Vol. VI, No. 46.---Whole No. 315. Viott Deeds not Words. rrune thou thy words, the thoughti control That o'er thee swell and throng ,•' They will condense within thy soul And change to purpose atrong. 11 13ut he, who lets his feelings run • • ;, In soft luxurious! flow - • 1, • ;!, Shrinks when hard service , must be. done And faints at every woe, Faith's meanest deem More favor bears Where hearts and wills are weighed, Than brightest transports, choicest prayers, Which bloom their hour and fade. , Ist to the midnight lone I N. he church-clock speaketh with a solemn tone : loth it no more than telt the time ? • - , i: ark, from tint belfry gray, . . A each deep-booming chime which sloW *and clear, Beats like a measured knell upon my ear, A stern voice Beems to say : :. • Gone--gone The hour is gone—the day is gone : - ' Pray. , The air is hushed again, But the mute darkness woos to sleep in vain. 0 soul : we have slept too long, Yea, dreamed the morn away, In visions false and feverish unrest, Wasting the work-time God bath given and blest Conscience grows pale to see How, like a haunting face, My youth stares at me out of gloom profound, With rayless eyes blank- as the darkness round, Aud wailing lips which say : (June—gone; The morn is gone—the morn is gone pray. THE STEW OF DEATIL t Death is the sign of God's diepliasare. is this its sting? It weals the frown of ids= tire. It is God's blight upon a sinning race. It is the rod which sin has let fall upon us. It is the effect of poison which transgression , has infused into our nature. "Death has pas -ed upon all men, for that all have sinned." This surely is a sad, a revolting idea of death. In dying, then, we feel our selves overtaken, by the hand which reaches , but to smite ; fall before the blight which Divine wrath has breathed rip'en our beatiti ful world. We become like the, flower, whose beauty and fragrance perish, an offence to those who loved us most. God's finger. touch- es us and we wither. It were another thing to die, had that sentence been spared— " Death passed upen all men, for that all have sinned." Knowing this, we are con strained to read in every instance, of death, God's Wrath towards sin. We see beauty fading ;—this is sin's - withering povier. We see the hectic flush;—this is sin's poisonous burning. We see a stalwart form fading away, until it stands almost unclothed, and we say behold what sin Cando Gloomy in deed is such an association. It is ead meet an event which comes robed in the for bidding cloak ofa curse. This gives death a sting. This Makes it terrible. It touches me, and that touch p says, " Thou bast sinned." It recalls a life of sin. It is God's voice to our souls, reminding us of transgredsion. Conscience wakens, from however long slumber, and repeats the.fearful words, "Ye have sinned." Imagination awakes, and flies, out upon the dark sea of the future, behold= ing lightning and storms. She asks, " What will God do with us in eternity, if here we must die for sin ? Will thit awful hand press us more, and still more heavily? Is death the beginning or, the end of sin's direful 4 work ? 28 Here surely deathhas fi g. That sting tt,i a r'is sin. But while, as a man; I feel thus, as r a Christian, I rise above all this—for faith whispers hope beside my dying bed, telling of Christ's submission to death, that he might destroy its power, annul its curse, extract its sting. Religion, that, gilds even death's dark cloud with a cheerful light. Christ's passage through the tomb has left a perma nent illumination on its sombre walls. lie has abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light. He has made death the gateway to his royal mansion—the soul's transition from a world of sin to a world of glory. Are you a Christian ? Then death clothes you, not unclothes. Death gives you new life. It triumphs for a moment only that itself may die, and leave you living and triumphant, as you still exclaim, in the vic tory of faith : " 0 ! death / where is thy sting ? "—N. Y. Observer. TRAVEL TO DO GOOD. MOST people travel for their' pleasure, or make money, or to see their *lotions. If could question a traitiLload' or ship-load passengers, you would hardly find a single person who was going solely to- do good:" Yet there are sneh,—physicians, ministers, philanthropists. Had you been in Europe half a century ago, you might have joutneyed with a man who looked like any other tourist. He had guide-books and a carpet : -bag ;he read the newspapers, ate sandwiches, )dded in his sleep. But had von followed • out from his hotel, you would have seen Im passing by museums, RoMan ruins pa ices, and searching into the dungeons lune c asylums, and hospitals of each, city.' How can I help the distressed?" was the iought ever before him. He was called the • Prisoner's Friend," though he wrote his name "John Howard." • Now, he had caught a large degree of Christ's spirit; and it might 'be said of him that " he went about doing good." 1, ,And all of us might imitate •him more in, this,---wo men have in ,their; way, servants have in theirs, children have in 'theirs. And we notice that Jesus "went about do ing good." He *as not "content with des patching his disciples to do it, 'or doing it at a distance. No, 14 would walk to the at himself. He delighted to do it. He uld sacrifice needful rest.or food to do it. would go out of his road to do it. He Lid spend a whole day in doing it He Id do it` for the vilest.---,LaYe lessons. 