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Christian Association for the Dissemination of the Truth of Life and Immortality through Christ alone.
EDITED BY
Geo. A. BROWN,-Pastor of Mint Lane Baptist Church, Lincoln.
THE BIBLE STANDARD is devoted to the exposition of Biblical Truth, especially the doctrine of Conditional Immortality, the literal Resurrection of
the Dead, the Final Destruction of the Wicked, the Signs of the Times, the Second Coming of Christ, and His Personal Reign on earth.

" The Wages of Sin is Death; but the gift of God is Eternal Life through Jesus Christ our Lord."

No. 18. MARCH, 1879. Price Id.

LIFE IN CHRIST-WHAT IS IT?
THIS is a question, if rightly answered, that will unfold to
the believer his true relationship to " the Life" whiohis at
Christ's own disposal to whomsoever He will. When the
expression is used by the majority of religious teachers, it is
understood to mean that" the life" received through Christ
is a happy state of existence, their previous conception of
man's nature by creation forbidding them giving it any other
definition. It cannot mean with them life intensive, for
that is received through the first Adam, under the supposi-
tion that he was created immortal. Such teachers are under
the dire necessity of changing the whole structure of
language, and are chargeable with importing a meaning
into words which was never meant by the writers. This
we consider a solemn charge, and one which our theologians
would do well to look into.
The whole plan of Salvation is changed and made utterly
unscriptural by this mode of interpretation, and none are able
to grasp the revealed will of God, touching the redemption of
man, who are in any way mixed up with the aforesaid mode
of thought. Our present article is written for the express
purpose of laying before our readers the reason why we
cannot possibly allow the term" life" to be wrested from
its legitimate meaning, and made to convey a sense which
could not have been in the minds of either Christ or His
Apostle's when they gave utterance to the original Greek
words which are found translated into our English word
" life."
The Greek language was more prolific in words than our
English language is. The writers or speakers in that
language were seldom under the necessity of making one word
stand for diametrically opposite ideas, but as a rule they
had words to express every shade of thought, which is lost in'
a great measure to our English reader by our pocerts} of
language. We will instance an example. We quote from
tlr: n-y,,- Bulliuger's Lexicon. H<3 says : " The Christian
would not confuse his "standing" with his "state," if he
knew that in Eph. i. 6, the word "accepted" denoted that
which God has made us by grace, lovely and acceptable, and
that in 2 Cor. v. 9, " We labour, that we may be
, accepted' of Him," denoting simply well-pleasing. He
would see at once that we do not and need not labour to be-
come accepted, but that we do labour to please Him well, be.
cause we are accepted."
The force of our remarks will be even more clearly seen in
our examination of the Greek words from which our English
word " life 'J is translated.
We find, on turning to our Greek Concordance, that the
words from which our English word" life" is translated, are
Zoe, Bios and psuclie, and, f~rther, we detect this fact that
the word Zoe is always used when the future life is promised,
psuche is generally used of this life, and Bios is used as to
the manner or kind of life the man is living.
If the promise of eternal life was from the Greek word
Bios, instead of the word Zoe, then our opponents would
have some show for their argument that life means
happiness, for Bios is used to express the manner, or kind,
or character, or position of the life.
Archbishop Trench, in his Greek synonyms of the New
Testament, says that the Latin language, and the English
not less, are poorer than the Greek, in having but one
word. The Latin" "iiita" and the English" life," where
the Greek has two, or more, when speaking of Zoe and
Bios, he says, "There would, indeed, be no comparative
poverty here, if Zoe and Bios were merely duplicates." But,
contemplating life as these do from very different points of
view, it is inevitable that we, with our one word for both,
must use this one in very diverse senses, and may, possibly,
through this equivocation, conceal teal and important
differences from ourselves 01' from others, as nothing is so
effectual for this as the employment of equivocal words.
He then gOB3 ou to say tlw,t the true ct.'ttEt/lcoi6 '01' opposite
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of Zve (life) is Thanatos (death).-Bol7l. viii. 38.
But, while Zoe is life 'intensive, Bios is life extensive
namely, the manner in which that life is spent. Thus, in
Aristotle's Politics, it is said that the slave is Koinoiuie Zoes,
he lives with the family, but not Koinonas Biou, he does not
share in the career of his master. The distinction between
the two words is a real one: it displays itself with singular
clearness in our word" zoology" and "biography." We
speak, on the one hand, of" zoology," for animals have the
vital principle; they live, as well as men, and they are
capable of being classed and described according to the
different workings of this natural life of theirs; but, on the
other hand, we speak of "biograpby," for men not merely
live, but they lead lives.
With this information before us, our readers will please
take into consideration that the Greeks were particular in
their choice of words to express thought, and had sufficililnt
material in the arena of their vocabulary to be particular with,
how can we then for one moment think that the writers of the
revealed will of God to man would constantly use the word
Zoe, which does not mean happiness, for the Greek word
makarios, which is the word used by them to express that
needful constituency in every life?
So far as the word Zoe is concerned as being connected
with the .believers' promise through Christ, in itself it does
not express the kind or character as to whether it will be
an happy or miserable life, it only contains the SENSEOF
LIFE, living; but we are assured, in other parts of Scripture,
that the Eternal Life which is promised alone to the
believer will be spent without pain, without sorrow, and its
positive position will be the enjoyment of all the glory which
is so grandly and graphically delineated by prophet and
apostle. It is shown us that God, "in the ages to come,
will shew the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness
toward us, through Christ Jesus." When we speak of life
only in Christ, we mean that none can LIVE in the ages to
come but those who are believers in Christ. The unbeliever
WILLNOT LIVE,for he will be utterly and totally destroyed,
there will be no place found for 'him in all the vast universe
of Goel. Amen.
ANTIQUITY OF MAN.
ON the subject of the antiquity of man, it is a comfort to
know that the minds of the learned are undergoing a rapid
change. For the past thirty or forty years, archreological
evidence of the date of man's appearance upon earth has
been accumulating. For a while that evidence seemed all
to point one way, namely, ill favour of a high antiquity.
This was partly due, perhaps, to the natural desire of j]Hl
discoverer to make his "find" the most important. Deceived
by imperfect or colored reports, the learned pretty generally
committed themselves to the view of a great antiquity. Sir
Charles Lyell implied that man's age is 800,000 years.
Lubbock avoided figures, but expressed his views in such
adjectives as" vast," "immense," etc. M1'. Vivian, with a
fondness for round numbers, says man was living 1,000,000
years ago. Other antiquarians contented themselves with
estimates of from two to three hundred thousand years.
Lyell's conjecture was founded upon the supposition that
man came shortly after the glacial age.
But later discoveries have been made, and more careful
scrutiny of previous" finds" instituted, and though archseo-
logists, like other people, are unwilling to alter an opinion
to which they, on what they supposed was sufficient evidence,
had given their adhesion, yet the last four years have
witnessed a great change in view on this subject. Lyell's
present view is unknown, but in his later editions he has
suddenly dropped from 800,000 to 200,000 years.
