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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,
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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
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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
.<l;iint`gotturtunion Service •attli t eyent , Sitare=.Pro
lesson: Rlachie and !.‘,thel Seot"---Dr: Outhries
" Ten Minutes' Warning.''
L0NDO11; Tan., 17, 1862.
Mgt:. itt - al Apse& at Leith,
tifusispeke eon - corning: Aniefioa
Mr. Provost, I Iteartily , Wishthat it was in our
power to exhibit to • the country of the - United
States, the precise and exactfitate of: failing that
has subsisted in .this country ever since the be
ginning of'the tremendous conyulsion which now
agitates that continent,, and: threateni its peace
and prosperity. Hear,. hear," and Cheers.)
do not;believe that it the'titoe'when'the
slot( commenced,. there was
_one man in st . ,thou
,sottd,,}n this country, who, had any sentiment
whatever' toward the United States of America,
except a sentiment of affectionate and sympathiz
ing good-will—cchiers„)"or who felt anything
but a desire that thertnight 'continue to go on
ttA4,Breslier, and to...finish the:work, whatever. it.
may have been, which ProviOnc9 had appointed
diem to do. ( Cheers) I, have ,not the ,-,least
scruple in saying; far' myself; that'my opinroit is
that not only had England nothing to fear WO=
the, growth of the r iTeit# sWifof America, n but
that, so as we had a eeldsh raciest ; di all in
the matter, our interest 'Wei 'that '"the Amenoari
'Union shonld continue undisturbed. (Chian.)
'He then, true to his jUi3t and generous
instincts, added •
, I trust , nothing will be said„and that nothing
will be thought, in this eceptty.about previouti
I:xuestions and old controversies with the Arden
cans. tet us endeavor to look at their 'c'eriduct
Dr &generous spirit. We have formed an opin
ion in regard to this War,,Srhioh, although..we,
have formed it consoientiously, I am afraid will
produce susceptibility in. America. Do not .let
US add to that stiseeptibilitiby iiMulging in any-,
thing which may possibly cause irritation. Let
ua ,look, indite and. gentlemenolpon the bright
side of that which the Arnerialus hive done:and:
surely a bright side it has. Let us look back tp.
the moment when the Prince - of "Willeiiiappeared
in the United States of Anierics, tin& when In*
by the thousands, by tens of thousands, and bpi,
hundreds of thousands, trooped together from
all parte to give
,hint welcome as, enthusastic,
and es obviousfy proceeding from the - depths of
the , heart, as it' those vast countries had 'still
been a portion of the dominions of our Queen.
(Cheers.)
The speaker then ,referred to the words
of Mr. Seward—" The four Commissioners
will be cheerfully ' liVeiated "—in terms of
admiration. " Lethis ta k e 'these words; and
accept them with,thankfulriess to the,Al
- for having removed..any apparent
cause of deadly 'collision: Let' ns form
good auguries for the TUttire;and'hops , that
a spirit of brotlierlfhorlebid may pre,vail
3,:p d avoid if we can, "aggravatingthe, fright
fulevils of civil war in A.merioa, by, :per
'.baps even greater
The Times and /Warning Post were 'not
the `true 4 , Tienents of the Cabinet, and'
thtrespectfulness,of.' '
ecour courteous o or us
seljtuding. a kindred response from Mr.
Seward, have placed the two countries,
thank *God, on soinething like - their .old
footing qf kindliuese
a and 'fellowship. I
thattrtii a ns o f disruptionaon
antes ; P t,•' o
:(per Marmot); Virikbe disappointek and that
, slavery purgedoutl and the Southpenitenti.
this terrible war will be . gloriously 'over
ruled for the noblatrinirposes. lam well
persuaded that this,ie.ttle: ,great desire of
Gods children in
_this ,country, and that
they:will continue to hate ,that " slavery ?"-
w - hich 'is to be " the 'corner 'stone of the
SmitheriiConfederacy."
