Vol. VII, No. 38.---Whole No. 350. `11" freq. Jesus Only. JESUS only name most precious, Sweetest music, deepest mine; Perfect fullness in its meaning, Rich as clusters from the vme. Jesus only Sinners' Saviour ! All my hopes are built on Thee, And I know shat thou wilt surely Boar me o'er life's troubled sea. Jesus only Open fountain Where the leper may be clean; Wash me in thy healing waters, Till no spot of sin'be seen. Jesus only ! Robe of whiteness I Wrought on Calvary's bleeding tree : As the earth by snow is mantled, 1)o Thou clothe and cover me. Jesus only 1 Heavenly . manna 1 Bread of Life S for pilgrim's way, Satisfy this hungering Feed my soul from day to day. Jesus only I Living water Gushing in unending tide; Otionoh my thirst at this , pure river, Lead me ever by its side. Jesus only! Loving Shepherd I Dying for his chosen sheep; With Thy flock, oh, ever guide me, In thy fold me ever keep. Jesus only I Powerful conqueror I Over every form of foe ; Be my shield, defence, and buckler, All this checkered journey through. • •jest's only 1 None but Jesus Every blessing is in Thee ; Fill me with thy perfect fulness, Dwell in me eternally. G. —Banner of the Covenant. • acid. THE LIBERTIES OF GENEVA, FIRST PAPER. GENEVA, " the most remote town of the Allobroges, upon the confines of the Helve tians,"—as Omar describes it, earlyreceived the Gospel, and for centuries has been the centre of varying struggles between the prin ciples of liberty and despotism. It is known that Caesar constructed immense works around the city, and it may be that he or his successors conferred upon it municipal rights also. Certain it is, that long before the time of Calvin, the city had an indepen dent existence / and struggled manfully to retain its right of self-government, which neighboring tyrants strove hard again and again to wrest from its grasp. In the begin ning of the sixteenth century the Genevese claimed to have been free so long that the memory of man runneth not to the contrary. History has not a more instructive or inter esting chapter than the one hitherto almost utterly unknown, but now brought to light, in the earlier portion of D'Aubigne's new vol umes on the Reformation in the time of Cal vin. These are occupied with a recital of the persevering, crafty, and well, nigh suc cessful attempts of the dukes of Savoy, aided by the Bishops of Geneva, to possess them selves of the supreme power of 'the city, and of the steady, and. at last triumphant opposi tion offered by the patriots to these usurpa tions, not a few of whom became martyrs to the cause of liberty rather than yield. Pro- Yidenee seemed 'in a wonderful manner to interpose and preserve this little city, as an asylum, and a centre of operations for the banished Reformers of France. These in turn communicated to its free institutions those elements of stability and order which are found •in the Gospel alone, and made Geneva doubly famous and honorable, as the fountain-head of Christian republicanism in the world. " Calvin," says D'Aubigne, "was the founder of the greatest of Republics. The pilgrims who left their country in the reign of James 1., and landing on the barren shores of New England, founded populous and mighty colonies, are his sons, his direct and legitimate .eons . ; and that American nation which we have seen growing so rap idly, ,boasts as its father the humble reformer on the shores of the Leman." Only barren outlines of the remote history of Geneva are known. Its territory was under Roman jurisdiction as early as 122 B. C. The martyrs of Lyons and Vienne, flying from the relentless cruelty of their heathen persecutors, found an asylum in Geneva, for which they gave the highest pos sible return—,.the knowledge of the Gospel. This was A. D. '177. So " other refugees, coming also from Gaul, and also fleeing their persecutors, were fourteen centuries later to bring the Reformation." Not until after two centuries, A.D. 881, do we hear of a bishop of Geneva : hence it is likely the peo ple received the Gospel in its purity from these martyrs. In the 'fourth century, Ge neva had become a city; and from the ear liest times the city possessed rights and liberties which guaranteed the citizens against the despotism of its feudal lord. In the fifth century came the irruption of the Burgun dians, from the banks of the Oder and the Vistula into the basin of the Rhone ; and a spirit of independence, issuing from the dis tant forests of the North, breathed on the shores of the Iceman lake. King Gondebald, —uncle of ()iodide, who married Clovis, the founder of the French monarchy, and con verted him, to Christianity,;—assembled his counsellors and " drew up the Burgundian laws, which defended small and great alike, and protected the life and honor of man against injury." Seven hundred years pass away before those struggles. commence which have im parted such peculiar interest to the history of this city. But through all those ; long years, the seeds of liberty and municipal law, planted by Romans and Burgundians, survived, and waited for the final conflict, in which, being opportunely reinforced by the principles of the Reformation, they were to achieve such an illustrious triumph. The Bishop of Geneva, by agreement with the Count or feudal lord, becomes temporal ruler of the city in 1174. As, however, the Bish op was elected by the people, and even took an oath of fidelity to the.pec•ple, this change would not in itself