Gospel Herald, 1859-07-30

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VOL. 16.
OmGINAL POETRY.
.DAYTO.N, O., SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1859,
NO. 13.
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ORlGilMALfTiES.
Wtittanfor the Gospd Ucrald
"Thcrefci'e ht no Man Gloi-y in STen; i^ir all things ar6 "?our3«"
r.v  rt.   n.   HARVEY.
lilt. EniTon-—This exhortation of the Apostle Paul to the Cortuthian Church, o-rew out of their distracted condition, jiroduced by their iiriproper futrtialities toward their ministers — Paul ticcuK s tlicia of this, and says, 1 Cor., HI L "l-ftjr while, ono fttiiflt, 1 uni of P.tul; aiiil anothei', 1 tun of f\pollos; tire yo not carnal.''" JSlot^t'itb- staiidittg their fboli"b tdvi.sious and preferences in regard to their minis¬ ters ; It Wil.". notorious that Paul anil Apolloa, Pctof &,G, wero of tho httme croed or siHitimerit. Between them there was not, (as Olai-k says,) the Blighfo.st difi'eroneo. When, therefore, the dissentients began f o prefer the one to the other, it was tho fullest proof of ¦thoir carnality; because in the teach¬ ing of these Apostles, there was no difi'orence; ho that What tho people wero captivtited by, must be merely their oufv'ard appearance. And their preferiug one to the other on this ttc- eouut proved that tbey wore carnal, aud led by mere out-svar'd appearances, witttont being undei^ the guidance eith- et* of v;iailom, reason or grace.
There arc thousands of such people in tht! church at the present time,-—but this is glorying in ??iaft,~but Paul siiiil, (21st veise,) "T^herofore lot nii man glory in men." To .sjlory in men simjdy nieiuf? to boast in. to be proud of men. There were those in the Ooriuthiau Charch,a-J there arc now, who thus glo- rioil in their miuistors, and tiwtirded to them tliat degree of doforence which belongs to (fod only. "This is infertible from the v priraantl Which Paul gives them in tho fn^st chapter of this epis- tle; ¦•Is Christ divided? was Paul cru¬ cified for you'" '-God ifl a jealoua God; his fj;lory will he not give to another." 'The church, it is trtte, should properly respect aad love bet* ministers. This Paul elsewhere enjoins. "WebeseSoh you, brethroUj to know them -which la¬
bor anion
the Lord,
esteem  tbeni   very   highly  for their
works .sake." To do this, my brethren,
is both rational and religious.
An enlightened and holy niinhstryis a great blessing to the church, anti to the world. Tliej^ should, however, be esteemed as men, tmd ministers of Christ, aud not as Huperbuman boing.s; not as gotls. "'Wc iiave this tteaHurc in earthen vessels, that fhe excellency of the power mtiy be of God, and nut of us." "We also tire men of liko pas¬ sions with you " "Make not tho tirm of flcsb your trust. ' '-Eonder iinfo God the thtngiS thtit tire God's.' ''Ue fhatglorieth let him glory m the Lord.'' Uiit We glor> in man by overraiing the talents of .some, anil by disrespectfully nndf crating the talents of otliert, This the Corinthians did, antl this we too efton do. t'aul, as a [ireacher, v/as a clear, cogent and profouml logician — ApolloB, "was an eloipieiit niut!, ttml mighty iu tho scriptures." Cephas, or Peter, v/as a "lioatterges," a bolt!, zeal¬ ous, and powcrJ'ui declaimer. Now some of fhe Corinthians were e.xtrav- tigtiiit in their glor_^i!i<j,s of Paul, so much HO, fi.-i to elii.it fx-tini thtit holy mtiit, a kind but ])ri>m|)t rebuke — "Were you L.tptiyiOil in tht^ name of Paul?" "My upeech audmy preaching was not with enticing word-, of nitui's ¦iUhilom, but ill demonstration of the spirit and of ]iowor,  that ^our faith
you, tmd tire over you in i Be carefnl then, my christian brethren, and admonish you, tind to that you do not "glory in men," nor let yoivc ptirtialities leail you to,neglect, or undervalue one of God's minister;-4. "For till things are yours; whether Paul, or Apollos, or Gephas, or tlic v/orld, or life, or death, or things prcs- ¦iut, or things lo come; all aro yours ; tmd yo are Christ's; and Christ iw God's. New Paris, 0.
