370
Cratroptitatt.
FROM OUE:4PEdIAL EUROPEAN MIRES
PONDENT.
TROSSACHS HOTEL, HIGHLANDS
„
OF SCOTLAND, August 6, - 1867.
STIRIANG CASTES—LootricA.TiWiTitielatot
OF TOE LAKE.
; . • . 1 7 ,
DEARexcurs
..um this en
elianied grouNLiiail 4 4114A-MIK,W9-44191kken
toyed Walter Scott's poetry.
We left Edinburgh by rail forStirling,Castle,
i'hotre mliite towers were in view la a coiira of
i+:l4! he (J 4 1175' is all ,our fancy lad painted
it, t ieictied on rci'elcy h`iil, with precipitous
sides, much like thitt of Edintinrg; 'lris built
in the err igth'
and,
Va.'s `oleciipiecl , by
B&W Of Eughind, ifiekiirds , by Prue and
Bfflol nf'ffedila i ridU It `ivies illiiltakokte residenee
OtheoSyaieintie c Vieaddeirlei 1 td ts"buildings.
toirtfaMenta igul, and thg
eMliithalitninits,qade "iviten 'the Vag and his
hit Ind ki3pliiitiireat ..`
as it
is` eau I tie'katilltierii of BannOabnin
td "eaistova >? d in ' the opposite ry directinn are the
vdle "'of d b`i Leith, and beyciiiiOe Scotus hiitg
beanty. ..SOme.ieven
tee44ll3tiiigenithintdilig 'can' be minuted bn cleat:
day.
4t3the hat . thk town aide; is
Old taiteyffialis' .eathed finoVecitneri 'of the
ptriitttd Gothibiarchitectiire ot the 'lsth 'century.
Jolin Kdoxiirelehed here,-and we stood 'in his
did ''When
eigvr t neid in the clinich;'July 29,
=A-beaiitiful country lies'on the hilFside
betWeeriothe; chlirdle arid' tile t °aide, occupying
thettallitilit# ground:' 'iitionnuferit: has been
erected here tollie fatuous 6 Wigton Martyrs,"
Marhiltilientlii`RgiefelffilAnr; WHO were drowned
in the Olaverhanse persecutions, by.being tied to
a stake at low tide.
There is - also a fin - e l k:eine Of John Knox stand
‘2;:on a reek - =th afr ita his fr
An t; WJA fountain at, his feet; a few
feet iiiStanfit'each side are statues of Alexander
Henderson and Andrew Melville. To study out
the old tombs and' slabs of the I.6th . nd 17th
centuries wasituite interesting. Skulls, cross
bones, and othe ( r bas-reliefs appear on many of
them.
A short ride by rail brings us to Callender,
where we take the_ coach for the lands of Fits
jaiiies and Roderick Mu. [lei soon came to the
Coilantogle ford over the Teith a few rodi'to the
road. This is the spot to which Roderick pro
mised to convey Fitz James in, safety, and when
they arrived here - he challenged him to single
combats •
"And thou roast koep thee .witlf thy sword."
We now run arong .the edge of Loch Vena
char, a beautif4illhiet Witei .some five miles
long, With Ben venue' rising in the background:
LeavlOo. oo
the lake'we,eroSS the '.'Bringcr o f Turk,"O
a single stonearch, over which Fitz James rode
upon his gallant gray. We soon come to the
borJer of LoCh-AChiray, the next" in this magic
chhin of lakes. The'road follows its shore, and
we ramble along
" Upon the margin of the lake,
Between the precipice - and brake."
