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Heh)elT>b e M he foot)
no* "nnorrixas raou Tint ijiart."
Remember the Voorf ''
^ It fearfully anow#th.
And bitterly bioweth;
Thoti could'at not endure
The tempeat a wild power
Through night's dreary hour,
Then pity the poorl
Remember the Poor!
The father is lying
lit that liovsl, dying
"With sick noes of heart.
No voice cheers hi# >1 welling,
Of Jesus' lore telling,
Pre life shall depart.
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Remember the Poor!
The widow is sighing,
The orphans are crying,
llnlf starving for bread ;
lit mercy lie speedy
To succor the nee-ly,?
Their helper is dead !
Reraom!>er the Poor!
The baby is sleeping,
Its cheeks wet with weeping,
On its mother's fond breast;
Whose cousjh, deep and hollow,
Foretells she'll soon follow
Her husband to rest!
lictneniber the Poor!
To him who aid lend nth.
Whatever he spendeth
The Ford will rcnar:
And sweet th<w?ht . hall cheer him,
An?l God'* love lio near liim,
In hi* dvin^day!
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I be Broihelr ifunU^:
OR, POOR TOM'S FATE.
At tlic foot of the Ozark Mountains, where
the rocky slopes extend t';ir into the cltivated
settlements, and at no great distance front
the hank* of the Mulberry, which foamed
and roared against the sharp rrdge* of ice
with which the extraordinary revere winter
threatened to imprison it, two white hunter*
walked, wrapped in their blankets, along the
stream, and seemed to he looking for a place
where they could cross to the other side.
They were two powerful looking fellows,
a* they walked on with their l ilies on their
shoulders, atul the elegantly fringed leggins,
the closely-titling and carefully soled hiocmkcitw
showed that they had assumed the habit*
of the wood*, and were not of those 'land
hunters' who, eajieoially at that day, had tiegun
traversing the western part of tl?e State,
tn order to find out the utotl favorably situated
district*, and purchase, or at least lay
claim to them.
*13111/ one of them at last said, as he stopped,
'our searching ia of no use?you see I
was right; the stream is here too wide for
Us to find a tree lying across it, and if I
realty went to work with my little tomahawk,
ami felled one of the nearest plane
trees^ it would not be long enough. Bc?i<Jfw
a heavy storm is gathering behind as, ana I
think we should iingfcio wrong were we to
make arrangement* for pasHiiig Uih night
better then the last; it will be bitterly cold.'
'It's very anno) ing, though,' Hill answered
his brother, crossly, that we could not
reach the ravine over there to night, for,
in (lie first place, we aliould find famous
3uartor* in one of the numerous caves, and
tea, besides, 1 should have liked to look for
I wars; there are sure to he some there. The
water's too .cold for us to oniin across, and
the storm will not be a trifling one; so then
to work : here are old treea enough lying
about, arid bark roof can be easily made.'
There are almost too many trees iving
about,' Tom replied, looking all around hiiu,
'and those still standing seem rotten and
mmIj to fall I do not jnuch like the
thought of camping here, M- you know the
to*v father onc? told ua a tout such
Ntwuteww!' Bill, **i?i fauglnngfy. K3?n wc
find ii Issuer f*mj??Bg pUoe! Tli? little
t<enm nine nlopgMt our fo?V plenty
Um$ win fomUil iWraoMpolfls, and fli bark
4tl t? f?l? for toot* ,
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Tom made n(? further objection*; the
spot looked too inviting, and they were <
l?oth soon engaged in raising. a rough she]- i
tor for thnt night At least, which could af- 1
ford there refuge against the collecting storm, i
Under mich good hand* the work was easi- i
Iv accomplished, and the next half hour <
; found both under their quickly erected roof, s
watching the pieces of meat broiling on the :
tire. I
'It's strange how cold it has suddenly turn- 1
ed,'Tom at leugh broke the silence; only *
look, the water in the tin pan is fro/on quite <
hard, kthe wind ha* chopped; tbund to <
the northeast; it blows confoundedly sharp j1
too.' I
'Let, it blow,' Bill yawned, as he wrapped r1
himself closelv in the fold* of hi* blanket; 'I |
am tired, and want to sleep, Tom. Lay a
couple of bough* on the fire before you turn Ii
in, and the one first awake to-morrow must i
rouse the other.' 1
Midnight was past, and the fire had nearly
expired, but the two brothers slept firmly, !
