The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-05-15
SUNDAY READING.

A MOMENT OF TuouGHT.-Forty years
ago seemed along and weary pilgrimage to
tread. It now seems but step. And yet
alons thu way are broken shripes whsre
% .s nS s.s ssTs iss int ss. S
moslas rboss grAss ID fresh With the water
Ing Of tesfs, shadows even which we could
not forget. We viii garner the sunshipe OF
those years, and with chastened step and
heavenward hope push on towards the eve
Ming whose signal lights will soon be seen
swinging where the waters arc still and the
storms never beat.
A "cLAss LEADER" writes to the Western
advocate on the subject Of lay representation.
81 confess" he says, 81 have not seen q
logical reason set forth for or against the
mcasurc.p What an illogical set Of men
the leading writer's Of the Methodist Rpisco-
pal Church, for the last Any years, must
have beeni Or Is IL possible that "Class
Leader" does not read q great dealt 81
must confess" he continues, 'that have
had more rights In the Church than have
done my duty to as O servant Of the Master"
That settles the matter. The lalty Of the
Church will probably conclude to walt until
Glass Leader ''does his duty to" the rights
which he enjoys. There Is, AFTER all, some
thing gratifying In pure logic.
"a. b." writing to the same paper, argues
thnswise: All the socessions from the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church have been tile result
Of dissatisfaction with the government ofthe
Church; 'they have all proved To be failure"
Failures he probably meansj) therefore, off
Lay Delegation Is so exceedingly desirable,
and the lalty have been deprived Of their
rights 80 long, why do not these agitators
leave and unite with some OF the secession
bodiesl" Logic forever!
ONE JoURsBI.-When was young man
there lived In our neighborhood farmer
who was usually reported to be very lib
eral man, and uncommonly upright In his
dealings. When he had any produce Of his
farm to dispose Of he made Il an invariable
rule TO give good rneasuro-rather more than
could be required Of him. One Of his friends
observing him frequently doing so, ques-
toned him why he did it-told him no gave
too much, and said Il would be to his dlsad-
vantage. Now mark the answer Of this ex-
cellent man: "God Almighty has permitted
me but one journey through the world, and
when am gone l cannot return TO rectify
mistakes" Think Of this. But one journey
through the world
THE EXALTED THRONE Of the Lamb Of God
is the universal confidence OF the people OF
God. An unchanging union here marks the
character and makes the strength Of the
whole multitude Of Gods redeemed, wher-
ever scattered upon the earth. However
otherwise separated, however far from clear
perception may be their discrimination OF
the glorious truths which are there revealed,
one foundation still remains, and upon that
they rest. Sometimes In the fecblest convic.
tion OF Its power, sometimes In the most hes
itating and trembling manner desiring to be
partakers OF this strength, and yet not for
all that earth can give would the feeblest
believer In Jesus this day sacrifice that hope
that he hath In Him as the abiding and
everlasting friend OF his soul, however feeble
| and however indefinitely he Is compelled to
hold 1t. In Him the Spirit teaches every hu-
man heart to rest, and, as the truly humbled
seek In Him their hope, the Spirit leads them
and gives them lght.-ReV. S. H. Tying.
The ANNUAL report of the English Baptist
Union states that the outward and more
material signs Of prosperity had never been
more numerous or striking than during the
year Just closed. Forty-six new places OF
worship had been erected, and twenty nine
others enlarged or improved. In addition to
| this, forty-nine churches had been originated,
so that the whole number OF churches be-
longing to the denomination In the United
Kingdom was {, 447. The Increase has been
limited to no particular district, and seemed
TO testify that there was hopeful measure
Of vitality In the Baptist denomination
throughout the land. The clear increase In
membership was 9,9S2, a larger accession
than any since 1850, and bringing up the total
number Of members In communication to
231, SOC; and when to these were added the
267, 800 scholars In connection with the Sun
day schools, the Baptist denomination In the
United Kingdom might be estimated at mort
than million.