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Itmountain nor at Jerusalem shall menmen-

worshipmen-

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worshipat statedstated-periods

stated-periods

worship the Father For God is aa-

spirita-

periosa-

spiritIt isis profitable to pause

spirit and seeketh such to worshipworship-Him

worship-

the

worship-Him

periods in our pilgrimage to retrospectretrospect-the and in truthtruth-

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truth-AndHim as worship in spiritthe past and to contemplate the futurefuture-

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To And in every nation he that fearethfeareth-God

feareth-

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feareth-God

To induce such reflection was doubtdoubt-less

doubt-less I God and worketh righteousness is acac-

ceptedac-

Jehovah

ac-

ceptedless one of the benefits designed byby-

Jehovahby-

JehovahI

cepted of him The superstitious obob-

servancesob-

pointed

ob-

servancesJehovah in the periodic festivals apap-

pointedap-

pointed servances of the early Christians werewere-

rebukedwere-

ever

were-

rebukedWhenWhen-

everWhen-

everpointed for his ancient people

Ye observeobserve-days

oberve-

of

observe-daysrebuked by an Apostleever for example they met to partakepartake-

of days and months and years I amam-

afraidam-

memler

am-

afraidof the Paschal lamb they were to rere-

memberre-

meinbermember the great deliverance whichwhich-

Godwhich-

God

afraid of you Let no man therethere-fore

there-

God

there-forefore judgejud e you in respect of the newnew-

moonsncw-

constant

new-

moonsGod had wrought for their fathers HisHis-

constantHis-

constantconstant care and protection of themthem-

selvesthem-

selves

moons of the Sabbath days TheseThese-reproofs

These-

schesThese-

reproofsselves and the covenant of HisIIi merciesmercies-with

mercies-with

reproofs and directions are a veryvery-pointed

very-

with

very-pointedwith Abraham Isaac and Jacob AndAnd-

unlessAnd-

unlessAn pointed condemnation of the RomanRoman-

HierarchyRoman-

unless

Roman-Hierarchyreflections failed Hierarchy and such Protestant comcom-

munitiescom-

duce

com-

munitiesunless these to propro-

ducepro-

duceduce the effect which they were calcucalcu-

latedcalcu-

latedmunities as follow its example in thethe-

appointmentthe-

lated

the-

appointmentlated to produce their hearts would bebe-

thrilledbe-

thrilledappointment of numerous sacred daysdays-

ofdays-

thrilled

days-

ofthrilled with gratitude and they wouldwould-

resolvewould-

resolveof fasting and of feasting andandmightandmight-lead

mightmight-lead

might-

resoheresolve with increased solemnity andand-

earnestnessand-

earnestness

lead us to expect just that prevalenceprevalence-of

prevalence-

earnestnessearnestness to serve the Lord GodGod-

JehovahGod-

Jehovahofsuperstition among those communionscommunions-which

communions-

Jehovah

communions-whichJehovahJehovah-

WiselyJehovah-

Wisely

which actually prevailsprevails-

Butprevails-

Visely

prevails-

ButWisely however under the GospelGospel-

dispensationGospel-

dispensationBut while the precepts and the spiritspirit-

ofspirit-

dispensationdispensation with the exception of thethe-constantly

the-constantly

of the Gospel are thus opposed to thethe-

establishmentthe-

constantlythe-

establishmentconstantly recuring Lords day thethe-

memorialthe-

memorialestablishment of sacred days theythey-alike

they-memorial

they-alikememorial of the new creation by thethe-

resurrectionthe-

resurrection

I alike invite to reflection and there isis-

nothingis-

resurrectionis-

nothingresurrection of Jesus Christ we areare-

leftare-

leftnothing inconsistent with the greatestgreatest-spirituality

greatest-

leftgreatest-

spiritualityleft without sacred days The tendencytendency-to

I spirituality in appropriating specialspecial-periods

special-to

special-periodsto superstition and to merely formalformal-

serviceformal-

serviceperiods to such employ Nay suchsuch-seasons

such-service

such-seasons of reflection and obob-

servedob-

weU

ob-

servedservice natural to depraved man asas-

wellas-

wellseasons prayer

well as the fact that Christianity waswas-

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supposed-designed

supposed-sacrednessdesigned to be a universal religion forfor-

badefor-

badesacredness of the time but to meet thethe-wants

the-

badethe-

wantsbade such appointments The worwor-ship

wor-ship

wants of our nature are highly propro-motive

pro-

shippro-

motiveship of the Christian dispensation waswas-to

was-to

motive of pietypiety-

Itto be emphatically spiritual confinedconfined-to

It is reported that a distinguisheddistinguished-commander

distinguished-to

distinguished-commanderto no special periods nor to be offeredoffered-

aloneoffered-

alonecommander under Frederick the GreatGreat-while

Great-alone

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hourThe-

hourwhile yet in the vigor of manhood andand-the

and-hour

and-thehour isii3coming

13coming when neither in this the full tide of success requested perp-

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194 THET11 E COMMISSIONCOMMISSION-

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missionmission of the Kiu1 to resign his eomcom-

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ere we reached the end Let us thenthen-this

then-this

then-shortenthis he replied Sire there ought toto-

beshorten the distance Let us go backback-

betsLack-

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andover the past yearyeartheearthethe year 1858 whichwhich-

andwhich-

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Full of life and hope it may be andand-pressure

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and-withpressure of worldly avocations leavesleaves-

alaswith a solemn purpose to consecrate itit-

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more to the service of Christ than anyany-examination

any-examination

any-previousexamination and serious reflection WeWe-

riseVe previous year had been This wasas wellwell-

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Gods merciesmercies made gladlad our heartshearts-eat

hearts-eat

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urgesHis gracerace cheered our spirits and itit-

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thank offering before him ButBut-of

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businessI have we continued the oblation Ilia-

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pros-suffices

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there-of

there-ofof body and of mind And thus we may bebesomesome sicknessicknesssomesome blightedblighted-live

blighted-live

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still-like

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may we say Goodness and mercy havehave-we

havo-we

have-followedwe wear out or are suddenly wreckedwrecked-

Wefollowed us But alas how have wowo-

Wewo-

Vewe-

fulfilledWeVe hardly know who or what we areare-Professing

fulfilled our vows of consecration WeWe-Professing

We-are

VoVo-

ProfessingProfessing the name of Christ cherishcherish-ing

are conscious to dayny that we havehave-ing

have-ing

have-growning some hope of salvation we but imim-

perfectlygrown more worldlyminded with thethe-

perfectlythe-

perfectlythe-

increasingperfectly realize the character thethe-duties

increasingjncreasjn prosperity which has atat-

dutiesat-

dutiesat-

tendedduties the hopes of the Christian RestRest-less

tended us The closet has been negneal-ectedless if we are indeed Christians wewe-

canlected for the countinghousecountinghouse the BibleBible-

canBible-

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forcan but be WeVe know that we are notnot-living

for the prices current The prayerprayer-living

praye-rliing

prayer-meetingliving as8 we ought to live WeVe hopehope-

tomeeting for the enjoyment of rest toto-

toto-

toto-

invigorateto do betterbetteraa hope which has oftenoften-deceived

so invigorate for business or to catch aa-

deceiveda-

deceieda-

momentdeceived us that now we hardly dare toto-

cherishmoment for mere carnal pleasure andand-

cherishand-

cherishand-

thecherish it at all What shall we dodo-

Shallthe cause of Christ and the claims ofof-

Shallof-

Shallof-

charityShall we as too often before utter aa-

fewcharity for the purpose of adding toto-

fewto-

fewto-

ourfew regrets make some feeble inefinef-fectual

our hoards or increasing our expendiexpendi-feetual

expendi-fectual

expendi-turesfectual efforts to free ourselves fromfrom-

thetures And are we Christians WeWe-

theWe-

whoVeVe-

thethe bondage of the worldworldandand then goggo-forth

who have thus profaned our own vowsvows-forth

vows-who

OWSOW-Sforthforth soon to bee as much engrossed asas-

everwho have thus perverted our blessingsblessings-everever with the business and the cares ofof-

lifewho have so worshiped and served thethe-

lifethe-

lifethe-

worldlife Rather let us pause Let usuus-

takeworldworld-

takeworl-

takeworld-

Howtake time to considerconsidertoto resolve toto-

strengthenHow didI we commence the yearyear-

strengthenyea-

rstregtlenyear-

Memorystrengthen our hearts andand-meditation

by prayer Memory recurs to a season like thethe-meditation

tho-mec1ltnhon

the-presentmeditation Let us look at the pastpast-

andThere is thepresent closet to whichwhich-

andwhich-

andwhich-

reand the future with a Christians eyeeye-anti

ve retiredretiredJonderyonder still lingers thethe-and

the-and

the-penetentialand resolve with a Christians heartheart-

asfromofromoourpenetential tear that fell from our eyeeye-

aseye-

aseye-

asas to the course we shall pursuepursue-The

as we thought upon the past and feltfelt-The

felt-The

felt-howThe past It is a long it may be aa-

drearyhow unfaithful and ungrateful we hadhad-

drearyhad-

drearyhad-

beendreary road To retrace the whole werewere-too

been There it was as humbly bowedbowed-too

bowed-too

bowed-intoo much for our feeblenessfeeblenesstootoo muchmuch-

forin prayer we promised our abused butbut-

forbut-

forbut-

mercifulfor our sinking hearts It is a journey merciful Lord that if permitted to live

THET lIE COMMISSIONCOMMISSIONt-

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C 0 I 11 I S S ION 19519-

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throughthrough another year we would seekseek-to

seek-to

to turn Some can say with truth andand-heartfelt

and-to

and-heartfeltto redeem the time for holy purpur-

posespur-

posesheartfelt gratitude WeVe have endeaendea-voured

endea-poso

endea-vouredposes Our soul hath it still in rere-

membrancere-

membrancevoured to live to Christ Sensible areare-

weare-

membranceare-

wemembrance and is humbled within usus-

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Wewe of many very many failures but itit-

hasit-

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hasWee were bincere Wee thought wewe-

wouldwe-

wouldhas been our habitual aim to live forfor-Christ

for-

wouldfor-

Christwould do itit And for a time we diddid-

rundid-

runChrist Many errors and sins we havehave-to

have-

runhave-

torunrun well Morning found us on ourour-knees

ou-rkneesand

to lament butJut we have sought toto-

mortifyto-

kneesandto-

mortifykneeskneesandand night witnessed the rere-

newalre-

newalU mortify the flesh with its affectionsaffections-and

affectionsl-

1ewnlaffections-

andnewal of our vows Sweet to us werewere-the

were-the

and lusts and to live godly and soberlysoberly-and

soberly-the

soberly-andthe privileges of the sanctuary ToTo-

laborTo-

laborand righteously And by the gracegrace-of

grace-labor

grace-oflabor and to give for the IledeemersIledeemers-

causeof God we are what we are PreciousPrecious-seasons

Precious-cause

Precious-seasonscause was our delight But ah a fewfew-

shortfew-

shortseasons of heavenly joy mingled it isis-

trueis-

shortis-

trueshort months and our prayers were lessless-fervent

les-sferventthen

true with occasions of regret havehave-been

bae-ferventthen

have-beenferventferventthenthen they were sometimessometimes-

omittedsometime-

somittedcrowdedbeen our portion through the year andand-though

and-

omittedcrowdedand-

thoughomittedomittedcrowdedcrowded out by the claims ofof-

businessof-

businessthough we have failed to accomplish allall-

weall-

businessall-

webusiness or pleasure The services ofof-

theof-

thewe desired we thank God that we havehave-been

have-the

have-beenthe sanctuary were jejune and unreunre-

freshiiigunre-

freshingbeen permitted to do something for HisHis-glory

His-freshing

His-gloryfreshing WeV0 had no time for laborlabor-

andlabor-

andgloryglory-

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andand no money t spare for religiousreligious-purposes

religious-purposes

It may be that to some of our readersreaders-the

readers-purposes

readers-thepurposes Occasionally our consciencesconsciences-

haveconsciences-

havethe year just passed has been one ofof-

peculiarof-

haveof-

peculiarhave tormented ususwewe have concon-

fessedcon-

fessedpeculiar trial SicknessSicknessthothe loss of-friendsthe

ofof-

friandsof-

fossefessed and promised amendment butbut-here

but-here

friandsfriGDd8thethe loss of property or otherother-causes

other-here

other-causeshere we are nownO with scarce a pegpeg-

topeg-

tocauses may have thrown a gloom overover-their

over-to

over-theirto hang a hope uponupon-

Howupon-

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passed-lIop

passed-throughHow did we commence the yearyear-

Justyear-

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have-Just

have-goneJust about as we have ended it withwith-

withwith-

withgone over them How have they borneborne-these

borne-with

borne-thesewith no special feeling of repentancerepentance-

orthese afflictions What effect have theythey-wrought

they-or

they-wroughtor gratitudegratitudenono peculiar conviction ofof-

obligationof-

obligationwrought in their spiritual conditioncondition-It

condition-obligationobligation or marked purpose of dede-

votionde-

votionIt is hard to bear the rod But howhow-often

how-yotion

how-oftenvotion or of action WeVe are ChristiansChristians-

areoften does the child of God have to saysay-

Itsay-

aresay-

Itare we not We related our exex-

perienceex-

perienceIt is good for me that I have been afaf-

flictedaf-

perienceaf-

flictedperience to a church andan by their votevote-were

vote-were

flicted Is it so with those whomIwhomI-address

whom II-were

I-

addresswere admitted to baptism Our namename-is

name-is

address Do they find themselves moremore-humble

moe-is

more-humbleis on the church book and no one cancan-

accusecan-

accusehumble more trustful moremore full of thatthat-

goodthLt-

accusethat-

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pay-our

e good hope through grace which isis-

theis-

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theour church ratesratesattendattend meeting onon-

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earthof-

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earthLords day andan at other times if it isis-

convenientis-

convenientearthearth-

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convenientearth-

Butconvenient Wee have to devote ourour-selves

our-selves

But the old year is gone The newnew-year

new-selves

new-yearselves with industry to our busibusi-

nessbusi-

nessgreat year has just come How shall wewe-

spendwe-

nesswe-

spendness Our family must be provided forfor-

andfor-

andspend it Dear readers let the answeranswer-to

answer-andand we must try to lay by somethingsomething-for

to this question be solemnly ponderedpondered-andfor a rainy day We dont think therethere-

isand faithfully spoken If God perper-mits

per-is

per-mitsis much cause for concern God willwill-

takewill-

takemits us to live through another year-we

year-take

yearyear-wetake care of the souls of his peoplepeopl-

eliepeople-

Ilewe may through grace make great adad-

vancesad-

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vanceslie has promised to do so and we cancan-trust

can-trust

vances in thethe divine life and do muchmuch-good

lUuch-trust

much-goodtrust him The truth is we dont thinkthink-

muchthink-

muchgood But if these results are to bobo-

securedbo-

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securedmuch about it Hov should weweweweweh-ave

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havesecured we must resolve firmly andand-act

and-act

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havehave so many other things to think ofof-

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Pin-Thus

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Butyear-

Butregrets past do us nono-

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this-question

good unless they lead to a wiserwiser-provement

wiser-question

wiser-provementquestion answers to which we rejoice provement of the future GoodGood-

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thatye into all the world is the languagelanguage-

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ofthat only those who actually becomebecome-

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at

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bleat home and abroad and the utterutter-

impossibilityutter-

impossibilityble heartfelt piety would make it aa-

impossibility

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hardera-

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ofharder matter for one possessed of thethe-

of

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churches-and

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tutedesti-

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destitutemore-

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destituteyoung man is thinking seriouslyclaims of the foreign field until his-

mindhishis-

mindhis-

minddestitute of heathen landshinds-

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themind is made up There is a reluctancereluctance-tothe Gospel among the brotherhood thatthat-

theythat-

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one

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indicated-any

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quaint yourself with the condition andand-

wantsand-

wantsand-

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quali-fications

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theinformation you need upon these pointspoints-you

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oneNo-

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with it Or it may be that you areare-

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intelli-gent

intelli-gentpleasure and profit that open before himhim-

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premature-grave

premature-grave

tion Should not I go to the heathenheathen-They

heathen-They

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consciencewith-

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Africa-need

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laboringlaboring-liere

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kindnessloving-

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kindnessbut it is left to a very great extent toto-

theto-

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thekindness of the Lord which is betterbetter-

thanbetter-

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thanthe secretaries alone to plead the cause-

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warriors and statesmen No all thesethese-

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holyohjectsolects and all these acts may bee de-

sireddede-

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holyholy infant in Bethlehem is not thethe-

spiritsired and performed and yet the heartheart-

spiritheart-

spiritheart-

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leadsmay bee unsanctified andun in open rebelrebel-

leadsrebel-

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lion against God But that is the spiritspirit-toto the words of the youth of twelvetwelve-

yearsof Christ which touched the heart ofof-

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barrenhis saints to execute judgment upon allall-

barrennIl-

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wastesand to couvince all that are ungodlyungodly-

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amongwastes we may sysympathize with him-

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spiritwhich they have ungodly committedcommitted-

spiritcommitted-

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mayVe It was the spirit of Christ that impellimpell-

mayimpell-

mayimpell-

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gracioused Noah for the space of an hundredhundred-

gracioushunredg-

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andgracious words cause the unwilling earearIearandear-

to

I

and twenty years to preach righteousrighteou-stoto hear his accents of mercy and thethe-

blindness that the antediluvian world mightmight-

blindmight-

blindmight-

escapeblind eyes to look with rapture uponupon-

hisescape the threatened judgment of JeJe-

hisJe-

hisJe-

hovahhis sweet and benignant countenance-we

countenance hovah It was in the fullness of this-

divinethisthis-

wethis-

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divine and benevolent spirit that thethe-

stretchtho-

stretchthe-

fatherstretch forth and the loathsome diseasedisease-of

father of the faithfulfaithfulthethe friend ofof-

ofof-

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seeGodQopleadplead with his Maker as a manman-

seeman-

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pleadssee the only son of his mother riserise-

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fromim-

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bruitedfrom his bier or he whom the LordLord-

lovedbruited inhabitants of Sodom OhOh-

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let not the Lord bee angry entreatedentreated-obedient

entreated-obedient

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U Now therefore I pray thee let thythy-

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servant abide instead of the lad aa-

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to

to-

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beexemplify the spirit of missions thatthat-

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holybe burned and have not love it profitprofit-eth

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ethwere-

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movedeth me nothing It is not the spiritspirit-of

moved by the Holy Ghost and toto-

ofto-

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evinceof Christ that leads the Pharisee to utut-

terevince their love for the holy causecause-

tercause-

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theyter his lifeless prayers at the cornercorner-of

they hesitated not to endure U cruelcruel-of

cruel-of

cruel-mockingsof the streets or in the chief seats of thethe-

synagoguesmockings and scourgings yea more-

overmoremore-

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over of bonds and imprisonmentsimprisonment-sthethe worldlyminded professor to bestowbestow-

hisj they were stoned they were sawn asunasun-

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swordsword they wandered about in sheepsheep-skins

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idly presented by the apostle in thethe-

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fearedilfil-

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fearedfeared have it so deeply engraven onon-

theiron-

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theirThat also was the spirit of ChristChrist-

as their hearts as to show that they fullyfully-comprehend

fully-comprehend

fully-comprehend

as it wasas the very essence of the gosgos-

pelgos-

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pel and of comprehend the tremendous conseconse-

quencesconse-

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fervid-an

fervid-and

the gospel How few of those whowho-

standwho-

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truththe-

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beleaguerdof-

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myself-accursed

myself-accursed

watching shepherds overflocks call mind other foldsfolds-

andfolds-

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brethren-my

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helpless toand other flocks exposed to beasts ofof-

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upon their own happy charge and bebe-

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hold the rays of light that shine forthforth-in

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thosefrom whom the candlestick has longlong-since

long-since

long-sincethose who are destitute it can be nono-

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high-andlove of the missionary cause WherWher-

everWher-

everVher-

everand holy calling Every breeze that isis-

waftedis-

waftedis-

waftedever and among whatever people aa-

deepa-

deepa-

deepwafted over the mighty deep speaks ofof-

wretchednessof-

wretchednessof-

wretchednessdeep sympathy exists for those destidesti-

tutedesti-

tutedesti-

tutewretchedness and utters in despairingdespairing-tonestute of Gods word and a consequentconsequent-

generousconsequent-

generousconsequent-

generoustones Come over and help us AndAnd-

whileAnd-

whileAnd-

whilegenerous and systematic plan is obob-

servedob-

senedob-

servedwhile the watchmen treads his beatenbeaten-track

beaten-track

beaten-trackserved for its manifestation there willwill-

bewill-

bewill-

betrack and hears the call from somesome-

travellersome-

travellersome-

travellerbe found the highest state of prosperiprosperi-ty

traveller amid the sleeping citycity-

Watchmancity-

Vatchmancity-

Watchmanty as a church and the greatest amountamount-of

amount-of

amount-of

Watchman what of the night HeHe-

returnsHe-

returnsHe-

returnsof individual Christian enjoyment TheThe-faithful

The-faithful

lhe-faithful

returns The morning cometh andand-

thinksnnd-

thinksand-

thinksfaithful minister feels the worth ofof-

soulsof-

80ulsof-

soulsthinks not of the night nor of thethe-

darkthe-

darkthe-

darksouls and labours with all the enerener-gies

ener-gies

ener-gies

dark shadows that enclose the neglectneglect-edgies of mind and body to gather themthem-

intothem-

intothem-

intoed heathen How few of those whowho-

watchwho-

watcbwho-

Swatchinto the fold of the Good ShepherdShepherd-His

watch for souls appear to realize thethe-

propertho-

Tlfoper

the-

properHis flock also sympathize with him inin-

hisin-

hisin-

hisproper extent of their high callingcalling-Not

calling-Not

calling-Nothis desires and efforts and while theythey-

bestowthey-

bestowthey-

bestowNot within a narrow spacespacethethe limitslimits-of

limits-of

limits-ofbestow much care and attention aroundaround-

themaround-

themaround-

themof a village or city or continent areare-

sympathiesare-

sympathiesare-

sympathiesthem they look abroad on the fieldsfields-

alreadyfields-

alreadyfields-

alreadysympathies and labours to be confinedconfined-

butconfined-

butconfined-

butalready white with the harvest andand-

prayand-

prayand-

praybut wide as the world as universal asas-

theas-

tboas-

thepray the Lord of the harvest that hehe-

willhe-

willhe-

willthe love of their Master who saidsaid-

Gosaid-

Gosaid-

Gowill send forth labourers into his harhar-vest

har-vest

har-vest

Go ye into ALL THE WORLD and preachpreach-the

preach-the

preach-thevest the gospel to EVERY NATIONNATIO-

NThe

NATIO-NThe

NATIO-NTheSays the apostle Woe unto meme-

ifme-

ifme-

ifThe benighted African the degradegra-

deddegra-

deddegra-

dedif I preach not the gospel EveryEvery-trulycalled

Every-trulycalled

Every-trulycalled

ded Hindoo the besotted TurkTurkaUall allall-

haveall-

haveall-

havetrulycalled minister of the cross feels have souls to be saved or lost TheThe-