We soon arrive at this beautiful Trossachs
Hotel, a'fine stone:hiLilding, whose front is flank
ed by round towers with conical tops, in imita
tion of old Feudal style. The charming little
. Loch Achray Spreads out before us. A few rods
beyond is the narrow pass of the Trossachs, where
the "gallant gray" fell. His bones do not lie
here;
, but the guide points out the ," exact spot"
where the gray died, and where Fits James cried
out in his agony,
, 4 Woe worth the chase, woe worth the day,
That costs thy life, my gallant grayY
Through the pass we emerge upon Loch Ka
trine, an enchanting lake, with tangled under
brush corning down to the water's edge. A little
steamer awaits us here—the " Rob iloy,'":a per
fect beauty in model and general appearance. It
won emerges from the rustic landing, winding
between hills and among islets until the expanse
of the lake opens before us. In his boyhood
days "Walter Scott spent several of his summers
on this lake and its neighborhood, which acaounts
for his locating here his most charming poem.
We soon come to Ellen's Isle and pass around - it.
It is about 100 yards long and 50 or 60 wide,
rising from the water's edge to a height of :50 or
GO feet in the centre. It is so thickly covered
with trees and vines and underbrush as to form
the perfect hiding-place that Scott has painted
it. We soon come to the little cove overhung by
a projecting oak tree, whence Ellen's boat shot
out when she heard the winding of Fitz James'
horn.
3. "But smite again his horn he wound
,‘ When lo! forth starting at the sound
From underneath an aged oak
That slanted from the islet rock,
A damsel guider of its way,
A little skiff shot to the bay,
That round the promontory steep
Led its deep line in graceful sweep,
Eddying, in almost viewless wave,
..The weeping willow twig to lavo,
ltye, yrith,whispe.ring sound and slow,
The beach of pebbles bright as snow.
Thu s lioat had touched the silver strand
Brstst. as; the hunter left his stand."
On the shore of the laiSOpposite•the cove and
two or three hundred yards distant, is the " silver
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1867.
strand" which the boat touched, and it requires
but a - little' stretch of fancy toy picture the boat
Stith,the of the Lake" in it, sbootiOg out
from The cive,ligliding 'over the glassy - surface,
making itslafts'as it goes; and when it touches
the silver sbOre, you can almost hear her—
"'Father!' she cried; the rocks around
Lovpd to prolong the gentle sound."
• . • .; •
Then in. fancy you listen with her:
"Awhile she paused; np.auswer
Malcolm was thiadthlndixst 1:1".
So true to woman's timid n 3 trig', RocirtißTO por
tkit3ts When she ficid.s` tha:t tlfe horo-iras
6'4i - deer heilather'S not gileolin's-:
stromger
,tne huntsman said, •
• ' A.avairioing froM the hazeifihade: ••• • t '•
R ,,rf4empsFid, a,armpd, with „hasty ettr .
. * •4 14:10t .
Pushed her hght . shollop from the shore,
•And'when epitieW w as gilded bettiiiieif
Closer /Ike' 4gew c her hoopoe's screen.. •
• Theig Oafs. tlioughiltiitei'd and a'rilaF
7 - OA itause'd, "
rV) •
We had read the poem in boyhood arid 're-read
r I
it; inan t hood, and f read it s
',9.gain in Ahe 4 hotel
'-' `.l; •
last evening, while the ram was falling without
and a bright fire on ch-ereAriinparted warmth
analattltAlagigtrilatZlMildidlivistexilfiffiliee
then &1i0:414i they euchaulsingnemot t ioutt l titat
threrpofteradLus, t as l iale andoove l a,ndisitver, strand
and.- taaigledAtrake, I with ; .. : t e lie s , , ,lev,ely tsurface. ; of
LocliKatrilie were, all ; around tut.
