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WW THE Kv. II. T. Ill l)s., Directing Editor. imtj.ished in the interest of Methodism UrniE state or north r a no una. ?J:v. Y. II. (TNI M.iil l, I'llhlislU'l V ( ) I I a ivi:icn r, r. c, atedn esda5, j a x r a ijv s. imcs. is:o. ri. VK v, 171 11 T O n A Tb A - X .'f( liTTTimTTA T T ( jjj r i o u u r & in m rj i ii 1 ; 1 1 o - - - - X Kiiuu the Stm. l.i i.itr:i.'.iii.v Tlif Temple. Ill llif vviulll '! lme artMtii;', iilt.i thi' t-tii irne-: Takes tin- knotted i'iuiu'. and .-eour; An-1 isist- flit. :e.id ovet throw -: 111 tlli- Jilt-Stillee t'l till1 people. Siaiuls le mutat-iiii; Kifs. U lilts he ti whom Hit vnm;i:i. Taken in Jut siu. tlu-y brought: lie who .-ilenewt her accuser.-., .Iiitliiiiijf those who judgment sought; Hade her go and sin no longer. Hut coiiili'inni'd her not V Is this lie, ihi' loving Saviour T Vea. Iiocansf bis love is great. , hi.-, rfrsth if sin the H:ivt-t , Sin the source of hate, must hate, Seonrjro and overthrow anil drive it lut with. mi ihe pate. Therefore, lie their uains eon Ion tiding. Makes the iiioiiev-ehani;ers smart. Smile- the buyers, smite- the sellers Ah he knew them thieve- at heart ' that whieh purities the temple, i'lllities the marl. These into the .snirts ol heaven Openly had brought their ware-; Hut. the ti tuple deseeratiiij;. There were deeper sins than theirs I'ioitsclieais and proud pivieiiee--, Hypooritie prayers. 0 the hypocrites ! he knew ihem. Fair without but totil within: They nmde holiness so hateful That meti rather loved their sin. Filtering not theuiseh es. the kiuy.loiii Hinderiiii; men to win. These must till their -in-" full tinware: 1 nto these mii-t lie a Woe. Heavier than the seourge: within theiu. As they from his presenee e,,. The hell-tire of hatred kitnl!. To a deadly y low. Oread the wrath of Him who seourge-. When his love has failed i win : Vet more dread it is. i -inner. When "hrist leaves thee to tin -in' When his Spirit .ease- -o iv Invi -I"th thi- w oe -begin. Ilitllier let us feel his v. mi .; in Than lay up his w rath in .-ime. Kather. all our guilt dist-.n ere. I, Let us come his faee before". Only let n- hear him savin-, "do. and sin no more.' I omramvkatioiu., For the 1'i-iscopal .Methodist. No. V. itEV. tl. T. Hi SsoN Tn thi.-, nuujbtrr, I purpose to take up, for consideration, the subjects which are embraced in the II. Class of interrogatories proposed by your correspondent. These a:e 1. '"Io they come into the world in a condition of minii lii'tilim-iil sufficient to exclude them from heaven unless it be gotten rid of; 2. 'Tf so, from whence does this de filement string '; -Yhat is ri!uiil sin in the ease of children V 4. "Is it positive moral ..lif.uihj or only a mora! i inlum mahilil ' which ren ders them more subject. to evil than they otherwise would be?" I have thus classed these questions, not because the writer made such a distribution of them; but because, they xrsm to be so nearly allied to each oth er; that in the general consideration of them, they may, nay must be taken as parts of a whole. But to the ques tions. 1. "Do they" iiif'ants) ''come into the world in a condition of moral o Jiltment sufficient to exclude them from Heaven unless it be gotten rid of V" That Ixt axts "come into the world in a condition of -moral (fyirmrrtf," is the teaching of the scriptures. Thiswas taught by Jon, when he enquired; "Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean V" And gives the following answer: "Nor one." Job xiv. 4. This is the more fully to be un derstood of the inherent depravity of infants as being derived from their parents. This Job evidently intended, see asjproof 1 to the ('th verse of this chapter. Indeed, the entire Chapter indicates this very doctrine. And this is clearly stated as the current doctrine, by Etipha tit Teuianile, in Job, xv. 14. where he enquires : "What is man, that he should be clean ? And he whieh is lorn of a woman, that he should lf. righteous"! See also verses 15, 16. This same doctrine is taught by Bildad, the Shuhite, as