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ed. He is thinking about somethinu: thinking: abtmt pearls. His heart is occupied with his business. His energies are mmwn into it. All nis thoughts are in the uirectinn ofprecious stones. Oh that “e could wake men up to exercise the faculty of thinking. and then to direct Sow, notice about him as a. SGeker that he has his mind aroused and entrag- I shall not, however enlarge upon this analogy, but proceed at once to speak of the merchant in this parable; for here we have a fit emblem of many who lay hol on Christ and find him to be their all in all. Let us watch this merchant While he is doing four things; first, seeking; then, finding; then selling out; and, fourthly, buying again. I. Then, we shall watch him while HE IS SEEKING. “The kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchamman seeking goodly pearls.” It is different from the man we read of just now who, by accident, discovered a treasure while he was in the field, He was looking for something else, and came upon the treasure. That is the man whom God saves, though he was hereto- fore inditferent and careless. This is a person of a nobler sort. He is of a higher, graie of mindâ€"of altogether different; mental constitution. He is seeking good- ly pestleâ€"something good. not exactly seeking the one pearl of great price, for at first he does not know about it; but still, he is seeking-pearls, and he comes upon .me pearl in his seeking. A merchant endeavors to trade so as to make a profit. Whether he deals in pearls or in grain, he does not hope to obtain riches by labor. He leaves that to those who eat their bread by the sweat of of the face. He tries to get it by the sweat of his brain, He is dependent not so much upon labor as upon knowledge, upon skill, upon the advantage which superior acquaintance with the article which he deals in gives to him. Now, this merchantman is, at the very com- mencement, in some measure a picture of the seeker after Christ. Christ and his salvation are not to be procured as the result of labor. But Christ is to be had by knowledge. W'hat said the Scripture? “Bv his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many?” that is, through their knowing Christ they become justi- “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like Izm- to a merchant-man, seeking goodly pearls; W'ho, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.”â€"-Matthew 13 :45, 46. SERMON, PREACHED BY PASTOR C.H.SPURGEON_ ‘Work in the din of life. Work where’er duty calls, Work in the battles strife, Work where the soldier falls. A gentle voice is calling thee, ‘My brother, sister, work for Me.’ “Work when the hope is dead, Work in the tide of woe, W'ork when the eyes are red, Work w hen the loved are low, A gentle vcice is calling thee, ‘My brother, sister, work for Me." “Work when the hair is white, Work with a hearts resign’d. Work with a prospect bright, Work with a cheerful mind. A gentle voice is calling thee, ‘My brother, sister, work for Me.’ “Work till the hands are down, \Vork, by the Master bless’d, Work to the promised crown, Work to the promised rest. ’Tis Jesus’ voice is calling thee. ‘My brother, sister, work for Me.” “Work while the day is thine. Work for the night is near, “Fork that the light may shine, Work in thy lowly sphere. A gentle voice is calling thee; ‘My brother, sister, work for Me.’ “Work in thy morning hours. W‘ork in thy simple way, Work with thy budding powers, Work in thine early day. A gentle voice is calling thee, ‘My brother. sister. WOX'K for Me.’ an en ToD us, with the message, “ Go, nurture for Me ;” There are thorns and rough rocks on thy road back to Heaven. Thou will: need all our love ere thy And pity the nursling, Whatever the trouble, That finds on its coming cold welcome at best ; Its cares and its trials through life must be double. Where love is not given the innocent guest. For, dainty wee spirit. the Father has Thank God. thou art welcome, thou frail little mortal. So newly made heir to this earth and its cares. Thank God, thou wast met at life’s open- ing portal By a father’s strong love and a mother’s glad prayers. Go pity the soul with sweet purity glow- mg. That comes to our world but through sin and in shame, ' “’hose welcome is hatred, and bitter tears flowing. At war mth mankind and yet nowise to A GREAT BARGAIN. wmgs are set free. blame. SUNDAY READING. At Life’ 5 Dawning. Work On. ’And it is grand when the Lord brings the finind tn this. “I see that in Christ there ‘is ex‘crything I wrmtâ€"pardon for my sin cleansing for my nature, grace to main- tain my character and to make me per- fectly fit for heaven. There IS all in Christ that I want and must have him. I must the him.” Nuw, although the parable does not‘ say it in so many words, it is perfectly; h". n.