Vol. Till. So. 13.—bTioie No. 377. LINES, ADDRESSED TO REV. DR. AND MRS. J. 0. SMPtlt, WASH- INGTON, D. C. - • Man of cnlttire, man of power,' Haunting late the muse s bower, Gathering erst from classic pages Garnered wisdom of the ages, , “ TYhot from those pursuits doth call? Will not scenes of blood appal? Nurtured 6n the lap of ease, tiady, canat thou look on these Wounded sons and dying brothers?— W ithered hopes, of widowed .mothers— I atriofc hearts that could not falter, Laid upon their country’s altaf! ’Mid the wreck of life and limb,:; •Afvfal work of battle grim, > Through the hospitals, where lie Patriot warriors doomed to die, Who has strengthened you to go. Personating Christ below? ’ Thousand hearts tWough all the land ; 7 Bless von;—pray you firm to stand:—• Watch the ambttlance and wait, Patient, by the bloody gate. Objects of their anxious- care V ■ i May be next to enter there.. Many pangs have von relieved, Lying messages received, Followed to their final rest In the earth’s unconscious breast, Noble .men, onr country’s pride, Lor our, country's .sake who died. God is not unrighteous yet “ All your labor to forget,— Labor, saving; life and? limb; While it shows your, love to Him; At the coming of our Lord Work like yoprs shall greet reward. Fmrlee, VI. EXPOSITORY PREACHING- “ One story is good until thoother is told.” 80 far as the talk goes, the advoentesof so cnltetl expositor# prictcftfht} as the "general i nlo, have had it'their ’own wav. And yet, strange to say, the common practice remains stubbornly against them. What yqur .worthy correspondent, Dr.' Corine!!, calls the vxgouDd ing style, still fails utterly' of coming into general use in [the labored Sabbath perform ances of pastors. In fact, it is'almosfc entirely repudiated in the chief- assemblies of the church; and it is as much’as ever that’it se cures hero arid' there' : a being in the Weekly lecture. Is this because we are jqeaily so persistent in shunning the truest , mode of usefulness in preaehing; or is it because the great facts res pecting the power of the pulpit—the known results of different modes of preaching—keep us in the old track, notwithstanding the popp lar theory on the subject P ’ I will not take the affirmative of the last supposition without some draw-back. lam painfully conscious - that, in much of the preaching of this day. there is not enough ex pounding of the scriptures ndt enoiigh of ‘ ‘ opening arid Alleging r ow< of the scriptures and*an occasional disoouree wholly explanatory and suggestive of detached points of instruc tion, after the pattern of, Henry’s -Expositions, m ight be of high service. Mpst bearers -dreary of sameness; and this might be a profitable break in the, monotony of the topical system. Indeed, for occasional use, it is intrinsically ex cellent, and it ought to be practised, more than it is. But if I nhcfetstaricf whait people mean by expository preaching—taking up, a passage of ■some length, pbt .to coriderise it into a central thought, but to give; a: running commentary upon it—l would be very sorry .to see it’be come the prevalent, style of the Christian, pul pit. The ' common argument in • its favor is, that it was the Style of the New Testamenty of our Lord and His ajiosfferi. " Your dent already named; (rind he is oflri for whose writings' I have gregt^AeWp'ect,) alpiig with these, the 'Christian preachers of the.&st’ two centuries, as illustrations in point. He says “there was no jothei(, mnd,of preaching, but this of exposition or. ipterpretation, until the third century after 'Christ”’ “This,” he adds, “may be worth'donsiUering for 'thorie who preach written senhons’ froin a single'trixt.” I Lave twothitfgs t&Bfiy ‘respecting the sup posed example of our Lordj and. those wlo immediately followed Him/ ' - 'Jfhe first is that, Whatevei’ .tfieir. St; ..,. r7ji:rr . yie v preaching may have been, It yvas doubtless suited to the then prevalenfcmahher of thought, and the intellectual demand B .of their age-v/ifn the drapery of the discourse, or.in'adjusting truth to tij.ebabits of receiving lnstru.ctio,n jour Lord probably pursued the course ot teachers of that nation • and generation. Mis stylO of speaking was pfobably-Rabbinical—superior in power and grftce of (Utterance, higher than earth; but still Rabbinical, so far as it partook of any human method. The first apostles probably WlnwdrTfiifn in this particu lar, so far as their lower tjature:'ia.ll(iwdd. ' 1 When another people, in andth%f phrt of the world, and whoso habits ot' disspursb were formed after another model, were, to be .ap proached with,the gospel,-God raisedup new men, whose education, bad adapted them to the intellectual demands which they weTe singled out to meet. There is significance in the fact that the peculiar'style of Paul and Luke, and protably also of Apollos, Timothy, and Titus, was not broVifht play in the service of Christianity, until the cross of Christ was to be preached before habits of learning had been formed in the schools of Greece and Rome- ' In the mailer of preaching, no change is ever allowable, • ' “ (Jhrlst and His crosrdro all oar tb<Sme.” In this respect, ministers; of this .day must preach what Jesus and His apostles, preached— must preach as they preached, But modes are flexible, and should ever be determined by the question: how is the most good; to be done ? Hero we must study hour/dn all great subjects, tho people are, in general, most successfully filled with knowledge, and how they receive the most abiding impressions of truth, You cannot afford, me room fo-r expansion, and I will simply express my belief that the-pre-eminent demands of rnind in.;this age,, are for tnjjth, wrought out, concentrated, ever bearing toward a. culminating point, and in all .respects so, ext pressed that the tendency of its' utterance will be to concentrate instead ; of diffuse,the thinking powers; to ejealferather than belittle, the minfl. ..With more space,l would insist upon,the poipt, .that expository, preaching, in the popular sense of the,term, and as n general rule, will not ac complish this; sbpw-. that the ministry whjch has been most marked by the above named characteristics, has in the long run, done most for Christ in the world, and left upon the hrimaiririuid the mbst dnduring im pressfens of Obrlstfanity. ;.’ , : The second fhihg Which I ’have to say res pecting the argument from the example! of Christ apd His apostles, Is that I doubt the truth of the, premises. These.pvemises.have been so long suffered, without contradiction, that Imay be thoright wild, but still I venture the'belief thatdhey Are dliriply* false. f " -7 : We have but few extended sp'ecimens of ,ser mons jn.tbe New,!Testament. .’ The sermon on the mount, and the ~consolatory address com mencing with John;xrv.,areuthe only ones froth the lips of the Great Teacher. 1 . The [Peh tecostar Sermon .of. Peter is the principle ex ample, from, the ,apostles. The range iof the first -two is wideitheir design rendered this necessary,.- The last converges, precipitating its"whole poWer upon ,a‘ ppir(fc' Brit riohO. of them meet our eomriion, idea'of the; term ex .pository.. They contain here and there an ex position, and who ever listened to* good topi chi sermon that did'not? But, in those New Testament 'discourses,' the strictly expository feature rarely appears;, and when.brought o ut at all, it qpmes" in jusE as this dash respecting the style of sermons comes into She Doctor’s good 4 article on “Hearing the Word”—inci dentally. Our Lord spake as never irian spake. His sot'mqris, and. those of HiS apostles,' have excellencies enough, both heavenly and-briman, A. IT. F. They can spare the .credit which their fo,rm can neves maintain, and was never meant toihiaiti triin—that of being a pattern of ■ esspoCitbry preaching. .-. * H * ’ - ‘ : B. Hi FROM* OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT; Tlia, of summer quiet to which London political, social and religious is annually committed- by “fashion, may now be said to have ended for this year, and las the city is' filling up, societies and individuals are putting themselves, in motion, and at length giving,the distracted correspondent something to write about. This present polhrcal andyecclesiastieal year promises tq.be a very critical one in the world’s. history. Deep are the shadows' before it, arid -the great giant goes; groping among dlje shadows inevita bly,* but with fear. Who dure look drit at; the storm-clouds' hurrying over' Europe,f without trembling at probabilities of thqir career? Will theygq round'," .or, discharge Seath and destruction ? ; Some of-your readers may have seen the beautiful, but significant cartoon ; in Punch, of Brittania hoisting the storm Bignal; the figh’re being ta’ken Mm the daily sigrial, hoisted Tat cbrtriin stations by Admiral Fitzroy, who.is a veritably clerk of the weather; t This is a fine exponent of the feelings of thinking men in regard to the immediate future. K What; with Russia and Poland, Denmark and Germany, France .aud North,and South, we all feelfthat very ebon a shofciwill be fired and hardly know fromivhkt point first to expect it. No ride can fail to rio’fs-anomalies in 'the position of alj.parties in this. “ corning 'struggle.” . If England assist in reinstating,Poland, she is assisting, in setting up a new;;iiomafa> Gatholic power. If France help Denmark arid fi ,Sweden, she is fighririgby the side of a Protestriht power, arid fat constitu tional government,, What, complications may arise, out of the melee, arid should- American affairs bp thrown into it,-as they are -likely to be, what a flame will be wrapped' about “ the whole round world!” I donit krid’w that theEmpresS’.s visit to SpaSn has ariy 1 political insignificance— ; it-may mean assurance’to EomCj* ,or',m,ay! ; iave some Sorith Atierioanr.-rJforen.de. iri unfor tunate that;great persbrik'riarinoi, mhte wiihout some great motive being ‘imputed. . ...; San Dumingqus attracting -some sympathy. I think-Ehomd time a Restated: flow the matter stood oufi'therrivrih'd of'the Americanlpeopiefor a ,bfave little cqmmiiuityi With rucjitqentaj Jdeas of liberty, who, had,been trepanned into the aid religious :tyranny*> Their strike fdpifreeilommow' is eritM rial, qriestion is Det&hen 'deiivefapce'or a -perpetual enslavemcut. “ Wihat' renders, their attempt peculiarly interesting tp us is, thatßpaiu bad lockqd the-jast fetter on theirihy forbidding ifreedomtin; religiotls ‘seivices huf a short time before they row against' ‘her ' eriefoacHmqnt, When ihriy we'nt over to Spain, liberty, was , giipraiiteud, but ’thq guarantee,Vlj? waster is puly maiutaiued- lo tha'Cxtetit nf iueliriations. ■No iuterference'ean of course ;be'made by any. foreign power, apd’l suppose to’bfayp Dqmini-; : cari| will'have tq sriecunib Spanish despotism., ~ WESLEYAN MISSIONARY sbb'lETY. But you will'want news from England tot from s ,the West Indies. .The mosCpr'qmjnent re ligious matter just now.Js the .jubilee,'/of. the Wesleyan Missionary Society, a veteran of Eng lish' societies, which,commenced a fortnight ago at Leeds. -It was in Leeds fifty years 4go that’ the first missionary organization of the Wesley ans was institdtedS’ aUd, here, the' other 'day, a vast number of people congregated' to hblil a week’s meeting, the'jresujt of, which’was a sub scription of thirty,five thousand. pounds, or one handled and soventy.five: thousand by. the specie standard. This is only the beginning! of * greater; and more widely-difl'CSeid effort. The Districts have been sp.t apart in ‘‘groups,” and, a central'meeting is to be held for each group. Besides this, there will of, .course be special serviees and meetings' innumerable; and these carried’oh with the'Usual energy e ofW Methodist friends, promise a large result. .Sot^e am sanguine enough to, hp B e >for ; 4apo,oo6 ); buti Loudori, tjetribar' 31st, 18^3. PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1863. £150,000 or £200,000 will perhaps he nearer the mark. / ■ , METHODISTS AND rRESEYTEMAN S. : " ‘ 1 The 1 wonderful’ progress of this society is a standing lesson to other coinmniiiorisf. T.ts:msfn b.