REV. DAVID M'KINNEY, Editor and Proprietor. TERMS IN ADVANCE. 31N,ILE BROIRRIPTIONS 8140 N CLUBS 1.25 DEILIVERF,D f.l MILLER OF TELII OITIEO 2.00 For Two DOLLARS, we will send by mail seventy number ud iur Owe DOLLAR, thirty-three numbers, Astore sending us TWIDITY subscribers and upwards ; will thereby entitled to a paper without charge. li enewsla should be prompt, a little before the year expires Send payments by safe hands, or by mail. pi rest 411 letters to REV. DAVID M'KINNEY, Pittsburgh, Pa, To a Daughter Just Entering Womanhood Thou art going up liTd's warps' I am going down: The arose thou haat not lifted yet; I am near my crown. Bootee host thou tasted earthly joys; I have drank, yet thirst: Nor grief nor sorrow stirs thy heart; Mine is nigh to burst. Friends are thronging round thy path ; Mine mostly are in heaven: Love yet is in the bud for thee; Its fruit to me is given, There's light and beauty on thy brow; • Mine is dull and sear: Health, hope, and courage gird thee now; I am weary, weary here. Life opens fair and bright to thee, Like the sunny spring; Heaven seems brighter far to me, And earth is vanishing, Soon I shall stand where angels sing, Glad on yonder shore, And fold my spirit's tired wing, Resting evermore. There I will wait for thee, my child, Storing my heart's full love ; God guard and guide thee safely on, Joining our lives above. —The Mother and Her Work For the Preabyterian Bonner: Fallacies and Falsities about Religion. IVY J. N. MILAILES The refutation of calumnious statements, although a work of justice and benevolence, is not always a pleasant work. Like a surgical operation, however, it is sometimes absolutely necessary. Though the libelous allegations may do more harm to their au thors than they do to religion nay, because they do, the impulse of Christian benevo lence prompts to their exposure. Besides, their unohecked currency may give them credit, and the power to annoy and injure unwary souls. They commonly assume some taking and convenient form, for more ready lodgment in the popular mind; anu they acquire by long use, a snakish lubrici ty, for "slipping through the hands of those who seize them; and thus they go about, startling the timid with their hiss and rat tle, andinserting the venom of their bite into the veins of the weak and unwary. I propose to notice several of these pop ular fallacies and falsitids, that haVe, from time immemorial, haunted men's minds, prejudicing them against religion; and which, probably, were never more on - the lips and in the ears of people than at the , present time, 1. The number' and rivalry of sects is alleged as a proof of the uncertainty and insufficiency of the evidences of Christian ity. "Agree among yourselves what is the true doctrine, and then I will consider the claims of your-religion." This looks very formidable, and has undoubtedly done much mischief among those who think lit tle, or who think under the leading of a hostile- prejudice. But the diversity of religious belief is not proportionate to the number of ecclesiastical denominations. National and other accidental circumstances have given Tim, to -difference of -organization and name while there was no real diversity of belief or order. For example, there are several branches of the Presbyterian Church, holding the same faith. Some have sprung .from Holland, some from Ger many, some from Scotland, whence they have brought some peculiarities of mode and order, but their faith is the same. It is as unreasonable' to call these different re ligions as it would be to assign to different species or genera the plants that have, though confessedly of the same kind, been slightly affected by variety of climate, soil, or culture. Moreover, it must be observed, that under the name - of Christian denom inations, are commonly included some that have no just title to that name. This, of course, swells the number and increases the variety, and gives a more incongruous aspect to nominal Christendom. But it is unfair to include un-Christian and anti-Chriatian organizations under the nude of Christian. All subjects of human thought and interest, as well ai religion, would have their character en dangered, if they were treated in this style, and held responsible for the vagarimi of visionary,' fanatical and foolish claimants of their name. But who brands Mechan ical Philosophy 'or Chemistry with dis grace because oftheichemerical speeulations concerning perpetual motion and the phil osopher's stone P Truthisnot responsible for the aberrations of folly, and• she should not suffer for faults against which she earn estly and honestly protests. ut, again, the nature of the human mind is.besb.represented by some variety of opinion, on-this as on other subjects of moral evidence.' know not the time or place, where all pe4le, if they thought at all, thought exactly alike on the subject, of politics. There are always two parties, and usually a - number more,sfor the accom modation of mental oddities. and eccen tridities: This occurs on a subject less complex and comprehensive than religion. What speeches in legislative balls,“ what stump orations, what veteran columns in newspapers ate perpetually discussin g the political theme 1 And yet men are not brought to uniformity of views. The na- ture of the human mind does not admit or it. Now, what judgment should' the in fidel caviler form, on this state of affairs 7 Why, he should pronounce all political ' , ience a humbug; he shotilf• maintain 'at 'all tiolitioians-and- statesman are .the subject! of delusion or the 'agents of de- ception ; he should deny the patriotism of every party and of 'every man; he should say to the jeffersons, the Adamses, the