0 JAMES ALLISON, Editors. . ROBERT rArr WON, ES ALLISON & CO., Proprietors. TERMS IN ADVANCE. Att., {Firely or in Clubs) 02.00 'FREI? rN OF TEIF etTigs 2.50 ,01),1,,.g et TEN subscribers and upwards, wilt jai JO.' to a paper without charge, and another for the Beeinttl ten ; &c. li, nild he protnpt, a little before the year expires. all letters to JAMES ALLISON Si. CO , PITTSBURGH, PA for the Preebyteetan Banner, The Lute Archbishop Hughes. Its. EDITORS have read with 'able interest the articles which ppcared recently in the Banner, in to the late Archbishop Hughes. .tth has indeed been the occasion for thinking and writing on the part of who conduct the religious press. I reflect, however, it is not his death IS caused so much to be said ; it is uigh dignitaries of the Roman Church id about his condition after death. ono had ventured to peep into the world, and discovering that he was in Ivy had called for the prayers of the to secure his release, his death frerhaps be like that of many another lked of at the time and soon for. supposing the alleged present condi- Ole deceased Archbishop to be true, .t he is actually suffering Purgato for his complete puriffeation, then hypothesis there are a few things t might not be wrong to say. If I choice, I would rather be Enoch Papal Archbishop. " Enoch walked d " while here, and be ceased to be y because " God took him." Either with God on earth, or to be taken to be with God in heaven, is far )le to being an Archbishop—even good / and as wise, and as talented as Hughes was—if he must suffer so Purgatory on his way to the heav- are few objeots more pitiable than u• beggar that was laid at the gate oh man. He was full of sores. He •emely destitute. He was forsaken cept the dogs that licked his sores. ie thing occurred to him thit not Ice occurred to John Hughes. They id. But the condition of the beg superior to that of the .Arolibish '‘c one is carried by the angels into n'h bosom; no intervening time. ,c 4 straight from trials on earth to [ti heaven. While the renowned ;hop goes to that place—located lore, and called Purgatory--there • until the prayers of surviving and of pious Catholics, and of holy [d of the Virgin Mary, shall avail his release from that place of pn- xi to ghtOrnl were called to make ion betWeett:the .thief .on the cross deceased krehl*liopi I would pre mi-morter4 state ,of the former to ,e tailor. ,: The thief had been, W...., .scan. His life had been very -1 Ffb .had, lived regardless of the f property, serving himself with stance of others mithoAt any. sight But on Applhiation „'to . Christ i tent l broken he :OptOious 'eh received was, 4tr r is, t day be with me ItiParadis6." • if - eone needed Purgatorial it would be such' a man as be. )es with his newly-found Saviour glory. No stopping'. 'by the way purification by fire. Not so the lop. Atte? a life of high useful eminent piety, according to the of his friends, be dies and is de be in Purgatory. Is. ,tie simple faith of Enoch, -ar, or of the'llbigkon thk. Jesnain.o- 14-- strtheieirt minu , te; VP a directly to his kingdou bishopric, with all its a.ecinnpor-• 'ors ' from hie' Holiness the Pope and rim th‘Tisk of an indefinite in thatkiikeKithere they .say Thee is.' Hagerstown, Ohio:- Par the Presbyterian Seiner Rev. A. A. Dimmers, Delegate of S. Christian Commission. ph Albree, Treasurer Christian ission, Pittsburgh , : ted Nashville on the 7th of No- Found there a vast field for effort. It is in one sense a city ale containing twenty.three, with odd sick and wounded men in Besides these, there was a Con- Camp, with thr'ee thousand in it. 'licks, or Zolicoffer's Hotel, was a .endezvous for soldiers passing, to the army. Frequently - this would furnish shelter for two or ;invents, Here was a field of great xe, from the fact that but a few of leers remained in it more than a day In this place I found men starv epiritual and mental food. They to have come from places that were of reading matter. Bo they to papers, tracts, and Testaments, with 1. A great many would be found who were destitute of the Word of Some had lost their Testaments at others at Chicamauga ; others theirs in camp, as it was incon , to carry them. - Here they r*eeived supplies from the Christian Commis- It was in the Barracks I heard of a receiving a Testament, and as soon passed up stairs he tore it to pieces uttered the fragments on the floor. was the ease, it is the only instance recollection of pearls being east be ine. If God does not arrest him, I At soldier will come to an unhappy Frequent, in these • Barracks, men be foun d. inquiring " what they do to be saved." Then a religious was held every evening, and gen the attention was excellent. greater part of my time was spent x hospitals, distributing clothing, les, reading matter, and in speaking I men publicly and privately about souls. Now and then •I would come t a Catholic who would refuse to take 3t or Testament; but when the in was made, "Do you pray to the of the blessed Virgin ?" the answer invariably in the affirmative. One 1g I could not get away, from one un had heard the prayers he said at night. first was the little prayer 4. learned my mother," Now 'flay me down to ," & e. Th e others, a long aooumula of Latin words and phrases, as intelli to himself, I imagine, as• they were to , daily prayer meeting was -generally well attended by