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yJAferaJwBi and Lot. " .
VSTe fied in the Presbyterian quite ixn extract
Ism a sermon of the Rev.- Charles Wadsworth
rftfiia city, which we here transfer to our. col
on?, as a specimen of what constitutes popular
aching at' the present day. The language - is
coat, striking and imacinative. The cool, ar-
jimentative preaching by our great men. of the
century- whether of this country or of Eng
land, h belind the titues.for this age of new and
i&rtHug things The subjuctof the sermon was
Abraham and Lot, and was lierired .from : the
Moving tkxiiCh.Chronide.f :t :-h: iV ::::
" Abraham dwelledln the land of Canaan, and
U dwelled in the' eities j)t tho plaia and pitch
(jbls tent toward S6dom:?4-iJ V
We cive that portion whfch draws a contrast
lerreen the choice of Abraham and that of Lot.
" Cotne,", then, let U3 enter in for. a'littlc to
iis lone tent of Abraham upon ; the mountains,
iil observe whether, after all, It be not a beau-
t&J Attmllnf9 Trtl imwiAlftl : emit rn rt
ki moment what were tbe elements which con
Sfated the happiness f of .that Cdwellingl in Ca-
? First; there ;was that sweet solace s!of;an"rtjp-.
young conscience that sense Jot .well doui2
iirch comes like a heavenly atmosphere to th
reposing soul ; and there was that delightful
cieipation ' of becoming so -. pre-eminently a
fesng to his family and to the 4jvorld. His
loiwqhold being .trained in the purefaith j his
ehild reared iuto manhood . in close . intercourse
lith G od ; his whole race, in the lapse of eighty
gfnerat ion s , r e ceiving as t he re suit' of his faith
folness, the offer of a Bible,' a gospel, a Saviour,
h leaven ! ' Q.what was the; dignity ofSodom'i
princa compared with that most illustrious groat-"
K?s of the father of the family whence Messiah
sprung ! "And that Abraham had an eye upon
tbse remote results of hi3 faith and faithfalojssy
tba can doubt? Who does not' perceivethai
h the touchiogran3action?on yloriahAbrar
iam saw as in '"a vision the ! sacriEcial ? atShement
of the Lamb of God ! ; VHW'ISK!
But notonlynMorynd th1rw4i
of blessinga world, dwelt the secret of Abrabarn's
tappiness.s Hen joyed :tevnf iiTnbepriesent
inefiijble i del ightsfe H is wasaidaily, hourly "in-
tercoarse "with" God AY hethor Jeho vahassu m ed ?
m his communionwitli ;':the patriafchT'a visible
fcnn it is not:fo:us Uot cotnecturen 3Velo6k
fcrward with delight ' to heairf the storyf!of that
sojourn in Canaan from "Abraham's v lips. ' Till
then, we can only bid you come in and behold
the unspeakable gladness and glory that breaks
oat in this tent on the mountain. , And wonder
sot O wonder not. for Jehovah, the great God
tbose hand hath, studded yon firmament with
sparkling gems--even God dwelleth with Abra-
; Behold the patriarch at his tent door, as the
cool - shadows of evening lengthen along the
plains below. Seo hh eye is lifted . from the
beautiful landscapes -of earth, and searching- tho
care vault,' as if in sensible and seen realities !
What looks ho for ? For the coming out of the
lst stir of eventide to its place in heaven ? No ;
la. Let the apostle "answer 4 He b lookinir
fcr a city which hath foundation, whose : builder
ad maker is od." . His faith is tho sub
fiance of thirW hoped for." Who doubteth
ftat visions: akin to those of the exile of Patmos
ire granted unto him ? Those hills of Canaan
reach far nn into heaven. . A bra nam s tent was
pitched in view of the eternal' city'r-visions; o
ita glorious gates voices from it3 immortal har-
niomes are his at times. : "
The patriarch did well to pitch bis tent 10
.Canaan. What have earth's vaunted cities to
Butch with it'? That rude tabernacle around
t&e mountains it is like the homo of the whole-
rted Christian in all later time. It is fille
ith immortal cladness ft is the scene of more
earthly affection it stands on heights above
fee soiTmo-3 of earth's storm clouds it is the
point of all the world nearest the realities of the
eelestial citythe inhabitant seeth Ehapes of
I-ory, and heareth sounds of immortal music
The tent of the patriarch i3 nobler than the
Palace of a king ; for the name of its" baptism is
Bethel. -'It b the waiting chamber of the re
emed spirit, ere it enUr the shining circles of
a immortal world. It is the house of the Al
hty God it is the gate of an eternal heaven.
