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THE SEORETARY.

EDITED

BY

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

No. 2. Val. IV.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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General Notes ... Orders for Workers. PaTt 2. The Curse of the Broken Law Conditional Immortality The Power of Tracts God Misunderstood In Memoriam ... Correspondence ... Church and Mission News Business Notes ...
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NOTES.
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for the original suggestion to a thirty years since by the by the Rev. James Smith, of

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OUR PURPOSE.

THE

BIBLE

STANDARD.
Capt. J. E. Dutton, Genl. H. Goodwyn, and Rev. Thos. Vasey. In

Somewhat

unwillingly

we have consented

to add to our previous

addition thereto, " Two Expositions" is Eternal definitions tality." Punishment? of the terms" " and"

were given by Genl. Goodwyn, in

heavy duties, by editing this paper.

Intso doing our eye is single, and

the same place, on September 21st and 23rd, the subjects being, " What Man Created in the Image of God,' and "The Soul," and" ImmorThe audiences were excellent, Several questions were Life," "Death,"

our purpose simply to glorify God, and to advance His truth amongst men. We are painfully alive to the difficulty of followiug two such previous editors as the Rev. G. A. Brown and Dr. W. Leask, not upon the score of our earnestness, to carry on Standard ADVENT,and but of our fitness. of such organ However, we will do our utmost and to make truths as the Association. the Bible
LU'E

Capt. Henry J. Ward presided. answered. centre

quite 500 being present asked and satisfactorily hall as a permanent 'rhos. Vasey,

on the second night.

the work so well commenced, great for the a :epresentative

It has been decided to take a roomy

a worthy exponent

AND

for the work, under the charge of the Rev.

We shall

speak always our own mind plainly, and allow others to do the same, so that mere controversy be not indulged in, and all things are spoken with that charity things, which" Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all Where this rule is transgressed, our We aim also to make this paper so generalfor beyond this will find someany If, therefore, all classes of readers endureth all things." "Mr.

AN OLD FRIEND.

George A. Brown, formerly

a Baptist minister of Lincoln, deHall, on the subject of

livered a lecture last evening in the Temperance , Eternal Punishment," telligent por ion audience. of Scripture, or dogma, was not taught clouds descending," in the Bible. opened

with the view of showing that such a doctrine, The hall was filled by an inwith "Lo, He comes with from with The service suitable

columns will not be open. in matters touching we shall not attempt

the Life, Advent, and Kingdom, to go-that

after which Mr. Brown offered prayers, and read a to the subject of his discourse, possesses a good address, is conversant basing his arguments were expounded were right

thing suitable to their tastes, adapted to their wants. not complain, or lose their interest adapted to their tastes.

of its subscribers find matter contrary to their tastes, we trust such will in the paper, or condemn it, but resupply only matter member that in catering for all wants we cannot gladly profit by their kindly criticism.
OUR WISH.

Gen. iii. The lecturer

Greek and Hebrew, and is an orator of no mean ability. his subject in a masterly manner, alone, and his selected passages care; but whether certainly worthy of reflection put to Mr. Brown.at Lszarus," on Sunday eloquent his explanations

He handled on Scripture and were

At the same time we will willingly receive and

with judgment or wrong, they

by thinking men.

Several questions were

Will all subscribers and readers help us in our work by introducing the Standard to their friends, and also personally securing and forwardfor the same. By bringing it under the notice of their the London Agent, F. would be fouud willing to pay fur unsold help us in suitable we make iu securing few copies, and to procure therewith would undertake kind assistance ing subscriptions

the close of his discourse, and candidly answered. next. speakers Without that expressing any opinion on the in the colony."

He announced his intention of speaking upon the parable of "Dives and character of the discourse, we must acknowledge that the lecturer is one of the mo-t Auckland delivering we have heard Evening Sunday Star. Evening Lectures assortment to a congregation of literature, of about 500.

newsagent, and induciug such to order-through Southwell, 19, Paternoster -and copies. display-a show-bill. to do this provided our efforts. advertisements, a considerable "Last Row-a Many newsagents

our friends

Mr. Brown writes very hopefully of the work in Auckland, where he is We have shipped a valuable his purpose being

A few pence thus invested monthly would materially We ask also their

so that, at no distant date, we may be able to increase To members, personally advertising,

MORSEL.

to establish a branch New Zealand depot in that town.

TESTIMONY FROM ABROAD.

the number of our pages. reduction.

An honoured

correspondent

writes :-" of "Life

I have

been able, since my before several have very ladies

A CHOICE

(?)
a lecture to a crowded in reply to the doctrines Dr. Christie said No Resurrection The multitude were the outposts

return,

to place the truth

in the

Christ" Three

lIIonday night

Dr. Chrisrie delivered

believers, and am encouraged recently been enabled light. A clergyman

to continue.

audience in the Washington Hotel, Lime-street, set forth by the Conditional Immortality the title Society.' of this association Society,' or 'The No Judgment was a sham, Society,'

to embrace

the truth, and are rejoicing in the Church, who had the truth put he had never before heard of see the truth, I am con-

Association. or 'The

of the Established Several

and ought to be' No Hell

before him by my wife, candidly admitted it, or given it a thought. vinced, but are afraid to confess it. spreading, and I am very hopeful if we are only faithful

Christians

This would be an honest

title to the world, and then there The upholders of the

The work is, however, gradually of the Lord's people

would be no clap-trap to get people in to hear them. would not go to hear the upholders of that idea. doctrine of the Conditional and Bashi-Bazouks hell was simply purgatorial, Immortality of the Devil's army. Association

in believing that in a few years more, of their minds from the fogs and of their loving Father."

to the Lord, vast numbers

will be rejoicing in the emancipation mists which have clouded the character
CURRENT

Three years ago they held that Let them call Standard. to such foul Happily the

and now they had advanced, or rather reSociety,' and then nigh.

