Gospel Herald, 1859-10-01

              Uevotetl to Ohi--LstianLity, Morality, the Interests of SalDb;itli Sciiools, Social ImiDroveineiit, TemiDeraiiCie, Edu.c:it:ioii, rtlcI Oenertil Newf
"BEHOLD,    I   EEINa   YOtJ   GOOD   TIDINGS   OF   GKEAT   JOY
ON   EAIITH   PEACE,   GOOD   AVILL   TOWARD   MEN."
VOL. 16.
DAYTON, 0., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1859.
NO. 21.
ORIGINAL POETRY.
Written for tlie Botixl Herald.
HORACE MASTM.
BY :inSS REBECCA P. SCOTT.
A Star hfis set! 'I'lio fiiirest, brightest star, That in our moral horizon c'ei- shone;
AViiose vadiiuiL beams illuminoil land,? afar— Bud we were proud to hail that siav our own.
A Star lias scl! A man, whoso powers sumblime ]linvrc!i.t.licd lus broiv with moi'e tlian victor's croivn—
Has run Ids course; and, in his glory's jn-imc, Has fronrita zonitli suddenly sunk down.
His ra.iae was not a iniglity warrior's fame,
tiaiiicd by fierce conflict over tiuld'und flood; In the yast reabns of Hiouglir, a nobler nainc lie won, uuiarulslied, and nnstaiued by blood.
On Truth's broad, boundless, lilooJiess battle¬ field—
¦(Vlicve error's votaries lilimlly, madly rago, He fell,—by Death aloiio compelled to yield,—
The Olivistian, Seliolar, Oonnsellor, ami .'^age.
All) well fmm Aiilioeh's towers ma.y peal the knell.
Soon to rc-oclio on our f'arllicst shores,— Here most lie labored—here be nobly fell—
Here most tlio Hood of lamentation jmurs.
His won led step no move .sliiill tread lier balls— His \-oice, no more, her  wailing walls shall hear;
With varied cadcuce, it no longer falls In warning gentle—or reproof severe.
Ye, who in liiin have found a father's soul—.
i\.n elder broitier's tendci;ness luid care— How will y<mr grief's deep waters brook coiitrol'?
.The solemn, startling dirge; how shall.) o bear?
Toll, Aniioli'.s bell! .'tis meet tli' accu.stonied sound
That spoke his hours of labor—or tlielv clos.e— Should/('.'¦( proclainij.0 stricken listucTS round,
Those labors ended—and his long repose.
Toll, while wo bear his lifeless form, uloag The aisles, so lately hy his footsteps trod ;
And with the voiee of prayer,  and dii'go-iike song, Comiueud his spirit to the hands of Cod.
Bcucaih the shadows of these stately ioweis, We lay the casket, .which so lafc cusluiiieJ
The brightest wealth of intellectual iiowcrs, That ever graced the Cabinet of Alind.
Let llieso Inv'd shades his liallow'd ashes k.scp Awhile, to consecrate the cherish'd pla.:'e;
Then bear thein hence, with kindred   .lust to sleep, And Avvlte above tii.eia; '^i"I.eo[uiesca(:- on pace-." Outiagc Fafin.  Warren co., 0.
ORIGINALITIES,
Humility.
(/¦.. a<:.(i},:l HmM.
I5Y W.M. PINK'ETt-'OS, JR.
" iriimility is the priiite oriiaitient of christians."
Wiitit id it ill the little cfiiId which most excites O'lr aiim iration ? Is it not that artless simplicity vviiieii ia tlie sign of Imniility? And. was it r.ot on account of tlie excellency of this cvowii- ing virtue tbat .Jesus said, ''V/Jioevev, -therefore, will liuiuble himself like tliis little child, the same is greatest ii; the reign of lieav&n'.?''
