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PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY A COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS FOR THE METHODIST EPI3 COPAL CHURCH, SOUTH. RUFUS T. HE F LIN, Editor.
TlA L E I G rHTirH U JS IXyTI A TC H 31 , 1 8 5 9.
VOL. IV NO. 13.
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ORIGINAL
For the N. C. Christian Advocate.
"Ann Chair."
From an article under the caption. Prof.
York's Grammar, published in the last is
sue of the Advocate, I have learned, for
tho first time, that an attempt, at least, has
been made, iu an article published ia t'ae U
r.iversity Magazine, to criticise the Manual
of the English Language, which I publish
ed some four years ago. Siuce the publi
cation of that article, the Magazine con
taining the criticism,, has been put iu my
hinds. Xow I know not who or what the
critic is he simply subscribes himself Arm
Chair. But judging from the facts and
circumstances connected with the case, I
am inclined to believe that he is one born
out of due time. Or, that beimr in easy
, - , , , ,, ,
should not be forgotten that the Manual re-
i(ictmii lirt h.ic tn .-.in n Antr leAl" Tor IT.
ferred to, has not only been before the
public some four years, Lut has been pla
ced iu the hands of gentlemen, whose abil
ity to judge of its merits or demerits, can
not be questioned. And yet, up to the
time of the Arm Chair, if any attempt to
criticise it was ever made, I am uot aware
of it. But very many complimentary no
tices have appeared in the news paper jour
nals of this State and others ; though the
author never claimed perfection for it.
Now what possible reason can be assigned
for attacking this little work after it had
run its race ? Why did not Arm Chair sleep
on ; take his rest an 1 reserve his lire till the
new, enlarged and improved edition (which
is now ready for the press. ) shall make
its appearance ? In this, perhaps, he may !
find a foeman more worthy of his h r- j
culean strength and righteous indignation, j
Unwilling as I am to impugn the motives j
of Arm Chair, or any one else, 3-et I can- I
ii t avoid believing that this untimely at- J
tack is intended to injure me, as the author,
ly crippling the efforts now making to
publish the revised edition.
But enough of this. Turn we from the
critic to the criticism. I may say in the
outset, once for all. that I deem it wholly
unnecessary to notice all his puerile objec
tions and feeble criticisms.
Iu speaking of the Grammar, he says,
"I find too principle defects, to-wit :
First, i.nprop.r use of terms employed;
and, secondly, words vsed as English,
which are not in our Lexicons, and m e no
where to be found ex opt In York's Greim-
mar.
Our critic first objects to the term con- j
structive as applied to Grammar. Why? j
Because he cannot satisfy lams elf "by rea- j
soning analogically that the term is prop- j
crly used; ami hence, has recourse to j
" Webster's Unabridged. " The definitions j
given by Webster, seem to satisfy him of i
its improper use. How ? Because the defi- j
uitions, lie says, are all passive. Is not j
this rather a remarkable conclusion ? lie j
assumes, or seems to assume, that tha prep- j
osition is always preceded by a verb in j
the passive voice, and followed by an agent
ns a subsequent term. But this is certain-
y not the fact. May not a Grammar that j
teaches by construction, that is, in accor
dance with the c instruct ire principles of
the language, be properly culled a con
structive Grammar Bj construction, in
this sentence does not point out an agent,
but only the means by which the teaching
is conducted. Where, then, is theimpor
per use of it ? Perhaps no one, except
Arm Chair would ever dream of its beimr
an improper pliraseolog-. But admitting
that the definitions are passive, how does
it follow that they are inapplicable to Gram
mar? Will Arm Chair be so kind as to
give us the why's and the wherefore's ? We
have uot confidence in his bare assertions.