| and the icy liorth w ind that howled over the
j snow-clad hills into;tho valley,could not disturb
tlioir slumber. Heavy masses of elouds had, i
however, collected together from various I
quarter* ; darkly threatening they brooded
over the rilstling forest, and the stately trees
shook and bowed their lenAes* branches, as i
if in timid forebodings of the ft] (broaching 1
storm. A bright flash of lightning sud- j
denly burnt from the black heavetis, and
a terrific peal of thurifter almost instantaneously
followed the messenger of destruction.
One of the terrible winter storm* was itnpeii- |
ding, and the unchained hurricane howled {
and tore through the narrow inountuiu ra- :
vini^.
Hill!' cried Tom, springing up in horror :
?4l>ill, get up ^we dare not lie doivn : see 1
iiow the old ttjpc* quiver ; and do you hear, I
! there's one oftnein cracking f j j
'Hallor Jiiil replied, as Ikj quiekiy threw ;
I off his blanket, 'has it caught us { Hi ! Tom, J
: lay hold of the roof ; I'm blessed if the eon- !
j founded northwester won't take it along ;
! with it.'
His fear was not entirely unfounded, for
' at the same instant such a furious blast burst
frotn the opposite valley that it half uiicov
ercd their resting-place m a second, and burning
ashes and sparks were carried far away
into the gloom of night. A lightning flash
again burst forth from the clouds, and the
thunder deadened the sound of the howling
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I i ueu it miuuuiiij mtiiuju at* 11 u.t>
whole earth wero torn from il? foundations ;
far, far away oil il came ; at first indistinctly
with a hollow koum|, like the crash of a ,
thousand cannons; then nearer and neareriii
roared, spreading wild and terrible overthrow
And harrowing desolation around,
i 'Almighty God, a hurricane if' Tom cried, |
starling up in terror, for at the same limmcut !
the storm reached them. The giant trunks, |
which had withstood centuries, bowed like j
thin twigs, and with one Mow, that struck ;
terror to the heart of the listeners the whole j
forest was mown level with the earth by the i
hand of the Almighty.
> The hurricane raged further And further ;
with frightful velocity; for miles around it
overthrew the tall oaks, and hurled them like ,
reed* to the ground,for miles around il inarki
ed its path with desolation and destruction ; 1
but silence, grave-like silence, followed in its j
i track, and rested over the widely-*-atiered
trees not a breath was stirring, and the calm- j
i uess of death, after this horrying outbreak ;
of the elements, affected the poor heart of a
mortal with a more agonizing shudder than i
it had felt even in the most terrible fury of ;
the storm.
Gill bad miraculously escttp-sj, without |
even the slightest injury ; clinging tightly to ;
an immense tree that had previously fallen;
another oak that fell across it only served to I
save liiin, as it guarded him the other con- i
' titiually falling branches mid smaller trees; j
but now, as soon as the first most pressing 1
danger was passed, be jumped up and cried,
filled with terror, to bis brother;
Tom?brother Tom?do answer, Tom.
Great God ! has such a terrible end fallen U>
your share!'
jl?oj it would hftvc been SMI f:>r hhr? If
that had Wen his lot; he still lived, and his
weak voice, at no great distance, struck the
hunter's attentive ear.
'All-merciful Heaven* !' the latter cried,
when he had quickly h-apod over a couple i
of trees lying in the way, and, with a blazing |
pine-torch in his hand, stood before him he j
ought
'All-merciful Iicavenk !* he repeated in almost
maddening agony, and covered his face
with his hands, for cbwu to him, pale as a
corpse, aitli both his thighs buried beneath
an immense oak,' which was shattered
from top to bottom, laji his Tom, his broth*
?r, the playmate of Im'votith, the darling of
his heart.
