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. i From the Hartford Watchman. -TUE
OFFENCE OF THE CROSS.
: Amidst all bur'de'sircs and endeavors for peace
and union in the religious world, ,ve art not to
fj get that thert is such a thin? as the offence of
th i'crosjt, which will cease only h j a corruption ot
th ? gospel, or a radical change of human nature.
T ie crCsst from being 'the instrument of our Sa
vi kh's s i tfering, is taken as the i emblem othe
system of truth in attestation of-.whreh he suffer
ed - This system of truth is, in ttuy points, ; nd
ve -se to the feelings of 'human nature. Hence
ar ses the oflVnce of the cross, viz.J tfje "offence
w:iich unsjuctifiv-J nature takes a: the doclrince
i atti sted by the cross of Christ. Ofhhi3 olJVnse
IK ul sptruks w heft lie says to the CorinUiiius,
"Ve preach Cnrist crucified, to tbe'Jewsa simn-
; bli.g block, (Gr. scand alon, an offence,) and to
tht "Greeks ioolishriess ;" and when he-gay's to the
Glatiaus, 'Mud I brethren, if I yet preach cir-
cuiiKMsion, why dol yet sufTer persecution ? -then
is the offence Gr. ScandaldnJ of the cross
CeYscd." . Ilisto be remembered lhai the' cause
- of i his offence is the piide and enmity of the car
nal tiii.id. Tiie occasion of it is found in those
doctrines of the cios?, nnd their clear 'exhibition,
wh ich til watt the views of the carnal niind. Por
tici tarly the doctrine of entire depravity by na
liir; is one which is so huttiiliatinvf to the pride of
mi i, one which makesTiis dependencejand crimi
nal; ty hoth so undeniable and conspicuous, that it
occasions of eat offence. But it is a ' doctrine iof
the cross, a doctrine without' which there never
would have been any cross, as theie- ivould evi
den;ly have been 'no need of it. jjjikewise tiie
d c rine of Divine Sovereignty, te ', doctrine of
eiec iron, and tne doctrine of the special efficacious
iiitl jence of the Holy" Spirit it' regehefation, are
doc rii.es that give great ofTence ;to the carnal
ititnd, because they -show man in bis last and d
peu Jent conditiiin, as without moral strength, and
yet vithoui excuse. For it is the darting purpose
of proud in ju to avoid a fl occaMon of ft eling or
.actvjio vie.loing dependence, and to in Jinlain his I
ovvii atiUiiy, tne self t-nii iency iua sutucienc ol
his Awii will.. AuJ yet, these are all'doctri : es of
th iross. as thev necessarily follow from the sup
position that God has undertaken the work of '-sal
valtln
T
fie qafstion then arises, is it desirable that
the
off -nee. f the cross shall cease', To obtain
a rH
ht'answer, i is important to know that ih is
olTw-i ce can cease bU in one of two ; way, vu.fby
the subjection and reconciliation of the carnal
fiiiod, Or by corrujitin- and v ithhotdinf;tht doi
tfiu s of the cross. -Concerning the. firit of these
meil ods, there can be noqiieslion. ; Cnrist, and
all his ambassadors in his tead, beseech men to
beco me reconciled to God. Th'e only question
then is in respect to the second -method. Js it
d est liable that the offence of the cross cease by
corpiptiiii! the gospel, or withholding those truths
which occasion the cfiviice In eery tionest
tiiirij, there w ill be as little qiieston about this
methbd as about the foruier. What must be tne
cunsi'irj lencepf l'e .cessation of the offence ol the
crossbut the universal ruin of all sinners among
neu j We see, then, th.it those who atlemp to
recot c le the doctrines of the cross to uiisanctified
'hum iii nature, undertake a ruinous worki 'J'hey
lake away the difficulties of religion byit-iki-ng'
avav j religion itself. 1 hey remote theoffence
of the. cross. b-. removing' the cro33 from the sight
of mm. Anil what is gained by the operation ?
