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Postage—Fire cents per >|iiarter. l*l0»« reroemb >r «1! b taineat ieltlerr E'HHH^rjImuld be edJrvrsed to Rky. A. It RC0K, CAuiMa, S. C. SONS. KERS, IJEWELRY. AND 811. lt: (SHIP, \RQW. * the 24 as r of a Poi- * till the Pulpit "Vi 00 X4» HAP* AN, jlumbis, 8. G. & co*> 1 Offie Store*, AtoAUno- I Japanned and Ling Hood*. *«. yer'trCorner, ■ tbs \UXGART *,»«l*Sti*n sT , TOlIr- E5ui*pf*«li»bl m 1.00, Original Communications. Fur tlie lailh.T.vn Visiter. Greater Church Love—How to Produce it E. • ■ ' tntri ox* . " INTRODUCTION. The success «if the < ’Imra-Ii de’ t >cnds, under God, but little, if any, lew upon the zeal, interest tunl devotion of her laity than upou the activity of her ministry. As in iiitlivitlnal enu- gregutious, »» inefficient minister can n*it prevent, though he check, the growth, wliep its members areeamest. diligent workers, while the most l'uith- ftil pastor will fail to bnibl it up without the earnest eo-ojierution ol' his people, so in denominations. The private members must lulior with *% the ministry, Uohi up its hands, se cond its eSorts, ami add their ywTi exertion ami iutineuce, or the church w ill languish. We raa not arouse them to duty until we move them to hive the < 'hurcli. We must .have fheir money- tit prosecute the benevolent anil mis sionary enterprises of tlie Church, to sustain her literary and theological instrtutkgis. lint until they love lier, their (xiutributums will bo very sjKir- iag, niggard. We must have men to preach—men who are williug to under take the most self-denying and often the most unthankful work, cliecrtully snbmitting to poverty, misrepresenta tion ami abum*. Without true devo tion to the Church, 'isirents will fail (to infuse it into their sons, to inspire them with the spirit of selfsacritiring zea!—.will lie unwilling to eonseerate them to sneft arduous labors; the sons will refuse to devote themselves to it; and the ranks of the liiinistry " ill be very thin, or be filled up by unfaithful, unsuccessful, indifferent men, •dividing their time, wfth but few regrets, liciwoen Ooil and iTUrm- mon. For the want of this love, onr Church has lost incstculaldy. Many of our eongiegatioitet, instead of in creasing, have decreased. Many of onr members have wandered from the Chnreti of tlaAr fathers. Tliey have Ihllen a wilHng prey to the proselyting efforts of others. Luth eran material constitute tlie •frame work of many n large congregation within the purview of another denom ination. Not a few have moved from their native community into another section, or emigrated to the “far West,* anil, careless about their own * (Church, have fraternized with others, . 'lhrisng themselves with them with .out the least hesitancy, or, which is far, worse, gone back to the world, and are {pst to ns, and lost to Heaven. Prom tlte very sa^ie cause onr ministry has mot beau suppm-ted. Necessity lias driven many of them to divide their time und energies with other vocations. Horae of these hftve become secularized in mind and heart, and the efforts and influence of all have been greatly crippled. AV 1th such distracted lalsirs and divided exertions, they have failed to take care of the interests of their pastoral districts. The most of our church enterprises have dragged ont an existence in a half-dying state, and very few indeed have met the demands upon them. It is useless to dwell longer upon our losses. The least acquaintance with our history can multiply instances. When we look around at the pros perity of a few others, and especially OLD SERIES, VOL. IV.