We doubt not that precisely what was lost in Adam will be restored in Christ, or, that whatever the injury that resulted from the agency of Adam was, it will be removed by Christ. Whatever was included in the word “die” will be counteracted by what was included in the words “made alive.” The penalty inflicted on account of the Adamic sin will all be removed from the whole race, in Christ, the second Adam, or the Lord from heaven. No man will be lost in the world to come on account of the Adamic sin. There is not an intimation in the Bible of any man being punished in the world to come on account of _original sin_. The punishment in the world to come is threatened in view of _our own_, or what schoolmen call “_actual_ sin.” The penalty sentenced on account of Adam’s sin has fallen, as a _consequence_, on the whole race. By Christ, in the resurrection, this _consequence_ will be removed, and pardon, through the blood of Christ, will release _all who come to the Savior_, from _their own_ sins, or their _actual_ sins, and thus save them from punishment in the world to come. PAYING PREACHERS A STIPULATED SUM. If a man, or a certain body of men, wish to control the labors of a farmer or mechanic, and apply them as they may see proper, it is but the voice of reason and Scripture that they give him a reasonable compensation to support him while performing his labor. In precisely the same way, if any man, church or co-operation, wish to control and appropriate the labors of the preacher of the Word, they should give him a reasonable compensation. But when the question is under advisement, of employing a man at a certain point, and for a certain amount, the question is not whether he _will preach_, but whether he will preach _at that point_ and for _that amount_. He is bound in his covenant with the Lord _to preach_, but the Lord has left him to select his own field of labor. He selects his field, performs his labor, and looks to the Lord for his support. But all this does not say, that his brethren should not promise him a certain amount, and with the utmost punctuality fulfill their promise. “I do not think it is right to promise a certain amount,” says one, “we can not tell what we shall be able to give.” Did you hire that man to work on your farm without promising him a “certain amount?” Did you buy that farm that you are in debt for without promising _a certain amount_? We judge not, and not a small amount at that. Why, then, should men, constantly in the habit of promising _certain amounts_ for everything else, be so cautious about promising the poor preacher of the word of God—the man to whom society is more indebted than any other man, for all that is pure and good, a _certain amount_ to subsist upon while he sojourns in this life?