T

Thn-

TILE

200 THE COMMISSIONCOMMISSION-

ejeeye of God looks with as strong a dede-

sire

de-

sirewill not blossom as the rose nor willwill-

thewill-

thewill-

siresire upon them as upon the more fafa-

vouredfi-

1vcure

the voice of weeping cease to bebo-

heardbe-

heardbe-

vouredvouredvcure of his creatures They withwith-

ourselveswith-

oursehesheard In view of these facts thethe-

soulsthe-

shulsthe-

ourselvesourselves claim filial affinity to the firstfirst-

pairfirst-

pairsouls under the altar the captives in-

pairinin-

thein-

the of the universal andand-

restlessand-

restlessand-

restlesspair and with us share the conseconse-

quencesconse-

quencesconse-

quencesthe prisonhouse

quences of their fall With outstretchoutstretch-

ed

restless foe of our race and the groangroan-ing

groan-ing

ronnronn-

inged arms they beckon us who havehave-

whathue-

whathave-

whating creation will continue to repeatrepeat-

Preachrepeat-

urepeat-

Preachwhat once they possessed and cry inin-

anguish

in-

anguish

in-

anguish

u Preach the gospel to every creaturecreature-and

ereahue-nnd

creaturecreaturea-ndanguish WeVe be heathen Help oror-

we

or-

we

or-

weand the waiting Bride as she decksdecks-

herselfdecks-

herselfdecks-

herselfherself in white apparel will cease not-

tonotnot-

tonot-

towe perish-

Itperish 11-

It

1-

Itto exclaim uVhvWhy is his chariot soso-

longso-

longso-

longIt was in responsereflonse to this call whichwhich-

thrilledwhich-

thrilledwhich-

thrilledlong in comingcoming1 Why tarry thethe-

wheelsthe-

wheelsthe-

wheelsthrilled through every fibre of theirtheir-

beingtheir-

beingtheir-

beingwheels of his chariotchariot-

Whochariot-

Who11-

Vhbeing that Carey Marshman WardWard-

JudsonWard-

JudsonYard-

JudsonWhoVh does not wish to behold the dayday-

whenday-

whenday-

whenJudson Newell and Mills went forthforth-

evenforth-

evenforth-

evenwhen the glorious throng ofIf GodsGods-elect

Gods-elect

Gods-electeven as HE went forth to save the lostlost-

Theylost-

Theylost-

Theyelect shall be complete What ChrisChris-

tianChris-

tianChris-

tianThey felt that to them were addressedaddressed-

thetian heart is there that does not longlong-

forlung-

forlong-

forthe words of the prophet u O son ofof-

manof-

manof-

manfor the time when the martyrcrymartyrcry-

Howmartyrery-

U

martyrcry-Howman I have set thee a watchman untounto-

theunto-

thb

unto-

theU How Jong 0 Lord shall cease andand-

innnd-

inand-

inthe house of Israel When I say untounto-

theunto-

theunto-

thein its stead be sungsun U Arise shineshine-for

shine-for

shine-forthe wicked 0 wicked man thou shaltshalt-

surelyshalt-

surelyshalt-

surelyfor the light is come and the glory ofof-

theof-

theof-

thesurely die if thou doest not speak toto-

warn

to-

warn

to-

warnthe Lord is risen upon thee I WhoWho-that

Who-

thatVbo-

thatwarn the wicked of his way that wickwick-

ed

wick-

ed

wick-

edthat has followed the Lord does notnot-

wishnot-

wishnot-

wished man shall die in his iniquityiniquity-

butwish for the U regeneration when thotho-

ransomedtho-

U

the-

ransomedbut Jtis blood icill I require at thinethine-

handthine-

handthine-

handU ransomed of the Lord shall returnreturn-and

return-an

return-andhand-

Says

handhand-

Says

hand-

Saysandan come to Zion with songs and everever-

lastingeerl-

nstingever-

lastingSays the apostle to Timothy U II-charge

I-

chargeI-

chargelasting joy upon their heads WhoWho-

thatWho-

thatVho-

thatcharge thee therefore before God andand-

theand-

theand-

thethat loves the Saviour does not longlong-

forlong-

forlong-

forthe Lord Jesus ChristChristlwhowho shall judgejudge-

thejudge-

tbejudge-

the

for the set time to favour ZionZiontbeZiontbeti-me

Ziontheti-me

thethe-

timetime when she shall co travail and bringbring-forth

bring-forth

bring-forth

the quick and the dead at his appearappear-

ingappear-

ingappear-

ing

an

ing and kingdomkin done preach the wordword-

thatword-

thatword-

thatforth her children and feel ready toto-

exclaimto-

exclaim

to-

exclaimthat word which is a U lamp to thethe-

feetthe-

feetthe-

feet

exclaim with heart and tongue HowHow-

beautifulHow-

beautifulHow-

beautifuland whichwhich-

is

beautiful upon the mountains are thethe-

feetthe-

feetthe-

feetfeet and a light to the path

feet of him that bringeth good tidingstidings-that

tidings-that

tidings-that

is able to make its believers wise untounto-

salvationunto-

salunto-

salvationsalvationsal ation Preach the word andnn bebe-

causebe-

ausebe-

eausethat publisheth peace that bringethbringeth-good

bringeth-good

bringeth-goodcause he himself had so faithfully donedone-

itgood tidings of good that publishethpublisheth-salvation

pub1isheth-salvation

publisheth-salvationit he trusted to receive the crown ofof-

righteousnessof-

righteousness

ii-

righteousnesssalvation that saith unto Zion ThyThy-God

Thy-

GodThy-

Godrighteousness which the Lord had prom-

isedpromprom-

ised

JJ-

isedGod reigneth Then wiil the Lord-rejoice

LordLord-rejoice

Lord-rejoicflised to him and to all that loved his apap-

pearingfiP-

pea1ingap-

pearingrejoice in Jerusalem and joy in hishis-

peoplehis-

peoplehis-

peoplepearing Says the Saviour ThisgosThisgos-

pelThis gosgos-

pel

gos-

pel

people and the voice of weeping shallshall-

besh111-

Le

shall-

bepel of the kingdom shall be preached inin-

allin-

allin-

allbe no more heard in her nor the voicevoice-

ofvoice-

ofvoice-

ofall the world forforaa witness unto all nana-

tionsna-

tionsna-

tionsof crying The wolf and the lamblamb-shall

lamb-

shalllamb-

shalltions andan then shall the end comecome-

Untilcome-

Untilcome-

Untilshall feedfee together and the lion shallshall-eat

shall-eat

shall-catUntil the gospel shall be preachedpreached-

to

eat straw like the bullock j and dustdust-shall

dust-shaH

dust-shallto every creature the command ofof-

the

of-

the

of-

the

shall be the serpents meat TheyThey-shall

They-shall

They-shallthe Redeemer will not have beenbeen-

obeyedbeen-

oLeJed

been-

obeyed

shall not hurt nor destroy in all mymy-

holymy-

holymy-

holyobeyed nor will the ransomed ofof-

theof-

theof-

theholy mountain saith the Lord-

NowLordLord-

NowLord-

NoWthe Lord return to Zion j neitherneither-

willneither-

willneither-

willNow it is the duty of pastors themthem-

selvesthem-

selvesthem-

selveswill a nation be born in a day nornor-

thenor-

thenor-

theselves to labour and bring theirtheir-churches

their-churches

their-churchesthe lion lie down with the lamblamb-

UntilJamb-

Untillamb-

Untilchurches to labour with perseveringpersevering-diligence

persevering-diligence

persevering-diligenceUntil that day arrives the wilderness diligence and selfdenying liberality for

THE COMMISSIONCOMMISSIONt-

his

COAl S S ION 201201-

this

201-

thisthis blessed consummation To neglectneglect-to

What is to be done now The dayday-of

day-

ofday-

ofto do so is inconsistent with the feelfeel-

ingsfee-

linsfeel-

ingsof miracles is passed and to expect thethe-

workthe-

workthe-

workings which prompt every true ministerminister-of

work to go on without money would bebe-

precube-

lJrecumptiollbe-

precuneptionof Christ violative of their solemn obob-

ligationsoh-

ligationsob-

ligationspreculJrecumptiollnipt ion rather than faiHi YetYet-

theseYet-

theseYet-

theseligations as the Lords ambassadors toto-

ato-

u

to-

uthese brethren cannot dare not shrinkshrink-from

shrink-frum

shrink-fromu fallen world and subversive of thethe-

bestthe-

bestthe-

bestfrom the responsibility they have asas-

sumedas-

sumedas-

sumedbest interests of the churches underunder-their

under-their

under-their

sumed Something must be done andand-

doneand-

doneand-

donetheir charge done at once What can they do inin-

suchin-

suchin-

suchKAPPAKAPPA-

MORE

KAPPA-

1IORE

KAPPA-

MORE

such an emergency as this Why rere-

memberingre-

memberingthatrere-

memberingmemberingmemberingthatthat the earth is the LordsLords-and

Lords-and

Lords-andand the fullness thereof that all thethe-

wealththe-

wealththe-

wealthMORE MONEY WANTEDV FOR MISMIS-

SIONSlI1S-

SIONSMIS-

SIONSwealth now in the hands of Gods peopeo-

plepeo-

plepeo-

pleSIONSSIONS-

This

SIONS-

1hisSIONS-

Thisple has been sacredly consecrated to hishis-

servicehis-

servicehis-

serviceThis is a want but little understoodunderstood-among

understood-among

understood-among

service they can fall back upon thethe-

greatthe-

greatthe-

greatamong the churches but one painfullypainfully-felt

great conscience of the churches andand-

askand-

askand-

askfelt by our Missionary Boards and theirtheir-Secretaries

their-Secretaries

their-Secretaries

ask God to open their hearts and theirtheir-purses

their-purses

their-pursesSecretaries These brethren uponupon-

whomupon-

whomupon-

whompurses And is this all that can bebe-

donebe-

donebe-

donewhom we have imposed the responsiresponsi-bility

responsi-bility

responsi-bility

done By no means WeVe the paspas-tors

pas-

torspas-

torsbility of conducting the grand enterenter-prize

enter-prize

enter-prize

tors and people may greatly aid in thisthis-

matterthis-

matterthis-

matterprize of Christian missions admit inin-

allin-

allin-

allmatter Instead of croaking about susu-

perfluoussu-

perfluoussu-

perfluousall its fullness the importance of faithfaith-

andfaith-

andfaith-

andperfluous and expensive machinery andand-oft

and-oft

and-

oftand of prayer of enlarged views andand-

ofand-

ofand-

ofoft repeated appealsappealsinsteadinstead of turnturn-ing

turn-ing

turn-ingof thorough consecration but none ofof-

theseof-

theseof-

theseing the cold shoulder to our selfsacrifiselfsacrifi-cing

selfsacrifi-cing

selfsacrifi-cingthese can supply the place of monemone-

Nomone-

Noinone-

Nocing agents we should at all times give-

themgivegive-

themgive-

themthem a hearty welcomewelcomenotnot of kindkind-ness

kind-ness

kind-ness

No proof is so readily appreciated byby-

themby-

themby-

themthem as material proof If we tootoo-

wouldtoo-

wouldtoo-

wouldness and fair speeches only but of momo-

neymo-

neymomo-

ney This is the sort of welcome theythey-appreciate

they-appreciate

they-appreciate

would appreciate the force of this manm-

aterial

ma-

terial111 aa-

le1alney

terial aid we should feel for awhileawhile-the

awhile-the

awhile-the

appreciate Ah it is the test and thethe-

measurethe-

measurethe-

measurethe weight of their solicitude and rere-

sponsibilityre-

spomibilityre-

sponsibilitymeasure by which they will try our propro-fessions

pro-fessions

pro-fessionsCould be fessions The test is of divine ordainordain-ment

ordain-ment

ordain-ment

sponsibility we transportedtransported-fromfrom our narrow quiet spheres andand-

seatedand-

seatedand-

seatedment By their fruits ye shall knowknow-them

know-

themknow-

themseated for a few hours on the BoardBoard-meeting

Doard-

meetingBoard-

meetingthemthem-

Asthem-

Asthem-

Asmeeting around the table piled upup-

withup-

withup-

withAs to the comparative merits of thethe-

differentthe-

diffelel1tthe-

differentwith petitions from the four quarters of-

theofof-

theof-

thedifferent plans of raising money for bebe-

nevolentbe-

nevolentbe-

nevolentthe globe begging with thousands ofof-

voicesof-

voicesof-

voicesnevolent and missionary purposes thethe-

systematicthe-

systematicthe-

systematicvoices for the bread of lifeHfecouldcould wewe-

lookwe-

lookwe-

looksystematic plan of annual contributionscontributions-nowlook into the anxious hearts of thosethose-

brethrenthose-

brethrenthose-

brethrennow in use with many of the churcheschurches-has

churches-has

churches-hasbrethren as they turn from the cries ofof-

pressingof-

pressingof-

pressinghas many decided advantages over allall-

othersall-

othersall-

otherspressing need coming from missionariesmissionaries-now

others i It is scriptural in its spirit andand-

generaland-

generaland-

generalnow in the field to an empty treasurytreasury-and

treasury-amI

treasury-and

general features It is uniform andand-self

and-

selfperpetuatingand-

selfperpetuatingand despairingly ask one another-brethren

anotheranother-U

selfselfperpetuating But this plan is only-partially

onlyonly-

partiallyonly-

partially44 brethren what can be done 1 thenthen-

wethen-

wethen-

wepartially adopted by the churches andand-

isand-

isand-

iswe might realize more fuJly that moneymoney-is

is by no means perfect in its arrangearrange-ments

arrange-ments

rrange-mentsis one great want of the mission causecause-

Supposecause-

Supposecause-

Supposements and operations While this isis-

theis-

theis-

theSuppose for instanceinstanccthatthat the annualannual-contributions

annual-contributions

annual-contributions

the case the agency system can not bebe-

dispensedbe-

dispensedbe-

dispensedcontributions of the churches have beenbeen-gathered

been-gathered

been-gathered

dispensed with And even under the-most

thethe-

mostthe-

mostgathered in the travelling agents havehave-

renderedhaer-

enderedhave-

renderedmost matured and general plan of syssys-

tematicsys-

tematicsys-

tematicrendered their final reports the receiptsreceipts-from

receipts-frfm

receipts-from

tematic contributions unforeseen emer-gencies

emeremer-

genciesemer-

genciesfrom special appeals and every otherother-source

other-source

other-source

gencies would spring up when specialspecial-efforts

special-efforts

special-effortssource have been added to the accountaccount-

andaccount-

andaccount-

andefforts would become an imperativeimperative-necessity

imperative-necessity

imperative-necessityand yet there is a woeful deficit j necessity No matter how greatJorgreatgreatJor-

THE

oror-

THE

202 THE COMMISSIONCOMMISSIONh-

owhow promising the harvest may be thethe-

Boardthe-

Doardthe-

Boardcooperation of all Gods people it is ourour-

secretariesour-

secretariesour-

secretariesBoard ought not will not make apap-

pointmentsap-

pointmentsap-

pointmentssecretaries and travelling agents whowho-

atwho-

atwho-

atpointments beyond the supposed abilityability-and

ability-and

ability-and

at great sacrifice and self denial gogo-

fromgo-

fromgo-

fromand willingness of the churches to meetmeet-

Butmeet-

Dutmeet-

Butfrom association to association andand-

fromnnnn-

fromand-

fromBut if in spite of the utmost sagacitysagacity-economy

s1gacity-economy

sigocity-economy

from church to church to beg from thethe-

Lordsthe-

Lord8the-

Lordseconomy and industry a special callcall-

uponcall-

uponcall-

uponLords people the Lords money to carcar-

rycnr-

rycar-

ryupon the brethren and churches becomebecome-

necessarybecome-

necessarybecome-

necessaryry on the Lords work I repeat it isis-

moneyis-

mOlley

is-

moneynecessary instead of permitting it toto-

fallto-

fallto-

fallmoney the Lords money we want toto-

carryto-

carryto-

carryfall with crushing weight upon a fewfew-

liberalfew-

liberalfew-

liberalcarry forward the missionary enterenter-prize

enter-prize

enter-prizeliberal souls let the amount needed bebe-

judiciouslybe-

judiciouslybe-

judiciouslyprize 11 JJ-

SELECTIONS

J-

SELEClIONS

J-

SELECTIONSjudiciously distributed among all thenthen-

thethen-

thethen-

theP

the burden would be light to each oneone-

Inone-

Inone-

InSELECTIONSSELECTIONSD-

IFFERENT

SELECTIONSPSELECTIONSD-

IFFERENT

In a case of that kind if all the churchchurch-eses were under the operations of a thotho-

roughtho-

roughtho-

rough DIFFERENT MODES OF DIVINADIVINA-

TIONDIVINA-

TIONAA-

therough systematic plan how easily couldcould-

thecould-

thethe Board or the Treasurer take thethe-

listthe-

listTION AMONG THE CHINESECHINES-

EInCHINESE-

Inalist of churches and apportion thethe-

amountthe-

amountInInaa semicivilized and superstitioussuperstitious-

nationfuperstitiou8-

amountsuperstitious-

nationamount required among them accordaccord-ing

accord-ing

nation like the Chinese possessed ofof-

anof-

ingof-

aning to their ability and forward thethe-amount

the-amount

an ancient and voluminous literatureliterature-the

literature-amountamount to each to be collected and rere-

mittedre-

mittedthe existence of many theories and artsarts-for

arts-mitted

arts-formitted without the expense of a colleccollec-

tingcollec-

tingfor unlockingunlockin the secrets of futurityfuturity-might

futurity-ting

futurity-mightting agentagent-

Untilagent-

Untilmight naturally be expected FromFrom-

theFrom-

UntilFrom-

theUntil such a general plan can bebe-

broughtbe-

broughtthe earliest period of Chinese historyhistory-to

history-broughtbrought into successful operation wewe-

mustwe-

mustto the present time it has been cuscus-tomary

eus-

mustcus-

tomarymust be content with the present mixedmixed-system

mixed-system

tomary to resort to augury in deterdeter-mining

deter-system

deter-miningsystem and leave the matter in a greatgreat-

degreegreat-

degreereat mining importantimportanteentsnndevents und movementsmovements-

eithermovements-

degreemovements-

eitherI

degree with the Board and its officersofficer-sTheir

officer-sTheir

either of a public or private charactercharacter-Formerly

eharacter-Their

character-FormerlyTheir position compels them to look atat-

theat-

theFormerly divination was practised byby-

theby-

theby-

thethe subject in all its bearings and theirtheir-piety

their-piety

the examination of the shell of thethe-tortoise

the-piety

the-tortoisepiety and good sense will lead them toto-

adoptto-

adopttortoise The abstruse character ofof-

someof-

adoptof-

someadopt the best means which the wantswants-of

wants-of

some of these mystic arts which areare-

notare-

ofare-

notof the heathen on the one hand andand-

theand-

thenot understood even by those whowho-

practisewho-

thowho-

practisethe available resources of the churcheschurches-on

practise them and which owe much ofof-

theirof-

onof-

theiron the other hand will permit RelyRely-

ingRely-

ingtheir influence to the prestige of anan-

tiquityan-

ingan-

tiquitying uponupon their fidelity and sound judgjudg-ment

jud gg-

menttiquity may be in a manner describeddescribed-but

described-mont

described-butment we ought to give them the moneymoney-

theymoney-

theybut cannot be satisfactorily explainedexplained-

Inexplained-

theythey need to meet the tremendous rere-

sponsibilityre-

sponsibilityIn the practice of divination greatgreat-

usegreat-

sponsihilitygreat-

usesponsibility imposed upon them a rere-

sponsibilityre-

sponsibilityuse is made of the Eight DiagramsDiagrams-invented

Diagrams-sponsibility

Diagrams-inventedsponsibility which we are bound toto-

shareto-

shareinvented by the Emperor Fuhhi propro-bably

pro-share

pro-bablyshare with them by the most solemnsolemn-

vowssolemn-

vowsbably more than three thousand yearsyears-before

years-vows

years-beforevows and obligations to God and to ourour-

fellowour-

fellowbefore Christ About eleven centuriescenturies-before

centuries-fellow

centuries-beforefellow beings These brethren mustmust-

havemust-

havebefore Christ Wanwang the LiteraryLiterary-Prince

Literary-have

Literary-Princehave money What can they do withwith-

outwith-

outPrince and his son ChowkungChowkun dede-

velopedde-

outde-

velopedout money WeVe have the Lords moneymoney-on

veloped these eight diagrams into sixtysixty-four

sixty-on

sixty-fouron loan and ought to return it when itit-

isit-

isfour attaching to them additional ideasideas-and

ideas-is

ideas-andis needed especially when it is demanddemand-

edand explanations Confucius aboutabout-five

about-ed

about-fiveed by the owner WeVe ought to treattreat-

histreat-

hisfive hundred years before Christ colcol-

lectedcol-

higcol-

lectedhis collectors with the greatest respectrespec-tIf

lected and perpetuated these relics ofof-

theof-

Ifof-

theIf there be a class of ChristsChristsserserser-vants

ser-vantsvho

the past in the YihkingYihkin or BookBook-Changes

nook-vants

Book-Changesvantsvantsvhowho next to the foreign missionmission-

arymission-

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CO 11111 S SI ON 203203-

classics

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classicsclassics Thesehese diagrams are nothingnothing-but

bly reminds one of the manner inin-

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other-lands

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determinedsatisfactorily-

determinedsatisfactorily-

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embodyto-

embodyto-

embodywhile they extol their own It concon-

tainscon-

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universethe-

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universetains also a true and lively picture ofof-

theof-

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theuniverse was evolved out of the chaoticchaotic-matter

chaotic-matter

chaotic-matter

the evils which the system it advocatesadvocates-entails

advocates-entails

advocates-entailsmatter and which by necessary andand-

unchangingand-

unchangingand-

unchangingentails upon the people The followfollow-

ingfiJllov-

ingfollow-

ingunchanging laws determine all thethe-

changestbe-

changesthe-

changesing is a translation of the greater partpart-of

part-of

part-ofchanges whichhich take place in naturenature-

Thosenature-

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Thoseof itit-

DIVINATION

it-

DIVISATION

it-

DIVINATIONThose who profess to be able to disdis-

closedis-

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GODS

THE-

GODS

THE-

GODSclose future events generally rest theirtheir-claim

their-claim

their-claim

GODSGOD-

SThe

GOD-

SThe

GOD-

STheclaim upon public credulity on somesome-

newsome-

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newThe secret of augury consists inin-

