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Id i i t K RIGHTEOUSNESS, iTEMERANCE, AND JDDGEMENT jTO COMk.'V EDITED, BY T. MEREDITH, - I NEWBERN, N. C. WEDNESDAY,,FEBRUARY 18. 183 A : tmm i i , - i wi . i - ri ii - , iii . 7 ' - - - - I. - i I . TERMS. , - The Biblical. Recorder is'published every Wednesday, at 2. 50 per annum, if paid within six months, or 3 if paid subsequently to that period. ' : v'-'' 7 y".iif- ---7 -.'' AA. Any person who will become responsible! for six Vopies, or who will forward the names j of six sub-; scribers,; fehall be entitled to a seventh ropy gratis. No subscription will be received for less than oae'yeary unless paid in advance ; arid j no discon tinuance will be allowed until arrearages are paid. ' Persons wishing to discontinue will be expected I to give notice, to that effect prior to the commence incntlof a new year ; otherwise they. will be con sidered as 1 ircsponMblc; for the ensuing twelve .'months. -:-.J ! : .-.P'h " WaA. A-A-y, v.V . : All cc mmunications except those of agents wha - act gWuitously,. to secure? attention, must tieipost pa lU. , ; -i :. - j. JA'- 'AA A J' vir v -; .A'': ' ! THE FOOL VpEXCE; ''' Ar::A '' r- :&?A--h .',' .i 'I ' A litflerrncan looking- mant talking to Mrs. CrotvdrIc mistress of the puncb bowl OWhy, .i" .$t$ Qrpvdex,;said hp,IshoW hardly! know you I agaipi".'- Really I musi say you rliave things in the hrst styled What elegant parlor! -what n(jUe. chairs ! what a pair of fire? scfeenjS ! :allvso S bright and so fresh!. arid yourself so ell, and f'.- looking so" well !" A:.: ,. V. ; I. .h;N: Mis- Crowder had dropped languidly into an 'arm chair, and sat sighing- arid imilitig) whit af- fectajion," not turning- a deaf ear to her Tisitor, taking in,i with her eyes, ajfull view of what passed in thtr'shop, having drawn jaside the Cut- : 4ain of roselc'olored silk, which sometimes Vovet-; ; cd the window in the wall betAycen 't he; shop and '. "Vhy, yen see Mr. Bcrrithan,51 sfye replied, i , ,'ourflusincss is. a thriving one, arid j we don't i, 1oye.io'ijogkct it. for one mut work hard for an I how;! iijvv Hli)od; and then jov see my two girls, .4 T tit A and iArcy were about to leave their boaf , i ding scriobl : m Mr. Crowder I and ; I wished to ( mM the old place as. genteel and fashionable as we could and what vith iiewston coping to the window s, and new French windo w frames to the first floor, and a little paint, and a; little papering ' Mr. Berriman, we begin td look tolerable. I must say, Mr. Crowder too has laid out a deal of mo-. ! nev fttting up the shop, and in filling Kis cellars." ell ina am" continued Mr Berriman, "I know where you find the; needful for all improvements. For my part, I can only our iraae seems quite i ati a stand-still. ing. I'm afraid you work too hard bv nri light:" .a . ; - -: Susan smiled and said,' "WorkiDg 'does not hnrt my eyes f and as she spake, she turned her head and beckoned with her fingeT to ter little y - ' i ' - u , ir. r - "Why, John, what's this I sec?" said his fa ther, "What you jin the corner ! fCome out as mother beckons for you; but comb and: tell mo what have you been doing." " ". ..' "Kay, neier mind it, dear husband, John vyill be very good I Jhope, and wo had better say no more about what is past," , , "Yes but; I must know," said he, drawing John close to him. Comc teJl me what has been the matter." i , John: was a plain spoken bov. and had a ight forward, way of . telling the truth. He ame up toLhis father, and looked fall in. his face,' and said. . i , f . t. t "TbtotcrsCaiTM? for hismoncy tq-niglt, and wouicH&T'leare the IoavcV without Jmbther paid for them, and though he was cross and tough to mother, he said it was not her fault; arid that he was sure you had been drinking nwny all the mo ney; and when he was gone j mother cried over her work, but she did riot say any thin.1 I did not know he was crvincr. till 1 saw inr tears VOI l; NOv7, the rain drops, and mud splashes . fjom the sil en uresses, ol the three hip ladies. The crape hats and the naraaols were carefully dried nt safe distance from; the fire, and a comb was offer ed to arrange the uncurled hair, such a white and delicate cleari comb as may seldom be seen upon a woman's toilet. ; When all had been dono that could be done, and as Miss Lucy said, "they began to look like themselves again, Mrs. Crow- uer, wno was lollmfir back at her case m aUrrro ou cujnjonawe arm-chair, ana amusing herself by taking a good stare at every thing and every one m the room, suddenly started forward, ana tried ouV addressing herself to the master of the house, upon whose biblt and at vhb?c faco she had been last fixing her stare, . - ' I ; r "Why, Vny good man, we are old friends. I y;".c, ,x m ct-fiaui, siui mere IS some change in you, though I can't exactly say what it to . Jt u is t'l study, and diligent observation of the world, arc both indispensable to the attainrnent of eminence. fy the lonner, you must make! yourself master Ofall that is known of science and letters ; by the latter, you must know man at large ; and parti cularly the character and genitfs of your own countrymen.