The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

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sufficient to build this spacious temple.
Every one brought something. and their
gifts together made a great monument.
should not wonder N some Of these wor-
shippers came TO the place many times,
aud every time brought brick: but IL
~ impressive TO think that all that grest
structure was made out Of little offer
ings-a brick at a time IL there not a
lesson here FOR children about their gifts
TO the Lord.
In TIA Japan contained fvs hundred
and ninety-five thousand and eighty.
seven heather temples. Last year the
number had been reduced TO eighty
seven Thousand eight hundred and forty
two.
All the money given by all the
churches in England in one year for the
cause OF foreign missions scarcely would
equal the cost OF TWO ironclads. The
people at large pay freely and literally
for the messengers and enginery OF war.
while part OF them give very sparingly
TO the spread OF the Gospel of peace. -
The Interim.
Every minister of the Gospel ought
10 feel honored by his calling, and 10
realize that lie has the best possible OPP
portunity TO do good 10 man. IL Wei.
| lington had heen "a preacher instead OF
"a soldier he might not have conquered
Napoleon, but he might have driven
back French iniidelity, that has exerted
more baleful influence on the world
than all the victories Napoleon ever
gained. The Cumberland Presbyterian.
Much Christian work is being done
among the $50, 900 lepers in India. Dur
| ing the last ten years 300 persons OF this
class have been admitted 10 the asylum
at Almora, in northern India under the
care OF the London Missionary Society,
and about half the number have been
converted. Al Pitbagorah. not far
away, is an asylum under charge OF the
Methodist missionaries from the United
States. and ut Umballa. in the Punjab,
there has for many years been leper
asylum conducted by American Pres
byterian missionaries. The foDgregd-
fi,Ddiisf.
Annually on the 30th OF January for
many years this day has been observed
by some OF Gods people, but by no
means generally. Yet special reasons
exist for universal attention to it-for
earnest prayer, pubic, family. and pri-
+, vate. Colleges and academies are as
Semblages Of youth in the formative
period. From them are to come the
ministers, teachers. and. TO a great ex-
tent. the legislators OF the land. IL
/ these are infected with skepticism, reli-
gion will be undermined: IL their moral
principles are relapsed or corrupted. the
springs OF national and personal moral
iiy will be poisoned. III intemperanc
7 81 IaS - haf IN
/ iiy life will be corrupted, and the foun-
iains OF National prosperity dried up. --
! ctgisfidh .idtVcdt.
Learn OF me; for am meek and
(, lowly In heart exciaims the great
Author and Finisher OF the Christina
Faith IL would have been well for
the cause. and for it's adherents since
that time, had they fully comprshended
the real spirit OF the cause they pro-
fess, and possessed more OF the spirit OF
its Master. But from that time until
the present men have sought To place
the cause of Christ upon the support OF
civil power. Legislators aud rulers
have been petitioCed aud besought 10
take the interests and institutions OF
the Church under the fostering wing OF
legal projections: and wherever this mas
been tried, the result has been most
disastrous TO pure and undeflled relig.
ion. The Saviour says. my kingdom
il not OF this world" Nor Is this
world any part of CLrist's kingdom. -
Bible Echo, iusfIa'i1.
A minister OF the gospel was invited
TO preach la a rum shop one Sunday af.
ternoon, but when ne came there the
door was shut. The man had gone back
on his invitation. A friend turned up a
dry goods box In front OF the building
and told the man to ''Get up there and
preach He did 80, and hundreds heard,
aud he preached again and again. until
many thousands gathered 10 hear the
words OF grace and truth. The devil
shut the rum shop. but the Lord opened
all outdoors for him, and he probably
reached ten times rs many people as he
would have done II tile door had not
been shut against him. IL may be so
with you. The Lord may have some
higher purpose than you know any.
thing about. Men shut doors but God
opens them. He openstl. but no mar
shutteth. and shutteth. and no man
openeth. Wait on the Lord, see what
purpose He has in view, and when you
have found His will go forward and dc
1 IT. and God will give vou blessing above
all YOU have expected or imagined, r
Tie ChrisfiaH.