'Tis a meroy . to have that takeu from us, :h takes us from God. Gone FOUR QUALITIES OF DR, KITT% WE have,hitherto, considered a number of Kitto's qualities, which may be regarded - 'as elements of his success but there are four others to which we would call the reader'sit tendon. They are readily derived from what has been already said Of him. . The - first is, singleness of purpose. By this we mean devotion to , one grand, all-ab sorbing object, in distinction from a division of time and efforts .among several., Many persons undertake several different pursuits in life and excel none. They go from one thing to another, with the hope of hitting upon something that will materially add to their prosperity. All the while, however, they only' just live, simply becanse divided efforts run' to.waste. , But Ilitto's heart was set upon, one thing. 'One Object absorbed all his thOughts. He did, not care particularly for anything else. That object was TEARW ING. This he desired beyond all other earth ly possessions. For it; he was willing to toil, and make almost any sacrifice. We Speak now more particularly of the beginning of his course. On one occasion, when he, was, entreating his father to take him froth. the Poor-house, and allow him to struggle for himself, with an ,eduCaticin in view, le gave •utterance to the following language; which shows that not only one high purpose animated hie' soul, but also an unconquerable spirit &welt withinhis breast: " There is nofear of my starving in the midst of plenty. I know how to prevent hunger. The Hottentots•subsist a long time: on nothing but a little gum ; they also, when hungry, tie a light ligature round them. Cannot Idoso to ? Or if you can get no pay, take me out without, and then I will sell my books and pawn my neekerchiefs,by which I shall be able to raise about twelve shil hugs ; and with that I will make the tour of England. The hedges furnish blackberries, nuts, sloes, etc., and the fields turnips; a h,ayrickor barn will, be all excellent bed. I will, take pen, ink, and paper with me, and note down my observations ~as Igo '• a kind of sentimental tour,' not so much a descrip tion of places as of men and manners, ad ventures, and feeling." A youth with such a purpose and spirit, does not often. fail; of 811CCOSS. Look back upon that part of his life Alrea dy sketched, and see if you can find a period when he lest sight ,of this oneobject. In the work-house he was, a- shoemaker; but las he not still a self-denying, laborious student ? Can we not trace his determination to acquire knowledge, even when helms most zealously employed at his trade ? In.like manner ; when his friends decided that he should ac quaint himself with the'art of dentistry, was he not Still earnest for a thorough edudation? Was it net equally so when he was printer ? While he , devoted himself to these pursuits with an: ardor worthy of all commendation, his ,heart did not lose a jot of its love of knowledge. - Underneath all the, interest he Manifested for, the manual labor his ::friends desired him to perform, we discover a strong, irresistable current of feeling, setting towards the fields ,of - literature end ibibikee. ever else he might be temporarily, to please his 'benefactors, he was deterinined to be a learned man eventually. It was this one nd- , ble purpose that animated hixsoul amid all his trials and disappointments., -_lt gave him, courage when otherwise, he - would have fal tered in his wearisome way, and developed an energy and perseverance which defied the stoutest opposition. Another quality of Kitt° was,THOROUGH- . NtSS. 'When: the young are obliged to de vote themselves to a; 'calling in which they are not interested,' their advancement is usually slow, if they advance at. all. It is 'a:' kind of drudgery to, them.; and therefore they apply themselves only. just , so far as they are compelled to this end. The ,same might, have been expected of. Kitto. Ar-: dently attached.to books, as he was, and res olutely determined to have ,an education, it.; would have been railer natural for him to slight his work, and prove a very superfieial toiler. But such was not the case , . thorougli=n mess was an element of his character, so that' whatever he did Was well Anne, whether it was reading a book, or making a sheer or ar-i tificial tooth. At, the work-house, he.excell ed all the boys in, making list shoes. For this reason, a shoemaker selected hilroin, the whole' number; for his apprention: dentistry, his' proficiency was so marked that, in, a single year; it .was proposed that he should setup - that business in his native town. Asa printerhe was no less thorough., In deed; everything- to which he applied himself,: was speedily mastered. This made him a critical scholar. All the works which he pub lished are impressed - with this characteristic of his mind—thoroughness. ' Andther quality which contributed to his success , as it always does wherever it exists, was METHOD. Thia-enabled -him to husband his, time, so as to make, the most of each day. His attention was first called to the snbject by reading the remarks of.some writer tb.ere on. They Seemed to him important, and he at Once aliplied them to practice. He was' methodiCal, both in his division of time, and inveitigatiort of topies. The following is a description of his plan of studying history : "In studying history, when I - cotninence the study, I shall use the following method : Geography of the, portion of whose history I am about to read. The history, such, bio gliphies as exist Or the eminent characters mentioned in the history, The principal ex isting' works, if they can be obtained, of the