GENESEE EVANGELIST.—WhoIe No. 767. (ill ten. BELL-SONGS• BY ROSE TERRY.—No. 1. "Funera plunge." Toll, toll, toll! soar, thou passing bell, Over meadows green and quiet, Over towns where life runs riot; Do thine errand well! Sing thy message, sad and oalm, Cold and holy as a psalm, Hush us with thy knell! Toll, toll, toll! over wind and wave; Through the sunshine's sudden fading, Through the pine•tree's voice, upbraiding, Where the wild seas rave. Snow•drifte for the summer wait; Slumber for the desolate; Silence in the grave. Toll, toll,-tolll through the quivering sky; Chime thy song of wintry weather; Cruel, through this rapturous ether, Call the bride to die. Chill, with thy relentless tongue, Eyes that smiled and lips that sung; Bid delight. good.:by. - Toll, toll, toll! heaven is in the.soundl Sad alone to souls unready. The y ' whose lamps were trimmed and steady Christ rejoicing found. On thy rolling waves of tone Float I to the Master's throne. Life and love abound. NO. 2.--FULOORA rearm. Swinging slowly through the thunder, Thrill the vivid bolts asunder, Make the storm-wind quail. Hurl thy challenge, stern defender, 'Fierce against the tempest's splendor, Past the hissing hail. Leaping through affrighted heaven, Swift the wrathful flames are driven, Flashing death and fear. Speak, thou bell! with sullen clangor, Overcry the tempest's anger, Force the storm to hear. Unrelenting, burning, streaming, Red o'er livid oceans gleaming, Lightnings rend the sky. Break the thunder's fearful chorus, Lift thy peal of triumph o'er us, Floating strong and high. 'Tell the soul thy signal story, How its own inherent glory Nature's might shall quell Ring a pagan for the spirit Fire nor flood shall disinherit. Praia() thy makers, bell! NO. 3.-SABBATA ramp. Calmly dawns the golden day, Over mountains pale and gray. Man, forsake thy sleep and pray. Come, come, come! Swinging through the silent air, Lot the call itself le prayer Fence thy soul from sin and care. Come, come, come 1 Like a dream, serene and slow, Through the dawn's aerial glow, Hear the restful cadence flow; Come, come, Dome! Think that in my pleading tongue, Thtpugh the dewy brandies swung, Christ himself this word bath sung: Come, come, come! Toil and battle, rest in peace, . In the holy light's increase, Weary heart, from iebor cease; Come, come, come! Lo! .up.rlsing from the dead, God's own glory on His head, His pure lips thy prayers have sped. Come, come, come! For the Arnenean Presbyterian. "BOW TO ENJOY LIFE:" OR PHYSIO.AI AND MENTAL HYGIENE. BY WM. M. CORNELL, HI. D. ADDITIONAL CHAPTERS.- CHAPT ER IV.-LONG PRAYERS Scripture Examples--Loss to Presbyterianism Dr. Emmons' Advice— lfrhitefield' s - Saying-- The Prayer of a President of a College—The Bell and Me Prayer-difeetiKg—Deacon W. and Deacon L.'s Prayers. Perhaps there is no error which clergymen fall into more frequently than that of making long prayers. They do it, too, all unconsciously. If they would turn to " thc oracles, the sure, word of propheey, the law and` the, teitini*r they would find many examples of short, but, fells of long prayers. The prayer of Solomon at the de dication of the temple, and that of Daniel; in Ba bylon, are the two longest in the Bible. Yet either of these prayers can be read in flee minutes. What are we to think -then of a, minister whose prayer, on the Sabbath, is ordiniirily from twenty to thirty minutes? Especially is this 'to be de plored among Preshyterians, (who have'sometimes been called the standing order, whether because they always stand in prayer, or because they,have stood ever since the days of the apostles, I know not,) because it is very inconvenient for women and children to stand so long, and impossible for the feeble. Whether such prayers have really had the effect ascribed to them in the following statement, which is going the rounds of the papers, I will not say; but it looks quite probable. "Ac cording to a correspondent of the Presbyterian Herald, a distinguished statesman once remarked that the reason why the. Presbyterian Church is not the largest in the State of Kentucky is, be cause its preachers make such long' prayers. He suggests, that rather than drive men away from church by long prayers, a minister had better do like old Father Burch, open his eyes and look at his watch, and know for himself what the length of his prayer is." There is no question but that most ministers sin "ignorantly" in' this matter. A clergyman once said to the writer, "Was my prayer over ten minutes long?" I said, "Yes, over twenty." He seemed really to doubt it. But it was a stubborn fact. Within a month, I heard an Elder of one of the Presbyter' an churches of Philadelphia say, "I do wish our minister would not make such long prayers. The people complain exceedingly abou t it." Some will always think, thellonger, tbe better the prayer. Several great men have had the credit of writing over the doors of their Oudies, "Be short." To whomsoever this credit was first due, it Is certain that lie who should write "be short" upon the door of any pulpit, and make the minister obey the direction, would be had in grateful remem c, * [Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1860, by Wll. 2 . 