And nowwe turn to Sodom veriljr tbw house
Lot loots nobly lofty ia'its architecture aci
h bits adorn-i cut ; golden vcsjsLs - upon 'its
rd, voluptuous couches in all it3 chambers,
ftered light beaming mellowed through its nigh
ly halls, and instruments of rare music'jnjts
sumptuous parlors. '. ; . - ,t -At
first view, it seeiueth wise in Lot to have
;t8raedfrom Canaan's Eojourn;'. and pitched' bis
feat toward.SoJ:ui. ' Eut lit us erJ,:r in
fcr
foment, and psrcsiv; !.2.h:r
'5 as blest a bc-me:r.3 Cui:
.:::r
:.l that
fjuikled man, with bis t
1, as if bowed down
1 U-
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1 cc3a. . Do'vcu rsh the g:cr:
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cr;r
ted .world always despise a
v.bo, forgetful of bis
mincrle with tKem' in
covenant vows, comes
wcrldliness. ' Wicked
to
wen sea rTpirlc " m tK?
matter.
They perceive in consistpn oi? ft, ..f
.v. fiwiice. Ana jast as worldly
men
been
4 -7 i-4,,t I4i
have
men ot isodoin said in j;. r.f,
Ihisfelbw came m to sojourn with us, and
now he will needs be a judge," and they pressed
upon hiin to destroy him. - Lot was not at home
m Sodom he feltv like ; a stranger. Then,
again, ho lost his properly,:-Just as ' God will
take away earthly idols so that verily the way
Jo grow m earthly comforts is to grow in grace"
God sent against Sodom the Icings of the East,
and they conquered the cities of tho plain, 1 and
carried awy the riches of all its inhabitants, -and
left Lot beggared of all the fiocks and herds
wherewith he had descended from Canaan; V -:
Moreover, there wa3 ; constantly busy 'in-the
heart of tho Patriarch the fierce stings of, re
proving conscience. God will not let alone a
worldly-minded disciple to rest contented fin his
apostacy. Says Inspiration, " Lot was vexed
with the filthy conversation of the wicked." :" He
saw sights and heard sounds In Sodom, that stir
red tip the depths of bitter thoughts within him,
as the hurricaricefstirs up tho6eean.vi t;
'Theh, too; hif ide&r:chUdrm
intimacies vilh the foul sinners of the plain ; and
they would 11 ot come when the fire was - kindled
on his household altarr - They were away where,
with: foul rites, and dance and song, there' went
on the beastly worship of the heathen: Tell
mc, ye parents; Who will go amid' the 'vanities
of a fajse' and perilous world, f ancf , think s itldue
to the courtesies of refined life to mingle in "thosa
Uceneof fashionable - gaiety where GpdMsVa
"ttietbougbt of as bo was lnSodom - tell .me,
t eeinglyour ohildrehVfas thejre' tliisfday,
given up to vanity ,Ve cannot understand the
t poignancy. of Lot's sorrow at that awful thought.
mic, atas ! aiasi we are as yet on the outskirts
f the'patuafch's'sorrow-i Thewinding;up of
that startling drama uTwoHdKness'cn ;Chr&''
tiatf is; -alike rapidv and rhbrfible.Thc 'story tis
too i peculiar - to need . repetition.: Justat;the
time., when, worn out. with . the ' bitterness of a
conscience ricken life, Xot .was looking to the
grave for repose ;, just then came the awful rais
sion to Sodom4 Upy up ; get ye - out of this
cityvffor LwUliroy -UjBX (tried J the old
man,
U, not so, my l,ord. iiebold, I am old
i cannot escape to the mountains, lest some" evil
befall me-". Well thent if you stayy yon
yensi upup ; escape J of thy ue jstay not in
all the plain ; look not behind thiblet thou be
consumed." iNow, the home of Sodom besnns
to lose its voluptuous beauty- verilvr. the rosy
clouds that cctrtaiued it at . sunset, are- burning
with the fire of the wrath of Qod. y Behold the
patriarch fleeing to his sons-in-law at midnight
perhaps, in weeping, anguish, as they will not
come forth unto i his ' deep entreaties. Seeing
him' fleeing forth in the dim night, leaving home,
property, and plenty, : and rushing - toward the
mountains for life '; thenr wearied, all ' friendless
a nd , poor, in h is rude d Welling above Zoar. . '
Once; more behold nun upon the phore of that
dark' water, which covers the;: devastated plains
of. Siddim that wild, gloomy, desolated expanse
of lifeless billows whose .name is A spbamtes-
the Lake of Death upon the .. border of . that
slurgish festering culf, standing an old and with
eredjwaTiderer all aloho: Come near,and note
binv welrl'; How that oldJieart ' is , wrungwith
mighty aogubh ! and why ? Because; far. down
amid those sluggish 'waters there lieV burnt into
ashes by an atgry God,- smitten? down. in the
vigor ot beauty his beloved dead. -'See how his
bosom is heaving with the agony "of . a" broken
heart. Listen to his voice in its . tremulous anguish!..-
hO, my, children I my. children ! who
perisned necause i wouia ? not dwell in Uanaan T
Would God would God, 1 had died for jou !"
