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From the Ediuburg Christian Magazine.
THE HEART OPENED BY AND TO CHRIST.
Rev. iii. 20.?Ifany man hear mtj voice, and
open the door.
[Continued.]
It is by the Gospel the heart is op< ti' d.?
"It*any man hear my voice," that is speaking
in the Gospel. "Faith in Christ rum*
eiti by hearing, and hearing by the word ot
God.?Hear and your souls shall live." In
the Gospel Christ speaks to sinners; hence,
the best description of the Gospel we have
seen, is, Christ speaking to sinners: and his
Words are words of peace, wovds ofivcon
ciliation, of pardon, and oi life. In tiie Cmspel
Christ speaks to sinners about themselves.
The sinner hears Christ speaking,
not to the ear only, but to the heart. The
heart and the ear are opened to hear the
Gospel as the voice of the Saviour. '"It is
the voice of my Beloved that knocketli.'"?
"My sheep know my voice, and follow me."
Formerly sinners heard men speak, and
perhaps were chained to the spot hv their
pathos and eloquence. Their passions were
moved, their hearts almost touched, and
they seemed to be other men; but s ill the
heart was closed and barred against Christ.
Satan has his seat in the heart, and sin retails
its ancient dominion, till Chris!
speaks, with power, and in the still small
voice of the gospel. When he speaks, the
confederacy with the devil and sin is dissolved,
the fetters drop oT. and true liberty
reigns in the soul; and Christ claims the
sinner as his own, asscr.s his right to rule
over him, and, by a voice addressed to the
?ir u:c
Miuicr lumpen, diugitrs in:11 inn iiuin uiaiiv
hearers of the Gospel. The word of the
Gospel comes to him in power, in the Holy
Ghost, and in much assurance; faith is mixed
with the hearing, and such light is introduced
into the mind by the grace of God
through the word of reconciliation, that satisfaction
and repose of heart instantly follow.
The word of Christ is quick and powerful;
it is a word of salvation to the sinner, and
leaves such impressions that it seems engraved
in the iieart for ever. lieholding
m this glass the glory of Christ, the heart is
changed into the same image from glory to
glory, as by the Lord the Spirit.
That Christ opens the door of the heart
with the sinners consent. He is made
willing ill at Christ come in. The sinner
once opposed this glorious Suitor, and re
sisted his grace as long as he coukl; but
that was when he was seduced by Satan,
and enslaved, ignorant, and prejudiced
against Christ, against holiness, and against
his own best interests. This was a melancholy
period of his life, which he now wishes
were blotted out from the records of time
and eternity. But now the sinner is another
and a new man; old things are done
away, and behold all tilings are become
new. There is a total change of sentiment,
of principle, and of action, that takes place
in the elect sinner. Jn nothing is this
change better known, or more strikingly
apparent, than in his entire acquiescence in
the scheme of salvation through Christ.?
The plan, as far as it is revealed to him, he
altogether approves of, as worthy of God,
and suitable to a sinner. In it he perceives
signatures of the most unbounded mercy,
the most inflexible justice, and of veracity
without a stain. Salvation by the grace of
a three-one God, creates incessant wonder
and gratitude in his mind. The glorious
Saviour himself is the object of his increasing
contemplation, and ofeternal delight.?
He is precious to him in his person, offices
and grace. Every view he obtains of
Christ m the gospel is attractive and assimilating.
His heart being opened by grace,
the sinner consents to let Christ reign suprcme
in him, consents to be saved by grace,
to be broken off from the old covenant, to
take a farewell of old Adam for ever, his
father's house, and his own people; to be
justified by faith, to be sanctified through
out in soul, body, and spirit; to havo his
darling corruptions mortified; to be led by
the Spirit; and to follow the Lamb whithersoever
he goetli. Never was a person so
voluntary about any thing, as the sinner is
willing to receive Christ. His heart in
every fibre desires him, and him alone.?
May we all know these things from delightful
experience, and may wo be enabled to
open our hearts to Christ!
From the Christian Intelligencer.
HEAVENLY PATHS.
Serious Self-enquiries for Every Morning.
1. u Was Cod in my thoughts at lying
down and rising up? and were the thoughts
of Him. sweet and precious to my soul?"
12. " In what frame is my heart this morn- (
ing! Do I admire the goodness of God, in
the las? liiirlu's shtn. and fr?r nddincr nwrc
i 0. * Where is the greatest vanity and ! i
; vexation, but in t!ie world? And should 1 is
not live above it? It is not (lodliness the t
greatest gain? And sliouid 1 not make it jl
my chief business?' Jl
l(h 44Wli;it is my heavenly work, but to i
run (i nice, fight. strivr, and wrestle! And ji
can 1 do all this without care, diligence, |
and watchfulness?"