the soldiers, and often a good state of feeling, exhib- The Spirit was very evidently mani on several occasions. His presence seen in the earnest prayers and melt hearts, On one of these days, when expression was given, a large number the- euldiera related %theta religions, ex• VOL. XII. NO. 24 perience. One said " When I enlisted I was a bad man—cared nothing for re ligion. But now I hope I do. I left at home Cwife and two children. My little ones have been sick, and one has died. On her death bed she was asked if she wished to see her papa. She said, 'No ; but I want papa and mamma to come and see me in heaven' Now, my friend, I want you to pray for me. lam determined to go to that dear little one in heaven." Another Said : " I visited a sick man, to day, in the hospital; he said ,to me, ' I hope lam a Christian. I wish to die such. If I fall in this place or on the battle-field, I want- my friends to know where to find me.' " At this expression his heart was tended, and he came.to the meeting to be prayed for. Others made confessions of sin, and earnestly begged the prayers of God's people ; while Oilers expressed their love for the Saviour and their determina tion to serve him. On the 21st of November, I was sent to Chattanooga. Reached that place the morning of the 23d, just before the battle commenced, and just in time for hard work. The first night I spent, in the hospital no , : til 3 A. M., attending two soldiers of .the 41st Ohio. Both were mortally wounded. One was a Christian, the other was not. To the latter, the greater part of my atten tion was paid. He was a fine soldier, but a thoughtless man. In my book I find this minute : K— said he had neglected his soul till it was now too late. He at tempted to pray, (after I had prayed for him, at his own request,) using expressions like this : " 0 Lord, I desire to be saved ; if you won't save me, I can do no more." Said the Lord's prayer in part several times; was free to talk of death; was con scions he could last but a short time. I repeated several passages of Scriptural in vitation and promises; but when I would oease he would say, " 0 it 's too late for me to try to get religion; when a man is shot to pieces, it is no time to think of I doing a work that should have been at-' tended to long ago. It seems to me to be small business for me to be offering myself to God now, when. I can't help myself." His great cry was, " water, water; wet my lips, just one drop more." When I would turn him on his cot he would-say, " I won't trouble you much longer." At a few min nteS past twelve, he passed away. ' Across the aisle was the Christian, suffer [ iiig terribly from a wound in the bowels; but at the:, same time rejoicing in Christ. When he dell on the field, he, said to his brother, " 4 have got my furlough." 1 113 1 1ne he said, e ( "L"should love to see my Wife and three little iloyt ; but if it is God's will to take me, it's all right. His promises . are precious. I have placed my confidence in Christ." At five in 'the morning, he *as taken away. This was my first night's experience in Chattanooga. 'The next day increased the number of *blinded. As the battle of Lookout Mountain continued until 'lifter midnight, In - . 'any. with two other delegates, I dp if the night in aiding the woundeddo itlae mountain: It was very bard work, 'from the steepness .and ruggedness of the mountain. . On the Morning after the charge of Missionary 'OM their part to talk eft the religion of Christ, and the need of preparation for death. One of the Bth Kansas lamented sorely that he had neglected his soul so long. The most of them, if not all, had pious mothers, whose instructions they had riot forgotten ; they were yet fresh in their memories, and, by , the blessing of God, may be the means' of their salvation. As soon as ambulances could be procured, they were taken to the hospitals in town. As the smoke of battle cleared away, the labor increased, rather than diminished. Hun dreds of the wounded, hungry, bloody and cold, lay on the ground in tents for days, without, fire. The weather grew cold, and the suffering was intense. As I carried bucketfull after bucketfull of beef soup to them from day to day, there seemed to be no end to the expressions of gratitude which came from the poor sufferers: In connection with stimulants and food, I carried a large amount of clothing, draw _' era, shirts and socks, which were received with the same feeling of thankfulness. When thus supplied with food and clothing, they were prepared to receive instruction;' so reading matter was then distributed— Testaments, papers, and tracts—the care less, thoughtless sinner warned of his con dition, and the anxious inquirers directed to the Great Physician of souls. Thus for two weeks I labored in Wood's, Field, and Division Hospitals, and also in General Hospital No. 4. At that time our entire force consisted of four delegates, two of which number were engaged the greater part of their time in the store. In passing throigh the General and Division Hospitals, it was surprising to find so many destitute of the Word of God. The greater part of them lost their Testaments at the battle of Chicamauga, and were very anxious to receive new copies. While our supply lasted, I continued to distribute —writing the receiver's name in his book, so that if he should die, his Testament