Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-07-15 00:00:00

but by the unerring oraele3 of God. St. Paul

merated 'with inspired pen the lovely fruits of the _
'love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
meekness, temperance.' ExaMine upon what authority
prostration of strength, spasms, hysterics, are added to this
catalogue. Take no men's sincere conviction and loudest
protestations that they are really converted as any prOof
that they are really converted. They were no hypocrites ;
they firmly believed themselves to be Christ's commissioned
Messengers, whose self-delusion to the last our Lord thus
records for our admonition :—‘ Not every one that saith
unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of
heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is
in Heaven. Many will say unto mu i n that -day, Lord,
Lord, have we not prophesied in Thy name ? And in Thy
name cast out devils ? And in Thy name done many
wonderful works ? And then I will profess unto them, I
never knew you, depart from me ye that work iniquity.'
Take no individual's word.—take no newspaper reportings as
proof that God's Holy -Spirit is working peculiarly in any place

this caution, was required, Trust ye not in lying words, say-
ing the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord are we.'
Remember that the larger the crowd of those who profess
sudden conversion, just in that proportion does the proba-
bility decrease that it is a genuine . work of God, and the
likelihood increase that it is an ebullition of epidemic en-

thusiasm —a phenomenon as well known and yet as

unaccountable as the mysterious contagion of the pestiic

that walks in darkness. God forbid that I should st..y that

there is no good combined with this work, for in most
things human good and evil are commingled; and will con-
tinue so until the all-discriminating day; and even out
of evil and confusion, He who causes the light to shine
out of darkness can educe harmony _ and good. But .God
forbid also that I should dare to pronounce with a
flippant dogmatism that work to be of God's most Holy
Spirit, because some fallible men assert it to be so, whose

which are still future, if they are to be produced at all ; for
fruit must grow and mature and ripen before its quality can
be judged. I. desire myself, and i exhort you, in this case
to suspend your judgment; come to no positive decision,
which is often the best course for the philosopher and the
Christian who really desires, to. ascertain the mind of the
Spirit and the truth of God, unbiassed by any party in-
fluences, unswayed by, the passions or the fancies of the

passing hour. I desire not to oppose, and I desire as dis-
tinctly to keep aloof from any approbation of; or participation
in, what I do not feel that there is evidence sufficient to
pronounce decidedly a work of Gad. I would say to you
rather, Refrain from these men and let them alone ; for if
this council or this work be of men, it will come to nought ;
but if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it ; lest haply ye be
found even to fight against God.'"

Tim, death of Drattor Bowen, Bishop of Sierra Leone, is
announced.

AREIVAL of 111 S EXCELLENCY THE LORD LIEUTRNA,NT.
His Excellency the Earl of Carlisle, arrived at Kingstown
on Tuesday night, at ten minutes past ten o'clock, by the
special steamer 'Prince Arthur, from Holyhead. His
Excellency was accompanied by Mr. Creke and Mr,
Hatchell, private secretaries, and at the jetty was received
by Major Forster, A:D.C.; Major Begot, comptroller ; Col.
Doyle, colonel Lake, Dr; Hughes, Mr. Balfour, Captain
Everard, Dr. Ireland, and Lord St. Lawrence. A consith
able number of
balcony of the

persons werepresen