'It's very cold,' the unhappy man whispered,
and looked up imploringly to the hunter,
who, apparently indhpable of any furlh
er movement, stood netir him at if hewn out
of stone?'it's very oold, Uill; can't you briu?
ine a little fire?' A
These words hroheth# charm which seem i
ed to po**oM his half unconscious brother,
r /Tpm, Tom!' he cried, m hotlirewhuBself
with groan* on the n 1 viLiUt^.J>o^jLof
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'Wait, you shall liave lire?in a few sec>nds.'
Hill now eriod. as .lie sprung hastily
ip, 'lie there ? minute longer, and ill fetch j
wine ashes, nnd then help you up?only a
nomcnt'a patience and in haste lie new j
:>aok to the still burning camp-tii*. Ah ! lie
iid not notice the weak, painful smile which
>to'.e <?ver the featiires of the unhappy man, 1
is he begged him to 'have patience,' lie;
hurriedly collected all the ashes and burning i
wood his nrms could hold?the Haines i
icorehed his hunting-shirt and hands?he i
lid not notice it, and flew back to his broth-1
sr'a aide; plenty of driftwood lay around, in
? few momenta a bright, cheering tiro flared
by the side of the tree, under whose giant
weight the poor fellow lay buried alive.
Hill now regarded with a shudder the terrible
scene, and maddly llirew himself on
ihe tree, which a hundred men eonld not
have raised, and tried his utmost strength
an an impossibility.
'Hill!' Tom gently hogged him, 'come
here, come?give ine your hand?that right.
And now. Hill?do you really love inc ('
A convulsive grasp of his brother's hand
answered this <|uestion ; speak ho could not,
Ibr the tears he hud suppressed with difficulty,
sutf a nted every sound.
'Will vou do mo a service?* Tom implored,
di awing the unresisting man closer to
him.
'.V service !' Hill whispered?'a service !'
What can you ask that 1 would not do for
you if it was in mv power ?'
' V on promise to do it ?'
'What is it i' the hunter asked, in terror.
Take your rifle,' Tom begged, 'ami put
an end to my sutVcring*.'
'Torn I* the brother cicd, as lie sprang up
ill horror.
'l'ut :m end to my siifforingA,1 the unhappy
man entreated. HjU! brother! if you
ever loved me, prove it liov. L>o not let iuo
perish here, slowly mid horribly.
'I will save you, if it cost my own life;'
14111 cried. *f will return to you with assilaneo
this very night.'
'That is not possible,' the poor fellow replied,
sorrowfully shaking his head. The
next settlement is, hy the nearest road, at
least id'ieeti miles from here; hut the road
you would have to take to go round the
rocks and ravines, is twenty ; and if you eutnc
hack, if v<?u brought fifty people with you,
what he]p could they give me I Hotli my
thighs are shuttered, and the nearest l>?ctor
lives in Utile Keck. hundreds of tnilesiVotn
here, ami whither we scaive know the direction.
Hill, will you let mo lie here for days,
and afterwards see me perish miserably V
*A?k my own life, and you shall have it
with pleasure; but don't require such a terrible
thing from me; it must he possible to
save you?1 havo my tomahawk?1 ean cut
this tree through?1 can
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?VU tUltl IIKC UIWC I
Tom intorinliiin, and pointed witJk Itis
hand to his thigh. It was a teriible bight,
and the brother fell upou hid knees, with
a ati >aii.
^ cannot murder you/ lie gently said.
'And do you call that imuder? Oh, Hill!'
lie continued, 'could you only fancy the pain
I aiu now suffering, you would take compassion?would
not Jet me b.g in vain/
I w ill give you the lille?don't make nie
toy brother's murderer,' Hill groaned.
My fight arm is also broken ; i cannot,
even if 1 would/
'Tom !' the powerful man nobbed, as lie
thr< .v hiiriHcif by his brother's side, 'what is
it you want of me if'
Wii.it did you lately do to Ne.stor when
the l?-*r had torn hou so terribly i
*1 shot him.'
lie was yourfavotite dog/
Hill only answered with sobs.
And you'iovod him more than me?' Tom
now asked, almost reproachfully.
Old w liv did I not heed your warning when
we la?t night reached this unhappy spot ?
why did I not avoid the decayed trees that
threatened us on all sides ? why?
