tijt famN elute,
VOICES OE THE DEAD.
BY BBBILT W. Losorzitow.
When the hours of dap are numbered,
And the voices of the night
Wake the better soul that slumbered
To a holy, calm delight;
Ere the evening lamps are lighted,
And like phantoms grim and tall,
Shadows from the fitful firelight
Dance upon the parlor wall,
Then the forms of the departed
Enter at the open door—
The beloved, the trite hearted, •
Come to visit me once more.
He, the young and strong, who cherished
Noble longings for the.etrife,
By the roadside fell and perished,
Weary with the march of life!
They, the holy"oneS'and weakly,'
Who the cross of suffering; bore;
Folded their pale hands so Weekly,'
Spake wither on earth uo more
Au I with them the being beauteous
Who unto my youth was given,
More than all things else to love me,
And is now a saint in Heaven. ,
Wit.h• a slow_ and noiseless : footstep, j
Comes that messenger divine;
Takes the vacant ' chair beside tae,
hays her gentle hind in mine; •
And She sits and gazes at me
With those deep and tender eyes,
Like.the.stars so still and saint-like,.
;poking downwurd from the skies;
Uttered not, yet comprehended,
Is the spirit's.voiceless prayer;
- SA - rebukes in blessing ended,
Breathing, fromtier brie of air.
Oh, though oft-depressed and lonely,
Alt •my fears are laid aside,
If j, but remember only
Such as-these have lived and died.
RUBE BARTLET.
A little over one hundred and thirty
years .ago the great Jonathan Edwards, af
terwartiS President of 'Princeton College,
was pastor of a chureh at Northampton,
Mean, It pleased God about that time to
pour-out-His Spirit very copiously .upon that,
- town, so that great numbers of peoplewere
converted and gathered into the 'Church of
Chridt. This revival . was so extraordinary
in its 'l3ow6s and "so' marked in itti
teriatics that it. attracted notice far and
near, and even among the ministers and
churches of England. Having been reqtiested
to do so, President Edwards after*,atdi
-wrote a little volume, giving a full account:
of this wonderful work-of grace.
One of the peculiarities of this revival
was that a considerable number of children
were hopefully converted, and it would seem
that the conversion of children- must have
been regarded in those days as a very ex
traordinary thing, for President Edwards
says it4is-bpßk : has -heretofore been
looked AtLits..a.itrank - e think,..*:hen any have
seemed to be savingly wrought upon and re
,intirkapy-changed inotlatir cilildhooti; but
iirilsugpipstbefr thirty tzl k appearance
's6 wrought upon, between Oh and - fOurteen
yeafa.o4 age l and, two between.ni.ne and ten;
=one-and ,on abe d-Aar Years cif age; and be
cause I suppose this last will be with most
difficulty believed, I shall give a particular
account of ft.'? Thank God that in these
days or more 'abundant` parental and Sab
hatli:echo,ol instruction *e have become fa-
miliar with the ingathering of even very
little children into the fold of the Good
Shepherd! May-ttie time soon come when
every pastor, parent and Sabbath-school
teacher shall be found laboring and 4pect
ing to see the Children converted, in early
youth.
.The Attie child f , abotrtionr years of
acre," above referred - to, was named Phebe
Bartlet t and President" Edwards gives a de
tailediidcount of her conversion. ProM this
account the followirig facts are 'drawn.
Phebe Bartlet was born in March of the'
year 1731. She became.seriouslyimpresscd .
-about thebegitiiiing of May - , 1735: Her pi
rents, wbo-,were . ,pious, persons, often ad
dressed good counsels to their older child-
Ten, 'WO/ they had not 'dtrected themselves
partionlarly-lo her, on "account of her ex—
treme' youth. Probably Christian parents
often ;make inch , mistakes, forgetting that
the blessed Spirit is able to make the. truth
effectual to the salvation of the very young :
est child Capable of comprehending it. But.,
about this time a little brother of Pheb&s,
abonkelcven years of age, had been , himself.
hopefully converted, and began to o talk ser
iously to her about the great salvation.