-. v u. leuVlUg found the pearl of great price, he did not question whether he should buy it or not. If he had not gone out honestly to seek pearls he would have demurrednt the price, but. being intent upon pearl finding. he no sooner found this than he said, “I must have that. I can let the little pearls go if you like, but I MUST HAVE THAT. ” l is not given. We onlv knowthat he thought it worth all that he ha]; and he went away and Sold all that he had, that he might buy it. And he evidently thought it worth all the other pearls he had ever been seeking for, because if he spent his all upon that one pearl it would be clear that he must have abandoned henceforth the searching after smaller pearls, since he had no capital left. Well, when a man finds Christ I cannot tell you how much he values him, but this I know, that all the world besides seems nothing to a Christian when he has cnce found his Lord and Master. “ Oh what a Christ have I!” said he. But he cannot tell how dearâ€"how inconceivably ‘precious â€"the Christ of God is to his soul. Concerning this find we must mark next that the man having found it, was resolved that he would have it. Having ‘l .1 ‘ “ £_,__4 , So this man found all in one. What the value of that pearl was I do not: know. The estimate of Certainly this man was in the way of finding a fine pearl if anybody was. He was seeking goodly pearls, not the one pearl; but he was in the pearl line, and so he was likely to discover the best pearl if anybody discovered it. “ Being,r in the way. the Lord met with him,” says one of old. Oh, if thou hast desires after that which is right and true and good. I trust that the Lord Jesus will manifest himself to you, and that you will say. “This is the very thing I sought I have longed after it, and here it is.” He was burying pearls everywhere. He was hard after pearls ; and so it came to piss that he lit upon a. pearl that he never hoped to see. It was more than be ex- pected. Ah, I pray God that some here, whose hearts are honestly seeking after that which is right, may find Christ, who has in him more of the spirit- of temper- ance, uprightness, truth, philanthropy than will be found anywhere else. II. Let us go a. stave fuuher. then, and look at this man ’s 'an'l true. You Want to be temperate in all things; you want to have an unsul- lied character. I recollect that was my own desire, when first I thought of the life that lay beyond me. Befoic I knew the Lord I used to think, “0 that I might be kept from dishonesty, that I might be preserved from falsehood. that I might be kept from a malicious spirit, that I might be right-hearted and true.” Those were the pearls that I wanted. I did not know just then that I could find something that would include all these minor pearls and a gmd deal more. Evidently this merchant went into the business with comparatively moderate expectations. He was seeking pearls. ‘If anybody had said, “Would you like to ‘find a big pearl?" he would have said, “That I would, infinitely better than to find a. number of little ones.” He hardly hoped tor ir, and therefore he did not seek it; but. still, he was ready enough to have it if it came in his way. And so, my dear friends, I am speaking of a class of personsâ€"and I hope there may} be representatives of them hereâ€"who} want everythingr they can get. that is good l The merchant was seeking goodly pearls. He did not open a shop, and say, “Pearls bought here if anybody likes to brinu them; ” but he went forth 1n quest of bthem. How far he travelled I do not know, but the Oriental trader fre- quently goes immense distances. You may meet at NlJlll Novgorod, in the south of Russia, with traders who have been all around the globe seeking: whit they wantâ€"men who do not always travel by railway, but who will walk