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Of Me Rev, John Smith,4 P e ti a byt er i an Minister,
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his hrother, the Rai. 'Pet . Smith, a Methodist
Preacher.
LETTER xx-r.
P.Errott 81Ntriti:---' Dear Brother :
There are two very important facts to
which I now 'propose to call attention)
afterwards I 'inquire into the reasons
of the fact. The:first fact, well known 'ant
clisputedty_nobedy, is that.all men . do not
come to .Christ for salvation. Atheists;
Deists,,Pantheists do not come. Mormons,
Spiritualists, Universalists, 'Socinians do
not come. 'Murderers, adulterers, thieves,
drutikards gamblers, blasphemers, tbe coy
etous,,the self-righteous, the impenitent of
every class and descriptien do not come':
To the question, "lord,'are there few that
be saved ?" the Lord replied, "Strive to
miter in at the strait gate,-for many, I say
unto you, shall seek to - enter in, and shall
not be able." The road 'to. ;everlasting.
death was in the Saviour's, time vory.wide, ,
and travellers exceedingly numerous. That
fatal highway has net become leSs 'wide,
while the gate that opens to eternal life is
just as strait, and: the way - just as narrow
as ever.
The second fact, acknowledged alike, by
Arminians and Calvinists, is that a certain
portion of mankind do come to, the L6id
Jesus to he' saved. Manyd weary sinner,
oppressed with a. sense of .guilt, applied to .
him in person during.his sojourn dn earth.
Nor was such au application• ever in vain.
That voice, WhiCh .in tones of awful rebuke
sent consternation to a generation of vipers
and hypocrites, fell in accents of .heavenly
tenderness on the. ears of- the -broken in
heart, and diffused a peape_through the
spirit that passed allunderstanditig. Since
the Redeemer's exaltation to the righ than d
of power, vast multitudes have renounced
the service of sin, have labored and suffered
for his name's sake,and are reigning with
him in glory. There are thousands' and
tens of thousands now on earth, who. have
fled from the, approaching storm to this
dear Refuge.; who are united by 'faith to
.Jesus, in whom Jesus lives, to whom Jesus
is the power of God, and fbr whom -the
very name ,of Jesus has -an inexpressible
charm—a ,
Dear Name, the Rock on which they build,
Their Shield and Hiding-place,
Their never-failing Treasury; filled '• • '
With boundless stores of grace.
Here, then, are two stupendous facts
-oinc men come to the Lord Jesus Christ,
nd are saved;' others do not come, and are
~ u 3t. How 'are we to account for these
:acts ? Why do sinners reject the proffered
:,id of the only I3eing that can deliver them,
from destruction ? The Bible discloses the
painful reason. A fixed, settled, deadly
enmity to God' 18 the only barrier in the
way. Let this be removed, and the attrac
tions of the cross would be irresistible.
But to the removal of . this barrier the im
penitent sinner, in whose estimation sin is
happiness and holines.s misery, will by no
means consent. He woiild'in truth sooner
part with life. You and we agree in , main
taining that sinners refuse to come to the
Saviour because they will not come, and
that the reasons of their rejection
,Of the
offers of mercy all have their origin in the,
dreadful wickedness of their own hearts.
They love darkness rather than light; that
is, they love sin rather: than holiness, re-.
bellion rather than obedience., Satan rather
than God. The whole difficulty begins and
ends with themselves. They ma/ not be
saved.
But though we are agreed on this point;
we are not agreed, on this other question,
" Why do sinners come to Christ . forsalva
tion ? Christ, the Author of — life, points
to`God the Father as the prime mover and
originator of human redemption. It was
he that sent the Son into themorld. It was
he that gave the Son power over, all flesh,
that he should g ive eternal life to as many
as' he had given him. - It is remarkable, that
Arminians, among the reasons they assign,
neverlpecify the reason given by the Sa
viour himself In no Arminian book can
it be fennd, from no Arminian pulpit is. it
proclaimed, that all that the Father gives,
to' the Son shall come to him. And 'yet the
salvation of each and every 'Christian is
traced to this, as it,El ultimate source.. It
conlfl,in fact have no Other. origi n ., What
possible hope of escape from : endless c wrath
colikl'there be to a race convicted of high
trelisOn against the throne of heaven, had
not .offers of pardon and reconciliation
emanated from that, throne itself?. To
suppose that the first steps toward recon
ciliation would be taken by guilty rebels,
would' be an absurdity only inferior to that
other -very COMIIICITI, but most strange ab
surdity, that guilty rebels haiie a just claim
on God for a certain .measure of grace.
JOHN SMITH.
.
For tho Presbyterian Banner
Free Communion in Scotland.
MEsarts. EDIToIts :—ln a recent editorial
you alluded to the case of Rev. Mr. Dav
idson, who, it seems, has 'renounded the
close communion doctrine, held by. the
Uaitetl Pr,csbyteria,us. It is interesting to
know that in this matter Mr. D. has only
gone back to the safe precedent of the best
and most influential Ministers of the Scot
tish ohurches.';
:Few men have.left a more grateful savor
of eminent godliness and distinguished
usefulness, than the lamented Alecheyne.
Though scarcely in his thirtie,th year *hen
he died, his name bears' a fragrance, Which
hub- refreshed the spirits of hundreds ofi
Zion's pilgrims. Of'his views on Psalm
odyrtlite following extract from his memoir,.
gl o w a , pleasing ilstr4ion: •
velre w'as' never ' satisfied with his. own':
inholinest. • * *•' About
thib. peiiiodNha used to sing a pmilm or•
hrtm•exerytday after dinner. Itt.tme of,: •
ten, gThe, Lord !.$ my ghopherd,' . or, 0,
may we . skind before the Lam b' Some.
timesit iiyinn," l oh, for a closer
walk with (kid,' 'and aoinetintes i the
' 0 that I like a dove had wings."
To the same effect, heartihe
Harper, of the IJaifed.Rresbyterian ,b 047 1:
He is now travellnit '.England, and
writes the ChristianTWiitess of Cinbin: i
nati, as follows: • • •
"The impression, we think, is very gen- ,,
oral that the ehurclies_of.lNeland and Scot
land,amidentical with us on the subject of
a Scripture Psalmody. One , good brother
in the last Assembly opnoied a change in
the present , version of the Psalms or any
efforts for's 'new version, because it would
sever tuvfroizi the churches of Scotland and
Ireland!' -Such a: ii t entitnent would provoke
a smile hete." l :The:fait isAhat neither the
EStablished Olittreh 'of Scotland, nor the
Free Church, nor'-the :United-Presbyterian
Churoh, nor the Vtesbytetian , Church oft
Ireland pre ten di to ' , adh'ere .to` the 'exclusive.
use )of the Scriptwie Dallies? I believe thee'
the Scottish version 'is gefieVally used in all
these churches, but' nbrezelusively. And; , -
as eVidenee of their pesitionswe may state
that in all the congre,gatitidilifif which we
have worshipped, both: igilootigrid and Ire- .
land; ivitii" the:'single eice i ptioh of Dr.
Cook's church, of Belfast; threilparaphrases
and hymns have been sung."/ . 11 ' :'
Again, says Mr. Harper : ,
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ed teriionitof theoPsalins, let As fgbribou t it
independecilv.L4no thei. fear ofigGeth: iffre4 0
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pond upon it, the churches on this side,
which have been singing 'paraphrases and
hymns for'ithingtirne will not be offended.