&Ts are taken fibril the least wealthy “ classes, and are generally in the linmblest spheresi ! Yet ;there ! is sra. &pHi <fe corps, a'ebhere'rice' of prin 7 ciple’ “and tictibri/ariil’ an' enerigy ahdtpersever ance ivMoh renders'them as ;strong : as;'or ablfer than; the ri'ealthiest elfurches. Every many woman arid'Ch'ild in fflethbdisrn seems to have an interest in “its-propagation, and in order tbt advance the “earisri: will subrntf to a' direetory wliirih ie ! almos! absolute. Then* their Organization is ■Wonder-' ful, arid.fro’m the-siriallestf committees'up Wthq largest assemblies,; the-'centrahjSoW’erris bfou-dlit lo hear through’*“-the medin.m. of the imiHistryj iwho have the.management pretty tftribh iriuheir o#n hands. - Octr Presbyteriatf polity us -too' free, to admit- of such anPecclesiastieat' oliga"fchyj and it is ita glory to be soq cyetf wemari Wee hoiV eori sfstenf and-«powerful it-makes a- b6dy*fot lgobd, rsoriring as the infers aieitruly pi'Ou'S and siriefife. Tihe. danger is in: the miriistryJoSing- itshpifitti 'ality, when'perhaps resultb v r ery sitnilar io' those which Romanism* displayed in l hor emergen eefroin tfrie Ghristiauity/mighf appear. - With refe’roriee tOiMethodistlpi-bpagandism, perhaps'we have trio little' sympathy*witli thiS ’spirit. ' iPreShytieri&ti iknl,!whatever:ifeassamesHi.private,.iarelypv6Sses itself.;obtrusively; -It is'ilh’m most Gathqlic ofsdenomidatioris. Its piilpits arVm'oVe o'pen. than others; ' Thisfl; think may truly be claimed for it. -Wd Ta'rely.Terhap'smidriy never, hear ;the Presbyterian polity and referred to, s iri;the pulpit, as the.mos't scripturaband cori T vorifeot.- : .T- sometimes doubt whether'the' rieW generation among the laity of our ehureh niider stand ythe : fqrcef'arid meaning .of-' its -forms and governriieiit, or feel, dbr,' them that; strong affe’ei tion,which a-conviclion of their inherent strength and- -scriptural -basts' “awakens atrd corifirrifs; Methodists and Episcopalians have veneration; not only for their pririeipfes, but; for theiriipricn -liar orgariiizatfen,'arid such' should be fo'Stdred in [the rising geri'eratfeir ofthe Presbyterian Ghurch. In America esp'ecially shdrild this' be'regarded -and madfe use of, for Calvinism> has 1 been'Said to coDtainan it- the seeds;of republican' princri :ples, BndvPresbyterianisrii.is certainly aireligiOnri repablica'riism.' . .A,". ,U; But tq return to the Methodists. . The amount cboye named is in addition.to,the ordinary ine v ome .yhjch last year was £i4T,o6b They speak of devoting it. to the ,erection /; of.a Missionary, College. - It is. found that wheri young men devoted to the mission ary, .work are educated along with the home candidates,.their friendships,and influences tend,to change their inten-tiqns., and missionary work are equally the service qf God, the con; science very easily bears the transition. ; To obviate this, the proposition is to have a separatri missionary institution,: French and? Indian Misl sipns are,also to enjoy aid from this.great fund; the very idea of obtaining which, .p'royes how strong and self-confident this great sect has become. / ' CON GREG ATipNAI, UNION. ~j , Anotherseet is .rising,.to still greater, impor tance and.influence.. Tlie.GongregatipnajL.Unioti has.just held its autumnal meeting at Liverpool. From a paper, read on ;chapel-building,■ it' ap; pears that the .body have built and promoted the building of fittd-tWo' ehappls' in Loodop during the last fourteen years,' at * an 1 outlay of about il20;G00/., through the London-Chapel Building Society, and that 150 chap,els, had rbuilt ior promoted by’ the, English Gongregationai..Build iug ’Society,'incited years, iu, the country, at ,a cosS'tof 215,000/. j wbiie 000 ’chapels are pro posed or in progress, as ; thd fe’sult' b¥ the Eicenj • tehary hnovefnen tpat an outlay of 300;000/; -The . upmberof the Independents pf England and was.repprted to- ( ba:2S37, .Which,: with Home Mission ohapels and rooms for public serviei, acebrouitbdateil''lo,ooo’66hgfe gations,4 ’hr about 2,000,000 ■ ofpeople'; 1 ' 1 IfWvas shown . that while "the denomination! only -num bers one-fifteenth ,of :i the,’Fi'otestant popplatipn; it sustains, ouertepth. qf;the„,pits!upn.ai;yj done among the,.heathem, The colleges were; reported on as bding in a veryumpiaited 'iltiite; and; thd * Uunibefl'of PtUcl Wats "increasing. 4 ’The Bicentenary Memorial //Fund-; had .amounted <to 250,000/., asurn far 'bgyppd-whet had Feeu ,ex-; pected; and the Fastp,rs’ r !lletiriug;Fund yvas re ported to '.be 3O”0OO£' ’ There, waif prosperity jij 'd¥6fy departmehf'df Lhh &issionary AperatidnW 1 These facts alone prove what formidable an! telohisfs'y the established’.church are 'rising,hi England and foreshadow a,' struggle for 'greater equality of worship.' PRESBYTERIAN] DWlp#. The, llpited ; .FresbytpriansTpf; ; England, who wex'e ppnstituted iutp ».Synpd.m May japt, at the meeting of the. Scotch also so.upded a brave note, of-progress in England,-,: ,-I[;he,ar .that they intend .to push:forward.yigorously ; pn this,side of the Tweed,; and/areifally determined .that sha|l ;; af alb events have >U fairj trial . among the,,English, i They, were, en i thusiastio on , the subject; of Union; , Dr., Kang: advocating tjie reception, of the/Bngljish.Presby terians' who are nqt epnneeted; with Sqotlpjid>:ind; were therefore proposed to bo,omitted lrom the; Union movement, , into the scheme., Unipn is' corning !' A great, conjunct, active, overwhehn- church. Bhall Fiesbyteriaijs, con tinue ‘divided in America'; or will they ,not.uu(te and then join with their British brethren, inj a: religious union which will iprever, assure. ,the« political concord’ that should exist between iStjg-! lahil and AhiericaY ... , , " SCOTCH RETLY *0 THE;SOUTHERN ADDRESS; • A reply by ministers of the ehurclies in'SedE-,* land to the ,“ Address of theM&rgy'of the: Cob-; federate- States' of Ameriea;”' has j ust appflare’d. It