A collapse from 1,000,000 years, which were insisted upon
with confidence in the British Association in 1871, to 20,000
in 1873, ought to put our second-hand scientists upon their
guard.
Perhaps in these vain-glorious days we ought to refrain
from stating that the exposure of many of the mistakes upon
this subject is due to the common sense and industry of
Americans. Lyell's estimate of the Mississippi delta at New
Orleans was 100,000 years, and both Lyell and Lubbock
approved of the estimate of 57,000 years for Dr. Fowler's
Red Indian, who was found buried sixteen feet deep in the
mud; but Mr. Fontaine found a skeleton in the same
neighbourhood under fifty feet of earth, which had been
buried but foul' years, and the United States' engineers,
after careful calculation find that the whole New Orleans
delta to the depth of forty feet is the product of four thousand
four hundred and forty years.
To Professor Andrews of Chicago is due great credit for
in?reased knowledge in this matter. His masterly examin-
at~on. of the. probable d~te of the glacial age at Lake
Michigan, which date he grves at from five thousand to seven
thousand years, has opened the eyes of scholars to the wild
character of European guesses upon the age of ice, and his
exposure of the oft-repeated blunders about the cone of
Tiniere, secure-s him the gratitude of all seekers after truth.
This cone is at the mouth of the River 'I'iniers: which flows
into Lake Omera, Switzerland, and is formed' by the debris
annually brought down by the torrent. By a mathematical
error, which, when explained, is obvious to everybody, Mr.
lVIoslet made the cone ten thousand or more years old and
gave the date of some stone implements found about half way
up the cone, as more than six thousand years. Prof.
Andrews demonstrates that the implements are not three
thousand years old, and that the cone began to form some
forty-five hundred years ago.
The ultimate conclusions of science will, of course, be true
but it S8eUlS(0 be a l.r.v of i~.;Pl'0iSl'clSS ulwuJ's to ach-anc~
tlll~)ngh 8lTOr.-"TI/C Appeal."-(U.S.)
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A SEVEN-LINKED CHAIN; OR, THE OLD CREATION
TO THE NEW.
How sublimely grand, yet tersely .simple, the divine utter-
ance of the stupendous fact of the original creation, "In the
beginning, God created the heaven and the earth."
An uninspired pen could never have written so multum in
paTvo a sentence; it stands alone, unique. It reveals a
tact, yet builds a barrier to baffle man's enquiry; and is still
the limit of his knowledge, the goal of his utmost. efforts,
back of which he has not been able to pass. Backward of
that unique revelation, there is impenetrable darkness-
backward eternity; forward, there are floods of light point-
ing to, forward eternity. The sacred pages contain the
whole history of our land and race; and its and our
relation to God; and His will and purpose concerning it,
and us; the past, present, and future of man and earth'
" '
from, " Let us make man, &c.," to, " And there shall be no
night there."
Treating this history of the land, and the race, as a chain
connecting earth's first with its second creation, we proceed
to sketch its separate links and final result.
FIRST LINK=-Eden, or the First Golden Age. Its features
plenty, peace, love, joy, innocence, and communion with a
present God-the absence of all which could mar life's
perfectness, until the devil crept in with his temptation, and
his foul lie of natural immortality, " Ye shall not surely die,"
and the pl'esence of all which could secure that perfectness.
Truly, a Golden Age. But, alas! how short I So has it
been with all good things, in earth's history, hitherto. The
next link forged was longer, but, by contrast, how dark and
terrible!
SECONDLINK-The Antediluvian, or Corrupt Age-a time
of darkness and of wandering from God-when men had not
His fear before their eyes, or His love in their hearts. When
self-will and lust were twin-lords reigning over the human
heart, and each man did what was right in his own eyes, the
devil's part had been well done, his. seed well sown; the
fruit was promptly born, and darkly bitter. So rolled time's
waves in sullen violence, a very dead sea, until the fiat went
forth to separate the tares from the wheat. How terribly
vile man's condition, when God owned but eight persons in
His ark" of refuge. But few were saved, the many were lost.
THIRD LINK-The Abrahamic, or Patriarchal Age. By
the descendants of the ark-eight, the earth was rapidly re-
peopled. The family and nation of Israel chosen, in the
person of Abraham. The covenant of favour and blessing
made with him and his seed.
FOURTHLINK-The Mosaic Age. A nation delivered. A
leader provided. A priesthood established. A Tabernacle,
and then a Temple furnished and founded. The moral and
ceremonial commandments declared. The written word
provided, in place of oral traditions. The close, as well as
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the beginning, of the written history of Old Testament
times.
FIFTH LINK-The Gospel Age. Christ's ministry. His
passion and death. His resurrection and ascension. His
witness, by His chosen, called, and justified servants, sent
forth to declare His message and will, to witness unto all
nations, and to administer His two ordinances, until He
should come to gather in the first- fruits of the harvest of
sanctified humanity.
Thus are we brought through the past up to the present,
to this year of grace, 1879. Thus far we have spoken of
history, according to the common meaning of that word,
now we have to speak of prophecy, which is, how-
ever, simply history unfulfilled. We share with many-
as we write-the firm conviction that the sands of this
fifth link have near run out of their age-glass, and
that we stand upon the very threshhold of the sixth link of
the chain of mortal life, of man's mixed history. Thus:-
The Gospel has been witnessed to all nations. Many run to
and fro, and knowledge is increased-witness, our ocean
steamers; world-wide rail ways; penny press; popular educa-
tion; the many uses of electricity; the foretold phenomena
of nature-storms, tides, &c., foretold with wonderful M-
cnracy : the microphone, telephone, and phonograph-a
single year's trio of discoveries. Then, we have wars, and
rumours of wars-Europe an armed camp, its solid earth
shaking with the tread of seven millions of trained soldiers;
storm; plague; famine; with distress of nations, men's
hearts failing them for fear. To this we have to add :-The
churches, lifeless with formalism, and rotten with the spirit
of the world; apostacy from truth, fearfully common;
thus, the shameful spectacle of nineteen-twentieths of our
pulpits "teaching, for doctrines, the commandments of
men," and nineteen-twentieths of Christ's professed disciples
" giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons."
Truly, then, we are warranted in linking our expectation
with that of those who are looking for the speedy close of
this gospel-age, and the gathering out by Christ of His
watchful virgins. Then follows the-
SIXTHLINK.-The Antichrist, or Satanic Age. Then,
Satan will be cast down from his aerial kingdom, where he
now in some sort reigns, as the " Prince of the Powers of the
Air,"-Dan. xii., 2 These, ii., Rev. xii.-when it shall be,
"Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and of the sea, for the
devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because
he knoweth that he hath but a short time." The Scriptures,
which declare this time, paint it in saddest colours; and the
pen which would now depict it must be dipped in ink of
blood, and write on paper of black. ,Satan, lord of earth
for a season; his cruel hand felt throughout its borders.
