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ughts, on Standing for the Firt Time at a
Dying Bed,
this the end of mortal life?
le end of care, of toil, and strife?
list all below thus gasp for breath ?
at all below thus sink in death ?
e lamp of life has fled at last,
earthly sorrows all are past;
soul, the immortal part has flown,
w whisper round the room, "He's gone."
thoughts would wander from this scene,
tld pierce the veil which lies between;
Jlnt, upward to that happy land,
heaven's vestibule would stand.
e the winged seraphs fly
rough all the portals of the sky;
soul is coming home, they sing,
join with us and praise the King.
downs white-robed angel flies,
ift on his mission from the skies;
meet the spirit in its flight
bear it up to realms of light.
,e the gates wide open fling,
soul in triumph borne within;
!lies divine! delightful place I
Saviour shows his smiling face,
hear a burst of music sweet,
see the saints at Jesus' feet;
'sere care, and toil, and pain are o'er,
is gates are closed—l see no more.
art I m3o.everie is past—
tears are falling thick and fast
while the soul is borne away,
weep around the lifeless clay.
here renew my solemn vow,
afore the throne my heart would bow;
'My life,•my soul, my all shill be
Devoted, Lord, afresh to thee.
.4en when my days on earth are o'er,
When I am nearing Jordan's shore,
may a shining angel come,
bear my ransomed spirit home.
Sharon, Ohio, Dec. 1862.
God's Hand upon the Nation.
~ev. Herrick Johnston, of this oity, in
late , Thanksgiving`sermon, after noting
l's distinguishing favors to our land,
seeds thus
But we are fallerrupon troublous times.
nation is bleeding at every pore. The
no longer laughs to greet the sun, nor
lea in answer to the smile of God, but.,
vestments.of gore and blood, sends up a
it wail of agony, that saddens the lis-
,ng heavens, and chills as with the touch
death the hopes of - millions. We are
scourged by God's judgments. He
unsheathed the sword, and a hundred
mid corpses strewn over our hills, and
,a tell us as no words can, that '.He
it not in vain.' The land is being
[ated as with the breath of a destroyer:
energies of the flatten, are wasting
r. Already, among`a"large class in tbe,
World, our name hissing ,atia
'ord. The ` edger of the Lord and Vs"
seem to smoke against us. And
we ask, Wherefore hath the Lord
thus unto this land? what meaneth
heat of this great anger r the ready
is, Because we have forsaken the
,tt of the Lord our God. We have
Id unfaithful to our trust, and , groivn
a corrupt and God-dishonoring .na
lity.' That is true, and that is enough.
it, does not seem to satisfy us. Why
land, foremost in all that elevates hu
'ty and glorifies God, though it be
'al of much that is evil—this favored,
red, heaven-honored and heaven
land, where a world's hopes are
id, for which ascended the prayers of
people of all nations, to which came
tressed of all kingdoms, upon which
the smile of Jehovah, and in which
the freest people on earth? Why
,nd, apparently raised up for some
mrpose, that God seemed to have
out as his chosen heritage, and to
:posed to use as the mighty instru
ity of ushering in the millennial day?
of other lands more, guilty, and more
ng to be scourged by the red right
of war, and less likely in their rain
ih hope out of human hearts and to
,ck the tide of civilization and Chris
? And why so sore a judgment?
so hot the breath of his indignation'?
is he leading us in this strange way,
strewn with human corpses, taking
Lion's very life, when if he had kin
is anger but a little, before we need
sterner judgments, we might have
saved this awful baptism of tears and
y, but, 0 man, who art thou that re
against God ? His judgments are
:chable and his ways past finding out,
is not that with which we have to do.
secret things belong unto the Lord our
If he choose to withhold the revs
in of his purpose, so that you are blind
and lost in the chaos of
,events, and
to trace a gracious providence in
what is that to thee? Go thy *ay.
s t thou by searching find, out God
secret things belong unto Hint. Only
things that areie - vetilenelong unto us
to our children, that we may do all the
Is of this law. In* other words, we are
concerned with 'whit is before' us,
fully, unmistakably, with what God
given us to know; and not with. pruri
curiosity to seek out the secretAhings
xining to the Divine motive. and pro
.e and purpose in the stern judgments
hour. And I stand here, , to-day, aA
iister of the New Testament,. to titter , '
hristian protest and to warn you,:
my
against the doubt and the unbelief.
~ the infidelity of such a course.
if we cannot sea why this land, before
Ars, should be blighted and blasted
.he curse of civil war—this fair heri
' freedom, from which. went' out for
ifting and healing of the nationa l
of the love of liberty, the light of re
and the truth of God, than frem any
land under the broad heavens!
if we cannot see why *6, the loyal
-
in of it, should so often meet
it' and defeat! Why the Nation's
ihould still seem to tremble in the
ie! Why a Clod of justice, the mis
of whose Son into our world was to
deliverance to the captives, and to
liberty them that are bruised, whose
'oice has bidden,us to undo the heavy
s, break every, yoke, and let the op.
go free—why Elei . should sWoften
pparently taken the .side'off' the'op'
r f whose opeilly eapousediscris
VOL. XL NO. 18.
human slavery, and given him power to
stand at the very gates of the free North,
flushed with victory, to fling his insults at
us, and give food for the scorners and ma
ligners of a free government across the
ocean ! And what if we cannot tell what
the end shall be ! What if this day of
thanksgiving does not give us an unclouded
sky, nor enable us yet to trace the sure de
sign of God in these mighty upheavings!
We are to let these secret things alone.
They belong to the Lord. Our business
is with what is revealed. The present
hour has its present duties, and the call of
God is for the nation to do them. There
is a covenant between us and God, between
us and Zion, between us and the State, and
we are to do all the words of this law."
What Are They Good For ?
I know that a minister who will not pub
licly pray for our rulers and all that are
in authority, is not good for preaching at
the present day. But, Messrs. Editors, can
you tell me what an elder is fit for, who will
not pray forhis pastor? 'Also, what pri
vate Christians are good for,' who will
neither pray for their minister nor for the
eldership of their church ; ? LOYALTY.
