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For I!, X. c. Christian Advocaf.
TMnjj and Thoughts, found here and
there.
"A sharp tonjroe ; tf,.or,1r ff.-l tha
?rs,ttJ keener j o.n.Unt
FEMALE ExTHAVfiAVrr
bbons, m hi., survey of the condi 'and were just her,
Umi of the Kornar, Empire in the agejl begged we-might
ji ine ;ntoruries. savn Tf
complaint worthy of the gravity of the
Senate, that in the purchase of female
ornament,, the wealth of the Stats was
irrecoverably g.ven away to hostile and
foreign nations. The annual J0s is
computed by a writer of inquisitive hut
c-nsonom temper, at upwards of eight
hundred rhoti-otnd pounds" See De
cline and F.-.ll of the Roman Empire,
cl. 1, p. 0y. Fur some striking facts
on thi.-t subject, connected with th-
rno iern Hv-!r ;m of American larury and'
, - '.r.tva.uio.f, see ".Harroie as it i
an ii hfiouil re. !,v T.t
.... i j - . v;i
tin
Uayley, paKe 141.
'Tue Old Max Eloquent."
The title Old Man Eloqu.-nt " be
longs by right of priority" t- I-ocrates,
who wa so affecred by the news
of PhillipV victory over the Athenians
!lf- I H.r...... I... . I . - . '
..v ..i.v.1, u.a!, ne immediately ex-!
1 " ' i
" 1 he pntent" was bestowed by John
Milton in a sonnet to L.dy Margaret
y :
Di.izii e-n. that to.m1 R;lr, ,,nce Piesidpnt
0. l.nii..d . council and i,er trMa-urv,
warned , tjlU, unai-.ed itl, g.-U ,.,
And leitthtm both. m., ; i.;mB.ir I
lei.i,
Till sad the breaking of that Parliament
Jjroke hun. as at that .liH,,neMt victory
Ki I'd with rep rt that old lii.ui elorjuerit.
York Ecening 1'ont.
Priestcraft among the Axciext
Persians,
The following extract from the Lad-i
er, a work written bv a Mmnu fV. :
popular use, is a perversion of
truth. TKm,..!, 1 ,n
a great
..... y,,u, m,,,,, works ex
ceed the leaves of the trees, the drons
of rain, the stars in the heaven, or the :
sands on the sea shore, they will all be ,
unprofitable to you, unless they are :
accepted by the destour, or priest i
Tf .1... 1... . . '
11 tu uesiour oe satisfied, your soul i
will escape hell tortures ; you will se-
nrp mr-iia ir 1.1 11
ness in the net. For .tbJ- ni
tW rtl.tm; they know 1 11
i,JI3 vmnn, and nappi
things, and they deliver all men."
7"TT"" U,X, '. f f i
Lord Jesus Christ for ;
. . , ... . 1
lest, and you will have ;
' J i
Substitute the Lord
the destour or priest
the riht doctrine
Calumniators.
"Calumny is sagacious enough to ; perative. And the leader is wont to shade times ot showers and times 01 the;r part Qne sullen word of corn
discover and to attack the most valua- follow his examoie. In fact the idea j droughts. So with life. e nave j manj ran along the line as thousands
ble part." Gihbm. Then those who seems to he prevalent that class meet- ; season of rejoicing and of sadness ! 'File up ! file up!' 'Not yet ! not
are calumniated should examine them- i ings in these days of D. D.'s to be 'too j seasons of refreshing from the presence ; yet v was the Iron Duke's reply to the
selves. They may have reason to be : essentially old fogyish.' My Brother, j of the Lord and of spiritual draughts . earnegt requests made to charge and
th.-mk fnl even for the attack of their do von not see in this that you are the 1 times when we may bask ami bathe ; g ht the foe At wth the time of
enemies.
The Sfxf-deceived.
" Like one,
AVho havinjr, unto truth, bv telling of it,
Made such a dinner of his mem ry.
To crt-dit his own lie, lie did believe
lie was the duke."
Sh iihsjx'd res Te in pest.
Thus it is with some who copy the j the highway and walk therein. If we
religious experience of others, and tell j love Methodism, let us attend her in
the story as their own until they be-' gcitutions ; let us go to our class meet-
lieve it 1 really a part ot their own;in,Tq and if our leader 13 unsuitable let
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spiritual life.
True Prayers.
' Ave, with such gifts as heaven shall share
with yi;u,
Xt with nd hhekals of the teted g"ld.
Or stones whose rates are either rich or poorr
A. fancy values em ; t.utwatu t. ua prayers,
mat st.au ne up l ..c...c. ioC,t
..imrKii til-JTiM' trn!0 1 1 le... Ir V fci 1 .n S.
