The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-04

but here ls the most popular minister In the world
depending tor his popularity saying the nomeliest
things In the most home-thrusi way.
Young man, don't issl worried because the world
does not appreciate your talents Be sure that you
have the talents and then or later. one
will aud 1t out golden guinea was once buried in
ash heap and 10 Dourned s forlorn condition IL
| said despondngly ~ shall come to anything.
| Nobody knows am here, and shall never occupy
tho position deserve" BY ana BY, however, poor
old woman drove her iron poker into the heap,
looking only for bits OF coal, and the coin. She
took in her hand trembling at her good fortune.
Even she know It's worth She spent It, and long
u TOOK place by the side Of The other golden
OF commerce, and At last passed even through royal
hands. Nobody asked where 1t came from. ana even
II they had told that for months il buried In
old ash heap they would not have cared Tho fact
| that il genuine gold enough Get ready Tor
something great, aud the something great will sooner
or later lind you out, for in the long run
We reap what SOW. On wonderful truth
truth hard TO learn IN the days OF our youth;
But il shines out at last as lhe hand on the wall
For tho world has lis ''debit and 'credi," for ALL
some people, the most scientific, believe, are
under the impression that there serious detects
| the make up of the world II they had themselves
been consulted at tho outset they would have had the
universe fitted up with all the modern improvements,
that the human might have started with
with the photograph and Telephone Instead being
compelled 10 wait all these centuries for Mr. Edison
| and others The condition in which affairs
| would be found II they had sny been In
vted 10 mako suggestions IS sptIy illustrated by
the harmonious continuity OF the boys composition
| on winter, which runs AZ follows;-"Wintsr 10 the
coolest oil the year, because II comes In the
| winter mostly. Iu somc countries winter comes in
the summer, and then IL is very pleasant. wish
the best government the sun ever shons upon. Then
We could 90 skating barefoot and slide down nil in
| linen trousers Wo could SNOWFALL without getting
our fingers cold, and men who 90 out sleigh riding
| wouldn't have TO stop at every tavern 10 warm,
| they do II SHOWS more IN winter than 1t does
at any other season Of the year This 10 because so
| many cutters and scighs are made then"
II will never do to think highly yourself or to
imagine that you have special claim the respect
Of men because Of your ancestry. The world, which
loved your faith because II had good reason TO- will
instipctvsly for while ~ least, lift It's hat your
fathers son. TOO; but unless you The worthy
your father will learn TO stand your pros
encs covered, and even defiant Therefore do not look
| down on people though they were nothing with
the feeling that you made from different Kind
clay. For centuries morceau has been floating
the surface of Hebrew Literature 10 the following
| eEsct:-A copper penny and gold coin were
lying side by side q shell In the mint The gold
coin said scornfuly, "Littis penny, get out Of my
way. You intended for poor men, while am the
coin that kings USE" the penny moved away to the
other END OF the shelf. simply murmuring,
ssYou cannot always tell what destiny
may have in store.' After while Q stngy
mssr came, bought the gold coin and buried 1t
in earth for safe keeping. The penny was given
to poor whose brother had just been sold q
slave He went 10 the sultan and pleaded with him
for his brothers. liberty, promising TO give his lie
and all he had II only hrs brother could be saved
your life and all that you have" said tho Sultan.
Thon the poor drew the penny, the bright
penny forth and answered, 'That 10 all have the
world. will willingly give you that and my life and
ny gratitude besides" The Suitans heart was
touched He the lit tie coin and Your brother
shall be saved, and viii wear this psnny golden
chain upon my breast in token Of the great love which
binds brother to . brother" SO the proud gold
coin hidden In the earth and lost, while the
copper penny adernsa the breast OF Sultan. II -
better to he ovsrbsarug and proud OF your BIRTH
for you predict the crcumstancss by which
| you may De surrounded.
REASONS FOR INFANT BAPTISM.
| The CAarchman vindicates Pedo-Baptists IN their
| custom OF baptizng infants, and presumably de-
molishcs tho Baptist arguments against It ny the fol-
lowing MAE rsasous:-Pirst because by their nrss
natural birth Of sinful parents infants inherit
nature infected BY sin. (Komans, w., IL; Ephesans,
IT, 81 Because baptism 10 Gods Instrument tor
veyiDg 10 all the second birth OF "water and
OF the spirit" (St john, ILL.,. 81 As men born
into the nrst Adam before they could know the evil
they received from him, It seems reasonable
aocordancs with the loving grace Of COD that they
| should DO brought into the second Adam before
they know the good they receive from
little chilaren moro 1t for His kingdom than
come unto me- and forbid them not for Of such ~ the
kingdom OF Cod" Isl. Mark, T., IA Because Christ
thew neither believe understand, are yet cap
able OF receiving blessing HIS disciples, like those
baptism, ignoranly thought they too young and
therefore incapable OF recsving blessing; put Christ
manoed The children 10 be brousbt unto Him. took
them up In his arms, put his hands upon them
and blessed them" Can We believe that Als bless
| ing OF Them was only an empty form conveying
nothiEg2 Because under the old covenant parents
we're commanded by God 70 have their ch,l-
| drcn made members OF His Cburcn NJ eight days
| old Genesis xviii, 9.14). and Christ cannot have
meant HIS now covenant 10 have less Of blessing Tor
children His old This doubtless Is the reason
why He did not in SO many words. say to HIS
| apostles, "Baptizo infants" Those apostles thom-
selves had ali been made members Of Gods Church
when they were infan,s Because tho nrst day Of
| the Christian Church, anu in the first Cnristian
says rns t promise The 81 Holy Gsos
| unto you aud your children. tActs H., 80 J
| Because tue prophet Isaiah, speaking OF Christ
| says, "Hs shall feed his flock like y
| shepherd; he shall gather tho lambs with
His arm, and carry thom In His bosom" Aud Christ
Himself specially charges His apostles In the Words
| .Fccd my iambs.n II infants are not 70 be made
members OF His nock-thst Is, HIS visible Church =
how Christ have any lambs9 Because IN the his
tory OF the FIRST thirty years vi the Church
several Instances Of whole households being baptized
(Acts Is, 50; Corinthians l., 16) Is IL likely
That in all these families there was not infant
or young child? Because for fifteen centuries the
Christian Churcn universally received Infants TO nsr
fold by baptism.
THE FORMER DAYS AND NOW.
II Is nm old and tri,s saying among croaxsrs that
tho former days wero better than these and that
things generally are going 10 the dogs now. This Is
deemed especially true OF morals anu religion. Mon
sec great conformity Of the Church 10 the worlds