Nothijfig more than what the sick man gains, wno
to be jelu ved of some local disease or pain, is de
nried of life. Give u? all the peace and anion
whic i will result from a cordial reconciliation f;
ihesrulto the doctrines of the cross; thi wede-,
sire; for this We labor and pray ; arid this we re-1
j Mce jto see in some measure effected. But as lor
that fjilse and fatal peace which 'requires'; the of
fencejof the cross to cease, which cannot abide
the distinguishing humbling doctrines of the gos
pel, deprecate ifs existence and prevalence,
and earnestly desire that whatever! there is of it
in lhf vorld may be speedily and universally de
. ,lroyd-f and what friend of Christ or of men
does cot unite with us in this desire1? - i
From the Southern Churchtoaa. ,
HUME'S DEATH. 1
Hume, . the historian, which appeared many
years ago in ati Edinourg newspaper, and which
I am not aware wa$ ever contradicted. Adam
Smitfi's welM known narrative of-iHame's last
hours has been often cited. to Drove hovcalnmly
a phi osophical infidel can die; but, ifthe iuclosed
accocnt be correct, rery dift'rent was th'e pic
ture. I copy it as I find it, thinking it possible
that some of your numerous readers may beable
tocasisome light upon the subject. Ifthe facts
alleged in the folio-wing statements are not a a
thentict they ought to be be disproved before tra
ditwri is, too remote ; If authentie, they! are of
considerable importance on accouot of the Irre
.ligious use which has been roadeof thr popular
narra ive.jirst as was the caso in regard to the
deathbed of Voltaire, which to this bbur, fo spile
TKRMS.
Of pll proved facts, infidel writers maintain
was; calm and philosophical. The follov-ng i
jthe storv : j
"iVboutthe enlofl77G, few months after the
historian's tieiith a respectable loi.kinir wJotian
j dressed in black came into the Haddington! stage
coaqh while passing through Edinburgh.
' jrhef conversation among the passengers,
whih had been interrupted for a few miiutes,
vas speedily resumed, which the ladv soon found
o bM regarding the state of mind persons were in
at the prospect of death. One gentleman argued
that !a real Christian was more likely to 'vievv the
approach of death with composure,than he who
had Rooked upon religion as unworthy h s no
tice.! Another (an English gentleman) insisted
that hn infidel could look forward to his end w ith
as mi'jch complacency and peace of mind as the
best Christian ,in the land. This being denied
tjy h js opponent, he bade him consider the death"
of his countryman David Hum-, who was an ac
linovi ledged infidel, and yet died not only happy
and tianquil, but even spoke -of his dissoljition
with a degree of gaiety and humor. The lady
who lately joined them, turned round to the last,
speaker and said, -'Sir this is all you know about
n;; Ijcoutd.iel1 you another tale." '-Madam."
rejilied the gentleman, "I presume 1 haveasood
inforrjnatiou as you can have on this .subject, and
I believe that what I have asserted regaining Air.
Hume ha? never before been called in q;ie?ou.-"
The jlady continued; "Sir, 1 was Mr. Hu nt's
housekeeper for many yea is, and was with him
in! his lust moments ; and the mourning I now
wearlwasa present from his relatives for my t
tentio'n to him on his death bed ; and happy would
I have been if 1 could have borne my testimony
to the mistaken opinion that has gone abroad' of
his peaceful and composed end. 1 have, Sir. lev
er tilf-ihi hour optnied my mouth on this sub
ject ; but I think it a pity, the world smoult be
kept i h the dark on so ii.terttiiig a topic. It is
true, Sir, that when Mr. fuiue's fnends vkie
. with liim, he was cheerful, and set meu ouiteiuu-
concerned about his approaching fate; nay, fre
quently rpokeofitto theiiiu a jocular and p ay
ful way J'but w hen he was alone the scene wis
quite different; he was any thing but composed';
his mental aquation was so grtul at limes as to
occasion his bed to shake. He would not alow
tbejcandles to be put out during the night, tior
would. he, be lefiqlonefoi a minute, i had al
ways to ring the bell for one of the servants tc b
in th-; 'room, before he would allow me to have
IV He struggled hard to appear, com posed,'
even before me,-1 but to one who attended his bed
side for so many days and nights, and. witnessed
sleeps and still more disturbed sleeps, and still
more disturbed wakings; who frequently heard
his involuntary breathings ol remorse and right
ful stahings; it was no difficult matter to deter
mine thatall was not right within. This contin
ued and increased until he became insensible.
