Sljf faraihj ©ittlf. THE BOOZ-ZEEPEE’S DREAM. The day had wearily worn to its close. And night had come down with its needed repose, Asa Book-keeper wended his way from the store Glad that his toilsome hours were o'er. The night was cheerless, and dismal, and damp, And the flickering flame of the dim street lamp Went out in the rough, wild gust that heat With furious speed through, the gloomy street. Tired and cold, with pain -throbbing head, He sank to repose in his lonely bed; Still through his brain as the Book-keeper slept, Visions of Debtor and Creditor crept. The great Balance-sheet-lie had finished that day, And Profit and! .Loss in the ;usualjway, ; , 1 j Showed hSW ihuch money tlie Merchant' had made Or lost on the preceding twelve month’s trade. v A: l.p r eo.' 1:> ■'"!.«;> -rAu'l And he dreamed that night that an Angel came With the Ledger of Life—and Against his name Were charges until there was no room to spare, 1 : And nothing whatever was credited there!- , There were life and its bleßsings, and intellect, health; There ,weiy charges of time, opnortunities, yyealth; Of talents for go r od; of-frteiidStiipe ‘the htesir;- ,;£ • > Of nourishment, joys, of affection and rest.,, , , And hundreds of others, and each one as great, All with interest accrued from time of their date} Till despairing of e’er being able to pay, The' , Book-keeper-shr.!mk jjtngel r j - -Rut the angel declared thO 'acconnt must be paid, And protested it could nofc be longer,delayevl, ~ „ The Book-keeper sighed, and began to (jl dej>lore Mow meagre the treasiife h'i’d laiduil in store} ' . - : , . i-.,- ,-W ■ ’> if ... He’d cheerfully render all lie had acquired ; i And his note on demand for thp required. Then quickly the angel tpqk paper and wrote The follb wing as aii acceptable note: “On demand, witho’&tgrai'ce.from the close of to-day, For VkluVr&reWeif, l^rofesetoTtSjX’ ' *'* To Him who-has kept- me,* and' everywhere Has guarded my soul with care: u ■,- ; ■ ! ■ : * II i ; ' 1 : ’ “ Whose blessings outnumber the" drops of the ocean, While livingl the sum of iny heart's bhst' devotion, In witness whereof to be seen of all men, I affix the great sealof the soul’s amcit.' 1 - The Bqok-kqepSr added his name to the note. While the angel across the great ledger-page wrote These words, (wjiich.a’Crops on ibs, transverse ,bpre,) “ SeUU3'>bi jfeW”j4and,,was!geeitfnp|mofe,jjjj|/ J . * * .* . * * , »* .*• ~ * . ■ i u ,w : ! ,«■ ;* v i) hujn6 o j. aOl When the night, had rolled back .and its.shaaows were gone," ‘ i ' mi i And a roseate morninghadblWhed into dawn, On the swift wings; of faith, rbgei tlie incense of prayer From the altar God’s angel had sanctified there. X. ’ ' ’ . ,11 ,o fWirSi Bbdt. THE DIAMOND GROSS. A yo-ung girl stood a!t a ! jeweler’s counter examining with eager eyestge geme so en ticingly arrayed. There were all manner of precious stones, rare and dazzling, and pure pale pearls, and ’ creamy scamqos:s mere beautiful, and Agn6S'thrne& her One tPranpthee. unable,to decide- .which, was the mbit d4lirhble till suddeifly ‘a Isiairferiis set with diamondsand twined with a delicate vine, flashed its tetarry light dnto' her eyes. “See, mother, see that beautifui, -beautiful cross I" she. exclaimed. ‘VI, would rather have that than hll the other jewels in’the case.”. ,X,l! “It is very bpautiful," said her mother, “ but diamonds are far too grand for my Agnes, and far too expensive for her father's moans.”" /' ' “What is the price? ” she asked the clerk, ted it. “ Five hundred dollars,” was the answer. ' ! ;1 ' ' ' ' With one m.pre look at the coveted treas ure, Agn ! eB'fh¥heH’ A ; w'ay^reielihg , llat it was useless to hope ttf possess it; yet the thought of it would not leave her and she went home restless ahd'diisa'l.isfied. - ' ' That evening, soon after the lamps were lifted, the dpor servant brought- im package* %nu with it a note addressed to'Aghes. Break ing the seal, the’young girl found it to' be from a much loved uncle, who stated that un seen by her he had chanced to enter the yew dry store at the time she was-so-eagerly ad miring tl|e diamgnd<pross^and;to.?grati|jphim self as well as his niece, nefftad *at once pur chased it? fop her. j words: t “If ever gift beeomes.indeed a i cross, do not hesitate to dispose of it.’' Agnes | could scarcely ,bslieve that it not all a j dream, and her fingers trembled as she loos- t ened the wrappings. 