The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1893-01-18

is i'm vision, the great world ccnten-
! ton, the scene of Revelation In eplt-
| ONE.
Satan standing TO resist. He is al
wa S so doing. Resister is his name.
and it is worth noting that the two
words, Satan" and resist, are one
an the same in the original.
1t is before the angel Ct the Lord; an
anticipation OF the judgment scene.
Well for us il our great High Priest
stand for us, then, before the throne OF
God.
Jesus. our great High Priest
| Hath full atonement made
AS Satan's name means resistance, so
the Lord name, in its broad interpre-
| ton, signifies insistance: Jehovah, L
an. As often as Satan arises to with
stand Gods elect, so often the Lord
himself arises to rebuke him, the arch
enemy OF souls. Only let US lie sure or
one thing: our calling and ele ;tion, IN
Guiding personal diligence. IF We do
these things, We shall never fail.
When the Lord chose Jerusalem he
chose it for purpose, and that purpose
determined all the providences that fell
TO the lot of the sacred city. To be
chosen of God means something in in
dvidual and church life. Indeed, it Is
the inner meaning of the whole Chris
tian life. Our experiences and trials all
are summed up in one thing-God's
choice. And have you noted this, that
the very word choose signifies, literally.
to make the fires glow? Il have chosen
thee in the furnace OF affection.
A change of raiment" is part Of the
new life. The high priest goes before
us TO show us the things that belong TO
| the new creation How about the new
raiment of the new life? Is not the old
raiment of the world-are not the filthy
garments of the earth earthy-satisfy-
ing TO many of US? Is not, in fact,
change of raiment one of the crying
needs of the church of God to-day. But
observe, the old, filthy garments are not
cleansed, the rich apparel OF Gods fell
lowship is not new-made. 1t is from
God: Il VII clothe thee, he says; it
comes down from above. Put on the
robe of Christ righteousness.
| HINTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
| 1t is getting to be said in hasty,
careless sort of way, it seems to us,
that the Bible is kind of library from
which one may choose the volume or
| the chapter that best suits himself or
his stature, one portion being for the
child, one other for the groTS. man, all
other portions for the time being TO b5
set aside. Consequently there are
some who much desire separate lessons
for tn young and old respectively. Not
so do we esteem the Book. Instinct
with divinity, packed with blessing,
every portion Of it is full OF milk for
babes and meat for the strong. Each
chapter seems like one of those old
/ cupboard shelves We remember from
| boyhood, loaded down with bread and
meat, pies and cakes, milk and honey,
enough within reach for full meal and
to fill any man provided he come hum
Cry This lesson is a specimen. How
rich the provision here for every sor
1t is a banquet spread for all, and fie
children need not wait for the second
| table"
Under the vine and under the fig
| tree"-what delightful picture OF
| Christian national life, home life,
| church life! Tell of the glad cries that
used to go back and forward on the OLD
festival days from bower to bower:
Ho, there, under the vine and
under the fig" 1t was happy day
in anticipation of the coming
| One. 1t ought to be more joyous
than ever, now that the Lord is come.
| Cultivate gladness. Let rs get the
| children at once into a grateful mood.
Il
one in that little story about the news
boys gathered at the curbstone They
were telling about the fortunate finds
| they had had, the things that made them
| glad. "One time l found a dime, says
| one; another, "one time | found three
| cent piece" Il found whole pie once.
| Then pipes up little one scarcely out
| Of his skirts, all eager and alert: "One
time l found half peanut" Sure
| enough, thank God for the small things.
Il ook what II nice piece of bread my
mother gave me with butter on i'll"
| There is moments silence. Then an
| other voice, with real elation in it, an
| instant repressed, Look what a nice
piece of bread my mother gave me
| without butter on it,!
Something, too, for the old and pain
| worn or toil-worn. IL is the stone cut
and craven that is most honored of the
| Master. Some one said 10 Payson: ut
/ seems strange that you so near Gods
heart should be so afflicted in body"
| Said the sanity man, Il have learned
better. l saw a building going up.
Here on one side the masons took a
rock, struck it but blow or two, and
tumbled it into its place. Around ON
the other side the cutters were at work
on another piece of stone. Compared
with its neighbor it seemed to fair lily
They struck il on this side and on that,
Clipped it at the edges and stuck their
sharp chisels over all the surface again
and again. Then they told me that this
rock, much cut and carved, was to be
the headstone o. corner. Who knows
but God may be preparing us who suf-
fer for high places OF honor on high.
Why not rejoice?" But remember"
said b. +. Jacobs, who told us this
story, mo cutting, no hammer up there.
When the house exceeding magnifical'
shall be builded
Next Lesson - The Spirit of the
Lord. "-Zech. 4: lilo.
WHOM the gods love die young. The
rest become boy preachers or organize
into vnnnn nan's nnlificnl climbs De.