Men will give themselves up to work all uncleanness, with
greediness. Earth will become a Sodom, with a' Sodom
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judgment hanging o'er it. The candle, salt, leaven, of
Christ's faithful ones, having been removed by their trans-
lation, what shall stay the tide of sin, lighten the gross
darkness, or season the prevailing corruption? Then
comes the end of this darkly offensive age-Christ's Second
and Public Advent, when every eye shall see Him, and
know Him' by His glory and His wounds. Then, at Arma-
geddon, He shall lead God's embattled host, until the
sword shall weary of devouring the wicked slain.-Rev. xix.
Happily, this page of bloody horrors will be written in 3t
years, but, though brief, unequalled-" the great tribulation."
-Jlfatt. xxiv., Luke xxi. Short in length, but great in the
depth and intensity of its dread wickedness, and of its
terrible judgment. Then comes a second Golden Age, and
happily a longer one than that of Eden, with a happier
result.
SEVENTHLINK.-The Millennial, or Second Golden Age.
Then Christ" shall have the heathen for His inheritance."
Then, "at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow." Then
Israel and Judah shall be re-united in their own land, upon
the mountains of Israel, to be never divided more. Then, the
heralds of the reigning Christ shall go forth with saving
grace, and all nations, and peoples, and tongues shall.
believe in the once crucified, now glorified, and then reign-
ing, present, and visible Christ. Then, the "sword shall
be beaten into a ploughshare, and the spear into a pruning-
hook; "whilst "nations shall learn war no more." Then
shall the leopard" lie down with the kid, and the calf and
the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child
shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed;
their young ones shall lie down together: and the Iion shall
eat straw like the ox." Then," They shall not hurt nor
destroy in all My holy mountain: for the earth shall be full
of the knowledge of the Lord." Then will be realised the
angel-song, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth
peace, goodwill towards men." Then, the universal prayer
(at least in its initial stages), " Thy kingdom come, Thy will
be done on earth, as it is in heaven." Then the world's
dream of a golden age-a good time coming-when God's
Fatherhood, and man's brotherhood, will be something more
than, as now, an idea.
Thus have we sketched the links of our chain of history,
from Gen. i. to Rev. xx., from creation, to the last days of
earth and its mortal race. Now, briefly, let us follow
whither God's Word leads-from the Millennium, to the
Regeneration, or re-creation.
REGENERATION,01' the E tern al Age. Guided by the
prophetic page, we are now the spectators of sublimely
great- and, for Satan and his wicked dupes-terrible events.
The Judgment-seat is set up: the dead are resurrected,
tried, rewarded, or punished, according to their works; the
latter with many 01' few stripes. Now, the Gehenna of a
burning world is witnessed, which destroys in its fierce heat
and lava all the wioked.-Rev. xx. 13-15. Thus sin, and its
agents, are effeotually destroyed; from its serpent-head,
Satan, to its meanest subject.
The scene now changes; the painful, fierce, and lurid is
now past, not future, history. The full triumph and satis-
faction of the Lamb is now come. Like the fabled Phcsnix,
the earth now rises in glorious resurrection from its ashea-«
2 Petel'iii. Fair, bright, and beautiful, fit lesser bride for
Christ; fit home for Christ's true and greater bride-the
Church. Not only purely beautiful, but eternal and perfect.
Peopled with the resurrection race of holy incorruptibles,
the flower of humanity, its true chivalry, garnered by
Divine grace. Reigned over by the Christ, the "Bright
and Morning Star," " the Wonderful Counsellor, the Mighty
God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace," and" of
the increase of His government and peace there shall be no
end." The seat of Christ's empire, where His throne" shall
be established for ever," is the" New Jerusalem."-Rev. xxi,
A glorious city, lying in height, breadth, and length, 1,500
miles. Flashing with the brilliancy of multiplied, precious
stones, and rich with the precious metals. Around it on
every hand, to the utmost bounds of the" new earth," lies
Paradise restored. Here, revelation ceases, and we dare
not speculate. Human knowledge loses the guidance of the
written Word, and stops. "Eye hath not seen, nor ear
heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the
things which God hath prepared for them that love Him."
To this point we have followed the given Spirit, Who hath
revealed no more; and' here we stay, with eternity yet
before us.
REMA.RKABLE ANALOGIEs.-These are three in number-
supposing our division of time into the sacred number of
seven epochs, or ages, to be correct; and thus corresponding
to the seven periods of time in God's creative work, the last
in this, as in that, being a Sabbath. First-The first and
last link of the seven correspond in this, that each is a
golden age, an Eden. Alike, in nature, though unlike in
duration. Second-The second and sixth links are alike
also, in that both are corrupt periods, times of Satanic
power, and both close with terrible judgments-the former
agent of retribution being water, the latter, fire. Morally
alike, but, in duration, again different, though reversed.
Third-The third and fifth links are alike in this; the
gathering out of a people, to serve God, and glorify His
name. In the one case, of the Jews, in the other, of the
Gentiles.
And now, courteous reader; thanking you for your patient
company; ere we part, let me ask, "Is it well with Thee ?"
We speak not of bodily health, of mental vigour, of worldly
favour, and posession; nor even of professed Christian love
and discipleship. We speak of the acceptance and practice of
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the whole of" The truth as it is in Jesus." Of that ancient(l'ate of Chelsea gathering, now of Ealing,) gave some
faith which was "once delivered to the saints." Of that,account of the spirit prevailing in other gatherings and
which is rejected by professing Christians generally. We denominations, and of the privileges of mutual edification
speak of Life as coming solely from, and through Christ; and encouragement. After him Brother Haughton, a
and death, as the wages and result of sin, using these words, physician, from Upper Norwood, entered into some account
not, as the hocus-pocus of an absurd and irrational party of the early principles of 'the founders of what is now called
theology; but as words possessing the simple lexical meaning the Denomination of "Brethren," stating that they never
of-being, or-not being. We speak also of the real, and, had the intention of founding a sect, as was also the case
near Second Advent of Him, who is our Lord and Life: to with John Wesley, when he commenced his ministry, a
punish His foes and to reward His friends. Do you believe principle from which he never departed. The glory of the
these things; if not, look them boldly in the face; enquire testimony was all taken away when a sectarian position was
into these things; be not careless, but careful. Grasp -them ;assumed, as to boldness in speech. There was no other
hold them fast; suffer for them, if need be. We urge you to course open to a conscientious man; for the very Gospel
this, by the importance thereof; be not a coward, but a itself could not be fully preached without a comprehension
Christian hero. On your faithfulness, here, may depend of the meaning of eternal life, or immortality, in Him only
your light, life, and immortality of being, hereafter. Who is the Way, the Ti;-uth, and the Light. He was the
We pray that all men, everywhere, may be led into the Magnet who would draw all men unto Him whom the
patient waiting for the Son of God; and joy with us in the Father should give unto Him, and all other principles of
"blessed hope."-C. E. B., Cheltenham. Unity were delusions and spiritual snares. Some Brethren
from the Meeting at Red Lion Square, London, also spoke
to the general edification and comfort, and expressed their
gratification at having been specially invited to fellowship.
