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For the American Presbyterian
THE DARKENED WAY.
Oh. God, my path is wild!
The cold waves break in darkness at my feet,
Above my bead the storms and shadows meet;
1 look for but one Light my way to greet,
Lord, help thy child!
' I stand with 'vision dim,
With trembling step and heart of fearfulness,
On a lone spot where never foot did press;
One, One can aid me in my sore distress,
And who save Rim?
I kneel upon the sod,
And look above through the dark frowning sky;
Beyond, beyond where those black vapors
I know His throne is set, the Lord on High,
Our living God.
Lowly before His feet,
I offer up my one unceasing prayer,
And trust with meekest waiting for His care,
In some glad boor to bear, and not forbear
His answer sweet.
THE LITTLE SLEEPER.
No mother's eye beside thee wakes to-night,
No taper burns beside thy lonely bed;
Darling, thou fleet Made)? out of sight,
And none are near thee but the silent dead.
Row °hearty glows the hearth, yet - glows in vain;
For we unoheered beside it sit alone,
And listen to the wild and beating rain,
In angry gusts against our casement blown.
And though we nothing speak, yet well I know
That both our hearts are there, where thou dost keep
Within thy narrow chamber far below, .
For the first time'unwatohed, thy lonely sleep.
Oh t no, not thou!--and we our faith deny.
This thought allowing; thou. removed from harms,
In Abraham's bosom dust securely lie,
Oh, not la Abraham's, in a Saviour's arms:—
In that dear Lord's, who in thy worst distre.ss..
Thy bitterest anguish gave thee, dearest child,
Still to abide in purest gentleness,
And -like an angel, to be meek and mild.
Sweet corn of wheat! committed to the ground
To die, and live and bear more,preoloue ear,
While in the heart of earth thy Saviour found
Hie place of rest, for thee we will not fear.
Sleep softly, till that blessed rain and dew,
' Down lighting upon earth, such change shall bring,
That all its gelds of death shall laugh anew—
' Yea, with a living laugh arise and sing. Trench.
TOWS TRIAL.
A GOOD STORY TOR BOYS.
It was a pleasant day in that particularly plea
sant part of Summertime, which the boys call
"vacation," when Tiger and Tom walked slowly
down the street together. You may think it
strange that I mention Tiger first, but I assure
you Tom would not have been in the least offended
by the preference. indeed, he would have as
sured you that Tiger was a most wonderful dog,
and knew as much as any two boys, though this
might be called rather extravag ant.
Nearly a year ago, on Tom's birthday, Tiger ar
rived as a present from Tom's uncle, and as he
leaped with a dignified bound from the wagon in
which he made his journey, Tom looked for a nio-
Inept into his great, wise eyes, and impulsively
threw his arms around his shaggy neck. Tiger,
on his part, was pleased with Tom's bright face,
and most affectionately licked his smooth cheeks.
So the league of friendship was complete from that
hour.
Tom soon gave his schoolfellows to understand
that Tiger was a dog of superior talents, and told
them that he meant to give him a liberal educa
tion. So when Tem studied his lessons, Tiger
too, was furnished with a book, and, sitting by
Tom's side, he: would pore over the pages with an
air of great profundity, occasionally gravely turn
ing a leaf with his paw. Then Tiger was taught
to go to the Post Office, and bring home the daily
paper. He could also carry a basket to the:ba
ker's for crackers and cake, and putting his-mo
ney on the counter with his mouth, hq would wait
patiently till the basket was filled, and then trot
faithfully home. Added to all these graces of
mind, Tiger had shown Nimself possessed of a
large heart, for he had plunged into the lake one
raw Spring morning, and saved a little child from
drowning. So the next Saturday, Tom called a
full meeting of his school-mates, and after-nume
rous grand speeches to the effect that Tiger was a
hero, as well as a "gentleman and scholar," an
enormous, brass medal was fastened around his
neck, and he was made to acknowledge the honor
by standing on his hind legs, and barking voci
ferously. Old Major White had offered Tom ten
dollars for Tiger, but Tom quickly informed' him
he "wouldn't take a hundred."
But I am telling you too much about Tiger,
and must say a few words about his master, who
is really th 6 subject of my story. As I have al
ready told you, Tom had a pleasant, round face,
and you might live with him a week, and think
him one of the noblest, most generous boys you .
ever knew. But some day you would probably
discover that be had a most violent temper. You
would be frightened to see his face crimson with
rage, as'he stamped his feet, shook his little sister,
spoke improperly to his mother, and above all,
sorely displeased his great Father in heaven.
To be sure, Tom was soon over his passion, and
was very repentant, but then he did not remem
ber to be watchful and struggle against this great
enemy, and the next time he was attacked, he was
very easily overcome, and bad many sorrowful
hours in consequence. Now I am going to tell
you of one great trial on this account, which Tom
never forgot to the end of his life. As I was say
ing a little while ago, Tiger and Tom were walk
ing clown the stret together when they met Dick
Casey, a school-fellow of Tom's.
