Vol. VI, No. 51.--Whole No. 320. a~et~~. Imperishable. The rum the bright, the beautiful, That stirred our hearts in, youth, The impulse to a wordless prayer, The dreams of love and truth. The longings after someihing lost, The spirit's yearning cry; The 'strivings after better hopes,• ; : These things can never die. The timid hand Stretched forth to aid A brother in his need The , kindly word in cies dark hour ; That. proves the friend-indeed. Tha plea 'for mercy, softly breathed, When justice threatens 'high; The sorrow of a contrite heart ; - • These things dual never The .memory of a clasping,hand • The pressure of a kiss, And all the trifles, sweet.and' That make uplovels first Wise; • • • If wish a ,firm, unchanging faith, , • • And holy trust and, high, Those hands have clasped, those lips have.mot,, 7 These things shalt never: die. The Wend-and thwbitter word That wounded,aB it-fell; The chilling yant.of sympathy, `We feel but !Inver tell. The lard tepulse' that. chills ihe 'heart, Whose hopemwere . bounding Ixan unfading.reeord kept,- 'These thingesliall never , die. Ldit fOitVery hand '•.Blest Lind sonteneork to do Lose not a chance to waken love-4. +Be artn andjust and trey. • So shall a light that cannot, fade, , , Alatti, on thee 'front on high, And angel. voices say to' thee, These things shall never die. .- AU the' 'ear Roam' .Emancipation. -MP. Y. 0, irAzattonb. LAM) of the Christian's hoPel Land of ttia patriot's pride I Jot Nodnos Ilka-a river ilov ? A broad, deep; sparkling tads. Break each accursed chain, ' Let the enslaved go free, Uri never hope nrighteons'God' Again will :prosper thee / Earth's heathen millions wait rat beam horn thee, Row OW it tibiae 'thrtm4h , that dittkinigt Of cruel slavery Crush the rebellion foul, And with it= crush ite vane, ' The ,41i$edlieet foe in ail our land To just.and hunisute.lawsl • , , BYlitirViidlrorrey's By Lovejoy's hondred' name, • shake the ihnekles .of disgrace, Wipe out the.intt,ionPs,sinune I Let not our heroes fall In this 4 reat strife in vain, Nor leave, it for our children dear, •To fight it e'erngain 1 - ' ' Proclaim the edict now— Be tardy justice.thine To , those so toughy tts oppressed— ' land -then •the viet'ry's won. God's smile will clear our sky, And paint the promise-bow On each yetreating cloud, to be `The pledge of-glory' new. • • Then, speak •the magia:word: Sayltthe slave, " Be free!" Let gorthera bells ring in the.year Of Spathem jubileel Shrink - riot in coward fear, Be merciful and just, Or loci& to see the stars and stripes Dishonored iu the' dust. Nay, lift the dear , old flag, More proudly let it wave , Above a natiou purified, A people true and brave A North Mid South made one, In beads that none may break, While sh.onte of " Peace and Liberty !" Our whole broad land awake. —Zion's Herald. TRWSOIIL MED FROM ITS EARTHLY PRISON. HAPPY is that pout which, =freed fronx its earthly prison, at 'liberty „seeks the sky; wttich,sees thee, its, most sy,eet.Lord face to face ; which touched by no fear of death, but rejoined the incorruption of eternal glory. Aereat 'and secure, - it to longer dreads deathrand the enemy: :Now, 0 Lord, it possesses thee whom it has long sought and always loved. Npw,itis joined, to the,com pang of 'those ivho sing to thy praise, and forever it`sings lb thyglory the sweet soundi of never-ending blessednesa. Foi, pf did fat ness of thy Muse and of the rivers of"thy pleasure thou gtoresr ir to &kik. Atappy is the band of the heavenly eitiZe4B, and,glori ous ,the aolemnity of all who are coming back to thee from the sad toil of this our pilgrim age, to the joy of beauty and the lovliness.of universal splendor, and the majesty of all, grace. There shall the eyes of thy people, see thee face to,facef there nothing at all that' can trotibletthe mind is permitted to the ears., What wings of praise What sounds of harmonious instruments I WALat sweetly flowing choruses.! What music rises there, without end .1 ,Tbere,sonnds continually the voice of hymns and Peasant chants, which are suhg to thy glory'by the heavenly inhab itants. Malignity and the gall of bitterness have :no place in thy kingdom: :For . there is no wieked.ness found therein. , There is no adversary nor any deceitfulness of sin. There is no want s no, disgrace, no wrangling, no turmoil, no Auarreling, no fear,- no dinuiet ude, no punishment, no doubting, no violence,, no discord ; but there le the excellency of. peace:the fUllnees of love, praise eternal and' glory to God, peaceful rest without end, and ; everlasting joy In the Holy 'Spirit. 0 I how blessed shall be if fever I hear those morti:sweet choirs of thy citizens, those! mellifinous , songs ascribing the hOnor that is due to the. Holy Triniiy. But ) , 0 I how ex ceedingly blessed ,shall Ibe if shall be found among those who sing to our Lord Je sus Christ the sweet songs of Ziori.--0 , Au . Dwane. FHLST MITE OF THE 'ILI,EVEgT. • • • ON Friday, the 28th of June, while Mrs. Mullane was sitting alone, taking a hasty breakfast, a Singular_ letter wasput l into her hands. It bore unmistalcable marks ; ofcom ing from a native, though it was anonymous. tit ran thus : Madam, have taken the lib mity eflintroducing to you th 4 bearer of this. She is _a ;Brahmin widow, and ;belongs to a most respectable ;and wealthy 'family at'B. She haslisited all, the chief shrines,of dcoism, seeking rest for her soul, and finding none. For rest she new turns to .Ohristian ity. Madam, wil you receive her into ; your asylum? Will'you teach her what truth is? I will add one word for yonr encouragement. 