Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-01-07

| of God that taketh away the SIN o. the
world" "And he is the Precipitation
for our sins p and as if speaking
against Calvinism itself he continues:
"And not for our sins only, but for
the sins of the whole world. be
cause we thus Judge that if one died
| for all, then were all dead, and tnat
He died for all that they which live
should not henceforth live unto them
selves, but unto Him which died Tor
them" And finally, these words OF
our blessed Lord do most clearly con-
denim the two extremes OF Universai@
ism and Calvinism. "And as Moses
lifted up the serpent in the wilder
ness, even so must the Son OF Man De
lifted up, that lchosoeUer bel'eveth IN
Him should not perish, but have eter-
nal life. For God SO loved the acortd
that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whatsoever believeth IN him
should net perish but have everlast-
inc life. For God sent not His Son
into the world to condemn the world,
but that the world through Him
might be saved"
Says Calvin, "Tho grace Of God
leaves the world in that 'perdition to
which it has been doomed" What
wide difference here between the
teaching of Christ and the teaching OF
Calvin 'Whosoever betleceth IN HIM
should not perish, but have everlast.
ing life. He that believeth not shall
be damned" Gle that beheveth not
shall be saved" says the Universal~
list. What wide difference here be-
tween the teaching of Christ and that
OF the Universalist
If we follow the sure word OF GOD,
it will lead us in that middle way in
which we are conducted safely IN the
truth, passing unhurt and untouched,
by Calvinism and its own offspring
and opposite extreme, Universallsm.
ANXIOUS.
saTbe Legislature Of Maine meets
to>day. the Senate consisting oftwen-
ty,fve Republicans and three Denis
ocrats, and the House of one hundred
and six Republicans and torty>hTe
Democrats. The liquor law guess
ton will be the chief one before the
Legislature, and it is thought That
the example set by the result OF the
last Massachusetts election on the
subject will lead the Maine LegisIa'
ture to considerably modif y the pres"
ent prohibitory laws.
E1-The newly elected Congress Of
the Republic of Mexico is in session.
President Juarez, in his Message,
thanked the United States for the aid
and sympathy extended to his cause
during the struggle with the Europe
an usurper and states that our Gov
eminent is the only ally the Repub-
lie of Mexico has. Political matters
in that country haveia moreenconrag-
ing aspect.
nea-A large crowd in Baltimore
INDUCED themselves in cheering JEFF.
Davis on his way to Mississippi
One sanguine SeceShienne threw her
arms about that portion OF Jeff's per-
son where the hemp ought to grow,
and audibly osculated him. Where
at the crowd cheered, and the brok-
en- down arch rebel doubtless felt
cheered.
nea-In England the cause OF popu-
lar liberty has gained great victory.
One million of freemen have been
added to the electors Of Parliament,
and ifthese be true to their principles,
they may cmancipate those of their
fellows not yet made free.
s@-Gcn. Franz Sigel has waitten a
letter to Mr.. John Ruhm, editor i'm
migrant association, accepting of the
New York agency for the ASSOCIATION.
He is also being urged for the position
of New York agenc of the Tennessee
Board of immigration.
rca- Japan and China have been
brought into close and regular steam
communication with the United
States. Steamers now leave the
United States for Japan with the
same regularity that they leave the
Atlantic tor the Pacific ports Of our
country.
sS- Milton was asked, chow is it
that in some countries a king can
take his place on the throne al four
teen years, but may not marry until
he is eighteen"
Because" said he ''it is easier to
govern kingdom than a woman"
ssg~"Don't trouble yourself to
stretch your mouth any WIDER" said
a dentist to man who was extend
ing his jaw frightfulIy, "as intend
to stand outside Of it to draw your
Doth"
GE The Montana Legislature has
exempted the following classes from
serving as jurors: Ministers, lawyers,
physicians, officers of the law, editors,
idiots, insane persons, and regular en-
rolled .iremen.
EE-In 1865, there were 10000
persons in Massachusetts over 26 yrs.
old who could neither read nor write.
Among the native>born, two in one
thousand were illiterate among the
foreign born, 10l in each 1000.
bJ- Leavenworth KAN has over
thirty thousand inhabitants, six dai>
lies, thirty churches, nearly twenty
schools, two theatres, and an indefi>
nito number of gambling saloons.
G9 A Western New York paper
laments the failure OF the course Of
lectures in the town where it is PUT,
lished, but says they have sure
thing on dancing school,
SEA movement is on foot in New
Jersey to organize political party
in opposition to the CaiAdc a and
Amboy Railroad.
sT-A white boy stabbed and kill
ed colored boy, at Decherd, Tenn,