VAR Britidt, QtiaiterliZeiiewhiis a very
'able' and admirable article on this ques
tion, and deals severely with a, writer in
B/ackivoocl, ytho 'with the instinct
'of a'fitifi Tory, Sdithern in his 'iiiimpa
thies, , : and „ "atsaMily, apelogizing - for
slavery,' alleging against: Liuceln and
the North multifarious and several oases
inconsistent accusations; bringing iii ; tO yieW
, el" 4rittieKVairdinbeiria ariOtrbice4
PITTSBURGH, SATURDAY , FEB RUARY 15, 1862.
showingssample' f slavery- , ;-negroes la
boring with gold watches in their pocketS,
and as a specimen of opinion, that the
Southerners earnestly desired (what they
had not before his paper appeared,) de
scent on the coast of South Carolina or
Florida ; and as .one of information, that
two Counties in 'Virginia contains sufficient
supplies of animal food, for the
„Southern
array for two years—this writer is, never
thelegs, useffil in : several'respects."' '
The writer of this article, I am' morally
certain, is. the Rev; W. Arthur, M. A., the
eminent Wesleyan minister. He then
scouts the parallel drawn by Blackwood
between the Sdrithern's arid the Etigligh
'Peerd,ge : Aristocracy of England! - 'Gen
tlemen of :the Smith! It is hard to `write
the two on the same line. Mr. Bright-or
Ernest Jones might , be indignant if ac
cused of
no saying any, , thing se monstrous.
Yet men 'professing'professing t hatred bueretiett
for an aristocracy, ere found to Say it.
Two classes more dissimilar, in with
or tastes more repugnant, eannot,he
named in the world'. The English aristoc
racy are above all men; noted in private
life for love of law. The gentlemen ' 'of
the South imitate them in mansions; sports,
wine, in free , expenditure, and ease of man
ners, butovill.shoot men in the streets, bru
tally attack them in the Senate, shake their
lists in their faces in Congress as` liese eyes
have seen'them do,'egg' on and head lawless
mobs te - murder any suspected dissemina
tors of antislavery opinions and run riot
over all law that crosses their passion: or
checks their notions of ProPriety. The
'English'aristocracy area pattern and an
admiration' to , the -world for that patriotic
sagaAity which has led them to sacrifice
their cherished prejudices, and as in the
ease of the Corn Laws, their supposed ma
terial interettOiltheetliiii break with the
nation, or pixel). political' difficulties - twirie ;
lent collision ; and they , now justly enjoy
and, their country too enjoys the fruit of '
this. -their loyalty and large mindedness.,"
Arthiir then presents the foll Owing
'felling' Contrast a Here; when' leis known
that the • matter is in -debt, the ' domestics
,ask, ' Will he mortgag&the estate ?' There
(in the South) !Who holds alaortgage, on,
118 r In England when a daughter of the
hot:Se is. Married, the question is, "Whieh
jleilif` will be her ''present?' 'lu CarOlinit,
Which man nr- wom.an - r When death
darkens ;the English mansion the people
speculate as to how the'Will disposes. of
ornaments,, horses, and : j other proper'ty.
But no min, as it it read; listens at the key
' hole :With sick keart, to leain ioliether hl : and
his children, are left tothe Same
` oianer—
whether he falls to the ' lot; of the gentle
niiss or the odious son—his torment ,
though the father Of his ' danghter's 'chil
dren. When the worst comes to'the worst,
`the old , and, woman ` in the Engligh
Mansion, witness 'the sale, with sorrowful
hearts, and, see the familiar articles de
parting in the hands of strangers, as if'
part of themselves Were sold; but they do
not watch the' falling of the , hainmer over
4 my Ros'e,''4 my Dick,' and then go up
to the prirch4erand Oti,‘Massa,Yoti have
bought child', do bn3r ine, I 'am old, but
I can *ark Yet.' "
The folldwing is a contrast as to ladles
" And the 'Maiden sisters . that' - grade " the
circle in both mansions-both gentle and
Wernaitly (as long as you do not touch the
burning questien of the family Mode of
gaining a livelihood ;)'-the one finds her
packet-money in some guiet legacy, or in
her ;I:mother's affection; the 'other in the
purse of "'My MOIL" hired' as a cook . ; `grid
of 'my Peinpey,' hired as a coachman or
a gardener, some twenty:miles away for
wages which come regularly to buy the
brocade,s and lases; that vie; with those 'of
the proudest Duchess. But this ladi,has
fine contempt; for the, traders 'of
fir greiqr than that of the Mabee' for
flibse lqiiietiester, and perhaps if you
taken kindly to family interests, will :inci
dentski:let you know that the hopes for
large'retUrns for .. the numerous children, of
her . own woman
not ar from white, ? I r s herself
so strongly, and,:has 'the, fan*, nOie,./kc."
The' .. rurner hat been 'Spread, that' the
French Eniperei is . eage,rifor the'reeegni
tion of the Sinith, arid tharthe Confederate
emissaries here are proposing that on con
dition of recognition, entire free trade
stroll be Opened up, and that all children
of Afridan parents in 'time South, born after
a' definite date shall - befree. SoWie Such
proposali.may have been made, but cer
tainly theGovemment, as such, has nothing
to do with them. The Monitear speaks
very: sternly a bout the sinking of the stone
•
~fleet in the Meath of Charleston har b or,'
and it cannot denied that this has
awakened strong feeling in Europe—the
Daily News, the warm friend of `the Unioia,
`Condemning it, but also bringing to light
that there - are other entraiteeile.Cherles
,
ton.
