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The Rarest Pearl.
BY ANNA MORGAN
Lines suggested by seeing a child look at the
picture of ,a little girl admiring a chain and
jeweled locket—a Christmas gift.
Ah I Carrie they are pretty things,
That jeweled toy and chain L
So thinks-the . little pictured girl, .
To me 't is Tory plain,
Why, if to wear upon your nook
You hack auo t h jewels bright,
I fear that man"y_little ,
Would eitiy'yoii outright
And yet there is a jewel ware,
A preelovs,
Worth more-then ( 40000.7,4;h y,ou. , inerhave,
Or any little gir' „ „ , ,
This pearl, if Vi)rti.upciii' the heart,
Will bemitify the famr; • • '
'T Melte dull, eyes beam glad avidtbright,
And to thajbabs 'add grace 1 1 • -•
The naughty, passions in the breast,
This pearl hath power to quell I ,
Where pride, an.d.hate, and envy reigned, • -
It me,heib,love to dvrell ! •
But th' gold*Within earth's 40444 *ratites I
All wealth beneath the aky.
Heaped up-411,` kill ale not enough . •
This Pionions Peak ie*tuY.
Then how can I4—tv And—
This shining gent proOnra
I have I halve naltrength
'T is not "fee me; I 're ;seri:,
Yes, darling, yea it is far yau ;
Now listen, listen *1(1,
And how ,you can this pearl obtain,
And what it is I tell.
It %a the love of Chrio4,
Awenng in your heart,
Will kill the naughty passioxut there,
And peace and ~joy impart.
This read inlOod's holy Word;
The book that guiderfo heaven,
And bar to get itYthere time, •
it Ask; end be given."
But you I: o , l2 olVelititlY.feArtllr need,; '
Nast long from Oinfto part; ,
For Christ ; rill cever force this gift
Upot, the careless heart.
v Tor the'Presbyterian Banner.
Excerpt! and Observations.—Fellowship
• T:
Among' the ' 44 'Seleof Remains" of the,
Rev. John 3310Wn, Haddingtoii, there is
an Essay wrzixow'stixi , -Mxannos.",,
As the work is 'now out of print, and will,
be found lbnly in some old litirailes, aii out,-;:!
line of itathiiTdifte ialfgrirpreliented to the. ;
reader:
elFellowsliiiiihieetings differ ireni. naidern
prayerApeetin gs,. in, two particulars
• 1. - Only, such • persons. as, were approve
were admitted as members„and, the meet- f '
legs were Private. , 7'
2. 'The ,children, and. yenth attended
along with . their sarents, au !their
tip} , the greatjavi i ng &piths pf the Ges:
per was . re `an important, part of
the ei(eieises: third. • , partieular might
perhaps be added thei were held' at' such
times thet,thy had no tendency to justle
outfthe piVate exeteiseS4f od e s worship"
in the family.
The title of the Essay is, "Divine War-
rants, Advantages, Ends, and Rulea
lowship-Meetings." After observing that ,
a fell'ovvid4oneetingia a TegUltir Society of:
Christiane who .have veluntaril i agreed to: •
assemble at stated 4meseriir,places flit' the
promoting Of ,holy friendehii by joint,
prayer and spiritual conference, the author„
proceeds to 'give' the Divine Warrant for
such meetings. The , first Divine Warrant
is drawn from such. Scriptures as speak of •
Christians as felloW•citizens, fellow heirs,'
fellOw;sOldiers - ' ' and Artembers of the same
household or familY. Thus related, they
shouhLdivell together in sweet concord.
They have common interests, common
wanta),eoimon enemies, and should there.
fore asaeolate to eneourage,eomfort, emin
sel and etrengtheri. each other. The second ) ,
from snob. passagettof Scripture as Malachi
Then they that feared the
Lord spike often one to another; and the
Lord hearkened and , heard it; and a hook
of remembrance was written before hiin,
for them that feared the Lord, and thought
upon his ninitr'' And'illey shall be mine,
aisith thki Lorrthif Hosts iiilheday when I"
make lify" r wilhataiii 'them
as a man spareth his son that servAli
The third, from such passagesias'exhort •
Christians to teach and admonish• one an
'otherrto' tithe& oneanother, , brat any be
hardened; • to , provoke •one -another to - lovel
arid to 00 works; `to bear one anether's
bikrdens.; to strenthen the:feeble, &c.
The important ends which • Christians
should.havein view in forming •such , Soci-`
eties, are `to ',increase among tbemselves
the knewledge of the truths,, ordinances,
and worship ,of God; to express and . exer
cise mutual sympathy among the members ;'
to help one another forward in theiTtath of.
holinessT to' `use their various' tifte and
graoes t6theirlaUthal edificatiOn, &o.
In forming Such societies,: every one
should airetioleltat the 'glory of God and
the spiritual advantage of himself and his'
brethren. None should be admitted. but
such as are soundiri the faith, anent.° en
deavoring ,to lead a holy life. All the
members should behave in an humble :and `
affectionate manner towardeeach other, in
their meetings and elsewliiire : ': 'No . cdrions
and captious question, ' to debate
or strife, ought ever to be proposed as a
subject of conversation. "...No m ember unght
to be upbraided for his weak, Lot 'even pis=
taken expressions in prairer,'cir
to any question. (Reader take notice—a .
Christian may •have'mistilen opinitins in
relation to many questions, and, yet 'be
sound in the faith:)'' • Nonmember ought to
affect a tedious length in prayer.
The advantages , of such meetings are :`
religions intimacies are preservatives against,
infection !remit, world which lies in wick
edness; noligione fellowship' secures all
the advantages Which' we can propose to
ourselves h` 'ins kind of intlinaliiek,suoh
as friendly Counsel,, sympathy, 'assistanc e
or comfort." •• (If this religious fellowship -
exists in some good degree of-perfection,
the rulers of ftfe'Chtireli need not disquiet'
themselves itbiint,"segret seeietiei." There ,
will be no dispoSition on the' part of:Chris
tians to join suc&societies, and-no member,
of a Masonic Lodge willence of en
tering into fello*ship with such Chris
tians. This has - bop edienla such
VOL. XL, NO. 44
societies men are profited themselves, while
they 'profit' others-'--such felloivship tebds
to prepare people for the heavenly state.
