P. AL'KINNE t J. ALLISON B. LITTLE DAVID M'KINNEY & CO. Editors and Proprietors. TgRMIS AbSrAPIICE. ersatz gunsomPTtomit 11.50 CLUBS 135 ' DaLINTAND IN alTltElt Or OEN 2.00 Two DoutaaS, we will sand by mail seventy number Tor Oda DeLtan, thirty-three numbers. . P wets sending ns , rWnwri subscribers and upwards, will thereby entitiedttoaspaper without charge. • • • Renewals should NI prompt, a little before the year expires Send paymentitY safe hands, or.by snail,„ . Direct alt thteii to DAVID M'ILINAY & 00. 4 Pittsburgh, Pa. For the Presbyterian Dinner The Abient. 'T is pleasant thusqo 'sit a while Around the bliiing evening hearth, With cheerful word, and friendly smile, To pass an hour of social mirth. 0 1 4 i Cot at such a time as this, Tho , heavt instinctively will own A saddened feeling, as we miss A voice ofjoyous, ringing toue— A. voice of one, in getail But of ,as manly soutpossessed, And heart as free from base env, As ever throbbed.in human breast. A voice of one wholiow is fat • Away from kindred, horse, aid frieids, rd. the Vll4 scenes of war, all,the peril which attends. Yet not , because he loved to roam, Or longed for scenes of blood , and.strife, Dld he forsake his friends and.home, To lead the soldier's daring life. No 1, but his heart rithin him burned To see that emblem of the free, Our glorious starry,Banner, spurned. By traitor miscreants, and he Nobly rasalved that lie would go, ObedleUt to his country's call, Againit'the recreant ` traitor foe lii ber'defeitioe,' td Stand oi'fall And tumour. fathers' God, we trust, .Wlll keep him safely in his hand; Or he will fall, if fall he must, , A.saorifloe to save our land. Ottt of the Way. It is sometimes well to be out of the way. It is well . to be out of the way of d.spgttr a time of war. when hostile bandsare meeting , and dealing death-blows, it is well to be out of the, way of those meetings—that is, if duty do not call us to be present. IA is well to be out of the way ,of ;temp tatiOn. There are scenes and circumstances which try the spirits of men, and cause many; to When we sorrow over the fall' of 'our brethren, we should not fail to remember, that it is quite possible our own strength would` have given way ;before the temptation. ' Many owe their security not so much to their watchfulness and strength as to the absence of 'temptation. It is not well to be out of the way of blessings. Thomas was out of the way of a blessing, when on a certain occasion after the resurrection, the disciples 'were togeth er, and he was not with them. It is not intimated that his absence was necessary. In coniequence of being out of the Way he lest the benefit A. the Saviour's visit. .man who was desirous of becoming a Christian, _and •who was regular in his at tendance-Upon the .means of grace, set out upon a journey which took him frimltis borne for a number of weeks. During lits iibsence, the Spirit of God descended upon the congregation and numbers were, con verted, and the was out of the way of the lalasrting. The,york had . ceased when;he returned and though _Many prayers , were put, up for him, he remained unconverted. Men are oftentimes out of the way of a blasaing i .by . being akscat tirs the prayer mAn&lo7,odte4l. B6 l lB,aii;freshingin7 h ence upon,,those who are gathered in the place for social prayer. Those who are &- sent, fail to get the blessing. Sesua , Often meets with his ppople in the place er,jkik er• Th.l*. 00t, like Thomas, are aI),SeJA fail, to, Acpei . ie tile 'benefits resuiting.from his presence. THOUGHTFUL:.t: Theas id ulster, # DEAR B : I was—aware of the ex- ' ideate, of _sucha Treatise as Witsius' " Modest - 'theologian;":and I am glad that you ,have reacLit. Read also, if you have not (Jeep, it, his "True:Theologian." Both, laave,,been,,translated; but you can read them, with.o better relish, in the °rig? Witsius ,depicts the modest theolo -4,j in, three . esp9ots, , showing, how he Zeares,, how he geq,c44,9, and how he Ulm. As I not encroaahad Tot: on his line of thought,, as to the mode of teaching, in my formerjetter, I shall de it still less, as to his' life, i itt7 9Ais, while I write of the bashful nsinister, out of In his manner he is not neaesiarily awk wardis'although he lei more . likely' to be so, than one who has, a higher conceit of his own importance, and`who hatmada attitudes and movements a more amitliderible Subject of attention. But even when tingraceful, be will never be came and rough in his demeanor, nor, offend decency by an im proper word or action.. He will. e respect: ful to his seniors in age, and courteous to those who are his inferiors in knowledge and station. Anton companiotis, he .ill not assume airs of , consequence , nor ieduke in ,fsmiliarities' Which have the slightest semblance, of rudeness. A dogmatic