44 Coaxial, In the Clerk% Olhde of the District Court of the inttrd Stites B for the Modern District of Psousylreuiaj knee by the people, and ought to receive the thanks of the clergy; for, probably, more of the latter have lost their- parishes on account of their long prayers and long sermons, than for any other one cause. "Dr. Emmons (it name known to most clergymen) was accustomed to say to his theologi cal pupils, "Never let your prayer exceed ten Mi nutes in length." "White&ld has been said to have made use of the following language respect.. ing an American &vine, "Ile prayed me into a good humor and out again." It 'is to be feared, the same effect has been produced on others by long prayers. I was once present' at an association of minis ters,. when it was concluded to'spend half an hour in devotional exercises. The plan was, to bave three prayers; one for the clergy and the church, one for the world, and one, especially, for the young, or for the children of the church. Three of the fathers were designated to lead in these prayers. The first was a venerable President of a-gollege,-and he prayed twenty minutes, and in his praYer hiNeitieriliiied the Clergy, theclriirch, the world, the •ehildren, and almost all other things to be "named in heaven and earth." So the ether two had but five minutes each, and were compelled to repeat the same petitions. Yet, this first named minister was a most excellent man, and could have been 'trusted on all other points, but that of long prayers. Habit, of forty years' strength, was too poiverful to yield to any minis terial plans, or any laws human or divine. It re minded me of a question of tho same Dr. Em mons put to a young clergyman, who had preached for him in the morning, and whose sermon was rather scattering. As the Doctor loved system, he said to the young brother, "Do you ever ex pect to preach another sermon ?" " Why yes, sir," said the young man. "What about?" continued the Doctor. " Why do you ask that question - ?" said the youth. " Because," said the keen eyed, and keener-minded old man, " ' I thought. you preaChed every thing this morning.", But it is not my design to repeat what has been said in previous chapters, and; long sermons and their makers have already been noticed. I have been peculiarly pleased with, the "Three; or the Five minute 'Rule, as it isnow adopted in most of the large cities, at the noon-tide prayer-meetings. I know not the origin of such a rale, hut suPpoSe it. arose from the necessity of the ease; that is, without it, some two or three lang-winded 'speak ers would have occupied the whole hour. I con fess I had rather hear the tintinnabulum cut short a long Speech than stop a man in prayer. There , is a kind of irreverence about it, and, if pecale would, -or could "out their garments according to their cloth," or pray according to the time al lotted to them, I would prefer that the bell should be removed. But this can never be, as many "Take no note of time, but' rom its loss." Such must be admonished of its flight. It'is curious' to - Witness how some men, with a definite petition before them, will go round and round it, 4.,04.1949 1 1..41and ehere,,and spend .jiii,the time allotted to them, before they come to the point. New, a bell is just the thing to awaken such per sons and bring them to their senses, if it be rung promptly. Usually it is so rung in, Philadelphia, but not always. I have looked at my match and seen some leaders of the meeting anew some per sons to speak fiv/, six; and even eight, minutes, instead of three. Where this is the case, it would be better to have no' rule—for a rule, not obeyed is "worse than naught." I have noticed three clergymen who have clicked the bell promptly. These have been Rev. Albert Barnes, Rev. John Chambers, and Rev. Dr. Newton. Some time since, when attending a similar meet ing in a distant city, upon speaking of the meeting here, a brother and father "in Israel" said, he "wished I would tell the people here, not to ring that little bell; for, not long since he was here, and some good brother was rung down in the midst of a good prayer." But the most noticeable thing there, was, that they had a similar rule printed and hung up over the desk, before the people; and yet three men were allowed to occupy fifteen minutes each. I think the true hygienic, healthful pre scription for a good meeting is—have a good rule, and`stick to it. Let the law be, like that of the Medea- and= Persians, ''ltaialterable," and let the chairman of the meeting bear the bell,, asthe ma gistrate, does . . 4 _the swerd—not in vain." • In early life it was my -lot to dwell, for a time, among a people in . "the, land - of, SteadY Habits," more than one of whom resembled Moses, in being ," slow'of speech."' They had two-deacons.of this cast—most excellent men; "the Salt Of the earth." - The population beingiparse, in the long days of summer it was difficUlt to get together, at the weekly evening prayer melting, earlier than eight o'clock; and, by the time we had sung a hymn and read a portion of Scripture, fifteen minutes of the hour for prayer bad elapsed. Then, one of these good deacons would offer prayer—and be sure to consume the remaining forty-five minutes. On one occasion, it was necessary to be absent a Sabbath. It was not there, as it is in 'the city, where, if every pastormere prostrated on Saturday night, a sufficient number of clergymen, without charge,—made up of. Presidents and Professors of Colleges, Secretaries and Agents of benevolent so cieties, Editors of religions newspapers and maga zines, teachers, itinerating candidates, and ex-pas tors, whose flocks had grown wiser than their teachers,—nould be found on Sabbath morning to supply their places. It was, therefore, concluded to hold 'a deacon's meeting, which' consisted of the usual services, substituting only the reading of a published sermon, instead of the preaching. Upon my return, inquiry - was made of a shrewd young lady, the daughter of my boarding host, bow they got through the Sabbath. "Oki" said sbe, "very well: Deacon W. led in the long prayer, in the morning, and he prayed just one hour. Deacon L. prayed in the afternoon, and, as he did not wish to be outdone by Deacon W., he prayed an hour and five minutes."' Thus much of hygiene and prophylactics for those who are addicted to offering long prayers. Rev. DANIEL BURGESS, a dissenting minister of London, in the seventeenth century, preaching on the robe of righteousness, said: "if any of you would have a good and eheap suit, you will go to Monmouth street, if you want a suit for life, you will go to.tbe Court of Chancery; b ut if you wish for a suit whicl4 will last to eternity, you. must go to the Lord Jesus Christ, and put : pp his robe of ighteonsuese. MAMMA,' '''TJIEIi3OA.Y,-.JANTJARY . 