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Aa the of a boastful landscape, dec with the richnea* of vegeca ornamented with Sowing vales yellow crops and rippling steams, to gratify the eye after none barren desert which of the laborer baa never •o mast the' contemplation tabid adorned and embellished every good wj>M and work, purified by the stream which from the throne of God, afford gratification to the moral of man, after redacting upon wreck of neglected this, contrast for a the character hf the Apostle that of Lord Byrea. With does the erof the farmer shine, rough the lead which was Of bis labors, oarer the whale mural world f Hoir* jmdnaMy mas he attached to the cause of his DivlW Master, and with What seal and dMigenee did be labor to execute bis commands! He little for his own temporal his own lifo even, could he bat advance the kingdom of Him him from eternal enmamUed by perils, to the most Excruciating human natorh CRti bear, a rnormar fetlfrmn bis lips, tfetoiuetd, yet alwfays rejoid d.” him every virtue that can reootn- religion or adorn humanity, forth is the usnst promiuent And whenever the go*»- Jeans Christ shall find its infioenea of tjbe great ajio*- thegentiles : will be frit, g far and wide like the «f a spreading tree, whose leaves are scattered from to the end4 of the earth healing of the nations, ben we ietdrt to inch a as Lord Bjrion, bow great trast! Paul sought those which came down from heaven the world j can neither i I f S take away too ; be V but it was li the tem aenoe was deaeyihaa ever **»■*! reed that Wbwrfr-ka have in vith iting and H of Pctbads that lyron sought grasped at that of him of Ephesus, bat Its ten toward “tbe to death.* more g the {nor land than other author the branches the youth of those of an t tived. Li „ o{ tb«i deadly upas, spreading far " holding out the frnits of li and corruption in bright ■8 for tbe r ‘ glowing dolors for tbo temptation £ of “ young and uhwary. It is i bis eye was wont to dart from ean “ & heaven, and f^otn heaven to but be beheld that heaven *ithoi t s God, and that earth with at a; Creator. And*tw be walkwl “Jifi the wonders df nature and ^ of gebitw, instead of being a mere idle spectator, he studied tbo language of tbo landscape, and to somo formed “toogwes hi tress, am in rauning brooks;” bat a did not And, an he might hero done, “sermons in stooeo and good ia everything.’' And altar all hla in tense labor, bis life bos been bot little better than “the idiot’s tale, foil of sound aad fory, signifying nothing.” He **Draak •vary cap of joy. heard every tramp Of feme; draak early, deeply (bank, drank droughts That common millions might have qoeoebed. then died Of thirat, heeonm theeo was not non to drink.” And after having worn down bis luoMtahwod pb} steal eoaotitalioa by his unmitigated and uninterrupted iiceutiottOUeasL, be make# tbe enmild and open cooteosioo, in tbe Inal stage of bis mortal career: ”My days sro ia tbo yellow loaf. The dower* and fruits of lovo ore gono; The worm, tbe canker, aad tbo griof. Ars mine alone." What a cootrmat dura thia to tbe words which foil from lipe of tbe apostle near tbe door of his eveuttul life I With no upbraid ing* of onnacieoce, no painfril fore bodings, bot with o Arm aad un shaken confidence ia his God, he exclaims: “I am now ready to bo offered up, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, 1 havo finished my coarse, I have kept tbe faith; hence forth, there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which tbe laid the righteous Judge shall give me at that day.” Frahhjl The JadgmeaU of fri Great rantion most at all times be exercised in inquiring into what are mfppofd to be the judgments of heaven. The Great Teacher, who has given us sooh enlarged sod com fortiug views of tbe Divine guardian ship, ia careful to warn us against tbe influence of pnfradiro mad pa* si on iu the interpretation of tbe proceedings of God towards our follow-men. Suppose ye that these Galilean* were sinners above all tbe Galileans, tieranse they did such things t 1 tdl you nay ; but “except je repent, yo shall all likawiee perish.” Or those eighteen ua whom tbe toner of Siloam fell and alow them think ye that they were "inner* above all uien that were ia James Ism t 1 toll you nay ; bat “except ya repent, ye shall all likewise perish.'’ Tbe error of tbe Jews manitest!j consisted in yielding to au uncharitable temper of mind. Tbe same error, proceed mg from tbe same spirit, is still exhibited. if aa individual baa always been- suspected of soflm secret crime, an extraordinary re verse of fort one is thought rnBomit to establish it. If great and appa rently lasting prosperity ia aaddmly changed into unexpected adveraity, it is thought to be in righteous retribution for some act of fraud or riiAbouestj; and men begin to search for cases iu which be defrauded the orphan, or overreached tbe simple, or gratified bio own selfishness at the expense of tbe public good. It is not at the time wheo prosperity is disposed to smile on |be individual that these insinuations am made sod pass current; at these momenta, men have not the corn age boldly to face tbe culprit aod denounce tbe crime; bat, like cowards, they wait till be has been laid prostrate by tbe hand of soother; they ooly perse cute whom tbe Lord haa already smitten, and hasten to add reproach to misery, and insult to suffering. But still we may in some eases confidently discover the judgments of God. There ars certain physical evils which proceed directly»from sin—as tbe poverty which follows extravagance, and tbe disease which springs from intemperance and other vices; and we are only referring tbe effect to its cause, wjieo we connect the twe together. In other oases also, tbe eoooeocion being always of a moral or religions character, may be so visible as at once to earn pel every man to discover tbe overruling arrangements of heaven, in making physical events encourage the good or punish tbe evil. But ia all each cases both facts mast be ascertained, and each on its own inckfiendeat evidence, before the relation can be discovered. We must not oooclode that any given deed is aiufol merely because it ha* been followed by esr* tain prejudicial cousegnenee* But when the deed ia proved to be siufel tbe two together, for it Ieohs as if God had connected than. Wears net to nmMi that anj Individual has bees guilty pi secret or highly sorely bscanss be to was tbe error of tbe and tor nbish they Bet wh ividence, In hare I aad When the ala steam to led to I ia appointed by God Disc bare m with every event in the post life of n • ha ahto In determine ad eon tem plated la may God towards him. la is naaihat to the man’s friend, or to the world at when into! to poverty lends to mr --I oeaae HuirjmiTasgft TBT THB?a bt aw a. a aaurron. and decay of tbe dey by day. to By i literal] Bet th ad iie. heiy, and me th elr Uy V hie la all intimate la easier I of the jedgmento el God to oarnetrea, then ia to others, when they to theen Being oar- solves acquainted with all the lad dent* of ear pad life, wt may trace, a connection between deeds which we have done, aad trials sent spon ue—a connection which no other la intended to perceive, or so mock aa to snapeei. While aflkf too out in no cnee prove tbe existence of ain not otherwise established, yet It may be tbe mesas of feeding afflicted to inqairw whether he not ia his past life some ain, of vkfek thia la the meat or cam. Hem, as In many other cases, tbe rule fe to be strict in judging oeretivea, aad alow in judging other*—lb. McCook. An had bis preaching. bet to m this fact in bis artnd, hi to tbe inquiry. “He did at alt,* was tbe reply, •town and preached a moe right ia the midst of eat f* we fear that this la if those who mo j»»t those “He to be to Tbe prejudice ■ gainst preaching arises from two Tbe first fe tbe aversioa of t to G«nTa revealed truth, this troth fe otatrd dortnsalty, it to stated cleariv and ixmtMili i sjm! tbe point pwroee. It fe bard to ktok against a pointed truth. Men do not object to have the truth fog ain, death, and bell poetically and seatiiaeotally, in this form it gives no trouble; bat when it fe stated plainly and aeon lately they wince. Sfeo are never convicted by a poem ; they are by h doctrine.. TLe *eeood