And see,-now pc vturnsi away trom that dark
water, .and retires slowly along the plain., ;iBut,
what ails ;hira ? What bath met, him on the
wav ? Why, it looketh like a human form
and yet j t noes not. r i s speajta nqt--coia -stony
statue-liker a pillar, a monument ot salt !
How the old . man trembles ! bow - be casts
himself upon .the cold , ground in agony 1 ; A nd
who v wonders ? - ' The jcifc of his ; bosom-rrie
partner of his.home for many a. long year tbe
mother of his children the be loved one whose
dear voice had cheered him all along lifers path
way smitten down by divine anger, because he
would not love and dwell in Canaan.- Hark to
hb aroniiinr. his heart-broken cry . O beloved
one I O lost one 'lost by my unfaithfulness-
lost for ever. --Would God I had died for thee
Now here I want to leave ' you. -You - that,
having professed Christ,-are living lives of world
liness seeking its riches and honors and plea
rures, and not making it the supreme end of your
lives to clonfy God and save sonb. Here I
want to leave you by the poor, cold, cavern
bed of heart-broken and' homeless Lot ; while
afar In the distance, with heaven's softest sun
shine on its beautiful repose, rich ' too in earthly
goods of flock and herd, and the fragrance of its
accepted sweetness ascending tne sunny nrraa
mcnt: ve catch the matchless loveliness of the
habitation, where Abraham dwelled."
. HArr we leave vou. pravinrr that visions of the
sadness and sorrow, of the desolated patriarch
cViflll snWrt trtomsplvpn imcn vour spirit, that
firm in the strength of your great Deliverer, .ye
shall loqk away from all the solicitations pf sin
fulness, assured, that it' is better even in this
world tri IntrA find with a Whole SDITlt. 83 it Was
well for Abraham that he dwelt in Canaan, .and
most sorrowful for Lot when he pitched hb ten
toward Sodom." ' - . ; ;
A PcIpit Cnricsity.
SERIION OF FATHtR HARVEYJ WHEN
-,--" old. :"":
111 TEABS
The followics report cf a sermon by old Far
ther Harvey, a Baptist ini
ister, wLo died a few
20 t t-2 cxtraoruiaary age no years
i .
ears z
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vas written
v t 3 c liter ci ix. x
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J Cat w a cleir-t"
ev iriav
:iuamaSea Dy Ms treachery, so do they, while
minslic- m tho ' society of worldly Christians,
de?Pis3 thcci h their heart for thoir worldlings.
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trre-i
ItALEIGH, If. -c:,- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1852.
foro his children were not. very old but he be
lieved the one be lived with ltd, got his growth
he was in his sixty-ninth year,'1 JUaay of our
readers will remember the" introduction, of Fa
ther Harvey to the Missionary Union at Brook
lyn, by Dr. Wayland, and the interest .that was
excited by the few , remarks made by the aTed,
veteran, and tho fervent and appropriate prayer
that he offered upon that occasion. Such, we
doubt not, will be glad to hear more cf thb 'in
teresting relic of a former generation.
There aro many doubtless, who, like the wri
ter, before hearing him, are disposed to ask with
some scepticism,; can it bs possible that a- man
one hundred and eleven years old, could preach
a sermon with any degree of connection in the
matterVor Vof energy in the delivery ? . We can
only say; that with respect totlu latter, the old
gentleman's tono and gestures, after he had strip-
ped .off .his coat in' the .pulpit," and had fairly
gone tp worky WonlibQ a caution to some of our,
delicate' and dyspeptic students ; .and with res
pect to the former though the thoughts were not
those of a Locke or a Butler, of a Wayland or a
Williams, yet the matter was sound and good,
though sometimes quaint ; yet there are far more
of connection in the thoughts than I should have
expected from a man of more than five score and
ten; and if ; the1 'good old man : did occasionally
ramble front Dan. to Bcershebare did not' go out
-r.-T:-:f.i.v r-v-.f:-;..ri'- ' ' .-.