I hope? in God 1 shall never witness a similar
sceiie.'' . '
I leave your rendt rs to'--weigh the probability
of this'narrative: for myself, I see nothing un
likely In it; for a man who had exerted all his
talents to deprive mankind of their dearest hopes
and only consolation in the day of trial mid the
hour of death, mi" ht well be expected to suffer
remorse in his dying hour; and the alleged nar
rator of the circumstance, who states herself to
havej-een his housekeeper, is affirmed to hate
made, the declaration on the Spur of the occasion,
from regard to truth, and 'by no means from any
pique qrdislifce towards Mr. Hume or his fjmi
ly. Some. of vour northern readers may per
haps btf able. to inform rue w ho was Mr. Hume's
housekeeper at the time of his death, and wheth
er tNere is any proof in writing, memory or tra
dition, to the t fTect of her alleged statement.
t O. B.
THE ETE UNITY OF OUR LOltD'S
MAGS OVER TIIE Cll U K C llJ Kl UM I'll A NT
We have already attempted to explain what is
meant Ay our Lord's delivering up the .'kingd'oTi
to .the Father; and we ha e also admitted, that
there shall, at the last day, be a change as to the
mode! or his administration in. the church ; and
we npw propose to shun, that the cha,ngr of the
mode! of admmis'.ration does not imply the lermi
nation of his reign ovrr the church, but that it
shall
1.
cdiitifiue forever.
This appears from the nature of the grant
mnd nfthH chinch bvlhe F.ther to Cnnt. It
was 4 grant made to him in the specific charac
lei ofmediaior, and of which he was to be put ia
possession, as the reward of hi3 tufiVring unto
death for her redemion. M Winn thou shalt
make hi soul an offering for sin, lie shall see his
seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pl-asure
pf the Lord shall prosper in hjs hand. He shall
ee of the travail of his soul and. shall be sitis
fid " IniahliiL ia 11. But till his second
coming he shall not enter fully upon the posses
sion of bf this reward, since till then the jvholoof
bis ransomed people will not be converted and
saved 'andean we suppose for a moment, that
this reward will be wrested from him at the very
period whn he comes to the full po34 ssion of itr
by his ceasing to be a mediatory king, and their
ceasing in that character to be his subject! 1 Be,
sides we are to lakeinto the account the confirma
tion of the grant by the oath of God. W no
ticedi when speaking oi me prrpnuuy ot ui
priesthood, that God confirms no grant of privi
lege by hi ciath that shall be recalled. The re
rvend of his swearing is to show the lmmutabil
ity of hiscoonsel in regard to that about which
hi swears. Heb. i. 17, ia But a the son was
Consecrated a prief. forever by God's oath, so by
thesiftie oath he is consecrated an eternal king;
Ps. Ikxxix. 35.-36.- 'v- . . . .
2. 1 Instead of his laying aside bis royal hon
ors at in end of lime, it is only then .that he is
represented as coming to the lull possession of
them At present he is described as acquiring
lor himself, by spiritual cojuquest, a kingdom.
Fwrtjnsend heweutlo lap ten to send the Ho
ly Spirit to convince the wxnld of sin, of right
eouMiens, and ofjudguieul. Fr the same pur
pose the Lord sen us the rod of his airmail out ol
Ziou,by which he mu'kes i willing people ;anu
it is only at his second com iigtnat he s'hall take
possession of his kindom, ll us acquired. This is
ev idently the impoit of the tarable "' A'cer.aiu
nobleman went into air c juntry to receive for
himself a kingdom, and to return. And he cal
led hjs ten servants, and
delivered them ten
Occupy till I come.
pounds, und said unto thttnj
But h is citizens hated him,
after him, saying, We will
and sent a message
not have this man to
reign over us. And it came
to pass.fihat when
he was returned. Ijavmg n lclived the kingdom,
then he commanded tht se' servants to be called
unto him to whom he had gjven the money, that
he might know how much every man had gain
ed by trading." .Luke x. 12 15. Hut can
'1 t
we suppose that Christ as nediulor w ill, at the
day of Judgment, at once receive his kingdom,
and lay aside his royal honors In addition to
this,; he is represented in Scrij lure as arriving,
at tlie day of judgment, al flie full glory of his
mediatoiy reign. " L charge thee, therefore,"
says Pauto Timothy, "before God aud the Lord
Jesus Christ, who shall, judge the quick and the
dead, at his appearing, rind; his kindom." But
can we' suppose-that the great king of the church
shalj descend from that mediatory throne which
he bad acquired, not only by conquest, but by
blood, just when arrived at the summit of his
glory 1 The idea cannot be entertaioed for a mo
ment. " - - ' .
