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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&
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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
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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
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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:;
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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
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