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For the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate.
Addressed to a Very Young Person.
How young and tender is your age,
Just passing o'er its first turned page ;
Like flowers in early Spring just blooming,
Your lite seems Ea it were just coming.
Its opening petals bursting torn',
Disclosing now its innate worth,
To enter firmly on life's duties,
Like flowers burst forth display their beauties
May all your future days and years
Be filled with joys, and free from tears;
May flowery steps still mark your way,
Till life shall see its final day.
Yet let not pleasures, here below,
Absorb your mind, nor let them grow
Within your breast, but may your heart
With promptness choose the better part.
May truth and mercy guide your steps,
And rule your mind in all its depths;
That so to you it may be given
To make your home at last in heaven.
Charnel's, Pa..
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AN EXPOSITION OP THE EPISTLE OP SAINT PAUL TO
By the Rev. .Teas l)aBle,
THE PHILLPPEAHS
Minister of the French Iteformed Church at
Charenton, A. D. 1689. Translated from the
French, by the Rev. James Sherman, lirlinister
of Surrey Chapel,. London. Bvo., pp. 479.
Philadelphia : Presbyterian Board of Publica
tion, 821 Chestnut Street. 1867.
Jean Mille was born in the year 1694. He
early displayed an intense love of knowledge,
which his father gratified, and accordingly he
studied at Poitiers, Chattellerault,andSaumnr. At
the last mentioned place he commenced the study
of theology in theyear 1612,axid became tutor to the
grandsons of the illustrious M. An Plessis. Mornay.
Much of the celebrity to which Daille afterwards
attained, arose from the advantages which he en
joyed in this noble family. In disoharge of his
duties to his noble pupils, he traveled with them
through Italy, Venice, Lombardy, Geneva, Switz
erland, Germany, Flanders, Holland, and Eng
land, and returned to' France in 1621. In 1628
he entered the ministry at La . Forest, a castle in
Lower Poiton, belonging to M. du Plessis-Mornay.
In 1626 he Was eleCted mini - attn.of the church 'at
Saumnr, and in the following year he was called
to Charenton, where he resided until his death,
in the year 1670. His influence in the Synods of,
the French Protestant Church was deservedly
great, and-he presided in the ;last, which was held
prior tO .tbe revocation of the Edict of Naar,.
Daille was a learned'and eminent theologian, and
a voluminous writer. His most celebrated work,
on " The Übe of the Fathers," was published in
1681. Bayle rightly described this book as " a
,
very strong chain of arguments, that form a mei
al demonstration against those who would have
differences in religion to' be decided by the an
thority-ef the. fathers ;" and the fanions Dr.
Fleetwood, Bishop of Fly, said ef' it, that it
"pretty steelently proved the fathers were of
no use at all." This very masterly performance .
has been widely circulated by our Board of Pub
lication, and we are now happy in being able to
announce the appearance of the Exposition of
the Epistle to the Philippians also. It is an ad
mirable Commentary, evangelical, fervid, and
practical. We hope that our Board will soon
issue his equally excellent Exposition of the
Epistle to the Colossians, of which a devoted
servant of Christ has left the record, that he con
sidered it the moat eloquent book in' his library.
ESSAYS IN BIOGRAPHY AND CEITICISD. By Peter
.Bayne, M. A.; Author of " The Christian Life,
Social and Individual,"&o. First Series. 12in0.,
pp. 426. Boston : Gould, Lincoln. IT err York:
Sheldidi, Blakeman 4. Co. 1867.
Mr. Bayne is one of those few authors, who, by
one step, ascend to the highest rank of literary
power and fame. His celebrated work, "The
Christian Life," made"his name popular, Oat only
in Scotland among the ordinary readers of works
of a character in which religious truth, profound
philosophy, keen analysis of , character, great
beauty and' fertility of imagery and illustration
were commingled, but it carried his fame, with
wonderful rapidity, throughout England, and still
more, we believe, throughout the reading classes
of our own country. We know no work of mod
ern times, in which Christian Biography and
sound philosophy are Eto delightfully blended, as
Bayne's "Christian Life." That we are not sin
gular informing-such an high estimate of Mr.