From tasting maids, whose uiimls are.iedicate i
""") v r
To nuthinj; lemporal-
Slutkxpeare's Measure for Measure.
Spiritual Power.
"This that you call divine grace,
-,wh:Uever it may really be, is the stran-
west a wake ne r of faculties atLer all. ! nominations, especially the Iron feme
And to a dvout man, it is a spectacle Baptists, and you will see many more
of most enchanting beauty thus to see of our people than at the class meet
the immortal plant, w hich has been ' ings. If this arises from want of love
wW Ji. malignant blast, while sixty 1 to our tenets, you should forthwith Con
or severity years have pasted over it, j
comiri'" out at isngui m iuc uiuum ui
life." John Foster.
A Good Wife.
Trans'ated from the Greek of So
1 .1, :. - .!. i !. F
phocles :
"Faithful as d
th& lonely shepherd's
pride-,
True--as ihe
helm, the bark's protecting
guide,
Firm a the shaft that prons the towering
d aiie,
gTeetus to sbipwreck'd seamen land and
borne,
L,,ve!yas child, the parent's .le delight,
Kadiaiit as uioiu. that breaks the turn.y
nighr,
Grateful ;is streams within some deep re
cess, . .
With rills and hope the panting traveller
bless."
Redeeming the Time.
The Rev. John Baillie, in hrS inter
esting memoir of Alexander Patterson,,
the 'Missionary of Kilmany," while
sneakin"- of tlie early days ot nis-nero,
i 'ln addition to his ordinary la-
1 . .J I
say;
bors as a farm servant, he had to utive
a cart load of meal once a week to
Wemvrs. That he might arrive in
time with his load,, he lei t home about
midnight
These night journeys tho j
.BLI!?2) WEZKLY BY A COMMITTEE OF XISISTZSS
o. 17.
in an open cart, he greatly prized ; for
in the bright moonlight he was able, by
the help of an oneomrnordr fine eight
; to stud v the word of God." '
' CONTROVERSIES.
I '"Avoid foolish questions.' TY'w.
" I abhor disputinir. and r,vtr -r,re
ir.to it, except when I arn draped hv
i the hair of I.ea-l." f0in VeU.'
When we had disputed two hours.
1
re we were at firt,
exchange cotitro-
versy for prayer.'
Vol. S, pa-e 231.
Weaieyn Hoiks,
UETA.
Y jt the X. C. Christian A'lvocate.
LAITY.
Brother IIffli.v: By your per-aii-sion
I will s;iy something to the la-
iry of the M-thodi'at Church fin thia
article,) f..r with t .em J am inimate!v
concerned, and for them I hs, dcty-
Dear Brethren, lovers of Method-i-nn.
how standi the :iccount with you
m -reference to your leader's meetings ?
Are you delinquent? Do you stand
charged ns a neglector of this impor
tant inearn of grace ? Have you the
privilege of attending these meetings ?
or in it ro that your leader doe not
hold sueh ? Verily, brethren, you
should look to thi department. Ad
snouia look to this lepartmen:
i iiit ...
vise with viur lnudr toll u;m tU..
I portance attached to hh ; pray fur
j him ,d get him if possible to attend
j jo his duty ; after which, if he will not,
!J"st '"frm Jr minister or pastor, in
i order that the office be filled by some
j one else who will act forlhe glory of
r 1 ana tr,e advance ot the church.
i i am ui upimoti, uretnren, triat a much
! heavier rsririnaibil!tT7 rncta
i man some or you are willing to admit,
j Bishops, EhWs, preachers, exhorters,
j stewards, and classdeaders proceed
j from the ranks of the laity, and I am
I unwilling to admit that ny one is ad
I vanced in grace, to the office of leader.
ehorter' steward, preacher or Bishop
without zealous efforts in the cause of
God and man. I contend they first
love the institutions of Methodism
and
act 1,1 agreement thereto. I know that
in. e w'S('om all cannot be
'S,,0P9 Preachers, &c, nor even an
numbJe cli's leader,, who meets the
sneers and gibes sometimes of a part or
11 r i 1 '
1 " 11,3 111110 c';ss. 31ust we from
this fact bury the talent committed, be
cause we have not five talents ? I
trow not j.jrefflejm'aer.
. .. . u v
4
inclined to attach blame somewhere
else rather than to self for delinquency
. Al ,.T f
in these matters. Ve are too apt to
, , ,1 ,lf tu
render to ourselves an excuse that the
preacher does not hold class meetings ; man lite. In this short period, we nave ; fire of the French, column after col
as formerly, hence the duty is not ira- (day light and darkness sunshine and umn fell) while not a gun discharged on
dupe of others ; do you intend to be j
carried away trom the patns in wnicn
our fathers and mothers trod ? (in con-
sequence of which they have ascended
up to God's eternal throne and now
rest from their lab-rs ?) Brethren, let
us awake to a sense of these things ;
let us iro back, as it were, and get into
us- mke haste and get grace, and mind,
so the office may be filled more worthi
ly, with 0110 more ready to serve the
church ; in order to this, among other
helps, let us attend strictly to class
meetin"s; the nonattenuance to tnis
!tbjni -veg the cn ,jn advantage
" . nf nilr neon e
O t 1 U."