EVENTS.

trograded, to the doctrine that there was no such place. it ' The No Hell Society' for ever, 'The No Judgment the people would run away from them."-Fro1n abuse, and to such wicked misrepresentation speakei 's purpose failed, and the truths rather than hindered. See following note.
TESTIMONY IN LIVERPOOL.

In many ways God seems telling the world that the end of its reign is We have had recently hurricanes, earthquakes in Chili and Switzerland, in the former case a whole town (Illapel) having lives lost; been destroyed, and 200

Protestant as the above.

Our adversaries must be hard pressed when they resort so precious

which have caused great damage to property, shipping, wharves, plantaFires have been very witnessed the exciting common at

especially in the Island of Jamaica, where a tract of land equal to 3,000 square miles has been literally ploughed up; tions, houses, and churches common. In St. Petersburg, Storms rife; the inhabitants floating all lying in ruins.

to us were helped

Since the Conference, commendable the Liverpool Auxiliary.

activity

has been manifested

by

spectacle of 50 laden hay-barges being in flames. been alarmingly

down the river at once, each been painfully Railway accidents, too, have Europe we have the promise

A series of well-attended

services have been

and floods have

held in the Washington Hall on Sunday evenings, after the services of the churches. These have been conducted by Major G. J. van Someren,

home, and enormous losses have resulted. whilst in Eastern

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" of many a bloody fray." reached, and that" Surely we may hope that midnight

BIBLE
is near

STANDARD.
invisible God" was Adam made, termed" Adam, alas I came death-" who, it is remarkable, was to come." Christ,"

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is accordingly By the first but the gift of of immortality for being imof of this oband

the Lord is at hand?"

THE "FORCE OF THE FUTURE."

the figure (or type) of Him that

The wages of sin is death;

Col. Beaumont

has succeeded our system

in perfecting

a locomotive

which bids has

God is eternal

life, through our Lord Jesus

the second Adam.

fair to revolutionise

of motive-power.

His air engine

It was, the preacher believed, because of the assumption of the impenitent this assumed being eternal prevailed so extensively,

recently been tested on the Plumstead and Dartford line, where it covered its 32 miles (double journey) in little over an hour (exclusive of stoppages). The engine weighs 10 tons, being only about by a reservoir the size of an ordinary of compressed air. One omnibus, but is equal in power to a steam Its motive power is supplied the journey named. locomotive weighing 50 tons. inch, sufficed for and under.

attaching to man at his creation that the ordinary notion of the sufferings mortal, how could theycome immortality, True," noxious conclusion. this the judgment," counteract all in all." to an end? Christians It is appointed But with the unlearning unto men

were happily relieved

to die, and after to judgment,

charge of air, at a pressure of 1,000 lb. to the square Its speedy application ground railways, is much to be desired.
WESTWARD HO!

so that there will be 'a resurrection

to our tramways

the issue will be eternal. the triumph

But, blessed be God, evil will not be eternal to of redeeming love; but eventually" that the expression" to be discerned by the God will be eternal life" Scriptural

It was further observed sense, which ought

had a two-fold footsteps, and visiting we found our His to the truth, and that, for, at the evening the discomforts and our appears has been At Plymouth

We have not been treading in Charles Kingsley's the North, but the South coasts of Devon. too, at an age which few reach, and fewer ministry is evidently appreciated revered friend, Dr. Morris, still bearing testimony

student on this subject. is eternal

It was, first, blessedness ethically, being constiGod, as when our Lord says, ., It

tuted of the knowledge of the blessed Thou hast sent." to designate Christ

life to know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom And, secondly, it was an expression for simple duration in which the knowledge of God in at large-Jew and Gentile. he by mankind the coming dispensation

are found in harness.

by the Plymouthians,

service, quite 400 persons were present, notwithstanding of the place of meeting. readers might, with advantage, of our Torquay study the proclamation

Jesus will be acquired

Hence, the having eternal life in us by union with our Great Head-" that believeth hath everlasting entering into eternal nations at the second advent which

At Torquay a noble effort is being made to declare the truth, from there in our advertising advantage Dartmouth and issued. columns. friends.

[i.e., eternal] life, is a different thiug from

of the Lord Jesus-Matt.
OUR CENSOR.

life, which is to be the blessing of the righteous xxv. 46.-From

We trust it will be also to the We may add, a Circuit to Exeter on the north, and It was to us a

the" Liverpool. Post," Sept. 13th.

The following is from the Liverpool Protestant have been shocked bey.ond measure the" Conditional to Immortalists," affirm that impertinence they

formed (on the Methodist plan), extending on the south, and a preachers

plan for the same duly printed

It will be worked entirely by free agency.

Standard :-" We
of some of and impious vindicate the re-

sincere pleasure to mingle with and assist our Devon friends.

THE QUESTION OF IMMORTALITY.

by the fearful profanity by their doctrine

who have had the daring of the Lord

Upon this subject

sermons

were

preached

yesterday,

in St. George's Immortality by thc phrase-

character

of God.