is signed by. ‘filarly one ■ tlwiisaiid ■miwisl&i’i, and I am privuteiyinformed was drawn’Up'by: Dr., 'Candiish. The’ paper states that those ministers “ feel; boundto give lpublio'expression to .their views, lest continued silence should be misconstrued :as; implying either acquiescence in the principles of the’document; or indiffe'redce to the crime, which it seeks to defend.” ; /After repudiating any interference in! the political questions connected with slavery or,,expression’ oi opinion witlS,;Aegard .to the' present ’struggle, the address expresses the “ depp, grief,, alarm and indignutiou” with which they’haye.received. a paper to which so many Servants of the Lord Jesus Christ have not scrupled Ip append'their names.” After briefly adyerting, to the points of the southern documept,;the reply continues: ,; f “Against aU.this—in ith.e name of that holy faith and-that thrice holy name whieh' they ven ture to' invoke; on'the' side'of a system which treats immortal ahd redeetpid mfinhs gob'ds l! a'Ud elia.tfels, demes 'tHefe 'the tights'bf marriage ; atfd of home, e'dnkignS 1 th em {ignorance of the first rudiments of qducation, anT .exposes them to the outragps of lust and passion,—’lye ’most,-earnestly and emphatically protest., tjWerdo not .think,it; n.eedful to : airgue. The tMe fop aTgptnpnt’has fop many a>year of, enlrghtenpif. Christendom jas past add. gone. Apologists '•mtericpting ~‘td shdlter themselves'’ atid 'it un'deir 'tls‘aiMlwrifif of ‘ God's tiiord UWd'iki"@<o4j3%t ,: of' .7wtsj ejfe to he denounced as bealfjf,, 'tSfiatefylir mai/’'%'e r lL tlieir''in- ihe worst enemies , ,V , .“All no doubt, should,.be; made for. the; eiroUipnstancePpf, Christian minis ters called in Providence id labor.where. Slavery exists; ;’ iSome soreness,; even, on their-part,: under- what they regard aswilustifiableand’dtiii-• et-ous movements ; oh the'l other side, might-he» tixettsed’Usliot unnatural. lAhd if them 1 mahfu'llyTrfting their votcefcm behalf of univer sal liberty,,ppd. setting to-airn at the 1 .ineide.nt tq a.stateiOf. bondite,; we should b« pre-i iparpd calmly to listai to.-tlifo? represbntatiotis-sas 1 ito , the best,iand' likcliesbOEfracticaf methods'W 'promotingthe’ present amblioratioabf'the'ebndi ;tißU of thh slaves; and-'Securing, ’within' the, shortest period hodSiStent ftfth safety, com-; 'plete 1 and ' ’’T ’*i It' will,be seemthgf; this yeply.carefuil-y avoifls nay reference political matters, and dogmatically; lectures;,the Spnfederate ..clergy on; a bstract pripeipie. - Tire: wlrds that if have un derlined express -.the; feeltfe of; almost all-Eng-; lishmen i n regard to the “ 'institution.”' f Though it- has in tie method of |xpftes:6a : a ruthiefes positiyeii'ess thUt'few;English r m'en will gympathi with. We 3p pot dxpressj opinion, so strongly; though'we hold it gs .persi|fently, as. our Scotch Compatriots,,.., The lpds thus,; .and very few .could be.found, here, aef is my honest belief who Would not say Amen to ils Jitter protest : ' “We arc reluctant to abandon'the hope that; upon remonsi.defatlbn, add -in the View Of the .sentiments now unanimously held and expressed on this subject, everywhere .else; all over A'hris ttenjdom, our, American brethren may yet be in-; .ducefl to, take, up ,a ipositifn, more ,worthy of! our common faith than that Which they at present occupy. But, at ail gventsjf he obligation lying upon us, as .things now,island, towards. them,' ‘fowards ourselves, towards ffiie Church,,and the world; towards'’ the' Bible'ad ihe Gospel, is to, record, in the! strodgesf ipl^ble-term's, our ab horrence Of the doctrine-orT-the' subject of Sla very which >the< Southern -Clergy teach, and upon which .they adt j find to testify before all nations Empire,; or Republic constituted .or reconstructed, in these days of Christian light and libeyty,uppa, ,thg . basis ..of that; ddetrine, practically applied, must in the sight of God be ipunded.qn. wrong apd crime, -and as deserving,, not his blessing, but,his righteous wrath.” • TWs paper is signed by Drs. Candlish, .Guth rie, Brown, Thomas, [Alexander, .Rev. Messrs’ Amot; ,andßoyd, (A, K, -EE.. ; 8.,) [‘in fact [by most oGthe prominpnt.mimsters in Edinburgh! an'd ■ other* places. : One ; thing is / certain that; whatever views- the British pdople ihay haVe ! on the national .question,* they cannot and will not : ever ,gixe a thoroughi* sympathy ; to: i the Crates,! so long as they persist in* braving the woTld: with th'eir inhuman ihstitutidh • and 1 thht •tke : more ‘addresses they issue and speeches th4y make in affirmation' of it, ‘ the more they worst’ their own cause. .' , ■.*.//■ '-I The, ihesbyteripps of ‘ Queensland have, had ~a • Wt --T, .Confereu.ce,, at which they have virtually, affected; a:union, and fformed; ouc.tporporate Ghurchi ;! > ; ‘ ' ■ ; ADKf/PHOS. ; i . , DOIHG GOOD IS A PBISOIT A painter 4nH'ollahdth*aying omitted & Answer* arsumincifis to be enrolled ip the fire-brigade, 'aras sentenced to pay a fine’of dive shillings or svtffer; a day’s impriaonmfint,,.. Being poor, he chose! the latter for his wife and eljildven'ssake, and pro-: eeea'ihgWtlie jail.igaye4 ; itt|selMp oiPtheSltnr!: <%,eyening preceding the Sabbath appointed by the magistpatp.fpr. inpai'ber^tiqn. He was 'placed in'a fooiji ivith len or twelve itwh ol were »the,re u for the : safoe' e'aPse.l They: were a: frivolous, jovial, set.; t. Some-, were: If??gl?i ( nc? J sll }d'jP l iiPg!':dtl) ) ers were playing,cards, ymcTail were .tryibg: jp, l^ais; jmerry lae possible, though' thefr inerrfiftea't .kaa-of that‘kind'.w hich is as- the' ;u 'eraeklihpf i bt‘ th‘ornß ,i iitfder p poti" ! ' : " i rl . Tb e pain ter' wapiuoekiy. TJis pibus heaffc wasi :;ohill.ed, by.ithe nngqdly^atmjsphere^f'ithe place.! SPffdingt Sabbath,in suehhan! ‘evil company. , He ; wished he’jiad, paid h,i&fiye Shillings,' <fr conld pay it how ! and go'homo. But’ shell 1 wishes’ were 1 filli. 