any ‘ distance to obtain the very article on‘ which they have set their minds, and in which they deal. Distance seems with them no object. Ah, and when a man has got a noble object before him, and says, Before I die, I will accom- plish something that shall be right and true and beneficial to my fellow-men, he will face hardships that would baffle his fellows. I pray God that he may have the perseverance to carry that out, and that he may say, “If there is any- thing to be lone that IS good and true, I will do it at any hazard, for I am seeking goodly pearls. ”7 i Equally evident is it that he had a. fixed ldefinite object. He had given himself lto pearl-hunting, and pearl-hunting was 1to be the one object of his life. It you had met him, and said, “What are you seeking?” he would have answered in a. moment, “I am seeking good pearls: have you any to sell me ’9” J He would have been sure to have the answer ready to hand. But ask many a man whom you meet with, “Sir, what are you living for?” he would, perhaps, tell you what his trade or what. his professxon might be; but if you pressed him with the question, “What is the main object of life ?” he would not like to say that he was living only to enjoy himselfâ€"seeking his own pleasure. to regulate, and to control their thoughts! But thinking is an occupation that a great many persons altogether dislike. Oh that men were wise, that they were thought- f ul ! MODERATE EXPECTATIONS. I. wrmtâ€"pardon for my sin my nature, grace to main- voter and to make me per- heaven. There 15 all in AN ACTIVE SEARCH. AN OBJECT IN LIFE. ITS VALUE FIN DING . THE WATCHMAN, LINDSAY, THUitbiJAY, JANUARY 7, mzike your fortuneâ€"for that burying (2f the pearl was the making of the, man’s fortuneâ€"if you do not think the pearl is worth it, pray do not have it. God forbid you should refuse, but if you do not want, him, then say so. IV. Now, the last thing is THE BUYING. He had sold all that he had, and then he pays the shekels overâ€"pays them over that he may have the pearl, and he gets the pearl. It was a considerate purchase , -â€"a. deliberate bargain. He did not see the pearl and then in a hurry go and sell his goods and guess at the value of it No, but he had looked at it, for he was a. seeker of pearls. And so he thOught it over. It did not; want much thinking over. Oh, if a soul did but know Christ, he would nofi think twice before he would have him. If men were not such foolsâ€" I think I see you draw back. “This â€"this is too hard :1. hue." Very well, if you do not want; to buy the pear], you seeâ€"â€"that is to say, if you do not want to “Well, you hme taken enough surely. Yes, but this pearl huntei sold all that: he had, and you have got a little left. You have some prospects. It you become a Christian your old uncle will cut you out of his will. You know ve1y “(ll that if you shall go to hear the Gospel it such and such a place you are very likely to be turned out: of your situation, “But we must live,” says Somebody. This is not at all clear to my mind. I do know that we must die, but as to‘ ‘must. livingr ” I do not feel quite so certain about it. In- 1 finitely better to die than e\ er to do a‘ dishonorable thing. If Jesus Christ be our Master, we must be content to let the fairest prospectf’go, and all things that seem to teli for our success in this life must be secondary in our account. The merchant sold all that he had. Ay. and there are Some men that will have to give up a good deal of what they call pleasure, sinful pleasure. Come. can you sell all that off? That 111ixin;_r in loose company, anything approaching to lewdness, anythin" that has to do with the gratifimu 111 of the vile passions of the fleshâ€" Come, for Christ 3 sake, can you give it up 2 These things must be sold if we are to have the pearl. POPULARITY. And, then. sometimes, in some cases, men have to gixe up a good deal of the honors and the satisfaction of life that arise from the esteem of theirfellow-crea- t-ures. Has it come to this. “If I become a Christian they will ridicule me.” Well, now, can you not put up with a little obloquy for Christ? “But if I am an earnest Christian then I shall have to en- counter all sorts of slander. ” Very well, can you put the whole lot of it into the scale and say, “I sell it all off; let it all no that