philoso,pl3,oB,, orators, and literary persons, who lived iatho country, and during the pe riod which the history embraces. This plan is only to be, ,used in the study of ancient history ; in that of the modern, it would re quire to be greatly modified." Later in life, he carried his systematic way of doing things into the arrangement of his library. So much: ordgi was observed there, that he could lay- his hand upon any book he wanted in the dark. He 'allowed no person but. Mrs. .Kitto to touch ,article therein, until his- eldest daughter arrived to an age that rendered her generally useful, when the care of the room was transferred to her i She received written directions how to proceed, and these were often characteristic of the man. The following will serve as -a specimen:l— Pan, Programme, Protocol, Synopsis, and ,Conspectus, for cleaning. Dr. Kitto's: Table. , "1: Make one pile of religious b00k5.:,.2.: Another of books not religious. 3. Another PHILADELPHIA THrIi*DAY7 J -,V.-Ly.'.l7 - '1862 of letters. 4. Another of, written papers . other than letters. 5. Another of printed papers. 6. Put' these piles upon-the floor. 7. The table 'being now clear; duet, scrub, rub and scour until you sweat ; and when you have sweated half a:gallon, give over, end put the piles upon the table, leaving to. Dr: K. the final distribution. " Signed, sealed, and delivered, this twen ty.-eighth day. of May, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and ftfty-two. ".JOHN KITTO." ", . Witness HOLOFERNES PIPS." This systematic division of time must- have been of great value to him. ; ,The testimony Of every successful student, and of every per son distingtished in the trades and prefes sions is, that method is indispensable to suc cess. Many it tan no* living can bear wit ness thati such a system has enabled him to accomplishwhat otherwise he couldnot have done. Elihu Burritt, the learned blacksmith, belongs to this class, For years r he was wont tb 'work at :his, trade a certain number of hours each day, ;While lie deViited the remain der of the time to' literary pursuits. By pur suing this plan he mastered a large number of languages while he followed his trade. A distingaished'euite4 States Senator, now in the vigor of his, manhood, elevated himself from*the cobbler's bench to his present lioSi tion, by improving hiS time in the same way. He labored at his , trade so manrhours per day, while he read.and studied the remaining tithe. Among, other things, this method con tributed, no doubt, to. ,his rapid improve ment. Still another quality,,which contributed to: the success . of Kittcr, was INDEPENDENCE. We mean by this. something different from obstinacy, or persevering reckleasness. It is that quality which enables a person to rely upon his own Manhood and principles, instead" of pinning his faith to• the sleeve of another, or trnckling to public opinion. The want of thisleads to untold evils in all departments othuman effort. Those youth who yield, to the wiles of the tempter, and take the intox icating cup. or resort to gaming saloons,are generally destitute of this trait. A. re solute, well-meant, determined "No," would haie - saved multitudes df them 'from ruin. But they have not sufficient indepen dence.to utter , this little word. An acquaint mice invites them td take a glass, or play a game, and peri apa they at first, decline, :but they cannot hold out against much urging, so they yield to the pressing friendship, and go down, down, down, to shame. Trne inde pendence would lead them to utter a deter mined "NO," and declare plainly and fear lessly that they are principled against such wrong. When the celebrated Mansfield was attacked and threatened by a mob, on ac count of his 'course in a certain da.ae which he tried, he said; " I wishydpigtirity; but it is that which follows, not that which is run after, it is that popularity which, sooner or later never fails to do justice to the pursuits no ' ble entls by, noble nkeasits. not do that which my conscience tells melis wrong, upon thisoccasion ' to gain the huzzas of thousands, or the daily praise -of all - the papers which comes from the press. I will not avow doing that which 'think is right, though it should dray/ . on me the whole artillery of libels—all 'that 'falsehood and malice Can in vent, or the credulity of a delu4ed potoulace` can swallo*. can say, with a great magis trate upon an occasion, and under circum stances "lot unlike, I was always of opinion that reproach acquired by well-doing, was no reproach, but an honor.' That was incle pendenee, such. as makes signal triumphs.in the world. nor matter what the pursuit of a person is, nor how humble his condition, this element of character elevates him I Kitto was as.much distinguished among his friends for independence, as for other qualities named. Just ,beforq his departure for Malta, Mr. Harvey requested, him to furnish the materi als for a memoir of himself: Kitto's reply exhibits his independence of character in a good degree. .We make a single •extract :-- " In• any future publication by' myself, or concerning myself, it is my deSire to appear fully as I am"; 'and that it should be fully re cognized,throughout, .whose I am, and whom I serve, donot wish r or expect, all men to think and feel exactly, as I do ; but surely I have a right to hold, and express My own thoughts'and feelings. I am fully aware that I hold some opinions-which- some willAisap— prove, and which will •procure for me the stigma of • being fanatical and enthusiaStic., TheSe.you would,- and / would not,• wish to conceal.: In