2 4 INDIVIDUALISM AND CENTRALIZATION—II. BY RUT. E. H. OILI.ETT. Absolute individual independence is but another name for the perfection of social anarchy. Mutual duties pertain to ourmutual relations, and to refuse tOj rocognize them under the plea of per sonal independence is simply to carry the spirit-of an Ishmaol into, the social sphere. The experience ol life, from first to-last, is designed to keep over upon our minds the-sense of responsi bility. vWe never become absolutely independent of the world till we go out of it. ,Wo are born dependent. For all that dan lend to life joy or comfort, for all that can instruct or profit us, we are dependent. And our debt to others cannot-be denied without sapping the very foundation, of duty. The moment wo assume to be independent of obliga tion which requires, us to consult the well-being and yield to the. just claims of others, we endorse- the logic of tho first murderer, when he askod “Am I my brother's keeper ?” But if there is any sphere where the boast ,or claim of independence! is es pecially misplaced and incongruous, it is the. sphere of religious profession., Here.it breathes forth a spirit indirect conflict with the specific injunctions: “ Bear ye one another’s burdens;” “ Let but every man also On tho things of others." The very idea of the church implies: the cheerful; .and practical ac knowledgment of mutual obligation. Its members confess “ We arc not our own;" They.-say with Paul, “I am debtor to Greek and'Barbarian ,to Jew and Gentile.” , The same principles, moreover, which apply to the relations of individual members of a eburohy- apply also to the relations ofiridividurilchurehes. This was JfiUy by'tfie Phthers of Now l England, even While they violated the freedom of the churohes by subject ing them to the control of the State. The synods decided thab : they owed it to each other to conform to th'esame joyder,, th at: no important step, like the settling of a pastor, should be. taken without, the sanction of the magistrate and the ap proval of churpho3. If the followers of Christ are “ members one of .another,’’ so aro, tho.ohurchos like wise., .An “independent” church— using jthe in sepse of owing no duty .of sympathy and aid, and disclaim ing ' mutual .ppepoukibility—is in the etriptost sense . a r ßppt. It. is cut off by its very attitude from the title to the copirppnjon of saints. lt is an anomaly and, a, The very word is an offence to the spirit of Christianity. However separated by locality, all that accept the fhith of the Gospel are one body. Their work, their interests and their hopes afe’one. AH the unity of organisation Which is consistent with tho unemlikrtiassed - discharge •'of local obligationSj-and tho enjoyment of per missible looSil privileges; it is their duty to seek and to promote. They cannot —if harmonising in faith and: ;ordor — stand aloof;ati this day apprehends intolerance(froim volantary subjeotion to what, at, most is m erely a. moral restraint. And if there is to bo any oommon. organization , by which local churches may act .together, and-assume oommon and mutual responsibilities; what is.atonoe more simple and efficient than Presbyteriai organization ? The singular and vehement opposition to this which, is developed in some quarters,, subjects itself inevitably to the. suspicion of interested motives. Why would any man be a political Ishmael? Is it that ho may be at liberty from the common, restraint ? Does be want an independence which is inconsistent with subjection to law? Dees he. seek; the indulgence of a sel fishness wbich.is dntolerdfcit of control? Is he indisposed , to harmonize in ft sys tem in which he counts only as an equal member, subject lo the same obligations with-others ? And what must be the motives wmch kindle that zeal for church in dependence, which would make as many sects as there are local organi zations, and deny all recognition of a common bond? Are they such as will bear tho investigation of Christian truth ? Are they not of necessity kindred to, and developed from, that selfishness of human naturo which rejects the imposi tion of everything like restraint upon the individual will? 