could be sent home to his friends with his other effects. (This idea of seoriring to each man his property, was suggested by the fact of a young lady offering $25 for her deceased brother's Testament.) In all this 'net number of men, I found but one who refused to take a book. He was ad New-England infidel, an ardent admirer of Thos. Paine's works; also, the theology and l i preaching of Theodore Parker. He was as ' 1 incorrigible as his teachers. Nothing, I fear; but the invincible grace of God can bring him to a knowledge of the truth. This was the only soldier I met with who neglected the Scriptures in tote, denied the Divinity of Christ, and regarded the fun damental doctrines of the Church as " tom foolery "—using his own expressioa. After the arrival of other- delegates, w.s assigned to Sheridan's Division,. Hos pital No. 2, where Dithered principally the remainder of my time. This hospital at rat contained over three hundred men. Here I met with many interesting cases. The first,l met was wounded through the lungs. He had a faint hope of recovery. Was in great spiritual darkness, he said, when my attention , was called to him. He was not a professor, but said,he had long since given his life to Jesus. He desired earnestly -to obtsdn , ftlete light; midi:tele& 41 . ... . . :.,. . . L. :•; • 00,:res , 4., •.,,. ,t,,„. .1.. Id no • nt , , - ii.....,...../ PITTSBURGH, WED DAY, MARCH 2, 1864: been seeking it prayerfey ever since the battle. I quoted several passages of Scrip ture to him, that seemed to give him new hope. His tears would flow in abundance as he related to me how his pions parents were praying for him I heard he had been indifferent when in health. He sank from day to day, as his wound would bleed. As he 'approached. the border, his faith grew clearer and stronger—Jesus appearing to himself. The night he expired, he sang and prayed several times; and bidding his companions farewell, he passed away with a prayer upon his lips. Another, of the 44th Illinois, wished me to write to his mother, and inform her of his state of mind. Hei was 'but a .youth, but had leained to love his Saviour. He had received a severe wound, hilt never murmured or complained. As he spoke often of death, he seemed to have no fear of it. Speaking of his father's family, he said, with tears in his eyes, " We are all on the same side but one ; that's my dear father. 0 ! write to him for me, and tell him to come to Jesus." His lather was a soldier in the Potomac army. Another was of the 40th Indiana. He bad lost a leg. Was a fine, good-hearted, intelligent fellow. Had been a bad man— despised the Church and all of its members. When he was struck in the charge on Mis sionary Ridge, he thought his end was nigh. He said : " Lhad such a strange feeling there. I looked up to God and ten dered him my spirit, and he accepted the offering. I was bleeding profusely, and be lieved I must die ; but death had no terrors then. Jesus was with me. • This wound has been the means,of my salvation. The Lord has taken my limb, but he has saved my soul. 0 how thankful I feel for his goodness! How I love the Church an 4 Christian's ! How I wish I bad the chinch to testify for Jesus in my own little ;church at home. Another, of the 88th 111., said, a short time before he expired, " I have given my heart and soul to Jesus." Poor fellow.? at one time he was well enough to walk to the boat, a distanbe of half 'a mile ; but being disappointed in not getting on, he went back only to die. Another, of the 40th Indiana, at one time was the most deeply convicted penitent I ever saw. He called me to his bedside; and with tears flowing, lips quivering, and his whole frame shaking, he acknowledged he was a sinner—a great sinner. For twenty-one years he had neglected God, the Bible, and the Saviour; now he felt the need of Christ, and 'he cried out for mercy, calling on Jesus to come and save him, so that the whole hospital could hear - him. The nurses came and stared at him, and went away astonished. His wounded comrades raised themselves on their cots to look at, him. He continued, to cry, forget ting his pains or spectators, " 0 Jesus! I want to be saved; 'come and save me; come just-now; come and take me out of this world," Sze. He asked how he should ask God for his Spirit; and when instruct ed, he plead with God for the Spirit. At first he seemed entirely ignorant of the plan of salvation, and could scarcely repeat a single passage of Scripture correctly. On the folloWing day .ohtairfrar °Tv con,tir- Id to =p I ist white•l it.:"LnA,X;Virk. t44,14g341.' EIJILOPELN CORRESPONDENCE.. FEBB,TrAItY 4, 1864. FROM WIGAN, in Lancashire, . I write— expecting to despatch my next letter from the Metropolis, once more. This town contains nearly 40,000 inhabitants. Its life and strength were founded on cotton; great therein was the development of cot ton spinning. Now, and for two years past, it has totagy ceased. No spectacle— Save one in connection with the horrors of war—can be more painful or suggestive than acres of ground covered by vast mills, their smokeless chimney-stalks pointing to the skies, and their interior filled with the most costly machinery, a desolate wilder ness. The spindles arc all at rest : the workers—girls from twelve to twenty years of-age—all dispersed, and many of them, with their parents, brought down to the verge of