thort,'l should Wish most; deCi dedly, that it should be a"publleation, So far as I am concerned 'Of a 'decidedly religious character ; a,nd . not only so, but of niy,own religion." • While he ever .submitted to the advice of his beriefutors, he. neverthuless, had a mind of his own about every subject. Sometimes he expressed his differing opinions plainly, though in a modest, becoming manner. did not always Agree with his benefactors about the wisdom of their plans for 'his wel fare. dOn several occasions he . gave utterance to, his non-agreement. At the same time he stated, the ground of his opinion ; and the, results of his eventful life'prbvei that he was right. It 'was this trait of character which always made him so prompt. Resolutions were fol-, lowed by immediate execution. The unde cided person is ever delaying: He is fearing this and that, or waiting for wine. one to move, or something eVe to transpire: •Pert haps he has to stop and inquire' what public opinion is. " What will Mr. A. Say ?" "Mill Mr. It think well of it ?" The noble independence of Kate raised Mtn above these perplexities and therefore left no opportu nity for delay. He determined,,then execu 7 ted. Once settled that he must be a barber, a, shoemaker, a dentist, or printer, and he became such quicker than with any one with whom he toiled. He was like Napoleon in this regard. -This famous general owed much of his success to' that independence of mind which made him'the man for great emergen cies. He looked over the field, took a bird's eye view of his prospeet, - reekoned upon his chances, and4hen resolved. His cainp was all astir 'at once; and, ere the foe dreamed that he was nigh, he charged upon them with all his force. Which of the four qualities now enumer ated was most valuable to .Kitto, it is impos sible, to say. All of them, were important, and no one of them could have' been left out without producing a marked defect of cha- racter. They hapri :blended. -togetherin his successful ca,reei , Vo'rking and " Win= . --- nvizg. LESSONS ;OF WAIL NO. THERE are found -Onong - Us persons who denounce the present iirarleviecbqvgainst re bellion, and who maketnse of therfollOwing argument in support of their opinions. , ,, , They assert that the revoltoklngtes, though over come by military force, will never submit to the conqueror, but will perpetuate the. feud through all coming geeratione., ' We think the examples of,histor demenstrate "this to l be a 'groundless f i 'fear facts we `meet there, , prove that'- . 16 not' common for hthuman mature to !take t "course which they say the South is sure tolo ~ W.. .The records of our race very strikiii.' y dhow that lAtereis i but little simple charactetfinong Inen,'viewed either as individuals or 44nations ; that they almost Uniformly, submitto circumstances.;, that they are seldom di Posed to niake great sacrifices front adherence to principle, eX cept it be religions pri Ciple;* that they 'will not long persevere in ghting 'against 'the condition forced upon; heir by . the course 'of events, especially if. - .,ito leaves. thew in pos session of the actual 'lnd Solid blessings. of life ; . and that present, ,sensible interest proves at length ,ton;:; strong . for senti ment, evenhealthy and . magnanimous senti- Ment, and "much More so when it ,is, as in the present instance, treagozioue, wicked, unjust, and reprobated by every honest instinct of all mankind. , 1 '' EVery intelligent. reader of history iiniSt have noticed; with-no 'Still degree' how incapable states and- nations are of be ing infinenced , permanently by. eXalted feel ing or by principle ; whet a feeble hold their peculiar and, honored ,traits, which he bad been accustomed to.cmAtimplate with pleas ure, are often fotid 4 l4st:have :taken upon them ; 'how easily, Onder r somo slight change of fortine, they 84cOrnevIndifferent and ob livious to their Owii boasted and iintnerriorial characteristics. lie behelds a „state or city engaged in war, and'cianducting her military operations withiunlimited: energy ; her j)eo- plc full of spirit, of salutary pride, and pal only of the, public honor t brave, active,,vig ilant ; and he is conyine4, as, he reads, ,that they could not brook existence along with their country, if she were not crowned, with honor, victory, and supremacy; that they could not endure to think of her, if she should ever become before the' eyes of the nations, less than what she is: But she Mifferq afew successive reverses, or ::one overwhelniing blow, and he is vexed and humbled on be half of human nature, to ,see how soon her citizens have lost thememory,Of,„their former: selves ; how readily they adapt_ their thoughts to a lower, standard of national existences,; ho* void of public. spirit,' litoW insensible, to the common dishonor titlV hrgetful of the Splendid examples of the past'; how, Jittle em ulous of their ancestors ; how lost, in a word, to the very sense of their identity as a peo- Let it be observed that these facts of hu man nature, are exemplified in. the - history, not only of secondary states,lmt of those likewige that hold the first., place, among the nations; Athens, who not, satisfied With in dependence, aimed at unbounded empire, and ; became the most sPlendid and 'formidable power arriong the states of Greece, furnishes examples of these things ; under the Pisistra tae ;- under the thirty tyrants • set , over her by the Spartans, at the conclnsion of the war that put - an end to her dominion; - and in a later age, when the eloquence .of Demos thenes was not sufficient to arouse them to re sist the despotic designs of Philip. 