11. "Whose eyes will be upon me ail
tins day to observe niv head and heart, my J
lip and life, but His, who is the Judge oj all j
the earth/ And dare I sin in his presence,;
I and alliont him to his face?"
I'd. "lfl should spend this day in vanity ;
i idleness, and sin, will it not be sorrowful at ;
( night? If 1 spend it holily and profitably,;
I shall I not pray wi h greater confidence, j
| lie down more peacefully, and have the tcs. >
I timonyj'ur nuj rejuteing!">
i 13. -I low would 1 have this day appear at '
the day of Judgment? Ought not my thoughts,
Iia o?iL. MI\.I OOllAOr? t ,~v Ko c?1f unt/? fie I <1 til 11
clllll Cil/UUIl?* iVJ UK flitvn sti'ti v*.^ ? ,
then wis!) tljoiii to imvcbeen.'"
i 14. "How may 1 this day, order my se- j
' eular business with most wisdom and prudence,
integrity, and uprightness, and for
real advantage?*'
F "i i '
15. "Am I now fit to draw nigh to God :
in prayer; and can 1 seek first, and as my
chief concern, the kingdom of God, and his
righteousness/''
i
HISTORY OF TUt: FIRST PROPAGATION OF |
CHKISriAMTV IN BRITAIN.
Christianity was first published in Drit- j
ain in the age of the Apostles. Hildas, nil
old British historian, mentions, that the Brit- :
ains received the Gospel when it was first)
promu'gutc 1 to the world.
Origin, who lived in.the age next the j
j Apostles, relates, that Britain had then re- j
! ceived the Christian faith.?Terulian. in i
: his Tract against the Jews, no ices the eon- i
I version of the Britains to Christianity.
To these may be added the authority of'
St. Atlianusius, who, enumerating the rat- j
tions from which the members of the Sar- j
; dican Council was composed, says, "There
were three hundred oftiiat body who gave
, testimony in favor of ids innocence, who as
semblea horn several provinces ot the emi
pirc, viz. from Lgypt, Libya, Pentapolis,
<Scc., from Spain, Gaul and Britain."
| In the second council of Aries it is said, !1
that Rcstitutus, bishop of London, came to '
' that council, and subscribed its canons. In i J
i the ecclesiastical history of Xieephorus Calislus,
there is a letter from Athunasius to
: Jovan the emperor, in which he informed j
| his imperial majestv, "That tlie faith (the ,
Catholic in contra-distinction to the Arian) {
j was the old belief of the Christians, and that !'
tin* vvlir? mr>f ;it flic rnnni'il r?f l'
j were unanimous in it. That all the church- y
! cs of Spain, Britain, Gaul, and Germany,
i were still of the same persuasion; as is evident
from several authentic letters written
: from thence."
From these testimonies it appears, that t
i Chri^ianitv was embraced in Britain in the
first ages of the church, a considerable time ]
j before Augustin the monk was sent to that j
I island to preach the Gospel, by Gregory
the Great. 11
j We shall only add here, that many learn- |
j ed arguments have been urged to prove
that St. Paul, rather than St. Peter or any j
! other Apostle, first published -Christianity ! j
in Britain.
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From the Maine WcMeymi Journal. j r
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIKTV. (
j Wc have expressed, we believe, more ! j
I than once, our approbation of the steps ta- j'
, ken by our last General Conference in re- j1
commending the dissolution of the Bible So- 1
ciety connected with our own Church; and j *
we presume this was done with the intention 1
of sustaining the American Bible Society. ''
It is viewed in this light, we are happy to ?
see, by the Oneida Conference.' From a '
report of that Conference we extract the fol- ?
lowing, furnished at our own hands with *
commentary remarks bv t!:c New York
* * t
Spectator. 1
" It is well known to this conference that J
the general conference at its fate session re- K
commended to the officers of the Bible so- ,1
ciety of the Methodist Episcopal church the j *
dissolution of that institution. The hoard has ;
adopted the recommendation, and the socio- |c
ty is accordingly dissolved. It is equally j *
well known, the general conference, while K
O If
it advised the dissolution of our dcnomina- ! 1
tional association, did not recommend any =
course for the future action of our church." |1
Your committee cannot but regret that 'r
the general conference did not g.vu some | ^
specific directions to our church on sub- ,1
ject; but. since tlicy are not permitted to !''
enjoy the advantage and safety of the fath- '
erlv counsels of that body, on a subject in- f
volving the highest and holiest interest of!11
the church of liod, they respectfully, hut ^
diffidently, recommend to the consideration | ^
and adojttion of this conference, the follow. 1
ing, as the course which they deem inipor- i c
tant to he pursued by our ministry and mem- ! c
htPfsliip in relation to that noble ins.itution.'s
They advise?