the current sentiment in his day: "How then can man be justified with God ? Or ho'1' ran he beelean that is bom of a woman ?'' Job xxv. 4. That this depravity or i "moral dejile ntent" ) isderived from the Common stock of human nature is evidently t lie senti ment which La in entertained and of which he has given his views under divine inspiration: "Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did nn mother eonreive me." Psulm li. 7. And he confines this statement concerning the moral emidititm and dejilement;" when be remarks: "The. wicked are estranged f rom tin' n-omli; they go abtray us soou as they are born, speaking lies." Psa. lviii. 'A. See also I'rov. xxii 15, and Isa. jdviii 8. These all compared with Romans v. 12 l'J vii entire.' In the view just presented, we have several points of great importance brought to our notice; :ts 1. The fact, that children . infants i depart practically from the way of right, from the earlist possibledafe, in whieh they are capable of acting fur them selves. This is used as an cidcnce that they are natively unclean; ami that this urn-leanness of nature, is tin; mori'y cause of all their aberrations ! h'wii,.;;" considerations. As from the ways oilrnlh ami ri-i',,1. it is j 1. From the ib-.i ihey were mi uot viewed as being occasioned by j 'ii-i".hj brought into ihis state of habit, but something before habit depravity, without their liiioweldge or could be formed: .it way ' pething their birth, and therefore, before any habit could be formed or nviov to aiiv- influences being exerted upon them by the example of others. This "condi tion of moral defilement" then, is some thing iuhereing in their nature, ami is the true, real existing cause of all sinful feeling and conduct. Again; 2. Another fact of the utm.o.-d impor tance in this .subject is; that this de pravity is of a universal character, is not, that this is asserted of t . evidently of all "iiurn i Xo discrimination is made between ,,,-,,- some who might be .; and others; that were of a vicious character, and ; that from these there might spring "unrli an" children: but it isof such as are "isot: of woman." This ie.v.s" is evidently derived from "w-.-hhih.' as from the depravity of humanity en tailed upon all from the origitcil de fection of humanity: so that the source is from Adam, an.l its perpetuation is from this depravt d nature in man and woman; or in the very expressive language of the Articles of lleligi 'ti the Methodist B. Cliur en. Sollti!, Article vii. thus: "Original sin stand. -ih i tun them, and are consequently ue not in thefollowing of Adanm as the Be 'p rave. I without any personal guilt at lagians do vainlv talk, ; but is the c..r- ! ta -hia- t them. An ! -; t i tally so ruption of the nature of every man. I that naturally is engendered of the off. j spring of Adam, whereby man is very j far gone from original righteousness, i and of his own nature inclined to evil j and that continually. " And 3. The fact that this "'cu. lit i. n of mor- al dejilement," originates in the very ! ino1tion of the i-inic-ptom of humanity ; in the wounbofthe ".vrornna." ii is, then, a nature connatural wit-it her; j sinfully depraved, having inherently, j the base qualities of depravity, ami j transmitting these to her progeny. . j more certainly does the wuitk oak tki:k, send its own )ectiliar nature, through its acorn to a future White Oak; than does the mother transmit to her seed, the nature that she, as a depraved be ing possesses herself. It is not, that she is guilty of sinning in the conception of children; for, then, it would follow that all who in lawful wedlock bore children, were sinners in so doing: but, that she being a depraved daught er of fallen Adam; could not bring forth nor even "eonreive" a child, w ith out at the same time imparting', by ne cessary consequence of her own de praved nature the same nature to the child "conceived" or "horn," of her. Like, in this instance, produces like: nor is it possible to be otherwise.