- You jnu st cultite assiduously the -habits of ridinfr thn Understand your own language grammatically. I P,ace conducted-by the mserents of the neigh luorougniy; iearn lis origin, or ratner t mountains. iKiitor. ii vauvu unguis, wnicu you may iearn iroro Johnson's and Webster's1 prefaces to" their large dictionaries, Learn all that' is delicate and beau- tifulaswell as strong, in the language and mas ter all its stores of opulence. You . will find a .JXTEtlESTiSG KAnilATIVEA We have been permitted to copy the following tide from a late, number of the Missionary-' eraldj It Ws. penned; by; Mrsl Thomson, late a miionary tit Jerusalem, but a few days before her death nnd Telatrs to a siege of the j JertsaLem iIav 30th. lS2f The last i Sabbath, 'in v dear sister, was W never to be' forgotten bv mvself and hundrrdt in thisafllicted city. ly husbaridhad nearly a rich mine of instruction m the splendid language bringing up our things.. (After a few sentences of Burke: IJis diction if frequently magnificent; mentioning the rebellion and its cause?, the letter ouiwuiucaiuw gorgrousj ivninK,iora cnastcand proceeds ! They marched towards Jerusalem iau, uron, drop, 'on her hands: and then I bad words and mother sent me to stand in the tor her. don't these There's my wife always begging for money to ; pay for this or that little necessary article but I - part with every penny with a pang-. : Dear Mrs. - Crbwder how do you unanage V a :l i ; ' Mrs. Crou der simpered and raising her eyes, f and looking with a glance; of smiling contempt towards the crowd of customers in the shop; I "The j fool's pence, 'tis the fool's fencf, that : ' , dues it for us," she said.;; A;A-A ';.i :;,:J vjr A A j Perhaps it was owing to the door being just - .' then opened, and left' a jar ;by MisslLucy, who hadbJ-eii serving in the bar, that the words of Mrs. Crowder were heard by .'a man narned Geome' Manly, who stood at the upper end of the counter, lie turna nis eyes upon tne custo- , mers Who were-standing nelar him,! arid. saw pale v " and sunken cheeks, infiamed eyes, and ragged ..5 garments. i He turned thein upori the stately a j parlmi-rit in which they were! assembled; he A A siw that it haxl been fitted i p at no trifling cost ; j A lie sta -ed thro' the partly o Jen doorway; into the parlor! and saw looking-glagsesV and pictures and . gilding, and fine furniture and a rich carpet, and Miss Lucy in a silk gown, sitting down to her plhribrte ; and he thought ivithiri himself, How bst range it is ! ;bv what a curious process itis.that j - all tbis wretchedness on my left .hand is made to , turn irito all this rich fineryjoji my right. I : "Well. Sir 'andWhat's for von " ; 1 A ' : frfjttsc worcls were spoken iri the same shrill 'voice which had made the "fool's rience" ring in his ears. ' .. ; :At :;. ' AA;:-A' . t v f George Marily was still deep .in-thought, arid wit h the end of h is rule (for. he was a carpenter) he hai beeii mating a calculation, draw ing 'the figures in the little puddles of gin Upon the coun ' ter. Ie looked up, and saw Mrs. Crowder her ; self; .as gayas i the daughters, with a cap and col- j ; ored ribbands flyingoff her head, and a pair of 1 : gold car-rings almost touching her plump shoul- uers. r-AAAy-A:- , j .Hj. -r Ay :,.. "A rint of ale ma'am,- is what'I'm waiting' for to-nig it,'.' (np more spirits, he thought -within himself, will I touch ;) arid then as he put down the money for the ale. he looked her calmly in .the face, and said, "There are Ihe fool's pence, and the last fool's pence I intend to pay for many a lonw day.'; "And now, John, you may bring me sorne coals," said- Susarn, 'there's a fine lump inthe ccal-box." .;''''" A- ; A;' A-A ArAl :-: r' : "But first teJl me what your bad words were, John," said his father, "not swearing, I hope.". "No," said John, colorings but