-NO. 53. of the Homan Catholic Church, ans ing wholly out of their greater devo tion to their Churvli, and contemplate the state of our own, tlie importance of the inquiry we pro)wise D> consider, Itinc xhiill ire produtr'gmtlrr loir /or our Church is the heart» of it* member* t is very evident. Our increasing re- spousihility should move us to the most diligent investigation. There aro many things that hind a people to their church. Some are bound by one cord, othcnvby a differ ent one. Some love it for the truth in its doctrinal system. Others there are, who, unable to appreciate the higher and nobler features, grasp some less inqiortunt and less worthy ones. We should use every means consistent with the iirineiples of mil- religion to win their love. We should weld a chain out of the different links that will bind firmly mid reach nil. The natural love we feel for the Church of our nativity, should urge us to use every means to awaken a love for it in others. Inspired by the higher motive of the love of souls, Bud assn red (as every member ought to lie) that our Church is the truest, safest anil lies! ark of salvation, we must make every eWrtiou to entwine the affections of all our brethren closely alsmt our altars. We would not have them liecomc bigoted. Bigotry does not ihs-vkmu rily follow the stnaigest devotion to one’s (hmominatiou. 4 if all the feel ings manifested in tin* Church, we deprecate most denominational prvju- dice and exclusiveness. We may be fully sensible of our own lieauties, without depreciating the lieauties in nthers. We may be (tally alive to tlie interest of our < ’liun b, without trainpling iiimhi tlie legitiinat*- i-Inims or rights of any sister dim. In our love for the -Lutheran t’hnn h. we must not fail to exemso ami inenleate eliarity for all. r F. For the LutIk-ran Visitor. Philadelphia. clingtlirougli the tsl out tvpm ideal ietnres hide are : Who tri* Die mam* q«*!i np lit* h**t coot !" Don't you often wonder bow ihe eibtor of the American awtvirca when sitting in the sanetnm. these hot days, with pen furiously dashing over jut jier, and eyes flushing lightning, and hair standing wildly out, getting oil' those dialogues which we always prefer reading in a cool plane! Now, Mr. Kditor, we surely' |irefer sitting down calmly, as yon do, Is-side the rtjK-n window, and keep our mental mercury ikiwn na much as jxissible ; so that we cap sennvly think of fk-linsgrovo without getting into a Thompsonian sweat. Hilt let ns he sociable and take a stroll thro’ the ACADKJiY OF FIXE ARTR, for it has licen sold, ami is to lie eoni iTted into a Theatre, mid we must take a parting view. Tliis is a pleasant place to rest from the bent and j>ustk- of the streets, and let your thoughts be circling{hrough the gi-and scenes brushed land. The great pie West's “Denth oil the pole horse,’’ and “Christ rejected.” Of these yon have heard often, but if yon have never seen them, yonr imagination will need a touch or two. What a dreamy, classic place is this rusty old Academy ! These pic- tnres are loop holes thro’ which yon can look oil the grand, and gorgeous, and sublime, or the sweet, the benn- tifal, the pnre. Yon can feast yonr eyes on » sunset seem* by Weber, and imagine yon are in tlie woods, and can hear tfie mournful notes of the dove calling her mate to rest, as the last golden rays of the sun fall on the tops of the trees. We like Weber liecause he touches the heart so ten derly : for this scene is a sweet one, and recalls memories of home, and times of Anld liuig Syne. Never fear, my friend, that 1 shall tire yon by. going through the whole building, nr drag you along by the collar of your coat, and ercate a scene ltko that of the Centaurs. But we do enjoy your company in the pres ence of these grand creations of poetic minds, and wish that we could enjoy a whole day in this quiet retreat Give me a seat in the Academy in preference to a seat under a tree just now : for you do not have your rev erie Interrupted every minute by a bug crawling np your trowsers’ leg, or a gnat buzzing in your ear. Leav ing this place, at your request, we stroll down Chestnut, and stand in front of Independence Hall, and there yon see something from which you can not withdraw yonr eyes. I hear you say, Grand I Splendid! Isn’t it t Yes, sir, every oue thinks that STATUE OF WASHINGTON, un exquisite work ; and when un veiled last month, gave the highest MAtisfhcthsi und pleasure to the thou sands assembled. Tliis statin- was presented to tlie city by the children of the |Miblic schools, und is an onta incut ami honor to Philadelphia. It should have been there years ago. Washington is represented iii Couti- neiital