24;'..1801. Por the American Presbyterian, LETTER •PROM CHINA. (Concluded.) VARIOUS lthritObs OF A.,,,d , "8ai1iA 4 Thr.....ci THE VILL • OF THE OODS AT FUH MAU. 8. PAR - LAH-TENG:--This expression denotes a very singular method (in some -respects ana logous to spirit-rapping, as practised 'in the United States,) of consulting soma god, used either in a temple or; rnore nommonly,ln a pri vate house. It is usually performed :in: the even ing, generally wore as a. matter of friendship •and - of favor to some one than as a may of darn ing money on the part of the Operators. A pre sent of food, or of something else, is often given 'them by the one who invites their assistance. Two .performers are required besides the one who desire& to inquire of the god. One of these two takes his seat on a 'chair before the table on , which incense and, candles are burning, placed in front of the idol, or something which represents The other :taw see& 'snail _and draws kind-ofon apiece OPY:eirolv't paper. He then sets • it on firobTrotre^of , the lighted •candles, and, while burning, moires it, gently up, and down in front of the person seated., The object of thin is to expel all de-' filing influences from' him, and prepare his body to become the temporary;residence, of the god invoked. He now Ases from - the chair and re ceives from his companion one stick of lighted incense, which he clasps in both hands, and holds calmly before his breast, while he conti- • nues to remain standing with his eyes closed and his back turned towards the, table. The other person now begins to entwine the fingers of both of his own hands together in a certain manner believed to be peculiarly pleasing to that particular god He soon approaches the other one, and with a sudden motion throws his hands, with fingers thus interlocked, out towards his face, very much as though he was going to strike him. Trigs motion separates the fingers, which he again interlaces in a similar manner, and which he again throws out towards him. This operation is repeated several times, being regarded as very efficacious in procuring' a visit from the god The person whose eyes are shut during this ceremony, soon gives what is sup posed to be unmistakable evidence of being possessed by some supernatural and invisible , -polver. His body sways back and forth in an unusual ,manner. The stick of incense falls from his grasp, and he begins to step about with the peculiar stride, and assume the peon liar attitude and appearance belonging to the god. This is considered an infallible proof of the actual presence of, the god in the body of the 'medium. Sometimes, however, it is said, some one ofthe attendants of the god comes in his stead, which is made evident by the me dium assuming the- attitude appropriate to such or such an attending spirit. If the individual on -.whose• account -the presence 'of the god it in , yelled, insists on haying the principal or master diVinity himsnirnanie to consult, the medium after a short time usually assumes the manners belonging to the god invoked, as. a token that he has arrived. The suppliant now advances, and with three sticks of lighted incense in his hands, bows down on his knees before;the medium and begs him 'to be seated. After he has seated himself; the suppliant states the object in re gard to which he has sought an audience with the god. A conversation often ensues between the two parties on the subject, the one profess ing to give 'the information desired, and the other receiving it with reverence, humility, and l i gratitude. Sometimes, however, the god, using the mouth of the medium, gives the suppliant a sound scolding for invoking his aid to attain unworthy or unlawful ends, and sometimes he positively declines to communicate the desired information. At the close of the interview, the medium apparently, falls asleep for a few mi nutes. On awaking, some tea is given him to drink, and he soon becomes hinitelf again. rt is said that very •many adopt this 'method of learning the way to recover from sickness, and also to acquire knowledge to be used in a par ticular kind of gambling t or lottery. 4. KAi int Sr:—This phrase denotes eme-. thodof consulting the gods by means of a kind of pen, which traces the oracle on sand.- The whole, pen consists of two pieces of wood; The larger piece, which usually it between two and three feething, is.always.made of willow, peach, -or mulberry. wood.. ,Italshape is like.taarmer's drag, or the capital letter V, being cat out of a very - crooked, brandb, or a branch in connex ion with ihntrunk of the tree. The front end, or the point of this Arag-like stick, is 'usually, perhaps always, earns:tin imitation of, the head of the Chinese dragon. small piece of hard vrocid, of one of the three kinds above specified, about five or six inches long, is inserted-under the front point, and at right angles to it, giving the whple utensil the general appearance of a very small drag having only one front tooth. When one wishes to consult a god by this -means, he makes his wish known to some one 'belonging to a society or company established for the purpose of facilitating such consults 