THE. . (GrREENSBOEOUGH PATRIOT
Volume XXV.
GUlEEISrSBOIlOTJGrH:, UST. C, OCTOBER 39, 1868.
Number 1.Q73.
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From the Central rresbjteriaa.
ARUKIVAL OF lR. lioVGL.
As the return of Dr. Hoge daring tho
present month was expected, tidmgs con-o-rr.ing
his fate were, of course, anxiouBly
lookcl lor. On lat Saturday night the
painful suspense of his family was relieved
by a telegram from Wilmington, bearing
the joyful now that he had safely passed
tin- perils of his voyage. Ho reached his
homo on Tuesday evening, to receive from
hi friend, and indeed from the whole
ormnunily, a wltomo as yinccro and
hrurty us could he given lo any one belong
ing tu it. On Sabbath morning thanks to
God ..r hi safety was publicly offered in a
number of our churches. That the vessel
n which he CHino from Bermuda, tho
I "i (formerly the Lord Clyde) escaped
the lrmendrus hre of tho Federal block
hde, i a wonder of divino providence.
W it!. out de-cribing minutely the exciting
h hi-, a few farf may be enough to givo
,..ti.- idcn i.( tho exticrao hazard. The
.u having b'-en somowhat delayed du
ii ,th" flight, did no', come in bight of the
IVb ral os.si U five In r.jmbcr guarding
t..-.ipprnarh to Wilmington, till about S
.' i..rk tf.iPJfdav morning. Tho ky was
Imiliiintty ilear', and the sou uarutilod.
With a daring spirit the Captain dotormin
r. to -iin tho risk, and movod rapidly on
UepLrg rlowj to tho shore, und making
..r l ort I M.er, under whoe guiib h shel
tft r..i-ht r.o reached. Tho blockaders, as
if Milounded at the audacity of the move
ment, remained quiet for a littlo while,
when the thieo lying ncarost at hand
wheelrd round, and ftarted for u potion
wh.-r our vc-"el night bo intercepted.
Fiit when it tame apparent that her
xtraoi-dmary speed would out strip them,
thy opened n irrmendouw tire, which con
i.tmd i,T about twenty minutes the di.i
1MC v rt r only about h mil'; una halt.
THE LAST CALL.
It was W the winter of the year 1851,
ik.i tu trn nf G -was favored
o
glen. There iu no heart so black, no sptnt
so fallen, no soul, bo despairing, that may
ot be saved. While heaven's battlement!
are stained with the blood of Jesus, let the
ior sinner what
While
. t t m r r ViA Rntrt nf
wun a gracious uuir..ug r... , . f j
God. Many of the worst characters in the- . d0.
town had been "'ken ana cour eu . ft jt3 summUs l0 the aUif Ict u6
and were now clothed, and in their right 7
.1 TU.. toon mm hnWSVPr. VT IIO w j,
lii I u U n . i ncio r t w Dviw, - - - -
rAmnin1 riraffeCteJ ! atld amOnff theSO
a ft
was Miss C , who had surrounded Her
self with a defence of self righteousness,
ami had sarccssf ull r warded on eve
THE RICH ASD THE POOR.
"The poor always ye have, with you."
In ll fivHiEod and Christian states, socie-
ry arrow of tfuth shot from the bow of ! ty ,s 60 organised as ir bring tho rich and
the oetel by the minister of Jesus Christ, j tho poor together, and make them mutuuf-
Yet she was rdeased to witness tho chan
ges going on around ber ; and as one after
another was converted,' she rejoiced that
they were brought to the enjoyments con
nected with tho higher lifo of the Chris
tian. liut sho thought the gospel cool 1 do no
thing for hor. Already she was fur in ad
v&ntoor many professed Christiams in point
of morality. She bad lived un irrejroaeh.
able lifo. Of what then had sho to repent 7
What was to bo the nature ol her confes
sion .? Alas, how littlo sho knew of herich, none poor in the pight of God, save
own heart, und that in the sight of a heart- the poor in spirit, and tho rich in faith and
seatching (lod, she was "poor, mis Table, good works.
blind, and naked." j An alike ate sinncre, bound to tho samo
One evening while she was in this btate . judgment : needing the same pardon, the
of mind the minister preached from the j name "washing of regeneration and renew-
word, "Verily, verily I aay unto thee ex ing the Holy Ghoat," the samo preaching
ol faith and rcpontanco from the pulf.it.