'There are tither widows hesidei this one ; ;aye, and there are'married'Womeri,, too, Who are -restless. in, and , dissatisfied , with their own religion. ;They Wish for something bet ter. Yours; a , Truth-lover and Truth-seek- "Ask ;the bearer to, come.in,i' said Mrs; , Mulleus hardly knOviring what to expect. :A gentle-looking, modest" woman entered:the room. She seemed uhout four-and-twenty,* and ter eirery word and action. Showed the Efikidoo lady, thOnghEihe looked'hO't, wearied, and very much exeiteld: "`Was the letter I brought addressed tuyou " she inquired. " Yes." "Then vfll wait till you have finished breakfast, , for" must 'see you. , alone ; I eau easily'Yaite' .u, r, The nh showed .her into -the.bed.Lroom, ,where,,M O rs. Mullane joined .-henimmediately. .try, her, she said, " you must.go away to= day, and come again to-morrow. I have an unavoidable engagement, I am sorry, but I have not even five minutes to speak to you Then I will wait, wait as lonOs you like ; I have been waiting for this ,all my life. It would be hard to ask ixie "to go sway, just when lhave 'feund what I sought." Mrs. Mullens' left 'her. Hopes doubts, fears in`eager tumult rose in her heart, and but one prayer 'came to her Bpi again and again; and., y :et again" Holy 'Spirit, is not thy, promise pledged ? 0 breathe upowthis soul.;; then shallit live, anftlind and blossom, and bear fruit:" Her, engagement, wus,:to hear "a: native catechist's trial sermon,to the heathen servant's of an :English lady The man's text was : "Yet the dogs shall eat"of the crumbs which fall from their master's' table." .And as she heird'lhe thought of the waiting one at home, andit'seeined to her that the answer to her prayer had-already come, and that Jesus was saying,to that one : " 0 woman, great is„,tliy faith; be ,it unto thee even as thou. wilt." Mrs. Mullen was soon back. It took three houreto hear the Brahminee's strange, sad, story, with all its thrilling interest. Hers had been eminently a life of Seeking. Had she found at lest the hidden treasure r Left 'a widoW at fonrteen 'years of ,age,' her penances and: austerities' had commeneed, though otherwise She -Was. kindly treated.• But, ever since: .she had 'thought at all,-she hadibeen, dissatisfied. with Hindoolem ; and when the death of, her husband left her free and comparatively; wealthy,, she had begun to visit the various ;holy , places celebrated in, Hindoo story, with a view to, find, out, wheth . er they could give her that soul-rest which was denied to her at` home. Her account of, this search after spirituel peace was often most touching. Once, when she was'it'little girl, she said , her elder sister was dangerouslyill, and . lier (parents took her to• to a distant shrine, to join her prayers with theirs for the recovery of their child. The idol was pro pitious,the sister got well, and Boshonto be lieved ni that idol. In after years, when, God sent this longing . for the truth into her heart, she bethought, herself of the being who had once, as she considered, heard-her prayer, and she again 'repaired to'' his shrine. 'They told he*iis most acceptable worshippers were those who approached him ' fasting, For two whole days she fasted, and her prayer was : " Teach me thy way, , 0 God." On.the third day she fainted,,,,with that prayer for light and guidance still on her lips. Now," sheasked; "may not the unknawn God "to !hob:x . l then prayed, have heard 'my 'prayer, and brought me here in I.answer to it`? The missionary's Wife was silent; how could she tell ? Though:this she knew, that " God looketh on the , heart." Not wishing to trust her awn judgment merely, Mrs.Aullens asked two k of the native ,preachers, who had *been themselves-Brah mins, mins, to be, present at this conversation. They saw nothing in her story either impre; bable or unworthy 'o£ belief and, by a strange coincidence;` t was •feund that' Bo shonto was distantly related 'to one cif them: He kneW her family, and could vouch for its respeetability and . wealth. Bashi:into Was then asked about the.: writer .of that strange letter. ,She was afraid it would bring Env into trouble with his own ,people,; ; therefore, it wan with considerable reluctance shit_gave , his name, and`that only when she was, assured it was absolutely necessary.' He proved to be a Brahmin well knoWiito the mission They were aware that he knew the truth, but not that he had felt its power, or that:he had any love for it. Surprised, therefore, Were they to hear'that it was from this man's We that Boshonto had first learned of Christian ity.'ll..er husband had taught her, and when her widowed friend had told her of her doubts respeoting Hindooism, and her longings for a religion that would satisfy the wants of ler soul, shasaid, " Boshonto, Christianity is the religion for you ; go and be a Christian. 1 , . only wish we could be Christians, too ; but,, alai! We have ps o Many ties of family and caste. ou A re, free; do you go." And then the husband gave her that letter of in troduction. 'Ste' h was Boshanto's account of herself. The next step was to' try and-;discover Whe ther it was all true. One:Of the'native preach ers kindly undertook this, and rode many miles for the purpose. The result wasTer- featly satisfactory. 