civil dross (sensible, but what a wouder!) his right hand resting ou a book supported by a dra|s>d janlcs- tal, and his left touching the hUt of a dress sword at his side. The statue is cut from a single block of pure Italian marble, und stands on a base and iN-dcstul of Kichmoud granite, the whole measuring nineteen feet in height. It stands in trout of bide |K-udoitce llall, guarding the door, the most appropriate s|xit in the city. ON THE I.AXDHIMIWNE. An addition bus recently liecu made to Fuinuoiuit, and it is uow, we pre sume, the largest Park on this Conti nent. thie pleasant afternoon lately, a friend invite*) us to take u drive with him, and accordingly we were men on tlie r*md. After you |kish the old |Mirk, yon get on the Duels dov.Tie road, wlu-re elegant views lie all around you, anil at your feet rolls tlie Schuylkill, dotted <>\^r with every dcscri|rtiim of Isiuts, from the skele ton “nicer” to »ti<- lit*!*- stcamliout which plies betlreeu the wire Kus|icu sion Bridge and Duirel Dili. Tills road leads yon to Gi-orge's Ilill, an other ivccnt addition, where you stop awhile und look around. Here you have a gnunl sweeji. Below, to the Kust, lh-s the city, with the Delaware in the lutckgrotuid, and the wliite sails of the shipping faintly visible thro" the liuzi- of I la* siiuuuer. You wend yiatr way hack over tin* ser|s-n tine drive, ami |hiss by shady dingles, cozy nooks und cooling s|irings. Here and there are rustic bridgin over tilth' ravines :uh! Hits, unit ruotic seats, Hmler some grand old tnvn, iss-tqiiisl by “lovers mnl husbands, sweethearts ami wives." We jialts*- liele on this hill w hich ova-ri<s>kM the river, an«l just lieyoml is lauirel Ilill Umrtwy with its iiHMiiinienls and tumlis. “Tliere," said my fri«n*l, “is tlie loveliest sjsg on earth." Amt well: for. it contiiiiic<l some of his hoar(-treasures : unit then w*‘tlioug|it of another sjMt afar off, wliere two little graves made it ilearer ami love lier to us than all the monuments and gnmdeiir of this work!. How mneli of tilt* joys ami sorrows of tin" past tlo the sweet sceia-s of natniv n-mll! Passing down by the river road wV sissi leave these pleasant retreats In-hind, and find ourselves amid the noise ami dust of the city. A Hr IN THE DF.Kr. Sim-e writing tin* above notes, we have taken a run down to Cape May, enjoyed a grand outlook on the ocean, picked up shells and iiebhles on the liench, and )iliuige*l in among tlie breakers. Eleven, A. M., is the h*iur for lmthing, nnd such ludicrous scenes ami uncomely attire as you then lie- liolil are exe*-ediugly risible. We had hcnnl of sea-nym{>lis, nerehls and such things, but after witnersing the lmthing jinieess, in wbieb were seen many of the fair sex, we ronchided that a Cape May belle, after that, looked more like a drowned nit than a mythological daughter of Oceiuitts. But you forget nil that in the inspi ration of a splurge in the brine, ami lose all regard for ]iersonal nppenr- mk-tswi far us rnt and fit of bathing dress goes. And then, how exhilara ting and rejuvenating! Not sine*' our youthful ablutions in the Poto mae, have we enjoyed such a glorious time os we did in our dip in the deep. We certainly recommend (your edito rial to the contrary notwithstanding) a trip to the sea-shore to every min ister, and ml vise every congregation to send on its pastor at once. They will go back to their jieople with renewed powers of mind and body, and give them longer and lietter sermons as a compliment for loss of time. This imccasuig “w ear and tear” of parochial work, too soon does the business for the jioor preacher. The constant drip of the water wears the rock. Those who hold that tlie min ister should never go away from his flock, for rest or relaxation, ought to count how often the several mcmtiers are atment from his preaching in fifty- two 8undays. PETER AND PI. We should not speak of the multi tude of typographical errors in our letter of the 8th nit, were it not. that we want to escape another critique from the eloquent goose-quill of the American. "From the manner in which Kilig’s English umml up in that pajier, we had a^Pnpression •hat he did not know any lietter, or that be might |Mmsitily get mixed from having tried to run a i mi per once iu the “Pennsylvania Dutch;* but we find an Addison In-re. He lashes ns for calling you Dr., and wants to know w here all the Dm. oume Irian 1 Thut oue coiue from the printer, (we w rote it Hr.) but as Gettysburg up- pi-urs to lie rnuning o«t of material, if Peter will give it a few puffs thro’ his Dutch organ, In* will stand a chance, iirolsildy. Don’t get impa tient ! A little more Theology, and a thicker sprinkle of 9illiugsgate in yonr dialogue, ami you can apply. ASTVT1C I Hi- calls us a “stupid ass" (or say ing that he wus corpulent, andgracdg suggests thut we uniat Is- a ipirii; for anything, says law w hich has a laxly is eorpnlent. \f« take Imrk tlie “eorimleiit;” for We fond that sin*-*- last we asw hinij^e has grown exceedingly thary. A* In- ti-ntis us “au oliscure s* ribliler” and devotes a half column to naughty words alssit ns, it might be suggested whether who does not know tlie differ cure between corporeal ami corpulent, slumlil not lie a little ean-ful, even thoogh he is after iui -wiWiire m-rik tiler.” And k-t him retm-uilier fist, tkat sin*li language, emning from such a Nouns-, may laTTe ■ gerions ri'Multa Think of «9obii k.* ats iuxl tbp Keview, Peter, ami tlifti Is- careful how you “sling ink around." GONE QVKf. St. Andrew’s ivngregation, lU*v. Dr. Ktork, |wisttir, lias^gMH- over hi the General t'ouueil, «kn tin- pus tor. Iu aar lust, we x^hImmI tkc l»r. anetvrts hi his entrr|>risA witlioat for n moiueiit sNp|sising tliftit would so s*ssi reucli tliis ik-sirahle ami luippx end. May lie kmg Is- ^Mtn-d to Itdp on tla- gissl work. f UNDEN. ■ -q — » . * . Far I be UUeiBh ViaUor. Shall we aat have a Feaals School in the Valley of ViifiaisT .M tmsKK Editors : pan little Span* in >o*ir wordy a few lim-a, intemled BMire <•*! for tlie midhig of the luetlin n ul ami lay, in the Virginiu 8\w*sl t In hmkitig over some uhl lulnutes, I find that, almost from time imme morial, eommittees liave beiti ap IHiinfo-d by the Virginia Synod iqsm female education, mid |sirth-ulariy to devise ways and means for estsMisli ing a Lutbenui Feaisle Seminary in our lieaiitiftil und fertile Virginia valley. Hut so far, brethren, as you know, it lias hem all talk mnl no s^kmiI. True, tliere have liern diffl- ••nlties in the way, lwt ran not them- la- Mirmonntedf other demunina thsia have Mimxilnl, uml are tri- iimphreitly moving on—ami why mit wef Two yean* ago Symsl, for several reasons—tin- most prominent of which wns, that the liev. W. Diukh- hud ulready collected a fine female school at Bridgewater—seh-*-te*l that place as the Inration, mid plm-i-d the man agement of the wliole under Bros. S. W. llollmid ami W. Dinkle, two excellent vising brethren. iuhI well qmdifled for tin- |ss«ition, except the luck of u little experience in starting n school of that kind. While they were proceeding slowly and cautiously in matnring tlieir jilutus a little self-inqiortHnt, eoneeify, meddlesome minister ef another de nomination, to defeat, as f think, tlieir whole design, called a meeting of sonic of the citizens of Bridge- water, including II. and IX, presented his idan, nnd it was adopted. That plau w as, n female school, not de nominational, lnit under the control of a hoard of seven managers or trustees, not inure than two of wliirli could be selected from any ooe de nomination ; vacancies in that board to be filh-il at any time by the ri-main- ing members of the Imord. There lieiug Lutherans, Baptists, Presbyte rians, Methodists, Yonkers, and Uni- fed Brethren nil in that town and community, it wns at once very- evident, though Lutherans lmihl that school, that in a few years it might be entirely taken out of their hands. So far, theu, as onr expectations went, it xvas a grand failure, but a grand success upon the part of the little meddler; for it was success witfi him either way—if he got the school, or if he did not get it. Bnt “ *tis all for the best." It was provi dential. The wrong place had been selected. . It scents nt the last meeting of Synod not a word was uttered