" Oh Dick 1" cried Tum, "I'm going to father's
grain store a little - while. Let's go up in the
loft and play : "
Dick had just finished his work in his mother's
garden, and" was all ready for a little amusement.
8o the two went up together, and enjoyed them
selves highly for a long time. But at last ar ose
one of those trifling disputes, in which little boys
are apt to indulge, Pretty soon there were angry
words, then (Oh, bow sorry I am to say it!) Tom
wicked passion got the mastery of him, and he
beat little Dick severely, Tiger, who must have
been ashamed of his master, pulled hard at his
coat, and whined piteously, but all in vain. At
last. Tom 'stopped, from mere exhaustion.
"There now!" he cried, "which is right, you
or I?"
"I am," sobbed Dick, "and you tell a lie."
Tom's face flushed crimson, and darting upon
Dick, be gave him a sudden push. Alas! he was
too near the open d9or. Dick screamed, threw p
his arms, and in a moment was gonel Tom 's
heart stood still, and an icy chill crept over him
from head to foot. At first he could not stir;
then—he never knew how be got there, but he
found himself standing beside his little friend.
Some men were raising him carefully from the
hard eide-walk.
"Is be dead ?" almost screamed Tom.
"No," replied one, "we hope not. How did
he fall out?"
" Be didn't fall," groaned Tom, who never
could be so mean as to tell a lie, " I pushed him
out."
"You pushed Mm, you wicked boy," cried a
rough voice. "Do you know you ought to be sent
to jail, and if he dies, may-be you'll be hung."
Tom grew as white as Dick, whom Ile had fol
lowed into the store, and he heard all that passed
as if in a dream.
" Is he badly hurt?" cried some one.
"Only his hands," was the answer. The
rope saved him, He caught hold of the rope, and
slipped down; but his bands are dreadfully torn
—he has fainted from pain."
Just then Tom's father came in, and soon un
derstood the case. The look he gave his unhappy
son so full of sorrow, not unmingled with pity,
was .too much for Tom, and he stole out, followed
by the faithful Tiger. Be wandered to the woods
and threw himself upon the ground. One hour
ago he was a happy boy, and now what a terrible
change I What had made the difference? No
thing, but the indulgence of this wicked, violent
temper. Ms mother had often warned him of
the fearful consequences. She had told him that
little boys who would not learn to govern them
selves, grew up to be very wicked men, and often
became murderers in some moment of passion.
And now, Tom shuddered to think, he was almost
a murderer! Nothing but God's great mercy in
putting that rope in Dick's way, had saved him
from carrying the load of sorrow and guilt all the
rest of his life. But poor Dick, he might die yet
—how pale he looked—how strange! Tom fell
upon his knees, and prayed God to "spare Dick's
life, and front that time forth, with God's help, he
promised that he would strive to conquer this
wicked passion."
Then, as he could no longer bear his terrible
suspense, be started for widow Casey's cottage.
As he appeared at the humble door, Mrs. Casey
angrily ordered him away, saying: " You have
made a poor woman trouble enough for one day."
But Dick's feeble voice entreated. w" Oh, mother,
let him coma in, I was just as bad as be."
Tom gave a cry of joy at hearing those welcome
tones, and sprang hastily in: There sat poor Dick
with his hands bound' up, looking very. pale, but
Tom thanked God that he was alive.
"1 should like to know how I am to live now,"
sighed Mrs. Casey. " Who will weed the garden,
and carry my vegetables to market? lam afraid
we shall suffer for bread before the Suminer is
over;" and she pnt her.apron on her eyes,
" Mrs. Casey;" cried Tom eagerly, " I will do
everything that Dick ,did. I will sell'thepotatoes
and beans, and will even drive Mr. Brown's.cows
to pasture." -
Mrs. 'Casey shook her head incredulously, but
Tom bravely kept his word. For the next few
weeks Tom was at his post bright and early, and
the garden was never kept in better order. And
every morning Tiger and Tom stood faithfully in
the market place with their baskets, and never
gave up, no matter how warm the day, till the last
vegetable was sold, and the Money placed faith
fltlly in Mrs. Casey's hand.
Tom's father often passed through the market,
and gave bis little son an encouraging smile, but
he did not offer to help him out of his difficulty,
for he knew if Tom struggled on alone, it Would
be a lesson he would never forget. Already he
was becoming so gentle and patient, that every
one noticed the change, and his mother rejoiced
over the sweet fruits of his repentance and self
sacrifice. •
After a few weeks the bandaces were removed
from Dick's hands, but they had been unskilfully
treated, and were drawn up in very strange shapes.
Mrs. Casey would not_ conceal her grief "He
will never be the help he was before," she said
to' om, "hewill never be like other boys, and he
wrote such a fine hand, now he can no more make
a letter than that little chicken in the garden."
"If he only had a great city doctor,". said a
neighbor, "he might have been all right. Even
now his fingers might be helped if you took him
to New York."
" Oh, I am too poor, too poor," said she, and
Dick burst into tears. •
Tom could not bear it, and again rushed into
the woods to think what could be done, for he
had already given them all his q . uarter's allowance.
All at once a thought flashed into his head, and
he started ass if he had been shot. Then he cried
in great distress.