1. That all our ministers and members j '
immediately unite with the country and |a
town associations; and act in hearty and vi. '
gorous concert with them in carrying for- *
: ward their p!ans for circulating the holy v
| Scriptures. c
2. That our churches be open to the *
regular agents of the American Bible So- s
ciety, and that they be invited to lecture and
I take up collections in our congregations. ! '
3. That a meeting for the promotion of. ^
increased interest in the Bible cause, beheld ^
at each succeeding session of this confer-: s
ence. iv
Your committee will conclude this ex- '
tended view of the subject committed to
their consideration, by calling your attention,
and through you the attention of our !
people, to a few of the more prominent oh- ; f(
jects which are now receiving the attention j p
and vigorous support of the American Bi- d
ble Soviet v.?As, c
* I
1. The re-supply of the destitute fami-1 n
lies in the U. S. and territories. I n
2. The furnishing of a Bible or New d
Testament to every child in the 1*. States, u
who can read, and is under 15 vears of tr
age, I i >nv in inir::' 'rje. a n;
?D - r, - -.'C, ...v. ? j
unie to my life? And am I hcartilv thankful/"
3. " Can I really commit myself and all
my affairs to God this day, to be guided by I
his counsel, pro'eeted and provided for by
Iris care, and to be entirely and cheerfully at
his disposal?"
4. " Am I resolved to speak for God and
his glory? And in the strength of Christ,
will I neither be afraid, ashamed, nor weary
of well-doing?"
5. 44 Am I a child of God, and heir of
glory; or a slave to sin, and a child of the
devil? if I am God's child, should I not
wear the garments of righteousness? If an
heir of Heaven, should 1 not cast ofFthe rags
of corruption, and take heed of defiling myself
with sin? Should 1 not do more than
others?"
6. "\Y ho is the greatest deceiver? If my
heart, should I not be jealous and watchful
over it? 11 in soul concerns, should I not j
venture the loss of all, rather than lose my j
precious, never-dying soul?"
7. " W ho are my most implacable, powerful,
and soul destroying enemies, but the '
world, the flesh, and the devil? And should j
I not watch and be sober, so as neither to
idolize the first, pamper the second, or listen
to the third?"
8. "Who is or can be, my best friend,
but God? And should I not fear His dis-1
pleasure more than death, desire his favor
more than life, and through all this day. love,
hr>uo,.tr. and ohev H m '**
nost noble mul important work, upon the
success of which, depend, in a great measure,
the glory of the Sunday School institution,
and the future triumph of the Chrisinn
cause. Let this work he brought to
its consummation, and the funeral dirge of
infidelity, and the absurdities of cahoiieism,
will soon be heard.)
II. The furnishing of seamen and boat?
men on our canals, rivers and lakes, with
the Scrip' ures.
4- Tiic supply of emigrants from foreign
countries.
5. The supply of the blind.
0. Advancing funds for publishing translations
of the Scriptures in foreign countries.
Finally, The supply of every family of
our race with a copy of the 1 loly Scriptures.
TIIE WORKINGS OF MY IIEAKT IX AFFLICTION.
(]> ; Corbel.)
August o, 10S0.
Ti e will of God in laving this alllietion
upon me, I unfeigncdly approve as holy,
just, and good. And J am unfeigncdly
willing to bear the ulilietion, as it is an evil
laid upon me by his will, till the time come,
in which he thinks lit to remove it. I
watch, and pray, and strive, that I may not
give way to a repining thought against his
holv hand. In this point the spirit is willing,
hot the llesh is weak. My mind doth
really consent to God's dispensation, and
to my submission, as being most agreeable
to his wise and gracious government, and
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most conducive to mv salvation. But my
sensitive part, and my mind also, as it is in
part unrenewed, weak, A* sinful, doth greatly
. ? ? 1*1
oppose ; so L am put hard to it, ami i
must say, I am vvillinir, Lord, help my
unwillingness. I have not observed, in the
several days, that a thought of diivc; or
positive discontentment, or vexations commotion
of mind, hath been admitted by me ;
nevertheless, I see to nn grief, that I tali
exceeding short of that quietness, contentment,
and cheerfulness in my condition, and
of that frecness of self-resignation to God V
will, that 1 desire, and h:s goodness calls lor.