They know nothing:about the exclusive use
of the Scripture, Psalms. If we'expeekthe
thousands 'who are coming to our shores
froth the4e churcheS to identify themselves
with us, we'must have something different
from tthe•present antiquated version:"
Lk. thefirst volume. of his works, I'dc-
Cheyne has, an essay on " Communion with
brethren of other denominations." Ile
takes such grotirtd as this': ' I believe it to
be the mind of Christ, that all who are vir
tually united to hini, Should love one an
other, exhort one another daily, * * *
pray witkand for one another, and sit down
,together at the Lord'stable. Each of these
positions may, ho, Proved by the Word- of
God. * * Upon this ',have always
acted, both in sitting down to the Lord's
table, and'in admitting othors`to `that bless
ed privilege!' r
In illustration The adds: "I . was once per
nutted to unite in celebrating the Lord's
Supper in an, upper room #1 Jerusalem.
There were' fonrteen`preSent, most of when],
had good•reason to believe, kneW and
loved the Lord Jesus. 'Several were godly
c v,p lc ,opalial i t,s, two ,were ;pon , verted Jews,
and one a Christian from Nazareth, con-
- relied under the American missionaries.
The bread and wine were diSperised in the
Episcopal manner, and most were kneelinn.
as, they. received 'them. * * * 'Gee
felt it to be, net the confusion of Babel,
but the sweet fellowship with dhrist and
the 'brethren." He then' quotes the remark.
of Roland- Hill, who, when certain Baptists
told him, "You cannot sit down at our
hie," replied, " I thought It,wastthe,Lord's
table."
"The early Reformers," adds MeCheyne,
held the same view. Calvin wrote to
Creamer that he `would cross ten seas to
bring it about. Baxter, Owen, and Howe,
in a ,later generation,,pleaded ler it; and
W
the estminster Divin es laid down the same
principle, in few but solemnp words:
'Saints' by profession, are bound to main
tain a holy fellowship and communion in
the worship of God—which communion, as
God offereth opportunity, is to be extended
to those who,,in,every place, call upon
the natne of the Lord Jesus.' These
words, , embodied in 'our Standards - show
clearly that the views maintained above are
the very principles of the. Church of Scot
land. Such were the ,prineiples of the Be
formerSl"
These statements by McCheyne, are con
firmed as matters' of fact;= by Mr. Harper,
before quoted. Thus,; he. says : ,
" None„of these churches are identified.
with us,in prinCiple or practice , on the sub
ject of Communion, or Secret 'Societies, or
Covenanting. There is, in fact, but one
point of "strict identity, so fai as our dis
tinetive,principles are concerned; and4hat
is Slavery!' .
I have copied these extracts from the la
merited McCheyne, not merely
,because of
the argument they contain, but as aft'
lustrattons of the sort 't)f views , which are
cherished by the best and most:giftedinen
of the, Free Church.. Did any
,body ever,
bring charges against Meeheyne for hold
ing and publishing these dangerous senti-:
meats? Such a proposition .:would doubt-
less have been treated with derision. The.
heart of the Scottish Church was, with him,
and he well knew that he stood on safe
ground. When' the General Assembly, of
the noble Free Church united in singing
" A hymn.of human coinpositien," - at' the'
fiineral pe;Vite ferDf , ,Qll4lKairs,:they proved
dist 'the spirit .which actuates, the body is ,,
no . thrrow partyism, centending
for mint, cm mmin, and. anise.
It is gratifying to , find the iriewS 'of 'Me-
Cheyne and the Free Chitin+ Aif Scotland,
gradually making progre,ss,in this, country.
In the Due West .Telescope, the organ. of
the A.sseciate Reformed Synod of tlie South,
a series of articles his recently , ' appeared,
from -the pen, of the Rev. J. A:Slean, one
of the-corresponding editors, and which
these views are ably,sustgined. This writer,
takes -the,ground "pho neither their Con
feSsioii nor their Direptery for Worship, for
bids theta'from extending the invitation to
the Lord's Supper, to"brethren of other
evangelical denominagons.",
- Itt the,
some
of
, the Telescope for my
28t h, soe of the practical,' diffictilties in
the 'way of close communion' are'stated as
follOws:
" We hive leard,the: ablest - men' in our
Synod 'fence ,the .tablekf and.,lnlye never
yetleard one of them . ,attempt to , defend
the" practice of ‘cieilive comninnion,
Scriptural giounds; bit, on the""eimtrary.,
thertiVe • either evaded Ithe point alto=
getter, or defended it on 'the girmind offix
.eediery of policy. We have been a min,
ister.4n the . A. R.. P. Ab l urch _for
to
or fitteed years, and lie ha ve had to 'fence
tables Piny timed; arid
felt that it was'an , uplilltittsidess When we
came to tell :the reasdhiiwhy we did not in+
vite brethren, of otherAhristian
tions to partake with . ,4 We lapre felt
ashamed of the poor exensmi we ga7e,.and'
have you not, my dearlbrather, felt nlittlif
of the same kind of shame?" • " ~;
But were not the fathers -of the Associate"
Reformed Church Jahnio ,pomaannionisto?,,
The writer adiuits, it, but replies thlis.:
" This exclusive co mmunion
which has been adopt& -by matij , as ieruli .
of God's house, :rests oti no'hi'gher author.;
ity than . the.; gtr,aditions,of mem'. Illhere•
practiee, opinion,.doct l rine f or
p4Cir•
ple, whatever you may, choose to ,P.
transmitted to usitY our filie-fatiiers," with
out any ScripturdFatctlioility to 'support it.
Still we have men calling themselves Pre=
te.stgits„ p,rolessedly,i;ejectieg , the
tipns,of
.men,', ancf, yet trying t .in practice,.
to loind men's eenemence by . their
'ix ‘t - . •
you wielf," lie' tells" his brethren; to
hold to an.cild usage which has no higher .
sanction than the, customs of the, fathers, of
the chur,oh.. I wish to' leaye this,.,6ome
backlollm Bible and Confession of Faith,;
you desirkx'te r keep bretlireefii a' ' etite'be
con tinuedlieparation ; de.sirelo unitithrete!
. closer : together by the .holiest,• tie. ~Who,
now, is.meet like the political,agitater, you:
or I? Look on me, then en ~yo!Lrself, and
answer the question at the Of coniseience;
ankia the sight of God." • . IV I ;V: , •
,This writer then, defines his position :
chiy t position, is simply, this; , it . at
we wieh, we ask 'nothing more, ana...We will
be'ciintent with nothing nothing
'V4.11% leave
the-whole-matter in theuhandirat Ohio ch
Sestrios t s 40: admit those wham they; deem,
worthy communicants, and reject . thosesehons
they may clecm,../moor,OY !Indicant's:, ft jet
all applications 4 . .igisealing ordinances yrom
members .off othfir. i deptainatipos be, ina,de
throne' the Sessioti. This would only tie
recognizing' Stir r offigeri' as acting
. Under Divine anthority;P•iiid"their oibdial
• acts es.rvalicl.!?..:. Pid ti49utreaua r,tat
In the spi4t, 04,440 filhs i ritf
joiceth, in the tioth,'.', / willAt'Art,epittyphoil.
these promising, indications of putess.,
Aii•our venerable ' friend, •Di. 6 Preesijrj . onda
said, "when certain dxiteiielyrodiseolite,
who have great attachiPent.tovthe tradition,
of the elders—when some of: these
fikt,4lSraohifrve bcgit
oonAititin wil be no longer picked. ,We
iliiiellillt'ivill l 'ilemeniftitidi - Dr. o .l s Pt B
hiSe n'd proplie and tifib pool Orbit
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PITTSBURG-ft -SAT:URI:I4 y; ~ AVO. ITSTjB;:'O6A..