' Upon ascending, tho : pulpit,. Father ' Harvey
reached ; out his arm to the pastor I to help him
off with hb coat, as "though this was a proceed
ing to which lie was accustomed. ' The act was
a little strange inacity pulpitand at first seem
ed to excite some amusement: among, the audi:
ence,4but this soon subsided; or was absorbed in
the general curiosity of the mass who had been
drawn together, to listen -to the" good old manV '
Upon rising, ho remarked, ul am not eome here,
my revolutionary children; to preach . eld age, ; 1
am' not come to preach myself, but Lam come, to
preach Jesu9 Chrbt and shall take my text from
Key; 19 : 7, 1 believe it is, Let us rejoice,, and
give honor to him, for the marriage of the Lamb
is come, ana n is wite natn made nerseit ready.7.':
'" Now,',', 'said the Caged 'preacher, who of
to is congregation has; reason to rejoice and giye
uuuur fcu vurtab i ifc ta ail ins sarcims ; ail WUO
ove ' himTi No'maUer' whether rich 'of Door.
young or old, white or black.; jiow,' God de-
iiguut 111 uavuig niui33urTUius rejoice aua'-ue
glad; for this gives honor'to him. Whenevcr.a
congregation, or class, or people is called upon
to give honor to him; what is it r . The niars-
lage of the Lamb is" come, and his wife hath
made herself ready.'
" And what does this suppose?. why, that there
was a time when she was pot ready what is ne
cessary? a Why,' to put on the clothes of sin and
shame,'with all the beggarly elements that belong
o a state of natur ; and it shall be granted to
her" to be clothed !q fiae linen, clean and white,
or .the fine linen ' is the righteousness of. tbe
faints." ,' - J ' : . - .. ' .
Why," said .Father, Harveyj raising his
voice with each succeeding word, and bringing
down his fist with amazing force upon the Bible
at the last word of the sentence, " a deceittul,
wicked man, is not fit to iarve either God; man;
or thief Devil Then after a pause, u and Til
tell you wuy. iie s not nc to sar re toa, because
be is unholv ; he 3 not nt to arce man, because
he s deceitful ; and he's not ht to sarre the Dev
iL because" he$. not content ; viih'-Jiis . wages !'.
Why," said he. "jrny revolutionary children,'!
once saw a rogue of a soldier for, some crime he'd
done, tied up, ana nogged witu iorty iasnes,; wen
aid on, ana wtiue ue was taKing ms wages,, no
made all sorts of noises, but he never once said
that he liked it;1 Ko, no, my friends; the sin
her is not satisfied with the wages'wbich thedev-r
il gives, and he never will be for thzwagesiof
sin ts deolA' iSaaoia; tnenT tno laniD oi.uott !
and where shall wc behold bim j Shall wo be
hold him; when he pushed space apart, and drop
ped m this- little system r wben the mormm
stars sang together, :and all ; the -sons : of God
shouted for joT?f Shall we behold him; when he
undresses his bride and takes on. her clothes, ot
sha iiiie and siri.?2Flf;you want 'further proof, we
quote John first, m A, I believe it b, (my uicm-
orv amtvery cood,)- " oat as many as received
him, to them gave he power to become the "sons
of God. even : to them that believe on' his name.'
The word was made flesh- O, there was life in
that tuzfitr, God and' man.": Jesus was as much
man, as if her had not.' been God. O, there js
one Mcdiatorthc man, Christ Jesus ! "That
human nniur he laid down as the purchase of his
bride. So any one who-has a human natur, has
a right to plead the promises and love ot God.
O. the love ot uod and ot, (UurLst s l.ne aon
came as f a' volunteer. : W h at does he say 1 n
the volume of. the book it ls'wntten of .me
delisht to do thy wilLO God.? " -
After a few more equally bcnptural remarks,
the acn;d speaker proceeded as follows :" I can
say 1 had no grammar-book l.ha.dno'crpohder-'
books to come to, except roy uiDie, ana some an
cient hymn books, 'and it was in a'troofsry place,
where i was all alone, and my Jeius found -me
and made my soul happy. 1 am now ' old, and
mv children tells me 1 am only a child, but, my
dear revolutionary children, (rabing hb voice
and striking the Bible) l.amt forgot my Jesus
No, and 1 aint forgot either,' that there is a htli
to avoid and a Heaven to cm.". . ...
.1 wbh I . could only transfer to ; paper te al
most superhuman energy with which the oi l man,
(raising his voice with each succeeding ,?ord,)
uttered the last sentence or two which 1 1 have
emphasized. -Tic then proceeded to exblrteih
ners. .' '"' - ' ' .- ' " V ''
" "O," said ho, "there's more joy over one sin
ner that repenteth, than over ninety; or perhaps
ninety -nine that need no repentance.
"0. 1 aint inviting you zned people," caid he
ith an accent of -peculiar archness, and a
loci
of peculiar hrerdnp?3 "io, 1 aint invitingyou
good people tnat aim goi no sin, sua navo ira
none these five or tlx years No, I aint invitir
voaycu aint "ot.fio sin, tad you don't want no
Savior.
But who
Evr- tho r :
ru 1 lnTitirr ny, tie poor csn-
. . . i
:r r ro-i-il. O, return, return, to
thy Father's
t
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wten
the proas:
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tells h.3 !
it c i hi:.:.