1 -*-*>3 “If evbr this.gift becomes indeed a cross,” ! she repeated, as she lifted it from its dainty ■ case. “ What cou|d mean ? ” and j thenas thp diamonds threw pfit thej|c'|slen- ' der jets of light r |be,|brgot,a[i else in "won- ! dering admiration; ' 1 •; u For many days the diamond cross was 'a source of inuch delight. There was starcely a ; louer’6£;gBmsffi who had not look- j ed at it as itrsparkled on ! its when they lb&riiedHhdt Agnes-’had become its happy pdsse*tsdrj 4be^ J thrbngbd about i her with wabfe lt was not ; long, however,. before, there reached her j many invidious remarks made by the very ; friends who had seemed bo sincere-ifif'their j admiration of Her'uncle’s dSsffy gJft.** One said- that it was entirely unsuited to her i style of face and-dress; another suggested ! that she probably knew that her wealthy i relative was within hearing at the time 'she ; expressed her, wish :for. the cross; and one 1 even hinted that after all, the. diamonds : were nothing but paste. Agnes’ sensitive , heart was sorOiy wobnded, and afraid of ex citing more remarks of a similar nature, she soon ceased ,to wear the cross in public, contenting herself with admiring it -in se- cret, Oqe morning s there, was. Aufte an exrnte ment madb by th'eT’S'pbA tfeiin Burglars were in the neighborhood,,and, |fi(eyeral large robberies bail' Been cbmmitted fbe previous night- On, inspection it was found that an THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1867. attempt had been made to break through one of the basement windows of Agnes' home, but the iron bars had refused to yield. Agnes’ first thought was of her treasure— her cross. What if they had succeeded in entering, and had robbing heir of that! And the fear that something of the kind might come to pass, so troubled her mind that she could take no peace or rest when the cross was not with her. Unwilling to 1 be Seen wearing it, she fastened a ribbon to the*'case that held it and during the day*feept*it con cealed in her dress, while at night he.liid it beneath her pillow. This constant solicitude soon had its eflects npon her dreams. She frequently fancied in her sleep that a hand was thrust stealthily under her head to steal her treasure, and would start tip crying “My cross! my cross!” Again Bhe would dream that her tiny cross had grown to such huge proportions that its weight was crushing her, and she Wpqld waken trembling and exhau§tpd { 'iwi|;h‘ her frantic efforts to tear it’fsom-ier. Thus; gradually, she was learning that the jewel ed cross she had’sp’ a heavy cross- to bear, and witb ibis bitter lesstm canie, thoughts of another cross, higher and holier; and-she , rememsbered*that .Oncvhad said: ‘/Take up,the, 4 fisoSM’M»fQllo.w It was a winter of great-severity,sand in allths.larger ftiti.es thftre > .w,aß i muft|i,,ggflsrvn'g among tjie poor for lack of food and fuel. The daily papers teemed, withi anemia ts' of the desjtijtution that prevailed,'and htoong the many whose hearts were moved with sympathy for. the sufferers was Agnes, th 6 owner of the diamond cross. Ail the moiiey she could call her own was cheerfully given' bifl IlfW 6' , niy ’ a th e* miost J and an e sighed to 5 wo'uld accom plish whbre so much Was needed. ‘Suddenly she recalled, her uncle’s worcis : “If this gift ever becomes ifidhetf awo'sk ad l not hesitate to dispose.of it.’’ in very truth a cross? Yet she had prized it so!dearly— her beautiful’treasure —that 'she was unwilling to think of- even pawning it-, much less of parting with it forever. But the thought of the good she-might thus ac complish clung t 6 her dayapd