Christian Nation Vol. 18 1893 - Rparchives.org

T h e GhfistiaD jiatioD-4 Journal of Christian Civilization.WEDNESDAY, JAN. 4, 1893.New Tobk.rerms: 5 cents a copy ; $1 50 a year, in advanceA FEW WOBDS FOR THE NEW YEAR.into their thoughts and prayers, and send us ideasThe Eighteenth Voiume cf the Chbistian Nation be­angins with this issue, for January 4, 1893. The num­of the paper among Covenanting members and adher­suggestions as to how tp increase the circulationber of its subscribers has never been so large as it -is ents. We will treat the ideas sent us as follows:no*; but the limit of Covenanting membership and 1. Each suggestion received will be published.adh rents is wide enough to make the number larger. 2. Those suggestions which seem to give promiseBesides, there is, still beyond, a good big community of success, and are available, will be immediatelyof possible subscribers among non-Covenanting believersin the Christian principles of civil government. 3. The author of each suggestion whioh proves intested.Add to these two classes the unnumbered host who see any fair measure successful, will be honored by noticeno possible relation between Ohristianity and civU in these columns, and in another and more substantialway.government, but who must be reached with the truth,and we have a fieldfor the Christian Nation that is In making suggestions, let one end be always aimedaa wide as the nation itself.at, viz.: the securing of all Covenanting membersHow can the Christian Nation be enabled to fully and adherents as subscribers for the Cheistian Naiion.cccupy this field? This is a question which is not toAs we j.re looking into the New Year of 1893, andbe easily answered; and yet this much of the answer considering the possibility of greater usefulness,is at hand, namely, that Covenanting members and word concerning the Christian Nation itself will beadherents are to be reached flrstof all. There mustbe a rallying point. They must agree to concentratetheir energies upon the support and development ofthe Christian Nation if it is ever to engage thethoughts and enlist the labors of non-Covenantingsympathizers with the Christian principles of civilgovernment. If Covenanting members and adherentswill do the flrst—thatis, agree to concentrate their energiesupon the support and development of theChristian Nation—a way to accomplish the seoondwill not be difficult to flnd. But the doing of the firstis essential.Let us, then, consider the successful doing of thefirst thing, that it may be possible for us to do theseoond thing (engage the thoughts and enlist the laborsof non Covenanting sympathizers with the Christianprinciples of civil government,) and ultimately todo the third thing (reach with our literature the unnumberedhost who see no possible relation betweenOhristianity and civil government).No one will gainsay the thruthfulness of our flrstproposition, that Covenanting members and adherentsmust be reached firstof all, and that they must agreeto concentrate their energies upon the support of the•Christian Nation, if this.paper is to succeed in carryingthe saving politico-Christian principles of the churchto our brethren in other churches and to those who—This week is noted for the delays in steamerscrossing the ocean. Even large steamships have beendetained three and four days longer than usual on theseas. The appearance of the big boats floating intoare still of the world. Thers is perfect unanimity of I the port reminds one of icebergs, several of themconviction about this statement.j having over afoot thick of solid ioe on the rigging,First of all, then, all Covenanting^ members and adherentsyard arms, and upper bridges. Great gales have beenmust be reached and secured as subscribersfor, and readers of, and co-workers withthe Chbistianblowing for a week or so on the Atlantic. The crewsand passengers have suffered severely from the hurricanes.Nation in the study of the Ohristian principles of civilgovernment, and in the introduction of the paper tothe public places and homes of the people.We ask attention to this question: How can ailCovenanting members and adherents be secured assubscribers for the Christian Nation? In responseto this question, our readers are invited to send us—There have been flfteenfresh cases of cholera, andthree deaths at Ham berg. Cholera is also reportedfrom Altoona and Wandsbeek.—A famine is raging in Ulmborg which threatens tocause an exodus of the poorer class of the peopleHundreds have been driven to the gulf of Bothnia tosuggestions, ideas, plans. An example will accomplishour desire in making plain to our readers what we willseek means of emigrating. The city of Ulmborg isconsider proper responses to the question. How canAiiL Covenanting members and adherents be securedas subscribers for the Christian Nation? The exampleto which we direct you is the idea of a SabbathSchool club, which has had the eflfect of adding manyhundreds of new subscribers. The idea of the SabbathSehool elub did not originate with us. The credit ofit belongs to the Kev. S. E. McClurkin, of Fair Grove,CHEISTIAN NATION. Volume 18.Michigan. About three years ago he wrote ns a letterasking at what price per copy we could afford tosend thirty copies of the Christian Nation in a singlep