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Ikv. A. R RUDE, DU*,
Calami**, 8. t\
Mr. Matthews,
for mercy. I
God but jnatioe—
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feir,
Implied M re Mat thews, “do
mean to tell me, Bartlett,
dare to stand liefore God
for simple jnstio©-4fhafc you
of mercy
ly I do,” he retotjmd with
laugh. U I tell you what
at thews, yon are m> com-
uied by yonr old world sti-
that yon dare not look
tlje fiioe. What hive I, or
any honest man* to fear t
minlMo a flaw in my char-
I appeal to you—and yon
at i not boasting.”
hat,” respoiuhnl Mr. Mat-
ave not a wonl to say. I
,t resjKH t there wen* more
Bnfc yon know integrity
befon* men is not every
cannot imagine ydiu can lie
of yonrself as to think
re jierfeetly •])U1 , p and
e you are again with
^orld notions of sin, and
|r|s, and a heart-searching
-po on. I know all those
■ beart. I was taught them
and have had a good deal
i^ty in emancipating myself
lieiif bomlage. My God is not
Mr. Matthews. The Great
1 wtorship is too magnanimous
rach trifles; and if a man
aid ^upright, and fulfils his
agnail shonld, he need not
any rate I am not afraid.
Again. I want nothing from
justice—pure, simple .jus-
•i
Mdtthews felt it Would be of
s 4*
wm
no u$0 pursuing the argument. He
l>dni^4 fur a 'moment, ami his
were full of pity for the
sel T righteous man liefore him.
1 artlett,” he said, "the time
c •when you will feel that
nercy, not justice.”
dd I am certain it never will,”
tie other;—yet for a mo-
iis iu-e grew pale. Then lock-
d( sk, and taking his hat from
thbdoor, 1*^ gaily lmde Mr.
good evening,
e!” said that gentleman
as the outer dmir closed,
teems to have no idea of
ng-doing; and really lie is
right, honorable fellow in
i^Bdnct.” Just then a tap
at the door, and jpurtlctt
He looked somewhat flnsh-
h keen observer might have
traces of agitation. » “I
might as well go through
30*th American accounts to-
will save time to morrow,
; them down ready for one
liors to enter.” saying,
his desk, and took a small
papers which werc tied
together, and a small pri
or. “Very well,” replied
f 4 lews, not lifting his head
liii XKik; “if yon don’t mind
cOifli e.” “Ok, dear no; not in
Gwxl night agaitk”
or two. about these two
; nei ^ | 1 ] • Matthews, the ehh*r Of the
h of pi>rkaps fifty years of
nanager of the business in
compation Bartlett was
Clerk. • He was a devont
Christian—a real chris-
aw* soMe snch? known
ie<l,* both ju business and
thoi
hunt
out of it, not only for his integrity,
but for his unaffected goodness and
unostentatious benevolence. Though
not a.i>nrtiicr in the Ann, he had a
pecuniary interest in its success; and
as only one of the juirtners took an
active part in its affairs, his position
was one of great resiioiisibHity. But
his motto was: *A» to the Ixinl;"
and in laisincsa as well as' in his
private life, he regarded himself as
Ood’s si'rvnnt.
Bartlett, who was aliout flfleeu
years his junior, occupied a )>OHition
in his establishment only second to
that of the manager ; anil indeed in
his absence took his phu-o. fie had
been twenty years in the service of
the Arm; lmd thoroughly obtained
their contidemwi, and wm regankwl
by them and by Mr. Matthews as a
man of unimpeachable iutegrit}*;
Perha|>s in the whole city you could
uot have found two men whose repn
tat ion was fairer and purer, or in
whom more implicit confidence was
placed than in James Matthews and
Robert Bartlett.
But while Mr. Matthews was
known as a man of devout and
sincere piety, insomuch that even
the most godless of his fellow citi
sens acknowledged that he was a
a tme Christian, Robert Bartlett
was known as a man of thoroughly
sceptical, even infidel, principles.
Ho utterly rejected the claims of
diviue revelation; regarded Christ
as only a Jewish teacher; and, as
we have seen from his conversation,
ntterly ignored the idea of sin, or
of man’s need (at any rate, of his
own necil) of mercy. The atone
ment. of t'hrist as the means of the
sinner’s reconciliation to God cx
cited only contemptuouM sarciEini ;
and the idea of a new heart he would
have scoffoil at with hitter jest as
an absurdity. Yet he was devout
in his way; attended regularly once
on the Sunday a small chapel where
the preaching was in accordance
with his own views; and having
heard the preacher turn into ridicule
or explain away all the “old world
superstitions,” as he called them,
about sin, and pardon, and atone
meut, be would go to his lodgings
with a feeling of great self satisfm*
tiou, that he was not so foolish as
to lielieve these childish fables and
gloomy delusions. Thus the years
rolled away.
