Gospel Herald, 1860-05-26

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"BEHOLD,   I   BRINO   TOU   GOOD   TIDINGS   OF   GEEAT   JOY  .
ON   EARTH   PEACE,   GOOD   WILL   TOWARD   MEN.'
VOL. 17.
DAYTON, O., SATURDAY, MAY 26,1860.
NO. 4.
ORIGINAL POETRY.
ir>-iM«ii/or the Gospel Herald.
Lines for a Bereaved Motlier.
BY LEWIS 0, .SHBbTOlf.
Mother, mother, view thy daughter,
In a robe .of spotless vf-hite. Safe boyonti the atoraiy -water,
In those fields of life and light.
With a ray of glory befiming
Prom her bright and sparkling eye, Like some lovely meteor, gleaming Throiigli the portala of the sky.
With a smile of pleasure stealing O'er lier placid features no-w,
And a cro-wn of glory shining On that oalin and pure -white brow.
There araid those heavenly howers Her lifippy spirit loves to dwell;
There are Amaranthine flowers That on earth she loved so well.
There with angels she is chiming Sweetest anthems in the skies,
And with kindred spirits Straying, 0 er the fields of paradise.
On the banks of that pure river, Where the tree of life doth stand,
She will baihe in bliss forever. In that far-off htippy land.
Oh 1 to henT the joyful welcome, Thatlhose ransomed spirits gave.
When she retiohed the heavenly tjity, Safe beyond the gloomy grave.
Mother, mother, let not sadness, Eiontid thy teart its tendrils twine;
All is joy, and all is gladness, With that happy child of thine.
ORIGINALITIES.
"Wntten for the Gospel Herald,
Z Duty of Ministfirs and Cliurches.
BY II.   SIMONTON.
N'o. 2.
Brothroii Bay to us. "Wo believe in a spiritual, Holy G-host religion, and hgld that tbo Lord calls mon, by .His spirit to proaeb His Gospel; and hebce they must preach it." Well, so do wo, and over hope to, until we seb better ground to change our mind than we have met with herotofore. We havo always been a firm believei- in good, spiritual revivals o{reUgion,Bnoh as many ofthe cbnrcheB have heen blessed with during the past winter. We also be¬ lieve, that -when men are regenerated by tho spirit' and power of revealed truth, that G-od gives, his good spirit to those who obey him, and by the same spirit calls them to support their ministers, and when they reject the oall ofthe spirit, the spirit will leave then to believe a lie that thoy may be lost, and it is one of tbe Devils ways of deceiving men, to convince them, that they are not under obligations to at-, lend to the temporal wants of those who devote theirtimoinpteachingthe Gospel to tho church and the.world.
We bold, that tho call is as binding in the one case, as in tho other. If not, we aro not ablo to see the reason.,— Fhen men are Called to preach, they are only called tb,duty. , Mon who are called to be. christians arc only called to duty. .-
But there is one thing with wnioxi -ffo never have boon pleased, and that is a half, or three quarters of a revival. Wo holtl, .that the church may, and should have a ¦thorough reviyal,_ in which every part of christian obliga¬ tion will  be touched with   a   living,
burning coal, from tbe Divine Altar.— The day is past in this country when ignorance and selfishness are to bo hold as God-Faiher nnd Foster-Mother of christian devotion, and spiritual good¬ ness among men. Men want a relig¬ ion that has enlightened action,as well a9 emotional feeling.
As before stated, light is increasing among the people. Hence, tho minis¬ ter who does not advance with the movement, and intoliectual develop¬ ment ofthe public mind, must and will bo left behind, and others will take his, and their jilaces. This truth, in tho condition of things cannot bo con¬ cealed from the notice of thinking men; none can get out ofthe way of it, it is urging itself on our notice, and calling our attention, with .additional force every day; and moot it we must, all must meet it; and they should be cautious, that they meet it with the proper spirit and disposition of mind, to fill its demand on them. . The great question for us to decide is, will we meet it as wo are under obli¬ gation, and are able to; or, will wo pre¬ sume to meet it in a way,.that wo will bo.sure to moot with a sad failure at every point. An unenlightened and ansustainod ministry, cannot sustain themselves to any considerable extent, in this country for timOjto eoine.
We are decidedly of tho opinion, that no religious Denomination, who has any desire to maintain their proper position among meUiand advance v?ith the development of tho public mind can wink at this condition of things, and jiass it by in an indifferent man¬ ner; without groat risk to their stand¬ ing among mon, as lovers of a better condition of human naturo. The church must look well to this matter and act her part, or sho will begin to feel that she is losing ground: and while wo in our humblo position, out of puro love for truth, call the attention of tho church to hor duty, we may bo blamed by some, but we hope tho good and- true will consider the subject in its truo light.
We hero take tho position, that no man can fill his place as a preacher and tlefondor of Gospel truth, (and moot the demands of the public mind on him,) who is eoinpellod to spend oni3 !half ofhis time in some character of business, to secure for himself and fam¬ ily a reasonable living.
There is no use to talk about this thing in this ago of the world; for,good men—men ofthe first class of minds have tried, until tbey are convinced that it willnot work. It is a violation of every-principle of right to demand it of men. No reasonable class of men, who take an enlightened view of revealed truth, and the obligations of men to God, and to themselves will ask any such thing at the hands of their fellow men.
Some may say, this is doming close to the point; well, thisis what we wish to do. Webavo been silent, on this subject too long, and it is time the at¬ tention of the church wascallod to this important part of christian obligation,' so essential to tho advancement of truth. Tbey -will be forced to faco tho music of ^G-od's immutablo truth, and the sooner they do it, the better it will be for them. They may not believe us now; but the time is comin'g when they
will admit that weare telling them the truth, in tho year of our Loi-d 1860— the truth that will stand the burning ordeal ofthe final day of Judgment.