prove unfavorable to their liberties ; it was only by constant intrigues that, ambtious prelates endeavored to gather the reins of power more completely into their hands. But it was the house of Savoy, a neigh boring but foreign power, that, joining with the bishops of Geneva, most effectively aided in the unholy work of crushing the liberties of this brave little city. They had no color for their hostile designs. It was a mere greed of territory, coupled with a natural dislike of free institutions, which impelled these filibusters of the middle ages in their various enterprises against Geneva. Some times they used force, and sometimes fraud. Sometimes they appeared as the friends of the liberties of the city, as against usurping bishops, sometimes as partisans of the bish ops, or even seeking the post of executive officer of the bishop, , vice domini, or vidame, as he was called, kindly offering thus to relieve the bishop of the duty of shedding blood, which it was unlawful for him to do. In 1418, Pope, Martin V, alarmed at, the at tachment of the Genevese to the principles of popular government, took into his, own hands the appointment of their prime bishop, thus usurping the highest funetion of their government, robbing them 'of their freedom, and opening the way for endless intrigues on the part of their jealous and grasping neigh bors, the dukes of Savoy. 'Duke Amadeus VIII, having abdicated, become hermit, and been elected. Pope by a council, .created him self bishop of Geneva in 1434. Although his election as Pope was set aside, he retain ed his office as bishop. Under this man and his successors of 'the same' family, Geneva grew weaker, while Savoy increased until its princes were among the 'most powerful in Europe. " The poor little city was quite lost in the midst of these wide provinces, bristling with castles; and its territory was so small that, as they said, there were more Savoyards than Genevans who heard the bells of St. Pierre." The dukes filled the city with their partisans, and secured rela tives 'or subjects as occupants of the Epissco pel chair. They expected soon to seat them. selves on the throne of the State. It is surprising what persistent, vigorous, and disinterested opposition they met from the patriotic portion of the inhabitants. The history of the thirteen years, from 1513 to 1526, with its great vicissitudes, is full of lessons to instruct and encourage all who, in any age of the world, are engaged in conten ding for the great principles of human liber ty and the right of self-government. We behold, then, the same phenomena that pre sent themselves in our own age : the same apparent overthrow and impending ruin of the righteous cause ; the same disgraceful reverses; the same divisions, defections, and astonishing, developments of half-heartedness and of treason among those who should have been its friends ; the same surprising 'and opportune interpositions of Providence, and at last, after much waiting, the same narrow but triumphant escape. The inscription upon every waymark, of liberty's progress in the world should be. "scarcely saved. Finally; we se r e illustrated the need of true religion to give support and permanence to all the ad vances of liberty in thtworld. It was the Spirit of the Reformatfbri which leavened Geneva and invigorated it 'for the lalt des perate struggles with its confident oppress ors. It was in 1513 that a bishop Charles de Seyssel, too good for the purposes of the house of Savoy, died so suddenly as to excite suspicion .of foul play on the part of the dulrea. The excited people planted cannon on the ramparts of the city, and called -upon their representatives to choose them a new bishop according to the ancient usages. They did so, and sent a delegation to the Pope, to secure a ratification of their act. But Savoy was there before them ; and Leo X, who cared more for a royal duke than for a delegation of simple citizens, could not be expected to withdraw his promise already made to the former, when these representa tives of little Geneva sought the ratification of their own independent acts. Their bish op-elect was summarily and tudely set aside, and Jobu of Savoy, a creature of Duke Charles, was put in his place. In this act of gross usurpation on the part of the Pope, D'Aubigne sees the counterpart of the trai fic in indulgences. As the one act provoked the Reformation in Wittemberg, the other paved the way for. the Reformation of Ge neva. These, he says, are two false steps for which Rome has paid dearly. But, as if in order more deeply to disgust and irritate' the- Genevese with the entire procedure, the character and antecedents of the,prelate thus imposed upon them, were about as bad as any that history has record ed of any individual. Born out of wedlock, of a woman who could only guess at his father from a number of her associates, little, weak, ill-made, awkward, vile in body, but still - more so in mind, without regard for honor, inclined rather to do evil than good, and suffering under a disease the consequence of his debauchery,--the greediest, the most intriguing, the most irregular . priest ,of his day,—this was the man whom the duke of Savoy declared to be his choice for the bish opric of Geneva. There was no bargain the bastard would net snap at to gain either money or position : to give up Geneva to the duke was• an easy matter to him. John of Savoy, says a manuscript, swore to hand over the temporal