the bible standard november 1882

8/3/2019 The Bible Standard November 1882

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No.:2. NOVEMBER, 1882. ONE PENNY.EDITED ~nd PUBLIS.HED by GYRUS E. BROOKS,

Malvern Link, Worcestershire-on behalf of theConditional Immortality Association. . .LIFE NOTES.'

W Brecently heard the following from anorthodox pulpit, addressed to an or-thodox . congregation :-" The Hebrew wordsheol occurs sixty-four times fn the Old Testa-ment. In our authorised version it is thirtytimes rendered ' grave, ' thirty-two times, hell,' and twice' pit.' It has, however, but theone meaning~gmve-the~ destroyer, whichever cries' give, give, .give :'. that which hides orconceals. For inatancerJ acob says, 'I will godown unto sheol to my son mourning.' Ourtranslators dared not say that Jacob believedthat Joseph was.in hell, and that he himself wasgoing to be with 'him there also, therefore theygave it its proper meaning-grave. In describ-ing God's visitation upon Koran,-Dathan, andAbiram, our translators have rendered sheol by'pit:' Thus,' and the earth opened her mouth,and swallowed them up; and their houses, andall their goods. They and all tllat .appertainedto them, went down alive into. sheol.' Do tentsand sheep go down into hell ~ Clearly themeaning is grave. 'I'he word 'sheol' neverconveys the idea of hell. It is a word of totallydifferent meaning to 'G6henna'-the place ofdest1'uction by fire." We are glad to say thatnobody seemed shocked or hurt, or " one pennythe worse" for this trenchant and scripturalpiece of criticism. Surely the Spirit of Truth ismoving amongst the dry bones of orthodoxtradition

A personal friend was conversing one day withan orthodox believer on the subject of the wageof sin, .and contended that it was literal death-after resurrection and judgment-in gehennafire. Whilst declaring this he . quoted Rev. xx.14. _ "And death. and hades were cast into thelake. of fire," and also Rev. xxi. 4, "and thereshall be no more death," to prove the literalextinction -of the sinners being in the seconddeath. Death having no more victims, nowicked life to feed upon, itself ceased, and sinand sorrow were no more. Thus hell was animpossibility. The orthodox believer objectedthat" death" must not be understood literallybut spiritually, as meaning spiritual death,When urged to put a plain meaning on hiswords he did so by saying that death meant" Eternal life in misery." "Be it so," said' ourfriend, "attach that meaning to it if 'you like,'for it will not serve your purpose. Now let usread Rev. xxi, 4, in that: sense 'and tliere :shaU'be no more ~!!ternallife:in ynisery:'" Thus theresult is the same-ior which we thank God, inprospect of a cleansed universe.

Our treasurer writes "Could you not get asubscription to send a copy of


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2 6 THE BIBLE STANDARD.Life? They are very suitable for distribution,and also cheap. See advt.

A Lancashire friend who has recently beenblessed with the knowledge of the life, says :-" Gladto say I am growingin the knowledge ofthe truth, and spreading it among many others.I have sent some of your works to various'Young Men's Mutual Improvement Classes'-and I hear of warm discussions. At my ownplace I have spoken in public on several oeeas-sions, and also in the Sunday School."

A lady correspondent writes :-" We wereveryglad to hear of the successful Conference atSalisbury, and of the favourable position inwhich the Association stands, in spite of somewho say we are those who bring in damnableheresies (I!) of which Paul speaks, and thatthose who deny eternal torment 'have not thedoctrine of Christ.' It does seemstrange howgood men hold so tenaciously to the hideousdogma. I have lately been almost anathe-matized by one of the' who has been herepreaching. I do not belong to them, butmerely went to hear them. They learnt bysome means my views,findso visited me withtheir judgments."

A Salisbury member writes-" Last week aWesleyan brother said that If we had hadBradlsugh down here instead of the C. 1. A.,we should not have done so much mischief aswehave doneby the meetings of the conference.'Tbis is a testimony in favour of the truth; butit is sad that Christian men should giveutter-a.nceto such language. Personally' the truth'is become more precious to me; and byGod'shelp Iw ill followwhithersoever it leads," Thusvested tradition, like' vested 1interests' resentschange, even though it be from twilight to day.Have our opponents forgotten that abuse provesnothing. The Saviour was called a "blas-phemer," and the ApostlePaul was stonedby theupholders of the religious traditions andcustoms of that day. Still Christ and Paulwere right, and their traducers wrong. May itnot be sonow, that the disciples of ' Life only inChrist' are right, and orthodox upholderswrong? Time will prove.

Another member writes from the same city,saying-" The interest your Conference excitedincreases rather than diminishes. The Rector ofFisherton has publicly denounced those whotnen advocated 'Conditional Immortality' as'blasphemers.' I mean to challenge him eitherto main ain the charge in open discussion, or toretract it as publicly as made. I feel sure thedoctrine is spreading, and will before long beaccepted by the majority of thoughtful Chris-tians." "Blasphemer" is a hard word,but simplymeans, in this case, one whose 'doxy' differsfrom the Rector's. If need be the Associationwill be quite willing-as well as Our esteemed

local helpers-to meet Mr. Thwaites in publicdiscussion. Meanwhile we wait the result oflocal effort.

A third member writes-" So it seems to theend of time must good be evil spoken of: buthowself-condemnatoryare such remarks. I feelwe are honoured to be counted worthy to bearreproach for the truth's sake." -

A London member bears the followingpleasingtestimony :-" I wish I could subscribe morelargely to what I believeare truths that shouldcommend themselves to every thoughtful Chris-tian reader. Of coursethere are difficultiesto beovercome, as I know from my own experience.When I first heard them taught I felt I mustclosemy ears to them, lest I should place myselfin danger ofbeing carried awaywith somestrangedoctrine, and 'thus expose myself to error andsin. I thought it undermined the whole of God'sword, and was closelyallied to infidelity; and Iwas only induced to listen a second time in-fluenced by, what I truly believed to be, theunmistakable Christian spirit of our dear friend,Mr.Hammond : and now heartily embracing thedoctrine of 'Conditional Immortality,' I see alight and clearness in the Bible that makes itinfinitely mor~ sweet and precious than it wasbefore."

We regret to say that, ~r. Albert Smith'sremarks on the resurrection of responsiblepersons only, which occurred in the paper readfor him at the Conference, has exposed us per-sonally to some sharp criticism. We make acouple of extracts. "I do not knowwho is toblame for such heresy being ventilated on theplatform of the Association, but I, for one, mustprotest against it. I do think it is not right forits platform to be used in such a way. I dotrust that a decided denial to it will be given inthe next number of the B.S." The otherextract is of an opposite kind, and is taken froma letter received in answer to one of ours de-clining to open our pages to correspondence onthe subject: "So much for what I have privatelyspoken for you; but your readers must remainin the dark, as it 'forms no part of the testimonyof the Association.' But what if it forms a partof the Divine testimony? Thank God I am nottrammeled in my advocacyof ' the word' by anyAssociation,and that I have no 'colleagues' toconsult besides the prophets and apostles. Letyour light shine, is the command to eachdisciple individually. I don't say you don'tobeyi t, but you now refuse to allow me to obeyit in connection with the Bible Standard. Butwhile regretting the fact that you have shut meout here, I suppose I must seek to let the lightgiven me shine elsewhere. Of course I don'thold you responsible for my light: but I do feelresponsiblefor it myself. At the same time Iwarn you, with brotherly love, against shutting