Jaoksons, and the Clays : 1 . Gentlemen, agree' among yourselves, heeding harmoni ous in'your 'opinions, and united in your organisation, and then I will consider the claims of lourpolitioal creed." , And un til they did: , mo, he should abjure' all alle giance to the country, disown ifk (ibbstitu tion and despise its loyal citizens. But he is guiltier no swill injustice and stupidi ty, on any subject but religion. And let it , further' be observed, that"the central and essential vrinciples on which evangelical Christians are agreed, are ape cially offensive to him, even while he is railing and ranting abont'their diversitim It is, really, not the difference but. the agreement'among them, that disturbs Win. The depravity of man, the atonement, jus-, tification by grace, the retributive justice VOL. M, NO. 51. of God, the obligation to holiness, are pre cisely the articles of their common creed, which he regards with the greatest repug nance. And he attributes their concur rence in these;to ecillusion, or to blind; unthinking submission to educational in fluence or clerical authority. This bneer ing enemy of religion, indulging his hos tility at one time on the differences, and again on the agreement of its friends, de monstrates nothing, after all, so clearly as this, that his opposition to it arises not from conviction, but from blind - prejudice. At the same time, the facts of the ease are in perfect accordance with the wholesome and free working of the human mind; while the diversity of opinion on some points, and the earnest concurrence on others, afford proof of the honesty of the con victions resulting from personal investiga tion. The Real Unity of the Church. There is scarcely anything that illus trates with greater beauty and power the real unity of the Church, than the fact that the same songs are to a great extent sung by every denomination of Christians. Many hymns are the property of all be lievers of every name. You hear them wherever you go to worship, and see them, no matter what book of Psalmody you open. Cowper and Newton were both members of the Church .of England, and Dr. Watts was a Nonconformist Divine;. but how often is the great heart of the uni versa.l Church borne up to heaven on the Wings of their verse I That beautiful hymn of Cowper, There is a, fourdaid fillgt with blood," how arrogant wouldit be for any one de nomination to claim it as their song, when truthfully expressing the emotions of every pious heart; men of every possible.shade of theological belief sing it ! When even fierce theological combatants seek to express their pious emotions in peo try, the fact is quite'noteworthy, that they oftentimes utter substantially the same views of truth. Toplady and Wesley be longed to this class: Indeed, our heart sickens as we read even the titles' of the polemic pamphlets that through the press these good men hurled at each other. As the hyper-Calvinist, "Toplady could see nothing' good in Wegrey ;' nor, as a thor ough Arminian, could Wesley tolerate the creed of Toplady. And great reproach did the Church in their day suffer from their mutual acrimony. But both of these men were poets; and have made to the songs of Zion valuable contributions. And in these, how perfectly alike do we see they were at heart ! It was,Toplady who , wrote that beautiful hymn, " Rook of ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in thee." And John Wesley that one so like it in sentiment, "Jesus, thy blood: and righteousness My beauty are, my glorious dress." Examining, some time since, the excel lent su-pplernent-of—the- ((Church Psalm ist," and observing two hymns so similar in, sentiment as for that reason to be espe cially marked, and , to be' placed ,in imme diate connexion, what: was our surprise, upon, turning to the index, to find that John Wesley wrote one, and Augustus Toplady another ! ,The first sang, "Fixed on this Rock will I remain When heart shall fail and flesh decay ; A Rook which shall my soul sustain, When earth's foundations melt away." The last , ".My name from the palms of his hands, Eternity will not erase; Impressed on his heart it °remains, In marks of indelible grace." Behold, how "we being many are one bread (loaf) and one body." Toplady and Wesley, quarreling all their lives upon the question whether a Christian can fall from grace, singing the praises of God as har moniously upon this very point as if they were twin angels !—Anz. Presbyterian. LWEsrsT's stanza declares the writer's purpose. It 'affirms what he will do, and is hence Arminian. • "Fixed on this Rook wit/ I remain." TOPLADY'S stanza declares a.confidence • in the Divine purpose : !‘ In marks of indclible grace." t is hence Oalvinistie But there is truth and piety in both. The Christian can sino. Ito '•the - one 'When hum bly and reverently expressing his devoted ness to God ; and the other when declaring the assurance of his hope, as fixed on the Saviour's unchanging love.—ED.] Nothing to Spare. " I have found nothing to spare," is the plea of sordid reluctance. But a far different sentiment will be formed a:mid the scenes'of the last day. Men now 'persuader them selves that they have nothing:to- spare till they can support a certain style- of luxury, and have provided for the establishment of children. But in the awful hour, when you and I, and all pagan nodal:is,' shall be called from our graves to stand before the bar of Christ, what comparison will these „objects bear -to the salvation of a single .soul,? Eternal Mercy I let, not the blood of heathen millions be found in our skirts ! Standing, as I now do, in the sight of a dissolving universe, beholding 'the = dead arise, the world ia flames, the heavens flee ing,away, all nations.convulsed with terror, oewrapt in the vision of the Lamb, I pro nuancethe-conversion of a single 'pagan of more value than all the wealth Omnipo tence ever produced.. 