REPORT OF THE ANNUAL TEA MEETUm,
The Meeting was so informal that the benediction was
Held at GAUDENROADGOSPELHALL,CLAPHAM, on WEDNESDAY pronounced by a comparative stranger; owing to which no
EVENING,22nd JANUARY, 1879. formal resolution was passed thanking those friends who
After a blessing had been asked, the proceedings com- had come from a distance for their kindly interest and
me~ced by partaking of the refreshments provided. It was sympathy; but it is hoped that they will accept this present
a bltterly cold night, and some had come from a considerable notice as an acknowledgement of the grace that is in them,
distance to testify their feeli~gs of sympathy, and to and of the encouragement which their presence has brought
experience the blessings of the Communion of Saints with it.
Brother Hammond, of St. John's Room Meeting, Lisso~ LONDON.-12, Red Lion Square.-Recently over 30 friends
Grove, gave an interesting account of the circumstances met here to take Tea and spend the evening together. After
that had, two years previously, led to the separation Tea was over, short addresses were given by Brothers W.
amongst those worshipping at Clapham, and the spirit of Kellaway, W. Davies, and H. Murray, interspersed with
which they all regretted. He was glad to 'see, however, that singing and prayer. At the close of a very happy evening,
those who remained were true to their colours, and that an invitation was received from the friends at Stratford, to
there was plenty of life left in the meeting, notwithstanding attend their Tea Meeting, which was cordially responded to.
the secessions. He further gave an instructive resume of
the principles of Church fellowship, the love, aims, and
feelings of the children of God. Brother Osborn, on behalf Washington, D.C.,
of the Clapham Meeting, bore witness that the principles to November 28th, 187$.
which they still adhered, were those with which they originally My Dear Bro. G. A. Brown.
started 12 years ago; and that they had no varied one jot I feel sure you will be very much pleased to learn that
as to the conditions of communion, though he hoped many such a "Convention" as the following reports from the
of them had advanced in the knowledge of God, and the "New York Herald," of October 31st, 1878, has really
doctrine of our Lord Jesus Christ, Some edifying remarks taken place in this country. You will be pleased to observe
were made by Brother Smith, of Clapham, who also engaged that it was a Convention of those loving and longing for
in prayer. and he was followed by Brother Freeman, of Christ's second coming, from all sects and all parts of this
London, who made an eloquent appeal on behalf of an country:-
evangelistic spirit in connexion with th e newly-realized "THE PROPHETICCONFERENCE.-Afull attendance of minis-
ters and a large audience at its opening-Christ to come visibly
conceptions of eternal life in Christ Jesus only, and of bold-
and corporeally.-About one hundred ministers of the Gospel,
ness in delaring the whole truth. Brothel' J ohnson of all denominations, occupied seats upon a temporary
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platform in the Church of the Holy Trinity (Rev. Dr. S. H.
Tyng, jun., rector), corner of Madison-avenue and Forty-
second-street, at ten o'clock yesterday morning. The body
of the handsome edifice was well filled with ladies and
gentlemen interested in the 'Prophetic Conference' of be-
lievers in a second personal visible coming of Christ. Many
of the delegates had travelled far, as was attested by the
names of' Peoria, 111.,' 'Topeka, Kan.,' Kalamazoo, Mich.,'
and other equally distant places on their cards. Neatly
printed pamphlets containing the order of exercises for the
three days' session, and copies of the hymns to be sung,
were distributed among the audience. After prayers had
been offered and hymns sung, Dr. Tyng made an opening
address."
I wish I could have been there also, for I can say truly
that with my soul I do desire and most devoutly love and
long for the grand and most transporting " day of the
Lord's coming." A Christianity that is without an intel-
ligent Scripture belief in, and an anxious yearning for, the
second coming of Jesus, is a sort of Christianity that I do
not understand. In early days, a loving longing for Christ's
second coming was looked upon as an essential make-up of
Christian character; but in our day, and in but too many
localities in both hemispheres, an ardent, earnest love for,
and outspoken anticipation of it, is simply to expose to
insult and persecution. We know whereof we affirm and
testify only what we have seen; but wherefore is it thus?
We presume it is not so much the people's fault as it is the
fault of the 'public teachers, "Like priest, like people."
In the days of a pure Gospel, the strength and glory of the
Church was" THAT BLESSEDHOPE, &c." But as Antichrist
got birth and gained strength, there came a most sad and
deplorable change; paganism got Christianised, Satan's
first and worst lie was ruled in the high ecclesiastical
councils to be orthodox Christianity; then to create immense
fevenues out of it by purgatorial furnaces and the saying of
masses for dead men's souls therein; there must be, to give
consistency to the scheme, a NEVER-ENDING EXISTENCE to the
said souls, and hence all men must have souls eternall!J
surviving the death of their bodies in order to be prayed out
of purgatory and elevated to "a mansion beyond time and
space!" As we said, all this to fill the coffers of a CRIMSON-
DYED BLASPHEMOUS ANTICHRIST. Thus, also, as a conse-
quence, all need for Christ's return to raise the dead and
change the living was dispensed with, and soon lost sight of,
in the churches. Satan never did the cause of Christ so
much harm at one stroke as when he thus silenced the
popular pulpit on the subject of Christ's second coming.
N or did the evil end there; for why is the second coming of
Jesus no longer desired or needed? The only answer to
this question is: Because every person that lives in this
world has an IMMORTAL SOUL,which leaves the body at death,
and is instantly ushered into HEAVENor HELL, in which
case, what need remained for Resurrection, hence the second
coming of Jesus? This immortal soul heresy underlies
nearly all the popular heresies that continue un til this day'
STANDARD.
to curse and prejudice every denomination of professed
Christians, Protestant as Roman Catholic. So it is written
the Roman Harlot's wine hath made all nations-Churches
-DRUNK. This immortal soul blasphemy is the very pillar
and ground of the Papacy. I see by papers sent me, that
you have also had a like Convention in my own deal' native
City, held also in my native Church. I would have had
very great delight to have been one among you and to have
had the unspeakable pleasure of once again lifting up my
voice as a trumpet in dear old Mint Lane on so grand and
precious a topic. I rejoice, however, that though I was not
there, there were those present to speak on the subjects of
the Convention, who were much better qualified to do them
justice than myself.
May the Dear Saviour yet more abundantly bless both you
and your labours, those also of all your brethren who are
our fellow-labourers in the precious cause, and for the glory
of our one Common Saviour.
I am deal' Brother, as ever, in hope and faith one with
thee; Come, Lord Jesus, come quickly.
JOHN BRAY.
•
SARCASTIC, BUT TOO TRUE.
THE Church of Christ, as our Saviour organized it, was not
a respectable Church (in the modern sense). It was made
up of sinners, tent-makers, and fishermen, who were' not
shocked when Christ took the thief from the cross into His
favour and fellowship.
