Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-08-17
The Grace of God illustrated.

4 Clergyman once represented the con-
duct Of awakened sinners towards Gods
offers Of gratuitous salvation thus: 4 be-
nevolent and rich man had very poor
neighbor, to whom he sent this message: "i
wish to make you the gift of Il farm
The poor man was pleased with the idea
of having a farm, but was too proud to re-
ceive it as gift. So he thought of the mat
ter much and anxiously. His desires to
have homo of his own was daily growing
stronger, but his pride was great. At length
he determined to visit him who had made the
offer. But a strange delusion about this
time seized him, for he imagined that he had
a bag of gold. So he came with his bag,
and said to the rich man, {" | have received
your message and have come to see you.
wish to own the farm, but wish to pay for
it. will give you bag Of gold for t.'
g Let US see your gold," said the owner
Of the farm.
The poor man opened his bag and looked,
and his countenance was changed, and he
said, "Sir, thought it was gold, but am
sorry to say it is but silver; will give you
my bag of silver for your farm"
"Look again; | do not think that it is
even silver" was the solemn but kind reply
The poor man looked, and as he beheld,
his eyes were further opened, and he said,
GLOW have been deceived. 1t is not silver
but only copper. vi i'll You sell me your
farm for my bag of copper! You may have
it ALL"
"Look again" was the only reply.
The poor man looked, tears stood in his
eyes, his delusion seemed to be gone, and
e,said, "Alas, Lam undone. 1t is not even
copper. 1t is but ashes. How roor ain
wish to own that farm, but have nothing
to pay. Will you give me the larm!"
The rich man replied, eyes, that was my
first and only offer. Will you accept it or
such te-ms!"
With humility, but with eagerness, the
poor man said, Yes, and thousand bles
sings on you for your kindness"
The fable is easily applied. Mather ha'
we'll expressed the difference between grace
and merit in few words: Good was Coz
to Adam before he fell, but to be a God Il
sinners, this is grace. He was God tt
Adam in innocence by virtue of the cove
nant of works; but he is not God to any
sinner but in the way of free grace
THE MILLENNIAL SABBATu.-The Rev
Dr.. Cumming, the learned theologian ane
brilliant writer, delneates most beautifully
the glories of millennial Sabbath. 1t vii
be found below.
"It will be day of lasting rest. Whcr
the night thatis farspent is completely ex
hausted, and the day shall be fully come
then there shall be perfect rest. The eartt
shall have its Sabbath, which it lost by ou
sin. Man shall have his, in its integrity ane
purity and beauty God rested on the
seventh day from all his work, and hallowee
the Sabbath, and blessed it. | believe there
is not beast in the field, nor fish in thu
sea, nor fowl in the air, that has not ;
right to the Sabbath of rest. There is no
laborer in the workshop, nor toiling mar
in the Post Office, or a clerk in the counting
house that may not claim the Sabbath
Next to Gods word, Gods Sabbath is the
right and privilege Of Man. Infdelty i'm
pugns and denounces both: by Gods grace
we will part with neither. And when tina
last Sabbath comes-the Sabbath of all crea
tion-the heart, wearied with its tumultou:
beating, shall have rest; the soul, feveret
With its anxieties, shall enjoy peace. The