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faithful, sarvantsS. o, what an apphu that
will b8 ! O, if ay soul can only hear that ap
plausa,!. . All that have dom good shall come
forth to tho resurrection of life, tut, 3 dear t
they that hav done evil shall I spak the word
to the resurrection of damnation I -
" O, my, unconvartecl friends,' who will reap
only thorns ad thistles ; O my I consider your
nararmouth, if you should eat thislle-laU in
stead of & Jig, how would it feel? O, then; my
dear revolutionary children, behold now its a
Gospel time. You can be wedded to Jesus to
night, uut sow cot amo:2 thorr.s. eut awavev
ery sia, trust b J:ns and you'rhnll bo saved.""
In preparing the above brief report, we have
endeavored to, preserve as far ts possible, the
spirit of Father Harvey 's discourse. Of course,
tuiany- expressions have been, omitted, but-the
above are reported as uttered, and wc believe lit
jerallyV We will offer no ap'oloiry for : this at-
temptf at a partial verbal report, rather, .than "an
analytical one, and those of our readers who are
acquainted with tho art of sermoniiiag, will need
no'apology They will know that, it could not
bo done, that no 1 analysis could be given:
C .The New York Commerciab Advertiser ; pub
lishes the following letter, dated ' - ' - .
, shanghai, inma, juiy i ) iso-4.'-r-1 no' pro
dictions couccrcing the commercial1 importance
of this port over all others in China, are fast re
ceiving their fulfilment. Thc amount of; ton
nage now in our harbor - is greater by - abtiut:five
thousand tons, than t at any former period, ; and
this will doubtless be greatly increased when the
tea season is fairly 'opened: Many, crops have
ueen catnercu anu, are now- on ineir , way to
Shanghai, but have been prevented reaching thb
place, from the scarcity of water, in the canab
that intersect this vast level reeionfor r. hundred
miles or more, about- the mouth of "tho Yang
Isz-Kianir. - -
This want of water is owing to a drought that
still prevails throughout all this section of coun
!.. . ..! - i" . - ' ' -. .. .i "-fx- '?.
try. ii nas.ajreaay. oeen . injurious anu it u
feared will prove 'desl ructive v to tho, rice- crop
There hus been a rise in the piice of thb staple
article of food, and the people have been so ap
prehensive of a famine that a few days ago hun
dreda from.different parts of thb districVformed
themselves mto'3 procession, s carrying twenty
eiht ' fisrures "of -'dragons, with hideous . heads-.
made. of Daner.- nainted. and with bodies'of coarse
cotton cloth stretched over hoops and frames of
bamboo. 1 he several ' lengths or points com
posing the serpentine body. were.:about -theCsize
of, a barrel and some odd number five,: seven
or nine; Each of these lengths is held horizdn
tally about three feet above the head, by-means
oi a stieK,,ana carnea in inis position oy: a. sin
gle, individual.. Each man so moves hb stick
as to communicate an undulating motion to the
whole, giving the appearance of a large serpent
crawlins over their heads.' '." ? s '
'These dragons were designed to' represent the
uragons wmca tneunmeso Deueve awen-in :ine
., . . ? . , . , . i '- - i. . vi
SKies, oubuescenu into seas anu oceaus uuu uar
ry'lhence water up to the clouds and1, spou. i
forth again, thus causing rain'.-,,: -What say -your
philosophers and . storm-kings- to this Chinese
tneory ot rain ' i venture 10 say ir; win possess
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to some oi mem arecoiumenuaiiuu wuicu, luuugu
questionable: is yetvthe""ohly onc': that many
other theories are tound to have tnac ot nov
Itv." T.- "
Carrying theso twenty-eight -person locations
of the rain monstersthc procession went to the
ouice ot too" aistnci : magistrate or rnangua
beating"-gones and 'cymbals, - and: callings vehe
mently for him to come and give an Taccouut for
his remissness in dutv: looumnir at tne same
time if he was not aware of the drought prevail
tnsr throuffh the bounds of hb iurisdiction.t The
Chinese invariably attribute drought, pestilence,
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famine and similar, calamities,.. to some .miscon
duct of the emperor, the 'rulers, or. the : people
themselves, in which Heaven is angry and visits
them with punishments, ' ' " - ' ' ; -
1 he mandarin or mayor of .tbis district, - re
plied that he. had been apprised of the fact and
had prayed" to Heaven to send rain., : They then
informed him that they had come a. .distance of
several miles, and were : hungrt whereupon he
ordered refreshments of tea and cakes for them,
and then - presented to-'. them - a- string of 1000
" cash," for each of the twenty-eight droeons,
to be distributed among tne men carrying tnerar
The crowd then dispersed,, and the magistrate
forthwith issued a proclamation," according to
tho usual custom, prohibiting the slaying ot ani
mals for food for the space of three days, .during
which time all; the mandarins in the ; city, were
to repair to the temples, worship' the idols and
pray for rain on the" first day, qnceon the
second day, f twice, and on "third,, dair, . thrice.
