4ind loose expositions, but these we do
not stay to notice — perhaps we have
already given the book more notice than
it deserves. If Mr. Malcolm would
*•* suffer a word of exhortation.** we
would urge him to leave controversy to
those who are called and qualified to
exercise their powers in that direction,
and would persuade him to continue in
his useful labours and visit the widow
and the fatherless in their affliction.
F'rom Sin to Salvation, By Thomas
Griffith, A.M. London: Hodder
and Stoughton, 27, Paternoster-row.
In a kind of philosophic treatise on the
seventh chapter of the epistle to the
ilomans, the worthy author attempts to
exhibit what he terms '*the Pauline
picture of the Redemptive Process."
*' The Apostle Paul,** says he, "paints the
convert first as lying in a state of in-
sensibility to sin; next, as waking up
into a state of conflict with sin ; and
finally, as landed in a state of triumph
over sin. In the first stage the animal
life is predominant, in the second, the
intellectual life. Kot till the third stage
is there begotten that spiritual life
which works out righteousness, and this
spiritual life is derived entirely from
Christ — from our participation in his
death, his resurrection, his Spirit, and
our thus bein^ made citizens of that
higher world m which he lives and
reigns," p. 125. :Mt. Griffith's part is,
we presume, to show that pure faith is
consistent with sound philosophy. Some
four centuries separate Plato and Paul
in our chronicles. But we occasionally
meet with men of culture who seem to
be equally charmed with the dialogues
of the one and the epistles of the ouier.
At least, they like by a freak of fancy to
bridge the distance of their time and
training, and imagine a grove or a
cloister in which these twain, the
academician and the apostle, might
come together in social converse, and
discover with glad surprise that, in the
school of nature and the school of grace,
they had learnt the same lessons, though
they had not used the same books.
Our author happily steers clear of any
such conceit. He sees that the philo-
sophy of facts is at variance with the
Rationalism of the age. Thus, by way
of sample, the recognition of <' birth-
sin." Are we bom like sheets of pure
white paper, to be written on by the
hand of our schoolmasters ? or are we
ushered into the world like palimpsests,
scored and confused by cross super-
scriptions P We are survivals defiled
by the deposits of ancestorial savages,
animals, and molluscs. Brain develop-
ment, which is a matter of herediMr, de-
termines our character. So true is the
apostle's assertion that in us, that is,
in our flesh ^derived from oirr fore-
fathers) **dweUeth no good thing.**
Has Man a Future f Materialism and
Christianity Contrasted, By J. Ttles.
W. Poole, 12a, Paternoster-row.
A PAMPHLET of one hundred and thirty-
six pages. In fourteen sections, " The
Materialist*' states his case first, and
*' The Christian ** states his case after-
wards, npon the various topics sug-
gested. There is no attempt at dia-
logue. The plan maybe well conceived,
but we do not think that it is as well
carried out. *^ Materiklist ** is rather
racy, and ** Christian ** is very prosy. It
is a great pity that it should ever
be so.
The Dying Martyr's Testament to the
Town and University of Cambridge,
Written in prison in 155-5. By John
BnADFoan.
This earnest epistle should interest our
Cambridge friends. It is to be bought
for a penny of Mr. Coe, 69, Eden Street.
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Nonora OF BCXMS.
The Cyclap4edia of Practical QMotaHonM,
Mnglvfk €md Latin: with an Ap'
pemHx of Froverhs, ^c, frCj and
CopieuM Index9§. By J. K. Hott
and Ahna L. Ward. R. D. DickhMon.
TniwTKD frorn the American plates. A
▼erj useful book for a literarr man, to
whom the copious iDdicea will be a great
boon. Its production has cost much
labour, and it will, in consequence,
sreatly save labour to those who use
It. It is deservedly called ^'practical/*
since it is not for show, but for real
work. In this respect it excels all
other quotation books which hare
hitherto come under our notice. Mr.
Dickinson ought to have hia edition
cleared out speediljr.
The Infants Magazine. 7%e Children's
Friend. The Friendly Visitor.
Volumes for 1882. Seeley, Jacksoa,
and Halliday.
Thb two maffanBes Ibr the little ones
stand in a nigk position in iuvenile
literature, and The Friendly Visitor is
as good as good can be. The yearly
▼oltunes make splendid Christasas pre-
sents : they are gorgeously arrayed, and
worthy of their fine raiment.
Until the Day 'hreah: Birthday Mottoes
for the Homeward Way. By G. M.
and fi. St. B. Hollahd. Sketches
of Christmas. Light and Love,
Living Water. Royal Gifts. Christ^
mas Greetings for the Children. Is.
and Is. 6d. per packet. Deaconess
House, Mildmay Park.
ExQUisiTB taste is apparent in this
album and in these ufaristmas cards.
MoreoTer, there is an originality and
freshness about them which we greatly
prize. It was time that there should
be some fittle yariety in birthday
albums, and here we hare it. Tlie
cards are all that the daintiest lady
ought to desire, and the texts upon
them are wisely selected. Mildmay
Park mar hare great joy in the issue
of such thoroughly excellent things.
The Band of Hope Review. The British
Workman. The Family Friend. The
Msmd of Mercy Advocate. Yolomes
for 1882. Partridge and Co.
Wb oan only repeat onrpraiaea of these
ineonparable aerials. We belieTe them
to be the meana of Taet good. They an
thoroughly well executed in all respects,,
and tl^ir large sale proves that the
working people like good things, and do
not care to buy the chei^ avid nasty
prints upon which an unwise pfailan-
tbropy spends its energies. Anything
which is intended for die elevntion ot
the masses should be of the Terr best
in teaching, in taste, and in workman-
ship. This Mr. Smithies has always
recognised, and hence his sueoess.
Lectures on DistsUMishmenl delivered
in Queen Street Hall, EdinhMrgh^ ta
February and Mart^ 1882, £din-
busgh: Andrew Elliot, 17, Prinees
Street, and also the Liberntian So-
ciety, Serjeants* Inn, Fleet Street.