I wrestle with God ?by importunate {.raver,
that this thorn in the flesh might depart Iroin
me; that this distemper might be removed;
or so mitigated, that I might be in some
comfortable ease, and get a more cheerful
freedom in doing my du'y. Vet I would
not wrest this relief out of his hands unseasonably,
and without his good will, and his
blessing. I would wait his time, desire to
have it with his love and favour, and with a
saving benent. And so inv earnest desire
hereof is limited with submission to his holy
ivill. Yet I find that this submssion is no
?asy matter, but that I must take pains with
ny own heart, and that it is God, who must
>vork my heart to it, and keep under the
flesh, which is always ready to rebel. It is
hard to be willing to bear my wearisome
condition ? and, oh how weak is my heart,
ind ready to sink, if it be not upheld by a
strength above my own ! Oh let his grace
3e sufficient for me, and let his power he
nade perfect in my weakness.
I feel myscll bettered in the inner man,
jy this chastening. It hath furthered inorification,
and self-denial, and done much to
he breaking of the heart of pride, and to
>ring me on towards that more perfect self,
xaniination for which I labour. It hath
nucii deadened the world to me, and my ;
lesire to the world. It makes me know in
A. A I. A! _ 1* _!1 A 1
^arnosi me cmp.mcss 01 an creatures, anu
low grc.it my concern is in God. It drives j
ne close to him, and makes me to fetch all'
ny comforts from him. I sec of how little
ralue all outward contentments arc; and
tot only in my present afflicted state, but if;
! were at ease, and in full prosperity. The 1
;cnsc of this benefit to my soul is the great
ncans of bringing my will to that weak decree
of submission to God's will, to which !
have attained.
Oh that I could live more by faith in this {
rying affliction. I endeavour to impress j
i|x?:i my soul those arguments which the I
Scripture affords for patience and long-sufler-!
ng with joylulncss. Rut this will nor do the
vork, unless the spirit of faith and patience
>e given from him, from whom comes down i
iverv good and perfect gift. 1 pray, cry I
o my Father, lie would give me the Holy 1
Spirit, according to his gracious promise, I
hat I might show forth the power of his !
p'acc, and that 1 might not dishonor him,!
.1: I..* ?i *i i - !
iui uiscuurage ms cuiimcu, nnr repruacii :
elision bv mv weakness. And in mv i
u *
scaring of it well, my rcpuuuion is notliing.
egarded by me, in comparison with the
lonour of Christ. Him 1 desire to glorify
oil) in my obedience .and patience. 1 do
lot love Clod the less, because of his correct,
ng hand upon me. As my necessities
Irivc me, so his love draws me, nnd my
ove brings me to him. I look to him as
ny Father; and shall 1 not honor my Fath- i
ir, and give him reverence when I am !
:!iastened of him ? The Lord is my portion,;
aitli my soul, therefore will I hope in him. j
will wait lor the Lord, who hideth his face ; !
will look after him ; he retaineth not his j
tnger forever, because he deligliteth in !
oercv. Therefore he will turn again, and '
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lave compassion upon me. If he kill me, I !
I'll I nut m\r trnel in Intvi . fni< lm ..till rmt I
T III I?ui lil t uuot HI 1111*1 ? IUI i?\^ ? 111 UVl j
n.st me off forever, if I cleave to him with !
iiitii unfeigned ; hut even through death itelf
will he save inc. lie will bring me
brtli to tiic light, and 1 shall heboid his
ightcousness. When I say, What shall I
lo, in case of such or such troublesome or
lungcrous consequences? my heart nnwers,
Be not careful, (iod will provide; Ij
rill leave it to him.
From the Advocate of Moral Reform.
BEGIN IN SEASON.
May I take the liber y to ask all mothers j
d accustom their little families to the res-!
ectfuland affectionate language which chilren
owe to their parents and elders, by re-:
ommending the constant use of the pleas-1
lg words, sir, and madam, dear father, dear j
lother, and to cultivate more a spirit of ten- j
erncss and love among brothers and sisters, j
dio (though they may in the main, feel a j
atural regard for each other.) often grow :
widi'vo p>: :)!f* ?'incr i! c
affectionate, yielding disposition* tluit love in
all their words and actions, which would be
so delightful to beheld, and would contribute
i so much to their own happiness, as well as
the happiness of the parents. We long to
| see this state of things* when every Chrisj
tian family will become a family of love and
I bedicncc ; when the development of the
j sweet sensibilities of youth will beconsider!