You can do good: With very limited
endowments, you may be useful—not per
haps on an extensive scale or on, some
great occasion, but in the common walks
of life, and performing the small overy-day
duties of your station. It is not every
one that can become an El4abeth Fry, a
Grace Darling, a Florence Nightengale, or
a Dorothea Dix. There are few, if any,
however, who may not make their presence
and influence a blessing in the, little world
of home. As a mother; wife, sister, daugh
ter, every passing hour will afford fresh
opportunities for exercising your gifts and
graces in doing good. Study the model
furnished by Solomon,
,Prot. 3L A
cheerful countenance, an encouraging smile,
a patient spirit, a sympathising tear, an af
fectionate look, a soft word, a warm kiss, a
stitch in time, a vase of flowers tastefully
culled and arranged, gentle Music, sweet
song—these and a thousand other little
acts of attention and - kindness, while they
cost nothing, will' sparkle' like dew-drops
around your dwelling, and make each mem
ber of the family circle feel that an angel
is among them, shaking jewels from its
"A merry `heart doeth good like
a medicine. A 'word fitly spoken is like
apples of gold in - pictures of silver. A
virtuous woman is 'a crown to her husband
MATTIE
herprice is far above rubies." Be at
tentive to little things; "Take care of the
pennies." Trifles light. as air often. con
tribute largely to human , wellbeing. What
a rich blessing did Jesus confer on Peter
by a look y How often did David allay
the vricked spirit of Saul with the melodi
ous strains of his.. har and , voice ? Pre
oions in Jhe.444, Ll4 . rd—esi , the
ointment". on Alion's, head, tw thindew, of
Hermon, and' as the dew that• descended
upon the mountains `of Zion-- , -are the fee
blest attempts of his children to - do good.
Look at those :whose memtry he has em
balmed in the. Scriptures. " &pat thou
this woman. I entered into thine
,house;
thou gayest me no water for my feet; but
she bath washed my' feet with 'tears; and
wiped them with' the hairs other head..
Thou gayest me no kiss; but this woman,
since the time I came in, hath not ceased
to kiss my feet. Mine head with oil thou
didst-not anoint; but this woman hath'en
ointed my feet with ointment!' " There
came a certain. poor widow , and she threw
in two mites,,which make a farthing. And
he calle'd unto him his disciples, and saith
unto them, VerilY I say 'Unto you; that this
poor widow hath cast more in than ill-they
that have cast into the treasury." ,
Study the sacred, record which carries
throughout the world and transmits to suc-.
ceeding generations the names of Magda
' lene, Martha, Mary, Dorcas,.-Lydia, Phebe,
Priscilla, and' learn what you, may accom
plish by little acts of Christian kindness
and charity performed in the - private walks
of life, or even in 'the. retirement of your
own humble home. " Despise not the day
of small things." Walk in love. Let all
receive daily evidences of your benevolent
dispositien, and should your fame and in
finence extend no farther, the Saviour will
say apprdvingly, " She bath done what she
could.' Nor will you fail to' be *appre
ciated by those who cluster around the dd
-Mestic hearth. " Her' 'children- arise tip
and call her blessed; her husband also and
he, praiseth her. Many daughters have
done virtuously, but thou excellent them
all." PAiTolt.
Per the Presbyterian Danner.
Extract from the Sessional Records of cen
trerille Church.
WHEREAS, It has pleased God to ,re-'
thous *Ora us, by death, on Dec. 30th„ 1
1862, our 'esteemed fellow-Christian, Thai.
Esq=, a'" father in Israel" to'imost'
of uB, a- brother beloved to all, Igvi..the
senior member of this Session; therefore,
as an expression, of our feelings on this
mournful occasion, Session 'adopts 'the fol
lowing reaolutions :
Ist. That in this soleinn- dispensation,-
we recognize the hand of an ,all-mise and
all-merciful Father, who " doeth all things
well,"' to whose will we bow with hiittiblei
submission ; and while we %Own - the loss ,
of our. -esteemed brother in Christ,- we'
thank. Go& that he was spared so long with
us, and was permitted to see this
.church
attain to a good degree of strength, and'
stability' ere he departed; and we 'draw
consolation, from the' assnianae that our losi
is 'his infinite gain:
2a. That in this visitation--the first
breach made in our circle' as' a Sessien since
the organization of this church , --we re
'cognize I the voice of God calling -I,lls, is a,
Session, as a. congregation, and as individ
uals,..to greater diligence in working " while
it `is day; for' thn night cometh' - Wherein' 110
• -
Man can work..
.•
~Thatme:bear our cordial testimony
to, the ; ,exoellonoe of his character and,
Christian'deportment in all the relations
of life, as..busband, father, friend, neigh
bor.; and to his wisdom, prudence,,faith
fulness, and kindness as a• ruler ina_ the
house of. God; and we record with grati—
tude, the pleasing fact, that. in all our olfkg
cial deliberations, since, our organization as
a Session, we have .never; yet bad a,dissent-,
ing voice mnien 11,411,vicivivote.o-1
,
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PITTSBURGH, WEDNESDAY, JA NUARY 14, 1863.
4th. That we tender our hearty sympa
thy and condolence to the aged and be
loved companion, and to the family of the
deceased, commending them to the grace
of God our Saviour, who is able to afford
them all needed consolation, and to make
this sad bereavement conducive to their
,spiritual welfare.
sth. That this minute be entered on the
Records of Session, a copy given to the
family of the deceased, and one sent to the
Presbyterian. Banner for publication.
SESSION.
For the Presbyterian. Banner.
Commelldagons.
MESSRS. EDITORS is customary, I
believe, when a correependent wishes to
criticise, and , find fault with a paper, to
demand a place in its' coluinns,.but I wish
to commend, and will therefore, say, if you
please. I think you will not, deny, me, for,
you know, .
" Kind words can never die."