4tion. -These societies are said to be numerous at Pub Chan. A table is Placed before the image of the god, or his representative, and near to it. Ou this table, besides the candles and incense, •are arranged some fresh flowers and some tea or wine : some mock-money is pia vided to be burnt at the proper time. In front of this able, and further from the idol, is placed .another table, having upon it' n wooden platter about three or four feet long by two feet wide, and several inches deep, which is nearly filled with dry sand. Atter the incense and the candles have been lighted, 'the suppliant kneels• down and states his request with the usual ceremonies. Having risen from hisinees, some paper charms are set on fire, and, while burning, they are brandished over the pen, the sami, and the two persons who are to hold the pen, for the par pose of purifying them all. These men, stand ing with the table which has the platter of sand upon it between them, and with their backs to the idol, silently and reverently take hold of the drag-like utensil, one at each side, in such a manner that the end of the tooth or the pen under its front point shall restin the, sand. A peculiar kind of charm is now lighted and platied in the censer standing on the table before the image, in order to ,purify it. Another is burnt in some place near b & pen or exposed to the direct light otthe,he s. This is designed to • ! 4 cause the god to de.sce and enter the pen and deliver its oracle in wrkg.. If he does not soon indicate his presence, Another charm is burnt. His presence is manife4ed by a slow movement of the point of the p!lti tracing characters on the sand. After writing a line or two on the • sand, the movement ewes, and the characters there written are -tranyerred to paper. After this, if the oracle is unfinished, another line is written, and so on till_ the pen entirely ceases its motion, which signifies that the spirit of the god has taken its departure from. the pen. All that now remains to be:done is to ascertain the meaning•of the orsele,, e which not unfrequently is folind to be a difficult task. Sometimes it is given in poetry, with elusions to ancient times and, personages, or it ielvritten in some ancient form. of the Chinese ebaracter not in common nse, at the= presen ,or abbreviated rrtmgjug Inufd tes the .oracle, as in an dient times in ureeetriw a double sense,, or se veral am! iguops !maniples.. The, suppliant,has no resource, but to,getihe best meaning be can from the eoietedrespOte ,of .the-idol he impor tuned., It is said that*pen of the literary class are more in the habitotappealing to:the gods by the use 'of this pietlpil than others.: I I deem it unnecesseito, remark on the folly and the sin, of consulting the gods by the methods above-partially;described; or on the so phistries and the deelliptions practised upon theni •by the operators. May the, pious reader fail not to pray for this7deluded people. How long, oh! how long; bfore the true God shall be worshipped and. served by the multitudes in this.. pleasant .and fruitful valley, when these, and, many similar superstitions, will be aban doned! How. many, must perish before that joyful time! • SINIK Fah Chau, China, Oct. 141860. For tit§ American Presbyterian. - , THE CLAIMS OF: KANSAS AS A -FIELD FOR: MISSIONARY EFFORT. Why should Kansas lave the gospel? ,The general answer to such .an inquiry would be, and that alone wouldite sufficient, that men here, as every .where„*ill perish without, it. The, gospel alone, undeE God, saves men, and nothing can supply its place. The loss of the gospel, - then, involves the loss of everything. Bat are , there not some strong reasons why Kansai shfilild just now have the gospel, which really apily . to no, other part of our country? It is beeause we believe this to be even so, that vie take! , up our pen,'and desire to be heard—that we call special attention to this subject: We say, then, in .the. first place, the fierce, and long-continued, will bloody strifes, which hive made Kansas ji great battle field, and made our Atakieall-4414t4114-ja4titati taunt, a by-word, a Italy) ! of reproach, can ne ver be healed, except byftihat, healing balm which heals and removes aliother•evils. It is not po litical measures, or institutions, the triumph, or the defeat of political Parties, that will give per mania peace and quietneas to Kansas: There have been wrongs peipetrated here, and that withoatnumber, andalmost past description :or even conception—wrongs which no historian's page will ever chronicle—wrongs that lo pub lic documents have treasured up, and no news paper reports have given to the public; or ever will, tat, notwithstanding, live and rankle in the breasts of thousands; and which cannot be reasoned down, or forced down—which will live ,as long as memory lives - - a.whole generation must pass away, andeven , then they will not he forgotten. The gospel that renovated ihuman hearts; and makes Men - everywhere Christ-like in forgiVing injuries, can alone wipe out the recollection of these f - tvilings, and' their effect upon the public Mind. Kansas again sends - up 'art imploring cry for help, and 'yet, even .new, -- thi, famine for the bread' of life is our most urgent - want The sudden drying up of all the streams of temporal prosjYerity, has been to our people, we believe, a Wholesome dispiptine. It is God's method of teaching a. peoplendepemience upon the Divine bounty, when other" meang :of'instruction fail, -and our people are ,profiting by it. 