Gospel Herald, 1859-08-13

              SPEL HERALD.
Devoted to Christianity, Morality, the interests of Sala'bath. Sohools, Social Improvement, Temperance, Edxication, ancl General Ne-«rs.
"BEHOLD, I BaiNQ YOU 600D TIDINGS Ol- GREAT JOY .... ON EAUTH PEACE, GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN."
VOL. 16.
DAYTON, 0., SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1859.
NO. 15.
ORIGINAL POETRY.
Written for the Goipel Eervild.
A Dream.
i!Y Kr,l'/,A h. UltOWK.
It Waa a dark and a dreary night,
TJnccaBingly foil the rain; And wom-Ied with the toils of day,
I Blumhorlng long had lain;
When o'er my Bleep a vision came r-
I dreamed of thn sainted dead, For a neighbor lay tbat dreary nfgfat—
On hlH pillow his woaiy head.
The angel of death in Ifaitlng stood,
To bear his spirit a\?ay, And heaven was opening to his view,
Aa STiffering there^he lay. ¦
1 dreamed tbat ont In tho gloomy night,
I ga7-ed on the falling rain ; When a face aa white as tho winters buow,
Was preeeed to tho window pane.
The Toioe of his son, who had gone before To the land ofthe dead and blesfled ;
'J'hftn Bpaie with an angela voico and said, "I/ct father, come in and rost,"
And I started bock in gruat aurpriao,
And quickly I haired tlio door ; IJiit tha boits tlew back, and the npirit cams.
And it noisclcuHly trod tho floor.
And out In the storm in the gravolsd path,
A caodlo was burning bright,— Kor tho driving wind or the falling rain, HatI power io dim its light.
Tho morning came and my droam was gono— But I knew that deaths cold hand
Wan ready to hnar our friend away— Away to tho spirit land.
The Ktorm thns raging witbont the doora, Waa tho storm of life tbat night;
And tho shining light of a sinlosB soul— Tho citndle that burned so bi-ight.
'Though tho Btorma of life wero dark aud fierce,
They had not power to dim, Or darken the tried and foarloasHOul,
That eoarsd from earth to Him.
Tho dead shall riae who died in the Lord, And their works shall follow there,—
To the land of rasl, tbat knows no night— That knowech no toil or care. BwraX Home, Ind.,
ORIGINALSTIES,
Written for the Gospel HuraU.
Spiritual Nourishmeat.
BY  WM. PINKERTON, JR.
Wherefore, laying aside cdl malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and evil speak¬ ings, as new-born babes desire the hincere milk ofthe word, that you maygroio t/iere- by.—1 Petkb 2 : 1, 2.
A typogrtiphical error in my intro¬ ductory communication suggcBted what ifl about to be written. In' the phrase, quotfid from the above extract from Peter's letter to "tho stranger.';," 'waric' was , Hubstituted for ^word.' But the mistake was not very material, as al¬ most any studant of the Bible eoukl readily correct it. Littlo complaint, indeed can be made of the Gosgei Her¬ ald, Vol. 16. I am pleased with its mat¬ ter, principally; its stylo, gontrally; and.ita exo(:ation,particulaiiy,   ,
But apparently trifling incidents sometimes give riso to important re¬ flections. The apostle, addressing the brethren as "newly-born babes," ('-in Christ," of course;) reminds one of what Jeaus said to B'icodema.s on the subject of the "new birth;" " Do not wonder," said he, "that I said you must be born again." A beaatifhl train of thought follows, tho idea of the new birth.