jurisdiction of the city to the duke, and the Pope swore he would force the city to consent under pain of incurring the thunders of the Vatican. The sturdy patriots of Geneva were few. The party of the Pope and of the duke car ried the majority with them, and it was resolved to accept the Bighop nominated in Rome. Six of the leaders of the independent party, when they found themselves beaten, petitioned the Canton of Friburg for the right of citizenship, and it was granted. Thus the foundation was laid for that alliance 'with free Switzerland which afterwards con tributed so largely to the success of the pa triot cause. The date of this transaction is remarkable and interesting to us Americans. It was the FOURTH OF JULY, 1513. Not without influence was it among the causes which exactly two hundred and sixty-three years later produced the American Declara tion of Independence, in the City of Bro therly Love. • INDOLENCE is a stream which flows slowly on, but yet ,undermines the foundations of every virtue. PHILADELPHIA, THUItSDAY, MAY 21, 1863. COVlTOpollitttitt. FOLLY OF RASHNESS UNDER .DISAP. POINTHEN T. When the fortunes of Charles, the last Duke of Burgundy, after a long season of pros perity; had begun to decline, he at the same time began to display ,a want of prudence, and a rashness of spirit in plunging into dan ger, that had not been discovered in him be fore. After his army had been repeatedly routed, and when his men were broken in spirit, and greatly reduced in number, he, instead of prolonging the campaign, and in dustriously avoiding a meeting with the ene my till his forces were brought into a better condition, contrary to the advice of his most experienced officers, hurried to meet the Duke of Lorraine, who offered him battle at the head of a victorious army, and was in consequence defeated and slain before the walls of Nancy. What surprises the reader of this, piece of history is, that this warlike Duke, as if it were not a great enough misfortune to have his power reduced, and to be brought into a state of comparative weakness, by the tem porary defeat of his arms, is obstinately bent on placing himself in circumstances in which that weakness could do him the greatest harm, and was likely to be the cause of his destruction; that at a time when, from the condition of his affairs, it was plainly advisa ble to decline a decisive engagement, he should seek the battle with such 'eager deter mination, as , if desirous to hasten the misfor tunes that began to overtake him, and to bring to as speedy an end as possible his life, with all the ambitious projecta of his heart. The explanation of his conduct upon this oc casion is, that being stung by his late rever ses, he could not wait' upon the relief that tinie might bring, and the slow 'operation of reasonable means for retrieving what he had lost ; and is impelled. by a painful restless ness of spirit to attempt it, though with in adequate force, and with manifest danger of losing all. His, however, is not the only instance of this kind of imprudence. Many similar ex amples are met with in history. And any one, who is accustomed to reflect, will, per haps, recognize here a picture of his own motives and conduct, in some of the lament ed passages of his life. It is certain that the greatest evils and keenest mortifications men, are made to suffer, are not so much the di rect result of imprudent actions and unfavor able events, as of adopting forced and pre cipitate measures for recovering their pros perity, when it had become in some degree impaired. They most frequently rise from a blind and spurring desire to brush out at once, by extraordinary means, the painful impressions already made, or from a rash and impatient impulse to ascertain, by push ing experiment •to the utmost, whether all indeed is lost, and whether there may not be, as they fondly hope, something good and fortunate yet remaining at the bottom of their cup. Men who are by no means destitute of wisdom, are . sometimes guilty of placing themselves a second time in situations that had already been fruitful of embarrassment and grief, and of putting themselves again in the power of people who had but lately given them keen and abundant evidence, that they were not worthy of so delicate a trust. The account to be given of this matter is, that, their feelings having suffered a practical shock, the very wound that should have admonished them to proceed no farther in so ominous a direction, operated in the opposite way, and impelled them to push forward, in order to penetrate the heart of the transaction,. under the suspicion that perhaps the harm had risen from want of en terprise and decision on their parts or from some misapprehension of the disposition of the persons concerned, and of the nathre of the business in' hand, and that if bolder resolutions were taken, a better aspect might easily be given to their affairs. This sort of argument men are ever ready to use when they find theinselvei involved in unforeseen diffienities, interpreting every phenomenon, however unfavorable, in such a manner as to encourage themselves in the course they have already entered, and which their pas sions incline them to pursue. It is, however, a mode of reasoning that is likely to lead to erroneous and fatal counsels ; for, notwith standing the contradictory character often observed in human affairs, it will commonly be found that those things whose legitimate fruits