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DIVORCE BETWEEN THE PULH AND IiTERA- j
Rerl Dri Barnes closes his article in the Rei
positorr. on the Relation of Theology c to ' Preach-
; From' some cause there has been a sad ' di vorce
between the pu Irjif; ns Wch, and jarge departments
A of literatnre ; When TlrprrtM he poet ry that charms
',oht!''pleases4rbmi'the MviettV'or'ftlacaiol' and
Jeflrey, and Sydney Smith -and from the Guar
dian, and the Spectator, and still' more from the
I ligkt and ' attractive literature1 of this 1 age, trien
r turn to srmons tliey feel as if they Were going
from sunshine to gloom,' from a clear to a: murky
ntinosnhere,' f rdrri die saloons "of ' pleasure and 1 en
( chantment, the hall of the Alhambra, to the cata-
which men in: this, age are so ready to hear, none
which. they are'si indisposed to read, as sermons.
Tlie very name, considered as referring to read-
ing Tnatter,f is2 synwiymous with ail that is dry and
dull. ' While of al tHe people oh the earth we are
f mast given to herriar sermons, there is almost
any thing which fe will not sooner readi1 There
is a deep demand
in our nation and in
our: times
for this kiiid 'of iblie instruction; but 'this de- of the. healthy and robust. H The inaiy majv n
mand, so lar asts Jiterature; is; concernedispadeed, trough fear of deatb, be'all his lifetime sub
met. The W uiUa7eMeor -ject to. bondage. But he soon learns the fatal art
mons and no wie. man no W-"published a" sermon: ot procrastinationonce; learnt, he yentu res tp prac-
"with a view to il being sold j if seVmons are pub-1 lice it as jrcidlyarid fatally as the most. robust and
lished, it is donepith a ; renwte, hope that f they reckless. , , Soon disease has so far weakened his!
will be accepted Jindly, if given away ; and hap- povvers jliat.be canno 2brjng them to f thedecjsive !
rv does tl.o autbr deem
' will receive them as. a g
imnlied 'pledge tlit they
? man who advenftres a.voiurne of 'sermons oes it 1
at the peril of hit bookseller ; and of alithe Vrtan- J
uscript producliois now in the 'world; those,' the
"smallest pfoporiin ofaicbwoutd feir tobe
published mi& t
niles bfma'nu scrip sermans which are -found: iri r
. the studies of mirfeter3 of the gospel. It may be
. - . ".u.i .t-'-i ;-J . I. -?1 ' I
sal a, u is i rut". iua uiey.ucivt; uuswercu ntcir eiiu,
ana luai a yaiuaoi ena : u is i rue. laai irpm me
With much care, adt theni
;ing : preached,
it is laid aside forcer, and no one: may wish to
look at it, a man pould not feel that his labor has
been ill-bestowedi pr! that his careful - study in
r'n'intMisl nor It. .Vridiis attenton even. taUheVneat-
np nf his .chHtranhy. or -this f manuscript, ftas I
- r . o t -, . .... . . - . , i - . - '.' . !
been in vain, an more tlran the farmer feels
when he has turrd. a handsome furrow, and his
field; as a 'mere-s?eiriiiertKp'rpl6ugt ingj is beauti-l
ful, that it has bxn in yain for. it is ope of the
characteristics of , good farmer to lay his fur
rows thus j and, tough all that beauty shall soon
disappear, the "grtf object has been gained, in the
' waving golden I rvest'tlfiat folk) ws:' SotKe
preacher may feJ, that, though his maauscripts
may go no furtheth;
be forgotten or bined
'.The amnle result i not to he seen in the eleanti
;Iy bound roium,ut inthe happy truUa
4 hat shall spring s.or the neia wav ne cuiuvaies j i
golden ha'rrestorricbi thanany over whicH
1- -f i -.t i ,
raons . As litey composiiionsj iney snouiu oe j
.. ' ,3 i c J
f of the highest pssibie order':' they should ; be
:ul'h;aVrTiottey
. tract ihcmvoficate I and irefineoU taste U they
.-bhould U sacAviH not tnalcetbe theology th
W f WVU' 'Ztii-A
coufttry-can itwsity -and such. as. .shall became
"tho?e who; b
.