4.t that time her state of mind was that of an .humble learner. it was not that she knew much of Christianity ; but it was as if what her heathen friend had toldher had also been refealed to her by a far higher power, that Jesus was the only Saviour of her sin-sick soul ; and she sought after the Lord; if haply she Might feel after him and' find him— * - * • * * • * * *"t ItoshOnio flag new been nearly three motiths in the mission family 'at BhowanipOie, and PHILADELPTITA TEMRSDAY AUGUST 21, 1862. every day increases. their • love and affection for her: Naturally very clever and , intelli gent, she has, learned to read her,Bible in an incredibly short time. It is.rarely outofher hands; and each morning, one may find,her 'taking her place amid the girls of the native Christian boarding-ie,hool to get the . 6enefit of their daily Bible lesson. `Every 'no* and .then she lo(!ilts up with extreme earnestness :depicted on ‘her bright face, and " Oh do you think that this blind one will oversee ? Shall I ever.imderstand it • all ?" She may know it not, but the Spirit has already taught her to behold wondrous things out of:his, law; for She said on oneeccasion, "I think I see the difference between the 'Hindoo Shastres andthe Book of God t Is it not this t The former isfilled with outward ,ceremenies, which 'cannot 'make the heart better ;'`'while the latter, has to-do chiefly with the' heart-I.`•'-'. how;it can be ph:rifled land - Made fit to` dwell with God IP On being:asked mhat 'made her first thinkthatido,ls were not true gods, she replied,,," Because I saw the glorious sun, and moon, and stars ; not only so, but I. saw that all these were governed by certain hive ; 'the planets went round the _land 'the tides were influeneedbY 'the moon. 'Then I knew .that there must beaone Being in the universe gr6ateit than I had yet heard of.' - `tut Still this was not the feeling, that brought her , to theleet of Chriet. To - him the came tm account:of her need, her tvant ; < and Chris= understand l her, though ,she . often says, Itpould express myself better,; but 'I do notkrio, what, else to say than that I haie.be - eraziecling the true religion all iny life, and now I have found it." , " Behold - the' expected time draw near; • :The shade;disperse; the dawn appear. Behold the wilderness assume . The beauteous tints of Eden's bloom. The =taught heathenliTitito know The joy the gospel will,bestow; . 'The exiled captive to receive The freedom Jesug hasio'give." " OE" ~‘NO AFRITTAN Sue)" was once the significant afiAice," Written In large and distinct Characters, and placed the 'outside' of IheLdear of a room in 'one . Onr NewlEngland seminariai." As it was:a measure quite new, in' the career of the occupant , of ,the room,it excited among the, many . who passed„ the door not a little wonder- "What could it mean " Has T—really become or at mace so studious as to have no time fair anything beside study?" "Is he sick ?" " Has he' left town ?" lie mad?" Such weretlininquiries which wire' exchanged; but only to receive, no answer. There' were a few',: however, who understood Arevival of religion had just Votxuneneed;' and , the occupant ,of:.that= roam had manifesti ed - a-hostility to it-which was specially bitter. On ascertaining that . someof the students .• • had resolved to converse -personally with every impenitent member of the inititotioo, and make - direct appeal individual " heart and gonseience, he declared that he, *bnld'be an exception, that he would not en gage in any such . conversation, would not hear any such appeal, and, to be lsecure against any intrusion, would not admit any one into his room. The .words "No <Admittance -" Were 'there fore full of meaning to the 'little band .of praying, students, and - they immediately ire-, solved to.test the virtue of prayer, in open-, ing the b,olted door. , ,Fervently and, united ; , li„they'comnaitted the ease to god, entreat ing him not only to unbar door, but she and especiallYto unloek and.take possession of the stubborn heart' withinthe door. And never can they forget the thrill (if wonder and joy which they felt when 'the message, "Behold he pfayeth !" .was announced te. them. While they , were appealing to God one of their number knocked•upon the bolt-. ed door, and, to his great surprise, as, he listened for' a response, heard the bl est earnest cries and sobs . wi thin.;The,. filolY Spirit had 'evidently gained admit= tance" not only . into the room; but into the far more strongly - bolted heart, and the tit ter enemy of .the revival" was pleadirig for mercy.' . , In: a short time the . doof was opened, -the= "Notice" was removed, the praying student was , welcomed, and,the, result was, that in l a day or, two -the, enemy joined the,ranks of the friends of Christ,. , This fact vive incidentally e • d • th , r e ter's memory a feFdeys ago, stiggsstsimPor tant lessons. The" Holy Spirit car, gain hdttiitt.sice even through the'door that is barred.figiiis . t hirO. He is an Omnipotent Spirit. - '2. It is nevertheleds extremely hazardous' boldly and openly to say, "Ni Admittancef" *there the designlisio .exclude thuSpirif of Godi, as.