pauperism. At this moment there are 12,000 persons , who, twice a week, re ceive "xelief " tickets, and who repair to the depots open for the purpose, .to obtain the • food—generally bread, different kinds of meat made into soup filled with barley and wholesome vegetables, and very nutri tious. • • From the London Fund, and the Central (Manchester) Relief Fund, Wigan has re ceived largely, and must continue to do so. Cotton is very dear, and scarce also ; and in this town the coarse cotton was used, and its consumption was enormous. The mills could not be worked without a heavy loss. Mill -owners have vast capital locked up, in building and machinery which are for the present utterly useless. They could, with the money whiehimid built additional mills before the crisis, have made money largely by speculating in cotton since. As a class, they have acted nobly by the peo ple; the people have borne their depriva tion with patience, and many of them recognize • at once God's hand, and the workings of a genuine, living, open-handed liberality, as the sources of their deliierance from the famine, and the pestilence which always follows its ravages. I am assuredly a venerable minister, in whose house I write, that whereas before these days of calamity, Infidel lecturers and the apostles of secularism had a great following in this town, now they never appear or open theif lips; and the people aoknowledge that it is Christianity alone that has rescued them. This is most gratifying. Atheism, under its modern name and mask of Secularism, is indeed a mocker; for both worlds the people need bread, but when they ask it from such a loud-tongued "friend , " lo they are mocked with a stone. I have written the foregoing with regard to a town, which Buffers more than any other in Lancashire. ROMANISM comes out before the eye of a. visitor. in Lancashire, veryprominontly. It has a two-fold aspeet-,—first, in the descend ants of those Romanistawho,. at the time of the Reformation, followed and adhered, with feudal and serf-like. fidelity, to the old Cath olic nobility or gentry, who, unlike those of many .other; counties, tenaciously cling to Rome. At Preston, a large proportion of the population are pure English-blooded Romanistss The second aspect of flalianise in Lan cashire, „is the Irish fort thereof Iu Wi gan,-about 10,000 or=l.4offilfthe popula tion are of this. class: . -ITtairtiri6 have vast day-schools , and chdrobea4Tere day and night. At 'five o'clock ).# MMMorning you are waked up by the tie tread ` of in numerable feet—men ? ,bittlibiti#y Women— repairing to the chapp - efs. aw:o is the sound you hear in other*** *hire the mills are working, but ills `tlm '`gitle and youth, who, with tb'' wooden it clogs," rah begin their day's end 'revival is going on i great powers of elo( distance, and peril): melt, persuade, alar , as they will, the plasi perstitious Celtic naf painful. WAR has broken and Germany. Wh; ment has been doing, known. It his oo that ittria, France to move at present ; the Austrian and have declared that, crossing the Eider, th ey.; do not • intend, after victory, to dismembet - Denmark. A success has crowned Danis4arms, .. in their first encounterwitlitheir invaders.. At Missunde, on the *der, there . are Strong, fortified works, int?:nded to prevent an enemy crossing a ford tliuw at hand. It was here that the Danes, from the lack of fortifications,were worsted by the Germans in 1848.- - inee then, Witting fortresses have arisen, which from tgO - fact that nine thousand Prussians faileflo. carry by re peated assaults, prolong Aber six hours— retiring ultimately with hbvy lois—seem almost impregnable. . Thelinlotation was that Missunde being- stormed and taken, 'the army of the Danes . - ratild have *err out in two, and so beenindered goirer- less. The Austrians 'MaYkin theirVirn et make another , attack 'al - -Abe exteffied„ front, and may succeed ; tter. . 81t.#1421 Danes are a brave people;...they despise and hate the Germans, and ; ,..the old •"Bea King " <blood is now at. boiling point, from 1 the enthusiasm inspired .by victory— Be sides thaw and rain hav‘set in, and thus , favor them exceedingly. ill!or they have it in their power to fiood.the.wiple country, . lying between the :Bider ,(Ig learly the whole,) and the fam4s fortifications of the Dannewarke. ~ .., ' Austria by 'a .semi-offteiaVdeclaration, has somewhat bowed .down toward calmness-. the public feeling of *looking Enrolls. It says that such explanations.- have. been made to England by bothTrussiaand Aus tria, as will be " perfectltappreciated, and avert all further compilations.). The real meaning of this is, that Opp Powers have , pledged their. honor that they do not intend• to conquer and retain the; . fiuchies, but to seize them and then take securities that the engagements and promil.of the late King of Denmark shall be ally carried out „, toward his German sublet. It is my own, impression that the #gnmi.V4ie war will. not spread_ wide, ty,2,13. far.4t: t present, Mean- while, ,the Britieb,... l / 4 brliannuAt- has 11ia.," cussed the whole # ion, in the debates ,arls ll -Plit of t l bs. • Agreoh,Nat of `thß a4diliss ..Janish—question:—Bome people are specu lating on a change of. ministry. Bat the likelihood is that Lord Palmerston Will weather the session. If an adverse motion was carried, he would appeal to the con stituencies, a general election won't' . ensue, and the cause of progress. and, liberalism would undoubtedly gain thereby. France is quiescent as to Denmark; but stands ready for war. paxdoned sin and. td. OUR VW:MTV.