ed an important part of education ; for while
| we would by all means enlighten the under{
standing, and enlarge all the intellectual
i powers, we would never omit to unfold the
! amiable qualities of winch the tender mind
| is susceptible i?ut for want of this care,
' and the frequent exhortations of parents on
! the subject, we are constrained 'o say, that
| we are often grieved and wounded to hear
many of our youth address their kind and
i niKionntc mothers, and other dignified ma
j trons, ladies eminent lor piety and experiI
ence, with precisely the same forwardness,
! and destitution of all respect, which they
? evince towards those of their own age and
| habits. Parents, it is feared, yield too much
| in these instances, thinking it immaterial,
j until the language of the young gradually
j deteriorates into that dangerous familiarity
I which lessens the sacred character of pa.
! rental authority, annihilates all the sweet
sympathies of that most endearing connexion,
and prepares the way for remoter evils.
Fidelia.
Extract.?Few moil Mispeet, perhaps
j no man comprehends, the extent of the sup.
ports given by religion to every virtue.?
No man perhaps is aware, how much our
moral and social sentiments are fed from
this fountain; how powerless conscience
i w.*!il/t iwr'Amc uirhnni the belief of God;
: how -il would be human benevolence;
I how 'he whole social fabric would quake,
I and wrli what a fearful crash it would sink ini
to hopeless ruin, wore the ideas of a supremo
being, of accountability, and of a future life,
to be erased from every mind. Once let
nn-n thoroughly believe that they are the
work and support of chance; that no stipe>
rior it!'.' liigonce concerns itself with human
; affairs, >hat alhhcir improvements perish
! forever at death; that the weak have no
I # 7#
! guardian and the infirm no avenger;?that
; there is no recompense for sacrifices to lipi
rightness and the public good; that an oath
1 is unheard,?in heaven,?secret crimes
! have no witness but the perpetrator; that
| human existence has no purpose, and huj
man virtue no unfailing friend,?that this
| brief life is every thing to us, and death is
i total, everlasting extinction,?once let them
thoroughly abandon religion, and who can
conceive or describe the extent of tiie deso!
lation which would follow!
J We hope, perhaps", that human law and
human sympathy will hold society together.
As reasonable might wo believe, that were
the sun quenched in the heavens, our torches
could illuminate, and our fires quicken and
; fertilize creation. What is there in human
nature to awake respect and tenderness, if
innn is ih^ unnrnfooted insect of the dav? !
and what is more, if Atheism be true??;
Erase ail thought and fear of God, from a {
community, and selfishness and sensuality !
i would absolve the whole man.?Appetite |
j knowing no restraint, and poverty and suf- !
j U-ring having no solace or hope, would tram- |
i pie in scorn on the restraint of human laws, j
! Virtue, duty, principle, would be mocked j
| and spurned as unmeaning sounds. A |
i sordid self-interest would supplant every ,
other feeling, and man would become, in I
fact, what the theory of Atheism declares j
him to be, a companion for brutes,
Channim
ROMAN CATHOLIC CEREMONIES.
Extract of a letter from an American lady j
dated, Home, July G, 1836.
We have been fortunate in being at Rome i
just at this time. The 29th of June is Sr. j
Peter's day, one of the principal festivals of,
the Catholic Church. At 9 P. M. the 28th,
there was grand mass in the church of St.
Peter's. We went early, and secured a
good situation for seeing the whole cere- j
^ Iitfl.. ..itrnvl in fmnf rif th#? liiirli I
iijisij* iiiuv. v iii iiv/iii. vf> ...m '"?>** i
altar, called the "sacra confessione," was
beautifully decorated with flowers, and illu.
ininated with more than one hundred lamps.
There were, besides, a vast number of can-1
dies; many of them were in candlesticks ;
that looked like pure gold, and were six i
feet in height. You have heard of the fa- j
mous bronze statue of St. Peter, in this \
church, the great toe of which the faithful j
are accustomed to kiss.* This statue was j
a conspicuous object during the festival, j
A magnificent scarlet mantle, wrought with
gold, was thrown around if. and fastened in
. * i
front by a large ornament, thickly set with precious
stones. On the head was a gold
tiara, glittering with diamonds and other I
precious stones; it was, in truth, such an i
one as an emperor might he proud to wear
on his coronation day. On one of the fin- j
gers was an immensely large diamond ring ! ,
\Vc had sufficient time to notice these oh- j
jects before the Pope, with his train, arri- |
ved. At length the trumpet, with other in- |
struments of martial music, proclaimed his
approach. All eyes were turned to the
front of the church. First, came a company
of military, composed of the first nobility
of tiie Roman States,armed, and wearing
a splendid uniform; then the Pope's
Swiss guard, in their picturesque dresses, i
Then followed the Cardinals, in their scar-1
let robes and white mitres; the canons, |
bishops, priests, &c. all clad in their robes j
of state. At length his Holiness appears, I
seated in his chair of state, and borne by !