011 such all aWful subject it beetnnes me to speak with cau tion ; but I solemnly avow, that were there ; but one heathen- in the world, and he -in the remotest corner of Asia, if no greater duty confined us athome, it would be worth the pains of all the people of America to embark together to cattythOgospel to him. Place your soul in his soul's stead; or rather, consent for a moment to change condition with the savages on our borders. Were you posting on to the 'judgment of the great day in the darkness and'pollution of pagan , idolatry, and were they living , in wealth in this Terry district of the Church, how hardwould it seem-for your neighbors to neglect your misery ! When you should open your eyes in the eternal world,. and discover 'the ruin =in , which they had suf fered your to remain, how would you re preach them, that they did not even sell .their possessions;if no other means were sufficient, to send =the Gospel to yott! My flesh trembles at the prospect ! But they shall not reproach us.' It shall be known in -heaven that we could pity our 'brethren. .:lll,Ohlittrjait, 7.-,a.:.tT.-: PITTSBURGH, SATURDAY, SE PTEMBER 6, 1862. WHOLE. NO. 519 We will send them all the relief in our power, and will enjoy the luxury of reflect ing what happiness we , may entail on gen erations yet unborn.—E. D. Griffin. EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENCE Garibaldi and his Attitude—Anxiety at Turin—ls the French Emperor in the Plot What Mean eth it P—British Aferchants, " Contraband of War," and Federal Seizures—Lord Russel Un sympathizing—llis Counsel, Calmness, and Fair ness—lliaory, Adams and Russel—A Painful Story, of true—The Waldenses and Colonel Beck with—. A Friend in Need" Departed—Demon strations at the Crystal Palace—The Odd Fellows and the Temperance Men—Parliament Prorogued —The Dispatch Box—The Closing Scene = " S. C. O." and the Canterbury " Scandal "—Canons and Cathedrals versus "the Gospel to the Poor" —Agrarian Murder—Railiffs and Agents—Mur derers Sheltered—Postscript. LONDON, August 9, 18(32. GARIBALDI has been, and is still, in Sicily, delivering also very violent har angues against the Emperor .of the French, as the grand obstruction in the path of full freedom for Italy. ITe summons the youth to arms everywhere; and amongst the ranks of " Young Italy" there has been a great stir, and secret enlistments even at Turin have been going forward.. The Italian Government is alarmed rand anx ious; for if Garibaldi makes an attempt on the Roman territory with a handful of brave but undisciplined youth, it is hardly to be expected that - he will be able to say— as he virtually could say when almost alone he; entered Naples and put to flight the Bourbons—" I came, I saw, I con quered." But the special danger is, that the Austrians may either find their own territory invaded, or discover a sufficient excuse in any tresspass on the Papal terri tories for a rush across the frontiers with an overwhelming force, and then, as the natural consequence, an attempt to recover lost ground in Lombardy, and so to inaugur ate a crisis, the• issue of which might be most disastrous to the nascent liberties of the Italian kingdom. The English Press, without an exception—including the Morn in9 Star, whiCh is Ultra Radical—remon strates with Garibaldi. The Times, with . its accustomed power, draws a' parallel be-• tween him and the Earl of Warwick, the " King-maker" of England's history.: " With a facility almost miraculous, he plucked down from his seat the feeble heir, of the house of Lancaster, and placed in his stead the valiant and youthful Boyer- , eign, ' his companion-in-arms, and his trusted friend and ally. Growing discon tented with the very state of things he had created, he Sung down, with'the same won derful ease, the King whom he had made. But he was unable to maintain his victory. The nation.reversed the policy of, Warwick, and he perished ingloriously, leaving be hind him the name of a great military. chief, but of a fickle and unsound politi cian." When Garibaldi has appeared in his place in the Italian Parliament, be has been like Samson shorn of the locks which were the source of lie Strength. The ardent spirit was still there, but the administra tive and legislative faculties were utterly wanting. A vehement outburst of pent-up emotions in what could not be called a speech, but which was damaging to him, was the issue, and wise men sadly looked on, as after that whirlivind of passion, , he left the Chamber. Not to any one man does God impart a universal genius. Our own great warrior-Duke was a poor orator, and rather a bigoted and purblind politi cia,n—although O'Connel, by his agitation, opened both his eyes and those of Peel to the urgent danger of civil war, unless Roman Catholic emancipation were granted. There are first,class Generals both in Amer ica and England, at this moment, as well' as in • every country in Europe, who are emphatically men of action, and great as such, but to whom it . would be most unsafe to commit, as to proper legislators, a coun try's• destinies, or to expect them to name the-time for an uprising against a common foe. Such cis it with Garibaldi. "'No one,v says the' Times, 4i whatever the ben eftts-he may have conferred, has acquired a rightto ruin the people:upon whom he has. conferred them. We therefore are glad to see that the King of Italy, though we do not doubt with the most sincere reluctance, has issued a proclamation warning the young not to be carried awarbrillusion, not' to