TIia wwA foeSn-n rf rnhlir wnrsnii) 14
ly dependent. Ordinarily tny uo hot
meet on the same level. In various re
elects, the rich bavo groatly the advantage
o'f the poor, but not in all not in the most
important respects. The oftenor they can
meet on common ground tho better lor
both, wbcro they aro reminded that they
hare common wants and belong to one
common brotherhood. Nowhero are tLcse
conditions so (uliy.m'et as in the house cf
God. where all the accidental distinctions
of rank und property are suspended, rxor.o
ccpk a man be born again, ho cannot joe
tho kingdom of God. He pointed out
the distinction between morality und reli- I to brincr persons of all classes and condi-
gion ; he plainly described the defective i tions together under the Bunioroof, to offer
character of thomore morrlist j..be demon ! up their united confessions, supplications,
.trated from God6 word tho porfeeiion of and tharik?girings; to II: tn with whom
character which Bitlo morality requires, "thero is no respect cf persons," and to ro
und showed f ri clearlv thai without a change I ceive that inbiructicn which is able to mako
f heart none can cither hce or enter tho them wi6e nnto salvation. Any failure of
Mngdom of God, that lor the fm.t time in j religiou? improvement, whether by tho
her li!e she perceived how far short was I gickorthe poor, in meeling thus tgftther,
hri.?'icd M'-ral:!y of what the gospel re- j is an infinite lose. The gospel is a savor
With -hells h.iMting, ,r.d fl.ot plmMf- the , qu-reH,ar.u n.iV7 nori iv o. nuemnauon o deMU unio aeaiu, or u. .uc -j
i j of h.'jc would bo, even if judged by her own a who hear it.
powor of truth ; and as the tear silently of the divine appointment of public wor
trickled down her cheek, her lrienda ' ship. "The rich and tho poor meet togcth
h jped a permanent impression had b"en ' cr." In well-ordered Christian congrca
made. I tions they meet every Sal-bnth-da, in their
When tho ccrvico onded, tho rotired several places of worship, which they have
from tho house of prayer with a young j opportunities of mutual and kindiy fecog
friond; but sho had crossed the Hop. ; had ; nitions which arc hardly ever so favorable
renched tho point when tho Spirit of God ; anwbere elne. By going to the house of
graved departed, and her heart became ts ' God in company ; by meeting one another
hard as ever. She talked in a trifling vein ' at lae throshold ; by kiudly ?alutiot;t, there
of tho meeting, and religious subjr.' ts gen. imperceptibly grows up a social, religious.
t'raiiv. Jitiie iiiinKin? &ne ina recoivcu uor , ana educational mnuenco. ai ut.o
- '
last call.
Vri nt !t uiui 'Phil nYf mnrninir
ntnmbled on tho stair and ruptured a temporal advantage
0
,'fM!litv Kejil lier unnuri. iv mwii
U lie D.i'l lianneu ir'nu ucmttii ian-
i und the Lloekailen, our guns from tho
fort Mpvid upMi them, and one cf thoir
.-hi p. -I living bf'ii struck, thoy all moved
oil .-in of icurb. Some (listanre above the
lort th I'linn- ran aground upon a sand
liar, which made her exposure to capture
i.y Mimll rmllof the enemy very gre4t.
Hut 'i strong guard ncnt over from the fort
i.-'jit lir Iri.m .til attack. ,
I'linng the ub.'onco of Dr. Uoge, a pori
o( oi iL-arly ten. mr-iiths, his numerous
oiiiiiiuiueut int.k to fiienda published in tbe
i'l-nlnil I'rrshytcri-in, hive been every
wh'ie read with derp inte-rctit. We hope,
i ngroHning ingagernunts will pcrniit,
tiiat ..ur rn.deiH may lecoiro klill farther
entertainment and proli'. lie this as it
n.ny, the thanks ol'.ill will be cordially giv
en ir hii nobltf ''work of faith, and labor
ol love, iimi patience of hope." To say
nothing d tho hervieo rendered to his
eutjiitiy in othof rtjiect.H, tho great snjj.ly
juni uimI t'.tlie Wonl ol fjile, nd other
ti li'Mcui I will nuuk thirt as by far
tl.c uv t umIhI y i f bin lifo. It is a
h!."-HMi l Aurl, i.i-u woik m saCTt il, to br
time :i . i i 1 1 b(.:i e!.u-tor. Thousands of
, 'i!l . t. jf'Mn ramp iirt'l ho hospital, a;.d
ili 'ii ar l n. ore I tlu rr kiodred at ho:.e
iiji it id i till to;i ll(,iCL"
:leva.
THE TWO BEARS.
There was a great outcry in the nursery,
which- much,' disturbed Uncle Jem reading
bis morning paper. "Those children are
at wars at it,'' muttered Uncfc Jem, knitt
ing Lis shaggy eyebrows, and looking pen
haps not so cross as worried. Ia fact, he
was not used to children, and therefore
their little squabbles and differences trout
bled him. lie forgot that little brooks did
not always ruu smooth ; they would dash
and splash over the pebbles. By and by,
as the noise did not hush, Uncle Jem threw
down bis paper and rushed up . stairs.
"Childrei). he cried, "do you know there
must bo a couple of boars in this nursery ?"
"Xo, the'r ain't," said they, each ono at h i
surprised stand-still ; "no bears here." I
say there must "bo' cried Unclo Jem with 1
determination ; "1 shall havo a couple of i
bears put in here chained in." !