-- Once more. ' 4. The facts stated by St. Paid in Kom. v. 1210 and chapter vii. de monstrate the foregoing views beyond any grounds of doubt. He derives all the"mora! obUqnitij" from Adam, as do Job, Eliphas, L':i.iai and Dwid from the same source thro vgli the vo man: and he affirms again and again, that this infection of nature is univer sal; so that he demonstrates, that his "dejilement" is as universal as mankind ; and all, on account of the "osk '- ! fence' of "one max. See this mane j out. in mv previous uumbers. i n i TT1.AI'Q itlllQ TVVtitfin f ti 1 . 1 1 Dill I VII .1 1 ! , , tile lliliuii uusvveieii, e.t epi me . ' ' J 1 j first as regards the unfitness of r.ucn , o . .-.:"i,. , , .i . t, children for "Heaven." In regard to this, I refer particular- j ly to John iii. 3 7. "Jesus answered j and said unto him, Verily, verily, I j say unto thee, except a man bi born j again, he cannot see the kingdom of j God, &c.'' Here, our Saviour lay;', il j down as an undeui able rule, that un- j less "a man," (ang niun is the sense) "is born again," he is not in a condi tion to "see the kingdom of God." That this is meant of all there is thebt -si proof, in the reason he gives why this must be: "That which born of the flesh; is flesh and that which is born of the is the Spirit;" evidently considering, the depraved "condition j 1lt. var;onc, forms of human wick and moral defilement-" the reason I .dness, until, one Sunday night, they why should all be born again." ! woro ,,athered together at the Court He, evidently, therefore, includes ail j House Avhen all at once.meof them ex wit lu.ut exception: for all are "born of j -laimr-tl : "1 have a new idea, let uscel the flesh," i, e, ihey are born of deg. n- (braie the Bords suts-er." Immc.li- erated parents; and this degeneracy is here denominated flush; as St. Paul also does, in Piom. vii" and Rom. viii. '. Those, therefore, v. ho are rn of the flesh,'' are in that "'eon- liitton unlit i.if tlu' lieavftilv state, ami iniisi undergo a change radi. al in its character, to onahfy them for its bleednes.-.. And, lit re, it may he remaiked, that this radical change will doubtless take place in all infants who die in infancy. This will appear, I think, from thefol- ! c-cyisent. This state was eittailud upon I thing they either desired or .lone; so ! that thev cannot lie considered as .-"' 'iii! .' inUli of entile; and there fore, ii is reasonable t suppose, that as their depart lire out oi'time is also an ij ii-.iui if iia! event, wholly under the direction of Hod's provid'-nce; that God will of his bounteous goodness, n account of the atonement of I'hrisi, also change or regenerate them by his i Spirit. If this were not ; , then none I couM ' see kingdom of God;" a ! thought utterly :ii vari tnte with his ! eointnct- towartts im m. 2. Asisfuliy demonst l -a ted by Si. T'aul, where he assures us, that ,' in- fjiil-t were brought into this "condition of moral defilement" unconditionally, by the "'Ost: orri Ni i; or Osk Vin;" without their personal knowledge or consent; and consequently, without personal ;-uilt. ' his coiidii ion being wholly as human nature was in Adam, and only affecting them in their semi nal condition, in which their -.cry be ing wtis forfeited by this original de-i'i-i i ion : s-1 that thev bv derivation only ha e ! he J'estllts that fall ed "'. As ' hey are (''. from ! 1 is ft lieh Ut'e o' hi Ilft'll : hmi" mi '.d .;.- ft im i ; I ; m :a 1 " : ' lie; on! of, and being' nt; iileousiiess of one. sec: tret I by the In this regard th .', V.::-:" liiMttt ;:''."i'iVees n t:vMtiii-.'..,(-'(' as fully of the benei'ds of the atonement, as they had been, id' the eds of moral depravity by Vtiam. I n this, then, we see, that the Conduct of God to wards I hem, clearly indicates His good w ill to them. But, !. The eoiiiitiit of out Saviour to wards them, ami what in- taught con cerning ihem in Matt. wiii. xix. B .". Mark. x. B - Bi. -Luke, xviii. 