forget the duty of..gratitude to those who have been the best allies of Italy, and not to make the name of. Rome, the desire of all, the signal for war. The King will speak when the hour arrives. Every other summons, says the'Prodamation, is that of rebellion and civil war. The , responsibility, and the rigor of the 'law, will fall upon those who will not listen to this appeal." It is a mistake to suppose that the French Emperor is in collusion with Garibaldi. This movement gives him the greatest un ,easiness at the baths of Vichy, where he is being treated' for the restoration of his health. It is possible it may be overruled for hastening the withdrawment of the French : troops from Rome, and that this: is ,Garibaldi's design. It „is surmised. some that it is not Italy, init Rangel and Servia, that are likely to'be the scene of insurrection, and it is affirmed that the nungarian leaders are "on the , wing," passing to and fro. A short time will show what is meant. Certainly the Pope and Antonelli are as obatinate as ever, and the Jesuit Doctors at Rome-are disgusting Eu rope afresh by lectures; the , thesis of whiah is in.sibstance that. Romani:am and , resist-. ance to modern, progress so-called, are the true conservators of real eiberty. A French Liberal paper advises GaribaltiVtia extricate himself• from the antagonism created be . - tween him and ;Victor •Emmanuel, by an expedition to the Turkish Provinces on thel Adriatic. CERTAIN British merchants have written to Lord Russel, the Foreign Secretary, complaining that while the Queen's Proc lamation has announced our neutrality, and forbidden the supply of arms •to either South or North, that -practically the 'Fed; erals get aßthey want, and •that theirves sels take out -supplies' to New-York, while other Federal vessels intercept all supplies on - the way in Charleston. One shipp-stops contraband of war; the other carries, it. A United States' clipper loads in our ports with rifles and gunpolider, while a . Fede,r-• al frigate hoveranhout the' offing, ready to pounce upon any - snob <Argo consigned to Southerners. In this service the Federiir officers araexceedingly activ ,e and theimer chants who , write. to Lord' Russel, declare that'their goods are not safe from seizlre in British bottoms sailing from one Mit ish port-to another: They also 'complain,, that if file Amerioatt Cbart ghoul& condemn the seizure, there is no adequate compensation to be expected for the dam age. The retort of the Federal Government is, that traffic in contraband of war, is notori ously carried on ; that ships sail from British ports with the fixed purpose of running the blockade, and that the Feder al cruisers, therefore, are justified in look ing after such craft, even in the Bahama waters. Lord Russet sides with the Fed eral Government, declares to the forty mer chants that theirs' is virtually an unlawful trade, and gives it as his advice that" the merchants and shipowners of . Liverpool should refrain from this species of trade." He is clearly, and justly., of opinion that' people who engage in unlawful commerce, cannot invoke very loudly the protection of the law. The ships of the North, say' the metnorialists, "rare now blockading the . British port of- Nassau as if it werea Con-: federate port.;" but' the Foreign. Secretary, replies that the saittport is regarded as the great en trepot of the contraband trade, and that the vigilance of the Federal ves sels is therefore not surprising. Now all this is perfectly tight, and yet when Lord RusSel thug writes, his conduct be remembered, is consistent with his general conduct in regard to this strife. Depend upon it, if the Tories had their way,'and dared to take upon themselves the responsibility, they would'act very dif ferently. Whatever irritation' of feeling may now exist, and however newspapers of a certain class on either side may hurl mu tual javelins of wrathful accusation—im puting all possible bad `motives—the con duct of Lord Russel as• a whole, and its Mr. Adams, the Ambassador,• knows in his constant intercourse with him, has been frank, manly, honest and friendly. When History traces the stay of the war, he and Mr. Adams will, side by side, be shown as cautious, calm, wise, and able statesmen. ME WALDENSES have lost one of their their best friends, a friend in need and in. deeds, whose= name and person, as Major. General Beckwith, must be familiar to many American gentleman who have vis ited the vallies of the Vaudois. "He had • dedicated himself," to use the Words of Amedeo Bert, a Valdensian pastor, "to the work of promoting the intellectual and religious welfare of that ,potir Alpine peo ple, who had been, until 1848, oppressed by the Jesuit and clerical - government." And as the fruit of this re 50170..-"." He'did` prodigies of charity and personalsacrifices —established more than a hundredoschools. —built churches and houses for pastors and masters—uru b ed public instruction on ward in the path which should-be trodden by the citizens of a free country, and es pecially by Protestants. He raised -the condition of the women, by receiving in an institution, long maintained by himself alone, Waldensian girls, who, on returning, to their families, carried back and impart ed to them, knowledge, order, and 'sincere piety---!in' a word, he . consecrated thirty four years of his life', to protecting, bene-' filing, and directing to-Worthy ends; a pop ulation who will for ever call him their re generator, and father. He took* a wife front among his beloved villagers, that he might be More closely united to them j and as Italy had in Oavour its most powerful promoter and supporter of unity, progress andlreedom, so' Beckwith