night,- and jn her heart there seemed- to be a voice spy ing:' X f : > 5 ''i , C t arry, .thy cross to.,O^im, jvhp hofe Gross fof^the'e, ! a'nd thou ! sbalt have treasure in heaven.” . ' > The jeweler looked somewhat puzzled when Agnes stood at his counter one winter morning and asked if he were willing to take back* the Diamond-Gross. But diamonds had risen in vhlue since the cross wap pur chased and he readily paid her the sum that had been, named as its .price a few months previous; and before the day was done the 'Diamond Gross had carried sun shine and plenty into many a darkened and destitute home. It Was soon known that the cross was again offered for sale, and numerous were the surmises to the*possible motivqthat bad .induced Agues to part with it, But they were all- far wide of the truth, for the young girl bad. disposed her charity so quietly that few knew to what use the proceeds of her uncle’s gift- had been appropriated; ' With.her it was the opening of h new era. In laying down her cross of diamonds, she had taken up that of an earnest self-saerific i: g life, and thenceforth she carried in her heart, ,the consciousness of. blessing ot.hers and df fteing “rich toward '<3t<>& > ”—(jhicifgo Sunday School Teacher. * .; ARMS OF LOVE. [The 1 folio wing, article, is a beauty; Umpng beautkSj in a volume by Eev. Dr. Todd, en !tit jedfPNUts.for Boys to, |D rackpublished by the American Tract Society, New York:]; There is sotoething very beautiful ,in the loVe between a father and a daughter—the one throwing the strong arm of manhood I around the.frail'jlittle one, afidtsfi®, like an| «.w > _ »,juysss/ j ivy, clinging to lnm with that Ml Hi.? Tor many weeks I noticed that on such a day and hour a poor man'would pass my 8 -hjSshtflb aangbf er about eight or ,ning years old,:, He carried her from; the depotto the medical college, nearly or Quite thre,e,quarters of a mile,'abff in’about'an Hour be'Carried her back again.vi Sovhe miistyqarry her, don’t know h.ow far,, to and frpm .the cars. How; itenderly he' embraees'and how confidently, she'th'rows her arms around his neck." Who* afe t'hßy ? .’.j : ■ This poor child, some months agg, hprt her lbg by a fall as was supposed.' Her pa-: rents were too ignorant of .wounds or ;ofj sickness to know what to ;do, till the-leg became /so bad that they feared, sbo nfusti lose it. ■' ‘ ■ : Now in this medical college there’is a •time set apart twice a week, called a “ Clinique,” where the poor,and suffering may com.| ,4b,di ; reeeiye the best medical,ad vice fPee' , of ; all , it is astonish ing'Bow many.,.gladly avail themselves of the, surgeotfsi came to examine, this poor child they found her in a very bad condition. So they gaVe; her something to smell which put her into a sleep so sound knew nothing of; what they were dorngpv While asleep tneyj opened the leg andfoundthe bone dead and] loose, as if it had Beqp'' aanard, dry stick in the flesh, irritating;it ami making it sore. So they took out th,e : whdle of the dead bone, and very carefully did' u’p.jthe wound and sent her home. It'is to have?this poor leg examined and dressed thatber poor father thus carries her every week. He is too poor to hire a carriage., They dqn’t talk as they pass along, but I can see that they under stand each other; • And whit is to be the sur geons could take out the they could orie7;Aio, nothing like it. But'therP’cPg| f es to the bedside of that child an unseqfi-jfbysician who' works over the limb coming a is actual- ly growing where the old one was. And in a few months it is thought the child will have the leg all be able to run around as she used to do ! What a wonder ful Physician is that! How can he put in particle by particle, atom after atom of soft matter, carried there and left in just the right spot, and then make it harden and turn into bone ? What a wonderful Physi cian ! How good is the Lord. Under no religion but.that of Chtist, has the Surgeon and the physician so much skill. It was foretold that “The lame