The first lecture in this pamphlet is on
" The sufficiency of the Toluntary prin-
ciple,** by the Rev. Principal Gaims^
D.D. The seecNid is on ^ Ghnrefa and
State,*' by James Carmet, Esq., LIa.D.,
&8.G. The third is on «< National Re-
ligion, its true conception, and tlie best
means of realizing it,*' by the Rev. Alex.
Oliver, B. A., and the fourth is on ^ The
ecclesiastical endowments of Scotland,**^
by Thomaa Shaw, Esq., M.A., LL.B.,.
advocate.
These lectures are of the very highest
order of merit. They sse^ clear and
concise, calm and convincing. Principal
Cairns' vindication of the voluntary
principle leaves nothing to be deaiied,
and hiB arguments are as suitable for
this side of the Tweed as the other.
The lectures were given under the
auspices of the Edinburgh United
Presbyterian Presbytery, and are well
worthy of the projectors of the move-
ment. Scotland gets her best sons to
advocate the separation of rdigion from
state patronage and control, and the
result is a literature of which any
country may be proud.
The presbytery promises ns another
course of lectures tnis winter, *' in which
the Scriptural and other important
aroect of the question will be treated
with greater fulness.*' This volume we
will look forward to with a lively in-
terest, for the Scotch divines know how
to handle this subject with fulness and
force. The work before us ought to be
read by all who desire to understand the
great (question discussed. We hope the
land will be well salted with it.
Nonoss or books.
637
We have received such a quantity of
books from the Religious Tract Society
that we cannot do more than briefly
mention a selection of them at this time.
At a later date we may notice the others.
The following list will be a guide to
those who are choosing presents for the
season.
Katie Brightside^ and how She made the
Best of Everything. By Ruth Lamb .
TjABgb type, fine engrayings, splendid
binding, and all for half-a-crown. Just
the book for Miss Nellie and her sister,
aged ten and eight.
Hid in the Cevennes ; or, the Mountain
Be/uge, 3s. A fine book for reading
during winter evenings.
TTie Old Worcester Jug; or, John
Oriffin's Little Maid. By Eglanton
Thobne. Is. 6d. Capital. If we must
have tales let them be of this order.
Jacob Witherby; or. Need of Pa^
tience,^* By Aonbs Gibebne. Is. 6d.
(fracioos and taking.
Across the Water, By Mrs. Payne.
A story working out life in America to
excellent purpose. An elegant book for
2s. 6d.
Under the Old Roof. By Hesba
Stbetton, author of ^'Jessica's First
Prayer." This authoress needs no in-
troduction. Her little shilling book is,
no doubt, excellent, but we cannot afford
to cry just now. The weather is quite
damp enough without our tears, so we
shall not read it, but leave our young
readers to do so.
The Parallel New Testament; also The
Parallel New Testament, Greeh and
English, with space for Manuscript
Notes. Oxford Editions. H. Frowde,
Oxford University Press Warehouse,
7, Paternoster-row.
An exceedingly practical use to which
to put the Revised New Version : it is
printed in parallel columns with the
authorized text, and so, at a glance, the
alterations are apparent. He who
Hpends eighteenpence on this arrange-
ment will be a poor creature if he does
not get far more than his money's worth
in a few diys of careful reading. Nicely
bound editions in morocco can be had
for ^s. and 7s. The stodent is still
better served by an edition in good
type containing the two versions, the
original Greek, and the Readings dis-
placed by the Revisers. This in cloth
boards is 12s. 6d. It is an essential
part of the apparatus of a student of the
New Testament, and it is as useful as
it is indispensable.
ne Scripture Pocket-book for 1883.
Religious Tract Society.
A POCKET-BOOK which we have much
pleasure in recommending. It contains
much general information, and is well
arranged as a book for short memoranda,
such as most persons find the need of.
Critical and Ezegetical Handbook to
the Epistle to the Hebrews. By Dr.
Gottlieb Lunemann. Tlie General
Epistles of James and John. By J.
E. HuTHER, Ph.D. Edinburgh: T.
and T. Clark.
Dr. Mbtxr*s commentaries are supple-
mented and completed by Thessa-
lonians and Hebrews by Dr. Lunemann,
and Timothy and Titus, and Peter and
Jude, and James and John, by Dr.
Huther. They are said to be invaluable
for accurate scholarship. Dr. Schaff
styles Meyer *' the ablest grammatical
exegete of the age." No learned library
can be perfect without Meyer*s Com-
mentaries, which are complete in twenty
vols, for £6 58. To the mass of our
readers Meyer will be unintelligible, but
to students of the Greek tongue, who want
to know definitely the precise text, he
will be an indispensable guide. When
such a man as Ellicott confesses his
obligations to an author we may be sure
that he is the first in his class. All
educated ministers are grateful to the
Messrs. Clark for putting such learned
work within their reach.
LiUle Dot and her Friends. Sucty-
four coloured Plates and Vignettes.
Religious Tract Society.
A GBAMD Christmas book for little Dot,
containing ** Little Dot's Daisies," ** The
Story of Jack and Nell," '' The Story
of Little Pippin,*' and ** The Little
Lamb."
The whole are bound in a goigeoua
cover, and constitute a volume which
may well make the ^es of maioy little
ones to twinkle. "^ The Little Lamb "
is, to our taste. Me story of the whole ;
every child ought to read it. The
coloured pictures are something to
look upon with delight igain and again.
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638
NOTICES OT BOOKS.
Seven ReasonM for Believers' BapHem,
By the Be¥. F. B. Mxtkr, B.A.
Grattan and Co., 3, Ameo Corner.
This is an excellent little pamphlet of
twelve pages, and is published at one
halfpenny, or Ss. 6d. per hundred. Send
for a hundred, and enclose a copj in all
jour letters to your friends, it will do
them all good, We shall be pleased to
hear from Mr. Meyer again on this
subject, which he handles so clearly and
kindly.