In the title page, I use the following
phrase : " exliibiting an occular demon
stration of some of the most difficult prin
ciples of the science of language. " To
which our critic objects, and says: "I
doubt exceedingly the possibility of exhib
iting to the material eye pr'nriplcs of any
kind. A princtplc,m my humble opinion,"
lie adds, " is a mental conception, ami not
a visible substance;" and, therefore, he
continues, " is certainly incapable of occu
lar demonstration." It will readily be per
ceived that the force of this objection rests
upon what he, in his humble opinion, con
ceives a principle to be, "a mental con
cji'ion." But who ever conceived any
such thing before? Why did li3 not cou-
suit Webster ajrain, as he is so fond of i
him ? Let us see how Webster's defini- i
tions will harmonize with his. " Princi- !
pic," says Webster, " the cause, source, or j
origin of anything; that from which a j
thing proceeds. Elements ; constituent
part; primordeal substance." Xow it is I represent members plural, and monos mi
obvious that none of these definiti.-is agree j nus its mono to represent the singular
with his view of a principle. Again, Web- j member." Perhaps I can enlighten his
ster in defining demonstration, gives the mind hY remarking, that I use monos, not
following: " Jn tubtlablc evidence of j as a G reek adjective singular, but as a word
senses. j.ow, with all tuts weight or ev-
idence against him, will Arm Chair still
persist that a principle is " a mental con
ception," and cannot, therefore, be dem
onstrated to the eye? "If so, he must be
more obstinate than wise.
It is said, I think, fcy Kirkhani, that
weak critics magnify- trifling errors. And
I we may infer, of course, that weaker
i critics will magnify more trifling errors ;
I and that the weakest critics magnify the
i most trifling errors. What shall we say.
then, of such critics as magnify imaginary,
errors ? Here we must make a new word
to express it, to the utter horror of Arm
Chair, as am a North Carolinian, or
make an advance upon the superlative I
choose the latter, and say the most w ak
est critics magnify imaginary errors ! It is
true, the English language does not allow
this order of expression, but as the Greek
does, it must be endured.
In speaking of " ch ndrology" or the con
struction of sentrnccs, as illustrated by the
frame-work of a tree, Arm Chair uses the
following lanuasro : "I will state that the
&
i or pictures, tlir.t ot a tree, stripped ot its
j ' , ! 1 , T .
! rouagc, witu Mrs, ti:e root or me -Kami
mus t, written in the trunk, and the termi-
nations of Latin nouns of the first decleu-
sion, on the ex romities of the limbs or
branches. What similarity there is be
tween the declension of Latin nouns and
an English sentence. I could
not venture a surmise, unless it be in vin
dication of the Author's claims to o?-?'gi-nalitg,
as modestly hinted at in his pre
face. " Now what will the reader think
when I inform him that the diagram to
which he refers was never used to illus
trate the construction of an English sen
tence. It will be seen, by reference to page
53. of the Grammar, that diagram No. 2,
the one he selects, is used to illustrate the
nature of declension ! Xow, whatever Arm
Chair ma- have intended, he either shows
that he is ignorant of the book he profess
es so carefull- and honestly to review, or
has made a wilful misrepresentation.
Here is a dilemma j let him choose upon
which horn he will fall.
As Arm Chair steps forward to criticise
-my humble effort, and comes out in the
University Magazine, one would imagine
that everything written by him would be
perfect. But lot us examine the follow ing :
" I could not venture a surmise, unless it
be ia vindication of the Author's claim to
originality. " Xow does Arm Chair mean
that at some time previous to writing
the article he could not venture a sur
mise, or at the time of writing ? Evi
dently at the time of writing. But Kirk
ham and Murray teach, that could ven
ture, is in the imperfect or past tense.
Xow if " the shades of Kirkham and Mur
ray"' do not "hover propitiously over its," '
a typographical error, may they not haunt
Arm Chair, and disturb his nocturnal re
pose? Why did he not obey them and say
4 1 cannot surmise ?' Again; " Unless it
be in vindication of the Author's claim to
originality." Is this vindication a present
j u icertainty, or a future contingency '? The
j former, I suppose, of course; Arm Chair
himself being judge. Then is he not in
' danger of an unpmpitious visit from the.