was the Ormur of the Waldensians, and his name and memory will be ever 'blessed among the Protestants of Piedmont." The name of 'this devoted man` was' long a familiar one at the tables of the Com mittees of the British and Foreign Bible Societies i and of the Religious -Tract So ciety. He was one of the many and ever increasing number of pious officers who form "The Church in the Army." He had lost aleg-at Waterloo, but the wooden one which supplied:its place, did , not pre vent sliming •the loftiest Vaudois! moun tains; that helnight!personally inspect the schools which he had founded. GREAT DEMONSTRATIONS, annual in their character, have taken place this week at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, and un der bright .end _genial skies. The first of these was the fête of the Odd Fellows, a kind of Trades Corporation and Mutual Benefit Society, which numbers'hundreds of thousands in its ranks,,and has its.ram-- ifieations over England, „specially in the Northern and Midland ,Counties. These men carry banners, have bands of music, wear. scarfs and badgesian'd march in order , —generally accompanied by their wives, families, and female friends and !acquaint anees. They are peaceable and prosperous, and their funds for eharita.ble purposes are very large.' On the occasion of their vis iting Sydenham Palace and grounds. •Bion den, the-Freneh.Canadian, soon after a fall display of the whole fountains, walked along the high which stretches to an immense distance over the terrace fourt mind in front of the great building;. and by special request, wheeled an • Odd Fellow (and a rash fellow,) across the rope.. The second demonstration was that of the temperance men, or 'teetotallers 'of England, who even in .London, have great ly increased', and whose numbers are swell ed by the "Band of Hope" movement in Sunday Schools. PARLIAMENT is prorogued. ,-AccoMpa nied. by "a friend!? of‘yours— ,-, aniiablei and worthy—l shad- influence ,enough to get into the crowd of members. 'of - the Commons, ;who , marched down - the • grand corridor, headed -by-the, Speaker. into the House of Lords.- I also, with him, had a glimpe be 'fore this . of seeing the Royal Dispatch Box which- contained thel."'speech ' enclosed, and the Great Seal also—which had-s-been' ,used at. the PriVr Council held on Wed nesday- at . Balmoral. Queen's , messenger had .been travelling alLmight by express -train, bearing the speech. We saw also the , Queen's Own, writing--a -label ) , as it: were, not on the -Dispatch. Box, but on ..a long slip of paper, peeping out from , under the covering lid, and unarked, in a: bold; yet feminine, hand, "The ;Lord Chancel lor;" " The Queen:" Five-Peers, in 'their robes,,the Lord Chancellor, in- the infdst, i occupied. a velvet-covered- -seat in front of, the. (vaaant) -throne, andi .gave the: dloyal assenut to a-. number of after Which. the. Chancellor,,sitting,- (turtle Queen- does:- on such occasions,) as Well , as his fellow, :Comtnissioners, road the-",speech.'.':lt in,`'- „thcates.most :strongly that' England. Will not' , ,interfere, in the--Civil•War. A CDUNDR" SCANDAL has been lately exposed in the eolumns of the Times, by is elergyrnau of aristoeintie family, the Rev, Lord Sidney &dolphin, 'Osborne--the Inotbr 4( S. G. o."' , It'appeari that a ' searee I ly fledged candidate for orders was suddenly ordained, in order that he might be hoisted over the heads of his senior-Rectors—ano ther not of the, diocese was put into the Caning in Salisbury Cathedral, and that the Bishopa of Oxford and Salisbury were more or less compromised. " Slippery Samuel," of Oxford, has tried to clear'him self on the one hand, and some friend of the Bishop of Salisbury has been white washing him on the other. The former Prelate, " S. G. 0.." is disposed to absolve, because, he says, " four days before the publication of my letter, he suspended his intention of ordaining the young man, priest before his time.' But why consent to it at first'? BeCause Dr. Wilberforce was privy to the design of vile patronage.: conspirators. Why recoil, when- even Dr. Oxford thought the youth's claims on him "so remarkable"? Let J. C., (quere, Dr. Cumming„) another, writer in the Times, give his interpretation and ,comment : "If it is true that rfili6r's' Walrus " upon the. Bishop of Oifordis consideration are " in many respects so remarkable," does it not appear that great injustice is done -by postponing his, promotion to the priesthood, which, of course, his singular merits and the interests of religion required, on the miserable plea that it would affect unfairly the patronage of the •Dean and Chapter of Salisbury ? " We have heard," adds the severely just and satirical " / J. C.," " many laments lately of the degeneracy of candidates for the min istry. 'Can we wonder at it, when men of many remarkable claimOike Mr. Fisher : are kept back by such paltry considerations." But " S. G. o.'