= FORCE has X certain capitation grant voted by Parliament( to ward clothing, &c., but this is inadequate .and ought to be increased. The total en rolled strength is about 160,000 men of all ranks, of, whom 1,300 are cavalry, 23,000 artillery, 2,500 engineers, and 132,000 rifle volunteers. No one expects that in case of invasion, these would be equal'to disciplined troops of the line ; but by the net-work of ' railways, they could be - speedily converged on given points, and prove of the greatest benefit. Both regulars and volunteers bulk small as compared with the armies of Con tinental States. •The Russian- army. 0011- 81E48 of 388,000 infantry, 79,720' sabres, 100 battalions of artillery, with 1,200 guns ; and in addition to this, the Caucas ian army and the reserve number 283,000 of all ranks. In Austria. the peace estab lishment is 315,000 infantry, 50,000 ()liv ely, and a reserve of 250,000 men, whilst the war establishment would include about . 700,000 of all . ranks. ' , ln Prussia the peace establishment is 122,000 men, and the mil itary system is so excellent that 250,000 could be added in a few months. The re serves include the Lanaloehx s .trained to the use of arms, exceeding. a million of men. =ISM Tin Christian Times contains the fol lowing advertisement :—" Wanted, A priest with some, experience in receiving confes sions, and an earnest preacher, (extem pore preferred) for the Senicir Curacy of a London church. He would be one of four clergy, -and must be able to sing the service, including'the office of the , Holy Commun ion." This class of men are little better_ than " mass-priests " and in truth they hold the real presence" as truly as Roine does, with a subtle distinction and diger ence that are worthless, guoad the priestly power of bringing down Christ , hiinielf upon the altar. A Deputation lately waited on. the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland., asking. for an in crease of the Regium,-Donum from ..C7O to £lOO per annum, on account of the increas ed cost of living, and the advantage of ren dering the profession of the ministry at home more attractive" to young men than missions abroad. Bishop Colenso's trial was concluded at the Cape, of Good Hope, on the 16th of - Deeember. The Times,- the Deily Tele. graph, &c, (the latter .=especially consider that the judgment is not likely to be sus tained-by the Privy.Opunoil. , Bishop 4:19-,. lenso is contumacious and defiant, At a recent execution in London, Bev-, oral open.air preachers.and others mingled,. with the crowd that • gathered, before the scaffold during the night and morning, and preached effectively. Marked impressions were made on some. • It is one of -the to- kens of revival life in this country, that at every execution in London .and .the prov inces, trade are - distributed, warnings-and exliortOkma t4ranla Ob.rist , exalted; and - heaven and hell set.hi ..,the lowest of the jinpulation. At the New Tears .r 'Brayer, I saw present a , young,_i 0 as become Chrfatira*;,- 41,' t 4 - 6 to London. Ile:walWeeretary to his cousin; and the latter *Jur thirrel4l , ltofi wealthy deceased Indifn PrinCe. The latter en raged, turned 'him out of doors. He had been educated at a Government School at Madras, became d skeptic, and then while a student at London University,. and read- Pig the.. Bible in order to show f 6 a fellow student. its errors, he.ia convinced, convert ed, and saved. 3. , W [seiftud.i God's ProyidontialeCtio The eye thet.sees the sparrow:As(4ll— , 'he ear that hears the raven 'O '4kll • The voice that bids the tuni-to , ritsi-' - - The hanAtipt Raked tka tarry !. That eya is present Sysryikete kid sees the burdens Mortals ilar ; itogards oontrition'etieinktbar, ''Anar li A ir s 67€0 ripeng everwo 434 z:, -s4 - • •:-'. ..,, i „.• ''' a re"ausao -1 5; . ? " humble sottle4* worship low* ''''"- 4 loars the e „ ries ott-Itose wholde - c ,„„•- 'heavens, assistance , to their need.... , ~ oiee'pronoinvies words of peace, • And,libillxieepailifig sorrow cease ;1 , * • • ' , *wakens-hope of ;joy above,,, $. -, Secured by heaven's Unehangi9g love, , Thattand defends fromeiery snare. - . , AWd. makes, eaah trusting soul its-pare ;; Pb;ars ratgaine o'er the darkoome tomb, titid leads the dyiingg Christian hdtoe, That eye, that ear, that voice, that , hand, The•powers of hell• Call ne'er withstand ; And an are-pledged My Soul to } keep, By day, by night, aviake, aeleep•J-- - In evex7..plaee s abhotne;,ahroid o i. ' Always . .. aud, everywhere, my,ged, • For Jaus' sake my friend shall be, * And'shad the beams bt-love on me '.' ' '' Talk at It SmithWinaklut Tale BY itzv. aWitOTODD, Mr. Smith.badked ~ a ery hard forthe last six days, ited-ofcourse-he-was -very tired. Weatio" Bed late 'Vat. 