:EIIROPEAN CORR,ESPOADENCE.
AT SELFARTy AND WEST-DR. MDRRAT AND GEORGE H. STUART
—RDVITAL CONMEDOR:LTION ^DiERTINGB SCENE AT KM , -
Lrafurr-, THE pskipurnXnAnz-:130 0 —" THE
Tsmpti".k.m ilizAldnintx6.=. l ll.hreskiiiiete SPA-TEE
TRIND, ASSEMBLY, AND 'GRATITUDE TO AMMLIOA—TBB'3IOD
=ATM'S STATEMENT—TfIE REMONSTRANT SYNOD OP ULSTER
*ON'IGONERY AND THE.r'ILEVpI r AIe7TNR: DOWNWARD
COURSE OFIRION UNITARIANISM --THE MASSACRES IN SYRIA
PARLIARRNT AND A BARREN SESSION—NO VOLUNTNINDI IN
IRELAND, AND SHY—PDSTNCRIPT:
FROM BxLpAsT—whither I have pme to
exchange pulpits for ..a, few Lord's days
with the Rev. Dr. Morgan—l address to
yourself and readers my present communi
cation., On my way hither, I was the guest
.of one of the-members of the. Stuart *fain
ily,, resident at Birkenhead, near .Liver
pool. There I spent some, happy hours
the society of Dr. N. Murray, of Vizabeth
tewn, and of George H.,Stuart, of `Piiila
'delphia. • They had left Ulster -a few days
before,:ha.ving made a lengthened tour;over
the South and West, in company with the
Rev. Dr. Bdgar, and afterwards, ,spoken ,at
.
many meetings in the North, ;besides, at
tending the Irish 'General Esseinbly. Mr.
Stuart's labors were almost incessant; and
his closing, engagement, was on a Sabbath
evening, an Linen Hall Street Presbyterian
chnrch, Belfast, Where he delivered a very
stirring and imPro salve address to a crowded
gathering of Sabbath Schooneachers. The
facts adstatistics:furnished by him with
remard to the extended, domain and usef4-
ness of the American Sunday School Union,
Were very' , weighty, and lns anecdotes and
illustrations were vivid- and telling. '
, ißoth gentlemen were on their way to
Manchester f .to take part in , a ,publie meet=
trig there, in Dr. Munro's church, and at
this moment they are, probably in London,
on their way to Paris. They intend; I be
lieve, 'to" return home in a week cetwo.
Their gratification' with the results of the
Great, ; ,Awakening of .1859,: has been in
tense,,a.nd while Dr. Murray cannot report
on his return that Popery is no longer ma
lignant, active, Vigilant; and influential, in
Ireland, he can say with truth 'that one
Provinee' is ainazingly.. changed, aild. 'that
the Divine Spirit has raised up a band , of
living„ earnest, evangelistic Christians,.
whose ; influence, exertions, contributions,
and' prayers, are the sure precursors of
blessings to the whole laßd. •
Great commemorative meetings Imve been
held 14ready, and others are =yet to be con
venea. have already
,described to , you
that which, assembl4d on July 3d, in the
BotaninGardeni, - 13elfast. There it good
reason' to believe 'that at least forty thou
sand persons were vpresent, coming from
every part of. the province, , and the whole
proceedings marked by ecorum and I dc-
Votional feeling. A lady who had an op-_
portunity of looking full ninu*th4 'mass
from-the central;'platforth, ins fired me that'
the spirit of seriousness and prayerfulness
'was even more, manifest than at the vast
prayer-meeting of last year/ , •
At Scrabo Hill, a lofty elevation near
the town Of Newtonards and on the Open
space around the base' of the 'monument
recently erected to the memory, of the late
Marquis of Londonderry;, a, kindred gather
ing was " assembled last week. At Killin
,-
chy, in the COunty of Down, there was a,
similarmeeting, and since . then', five "hun
dred Sabbath:School children assembled
the venerable old Presbyterian church,and an"
eicellent
,sermon was, preached
~- to them by
the Ikev. l2 ---: Trench, Rector , of a Southern
paristi;-an excellent ,Episcopal eletoma4,l, - ,
wlio-foriinahr . ydwirg'' 'Baena' i'dos,ifted
,with. Evangelism in' Ireland; and whose tes=
timony, last, year, to:the ;reality of the Re-1.
vival--after careful personal examination—,
was so ..valimble.
, The , day on which this Sabbath School
anniversary was held, was one of Su:miner'ss*
.
choicest and hiVeliest. While unable tole'
present at the morning gathering °tithe'
children, it was my : privilege to attendna
great open-air meeting of adults and young.
persons, in the rectory grounds of the Hon.,
and, Rev.' H. Ward; who froni the first las
warmly Cooperated in the 'AWakening move'
went, with Mr. Anderson, the Presbyterian ,
nlisister. t I/grim:the whole of last Sum
mer,they held - ineetings almost,cT9ry even-,
ing, and , here' were. gathered, , ore me
of 'the sioiiitual fruits—m aged men
and t women, in fathers and husbands, in la
boring n men ajid• female servants, in ' young
men and m aidens-who a had .been arrested,
cionvinced;aniverted, and had given thein r ,
serves to the ''SaviOur forever. Many
of, these also have"been - physically affected;
and the Presbyteriamminister told.me that
lie ? had kept, his:,horse. and car constantly
nrady to travel from gime to ,phiee to visit,
intitruet and kinriroft; thiitie frbo Were 64 ill."
Strong men WA been affected at their work
in. the fields, sonie•of these preiimiilY very
ungodly.: It Was Mr..:Aliderson!s wiperience that thoseAufferedlengest and most,
Who.' .. , Were ~ignorant .of the tartit h . of filcd,..
Alibied and agitated under thlionse. of
Plifine4rith, .1 - hi . ij knew' ha' *lab e l. to
fits:was .` to a stronghold.- Whenq that Was
rim/Weeds then and there 4 .peace' r began to
" . 11qw hip a. river."
~ , . .. :
'The 'eatgathering . in the li:cuter's field .
wiikaddiesseetoY a young ley gentleman. ;
from-Belfast—one of last year's converts—
as. well;.as, by the' Rev: Dr. Graham, of
tioun i en the Rhine, '(a.native of Ulster,
and : formsr i ly, minister atppdoneld,) the
IteV, .11:i%hjlanna, of B ea s t
mid. myself.