should leap as a hart,” and it comes to pass every day. The mind and the skill of the surgeon must all come from &od. It is borrowed from Him. How won derful, too, that the highest skill in the world is thus at the command of the poor, ‘‘ without money and without price.” The gospel, too ciSates tbis benevolence. None but Christian lands produce such charities for the poor. And how good is the Lord in -implanting sueb-a-love in-the heart of the parent, so .that* the> :mone.'helpless , his child is,;the more h,e loves her.;, and the more she suffers the more he Will do for hjer.. He don’t feel his arms ache as he carries her: He don’t'thiiik.of himselfat-al-H ’ His child-fills his heart; he only 1 , thinks of- havih’g his chili made whole. X,\/\ .' Ah,’ yes; I ,,and, I,know of,a' w!bq can-do, more thfliniall this:' .He, cap;take away .the heart of give a ’heaPt of flesh.” ;How ■ • -be- ■ dobs it' wfe" know’- notf, anymore than we'kno^j'hSw’tjhe'new'bon'e in “this child's'leg is to grow, Trulyhe may well b.ft caiiftd “T.he great‘Physician.” Our? Surgeons dotheir best for the poor child ffitHout fee or reward. And do does he’give his'skiil and services witlfoht mh'Ay h! 1 ,ward. ’Th ere are so me oases - though t " f ’to itjhese. physiciah.s w.bifth they cannot cure, but none are brought to Hiih so bad that He Cannot cure tbefmV This “‘Gliniqlie ” is 'ipeh to the poor only on chf||m days ; but He,ever stands/ at the, dp6r, and you may 'knock.and He.will .open it. '.'This little one (may pass cut of the Surgeon’s-mind till she Comes -again. But out of the thoughts of fh|. great Physician thd 'sicli one never is Absent a inoinent. O blessed One! This Divine- helpor takes our infirmities and bears our sicknesses aiidY's -never weary with bearing- them. Will ypii not- carry your wounded spirit to Him f ’f6y,divine heal ing?' / '' V r’- THE BABY. Who knows not the beautiful group of babe apd mother,, sacred in nature,-now sa cred also in the religious associations of half the ’globe ?' Welcome to the parents is the puny struggler, .strpng in ,his weakness, his little arms more irresistible than the sol- his lips touched with persuasion which Oiiatham and Pericles in manhood had not. , The small despot asks so little that all nature and reason are on his side. morsF’cbanmD'g'tfhnn“all knowledge, apdihis-little;sins more bewitch ing than,apy?tihlAA. Ay,/between his three or four sleeps, he coos like a pigeon, sputters and spurns, and pjuts on his faces of importance; And'when he, fasts; the lit tle Pharisee fails not to sound his trumpet before him. Out of blocks and thread-spools, ‘cards and checkers, he will build bis pyra mid with 1 the-gravity of Palladia. 'With an acoustic apparatus - of whistle and rattle, he bApl.preAjhc’l'awEi o£bound!fi‘lbuf'cliiefly, like bi's senior LCountry-men, the young Ameri can studies new and speedier modes of transportation, llistrustingth’e cunning of his small legs; he wishes to ride on the necks and shoulders of all flesh. The small en chanter nofhiqg can,,withstand— no fteniori ty of age/ no gravity of character, unless; aunts, /cousins, gran dames, grandsires—all fall an easy prey. He conforms to nobody; all conform to him.- :-All caper and make m'puths, apd babble and chirrup to.him. On the strongest shoulders he rides; bnd pulls the hair.ofdaureled,.heads.—Umersoa. , AN APOSTATE MINISTER—NO EXOUSE POR >, INFIDELITY. ~i 3 ■ A minister in whom the late Rev. Andrew Fuller had once placed entire Confidence, and with whom he. had for a long series of been, very intimate, fell into an awful public sin',,and threwia blasting mildew over religion throughout au extensive‘Cominiini :‘y-„ . ,ment created ; by-tne> ;sad event; came the season,.fqr aiPjublic, meeting of ministers, an nually held in conniption with r tbe Church. Some of the neighboring clergymen pro p'Psp’dttKlpmissipApflbe.Spiyjpeso,ni account of the state of the public mind, but to this arrangement Hr.TuUer very decided : y ob jected. The uliM’sessioh wa’s held, and Hr. . 