WtiUenfor tfie Clor,pel Herald
Why should we take the Gospel ilerald- UY n   w. MociiE.
Tho members and frienifs of the "Christian denomination," shoulilttike the "Gospel Ileraltl '"
1st. Bectiuse ever^ one shouk' i-cad tl good religious paper. |
2d. Because tbe ^Plernld" is tt good 1 fcligiouh paper. ]
.'h'd Because it is our denomination j til ptiper ill the Wc-it, tmd has been f'or j the last llfieen year,--'; dis lemuiati'ig tiic jndncipk'utind doctrtnos ofthe Christian tjhurch and sjiroading s.ilutary triithh throughout the country,
4tli. Becauso the Chiistian chiircb needs a rcligirtus periotliotil, tiiul must haoi it, in order lo grow tiud prosjier; and the denomiuation rauht sispjtort ita ti;«yi paper or it will not ho done
511)   We should take the '^Herald,"
becauso through it, we arc eimbledto
lietir how the christitin work is ju'osper
the couiiirv;
should not  stand  iti   the wisdom   of' ing iu dilferent part-,
men, but in the ])owcr of Goit." l>Iow othera were ctiraptured with the clo- tpiont ell'orts of Apollos. Antl among this cltujs perhaps were those who spol-re tlei-idingly of Ptiul, thus; "Por lus letters," htiy they, "are weighty aud powerful, but hhs bodily presence is weak, and his sjicech contemptible." A third elass in that church, gretitly tippiauded Peter, and perhaps, caretl but very little about tho logic of Paul, or the eloquence of Apollos. so that they could but enjoy the soul-stirring, overwhelming dlBcourscs of this '-son of thunder."
It ia very natural, aud to a prudent extent, v'ery proper, thtit members of churches should entertain ptytittlities in rcf'ororjco to their ininister.", fin* many reasons, and it would bo improp¬ er to attempt to (suppress them. But when tlio spirit of partiality is im()ru- dently ctirried to tbe extent that it ap¬ pears to htive been carried in tho Co¬ rinthian Church, and in churcheatit the present titnc. it bocoimss offensive in the sight of God; etubarrassing tmd even abu^ioe to the ministry, and detri¬ mental to tho cause of Gotl, tmd pro¬ ductive of divi.sions aad discord lUfiung brethren.
Tho church at Oorliith. Was actually cut up into faittions T*hereh>i'e, said Paul, "Por Wheretts there is envying and strife among yon, aro > O uot carnal md  walk  aa jutjn'-'"    "Who  thon
learn ofthe organiti.ation and l-uiluing iijj of iie^Vchnrches; kuovv tho tinie and p'ace of our cunlereu''c iijcetings and what i J done at the same hoar who are entering, the ministry tiud who are ftiUing in the batlle, tind lULuIi other valuable inl'ormtitji/n which wo can get in no other way tlitiu by ourpajicr.
Gtli. Because we get wholesome and halutary lessons of interest ami instruc¬ tion from many of our good brethren, V. bich we could get in no other way.
7th. Bccau'-tt many of ua are ilc- pi'ived the pt'ivilege of regular or go.s- p<d preaching every Sabbath, aad in the '^Herald" we havo many sermons, in¬ structions, exhortations, precept.-^ and admonitioiis, which wo can leail athouic and be profited therebj'.
yth. JJlspcciady every pciHtin\Uiobas a faintly sdtould take a religious ptiper, that their luinds and he.irt.'- may be in¬ structed iu th(5 way of truth and wiw- doiii, and not he lead otf into folly or idleness.
It la the paronta duty to provide wholesome food for the minds of hia fiimily as well aii for their botlies. Tbe mind must be fed and exorcised, or it Will grow wjrrupt, languid and imbo- eile.
"If any provide not titr hia owa, and especially for thoae of his own house, ue hath denied the faith and is woriic thtm tin inhdel "    1 Tui 5, & y.
Otli.  For fhe benefit of t'le chilhcn.