The character

God Omnipotent

Church, by the incumbent, Association.

the Rev. James considered

Relly, who, at the outset, the title assumed salvation,

quireth no vindication and length and breadth, never-ending precious rapture, believe in the Lord

from the mouth of any man. in respect

His love for our and depth, They who bliss and

criticised the conference held last week by the Conditional The rev. gentleman Association an unhappy ology discordant loved to cherish. intended, unlearn. one, equivalent to conditional

race has had a limitless expression

to its height

on the Cross of Calvary ; and His eternal and and have their sins washed away in His

hatred of sin was fully shown forth there also. Jesus life of never-ending

to the gracious aspect

of the Gospel, which absolute

Christians immortality us to with

Otherwise, Mr. Relly dissented the current view of man's tradition,

not from the sentiment which it behoved was inconsistent

blood shall enjoy an eternal

allowing that

while they who despise and reject Him in its simplicity to say that is this

shall realize an eternal talk. It is

by virtue of his creation was a mere the Divine threatening tree in the garden thou shalt surely die."

life of nnutterable How charming " fearful profanity" extinction -like have thought

misery and everlasting contempt." bit of infallible of God. that by the truth we teach, of the ultimate the character We should it exists-was on the side of those who God will mainTrue, misery," simply that such

He argued that the assumed immortality with which the prohibition was sanctioned. "In

to eat of the reserved thereof, asked

the .day thou eatest

of all evil, we vindicate the profanity-if

If our first parents were created immortal, How opposed, tree-the from the garden, "lest of the other they should

the preacher, how could they die? their expulsion eventually their hands" mortality. immortality, Jesus to partake

also, to such notion put forth live

the Liuerpooi

Protestant Standard-teach

tain sinners in" most true, that" as that character the traditions

an eternal life of unutterable the (true) is declared character in nature

Tree of Life-and"

may suffer, and eternally blaspheme

and curse His holy name. and revelation; vindication,

for ever," because to live for ever is clearly involved The fact was, man was created which comes to him through regeneration.

in the idea of imbut capable of Lord " was not man

of God requires no vindication," but true, most "Word of God is as declared to us in

not immortal,

the second Adam-the

true, that it does require of Fathers made of none effect." As for the affirmation unutterable misery,"

and demand

Christ-by

People may say, "Oh, that omnipotence

and Councils, in which the

created in the image of God, and does not this imply his immortality? But it might as well be contended and omniscience,

that the wicked " shall realise an eternal life of Oct. 14. of that of words Betty?"

which belong to God, as well as eternal existence, were part of the Divino image, and that man was invested with these! conformity "upri?ht." He was also invested with dominion for immediately The truth was a moral He was created over the inferior creaprein to God was imparted to man at his creation.

it is of none effect, for the mouth of the Lord hath

spoken, " The soul that sinneth it shall die."-Edit01', AN old Cameronian preaching, without which, Scotch Lady thus expressed

her conception "Why,

tures ; and herein, doubtless, was another feature of the conformity dicated of him; after the words, " Let Us make man Our own image," &c., follows" and let them have dominion." perhaps the principal thing imported by these words was that Christ, called emphatfcally form of the predestinated

in truth, may be described as "a multitude the day," "Ab! "what did the Minister say?"

wisdom ": "We had an awfu'day

Though, after' the

said her neighbour,

the Lord only

': the image of the

knows what he said, but his mouth never closed the hale day."-Inves' tigator.

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THE
ART 2.

BIBLE

STANDARD.
The teaching is one. It comes to this: to make the Lord all. Shall we dispense with watchmen then, and leave the city unwatched? Oh no! the watchman still must go his rounds; the evening prayer must still go up. The Lord in doing His part affords us no excuse for leaving ours undone. How cause and effect are connected we cannot tell. But the testimony of the faithful in all ages confirms our faith in a God hearing and answering prayer. "I sought the Lord, and He heard me and delivered me from all my fears. This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles." "The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears are open unto their cry." And what God was yesterday to our fathers, He is to-day to their children, and shall be to-morrow to ours; even as the want of the righteous is the same to-day as yesterday, and shall be to-morrow till He come. To keep good vigil that the enemies may be warned off, and the sleeping inhabitants may slumber well, the watchman has to keep his lamp trimmed and burning, has to shake himself from the drowse induced by the surrounding darkness, and, observant of the hour and the weather, be able to shout a certain sound. Some of us remember the watchman's cry of fifty years ago, and what a comfort it was to know a watchman was near as we heard his cry, "Halfpast four, fine [or rainy] morning." The good old times had some good old ways, but taking them all with all, we wish them not again. Zion's watchman must have much to do with Zion's God, if well he would do Zion's work on Zion's walls. Nor less the secret worker in the smallest way, the tract distributor, the house-to-house visitor, the teacher in the Sunday-school, must each-in order to gi've-first get his all from God. Thus, in the care and cure of souls (which is the keeping of the city we have now under review) we must do nothing in the bishop's diocese without the bishop, and our Bishop's diocese is universal. Have we gone forth to this work or that without Him, we must return to the Shepherd and Bishop of our souls, that we may begin again with Him if we would so care for as to cure souls. "It is vain to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows." Herein is no discouragement to early rising and patient plodding perseverance in pursuit of duty and service. But all such doing of work for God is vain if done without God. The best of creature-doing-such as this is by men accounted to be-is nothing worth in the doing of work for God. Creature-work has mostly its reward in success. "In all labour there is profit," is the rule of creature-life, as well as of divine. "Seest thou a man diligent in his work? he shall stand before kings." But in work for God, if the rising early is to seek Him, and the sitting up late is to keep His company, and the bread of sorrow is eaten together with Him, we shall not '

the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it : except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows; for so He giveth His beloved sleep."-Psalm cxxvii, 1-2.