But you need not expect a long-winded ar
tiele, like many of the home-made puffs of
some of your contemporaries. I . would
much Tether be in the. current style of the
Banner—short and pithy.
let. I wish to commend that article- on
" Wakcs." It ought to be read in, every
family, and from every pulpit in ,the ,land;
for surely it is time that a practice so
" heathenish.," was utterly.abolished. lam
glad your correspondent gave it the right
name, for it is "'heathenish." I-have often
been ",there to see," and know whereof I
affirm, when .I say, that'a wake just means
a night spent in folly and revelry„ by a
company of, pergolas, at a,house where there,
is a dead, person. The same company and
conduct without the corpse, would be called
a " frolie;" but where there is a corpse, it
is a "wake." Nor are the rsacred hours of
God's holy:night proof against this ," ever
to be execrated" custom. The Children of
the ungodly would not dare to meet on
Sabbath night for amusement; but wakes
may . happen ? on . Sabbath, as well as, any
other night,-and these all must gc to the
wake. Thus the children of private Chris
tians, elders, and ministers, join in
,scenes
of: nonsense and. folly I Corpcipoe, PO
baps, is not easy, , ; but "how - could they
help it ? the wake must be attended.'
The custom is much changed in the- cowl-.
try around your city, within ten yearsilf
these wakes do not occur just as/rep:cagy
as there are deaths in the community. An
eminent physician, of very general reading;
told me the other day that your article was
the first word he had ever seen, printed on
the subject Of, this vice." I believe it is
the first that I haVe seen, but I hopeit may
not be the last. _
But 2d, I want io com Mend that article
in your _last issue,,Maded " Large News
papers." " Tastesdiffer,",us you say;,but
in the sentiment of" that, article,. .yours_ and,
mine -,agree perfectly, ,If,, however, you
should find it. necessary to yield to the
tastes of those who differ with us, could
you not find some '::* *- ,* *
But I merely suggest, a happy New Tear
to you all; -
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EUROPENN . .COR/ESPONDENCE;
•
Anniversar of ,the Prince Cof,zsort's Death—The
n
Publicatio of his Speeehte4ziut Addrisses—The
Queen's own Preface—Belf-Abnegation and States
nuinship-, What a Queen's Husband. Ought to 'be
and was—.4ealth Sacrificed,,and an Earty. Grave..
—Special Le.ssoni ! Suggested—The Prince,and the,
United Statei'-'--The Natuioleum arid the Hymn—
Affaiitie Telegraph---A'Reto Proproatil:—The P l U 4'
Roman Catholic Priest -,4 Committed,"
and Why ,--=-Restitutiinp and ;the Confessional--
The Irish Factions:Reconciled—The Redemptorist
Fatherit and a Romishßovival and' Mission—SUn
defy Chapel Bee'ne--Inauguration of a Yew; Bou
levard at Parii--tEmpress's Dress—Postponenient
and Why 1,--Pearls ,of an- Emperor--Preserved.
for 'God's Own' Endi—Ahhiteeture of Cities
London .N.itilisria—Real Progress--Prince Albert
a Prototype—Pose!orkt: '
,LONDON, ! Deof,mppy , 2o, 1862.
THE ANNINEussaY -of .Prince Albert's
death,,.last Lord's dahlias . 'awakened afresh
the 'affectionate veneration . for his charge
fir,' services, and memory . , which lies so
deep in• the nation ' s heart, Your readers' ,
will remember. the' overwhelming grief and
sadness eaused.in; every.,ranlr, of the Brit
ish peoPle, as imperfectly .conVeyed in my
letters this time twelvernentli. ` The Queen's
year of mourningiw nowx.expired ; -she is
surroundcd7 by 4 loving children, :and her
grief is souiewhat asimagcd. Her latest
act—most seAsOnabldiii ifielfi and most
touchingiii the,affection. which , prompts'it
—is the,publication- p i n Monday , morning,,
of " The Principal Speeches and Address
es of His 'Royal Highnees, the Prince
scirt, with "..an"lntrodlietion ' .giving some
outline of =his Cheracter.;" - The introdue
tory preface : ,, cannot he„ road _without, deep:
'emotion. It is.eVidently from the Queen'.s,
own hand,
„or least dictated hYher.
'it In allowing' 'this" niertiorandmii of the
Prineeitd be' pUblished, the 'Queen also`
actuated by - another , motive iriiliddition'46;
those : already mentioned.,.'lt ,affords Her,;
Majesty a fitting opportunity, for express,-„
'ing in the Most clear and, ample manner,
that which for Mani - yeira She has deaired'
to exprese:' - During. the... Prince's life; the
Queen often longed to make-known to the'
world o the ever present, watchful, faithful,'
invaluable, : aid ? which She received
.from
the 'Prince Consort in the conduct ofpOhl
'
lie business. She could, hardly endure
, even then to heisilent•on tlibPsubject, and
not to- dealer° how much heereign owed to
him.- And,pow,the Queen" can no longer
refrain from uttering what she hits long ,
felt, and from proelanning the irreparable
loss 'to 'service; ai well Se 'to
herself tindher family, which the7Prinee's ,
death. his" occasioned.- s The . position of the:,
Queen, :for many ,yearsi accustomed to this
roving aid, and now suddenly boreft of it,
Oan4ith'difficurty . imagined' to the full'
extent of its .Ifeittineei • and '-sitdderieSs.'
Desolate and sornhre QueerymOst
deeply feels,..lies. the,wayi 'before her.. Ah
path, hewever, of ;; ,duty, and,nfrabor whieh,
relying .on t4e,IGYO gtta,chmePt''
pathy of her people, sli t e "'WHY:With Gods,
;blessing, strive to pursue; but Where-she'
fears her.lalteringstepw will ::often, show
they lack.the,
..tender. and,affectionate,sup.,
port which on all occasions she
,was wont,
to receive - , from her 'beloved' liuSband, the
Prince."