speaking as bluntly as before, ;'I said' that you were, a bad manl I said Bad Father." ' 1 f I "Arid. they were bad words I a.m sure," said Susan, yery calmly, Tut you?are forgiven and so you may get the coals."' - t 1 ' j George looked aithe face of his w ife, land as he Jet the tender gaze of her mildVyes, now turned to; him, he felt the tears.rise intohis own. t He rpse up ; and ks he put the money intd his wile's hands; lit said. .. , " 1 r "There are my week's wages, dear? wife. Come, come, hold out both hands, for you have not got all yet Well, now you hare got every arthing, except a few pence, arid they were fool's fence,, that I naid for a glass of ale to-night.- ;Keep the. whole, and lay it out to the bet advan tage as you always do. Is hope this will be a beginning of better days on my part, and happi er days on yours ; and now put on your bonnet," and 1 11 walk. with you to pay the baker, and buy a bushel or two of coals, or any thing else you may oe in want oi; ana when we come backj 1 11 read a chapter iu the bible to you and the girls, while you get on with the rieedle-work." ; ! Susan went up stairs, and put bn her bonnet and shawl;- and she remained a little longer, to kneel down on the spot where she had often knelt almost heart-broken in nraver mraver that her heavanly f ather would turn her husband s heart first to his saviour, and then to his Wife and chllr dren ; and. that, in the meantime, he would give, her patience. She ' knelt down this time to pour out her heart in thanksgiving und praisel The pleasant clones of her husband's voi ce called her from her knees. ,1 .'. : -i; I , ' '. George Manly told his wife that evening, after the children were gone to bed, that 'when he saw what the" pence ofihe poor could do toward keep irig up a fine house, and dressing out the land lord's wife and daughters, and when he thought of his own hard-working, uncomplaining Susan, and his! children in want, and. almost in rags, while pe wasj sitting and drinking and drinking, night ater night, more like a beast than a man; destroying his own, manly strength, and the fine health Giod had given himfi he was so ; struck with sorroW and shame, thathe seemed to come to himself at last. He made his determination from that hour ; and, as he made it not inthe con fidence of his own strength,! but in humble and used tobcJa.raxrrod '..rlntkjlnnd nt rf v in., saw vjrarge iuanty, smiling, as he look ed up from his bible, "I am now, blessed be God for it, comfortably clad and iii. excellent health," "But how is it," said Mrs. Crowder. "that we jnever catch a sight of you now?" i !. "Madam," said he, "Vm Bare I wish well to you and all people; nay, I have rcasori to thank y oil, for words of 3-odrs were the first means of opening my eyes, to my own foolish and sinful course: j You seem to thrive,- so do we. My wife and children were half naked and half starv ed only this time last year. Iook at them if vmi please now ; for so far as sweet, contented looks correct lasie ; dui ne win snow you all the wealth but thq soldiers dare not leave the city to oppose of your language. You must, by ardent study them, for there is treachery within "the wall - and practice, acquire for youself a mastery of the and they feared, with Joajnucb, xcasbnVthM the ; language, and be able both to speak and to write gareru'o'uW- b shift upon them, if. they . should- it, promptly, easily, elefrantlv. and with thnt - nlK- fnrtk . v riety of style which idiflerent subjects, , different j ever, until on rising on Sabbath morning', wc . go, and decent raiment, be fitting their station I'll match them with any man's wife aud chil dren, i And now, madam, I'll tell you, as you told a friend of yours, one day last year, that tis the Fool's Pence f t ought rather to sav. thenenci earned byjionest industry, and spent - in such a manner that I can ask the blessing of God upon the pence." ' A-, I. ,iA-W W hen Mrs. Crowder and her daughters were gorie, George - Manly! eat without speaking for oumg twiiomcwwo uair, rie was aeep 111 1110 1, ; won mat we cannot an oe ivctctons. 