asitir 7 4n?a t in a t he style of his speech will not be 4 recitiTeci, by him, among his profeisional prerogettves. His reserve may lay ,him open to the charge of shyness, by those who 'are morafree in their manners or less sem- Anions in their principles; and he may oc "casionally afford a smile, to exquisites, of either sex ; he will riot alarm the most nervous Christian' 'by an act, word, or look, indicative of an impure mind. The " people,"—you know, or you will knoiebefore you altalP have been a pastoi verylong, are usually >ambitious to have their minister appear to advantage in "so ciety." As every congregation's minister, •for the time being, is one the great lights,, they naturally wish his brilliance to be known and recognized to the widest extent, Here lies the rock on , which poor brother Brown came, near splitting. gig people really loved and admired,hirn;,,and wahing,te„oz,tend his influence, they were urging him to go more unto mixed ,society." Mixed soineky:,iniP ll ,4) the presence' of several of soinewhat di verse ingredients. That which he, was . so licited to mingle in, was composed of thoughileaa, Worldly people and' the' more fahhionable inebbers of the clinrch, iti itibiiut equal proportions. it was tholight; that it would be - advantageous fo'hiiii` and to 'tare ichurch, if he would oceatiOnally joitidthiiir gay and festive circles. Biltv he was deficient, to say nothing of his own4predileetionB, in those Auslities which;are'essential to anything likevit,brib liant :iippearance in such scenes. And his consciousness of the deficiency onlymade it thumqr9uhy,inini and.the more embarras sing. Nuth,ing but his, acknowledged good souse and ,aminble disposition saved him, occasionally, 4om ,ridicule. His studies nO,twi ot a kind, to afford him much aid in Yashionable conversation. He W as not much of a politiCian and was net "posted" in the local gossip of the day. If' he hilltalked,learnedly, he would have been a Xiiiihariai to one-half of ceilf papy it he :had spOlienyeligionsly, lie would have been set down as a savage by the other halt The probation, though painful, was unavailing. And after some experi ments, unproductive, as littlfliiidaelf and For the Progbytez . lan Banner. I= for -the Preabyterten Dana& , .„. • •._ . ..... . M. f."' f .. ". . :t r". '. ir: • j . '• ",", ~ ~ . ' , ,•:: . . ,II . '', ''',. :*! •• *1 t . r , . ''''‘ 3 ~. .. _ . . . ..1 , . . . . yob. , x., NO. , 22. his people were constrained to admit' his re- lux:twice enlminated in an abandonment of that sort of " society," in which he was no way calculated either to erijby or to diffuse pleasure. There was a feeling of disap pointment among the more fashionable part of his people; but brother Brown sustain ed himself so well, as a 'minister, - that his coinpnrati ye failure as a fine 'gentleman did not materially impair his influence. In deed,-'he eventually acquired.'an influence duff:lc:lent to modify advantageously the character of the " niiied:societY" in his parish. This 'Was an - achievement, the more signal, in consequence of the clerical manners of his predecessor, who had been, "settled" for a year ,in the congregation. Mr. Green wvas 'gditleinan, to shine in mixed soeiety. He was of a good form, rather' full, than siere,'and not so tall as to appear singukkr. He had regiilar features and a ruddy' Ooinpleiion. 'His dress was always faultless,' and his toilet had a dile, but not excessive, shard of his attention. Whetibe entered a well-filled' parlor, thOre was no semblance of embarrassment, and yet no indication of indifference. A sweet end varying smile played benevolently 'on his' features, imparting to others a measure of the satisfaction which evidently . ' filled his own bosom His' attentions, like the juit perceptible perfunie froin his person, were distributed on all,' with 'a 'refined *indiffq enee to the, diatinctiOna'of rank and condi tion. • - • He 'mind 'and btthed ed with so much grace, Nor showed the parson in his gait nor foci! ", dear B—, do -:;not imagine that your, usefulness and , influence depend on your meeting, the claims of a fastidious and, I may add, factitious taste in regard to so cial manners. Your good sense and piety will ensure to you the respect of the wise and Ake good; and your efforts for the wel fare,cf.your fellow-men will be none the less,effective, for the modesty with which they are made. Cicero said, that he al _way.s, even to his latest days, was affected with fear and trembling,, when he ftroSe to address the Court. or the Senate. How different from the self-important, flippant an#,.of preachers , who deliver theitiplati tubs as, though they wer,eoracles of. Del phi,"at the least Such -performers appear to ,be. in full harmony witli,the glowing, en logy of the Celtic servant,;,'.'; “His ,riverince, my master, voices forward AR preach;,' .1 , It's myself doesn't know. - whether sarmon,,or speech; . Bat it's all one to lihn; hWa a 'dead hand at each." Do'not be 'concerned, dear . B----, though you should not possess thia - VersatilitY in the pulpit. And - do notvlieAigebWritked, though you: should not be'-hrilliant in I:Hied society. Well arranged ingithetioni; em bodied in' your public , - cure to you as lnueb. respeet from your congregation as is necessary the good pro 'fessional influence and , Standing among them. And possessing — this; your inter course with society' will be pleaSant and ac ceptable. rhave the impression, that Pahl was not a very graeefal orator, nor a par ticularly fascinatinegentlemin in' his man ners. It•isievident, that he had not every high opinion of himself, since he Was obliged to fair back - from a conscious insu'ffi.- ciency for , his great work, upon - the - prom ised 'aid and strefigth''Of Christ. That is your best reihrt, - too, and mine: "I 'can do all things through Christ who strengtheneth Pie." Yonrs, J. F. M. Mr. Gladstone on American A f fairs—The ',Teal ing Anti-Slavery .Feeling—The British Quarterly and its. Refutation and -Eiplifick of BUS kioood-- :,Btrihing Contrast---Tho ..,Brench Mortiteur!—Bn . Southampton Harbor--Bishoplforlvoine--Bieen unA * o rs of " ReeOgnition,n d ,B,oni - lkern.Proposals-- Comtnentoration-The 'Lancashire NOncon fortniate—Bnilish . successors• of the Puritan 'clergy of 1662. ~But • certainly they have not their spirit of courage and Self:Sacrifice, and many of them-Carry there &blies haughtily . ' toward'' thoge Noncon c .:' fon:dist ministers Who are asserting the very doctrinesand principles of `the 'men of the 'seventeenth century; who'; gave, up their living , on black Bartholemew's ,day ; The Nenceilforiniets of Lancashire are leading, the way in the iirdati&tl improve merit of' the Bicentenary. Within the kat week a conference of the reprosentatiVes•stif the Congregationalists of the county, and of part of Cheshire,, was held at Manches ter. The Meeting' wascalled by request of Mr: .George 'Hadfield, Manlier Of Perlin ment, who had intimated ' his ..intention of giving £3,00 , 0. ,toWard,the 'section of thirty memorial chapels, should,that mode of celebration be adopted by,,,ttie Confer ence. A large number ofimigittere, and Several laymen of`wealth 'atiV"ifithience were preSent on the 'occasion Properly speaking, the Confessors:of .1662 were Presbyterians, and not Congregationalists, yet the latter do in the main represent their Principles, and are with the Baptists consistent assertors of the Spiritual liberty which they Vindicated 'at Such itictifines. It was finally resolved' that -thirty places of worship, with school' huildirgi3 attached should be erected within five l years. The Faction' Mr:' Hadfield 'deprecate'd eipen sive•Gothie buildings, -disapproved" of that style of church architecture; and expressed his conviction that not- More than _.k8;009 should be expended on any one building. Z 12,000 were promised at the meeting, and their' seems no doubt that - the 'object would be accomplished. The hard `times tell at, present against the`movementi but there was a warm response to the senti ments expressed by the;' Rev. J. Kelly, of Liverpool when' he Said : '' No doubt the country was not in a volition no'Cv to do what might otherwise hetexpeelekftein it; yet they remember that they' were commemorating a•sacrifice, fob: which they should themselves make some sacrifice, though in - a/different manner, and' proportion than their d'ofefeittre - 'EALIsin bids fair to acquire, ere; long, thaVbisibitity which the lamented •Dr. Cunningham once said was so ,important for its - due apprecia tion by the English people,. I refer, to, the growing tendencies to the amalgamation end ' e eclesias ti cal' incorporation - of 'the two bodies: • the 'English- -Preabyterian''Syned, and the. United Presbyterian Presbyteries, in-England. The latter are therepresen tatives cif the United Presbyterian body in Sentland,"(fornied coalescence hetWeen the United Siceision and Relief Chitrehei)' ; the former may be defined as the"practical exponent ,of the principles. and , polity of the Free Church of Scoiland. Most of Our readern - dre aware that inthe Cbtony of'Victoria (Australia) the 'two' bodies have (With small'protesting who are ,more •Free.Ohureh than, their own Mother Church in Scotland,)' been , harrao nionsly united into the " SYnod of Vieto- Ha." 'A 'similar happy 'league 'has 'been ratified in Canada; ' Attenipts at'the oldser union. of • Preshyterians in, Englandulave been opposed in the English Synod by some able and influential men,., but un. ; dbubtedly the large majority are in favor Of it. 