1 tHe ij was'h pris oner} and 'a prisoners lie • remain until > dh'fe l/:, n--, .._ v ivV ~ . JYhile., .ovqr ;hesa and, kindred . thoughts. |ho words. Vbe hpt overcome of evilj 1 jßuVbbfa'icuhie evil with gi nd',’'.flashed' into his i-torridf ! “d? am alone, aiid:t ’twelisli”' said ihe;; and'then turning: his>,tioiigbiP into prayer, be a^ded,..“.Lord, remembe: that Inni alone,, but ,,that, they are blind and lost, and pehnaps .tbon wilt pluck some ofthem'buf of thh month 6f thh lihn.' Help hie -O ihee.” ,:: ; ' ‘ ; i-/l'litk'fortified, by. purpose and prayer; he’drew hhyade, bepeh .to, ihe.iyindow, took out ; his pock et began .reading. ’ . ' , , ‘ “ Hallo’! what liaye ybii there ? ” asked one of the nien slappiug hiui oh the shoulder! ? j:4; Yon is h b'odky’^lfeplied'the’ painter ; dtM y'Wthaypinnobjeotiehi wiifread a few pages to you.’’ ■ . Hi ,;. ;i ... . . ;• “Are, there mice,.fetories in it?” rejoined the •man.' ,5 ‘ ~f J / ; '/ ""’ ''* ' “ iMciity of stories,' and very' riieO ’tifo/f" M pliedphis -pain ter.- v ;-.iq f.- . w “ Well let us hear,”, cried,, the , prisoner,; “Hush, you men! Listen, this fellow will read a story.” ta-.y-i-nt Thepaintepread She,,parable of the--prodigal son.. To his surprise, he,, was not disturbed .until he finished, when one of the nieb said: , , f, n that story vefy well I .’ It is front the .Bible.'' Other remarks folloMd; and ahik was how too dark to read anyymore] the palaterprtf posed to readiuifre.iqn, the mofrowi; • '■» “ Very ..well/' re.plipd several ofiith® will help tp shorten the, day;” and '.then rdtiredHWfi'i'nder rdom ticf sleep. The next morning when breakfast was ready, the painter sais! “Permit me friends, ( to say a word.-,; We haye all slept-soundly.-. God has graeipusly.protected us. through the flight. - Meat and drink are prepared for n5,,,-,lt is his,gift. Ought we not to thank him for’these mercies? If- yon have 'no objection' let us thank Gotland seek; his blessing,'j. : " hr.-.: yJ i Hearing .nppbjeetiop, h^,, proceeded to pffcr.a simple, cordial thanksgiving to Godj and an ear-; nes’t'fmiyef'fbf his blessing. ! ; After breakfast o'tie- 1 of 1 thb' prisoners‘ smiled and said : “ You mig-hthe our minister to-day.' You pyayjast-like.a parson.” “Yes. fie our minister;!” cried several voices.; “Let us have.a bit of a chufeh this morning,” ’ : Tf>*ihis several' asserifed.” 1 Five laughed;'and [going Jdcross-the robm; began'. playing- cards. Thepain ter. read a passage olyScyiptupe.end them pfFered a .solemn prayer, .in .which he did .not fail' to pmemher the .card-prayers *m ■ the corner.: -After-prttyeHhb proposed” sihgingi "ihd atj '6nlB>: psallnv whieH’he sifn|f to.'a; .well-known . tune. LThe - effect rwas' ,-,powerful. Qne by one;they joined ip the pard- d^opped ( pards,; doffed ...their egps, stood up, and. sung with' the rest. The jail'er,- Hearing' the 'unwonled sound I ' , came to' the door, andseding tKetb'-stf'devout" ahd'f orderly to;listen,-;:andiithen|/helped'tOj swell the ssiered; chorus. ’ After the. singing. the. jailef stepped lpcked : fhe»dppj t ..and, .sj.tting, besidp jhe ..painter; 1 femaihed While 3 that faithful' foil6wpf l of'his fiord •proceeded'to 1 offer, remarks he had [previously read, and to .exhort-theta to eome ,tO. ObfiSt, - ' j., 1, ..." ..r ; ,I’he, painter’s words made a deep ifnprestipn. Wo mpre cards appeared t'h'a'tday. . ’ After dibher he heid another 1 serVicb, w-hioh Was ifitPrfuptfeii by. the jailer’.iicoroingiin to inform- the painter ■that he [had sppken ( to the; magistrate pboutfliirp, .and had received ordera to release .him. _ lyith’a good conscience apd a joyful spirit tip; pdinter : hafetened* home'. 5 The’ ’ entire fetults' of thkt deyWlabhr the'painter : will ! -'n6t" kwoW : until, the day of reward;!bnt he i did death .shortly af ter that one of his. lellow •prisoners at least, was led,to..embrace Christ by. his faithful.and timely spoken words.’ ' O ' : ■-T give this faefc- to my Christian ' reUder-aS an. illustrafioti iofldhe man net; in which'they Who-are ..wise, .win rgonls .will turp even, the ; , most ua-'. promising, circumstances ,of life- into opportuni-; ties tb work for Christ. If that'good painter could stand up' amid twelve’of- his master’s'etie-; nlies ih^a;prison', and j win; at least’ one.of; them! pver..tp, the right,,, what,may;not,, the ,ac-| eoinplish in his wider arid wore hopeful spjhere if he will but set his,heart upon if ?,. ' ' ’ . ‘- , “—.- •,. H*' ./ .. —H —. / If the Holy Ghost be awakening you.to.a true apprehension, of your, .danger, as a rebel against God’s authority, a guilty,^polluted,. hell-deserv ing sinnet', yon must be in a deeply anxious state of mind,;a'tid ;: ’questions*'as these ‘miist bo' ever present-with you :• “iWhat must-I doftoabe saved;?,, What.is the true, ground, of a-sinner's peac,e with , ( oQfl ? What' am I to .jbelieyedn order to be saved-?” Well, in-so far, as'laying the foundation of your; reconeiliktidti''is” eSh- y '(ietiJe'd, 'I wish‘ yOu to observe that'-ybu'-have. nothing to - do; ;.-t for the Surety of sinners, said on Calvary, " It. is jhmjied ” Jesns.. has,doneall that the. Roly- Jehovah deemed necessary to- b° done'to insure complete pardop,’ anil, sal ration to all who believe io his name. If you take jJesus - as your -Saviour, you will biiild' seehrely for ipterpit.y. ( Eo.r ;: other'foupdatiou: cUn-ino man.,lay than that.is.laid,-which is Jesus (Christ.” He'is the' 'fQunde.tion-stoha of'salvation, laid’ by God Himself J-and On His finished atoning work alone'ybu are expebted tb rest 1, the salvation of your, soul; .and hot on anything wrought iu you, Jelt by,yo,u; or proceeding .itom you, 7 ., Itys ; ;of the last importanee, fo be clear ,as, to-the, faej:-, that it is the work of Christ’ without you, and hot •’the work ! of the’ Spirit within you, that must form tlie sole’gAun'd ’df-your deliverance-'frdhi guilt,';and-of peace - You. must beware of resting your peace on your-feelings, oonvic ,tions,.tears? prayers,,or.resolutions.,,,Yo.u .must hegiii with, receiving Christand not make' that the iermiicatioh of a course of a fdhcied. prepara ition. " Christ must- be 'tlie Alpha < -ahd' ; Oin6ga.. He inustbe everything in our salvation, hc:& ]yillj.,b.e.jnptjhing. , f Beware .lest,yog fall,ipto..fl}e eommo.n mistake of supposingj that .you Tyi/f be' more "welcome to acceptjof Cnfist, fhkt ypu are, brought through a' 'terfible ! 