CHOICE OF BELIEFS.

anjrns, Jusr 11.-

I [>pmu'Dt, in mcT* importance »t ijcai' cbnreh relationrbipt U I ' the oindUlon of junr roti.[union | tile next qnadtillion of Tear* | mightier oon*idera«ion to yon than I gratification of yonr ecolcaianticel ta i for 40 or Ml yaar* i A man or , | tliat won id atop tialf a minnle

, preferemTa aa to wbetber-be or ana nai j better go with the onconTerted com ! paniuti to tbiaor that cbnrvbur denom j inaliun baa no religion at all. and neve baa bad, and 1 fear never will bare

yon Blip

TO CURE BY DREAMS.

i .11 yonr day-" aude^jlWnanly be anawera. "I d-< there i- an April t*^|Xeia *♦• Pleaaa. . jabowcr in the pew where father and An togliab phyeicin'cUiiu* to have

. i,,* .uii

'igh j i

•nidi tl

r lik.

d faUa

beTiluien nod thy berdmeji. la not Ibe I'nrL ami nephew. Abram and Ia.1. both pion-. Uitb luillinnaite*. and with ancb Urge flock* of blniting abn-p and biwing c*:*.le that their herd men got Into a fight, perbapa alx.nt I lie l»et l-aa tnre or al»nt tbe la-at waiit privilege or Im-anee the cow of one gut booked by llic bornii of the ether. Nut their l.weriy i f . rpOTtunity.l.nt theri wealth. there tw> men. To Abnuu. tbe gloriima old lliTOiutamian abeik. ancb controversy aeemed atamrii It was like two khips i|narn ling for aev naim in (be middle

■ata and plenty of m

Abram, ••let n- agree n differ. Her* tbe Ionic aea bveeae and with wide reaching proapect. and them ia tbe plain of tbe Jordan, with tropical Inxnriance. Yon may have either." Lot, who araa not aa rich aa Aliraro. and might bare been expected to take tbe arc.rod choice, made tbe firet arlec-

tion and ari'th

o bim

flocka ai

ocka and the d; 1 will take the valley of witb all Its Inxnriance of ■nd the river to water the tbe genial climate r.nd the . .. nunearnrabir." So the controveivy waa fnrevir aettled and great aunled Abram carried oat tbe anggnetion of the text ■'le-t there be no atrife. I pray tbpe. le-tween me and thee, and la-tween my levdmen and thy berdmra. la not tbe whole Und Iwfore

tbeef"

Well, in tbia the Uat decade of tbe nineteenth century and in tbia beau tifnl Und. wbiefa waa called America, after America* Veepnrin*. bat abonld vbave been called'CVilamhia. after it. , kliKovernr. Colnmbna we have a wi alth - of religion privilege and oppovtr nity that ia poaitivrly bewildering- Cbnrrbee of all aiffte of creeilii and of all kind- of government and ad forms iff wojehip and an atvlra of arebiteetnn—wbat opulence of ecdeuiaatical opportunity* Now. while in deauUte region* there may be only one chart*, in the opulent district- of tbia arontry there i> nocli a > that there ought to he no

naking a aelectnm. No Imenta. or between litnr

nonlitnrgieal adbereuU. or iautal moder. or a handful of umpnrtd with a riverful If

dw*U on »b« height., in get only a vprinkli

t Lot

Jordan in which to im ••Let there be no atrife. between me and thee and berdinrii and thy herd men

the whole Und before tbeef

r denomina-

«• at one end of tbe table earing

•f endure tbe rigid d<

'laplain Frohieber who brirogbt l>ack ir.inftiw voyage of diacuvery a abiphan of wbat be aoppwed valnaUe miner*U. yet. imitiwd of being ailver and g.Jd. Were nothing trot common rtonra of tbe field, to lie burled out aa finally ueelr Mighty U.«jl In all tby realm there one man .«■ winnan prof easing ligion, yet ao stolid, wi unfilled, so : gone nnto death that there yronld bp any heaitanry in aurrenderlng all preference# before ancb an opjairlunity of aa|va'iion and heavenly renalon t If yon. n Oiriatian wife, ere an attendant U|ion any rbnrch. and yonr uucouvert ed bashend doee not go there, because be dure not like Its preacher, or iU mnsic. or its an-bitactore. or it. nn comfortable crowding, and go.* not to any honse of wumbip. bnt wtrold go if you would accvroiirony him eomewhere eise. change yonr church relatiiros Take your hymubook home with ym (■.lay Say good by to yonr friends ii the neigblx-riug la w., and go with bln