twelve men ! Two men walk directly behind
him, each bearing a large fan, compo- i
sed of ostrich feathers, an J mounted on j
long polos. Me is carried in this manner j
to his seat at the farther end of the church,
which, you must recollect, is 900 feet long.
There he is seated on a kind of throne, and
all the ecclesiastics come forward, and pay
I heir homage to him. The cardinals kissed
his hand, the canons knelt before lum,!'
while the inferior order of priests knelt and I
kissed his slipper. Then followed mass, i <
and as soon as it was concluded the train j 1
left the clinrch in the same order they had j <
entered. Wherever the Pope passed the i
People kn'-l* b"f >r" him.
I When \vc left the church the illurnina- c
i tion had commenced. More than four c
| thousand wax lights were shedding their
; united lustre over the vast edifice. The o
lofty dome, and even the cross which rises : c
: above it. seemed bedecked with glittering tl
stars. The spacious area in front of the J tt
, church was tilled with hundreds of carria- ; o
ges; we entered ours and sat with the mul-1 ?
titude, enjoying the brilliant spectacle, till r
| nine o'clock. Precisely as the clock struck ! n
' nine, the whole scene changed, as if by | ti
J magic. Thousands of lighted flambeaux | c
j took the places of the pale wax lights, and ;
I the whole edilice seemed one blaze of fire, j s
I I never saw any thing so brilliant, or so | c
i much like enchantment. The next day,! v
i very nearly the same scene was repeated j ti
in the church, and in the evening there was c
a grand display of fireworks.
What will yen say when I tell you that 1?
we had. yesterday, the honor ot being intro- a
> duced to his Holiness Gregorv XVf. It 'J
' /i
j is even so. We were presented, in com-1 fl
panv with some others of our countrymen, tl
by Signer Cicognani, the American Consul j s
I at this place. The Pope received us very ii
graciously. He was dressed with simplici- ti
jty; his manner is gentle and unostentatious, tl
1 yet sufficiently dignified. The Consul, be-; ri
ing an Italian, and, of course, a Catholic, | o
knelt as lie approached him; but this is n
not expected of Protestants. His Holiness s
i is a little over 70 years of age, but is quite n
1 active, and, from his temperate habits, may . u
i probably live many years yet.
*Dr. Andrew Combe, of Edinburg, inhisval- i
uablc essay on the 44 Physiology of Digestion," ^
when treating of the effect of constant attrition
upon bodies, says, 44 The same effect is forcibly,
though rather ludicrously, exemplified in the ' v
creat toe of the bronze statue of St. Peter at n
! Koine, which, in the course of centuries, has j
, l>een worn clown to less than half its original . .
size, by the successive kisses of the faithful."? 1
i p- is. p
Prizes to Virtues.?Among the list of I ^
* f I
j persons to whom were recently decreed tiie j11
i1 Monthyou prizes of the French Academy ' 0
1 for virtuous actions, the following cases are i11
| mentioned. Claudinc Teille received a v
; medal of one thousand francs value. This *s
woman has devoted her whole life, all her;a
time, all her property, to primary instruc- L"
tion, without any other recompense than (*'
| the pleasure of teaching little shepherds to ! ^
read. These children are fed and taught, j *'
| and now, though grown decrepit, leaning ! ri
| on two crutches, spinning at her distaff, she ^
still continues her noble and modest busi- 'r
j riess. Jeanne Paselle also received a medal1 P
1 of a thousand francs value. This woman 1 w
| during twenty years, was the nurse of her j
father, and was compelled every time he tc
| took nourishment, to force open with her P
; feeble hands his mouth, which was convu!.i
' sively pressed together, from whence a tor. ,11
i rent of blood flowed, and in the effort her J
| own fingers were lacerated and finally be. ^
j came entirely mutilated. j tj
Another prize of smaller value was de- i
creed to the widow Anconin, the daughter ^
1 C
of a sea captaini and whose husband had I
been master of a coasting vessel.?She, i
without any fortune, by her own labor alone,' tT]
had supported, nursed, and assisted for fif- G,
teen years, six children of a sister and the
husband of that sister, who had fallen into jj(
decrepitude. 1 lie two hrst prizes ol lour ^
thousand francs each belonged of right to j
Lawrence Quetcr, a fisherman of Donia, j
who at fifteen years of ago had already sa-; j
ve J the lives of twenty nine persons, and ! j
to Louisa Renee Manard, a young lady born C{
rich and destined to a life of ease and plea- ^
suns who had chosen charily as her only i
pleasure?this was her vocation, her hope
and her reward. At the age of nineteen,
when one is so happy in living for happiness,
or for the hope of gaining it, she thought y
only of others, and fed at titat time two huu- ^
dred families. Nicholas Plege received a
pi ize of two thousand francs. This man
was by trade a rope dancer, and used the *
agility he had learned in his profession in ; .
