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THE FLOWEKi COLIiCllQN
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY A COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA CON FERENCe, M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH, RUFUS T. HEFLIN, Editor.
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From tbe Christian Advocate and Journal.
Missionary Hymn.
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tj t rth as in i i'ii i ri;.' light ;
I:; oe"V land ard t':::u:r.
D' vd the s:md f night.
V t'uri iheG'Si'fl -.iisnfr.
Inseri ei v;i -I'u.-' name.
An crv ul ud. IIoainiI
Our G.)d 18 C"ui8 ti rein.
II w glorious on the mountains
ILs st:.ri iari doth appear,
L a i;n: to Zion's fountains.
W hich fl. w s.i fre' mid elear,
In reunir- of full salvation,
For ev-r thirsty smil ;
Through every land and nation,
Thdici .J waters roll.
I .iaa's l. r.mer waving.
The wniid'rinsj nations see,
An I Gospel blessings craving,
Shail hi.w the sui.pliant knee
Bef r' th Kmg of Zi.m,
Whiis- ginn-n's. dipp'd in blood,
Pr i.elai'ii him Juduh's Lion,
The LhJ, the mighty God!
Toe;r idol temples, shaking,
Shall ci-umhle into dust;
The chains of error breaking.
Hi .rh wive the G ispel banner,
Ai Je-uis' name is sung,
A-id let the shout, llosanna '
Flow f.ith from every tongue.
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A Minister Hunting Snakes.
The Rev. Dr. atson, m his late
Dr. "Watson, in his late
volume oi -Ames aim xan..., sluggish, and arrcw mouthed, pois-
this entertaining picture of plantation ; nfug tjJe caletl by the swampers
life in Mississippi. Uncle Billy and the moccasin-mouthed snake.
Aunt Susa need no special introduc- j JIe executes his bite but clumsiiJ
tion. , ! which greatly lessens the danger of his
In a previous chapter, the reader presence and he sel(Jom ieaves the
had a glance at the features otan o Ul- ghore of thege uns; ht marsiies but a
fashioned 'two days meeting, m this feB. yardg . anotner fortunate circum
early day at these out-posts, iwoday s stan'e . an(1 jR the geagon of the year
rest to the preacher were generally arca(ljr referretl t0? they seem to be
found necessary following such an etiort. : congregating for winter qUarters, which
Tuesday morning had arrived, my wea- may aecount sornewhat for what we
r.ness was reiievea, ami x was, pF"-
ed to join 'Uncle Uilly on an aaven- this ile ig (leadl ite as much SQ
ture into the swamp to see its lions, a3 th;lt of the rattie-Snake or copper
and especially its snakes. ;hea I am informed that swine very
It is yet early in the morning, how- readilj (Ievour them which item of in
ever, and the cold ram ot a tew nights formalion j should have feJt quite as
since, renders it necessary that we wait ; welI not tQ havg received? as j had been
until the hot hours of the forenoon. 1 elljovirig at brother J's, the luxury of
will seek a brief interview with Aunt :gom welJ smuked sid(J bacon, along
Susa in her little cabin. , ' with some krout and corn dodder.
G.jod morning Aunt Susa, said 1, as , At the next meal j felt m prefer.
I stepped into her quarters. ! ence for venison to very much predora.
'Why, good mornin , Massa atson; inafe We g00n arriyed afc BI ,
lawso'marcy, dis no place ior the ;Canoe? and in the centre of the rocking
likes o' you.' ! thing I was seated, with Uncle Billy
'ny, said i, 'Amu ouw, ujruu;and Magsa Tom at e;ther en(L TwQ
cnmo nlaces here too srood for me ?' and
saying this, I advanced toward a little
mantle shelf, and seized Susa's pipe,
together with some nice tobacco leaves
oflier own raising, and wa3 preparing
to regale myself a little, when she flew
towards me exclaiming:
'Massa, you no shall smoke wid dat
pipe; it no go in your mouf after hav
in' been in dis fluid's dirty mouf, dat
sartin. Here be a new pipe, an' a
mighty good un, too ; an' like to the
colt, de foal of an ass, we read ob, ;
massa. which no one never ride afore,
iilnrp
'
no one has eber smoked in it.' And
here she commenced filling it up as 1 .
threw myseli into the ruae resemoiance
of a chair.