If any modern, convicted, but repentant sinner can find
such a Church now, we would advise him to take sanctuary
there. But should Satan seize us, as the penalty of our
ignorance, we could not tell such where to find it.
True, be can run to the nearest house of God, and, cling-
ing to the altar, or table, or pulpit, or any other sanctified
projection, cry out, "Have mercy on me, a sinner." And
he will be received as a member, and be prayed over and
sung to, and admonished without ceasing. But they will
not associate with or tolerate him for a minute, other than
as the ex-convict.
And why? Because it would not be respectable.
Is there a church, 01' chapel, 01' meeting-house, in all
Washington, in which Christ, with His twelve soiled and
foot-sore disciples, would be received as associates?
We have asked that before, and speculated to ourselves as
to the effect of such an entrance on any respectable congre-
gation. What an elevation of noses and a gathering in of
skirts there would be, and wouldn't that solemn sexton fly
round and notify our Saviour and his ragged twelve that
they must get out?
No, indeed-not much Christian charity in that direction.
The Church of to-day, like the Jews of old, wants its Saviour
to be respectable, and come in the glory of purple and
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fine linen, with a proper assortment of choice upholstery.
We are nothing unless respectable.
Unless the kingdom of Christ has a diplomatic gallery for
the higher circles of rich or respectable families it won't be
heaven to a goodly lot of us in Washington. We shall say
to St. Peter:
" Don't care to go in there. It seems to be a low sort of
place. We prefer that other, where there is better society;
so close your toll-gate."
We talk a good deal about harps, white robes, and the
purer life of eternity, but we take precious good care to have
as little of that sublimated music of the future here as
possible. On the contrary, we cast our earthly possessions
as near the boundary of that other world as we can get them.
There is caste in the cemetery itself, and the aristocratic
corruption seems to cry out against the impudent interment
'of plebeian corruption.
Understand us. The Church does not object to fellowship
with the sinner, provided the sinner be respectable. He
must be a wealthy or well-born sinner, and pay his dues and
promptly meet his money obligations. In such case the sin
will not only be condoned, but forgotten.
Bless your innocent soul, the Church of to-day-speaking
generally-is made up of that sort, and at the great day,
when God judges the living and the dead, after sentence
two-thirds or three-fourths of the Church will drive down
the smooth, broad way to Gehenna in their carriages.
Then look at the woman of the Church. She is infinitely
better than the man of' the Church; for while he has no
goodness whatever, she has every virtue under the sun but
humility and charity. She would die and be destroyed
ere she'd appear before the congregation in a shabby bonnet
or an old dress. As for charity, let the chastity of one of
the sisters be suspected, and see the woman of the Church
" go for her."
When a wolf gets wounded all the other wolves tear it to
pieces. That is the charity of the Church woman.
"Were you ever a prostitute?" asked ft poor girl of a
preacher who was urging her to reform her ways.
"No, of course not," was the answer"
" Then you don't know what you are talking about.
can't reform, for I'm not permitted to reform. The women
won't let me. There are two houses open to me-one
where I live, and the other a prison where I can die. And
when I do die, I'll hunt up Mary Magdalene and the woman
taken in adultery, and we three will ask our Saviour to put
us in a part of the kingdom where there are no good women
to claw us."
True, we have our Magdalene ana penitentiary associa-
tions, but it is understood that the penitents must not only
be self-supporting, but convicts, till released by death.
[Our correspondent has clipped this article from the)
STANDARD. 168
Sunday Capital, Washington, It has evidently been written
by one who has been driven from religi?n by the incon-
sistencies of religious professors. It is probably a true
picture of life in the Capital of the States-the greater the
pity-but it would not be equally true of our own land, at
large, though it is true of many a so-called Church, where
fashion has ousted true religion. As it may be useful, we
insert it, having toned down some expressions calculated to
grate on English ears.]
DID HE THINK?
WHEN reading th : following account of a suicide committed
by a dog, the inquiry arose in our minds, did he reason?
Is not thought as wonderful in a dog as in a man? If it be
assumed that a man has an immortal soul because he thinks,
then has not the dog one too, for the same reason? If
matter can be organized in a dog so as to think, love, hate,
and remember, why may it not perform the same functions
in a man? If matter can be so arranged as to feel pain, it
may be made to see, hear, taste, smell, and think. There is
no room to doubt but the brain, in ·all animals, including
man, is the organ that does the thinking, and is the great
centre of all sensation. Hence thought can exist in connec-
tion with man no longer than the brain exists. When that
is dead, man stops thinking. Says David, when speaking
of man, " His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth
in that very day his thoughts perish." Ps. cxlvi. 4.
We now present the account of the suicide committed by
the dog, as gi ven iu the Pall. Mul! Gazette:
" I was walking on the banks of the Loire when I per-
ceived a dog, something of a setter, trottinl? up and down by
the water's edze. He went aud came with uneven steps,
sometimes hastenincr his movements, sometimes stopping
short as if he was °pondering some weighty matter. His
proceedings roused my curiosity, and, concealin.g myself
behind some young trees, I determined to watch l11m: The
dog, who was old, thin, and to a certain extent, deprived of
the use of his hind legs, went on in the same manner for
more than a quarter of an hour; then approaching the edge
of the river bank at a steep place, he sat down and looked
sadly at the water. Presently, having finally resolved on
his course, he raised himself on his poor paralysed paws,
made a spring, and threw himself into the Loire. I ran to
the place whence he fell, and saw him carried off by the
I stream, without making the slightest resistance. As he
came near the bank I called him gently, and held out my
cane that he might take hold of it. He made no sign. I
tied my handkerchief to the end of my cane and threw it to
him; he turned his head away sadly a~d drifted off. I lost
sight of him at the end of a few minutes, He must, no
doubt, have sunk.
"Feeling persuaded that this unfortunate dog had actually
chosen death by a deliberate act of his will, I mentioned the
circumstances to several persons, and enquiries were made
which elicited the fact that the poor animal had belonged to
a gardener, who, seeing him infirm and useless, had
pitilessly driven him from his home. He had wandered for
a whole month in the fields and about the farms, receiving
more blows than crusts, till he preferred a violent death to
his miserable existence.'
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WHAT ARE WE COMING TO?
WE have before us an article written by the pen of a would-
be theologian, who deprecates the grand and glorious truth
of Christ's Second Coming to reign on His own throne, and
I inaction, and the experience and stability which should
thus fulfil prophetic utterances which have echoed down the
ages and gladdened the hearts 'of many a child of God.
The writer of the article endeavours to show that the
doctrine is pernicious in its effects upon Christian.life, and
would, if adopted, produce the most baneful effects upon
Christian enterprise. We give the first and last part, in
which you will discover the man utterly contradicts himself,
for admitting, as he does, the wide-spread influence which
the subject is now exercising over the minds and hearts of
many of God's people, he tells us that it is " calculated to
displace all other meditation, and paralyze all other motives
in the personal experience of Christian men." The article
is headed:-
" MILLENARIA::NISM."