...... , i i
c . 1 1 1
think it they attend punilC worsnip n
is sufficient. I think net. Fray tell
inie what it is leads our people to visit
the cono-rerations of other denomina
tions, that too on class days? Just,
visit the public worship of other de-
nect yourself with that branch of the
cnurcn wnicn is uc&l iiuip.ci4 w juui
spiritual wants. If from curiosity, you
had better stay at home and read your
Bible and discipline. I do not blame
vou for loving the ministration of the
word,but in order that you love it more,
I advise you to go to class meetings,so
when your preacher comes round, you
may be edified. It is soul inspiring to
sit under the droppings of the sanctu
ary. It is pleasant to hear the tower
ing eloquence of an Archer. The deep
searchings of a Tillett, the silver tones
of a Reid, and when we hear the law
declared by a Nicholson, it makes the
hair of our head seem to stand upright.
I love to hear a Brent declaring the
triad tidings of salvation to fallen man,
and although a Simpson makes us sink
into insignificance, we love to hear him
portray the gospel as adapted to Ad
am's family Although our little pent
up capacity is hardly capable of com
prehending this deep research after
truth, yet our soul exults that a Simp
son lives to preach salvation by faith.
As above, we are not to be blamed
Ifor our love for the preacntng oi ui;
j hnt wnen. duty calls another
j- Qnv praj. tey may be success-
JALEIGH,
ful Com?, brethren, let u? awake to
a sense of datr. not nl ,t.,t
ni.'iiistrationa of Cin-Vn ? .
j hearing, tat Jet us he actu i! dj-r of
;the word. Let not rnprf-lv -Jva r .
assent fo the correctness and Tiece?,:tv All rsen aa have Jceeded in life
of class meeting?, but let ui be found have It-en men of higiolre and ea
st our post an 1 in our seat? in the clas durance. Tbe famed" l'liam Pitt was
room ; that by prayer and advice we in early life fend of Aug; the pa3
rnay help our leader and fiil np the re-' sion increased with hialars; he knew
j hgi'm ohllgntions we owe to our Lreth- he man at o.):e raasterjc pawion or
;ren. Ah! let us go back into original the paion would mas'el'm. He made
pnncjpies; such as having our children a firm reolre that Llwould cerer
baptized, class meetings, prayer rceet- a&in play at a game oLazard. He
j jr.gs, and all the old land-raarks, keep- ; could aake sch a resolion; be could
! cr'antly in view the great beacon keep it. His ebaequen rmuence was
j ligh the cross of Christ. Let us read the fruit of that power. Yilliam Wil
j our Bible and discipline more, manv of Lerforce, in his early ( liks most'
jyoa can pay for rnaay X. C. 0. Ad'vo- ' joung teen of his rank Jd WWed
jestesand not feel it; send for it breth- the excitement of the rof hard
ren. lor Tour reiLrhhrira iclm ti-
j them-jfclves too poor to pay
j Tor it them
-.Jn conclusion; brethren, I beseech saw it before ; he was arfafled at what
you, m the name of our Lord Jesus he beheld. Sitt'ng ami gamin", ruin
j Christ, be up and doing; provoke one and despair.he took the evolution that
, another to good works; consider one he would never again eter a gaming
another ; help each other by prayer ; house. He changed hij-ompany with
:help your preacher, do not expect him the change of hVcondl, and subse
; to do every thing, he wants and is do- quently became one of t most distin
ing much ; are you not willing to take guished Englishmen of an-e
. part, that you may inherit in eternity. Dr. Samuel Johnson kas once re
Kem em her, the porter will shortly call, quested to drink wine wil a friend.
i whether you are ready or not ; remern- The doctor proposed teal 'But drink
I "er the talents ; one who had one was a little wine,' said the ho lI cannot,'
not condemned for commission of sin, was the reply. 'I know Vostinence, I
but for nonimprovement; remember know excess ; but I kno!no medium,
the ten virgins! Must the great eter- Long since I resolved, asll could not
nal say, let him alone, Ephraim is join- drink a little wine, I woiil not drink
led to his idols. Christ savs. what. T at all '
say unto you I say unto all, watch.
'
h.
For the X. C. Christian Advocate.
"HEAVEN." No. 5.