11 is our and. his gentle pious wife, felt that she knew oh blisinc'ss to make the most of our. own time and what subject he had been thinking so deeply ; for opportunities, aud, instead of discouraging our- wben he woke up from his ht of thought, a deep selves by hearers, and different readers arc continually rp- l received the assurance that we were literally in qujnng. You must have such a command of it a- hesieired citv. We ore within a few VnrU nf as to be able to adapt yourself with .intuitive the tower or castle; and I saw, for the first timn J quickness and ease, to every situation inj which in my life;(the cannon brought out to be mounted. you may chance to be placed and you will upon the walls, accompanied with other prcnara- nnu no CTeat Ullliculty in this. it. you nave the tions for chrrvinir on ihp w'rirL- nf ,!ontl l .T copia rtrboium and a correct- taste. With this I not describe my feelings: . vou will letteT ima- . I . M J study ol the language you must take care to I gme theiiu We are staying in the house of the unite the habits already mentioned ihediligent j kind Mr. Tsicolayson, from whom and his ladv uusi-4,uiuu oi mi ijuu is passing arouna you : i we receive .every posswie Kinanr5S. At eleven ana pctive, close, and 'useful thinking. If vou have access to Franklin's works, read them care fully, particularly his third volume, and vou will know what l mean by the habits of observing circumstances, and were eminently calculated to iuu uunking, i n e cannot an De trayuauis. it is inspire confidence in Liod.- Ashe read some of true ; but by imitating his mental habits and.un- buf. Saviour's !Iast conversations with his disci wearied industry, we may reach an eminence we pies, it seemed jnlmost as if we were realizing tne same scenes, ana leu every word nppiwablo o clock our two little families convened for read ing the Scriptures "and prayer. Mr. NicolaysonV selections 'all! had a beariri 1 unon our nrcscnt should never otherwise obtain.1 Nor would he have been the1 FranJdin Yie was, if he had per mitted himself to be discouraged by the rcflec- sigh stole from his lip, and he brushed away th tears wnicn.naa nuea nis eyes.- tin. Juag. A - - j - . sFrom the New York Observer. EXTRCT FROM' WIRt's LETTER TO A STUDENT. j Baltimore, Dec. 20, 1833 My Dear Sir: Your letter, dated 'Universi ty of to ourselves i Still we were vet iimorant to what . extent we were-soon to be called to possess bur souls in paticiice. ':., ' 1 : 1 When ou'r worship closed, my babe was brought to be nursed, and I bad scarcely taken him. before the house above and around becanv; shake .-violently.' " Whri$ thisT' said Mrs. to Nicolayson in consternation. Instantly the truth flashed upon my mind I exclaimed an earth' comparisons and impossibilities, to be lieve all things imaginary possible,' as, indeed, almost all thinirs are. to a snirit bravely and firmly resolved. Franklin was a fine model of a practical roan, as contradistinguished from a quake; and rushed out of the room knowing visionary theorist, asmen'of genius are very apt that the open air was more safe .than a falling to be. He was1 great in that greatest ofall good house. I descended the stairs amid a shower of qualities, sound,. strong, common sense-.A mere dust and stones,', a large .one being precipitated Dec. 12." was received vesterdav book worm is a miserable driveller: and a mere from the ton of the wall, narrowlv escaoed crush- morning and although it finds me extremely genius,' a thing of gossamer, fit only for the winds j ing little William' head. - Everlasting gratitude busy in preparmg for the supreme court of the to sport with. - Direct your intellectual efforts. unnea Elates, i am so murh -'n Msnfi with iti nt-incinaiiv. to the cultivation oi the strong mns- ...!.. i - i r--"- mt- J . . - . . o spirit, that 1 cannot reconcile it to tnyself to let it l culmc qualities of the mind. Learn (I repeat it) pass unanswered, ji i were ever so well ouali- to think think deenlv. comnrehensivelv. rjower- fled to advise you to which I do riot prcteno. but little could be done by a single letter, and I have not time for more. Knowing nothing of the pe culiarities of your mental character, I can give no advice, adapted to your peculiar caset I am J J .1 . 1 .. 1 ! 