I shades of Webster ? Webster would say,
I unless it is in vindication. (See Webster's
improved Grammar of the English lan-
! I pass on to notice the second objection
of Arm Ciiair, namelv : " JVrds usel as
Knglish which are not in our Lexicons,
and are no where to be found except in
York's Grammar." Here new words and
terms pour in so rapidly upon him, from a
Xortli Carolina " word-factory ' as he sup
poses, that he becomes bewildered " confu
sed, horrified. He looks round for aid;
flies to his dictionary ; turns to the Au
thor's glossary ; eagerly searches the Greek
Lexicon for a Latin word ; dips his pen in
gall and writes bitter things against his
Author his professions of kindnes to the
contrary, notwithstanding.
Under such excitement is it strange that
ho should misunderstand the Author's
meaning? Among other things, he says,
that mono or member, is not used by the
Author to point out any single thing, but
members of a sentence, which he always
thought (and who ever thought, any thing
else ?) have a connection with, or a depen
dence, upon some other member or mem
bers ! He confounds analysis with syuthe
sis. When we analyze a sentence, or any
thing else, we separate it into its elementa
ry principles, and consider each element
alone, or by itself. This is the sense in
which the Author uses the term. Arm
Chair, therefore, palpably misrepresents,
as will be seen from the following quotation
froin the Grammar: "A mono or member
is that which can be takea alone or the
least whole whic'1 can Le teken J itself-"
Again: Our critic is perplexed to see
'" the Author uses " monos, singular to
"c"-"-1- f1"111"'' '""'"
nouns ending in o.
Our critic becomes ranting when he
comes to the word monodones ; and among
other hard sayings which we have not time
to notice, says, "It is useless for me to
f say (why then say it?) there is no such
j word in English, Latin, Greek or French,
j as mono, unless it be oblique case of mo-
no" unless it he oblique case if monos !
Shade of Webster defend us!
: In speaking of subjlrmativc and pelition
j at ice our critic loses control of himself and
affirms that " petit 'ionative is a down-right
forgery. ' Respectful language this. But
whj- does he call it a forgery ? Because the
Author as he supposes, simply annexed alive
to petition, forming petitionative. Have
authors no such right? Oh yes ; anywhere
else exc pt n North Carolina. As to sub-
firaiative, I need only say that, in his "con
fusion intense," he has criticised the ex
ample given, rather than the term.
Arm Chair, in order to impress the read
er that he deals with the Author fairly,
says: "I beg leave to assure the reader
that I have not mutilated or abbreviated,
nor do I intend to mutilate or abbreviate,so
as to obscure or pervert, or in any way ef
fect or interfere with the meaning of a sin
gle passage in the book." Xow let us see
how this profession corresponds with facts
themselves. On the very same page, in
immediate connection with his fair promises,
with my Grammar right before his eyes,
for conjunctive adverbs, he quotes, "con
junctives, adverbs" a comma between
them ; and plura izes the adjective con
junctive; converts it into a mjnm, and
makes a word which cannot bo found in
Webster ; thereby utterly destroying the
meaning of the Author. Agai : for two
" n t at ions," he quotes two "violations."
Once more. For "noelon," he sometimes
quotes, "nocton" and sometimes nocfun !"