'settled it own, : tnintd„-that he,would sleep late :n the titorfkg. _ Now Sniith was none your coiamon Stnitinfl 'He was a.bright,, cheerful, nati','.and meant to be an active Christian:''• He worked hard to gain this world, and almost as hard to gain the - • mined ,to.tial(e2Vith-by violence. ,But there was -one 'thing that troubled Mr -Smith. .After years ot.exiarieace,:he ..came„,to. the reluctant conclusion that he- was not grow., ing in spirituality', - His , 'business pressed him so hard that he. could: not hive family; worship in the morning, but late ,in the evening, after he was through with all this business, and the children had gone to lied, his wife was usually requested to "read a bit. ofa, chapter," and he made a• short i ,dry prayer, very dry. On the morning after the plan of late 'sleeping had been formed, it so happened that the .sickness of a child called him up earlier than he intended: On going down, he was, surprised, to' And a mild, kindly looking man in .the parlor; and as he had - not heard 4e:door-bell ring, he _Wondered how he got in. The stranger rose to meet him withaaweet mile, ant .41 . aid,,t, ; `r " Mr. Smith i s Fasting -" That is my name, sir.". "I haVE Called early, sir, hectauca I, am that Call. BIM yam. " I'd° n't think rem more unhappy than other people,pr. You are a Doctor, 'pre- Sumo, and think you have sores nostrum that will ,cure me. lam not sick, and I take no.medicines." " Nothing of the kind, Mr. Smith. - But if you will put yourself under my direction, and follow my advice for the - coming twen ty-four hours, I will promise you that you will-never regret it.' Mr. 'Smith looked at the stranger, and saw so much of honest"sineerity, so *Etch of enlightened intelligence, and so much of goodness written on it, that he was puz zled. "May'l ask your name sir ?" - • ‘! Day, sir; Mr. Day, irom the town of Dawnvilie." Here the breakfast-bell rang, and Mr. Tay went to the table. Mr. Smith found it awkward to inform his wife on what terms he stood with the stranger, anif so he said nothing beyond introducing him. 44 Mrs. Smith," said the stranger, "for this once four husband has promised to put himself under me, •and I have made him a great,promise if he will do so. Do n't think me obtrusive, therefore, if I seem, to talk too much." MI. Smith now asked a blessing, in a low, rapid.and unmeaning voice, as if talk ing to - his plate. • "I thought you had several children, Mrs. Smith." "So we have, but they are tired, and very unwilling to get up Sabbath morn inks. We let them sleep later than other mornings." " But, dear madam, should they ? Is not the Sabbath intended to devote to God a seventh part of our time ? Can, we expect his blessing if we Vegin the day by robbing him ? Besides, when we take our food, and ask God's blessing, should not our chil dren be present, and share in the request ? Now the thingiend the only thing, I want to talk to you about, is the 'Sabbath-; and how Christian families, like yourii - should keep it.", -• y ' " It's a beautiful morning," said Mi.* Smith, by way of saying something.- 46 Very beautiful; and as I was coming eking, and.saw the light spreading from the mountain•tops, gildin€s , , them with golden glories,.and then opening, upon the valleys and turning the dew-drops that hang on every.shrub and flower into diamonds, and heard ; the birds all waking up into songs of, joy, I could not hut,thinklbet light is the most beautiful thing tint God ever created. It. is his own mantle. And the light of heaven must be the same thing as ours , only clearer and more beautiful—just as I worship, and praise, and, love, and joy I there, must he the same thing at; here, only 1 more intense. :.I can almost conceive of Consolidated light I This Sabbath brings a new portion of light—to the child, to the family, to the Church of God, and to the community, if improved." ' " Hew would{ you have Jus do ?" asked ld , Mrs. Smith. ' " I would beglad to have you begin the Sabbatkat sun-set on Saturday night—and then », G"- • " 0," said lir. Smith, " that's impossi ble. I de more business on Saturday eve ning, than,on any-two evenings during the week?' . . if Verypiiksly.4...and it. may le, do._ more WHOLE NO. 696. to unfit you for the Sabbath, and to fill the soul with the world, and 4a deaden. your piety, than during all the other evenings. Bat let that pass. To make,the Sabbath s blessing, I would.have you, "a. Set it down that to remember it and keep it holy,' requires one-seventh of the week. :One-seventh-is: not ours. God •Ime reserved it, and devoted it.rto a particu lar purpose. 4 Thou shalt not,!,meets you when you wiYuld zelY hint of any part Of 'it. "6. -You-.must give to •hin and to 'the day, a seventh part of your strength, your mind, your powers r and faculties. It is a day appointed and hallowed by God for his, service.' ' " But, Sir," said Mr. Smith; " some think that we have done with the Jeivish:Sabbith,- and . that, it is no longer4inding on us. tWisAbat,?!.., / , tff . We have never had any thing te, iio with the . fewishSabbeth, bnt the' Sabbath, whicsh -Christ said 'Was made for thnwhole human family. - Theitvidinuie of this is easily Anderstood, k-. 4 1 1"P 0414' was 41 . 0 tif creation, bialowed- and btpmed for; 'thk-litoni-then created and .pl*d 'on /the earth. • • 44 2. -. lt :was lost sight of .by-Israel in; Egypt, .but in , the wilderness revived and protected by special miracles. Double the quantity of manna fell on the sixth day, and none on the SeVetith. It was - protected from-insects .and decay on the seventh-by another.miracle. This ,was before the law . was „given., on Sinai, or, any Jewish laws made. gt.. 3. was' solemnly proclaimed . on Sinai amid thunders-and fireglyGed himself, to some twe , thillions of people " rc 4. It:was written by his own-finger on stene--emblem of , pegetuity—with the other. conimandthents. ":5. `lt Wan incorporated in the lawn of the 'only people of whom God 'ever beenme the orbit%Euler.