out the light of the truth, the whole truth, fromthat Standard which professes to be a BibleStandard." Our reasons, briefly stated, fordeclining to open our pages to correspondenceonthis subject are these :-1. It is one onwhichthe Association, whilst reserving individual free-dom, has no public testimony to bear except this-" There shall be a resurrection of the dead,bothof the just and unjust." 2. It is one on which awide diversity of view exists among its members,and on which it is difficult to speak dogmatically- either for a limited or a universal resurrectionofthe unjust dead-but on which the great bulkof opinion probably favours the evangelicalview.3. The Bible Standard is not an independentmagazine for speculative enquiry on all points ofdoctrinal difference, but the organ of an Association-whose work it records-and as suchconfined to the advocacy and discussion of twopoints only, forming the avowed testimony ofthat Association. This two-fold testimony-which may be called the planks of our platform-is Life only in Christ, and the Pre-MillennialAdvent. 4. It is not possible for us, in thespirit of a theological Don Quixote,to set lancein rest and run a tilt with every phase of sup-posed or real doctrinal error, to discuss everyform in which truth may appear to man. Weagree to act the part of good and true Christianknights in assailing two widespread systems oferror which impugn the Divine character, mis-represent most seriously the Divinepurpose, andobscure the testimony of the Divine word. Inthis we do not speculate; we do not differ, butare agreed. In this we have the firm rock ofDivine Truth under our feet. To this we dedicate, in our collective capacity, in that unionwhich brings to a focus our otherwise scatteredunits, our time, means, strength in dogmatictestimony. It is mistaken friendship to seek todivert ou~energies into side issues. These twogreat errors are our Association "Carthage,"and" Carthage must be destroyed." It will befor the Committee, in its wisdom,if it sees fit, todecideotherwise.

ADVENT NOTES.~ Scotch correspondent of the Christian.

WO?'ld says :-" Those who have had experience ofwork among the residuum ofEdin-burgh unite in testifying that in utter depravityit is almost unapproachable. The Salvationistsare discovering this, and although the vilestpart of the city is circumscribed within narrowlimits, it makes up in concentrated wickedneswhat it lacks in extent ofevilinfluence." If thesethings exist in the green tree, what of the drySurely it is time for Christian men to ceasedreaming of a converted world (asfar as existingagencies are concerned), and to auba!;itutethe


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THE BIBLE STANDARD.true hope of the Church-the pre-millennialadvent of our Blessed Lord? -

The following also clipped from the ChristianWorld, is, like the above,a painful illustration of2 Tim. iii. 2, "For men shall be lovers of theirown selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blas-phemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful,unholy."-" The spectacle of children of ten ortwelve years of age, or even younger, who arebrought before the magistrates for absence fromschooland other offences,and whoare describedas being' beyond the control of their parents,' isa very painful and suggestive one. In mostcases the fault, doubtless, is to be set downtothe parents ratber than to the children, the in-subordination complained of being but thenatural outcome of parental incapacity orneglect."

A confession and a prophecy. "In Europe,Christianity has been intimately associated withthe powersof the earth. Those powers are nowin decay, and it is, as it were, buried under theirruins. The living body of religion has beenbound down to the deadcorpse of superaunuatedpolity; cut but the bonds which restrain it andit willrise once more. I knownot what couldrestore the Christian Church of Europe to theenergyof its earlier days; that power belongs toGod alone." De Tocquoeille, We have here,fromthis devout member ofthe Romish Church,the confessionof failure together with the hopeof success. That successwillbe realized-but itwillonly be bythe manifestation ofDivinepower,at the "Revelation of Jesus Christ.' "Come,Lord Jesus."

In our advertising columns our readers willfind two "Conference Reprints" very suitablefor distribution amongst members of ChristianChurches, to awaken enquiry on the subject ofthe advent. It is sufficient to say, by way ofreccommendation, that they are from the pens,respectively, of the Revs. W. Leask, D.D_, andBurlington B. Wale.

TheDaily News report of the Church ~ongress,speakingof the meeting on the "Jews" says.-"Testimony was borne to the existence of agrowing spirit of enquiry amongfhe Jews, andEnglandwasinvited bymore than one speaker totake the opportunity of the present Egyptiancrisis to solve the Eastern Question by promotinga Jewish Restoration."

Archdeacon Norris, speaking at a meeting inconnectionwith the Societyfor the Propagationof the Gospel, at Bristol, expressed his belief" that the time was fast approaching when thethree or four great societies which now carriedonmissionary work would be superseded by amore imperial organisationworthy of the EnglishChurch and its foreignmissions." Let us say,rather, by an autocratic organization of whichthe manifested Christ shall be the head and the

converted Jewish nation the body, and its in-ception and execution worthy the Millennial Ageand the Millennial Kingdom.

The AstronomerRoyal for Scotland (ProfessorSymth,) states that the Comet now visible(Oct. 9,) is very possibly the comet of 1843and 1880 returned before its time (havingbeen retarded in the solar corona), and thereforeto return again still more quickly, and soon to beabsorbed by the sun, with effects possibly seriousto the inhabitants of the earth. This calculationhas since been verified by the Astronomer Royalfor England (Professor Proctor). Maywenothave in this expected event one of the causes ofthe wondrous natural phenomena foretoldinconnectionwith tbe closing days of this dispen-sation?

The followingword of wisdom is much neededto-day, when in their anxiety to absorb theworldChristians are in danger of being absorbedthereby, by lowering their standard of right."Christ did not advise His ministers to imitatethe arts of the stage and the gymnasium toattract the populace. Such expedients werefitted to produce startling results for a season,and while men of true zeal for God resorted tothem, great good would be done in spite of theirmistakes. But it would be an evil day for thisland and for the world if Christians were inducedto adopt expedients so diametrically opposedtothe method of our Lord, and to the very idea ofthe Church as' founded by the Apostles. Whatthey needed in order to increased power asstewards of the Gospel of Christ was not newmachinery, but new life."

The "Syrian Colonization Fund" has des-patched its pioneer colony of one hundredRussian Jews to Syria. They proceed to landwhich has been secured for them by the fund,and will be received there by the accreditedagent of the Society. We are glad to note thatthe fund is now above 5,000. Our readers willfind a description of the same in our Sept. issue.

The serious floodsand terrible destruction ofproperty in Switzerland, the Tyrol, and NorthernItaly seem a warning of those greater disasterswhich are in store for a guilty. and sin-lovingworld, and an erring church.

Soon after this issue reaches our readers, weshall have reached an epoch in Mahommedanism.On the 12th of November it is generally expectedthat the Mussulman Mahdy (Messiab) will ap-pear to deliver the world of Islam from Gentilepower,and introduce the Mussulman Millennium.This general beliefcannot but be productive of agreat ferment in North Africa, Arabia and Syria,and may bring to the front some ambitious man-on theprinciple that the demand creates thesupply. The Times newspaper, and Blackuiood'sMagazine have recently given lengthy articles in

explanation and expectation ofa re-openingof theEastern Question as one result thereof. As theprophecy is fatal to the reigning influence of thepresent Turkish Dynasty, and shifts the seat ofthe Caliphate from Constantinople, it is but na-tural that it should be regardedwith someinterestthere. It is an event, too, in whichBritain has alarge stake, with her 40,000,000Mahommedansubjects, and her partial occupation of Egypt,which country lies between the regions mostaffected,and is also so near the sacred cities ofIslam-Mecca and Medina.