x powerless and putral y -by -the -xqaisUehcauty
sDread5over thlics of - crcationV; the simple 'and
';purecfirjns
thetream,
tiwiifi.of.the trU3:of?tre.veIationr ill be remJered
less powerful at efiicient, by being conveyed iri
ydresi that sh! correspond ' with; the rriet hos irj
which Godadd?ses us- in" hi beautiful "works;
The world, asixl has made it, is full, of beautyl
:IIe speaks to rn aiftidst he exquisite ciiarms o(
the works cf rAe,nnd. -surrpunds himself witl
j rery.hue cf I.ij'p.nd fo? he, ..-hpprqacues,
! in his worksrhe expanding flovveri the rain
v, th3T2ri-?"l lights.
iliaU Jic at evening on
fckvVcr the gay light
2 dzzh
f tbu-csian
ift, even'Withscacely an 5 uemaruis.v. ripe torpor 01 -arsease ettucs more anui
..wiir. read them. The S more, the voice of conscience: and he. whom God
necessary sarnenej of the jBubecjshjn such disoo their dying beds, and send hack to survivers n f become in a greater or. less degTee. unfaithfulo
cunrses,; itcouldny bg(- expected - thafTnipwj ? IntinjLnd a' warning ivoice, and though the BibW their vows, or in the expressiverJEnglish. of - the
vould ?dernatidQ)Cbear theirp pdmotiKsheTlhcrnTwilh breaks. Bible have backslidden from the .Lord,, and, a re
iriip5 that even' wHn sermon his been written j not the fatal charm, , r.or ' checks the downward ; living in i that crlminar ami Miserable state. It is
after bc
an his own pulpit, and then ;aeep nna tnorougn conviction oi mis.soiemn wuto,
, still his care is not in vam, is in tact one of tne: most poweriui principles mat
rL"!! y-lii'r? ' t. 1 nvfy -fipnth. ;even ' while in 'health. sometimes
, IJUl WDIie UUS3 truc,,ii.;l5 im.,.ifju uak,iuw .--j 7 . . 2- "t ' i I
age'anUrtlie'cinm
clLnlr! hinti HtPrnture than there is in seri his eternat interests are-not sectiredf tilthoughmoi
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as will C3 Hw' Vi'v wr.v worth v the minds that I
,liaTOtic6he.ehghesi;dw ?
s tho?e v.'bOj btiiejf Nation?, maWtcontribote rnofe
; than nnptlil!! iss pf tofnrtherihbli?
."manners' and ..V jA s .9ne4:of. tVtuWAYnjh
ic iii.Mi .worKs, are rendered
I that play in the north, the dewJrops of the morn
llnrif-'tKA Iftirkt "iiiV tVi a InW hltA AitMh iKa nten
lhgf, - 'the. fountain the JakeV'the ocean,n the wtxier j
laiytne nower-corerea prairie,l f una the waving
forest these are 'the things through' which God -J
speaks to "men iri h1s'6tks.Sov! ivith all (hat is
attractive, and beautiful, and J sitriple," ah pure,
and chaste in" thought ahd4 language; should it be
our aim that lie should speak to men,- " when He
conveys jjg I noble" truthsof jredemptibricld the
world by bur' instrumentality j arid f so should the
pulpit be "seen to be the appropriate place for con
veying the richest and noblestllruths1 that have
dawned oii this part Of the timtersethe system
of theology" which - He 1 has 1 commissibricd us to
preachy
1 -ir PREPARATION FOITETERNITYr.
It is a .wlse and beneficient Jaw of nature, that
ns old age begins to steal upon, us, the sensibili
ties become blunted and the powers both of body
and mind more torpid.- Hereby are the aged re?
fierexj in a great measure from tlie suflerings Uiey
would otherwise; endure.u 1 But if, their- hearts
have never been -renewed, if habits of : sin have
become fixed by, the frosta of age, thisl benevolent
provision of: nature jiecomest their curse,iiRefi;
pecting them it .nay be. impressively: asked, can
the Ethopian change his skin, or the leopnrdnhis
spots then may yer who are accustomed to, do
evil,;. learn .t? ; do .well. ; The appropriate season
for the great work of conversbn has .been pflered
to go by unimproved j j and rjow.jtJs.aneasj'imatJ
ter. to hold on in his course of sin, till -his few re
maining sands are run out. s. .Conscience may; in
deed, now and then make a convulsive effort to
show hinvhis danger but remorstl,ssc habit bas
well nigh choked her Yoice,' which utters only a
feeble, , dying groan J and .the ' man- goes,', grey
headed in sin, to his final . account, as stupidly as
the ox goeth to the slaughter. .m .i;'.