- d 6. No one ever pretended that the other nine commands are repealed i and who took outehe fourth command arfd - taticl that it ia . to be repealedl., • " 7. The Lord-Jesus Christ; solemnly de clares that he came notto repeal the law of God—that not one 3Ot or Attie shalt be an nulled by'hini. On the "contrary hendepts the Sabbath as his•own. qhe-Son of Man -is Lord also of the Sablith,'-anit 'the Sab bath was made for JeVes, t or Greeks, or any nation--but ' for ,man.'. Thus it the chartered Institution for tbe world and for all time. . 1 "8. Wherever s tind whenever the Sabbath has been properljr.vremerahered, there has ever -been ; an' enlightened community, ligion, has taken a. deep ;hold on .pien, and virtue has been honored; and just in _pro portion as it has been 'desecrated, vice and ignorance;• and degradation'have _flourished. it is the golden chain:to. draw earth.toward heaven. - • •"9. Every Christian will find that as be honors and obeys the eomitiand in its true spirit r he will+grow in faith, in Divine love and spirituality." • "But,. Mr. Day, ... I .hath- is for the rest of the. body, to PS: O -...4„,retruit, it, and strengthen it, is i 4 not ?," 1 - . . Ineidintally—but surely' 04,does not mean to say that we may any ,clime woFkl..ol.tbe. weer lid no mean o commits s srae ' res • e body in the wilderness when they had nothing to do, not even to make their clothes, or raise their, food. Incidentally the body receives great benefit for the Sab bath's rest. But it 'was made for mae— for the sourichiefly."' Here the conversation -was interrupted by the coming in of the daughters and two sous; who came to the table after all the rest were through eating. I sliould like to tell my readers how Mr. Day stayed in the family till dark night, and how many conversations he had with them—and all about the Sabbath and its duties—and how their notions were alfered, and how agreeable he made himself to all, and how they were sorry to have him .go, and begged him to come again; and how Mr. Smith from that tine onward was less worldly, and how his face shone at the prayer-meeting, and his Sabbath. School class found he took new interest in them, and how all the church said,`" Brother Smith, grows mere and more spiritual." But I have no , time to tell all this.--Con= gregationalist. The History of ,Thousands. Thousands of ' men breathe, move, and• lives =pass off the stage of life--are heard of no" more. Why :7 They do not a particle of good in the world, and none were blessed by themus the instrument of their redemption • not a word they spoke could be ,recalled, and so they perished ; their light went out in darkness, and they were not remembered more than the insects of yesterday. Will you thus live and die, 0 _man immortal ? Live for something. Do good, and leave behind you:a monument of virtue that the storm of time can never destroy. • Write your name in kindness, and love, and merey i on thelearts of thou sands you may come in contact with year by year ; you will never be foigotten.. No I your name, your deeds, will, be as legible on the hearts you leave behind, as the stars on the brow of the evening. Good deeds will- shine as the stars of. heaven , — . Chalmers.- , . ' . The Watchword. In one: f the great.rock-galleries of Gib raker two British soldiers had mounted guard; one at each end of the vast tunnel. .One was a believing,, man, whose soul had found rest upon the Rock of Ages; the other was seeking-rest, but had not found it. It was midnight, and these soldiers were , going their rounds, the one ,meditating on the blood which had brought peace to, his soul, the other darkly brooding 'over his own disquietudes and doubt. Suddenly an officer, passes, challenges the former, and demands the watchword. " The precious blood of Christ!" called out the startled veteran, forgetting fora moment the pass word of the night, and uttering uncon sciously the thought which was at thatrno ment filling lis soul. Next .moment~. he , I corrected himself, and the effuse?, no doubt lamazed, passed on. But the words he. spoke had rung through the gallery, • and entered the ears of his fellow-soldier at the other end; like a message from,heaven,. It .seemed as if an'angelAld speiFen, or rather as if God himself had Troclaireed the good news in that still hour. - " The precrinris blood< of Oh rist l'! . Yes:; THE PRESBYTERIAN ~:BANNEL icatio GAZETTE BUILDINGS, 84 YVES ST., PlElyarPi., pIinAMEETA, BOVEI-WEST COL 441 . 