Among' the: rules adopted bT some such , '
Societies "are the following : that :the So-.
014 shall meet weekly at brieh 'times"and,
places as are agreed on, and none shall ab
sent themselvei without a sufficient ?mon ;
_that a membee.;shall coriamence,the.exer-,
.eises by singing,a Psalm, treading a portion
of Scripture ) .and loge.; after: which ;such
questions oshalli, be proposed as 'may be
thought,proyerofhen the exercises are to•
„ close with, prayer and praise; that every
member, in prayer. shall study plainnesaand
t brevity ; land IshunTvery worst„which is ,hard.
to,: be understood. or may 'tend to, strife;:,
that all idle and :trilling conversation ;ant•
curious. Anestions . about, things of„,small;
moment muse - lon'aioided (such qiesdons
have often distnibed.,thepeace of religibus
societies), '4'4 all must s -guard against . ,
anger andnontentions anrpoSitivelinss. in
their own opinions, an ' tidhentseiretit i Sinns
'are like 10, 'arida, the. member? whovlaiit offs
elated in i worShipshall interpose, bydesiring
hitn+ whose; turn' Ms, , tte pr 4; ;ivery. per
`son in ;the 'Society - shall"beware' of dividg-,
ing or itroteadingi abroad-anything-that ;is=
saidor-done in the meeting r te, the preju.•
;,dage pf, ant,of 7 its Members;•&c:. To the ,
last ruleolome May be:yeady to object—a,
secret society Yes,, reader ; a iecret*So
.ciety, such as is every family, business,firm,
Military council, and Piesbyterian,Session,
when it is receiving and' considering corn
„plaints against any, of: the members of the
,congregation, In all these Societiei , things
are said t and done t in which the poitolie,have
concern„and. which - it ; „Woultithe,,indis.
indis
creet and injorAilis,to bi * e_oroi4,
Pi* 4.llcTshiperpeOt!gs.qpee existed in
nom%
_parts of the,,B:ncted States, Aid
not Tet wholly cengregation;
aeoordingttg its size, woOd r he divided into
.two, three, or. four ,sueli••Societies. „.They,
wonld, meet ,everyeacant.klabbatli,or Sab
bath tow, which they ko, up, pipiAtin g r .,:and
-,perhaps, once,iti, two weeke,pn the afternoon
of, ,§atarday,-,r ,Besides, _these ; they would.
have, ”•Corresponding meetings,'?. in,,which
,allithe Societies, or delegates from,them
would ,meet, say four times in year; on
week, day* The meeting's were held by
Aura in „the honsei of tall ,the ineinhers
w.4 13 .4Puq9
. 1 9 8 1-hol4r,Pl'egt ( lo. thPugh , without
taking a, higher , = seat ~,Till all -were col
,lect,ed, hst would read ontof some_of.the
„worksof Tipton. or
_Erslrine,or.lieryey, or,
Newton. At the npropertime; h,C Would"
'I read of
proceed to sing asa rn, „a gortion
phi `Word 'dr- atid, "'engage inlorayer.
'Tifo' 'other' it would gding
tlirptigh exercians. Then there
bean interval,- When 'the - leicii• (the .
MA* oifgibally Meant' bread-Ail*, a
wealthy feniale who gave bread to the-poor,?
the 4e* the'hOnge*Cidd give% pieee"
of hotter' and bread;' With. some Tkineybn it,-
(if she, hadTariy,,toialluthe children 'under
.ten or twelve years. old. (Now-a-dayst we
tgive„ ; te.Sahhath. School children -pictured
papers'and little story hooks to please them.)
<Daring:the Lb terval there,wOuld be reading
.arooloonmersation.n )Then a member ) ntould
cgO.,theonghfthe okaereisesiabeve-mentioned:
liAftet thifnitlie,children I and . youth. recited
portions of, the Scriptures, of. Brown's
Cateehism,fembildren,and his Catechism
for young people, and the Shorter- Cate :
china; wording. to their:. several , ages.
Now and then,.: explanatory remarks , were
=dell some of ; the, Members. The meet
leg was then cOncluded with, prayer ,an,
'Praise. retired home,' After the usual'
refreditrAits, l ;thn'yonthf of each family took'
upotheirdiablesland Cateehisms to, prepare
fonlisimilar-exercises in the. z :...';
-In those - t fellowship-meetings,die,writer
does not realm:her a single instance of a
ditipate; Or' of aqinisint finlings
beingietnited; ; tteited'adirr brethren
.and, ttheir ,opinions with! respect, All
scented to;feel that-they were, in the i pres-- ;
puce- of God. After hearing a brother ex
presa an opinion On some stibjent; another
would ibmetimeasay, "Well, I cannot see
inexactly so," -and then ;give. his own - views
the spirittoftmeeknessf, and in, a -manner
which: plainly signifiedF r ".Brotlier though
pcannot, exac9y. see, wit4 o pu, I do, not
reen* to :exalt iny a indgineni above
yours.
These fellowship-meetings would be. the
very best kind oft;..Sabbeth • Schools for the
children of 44,,Clinreh. And, as often as
the Sabbath School fails to' bring in chit
`dren- - who-have 'no religious instruction
-horn . - their parents, ithe iwriter-tannot say
that he regards it as -a useful institntieb,
tho Ugh, he adiecated_Sabbath Schools 'for
." necessary rms,' more than forty 'years
ago, at the:expense of being charged by
some with following the " innovations" of
the times.• •
As the religious paper was not, an IDr
stitudon" in the days of these "fellow.
ship-meetings," the members communicated,
to one. another such information as,..,theY
had attained by private letters from other
parts, as to the' state of religion and the'
success of- the Gospel. And, indeed—wi3
remeniber ,it the' ordinary inter
course of life, it was not uncommon when
'two friends met, for one to ask the.other, if
he lived ata distance, g". What good .news
have you to dill Bic_ about the state of re-
ligion ?" Must net ifay ‘ that, the former
days were better than these; .but irn may
Say that if some--mit, all—of the features
of' the former. times were. grafted on our
modern " developments," it would be a
desirable consumthation.