The Church Standard, One penny
weekly. Fori^f Winke. ** The Fire-
side" Christmas number (6d.) A
Christmas Wedding. •* Home Words'*
for Christmas. (Id.) " Home Words "
Office, 1 Paternoster Buildings.
Mr. Bullock is a genius at magazine-
making, and a man for whom to thank
God every day. In his Church Standard
we note his bold words as to the ChriS'
tian World : we are deeply sorry that
there should be need for them. In
another article upon Disestablishment
we are pleased to note the fairness and
candour of the Editor, though we do
not for a moment endorse his opinions.
The two Christmas numbers are really
about Christmas, and are as good as
good can be in their own line.
Christian Ethics. First Division:
Individual Ethics. Second^Division :
Social Ethics. By Dr. H. Mabtbii-
SEK, Bishop of Seeland. Ekiinburgh :
T. and T. Clark.
Cestainlt a very able work upon
morals; but altogether Lutheran in
religion, and continental in tone. We
are continually differing firom the au-
thor ; now upon his fancied intermediate
state and the rightfulness of prayers
for the dead, anon upon the duty of the
state to the church, and then again upon
the character of the theatre. The work
is a masterpiece of learning, but whe-
ther the objectionable parts of it are not
likdy to do as much harm as the rest of
it can do good, we cannot say. He who
reads this author should exercise clear
discemment, and then he will find
thought suggested and knowledge in-
creased. Our respect for the author*s
reasoning is not great when he can
justify prayer for the departed by Panics
exhortation that prayers be made fbr all
men, and even by the petition in the
Lord's prayer — ^** Thy kmgdom come.**
There are throuchout the woik abon-
dant proofs that Teamed men are capa-
ble of &r greater folly than more ordi-
nary people. Upon baptism our author
is a sacramentarian. This importation
does not give us a very high idea of the
orthodoxy or spirituaHty of the Danish
Church ; but we are glad to find our
author sound on the &bbath and vin-
section questions. Much good dashed
with much error.
The Truth about Opium»smoking. With
Illustrations of the Manufacture of
Opium, etc. Hodder and Stoughton.
DounTaas as to theguilt of the opiam
traffic, read this f Warriors for nght,
who contend against this terrible evil,
here is a storehouse of arguments for
you I The work is trenchant, and were
not men's consciences asleep, it would
cause them to banish the enormity fifom
the face of the earth. Alas, that our
country should sin against the light,
and gam a revenue for India out of the
blood of Chinamen !
The Elder and his friends : Christisn
firiendship delineated in the prifite
letters of John. By Alexahpei
Maclbod Stmimgtok, D.D. Nisbet.
Wb are always glad to meet with a book
trom Dr. Symington's pen, for he is s
man afber our own heart. He here
discourses upon John's private epistlei
most soundly and sweetly. Placing
this little but weighty woric among our
expositors, we breathe a prayer tjut
thousands may read it to their Isstiiig
profit, for it deals most faithfully with
men*s souls, and does not shrink from
the unpopular side of divine truth.
A Commentarjf on the Revised Venm
of the New Testament By W. G.
HuMPHBT, B.D. Caaseli and Co.
Notes upon the passages altered in the
revision. It is a good idea, but ought
to be carried out in a fuller stjfle. Wc
do not set much store by this work :
better will be sure to follow. The short
history of the English Bible which is
placed in the introduction, is remarkably
well condensed. The author is one of
the Revisers, and therefore well quali-
fied to tell why alterations were made
l^ the New Testament company ; tbii
alone is interesting.
NOTES.
639
The Interpreter's House, and What 1
learnt mere ; or. New Lessons from
an Old School, fij the Rev. Jambs
£. Abnoi«d. Religious Tract So-
ciety.
If this is meant for an imitation of Bun-
yan*s manner, it is an utter failure. Our
author has not got the Saxon tone and
idiom, although he uses many Saxon
words. Moreover, there are too many
Latinized words to allow us to think of
honest Jolm except by contrast Bunyan
would never have talked of *' subsist-
ing in concord,*' nor of '^ scenes that
have been for the most part those of life
and action." These are not in the old
tongue; the last quoted is Saxon in
letter, but foreign m spirit, and so are
many of our author's expressions.
Apart from this, the book is excellent.
Forgetting Bunyan, we have no fault to
find, but much praise to bestow. Arnold
is good alone ; but after Bunyan he is
nowhere.
fj^otis.
Wb can attention to the series of handbills
by our son Charles^ of Qreen?rich. We
have inserted a specimen that our friends
may know what they are like. Our son has
had a happy and useful time in the United
iStates, anu is now on his way home. Daring
his absence the chapel in bouth-street has
been renovated. It is impossible to enlarge
the meeting-house, though increased accom-
modation is greatly needed.
We write this paragraph in France, to
which we have gone for rest. Will our
friends kmdly know that we are not taking
a holiday beoiuse we are ill, but to prevent
illness ? The mind was growing weary with
all the care of many ministries, and it
needed to lie fallow for awhile that better
fruit might come of it by-and-by. One
year we stayed at home, and then had some
sixteen weeks of sickness : wo believe it to
he a truer economy of life-force to pull up
in time, and refresh. Tears are beginning
to sow our hair with grey, loosen the teeth,
And dim the eye, and we must with care
obey the warnings of prudence, lest we aid
in cutting short our own career below.
The emtor has left home as free from care
as well can be ; for the large donations of
Y. Z., and other items, pla^ nearly every
work in a good position as to finances for a
few weela, and after that the subscription
season begins, when many friends of the
more constant class send m their aid with
loving regularity. The Lord himself has
given to nis servant this rest. To be con-
■cemed about money matters would he to
lose the benefit sought by the vacation.
