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BT BET. TIMOTHY BVBKSHAM.
THE CHRISTIAN SOLDIER VICTORIOUS.
The very nature of victory supposes a
state of warfare, and consequently assumes
the existence of enemies. The purpose
of every sinceie Christian is to honor and
qlorify God. In working out his salvation
with fear and trembling, he constantly
geeks to attain to a high degree of perfec
tion in spiritual life ; he learns to love his
Maker and Protector with all his soul and
nis neighbor as himself, whilst in the dis
charged every duty he aims to be con
trolled by the exactions of an enlightened
conscience. In a word, each Christian
socks earnestly to secure the image of God
ar.d the promotion of His glory. As a
ward for fidelity and zeal, for love and
i. i ? taught to expect a full par-
tieipation in the enjoyments of the celes-
tial inheritance after life's warfare is done.
Now whatever rises up in opposition to
his desires; whatever would hinder the
cons
animation of his righteous purposes,
batever tends to paralyze his spiritul en-
w
crgics ; whatever would impair his useiul-
or lessen his joys in any way, may
well be deelared to be his foe. And what
stupendous efforts are employed against
the Christian soldier by the combined en
emies of his soul ; what gigantic plans are
ccrcocted for his eternal destruction ; what
-riirrianflp J in the
running agencies
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. - i - fiiin Tiia I
endeavor to blast nis jos u .
All the weapons m faatan s vast
armory are brought to bear j all the resour
ces of art and all the appliances of a cun
ning Jrad diabolic genius, are boldly used
tr,f comTjlete overthrow and des-
truction of the soldier of the Cross,
world, the fiesh, and the devil rise up
The
con-
i .nmfr .nd like a I
tinuaily to impcuc ,
dp'troying angel or an avenging Nemesis,
woald smite down his cherished house-
hold gods, and wither with their pestifer-
ous breath the sweet flowers of peace and
io which brightly bloom and shed their
ftsnr-fi in the carden ot nis soui.
--
toovld with its terrific frown,or worse still,
with its alluring and deceitful smile ; the
co-rumicn and treachery of the human
heart'; the greedy lusts of the flesh ; the
insatiate lusts of the eye ; the unconquer
a!ve pride of life; the mighty powers of
hell arc all united in intimate and power
tui conspiracy against the Christian war
rior, and the beatific joys and supernal
peace for the possession of which he nobly
struggles.
This enmity which rears its horrid Gor
gon head is implacable in its fury, m
yeterate in its nature and unending in its
duration: "Because the carnal mind is en
mliy against God ; for it is not subject to
the law of God, neither indesd can be.
Said our blessed Redeemer upon earth,
If ye were of the world, the world would
love its own ; but because ye are not cf
the world, but I have chosen you out of
the world, therefore the word hateth you."
The warfare in which the Christian is
engaged requires the most prompt and
vigilant exertion. The Christian soldier
must never sleep upon his post. The en
emies of his soul are always on the alert.
The devil never sleeps, but is ever watch-in-
eagerly the approaches to the citadel
(man's immortality. The fires of hell
never go out, their flames are fed inces
santly and burn forever with a hideous
and fiendish glare. The cruel and venge
ful enemies of man fight too much under
a
" black flag " uiey nevei DW -v i
ter.
Constant, eternal viguann;
price of spiritual safety. If the pickets
succumb to the influence of sleep and cease
to faithfully guard all the avenues of ap
proach to the army, the enemy will scon
take advantage of such infidelity, and per
haps will hurl his heavy columns in fcarfui
and sudden destructiveness upon those
who are resting in fancied security. So
the pickcto-rprayer, watchfulness , faith--which
stand sentry at the entrances to the
soul, must not sleep. If so, the wily and
insatiate foe will martial his forces, and
ere
the soul is aware ol u, wm i
NAM b, a M4 Stock "crpArPaironage
and destroy at his option, and bring all its
powers in subjection to his will. The van
dal foe has driven his accursed plough
share of oppression and ruin through the
virgin soil of our young .Republic, has
taught the world a fearful lesson of wrong,
and has exhibited the saddest picture in
all history of outrageous crime, envenom
ed wickedness and stupendous lolly. But
as cruel and terrible as is Yankee rule;
and as diabolical and implacable as is Yan
kee hate, they are mere " child's play"
the meercst cooing of a dove the most
eentle. lamb-like displays compared tcthe
enmity that Satan cherishes against the
soul and the iron severity of his cruel and
unendhog rule.