' red eburcbea til

irol ia

o heave

iml be >

third finger of youi •at your heavenly Fa

No letter of more importance ever ime to the great city of t'- rUiiL. aitn led on wbat was called tbe “Bridge of leSea." and gliatening with amripire and gated with a style of liras- the agnificence of which tba following have not liern abb- hi sncreeafnlly Uitate and overshadoweii !iy tbe Ano urinthna. a fortresro of rock 4,000 feet high—1 aay no letter ever came to that great city of more important* than that letter in wbiefa Paul pate the two irtling qaciions: “What knowarot tbon, O wife, whether thou shall aave thybnslrondt Or bow knoweal tbon. 0 man, whether tbon abalt aave tby Tbe dearwi aacrifice on tbe part of tbe one is cheap if it rescue the other. Better go to the amallest. weak ' insignificant church on earth and be copartners in eternal hiUa than irons yonr earthly membership in most gorgeunaly attractive cbnrcfa while yonr companion atay* ontaide of evangelical privilege. Better have tbe drowning ived by a ecow or a sloop than let him or her go down while yon aail hr in the gilded cabins of a Majestic or Cam

pania.

Second remark: If both of tbe mar ed ounpiee be Christiana, hot one is i naturally cunetructed that it U im puesible to enjoy the eervicea of a i«r ticnUr denomination, and tbe other is

« sectarian IjT pnnctiliooa, let tbe I taro particular go with tbe other

who ia very pariicnUr. Ae for myarlf. 1 f«-l as mneb at borne in one denoinition of evangelical Christians aa snwr. and 1 think I mast have been ■n very near the line. 1 like the eulemu rub of tbe Episcopal liturgy, and I like tbe apontaneity of tbe Metb.. di-te and 1 like tbe imi«irUnce given ta tbe ordinance of baptism by tbe Baptists and 1 like tbe freedom of the Congregationalista ami l like tbe govern

and tbe snblime doctrine of tbe yterians ami I like many of tbe

others just as mnch aa any I have mentioned and i could happily live and

rod die arod be buried from any Bnt others are horn with a

liking su stunt, mi unla-nding. so intorahle for some denomination that It

- - -a positive neceaaity they have tbeadtbe Methodist v ,nta*e of that one. Wbat they were

another decUring all tbe ; |„ he in ecclesiaaticism was .t. There are hnndreiU of ; written in the aides of their cradle, if pelerody split on ei-chwiasti j tllt , f.,ber , n .l mother bad eves keen 1 tbe middle of every diacn. I rll „ Qg h to see it They would not stop •objects there is a kindling ipjj jnu ontll ltey b, d ^ lB th ri r “ band. a. a plaything a Westminster

Catechism or tbe Thirty-nine Articlea The whole enrrent of their temperament and tLonght and character rnna into one sect of rrligionUta aa naturally aa the James river into the Chesapeake It-wonhl be a torture to auch iwraoua ta be anywhere ontaide of that one chnrcb Now. let tbe wife or bnshaml wbo ia not ao com traded aacrifice tbe milder preference for tbe one more inflexible and rigorous le t tbe grapevine follow tbe rugosities and sinuosities of tbe oak or hickory Abram, tbe richer in flucke of Christian grace, abonld say to Lot. arbo ia bnilt on a smaller seal* “Let

mi cheek,

itber daughter. «h—- fare waa bed with tbe brigbtneaa of an eorld on tbe day when the la.rd

ness and heaven Bat 1 can give you i recipe for mining yonr children Angrily contend in the household the

will hot grow Fight alsrot ape snccnMion. fight alsrot electo n ami fre^ agem-y. fight aUmt baptism, fight a

Yon-will Iro as nnf

Charles. Duke of Burgom battle lost a diamond tbe kingdom, for in your fight ; the jewel of salvation for’ botwehoid. This ia nothing advocacy of yonr own religi.