Exemption from afflictions, will form
annthpr nirt r,f .1 i, P,r 1 vai uc un a" is a mortity
tuui me nappiness ot Ilea- , inr failure. His
ven.
,1 i . . i
whh h 1 ,3, n, f in ugraCe' m
of ' temn ITJ hcei0wl th( Power
where XITaZ " r PT
wi tZrZ band of fflT" !he '
witnenng hand of affliction. Puntv
of heart may be obtained, and chris-
ove ? if,1 i a bto1ro
eZecfallu he' t m T
ifmanvl It, rh T" J "T7 80
n many mstances than the wicked. .
sMn tK l".C mist "1 have
Seen the w.cked m grat power, spread-!
V IP . . ' 1 I
o ill ecu u.iy Li ce,
' 2-?.r-f"VV
of affliction and sorrow, with now and !
then a link of pleasure. The twenty ; confl;ct the amount of endurance neces
four hours of which the day and night siry to w;n por many hour3 thatarmy
is composed, is a brief summary of hu-: st0QCi raanfui)y before the murderous
beneath the genial rays of our Father s
lupuneu tuuuic.nw, -1
pictures ot health blooming from our !
j features ; and also times wnen all seems j
, darkness and SOrrow , with the heavy
hand 01 affliction let ian upon us.
now lying, like Job at the iron gate ot !
iii i
; death we may exc.a m: v, ma uiou ,
: wouldst hide me in the grave, that thou !
" 0, that thou j
wnnhlst keen me secret, till thy wrath i
1 :
be past; that thou wouldst appoint a Russians by 8,000 or 10,000 Eng
me a set time, and rememoer me, in j. . enumerating the
death. v,:t v.i!. v;v, tV,o
Again, the answer of Jacob to Phar- j
oah when asked how old he was is a j
trnoii epitome of human lite, oaid he,
, f P , c -1
" t,a 1-iTra rf then nt mv rl criim-
.-.r-a .ti hiii-iSfoil anil thirtv vpars
IT ,.r ' hT j - ;
!Ol my me neeu. owhuhi", as na
ot my lite neen. otanumg, as was i
! this man of God, at the end of an event
ad or an event- i
.
ful life, upon the verge of the eternal j
worm, lam a icuu?pctuo .
the vicissitudes and changes of life, we !
too would reneat the words, "few and
cii ii'i'v "i. " c :
P Hf oi-ifi-oltT f.irTAtten fin-
other portion we would gladly blot from j hich were coming with their guns
memory's store, and the rest seems j along the Pioneer Road, had armed
only a dream, while eternity in dim- I on the field at eight o clock, about the
ness looms up before the bewildered i time that SiomonoiT s troops retreated
mind, in all its dreadful realities. Such into the ravine. These brave soldiers
are some of the changing prospects and who had lately fought so bravely at
blihtin hopes to which human nature ! Oltemtza, were forthwith sent by Den
is heir, in this life. Well may we long j nenberg against the enemy to restore
for immortality, and to be liberated ! the fortune of the day. Defiling regi
r ..u f -.r. r0!,,n Imeut by regiment through their com-
But. perhaps they are necessary
" Whom the Lord loveth he correcteth,
as a father the son in whom he de
lighteth." Without these rods of cor
rection, we would soon go astray. They
i i . ..Umim the pnemv And now began a
serve as scnooi master to jeau us iu ; , i-
God. And hence are necessary in or- j new and desperate hand to hand con
der to teach us our dependence upon j flict, a more obstinate struggle than be
our Maker. Without complaining at. fore. The Ochotzk without stopping
L t r ,i r L a" : often to fire, attacked immediately with
to Min that home where such correc-1
tions are not used. In Heaven there j
is no wandering from God no forget- j
ting of his mercy and goodness, and no
necessity of being, by the hand of af
fliction, driven under our Father's care.
Nothing of this kind can molest the
unruffled bliss of Heaven's inhabitants.
" Sickness, sorrow, pain and death,
Are felt and feared rj; more."
t In view of this, may we not join with
! one of old in saying, " O that I had the
; winn-s of a ubve,.then would I ny away
and be at rest." M.
Columbia,. N.- C.
F02 THE KD2TH CABHf A COSTEB,
THUESDY, A.
sccefsrul jaen Ir Zcergr.
i !
Iff na r,r,& ,.,.,.-d'-.? .