In order then to maintain his ground
successfully, the Christian soldier must be
ever at the post of duty and danger. He
must never relax his energies, he must
never flag in hiswatchfulncss,be must never
for a moment be less firm and determined.
He must fight day after day the good fight
of faith. He must not once think of a re
unionhe must not for one moment cher
ish the desire to take to his bosom those
enemies from whom he is separated. The
disruption the separation must he forever
must bo Jinal. The verv thought oi
compromise will jeopardize tho soul will
paralize its noble and elastic energies.
No pacific overtures can exist with safety;
io hesitate will imperil the soul and to al-
, - nF within the Hues is to
yield tQ the encmJt and perhaps to forev-
relinquisK the palm of victory which
ag about tQ fall within your grasp,
The conqmr(n(J christian soldier fights not
weiifora few brief months or years ana tnen
rcsts upon his weapons, dwelling emphati-
uQn his past achievements, but he
, Qn from one field of conquest
tQ anothcrie fights through one cam
paign and then another, animated by tne
Toice of his commander and cheered by
His presence, until at last hU great 'Cap
al'n .-.alia him from tbe Ion- conflict of
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earth to have bound noon his victorious
i 'P j 1 JM
brow the chapict oi eieruai giuij.
" Servant of God, well done !
Hast from thv loved employ ;
The battle fought, the victory won
Enter thy Master's joy."
But mark you, the true soldier of the
Cross docs not fight his spiritual enemies,
relying upon his own inate strength. He
ficrht3rather in a spirit ef humble depen-
, ... Ai-.:!, C.nc Tfowevemro
clence upon Aiunguy x
difriou3 his own exertions'; however per-
seeringiy he may fight ; however undaun-
h-g couragCj yet after all, his real hope
of oUCCesg) ia founded in the goodness,
f utfulnes8 p0Wer3and love of an All-wise
t t i t i ro-itnr
The encoura-
ana .mi-puweni" v;,v-
words of Christ to the Church at
Tin??
Smyrna sustains him ; " Fear none ot those
things which thou shalt suffer be thou
faithful unto death, and I will give thee
the crown of life." Thus suffering, and
enduring, and fighting and trusting, victo
ry is finally secured and the Christian war
rior emerges from the smoke of battle tri
umphant over every foe comes out 'more
than conqueror.'
Every Christian may have the same joy
ful experience and the same encouraging
hope that filled the soul of St. Paul just
prior to his martyrdom. Said he, as he
wis near tne enu ui ma
Inwe&nrd into his grave witn exceeu-
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mg uow
in" eomfort, and seeing his deatn a pieas-
in sacn
fice to God and a sweet departure
to him said he, "i am reauy w ve vja-
7and the time of my departure is at,
hand." Then turning his gaze backward,
he was so cheered with the retrospect that
as he contemplates his well spent life,with
becoming pride he exclaims, " J have
fought a good f iht, I have finished my
course, I have kept the faith." And then
looking upward, as with the spiritual en
raptured eye he discerns the glory-ctowned
heVhls and the lofty battlements of heav-
d sees the incarnate Redeemer in the
en,
ant
TYllfl
of the mighty conquering, sacra-
mental host of God's elect, he breaks
forth in words of prophetic certainty,
" Henceforth is laid up for we a crown oj
righteousness."
The reward of the faithful soldier is
certain. Hell and earth Satan with all
his devoted legions of devils and all his
faithful ministxant servants on earth may
conspire to destroy the soul, but if that
soul is stayed on Jesijis, if that soul clings
to the Cross, they shjdl be foiled and he
shall triumph. There can be no mistake
or doubt about the matter. God is strong
er than Satan. It is as certain as death
" The
as certain as tjruu iciguou. j
verv nature of the Gospel economy ;
om-
nipotencc and truth of Jehovah; arid tho
luminous and consolatory testimony of ev-
RALEIGH, N. 0, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27,
ery age of the Church, all unite to assure
this victory." It is such an assurance
that kindles the eye, gives strength to the
arm, and sustains the agony of the Chris
tian soldier
It is such a sweet, comion.
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mir, strengtnenisi
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assurance tnas ia
cheered and buoyed up the Church of
exile, and is
jroa iu uvci j -
still one of her favorite songs in the houee
of her pilgrimage." It is this assurance
which robs death of its horrors, and which
changes the gloom and suffering of the
sick-room into an audience chamber in
which ministering angels stand. Even
the silence and awe and darkness of the
grave is stript away when the rays of the
Sun of Righteousness penetrate its reces
ses and irradiate its darkness with the light
of its immortality.