,So loth were,we toleave. thisriettchanted tpota
that-,we wantedvbadly to-ramble over every!f4o.4
..the fdistribt•-•;_tomalki ameng [ r the theather frtim
which Roddrick's; men rrose at .theaignalof
hialern, to,hunt up;the,rock‘againstqwhieh•Fitz
James Bore. his-back; but we contented ourselves
with pulling. some-of t,h& Mighte harobellS'4lupon
the Yielatitic'?"ancestors , of which,; perchance ? the
Lady bf,the -Lake had trod so airily ; and :pressing
theni'with some: sprigs of heather ,into boquet
too- bring,_ home and show.to some . of our :ISeett
loving. friends in Philadelphia. , . We also bought
photogragtic views of 'the, Isle and the strand
and a copy of the poem s on: board.the little steam:,
er Rob Roy, the short voyage on) board of <which
we will never forget-
We sailed up the lake, and soon bade adieu' to
poetry as we came upon the works of the Glas
go* Water Company, which-taps the lake and
supplies. the city, by tunnels and aqueducts:4o,
miles long, with its' pure waters. There are
seven miles of tunnel eight feet in diameter. The
mountain at the side of the lake is bored right
through, and so are other hills on the route. The
whole work cost $10,000,000, giving Glasgow
just such a supply , of pure water as we ought to ,
have in Philadelphia.
FROM 011 K 000ASIONAL CORRESPONDENT
IN EUROPE.
CASA Guinr, FLOR.F.NOB,• 00t. 9, 1867.
I walked with a genial friend, this evening, to
see the sun set over the city from that Golgotha
called "San Minat; , ." We were just in , time.
There, far below us lay the city—about the: vast
donie, which, towered, as majestically as any of
the mountains around it. The tops of the, hills
were covered with snow, which turned to gold in
the glory of the Italian sunset. It was a rare
view, never to be forgotten. But the snow did
not once take on the rose tint that gives the name
to Montellosa'; which I saw again and again frtim
the pinnacled roof of the Milan cathedral. Below
us on the slopes of the mountain, the olives and
the figs were ripening in their orchards, and it
was difficult to believe that the city which seemed
so peaceful could be the ever restless city of
Florence. But so it was, and
RIBALDT
gave occasion for the last grand excitement, and
caused more talk and gesticulation than will ever
be imagined on the other side of the Atlantic :
though now, for the present, the political excite
ment is waning. The streets are full of carica
tures of sick priests, and the Pope confounded
and running away, or standing aghast at appari
tions of Garibaldi. Visitors at
POWERS' STUDIO,
find the genial sculptor t work on a new marble
entitled " The Last of the Tribes." It is an In
dian girl fleeing from civilization, and gives prom
ise of great beauty. There, too, one sees , a re
duplication of the Greek ` slave; the Eve; Ed
ward Everett, and the full and beautiful form of
"CALIFORNIA," pointing with her divining rod
to the quartz which bears
_the gold, and in her
left hand, which is behind her, the thorns which
adventurers so often feel in the Lind of gold. I
saw there one bust, with a face of such an ex
traordinary sweetness, I could not help remark
ing concerning it. " It is my daughter," said Mr.
Powers. On Sunday I went to the
SCOTCH CHURCH
which is under the care of Rev. John R. Ross,
in the absence of. Mr.McDougall, boimpelled4o re
turn fora time to ScotlatuL by health'. .To
my great satisfaction, I got both a comfortable
seat and a good sermon—a combination of bless
ings which one does not often find on the conti
nent.
The Free Church of Scotland- have secured a
small palace on the Lung' Arno, a part of which
they use for a ehurckancl the rest for a parson
age and for renting. The place of worship is
elegant and comfortable. In the afternoon a dis
course was delivered by an American minister,
who happens to be in this city. The pulpit was
interesting. to me as being that in which Dr.
tethune preached his last sermon'; the house
was shown me, two doors, further oti, where he
"died. It - was equally interesting to me, in the
evening to visit the Waldensian church and lis
ten to'ntijr,ilian sermon, which I did not under
stand at all, but which I had reason to believe
contained the pure gospel of Christ. The con
gregation was quite large, and the speaker, one
of the professors of the Waldensian college,
;ceeinedeartiest, nd fel eitoas i lgis asc of 44
musical •langm,sge,.. , ,L , zegrety-aiowever, to -leacn
that it is the ippreasion that just now Protest
:
autism here_ rather holding its own, than
VI,
making rapt progress ! , put great numberq of
good
being books andes aye . b een soldand'are
i
stll bein sold.