11-4bM.MNI,E, ADVERTISEIVItAITti - TERMS IN ~A D'T - A A Square, (S linos or WO one inseritonv OA; each - 7 sequent insertion, 60 cents; each line beyond: eight, 6 cents. A Square per quarter, $7.00; each rtdrptional, Wats. A REDUOTICtS made to advertisers bylhelear. • BUSINESSIYOTICES of Tall' lines"or en, sl:so;'e eh additional line, 10 cents. , that was peace .His troubled - soul wasuow at rest. That midnight voice had spoken the good'news to him, and Godhad carried • home the message. "The pisoititie: Wpod - of Christ!" strange butbigssedissAtel*W never to be forgotten. For manykolshAni yearo3.9 doubt, it would be the joy Alui re r , joicing,of his heart." Eternal Life. The-ropeate hues Of 'early_ dawn, : The brightness . of Rib The crimson of, the sunset sky, How fast they fade away! Oh .1 - for the pearly gates of heaven •0.1:t C. for - the golden floor Oh I fer the Sun of Righteousness. That setteth nevermore The.Mghost hopes we .olierish)pprA noir fast they,tife ana &ff How many' a spcißiefittotilwrrobe ,That wraps aweapthly„saint 1 Oh' I fora heart that never sins f Oh for a soul "washed white I Oh I for a yoke to praise our Xing, Nor - weat7 day or night t nef tine-faith JAArtg, and heavenly - r -Antrgraoeilet lead:ne hlgher But theriplailsia6taiiituranail paotos Aeyond our best desire. Oh! lifthy love and anguish, LoAl Oh I 'by thy life laid downt Oh I that we fall not from thy grace, Nor oast away our drown —Cecil Fiancee Alexander. BBBGITII S. There are times whim although speech might be silver, 'sideni* is gold. There is many laetween the cup and, the lip, liut there are tiMuy more slips after the , cup heivtietandifilinedlyy the lips. . An The grief nf - SdnieVietito vend itself in ferocity and not ,in .teare.'- The clouds of their hearts -eintain, lightning, but not rain. Who is wise ?heltttatis totchnblo. Who is mighty, ?he that conquers himself. Who is rich? he* that is'-contented. Who is libncred ? ilinehonoreth others. humble - soul :knows dist to b ess.tao in prosperity, la - the -Way toipareve ; and to bleseGod , in adversity, Mai° way to remove it. What will .paralyze minds , may incite larger ones ) as.the breath which es tinguialkee- candle will kindle ~and strengths)) the , flame upon hearth,: _ atone. . EI ealinat.remember a night so dark as to hinder or. prevent 'the: sorbing day, nor a storm so fueens ilia dreadful is Ye prevent • the return of 'Vann sunshine,ohi a aloud ' less day. . . People who are always = talking sentiment have usuallrine very deep, feelings. .The , lets water you have in, you; . kettle the sooner it begins to make a noise and smoke. - Boaz did not give Ruth a quantity of corn at'onbe, but kept her gleaning. Thai is the' beat charity-which so relieves 'aid otlaer's 'merry as still. continues their itt dustry.--.Full,er.. . • - 11. Orb - showing her cousin, about four years old, a'star ,", That startroa APO , up,,,thurelrts,hlLer-than the pearl. An iron safe may hold fres= mires of jewels and •gold An old, broken frame may contain the moat beautiful pic ture. Poor men may be the richest of Christians. A. elergyman,in an afternoon service was Baked to read a notice for .a woman's rights lecture, which he did in this wise : " At halftpast six o'clock, at the school-hotu3e in the first district, a ken will attempt to crow!! . •A Binftil thought or feeling is like a spark of fire. It'sdbms but a little thing, and is easily extinguished ;IPA it has a tendency to. consume and destroy ; let it be fanned by the winds, and it will ruin everything destruetiblein the universe.--Payson. cotland has been exceedingly prolific in Metaphysicians, and a Scotchman's defini tion of a metaphysician could not be better applied than :to some of them, especially those of the latest school : " It is ane Mon expleening to anither what he dims weel underitand himsel i ." Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge ; it is thinking that Makes what we read ours. We are of the ruminating kind, and it is not enough to -cram ourselves with a great load of collec tions. Unless we chew them over again, they will not give us strength and.nourish- Mont.—Locke. • ' To be a man is _more than to be opulent. The title 'adds nothing to the true man. He is greater than a monarch. A good man, a Christian man, though in rugs, is above ,ermine, purple, and gold. He has within him that " which worlds want wealth to buy "—a sense of Divine friend ship, the 'hope of heaven ' the conspions ness of tight. He is "rich toward God." A Übe, not old 'enough to walk, was creeping on the floor. By and by a bright ray otsunshine fell upon the carpet. Baby saw it, and crept toward , the dazzling ob ject. She looked at it, and crept all around it; with the greatest interest in her sweet face, and then pUtting down her little lips, she kissed it.- The bright little sunbeam.,:: lighted. up joy in her heart, and she ex pressed that joy with a sweet kiss. It is not, always best to commit your selves on everything. In some things it is policy,:nay,'duty, to keep your pwn coun sels. It might do more harm than good to disclose them. But it is not so in religion. You should always' be ready to commit yourselves on the Lord's side—to t f give a reason for the hope that is in you." It will strengthen your purpose-your character— and make you a bolder, better Christian ; and it will be a greater means of doing good to others. You should thus hold up the cross of, Christ, and throw your influ ence on the right side.—Morning Star. Whtu the poet Carpani inquired of his friend Haydn_ how it happened that 'kis.. church music was al4vays performed ao cheerfully, the great composer made ttlieatt tifal reply "I oannpt make it -otherwise, ; I write according to the- _thoughts I feel - ...when I think upon Goo, heart is so full. of joy that the notes dance, and, leap, as it were, from my pen; and since God has given me a cheerfnl -heart, it will be par.: , Boned me that I serve him with' a cheerful ES ono CI
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