-those who would joinwith that. Spirit in.upon, the sinner .to ".come.. to Christ. In strict. justice,'Grod might, and sometimes does, turn_aws.y frog!. such a door, and say of the siccupsat r withilp "He is joined to his let him. atone., I have ;called, and he refused; have stretched out my hand, and he rega'rd'ed it not. , 8. There`'is' ziolimit to the power'of the prayer which God';accepts .' - What wonder'' fill instances of answer te prayer , a're record NI both in the Scripthres und :out of theme .47 Death new regards bolted doors. How, vain is the madness of raising barriers ,and l saying, "No Admittance," when, the king of terrors approaches and knoCks :never waits'for the deor to be unbarred. "Death comes down with reckless footsteps;, To the hall,and. hut: Thibk you deith - Will`tany blocking Where, the door is shin? : Jesus .waitetk i wate,th, waiteth t But the door is thst Grieved, 'away the Savthur.goeth ; _Death, breaks in, at last." • • 5. How touching - are those words of an appealing'and waiting Saviour Open to me, for .my headsis filled with the dew, and my: locks with the drops of the night:'! ," Be hot', I stand,at the door; and knock; if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I : will come in,and, will sup ,with him, and he with Erie." Phy should such a friend be suffered to: stand without; and knock 'and wait so long ? —Trait Journal. Nothing stands inmen's-light so much as their light dot} ; nothing keeps them ,iri their folly more t ; han,theiu.wisdom 4oth.,;inothing makes them more. unrightemis ;than •their. righteousness ; IRO IN GOD. AMONG the hills ,q New HOupshiruthere was a noble farm, whose thriving, cornfields were the pride, of he neighborhood. The farmer was 'a, rlollan, and his fine barns, granaries, woOd- - pileS,' and well-kept rences shoired 'that he 16°441 , well to his business': he was rich also in 'a warm heart ; hav ing no children of his own, he' and: his excel;. lent wife took one.litt,le‘motheriess child Af ter another to their Lhearts and heine, until 'six adopted childiten sit at their 'table and filled their house 'N6th gladness. lTor did their riches end here:'' ``He had a . treasure laid up in heaven. z Thefarther Was-rich in faith, and his "piouv'examPle shone with "it beautiful light all aroiind. The little f church not far off loved and honored him, and made him one of its o Ceg.r ) 'The people loTed and honored him, 4frlVitliiited Mtn' Select mans of , the A. 'useful and happy lire was Ids.. • Time vent by with,its changes, and some it brought to :the' deacon:'; His children one V I one 'married and settled; At, last his, wife died, the c,ompanion'ef forty years, and he was left alone. otia g e had `creptoir, and he began 'Co heed the 0,14, age care` in other day,s, het had 'so-ireelY given to others.' A. son invited hiM to make 'his house . his home; and iriendishivited trim ty gb and spend the reator of.-hiS days in that ease' and comfort ',whichlepimid , so *ell afford. It *as hard, to sell , " the old place ;" but .he could do lyhat,seemed ;hest, since, loving, it„asibie did,. he i looked forward to that Sweeter.rest, iihieh,,remains for thi Teeple '9f, `God beyond thegrave. It was a, sorrowful day to the little Churchwhen ;the' deed man took his leave, and his seat was empty in the pew. 'ln a few years the son failed, in business and•the failure, swerkawaythe largest half ofitheold-Man's Prciporty. Other losses- fol- . lowed in its wake, arldilike Job,' he was well. nigh Stripped ,9f ciery,thing._ , Scarcely enough was lefilor his daily bree'd. - Willing to be a burden, he yearned 'for his early ILome, and only wished he might 'en his days . there; Backdre travelled:to hiana tive village. He knocked. at he. old farm gate, and. begged.for =,lodgings, beneath thei old farm roof. , The young ; .farmer .bade him. welcome. A ibargain was struck, and the. .„ old man becameservant , where ehe was place the inaSter: f ' But no complaint of a, 4 . 4 hard lot" ever'fell fioni his lips. ' A Sweet' content filled'his soul,'"Morning midday, and evening snatches of prayer and praise ilnat-- edifronihiabedreont , into the kitchen and birei.' the. green, catching the pars of tile .young: farmer and his wife," who often stopped andi hearkened v to the strain, , . But what could thereld man do? He could; no longer swing the axes laindie, the hoe, :or turn the furrow as ho t onee had. The hardo rough work of life roll.01;e aolle by,.stronger hands then Ahc *pre was' work to ,be, doneoirecioni.4ort, thattierftiibldd: `"Th,ire` were ltttle'ekildrert to be vatehed aid tended,"'` and 'a burdened'inother to relieve. Arid be fore many Months it was plainhow theirlit tle.hands and hearts were stretched lovingly towards him evert, and even baby chriped more cheerily ; in his.arms. It,was a touching sight. to see him on the log ,under the old beech-, tree; one in his bosom another hugging his s knees, a third kneeling at his 'side, listening • with eager face to "`little -Moses hid in the bulrushes." or "Samuel hearkening to God," or the "mocking children ate lip by bears,". or that sweet story of old,' the infant Jesus in the.manger, their oivn blessed Savi our. The old man was never tired_of these labors of love. And do you think the father and mother could help 'hearing what pleased their childrer(s4 ? No. -no. HislOe'd "words, and 'simple:godly talk sunk into their heart§ as well: as the .children's, like small 'seeds in to the bosom, of the earth.' " „ " Oh," sighed the: young mother in her in nermost heart, ." I want to be like that good min." : • .s,k:!