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Greater Church Love—How to Produce
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" 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 â–  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.
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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
â– -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
â– 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.