Littlo Emily bobbed down behind the
bed, Maurice dodged into the closet, John
ny hold tighter to his whip ; but Goorge
stood up with a protecting look, as much as
to- say, "Fll guard the flock, sir." Uncle
Jem faced th3 children, and the children
faced Uacle Jem. For a moment or two
no word was spoken ; the nursery was
nover stiller. Perhaps the children weio
thinking ot the pains of being craanched,
for Alaurice asked in a littlo frightened
voice from the closet, "Boars to eat as un
cle 7" "1 hopo they will eat you up," said
Uncle Jom, i'every one cf you." This
savage wish was almost too'much tor them.
"I'll tell mother," said Emily, turning
quite pale and almost ready to cry. "I'll
whip the bears off," cried Johnny, rallying
his courage, and snapping his whip. "Is
that tho way you treat your children, un
do?" asked Gcorgo; "the Bible says you
must do. as yoa would be dono by."
"Yes," persisted Uncle Jem, "I shall a!,
ways keep two boars in my nursery." Uncle
Jem did uot then know, as he had no nursa.
ry, how much more easily tbis was eaid
than done.
" Two bears two bears, boys ; two
bears, girls !" he repeated. " 'bear and
for-bear,' those are their names," he added
smilinc.
Ab, those good, gracious bears, that cat
you up with kindness. Happy is tho nur
sery which has thorn.
II. I.I 'l K.Vl IONS M.'KIPTIKL.
in I."1 a fioaVionary in noi tii r i Kin.
di.-t:ui gave a narrative of his travels, tlri
kit.. iy il!ul rativr of passages like the
. . , 1 nv i u ; I eiit , xxxil : "I huvo trus
tol u'imi ui the Lord, tlierOluio T shall not
-li.lc" l'r,xxix 1 "The law of (iod is in
In- ii u t ; none of Ins steps nhaii slide."
I'-. , l.xxni : '-I "Hut as for me, my feet
vio.ln.".-t 'jono ; my step hud well nigh
-'. i t . - 1 V Tb iiiin-O'Hiury, Hev. J. Warren,
hurii,;; my May in the Himalayas I
v. ii- ohen reiniiidt'.i of ilico Mid other aim
i .i; p.i-pitL'e- ot Seriplure. The mountain
r. iilr ne vi':') nurinw. They arc not otton
v u' inn. '!: I. r more than two men to
REMARKABLE ANSWER TO PRAYER.
"After I had served out my time, and
had married which was about thirty-five
T A 1 l rr T w.wA !iL I'll) r 1
ting to the poor, and securing the sympa-1 " , WU" my l&mi
she thies of those around them for their great I lo " "mmgion, aocut thirty miles below
iJhiladclpuia, and opened a small jowelry
b'codveiel, und in a few hours was ushered j Aside from the higher ends of weekly storo, which was mv business, trustinr in
into the presence of a righteous God. ; public worship, it is morally impossible for God ,0 pr08per me i3uttfor several vear8
Truly we know not what a day may briDij ! the high and tho low, the lich and the poor . . J '
iortlK ' 3 ! the lefrnod and the unlearned, to meet bue,nes was dull, and frequently, for
Are you trusting in your own righteous together statedly in God's house, from ! weeks, I would not take in enough to keep
m ssfor neccptaneo with God ? Bo assur- mouth to month and year to year, without i my family in bread. This stato of things
cdtuat tho most perfect morality falls feeling an interest for one another, and al- continued so long, that I bean to be dis
iniiiiiicijr lmiuii oi perivub uovuieueo sucu
a tho law of (iod requires : perfection of
ccnccplion perfection of motive perfec
l'eclion of action obedience to every ro
o)uircment obedience at a!! times. Who
hart rendered pueh obedience? Wh j is guilt
leu beloru (iod '( In it not true thai wo all
need u change of heart need the pardoning
met tv of (iod ? Lotus recive the light ; cumetatccs will bo eiovuloJ far above what
wjirlo it Mimes, and humbling ourselves j they would, or could huve been in any other
I . I I . ni nAn
layingsueu prejuuices a, are a' t couraged, and to look around for some way
arato them almost evcrvwhero outside ot j ' 3
aor,n..r tvhut.r ...Mininrv cvi. . c oFcapt but none appeared to offer. To
maito my uimcuuies worse, ir possiDlo, a
deep enow had fallen; it was midwinter,
and, with tho exception of a watch or two
and socki! distinctions may exist in aoy
coDimuauy, i.o long as the rich uud the
tinnr mr.t 11 11 I U'nrclll il Ifli.fll llPT ill l.llO
house of God 0:1 his holv dav. vear in and l. roPalr. 1 had taken ncthing for many
,nrnt W fuvnrd in outward cir, : 1 bc waRts of myselt and family
A VU lit 1 .1 n . ..-fc. ... .
;o;r.ing duo in Philadelphia in a few days
for over S400. I was almost besido myfcelf.
i tried to borrow of my friends ; but those
who would have gladly assisted mo, were,
in consequence ot the stringency of the
times, unable to do ho. I then tried to got
tho notes renewed, but this was positively
refused ; so that, apparently, my littlo all
in a few days would bo sold out by the
sheriff. In this emergency I resolved to
lay my case beforo tho Lord, and, in order
to do this, I set apart a day for fasting and
A FABLE FOR THE YOUNG.