But the invalid, the man who , from ; month to
month feels bitnself to be tottering on the..brnk;
of. the graye and whom a mere breath wU p'unge1
into eternity, he must be avvako .to ' the ;: solemn'
scenes before him.. Thus reason infers ;;bnt ex
perience shows the conclusion - to be false, : It. is
doubtful whether as large a proportion of those in
feeble health do not. live and die unconverted as'
has held for months and even years on the . brink
of the grave, that he might prepare for his exit
goes into eternity; an unconverted man. Oh, the
astQnishing infatuation thai reigns in the human
heart l ,God of mercy, what but : thy grace can
save man from, destruction tf, t
j
pjca is a common memou oyi: vuicn sin suc-
ci : .Lil t ...i.' i . ;
cecds in robbing men of, their eternal, birlhrighti
And though multitudes discover the fatal delusion; I
course of that tvat multitude; who are; rnoving
steadily; forward in ihe broad, way to destruction; ',
.1. . 1 ..u J: ! ! .1 I I r
even uiese-new mucii uisvmnne in me sciicwi 01
Aif Ann- I Vol fillir 1ioirk Irta t li!nto
that are unseen ? and I eternaLv Very ? prone are
they to come again, under the power? of; that - de
lusion which kept them .so long,- while.unconvert-'
ed, from a realizing sense of the nearness of eter
nity, t 3 Oh, that I might have the power given me
to set forth the vast importance to, the: Christian
of keeping hissoul constantly and ividly impress
ed with eternity as reality, hear .'at handlil A
Unable a man Uo accomplish -moretibrthethooor
uuuauuuut-.gwws.ui .hiwi ""jr.; "".'&.
a , 3eise. --.nim-s:. ?.ni 'ta .t?mu m c-f 5
-Upon . the irrdigiqus man,. the. apprehension' of
iNi.a.icvfmnrtti'im(rrlnmv1hn iilv-riiinn win.
imngu -yw " ' - " ?
science is enougn awaueneu no .see .me .amazing
still cling to isome worWry dojf nnd thus nJft the
iinind is kebt m . a nainful suspense. su iaeetne
vanitv of the world, yet cannpt U muster resolution
enough to come to the great ? deeisioh.l i No won j
def that in such a dilemma a mans . usual energy
should forsake him, even' in his worldly mursuits!
For fn' thomidst;bfi bis' Jabnrs Uheivitheiini
thought "cbntinnal r'yrecarsU What is a man mm
'fitted, thorfigh-hl gain thewhdle world and lobsej
4i1s so'ul ior what?sreilf ff mangive 'injexchimge
for 'hi$ soul 1 Untit J he' free himself - from nhe
thought'of eternity or give his; heartito Gbdin4
efficiency musVcharacterizelaU 'his eflarts'.H 1 Bat
let him take the glory of God as.the motive of
hi actions; and he, thought of etcrnity ihsmenr ar:
hand will nerve his arm withan.nefgy nofotber
principle can impart -j 3 for no man nccomplislies m
from the portion of time put into his hand : for the'
purpose of hirf preparing for. his appearance before
it, has undergone; another proporttonablevtliminu
tioh and, that as he falls shbrt of.that-virtuou
stature, to which; ho might have grown ''by.Hl
imtirdvemdnt of all histime,-exaclly sofar -sl-.a,!
he sink' beneath' that scat :in . the future kingdom
himself iif his frindsiand vigorous action which the work of renentance
1 et toe uod of sover ign grace t interposes for the grossly neglected or ?- mjud icioiisly t rented as is no
rescue of some, whoa become -hew ,creatures in jotherjclass of jpersons connected wiili thVchu
Christ 7 Jesus, and commence a?he of faith.; Yet 1 While their backsliding is of ; the , heart, chiefly.
stimulates a mart ,o action, au iiiereiore it wui
7
arming rapiuuy. i ne mile he nas leit ior mm-; f
self, is now" Jess than ever.' .Hc'has lost I another
month. The candidate of heaven- (it is enongh
to agitate a statue l;is degrac'ed another degree
from his first appointed -.rank, should, he ever;
length arrive in the immortal citv of God.1: "A
other ! beam U shorn? from the crown :of 'glory j
whick at his birth, was nlaeexl over his-i head.