Bayne's genius, will appear when we state 'the.
fact, that on the melancholy demise of Hugh Mil
ler, the popular voice of Scotland at once pro
claimed him as the fitting successor to the great
Christian Geologist, in the intellectual manage
ment of the _Edinburgh Witness. He has consented
to accept the position tendered, and it is under
stood that in the month of September he returns
to Edinburgh, from Germany, where he has been
residing for some months. Meantinie, the volume
of Essays now before us has been and,
we are happy to add, it is speedily to be followed
by a second,Tof a similar character. The Essays
are eight in number, on the following themes,
viz.: Thomas De Quincy; Tennyson; Mrs. Bar
rett Browning; Glimpes of Recent British Art;
John Ruskin; Hugh Miller; The Modern Novel ;
Dickens ; Bulwer ; Thackeray, and Currer Bell;
Ellis; Acton; Currer. The powerful hand of a
great master is visible in all these pages.
Oyu BOARD has also published ",Lucy Dun
levy," pp. 166, by S. S. Bglisean "The Joy of
Morning, sand " Stray Lambs," both written for
the Board. These little volumes are neatly illus
trated.
The Board /MS also added to the list of Tracts:
No. 197—" The worship, of the Presbyterian
Church," extracted from " Presbyterianism the
truly Primitive and Apostolical Constitution of
the , Church of Christ," by Samuel Miller, A.D.
No. 198—" Before and after Church," written for
the Board, by a Country Pastor; and No. 199
" Why are you not a Christian?" written for the
Bbard, by thiltei. James N. Lewis, Wytheville;
THE .FEENEYTIOBIAN MAGAZINE, for August,
1857, is on our table. We adhere to our often
expressed opinion, that this is the cheapest Mag
azine in the country, and we again entreat our
pastors and elders to use their influence in en
tending its ,circulation. The Magazine is edited
by the. Ray. Dr. Van ltenssehl,,,er, and published by
J.M., Wilson, S. Tenth St., Philadelphia.
TON MXDIFAL AND SWUM= RZPORTNIt, for
Auguit,'lBs7, ably edited by Dr. Butleri of Bur
lington, N. 3, - and published by 3. M.
Philadelphia, is now before us. We commend
the article on the question, "Is the Negro a Die
tinot Species?"
ELSONHOOD'S EDINBURGH MAlAnsa, Artgait,
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18,674 1 NOW. York: Leonartl ? Scottt Co,Ro ,still die
c:" ,14i; literary clailgetOsivi
THE ECLECTIC MAGAZIEN.—The number for
September, among many good articles, contains
an excellent one on the Christian Sabbath, from
the London Quarterly. The Eclectic is always
welcome.
For the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate.
Supplies Appointed by Erie Presbytery.
The Presbytery of Erie have appointed the
following supplies :
Warren.—Messrs. Blackburn and Dickey, at
discretion.
Concord.—Mr. Alexander, Third Sabbath of
August. Mr. M'Cullough, Third Sabbath of
October.
Deerfield.—Mr. Alexander, Fourth Sabbath of
August. Mr. M'Cnllough, Fourth Sabbath of
Obtober.
Irvine.—Mr. M'Cullough, First Sabbath of
November.
Milledgeville.—Mr. M'Cullough, Fifth Sabbath
of August ; to administer the Sacrament, and
take up collection for Board of Foreign Missions.
Sandy Lake.—Mr. M'Cullough, Second Sabbath
of October, and First Sabbath of January, 1858.
Aft.'PleasanC.—Mr. Shields, Second Sabbath of
October; to administer the Lord's Supper, and
take up , collection for Board of Foreign Missions.
Mr. Findlay, First Sabbath of December. Mr.
M'Cullough, Third Sabbath of January, 1858.
Sugar igrove.---Mr. Dickey, Fourth Sabbath of
August; to administer the Lord's Supper, and
fake collection for Board of Foreign Missions.
Mr. BlackbUrn ' one Sabbath at discretion. ,
Salem.—Mr.M'Cune and Mr. Grier, at discre
tion.
F. R.
Sturgeouville.—Mr. Zahniser; to administer
the Lord's Supper, and take up collection for
Board of Education.
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Girard.—tier. Zahniser, at discretion.
Girard and, Sturgeonville.—Mr. Dickey, First
Sabbath of Jamiary, 1858.
Sugar Creek.—Mr. Reynolds, one Sabbath at
didth'etion.
Mill Creek.—Mr. M'Cune, one Sabbath' at dis
cretion.