THE 8PIDXB.
FROM THK OIKMAX.
Ernest had accompanied hlslfather into
the vineyards. Which wore rich with prom
ise for the coming autumn. There he
found a honey bee straggling in the web of
a large garden spider, which had already
opened its fangs to seize upon its prey ;
but Ernest set tho bee at libertv. and d.-
troyed the glistening snare.
The father, observing what had passed,
inquired of his son how he could so lightly
esteem the skill and ingenuity of the little
artist, as to annihilate-its work in a mo
ment, "Did'at thou not so with what beau
ty and order those slender threads were in
terwoven ? flew could'st thoa then be at
the same moment pitiful and yet so hard
hearted !"
Bat the boy excused himself saying :
t4is there not evil in the spider's art ! for
it only tends to destruction, whereas the
bee gathers honey and wax within its cell;
so I -gave freedom to the bee. and destroy
ed the spider's web."
The father was pleased at the decis
ion of a simple child, who saw no beauty
in ingenuity, when its aim was destruc
tion.
"Bat," continued the father "Derhana
you have been unjust towards the spider.
See how it protects oar ripening grapes
trom the mes and wasps, by means of the
not which it weaves around the branch
es!" "Does it do so," asked the boy, "with
the intention of protecting our grapes, or
merely that it may satisfy its own thirst
for blood V
"Truly," replied his father, "It troubles
itself very littie abont grapes."
"Oh !" said Earnest, "then the rord it
does cannot be worth much: for I have
hoard you say that it is a good will alome
wuicu can impart beauty or goodness even
-wo me most useiui actions.
"Very true, ray boy : we may be thaak
fui, hov . lf, that in the course of nature.
tnat woicn is evil olten fosters what is good
and useful without intending to do so."
"Wherefore," iuquired Ernest, "dots the
spider sit so solitary in its web, whilst
pees live sociably together, and work
in union ? Why might r.ot the spiders also
uiaiKo uuu uugo wey, ana use it in com
mon ?"
"Dear child," answered his father, "4
good object alono can ensure friendly coop
eration. Tho bond of wickedness or sel
fishness contains within itself the seeds of
mi e
uimuiuuou. j.nereiore wise nature nov
er attempts that which men too often learn
1 . m
oyiueirown experience to De vain and
impracticable."
t)n thoir way homeward the father ob-
eeryed : "Hast thou not learnt snmewhat
lrom the spider to-dav, my bof7 Reioem
ber that in this world wo shall often find
good and evil mixed toother our friends
and foes side by side, so that what is good
may, frem tho contrast, appear all the more
beautiful. Thus may we learn a lesson
even from what is evil in itself."
. ti.etUvr, :k'ul ve
riiMl'l ti follow III Millie
gunerally liril jt
tile. I never 6aw
tin nun ulio cany load wMking two
a!'ie tt. Thero are am ents and descents
. i.ep to 'cqnirothe traveler to plant
In , Iwoi tirnily and carefully in ordtr to
pi ov nl hi lulling olidiiig down the hill.
luM.rno l.i'.'c the nmds lead around the
sole id a mountain, or along the batik of a
t. nei't, with u precipice pcrpondicu lar, or
n. :irly o, immediately on Hie side ot it, of
imiidrril ot bet in height. Sometimes the
hbarp n-eont or depcont in combined with
before the Lord, cr n less our finc. "lie , way
that covercth hi-i sins will not pro-jper, but God never intended that tho rich should j
whoso confoeseth and forsuketh llicru shall ' build costly churches for themselves and
find mercy." j shut out t he poor, however much they may !
do to build chapels for their separate wor-
iJKNTLKNEsS. I ship. It is putting asunder what God huth
A' coarse, harsh-world finds its contrast 1 joined together. In some of oar cities, it
in tho gentleness of the true Chri-tian.- uot bo pracUcable, even ,n tho largest
... . . ,. ,. . houses, tu accommodate :.U ot tha.t clus
1 he world is selfish, unfeeling, bitter. It ! can pay ,ullc cr r, but woe to
heaps co'.d, brutal abuse upon the poor suf- .scribes und Pharisees who count their
ferer in the highway. It frowus upon tho poor brethren unworthy or unlit to como
wi cLt'lied suppliant that presumes to crops J sit witu tucm l-e same TOoi- ln
its path in the lane. Suffering innocence . c,ountr' Pf" there is no inducement to
. : . , . . . . . sliut out the poor, though thoro is, in most
shrinks from it as the flower from toe fro.t. , of lbem ..reut neglect 111 not going out
But when officesof mercy bring men .uto .vnd bringing them iu. It is the duty of tho
dii'inction, then they are abundant in good- churchoh- uud congregations, not only to
nee and in gentleness. Who wins what ' provide room euongrvfor all tho population
wins tho lost to virtue ? Is it tho coarse, but to go out and "compel them to come
. . , , . . . . . , . ' 1 in, that God a "house iriny be hlied.
bruul denunciation 01 tho sinner! This, Tho ric-i and the poor meet together,
savors too much of the low dons in which the Lord is the maker of them all." What
ho lost hirt manhood. Is it the formal, dis- a glorious day will that be when they bhull
p.issionato pronunciation of truth? Ihis is 1 n,, n0'' 0M n'cet togoihcr lor .worship,
n 1 1 i-t .1
pr..ytr. mis was on rnauy; the next
Alonuuy tlic payment oi too notes fell duo ;
and my creditors toid me plainly, if thoy
uid, thoy would immediately
pi eeeu aguiiist me.
l.'nder thesa discouraging circumstances,
1 arose vorv "arly on the morning which I
Written for the Patriot.