'The Landon . PreSbyteries of the two bodies 'have' within. theleiefeir months been moving' ctively in this Matter. There has been a social , reitnion of .:;ministers and office-bearer's ,rand last of all, a still more close and hallowed 'intercoursearena' the tableeftheir 'coninem Lord. On•Sittirday evening , last, , a 'large= body of 'the Members of the LOridon•churchee with ministers and elders, partoek of' tla i e Lordts Supper together in Regent's Square Church. The Rev. Dr. j.'Harnilton, W. 'BallantYtte r Dr. j:' Fisher, W. Chili:hers, and oth ers, represented '.thee Presbyterian Synod,l;',.Dts.'ArCher and.Edinond, •with the Rev. R. Redpath, the United Presbyterian Presbyteries. The scene was very solemn, and afforded greet delight to all 'present--- lilting also 'a powerful stinniins to the`cause of 'Union. If that were effeete.,d';'"Presby tery ih England would-have attained a much more commanding position ; and its Collegiate Institution, with its School Scheme, and its ! Home and Foreign Mis sione,liould receive snelizeitended support as tor b crreatly , increase their efficiency. It would : be peculiarly appropriate could , this union be effected in the BicentenarY year; but that I fear cannot be reckoned on with anything 'like certainty. The' United Presbyterian a' are making great exertions' to increase their ~strength liondon; and with considerable tokens of success. Dr! McFarlane ; of Glasgow, (author of "The. Night LimP,")' has left a large aed finur ishina Church in Glasge*, and accepted' a call from.ii, small body who areworshipPing in; a• hall Oi Cla.ppam district,, South Lon don. The ,Home Mission of. the. United Presbyterian Church support the movement with nvery eomixtendable stead of> leaving a , iiiiniater - and ananfait congregation to struggle with;the difficul= ties of building a new church, they vir tually build . chnrch for each congiega, tion ? Hendersini, 'Olesgew,` being the principal benefactor° and besides this, the' :people promising 4250 per num, ; the Home Misaion.addis , anequal-surnir so,thtit:forth,ree years, .t.:6ol,Xis secured t o o: the" pastor,' 'after which the cause is 'likely, to -bn i ktiong 'elibiigh to bnidf-thistai.iiing. Riorguiln BrakoKit has been lecturing, 'onditorifying hit 'enantry and • his cOuntrYmen. ' 'He is c,"certitinly *not' ashamed -of either the one - :or the , other He considers the Scottish • ".Dorie" quite as good as the refined Attic English, even. as Pinder wrote as 'good . poetry in the Doric Grneklie any of thesefter:torigned b'ardsef Greeee: ,-, Holaughet at:'the Inglifted'A folk in Scotland, who. tryto.imitate the, British pronunciation, and winds.tup his characteristic iectire •by ; declaring that thern'are' eight Oiling which CoriStitifte, the Pneidiaritieti'ortheinixdia'Yaileuiii4Saffigii Ist. The Sootis , essentially a working ani naal. 2d. An enterprising and'ardent ani nial. 3d. A thinking and philosophic ani mal. 4th, A practical and utilitarian animal. ` sth. , A. sure and cautious animal. 6th. An earnest,'Etineerei•devout, and relic , - ionw anitiml. 7th. A fervid, .impassioned animal—Terfervidum ingenium Scotortem. Bth. An amiable and . amusing animal—a jellyand happy .aniinal, notat-all the grim. kindnf creature 'whielr. Mr. Rankle seemed ' to think." THE CAL'Amrkv and loss of life from the fall of lumens - in." Hight - Street, Edinburgh, have made ideep impretsiou on the public mind. It is interesting to find that a little weekly prayer-Meeting was held regularly in • oita - of the hontes. This prayer-meeting lad-been begun two , years• ago ' by a .young lady: Tlia woman in whose heuse , the peo ,ple met,. and who gave. her room gratui .tously,,perished in the ruins; but, there is good'reason to believe that she profited by her intercourse with her 'Young friends, An oldkman also gave good evidence 'of a saving ..change of .heart, and occasionally: took part in the services. Doctor Guthrie's a t ildress, delivered , two days.after the edam: qty . . at - a social meeting in. Fifeshire, has been published, and a copy'jfiff, Ten.'lYlinuteetitgarnitig," Res. - before me as 1 1- Wnite: .".11e)says, in oneipart dais ad dress, "How touching and impressive was the, scene before me It was-an awful . , thing' to See; in the _fight of falling day ) ; and oti the walls, foiir,'fiv'e, six stories the dresseshinging whichbadbeen thrown bythe.inhabitants before they retired to rest • and. the building sunk .whieh, carried men, women and children—sleeping, wak , ing, simaing, praying, hoiever they Were engage&-amainto brie'grave in an instant of time. In consequeitCerof the flooregiv ing way, and , carrying4hscloors , tvith them, the wardrobes stood expOsedon the walls, ; and it was a horrid thing ;to leok up , there and see three" or four go.Wxt sraki n g and, moving,- and waving ghastly like in