'No one would act wisely in sacrificing individuality of character to a stereo typed uniformity' We leave to Rome tho monopolizing claims of a unity more material than moral, a unity that may be phrased—tho thihking- 'of millions done for them by one man. But tho opposite extreme is not without its mis chiefs. Whatever tends to soparato and. disunite th.o members, of the body of Christ; to cherish in thoir hearts a sense of independence of mutual obliga tion; as individuals and churchos; to foster the,; idea of rights which are prized only under impatience of con trol, must work evil and only evil. And yet the very word “ independent” possesses an educating .power, winch is perverted by the prejudices and. sympathies of an unsubdued, will’to sanction principles of belief and practice as unneighborly as they are unchristian. We. never hear the word applied to tho, membership of the household, tvhy. shbuld'it he natu ralized in tho vocabulary of the house hold of faith ? In an earthly brother hood its. utterance is a bind of imperti nence. Why should it be mentioned* among thebrotherbood of the Redeemer? 1 The churches of Hew England long disowned and rejected it. Why should it be revived ? Is any church that still* clings to the simplicity of the 'gospbl to paint it on its'bander? ‘Let it take care that it'be hot* righteously inter preted as a sectarian profession} severing those to whom it is'applied' from: the necessary dependence of* all Christian communion. 1 ' PROFANITY. We : have two thoughts respecting profanity which wo earnestly, co tnmend to our young memreaders. Wo address themto young; men bocause tbe habit, of profane swearing is almost always acquired in youthful days;—always, so far as our personal observation extends. We never knew a man; who had pro served a clean speech up So tho a'go of ripe manhood; become corrupt in tongue afterward.. A.fter that ago; if profanity of speech' has not been ncquired, it is. generally loathed as well as avoided But to the. thoughts proposed., Profane swearing is an open confession of suspicious veracity* , The. man who thinks Unnecessary,to fortify,.his, ,wc»rd with an path,, virtually acknowledges, bis: plain - assertions to be of doubtful oredit, reason. flan. be given for encumbering those assertions .with the profane, oath, except to secure for them, a surer belief. If that;'reason really' exists,, then his ordinary truthfulness Is not to bo relied on. If it does not exist —i. e.. if his truthfaluess, without, the oath Vis reliable—then his profanity is gratuitous, impiety. As it'* does; ‘*no£}‘ liko mq§t other ac,ts of wickedness, bring one tangible result .which can 1 be construod,eyen into a. momentary re ward, it exhibit® that most dangerous of all phases of depravity, sinning only for the sake of sinning. A sin for which not one promp ti ng motive c»nbe named except the baro lave, of sinning, is beyond all other depravity, the sign of a shattered moral principle, and a public confession'of snob character as cannot be worthy of reliance- r: " Thus the profane oath; whether-re-* gaided by him who uttors it as neces sary to support his word, or not, is a virtual confession of such want of prin ciple as forbids out’ trust in his truth fulness. And his word, under the im pious adjuration, secures just as little confidence as it would without it. To that adjuration rib legal responsibility is ahnexed. 'Heis safe from the penalties of legal perjury. And be isnot-dbe’ man ’to feel any* Irifluenoe from! the; thought that his profane!adjuration will; enhance the awful punishment of. .false hood when he shall meet the avenging law of his blasphemed God-’ One who makes it his daily habit to fling the scorn of his tongue into the face of tho Being who is to be his final judge, is not likely to weigh in a nice balance the difference between answering, in tho j udgment, for falsehood simpLe, or with perjury annexed. The man wbOj in plain speech, will speak false,,will never s wear himself into the truth. We promised a second thought; it is this: The profane swearer fastens upon his whole moral character a reproach which is often far beyond the truth.. There is no question but many men have fallen into the habit of profanity, whose moral Character is in other respects too good for so shameless a vice. Profanity is tho ono outward blemish of thoir lives. They arc otherwise uw> good for bo PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 1, 1864. atrocious a depravity, but, in