It may. be added that the writer. was
present at one. r two such meetings in the
southern part of Illinois, a year or two ago.
They were held on the' afternoon of Sulu
day. In at least one family he had an op
portunity seeing their beneficial -effects,
in tbe.desire of the children to have tlieir
recitations prepared' for the,occation.
D.
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Oguazoka, July 4th, 1863.
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: 8-=" or now we live', if
Ye gland ' fast in the Lord." • • ,
The faithfulness of Chriatientris the life
'of `Ministers. Then their unfaithfuldescis
their death. It is, a 'solemn end - fearful
truth—the unfaithfulness of Christians
the' ddath of &minister. -
It is his ' death to see thein forsake the'
truths of the GdSpel -and embrace ' 2 erron
He loves the truth. knows it is la coo:
safy to•gointess, for &nth 'ls in order to
t ocaluess; and to see the'people 'whom 'he
'ldves forsake(it' and follow'aftsi faliebOod,
grieves, distresses, kills him.'
It 4s his deatkcsto see- Christians cold,
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Death of Ministers.
PITTSBURGH, WEpNESDA.Y, JULY 15, 1863.
formal, and unfaithful. To see them indif
ferent to Zion's welfare, lifeless in all their
exercises, making no efforts to save souls
from death, giving ,nothing or but little to
spread the Gospel over , the :world, is his
death.
It is his death, for it discourages him.
It makes his arms weak and ,causes his
hands to hang, down. Iti deters him-frona
effort, pr renders his efforts weak, inetß.
°lent, unavailing. = .
It is his death, for it grieves and dis
tresses him. It, causes him, to, mourn over
the- desolations of Zion, and weep, because
few come to her solemn feasts; and, he. ex.
'claims, Oh that my head wee waters, and
; mineeyes a,fountain of tears, that I might
weep. day = and, night for the slain of the
daughPer et'my people 1 - •
his .death, for it will.hreik heart
and, - spud- hins.,:to a premature , grave •or,
seeing the appttrent uselessness of labor
while, the, church is= asleep,, he, tea:will:be
come cold and formal; like the people, he
will become lifeless in his services. It is
,true, proverb, Like people;lihe priest, for
the. Teople.:usually choose ,a priest. like
themselves,_ and there As a ,retlex influence
*Om the people pn,the priest, as well as, an
influence from him on theTeopie. In
whatever view we take, therefore, the 'un
faithfulness 7 of Olmstianais the Aleath .of a
millieter,,end he may well ; say tea, kis lre
ple,= Now I live, if ye stand fast in . the
Lord. , W. J. M.
• • Vox the Prpebyterfan, Bpmener
IL.. S.-Christian_ Commission.
The folhWitigfrepdfrisr - fronr - mne of the
students ef Western 'Theological Semi
nary, who spent= ithent six weeks in the
array : 1. • - )I •
NAsnviiiiin, June 15,1863.
Army committee,of .Western Pennsylvania:'
GENTLEMEN give 'you a report of
ray•Weik as a delegate of the U. 8: Chris
tian CommisSion in the Army 'of the Cum
berland, at Nashville, Murfreesboro )
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an
Franklin, Tenn. service, 1, have
eonducted 25 meetings, and participated in
36 xeligions services ; have delivered 31 ,
aertiona and addresses,.and converseif.witlt:
100 ‘soldiera'aliont their 'spiritual interest
and have benefited by gifts; of hospital'
stores and personal ministrations; Oput 40
scildiers,;.. have distributed 1500 Testaments;
2000 hymn and psalm books, 200 soldiers'
books, 10;000 pages of. tracts; 800 papers,
and painphlets.
'The. Christian' Commission , has now a:
firm footing "in'-the Army.of the, Cumber- .
land. Prayer and , effort; should- ev.:
er; go together, have overcome , many difh
'etilties; and the 'great, good work god on:
The' 'Chaplains chperate with'-the k delegates
of the Commission i; and' their united' ef.
forts to tounh the soldier's heartyto ,, awaken'
mind; ' - and - lead him' Co Christ', have
'beeti greatly Tblessed. The religious pulse
of the army is now strong and regular: ,
Both' officers and- privates' attend , church
regrilarly. Many of them are , under deep
religions convictions;' 'and I hive conversed
with several who were, until lately, wieked
and miserable men, but-whose hearts , are
no filled witti , _thettacetof •• I
The Daityl'linion Prayer-Bfeetinga at
Nashville anA.Murfreesboro, are largely at
tended; atid'inereasing in interest.,
The Efospitals present a great field for
Christian effort. When men are cast. upon
Sick beds ; away from home'and 'friends, it
is- Own, if 'ever, that they begin to think se
rionily on the subject of religion, and to
be lastingly benefited need only to he prop
erty 'approached. '
Let the Christians of the North contin
,,ue their.. contributions, and; let fresh dele
gates take the place of those who return
heme. Once rightly,begnn, the work can
not'mustnotistop : There is yet Muth to
be done: 'The work of reforming aruarrny
is a solemn,uudertaktingN ,shotd&lnver
be relinquished.,. It , requixe
!leans, men, enorgy, and above all the
taes
sing of Almighty God. -
The soldiers theuiselves take a lively in
terest in-the • work of , the:, Christian Com
mission, mid manynnsolicitedicontributions
havelieert- received them,c.
Respeotfully,.._ S. P. LYNN,
' • ' •• Delegate.
EUROPEAN. CORRESPONDENCE.
Visit ,
Cumberland—City of Carlisle—Cathedral
—ha Bishops and Deans—Story of Dr. Trait'',
• Berearements--Tlie Queen and her, Pradica/ Sym
pathy7-Bminent Cumbrians--WaterloP Day—
American Memories of Recent Battle
'"'Great Anti-Slavery Meeting at Manchester—ln
terruptions from SOutherh Sympathizerr—Mg.
