The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-09

''iodi' 'hdl thc ntCtehllits " the Nh-'
arc few and far between indeed. The
great principle of every body's right 10
one day 3 rest in seven ought 10 be re
cOgnizod everywhere, and evcIv stroke
OF merely convenient or desirable work
in the postal service be abolished In
dianapolis News.
HINTS On TEACHING.
The Rev. DR.. A. +. Schaufllcr writes
in the Sunday Times; NO fault
can be found with the teaching Of John.
on the score OF unciearness. Every
one who heard him. understood per
fectly what he meant. To all classes
Of society he laid down the law with
delightful bOldness. There were in
those days several classes Of society.
There was the military. the civil, the &C.
clesissticsl. and then there were the
common people All Of these in
their turn appealed TO this fiery
preacher TO be told what their duty
WAS. and 20 each Of these classes he
told the truth in unvarnisbed words.
To the military he breaches peace anJjus-
tice, TO the tax-gatherer he proclaimed
honesty; to the ecclesiaslic he spoke OF
the danger Of hypocrisy: and 10 the
common people be proclaimed the duty
OF self denial, while to all be proclaimed
the absolute necessity Of true repent
ance. l. is this which characttrizes
the preaching Of this fore runner Of the
Master.
Let the teacher then take up the mat
ter OF repentance and tTy to make clear
to the class what repentance really Is
IL seems q very simple thing. and many
a man, If asked whether he could de-
fiue 1t, would at once answer Yes. "
Yet if he were TO attempt the task be
might f0d that bis ideas were not as
clear as he had thought they were. The
general idea of repentance seems TO be
ihltlt is sorrow for sin. This is tue as
far as 1t goes, but 1t does not q far
enough. Here IS where many young
converts make a serious mistake, which
leads them into trouble. There are
some things that must pIecede repent
ance. without which IL cannot betruly
experienced. Call attention to them
Repentance must be preceded by con-
sciOusness of sin. For 10 man will
ever repent Of bis sin until he feels
that he has done wickedly. Yet many
a man feels that he is a sinner. who
never rspeuts. Ga the contrary. be
goes right Elsng, and piles up his sins
Therefore.
Repentance must be preceded by true
sorrow for sin. Yet not all sorrow for
sin will lead man 90 repentance. Here
we need b. make a broad distinction be-
tween sOriOw for sin as sin, and cor.
row because Of the consequences Of sin.
Many a man in III is filled with soT-
row. But 10 IS not his sin that causes
him sorrow. but the fact that be IS
suffering punishment for his transgres
sion. Had he been more fortunate, and
escaped detection, sorrow would
not have visited his heart. This
is the SORROW Of the world
that wOrkcth death e Cor.
7I0l. The prominent idea in such
person 5 mind is not sin. but punish
mcnt. II his sorrow were gOdly sor-
row. be would mourn over his sin
even if it had brought him to palace
instead of To- prison. Thus We see that
true repentance fOl SIN must be preceded
by sorrow for sin. with something mOie
added. What is that s0methingy IL Is
Cody sorrow. The idea of God
must be in It, Read here Cor. rs H.
That repentance is little worth that
does not proceed from sOrTOw for sin
because 10 is sin against God. Hear
David Is cry: Against thee. thee only.
have | siuned. Pisa. 5l4) In all
thai inspired psalm, gwen to Us for our
deep instruction, there are two persons
prominent, and two ideas set forth.
The persons are not Uriah and Bath
sheba and David. hut God and David.
The ideas are. God holy. and David
guilty before him. This is godly sor-
row sorrow according 20 Cod
see margin) that leadeth TO a
repentance not TO be repented Of. LIT
not the teacher think that this is an
One cause of so
much unstable religious experience
lies on the fact Of a Iickety foundation
being laid. This is a grand chance 10
impress upon our scholars very strong
lv the element Of God IN all true re-
pentarce. If children. for example.
are impressed that disobedience to
parents, falseho0d. profanity, ETC., are
wicked. not so much because they are
sins against our fellow men as
because they are sins against God.
they will have learned a most true
and helpful lesson. IL is a grand thing
for the soul in all its action to see 10
one but God ard L. IL will be thus
i'm the great dav, both for reward and
punishment. Ii must be Sd now, if all
is to 20 we'll then.
Repentance must be accompanied by
a turning away from sin. If 1t be
genuine, we turn away from sin be-
cause It is sin against God. We are
sorry for 10. and desire TO DO so no
more. Repentance is a turning about
We have been going In one direction,
we recognize tLat il was the wrong
way. we are sorry that we have gone
i'm this road: we turn about. and begin
TO 20 in the opposite direction. If We
do this heartily. we have truly repent
ed. and are ready DOW TO believe the
GOSPEL. which says that he who re-
pents and trusts in the Saviour Will
not pass into condemnation. but Is par
dOued.
Mark. wc say nothing aboutthe guam
tity Of repentance. but only about the
quality. No two cases of repentance
will show the same quantity. but all
cases must have the same quality. How
much repentance do / reed You need
only enough to lead you to stop. But
this much you must have, or all the
rest.is vain and worse than vain. for 1t
leads you to trust in a foundation of
mere sand.
4 Brotherly Move.
The Religious Herald Of tins week
saws: DIR. Ryland. the Librarian OF
Richmond College, last week sent of
large boxes Of surplus books TO our
Baptist academies at Chase City and
Glade Spring. His idea is to start libra
ries in these young and promising insti-
tutions. on which their friends may
build. This strikes Us as most
brotherly and iudicious move. and Illus
trales how the college can and Will dis
pense light on every side as 1t becomes
more thoroughly equipped. THIS GIT