The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-11-04
RELIGIOUS INrEL.IdGES<,E.


wants of the pulpit, we regard as
good:
The great want of the times isx
power in the pulpit. We need
more ministers better educated
but after all, the great
want is powerful preachers and de-
voted pastors. We have long been
convinced that ministers do not
pray as frequently, as devotedly, as
'ervcntly, as they ought. There is
no getting power from on high"
except by prayer. Without this
there may be pulpit fire works, but
the Spirit of God has nothing to do
with theR-ssthe thunder of his
power" responds alone to mighty
PRAYER We do not say that this
wilt always produce immediate
demonstrative results; but these
will sometimes follow. The Chris
tioss tport0 says: We know a.
London minister who delivered a
sermon which was the means of
twenty-eight conversions. We,
know another who preached a SER
mon Of great power, and thirty-six
conversions took place. An emil
nent independent minister in the
provinces, preached one Sunday
evening, and seventy-six persons
attributed their conversions to his.
and one of them became
the Mayor and Member of Parlia-
ment for the city IN which the
preacher resides. A tradition OBJ
tains III Cornwall that Joseph Ben
son once preached to an immense
open air congregation, and that five,
hundred persons professed to find
the Savior, and joined the Yves
leyan societies.; and those who
read his life know that he often
preached with such transcenaent
power that his congregations could
scarcely keep their seats.
LITTLE TEArpTAmoNs. = John
Newton says: Satan seldom comes
to Christian with great tempta-
tions, or with temptation to com
nit a great sin. You bringa green
log and a candle together, and they
are very safe neighbors; but bring
a few shavings ard set them alight,.
and then bring few sticks and let
them take fire, and the log lie in the
midst Of them, and you will soon
get rid of your log. And SO it is
with little sins. You will be start
led with the idea of committing az
great sin, and SO the devih Brings
you a little temptation, and leaves
you to indulge yourself. ssThere
is no great harm in this,'' emo great
peril III that;;'' and SO by these little
chips we are at first easily lighted
on, and at last the green log is
buried Watch and pray that We
enter not into temptation.
TIE RicH PeoR.-A poor but
pious woman called upon two ele-
giant young ladies, who, regardless
Of her poverty, invited her to sit
down with them in the drawing
room, and entered into conversations
with her on religious subjects.
While thus employed, their brother
dashing youth by chance entered.
and appeared astonished to see his:
sisters thus engaged. One of them
instantly exclaimed, ssbrother, don't
oe surprised +; this is a kings daugh--
,er, though she has not yet put on
ler fine clothes.''
How truly rich and noble is.
very child of God, however poor
ind humble may be the circumstan-
es of the earthly life.-Er.
Thatnation will thrive and grow
md strike deep root in the earth.
whose young men and young wo-
nen are taught to cherish happy
md honorable homes. And that.
lation is dying a horrible death
whose young men and women sneer
It home or know not its value. 1t
the homes of a people that give
all its character and solid worth.
That was beautiful idea ex-
PRESSED by a lady on her death bed.
n reply to a remark of her brother
Who was taking leave of her to re-
urn to his distant residence, that
'e should probably never meet her
n the land of the living: ssBrother !;
trust we shall meet in the land of
he living. We are now in the
and of the dying.''
He who thinks he can find in =
lmself the means of doing without
theirs is much mistaken but he
Tho thinks that others cannot do
7lthout him is still more mistaken.