Some of the words at which our critic is
horrified, and which he affirms are the off
spring of the word-factory'' of North
Carolina, are found in Webster : namely,
" synthetical," juxtaposition" " su
per," " tub," &c, Now the reader will
please bear in mind that Arm Chair af
firms that there are " ivord useel as Eng
lish, wJiicii are no where to be found ex
cept in York's Grammar ;" and he gives
the above as some of them ! It may per
haps, fall upon the sleepy ear of Arm Chair,
like a clap of thunder in a clear sky, wdien
t inform him and the public, that I am not
aware of using a single word which I did
not find in English authors ; and if ever I
manufactured a word at all, it has been ac
cidental I am not aware of it. Many of
the words at which Arm Chair cavils and
criticises so generously, are taken from
the Ameisicax SvNTiTiioi-Ofiy. published by
James Brown, of Philadelphia, several
years before I wrote a single sentence of
the G rammar. This work, as well as his Ap
peal to Matter of Fact, is scattered through
out the Unitcd States, at least, I have met
with it wherever I have gone. Now, as a
North Carolinian, I appeal to the native
justice and magnanimity of North Caroli
nians, if it is just and right for me to be
held up to the public as a "wo cl-fadory,"
and "forger: ' simply because Arm Chair
has taken more than a seven years sleep,
and thus has failed to keep up with the pro
gress of science and lit erature? The "icord
facto y,'' then, at which Arm Chair feels
so much horror, may be found in the city
of Philadelphia ; ami the ridicule, there
fore, which he would heap upon me, under
the pretense of protecting the literature and
name of the old Xortli State, must be turn
ed iu a different direction.
I would not be misunderstood ; for though
I did not manufacture the words at which
our critic cavils, I have adopted them, ful
ly approve them, and am prepared to de
fend them to the last extremity. But as a
full, and I hope, satisfactory explanation
of them will be found in the forthcoming
edition of my Grammar, I deem it unnec
essary to trouble the reader with it here.
I would re'mark, however, that the ear of
the English is already familiar with most of
the new words complained of, such as
" sub," " super," mono," - as in sub
deacon, super human, nv.no syllable.
Oh, I beg Mr. Arm Chair's pardon for in
troducing these " mongrels ;"' they may
make him nervous. It will be seen that
monosyllable is composed of a fragment of
a Greek adjective (the s being lost in com
position) and, the English syllable, if Arm
Chair will allow syllable to be Anglicized.
We leave the intelligent reader to analyze
the other words.
Though these Anglicized Greek words
are so grating to the refined, classic ear of
Arm Chair, yet it should be borne in mind
that a large majority of the people do not
sit in arm chairs, nor are their ears accus
tomed to the un-exphoneous sounds of bar
barian Greek ! hence, these new comers are
not so offensive to them.
I will now hand over the critic to Jas.
Brown of Philadelphia. But before I take
leave of him, I would say, he would be
more excusable, if I had not, in my Gram
mar, referred him, as a reader, to Mr.
Brown's work. As to what the Author
has done to promote the educational inter
ests of the old North State, I leave it for
others to judge.
The University Magazine will please
copy. B. YORK.
Goldsboro', March 15, 1859.
For the N. C. Christian Advocate.
We Have no Class Meetings;.
I met a Methodist sister not long since,
and in the course of our conversation, she
remarked, with pleasure beaming in her
unusually bright eye, ' ' Oh ! how I do wish
we could have Class in our Church, for I
really feel like attending one as I used to
do." Being a. comparatively young mem
ber not having yet passed my probation
i. e., not having become a member in full
standing and never having been privileg
ed to attend Pie, I con!d nof join with her
in speaking of 'Jie delightful hours spent
in these meetings. But I did join hearti
ly with her in wishing that we had a Class
in our little church, that I might unite
with my brethren in those meetings. I could
not refuse to believe them efficacious for
great good, and well calculated to keep our
faith active and vigorous, and to increase
our spiritual enjoyments As it is at pres
ent, I can only read and hear concerning
the pleasures and benefits of the Class
mcetiags, but can not participate therein
lean hear nfxha sweet melody of the song,
but am not allowed to hear the song itself.