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For the Presbyterian Banner and Advocate
Another View of the Scope of the Book
BY REV. LOYAL YOUNG', OE BUTLER, PA.
New attempts. are still made to elucidate
this remarkable Book. Valuable sugges
tions are coming from various quarters, from
time to time. The last Princeton lieview
has an. interesting: article on the' sebject,
Any, one that thinks he has any light to
present, should be allowed to offer it, how
ever humble his attainments. Much obscu
rity certainly rests upon this ancient inspired
production. It is said that Professor Stuart,
of Andover, once remarked to his class,
4f that he would be willing to spand his
whole life in the most diligent research, if
the result of his investigations might be a
development of the meaning and design of
the Book of .Ecclesiastes;" and that "insu
perable objections presented themselves to
all the theories " of others, and to " all the
eiplanations which had, suggested them
selves to his own mind."
Who then shall open up this mine of
golden ore, and enrich the world with its
" hidden treasures ?" Who shall find the
key which may open up the labarynth ?
For all,writerson the subject say there is a
key, without which, the Book cannot be
unfolded. . ,
The . Prideeton Review says: " The prob
lem really discussed, is the seeming inequal
ities Of Di+ibe providence_ These are here
reconciled' with the justice of - God.?' The
key, text of the writer in the Review, is,
chapter seven, verse fifteen: "There is a
just man that Perishesin his righteousness,
and there is a wicked man that prolongeth
his life in wickedness." The discussion of
the question, why it is so, is supposed by
the Writer; to be - the 'scope - of the Book of
Ecclesiastes.
Scott, the commentator, says : " It is ev
idently an inquiry after the chief good."
He also says that the writer of the Book
'had two objects in view; first, to show
where happiness could not be found," (in
vain and perishing things;) "second, where
it might," (in the fear of the Lord.)
Horne says: "The scope of this Book is
explicitly announced in the second verse of
the first chapter
.;°' viz., to demonstrate the
vanity of all earthly objects, and to draw off
men from the pursuit of them, as an appa
rent good, to the permanent good in this
life, and to show that men must seek for
happiness beyond the grave."
President Mahan, of Oberlin, with great
ingenuity, has attempted to she* that Solo
mon wrote the Ecclesiastes, as indicating
what were his views when subject to gloom
and skepticism, and when in a state of apos
tacy from God. He says that "inspiration
[ recorded the sentiments, not as pearls of
truth and > wisdom, but as the apples of
Sodom, which the - mind must generate and
feed upon, which, in its departure from the'
living God, grasps the temporary, the finite,
and the seminal, as the chief good, and at
the same time, receives to its embrace the
ghastly form of skepticism." -
Another theory will now (with great def
erence to the - above views) be presented,
more satiafactory to the writer's mind than
any that he has yet read. If they should
not so strike the minds of others, they may
perhaps awaken a train of fthought that will
be useful to'some.
The Book of Ecclesiastes is a sermon
about the length of a modern sermon. It
has all the parts of, a sermon, the text, the
arrangement, and . a formal conclusion. The
sermon commences with the third verse of
the first chapter; and this verse (rather than
the second, as many suppose,) is the key or
clue to. the whole discussion. It is the text.
The editor, whoever he was, seems to have
prefixed to the discourse the first and see
mid verses, - and to.have "introdubed it few
verses into the last chapter, (xii: 8-12.)
This appears froin his speaking of the
Preacher in the third person: Nor is'it un
reasonable to suppose that these are the
words of another, ior we have, in each of
'the other Books written by Solomon, an in
troduetion, apparently= by another hand.
The introducticm tothe Book of Proverbs
gives first the auihor, (v. 1) and then the
object of the Book (v. 2-4.) Who pre
fixed these introductions cannot now be
known. Perhaps the " men of Hezekiah,"
spoken of in Prov. xxv :1, who copied
out many-of Solomon's proverbs, under Divine
direction, by Divine direction also inserted
these introductory verses. The first and
second verses of Ecclesiastes, are like the
" title page" of a pamphlet. A pamphlet
now lies on my table. The title page reads
thus: "God's way in the deep. Dr. Van
Rensselaer's Discourse on the loss of the
Arctic." Turning over the leaf, the text
meets the eye of the reader': " Thy way is
in the deep, and thy path in the great wa
ters, and thy footsteps are not blazon." So
we have, in the pamphlet before us, (Eccle
siastes) as it were on the; title page, the an
ther and the subject; " The wcirds of the
Preacher, the son of David, King in Jeru
salem. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preach
er, vanity of vanities; all is vanity." But
this is only a genera' announcement of the'
subject, and by no means so explicit ,as the
text. Then follows the =text ors theme of
,d0,901#4,,,, At ~consists"' `off
of Ecclesiastes.
