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.