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teriesmys-

teriesmys-

teriescommunication with the gods Its obob-

jectob-

jectob-

jectteries or on their familiarity withwith-

bookswith-

bookswith-

booksject is to determine good and evil forfor-

tunefor-

tunefor-

tunebooks written by others in explanationexplanation-of

tune to settle doubt and anxiety toto-

discriminateto-

discriminateto-

discriminateof it It is believed that the mines ofof-

wisdomof-

wisdomof-

wisdomdiscriminate between yin and yang inin-

thein-

thcin-

thewisdom bid in these diagrams havehave-

neverhave-

neverhave-

neverthe different forms of diagrams TheThe-

interpretationThe-

interpretationThe-

interpretationnever been fully explored and thatthat-great

that-great

that-great

interpretation of the transformations isis-

deepis-

deepis-

deepgreat advantagesadvantngeswillwill accrue to thosethose-

whothose-

whothose-

whodeep and mysterious The theory ofof-

thisof-

thisof-

thiswho have the penetration to findfin thethe-

keythe-

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keythis science is most intricate the praoprac-tice

prao-

ticeprao-

ticekey to their contents It is a commoncommon-remark

common-

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remarktice of it most important The sacredsacred-classic

sacred-classic

sacred-classicremark amongamongthethe Chinese If forfor-

eignersfor-

eignersfor-

eignersclassic says that which is true givesgives-

indicationsgives-

indicationsgives-

indicationseigners with all their skill and ingeinge-

nuityinge-

nuityinge-

nuityindications of the future therefore ifif-

aif-

aif-

anuity possess themselves of the YihYih-

kingYih-

kingYih-

kinga person seeking a response is not sinsin-

ceresin-

ceresin-

cereall the world will become subsub-

jectsub-

jectubub-

jectking cere he cannot move the gods if thethe-

interpreterthe-

interpreterthe-

interpreterject to them It is also said thatthat-Heaven

that-IIeaven

that-Heaven

interpreter of the response is carelesscareless-and

careless-and

careless-andHeaven will not permit the YihkingYihking-

toand inconsiderate in his divinationsdivinations-they

divinations-they

divinations-theyto be taken out of the empire and thatthat-

whenthat-

whenthat-

whenthey will not be fulfilled These twotwo-

remarkstwo-

remarkstwo-

remarkswhen the attempt to export it has beenbeen-

madebeen-

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maderemarks are emphatically true and imim-

portantim-

portantim-

portantmade vessels bearing it across the seasea-

havesea-

havesea-

haveIt is toportant common see personspersons-

seekpr80ns-

seekpersons-

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tempests-until

tempests-until

seek a response when occasion requiresrequires-while

requires-vhile

requires-whileuntil it has been thrown overboardoverboard-

Inwhile sincerity is entirely forgottenforgotten-When

forgotten-Vhen

forgotten-WhenIn the latter part of the Chau dynasdynas-

tyWhen from intoxication and feastingfeasting-orty Kwei kuhsiensz applied Ihe YihYih-

kingYih-

kingYih-

kingor licentious pleasures they proceed toto-

invoketo-

invoketo-

invokeking to the use of soothsaying and isis-

regardedis-

regardedis-

regardedinvoke the assistance ofoftbethe godsods whatwhat-infatuation

what-infniuntion

what-infatuationregarded as the father of augurersaugurers-

thoughaugurers-

thoughaugurers-

thoughinfatuation to suppose that their prayersprayers-will

prayers-vill

prayers-willthough no book has come down to thethe-

presentthe-

presentthe-

presentwill move them Besides the wealthywealthy-orpresent from him During the presentpresent-

andpresent-

andpresent-

andor honorable affecting a contempt forfor-

thefor-

thefor-

theand preceding dynasties many booksbooks-

havebooks-

havebooks-

havethe art of soothsaying either look to aa-

frienda-

frienda-

friendhave been written on this subjectsubject-among

subject-among

subject-among

friend or send a servant to ask aareares-

ponserere-

sponsere-

sponseamong the most noted of which is thethe-fo7i

the-

Polthe-

Polasponse in their stead without showingshowing-their

showing-their

showing-theirfo7i ski cJiing tsungtsung Source of TrueTrue-

DivinationTrue-

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present-ing

present-ingDivination written in the fortyeighthfortyeighth-

yearing themselves in person HenceHencewhenHencewhen-noresponse

whenwhen-

noyear of the emperor Kanghi ThisThis-work

This-

workThis-

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interpret-ationisnotwork consists of six volumesvolumes and concon-

tainscon-

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blame-attains a minute and detaileddetailed system ofof-

elaboratedof-

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elaboratedat the door of the augureraugurerforgettingaugurerforgetting-that

forgettingforgetting-that

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bewould-

bewould-

difficultthat the failure is due to their want ofof-

sincerityof-

8incerityThisjathefaultof-

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languageany-

langungany-

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one-

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willwill perhapsperhaps-give

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seeking thresponsethethe response It isithegreatithegreatf-ault

the greatgreat-fault

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204 THE COMMISSIONCOMMISSIO-

Naa trap to ensnare he people For inin-

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regardlesssome-

regardlesssome-

regardlessthe military magistrate If the aboveabove-

classesabove-

classesabove-

classesregardless of the principles of rectirecti-

tuderecti-

tuderecti-

tudeclasses of men come to tempt me II-take

I-

takeI-

taketude have a private understandingunderstanding-with

take an oath to reject all their proffersproffers-

andprufcrs-

andproffers-

andwith Buddhist priests and nuns andand-

Tauistsand-

Taui8tand-

Tauistsand will in every case carefully divinedivine-according

tlhine-accordin

divine-accordingTauists by which they are to share inin-

theirin-

theirin-

theiraccordingaccordin to the diagrams and nono-

doubtno-

oubtno-

doubttheir gains thus forgetting augury inin-

theirin-

theirin-

theirdoubt my prognostications will proveprove-

trueprove-

trueprove-

truetheir lust after money They deterdeter-

minedeter-

minedeter-

minetrue

mine whether to exact a greater or lessless-

amountless-

nmountless-

amountDIVINATION BY DIAGRAMSDIAGRAM-

SIn

DIAGRUI-

SIn

DIAGRAM-

SInamount from the applicant by obserobser-

vingobser-

vinobser-

vimIn every place of any considerableconsiderable-

sizevingvin his wealth or poverty They reckreck-

lesslyreck-

lesslyreck-

lesslysize fortunetellers of this class areare-

numerousare-

numerousare-

numerouslessly prescribe that a certain numbernumber-of

numerous They are not unfrequentlyunfrequently-blindof chapters of prayer shall be repeatedrepeated-

atblind and when so have an assistantassistant-The

assistant-The

assistant-Theat some Buddhist or Tauist temple oror-

thator-

thator-

thatThe manner of their divination is asas-

followsas-

followsas-

followsthat a certain number of days shall bebe-

spentbe-

spentbe-

spentfollows When a person wishing a rere-

sponsere-

sponsere-

sponsespent in chanting over a sacred bookbook-

inbook-

inbook-

insponse presents himself a small boxbox-containing

box-

containinJbox-

containingin a nunnery The applicant overover-

comeover-

comeover-

comecontaining three copper cash is handhand-ed

hand-ed

hand-edcome by anxiety readily assents toto-

anythingto-

anythingto-

anythinged to him which he takes very reverrever-ently

rever-ently

rever-entlyanything If the individual be wealthywealthy-

itently in both hands and with whichwhich-he

which-he

which-heit matters little if he be poor he maymay-

bemay-

bemay-

behe describes a circle around incenseincense-sticks

incense-sticks

incense-sticksbe led to pawn his clothes contractcontract-

debtscontract-

debtscontract-

debtssticks kept continually burning beforebefore-paintings

befure-paintings

before-paintingsdebts and squander his property andand-

mayand-

mayand-

maypaintings of the patrons of the arc ofof-

divinationof-

divinationof-

divinationmay thus be reduced to the severestseveres-tstraits

severes-tstraits

severes-tstraits

divination After having made hishis-

prostrationshis-

prostrationshis-

prostrationsstraits and necessities while he inin-

dulgesin-

dulgesin-

dulgesprostrations before the paintings hehe-

proceedshe-

proceedshe-

proceedsdulges the hope that the sick personperson-will

person-will

person-will

proceeds in the same reverent mannermanner-towill be restored But in fact beforebefore-

thebefore-

thebefore-

theto the door and then invokes the aid ofof-

Heavenof-

IIeavellof-

IIeaventhe prayers are finished the sick personperson-dies

person-dies

person-dies

Heaven in a form somewhat like thethe-following

the-following

the-followingdies t while the sacred book is beingbeing-

readbeing-

readbeing-

readfollowing 11 Today I J readingreading-nearread the sufferer is no more TheseThese-

injuriesThes-

einjurisThese-

injuriesnear the temple l j on account ofof-

sicknessof-

sicknessof-

sicknessinjuries result from alliances withwith-

Buddhistswith-

Buddhistswith-

Buddhistssickness in my family or for somesome-other

some-other

some-otherBuddhists and Tauists Again inexinex-

periencedinex-

periencedinex-

periencedother cause as the case may be prepre-sent

pre-sent

pre-sentperienced physicians unskilled in theirtheir-

professiontheir-

professiontheir-

professionsent myself to obtain a true responseresponse-respecting

response-respecting

response-respectingprofession apply for assistance in gaingain-

inggain-

inggain-

ingrespecting this matter Let me knowknow-the

know-tbe

know-theing practice and the augurerauurer in hishis-

prayershis-

pr1yershis-

prayersthe event whether it be favorable oror-

theor-

theor-

theprayers andan temptations indicates clearclear-ly

clear-ly

clear-ly

the contrary This ceremony beingbeing-performed

being-performed

being-performedly where this physician is to be foundfound-

thusfound-

thusfound-

thusperformed the applicant places the boxbox-with

box-with

box-withthus furnishing him with employmentemployment-

Theyemployment-

Theyemployment-

Theywith cash in the hands of the divinerdiviner-who

diviner-who

diviner-whoThey do not consider that while thethe-

augurerthe-

augurerthe-

augurerwho also after asking a few questionsquestions-wavesaugurer secures in a year a little gaingain-

thegain-

thegain-

thewaves it with even greater solemnitysolemnity-overthe sick man in an unsuspecting momo-

mentmo-

mentmo-

mentover the table of incense He thenthenrethenre-peats

rere-

peatsre-

peatsment meets death by the hand of hishis-

attendanthis-

attendanthis-

attendantpeats a form of prayer generally adad-

dressedad-

dressedad-

dressedattendant This is the sin of formingforming-an

dressed to the patrons of the mysticmystic-artan alliance with physicians TheseThese-

twoThese-

twoThese-

twoart The form prescribed in the bookbook-before

book-before

book-beforetwo evils exist everywhere and are thethe-

The

the-

The

the-

The

before referred to is the followingfollowing-Though

following-U

following-ThoughU Though heaven has no voice whenwhen-

addressedwhen-

addressedwhen-

addressedaddressed there is a response the godsgods-are

gods-are

gods-areThe augurer as a return for directdirect-

ingdirect-

ingdirect-

ingare living and when invoked are nearnear-A

near-A

near-Aing the applicant to worship in a parpar-

ticularpar-

ticularpar-

ticularA man is now present who is harassedharassed-with

harassed-witb

harassed-withticular temple is permitted to share thethe-

moneythe-

moneythe-

moneywith mental anxiety and not knowingknowing-whether

knowing-whether

knowing-whethermoney paid to the priests of that temple whether his affairs will prove prosper

THE COMMISSIONCOMMISSION-

ous

205205-

ous

205-

ousous or adverse he is unable to solvesolve-

hissolve-

bissolve-

hisapplicant and the importance of thethe-

mattertbe-

matterthe-

matterhis doubts and perplexities WeVe cancan-

onlycan-

onlycan-

onlymatter in hand As has been beforebefore-

intimatedbefore-

intimatedbefore-

intimatedonly look to the gods spirits to inin-

structin-

structin-

structintimated no small part of the gains ofof-

thoseof-

thoseof-

thosestruct us as to what is or is not to take-

placetaketake-

placetake-

placethose who engage in this occupationoccupation-isplace Thishis done the box is shakenshaken-

andshaken-

andshaken-

andis obtained by making business forfor-

priestsfor-

priestsfor-

priestsand the cash are cast upon the tabletable-three

table-three

table-three

priests and physicians for doing whichwhich-they

which-they

which-theythree times in succession The upperupper-

surfacesupper-

surfacesupper-

surfacesthey receive a consideration from themthem-

Inthem-

Inthem-

Insurfaces of the coins are observed eacheach-

timeeach-

timeeach-

timeIn the practice of divination aboveabove-

describedabove-

descrihedabove-

describedtime and each combination of the sursur-

facessur-

facessur-

facesdescribed called kiko the object is toto-

determineto-

determineto-

determinefaces of these three cash being reprerepre-sented

repre-sented

repre-sented

determine the issue of any present diffidiff-iculty

diff-iculty

diff-icultysented by an arbitrary sign the threethree-

signsthree-

signsthree-

signsculty or emergency In Jess urgenturgent-cases

urgent-cases

urgent-casessigns combined will coincide with oneone-

ofone-

ofone-

ofcases when a person is in doubt withwith-

referencewith-

referencewith-

referenceof the eight degrees After anotheranother-prayer

another-prayer

another-prayer

reference to his business affairs or hashas-aprayer the cash are again cast threethree-

timesthree-

timesthree-

timesa curiosity to know the general forfor-

tunesfor-

tunesfor-

tunestimes and the different combinationscombinations-together

combinations-together

combinations-together

tunes of his future life another methodmethod-oftogether with the previous results willwill-

coincidewill-

coincidewill-

coincideof anticipating the future is resorted toto-

calledto-

calledto-

calledcoincide with and point out one ofof-

theof-

theof-

thecalled swanming reckon the lifelife-

Inlife-

Inlife-

Inthe sixtyfour diagrams One of thesethese-

havingthese-

havingthese-

havingIn kiko the correctness of the divinadivina-tion

divina-tion

divina-tionhaving been in this way determineddetermined-

thetion is supposed to be due not only toto-

theto-

theto-

thethe next question is how to interpret itit-

Threeit-

Threeit-

Three

the right interpretation of the mysterimysteri-ousThree distinct considerations combinecombine-

to

ous and unchanging principles ofIf thethe-

diagramsthe-

diaramsthe-

diagramsto fix this interpretation and givegive-

andiagrams but to the indications of thethe-gods

the-gods

the-godsan endless meaning to each diagramdiagram-

Thesediagram-

Thesediagram-

These

gods whose assistance is regarded mostmost-important

most-important

most-importantThese are the particular objects soughtsought-

inimportant In swanming a knowledgeknowledge-ofin the divination the meaning oror-

poweror-

poweror-

powerof the future is supposed to be obtainedobtained-bypower of the two characters designadesigna-

tingdesigna-

tingdesigna-

tingby the use of hidden arts alone thethe-special

the-special

the-specialting the current month and the meanmean-

ingmean-

ingmean-

ingspecial assistance of the gods not beingbeing-sought

beinbein-sough

being-soughting of the two characters designatingdesignating-

thesoughtsoughtD-

IVINATIONsoughtD-

IVINATIONtt-

DIVINATIONthe day The response that is soughtsought-may

souht-may

sought-may

DIVINATION BY MEANS OF EIGHT CHARCHAR-

ACTERS

CHAR-

ACTERS

CHAR-

ACTERSmay have reference to matters of busibusi-

nessbusi-

nessbusi-

nessACTERSACTER-

SThe

ACTER-

SThe

ACTER-

STheness the course of procedure to bebe-

adoptedbe-

adoptedbe-

adoptedThe most common mode of swan-

mingswanswan-

mingswan-

mingadopted in a case of sickness or thethe-

feasibilitythe-

feasibilitythe-

feasibilityming is that of examining the eighteight-characters

eiJht-characters

eight-charactersfeasibility of any plan which suggestssuggests-

itselfsuggests-

itselfuggests-

itselfcharacters or as it is sometimessometimes-called

sometimes-called

sometimes-calleditself in any emergency The greatergreater-

partgreater-

partreaterreater-

partcalled pimingtszpimina tsz examining thethe-paper

the-paper

the-paperpart of the book referred to is occupiedoccupied-

withoccupied-

withoccupied-

withpaper of life In describing thisthis-mode

this-mode

this-modewith minute instructions to aid in thethe-

rightthe-

rightthe-

rightmode of divination it will be necessarynecessary-first

necessary-first

necessary-firstright interpretation of the diagramsdingramsindingramsin-

allinin-

allin-

allfirst to refer to the Chinese mode ofof-

reckoningof-

reckoningof-

reckoningall supposable cases and circumstancescircumstances-The

reckoning time The sexagenary cycle-which

cyclecycle-which

cycle-whichThe diviner being a close observer ofof-

humanof-

humanof-

humanwhich gives names to years monthsmonths-days

months-days

months-dayshuman nature is influenced in a greatgreat-

measuregreat-

measuregreat-

measuredays and hours is represented by aa-

combinationa-

combinationa-

combinationmeasure in his interpretations by whatwhat-

hewhat-

hewhat-

hecombination of two sets of characterscharacters-numbering

characters-numbering

characters-numberinghe has been able to learn throughthrough-

shrewdthrough-

shrewdthrough-

shrewdnumbering ten and twelve respectrespect-ively

respect-ively

respect-ivelyshrewd and indirect interrogations rere-

spectingre-

spectingre-

spectingively the former being regarded asas-

connectedas-

connectedas-

connectedspecting the character and circumcircum-

stancescircum-

stancescircum-

stancesconnected with heaven or the yangyang-principle

yang-principle

yang-principlestances of the applicant The diagram-

withdiagramdiagram-

withiagram-

withprinciple and the latter with earth or-

theoror-

theor-

thewith its explanation is written out andand-

handedand-

bandedand-

handedthe yin principle The first ten namesnames-of

names-of

names-ofhanded to the inquirer who sometimessometimes-

hassometimes-

hassometimes-

hasof the cycle are the union of the tenten-

charactersten-

charactersten-

charactershas it interpreted a second time inin-

anotherin-

anotherin-

anothercharacters referred to with theth first tenten-

often-

often-

ofanother place A larger oror smallersmaller-sum

smaller-Bum

smaller-sum

of the twelve in regular order eacheach-cycle

each-cycle

each-cyclesum is paid to these fortunetellers acac-

cordingac-

cordingac-

cordingcycle being representedrepro ented by two characcharac-ters

charac-ters

charac-terscording to the circumstances of the ters In forming the second ten comcombicomb-

iTHE

hih-

iTHE

206 THET II E COMMISSIONCOMMISSIONn-

ations

CCOMMISSJONn-

ations

0 I I I S S IONION-

nationsnations the eleventh of the twelvetwelve-characters

twelve-characters

twelve-characters

fact is arrived at that the individualindividual-will

iniviual-will

individual-willcharacters isis united with the first of thethe-

tenthe-

tenthe-

tenwill be weik andnn delicate In addiaddi-

tionncldi-

tionaddi-

tionten andan so on so that in the sixtysixty-

combinationssixty-

combinationssixty-

combinationstion to this one of the characters reprerepre-senting

repre-senting

repre-sentingcombinations each of the twelve charchar-

acterschar-

acterlS

char-

acterssenting the month and one of thosethose-

representingdIOs-

erepresentingthose-

representingacters is used five times and each ofof-

theof-

theof-

therepresenting the hour are connectedconnected-with

connecte-with

connected-withthe ten six times Representations forfor-

thefor-

tl1e

for-

thewith metal metal cuts woodwoo therethere-fore

there-fore

there-forethe different numbers of the cyclecycle-

beingcycle-

beingcycle-

beingfore the condition of the individual isis-

stillis-

stillis-

stillbeing thus formed of two characterscharacters-each

cha1acters-each

characters-each

still more precarious Two of thethe-

otherthe-

ot1orthe-

othereach the combinations or names areare-

appliedare-

appliedare-

appliedother characters are connected withwith-

earthwith-

earthwith-

earthapplied to designate sixty successivesuccessive-years

successive-years

successive-years

earth which produces metal and thisthis-

makesthis-

makesthis-

makesyears sixty successive months sixtysixty-

successivesixtsixt-

successivesixty-

successivemakes the case of the individual eveneven-

moreeven-

moreeven-

moresuccessive days and sixty successivesuccessive-hours

successive-bours

successive-hours

more deplorable But on the otherother-hand

other-hamI

other-handhours these sixty names revolving inin-

perpetualin-

perpetualin-

perpetualhand one of the characters is connectedconnected-with

connected-with

connected-withperpetual cycles in the greater andand-

lesserand-

lesseldivisionsand-

lesserwith water which contributes to thethe-

growththe-

growththe-

growthlesserlesseldivisionsdivisions of time Each one ofof-

theseof-

theseof-

thesegrowth of wood This happy circumcircum-stance

eircum-stal1cetogEther

circum-stancethese two sets of characters is supsup-

posedsup-

posedsup-

posedstancestal1cetogEthertogether with others less easyeasy-of

easy-of

easy-ofposed to have a certain mysterious concon-

nectioncon-

nectioncon-

nectionof explanation serves to counteract toto-

someto-

someto-

somenection with one or other of what areare-

regardedare-

regaredare-

regardedsome extent adverse influences InIn-

everyIn-

everyIn-

everyregarded as the five elements vizviz-

metalvzvz-

metalviz-

metalevery case the divination consists inin-

strikingin-

strikingin-

strikingmetal woodwoo water fire and earthearth-With

earth-Yith

earth-With

striking the balance between good andand-evil

antI-

Ciland-

evilWith these preliminary observationsobservations-we

evil influences in doing which there isis-

ais-

ais-

awe may get some idea of the mannermanner-in

manner-in

manner-in

a wide scope for the play of individualindividual-fancies

individualf-aucie8

individual-fanciesin which piniing tsz is practised AA-

personA-

personA-

personfancies Those who practice this artart-

areart-

areart-

areperson presents himself before the didi-

vinerdi-

vinerdi-

vinerare astute observers of character andand-

theand-

theand-

theviner to ask the general questionquestion-whether

question-whether

question-whether

the circumstance and appearance ofof-

theof-

theof-

thewhether the present period off hishis-

lifehis-

lifehis-

lifethe applicant together with informainforma-tion

informa-tion

informa-tionlife is auspicious or otherwise withwith-

specialwith-

specialwith-

specialtion derived by subtle questions havehave-

muchhave-

muchhave-

muchspecial reference to the prosecution ofof-

businessof-

usinessof-

businessmuch to do in each case in determiningdetermining-thebusiness change of residence attendattend-

ingattend-

ingattend-

ingthe nature of the response The eighteight-characters

eight-characters

eight-charactersing the examinations c The appliappli-

cantappli-

cantappli-

cantcharacters not only form the basis of-deciding

ofof-

decidingof-

decidingcant is first required to state the yearyear-month

year-month

year-month

deciding the fortunes of an individualindividual-atmonth day and hour of his birthbirth-

Thebirth-

Thebirth-

Theat the time when the divination isis-

soughtis-

soughtis-

soughtThe couplett of characters representrepresent-ing

represent-ing

represent-ing

sought butJut for any number of years inin-

thein-

thein-

theinging each of these four divisions ofof-

timeof-

timeof-

timethe future The fortunes of any subsub-sequent

sub-sequent

sub-sequenttime present together the eighteight-

characterseight-

ehitracterseight-

characterssequent year are supposed to bee decideci-ded

deci-ded

deci-dedcharacters which form the basis ofof-

theof-

theof-

theded by the question whether the charchar-

acterschar-

ncterschar-

actersthe calculation The eight characterscharacters-of

acters representing that year have aa-

propitiousa-

propitiousa-

propitiousof my Chinese teacher may serve as anan-

examplean-

examplean-

examplepropitious or unpropitious connectionconnection-with

connection-wilh

connection-withexample The most important or leadlead-

inglead-

inglead-

innwith the leading character of a mansmans-life

mana-life

mans-lifeing character is always the former ofof-

theof-

theof-

thelife Thus it is often remarked thatthat-such

that-such

that-suchthe two representing the day of birthbirth-

Thebirth-

Thebirth-

Thesuch and such years will be difficult toto-

passto-

passto-

passThe character happens to be in thethe-

presenttbe-

presentthe-

presentpass The minute details of this kindkind-of

kind-of

kind-ofpresent instance connected with thethe-

elementthe-

elementthe-

elementof soothsaying are presented in aa workwork-of

work-of

work-ofelement wood or tree therefore the lifelife-

oflife-

oflife-

ofof four volumes entitled TszpingTszping-yuenhai

Tzpin-gyuenhaiJ

Tszpin-gyuenhairJ LLZTeciusIfecius in Home andand-Foreign

and-Foreign

and-Foreign

of the individual in question has aa-

mysticala-

myticala-

mysticalyuenhaiyuenhaiJ

mystical connection with a tree TheThe-

dayThe-

dayThe-

dayForeign RecordRecord-

Trust

Record-

Trust

Record-

Trust

day of birth occurs in one of thethe-

autumnthe-

autumnthe-

autumnautumn months a time unfavourableunfavourable-toto the growth and luxuriance of vegevege-tation

vege-tation

egeege-

tationTrust in the Lord and do good soso-

shalt80-

shaltso-

shalttation hence without some specialspecial-reason

special-reason

special-reason

shalt thou dwell in the land and verilyverily-thou

verily-thou

verily-thoureason to the contrary the general thou shalt lie fedfed-

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fadedARE WE RICII MOTHERMOTHER-