Disinterestedness and' self-saerifice were
the Prince's great characteristics. • A'very
remarkable and fresh Illustration of this,
now; for the first time comes to' light. It
ahears 'that' 18§0' thelidlee of Welling
ton advised"thiti Priithe Albeit, having a
Chief of , •Sfair.undershiMAnd
awl active,a4mitkintratox;ishottld kei•made,
ilaosmtspler l in,Ohleft of the ,British Army
as soon as the Duke himself (who occu
pied the post) should be called away by
death, The Prince's own Minutes of Con
versation with the Duke, are\now revealed.
The Duke said that "he always stood up
for the principle of the army being com
manded by the Sovereign,' (something
parallel ; apparently to the 'American Pres
ident's right) “and he endeavoredto make
the practice agree with that theory, by
Scrupulously taking on every point the
Queen's pleasure before- he' acted.: But
were he gone, he saw no security unless I
undertook to command myself, .and . thus
supplied what, was wanting in the conga=
tutional working of the theory arising
from the circumstance , of the present Sov
ereign being a lady.". The matter
• w . as
also' discussed by the Duke in, the presence
of the Queen, and amongother AiffiOnlties
records the Prince in -43- "of
the conversation, the Queen iniggestOd
consideration of her litisbenes , health as, a
reason why,he should undertake no ftirthei
duties than those fulfills by, him,'~ l wfiic.h'
plea, says the Pritioe' 4 o4#,,,pot
Willing he was to worts t Rverwer)F
self he did undoubtedly; The Queen
forebodings about this; . seems to have_ in
creased. In 1860, when the Society of
Arts renewed the propesajfer a second In
ternational Exhibition; it; now appears that
the Queen wrote to. Lord Granville ; hoping , .
that he would do all ii 1 .14-pOwey to pre-: .
vent her husband undertaking responsi
bility and labor, such be went through
with in regard to the Eihibition of 1851.
"She felt convinced that he could not
agtiin'undertake the 10)0' he''had 'ptiSSed
through without :injury to' that 'health-li .
which was not only aims t prpeious hey ' ,
self and hisfamily, bui pp the „country, and.,„
even to 'the world." The strain pr i cved i :
itself id- be too 'great; and' - so - this' noble -
minded' man, whose liteps andlldilorvieie4
pzirposely in thw shadowimdif stundstfoittp
as one of the - greatest apihespof
k light and laadmarktentheAliffsptfainel"-
Haw heis missedhl% theQueen - /as a -fe4j
male and married -sovereign,lis sufficiently
evident from the fmaliettet:to,tl:te Duke of
Wellington, in which tiko Prince refuses
the `proposal made to hini. '" In the'lorig
run . ; the feet of there'.beilig a,.'feraale
ereign, if her husbandltdoes his dity,her•T
position will be attongg,,,than that of a
Sing.", Then mark the noble,. resplve and
modest' yet :'faithful, Sereportiiittire. It
follows:, • -
"But this reqnires . that the
~husband,
should entirely - sink ,his own individual
existence in that, of his wife—that
Should tan' at no power' ,, for
himself- - --should shun all I.oStiiiiitatiori=-Las - --
su me no responsibility !before t'he'
but. make • his position entirely a part of
hers ;fillevery gap which as a woman
she would naturally leave in the eicireise,
of her regal funetioris-Lcentinnally 'and'
anxionsly watch every part; .of the'-public
business, in order fohe'libler tolLadvise and
assist ., her, at any, monlent,jn, any of the
multifarious and difficult questions or dn.-
ties brought before, her, sometimes inter
national, sometimes politiCayer- or
Personal ---As :the •E'of
family, . superintendent of her
of her private affaire, sole, confi
dential adviser in politics, and only assist
ant in her communications with the officers
of the Government, heis besides thehus
band of the- Queen,- the - tutor: or the Royal
children, the private secretary of the Sov
ereign, and her, ; ; permanent minister!!
Cimscientiousness was carried into all theen
duties; hence their actual` and most thof.i
ough riefformaiee. This man took.Grod as ,
his Oonnsellor ; he in calm .sweet ,
fellowship with , Heaven. , His piety,
,to,
gether with ,his fine moral., qualities, l and
the supeiior talents eultiiated to the 'ut
most, was the see* of the peifdtnianee'-4
his work. 11(3;1*mi - literally- an'd , truly-tone
of that nohlei:band, ever- increasing even;
among, the upper. classes, ,
" WhoTly.their dallytTiaskuwith; husker , fedi.
Beeause,their secret seals a holy stram,repeat •." •
and, with whom abide, the. melodies, of the ; , ;
eternal chimes, even though surrounded by
" human care and Crimes.
The'Piinee - believed - that in- offieni-who'l
had seen field 'service; could perform., the
duties:Of Commander-in-Chief of the )lorser-
Gußrd,",etter, than, hiipself." ,But what
decidedhink i that he pould not-dikharge,
the duties of 'both positions and offices ?
I well reinember'a anise when Patna; sine ,
other papera were. poking at -the Prince - as.
being arubitious-for•the post ofConatnand r , , ,
er,io.phief. We new, see i that ;4 ! 4/43
with
in 11* grasp, hut ,that.iith rare self-abne- ,
the' , highent,
cktie; and' 'moral' `consideittitheT. ire;
fused qt.
if.'"The Queen," , says i the-Times' Iteviewerif
oLtheibook alseady,m,ectioned, could uoto
have done ; greater< honor < <to, the memory,of,
hitihand,thai . ,hy'pahlishing the
phis great eel of
riaoidginnoiableutoo him A tit art` ,- ;a:
monuments. , .; Itfishowis the .i.Prinie clear; ;
heeded; self-denying, l end i f a Statesman
adlyen4gegus contrast even with the Dukc..„
of Vir'ellin*ten. There < will never be
doiiht - thatln this : inetter" the 'Prince-' Was"'
right; arid-the Duke' was-Wriong.' ,l -is" , one"
oftthesipurest. and the ..pleasanteat-- ehapters:,i.