or a sentence penned on this important subject. W hat was, or is, the matter, brethren t Has the a^iolc thing evaporated f Do wc inteml thus ever to yield to diMcouragemeutM 1 Have we not hen- a large, promising field in this lieautlfhl valley f Have we not material enough right here among us in the valley for a fine ■-bool t la there not duty here to your children, your t'lniroh ami your Godf Have we not men, means uml brains sufficient for sueli a school f Div brethren, what do you think ulsMit this matter f Doe* not An inward projnjfihig stir you to duty In-re for yonr daughters and yoor t'hnreht You would smile at the iih-a of me stopping here, at this late and enlightened day, to disrnsa the utility or influeneee of female educate si upoa dint mi i national char acter or standing. Yoa know that xvnmait’s influence is m of the mighty lever )tower* in all the imisxrtant nioveUH’iits of the < 'har*-h. Y«-a, it is rompumtircly the controlling I lower of the xxorlil. Not th*- kind of [stwer that the trouhl be masculine portion of tin- feminine gentler an- i-ontend •ng for up North—such as driuking whiskey, racing lioraes, discussing questions publicly, attending 1ml) tights, &c.—Imt a ]siwer far nnire sih-ut, refilled atsl potrerful, found in I«art I sick iu tlie nnrsery wliere the “ twig is bent"—found iu the sitting nsuii w hen- doiuestir happiness clus ters—tlienee, in its uusUwt, itnassuiu ing garli, this power tnay be traced through every useful areuae tif lift*. Then- ia as much difference between tlie |siwer sought and this, as there is between the noisy litth* tmook, with its easruik-s iqaiu th*- mountain shl*’, uu*l tin- silent, grand, tmqestie Mi**tssi|qii Itiver. It is a power like tlm mighty master wheel or main ■jwtng in maehiiMTy, |su*utig around quiet It, Ipit with power, cnowing all th*- lesser wheels to move ami flutter. May God help ns to help in this great and inqsirtaut work of iaqautmg a son ml, moral, |>n»<-tio»l. ('hristian e*lu*-uti*m t*i tin- daugliteni of cmr < *hnn-h. We have fine bxeathms Utr tlie puiysMc: Mtunatun, Hamsonlmrg. Nexrmarket, W*sslstork, amt Wm- rWester, an- aft gissl lirulthy hs-ations. Wytheville ia doing a gissl work, bnt is too fsr away for our young ladies; and aince the bridges have ls*en Isinit, they <lo not like to cross the Potomac. Shall we not then immediately provide fur them in onr midst t D-t us then go up to Bynod Stn-iigthcm-d by tb*- prayers and infim-nce of o*ir sisters, wives ami imdlMTH, d)-t< rmine*l by the help of G*sl uot only to devise, lmt forthwith to exrente, plans for a Female Head nary. Ami need we wait till Synod t May not tssiks at once he \>|s-ne*l for sulsa-riptions at tlie aliove named places, ami a litth- friendly Christian rivalry Is* gotten up to see who ran raise the largest amount fur this pur pose t What say yoa, Bros. Miller, Ilolluml, Snyder. Keller ami Donht What has become of Bro. S.’s effort at Newmarket t I thought he was quite sanguine a year or two ago. Does it not serin that God ia in viting us to this wurk immediately, ns he lias so kindly given ns about five millions of liushels of wheat this year in onr heuittifol valley, and a fine prosjsMt for coni, ami many other gissl things t What shall wc do for God in return t “ Whatsoever thy hand fimk-tli to do, do with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.” OKI ENT. Ministerial. Punctuality. Rev. Mr. Ik-11 was always punctual. Whoever might lie late’ at meeting, at the ftancral or anywhere else, they all knew that Mr. Bell would not. If called to attend a xveddgig, his foot wns on the door-step, anil his hand on the l*ell handle, when the clock was striking tlie hour. It was at first quite annoying to his flock to go according to their old habits to a funeral, and meet it on the way to the grave, or to go to a wedding, and find it all over ^efore they thought of getting then*. Bo old Mr. Slow waited on the minister to ask why he “was always in such a hurry and so afraid of being too late.” “Well, my good friend, I will tell you, and if, after hearing me, you do not think 1 am right in this thing 1 will try to niter.” “That's