"No, no, anything but that, I can't do that!"
Tiger gently licked his hands, and watched him
with great concern. Now came a great s.truggle.
Tom rocked backwards and forwards, and although
he was a proud boy, be sobbed aloud. Tiger,
whined, licked his face, rushed off in dark cor
ners, and barked savagely at some imaginary ene
my, and then came back, and putting his paws on
Tom's knees, wagged his tail in anxious sympathy.
At last Tom took his heti& from his pale, tear
stained face, and , looking into the dog's great ho
nest eyes, he cried with a queer shake In his voice:
"Tiger old fellow I dear old doff could you , ever
forgive me if I sold you?"
Then came another burst of sorrow, and Tom
rose hastily, as if afraid to trust hiniself, and al
most ran out of the woods. Over the fields hi
raced with Tiger close to his heels,
nor rested a
moment till he stood , at Major White's door
nearly two miles away.
"Do you still' want Tiger, sir ?"
"Why yes," said the old' man in great surprise,
"but do you want to sell him?"
" Yes, please," gasped Tom, not daring to look
at his old companion. The exchange wa.s quickly
made, and the ten dollars in Tom's hand. Tiger
was beguiled into a barn, and the door hastily
shut, and Tom was hurrying off, when he turned,
and cried in a choking voice—
" You will be kind to him, Major White, won't
you'? Don't whip him, I never did, and he's the
best dog "
," No, no, child," said Major White kindly;
"rn treat himlike a prince, and if you ever want
to buy him back, you shall have him."
Tout managed to falter " thank you," and al
most,flew out of hearing of Tiger's eager scratch
ing on the barn door.
I am making My story too long, and can, only
tell you in few words, that Tom's sacrifice was ac
cepted, A friend took little Dick to the city-free
of expense, and Tom's money paid for the neces-.
sary operation. The poor crooked fingers were
very much improved, and were soon -almost as
good.as ever. And the whole village loved Tom
for his brave, self-sacrificing spirit, and the noble;
atonement he had made for his moment,z)f pas
A few days after Dick's return Came Tom's
birthday, but he did not feel in 'his usual spirits.
In spite of his great delight in Dick's recovery,
he had so mourned over the matter, and had taken
Tiger'srloss. so much to heart, that he had grown
quite pale and thin. So, as he was permitted 'to
spend the day as he pleased, he took his book, and
went to his favorite haunt'in the woods.
" How different from my last birth-day," thought
Tom. " Then Tiger had just come, and .I was so
happy, though I didn't•like him.half as well as I
do now." -
Tom sighed heavily; then 'added more cheerfully
—" Well, I hope some things are better than they
were last year. I (Lope I have begun to'.:e.Aquer
myself, and with God's help I shall never giire up
trying while I live. Now if I could only Mira
money enough to' buy back dear old Tiger."
Bat while Tom was thinking, and gazing up
into the blue sky through the delicate green leaves
he heard a hasty, familiar trot,—there was_ a
crashing among the bushes, and with a quick bark
of joy, Tiger himself, the brave , old dog, sprang
into Tom's arms.
"Tiger, old fellow," cried Torn, trying to look
fierce, though he could scarcely keep down the
tears, "how came you to run away, sir ?"
Tiger responded by picking up a letter he had
dropped in his first joy, and laying it in Tom's
hand.
Tom opened it, and read in Major White's
trembling, hand:
"M DEAR CHILD: Tiger is pining ; and I must give
him change of air. I wish him to have a. good mas
ter, and knowing that the beat ones are those who have
learned to govern themselves, I send him to you. Will
you take care of him, and greatly oblige
Your old friend. MAJOR WHITE."
And then Tom read through a mist of tears--
,"P. S. I know the whole story. Dear little friend
be not weary in well doing."
The Congregationalist.
INNOCENCE AND GUILT PICTURED
A PAINTER, who wanted a picture of Innocence,
drew the likeness of a child at prayer. The little
suppliant was kneeling by the side of his mother,
who regarded him with tenderness. The palms
of his lifted hands were reverently pressed to:
nether; his rosy cheek spoke of health, and his
mild blue eye was upturned with an expression
of
,devotion and peace. 'This portrait of young
Rupert was highly prized by the painter; for he
had bestowed on it greet pains: he hung it up in
his study, and called it Innocence. Years rolled
along, and the painter became an aged man; but
the pictUre of Innocence still adorned his study.
walls. -Often had he thought of painting
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trast to his favorite portrait; but opportunity had
not served. had sought for a striking model
of guilt; but had failed to find one. At last he
effected his purpose by paying a visit to a neighbor
ing jail. Oa the damp floor of his dungeon lay
a wretched culprit, named Randal, heavily ironed.
Wasted was his body,. worn Was his cheek, and
anguish was seen in his hollow eye; but this was
not all:, vice was visible in his face, guilt Ivas,
branded, as with a hot iron, on his brow, and
horrid imprecations burst from his blasphemine ,
tongue. The painter executed his, task to the'
life, and bore away the successful effort of his
pencil. The portraits of young Rupert and old
'Randal were hung side by side in his study—the
pone representing Innocence, the other Guilt.
