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The will, as we have said, is movedby motives addressed to the understandingand feelings. No other motives areto be compared with those pertaining tothe salvation of the soul. No otiiermanifestation of love Uke that whichled the Father to give the Son. Noother Uke that which led the Son to say,•'Lo, glad I come." No justice andmercy like that when Jesus died. NoHeU 80 terrible as that which, -with itstongues of eternal flre, cries, " Fleethe wrath to come." No heaven aoglorious as that which invites the sanctifiedhome.THE VETEBAN'S SONtr OF TBIUMPH.BY MBS. E. J. BEAN.I have fought a good fight,I have finished my course,1 have kept the faith of my Lord ;In the kingdom of light.In the heavenly courts.Henceforth there awaits my reward.There's a robe of pure white.There's a crown of bright gold.And a mansion awaiting for me ;And that city of light.Soon my eyes shall behold.And the King in His beauty I'll see.There a palm I shall wave.And a song I shaU singWith the saints and the angela of Ught;" Over death, hell and graveShouts, of -victory ring.We have conquered throngh Jesus'smight."Then the river of life.With its waves crystal bright,' Mid bright flowers and trees softly sings;And the air is all rife.Through its radiant light.With the rustling of angelic wings.There, my sorrows all o'er.And my fighting all done,I shall rest evermore by His side.Who the bloody cross bore.And the fearful fight won,And who now is awaiting^His bride.PBEACHING AND TESTIFYING. 47PREACHING AND TESTIFYING.BY BBV. J. a. TEBBILL.Is there any difference betweenthem ? If so, in what does it consist ?To preach, is to expound and applythe word of God; to testify, is to bearwitness of what we know, or have experienced.We preach of opinions,but testify of facts.Who may do these things? TheBible teaches that men do not (shouldnot) take upon themselves the officeof preaching: that they are to becaUed of God to that office as Aaronwas to his. It is not the' province ofthe church to create the office, or toconfer the authority to preach; both arefrom God, and the province of thechurch is to recognize them. But aU .persons may be -witnesses. AU whomthe grace of God has blessed maytestify of what it has done for them.The subjects of testimony, are thefacts of experience; the changewrought in us by the Spirit of God, andthe power of Christianity to bless,deliver and aid, inthe duties and trialsof life. The object of testimony is, toconvince the mind by corroborating thetrnth. The language of preaching is,God's word teaches thus and thus; thelanguage of testimony is, I have foundit true by-experience.The preaching of the word by thosedivinely authorized, and the testimonyof believers, are the means God haschosen to lead men to Christ. This theBible and the history of the chnrchplainly teach. Neither can do withontthe other. AU preaching and no testifyingis a mark of spiritual death. Nochurch is noted for spirituaUty wherethere is no testifying for Cluist Testimonywithout preaching, results infanatical wUdness. The word of Godis tho end of controversy respectingspiritual things. It ia the Christian'arule of faith and practice. "What isnot plainly taught in the word ofGod, is not essential to sal-vation, andis nncaUed for as a matter of testimony."Thy word is truth," AU opposed