I may have the pearl. ” L “ What. then,” says one, “what am I t to give up 'l” Well, there must be a selling off to-night of a. whole mass of old prejudices. Sometimes when the truth as it is in Jesus comes to a mans mind he prepels it. because it is so differ- ent from what he has learnt ever smce he was a. child; and tho notion is that you had better follow the religion of your parents. But it is a great mercy when a. man says, “Now, I under- stand that Jesus the Son of God has died in the room and place and stead; of sinners that believe in him, and I am simply to believe in him and I shall be saved. I will do it. It is con- trary to what I have always been told. I have been led to think that it was my good works which would save me. I have heard that the grace was in the lsacrament. but at length I perceive that ‘God teaches in his Word that salvation is by faith in Jesus Christ. and I will have it. I will sell my prejudices oil'. Away they shall go." WHAT IS sou). Next to that you must sell off your righteousness. It will not fetch much, but I daresay you think it is a line thing. Hitherto you have been very good, and your own esteem of yourself is that as touching the commandments -“ all tl eSe have I kept from my youth up.” And what with a good deal of church-going, or :itte idanee at the meet- ing house, and :t few extra prayers in a Christmas-day and on Good Friday, and just a little dose of stcranients, you feel yourself in tolerably good case. Now, friend. that old lllUtll-calbll right- eousness of yours that you‘ are So proud of you must sell oil and get rid of it. for no man can be saved by the righteousness of Christ while he puts any trust in his own. Sell it all off, every rag of it. I III. Having thus described the seeker, we must go on to describe him SELLING OUT- He sold out all that he had. It had taken him a long time to get it together, and I have no doubt he had much pleas- ure in the accumulation, but now he has great pleasure ir. selling. “Buy my farm.” he says to one man. “ Come buy it. “I don’t know that I want to buy farms,” says the other. “It is nought ; it 18 nought.” “Nevertheless, let us come to terms. I want money, and I must have money.” And away went the fur-‘ niture down in the house, one article after another. They must all go, clear them all out. Away they shall go at the best price they will fetch, but go they must, for he must have the pearl. Well now, Jesus Christ is to be had, but there is a great deal that a man must give up if he is ever to call Christ his own. clear that the person with whom he was dealing was willing to sell. When he had found one pearl of great price he bought it, which he could not have done if the other had not been ready to sell 1t. Albeit the Lord in his mercy does not sell his grace, but- gives it freely, the manner in which he disposes of it is here described under the figure of selling. If you want Christ. you must haVe him, if you are willing to come to the terms which God lays down. Of this I shall have to speak presently. If you desire this pearl of great price, there is no reason in the world why that pearl should not be yours to-mght. mm ST. ST. BAPTIST, Cajmbridge Street A_ “ ' M 1‘: METHODIST. Cambridge St.~â€"Rcv. T. M, Campbell. Pastor. Services at. 11 A.M.. and 7.00 P. 11., Sabbath School and Bible Class at 2.30. C] Prayer Meeting, \Vodnesday at S P. M Young People's . Christian Endeavor Sociotv. everv Friday evening at 7.30. The dining room is first-class, ac< dation unsurpassed. People stop] this house will be used nicelv. Largt ample room. W'elcomc to all that Geo. Carr‘s. ‘Vaverly House. Kent East. TERMSâ€"$1 per day. WAVERLY HOUSE its pussessmn '! That such of you will go on your way rejoicing there is no doubt ; but will you not; return and give glory to God? Shall we not; have the happiness of greeting you here in the fellowship of the Kingdom of his grace '! The Lord grant it may be so for Jesus’ sake. Amen. its possessxon ? That such of you “Hearken to me. ye that fulluw after righteousness. ye that seek the Lord.” The voice of Jesus is hearl in this parable of the kingdom describing and directing the seekers. Such persons cmnprise no small fraction of an assembly like the pre- sent one. I am sure some of you have seen the pearl you want sparkling before yuur eyes. I wander huw many of you have resolved to sell all you have to buy it. But who mum);r you all have actually made the pearl your own, and rejnice in -,, n - ' - ‘ "‘I .