How beautiful th'e picture of this little bro'•: .
ther, only 'eleven years: old, trying Ito lead
his little sister, four years of age, to the
feet of.3:eiliel ' , OhUnfibrotriers and sisters
were oftener seen engaged in this Christliker
work
God, bless,ed,the efferts of this loving lit
tle blether, and ',Ph - eh& 'was - soon, observed
to listen earnestly when her parents talked
to the older children. "She also began,to re
tire, several times a clay,-to 'her closet for
prayer. This, practice became more and
inore frequent, reaching to five ,or six times
a day, and she was so earnest that nothiAg
could divert , her., Her, mother often watch i ed
her when difficulties interposed, or, when
Phebe was especially engaged, but never
saw her omit her visits to her closet at her
regular.:tirnes. .Nany velyiremarkablein
stances of her putting aside difficulties and
engagements for this purpose were men
tioned. Phebe seemed to have learned
what it was to seek after God in the right
way, And His promise to all, children is,
" Theythat seek me early, shall find me."
Once; of her own - accept she.spoke of her
lack of success in finding God. Still shi
'orsevered_in offering her supplications. On
Thuraday„the_last day of July, her mother
heard her voice as she was engaged in her
loßs.i,and earnest entreaty. Among
her supplications she heard these, "Pray
blessed Lord, give me salvation.. I pray, 1
beg,pitOon 'Mx Bins." Aft ,pr Phebe came
from her closet she eat down by her mother,
crying' Mend and rocking her body - to', stud'
fro, like one in great anguish of spirit. 'Her
THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1868.
mother made some ineffectual attempts to
quiet her. At length she suddenly ceased
crying and said with a smiling countenance :
" Mother, the kingdom of God is come to
me." • ,
Her mother was greatly surprised at so
sudden an alteration, but said nothing, when
Phebe began to quote froin her catechism a
few words here and there, such as "Thy
will be done," and "enjoy him -for ever,'
which seemed to give her great pleasure.
The next time she came from her closet
she said to her mother, with a bright and
cheerful cguntenan9c,
"1 can`" nd Gturnew," and added,_" I love
God."
_
"How much do you love God ?" asked
her mother—" better than you. love, your
father or mothdr, of' jroar sister
Rachel ?"
" Yes," said 'Phefie,..:`-ketter-than I love
anything else '
Her mother askeether whether it was the
fear of going tb bell that had' madevhei:cry
so.
"Yes," she answered, " Was afraid, 'hut
unwill
halt riot gpiphet9" TT . ,
Uttildren
school that day they 7„eregreatly affected
by the , Manikest4Altige-thittWl occurred
in Phebe. On her-side, she evinced .the
deepest, anxiety that ;they too sherilkseek
and find God. „Sheteartieetly: engaged in
prayer for them, and , whern a neighbor found
ticein tears and'asked'whrit wan; she 'said
it was becairi e e'slie fenred hei` - detil.' sisters
would-go - '
From this time there was remarkable'
and abiding, change in. Phebe. She,was very
strict hiller obietvance of the Sabbath-day;
and longed'fpfits - She loved God'El.
house, and was 9 f p, there.
.In divine .services she =was= always veryi4it
tentive. When asked why she liked so much
to go to church, she said` it was "because
she wauted tti hear Mr",,,Edwards preach"
She was also very -fond of listening to re
ligious :conversation..
In her'intercouriewitrother children she
always *exhibitred.:* - tetiller conscience, was
careful.to avoid doing-wrong things ; and if
she had done them inadvertently or without
a full understairdin.g• their...if:Ai:ire she
would exhibit, the most,polgaaat regket.