1 .11 persuaaeu inai caucation may oe so airecten Dy a fully and learn the simple, nervous laniruaire which is appropriate to that kind of thinking. Head the legal and political arguments of Chief Justice Marshall, and those of Alexander Hamil ton, which arc coming out Iicad them, study them ; and userve with what an omnipotent all iko iilineimpracioe if Vi o nt!onf Vfnr bft Cin watchful .dependence upon Him from whom t'all prescribe. I have no advantage of this kind in sagacious and skillful teacher, as. to prune arid sweep of thought they range over the whole field repress inose lacuiues oi me pupu wmcn are too oj every suDjeci tuey take in nana ana maiwitn prone to luxuriance' and to train arid invigorate a scythe so ample, and so keen, that not a 'straw those whichare disproportionately weak or slow ; is left standing behind them. , Brace yourself up so, as to create a just balance among the powers to these great etiorts. ; blnke for this giantchar- ana enaoie tne mina to act with the highest et-j acter oi mina, ana leave preuiness ana lnvoiuv feet of which it is capable But it requires a lor triflers. ;J here is nothing in your letter that previous acquaintance with the student, to asccr- suggests the necessity of this admonition ; I make tain the natural condition of his various powers, it merely with reference to that tendency to ef- i . i i i i '. i iln i i i ii i i m order to know wnicn requires the spur and jioresence , wnicn i4 nave occasionally heard which the i rein. In some minds imagination charged to southern genius It is perfectly con- overpowers arid smothers all the other faculties: sistent with these Herculean habits of thinking. in others, reason, like a sturday oak. throws all to be a' laborious student, arid to "'know all that the; rest into a sickly shade. Some men have a books can. teach. This extensive j acquisition is morbid passion for the study of poetry others, necessary, not only to teach you how lar science oi mathematics, ccc. xc. All this may e cor- is aavanceu in every uirccuou, uuu ihc rectcd by discipline, so far as it may be judicious terra incognita, begins, into which genius is to to correct; it. But the rihysirian must under- direct its future discoveries, but to teach you also . . .....i., . .1 i.i i 'i.i stand the disease, and become acquainted -with the strength ana tne weakness oi tne numan in do proceed," the resolution that kept. It was customer express h he. made, he more than a year after- Mrs. Crowder, regard to you ; and to prescribe jby conjecture would require me to conjecture every possioie case that may be yours, and to prescribe; for each. which would call for a nonderous volume ofthe punch bowl, had first missed a regular instead of a letter. j I believe that j in all sound miridsthe germs ofall the faculties exist, and may by skillful management be woed into expansion: but they exist naturally in different degress of health and strength, and, as this matter is gener ally left to the impulses of nature in1 each indivi dual, the healthiest arid strongest frerms get the girls, ;and don't stop for me, your, beautiful dres- start give impulse; and direction to the efforts of of excited curiosity on any subject; to solve your ses will be quite spoiled ; never mind me, for my each mind starat) ! its character "and shape its doubts ; for if you let it pass, the desire may nev- from her house, , and had forgotten to er wonder as to what could have become of the good-looking carpenter that generally i . r - - - - - ii i i ' ; l ,v ' . ' spent nisi earnings mere, ana drank ana spent his money so freely i fiere, get on as last as you can dears, run. tellect liow far it is permitted us to go, and where the penetration .of inari is forced, by its own impotence and the nature of the subject, to give up the pursuit and. when you have mas tered all the past conquests of science, you will understand what Socrates meant by saying, that he knew only enough to; be sure thathe knew nothing ; nothing compared to that illimitable tract that lies beyond the reach of our faculties. You must never be satisfied with the surface of things ; probe them to the bottom, and let noth ing go till you understand it as thoroughly as your powers will enable you: Seize the moment . UCOrPe Manlv hnstr'npd hntn ! :i. Tils wifp innd his tu'o .littlp Wirls ,u-prp .1 n wnvl-1 T1ipv4 These wOrds were screamed out as Werelmih and) palej really for khe w Mrs. Crowder, hn this respect, and, by turning his eyesrupon levantine is a French silk, and wont spoil." - destiny. As education therefore,! now stands er return, and you may remain in ignorance. loudly as among us, each man must be his own preceptor The habits which 1 have been recommending. . , " o aair, and lying back, glad to see me? The room looked verv cheerless. ahdV the fire was so small that its warmth was scarcely felt, ; yet. the . most co inmori observer must have been : struck with the neatness and cleanliness of the apartment, and every thing about it. ! J r 1 ! i "This is indeed a treat, girls 1 to have dear fa ther home so soon to night said Susan Manly, and