spite of their effort to give to their profanity an air of respectability from their many outward virtues, they find that, liko the spot of ink on the white sheet, the spreading of taint is always from black to white. Let one of these men go as a stranger into a community seeking a new homo, and desiring to securo reputation among his future neighbors as a man of general integrity and virtue. Let him then follow up his habit of rolling from his tongue, on every trivial occasion, vile blasphemies and awful imprecations. What impression is he likely to produce concerning his whole moral character? How will the good and virtuous, a|l whose, confidence is most pleasant and advantageous, regard his coming among them ? As an acquisition, or an inflic tion ? Doubtloss tho latter, and not alone: for the reason that he is a profanje man, but, {because.from such a man there can be no natural expectation of any good. His better traits will have a lqng .struggle against the reasonable prejiidjce.which his profanity has aw i kened, before they will secure r any general, recognition. Parents will re gard his society as dangerous jtq the young of their families; men of busineM will hesitate about accepting; his re sponsibility, and all, oven the . wicked, if they have any important intere'St ail stake, will feel that, such a manneeda a loiig probation before reliance-, ill any respect can be placed upon hiiit; ' Aqd when at. last he does Succeed in cieariEfg his reputation, in other respects, fro in suspicion, people will seldom speak'a pleasant'word for the good that is really' in' him; 'without the deprocating'qualifi cation “It is such a pity that he will swear *' *' '* *V *'>''!■•■■: We are compelled to say that it is no injustice to the prOfan'C*''sweater his; general gbodmame mnst al ways rest Under this cloud. He suffers no wrong in the case, but what he deliberately inflicts upon himself. Nothing can be more natural than the I views- of the: public mind concerning the probabilities of his character. Men look for the motives to other sins; and- they find them'. Theft expects gain y. falsehood has a point to oarry; uncleanness has a foul gfatifioation in view; but; as already suggested; in the whole list of human crimes, profanity stands;' alone as a sip Without one ; tangible motive—a crimp inatigdted only ! by a natural preference of sin bb’fore goodness, It is sinning 1 for ‘ the sake ‘of -'sinning—nothing else. I’t ! is : rlot natural that' We should' look for 'gehef-ai virtue *in one wn o' rollsiinp -1 against I 'himself : so mtioh presumptive evidencel’oTgeneral cdrruption. ,l;: *• And hc has tho IcsS freasou to com 'plain-bf''this r goDeral ju'dgment'Of : men, : bQeffuBe- ; so light a sacrifice on hiS part Iwonld !Avert 'its Gaining notbingrhy profanity,; what I oan - ho expect , to: lose, by the total disuse of“ it>? ; The respect Of any ? : N 6, not even of sinners'of Tlie' iO^H’Atripej; His reformation'may pro-- .■vokei -'their*: 'scofibpbtit ‘ what 'are' ithese qvjheh .he knows thAf he nevertheless eommands their unwilling; runoonfesaedn but'¥bal'ifespeeu? - If he) is 'Oonscibus of virtues: whichhavenofr theirfaircredit with 1 rilen,: nothing'is; easier: than to nlace*himself right on the record. Stop, swearing! THE APOSTLE OP CITY MISBIOHB—VII, - conclude these papers, •which are designed to, keep alive a warm and practical interest in tho groat work of ovangelizing,tho masses, by ii view of those!charactenstics, of Dr. Chalmers which led flim to tins field of effort apd-. qualified him for the wonderful success whiph he .achieved. The first charac teristic .mentioned by Dr. Wayland in this connection .was “ THE MYSTERIOUS ELEMENT OJf SYM '*.