'gaily other examples, might be added, ;to shelf how weak are even the better senti ments of mankind, to withstand the'actual tide of things,when once..fullr set in; and • , we may easily conjecture thence, how much more impotent' the - se sentiments are likely to prove that are destitute of everything al— lied to expediency,- honor, or virtue: 'We are bold to aver, that, if the inhabitants of, the seceded states,after , having‘ failed in wregur lar attempt to establish theirindependence, . should, from mere pride and animosity, per petuate the glispnte,,at the sabrifie&of that security for property And that doineitie pros polity and quiet at which all 'civilized men so passionately and Stpreifiely.aint,-=4t would" stand a solitary instance in the' history:of the human race.. In vain would- we look for a second example of A body of men' acting upon such principles, since ithe beginning of the world. The strife maintained by the Span iards for seven hundred pars against their, Itoorigh invaders, is neka parallel case. : For the Spaniard' and the oor were two distinct races, unlike'in the cOlor Of the skin,iii laws, raannerB i and religion;'which last We have already 'acknowledged sufficient' to influence 'usu.-against. , the 'force Of external,. circum stances, and the considerationS 'of private happiness. But there is ,nothing. of. this kind in the case of our countrymen of the SbAth- , eim States; and there is, therefore;nothing in, the historical fact alluded to, that affects the' position We are endeavoring to establish? 1 that angry - passion's and the dictaies of wounded pride, are things thateeKin run their course, and are not: suffidientto'keep a people in arms against tangible interests; 'and the natural love,of ease. ~ Our conclusion, from all that:has been said in this paper,, is, that the light which history . casts npon the question under consideration, atibrdis abundant .'ground kor believing, that when the South is thoroughly% vanquished vitt& force of artha, welded by 'a great; strong, rightful,` paternal' 'Government de void of all , selfish: and .antbitioua- Views, 'a government , that took - up arms -in self-de fence, and for the good of future . generations; a government,too, that knows how to spare and to forgive ; that takes away no privilege from those who submit,,but blesses them as subjects, andiembraceathem, 7rs children; that when this is dorie;lhO South, will not perpetuate her hostility, nor find: herself in clined to ' cherish, to any distant period,"a bitter'feeling in her bosom;; that the spirit of false' pride will soon' die away' among her people ; and that they will gradually and cheerfully acquiesce intheolecision of power, supported by justice,,and- exercised'-with:hu manity. FREE grace calls for full duty., Tni following is the conclUsion of Rev. Di. Guthrie's Address, delivered in the Free Church Assembly previous to its dissolu tion:' "Admit that our stipends are poor; admit that there is little prospect fer some years to come that-they' wilt be better, I dill upon the rising talent and genius of the Church to come and occupy, theplace of men— and some I now; see before , me-7 ,, wh0? with their wives and children hanging on them, threw themselves into. a sea of troubles, andby their sacrifices told more, on the world than the, most eloquent of sermons. Did our, youth some years ago leak° titles, estate, luxurious.man sions, fathers,, Mothers, brothers,. they brides, and thrw themselves'on the shiiti . e. of , the Meek Sea, and *face freSt, aka' famin't, and pestilence, and the iron Shower of death bolore- , thei walls/ of Sebastopol the highest and the noblest the;youth of our country do that,; andshallpiety blush before partriotism ? , Shall Jesus Christ call in vain on our youth„ for less costly'sacrifices? I trust, fathers and brethren t that the Words have uttered will go and stir` hp pions parents to give their Children to the Church, 'and the Children of genius and talent to give them selves to the ministry of the World. I have servedmiy master now for more than thirty years. I am,grown grey in His service, but I can, say--when I .even :saw: how muclurich ; , er I might have ,been;,., in other professiens, and when I felt the utmost hardship, of my, oven I can say'l neverre g vetted my choice. I have been a pobreerVant. I have a thou sand infirmities' en my head, and sins, uhlese washed away; on my= conscienee, -for which I look for pardon`only through the blood of Christ >; bilt, , fathers and brethren, poor ser-- vant, as I have , been, . stand up for my Master arid say—Christ has ; been:a gond, and blessed and gracious Master to, me To Him with confidence, fathers and brethren .1 Commend you all. May there be hght, in your dwelllings, may there be reviVals in Your congregations,-and while the Gespel'of peace is on your lips, may the peace of the GoSpel be in all yourhearts. And' as to my beleved Church, I say ifith the Indian-L—May her sky be without a cloud, may her colincilfire never be extinguished. Fathers and brethren. I thank ,you for p.ll,your kindness, and ',thank God; for such, a bright and blessed_and peace ful AssemblY. ;We have had sunny skies and blessed' shOwers withont, and we have had a most genial, and blessed atmosphere within. Fathers' and brethren, farewell !. May God's blessing go with' you to your , May you all be made better, and holier, and happier men. Farewell, farewell!. And :have only to s a y, if we never meet again oh earth, may we meet in heaven ; and if we do,meet