Mother1MOTIIER-

Motherfaded and threadbare but neat as househouse-hold

house-H

house-holdH Mother are we richrich-

Yesrich-

Yeshold care could make ititaIlall these withwith-the

with-U

with-

theU Yes darling very rich answeredanswered-Mrs

answered-Mrs

the little centretable covered with itsits-

brightits-

tlrsits-

brightMrs Lawrence quietly as she leanedleaned-forward

leaned-forward

bright crimson cloth told her that atat-

leastat-

forwardat-

leastforward towards the window in thethe-deepening

the-deepening

least they were rich in comfort But-she

ButBut-she

Dut-

deepening she was thoughtful stillstill-Why

still-

dIe

still-Why

deepening twilight to thread her neenee-

dlenenee-

dledle once more for the last stitch in thethe-garment

the-garment

HVhyWhy did you ask the question mymy-child

my-

garmentmy-

childgarment she was completing ThereThere-was

There-was

child 77-

wawawas something in her tone which mademade-little

made-little

Because mammamammawewe had a newnew-scholar

new-

littlenew-

scholarlittle Anna turn and look earnestly atat-

herat-

herscholar today at school She told meme-

thatme-

herme-

thather There had been for the past halfhalf-hour

half-hour

that her father was very rich and askask-ed

ask-

lOur

ask-edhourlOur an unbroken silence duringduring-

whichduring-

whiched me if my mother waswas I told herher-that

her-

whichher-

thatwhich the child had been sitting in aa-

musinga-

musingthat I did not know and she thoughtthought-tJtat

though-tmuing

thought-thatmusing attitude gazing earnestly intointo-

theinto-

thethat strange The girls said that sheshe-was

she-

theshe-

wasthe glowing fire The muffled sound ofof-

theof-

thewas proud Do you think that peoplepeople-ought

people-the

people-oughtthe embers falling from the grate mingming-

lingminming-

lingought to be proud of riches mammamamma-

Nomamma-

liugmamma-

Noling with the low murmur of the windwind-without

wind-without

No my child unless they have obob-

tainedob-

withoutob-

tainedwithout as it shook off the stillfallingstillfalling-snow

tained them by their own industry andand-they

and-

snowand-

theysnow from the branches of the treestrees-only

trees-only

they have made them the means of subsub-stantial

sub-

onlysub-

stantialonly deepened her reverie Now herher-question

her-question

stantial good to themselves or othersothers-Even

others-qucstion

others-Evenquestion revealed the subject on whichwhich-

shewhich-

sheEven then pride is not the proper feelfeel-ing

feel-sho

feel-ingshe had been ponderingpondering-

Doing It should be gratitude totoIIimtoIIim-

UHimHim-

whoIlim-

whoU Do you really mean so mothermother-Are

mother-lire

who has given us the ability to acquireacquire-I

acquire-Arc

acquire-andAre ice very ridiridi-

Yesricheriche-

YeaI and the wisdom to use our acquisitionsacquisitions-aright

acquisitions-Yes

acquisitions-arightYes my child It is true we areare-

richare-

richarightaright-

j

aright-rich

aright-Byrich Perhaps not in the sense in whichwhich-

youwhich-

youj By this time the twilight had yieldedyielded-to

yielded-youyou understand the word but whywhy-does

why-does

to darkness Mrs Lawrence laid asideaside-her

aside-does

aside-herdoes my little Anna ask the questionquestion-

Hasquestion-

Hasher work and stood for some minutesminutes-at

minutes-HasHas she not all that she can reasonablyreasonably-desire

reasonably-desire

at the window looking out pensivelypensively-upon

pensively-desire

pensively-upondesire upon the starless night and the increasincreas-ing

increas-Yes

increas-ingYes mammamamma surelysurey And AnnaAnna-

turnedAnna-

turneding storm God pity the poor GodGod-

pityGod-

turnedGod-

pityturned and surveyedsurveye the cosy little parpar-lor

par-lor

pity the homeless 1 she prayed in thethe-depths

the-lor

the-depthslor with its blazing fire the oldfasholdfash-

ionedoldfash-

ioneddepths of her heart and then withwith-deep

with-ioned

with-deepioned easychair with itsworstedplaidworstedplaid-

coveringworstedplaid-

coveringdeep thankfulness for herler own share ofof-

earthlyof-

coveringof-

earthlycovering in which as she had beenbeen-told

been-told

earthly comfort she let fall the curtainscurtains-and

curtains-told

curtains-andtold grandmamma used to sit in herher-

doubleruffledher-

doubleruffledand turned to the genial heartcheeringheartcheering-warmth

heartcheering-warmthdoubleruffled cap and spectacles readread-

ingread-

ingwarmth of her own fireside SeatingSeating-herself

Seating-ing

Seating-herselfing with clasped hands reverently thethe-

Biblethe-

Bibleherself in the old timehonored armarm-chair

arm-BillIe

arm-chairBible on her knee the large old clockclock-

whichclock-

whichchair she took her little girl of ten yearsyears-upon

years-which

years-uponwhich had stood for fifty years in itsits-

presentits-

presentupon her kneeknee-

Theknee-

presentknee-

Thepresent position and told out the hourshours-now

hours-now

The darkness grew denserdenscrwitboutdenscrwitbout-now

withoutwithout-and

without-andnow with the same regularity and prepre-

cisionpre-

cisionand the fire glowed more and moremore-cheeringly

more-cision

more-cheeringlycision as when in its youthful days itit-

wasit-

wascheeringly within occasionally it sentsent-up

sent-was

sent-upwas placed there the sideboard withwith-

itswith-

itsup a ruddy gleam that lighted up thethe-walls

the-its

the-wallsits ornamental brass polished to thethe-

highestthe-

highestwalls and the few old pictures thatthat-hung

that-highest

that-hunghighest lustre the old mirror with itsits-

shiningits-

shininghung there among them oneone dearerdearer-than

dearer-shining

dearer-thanshining black frame which grandpapagrandpapa-

usedgrand papa than all that seemed to smile protecprotec-

tionprotec-

usedprotec-

tionused to tell his eldest grandchild as sheshe-sat

she-sat

tion upon the widow and the fatherlessfatherless-child

fatberlessf-mt

fatherless-childsat upon his knee had been bought withwith-

Continentalwith-

Continentalchildchild-

ContinentalContinental money and cost ten thousthous-and

thous-and

11 My darling I will answer youryour-question

your-ahd

your-questionand dollars the old Turkey carpet now l question now more fully I said trulytrul-

yTIlE

truly-

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COM 11 I S S IONION-

thatthat weveareare rich not in money or inin-

landsmoment all his hopes for the future ofof-

landsof-

lansof-

hislands but in something far better We-

areWee his family all his plans for the educaeduca-

areeduca-

areeduca-

tionare rich in the proofs of Gods love concon-

stantlytion and improvement of his childrenchildren-

stantlychildren-

stantlychildren-

werestantly surrounding us in friends andand-

healthnd were swept away as by a whirlwindwhirlwind-

healthwhirlwind-

healthwhirlwind-

Hishealth in home and happiness OurOur-

wantsHis energies were prostrated MentalMcnta-

lwantsareallMental-

lyMental-

wantswantswantsareallure all supplied by this good provproprov-

idencely and physically he sunk beneath thethe-

idencethe-

idencethe-

shockidence andun I humbly trust my childchild-

thatshock and like one half paralyzed hehe-

thathe-

thatlie-

wentthat weve are rich in gratitude and lovelove-

towent daily to his usual place of busibusi-

tobusi-

tobusi-

nessto God andan manman-You

ness seemingly unconscious why he diddid-

Youdid-

soidid-

YouYou have been too young as yet toto-

knowso This state of things lasted for threethree-

knowthree-

knowthree-

monthsknow the story of the past but youyou-

shallmonths but his heart was broken andand-

shalland-

shalland-

oneshall hear it now and understand howhow-

weone morning when entering his countcount-

wecount-

wecount-

inwe the widowed and the fatherlessfatherless-have

inroomin room he fell dead without a sigh oror-

haveor-

baeor-

ahave been sheltered from the storms ofof-

lifea groangroan-

lifegroan-

lifegroan-

Phislife beneath the everlasting armsarms-

YourThis my child was only threethree-

Yourthree-

Yourthree-

weeksYour worthy father whom you nevnev-

erweeks before your birthbirthsoso that youryour-

eryour-

adventer knew was once though not wealthywealthy-in

advent to this world was in a season ofof-

inof-

inof-

darknessin very comfortable circumstancescircumstances-Prudent

darkness and sorrowsorro It seemed thenthen-

Prudentthen-

Prudentthen-

asPrudent and always thoughtful for thethe-

welfareas if my cup of bitterness were full toto-

welfare

to-

welfare

to-

overflowingwelfare of his growing family he mademade-

preprationsoverflowing You were baptized in aa-

preprations

a-

preprutions

a-

motherspreprations in the season of health forfor-

amothers tears but then it was the InIn-

a

In-

a

In-

finitea time when premature age or sicknesssickness-might

finite Mercy looked upon my sorrowsorrow-

mightBorrow-

mightsorrow-

andand all the gloom I saw afterafter-

bodyafter-

bodyafter-

amight cripple his energies of mind oror-

bodyt an through

body His efforts had been successfulsuccessful-He

a time the hand of a loving FatherFather-He

Failie-

IIeFather-

guidingHe felt at ease and happy in the sunsun-

shineguiding and directing all things to somesome-

shinesome-

shineseine-

greatshine of his home perhaps too happyhappy-there

great end Up to this time worldlyworldly-

thereworldly-

thereworldly-

caresthere and the brightness of our earthlyearthly-dwelling

cares the daily arrangements for mymy-

dwellingmy-

dwellingmy-

littledwelling made us all perhaps forgetfulforgetful-of

little household had too much engrossengross-

ofof that home not made with hands etereter-

naled me Now left alone with none toto-

nal

to-

nal

to-

sharenal in the heavens There came a seasea-

son

share my responsibilities no earthlyearthly-sonson however which had its teachingsteachings-

andarm on which to lean I turned with aa-

and

nn-

and

a-

deepand called that other world vividly toto-

ourdeep conviction of my weakness andand-

ourand-

ourand-

helplessnessour remembranceremembrance-Nightly

helplessness to C One mighty to savesave-

Nightlysne-

Nightly

save-AndNightly when your father returnedreturned-

from

And like a 8ood shepherd heIe stretchedstretched-

from

stretched-

from

stretched-forthfrom his business six rosy happy chilchil-

drenforth his hand and gathered me andand-

dren

and-

dren

and-

mydren clustered round his knee in themthem-

be

my little ones into His earthly foldfold-

he

foM-

he

fold-

Therehe forgot his cares and looked forwardforward-to

There we have ever since been sheltershelter-toto their future without anxiety but onon-

all

ed safe happyhappy-

all

happy-

Butall this domestic peace there came aa-

blight

U But let me show you how His lovelove-

blightlove-

b1ightlove-

wasblight as deadly as that which nips thethe-

tenderwas manifested towards me I had aa-

tendera-

tendera-

brothertender shoot when the first frost fallsfalls-

uponbrother always tender and loving thethe-

uponthe-

uponthe-

dearupon itit-

Unfortunatelydear companion of my childhood j andand-

Unfortunatelyand-

Unfortunatelyand-

nowUnfortunately the large proportionproportion-of

now God made him the instrument ofof-

ofof-

ofof-

myof his property was invested in one inin-

stitutionmy relief He resided then in a distantdistant-

stitutiondistant-

stitutiondistant-

partstitution where he considered it perper-

fectlypart of Georgia and when the tidingstidings-

fectlytidings-

fecHytidings-

offectly secure That institution failedfailed-

andof my sorrow reached him he hastenedhastened-

andhastened-

andhastened-

toand a combination of circumstancescircumstancesf-ollowed

to my aid When at last we met I laylay-

followedlay-

followedlay-

uponfollowed which suddenly reduced usus-

fromupon my bed of suffering He took meme-

fromme-

fromme-

infrom comfort to penury The effecteffect-

uponin his arms and comforted me and II-

upon

I-

upon

I-

weptupon your father was fearful TheThe-

strongwept upon his bosom O01 I said inin-

strongin-

strongin-

mystrong man was bowed down for in a my anguish my children my chilchil-

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drendren fatherless friendless what willwill-

becomewill-

becomewill-

becomeThey believe that all who are not dede-

centlyde-

centlyde-

centlybecome of themthem-

Sisterthem-

Sisterll-

H

cently buried according to the ritualritual-are

ritual-are

ritual-areH Sister they shall never want hehe-

saidhe-

saidhe-

saidare miserable after deathdeaththeirtheir spiritsspirits-wander

spirits-wander

spirits-wandersaid all that I have is thine BeBe-

comfortedBe-

comfortedBe-

comfortedwander up and down the land ofof-

shadesof-

shadesof-

shadescomforted Trust in GodGodinin meme-

Ime-

Ime-

Ishades without finding restrest-With

rest-Vith

rest-WithI diddidII did my child and thethe-

promisesthe-

promisesthe-

promisesWith this notion of the future statestate-

apromises of God and of that darlingdarling-brother

darling-brother

darling-brother

a coffin shroud and regular burial areare-

thingsare-

thingsare-

thingsbrother failed not From year to yearyear-his

year-his

year-his

things of no small moment to a manman-about

man-about

man-abouthis liberal remittances have sustainedsustained-

usabout to die Hence to ask a sick ChiChi-

namanChi-

namanChi-

namanus My children have been fed andand-

clothedand-

clothedand-

clothednaman if he is prepared for death isis-

equivalentis-

equivalentis-

equivalentclothed and educated by his bounty aa-

bountyn-

bountya-

bountyequivalent to asking him if his coffincoffin-

andcoffin-

andcoffin-

andbounty inspired of God As your brobro-

thersbro-

thersbro-

thersand shroud are readyready-

HOW

ready-

now

ready-

HOWthers and sisters have hishis-

goodhis-

goodhis-

goodgrown up HOW TO INSURE A BURIAL AT OTHEROTHER-

PEOPLES

OTHER-

PEOPLES

OTHER-

PEOPLESgood judgment has aided them to selectselect-

theirselect-

theirselect-

theirPEOPLES EXPENSEEXPENSE-

SoEXPENSE-

SO

EXPENSE-

Sotheir in life and his assistanceassistance-has

paths So strongly is this belief impressedimpressed-upon

impressed-upon

impressed-uponhas been vouchsafed until they werewere-

enabledwere-

enaLledwere-

enabledupon the Chinese mind that beggarsbeggars-when

beggars-when

beggars-whenenabled to sustain themselves AndAnd-

nowAnd-

noAnd-

nowwhen near their end in order to insureinsure-their

insure-their

insure-theirthat all married and fromfrom-

theirfrofro-

theirfrom-

theirnowno are gone their burial will place themselves inin-

thein-

thein-

thetheir home except my youngest treastreas-ure

treas-ure

treas-ure

the most crowded streets oror gates of thethe-city

thth-

citythe-

cityure and she held little Annanna closer toto-

herto-

herto-

hercity as they know the people will thenthen-be

then-be

then-beher heart his bounty still supports usus-

inus-

inus-

inforced interbe to them to get thethe-

corpsethe-

corpsethe-

corpseoutin a great degree for when he died hehe-

lefthe-

leftbe-

leftout of thecorpsecorpseout wayway-

Inway-

Inway-

Inleft all that remained of his propertyproperty-which

property-which

property-which

In going tot my chapel I not unfreunfre-quently

unfre-quently

unfre-quentlywhich was never large to his only sissis-

tersis-

tersis-

teravoidavoid-

treadingquently have tot step aside to avoidavoid-treading

avoid-treadingter He has gone to his reward andand-

weand-

weand-

wetreading on such poor creatures eithereither-before

either-before

either-beforewe are left to bless his memorymemory-

Nowmemory-

Nowmemory-

Nowbefore or just after they have dieddiedS-

IMILARITY

diedS-

IMILARITY

diedS-

IMILARITYNow my child are not our richesriches-

betterriches-

Lettcrriches-

betterbetter than gold and silver Home andand-

friendsand-

friendsand-

friends

SIMILARITY BETWEEN THE MYTHS OFOF-

DIFFERENT

OF-

DIFFERENT

OF-

DIFFERENTfriends contentmentcontentmentandand domestic lovelove-

Abovelove-

Abovelove-

Above

DIFFERENT NATIONSNATION-

SThe

NATION-

SThe

NATION-

STheAbove all we humbly trust a faith inin-

Christin-

Christin-

ChristThe student of mythology is oftenoften-

struckoften-

struckoften-

struckChrist a treasure laid up in heavenheaven-that

heaven-that

heaven-that

struck with the remarkable similaritysimilarity-between

similarity-between

similarity-betweenthat fadeth not awayaway-

Andaway-

U

away-

Andbetween many of the myths prevalentprevalent-among

prevalent-among

prevalent-amongU And mother if I pray shall I alal-

waysal-

waysal-

ways

among nearly all heathen nations howhow-ever

how-ever

how-everways have thisthis-

Yesthis-

Yesthis-

Yesever far they may be separated on thethe-face

the-face

tha-faceYes my child Pray not for richesriches-

whichrichcs-

wbichriches-

which

face of the globe This belief of thethe-Chinese

the-Chinese

the-Chinesewhich perish in the using but for lovelove-

to10le-

tolove-

to

Chinese if not identical with is veryvery-similar

very-similar

very-similarto God which will ensure us peace andand-

Lifeand-

Lifeand-

Life

similar to the old Roman idea respectrespect-ing

respect-ing

respect-ingLife EternalEterllallwNtw York ObserverObserve-

rdDnr

Obsen-

enr

Observ-

erOur

ing the sad condition of those who couldcould-not

could-not

could-notnot cross the river Styx as given byby-Virgil

by-Virgil

by-VirgilVirgil in the answer of the Sibyl toto-

Aeneisto-

Aeneisto-

AeneisdDnrnr 3issions3issionsSH-

ANGHAI

1l1i55ionBS-

HANG

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HANGHAICHINA

AeneisAeneis-

The

Aeneis-

The

Aeneis-

TheThe ghosts rejected are th unhnppyunhnppy-crew

un18PPY-crev

unhappy-crewSHANGHAISHANGSHANGHAICHINASHANGHAICHINA-

JournalIIUCIIINIIUCIIINJ-

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CabanissCabaniss-

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Journal of Rev A 7BThe boatman Charon those the buriedburied-

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hostCIIINA1JANSPREPARATIONPREPARATION FOR DEATHDEAT-HI

A CHINAMANS hosthost-He

host-He

host-HeI promised in my last to showshovthatshovthat-

thethatGhat-

thethat-

theHe ferries overover to thethefarthestfarthest coastcoast-Nor

coast-Nor

coast-Northe Chinese havehavereasonsreasons satisfactory to-

themselesto-

themselvestoto-

themselvesNor dares his transporttiarisportvcsselvessel cross thethe-

wavest1c-

wavesthe-

wavesthemselves forforthethe importance they atat-

tachat-

tachat-

tachwaveswaves-

Withwaves-

Withwave-

s1ithsl1chwhsebonestach to the coffin andnndshroudnndandishroudandshroud and to allall-

theiraU-

theirall-

theirWith1ithsl1chwhsebonessuch whose bones areare-

innotcomposMnotcomposMi-

riifpravesstwfesinot composticomposti-

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AA hundred yeaisycm s they wander on thethe-

shorethe-

shorethe-

shorebridge of difficulty one and a thirdthird-inches

tltird-cler

third-inchesshoreshore-

Atshore-

Atjj-

Atinchescler wide over a river ofIf unfathomaunfathoma-bleAt length their penance clone are waftwaft-

edwaft-

cdwaft-

edble depth and filled with poisonouspoisonous-snakes

poisonous-snakes

JoisonousJoisonous-

nukesed oer Eneidntid Book VIVI-

That

VI-

Thnt

VI-

That

snakes Here all the wicked have toto-

passto-

pnsto-

passpass They have at wider bridgehrille forfor-

thefur-

thefor-

theThat the Greeks had the same beliefbelief-and

helief-and

belief-and

the wise andfin goodCd Instead of the wawa-

terswa-

terswa-

tersand were as anxious about their burialburial-as

ters or river of lethe they have a largelarge-vessel

luro-vetsel

large-vesselas any Chinese beggar is evident fromfrom-

Homersfrom-

Homersfrom-

Homersvessel filled with the soup of lethelethe-

whichlethe-

whichlethe-

whichHomers describing the ghost of unbuunbu-ried

unbu-ried

unbu-ried

which an old womanman dips up and handshands-

toried Patroclus as appearing to AchillesAchilles-and

Achilles-and

Achilles-and

to those who are about to return toto-

earthto-

earthto-

earthand beseeching him in the followingfollowing-pathetic

following-pathetic

following-pathetic

earth again to undergo a transmigratransmigra-tion

trulIsmirat-ionpathetic strain tion This draft of forgetfulness is concon-

sideredcon-

Midered

con-sideredsidered indispensable as it would renren-

derlcn-

erren-

derc My funral ritesriles-

Performrites-

Performrites-

Perform derer your situation disgusting and tootoo-

horribletuo-

hnrihletoo-

horribleyourPerform that speedily I may the gatesgates-

Ofgates-

Ofatcsatcs-

or horrible tttot bear ifit after jou werewere-

changedwere-

chnngedwere-

changedOf Hades enter Now unpitying ghostsghosts-Pale

ghot-Pale

ghosts-Pale changed to a hog or an ass you couldcould-

stillcould-

stillcould-

stillPale shadows of departed men repulserepulse-And

repule-An

repulse-Andd still remember the time when you-

walkedyousou-

walkedyou-

walkedAndAn drive ne far away allowing notnot-

Tonot-

Tonot-

ToTo findfin repose upon the farther shoreshore-Of

shore-Of

shore-Of

walked the earth as one of its lordslords-

andlurlin-

Ulllords-

andOf that infernal riverriver-Iliad

river-Iliad

river-Iliad

and perhaps looked with contemptcontempt-upon

contcmpt-upon

contempt-uponIliad Book XXIIIXXI1L-

It

XXIII-

It

upon some of the very men who nownow-

kicknono-

kkknow-

kickkick you about as a brute The ChiChi-

neseCh-

ineeChi-

neseIt is an interesting fact howeverhowever-that

howeer-that

however-that

nese therefore consider it a very charchar-itable

char-

itachar-

itablethat this myth of the Greeks and RoRo-

mansHo-

mansRo-

mansitableita hie act to have an artificial head mademade-

andmade-

andmade-

andmansmans was derived from a reality amongamong-the

mnong-

theamong-

theand put into the coffin of a man whowho-

banwho-

haiwho-

hasthe Egyptians who had a lake or streamstream-between

stream-between

trenm-

betweenban been beheaded as they say it isis-

impossibleis-

impossiLle

is-

impossiblebetween each district city and the cemcem-

etrycem-

etrycem-

etryimpossible for him to drink the soup ofof-

letheof-

letheof-

letheetry When a person Mwasas to be buriedburied-forty

buried-forty

buried-forty

lethe without a mouth The HindoosHindoos-also

IIinous-also

IIindoos-alsojudges took their seats at this lakelake-

wherelake-

wherelake-

whereforty also to the present day believe withwith-

thewith-

thewith-

thewhere the corpse was brought for themthem-

tothe Chinese that it impossible for aa-

soula-

soula-

soulto determine whether it could be ferfer-

riedfer-

riedfer-

riedsoul whose body has not received thethe-

regularthe-

regularthe-

regularried over for burial by a1 boatman callcall-ed

call-ed

call-ed

regular funeral rites to find rest in thethe-

landthe-

landthe-

landed in the Egyptian language CharonCharon-Any

Clwron-Any

Charon-

Anyland of spirits In a memorial to thethe-

Governorthe-

Governorthe-

GovernorAny person was allowed to make accuaccu-sation

accu-sation

accu-sation

Governor General in 1851 against aa-

lawn-

lawa-

lawsation against the deceased and if itit-

couldit-

couldit-

couldlaw which they said interfered withwith-

theirwith-

theirwith-

theircould be proved that he had been a veryvery-bad

very-bad

very-bad

their funeral rites the petitioners saysay-

the

suy-

the

say-

the

bad man or 7tad not paid his debts thethe-judges

the-judges

the-judgesjudges decided that the corpse couldcould-not

could-not

could-notnot pass over Sir J G Wilkinson inin-

hisin-

bisin-

histhe river and render the persons passpass-age

pass-age

pass-agehis interesting work on the AncientAncient-

EgyptiansAncient-

EgyptiansAncient-

Egyptiansage easyeasy-

Mrcay-

Mreasy-

MrEgyptians says The grief and shameshame-felt

shame-felt

hame-felt

Mr Ward in his Hindoo MythologyMythology-hasfelt by the family when the rites of bubu-

rialIm-

rialbu-

rialhas the following note on the river StyxStyx-

Irial had been refused were excessiveexcessive-In

I do not find that the Hindoos havehave-any

have-any

have-any like Charon boat toto-

crossto-

crossto-

crossIn the Chinese myth instead of ChaCha-ron

Cha-ron

Cha-ron

any ferryman orcross this river j though they talk ofof-crossing

of-crossing

of-crossingron and his boat they have u thethe-

The

the-

The

the-

The

crossing it by laying hold of the tail ofof-the

of-the

of-thethe black cow which they offered in oror-

deror-

deror-

derder to obtain a safe passage It is veryvery-common

very-common

crycry-commonThe water of the Hindoo river StyxStyx-

iscommon for a herdsman to cross a riverriver-by

river-by

river-byis boiling hot To cross it after deathdeath-

everydeath-

everyeath-

evcryby taking hold of a c ws tailtail-

When

tail-

Vhen

tail-

Whenevery soul is compelled to swim overover-But

ovcr-But

over-But

When the mandarins behead a manman-his

man-his

nian-hisBut as this subjected the good to punishpunish-

mentpunish-

mentpunish-

menthis head is hung up at some publin placeplace-asment it was ordained that the offeringoffering-

ofas a terror to evil doers andan thereforetherefore-notof a black cow to a brauhun should cool not buried with the bodybody-