• • • • • •
“1 say, Melville,” said a young
clerk in the house one day to his
companion, as they walked home
ward, “do you know I iran’t quite
make Bartlett out. It’s verv odd to
* *
to me if there isn’t a arrow loose
there.”
“What, Bartlett!” exclaimed the
other, with unaffected surprise.—
“Nonsense! He’s correct its the sun,
and as rognlar as the tide*. Ismk
at his books.”
“Well, I know, but I confess I
don’t think ita all square. There
were some very queer things in that
last alistract of account that I had
to make out for our Month American
agents. Couldn’t Imttotn it at all.”
Then he entered Into jiarticulars,
which, of course, need not be writ
ten here, am! when he hail finished,
the other littered a low, long whistle,
and said, “Never! you don’t mean
it.”
“I do mean it, Melville, and 1
don’t **know what to do. It has
bothered me a goral deal over since.
I don’t like to say anything to Mr.
Matthews aliout it, but !’m afraid
there’s n good deal wrong.”
Without detailing morn of Jlieir
conversation, suffice it to say that
the two young inen agreed to take
an op{H>rtuuity of examining the
accounts referred to, and to keep
their eyes open for anything they
inigbt see going wrong. It was with
great reluctance they did so, but,
besides the fact their duty to the
firm demanded it, they reasonably
feared that if fraud was discovered
suspicion would lie cast on them or
their fellow-clerks. No one would
think that Bartlett was guilty.
Hays and weeks passed away, and
they found their worst suspicious con
firmed. At last they resolved, after
much hesitation, to mention the mat
ter to Mr. Matthews.
At first lie was utterly astounded,
and seemed as if deprived of the
power of speech. Then the thought
came to Ids relief that these young
men were mistaken, and in their
well iiiteutioiied seal had laid a
charge against an houorahle man,
which would soon be refuted. Bo be
told them lie had no doubt what
seemed to them wrong wonld be
easily set right, and coldly asked
them to state what they wished to
buve been led away by ungrounded
suspicion iii this matter, 1 need not
say it will lie my duty to place the
matter in the hands of the firm, and
to recoiiimeud them to supply your
places. Tlie character of a man like
Mr. Bartlett is not to lie lightly sits
l*ected even.”
With four and trembling, morally
certain that they were right, yet
fearing lest they should not he able
to prove what they sUTirmcd, they
luid the whole ('use liefore the man*
ager. As fort after fact was stated,
he felt he could no longer doubt that
there was something seriously wrong,
anil having farther questioned them,
said, “Yon have done quite right,
and 1 thank yon. I need not say to
ydu, keep this poinfal mutter a stuet
svivt till 1 see you again.” When
they bait gone, he llowed his head
on his desk, anil burst into tears.
“Poor wretch,” he said to him
self, “)mor, miserable, self deluded
wretch.” Then tlie thought of their
last conversation came to him, and
of Bartlett's last sentence*. “I want
justice, not merry.”
Mr. Matthews found upon in vest i
gation that there was a stroug case
Jonah and Bible Work
wliieli demanded signal and severe 1 dticed by extravagant dressing It 1
punishment on the ground of the nets as an incentive to envy, malice. ■ ——
implicit confidence which ltis cm I crime, anil every evil. Karl* new 1 It wua a wonder that Jonfali hail a
ploy era hail placed tu him. dress that is a novelty of fashion *i*ark «»f l*»cty in him Grandfather
Mr. Matthew s \ tailed him it* hi* , and costlineaa, is res|M>nstble for a! MmHUmeb had led the notion down
cell, and talked earnestly and a flee | new era of fashionable folly; the ! the incline of iniquity at lightning
tionately with him, bopiug to find crowd is set in motum. ami pride *|*w*l, and plunged it into the filth
that his heart was softened, and that or envy, ami oftenest both, rule the of heathenism, and father Anton hail
he did indivd feel his need of mercy , j hour. The |*oorcr rltutsr* envy the 1 heljssl it wallow then*. Ami yet out
But his ho|s* i* as disappoitiled.