That 'broad and ample support for confidence? to
wards God, which the dedication of all hisday td ;
t 2i' j ...l il.J .
. T ,
tits eci vice iwoiim iiaTw; piuccu ? unuerncaiiui, lias
lost another pillar. .-That peace, . with which it
was originally, int his power to : have : pressed
ressed the f
He;
pillow, of death, is robbed of, another smi
ficient. sufficient substractbn his inheritance has
sustained. U is moral patrimony he has eno5gh
impoverished. ? Let what is ! left ; bescized V.witli
;?n; eager hand.-r-Uroo-j
1
From the Christian Souvenir.
nn.: OBEDIENCE.-5 ntrr
, VET MRS L. II. SIUOURNY. , ,
.. , Uod baae the sun break oith in light
. iiiu juiuier pait'i. name,. f . t ;
. 's With silver lamp to lead the night, ."
v .A stars tp beam with cressets bright,
, And heedful of his. word of might. ,
Each to their orbit came. . ; ...t v
God bade the Spring awake, and treaii
On winters ic reign, . , ; .
" a She louch'd the pnowrdrop in its bed
' " ' The fna'a the brooklet's head,'
, And ting'J.the queenly rose with red, ,
C 'rV'ty 5reen the'jeafy plain. , ;
3- .
God bade the Atiturnri yield its siore," n
And bending o'er the world, 1 ' ' ; '
The trees rcsin'd the fruits they bore,
The lierr'y burst its luscious core, '
' While harvests to the Fickle pour
v Their sheaves of ripened gold. V
God to the heart hath said, "be still.
When sorrows o'er thee sweep
And doth it, heeJroYof jhisjvill, ' ?
O'er rifled bower and perished rill
i? Even when its bitterest tears distill,
In meek submission weep. '
- God to the heart hath said, 'be miner s
And hasies it not to brim; . . ,
, lis buds that i)lush, its flowers that twine, .
The earliest clusters of ils vine ; v2 , i;
- Its first affection to the shrine ' .
. Of its Almighty King..'. " ' . ! O ;
? TREATMENT OF, BACKSLIDERS.- ?Z'1
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It js a sad and obvious truth, that a considera-
hl nnrtinn Af ilhosp vhrl hnvAm'tAa f nnnKli nn:
fessknof religion, even Jn our most evengelical
and, best disciplined churches, have, subsequently
general fact, this large class of persons are either
and is manifested by no gross overt obliquity, they
are simply neglected ; when they have proceeded
to visible acts of immorality,;arid 'discipline has!
become necessary
its faulty administration, , that t discipline operates
to the destruction, and not the reclamation of of
fenders. - r
We know of no practical subject connected with
the prosperity of the 'church, more worthy of the
attention of the ' religious press and the. ministry ,?
and of Christians generally. ' Why should not the
large number, of .backsliding ; professors found in
our churches, constrain our pity: and command our
eflbrtl' i Why; is there " not more of ;aflectionate
watchfulriessover weaker brethren 'tWhy is it
tlwt jrsons jtistj beginning' to ; inquire after .salvai
tign, reeeive mi.nute and persevering attention' till
tliey joia the church f but no sooner is trlht done!
UhanUhey are'scarcely thought ' of again j thoVigb
uier lgnprance ine.xperiencc? anu constant .expq
sujto'iiemptatbn and every n evil influence, all
render them. needy of the; most : watchful care of
tb'eir brethren
''- Howeasymighf it' be, if we.tvereJallnfTection
ately watchful over the first' mis-step of ayoung
professorj to save' him from falling intb7grent M nd
grievous sins j whereas, neglected arid ''unwarned
in he early stages of 1 h1sr relapse, hiscase loon
becomes too bad for restraint or rcrnecly; wtey.