T.hose who are newly bonij are in a
helpless condition, and in need of sim¬ ple nourishment, and maternal care. Th.e man, who has "become as a litttle child," by being born into the kingdom of God, must be fed with the pure, un¬ adulterated word of God; with "whole¬ some words," even the words of our Lord Jesua Christ; and not with that "strong meat," with which sectarian chiirchee ore wont to feed their young converts. It is, indeed, too much the practice of pastors of all denominations to feed the lambs the same that they minister to the sheep. But Peter's ad¬ vice ia good in this case. Jesus gave him special instiiictions respecting the duty ofthe pastor, (or shepherd.)" Je¬ sus says to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest tbou mo, more than these (brethren)? He says to him, Yes, Lord; thou knowest that I lovo thee. He says to him, Feed my Lambs."
But what the "milk of the word," with which the lambs of the flock are to be fed, ia, may bo regarded as an im- poTtant inquiry. It is, no doubt, that part ofthe word which, in its nature, is verj^ simple and nourishing; and which is adapted to- the tender age of the "NEW GEEATUEB, created in Christ Jesns unto good works." It must, therefore, consist in the plainest and simplest teaching of the Savior and his apostles.
The chorch is the "bride, the lamb's wife," and from her "breasts of consola¬ tion" must be drawn that spiritual nour- isAmtfftt,necessary to the life, health and growth of the oifapring of the Spirit. According as she hath partaken of tho "bread which came down from Heav¬ en," and of the "waters of tho well of salvation," she will be ablo to furnish the "sincei-e milk of the word," for the nourishment of "babes m Christ."
The simple facts ofthe Gospel, which will inspire the "children.of God" with confidence in Christ; the precepts con¬ cerning practical life, which they should be taught implicitly and cheer¬ fully to obey; and the "great and pre-- cious promises" which will 611 them with hope and fulness of joy;—these things will afford nourishment to the souls of such as are "hnngering and thirsting after righteousness;" and if such food ia ministered to tkem by those who have the care of their sonls, thej' will "grow into Christ their liv¬ ing head in allthings."
I wish everj' pastor who has a con¬ gregation of true chifistiana, would do aa Peter exhorted the elders of the churches he addressed, to do : "Feed Tuis FLOCK OP God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filtliy lacro, (not for the sake of the salary,) but of a ready mind; neither aa being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamplea of the flock."
Gillespieville, 0:
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WrUtmfor the Oeitptl Semld.
"What waa loet in Adam was restored
through Christ-
BY AMMON CO0.K.
Camclud.ed. In relation to the coming ofthe Lord Jesus Christ into the world, and the end of that coming, he himself declar¬ ed that tho son of inan came not to be rainietered unto, but to minister, and ^ give his. life a ransom for many.— matt 20s:23.   And at another time he
said, I lay down my life for the sheep; no man taketh it from me, but I lay it down myself; I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it a- gain; this commandment have I re¬ ceived of my father. John 10: 1—18. The apostle Paul, in speaking on the same subject, says, we see JesuB who was made a little lower than the an¬ gels, for the suffering of death, crown¬ ed with glory and honor, that he by the grace of God, should taste death for every man. Heb. 2: 9. The love of Christ eonstraineth us, because we thus judge that if one die 1 for all, then were all dead, and that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him who died for them and rose again. 2 Cor. 5: Uy 15. I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sina, according to the scriptures. 1 Cor. 15: 3'.. For God hath not appointed us unto wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jeaus Christ, who died for us, that whether we wake or sleep, we should live to¬ gether with him. 1 Thes. 5: 10. &od comniendeth his love towards us in that while wo were yet sinners, Christ died for its; much, more then, being now jus¬ tified by his blood, wo shall be saved from wrath throngh him, for if when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more being reconciled we shall be sav¬ ed by his life. Rom'. 5: 8—10. Por there is one God and one mediator bo- tween- God an men, the man Christ Je¬ sus, who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. 