Fee all furcihie argument, bring ail telling illustration, array all demonise facte, bilk let there be noacerno stinging retort, no mean in-ht-ro* were wrong and yon infallibly

right.

ke a bint from aa .Ptolemaic system made

I they Will soon regal bis aim is tberefon I with delightful drej ; For this purjaroe t i and ears and leaver covered. Beside the ■1 plate, which

it U while be isdoz that happy dreams ■

n will lose gain** tbe

il me delighted ue bis ears ar> JS of tbe plnroo

Afti! Ibi-light slamts-r comes a deep '^Several test, of Ibis kind hale IwrD m>t only are tire-l 11-|v*e- refresbe.1 by this melleal. lu.t'i‘i,t the |wtienl's body alxi tapidly im li ases in weigBt That pleasant eonmls ami sights are auothing to tbe series we have, all

■■ You're nervous. “ said the doctor, "yuite right." admitttd tbe i-itn-nt •That', why 1 ro-ut f.w y.ro. " “The tally liring for you to do.” ex[daiuetl the doctor, "is togii

thing was earth Bnl

and

thongfat to torn r, mid the

lade the sun tbe center around rhlch the planets revolved. The bigot lakes his little belief the center of ev erytbing. bnt tba large sunied Christie! make* the Sun of Bigbteon.m-** tin

all denominations, withou

any clashing

patieuy.

“ A4i!“ said the doctor, thing for you to do ia to arool cigar or a pi|svery »».thing effn-t. “ It's easy to prvM'ribe when kow.—Chicago F-sat.

-

Wc do CaicriiiR in all its Branda-

If in

. »im.i.s r.vriri:

1L1ERT 6IL11RT. ■“> WM. LAKE, C. E.,

llfc-Jll Iv>at4>tO xVlfitrixt.

Need of

GILBERT S LAKE.

House k Sign Painters.

Dean H

ring ai

t tbe t<

father Abram to come and pnt his f.-.t on Urn krode-1 fuse before tbe expkaiou taken place and aay “Let there lie no atrife. I pray thee. In-tween me ami thro and let ween my brrdmen and tby herd men la not the whole land before

• subject never ntub-r-ther pnlpit. for it is an eticate subject, and if

root rightly bamli-d might give arriona offenee, bnt I approach it without the olightea* trepidation, for I am sure I have the divine direction in tbe uiatt*r* I propose to prewnt- It ia a iremSmlona quest ion. a-ked all over Christendom. often asked with tears and sola and heart tweaks and'invulving tbe peace of families, tbe eternal happi-

k tbe bustrond or tbe t

1 tbe

here be no strife. I prey tbee nr and tbee ami la-twren my rod tby brrdtorn Is not tl

_ tm I>t t ami lirfiwe tbee?’' As you ca rife go i®*** ‘"I’l’.' any Where, go a

chnrcb

ir be miserable. First, remember that all the even- : »mre» oiat-r. geliral ebnrehc. have enough truth in ; Bruiark the third If Isjtb the mar them to save tbe soul and pre)rorr na I ‘ .mple are very strong in their sec for happiness on earth and in beaten - tsriaui«in. let i broil attend tbe different 1 will go witb you into any well ee Ichnrche. preferred. It ia not necessary lurted tbeoiogiral library, and_ 1 will • ll "t yon sllt-nd tbe aame cbnrcfa. Re -show yon serin.roe from ministers in all I ligion t- lyt wet-n yonr conscience and denominatioii- that set forth man a* a |F‘® r ''.-I, Like Aluam and l-.t, agree sinner and Christ ana deliverer from I *» differ When on Sat.liath morning alu and sorrow That is the whole g.e ' J"U come out .a yonr home together pel. 11 et that into yonr soul and you '»ml one g.s-s .roe way and the uberahe are fitted fur the here and the here j ether, heartily wish each other a g\s! aftir There are differet:i'-«, we admit, ••tmon and a tun.'of profitable drvo ro we like let in

repast I.

1 each, and Iri your children, ami to fa other a week from now in Chicago ** lr hired belli, that yon have both Is-en important busimroa. and one goes hy ; ,,E *•>- Monnt of Transfignration. ai New York Central railroad, another though y.ro went up by different path*, tbe Erie railroad, another by the Bn '* **’** . TO ° have both been fed by the ro-ylvania railnrod. another liy the : i'tead of life, th-rogh kneaded by differ Itlmore and Ohio railroad. Oae gixa ' fb* hand* in different trays and baked s way trocanae the tuonntama ar# : * n *''® ,rTrI, t OTBnl1 - ‘'** u t h** w *hont the iwl-e- anniher tsk» rSi. i., ... i children V' 1 am often asked tqr acurre • are-mire Intnriou's another tliat ^ I‘* , " nU I '' < *hrtn aL- make their .u- thTro^i L^eat^ 7n | own ciM > cr They will grow up with \—-,f Tr t. i, t ' reverence for both the denominations n ais uHomid to tb t r.int r.|ie»ented by father and mother if ruinhii ea are-fsntUl e' tt. *r * J"b. by holy lives, cumtneud tlwroe de-eiicsc.io.-ui u 1 , ' I * r *' U. .1111 nation. If the father Uvea the ki« i.o difference If "J’' ro ,l, '• thej will hair the more fare. Now anv ’ L nt o' l” ’ V *'* ; v. .rafale upini.ro of liie drm.iulnatiou

. , { Jli( , jive* the iletter life. Uiey : will have the more favoralde cipiniiai of

itions. if i.