'pfobess'- of iJ “ law-; twork.” - You are as welcome; - to ■ Christ how-, as, e,vor; b.e? . W.ait pot-fpr; deeperrfionvio tions.of ,sijQ.j foi* why, should, you.^prefer,-,jcpnvio-' tion to Christ ? Abdj you would not liayf one iota more safety, although had de6per“coh ’victionh of sib' thatfuny sinner eyer'had. r “ Gon-; vietions of sin ” are precious;' but they bring no . Safety,;mo pfeaee, no r ,salvation,. ;np .security,.bgt war v and and. .trouble.,- It is,.well, tso, be a,wa'keiied from/ sleep, when danger .is hanging over us j but tb 'awake f rbuf sleep is'hot to esekpe from-danger, - - If 'is'Only to be sehsible'of 'dkuger,; ■.ppthißg ihore. ,: ludike-im'anner^to- be eonvlnce'd of-jpur,sins-is; merely; tq; ( be made sensible- that , your .spill is in. danger, .jt is no more., iffs not dejiyefanee’.; Of iteelf, it . can bring, no de liVeWhce;. if tells hf'hhSavidur. C It merbly'tefls us that we need-one. • Yet there are%iaUy; who, when,.they havei-.-hadj deep' convictions; of!sin, Strong , terrors, of the;,law, .congratulate them selyes, as 'if .all were Well.- . They “ Ah»-J -ha've.oeeii cOnyinced of sin j‘l hate been' phdpr! tOrrcrrs j 'lf is'h'eH with me ;‘f am safe.” ‘ Weil' witfcyoui? i-Safe ?- Is-' It' wdlTwith the SOamah, ; when he awakes.;and- findst-hid ypssel,going to pieces upon the rocks, amid the fury of the.: whelming surge ?“"Is ft w®ll'with the sleeper, when', he'aw'akes'at midnight;a'mTd .thelflatries of his dwelling ft .jlioies .'be, snjr;- ; ‘‘Ah, it is well; with me; Ihayef.een the flames,? In .this way,’- sinhers.are not utifrequently Ihd r to bij poiiientL With some short of ‘ tlie Spjioin'ted one; ; Anxiety Hoi httve-‘ d'eep ; !‘c6nvi'6tiohs, l i ah'd r contentment ivith them after they have .been ex perienced, are too often the means winch , Satan; uses for,turning away the sin-ner’s. eye from ,th,e ‘ perfect work of-'Jesus,' w,ho‘ Himself biire our sind in His ( dwu body oo the tree. Our peace with God, 'our: fbrgiveuesk, oiir i-dconeiliktibh,; flow ; wholly -from - ithe - Sin-atoning -i sderifice' ;of S «3. v :tK-.y. r ! - “ Behold, then, 0 Spirit-convinced sdul, the Lamb 1 of God that taketh away the’ sin of, the world ! . In His- death”Upbh tne' eross, hlshdld the Lamb of God that,, taketh, away the siu of the world, 1 In His deafii upon the .cross,, be hold' the- mighty "s'ae'f the 3 ransom f sins of many! See there-the sum of all His q,b.edie»ce and sjifferings .Behold the, finislved WyrkJ—a..work, of,stupendous ipagnitude, which .He alone could .have ~UDdertake.u.aad,,aeeo;m» pllkhed! 'Behdld'dufhacrtGcej our ’huislii,ed ! rifiec, our per|’ec’ted ! datidtt of otir peace; and hope; atid'^oy.‘.He His own self bore our sins in TRs ’own ‘body 'oh 1 the tfee.’ It is not 'said that- dur "duties’; dr; hur prayers, dr ' our fastings,‘ Or our '. COnvictid’ns' ; df siu, or our repentanee, dr our earncst life; orfour alms-deedsj or-our faith, dr .'not , said [that these b.ore oursinsij. it was-.J-eaus,- ! jpsus Himself, Jesus- along, >t Jos,115, and none h.ut ; Jesus,,‘,bpre our- sin% in’H,is ,own body ou.lhe; t tree. 3 3&es,t, then, in nothing'.short ..pf;.peace, ; with Gocl. through oiir Lord desus Christ.”-.; ! hehold'lt.%' j.,;« t jf !' 5 ' Oh the cross, on the cross, ;! For Yon Fie shed Iris precious blood, - . On the cross, o,n the cross.' •’> ' < Now hear His alt-important cry, “Eloi lama sabacthahi;” Draw hear A,ml see yonr Saviour die, ' i On th6t cross, on the croSs: 1 : , “Where’er I go,Til tell the story ' ■ ■■ Of the, eros.B, of the cross; n i In nothing else my soul shallglory, . ■;'* •" Save the'crbss;'s'a¥e the cross. •' • '■ i '■ Wes, this nny'constant theme shalbbe, 1 '/F j Through time and in eternity, - That j.esris suffered death for me, / . , I: ' ‘On the brbsripontthe cross.” J •*. : /' ; : — The. Blood* of Jisus.—Dr. Winjßaid. ) • .... .... v ’■ A CAUSE AND A CAPTAIN. . A few short years; ago our wholb Irind-was; •periceful and prosperous Under the Swriy 1 of? the; most, mild , and ,liberal, government that ever existed.' n A'n infamous'rebeilion has, disturbed • the serenity of our'national life and hailed you®' bravCsons 'of the'loyal Staies to the field. But; ■while : this conflict is ragirig between’law and ; -treaspn, between freedom and tyranny,jin South-. ffl esterp .pltijtts,,. another warfare ip being carried,on, ip which you, .gallant soldiers, ’eachand all’are eilled upon to engage. /This iyoii ban dotwithbut' detriment’to' the servibe in ■ wihieh 'you> Sare already entered; ■ indeed’ if’ you undertake:; it .with all yoiu; hqarts, ypu will:her come wore worthy,, soldiers of ypur, country.; Grid the (Creator, arid lawful Sovereign Of. your fibrils, wbrild rulb'tliem in’ righteousness, but sin ! has raised an opposing b"anner. :<ll &i fr-mr hearts 1 the strife between right and wrong, between God >aud Satan., is-.going on l Choose ye jthis day .whom ye will, serve! Enlist under Christ,' i the Captain of salvation, made perfect thro.ugh ; suffering,"and ; all will" be well. /'Thri war now raging in.this land will cease, and’, God willing,; ■you .will go home, to rejoicing, friends ; bat long 1 a? your lives will be, f .tho. battle in • your, hearts. 'Nevertheless victory, will, perch upon your stan-, dlirds, if you fibge yourselves under the banner; -Of a erucihed Redeemer. ■' Whatever have been ■your.sins, 'if' yourilookson them with'loathing; -and go. to'J2t'm,, ; He will l receive; you 1 into.. Hist service—He will, instruct . you in this warfare.; After every victory over besetting sins you. will; 'grow stronger ’ move; eager in-tbe'Service, and; -more like/your glorious -Header. if yoif fight! • this gbodrfiglit ofi faiith.dthere shall be:a home prepared for you when .finally,.conquerors oyer sin and death, you lay, down .these jnortal,.bodies: ’and victoribus' quit 1 this earthly battle-field forj ‘the -peacefof heaven. > Angels and the Holy d'ehili ishall Welcome’ y6k!?in that land of 'rest"; all who® have, .been, your bro.ther soldiers in this-spiritual; Warfare and gope ,|}pl,bjje) you ijatq glory/ shall re joice over your incoming tp the Father’s house.'