the wind of night,; and think that. right down below, those thathad put them off some few hours.before in perfect health, were now lying begrimed, and' mangled, and black-. cued e orpses. I was struck with a staff 'Which was banging high :.up on the rent . ' wall, and which its owner lima : hung there,, little thinking thatthis staff-was never to be in his hands again ! It appeared to me to say that life's• journeywas ended, and that the pilgrim had laid ,by his staff. Would to „God welfknew -that- that man's pilgrimage 'had i ended iutherest that:re-' maineth for the people of God! " Lookine•-glasses :where woman had ad mired her beauty and attired. herself, hung here and, there on the Ahattered malls, flick ering in. the evening twilight. Two dumb clocks, still ,fixed on theruins, about feet 'high, told the hout _the , catastrophe had lap pelt ea;'they seemed emblernsiof their owners below, andin whom death:had stopped life's pendulum. ,The finger of, one clock; pointed to halfpast, that other to five-and 7 twenty ininutes ;past one—the fatal moment when the. crash came, and the reightymass, seven- stories -high, sunk , • to the ground as if it had been , rocked by an earthquake." This mighty master - of pictorial eulogium proceeds to, describe whatmethis• eye next day- 7 " twenty : corpses in ; the Police Office, laid. out on , the floor in might-dresses ;, two children in each other's arms; husband and wife laid side by side ; the,dead babe resting en a' dead mother's:bosom; old age and infancy, youth, and .manhood, in; its prime, all stiff and cold. " Some, .with .a ,few moments for .prayer, had been suffocated. One woman bore eyi-, deuce of-having suffered a slow and painful death ; but, the ; sight •waet accompanied by one -consolatien, that the, poor sufferer, in. her dying mements,linaybave prayed for the mercy she.needed ; and He who denied it not ..to the dying thief, ..maythaveheard' her cry. .Another, as she was swallowed up, had .forecast what was to lappen. I have seen countenances of' the damned in paintings,zintended to represent the.horors of hell, but her face in iteexpression, more terrible than' -these,- I shall. never forget. * * It was an affecting, and likewise a very instrucliinight. - I have heard many a sermon on - death, butinever one so solemn, as that which came from •• the dumb and livid lips of the, corpses aronnd , me. It `seemed as if the very voice of God was say ing,- 4 Be ye also' ready ' 'Make your callinwand • election sure • 'Now is the accepted , time,und now • the day of salve-, tient. ." Dr. Guthrie also told of a man who, wak hurried wife arid' children before --him•; arid then hid - to leaP yawning gulf !that divided him` from them.' "And so soon as•he got acrossi , what i'19218 the first. thing; he .did ? What shall we do in the day of judgment? When you and I,rise from our graves, we wilt begin to wait and see if ou - r', tob:ildlien• 'etre Vee're-this son unit that, ::Alaiighter:-:=4! alb aro-tUre,. that. we may. go up .to ,our blessed • Saviour, and. say, Here' am. 1., and the children whom thou bast given me! God forbid that on that great day, and"on the - right hand of the th;one, -"alas I- there eshould-be one of ' our children ; missing. If one:of you has. an unconverted sow oridaughter who is- going to ruin, oh ! pray for them now—that : before the chasm grows Wider, they may, leap, get across it, and be saved' I.- EVery parent that reads thesetwords will feel their force. P. S.-I—The French-commercial treaty - is working andinereased our. trade with France., in the months of ,Septembery Oc tober and November, more thin threemil lons sterling. Bfaelcbarn, Laneashire, and ether 'plates there.ii growing distress and closing :of. mills: Cotton teens now, at Liverpool, at, 'Mil? lb. ;The Mayor of;; llaokburntis keeping his mills, at.work—for the sake-9f - work-peoPle--.--.at a loss of '..f.300 per Week. '-'Tho` Queen is ate.. Osborne, 'nurses-her . tgreat sorrow, fides in 'the, greatest privacy, and•iums , ,only 'one, of her, olkildrart with her at ,a time r . Memorials are to be raised in London and elsawhere in - honor ofq'rince Albeit. - The Prince leaves soon for. Palestinelold ;the East, notireturifSor.the open ofthe Great Exhibition.: No Poverty There Millions-of-good-men:rhave left-the earth poor; . „Lazarus, toe;lno,,ment he Aied, , ,iyas a beggar at the gate; but in a, moment. after his ,death, hiS estate had grown tiolast`that ih6 hi l ighty . *Ofldling„ stilt surviving in all was a penniless pauper ` Oh; - poor', heliever; rejoice . ' inlireSpeet`' . of your . grand • inher itance t it is incerrifiltible, Undefiled; and ladeihnof aivaY; It is really immense; in- Unspeakable.' Has it not 'been your .endeavor` to'' "lay Up for yourselves treasures heaven'?"Why not oftener