She had a great love , fbr-her.minister. ;On
One munition he had taken.a,•loug , journey
for his health: • When Phebe heard -ef his
ietnrii;"she eXClainla her childish eb'm
pan ions ' "Mr. Edwards is ,come !, Mr
Edwards is come bemire" as if It'were, the
riiiisrjoyful-tidinePinfakinAle.q. She' would
by no.,naeans .miss saying Iter catechism to
her mother every-night before goinghto sleep.
She never - omitted- it -butonee; when she for
got it, and then immediately Called out in
tears toiler mother, nor could she'he quieted
until it had been repeated. ~
Such is the.aecount President.. Edwards
gave of little , Phebe Bartlet New many ,
readers will be i'eOfto'eq:: - Sirrely such; a
child" died very yotplig, xabtleVilien—
and many grown people , l „ino--have a yery
foolish ittell - ttigt v ehilltrbfAciiecome pious
very early, alninst , always die young.
Pepe , Ranitlgt . (lift n4: 1 1, die lkoringi After
she had grown Co be a woman, she married
Air. Noah:l'4ll3one, and lived: very happily
to the advanced age of seventy-four years.
All ,through these years, as far as is
she glorified`` hei. Saviour bY a - most
consistent:anti extmq•larylife..: lirdw many
souls she may have been instrumental in
guiding. to. Christ,. daring, those many l years,
we have no means of knowing, but one such
instance is knew'ri and lwe'must narrate it.
here. " '
When our little Phebe had grown to be a
very old woman;: she went.todlive with a ie.
lative in some other town at a considerable ds
tante. Not far-from BerneVfliome lived a lad
named Justin Edwards, who was frequently
-at tbe house Lin Which she - lii4d/liiid . beearrie
t4leeply•interestia ia - her. As she-greW"sick
l'aed infirm, it bees - 111e a pleasure • to-lint to
Minister to her. wants in various At
last she ftrfttmPhaift hope, and= de
parted to,th4 lAssOd heaven she had, been
looking for ever since she was tOnverted at
four' 'Yeara 'of age. Justin EdWardi
_Was
deeply impressed - by her consistent And
cheerful piety, and was -made to feel deeply
'thatit
there wit's* ,reality and value in religion.
I e,kasw the,e, vim his tory pf .Pkgbe and he
resolved without delay torseek i her b-od.and
"Saviour and ber
,He ',did so, ancl.
found-them-and consecrated-his life to the
service of dhrist. He became an - eminent
4 4 c 0 4. ,,1 4 0 49T , C4, ir"A'li§ter -4, 1 019 t q28PP,1 , 4 wise
and able instructor and satuor,zand spent a
long and-useful life in--the-Master's service.
Since his death! hislbiography has- beenypuP ,
fished in a Vorttme, Which4elates'
serious thbaht:s tdid ) ,geSetvtes were stirred
by the- holy. example. of. the aged , Plebe
Bartlet,
May some, qf those who read- tlffeset col
umns be affected by that exaMPlet`las i he
was, and - led thereby - to - seek-and- find the
blessed Saviour !—S. S. Visitor.
WHICH WAY ARE YpEL,GpINE2
A little girl, named-;Sarah, went home filom
church fultof what she bad seen and heard.
Sitting,at_tahle,with the family, she askt(l:
her father, who was a very wicked man,
whether he evei . prayed. He did not like
the' question,' and` in lc Very "iiigry manner
replied, "Is it your mother; dr your aint
Sally, that has put you up to that, my little_
"No, f4thF4r," ,skid the, little creature!;,.
_"the, preachOr -- all*od people pray'
and' theEie who don't pray are.notgoing
heaveh.' - Father, do you pray?"
This was more than her father could
stand, and, in- a rough way, he mid i "Well,
you, and. your mother, and your au-nt Sally;
may go jour 'W . ay,' - and I - will go - 'nren'e."
4 c - Father ' " said the; little c'reat'ure, with
sweet simplicity, "poliich way, are: you going?`'
This question pierced his heart. It flushed
upon him that he was in the way to death.