‘'l ' patUy” ! * : ’ ■ 1;; -' fr in the 'finely endowed nature of Drl Chalmers, “ .Exhibited in its greatest' (poWerlin his relations with hnmanityl”' .Say’s f)r. Wayland: ; His love foreman’'was intense',lindlie felt that: every huthah being "Was bis brother.;" Wherever he; happenedj to be visiting,: ; his . attention was, always di rected.,, to „ the children. Ho was the playmate of' his own children, and not' unfrbqqon tly was -found by his ■ visitors romping With them like one of their* playmates.; Hefelt himselfonewithall the thousands of outcasts with whom be became acquainted in his pastoral visi tations. lii them he saw the degraded masses 'throughout his native country, and he imposedmpon himself the labor; of attempting to elevate apd renew, them, jwith s a seif-devotion that, ended only with liis life. ' This moved him to his laborS at Eilmany. It increased in power; as With his-own eyes he beheld the misery which festered in the Tron parish and in St. Johns. This estab lished the Sabbath school in St. An drews, and stimulated him to those labors which led to so glorious a result. It was the hope of filling Scotland with Christian institutions that strengthened him to labor until he saw 222 churehei erected for the Establishment. In the THOMAS OEALMEBB, hope that the Free Church would ac complish this object, even in declining health he again put on the harness, and did not lay it aside until he had been the moans of building 600 churches for its accommodation. When he feared that tho wish of his heart would not be accomplished through this latter agency, aged and feeblo, but with unchanged love for .the fallen and degraded, if he could not move the whole country', he resolved to show what might be done by one example, and he commenced his great missionary work at the West Port. In its filthy alleys and dirty workshops ho spoke to these degraded men and women, with an outpouring love and a tender earnestness, with which not even his most admired ef forts at the Tron Church' and St. Johns could bo compared. Such sympathy for man in his fallen condition led him to the most tender and intimate intercourse with individu als upon their spiritual interests, and gave him a power for good which- no amount of oratory, at arms’ length, could, have .bestowed. An eye-witness says of Dr. Chalmer’s pastoral visits at Kilmahy : ■“ I have a very lively recol lection pf the intense earnestness of his. addresses on occasions of visitation in iny father’s house, when he would un-: consciously move forward on his eh;air to the very margin of it, in his anxiety to , impart t6-the family and servants the impression of eternal things that so : filled his soul.” - Another scene from : th’e latter portion of his life beautifuity -illustrates '■ that feature of sympathy which led him to mingle freely with the humble, which gladly recognized tho divine image in the hearts of the poor, and which thus qualified him for his great work of bringing the Gospel to bear effoethally upon this class of society. The scene Belongs to the, summer immediately be fore his death,, and is laid in Jedburgh, where thero had been a remarkable re- 1 yival of religion. Dr. Chalmers showed tho deepest interest in the spiritual stato and history of individual cases, and visited, in connection with*the pas tor a number of porsons believed to liavo undergone a saving change, for the pur pose of conversation with them. Mr Purvcs, the pastor at' Jedburgh, thus describes one of iheso interviews : Never snail I forget the scone which presented itself, when, near the close of ,'tho nari-ativo, I turned round to Bee its effect upon oui* venerable father. The whole scene was- such a one as a painter would have liked to perpetuate. There were two bods Tunning along one side of the apartment, on the edge of which ten- or- a dozen persons had, since tholn terview -began, ranged, themselves, in cluding one of our humble elders, and several individuals who, during the two or three previous yoars, had been turn ed from darkness to light. The conn-; tonancos of. sovoral of these, as they wore lighted up with Christian sympa thy, greatly arrested.Df. CH‘almei’B,.as he tola mo aftorwards. But he himself was the most'interesting object of all. The; figure be presented:was not a little .grotesque,,, bjit, .prpfpiyidly , affecting, He , was himslf in. the cpr nef,‘ of the ap artrnent ,*’ facing the little group, biit rather btehißd'tiho iVonian'aud me. -The .person .ii whosoi house, we were had. been baking , bread .before we entered, and tho table, at the end of which' he had placed himself was covered with .meal;-- Not observing this, he had plac ed one olbowoih: the midst of it, and pulling out- a .drawer in an old ward robe on the qthqr side, on which to rest his other elbow, there he was, sitting in this posture, with a hand behind each ear to catch what was passing, and with a countenance so inexpressibly bland and benignant, on which the