On Monday ereninOy October 23, the an-
nual meeting of the Mbtbofoxjtan Tabbb-
NACLB Loan Tbact Socxbtt was held in the
Tabernacle in conjunction with the usual
prayer-meeting, at which Pastor C. H. Spur-
seon presided. From the report presented
oy Mr. G. Woods, the secretair, we learn
that during the past year about four ttiou-
flond famihes have been visited by the dis-
tribaton, who every week leave i^e printed
iieimans as loan tracts; and that twenty-
ionr cases of conversion have been reported,
while many aged saints and invalids have
been blessed through reading the sermons.
The visitors found so many cases of poverty
and distress in the houses where they called
that they started a Relief and Siex Fund.
without which the leaving of a tract would
have often seemed almost a mockery. A
Mothere* Meeting and Maternal Society have
been for some time in operation, and under
Miss Miller's able leadership have contri-
buted largely to the comfort and edification
of the poor women in the district. The
balance-sheet was presented by Mr. Harrald ,
the treasurer, who reported that the yaar's
expenditure had been about £36, and the
balance in hand was under £5. He also
read the accounts of the Mothers' Meeting,
which was nearly £10 in debt, and of the
Maternal Society, which had £3 in hand.
In referring to the various a^^encies that
had grown out of the tract-distnbution, the
Pastor spoke of the many ways in which
the people visited were likely to oe benefited.
The visitor's call at the house, the opportu-
nity afforded for personal testimony for
Christ, the sermon left for those who pleased
to read it, the invitation to children to
attend the Sunday-school, and to parents to
^e worship of the sanctuary, the relief
afforded to those in great need, and the
temperance and evangelistic and mothers*
meetings all helped to exercise an inflnenoe
for the permanent good of the neighbour-
hood.
Just before the close of the meeting the
Pastor mentioned thepleasing fact that the
sons of Pastors T. W. Medhurst and C.
Chambers, who had in years gone by been
students, had been received into the College,
and he called upon them to pray; and when
th^ had done so he gave thanks for the
fulfilment to Messrs. Medhurst and Cham-
bers, and many other parents, of the pro-
mise, ** Instead of thy fathers shall be thy
children." He then pleaded for increased
blessings to rest upon all the ministers edu-
eated in the College, and upon the students
now in the institution.
Many instances of conversion through the
tracts left in the houses are known to the
visitors, and some have come under the
Pastor's own notice. The general report is
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■OTB.
that people mj they are tired of tracts, bat
they win read the aermcxiiB.
Chi Monday evening, October 30, prayera
of faith and warks of lore were again
blended by the union of the regolar prayer-
meeting with the annual gatnehng of the
workers connected with tte Obebn Walk
HusiOH, BermondseY, ICr. William Olney,
jun., the leader of toe nuaolon, gaye some
mteresting particnlarB of the succees already
achieyed, and proyed the sad and urgent
necessity which exists for the eontinnance
and extension of the work. ICr. WUUam
Olney, sen., and Mr. E. Crisp testified to
the need of the new mission premises that
are to be erected shortly, and the Pastor
heartily commended thie scheme to all
present. We haye a fine site in Bermond-
sejT. and the plans axe now ready for the
bmlding, of wnich we hope to giye an en-
graying yery speedily.
The zollowinff eyening, Oct. 31, the an-
nual meeting of the Collbob was held in the
Tabemade. The President, C. H. Spurgeon,
presided, and spoke briefly of the hirtoij and
work of the institution ; the Yice-presidait,
J. A. Spurgeon, read the list ox Inrethren
who haye settled since the Conference ; and
addresses were deliyered bj Pastors W.
Williams (Upton Chapel, Ijambeth), and
£. G. Everett (Dorking) ; Mr. C. Cole, who
has been preaching at the Presbyterian
Church, at Amsterdam, for the last eighteen
months ; and Mr. T. Perry, a student still m
the College. Although ue assemblage of
friends was not quite as large as usual, the
proceedings were of a yery enthusiastic cha-
racter, and the speeches of the brethren
were most heartily receiyed.
The second part of the nrogramme con-
sisted of readings from ** Jonn Ploughman's
Pictures," illustrated by dissolying-yiews
photographed from life -models dv Mr.
York, Lancaster-road, Notting-hilf, and
exhibited, free of cost, by Mr. Oakley, 202,
Grange-road, Bermondsey. At the close of
the meeting ** John Ploughman," in the
name of the whole church, spoke a few
words of loying welcome to the junior
pastor and his bride, and then on his own
account said '* good-bye," and asked the
prayers of all that his season of rest might
oe a time of blessing.
Special prayer was offered !f or the senior
Pastor at the Communion on Aor. 5, which
prayer has been already answered in a
remarkable manner. Loying people find a
joy in the outpouring of their heart for one
who is Tory dear to them for his work's
sake.
CoLUSOE. — ^lir. H. Trotman has accepted
the pastorate of the church at Bliswor^ ;
Mr. B. J. Beecliff, late of Bradford, has
ffone to Castle Doningtou; Mr. W. L.
ftayo, late of Chepstow, has settled at
Bujy, Lane. ; Mr. E. S. Neale has remoyed
from Exeter to Stanninriey, Torksbire ; and
Mr. Jesse Gibson, of Flattsyille, Canada,
has become pastor at Portage la I^airie,
>ba. Mr. J. WilldBL who went from
Maidenhead to the United States, hat re-
turned to England in the hope of ssttling
down on ttiis aide of tiie Atluitic. He is a
brother worthy of the notioe of any church
The Snrxey and ICddleaex Aawriation
haying accepted our offer of helptowardj
the support of an erangelist to labour in the
two counties, Mr. Frank BoaMD has been
selected for the work, for iriudi we be-
lieya him to be eminently soitad.
Our brethren continue to leaye the old
connfzT to serye the Lord in tiie regions
beyona the aea, and thus the College
becomes increaain^ya training-school ior
foreign misrionanes. Mr. a. Wsllace.
whose health has not been yei^ good for
some time, has ^ne to Canada m the hoiv?
that in the bracmg air of the Dominion he
may be fitted for hia life-work of preadung
the goa^. Mr. J. S. Hazriaon, who.
during his stay in England, has been greatly
bleased of Gkia in the winning of souii, has
resolyed to return to Australia by the S.S.