He started - from his ch
mercy.
burst'nto tears,
and began to pray for
DIDN'T TRINI.
Opening the door of a friend's house one
day ; I made my way through the entry to
the small back court, where Ned, the only
son, was crying bitterly.
" Ah, Ned, what is the matter ?"
" Mother won't let me go fishing. Harry
and Tom are going to,the harbor, and I
want AO go." Here Ned kicked His toes
angrily against the post to the great danger
of his new boots.
!‘ Whose little dog is this ?"I asked, as a
browh •
spaniel 'came bounding up the gar
den walk.
" It is mine," cried Ned, in an altered tone.
" yon,-Icnow I had: one ?"
"NO, indeed. Whit' a fine little fellow.
Where did you get_him, Ned ?"
" Father bought him for me. He is so
knoiaing, and,;lA 1031$011.thira manyithings.
See him find my knife;" and Ned, wiping
away his tears, threw-hs knife into the clo
ver. " There Wag," said be, " now go and
find my knife." Wag Plunged into the
grass,-and, after, a great : deal of smelling
and wagging, he came ' triumphantly forth,
and brought the knife - to his young.master.
" - *Give it to him," said Ned pointing' to
we ' —and Waglaid it at, my feet.
"This is a knife ivOrth having," said `I;
"four blades."
" 'Tis a real good one," said Ned; "father
gave it to me on my birthday; and be gave
me a splendid box of tools, too." Ned lOcilred
up brightly,'and quite forgot his crying.
"Let me , think, =said "Was , it this
khifp : _th4t yokhirt your: foot AO - with.?"
" Oh no," cried Ned, I' that was done with
an axe; but Pve got-well-now."
Ai I - was afraid you yon= would , be:laid up all.the
" Well, it was rcioth'eris nursing, the doctor
says. Mother and father took very great
care of me. Rives' lonely staying in the
Muse - - but ,mbther used to' leave her
work `andto me, and fatter often stay
ed with me." - ,
"I should think you bad very kind, arents,
Ned." The boylooked down on the floor,
and a slight pout, puckered his lip. " I 'sup
pose there ire none who lave your interest
and., happiness so much it heartl'.'
" Bat- I want to go , fishing," muttered
Ned.
"And can't you trust them Ned, and
willingly agree to their wishes ,You-may
mot.indeed, know the reason- why 'they ob
ject to your going'; but, from all your ex
perience of their kindness and wisdom - , are
yon not sure that:they woaldinat cross your
wishes without .good reason for doing so ?
And ,surrounded. as you are' by' so many
proofs of their hive, will you sit there 'and
murninr and cry, and fill your heart with
angty and ;stubborn thought against them,
because of: this one little 'denial of your
wants:' Is not this a pbbr and ungrateful
return , for all :their kindness ? It is little
`enough that •kchild , can - do-for apt:trent, but
that little he ought to most cheerfully. I
suppose the best-.return a- child can -make to
_parents ia.a cheerful obedience. Ho* small
Ai 44 - Kit "A d ' •
- 's_e yan_grii ga
thcit, Ned?" -
Ned looked saber. Va r ttir
eyes. ,str' mkt he, JaPPIWY.,." I didn't
think of litt this—rdidn't think ofit."
"-Didret-thinkffispat the bottonv4at a great
deaf df - inii•eibucbirand=inlarinuTing
against both Rur. earthly - .parents and our
Father, whiLis in~h~avep-il~ren's Friend.
- • . FA;l3lT.ITNIllitia.:: .• .