But my object is not to elaborate an article,
but to simply call attention to the fact, that
those means so highly estimated by our
Church, and which have been so fondly
cherished by the great and pious dead I
mean Class Meetings are utterly neglect
ed in portions of the connection. Why is
this so. The i;eglect can not certainly
arise from any doubt as to their efficacy or
excellency. The last General Conference
expressed unabated confidence in and at
tachment for this well tried institution, as
highly " important to the spirituality of
the Church." And the Bishops in their
Pastoral Address declared, that, the " laws
upon the subject" should not be " revok
ed." The General Conference fully com
prehending and appreciating it. passed a
preamble and resolution " iu order to se
cure a better attendance on this means of
grace." The preamble I omit, but the
resolution is in these words :
Resolve I, That the College of Bishops
be requested to give the institution of Class
uiueiin: a j". -ui Hiri-it place in the propos
ed Pastoral Address to the Methodist Epis
copal Church, South, and to give such ad
vice and counsel on this genera! subject as
in their godly judgement, the circumstan
ces of the case may demand ; and also, to
keep the institution prominently before the
Annual Conferences, by inquiring careful
ly how far it is fostered, and attendance
upon it enforced.
I .sincerely hope, Brother Heffm, that
you will employ your Edborial fcn in cor
recting the evil arising from the neglect
in some places of this cherished institution.
Stir up the travelling preachers to a sense
of their duty in the matter in question.
Animate and encourage the wavering and
indifferent, and infuse new energy and zeal
into the hearts of those already acting with
entire fidelity to their high and holy ca
ling who arc not practica y ignoring a
duty which they owe to their God, their
Church, and themselves.
And it is with reference to this very
question that the Bishops in their last Pas
toral Address hold the following : " We
do not believe in the policy of ignoring a
scriptural duty, or relaxing desciplinc, be
cause wrong-doing has grown common
and popular, nor would we surrender ec
prudential regulation long approv d large
ly useful, always conservative, because a
few, opposed to the thing itself, seek its
virtual abolition by repealing the obliga
tion to observe it." Dr. Coke too in speak
ing of this institution ea-s, " Through the
grace of God, our classes form the pillars
of our work, and are in a considerable de
gree, our universities for the ministry."
Let us then have a class-meeting in
every church throughout our connection.
Let those who desire to ' ' provoke unto
love, and good words" by " exhorting one
another," at least be allowed the benfit of
attending a class. I ani but a ' babe in
Christ," and I "am extremely anxious to
have a chance of using all the means of
grace with which we are surrounded.
Draw your well pointed pen then, Mr.
Editor, and urge j'our " yokefellows" in
the Gospel to a prompt, efficient and faith
ful discharge of every Christian duty.
Specially urge them Dot to neglect organ
izing classes wherever Churches in the
Conference are now without them. Ho
ping to hear from you in regard to this
important matter, I am in warp and woof.
A METHODIST.
Nil Desperandum.
Jil Desperandum ! The darkest cloud
May have a silver lining ;
And round the deadliest plant that grows
Some blossoms may be twining !
The day that dawns 'mid shadows dark,
May sti 1 be bright at even :
And should our life a desert seem,
There coineth peace in heaven !
JVil Desperandum The saddest night
Must ere long have an ending,
And o'er its gloomy pall we see
n. . . . t i
- -
"What though the sacred links of love
Must on the earth be riven !
J"il Desperandum ! In endless strength
They shall be linked in heaven !
SELECTIO X S
I'll marry tiini, for 1 need a
Home."
Maxv, many times do these words sound
the death-knell to all earthly happiness ;
uiaDy, m:ny times ia this the burden of a
requiem to which Heaven alone listens
when the marriage-vow is plightsd ; a re
quiem which the fair, pale bride would not
for the world speak aloud, but which every
heart-throb thrusts home to her burning
spirit, even while in deceitful mockery she
answers the fatal "yes."
" 1 11 marry him, for I need a home.'"
Poor girl ! She gives her hand, but there
is no heart iu the matter. She is clearly
aware of his unfitness to make her happy;
she eveij shrinks, at first, with ill-concealed
inward loathing, from the idea of sur
rendering herself to a man whom her heart
has not chosen. She tries to summon
courage sufficient to refuse him. But she
is conscious of her entire inability to de
pend upon herself. She says, " He will,
at least, keep me in a respectable condition
in life I must marry him." And forth
with she stands at the altar and plights a
love which she does not feel. She be
comes Ins wife ; not from a sense of love
and duty, but from the mercenary desire
to obtain a shelter from the fierce storms
whose violence she is unable to resist by
her own powers. Helpless creature how
deserving of pity !