`-.T.) ll ._at's the religion. for me," said ,the sitr,,ong.faimer,,thinking ef itvver his plough.7 Then they tu4edliim to come and Fay tOth Aiein. And 'the good aea q 'on fetchecl:ont his old family . Bible, and once*used 'to beta' o ld more, as it `under' ~ e, , rliof in day . . --"" • ' `And Use ' pleased : God,' and he sent Ins .HolyNtirit'doWn into 'the titre ”hOttseliadi Jesus was there ; and by and b ilieftulitedt with the little:church hard- kfi Then they called the old man " father,rand the little oneo t called, him " dear grandfather;;' , ankhe' had the best seat inthevhingley,oQuierpand nothing_was, too good for him ;to Bv,ause,:, you obserre,. when! . ! 4 ;haxcl s :timeki", came thPyiPore ,cOmPP 4Rndreds and 'thousands in.our land thii . year, , he.did not grumble and Coniilitin, or - loge faith and get discourage; he didlnst what David tells 1, 1,t0-APP "Trutt in thkoTeril.ifftgl 4 0 1 0 Pc.k- 80 shalt - thou:ll,ol,in the Jand,,ausil Yerily,tAw , atactit be fed."' ' And didn't,l4:Atidlit true —071:4 - stitinelbiaiskie ' TrE VIEURCII PAPER 111. T • - :),"%t„ • ~Pfklifqs,ppoof the greatest blessings of t1,!7, , Church paper , is the love for . and j attach nitent to 'the :ura it begetii.. aMong the meinbera of . the Christian fiOily. It is a liting bond of union with all parts ' We once listened to the enquiries of . n aged grand , motherOivinglin the . southern interior , of Pennsylvania, in, regard to different min inter in our. Church ; ,She; was accustomed te".sit.hy,a windows-of her dwelling, looking eßrthisr,ard toWprds alinelf railroad near by vth spectactee on, r,eat;ling the relig ietiii:his6l4 and, her Chao% paper. We as ked e VII. whether she knew 'tlits one or that one about: *hem 'stie inqui'r ' ed, 'and she replied that she did not, but she had often read their names in the Messenger.;'.,...-liere.43he made their acquaingtnoe. How, much i there-is in these very , naws to' familiarize: us ;with, the Church I kid . ( low indeh. is to be . learned froin'theie and tohat standi `oppo s ite them, often I 4.limill,f,"ni -- iemPanrivallY, they -appear :with the 1110±iftibutiona froth their charges to -the :benevelhnsioperstions tof the -Church. In the. ;rei ) erte :of . Ake :101=1 meeting, of ;the , Clasees, :and.Symel,..end''of the dedication • of new uhVaileN:an44la-cr'ed 'Pos4nunion, sections, they: appear n u t ntaAhey become familiar 'to us as houaphold names ; yea, they are names in the holisehold.Of our beloved Mon.' " • Then theii irethe Littera and bommum US , ME=I ,cations from • all portions • of the Church, containing words of comfort and cheer for the aged, of instruction and correction forthe young. And the short and pointed articles of the editor, who 0011108 tO possess a 'true,latherlY affection towards his, readers, With ihoin he had bee - n in Communication for 'many king years. And the Sharp disougsions that sometimes suddenly spring upon mooted points, upon which all - de "not•think alike, {aright_ we had written(=they. too, Oftenin sPract.us much, if, not on the subject dis cussed, at. least the temper and spirit of the 3vriters.. t- • • .` . And,what is ,all-this „worth in the family:? A-1 mho can estimate itsyalued in ..*wing the minds and hearts of. youngand, old "to 'yiarilS the Church" ;te r i ve common ' eblistqiit reinirlder oVirhatiS 4 gbing Wrist the egging - When 'fletiledsto - Rai to . buds and bloom, - through the dry-heats of summer, in the auturim:yhenviinds carry the sear leaves aretuid , on' dwellingis:ia'xid, whistle in every • opening and crevice, in. the winter when storms rage and Trowl without and old and young are gathered around the comfortable fire ,within, during all the changing seasons of the,,,,year, 'it ,pays us its regular visits, to remind ils:of the permanenty and prosperity, the cares and trials of a Clinrch which will continue' to exist nritilthe end. And it leads us land - - aids ,;us- to' love the Church. ".31t is a golden tie to; bind us to dear brethren with whom, we hope .to dwell in eternity., ‘. Parents :I 'would you train your ..children to love the-Church ? See to it that you. teach thetu, to read !arid value ,the Church .paper. Keep it from being :,destroyed, Read it yottrselies, and teach them by yoUr example, that you value it more than all,papers beside. What-though it May not come in gaudy dress and with "exciting` headings of thrilling worldly news , t What though it , may possess a,plain. and modest %appearance 13eside some city paper, which has combined the <Church and :the world,,; to captivate .and please ? Still it is our Church paper, and ,we love it more ; than all others. We have, heard of some ".who have stopped the Church paper because the times are hard, .while perhaps dOdble its cost Went for other' papers or ar ticles of little or no Wdith,:nay perhapSpos itiie ',injury to their own children.. Dooinbt, this argue a want of proper tove fOr the Church p. If:not it shoWs at least, that such persons: fail to comprehendithe, greatpivalue. of a,religious paper 'in the family.-:—German .14fo-rined:Menetiger. THERRIS BUY ONE RALIINCL" ~ So said - Mr: Van Buren. He - .was dying' and So 'theYinformod him. 'He was `a 'law- yer, and knew the eitent of humaningenuity, but turning from.all hope in cunning Counsel, in the elOquenee of the orator the skill of the ..special pleader, there•Fwas - ine t t:- vne, o• relignee the fc Advocate with God Jesus C hrist the Righteous."