There weie rio physical
, agit.t,i'oris visible,
-bittotheici/iiras deep 'earnestness on the part '
of Intlit3 . and afterwards, when the 'crowd
bem. : to ; .‘lisperse, a*,,hand of ..Christians
Marched from the fieltl.th,rough,the, beauti
ftil , lawn 'to the yUb li e r oad, siuging,all the
way:. 'Outai'de ' the'gatiti they stopped and
Mitiglilotine 'united 'Chord/ .cif praise, aril
then,...sa:.the'y dispelled ..in divided and
swing, bands, . ; while., the' [Western sky,'
illuminatedn , r io ib tAte &Ty; Qf • p.a.rting
daY, shed'its ;olden light overall the hill's,
I %attia 14a,, g olden
r liiitiened to' kit'
yearat Colerainethe sweet) -iiyitiPhony of
praise rise ~ eofi-, the silent air ,to •heaven: ,
Ulster now . ia, largely a, land-of {gladness.: .
Thanksgiving and commemorative
,meiet
jugs are not forniiditibil, but realities; :they
Whitt' they irofesi id. Oil God' is
praised in tile asisemblies rof hirg holy' ones,
and. anointethwitliHresh ,oil . through the,
stirring recollectiens,ef what he has
,done,
they are ,praying now for enlarged bless
ings.
Yestetday;it a lilac called "' the Temple,"''
another commemorative meeting was held.
It : is; on ' the.way to ,•Donpatrick, and where
a flraildog, ono" ~a „public house, near to
whi`ph" copk-fightipg *as eagerly encouraged
in'-orakki , tittles,: his blicome a pla i ce, for con
feriiibei Astittrictioir; arid unifed: pri34r.' I
acceptetVa;i invitation to' he 'present, visited
• thn, r sceney addressed the-people, ,and saw
with ; pi y.,-,own Ayes ;the ; radiant, faees , of a
numerous .Iband: , ,ofo , last : year's converts.
The meeting was4heldt•in , a• field not , long
since the seene of 'pigiliatic contests , and
the chief promoter . ;4 . .4 *as' a reforined
*drittkard—a rawer irlio.-tias consecrated
his talents , to God, and.spends his money
in purchasing land eiroulattlig,useful books
in the district : l'-" - ' ' ' --.'-'• - .-= ;) . - ,
At. Bali.iitah,iwah Apa,,,Lhave been .ad
dressing two: meetihgiii . On week evenings,
where much Soltitildityprevailed;ind . where
' I 'coniiereffi' Wititioriiiir pition ?".', 'the ' fruit
',l4eoiMektabTiff• 1. 'l[l29.‘r prayers ifoi a
up essing are trul,gensolusgingithto.t any
preacher, and tir fresh, NvtKm love of. ate
young disciples is delightful..
THE IRISH ASSMIBLY , did ,not forget to ,
record to American Christipxnf.
for the geneinug' enimort L gven - hy think tO ,
the , }tome. Mission', in :eortnekion with the
visit of , the- Deputation last .year—upwinis
of : £6,000., . Mr. Dill, ',the ,-Moslerator,
dwelt ,on the " extraordinary toniiality
with whiCh they ; were.received, by nwskbere
of 'various 'Evangelical"' ' The
following. is a sitruniary of iiien&lainni; aria
'also ; the resolution :adopteaby 4he Anna&
bIY
Tu1y.21,1860
He referred, first, to the Old Scheel PrealtYte--
riot! Church, n becanse it is the, aitd iroba--
my 'the Most intlifential ;• 'and,' - ne.4.t. to that; of
the New Scheel, Which-wasiennally afoalaakal iii
supporting
,and „sympathising with ,tdiensA „andi
then to the Unitedl're'pliyiertitn Clittith, a depu
tation from whiehithey lied alreadyTWietirOidi and:
thanked for. their.kr,eat kilidnesstoynar delp4a 7
tiOn 'and,libekilityto4onr Mission; Afithsegardi
to the pecimiary resultsitheYivervieti•*tiiengib IM:
and, could speak, ar i tiuneselvep. -,e,r He ,theaght.
they 1-o.4,_never obtained .so much, money ha O.
A
short ti time and Nadi . 'l' . 4 small sit atria-ant ittle.4:-
ber and. erpettsp. - '94e:could speak at sta=r beeek
on the deep .interetfelthy the various 'harshen;
MAnCeribit, and in`ltrepartioolarly by' the 'Pres
byterian Church, !''. themaiMin all - theiar apes=
thins-, He did not *rk that those in til4potat.+,
try.' fully 'tinders , ti: the deep `interest 'fol." 'by' r
American: Christ
.raents. , :One insta K.-,perliaps; „might - - ,i*ycpic
ill'atrate'that; feet that ":in receiving newspapars,.
journals, &c., froth America; -lie looked ie. theini .
as cold-aping by f e kffi g hest. dlgetn i and steittetann
of the accounts oft Irishßevival. .He theight !
that in Making-this :repeat iliens a'simplioaer of
justicep.refer,to : t tWo beloyed brethren-mad tit/
'the special intere4 „which (hey took in a)'s their. -
proceedings from the time "they landed 'until that: .
timeithey,againsektheir foot , on;.ideck ,ort , theirl
return
,home—Dr.j,Murray, r of Elizabethtown,.!
and' George H.' Bthart. ' • (Lim' applause:)"lne:-:
deed, he might; include the; allele -heintehtild 'eft
uq v
Stuarts. . (Apple, '.) Ile ',could not cemmt..mth, l
language strong on& te'eipttese his feelings ,
of , gratitude for th *ha:trims- personally indretr ,
public grounds, ....tti the Tepresentatives;of , ikikisk ,
Chiikchi' they reeei ed at their hands. It would
oectipyritich more kithe t.Mn the Aiseriblf eoide
done
affortlfpr him to g detail-. ;detal-. thee-,varieime
acts of kindness them _ by these beloved,
brethren. -:- Theyjdi . ,!alrriost'everYthing for thera.,: - .
They ; - greatly .4tellitated,their„miihion byi.thei.il
admirable arrangeMents so that they,had a s sort.,
of triurriPhillangrtitia' through - AO land; - they'
Were letedend feasted.until theywere everiltelia-=
ed with. kindness,
,and., began ,to.feel. they were ~
Mach greater perie k Aiges thart, they' 'had at in
supposed themselvfislohe. - - TO use an tespres-i - .
sion ; of one of 01 , 4;awitty friends in America.
they were very neatly spoiled tY being lionized.;
That friend , obserrell Ile .had kneirei" , kitoin"any'
t t
One itthe Pe44 0 t. 1 ?,,C . 1 1- spoiled 11:-being libDired
but ones-and tha was the , Prophet Daniel,.