,e Except

To see the Lord everywhere and to make the Lord everything is the business of a life of faith. Whether it be a house to build or a city to keep, our true wisdom is to make the Lord the doer of all. What then? Are we to sit idly by, and leave all work to God? Oh no, " we are labourers together with God." For" it is God that worketh in you to will and to do of His good pleasure." The rest to which we are here invited is not rest from labour, but rest in labour and from the care of it. What then? Are we to be careless and let things drift? Nay, rather this, to sum up all our cares in one, and so, by having one care instead of many, to become relieved from all anxious care. "Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it." This means, ru, That all building without Him will sooner or later come to nought. Our work may look fair, promise well, stand some while, but sooner or later, down it comes; and the longer it stood admired by ourselves and others, the greater becomes its ruin and our shame. The one care of the builder, what is that? To work by the plan supplied him by the architect, and leave all the issues with him as the designer of the plan. And that in parts as supplied him from time to time. "Do as I bid you," is the standing order of the architect to his builder. " The plan is mine, the performance is yours; the detail is yours, the completeness is mine." The Lord's work, well planned.well executed, well finished, standeth fast for ever. It means, Second, That there are houses to be built, there is work to be done, but the Lord must be the Master-builder, the Architect. We are not to be indifferent to the work around us, that requires to be done, but to go first to the Lord about it. Begin with Him before you begin any work. Let your beginning be in secret with Him. Right work must be both rightly timed and rightly planned. It is not enough to see right work required, and to set about it, presuming the Lord will follow in OUT wake, and bless well-meant endeavour. House-building is a good work only if well-planned, well-timed, and well placed. Houses built on sand had better not been built at all, and to engage in work for God, self must be left behind. Self is .tllltempered mortar, and all daubing therewith falls away, to the shame of the miserable dauber. Let us rather build with hewn stone, diggedfrom the quarry of God's Word, and seasoned in the atmosphere of prayer. " Except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh in vain."

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fail of ultimate success, and meantime we shall rest in Him from all care about the issue of the work.
" For death is life, and labour rest; If all be done with Him."

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"For so He giveth His beloved sleep [or rest.]" Hebrew reading-Cl So He giveth the beloved of the Lord rest." How comprehensive is this little word" So "! When the doing of the righteous is to make God the doer, and only to do [what He does in us and through us, then are we His disciples indeed who said, " The Son can do nothing of Himself but what He seeth the Father do, for what things soever He doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise." This, which was the perfection of our blessed Lord as a Son, shall become ours too, in our measure and degree, as we grow up in it to the stature of a perfect man in Christ Jesus. But we have to learn to wait as well as to work: "be ready to every good work" at His bidding, and meanwhile rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him. Neither waiting nor working should interfere with resting in Him. So the beloved of the Lord have rest as they cease from themselves to find their all in Him, and so they become beloved of Him as they use their all for Him. " Return to thy rest then, 0 my soul, for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee." Bountiful in love in providing the rest, bountiful in light in revealing the rest, and bountiful in grace in leading us into the rest. "There remaineth therefore a rest (or keeping of Sabbath), and we which have believed do enter into that rest." Nathaniel Starkey, Hackney.

Paul says, "by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned." (Rom. v. 12.) There are others, and they are not few, who look upon death as a friend; but those who do so altogether misunderstand the nature of death. Death is an enemy, a foe to humanity,-an enemy which Christ has pledged Himself to destroy. For, when He shall come again, to receive those who have been faithful and true, He shall cast death and him who has the power of death into Gehenna, there to die the second death. Then may the saints well sing with joy"0 Grave! where is thy triumph now? And where, 0 Death 1 thy sting? "

THE

CURSE

OF

THE

BROKEN

LAW.

" Few are thy days, and full of woe, o man, of woman born! Thy doom is written, Dust thou art, And shalt to dust return.' "

READER, ave you ever stood by the death-bed of some near h or dear relation? And have you never wondered at, or questioned within yourself what death really was? A few seconds before, your friend was perhaps suffering the most fearful agony, or, it may be, struck down in an instant, as many are; he was all aglow with the vigour and animation of life. But there he lies, lifeless and motionless. There are many who look upon death as a thing which cannot be avoided. This may be so now, but did the question never occur to such, Was it meant by God, when He made man, that it should be so? Our only answer is, No! emphatically No! God made man with all the faculties which a finite created being could possess, He promised him, and made him capable of enjoying, eternal. life. But, there was a condition,-man was to obey the will of God. To disobey the will of God was to commit sin; man disobeyed the will of God, and so was convicted of sin. For, as St.

In pursuing our subject we will first consider what death is, and then exhibit, in as full and complete a manner as possible, all that the Bible says about it. 1. WHAT IS DEATH? Death is sometimes defined as "the cessation of being," but this definition is faulty, for it does not tell the whole truth. Nothing can ever cease to be. If we burn a piece of coal in the fire, it is vastly changed, but still it has not perished, we have simply divided the coal into its natural elements. Another definition is " extinction of life," this is also faulty, for it does not tell us how, or by what means, the life is extinguished. The best definition I have met with is that adopted by Webster, namely, " the separaium of the spiritfrom the body," the meaning usually taken out of this definition is certainly unscriptural, but the definition itself is quite -in accordance with the teaching of the Holy Spirit. We have said that death is the separation of the spirit from the body, and before going further we will see how the Bible bears out this definition. When God created man we are told that He made Him of dust, and then breathed, or blew into his nostrils the breath of life." This breath oflife vivifies his whole frame, sets the delicate machinery of his body into operation, and, greatest of all, produces the unspeakable power of thought. While in the body this God-given spirit produces the phenomenon of life, and, as a necessary consequence, the absence of this spirit from the body produces death, death being the opposite of life. A very false and antiscriptural idea is held by many, and that is, to suppose that every spirit, or that portion of the all-pervading spirit which is separated from the body at death, is a distinct personality, and that it can in its disembodied condition perform all the operations which it performed while in the body. This theory is totally destitute
Gen. ii. 7. The followingis a literal translation of the Hebrew; And Jehovah Elohim formed the man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils [Septuagint, prosopon, the face] the spirit of lives; and the man [Heb. ha-adam] became [literally' was '-Heb. yevi] a living soul" [Heb. nephesh-chayah, a rational creature].