Bright, Slave Labor, and Cotton Supply—Bishop
of f Ezeter,. and Colensp—His Diocese and Clergy
—Hie -Parting Words. " '
• Tune 18, 1863. •
' 'Fiord CA.nwsLE, in Cumberland, and
`within a . few miles from the. Soottisfribor
ders, I write. have been in various parts
of this ,county•—,•Whitehaven,Northington,
,14arypert, and Wigtown, and - eieryiihere
objects of interest" present themselVei I
have dpeilt 'several daYs in 'an' old family
mansion, the seat of-a wealthy
_aid God;
fearing -Baronet, ,whose estates stretch for.
miler around the pld 41 - all, and whose / gar'-'
dens, park, ancestral trees, sheep and cattle
breiising on the margin of .a 'silver lake,'
With the tearer - of the village church rising
in the distance—as seen from the windows
of the 4all—furnish--a;fine.-specimen of
scenery, purely `Biglish. The eldest soi f
the heir of the title and estates, is 'member
'of Parliament for Carlisle; and 'made an
excellent speech last week in -favor of the
'Bill to-close public houses from Satur
day night -till , Monday • mornin e , Another
son is gentleman firmer ;he has 262
• acres cif . his Isither'lrbest landsv(paying 120
tint, asrNddy calls it,) under cultivation.
I He nags the most perfect agricultural in
strum:lents ;• and-iI saw in operation a steam
plmigh, - which deepens and turns up the
soil with ,extraordinary success. It is con
nected with a steam •engine placed' on - a,
road, in the-middle •of the field by ropes
that play around supports at„,, the other ex
rtremity, and the-scarifier 'so called-, which
-digs into. and turns >up the soil, passes to
- and fro'aeross the fields; guidedliby,,a kind
of - helmsman sitting hehindi r This, how ' ',
ever, is an apparatus which farmersofsmall
-capital cannot have, as the..oteain , engine
withsill the appurtenances, c o ats -about
£1000..Xi006, Some
. .rich farmers , dal ,- - doing
their . own Work With such' a'platigli,"ldre it
tout to the -country around, sheilitrelit pays
them handsomely, while greatly benefiting
their neighbor's fields. - •
Coal mines, limestone quarries, together
with iron ore in'great,abundatice, are found
'in this county,. and enrich itigreatly. Its
seaports - trade in' mineral products with ;
many parts of the kingdom—eapecially the,
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North of 'lreland,' Dahlin ' ,IroCI LiverP 001. I pent' advocacy of the Hon. and Rev. B.
The common people enclattwith a thick W. Noel of London.
rapid utterance, difficult to understand 'by
a stranger; they area Strong, stalwart and At the Conference held at Manchestr,
about a fortnight since, signatures to
and their neighbora'iti Westmoreland, that
burly race. It was 'among men :like these a Responsesympathetic and thorough—
Professor Wilson ,(of -Edinburg) ; 'to the Appeal of the French Protestant pas
resided in the - Slimmer months - amongl;lc.,t,hbee ~tors, were announced as between 8,000 and
glorious Lake scenery, formed. his favorite 4,000 of, the , .Minister of Religion. This
. conference was followed, by a public meeting
Wrestlers.: This sport' is 'still -to 'a deeTee • i t o,,b, s pe ,aue b ee t er F r e e Trade Rooms. It
popular, but it is generally , ;connected; With '
horseraeing,,and,like it, I abated and made '"';: r a , l 4l , ,a, p rii T( P 4he r
by organized interruptions
of Southern eymtathizers
morally, injurious, by, gambling and scenesi i'' ,7 h o , 4, y,reeeneer to `arrangements,: came
I of' riot and drunkenness. , '
Great effort's, not Withhit success, are in from various towns around, Mr.' Noel
made in this region of Northern England, braved' this opposition with a'quiet, good
to promote' the cause, of temperance: ; Pr'. . 'natured - perseverance, He said: " There
,as 30 . hope fo d r emancipation in the success
Close, the Dean of Carlisle, ,is quite an : He told
apestle of. the ,cause, and exercises much thosePl ilfrie o ti :r e o ß p l r e r t e he tr t h t ;
,his . rqply
influence. The ''Snuday' School children ' ' who
wn'ii that of Charles: 4*c ' 2 exo When de-
alsoare iept away - from evil influences 1 ,
,g , sTl h ins, t h t, - g q !l hi o f ( A s i sv .4 3 , ; "You
When once every year, at the time of the cannot i bear to heay these things, lint' you
Carliele races, the ministers and teachers -\ to
take the young' ones. away lo 'some beauti- Cl 'l l ' . 9( ':! t-, • P ' 111 b 6 done
hr. , , , ~ , meets. , The :-following
fit apiary to spend a app c y day, far:. from
(iv. = Ma. a ßuiGuli f has made a eneech in, Lon-,
which the' Times severelyaniciad:
, n w xi ion 111 a
is the gist of his
contamination 'a d' ' 'oh -at - -,--.' if 1, deb," an
ences ought to bean ' their understand
inge antheirhearts;7 ~, , argttMent,f , 0 13 101.k ilV e. dimni4,44 slavery in
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'The'Catheilial of , Carlisle" - ' the South, insuring a larger,eultivation of
, . 1 . ~ is a very an- -
meot structure, being a'illiiiitinuation and"cotton there than ever:before
enlargement 'of' an Abbey church,' with ' -'' Our supply of- cotton. being: raised by
'cloisters, &e., 'founded . long= before the'. Slave laboretWo thingswereflindiriputable--,
Ileforination. It leo* 'equal in external: (firsi,:the supply must be iniirifficient; and,
Or interior beauty to York` Minster, or to * secondly, it must be insecure. Perhaps
the . Cithodrils of' t 'Hereford, ;Salisbury,' `Many were arra aware , that- in the. slave .