again here, may we be nearer heaven than'we are new." THE EFFECT OF~ CHRIST'S APPEARANCE IN, THE WORLD..,, . THE effect of.the appearance of Christ in the. World. has been te impress mankind with an idea of transcendent purify. "which of you, " said Christ'to thOse who opposed' Him in Judea, " cbrivinceth me 'of sin ?" They were dumb. The question "'was put' nearly two thousand years ago, and the response is yet - awaited. Skeptic after skeptic has glar ed into the character of Christ, searching for 'a flaw; and skeptic, after, skeptic has recoiled with the confession that, whatever Christian ity might bc, this Jesus of N'azareth,was honest; and pure. No 'character knoivn to hist*" has been subjected to scrutiny" so piercing' id' that of Jesus Christ; and there' is' no character known to history, except His, of which moral perfection' could for a rud iment be maintained. The proudest names in the annals of philosophic morality are tarnished: Zeno preached, a stoical vane • . , . Diogenes was cynically fierce, against shams; bufZeno and_ Diogenes were personallyim moral. Socrates is the loftiest and p rest t name of antiquity; but suspicions have n all. ages been. 'entertained in reference " the personal:morals of Socrates, 'of a'kind hich never, even in imagination, da,rkene the figure of Christ. Aristotle and Pla were high-minded, in some.sense. spiritually-mind ed, mert.;. but who does not know that if Plato and Aristotle were,our moral guides, , , , . we should. recede at once to something like a Morn:ion standard. ? Cato the elder was one of the most respectable of Itoman mor alists,; but he rose not` alove the cast-iron type of Roman virtue. His goodness 'was a narrow, intense, implacable patriotism. ' His celebrated ' demand for . the destruction of Carthage was inhumanly, fiendishly .cruel, and his treatment of his slaves that of a man whose heart was stone. The best thing I ever heard'of him is related by Horace,- 7 niero caluzsse vi;.-Zutem,,—that, the repulsive old savage mellowed his virtue with wine. Mohammed Vas' a sincere reformer;' but the highest that can be said 'of him is, that 'in certain points he aimed at' , the Christian model, while•iri others he fell I infinitely be neath it,- The veneration with which sever al generations, have regarded Luther and Calvin is profound; but what Protestant woulddeclare the, character of either to have been flauless? Spade does not permit me to illustrate this point further, 'nor can it be con sidered necessary that 'l° Should do so. It is beyond doubt that no Being haa yet appear ed in human forth • whom the attffrige . 'of the race has pronounced so pure, so holy, . as Jesus Christ., A beain of white radiance, pure as the:light of God's throne, proceeds from his eye, falling along all succeeding ages. May, we not ask. whether men, ; could have recognized this ray as so pure if there had mingled in it originally an enianation from the spirit of evil—a conscious decep tion, a lie ?—Bayne. The' habit of praising . draws men into gen erous 'needs. It is generous and niAgnaiii mouti to=praiSe our fellow-men. It is a• thing that redeems a man froma selfishness, to be conscious of, and to be sensitive to; - others' good qualities, and to give himself to prais ing them. , And a higher and nobler thing it is,to make, one's self acquainted with.the attributes of the divine mind, and to fOrm the habit of expressing gladness itiviei of them.• $. P. H, 'it is alio the' cause of great life and Spy in religion. It takes away the mischief of sad-- ness. It is frequently the very charm by AN ELOQUENT APItAL TAE . liiigtf 0F PRABING. which cares • are driven away, ' and , , troubles are ended. Oh, that we could reason less about our troubles, and sing and praise more! There are thousand of things that we wear as shackles which we might, use as instru ments with music in them, if we .only knew Those men thatponder, and meditate, and Weigh the affairs Of life, and study the inyaterious developments of God'iprovidence, and marvel why they should be burdened and thwarted,and hampered—how different and how - muck more joyful would, be their life, if, instead.-,of for ever indulging in self revolving and ,inward thinking ) they would take 'their e.xperiences, clay by day, andkft them np, andpraise,God for them. How Of ten, When wel,lift up an eAperience that seems to us painful* as to see it in the light of God's countenance,` is it transformed and shown td mean something different from that which appeared , to mean. We'ean'aing our caii-es away easier:than we'ean ieason theih away,:.., Sing in the morning.' The birdi are the earliest to s sing ; the birds are more with- Out: care than , anytking else that I know of.. Sing at evening... Singing is the last thing that robins do. When they have _done their daily - Work ; When they have flown their last flight, -wadi' - picked up their 'last morsel of focid, and cleanSed their' bill on the napkin of a bough. then, on a _topmost twig; they sing one song of praise.. I knOw they sleep sweeter for it: They dream musicl for some times in the night they break forth in sing ing, and stop suddenly after the first note,, startled by their own voice. Oh, that .we might sing evening and ,morning, and. let song 'touch Song all the way through. Al I was returning from the country the other' evening, between six and seven, bear ing a basket of flowers, I met a man that was apparently the tender of a mason. He looked brick and mortar all over ! He had worked the entire day, and he had the appearance Of a inan,,that would not ,be afraid of work. He' was walking with a lithe step, and singing to himself as he passed down the street, though he had been working the whole day, and nearly the whole week. Were it not that my geed thoughts alWays come too late, I should have given, him a large allotment of my flow ers. If he:had not been out or sight when the idea occurred to me, :I should have hailed him, and said, "Have you worked all day?" "Of course I have," he would have said, , " And are you singing ?" "Of course 1 an:" d Then take these flowers, home, and , give them to your wife, and tell her what ,a blessirig OM has M. you." 0 that we could' put son,,as under our 'bur dens,! 