Home shame there was, but more of
a filling of hatred and revenge
against those who had bnru the
means of detecting and punishing
him. Ills old pride iu his integrity
seemed to have turned to gall and
bitterness against them, aud even
against himself, but there was no
nqvotattrc, not even regrot. Mr.
Matthews icutuml to remind him
of the liettrr foeliugw he liad express
«*l w lieu be crirol fur merry. •• Mer-
e»
rich; the rieli i»nvy ouc atiotlier.} of all this comes an angel. At. six
Tlie toiling sesunstrosses toil later ! tren years of agi k he is radiant with
am! later into the uight, ixmijs'tltiiui j the rrficctcd light of hca%'t*n.
prenara lianler and hariler npiHi tlie ' We look for a cause. Iu Josialt’s
lower onlcr of workers; they must ' reign, two centuries IsJmv, it was
mill more htHtrs, or take less pay |*er g»ssl old Jehoiada, the centenarian,
boor. Tlie nomplicated aud terrible In Jchusliaphal's it was the faithful
problem of the rrlatum of capital to \ kibg Asa. But there are uoue of
labor is made inoro complicated and ! these helps for Josiab. Wc are ut
trmlilc; and w ho shall tell bow j toriy at a loss. Wo can only guess,
much fashion and extra* aganoc iu
drew* is rcwismsibie lor, in the bitter
ues* that is R)»ringing up lietween
cy r 1h* c\«iaiuted, with a sa* ago the cm|do>e< * ;uid employers * How
stnvi. "Tliis is the sort of tnerey I hap|ieii* it that the city which ts the
Meny! focus
for jtufiice, aud I will j which
of lash iou
come the
•uid luxury, from
mttHr*. and w here
am t«» expericuoc, I mijijw*-.
No! I asktsl
abide by my «hsnn! 1 don't want {are made the (ruiuumiu of Itridtw iu
wu*rc), and I w ill not ask it”
he rx*la|MHsl into sutU*n sthm**
Hmlly Mr. Matthews leA the pnsmi,
I with sorrow fill thought* aud earnest
against HaiUetf, anti dermed it his ! prayers for tin- uuLajqiy man, whom female, ami c*|sM*ially female, drunk
duty at whv to lay the matter liefore j he had known «> long in the pride . with blot si, have danced aiunl the
Then all lamls, has In^xhiic the gasuig-
stock i4 all uatious, while h«*r pal
mew have gone up in smoke to
hraveu, aud her arttsaus, male aud
A few { flames ? Will any one dare
to say
the Arm. They were no less astrauNl 'of his umiiihxI lutrgiity.
ed than be had been. Bo implicit had j day * afterwards be road tin
been the confidence
W*tt’'* integrity, thi«t inc correexm ss i/-»<«< . tiin.*8 7 xx m any
of his acronnts ha*l lieen t.kken f«*r 1 “We regret to slate that the uu *h*uy that Omimmmm is in |«rt the
follow that it has had nothing to do with
r placed in Hart I tug |iaragra|4i iu th«'Mansfonl hotly the boundless extravagaiK** ot our
the <‘«*rrertm , *s j /Vm; . j times ? Will any Is* Isdd enough to
mcr
granted, and thus bis frauds had
been not only ntidetect***I. hat tin
suspected. In great anger they
resolve*l to |*ro*ecute.
phiilul for him—pleaded for
cy.
“Meteyr exclaimed . the senior
partner, angrily. ••Merry, Matthews!
What do you menu f Merry for a
hypocritical rascal like that who
wan always talking almut integrity
ami justice! No, air. Ill not bear
bajipj iuau, Robert Bartlett,
was couvicte*l at tht* laat mmm** *»f
cm •«*•//Icmcnt, and sentetuxsl
who j out I Hirst of the envy which tin* mor.
mous prodigality ot tb** age has
t«», provokisl.