But who was young Rupert, that kneeled in
prayer by the side of his mother in meek devotion?
And who,. was old Randal, that lay manacled on
the dungeon-floor, cursing and blaspheming ?
Alas, the two were one l Young 'Rupert and old
Randal were the same. Led by, bad companions
into the paths of sin, no wonder that young Rupert
found bitterness and sorrow. That brow which
in childhood was bright With peace and joy, in
yeara became darkened by guilt and shame • and
that heart which was once the abode of happiness,
afterward became the habitation of anguish.
,jlliotellantono.
DR. MUFF'S TRAVELS IX' AFRICA.
Messrs. Ticknor & Fields have presented to
the American public the," Travels in Eastern
Africa," in the usual - unexceptionable style' of
their house, and at a price within the means of
`lO. No' lover of adventure and geographical
research should be without it; and every cler
gyman and friend of missions should possess it.
-The Boston Courier quotes'what the Saturday
Beide*); (at the present time the sharpest:and
most searching ,of, the London literary week
lies,) says . of Dr. Krapf's book, and incidentally
of him as a missionary and a discoverer, answer
ing at the setae time the remarks of a corres
pondent of the Courier, signing himself`[*:]
"It would be difficult to find a volume which
cuts more completely across' the silly popular
platitude that missions to the heathen are use
less, and that wise men would confine: them
selves to our. own heathens,at _home. It is
strange that if a man goes merely to hunt, or
to make geographical discoveries, he is loudly
applauded by the very people whaspeak slight
ingly of missionaries. To bring home hundreds
of tusks, and teeth, and skins, or to show where
a river rises and what is the altitude of a moun
tain range, is thought a neble achievement;
but to have crossed, the plains where the ele
phants range, and to have ascended these un
known heights in order to give the greatest of
blessings to the men who live there, is thought
Quixotic and derogatory to the wisdom of civil
ized man. The real facts are just the other
way. Missionaries are the best of, explorers,
and the surest—becauie, if they are honest and
Wise, the most innocent—of political agents.
The passion for foreign travel, for arduous phy
sical trials, and for a life among the haunts of
uncivilized man, is almost irresistible in many
European minds. There is not the slightest
reason why this desire should not be gratified,
although those who feel it also feel pity for the
fallen and miserable condition of the savage,
and believe,that thazospel was not e.xclusively
intended for whites in easy circumstances.. _ . Dr.
.Krapf and his colleagues have rendered the
most valuable assistance to Captain Speke and
the other chief explorers of. Eastern: Africa, and
by their own journeyings, and their own inqui
ries of the natives, have largely contributed to
the most important geographical di.scovery of
rriodern times—namely, that the centre of Africa
is not occupied,, as was formerly thought, by a
chain of mountains, but. by a series of great in
land lakes, some of which are, hundreds of miles
in length. Hardly any one discovery has throvin
so much light on the formation of the earth's
surface as this.
It has been found that the most' efficient,
means of reaching the, heathen, whether culti
vated like those of India and China, -or de
graded like the Zulus iu South Africa, is to
snow first the superior purity of Christianity, it
(and it alone) satisfying the spiritual wants of
man here and hereafter, and as the necessary
consequence that it begets the highest civiliza
tion. It is thus that 'Williams built boats in
the South, and Hanilin, of.the American Board,
established a bakery at Constantinople. Krapf
was not one of the kind of missionaries repre
sented by 'a man going about with a Bible under
his arm,' and nothing more. So far from this
being a true picture, Krapf always, first, hutnbly
(for he seems.to be far more than, ordinarily an
humble and a modest man) yet firmly preached
Christ and him •crueified, and, the necessity of
inward, purification ; aud, secondly, a, correct
outward life and constant improvement,..in ma
terial affairs, as.a better house, finer cultivation
of land and , more skill in• mechanic arts
and Rebmann not only showed the natives how
to build more xomfortable 'dwellings, but actu
ally sent to England and Germany, for carpen
ters and blacksmiths. We have noted so many
paragraphs 'which he and Rehmann hal% writ
ten.,down, on 'the opening up, and the,develop
ment and civilization of a country, add, in
short, every effort for the amelioration of our
race,' that it would take entirely too .much_
space to insert them. I would, however, call
attention to the fact that the missionaries noted
not only the courses of rivers, the situation of
lakes, and the altitudeS of the mountains, but
the character of =the soil, the various produe-'
tions of the forests, and fields, And suggested
what Europeans could introduce for the bene-,
fit of the_ natives:D
In fact,r. Livingstone and
the Zanzibar missionaries are alike both in
theory and in practice. Rebxnann (pp.-199 and
200, edition of Ticknor & Fields) insists like
Livingstone on Christian colonist& 'Fami
lies, families,' he writes, 'of converted fathers
and mothers, with well nurtured children, are
wanted,' &c. Again, on page 408, we are told
most clearly that 'our dnty.iitid self-proposed,
labor as missionaries should' thus be to rouse
Athe natives to - be More diligent in agriculture
land in cattle breeding; to impress 'anon them
il*Tivantages of both; to point out to them
such qticles as are most profitable, and, finally,
to pla ce within their reach-,such animals and
seeds aiLcan be usefully introduced for . their
'benefit.'