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THE

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we can come to is that The spirit cannot maintain a conscious of scriptural proof, seeing the Bible runs in quite the opposite existence apart from the body. Not long ago we heard it stated direction. We would earnestly ask everyone who holds the commonly received opinions regarding death, and the state by a minister of the gospel, that" the moment the soul of the dead, to ponder well what we are about to say, and leaves the body, it begins a new existence, either in happinot to take offence should our views clash with theirs, as we ness or woe." Without producing one word of proof he prowill say nothing but what we have ample proof for, as to its ceeded to utter denunciations against all who would not believe in his words, which we consider to be a false assertion. veracity. We have thus opened up the way for further inquiry, and A careful perusal of the account' given in Genesis of the we will proceed to lay before the reader an outline of the origin of man is quite enough to convince anyone, who reads teaching of the Bible in regard to death, and the state of the for his edification, that, when God breathed, or blew, that dead. We do not intend to dogmatize, but simply to leave particular part of the spirit into man, it could not become a everyone to draw their own conclusions. Thus: distinct spirit, but must have retained its original connexion. IL WHAT DOESTHE BIBLE SAY? Some will say, Do you mean to tell 'us that the spirit as Our space demands conciseness, so that we are not able long as it is in man still retains its connexion with the original to give more than one or two proof passages under each all-pervading Spirit of God? We reply, Yes, the spirit when in man does not become separated from its DIVINEORIGINAL, point. DEATH is more frequently referred to in metaphorical but continues to retain its original identity, and is thus a chain which binds together in beautiful harmony the HUMAN language, than by name. The following table shows what the Bible says regarding it. It is calledand DIVINE. This great truth has long been lost, or obscured, but, if A sleep. Deut. xxxi. 16; John xi .11; 2 Pet. iii. 4. ever the world is to rise to its true level it will only be Rest. ;[ob iii. 13-19; xvii. 16; Isa. xiv. 15; Rev. xiv, 15. through a full appreciation of this most important doctrine, Dissolution. 2 Cor. v. 1. which alone can lead men to a proper knowledge of the Putting of! this tabernacle. 2 Pet. i. 14. connexion betwixt them and their Creator. God requirinq the soul. Luke xii. 20. Let us see, then, how this may be applied to the subject Going the way whence no return, Job. xvi. 22. in hand. We are told that, at death" the dust (or body) Gathering to our people. Gen. xlix. 33. shall return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall Going down into silence. Ps. cxv. 17. return unto God who gave it." (Eec. xii. 7.) Two questions Yielding up the ghost. Acts v. 10; John xix, 21. will naturally occur in the reading of this passage: What Being cut down. Job xiv. 2; Ps. xl. 6, 7; xc. 5; cii. 11 ; becomes of the BODY?and, What becomes of the SPIRIT? Isa. xl. 6, 7 ; Jas. i. 10; 1 Pet. i. 24. Everyone knows that the body becomes corrupt, and that Fleeing as a shadow. Job xiv. 2. the various elements of which it is composed are separated Departing. Phil. i. 23. from each other, and are sent back again into the laboratory Going the way oj all the earth. J osli. xxxiii. 14. of nature, perhaps to undergo the same processes over again. By Adam. Gen. iii. 19; 1 Cor. xv. 21, 22; Rom. v. 12, But, what becomes of the spirit? The answer is short, and 14. full of mea.ning, although thousands read it without seeing its Throuql, sin. Gen. ii. 17; Bom. v. 12. meaning.-" The spirit shall return to God who gave it." The lot of all. Ecc. viii. 8; Heb. ix. 27; Isa. li. 12. The spirit which was divinely-infused into us at birth, shall By divine appointment. Deut. xxxii. 39; Job xiv. 5; Heb. at death return to the same Source from whence it came, ix.27. viz., to God, who is the first beginning of all life, celestial Ends all our schemes. Eccl. ix. 10. or terrestrial. Depriuee us oj all our property. Job i. 21; 1 Tim. vi. 7. Two considerations will perhaps elucidate this point a little. In the first place, the word translated' return,' is in the Hebrew shoov, which means' to turn back'; death is thus the turning back of the spirit to its originator. And if we take .into account, secondly, the fact that all true spirit is of necessity immortal, and that it could not be created, or formed with our bodies; and if we further consider tha.t, if that portion of the spirit which is within us was capable of independent existence, we would have a knowledge of the past, long ere ever we had a being; and, seeing we do not possess that knowledge, the only reasonable conclusion
Levels all. A destrouer, Appointed His commands.

Job. i. 21; iii. 17-19. Ps. xc. 3.

of man, should he disobey

by God as the punishment

Gen. ii. 17. Rom. 2 Tim. i. 10. destroy it. Has. thereof; Heb. ii. Job xiv. 1-2; vi. 9; Rev. i. 18. xiii. 14; 1 Cor. xv. 26. 15. Ps, xxxix. 4-5; xc. 9 ;

Christ has conquered death. And abolished it. Ancl shall finally Takes away fear Death at hand.

1 Pet. i. 24.
We should prepare for it.

2 Kings xx. 1.

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be a motive to diliqenoe.

The thought of death should

Eccl. cxvi.

ix. 10; John ix, 4.

If averted should lead us to devotion.