Mr. Matthews transjiortatimi. was this UHimiug llow«*x*er this may Iw, the chris
Am ml dead, having committed Mil ( tiaii law is too plain to lie inisunifor
8l rater and St. l'aul alike
| hv hanging himself to the liar stood
the cell w indow with his hand have laid it down
c.d*’
of
kerchief. W<1 understand h« has
Is-cii sullen ami almost f**roi i<his
sinew hi* oum irtmi, Init it was not
another word." I hie of the other*
faintly remonstrated, twit in vain. | justice or merry ! Think
U was resolved to |mowerutr torth will l»r with you »f strict justnx
*Outwanl atloni
j mg’* r* in express terms put under
j the Urn. HjicnfieatkHi* arc made,
just *neh tut the times need, "liroid-
thought urreesary c*js*ctall> to watrh errd hair, gold, |**arl*, cosily array.”
him.” ; In |*reriae ami w**ll consnlered Uvwuv,
Reader! Which «|n you ask tor,, “modest apjEirol" is required; g»ssl
t, “‘ how it • works iii place of gay clothing; the
be ! maiiih**tatmus of “the hidden mail
with.
meted (Hit. You w U *ay, |M-rhap*. of iIh* lK*art,“ even the ineorruplilih'
The next morning when Bartlett , -»f haxr uot so luwtird, I therefore "ornament of a meek ami quiet spirit,
reach«-d the office, he was requested u«*e*l not f**ar the «hs»m of any court w hich is in the sight of God of grind
hy Mr. Matthews to come lido his ‘ of juatuv.” No, Imt there is a higbef price
private room.
“I am sorry, Mr. Bartlett,* he
gan, “to lie the U*arer of w rv*p*cst,
which, i tear, it will uot Is* pleasant
to you to rom|»ly with. I must beg
you to hand me tin* key of your
private desk."
A deathly |ntilor t ame over the
guilty man’* face, ami his tongue
court before which wo must oil stand
ami give an accmittl. Have you
never roMs**! G*mI ! fan you stand
Is-ftoe llim ami sav 'ihi mrsl im4
Now a thr* an tmpt .*cli«abi« law
tor a ehiistrau iu these later lime* !
S»» far from it, it is os reasonable as
it is Scriptural. The e’xtrav ag.mce
“Ills mothers name was Jchidah,
daughU*r id Adaiah, of Boaealh."
Right years old wheu his wicked
father was murdered in liie palace,
and In became king ! Who else had
char ge of the boy but this Boseathi
tuss! She wasBultana Yolide; she
w as < piocu mother, w hich is Uie very
fountain of authority iu the East.
The light no ui us through here.. Now
we guess how the angel came.
JoMioh must have had faithful iu
struetioii in divine things, to couic
out such a full blow n saint at sixteen,
amt that, too, iu a soil rank with the
atioaiiiiatious of idolatry.
ile w as no milk aud-water believer.
He was a hen*. Nobody led him.
Hr led everybody. Tin high priest,
ihicf priest* and Levites suupl) lul
lowtwl in Ui* grand w ake. Tlie young
king, at twcuty. went through the
laud with the broad sweep of reform,
and its iniquities dunk away into
• averiis t*» hide from the Lul. Again,
| at twenty six, w hen he Hod found
J » # '
tlie long io*t Bible, gathering new
knowledge and strengtii from the
holy book, be i*a*so* from limit to
limit of his country, with tbe hum
met of uu iconoclast in his hand,
wicldiug it right Isvisldy 014 Baal
and A start**, until evficy rolic of
idolatry is broken iuto ugly deformity,
llow 1 be jieoplc mu»! have cursexl
him! But he did not care tor the
cut sc* of idolater*. Think how
many priests and servitors of temple*
.md ehafH'l* aud slirine* ail through
tin laud must have Imen thrust out
of office jsuiiiilr** into the cold!
that “like unto liftn won there no
king before him that turned to the
Isfft^w ith all his heart and with all
his soul and with all his might.”
Jjet the model lie imitated. O y«
Christian compromisers w ith fashion
able sin, look at Josiah and learn bis
royal sty le of serving your God and
Redeemer!—American Mount{pr
One Sin! Many Sint!
Sir Jamc* Simpson* native
place, Bathgate, to a crowded an
dicnoc be said:
“When l was aVchool ls»y I saw
a sight I never can forget—a man
fipgged in tlie street, !>id any take
his plmeaud say, I will suffer? No,
lie boro it all alone. For many kiiih ?
No, for one. He broke the law, and
be suffered all aloue.
“In Edinburgh I saw a night 1
never shall forget—a man hanged.
For many *ius? No, for one—he
stole a parcel from a stage eoacli.
and he was Ic*l out to die liefore the
crowd. Hid any friend conic and
loose the rope, and say, ‘J*ut it round
uiy neck, I will die instead f No,
none. At one fioint he broke the
law . and died for it,
“I saw another sight—it matter*
not when—I saw myself undone, de
serving hell—a lost sinner, for many,
many sins—to suffer *trii»e* forever.