" ONEof the marked religious tendencies of the times is the
increasing interest which centres in the second coming of
Christ. Not only are the sects which hold this as their chief
dogma on the increase, but many prominent and leading
men, in the different Christian communions, are also
earnestly propagating Adventism. The most significant
fact is, that the men who have become conspicuous as
evangelists, those who lead iu revival efforts, and men of
the greatest reputed spirituality, are foremost in this agita-
tion. We refer to such men as Moody and Tyng, and the
large class who, both in their faith and practice, accept them
as leaders. The literature of the subject is increasing, and
the sale of its works among the masses is greatly on the
advance. It is therefore apparent that Adventism is re-
viving, and that its propagation is directed by the most
powerful and extended agencies."
Our readers will observe the confession for which we
feel heartily thankful, that the "marked religious tendency
of the times is the increasing interest which centres in the
second coming of Christ." This we regard with intense
satisfaction, for we are persuaded that this interest in such
an important subject indicates the fulfilment of many
passages from the Divine Word, which bear testimony to
the fact that such would be the case on the part of the
faithful watchmen prior to Christ's return.
The writer especially shows surprise at some of the
principal evangelists being employed with this great theme,
but he need not be, for we think that the flying messengers
are now doing their work as recorded in the Book of Revela-
tion, crying with a loud voice, " Fear God, and give glory to
Him, for the hour of His judgment is come."
After telling us that men of the greatest reputed spiritu-
ality are foremost in this agitation, he miserably contradicts
himself in the following remarks :-
" The prevalence of this theory is calculated to displace
.all other meditations and paralyze all other motives in the
personal experience of Christian men. The contemplation
STANDARD.
of the advent becomes a species of intoxication tha.t absorbs
the soul with its dreary perspective. To those who have
passed the prime of life it is equally pernicious. What is
most required in age is an incentive to prolonged hopefulness
and labour. The mind, too, soon relapses into meditative
guide and sustain the Church in its aggressive work is with-
drawn, and frequently assumes a doubtful attitude toward
the agencies of progress. Whatever, therefore, of selfish
comfort may be derived from a belief in the immediate
coming of Christ, it cannot be recommended as a motive to
patient endurance in personal effort or growth in grace. If
such are the legitimate fruits of the doctrine, it is our duty,
as ministers, to repel it and save our membership, and the
Church from its disastrous results."
From such a statement we turn with intense pleasure to
the flowing and brilliant thoughts of inspiration, and from
them we gather, both from Prophet and Apostle, the fact
that this subject stands as the highest conception of the
Christian's hope, it is made by them the haven of rest, the
refuge, the day of emancipation, the day of Glory, of deliver-
ance, it is opened out to us as the grand crowning event of
God's plan of the ages. It is pointed to with marked delight
as being the only means by which man can attain the highest
and noblest blessing which heaven proposes to enrich
humanity with. In the Sacred Pages it is used as a motive
for Christian zeal, for Christian devotedness, watchfulness,
and separation from the world. It is the Master's desire
that we should watch for His coming as those who watch
for the morning. In a word, it is the thrilling theme of
prophetic utterance, the heart's longing of every Apostle,
and the Churches' only hope of redemption.
HAVE YOU ENEMIES?
Go straight on and don't mind them. If they get in your
way, walk around them, regardless of their spite. A man
who has no enemies is seldom good for anything; he is
made of that kind of material that is so easily worked that
everyone has a hand in it. A sterling character is one who
thinks for himself, and speaks what he thinks, the Christian
always endeavouring to think in harmony with the revealed
will and word of God, such a man is always sure to make
enemies. They are as necessary to him as fresh air; they
keep him alive and active. A celebrated character who was
surrounded by enemies, used to remark, " They are sparks,
which, if you do not blow, will go out of themselves." "Live
down prejudice," was the Iron Duke's motto. Let this be
your feeling while endeavouring to live down the scandal of
those who are bitter against you, If you stop to dispute,
you do but as they desire, and open the way for more abuse.
Let the poor fellow talk; there will be a reaction if you
perform but your duty, and hundreds who were once
alienated from you will flock to you and acknowledge their
error.
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LIGHT SHINING. statement, the Rev. Dr. Macrae, of Greenock, moved the
FROMvarious parts of the kingdom we are constantly hearing insertion of the following article :-
of men who are coming out from the bondage of theological " That in regard to the ultimate penalty of sin the Church
fetters into the glorious light of God's revealed truth of Con- does not commit itself to the Westminster interpretation of
ditional Immortality, thereby enabling them to throw off Scripture, and requires assent to nothing in these Standards
that awful nightmare, "the Eternal Torment ofthe Wicked," that belies, or is supposed to belie, the character of a good,
which has clouded the minds of so many of God's dear and just, and merciful God."
children for so many ages, and which has been a barrier in Mr. Macrae, in supporting his proposal, asked :-
their way of looking up to our Father in the full light of His
" What is the dogma to which we are practically asked to
eternal character of love.
pledge the Church again? It is set forth in the Brd and
Many of our correspondents are rejoicing in their new-
33rd chapters of the Confession, and under the 89th question
found light. Some, however, have to pay the penalty
of the Larger Catechism. It is to the effect that in regard
laid down by many of our Theological- Institutions,-namely,
to the destiny of the human race all but the elect are to be
branded as heretics, and expelled from the fellowship of
cast into hell, into eternal fire, there to be kept alive in un-
their God-fearing creed protectors. The other day, while
speakable torments both of soul and body for ever and ever
lecturing in Yorkshire, a young man, of no mean intellectual
-that is, as long as God Himself shall exist. Does the
power, came up to me, and stated that he had come some
Church believe this? By holding forth the Westminster
fifteen miles to hear a lecture on this all-important subject
Standards as an exhibition of her faith, she professes to be-
of man's nature and destiny. He stated that he had given
lieve it. Does she believe it? If she does, why does she
himself to the ministry, and had entered one of the Institu-
not preach it? Why does she evade it? Why is she
tions of learning, but had been expelled and branded as an
terrified to let the subject come up? Why is a neighbour-
heretic just because he could not believe that his Heavenly
ing Presbytery afraid to use even the word 'damned'?
Father was going to eternally torment part of His creatures.
Because of the meaning which a lurid brimstone theology
We bid the young man God-speed, and may he learn the
has put into it. If the Church believes that dogma, she is
true character of his God in His revealed Word.
guilty of flagrant violation of duty in holding it back-in
We hear again from an esteemed friend thatfour Wesleyan suppressing so vast and so vital a part of the truth which
Methodist local preachers, residing at Torquay, have lost she exists to make known. If, on the contrary, she does
their position in that body for the self-same reason. not believe it, why does she profess to believe it ?