.' is not to let go his hold with regard to the proposed Canonry presenta tion, and in the early part of this week held up his rod, with the , "-briny" pickle drip ping off it, in the sight of the trembling culprits, and, as he does so he says, "I am now in a position, if necessary, to make Very clear the chief features of the trans action at Salisbury with reference to a vacant state and living. But I wait yet •a. little, before I pursue the subject- to its legitimate conclusion." Imagine what the guilty felt when they read these words-- hoW the old foxes began to run to cover and hide themselves ! The Canons of Cathedrals have presentations in their " turn," and, it appears that before this last case, the same body bestowed a living on u stranger because he was the cousin of a cer taili'eatton's wife! These Canons get a hand some sum for ".a month's`" or longer " resi dence e., coming from, their country' livings and spending an, easy time of it in being present at the °haunting and Litur gical service's morning and evening, and preaching occasionally. There are, be sides, Canon's' Residentiary, 1. e., perma nently resident. The. Cathedral system, is Rome-derived. It has furnished at times learned leisure for scholars such as is Dr. Alford, the Dean of Canterbury—and has opened the way for faithful preaching by able and evan m b elical men such as Canon- Bickersteth, (now Bishop of Ripon,) who at Salisbury waked up the echoes of the voice of. the faithful°Jewel;`of King Edward's age. But Cathedral towns, as as rule, are spiritually dead; somnolent formalism prevails, .and sums are paid for " services" well nigh un profitable, which would -support many a faithful Eible-Reader,.or parish clergyman, and carry out, wide and free, the purpose and example of 'Him who gloried in that "to the poor the Gospel is preached," as' the crowning, glory of hjs Spiritual king dom, and even above Afd beyond miracles, the test and Proofiriesistible of his Alessi ahship.. The two' Bishops indicated in the fore going are the men who have been most eager in prosecuting and denouncing " Es sayism " and its abettors. But the inevi table result of such scandalous, underhand dealing, as to Church patronage, is to cause a reaction of pdpular sympathy with the persecuted;" to harden'in their errors the apostles,of Negativism; to stereotype Dis sent, and to lay, up in the cells of a Na tion's'ineinory facts which--suddenty, even though not soon—bring down' to the dust a system - which.disgusts by its worldliness and covetous views. IRELS.XD is'again—in the town of Tip perary—the ,scene of a' horrible nrurder, perpetrated on Mr. Sraddel, a Receiver of rents, as he, sat transaeting , official business, in a room of the principal hotel. his mur-. derer, Michael - Hayes, had been' formerly employed by him as a "bailiff ; " and assist ed, with stern fidelity and cruelty, in the " eviction" of tenants in arrears within the period of 1847 and 1850, when the small, farmers, ruined by the famine, got into ar rears. None of the sufferers themselves threatened Mr. Braddel. But the latter had given evidence;-against.Hayes' son, who was tried recently for murder, and was even himself threatened with eviction. The Land Agents, to my own knowledge, used to be—even in Ulster—a very proud, oppressive class. One I knew i who made' a great-- profession of religion, but whose bailiffs scoured ,the country,' their very looks being those Of ... unfeeling, brutal men, and their sets corresponded. This man was wakedlip oneday by'a-tremendons and sudden •assault , on his dwelling , and• prem ises—surrounded by." Tommy Downshire's men."—a.popular uprising urged on by that " oppression" which " drives wise men. mad;" and Which turns the non-wise into murderers. The worst feature in these affairs, as I .have repeatedly noticed,-is the shelter and sympathy for the murderers by the popu lace. Baron DeaSy (Judge) has been de nouncing this, and plainlY hinting what the priests; should , do; but does,'not :Arch bishop Hale.set offngainst such atrocities, imaginary, murders. of the. people, by the really" generous British Government and Poor Law Board, and does* not Popery so debauch the conscience, and-make-the eye of the *understanding se : purblind; and so steel hearts naturally kind, as, to prove-- by-the bloody issues such as now strike ter ror.; into the - souls of the Irishgentry in the South—that " killing" is no murder. Nothing Mine Vat God. In' the Memoir of'lfri. Savage, the si'S ter of Matthew Henry, the Conimentatet, is this entry in her diary: - 44 Resolved, To e,all nothing ;mine but,God." How forcibly :does the expression, remind us of the ,Sa viour 74 requirement—" Whosoever' he be that forsaketh not - all that he fiath, he can not be my disciple'; 'and,' at the Sometimes of .the Apostle's, thiventory of . the , Chris tiau'.s.possessions, ",,All things are yours." Truly,if this be so, "He that loseth, his life shall find it." We often hear bitter complaints of the coldness and unsociable habits of city con gregations. A gentleman once told us that he was a regular attendant for a year at a certain church, and neither pastor nor wor shippers ever spoke to him during that pe riod, and he left in search of a more genial home. This is an extreme case ' no doubt; but many churches lose moral power by their neglect of strangers. The Congrega tionalist tells a good story, with a moral : "Uncle Elam" is a Christian. All who know him admit this, even those very moral people who are themselves " no great sin ners," but who continually inveigh against the faults of "church members," and affirm their willingness to believe in religion, if all its advocates were like " Uncle Elam." He is a " pillar " of the church with which he is connected, both spiritually and finan cially. I have not taken my pen to enlo oise "Uncle Elam " however but simply to tell one of his stories, for Uncle Elanfs stories always have a moral. .This good man was once a stranger in a certain place, and was seeking a church with which to worship, or, in his words, " wanted to find a home." " Upon inqui ry," says Uncle Elam, 4 ' I found there were two churches of my way of thifiking Within a few milea, so I harnessed up and drove to the nearest one. I tied my horse to the fence and went in. After waiting a little while a sleepy-looking man came and said, Seat, sir ?' I bowed, and followed him into the house. The preacher was ev idently a spiritual man, and his discourse