But 1 look'd up and saw my Sub
stitute, Jesus, hanging 011 tlie cross.
1 looked and was forgiven; ami I
kiw it tny duty to come out here to
tell you of that Saviour, of that
Friend,-and to see if you w ill look to
Him aud be saved.”
Yes! lie might have add'd, you
ccrtaiuly w ill, if the Holy Spirit in
his sovereign working shall give you
that spiritual sight which alone can
look, unto Jesus. The duty of every
disciple is to say to all about him,
“Behold the Lamb of Godbut
the power to do so is the gift find
work of God, and that work should
ever be glorified.
mercy, but justice? Bather. *lo you., of tbe reigning IAhIimni* is os Irmly,
not feel that y«Hi have to cry, “Enter |wrha|s* it is uot going too far to customs of more than hall a ceutury,
| not into judgment with Thy serv out. s»y. as muck forlmhlen hy good taste must have Im«h turned topsy turvy !
O l*ud; for in Thy oght diall no as by ajmstolK* pmx‘|4. t harm tei The tew who sy mpathized witli the
tledi living lie justified r coumw uut m dress, ami it nui imH lie king wore what wc call “a eor|M»ral s
Daily Prayer.
An aged minister oner gave some
advice to a young Christian. It was
this: “Never neglect, never forget,
secret daily prayer. It is lie-re that
the cbnstiau loses ground. Neglect
llow many family aud social arrange this aud you can not fail to grow
incut*, roulirund by the nlolatrous cokl au<l indiflerout. Never let a
day i*ass over your head without
earnest prayer."
The gotsl old
and lip* Issann dry, so tkiat he
could not for a few mmiicait* utter a
word. At last lie recovered himself
8ouirwli.it. aud atumiptr*! to In* ut
terly aMtomahed and indignant.
Mr. MaUbt'ws hoanl hint with
pity, and then sanl, “It is imrletis
talking like this. The |*nM»f* are j
evident, mid the firm rtwolvus to
pruNts*nt* a .” Ile ta|qssl <h« tbe table,
and » sergeant of |mliec entered.
“Oh, merry 1 mercy T alnnist
screamed tlie |mor detnrtrd wroteh,
throwing himself 011 bis knee*. “Mr.
Matthews, you have always Imru
iny friend; do mil dewert we now .
Bay yon will not let me stain I m the
Blessed la* Gcal that we live nmler lieljssl} its varieties ami delicate
But vet how sturdily he
shading* are indicated hy oiks,
*ha|M' ami stuff. A worldly, tnalenal
nature |Hiblt*hc* itself by the ehitlies
it wears. Tin* vain, the owtenlatHHim
the notivrietywri'kiag, .ire U> lie di*
tuiguiabed by it. an arc the umibtru
. ; «uve. the uruk u4 heart, the intel
To »lo all things for the glory of Uvlual ami Uie sinritiuU. If then*
ImnI Is lh«‘. Christian’*» I.1W. .Iff tie any truth in the uis|HrstnuiH of
a di*|M*n*alnui of niervy. “G«sl was
in t'hrist, rrtsHieiling the world unto
llimself, md imputing their tnw
|simm** tiulo th«*»»i.”— Framdly I’m*
for.
Tha Cbnatiaa Law of Dr***
guard."
strikes!
the liaiiM* «»f Art. spam them, gttod
king! Howii go tin* lovely nudities.
The Art plea w ill not do. (Oh for a
JtMUidi to <4ear aw ay' the mixture-of
the beautiful aud lascivious th.at. in
the kjmm-14>U* name of Art, *t4luces
mau is dead, but
tlie words lie uttered may serve as a
warning to more than otic, especially
Beautiful statue* ! Oh, in , to the young. Never neglect sorrel
prayer. Are you busy? D> you
excuse ydurself because you ate so
hurried every day ? Remember wlm
gives you time. Are you well and
strong ! Thank God for your hivalth.
Are vou sick ? Surolv yonr lH*art
the uuslesly of the youug among a* /) must frame petitious to him who
Snhiniou'* fine art gullery on Olivet, holds life and death in liis hand.