"The Kingdom and the Restoration; or, aScriptural viewof the SecondComing of Christ.Bya Student of Prophecy." (see advt.) Underthe modest title of "a student of prophecy" wehave a valuable work from a pen familiar withthe setting forth of Divine Truth. We haveread this work with pleasure, and some littleprofit. It is however as a primer that wewouldrecommend it to our readers, as a useful hand-book to the study of prophecy. Advancedthinkers will not findmuch in it that will be newto them, but they may safely and wiselyput itinto the hands of the enquiring. To this end weinvite them to add it to their libraries. Thework is written on the lines known as "futurist,"and contains but little in which we should bedisposed to join issue with its venerable andrespected author.-London: E. Stock.

THE RELATIVE POSITION ANDOCCUPATION OF THE CHURCH--THE BODY OF CHRIST-IN THE

MILLENNIAL KINGDOM.By GENERAL H. GOODWYN.

[Prepared for the Conference. but not deliveredthrough illness.]

1. THE promise involved in the mystic pro-phecy, that the seed of the woman should

crush the serpent's head, in due time found thebeginning of its fulfilment in the birth of theRedeemer,-Incarnate God! His Advent wasannounced byan angelic proclamation of " Goodtidings of great joy,which shall be to all peopleI"Heaven re-echoed the song, "Glory to Godinthe highest, on earth peace," and the manifesta-tion of the "goodwill" of God to man. Re-demption of the entire fore-elected family ofGodin all its branches, under whatever circum-stances, by whatever means, or at whateverperiod that blessing might become a consciousreality to the several bodies concerned, wasthusheralded from the Throne of God. He spokeand there appeared the Light of a new creation:"A Saviour, Christ the Lord! "

I said that the beginning of the promise wasfulfilled at His birth, which was but in processof performance in His life and at His death, and

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The enthronement of young Joash, who hadbeen hidden for seven years, is singularly illus-trative of the coming scene (2Kings xi.) towhich you may refer; but there is a noblertype, the triumphant entry of the Ark, thesymbolic Throne of the Lord of Hosts, intoJerusalem, .when David gathered "all Israel"togetber, and organised a national processionwith musicians and choirsof singers (2Sam. vi.)Once more will .he be required to gather thenation to bring into Jerusalem-not the Ark,but-the King Himself, who has said, "Theplace of My throne, and the place of the soles ofMy feet!" (Ezek. xliii. 7.) An exceedinggreat army of patriarchs, princes, and prophets,all white-robedpriests, shallswell the pageant,shoutingtheir hosannas to" TheKing ofGlory,"the Lord of the whole earth; and, as inPs, xxiv., bidding the everlasting gates of re-suscitated and beautified Jerusalem to open toHimwho"comethin the NameofJEHCJVAHI",2. That the King will also be the guardiandeliverer of Israel from all foreign enemies, willbe made known to all nations by the suddeninvasion of the land by Russian hordes, assistedbyPersia and Ethiopia at the beginning of theMillennium,when Israel will be living in un-suspicious security. These vast legions willbepermitted to enter the land, and there be-destroyed by sword, fire, brimstone and hailfrom heaven, leaving but a sixth part to beafterwardsdealtwith. Sogreatwillbe the multi.tude ofinvaders, that it will take seven monthsto bury the slain! (Ezek. xxxviii. xxxix.)

3. Satan, who since the day ofPentecost, hashindered the Gospel by every lying and subtlemeans, will, during the ministry of Israel besecurely bound in the abyss, to prevent anyhindrance, that the word of Godmay have freecourseamongst the nations. (Rev. xx.)

4. The New Jerusalem will have" descendedout ofHeaven," and be manifestedin the firma-mament in its golden and jewelled glory. Acity having the glory of God whose light is theLamb, whosethrone as Sonof Godwillbe in it,and wherewillbe manifested in glory the wife ofthe Lamb, as inhabiting the mansions of theirFather's house. Time and powers would fail todescribethis wondrouscity, but it is displayed inall detail in Rev. xxi.

5. The earthly city of Jerusalem, renovatedand rebuilt in the gorgeous excellencydescribedin Isa. lx. and Ezek. xlv, 6; xlviii. 15-end." The city of the Great King," whose "wallswill be Salvation, and her gates Praise."Between these two cities will be angelicinter-communication, fulfilling the type of Jacob'sladder, for the perfect judicial and ecclesiasticalgovernment. The new Temple also will beerectedon a mountain to the north of the city.(Ezek. xli.~xliii.)

6. Entire removalofthe curse, and restitutionof Edenlike fertility to the land, together withthe Eden condition 0 the animal creation, forthe last Adamis the Creatorthereof. (Isa. =.li. 3, xi.)

7. A river of living water shall burst forthfrom the temple in two streams, one towards theMediterran~an-and the other towards the DeadSea. The latter -ui be healed and become afreshwater lake, productive of fish, and vegeta-tion oflux~riantt:ees onits shores. (Ezek. xlviLr

VIII. These miraculous -phenomena will beDivinely permitted in attestation of Israel'smission; {the record announcing them is, inalmost every instance accompanied by thesignificant words, " That the heathen may knowthat I am the Lord." Proving thereby that theobject of the Missionwill be the extirpation ofidolatry (Isa .. ii.), and conversion of thesenations to the knowledge of the one true God!Or in the words of the Apostles, "That thelight ofthe gospelof the glory of Christ, who isthe image ofGod, should shine unto them 1"

From what I have advanced from the word ofGod; I emphatically and boldlyaffirmthat therecan be no second advent, no kingdom, norApocalypseof the Son of God, in a Scripturalsense, that is not demonstrated to havefor oneofits great objectsthe fulfilment of the covenantmade to the Fathers ofIsrael (Rom. xv. 8-12),inregard to the salvation of the heathen nations,by the means which I have described, and thatis not preceded and accompaniedby such eventsand phenomena as those I have deduced fromthe RevealedWord. (Gen. xxii. 17, 18, xxviii.14, 15, Isa, ii. 1-4,Acts xv. 14-17.)Reading.

THE WEAPONS OF OURWARFARE.

BY JAMES WAYLEN.A VERY defectiveweaponmay do astonishingwork,provided the arm which wields it be

nerved with fire. But it were vain forthe non-commissioned champion to seize the historicaljawbone, or the ox-goad of another illustriouswarrior, and exclaim" surely the weapon withwhich Samson slewhis thousand must be irres-sistible. Armedwith the same instrument, I willgo forth and in like manner decimate the campof the Philistines."

Nay, nay,my friend, you will bechased fromthe fieldwith ignominy.

Furthermore, it wouldbe an equally arrogantenterprise if youwereto take the field, armed inpanoply, if the panoply be the thing in whichyou trust.

To give this maxim a practical shape, let the

word panoply stand for a logical and faultleapprehension of Bible truth; supposingsuchattainment possible to finite man; and thfurnished, let the evangelical crusader gowork, strong in the conviction (a very true alawful one) that unsophisticated truth isinfinitely more serviceableweapon than dilutruth. And what will be the result ofcampaigning ? Wecannot say; noman may sBut he must not be surprised or dismayed ifshould chance to discoverthat his own resuare immeasurably eclipsed by those of othworkerswhoseweaponshe would scorn to adoIllustrations of this state of things are, atpresent day, lying around us in all directioOur fellow.believers in the doctrines of LifeChrist can~ot desert their'distinctive colours; yhowglad theywould be to share the proselytspoils ofWilliamHaslam or DwightMoody, awith them to enjoy the ratification of true cdentials.