THE PRESBYTERIAN BANNER AN]) ADVOCATE.
" What profit hath a man of all his labor
which he talceth under the sun ?" And cer
tainly it is more natural that the writer
should place his theme at the commence
ment of his discourse, than that he should
first fully announce it in the 7th chapter,
as the Princeton Review suggests.
But is there eridence that the writer of
Ecclesiastes really discusses the question
contained in the third verse of the first
chapter ? tf not, the above remarks are
only fanciful. Let us see.
As before stated, the second verse is only
a general announcement of the subject,
needing some restrictions. To say that "all
is vanity" in its widest sense, is to call in
question the wisdom of the great Creator.
When he formed the world, and saw the
works of his hands, be pronounced it all
very good. God's creatures are " good
creatures," and nothing is to be despised,
but to be received with thanksgiving. How
then is the expression, " all is vanity," to
be understood? The third verse teaches
us. All things are vanity, viewed in the
light of this world merely, and on the sup
position that there is no hereafter. This
seems to be the, force of the phrase, "under
the sun." " 'What profit hath a man of all
his labor which he taketh (for things) under
the sun ;" leaving > out of view, things
above? or on the supposition that the things
"under the sun" are the entire.portion of
the soul ? The expression is somewhat
varied in the 'sixteenth verse of the fifth
ehapter, where the question is asked,
" What profit bath he that hath labored for
the wind?" As Scripture is the interpreter
of Scripture, this last verse throws light upon
the other. Taking labor under the sun; is
taking Tabor wholly for the wor/d—labor
for the' wand.
The scope is not, then, as the Piinceton,
Review will have it, to reconcile the justice
of God with the' seeming inequalities of Di
vine providence, but an inquiry, what ad
vantage .has life without a future life ? ant,
thence a deduction that there is a future ,
state, which the writer at length clearly
leiches.
It is not, as Scott views it, strictly speak
ing, an inquiry after the chief good; but an
inquiry, what good is there on the supposi
tion that there is no hereafter? It is not,
as President Mahan teaches, the utterance
of a heart full of skepticism ; but the utter
ance of one who would teach, that on the
principles of the infidel, whose hopes termi
nate with earth, life hap no satisfactory ob
ject; and'that consequently'there is, there
must be, a future.
Following out his plan, the author of the
Book does, it is true, reconcile the justice
of God with the seeming inequalities of
Divine providence, or he does teach what is
the chief good; but neither of these is his
main theme. It is worthy of remark, that
the phrase "under the sun," though not
fkiund in any other.part of the Bible, is em
ployed not lees than twenty.six times in the
Book of Ecclesiastes. This phrase, there
fore, contains an idea that seemed -to dwell
upon the mind of the Preacher, and which
he would enforce upon those whom he' ad
dressed. This is an additional argument
for supposing that it is the key.note to the
whole discourse.
And now let us apply the sentiment of
the text to the reasonings of the discourse,
and it will be seen that Solomon did not
wander from his subject. We may not, per
haps, be able to trace the pertinency of
every pa'ssage, but the main drift' of the Bei
men will show that the theme is kept con
stantly in View. Let not the reader; of this
fear that a commentary is about to be in
flicted upon him. A few passages only will
be adduced, in illustration.
What follows the text to the end' of the
eleventh verse, is a pertinent introduction.
it calls up nature's changes, and shows that
in the, old enduring earth there is nothing
new to satisfy the longing soul, even though
there are constant changes. These are
ever promising, but only to disappoint.
Generation after generation comes and goes;
the' sun rises and sets; the wind continues
to sweep and whirl; the rivers run on pour
ing into, but never filling the'sea ; arid, in
short, those that seek something new among
the things of earth to satisfy the immortal
mind, are destined to disappointment; for,
"there.is no new thing under the sun."
Next, be tells about his own investigations,
(12-18.) Being a king, and having great
wisdom and experience, he had an opportu
nity .of examining. He found that crooked
things could not be made straight at pleas
ure, and that the things wanting to produce
happiness could not be numbered, (v. 15.)