'Hill f the uuhappy man iutur/upted him,
'do you mean to free mo from my torture)'
'1 will !' tho poor fellow sobbed on his
nr.>n:i>r k neex. 1 "ley im>m ono another in
cold embrace for a long while, but when Tom
tried to unlooae hi* hold, hit brother only
held him the lighter. Day at length broke
in the east, and the nun shone on the chaos
of wildly HOatten-d trees around.
'Let us part,' Tom whispered, 'be a man.' ]
He qttreviy pushed his brother back, and i
he at length etood up.
'Well, then, I^Imi ! I see you are right
?it is imp?>Hsib1fln save you. 1 know, too,
that 1 should ha^Rsked the same of you in
a similar case, and you would not have reftiaed
ma l'rav to (sodfor the last time, and
pray too for mo, that he may forgive rue the
murder of my brother.'
Hill tottered away to hrtch, .his ride, but he
returned in a few momenta-with a linn and
certain stop. With Ids gun in his left hand,
he swung himself with his right over the
scattered trunks, and soon stood 4.ag;*in by
the ride of his brother, w ho kxdujdjrf^tion'/
am read v ;* the Mn''ei
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IY MORNING, MARC I
unbrace, till Turn entreated gently, 't>o not
delny any longer.' With n hasty hound the '
| hunter stood on his feet, rained his rifle to ,
hie check *atid lay the next moment uncon-'
j scions by the side of the brother he had shot. i
What more have I to tell I Shall I do-1
scribe now he awoke Hnd piled branch npon '
I hramh on his brother's corpse, so that wolf
and panther might not fasten their greedy
i teeth in the beloved remain*?how he tottered
away, and wrestled with death for
many, months in the wild dreams of fever,j
carefully nursed by friends? No! enough
of this sorrowful tale, llis brother's blood- j
covered lace Uul not long trouble him in his 1
nightly dreams, or caus* him to spring in j
\ terror from his bed, and try to fly?vii uii
j expedition against some plundering Greeks,]
a compassionate bullet put an end to his life,,
and f'iemls buried hiin where lie fell! Hut
| his memory has Ikhmi still retained in that
neighborhood, and when a hunter camps at
| night, and turns an inquiring glance towards
: the giant trunks w hich menacingly surround
1 him, then a gentle prayer parts tin* lips of;
i even the roughest and w ildest of the bund J
land whispers, "God preserve tne from poor'
Tom's fate."
3ntrrcsliag 3Histrllnuij.
I llL't'CKLAKD, in his treaties on sleep, has!
some curious as well as forcible ideas on the !
necessity of devoting midnight to rest and >
sleep, lie considers that the period ofi
| twenty-four hours, which is produced by the!
regular revolution of the earth on its axis, |
murks its ittllueiice most definitely on the'
; physical economy of man. lhseitses show !
I his regular iutiuencc, in their daily rise and
! fall. Settled regular lever exhibits a twen-'
, ty-hours' liux ami reflux. In the healthful !
state, there is manifest the same regular in-!
; thience, and the more habitual our meals, ,
I our houiM>f exercise or employment, and '
i our hours of sleep, the more power is there
i in the sy.-lem to icsist disease. In the morn:
ing the pulse is slow and tiie nerves calmer,
! and the mind and the bod}' better fitted for |
! labor. As we advance towards the evening
| of tlio day, the pulse becomes accelerated,
; and an almost fcveiish state is produced,
' which, in excitable persons, becomes an a!>I
solute, evening fever, liest curri<n off this
i fever by its sleep, and the refnuhiiig opening
i of its jH>res, which sleep produces. Jn this
| nightly respiration, there is absolute ciisis of
j this ovcuiug fever, and this periodical crisis
' is necessary to every one, f?>r it carries off
j whatever Useless or pernicious particles our j
: bodied may have imbibed.
This evening fever liuferland thinks is not
entirely owing to the accession of new chy le
to the system, but to the departure of the
sun and of the light. The crisis of this fever,
to be inostctleelivo by its regularity, ought
to take place at midnight, when the sun is in
j its nadir, and then the body nocoincs ret;,}*!,-1
; ej for tho early morning labor. Those who j
neglect this period, either push litis -diurnal .