Ps. lvi. 12-13;

79;

cxviii. 17; Isa. xxxviii. 20.

the dead. Acts xxiv. 15. Luke xx. 36; Rev. xxi. 4. Only Enoch. and Etijah. exempted from death. Gen. v. 24 ; Heb. xi. 5; 2 Kings ii. 11. Compare with this what the Bible says regarding the SU.TE OF THE DEAD. They are said to haveNo memory. Ps. vi. 5. They cannot thank God. Ps. vi. 5. They cannot glorify God. Ps. cxv. 17. Without the spirit, J ames ii. 26. They cannot move. Matt. xxviii. 4 ; Rev. i. 17. They are ignorant of human affairs. Eccl. ix. 5. They have no passions. Eccl. ix. 6. They do not return. Job vii. 9, 10; xiv. 10, 14. THE DEADare calledCorpses. 2 Kings xix. 35; Nah. iii. 3. Carcases. Num. xiv. 29, 32, 33. 1 Kings xiii. 24. Those who are not. Matt. ii. 18. Deceased. Isa. xxvi. 14; Matt. xxii. 25. A careful consideration of the statement tabled above must convince anyone, Viiho is open to conviction, that there is nothing in the Bible to bear out the popular ideas of death. But although we may have dispelled a great deal of the spurious radiance which a false theology has gathered around this arch-enemy of man, we would still point to a bright spot, even in the darkness. Christ will again return to claim His rights, and every enemy either to Himself or His people He will destroy, Sin, and death the natural sequence of sin, along with all their results, will be consigned to the lake of fire, where they will be utterly destroyed. For All will be raised from No death in heaven:
" DEATH

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SIN

HELL

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shall vanish then, upon one funeral pile."

The universe of God will then at last be freed from the bondage of sin, and all that wae beautiful, and lovely, and pure, and innocent in the world previously will regain its position, which had been wrested from it by sin. For the immutable decree of God is, that
" All that is beautiful shall abide, All that is base shall die! "

Robert F. Gardiner, Glasgow.

"CONDITIONAL

IMMORTALITY."

IT is still asserted in some quarters that this phrase and the

doctrine which it expresses cannot be found in the Scriptures. This is partly true and partly false. It is quite true that the identical phrase, "Conditional Immortality," cannot be found in the Scriptures, but we affirm that the identical doctrine

\ which that phrase expresses is taugh t there. We will prove I this by raising the question: I Is immortality conditioned in the Scriptures? In this inquiry we shall adopt the principle enunciated in the Old and New Testaments: "At the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established. " We shall therefore call three witI nesses to give evidence pro or con. The first witness will be the Lord Jesus, the Founder of the Faith. What sayest I Thou, Lord? Is immortality the inalienable possession of every child of Adam's race, or is it obtainable only through faith in, and obedience to Thine own blessed Person? Jesus: "God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John iii. 16.) Again: "He that believeth [the Gospel] and is baptised shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be condemned." (MaTk xvi. 16.) We now call upon the apostle Paul to give evidence. Paul : "To them who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory and honour and immortalitsj, [God will render] eternal life." (Rom. ii. 7.) Again: "The wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." (Rom. vi. 23.) Our last witness is the apostle John. John:" The world passeth. away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abidetli for eve1." (1 John ii. 17.) Again: "Many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of His disciples, which ale not written in this book: but these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through His name." (John xx. 30-31.) ,Ve need not question our witnesses further: this evidence is sufficient. What shall we say of them and of their testimony? Are not they reliable? And is not their witness plain and unanimous? Then is not our question" proven" ? It is. Language could not more clearly express the doctrine of " Conditional Immortality; " that eternal life can only be ours subject to certain conditions-the conditions being: 1. That we must seek for it by patient continuance in well-doing; 2. That we must also do the will of God; 3. That with this we must unite a living and obedient faith in Jesus of Nazareth as God's Divine Son,-the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world, and as the Messiah-the Anointed of the Father for universal empire; 4. And that so believing and walking we are to be baptised into His name, and endure unto the end.

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sense of the danger of putting off salvation until it was too late. I say "a sad lack of intelligence," because if preachers of the Gospel would copy Peter and Paul, they would delight in speaking of the love of God. " Peace and goodwill" are what the angels sang, and our Father sent His Son-" God manifest in the flesh" -to make known His character, that" God is love," and win sinners to His service, not by preaching hell-fire and damnation, but that " God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him, should not perish, but have everlasting life." Not one word of hell-fire here; moreover the statement is not true, there is no scripture to prove that the lost will suffer torture throughout eternity. Scripture testimony is clear, that "the soul that sinneth it shall die." "The wages of SIN is DEATH." "Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction." Reader, are you saved? If not, do you wish to be? Then, "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved."-FT07n "The Grace and Truth Series oj Tracts," published by J. C. Akester, 79, Hesele-road, Hull. No. 38.
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GOD MISUNDERSTOOD. were man to a lack to a "ONLY the old tale of hell-fire and damnation." Such the words addressed by an intelligent looking working to his companion, as they turned away from listening street preacher, who with commendable zeal, but a sad of intelligence, was endeavouring to arouse the people

Notes on the Pentateuch," which Mr. Moody regards as most valuable, next to the Bible, the author thus gives his viewson Gen. iii. 22-24:" The closing verses of this chapter are full of instruction. Fallen man, in his fallen state, must not be allowed to eat of the fruit of the tree or life, for that would entail upon him endless wretchedness in this world. To take of the tree of life, and eat and live for ever in our present condition, would be unmingled misery. The tree of life can only be tasted in resurreotion.v-> Ituiestiqator,