Jesitstaugl.it humility, bolih by pre¬ cept and example. 3Iatthew and Luke tell us of a remark whicli lie made, while ]:)rcaching to tho multitude and the disciples, which ought to be re¬ membered by all: said lie, "And who¬ ever shall exalt liiitiself will he abased, and he that shall huniblc hirnself will be exalted:' Tie set an example of hu¬ mility, worlliy the imitation of all who profess to be liis disciples. " Finding himself fashioned like a man, lie hum¬ bled himself; and became obedient to death, even the death of the cross.'' Tiiei'o could be nothing more hnniilia- ] ting than a meek submission to the iiitiignities heaped upon liim just be¬ fore his death. He was spit ujion, and struck in the face; he was clothed ill scarlet, and c.ro'wned with thorns: and at hist ho was nailed to the cross on tho tree, antl exposed to the insults of the TOiiltitude. Yet liis passions \Yiivi3 11013 roused, Eoii he prayed roii ms ENEMIES. Indeed, his ; Whole life had been a practical exemplification of liis teacliing; and tho study ofthe bi- jogrophy ofJe.siis, is paramount to ev- i cry other study, in tho entire circle of human knowledge. Eor the power of the example of tho good and great is such, that the iniluence of ono man has boon felt by a w.holo nation. And if bad example has bad infiuenco, how ini]>ortant that^\'e turnffom the thous¬ and bad examjiles sot before our eyes, and ''look to .testis, the author and iiiiishcr of our faitii I"
Tho design ofthe christian religion, with, its piositivc institutions, is to teach humility; to make men humble enough to worship God and love their neighbor.s, because, the practice of moral duty depends  npon these.
"If ^vo are proud, it is an evidence that we love ourselves ; but if htimble, that our passions are kept in sidyec- tioii, aiuL that we a.re capable of loving all whom it is our duty to love. If we are lnuiiblc, wo are prepared to sec and acknowledge tho good qutditios of otlicrs, and to love them for their vir¬ tues. And it is not until the prido of the lininan heart is destro^red, that man can sufficiently .appreciate the goodness and greatness of Cxod, to v.Mrshi]:i, loA^e and obey hini^
Pride inclines .1 man to look down upon men ami things, whicli ho ima¬ gines, in the blindness of self-conceit, to be inferior to hint; while the .hum- ! bio m;in looks upward and views all . things in their true greatness. For thi.s reason, the proutl generally gain a knowledge of little tilings; while the humble comjn'oheud antl admire the grttndeur and glory of the magniliceiit universe.
The ivholo bible eoudemns pride. The pride of Lucifer caused his fall. Ancient cities and, nations wore de¬ stroyed for their prido and abomina¬ tions.   Pride is now nEsa'ROYiNG tjie
SPiaiTUALITY OE TIJE OIIUBCII.     It is in
creasing, and yet, little is saiti against it. Public teachers set an example of pride and vtmity before their church¬ es; and they let their light so shine before the "world, that others, seeing their pride, are constrained to justify tlie despotism of fasliion.
This ia a subject to which public at¬ tention sliould bo directed. The suc¬ cess of the gospel.depends npon it. Zi¬ on languishes   ia <i;«iisec]:uence ofthe
prevalence of pride. And, O, that peo¬ ple could be 'persuaded of the many miseries accruing to society in couse- quenec of the vanity of tho human mind, in tbllowdng the "lusts of the flesli, the lusts of the eyes, and the prido of hfe."
Bnt I shall lay down my pen for the present.
GillespieviUc, 0.
WriUnifor the Gosj)d IbniU.
TJie Name Cliristian—-The Reality.
It is an inijn'egnablo truth that the name christian is ttic onlj- proper ap¬ pellation ofthe disciples of Christ. It is a battery always 'in position, ever- nioro impossible to bo S])iken, or taken. Tlierefore, in accordance with a pve- vioOS article admitting this, although we have never exclusively boi'ne it; we proceed to a ciuostiou ofthe high¬ est importance, namely: What is the thing'/ What is it to be a christian'.' Who is a christian '? or, how shall we ascertain wdiether a given person has a true title to the naitio '?
Now proceeding by the laws of limi¬ tation, we must say that an niigodly individual has no right to this name; for he that is unlike God is unlike Christ. Any man tlnit tramples under his feet the commandinents ofj, God, and thus insults His throne, is ungod¬ ly. No man who abandons himself to tlio tyranny of a wicked heart, can claim this name. It is as useless to claim the title for a Christless man in a protestant church, as to demand it for a corrupt poi'sou wdio observes the ceremonies ofthe popish sect. Neith¬ er the bajrtisnial font, nor tho confes¬ sional box, can confcf this I10I3' name.