- ; the Jaro bunk. lie vitJjp ruin
ei the rice of gaming he never
" '- vvUiMMU. CUUUUI b
his resolution by action iis a man of
j endurance, and that elemfit is as well
; displayed in this incident $ in the com
I binations of hi'3 gre;it woit.
j When Richard Brinsfy Sheridan
I made hisfirst speech in lirliament, it
Y0 a wm-r v.,7 v,7 ..11 1. 1
a rmn"An a ! ! i . 1
. -
iiamentary career, and
enter "Pn a better fcted to his
ability. 'Xo !' said Sheridm ; 'no, it is
in me' an'1 k a!l come kt !' And it
became one Jof the most
cr.Ln,i;,i j,.i..- t- t ,
IZZIX -
gantry and dissipation, ohained such
i maSter 0Ver hM h7 and en-
' du". th-t to illustrati the fact, he
stood severaI hou annalLnflv '
ed, in a pond of icear dimuddy water
7
"M IV lll.T 111111.
T 1 , . i . . .
aieTT6 except" the 'BrtTrjT because
no ntV,er could have brou-zht to 'that
ation came The charge was given,
and victory crowned the nooie stanaaru
of England.
AnQther remarkable instance of this
kinJ of on f thc Brit.
. , . . . , tRnss:an ac.
; J . , .kerman,' re-
reprinted from thc German by
J- T , - . , or,,i0!1.
1 1 m-vo r? rt I And rn 1 r n-hirh ho n(lPH-
,J . - ',, , e o-
encQ d, t0
. nted
, , f pnc.; .
the complete success of the itussian
. - r .
j of the English! This unquestionably
7
ideserres to be recorded; it was re-
, , ,
, , p ...,-y, 1(1:pr fou?ht
. ' . r,. . t:0
in n nunrPrirftrthTTfit his most PlOnOUS
, J
i I f '.1 V 8
.
The following episode illustrates this
m a fearful manner
The writer pro-
'The second crisis of the fight
i t- i rrt .1 :
ariivtu. i auiuu o tmcc 4 v. .i....,
L-' I TT C T l ril r I I I I I I
raaes oi tne itu uivisiu, vyv-uuii-n.
in front, then the lratutzk, and lastly
ttiA Selprcinsk. eagerly, and full of
courage, through the ravine and the
embarrassing brushwood, they went
the bayonet, and with the irresistible
force that fresh troops possess, pressed
the English back in spite of a gallant
resistance,and advanced to eieze on the
Sank redoubt. But here they met with
formidable opponents. The gigantic
Coldstream guardsmen. 700 strong, all
1 P1
picked men, with a great renown to
support, great expectations to satify,
resisted here with unconquerable hero
ism. Though surrounded and separated
frora their comrades, their only thought
was to hold the redoubt. As it had no
banquette, and the breastwork was too
hizh to-fire overr they used the corpses
ISCZ. K. E. CHtTECS- SOCTH
PRIX. 29, 1858.
1 as footstool. Tt?r suffered rnch. e-
frscsaIlT from Tan1-'fr" rr''T KVi !
! craned on them rrotnit rmnun !v n i
the ranne.
Tfaey saw the contest
other quarters getting distant, and thej!nit y-c-sition near the ?a, the clc-jds
I Kossians advancing with fucres?; luttarc f f
gw;th -acres?; Utt
was perrade! i;h
may t.e !ot, but th -
ent must be prefer-j
Jhall only make theirj
leach Cohhtream
the thought, Life mav
honor of the remtnen
ed,and the enemy shall on! v make their
way OTerour bodies. Thedesprtion
which throws away life is its safe-guard;
it gare these giants the strength 'of gi-
anta, and for long they held their posts
urtaken; and the repeated att3ck$
the Ochotzk, who had partly made good
their entrance through the embrassures,
were repulsed. These last crowded
themselves under the wall, where thejthe land of John Knox, and fr.?n the
fire of the enemy could not reach them, jand o, the babbath as I the Bib'e- yet
to rct an l : ?nc their .--treith. liW!i a burdened ar l prcfane rs f rca- f
now. the fury -and daring of, both sides jture a is often to be m-t among those j
gave rise to a truly Homeric combat, j who niil wih to be ranked with decent j
Some of the Ochotzk seized the mus-; V'T'"' He had spent g-otnc years in
Lets of their comrades.and hurled them 'Mexico, some elsewhere, receiving oc-!
with their bayonets attachedjikeppears, casionil remittances from an uncle at
into the redoubt; others picked up home, who had been appointed his guar- j
huge stones an! flung them in. Spears j dim. He drank champagne when he!
and stones were hurled back by the ' cou!d get it ; if that could not le had. '
v'"i-ihcuij. iur wen minutes init
c u. . . . -
r1!.! , 1, ... -1-
ugui, lrKe a return to ancient times.
! endured until they reverted to th real
working weapons ot the present time, i
and began a fresh murderous struggle !
with ba 1 and bayonet. Soon the Cold- .
streams, fearfully distressed, by Pau- '
lofFs artillery, saw 200 of their ranks ':
dead or wounded on the ground ; they !
lost all hope of holding the redoubt (
against repeated assaults, and as they
once more beheld their friends advanc-;
ing, they chose the moment, and forced
their way to them with the bayonet. 1
and not without great loss.'