1 A vidst crowdiassembled, expectiug'Of course, some allusion to bis former friend ; nor were they SHMs O, J of profeesors of religion —their frequency, causes, and awful results. His feelings through out.'werer'very'teirder;'and "many of his hearers, both clergy and laity, were, during ,mps,ti ofiithe sermon; in, tears. He, however, restrained his emotions within bounds till fbb close of his sermon. Then addressing the unconverted part'of histaudienee, he besought tbem vnot to !beoome«hardened tin their:cguilt,».<orii£eg lect .of because some who had borne “ the. vessel of the Lord” hadsinned. “Lneednot,” he added, with great tenderness of spirit,' “make more distinct-referjenee ; but 0,. remember .that, if I, and fhese my brethren in the ministry, and every other professing Christian in the world-, were to make shipwreck of faith and character, and to fall into crime like poor , religion would be still, the same grand system of truth and morality, andyou would be # lost .if.yoii _ rejected if., Lord'Jesus'Chrisi i| the .standard of charac ter, and not poor sinners likVus.” Let ns By (ionstraihftVbut s;v-1 sVv*'-- ■ HAEYESTS ON HISTORIC HELDS. Three years ago the battle’s breath Swept fiery hot across the plain; And steadily the reaper Death, With cruel Carnage in his train, Marched through the serried ranks that stood Unwavering, and cut them down; While field and farm, and hill and wood Grew dark beneath the battle’s frown. The cannon thundered in their wrath, The musket rang with volleys there ; The.loud shell cut its trackless path, And burst with fury in the air; And thickly by the trodden way. In dyke and field, by level lows Of trampled corn, Death’s harvest lay— Friend close by friend, and foe with foes. To-day another harvests stands Where once Death trod the bleeding plain, Kips' for the reapers ready hands, That bind in sheaves the golden grain. Afar the sheltered farm-house sleeps, Embowered in shade ; while ; o’er the mound, With pitying growth,the wild vine creeps, Where rides rang with deadly sound. Up from the covert starts the quail,; As, chancing on her hidden nest, The farmer lad, .with noisy Jtail,.. . Spies, quick as thought, the speckled breast. And low and sweet the echoes call; While fVom the blue sky overhead, £n mellow ri'diance flooding all, The golden light of peace is shed. ' Harper's Weekly. BE or A GOOD COURAGE. Two young men'had gofoe to spend their, fortnight’s holidays with ' other two cojn panions, in one oY'ttfffMost''beautifhF parts of Perthshire. spent the days in fish ing and driving, add the evenings in menjy, conversation and singing ybut-duEing aii the time of their stay..there, they never once had evening; or morning' worship, although each" was accustomed to have irregularly at home with their’parents. On the morning of the second Saturday, according,,to, agreement, those two set, off to see the Trossachs, and night found them cheerfully recounting' the sights of the day in one of the Glasgow hotels. Before going to rest, one of them took his Bible and saiii: “ Shall I read a little ?*’ “ Certainly,”-said the other; “we should have had a chapter every evening.” What a home-thrust this was ! for,iduring all ,their stay at ;C •, he had striveh to overcome his backwardness-, but'could not, from a false fear. And yet, now be found hov* gladly such a proposaiwould have been received. For .a- careful observer would have seen the one,,remaining behind, While all the rest had retiredj in order that he might read from an old pocket Bible, a loved legacy of a but lately departed'mother; and the' other, retiring earlier, : that he might pray to Him who had but a ’short time Be fore taken away a loving and beloved father. So that the two were at the same time sup plicating, a common Father,, while-neither dared to acknowledge, their common rela tionship to Him. Reader, do.you ever, refrain from a known duty, from a false fear of others? Refrain no longer ; for there is a happiness spring ing from the duty