sorely fair,* slowly said Mr. Slow, as if afraid to commit — — ~ 1 was invited to.go to a distant mountain town to preneh to a death tutc people, I went for some weeks, and then returned hom* for a few days, promising to lie hock xvithout fail, the next Sunday. Well, I had a pleasant week among my kind reto- tivea, and was so ranch engaged that I hardly thought of my sol emn duties, till Batimlay return ed; and theu my sister ami a beautiful friend of hers persuaded me to go out a little while in tin- little boat Cinderella, on our beauti ful lake. The day was flue, uqd Cinderella spun and .darted under my oars as if a thing of life. Wli** we got u shore, 1 fonml it Two o’clock, aud I knew the eare stalled iu fifteqn minutes. ^ “I left the ladies amt ran liotne, ami caught up my car|ift bag, ami run for the depot. 1 saw the can* had arrived. 1 heard tlie liell ring. With all my strength I ran. 1 saw then start. I redoubled my efforts, aud got within fifteen feet/of tla- ears ! Oh, for thirty Ne**uiids more! Thirty seconds too bite! No more! The next day was a fair, still, sweet Sunday. My mountain |ieople gath ering, omrffhg down from tlie gfcm*. aud folhiwing the rills, filled the house of worship. But there was no minister, au*.l tlie hungry sheep had no sliepberd tYcfred them ! He was thirty seconds too late ! “There was a poor old blind man, who lived four miles from the church, and seldom could lie get to meeting. That <lay be ate breakfast early, ami his little grand-daughter led liini all the way down the monutain to the church. Iiow weary, und sad. ami disa|ipointed lie waa! There was no minister to s|s*ak to him. He was thirty seconds too late ! “There was a great gathering of children to the Sunday school. Anti their litth* eyes glistened, for their minister had promised to |>n*aeh them a ‘litth- sermon’ to-day; lmt lr was not tliere. He was thirty sr- eomls too late! “There was a su-k child np one tin* glens of the mountain, and i had Iteen inquiring all the week her minister. She was so anxious to se*- him, amt have him pray with lier. How she hailed tlie day when lie would tic there. But no! lie was not there. # “That poor Mind mau never came to the church again. lie was too feeble, ami never heard another ser mon or prayer. Tlie minister was thirty seconds too late! “That litth* girl was dead before I got Imek, ami 1 could nuly shed tears over lier corjise. 1 had been thirty w-conds too late ! “On my headed knees I asked God’s forgiveness, amt promised him, that if possible, I never would lie thirty seconds too late! * j “And now, Mr. Slow, am I not about right in my punctuality f" [ “Well, I giiessit -don’t-look -q uito so-unreasonable-as-it-might.” Practical. luluself. “When 1 was a young man ami had Itw-n preaching only a few months, Prayer Aaiwered. Most of the children in a certain family bad become ho]s*tnlly pious. But tlie father, at the age of sixty- flve, was yet “without God, and withont hojie in the- world.” He was a moral man, and seemed near the kingdom of heaven, but still did not enter it. ne had seen prosperity ami adversity, and imssed through several revivals of religions. AU tliis time his conversion had been a subject of much solicitude aud prayer to his wife; but with no visible effect. At length she pro- jiosed to her children, at home and abroad, to unite with her in prayer for hitfl at a certain hour of the (lay. This family concert was observed, but still no visible effect. The faith of some of the children began to fail; but not so the mother’s. Her faith grew stronger and more importunate. Her spirit- had no rest. One night, after they had retired, she expressed in n few vxords her concern for him. He gave but an indifferent answer, and fell asleep. She arose in the (tallness of an anxious heart, and returning to her sittinp- room, raked open a bed of coals and spent the night, in prayer. It was in the month of February. As the morning approached, she fell into the following train of reflections: “1 have home this burden for forty yem-s; 1 can carry it no farther; it is too heavy for me; I must roll it off on God. I fret that I