I hi up* ; the a|M**tb- *|ss iti*** among Si. IVtei aud 81. Caul, it 1* enough wlmm l’iuaootheks and Gly pUit licks, Are you 6X{MM0n to temptatwus .
them rat toy amd drutl imy. He means
cv identlv that .a Christian 1* to eat
ami drink Hnsw* things ami in those
measures which conduce to his Idgh-
cst efHeiem'y of mind ami body, fra
this reflect* honor ii|mmi tin* t ’rrator ;
the healthier, tbe happier, the better
to see the dress of some women and
Nome men, Ut know they are not
chnatians, ami can not lie, uu matter
w hat their profesamu*.
I»r. Johnson used to say that a
tpittUman ought to (Irons au that
after he has left yon, you can not
be thought of ami they not. Now
the Christian law i* only this maxim
of good taste enlarged and (xmse
• rated. Let the chrisUau drew* so
felon's dock. O G«sl I O G«al! have
merry, mercy !” 111 all respect** a man »*, tin- more rememlier what be had on. This is
Tlie poiicrsergeant withdrew In glory is ivHwlnl upon the wisdom the dictate of cornnirai sense, Tbe
the end of the room while this |n»iii and gisMlneas of God. j The rule, t«» man should la* so niurb more ap|*a
fill scene was being enacted. Mr. rat and drink to the fluty of Had, is j n*nt than his chKhos that hr should
Matthews * too; ml down, uml whis not obeyed by meaviv Mopping short
laml, “1 have at |»roaent dorm all 1 of dninketinese ami glattony ; it is
can. I will trv to do more. Hart- not emaigh that a man do not hurt
lett,” lie aanl. after a |HUi*e, “you bnnm'lf, lie uut-4 slave to a|qs*tite,
told inn otior you did not waul mer but he must make Urn rating ami that chnatian manhood ahull not be
I
cyr, only justice." bis dnnkiag a roveum* of gvssl to overlaid, disguised or mis»nter|Hreted.
himself and honor to the Botug that Let ehnstian* so dross a* to slmw
mode him. that their hearts are not rar these
By |mnty of raaaouiug must the thing*, but beuvenly. Whatever
Christian drrnn to the glory of God. goes to indicate that dress is a su
now,” said Mr. Matthews kindly, as This surely ia. included iu the all p.rmc object in life, ami whatever
flop to which thr rule applies; implies this, is just so far forth
and it is not a littlr thing, lmt a great wrong ami unchristian. There is no
in Imhhh of C’heuiosh and Moloch,
had Iwen preserved four handled
years, iimst succumb. llow the
M'litimeiital young Iodic* aud the
accomplished artists of Jerusalem
must have howled! They can’t- see
the sense of ls>iug so “awfully re
ligious." It is sheer iigliiieHM mid
l’untamsin (whatever the Hebrew
fra thiit may lie.) Why U* so illils*
ral and uojtow oh to crush out tlie
There
Have
Take
Have
is no safe guard like prayer,
you neglected this duty?
up apiiu the broken tbroads,
you never lieguu ? “Life is
short and time is fleeting." Ho not
neglect secret prayer.—Method int
Magazine.
I Have Seen Thy Tear*
God lias seen you weep
over the
failure of your worldly plans, and
mere name of the heathen deities, j the disappointment of your worldly
and that at the expense of real hope*. He lias seen you weep under
the visitings of afflictions—w hen the
cost the skill ami
“Oil, but I do, 1 do! Indeed 1 do
want mercy !" and rowed with sham**,
lie grovelled on the tl(s»r.
“You cried to G*s| for mercy, just
he stoofied to raise hint. “I ho|ie
that cry waa sincere. He will not
cost yon away. GinI help ymh!”
Bartlett rose up: his face had
resumed ita old self confident ex
proasiou. Mr. Mattbewa’ wonla liad
lieauty, Uial has
lalior of ages ?
All! weak worldiiigs, Jostali
ho* foilnd the Glide! Aud when tlie
Bible is found hy the heart, tlie heart
will have noth tug to do with com
promises. It plucks up root aud
fibre. It sees danger where the
IJimUsl soul feels secure. It guaixls
against incipient evils. It crushes
the egg* of the scrfieut. It is /eal-
thmg ; it ia to be tanlml next t«, 1 letter ileflintion of an idol than that * ( »r the Ix»nl God, and no lieauty
if not alougimh of eating aud dnuk j 1 it steals the heart away from Ood;
mg, a« a main testation of the chrta .md when droas does, it ia as mueh
iton life. l-^Miiuratc* are ofteu moth- >U i idol as ever Moloch was; and it
wounded him to the quick, bot they i of what inU*ni|ienMiep coats hi re t « fast coming to be scon tliat It is a
had awakened bia pride. Biloutly, *p*»t of money ; the amount Iran worship no leas cruel and Woody.—
wit)i a haughty gesture, he throw
his keys mi tbe table. “Bendy, sir T”
said tlie jsilioraian. “1 supjiose you
mean going <|nictly f”
“Gertainly I do. 1 can easily vin
dicate myself. I only want jus
tice.”