1 Tim. 2: 5, 6. Tho death of our Lord Jcsui> Christ on the cross, thus- held fortli as being for us, and the means of reconciliation with God is represented in the scrip¬ ture as a sacrifice, and as that okc aac- riffce, which waa represented l>y the sacrifices under the legal dispensaiion, for it is clearly declared that tho way into the holies of all was not yet made manifest, while-aa the firat tabernacle was yet standing, which was a figure for the timo then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect as pertaining to the con¬ science, which stood only in moats and drinks and divers wa»'!hing8, and carnal ordinances imposed on them until the timo of reformation; but Clirist being come an hig priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hadds, that is to say, not of this building; neither py the blood of goats and calves but by his own blood. Ho entered onco into the ivoly place, having obtained eternal redemption for us; for if the blood of bulls and of goats, and tho aslies of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctili- eth to the purifying of the flesh, how much moro sha.ll the blood of Christ, who through the eternal apirit, offered himself without spo t to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God. Heb. 9: 8—1-^L Poi Christ is not entered intfl the holy pla¬ ces mado with hands, whieh are the figures of tho true, but ii>to heaven it¬ self; now to appear in the presence of God for u.s, nor yet that ho should of¬ fer himself often, as the hig priest en- toreth into the holy place every year, with the bfood of others, for then must he-often have suffered since the foun- daiiion of tiie world ; b»t now, once in
the end of the w^orld, hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of him¬ self; and aa it ia appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judg¬ ment, so Christ waa once ofl'ered to bear the sins of many, aad unto them that look for him,-shall ho appear the .sec¬ ond time without sin unto salvation.— Heb. 9: 24—28. The doctrine of the eflSicacy of the death of Chriat runs through the whole body of scripture testimony, both under the law and the the gospel. It waa represented by the offerings prescribed in the law ; and it waa testified of by the prophets, and powerfully procaimed by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.    Amen.
Wriltenfor the Gospel HendcC.
Practical Preaching.
BY H. T. aUSH.
In this life of continual enterprise and activitj'- we demand a practical gospel.. The numerous relations of life, and the thousand ever recurring duties, demand some rule to direct us aright. Tho millious of human beings plodding, toiling, sorrowing, rejoicing, lingering, dying, require eome living, practical truth. Wonderful disparity exists in human conditions; and strange diversities of fortune befall us. Amid [ill these the soul ia wont to turn to the good old Biblo to find some prac¬ tical precept applying to its own con¬ ditions—some star of hope blazing a- bove the farther shore of life's ocean, and beckoning to aliavan of rest and peace. To these wants of the soul, the Bible gives a ready and full response. It overflows with practical truth; and as a reward for its reception and prac¬ tice, it displaj-a before ue peace on earth that brightens and expands-to a heaven ofjoyabove. The last blcBsing pronounced (in Eevelation) ia to 'them' that do his commandmcntR; and just before the final benediction, an earn¬ est appeal is again made: "The spirit and the Bride say, come.. And let him that hearoth say, come. And let him that is athirst come. And whoso¬ ever will let him take the water of lifo freely."
Would that every se: man were as a tranacript of tho Bible—a clear expo- aition of divine truth, full of life, and thought, and duty—an ap'flieation of divine precepts to human life and hu¬ man relations. We demand a practi¬ cal pulpit. Not a pulpit of independ¬ ent human reason. Not a pulpit of ajphistry, and wild speculationa, nor of railing against Iha old landmarks which our fathers havo .set. Tho old Bible (and it ncvtr will become too old) is the best pulpit library and Bci"vice book in tho world; and wo don't like to see it hid among I'cfcren- cnec books and copied extracts from men whom theminiiter ie'.'ms"pillar8," 'light"," "stars," and ".eader.s," of the church. Hear a voice from tlic wnrd; "[ am the bright'and morning .''4ar."— "I am the light of tho worUl." "I have given hira .... for a lender and commander to the people." ".L'st thy light and thy trutli lead me." "Him that over eome th, will 1 make a pillar," &c.
Come, then to the Bible. Hero is tho precept, the practico. the doctrine, the faith; Here is the cloud and. tlio pillar, the rod and tho staff, the prom¬ ise   and  reward.   Here .is hope- and