"I'll many him, for I need a home."
Young lady, is tLis to bo-the motive that
j decides your choice V Heaven forbid. Arm
yourself with a consciousness of power to
grapple with actual life for yourself. By
a careful process of self-culture, prepare to
sustain a true womanly independence,
should heath deprive you of your natural
protectors and supporters. Prepare to
stand self-supported amid the selfish throng
that crowd life's motley stae. You will
then be at liberty to consult your heart,
whenever a candidate for your hand appears.
You could even venture to marry the man
you love, even if he had no home, with the
joyful thought of being able to help him to
get one and what a happy home would
that be I
" I'll marry him, for I need some one
to love, someone who loves and cares for
me"' this is the better reasoning. With
this your mofto, this your aim, you shall
be the crowning glory of your home, and
your husband shah acknowledge you to be
the good genius of his existence ; and this
invaluable power of self-reliance shall be a
precious talisman of safety, at all times
and under all circumstances, and will pre
pare you for any ciRis or condition to which
vou iiiiiv be called.
" I'll marry him, for I need a home."
Yes, ami a miserable, unhappy home you
will have, with nothing but mercenary
love in it. Your character shall determine
the question of your husband's success or
defeat in the mighty battles of life for
many a man, of high promise and golden
gifts, has been dragged deep into despair
by a weak-minded, inefficient wife, who
"just married him to get a home." She
is but a weakness and disease to his pinion,
instead of beauty and vigor to his wings,
w hich otherwise would have borne him on
to honor and fortune.
" I'll marry him, for I need a home,"
do you say ? Never dare to speak or think
that fatal thought again. Wake up to a
sense of your own inward strength. "You
are a woman not a child. Dependent
poverty is one of the saddest and most ty
rannical of human ills. Life is a dreary
waste, and its storms are heralds of certain
destruction, to such a helpless, friendless
child of earth as you are. Buckle on the
armour of self-reliance, and feel that you
are able to cope with the world, and with
this noble conciousness of power you wilj
surely succeed. If adversity then be yours,
you will be prepared to meet its frosty
breath ; if a wife, you will be content and
happy, whether prosperous or adverse cir
cumstances are j'ours nothing would
daunt 3011, for your motto would be .
"Let come the wild weather come sleet
or come snow
We will stand by each other, however it
blow :
Oppression, and sickness, and sorrow, and
pain,
Shall be to our true-love as links to the
chain."
Chattanooga Advertiser.
An Editor's Work.
Rev. James Caughey, whose labors have
led to the conversion of so many souls,
writing from Manchester, England, to the
London Weslyean Times, gives his opinion
on editor's duties an folows :
Condensation is my recreation when
preparing my journal for the press. For
an instance or two ; here is a package of
letters from different individuals, labell-
' m morn s hriht r.iv' uescenumff.
cd, " Doc. Xb. 5 of the great revival in
." These are carefully read over one
by one, and points of interest narked.
They contain criticisms on the preacher,
1 from pleased and from displeased hearers,
with some hard names, and really valuable
advice, with some that is ridiculous ; anec
dotes ; sudden deaths of hearers ; accidcni. ;
conversions; restitution cases ; pe.i scrution
incidents, by the tongue, the hand, the
pen. Here are several closely written pa
ges from one, in which are two or three
gems of thought cncuiabei cd by worth ii 84
surrotiudings ; the gems are transferred to
sparkle in the journal, and the ' sotting"
to illumine the grate ! And here is anoth
er communication, vjordy, but it has tense
worth the search ; but of what use to make
so much of a little? Yet the little is worth
finding out and preserving; a few grains
of wheat, mixed with much perpb-xing
chalf relieved by ir inn owing !