performed , which more than repays the overcoming of,the obstacle, At’ first you will find it as difficult to ac knowledge God before your brothers o'r .com panions, as it was forth at little'boy whose example reformed his' ship’s crew; but there remain's the same promise to both : “ Who soever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son, of man. also confess,before the angels of God:” —Christian Treasury.. A HAPPY HEART. A little boycatne "to me this morning with a broken arroiv, and begged me to mend it for him. It was; a very handsome arrow, and was the pride,of his heart, just then, so I did; not wonder to see his, lips quivering, and the tears come into his eyes. “I’ll try tp fix it, darling,” I said, “but I’m afraid I can’t do it.” He 'watched Trie anxiously for a few mo-, merits and.then said, cheerfully: . “Never mind, mamma; if you caij’t fix it, I’ll just beias:happy without it.” Wasn’t that a brave, sunshiny b'eart? And that made ftie think of a dear little girl, only three years old, whom' I once saw bringing -out' her " Choicest playthings -to amuse a little homesick cousin. Among the rest was a little 'trunk/ wjth bands of silk paper for straps—a very pretty toy; but careless.little Freddie tipped the lid too. far back,and»,broke it off. He burst out with a ery of fright, but little Minnie, with her own eyes full of tears, said: “Never triind, Freddie; : jhst see what a cunning little cradle the top will make'.” Dear little Minnie went: to live with the angels ,a few years ago, but. we have a great many such sweet memories to keep, Of her. ■ Keep a happy heart, little children, and you will be like Sunbeams every where you go. —Little Corporal.' THE SKEPTIC. AND THE CHILD., Mr. Hone,-the . well-known author of the “ Every-Day Book,” was, in the d.ays.of his infidelity, travelling in, Wale| on';, foot. Being tired and thirsty, he stopped at the door of a cottage where there was a little girl reading a large Bible. He asked the child if she would please to give him a drink of water. : ' ; in, mother will.give you some milk.” , . Mr. Hone followed the little girl into the cottage, where he partook i of the .nutritious beverage; the little girla gain resuming her seat and her book, After a short conversa tion with her mother, Mr. Hone came Out and accosted the child at the dborsCl* 1 Well’ my little girl,'are you getting ?” ’ We Bibie < ?”^ 3 '” Bh6 ropHed ’ “^ tri: * ea #S “ But, said Mr. 'tyou. are. getting: , your task, out of the Bible. ■ S 6 ' .1.“ ™ no ’ 8ir .’ iU ? no task to mo to read the Bible;, it is a pleasures* These words of the child had such an ef fect on Mr. Hone, that he determined to read the Bible for himself. By God’s blessing this led to the skeptic’s conversion, and he became a champion in upholding and de fending the great truths contained in that blessed book. PITHY EXTRACTS FROM ADAMS’ EX POSITION OF 2 PETER. Man’s activity required. —It is not fit that heaven should take all the pains to bring earth to it: earth must do somewhat to bring itself to heaven. He that lies in a dark pit will yet offer his hand to him that will help him up. Jeremiah did put the cords under his own arms, that Ebed-melech lei .down to draw him out of the dimgeon. [Jer, xxxviii.. 12.) If the lord, of the manor have given thee a.tree,- thou wilt be at the charges to cut it down and carry it home. He that works, first in ‘thy conversion hath in wisdofn made thee second. Milijence.—Ke that expects a, royalty in heaven must admit. a, service .upon earth. The gopd man is weary of doing nothing, for nothing is so laborious as idleness. Ber bard calls it & dumb numbness of the soul, which! negleets'to begin, or is Weary to pro secute any good work. Sajtan’p,employment is prevented' when he, finds y0u..we11... em plpyed 'bjeiore>iie|eomes. Thomas h Bucket, np good-piap,,,and in no good cause, -when he was admonished to. be less stirring, in State matters, answered that he sat at the stern, and not to sleep. T-his is ;a Christian’s cape.. Do % Steer the helm Of 1 ‘my oWn ! Wssfel, wherein' my soul is the passenger, and ipy hope 'of blessedness the freight, and wdifid you have me 'sleep ? Augustus',' bearing that a Roman far in debt, slept quietly during bis lifts;,sent, after his deatbj'to btiy'his pillow 1 . '' It’is a strange pillow whereon some’ slumber, that owe so much to God and man. 1 * • Idleness.