LINES
To THI KEKOBT or Lt. W. R. ToTTon, Co. K, 18tm
Bioimist, PT. C. T.
He ia gon Qod huUkr mine ovm preoioas Willi?
My bosom's ftrn trwwure, my pride and mrHf ;
DmjU hmt act his drk seal oa tht pore naxUT brow,
lad tht warm loring heart betta not for me bow.
He ia coae &d low lie the cherished oae'a head,
And the roaeaU bloom from hie smooth cheek has
fled.
The Vrirht eve is aesied. and the soft lin id elated
Where once love and feeling to sweetly reposed.
Oh, why was he severed from earth in hia bloom.
And hia rieh miad am-iaw' v ..k. .:i .
While the rainbow of hope on hia path shed IU ray.
Lake a beautiful meteor, he vanished away.
Twa the will of hia heavenly Father to call;
He knoweth full well what is beat for ua all :
Submiaaive, I bow to his holy deere.
n upuxiea neart, and an humbly bent knee.
He ia tftne : he is zona ! I will mt him n.r.
On this aid- of death's ark and desolate shore.
ne u rerxpiug the sweets of hia Saiour'a domain;
I calm, bleeding heart, for j aur losa is hia fiu.
IteidiTiUe, Oct 1863.
Written for the Patriot.
"TEMPEST AND SUNSHINE."
Temptst. I f 0 to the mountain's rugged side,
""8 fjjv uuivw,
Whistle up .the winds that howl so wild.
And leave them there to blow.
Suruhim. I go 10 the mountain's Tugged aide,
ieu away yeur robe of snow,
Still the winds that howl so wild.
And in beauty and warmth I glow.
Ttmpttt. I go to the ttreem that murmurs alone
A - J 1 . I. 1 ....
am mue 11 rusn rapidly by ;
I change its low melodious song
To a wild and thundering cry.
Sunshine. I go to the stream where you have been
And mate its rapid waters slow,
Spread oui a goldeu sheet of kheen
And dance on the waTea to murmurs low.
Ttmput. Wailing I come to the human heart,
In the form of demonish sin,
Temptation stands with jawa apart
I hurl the Tictim in.
Sunthin". Laughing 1 come to the human heart,
From the sun of religion a ray,
Force Temptation's jaws apart,
And snatch tho victim away.
Fahsik B.
WILL TAKE HER PLACE?
She was greatly beloved, tho old pil
grim who had gono home .it last, and the
bell waft tolling for her funeral.
Long, long years she had served hor
Lord, and trusted his pardoning, mercy.
Life for her had brought few joys, and ma.
ny sorrows ; daily sho know sho was draw
ing nearer and nearer to the river of death;
but for her its troubled waves woro span-,
ned by tho bridge of faith, and she had
gono over in peace. .
So they had wrapped L-r in tho white
THE SERMON.
Closed was the preacher's last appeal,
The worsLippers were gone,
Though some etill lir.gered here and there
Round many a aod anj stone.
When up there ran a little lad,
"Sir, is the termpn done!"
"The pieacher's words," replied the man,
"Are ended, it is true ;
But those great duties he has taught
Demand attention too ;
And so the sermon is no dont,
But it is all to do.
'"Tis easy a short Sabbath hour
To hear of wisdom's way,
To listen to the will of Ood,
And mark what preachers say,
But this is hard, throughout the week
To practice and obey.
"Thtn will the sermon, boy, be done,
When evil is abhorred,
God, not alone oa this, His day,
But eTery h ur adored ;
And piety makes evevy place
A temple to the Lord."
CRITICAL SEASONS.
There aro seasons in one's life relatively
important above the other portions of one's
experience. Some great evil is shunnod,
or some immense good secured. One hoar
is fraught with mora of weal or woe, at
those critical seasons, than perhaps a
twelvemonth of the ordinary life.
Kvery individual moots such eventful oc
casions. If these bo of a sad tendency, how'
important that they should be resisted;
and that tho soul attacked 'withstand in
tho evil day. llow many, alas ! have
succumbed : and ns Iwo. iu
and lifting her gently in her coffin,
bornji her to the church where long years
had devoted to prayor and fasting, and, ! she had tome up to worship ; and there, on
locking myf-elf in my room, commonced to ! tho table around which she Lad so often
nrnv. All dav 1 6taid there: now readin;-1 sat with thoso who met to commemorate
an ovu hour.
drapery of repose, and ovor the pulseless j reached forth the hand to oat of the forbid,
breabt folded the loving hands that hrtd I den trt-'e and when it h- been too late,
smoothed many a pillow for wearv heads ; l,ave Pened t0T brehlold ,tho ead
. I .Aonllu s I Ax a an r. Ii n fit- 1 .ill. 1 . n n 1 A a vs i n .