'Susa,' said I. 'where did you learn
to quote scripture i
'Why, massa, blessed he your lips, 1
learn much from de preachers; but dar
mass;i, iooti, iihi, uj tot j
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When turning round, my delighted j
eyes rested upon a well' soiled, well-
thumbed, old tastiione'i iji oie, u.uu ., ,
recently received sn additional covering
of buck-skin. !
;usa, saiux, -wnere um juu Mhorrible idea took pcssession of my
this
,
'I brings it from old Tennessee,
said she, 'twenty years ago ; saying
which she handed me the new pipe, on
the top of which she had balanced a
eoal from the hearth.
Inha'.ing a whiff or two, said I :
'Susa, can you read V
'Yes, massa, blessed be God, I reads
mighty well for the likes ob me ; do de
hard words are a great bother some
of which I skips ; but I read dat Bible
dare a mighty heap ; read it from the
apostle Solomon all de way to the
prophet Saul ; but reads de most in dat
part where Jesus be on de earth, it be
in the most easy.'
'Can Uncle Billy read?' I asked.
'No ; he says he too old to larn,
now, but he set here ob nights, and lia
tPTi mio-htv close to what I reads. He
thinks it be enough for I to know how
to read.' ,
'Who learned you to read, Susa.
'Well, now, dat he's a funny ques
tion, kase if I tell you I fear you won't
believe me, nohow.'
'Why, yes,' etad I, 'I will believe
yu-' . i
'Well, den, I tell you, it was de an.
rels. I no know how to read, an' I
fays an' cries, an prays about it ob
nights ; I den goes to sleep an' dreams
about it, an' most ebery night for a
vear I prays an' cries, and takes up my
Bible, when one night it seems as if an
angel' come down, an' I don't know
whether I "wake or sleep, I sees all de
letters in de book, an' it say to me,
'Dis be a, an' dat b, an dat c, and so
on ; an arter a little while I gits up
an:', opens my Bible, when I knows
most ebery letter. Next morning
voung massa Tom, who knowcd how to
read, come in here to run bullets, when
1 axed him, s;i vs I,
i ' rJ om, do you call dese letters dis ?'
! 'Why yes,' says he, 'you old fool
I you.'
'Now,' says I, 'Tom, you'll want
: some ob my good 'bacca soon, an' if
y ou 'buse me iu dat way you no get
I it.'
I 'Well,' says he, 'Aunt Sue, if you'll
run my bullets for me this mornin', I'll
j come in here to night, an' show you a
iheap about reading.'
Here I paused to simplify the theol
! ogy of this blessed passage, which I
feared the simple saint had understood
too literally, when she exclaimed that
she 'had often kind ob thought dat !'
j and that Jesus to her 'was de sweetest
name under de sun ;' and that she lov
ed to sing,
esus my all to heaven is one.'
j A stave of which, with dampened eyes
she had already struck up, when Uncle
j Billy's arrival announced all things in
readiness for our tour in the swamp,
j Accompanied by young Massa Tom,
land the campaign headed by Unc e
; Billy, each with a rifle on the shoulder,
i we were soon at the edge of the lake,
or morass, to which reference has been
: made. Following its low shore some
; half a mile, my nerves were gradually
; Schooled to the test to which they were
j to be subjected by frequently meeting
iwith his snakeship, that lite: ally swarm
in some parts of these morasses
It is
t mi:n!1P. ror. 0nai.o w,b.
;shai jn a moment detail. The bite of
paddle3 soon sent us some distance out
into the muddy and shallow waters, and
amid the huge trunks of fallen trees
and comical tussocks which constitutes
the musk-rat's home. Snake after
snake soon began to make its appear'
tnce, coiled upon almost every square
inch of surface. On a single log I
counted ten, ourselves ot more than
ten feet from them. I shuddered, and
armed with a big club, wa3 constantly
assuming attitudes of defence, while
Uncle Billy shook his burly sides in
Itnnfrt - inpnr lmi hrr nml Tnm
a,mise(j t;mSPif'by seeing how many
dec.tpjtat;ons he coud make by a r;von
; number of shots 0n we p;iddled) and
!more numerous became the snake3.