4t fllTlft WOO ftT ttT ll 0 1 T1 rlrtfinlfj.
ly , t iirrain fell. i -o : .
C Fishermen ; aro also fordidden to ply 'their
avocations during these days of abstinence, and
humiliation ; but they are provided with rice for
food, oat of tho public treasury. k Up to the!
time of this drought tbe year has been a remarK
ably abundant one the wheat, barley . and. rye
crops having bcen.full,'and well harvested. .The
cojion;plants, so far, continue healthy not re
quiring much rain at this stage of their growth.
,1 he American residents hero are justly proua
of the fine representation of the merchant navy
of their country, now lying in thbiiarbor. Here
among others arc the Eclipse, the Nightingale,
trie jor.n licuram, ana tne urieniai nooie smps
no les3 the admiration of foreigners from oth
er countries, than the pride of their own. Here
too are elder acquaintances, the Howqua, '-Ariel,
and Can'Jacc, whose keeb well-tried and faithful,
long have ploughed these Eastern seas. ; :
-The anniversary of cur national independence
W23 observed with much fpirit on Monday, the
5th cf July. Capt. Fuk, of. the Nuhtir;tle,
give a sumptuous entertainment oa board . hb
ship, at which many British pendents were pre
sent, ecgaging with hearty good will in the fes
tivities of the occasion. ' .; '
The American ships were 'giily, not;to tiy
raudily, arrayed in all the " buntir5"they could
nuiterfcr the purpose, eud some vessels cf ether
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days for' Hocg Kong, to join the squadron bound
to Japan. .'.
A r rench war steamer and a frigate are abo
here, tier oilers are really to be pitied. v ben
invited to dinners and parties they apologiie for
the rustiness of their apparel, &c., by saying
they have received no pay for the-last sixteen
months. - Abut fifty of their men have desert
ed for the same reason. '. The steamer has on
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board Mons. BourliUon, the FreacU Minister ourly, you a professor 6f re'iicn, I en ac
to China.. ' '., ' , . .' ktiowledged unbeliever j yet you havo r.:rcr
To Ilcrrow! To Mcrr;;, rr
One day the minister beard that hb neighbor
was sick, very sic t; What u tie dies in his
present state ? thought the minister. He h an
fiui i&ble,man7"n generour man ; inmany points
of character, a most excellent, man; but, by
his own confession he is bo Christian ; has wver
felt tho' power of God V converting grace upon
hb soul., ; Suppose he should die in his' , present
condition ! 1 must go and seo him. Accor
dingly, taking hb hat and cane he called to
see him. , " He knocked at ' the door ; a servant
opened it. .- "
" How b Mr. K.?" - -fc ' 1
Very sick, sir; pleass to Walk in.' t :'
Tlie minister, led by the servant, entered the
amber. The curtains were down, and the
m darkened, land on the. bed there lay his
eighbori" scorched, by a raging fever. Taking
iin kindly by the v hand, " How do you
find ;yourself 7 this "rooming ?" said the minis
ter " , ' v ' - '
44 Very sick, sir,V replied tho neighbor. '
V After tt while tho minister, in a subdued tone
of voice, said,' Do you think; my dear sir, that
you havo made your peace with God ? - Should
God seo proper now: to "take you away; are you
read v to eo ?"
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Oh , sir," said j the sick . man. ; interrupt
ing him, "I am agony !; Please - to. excuse
me. - Oh, my bead ! my head ! l cannot tais to
you now.;; f lease to call again. s
When anall 1 call?" - .
To morrow," said the sick man.
The faithful man of God burst : into' tears,' and
retired, - The " next day he - called again.
Tho knocker was muffled a? bad: ?ign'; knock-;
ing gently at . the door,sthe servant: opened
it. : s, """r;-1. J '
I - ";How b Mr. K. ? r i 'r ' ' ' .';
Ir.4t No better, 'sir;, please to walk in.?,t -'
I - Tho minister . entered ;, the chamber, J and
there was hb neighbor, still upon a bed of-sickness.
'" ".-".-"'.
. My dear neighbor, said tho minister, how
do you do thb morning r." ' -
.There was no rcsponce. ; Tho man Tras de
lirious now, and Bpokc in broken . sentences, in
' coherently .V.The minister, leaning upon the
top of his cane, " looked - at - hb neighbor," and
the silent tear trickled down hb cheek. He was
about to riso up and "go away, but the wife of
the sick man exclaimed : ' Jy : . . t ; ,
tf4 Oh, my dear pastor,; won't you', pray, for
n;y husband 1-. : V- .-' " -'. 'V
The prayer was offered,'' and- tha i minis-.
tor,' taking the hand, of hb neighbor " said,
" My dear friend t good' ibye." Still . there
was no response." . 'Alas ! the sick . man knew
riot that ;hb ' wife waa "wceping at his bedside, -and
that hb pastor had Tccn praying for him."