Even he that increased in earthly knowledge
without heavenly wisdom, increased in sor
,
row.
The second chapter contains Solomon's
experience, as an arguthent to prove that
nothing earthly is satisfactory in itself, (v.
12: " For what can a man do that cometh
after the king ?" After a king of such
wealth and'experience, who found no profit
in the things of earth,. in themselves consid
ered, what other man, could pretend to find
it ?)
The fool and the wise man died alike,
on the supposition that this world is all;
(15, 16,) and they left their property to
others, perhaps to fools that had not labored
for it. Thus it might be shown, that nearly
all the teachings of this mysterious Book
can be interpreted, by keeping the scope of
the Book constantly before the mind.
Take the following passaaes, which-have
so often perplexed the unlearned and the
learned: Chap. iii : v.19,20;—"v.19, That which
befalleth the sons of men, befalleth beasts;
even one thing befalleth them : as the one
dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all
one breath; so that a man hath no pre-emi
nence above a beast. All go into one place;
all are of the dust, and all turn to dust
again." This passage becomes plain on the
application of our rule. Man endif his ex
istence like the beast, and lives for no More
valuable ends, on the supposition 'that there
:is no future, arid that he labors only for
things under the MM. The next verse in
lquires, " Who knoweth the spirit of man
that goeth upward, and the spirit of the
beast that .goeth downward to the earth ?"
I. 0., if we adopt the views of the skeptic,
we cannot know the difference. But the
verse implies that there is a solemn differ
ence. The spirit of man at death is new
fledged for soaring to loftier heights; and
the spirit of the beast dieth with its body.
The same interpretation clears. up the 01)-
scurity that rests on portions of the ninth
chapter,, v. 2, 3 : " All thingii come alike to
all : there is one event to the righteous and
p y
to the wicked, &c. (v. 5,6.) "The dead
know not any thing, neither have they any
more a reward. Also their love, and their
hatred and their envy, is now 'perished,
neither have they any more a portion for
ever in any thing that is done under the
s .1.7
But does Solomon teach, in this Book,
that there is a future state of reward and
punishment ? Yes, clearly. We find an oc
casional avowal of it all along, but more
particularly in the last two chapters. We
find, (iii : 17) a decided testimony: " I said
in my hart, God shall judge the righteous
&nd the wicked,for there-is a timettliere for
every ,purpose And for, 'every:-work" See, ,
alsopiv;
As the Preacher draws toward, a conclu
sion, he points more explicitly to the impor
tance of doing present duty in view of a
reward hereafter.
Chap. xi : v. 1; " Cast thy bread upon
the waters," (for though infidelity may sug
gest that it is Jost,) it shall be found " after
many days." The present life'is big with
a future reward, as the collecting clouds
will, after a while, pour their treasures on
the earth; (v. 3.) and the reward will be
according to the life and doings here, as the
tree will lie in the direction in which it falls.
Attend to present duty, though the wind
may threaten you, as a sower, and the clouds,
as a 'reaper, (v. 5.) Leave events with
God, who will bring about, in. his own silent
way, the birth of all his glorious purposes,
as he does the birth of an infant, (v. 5) It
is not best to settle down in the enjoyine-t
of this life only, though the light is sweet;
for a long life of earthly prosperity•may be
followed with days of darkness, (7, 8 ) And
the youth who walks , in the ways of his
heart and in the sight of his eyes, shall be
brought into judgment, (9.) Therefore, let
the young remember their Creator early,
(12, 1.) for old age, with its infirmities,
will come on apace, and death shall close
the earthly scene, (2-7•) (Verses 8-12
seem to be inserted by another; as a kind of
comment.)
The last two verses are the con
clu'sion, formally announced, which is in
keeping with the entire teachings of the
Book. • " Let ns hear the conclusion of the
wholes matter : fear God, • and keep• his com
mandments; for this is the whole duty of
man," his whole interest; that for which he
was made; and the whole enigma of life is
solved by the closing verse : "For God shall
bring every work into judgment, with every
secret thing, whether it be good, or whether
it be evil."
Such, to the writer's mind, are the plan
and teachings of this interesting Book. But
he waits for further light.
for zee gang.
Faith—An Anecdote.