are evil at the beginning, will prOduce fruit- of the same kind in greater abundance at the latter end ; and that persons who are capable of deceiving, and who show -an Un scrupulous readiness to inflict pain in any. case, will do the same under all circumstan 7 ces that furnish them with an occasion or a motive to do so. And this headlong de sire,—so common to men when things begin to go against their wishes,—of knowing the worst, and bringing the matter to some con clusion, however unhappy; betrays a want of that equanimity by which a man should be able to pause in the face of danger, calmly to weigh his interests, and to preserve what remains, with as, much diligence and vigor as if nothing had been lost. It is a poor remedy for the evils one has already suffer ed, to plunge into the heart of all the calathi ties it is possible in his situation to encoun ter. It is the excess of weakness and pnsil animity to give up all the grounds of happi ness, because a part has been taken away, and loudly to call down upon ourselves an overpowering and lasting weight of affliction, from want of fortitude, to bear it during the limited period, and in the mild and tempered degrees, in which a benevolent Providence has been pleased to send it. The course that wisdom manifestly points out, when a man's affairs begin to look with a threatening aspect, is instantly to pause, retrace his steps, and wait for the assistance and developments of time. Wonderful are the opportunities a few days or weeks bring along with them, and the unexpected sources of solace and deliverance they open in our favor. Time is the best created friend of the distressed, if they will wait upon its sure and noiseless benefactions. It ever brings in its hands, to the good and humble, a fund of adequate relief. It is rich in resources, and will not fail under any circumstances, gradually to disclose and confer the means of escape. The way of safety under the fall - of weighty and unexpected calamity, is the same as that of true piety at all times, to possess the soul in patience, to have faith in God, to keep with stern adherence the path of duty, and to nerve the spirit to endure what is painful in present circumstances, till reason has regained her authority, and our new condition grown tolerable with time. Then if our former happiness is capable of being recovered, we are in fitting- state of mind to attempt it by safe and rational means; if not, our condition is not miserable ; but may involve, in the end, an infinitely higher form of welfare, than that of which we have been deprived. S. P. 11. ffetectiono. NATIONALITY AND GRANDEUR OF. THE HEBREW POETRY. 4,1,4 r TEE poetry of Paleitine is not epie—there is no exaltation of the individual ; no vast Achilles strides over the plain ;'lntt Agamem non ; no Prometheus, that most epical cha racter, although in tragic and dramatic poe try—but the incidents which meet us in the historicaLnarrative, they are altogether, epi cal, and the characters have an epic gran deur which stirs the soul to read. Somebody said to Joanna Bailey : Do you call Ma caulay's' lays poetry ?" 'and she said " Yes, if younall the sound of the trumpet music." So alsoithe , histories of the , Old Testament, they too are poetry, saqh poetry as there is in the trumpet. TheyAtir and they startle the spirit. Every part of the Old Testament abounds with them. We read them until they lose their wondrous magnificence of tone,. even as the wind becomes a common wit* and the rush an& the roar of the tem pest of the waves a Common sound. Are not the stories of the Iliads, 'and Odysseys, and' Eneads, tame compared with these ? How much more. human is their reading— how much more kindling—while so much nearer to us. What'. battle-fields are like those along the passes and heights of Benja min? Is it possible,to read the story of the battle of Beth-horon'without feeling the stir of the times of old_?}'What record might have been given in the ibook of Jasher, we know not.; how far that, ancient story might have simplified our eoneeption,we know not; but do we remember, when "the men of. Gi beon sent unto Joihua," and said : " Slack. not thine hand from thy servants ; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us ; for all the kings Hof the Amorites that thVell in the mountains are gathered together against us," that immediate response of the warrior when. Joshua " came unto• them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night" ? Prompt captain and commander-in-chief he,, with his undaunted host. Did you ever realize that mighty panic, when the shout, the mighty shout of the army of Joshua, rose to the ear of the startled Canaanite? As the sun rose behind him, he climbed the heights at whose foot the kings lay aP..encamped; and then was given the word, not to fear, nor to be disinayed, but to be strong in the Lord, and of good courage, for the Lord had delivered their enemies into their hands." The Ca naanites fled before them, for "the Lord (Es comfited them," and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Beth-horon." And then, as they fled, " the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them "—one of those fearful tempests of the land burst upon the disordered army—and "they were more which died with hail-stones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword." But then comes the last sublime touch of that picture. = The day had advanced. On the summit of Beth-boron