“C. T.,” Newport, Mon. We deem it a very great mistake indeed to say, “That God has nothing against the world, or the sinner, as to sin.” The world is stained with the murder of the Son of God, and each individual unbeliever stands charged with the same. Is this nothing? If it be said that God has nothing against the believer, we own it as a precious truth of Scripture. There are just the two classes in the world, namely, those who are purged by the blood that was shed, and those who are stained with the guilt of shedding it. What a solemn question for anyone to put to himself: “Purged or stained—which?” It is very sad to hear persons putting forth crude statements, wild fancies, and far-fetched opinions, which minister questions rather than godly edifying. Would it not be far better, wiser, and safer, to confine ourselves to what is sound, plain, and practical?