Sorata, whicli leayes London on Noy. ^,
ashecannot keep in health in our changeable
climate. We feel sure that many mend»
at the Antipodes will giye him a waim
welcome, and find him opportunitisB of
exercising his gifts as an eyangehit or
pastor. Mr. IL Morris, who has won »
high position in the esteem of his brethren
during his twelye years* labour in the north
of England, sails nom Glasgow on Koyem-
bear 29, with his wife and familjN in the
S.S. Jrarrawera, which ia bound for ICel-
boume. We trust that some yacant chordi
will speedily secure our brother's serTice»
as pastor, and that the colonies will be all
the better for eyery man from the (College
who goes out to labour for the Lord at the
other side of the globe.
We are continually cheered by reports of
our brethren's proflxess in all qutften of the
earth. Mr. C. Dallaston has sent us a
photograph and desoripton of the fine nev
'*<^uroh'' tiiat he and bis friends have
erected at Chnstchurch, New Zealand.
During his fiye-and-a-half years* ministn*
there n>ur hundred and twenty-seyen per-
sons haye joined the church, and the con-
gregations haye increased so much that the
new building, which.wiU accommodate eigbt
hundred persons, was greatly needed. Mr-
J. Blaikie writes that he has ouite rocoyered
his strength sinoe he landea in Australia-
He has accepted the pastorate of the church
of which our late Brother Manden was the
pastor, at Kew, near Melbourne.
EvANOBLiSTB.— Later reports of Messrs.
Smith and FuUerton*s seryices at Bath are
eyen more encouraging than those ws pno-
liahed last month. 1&. Baillie, tiie Fsstoi
of Manyers-street Baptist Church, writes:
"We are indeed grateful for the risit of
these two brethren. Mr. Smith inspires
our enthusiasm with his rousin|C mnsiCtan"
his buoyant confidence. It is, indsed, a
H0TE8.
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means of grace to mo him, and to hear his
remarks on C!hiistiaiiit3r in home-Ufe. I had
an opportunity of hearing him at the meet-
ing lor women last Wednesday afternoon,
and I am sore his words were very refresh-
ing to the hundreds of mothers who were
gathered to listen.
"The simple force and the striking
pointedness of Mr. Fullerton*s gospel ad-
dresses make some of them quite mc^els for
regular ministers. I have heard him each
evening, and I could piay so earnestly,
* Lord, let that shaft uxike ! ' and many
were praying in like manner. With such
clear, simple, yet faithful preaching, hacked
up hy earnest prayer, I was not surprised
wnen I saw so many anxious souls at our
after-meetings.'*
Our hrother Hamilton, who invited the
Evangelists to Bath, writes just as hope-
fully; and Mr. Tarrant, the minister of
Argyle Chapel, where Mr. Jay used to
preach, ffives similar testimony. He says :
"The^ nave left a sweet savour behmd
them in Uus city. Last night about one
hundred and fifty of ^eir converts met for
thanksgiving and testimony. Very joyous
was the assembly. ... 1 believe among
the results of flieir mission will be the
elevation of the spiritual temperature, and
the increase oi umty in the churches.'*
During the past month the EvangeUsts
have boMi labouring at Gloucester, and this
month they are to bs at Hereford.
Mr. Bumham's visit to Luton was blessed
to the conversion of many souls, but his
services at Collingham were even more
ffreatly owned of Gk>d. The Primitive
Methodists were holding special meetings
at the same time, so Mr. Bumham united
heartily with their Evangelist, and the
result was that both chuz^es were much
profited. The whole village seems to have
been stirred to an unusual extent by the
public services, but many were met with
and led to the Saviour during Mr. Bum-
ham's house-to-house visitation. He says
the Sunday's work was the hardest and
happiest he has ever had; and everyone
seemed to regret that he could not remain
longer. Mr. Bumham*s work in Knighton
and Weston-super-Mare has also resulted
in much blessing to many souls.
Obphan AGE. —We scarcely need to remind
our friends that Christmas is coming, and
that we always try to make the orphans more
than usually merry at that festive season.
Wo shall be glad, therefore, to receive the
good things in which the little ones delight,
or special contributions that we can lay out
on their behalf without touching the
feneral funds of the institution. The
'resident expects to spend ChriBtmas day at
the Orphanage, but whether he is presenter
absent the cnildren must not go short, so
please help, kind people, as vou have done in
former years : only rememW that we shall
need more than ever this year, as our family
has been so largely increased. Do not let
the girls and boys go without their plum-
pudmng. Each little boy says, ** Please re-
member Christmas, sir. It comes but once
a year.** All moneys should be addressed
to C. H. Spurgeon, Beulah Hill, Upper
Norwood ; other gifts to Mr. Charlesworth,
Stockwell Orphamtge, Clapham Road.
A good example. — A. friend writes as fol-
lows:—*' The president of a Bible-class
consisting of nfty or sixty members has
taken up the cause of the orphans, and has
set his young men collecting for its funds.
Having secured a collecting-book, it isstip-
plied to each member of the class in turn tor
a period of one week, and there is a very
laudable rivalry as to which shall secure the
largest amount. The book, with the money
collected, is brought in at each meeting, and
the progress duly reported. At the end of
the year it is proposed to call a meeting, and
hand over the money to Mr. Spurgeon.
The example is such a good one that I
thought if it were mentioned in The Sword
and the Trowel others might be led to
initiate a similar movement, and thus aug-
ment the funds of the Institution.'*
[With the ever- increasing demand for the
maintenance and education of our orphan
family, we are thankful for every new
method by which the sympathy and co-
operation of our friends are manifested.
—Ed.]
Here is another note just to hand with
seventeen penny postage-stamps : — " For
Stockwell Orphanage, seventeen hasty tem-
pers at a penny — Is. 5d. Dear at that
rate." If all <* hasty tempers *' were thus
taxed, and the impost sent to us for the
Orphanace, we should have a large incozne.