‘A -n,,_‘-‘_» THEY HAVE BEEN UECEXVED. Mind that you get Christ and his truth as you find it revealed in Scripture, and re- vealed a second time ir. your own heart by the Holy Ghust, for whatever is short of Christ is a cheat and will deceive you. :1 good oneâ€"that it is the‘pearl of great price, becauseI have known noble spirits whom I have admired and felt ready to weep over ; men that have been heroic in the pursunt of that wlnch seemed to them perfectly true. and have made a sacrifice of all that they have for it. and yet This was a purchase he never regretted. He never wished to have it undone. With his pearl of immense worth he Was a. rich man, Worthy to be the rim] of princes, and he felt that it was enough,” and can rejoice and bless and magnify the Lurd. Let me. however, just put in one word, of camt. Take care, dear merchant bro- thers, that when you buy_a pear] you buy NO LOSERS BY CHRIST. “But," say some, “the martyrs were, were they not 'I ” Well, they are up there ask them. Oh, there is no losing when you deal with him. And, oh, what an enriching purchase it was which the man had made. So, bro- thers, and sisters, if you have ever given up anything for Christ I am sure that the Lord Jesus Christ has made you very ample amends. Some years ago a person rather eccentrically advertised for persons who had been lasers by obedience to the divine commandâ€"that if any one who had lost anything through love to Christ would apply to him he would make it up. The advertisement, appeared for some months in one of our religious periodicals. But the oddest thing is that nobody ever an? swered it. I should have thought that somebody would have tried and made-out a case ; but nobody did. They cannot; make out such a case; they are i m. x . A., uooms Cor. Kent and Cam- bridge sts. Open daily from 9.00 A. M. to 10.00 P. M. Prayer Praise meeting Saturday at 8 P. M. oung men’s meeting Sunday at 4.15 P. M. Short addresses. Good sing-in . Young men always welcome. Dr. V. H. Clarke, President; C. K. Calhoun, Gen. Secre- PAUL’S (Church of England) Russell Streetâ€"Rev. C. H. Marsh, Rector. Ser- vices at 11.00 A. M. and 7.00 P. M. Sabbath School at. 9 “.30. Prayer Meet,- 1112 Wednesdav at 7.30 P. M. MARY'S (Roman Catholic -â€"Rev. V' ) Russel Street Rev. Father Nolan aurent, Pastor, , Curate. ANDREw‘S (Presbyterian). ”William Street. Rev. Robert Johnston, B. A., Pastor. Services at.11.00 A. M. and 7.00 P. M. Sabbath School at 3.00 P. M Prayer Meeting \Vednesda ' at 8.00 P: M. Young People's Christian Circle Sabbath Morning; at 10.15 through my fingers I shall never see the like of it again. If anybody else gets that bargain, then I shall have lost the one opportunity of my life.” And so he does but take time enough to go and sell hlS farm off, and the little land he had, and the little property he had. He was back quickly with his money. So. dear friends. he that cometh to Christ aright may well deliberate about it, but the end of his de- liberation ought to be speedy. “If he is to be had, let me have him.” day at 77.36 I! V..--unw Uh . AC Anderson Pastor. Sex M. and 7.00 P. M. Bray uth morning: at 10.30. School at’2.30 P. M. Society of Christian E1: qt; 7.30 P. M. Pravnr M And it; was an immediate purchase. He does not go home and say, “I shall think about thls.” No, but he knew that pearl and he said, if they had but light from heaven to see the value of my Lord and Master, instead of our standing here and having to beg and persuade and find one new Words of com- mendation, methmks they would only say. “Tell us about him. We will have him. What does he ask of us? What can we do for him ? 7.30 P. M. HAVE ‘YOU BE EN to see the new landlord at the -, Rgoms Cor‘ The Churches “IF 1 LET THAT SLIP ruul ocnool at 3.00 Pin}: ting \Vednesday at 8.00 P. People's Christian Circle ruinp; at 10.15 Prayer ouuuam school at 2.3!; Meeting: Thursday at e Screenâ€"Rev. W. K r. Services at 11.00 A.’ Brayer M eeting Sab- b 10.30 A. M. Sabbath '. M. Young People's :ian Endeavor Monday lyer Meeting \Vednes- .