: 0ccas;onally they spiashed about the
side of our bohbing nautilus ; and now
jaa d unJer the ow Hmb of a
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bic rvwbl f in tlif Pfinnp T rpninncfrii t Ail
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! pleaded, hallooed, but could procure no
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' retreat
Tom wpnt Qn wkh h;s gnake shootin
nc!e my padd,ed U3 further and
further into this pademonium, when the
mind that should we tip over, (an event
j by no means improbable,) what position
could be conceived of more horrible
than thus to be tumbled into the very
jaws of a thousand detestable reptiles,
amid mud and quicKS.ands I Xvoxa
entreating I became peremptory, and
Uncle Billy paused. When at a safe
distance from the detestable 'varmints'
we counted all that were visible, I
counted one hundred and fifty snakes,
the furthest of which was not fifty feet
from me. When thoroughly satisfied
that what Uncle Billy had said about
'de way he would show me snakes was
a caution, dat sartin,' was no exaggera
tion, we returned to the shore, and to
our home.
With Tom and Uncle Billy the sight
1 TT .
was common place, upon my mind it
had a far different effect. It was the
reality of more than I had ever read or
dreamed about horrible dens of serpents,
whole regions now and then strewed
with rattle-snakes, etc. I said little
more than to remark 'that it was a
mi-'hty snake country there,' at which
Uncle Billy laughed. I spent the rest
of the day in reading the Bible.
But with me, as with Aunt Susan,
the subject of 'sarpints' became rather
obtrusive.
But if my waking thoughts were of
snakes, my dreaming ones greatly ex
aggerated the whole matter. My sleep
was as much interrupted as if it had
been the doomed Medusa. The want
of sleep steadied my nerves by morning
so that sweet sleep, oblivions, triumphed
for a refreshing season.
I awoke at an hour rather, late, and (inhabited as in days of yore ; a little
if my last thoughts were not of snakes, 1 care and labor bestowed on the ancient
my earliest ones, nolens volens, certain ' canals would again restore the fertility
ly were. Opening my eyes, what should and population which it originally pos
I see directly over my bed, protruding sessed. It would requira no immense
from a knot hole in one of the rough expenditure of funds to clear the chan
logs, but the head of a detestable snake. I nels of the loose sands, which have ac-
At first I thought I dreamed, and it ! cumulated during so many centuries,
could not be a reality, when, watching j and to render them navigable for the
my loathsome visitor for an instant. I ! shallow vessels of the country. Such
saw the head turn, ana the iorked
tongue protrude, but I saw no more.
In an instant I was on the floor, and
seizing the most indispensable of my
wardrope, I retreated to the hall with
a scream, that secured the anxious pres
ence of Susa in a trice. I told her what
I had witnessed, and pointed to the
knot hole over my bed, not doubting
but there were one or two others in my
bed, if she could but look.
At that moment the head of a little
harmless reptile, with a white ring
pbout his neck, again made free to take
observation from the knot hole. As we
were joined by one and another of the
family, old Aunt Susa's laugh, which
had commenced with the first cause of
my fears, became perfectly obstreperous-
'Why, massa, dat no more'n a littte
bit ob a milk snake, an' he no more
bite dan a worm. Dey come back ob
de house here to de spring house to
steal my milk, an' I kills one ebery now
and den, an' dey does climb up de cor
ners ob de house, for I seen one dar
toder day, an' struck it wid my broom.
I suppose de log hollow, an' he creep
in dar. But if it were full ob such
snakes dar be no danger, dat sartin.'
Taking it thus coolly, and with such
provoking sympathy for my fears, Aunt
Susa retired to complete her breakfast,
when, as she retired, I sent this rebuke
after her : said I,
'Aunt Susa, I hope that snake will
get into your bed to night, to see how
easily you will be frightened,' when re
membering my lecture in the morning,
she wittily retorted :
'Preachers dat come into dese woods
to bruise de head ob dat old sarpint, de j pages of Herodotus so carefully des
debbil, mustn't be frightened into a fit j cribe. Who can recognize in those
at de sight ob a milk snake.'
There was much more in Aunt Susa's
retort than she herself comprehended.