; crisis into cite morning, and thus undermine
; ihe importance of its regularly, or lose it enlirely,
and arise to their labors iturei':v>hcd by
| sleep. Their bodies will not have latch pu,
lilivd by lite nightly crisis, and the seeds of j
| -liscHsj will have thus been planted.
Nervous people are subject to the influ-1
i eneeof this evening fever, and think they,
can not labor without its excitement.?!
; iieiicetheir mental efforts are performed in!
the night alone ; the important time j'?r the
ciisis of their ucrvous excitement passes over
in wakeful lie:'i and no refreshing perspira
lion clennsea the body or strengthens the
nerves. Such people w ill wear out soon, unless
they change their habits and seek rest J
when the nature am! human constitution dictate.
These considerations ought to be deeply
studied and regarded by all who are in the
ruinous habit of turning night into day, and i
of changing the functions of each.
A failure of health will soon manifest the!
truth of these remarks.?Hartford Courant.)
Sfoall Dorses.
Tna arguments may nil be in favor of;
l,l<* tlio flotu O-U fvM till! ntiior
^ I Cllb ni/.r, l/UV kliv IW/M * ' V Miv WV..V.
way. l*arge horse* are ruore liable to
tumble and be lame thau those of a smulie ;
*ixe. If theory is to he resorted loin order j
to determine such questions, we suggest to ;
the lovers of overgrown animals the follow-j
ing :
The largest of any class arc unnatural
growth. They have risen above the usual
mark, ami it costs more to keep thein in position,
than it would wore they jpore on rt
level with their HKjeicfc "Follow nature," j
is a rule noli to l?o forgotten by faitnera.
Large men are not the best for hndneas;
large oow*ase not tho.hotl f>ti?tnilk; large
oxen are ntflf the be?t for travelling; large
hogs are not the Jtogs to fatt-.m beet and
largo Jtiens ardHi *tho best to lay eggs. Ex
tremee ero to be avoided. Wo want well
fcMld aiugpals rather, titan such as have
J^Kflbnce. Oddaeit nuty seem tft the
| rheoriet, ahortdeg;*! soldiers are botter on a
ehlp? flbfwr than thoes of ^ngcr limbs.^
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If ^ ?1> II --** JW-uKxJtH-l. IWJ? SWT Will I
L i 1855.
. On choosing a horse, tnko ear? by all 1
means tli:it hi* hind icgs^rc bliort. It' tliey j
arc long, ami split aftattlflt? a pair of divi 5
tiers, never inquire lit? price of the horse 1
dealer; run for your life. anH'iuako nb offer f
that can he taken i:|?. Horses that arc snug s
built, are not always fast travellers. U iw i o 1
easy matter to select a horse that is perfect h
in all points. Snug an?l tough horse* are' c
not fiist tin the roiwl. 'J he fastest trotter* are v
nM made for hard service. I
Ibo tiMIe ood 1 foe Sob e. Thk
following anecdote is related hv An- -
moon, tltu celebrated traveller and ornilho-!
iogist
4 A man who was once a pirn4.*, assured
me, thut several times, whilst at certain wells <
dug-in the burning, shelly winds of a well j t
known key, which must be here nameless,1 <
the soft and ?rieli?ncho!v notes of the dove.* i 1
awake in his breast feelings which bad long 1 i
slumbered, melted bis heart to repentance, j i
and caused i?iin to Iitiger at the spot in a!i
state of mind which lie only who compares 1
that wretchednosa of guilt within him with the (
holiness of former innocence, can truly feel, j i
ile said he never left the place/ without increased
fears of futui iLv^ associated as he j
was, although I UdievowlRforco, with a band
of the most desperate vimaus that ever annoyed
the Florida coaat. So deeply moved
was he by the notes of any bird, and especially
those of a dove, the only soothing sounds
he ever heard during his life of horrors, that
through those plajii'ivo notes, and them j
alone, lie was induced to escape from his \ e.>- i
se), abandon his tni'btileiit companions and |,
return to a family deploring his absence. Af j
ter paying a hasty visit to those wells and i
Ijstning once tnore to the codings of the Ze-11
niuda dove, lie poured out his soul in suppli- j i
cation for merc\\ aiid once mere became. | I
what otic has said to be the noblest work ofii
tlod?an honest man. 1 lis escape was ef-1 i
lVcted amid diilicuities and dangers, but no j <
danger seemed to him comparable with the j I
danger of liring in violation of human ami! i
divine laws ; and he now lies in the midst J i
of his freinds.'