, itjuns ui uue iuhu uviii jjiio uao uuvu uuk
had . u t . t w r ..
DIU
but when ail shall know the Lord, from tho
, greau-at cvontto too least.
I'.nd
I'lllicultv
a further
mad' bv
tli irTipiro n O iO huff
t ."hi l'M mi. hi iu i ne I
.i iv lope r r. :u !o vy l i' ruir edge,
.in i iv hn ky .r 1 1 i;ibb Uitid of t(no ir the
l'-uh v.iy, ;;lor ln.g no s tfo hold to 'ho f-.-ct.
In i .;' of ilur-- p!.'ii. ibe traveler loi.ks
.:.'"ti a i-iddy floor i l ;i ht:ndr-, :: thoj,
Ki.d it two tlioi.aaiui fft.un which no font,
I. .'.! ..i.d 1-1 f vii ii J . with lli4 eonncious
i.i -1 i urn a tah r M p, or i breaking of tho
fat.!, uii.ler in to.'t, would precipitato him
.. tl.e tav.n. filled with Hlones. 1 came
t' pLwe whero the batik nbovc the rotid
h;. I 1:; i ed uti '. tilled the pnthway, exc 'pi
t.nj.; about h; iiittics at the outer edge.
A :!. rainc w.ii not very dep,and tuorc
t'.i.c i i 1 m i li.i k vtrv Icariul, I nide
wi -i i 'i iie.tp, and my horno s hind foot
!!, ...'.uavii th remainder -f thf pnthway
ii iaiiK.1 me sale.y over, however ; but 1
i .,i. i i.ui kutv i n k; to icyt.lt the words
' .;UiiiM : ly pit ps had well nich
shj ed, etc. A jrrat pariot tho wilder
.n ..1.1 1 1 : 1 I .
....-fin in ii mv vi.nurf n oi lurael jour-
'i ; nl ir mountainous ho is the grratcr part
' .'u.Na The ligures derived from this
. .i
tl.. i :
'A pel
an appoal, only, to reason. Tho poar man's
reason is fully natisfiod. What rneits tho
ico mountaips of tbc sea ? Is it tho coar3e,
ar.gr) lashings of the Uvirthsrn octian ? Is
is tho washings of tho temperato climes T
Never. Tho furious lashings ot the Polar
sens but addeJhcir frozon .p"ay. Th" wa
ters of tho temperate zones do no more lhr.n
rerr.ov. tin, uiit. in the tropics, theso vast Tho proclamation of the (iosnel would
mountains or iro di5.n.ppear in a day. The meet a reauy response in our bosoms ; and
watyn currents and tho burning rays com- our manner of life would In vastly differ-
bine to tiieir destruction, ho he who would ent I mm wnat it now is. Hie lact ct our
UNBKlJEViJHS.
Tho stato cf uubeiieve;3 is a sinful state
fs well as a stati of condemnation. Unbe
lief is r"n evidence of a wrong KtjUe of heart.
il our hearts were right witU God, wo cer
tainly would not reject the Son of his love.
dom'-' encouraging chaptor in Lxod a blessed
book, then earnestly pi casing my ca6e at
the throne of grace. Having thus passed
the day, in :ho twilight of tho oveniDg I
received what I believed to be a clear evi
dence that the Lord had heard my prayer,
and that deliverance was at hand. I left
the icom !. tppy in God. Frequently on
Saturday, and uls.) on tho Sabbath, would
my tuiiiu turn to my approaching difficul.
,;.c6; but, it' I attempted to pray about i ,
the came evidence would be renewei that
deliverance was at hand. On Monday
morning 1 ;uoe threo hours beforo day.
It had Leen snowing, and cverythiujj- out.
v:ud was crcary. I foil on my kueee. and
nit mptcJ to lay my caso before tLe Lord
ii, w iieti, Willi bU';u power lutn. a an
win tho wanderer back to a life of virtue, rejecting Cnrist when oifrrcd to us, proves " thrown GaL'oti ray face on the floor, the
us sinners; it we wero not sinners, we
would not be unbelievers. Because, born
roa.
t x nrv t
i.'rvvi.tt...iL' v.. ...... ...... t
V v. .vmuiiv vilU JCC
1 .. . .......... i . I i i
i.iv.uii:i-uini'.-s ne u:s naa sjtue
' t moun'sin paths."
"'... - ' l ;
! a limn t:;vt
tli 'ill ?.. irg w,
'rilx- When
l.I'ik a in t i i ihat swears
' rv a gun in the street
're 'he charge is foing
a rMvn n4 nrnt'ini.