It was fruitfully suggestive. Yes,
thought I, the missionary of these
woods must not be men of starch and
buckram, of taper fingers and tender
stomach, kid gloves and broadcloth,
velvet slippers and spotless linen.
Here, the stalwart arm, the brawny
fist, the hunting shirt, with Bible and intemperance that we have ever seen
discipline under one arm, and rifle on it is from arguments advanced by cer
the other, are the best representatives j tain citizens of Portage county. Ohio,
of the Missionary. Like John in the ! in a memorial to the Legislature on the
wilderness, he must wear what the peo
ple wear, and eat what the people eat,
and ask no questions. Yes Aunt Susan
he must not be afraid ot snakes. If! It reaches abroad to others Invades
gifted in the tack of his holy calling, ' the family and social circle and
his education and refinement will only j spreads woe and sorrow all around. It
aid him to adapt himself to these rude ! cuts down youth in its vigor manhood
paths of life, and cause him to be a! in its strength and age iu its weak
guide, light, and example upon them ' ness. It breaks the fathers heart
But if wanting in this tact, his timid' j bereaves the doing mother cxtinguish
ity, and, in some respects, his manifes-1 es natural affection erases conjugal
ted superiority, will not be appreciated, j affection blots out filial attachment
What would be natural in other latitudes blights parental hope brings down
would here be prudery. What would mourning age in sorrow to the grave,
be becoming in another place, would ; It prodeces weakness, not strength ;
here be ridiculous ; and more than one j sickness, not health ; death, not life.
would exclaim, with Aunt Susan, j It makes wives widows children or
'Preachers dat come into dese woods phans fathers fiends and all of them
to bruise de head of dat old sarpint, de
debie, must not be frightened into a fit
at the sight ob a milk snake.'
The Ruins of Babylon-
In former days the vast plains of
Babylonia were nourished by a com
plicated system of canals and water
courses, which spread over the surface
of the country like net work. The
wants of a teeming population were
supplied by a rich soil, not less bounti
ful than that on the banks of the
Egyptian Nile. Like islands rising
from a golden sea of waving corn,
stood frequent groves of palms and plea
sant gardens, affording to the idler or
the traveler their grateful and highly
valued shade. Crowds of passengers
hurried along the dusty roads to and
from the busy city. Ihe land was
rich in corn and-wine. How changed
is the aspect of that region at the pres
ent day ! Long lines of mounds, it is
true, mark the courses of those main
arteries which formerly diffused life and
vegetation along their banks, but their
channels are now bereft of moisture
and choked with drifted sand; the
smaller offshoots are wholly effaced.
A drought is upon her waters,' says
the prophet, 'and they shall be dried
up.' All that remains of that ancient
civilization that 'glory of kingdoms,'
'the praise of the whole earth' is re
cognizable in the numerous moldering
heaps of brick and rubbish which over
spread the surface of the plain. In
stead of the luxuriant fields, the groves
and gardens, nothing now meets the eye
but an arid waste the dense popula
tion of former times is vanished, and no
man dwells there. Instead, of the hum
of many voices, silence reigns profound,
except when a few passing travelers or
roving Arabs flit across the scene.
Destruction has swept the land, and
the hand of man been made the instru
ment by which Go,d " has effected his
punishment. But for the curse upon
it, there is no physical reason why it
should not be as bountiful and thickly
a work of supererogation is not, howev
er, to be expected from the existing
race of Turkish ofiicials, and must be
left until the time when the curse upon
it shall be removed, and European civ
ilization, with its concomitant advanta
ges, shall penetrate into those distant
wilds. May that time soon arrive !
I have been led ir'o this di.-gression
by the fact that the 'T.Ar Mal'ka, one
of the four main arteries 'licli supplied
Babylonia with the waters cf the Eu
phrates, passed close to Khan-i-Za'ad,
and is still traceable by a slight de
pression. It should be remarked, that
the beds of navigable canals are below
the level of the surrounding country,
while those of the secondary or irriga
ting canals are above that level. This
arises from the comparatively shallow
depth of the latter, and rapid accumu
lation of matter held in suspension by
the water, which, on depositiom, raises
their channels each successive year.
