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Sermon Making.

The correspondent of an exchange has the
following on Sermon making
| have often tried to draw comparison
between the preaching Of the present age
among the Methodis:s and that which L used
to hear fifty or sixty years age; but the
changes which have been going on in the
customs and general features OF society, and
in the usagcs of the Church, and the changes
which time and circumstances have wrought
in me, makes it difficult if not impossible, to
draw just comparison between them. And
then it is common for us old folks to think
that the former days and former things
were better than the present There Is one
thing however in which [ am free to ac-
knowledge that the preachers OF the present
age greatly excel those Of fifty or sixty years
AGO. It is the art OF sermon making and
they have great advantages over them they
are generally better educated, have more
time for study, and have more materials IRON
which to borrow, &c, &c. The preachers CT
those early times had to preach nearly every
day had long rides between appointments =;
very commonly had to preach eat and s;eep
in the same apartment carry their library
with their wardrobe, in their saddle bags and
study among the clatter of children and the
hustle of household affairs hence they made
but few sermons, and those few were greatly
waiting in beauty of style and symmetry In
their proportions Yet this lack was more
than made up by the zeal and holy fervor
with which they often spoke, and by their pa
thetic exhcrtations, and pointed appeals made
to the consciences of their hearers. Ii the
body was lacking in comeliness, it did not
lack the essential part-the living soul the
vital principle without which it could pro-
ducc no salutary effect upon the hearers
Judging from few specimens which l have
heard Of modern manufacture, ] am d'spo-
sed to think that many Of the sermons which
are made with great care and then read from
manuscript, or recied from memory, ho"eVer
beautiful in form, arc lacking IN spirituality
and power. have heard some which forcl,
blv reminded me of anecdote which L heard
related some years ago A little boy VINO
had read or heard some one read, Of the man
nor and materials of which man was orlgl-
n,I,v formed, took it into his head to try his
hand in making men. Accordingly he pro,
cured some soft clay, and from it tashloneo
his mon two or three in number. Thls oelng
done, he got down and tried to breathe into
them the breath of life; but they woulo
uot M show any signs of life. AT length h"
became M impatient and with apparent ager he
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How to Obtain Answers to Prayer.

If we expect an answer to our prayers tor
any particular blessing, the word Of Christ
that has respect to that particular thing must
specially abide in us. If we pray that the
kingdom of Christ may come, we must obey
these words of Christ which concern the COM
ing Of His kingdom. We must seek first the
kingdom of God We must make the pro.
gress Of the religion Of Christ the real object
for which we live We must labor, and suf-
fer reproach, and endure cheerfully the scorn
of lnen, and hold our property, and all that
we call our own, subject every moment to the
will of the Master, that SO we may glorily
His name in the conversion OF souls. This
was the type Of primitive piety, and hence it
was that the prayers of the saints then pre-
vailed nightly in the pulling down of strong
holds. Our prayers will never in like manner
prevail, until we follow their example, The
Lold's arm is not shortened, that He cannot
save, nor His car heavy, that He cannot hear.
Our God is living God, as truly as He was
in the days Of the Apostles. The Holy Spirit
is as powerful to bow the heart Of man III
penitencc, as He was of old. But we must
abide in Christ if we expect Him to descend,
as on the day of Pentecost. The real power
Of the Church Of Christ resides 1cithcr In
numbers, nor wealth, nor social position, nor
learning, nor talent, but in holiness. When
the standard of piety in the Church shall
reach the point of sclfsacridcing love, and
simple earnest obedience to all the words OF
Christ, then, and not till then, will the great
ness Of the kingdom be given to the saints OF
the Most High .-Francis Way7and.
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commanded them saying, Be men, then =
but his command was equally Intellectual
his men were nothing but dead clay. So with
some sermons which cost much mental labor.
The preacher would fain breathe life into them
and he substitutes vehemence for holy ervor
and speaks loud, and uses strong expressions
but, after all, his sermon remains dead let
ter, and no one is moved by it-simply be.
cause the preacher does not feel it, and the
Holy Spirit does not accompany it, 1t may
enlighten the understanding but does not move
the affections and unless the soul is stirred
to its depths, and the heart melted into ten
derness, it is hardly possibly to get sinner
to take one step in the way of seeking the
salvation Of his soul. Query. DID the
apostles make sermons or did they not
rather study subjects, and then suit their dis
courses to the time, place, and persons con-.
posing their audiences, relying much on the
aid and influence OF the Holy Spirit TO as.
sist them in speaking and seal the truths on
the hearts of their hearers
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An Officer worth Having.