A few weeks;ago, a little boy sailed down
the waters of the St. Lawrence.- He was but
six. years old, and images of beauty floated
for him on'every distant cloud. His favor
ite reading „ for many months had been De
Foe's", Robinson, Orusoe." , And as the
boat passed in and out- among the many
thousand:islands of the river, -he painted to
his mother, in 'glowing colors, all that it
would be possible to do, if thrown adrift
upon a spar, he should, by some strange
chance, find himself alone upon the pebbly
beach. Very charming he thought the fairy
like islands, with their tender screens of
birch and maple, veiling ftist enough from
feeble human sight the warm glory of the
sun.
The day wore on; he islands were passed,
and now the boat began to descend the rap
ids. A head wind lifted the breakers, the
sky was, darkened, but the child and mother
felt the excitement of the scene. Like a
living human creature the strong boat kept
its way. It took a manly pride, it seemed,
in mastering the obstacles to its course, and
as it rose and fell with heavy swing, a sense
of power half Divine filled the hearts and
souls of the passengers:'
The
The boy stood still. Tighter and tighter
he graiped `his Mother's hand, and with
blue, eyes darkened with earnest thought,
looked upon the face of the water. Soon
the raiwbegarirto fall heavily, the water was
still more agitated, and the mother felt that
when the keel of the boat grated against the
rocks, visions of storm and wreck passed
through the little one's mind.
She saw that he was frightened, and began
to question whether ,it would not be best to
carry him to the' Cabin, and by song and
story beguile his excited mind. Just at this
moment he gently pressed her hand, and
looking down upon him, she saw the expres
sion of serious 'thought give way, a sweet
smile. dawned 'on his lips, as he said
,softly
to himself, rather than to her, the following
"Then the,captain's little daughter
Took her father by the hand,
Saying, t is not God upon the water,
Just the same as on the land?'"
The pleasant poet who wrote these simple
lines, of which the above were the child's
broken remembrance, is now in a foreign
land. The drawing-rooms of the noble open
readily to his genial presence, and the tables
of the literati, with their cheer and merriment
his joyous tones excite; but no words of
courtly donipliment, though spoken with
royal lips, will , fall more sweetly upon his
ear than would theSe words of that trusting
child, could he have stood by his side and
watched the dawn of' faith in his soul as he
spoke. 0, little children ! God teaches us
in many ways' that to make others happy is
one, of the truest objects of life. It is better
to make others good, but it is the best of all
to turn the-heart of a little child in trusting
love to his heavenly father. If, like the
absent 'poet, we me ever- able to speak or
Write one word which shall do this, let us
bless. God for the high privilege.--Montreat
Juvenile Magazine.
The Happy Boy.
And"now, to prove that happiness does
not depend on the place you are .in, or the
fine things you possess, I will tell you a true
story. I once knew a little boy named
Josoph. He was nearly an orphan; his
mother was dead, and his father became a
poor drunkard. Besides this, Joseph was
lame. One leg had been injured, and it
slowly'
was l withering away, with much
pain, a so , that our little friend had before hini
a life of pain and poverty, or dependence,
and yet he was the happiest boy in our
School. 'All the boys loved to'be with him.
because he was not only happy himself, but
made every body else happy. He was
always kind and generous. Every body knew
that this noble boy would do them a favor
if he could. His cheery smile seemed like
a gleam of warm sunshine. He appeared
never to think of himself, and so every body
thought of him, and for him. Even stern
men loved him, and many , a time have I seen
them turn from their business and return his
lively greeting, and laugh at his pleasant
wit. Honest as daylight he was, and men
trusted him everywhere. He grew up to
be a young man, and his pure, earnest, and
cheerful spirit made him still every body's
friend, which only another way of saying
that every body was his friend; and when at
last, worn out with sufferings, he died, the
whole towp mourned as if their own son or
brother had gone. I doubt whether many
who live even to old age enjoy as much in a
long life as Joseph did in a few years, or
have made , so many others , happy. Noble,
generous boy ! many a tear starts now at
the remembrance of his name. Would that
the world were full of such bright spirits,—
illichigan Journal of Education.
WILA.TEVER you ditilike in another ) take
Loam' folerreeteire yourself:
fftistellaneous.
Book-Hawking in England.