'We think it may be safely affirmed at , no time in the past two years , we have been here, has: there been so much religious interest—lso many indi cations of spiritual,good; as now'—and so many. conversions to God. We see then, we think, behind this dark Cloud 'of a frowning Provi dence, the eternal 'Sunshine of divine mercy in Jesus Christ The famine in Kansas, jiistly so called, is not an unmitigated eyil, but a great providential 'movement we tray% to prepare this peoPle to receive. he gospel. It has, we believe; made thitt 'entifi e eountry one great har vest field, and now is to time to - thrust in the sickle and gather the fruits. 2 But again, Kansas is now passing through what may be termed the forming period in lei history. She is laying the foundations for ge nerations yet to come, and : with, what hands, and with what materials shall those foundations be laid, are question's of great importance, and now to be settled. All the' prominent religions sects feel the importance of this crisis in our his tory, and are busy in endeavoring, becomingly, to meet it. A foundation for a college has-al ready been laid by our, Congregational brethren at Lawrence. The Methodists have .already, in like manner, suitable buildingsaerected, and a flourishing college in progress at Baldwin City. The Episcopalians Jhave made, a, very hopeful beginning, a few miles distant, at Prairie City. Our denomination, in its feebleness, has, as yet, done nothing. But shall lye be content to stand still and fold,var haltds,. while other Christian denominations are aavali.antat, work r, HaVe we nothing to do—no .responsibilities to this people, and to our country, and to our God, to meet.? We should be ,prepared at once to an swer these questions, and to co-operate with others in those great educational and religious movements; so essential, to the intelligence and virtue .of this people. The, writer, as the re presentative of the - church with which be is.con nected, has been offered-a donation in land, in a beautiful and, central ;location, of great - .vane, on the condition 06=w - would receive 4t and approPriate it to the laying of the foundation of, an institution of learning. Shall we let such an opportunity pass by, or pass into other hands? No. We repeat it, we mat stand in our lot, and do, as a church, our work for God, and for all time. 3. There is still another reason why , Kansas should have the gospel; and why she should have it now, that grows out of the place she Is destined to occupy, and the part she is destined to act, as one of the great States of the North West. Her position is central—about mid-way between the Atlantic and Pacific States, and on the line north and south to be traversed by that great national thoroughfare that is to bind these now far off States together. Her climate, is sa lubrious, her soil - equal, if not surpassing any other part of the country. The writer has had abundant opportunities of conversing with men who, upon the Indian Reservations have been twenty and thirty years in the territory, and he finds no recollection of a season like the past. While, therefore, the adaptation of this terri , tory for agricultural purposes may be relied upon, and the farmer has nothing to fear in coming here, no country can be better fitted for raising stock,—especially, we would say, no part of the entire West is so well- adapted to raising sheep,=our winters tieing dry, and mostly free from snow. War and stone abound everywhere, the latter being in suffi cient quantities for building and fencing. With such great natural advantages, Kansas is des tined, ere long, to become one of the great and leading States of the North-West. Now is the time to secure, in the triumph of the gospel, in its elevating and sanctifying power, a pledge that this great and beautiful heritage of our commoircountry shall be for God. To all our friends at the East, the lovers of humanity, and the lovers of our, dear Saviour, we would say, while we tender to you our grateful acknowledgments for the large:hearted, aptlntineous benevolence, that comes so freely and so, largely to supply our wants in this dark day of suffering and famine, do not forget that multitudes among ,us are already starving, 'and will continue -to starve for the bread of life. Here, after all, is our greatest and most urgent want; and it is one that must seek and obtain its supply from the States, from Christian hearts, and churches abroad. We have no means to help ourselves to sustain the gospel, to plant churches, to build up seminaries of learning. We are, without any ,fault of our own, through God's judgment upon us, incapa citated, powerless for our own relief. We have no bread to feed our children. We can scarcely promise them clothing, or shelter from the cold winter's blast now upon us. But while we thus imploringly write to yob for help,• and say give us bread, give us clothing, it is with greater earnestness we say give us the bread of life, The most precious gift you can dispense, had you-the 'tretores 'Of, the world at your corn nand 'would 'be the,gospel. # * For the AmerieartVreshytettian, A NATIVE lowlsTwy SAND• WICK To the Editor of the American* Presbyterian and Genesee Evangelist: • D.EAASin,:—When in your-office last February, I promised to report matters of interest from :this part of the world, from time to time. I intended to have begun to redeem this pledge much earlier. .I found on my return that a two years' absence from my post had allowed so great an amount of work to accumulate that .I have not had leisure to write to you. During the annual meeting of our mission, held at Honolulu in May last we were deeply im. pressed with the importance of taking immediate measures to raise up from among the people, men who can take our places, and, when we are gene,, carry forward the.work we have begun. In the primitive church, when the, apostle's published the gospel to a community, and