We know a Lieutenant in the I'd New
Hampshire Regiment, who, after much refec-
tion and prayer, enlisted from sense o! duty,
and lett his little family, the Sabbath School
of which he was the superintendent, the choir
OF which he was the leader, and the church
Of which he was a prominent and Influential!
member, and went to the war. We received
a letter from him, written at Ccntreville, on
the day previous to the wicked Sabbath bat
tie, during the writing Of which he received
orders to march at 6 o'clock, ?. NJ. In this
letter he speaks in the highest terms OF Mr.
Parker, the Chaplaio, and of the influence he
is excrting, Of the prayer meeting and Sab
bath school in his regiment, and OF the COM
munion he holds with God. As far as he
becomes acquainted with the soldiers, he says
and gains their confidence, he endeavors to
impress on their minds the lact that there is
a Judgment after death, though one may die
in defense of his country. Of the approach
ing battle, he adds. he has no fears tor him.
self, though he knew it must be a terrible one
He felt a perfect assurance that be should be
protected by his God against all harm, and
should come out unharned, repeating that he
never had clearer sense Of duty in anything
than in his present occupation: He received
according to his faith. Another letter since
the BATTLE brings the intelligence that though
in the thickest Of the fight, where balls oil all
sizes screamed through the air all around
him, and he stood amid the dead and dying
ho was as calm and collected as in prayer
meeting conscious that he was safe il the pro-
tcctpg care of his God, who would either
snare his life or take him to the land Of rest.
Aud though for thirty hours he was without
food, and for sixty hours without sleep, he
was soon recruited again and ready Tor anoth.
er engagement. This is true horolsm.-
Morning Star.
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.. What position, then, does Christian
man occupy. See how you sand related to
those that God makes the first objects ofyour
care, your children. lou cannot help exert
ing an influence for good Or for evil over
them. During the first twelve or fifteen
years Of a childs life, father and mother are
like God to it, Except in cases Of great
wickedncss, children do not believe their faith
er and mother can sin. The things you do
are the model after which your children pat
tern. You are, by your words, your deeds,
and the flow Of your conduct, the interpreta-
tion Of the Bible in your own houses. Your
whole life is silent teaching and preaching
to those around you.--Betcher.
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MlisfcllollD.
The Heart in the Face.