.? 0 i t 0 r ? .
An editor*cn:inot step,^w ithout lie trends j
on so nobody * tow. If he expresses his j
opinion fearlessly and frankly, he is arrogant j
and presumptuous. If lie slates facts with ;
out giving any comment, he dares not avow J
his sentiments. If he confidently refuses to i
advocate claims of an individual to office he
he is accused of personal lionitilitr. It* a chap
who measures nil' words into verses, as a
clerk does tape, by the yard, hands him a
mesa of stuff that jingles like a handful of
rusty nails and a gi in blot. and?if the editor
be fool enough to print the nonsense, stop,
my paper; 1 will not patronize a man who
is no better judge of poetry.
One man grumbles because tbo advertise- H
in? iits engross too much room; another com-j
plain- that the paper is too large, he cannot !
find time to rend. it. Another cla?s finds fault !
because the paper is too small. They do noil i
get the worth of their money ; and wo be- j
lievo non-paving subscribers.- One want-j
the types so smail thai a niicroscrope would j:
be iudispensnble in every family. Another ['
threatens to discontinue the paper unless th# ; 1
letters arc half an inch long. An old bu'yji
actually offered an additional price for a}1
paper that should be printed with such tvpe) I
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r..^. imnj km iniiKitMin. ill IIWl, t'VViy SCO I i
ncriber 1ms a plan <>f hi* own tor conducting ; J
a journal, and the labor of Sisyphus wat re | 1
creation, when compared with that of the;'
editor who undertakes to please everybody. j }
S tti2:1 eO Soto. J
Olp I.orts (?*yloru Ci-auki:, of the*
Knick&rhork -r, tells some very droll thing * j (
oecasiotially. To such a* are familiar with : j
the ways and manners of that graceful and ! >
sagacious quadruped yclept. "the hog," the''
following inorw-l, froui his Table talk, >si!l! >
appear at life ! ke as it is ludicrous:
One of our Western fanners, being very ! .
much annoyed last nutnmer by his best how i
breaking into the corn-field, search wa* in-, j
stituted in vain for a hole in the rail-fence. j
Failing to tied any. attempt was next made j
to drive out the animal by the name w?v of j
her cqtrence ; but of course without success.;
The owner then resolved to watch her pro-1
ccedmgs; and posting himself at night in a;
fence-corner, be saw her enter at one end of, v
a hollow log, outside the field, and emerge J I
m, the other end. within the enclosure, j
"JEurtka crietl he, 4*1 have yon now, old j f
lady'.'' Accordingly, ho proceeded, after?I
turning her oil/, once more, to no arrange the 1
log (it owing vory crooked) ihnt lx?fI) owl* '
ofHsmtl on the outsido of tho riwid. The next
dav, the Hinninl wax observed to enter at her
accustomed pl?c? and sho'tlv emerge again. '
*j|kr disappointment." *Ay? orir informant, 1
u?t finding herself in the same field win-nee '
she had started is t'?> ludicrous to be described!'
She looked this way then that,
granted her dissatisfaction, and tinnMv re- i
turned to the original 'starting place ; and i
after a deltl?ernte survey of matters to satisfy J
herself that all was right; she again entered 1
the leg. On emerging yet once more oo the i
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ivrongeidc, she evinced more surprise tlian
before, and turning about, retraced the log
n an opposite direction. Finding thi* eftoit
ike wise in vain, after looking long and atentivelv
at the position of tilings, with a
hurt, ungrv grunt of disappointment, and
?eilm|w fear, she turner! short round, and
turfed off on a br?^k run ; nor could either
mixing, or driving ever after induce her to
Uit tbat pHit of the Geld. She scented to
lave a '.superstition concerning the spot
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1) Sf r o p cj C b v ir c h.
A cHiracH may be what the world call* a
it rung church in point of numbers and inluenoe.