3. Th is appears also from the high honors to
w hich hi people shall be ex
Itrd
in heau'ti as
They, are t.
llht fruit ol his mediulorv
reign.
inherit a kingdom ; they are to reign as kings ;
thev are to su with Christ on his throne. I3u:
al! these high at'aiumerits ol the members sup
pose the continued leign of their head. Can it
.possibly be supposed, that w lieu they come to the
possession of tneir kingdom he shall yield up
the posstSaion of his ; that when they beg in to
reign, he shall cease, to reign ; and that when
hey ascend the throne, lit shall defend from it?
It is not sufficient to say, that though he cense to
reign as Mediator, he shall continue to reign us
God ; for the samlg are descubed as about to en
joy all these high honors, not itn'mditely from
their communion with him as G 'd.biitasMi di;t:or
4. This1 appears farther froiri the tenure by
which the saints in heaven .shall enjoy all their
exalted privileges.- They rlia ll bold, them by u
mediatory tenure. - They shall enter heaven mi
his right. "In my Father's hotist -there are many
mansions ; il it were not so I would have told you;
I go to prepare a plane for voir." Thev Khali
retain it by the same tenure: '"J'ney shall leign
in life, by one Jesus Christ" 'I'helii life conid-
ered as hid for security', is hid in Christ, and in
God through Christ; aud the perpetuity of iheir
life depends upon the perpetuity! of his life us M
dialor : "Because 1 live ye shall! live also." This
being the ca
t
ase, were Christ to uiy asiue his me.
diatorv office, the saints j would lose their grand
security fW the eternal possession of hea.enly
mansions and heau-nly ju)S.
5. The pei petuity ul iur Lord's mediatorial
character foither appturs, from l lie perpetuity of
his' subordination to the Father.!
When th- Fo
'iter, in his resurrection and ascension to he.i
ten in our nature, put all things
under him; by a
dit me grant, for the goo J of the
church his body,
whether they be throneji ir doiuinion?, piinci
palitits or powers, the Father fr.mself way excep
ted. Though ve&'ed Wtli tni- r.tleiive author
ity, still the head of Chrit as Mediator was God ;
"For he hath put alignings under his fe t. But
when he siiih, All things are pu und r him. his
manifested that he is excepted
m ho did put all
ihiugs under him." 1 Cor, xv. 27
But we are
ubdued unto
iulu that when all those things nrc
him at the end of time, and whed
on that account,
, hr shall have
in the ! sense ulready explainec
I delivered' up the kingdtiu of God even the Faj
ther.lhe 3ouie subordination slial
continue which
of his mediatory
Ire is sutiordi
all be subdued
phinly implies the contiuualiutr
office, according to -Nlnch hIooc
nate . ''And wfieu all things sn
unto him; then shall th' Sou al?o hiuiself be sub
jjett unto him that put all things
uncler I im, that
VjioU may ue all in all. : Vrse
. i ' i ii ti n tr
'ZS. We admit
nian, tliit uVg'ij-
that. W illi an Arian and a S c
ment Will have no weight. siucH both deny our
L rd's essential deny or q lality yilh the Fa
ther ; but to a Trinitarian, we apprehend the ar
gumeii;'no v stated, in support of the perpetuity of
our Lord's mediatory character, must appear cjon
elusive. A the Son, viewed us' God, is the Fa
ther's equal, so in the sense in which they are
equal there ca.i be no -ubordinafion of the one
lb theothW; and viewed; fciinpty as man, there
could be ho u?e for bringing forward his subor
dination in the present urgumejnt, since in this
view . he
Godhead
i
is essentially and subordinate to the
; the subordination mentioned in the
passage under consideration can, therefore, refer
to him in no other characterthanlh.it of Mediator.