Now and then the beds of canals in
action at the present day are cleaned
Out, and the deposit, forming embank
ments at the sides, prevents the flooding
of the cultivated land.
Between Kha-i-Za'ad and the little
village of Mohawil there is nothing to
interest the traveler, but soon after
passing the date trees and modern ca
nal of the latter place, a small mound
affords from its summit the first glimpse
of the ruins of Babylon. Truly said
the prophet concerning her, 'Babylon
shall become heaps, an astonishment,
and a hissing, without an inhabitant.'
Unsightly mounds alone remain of that
magnificence which Scripture so fre-
quently dilates upon, and which the
shapeless piles, exposed to tha ravages
of time and the destructive hand of man
during twenty centuries, any of its for
mer grandeur ? Traveler.
Graphic Delineation of the Miseries and
Effects of Intemperance-
The following is the most graphic de
liication of the urines ami eiFeets of
subject :
And yet its march of rum is onward
' still !
paupers and beggars. It hai:s levers
feeds rheumatisms nurses gout wel
comes epidemics invites cholera im
parts pestilence and embraces consump
tion. It covers the land with idleness,
poverty, disease and crime. It fills
your jails supplies your almshouses
and demands your asylums. Jt en
genders controversies fosters quarrels
and cherishes riots. It condemns
lfw spurns order and loves mobs.
It crowds your Penitentiaries; and fur
nishes victims for your scaffolds. It is
the life blood of the gambler ; the ali
ment of the counterfeiter ; the prop of
the highwayman, and the support of
the midnight incendiary.
It countenances the" liar; respects
the thief, and esteems the blasphemer.
It violates obligations : reverences
frauds ; and honors infamy. It defames
benevolence hates love; scorns virtue ;
and slanders innocence. It incites the
father to butcher his offspring ; helps
the husband to massacre his wife ; and
aids the child to grind the parricidal
axe. It burns up man ; consumes wo
man; detests life ; curses God, and des
pises Heaven.
It suborns witnesses ; nurses perjury;
defiles the jury box ; and stains the ju
dicial ermine. It bribes votes ; dis
qualifies voters; corrupts elections;
pollutes our institutions ; and endan
gers our government. It degrades the
citizen ; debases the legislator ; dishon
ors the statesman ; and disarms the
patriot. It brings shame, not honor ;
terror, not safety ; despair ; not hope
misery, not happiness. . And now, with
the malevolence of a fiend, it calmly
surveys its desolations and insatiate
with havoc, it poisons felicity ; kills
peace; ruins morals; blights confidence;
slays reputation ; and wipes out nation
al honor ; then curses the world ; and
smiles at its ruins.
Pai.se Report. The Western Democrat
nontradicts the report so industriously circu
ited through the country, that the small pox
was prevailing in Charlotte, N. C. Any
quantity of measles, but no small pox in that
section.
The Influence of Wealth-
At the recent marriage in the Roth
schilds family of England, the nobles
of the land, Dukes and Duchesses,
Lords and ladies, attended the ceremo
nies and partook in the festivities, thu3
acknowledging the supremacy of wealth
over hereditary title. It was a splen
did pageant, as well it might be, when
those concerned in it could boast of
their millions of pounds sterling, and
their influence, by means of their mon
ey, over all the crowned heads of Eu
rope. The Rothschilds are the richest
family in the world, though the origin
ot iue iamny was in very humole cir
cumstances and of obscure lineage.
We have no respect for mere success
ful brokerage, unaccompanied with
honorable traits of character; but in
the case of the Rothschilds, it is said
that honorable dealing has character
ized the family, from the original found:
er to the present generation ; and we
know not why they should not be con
sidered the equals of the Dukes and
Lords of the realm. They have risen
to opulence by their own sagacity, eh-'
ergy and enterprise-and deserve credit
for having arrived at their present
condition. In the United States, they
would be equally, or perhaps, more
idolized, than in England, by the would
be aristocracy for here, the money
power is more worshipped. The first
society here is not distinguished so
much for worth as for money. To get
money to accumulate wealth is the
first consideration and, if that be at
tained, the individual takes rank with'
the aristocracy of the land, whatever
may have been his former character
and the youthful offshoots of the family
are looked upon as excellent matches,
however inferior they may be to others
ot less wealth. This is an error which
judicious parents will correct, prefering
merit to dollars and cents.