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full confession of his enlarged f. ith, Now came the . dividing time, as of old" some belie '(j(d.and some believed not." Our brother had been the means 'of getting the old Chapel (which had become dangerous I from the effects of dry rot in the timber) rebuilt into a large commodious School, and also a large new Chapel to seat 1,000 people, all free of debt,-premises, in fact, worth 10,000. Having done this, he had given offence by the introduction of the purely voluntary principle for 1 lis own support, which made him, as the old Pastor, practical Ilyindependent of any' diaconal influence. But now that I le had become a heretic in the opinion of orthodoxy, thei '6 were some who resolved on his removal, notwithstanding' l1is twentyseven years pastorate, his self-denying labou 1'/ s, and his advanced age-being then sixty-three. Long a il Id painful was this time of persecution and siege which .Ill e had to endure, but at length, by a majority of ant" ootlW ned both by proxies and personal votes, he was comp'ill'edll 0 resign. Now, the old veteran might have honourablyl!.~ ired, but NO, he felt he must preach, To this end he" took the Assembly Room of the Co-Operative Hall, Bacupj, entirely on his own responsibility, and on the first S. iday in January, 1875, commenced the series of service. which he continued till his death. At this time, a nuia ber of his old members left the Church at Ebenezer; and followed him to the Hall; others were added to t. hem from time to time, and at present number from 70 to 80, mainly the poor of the flock. The ordinances of 1 he Lord's house are attended to, peace and harmony h. tS prevailed among them as a company of devou t men and women, but they never would regard themselves, nor allow others to designate them as a Church. In this service of the Master our brother spent the evening-yea, literally, the last evening-of his life. His earnest piety, and sterling integrity of character, made even his enemies to be at peace with him. Only a very short time before his death, he took tea with some who, years before, had been active in his removal. His funeral, which took place on the 1st of October, in the Bacup Cemetery, was attended by an immense concourse of people, along with the Nonconformist Ministers of all denominations, both of the town and district, who came to express their sorrow for the loss of the faithful servant of God,-and truly "he was a good man, and feared the Lord above many." Like David, by the will of God, he served his generation and fell on sleep; but our faithful loving, Lord will raise him up to have part in the first resurrection. Please accept brother,-Thomas these notes from his old friend and Vasey, Birkenkead,

OUR beloved brother, the Rev. Jonas Smith, of Bacup, fell asleep in the Lord, at his residence, Ewood Hall, Ewood Bridge, Lancashire, on Sunday morning, September 26th, 1880. This mournful intelligence will probably startle some of the readers of The Bible Standard, who met him at our recent Conference at Liverpool. A few particulars concerning this devoted servant of Christ will be of interest. About two years ago he was seized with partial paralysis of the brain, which for a time laid him aside from his beloved ministerial work. He sought restoration to health by change of residence,-short visits to the seaside as well as all the help he could obtain from medical advice. At the time of his death he had just completed two months of this kind of rest and relaxation, and had re-written, in a larger hand, a sermon which he intended to preach on that day week. But his work was done, the messenger had given his last message, finished his extended testimony, and was called to "rest from his loved employ," to the deep regret of a large circle of sorrowing saints, as well as his bereaved widow and family who are left to mourn their great loss. Our brother had been an honoured Minister in the Baptist denomination between thirty and forty years; thirty-three of these years had been spent in Bacup, twenty-seven as pastor of the Baptist Church meeting in Ebenezer Chapel; there the Lord owned and blessed his work, in leading many poor guilty sinners to the Saviour, and in feeding and establishing the Church of Christ. About fourteen years ago it was the privilege of the writer to draw the attention of his friend to the Second Advent and Kingdom of Jesus Christ. This truth,-after patient, deliberate, and prayerful investigation,-our brother fully accepted, and preached it to his people. .Soon after this our joint attention was directed by the p~ges of the honoured Rainbow to the important question of Natural Immortality and Eternal Life only in Christ, with the kindred truths in this golden cluster. Here we struggled and prayerfully studied together till the Lord gave us light on His Word, and brake for us the fetters of Tradition. Brother Smith could not keep this faith to himself. " He believed and therefore spake." He laboured hard to instruct his large and influential Church in these grand truths of Christ's Return and Kingdom, and to exalt the riches of divine grace in giving to us eternal life in and through our Saviour, Jesus Christ. He did this by preaohing, lecturing, and by means of what he termed a Theological Olass of young men, A crisis was brought about by his engaging the Assembly Rooms, and giving a

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tbese days tliere are many things

being preached wbich Much regret Association expression of service good in which of the the latter, Secretary, many

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wbilst in keeping witb the feelings of men, are not in keeping with tbe testimony of God's Holy Word. two sbould be declared-the men? I certainly think May I ask the question practice Word of God, or the feelings and desires of it a dangerous to preach His disciples

has been felt bere practical

Mr. Cyrus E. Brooks. ways. Tbe

has found

with friends from tbe School and Church, expressed reudered, by by presenting Oarlyle's complete works. feeling handsomely framed, His Temperance of an inscription friends

their appreciation 25 volumes also testified their group. grateful Later, We, the

1. Because it is not what our Lord and Master commanded to preach. Personally, 2. As the heart of man is deceitful

Mr. Brooks witb a large

above all things, and

desperately wicked, it is not safe to follow the guidance of its leanings. I am not a preacher, but if I was, I would either preach that with a minister who, I believe. has Our conversation ran something iu He which I believed been preaching this channel :-1 did so. teachings believe," to be the Word of God, or I would not preach at all.

tbe presentation bearing

photographic their midst.

recording in their

thanks for six years'

loving and useful labour with a requisition, friends,

A short time since I was speaking for many years.