In fine; this doctrine is fraught with" comfort to
the bvliever, to whom every office which our
Lord holils as Mediator i precijous, so precious
that the tpposit doctrine is calculated to throw
a 'gloom (over his mind, in jhis meditationsthat the most fastiduous may have no room to
ana anticipations wun repe-:i io uie nr-
venly state. .It i true that in cjue view this is
no decisive proof I bat Christ's ijiflicial character
shall continue forever ; but in another, it affords
a strong presumption in it favor. We can
scarcely suppose that the floly spirit would have
inculcated so 6f,rongly, and so frequently, in the
word, the1 senlimenis of esteem 'for Christ, trust
. . .t- i.. U . I
and delight in him. in the specific character of
Mediatiirj and .fostered and.chrished the same
feelings, and sentiment in ihe hearts of thern who.
oeneve, in peuajinj iusi t--.-,
to find our Lord divtMtd ofhisolTui.it churaetei,
winch they now bold so pitcious, and thfougi
wfiich alone, thev exptel acceptance w ith God in
the present lid , and to be admititd to dwtll foi
ever iu this beat rfie 'ireence, in the life to comt'.
But iu this particular their, hopes shall - not b
ifisapj oiiited ;for "he shall reign over the house
of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom ihere 'shall
be no end." v .
; ' SUvenso7i s Ojices of Christ.
Fromtbtf.Hartford Waichmta.,
; THE UNI t. Y OF THE SPIRIT.
When the Apostle exhortsdiis brethren to en
deavor to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond
. of peace, he speaks.of a somethino really existing,
and shows how it Should be treated. The some-1
thing of which bespeaks is the unity ol the Spirit.
It is a oneness, or agreement, and then it i.s not
eveiy kind of onepess or agieernent, but a partic
ulai friud. viz., the ittiilyoi the SeiRiT.lNot the
unity of selfish iut-rests, like that of llefcd and
Filate, not the unitV of outward ceremonies and
proles'siou?, like that of the scribes and Pharisees,
i ot t u unity of inensibility and iudiflerence,
like th.it of the valley of dry bones ; bufy a real
unit v (ifSpinf. or , bat unity which is produced
by the I Udy Spirit iu the work of regeneration.
This is something which the Apostie supposes al
ready exists, Vise he would riot exhort Upkeep it.
For now can that be kept whicii is not possessed.
And to show more fully that he had in vicjv a par
ticular soil of uuitV;, he'proceeds to describe its
foundation. . O.niuiirg the wordsfsupplied by the
translators ifi ita"lics. it is us follows: One bo
dy, arid one Spirit, jey'cii as ye are called1, iti one
hope of your calling: one . Lord, one faith, one
baptism,; one God and F.itherbf all, wtyo ts above
all, and through all and in )ou all." . - That is to
say, the unity of which ihe Apostle speaks, is a
unity of prolessioii jiind of sjiirit or disposition,'
and olth'.'hope of thyir calling; even as they have
one Lord, one fa iih one bajftism, and one God.
We cannot at present go into an examiua iou of
ill these pai ticularl which constitute the ground
ol the, unity of the Spirit, aud in which it essen
tially vConsifts. , Txvoi of them, however are-uor-thy
of paiticular i notice viz, 1. 'Oneihope ol
yruir calling." Tliai is to say, the unity of the
Spii it'depends on; i similarity of exf erience. -
How c.in two waltcttogHher in the bnily1- of the
spirit, exfejit they Ueugreed in their experience,
or in ihe grounds, nature, and objects of tHeir
lin)C They ma V ejxercise the unity of foi bear fj
uiice. auu pourtesy, finaDenevolence, but the tini.
fy of ihe spirit tlie' cannot have tiil they havt
all drunk at4 the same fountain, and peak the
language of Caiuiin. What unity of spirit for
example can there ! be between those, a niitt of
w hom found their hope on their owri desjjeralei
i lints, or on the ni'iral suasion of their fellow
j lio n, and a part u.scrib their hope loimmerited
aud soveieig.i! grace A part jeel the burden,
only of that depravity w hich is the consequence
of their own act, and a part feel Hie, burden ola
lieart deceitful. uby all tilings, and desperately
wicked, and the wjejjoht of the ti nth that they arV
born in sin, and sh4pen in iniquity; and conse
quently are bynatiie the children of -wrath ? 2
Anolhei particular df this foundation of ihe unit
ty of the spirit, is 4oe f.iith." Fa(ith in ri'ri evan
gelical iense, ceitainly implies a belit f of the es
sential doctrines of in gospel. . God's suprema
cy, man'sdepraity Christ's mediation', and the
imputation of his righteausntss for jusiincatiorv
and the t llicaciousj Ugency of the Holy Spirit in
regeneration, are essential drctrines, if any art
Mich. How then Can two walk logether iu spir
itual unity, except j hey be agreed in these isenti
menls. . They may have the unity of social in
tercourse and civil Relations onother grounds,
but the unity of thef spirit must be founded an
one frith." f ; -I"
jSuch bfirig the urjity of the spirit, in some of
its prominent featureS, the next question i, hoy
ts this to be treated f V.e are exhori
orted loeridea-
voi to preserve it.