(iffhiStory. whiellASs<heee Peßee4iWtheeer
ear t ,
Make no etiology to year ieiders".
for thus dwelling at length on the Prince's '
charakiet , i int . :Memorrat: this anniversaiy
season,, especially as-he was a-warm ;
of intereetioP4 el.l it was, he.,vho
advised and counselled the . Prince;?eWiles!
s ,
visit to the United States, and '
the Queerrcappreeiated—wrshe does-still--
the reeel49 l-1 !. given to f-theit' PP, es
tong as he lived was-incapable of anht.of
jealousy of - the poivei ' and - on- ,
ward' prOgiresii of any other State - and'
Nation. . 13'iisides-f-ithis? - . the <i-exhibition ,
of.. such. a lovely character : and. ,exam
pie, in oonnexien, „with- high position, of.
the beautifulharmany between the dOines
tic fifi,icilitsband - and tutor , of 'his
dreif, and public ditties; LSI ' grand :inOral-
Eipeetacle-, , mcist: Eliggestive"and impresitvet
to a all thoughtful ;persons, throughoutf ; t4
world.; W,heo r one contrasts. such a pan ,
with so' party leaders,. in ; any eosin
try-; with men who seek selteggrandial
ment -under. the Mask' of patriotism,. -Who ` l .'
flatter the vilest,-.that 'on their' should'ers
they may rise to a courted altitude.; and
when we think of. him, too, keeping before <
us other, princes, andrulers who live in till
nry and ''sloth, or Who hold '‘the tyririt's
rod, - and to' the people's '
groans-add maywe ideas Goillorn
hayingcsetolPfkefcTS the eAtions and l before,.{
the,,V-judgcs,o4her,earth,'." an ,e.ietitkr,
and a model, " above all Greek, above all
Roman fame."
The remains of the Prince were placed
in their final resting place on the 18th
inst., in the presence of the Queen and
nearly all - her children. A religious ser
vice was held in the new Mausoleum, two
days before. The choir sung the following
touching hymn, expressive of the widow's
grief and hope :
"0 fond and loving spirit, thou
Far, far away from me art now;
miss the hand of friendship true,
The heart that all my feelings knew.
Butorh'ile my, griettims fills my, heart,
Thou in God's bosom lying art;
/reed from tiie hcidy's yoke at last,
The gentle Bola to life bath past.
tg No, spirit! nokone moment e'en
_Would I recall thee to this scene.
Thou +/at !nil worthy of - my love,
And God listh quicken'd thee above.
• e Goa wilt: in turn raiseme, and thep
• 1
~iJ1111$17,1.:e.1014 thee.o4o.e again;
Ints - tyy ;ovii/g,armAj 'lll ,
firxmortsl I 41
sTELE4iL , 4IO:',:i&
beingagitated. =Mr., Cyrus, Field, when : last
in this , eountry, was one of a Deputation to
Lord ;Palmerston,, , and theie seems, to be
good: reason,: for the, expectation that. by.
care andpains--ravoiding;the =past neglects
and faults :which , tended to mar the first
attempt-,7the Old,and the New World will
be- brought, ~ere very long, into, daily or,
hourly`: communication. TheMechanics'
, Magazine has .the following :
." Periodically, and as if by necessity, thi
great question , ,uniting Europe .and
America by telegraph, surges up , and de=
menden practical'solution: And -itis quite
natural' thatit iihould , do ao. - Neatientifie
industry of modern• times' has been more
,ecOnoinically successful -than iihn:electrie
:telegraph. - There'ard2notiltit work; in the
United , States of Atueriea ; ' , 4o;ooolittiles - - of
telegraph,: 'extending from! Sant Francisco;
on the - IFS:6G, to Ilsiewfoundland, on the
verge.ofithei Atlantic Ocean—where Fit is,
again , proposed: to lati&a , cahle twhith shall
have its other end at Velentia Pay. , There
are - upward§ of 150,000 miles of. working
ttlegraPhl in Europe. A telegraph 'span='
eingthe;Atlantie would unite =the electric
'Wires of:Ante - rice with these int Europe—
as those:int Enrope are now united . with
many in --Aeitetand Africa. Eitablish a "tel-
e:graphie libr - between NeWfonndland and
and ,, - instantly means would
`taken to bennect our West.-Indlan "Colo
nies, and-those of -other . {'countries with
'thnmainlandif of , Notth and `'South Amer
ica--7thus bringing the- whole industrial
system , orthe . - tWo' Aniericas into connexion
-with ,that 'of , nearly • all the rest of the ,
worldi .. This question' of an 'Atlantic' tele
graph is netunfelt econoinically, and-Mor
ally interesting .to Esits4d and the 'United
StateeNitt it irivolves world=wide results:
It would.ebtreelyhe the 'greatest , triumph
of scienen,...hut would the thei means of
bestowing 's rich initeritande of. blesein'gsi
on mankind: It tv Benefit whielt , the
. .
statednien the capitalist, ."the cdOnornical
reformer, the philanthropist; sand'
.4therit may{ heartilfr.ijobil.thand hind -to:
.preniotteWe lnlienVit ~i sL,:ptasibleti and
pitatiCable; and:, if the- Governments , of
England and-:the United Ste.tes will render'
legitimate assistance,- the great , idea may
soon be made a greitt•fati. It may, be said
that an , attempt was ‘Made a few years since,
arid the 'result' is a nseless and perishing
cable at the , bottoni of the Atlantic. " It
Would be folly to. pass over this'
significant ,
fact" in , -sildriee. The - failure of• that
cable sheuld- not; hoWever,' be a rock
to' discourage, but rather a - beacon to
g uide is the'' pathway ,of future efforts.
It is' =almost certain -that: the` Atlantic"
cable' failed` from causes whith
eentrollable. It was manufactured` and
laid with undue haste. COnditions, moral
and scientific; Which should have been
complied with were -trifled with ,or neg-,
leeted. Ina second attempt more care
milk and Wills be taken."'