15-17. isa clear deiuonstrtition that j they are dealt with in their infancy j upon the principles of unconditional communications of good to them ; ilow- ill'' t o th from the atonement made them bv Christ. And, as we have i no grounds to suppose that as infants i 11 j they have "lorfeited their jnstitica t ion :" so, we have every reason to be- lieve, thafshould they die while infants; that this other trreat blessing of re- generiJpon will be accomplished in them as those of other unconditional blessings of justification ami pei--sonal life have been bestowed upon them. But. r- It is estimated that there are in- tants m heaven, ami that tney have special agents who attend them in the presence of God. Matt, xviii. 1 14. Now, the reasoiisfox vile regeneration of those in charge of angels in heaven; are. equally valid in behalf of all infants who die in infancy. For, there can ibe no doubt that those in heaven were re generated, or else they could not ac cording to our Saviour's teaching "see the kingdom of God:" - and as all in fants who die, are precisely, in every respect, in the same condition that those in lipnvt'ii bad been on earth : it.fol- ow.s that all others who die, as re- generated by the Spirit of God. Icon- i sider the reason for one, or nome; a val- j I'd liaSOll I f 1 it whom l otl in his providence calls out of time. As some j - . . 1 ji T an in heaven; so others when they the w5 um ,,,, th.-re on ihe very same .rounds that some are there now. Yours affectionately, Peter Doli;. Trinity College, Oct. 20, ISfiT. Tor llie Episcopal Methodi.-t. Gatherings of a Steward. xr.vri: m k I.ItiilT OK 1IOI.Y THTXfi ''i'his was the way it, happened Brother," said an old christian one nieht. "1 was living in the town of W , the young men were in the habit of indulging in all sorts of dissi pation and excess. There was "no fear of God (or man') before their eves." If seeme.l ii thev le,,l -ylmnpd ately all the arrangements were made for the horrid mockery, and one J officiating as minister, they began the J 1 j '1 the de you thi' names ot the "parties. The, hole s i!- emn cerenionj- was gone th amidst much laughing and; ra"'!i wit n any a ri - bald and obscene jest: at H eotiein- isiroi nil c-flt ,L,rn . . 411- -If- -,,.1.. , , -, i, F , , one remarked, "well I have ed about .-.vl as long as I want to audi believe i - will die next Sunday abouf : fins time. J .-. I want vou all to come ---at I see nte." i . Thinking it a good jest u eecon.l " f V sati 1, 'well if you die, nh , rtundav J will die the Sunday at;''itli, ell said ' tht third r wirf -dfeTiiV 06' ami said M ii,, . .7! there. They parted, luf oh t'W little did either anticipate the t.iie that : awaited tJiem ! On the Sum la v ap pointed, at the hm.r appointed, tl e i tirst. tiled, diet I in great agonv, calling ' on that Jesus whom he had i l.iek. d. for help and mercv. On I he siu-.'ee.i - ! ing Sunday the second died uud--r i like painful circumstam e.,;oii.ihe third Sunday the third died, as he himself: had appointed, find so the fourth and i fifth and sixih. The seventh was a oung Frenchman in the full prime of ' manhood, on whose firm eonstit tit ion j disease had never h ft a mark. When 1 the fourth diet! he began to tear and tl"el libit He called upon men of God oi ins acqtiaiitanee o instruct nim, ami pray for him As the time ihat he had appointed drew on and the fifth had I died, his :t',oiy I'l-came eytrelue, he i saw his soul exposed to "everlasting I destruction from the presence el' Hoil j and the glr.vy of his power." He could j m.t rest night or .lay. IBs : -infnl ac- ; ijiKoiitaueis laug'hei ijai him and. called i . .. . .' him a iool, ail the pit ills ad ,'i.-,etl and I warned ami prayed wit h ami for him, j but he found noivsl. !:e was pointed j to that Jesus whom he had mocked i ami ritiieuieii, i.-nr ms ;vmv wa 1 I.,.! j .-.ubstance, "1 have pul iiim !o an op: j shame and there is no me:e for im j j!it- sixth died ami now aceoiiiiii; o his own appointment a n- ami he must appear oei'oi i . lays mote his -iiidi-e. i f rt! i'.i. it ;se Wa ied ii!tini', : p.v. S'.tiK .-i t itgonv ol nun. It hisboiiv. lie lonioi! l!