stood the strong commander. Below him stretched the green vales of Ajalon; behind him, the mountains, of Gibeon. Over those hills stood high the sun. The faint figure of the' moon was visi ble standing over from the sea. Was the enemy to escape ? No. There He stood, the hand outstretched:grasping the spear ; and then He spoke,, and said in, the sight of Israel: "Sun, stand - thou, still upon Gibeon; and, thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had. avenged themselves upon their enemies." What stories of battles ! the harp of De borah, and the hand of Barak. Again the storm of sleet and hail burst over the Oa naanites ; and the rains' descended, and the winds blew, and the flood and the torrents swept them away. What other hero in un inspired story reaches the dimenskins of Gideon, the victor over Zebah and Zalmun nah ? The shrill blast of those trumpets, the crash of those pitchers ! How the tra dition stirs us now. One of the most glow ing and glorious enchantment's of Hebrew poetry is its nationality. The surge of Hebrew song brought on every wave the thought, " God is with us." This, in all ages, gave the ecstacy and the passion to their mighty tones of triumph. And' how, as they all sang, the thought of the God whO called 'them and sanctified them, gave the roll and the rush of melody. It must be admitted, there have been no other such national lyrics. " God save the Queen," and " Rule Britannia," awaken thrillings and tinglings of blood and soul ; but they are poor affairs, compared with the national songs of Judea; and in both the music is far finer than the words.—London, _Eclectic. CONVERSATION OF CHRISTIANS. Is it not very' painful to listen, from time to time, to the conversation of many who call themselves, and,who, perhaps, are, "the children, of God ?" It is frequently the merest gossip, it is at times ,not •wanting in the elements of slander, it is just " all about nothing ;" ;when the whole thing is over we are just about as :wise as before ,it began. In every step we take in life we leave a foot fall behind us ; it will not be unprofitable to ask, 'what footprints have we left in our neighbors' houses ? We hope we shall not be misunderstood. If we were to attempt to put a stop to social intercourse, we should be doing what we believe, is not according to the mind of God ; we would say to God's people, Cannot the tone of your visiting be raised ? And to turn from our converse in visiting and company to that of domestic relation ship; might we not also profitably ask whether this, too, could not be improved? What speaking is there in our houses of the glorious honor of the majesty of God ? Are there not many professing christians' houses in which God, and Christ, and all holy things, are very seldom spoken about ? Are there not many husbands and wives, many brothers and sisters, who never interchange a. word upon the highest, and holiest, and noblest themes ? Are there not compara tively few who can say, "We take sweet counsel together, and walk to the house of God as friends ?" Have not we, alas ! not only been, backward in leading to holy con verse' but d \ o we not feel to our shame that we have damped it, and often been the means.of extinguishing it? And by so doing we have suffered loss the heat which comes from the friction of mind with mind, has' never kindled into flame ; the power of sympathy, which is as great in spiritual as in temporal things, has - had no opportunity of gathering, and of put ting forth its energies; mind has not been drawn out to mind, and souls have lost that strengthening and comfort, which, had they , gene forth together,,te a common object, might have been theirs. See what a oneness exists between the p arents of Children, from the' very fact, that- the father ind mother have a common interest, and talk about it:as well as act for pit. Insensibly they. become knit into each other:; their own love is drawn out towards each other, while they are spending and being spent upon the com mon object of their affections. They do not love their Children with this design ; they do not act together with the view of producing this result; it comes naturally; and just so, when those who dwell together, love, the Lord ; and talk of Him, their hearts burn within them, ,as they journey on the roadof life '• and they are joined together by a pecu liar bond; they feel that their interests for eternity are one, that they love the one Saviour, awl are travelling on to a common home. May the Lord enable us, henceforth, to sanctify more and more the converse of home That blessed word will he invested' with new and more sacred associations; it will have a fresh halo of light thrown around it, if Jesus occupy his true place in it, as the relation above all others; as the ONE who, with self existing light, walks amid earth's lesser ',lights, from the grandsire, whose exhausted flame is glimmering in the socket, down to the last-born child whose feeble life is like the taper that has been just lit. 