Si 'And then the case'of t those who Save backslid-
den" so long and so far from ; God, -as ' to render
them id bur eyes hopeless,'! -bu whd - are ; by1 no
mea?is always dead to the voice of sincere pity, or
the plead i ngs of Ch
arb moments' in
every Xvanderer,
sinj and the inter
he,ivould welcomi
tioriatbrmonitorarid Would druik'-iri' the y tanoago f
of kind remwristrandeond "friendly entreaty, and
a!cmg ?ail -the avenues ' to-death f for1 ihe?'8buls of j
jj their erring brethren T-Wliy 1 are there tiotspe j
ortrod,' which war originally within hisMteach? ; -tnjp Ami use cries ot tnose- wno - searcn tor tne is npvpropr oi porayery? Duti.roiir anjevirj?o
hndybeheath that sablime 'superiority-to deat iq rtost 'sheep-6f-tbe las of Israel tAitfd9rwhy wojeowa
the hoar of sits inpproacrV with -yhich bri earlier there not a1 loader; arid r
preparation fori it would, hare enabled him to meet -joy over'onet reclaimed prddtgalptba6ve'ninet .yhadJmaliothe'sacf
it.r.It,is..hight Urne to awake but 'of.? sleeps The and mine righteons wn 4 f ybaa? i j ancebrGod, to conform to the ruleschjliry
time' that lies before him is lessening.' wiih an aJ f i Uasklbr his suectitheiny tw
rlstian love and nnxiety? Tlicre pensatidrif providence 'properly so called. He Lr ' t about o thi :
the experiences of perhnp?2nearly wasneof'theictims bfhe law
( when;he realizes he felia,he;ihe which 1hfo "
miser o y
e to his side a folthfuf and nflec- intrrdarkness; and chased o . ?c"
struggle'to throw'oiTthe "shackles of siri, and re-j- Decatur received if ?mbhal wound, nddied nVthe
turn;to bis heavenly FnlherY ''Wliy as It that Xhercl early ageof 'itfi'I If there is anything that deservel
areinot srich'kind and foithfulChristiansJ seeking the hearty and -ririiversal reprobation of all u good
of conference arid-inquiryfor theml Wbare jtb te'hdnorable' and brard. '.No truly honorable 'fumbling sound; Ycrmioatec by : an apparent ex?3
nottlie.mauntainsv6f sirf tchoinwilh the foot-1 rntin'wfircohsent to murder or be murdered;5 And 's:onVj'
niiuu vt uur viiriifiin urciuicii anu rcnuas. i c . wvumtj uivi owm uwiniur ii;iuyiiai csitiucu
sbeiieve it there was a proper coftcern inr the caurcri jepn, woicn, tne waters pt tne uanges caBnot tiucf
on this subject, many uio' were J once hopeful How many circles have beennljed; with mcQnyoLi-
: memoers 01 mexnurcn, out wno nave laiien ;amia ui gneuoy ns, uemon ui eii aemandinff'iY vic-
at the many -snares fthictrwere' spread in theirpathi tim. . A recent instance is fresh mthei recollection
n- mght be brought back ognin Mn their right innrd ol the readiug. communiU-v A( man,of;htgb, liter-
to the fold br-Gold's people; filled r with joy and
J
'with the blessed hopes of the gospel. And
v ...-. . .
iituoes more, wno are now m clanger aany ana.sacrea ana imperative autygoes: loathe ijeid of
hburiy-or1 being led 'ofP from"' the narrow pathi deadly strife. .vln the space or.onenef hourlie
mi?ht. bv a vert moderate 'exercise of l.hrtstinn : is borne to his home blepdinrf fmntmfr Ax-lnn
hvatclifiilness and counsel,-be saved from - the'sm f An aged mother, tWosistefsV aVidatluile,son,,riit-
ond nrisery of a backsUdiVtafe.5y,iTt,fl
7lSnf-&lut.& ::", fltuittitnz hihm
JOHN BUNYAN.' Xi
He appeared in countenance to2,be. of a, stern
nnd;roUi;h!tem,per? bjjtjmJiis conversation mild
and afilible, not given to loquacity, or much disi
course in coinpanyunles'ome urgent occasion
rlMjf?d it; .orervjnevertp bp
or his parts, but rather seem low in his own eyes,1
pndtsvibiiit himself to ,the, judgment Of others "ab-J
horring lying and swearing, being just in all that
lay in his power to his word ; not seeming td
revenge injuries, loving to reconcile diflereocesj
and make friendship with nllJ He had a sharp
quick eye, accomplished with s an 'excellent! dis-'
cerning of persons, being of good ; judgment land
quick, wit. As for his person, he ivas tall of sta
ture, strdng.bjned, though not - corpulent, some
what of a ruddy face, with' sparkling. eyes, wear!
