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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 352, 17 September 1889, Page 3

ADVERTISEMENT. PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY Published fob the Special Benefit of Non-Churchgoers. Tbue Ohristi .a Religion, intelligently under stood, comes not to add to men’s burdens, but to remove them. “ For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.” John iii, 17. Its eading doctrines, adapted to the use of his 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 from the devil. Good Works ought to be 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 from ths 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 from Himself. The same three con stitute 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. “If ye 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 ordsr that men may attain eternal life, " That it is not so difficult to live the life of heaven as la commonly believed, is evident from thia—that when anything presents itself that one knows to ba insincere and unjust, to which hia mind is disposed, he need only think that it ought not to be done because it is contrary to the Divine commands. It a man accustoms himself so to think, end from custom derives the habit, he is then by degrees conjoined to heaven, and in eq far as he ia con joined to heaven, the higher degrees of his mind arc opened i 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 pap be shaken off until it is seen. This is a state into which a man may enter from freedom ; tor who Is not capable of thinking in this manner? But when he has made a beginning all goods qrg wrought in hita by the Lord, end He causes him not only to see evils, t»ut also npt to will them, and finally to become averse of them. This is meant by the Lord's words, " My yoke js easy grid My burden light " Matt, xi. g()! But it should be known that ths difficulty ot so thinking, and likewise ot resisting evils, increase in proper; tion as a man from the will commits evils ; for in so far he becomes accustomed tq them, until at length he does not pep them, and atterwarda loves them, end from the delight Ot love excuses them, and by all kinds of fallacies confirms them, and declares that they are allowable and good. But tfaie occurs with those who in age of adolpsence plunge into evils as if without restraint, and at tbe same time reject Divine things from 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 ol the doctrines here enunciated, and who fissia to assist jn the work of disseminating them, are invited to send pontriputioqs to Mr W, F. Keen, Treasurer of the Sydney Society of the New Church, Cgrobella Street, North Shore, Sydney. The Works of Swedenburg and Minor lilterature of the New Church can be obtained from Mr W, Bullard, Bookaoller, George Sreec, Sydney. The Doctrine of Life " will be forwarded, gratis anq post free, to all persona who apply for the same to the Book Committee, Temperance Hall, Fitt Street,

SOUTH PACIFIC PETROLEUM COMPANY. (No Liabiwty), BALE OF FORFEITED SHARES. rpHE following FORFEITED SHARES will be sold at the Australasian Mining Exchange, George street, Sydney, at the hour of noon, on MONDAY, 80th September, 1880, unless all Oalls and expenses due thereon are previously paid. 57S to 578 300 579 to 586 .. 800 2659 to 2661 .. .. 330 2662 100 2817 100 2820 to 2822 .. .. 300 2824 to 2832 .. .. 900 2838 to 2839 .. 200 0804 100 2906 to 2907 -, .. 200 2926 .. .. 28 2930 to 293 Q .. ~ 700 2939 to 2940 .. ~ 100 2942 tp 2946 ~ .. 2000 9985 .. .. 500 3008 200 BOOM to 3013 .. .. 1200) 8014 100, 8015 to 3020 .. ~ 1200) 3027 to 8029 .. „ 250 8081 .. 25 3083 .. 50 3154 to 3155 50 3164 to 3165 .. 200 8189 50 3196 to 3199 m .. 200 3222 100 aaan 100 3240 50 8241 15 3248 to 8249 .. .. 50 3306 80ft 8847 to 3349 .. ~ 245

QJSBOBNE pjACING QLUB. ■ SPBING RACES. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11th, 1889. ' Flying Handicap—£3o, J mile, Maidbn Hack Back—£lo,l mile. Hurdlk Back Handicap—£4o, 2 miler, Pabk Handicap—£loQ, miles. Hack Rase Handicap—£lo, 1 mile. Gbasdstanu Handicap—£3o, 1J miles. Fobcxd HANmoAP-£15,1 mile. Nominations, October 7th. Weights on or about October 21st. Acceptances, November 4tb. M. G. NASMITH, Secretary. EXHIBITIOBr~COMMITTEE. ATEETING of General Committee TO. DAY, 3 p,m., to receive Report of Sub-Committee, and make arrangements for ' collection and transport of Exhibits, Replies to circulars requested, J. WARREN, Local Secretary. i M 1M I