It was this certainty of victory this
full assurance of a blissful immortality,
which filled the soul of that truest and no
blest of all hymjiograpJiers Chivies Wes
leywith such holy ecstacy, and raised
his mind to such lofty heights, when he
exclaimed;
"Who suffer with our Master hero,
We shall before his face appear,
And by his side sit down ;
To patient faith the prize is sure;
And all that to the end endnre
The Cross, shall wear the crown.
Thrice blessed, bliss-inspiring hopo !
It lifts the fainting spirit up,
It brings to life the dead ;
Our conflict here shall soon bo past,
And you and I ascend at last,
Triumphant with our Head."
Thoughts on Books.
Book market books made, to soil bad books-
good books books are companions wna .
good library we can select our company-val
ue of a library, &c.
The book market is governed by the
law of demand and supply, as are all oth
er markets. This accounts for the vast
variety in thought, style, feeling, morality
and religion that we meet with in the
book trade. This variety is necessary to
meet the demand. Men are so different
iffflrenfc tastes, opinions, feel-
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inqs, thoughts, prejudices, passions, prinei
pies, religions ana callings, mat me u
mand vast variety in their eoul food.
Bad books are written and published be
cause they will sell they sell because
there is a demand for them in society.
The books of the age' furnish a two-fold
argument for depravity, that is from the
side of production, and the side of con
sumption. The demand for bad books
proves that man is depraved. If he were
not depraved no such demand would ex
ist. The supply of bad books affords an
equally conclusive argument for human
depravity. If men were not depravedf
brains would never be taxed to meet this
demand. The existence of a depraved
literature proves the existence of deprav
ed intellects and hearts. A depraved lit
erature is not the cause but the effect of
human depravity. But we have in socie
ty good, as well as bad books. Good
books are published because .they are sold
and read, in other words because there is
a demand for them. They are demanded
because there are pure minds and hearts
that can only be satisfied with such food.
This demand is met because other pure
spirits write for the glory of God and the
salvation of men. But why are good
books demanded by a depraved race ?
Why is this demand met by a depraved
humanity ? These questions can. only be
answered by admitting the existence, and
recognizing the influence of the redemp
tive element in society. It is the result
of the operation of that saving element in
the social body, that took form in the bo
dy of our Lord Jesus Christ, and became
incarnated -in the human nature of the
Son of man and the Son of God. Tho
reason so few books meet with great suc
cess is, that so few meet the great demand
and reach the popular mind and heart.
Books are companions. The man with
a good library has access to the society of
the world in every age of its recorded
history. He sits in the presence, hve3
under tho influence, and communes with
the spirits of the great and good of all na
tions and all ages. The past, the present
and the future meet in his study. He
can converse with the immortal dead of
the past, the living writers of the present,
and tho leading minds of the future, at
one and the same time. . The present is a
promise and a prophecy of the future
We have the future in the present as we
have the oak in the acorn, and the har
vest in the seed time. In tho society of
books we can make our own selection of
our associates. We do not have forced
upon ua the companionship of those we do
not want. We can select only those that
euit us. We are not compelled to enter
tain them when we de not feel like it.
of tk North Carolina
They only talk to us when we wish them
to do so. We can leave them and they
will not get offended. The society of
books is a glorious society. Select, refin
ed, literary, moral and pious it may be.
A library of books is a dictionary of
thoughts, aa well as a society of friends.
Now a dictionary of thoughts, opinions
and f&ets is as necessary to a thinker ana
writer as a dictionary of words- In
writing and speaking, thoughts constitute
the ok and language the body of every
essay, conversation or address. Now, is it
easier to create eouls than bodies, to pro
duce ideas than words, to think than to
express our thoughts ? If it is not, it is
just as essential to have a good library as
L WflVtoVa TTnarridfTftd Die-
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tionary. To think well wo must know
what others have thought. Thought only
can awaken thought, auggest thought, or
become food for thought. Give man
thought, the soul of literature, and it will
create its own body, clothe ltsen in nat
ural and appropriate language, just as ev
ery human soul creates its own body.
The reason we have bo much talking and
so little thinking, so many words and bo
little thought in our talking, so much bo
dy and so little soul in our conversation,
is that many of our talkers have dictiona
ries of words, but not of thoughts.
A Book Worm.
Cross Creek, May, 1863.
Relizious Reading for. the Soldiers.
Ecvs. Oscar J. Brent and Isham H.
Hill are collecting funds in North Caroli
na, to aid us in sending out Testaments,
Hymn books and Tracts to our soldiers.