In regard,,to Dr. Krapf as a missionary, we
again quote U . % Saturday Review::
"Few books,4gain, could exhibit more clearly
the happiness ant dignity of al missionary's life.
Dr. Krapf does not l kee many of the intellectual
difficulties and prairimi3 that encompass a mils . -
sionary's. path; but heAs a sincere and humble
believer, patient, indeNtigable, and courageous.
We may, therefore,
place entire confidence in
his assertion that his Afp as a missionary has
been fall of happiness. fiNo man could deceive
himself less as to the resat* of hie mission. - He
owns that he worked throlish a very long and:,
anxious time at one of his "lions without any
visible effect than the partit conversion of a.
cripple. But the missionary ho is above the
petty hypocrisy of preten fig that he, has
achieved a miraculous seem learns to look
into the remote , future, and to %joy it abipst
as if it were present. Dr. Kra'. sees East Af
rica as it may be after cent. tee have rolled
away, and this cheers and et Ides him.' He
acknowledges that constant, im +nal, familiar
intercourse is the only way of to ching and-en
lightening the heart. Bat he, bserves that
everything must have a beginnip and that the
value of a missionary's labors co`f of be ascer
tained until he has long moue:., red in the
dust."
Strangers in Sew York.—W less than.twelve ,
theusand names were registereAg the books _of, the
Hotels in New York in the me of a single 24
eourci, within the last feli wee
LETTER OP NAPOLEON 111 ON TEE
INVASION OF ENGLAND.
The London Times publishes the following im
portant letter from the Emperor Napoleon to the
Atribassador of France.'
St. Cloud, 26th July, 1860.
•
"My ,dear Persigny,- - Affairs appear to me to
be so complicatetr—thanks to‘the mistrust excited
everywhere sinesethe- war in, Italy thatl write
to you in'the hOOV that a conversation' in perfect
frankness, Withhllbid Palmerston,
will remedy 'the
existing-evil; Lord Palmerston knows me, and
when affirni - tv tlijng he will believe me... Well
you can tell him from me, in the most explicit
manner, that since the;peace of Villafranea I haVe
had but one thought, one object—to inaugurate a
rms
w n
t w era ha ofp eace ,;
lb ab or d S, th and live
ng
land. I had renounced Savoy and Nice; the es on e
i t a h ll e y b w e i s t t h t E e
,ex
traordinary additions to Piedmont , alone caused me
to resume the desire to' see rennitel, to France
provinces essentially French. But it will be ob
jected 'You wish'for peace, and you increase, im
moderately, the military forces of France.'
deny the fact in every sense. My army and my
fleet have nothing in them of a threatening cha
racter. My steam navy is even far front being
adequate to our requirements, and the number of,
steamers does not nearly equal that of sailing ships
deemed necessary in the time of King Louis Phi
lippe. , I have 400,000 men under arms; but
deduct from this amount 60,000 in Algeria, 6,000
at Rome, 8,000 in China, 20,000 gendarmes, the
sick and the new conscripts, and you• will see—
what is the, trnth—that my _ _regiments are of
smaller effective , strength "than during the pre
ceding reign. - , ',lthe only addition to-' the army
lieta-hrs been iriliin 13 . Ih creation of the Impe
rialy e
guard. .MO'itover, while wishing for peace,
I desire to organi26 the forcei of the country on the
best possible footing, for, if foreigners have only
seen, the bright side of the last war, I myself,
close at, hand, / have witnessed the defects r and
wish to remedy them. Having said thus much,
Ithave, since Villafranea, neither done, nor even
llt
thon o o anything which could alarm any one.
When Lavalette started for Constantinople, the
instructions which" I gave him were confined to
this—' Use every effort to maintain the status quo:
the interest of France is that Turkey shOuld live
as long as - possible .f
' New, then, occur the massacres' in-" Syria, and
it is. asserted that L am very glad to find a new
occasion of _,making -a little war, of playing a new
part. Really, people give me credit for. very little
common sense.' If I instantly propoied an ex e
ditiou, it was.because my feelings were those of
the 'people which has put me at its head; and the
intelligence from Syria transported me with in
dignation. My first thouaht nevertheless was to
come to an. understanding with England. What
other interest than that Of humanity could induce
me to send .troopainto that country? Could it be
that, the possessiouskitWouldinerease my strength?
Can I conceal AO& Myself that Algeria, notwith
standing its future advantages, is a source of.weak
ness to France, whiCh for thirty years , has devoted
to it the purest of - its blood and its gold ? I said
it in 1852 at Boideaux, and my opinion is still
the same—l have great. conquests to make r but
only in France. Her interior organization, her
moral development, the increase of her resources,
have '
still immense 'progress to make. There a
field exists, vast enough for iny ambition and suffi
cient to satisfy it. •
"It was difficult'for me to come to an under
standing with England on the sUbject of Central
because,l was bound_by the peace of Villa=
franca. As to Southern Italy, ~ I am free front
engagements, and I ask no - better than a concert
with England on this point, as on otliers; but in
Heaven's name, let ; the, eminent men who are
placed at the head of the English government lay
aside'petty jealousies and unjust mistrusts.