- p!ci;ii'i' i health ami strengtli, ths ti'c -ti lo man years of act ! ' life. Bis li ietii !s late 1 : ed at his lears l-ut no w.ii! i - i i . i dimpled Ills Check', tile stamp oi eteiiiltvwa ii !...it ... .ii'.. i i iiei e, an' i on i ne .sii i ii ia v 1 1 n.n t iiamei l he dietl; apparent ly in i all health f lioily he stretched him.-;!;' iipnuhis bed ill great agony of spr it ami in an instant he was dead. Thus passed -1WMV tlli'SI' V.lll!!-. Im. 11 Si'iCVi -.; t .f ! boiyjhings, p.rola tiers of the institu tion of Jesus, sudden ' , without hope, thev were gone, ami -.he -mice:; which knew them onee l.iieiv them ,.,. ( - (1 . torever. lnt l!o!ner iu o more von say this horrible sforv is Bi true, every word tiu-!' give yon the names, 1 Conh V True. "T eo;,l,l j I carrv on ! to the very place where (hey mocked Jesus, and to the spoB; where Ihey died." "Was their death the means'of correcting thelivingV" "Yes! yes! the club of infidels and scoffers was bro ken up, ami from that fime we never had such wickedness in ihe town." And now a word to the young- read er. Never make light of am thing that pertains to the religion of -,'esus. .' ling no Hymns, make no prayers, preach no sermons in jest. it. is the most, aw ful forms ot profanity and will surely bring a speedy curse upon you. 1 have another story of a mock prayer meeting, but you must excuse me; on my next w eekly round ii i get not I ::-g more interesting mac tei! it, ut now, good night. iiTKV Mil' F.ir the KpNcopuI Metlnnli i . A voice tofSie 3Iiistiy. A ";-e I'l'Olll GM. Ministers, my brethren of the "North Carolina Conference, we are now enteringnew fields of labor. i'he p a year lms been r.e of scarcity io ill our people. Many of un go from our posts poorly paid. The question with us will be how shall we un.ung.--to live another year ? The people tell us they have nothing to give Yon say with the Israelites, "can God provide a table in the wilderness?" I answer, "is any thing too hard f.-r God V" Vou say, "it. is my duty io provide for my family." Ves and some turned aside from the ministry to support, their families, and they have lost in influence, not to say piety. Have any of us been in actual want. You say, "uo brother hufc at. such and such a time, if it had not been tor such ami such a thing i wonlti have wantett ic.u aiiiuit that Providence supplied your wants then, yet you say, 1 cannoi get through ail. d tier year. 1.. you beheve God ca h-d v on t . i h.- lal'i i . and is me.-, gIMilg t ' ih-s-'l". ".O l"' '. io i ;! ,S.i ..or!; for you to do. ib- has e.tfi. d vou that work, ami in- w iii not ft'isake vou as long as you are faithful io your work. See that you do ycur duty. j sceve. It is useless tore! j tails of the occasion or gr L'.i.-iiicp liiist'om ilied .'-'..-j. i.-inl'i 1S")( , aiid was l.iliit-ti at j - i ! J - i but no smlal i i ; 'lave. .No mi nlt!i. lit ma ; i. Ol oiauie attaciii io ihe i.'c! as HO I ti!"". i". th u-i-li" : 1 1 : .' ' : ., , ,. . - , , ( hni clt lor t his apparent n ; f1 iluit'Was ati .nt.-ntion i r i , . , , , , i tue ivmaiiis to LeMiiglou. 1 ' , . . , ,". ! ItOW tv ei", iie(er;i:it!t-d o let r . . , WliC-iV. tliev were l.r.st iitei l eii : ::l:i l : erect e i t!i I o mi , ovat." -o" th. ,-iiioniinteiil is. to in.- ti; or oi : 1 p'.iip a;.-. Tin-eei"tlt i V e Ve- i: ii l tit . ft i i.i. iiii.i.-rtaknig' has lieen couiid-d t'oli; j -eleni Colli i i i i t ei ', and We hop, I In ;(' v til bt' respon .i. ; tin ifa.'i-' .ii for aid from all parts ! tl"- enmec- tioii.a-i ili'iht-p l'as-.Mi,l iiid lio! Lelou.. In Kelllll.'kl" alolle I'll! to tilt- l iilii'i r"o : ! ! 1 1 in, I. ed, TO t it. IV! i-oltllt.iV. i i.i in t---'Ul era OKU ii !! io eject a mon umental church over the tvin.-oi-.s of Bishop Meivendree, whose tomb was j dc:.i roved by the Federal army; a ud i to place a suitable monumehi over i those of Bishop Sotlie. For t'e tea i sons, and others thai might be urged, it is expedient that the Basom monu ment, should be riveted w ithout delav: , , ,, ,i von-e shniild lii"i ii .vivivde, ! ' , r . . I iiC as r.oi treasurer at LiOiiis ;ne, as tio.ssil.le, that the committee may be embarrassed in their enterprise.