•
(Laughter:) ; :He 'Might .isiiii•-lip• the whole hy,','
saying. that, _these ! ..prarm,hestited -inen.,wroterfor - .1
them, planned for them, ,and travelled for, them j
,--iisedsall their indeticaferthein 7, paid init:.tati
and prayed - for , them- throughout tindr. whole'.'
course. ,Ile might be permitted to add,
,that. i he
never felt - that theitr:Chureli-stood'ati high; or Co - ' 1
. i
mimed so mportintree.position;nainnieetinithe
members, of- their,sphurch and communion orte.ii
fcireign 'Soil.: 'Be `'weeld not hike to say he had
been: roud of : their Church (ter they: dire. net; ',...1
as followers ,of Ilimwho wtte meek :end lowlyato;: -
proud of 'anything;) bit, he was -thankful to God .
who had so honore.d and blessed `the iiiiniailet
tions of, our. Church in training-meri t0,0b1it
,,..„ ~..... .... up .
pyt.(as 'many Irish .Prestyterans dirt)plaseep Of
influence and usefiiNera in a foreign hind.' '."The
1 Moderator expreesedhis regret- thatLDr. -.gdgarfr
I had not hip report l with Mini,, and concluded .by*, ;
stating that the' nroiley—ltipWaide of '£6,ooCt--
which.:- was givertzhit the -diatin r it - pledge,' l aficti
,guaranteed upon_ thfir ''part that. t, would be .ex-', ,
elusively devoted to: the operations of, their 10-
men Catholic Mitsaii;.;..-that itlaliiinld'uethidei.- 1 --
ecl, bona . fide in theitwork.ef.missione to- -Roman. --,
Catholics. : The SeCond stipulation was; i that it.
should not: e m 6101441 orettiMi'l fiirlthO'pourP6se • '
of,-,payingfhe,pur...; , fno
o,ooopre pr
~ ep
~
res
sing their liabiityt t, ,AA* 1.,,.;
,„
.promitetliirgrW e . ‘gl , on to - love
to-goodworks:, 'H
west •sure'lliat in-aoceptiavt
the money the, Assembly would bp,. perfectly all-
..
ling to accept those conditions 'else. • '' -' •
Mr. 14P.Chireithen moied--“,-_That ewe, f , reetog ,
nisingthe geed hand of Ood in the i labcre tif.reur ...
brethren in the American 'd'epnititiiin, "and' in
bringing them'. back in r sa:fet3if 16 their famdfitrith
and friends, record eur sense of, gratitude-to the -;
ministers and members, of the American c4prtko.
for their' kinditessio mit: brethreni . - their'Siiieire
sympathy, with, our Inipaitautry -cause; and the-,er
noble Contribution to ottr.rnissionary fund. And
that'especially we-record our sincere 'thanks :to ” :
Dr...ldurray„ofßlizabethtowe,,Geerge l lip ..9tnsprt,l.
Philadelphia 'add James Stuart,
,NetrAory., „ Wyo.
amortglinatYChriatians friends mend,-
nen!. interest_ .notut mipsion.'!, -,e, 7 . , :.-.i • . ::. . i
The motion was unanimously passed :
~.,..
~ .. t.
Thi Moderator,
im appropriate terms, 'Sourey- •
. ed:the;resotitiontothir:t James Stuart, of -_ltert , ; c
York.
. - Mr: Stuart, - 'in a brief address, noknowlefted '
the: coMplintent. :• .: - . f- ' : ~. ; f.', 11 ; ':. : '.''.:, - ifA),
Tai Ruiilirtsruiriky'Strop Ulifter,;
hai. this weekleen'holdilagitiiiiiikual 'mkt- 4
ing •very obscare part:ofthe 4own, and-
quite unnoticed by, the public. This time,
twelve: mfmthi, •Dr, Montgomeg,:acd his
coadjutors were roused ~te an unusual de- w
gred, 'by the fear" and anger aWaketi l eo ,
their tranin4 , producedby'( the qieall 'the
reviyak.c They Soundrthemselves, in. coon-
try. diptrint.a „especially, ;losing their ;people,
and - their,erw at the . pr,ess was, pouring.
infidel scorn . on the move m ent. 'Dr. Mont
gomer said thitt'" if thili thing came near
DunmuiTyP I (his , residerce,) krieW
what he „would do withrit;!! , • 'lWell,it did
come nigh., him, and-the resnit,was,:that
a new cong,regation. of oTthedox PriobArte-
rianals noiemeeting ahnosi ht. his itooip;in
a t6porary'jret most 'eamithitsaihi ithico Of :
worship,: and.' has' ninetyntamilies •in its -
ranks. These i rwith some' exceptions,. are
not indeed • Conyerts,fromNpitarianism, but
the Confront 'its'fading and dying form
with a:living Chridtianity, and help' to pre
cipitate its IlOwnfall: The Doctor resents' '
the , movement much sail! itawere a person
al attack, whereas it hits , simpy taken ,ae
tion from the 'spiritual ,necessities of, the
neighborhood. ,
The - iteriiiMstrant Sifter Once . entbrieed
Ariani tihnost
with • the more ,admanced)Unitarianisnii;ef
the :Bet 'now , it
contains,a number.q yonug,x4iPist 4 lll Iv(l l 9.rs
are far 'on 'the Teed toinfidelfty, .who deny,
the plenary insPiration u oi the Siir4tiirea,,
and will noti:suffer • any lueitiotis 'ltowever•;
naked and bald as to 'doctrinal and. dog
matic truth to 'be put. at the ordination .of
minister. Doctor M. assumed an antago,-,-,
nist attitude last year in a,Presbytery whi ch.
had thus ordained - One' orthearg,biatry, and
for the nonce' took the . ; attitude a de
fender of eooes,,and, creeds. ,
his friendieWnd it necessary lo l condOne the '
''offence anittliush up thematte.•:(lne.nifti-; 1 '
ister 'this week proposed tolin4lce
tive : to insert at, the beginning• of the code
of Diicipline, two questions—one •ncPePt-';
ing the . ,tbe,atandard of ai r
peal end ii . Pinion and the etheiiiitingnistng
Presbyteriandurcli• *Ge ! veriment:' 'But'
his.notice of motiOnAii was not' ,
received„ and: he : walked, obit " of ihief i ccitufta:f
He, was
,one of ! those, that,.disupprotrpkof y ,
the qunsi polifiy of p!...tgpnwry:.
and iiilfrieids, ant *lto Iml itioS m teated 84;
cordingli. • •
:„ • •
uTxAN .. AWYPON.;PRY,ageg
in Voiltegtienae, of the ecintinited - 01**res,.
of Ohinitians gyiiigi bY 7 ihe' - Diu l 7;
byf-tire aitter fiiilnre; fromsiyuipkthifin Veitl;
with' the destroyer% of,the- Turkish author. , fi
itie,s. end scildiers_theTe i te stopfikoicornago...,
In severil , plaCes the:0141.4 roops , 0 . 031 7 .
mitted the' most infamous, outrages. on the
women, and . they StoOd• by:while:the savage'
Drnses .I:tacked: • pieces; 'and tore -,
•children limb from limb; Nothing ,soliar;•..,
barons as. this * ,freng'94.„ ; insulepl
times. The ZinnAlves reb,94l Fi tqphr il
slarighter en • givii'y 71 fade's. The
"no f 316tillenkdAniritArniV
irofeilsedly - lfheistieanPikeettfellaritir '
ite ,and, other Christians with a-hereditary
hate, kindred to, ~that,, with which the de-,
graded and worthless f''Phristians"of Leb
anon haie entertained ,tolard 'them. But
there does certainly appear' to be a deep and
wide-spread conspiracy,; and •Blohaminedan'
fanaticism joyfully ,endorses all that. has
been dope. On the other hand, the Sultan ,
has no sympathy with the spirit that, die-,
*aka 'these atrocities, nor yet his ministers'
of State. He has sent aa 'autograph letter
ts the Emperor of the French, On , the sub
; ,: and, has ,dispatched his; ablest minister
as general of troops, to put down the blood
shedders. But the relief, if it' prove such,
tellies' too late. Thinisands have . perished
—thousanda more are
,dii-Ven' from honse
and i s land, and tDamasous, the old capital of
4:041-111P'AtnWed:horrors-such as can
never be reversed, by any intervention even
Of, the great powers, or any punishment of
to guilty, ' ':`"
Russia and France, With England; areall.