5ut bow preserve It ? js it
to be done by bringing into juxla posipfm d is
similar experience-&iid sentiirienrs.T Will this
piodoce: unity, r orily umke the want of -it more
ui inife.! ? la it to be done by removingiull llje
and inarks of filh and hope, mid throwing. open
the vineyard to a outness with the wilderness?
Would i lie apostle recommend as a foundation of
the unity of ihejspi j it, no hope of tnir calling, no
Lor no faith, ho b.i.ttism ? Unity in nothing is
no unity. How then is the unity of the sjnrit to
be kept, but by keeping to the truth, both jii our
hope, and in our faith ? And. who endeavor to
keep it, except theu who eude.ivor to miintnin
evangelical doctrines, and to discriminate be
tween evangelical hrte and its counterfeitis.
Front Jebh's Sermuns. ! ' '
' -"- !" : I ' ' '" '!-
THE AJArjNEa IN WHICH A CLEllGYMAN
SHOULD PREACH.
His address should be simple, afleclionate
I
and grave, his: matter solid, his. method clear,
his exptesions chast" and Select, neither Soar
ing lo a false sublime, nor finking to a j mean;
familiarity. "He should speak so plainly that
the most ignorant may understand ; so seriously'
that the most careless may feel; so rationally
javil, and yet so spiritually that the most i pious
may be provided wjth the bread of life, j It is
not enough that bis flock, be taught to know
what is true, and exhorted to practice what is
right. The heart must be addressad, and the
alTections must be awakened, or no' effect uol
progress will be m.acfe. For rall knowledge will
be sterile, and all performances unprofitable,
unless nffecliorr interpose to give vitality to ihe
one and sterling vuluetothe other. I o preach
thus.it may be imagined, requires a rare as
seroDiageoiquauucauons. ,Ana, maeea, u wouiaj
be so, were anyihing but ChrWianity the tub
ject. But tht wold of God giws Us iu Voted
aiudent n powler w hich no natural th nf, io';p
ular study, mj familiariiy w rth the aters of
human Hoquenee ever did or ever could emifer.
He that with a well prepared hi ait and rightly
harmontzedsafft ction?', drinks in the divine wis
dom ofbur fjdru's discourtis, willlmotl infa li
bly attain a leadv unlabouied flaei.cy of n li
gious seniimeljit" w hicii can hardly fail to awa
ken, to convirjee, to animate, to influence j bis
hearers And If he vt isli to enliven hisdiscoute
with irreproachable. leauties, both of thotigl t
and diction, hi cant nlislJ in the service of evan
gelioal trutii,ile stiLlimityof Isaihh, the pathetic
tenderness of Jeremiah, the dep-toned energy
ot Job and the varied excellencies of the swett
psalmist of Israel. Norj be 'it deemed enthusi-
i asm to say, that fervent prayer willjnakea mora
:.. ... i.. . . 5 i . .i r n'.i. i c ' t.
uupressjve prtacner man an.iue ruiesoi ineio
ric, and that hjj who speaks what he doth know,
and testifies w fjal he doth feel, as in the presence
of his gracioui God, will w in more souls to
heaven than if fie wielded at-wj"ll the eloquence
of men and angels
HE THAT liULliTH HIS SPIRIT, IS
! . 1 ,.-' - - .
BETTKR ,TIlAX 11 THAT TAKETJI A CITY.