Where then lies the hindrance? Dowe dothe inherent forceof our principles? No, nfor a moment. Is it then that our modepresenting them is complicated,or encumbewith side issues? or is the great want thatevangelists fired,not with less lovefor truth, bwith more sympathy for "the commonpeople- or does the slowgrowth of Pauline theoloarise from the soil of the popular consciebeing poisoned through the false teachingcenturies?-or are "the common people" llikely to be charmed withthe messageof life nthan they were in the days of the Son of Mwhen we are assured they heardHim gladlSomething no doubt is to be gathered fromthe above considerations, and noneofthem ougto paralyse our arm or make us stand in douof ultimate triumph. We happen to knowththe intellectual appetite of the manufacturiclasseswhocomewithinthe range ofMr. EdwaWhite's influence inCamden Town issensiblythe increase; similar messages reach us frMr.Brown, ofNewZealand, and numerous othcentres at home and abroad could no doufurnish sunshiny details. So that what we hato do just nowis to be thankful for the weapowhich the Great Captain has put into our handto be far more lavish in the distribution of pudoctrinal literature, tokeep to the central ideaall public discourses,and not allow the attentiof the listeners to bedistracted or amusedby sissues. This latter point was forcibly insistupon at our recent Conference in the citySalisbury.

Who knows,my friends, but that our preseimpatience at delay will soon be rebuked aswallowedup by astonishment at success? F" great is the truth, and it must prevail."


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For myself I discover no explanation of thefact except this, that it is the forceful,instinctive

recoil ofnature from the malign teaching of thecreeds. The fate therein described is more thancan be thought of; if dwelt upon, reason wouldfail to preserve its balance. The death-bedphysical agonies of loved ones, quite irres-pective of their spiritual condition, harrowthe feelings well-nigh beyond endnrance, andenfeeble the wearied watchers by the couch ofpain. This one comfort at least remains forattendants, the suffering cannot last. Deathwill soon allay the storm, and release thesufferer and his heart-wrung friends. Toheaven,when all hope of cure has fled, the in-articulate prayer has often risen from watcherson tho doomedthat the relieving crisis mightspeedily draw near. Assure them that formonths yet the object of their care must submitto cruel throes, and can we doubt the effect othe communication on their sensibilities?Nature bears up under such spectacles becausthere may be recoveryat length; when that is avain expectation, she reposes in the belief thatthe great rest-bringing change cannot be faraway. Transfer the sufferer to what is calledthe other world, add torment unspeakableto hiswhole being, add the element of ceaselessnessadd the gloom and blasphemy supposed to becollectedin the region of horrors, and need wewonder when a beloved one expires,-one whohad been a stranger could scarcely have beenreckonedfit for Paradise,-that there is no hesita-tion in assigning him immediately an entranceamong the blissful and the just. Every pleathat the nimblenessof intellect can fabricate wilbend the heart in favour of a tranquil hereafterin his case. But defined plea or no plea, hecannot be considered as in the pit; the mindrevolts from such a conception and humanitytriumphs overthe dogma of perpetual woe. Iis the up-rising, not unarmed, of reason for heown preservation, It is her free-born, unconquerable protest against the barbarity that blindruthless, fleshlyminds have audaciously ascribeto Him whois the Judge of All,who while Hereigns in righteousness is encompassed,and evewill be encompassed,with the symbols and thesongs-of infinite love.

entered. Father _or son, mother or daughter,brother or sister, companion or friend, may nothave spent the best of lives; nay, perchancemay have ended their career sadly deformed bysinful habits; but, for somerea-sonor other, theycannot be supposed to find a dwelling nowwhere the dismal creeds appoint all such ulti-mately to congregate, and the'yare ther~fore heldto have gone to a pleasanter locality:_ alldifficulties in accomplishing their rescue andexaltation being conveniently overlooked. Insuch cases, my -observation has been, friendstarrying behind do not suspend judgment,-thewhile awe-struck into silence by transpiringevents,-leaving the matter, as they surelymight in wisdom,with the All-Just; no, theawful abyss is for none onwhom-their affectionswereplaced, and they are unhesitatingly spokenof as already at an infinite remove from itsterrors and pangs. Thus the generality soothetheir hearts in such hours of bereavement, andhuman ingenuity, helped by tender tearfulsympathy, effects for the most depraved eventhe final deliverancewhich renders their longfuture, regarded as the destiny of all, anexperience ofheavenly peace. That the mentalact of transporting them to such a field ofexistence avails nothing in reality, disturbs notone mourner anxious to escape from the horrorswhich the grim Tartarian enclosure behind the'veil so inevitably suggests. As if they had thekey ofthe nether world, and the key ofParadisein their charge, they lock the dismal doors andopen the gates oflight at their will. Judging bytheir conclusions, human friendly choice regu-lates the destiny ofall, and it is ever soarrangedin the most desperate instances so as to provideabundant solace for those who weep: whetherit is genuine, enduring solaceis obviouslyforeignto the question altogether. As a deplorable,yeatremendous result, Christ ceasesto be an indis-pensible factor in the issues of salvation; pro-mises to His friends, threats against impiety,are simply airy nothings that come and go.

NAT U RE'S PRO T ~e~ T . ~By W. G. l\1 .oNCRJEFF .

T HIS thing has greatly impressed me, that Ihave not met one believer in the eternaltorment theory who appearedto admit to himselfthat any relation orcherished friend of his, whohad given no clear evidenceof conversionbeforepassing away,had gone to the abode ofwretch-edness. I can look back on many such cases,and they are all of a similar character; not aninterested survivor had a suspicion that it wasill with the removed, and in many instancesassurances of their felicity were uttered. in un-qualified terms. Myobjecthas beencarefully towatch examples of the kind, without onceeverhinting my purpose when noting results andinscribing spontaneous utterances on mymemory for future use. On occasions whennotoriously - wicked persons-openly profane,drunkards, and the scandalously impure, forexample-had been suddenly laid low, it wasalways the same,-not one case was lookedupon with despair; on the contrary, as a rule,friends described them as now separated fromall their frailties, and as mingling henceforth inthe society above. Not one sorrowed over themas those who had no hope. Why, without anydiscoverablevalid authority, they settled mattersin that easyway isa legitimate inquiry; it musttarry, however, till our contribution is furtheradvanced.

Such has been my own discoveryin instancesmanifold, and I have also taken steps to deter-minewhat in like circumstances others-personsin whose accuracy and credibility dependencemight beplaced-had found. "I'heir testimonyexactly corresponded with my own; the worst,without exception, fare as enviably, in theopinion of surviving friends, as the best. Atany rate, that the most impenitent had gonebelow, where terrible experiences are known,was a thought not to be entertained for a singlemoment. Happened it that the deceased,whohad been cut downin their godless state, werestrangers in whom no special concern was felt,their probable fate might be dimly adverted to,perhaps with something like a shudder, and ahope expressed that all present would leave thisscene in a better mind,and with better prospects.Relationship, on such occasions, made all thedifference. Hell would certainly, as an abstractverity, receivethe unconverted when summonedhence, but it had no dungeon for any connexionof theirs.