the Holy Spirit opened the hearts of the people to receive it, there were, always found among, the ,converts persons whom they could ordain as pastors and elders of the flock there gathered. - The. Holy Spirit is infinitely wise in his operations, and does nothingdefective ly. All the _works of god.,are perfect. ,Inerever he creates . a.livire4 being he also provides for its wants. Tie. new born, .babe, finds food ready pre pared specially for We'have extensive plains here at the islands,. which for eight months of the year are as dry . ache deserts of Sahara; but no sooner do the winter rains clothe these plains with verdure, than we see millions of insects hatched out ready to enjoy the hounftiful provision of their great Creator. • They,never came forth during the arid months. He, who gives them life, does all things well, So also we may expect that When He, balls, a people out: of darkness into the light. and liberty 'of the gospel, He will also provide for their spirit ual nourishment and growth in grace. Missiona ries have been laboring in this field for 40 years; a barbarous people have taken their place among the civilized nations of the earth; schools have been established, and aliterature created in 'their language, the Bible being the principal book; a of larger proportion the people can read and, write their own lanauage, than can b.e said of any other nation in the world. In the various departments of state, of com merce) and social life, we find the aborigines tic copying prominent posts, and,wly do we, not find • them also filling the various posts iihe church 1' We feel that the time has come when they ought to be brought forward. It ought not to be expected that the American churches shall continue to fur nish preachers of,the.gospel for this people for 40 years to come. A nation suffering famine may receive generous gifts from other nations,yet every nation ordtnarily, provides for its own wants, not rn'erely the phySical, but also the intellectual and moral. When the American churches have plant ed the gospel here, and founded, literary institu tions, for, training the youth of the nation, then the nation should-he, considered no longer a mi nor,,but,.as having attained its majority, be ex peetod to take care of itself; and more than this, it may be expected to join the American churches, its former patrons,, in ,extending like blessings to others who are sitting in darkness. It was, therefore, unanimously resolved, at our late general meeting, that in order to get in - closer, contact with the destitution in our whole field, and to take the most efficient measures to secure a supply, it is expedient that the pastors on the four larger islands, viz:: Hawaii, Maui, Oahu and Kauai, unite respectively in such ecclesiastical organization as shall be deemed best adapted to accomplish our Object. In my next I will tell you what we have done on Maui. Respectfully yours, Walluhu, Nov. Ist, 1860. For the American Presbyterian ALONE; In what a. little world of his or her own does every human being dwell! How many hopes and fears, recollections and anticipations are known in that world, and entirely unknown out of it! Even in the most intimate of all relations—that of hus band and wife—and where ihere is perfect confi dence and sympathy in that relation—how many thoughts and emotions must enter into each heart Which the ether cannot know; or, if it knew, could net'fully understand. Keble says somewherel " Not even the dearest friends we have on earth, know half the reasons why we smile or sigh? and the experience of every one will confirm the truth of the sentiment. Thus we may see how though we are commanded to "bear one another's burdens;" still, after all our efforts so to aid each other, "every one• must bear his own burden, : ' and every " heart knoweth its own bitterness." We must seek to bear each other's burdens, but we must expect to bear our own—not, however, alone, for Christ will take the heaviest part and bear it for us, if we carry them to. Rim. If we could see this wilderness life as it really is, it might appear to us somewhat in this light. Amidst the confusion of innumerable separate paths, each wide enough for but one person, there would be but two goals, to one of which every path leads. The windings of some of these ways are many, and the termination scarcely seen—yet it can be traced. - Each one walks in his path alone. That of some dear one may be so near to his, that two travellers can join hands and walk together, encouraging and sustaining each other—but, after all, there is many an 'obstacle in the way of each, and many a sweet flower or fruit growing in his path, which the other cannot see, or share. And each should be very, very careful, lest he look upon another's path—of which he can only see a part--as if it were exactly like his own, and judge of his walk as being at tended by the same difficulties and the same en joyments which he finds in his own, because there is an outward seeming resemblance. The bloom ing flowers or the obstructing rocks which he can not, see in, the path of others, may cause a world wide diffe.rence in their journey. It would not be fair to criticise a man's walk, when, we could only see his head, and knew not what was under his -feet—whether the smooth, bard beach,. or the thick tangled undergrowth of the forest ground, or rocks of varied size and shape. In like manner unless we can know all,the heart. and life of our fellow-beings, (and this is impossible while we are veiled in the flesh,) let us beware Of judging each other's walk and conversation, lest in, our ignorance and 'near-sightedness we do another great injustice and wrong. X. TER LIFE OF TRUST We have already taken occasion to speak of the 'remarkable Narrative of GEORGE MUELLER, lately published-under the above title. Its tendency is ' to cultivate the daily exercise and habit of trust in the Christian heart and life. We have no doubt our readers - will derive profit and instruc tion front the extraetiFWe give: • E,EASON FOR ESTABLISHING THE ORPHAN . HOUSE.