'The familiar household words of home will be 'all the more precious, if our home be Jesus' home, and His be the most familiar name, He the most.frequent theme ; for wherever He is admitted, Ile diffuses a fragrance which perfumes all within its reach ; whatever He touches He anoints with an oil which forbids the rust to eat, and. the heavy wheels of life's daily work to creak. Oh, I can easily understand how in a household where Jesus is a well-known .name, life's weary, work is made light, and much of its hard pressure is removed, and much of what must else have proved ,hitterness, .is made .sweet. If,Jesus .enter into the thoughts and con, verse of daily life, the servant will not be afraid' of profaning His holy name by en couraging a fellow-servant to do that day's work to Him; and the husband will not for get to soothe the anxieties, and to bush the cares, and still the woman's fears, of the one who looks to him for support and counsel, by bringing into their conversations that well known name, the name of Him who is touch ed with a feeling of our infirmities, and whose heart is so soft, that it takes the im pression of every line of our sorrow : and so responsive, that it echoes every sigh we breathe : and she will be to him, even as he has been to her, and, having been counselled in the name of God, will, by the re-active law, counsel in the same name again; and, having been strengthened jn His name, will in that name repay, by strengthening in re turn ; and parents will not forget to make, Jesus the subject of their teachings to their children, and it may be, that children as they talk of Him, may, in so doing, unwit tingly fulfil the great re-active law, and ask some question which will lead the 'parent' into some new, and hitherto undreamed of truth. Thus may Jesus be in our homes on earth, for thus, assuredly will He be in our home in heaven.—. Power. REV. DR. TWEEDIE. Tins- eminent minister of the Scotch Free Church has recently been summoned away by death, being about 60 years old. He was a prominent actor in the proceedings which lead to the disruption of the National Church and has always been .regarded as one of the ablest and most efficient, supporters of the Free Church organization. His fune ral was attended on the 28th of March. The Weekly Reiriew says -It was in the year 1832 that Dr. Tweedie was first called to the pastoral office ' when he was appointed minister of the Scotch Church, London-wall:, .Four years later he was translated to the South Church in Aber deen. While there, he ministered with much acceptance to one of the largest congrega tions in connection with' the Establishment. During his settlement in Aberdeen, the charge of North Leith, to which was attach ed the second largest stipend in the Church, fell vacant, and it was placed within his , ac' ceptance. He, however, declined it. At a subsequent period, the charge of the Tol booth congregation, .n Edinburgh was ren dered vacant in consequence of the secession of the Rev. Mr. Marshall to the Episcopal Church. Dr. Tweedie's ability as preach er at once marked him out to the congrega tion as a fitting successor to that gentleman; and in 1842 he was presented to the vacancy by the Town Council, his settlement speedi ly following. His removal to Edinburgh had taken place in trying times. The Non intrusion controversy was at its height ; and Dr. Tweedie, who had all along been a stre nuous upholder of the rights of the Christian people, was not 'slow in taking up his posi tion. Both at Aberdeen and in Edinburgh he entered heartily into the struggle ; and perhaps no greater proof could be given of the attachment which subsisted between him and the congregation to whom he ministered, than the striking fact that, when the day of trial came, in leaving the Establishment, he was followed by the whole of his elders and the great bulk of the Tolbooth congregation, although his connection with them was of comparatively recent date. The Free Church of Scotland, and the Church of Christ generally lie under an amount of obligation, the extent of which which will never be fully known, to Dr. Tweedie, for his services in the cause of Missions. His whole heart was in the work, while his practical mind, courteous and gen tlemanly demeanour, and ready pen, made him a model Convener of the Foreign Mit sion Committee, a position he held for many years. It was the privilege of the writer of this notice to be associated with him as a membsvof the committee, and it may be stated without fear of contradiction, that his management of its affairs, involving a vast amount of correspondence, and the adjust . ment of matters requiring most judicious and delicate handling, was thoroughly and entirely successful. , Although his name was not prominent in public or ecclesiastical matters, Dr. Tweedie was no ordinary man. As a minister of the Gospel (and this he ever regarded as his pre eminent calling, to which all else was to be subordinated,) he was faithful in the discharge alike of pulpit and of pastoral duties. His style of preaching was precise,., condensed, accurate; evangelical, Scriptural. Full of well-considered Imatter, it was no less full of burning desire that the word might not return void. And so he urged, with an affection ateness which none can forget who ever heard ;him, the acceptance of CHRIST as the only and sufficient ground-of a sinner's hope. The families of his flock were all known` to him, and. he 'was no stranger in their houses. Ready to iympathize in their joys and sorrows, he was the friend and coun sellor as well as the pastor of his people. He poisessed a rare and invaluable aptitude of personal dealing with the young. We re member well one of his elders, since depart ed, telling how he introduced his son, who had returned froth abroad, to Dr. Tweedie. Entering, with all the intelligence and live liness which was peculiar to him, into