Whatever the motive may be, this method ofdisposing of profane, at all events Christless,kindred, renders, so far as mortals can arrangefinal allotments, salvation as nearly universal asmay be. Few die without some one to shed atear over their departure, and to wish them wellin the untried region they are supposed to have

There must be a reason for this peculiarity-non-belief in the misery of dear ones who aresmitten downwithout repentance, or time for

.repentance. It has its origin not, to the best ofmy discernment, in a doubt of the orthodoxtenet, for those who are so hasty with theircompassioncling to it rigorously, and not unfre-quently go so far as to denounce as hereticswhoever may pronounce it-the fiery threat-an imposture. Indeed, hell is the key-stone oftheir gloomyreligion, and if removed the wholestructure-all that is morally authoritative, allthat has spiritual potency, all that impels mento the Saviour, hurries forthwith down intoruins.

When in analogous circumstances othersdifferently constituted perhaps, begin to realizwhat the ancient and savage threatening meansthey defiantly hurl the Bible from them asmonstrous oriental myth. With them the Bibland the dogmaare one. Thinking so, can webastonishedwhen they banish them, with apartingmalediction, from their sympathy and table incompany? Togain this very result is a part othe tactics of Col. Ingersoll, the clever,wittyand eloquent apostle of unbelief. He attacksthe atrocious dogma inventedbypriests and patronised by the churches, yet never enquires-"But after all is it in the _Scriptures, old o


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new"? He ought by this time to understandthat it is not the teaching of the Book. Heought to know that in its pages, the simple, butmomentous alternative is-LIFE OR DEATH; andthat if Death is preferred by any son of man,there is no wrong done in allowing his ownchoice to take effect. That can in reason pre-judice no fair-minded individual against theBook of God. It brings no interminable agonyto those who refuse Everlasting Life: nor needit agitate beyond measure any friendly bosomwhen the irreversible doom has been undergone,though many a time the calm, sad thought mayrise in the heart as eternity proceeds, takingsome such form as this :-" Would that thosefor whom our love was great, now in the deepshadow of oblivion, had received Christ, and bythe aid of His mighty arm climbed with 'us thestairway, long and steep though it was, thatconducted to glory, honour, and immortality."London, Ontario, Canada.

A BIBLE STUDY.Edam, or Idumea. Genesis xxxvi.

By J. CHALLICE.THIS chapter is, perhaps, seldom read in

private, and has, probably, never been readin public. Yet it is very profitable as a study.It is always interesting to trace a given countrythrough the Scripture. Edom is painfully inter-esting.

In verses 1 to 19 we have a record of the threewives of Esau and their children. In 20 to 30we are carried back to the original inhabitants ofthe land [see Gen. xiv, 6.] In 3t to 39 we havecertain kings before the time of Saul, king ofIsrael, reaching, I suppose, nearly or quite up toSaul. In 40 to 43 we have certain dukes whoprobably flourished under these kings.

It was God's arrangement that Mount Seirshould be possessed by Esau. Deut, ii. 4, 5.Josh. xxiv. 4.

The compiler of our chapter was anxious toimpress the fact that Esau and Edom weresynonymous terms. Vel'. 1, 8, 9, 43. Esau wasnamed Edom from the red pottage. Gen. xxv.30. Two celebrated cities of Edom were Temanand Bozrah. Amos. i. 12. Saul began to con-quer Edom. 1 Sam. xiv. 47. David completedthe conquest. 2 Sam, viii, 14. 1 Killgs xi. 15.I hope David did it only in self-defence, becauseof Deut, ii. 4, 5.

Edom was allowed to keep up a show of inde-pendence. 2 Kings iii. 9. But notice what iswritten of a previous period. 1 Kings xxii. 47.That is mentioned because of verse 48. Ezion-geber belonged to Edom, and Jehoshaphat wouldhave had no right there if it had not been aconquered country.

Moses foretold the downfall of Edom. Ex. xv.15. Isaac also. Gen. xxvii. 40. Isaac foretold,too, in the same breath, that Edom would breakaway. And this took place under Jehoram,Jehoshaphat's son. 2 Kings viii. 20-22. Whatevidence this is that the Holy Spirit spoke byMoses and Isaac I

Edom was a beautiful country south of Cannan.Gen. xxvii. 39. And it was strong. Obad. 3.But God's curse rested upon it. Amos i. 11,12.

What was Edom's sin? She refused Israel apassage. Num. xx. 14-21. Ezekiel puts it thatshe" poured out the children of Israel.' xxxv.5. See 2 Chron. xxviii. 16,17. She envied andhated Israel. Ezek. xxxv. 10-11. She rejoicedover Israel's captivity in Babylon .. Psa. cxxxvii.7. Obad. 12. Read Obad. 1-14.Gen. xxxvi. is epitomized in 1 Chron. i. 35-54.

And the same order as in Genesis is preserved.In ver. 35 to 37, we have the children of Esau.In 38 to 42, the original inhabitants of MountSeir. In 43 to 50, certain kings before Saul. In51 to 54, certain eminent dukes, who probablyflourished under those kings. The two accountswere, most likely, taken from the same records.It is likely that Ezra put Gep. xxxvi. where it is.It is manifest that Moses did not. The words" before there reigned any king OV61'srael" (31)must have been written after, or at least during,the reign of those kings.

And what is the state of Edom to-day? Aland of desolation. Isa. xxxiv. 5-11.

I cannot, however, read Isa. xxxiv. withoutperceiving that it has been only partially fulfilled.And, if some prophecies have been fulfilled tothe letter, why should not all ?

I say that Edom has not received the fullpunishment here spoken of. I say, too, thatEdom will receive it. Why? Because her sinsare not pardoned. Her sin of refusing Israela passage, and all her other sins against Israel,'have not been pardoned to-day. How can they?God will by no means clear the guilty-a-that is,without atonement. No atonement has been, orever will be, offered for Edom. If we had theopportunity of possessing 1,000 acres of landthere, I hope we should not accept it, for God'scurse rests upon Edom. Individual Edomitescan be pardoned, as individual Englishmen can.Mark. iii. 8.

Hence, will Edom revive again? I think so,with the rest of those eastern countries. Andwill she prosper in her revival P She may for atime; yet God's curse rests upon her. Mal: i. 4.

Yes, I see Israel back in Palestine in unbelief,and the neighbouring countries flourishing apartfrom God. And I think the old sin of envy mayrevive. Psa. lxxxiii. 1-6. And, though Israelwas not to take a foot of that land, God will giveit to her. Amos ix. 11,12. Isa. xi. 14. I donot think it will be of much -value to ber, only a

kind of Siberia. Joel iii.19. Ezek. xxxv. 14.15.Jer. xlix. 17,18. Jeremiah agrees with Isaiahrespecting the un quenchable fire. Unquench-able, however, is not un-go-outable. After theunquenchable fire has gone out, and the smokehas ceased to ascend, Edom will be a. place ofrest for wild beasts.

Antichrist will try to possess Edom, but hewill not be allowed. Dan, xi. 41. That honouris reserved for the Christ of God when he comesback. Isa. xxxiv. 5, 6. Ezek. xxxv. 3, &c. I, I,I will do it. Psa. lx, and cvii. Over Edom willI cast out my shoe (take possession).Balaam foretold this action of the Messiah

concerning Edom. Num, xxiv. 17-19. Isa.,also, lxiii. 1-6. How often, but how erroneously,are these two prophecies referred to the firstcoming of Christ.