S

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fort It is by virtue of such last act which-can

which-can

whichwhich-

canfor funeral rites and for priests to praypray-them

pray-them

pray-themcan only be performed by a HindooHindoo-

thatI1indoo-

thatIIindoo-

thatthem out of purgatory when dead andand-

whoand-

whoand-

whothat sons and near kinsmen take thethe-

propertythe-

propertythe-

propertywho may also leave no one to make ofof-

feringsof-

feringsof-

feringsproperty because according to the bebe-

liefbe-

liefbe-

liefferings at their gravesgraves-

Thegraves-

Thegraves-

Thelief of Ilindoos it is by such acts thatthat-the

that-tbe

that-the

The rich are therefore consideredconsidered-thrice

considered-thrice

considered-thricethe fathers spiritual bliss and thatthat-

ofthat-

ofthat-

ofthrice happy both for time and eternieterni-ty

eterni-ty

eterni-tyof his ancestors to the remotest degreedegree-

isty When I have asked very poor ChiChi-

neseChi-

neseChi-

neseis secured and by the tenets of HindooHindoo-religion

I1indoo-

religionIlindoo-

religionnese if they worshipped gods the readyready-reply

ready-reply

ready-replyreligion the apostate from that faithfaith-

cannotfnith-

cannotfaith-

cannotreply has been Cant afford ItIt-

Howit-

Howitit-

Howcannot perform obsequiesobsequies-They

obsequies-They

obsequies-They

How different the religion of ChristChrist-the

Christ-AI

Christ-theThey also say but your memorialmemorial-

istsmemorial-

istsmemorial-

istsAI the poor have the gospel preached toto-

themto-

themto-

themists may be allowed to observe that HinHin-

doosIIin-

doosIlin-

doosthemthem-

Justicethem-

Justicethem-

Justicedoos are strongly attached to their relireli-

gionreli-

gionreli-

gionJustice to the priests however dede-

mandsde-

mandsde-

mandsgion and deeply reverence the memorymemory-of

mands I should state that they annualannual-ly

annual-ly

annual-lyof their ancestorsancestorsnncestorsancestors whosewhose-

spiritualwhose-

spiritualwhose-

spiritualcarry around for a-

feastly carry a subscription aa-

feasta-

feastspiritual welfare they believe entrustentrust-ed

entrust-ed

entrust-ed

feast to be given to unburied and friendfriend-less

friend-less

friend-lessed to them the most sacred ofof-

theirof-

theirof-

theiras duty less ghostsghostsandand to pay for saying massmass-

formass-

formass-

fortheir liveslives-

Bylives-

Bylives-

Byfor their repose They assure everyevery-body

every-body

every-bodyBy a simple change of names thisthis-

memorialthis-

memorialthis-

memorialbody that it is a very laudable workwork-

allwork-

aUwork-

allmemorial might in many respects passpass-very

pass-yery

pass-very

all who subscribe will obtain greatgreat-merit

great-merit

great-meritvery well for a Chinese document andand-

Imerit Though they place it entirelyentirely-onI have made this quotation as well asas-

othersas-

othersas-

otherson a charitable footing and profess toto-

beto-

beto-

beothers from Greek and lloman writerswriters-to

be wholly disinterested themselves II-still

I-

stillI-

stillto show that the Chinese belief is notnot-so

not-so

still have my suspicions that oneonone momo-

tivemo-

tivemo-

tiveso very different from that of other heahea-

thenhea-

thenhea-

thentive is to encourage their trade I onceonce-

askedonce-

askedonce-

askedthen nationsnations-As

nations-As

nations-As

asked some priests who engaged in thisthis-

kindtliis-

kindthis-

kindAs food raiment and money are inin-

dispensablein-

dispensablein-

dispensablekind of service for such ghosts iftradeiftrade-wasdispensable to man while in the fleshflesh-

theflesh-

theflesh-

thewas good with them and they laughinglaughing-heartily

laughing-heartily

laughing-heartilythe Chinese imagine these things are nono-

lessnf-

lessno-

lessheartily replied haufltatt1goodltatt1good-

Letlr

goodgood-

Letter

good-

Letter

less necessary for his comfort in thethe-

landtbe-

landthe-

landland of spirits Hence the articlesarticles-placed

articles-placed

articles-placedplaced in the coffin the burning thethe-

bedthe-

bedthe-

bed

Letter from HavABav A B CabanissCabaniss-

Who

Caballiss-

Vbo

Cabaniss-

Whobed of the deceased burning gilt papa-

perp-

apertop-

apertoWho will heed the appeal of ourour-

brotherour-

brotherour-

brotherperpertoto be transmuted into current momo-

neymo-

neymo-

neybrother Cabaniss TT-

DEARBHO

T-

DEARBRO

T-

DEARney in the other world and the annualannual-offerings

annual-offerings

annual-offerings

DEARBHODEAR Buo TAYLORTAYLO-RYour

TAYLO-RYour

TAYLO-RYourofferings at the tombstombsC-

HINESE

tombsC-

HINESE

tombsC-

HINESEYour kind letter after you returnedreturned-

fromreturned-

fromreturned-

fromCHINESE RELIGION OFFERS NO HOPE TOTO-

THE

TO-

THE

TO-

THE

from your Southern tour rqached meme-

yesterdayme-

yesterdayme-

yesterdayTHE POORPOO-

RThese

POO-

RThese

POO-

RThese

yesterday I am glad to learn youyou-were

you-were

you-wereThese notions of sensual happinesshappiness-

inwere successful in collecting fundsfunds-and

funds-and

funds-andin the future world and all their syssys-

temssys-

temssys-

temsand am also pleased to hear of the emem-

bryoem-

bryoem-

bryotems of religion offer but little hope oror-

consolationor-

consolationor-

consolationbryo Theological School at GreenvilleGreenville-South

Greenville-South

Greenville-Southconsolation to the poor who are notnot-

ablenot-

aLlenot-

ableSouth Carolina God grant it maymay-

provemay-

provemay-

proveable to bear the expenses of worshipworship-while

worship-while

worship-while

prove to us a genuine school of thethe-

prophetsthe-

prophetsathe-

prophetsawhile alive and leave no funds to paypay-

The

pay-

The

prophetsprophetsaa nursery of evangelical herher-

The

her-

Heathen

her-

HeathenThe old Hindoo law disinherited thethe-

childthe-

childHeathen worship consists in burningburning-

childburning-

incenseburning-

incensechild who changed his religion TheThe-

EnllishThe-

Enslisltincense and making offerings accompaaccompa-

EnuUshaecompa-

niellaccompa-

niedEnuUsh abolished this unjust law andand-thus

and-thus

nied with a number of prostrations be-

forebebe-

thusbe-

forethus interfered with the Hindoo hope ofof-

futureof-

futurefore the idols They have no idea of aa-

futurea-

religiona-

religionfuture happiness religion which costs nothingnothin-

gTIlE

nothin-

gTHE

i

212212-

aIds

TTHEII E CCOMMISSIONCOMMISSIONa-

ids

0 11 11 I S S ION

aIds of the cross With expanded intelintel-

lectsintel-

lectsmatters in our church thouh they willwill-not

will-

notlects liberalized views for we are allall-

too

all-

too

notnot bo able to preach They ean aa-

ministeradad-

ministertoo selfish and ta worldwide sympasympa-thy

sympa-thy

minister tho ordinances and even theirtheir-presence

their-presencethy In 11 wordmen oof apostolicapostolic-

spiritapostolic-

spiritpresence will inspire confidenceconfidenc-

eFraternallyconfidenc-

eFraternallyspirit who by the grace of God willwill-

turnwill-

turnFraternally yoursyours-

Aturn the world upside down DelightDelight-ed

A D CnNlssCnNlss-

Extract

CABANIs-

sExtract

ed arc ye to hear the glad tidings ofof-

salvationof-

salvationsalvation that come to us every mailmail-

frommail-

fromExtract fioom a pitoafe Letter of BroBro-

CabanIssBro-

Cabanfrom your side of the globe Were looklook-upon

look-

uponCabanIssCabanIss-

ICaban ississ-

Iuponupon it as an eience that God isis-

aboutis-

aboutabout to raise up u host in the WestWest-to

V cstcst-

toI am gladlad to inform you that I waswa-

sneerwas-

neverto occupy the immense field which isis-

nowis-

nowneer more encouraged about the rere-

demptionre-

demptionnow opening here in the East lheThe-

Christianslhe-

Christiansdemption of China and the spread ofof-

theof-

theChristians of England are contemplacontempla-ting

contempla-ting

the gospel in the East than at presentpresent-Itting a noble reenge on the reoltingreoltingI-

Iindoosrevolting-

HindoosIt is now admitted that the outbreakoutbreak-inIIindoos by doubling and trebling theirtheir-

missionarytheir-

missionaryin India will turn out to the furtherfurther-ance

further-ancemissionary forces in that land ihisThis-

willihis-

willance of the gospel in tbat land thoughthough-onewill necessarily take the most of theirtheir-

strengththeir-

strengthone of the East India Company saidsaid-

atsaid-

atstrength for Borne years But ChinaChina-

isat the first 1 Now we will put an endend-

toend-

tois opened just at the same time WeWe-

therefore

Tee-

thereforeto the Saintsmissionaries TheThe-

ChineseThe-

Chinesetherefore confiently trust that God isis-

nowis-

nowChinese will nOv without doubt subsub-

mitsub-

mitnow pouring out his Spirit upon thethe-

Americanthe-

Americanmit to their fate and let missionariesmissionaries-goAmerican churches thnt they may bebe-

preparedbe-

preparedgo where they please They admitadmit-themseles

admit-themselvesprepared to fill the opening herehere-

Vhathere-

Whatthemseles it cant be helped lheThe-

Russianslhe-

RussiansVhat do you think of it brother TayTay-

lorTay-

lorRussians are rapidly settling on thethe-

Amoorthe-

Anioorlor 1 And what do you think of it mymy-

dearmy-

dearAmoor and will open aU that NNorthNorth-ern

orthorth-

erndear young brethren who are just enen-

teringen-

teringern country as they he obtainedobtained-large

obtained-largetering the ministry And you youngyoung-

convertsyoung-

convertslarge possessions there from the ChineseChinese-Two

Chinese-Twoconverts whose hearts are yet warmwarm-

withwarm-

withTwo Ameriean mereantile firms havehave-

beenhave-

beenwith your first love to Christ WhatWhat-say

V hathat-

saybeen establislled at a town on thatthat-river

that-riversay youyou-

Brotheryou-

Brotherriver already But what surprisessurprises-eerybody

surprises-everybodyBrother Crawford left last night inin-

thein-

theeerybody is the liberal treaty whichwhich-the

which-thethe ship Lizzie Jarvis for PugetsPugets-

Soundthenceugetsugets-

Soundthencethe American Consul General MrMr-

HarrisMr-

HarrisSoundthence tja San Francisco andand-

theand-

theHarris has obtained from the JapaJapa-nese

Japa-nesethe Isthmus route to Iississippi wherewhere-

hewhere-

henese and the anxieties they now manimani-fest

mani-festhe hopes to meet 1Irs Crawford in imim-

proedim-

provedfest to profit by all foreign improveimprove-ments

improve-mentsproed health and be able to returnreturn-

soonreturn-

soonments I recently conversed with oneone-

ofone-

ofsoon to his work at Shanghai TheThe-

careThe-

careof the officers of the United StatesStates-steamer

States-steamercare of the church deolves now enen-

tirelyen-

tirelysteamer lIinnesota just from JapanJapan-He

Japan-Iletirely on me Dr Burton cheerfullycheerfully-

doesHe informed me they landedwentlandedwent-where

landedwent-wheredoes all he can but there is so muchmuch-

sicknessmuch-

sicknesswhere they pleased and bought whatwhat-they

what-theysickness this summer he is very muchmuch-

occupiedmuch-

occupiedthey chose without spies followingfollowing-them

following-themoccupied with his practicepractice-

Ithem and were everywhere treatedtreated-with

treated-withI think my health is better Uum itit-

wasit-

waswith the utmost kindness Tey havehave-already

have-alreadywas last winter but have but littlelittle-

hopelittle-

hopealready built machineshops and emem-

ployedem-

ployedhope that it will be prudent for me toto-

remainto-

remainployed Dutchmen to teach them hpw toto-

maketo-

makeremain here longer than next FebruFebru-ary

Febru-ary

make steam machinery some of thethe-nobility

the-nobilityary or lIarch without making nn-

changea-

changenobility entering the shops as pupilspupils-They

pupils-Theychange I can then leave for 11 whilewhile-

morewhile-

moreThey had mnde one engine when thotho-l1innesota

the-Minnesotamore cheerfully as brethren IIartweUIIartweU-

andHartwell-

andl1innesota was there Surely the handhand-of

hand-ofand Holmes will be here to look after of God is in all11 these wonderful

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changeschanges in these Eastern ends of thethe-

earththe-

earththe-

earthI feel with you that mysterious areare-

theare-

theare-

theearth the ways of God yet just Our numnum-

bernum-

vernum-

berTruly yours in ChristChrist-A

ber here is indeed fearfully reduced byby-

deathby-

deathby-

deathA B CABANISSCABANIS-

SExtract

CAANIS-

SExtract

CABANIS-

SExtract

death and departure from the countrycountry-but

country-1mt

country-butbut the Lords power is not shortenedshortened-inin the least by that He can accomaccom-

plishnccom-

pUshaccom-

plishExtract from a Letter of Dr BurtonJBurton-

PolkBurton-

PolkBurton-

Polkplish great things with a few and itit-

onlyit-

onlyit-

onlyPolk one of our church membersmembers-about

members-about

members-about

only remains that we should be faithfulfaithful-toabout whom we have felt aa good dealdeal-

ofdeal-

ofdeal-

ofto our trust The work is his own andand-

heand-

heand-

heof anxiety of late came before thethe-

churchthe-

churchthe-

churchhe will accomplish it in due time MyMy-

prospectsMy-

prospectsMy-

prospecUlchurch last Sunday andandconfessedconfessed thatthat-he

tbat-he

that-he

in however atprospects Lagos prespres-

entpres-

entpres-

enthe had been smoking opium for somesome-mouths

some-months

some-months

ent look very dark nonenone of the heahea-

thenhea-

thenhea-

thenmonths he had given up opium a shortshort-time

short-timc

short-time

then except one attend chapel InIn-

factIn-

factIn-

facttime before he was received by thethe-church

the-church

the-church

fact it is the same case with the otherother-missions

other-missions

other-missionschurch that he had tried to give it upup-

butup-

butup-

butmissions The Wesleyan missionarymissionary-toldbut in vainvainthatthat he was quite willingwilling-

totold me this week that he only knewknew-of

knew-of

knew-ofsubmit which hehe-

mighthe-

mirhthe-

mightto to treatment by of two persons in his connection whowho-

havewho-

havewho-

havebe able to throw off the evilevil-

habitevi-

lhabithemightoo-

habitbehave been real heathen and ninenine-tenths

nine-tenths

nine-tenthshabithabitbehe resisted his craving for thethe-

drugthe-

drugthe-

drugtenths of the others have only a namename-to

name-to

name-todrug for several months but being sicksick-

andsick-

andsick-

andto live while they are dead in trespasstrespass-esand in trouble he yielded to the sugsug-

gestionssug-

gestionssug-

gestionses and sins WeVe are very much disdis-

iy

dis-

turbeddis-

turbedgestions of his family and resumed thethe-

pipethe-

pipethe-

pipeturbed vy noise during the time of worwor-

shipwor-

shippipe lie statedstate that he had been very-

unhappyveryvery-

converted

very-

unhappyship in the cbapel So much so thatthat-when

that-whenunhappy ever since he begun the useuse-

ofuse-

ofwhen we wish to commemorate the dydy-

ingdy-

ingof ngain and has been unableunable-to

opium Jbeen ing love of our Lord we arc obliged toto-

doto-

doto pray for months CouItl one trulytruly-converted

truly-converted

do so at myiy dwellingdwelling-hope

house Still II-hope

I-

hopeconverted live for months withoutwithout-praying

without-praying

without-praying

hope for better days These poor peopeo-

plepeo-

plepeo-

plethe last five sixsix-

monthssix-

DlOnthssix-

monthspraying During or ple are very swift to promise repentrepent-

ancerepent-

ancerepent-

ancemonths he has attended church onlyonly-

onceonly-

onceonly-

onceance but very slow to perform it SomeSome-

timesSome-

timesSome-

timesonce or twice He is now under treattreat-ment

treat-ment

treat-ment

times I think that likethey are EphraimEphraim-joined

Ephraim-joined

Ephraim-joinedment and I hope will do well WeWe-

areWe-

areVeVe-

arcButjoined to their idols it maymaybemaybe-

thatbebe-

thatbe-

thatare not meeting with much encourageencourage-ment

encourag-ementjust

encourage-ment

that the Lord is preparing us by a sese-

riesse-

riesse-

riesmentmentjustjust now There is one old manman-

whoman-

whoman-

whories of trials and disappointments thatthat-we

that-we

that-wewho seems to be interested he is quitequite-

regularquite-

reOularquite-

regularwe may bo better able to receive anan-

abundantan-

abundantan-

abundantregularoo-

Vayin his attendance at our SingSing-

WaySing-

Wayabundant outpouring of his Holy SpiritSpirit-America

Spirit-America

Spirit-AmericaWay Dong chapel and says he isIS praypray-

ingpay-

ingpray-

ingAmerica has lately been visited withwith-the

with-

thewith-

theing I hope he may be brought intointo-

themto-

theinto-

thethe greatest outpouring of the SpiritSpirit-that

Spirit-that

Spirit-thatthe fold There is one other of whomwhom-

Ithat was ever known there and whywhy-

maywhy-

maywhy-

mayI have some hopehopehehe seems to be aa-

verya-

verya-

verymay I not hope for a share of it herehere-

inhere-

inhere-

invery amiable young man and anxiousanxious-to

in Lagos I will hope and trust andand-

prayand-

prayand-

prayto be taught I still keep up my serser-

vicesser-

vicesser-

vicespray and will not quit my claim untiluntil-avices at the Sung Way Dong thoughthough-

Ia large blessing has been bestowedbestowed-Meanwhile

bestowed-Meanwhile

bestowed-MeanwhileI have much less time toh prepare mymy-

selfmy-

selfmy-

selfMeanwhile I will beg the prayers andand-

theand-

theand-

theself the hopes and faith of the SouthernSouthern-Baptist

Southern-Baptist

Southern-BaptistBaptist churches in general that thethe-

above

the-

above

the-

aboveabove period may be hastened onon-

My

on-

llyon-

MyLAGOSLAGOSAFIUCALAGOSAFIUCA-

LeiterAFRICAAFRICA-

Letter My wife joins in sending love to youyou-

andyou-

andyou-

andLetter from Rev J M HardenHardenL-

AGOSHardellL-

AGOShardenL-

AGOS brethrenbrethren-

Yoursbrethren-

Yoursbrethren-

Yoursall theandLAGOS Nov 6 18581858-

Jlev1858-

Rev1858-

RevRev Jas B TaylorTaylor-My

Taylor-illy

Taylor-illy

Yours in ChristChris-tJilly Dear BrotJierBrotlteJYoursYours of July 3131-

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is now before me and I must say that