Lielifielcl;`, or Gloucester. 'But 'it has its, - -Statewthe , extent of land employed- in the
attractions for the lover of the antique i i i .enitiVatikat of Oottorii:wee;iv niere,plot - in
arehitecture,, and also irit , Connexion with comparison 'With the whole teat* ? region.
inenclef Mark and friffnenhe''whese names He spoke Noon
_the authority, of a report
• are ind,elibiy assoOiatedioich if. Such was., lately pieSented to'the'Besitin Chamber of
Dean Milireii the well-kbevrii ' author of a ooMo:tierce when' he stated that , the whole
4 Historyof the Chnr:ah 'or oyitAn , thoi-• • ttemith &laud On which cotton was grown.'
' '
orighly 'evangelical in is teac ine. in America did net expeedi 10;000*,squa,re
catholieln hip Ppirit i'cricli 'was Arehdbac'on.., Tniles-eaboutthe s ize of two of Cour:largest
Paley, 'Whose ashes lie in one of the' aislea, ~ Aohlaties; while the land of the 10 chief
covered with a stone, on'-Which' i's -Wish:all, 'Doua...producing Stites was 60 'times' as
brass plate with a brief inscription':) rr e _ 'm, being abent''l27times 'the die l of
died in- 1805, 'agedr62: l His EViddifeois- ' iir hu yoklancratid Wales. Therefore, it weal
'of Christiapity and - Natural` .Theology are:, ,netbeeaiise:there*ii not land enough'that
everywhere appreciated': - OW
In (lathe. 'ire hittner eetten l enOttgl. in, former years;
oy . al, also, are burieil'lseVer e l Bishops -r- it was not beeauset a,here had not been de
iiPecially Itelilnibii' Miro '. iti this City: . in . mend, for, the demand" Wee; constantly out:-
1,556,' and telebratedi-pi'bisfloietl-ind,,, Atripping i the guppy; it was not that the ,
learning'. 'AMong Deans 'who , 'afterwards , .pricS Ind not'' been ' S'uffieierot, t 'tineaiise the
beeame BishOpe,,wes' Dr Tait, the present : ;;,price had bun much: higher of.late' years;
Biehdp of London. As isgeneridly known .1 : I l i} V• P,Ofit teiti'Planter had been much
he 'was suebessOr 'of Dr:''Aenold, as Head;: ;,and An 4, yet there via 4:16f 'ben;* a
Master of Rugby, School; °then;' he 'was,, enteier a titiPpryd cotton forlte, went; of
made Dean of Carlisle. a it' is curious to the mantiffieturora and spirinere of the
mark the ems iga to hi s world' or for the needs . of civilliktion. If
further elevation. 'Dean Tait had +mien the price of detion:in--LP7eriobl during the
fine children, healthy 'and fair; Scarlet'. hee . years between 1856 7 -60 ~were' compared'
levet entered his official ?residence•Within with its ripe, in, the five years between
the, Cathedral Close intheSpring'OflBs6, 1841-15 it `would' found that' every-
and within. a"'Fciriod of 'one ' mouths and" Imfutil of,coottod fetch'ed. - an ineredied . pri6e •
three days, ye of ese were swept eway
,A
_Memorial window of stimed'ilase;ziii the ,of more than 20 per cent.' NotwithStati 7
ing- that/Ire were every year in . greater dif-
Cathedral; conimemorateithe trying pro Vi..,
' 'Rboiltiee wrth - regard to Our
-supply ' And
deuce, and underneath it—after a 'itate.2! 'What was - the - reason? It was thia=there
matt' Of the' faets—are' theiwords; 4rr The'' isia;net -labor ; .-enough in the-Southerri ,
Lord-gave;" &e.' Mark4what ':folloired..: 'States: - Weliaiir every day iti -the omens
-
The tiononneementin thcaT,i4tes,arid,other-, perd that 'there were 4,000 i 000 slaves in,
papers, week'after week , ot iiie ravagcW'oel:ttie Southern -States!'-' But , some of , these
death in Di. Tait's family, excited - general: 'Wer 6 B"vik! ibg ride, some sugar, some tobae
liel,O,d6ineWereliniAbyed in - dome - SU° duties,
sympathy; many, very_ many; (of Wlibrn
the wEiterwaoi one,) , wrAtate .give, expres.2'weethe in !business in townei" and there was
only About. one-fourth , of t the whole number ,
Idoetcithic yg - i" - On athy: ,: : - Int - the-.Queenso ' 1 :
England had, , also read and 'observed,- and :'! l iegooly engaged in the eultitatiori of cot-,
'
'she - wrote a letter, saying4how.deeply , :abi,; t W' r iTn'c'increPse in the Production of
felt for the bereaved.pareas, and. hintingot cotton, must depend 'upon' the increasing'
,
gently to . the Dean that if in her power at, ''',lirOaqctiveuesi of the laborOf this one
-any time ,tO do so; she should behappy; to ; millidn of elavee,'Lend on. the natural in
open his way to another sphere, and to n _ - crease of the population from them. But
'
move him from -a Aipot tso .o identified . and . the natural increase of the slaves was rath
`associated with mouteiog arodlakoe.,,l.This "eillesi'than . 2f per cent., and the increase
~. ..coupled' with 'the' man's fitness; and ; II ; J . :therefore from the million of" slaves' would I
'doubt not, the esteem that the Prince C o n.''''beforily eibout , 2s;o6o in theyear. The ic
y:. tlisitYionroe; 'the'refor'e, would
sort lid ' onneeiveti , for the ' succesior , of Nirea3e - in the production of' cotton from
Arnold :atrangb ra , rie scholar, and not -probably
even , if it ' reached, 150,000 - bales
practicaloilile teacher—lhave often heard,' exceed,
'and it is generally' believed, was-: the cause Per annum. ' ' There-could be no remedy for
of'Dr.' Tait's advaneement,-on the death of ' :0101-Btaie* of things'noder slavery; because'
Bishop Blorofteldi to , the See of -London: t,here was no large iimmigration- into the
And I very well remember that it was soon - f Southern States. Labor Was, not honorable,
after- dais. trials, that -his elevation took 'ear honored 'in the South, and therefore
place, and also the , first sermon . w hi c h 1 'free laborers iir the North were not likely,
." ,
heard him. preach, h a the wetmediei was',:to go there Of all the vast emigration
from this country betwee o ..todOkand 1860,
based - met:lm twenty-third Esalm, and while"
he spoke of the valley of the shadow of
,amounting -to two and a Felt' millions of
planters of he referred to ,bereavementiWith a PeoPioo a meretrie, went South. Whence,
tide, of.agenieing- emotion weepiug,Oer
then/ could'the , planters of the South re
his , faee, : and ceasing: his.voiceto falter. '6eive an increase of labor? - Only from
This county hasAurnished,, to, London the slave ship and the coast- of Africa,
some; °fits mostsuecessful merchanis ; One Bilt, ; forennately for the world,. the United
-
oofotheee„,as, Mr,,,George,Mocore,,vrii - n went
nn
,to:the inetroPolie an Almost penniless lad .:_L Stites -had never yet become so bowed
der the -heel of the elaveowner as to con
, now, hp is Aoa„,degre et, 4o L a i. - sent to reOpenthe slallre trade. ' Therefore,
Ashes, his bounty wk.)* native region for the Southern planters were in this unfor
benevolentandreligious purposes.