Edom will be an accursed land even in theMillennium. Obad. 15-21.

Has not Edom a voice to us? We find thepractical lesson in Rom, xii. 19. 1." Avengenot yourselves, but rather give place untowrath:' See Deut, xxiii. 7. "When He wasreviled, He reviled not again." "He openednotHis mouth." "He answered nothing." 2."Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith theLord." See Zech viii. 2-5. Edom was jealousof, and God was jealous for, Israel. "Touchnot mine anointed, &c." "He that touchethyou toucheth, &c." "The Lord taketh my part,&c." "No weapon that is formed against theeshall prosper, &c." "Take heed that thou speaknot to Jacob from good to bad." "Whoso shallstumble one of these little ones, &c."

This is, I think, the voice which Edom has tous. London.

CONFERENCE REPORT.[Balance of Second 'Evening's Discussion.]T HE REV.J ..ROBERTSMethodist Free Church),who rose m response to the Chairman's in-

vitation, said he had not intended saying a singleword when he entered that Conference. He wasbound to say, however, he agreed almost 'entirelywith the remarks of the gentleman who openedthat discnssion, and of the gentleman who suc-ceeded him. But it seemed to him that thegentlemen who had spoken had been simplydealing-as he understood it-s-with the return ofChrist to the earth; but they had not dealt .soconclusively as to convince him of the reign inperson. He went with Mr. Mackay ; indeed, 'hecould say "hear, hear" to almost all his re-marks; and believed most emphatically inChrist's coming again. But would He comeagain to reign in person? He was rather hewas going to say very much, surprised at o~e ortwo texts of Scripture quoted in support of theirdoctrine. Among others-" If I go away I willcome again, and receive you unto Myself, thatwhere I am there may ye be also." That seemedto him to show that Christ was not comingdown, to dwell with us; but that Christ wascoming down to take us with Him. The sug-gestio.n of Cb~'ist coming and humanity meetingHim m the all', looked a good deal too much-likea ballooniu g sort of thing. Indeed, as he readthe passage, " We shall he taken up in the air,


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r and shall. be forever with ithe Lord," it did' not thought it would be a spiritual coming-c-an out-lead him to think there, would be a return. pouring of the Spirit, in the way of a large con-

Mr. BROOKSasked to be allowed to say a word version of the wor.ld taking place. But ~e hadin reply to Mr. Roberts,-whom he assured that never been absent III that sens.e, and so, III thatit gave him great pleasure to see present, and to sense He could never return !o It. Some thoughtrenew the acquaintanceship which had produced He would come provldentIall~. ~ut He hadsuch pleasantness in Cornwall. Mr. Roberts never been so a.bsent. H~ p:o.vldentIally led thehad said that the saints meeting their Lord in Church collectively !l;ndiudividually ; therefore,the air looked a good deal like "ballooning." He c.ould .never be said to return to the Chu.rchWould he suffer him to remind him that whilst providentially, Th~y were-after all the devicesit was said "I will come again and receive you 0' the supl?osed,wIs~-thr.own back ~pon theunto Myself," there was no passage in the Word literal meanmg ?f HIS word: H~ believed thatof God which' said Christ would return to the He w?uld r:ome litera~ly and III HIS own perso~.heavens: whilst it was distinctly said He would And m this C?nllectlOn he would say th.at Itdescend to earth, and all the saints with Him. would be ,,:ell If they always kept to th~ literalIf then the last speaker ignored this the saints text of HI,S Word. The argument might bewould be always in the air, which looked very 'us~d-" But it is strange." Many" strange"much indeed like what Mr.. Roberts meant by things ~he.,p.rophets foretold had. .happened, Itballooning "-if the inference might be par. \,:a~ said- our Lord would go mto Jerusalemdoned-for ever. riding upon an as,s. They w?uld, perhaps, haye

Mr. ROBERTSeplied: But it was the being laughed at t~at Ide~ nOW-It would not be I?taken up and the letting down again I objected to. consonance WIth the Ideas of orthodoxy .. But ItMr. BROOKSresponded: I think one might turned ~ut to be literally true .. Accepting theraise a much more valid objection. We, as I ;;,ords literally, wha,t was meant, b~"the w~r~ssaid, should be for ever in the air according to The throne of HIS father David i David syour statement, as it is nowhere. stated that the throne was an eart~ly throne; as much as wasLord shall return 'to heaven when 'He comes to the thrones of Persia, Greece, Ro~e. It was ,areceive His kingdom. I await correction. throne on earth; then he would reign upon this

The Rev. B. B. WALE,who was asked to reply, earth.said he was obliged -to make the confession that, he did not see much in Mr. Roberts' objectious;

, personally, he did ;llot", apparently, start anydifficulty with him, As to the pleasantry about BRANCH ASSOCIATIONS" ballooning," he much regretted that a brother G U ID E AND C H R:Q N,I C,LE.minister in Christ should have' used such a 'phrase, Sublime subjects could be easily maderidiculous. They believed that thesubject couldnot be,treated, with t90 much solemnity, regard.ing it from -their standpoint, or not. (Hear,hear.) The statements he made he took care toenforce from Scripture; they were no] his ownwords. That we should be caught up and meetChrist in the air was a Bible statement, andtherefore he believed.cit, He believed that theword ': meet" was ~word expressive of the actionof subsequently returning. 'I'he 'word" meet"itself was expressive of that sense. It was alsowritten" The Lord shall stand, in that day upon

" the Mount of Olives," and that .then His saintss i shall come with Him. That statement he be-lievedas a future ~act. But one .other simplefact, The Lord ~'shall sit up.on the throne ofHis father ~pavid.': Did Christ ever have a

throne in hsaven j He shared His Father's!David -never reigned in heaven .. It was nota spiritual throne. It was not a throne NEW ZEAr,AND.-Thames' Goldfields, Aug. 14,iJ ; 1 heaven, It was p.' throne .on earth, where 18~2.-If the acoompanying scribble is or anyChrist had never yet reigned. If the Word service you are at liberty to use it.. A letterspeaks truth, ~f the angels speak truth, from you will be acceptable. Bro. Brown hasit shall be on earth. And the place of His lost his youngest son recently. Mrs. Brown issu.ffaring shall ye,t be the place of His vindication ve~y weak and .poorly. He 'finds business andand glory. The last the world saw of Him was the Lord's work combined a great burden-as itwhen they crucified Him and cast Him out as falls on him at present; we hope he will 'be re-though He had dishonoured the world H~ had lieved now. Bro. Aldridge and myself. are well.saved. He will come again, and" every knee -Your brother in Christ,.E.,H. Taylor (late ofshall bow," and "His enemies, shall kiss the, Teignmouth, England,) ,dust." , 'The city 'of Auckland is one of the most

Mr.. MOOREexpressedhis personal regret that picturesque towns of this new world, being, in-Mr. Smith was not present that he might reply, deed," pleasant for situation." It commands aWhatever statements he had made, they might magnificent harbour, and carries on a trade thatrely upon it, he believed justified by the Book. would surprise our, people at home, many ofAnd they would have found he could have given whom imagine that but few of their own racea Scriptural warrant for every word he wrote. live here, and that the native, races of thisThe views he advocated might appear strange; country are quite uncivilized. This is a great