na
cannot fail to produce
r•' • 01 - r'
gOO resul4 seoneroilater. . •
•
Papalhe
. churches, are thinly , attended. Beau
tiful aa .they , are the liroteitant visitor and in.:
, y
spector of frescoes is often f the only attendant at
-.
mass, not, enrolled apcinfr the officiating priests;
of Rome. , The, Duoino is not open t at' all for
irt
worship, scenting to be cloacAf9F,
,repage,,qie
services being held in the tanibu.s baptistery okl
San GiovanaciVigrateTrciierthy to be the!
gates of piliVidige7 ilindli&riktigedithikthe out.:
side.,tham,the qelehrcacifti,,,,obthettanaaseit
.Itinericans, well ; i tp
inqufor rooms at,,the•••v:
I. -- CASk 0 1111TIDi;:`: ;
ciA lidus i c made - famous-by-Mrs. Biothing , who
anti'ditsd. in iti,finia ntiiv niade welly comfort_
able - I bye Madamx Bironowski; art lEeglisly , lady,
lorig4litae%a ,widew",l W holt law war:whit , pertains tb
cdnifort of` lbdgitigsTatid thewlio4 give . a large
ainditicblelbniklingith i atlsidet;of home which
willthottytvfouird; ortenntst,zinithc.holels:; $
: • K..
IMM
PROM, OUR ROOK STER CORRESPONDENT.
PROM,
:114 j:? • 1110,, rt; -r
-•
A iIEW jai:Pi IN FURN-A.CtB..
- -
IPho would In of alawyer mven tug a at.-
?lace, intended to eclipse all Others, and, prove a
public blessing? He is a member'of one of.our
Churches and may have been thinking of a cold
chnich and a shiveiingcorigregation; and'he
ev
idently thought the congregation ought'to,
Comfortable, in order to hear well' the preaching
of the gospel ; so he invented a furnace.
. .
We Speak of the " Solartypt; a Hot-Air Fur
nace," patented by J. C. Cochrane, and manu
factured hy E. E. Sill, both of this `city; and we
believe that we shall be doing the public good
service by calling attention to it. Those who
are preparil i tg to warm churches, and other pub
lic buildings, or. private dwellitt-e-weeld- tl.O-w •
we are sure, to look at it. It is called the " So
lartype," because it aims to give as nearly as
possible, the solar, or summer, heat. Its peculi
arities are! , twefoldlairge-"stela of pure air,
moderately heated, (instead of a little air burned,
and dry, and unbreathable,) and' great economy
in the consumption- of fuel.
G. W. M
All red' hot' surfaces are carefully shielded.
The air'does not rise to a temperature above that
of boiling water. One may stand upon the regis
ter, and breathe With as much comfort as when
he `inhales the gentle breeze of suminer.
One of these furnaces, ,(of medinm size; 'with
fire-box 15 xl6 inches) was recently put into
the Central church—of.this ,city. First the hot
air registor,wl4 cloublett,in size, ,making• the sur
face about twelve square feet. A full and steady
volume of air was poured through this, at a tem
perature of 123 to 180 degrees, never reaching
the boiling point' of Water, so that the air was
pure, unburnt and of great comparative density.
The economy of fuel is secured by having a
large ra'diating'surface." to warm the air, by slow
and yet perfeCt combustion, and by a simple con
trivance, on the principle of Davy's . Safety Lamp,
to retain the flame, while the consumed gases
pass readily away. It is believed that a saving
of fifty per cent on the consumption of fuel may
be thus obtained. The furnace in the Central
church was' filled on Mond iy, and maintained a
good fire Without replenishing until Wednesday
night; much longer than the same amount of fire
would last in any common furnace. In colder
weather more coal would, of course, be necessary;
but the relatiVe saving would always be the same.
For churches, and parsonages this, surely, is an
important recommendation in These times.