was edifying. The morning service closed, and the minister foll Owed his congregation out. There seemed to me to be mucheold ness between pastor and people, and among the people also. There were no pleasant greetings, no cordial. hand-shakings i only a few stiff bows, and they separated. No one spoke to, me. I walked around a little, stood in the entry a while, and then went back to the seat the sexton had given me. At the close of the afternoon service I went home, feeling that there was no Christian cordiality there, and but precious little Christian courtesy. Still I didn't wish to judge hastily, and the next Sabbath I went again, and found, the same freezing cold ness, only varied, by a sharp look from. the sexton, that plainly said he didn't like to give me that seat every Sabbath. No one noticed me, no one apparently cared wheth er I loved the Lord, or was going down to eternal death. 8o I went home, saying to myself, My`heart is too warm to find a home there. "Well, the next Sabbath I drove to the more distant church, hitched my horse, and was just going up the steps when a gentle man, who had observed me from the door, met me with a pleasant Good morning, sir,' adding, 'it is very windy, and if you will permit me, Twill tie your horse hi a warm er place.' Now, a merciful Irian is merciful to his beast, and that little thoughtfulness for pony's comfort took right hold of me. Two or three gentlemen in' the entry 'spOke to me, making some pleasant remarks upon the weather. The sexton accosted me heartily, just ,as I was a brother sinner, and he was glad I had come to God's house, re marking that he would lead me to a seat. The subject of discourse was Vicarious Atonement, one that always melts my heart, and my eyes too, pretty likely; for after service a man spoke to, me, saying, no ticed, sir, that you were affected during the sermon ; may I inquire if you enjoy Christ's love ?' " Christ's love ! how my heart bounded at'those dear words ! That was just whyt I wanted to talk about. I was at home then. The minister , came along, shaking hands right and left, and spoke to me, and others spoke, and my heart was glad; for we are all brothers in this world of darkness, and what little we can do to make the waY pleasant for each other we should never grudge doing. Strangers need especial no tice, and every one who, loves our Lord Jesus Christ should be always ready to no tice the stranger within our gates, and in quire after the welfare of his soul. If he is the Saviour's disciple he will 'like to speak of his love ; but if he is unrenewed, he may be in just that frame of mind-when a word fitly spoken may lead him to the Father. I enjoyed the second service,and drove along praisina. God that I had found a home, and a . blessd home it hits been to me, from that day to.this." Bow Do You Bead the Bible If you are a:Sabbath School teacher, we take it for granted that you read the Bible. You read a chapter before you kneel to pray. Custom has made this a part of worship. You examine the verses which are to form the Sunday lesson of your plass. You hunt up parallel texts by which you can throw• light upon the lesson. You search perhaps for passages which you can use in urging some particular truth or du ty upon your scholars. You take an intel lectual pleasure in makinn , yourself cc (painted with the facts'of Scripture histo.! rb , or the - argumenta -for Chriatian. dealing and., church order. But do you read the Bible for food for your own soul ? Do you read it, as children in high health eat pleasant food, with eagerness and for very pleasure ? Are you involuntarily drawn toward it, as you` are• toward. an unfinished 'tale in which .your feelings have becomei enlisted? Do you snatch a moment-mow and then to .read a verse or a chapter, or to repeat some precious passage from nieutory; and• does your soul rest 'and expatiate in ;the truth thus conveyed, not merely for the beauty of the expressions, or for any .Italt lowed associations connected with the words, but 'because they are, the soul's vital breath, its necessary food, that which it craves for its very life, support,' and comfort?" Can you say with' 'the Psalinist,' "How sweet' are thy words. unto my taste; yea sweeter than honey to my mouth"—" Mine-eyes fail [as one does When exhausted with hun- ger] for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me r'--"--01 opened my n2outh and panted, for "I IbitgedzfOr'thy command'-' ments"—" 0 howdove•l thy law !,it is my meditation all the day.!,' Teacher, parent, friend, minister of the Gospel—if you MIAS feed your own soul with the Word, you have the best prepara tion for feeding others. If you have mov-• .pr ;before learned thissecret, beginto , linow it now. ,Taste for yourself this precious feast. It is the only pleasure : that does not cloy. DeSil'e here grows with enjoy ment.' Indulgence here is net excess. When youvßikle land your religion -flood your - whole:bettiwith happinesa that , speaks out Unbidden, in every look of your eye; hi every word of your mouth, in every . w Finding a Home. 