interest, sympathy, arid delight of the good man’s heart had Cast such a heavenly: radiance, as I shall never forget' while I live* He:put several questions"himself as. to.the former and prosent state of things, of his own accord, engaged in prayer with arid for tho little group arbnnd* him, like a father or; one,of the ancient patriarchs, commending them to the care and keeping of God Al mighty. It was a wonderful outpour ing, frill of unction, compared - with which even his eloquence was but tame. This tender sympathy for his.fellow men took a practical shape. ,It led him -to those unparalleled; labours for the [elevation oof the neglected and iiTeli gtoris poor;which wo have .described. , CONSECRATION. TER,B,ITORIAIj SYSTEM. W 6 quote again from Dr; Way land: Front this brief review of the "career of?;Dr. Gbhlmers, we see thatin’obedi ence; to the Saviour’s command lie con secrated himself .to the work, of 'carry-' ingitAe gospel,to tfb'ery’. 'creatwreiTThpar allcied multitudes crowded to hear, ad mire, and honOr him.' But he .saw that thus he was I not yielding obedience to the ‘Master's command. Those Who came,,were, but .few in comparison with the' , .muititudeB Who dicVii6t ! feV ; 'Th'e r pftbr,' degraded, and vicious Would never enter those magnificent temples, com monly called the houses of God. The, gospel must be carried to them; ' and wherever he went, he at once commenc ed the Ho risirited'’out a 1 district, he sought out fellbW-laborers, he labored with. them; hOnwas certain that thus the. gospel in love and affection would be carred to e 2?Ty.%mly.' And never did'the gospel fait to produce its effect. This, which he denominated his territorial-system, is, if 1 may so call it, one of tho most, important discoveries in philanthropy. It is Worthy of the thoughtful eonside- ’ ration of all good-men. Were any of our cities thus divided into districts, each under the care of a small number of the disciples of Christ, who would carry the gospel to every family, and practically exhibit the love of the Sa viour to the fallen and miserable, in ten years moral and social changes would be witnessed that would cheer the heart of every benefactor of his race. And it is to be remarked that the wis dom of Dr. Chalmer’s plans was com mensurate with his charity. He saw that notwithstanding the thousands of pounds which weregiven by the city to support the poor, together with the vast amount that was contributed by indi vidual liberality, pauperism was every year more distressing, and that it was rapidly on the increase. He arrived at this conclusion: that the mere giving of money by the public is rather a curse than a blessing, and that even in the ease of private charity it is frequently of , the same character; that the law of the New Testament is perfectly eco .noinical and merciful, —if a man will not work, neither shall he eat. God spreads before us the fertile earth, abundant for the supply of all tho wants of man; but it is his will that we should obtain our part of this abun dance only as the result of labor.. Hence ho established it as an axiom, that it is pfiio use to attempt to help the poor unless you. engage them to aid in help ing themselves. He would allow but little to be given in charity, and then in ■only extreme cases. Belief was grant ed only to those who were disabled, and then only for a season; if their re latives were able to help them. Pains were ,taken to find labor for all who were able to work! The principle of self-respect was constantly inculcated,' and they were taught to bo ashamed of; being on the poor-roll. Even education was not afforded as a gratuity; all were obliged to‘ .pay. for it,—not at its full price, for much was dono in the work of preparation by charity; but none were deprived: of the pleasure of feeling that ■they paid for it. It. was by such labors ,as these that in a few years the parish of St. Johns,, instead of demanding £l r 200 (§5.700) for supporting it in misery and vico, was more than able to support itself. CONCLUSION. After this lot no one consider human beings, how degradedsoever; beyond the reach of the saving influence bfthogos pcl. The weapons of our warfare are mighty through God. to pulling down of strongholds. Let us then, in the as surance of faith and earnestness of love, go forth, confidently expecting that