In England they have an established
nobility, which descends from father to
son. They pride themselves on their
descent, and are fond of tracing back
their genealogy and yet this proud
aristocracy yielded its pre eminence to
the influence of wealth. The lordly of
the land were proud to associate with
the descendants of the money king, and
take those by the hand whom their
forefathers spurned with contempt, and
persecuted with ignorant and vindictive
malice. The 'despised Jew' has been
elevated into the esteemed and courted
Israelite, by the potent influence of
money. It is well that even mony can
remove the injustice which has hereto
fore been practiced towards the follow
ers of Moses, who arc entitled to the
same consideration as the rest of man
kind. In the United States the dis
tinction is not between the Jew and the
Gentile ; but between the rich and the
poor. What is significantly termed the
'cod-fish aristocracy' seems to be the
governing power, although they aro
compelled to solicit the assistance,
sometimes, of the most worthless portion
of the community. They cannot stand
firm in their assumed preeminence; for
success in trade adds to their number,
and diminishes their exclusiveness ;
whilst occasional reverses someiimes
place them at the foot of the ladder.
The English and New York papers
are full of details in relation to the
marriage in the Rotschild family; whilst
the latter also fill their columns with
the marriage of Dean, the Irish coach
man, to tiie daughter of a N. York
millionaire. These things serve to
amuse, and, perhaps to instruct. We
are not the advocates of ill-sorted and
unequal matches ; but they serve the
purpose of restraining the too preva
lent opinion, that money should control
the natural affections.
Some descend- j
ant of Dean may yet be President of
the United States, or lead all upperten
dom at his heels. Stranger things have
occurred. Or, should Dean be so suc
cessful as to obtain a fortune, he may
turn on his heel to those who now affect
disgust at his presumption, although
they were employed but a few years
ago in currying down horses, and
in forking up the manure of the
stables which they kept. Of all
pride that of wealth is the most con
temptible, though it is the most preva
lent.
We like to see a man rise by honest
industry, prudence and economy from
poverty to wealth from obscurity to
distinction. There is something which
gratifies us in the self-made statesman
or philosopher but the bare possession
of wealth confers no dignity, and car
ries with it nothing of worth or inherent
respectability, however it may be cour
ted by a venal crowd, who attach more
importance to the title of a millionaire
than they do talent, virtue aul integri
ty. Money is useful and to be desired,
as it procures the comforts and conve
niences of life ; but something more is
required to confer happiness in this life,
or in that which is to come. We had
rather be amongst the poorest of the
poor, with a fair reputation, than to be
expelled from the councils of the nation
for corrupt practices to procure wealth.
Humble mediocrity, with a clear con
science, is far to be preferred to the po
sition of Rotschild, if his elevation has
been procurred by fraud or corruption.
In the United States there should be
no aping the nobility of Europe no
efforts to mount upon stilts, for fear of
a fall though every one must rejoice
when they find a Peabody abounding
in wealth, honestly acquired, and using
it tor beneficent purposes, without at-
fecting airs of superiority. Baltimore
Clipper.
From the Central Presbyterian.
"Uncle 2ffeekin8."
The Presbyterian Church, in Raleigh,
was thi3 evening the scene of a most
impressive spectacle, in the funeral ser
vices of 'Uncle Mekinii its colored
sexton, for nearly, thirty years, and to
rhom' the text, li the hoary head is a
crown ' of glorv if it be found in the
way of righteousness" was especially
applicable. Hp'.v forcibly did it appear,
while the procession composed of five
or six hundred persons, wound its
length through street after street, that
'a good name was rather to be chosen
than great riches, and loving favor rath
er than silver and gold.' His character
for moral worth, through a long life.