she looked up, at her husband, as he stood ' before the table, turning his eyes first ! upon one 'then another of the little party; then throwing himself into his large arm c : au smuing . ne said: - ! ! "Well children, ain't you ' May not those busy little fingers stop a moment, 3vist while ydu jump up, and throw your arms a bou't your father's neck and kiss him !" i i , 1 "0 yes we have! time for that." said one of the girls, asthey both sprang up to kiss their father; ' -'but we" have no time to loose, dear father, said Sally, pressing her cheek to his. and sneaking in a kind of cdaxincr whisner close to his ear. "for jthese shirts are the last ofthe dozen we have fbeen making for Mr. Farley in the corn mar- :- "And as no work can be done tb-morrow," ad Qed Betsey, gravely,; who stood with her smal hand in her father sj we are all working as hard as we can, for mother has promised to take them i nome on Monday afternoon.V ; - ! MEUher your eyes are ; very weak to-night dear wife," wid George, "or you have been cry who was accompanying her daughters one Sun- himself, and deservlnc- the comnarative action of day eyening, to i the tea-gardens. She was an- his own powers, discover which of them requires swered by Wiss L.ucy. more tone: which: if an.v. less. .We must take J I ' 'I . ' V - ' . . "You know, ma, we can t run, i ior; our shoes care, however, not to make an erroneous esti are so tight." i ' i mate ofthe relative value of the faculties, and "Then turn into one of ; these hodses, dears, thus commit tht? sad mistake of cultivating the said the mother,1 who was bustling forward as showy at the expense of the solid. .With these iitsi us sue coum.' i i "No, indeed " replied the other daughter, who nre. not merely for college, but for life. Frank lin's habits of constant and deen excogitation clung'to-him to his latest hour Form these habits now ; learn all that may be learned at your university, ana oring an your acquisnwoiio ui your habits to the study of s the law, which you sav is to be your profession: and when you come to this study, come resolved to master it . . II . to Clod fori Ins preserving goodness. On gam ing the garden I felt somewhat relieved; Snt, my dear sitter, it wsb an awful sight to see the high slqncj walls of our garden shivering likr leaves in a tempest, a part giving away, and all threatening' to share the same fate the house haking s if it would every ;moment fall pros trate, and the very earth trembling beneath your feet as ifno longer able to, support its surface. What power.butfthe Almighty can succour ', in such av:ul circumstances? To whom 'can we fly but to Him who holds all nature in his hands. ' To him and the blood of atonement that speaks-: nardon nlid neace. I did in thpsi terrifir sreim endeavor to look yes, to cast myself upou the mercy of! God in Christ, and await with resigna tion the termination of those unlooked for calami ties. In a few minutes the "streets were filled with' the veepinj lamentation, and -woe of afflict- . ed multi udes wl)o -had fled j from houses that threatened to bury them beneath ;theirruins.. Several , jfamilies all Jews, came to take , a shelter in. our large garden; and it was truly amicimgiosee mese uigoteu descendants o! Abra Ijam coming for protection in the hour of danger to the hoijseof a Christian, really appearing to derive comfort from our; composure- and confi' dence that God would protect, us. ' The' shocks continued thrqugh the afternoon and night; also on Monday and the night fol" lowing, but not o violent as the first. It is pre dictt4 by the Latin monks that on to-morrow . "i r Ml I .1 the seventh day since the nrst; win be the most tremendous ! shock yet ezperienced. lBut poor mortals they know not what will be on the mor- i i? .i .1. row. . c must acknowledge, however, thai present appearances rather threaten a return. I was obliged by another shock, thouglr light, to throw down my pen, seize my infant. and run out of the house, just as I had written the word "return. 1 he weather is exceedingly hot and sultry." '1 The thermometer stands at 90 int the shade and ill in tne sun, ami j'et it is dui the last of May. j In addition to this there is an T . .1 1 uncommon nryness m ine air. uook covers, and c'veri furniture are warped in the shade, as if exposed to the fire.' Even before the middler of the month the heat and lassitude produced by the air. eoualled . that at Bcyroot in August. What.will be. the termination of this season" our Heavenlv Father only knows. Circumstance more appalling than those in which we nre now placed I had hardly ever imagined. 