` He,` Who lay, dying, ha ,been a, Senator in the days When giants were on its floor; he had - presided over their ; deliberatiorks„ He had represented his country 'abread, and' knew-:-z-few knew better—the in - find:tees Which control cabinets and courts, :but plying now, about to go before the King of /kings, and- into the ; presence of the ,Lord of lords, he sees hope, onlm-only—in the slain. Lamb, and gasps "There is but one . reliance." Ire had been the Chief Magistrate of a great nation. His hands had dispensed pa tronage his will had, given place. ,The army and navyirtoved at his bidding. Ile eonid i surround himself with strong men—men who. "turn not back in'the day of battlo." Know= ing -the power of an army, the strength of 4 . navy, had he environed himself withdefencee. Oh•no !, Vain' courage and discipline. • Thd.'e comes a sable , warrior swith> closed visor and bare sword, with gauntleted hand and, ardor of proof—he ,comes to strike down the yen rit- I ble chief of a nation 1," Does he call "fo 43 soldiers tried, in other days No, no. N 'rer codes the sable Warrior—his shadow ~..,:is, and the Stated:nun. exclaind,'" There ' but one reliance' That is in Him who came roan Edom, ' with dyed garment§ from Bo s ssrah; Mighty to save.!::Who came saying, :" 0 Death, I will be . ty, plagues. 0 • Grave,: I . mu be thy aestruction.,' , . . , . • ' ',,: "BUT telii3 1 EniAN'on l'-'• -'• ' • ' `Osman - of yeah, society opine its diipta: atiliY 'Wining. Wealtlccantb#yivinicin t Bari in tiiiithaiiii hothage, can make ' the . - execution' 'of justice' difficult, but it '.c ' not , open.' the.' gates of heaven .; it cannot he the infinite justickof God, , cannot. buy: Off,',death. (You m 4 7 140401 may, Xrust.4i ; but by i and by. you,: will ,fitid.it t ic utter worthlessuels,.. and, wake; from your dreaui of golden security, to ; feel, " there i 8 Ind ,' % 'relle*ci:" • ;•••• ~ '' • • 0 man of oretigess aetiiity you miist, dor, wane to stillness. To* *awe „kind litCre* halt,, and It franie 'on Yife's pathira'y. will minds& bre *then' tif ischeine' ; ''tO platifitlf crafrind ownning.m It is solemn=' otk dealing With"the Infinit& I , ltou will thenleel;*nd it may' be all.tob ) late, f' there is but:mere/lance. • • RoP:119 'ogler saving,nameAms been gixen. No other arm has been made bare to save ibe ALA of us must come, I to the confession someday. Our cherished shrines will, bre4,, our trMitedprops g i ll be seattered. Is it wise to waikuntil Ihen'te have the belief ,forced upon Us along witli'.tAe terrible con viction that it is a truth lielci' 'in Unrighteousness clutched with deapile? It is something for the faith of the praenthour i—North 'West ern Christian Advocate.: „ , - „ . . To s*:::0:111, 81547. p.:, w... HERB are moral influences at Work in* thi world, Testelting from conscience •and from the governixient of God, which make= it im possible. that it should , be vroll ivrith • wick ed.. ,These influences rtoncli him.: every side. He may be honuetit s but he failr..to in spire .csinfidiMon, He; may intend to do good, tout men are Unprepared to give him credit His l loP, nd p,,evttlen.oe is suspected as i§linhnes!, 'kiness...as interest, his morality a4i . nrdraneler form of Self-seeking. In this way'hefexperienees difficulties where others find their paths- smoothed"before them, and incurs; suspicionvithere others are treat ea with confidence. In:inany:instances,,pren , his tempo;•al:prosperityik disadvantages, his energy of action nullified: It-is :ssme 7l thing, too, that' he cannot do away with , or avoid—a of invisible enemy, invulnera . ble'by any weapqns which he can. forge ; a kind of spectre that haunts him eve,rywhere; a vampire ever lighting upon him, and suck ing 'his blood; a moral 'leprosy, which,- in a certain way, makes every, one desirous' to avoid him and keep him at • a distance.' Have. w o been drawing an imaginary picture ?• 0 ! it, is otilv,too true. dt is one of the ways in which: evil-doers are .punished. Of the future we have no experience. as we have of, the present ,:but can there be 'any :doubt that the, same indissoluble connection exiats'there ? Is the providence of * god, ivhichi• i ferms ;this .connection„here, tere& upon dny other principles there than those Of—the:law of God ? If he showa us that lie is angry with tge wicked every day, and,,that it °aline-01m :with transgressors no,w, ie noaraiat ,an -ir.defragable -reason *kJ , we shpuld expect,-and. believe that 'be 'will confirm this mode, of procedure also in the future ? Providence only , commences in time; what Providencelas determined to com plete in eternity: The Almighty's workls one. Through, - phe whole course of our im= mortal existence, our 'works *ill follow us,' and' their evil cry-sgainstus to be avenged of ;God. That-We should be told, therefore, that. he,has "appointed a day. in which lie will judge the quick, andAhudead,'", is only ihat we- might have known of ourselves ; and thaf, we, should find an assurance that "the Wieked - will be punkhed with everlast ing destruction from the presence of Ged, " is ag-iiiitch. a necessity r a,s'it - is.a, dictate. of reason and an. Affirmation of lYivine . revela tion I God. Could not be God; and leave the Wicked to own way.". .It, shall: not be well with' the wicked' " be causeit cannot be well: with him He is an Opponent of Omnipotence