„. poare..,pe,(4ple!)vkß!ll474lF.PTeernnty
ralifacie:l4.fordete4fing eVil.,7 4:r t 46, appear
ance of evil, in every man's cbgiaci;er. 4'hey
have ; a Xatal, aeent„for carrion.. Oeir nient
'ory is. like a -museum , tnnee naiv.at a. e`digal
college,, and illugtrates,All' tiro 'M:466gs die-,
tuitions,; and..mon4t4:43'::.gp;*l*,-*St: re
volting diseases, by which humanity can be_
tralibled`. and.Lafflietedt'v!..Thi3y thinly they
-
have,a wonderful knowledge of buinan na
ture:l:piaer,to Sttidtit inh"U beautiful
and majestic forms heroes' and;ods., It
is, a -bluxidet i to, : mistaku.the-, Npogate: .Calenz•
,liar .for ,a . ,bipgrap,l:lig.aitydetiona . Ty. ; ,
A less offensive' , 'Om* itti3l.4s `, :ten
den-dyleas'sbiielieople to find apparent
satisfaction in the discovery and proclama
, f,r9iPotiarittdrAefel - fts ikiabe krabitslOf good
men and he coisdiict. cirptibtutfintitations.
They cannot talk' abiniV the benefits confer
it'd:: V s "great, - . hospital - *thoulA autplAin g
some inirignifican ' t`blot in i t ts laws ; an me'
triftitigtvitt of prude liu ,tittganagem eat.
Speak to them about a manwhose good works
everybody is alithirin&lliid they cool your
ardor by regretting that he is so rough in
his manner, -Or no smooth;)that fAlii344naPer
4 - s so hastyinr!that,heAs so fond. p.flapplause.
Theyiseeinto holda brietrequiring them :t(5O
proveothelim possibility oflualim perfection,
They detent!tha slightest Alloy in the paire
gold of human goodness. That there are,
the sun is with them_sometOini
more` of 'saved fact— -i taken nk
with a priori and - necessary truths.
There...- are people; who, 41 , 14,95.-„lmar an
'orgaii,!-Ind out at-' once API tiLPlpper
esratopst,- If -they listen greafiape.a,ker,
they remember nothing but slips in the con-.
ist.Euctign pf sentence„ the consistuue s y r of
of 'atrargurnent.'
While their fiiends'are adniring the wealth
and beauty of a - tree, whose branches are,.
weighed &awn, with fruit; they ha've--digeOv
sobtary hough, i < ost L ja.the golden
affluence, on which nothing . .
Poor Aszlitt l was i sprely troubled, with ibern
ii - rhin'ti Litt-Ten ess; -she "-is-their
ereinent i .and - th eyr . 014 a Character 'of meant..
ness . to whatever they touch. They creep,
and , ily-blow.!, It., IT much easier to
crush than to catch these troublesome in-
sects ; and -when they are in your power,'
. your self-respect spares : them.' I
Suppose' that this habitual depreciation
of charaeter never sinks into 'actual false
hood and slander, and. that every faultalleg
ed, or hinted, or suspected, can be proved ;
s3ppose _that this ignoble criticism is not,
ignerantlitillidering; (03'aq - hat ;hell imagirij
ed imperfection is real—is this carping, cyni
cal temper much less censurable, or arc. the
words it prompts much less injurious? The
influence of talk of this kind is gradually to
lead people to believe that there is nothing
in this world which it is safe. to trust, hon
orable to love, or discriminating to admire.
Reverence_ for saintly
is
vanishes;
gratitude`for kindnes6 is chltred - ; and that
enthusiastic admiration of great genius,
which communicates to common men some
thing of the strength, and inspires them with
something of the dignity, belonging to ge
nius itself, is ignominiously quenched.
It is. a, Christian grace "to have. pleasant
and affectionate thoughts abbilt fnen, to re-'
joice in their.e - Apellepcies, and charitably to
forget as far as minty be their shortcomings.
It is the attritinte of
. a pure and beautiful:
nature to'llah tti discern, and
a heart_ warm to r hopor,alt that is fair, and
bright; and gen &milsih liuniati'Mure. That
which discourage the charity that thinketh
no evil,' and give keenness, if not malignity,
to the discovery of imperfection are cor
rupt' aiiiiitirwtoielibe:‘?:, tiie - y r ill4 not to be
spoken - by ourselves, - and are' not to be liet
ened -when spoken by others. -
` . THE; SCOURGE.