0 that we 'could extract the sense of sorrow by song! Then these things would not poison so much- Sing in the houSe. Teach your children to sing. When 'troubles come, go at them with songs. When griefs , rise `up sing them down. Lift the voice' of song against cares. Praise God by singing -:--that will lift you above trials of everysort. Attempt it. They sing, in heaven: and among God' people upon earth.: Song is the appro langnage of 'Christian feeling- 7 —H. W , Beecher. THE MANLIN,ESS OF GO-DliNEgg= THE world's idea of ,manhood is a hybrid between old heathenism or the religion of pride, self-exaltation, and the modern Chris tianity,ur the religion of humility, self=abase meat. For an .:infidel to ground himself upon the fact that, he admires gentleness and conrage and other spiritual graces as pro foUndly as the *Christian does, and then, ukii the, strength of this, to declare that he, without the aid of revelation, haS 'grasped tife true idea of Manhood, is as grosg AbSurd iiy as it would be , for the architect of one of / our most primitive New England' meeting houses, to , declare his work "einbodies the true idea of Church architecture bedause'•in common with the old cathedrals, it has a spire and bell and central aisle. But leav ing the region of speciilation,where,we have no time te;wande'r, let as come back to facts. 4nd here it may be: suggested,--with what truth the 'reader 'must judge,-4-that the rea son why sumany young ril'en think it unman ly to,become fellovreis of Christ is, because they do not Tightly apprehend whatit is to be a Christian. Filled, as all noble-minded young men, are with a strong abhorrence of every sort of, hypocrisy and cants and sham, they become convinced, in one, way or auoth-, et, that religion is all cant, and so they shun it as they would disease: my classmate Robindon, " said a. young student once upon a time, "if my classmate Robinson were to come ,to meand say, what is the condition of your soul ? should answer him,, 'Rob inson, if the Singdem.g . Heavenis madeup. of such men as you; lishould prefer being left out.' " The answer would have -been • a'rede and an unkind one, but yet not wholly unnatural'Or uncalled for. B4Obiti , son.did Maketeliginn, a bugbear. He gave all about 'him' td Under.stand. that Heaven could only , lbe Limn by making the earth gloomy. He made it appear that in 'his opinionthe ~Gospel was called good-news, because it really was bad news. The alike unhappyjnjury to the cause of ,Christ is done by agentsdnanimate as Well as animate, by books and'.4iietures. A young man takes up what he - tits heard called a religious book, and becotidng utterly disgusted with it, lays it doin With the somewhat illogical conclu sion thatireligion is disgusting. Or he see's in;the: windows of the print-shops certain ill drawn,Salsely-colored representations of boys with lack-lustre eyes and roselaink, eheeeks,, labeled "Piety ", "Devotion, " and. the like and he 'concludes ' as illogically as before, that caller to be pious and 'devotional, one tinisVbecome naniby iiamby alSo. We confess ' to have often wondered, While turn ing over the pages of spell liooks,'as looking through the windows at such pictuites as those described,, how any of us,-=-So liable as we are to judge of systems and institutionshy their accidents rather than their essentials, any of us:ever come to faith. It can only be ,because, in one way or another, we are. guided to the fountain-head and taught to , querich oar thirst in the clear untainted stream. Having been so led ourselves, let us lead others,—let us do all we can to take awaytthe stumbling-blocks from before their feet, Is your friend scandalized by the in consistencies and churlishness of :one • who calls himself a Christian ? Tell him-to for get the disciple in the Master« Irk hp dis tressed and offended by some bigoted, one sided look? Open to him, as as you know how, the pages. 4 nf the 'Book which is never bigoted and always Cath- UENEEE EVANGELIST.---Whofe No. 843. olio. Is he,rannoyed and discouraged by certain deformities of 'Christian art? Point him to the thorn`- crowned head. Let hini who desire to know what, true man hood is, set aside the systems and the theo ries,•and simply study the; character of Je sus. Even upon the lowest,,seund of hu ma,rritarianism he cannot refuse_ to regard Christ, as the central figure of human history, arid on, that a,cc,ount alone worthy, of his most serious' contemplation. Let him, then, study that' charanter 'honestly and faithfully, and it will not be very' long; we venture to be lieve' ‘before-he findif' a new meaning in the words " sin , ' arid f'Siviour,r Mad learns that it is the simplest dictate Of;truthfulness , to acknowledge the one, „aud,4,he •deepest in stinct of the human heart. to desire and search aftorthe other. He wiltlearn, too, that 'humility and ,repentariCeAre net so ia cCinsitite'neWith true xiiiiihebeakilliltAr Anii ilosed, for if sin is a l fact it is only common lirinesty•t6 own it; and honesty is the founda. tionstone of -all' charader whatever. We hear much of the worth of human nature, of the dignity of man. The phrases' 'have a mean ing,in them, but it is frequently misunder stood. , Man has a dignity ; ; but his, dignity lies in what he may be through Christ,- 7 -not in What he is. 