the young man's history 'and business, he shook hands with him as if leaving ; and then, turning again, to the youth, he pressed his hand warmly, and said—" But seek CHRIST, seek Christ. The young man's eyes:filled, and'he' said to his father afterwards, " I can never forget what happened today, when we Met Dr. Tweedie." - This trifling incident was thoroughly characteristic. He was always, like his Master, " about his Father's business," and never missed an opportunity of speaking a word in season. Among the volumes which he has pub lished are the following:—" Calvin and Ser vetus," Seed-Time and Harvest," "The Early Choice," " The Lamp and the Path," and, within the last few months, "The Life and Work of Earnest Men." These volumes display extensive reading. History, biogra phy, and the arts and sciences, have all been ransacked ; and from the rich treasures there obtained, Dr. Tweedie has with great skill deduced lessons;all designed to commend the gospel scheme. No later than Sabbath the 1 Bth inst., he occupied his own pulpit in the Free Tolbooth. On that occasion he preach ed both forenoon and afternoon, with all his accustomed energy, impressiveness, and power, On the forenaon. of _that.. day ,he chose as his text that portion of the Deca logne 'which refers to the fourth command ment; and, after briefly noticing the attempts now making in so many quarters to under mine the Sabbath, set before his hearers the warning example of Continental countries, where, as he had himself seen, the holy day was devoted either to riotous pleasure, or to enslavement of the industrial classes. For his estimable partner and his family,—two sons and three daughters, all of whom are grown up,—great sympathy is felt. Both the sons are at present in India, the elder being an officer in our Indian army, and the younger a member of the civil service. He was buried in close proximity to the graves of Chalmers, Cunningham and Hugh Miller. SKILL IN SOUL-SATING. A proud, passionate sinner once moved into the neighborhood of a devoted minister, and began a career of sin which grieved the good. and increased the corruption of the wicked. His avowed purpose to insult any clergyman who should presume to address him, kept the minister from calling upon him at once, but did not prevent him from prayerfully watching for an opportunity. This came sooner than he expected. The blaspheming sinner was struck down by se vere sieknes.4. "I will see him," said the minister. " If you do he will insult you," said the friend who had informed him of the man's sickness. " twill see him, nevertheless, and look to God for guidance and blessing," replied the minister. Accordingly he called, and was shown into a parlor, where he found the sick man lying on an old sofa. With great kindness he asked after his health, and received curt, almost uncivil replies. Then, without-say ing one word of his own respecting religion, he opened his Bible and said : " If you please I will read to you ?" Without waiting for a reply, he proceed ed to 'read the words of Jesus in the fif teenth chapter of Luke, after which he offer ed a short, simple prayer, bade the man fare well, and left. The next day he called again, read the fifty-third chapter of Isaiah, prayed and left as, before. This was repeated several days. Kindness, appropriate selections, from the Word of God, prayer, in which the minister cheerfully classed himself with the sick man as needing mercy, and secret prayer for God's blessing, were the only weapons he employ ed. Now mark the result I After two weeks the sick man broke down, grasped the minister's hands, wept, confes sed himself a sinner, and said he was a Wen der to himself. " It is God," replied the minister ; "I have not spoken a word. God has spoken. He has done this." "Yes," said the man, "I see it now. If you had spoken a single word . of your own to me when first you came, or for some time after, I would not have borne it. Weak as I was, I ihould have tried to turn_you out of toy house. I was astonished.at your dar ing to come to me. You took me by sur prise. I could not be angry when you ask ed with such kind voice after my health.— You read me those beautiful words. [knew they were not your own words, but God's own words, and I was silent. You shut the book, and I thOught you would begin to re proach me and tell me what a sinful wretch I was, and then would be my time to speak; but I looked up and saw you' on your knees, and heard you praying for me, and then, GENESEE EVANGELik.--Whole No. 887. without another word, you 'were gone." It is enough to add that this Anakim among sinneis was soon after converted, and after a few weeks of beautiful devotedness to Jesus, passed through :the gates of the grave crying victory through the blood of the Lamb. That this sinner was pulled out of the burning brthe skill, as well as the fidelity of the minister, is placed beyond all doubt by the testimony ~of the man himself.— Faithfulness atone would not have succeed ed, but faithfulness joined to skill did the work. Let the worker: for souls "study this fact carefully, as illustrating the philosophy of soul-saving. Perhaps it may give him light on the cause of his own lack of suc cess. He has, it may be, a desire to do good ; he labors with sinners patiently, he utters truth in their ears, he depends on the Spirit. for success, but he has no evidences of hig r succeis. Why? He lacks skill, tact, wisdon. ,Ile is not wise to win souls. He needs to study human nature more closely. Give him skill in addition to his present qualities, and he would "slay his thousands" for the Lord. Look well to this point, dear fellow-labor er for Christ, and may the Holy Ghost make you "wise to win souls."