Hard Coal, soft coal, or coke may be used, and
there is.rto clinker, no sticking of soft coal to the
fire pot. The fire is easily kindled, and need not
be kindled but once, where the furnace is used
daily, for the entire winter. It can be thorough
ly c'eaned out without dumping, and can be reg
ulated with the utmost ease, so as to give much
heat or little, according to the weather. We have
examined the matter, and can speak well for the
Solartype. -
In the Lectnre Room of the Presbyterian
church at Penn Tan, cards are posted upon the
walls, ?with the 'following valuable suggestions
concerning the Prayer-meeting, printed in capi
tal letters, so that they may be easily read by all
who' come into the place. Such counsel well
heeded would not fail to make the prayer-meetings
of the church always interesting :
FEEL IT YOUR DUTY TO BE PRESENT.
BE VIIN6TUAL AT THE APPOINTED BOHR
COME WITH THE' SPIRIT OF PRAYER
OFF NEAR 'THE DESKi
TAKE AN ACTIVE PART IN THE MEETING
G'0 5 411 . IfOUN:BEL:WELL-POSTED
IfET NO MOMENT BE WASTED.
BIUNO SOME UNCONVERTED-PERSON YOU
0 UR,BOCIA HYMN BOOK
This is now in-use hi , the Sabbath As mblies
of the Brick church of this city; and it is found
to answer their purpose well for the present. And
why not ? It is an admirable selection of Hymns
and Tunes ; the very best, we believe,,of its size
which has been published; and of 'snfficietit di
mensiions also to serve
, any congregation as long
AS', any boo Lan eipeked to last.
-Some-Hymn-Booktrare unnecessarily large.' , A
considerable portion of them are mere lumber and
flood w,00d.• ~They, contain ,hundreds 4,, t hymus
which are seldom or never, sung by, our.congre
gatiops,,,..; ~They only serve to make the book more
expensiveand more inconvenientto handle. „ Give
us smaller books and ,better,-,is the true wisdom ;
and until., our, .Publication , Committee have pre
pared ,such ; an ,ctne,for t , the Sabbsth , Assemblies,
we-believe eonareaations would do well to use, the
Social. Hymn.anl Tune-Book in, „their general
aerviee„aathelyiek elvtr eh are doing
- I ;A--• 'Oink 14 1 01 , ,AU.T.• J Et
"We hear of showers," East and ,-Sputh s but
none, as yeti-fall-on-ma. eafbestreamsund springs,
it is said, are 1::Re . in t tlAihis f rgion, than they
h ave been for a long , time at this season of, the
year. Wells and cisterns have giVen out. Many
faMilies ire iiii;je l ei.ediiigre;a inconvenience. A
, A,4• II
gentleman '
L 3 si d , r3yin , g trom Popesbo: to C , ipands'igtia
could hardly get wat:er for horses, bV t.be v
• a - •
At one "Tin houie he Could nor 'bin
-L.,: ; :• fabulous•
a pair . Rome of ocir
I 4 . 44 A.
prices,a,re,pail,for water for household purposes.
Many are pra i rtig fervently for ism and we
doubt - not their prayer will sowite anewered:
Some (m the Centra church, atlCak of tthis
city,) are prayingalso just as ferventli for ski
ntnal blessing;and .alt e ady7ticti,m dri S
,fore tb)r.mi,
as we I:LOpethe'eaore ple“OtifUlifibier.
CHURCH EXTENSIOIC
ttica ia,t4timg Itgn o 4
The first Church,has, built, a commodious chapel
West. Ptica, as we have befere noticed,,and
employed Rev. J W. sG r kitefi,eid to enter Li- and
cultivate that field,by preaching, by.visiting, ,and
in ,every ,
do gond.,
The Westminster church(
. Dr.. Fisher's,) ,has ; a
like operation in'gast ,Utica,( and they have em
ployed Rev. W. Amens', : recently
~pastor at
Volney, to take , • charge of their, chapel enter
prise. .These both began itt .. Mission„Sunday
Schools, in destitute parts of the city..,. It is
hoped, and intended, that both, shall grow ..into
well-organized and flouriellingc4rcheo.