As the man of God was ,rctiring,the. affection
ate wife followed him to the door and, in part-!
ing; said : C- . - ' j -. ' - v.;
--t-V? My dear paster, J am' in great affliction;
will you not be so" kiud as to call again ?P ' Y-i ...
Jv Madam," 1 said " he,". 44 when do youN think
I had better call iV And she-said: ' "
44 To 'Morrow. .- ' ; . " . ; : ;
:- Oh,Hthat to. morrow, that to morrow!-i-The
associations' were, more' than- he' could, vbear,
and' the man of God went weeping all the way
returning to hb home. The .next morning-he
called again'."' -The knocker .was still muffled .
He tapped gently at the . door. Thcv servant
opened it. . V - - - . 1
v 4,How is Mr. K.?V ' " ' . : .
; 41 He'is said to bo worse, sir., 4 . . ,
; 44 I would like to fceohim.'. J . "
i ' Yoa can't sir.V The doctor ;has; Just Jeftj
and Jbe has given the strictest orders that nobody:
should enter the room but those who arc waiting
upon him.1 " But hero is Mrs. K." ' : - ;
. 44 Madam, how b your husband?" .
v f4 Oh;" my dear pastor," replied she, burst-
mto tears. 44 he -is worse ;1- fear. . tucA
worse
" 1 would like to see you r - husband, madam,
a few moments." . -: - - '. -.
4J I would be' glad to have you sco;biintoo,V
replied the . afflicted woman ; 44 but our physi
cian says that the crisis has come, and that the
slightest excite men t ni ay prove fatal ; hot the
doctor said that if bb patient revived, he might
be able to see you to, morrow.V- f " - .. - --t
-Having received ' a message, "about the going
down of the sun, that his 'neighbor was still in a
critical state, and too weak . to bo seen, the
minister could scarcely sleep that night; so anx
ious was.iie about the salvation of bb neighbor.
The next morning, taking hb hat and cane; he
went early, to make at least some inquiry.
Tapping gently at the door, the servant opened
it, - - "'.- , -"
44 How is Mr. K.r" was the anxious inquiry;
' 44 Oh, sir "replied the servant,.4 he is dead."
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Dead 1" exclaimed the minbtcr ; Dead?"
! 44 Yes, sir, he died this morning at four
o'clock." ; ... . -T-
44 God have mercy!" tho minister was about
to say,-but it flashed upon him it is too lire
now! "- -'' .'; , - .
Dear procrastinating sinner ! it b enough :
I hesecch you, don't say to morrow any. more ?
To morrow ! it may be too late ; forever ! To
morrow's sun may . shine upon your grave. Once
lost, vou aro lost forever ! . Be wise to day !
'Tb madness to defcr."f ani Foreign
Record. - ..'.-:.'..
. Froui th 5 American Messenger.
Dunn a season of Fpecial religions interest
ir.'one of oar -New England colleges,' the youtlj
who bad consecrated themselves to the; service
of Christ were reused to renewed teal and f icli-
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to c i'..-:it that T.zzs cf t :ir cn::- 1
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tbn charact;r, was pa?rrg thrcu-h tho hall, ca
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hb way from the evenir prajer-i:::
room, Harry H joined him, and s
arm of hb class-wate, abruptly : a lire
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was the brief decided response., . ,
-p ". It cannot be," said H " or you "rcull
have warned me of my, guilt and c;rj:r; jcu
would have labored to pluck rue as a I. -nd frcra
the burning. For months W3 havo met almost
spoKen a word to me on my spiritual iutercLB. -If
there is any truth in'the doctrines ycu fcoli", ,
if the book which you call tho inspired word cf -God
contains any thing worthy cf be.ief, .yo-Jt '
have grossly neglected your duty, you have siu
nea fearfully .'against my souL :.l;w.i . -truuhl '
myself no more about.these matters. My. pre?
pect for a long lifi. b" as good as any one's ; t k
wiU enjoy it while r may, and the future, if thero
b a future, must care for itself. A month crO i
I might have been a Christian ;'but lhatb rsst,
and now it will never be." .