- iff ; ,

r in Westminater abbey it of Scripture, "Thy com-

mandments are el reeding broad. “ led

o a path like tbe

bridge AI Siral. which the Mohammedan thinks leajls from Ibis world over as of bell Into paradise, the of tbe bridge leas than the web erred spider or the edge of a •word or ral. -r. off the edges of which many fall No While the way ia root wide emrogfa to take with na any of our sins, it ia wide enongh fur all Christian believers ta I row witbont peril inta ifrty. Bnt do not any of you driN-ud npon what yon call “a Bound creed* for salvation. A man may York and yet not be a lawyer, and a all Infe- best medii-ai treatise- and not be a physician, and a may own- all tbe beat works on painting and architecture and not be either painter or architect, and a man may own all tbe wrond creeds in tbe world and yet not be a Christian Not wbat yon bate in yonr brad and on your tongue, but in your heart and In your life, will decide everythin*. In olden time* in England I e-fore tbe odsru sire* t lam|a were invented every honse holder was expected to have a lantern anspemird in front of faia bouse, md tbe cry of the watchmen in London as they went along at eventide waa. "Hang ont your light*;" Instead of disputing in your home alarot the different kinds of lantern, as a watchman on tbe walla of Zion l cry. "Let your light ao shine before men that they, spring your giud works, may glorify yoarFatber which ia in'beaven!" Hang ont yonr lights! Yon may have a tbonand idea, abont religion and yet not tbe great idea of pardoning mercy. It is Dot tbe number of yonr ideas, but the great new of them. A mi roar bath ten offsprings in her mrot. while tbe lioneas hath one in ber lair. All ideas abont forms and ceremonies and chnrcb government irot together are Dot worth tbe one idea of getting to heaven yonr•elf and taking yonr family witb yo». But do not reject Christianity. •• many do. becanee there are to many sects, .standing in Westminster hotel. London. I looked out of tbe window

tbe parliament boose,

another on Nt. Margaret'a chapel, another on Westminster alibey, and they were all different. One said 14 o'clock at mam. another said five miantea before 14. another said five minutes after 14. 1 might aa well have ronclnded that there ia no such thin* aa lime. Irocauss* tbe three timepieces were dVflel- I euL aa for y.ro ta ronrinde that there is no such thing-m paroaVhri-Uacitj. because tbe cbnrcbea differ in their

statement of It.

Bnt lei oaroll rejoice -that: although part <d our family may worship on earth in one rbmvh and i*rt in an altar in a cumprotm-e of preferences, we are. if redeemed, on the way to a perfect rbnrch. where all onr preferences will tro fully gratified. Ureal cathedral of eternity, with arches of aiuelbjsta and pillars of sapphire, with floors of emerald and windows aglow , witb tb«asunrise of heaven: What stnpeiidua* towerm. With chimes ■nge! hoisted and angel rung! Wbat nyriada of worahipere. white robed and oroneted! What an oIHriatur at tbe iltar. even "'tbe great High Priaot of onr prufeaaiim!" What walla, bang itb tbe captured shields and flag*, by* the ebureb .militant parsed up ta tro riunipbantt Wbat doxologira cymbal to cymbal, harp fo harp, organ to organ! Fallout (he tremulant stop to recall tbe auffennga past! Fall out tbe trumpet stop to celebrate tba vic-

tory!

When -hall It.-as eves th> heaven inilll

>e cbutvfi Tbe neigh •r what is going ro t—lay. for I saw our neighbor and lia wife, who always go to different

Well I will tell yuo wbat baa brought

>e aRar

nothing

m portal

appealed. Their son is today unitj log with the rbnrch He is atanding in ' tbe aisle, taking tbe vowra id a (Tirie1 tian. Ue bad been somewhat wayward. ! and gave father and mother a good deal

a his

welfare of your j .mods In tbe aisle and the uiuiatrr of

yonr bosbgpd la |

r»:r

Hid ta have been

i the reading pro-

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