striding over burning joints and shaking j ^
rafters, and running from danger to danger j
to save men wherever there were men to be 1 ^
savc'd- ! n<
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ANCIENT CAVERN IN OHIO.
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On the Ohio, about twenty miles below ' 0f
the mouth of the Wabash, is a cavern, in ( pj
which are found many hieroglyphics and (a
ronresentations of such delil>erations as > ?,
. ^ ? . ,/((
would induce the belief, that their authors j w
were indeed, comparatively refined and civ-1 0(
ilized. | rp
Ft is a cave in a rock, or ledge of the i Cl
mountain, which presents itself to view a ra
little above the water of the river, when in a
flood, and is situated close to the bank. In er
the early settlement of Ohio, this cave be- j
came possessed by a party of Kentuckians, j
called "Wilson's Gang." Wilson in the 1 a(
first place brought his family to this cave, | jn
fitted it up as a spacious dwelling, and pla- ; tu
ced a signpost on the water side, on which 1 cc
are these words, "Wilson's Liquor Vault i st
and House of Entertainment." The nov- ^
city of such a tavern induced almost all the ! ^
boats descending to the river, to call for re- j Cl
freshments. Attracted by these circumstan- tjt
ces several idle characters took up their \dc
abode at this cave, after which, it continually m
resounded with the shouts of the licentious, ^
the clamor of the riotous, and the blasphemy je
of gamblers. Out of such customers, Wil- fu
son found no difticulty in forming a band, sv
with whom he formed the plan of murder- se
ing the crews of every boat that stopped at sv
this tavern, and of sending the boat manned j
by some of his own party to New-Orleans, i jc
and there sell their cargoes for cash, which ! tjc
was conveyed by land, through Tennessee j ov
and Kentucky; the party returning with it j sn
being instructed to murder and rob on ail j f]r
good occasions on the road. /C(
After a lapse of time, the merchants ofjUS'
the upper country began to be alarmed, on J cu
finding their property made no returns, and j !al
their people never coming hack. Several j tin
families and respectable men, who bad gone j sai
down the river, were never heard of, and the wh
losses became so frequent, that it raised a tie
:rv of individual distress, and general dis- fov
mav. This naturally led to inquiry; and wo
Vn\\-*y \y.-r p,j? f j: III
ry of tiie perpetrators of such unparalleled
rimes.
It soon came out, that Wilson, with an
rganized party of forly-five men, was the
ausn of such waste of blood and treasure;
tat he had a station at Hurricane Island,
) arrest every boat that passed by the mouth
f the cavern, and that he had agents at
Natchez and New Orleans, of presumed
cspectability, who converted his assignnents
into cash, though they knew the goods
o be stolen, or obtained by the commission
if murder.
The publicity of Wilson's transactions
oon broke up his party; some dispersed,
ithers were taken prisoners, and he himself
ras killed by one of bis associates, who was
emptcd by the reward offered for the head
)f the gang.
111. :? 1 1
j. ma uuti-ui mi-usurus auoui i<6 ruus in
?ngth,and 5 in width ; the entrance presents
. width of 8 feet at its base, and 25 high,
rhe interior walls are smooth rocks. The
looris very remarkable, being level through
be whole length of the centre, the sides riing
in stony grades, in the manner of seatsi
the pit of a theatre. On n diligent scru-ny
of the wall, it is plainly discerned, that
le ancient inhabitants, at a very remote peiod,
had made use ot this cave as a house
f deliberation and council. The walls bear
lany hieroglyphics, well executed, and
omeofthoni represent animals which have
o resemblance to any now known to natral
history.