ready to lend:troops,if need ,be;, and prob
..ably F(*ce aridEugland will ,partially do
so, .But all this bat ,indicates fresh, troub
les troni diplomacy, hy-andlby. "Jerusalem
'itself May 'be attacked 'ere long, although
this sauna rather iniProbable ''Meanwhile
Popery as &system; in its priests, eiinvenitsi :
RlR.nro74 the ll,4tatillgrAlAßPie AMoirKATtermro
matin, Lebanon districts. The land
Of Sy ria. and of l'ilestine• being laid
' .:61.nd if even` .nrS do ieject as an lin
' Ale and unseriptural idea, the persona-
Lat. .advent of. the , Saviourrto Taleitine, to
glory at 4eynsalein=which many
ezpec will take place,in a few years = who
Atli say' but that
,theSe present' . .tratibles
[intsPbetlie-preoUriais - of the retaiiii: Of the .
[Jewish people to the , ' mountains >of Israel,
there.q,to planted , ?" , - -
PARITAMENT is well-nigh moribund.
LardPerby has had just cause to .review
the karren results of the session. Scarcely
Sny'part`Of the programme of the Queen's
speech las been carried into execution.
The &ferny Bill project of Lord Sohn Riffs-
eel, is: dead and zone, and for long time it
stuffed the way?! , In like manner, the
Bankrupteyßilla, measure ,of very great
itato4iee- T -haS'been withdrawn, although
the House of Connuons Was favorable .to it.
Bitt fit was found imposeible to discuss' all
its:blauses, and to .-have ;it 'passed , this • ses
faun-
is ~tsi'
THE VOLUNTEERS! had ii4f r sham fight"
last, week at Bromley, Park Kent, and
aoluitted i theinselvel . adrulrably, , Lord Pal
incrsbAi; a a Lord ifityor's . loanquet , this
week ? Cipiessed'hia adigiratien of 'the moire
meat as.the.:beabfbasible means of,'Preser
ing, peace. ;..The; inatinctiroPEnglishuiia.
"sniff danger, „fr.orn, afar,'!‘ and
4PPrell - e9de4 ;!. 0 0 t.Pn.714n1 11 44.
peril; - he held that "th is ; w as , bes t prep-,
ifiititais. tor'ii, if it osier ' come.'' `B e s'i'des
regahiritrmainente 'could' Only' be inereatied'
certain extent.i arid ; If' tditY
went beyond these, foreign nationcmight
jnAly supyose tia4,,aar4wip s i,,yra intended.:
Butt when the 'nation as such, armed for
home defenCe.'exchisively,'ihig'iti
and' policy not .be muninderatilod.. - '
. :Volunteers . injielandwhy is: it. golt
• Why does not. tba government . sinctimk a
: move in ttlatAfircetien,. to ;which .doubtless
tbeir ; adherencel. It
is hardly because of a secret stisiticion that'
:the Romanist§ would,•i ' f arnied '' and drilled,`'
be readyio.sjidand;abet a French .invasion.; _
That 'l' Fieliabe tiiihßoMish . priesti would as.
vigp,rentilv,.intest. against, as the; Protestant'
clergy and people; forisinot.Napoleon' 111
VioNire.4 .byit.be bY ,the Irish Primatc,
and. Dr.. Cullan, ss,Oie Great Adversary of
the Church he_migbt. Conciliate
them - if fie Waged a/War:for, theexterinina
tion,)Of, heretioal 'England': 'Bai l they all
•diatrnst him, andlriew:rightivell;that they'
have. privileges ender. the British! Coneti
411tion, w i bich,lmpeFi,alisny-wonld,neyer be
siow:
The' true' reaSon 'why GOVernment doe's
not sanction a volunteer 'movement' in Ire
landris th'e , peril of collision • betioeen Or-'
- a,nywnien;and .Romanists. Lord Palmerston
'cempliments the ruttier' as so apt,and
like that itreal danger threatened, it• would.
talee'llib' Shortest possible time to ,make,
Iriahgien ready for the field. And although
;this has some : truth he: comes nearer
:to, l the mark when
~he
.adds that. Irishmen
'hive lately shown that ; something more,
&tiff .
occasionally
e r ellisiOn of this
kit place 416ar'tii
iii connexion - with an attack with
SWIM mside.ppon a procession of; Orange-:
Men., and . from the use. of , firearms by the.
latter:' ° Party spirit ; hdWever, is well nigh
dead in 'liter ` ; aad r erime is alinosi un
knowm.. The &leiter ' *tierierall-=
Thpmas:Olilagan,s Liberal RomaniCatlio-,
Belfast maill.-made ;a beautiful
address the Antrim*,sizes, a few days:
ago;` &intention of paity spirit,'and
in
dicatinglucthti psaWi f stlifiTiowii, a deter
oft body par..
ties. . • .. :.J.W. •
*P: S.:---The 'prospects of an abundant
harvest are' Cheering., It, Will, however
much laterthitri: -•
The Chancellor ~of.)the, Exchequer has
imposed;., an .additional duty of :10d.`..ork
spirits,, and hy.,41:04 measure he furthers
thediurie•ef te mperance, and increases the
revenue. '
•Loid"'Elplienst,otie, late Governor 'of
Bombay,-had scareely:reached London- 7 -4:
ter•hic resignation of office, and : an. absence,
of many years 7 ---when hp breathed,putlis,
li£e;'a victim to in. Indian eliMate; He
wiiiiiidetiiinnikeit wa s sad' that
yours g Queen Victiaii4B
cess Royal,. had a tender regard for him,
and.that,on thisrapconnt he was honorably
exkred, and promnted both in title and em
otunienV' • - .
that the allies must
clximetrlhard':fighiing.i It is rumored that
"Ansaimx traps.. are inarehing to Pekin.
Sopmtmaohery,,,is spspected, and woe to
tits Ciarikat the instigation, of the
,Grand,
played off against
France and England.
Ili' ; a;
•1- ill.JAjtal.ri!!!l#mia,4llo,
• L 81 13.- Aff0i11.0434:040-,.oft.fthe'plikont! , prOmi;..
neat
~y4taril4.l B - Cr T 1,1104 4 ,.. 4nakef the,
.follewiriCeoriftiskm;
- "I 'am - constrained to 'saSr..tgai: neither
tilyzintellectual prefereriee' nor My' Mora
'admiration goes heartilY.with theMditaril
,an hoToes, sects, or productions of-Jutygage:l
Ebionites, Arians , , Soeiniabs, all mestn i to
•me to Contrast. unfavorably with' their op.
pokitints, and to exhibit' teftylie of thihight'
add' character • far lass 'worthy, oil the Whole;
itifAhe true genius.ofLehristianity: I am.
,conscious thah qy 41 4 /P 9P,lo.llgatiPP B , 4B 4 l l
.leainei 'from o thers 'art) in almost eyer.y.de
partment to Writers not o 1 my own
9 reed.
