Page 4 Advertisements Column 2

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 280, 30 March 1889, Page 4

I ADVERTISEMENT. J pBAOTICAL CHRISTIANITY PUBLISHED FOB THIS SPECIAL BENEFIT OF Non-Chu'robgobbs. Tbce 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 tne world, bnt that 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 ot Love, Wisdom and Operation, and he ie the Lord Jesus Christ. Saving Faith is to believe in Him. Evils are to bo shunned, because they are ot the devil and from the devil. Good Works ought to bo dons, because they are ot God and from God, and they ought to bo done by man as ot himself, but with the belief that they are from the Lord, operating in him by him. There are two things which constitute the essence ot God—love and wisdom. And there are three which constitute the essence ot His love—to love others out ot Himself: to desire to be one with them: and to make them happy from 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. 48.) The Word ot God is Divine truth clothed in human language, and adapted to the variod states ot the human heart, that thus a man may know God, and learn to know and do His will. •• If ye continue in My word, then are ye my disciples indeed." John viii, 81 ** Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so unto them: tor 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 lite. That it is not so difficult to live the life ot heaven as is commonly believed, is evident from this—that wbsn anything presents itself that one knows to be insincere and unjust, to which his mind is dispossd, hs nsed only think that it ought not to bo done because it is contrary to the Divine commands. It a man accustoms himself so to think, and from custom derives the habit, ho 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 tar 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. Thia is a state into which a man may enter from freedom ; for who is not capable ot thinking in this manner 1 But when he has made a beginning all goods arc wrought in him by the Lord, and He 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 ie easy and My burls light.” Matt. xC 80. But it should be known that the difficulty of so thinking, and likewise ot resisting evils, increase in proportion as a man from the will commits evils; for in so far ho becomes accustomed to them, until at length ho does not see them, and after, wards loves them, and from 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 adoleeonce plunge into evils as It without restraint, ana at the same time eject Divine things from the heart. ’— (“ Heaven and Hell,” No. 633) This advertisement, though containing truth for all, io especially published for the benefit of those who from any oause do not profit by ordinary religious ministrations. Those who approve of the doctrines hero enunciated, and who desire to assist in the work of disseminating them, are invited to send contributions o Mr W. F. Keen, Treasurer ot the Sydney Society ot the New Church, Carabella Street, North Shore, Sydney. The Works of Swedenborg and Minor Literature ot the New Church can be obtained from Mr W. Bullard, Bookseller, George Street, Sydney.

1889. 1889 ’ rpOBOA gTEEPLECHASE QLUB EASTER MEETING, To be hold on the Waeronga-a-hika Race Course on— MONDAY, 22nd APRIL. President: A. Graham, Esq., M.H.R. Vice-President: James Carroll, Esq., M.H.B. Stewards: G. L. Sunderland, J. Clark, J. W. Johnson, A. Hatton, D. Dobbie, W. Wethered, 8. Parker, and W. F. Crawford. Judge: C. F>. Bennett. Clerk of Scales: R. Colebrook. Starter : Captain Winter. Clerk of Course: A. Pritchard. Handicapper; 0. D. Bennett. —PROGRAMME—--I.—Feting Handicap, of 15 sovs., J-mile. 2—Maiden Hack Scubby, of 5 sovs., J-mile. B.—Tonox Steeplechase Handicap, of 25 sovs., about 8 miles. 4,—Hack Steeplechase Handicap, of 10 sovs., about 1| miles. 6.— Easteb Handicap, of 25 sovs., 1J miles. 6. —Handicap Hack Race, of 10sovs,, 1 mile. 7. Foeced Handicap, of 10 sovs,, 1 mile and a distance. Dates of Nominations and Acceptances and Amounts to be forwarded :— SATURDAY, Bra APRIL, at 8 p.h. Flying Handicap, nomination 10s; Toroa Steeplechase, nomination 15s; Easter Handicap, nomination 15s. Weights will ba declared on April 10th. MONDAY, 15th APRIL, AT 8 p.h. Flying Handicap, acceptance ss; Toroa Steeplechase, acceptance 10s; Easter Handicap, acceptance 10s. All the above Races will be run under the A. 8.0. Bules and Bules ot Basing. Nominations and Acceptances will close at the Waerenga-a-hika Hotel on the specified dates. Fivs per cent, will be deducted from gross amount of stakes. 3, H. AISLABIE, Secretary. READ "THE MIRROR,” A HIGH-CLASS Weekly Social, Politica Literary, and Dramatic Paper; to be Published Every FRIDAY, price 3d, by the— CENTENNIAL PRINTING AND PUBLIBHING COMPANY, Limited. MELBOURNE PLACE, RvmxUi Stuet, Mxuotmxs.

B RANDY. ROUTER, BUILLET & CIE., COGNAC, FRANCE. FOB MANY YEABS THE LARGEST HOLDERS OF BRANDY. All Colonial Orders to be addressed to LONDON BRANCH, ROUTER GUILLET & Co., e ' 69, MARK LANE, LONDON, E.C.