,So far
there is goad promise of such,- happy results ;
' , lac, a--vast amnont_of gond4ja hPiag_ accom
plished from week to week, even before,that de
sirable consummation is reached.
BO !‘&& WORK:
One may get some idea of what it costs to keep
a Railroad in operation, if we state, that 350 la
boring men are employed on the New York Oen_
tral between Rochester, and Buffalo, making and
mending the track, taking care of gravel and
wood teams, and tending switches. This is but
a small portion of the entire track of this corpo
ration. If the rest is as well supplied with la
borers, it must take about 2,000 men only to take
care of the road itself GENESEE.
ROCHESTER, Nov. 9, 1867.
FROM OUR CHICAGO CORRESPONDENT
ROCK ISLAND, Nov. 5, 1867
DEAR AAIERIOAN :—The region immediately
around this face has much.to interest a. stranger.
Directly opposite, on the lowa side of the
Mis
sissippi, and beautifully located on bluffs gradu
ally ascending from the river, is the flourishing
city of Davenpoit, now claiming a population of
16,000 to 18,000, and rapidly increasing, both in
numbers and commerce. Many years ago it pos
sessed a New School Presbyterian organization,
but the ground was subsequently last to us, and
has never been recovered. It ,is much against
our interests in this region that we are unrepre
sented at so inip-rtant a point. The same is
true of both Muscatine and Burlington, a little
lower down, at both which we should be strong,
but have no church in either.
The island from which this city derives its
name, and which in part lies between the two
towns, is a charming spot; and is being rapidly
converted, by the Goverument,'not only into a
vast depot of warlike stores and munitions, but
into a most beautiful and attractive resort. The
island is three miles long by an average width of
half a mile, and affords some fifteen, miles of fine
drives, by its various roads, nearly all the way
through the native forest with which it was orig
inally entirely covered. Magnificent buildings
are in process'of erection for the manufacture of
arms of all descriptions, and for the accommo
dation of the officers and,soldiers to be stationed
here. The outlay will be immense, and the re
sult one of the largest and most important of all
our military stations, worthy of the great milita
ry power to which recent events have so sudden
ly raised us.
Upon the south end of the island are seen
the remains of old Fort Armstrong, --for many
years one of the most important of our Western
posts, and much resorted to by the Indians of these
parts for treaties and annuities. • Both a railroad
and a wagon bridge connect the island with the
Illinois shore, and the former with the lowa
shore also.
Four miles below, and two miles above tho
point where tke *Ws of Rock River enter into
the Mississippi, a manufacturing company, wi t h
a capital of a million of dollars 3 is throwin g
dam across the „Rock River. and laying the foun
dations of extensive manufactories. The water
power is practically boundless, and a large and
busy town will probably soon occupy the site.
This spot has'an hitereSting history. In the
speculative...times. 0f : '35.. was ,. selected as th e
site of "Rock,city," a large: ,city which was to
.be* The-ground for miles_abont was laid out in
c , city lots," and disposed of to greedy buyers.
DanAl rOti'iWrji#:9 B lo.herf4' 'sBo,ooo. After
ward he sold lies intereit to Caleb Cushing for
$20,000.i , wito subsequently disposed of it. for
$7,000. No wonder the great " expounder" was
45 lists43ssagit jiefghide-lnkby pick " spe ula
tions." .
.this.. iminediate,:vicipity too is ‘‘Black
Hawk's Tower,",:a 1)014,1)1,41ff, rising to the height
of 150 feet. bove, t,be..atream, and . . commanding
one, of the, moat Astensl.ve, varied and altogether
.lovely,viewn.to,be fonnd in, the entire West. It
yasaitavorits,resicleme,of,thatfmighty Chieftain.