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A few Sabbath evenings ago a boyboy-

whoboy-

whoboy-

whoIJAYE Oct 22d22 d 18581858-

Dear

1858-

Dear

1858-

Dear

who Is living with me refused to prospros-

tratepros-

tratepros-

tratetrate himself to goine worshippers ofof-

Orishaof-

Orishnof-

OrishaDear Brother TaylorTaylor-

TimeTllylor-

TimeTaylor-

Timethethe-

townthe-

townthe-

townOrisha who were travelling through

Time on swift wing makes and leavesleaves-

it3leaves-

itsleaves-

itstowntown-

Thetown-

Thotown-

Theits impressions indelibly fixed and willwill-

atwill-

atwill-

atThe boy or young man has nevernever-

givennever-

givennever-

givenlast unfold to each wowo-

manteO-

manwo-

manat the day man ofevidencegiven me any repentancerepentance-

orman and child an approval for wellwell-

doingwell-

doingwell-

doingor regeneration j yet rather than hehe-

wouldhe-

wouldlie-

woulddoing or a condemnation for evilevil-

deedsevil-

deedsevil-

deedswould prostrate himself he submittedsubmitted-todeedsdeeds-

Adeeds-

Adeeds-

Ato a thorough beating This makes meme-

believeme-

believeme-

believeA few circumstances of late havehave-

beenhave-

beenhave-

beenbelieve that the truth is taking a deepdeep-

rootdeep-

rootdeep-

rootbeen transpiring around me that havehave-

ledhave-

ledhave-

ledroot in the hearts of this people atat-

leastat-

lenstat-

leastled to serious reflections and to praisepraise-to

least of some Wee see the poor heathenheathen-mother

heathen-mother

heathen-motherto the long suffering mercy that hashas-

bornehas-

bornehas-

bornemother endeavouring to lead the mindmind-of

mind-of

mind-ofborne so long with people U who knewknew-

theirknew-

theirknew-

theirof her young and tender offspringoffspring-away

offspring-away

offspring-awaytheir duty and did it notnot-

OnceriotriotO-

nce11-

Onceaway from idols and bring it up inin-

thein-

thein-

theOnce in every few months we havehave-

righthave-

righthave-

rightthe nurture and admonition of thethe-Lord

the-Lord

the-Lordright sharp persecution in Ijaye andand-

onceand-

onceand-

onceLord Other and abundant evidenceevidence-isonce in a while some of the disciplesdisciples-

heredisciples-

beredisciples-

hereis given me that the work is goinggoing-steadily

going-steadily

going-steadilyhere are made to suffer sorely from thethe-

abusethe-

abusethe-

abusesteadily omcard Our weekly prajerprajer-meetings

prnJer-meetings

prayer-meetingsabuse and stripes of their own kindredkindred-

Youkindred-

Youkindred-

Youmeetings are interesting and encouraencoura-ging

encoura-ging

encoura-gingYou are already aware of the mannermanner-

inmanncr-

inmanner-

inging In one of these prayermeetingsprayermeetings-Iin which the people here constructconstruct-

theirconstruct-

theirconstruct-

theirI called upon that same mother to praypray-and

pray-and

pray-andtheir houses and how all in one comcom-

poundcom-

poundcom-

poundand O what pleadings on behalf ofof-

herof-

herof-

herpound is governed by one man It soso-

happensso-

happensso-

happensher cJiildren her husband and all herher-country

her-country

her-countryhappens that the governor of onson ofof-

theseof-

theseof-

thesecountry people Then she begged GodGod-to

God-

tJGod-

tjthese compounds occasionally calls forfor-

atJ give health and ability to the whitewhite-man

white-man

white-mana general sacrifice and praise to thethe-

godsthef-

Yodsthe-

godsman in this country to preach JesusJesus-and

Jeslls-and

Jesus-andgodsfYods of their fathers and then each inin-

dividualin-

dividualand to put it into the hearts of many ofof-

Hisof-

Hisof-

Hisdividualdividual is expected or required to concon-

tributecon-

tributecon-

tributeHis white children to U come over andand-help

and-ltelp

and-helptribute something or at least unite inin-

thein-

thein-

thehelp us When I see the strugglesstruggles-andthe noise This week a marriage tooktook-

placetook-

placetook-

placeand hear the cries of a few poor concon-

vertscon-

vertscon-

vertsplace in a compound where one of thethe-disciples

the-disciples

the-disciples

verts from heathenism j when I knowknow-their

know-their

know-theirdisciples lives and she refused to taketake-

anytake-

anytake-

anytheir desire for laborers and the lenderlender-regard

lender-regard

tender-regardany part or contribute anything to thethe-

feastthe-

feastthe-

feastregard they have for them it makesmakes-mefeast but saluted them kindly whenwhen-

convenientwhen-

convenientwhen-

convenientme mourn to think of the utter indifindif-ference

indif-ference

indif-ferenceconvenient They seem to have bebe-

comebe-

comebe-

comeference of those in whose power it isis-

tois-

toisis-

tocome enraged about it but for somesome-cause

some-cause

some-cause

to send help and to come and helphelp-After

ltelp-After

help-Aftercause they were restrained further thanthan-

wordsthan-

tcordsthan-

wordsAfter prayermeeting yesterday eveneven-ing

even-ing

even-ingwords Her little son also cleaving toto-

histo-

histo-

hising I was thinking over the events ofof-

theof-

theof-

thehis mother refused to worship or offeroffer-sacrifice

offer-sacrifice

offer-sacrifice

the day and some of the prayers oror-

expressionsor-

expressionsor-

expressionssacrifice to the tutilary god and theythey-thought

they-thought

they-thought

expressions came into my mind I feltfelt-myself

felt-myself

felt-myselfto force him to do ThenThen-

hisTben-

bisThen-

histhought so myself happy and cheerful and was-

aboutwas-

aboutwaswas-

abouthis mother who had hither remainremain-ed

about to ride out but the thought ofof-

thatof-

thatof-

thated silent was greatly enraged andand-told

and-told

and-told

that poor persecuted inotJier pleadingpleading-fortold me she cried greatly and they allall-

hadall-

hadall-

hadfor her son 7ierltc cJiild The questionquestion-forced

qnstionf-orced

question-forcedhad a great palaver I believebelieve-

howeverbelieve-

howeverbelieve-

howeverforced itself upon my mind who BroBro-Taylor

Bro-Taylor

Bro-Taylorhowever the poor woman by the helphelp-

ofbelp-

ofhelp-

ofTaylor is making sacrifice to helphelp-Who

help-Vho

help-Whoof God succeeded in getting her son toto-

theto-

theto-

theWho today is deprived of one luxuryluxury-orthe farm and at last defeated their dede-

siresde-

siresor enjoying one pleasure less by whatwhat-they

what-they

what-theysires they ever gave for the heathen Tis

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preciouswell that God loved the heathen moremore-than

more-than

more-than

precious promises of God which I havehave-felt

have-felt

have-feltthan man does otherwise there wouldwould-

havewould-

11l1ewould-

havefelt more comforting and consoling inin-

thisin-

thisin-

thishave been no sacrifice and the poorpoor-heathen

poor-lieatlten

poor-heathen

this country than ever before AlthoughAlthough-Iheathen would neverneveltatehave been saved II-

haveI-

haveI-

haveI have been the subject of affliction II-am

I-

amI-

amhave not meant to write an exhortationexhortation-but

am not discouraged but full of buoybuoy-ant

buoy-ant

buoy-antbut my feelings have prompted me toto-

writeto-

writeto-

writeant hope that I shall yet live to see thethe-salvation

the-salvation

the-salvationwrite the foregoing Pray for us andand-

tryand-

tryand-

trysalvation of God manifested amonjr thisthis-people

this-people

this-peopletry and send us helphelp-

Yourhelp-

Yourhelp-

Yourpeople to some extent Even should itit-

pleaseit-

pleaseit-

pleaseYour brother in labor and tribulatribula-tions

tribula-tions

tribula-tions

please God to take me to himself as hehe-

hashe-

hashe-

hastions A D PHILIPSPHILIPS-

IJAYE

PHILIP-

SIJAYEAFRICA

PHILIP-

SIJAYEAFRICA

has done my dear companion my hopehope-and

hope-and

hope-andand prayer for the conversion of AfricaAfrica-would

Africa-would

Africa-wouldwould not be shaken I believe asaa-

firmlyas-

firmlyas-

firmlyIJAYEIJAYEAFRICAIJAYEAFRICAL-etter

AFRICAAFRICA-

Letterfirmly as it is possible that the LordLord-has

Lord-has

Lord-hasLetter from Rev T A ReidHeldI-

JAYE

ReidJ-

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ReidI-

JAYE

has a people here and he will savesave-them

save-them

save-them

IJAYEJAYE Oct 29th 18581858-

Dear1858-

Dear1858-

Dear

themthemWe

We are much pleased with the kindkind-reception

kind-reception

kind-receptionDear Brethren Taylor and PoindexterPoindexter-

YourPoindexter-

YourPoindexter-

Yourreception which the Board and othersothers-have

others-have

others-haveYour kind favours of sympathy werewere-

receivedwere-

receivedwere-

receivedhave given Bro Clark since his arrivalarrival-atreceived yesterday by me at this placeplace-

Iat home It is nothing but what hishis-indefatigable

his-indefatigable

his-indefatigableI had declined writing to you by thisthis-

mailthis-

mailthis-

mailindefatigable labours in this MissionMission-deserve

llission-deserve

Mission-deservemail on account of feebleness but sincesince-

reachingsince-

reachingsince-

reachingdeserve We hope and pray that hehe-may

he-may

he-mayreaching here yesterday I have an opop-

portunityop-

portunityop-

portunitymay be the instrument of doing greatgreat-good

greagrea-good

great-goodportunity of sending a letter to LagosLagos-

ingood in arousing the churches to moremore-active

more-active

more-activein time for the Steamer and I do notnot-

wishnot-

wishnot-

wishactive duty and be enabled to impartimpart-much

impart-much

impart-muchwish to let the opportunity pass asas II-

haveI-

l1aeI-

havemuch valuable information to them rere-

gardingre-

gardingre-

gardinghave never failed I believe but onceonce-since

once-sinco

once-since

garding our missionmission-

Isince my arrival in the country toto-

writeto-

writeto-

writeI regreted much to be under the nene-

cessityne-

cessityne-

cessitywrite to youyou-Since

you-Since

you-Since

cessity of leaving the Otbomishaw stasta-tion

sta-tionstationSince the injury to my back of whichwhich-

Ition for there seems to be an increasingincreasing-interest

increasing-interest

increasing-interestI informed you by the last mail mymy-

healthmy-

healthmy-

healthinterest among theth people becausebecause-many

because-many

because-manyhealth has become so impaired that II-

consideredI-

consideredI-

consideredmany attend ourour Sabbath exercises andand-some

and-some

and-someconsidered it indispensably necessarynecessary-

tosome appear very attentive to what isis-

saidis-

saidis-

saidto leave the cares of the station for aa-

timea-

timea-

timesaid to them My old friend still seemsseems-to

seems-to

seems-totime and endeavour to recruit somesome-

Ito be firm and decided regarding hishis-faith

his-faith

his-faithI have accordingly come down here toto-

spendto-

spendto-

spendfaith in Christ and I am so well satissatis-fied

satis-fied

satis-fiedspend awhile and think of going toto-

Abeokutato-

Abeokutato-

Abeokutafied of his conversion that as soon asas-

his09-

hisas-

hisAbeokuta before returning to OgbomiOgbomi-shaw

Ogbomi-shaw

Ogbomi-shaw

his health will admit of it I expect toto-

baptizeto-

baptizeto-

baptizeshaw I am very much reduced inin-

strengthin-

strengthin-

strengthbaptize him When I left him he exex-

pressedex-

pressedex-

pressedstrength now but hope I will soon imim-

proveim-

proveim-

provepressed great fears that I would net rere-

turnre-

turnre-

turnprove as my appetite is returning andand-my

and-my

and-my

turn to baptize him and preach to thethe-people

the-people

the-peoplemy food agrees with me now much betbet-

terbet-

terbet-

terpeople I endeavoured to reconcile himhim-

byhim-

byhim-

byter than it has been doing I waswas-threatened

was-threatened

was-threatened

by telling him that the Lord would dodo-

alldo-

alldo-

allthreatened with a severe bilious attackattack-about

attck-about

attack-about

all things well He told me he believedbelieved-itabout ten days ago but have succeededsucceeded-

init and he felt resigned to theth LordsLords-will

Lords-will

Lords-willwill whatever that One of thethe-

femalesthe-

femalesthe-

femalesin keeping it off and feel now no apap-

prehensionsap-

prehensionsap-

prehensionswas

prehensions of it I need somethingsomething-to

females is perfectly firm and despitedespite-ofto give tone to mymy stomach which if II-

canI-

canI-

canof all the threats of her owner sheshe-

comesshe-

comesshe-

comescan get I will soon be up againagain-The

again-The

again-The

comes to see me frequently and somesome-

timessome-

timessome-

timesThe Lord has afflicted me much sincesince-my

since-my

since-my

times to church always nearly in aa-

cheerfula-

cheerfula-

cheerfulmy sojourn in this country which willwill-

resultwill-

resultwill-

resultcheerful mood The other is timidtimid-consequently

timid-consequently

timid-consequentlyresult Iu my good according to the consequently a little wavering ThoughThoug-

hTIlE

Thoug-

hTIIE

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ecently

CCOMMISSIONr-

ecently

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ecentlyrecently she 1ms been to see me to talktalk-

totnlk-

totalk-

to

THE YORUBA MISSIONMISSION-

Atto me and I think will soon overcome-

herovercomeovercome-

herovercome-

berAt one time this mission appeared toto-

bave

to-

have

to-

haveher timidity and come to hear instrucinstruc-

tionsinstruc-

tionsinstruc-

tionshave a strong hold upon the affectionsaffections-

oftions from the WordVord of God Her peopeo-

plepco-

pIepeo-

pleof our brethren So great was the in-

terestinin-

terestin-

terestple with all their threats cannot makemake-

hermake-

hermake-

herterest it awakened that there seemedseemed-toher return to her former customs I-

thinkII-

think

I-

thinkto be dangeranger that our mission to China-would

ChinaChina-

wouldChina-

wouldthink it will all soon pass off andan theythey-

willthey-

willthey-

willwould be overshadowed by it and suffersuffer-

awill be allowed to attend to religiousreligious-

servicesreligious-

servicesreligious-

servicesa fatal neglect It was even said byby-

some

by-

someyy-

someservicesservices-I

some that they did not see that any goodgood-

was

good-

was

good-

wasI sympathize much with our China-

missionariesChinaChina-

missionariesChina-

missionarieswas being effected in China and theythey-

thoughtthey-

thoughtthey-

thoughtmissionaries and hope and pray thatthat-

theythat-

theythat-

theythought we had about as well abandonabandon-

thataandon-

thatabandon-

thatthey will soon be strongly reinforcedreinforced-and

that field During the past year GodGod-

hasGod-

hasGod-

hasand their health restoredrestored-Dear

restored-Dear

restored-Dear

has been graciously pleased to reviverevive-his

revirevive-his

veve-

hisDear Brethren wrestle earnestly withwith-

thewith-

thewith-

thehis work at Shanghai and within thethe-

samethe-

samethe-

samethe God of missions that the desertdesert-land

desert-land

desert-land

same period the Yoruba mission hashas-

greatlyhaha-

greatlyhas-

greatlyland may yet blossom like the roserose-

heathenrose-

heathenrose-

heathengreatly suffered by the sickness and rere-

turnre-

turnre-

turnheathen nations be seen bowing bebe-

fore

be-

fore

be-

foreturn of missionaries and the death ofof-

sisterof-

sisterof-

sisterfore the God we love and the churchchurch-

ofchurch-

ofsister Reid And now while strongstrong-hopes

strong-bopes

strong-hopesof God triumphing over the wiles ofof-

theof-

theof-

thehopes are cherished for China it is bebe-

ginningbe-

ginningbe-

ginningthe wicked oneone-

Byone-

llyone-

Byginning to be said It WeVe must abandonabandon-the

abandon-the

abandon-theBy the September mail we receivedreceived-

thereceived-

thereceived-

thethe Yoruba mission or carry it on byby-

coloredby-

coloredyy-

coloredthe January and February numbers ofof-

theof-

theof-

thecolored men Thus the interest manman-

ifestedman-

ifestedman-

ifestedthe Commission filled with thrillingthrilling-intelligence

thrillinthrillin-intelligence

thrilling-intelligence

ifested the hopes of success cherishedcherished-inintelligence Send us every numbernumber-

Yournumber-

Yournumber-

Yourin both cases is proportioned not to thethe-

importancethe-

importancethe-

importanceYour afflicted brotherbrother-T

importance of the work andan a just relireli-

ancereli-

ancereli-

anceT A REIDREID-

Christian

REID-

tREID-

Christianance upon the conclusions of an enlightenlight-ened

enlight-ened

enlight-enedtChristian Index will please copycop-

ylj

cop-

ylJt

cop-

ycI

ened judgment and the promises ofof-

Godof-

Godof-

GodGod but to the fluctuating circumstancircumstan-cesces of the missions Appearances ofof-

successof-

successof-

successcIljlJtf CammiaKumCammiaKumRIC-

HMOND

EOMM15MommiEisionRIC-

HlIOND

omomRI-

CHMOND

success inspire hopehopebutbut slight disasdisas-

tersdisas-

tersdisas-

tersters overwhelm with dispondencydispondency-WeRICHMOND JANUARY 18591859-

THE

1859-

TIlE

1859-

THE

WeVe lay down the following proposiproposi-tions

propoi-tions

proposi-tionstions not for the purpose of attemptingattempting-toTHE LETTERS FROM OUR MISMIS-