â€"All seats free. 3mn§ sc-cxass, accommo- eoplc stopping: at icelv. Large sheds, to all'tpat sfltop at Stfeet; 18:1 n enicncc. I Inelr new Passengm elm atOI \\ I” be found not onl} :1 guzz‘ L ( k ; heir 51}: but also a luxury m its \\a\ to £3“? then customm; to m '\ I L flats of show rooms \ I WUSC 1.5 a The firmly established rCPUtation of this \\C]}Hm:1:\ :fmcd at, sufficient guarantee that outsldc sho“ is only tlwc ast I :n the OId and that stability and good \alue for moncx arc to ho 1014 On the third floor a fine selection of Rocking. Easv :ntti Reclining Chairs Claims particular attention. The celebrated bent cod furni- tUI'C imported from Vienna. Austria, and of which the :‘vit‘>>l'$. McGaI- vey make a Specialty. also OCCtipies a pI‘Ominent position on this floor. I On .the fourth floor bedroom sets in profusion are. to be found frcm the Cheap ash wood to the elegantly carved set valued a: fifteen hun- dred dollars, Brass and iron furniture. or which they have just receiv- ed a very large consignment from Birmingham, England. is an especial- ly noticeable feature; handsome SOlid brass bedsteads and petty cots for children from $30 up to $135~thcre they are of the new est designs: neat iron bedsteads as low as $5, and rising to much higher figures. can also be found here. A grcat adVfintage in this house is tltzlt the price 0f CVCW Piece of turniturc and article is marked in plain rein-es. but Owing to the Widening of NO’U’C Dame street west. which w??? necessi- tate their removal 110:“ Spring they are now offering special induce- merits in the Way Of Discounts 03 the marked prices. The entire es- tabliShment is a modCl one. neatness and order prevailing everywhere; all .available Space is 18k“ “P to accommodate the enormous stock Which they Carry, 811d from which purchasers can selt ct at tlieir liberty. Their new naecnnnmw ninxâ€"ofnr \\'i" L- 1'---“ J A . 1 - - meets the eye, such as 3, 4. 5. 6 and 7 piece parIOJ suites, gilt chairs, corner chairS. Ottomans. divans. foot-stools in plushes, brocatellcs and silk damasl and latest shades; also a full line of fancy centre. statuette-stands, ladies writing desks. music stand Library Tables, Writing Desks. and 11‘ all descriptions. PABLO Sideboards, Dining Tables, Hall Stands, Bookcases, Wardrobes. On entering the well-khown and Dame street, the \‘isifm‘ is struck by t1 No one need despair: the millionnaire can furnish top to bottom with the finest and most costly, and his i fill his little tenement m'th useful and pretty articles a: his more limited means. A walk through those spacious show they really amount in themselves to a Montreal Industrial exi their line. Such must necessarily be the reflections or ax; pay; a visit to this firm’s prominent establishment and m’ to nspection through their attractive \x'arerooms. Everything in the furniture lin five cent chair to a fifteen hundred suit everyone. rooms :5 a revciatic e is to be found there, from dollar bedroom set. and Art in the household and beauty in the ordinarv 5 life was the gospel propounded by the late Professor Ru; elevators of the human mind. and to realize made in this direction it is well worth vs} nifieent show rooms of the old establ .1 what pmg ' me paying 2 \‘fs zshed furniture 1mm OWEN McGARVEY Son.g 1849-1853 Notre Dame Street. In fact everything in our store in price for the above peri‘ Furniture and have the won’t be much hm Parlor, Dining-roam commenCin on the above date, during will 0 er every grade of Furniture 1 warerooms at reduced prices. â€"â€"~â€"â€"-â€"FOR-._ BUYERS 0F HOUSEHOLD FURME‘E‘E’JRE l “ Beginnlng on October 22nd. and 26, will be RED~LETTER 0M3 and 185? Not:e Dame 530%, corner of McGill street. ANDERSON, NUGENT On reaching the KEEP at tor, Ulnmg-room, Kitchen and Bedroom Setts, Chairs, Rocker§., , second floor a beautiful assortment of mom and extensive warerooms on ste struck bv the excellent display of , 6 and 7 piece parlor suites. ,de piece _. ALL-WV v... UUUL c. W111 me away dew bove perlod. If you need 1 have the money there much bargaining. not only a great cox'cnience, and Combination Chairs of ’ 0191‘ng _ Which s, tctc-a-tctcs. piano and lSkS of a?! the newfit 2, card and vwrk-tables, Ids and cascls. his house from junior clerk ca t prices tosci: :sxt n [TEE W edne 1D 0111' anyone “he. n a m cm 'pricest: ~\- ~\~ ~\~ Theb Jolesalc money war What to give be ' {The S fierce com}; age or 531‘ All kin nco