,the,y.i~ws they advocated, as an Association ap- mistake; the natives, such as they are, are kindpeared strange. All progressive views had ap- and hospitable; but, sorry ,af! I, am to say it,peared strange. There was a time when the rum, &c., is fast improving them (a noble race)temperance views appeared strange; every off the face of the earth. The city of Aucklandsocial reform had presented the same eccentricity has 30,000 European inhabitants, and every con-to the eyes of the conservative in thought. Their venience of civilization, as much as the' peopleviews would, however, lose their strangeness, at home. Nearly three years since Bro. G. A.It was simply an old truth pronounced. The Brown landed here from Lincoln, England, andChristian Church believed that Christ would some six months after commenced his labourscome; but there was a variety of opinion as to as a servant of God. You will not perhaps bethe character or that coming. Some gentlemen surprised when I say that few men have been

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called upon to bear so much wilful misreprestation as he has. The enemy of man rasuch a storm of opposition, and circulatedmany unfounded reports and falsehoods,the wonder is how he has stood it all; howeconscious of Divine assistance, our brobuckled on the whole armour of God, and wforward not consulting self; and richly hasHeavenly Father crowned his labour withcess. The second anniversary of the Chuhas just been celebrated. There are somemembers, and the Sunday evening congregain the Opera House ranges from 1,300 to 1It would do, your heart good to be, presensome of our Sunday morning fellowship mings, and hear the experience of the brethOne brother recently described in a very gramanner how he was gradually slipping awayabandoning religion and the Bible, when iorthodox church. Yet to see the light ofeye and his pleasant countenance as he relhis present experience and the fullness ofhe realized in Christ as the Life-Giver, shounmistakeably that the broken chords were. avibrating and FULL OF LIB. Meeting anogentleman one day he said, 'For four yprevious to Mr. Brown's coming I never wethe house of prayer, and did not care to recogChrist as the Bedeemer ; now, thank God, thchanged, and I am again trusting in Him wthe Resurrection and the Life.' I might gmultiplying cases of, this kind, by the doThe Gospel, as eloquently preached byBrown, has drawn together a promising Chubut his influence ,has not J;,eenconfined to ithas been feIt in all the other Churches ofcity, and has caused professing Christgenerally to re- read their Bible.s., It isginning to be acknowledged that he has bepowerful instrument, used by God in Aucklin accelerating the progress of light, breadown the barriers of Sectarianism, and caunarrow and unfurnished mindsto acknowlethat religion does not consist in the perpetuatof darkness, ignorance, and error, but in a stfast continuance in well-doing, and a re, liof the Christ of the Gospel who went adoing good. Of course the light .is spreadThe cry is MORELIGHT. The people are anxto learn and know the truth. Amongst ourpeople diligent search is going on, and sevare regularly studying Greek, and some fewgetting fairly proficient under the tutorshipvenerable Presbyterian minister, who is areguattendant at Bro. Brown's services. A numof brethren are well able to give a reason forfaith in them, whom we are looking forwaras those who will yet do good work forMaster. Their services are and will be mneeded. Take, for instance, the state oligious teaching 'in one of our towns here.minister teaches that the "seven seals" mthe seven days of creation. Another educhis people to believe that the first resurrectionsimply a resurrection of opinions and principA third says that nowhere in God's Word csingle passage be found, that teaches Cis coming personally. While a fourth declINSTINc'rto be immortal i,with such dark clof ignorance and such conflicting teachingany wonder that a large proportion of thinkmen and women grow careless find unconcerabout the future. Yet we are not discouragbecause the people are anxious to knowtruth, and manyhave incurred the anathematheir PASTORSby coming to our meetings-anreal good meetings we get too. The workought to cheer our brethren at home. If onGod's hands can be made such a power asBrown has been, what ought the Associationhome to be? A Church of 130 members,evening congregation of 1,30q people, a monperiodical circulating the truth, regular meetin Onehunga, a Sunday school at Mount Ebright [prospects of a good Church being for


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84 THE BmLE STANDARD.~tlie Thames Goldfield, and means to carry ona summer campaign in the shape of a caravanand tent, with two Evangelists at work, andweekly additions to our number and influence,is a good report for a little over two years'labour. We hope, now our dear Bro. Aldridgehas arrived, to consolidate the forces broughttogether, trusting alone in the Almighty One forstrength to follow up the herculean efforts of ourNew Zealand champion, Bro. G. A. Brown.

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success. In the absence of the Mayor (W. N.Skillicorne, Esq., J.P.), through illness, tbeRev. J. A. Owen, M.A. (Episcopalian) presided.Addresses were given by the Revs. J. ManleyCamp [(Bermondsey), Professor Fergusson,Hirst, and Coad, and by Messrs. G. Goldston,and C. E. Brooks (Malvern.) The pastor gavethe closing address. On Wednesday, the 11th,Mr. Camp gave a telling oration in the LectureHall (in connection with the winter series oflectures), on "W. E. Gladstone." The attend-ance was not equal to the merits of the lecture.The church secretary's report states that sincethe pastor's settlement, about three monthssince, " the congregation has nearly trebled, theincome nearly doubled, and fourteen applicationsreceived for membership and re-membership."LINCOLN.-Mint Lane Ghapel.-The Rev. G.P. Mackay has commenced a course of six Sun-day evening lectures upon" the doings of Danielthe Prophet."

SUBSCRIBING CHURCHESGUIDE AND CHRONICLE.LONDON,N. :-Maberly Chapel (Congregational),

Ball's Pond Bd., Kingsland. Min.: Rev.W. Leask, D.D. S. Services 11 & 6-30.

LINCOLN-Mint Lane Chapel (Baptist). Min.:Rev. G. P. Mackay. S. Services 10-30 & 6.

SKIPTON(Yorks) :-Mission Church, TemperanceHall. Supplies. S. Services 10-30 & 6.

GLASGOW-Christian Meeting, 13, Kirk St., Gor-bals. Supplies. S. Servioes 11 & 3.

BRADFORD(Yorks) :-Mission Church, Temper-ance Hall. Chapel St., Leeds Rd. Supplies.S. Services 11 & 6-30.

TORQUAy:-Life and Advent Free Church, EastSt., Torre. Supplies. S. Services 11 & 6-30.

LONDON,N.W. :-Christian Meeting, St. John'sRooms. Grove St., Lisson Grove. Min.: R.J.Hammond, Esq. S. Services 11 & 7.

HULL:-Christian Meeting, Protestant Hall.Supplies. S. Services 11 & 6-30.

CHELTENHAM-Regent St. Chapel (Baptist).Min.: Rev. J. C. Carlile. S. Services 11 and6-30.

CARLISLE-Christian Meeting. (Private.)GRAVESEND-Christian Meeting, Manor Rd.

Room. Pres. Min.: Mr. G. Gosden. S.Services 11 & 6-30. Thurs. 8-30.N.B.-The above Churches make an Annual

Collection. Offer tory, or Grant in aid of the Asso-ciation. The saqie favour is requested fromother Churches in sympathy with the teachingsthereof.