--The action of ?he. committee is a '; fol lows; : The joint Committee appointed by the Loiiisv ille and Kentucky ( 'onfer enees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, to obtain ami have evecied over the grave of Bishop Ba com, an appropriate mommieui. met in i iOi lis villi1, Ketiiucky, Xovember eth, BiiiV John if. Linn, B. I ., ? '. W ! burn and i;. A. Holland, ministers, a ml W. isen.b ick and !. S. Bithgow, lay men, being present. The committee having been organized for business by t he election of W. Kendrick, i.'harman ; Viiicent Cox, 'j'lea-.urer; and !!. .v. Holhiiit!, Secretary, Hie following res old t ions v. ere adopted ; ' 1. That the plan of a monument l' iseil by Aluiiiooll, Lmllett .V o. lected; said monument, winn i. I comoh ted ami put in position at the I ' grave, to cost live tnousami iiouais. " 2. That the contract between the .committee of the one party, ami Mul doon, Bulleit .V Co of the other party. ... .i ii ii j be closed whenever thirty-six hundred j dollars shall have been paid to the Commit tee's Treasurer. Vincent Cox, " ."'. That all ministers of the Botiis- isi!le and Kentucky Oonferenc be jre-.pi. sled to take up, in behalf of ihis enterprise, collections ami subsenp Hons in their several communities at asoarl v a dale as possible ami reperi the amonnl of money collected and sub scribed io i he Treasurer, by April 1, BSdH. " I That all friends of the deceased Bishop Bascom, and others, of what -ever Conference or Church, who ma y desire io aid ill this tribute io his memory, be invited to forward coitlri Imtious to the Treaserer." In conformity with the above i so lutions, the Committee do m-ii ;c most earnestly appeal to till the fri.-n !. of the late lamented Bishop B-tsci.i funds to ! . ed accomphsii this I'he Cflliniiftee f--e selection they h.iv - Ci .fdial apjiro-'ai f this distill;" ilislled i n-' ! til . v. Ill ms j IM." ! . i. r. 1 ! '. . ' i fnar!'e int. ir. meet m .1 Itie stat ue up et O 1 ie pft j i I " i.ni le.-nt a ti a, italv, bv .lied artists. Miiadtiee- ar. aiiiious to have ieis.ioue of this monument appropriate ceremonies, a i i - of the Bishops of the ".-.;'. T.lie si B. i.'iiiliS" uth, in the month !' itt mces be made pr e !'sq., or Lithgow i J. II. Lin:., D. Welki-hx, P. Himi:, R. A. !l'..i i . . W. Kr.vriii. s, J. S. Lllri..;.v. ipny c-... 0 i - Adam sitting outside the i'.o adise, weeping over pleas- is g..ne f.-r ever. Hope is Adam in strengtli of God's promises going ni i o , e. a ;e in the activities of a . life, io. e.itg for the everlasting . ot il.-.- ...) Id to come Dr. Deem . a i ' is , i-.e "..iv e "l ::n; "X-i mail, s i;. i -il of his h. art and t in l. liuiling toid wasiiiiig and polishing the diamonds that are to ' adorn liis spirit. Dr. Deenrs. :ie.i isi -!i.:u -.-.ml !jii-t. Ill . ! ii.- tii.thoil i-f i at.- i : V i' !!! e.-lii". .ill-, .t 1 1 'til deil 'in ill -ll! ;:. i.e i !' at .. The incident .slcnv.. how .". -.-n it i ; in inc ord ol their lt'ilovv !:i.-! 1 liien . .M i how luiii h m 'iv i ea-. on I hey i . 1 1 i: i i 1 i"i i i t i ol ; ol V oi i " I i U . a t::i-son itut! awakening! The Hindoos extend their hoHp:tah .,, on ! "... .iiiei...." i.iwi, Tln.'lv to" their enemies, savintr: "Tim .... ....... . r ue in I lie a . I. o.: ri tin ill of . , . loottt las ot -. ton;: led to ( 'hrist as t he nil rein ; - 1! ', I'V I.i. ill v, 'te- he it si : oil! it w ithoul result. At last j -. thongiiL id rea.-hiiig his, I i-rthg him to see tin' sim-er-1 ! ni the Gospel, bv writing a i ig nim to come to see him at .... ... .'.tin t, i; . .f C. e 'if a: .'