and urges.his op position in vain: He is a 'disturliance in the Moral'harmony of the universe and must be , , cast out. 116 Takes it necesarythat the Al- Mighty should abdicate, or bring him to de struction ; and, therefore there is no hope that he should • escarte, Can there be any questien of results, when such imperious forces, work, And ,such : consequences demand his overthrow : 1 No, there cannot. "It shall not.be well with the; icked." • - Cttristiap i encer. AT THE LAST IT METH LINE A - • SERPENT. A r it the present 'day when intemperance` ~,..),',...:. sequar,o be , gaining such ;fearful ground, evep,in the highest cireles,.d.oes it not be-, come-followers of the LordiiTesus to set their: faces like a flint against' every. outpost of the. enemy ? No young Brit7l, whose - habits for life 'are forming, is safe, if he - indulges though ever so seldom,,in the social glass. 0 how many richly-freglited : barqUes have. perished on these'fatal sands ! A. young man gradua e a at an old Ne w E4lancl College - with 'the highest honors. He, was pne of ;the most wonderful scholars that had ever been in the Institutien. He seemed to 'master a language 'almost by intu ition, entering into , the very heart of the old r. reek pets, while his eompanionswere plod mg laboriously over allotted tasks.' He was ecustomed to read dissertations on:the most abstruse .points from blankpapers ' pouring forth bursts ok eloquenpe, which thrilled all 1 hearers while. they gazed with 'fascination on his eagle eye, and noble brow, shaded by masses of raven hair.. So rerearkable were his acquirements, that he received his 'first and second degrees on the same day, and on the evening' of his graduatiour was wedded to .a.N lovely and estimable young lady. He entered on the study of the law, and became Attorney-General at an age when' most young,men are admitted to the- bar. He, seemed the soul of ,honor, and integrity, and every , noble trait; but suddenly he re signed his high,, position, to the surprise of all who knew him. He felt that the secret sin of intemperance, in which the had long indulged, was unnerving . and unfitting him for being_ intrusted with the destinies of others: One has compared his after-course to that of- a,mighty ship sinking:in mid-ocean, "not without many a- lurch, many a sign of righting." Ale wept, with bitterness over the grave of his' heart-broken. yrife, and renewed his vows of reformation upon the head of his only son ; but the impression was only tran sient. The most distinguished men of talent and piety in . the - land wept, andtprayed, and lahored-for. hint,- ' Sometimeahe would seem to master his tyrant, and. his gigantic pow— ers were-.again.put forth., „He was called to advocate an _important „case before .the Su prep ,2ourt, T and old judges gazed upon him with wonter and admiration; but on one oc casien, altir a'fatiguing., argument, he -was over-persuaded by a friend to take a glass of ale, and it was title :lAA' sober moment he ever saw, iiiitiL he was grappling with the king of terrors. .• . .' t €3: ~.. Young man, your high position will not save you; your intellectual strength or your groat attainments are no r jeguard, •if you tamper with this destroyer. 04 i the last, ; :n biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an adder.",--Presbyteiki. Dn.:Sprague thus portrays the character of : Dr. Alexander was sole Professor but a single ' 1111813, the revered and be loved name of Samuel Miller became associ ated with his ; and the relation, thus establish e(l. continued a source of mutual blessing, and r a field for cordial cooperation, for nearly forty'years. I will ven - hire to speak of some ,of the ,different phases of Dr. Miller's Character somewhat in the order in . whichthey present ed theinselves to me. . The next time I saw him was'three Y..eir's later,-in his min study, When I presented to him a letter de signed to procure ley introductien to the Seminary. His kindly and almost paternal breathing„ through his; polished , and diguAed manner, awakened in me a feeling at nil, of reverence , and affe ction; and this ; mingled feeling never 'forsook .ine in all my subsequent intercourse withlim and it is, the offering which ;I love to make to his mem ory to this day. Those fine qualities of mind and , heart- which were so beautifully reflected in his manners, constituting him the highest type of a Christian gentleman, ren dered his presende anywhere and benediction. There was a singular' grace add fitness in all GENESEE EVANGELIST. -Whole No. 848. DR. SAMUEL MILLER.- his words undractions He. had much of the spirit of generous conciliation and forbear ance but it was'qualified by an unwavering fidelity to his own welflonsidered and con scientious judgments. , His character, as it came out in his dailylife, wns ,to his stu dents, one unbroken lesson of fore and wis doni. And his meetings with us in.the reci tation room was as creditable to his intellect as to his heart E for, while the influence of his bland and' considerate manner, there as everywhere, operated as a charm, we always had presented to us • a luminous, well digest ed, and highly Satisfactory view of the sub ject which engaged our: attention. Dr. Mils ler lived-to feel the infirmities of .age, but not to be the subject,of a paralyzed intellect, or to witness any waning t .of the interest of the Church in respect to him. I was one of those who were privileged :to see _Win, When he Was ' standing. 