' I havea qujriiity of seiying that must be done
this pring. ij wish youj were vftll and rotild
assist me, my iaughter"said Afrs. Weld.tu a
falof delicate little girl who was reading at ;her
side. Amy slgjied mournfully, l sincerely
w ish I could, u other, -how useless I am 1"
She sat gazing 'nt her mother who was examin
ing pile bfuurrnished work, the neglected book
she had been reading fell to the floor, her mo
ther looked upand sawjears falling quick! ajid
ast from Amy's eyes. j ' M
O, mother," she said amid her sobs, "I am
jofnouse to any one in ihe world 1 hare! no
bodily strength I have no brilliaiit:taleiits3:T)r.
teJIs me I must not sitandsew" ; what can I do,
dear "mother, to benefit one single being 1" She
did not hear ihe merry shout! of little Gebrge,
who entered the loom from school, his atehel
slung over his shoulder, the happiest of tho
happy. He stopped and gazed a inommt most
sauiy at Amy, irien crept t( her side nd threv
'hi arm around ber neck. "Sister, I'm up to jihe
head, and all bett use you heard my lesson this
morning." The little fellow, triid every en-',
dearment to shdwhis interest und love. " j
"My dear daughter," said Mrs Weld, 'hpre
is an intance ojT the good you are the means of
doing to those around you : you call forth, and
promote kituf nbd good afTtcrions. Ourfalhe'r
in Heaven Iaols into the heart. He knows
that though lht flesh is Weak," yet,'Mlhe heart
1
is wiiiio, biiu ir- "I vis vo i many onnoiiuui
ties, of calling out the highest feelings dl vour
brothers and sifters. Do you think the chil-
dren.and your jschoolmules would love you: so
terideriy, if theyfdidnot see you always palient,
forbearing, Sc seeking constantly to have a good
influence over heui Ah 1 my daughter, fhf v
ainiable, selfdejrjying tempt r with which God
has blessed youj does more to bent fit us all than
the strength of.flercules without it. J
George s eyeL'listened us the tears . of Amy
ceased, to fall: fM other,", he exclaimed, 'God
puts love into sister's heart, and o she loves
eVerybody, and; every-body loves her." . tlis
sister prescd . Irim 'to her lips saying, "Ves,
George, God is' very good, and I am ungrate-
Evening came ; the younger children thought
no one, not even:"deur mother! placed them in.
bed so kindly and patiently us sister Amy;'dnd
they loved to say Iheir evening prayers w t;h fier,
an J tell her nil their li.tljoys und sorrows, itud
whenishe had given and received the good night
kiss, she heard the voice of her brother Albert
calling, "Come Amy, and give us some -musif.1' "
Her head throbbed with pain, and most litlhj
girls would immediately have refused, but she
did riot ; f.eatiwgj herself at tbe piano, she sang
her brother's favorite airs. -The kiinJ xesire of
her heart gave sweetness to her "voice.
"1 believe mother,' said Albeit, il is a fart
that music triakek onegrov better, I mnn nich
r natural music as Amv! I know that t ften
w hen 1 have left he rough boys arschoo' 1 fee
ns'ifl should bt almost a saaire if it were not
for our h ippy evenings at home." "Auiv see .is
Jo have tlie pow!r of making every one amiable
that approaches per interrupted the fdther.
"l can lruy say,iny daughter, th it when lj re
turn frot.u the toil of business, at night, if I did
not enjoy your kind and delicate a'lenlions I
should retire wearied in every limb; music.re
; freshes the mind.as sleep does'the body 't it ele- -vates
and purified our feelings." - '
When Mis, VVeld bade Amy good night, Vhet
(whispered, "ibis is the fir.-t lime I have ever
head my .daughter murmur against the ways of
an Allwise Providence. O, let it be jhe'jasi
time ; if you continue earnestly endeavoin to
conquer every wrong feeling, or selfish Wish, bJ
sure your heavenly Father wWl show you htivy
you can be useful. , Remember His vvord says,
He that rulefh his piri.t ts better than ha.
thatjtaketh a cityj Youth3 s Co mpanmn.
;THF
BlBtB AT HOME.
The Rev. -JL AJ Clark, of St. Andrew pisco.
i vnurcn, r-nnaaeiDDia.in a letter to rjis con-
gregaiion dated, Jiome, March 24, 1838, says:
"I wish to dra if one argument from facta corw
neeted with the living world around roe, to urp
upon you the proper appreciation of the privile
ges you enjoy. 4You every one of yoo; have the
word of God in your bouses, and can readlin
your own mother tongue his wonderful works
those lessons of sacred truth that will make
you wise unto sanation. The Bible in Rome is
a strange and rare book. The only edition of
it aui&onzva to t-: told here is ia nileeo Jargt