- ' Sour duty is plain'and in; tfib gerforinapce of jt alone you ea'ri find' happiness’ in the first/ place your condition—see how miserable' gad ruined in life; apd hopeless in;, death is. the traitorous servant pf Satan,., how, calm,, strong aiid,happy the loyal 'foliower'of, Jesus- 'Choose now ybuf Service; Will f you gd 'over to a’base -rebellion, will -you 1 refuse submission to't’he laws, of Him .who has created you, Whb ihak kept 1 you ..ail your, life, who/holds/your every/breath, and who will meet you at the hour of death,to judge you for the deeds,done in the body ? .Or, will you throw down the'-krriis of this .blackest treason; and devote yourself: God’s true’servant'forever'!’ Fray earnestly to Grid to help you 1 to choose, to .plaee .you, id the ranks of right and.strengthen 1 you to fight for Him,. .that yoyi may,never,.for sake His jiause' like a .rebel! or fly. from' the battle like'U rib Ward, Beydfaithful -and l He shall give you ’a crown; of life’!’ Now if iyou resolve, ; to ’ serve God,#yoar heart is like a . camp, which, besetting sins, your, ibes'„would fake; you must guard every avenue 'of approach, sen ' tinel ■ every 'outpost;' watch' and' p'e wary, chal lenge- every 1 thought and wish, lest it l e some detachment of Satan to surprise you; •be reridy, for attack, sleep .on; your arms, prayer, holy .love pod faith,, that you, be , not overcome. At . eyery failure,, go to your lieader fpf pardon, He is'mereiful arid will forgive if yOUrcperit. Be this the chief Work Of your life, aud it shall not interfere with other work; The good soldier of Christ,is the.best soldier of his-country. ,Once again, sqldier let me call upoa ,'yon to set up by God’s help His standard in your hearts, be a watchful arid faithful warrior in this ’holy war. Jesus the .Captain of your salvdtiori gives'this pledge..to; His followers:, u .To. him'tftat ooer , <#mes will I grant to, a*., wfliijrm, in piy throne; ,eveh : as Igl-so <md sttfgtth npg ( FaiAtpi fk hie'throne.” ; , J. 'MoN. Wuighi. Mii “I -BOJI’T, f O ,G 0 TO Simr.” i OneiSabbath; just mftei* the* service at the Christian Commission [chapel,:a;-maii came run ning to me‘ and asl^ed, me to.go.to..the.hospital m'greathaste, for a 'dying man, was calling, ioudlyffor I wbn't'as' iphekly as'pbssible, ■and"* as *& entered the’ door 'of the building, T saw him, about halfl, way! down the ward,' throwing jpsfeands into.thuair and,, crying, p,ut. dm great, distress. .I. hastened to his .side ainfetook his ’hand ih mine; and as he fixed, h’is'.eye npo'o.me,' 'never shall'l'fbrget the words tbht fell Jroni his tips: “0, sirj lam glad you haVe come:' 1 lam agoing to, die. , I :am nofi prepared; and 1 3 flon’t < fean t to go to ruin. ” ... And then, ; in .broken sen tences, heboid' me his story., “1 have atjiome 4 praying‘mother and; sister. ' Prom my youth ! up I have been 1 religiously instructed! I ! ne ver 1 indulged in the ’ vile habits and" Vices* that I j have so;often seen! in others around me, but i; never gavOjijiy-heart,;to. Jesus. ,1. never .con- before men. , : I never prayed lor pardon or a fitness to die. Tknow aiid feel that l am'guilty-before God, find' din not prepared to meet'him:i -Thaw nightisdgol attehdedthe meeting jat'the, chapel. I wSs, deeply! .wrought jfpo.n puring the sermon. When Jjhei invitation was given, and'so.many forpray ere, 2 arbsp, to my/eef to go dZso,‘but the thdughf oceurredito me that ‘l'had better wait till, another night; land- I took' my seat again.' I did not think I was going to be thrown upon my bed again, sf}, soon, but .here l am and know that I shall soon die.. , Eternity is just before me and vwwpt-jkvii ''teaks W sin!stake ‘ ip uf "The FAbEi* (X, shy pray ! tor me, :i pray for me!” yf <■ -■oc.rs,-,-,' ,■ -.■■■. :il I hailed the attention, of mil in the hospital and, fell upop. my knees.and engaged in player. After which I, tried to direct'him to Jesus, told him of the bo'undleks love and ‘mercy of God, of ChfiStj who had borne'his sins i'n his own! body on;the, tree, and of faisiprivilege now of taking thaf Jesus forvhis ,present iSayiourr, I quoted the exoeedjggj great apd precioixs promises of Gbd. X feljf that a soul, all humor-' tal mercy Ashore, airid'niy' wh6le ; spim s was stirred vsfithinime, but! it of, no •; avail'! The' that he had all his;Hfe ( rejeote'd'Chciatl al hX U r } v ’. 'yhen he, .could,,do it, mo,, longer, was, askiug huh. to save him,' staggered him; his mind began to f’ was tfbii|ed'tb‘ : fekve him. * During the day-I visifod ! iiihiiigiiiiii; bh was sofweak 1 could not bohversb with hinij but an awful expression of,.woe! vyae upom,:hiS) features as lie feiti.tly dyhispered,'pray r pray, for ine.” yery scion feasbn left lieWthroife ; he was struggling" ill the I ''surging ’ bill'd effe; I 'the'' darkness of deattovvas thickiy gathering Wr’oPmf ! him, and? in, a! fe w:moments>cmore;> wifrlfathatfs same look of horror,stamped onh fe he, had,gone—gone,from the, hospital to the* JiVdgUieiit, and while'eternalages rail,his cfes! GBNKSEK EVANGELIWr.