was as well known as the features of
his face, as was fully evinced by the
general sorrow at his death. He was
regarded and treated with the highest
respect and confidence, which invaria
bly attend the proper discharge of
duty, in "the humblest as in the most
exalted. To the faithfulness with which
he discharged his domestic duties, let
her testify who sustained to him the
honored relation of wife for nearly thir
ty years. Many to whom his form had
been familiar from childhood, who had
associated him with dear ones, now
passed away, shed tears of unfeigned
sorrow when this link with the past was
broken. From his official position he
had long heard the words of eternal
life, but the golden drops, like the
miser's hoard, had apparently been un
used, until a severe family affliction
caused this unexpected treasure to yield
a gracious return. On the spot where
this' evening his mortal remains were
deposited, a' few weeks ago he bowed his
head' to receive the baptismal water,
and united for the first, and last time
with God's people in the sacramental
supper. His peace flowed as a river
the name of Jesus was very precious to
him, and he s;it under his shadow with
great delight. No cloud obscured his
setting sun, but sinking in a clear sky,
gave promise of a glorious rising. At
the grave's mouth all distinctions cease.
'For he that id called in the Lord, be
ing a servant, is the Lord's freeman ;
likewise also he that is called, being
free, is Christ's servant.' 'They also
serve who only stand and wait.'
J. P. A.
Sunday, March 8th, 1857.
Self Righteous.
It is no uncommon thing for men to
flatter themselves that God cannot be
displeased with them because they have
omitted to do a great many bad deeds,
which they would have done had they
not been restrained by the fear of the
law or of public opinion. The sound
ness of such morality is very well ex
hibited in Lessing's parable of ' The
wolf on his death-bed.'
A wolf lay at his last gasp, and was
reviewing his past life. 'It is true,'
said he, ' I am a sinner, but yet I hope
not one of the greatest. I have done
evil, but I have also dono much good.
Once, I remember, a bleating lamb
that had strayed from the flock came
so near me, that I might easily have
throttled it ; but I did it no harm.'
' I can testify to all that,' said his
friend, the fox, who was helping him to
prepare for death. ' I remember per
fectly all the circumstances. It was
just at the time when you were so dread-
fully choked with that lone in your
throat.
A Fine Thought.
" I would not said one who was not
himself pious marry any one who was
not a Christian. I should feel it such
an honor to share a heart in which God
dwelt." It was a fine thought, and
deserves to be specially remembered.
You want a friend in whom you can
have entire and unlimited confidence ;
one who can be your counsellor in all
circumstances of difficulty or trial : one
who is to be identified with you through
life, in 'hope and fear, in joy and sor
row. She is to be a sort of presiding
divinity at thy family board, and her
countenance the mirror in which must
be reflected the faithful image of thy
lomestic bliss cr woe ; one who will be
discreet," affectionate, and firm in gov
erning her children ; in short, who will
love you for your own sake, be happy
with you in a cabin, and who will cleave
the closer ta'yCai when the storm of ad
versity or persecution shall have swept
away or withered every vestige of earth
ly comfort from about you. iSow bear
all these things in mind ; and then to
your prayers and the exercise ot a be
coming prudence, and you will not be
likely to fail. Bishop Andrew.
All the Difference. A quibbling
writer of the last century quaintly ob
serves, that when the cannons of the
princes began to war, the cannons of
the church were destroyed.
'It was,' says he, 'first mitrum that
governed the world, &nd then nitrum
first St. Peter, and then Saltpetre.'
A Week's Work.
Scnday church do.irK enter in,
Kt'-it from toil, repent fr-'iu siu;
Strive a he ivenly rest to win.
Monday to your callinu g i :
Serve tlie. Lord ; love fritnd and foe;
To t he tempter answer,
TfEsnw do what good you can ,
Liy-i in peace with Go I and m iu ;
lleuiember, life is hut a pan.
AVEDXEtDir 'mil 1 your home tipoa
C irisc th mighty Corner stoii'-;
Wiioiii ti J hclpd his work ii tiotic.
Friday fur the tutli bo strong ;
Oa-:i your faults, if in the wron ;
1'iu u bridle oa your t'Oiuo.
Satcruay thank Go 1 an 1 ning
Tritmtij to hiit tre isury lirin.
Bo prepared for Terror's Lio.
Thus your hops of Jesus c it ;
Tims let all your woeks tie y. v.t ;
And you ahull La saved at lat.
fnx tjje (CJjiiirrii.
A Chili's Realization of Trials.