. Her i t- I. !t "the work. lie came promptly, with ihe letter in his hand. Win it u: hei ed into his rooin hi, m. !..!.! inqiiited, "1. vou w ish i i ! i up 1 1 slid. 0 S'.O llie, ,iunies''" 1 . w" . c.inf.'im.ied, and holding note i-cqiiesli ag him tt come, i'ii.. letter! The tetter!" . ; 1 his master, "I see you be lli. J i wanted to see. you, and i sent you t he message you came liev . n he; :i i 1 1; j ' ';., ! . ir' " j .."' replied ; ".,. ;!,:.., her,- i., another letter : .ei.diiig for you by One equally in ear j ner t." aid his master, holding up a j slip' of pa). ) with some texts of Scrip j ture written on ii . dames took the paper and began to i" d r.lowlv. "'W- - ;.',.. . Me -all-- ( ' ","' A t'. His 1 ips quiver ed ; his ever, tilled with tears; and like B choke with emotion, he thrust his h." ml i.d hi , j t. Let pocket, grasping 11 h red handkerchief, with which ovel't" iace, and then he stood i for a few moments, not knowing what i to tio. t length he inquired- - "Am i hist to believe that in the I i same way I believe your letter!'" 1 1 e tie-same way, if joined the ums i tei". "''' n-e reeeive the witnens of men I the . 'xx "'' (!d is greater." This ex ! peilif tit was ow ned of God in setting -lame i at liberty. He was a happy be liever that very night, and has coutin- tied to go on his way rejoicing in God I hisSaior, to point others lo Calvary ! and v.aik in the narrow way. i Header, if anxious about your salva jlioii, be persuaded to believe God ' when he speaks to you in His Word, :., II... o. ,..!, v..,, ,t.,l.l ,..-.i.t; ll. won I of an honorable man, and you will obtain peace through the precious bloO-1 of ('lil ist. " ' e;ni lift item " I in il l'verv M.ilillt. i i1Si-s 4 s' t-n arc . in iii ; y ui mode in r' i . I sign i iica n ' . n j can for (he e -,;; church am! i Ue cannot act ihe m tir do the ne i c in.-itler tlu., tit.o ! world if each t hia an- 1 according to th -it-fore, in- .low-hat you! I'l-J. -nil n. ,., , are tnde al home. 1 hey go iorin, in- iinwcubh, .or the,ton) ,() )u.t ut tilt, eharactet" .voi id, because you , t!(., Vt. i,,,.,,,,., j the fourteen yearn .;. ouspieiotis jiart j of I !i. ir lives. i. id. Von do not ,., .... I i i.i. no it lo-Moi:i:o. - IheliJ Wtiiu it w. re a very dull! Jw , ,vs , l .(,,,,,1 1 sel to go to We e.pi.d to ev- cry t il.:. p Vie Ui.ll: Vi-ni-oblai II ant;. lis- .'!!'.. vV sal ; and all vege- .. 1 I : sin- Sie. Mlip 1 . re of a size; bow elegant and con :ere would VOU V .".I iillild Sll I h..il.e.' V sand ii re .w, just as in physi-r-.m things cannot exist i a i ii Wo m h.n. . ;; .mh:i.i, ami building, S:1 ii this is true in i s il that in ! ev mihrinii v ami association there i iiii .I be many small, w ho, like partm- i civel in mortar, hid away, but u l.-ntly maiul-iiiMiig their places and doing their duty, greatly assist in pre-.-.e eying the ; tnh-ility and beauty of the building. Do not refuse to be any thing, be c in e you cannot be every thing. Do not neglect the minor morals of life, t i ' unobserved traits of character whieh go to make up perfection. De- S 1 i ii.t I lie ti iy ot small things. -soever shall break one of these ' e.mnu tiidiiients, and shall teach :ie.s lie s'i ill be called the least in ;.!. ; -mi of heaven." Do not sup. ;oiv man is so small that he .ti iv be eou'emr.e.l. 1'vcry friend is vahu1 !.-: every enemy is by all means ..I be appeased and won over. Every rigliS of er.-rn man is to be religiously observed. "He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also ia much; and he that is unjust in the least is un just also in much." By spending a little here and a little there, great for tunes are reduced; by saving many j little, Rothschilds, Girard3 and Astors J win their immense estates. Does God ! count the Btars and count the hairs of j your head ? Then what is too small for vour notice ? Dr. Deems, K.isf .iii.l Thorn. I heard I'Vdo.-ophy si.'ti. No ro-e is without ; lle'lil -lud l ai Ih made sweet repl ( t thorns are the ro-e- bom'"" ly business is not to pleases inyelt; i not to please men - but to serve CJoil I .... 1 1 . ...... 1 !i. I.ii- .1 .1I.i1mIi.I1i 1 anti uo "eon la iin !:ui i " I - . I tree does not withdraw its shade eve-i i .. . trom the wooticutter. ; I'.dieiice! charitv! hope! theae ar 41... .1 ...... ...1 ,.f 4 1 . A i,y.. Tint 1 1 (1( i in her infinity, uuveila Lersclf but ! ..i.,.iv.. "..,..1 t"l... ij i.tit r.