when in simplicity of heart wo labor for him, Christ will give us the victory. Nor have such results been confined to the West Port and to tho labors of Dr. Chalmers. The effects of carrying the gospel in lovo among the degraded in habitants of St. wiles,: London, are much the same. A multitude of children have been plucked IVom the veTy jaws of destruction,' by the Howard Mission, from one of the worst localities in Now York. tWo expect missionaries to go ten thousand miles to carry tbo gospel to people of a strango language; why should we not become missionaries to the perishing and miserable at our own doors ? . Would that all pastors, and especial ly all city pastors, shared in the noble, Christian zeal and sympathy of Chal : mers for the irreligious masses of the population, and weroimpolled like him to go forth and seek at least their ehare of tho perishing thousands around them 1 Would that, Kko. himvtbey.felt the vital necessity ,of personal.. contact with the souls whom they would ‘ benefit, and, With., mingled boldness ..and , charity, would engage; in, topmost decided, ag gressive measures upon the irreligion and wickedness which surround them— the evil which will not be attracted, but which must be overcome, by the good. ■ We commend Dr. Wayland's Memoir to all young pastors. It would be a good work to place a copy of it in the hands of all tho students in the graduat ing classes of bur Theological Semi naries. . A Memoir of the Christian Labors, Pastoral and Philanthropic, of Thomas Chalmers, D. D.’, LL. D. By Francis Wayland. Boston : Gould A, Lincoln. 12mo. pp 215. ;* ■; v!. DEAETH 01 BELIGIOTJS INTELLIGENCE; Seldom have we;‘ witnessed a season Of such almost entire of exciting ‘religious, and ecclesiastical news. 1 Since thfe close ot thegreat assemblies of the Churches last May, now. noarly three months .since, thinge jn : the Religions world have so kept the even, tenor of' their way that there has been ‘almfest’ nothing in the way of hews to put into the papers. The' ann i vorsariea of col leges and schools have fliffordeMa brief and partial interest;, butthe seasjm for these is also past; and; all is. quiet again as the stagnant and motionless .atmos phere; in whiehwenreljyipg/. Sometimes the report of no-hews is goodiiews, butthat can scarccly eyer bethecase in Church affairs, in which aggression and conquest is a:neoessafy condition of well.beiug. The cause of religious progress seldom pr never ad-’ yaucesso;quietly as to, ©scapeattontkm, andtoerefor'e thoiatoeneeofireportstof success; generally indicates & soason of, husuccess. We are not gratified,there., fore, at the fact that tor, more than three months we bavh not pjtblialied’a, revival notice; and about the same is true of our cotemporariog.-f— Christian Advocate and JournaL . To render e-nod for evil is Cod-like •. to render uood for good ik mamlike t ,to render evil for evil, ie bcaat-liko; * 0 ren . der evil for good is dovit-like. TENDENCIES TO PEEBBYTEBIAN UNION. c- : The Evangelical Repository, (of the Un ted Presbyterian church,)oloses a review of the present movements toward a general union of Presbyteriansin Great Britain, with the following remarks con cerning prospects of a like nature in our own country. Having glanced at tho prospects of Union among' Presbyterians 1 abroad^T turn to the minutes of late meetingS’Ofe* the family at home; and on perusing these, I think I see a decided ten dency towards Union here. There was, at the late meetings of the various Presbyterian bodies in this country, a warmer exchange of fraternal feeling than has over taken place before. ‘ Tho union of the Old and New School Asisem- • blies cannot be distant. There is a flowing together that' nothing’ 'human* can prevent. I shall rejoice heartily; at the marriage. The New School has, , I think, been benefited in a theological, point of view since the separation ; and the. Old School has learned important lessons. They will mingle now without serious jarring; and will work more earnestly together. . : More serious difficulties are in the way when we come to think of union between ; thn United Presbyterian Church and 'either of these bodies; yet we do not v regard the matter as hopeless-. In three - years, one great question that separated us from the Old School, has been settled and taken out of the