Three-quarters of an hour spent upon
another long ami wordy letter have ro'bie
it one-third. The writer should be thank
ful to me, as I am truly thankful to him !
It reads very well now, and thrills: but
that touching face, as it was, resembles a
sword in a cumbersome scabbard, or as
David in Saul's armor ! And here is anoth
er ' The writer wrote in search f an
idea, not knowing where or how he might
find it; and when found, ho could not
leave it without writing it almost out of
sight again! Had he drawn his pen across
all the circuitous and weary route by which
he reached it , then his truly valJe. id a
might have stood out en his page, promi
nent as a star on the brow of heaven !
And here is yet another, tempting one
to say with the Spajtish poet,
" I do not see
The most remote necessity
To dress uy what we have to say
In such a roundabout fine way !"
But even iu this production there are ten
or fifteen lines which would have graced
the pages of a Cicero ! These are detain
ed, with gratitude, and the remainder is
nowhere !
But you editors, I doubt, dare hardly be
so b'M with your correspondents; and if
you were', wbat a ilru.lgcry .' Vet, sir,
for the want of this boldness and drudgery,
we have known good-natured editors allow
their papers to be swamped and sunk irre
coverably by the verbosity of their corres
pondents !
A Slietcli.
Slowly softly, fades the .sunset,
To the twilight gray and cold,
Deeper, darker fall the shadows
Iu tlie wood and o'er the world,
Iu the west the glow is paling,
Paling.
Colder, swifter sweeps the wild wind
From the towering pine trees down,
Singing through the weird like branches
With a wilder, sadder moan,
In the west the gloT is paling,
Paling.
Clearer, brighter grows the moonlight, .
Crowning all the hilltop hoary,
Lying lightly as a snow wreath
With its olden, golden glory,
Though the western glow is paling,
Paling.
Gather closer round the loved one
Ye have watched for many a day,
Watched her form grow fairer, frailer,
Till it drops in life's pathway ;
From her brow the life is paling,
Paling.
Xearcr, sweeter grows the music
Swept from angel harps along,
Brighter grows the smile and brigktcr,
With the waftings of that song ;
From her brow the life is paling,
Paling.
Glory-light from heaven falleth,
Over eye and cheek and brow,
llolily from angel wings.
Xo niort need to whisper now,
From her brow the life hath faded,
Faded.
CARKIK.
It is best to get ZHarried
Mr. Fan, a statistician connected with
the Registrar-General's office in London,
has recently read a paper, which was af
terwards printed in the Da ly News, on
"The influence of Marriage on the Mortal
ity of the French People." He says : " A
remarkable series of observations, extend
ing over the whole of Franco, enables us to
determine for the first time the effect of
conjugal condition on the life of a large pop
ulation. The result confirms the common
opinion of the evil " consequences of mar
riage in many cases under the age of twenty,
before the growth of the individual man or
woman is completed." The married from
twenty to sixty have a lower death rate
than the unmarried. Among the widowed
a higher mortality prevails than amongst
the married.
Dr. Farr sums up " This is the gene
ral result. Marriage is a healthy state.
The single individual is more likely to be
wrecked on his voyage than the lives join
ed together in matrimony. " To the ques
tion: "Is any part of the excessive mor
tality of the single in France referable to
' vice?" Dr. Farr'a answer is decide,
" Yes ; to vice and its attendant irregular
ities," which he tells us induco "half the
sickness, and, indirectly, pome of the mor
tality of the army, which in this respec
fairly represents the unmarried population, '
Jci'iiMilem.
The following tranl.ition of the beautiful
hymn of Ambrose, ' Cuelestis Urbs Jerusa
lem,' is given in Notes and Queries:
Celestial seat, Jerusalem
Blest vi sion of umViiing Mivt-,
Built up of living stones, by thtm
Thy walls to starry Fkicf increase;
And thou, respleudent spouse, art fouul
By countless angels circled round.
O thou, espoused with richest dower.
The Father's glory beams on tho !
On thee desceuds thy spousc'a power.