Mng his hair on his upper lip, after-the bid British
fashion ; his hair reddish, but in his latter days,
time had sprinkled it with grey ; his nose well set
but not declining or bending, and his mouth mod
erately large ; his forehead something high, and
his habit I ways plain 1 aiid'rnbdesf; .uArid. tpus
hare we impartially described the interna f and
external parts of a person1 whose ' death hath been
much "'regretted j a person who ha'd ; tried the
smile? and Irowns of time, not purled up in pros
perity,' nor shaken in adrersity,s: always holding
the golden mean. v " - '
In him at once did three great worthies shine 1 .
1 Historian, poet; and a choice divine; 2'"' :' ,
Then Je him lestih uudistni tied dust, : I
Uutil the resurrection of the jnst, ' -su.) .- - ;
In his pilgrimage Cod blessed him with four
children, one of. which,, named. Marj was blind,
'onI -di'sbme years'' betore.a Hia ; other children
are" Ihomas, Joseph, and Sarah J and': his, wife
Elizabeth,' having lived to see him overcome his
labor.and sorrow, and pass from this life to receive
the reward of his works, long survived him hot j
but in l69'she died, tpv M
grim from thw world to the other, 'wbUher he Has
gone before her, while his jivofks remairi for (he
edifying of the reader, and pniise of the author
Vail - " 'l ' " ;" ' - ' '-'' V ;
rrun TTinmir mrT
iiJUttJklAUU.N. !lT
The Information was RomeV own xvbrd forc
ed upon the world by r her I own bads nets i; she
would hear no protest ; she rioted : inr her spiritual
insolence ; she laughed to s scorn ' the cry of. her
3wri children ; and, when they' became Urgenf j
she opened no door by which they might go forth
alone with their : suffering, and sorrow, but she
prisoned them close .within her stern, and iron ru
les. There 'was nd alternative for them but to
Mimn Hnnrt nn'Ana ala -.- f f . aW. L K'"L -i1'
cries of:tIiisrkx)r u
all is the. nuny efforts' of aman -minded
give a kick to tire mighty i spirits tof the Reforma.
tion. lhe very liberty
to -think 5 for . Uou nnd unto
stand before him in air the identity and glory
that manhood which the Lord himself has dign
fled in his incarnation and blessed work of redemp.
by , winch , his: dearest- privilegess have-been pur-
chased. C lurch of Etgland Quarterly ReviexcZ."
Xit-. ;a"'iiE3IARKS ON UELUNGlf f-lS
remain's of the late Commodore Deca1tif,vt whkli
took ptaie iri this'cily, 'on the4 $9ih'6t ;'s October
hl$fi f:t -U' Iw;A2: -i;U t. 'Sd.-3i&Ti ;,;-ffj
world." Anfi
onhappy?jh!
Barrbn led
uarrei oetween nim ana ' Uomntocore
thetn to -the field, wbefe Cdmmodore
me"n and true;" it is this bloody c6de'-by which
mariyrlivfes have beert needlessly sSerifTced.Va I
.v ineiuMowmg .mpress.ve anu perunent remars , fie, presents , this: melanchblr glimpse of the ef-
S? pt r,rr,rUS Iaw ,,onor' ;ve,re Tr ,lle" bfl iTects fof thei Frendh mvasioh?tiP4 Vihiti;.U.
the Philadelphia correspondent of the New York Af fine illustration bft Popery 1s this -whole busi
Evan?ehsf. fshortIv' after ahe-'rc-interment 'ofihft'.. k- -..-tf .-.- ... .
- iii'-oissiingwisiicu inuiviuuai wno was oome lo . in? ad
-I'U J I- .? '.T-.ftVJ.f .-'JSli-ji l.-i'l2.: f -"a : f
his iasi resung-piace, uieu Deiore nis time Me fh rises frc
was not swept 'away by'a pestilencej'he'did notlAdrriiral
foil in the-defence of his; Countryvr-byCarrydis- LtherjOsitiohfof nirtWls Hi; UnAA fH,
'attainments, a.wther pU a family, vose guar
j d iahsHip of,' cundreVatready'iwQrp
ter screams of agony a .view f theavwl alamj
ly whfehrhas lallen ' upbn 'th'emVwitn'iuleh'asud-'
den and crushing weight. Go vviih.mevff tmen
ot honor.,, to that habitat ion, which von have.reo
dered : .desolate and wretched. .See., ihat5ed
xnother bendjDg over lhe remains of a loved son
w ho has fallen by your hands. Hear her Xrant ic
cries at the bereavement you have occasioned.