The charge of eaibe/.xksmcnt was
clearly proved, ami he was commit
ted for trial. Mr. Matthew* liad hy
OKHie v;
soends conception, and rises among
the infinities. Who has ever com
puted the expense of extravagant
dressing f Who can do it I It is at
the |*reaeiit moment, beyond que*
tiou, at the root of Um
Emeries* Mejutmgn.
Or it Hkuyick.—We serve a ju»t
God. He i* uot a hard master. He
(Hits ii|sin us no more task than we
moat fright can accomplish, but be expect* us to
fnl evil* of society, Bankruptcies
innumerable and most disastrous an*
to be traced to it. To meet it, bus
bands and fathers are incited to
dint of great persuasion induced the speculation, ami so to disgrace—to
firm to withdraw the charge of over exertion, and so to death.—
do our work well. He give* material
and tools, ami uxjiect* us to um* our
material to the beat advantage, and
to keep oar tools in excellent order, and irreligion. The young hero of
Ile gives us bis u
will justify a rivalry with God iu its
sight
Topbct was the choice suburb of
Jerusalem. There were the king’s
gardens. Gravelled walks, shady
lanes, sweet noon tod bow ers, spark
ling fouutaiu*, luxurious villas and
kiosks—there they were, and uiuid
them all the shrine of A uion’s cruel
god. All that luxury is identified in
the public mind w ith t he Amouitish
idolatry, just as theatre* now are
identified in the public miml with
fashion, carelessness, loose morals,
to deliver
to oar )ierisbing fcUow sinuer*. It
forgery, so th.it in* might >>nl\ suffer Many a woman, who baa not a lather does not plMM Him, if ** IP'' 111,1
the lesser punishment; for at that or a husband.*has been led by it to something else mstoa* o! it-
time forgery was imutshed with sell iinimdaitom. Ilouor, firaoc, uu not please Him, if mang (
death At the trial he was found mortal hope, all have lieen paid as
guilty, ami sentenced to trausporta the prior. • . . ,
tiou tor » (O..K torn* of ,.«m, Uh- Itui ;h.. coil} Uc- #». .tom ta | «.» .I»» they «o to Oo-p inMoml of| .nlta. 1.}
so that they cau sot under
stand it, or tell it in soch a tiresome
4«od doe* not *)>aro them* anoestra!
treasures. Toplict is defiled, and all
its pride turned into disgrace. The
place, made vile, is to be hsymliol
for all that is aboiuiliable, and its
voioc of a tiehived child lms been
hushed forever, or when your house
has Imvii left desolate by the dc-
lfailure of the companion of your
youth, lias he seen you weep over
your sins? over your lost condition !
over the sentence of condemnation
passed against you ? Has he seen
you weep over the misery caused by
the sin of others f over the desola
tions of Zion? over the majesty of
(rod insulted, aud the blood of Christ,
trampled under foot!
For thAe your tears should fall.'
God loves to see the tear of 1**11 i'
teuoe, and of synqiathy with his
cause. A tear thus shod is more
acceptable to him than tlie costliest
liearl. It wiR not be unuotteed or
forgotten.
llappy is lie who has felt and
mourned over the bitterness of siu—
whose warmest affections and deep
est symjvathies are devoted to the
cause of God.—Central iW^hytcrian.
Never sjteak of the Holy Spirit as
“it.” He is a jmrssw and not a thing,
and he should therefore have tlie
personal pronouns applied to him—
kc, his, him. This is one way iu
name shall be a syuonym for hell. which , we may keep tbe thought of
Glorious Kiug Jusiali! It was his diviue isrsouality in our minds,
say, adding, “If, as I expect, you ! Judge remarking that
01 years, me i*hi yin* •* 1 r .
it was a rose the long cstafogue of misrries pro bMemng to it.
the Lord himself, aud
read by admiring hosts of heaven.
and render unto him at least
verbal honor which is bis dm*.
the