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whole life bends in glad homage to
the name OF Jesus, and like Philips
inspired song, Singing for Jesus, 2
his work. his talents, his means, his
influence, his all--he brings momen-
tarily to Him that loved him. Here
you have the secret of all christian
power-a Christ inspired life. 1t is a
high standard, grant, but christi
anity knows no lower. Here the
speaker referred to the history of the
first two centuries of christianity, as
exhibiting the best type of religious
chivalry that the church has ever
known; period when men sold them
selves as slaves to heather masters,
that thereby they might become the
missionaries Of Jesus to a lost world.
The fires of such self-sacrifcing en-
thusiasm burning to-day in the
church, in less than one generation,
would give this whole world as a tro-
ply to the cross of Christ. But "alasl
how is the gold changed, and the fine
gold become dim !"
How few can truthfully say, "Lord,
we have given up all for Thy sake. .
There are few christians who belong
to the order of the |" Iron Cross. ~
Such grandeur of christianity is the
want of the world to-day. II have
no time to make money!" said Agas-
sis. We want men to-day who have
no time to work but for Christ.
The congregation then dispersed
for dinner.
Tn tho a ftarnoop Tap,ac w Holt not
appearing on the ground as was an
nounced, the pulpit was again filled
by w. 5. I'll. Keys, ID. D., who adj
dressed the audience from a
text found in the 18th chap
ter of Hebrews and the 23d, oath and
25th verses, at the close of which it
was announced that the meeting
would continue over Sunday next,
closing on the morning of Monday,
the 10th.
The sermon for the night was
preached by d. D. Keedy from the
text, "Pray for the peace of Jerusa-
SALEM" X.
distract Of q Sermon, delirered at the
Berkeley Camp Meeting, Sabbath
afternoon, Aug. Sth, 1875, By Rec.
w. S. III. KEYS, ID. D., and report
ed By Mr.. G. w. TABLER.
Hebrew XI., Chapter 24-25-26th
verses.
by faith Moses, when he was
come to years, refused to be called
the son of Pharaoh's daughter
choosing rather to suffer affliction
with the people of God than to enjoy
the pleasures of sin for season."
Esteeming the reproach of Christ
greater riches than the treasures
in Egypt, for he had respect to the
recompense of reward. There is SO
much of the little and mediocrical
in the world that it is great priv
ilege, once in while, to be per-
mitted to stand in the presence of
a great far-reaching truth, of
great moulding fact, of d grand po-
tential character.
There are multitudes CT men
that pass for great men, but only a
few that are really so.
/ know of but one man to-day
who may be regarded as worthy
of this high distinction-that won
derful man, Prince Bismarck. -
Such men form Epochal forces in
history they are the factors of
their own age, and the germ forces
of ages yet to come. But of all the
grand characters the man in men
lion before you stands pre-emi-
nent. No other like him, and this
passage in his life is one of won
derful significance. Let us contem-
plate:
/. HIS conduct. "He refused to
be called the son of Pharaohs
In this act he renounc-
ed the highest of all worldly hon
ofs-his heirship to the mightiest
throne on earth. Egypt was then
the greatest of nations. Who has
not heard of its wondrous Thebes?
of its 10000 densely populated CT
ties?
Secondly: HE esteemed the re-
proach of Christ greater riches than
the treasures of Egypt" Its wealth
almost incredible. But it, works
of art, which have out-lived the
ravages of time, evidence no more
clearly the amazing genius of this
people than they demonstrate the
stupendousness of their wealth.
Their obelisks, their artificial
lakes. their mighty pyramids
these are the monuments of the
treasures of Egypt.
All this mighty wealth belonged
to the crown of Egypt. The whole
land had been bought for Pharaoh
by Joseph. And now as this
young man stands on the heights