Those who liver near Vesuviiis t we are
told - are. so 'accustomed to the desolation
from the volcaiate erriptions that they be
gemeiiiwenthhte tirtheptuger - except at the
ivoment of actual, peril-Theo Attention is
arrestedllfe-bilkiiug-IgtPam rolls
down, in torrents alio& their houses, and as
soon as the molten Java cools they return to
their old - haunts and homes to repair the
waste and soon-live on, with little apparent
concern abont-atity. future danger. Their
history illustrates a moral phut!) of socin„ty.
runkenness siveege Oter our; and. ?Ink,. t
iat Byi 11; ilbt a
more - betiottied -nation -irr , lthe oi4d than
ours. Whether this so or not, the curse
Aerc, aid bhghte and blasts' on all sides.
The New York i ,Tribiziie computes-that the
whole cost of 'liquors 'annually made and
sold in the United States, that is, whisky
either in pure or derivative state, is about
$500,000,000. In the• consumption of this
liquor, 60,000 lives are yearly, destroyed,
1.00,000-men and women are sent tolitison,
and 200,000 children are bequeathed to poor
louies and charitable institutions. In ad
dition,, 300 murders and 400 suicides are
committed, and the expense connected: with
these events 'is spopoo. It is estimated
that one in every fifteen persons, in the State
of New York 'is substantially made a pauper
by drunkerinesi. Eight hundred thousand
baskets of champagne more than are pro
duced inall the champagne -districts of Eu
rope are drank in this, Country. Where do
these come from ? italeira made bypassing
the- oil• Of whisky through carbon. Vine
gar, beet-root, sulphuric acid; and copperas,
are used to' 4 'inake port wine., --New, York
city alone, says the Tribune, annually mann
faotteresi wines to .theivalue- of $8,000,000-
t , • • , _t ie o.: wni . a reou-11-?. -The-report.. of-the
New York. State leebriateAdylu contains
ofte l •answer, late' record of applica
tions :-- •• • •
,
Clergymen, • - - - - - 39
Judges, - • - - - 8
Merchants, - - - - - - 340
Physiciansi: ; - - - - - - 226
Gentterns : la,/ , , - - - - - '240
Rich,Mpn's Daughters, - - ' - 1,300
liereare - facts. Drunkenneswis:not simply
the vlab:or'thajgnoratit and thelxior. The
bloated fades of men in broadcloth, the diSsi
-pated a'Xpresalon Of „tha countenances" of
well-dressed. ela,tks,:- attest Vie presence. o f
this great foe. And 'yekhOviinclifferent the
ni
comu hity iitca whol,e,hlPYklie great curse!
How many' gocidf.andliniliehtial -Men and
women giya'
_of .. .,wipet,3 and even
driiiks•tll.3 adretion of-their- exam
ple. RmiMeht d etelVa i en drinl.' 'With •
tbeir i Tarsitiqme t irp p alid we, have heard not
knk• hunch .onei gsd wimie ft perSesli who
was struggling-against :this habit, was in
vited by a clerical-friend to
have
him ins a
and the latter 'must havd'letio'wn that
,df the formeroompliAdityuks atAhe peril of
a return to his old-drunkenness
We ask then.oil - riends of humanity to:
aid the:catsfi oUtemperance by giving the
force of their -.words and example against
the use of wine:and other liquors, on festive
occasions. Teach the young the doctrine,
and enforce on them the practice;: of total
`abstinence from strong drink as a beverage_
It is the old beaten pathi stili,,it is the strait
and narrow, way , tbaklettds., viittie, peace
and true religion. Think a moment. We.