Mr. Brooks was presented Church and Tempemnce undersigned, remain Church bearing

signed by seventyeight effect :-" entreat of the

to tbe following and affectionately Town."

asked him if he would accept a Bible Standard: I answered, "Yes." "But soul?" say that

witb deep regret that

of tbe removal

Rev.

We met again soon after, when he said, "Do of this paper?" said he, "tbat ""y,hy?" "Well, man has an immortal he asked. no," I replied, he said, "1 cannot

you believe the do you not "No," I said, the Bible does the Word of

Cyrus E. Brooks, most earnestly amongst us, knowing and the Temperance

of bim to

it will be a very great loss to the It is boped that

cause of this

"I do not." not teach it." was preached? preached."

"Because

Mr. Brooks may be induced to remain, it being a fairly convenient postal and rail centre for the operations Dear Sir,-Herewitb testimony, of tbe Society. of our work, which I was
BRADFORD.

God does teach it."

Tben I asked him where it came from, and why it "It is a kind of a feeling that men have,soul, and, I suppose this is why it is may tell me that I have an immortal Nay, What did Jesus tell His Word of God, " unable to give at Conference.

He replied, "Well,"

is a brief report

they feel they bave an immortal I said, "men

We have again been highly blessed in our our humble but earnest efforts to and bave been called that 'Condi-

and success has attended

soul, but I do not believe it, because tbe Bible does not teach it. let God be true if every man ba found a liar. disciples to preach?
I

spread the glorious truths of I Life only in Christ,' and kindred doctrines. We have continued. to meet witb mucb opposition, very hard names, yet, thanks tional Immortality to God, we have been able to persevere.

The feelings

of men?

No.i-=the

Go ye into all the world, and preach

the GOSPELto every creature.'

A Minister connected with tbis town said from his pulpit back there.' from that If be had reversed

I repeat, I think it a dangerous practice preaching men. He has given us, don't contrary to that Word. tbe Lord.-Yours let us dishonour "I will honour Him them

the feelings of mortal something

had come from hell, and he boped it would s ion go the order, (I replied to tbe friend who immortality of man was

If we cannot honour God by preaching faithfully the Word whicb by preaching that ban our Me," saith of tbis place,

told me,) and said the doctrine of tbe inherent the devil's lie, ye shall not surely die.' Notwithstanding

place, he would no doubt have been nearer the truth,-thus

I

truly, J. from the neigbbourhood here. " A young man, one of Moody and Nnmbers bave been led by him as he puts it, Once he was us to scorn.' We had a talk with

During tbe past year our Bible

BERWICK.-A correspondent San key's converts, is preaching to concern about their a stage play-actor,
I

Class has been well attended, previous year. throughout Evening is 38. tbe summer. Lectures

the average being 21, as against 17 of the the hot weather, the Class was continued and the our present membership tbe truth

writing for a supply of tracts, says:

Our little Church, too, is progressing,

never-dyi17g souls,'

have been well attended;

but is now a hired Evangelist.

An Open-ail' Meeting has been beld this summer, by tbe writer, many people have thus beard They have listened well, and eagerly received Occasionally we bave been forced into disour audience.Waiter had the pleasure of immersing the 2nd instant. tarry.

him, and told him our views of truth, He took occasion in a public meeting

but he 'laughed

and has been most successful; who otherwise would not. tracts on the subject. of our heavenly cussion, Sep. 14. " Dear Brotber,-We Christ on Saturday, Father.

shortly since, to tell bis audience within bim, be would on the for its conwith

if be were to believe tbat he had not immortality stage. If bis call is of so doubtful at all.

May much fruit be borne to tbe praise and bonour

at once leave off preaching, and go back to bis old profession a kind as to depend tinuance upon bis continued if he be called wbich we meet

but this has only served to increase

faitb in a pagan dogma, be may well doubt men are not in danger death! of eternal Aud is it being from un'Twill on a

cuo:

But how weak is this style of argument

5 sisters into tbe

continually,-if

We bad a very happy meeting, "Ye are still working from the dogmas of Chas. J. Paul.

suj[ering, I need not concern myself to preach to them." But, my brother, are they not in danger of eternal not worthy of your highest effort to save but one human such a loss. and to bring such into tbe enjoyment decaying, youthful, existence? Scriptural Think holy, happy, again, progressive, and loving, impulsive thoughtless

and hope to have many such if the Lord men, into the glorious Oct. 4.
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with the bope and expectation of winning many liberty

of the Gospel of Cbrist."-

of unending, brother.

and unwearying

not mar your labours, nor lessen your earnestness, foundation,

to be labouring

to save men from the hell of death and destrucobliged by your correcting identity." Entity what

tion, to secure for them tbe blessings of a heaven of joy and love. l\fy DEAR SIR, -I would feel much I did not use the word" tbougbt entity," I am made to say at page 2, line 31, of Bible Standard: for Octo bel', 1880. but" being often the same as a person, tbat I should not wish to be misunderstood. it is the same spirit which the believer truly

We have had some excellent meetings on the Green on Sunday evenings, when the' glorious Gospel of the blessed God' has been loudly and fnlly proclaimed. The Bible Standards are still in large request, and, last Sunday, I tested the feeling of the audience by asking it any would like to take them regularly, at one penny per month, wben five 01' six gave in their names. At tbe close of our meeting, a gentleman came forward and offered me the use of a large and beautiful Hall for three 01' four Sunday Evening Lectures. 'I'he same friend who gave me tbe same privilege last year."-Extract from private letter from T. J. Hitchcock,
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What I meant to say was, that gives up in death yours, Hem''Y Constable.

he receives back in resurrection--Very London, Oct. 17, 1880.

Tbe Mission here has been bereft of its beloved pastor memorial of wbom will be found in an earlier column,

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