1t is tru y remarkable that SO much of the
heart may bo read in the face, so that it is
quite easy to tell whether man is Joyous or
sad, pleasant or angry. 1t is not always
necessary for him to say exactly how he feels,
since his true feelings are expressed in his
which usually tells the truth.
His words may be false, and he may say
what is untrue, but this index of the heart in
the face tells no lies. This was all the evil
dence that Jacob had or his uncle Laban's ill.,
will toward him. His uncle had not uttered
word of censure or animosity, but he looked
as if he felt unkipdly. 8 | see, said Jacob to
Rachel and Leah, your fathers countenance
that it is not toward me as before Looks,
not words, convinced him that Laban cherish.
ed hard feelings toward him. He wanted 10
better proof than this--it was enough.
1t is o fact that we judge more Of mems
dispositions by their looks than we do by
their words. If we meet stranger we look
into his face, and make some inference very
soon about his character. 1t is said that ac-
tions speak louder than words;' and it is just
as true that looks speak louder than words
The language of looks is so explicit that even
the little child can read it. The babe in its
mothers arms knows the difference between a
smile and a frown. The former awakens a
smile on its little face, while the latter extort
cry of fear. He makes no mistake here
He can not understand the language that he
hears-it is all an unknown tongue to him ;
but the looks he is able to interpret The
first book that babe studies is its mothers
face Each smile is lesson, and SO is each
shade that passes over her brow Every day
is new leaf turned, with old lessons review.
ed, and new ones learned and, finally, the
child so well understands the maternal hear|
which is carried in the face, that he nestles tc
it as he will to no other heart.
How is it in the family? Does not the
parent know Just how each child feels in the
morning, by glance at his countenance p
How invariably u happy heart srarklcs out
through the eye, and beams in every Inca
ment of the face But the scowl on the
brow what is the import of that? Every
parent knows full we'll its meaning, and he
must tread softly, or he will inAamo passions
that are now surging the heart That cloud
is signal which tho heart hangs out, sort
of Palmetto flag that rebellious spirit filings
to the breeze, in defiant recklessness.
The Christian graces, too, often leave lines
of light in the countenance. Meekness' hu,
milty, who has not traced these and kindred
virtues in the face of the devoted saint Elm
iuent spirituality seldom fails to reveal itself
in this way. He who is frequently in COM
munion with heaven, and sincerely so, carries
another countenance than he would to hoo
intercourse with the opposite realm. Ho"
true, then, that the countcnancc IS tell
tale !! It tells what the heart is.-Congfc
gatiomahst
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PURE IN HEART.-In discourse on the
words Blessed are the pure in heart, Nlr.
Caughey once remarked that it was imposs'-
bic to sully sunbeam. And while that
sunbeam said he, may dart down into the
darkest hole Of filth, ard illuminate it, it
will soil nothing and yet not be soiled itself.
So the ray of heavenly light and love, exist
ing in the perfect believers heart, goes into
and comes out into contact with the dark
dwelling places of filth, and cheers, and en-
livens, and encourages by its presence, but is
always kept unspotted from the stains Of tie
world. 1t is God that gives to the pure in
heart this great gift and distinction. 1t is
he who can keep the heart in perfect peace.
Suppose white.robed female were walking
along some turnpike road, " here the mud Eas
flying, and where the horses and wagons, as
they hurried and splashcd along, at every
turn and step, increased the confusion,
hemmed up toe lootpath and threw The water
and dirt. Suppose that vhite-robcd female
should fnd at her journeys end, her white
dress as spotless as when first robed; would
not this be miracle ? Most surely it
would. But a miracle it is that the Chris
tian, in waging his course through tais world.
in fighting through trials and temptations,
and in struggling with the adversary, does
not have some mark or stain Of conflict on
his garments He cries out, Glory to God!
free and unspotted, too 1t is miracle of
grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
Praise be unto His precious pane
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Who ARE THE HApPIEsr MEN.--They who
live to benefit others-who are always ready
with kind word to encourage smile to
cheer-a look to persuade, and dollar to
assist. They are never fearful least good
trade or an excellent bargain should fall INTO
the hands of poor neigbbor, but the more
reioices when such an one meets with en-
couragement
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TIE KING AND THE POTTER The follow
ing curious story, illustrative OF royal weak
ness, popular fanaticism and heroic love OF
truth, is told in The Art of Doing our
Best:
In 1888, Henry lll, then King of France
finding he could not long withstand the clam
or for PalisHy's execution, and reluctant 70
sacrifice the old potter, whom he had known
and respected from his boyhood, visited him
in prison. 49,,
INV poor Master Bernard, said the king,
:. I am SO pressed by the Guise party and my
people that | have been compelled, in spite
of myself, to imprison these two women and
Won. They must be burned tomorrow, and
you, too, if you will not be converted.'
Sire replied the fearless old man. you
have said that you feel pity for me, but it is
| who feel pity for you, who have said
am compelled. That is not speaking like a
king The girls and |, who have part in
the kingdom Of Heaven, VIC will teach you
to talk royalty The Guisarts, all your peo'
ple and Yourself, can not compel potter to
bow down to images of clay! Not many
months afterward the fair girls were led to
the stake singing praises to God as they re-
ceiyed their crowns of martyrdom. A year
later, in 1899, in his cighty-first year, Ber-
40 vi pal;ssv the potter, died in the Bastile.
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Power OF ExAMpLE--Garments we wear,
that is, the disposition we carry-!or the mos;
part represent to other men what Chr's' 10
You are the Bible which worldly mon read
The apostle, in noble sense, declared OF the
early church. that they were cplstles known
and read of III men. And although this was
then mere figure, illustrative some truth
it is an absolute fact, that men think more OF
what the Bible teaches from you, than from
the word of the text: and your conduct,
whatever it may be, they are apt to aserlbe'
in the main, to religion. The church is Gods
Interpreter and commentator OF the Elole'
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IS nv brother como .,

And he said, Thy mother |!
A mighty cry Of joy went forth through
all the star, because the mother was re-uni-
ted to her two children. And he stretched
out his arms and cried, %, mother, sister,
and brother, | am herel Take me /! and
they answered him, Not yet and the star
was shining.
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the Preside, heavy with grief, and with his
face believed with tears, when the star open
ed once again.
Said his sisters angel to the leader, is my
brother Gomez
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And the man who had been the child saw
his daughter, newly lost to him, a celestial
creature among those three, and he said,
My daughters head is on my sisters boz
som, and her arm is round my mothers
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time, and | can bear the parting from her
God be praisedp
And the star was shining.
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and his once smooth face was wrinkled, anG
his steps were slow and feeble, and his
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Il see the s ar
They whispered one another, He is dying.
And he said, Il am. My age is falling
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] thank thee that it has so often opened tt
receive those dear ones who await me!'
And the star was shining and it shine
upon his grave.-DickeaS Household Words
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a Touch Of Nature.

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had been on a visit to her friends, and had
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