-t " , M Wm n ther tmtj p()Hi. li(m 1S ,,;vt.n (o lt 4ue Being, One (Jreat Bye- the Bye at the center of Ihe universe. Men of genius are often dull and in- i - i ll . I t .... ...,.4...... ; en in society; as ine nia.iim nitit-oi, when it descends to the eartli is oul a stone. Infidelity is oftener a disease of the heart than of the head. Science does not, cause it but cannot cure. Not th learned but the pure in heart shall see God. The swan subdues the eagle when he attacks her in her own element; so the weakest may subdue his strongest foe, if he will but keep his place an.l d his duty. It is a great blunder in the pursuit of happiness, not to know when wm have it: that is not to be content with a reasonable and possible- amount of it. The chief secret of comfort lies in not suffering trifles to vex one, and in prudently cultivating an undergrowth of small pleasures, since very few great ones are let on long leases. How admirable is that religion, whicL, while it st ems to have only thi felicity of another world, is at the same time the lug best happiness of this. j preach less ami leus about people's frames, and teelings, ana trouDies; i preach more and more about. Christ. That is what all people want; they want Christ. I Xot a discinle of Jesus 1ms been lost, or forgotten, or ever will le. When the general assembly of tli first-born shall meet in the heavenly Jerusalem, the humblest and poorest of the faithful will be there. We cannot remember ti uight ; dark as to have hindered the approach of coming day, nor a storm so tiirioui or dreadful as to preent the letunt of warm sunshiue and cloudless hky. 1'irnv hi t Tm i . Elder Swan used to say 1h.it if the doctrine of uimct -sal salvation lie true, the Bible oni.-hl to read: "Wide is I In- gate ami broad is Jin vv IV Wincn lea.i.t I mav e u, kim i i i . . i . . i. i eei v b.'tlv goes th'-ie; stljtight is tlio in.- and narrow the wax that iea.l.i to ;ltli yon ,..,, ti 1 1 ifyoii try." , , B.UU N I W. I l. 1 l I . l e.-. ilt WH , ter, alluding bi the jiicv ti nee ol riitini ! amoiie- boys, very proe.'-ri a.ierli : il,.ii ... i.f lli.. in'iili -:iii.'tes ot the tlfi- "!- . ..... ........ - - dine of morality is the decay J paren tal tb .cipliltc. The family circle, thu doin. .die hcai Hi, is (he 1 1 ue fountain of purity or corruption lo piihht; nun - 'llri" P'0le bi-come what they .v... i iV,,s youti"". which was about forty years ago. One was remarkable I".... ,l..l,..r i. ill. i .1 i .no d iiims mid Heine i.'i .. ...... i - - -.! ;...-. vera new whatever lie. umieriook. inn other had a habit of putting oll'eveiv -thing he could, "I'll do it to-morrow," was his mot b I'll do it now," was the motto of the other buy.' Tin boy who loved lo put things off had the bent iiutni-iil fului.t, l-ut U u'ua i ivtitstrimted in the race of lih. by h neighbor, whose molto was, -Til do it now." Bet that be your motto. ?ev- er put off till to-morrow wind can bu (,one TlJE TROt lil.KS Of I.O I Sollietim.M I compare the troubles which we have, to undergo in the year, to u ;ieat bun dle of faggots inc tio large lor itij tt lift; but (iod docs not reipiire us to carry the whole i once. H.j merciful ly unties the bun He, and gives un tirst one stick, which we are to carry to day; and then another, which we. am to carry to morrow; and so on. This wo might carefully manage, if wo would only take the burden appointed for us each day; but we choose to in crease our trouble by carrying yester day's sticks over again to day, ami adding to-morrow's burden to our load before we are required to bear it. Man mape fou Worn;. Hid (iod av er make a body. "which He encumber ed with idle members ? Never. What part, what member of thisfrttuie, moul ded of clay, yet so fearfully and won derfully made, does not work was not made for working V The eye is made to see, the ear to hear, iho tongue to speak, the leg to walk, the. hand to grasp, the bin broalho, the brain to think, the busy heart- the tint to live, the la-n be i clock that, needs no winding i" beat, and beating, sends its blood through all the throbbing arteries. I.t nil, or even some, of thesa members cease to work, I die instantly.