have dopo. I can not change his heart, not convert him, however much 1 to- - — - —T distress myself. Perhaps 1 have shined in distressing myself as much as I have. God may liave seen in me the want of a simple reliance iqion Him, or the want of true and absolute submission to His wilL He may have seen me unwilling or afraid to commit the matter at my husband’s salvation entirely to Him. Bnt I feel that I must, and do thus commit it to Him uow. I will afflict myself no longer. I shall still pray for him, and use such means as may seem advisaWe; bnt, saved or lost, I leave the result to God. In the morning, after breakfhst, finding him alone, die addressed him in a few kind but earnest words, the prntqiect of their iy nnd eternal separation, and dosed by saving, “I liave tbfc one request to make: Devote this day to the concerns of the soul, devote it to reflection aud prayer. If you can not do it for your own sake, do it to oMigc rue.” Struck with lier earnest manure, he said, decisively, “I jrilL” She saw no more of him till quite night, w hen lie returned sad and thoughtful. The next day he again disappeared, and was gone till evening. He returned thonghtful, lmt calm and serene. “I do nor. know,» lie said, “what has ailed me t*Mlay; my feelings have been un usual, aud indeed xery strange. It has seemed to me this afioruoitn as if everything was cli>nged. Every- thing ap|ieared px iqieafc for Go*L The trees, the-hHls, the skies—every thing seCirie*! to praise Him. And I felt that I loved everyDodg. If there is any one I have bated, tt, fa* Mr. G, but I have felt to-day that I love*! him like a broMR-j-” His heart seemed overflowing with emotions of tliis kind, as new and strange to him as the ex]trension of them was to his astonished and 'rejoiring, though trembling wife. A Novel of Reform. A nierehant in London bad a dis pute with a Quaker respecting the setthonreMt of an acromtf. The mer chant was determined to bring tin* a*fount into court, a proceeding which the Quaker earnestly depre cated, using every argument in his power to convince the mcniuuit of his error; lmt the latter was inflexi ble. Desirous to make the last effort, the Quaker called at his house one morning, and inquired of the servant if his master was at home. Tlie merchant hearing the inquiry, ami knowing the v oice, called out from the top of the stairs: “Tell that rascal I am not at home." The Quaker, lookitigtoft) to him calmly’, said, “Well, friend, God put thee in a better mind.”' The merchant, struck afterward with the meekness of the reply, and having more deliberately investigated the matter, became convinced that the Quaker was right and he was wrong. He requested to see him, and after acknowledging his error, he said: “I have one question to ask yon: how were you able, with such pa tience, on various occasio^ tp bear my abuse f” “Friend,” replied the Quaker, “I will tell thee. I was naturally as hot and violent as thou art. 1 knew that to indulge this temper was Sin- ftal, and I found it was imprudent. I found out that men in a ] Mission always spake loud, and I thought if I controlled my voice I should re press my passion. I have, therefore, made it a rule never to let my voice rise above a certain key, and by a careftal observation of this rule I have, by the Messing of God, en tirely mastered my natural temper.* The Quaker reasoned philosophi cally, and the merchant, as every' one else may do, benefitted by his example; A Christian life is a pulpit which all may ascend. It is unbecoming for the child to exhort its unbeliev ing ]mrent, improper for the pupil to direct his teacher, or for the servant to rebuke his master. But by a holy life ehildren can instruct their pa rents, wholars their teachers, and inferiors their siqieriors, and supe riors their inferiors. Many, through ignorance, are unable to sp**ak a word for Jesus, others can not meet an objector, and others are disabled J>y timidity ; but all can preach a most eloquent sermon through the life. Let no condition surprise you, and theu- yon cannot be afflicted in any. I can There is no condition so low that is ont of the reach of feara.