"Let us understand one another good faith,
like honest men as we are,'and not like thieves
who desire to cheat each other:
"To sum up, this is my innermost thought. I
desire that Italy should obtain peace, no matter
how, but without ;foreign - 'intervention, and that
my troops should 'he, able to quit Rome without
compromising . the security of the Pope. I could
very much. wish not to be obliged to undertake the
Syrian expedition, and, in any case, not to Under
take it 'alone; firstly, because it will be a great
expense, and secondly, because I fear that this
intervention may involve the. Eastern question;'
but, on the other hand, I do not see how to resist
public opinion in my country, which will never
understand that ,we can leaVe unpunished, not
only the massacre of Christians, but the 'burning
of our consulates, the insult to our flag, and the
pillage of the ,monasteries which were under our
protection.
"I have told you all, I think, without disguising
or ()Miffing anything.. Make' what use you may
think advisable of •my letter.
"Believe in my sincere friendship,
"NAPOLEON."
OREDIBILIIT OF MIRACLES
The July, number of the North American Re
view contains an ariiele - en "Strauss and the My
thin Theory," from Viich we take the following
extract,: - • -
All - that is denianiedi-in' order to make:- mira
cles credibleris the discOvery of an adequate pur
pose and a justifying . end. S uch a purpose, such
an end,' is the development of the most noble,
Most beautiful traitsin human character and con
duct. the question, then, is, Have miracles, or
has a -belief in miracles, borne any agency in the
development of such traits? Let us try , this is
sue.
Let the readers take in, succession every period
and' division of authentic bisiory, and write the
names of all those persons who in moral excellence
have stood confessedly pre-eminent,—Orientals,
Greeks, Romans,--ancieot, modern,—,the lights
of dark ages, the elite of the various schools of
phileSophy, the finished products of the highest
civilization of every type,—reformers, philanthro
pists,—those who have' adorned the loftiest sta
tions, and those who-have made, the lowliest sta
tions illustrious._ T.ben let him
_copy these names
in two, columns, writing in one column the Chris
tians, in the other all the rest. He will find that,
he has made a horizontal division; the least name '
in the Christian coliimn being greater than thi
greatest out of it. .4 .m Paul, Peter, and John,-
-from Xavier, P . - 1* Boyle, Doddridge, Mar= ,
tin, Reber, Judsori o ,Channing, men whose genius
and culture cOnsrirr& - Avith their piety to make
them eminent; down to the 'unlettered- Bedford
tinker, the poor cobbler John 'Pounds, the dairy
man's daughter with just education enough to read
her Bible , and to,know the will of-her Lord,—we
find in all thoroughly developed Christians traits
of character, which in part are wholly unshared,
in part but remotely approached, by the . best per
sons outside of the Christian pale.
Now, when .we loOk into the forming processes
and elements of these Christian characters, we
perceive that the miiacles of the New Testament
hold a prominent place. Among the naturalists,
rationalists, and Straussians who lave assumed
the Christian name, while there have been.persons
of merit and reputation, we think ourselves justi
fied in saying that there has not yet appeared one
whose illustrious virtue, piety, and self-sacrifice
would demand for him a:rank among the pre-emi
nently good. Nor is it easy to imagine in. the
Straussian system an'adequate inspiration .or mo
tive for high spyithl endeavors. or attainments.
We cannot conceive of Paul as compassing sea
and land, laying bare' his back to the smiteri reach-.
ing , after the crowag'of martyrdom, to defend' a
..mythical.resurrectimkingi ascension of huManity.
We cannot think:ofiblartyn or Judion es,tarning
away from All the tuziinnities of ciVilized life, and
courting suteriiis iiid - liaidshipi a huiidr*l4old
worse than tleath,lo'lubstitute one set of myths
for another in 'the minds of Pagans. We can not
imagine Strauss' Life' of Jesus as taking the place
of Matthew's or John's in the hands of the tinker
or the servant - girl, zniking obscure scenes and call
ings in life radiant'? beautiful, and heralding the
triumphant deaths orwhich we have such frequent
record in the annals of the poor. In the °tiara°-
. ter of such . Christiani; as have left us their finished
testimony, the miracles of the evangelic narrative
have bOrne air essential part. These holy men
and women have been guided alid sustained in
virtue by the authority of a divinely commissioned
lawgi; , ,er, whose welds they have received because
he had been proclaimed - and attested - as the Son
of God by peculiar martifesta.tions of power from
on high. They haire' followed his example step
by step, and transcribed his features trait by trait,
because they believed him sinless and perfect.