Thus far they have had encouraging suc
cess, having collected and paid over $4,-
05 88. For this amount we have sent
about 6,000,000 pages of Scripture and
religious truth to the Hospitals and Camps.
Such is generally sought with eagerness
by the soldiers, and from the abundant
testimony of Chaplains, Missionaries, Col
porteur?, and thes soldiers themselves, they
are 'being blessed of God in the awaken
ing, conversion and comfort of very many.
A Colporteur recently told me that he
knew of seven soldiers in one company
who attribute their conversion to the bles
sing of God upon the reading of the Tract,
" Come to Jesus," which we sent him for
distribution, and these seven converts
have been regular helps to him in scatter
ing Tracts and holding prayer-meetings.
Tho calls upon us for grants of religious
reading are increasing and pressing, and
there is special demand how from our
sick and wounded, whom we are supply
ing as fast as the donations will allow us.
We are printing and sending out from
20,000 to 50,000 each of 90 different pub'
lications, of from four to 128 pages each
written by some of the best authors of
different denominations, and approved by
the pastors of this city. We are also
binding here and sending to the army
30,000 New Testaments, printed and sold
us by the C. S. Bible Society.
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There is certainly the greatest encour-
agement ior conunueu nu imiicmeu w
erality in sending the Scriptures and
Tracts and religious papers to soldiers for
their entertainment and spiritual profit.
W. J. WCROWDER,
Agent for Gen. Tract Agency.
Raleigh, N. C, May 1863.
Doing Nothing.
" He made me out a sinner for doing
wLia!" This remark fell from the
lim of one who was under conviction for
gin. and of whom wc asked the question,
All X" T 1
" How were you awakened t lie naa
heard a sermon from the words, " Woe to
them that are at ease in Zion I" It was
a new thought to the poor man, who had
been comforting himself with the plea
that ho had done nothing very bad. But
now he saw that his greatest sin was the
very thing in which he had been comfort
ing himself " doing nothing."
We arc reminded of this incident hj
meeting iu an old religious magazine with
the following ingenious interrogations on
the words, " Curse ye Meroz." The wri
ter says :
By whose authority ? The angel of the
Lord. What has Meroz done ? Nothing.
Why then is Meroz to be cursed ? Be
cause he did nothing.
What ought Meroz to have done ?
Come to tho help of the Lord.
Could not the Lord do without Meroz ?
The Lord did do without Meroz.
Did the Lord then sustain any loss ?
No. but Meroz did.
Is Meroz then to be cursed ? Yes, and
that bitterly.
Is it risrht that a man should be cursed
for doing nothing ? Yes, when he ought
to do something.
Who savs so ? The anerel of the Lord
The servant which knew the Lord's will,
and did not according to his will, shall be
rinftton with many strinea. Lulce Xli: 47.
Mr - - ''" IVI'
1863.
Dependence Upon God.
If as a nation we are to be of any ser
vice either to ourselves or to me wunu,
we must be taught our dependence upon
Almighty God. That as a theory we an
hold it, there can be no doubt; but like a
great many other theoretical uuius,
needs to be icit ana appnuu iu uu.
day life. The feeling of continued depen
dence upon God for life and health for food
and raiment ; ior deliverance iromuur cuc
mies this feeling must be entertained not as
a matter ofmere speculation, butassomciu-
1110' taat IS iHitucuvg
What effects then should this leeimg pro
duce ? , ,
I. If we are dependent upon God, ana
this God be holy, it shpuld mate us
shun everything that displeases mm. xu
fnanlt. "a holv God upon whom we de
pend for all things, seems the height of
madness. And yet there is much of this
in the country. We profess as a people
to be looking to God for nis aenverauso
and protection. There is scarcely a man
among us so wicicea, as not iu uiw
edge this. But at the same time, we see
these very persons insulting su "tgu "r
esty of Heaven by drunkenness, by oaths,
by blasphemy, by selfishness aud the love
of filthy lucre, iiu lueso wa
among us; among a people too who are
professing to .depend upon God ! Surely
there must be a great inconsistency be
tween a People's belief and practice who
thus act And it needs no prophetic pen
to announce th;t such conduct must tend
to bring dowa God's judgments upon us.
There should be then, such a practical be
lief in our dependence upon God, aa will
lead us to forsake everything that is dis
pleasing to God. Whether it be our cop
duct at homo or abroad, -in private or in
public, we must remember dependence up
on God, supposes that we aim to please
Him in ail that we do or think or .say.