Whoever will claim tins apjtellation of christian, must be born again. The new birth is a term wholly inexhaus¬ tible b}'- tho wofds only, "born of wa¬ ter." We admit tliis sacramenfcxUy, but tho Avords, "born of God," born of tho sjiirit," 'begotten by tho Lord,'&e., remain and demand a full share in the accouchment of tho prime idea, "bora again,"
The retility then requires a new moral state, in which personal holiness 'is manifest, and stubbornly refuses to benil .its neck to the yoke with the wicked. Planting its feet upon the lof¬ ty eniincnco of s])iritaal regeneration, it beckons upward the aspirant for the name.
It is a destructive delusion to term those chi'istians, who as yet, are desti¬ tute of that essence of "holiness wdth- out which no maa ean see the Lord," They are led on by it to meet at tho jiidg"mont seat ,of God, a most bitter disappointment. Shall we deal thus with our heiircrs? Sltall wo tlius be¬ tray our follow sinners, and commit treason against Christ in managing the interests of His kingdom '?
Ilaving thus far shown the inimuta- l)le connexion between tlie name .christian, and tho reality in one truly "born of Gotl;" we proceed to a point in our course wliich rises like -a head¬ land upon tho theological horizon. IJoAV can this rotdity of Christianity be ascertained; wdiat standard shall we apply; how high sliall that stand¬ ard be raised'/
In order to meet the case, in all its aspects at once, wc observe that the lowest standard is tlio beat.  Seventeen
years of experience in tho admission of monibers in strictly orthodox church¬ es convinces us of this. Wo love tlia highest standard. iSct it high as heav¬ en. In the pulpit, guard the mind well against false expocttitions, but in pre- piaratoryexamintitions for the ordinan¬ ces, ho content with tho weakest attain¬ ments. What then shall tho lowest 1)0 V It is cnougli; if v'ou Inavo in t,he ajiplieant, for church privileges, tho spirit of a c/iild.
It appears to ns that this is the an¬ cient rules of Moses on tlni subject of infant cirenmcision, to lead us to cor¬ rect conceptions of w'hat a, ehristianity (future then) should require. Anew birth; acircunieision of tlio lioart; re¬ stored vision; leprosy cleansed; the dead raised; the dumb praising: the feeling of repentance bleodiiig; tho wa.shing of regeneration and renewing of tho Holy Ghost; tho humbled, obedient, belicv- iup;, penitent heart. A child, " siifFor little children to come unto mo, for of such is the kingdom, of heaven;" "sit¬ ting nt the feet of ..losu.s;" TJius we dis- jiose of tho standard. Give us tho S2>iritofa eiiild.
That one should be a christian who believes one truth in scripture, but de¬ nies or doubts tiio rest; or jiractieos ono duty, and denies or neglects tho rest, comes not within the compass of our reasoning. It is the spirit of a child we want; sonietliing wliich will develope into the man, wdiich fecils on milk now, and will digest the .strong¬ est meat liereaftcr. We ivould slitui fofcing on the uatutorod, or iinappre- liending mind, tho loftiest truths of our holy religion; but wc must not for¬ get tliat there .are the cradendei, and tho (I'/tvirfrt of our profession, which, as a ¦whole, must be proposed, ay\(1 tho child¬ like spirit will gladly promise to em¬ brace aZi, and believe/(S, und perforin all, as they learn, or shall learn in future from tho holy word of God.
Let us then not bo mistaken, whon woaftirni that tho lowest standard is the best. When a "change is jicrcept- ible, antl that a man is credible, we may unite w'itli him in solemn ordi¬ nances, and have sntiicient assurance, althiougli he be but a b.abe in Christ.
Soiiiuch then for names and reali¬ ties. Wo have tilready signified how much we approve the name christian, as yon adopt it. "Wo arc astonishetl iit your writers speaking of j'oitr "dc- noniiiiation," : It seems to distill tho- wholo essence out of the name. Be- shrew the thonglit. As you unfarl tiiia great standard, dash eveiy .party ban¬ ner to the ground, and let there bo 0110 faith, ono baptism, and one common Lord,
In our next, we shall propose some¬ thing on the trinity..
Sub, Nihil.
.Ilipley, Brown Go., 0.
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WriUmfar the Go^ixl lleraU.
¦Wisdom.
BY VEUITAS.
'¦Slie i.s a tree of lite to thorn that lay hold up.- 011 her."—Prov.
Wisdom is the adaptation of tlic bfet means to the attainment of tho best ends. Knowdedgc is not wiscEom; it is only tho elements of wisdonrt. A man may bo  knowing, and not wise, but