way. The severe" logic 1 -of Divine Providence must have convinced'them that’we were right in • regard to human slavery, and that they wero wrong. How long it may require the; q&me or similar logic, to convince us both in regard to other points, we have no means of ■ kno wing. But this much' • is true, that wo shall be convinced, by some means, and we shall be one. The question of Secret Socioties B&tiiis ih the way.' But if the evil that has been doneand attempted by secret oath-bound*’ associations during the progress, of- this, rebellion, were developed, I am persuad ed that a revelation would be made that would be astounding. May hot theHmff 1 soon come when such a revelation'Wilt* : be 'ihade, and may not the resolt be the ; - repudiation, on the paitof tbe Cbristian Church, of the memoers of aIL such asso- ... ciations ? Let no one say that this is unlikely ; for wo have seeh greater im- • probabilities thah this become facts in history. *■ v , ’ Psalmody is another difficulty. But may not the way be opening for harmony of views in rolation to this'queatiPh? The United Presbyterian Churoh is pledged by her principles to adopt a bet tor version; of the Psalms whenever each, shhll be presented to her from any source. It is now the opinion ot a large majority of her minis ters,and also of many of her members, that tho time has come when she might bo furnished with a version at least as nearly conformed to the orig inal aB the one in use, and much more poetical. Prom this condition of our Church, I turn to the proceedings of the General Assembly (O. 5.,) andfind that our brethren there are dissatisfied with thjeir present Psalmody, ltisbut.afew years, since they published a revised hymn-bpqk,’ 'and now they must havei another. Much time was spent in’ the ASserhbly in the discussion of the ques tion. The result was, the appointment of a: committee to select and publish a new book of hymns,, with appropriate accompanying music. I doubt not this committee will labour severely, and do their.work as well as,it would be possible for any .committee to perform it. Nei ,-ther do I doubt.that the Assembly will adopt, substantially, the book reported by the committee'. But will the' churoh be for any length of time satisfied-with it? The history of hymnology assurea us that she will not. In a lew years she must have another book, and so on, until the Church returns to the point from which she departed, namely, the nse of Psalms of inspiration. All hymn singing Cburohes are more or less at unrest; they are drifting on the wide ocean, and they will hot be able to sing steadily until they return. Is there, any evidence, however, that any of them will return soon to the nee pf the Scripture Psalms? I think that there are indications, at least in the Old ■ School Assembly; of such re turn* —no tat oboe, bu t gradually. When the question .of Psalmody, was before tho late Assem bly, I?r. Junkin said that he “ belonged to the class called the 1 boys,’ and there fore he would speak, since the discaßsipa, bad in a great measure fallen into ..the hands of that class. He was reminded of the remark of Dr. Alexander to hia class-mate, Elijah. P. Lovejoy, when the •latter bad, given a very, glowing and poetical description of the creation, in his peculiarly’shrill Voice— 1 You'can’t' • j beat Moses.' So none of our young men .pan beat David, , Asaph and Paul.- . The true. idea, of ;Psalmody was < not. mefp 1 Praise, but-.aleo experience, andaUo for admonition,’-. v ; If you mind nothing but. the 'body, you lose body and soul loch 'Jf yoit mied nothing but earthy you. iosfe b.arth and heaven too. f : - i.: ? j t Impr ove the wit you have bought at a dear’ rate, and’ tb ewisdbm you hava gained by sad experience. , ... ! When' God punishes another, in threatens theo; \ when- •he . wounds another, he warns, {.heel. . i canyQn'.get by bad company f If you are truly good, they will either taunt or despise you. •" ■ n i , as ; great a mercy to be preaemr ?. ~1®" dbalth; as to be delivered,frm sickneas. ; ■• , . , . • ; - Learn of Christ who was sensible of injuries, yet patient under them. : Take heed of being infected with .the .breath of a profane heart. ; ..Honesty is tho best policy, and la. noceneo the best wisdom.’ • c v Keep the body underbutihio Bpirit’HjKi Keep snch company as God keep*.