WriUenfor the Gospe! Herald.
Love !
BY ALDUS M.  COATB.
Behold what tn.-innor of love the Father hath bcRtow- od upon us, that wo should be called the Soti3 df God" (lat Johu: 3r(l: lst;)
Surely the Pather hath bestowed great love upon us in sending his Son. into tho world, to save a lost and ru¬ ined race, when wo had transgressed his holy law, and run counter to his will; when wo had plunged ourselves into an awful condition, in which wo was not able to extricate ourselves.— Still he loved us, and laid help upon one that was mighty, and able to save unto tho uttermost, all that would come unto God by him. Jesus left tho bright courts of glory,where he was rich w^ith tho Father before the world was, and became poor that wo through his ])ov- crty might be made rich.
Hear him cry out at one time in lan¬ guage like this, "The birds ofthe air have nests, and the foxes havo holes, but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head." Bohold thelovoly Lamb of God, extended between tho heavens and the earth. For our sakos, he was nailed to the rugged wood; seo the sol¬ diers pierce bis side, from which came forth blood and water. The sun re¬ fused to behold the sight, and veiled itselfin darkness. The solid rocks around old Jerusalem wero rent as,sun- dor, tbo earth was rocked to .and fro. All this was for- onr sakes, that we might have a right to the tree of. life, and enter in throngh the gates into . tho city. Is it possible that our hearts will remain unmoved, or.untonohod when our heavenly .Father has done so much for us ? He is feeding and clothing us; and every blessing that wo receive both spiritual as woll as tem¬ poral cometh down from the Father of lights in whom there is no ivariable- uess ueithei* shadow of turning.: Hath ho iiot also been kind and loving to us, in giving us his revealed will that we might read it and peruse it at oar leis¬ ure, under our own vne and :fig tree whore no one dare molest or make us afraid. For it is that which points out to us the high-way which leads to heaven. He hath left on record many precious promises to the christian to encourage-hira on his journey. He hath said that he would be a present help in every time.of need. Ho hath also promised to give as grace to bear us up.under all our trials and troubles, acd no .good thing will he withhold from those that walk uprightly. When all our earthly,friends shall fail us, he has promised then to be wit.h -us, and no evil shall come nigh us, if. wo put our trust in him. ,
He too,, has promised to go with us through the dark valley ,and shadow of death- H'S rod and his staff shall comfort us there. Who then can find any fault with such a God as this, that we should not serve him. Is it nob to our best interest to love and obey such a friend as this; and by so doing wo shall be called the children, of G-od, Jesus said to hisdisciplos "Fear not lit¬ tle flock for it is your. Father's good pleasure to givoyouthe kingdom." Oh
my dear frionds, do we not desire to, enter that blissful place whieh has been prepared for the rightc6us,where no sickness, sorrow nor death shall enter there, and God's soft hand shall wipe all tears from our eyes. The fool hath said in his heart there is no God. Whilst the wicked say, it is vain to. serve him, and what doth it profit a man to keep his eommandmentt,. The Lord by tho mouth of one of the prophets hath said "They that feared the Lord, spake often one to another, . and the Lord hearkened and heard it, and a book of remembrance was kept, for them that feared the Lord, and thought upon his name; and they shall bo mine sai th the Lord of hosts in that day when I come to makeup my jewels, and I will spare them as a man spareth liisown son,thats6rvetli  him."
Then shall ye return and discern be¬ tween the righteous and the wicked; between him that servoth God, and hira that serveth him not. , O then ray dear friends shall not this animate us to be faithful in his service, that wo may be worthy to be,called bis chil¬ dren, and havo a right to the tree of life and enter in through tho gates iii-. to the city, to sing the song of tho re¬ deemed that have come up through great tribulation, and washed their; robes and made thom white in the blood of the Lamb.
Legrand, Marshall Co., Iowa.
Written for Oia Gospel  Herald.
Donations-
The custom of giving-annual dona¬ tions to ministers is -becoming, quite prevalent; and could we appreciate the . amount of good done to both giver and recoiver, 1 apprehend it would become universal. This social, gathering for one common purpose of good, docs much to strengthen the bond of unity, love, and good feeling boSween minis-, ter, church, and congregation. This done, tho Pastor's power and oppor¬ tunities of usefulneSjS, are moro than thrice multiplied. Besides, it is woll known that_th.0-..Salari^,of:Our minis¬ ters, are not very romunorativo at most, while often too small and unceir- tain to aflbrd any reliable assurance of independent living. Kow, but a small sum.in cash, or its equivalent in any article of utility, from each member and friend of the church, would make avery respeetablo and valuable giflt,^— Here, then, we have fifty, sixty, or a hundred dollars, made \ip- of - littlo mitos, of which the givers are scarcely conscious, except in that fullness of good feeling about the heart, which al¬ ways ensiles the doing of duty. 'And does, not your Pastor deserve this small tribute of respect ?—your Pastor who denies himself, of many of the pleasures of home, family, friends; and assumes the incessant cares, anxieties and hard study eonnooted with an ef¬ ficient pa.storship ?' Certainly, we ai*e morally-bound to liberally sustain those who. are giving their"time and talent, their earnest efforts, to tlfe ad¬ vancement of that causo, to which wp owe all our temporal prosperity, ie well as our ^opes of eternal life.— Should we nS, most liberally exhibit our gratitude to the hand tha,t supplies both soul and body—to the' arrti that . will finally fold us to a Father's bosom?
Dear reader, do not throfl^ this ar-