Twice after this was the redoubt ta -
ken and retaken, and terrible was the
scene it presented after the battle.
The whole records of warfare scarcely
present a more hand-to-hand conflict
than the battle of Inkerrnan. Jour.
of Education, of U. C.
Men of genius without endurance
cannot succeed. Men who start in one
kind of business may find if impossible
to continue therein all their days. HI
health may demand a change. New
and wider fields of success and enter-
prise and success may be -opened to
them; new elements of character may
be developed. Men may have a positive
distaste tor some pursuits, and success f
may demand a change. Nooe of these !
thev must not expect to prosper. No :
form of business i! free from vexations;
each man knows the spot on which is night, and prooao y a.one , r.c nao .. cm
pwn harness chafes; but he cannot know no was he ? ho were his friends .'
how much his neighbor suffers. It is Do father and mother brother ors,
said that a Yankee can splice a rope ! ter, survive to wish and wonder if the
in many different ways ; an English wanderer will ever come home .'
in many uiutie.u y o . D il j , t ,.,t he was so near his
sailor knows but one method, but in y . , , , . . ,1 !.:,, r
that method he does his work well.-; end and how did he meet the k.r.g of
Life is not long enough to allow any; terrors? Had he hope " as Je,.
one to be reallye? of but one pur- with bun ? as he mn.-stered unto by
ir 1 t ,t tp j the r.n"e 3 of the Lord that encamp
-Mich. Jour of Ed. . ;oim,-bout them that fear him, to
Going to Church-
" What is the use," said the pupil of a !
medical pentlemati one morning to his mas- j
ter, on their way to a place of worship, i
"What is the use ot going so oiiea io
cnurcu, wucu jouou.jf ,
over atrain
nsi is i.ic us'jj ' . '
- .i it l : .. i i . . ..... -
"of breaktastmg, dining ana S'ippitg eerj . . , r i 7
day, when yo.ionly elt the sao,c things quit his house of clay .
u . J Let these occurrences teach me
over agaio i , 4
"I do not see," said the youtb, 'that! said I, never to lose an opportunity,
the cases at all resemble each other; I j which offers of speaking a word in sea
roust eat to support my life and nourish j son ; for th'13 opportunity neglected,
my body, which otherwie would languish j anotiier may not be afforded. Seen. ;
and die." in Chusan.
' Thc cases are more parallel than you i ttmti
are aware." rejoined the maater; "what f
f"d is to the body, th ordinance- of relig- Mind wbat you Say Befor3 Children.
iou are to the soul. As, be natural life in wa, in hn hMt ofctdHt,? '.
the one wi ansutsh and decay unless we ! A -;n u r
maintain it by the bounties of God's prori-1 at a neighbor's bou.e and the lady ha Jab;
dence so he divine life in the otheV will 1 way, expressed rnueh pi a-.re a seeing j
tttbe; an. die unless our passions be regu- x bi.u. One day j,t after she had r
la ted by the ioflaence of grace." I ed ;.i him her ha,pu,e,s f ro:u his jm-t. he
" How does it bappeoNbeo," inquired Utile b-y entered the room. Ihe senile
the yZ man, "thatallhave not the same man took him on his knee and a-d bun :
S&ipi "ercises, while all have 'Are you glad t, see p ,corg,
Sesatoe appetite for their bodily f,od?" b, .
There.' answered tne tuaster, " you
: .wto!.-c the matter. It is verv tru3
that if our bodies are in health, we desire j
dailv bread. But when we
1. : l Aax, lifferent we lose t'aeD i
are sic . - j , . " "r' a k.
not only our reus,. ' T''"';"
relish for our fool, but eveD
y . C rlr I.rt 1
loathe it ; an 1 not mn.u uc
which 13 unnatural am
withthesoul. When that isat pr-ace witn,
with tae soul y ,
" rrcd,vttion,and
UUl -
cannot exist without thein. But while the
soul continues in sin, it is in a state of dis
ease, and having no appetite for spiritual
food, it dislikes both the seasons and exer
cises of devotion, considers the Lord's day
a weariness, and avoids the society of bis
people. Nor does the resemblance stop
even bere ror as u'muj uisrc,
removed by the haud of skill, will speedily
terminate our present existenee, so the con
tinuance of that spiritual disease. I ineaa
sin which we derive from our fitst parents,
will terminate in that spiritual smd eternal
death, wh!ch consists in the everlasting ex
clusion of the soul from the presence and
favor of its Creator."
A tender swain reproached bis fair
one with letting a rival kiss her band, a
fact that she indignantly deciel.