2. -Thii feeling will produce net only
these, negative effects, but will also induce
us to call unoa God and that continually
for his help and protection. We need
daily food, and we arc dependent upon
God, for it : and we are taugh t by our Lord
to pray for it. God does indeed know
that we need it j and He is good and merci
ful; yet He bids us pray to Him coutiuual
lv for it. We need dally pardon and are
dependent upon God for this; and though
God be aba.; dint in merey; yet He teach
es na to pray, "forgive ua our trespasses
as t?e i'jrgivfc ijiobo nc&y
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n?t
US. w o neeu piuicunvu
T;nfl Thv are more in number than we
and have more of all the appliances of
modern warfare. But whether more or
less, it is for God to say whether we shall
be delivered into their haads or not. c
are just, as dependenet upon God for
deliverance from lanKess, as we are iw
daily pardon and daily bread. Yet God is
merciful ; God is a God of truth and jus
tice but as He teachesus to pray for par
don and food, so He would have us pray
for his protecting care, and that for the
glory of Hia great name, He would deliv
er us froru the enemies that encompass us
about. We are jnat as much dependent
in this latter case as in the others ; and we
must be made to feel it. Will it require
some great defeats in order to make ua feel
this f God torbid. indw mat our aruiic
are onco more engaging in conflict, let this
feeling be strong in our minds and let it
induce us to pray with earnestness, that
God would be pleased to grant us victory.
We have obtained victories ; but they were
not of such magnitude as to put a stop to
the war. It may bo this was designed to
teach us dependence and the need of more
praver. Let there be no laiiure now in
earnest cailmg upon uroa. o uw vui
runrlfi were more in earnest. We are get
ting used to war, and bloodshed, aud the
effect is to make us less earnest about in
voking the help of God. But let us not
be tempted to slacken our prayers. One
more earnest eilort. unce more, ueiuveu
friends, let us gird ourselves up to an
earnest and importunate calling upon God,
through Jesus Christ that He would grant
us such deliverance, as will bnng about a
speedy peace. Southern Chvraiman.
.
Gratitude.
Trior" arc but few, who besides the ev
ery day mercies of life, have not received
some special act oi peculiar mercy, v-'ui
lives have been -spared in the midst of
great danger ; cr the lives of some dear to
us. At first the feeling of gratitude is very
strong : but we rakkikc if we suppose that
we can retain for ever the acutene?s of this
feelin"-. Time will and mu3t biunt it.
What then ; is it of necessity that we be
ungrateful ? Not at r.U. Gratitude ia to
behow:i not by mere feeling, but by our
actions. When one has received a special
mercy, let. him in thankfulness to God, ask
himself what can I do and do permanent
ly, to show my gratitude to God? So
much money ss a thankoffering is not the
thing. Thfs is right so far &s it go.:s ; but
money docj not pay for the merey. When
a mercy unlookcd for has beer, received,
if should prompt ua to new principles of
action. Are we unconverted? Then we
should show our o;rutitiido by bceoming
Christians Aic wo Christian ? Then we
should show it, by being letter Chitu.n?,
by trying to show better and holier tem
pers ;'and to do more for that Saviour who
has shown us such, favor. As many have
received these special favors, so ther.e ma
ny have grert cause to be thankful and to
show it, not by mere feeling, vr by try
ing to retain the feeling, but by trjing to
J please God by a better life. Let us do
! this and the mercy received frcm God will
I not have been thrown awa
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"three dollars a yeah; in advance.
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Repent Ye."
Impenitent sinner, God calls you to re
pent, and you have reason to do ro. For
Yen have IroJcen his law, not merely by
the tenor of your life, but with tho whole
bent of your heart.
You have necr lovd God) and have it
in you to hate him, had you clearer views
of his holy and sovereign character. In
this guilt c:.ough to ink a world you
have spent your whole past Line.
Yf'u have rejected Christ. When con
demned; Christ died for yotir ransom, and
now offers pardon purch.e.ed with his
blood; and yet you have iCi-.tsed that par
don as often aa tho gocp.d has been pre
snte Ho you,und in (loi.:gsc,haYC8;dd, "I
will not have this m;;u to reign over me.
You have grieved the Jh'y Spirit. Oft
en ag that Spirit has aroused your consci
ence, convinced of guilt, and urged to re
pentance, you have resisted and committed
a most deadly and awful tin. And have
you not reason to repen.?