SIONARIES1118-

SIONMIS-

SIONARIESto prove themthemwewe suppose they will bebe-

admittedbe-

admittedbutbe-

admittedbutSIONARIESSIONARIES-We

SIONARIESARIES-

Ve

admittedadmittedbutbut that they may be prepre-sented

pre-sented

pre-sentedWe have received but few letters fromfrom-

ourfrom-

ourfrom-

oursented at one glance to the mindmind-

1stmind-

1stmind-

1stour missionaries since our last issueissue-

Theissue-

Theissue-

The1st It is the purpose of God that allall-

nationsall-

nationsall-

nationsThe letters of brethren of the YorubaYoruba-mission

Yoruba-mission

Yoruba-mission

nations shall be brought under the in-

fluenceinin-

fluencein-

fluencemission published in this number concon-

taincon-

taincon-

tainfluence of the GospelGospel-

2ndGospel-

2ndGospel-

2nd2nd This is to be effected-

througheffectedeffected-

througheffected-

throughtain much to encourage us TheirTheirownTheirown-strong

Theirown-strong

ownown-

strongpurpose

strong confidence in the success of thethe-

missionthe-

missionthe-

missionthrough the efforts of his peoplepeople-

3dmission and earnest pleas for more lala-

borersla-

borersla-

borers3d No place is too distant or inac-

cessibleinacinac-

cessibleinac-

cessibleborers should meet a hearty responseresponse-Who

response-Vho

response-Who

cessible for Christians in their efforts toto-

spreadto-

spreadto-

spreadWho can read the accountofaccount of the prayerprayer-of

spread the gospel which is within the-reach

thethe-reach

the-reachof that dear sister aa recent convertconvert-

fromconvert-

fromconvert-

fromreach of men for purposes of commercecommerce-

4thcommerce-

4thcommerce-

4thfrom heathen superstition unmovedunmoved-Will

unmoved-Vill

unmoved-Will

4th Wherever wJiite men can go andand-reside

anan-

resideand-

resideWill not that prayer be heard WillWill-not

Will-not

Vill-

notreside in the prosecution of trade whitewltile-missionaries

white-missionaries

white-missionariesnot God preserve our brethren therethere-

andthere-

andthere-

andmissionaries can go and reside to preachpreach-the

preach-theand induce many many more to gogo-

Wego-

Vego-

Wethe gospelgospel-

5thgospel-

5thgospel-

5thWeVe humbly trust it will be so 5th Hence it is the duty of thethe-Christians

the-Christians

the-ChristiansP t Christians of America as far as in them

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ies

217217-

lies

217-

oflies to carry the gospel to China andand-

Africaand-

Africaof proper caution and ignorance of thethe-

Africathe-

bestthe-

bestAfrica since to both these countriescountries-citizens

countries-citizens

best methods of acclimation and treattreat-citizens

treat-ment

treat-mentcitizens of America go and within-

thcmwithin-

themwithin ment It is the conviction of brotherbrother-

thembrother-

Laceybrother-

Laceythem dwelld well for trade and commercecommerce-Thcse

commerce-These

Lacey that the injury to his eyes resultresult-These

result-ed

result-edThese propositions being granted itit-

foUowsit-

followsed from an attack of measles before hehe-

followshe-

lefthe-

leftfollows that whatever of difficulty andand-

disasterand-

disasterleft this country So also in the casecase-

disastercase-

ofcase-

ofdisaster may be met with in our mismis-

sionsmis-

sionsof sister Cason it is thought her condicondi-

sionscondi-

tioncondi-

tionsions they ar to be regarded not asas-

rensonsas-

reasonstion was the result of a similar attackattack-

reasonsattack-

toreasons for abandoning these fields butbut-

onlybut-

onlyto which she was subjected before she-

leftsheshe-

onlyshe-

leftonly as incidents to a work which mustmust-be

must-be

left America Brother Bowen it is wellwell-

bewen-

knownwell-

knownbe accomplished notwithstanding AndAnd-

shallAnd-

shallknown had gone through what wouldwould-

shallwould-

havewould-

haveshall ihoJaWtthe faith of the Christian be lessless-

courageousless-

courageoushave utterly broken most constitutionsconstitutions-

courageousconstitutions-

beforeconstitutions-

beforecourageous less enduring than the cucu-

pidityofcu-

piditybefore he became a missionary andand-

pidityand-

whichand-

whichpiditypidityofof the man of trade Shall thethe-

folluwersthe-

followerswhich had doubtless greatly impairedimpaired-

followersimpaire-

dhisandimpaire-

dhisandfollowers of Christ falter where the vovo-

tariesvo-

tarieshishisandand his exposures in Africa arisaris-

tariesaris-

ingaris-

ingtaries of the world do not even hesi-

tatehesihesi-

tateing partly from the necessity of his-

pioneerhishis-

tatehis-

pioneertate Alas I that so much more ofof-

worldlyof-

worldlypioneer position and partly from thethe-

worldlythe-

urgentthe-

urgentworldly prudence should be indulged byby-

Christiansby-

Christiansurgent ardour of his devotion to the-

workthethe-

Christiansthe-

workChristians than the world allows to herher-

ownher-

ownwork were extremeextreme-

ownextreme-

Vhenextreme-

Whenown children 1 But are there any factsfacts-

connectedfacts-

connectedWhen these facts are taken into ac-

countaoao-

connectedacac-

countconnected with the progress of our YoYo-

rubanYo-

rubancount we will not be surprised at thethe-

rubanthe-

sicknessthe-

sicknessruban mission which as compared withwith-

thewith-

thesickness in thisthismissionmission and when theythey-

thethey-

arethey-

arethe history of other missions should atat-

nIlat-

allare considered in connection with thethe-

allthe-

oftenthe-

oftenall discourage us f It has been intimaintima-ted

intima-ted

often repeated declaration of brethrenbrethren-

tedbrethren-

Bowenbrethren-

Bowented that there are two aspects of pecupecu-

liarpecu-

liarBowen Clarke and Philips that theythey-

liarthey-

seethey-

seeliar discouragement 1st The unhealunheal-

thinessunheal-

thinesssee nothing in the climate or country toto-

thiness

to-

renderto-

renderthiness of our missionaries 2nd TheThe-

smallThe-

smallrender it less safe for white men thanthan-

small

than-any

than-anysmall number of conversionsconversions-

1stany other tropical climateclimatebutbut on thethe-

1stthe-

contrarythe-

contrary1st The unhealthiness ofourmissionofourmission-aries

our missionmission-

ariescontrary think it better adapted to themthem-

ariesthem-

thanthem-

thanaries than most tropical countries wewe-

AVe

we-

shallwe-

shallariesVeAVeVe have suffered much in this rere-

spectre-

spectshall perceive no good reason for dis-

trustingdisdis-

spectdis-

trustingspect Brother Denard and sisters DeDe-

nardDe-

nardtrusting the practicability of this misniis-

nard

mis-

sion

mis-

sionnard Philips and Reid have died in-

Yorubainin-

Yorubasionsion-

Yorubasion-

Itsion-

ItYoruba Brother Lacey and wife werewere-

forcedwere-

forcedIt deserves to be distinctly noticednoticed-

forced

noticed-

toonoticed-

tooforced to return by reason of the failurefailure-of

failure-of

too that generally the first periods of-

aofof-

of

of-

aof his eyes Brother Bowen on accountaccount-of

a mission are the most trying in regardregard-

toof his own illness and brethren CasonCason-

andCason-

andto the health of missionaries YoungYoung-

and

Young-persons

Young-personsand Trimble on account of the sicksick-

nesssick-

nesspersons are sent out who know little oror-

ness

or-

nothingor-

nothingness of their wives The brethren nownow-

innow-

innothing of the laws of health TheyThey-

arein the field Priest Philips and ReidReid-

baveReid-

haveare deprived of the counselcounselandand attendattend-

have

attend-

anceattend-

ancehave been somewhat sick at differentdifferent-time8

different-times

ance of friends and the aid of physipbysi-

times

phys-icianssubjected

phys-icianssubjectedtimes and sister Priest has sufferedsuffered-

muchsuffered-

muchcianscianssubjectedsubjected to new modes ofoflifeoflife-and

lifelife-

much

life-

andmuchmuch-This

much-This

and a new and trying climate TheyThey-

This

They-

find

They-

findThis is rather a forbidding exposeexpose-

Butexpose-

Butfind it difficult to realize the necessitynecessity-

Butnecessity-

ofBut let us scrutinize it The letters ofof-

theof-

theof caution to avoid sickness and whenwhen-

the

when-

itthe missionaries and oral statements ofof-

suchof-

suchit comes they know not how to treat itit-

such

it-

Theirit-

TheirTheir efforts to remedy may frefre-

following

fre-

quently

fre-

quentlysuch as have returned establish thethe-

foUowngfactsthe-

followingvery

ofofmostofmost-of

quently increase disease What wonwon-

of

won-

derwon-

derfollowingfoUowngfactsfacts 1 The sickness mostmost-

ofof the missionaries where it was pecupecu-

liarpecu-

liarder if under such circumstances therethere-

liar

there-

isthere-

isis much sicknesssicknessmanymany deaths After-

some

AfterAfter-

aggravated

After-

someliar to the climate was in most casescase-3aggraated

cases-

aggravated have remained long enough in thethe-

THE

the-

THE

aggravated in some produced by want some

218 THE COMMISSIONCOMMISSIONf-

ieldfield to have learned from experienceexperience-these

experience-these

ger among them and is subjected toto-

strongto-

theseto-

strongthese are able to watch over and aidaid-

newcoinersaid-

newcomersstrong suspicion if not open and viruviru-

lentviru-

lentiruiru-

newcomersnewcomers and as a consequence thethe-

riskthe-

risklent persecution He is compelled toto-

spendt-

orikto-

spendrisk is greatly lessened Of the firstfirst-

missionariesfirst-

missionariesspend much time in building learninglearning-the

learning-missionaries

learning-themissionaries from this country manymany-

weremany-

werethe language and other preparatorypreparatory-work

preparntory-were

preparatory-workwere soon cut off by death Who hashas-

notImhas-

notwork He finds himself confronted byby-

cherishedby-

notby-

cherishednot wept over the early grave of thethe-

saintedthe-

saintedcherished superstitions and embarrassembarrass-ed

embarrass-saintedsainted Hariet Newell How soonsoon-

weresoon-

wereed by the ignorance and stolidity of thethe-

peoplethe-

werethe-

peoplewere Wheelock and Coleman numberednumbered-with

numbered-with

people It is not to be expected thatthat-the

that-with

that-thewith the dead 1 And the devoted BoardBoard-

manBoard-

man

AI the WordVord of the Lord will have freefree-

coursefree-

manfree-

courseman had but just begun to see thethe-

firstthe-

firstcourse and be glorifiedlorifcd at once underunder-such

under-U

under-suchU first fruits among the Karens whenwhen-

hewhen-

hesuch circumstances Jf there had notnot-

beennot-

benot-

beenhe passed from the labors and sufferingssufferings-of

been a single convert in Yoruba up toto-

theto-

ofto-

theof earth to the joys of heavenheaven-

Ifheaven-

Ifthe present time it would be nono-

justno-

Ifno-

justIf anyanyoneone will take the pains to inin-

vestigatein-

vestigatejust ground for relaxing our effortsefforts-

Inefforts-

vestigateefforts-

InIn Greenland the Moravian missionamissiona-ries

missiona-

nearlymissiona-

riesvestigate he will find that in all oror-

nearlyor-

nearlynearly all missions to a foreign climeclime-

theclime-

theries labored for many years without aa-

singlea-

thea-

singlethe proportion of sickness and mortalimortali-ty

mortali-ty

single convert The Sandwich IslandsIslands-now

Islands-

tyIslands-

nowty is much greater during the early pepe-

riodspe-

riodsnow presenting one of the most gloriglori-ous

glori-

riodsglori-

ousriods of their history than in afterafter-years

after-years

ous triumphs achieved by modern mismis-sions

mis-

yearsmis-

sionsyears WeVe had intended to give somesome-statistics

some-statistics

sions yielded their first convert afterafter-nearly

after-statistics

after-nearlystatistics upon the subject but owingowing-

tonearly twenty years of patient toiltoil-

Thetoil-

totoil-

Theto the fact that we have been shut outout-of

out-of

The English Baptist missionaries werewere-in

were-

ofwere-

inof the office for some weeks on accountaccount-of

account-of

I in Bengal seventeenseven teen years before any visvis-

iblevis-

ofvis-

ibleof alterations and repairs to the buildbuild-ing

build-ing

ible results of their success in winningwinning-souls

winning-ing

winning-soulsing the First Baptist Church andand-

thatand-

thatsouls After Judson had been in BurBur-ma

Bur-

thatBur-

mathat the mission library is thus disardisar-ranged

disar-ranged

ma three years he wrote under date ofof-

Augustof-

rangedof-

August 3d 1810 If ask whatwhat-success

what-to

what-success

ranged and inaccessible we are unableunable-to

August anyto do soso-

2ndso-

2ndsuccess I meet with among the nativesnatives-tell

natives-2nd

natives-tell2nd Some are discouraged by thethe-

smallthe-

smalltell them to look to Otaheite where thethe-missionaries

the-

smallthe-

missionariessmall number of conversions in YorubaYoruba-There

Yoruba-There

missionariesllllSSlOnar1CS labored nearly twentytwenty-years

twenty-There

twenty-yearsThere have been about 10 or 12 baptizedbaptized-

byyears and not meeting with the slightslight-est

slight-byby our missionaries in Yoruba WhenWhen-we

est success began to be neglected by allall-

theall-

weall-

thewe compare this number with the concon-

versionscon-

versionsthe Christian world and the very namename-of

name-

versionsname-

ofversions reported by our pastors andand-domestic

and-domestic

of Otaheite began to be a shame to thethe-cause

the-

domesticthe-

causedomestic missionaries it looks exceedexceed-ingly

exceed-ingly

cause of missions and now the blessbless-ing

bless-ingly

bless-ingingly small and we may be ready toto-

askto-

asking begins to come Tell them to looklook-at

look-ask

look-atask why send our brethren at so greatgreat-

riskgreat-

riskat Bengali also where Dr Thomas hadhad-been

had-

riskhad-

beenrisk of health and life and such heavyheavy-expenditure

heavy-expenditure

been laboring seventeen years beforebefore-the

before-expenditure

before-theexpenditure to preach Christ in thatthat-

farthat-

farthe first convert Kershana was mademade-

Ifmade-

farmade-

Iffar off land when so many inviting andand-productive

and-productive

If any ask what prospect ofof-

ultimateof-

productiveof-

ultimateproductive fields lie near at handhand-But

hand-But

ultimate success is there Tell themthem-as

them-ButBut who hath despised the day ofof-

smallof-

smallas much as that there is an AlmightyAlmighty-and

Almighty-smallsmall things Every enterprise mustmust-have

must-have

and faithful God who will perform hishis-promises

his-have

his-promiseshave a beginning and in the comcom-

mencementcom-

mencementpromises no more It was three yearsyears-later

years-mencement

years-latermencement of a foreign mission it isis-

notis-

notlater June 27th 1819 that the firstfirst-Burman

firsfirs-

notfirst-

Burmannot to be expected that seed time andand-harvest

and-harvest

Burman convert Moung NauNau was bapbap-tized

bap-tizedharvestharvest willWI 11 come together The mismis-

sionarymis-

sionarytizedtized-

So

tized-sionary

tized-

Sosionary is unacquainted with the lanlan-guage

lan-guage

So far then from discouragement wewe-

havewe-

guagewe-

haveguage the character the manners andand-customs

and-customs

have in this respect great cause forfor-gratitude

for-customs

for-gratitudecustoms of the people He is a stran gratitude and confidence in regard to

THETn E COMMISSIONCOMMISSIONt-

his

0 0 1111 I S S ION 219219-

this

219-

thisthis mission God has signally blessedblessed-the

IJlessed-

theblessed-

theand maintaining Christian worship inin-

anyin-

anyin-

anythe labors of our brethren and unlessunless-we

any part of the empireempire-Soon

empire-Soon

empire-Soonwe are prepared entirely to discreditdiscredit-

theirdiscredit-

theirdiscredit-

theirSoon after the negotiation of thisthis-

treatythis-

treatythis-

treatytheir testimony we must believe thatthat-a

treaty with the U States similar treatrea-ties

trea-ties

trea-tiesU a great door and effectual is openedopened-

beforeopene-

dbefrcopened-

beforeties were made with Russia and EngEng-land

Eng-land

Enal-andbefore us in Yoruba Let us throw allall-

ouraU-

ourall-

ourlandland-

Thusland-

rhusland-

Thusour doubts and fears to the winds rrrr-

rathercr-

ratherrr-

ratherThus Japan is opened to the effortsefforts-

ofefforts-

ofefforts-

ofrather let us take them to the throne-of

thronethrone-of

of the friends of Christ DoubtlessDoubtless-great

Doubtless-great

Doubtless-greatof grace and trusting in the divinedivine-

promisesdivine-

promisesdivine-

promisesgreat prudence and caution will be rere-

quiredre-

quiredre-

quiredpromises enter more heartily and enen-

ergeticallyen-

ergeticallyen-

ergeticallyquired by such as attempt to propapropa-gate

propa-gate

propa-gateergetically into the work PP-

JAPAN

P-

A

P-

JAPAN

P-

JAPAN

gate the Gospel in that empire to avoid-

excitingavoidavoid-

excitingavoid-

excitingexciting the prejudices of the peoplepeople-and

people-

andpeople-

andA and awaking the distrust of GovernGovern-

mentGovern-

mentGovern-

mentJAPAN AS A MISSIONARY FIELDFIELD-

The

FIELD-

The

FIELD-

The

ment But it is certain that the wayway-is

way-is

way-isis opened for efforteffort-

Theeffort-

Theeffort-

TheThe empire of Japan comprises sevsev-

eralsev-

eralsev-

eraleral islands one which is about eighteight-

hundredeight-

hundredeight-

hundred

The Board have from time to timetime-

hadtime-

badtime-

hadhundred miles long and others of vava-

riousva-

riousva-

rious

had under consideration the proprietypropriety-ofrious sizes several of them larger thanthan-

Greatthan-

Greatthan-

Greatof establishing a mission in Japan-Several

JapanJapan-Several

Japan-SeveralSeveral years past one of their mostmost-

devotedmost-

devotedmost-

devotedGreat Britain The population is notnot-

farnot-

farnot-

farfar from forty millionsmillions-

The

millions-

1hemillions-

The

devoted missionaries in China pressedpressed-thethe subject upon them and so great-was

greatgreat-was

great-wasThe trade withwith-

Japanwith-

Japanwith-

JapanPortuguese opened a was his desire to see such a mission eses-

tablishedes-

tablishedes-

tablishedJapan in the sixteenth century andand-

thusand-

thusand-

thustablished that he offered should thethe-

Boardthe-

Boardthe-

Boardthus the Roman Catholics gained a footfoot-

holdfoot-

holdfoot-

holdBoard deem it advisable and if no suitsuit-

ablesuit-

ablesuit-

ablehold among them This trade was very-

lucrativeveryvery-

lucrativevery-

lucrativeable man could be found to commence toto-

go

to-

go

to-

golucrative but the rapacity of the PorPor-

tuguesePar-

tuguesePor-

tuguesego himself and make a beginning AtAt-

thatAt-

thatAt-

thatwith the ofof-

theof-

theof-

thetuguese coupled intrigues that time it did not appear proper toto-

commence

to-

commence

to-

commencethe Jesuites so exasperated the governgovern-

mentgovern-

mentgovern-

mentcommence such a mission NowNOV everyevery-

thingevery-

thinOevery-

thingment and the people that they comcom-

mencedcom-

mencedcom-

mencedthingthinO seems to invite to it Can thethe-

mentbe-

menthe-

menmenced a persecution against all bearbear-

ingbear-

inrrbear-

ingmenmencandcandand the means be found It willwill-

notwill-

notwill-

notinrr the of Christian which ceasceas-

edceas-

edceas-

eding name thisnot be wise to enter upon or anyany-

similarany-

similarany-

similarededwithonly with the entire extirpation ofof-

everyof-

everyof-

everysimilar undertaking to the injury ofof-

existingof-

existingof-

existingevery vestige of Christianity SinceSince-

thenSince-

thenSince-

thenexisting missions On the contrarycontrary-

thesecontrary-

thesecontrary-

thesethen until within recent period nono-

Christianno-

Christianno-

Christiana these must be greatly strengthened ifif-

theyif-

theyif-

theyChristian nation the Dutch havehave-

beenhaye-

beenhave-

beenexcept they are to accomplish their aims-

Thereaimsaims-

Thereaims-

herebeen allowed intercourse with thethe-

Japanesethe-

Japanesethe-

Japaneseany doubt thatTherehere can be no ourour-

churchesour-

churchesour-

churchesJapanese and to these very few priviprivi-leges

privi-leges

privi-leges

inchurches are every respect strongstrong-enough

strong-enough

strong-enoughleges were grantedgranted-

About

granted-

About

granted-

Aboutenough to sustain well existing mismis-

sions

mis-

sions

mis-

sionsAbout four years since CommodoreCommodor-ePerry

Commodor-ePerry

Commodor-ePerry

sions and to carrycarryonon others WillWill-they

Will-

theyVill-

theyPerry U S N succeeded iu formingforming-a

they put forth their strength WeWe-

shouldWe-

shouldVeVe-

shoulda treaty with the Government underunder-which

under-which

under-which

should be glad to hear from brethrenbrethren-onwhich it was permitted to the UnitedUnited-

StatesUnited-

StatesUnited-

Stateson this subject Shall we undertake aa-

missionaa-

missiona-

missionStates to have a ConsulGeneral residingresiding-in

mission in Japan PP-

As

P-

As

P-

As

in the empire MrIr Townsend HarrisHarris-who

Harris-who

Harris-whowho was appointed to this office so far-

succeededfarfar-

succeededfar-

succeededAs appropriate to the question which-

wewhichwhich-

wesucceeded in overcoming the suspicionssuspicions-of

make thewe ask above we followingfollowing-extract

following-extract

following-extractof the authorities that in July last hehe-

negotiatedhe-

negotiatedhe-

negotiatedextract from the American MessengerMessenger-

THE

llessenger-

THE

Messenger-

THEnegotiated a far more liberal treaty InIn-

additionIn-

additionIn-

addition THE BEST FOR THE MISSIONMISSION-ARY

lIISSION-ARY

MISSION-ARY

thusthus-

securedthus-

securedthus-

securedaddition to the political privileges

ARY WORKWORK-

TheWORK-

The

VORK-

Thesecured the treaty provides for thethe-

libertythe-

libertythe-

libertyliberty of erecting Christian churches The word of God cannot make propr-

oTn

pro-

THE

220 TIIE COMMISSIONCOMMISSIONg-

ressgressress in our world says tho Rev DrDr-Budington

I refinement is too great and our cultureculture-

Budingtonculture-

Budingtonculture-

tooBudington except by the consecrationconsecration-to

too perfect for the work of missionsmission-stoto GodGo of the costliest the dearest and-

theand we are rather bound to believe that thethe-

thethe-

thethe-

pietythe best The law that brought thethe-Son

piety has not yet been nurtured nornor-

Sonnor-

Sonnor-

theSon of God from the Fathers bosombosom-still

the resources gathered of learning andand-

stilland-

stilland-

Christianstill holds and as in apostolic days soso-

nowChristian magnanimity which are ndnd-

nownd-

nowad-

equatenow Christians must U fill up thatthat-which

equate to the work and fitted to thethe-

whichtbo-

whichthe-

sacrificewhich is behind of the afflictions ofof-

Christsacrifice of laying foundations amid thethe-

Christthe-

Christthe-

centralChrist in their flesh for his bodys sakesake-which

central darkness of heathenism ForthForth-

whichForth-

whichForth-

fromwhich is the church TheTh life that isis-

tofrom happier and holier homes fromfrom-

tofrom-

tofrom-

higherto revive the dead churches of the EastEast-must

higherhiher ranks of scholarship in univeruniver-

mustuniver-

mustuniver-

sitiesmust come from the best life of thothe-West

sities and seminaries of sacred learning-than

learninglearning-West

learning-VestWest The light that shall reillumereillume-

thethan any that now exist and forthforth-

theforth-

theforth-

fromthe seven candlesticks of Asia nownow-dark

from churches more favoured with thethe-

darkthe-

darkthe-

presencedark must be carried to them from thethe-blazing

presence of their Lord and communcommun-blazing

commun-blazing

commun-ionsblazing altars of Christian England andand-

Americaions nearer that above must missionamissiona-

Americamissiona-

Americamissiona-

ries U shall bebe-

Whatbe-

Vhatbe-

givenAmerica-

WhatAmerica ries go before the heathen

What is it but the life of Christ propro-longed

given to Christ for his inheritance andami-

longedand-

10nedand-

thelonged and his death lived over again-when

again the uttermost parts of the earth for his-possession

hishis-

whenhis-

whenwhen from the best Christian cultureculture-of

possessionpossession-ofof NewN ev England the blossom of famifami-lies

fami-lieslies that for two centuries have beenbeen-perfecting

Leen-perfecting

been-perfectingperfecting fruit in Christs service fromfrom-the

from-the

iMKnttr AiiiiunAME-

RICAN

Jl1i55ion5Jl1i55ion5L-

ATEST

3tt 1 rrintiffrrintifft-he s5the Parish of Jonathan Edwards andand-from

and-from

WiyfterU vXUBiHUIHvXUBiHUIHf-romfrom the grave of David Braiuerd thethe-youthful

the-youthful

the-youthfulyouthful StoddardStoddnrdgoesgoes forth to insertinsert-his

insert-his

insert-his FORFO-

Rlow

FO-

Rlow

FOR-

FOREIGN

COMMISSIONERShis life into the Nestorian and to halhal-

lowAMERICAN BOARD OF

low with his dust the soil of Persia asas-

beforeFOREIGN MISSIONSMISSION-

SbeforeIUSSIOS-

LefureMISSION-

SLATESTbefore him Martyn had whose feet hadhad-never

had-never

LATESTr mro INTELLIGENCEINTELLIGENCE-

but

INTELLIGENOESO-

UTIIERN

INTELLIGENCESO-

UTHERN

rvTETTTrV ivrniivrn-inevernever strayed around Brainerds gravegraxe-but

grave-butbut whose spirit had caught inspirationinspiration-from

inspiration-from

inspiration-fromfrom his life As it is the law of lovelove-for

love-for

SOUTHERN ARMENIANSARMENIAN-

Sfor

ARMENIAN-

AlUfENUiB-

Afor the highest to seek the lowest and-the

andaud-the

A letter just received from Dr PrattPratt-the

Pratt-communicates

Pratt-communicatesthe U chiefest to be servant of all soso-

itso-

itcommunicates the painful intelligenceintelligence-thatit isis the conditioncondition of redemption forfor-

thefor-

thethat MraIrs Beebee of Marash was call-ed

callcall-the

call-edthe pure to mingle with the impureimpure-

theimpure-

theed to her rest on the 28th of OctoberOctober-

theOctoher-

HerOctober-

Herthe enlightened with the degraded andand-mingling

and-mingling

Her end was calm and peaceful full-of

fullfull-mingling

full-ofmingling with them to suffer with andand-

forand-

forof quiet trust and submissionsubmission-

forBubmissionPS-

ANDWICH

submissionS-

ANDWICHfor them It isis the lesson for the inin-

carnationin-

carnationin-

carnationcarnation abiding in the church as aa-

typea-

typeSANDWICH ISLAND-

SA

ISLANDSISLAND-

Stype

ISLAND-

SAtype and a spirit The disciple is notnot-above

not-above

A letter from Mr Clark announcesannounces-above

announces-the

announces-theaboveabove his Master and they who withwith-

apostolicwith-

apostolicthe arrival at Honolulu September 1616-

apostolic16-

of16-

ofapostolic zealzealsueceedsucceed to the RedeemersRedeemers-work

Redeemers-work

of Rev Anderson O Forbes who sailedsailed-work

sailed-from

sailed-fromwork do always bear about in thethe-

bodythe-

bodyfrom New York August 5 ArAr-

bodyAr-

rangementsAr-

ranement8body the dying of the Lord JesusJesus-An

Jesus-And

rangements have been made for him toto-

Andto-

commenceto-

commenceAndAn this work is but just begunbegun-the

begun-the

commence his labours on MolokaiMolokai-the

MolokaiC-

EYLON

IolokaiC-

EYLONthe sacrifices that have been made areare-but

are-but

are-but CEYLONCEVLO-

NThe

CEYLO-NIr

CEYLO-

NMrbut drops that precede the showershower-The

shower-TheThe lonely grave of Martyn at TocatToeat-and

Tocat-and

MrIr Sanders mentions the organizaorganiza-tionand that of Stoddard looking out solisoli-

tarilysoli-

tarilytion in August of a new church atat-

tarilyat-

Vat-

Valanytarily from Mount Seir will ere longlong-be

long-be

ValanyV consisting of fourteen memmem-

bemem-

bersmem-

bersbe surrounded with kindred in ChristOhrist-and

Christ-and

bers previously connected with thethe-

andthe-

churchthe-

churchand saintly dust shall hallow not onlyonly-the

only-the

church at Batticotta and the ordinaordina-the

ordina-tion

ordina-tionthe old historic countries from whencewhence-

thewhence-

thetion of aa native pastor D StickneyStickneyo-

verthe human race began their pilgrimpi1gri-maes

pilgrim-ages

over the church thus formed on thethe-

agesthe-

2dthe-

2dagesaes and over which walked the SonSon-of

Son-of

2d of September The exercises hohe-

saysho-

ofho-

saysof God but it shall yet be thicklythicKly-strewn

thickly-strewn

says were very interestinginterestin and everyevery-j

every-

tbingevery-

thingQHOstrewnjII UVCJover AItheIUG isands1BIUUUH

iJ Uloff theittllU oceanocean-nnd

ocean-and

xitbinglUlllg passedpilSSGUi UUoff pleasantlyUUilOiVUi iiLljf MrxrAitIr WJllliWJll-

liand

SanSan-

dersSan-

ders

cc-

QHOand through those central regions ofof-

Africaof-

Africaders says Stickney sustained thethe-

Africatbe-

examinationthe-

examinationAfrica which God still curtains closelyclosely-from

closely-from

examination well and I trust that hehe-

fromlle-

mayhe-

mayfrom the gaze and research of hishis-church

his-church

may make a faithful shepherd for thatthat-church

that-little

that-littlechurch Instead of thinking that our little flock Our native pastors are do