The last words were uttered in a low; soleras .
tone, and the speaker withdrew hb ami, and Te-
tired to lus own apartment. -.His ready, sarcas v
tic wit had deterred more than one, anxious fof -his
welfare; from; speaking to him on personal v"'
piety, and now He dared tne vengeance of God
Having graduated with honor, he passed througll ;
course -of professional study ; all hb future .
seemed bright ; but 'on the. very opening of a
brilliant career, the heavy hand of disease was .
laid upon him, and in the strength and beauty',
of early manhood, he sunk , beneath its power- '
Hb aged and pious parents sorrowed over theifr ,
gifted only son as those without hope, for he had'
scorned the mercy proffer e"d to hb youth; and oa :
a dying bed he had, none "to sustain hiin.r "
Edward L is now a devoted and success -ful
preacher of the gospel ; but though mora
than twenty years have elapsed 'since he parted:
frour,hbt:lass-"mateV ho never recalb that even -ing's
conversation - Without a thnll'of horror. ;'
a- - J--'; ------ - E.-H. ,.
The Child i3'Dc&d. ' : '.
t It b hard to b'elieve'it : that wc shall no mo'r
hear the glad voice nor meet; the merry laugh:
that burst so often from its glad heart. : '-'
; Child as it was, it was a pleasant child, and to T;
the 'partial parentjhere are "traits of lovclinees ;
that no other.eye can see.' , It was a wise order-;,
ing of Providence that wo should love our own,
children as no- one else doves them, and as wa
love the children of none besides'.' "And ours ws
a lovely child. ..s.v". , - V.
But the child i3 dead, you may put away it
playthings. . Put them wheie they : will be safe.
I would not like to have them broken or lost ; and -you
need not lend them to other children when,
they come to see, us. It would pain mo to sen-;
them in other hands', much as i lovo to see chil-'
dren happy with their toys." . -
Its clothes you; may lay ' aside ; I shall often
look them over, and each of the colors that ho
wore will remind me of him as he looked whcnV
he was hero. J shall weep often when I think of
him ; but there b a luxury m thinking of he oa
that b gone, which I would not part with for tho '
world. -1 think of uay'child now, achild always,
though' an 'angel, among angeb.
VThe child is dead:-., The eye hns lost its lustre ' 1
The haad.b still and cold.: dts little heart is nafc
beating n'oW; " How'pale it looks ! , Yet the very '".
formis dear to me.. Every lock of its i hair, every :
feature of the face, is a treasure th.it I shall priz j
the uiorCj as the' months of. roy sorrow come and '
- Lay the little oue in Jib cofBn. Tie was never "
in so cold and hard i bed, but he will feel it not
He 'would not kuow it, if he had been laid in
uia urauiu, r m ms. nioxuer s arms. 1 nro t a
flower or iwoby hb sida; like them ha rithcred.
Carry him-out t6 the grave. Gently. It b a
hard road this to the grave. Every jar seems to
disturb the. infant sleeper. - . Here we are, at tho
brink of the sepulchre. Oh f , how damp, and
dark, and cold! "Bat" tho dead do not feel it...
There b no pain, no. fear, no weeping there
Sleep on now, and take" your rcstt - v -;
Fill it up.KAshes to ashes, dust to dust !
Every clod secinVto fall on, my heart.- Everv
smothered sound from the grave is saying, GoneV
gone,-gonalfIt is full now.. Lay the turf gent -ly
over the dear chill. , Plant a . myrtle among' -the
sods, and let the little one sleep a . ong tho -trees
and flowers.. ; Our child b not there. Hi -dust,
precious dust indeed; b there, but bur child t
is in heaven. He b not here p he has risen.
1 shall think of the form that is" mouldering
here among the dead ; and it will bo a mournfuL
comfort to come at times, and think of the chill '
that was once tho light of our house and the idol
ah I that I must own the secret of thb sorrow ,
---tho idol of my heart. H f ':- .'
V And it is .beyond -; all language to express , thy
joy,-in the midst of tears, I feel, that my sin in
mnking an, idolpf the, child has 'not madetbat' '
infant less dear to Jesus. Nay, there is even
something that tells me the Savior called the dar
ling from me that I might love the Savior morn ; '
when Lhad one child less to love. He knowctU
our frame ; he knows the way to win and bind us.
Dear S-avi.ir, as thon haft myJamb, give me, too, -a
place in thy bosom. -Set me as a seal on thj
heart. . s-s : t S - . " . -
And now Ictus go back to the hou35. " Tt is
strangely changed. It is filent and cheerlessy
gloomy even When did I enter thb doorwitb
out tho greeting of those lips and eyes that I
shall greet no more ?y Can the absence ofbai
one produce so great a change so soon ? When .
one of the children was away on a visit," tf o did
not feel the absence as wo do now. That was fof
a time ; thb is fr ever., He will toot return. .
Hark ! I thought for a moment it was the. child,
but it Wa3 only my own heart's yearnings fof
tho .'lost: Iiev.S. I. Fn t. . . J; ; -
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