Paul, and who is Apollos, Inlt rainistef's , Tho Editress is taking special ]_>ain!-. to by whom-ye believed, even as tho Lord jn-oVide something good and usulul, for gtivo to every man?" "I bave planted, tho young minds. And children must Apollo-s watered; but God gave the iu- be cttreil for. if they aro not gainitu<r .crease.'' "Therefore let no man glory soraetbing thtit ia bent.fioitil, tht-y will in men '' There is a .grotit Vttriety hi, be letirniug tbat which is worse than the views, ttistes, and notions of the r.seless. [f the youth will road the people; and there is a gretit variety of ehild'.-i ilepartinotit in tho i/t r«W every gifts and talents in the ministry, suited week it will make them wiser, better, to fhe state of the people; so that if hj.ppior aud moro useful any one ininjater is not aa Apoatle to j "-iPriivokonotyour children to-wrath, you, lie.jigub,tless would bo to another, i but bring them up in the nurture aud
adnionition ofthe Lord."    .Eph. 6, & 4. Wo should not i>nly road tho "Gosjjel Herald" bat -pay for it.
fst, .Because it wouhl be unjust and uipihonost 7tot to pay for it. It would be receiving that for which we give no equivalent.
2d. Becaui-ie it is cheep We get three liino,^ :m much retidim;- maftor in it tis we woukl by spending thi; same mon¬ ey for books.
.^rd. lit is an honest tlebt and not to ptiy it " ould be cheating fhe publisher out of hi,=i just dues.
4tb. Becaitse tho Editor can not sif- ford to psrcbt'se tlie material, em]>loy a printer and type setters, sjiend his own time and labor to furnish us withapa- ]ier, and thon receive iio compensation ibr al! his cxjietisc tmd trmtble.
fith. Because the Editor has a,-<sumed all the ohi debts ofthe "]tublisliing ns- Hociiition," whieh amounts to 1300 or moie dollai'N.
(itli Bocausc the liltlitor tmd Editress aro laboring bard to give us the very best ])aper lhey ctiji.
7th. Be-'-.iu-su the "laborer is WiH'thy of bis hire,'' '-owe no man tiny thing." bth. Bectiuit! it is a "little" better jitiper now than it has been before. ( We just v/liisper this to yon, reader, we don't wish lo tell the Etlitor ho.)
Jlciice, A\'e iiiiy it is a jn-ivilege wo enjoy and a duty we nve to titkc the Hi'r- fdil and paij jor d. Yt s, Irteud, bone-.- t.V toyour~ielt. to;, our t'.tmily and to tho ciuc'e of chri^ti ciiity di-mands it. "Tberi'l'orct Id Iuki thtit knoweth to do gooil, tiutl iloetli it not, to him it is sin," James iv: 17. iSomo pt-rsoii-t object to ftiking the "Go'spcl Ilcrald" because tbey haven't tiinetoretid it: yet many of them H])eud enough moments e%-cry -i^oek iu iille- nesB, or readitig some light 1rti-ib, ioel- ory, and tibstract niMisensu, to retid tho "Jleral/l" fbrtnigh ti\ our three times. "An iillo sou! shall hut!bi' biingcr." PROV. 19, l\. 1."..
Anoth'-r .ttiys ¦'! would take it if I was able, but times are hard ami T liiive uot the iiieaua 1o sptire " Many who m ikb this plea stcnil enough of money f(ip'I'onvoco ciipirs tintl lemonade, cir- ciiii "hows Ate, (tvery 3 ear, to itiiy their own "uhserlption, and have enough left to send tho ptipt-r to tw s or three poor wido'.vs.
There are many mon (of course theio are none "in all this region round aboui,"'i whi) wpcntl more money for llmt tilihy ]K i-ion called "-tobacco," than they do for reliirions readuii' matter lor I themselves tuul families. Tims, iJistead of enlightening and ]iiu'ifying the mind, thc.v pollute, defile tint! dcfetroy tho botiv. "If any in-iii defile the tempiettf Gotl, liim tshull (rotl destroy, for the tent]jle of God is holy, which temjde ye aro." ] CoH.y. & 17.
I'liij objects to taking the "Herald" "boc.iiiso there are some things in it ho ilon't like " Por tbo huiuo reason ho might stay awtiy from the ttihlo tmrl starve himself merely because the cook htipponctl to pre])itrri something that did not exactly suit his taste, orrefuse to take medicine frora the physioiau when he wtis sick, merely becauso it was'iit "sugar coated."
Another says, "the paper was'ntii-erj^
good last year hence I'll not take this
volume, bat will wait to see if it ^ets
better."
ii'or the same reason, that indifi^ttal