—Zion's Herald. PASTORAL VISITS. THE ideas of the visitor, and visited, are perhaps very different; the former is anxi ous to do good; it is,- perhaps, entirely in a ministerial point of view he pays his visit; but in nine cases out of ten, he can soon see that this is not the idea of the person on whom he calls. If there be a sick person in the house, then, so far as that individual is concerned, a religious aspect may be put upon the visit ; but not so far as others are concerned. Inside the walls of a place of worship, is, in their idea, the place where the minister ought to speak religion ; but not in their houses, and not upon a week day. If the minister do not go, he is thought a MIL , that neglects his duty ; and many worldly people are piqued at not being paid the compliment of a call. If he do go, they are perhaps offended at his endeavors to do good; they have certainly done what in them lies, to waste his time ; if not to make him as great a trifler asthemselves. This was sorely felt by the excellent James Hervey, who for some years before his death visited very few of the principal persons in the neighborhood. Being once asked why he so seldom went to see the gentlemen, who yet showed him all possible esteem and respect, he answered, " I can hardly name a polite family, where, the conversation ever turns up the things of God. I hear much frothy and worldly chit-chat, but not a word of Christ ; and I am determined not to visit those companies where there is not room for my Master as well as for myself." It often happens, that a minister cannot think what has happened to untune his mind, to blunt the fine edge of his spiritual thoughts, and to bring about such like evils ; it he turned his attention to this direction, he would sometimes find out whence and how the evil came.—Power. AN ANGLO-INDIAN - VIEW OF On STRIIO- EFFECT OF THE EMANCIPATION POLICY. ne Times of India, published in Bombay, under date of Feb 28th, contains an Editorial on the rebellion in this country, in which it is shown that the aim of the South was to extend and perpetuate Slavery; and that the North in resisting this purpose, and latterly in avowing the policy of emancipation, as a war measure, have justice and right on their side. In proof of the purpose of the South, as above described, the, utterances of Drs. Palmer and Thornwell are quoted. The re cent measures of our Government are then enumerated and commented on as follows : " The acts of the Federal Government place its position beyond all controversy. Its hearty assent to the Treaty for the better suppression of the slave trade ; its recogni tion of Hayti and Liberia • its abolition of slavery in the District of Gambia ; its pro. hibition of it in all the territories, the com mon national domain outside of limits of ex isting states ; its offer to compensate loyal citizens and states for emancipated slaves ; and last of all, this proclamation declaring free all the slaves in the rebel states—sure ly here is a ample proof that both the South and the North understand that slavery is the true issue between them. President Lincoln's late message was interpreted by many, as indicating a retreat from his former posi tion. But he has shown himself a man of fixed purpose, as well as of integrity. The edict gone forth proclaiming freedom to more than three millions of slaves, and pledging the whole power of the Federal Gov ernment to execute the decree. We hailit as a grand act in the interest of humanity. It matters little to us, that it is done under the pica of a military necessity. Providence often brings forces to bear on nations and Governments, constraining them to do right, when if left to themselves, they would have persisted in acts of violence and oppression. The great issue is now distinctly before the world, the bloodiest civil war in the annals of time; originated and carried on expressly to extend' and perpetuate slavery. This must be the stand-point from which to view the struggle in its future progress. If the North succeeds, slavery ceases to exist. If the South succeeds, slavery obtains a new base of existence ; becomes the chief corner-stone of the new' confederacy ; and forges new and. more galling manacles, not only for the three millions now in bondage, but for millionS yet unborn. It must be conceded, then, that the Federal Government have at last'a cause worthy the sacrifice of all the treasure and blood it may require. They fight, not only for national honor and national existence, but for the freedom from cruel bondage of millions of their fellowmen. We are shock ed by reports of the fearful slaughter attend ing this struggle, and some are ready to cry ant for peace in the interest of humanity.— Such fail to estimate the interest of humanity in the other scale of the balance. To die in a worthy cause, ennobles humanity. To perpetuate slavery, with its debasing train of moral evils, degrades the race. Peace is a boon of immense value ; but it may be pur chased at too dear a price." This voice from India, is a new proof, if proof were needed, of the wisdom of the President's proclamation as a fit measure to
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