A grand future . opens up before `us in
with""f ' •
connexion e oregoing tare worlit
belted, ` as` it Were,: with the telegraphic
wire, and - the days` of Millennial peace'
rived ? when =
No :car or rattle hound '
Is neasdlhe earth around!" "
. .
Oh 1, that the ' day s of vengeance" may
be,shOjittned, and that this predicted time
W.PP49 , 1 1 1 1 .fe04 •.: : • • :
- .A• adurinf.• ?min. ;.of . Glits&s , • was
COMMitt:AC to priscin, last- week; for •re
fusing; before a magistrate, to sayetihowas
the •thiet!irbo stole two :half •soyereignwin
gold: One. •Irishman- 'was assisted
another (the !prisoper ) ) in , the work of seer
i •al.letteiy addressed. to's relative in •
Ireland; the,. two piecesof ,g01d... The
money. waslabitiacted ; the letter., was not. ;
received. Sometime 'after;•the sender- re
ceived an anonymous ;litter - containing
one--poundliotei , (equal in value'to the.two . : ,
haltsOirehignsOliwith !these •words only: :+
"-Mini* five - tone-pound •• note ! you sent eto
yOtkr . fatherpwl:tiih! went a-missing:" ,! This_
letteraandl enclosure came !through - the
haridalloMYrif McLaughlin, Itonisa Catha
priest,olio but on being put
. into the wit-1
neiur 'box'-, :le refused: :to sworn;fdayibg
thato.he "'could , not"" be examided ofr :this
mass a witness: He valvteld' that, • ••!there ,
WOO certain . questions which , he might. de- ,
Oline•to'snswer, but ,tbat: be •was bound to - .
take the oath. The priest was willing to
swear that whatever he would say- ah'orilli.
boa the•trntht,l , Ibutl, not that it shouldrtbd:
as -thn , preaoribedi-formula demands' ref the
lgtolength he• took a lualia ,
fled oath, and: admitted 'that be had written.
'the letter and enclosed the bank note. He
was then asked, "kr:idiom did you send
thr4l:etief A t he**4 de
alien to answer WhY,l" % :
'Aii'did,ncot fair bait
direntl y. ";fon . llie'licir of:WI . o inifeigioiiiil;:
that nothing;dAnlOand in .ibe confession al
shill be "icivealed;bo pia it thul : "
Sups `
peal i ng a clergyman knows about's. thing,
plan out of 'the ecirlessiouaf, but whieh' be
not know' if were not a clergl .
man';' Protestant`
real/11'44V' . and 0 aPfritual'.diActkl.,7s'
albeit!, I say that. 6 . be - would be
not o.inveal 0714
aabi,'ntheipniecaOlierk would'
be all right . ; ' but i f I can urily dome 6114
kOowled , ge cif "'thin" "i; _Land ' a cler:
• toll — Plikise; Mr
'll44blizi Y then,' I !Do, r: am- not
• ,'lilf:Fil Bt. !T9rue4.iPTA' his
biphop, pleading his conscience, sidlfts k ti
bitAtiglO dhoti A2. 7 p.ff t esufpi: kt7. l .!lgms.i°R,
zugnprictuar ; ae l t, is i ,returning - pvErp . rf,y to
9141141 1 44..‘9 errs AVlliff4...,
)', ' I
WHOLE NO. 538
take time to consider it. He was allowed
two days to do so, and on reappearing, he
reiterated his refusal to answer the ques
tion, on the ground of• conscientious scru
ples. He was then sentenced to thirty
days imprisonment. No doubt this priest
was conscientious in his scruples; but mark
the result. A thief 'gets off scot-free, be
(muse, through the priest, he makes resti
tution. Moreover here is the setting up of
a " higher law," which may be adopted by
any class of enthusiasts or impostors, to the
detriment of the public.
THE FAcrioris of " Three Year Olds,"
end Four Year Olds,' have at last agreed
44 componere lites," in other words, to kiss
and be friends,- under the influence of what
may be a Revival, in the. Romish serise.ef
the term. When visiting Ireland in 1846,
I fdund that the " Redempioriat Fatheis"
had' been. holding - --s" Stations " Over the
South -and West,.land- hy vehement or
toughing appeals to the conscience and, the
feelings, had been swaying the multitude
:iyfthe" trees ,of the forest'bend atedboyt bet
rushing gale. The regular pariah
priests fdund their confessional bokee
most deserted for thoseiset.up in the .open
air by," the Fathers:",, Great wsi4 the -salct
of scapulars, rosaries, pictures of the Virgin,
and.erneifixes, and mighty for a time was
the"influence' on the population. Ndvt;
once, more has this power been brought intd
operation to put down , faction feuds and:
hereditary hatred. The Arehbiehop's Pas
td, • ...
ral, or an analysis of it, was, given to your
readers Some five weeks ago;` now we have
the' result - of the 'extra measures adopted.
It was honorable to .the prelate that he did:
not attempt to hide the scandal from the
world. I am well- persuaded that, he is,
something better than .an Ultrornentanist
priest, such as is Arelibish4 OUlleri,' as
irellYak Dr. Moliale. These last Make light
of " agrarian murders," and spend .their
breath, in screaming out their mariolatry at
:one time, and the alleged ",oppression"of
the, poor at another—endorsing
_'cases of
alleo.ed. "'distress," which Ideal 'Borden.