SeveraT friends carried out the suggestion
contained in John I*loughman*s Almanack
for November 1st, — T/te Orphans retnember
thejfrst of November f and amongst others a
poatical friend sent a contribution with the
xollowing lines : —
** I am asked to remomber, this first of November,
The case of iho Orphan onoe more ;
I send my aubsoription to those in affliction,
The same as Fve sent it before."
PooB MnnsTBBs' Cuothisq Society.—
Mrs. Evans desires us to acknowledge with
thanks the receipt of one dozen Jackets from
"old stock." Applications for clothing
come in trom poor ministers as numerously
as ever, and contributions of money or
material will still be acceptable. Surely
there should be found an overflowing supply
of raiment for the Lord's own servants.
What is "old stock" to many a draper
would be new apparel for a poor family.
Pbbsonaii Notbb. — Just as we were going
in to a recent meeting at the Tabemetcle,
two gentlemen came up to speak to us, and
one of them told us the following interesting
narrative. He said that at a certain place
on the Amazon River there was a Liverpool
Irishman who had committed a murder, for
which he was condemned to death. Our
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PASTORS* OOLLBGE,
informant stated that ho visited the poor
man in prison, and on one occasion he foond
him deeply penitent, and afterwards very
happy. On enquiring what had broojght
about the change in Mb manner, he replied,
'* I have found mercy through liie blood of
Christ, through this,** holcQng up one of
Spurgeon's printed sermons. He was not
executed, but is now living a truly godly
life.
The morning after the meeting above
mentioned, we received a note from Buenos
Af/rcs, stating that the writer had derived
great benefit from reading our sermons, and
wished for information as to believers'
baptism. He wanted to know whether Gk>d
required him to give up his business, and
come to England to be baptized, as he was
not acquainted with auy Baptists in Buenos
Ayrcs. He was evidently quite prepared to
make the sacrifice, if we could show it to
be necessary. We informed him of a
nearer place where he coidd obey his Mas-
ter's command. What a lesson this should
teach to some Christians at home who allow
slight obstacles to prevent them from obey-
ing their Lord's commands !
A letter signed "Pro Bono Publico"
appeared in T/ut Statesman and Friend of
liidiay of September 7th, suggesting the
dcsirabili^ of "adopting the Australian
custom oi publishing Spurgeon's Sermons
as advertisements in newspapers .... as
a counterblast against the injurious con-
sequences of tiie visit of 1^ Salvation Army
to India." In proof of his sincerity the
writer enclosed the money to pay for the
insertion of one of our sermons ai an ad-
vertisement, and accordingly in the paper
that contained his letter uiere appeared a
fuU reprint of No. 1642, "Verily, verily."
Without expressing any opinion of the
reason he assigns for his action, we heartily
thank our unknown friend, and unite with
him in the hope that others will follow the
good example he has set them. The
publication of the sermons in the Australian
papers has produced very pleasing resolts.
Oh, that like blessings may attend them in
India!
Baptisms at Hetropolitan Tabernacle : -
October 26, twenty-three ; October 30, six-
teen ; November 2, twenty-four.
Statement of JUetipti from October Ibth to November lAth^ 1882.
€k)lle<:tion at Catford Hill Baptist
Chapel, per Pastor Thos. Greenwood
An old member of the fvening-cLaiiaeH
Jessie Taylor
AuB> X. . uinitti ••. ••. ... ...
Kev. li. Smith
Awell-wiahtr
A reader of the " Sword and Trowel "
Mr. F. W.Lloyd
Mr. John Cameron
Mr. Bobert Miller
Mrs. H. 8. Pled^
Mr. John Downmg
Mr. C. Bail ... ... ... ...
AFrieud
Mr. K. G. G. Kometzky
From Y. Z
Mr. J. Fcntelew
Bsiiw «j epos ... ... ... ...
Jar. Xissex ... ... ... ...
The Misses Kirtley
Stamps from Ealing
Kcecutors of the late Mrs. Toun^,
^JOCXIOw ••• •■■ ••• ••• .•■
Mrs. Eaybould
£ 8. d.
1
0
0
0
0
2 17
0 6
0 6
0 10
0 6
0 2 6
0 2 6
10 0 0
6 0 0
5 0 0
2 10 0
20 0 0
10 0 0
6 0
6 0
too 0
1 0
1 6
0 10
1 0
0 3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
34 11 3
1 1 0
• ••
• • • • •
Gwyer
Mr. R. "PnncT
Mr. Wm. Grant ...
^7> V**a* ••• •••
Mr. £. Fletcher ...
Mr. Wm. Ladbrook
A friend in Sootland
Mr. J. Flather
Mr. Fredk. Howard
Miss M. A. Boott, per Mr.
Miss Jane M. Lang
Mrs. Mclnhrre
Mr. Wm. Willis, aC. ..
A Well-widier
Weekly Offerings at Met. Tab. :—
Oct. 16th 31 13
22nd 10 0
29th 102 9
NoV. 6th 30 16
12th 66 0
tt
3
0
1
8
0
I
25
5
2
1
1
0
5
O
£ s. d.
O 10 6
a 0 0
lie
0 10 0
10 0 0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
239 19 0
£901 14 5
Statement of Receiptt from October Ibth to November 14^A, 1882.
Collected by Miss Keys
Collected by Mr. Alfred Burlcton
MiasWilkie
CoUected by Miss G. M BideweU
Mr. ISdmund Walker
Mr. Toong, Sttir.
£ s. d.
3
0
0
0
10
2
1
5
5
7
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
Mr. William Thomas
Collected by Miss Bmma Bowden
J. F., Woodbocough
O* JB» ••• •■• ••• •«• ••• .«a
Seventeen hasfer tempen at one penny.
FVom a boy ana girl
£ 8. d.