—WhoIe 10, 914. tiny forever sealed. But three days before, he partly .arose to bis feet for prayers, but pvt it off till-another,nightl * . :. /, ; !nf . We laid him in the soldier’s g'rdve. His_own earnest' reqneßt was ttfat BiS mbtlier ' snouja never know the circumstances Of his- nnbftppy end. He said it wquW kill her. C. P- Lyfob». ; ; r MoitmsrG i! fb timiJ • ' May T take £his ‘bricastetf of speakiri'g of the importance of this one solemn'ordin'anee of reli gion,; never .to ibe wherever we arri— morning ■ and evening., prayer ?,It., is .the - best means of remindipg.,ottrpely(is of the presence of 'Td ’plaee ourselves‘in His hands before #e-gO' forth 6ri our‘journey; bn ouf plbasnre, on orir works; "to commit ourselves again to. Him ,bpfore.w,e retire ;td:,rest;,this;is,the;bept security jpt up; ; pur,..faith and, js trflsf 4u;ffim„in whom wb profess'to believe, whom, we all expect to meet after we leate. this wtffldl, 'lt is also the security foV orir 1 leading a good arid happy life. We shall find® it-thrice as difficult/to fall into .sin, if we have- .prayed .against .it that very morning, on if ; we thank for having kept it froip.,us that very evening.' It is. the best means of gkirirng'strength, and refreshment, arid oourage ’arid -self-denial for the-’day. It is the best means of gaining content,'- and tran quility,.and rest .for the. nigbt; dor it brings us, as nothing, else can bring us, into the presence of Him who is the source of all these things, iind hvhb gives ‘them 1 freely to those who truly rind sinceVely- risk for- them! 1 ! We may “ask” dor them/without caring to-have them; but that js not really tasking.’;,. We may. ,j‘seek,” but without lifting up «gr - little finger to.get what wejsesif; ‘but.that' is riot really “ seeding.” We may “‘knbckj” but so feebly and irresolutely, that no Sound Can be heard within or without; that is npt r.eUlly-to’t'knoek.” But ; “aSk” dis- tinctly .and .with understanding; /.‘seek”, ear nestly and deliberately; “knock” eagerly and pertitiariiotfsly; arid in'some 1 Way or other, de pend upon it we shall be answered. I —Stanlcff ’ -It wfis just' after' thdbattife of Williamsbnrgh, -Where hundreds of our brave fellows had fallen, .never;tp bear arm^'again in, their country’s .cause, and jvhere huudrpds piore were wounded, that a sdldier came to fhe tenti of a delegate of ’the Christian Chiimifeibri andsaiflj “ Chaplain, 'oneiof oiir boys' fe ’ badly wounded, and. wants jto see yoU;;right;away.” f , (Hurriedly following, the soldier says the de legate/! was -taken 'to'the hospital, and led to ‘fc bed upbri: which lfea'noble yonng soldier. "He Was pale and 1 bloda-stained from a terrible /wbund above' the' temple, i I saw at a glance that" he hadbut a fewlliours to live upon earth. Taking his .hand, I said to him; “ Well, xny brother, what.can I ,do for you?” /The poor dying; soldier looked up in my face, arid placing' iti8 u finger where : bis hair was stainbd- with his blood, he said, “ Chaplairi, cut for mother, l’A ,1 besitgtod .to do it. He w tt Dpnt .be. aiaid, Chaplain, to disfigure 'my hair. It’s for mother', and' nobody will ; ebnie to see me'iri'ihe dead-house to-morrow.” • Causes 36 nohfeeeii^to 1 produce effeets. Se quences are arbitrary.- dThete is'ueneral law ! but, a'great deal ; of You an object, and irtr Sr’-ffi" 13 ? v! 1 ® ? ood , ,<£** you never dream unsought. —lbid, ft l; #E; mu.st nob only mot'allow any corrunt cpmmumeation at our, tables, such as lumoorut coSSf* ‘t’’ft m ' mf>: W«st go beyond tajki sho,lid tail, occasion ;iro,m .* fcrpdfs -.goodness oar table to ispep-k, ;wplh of him«aud:, to feara to spiritualise common, things— MattHew Henry. P the hard thing as to be — Anon. s *' ‘ *%>''' ‘ THE I DELEGATE'S STORY. : I did'ashe reqaestedlmO/ “-Now, Chaplain,” said the dying man, “ I want you to kneel down by me, and,, retvrn thanks,to, God!": , “For ‘what 1 ?” T asked. “ For giving me such a mo fhe^., 'Oh 1 Chaplain, she’, is. a good .mother; ’her Tea’ehirigs cbirifort ’arid’ console me now. r Arid,• Chaplairi,-thank God that by His grace, I -am;®'Christian;; ; Oh 1 what;would I do now if I wasn’t a Christian! .1 know that rixy Ee deemer liveth. I feel tfiaf * his finished work has sfiyed lrieJ ' A/nd; Chriplain,’ thank God for giving' irie l dying' grabe! ' He has made my dying, ibed; feel i soft * as' downy pillows are. : Thank him for .the promised home in glory. ,ftoon ;bg .there—-there,; where there is no war, rior sorrow, nor feolation, nor death— WB'efb M stt'Jesus, rinfi be forever with the Iiord!” ■ - 1 •' i- i- ’’’ ■' ' : - I knelt- by the dying man/ and thanked God for the blessings, he had bestowed upon him— the .blbssingg of, a gpod mother,-a Christian hope, arid , dying grace to bear testimony to God’s faithfulness. ' ■ ■ Shortiv'after the prayer, he said, “ Good-bye, Ghaplain; if you ever .see mother, teE her it pias all well!" „■ A SWARM OF BEES WORTH HAYtlff ff. B patient, B prayerful, B humble, B mild; B Wise as a'Soidti,lß meek as a'ehifd; B studious,.B,thoughtful, B loving, B kind; B swe you make, matter subservient to .mind. B Cautious, B prudent, B trustful, B true; B • courteous to all men, B friendly with few. B temperate in argument, pleasure, and wine; B careful of conduct, of money, of time.' B cheerful, B grateful, B hopeful. B firm; B peaceful, benevolentpwilling to learn; B courteous, B gentle,. B liberal, B just, , B aspiring, B humble, 'because thou art dust; B penitent,' circumspect, sound ip the faith; B active, devoted, B faithful till dpath; '; : . B honest, B holy,.transparent, and pure; B depfendentj.B Ohrist-like, and you’ll B secure.' CHOICE EXTRACTS: - Christ came to, guide men’s consciences, not to gratify their curiosity.—ifaftheio Henry . - ‘A soul, pluDgcd in the world and over whelmed with'the lo ve of it, and dare about it, is like a piece bf money in the dirt ; -any one would say, It. is a thousand pities that it should lie there.— lbid. ~ , , ‘ ;0 wkAT need have’good mdu tb tkke heed ol pride, a corruption that 1 arises out of the ashes, of "other corruptions - , Goon aiffiir. lave often, lieen persecuted for abing ’tnat’ Wliitfa. even their perSeeikofe, if they would give •their i cdnseiefi(SES leave *to speak out, :couid not but own to be lawful and good ri-m-r '• '' 1 What hate cdv&rihg of theeyes for, but to restrain coVrapt glances, I 'aM to keep out thefcdefiling impressions.— lbid. . h. •/, ;v, a.-- |‘ r :> ,; . t b.Wrdea; bat' ifip imposed by (Jod. What ypiimdke of it; it will be to you, whether about your nteck, of J a diadem apon Jour, brow. Taker it up bravely, bear it off jpyfalty, lay lit bftwn t*iumphautLy.— Gail Ha milton. , • , . '
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