For many years, Christians in the mother
country have sought to withstand the in
fluence of vile publications, and gain some
of the ends to which. Colportage is found
so eminently adapted, by the sale at low
prices, of attractive books, of a moral and
religious character. The Religious Tract
Society have a large series of tracts and
sheets prepared especially for this circula
tion. A Society has been formed on pur
pose to counteract the poison diffused in an
infidel and licentious literature;
and recent
)y the London Times has called attention
to the subject in articles written with great
ability.
"It may not perhaps be known to some
of our readers," says the Times, " that of
late years a systematic plan has been
adopted for supplying the poorer classes
with healthy literature. To this scheme
the name of book-hawking' is now uni
versally applied!' While schools had been
training up readers, it was found that "the
emissaries of evil were actively at work.
While men slept, the enemy sowed tares.
The haunts of the lower classes were flooded
with literature of the vilest character. It
was proved in evidence, given before the
House of Commons in the year 1851, that the
tittle of immoral and infidel publications
amounted to twentrnine millions annually.
It is difficult to take in figures, but it is ap
palling to be told by the Edinburgh, lie
view that this is more , than the total issues
of the Society for the Promotion of Chris
tian Knowledge, the Religious Tract So
ciety, the British and Foreign Bible Society,
the Scottish Bible Society, the Trinitarian
Bible Society, and some seventy religious
magazines combined. Handbills too, and
pictures of a depraved character, were being
widely spread abroad.
" Thus were sold of the last dying speech
and confession of Good, 1,650,000; of
Courvoisier, 1,666,000; of the Mannings,
2,000,000; of Rush, 2,700,000; and of
Greenacre, 2.666,000. The trash sold with
reference to Palmer's case must have greatly
exceeded any of the above sales. Nor was
there any mystery as to the way in which
such an enormous circulation was obtained
fcr these publications. Hawkers plied
their trade in town and country, and
brought their literary wares to the very door
of the laborer's cottage.
" But why were those who thus sought to
poison society to monopolize the hawking
system ? Would-•;note the laborer, it was
asked, purchase books of a higher charac
ter, if they were in like , manner forced into
his notice ?"
The archdeaconof Winchester, in 1851,
and numerous bishops and dioceses since
co-operating with: him, have engaged ac
tively in employing book-hawkers in their
service,-one of whom in eleven months sold
books and tracts to the amount of £217, or
more than $l,OOO. And the demand for
books does not diminish. If proper• books
are provided, and the best means used for
their circulation at or: below cost, the inter
est of readers continues, in many cases in
creases, and a promising field of. Christian
enterprise is thus opened.- 7 —Ant. Messenger.
The . Pood.Question.
The Tribune a few months ago published
an article headed ",What can be done on
ten cents a day," in which irset forth how
a poor woman lived and supported some two
or three 'little ones on Steady work at ten
cents per diem. The follewing, however,
which we find in'an 'exchange, disiertating
on-the benefits of simple diet, rather throws
thd ten cent Story in the shade. It pur
ports to be the resuleof some experiments
made in a‘ prison, where it was found that
ten persons gained four pounds of flesh
each in two months, eating for breakfast
eight ounces of - oatmeal, made into por
ridge, with a pint of,buttermilk; for din
ner three pounds of boiled potatoes, with
salt; for supper, five ounces of oatmeal por
ridge, with - one pint of buttermilk; which
cost twopence three farthings per day.
Ten others gained three and a half pounds
of flesh, eating six pounds of boiled pota
toes daily, taking nothing with =them but
salt. Ten others'ate the same amount of
porridge and buttermilk, without the pota
toes as the first ten, but for dinner had
soup; they lost on&and a quarter pounds of
flesh eich---and twenty others, who had less
diminished in size likewise.
From this it would seem that potatoes
were a better diet than smaller quantities of
animal food, at least - for persons in confine
ment. The meat eaters, if they had been
allowed ordinary exercise, might have ex
hibited a very different result.
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grass extirpates weeds, by working its way
into their places, and leaving them no room
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educating young men on the moat approved principles.
The-course of studies includes an English and Claski
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LINOUAL, MATHEMATICAL, COMMERCIAL AN•
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.vrat--The method pursued in Imparting a knowl4:f
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Increases, beyond all other systems, the actual acquirrnW'
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Resolved. That without endorsing every sentiment a j
contains, the Board recom mend tn the public, tbe
Jefferson College, prepared by Dr. Smith, es sebstantilll,
correct exhibition of the leading facts in the history sv o i l s 7 -
amorrebbe Institut:Too.
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