They have placed implicit faithand trust in his
teachings, because the works which God wrought
through him bore witness of him. They have had
wOrking :faith in infruortaii4, such a faith as no
reasoning, or analogy; or instinct could have given
them, because they have stood in thought by; the
bier at the gate 'of Nain and by the tomb of -Be
thany, have seen the light'that streams from the
broken sepulchre of the Crucified, and heard the
vides of the resurrection-angel.'` St. Paulbut gives
utterance to the:universal sentiment of such Chris
tians as have done the highest honor to their name
and their Master, when he says, "If Chris tin not
risen, our faith is vain."
The argument which we would urge from the
undoubted facts We have cited is this.:—lf the de
velopment of the highest style of human character
be a purpose worthy of man's God and Father,
and if a belief in miracles has actually borne an
essential part in the development of this style of
character, then are miracles not only Possible, but
intrinsically probable. This is an argument which
certainly must ;remain unimpeached, till Straus
sianism shall have furnished at least a few illus
trious exemplars of goodness,—model men whom
we can place by the side of those that have been
formed by the common faith of Christendom.
Miracle, clearly lying asit does within the scope
'of Omnipotence, needs only the assertion of ho
nest and competent iiitrieaSeato Make it credible.
Human:testimony isindeed, relied onto prove`
the unbroken order of nature; but it proves no
such thing. We:can follow back no line of testi
mony, which does not reach .a miraculous epoch.
Nay if there be any one element of;human nature
which is , universal with exceptions as rare as idi
,
my or insanity, it is the appetency for miracle,—
the tendency to believe' events aside from the com
mon course of nature. So strong is this, that
many of the arch-infiddls of modern times have
been the prey of puerile superstitions; and in our
own day none are so .ready to. receive the drivel
hugs of hyper-eleettified women as utterances from
departed spirits, and to accept with omnivorous
credulity the absdrdities of the newest form of
necromancy, as those who set `aside the simple,
gloriotis miracles of the New testament, and cast
contempt on= the risen Saviour.' Now as God fur
nishes for every instinctive craving:of human na
ture an adequate'and healthy inpply, ire believe
- that he has met, the native craving for
_miracle,
which will find its food somewheie and somehow,
by authentic voices from• the spirit _realm; by au
thentie.glimpses - from behind the veil of sense, by
authentic forth-reachiog,s. of the Almighty arm
from beneath the involucre of proximate causes.
,RELIGIOUS DOUBTS
I have spent more than thirty years in a close
study of the sacred Scriptures, and no small
part of my inquiries has had reference to the
difficulties which were suggested to my mind
by my early skepticism, and to those which, to
a mind naturally inclined to unbelief, have been
suggested since. Ido not mean to say that all
those difficulties have been removed. But I
have found that, on a close examination, not a
few of, those which at first perplexed me, have
silently disappeared; that a large part of those
which have been since suggested, have vanished
also;' and that, in the mean time, the evidences
of the truth of the Bible have, in my apprehen
sion, become stronger and stronger. I come,
therefore, in this respect, with the language of
encouragement to those who are now just en
tering on their Christian way, and who find
their minds, poisoned by skepticism, and their
course impeded by difficulties. Time, patience,
study, reflection, prayer, suggestions from with
in and from without, accompanied by the influ
ences of the Divine Spirit, will remove most of
those difficulties, and will leave at last only
those which belosng, not peculiarly to the Bible,
but to the mysterious order of things around. us;
to those which lie wholly beyond the reach of
our present powers, and which, must be left for
solution to an eternal world.—Albert Barnes'
Life at Threescore.
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Andrew R. Chambers,
Charles G. Imlay,
H. IL Coggehall,
Samuel Jones. M. D
Hon. H. M. Puller.
George H. Hart,- -
E. P. Ross,
A. C. Cattell,
Foster S. Perkins,
E. W. Bailey,
September 15.—1 y.
THE - STA-TE SAVINGS FUND.
No. 241 Dock Street,-Philadelphia,
spri.7mix TO no POST mulch. •
Sums large and small are . received daily, and every
Monday evening on deposit. Any sum of money wanted
is returned 'whenever called foi., Many .Perions open
accounts with this Coinparty, aVirdraw their -Money by
Checks, as in Bank, thus- combining •convenience and
profit.. Interest is paid on all aums of Money, amount
ing to 'Three Donal a or more, at the rate of-Five Per
Cent. Per• Annum. No - Notice is ken:aired by this Com
pany for the paxment of either, Principal or Interest.
Substantial satisfaction, to Depositors has, without ex
caption, attended the operations and efforts of : this well
.
kinovm. Institution:
:GEO. H. RABE President.
CHARLES G. IMLAY Cashier.
mar. 5-1-yr.
J. HENRY HAYES; Pirit Teller.
ArELODEONI3.--THE UNDERSIGNED RE-
A , j_ spectfully informs the Public, that he, is manu
facturing-:these: delightful Instruments, ofeyery size,
style and Price. Raving had a practical . experience of
over ten years in the construction of theit,iie feels con
fident of his ability to produce an'a.rticle equal to any in
the market All Instrume.nts -made ,by, .hint are fully
warranted; and any_defeafin- material or wOrkmanahip
will be made good at any tinie.. -
Tuning and Repairing Carefully attended to.