-615t0'0 . 0,00D &mired ly, :Ist hat ?
make irnen . drinflcards, and then we have
to speildlanitger item of kutidreds bill
., 4 t
foetVA,noil ,afty l p,mi3 take' ca - re of
san Vapitpiajrkat„ ane.- . Thautike by
the 50'6 000 - 000 dollarti. -- - -Chrtstian - Re
gistff „. : , , , ,
"'3.0.,...8W I'M ASlLUtfraLl'
;a%
piell
oay sat 114.,hnt was : licit e
Far
merJ ones nor quilq)=BrowA A:
‘5 .
!:ThqTAIMEEIcf: - has a quaßterpootion,of choice
farmilgonces, and Well
filled stock-yards and corn -cribs., The squire
is Well to do. They talk about mortgagee,
.'and 7:3O's aild`sl2o's in' his strong box. You
_will be , , surpriged, but lh e li were
_the heggars_
_- This was the...way of: it.. -
Brother Poor is our minister. A good one
' too. The people like his preaching, and the
young folks like him. Bet be has five child=
ren. (Poor men's blessings, you know.) We
dive hiin - five 'hitnared) &Hats year.! He
says it 'takes .it all for food and clothing;
itadqlowthat cold weather is coming on,lie
don't know how to buy shoes Saud wood and
winter apples. So we called a church-meet
ing to see about raising another hundred.
Farmer Jones and the Squire were op
posed- to it. They gff.ll3 , On dollars apiece,
and couldn ' t afford - any more Family Family ex
penses were heavy. • The'firmer Was going
to send Susan away to ' sehool, and that.
would cost hit "it leitst l sso, (Mr. and Mrs.
Poor teach their children at home.) T;,
squire had a particular use for his sp:. , .
money. (More 5-20's, perhaps, if you
what they are. I never saw one.)
ren," said he, "Brother Poor ought to ba r ,
more money; but I don't see that we ‘ :at
raise it. I movie we apply to the Board."
The farmer seconded the motion.
Widow Smith rather objected. She h a I
always, though poor, managed to school an :
clothe her chiklren without the aid of charity
ancrshe thought she would like to furni,l.
them Gospel preaching in the same war.
She had heard that the money was contrli.
Lited to the Board as a charity fund, to 1,.
dispensed anvonrpoor churches who really
needed it; and she couldn't see much diffe . r.
enCe.betweerrreceiving aid from the Board
when they could by a fair honest effor t
among tbemselyet get'alcing without it, ar
taking money out of acburch collection an,l
spendtrig it for yourselves. "In short," sai,i
stic" we can't apply to the Board withou t
, ritikinitieggare of ourselves. If I couldn':
lave the Gospel , without begging for it, then I
would beg, and not be ashamed; but as Ion ;
as we aie able to suppir — t our minister our.
selvea r to-be94-ass-asieumed."
was, the_ Lion. We made up
i litili'deitc_C-4011:64, the spot; and tho
next week' t 1 xtaftietil children, whu
bad been
_going 'boot all summer, went
around' in new shoed, the little ones all cop.
pnr-tipiPed; 'Wood=shed 'about full, I think
twenty bushels of apples in tlie cellar, ar',
we didn't, beg any of them for Itim.--Presbl j .
-teflon.
; f *
ksmnidiTirelolni.---
A preepheir 'once endeivOied to teach som
childreh` tiliCitiOVitoilik4OtihriVie after
they were dead. - Ther heard his words, bat
did not understand them. Ite was too
stract ; he shot Over their heacis.
Snatching his watchlrOm:his pocket, he
`said; cq'ames, what is this 1' hold in my
hand ?"
A.watch, .
" little ,clock,' .' suiril'iother;
"-Do you see it ?" •
" Yes, 4 1 '" '
" Ho* - ao - yOU - knOw it is 'a watch ?"
Very well calf wily of - you hear it tick'"
All listen. After i a little pause.
" Yes, sir, wediear it??
Then' he took off the case, and held tbill
in one hand and the wate - 1.1 in the other.