I n u-i.i-.- hed.-M ..t kt,.,w Hhat or whom
it pon' t. trjuro. 1- is a.hnbit that
run." upon a man graduallv but -ro-vs
y it ut mora'tZHs u man
v
rnuit he gcnllo an tho wators of the burn-
in c'ano, anu tender as the ravi of the
tropical un. If ha como in . the fury and , in a state ot'eondemration, wo aro born in a
hnens of the northern blast, he can state of sin. lt i a sinful stato we aro in.
nothing bu'i a ueeper plunge into Our hearts are wronji. We must be born
the depths of wretchedness. A word of, again born of tho Spirit, or die ! Unbe-t-ympatby,
a look of pity, will otten touch lief is a great sin. It rejects a vast amount
tho hr.riMvjt heart. Often wa could strike a of ovidsncc. It rofnses tho salvation
chord in tbe bosom of the outcast that would which all raei need. It despises the Sa
wako long-forgotten melodies. n,rd bring viour which G'od's love has provided for pcr
baek long-forgotten vidion of innocence ishing men. lt disbelieves the testimony
and happiness. Would we strike this chord cf God ; as it is written, "lio that believ
we must find it. Random shots will not cth on the Son of God, hath the witness in
hit tho mark. A harsh blow may sever it himself : he that believeth not God, hath
forever. A penile or e may canso its vibra- mado him a liar, because ho bclicruh n t
tiona to fill tho foul with strange and melt- the record that God gave ot his Son."
. nigairs. iio to thy friend, who has for- That unbelief is one of tho mo?'- Pcnous of-
' I trot ten his vows of h filler finH Tn Til f"MF fnnnia r f Wv t -. K nr .ksc ha rrmlfr to o r- w J in f
saken of God and ncglectod by men and , from the fact that it is spoken' of by tho
let him soo thy carnost heart beaming from j Saviour as the sin ot which the Holy Ghost
thij.e eyes, all bursting with love to his kind. I should convince men, as if it wero the root
Tell bun, iiot merely by words, but by look of all other sins, and included all others in
at'.d feeling, thatyoh have meesages of love : itself. "And when ho is come',' ho v. ill ro
and tn?ures ef forgiyene-s, that God has provo the world cf sin, and of righuocs
a palaci andagardeu in yonder heaven for ness nr.d of jugdgetp.unt : of sin, fieeajse
him and his family. Show him that there they be-; jvo not on me." Unbelievers,
is on3 heart yet alive to the wroncs and throfor.v Tit living in tho. tionst: nriL com-
cidenco wi.s acrain renewed deliverance
is at btvnd. I went to my store, mad
firo, :u;u sat down behind llo counter.
wa-s now marly dayli
urh. ..
sWtc, thut pi my window mere nur:, as aj
show set, an antiquated set of silver. waie, ,
of English make, very heavy, having tno
English coat of arms engraved on it. It
had been owned by my last omployer for
soma twentv years, and by mo irr several.
c one ever asked its price ; it was simply
the Saviour's dying love, they tenderly
laid down the dead mother.
Thero were many mourners. Sons and
daughters, freinds, and neighbors, old and
young, all wept togethor. Grey hair
bUndod with brown and golden locks, ' as
o io and another came to take the last look
at the remains of tho dear departed.
Low toned and few wore tho pastor's
words as he touchingly spoke of the aged
one they had known and loved eo well.
"Ard who," he asked in conclusion,
''who will tike her place- when we
meet around the tabl of the Lord ?
Who will sit in' her seat in this
house ? Who will knM)l in the praying cir
clo where she has knelt? Who, indeed,
will tato her plucc V
With the hot tears falling. fast while sh?
thought of the great void the dead jjrand'
ma had left in their hearts, Mary L
sat and listened ; ami hours after, when
they had gone bask to the home her grand
mother's prosence had rendered bo beau
tiful, the quostion kept tossing to and fro
in ner heart, "tcAo is going to fill grandma's
placa V Tho words clung to her as a bar.
bed arrow; she could not, if sho would,
cast them off.
A sense other own sinfulnsss overpow-
As tho day be- orei her, and through the night wwtches,
J ..... i j i j . i.i:r u
1 would
a
It
here i
a ...J.-.TT- t ch Actr
in uif v.i'io-" v. j . , , a i ...C u
,an to dawn, I heard the creak of a wagon, araia wick uW..,.,
"1(i on looking out, I perceived an old- vvept aud prayed. Whei the morning
fa"so-d -i- dnre up and stop, when a j dawned, to her unspeaka He joy, the glon
all and venerable lookiug man, whoso I ous rays of the Sun of nghteoosncss shone
ocks v-o almost, as white as the snow that j clear through the mists of s,n and doubt,
1 Al' ' ' . il i Knr. Linn hAlrl ft n O
rourd stepped down, and aiier , ana who au muwi uuoUcs
ijiurr of oreat joy that had come to her
lav :
l the
!ook:ng in my window for a moment, en
tercd tho store, and immediately asked th
prio
of the silver set in tho window.
suffering: of the abandon. ,
ie !
i;
told him with a faltering voice, nve nun- .
ur.'d dollars
olent, !-
it ;
Ii..- told CIO
mir.u-.e:; it was
lie asked inc, with a oencv-
!f I had a box that would hold
nr. ! on my answering m tne ararma-:.m ,
i . i..- i'-miIs t.ir u. in a iev
O'v hoTpd. nnd ?iut xnlo
heart.
iaIy l was happy beyond dcEcrip-
tion, too happy to remain inactive
in hor Lord's service. A sister and an
intimate friend wero soon made acquainted
with her now f)und bopfer and joys; and
mission of one of the
- i i i i j,-. I -nr-aA hv'lpr Mtann f. tier too sought
...v 4 - . , .. .