I think-of-results; there? Fear not. There is good news. from * 'that - far' conntry. Trit- Eitteneisfni as~yonc - xday' have see,thed, I t arthy'Yeiiilieaveirly, laVeall,`PrOff tiered: month your '' wealth And it is ' featly', Neither' moth nor rust oor,- inpts it; '-iieli -- paik,thieies - breae through . to incite/le-L.fors :,:wa0LE.,..,..Na....,_49.0. • . ever increase. - As long as you live on earth you= may add to the principal, and its interest will multiply:beyond all com putation, to all eternity. Crcesus was rich, Solomen was rich, Lucullus was, rich, and the Rothschildi ire rich; but the humblest heir of God is richer far than all. It may 'be that the stems- you have—already. accu mulated in heaven would buy this •town, buy the district, buy the country, buy the world—and still be comparatively un touched. Nay, think,not this exrtavagant I would not barter the heritage of the most destitute of Christians for the whole:globe and all its' improvements.: Lift up your "heart.; let it .expand and overflow with bliss. At the: close of the short journey ;through time, you will see eternity open before you all radiant with the ,vsliety of your boundless -and 'endless posfisions. Be not' proud, indeed—alas for tlikelly of all pride I—but be grateful, thankful; hope happy.--Stocklon's Sermons., Parson' Suroly's Experiment. SKETCH FOR *FATHER GRUMBLERS. ke - . small parish at Fallowdale had been for,iome time without ayastor. The mena-' !hers were nearly all'„,farmern and they did not have muchmoney to bestow upon the Support of a clergyman; yet they were wil ling to pay for anything that could promise them any due return of good. In course of time it happened that, the Rev. Abraham Surely :visited Fallowdale, and as a Sabbath passed during his sojourn, lie held a meet ing in the small church. The people were pleased, with his preaching, and some of them proposed inviting him to remain with them and take .charge at their spiritual welfare.. , Upon the merits of' this proposition there was a long. diseussien. Parse"). Surely had signified; his 'willingness to take a perma nent, residence at ,Fallowdale, but the mem bers or tbe papa agree td " I don ' t see the use of hiring a parson," said Mr.,•Sharp, an,old farmer of the place. "He can .do us no good. A parson •can't learn me anything." To i this it was answered that stated relig lens...meetings would be of „grest , benefit to some of the, younuer people and also a source of good to all. • " don't, know about that. rve heard tell of a parson that, could,pray for rain, and have it.come- at, any time. Now, if we could hit upon. such ,a ,parson as that,,,l would go. in, for hiring him." This opened a new idea to the unsophis ticated minds ,of.Fallowdale. The . farmers often suffered from long.droughts, and after arguing a while longer, they agreed, to hire Par Boll Surely, ott the condition that he should give them, rain, whenever they Wished for, it, and on, the other hand, that he Would also give them, fair, weather. When required. Deacons Smith and ToWnsend were depu tized to make this arrangement known to the Parson, and the people; remained in the church while the messengers went, upon their errand. When- the de.aeons ,returned, Mr. Surely accompanied them. He smile,d as he en tered the ,church, and with a bow he, saluted the; people' there assembled: • " Well,' my friends," he' said, as he as cended the platform in front of the desk, 44 I have heard-your request to me, and, strange as it may, appear, have_come to accept your proposal ; but. I do it only on one condition, and that is,' that your re -quest for a'charige'of weather must be nodal imbue" ..a. ,This,aPPPated very, reasonable, since e ery member of the parish had, a deep inter est in the farthing business, and ere long it was arranged - that - Mr. Surely should' be come the pastor, • and that 'he should give the people rain when they wanted it. When. Mr. Surely returned to his lodg ings, his wife was utterly astounded on learning the nature of the contract her hus band had entered into; 'btit the paitor smiled,- , and bade her wait-for the 'result. , " But, you know you cannot make it rain," persisted Mrs.. Surely, " and you know, too, that the, farmers here, will be :wanting rain vefy often when` there is none for them. You will be disgraced " " I'-will teach them a lesson," returned the pastor. ' " Ay, that .you cannot be as good. as your word.; and. when you have taught it to "them,' they may, turn you off." We shall'see," waslir. Surely's reply, Hand he Wok- up a ilookund,commeneed,read . Time flew on, and the hot days of mid summer were at hand. For three weeks, it had not' reined, 'and the young ecru was be lzginning to curl up beneithrthe effects of the t &ought. In this, extremity the peoplebe thought themselves olthe promise of their pastor, and hastened to: him. " Come," said Sharp Whose hilly farm was'suflering severely, "'we want rain'. You -remember your promise." " Certainly," returned Mr. Surely. 