Here, 9n,r this „point,. lie has „stood many a time,
stmounded.byhis.„brayes, scanning_ the country
tor, f xniins, and, watchim -the movements of his
drisYy-9r his. civilifed, foes., Here he observed
the army of Oencral §,cotit, in 1832, as it
Ctnerged . ,frook ,yooder,clitstant. defile, across the
river t _con?ing to, attack. bitu L and up the valley
of the.Aock, to:!,your, left, he.ret,reated skirmish.
ing,Aillle l loached,l3s,d• 4au, 99 the Mississippi,
and sustained,his final 4.efest. He fought brave
ly far Abe •,99untry of .his,ancestors, and it was
well worth contending; for. ; It was a land abound
..44,in Ask and , gams; anievery way calculated to
att,acb, the Indian , to its _oecupartcy. Traces of
h.
rfsilepc,still are seen.;; but the region now
141,Riles ; beneath the,_ hand., of, civilized culture.
Splendid, farms And
,comfortable farm-houses,
flocks ,and,herds, elckure,hes and school
houses, dot.the.region.over,and mark the change
a few years, bas wrought„ upon the landscape.
The - ppot, will well repay a journey of many miles,
especially,if l you,are„Aaftffinnatc as to have the
pompanionship of., the genial , Judge , Osborne, of
Book. ,Island, wbose long . and: familiar acquain
temee,y4th, the region-And jits, history made him
an invaluable , guide
The city of Rock Island itself claims a popu
lation of not,less• than 0,000 inhabitants, and is
now in, quite a thriving condition. The great
outlays of Government in t 49 vicinity, both upon
the Island, and the- iraProvement of the naviga
tion-ofthe river, above the: town, the improve
ments at Rock city,
,and the ,extensive trade of a
rich region about b it, conspire.ensure it a very
considerable, growth in, he future._
Here we hay . e...eti,under the pastoral
care of our young but, highly esteemed brother.
Rev. W. W. W.etmore. This church has had a
history of continued trials and discouragements,
It bas, however, an edifice ,worthy of any city or
congregation in
. the .country,,and we confidently
anticipate for it, a brighter , future. The 0. S.
Church here is also_ weak, and has talked much
of ti Vnion"---alwaye explaining, however, that
this meant simply their readiness to absorb our
body, with its handsome house .of. worship, and a
first-class minister thrown in. Strangely enough
out:friends are unable to comprehend this style
of " union," and beg to be excused.
FRUIT IN OLD AGE.—The last number of the
Bible`Society Record notices the work amen
plised by a lady of Fulton county, N. Y , seven
ty-t.wo years of age, who evidently takes the
most literal view of the command to be faithful
unto death. The Bible Society of that county
relies largely upon voluntary effort for finding
out and supplying the destitute within its own
bounds, and also for obtaining, by personal solic
itation, donations for the general work of the
national Society. It speaks well for the spirit
of the churches that many of the most intelli
gent and honored ladies in the county cheerfully
engage in this service'lbut the lady above men
tioned affords the most remarkable example of
fidelity and success. She has, during the pass
summer, visited her whole district on foot, sup
plied with her own hands every destitute family,
and collected for sending the Bible abroad the
largest sum ever obtained for her district. We
often hear of a beautiful old age, but the term Is
doubly appropriate when religion is then as con
spicuous in its activity as in its serenity. Old
age may modify the nature and conditions of
service for our Lord, but the work of religion is
life work.
" In that day shall there be upon the bells of the
horses, HOLINESS UNTO run Lono."
My soul has been comforted several times in
receiving letters from a certain friend, by the pre
cious promises printed as headings to his note
paper, and I have wondered that so excellent au
idea was not more generally reduced to practice.
Especially would it seem appropriate for onr
ministers to have some carefully selected texts
printed at the head of their letters, thus carry
ing to the eye of every correspondent, a sentence
of the "living word" which is never sown in vain•
And 'not to ministers alone, but to every ear
nest laborer in rthe vineyard, this offers a plejB
- way to scatter the precious seeds of truth.
The expense is trifling. Who will try it
WILLIAMSPORT PA.
NORTII-IY EST