. . - j r r tt- t inn i -inn i- .nf! Planus iii usun iue.
f-reatest. offenses. tri; tnfconpy m g,.u u v.-.., ! ; -
im - v.; ' v ti . ja rrani ir Hinr' w rriaai nil imn iii an
i. . " ' : . 1C uuiiiMi-rs oi me wora ; who would Thev are re ectin- tho truth ol God ; they n. witn a sinue, uio.v ,n,l v,inB h.i, in,i.
," v.- "wn soai.nn. h-ara reflect on of the mid nf r!K;. .u. ii,.A. .'. .,..!.. n t-i froi.i wbenco he came, or aeaum - - ,
! ,:'.-.(:. lje ir. pi of others It is rr(.iitn . , i Vf . " " v " "i K" '"'"'"o lI-c . j-i'-w v.., . -- --- been nc'r -.vas argelr tclt amoT)g their srnooi-
i .. u, nothing 'and rn srhk vous in hnov V ? ' ' f' Ma ;l f l" are despising the Son of God. They are vv . tner :.t v.c t ; nor have I ever been -nee 0neafler another pleaded, -Lord,
..vcrvth.i.v? is-in L nJ " l's lnntrs- They not only came to groat sinners ; and if the punishment of able l t, ill - this day. Suffice it .o ..ay. l matei a erfol outpour-
: 2 . c' thero r ?M ttl e,! ' '? Hua'J 01 e a'so xcent to them. And He The wicked hereafter is proportioned to p.-ow.U iood horse, n a ?a7rill" SmJ2i tSS?
I.. A. v . " '.C ;.Cr:.,. ii??! -7.tf-!Plb.rn. Whcnitheircri-rinamy, how c?uotP .he stripes ai.d, a K-w m; notes befor. three o c,0 k o? o he ..U -e all t
' , , , ,v. ,-, - ...... ..u u,u ,t- evrrnarshly reboko ono poor sin- with which they must bo beaten who die was ii l'l laK-pnia , hu i - - . . . A w0,d ttly
. m 0"0 tlU " U,an ,C'r? Vhc lrailor and muTd in their sins anSd the light, toe invitation, r-v..rn. d v - -:a day t, my family, j A 7
tJ,irUu-tf remembered with pity in llis dying strng. j and warnings ot the Gosptd :-iWnun. 6lrouS in lar.L, giving glory to God." 1 t,Pokcn, how good ia it .
long onough to correct tho error of a
glo hour.
All of us comi upon such critical sea
sons. Happy are they who, when thus
tried shall come forth from tho flames un
scathed, and tho bettor strengthened for
tbe right way.
There are, no less, special seasons of
good; set seasons when tbe "tide is to be
taken at tho flood." An hour at just that
time, will secure a success, which months
of toil with this critical hour lost can nover
accomplish. Tbe coming of such a season
may be as unlookod for and as grateful as
the summer rains out of tho clouds. Grace,
that would savo the soul, metd the sinner
at a fejv critical seasons of life ; if accep
ted, our life hero is virtuous, happy use
ful ; if r jetted, tho maacn may pass for
ever, and one's eternal interests bo gone by
forever. Each mortal has his day. Hap
py they that at tbe critical moment attend
to the things which belong to thoir peace.
Morning Star.
DON'T GIVE LT.
"I cant't do it, Father. Indeed 1 can't."
" ever say can't, my son : it isn't a good
word."
"But I can't, father. And if 1 can't, I
can't. I've tried, and tried, and tho answer
won't como out right."
"Suppose you try again, Edward," said
the fat! er to the discouraged boy.
'There's no use in it," replied tho lad.
"What if you go to school to-morrow
without the correct answer to the sum ?"
"I'll be put down in my class," returned
Edward.
His father shook his head, and his coun
tenance assumed a grave aspect. There
was a silence of a few momefifs: and then
Edward said, confidently, "1 will try, and
I kjiow it will" come oat right the next
time.'
And so it did. One more earnest trial,
and his work was done. Far happier was
he aftc this succusful effort than he could
have been, if, yielding to a feeling of dis
couragement, he had left his task unaccom
plished. And so all will find it. Difficulties are
permitted to stand in our way that we may
overcome them ; and only in overcoming
them can we expect success and happiness.
The mind, like tho. body, gains s:rength
and maturity by vigorous exoreise. It
must feel and bmve, like the oak, the rush-
Iing storm, as well as bask amid gentle
breezes, in the warm sunshine.
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