A church may be made up of men
>f wealth, men of intellect, men of power,
nigh born men, .and rnfen of rank and fashon
; and being ao' composed' may be. in a
worldly sense, a very atrong church. Thero
*ve many things that such a church can do.
U can launch ship* and endow seminaries.
It can dtfluse intelligence, can uphold tbo
cause of benevolence, can maintain an imposing
array of forms and religious activities.
It can build splendid temples, can
roar a magnificent pile, and adorn its front
with sculptures, and lay stone upon stone,
and heap ornament upon ornament, till the j
costliness of the altar shall prevent any poor
man from entering the porta). But, my
brethren, I wiil tell you one thing it cannot
do?it cannot shine : Of all that is formal
and mateiial in Christianity, it may make
a splendid manifestation, hut it cannot shine.
It mav torn almost everything into gold at
its touch, but it cannot touch the heart. It
inny lift up its marble front, and piie tower
upon tower and mountain up<>n mountain
hut it cannot touch the mountains, and
they shall smoke ; it cannot do Cirist's work
in man's conversion. It is dark in itself, and
tan not diffuse light. It is cohl at heart, and
lias no overflowing and subduing influences
t?) pour out upon the lost. And with all its
strength, that church is weak, and for Christ's
peculiar work worthless. And with all its
glitter of gorgeous array it is a dark church
it cannot shine.
t >ne the contrary,show me a church, poor,
illiterate, obscure, unknown, but composed
of praying people?they shall be men of
neither power nor influence?they shall he
families who do not knot* one week where
they shall get their bread tor the next?but
with them is the hiding of God's power, and
their light and influence is felt for eternity,
and their light shines and is watched, and
wherever they go there is a fountain of light,
and Christ in them is glorified, nnd his kingdom
advanced. They are his chosen vessels
unto salvation, and his luminaries to reflect
his light.?Dr. Of in.
%)i n\et ?b cflioy.
I low do your spend y>u wint< r evenings
"Tell me how you >pcud your winter twining-,"
sai I a gentlemen addressing a congregation
of young' men. "and I will* tell you
what position you will occupy in the world
c?n years jh'jioj.' 1 Ills portion of the day
is yours f??r self improvement, lor revival ion.
D?- i* ?r pleasure ; and its use or ahu>e will afft.ei.
incalculably your future* character. L>p
y?>t? spendil i.t tlie di inking saloon, theoard- V
table, or as an idle longtt at low places oflWjlj
public amusement ? l>o you wasri* your,
health, exhaust your energies, and debase
your mind l?y vulvar pleasures ? Do'you
pans your winter evenings aimlessly. listlessy.
doing noil dug, or doing something, just
is it happens { Or have you set them Apart
'or noun) d.-finite and worthy pursuits!?
Have you resolved to devote some to a
ourse of valuable reeling ; some to a course
if lerturos; sonic to the enjoyments of aV
irtuoiis society ; some to jjie house of pray>
r 1 Have you resolved to puss y<>ur evenngs
in that way which should tend to make
con stronger and better for each to morrow I
J nover had any time to study but the
viliter evoning-v" said alad who passed nh
"crimination *' >r college* wit?; ?cark >d al?l!& j
y.
"Oh, my. I was ruined in the wintoj even,
ngs," cxelnimcd a young clerk who canio
mine to l*e laid in a drunkard's grave.
Ivors, take cjire how you pas* your wiutef
svening*.
Wkiliy said "l 11at ton thousand e*r<r?
ver*no morn weight to hi* mind than ten ^
houxnDd hairs were to his head." Was jr.
?? or \N bitfield, who. when asked whether
i man was answerable for had thoughts, redied,
"I cannot help the birds dying over
ny head, hut I eau prevent their making
tests in my half."
Look npt nymrnl'nlly into the past, it oanlot
return : wisely improve the present, itiw
hine* ?;o forth to meet the shadowy future
.vithoiu fear, ami with a manly heart.
Mrs. Hollyhock n'joioca that the times are
;ard "since it enables her to wear beroU boniet?
anil dresses, and yet appear as well an
inybody'a folks. Hard times are one of the
desaing.s. They give the aatupiatod gar- ?
root a obwKw to fcbio*