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Sociability in the Church It has often occurred to us that there is a serious want of the social element in the relations of the members of our American churches toward each other. As a general thing, in our cities,they met only at church, where a mere formal recognition only is possible. There is comparatively little in timate and friendly social intercourse, es cept in select circles. Why is it, why should Christians, in whom the nobler 'and purer instincts of our natures are it:lolOped professedly to a de gree approxiMating the acknowledged ideal of social feeling, be less social than others. Selfishness, exclusiveness, pride, which ob tain amongst others, are crucified with them. They are worshippers of that God, who " re spects not the persons of men." These social vices, which create and keep eter nally separate the reputed classes of society, cannot be regarded by Christians. This would effectively ignore the great law of Christian equality, " one is your master, even Christ, and all ye are brethren." But what of the theory when the facts are against it -Y Where and when do Christians illustrate these principles? The time was when Christians—all Chris tians—acknowledged themselves as sustain ing the most endeared and tender relations toward each other. When a community of feeling and of property was every where recognized. But there was but one such instance. There is manifestly not much reason to expect that the example will be imitated it this materialistic age. A church in a neighboring city is in this respect, prob ably, a type of many others. Here for years the great difficulty in the way of its pros perity is the great apparent want of sociabil ity. << Strangers" occasionally come to the church, but the social atmosphere is such that they seldom or never repeat their visits. 1%.T0 friendly hand is extended to point them to a seat. If they can find one (as in such congregations for manifest rea sons they are not difficult to obtain,)3bey are allowed to retire with an unpleasantly matured impression that where even there is so much spate they are not wanted. Pos sibly the visitor was a humble, plainly at tired person, and instantly there comes the unpleasant retrospection that this was the cause of the neglect to recognize the " stran ge. r." Or, if this impression be not formed, others will be equally effectual, in the way of this renewal of an attempt at securing further acquaintance with the Church. "But I am under no obligations to live upon terms of social fam•liarity with all Christians." Granted. And what of that? There are duties, however, which you owe to all such, which cannot be performed without seeking their acquaintance, even the poorest and humblest of them, and find ing them frequently, as Onesiphorus did Paul " when he sought him out diligently." These have special claims upon their more honored and influential brethren. There is with such, a natural and oft-times an excu sable hesitancy in pressing their claims to recognition. The fear that such advances would be thought presumptuous or annoy ing, often deters the poor from making the acquaintance of the rich. But the case is far otherwise with them. Look in upon the Sabbath congregations in many of our larg er churches; and we have before us the in signia of fashion thrust before us in all its belittling and empty pretensions, chilling out the little life-warmth of Ohristirnity which the formalities of worship only serve to maintain. There is certainly a great re form needed in the soeiale of our churches, and the sooner it is inaugurated the bet ter.—Meth,: Protestant. Death and The Grave Death and the grave are dreatful reali ties. We shudder at dissolution. We fear the judgment of the Most High God, and are overwhelmed when "we stand just on the entrance of eternity ! We know the world is little to us. We shall soon leave it. Covered with crape, we are travelling to ward the resting place of the dust of our fathers ! Our sins, our deathless souls, our • God- 7 -oh, what amazing anxieties crowd on our aeling hearts ! But in the Gospel we see every thing provided for us that sin, and death, and the grave, and the judgment, and eternity can make us need. If we are to ' die, Jesus Christ can sympathize with us ; he has died before us ; he has died for us. Oh, death, where is thy sting? Death may be a terror to nature, but death is the ser vant of the Christian. Death is yours. Ye are not death's. He shall not hurt you. All he can do is to tak.e up the trembling believer, and put himinto the arms of Jesus Christ, when he comes again to receive him to himsey: If we are to give our bodies to the grave, we know who owns it, who has conquered it, and robbed it of its victory. Ah, more; we know how he robbed it. Our best Friend, our Almighty Saviour, has been doWn into its,bosom. He has softened, sweetened, sanctified that bed of sleep. Oh, if I am an unsullied Christian, I would rather 02 by 'that dark path to heaven, than gotke Elijah, With his chariot and horses of fire ! It.will be more like Christ. I shall lie wh ere he lay. I hall prove his love. I shall experience his power. This dead body shall rise:; and in heaven, sinner saved, redeemed, loved, raised from the dead and taken into the family of God—in heaven—l shall love to tell what Jesus Christ haat done for me I Angels shall hear it ! I will tell it to the old prophets ! I will hunt up my fiithers who got there before me, and tell it to them ! I will wait for my Children to ,die, and as they come there I will tell, it to them ! Oh, my God! this is enough. I Will praise thee for it for ever. Oh, I am comforted now. I can bury _my Mends, my minister, my father, my daughter; I can set my foot upon the grave; and, with a heart filled with comfort from the 'God of heaven, I can wart the day when that stilled heart shall beat again, and ,those,dumb lips shall speak from the opened coffin and we shall be caught up together in the air. For our conversation is in heaven, whence also we look for the Sa viour; the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall change our vile body,: ,that it may be lash ioned.like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able to subdue. all things unto himself.
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