Enraged Bees.?On Tuesday, says the
Uexander Gazette, the bees in a gentle,
nan's garden became enraged at the near
pproach to their hives of horses and carts,
khich were backed up for the purpose of
mloading wood ; they sallied out at once
n(l !ltl!l(?L-nd liritll i'irrn.i fVwt 1
IJV* Him Vlgvi lil\* IIUI9C9 UI1U
rivers. In a few minutes tbe drivers were
ut to flight, hut the horses not being able
3 disengage themselves, had to bear the
?runt to the onset as they best could, and
hat was feeblv indeed. One of the poor
nimals was srung so severely that he acually
died in a short time, arid the other
ras rescued by the servants wrappingthemelves
in blankets and going with determintion
to his assistance.?This accomplishd.all
hands, we believe, precipita'ely retired
'ora tbe vengeance ot the winged warriors,
"he bees, finding that their enemies had
ingloriously fled" from the field of battle,
esolved "to carry the war into Africa."
fostering their forces they invaded the vilige,
scattering themselves abroao, stinging
igs. dogs and cows, and chasing men,
mmnn nnil Ttfltf o K^z-vl r
WIIJVU (Uivi viitiuivni a iiv y ui/ouiuiui v
eld entire jx>ssession of tlie enemies' terri>ries
for some lime, driving off several
cdlars who attempted to cross the stone
ridge with their wagons; the approach of
ight put an end to the contest.
Liberality.?We understand thai Mr.
lelavan, of Albany, recently purchased
)ree thousand copies of the book of Tenocranee"
Facts, lately published, to present
ich Sunday-school child in that city with a
ipy. The expense could not have becu
luch less than $300.?Ibid.
reat product and use of buta bag a#
Mr. R. Gordon in a communication pub>hed
in the Farmer and Mechanic, states
iut he last year raised from an acre of
round planted in ruta-baga, 1510 bushels
' that fine root; that he expended on it 30
lys labour. But this is not the most pleas*
gpnrt of Mr. GorJoo's experiment in the
illure and use of this nutritious product of
a trio/I thr? AvnAi>imunt
IV LUI 111* 11V 11 Itu MIV U1JGII1 Ul IttUIJjg
'o yoke of working oxen. To the one
Dke he allowed two bushels of ruta-baga
the same time that the other yoke conimod
a bushel of com; and he is entirely
uisfiod that two bushels of ruta-baga is
:tter than half that quantity of com for
orking oxen or other neat stock. This
;pcriment of Mr. Gordon's corresponds
itii most of those which have been made
/ other feeders in Europe, and America.
prejudice exists against the culture of
e ru'a-baga in this country with many
rmcrs; but why it should exist we know j
>t, unless it be,?1st. because the method j
'cultivation is different from the mode pur- I
icd generally with the other varieties I
'the turnip?2dly, because among the first I
ans suggested, was that of the transplan- I
i... ?i _r _..u . A
iiuu u_\ uii/umigi a 11ici 11 ui culture iuu n
onsirous for the advocates of (he good old ^
ays of their grand-fathers to even think
' contemplating, much less acting upop.
he truth is there is no mystery about the
ilture of the root. It may be successfully
tised in the same manner of other turnips ;
jt we believe the best way to cultivate eith,
is bv drilling, whether regard be had to
"oduct or the saving of labor and manure.
Mr. Gordon raised 1510 bushels from an
:re, and for the purpose of feeding work,
g oxen or other neat cattle, proved that
?o bushels of this root is better than one of
>rn: now iet us for argument sake pre- ime,
it is as good, and that instead of 1510 I
jshels being produced on an acre, 500 1
jshels may, with proper manuring and M
ilture, be raised thereon. That this quan- I
y may be raised we do not in the least
iubt. nnd thus believing, we will not Stop to M
0,
ake the calculation here, as to saving, but
lall leave that to the farmer to do at his 1
isure for himself. But we would respect. I
lly remark, that, if the ruta-baga will an. J
rer for the feed of working oxen, we can flj
e 110 possible reason why it will not an
rar cqimlly well for working horses also. j
In England many distinguished farmers I
Iced it to them, with the addition of a lit- M
' bran of some sort, and salt sprinkled
cr the roots cut into pieces sufficiently
mil to be eatable by the animals. A|
st it is said some horses will reject such
?d ; but after a few trials become not only
ed to, but passionately fond of it. Tho V
Iturc of this root does not require more ^
)or than that of corn, and if ten or twenty
lcs the quantity can be grown on the
inc space of ground, we would ask those
10 arc in the habit of sustaining their catthrough
the winter on corn, to stop for a
v minutes, and calculate how much thev
uld save bv substituting the ruta-baga
i'< ?Fnrwr Grr^rffr/'