In rphillsiophY,'l haiik had ' Unlearn litist
IcladninibilYed f•fitnturnirearlyixectr.:
boAki; And the:author/On .chief. favor :with
them.intenret t ation ' -
froln Calvin and Whitby the helptket,fails
me and''Bel4kain. In deVetienal
'litei.atnie• arid religidiut ' thotight;
tnothifigitif !puts that does not pale 14fpre
,Auguetineka'auler,; and Pa,scali• Andy;
the p°,ol7{l9.lfV4lgokitlis.thEil*ip
German' hymns, „ L ioil } ate,. Ipat* ,[ , ot";;Pharlef,
WesleY;"Oi n oilreble, t faste'il -a; my
metnoryliuldthdait'lqatid sfei3l"flOo
tukhoold:ottlvati notalielp thiiti and Irate
'only say I am sure it is no perversity; - and
E believe the preference is founded , an rea
son And nature, and is already widely. spread
among us. A man's church' must
•the home of whatever he most deeplyloies,
=trusts, admires; and reveres—or WhateVer
Aunt divinely expresses the essential offthe
Christian faith and •life • and to be torn
•
away from the great company I have nam
ed,`'and' transferred the ranks Which
command a far fainter allegiance, 'is an un
natural, and for me an , inadthiSsible fate!'
We watched for their returnsp . long, i
With a faith so true and:a love so strong;
And Welidpt vacint'Pfacc fer't‘.ll`
boVver:axallait'
vieceltlspell
Dropped down:in the calintof route-deapaii.
". - Where pleep,olir Lost...? "' ,„.
. 4'
WHOLE NO.' 412.
[Selected.]
" Where Sleep Our Loot ? "
'Suggested by tidings of the fate of the crews of the
• , 4Brebus" and " Terror."'
Where sleep our Lost? We asked in vain •
Of the snoiry berg- and the •Arcile main
Their, answer was the withering blastf • , ,
Of the sleety, storm-cloud hurrying,past,
•
And the fitful crash of the frozen wave,
And the holloii lu p in of the icy cave,
••"Wiwi° sleep °Ur Lost ? "
There were cheeki which linslicd likithe rose's
glow; - • . '
T 1 at- Iron the, :lattice ,to see them go.;
There were, waving hands of the yonngaed
And youthftil 'brows with the golden hair; ,
But the cheeks giew and the tresses white,
- While still 'we tisked, thiTegliihe 'voiceless night,
"Where sleep our Loet ?-" ' - '
And one by one did the watchers fail,
And the vigil•-lamns btrued lc* and pale,
And our tears' had well riigh"staunchediheii
When an eeho'butat, from the halls' of snow;
AM we hushed our. Mills itmlbent our ear,
And we,helcl our gasping.breath,to hear
Where sleep'our Lost. •
Our Loa! our 'Found! 'our '"
On a stainless pillow ye lean- your head;. -
Glrtround,wity a spotless winding sheet,
In the quiet rest, which , you! God ,tn
saweet;
the toil aChieved and the duty ac s e,
And'the battle o'er's:rid - the victory` won.
Thus sleep our Lost.
There was One who suffered our,Lest tosave,
And who wrested the victory from their grave,
. 1
And the 'sting:limn:death: 0 Lost and Found!
The'place where•ye slept' is as holy grMind
As the;minister's.tomb, or thedsisied , tiodi "-!
For, ,ye,sunk inthe,arins of a SaiiourrGod. -
So, slcepour Lost,
NOvoiee Shall your qiiiershimberi lireak ', I
,
Tgltthe tx:ump:sholl sound, and'Aliei , delticl4hitit
.; e
When the earth Shall melt, and theheaveUrshUll
roll .
itt.wity"like a scorched . and shrivelled
AAa-Cl4 ef shall
Sitethe trezeri. Bess nisi snowy plains " •
4 Giite,up their:Lost.
For the Preebyterian,Banner
The, , Teniptation:
Past twelve o'clock I sang out the *atch
man, as ,young Dela Mere staggered down;
Liberty, §trpettoyirar4 i his lodgings. His ;
attire - was of 'the finest material, but form
,
there was Mine. " He had been 4rinking,,
dancing, and had fallen once' or twice; BO
that his. elegant toilet `was'now most inelel ,
gently disarranged. Still he was nor k 4Ank:,...
by no means. It was „the.;
,Street.lCO9pA§f,,
sioner's fault that there were so many a
stades in the way. How could lamps burn
brightly in such a smoky atmosphere.' He'
would , complain, to-morrow Morning, to the
Mayor, and have =watchy removed for insult
ing him. Show hint to his lodgings! He was.
paid to mind his own business, and not for
troubling gentlenien. The'watehman, how
ever, guided him home, assisted' him in
finding the key-hole, and departed, singing
lustily, ," Past twelve o'clock, and a•cloudy
morning!"
Lite in the morning Delamere woke up`
With &bad headache-La parching thirst—T
asense of weakriess—loneliriess. The board
ers,„had ,a,ll gone out • The:servants were
busy. Ile washed in cool water—drank,
copiously of the healthy beverage—met, the
landlady" n' the hall, who, instead of Scald
ing, mildly said; "I am glad your mother
did: not. see you last night:" "'So: am I "
he lightly said, but the expression was like
a dagger in his heart. He , was then ai r
ready, au object of pity. At dinner some
of the boarders jeered him, some cautioned
him, fa advised him to *Severe Until
he hecame more seasoned. Turning to one
who was his , friend, -indeed,. he, asked;
",What do you advise, in
,thig interesting
ease'?" " Sign the pledge," hin. friend
bluntly replied: This was received with'
laughter by all the rest.' '" Oh! yea," Said'
one, "'sign'; we , have confidence in your
resolution:" • "Does your mother. knowyon
are out?" sneered.a,seetpd. "The pledge
has a Magic power," exclaimed a, third;
",it is so much more binding than" your
word of honor." Sigh," said liii'friendi
earnestly. "`Yes,' do," added the landlady.
"I : will," he ,exclaimed, " this very J night,
at, the, meeting." All,,were silent now:;
they knew his resolve was taken.
"Eiowdid, you get s tome la 4 'fifght, ? "
joeularly' asked the-doggery keePer, NIL'
amere passed his door in ' , the r evening.
".dour business ; is infernal,",,replied: 'Dela
mere; "you ; drained me, last night of,
twenty five and then sent me home,
unattended, caring riot 'Whether I Was,
lodged" in 'the watchiMuse, or ciliated by
the locomotive. , How did .you treat your
otherivictims?. , Have you learned whether
theyr, got home ,lioniface was , taken'
aback. Hadhe teen a, man, such, a
speedli would 'have' excited repentance,
or'..'hrought, on -a !fight, but such = crea
tures are half fiends; so he merely remark
ecl;' Come in, and take a glass, we are all
friends here.",; prep the /- from tlieword
friends," ennteinptuousli added Delauter,e,,
"and you aceurately'deseribe your'crew."
, .Delentere -signed the pledge, and )Would
have kept .it ~against tempiations;: save
one.,, On earth i no influence! save.onsieould
have, shaken., his, resolve. Poorfellow !
One'b'ef,729. could overcome i any resolution Of
his 'iDela n iere was" levet' One 'of the
prettiest and 'sprightliest of -Ries 'delight
ers,had woven a net of silk and.gold around
'him, and might_ have, led anywhere !