isten to ner.tajeor. sorrow as, she rpours, it into
the ear ; of Him who has saul, f'vengeaqco is mine,
'ij r Hblifier' f$tnict;yQu that
tnatatrocity willlprexergonpnm t ,J)j
revenge seemweet asyon" see i its'fruitsjn-the
anguish and the agony, of those, who,, he ve been
robbed oftheir1 hope's ' by'iyouV:agfincy I What
which your guiltyVinfatuaiLFo vDoes
not conscience sometimes whisper in yon r earthat
victim sometimes rise upbefore youi pale, ghastly.
aiid dyingas you Jcfthlrn'J'thc I
took at your friend,; your rpmpapu) who . has
fallen by your ruthless violeacelt" I - .
j His eye hal's further out than when he)irid: -
-j Staring full;ghastly,Jikatrarig'Jed3iiaij f i I p-ti
His hair upreared, his' nostrils stretched with strov-
t: .
' His well-proportipppd heard ' made' rough 8ndVud
1 i Like to the summers corn by tempest 'lodged. " 9 .
t ri There's your tcorA-,, ? men Of honoiirV -7 G lo
ry, in it, if you can.'; .There's the la arels you hare
gained; !-t Gathers tiemrnri, add stransmit'tWm to
your children to, perpetaate your fame. taW;r.:-4
mtGfousqu5: fiftt
. TE4KSiA60.t4fir-; JI'Jf J
. A
pastor oc tne xongrega-
tional Church in that place. In Hhef course of Ja
sermon preached on the occasbn;by Dr.' Fiske, lia
spoke as follows :
.One remark is, that fifty years ago, it was a
very unusual thing that any-religious duty of a
devotional characterj'.was performed tveor-by'pro-fessors
of ' religion, except in the faroijyj especially
KK.P'?!(:: mw'j k iwtno; till; I
had been here morehaq i , 1 1 .year hi4 vvas pir-
feS offered b ono
of W.PtppfyfA hereaspnjyaa, npt,tlinl there; wii
no; Cbris.iian8,-buXjit rws.jConsidere4ibe.-specil
PM'fi MPTyS well
as all the preaching! when he . was present. and It
was designed .f a;oiark-.of ,t respect fojQ Chris
t'?"0 Mn?e,:;,ap4 feoforas
I Je.ir'nedbnder , t
there, was not a social ..nravor.iwpprint In thl.
r 1 l ....... U l. .I T . ..
)9
fcjffmSb t nJienUreJyjrfpc
-
iJW'affi otmyttltnrnt, there
was not a young person tcjbe seen at the table of
derstanding?that the 5 better sorV of persons, ivhpn
they settled down ui "tfie: married statnnd child-
COM H'DPO hnrn n IHn.. - J 1! l .1 . 1"
.w.. ..vw win lu imgiii, ouuuiu cunnecv memseives
With'the churcH'
ren in baptisrnas justly viewed f as an implied
renunciation bf th gosbel.and7 an annro'ximatirfn
'U?J 4fcnq i ; i
OPPRESSION OF TUE'TAIIIHANS-1 "V "
A recent letter froman""Amiprifan in ih. P,.;.
It;is sink orrswim with nhe-'hati of Tahiti.
atteJatest ad?ices.lf Tiey ydm r; as-
saulted the French lines,- and obtained some trifl-
vantagesThe chief diffichlfv of the French '
m scarcityof forage aodtprovisions.
namelin s arrival - has altered "Somewhat
K:.t Akrur.wi - ..
ncace.Thfe result s MrWV' u ; . -
2" Jrv UCiV i -'
ill i-'i"7-'Crl ii?." " , - ! 111 : ( . . ..; ? - j
; An ExTBAosntr: Aiiy. ftj!iIi;TMiu---A Jarge Iumin
ous body was seen shooting, ranidlv through th
air w Huuucjy, m vKginia, ,a .lew days since. It
luere is a leanui recKoning, or tnese Ueedsof a
trocity V iWnotfrigh
you r mid night repose J T'oea not your "murdered
it 3 A" Jubilee was held irfS New Brairitree,f Mass.,
to celebrate the 'completion of fifty years;' since th
Rer. Dr. Fiske became "pastor ': bfthe'-1ConWeifaf-
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