44 If you.will call for a. meeting or the of the parish, I will be:with them this even jug." -Withithis the applicants were perfectly tsatisfied, and 'forthwith they lasteited'to ;call the flock together: " Now, you will see the hour,ef your, dis grace," said Mrs. Surely, after-the visitors had gone. " Oh, lam sorry you ever un 'dertook to deceive them eo. ' ' I; did- not'deceive them." " Yes, you surely did:" "We shall see." " So we shall see," added the lady The hour of the meeting came round, and Parson Surely met his people at the church. They were-`all there—some anx ious, the remainder,curious. , it Now, nu friends,'' said the pastor aris ing upon the platform, " I have, come to hear yonr request., What is it?" We want rain," bluntly spoke Farmer Sharp, " and youtiowyou.promisedto give it to us:" Ay-,--raip—rain,'' repeated half a.dozen voices. " Very Well. NOW When do you . want tb haveit ?" "-To-night.': , Let. it rain alt night long," said Sharp, to which several others imniediL ately assented. " No, no; not to=night," ,cried Deacon Smith. ""I have six or seven tons, of, hay in the fild, and iweuld nothavelt wetfor anything." • ' • "Solave I hay out," added Mr. Peck. " We won't have it rain to-night." "Then let Abe to-morrow," "It will take me _all day . tomorrow to get' My hay in;" said Sitith.' Thuethe objections-dame up for the two succeeding dayS, and-at length r brway.of conapromve,lMr.:Slmrp.propcsed , that ,, they should, have, rain in, just four. ttys. "For," said:he; "" by that'time all the hay which is now cut can "be `''got in,' and we tfeed'not!tint" • - • " Stop, stop," uttered Mrs. Sharp,,phlling her worthy`, usband bythesleeve. ." - That is the day'we.' haye Ito to: soowhill: It Musitit 're& then?' ,‘ This 'wzialair. ter Shwas; so he pro- PoSed that' the ,rairr, slidnid''ennan 'in one Week, and then sat dein. 'But this, would not ao.` • "If we can't hive rein before then; we'd better3l4thave they. ' J. w TM PRESBYTERIAN BANNER Publication Office GAZETTE BUILDINGS. 84 FIFTH Pz„ Plrovaits, Pa. - PintatiaßlA, Simma-Wlem OW OP TOt Oganing E 14114 , 3 - 1 N A DN.- API 0,41: A Square, (8 Blies Co ham) o e hiaietion; 450 aertari ' 141961 anbacquent insertion. 40 cents each lino.boyond els#V6 cis A Square per quarter, $4.00 ; each line addltiotal, VS mt. A Rrouotten made' to advertisers by the, year. stranntss NOTICES of Tin tinee or leen, SIM el& ad. &Waal 110 e, 10 cents: DAVID: 111 1 KINNEY & CO*, In short, the meeting resulted in just no conclusion at all, for the goOd people found it utterly impossible to agree upon a time when it should rain. " Until Iron can make np your minds on this point," said the pastor, as he was about leaving the ehtirch, "we must all trust in the Lord!' And after this the People fol. lowed him from the church. Both Deacon Smith and Mr. Peck got their hay safely ini but on-the very day Mr. Sharp was to have started for Snowhill, it began to rain in good earnest. Mr. Sharp. lost his visit, but he met the disappoint ment with good grace, for his crops smiled' at-.the rain. Ere another month had passed by, an other meeting was called for a petition for rain, but with the same result as before. Many of the people had their muck to dig, and rain would prevent them. Some want ed it ,immediately---some in one, some in two, and some in three days, while other parishioners ' wanted it put off longer. So, Mr Surely had no occasion to call for rain. One year rolled by, and up to that time, the people of Fallowdale had never once been able 'to agree upon the exact kind of weather 'they. would 'have, and the result was that they began to open their eyes to. the fact that this world would be a strange place lilts inhabitants should govern it. On the last Sabbath in the first year of Mr. Surely's settlement at Fallowdale, he - offered to break up his connexion. with the parish ; but the people would not listen to it. They hacl become attached to him, and the meeting, and,they -wished him to stay. " But I can no longer rest under our for mer - contract.with regard to the weather," said the pastor. " Nor do we wiph you to," returned Stern. " Only preach to us, and teach us and our children how to live, and help us to be social, contented, and happy." "And," added the pastor, while a tear of pride stood in his eye, " all things above our proper sphere we will leave to God, for he doeth all things well."' Let attendance on the meetings be regu lar and constant. If your faith is weak, go. If your love is chilled, go. If hope be clonded,.go. Every professed Christian be sure, if possible, to go, that .the activi.. ties of the soul may be stirred up and drawn out in the Service of Christ. If you have for a long time staid away, and the Christian armor has got rusty, go. "Prayer makes it bright'? burnishes the shield, the sword, and the helmet, and-the breastplate ,of righteousness. Go, if only a few are ex.pected to be there, for if you stay away the number will be less. Go, expecting the presence and refreshing of the ; Holy. Spirit, and expecting to meet Christ,there, agreeably to his promise, that where two or three are gathered in his name be will be in the midst of them .!e sure to go, always to go, to the prayer meeting, when possible, even at the sacri fice of ease and profit in worldly things, and you mill find a rich reward in it to your sown soul, and see blessings descend upon the Church of Christ. L.PETER : 24--" Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree." Jesus is our , sin-bearer I Jesus, and none but,Jesus ; he, his own self, bare our sins 1 He bare them in his own body; and he bare them on (or, as the margin reads, to) the tree 1. The Greek words here are very expressive. They mean that he took Our sins, placed them on his shoulder as a burden, and went with them ti../3 to the tree, therelo expiate them. How explicitly do these words teach us that Christ was the sin-bearer in his life as well as his death Hence the shedding of his blood in cir cumcision. Hence his " trouble" and " sorrow" through life. Hence his agony in the garden. And hence his death upon the cross. Soeiniens know not how to ex plain:the sorrows of his life; for they are unaccountable, if he were, not the sin-bear er all along. Ilizt from first to last he was the substitute; from his cradle to his cross he stood in our stead, bearing our sins. :And he has borne them all. "It is -finish ed !" In.his life-long sorrow we see him bearing the burden of our sins ; and in his death upon, the, cross we see him" putting away sin by the sacrifice of himself."— C7iristian Treasury. No one can know ; the trials of the minis try, except,thoee who undertake the arduous employment, or those who reside in their faMilies. •When we consider how much clergymen's time is occupied by unavoidable conipanyat.home; how many special meet ings, if they, are faithful to their master, they must attend, what a large portion of their tithe is occupied in Visiting the sick, how much in necessary preparation for the pulpit, And then, in addition-to all this, what num bers of parochial visits they are required to make, and: censured if they do not, it must appear obvious dial their task is arduous, their .trials peculiarly great. It is a great -trial to be obliged to attempt study when the mind is , distracted with the burden of a whole parish. It is a trial to be, as it were, convened. to spendthat time in visiting, which-ought'-to be devoted to writing and meditation, and then to be censured for ne glect,and ill-digested sermons;or, if time and pains are taken to *rite goo sermons, to be complained- -of for .visiting so little. Surely, if societies or churches knew the trials of their ministersiin addition to those personal•troubles which use common to all, they would- be more tender- of them, more fervent in prayer for them. Ido not won der that- so many of the -laborers of the Lord's vineyardfaint before-mid-day. They ought in every way to be strengthened, and comforted, and encouraged by their people. —.Mrs. Huntingdon's Memoirs. Apostles. says, "I taught publicly, and .from. house to house." Wo have none toC.much church. , religion in our day, and too little house or home religion); -none too milch.teacbing . publicly, -and too little ".fromhouse, to house." -The pastor is to take2not only , a general, but a particular oversight reaching to every member of the flock. Baxter says, -" If a physician should...only read a public lecture on physic, his patients would not bumuch the better of them; nonwould a , lawyet secure your estate by .reading -a , lecture .on law "—and sointimates; , that.meither would. a pastor accomplish the work of oversight- of the flock; who only.;. Calls after them publicly once a isreek.. l [leis to " go-preach ;" not merely to set himself in the pulpit once a weekotrid•preacb. to those who come. The , iour'alanguage still being, " I was sick and• ye , visited me, and ill , prison, and ye came unto me." Aux PiArEns--- , -Dr.'Sonth . has a saw , Mon r!on- . Long-Eictemporaneous Prayers, with znuoh o of4whieli. the 7 Christian reader w ill t disagree ; .hmt 4 . to thiq,-sent.enee there will be assent I..Yothing is more n t eae 7 eePtable to hOld on speaking, siler we have)* off prayi4."' Eli ADVERTISEMENTS. PROP2IIIOIIB Ann) PtnausEass Go' to the Prayer 11eetiig. "Bare Our Sins." Hints to Parishioners. From Rouse to- Rouse. ME MUM