An . Curiae' emiditiow- - `-they could 'not tempt,
other was the son of', a father lyiio had perhaps they did not want, free laborers,
failed, in bnsiness ;be, too, ',went , up to Lon= and they Could not: gat-slave labor from
-
don,,poor but in tirriebawastAthe head Of Africa. I But was it not - possible that our
.a.great firminWoodstreet, city,; he then ' vast cotton industry, which had been stand
paid all his lateiithe.r's debts, and ever,and ing on anienaoinglvolcanb, might be placed
anon, comes,down to, the scenes of his boy- upon . a rock which
,nothing tcould disturb ?
hood, and, scatters
_lasgess, and - 'blessing' Imagine the war over, the Union restored,
around. Ocher eases might, be ,mentioned, and slavery abolished. Did any man 5up
.•;,.11, - :k -Eifel:the-- pose that,there would-le then in. the South
of aelf-made owl One of .these was the
one negro fewer? On the °contrary, tiler
. e
MN
great. lawyer Chancrellor, ,00r
ough ; another. was. Robert Andersen, the
Cumberland
.poet, Whose. a : Ballads ' . in
Cumberland Dialect" are a study, and in
some. of which, rural scones, fairer'merry
makings, and manners, are, Is has- been
said, "faithfully, Honied and touched in
with the.nicety sif a Dutch
_painter." Nor
must- I forget to mention . the illuStrious
Henry-Brofigham, orator,. lawyer,
.philbso
.pher, mean, and philanthropist—now near
ly ninety, years , 01d...; ; a lion slumbering and
couch,a„nt generally,, but capablk.,of,rising
up in.;majestic wrath at any; time ;
too, is. a Cumberland ; man,,and Brougham
Hall is visible
,to the railway traveller, near
to the town of Peiloi4t., a.
- WATERLOO' AND WELLING/TON will be,
always associated with:this day—the 18th
of June. Ten years age, or'a little more,.
in the sweet Summer time, I stood on that
famous field andiraned the histott and sue
cessive stages and localities of the heavy
fight, whose issue rung the death =knell to
Napoleon the, Great. - Now we have no
English commemorations of the day, and
Fiance is our close ally,-for the present at
least, and our welCome rival in the arts of
peace and induatry. At such a time, one
thinks with sadness of the many, many
scenes of blond and slaughter on Virginia's
Plains, or elsewhere, which Ameriaans will,
from last year and the present, associate'
with their national history: How it is to
end—this mighty struggle-4e knew not;-
but instinctively, we cannot `but-wish it
were ended. !
THE UNION and Emancipation Society
of Great itritain pursues its objects with
great energy. It holds public meetings,
which are pro'-Northers
,and . anti-Slairery ;
and it is abstained 'by e staff of able' plat
form orators.. As I have formerly indi
, (sated, ' has, beed,giently. helped - by fhe
steady support; and 'earmly-telling and ales
:.' t :41
would Ming negroes now in the
-North and Canada, -if the: lash and the
bran.ding iron were abolished, would turn .
their fame! to the genial, sun of, the South.
;There would also be a great immigration
of free labor from the North, and the whole
of the South *wild , be open to the enter
prise. and - industry- of all, With slavery
abolished and freedom _firmly established
in .the South, we , should find a rapid in
crease in the growth of cotton, and not
only would its growth be rapid; but its
permanent increase would be secure. In
short, there was no greater enemy of Lan
.eashire thin tlie: man who'wished the cot
ton industry to be continued under slave
labor?' ' • • .
THE BISHOP OP Bircrzn now very old
has beep. lately,,niddressing his clergy, and
iu reference to.,Bishop Colenso he said
"From emery considerable body of you
have received an address upon a matter of
deep regret - to the °hutch and 'affliction to
all of us. I. mean that which is 'said to
'have been , the unhappy work put -forth by
ft Bishop of our Church. I say it is said
to*have - been, so put forth, ,because I, in my,
'old age,have 'not read the book which has
occasioned so 'much alarm. I, therefore,
cannot speak of. .the' real contents of the
book, but I conclude that deep =indeed has
been, the mischief' which 'lsis turned the
very botfom 'of the -heart of the Church.
Still I =may 'venture to :say that. I do not
altogether partake 'of the alarm which has
begin expressed. It has happened, it should
seem, that a work has been put forth by a
.Bishop , of, our, Church; which has occa
,sioned., astenildmient and consternation.