Church officials are at their wits' end, as they behold the This motion deals with the dogma set forth in the Standards
spread of what they call pernicious doctrine in their midst. of the Church-the dogma of torment, torment by fire,
They find the seed lodged in hearts and minds of which they torment of both body and soul, torment unspeakable and
hitherto had no suspicion of being any other than strictly lasting for ever. That and no mere doctrine of future
orthodox; but such is the increase of God's truth in the punishment is what the Church is now recommitting herself
very centres of our large religious bodies, that we now and to-is by her very silence in this revision work saying she
then hear one raising the question at head-quarters as to believes, and requiring her office-bearers to say they believe.
whether they had not better leave the destiny of the wicked Does she believe it ? Can they believe it? Does anyone
an open question; but, alas! "Popes" are not 'all dead, who has thought of what is meant by a man or woman being
and they, as of old, hush the voice that would dare utter a thrust alive into a fire-who has seen a fellow-creature
thought contrary to the established creed of "THE CHURCH," writhing and shrieking under the excruciating pain of even
and quench the spirit of free enquiry which would, if allowed, a scald or a burn-can anyone who has read of the horrible
overturn many an hoary institute oftheological creedism. agony of men burning at the stake, or the sufferings of those
An example we have at hand, a circumstance which has who were tortured in the Inquisition with red-hot irons till
very recently taken place in the very heart of Scotch their eyes were starting out of their heads with agony-does
Presbyterianism,-truly the light must be getting more anyone who has ever thought, or seen, or read of such a
powerful. Truth must be rising to its meridian splendour thing, believe that God is going to keep countless millions of
when we take the following, which goes to show that even His creatures alive in such torments for ever-that after
bigoted Scotland is beginning to feel the warmth of Divine enduring unspeakable torment of soul and body for twenty
truth. millions of years, they are no nearer the end of it than at first."
A sharp protest against the fiendish doctrine of The motion was lost, but we feel thankful that the subject
eternal torment was made in the Paisley and Greenock is being taken up by such a powerful and far-seeing man in
Presbytery on the 21st inst. In considering the declaratory the very midst of dogmatic strength •
166 THE BIBLE STANDARD.
ASSOCIATION NOTES.
LECTURES.
LIVERPooL.-On Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 22nd and
23rd, the Rev. G. A. Brown, of Lincoln, delivered two
lectures at the Concert Hall, Lord Nelson-street, subject, on Cheltenham, two lectures are arranged for, on March 24th
the 22nd, "TVhat is Man; 01', Is the Soul Mortal 01' Im-
mortal? " on the 23rd, "The Destiny of the Ungodly; or,
Is Eternal Torment of the Wicked taught in Scripture?"
The chair was taken by Captain H. J. Ward, President of
the Association. On the first evening there was a fail' and
very attentive audience; on the second, a considerably larger
number: in all" 800 persons must have attended the lectures.
The only disturbance was caused by a character well known
to the police, who had, after much forbearance on the part
of the Chairman and Lecturer, to be removed, This being
done, silence reigned, and every word of the Lecturer told.
One gentleman said it cost him 20s. each night for railway
expenses to hear the lectures; and another gentleman
offered to give £5 towards another course of lectures. Votes
of thanks were given to the Chairman and Lecturer, being
carried most enthusiastically.-Mr. Brown is a speaker of
great power, and has done much to stir up enquiry. Our
weekly meetings prove this. Several openly confess that
they have received light and blessing from his lectures, and
there is a strong desire expressed to have him soon amongst
us again.-W. H. Miller, Lioerpool Secretary.
SKIPTON,YORKSHIRE.-Our Editor paid a second visit here
on Tuesday, the 11th February, and three following nights,
when he lectured at the Temperance Hall. The local
arrangements were carried out by a committee of local
residents, who had become anxious for further light on
matters so momentous. The Chairman of each lecture was
Mr. Geo. Walton .. First lecture, "The Gospel Hope; 01',
What is the promise to the Overcomer P " There. was a
pretty fair attendance. At the close several questions were
asked, chiefly by Mr. Jones, of Embsay (Swedenborgian).
Second lecture, " The Kingdom of God, and Reign of Christ
on Earth," illustrated by a prophetic chart. A large attend-
ance. Questions were asked by Messrs. Roberts and W.
Haigh; the audience, as before, appearing well satisfied
with the answers. Third lecture, " The Signs of the Times."
Attendance showed no falling off, and Mr. Brown, on rising,
was received with cheers. Questions again followed, and
the order was not as good at the close as on the previous
occasions. Fourth lecture, "The Atonement." The at-
tendance was larger than at the previous meeting, and the
lecture well received. Each day a Bible Class was held for
enquirers, and well attended. The local committee have
decided to publish, in pamplet form, the last lecture, on
" The Atonement." This is already in the press, and we
hope will reach many who were not present at the meetings.
FORTHCOMING LEcTuREs.-The Editor is announced to
lecture in the Mechanics' Institute, Bradford, on February
26th and 27th, when 1\1:1'. H. J. Ward (President of the
Association) will preside. Also, (by the Editor,) three
lectures at Gravesend, Kent, in the middle of March. At
and 25th, by Mr. Thomas Vasey, of Bridgnorth. And at
Birmingham, one lecture, by Mr. Wright, on Feb. 24th;
the president will preside.
LINCoLN,-Annivel'sary oj Mint-lane Baptist Chapel.-
Sermons were preached on Sunday, Feb. 16th, in the morn-
ing by 1\11'. Cyrus E. Brooks, of Cheltenham; and in the
evening by Mr. Geo. A. Brown, the Pastor. An unfavour-
able day, but good congregations. On Monday following, a
public tea and meeting was held at the Corn Exchange.
About 500 took tea, and a much larger number attended the
after meeting. Mr. W. Bausor (one of the Deacons) pre-
sided. The Rev. E. Metcalf (Congregationalist) offered
prayer. Addresses were given by Dr. Wm. Leask, of
London, Editor of 'the Rainbow, and by Messrs. C. E.
. Brooks and G. A. Brown. The meeting was attended by
many members of other Churches, and the speakers were
well received. The themes were "Life in Christ, and His
Second Coming." This Church is one of the largest Baptist
Churches in the county of Lincoln, having a membership of
above 200. The income, during the present pastorate (ex-
tending over two years), has been over £1,000 for all
purposes. It is evident 'that our brother, G. A. Brown, has
a deep hold upon the affections of his flock, and has suc-
ceeded in giving them intelligent convictions on the subject
of man's true :nature and destiny. We commend the study
of the active and earnest spiritual life of this congregation
to those who say that the acceptance of " Conditional Im-
mortality," and "The Second Advent," is destructive of
spiritual life and Christian usefulness. We have seen the
grace of God amongst them, and have been made glad
thereby.
SUBSCRIPTIONS.-Athousand thanks to "our kind friends
who have so cheerfully responded to our request for aid to
consolidate and extend our glorious work; never was money
better applied; rarely, more carefully spent. To the pre-
sent, about £40 has been received by the Treasurer, for the
first five months of our year (this is exclusive of the sales of
our organ and literature, which sales are slowly but steadily
increasing). This sum is, however, very trifling in com-
parison to our needs. We pray that our friends and fellow-
believers may be baptized with a large-hearted liberality,
and conceive great things for God. We shall also be obliged
if our brethren, who have signified their intention to
subscribe, will forward their offerings at earliest con-
venience. He gives thrice who gives quickly. Grace,
mercy, and peace be upon you.