'alinoSt in the' pre..4ence of death. Inever 4 heard such 'Sublime words, expressive at once of trust and victory, as then fell from his lips.• The chariot was al ready there; and it wasi but a few days after that .1 heard he had ;ascended.: Rev. Zlr, B Prague. -_ , ' Religipnyields itdrichest rewards to those who cultivate it most earnestly aid assidous ly. The, good :mane is satisfied from himself, and finds peace like,a river, and righteousness like the waves of the sea., .But worldly plea sures,and honors never, fill the heart—there is'always a yearning unsatisfied- 7 -and when they are at full tide, the heart is sated, and finds in them little comfort. They are f( It also to be' transitory, never sure of continu ance. One of our exchanges has a good `paragraph: Some, years since a vessel lay becalmed on a smooth sea, in the vicinity of an iceberg. In 'full view, the mountain mass of frozen splendor rose before the passengers of the vessel, its towers and pinnacles glittering in the sunlight, and clothed in the enchanting and varied colors of the rainbow. A party on board the .vessel resolved to climb the steep sides of the iceberg, and spend the day in a pie-ide on the summit. The novelty and attraction, of the hazzardousi enterprise blin ded them I to the danger, and they left the vessel, ascended the steep mountain of ice, spread their table on the - summit, and enjoy ed their dance of pleasure on the surface of the frosty marble. Nothing disturbed their security or marred their enjoyment. Their sport was finished, and they made their way doWn-to the - Water level and embarked. Bat scarcely had they reached a safe . distance/ before the loud, crash, of the crumbling mass was heard. The scene of their gaiety WaS covered with huge fragments of the falling pinnacles, and .the giant iceberg rolled over with a shoek that sent a thrill of awe and terror to the breast of every' spectator: Not one of the , gayparty could ever be induced to try.that - rash experiment again. • , But what is this world, with all its bril liancy, with, all its hopes .and its alluring pleasures, „ but glittering iceberg, melting slowly away ? Its false splendor, enchant ing to the eye, dissolves, and as drop after drop trickles down its sides, or, steals unseen through its hiddert i pores,its.very foundations are underulined, artethe steady decay pre pares for a sudden catastrophe. Such is the world to many who:dance over its surfac*, and in false security forget the treacherous footing on wh,ickthey stand. But can any one who knowS, what it is, avoid feeling that; every moment is pregnant with danger, and that the final 'catastrophe ishastening on ? Irmo York Evangelist. THE HEIN,MAN IN THE CHURCH. A gentleman of wealth, ,who had been much addicted to frolic and sport, was con verted, and became a member of one of our congregations. This congregation had adopt ed the ad valore'm principle„ as a means of defraying its expenses. In a few months af ter this gentleman's conversion, the deacons waited on him in order to make their assess ment-; and knowing that he was rich, and that ,biss, proportion of the, expenses would amount to,a pretty handsome sum, they fear ed that he would not ..be ,willing to, bear it, anti . their demand might give him serious of and prove an injury to him. Hence, they approached their business with some:tre pidation and great caution: At first he. was at a loss to know the reasons of their great diffidence. The deacons, perceiving this, be came:of course, ,more explicit. • The gentle-, man was surprised. ",What on carth," , said he, do you mean ? Did, you, suppose that I would be unwilling to pay my full proportion? When I., s Was man of the .world and united with a core pa'ny in any scheme of pleasure, I would: hive (leaned myself a mean man, had I not' paid my full proportion of 'the expenses. Go to the nssessor's"book; and put me down for .toy proportion'ef tlie"expenses of the church. Do you think `:that .I intend to.be a meaner man, now, since I have, become :a servant of God, than I was when a servant ofthe devil 2" —4ournal and lifessen DISCIPLINE IN CHILDHOOD. YOUNG people who- have been habitually gritified in all their desires, will not only more indulge in capricious desires, but will. infallibly take it more amiss when the feel-. ings or happiness of others require that they should. be thwarted, than those who have been practically trained to- the habit of sub duing and restraining them, and consequently will in general, Sacrifice the happiness of olhers to their own selfish indulgence. To what elie is the selfishness of princes and other great people to be attributed ? It is in vain to think of cultivating principles of generosity and beneficence by mere exhorta tion and reasoning. Nothing but the prac tical habit of overcoming our own selfishness, and of familiarlreneountering privations and disconfOrt' on account of others, will ever en able .us to do - it, when required. And: there fore Liam fully persuaded that indulgence infallibly produces selfishness and hardness of heart, and that nothing butn. pretty se vere, discipline and control can lathe foun dation of a 'magnaninious eharietord I jekrei 1 .41! 4 . I PRAISE the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
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