Be it So. It is not, unfu4Pily, the. first
time that a BiShOp'eVen ofour\Oltnrch has
. pnt - fo - tir - tßigs'irainful to the flock of
Christ": l sNot'very long ago-Ll'mein in• the
course of 'the century, Which'in the
history of the Church is not very long
ago—a Bishop of Ireland put forth a
work distinctly denying the atonement of
our blessed Lord. What happened ? Great,
undoubtedly, was the scandal he gave,
and the necessary steps were taken to do
'justice to the Church, and to expel from
its bosom so dangerous a minister. That
unhappy man, when he found that he was
likely to be expelled, ignominiously from
the Church by regular process of the
Chuich law, Tell sick and died. Novi, I
mention this not as a solitary instance in
the Church's history, There have been
several in olden times-74 will not speak of
onr, own ,Churoh*only, but in the Catholic
Church. There have been Bi'shops cast
off by the Church, and was a 'subject of
doubtless deep lamentation' to the Church
at that time; as the present may be for
aught I knew—and permit me to say that
not, having examined the book I will not
condimn—but the present, I am afraid, will
be o£' an equally' deep cane of pain to all
of ~1 3tittlet ins --have :conlidende Tithe
mercy of klea,let'uls even thank him that
;helms been ,pleased to guard ,utir Church
from the frequency of such itistanene; and
however bad it may be now, let us be thank
ful that has' called forth's° strong a feel
ing of indignation toward him (the writer)
'and t of faith in , God, and a determination
by, his help to be faithful, I hope, in the
ministration to, , which' he has called us,
Vei"thia bdtlielesson which we learn from
it- =thie ditty of thankfulness to God." -
In the diocese: of= the Bishop. is a large
body of inefficient clergy—High.Church in
their erepathies„ and very few of them
!leaching the , trlin old Gospel of Christ.
Philpett's son is an Archdeaehrt and
Rentar in'Cornwall and is thus inefficient;
-
another , ! Rector in the same :county is a
:second son, who is, w rosy, farmer-like geni•
tlema„kiedly and neighborly,bue bucolic
in his' tastes, and„o i 4 ,614 porridge" as '
to the nourishniVnt of the flock. - ''But' for-
Weileanient and Evangelical DiSsent, both
Cornwall=and Pevonshire would be almost
in darkness... Evangelical clergy are, few
..and ,frowned on and the whole course of
the Bishop has been to eneoaraue priestism
and pride, fie was made a Bishop bible
'Mike' of Wellington in. 1.829, because he
wrote a clever pamphlet in favor= of Roman
.Catholie L emaneipation, and thus helped the
Government, of, Wellington and Peel to
brave the storm, and to carry out the "new
and unpopular policy;ffirced on - them - by
the CliConnet agitation, and the fear of in
sarreetiotr in Irelaad.Z The ',Bishop, "how
ever, has "some ; good thing in him,' and I
therefore close this reference to him by the,
folloWieg parting words-in his clergy, both,
he and tyeilieing deePly affected :
" - And - no*, in 'oortelusion,"thay God Mess
you; Once more I 'look around on Many'
faces that I remember many years, some of
,them like myself bearine. , the • marks of
' passing time upen, them, and some of them
young men who have abate into the - Chureh
in not'its Most 116nriehing period, but at a
time when 'their .zeal J ana faithfulness will
be ;most use and most blessed, and, re
warded by their Heavenly - Father. When
I look sround and see yen_hereassembled,
'the' EhOng`hreibba 'but 'forge itself upon
nie;thehope•preienfs itself, that we may an
be permitted to, meet <i again >in a better
world, Where we shall be permitted, not
only, as now to receive the, precious sacra
ment of the Body ,i.ed Blood of Christ, but
to live in as well with' him, as God and
man;`to find out"and know- how we are in
-deed made one in him. We know that it
is promised;to his faithful followers, but we
know, not how it is.. We know the means
by which it is appointed to be, but we
knoW not exactly how it can 'be. May vie
all be perinitted to. live in: him,he one with
him, and with one another, and his Holy
Chureh for ever and ever.
"To.this the Cleiiy responded-,--Anten."
J W.
S.---Last week two hundred and fifty
pers . * left Caidiff, in Wales, en route for
the `Sal t Lake. All these were believers in
this Merman imposture, and they are taken
out — to Utah by so-called "-Elders," funds
being provided by the• ".Church." An
other . batchl.is to leave in "two or three
months, froni the South Wales district'. It
is believed, that sinbe the first appearance
of the Latter-Day Saints, rio less thatil ten
thousand persons have leen duped and • led
away.. It has transpired, however, that a
great number, after receiving
. .e. free pas
sage to New-York, altered their minds
. and
quietly settled down in the United States.
The Prince and. Princess of. Wales have
been entertained this week, with unpara
lelled magnificence, by the . Lord Mayor and
Corporation of London. The Lady's affa
bility, graCe, goodness, and beauty, are
universally acknowledged and admired.
Thee Royal couple have also. been present
at the unveiling of the statue of the late
Prince. Consort in the Horticultural Gar
dens, iminediately in the rear of the 'lnter"-
national Exhibition Buildinas I at Kensing
•
ton.
Thoughts for Preachers.
• Thoughts
The folloring are specimens of what
Prof Parker` calls 46 the homiletic princi
ples" which Dr. Emmons was accustomed
to enforce upon his thelogical upils, and
young clerical friends
`‘ Endeavor to leave the subject of your
dis'eoiree on the minds of your hearers,
rather than, a feW striking sentiments or
expressions."
"Take care, in.delivery, to stand behind,
and not before,, your subject."
Preach upon , your subject, and not
- -
about it."
In Composing, it is miich less difficult
to find-but what to say, than what to leave
unsaid."
"We ought to judge ministers not only
by what they do say, but by *hat they' do
not say."
o-Never try to do what you know you
can_ not do; never try to be what ygu eannot
ie • "but try to preach better and better ev
ery' gabhath, whieh you ban do."
" Let your eloquence flow froni your heart
to your hands, and never attempt to 'force
it the other way."
Being asked, " What is the secret of
popular.. ,preaching ?" he: replied, "To
preach'Without' meddling with your hear
ers' 6ouseiences ;" and again, "Let. your
Sermon be without beginning; middle, or
end." • I
" It is a great pity that certain men,
who can preach so well, do not preach bet.
"For attaining.'perspicuity and precisiun
of style i , first consider what.you wish' to say,
andttheri , how to say . it.", •
"iffyon'desire to - be do.not eic.-
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plain your terms. Preach about total :de
pravity, regeneration, &c., and leave your
hearers to understand your language
,in
their own sense, which they 'will all ap
prove."