Two • steamers, the Nashville on ed•
crate and Tuscarora (United States,'
have been confron.ting, one „another in
Southampton waters, for some time. ~The
commanders, it is, said, have forwarded
written, authorities to the Admiralty, , that
no, collision shall take place there _ ; and
moreover, if either of, them - put to sea, the
other will not follow, within twenty-four
hours. A powerful British screw steam
frigate,, the Dauntless, thirty-nne guns,
(and alspArmed with one of Armstrong's
100-pounders,) is watching both, to prevent
a fight in the harbor.
It is curious tohear that the command
ers of both vessels were, on last Sabbath
.evening; aittingin ndjoining pews in', the
same church at. Southampton, listening to
Bishop4lcllvaine, of `Ohio. The Bishop
arr Ned in-this country just; ifter .thee news
of the Seizure of 'Mason and Slidell, and
found a state_of „public feeling which I
think can be best accounted for and
described by, referring loyal Americans to
the emtitionweibited l in their%reasts when
their glorious-old flag was assaulted at,Fort
Sumpter. Nations cdo not reason: under
such emotions, ,and= if theferr, it ;is .a'noble
enthusiasm ' for Oven , in its weakness it
loans to what is noble. _ The Bishop, 1 am
assured by a private friend,-who wasin his
conwany lately in London, was greatly agi
tated in mindi,,and did:not fail to .write to
la person or persons high- in- office ateWash
ingtpre, on the subject.
Tat' BICENTENARV of ngl sh o con
ferniity-Wilt be `celebrated this year in a
'Manner 'eminently praetieel . atid 'important.
First Of all, it will be a, reneiralf:ot the
spirit ccimpelled the Calitifys, 'the
Baxter's,' indthe other'illistrionetwhtliou
sand' benrisinia of 16'62; to 'leave the Na
tibnal Church rather' ttan • vielate ;
ott'de
thatilifimbuiAat of'Uitiforniity
' Which Bish-
OpO; in eonhesiim with a Prayer: Book,
'which in its bilitiimal'andintrial r serviCes,
not to `speak''Of' the' power` 'of tabioltition
antluirized in :the' service for the sick,
makes the Church "'of England' weaker
every day,'and presents 'at oilman-insuper
able' 'barrier to* initny'"ixtederate"taeli - who
Otheriiiiewouldi either Worship or Itiiiiister
her' pale. ''The o present i ßiahokof
Thirhain, Dr. Bairn", the 'Worthy miCoeisin
of Di. Villiers, hits declared that theliolidy
Of the', Olittiele atithorities iir'l.662' was
ti eritel'ii - '''dilikist?Ous 'in
its resnits." A low Petagainanism in doc
trine, a looseness of moral's iu ceurt, camp,
and baronial hall, were the , meet compan
ionship in"which an' intolerant priesthood
ran riot in those unhappy days. Had the
Calvinism of , King Edward'stday, as well
as of the Articles of the Irish Church
drawn up by ,Archbishop Usher, been the
prevailing faith of the BiellOpsi•England
never would, Have Witiieseadtli§''dark days
of 1662, so closely are truth:and religious
freedom connected together.
Another effect of this greateeminemora,
tion movement will be to ,administer a
practical rebuke to the Eiang 4 lical clergy
Of the English Church. A number of
them talk very loudly'of the virtues of the
Prayer Book, and at .all.eventi; they depre ,
cats any change of the , Prayer.l3ook what
ever. We must not forget that they are
Wise 'in their 'generation after a worldly
fashion here, and also that Many tif them
are afraid, 'in the present condition of
Church parties, to see , any attempts.at alter
ation. The ArelibiehOp of Canterbury—a
meek, mild, 'and peacli-iniing
said 'in effect that " if the changeproposed
to be, made 'affects matters' of faith; it Will
inevitably break up the Eettiblinunent---if
the changes are to be but slight, ,hens let
'no attempt of' the kind be inailLibr, itis
not worth while." The Evaniellearcierg#
now ought to be theArue> 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. '
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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."'
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
PROP2IIIOIIB Ann) PtnausEass
Go' to the Prayer 11eetiig.
"Bare Our Sins."
Hints to Parishioners.
From Rouse to- Rouse.
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