—Through my pastoral labors, through my.,eprreapondence, and through brethren who -vi sited 'Bristol, I bai constantly casesjorought be wat me . • fore ch proved that oner °Ude especial things which the children of Uod - needed in our day was, to have their' faith strengthened. My spirit longed to be instrumental in strength enjno their faith, by giving them not only in .stances from the word of God of his willingness and ability to help all those who rely upon him, . but to show them by proofs that he is the pine in our day.. I well know that the word 0,. God ought to be enough; but I considered that. I ought to _lend a helping band to my brethren, if by any , means, by this visible proof to the unchangeable faithfulness of the Lord, I might strengthen their hands in God; for I remenibered what a great blessing my own soul had received through the Lord's dealings with his servant, A. H. Franeke, who, in dependence upon the living God alone, established an immense orphan house, which had seen many times with my own eyes. I there fore judged myself bound to,be the servant of the church-of Christ in the particular point on which I had obtained mercy; namely, im_ts'ifig-abie to take God by his word, and to rely u . "Pi&-,it:- This then, was the :primary reason for estab lishing the orphan house. I-*certainly- did from . my, heart desire to be:used by G0i1432 ; benefit the bodies.of poor children, bereaved'Of :both parents, and seek in other respects, with the' help of God, to do them :good for this life. also particularly longed to be used by: God in getting the dear orphans 'trained up in the fear of God—but, still, the first and primary object of the work was and still is, that God might be magnified by the fact that the orphans under my care are provided with all they need, only by prayer and faith— without any one being asked by me or my fellow laborers, whereby it may be seen that God is faith ful still, and hears prayer still. That I was not Mistaken, bas been abundantly proved since No vember, 1835, both by&the• conversion of many sinners who have read r='' accounts which have been published in ednne? .n with this work, and also by the'abundance of fruit that has followed in the hearts of the saints, for which, from my inmost soul, I desire to- be grateful to God, and the honor and glory of which , not only is due to him• alone, but which I, by - his help, am enabled to ascribe to him. 7 bn the 9th of December, 1835 a public meet ing was held in Thisfol, at which , .Mr. Mueller disclosed his plans, withopt taking up a collection. On the next day, he sent to press a statement, being the Substance of what had be* said at the meeting—so that he was veryfar • froth discarding theme of means; but these were theonly mealig , . be employed besides earnest, daily prayer, in which he explicitly stated to the Lord his wants, and asked for their relief. Frequently, while upon his knees„ or just after rising , from prayer, the needed help cattle:, On the 21st of April, 1836, the Orphan 'house was opened with seventeen Children. REMARKABLE ANSWERS T O PRAYER,--,,There was'given by a brother one hUndred pounds, fifty , pounds:of which` were previonsly promised, to in sure the.rent for premises., , is a remarkable 4 fact, concerning this donation, that I had, in De-. VOL. V.—NO. 22.—Whole No. 239. W. P. ALEXANDER. cember of last yern', repeatedly asked the Lord to incline the heart of this brother to give this hun dred pounds, and I made a memorandum of this prayer in my journal of December 12, 1835. On January 25, 1836, fifty pounds were promised by him; and on November 5, fifty pounds besides that sum were given; but it was not till some days after that I remembered that the very sum for which I had asked the Lord had been given : when it came to my mind that this prayer had been noted down in my journal, and I showed it to the donor, we rejoiced together; he, to have been the instrument in giving, and I, to have had the re quest granted. * Never were we so reduced in funds as to-day. There was not a single half-penny in hand between the matrons of the three•houses. Nevertheless, there was a good dinner, and by managing so as to help one another with bread, etc., there was a prospect of getting over this day also; but for none of the houses had we the prospect of being able to take in bread. When I left the brethren and sisters at one o'clock, after prayer, I told them that•we must wait for help, and see how the Lord would deliver us at this time. I was sure of help, but we were indeed straitened. When I came to Kingsdown, I felt that I needed more exereise,-be ing very cold, wherefore I went, not the nearest way home, but round by Clareuce place. About twenty yards from my house I met a brother, who milked back with me, and after a little conversa tion, gave me ten pounds to be handed over to the brethren, the deacons, towards providing the poor saints with coals, blankets, and warm clothing —also, five pounds for the orphans, and five pounds for the other objects of the Scriptural Know ledge Institution. The brother bad called twice while I was gone to the Orphan Houses, and had I now been one half minute later I should have missed him. But the Lord knew our need, and therefore allowed me to meet him. * * * * Thisis perhaps, of all days, the most remarka ble as yet, so far as it regards the funds. When I was in prayer