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FREE CIRCULATIONOF THE STANDARD. - The Publishing
Committee are anxious to bring the organ of the
Association more prominently before the general
public, it being, as yet, an unknown periodical to
millions of our British race. To secure this, they
purpose sending out, monthly, free parcels to centres of
population, where we have friends who will judiciously
circulate the same; and one or two copies by post to
such individual addresses as may be supplied in answer
to advertisements. The friends in Lincoln have specially
subscribed, for this purpose. about six pounds, and a
Liverpool friend has promised one pound. We should
be loth to interfere in any way with the ordinary sub-
scriptions to our general funds, but we think that our
friends generally might be able to divert a few shillings
from some secular purpose, and devote the sum thus
saved to this. Thus our special purpose would be met
without hindrance to our general work.' Such donations
may be forwarded to us, or sent direct to the Treasurer,
Mr. W. BAUSOR,High-street, Lincoln.-Gyrus E. Brooks,
Secretary, 4, Oriel-place, Cheltenham.
VISITORS' GUIDE.
[HITHERTO, it has been common for those holding" Conditional Immor-
tality," to have to heal' and support a ministry of which they eoul.I not
approve, and the teachings of which were utterly repugnant to them;
or, to come out and bear the Cl'OSSof isolation. Yea, in some cases,
even when there has been in the same neighbourhood others, holding the
truth; or, banded together to declare it. We wish to prevent this in
future, and have therefore designed this Guide. By its help, brethren
can see at a glance where to find suitable fellowship, and enjoy a suitable
ministry. Seeing that our aim is to make the circulation of the
Standard (as our Association organ), co-extensive with those holding our
common faith, to enable us to direct such to suitable fellowship, we
need the co-operation of OUl' fellow-believers, and particulars of every
place in the United Kingdom where such fellowship and teaching may
be obtained. See foot-note.]
BIRMINGHAn'I-19,Hagley Road. Christians meet for Breaking
of Bread and Fellowship on Sunday mornings at 10-30 ;
evening Service, 0-30. Wednesday, 7-30. Visitors can
apply to Mr. G. Whitehouse, 2, Yew Tree Road; Mr. A.
Crosbie, York Road; or Mr. H. Brittain, 26, All Saints'
Road.
BI1WLEY,YORKSHIRE-Sunday Services at Mr. R. Duxberry's
(opposite Mechanics' Institute), at 3 and 6. Mondays
6-30, Mr. Harrisou's, Rook-street. Tuesdays 7; Mr.
Lot Moore's, Cottingley (Co-operative Store).
CHELTENHAM-Christian Assembly, St. George's Place. Cyrus
E. Brooks, Minister. On Sundays, Service with Sermon
at 11 and 6-30; Bible Class at 3. On Thursdays,
Lecture at 7-45.
EDINBURGH-98, South Bridge. A Church of baptised be-
lievers, looking for eternal life and the Kingdom of our
Lord Jesus Christ at His coming, meets here every
Sunday at 11 a.m. and 6-30 p.m.
HULL-Christians' Meeting Room, Protestant Hall. Room
No. 6, Up-stairs. 1st day, Sunday, 11 a.m., Breaking
Bread; 6-30 p.ll., Reading 01' T'raacbing. T;J:ln~')y
evening, 7 -aV, Reading Meeting, at 7l), Hessle Road. (
LINCOLN-Mint Lane. Geo. A. Brown, Minister. Sunday,
Service at 10-30 and 6. Monday, Prayer Meeting at 7.
Wednesday, 7.
LIVERPOOL-Club Moor Hall, Townsend Lane. Sundays,
Services at 10-45 and 6-30. Mutual Improvement
Society, Monday 8. Prayer Meeting, Thursday 7-30.
Applications to W. H. Miller, 11, Belmont Road.
LIVERPOOL-9, Clayton Square. In connection with "the
Association for the Dissemination of the Truth of Life
and Immortality through Christ alone;" a Weekly
Meeting on Friday at 7-30.
LONDON,N-Maberley Chapel, Ball's Pond Road, Dalston.
Minister, Rev. Dr. Wm. Leask, Editor of The Rainbow,
Sundays, Services at 11 and 6-30. Thursday, Service
at 7-30.
LONDON-Clapham, Gauden Road Gospel Hall (opposite Clap-
ham Road Station). Lord's Day morning at 11 o'clock,
for W orship and Breaking of Bread according to the
• Scriptures. All Christians welcome.
LONDON(North West)-St. John's Rooms, Lisson Grove.
Sunday, Worship at 11; Preaching at 7. Tuesday,
Bible Reading at 7. All Christians welcome. Address
letters, "R. J. Hammond, 62, Maida Vale, Lonclon, rV."
LONDON-Holborn College, 12, Red Lion Square, W.C.
Worship and Breaking of Bread every Sunday evening
at 7. Bible Readings Sunday Afternoon, 3.-15.
Wednesday evenings 7-30. All Believers Welcomed.
NESTON,Cheshire-Neston Gospel Hall. J. J. Grylls,
Minister. Services-Sunday at 10-30 and 6-30.
Wednesday' 7 o'clock.
N.B.-To make this guide really useful, we need the
insertion therein of all places of Christian Worship where
the pulpit teachings are in harmony with the truth of
"Life and Immortality" in Christ alone, Who hath brought
it to light. The Subscription fee is 5s. per annum. Address
-Gyrus E. Brooks.A, Oriel Place, Cheltenham.
EVERY-DAY RELIGION.-A coloured Georgia minister
preaches the following practical theology :-" Brudderin,
my 'sperience is dat it ain't de perfessin of 'ligion, but de
practice of it dat makes a man 'ceptable up yonder. When
ye gits to de golden gates an' Peter looks yer right in de eye,
and yeI' shows him yer long creed and says, pompous like, dat
yer 'longed ter a big church, de 'postle '11shake his head an'
say, 'Dat ain't nuff ter get yerthrugh.' But if yeI' takes all
yeI' bills under yer arm, yer grocers' bills an' yeI' rent bills,
an' yeI' doctor's bills, an'he looks 'em all over an' finds 'em
all receipted, he'll say, 'YeI' title's clear,' an' unlock de gate
an' let yeI' pitch yer voice for de angels' song. But 'tain't
no use ter trabbel along dat narrer path less yer can carry,
folded up in yer creed, a good rec'mendation from yer
creditors. Hebben ain't no place for a man who has to
dodge roun' a corner for de fear ob meetin' someone who'll
ask for dat little bill dat nebber was paid." [Our coloured
brother's theology will scarcely bear close criticism, but his
practical view of Christian life is certainly to be commended
to some, who bring discredit upon their profession, by the
laxity of their pract.co.]
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