5 0 0
U 6 0
0 10 O
0 2 6
0 15
U 2 6
BTOGEWSLIi OBFHANAGB.
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£ ■. d.
AThankoffcriiiff 2 0 0
Min M. A. Jonas 0 6 0
The Birds from FandiM 1 10 0
The lUrchild Committee, per Pastor
J. Bradford 10 0 0
Mr. James Campbell 10 0
Hr.D. Stewart 0 6 0
Stamps from Aflesbiirj 0 10
W. Atjj Peckham ... ..• ••« ... 0 10
V. Om \j» •■• Bv« *•« ..« ... X V V
Mr. Caleb Senior 6 0 0
AEHend 6 0 0
Mr. J. Fentelow 10 0
Mr. E. Morris 6 0 0
Fart Collection at Hanorer Chapel,
Feokham, per Ber. Q. B. Byley ... 10 0 0
The Misses Kiitler 10 0
Senrioe of Bong oy Oiphanage Choir,
at Esher, per Faator J. L. QThoo^H
BQQ ••• ••• ••« ••« ■»■ ••• O # O
Mrs. Sands 2 0 0
Stamps from Lewes .m 0 2 6
Mrs. Bporey .. ... ... 0 2 6
liziie 0 2 0
Mr. A. B. Tisan 10 0
Mr. Thomas Cammaok 6 0 0
Mrs. Barker 0 10
Collected by Mrs. B. Dodwell 0 6 2
Miss S. J. Hannam 10 0
jfi. JLeys ... ... ... ... ... o 2 o
Proceeds of Circnlating Library at
Hawick, per Mr. W. D. Fisher ... 2 0 0
Stamps reoeiyed with poetry 0 2 0
Mis. Webb ... 2 0 0
MiM Anne Whatley 0 10 0
Mr. John Green 110
Mr. B. Purser ... ... ... ... 110
CoUeoted by Mr. B. GaldweU 12 6
Mr. C. C. Hanis 4 4 0
J. G. J 10 0 0
Collection at Hengler'a Ciroos, Liver-
pool, after sermon by Mr. Spmgeon
(less cost of hall) 181 6 6
Mr. J.S.White 0 2 6
Miss B. Mitchell 10 0
Mr. J. B. Browne 0 6 0
Ezecutora of t'ae late Sarah BarnJom... 9 0 0
Master W. Oakley 0 2 0
*• 8." proceeds of sale of Leaflets ... 0 10 0
A moid, per Mr. F. J. Collier 10 0 0
Mr. Parsons 0 6 0
Collected by Miss W. K. Perkins ... 0 4 0
M. Emil Jorde, and IMend, yisiting
theOphanage 0 6 0
Bxecatori of the late Mr. William
Keep ... ... ... ... ... 179 10 0
Horley Baptist Sonday-school, per
Pastor B. Marshall :—
Miss Boberts' Class ... 0 8 7
Mias Woodman's Class ... 0 2 8
Miss Wood's Class 0 0 7
Mrs. HnggeU's Class ... 0 2 8
Miss Strudwick's Class ... 0 2 7
Mr. C. Nye's Class 0 6 10
Mr. Wood's Class 0 2 9
Mrs. Marshall's Blble-
Cnass 1 0 11
Odd farthings 0 0 2
James and Meroy MoAlley
Mrs. Baybonld
Mn. Tolft, TownsyiUe, Queensland
2 14
2 2 0
1 1 U
0 6 0
J. W., Exeter, per Begistered Letter ..
Collected by Mr. Upton
A Friend, per Miss Cookshaw
Per Mr. T. Hughes, Bridgend :—
Mr. Tutton 110
Mr. Yorath 0 10 0
Mr. J. T. Waugh
Collected by Mr. J. 0. Kemp
A Friend, for 8. O. Tracts
Box at Orphanage Gates...
Per Mr. Murrell :—
Box at Tabemade gates. . .
Mr. Goddard
Mr. Balls, at Ooddard's ...
4
1
1
3
1
1
0
0
0
]&. Alfred Searle
Mr. J. TVard ... ... ... ...
A Weii-wia»her, Newcastle-on-Tyne ...
Sandwich, per Bankers, Oct. 31
Mr. B. M. Fell ... ... ... ...
F. G. B., Tring ... ... ... ...
Mr. J. W. Andrew8,!per Mr. J. Bignell
Urn J%9 ^#a at* «•• ••• «•• •••
Mr. Robert Ellis
Mr. D. Fooid
Mr. John Best
A^L « AJw* ■•• «•• ••■ ••• ••• ■••
Anon, per Pastor A. A. Bees
Miss Fumy GoUis
Mr. J. B. Ncilson Mc Brido
Mr. F. Patterson
Jtm JfcX* #•• ••« ••• ••• ••• ••#
•* Sixty-two"
Mr. John Cook
Mr. A. Maokenzie...
P» Bey. James Stalker
Mr. T. Thomson
^\X10I1 •#■ ••■ ■•• ••• ••• •«•
F. J. P., a thankolfering
Miss Jane M. Lanff
Collected by Mr. Thos. Bogers :—
Mr. Jno. Allen 0 10
Mr. Bayid Bogers ... 0 2 6
Mrs. Pantan 0 2 6
Miss Cameron 0 1 ti
Mr. Best ... ... ... 10 0
Mr. A. Bahnteon ... 0 2 0
Mr. Thos. Bogera ... 0 7 6
Mr. T. C. Clark
Collected by the Misses Ornmpton :—
H. J. xL. . .
Mr. John Jones (qnar-
vCiAy ^ ••• ••• •••
Mias ArkeU (quarterly)
** Upwards of eighty " ...
Mr. Charles W. Klam . . .
** From a friend, NotU.**
Mrs. Molntyre ... ..*
Christma* Fund:^
"Mi. S. Comborough
Annual 8ub»eript»ona : —
Mr. Jaa. Ward, Jun.
Mrs. O. Cowan
Mrs. C. J. Barton
Mrs. Bagster
10 0
0
0
6
6
0
0
£ s. d.