this morning respecting them, I was enabled firmly to believe that the Lord would send, help, though all seemed dark as to natural appearances. At twelve o'clock, I met as usual with the brethren and sisters for prayer. There had come in only one shilling, which was left last evening anonymously at the Infant Orphan House, and which, except twopence, had already been spent on account of the great need. Lower we had never been, and perhaps never so low. We gave ourselves now unitedly to prayei, laying the ease in simplicity before the Lord. Whilst in prayer there was a knock at the door, and one of the sisters went out. After the two brethren %oho labor in the Orphan Houses and I had prayed aloud, we continued for a while silently in prayer. As to myself, I was lifting up my heart to tho Lord to make a way for our escape, and in order to know if there were any other thing which I could do With a good conscience, besides waiting on him, so that we might have food for the chil dren: at last we rose from our knees. I said— " God will surely send help." The words bad not quite passed over my lips when I perceived a let ter lying on the table, which had been brought whilst we ,were in prayer. It was from my wife, containing another letter from a brother with ten pounds for the orphans. The evening before last I was asked by a brother whether th balance in band for the orphans would be as great this time when the accounts would be made up, as the last time. My answer was that it would be as great as the Lord pleased. The next morning this bro- . therwai3 mg:Medty remember the orphans, and to send to-d,ay ten pounds, which arrived after I had left my house, and which, on account of our need, was forwarded immediately to me. *' * * This morning our poverty, which now has lasted more or less for several months, had become ex ceedingly great. I left my house a few minutes after Seven, to go to the Orphan louses to see whether there was money enough to take in the vilk, which is brought about eight o'clock. On my way, it was especially my request that the Lord would be pleased to pity us, even as a father pitieth =his children, and that he would not lay more upon us than he would enable us to bear. I especially entreated him that he would now be pleased to refresh our hearts by sending us help. I likewise reminded him of the consequences that would result, both in reference to believers and unbelievers, if we should have to give up the work because of want of means, and that he, therefore, would not permit its coming to naught. I more over again- confessed before the Lord that I de served not that he should continue to use me in this work any longer. While I was thus in prayer, about two minutes' walk from the Orphan Houses, ] met a brother who was going at this early hour to his hnsiness. After having exchanged a few words with him, I went on: but he presently ran after me and ,gave me one pound for the orphans. Thus the Lord speedily answered . my prayer. Truly, it is, worth being poor and greatly tried in faith for the,sake of having day by day such pre cious proofs of the Ibving interest which our kind Father takes in everything that concerns ns—and how should our Father do otherwise? He that has given us the greatest possible proof of his love which he could have done, in giving us his own Son, surely, he will with him also freely give. us all things. It is worth also being poor and greatly tried in, faith, if but thereby the hearts of the children of God may be comforted and their faith strengthened, and if but those who do not know God, and who may read or hear of his deal hn with us, should be, led thereby to see that faith in God is more than a mere notion, and that Mere, is indeed reality in Christianity. In the 'ectursnt.of this day there came in still further thir teen _ • I'ERAYER,AN _ FORT SUMTER. The Bald More Asnisican of yesteray has the following story : "One of the Baltimoreans who recently returned from Fort Sumter, details an impressive incident that took place, there on Major Anderson taking possession. It is, lirioWn that the American flag brought away from Fort Moultrie was raised at Sumter precisely at noon on the 27th ultimo, but the incidents of that flag raising' have not been related. It was a scene that will be. a memorable reminiscence in the lives of those who witnessed it. A Short time before noon Major Anderson assem bled the whole 'of his little force, with the work men' employed on the fort, around the foot of the flag-staff. The, national ensign was attached to the cord, and Major Anderson, holding the end of the lines in his hands, knelt reverently down. The officers, soldiers, and men clustered around, many of them on their knees, all deeply impressed with the solemnity of the scene. The chaplain made an earnest prayer—such an appeal for sup port, ennouragement, and mercy as one would make who felt that ' man's extremity is God's op portunity.' As the earnest, solemn words of the speaker ceased, and the men responded'Amen with a fervency that perhaps they bad never before ex j erienced; Major Anderson drew the' Star Span oled Banner up to the top of the staff, the band broke out with the national air of Hail Colum bia,' and loud and exultant cheers, repeated again and again, were given by the officers, soldiers and workmen. If,' says, th.e narrator, South Caro lina had at that moment attacked the fort, there would have been no hesitation upon the part of any man within it about defending that flag.' " The - United States Mint.--The ordinary coining capacity, of the Philadelphia Mint is $7,500,9,00 per month, which can be increased, by working over houis, to $10,000,000;
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