'Humility rather than‘self cOnfidence is the true attitude of one who understandi himself: , Not the sceptre, but the CrosS, is the proper badge of our human ity. In the terse language of a poet more popular fifty years ago than now— " A Christiimis the highest style email 1" -4 , -Churdh ; • WMRINGTON'S RESPECT FOR RELIGION. WEIDN Geneialßraddock washuried, after his disastrous defeat, Washington red the funeral *service over his remains, by the light of a torch. What 'a subject for the artist's pencil ! One of his aids; referring to that period, says, that "frequently he knew Colo nel Washington to perform divine service with his regiment, reading the Scriptures with them, and praying with them, when no chap lain could behad. Repeated and very urgent application was made to the governor to al low a' chaplain, the - officers proposing to sup= fort him at their private expense. When he was raised to the chief command in the war of the Revolution, we find him expressing, on several occasion, his apprecia tion of the value of the services of the minis ters of the gospel. Addressing Congress, he says, "I have long had it on my mind to men tion to Congress, that frequent applications have been made to me respecting chaplains' pay, which is too small to, encourage men of abilities. Some of them who have left their flocks are obliged to pay the person acting for them more than they receive. Ineed not point out the greatiitility of gentlemen whose lives ,and conversation are unexceptionable, being employed for that Service in the army. I beg, leave; to ~ r ecommend :this matter to Congress, whose sentiments herein I shall impatiently expect." When congress had allowed, a chaplain for each regiment, he is sued an order that the persons so engaged should be " - per Sons of good character aneex eniplary lives, and. that . MP infei.'ior officers and soldiers Shonlif pay them suitable res pect." The day after he assumed command of the army, he issued-an order, in which he says, " The General requires and expects of all officers and soldiers not engaged on actual duty, a punctual attendance on divine service, to implore the blessing of Heaven on the measures used for our safety and defence." On the 3d of August we find, the folio g:, "That the troops may have an opportirMy - Of attending public worship, as well as of taking some"rest after the great fatigue they have gone through, the General in future - excuses them from fatigue-duty on Sabbath, except at shipyards and on special' occasions, tillfurther orders." Sudesirous was he that the- eXer cises of religion should not be neglected, that we find him issuing the following order,: " The situation of the army frequently notaadmitt ing the regular performance of divine service 'on Sabbath, the chaplains of the army are forth-With .to meet together and agree on some method of performing it, at other times, which method they will make known to the Com mander-in-ehief."—Reu. Dr. Wylie. MORAL CHARACTER OF 011 WE doubt, indeed, whether" any - other part of the publie service preSonts a better moral character than -this, in - which it his been common. =to expect the greatest amount of demoralization. The -life uf the sailor- his alwaysleen consi4ered most unfavorable for personal virtue ; its conditions, however,-artc 'not a little congenial with good habits, cape 'cially in the naval ,service. ge is - under the most rigid restraint,, his,life is methodical; and he is seldom exposed to the temptations of the land, the TWO - i:st, liability, of the mer cantile sailor. -With exemplary officers we know not why our ships; ofwar should not be fatorahle to virtue and even to piety. It is an interesting fact; that many of the best of 'our naval officers are now decidedly religious men,.and a similar improvement, it is said, has taken; place in the British-navy, once notorious for its profligacy. • Ne„have been led to make these remarks by a letter in the New-York, Observer from Rev: Mr.:Stuart, the veteran Naval Chaplain. Ile hia Nig been an intelligent, observer of the moral"condition of the service, and gives llie"relaiilt df hig obierVations for thirty years. hirtr years ago; he saya, trosi and profane language was 'cannon Witivofficers 'on the quarterideck ; now it is.the exception ; he has hardly, heard in; ten years an bath.from such officers. Thirty . years ago .ardent. :spirits were generally used by otficersj and intoxi cation was a venial offence, : Now„the use of such liquors` is rare, and intoxication would be disgraCeful. Then, an;noWedly religious officer was sdldom mee;lidw. h it: is not unusual - for of the ward-ivom 'mess and large numbers of the crews to be professedly re ligious and Churehlmember.s: Then, religious service was unknown in the:ship, except on Sabhath; now, daily, prayer meetings are not unconintori.orr shipboard. We are to have a,great navy—one of the greatest in,the world ; let us hope and pray that 'maY'be as distin,guished forgood mor als as for skill and *e'er. A south heart , loth uot only like and r speet' a, I God-s commandmems but respects them alike, or shows them' all The like 1.2- spect.
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