0 10 0
0 6 6
4 0 0
1 11
1 0
0 3
0 1
3 6
6 6
1 0
0 10
0 2
2
0
0
0
0
1
6
1
1
6
0
2
6
2
6
8
0
0
0
1
0
1
0 2
1
1
2
2
1
6
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
6
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
•
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1 17 0
0 10 0
- 1 10 0
0 10 0
8 3 0
10 0
0 2 6
10 0
0 6 0
.110
2 0 0
0 10 0
£604 14 6
jA$t of Prt»nt$t jMT Mr. CharUtwoHh, to November 14M.— Paoyjsioxs : 1 Sack of Turnips, M. H. A. ;
2 Pigii, Mr. lliomas; 120 Eggs, Miss Janet Ward ; 1 Sack of Peas and 1 8«u:k of Oatmeal, A Friend ;
1 Box of Bacon, and 2 Cheeses, Mr. B. Newton ; 2 Sacks of Flour, Mr. J. Cloyer ; 10 Sacks of
Potatoes, Mr. J. Howatd ; 2 Bags of Bioe, per Messrs. Berwick and Sons.
Qbxbral :— fiOO Leaflets, '< tl." ; 8 Sugg's Gas-burners and globes, for Science daas, Mr. J. Stiff.
Cu>THziia (Bo^t^ Dwieion) .—8 BoUs of Cloth, Measrs. H. Fisher and Go. ; 10 Doien Pairs of Socks,
Mrs. Cunningham : 24 Flannel Shirts, Mr. £. Marsh.
CuyrBiMO {OHri/ DUrttion) .—12 Artioles, Girls' Bible-dass, Stoney Stratford, per Miss Woollard ;
48 Articles, Mr. B. Manh.
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Statement of Reoeipts from October 16th to November lAth, 1882.
£ t. d.
OoUected by Min Hairiden 0 10 0
Mrs. AmiKtronff 0 6 0
ICn. A. M. Miller 10 0
Bxecutor of the late Mrs. Bampton ... 90 0 0
FromY.Z 500 0 0
AFtiend 6 0 0
Mr. J. Fentelow 10 0
Mr. Wm. Howard
Mm. Old, per Ber. Thonuui Newlaads
Annie...
"AfriendinOudilT"
£
n.
d.
1
0
0
9 1
0
0
0
2
0
. 10
0
0
£609 17
0
Statement of ReeeipU from October ISth to November litK 138 2.
Subseripticns and Donation* to the Oeneral
AnonymouB, per Mrs. Whiting
Mrs. Greenwood
Messrs. BtrattoQ and Flower
Mr. Edmund Walker
JLa • \j 9 JCHwU >»• ••• ••• ••• •••
Mr. K. G. O. Eometzky
Mr. J. Pentclow
The Misses Eirtley
MissMizcn
A IVicnd, per Mr. Q. Tomkins
Mr. William Grant
mB>* Xmm «•• ••• ••■ ■•• ■••
"Sixty-two"
Mrs. Durham ... ... ... ...
Miss J. M. Tiang ... ... ... ...
•♦TheWidow^sMite"
AnnHal Subscription : —
Mrs. C inraters ... ... ••• *••
Fund:^
£ s. d.
0 10 0
0 6
1
0
0
0
0
0
0 10 0
6 0 0
2 0
0 10
1 0
0 10 0
0 10 0
10 0
110
0
5
6
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
£27 17 6
Smbteriptions and Donations /or Distn'rH ; —
Sevenoaks, per Fastw J. Field (omitted
lastmontii)
Wilts and Esjit Somoaet Association .
East Langton District
Mr. Thomas B , for Sellind^
District
South Devon Congregational Union,
f or Kin^teignton
Oxfordshure Association, Stow and
Aston District
Kettering District, per Mr. T. Jones ...
Bingwood District
Metropolitan Tabemade Sunday-school,
for Tring District
Hadleigh District
Thombury District, bv Mr. Child
Lancashire and Chesnire A»ociation,
for Aocrington District
£ ad.
10 0 0
3«J 0 0
lU 0 0
10 O 0
10 0 0
10 0 0
5 0 0
12 10 0
10 0 0
10 0 0
6 0 0
10 0 0
£132 10 0
Errata.— In November magaiine, instead of Mr. Hockey, it should have been Mr. Martin, for Bowv?
Chalk, 10s. ; M. £. H., lOs. 6d., instead of 10s.
Statement of Reeeiptt from October IBth to November 14M, 1682.
Mr. J. Pentclow
Thankotr^ng for Mr. Bumham's ser-
vices at Park-street, Luton
Tliankoffering for Mr. Bumham's ser-
vices at ColBngham
Mn. Cookf cenr. ... ... ... ...
£ 8. d.
10 0
6 0 0
2 0 0
10 0
Miss Jane M. Lang
£ s.
0 10
1 0
d.
6
0
£10 10
6
Additional contributions for Auckland Tkbemade :— Jessie Taylor, Ss. ; Mrs. F^nstone, £2 • Mr
Hammertion, lUs. ; Miss Heath, £1 ; Mr. J. Fentelow, £1 ; Mr. Wm. Evans, £iu ; Mr. W. Millsl £5 :
Singapore, £6.
Friends »ending prf$enti to the Orphanage are earnettly rf guested to let their Hamt* ur
initials accompany the same, or we cannot properly acknowledge them ; and alto to nritt^
Mr. Spurgeon if no aeknowtedament is sent within a week. All parcels should be addressed
to Mr. Charlesworthy Stockwell Orphanage, Clapham Moad, Lonchn.
Subscriptions will be thankfully received by C. J£. Spurgeon, " JTestwood,''* Benlah Sill,
Upper Norwood, Should any sums be unacknowledaea in this list, friends are requested to
write at once to Mr, Spurgeon, Post Office Orders should be made payable at the Chief OMct,
London, to C. H. Spurgeon,