" But I saw it," said he.
" Nay, then," cried the nffeoded fair,
" I am "now convinced you do Let love me,
since you believe your eyes in- preference
i to ray word.
T- HtTLIS, E r. .
"l
i it w3 5
dJT!! " Or, f th-? : ' " '
m ! Wti-r--.
is we foonl in ths; ?t::u h a.d
- - ntro:ir out ;:rc:cn:sl.rs
etner, that jast t-e-l
nht. Awn to the hTr, and ran
"' oSee of inreantile h.
n errand which I execute U.tar,
1 n errand, which I executed hatilr.
!an' turned to lurry hniae before drk,
jar"!' Wore the night ?rt:nel h - n!d e
jl'-ari d at the, city gt-, for I hd no
lantern, nor did I know .the counter-j
ofj-'g'1-
1 '-The proprietor of the establishment
' was y1 at home ; there wis only a
' clerk in the houe, an 1 he, though from
ttio.. c.rr.'1.: 1,.. t.: I ... !
.- '.-hiiji cic an Yi.'img uiu wa- j
' ,. it.. 11. .1 1 ' 1
ue sumoin stijue witnoul an ac-
: 'c-mpanying oath, and his profi!i:tv'
was "ocking. 1
Just as I was at the top of the j-tairs j
to down, he mentioned that a sick !
sail-r had been sent ashore from an ;
American ship, a.-id was lodged in that!
house. I did not understand that he j
Wa considered immediately danjerms.
I had no time to spare, if I would gt ;
ack in the city that night; and my '
wife was there alone. I promised my- ;
self that I would call the next mornin -
jan l see the sick sailor. But early the
' nPXt morning I received a note, stating'
: tnat tn sailor was dead, and ddring !
! m!? to "please come and lury him."
All the night it had rained, and it was
raining yet, and the clouds were low
: and black. When I arrived the ho ly '
jwas already nailed up in a rough box,
; an't s'' half-dressed Coolies Chinese'
' laborers were standing by, waiting to '
carry it away and jiut it in'o the hole;
I they had been digging. 1'he young!
j Scotchman young in years, but old in 1
; transgression was there smoking his'
i c'g,r- "And now," says he, "let's;
g and say an oration over him and
Put 'din to rest." j
lo me that was a dismal funeral,
though, besides the black clouds hang-'
en time last evening to see this man . :
thought I During that ra.ny, dreary
I deliver them? Did heaven open to
Ibis dying eyes, that, like Stephen, he ;
might see the glory of God, and Jesus
standing on tho right hand of God?
ant so j;d he peacefully fall asleep, to j
, j . tic morning oi thc
)r, were his propects i
dark as was that dark ;
. - , , rr,-, tr. ,
resurrectlon u
i 4nr the future !1S
" . . . .
riifrht in v hich his soul was made to
-j - - j
, . .. j , ,
'Because mother don twutdyou. ta come, :
faid (Jeorge.
Here the mother' looked djgref-i at her,
inls son, and her face o-.-caiii'j criuisou. ,
I But he ,aw nothing
i lTl,,,f a , how do you know that
, ' . e wi.ti0
... j
, . . WI.i .,..!!
-
Jhe eniaB ba' was .Oon in reo,.
Uition, and he left with f.
oa
that
" great is the truth, it will j.r-vad '
Another child looked sharply in the face
of a u-itor, and being a.-kel wh.thetueant
by i', replied :
was
he bear! tha nanae, iaquirc l if he wj3 a ,
fool . 1
" No, my little friend, be is not a by A,
bat a vry sensible man. Bat why did ;
you a-k the question V
Becaase," replied the boy, "mo'ber ;
sai l the other d3y that you were next door
to a fool, and 1 wanted to know who iired j
nert d .,r tO VOU." Glolt.
-" tt i
"iweatosee u y.,a na. a or,p . - evil may result,
voureve: I have heard mother s.y that ; iry.j j
3 't ,an,-" without whicll it cannot,
you have frequently. . ..11 . f.llv .afe.A". Y.
V boy once asked ot his tatUT, wno it . v ik
t.til IIU'J D'-'Il "'Of hj linn, d'u i.'.u ue ii- -
. . , . , j offensive pretention we u.eet with in aa-t-A
noted miser havmg re.ented so P of matterd
macD a3w?iv'-;--r ","
derdy If-'A "r' a tr'r' th? ut? 1,Dt P v '
!cx:iii gave it ahls- opin'on i: was frjiu
enlargement of the heart !
B,:y.
m t.e itc :-i of an an
: z He n ,ont.
:.;r,-: hi f1Ce w
r!'t-n : r Un d feirfaL
Jj.., riftVl V r-l th
ton?f he S4r . l Vauf..! word.
ani about sacrt i r:.. Ererv tirce
'
!