A. 'MACNUTT,
108 maze SIXZErISTREETi PHILADELPHIA
feb: 10-1 yr.
THE FIRE IN CHEST.NUT STREET.
Letter from Theo. , H. Peters Bs. Co.
Philadelphia, January 19, 1860.
Musses. FAR RL, HERRING 4 CO.,
." 929 Chestnut`Street. `',"
GErirrinmEst—We liave recovered!' the _Herring's
Patent Champion Safe, of your makn, which we bought
from you nearly five years ago, from the ruins of our
building, No. 716 Chestnut street; which was entirely
destroyed by fire on the morning.of the 19th inst.
So rapid was the progress of the flames, before we
could reach
_the store, the Whole interior-was one mass
of fire." The Safe being. in the back part of the store,
and surrounded by the :most combustible materials,
was
exposed to, great heat. It, fell with the-walls of that
part of the building into the cellar and , remained iin
bedded'ln the ruins' for inorntban tidOlieturs.
The was opened this morning in the. presence of
a number Of gentlemen; and the contents, comprising
our bobks, bills, receivable money, and - a large amount
of .valuable papers, are alt Safe ; -not a thing was touched
hy% fire:
' ResOeetfally; yours,
THEO. -H. PETERS & CO.
Thee - above Safe can be seen at our store, where the
patina are invited to emit and *examine it.
. • FARREt_ t iIEERING & CO.
No'. 629. CHESTNUT Sr.
(Jayne's Raft)
-
ILUTZ, CABINET WARE . ROOMS,
.121 SOUTH ELEVENTH STREET.
f;Owing to' the _ree.entincreased facilities m the manu
acture of Cabinet wares, I beg leave to call the attention
ofmy friends and customers to my present stock of Far
nitixre, comprising every variety uf
PARLOR, ,LIBRARY, DININGTROOM & CHAMBER
.
FURNITURE.
,
The lateit style tit Imitation 'EBONY FURNITURE
with ornaments, on hand, and made to order.,
N ELEGANT PERSONAL
REQUISITE.
LITMMIAArT AND SILKY HAIR
There is-nothing that adds to the
aPPeaianceefladies, gentlemen, or
children, so much
.fi
as ane head of
hair. There is no preparation for
young for old that - will compare wi
MRS.- S. A. ALLEN'S
WORLD'S HAIR DRESSING
or - ZYLOBALKAIIIII7M.
• Price, in large bottles,' 37 cents.
Approved by Chemists, Physicians and Clergymen,
and acknowledged r br all to be superior to any other
preparition fin dressing, preserving and bea.utifying the
Hair.
It renders it (however dry) soft, stlky and glossy, and
is a sure preventive of SCURF and DANDRUFF.
MRS. CLARIE, wife- °Polley. D. W. CLASS, Cincinnati,
Ohio, writes: "I have used. Mrs. S. A. Allea's Zy
lobalsamum with much satisfaction in dressing my
own, and children's hair. After_ trying various ar
- tides, I feel no hesitation ir - recommending prirs
as the 'best I have ever used , it gives the hair a soft,
ginsaY Z• ppearance,s . nd
.retains it in any position de
' lfed.
• How; elegant is a splendid Head of Hair! You can
hay . e it by the above; and if your hair is gray or
thin, use
MRS. S. A. ALT2III3
WORLD'S KATE RESTORER,
It Is not a Dye.
Price, ui lerge bottles, S.I.N.
,
The only reliable preparation for restoring Gray Hair
to its original youthful appearance, without injury to
the scalp, and will not stain orSoil.
Gray hatred, bald; or persons with diseases of hair, or
scalp, read the following, anli give the articles a trial:
REV. J. WEST, No. 6 'Washington-place, Brooklyn,
says in aletter: C' l . - nuiAappytto bear testimony to
' the value and efficacy of Mrs. - 8 1 . A. Allen's Woild's
Hair Restorer and Wicirld'i Hair Dressing, in the
most liberal sense.. They have restored my hair
:where it was °bald, and where grey to its original
- color." "; "2
REV; C 4 .AeAtITCKBEE,NeY. City, As. Tr. Bible Union
-REV- WA- CUTTER" New York 0 1 4%
REP. 4- 1 1 . 9KE.1?1, New York City„
REV E R FAlitatll.l3, - New York City.
ACP" AU the' above, and inany othern, recommend it.
- 'DEPOT, 198 Gaz'Cnriiricri Sr., N. Y.
FOR - SALEMY ALL DRUGGISTS
IEI7 Genuine is signed . 9c.Mns. ,B. A. Ammi," wit h
red ink.'Beware of imitations purporting to be the
732-6 m
BLINDS - AND'SHADES•
B. .1. 'WILLIAMS,
7-0-16 - ,ZsTortit Sixth Street,
Is the /110§"E F.;*tENSIVE MANUFACTURER OF
VENLTIAN BLINDS
WINDOTTS - FIADES.
anuortmentin-therity, at the lowest prico.
SHADES ?ti2iDlg -141 , 1" D L=Mt&D
lizzautioc ATTENDED TO. M-Y9lrn°
$200,000
150,0(10
2 9-ly