44 Hearers will always give you their at
tention, if you give them anything to iat
tend to."
"Be short in all religions exercises.
Better leave the people longing than loath
ing. There are no conversions after an hour
is ont." '
" if a preacher conceals the Gospol,lthe
Gospel will not concoal him."
For the Presbyterian Banizer.
Supplies Appointed'" by the Presbyter,' of
Clarion.
Tylersburg have leaie to procure
own supplies.
Pisgah-L.-Mr-Elder, 3d Sabbath of July,
and - take up contribution- for :Board ,ot
Church Extension.. Kr. Leeson; 4,Sab
baili. of Anpust and they have' , Ware 'to
procure additional supplies.
' Riclaidsvate--Mr. liertnigh, 2d.'BA
baih of july, to adnatraster the Lord Sup
per, and take up epatribatioß for-,,the
Bard of goreign Missions. Mr Efollidv,
one Sabbath at diseretion. ""
Mateer was appointed'to preieliqat
AeiCleieie'; :Mr. MeKean at Rielilitid:ould
Mr -Leeson at Rhoklaud- r -iaottetudeeture
the pulpit vacant. The tirpe of . the,:last
three _appointoients diseretiona.ry, aad., all
thiee 4 Charches have leave to proonie'iithOr
supplies. '
Althr theßest---An EAstent Scoryj
Rabbi Akibo, compelled by violent , per
secution ,to quit his. • native land, wandered
over barren wastes and dreary deserts. His
whole equipage outstayed of a hunt), which
hee - used to light at night; in order torstidy
th'e law ; a cock,.which served him inttead
of a watch, to announce to him..the rising
dawn; and an ass, on which he rode ; ,
The sun was gradually sinkinc , beneith
the horizon ; night was fast approaching,
and the rider Wanderer kne* trhei6 to
shelter 'his' head,' or where tnreet, 163:weary
Fatigued and almostexhaustekhe
cline, at last, near to a village. He was
glad to find it inhabited, thinking Waere
human beings' dwelt, there dwelt also ha
rd initY arid compassion; but he *as' mis
'taken: He asked for a tithes - lodging ;• it
w refused. Not one of the i.nhospitable
inhabitants would aceo,l3llll.odate him; he
was, therefore, obliged to seek shelter in a
,neighboring wood.
"Ills hard; very' hard," said he, "noeto
find whospitable roof to protect wt:against
the inclemency of the weather ;.but God is
just, and whatever he does is for the best."
He seated himself .beneath a tree, lighted
his lamp and began , to read the He
had scarcely read a chapter, When a violent
storm extinguished his light..
"What!" exclaimed he, "ninste•l not 'be
permitted even to pursue mylavorite study?
rl3 ir God is jnst,.and vrhatever he does is
for the best." ,
He stre.ehed himelt—oe.thilt.b4e
ff passible, fo"hiire a 'hour,?
sleep.- He had hatdly closed eyes;
when a fierce waif-came and killed the
cook. , , *./
" What new misfortune is this?" ejecta
lated, the astonished Akibo. " fly com
pmion is gone ! Who, then, will hence
forth awakehme to the stu.dy,of the 'laW ?
But God is just; he knows best. whit is
good for us poor mortals." , f
Scarcely had he ,finished the sentence,
when a terrible lion came and devehred 'the
ass.
" What is to be done now ?" exclaimed
the lonely wanderer. "My lamp ,and my
cock are gone . ; my poor ass,too, is gone—
all is gone I Bat, praised
,be the Ford,
whatever he does is for the best." '
• He passed a sleepless night, and early in
the morning went to the village to see
whether he could procure .a horse,. or any
beast of burden, to enable him . to pursue
his journey; but what was his surprise not
to find a single person elite !
It appears that a band-of robbere had.en
tered the village daring the night, mar
xlered the inhabitants, and plundered their
houses. gAs solid , as Alcibre hitt sufficiently
recovered from the amazement into, which
this wonderful oec'arrenoehad throVin him,
he" lifted up his voice, and exclaimed
• " Thou great God, the - God of Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob, now .I know by i.experi
ence that poor mortal men are short-sighted
and blind,:often considering as evil what is
intended' for their preservation. Bat thoa
alone art just, and kind, and merciful.
Had not hard.hearted people driven me, by
their inhospitality, from the village, I
should assuredly have. Shared their fate.
Had not the wind e l itinguished my lamp,
the robbers would have been drawn to the
spot and have murdered men. I perceive,
also, that it was thy mercy which deprived
me of my two companions, that.they might
not, by their noise,give notice to.the,ban
ditti, and tell them where I was taking , my
rest. Praised be thy name forever and
ever.
Au illustration.
Dr. Ad.m Clarke was preaching •to a
large congregation in Ireland, and after
dwelling in Vowidg,terias upon the Tree
ne-ss of the Gospel,' and telling thent'that
the water of life could be bid, without
'monerand without price;" atAhe'" conclu
sion of the sermon a person announced that
wcolleetion would be raised to support the
Gospel in foreign parts. This .annonnee
ment disconcerted the worthy deetor,' who
afterwards related' the circuthstande to the
ladfof `the house wherp he was 'staying.
" Very truly; doctor," replied the hostess,
"the water of life is free, 4 without Money
and without price,' but they must pap for
' pitchers to carry itin." The conclusion
• 'Of the anecdote was followed by Cheerful
smiles 'and a clapping of • hands, and the
children shoived that they "fitleuttiod its
import by the readiness with 10hich` , they
contributed to the colleetiOn. " 8 :I t.
-I Good Work.Done,—Tliat.veteran Amer
ican missionary to -Turkey, the Rev. Dr,
Goodell, has 'just 'completed the translation
of the%Seriptnres into Armeno-Turkish,
which having been thoroughly relined, is
now ready for publication. ti'llintinilefati
gable laborer has been more than forty
years in the missiomiry: L motk,, And this
translation has beep. t thaigreat :sprig, and
the joyful work, of his life 'among the
spiritually benighted of the
a,s
bytertan.• ' .7.
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