'This beautiful creature had heard that her
lover had signed the `pledge; and was proof
against all temptation, and hid 'conceived
in her silly , heart •the !desire to-show that
her influence gyerlim was,. paramount,... ; ,
" ( Take .a, glass of wine i ,. ,,, with z me, Dela
mere," she suddenly 84, at 'a party; .
leer' fatigued."' '
~honor; •Iliaire signed the pledge/ 1 -i . " Can-1
not; iddlesticks,' she :replied; , " do you ,
would,,ask ..yo,n to do anything clis
honorabler'% Neither,:of ; these * young
creatures : Were aware of the fict, htif,
:amfdet , all those 'Haifa; 'devils waited' the
result.. Good , langele , gathered anxiously
around the side,boardZ ~ S hel drew. him•re
itaa4mt ; to ; Alp Sat al spot, ,and while, the,
fiendszihbered; and the angels` made signs
iof Piiii.4ed "MA ihe deadly'
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PROPIIIETCIEB
repented of her triumph, for he instantly
filled again, saying, "Drink now to my
dishonor I" Laughingly he led her,- to a
seat, and poured out all the eloquenee , ef
love
,in praise of beauty and wine:, ,She
became restless, feigned illness, and -he
took her home. Returning, the old: fetid
lord espied him. No resistance no*. -His
taste was excited. - -11 o n -or uo longer guard
ed the portal. „L• ate,at:night :the watchman
again assisted him to loAgings. Next
morning- nothing but liquid >fire , would
drown'his conscience. His career was rap
idly downward.
The lady.; what of her d . 'afigoCand
fiends who witnessed, the temptation, what
of her? All you ladierwho read this arti
cle, its You 'fear 'God and love hiinianity,
sign the pledge. ' • ' L.
Remorse and Despair.
Charles' IX., of France, was a modern
Nero,,a,s the memorable- St. Bartholomew's
( massacre, condustpd under his-auspices, can
testify: . ; The, day after the butchery of
- iliaitsciltousand llnvuenots, he observed
:Several , 4 fugitives about his palace, and
..taknagia fowling piece, fired upon them re
peatedly. Was it strange that he' died in
Recilliat.l)prroa. .." ,, Wlittblool,; . ' he, cried
out, "Vihat nxurrs !"=" ah, I have fol
lowed wicked advice: 0, my God ! pardon
Aneland,beimercifuh -I,know not where I
am .I am so perplexed and agitated. How
will all this end ? What shall Ido ?
'km 'oat forever ; I know it."
Duriik4 the Papist' persecution in Eng
land,' one: Rockwood distinguished himself
for hislbusyimalignity, and in his last sick
ness he , , fell to raging, " I am utterly
damned He was exhorted to ask mercy
of God, but he roared out, " It is now too
late, for I have maliciously sought the death
of many godly -persons, and that against
my,o i wn conscienee, and, therefore it is now
toolaiS."
'AtiondinePublie Worship.
There j'is a growing tendency, even in
New-England, to neglect public worship,
or to ',give' half the day to the sanctuary,
and'the other half to.'ease or relaxation.
Every Christian ; ought td resist this ten
dency, and give the whole force of his in
fluence and example to, a regular attend
anCe' on the ordinances of God's house.
:heWestern pastor, in a published sermon,
says
It is. needful to create an overwhelming
publie sentiment in favor of attending pub
lic: WorShip, So that, as in Scotland, a man
would feel ashamed to absent himself 'from
the house- of Godfe . Thia . may be done in
various ways. "First, by the: steady and
undeviating example of all those whose
consciences are right on this subject. What
Linganis,"that' they should never, without
goodreason, absent theraselves_from public
worship; or,suffer their families , to be absent;
mean.that as.often as the church-bell linos,
they should:march to its music in solid col
' limn toile house Of God. People are more
influenced by fashion than by pthiciple.
They.love to go with the crowd. They ad
mire a (treat congregation. - Let every sit
tino in a .house of worship be occupied,
and . ,you may be sure they will be almost
beside themselves to obtain church accom
modations. So much are we the creatures
:of imitation. Now drops make the rivers,
and rivers the ocean. Every man and
every child - that_is faithful in his attend
ance on the means Otgrace, helps to swell
the ciiiientlimkpihlitc•senliment in that di
lution.' ,
1111
Good Resolution.
• The following:resolution was passed by
the , Pastoral Union of Connecticut, at its
annual meeting, at East Windsor Hill, July
18th, 1860.• This resolution was introduc
ed by Rev; Mr. Beadle, of Hartford, and
was adopted by the members of the body,
standing. There was something in the
manner of doing the thing that was highly
significant :
Rdsolved, That in consideration of the
growing" laxness in doctrine and practice
which prevails in the licensing of candi
dates, and ordaining men as pastors over
the churches, we do solemnly re-affirm the
article& of faith adopted as the basis of this
Pastoral Union, - and that, in our opinion,
it is inconsistent with. Christian integrity
and good faith to license candidates for the
GoVel rctinistiy, and to ordain men who
cannot.cordially assent to the doctrines of
the Westminster Catechism.---Boston. Re
cottler.
Training.
=Francis Quarles, an old writer who lived
ill:the days of Charles the First, says to
parents : "Be very vigilant over they child
in the April of his understanding, lest the
frost;of May nip, his blossoms. While he
is a„ tender twig, straighten him; whilst he
is a neiv vessel, season him; such as thou
*keit hire, such commonly shalt thou find
tat his first lesson be obedience, and
his .second shall be what thou wilt. Give
him educatiohin good letters to the utmost
of thy allay, and capacity. Season his
youth, with the love of his Creator, and
reOle the fear cif his God the beginning of
his ,litioWledg,e. If he have , an active
rather rectify than curb it; but
reckon, idleness among his chiefest faults.
AS judgment ripens, observe his incli
natiens,, and tender him a calling that shall
not, cross, it. Forced marriages and callings
sehlem prosper. Show him both the, mow
_
and the,Plew ; and prepare him as well for
the danger of the skirmish, as possess him
with the honor of the prize!
A Settled Ministry.
Richard Baxter cites, among the causes
of the succeskof his ministry, at Kidder
, minster, the fact that he was settled among
the' people for sixteen years. " For," says
he, "he that remoyeth often from place to
place, may sow gopd seed in many places,
but, is, not { likely, to see much fruit, unless
sond'oth' skillful hand shall follow him
to water It was a great ad;iantage to
me .to have almost all, the people of the
place' 4 1 4 own instructing and inform
ing and that they were not formed into
erroneous and factious principles before;
and thafi. stayed to see them grow up to
Some coarmedness and inaturity.",.
The. Characters of Jesus.,
We, who are saved by grace; have room
enough in our Redeemer's- eharaeter for
eternal love and:Wonder. His ehaitteters
are so 'varied, of them 'so preeioifs,
than =we may, still gaze and' adore. The
ghepherdlfolding the Mails in hiS _Bosom;
thedßreaker lUto .piedes the" sf!plioa='
' i l iegatestroehritgiik . the" Captain
itieV, the Brother • born - fqr 4dVeliiit3il=
and a , thottand other deliglitfifPliiethileh
eleslis,:are l all 'calculated"' to the kffee
, tion - Sref . the thoughtf4l Ghrlatian ''T
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