— lt•'is observable that although the Romans were so idle as to make idleness a gOd, yet they allowed not that idle idol a temple 'within the ’city, but'without the walls. Let us deal with idleness and wan tonness 63 Philip of MaeedOn did with two such persons—'cause the 1 one to drive the other out- bf our coasts: Sodom slept, but her damnation slept no*t. ! Tbeunjust stewar&'outof office forecasts himself—“l cannot 'dig; to beg I am ashamed.” We have those' who can dig, yet are not ashamed to beg. Many a one says, not n I oaundlttbulsL Will not dig." It is a mercy to give them three things-—correction, work and meab. = s ' 1 Begin Work' Early. : —When Abraham re ceived the woefullest charge that ever was given to a father, concerning his Only son, he rose early to do it. (Gen. xx. 3.) On the Week days' Ovety man bisOS" early to his trade; on the Lord’s day, when the business of their souls'is Specialiy Oh hand, men usu ally sleep theirfill. Vigilance.— finds tts ! careless, smites us in the night of ignorance, and carries us away captives before : we perceive it. Money; is able to make thousands feel se cure; but, magna seeufitas.riiaxiuia tempestas. No man perfectly knows' his ownheart-; you think all well; ithis,,may not be assurance, but sccareness. Jn vadupt urbem somnovi noque sepultam. When they shall say, “ Peace an d a-afety, then .sudden destruction cometh on thorn.” 1 . > Beware.— men hunt after the wprld’s venison with ,Bsau, they are in danger of losi rig their Father’s hi easing. .![■.! The Conquest of Faith!!—Ok, how difficult it is to conquer this world! Yet faith can fio it. “ This is the victory,'that overcometh the world, even our faith.” Every true Christian is greajter than William the Con- greater than Alpxanifer the Great, greater than the Great Turk; for they con quered in many.years but ft few parts of the world.; but the. believer, in one hour, with one act only, snbdues the whole world, with all things in tlie, world. THE DYIHG CHILD. I knew a collier in Staffordshire who had one dear little girl, the last of four of five. This child was the light of his eyes ; and as he came from itne pit at" night she used to meet him at the door of his cot to welcome him home. One day when he came in to dinner he missed his little darling, and going clogs, his wife called him upstairs. The stillness of the inade his heart sick, anu a foreboding of evil cairie* upon him. His wife told him they were going to lose their.|ittl| larub; a convulsive fit, and the doctor said she couldn’t live. As the tears made furrows downhis black facb and he leaned over his darling, she said, “Daddy, sing,”' - ■ " - v 1 r “ Here is no rest, ifi no rest.” “No, my child, I can’ksing; T’m choking; I can’t sing.” “0 do, daddy, sing, ‘Here is no rest.’ ” (The 1 poor fellow tried to sing,' “Here o’er th'e earth as a. stranger I roam, Here is no rest, is no rest.” But hils voice could jmake/ ho way agains his trouble. Then he tried again, for he vjanteicl to plefsp his Iwee't litfiegirl. ! “Here are, afflictions and trial* ! eevere, ■ Hereis norest,is no rest; Here’ Itaiustpart with the friends ! hold dear, ■ Y.et 1 am- blest, l.am blest.” Again his Voice was choked, with peeping; but the little one whispered;. “Come, daddy, sing, ‘Sweet is the promise,”’ and the poor father goes on again. ■‘Sweet in the promise. I read in thy word, Blessed are they who have died in the lord, They liav4 been called to receive their reward; ' There, there is rest; there is rest” “that’s itaud-with her arinsaround the collier® neck, she died happy in the Lord.
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