1 hestlau',. dear sister, to describe them. I hive no wish to found time to curl her: lip with disdain, notwith standing her haste and her distress.1 "I ll not set a foot m such filthy hovels." . i "Well, dears, here is a comfortable, tidy place" ' J .t . . .i i i. .i .i l ' i ... t r criea ine mother, at lengtn, as tney nasienea ior 1 ..it . '.11 "V . .! .1 preliminary remarks, by way of explaining why not to play-in its shallows, but to sound all its i cannot oe more particular m-icgaru w your i ucjhiw. case,permit me, instead of chalking out a course of study by furnishing you with lists of books, and the order in I which they! shouia dc read, land no list of books and courses of study would be equally proper for all minds,) to close this letter Resolutions roa thb SAiiBArn. t 1. To rise early ; and in order to do it, to go to eloen narlr SaturdftV eveninJT. .2. To use sorrier extraordinary devotion in the ward, "here I'll enter, not will I stir until the with a few general remark. ram is oyer ; come in girls, come in." The ram was COniino" dnwn in Irtrrents and the two vounfr ladies gladly followed their mother's example, I that which you will find within the '.walls of your and entered the neat and cleanly dwellincr. I university. A brave and pure spirit is, more Their long hair hung dangling about their ears, than ".half the baule," not only in preparing; for their crape bonnets had been screened in vain by life, but in all its conflicts. . Take it ;for granted their fringed parasols and the skirts of their silk I that there is no excellence without great labor rrtwns wro drao pried witb mnA Thev fl th re 1 Nn mere asni rations for eminence, however ar Kftinn toJ stamn unon the floor nf the . room into 1 dent will do the business. ' Wishing, and sigh- morning. I i.u uJ. ::n UtiJn the. wn'U nfnr religion, or rt which they had entered, with very little ceremo- ing, and nmagining, and dreaming of greatness, ny ; but the good natured mistress of the! house will never make you great If you would get to r i fl- j .,..:- nrKich the tern rile oTame 51, rr)inn from it. : . : - i, . ..f 4. To read the .scriptures nreinouicany, wnu such helps as are at hand. . 5. To go to church twice, 6- To read' books of divinity, or practical, jr j ; ; .-. r To instruct mv familv. 8. To weaij off, by meditation, any worldly tor contracted auringuae weex.' k of cither speculative Snch were the resolutions oFDr. Samuel John Teat " you wouia get io . - whose intellectual powers made him felt more for their disaster than for and the mountain's top, on which the tempJe oitamei tnemost illustrious ornament 6f the literary world came forward at once to console and assist them, stands, it will not do to stand sxm iwung, aamir- She brought forth clean cloths from the dresser ing, and wishing you were .iohr ou roust drawer, and she and her two daughters to girdur your loin3 with all the indomitable ener worktowipe off; with quick . and delicate care, gy of Hannibal scaling, the Alp Laborious excite your sympathy at the expense ofyour leeiings. out Dciore iius reaencs you. an wtpu troubles may have been caused to subjide through the good jprovidence of Him who has air events under his control,1 and can easily say "Peace bo still," botji to the warring elements cf nature and commotions of man. t Or, should he iVinfinite wisdom determine otherwise, we way be st restv where wars and rumors of wars shaJJ never reach I Owing to the continued tremblmga and qua kings of the earth we thought it prudent to sleep in the garden. But here a new danger met us. The engagements between the soldiers on the in a nnrl rhneasamry wmiuui wjrre i otiicu -I principally at night, on account of the heal! of I May is the hot month in Jerusalem. During the-whole of June, July, and so much of Augustas is past, the thermometer stood at 70 in the morning and only from four to six degrees higher at noon. r is almost too coof to wear summer clothes. The r aritio f mm f fin nrowa mnr of southeast J. xkt2 i . .(rarf irtnli Ant'tnT" le always vu mc wdicu, txiucr ivmvicaov - , . . , jtfr:n own growth in grace, or to do methiag for :th.l winds We hare strong northwest winds orm salxauon-oi omers.- rt :-. : -i , ' f s - . V
The Biblical Recorder (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Feb. 18, 1835, edition 1
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