O bt auteous Queen ! betrothed, yet free ;
Bcsplcn lent city ! blest above.
With Clui. t our Prince in nuptial love.
Here j.presi-1 the ample portals fair,
To all aspirants opened wide;
And rich with pearls and jewels rare,
Invites w here spirits ble.-t reside.
Hither our fiithful martyrs led.
Who for Christ's love have uobly bl d.
The chisel's ofi-repoat-'d stroke.
Urged by the mallet's ponderous power,
The stone's rough stubborn substance broke,
And fashioned thee on high to tower;
And fitly shaped, and firmly joined, m
Was all bv skillful hand combined.
Let glory, praise, and honor due
Be to the Kterual Father paid ;
And to Uis sole-begotten true,
His Son. bv whom all tiling were made.
The siuiie toG.nl. the Holy Ghost,
By men and by the heavenly L st.
Anion.
Dream oT a itt;tker LaJy.
There is a beautiful story, told of a pious
old Quaker lady, w ho was addicted to Moo
ting tobac-o. She had indulg"d in the
habit until it had increased so upon her,
that she not only plunked her j.ipo a large
portion of the day, but frequently sat up iu
the bed for tin., purpose during the night.
After one of these ciitcrtaiiimi'tiis she fell
asleep, and dreamed that she died and np-
j proached heaven. Mw-ling aum.gd, t
asked him if lier name was written ill tho
book of life, lie disappeared, but replied
ou returning, that he could not find it.
' Oh,' said she, 'do look again ; it must
be there.'
He examined again ; but returned with
a sorrowful face, saying it was not there.
'Oh,' said she in agony, 'it must bo
there! I have an a-surancc that it is there!
Do look once more !"
The angel was moved to tears by her en
treaties, and again left her to renew his
search. After a long absence, ho came
back, his face radiant with joy, and ex
claimed ' We have found it ! but it was s.u cloud
ed with tobab. eo smoke that we could hard
ly sec it.'
The go.nl old woman upon waking, im
mediately threw her pipe away, and never
indulged in smoking again.
Hie Toattti of Rapoleori
ing; AVords.
IIi Dy.
j A late vitilor at his tomb in St. Helena
j writct; :
"I turned away from house and tomb
with deeper convictions than ever of the
vanity of man as a mortal.' Who would
not? And that death-room ! How the last
words lingered alout it which Napoleon
uttered in it. from a crushed and bleeding
heart! 'General Betrand I shall soon be
in my grave. Such is the fate of great
men. So it was with Caesar and Alexan
der. And I too am forgotten, and the Ma
rengo conuerer and emperor is a College
theme. My exploits arc tasks given to
pupils by their tutor, who sits in judgment
upon me, according to me censure or praise.
And remark what is soon to become of me.
I die before my time, and my dead "body,
too, must return to the earth and become
food for worms. Behold the destiny now
at hand of him who has been called the
great Napoleon ! What an abyss be
tween my great misery and tho eternal
reign of Christ, who is proclaimed, loved,
and adored, whose kingdom is extending
over all the earth.' "
Original Magna C'narta.
Magna Charta it not the original, a
copy made when King John's seal was af
fixed to it was acquired by the British
Museum with the Cottonian Library. It
was nearly destroyed in the fire at West
minister in 1731 ; the parchment is much
shriveled and mutilated, and the teal i.i re
duced to an aliho t shapeless mass of wax.
! Tho MS. was carefully lined and mounted,
! and is now secured under glass. It is about
j two feet square, is written in Latin, and is
quite illegible.
Oriental lliiistmf ion or a C'liri
j tian l'recept.
liV IlKKIiKRT KX0W1.KS.
Forgive thy foes ; nor that alone :
Their evil deeds with good repay ;
Fill those with joy who leave thee none ;
And kiss the hand upraised to slay.
So does the fragrant sandal low,
In meek forgivn. ss, to its doom ;
And o'er the air, at every blow.
Sheds in abundance ricli perfume.