" Repent ye." 1 1 is a practicalh duty,
and uo'zmpossibility. If you felt as you
ought, you could not neip repent
ing. It is a reasonable duty, enforc
edly all the motives of interest and obli
gation which can be drawn from thrco
worlds, from the relation of un immortal
soul and an infinite and holy God, who
commands it by all his authority as Law
giver and Judge.
Repent immediately ; fcr hope and par
don may be suspended on " to-day. -
While you hefciiatc, God may lifthis hand,
and swear you shall not enter into Ids rest.
Repentance ia the first ait? to a recon
ciliation ; and until this is done, you have
done nothing pleasing to God. So long
aa your heart remains obdurate, you do
virtually approvo, auu put your seal to ev
ery sin you have ever committed ; aiid will
your prayers, offered h thiri wicked state,
avail witli God ? Nc.or, while ycu con
tinue ihu, will he h w favor to you or
any of your doings. .
'W hy not rdvnt ? Do you look for im
punity in repentance ? What, go to hea
ven rlth rebellion in your hoart, and car
ry ail your opposition to the very foot of
tho ibrcna of God?
Taanglitbra worldling and decent mor
hiirjt. contmtiotts op-war of God's hum
bling truth. :v.A disucvwl, convictol, but
unconverted tinner, rcprafye; for it is
true of ycu cU, that " except ye repentje
shal' all likewise perish."
Vcrldly Aliri!..
Christians of tho present day, are not '
as watchful as their fathers were, sgainst
the pernicious consequences of encourag
iug i gay, frivolous cpirit among the un
godly. It would often seem that, vithout
compunction, they aist those who aro
out of Christ to trifls ?.r-d hagh their
live away. Wc quote two incidents iu
tho lives of ministers, belonging to an
earlier generation, a generation wiser than
ii . . Jt, lirtnn that
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some, at least, of our readers may gather
a useful lesson from them. In the times
of revival Christians admonish faithfully
the thoughtless Tctnries o amusement.
Do they more than their duty at such
times cr less than th".ir duty when these
admonitions are withheld?
"Rev. Thos. Rancor, once hearing
some of us laughing very freely, while I
supro?ehe wa? better busied in his cham
ber fbovo us, came dotrn and bravely
said to us, 'Cousins I wonder you can be
so merry, unless you aro f ure of your sal
vation ;
" Once, on a journey, being at an inn
upon the road, Rev. Samuel Whiting
overheard certain persona in the next
room so merry as to be loud and rudo in
mirth. Wherefore, as he passed by$ the
door, he looked in upon them, and with a
sweet majesty only dropped these words,
4 Friends, if you arc sure that your sins
are pardoned, you may be wisely merry;
And theso words not oniy stineu an mcir
noise for the present, but al30 had a great
effect afterwards on some of the compa
ny." My Turn.
When the Rev. Rovvl uid ilill was re
turning from Ireland, he found himself
much annoyed by the reprobate conduct
of the captain and ma'o, who were sadly
givfn to the scandalous habit of swear
ing First the captain sworo at the mate ;
then the mate swore at the captain ; then
they both swore at the wind.-. Mr. Hill
called to them for "fuir pUy." "Sn rtop,"
said he ; " let u.i have fair play, -cntlcmen;
it is my turn now ." "At what h it your
turn?'' asked tho captain. "At swear
ing'' replied Mr. II ill- Well, thcy.wait
cd 'r.:) ! 'waited, until .their p:ttencc was
cxh?:usted; and they wished Mr. Hill to
Mkc haste and tuVe liu tarn. He told
them, however, that i.c hvl a light to take
';wn timo, and swear Jit biaovn conve
nie.iro. The c-tptain replied, with a laugh,
" Por!;?ps yv.1 don't mean to ta-ks your
tnr: V Panf.-n mo, captain," rsnswered
Mr. Hill, " I ?Tia!l do f O a.-: soon ai I can
find tho good of dois- it." Mr. Ilill did
not hear another o:,th o i the voypgo.
IV.idoi; 'iiiofcfcU Christ.
If we were fa piiioii, under sentence to
the sriilows, td a pardon, signed by tho
appropriate authorities, vhouU to brought
t ui. wc could not but heartily rejoice;
and her.ee it i.i wriit. u, " We joy in God
thro-igh our Lord Jcp-- Christ, by whom
we h:wt now received the atcr.cuer.t," be
cause arraigned, tri-u ard condemned in
the court of justice a'id of !w, we obtain
for our guilty, perisU;u; s u!, through
the ntonemeut, pardcii and liberty.
eion of its strongholds, will lay waste