Catholic, 'Poor: Law Guardians do not 'en-'
dorse: But Archbishop Leahy has done a
good work, even Atiotigh, the theological ;
teaching accompanying it, would not bear.
exainination. Two thousand young men
assembled first around " Father Harbison,"
•one the- Diiectors of ":The` Mission,"
and.raised aloft, their hands,,and solemnly
promised that never more. would they.have
to, do with these, .fa,ctions. , "Bqfor,e they,
*ere admitted eacramerits, they;all
in the first instance made'peaee, every man
with his.lneighhcirL-:..even a man tiliiirgect
with,the:murder of one of 'the men he,fisl
now at peace with—even: such cases , en-;
curred—and God's pardon was asked, and,
then the neighbor's pardon, and then every
one who had been ia those fictions signed
a promise r which ~ w e ,drew ,up , before the
Mission ' and- all, agreed to it..-. He, signed
this declaration :,never to belong .to the
factions . ; never to ,join 'in' any fight
or qnarrel, nor strike withstick or stone,
,
and. never to , encourage, or assist in any
w a y; never, fir as possible, ,to nainethe
words-Three Year Old, or Four Tear Old,
and especially never to name them 1?3, , *ay
of ehalrenge,-reproVii, arproideation„",,
The grand ceremony of ReConciliation
curie off after High Mass on a Sunday;
the Archbishop in his robeesummoned be
fere him two persons advanced in years,
who knelt before him and the Y—former
eriemies:---were asked if they were hilly . .
rec
onciled. They replied in, the affirmative;
and • so, in pairs,, for nearly two, hours,; the
people came i‘ up. In one case, ihe brother
of one who had been murdered, grasped
the hand of the man who had slain his
brother in one 'of"the= terrible faction
fights, And said he forgave all, and „never
more- would think.: .of ,what. had hap-,
pe,ned. The-Archbishop asked, each- ,indi
vidnal : 'who has •heen yoiir ,greatest,,, en
emy ? 7 and he owed, the parties thus
brought forward, to shake ,hands, which.
they did Cordially." The nature is.
Very impreaslble,hoth, geed, and evil.
There ; is tea ran* of. Amish manipula
limy in theF orgando., ofsueli, scenes. ; Nev
prtheless I expect, that:the p.a e rticular,
tionifende yhich have heen murderous
in. their ,restilts; are now virtually at an
end.
Si f~'`
.• wsw. TB OtTLEVARD .has been opened in
Paris. by the ',French , Emperor in person s ;
with great-pomp-and. ceremony.:The7Ein
press was present,. in ; all ! her beantyl 'mt:
glory; and - the following. inforniation ',may
interest your lady readers: Majesty
was:-in . a State, carriage, accompanied by
the- Duchess. of •Bassano and one of her:
maids of honor, • :The.- Empress were- a
'Cashmere ehawl;kande white bonnet, -*lib:
white:leathereh ; :The day.,was beautiful;
It Inoin that t.he opening ;Of Aid
Bouleiraid.Seas postponed, from the.lsthi of:
NoVember, because of: some suspieion or:
fear of :Italian :attempts to assassinate Na-.
poleon. The Lohdon Morning Post re ,
marks. that - ." the magnificence of the spec
ifulte has been: disturbed...by noArandishing
of itillettoes; no infernal machines, by no
explosive bombs,...by,no-gunpowder plots.
Ih such cases, moral, courage befiting: the
occasion is the highest civil' prudence. The
proved.existenc,e of a real plot would scarce
iy.bei so great a calamity as the general
belief that the Sovereign. of' France was
cowed. * • * • So general had become the
apprehensions: that: the. inauguration of the
Boulevard Prince ,E ugene would be attend
ed with disaster, that. , in many cases the
usual purchases !or. the - Winter season were
postponed until;: the ..ominous day should
have:: passed lover:. The Ides,' deemed
to be so frought l iwith danger, aro now come
andgone, and Pane and France will breathe
more' freely fro& the knowledge - that %be
Emperor and E 171 press , have remainedrim ,
soared' by; the threats; ind• un scathed 'by the
fekr• of the a813881Ecin:" - • .
• ''Allthisreads and snunds'wellv. Bat that
the 'Emperor' ere now has-befiti in'thehabit
(like Cromwell, without as gedd'okese 'as
he,) of wearing steer 'armor under' his'
clothing; 'that' he ieconstantly attended by
s'eeret polies siheiiie disguisediff:the dress.
_of' gentlemen-; )tbit l 'his/ refusal torTialy of
liertiovetedrcipitspcfires' micnyll4eiree ref
ngee•Spitit Tiondon`or Brussels, °racial&
, fturViiiing friend of the'exeentediOrbini
ficnireely.aciniit of doubt. - 'Thelinittguratiettr
day was preceded by deteetion- and arrests ;'
the Emperor' was surrounded: by.his Court
Gardes ; and evert then .and thus, one can
well suppose, that that morning the big
otted En genie's prayers for his proteetion,.
Co L- the'Virgin," and the Saints, would' ii
espsoitati'flifienV ilea the hied' A
,view
ebniaii44`er. not', comes` up n tolll4.ll9Til
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PROPRIZTOR axn Pveuesaa.
who needs not for his, defence Mauritanian
javelins, nor the quiver filled with poisoned
arrows
God preserves and shields , the life. of
this man, Louis Napoleon, for his own
purposes. He it was who "raised him
up;" he it is who uses him for his glory,
and has made him—although coy and re
luctant, and back-recoiling oftentimes—hia
avenging Rod on Antichrist and his abet
tors.
ARCHITECTURE is improving in'Eng",
land, but it is still far behind. London
has noble edifices; but partly-from want of
marble'or granite quarries near;and partly ,
from want of taste, it is sadly deficient
still.. It must be admitted that Despotisms.
have hithertb beaten Constitutional govern
ments in raising great national works of
art. "America and England;"-says a pub
lic ;writer, can
ways, raise, forests
,ottall, chimneys, cumbe;
ocean with merchant
'ship, or wage tremeti-
Iloiti - iaratit neither Can build a creditable'
public Vuilding or ereet , a ,- motrument
erable taste,. or oroivn with sculpture andzir-:
chitecture the , splendict proportionsa.
mighty city." As for ourselves, the writer
says : 'rlf We WeiTto Wrifeln farelletters
uptort every effort at ornamentation we hive
made for the last'fifty. years the name of the
'minister u.nder whose auspices it was car
ried out we should, hand every one of our,
tedilei to the ridicule of future genera
tions; and among them Earl Grey, with his
National Gallery, and Mr. Cooper with his
fountains, would stand. forth praminent
among the authors of our monstrosities."
