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acknowledged. He began to attend services, so that at length />..
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justified in having him make public confession, which he did \v .../
the whole congregation at Sunday service, confessing his sin and ^ u-
icating himself to the Lord Jesus Christ. The other case of rr.au ^ '***.
wife has proved more difficult. His business affairs—he has a uv. —.
the bazaar—are very much involved, and in contracting debts % * f.
his ability he has given others the handle upon himself. In these • ■ ■ •r
the fear of man has proved stronger than the fear of God, so tha:
progress was made at my departure. Yet the news has since corr.e
he has left his former associations and is coming to church again. ^
so hope revives. *. “
Now I wonder what our clerical brethren at home think of all
I wonder if any would have stuck to the law and excomrnumcuc-.^ .. m
What do you think of such converts, reader? No doubt, marry
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say, rather poor material. Yes, such they are. There is a
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sometimes administered in India that can

sistent fr ^ Tt 7 * K S°llI‘ ^cad m trcsPass a”d sin” IS the >> - - I
weak b , rf,am’ 3nd thc wo"d^ is not that these converts are ;isl 1
can renent A/ ^SC dead ones have been brought to life so that : v
a hard 1J " * Va 1 lat that means. The thing to be learned, and 1C ■ m. l
Christ inn rr°n' IS 1 lat wc cannot expect thc same standards of
we in a‘nv m.these weakIl'ngs that we look for at home. Not :i
that we r "7 Sh°,Uld l0Wer the standard of morality—God forbid .X 1
*at we condone their weaknesses. But we must ever be ready w.;> . 2 I
he largest charity to give the lift up, ever
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prayers the grace ^GoT^ii^ US. ?‘VC them frcely' for thr0UKh >XV;
d will establish them and make them stand.
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INFIDELITY IN ARABIA.
REV. JOHN VAN ESS.
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Word to m/tffi1'112? at ^asar0*ch an officer in the gendarmerie sent
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time he ,at he w*shed t0 |iave a pmate interview. At thc appointed
school and a cl ^fn e<^ tIle censor, a teacher in thc government
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the officer n le ^ur^ls^ court- After thc preliminary salaams i
questions* T° UCC * PaPcr in which were written thc following
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(«) Before God what?
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} ) rf thC WOrld eternal?
/ Vv Refine sin and spirit. -*.
S Revelation absolute or relative?

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