"Now, childrevANO).iichja the watch ?"
" The little one in a you - r,hand,,sir."
" .4‘i%.,--1 will put the
case. aside-,--put Ak waydown, : there in my
hat. Now,, let us see ycril can bear tht
ticking." , •
'" Yea,sir, we bear it," Cried several voice.:
"rWell 'tile watch can tick, and go, aml
keep' timei,,youLcan see, when the case is oft
and put in my bat. So itis with yon,
i - YOur 21xxl j gi 16,,Alaktking *Ala the ewe.
The soul is inside----The case may be taken
off; and 'buried itrthe , , gronnds, may be east
into the. fire, or. throw-n: intg„the sea, but
the eou7 *MEV° on ust aawell will:tont the
body, •as this , watolt-:wills keep ion tickinl,
when thecae is-laid aside?
Nowrsthat, -ill habitation ) are& that though t
will live in the Minds of those children why
heard it, forever. - --
IMPORTANT 'AitIVE TO CON
. The gerierit ninitalityriS l Wenty-two to
the thousand per year; of this one-sevens;,
fall victims torn - diabiiiseNkliicif ever seeks b,
pre.ferepee,„itavictims anvpg Ole young ; tl:
beautiful, and the talented—yulmonary OW , -
sumption.
Hitherto:little has been 4achieved towat
ascertaining the precise nature of tubercle
still less toward either J a - remedial or a pre
1/27eritive treatment of its attacks. It is duo
to M. Villemin, agjunct - i ptofessor at the
Military. Hospital - at - 15A :de-G-rabe,
that within a year the scientific world ha.
been awakened to the: fact' that probably
consumption is corrta4ioge l that certainly 1:
is inoeulable: '"Tide Bther'"6Bthinunicabie
diseases,
- only a litaitesi - tramber of specks
-aro susceptible-to its.poison, perhaps noh:
but man;the "nidiikeY7 4 the"eti'vlr; arid po- - -
bly, the rabbit. Ciirnivproruir 'animals see,, , ,
.not.at, alLliable to Abe- .disease,,and sheep.
birds;' . isybjo,et i tti complaii
very similar in symptoms, never preset
cases of real tubercles. ,
The e .. periin'efits OT inoculation wer
riade by taking a'pOitiiin of tuberculo ,,
deposit and- iniseititiriTtvirder the skin Of o
living animal. Subsequent dissection shi)
that inlfroml'et Vaten , ty days the tin.l . •
indioiteit'iNitrdtttarai GA vrdtiicb of tulw . -
buliiatibif, apd ttie'the eighth da :
not the lungs only:but tlte kidneys and the
44e: 6 4- as Nell, vric-,,,ff-radvanced in the
ch'iUfaCteriStiC'degen - erlition. - Inoculated
i * FTegittiVirrPriiio,.abortitni - was the Mini.--
invariable result 4 and always the progel
NYllen, it 'is ‘repiegtOvrefi n ~that in eon ,
queue° of the fixedberisf that the discs-:
was norContraurtieabli no precautions to
evert been employed to crittnteract its viru
or to put on their gaiira and protect fro ' 1
infhienees, those who. are obliged to be
posed to it, we see at once the important
be - a
- ring-a thette-iesearehes.
In Prance, alone, the mortality fro: :
phthiais redcatis the enohnotta figure
200.000 every year, and in this country t:,
proportion is probably greater. Althotl:7,.
ITilletain's theories have not been I
ceived with entire favor, and have in soul:
quartersbeen severely criticised. they seer ,
.based on careful exPefiinViit's, and expl:,l:
many other Wise inexPlicable facts in 0.
MAW - 7 and'cliMision of the tubercles. \v
believe they will yet be found to be of gre..
service in furthering our khowledge of ti'
disease.—Afedical and Our:flied Reporter.
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Lex God steer for you -in a storm.
oyes to be trusted.