Had Prince Albert lived , things would
have, progressed ; and indeed " the good"
in.this respect will undoubtedly" live after
him "=as in many other matters, instead
of being interred with his bones. There
is no doubt whatever that Public Taste has
been :=educated,-first by the 'Exhibition of
1852, and,then by that of, 1862, up. , to,a.
standard which,, to -those who, are familiar,
With 'an antecedent, period " is "perfect]."
astonishing. We want the bright sky of
Paris, the smokeless air, the delicious re-
pose of -a city 'that studies-- the msthetie,
that Anakes a; business act the. pleasurbs
of taste, and that submits to. Despotism all
the s more willingly when the. eye .and the
ear have their sensuous aliment in fullness.
It may be - true, and it is true, that " even -
Athens owed her marble 'glory to a single.r
minister, or. master"; thas " Rome ,hasneth,:.
lug to show but from the times of her•Eings,,
and Emperors," and:that, what little Lon
den' has to . boast of, she owes to times less
favorable to liberty. :"Bizt " this is a Act,'
we hope it is not a neeessity." It would bee.
a libel on Christianity itself- to- say-so, for
she is the true foster-mother- of Liberty.
Men like Prince Albert are the prototypes
of the Fine, - when Religion shall be'ett.:,.
preme and Art, Science, and Literature,
shall be her smilingund willing handmaidsl'
P. S.—Dr.cßowland Williams and
Wilson, two of the authors of Roue and.
Reviews, have.this . week= been sentenced to.
one year's-depriiatiotr of their livings.
they repent•not, , they will be "'deprived."
The Bishop. of Rooliester.hasrferaudly
warned-3N.; Coleus° -that he will not sane",
tion his preaching in, any . pulpit-ekhis dio T
cese.
Replies to 'Colenso are statedly appear
ing in various journals and-periodicals, and \
the Re.v.. Mr. Birks an.d.otheNs ar3,,PrPEF
ing elaborate, answers. Dr. Muitiy,
fessor' of `Hebrew, and Professor Porter,
who Illae the Biblical Criticism Chair at this
Theological- College in Belfast, are publish
ing a series of able letters against. Colenso,
in the Belfast News Letter, .and, Banner,
respectively.
Professor Gibson, of "BalfesitY - laii'ireri
ably championed'. the 'cause of the North
versus; the South, in a:recent publication:
The. Rev. Mr., zieruon _lately ; preeidedat
a meeting, of working men r uddressed..bT .
George Thompson, and a, deputation fi om
the British Anti - Slaver y Society - 7' . Tlifi"
sympathy with the' Presidembs emiurdisi;-
tion proclamation-was unmistakable,
At Birming,4motho:tpro -members of
Parliament for £he awn' hidd;literent
': Mrf Soliolafibld, • iiihibir ; dbiastiri,g
slavery and: balloting lhat:the South ‘: even
lf,popurated r mnat give t it upi.pleadmfor re.:
"aognition t ...:Mr..P4glat,.on-the,other „li o apd,
and viith"liondiii:fid eloquence,
cause Of "and the.' Union; • main=
tstining thntihe 'real hawee are slavery abOl.:
hated ; and thisiis "the .design of the " Su
reme Boler,l - [See.. a quotation on. our,
rum:MLR • g• -- 4 1 : 1 0,•] _ _ '
. .
' The A thenzaii, Contains a review .or a Ao-
Cent iF4y by Si'v Efurke,
,•
oleo t Familihs;Trbiii qvhifiiti it .atipears • that
General' McClellan.. isle lineal descendant .
of; the ; Earl o r Y t ircudbright °lithe:last cen
tury—a Scottish noblemen..
The Tunes is very severe in its critique
on • General Halleclei With
McClellan, £lB $B,Oll Ms-own "'tactiasi":
which "were,, essentially. faulty.. fin: ?their
coucePtion-" . •1:
The President's Messrepiles ; the
public, in its inti-slavery ,rirch as
. 11 ,
seems to repeal hill'etninoipatiot“proolaiiiiV
tion as to slave States , 'in Yebellion oul they
first of January nest Gradual Emanbipst,
tion, however,seeme tn . ,the masa, of S.
cated people the only course,possVide. For :
my part, I reepet the President for hie de
votedness to' a good cane' like thia,"initir
such appalling%disonlties:• - " His righteo - ui ,
and single-eyednpurpose, will, I , trust, in
spite of all hinderanees, yet be realized,.,
MlBull
Longing for. thp„Salyation of , Souls.
...It has been-remarked of the godly Alleihei •
tbat;he was. ",infinitely, insatiably greetV,lt
t 1 a ooversion of souls." MatthewUuury ci
*as accustomed .to say, f' to win a Sinai
soul fioti•Satin Chifit - would afford
greater joy than; toi poises a mountaiiti off
silver or gold." And Samuel•Ratherfq;4l4
told his . people, " Alywituess is skb9mtat i at
your heaven would be two heavens. to *a,"
and the salvation of you , all; as tiro '3414- -
Lions to me." Oh . thiPiarthiristii;
sadors , had;the!_de void, .14fepreat -aspir*iona4
of.. these exAigeptu -meal .;:TAen.. : ,Acoulil l i
sheaves' of z_raillffe.OPTY: ;be IJirB3o , , R*lts
tiplied. ,„ -•t
• 11
=mmitormiz
Tll43liderftilllivitraettidi .ielirs;lisatiVie
teriti•iii:ouiriegairdert: Ohisinfolemitatibis
ofilikgett Rfegoodoktas. • XI / 1 4• 1 44)ifIRP.INIni,
. c iPl e o4l.so't°-khe`• b°4-1 1 AnK; Ok9 ,ln tedi
and Is to tech this cause 0 . 0 effect
ns tranr”...t .1 •
1311111
4 41 F 11 4 1 6 V 'ft 'blink there'' '4104
itriisotrtherelvattelTreweduhrix!kim;t Bdt dfi
garatbtit tKAtPtrAitt
;when most needed.
t(pr,