THE1 II E COMMISSIONCOMMISSIONJ-

ng

C 0 1111 I S S ION 221221-

ing

221-

dinting well and their influence is tellingtelling-with

teHing-with

telling-with

dant andun they are selling to the govgov-ernment

gov-ernment

gov-ernmentwith power upon the churches overover-

whichover-

whichover-

whichernment traders and others He alsoalso-remarks

also-remarks

also-remarkswhich they are watching Ten indiindi-

vidualsindi-

vidualsindi-

vidualsremarksremarks-

Inviduals most of them from the schoolschool-have

school-have

school-have

In the government doings herehere-there

here-there

here-therehave been recently received to thethe-

churchthe-

churchthe-

churchthere are some hopeful appearances AA-steam

A-steam

A-steamchurch at OodoovilleOodooville-

Mr

OooovilleM-

ADURA

OodoovilleM-

ADURAsteam sawmill has been erected at thethe-mouth

the-mouth

the-mouthMADURAMADUR-

AIr

MADUR-

AMr

mouth of Bush brook just below DrDr-Williamsons

Dr-Villiamsons

Dr-WilliamsonsWilliamsons which has gone into opop-eration

op-eration

op-erationMrIr WebbTebb of Dindigul wrote fromfrom-

Madrasfrom-

1Iarnsfrom-

Madraseration within a few days ThreeThree-others

Three-others

Three-othersMadras September 1414-

I14-

I14-

Iothers I understand are expected toto-

beto-

beto-

beI amthathappyhappyharpy to be able to informinform-you

inform-you

inform-you

be in operation before the first of JanJan-uary

Jan-uary

Jan-uaryyou that I have never had moremore-

groundmore-

groundmore-

grounduary on other parts of the ReservaReserva-tion

Reserva-tion

Reserva-tionground for encouragement in the workwork-

ofwork-

ofwork-

oftion To the one near us is appendedappended-aof my station than I have at the prespres-

entpres-

entpres-

enta shinglemill the gristmill will bebe-added

be-aded

be-addedent time There is now a very generalgeneral-

spiritgeneral-

spiritgeneral-

spiritaddedadded-

Sinceaded-

Sinceadded-

Sincespirit of inquiry on religious subjectssubjects-among

su1ects-amon

su1 jectsjects-among

Since we concluded to take boysboys-there

boys-there

boys-thereamongamon the people and in some placesplaces-

uplaces-

goodthere has been quite a desire manifestmanifest-edu good deal of interest and earnestnessearnestness-

areed to get scholars into ourourboardinourboardins-chool

boardingboarding-school

boarding-schoolare manifested with a desire to joinjoin-

thejoin-

thejoin-

theschool Our present number is fifteenfifteen-viz

fifteen-viz

fifteen-vizthe Christian congregations in thethe-

townsthe-

townsthe-

townsviz eight boys and seven girls SevSev-eral

Sev-eral

Sev-eraltowns and villagesvillages-

Duringvillages-

Duringvillages-

Duringeral other applications for boys havehave-been

hav3-been

have-beenDuring the past six months I havehave-

hadhave-

hadhave-

hadbeen made which we have declined forfor-the

for-the

for-thehad the pleasure of registering thethe-

namesthe-

namesthe-

namesthe presentpresentMissionaryMissionary HeraldHerald-

HOME

Herald-

IIOlIE

Herald-

IIOME

names of about one hundred and fiftyfifty-new

fifty-new

fifty-newnew catechumens and of receivingreceiving-twenty

receiving-twenty

receiving-twentytwenty individuals to the table of thethe-Lord

the-Lord

the-Lord

HOME PROCEEDINGSPROCEEDINGSEM-

BARKATION

PROCEEDINGSEy-

nARKATIOY

PROCEEDINGSEM-

BARKATIONLord On the Sabbath toprevious my EMBARKATIONEMBARKATIO-

NRev

EynARKATIO-

YRev

EMBARKATIO-

NRevleavingleavin Dindigul ninetyone membersmembers-partook

members-partook

members-partookpartook of the Lords Supper of whomwhom-about

whom-about

whom-about

Rev Edward Chester andandlIrsMrs SoSo-

phiaSo-

phiaSo-

phiaabout eighty were new members of thethe-three

the-three

the-three

phia Chester both of New York citythree churches into which during thethe-present

the-present

the-present

Mrs Martha E Taylor and Mrs ElizaEliza-beth

Eliza-beth

Eliza-bethbeth A Noyes of the Madura mismis-sion

mi8-8ion

mis-sion

present year the church at that stationstation-has

station-has

station-hashas been divided sion and MissIis8 Sarah Ashley of MilanMilan-

Ohio11iJun-

OhioMilan-

OhioOhio sailed from Boston December 88-

in8-

inS-

inMADRASMADRA-SMr

1LDRA-SlIr

MADRA-SMr

in the ship Como Captain Cobbs forfor-Madras

for-Iadrus

for-MadrasMr Winslow in a letter dated SepSep-

temberSep-

temberSep-

temberMadras Mrs Taylor and Mrs NoyesNoyes-aretember 27 says Since writing beforebefore-

hebefore-

hebefore-

heare returning to the Madura missionmission-with

mission-with

missionmission-withhe had received one pensioned SepoySepoy-

towith which they have been connectedconnected-forto the church by baptism and oneone-

youngone-

youngone-

youngfor some years and Mr and Mrs ChesChes-ter

Ches-ter

Ches-teryoung man by letter from JaffnaJaffna-

ThereJaffnn-

Thereter and Miss Ashley are to join thethe-same

the-flame

the-same11 There are now four candidates for rere-

ceptionre-

ceptionre-

ceptionsame missirn Mr Chester is a gradugradu-ateceptionception-

Mr

ate of the Union Theological SemiSemi-nary

Sem-inaryMissionary

Sem-inaryMissionarynarynaryMissionaryMissionary HeraldHerald-

SUMMARY

Herald-

SU1I1ILRY

Herald-

SUMMARY

SYRSYRIASYRI-AMr

TAA-

lIrMr Ford wrote from Beirut OctoberOctober-1S18 SUMMARY OF THE PRESENTPRESENT-

STATEPRESENT-

STATEPRESENT-

STATEThe affairs of Syria areare in ratherrather-a

STATE OF THE MISSIONS OFOF-

THEOF-

THEOF-

THEa disturbed statestate but this does not inin-

thein-

thein-

the THE AMERICAN BOARDBOARD-

Missions

BOARD-

lissions

BOARD-

Missionsthe slightest degree hinder missionarymissionary-labour

missionay-labour

missionary-labourlabour On the contrary we see amidamid-all

amid-all

Missionslissions-Stations

2i2i-

Stations25-

Stationsa

all these overturnings evidences ofof-

theof-

theof-

theStationsStations-Outstations

12212-fOutstations

122-Outstationsthe awakening of the public mind andand-

forand-

forand-

forOutstationsOutstations-

Labomera10910-

1Labourers10-

9THE

109-

Labourersfor a feeling after something betterbetter-which

better-which

better-whichwhich will we hope be met in thethe-case

the-case

the-case

Labourers EmployedEmployed-Ordained

Employed-Ordained

Employed-Ordainedcase of many by that one thing needneed-

fulneed-

fulneed-

fulOrdained Missionaries 1111-

being11-

being11-

beingful held out to them in the gospelgospelD-

AKOTA8

gospel-

DKOTS

gospelD-

AKOTAS

being Physicians 166166-Physicians

166-Physicians

IGG-

PhysiciansPhysicians not ordained 44-

Other4-

Other4-

OtherDAKOTA8DAKOTA-

8Mr

DKOTS-1Ir

DAKOTA-

SMrOther Male Assistants 1111-Female

sasa-

FemaleCiC-

iFemaleMr RiggsRigg8writinwriting briefly from HaHa-zehvood

Ha-zelwoo

Ha-zelwood

Female Assistants 19G19G-Total

19G-Total

11-

Totalzehvood November 2 says with referrefer-ence

refer-ence

refer-ence

Total labourers sent fromfrom-this

ww-thisence to temporal prospects that thethe-

corntbe-

cornthe-

cornthis country 377s3il377-

Nativesss-

sNativen

corn crop of the Indians is very abun Native Pastors 20 1

222n70 THET II E COMMISSIONCOMMISSIONN-

ative

COM 11 I S S IONION-

NnteNative Preachers and CatCat-eehists

Cat-

echistsdesire for religious instruction as existsexists-in

exists-

echi8teehists 188-

Native188188-

Nativein Fiji in any other part of the widewide-wide

wie-Native

wide-wideNative Helpers 314314-

Whole314-

Wholewide world Do not refuse us theythey-say

they-

Yhulethey-

sayWhole number of NativeNative-Helpers

Native-llelpers

say everteLuy Sabbath nearly11cmylllythirty thousthous-and

tluJll-slIelper

Mote-sandHelpers 522-

Total522522-

Totaland meet to hear without a preacherpreacher-It

preaclur-Totallaourcl8 8inular but such is the factfact-

thatfnct-

withfact-

thatTotalTotallaourcl8labourers connectedconnected-with

connected-with

It seems singular iswith the missions 890890-

The

S99-

Thethat these people andnn thehe missionariesmissionaries-depend

missiollurie8-

TIle

missionaries-dependdepend for men and means upon thethe-Christians

the-ChristiansThe PressPress-

PrintingPress-

PrintingChristians in Australia beingbein a part asas-

theyas-

Printinas-

they88-

Pagcs8-

PagesPrintingPrintin Establishments they are of the Australasian WesleyanWesleyan-

ConferenceWesleyan-

ConferenceVesleya-

nlaesPagcs printed last year 4548934045489340-Pages

45489346-Pages

ConferenceConference-The

Conferenc-ePae

Conference-ThePagesPae printed from the bebe-

ginningbe-

ginningThe Wesleyans sent out in SeptemberSeptemher-

fourSeptember-

ginningginning 10804810831080481083-The

four missionaries to New Zealand twotwo-to

two-Tllf

two-

toThe ChurchesChurches-Churches

CChurches-Churches

to Melbourne Australia one to PortPort-Natal

Por-

ChurchePort-

NatalChurches including all at-the

atat-

theNatal and one to Western Australia-

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AustraliaAustralia-GO

Australia-thethe Sandwich Islands 139139-

Church139-

ChurchGO FORWARDFORWARD-

GodFOUn ARDARD-

ChurchChurch Members do dolu 2774027740-Added

27740-Added

GodOU inIII answer to thet I 10 prayers of0f his-people

hishis-

peopleI11811-

8AdddAdded during yr do do 1532-

Educational15321532-

Educationalpeople is removingremoin by his providenceprovidence-the

providence-EducatiollullJepurlmelllEducationalEducatiollullJepurlmelllDepartmentDepartment-

SeminariesDepartment-

Seminariesthe barriers and openingpenin up a highwayhighway-for

hihwtlY-SeminarieSeminaries 6-

Other66-

Otherfor the onwardouwnr march ofIf his people andand-the

and-

Otherand-

theOther Boarding Schools 1717-

Free17-

Freethe extension of his kingdomking dorm ThoTho-voice

Tho-

FreeThe-

voiceFree Schools 31231 supsup-ported

sup-ported

voice of God to his people now as it waswas-

portedwas-

toported ly HawaiianHawaiian-Govertuuelit

Hawaiian-Government

1 to the children of Israel on the banks ofof-

theof-

Gof-

theGovertuuelitGGovernmentUo 111111 CII t 019019-

Pupilsin619-

Pupilsthe Red Sea evidently is U go forwardforward-The

forward-Pupils

forward-thePupilsinPupils in the Free SchoolsSchools-

H4GO1 The three hundred and sixty millionsmillions-

ofmillions4-

GOH4GO4GO do 1012810128-Pupils

16128-Pupils

of the vastast empire China perishingperishin-gj

perishing-PupilsPupils in the Seminaries 348348-

Pupils348-

Pupils48 j in heathen darkness and now about toto-

beto-

Pupilsto-

bePupils in the BoardingBoarding-Schools

Boarding-Schools

be rendered accessible to the saving8avin inin-

fluencesin-

fluencesin-

SchoolsSchools 544544-

Pupils544-

Pupilsfluences of the gospelspel are calling in pipi-

teouspi-

Pupilspi-

tetusPupils in all the SeminaSemina-ries

Semina-ries

teous tones to the people of God thatthat-they

that-ries

that-theyriesries and Schools 1702017020-

Missionary17020-

Missionarythey gogo forward the Holy Spirit byby-

Hisby-

Uissiollaryby-

HisMissionary HeraldHeral-

dMISCELLANY

Herol-

dMISCELLANY

His wonder working power upon thethe-hearts

the-hearts

the-heartshearts of the people in America is saysay-ing

fitL-yiug

say-ingMISCELLANYMISCELLANYIS-

LANDS

MISCELLANYIS-

LANDS

MISCELLANYIS-

LANDS

ing to the church U goo forward thethe-preparatory

tho-

preparaturythe-

preparatorypreparatory work which in the ProviProvi-dence

Provi-dence

Provi-dencedence of God is going on in the heartheart-of

heart-of

heart-ofISLANDSISLANDS-

one

ISLANDS-Fiji

of this as well as other heathen nationsnations-for

nations-for

nations-forFij 01 FcCjec a grouprtlup of islands inin-

thin-

thefor the reception of the truth demands-that

demandsdemands-that

demands-thatththe Suuth Pacific There is said to bebe-

onebe-

onethat the people of God go forwardforward-the

forward-the

forward-theone hundred and fiftyfourfiftyf our islands in thethe-

groupthe-

groupthe-

groupthe united cry of missionaries inin thethe-field

the-field

the-fieldgroup The WesleyansWealV vans have had mismis-

sionsmis-

StillSmis-

sionsfield to their brethren at home is gogo-

forwardgo-

furwartlgo-

forwardsionsStillS there for years and have broughtbrought-thousands

broughtt-hIJUUld8

brought-thousands

forward Should not the united rere-

sponsere-

sponsere-

sponsethousands from the grossestroscst darkness toto-

theto-

theto-

thesponse come up from the managers ofof-

missionaryof-

missionaryof-

missionarythe marvellous light of the gospel AtAt-the

At-the

At-the

missionary societies from pastors andand-deacons

and-deacons

and-deaconsthe present time it is said in the WesWes-

leyanWes-

leyaneses-

leyaudeacons from the members of thethe-churches

the-churches

the-churchesleyan Notices there are but eight mis-

sionariesmismis-

sionariesmis-

sionarieschurches male and female young andand-old

and-old

and-oldsionaries yet there are upward of sevenseven-

thousandseven-

thousandseven-

thousandold come let itsus go tip at once andand-possess

and-possess

and-possessthousand members nearly two thousthous-

andthous-

andthous-

andpossess the landland-

A

11-

A

t-

Aand on trial for church fellowship andand-fiftyfive

and-fiftyfie

and-fiftyfivefiftyfive thousand four hundred andand-eightyone

and-eigltyone

and-eightyone

A FATHERSF PRAYERSPRAYERS-Foreightyone stated hearers 1 The mismis-

sionariesmis-

sionariesmis-

sionaries

U For my own part says the excelexcel-lent

excel-lent

excel-lentsionaries plead for reinforcements andand-

sayand-

Bay

and-say

lent MrIr Fiavel I must profess beforebefore-the

before-the

before-thesay u It is very questionable whetherwhether-

atthe world that I do from the bottom ofof-

myof-

myof-

my heart bless the Lord who meme-

ame-

ame-

aat the present moment there is such a-

The

aa-

The

a-

The

my gavea religious and tender father who oftenoften-poured

often-poured

often-pouredThe pupils in the Lahainauna SemiSemi-

narySemi-

narySemi-

narypoured out his soul to God for me TheThe-prayers

The-praers

The-prayers and blessings left by him beforebefore-the

before-the

before-theprayersandan other boarding schools at thethe-

Sandwicht11-

eSaudwichthe-

Sandwichnary the Lord I esteem above the fairest inin-

heritancein-

herilancein-

heritanceSandwich Islands supported byy the govgov-

ernmentgO-

Yernment

gov-

ernmentheritance on earth Oh it is no smallsmall-mercy

small-mercy

small-mercyernment were included last year in thisthis-

enumerationthis-

cnumerationthis-

enumerationmercy to have thousands of ferventfervent-prayers

fervent-prayers

fervent-prayersenumeration but are not the presentpresent-

yearpresent-

yearpresent-

yearprayers lying before the Lord in heavenheaven-for

heaven-for

heaven-forfor usU-

BMISCELLANY

yearyear-

n70

THE C OMMISSIONOMMISSION-

WE

0 1111 I S S IONION-

rr WE MIGHT HAVEIIAYE BEENBEEN-

There

BEEN-

There

BEEN-

ThereThere is a whisper ringing clearclear-In

dear-In

clear-InIn every sleepless listeners earear-

Aear-

Aear-

AA whisper of but scanty cheercheer-And

cheer-And

cheer-AndAnd heard distinctlier every yearyear-

Youyear-

Youyear-

You

You might have beenbeenyouyou might have beenbeen-

Breathingbeen-

Breathingbeen-

TRODDEN

Breathing throughout the hush of nightnight-ItIt shows companionship and lightlight-

Alight-

AA knell a blessing and a blightblight-We

blight-Ve

blight-WeWeVe profit if we hear arightaright-

Youaright-

Youaright-

You

You might have beenbeenyouyouyou might have beenbeen-

Asbeen-

Asbeen-

Breathing

As memory bids the past arisearise-The

arise-The

arise-TheThe soaring hopes that swept the skiesskies-

Eachskies-

Eachskies-

EachEach in its narrow grave now lieslies-We

lies-Ve

lies-WeWeVe hear and not with tearless eyeseyes-

Youeyes-

You

41 You might have beenbeenyouyouyou might have beenbeen-

Webeen-

Ve

been-

As

WeVe might have won the meed of famefame-Essayed

fame-Essayed

fame-EssayedEssayed and reached a worthier aimaim-

Hadaim-

Hadaim-

HadHad more of wealth and less of shameshame-Nor

shame-Nor

shame-NorNor heard as from a tongue of flameflame-

YouBame-

Youflame-

You

You mightana-

nWe

have beenbeenyouyou might have beenbeen-

TRODDEN

been-

1RODDENTRODDEN FLOWERSFLOWERS-

BYBY TENNYSONTENNYSO-

NThere

TENNYSO-

NThere

TENNYSO-

NThereThere are some hearts that like the loving vinevine-Cling

vine-Cling

vine-ClingCling to unkindly rocks and ruined towerstowers-

Spiritstowers-

Spiritstowers-

SpiritsSpirits that suffer and do not repinerepine-Patient

repine-Patient

repine-PatientPatient and sweet as lowly trodden flowersflowers-

Thatflowers-

Thatflowers-

ThatThat from beneath the passers heels arisearise-And

arise-And

arise-AndAnd give back odorous breath instead of sighssighs-

Butsighs-

nutsighs-

ButBut there are other hearts that will not feelfeel-The

feel-The

feel-TheThe lowly love that haunts their eyes and earsears-

Thatears-

Thatears-

Sure

That wound fond faith with anger worse than steelsteel-And

steel-AndAnd out of pitys spring draw idle tearstears-

Otears-

otears-

OO Nature shall it ever be thy willwill-III

will-Ill

tf

111 things with good to mingle good with illill-

Why

ill-

Vhy

ill-

WhyWhy should the heavy foot of sorrow presspress-The

press-The

press-TheThe willing heart of uncomplaining lovelove-

Meeklove-

Meeklove-

MeekMeek charity that shrinks not from distressdistress-Gentleness

distress-Gentleness

distress-GentlenessGentleness loth her tyrants to reprovereprove-

Thoughreprove-

Thoughreprove-

ThoughThough virtue weep forever and lamentlament-With

lament-Vith

lament-WithWith one hard heart turn to her and relentrelent-

Vhy

relent-

Why

II-

WhyWhy should the reed be broken that will bendbend-And

bend-And

bend-AndAnd they that dry the tears in others eyeseyes-

Feeleyes-

Feeleyes-

FeelFeel their own anguish welling without endend-Their

end-Their

end-

That

Their Summer darkened with the smoke of sigbssigbs-Sure

sighE-

Suresighs-

And

Sure Love to some fair Eden of his ownown-Will

own-ViII

own-WillWill flee at last and leave us here alonealone-

Love

alone-

Love

alone-

LoveLove weepeth alwaysalwaysweepethweepeth for the pastpast-For

past-For

past-ForFor woes that are for woes that maymay betidebetide-

Whybetide-

Vhybetide-

WhyWhy should not hard ambition weepweepatat lastlast-Envy

last-Envy

last-EnvyEnvy and hatred avarice and pridepride-

Fatepride-

Fatepride-

FateFate whispers sorrow sorrow is youryour lotlot-

1heylot-

Theyjfjf-

TheyThey would be rebelsrebelslovelove rebelleth notnot-

WE

not-

Their

ii-

THE

224 THET II E COMMISSIONCOMMISSIONC-

HILD

CO 1111 I S S I 0 NN-

CHILDCHILD AT PRAYERPRAYER-Kneel

IRAYER-Kneel

it byb the Son from heaven and to comecome-boldly

come-bohlly

come-

forboldly God himhim-

YtfYflVlfc

him-

BOJOK

him-niy boldly as reconciled to byKneelKneel-

Bendmy child for God is herehere-

Bendherc-

BendBend in love in holy fearfear-Kneel

fear-Kneel

11-

KneelKneel before him now in prayerprayer-Thank

prayer-Thank

prayer-Thank

YtfYflVlfcJjUUJCk TOfSYTf5NTICESNTICES1-

UE

blV O bl IGiESeIGiESe-

TimThank him for his constant carecare-Praise

care-Praise

care-Praise bounties shedshed-Every

shed-Every

shed-EveryPraise him for his THE LIVING EPISTLE or0 the MoralMoral-

Joicerlloral-

POlcer1foral-

PowerEvery moment on thy headhead-Ask

head-Ask

head-Ask Joicer of a Jieligious Life By REVREV-

CORNELIUS

UEV-

CORNELIUSREV-

CORNELIUshis willwill-Ask

win-Ask

will-AskAsk for light to know CORNELIUS TVUEE of PowhatanPowhatan-

CountyPowhatnn-

CountyPowhatan-

CountyAsk for love thy heart to fillfill-

Askfill-

Askfill-

Ask County Virginia With an introintro-duction

intro-duction

intro-ductionAsk for faith to bear thee onon-

Throughon-

Throughon-

Through duction by Rev R Fuller D DD-

NewD-

NewD-

Newthe of Christ his SonSon-Ask

Son-Ask

Son-AskThrough might New York Sheldon Blakeman CoCo-

TheCo-

TheCo-

TheAsk his Spirit still to guide theethee-

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thee-1hrough

thee-Through1hrough tbe ilb that may betide theethee-Ask

thee-Ask

The nature and design of this workwork-will

work-will

work-willwill be best stated by copyingco ying the tabletable-of

table-of

table-of

Ask for peace to lull to restrest-Every

rest-Every

rest-Every

FewFew ChristiansChristians-in

Every tumult of thy breastbreast-Ask

breast-Ask

breast-Ask

of contents Chap Iof itit-

IIit-

IIit-

IIin the world and the causesAsk in awe in holy fearfear-

Kneelfear-

Kneelfear-

KneelKneel my child for God is herehere-

THE

bere-

lIIEhere-

THE

II The prevalent defects in ChristianChristian-character

Christian-character

Christian-charactercharacter and how these defects opeope-rate

ope-rate

ope-rateTHE CHILDS ANSWERANSWER-

LittleANSVER-

LittleANSWER-

Littlerate against tho spread of the gospelgospe-lIII

gospe-lIII

gospe-lIIILittle NellieKellie L had lost herher-

fatherher-

fatherher-

fatherIII Some particulars in which the rere-

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ways-gained

ways-gained

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induce-mankind

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used-for

used-forface peeping in at the door alwaysalways-

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overmended VI Motives which shouldshould-enforce

should-enforce

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practi-cal

practi-calShe loved to sit by the child softlysoftly-

strokingsoftly-

strokingsoftly-

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troubled-by Professor in the Union fheoloical-

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TheologicalTheological-Seminary

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In this little work the story of BarBar-timeus

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already-knows

God by Jesus Christ are vividly andand-impressively

and-impressively

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pas-sages

pas-sagesTHE CHIEF LEARNINGLEARNING-

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