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I ADVERTISEMENT.] PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY Published for ths Special Benefit of Non-Cbcrchgoebs. True Christian Religion, intelligently understood, comes not to add to men’s burdens, but to remove them. “ For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn tneworld, butthat the world through Him might be saved.” John iii, 17. Its leading doctrines, adapted to the use of this New Age, are summarised as follows:— There is one God, in whom is a Divine Trinity of Love, Wisdom and Operation; and he is the Lord Jesus Christ. Saving Faith is to believe in Him. Evils are to be shunned, because they are of the devil and bom the devil. Good Works ought to bo done, because they are of God and from God, and they ought to be done by man as of himself, but with the belief that they are bom the Lord, operating in him by him. There are two things which constitute the essence of God—love and wisdom. And there are three which constitute the essence of His love—to love others out of Himself: to desire to be one with them: and to make them happy bom Himself. The same three constitute the essence of His wisdom; because love and wisdom in God make one, and love wills these things, and wisdom accomplishes them. (True Christian Religion, No. 43.) The Word of God is Divine truth clothed in human language, and adapted to the varied states of the human heart, that thus a man may know God, and learn to know and do His will. ” Hye continue in My word, then are ye my disciples indeed.” John viii, 31 “ Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so unto them : for this is the law and the prophets.” Matt, vii., 8. ’ The Ten Commandments point out what evils are to be shunned in order that men may attain eternal life. “ That it is not so difficult to live the life of heaven as is commonly believed, is evident bom this—that when anything presents itself that one knows to be insincere and unjust, to which his mind is disposed, he need only think that it ought not to be done because it is contrary to the Divine commands, If a man accustoms himself so to think, and from custom derives the habit, be is then by degrees conjoined to heaven; and in so far as he is conjoined to heaven, the higher degrees of his mind are opened : and in so far as these are opened he sees what is insincere and unjust and in so far as he sees these evils they can be shaken off, for it is impossible that any evil can be shaken off until it be seen. This is a state into which a man may enter from freedom ; for who is not capable of thinking in this manner ? But when ho has made a beginning all goods are wrought in him by ths Lord, aad Ho causes him not only to see evils, but also not to will them, and finally to become averse to them. This is meant by the Lord’s words, ** My yoke is easy and My buris light,*' Matt. xi. 80. But it should be known that the difficulty ot so thinking, and likewise of resisting evils, increase in proportion ae a man bom the will commits evils; tor in so far he becomes accustomed to them, until at length he does not see them, and after, wards loves them, and bom the delight of love excuses them, and by all kinds of fallacies confirms them, and declares that they are allowable and good. But thia occurs with those who in age of adolesenoe plunge into evils as if without restraint, and at the sama time eject Divine thinge bom the heart. ’— (*' Heaven and Hell,” No. 588) This advertisement, though containing truth for all, is especially published for the benefit of those who from any cause do not profit by ordinary religious ministrations. Those who approve of the doctrines here enunciated, and who desire to assist in the work of disseminating them, are invited to send contributions o Mr W. F. Keen, Treasurer of the Sydney Society of the New Church, Carabella Street, North Shore, Sydney. The Works of Swedenborg and Minor Literature of the New Church can be obtained from Mr W. Bullard, Bookseller, George Street, Sydney.

1899, 1889. fJIOROA gTEEPLECHASE QLUB EASTER MEETING, To be held on the Waerenga-a-hika Base Course on— MONDAY, 22nd APRIL. . President: A. Graham, Esq., M.H.R. Vice-President: James Carroll, Esq., M.H.R. Stewards: G. L. Sunderland, J. Clark, J. W. Johnson, A. Hatton, D. Dobbie, W. Wethered, S. Parker, and W. F. Crawford. Judge: 0. D. Bennett. Clerk of Scales : B. Colebrook. Starter r Captain Winter. Clerk of Course: A. Pritchard. Handicapper; 0. D. Bennett. —PBOGBAMME—1. Fltzko Handicap, ot 15 sovs., f-mile. 2. Maiden Hack Somas, of 5 sovs., f-mile. 3-—Toboa Sibeflxchabs Handicap, of 25 sovs;, about 3 miles. 4. Hack Stbeplechask Handicap, of 10 sovs., about miles. 5. Eabtxb Handicap, of 25 sovs., U miles. 6. Handicap Hack Back, of 10 sovs., 1 mile. 7. Fobcm Handicap, of 10 sovs., I mile and a distance.

Dates of Nominations and Acceptances and Amounts to be forwarded:— SATUBDAY, 6th APBIL, at 8 r.M. Flying Handicap, nomination 10s ; Toroa Steeplechase, nomination 15s; Easter Han- ■ — . . O«*P. nomination 15s. Weights will be declared on April 10th. MONDAY, 15th APBIL, AT 8 p.m. Flying Handicap, acoeptanoe 6s; Toroa Steeplechase, acceptance 10a; Easter Handlcep, acceptance 10s. . »bove Races will be run under the A.R.C. Rules and Rules of Racing, NominaHotel on the epeeMed dates. *• fiross L H, AIBLABIE, Secretary, Read “the mirror,” A HIGH-CLASS Weekly Sooikl, Politiea KSta-iES MSKftAru &*» CENTENNIAL PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY, Limiifd MELBOURNE PLAN'S ' Bwma Mxxiovm.

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