Isiinnis)&l-imtimanen MIS-SPENT Tlft4E;,. BY sucnunr.ny ravvient, There is no retheily Coy:ime No healing for the waste of Whose very hangout is a punishaient..' . • Heavier than native soul ' s an factor 'giess. 0, hours of indolence and discontent,. , Not now to be retleenied ! ye'lting not less Ilm4use I know this span of life was lent For loft 3, duthes, not for selfishness, Not to be wiled away in aimless dreams; But to improve ourselves nnd, serve Maukin , Life ;mints choicest faculties were given. Man should be ever betier than he seems, And Shape his acts and discipline his mind, To walk,adorning earth with hope of Heaven. AN ANGEL VISIT. 'The foll9wing dream appeared in an Episcopal paper a few years since : " On the evening of the 31st of December, had been cherishing the humiliating and solemn reflections, which were , ,peculiarly suitable to the close of the year, and en deavoring to bring my, mind to that view of the past, best calculated to influence the - ftitbre. I I had .attempted to call the promi nent incidents of the twelve months which -had elapsed; mid, in this endeavor, I was ,led frequently to regre't how little my mem ory could retain even of that most impor tant to be remembered. I could not avoid, at such a period, looking forwards as well as backwards, and anticipating that fearful tribunal at which no occurrence shall. be forgotten :, whilst' my imagination pene trated into the distant destinies which shall be dependent on its decisions. •At my usual hoUr I retired tq rest; but the train . oPmeditation I had pursued was so impor tant and appropriate, that imagination con tinued after sense had slumbered. "In thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon man," I was mentally concerned in the following scene . . . . Of intern* I imagined nrybell still adding link •after to the chain of reflection, the progress of Which the time for repose had interrupt .ed; and whilst this engaged, 1 was aware that there remained but a few moments to complete the day. I heard the clock as it tolled the knell of another year; and, as it rung , slowly the appointed number, each note was followed by a sting of conscience, bitterly reproaching me for my neglect of -previous time. The last stroke,was ring ing in my ears—painful as the groan an npuncing- the departure of a valued friend— when ,notwithstanding the meditative pos ture in which I was sitting, I perceived _Thet.th &Ain) n esstlie—aptartinent_b.ecame,_ brighter; and on lifting my eyes to discover the cause, I was terrified at perceiving that another being was with me in my seclu sion. I saw one before me whose form, indeed, was human; but the bright burning glance of his eye, and the splendor which beamed forth from every part of his beau tifully proportioned form, convinced me, at a glance; that it t was no mortal being I saw. The elevation of his brow gave dignity of the highest order to his countenance; but the most acute observation was indicated by his piercing eye; inexorable justice was imprinted on his majestic features. A glittering phylactery encircled his brow, upon which was written, as in letters of tire, " The Faithful One." Under one arm he hilt.° two volumes; in hia hand he held a pen.: I instantly knew the Record ing Angel—fthe secretary of the terrible tribunal of Heaven. With a trembling which convulsed my frame, I heard Iris unearthly accents: " Mortal," said he, " thou %vast longing to recall the events of the past year —thou art permitted to gaze upon the re cord of the Book of God. Peruse, and be wise." As he thus spoke,- he opened be fore me one of the volumes which ho had brought. In fearful apprehension, I read in it my own name, and recognized the history of my life during the past year, with all its minutest particulars. Burning words were those which that volume con tained; all the actions. and circtunstances 'of my life wore 'registered under their re ripective heads in that dreadful book. I was , first struck by the title, "Mercies Re ,aived" Some were the remembrance of which I had retained—more which were recalled after having been forgottenbut the far greater number had never been no ticed at all. Oh! what a detail..of preser vations and deliveranees, and invitations; and' warnings, and privileges, and bestow ments:: I remember that "sabbaths"stood. .out in very- prominent characters, as if ;they had been among the greatest benefits. In observing the recapitulation, could not bot_be streekwith one edreumstance; - was- that many dispensations, which I had 'considered, curses, were enumerated as 15/essings.. Many a one which had riven the heart-- . --many a cup, whose bitterness lammed to designate it a poison, was there, Verifying the language of the poet ; 4 "E'en crosses fedm his so v y'reign hand, Arelileasings id 'disguise." , Another catalogue was there—it was the .enumeration: of "Treigsgressfons."- My hupfi : trembles as I remember them:'What , arliMmenSe vaeiefy of classes? -IndifftW liciliolighfiessnessformality—ingrat- '**-4tyde—unbelief 7 —sins against the world-. Church against the Fatber—, •*"4ost;thii'Saylouiagainst - the Sanctifier Ole 'head 'of their , :ociwded_bat, :,taboos, as if for*the puipose of driving me One sin"? was forgotten #4;llogetVFiiiieleit Sabb*ailisabUsed na imp Tove t ne--enconrage Ae4, ol iiCloir 464 4e s. 11 4 :tilsod;s/ith t l o% l P'C'' o 4leP o o 0n . P ; i147 I°4 4411:4 reiitititi . 1 % ti!ii.s4 across 01takikOtt?.`0,efAikreiVd 1 at aceptiiiiikißOV* • .„ _ , . .Nly ; visitant. here ;*iiddiesseil Met '!';DPottl!gtkfnbOclP lOW stns!} .' piQ portion thy.sins, of . 09t.nmissiOn,',be'airto !he - . , • - pointed , me to . instances in the pagelike 4110folloWing"I was hungry; and thou . gotte*ine no meat,"—"l Was thirsty, and thinilaVetit drink"—" I Sick; and•thon diditnOt visit me." I was con science-stricken:: ..In . another part of. the record 'read the title, "Duties 'pertormed;" Alas! . how small was ?their number! as.l had been accustomed to think the estimate of my good, works; I was greatly disappointed to perceive that many perfOr mimes, on which I had looked with pride, were omitted, "because," my visitant in formed toe, "the motive was impure."— It was,. however; with feelings of affeCtion- , ate gratification, I read beneath the record, smA as it was, the following passage :—. "Whosoever shall give-a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, he shall in no wise lose his reward." Whilst I gazed on many similar records,. such wervhe intense feelings wliich seemed to be auak - ..; ened within me, that my brain grew dizzy,' and my eye became dim. I awakened from this state by the' touch of my super natural'instructor, who pointed me to the volume in Which I ,read my own terrible history, now closed, and beating a seal, on which, with sickening heart, I,read the in scriptiojt, "Reserved until the Day ofJudg ment." "And now," said the Angel, "my commission is completed. Thou bast been fierniitted what was nevergranted to man before: What thinkest thoti of thcrecord? Doit thou not justly tremble? How many a line is here,. which " dying you would wish to WV I see you already shuder ing at the Pay. of Judgment, when an as- . sembled world shall listen to its contents. But if such be the record of one year, what .must be 'the guilt of your whole lift : Seek; then, en interest in the blood of Christ, justified by which you Shall, in deed, hear the repetition, but not the con- denthation. Pray that, when the other books are opened, your name May be found in the Book of Life. • . . And see the volume prepared for the history of another year; yet its page is um 7 sullied. Time is before time—se6k to int ; prove privileges are before thee—may they prOve the gate of heaven! judgment is before thee—prepare to meet thy God!" He turned _to depart; and as I-seemed to hear the rustling which announced his flight, I awoke. 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