;
;
ft-, J J
he fi' h-r-d a so'ig. he '?ppl to th
dc-or cf a houe an I gre rt gcr:t!e tip
Wh?n it wm cjvrud, he ?M in ger.tla
tmi' :
Plea-se give a y oor ?ta lent boy a
mor' 1 of bread."
Begone wdh thee ! th-t lg'sr't
chi' 1," was the rourh rr rlv that met i
,iCtr
as th por chill shrank from '
the d Kr f.eps.
Tr.us driven frora door li drv.r, he
sarg hi sweet . -ngi ont ! hi body as
weary and li-s heart ?il Scarcely
ab'e to stand, h a: last turned hi :cy
hoxeward. Striking hi noble fore
head with his land, he said:
" I must go home t my father'a
hoi-e and be content to live by the
sweat of my brow. Providence has no
:
nfi .. ,l,-t: f,
esi.ny i-r me.
1 hrve trod Jen
out it-- path by aiming higher."
Jut at that moment, Frsult CUt.
a burghers wi'e who had hoard his
sons and seen hi:n driven from a neigh
bor's door, felt It hcirt yearn with
pi:y t.w.ard the helple--, boy. She
opened her door, beckoned to the voung
singer, smiled sweet'y upon him, and
in to'ies that sounded like heavenly
melles to his v xr, .i;d :
"Come in,, po r boy, and refresh;
thyself at my table !"
Happy little singer! Ho- he en
joyed tha'. delicious meal. And when?
the g'.o 1 dame and her husband told
him to make their h- u-e his future
home, his heart melted. With eye.
half blinded with te n -t. he hmke 1 irr
the face cf hi. friend and hi id :
" I shall now p ir.-t-.c- nv s'.u S i with'
out hi ing oblige 1 to hegiv lie id from
grudging hau ls. I -hall h ive you, sir,
for a father, and y u, sweet ltsala,for
a mother. I .shall be h.ajj i-r than
can 'xpress."
After that day thes'ngiiig hoy stirl
ied hard and wel!. Years afterward
the world heard of him, for it was h5
who uttered his v Zee against popery,
and became the chief of tint Ileforma-
1 tr-1
m:iy h,vc t0 r ,
tion which gave at. open I'ble to tho
1 through trials and
toils uncheered by the smiles of even
a sweet Ursula. But never mind.
Plod away. Stick to fdudy and duty.
God cares for you. Ik- ha a work for
vou to do, and if you are faithful and
tru", he will in due season put you in
to your proper place. Tod on. Sun
day S-hool Advocate.
A Preacher's Danger.
Wbit will do th.; most good?'
IS
the
simple question for the pr.-acher to ask,'
as he selects his top;c or tf ;:t, or as he
hesitates between two tra-ks of matter
or manner, lie cannot e-o--,j,e irnidi-
' most pleasure for h,arer., and mo
praise for self, and if he keep not a.
rv iealous guard o-.er ins own l:cart,ri
ou.s suggestions an "j
most
vt
ie
will fall into the hallucination that spir
itual j-rofit to the people .shall come irr
tho train of his own high Harding ;
that if self bo well set up, God shall of
consequence be set up. Now the
preacher who thus errs will hardly wit
ness ns many justification and entire
saiictiooations, nor have a good a nam
with God, with good angels, and de
cerning saints a he would were tho'
order to be reversed the Creator first,
the creature la-t. There are nome clone
thing necessary, in preaching, to reach'
people's heart f j'dy, which a preacher
can never discover "in the devious and
dim pathway to high self portion.-
Besides, with such an end in view, he
would fail to prea;h the close things
if thev were dicoverd. He would
think it inexpedient to preach the-n du
ring the first few months of his minis
try, and be likely to think it stiil more
expedient after " establishing a good
name among disre'.i-diers of the deep
things of God.
May not the way to this great evil
hegm'little. by lit:!'-? The minister
who f u llers at the f;i'h.cMof the sin,
and i.s effect upoo trie sods frf preach
er and hearers, th i- sunc minister, if he
llv nt.d closely examines h:a
pulpit preparation and performances,
r.-. i r.
Style.
A rr:an ful'y po-ed of his at,j'.t,
and confident of hi caue, tuay almott al
ways write with vizor and effect, if be can
pet over the te'nptari--f of writing fioely,
and really coofne hi'ieif ft tbe str .015 so 1
clear exposition of the matt-r be has to
hrin" f.rward. Half of the affectation and
,i ,A,r ksdf from a Ta trv ambitioo of
V v-'- g 4
bt'iDg cioqueLt aul ingenious out of place.
Ionl Jeffrey.
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