TORQuAy.-Paignton Branch.-Good work hasbeen done here by open-air meetings on Sundayevenings. These have been numerously attended,several hundred persons having at times beenlistening. A friend says, " The truth is damag-ing some of the old traditional tenets here. andmany sensible and honest men cease to defendthem." We are glad to see that the room latelyoccupied has become too small for the increasingcongregation, and that the Palace Hall, ChurchStreet, has been taken for the Sunday eveningservices. Mr. H. Cliff conducted the first serviceon October Lst, and afterwards held a specialservice and delivered an address on "Does theBible teach the natural immortality of thesoul?" These special after-services have beencontinued through the month by Messrs. H.Matthews, J. Hawke, and H. Cliff. A public teaand meeting was held on Oct. 4th.iEast Street, Torre.-The parent Church herehas secured larger and more central premises inwhich to hold its services. For this purposethe Bannercross Rooms are being cleaned anddecorated, and it is expected the change willmaterially help the progress and prospects ofthe Church.CHELTENHAM.-Regent Street.-The Recogni-tion services of the new pastor, the Rev. J. C.CarIile, were held on Oct. 8th and 9th. Thesermons on the Sunday were delivered by Prof. SPECIAL LECTURING FUND.Fergusson (of the Pastor's College, London.) Balance of Conference Fund 5 10s. Od,A Welcome service was held in the afternoon. Sincereceived.-A. H., Bacup, 10s.; C.H .Luton,when the charges were given by the Professor 2s: 6d.; G. K., London, E.C . 2s.; W. J. J.,and Mr. G. GoJdston (elder of the Metropolitan Dublin, 1; Total 7 4s. 6d.Tabernacle.) The services were well attended, In accordance with the will of the Conferenceand ~he sermons and charges imp;essive and we now invite the sympathy and help of thepractical. On the Monday a public tea and' 1 Members and Friends of the Association for thisn:eeting was held, and proved a very encouraging special effort, to enable the Committee to organ-

BRADFoRD.-Temperance Hall,-We regretto announce the death of our dear sister in thefaith. Hannah Wilkinson, of Clayton. Shedied on September 9th, and was laid to reston the 12th. Age59. For 30 years a Christian,for 3 years a believer in " Life only in Christ."Died rejoicing in the hope of a glorious resur-rection at the coming of Jesus,-to be clothedupon with incorrruptibility. Bro. Paul in-terred her, who was debarred from readingover her in the Chapel (Wesleyan), on ac-count of his belief, but allowed to do so out-side, when he made known her " BlessedHope."

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new works, which may be had from our MalvLink Office: (1) The" First Part of the Suppment" to Mr. W. G. Moncrieff's work, "ManOnly Hope of Immortality." (2) A Collectof Sacred Songs, by Wm. Brookman, of ToronWe must defer our review of both these uour next issue.

A LETTER FROM THE TREASURER.Book Room, 80, Edgware Road, London,

Dear Mr. Editor.-We have one thousand sheof "Pauline Theology" laying here all theidle, when they ought to be going about dogood. I reckon that these could be boundwrapped, directed, and sent out post-free (a stirring printed appeal) to One ThousaMinisters of the Gospel, for the sum of,17 Os. Od. As this would be fulfilling ontbe prime objects of our As~ociation. I prop


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THE BIBLE STANDARD . 85that a Subsoription List be opened for this effortforthwith. I am prepared to put my name thirdor fourth on the list for 1, leaving the upperplaces for the 5's, 3's, and 2's.As we want a better selection of Tracts forour Surprise Parcels, we shall be glad to makean exchange with any friend who has Traots tospare. A parcel sent to the Book Room, 80,Edgware Road, London, W., will secure a returnparcel of equivalent value.-Yours faithfully,R. J. Hammond.

[We shall be happy to acknowledge in ournext issue any sums sent for this purpose, eitherto the Treasurer or to our office. The endaimed at is in all ways desirable. The thousandsheets referred to are a surplus number printedin excess of our bound stock. We have sufficientof the latter for all present needs.c-En. B.S:]

OONFERENCE REPORT.We desire to thank our esteemed helpers for

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SURPRISE TRAOT PAROELS.In response to our October Note, we have re-

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NOTES AND SELEOTIONS.pROFESSOR DANA, of Yale College, who,

according to the New York Observer, hasreceived higher honours from European scien-tif ic societies than any geologist now living inthe United States, says of the first chapter ofGenesis: "Examining it as a geologist, I find itto be in perfect accord with known science;therefore, as a Christian, I assert that the Biblenarrative must be inspired."

Mrs. (General) Booth has been speaking inEdinburgh on the present position and futureprospects of the "Salvation ,A:rmy." In replyto the question-What was the secret of theirsuccess? She replied that, "It did not lie intheir teaching a smooth or easy Gospel, in thepatronage of the State, or in the favour of theChurches, but in their having gone back to theGospels for their' spirit and to the Acts of theApostles for their models." It is to the latterwords, which we have set in italics, that we takeexception. Our readers-whatever their sym-pathies-can, with their Bibles in their hands,judge for themselves as to the accuracy of thisstatement. The following scene, reported bythe Daily News, in connection with the openingof the late "Eagle Tavern and Theatre" as a" Salvation Army" mission centre, is a painfulcommentary upon the claim thus made ofApostolic models :-" While the papers and boxeswere being circulated there was a good deal ofsinging, one of the hymns being somewhat inimitation of one of tbe topical songs of themodern music-ball. One of the verses ran:

The devUs mad, and we are gladBeoanee he's los, lli ls "ap he had.'

To this there was a lilting chorus of ' Oh yes, ohyes,' in whioh the triangles and tambourines didfine execution." "~solo with chorus was sungby a Salvation Army officer, who created vastamusement by his comic powers. The refrainwas a swinging measure, whose burden was.

, We're the Lord's brigade, the Lord's brigade,Ever ready night or day to fire away; '

and at the close of every verse the soloist leapeda yard high, after the manner of the PerfectCure, twisted himself drolly round, and swungabout his arms and body so vigorously that hewas soon bathed in perspiration. You mustexcuse him,' drily said Mr. Booth, He's a con-verted trapeze man, and some of his old notionscling to him.' A voice was here heard in thegallery, Let him jump.' And to this there werehearty responses of Amen' from the back of theplatform"-Apostolic models I!I

"Religion is no mystery of a consecratedcaste; if it become such, the time is not fardistant when the world will have done with it.The claims of an imperious priesthood arethe claims of an imperious tyranny, and a blas-phemy before God."

" Churches as well as Christiaus have died ofetiquette before now. It is better to die insolemn, earnest strife for the truth and prin-ciple than of the bloodless, loveless proprietywhich will not cross the road to grasp a brothers'hand."

A union of the Presbyterian bodies inAmerica is said to be advocated, whose form ofGovernment would be Episcopopresbygational-ism. Just now, as of old, form, not life, government, not living truth and vital power, is whatmen aim after. Grasping at the shadow, theylose the substance.

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FOR FIVE SHILLINGS.Association Book Room, 80, Edgware Road,London, W.Having the whole of General Goodwyn's Worksunder my charge, and being desirous of givingthem extended circulation, I have obtainedGeneral Goodwyn's permission to send a collec-tion of his works, of the value of One Guinea,for the sum of Five Shillings, to any partof the Kingdom, Carriage Paid.

Send a 5s. Postal Order, or 60 Penny Stamps,to the above address, and secure a valuableaceession to your Library.

R. J. Hammond.N.B.-This would make a capital present for

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