Tttle Mvra MjFerr'u's un d'o 1 whoa
sh) wis a t'sv liys o d, hi 1 si; wh th 're
after t'l i s ia -i d e'i ir - of Inr -nt I u t'ier,
till throu V" i-s oi I. G " hi i a i t li ;r wa
all the world; sh-j v.n ha- tud, li sr idol,
her r-;f"ii! i all lie sorr. ., !i ;r s i i-Uino
in all h ;r joys. X:n Itv a; 'u.-r 4r.1n.J
mUiier w is very ill, an i Myr was romov
ed t 1 nei ih'mr'H home. .kt louth she
was brought home, w 1011 she inst.i itly ran
crying, j ran bna I 1 w.int my (Jriud
in 1 !" Slu was led to the pirlir where
the p ile corpse wis lying 4 Vinr jrand
ma is dead," said her p 1. " Wake her up,
she is asleep ; she will -jot. up Ly-;m 1-by."
She was led away reluctantly, hut fully
conn lent -he ould see her swett mother
again, and he ir her speak. She c uld not
understand why she was bein drc-scd for
a funeral occasion ; and after (lie corpse
had been co ifiincd, aud the company gath
ered, she stole from her pi an I raD t
wake her grandmother. She stoo 1 a mo
ment at fso pirlor d tor, and called softly,
"Grandma! Graodun! (), I wint my
grandma my grandma!" do p mlence
was her only response. Then, a if pierced
with an arrow, she suddenly fell to th
floor, an 1 her plaintive, desolate m om told
that now, for the first time, she glimpse!
the mcviiug of the word death, and lscf
a mother. It is, however, 111 wilfully
pleasant to remember that with such knowl
edge comes the thought of immortality.
The Christian child whose m other is dead,
ever thinks of heaven and gu;irdiau angola,
and sees that mother continually,
" With her deep and tender eyes.
Like the stars, so still and diiintlike,
Lookin;' downward from tlie xkieN."
AW. C. Adv.
A Little Bay's Prayer.
A little boy after saying DMMly the
prayers which had been taught hiia, was
quite tenacious of what he called pnying
hisowuwty He had a arg- numher of
brothers and sisters, whose n -cds and pe
culiarities he sometimes m id; il.e subject
of his petitions. O i one occasion, ut com
mencing this exereiso ho was overcome
with sleep. Wrestling with this stupor,
he said :
''0 1, Tji-l, bio i i lyizibath aii lUika
her better than she is."
His h -ad fell b ick on his pillow, bu t
soon rou-dng, he murmured, drow-iily,
"Bess Henry too " It was in vain; the
tonuo i-oi'u.sjJ iu nffiec - so Le added, ia
distinctly, " 0', L rd, I can't, there's too many 0'
"em," and he sank into thj deep (.lumber
of childhood.
At another time, while oondu -ting this
exercise in a somewhat more wakeful man
ner, he said :
" Lord, please to bless father and give
bim a new heart. Be s kind as to bless
sister Miry, aud give her a new heart.
Oh, Lord, b!e.s mother but you u c I cot
give her a new heart, for he c ml 1 not have
any bettnr one than she's (rof. and 1 don't
see how she'd go to work to Le any Letcer
woman thau she is now."
"Doing Good to Others.
Here is a pretty 6tory of a littte girl.
Perhaps you have read it before, but it
will do you good to read it again :
'A mother who was in the habit of
asking her children, before they retired
at night, what they had done during
the day to make others happy, found a
young twin-daughter silent. The elder
one spoke modestly of deeds and dis
positions, founded on tho golden rule,
'Do unto others as you would they
should do unto you.' Still tho little
bright face was bowed in Rilence. The
question was repeated, and the dear
little child said timidly:
"A little girl who sat by me on the
bench at school had lost a baby brother.
All the time she studied her lesson she
hid her face in her book and cried. I
felt so sorry that I laid my face on the'
same book, and cried with her. Then
she looked up, and put her arms around
my neck ; but I do not know why she
said I h i I done her so much good.'
Beware.
A little theft, a small deceit,
Too often leads to more ;
'Tis hard at firt, but tempts the feet
As through an open door.
Just, as the broadest rivers run,
From small and distant springs,
The greatest crimes that men have done,
Have grown from little things.
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