otyectfoa to doctrinal nrearbiug springs from the nalaral fudolcnce of the Unman mind. It costa more mental ♦ ffort to listen to a well-reasoned sermon than Is n flowery ooe that starts from no pee adses aad comes to oo cuaeiaston. We do not believe tbit it Is a com plrte definition of sin to may that it fe la rinses, bet is safe theology he any that every sinner is lasy. When, therefore, dear and logical state- meets of ehrietian truth are mode, they require an effort on tbo part of the hearer to follow thorn led be ginning to end. This effort he to unwilling to make, aad instead of mpeuting of bin ain and foraakiag it, he decries doctrinal preaching. » Bat the fruit Is not always la the bearer. The preacher ia often at foalt. The clergy are effected by their congregations. Finding a dm indinatioa ia the congregwtioe to listen to cogent preaching—to “rea soning out of tbe Script*res”—tbs minister yields, mid shrinks from the plain end baa Mdd which be to be took hi* ft man this hr blood the bo fethe It He has r fe bisdtowt likely fe fra to get the var a very differ that of the lawyer. tftBnght of a lawyer tea hfeflhi Goa Id of feoi kb of the trial of Mr. legal knowledge from that Aad yet esatnee to They not only feet irey to ex; i to which they I —a short fair Gfirw /. text f The Family A to the bosom of n family moving in a high circle. Be bad spent many yearn la foreign lands Be was intelligent, moral, pleasing fe his manners, a km. There seemed only ear berk. Be aad not reioctaal to bfe sentiment. The boar of hailj prayer Arrived. The d tirsly, net to the Mr. > no > fe kl)U >oo tied aa the Word of God, The Bible, t He listened, bat it won to him aa idle tale. Thee they bowed the knee ia prayer. He hesitated. He never bad knelt; aboald be do oo now! Bui he thought, as s gentleman, ho coo Id not bo singular—ho mast con form to those sfwaod him. Bo be, too, bowed the knee, bat os be did so be felt (t was to God. Then, too, tbe coovicttoo, “There fe, there moat be a God whom I ought to worship,” flashed spoe bfe mfad with lrtmtoH bfe force. The long toot impreoatoo of sarimr yean returned. , He rote from bin knees a new man. One family prayer was the means of bringing a anal to life riareal. A root having w « nat tell am I I am excited I know that t of Ota* . I meet ary. I weald ifed^sto^mniMfeJto style i “the I tbe ffb Me rtet >to »ff* child sequel troth, Mr. i us Mr. L.—Ahem 1 Wall—but what eaa a aw do to my ofeuotton f My eldest daughter insists tost we are •U ltkeiy to opam to want for our im- And than my second about to lose caste in society, to be degraded a* unfrshiooable aod atin gy. Than I am virtually between two Area, and there is no telling which way to tom. In toe mean time, however, it moat be under Stood that we do not ignore the little •inter. That would be a fearing trig in. Dear little cherub, I hope she ill console me oo my dying pillow; aad, could I once get a little ahead in the world, I moat endeavor to do better for her than I bare ever yet done. Mr. F.—I entreat you, Mr. Leech, to begin this good work forthwith. Yoar little daughter fe modest in her pretensions, aod her claims might be met at onoe. Whilst yoar elder daughter* are rtasmrooa aa to which shall hare toe Boa’s share, I en gage that Him Benevolence win be content with tbe tithe of your in- Mr. I*—Tbo titko 1 I caution yew not to mention tost in toe bearing of bt augers, an leas yon would have two furies about your earn. Mr. F.—Please tell me bow mock rent you are uncustomed to receive from yoar tecaatsf Mr. L.—Tbe customary rent baa been one third part of the crop, bot aoaie laud lord* begin to demand more, and I am aa needy as any pf them. Mr. F.—And yet, aa God** tenant, you refuse to pay him the one tenth part of yoar income 1 Mr. L.—Please remember that 1 am compelled to keep op fences and (my taxes on my lands • Mr. F.—And in taro it behooves you to remember that God sustains yoar person every moment in health and vigor, aod npoo tbe Aeids be be stows gratuitously, light, beat, aod an atmosphere charged with frocti fying nutriment. Think, too, of tbe dews and shadows of heaven,’bat for which yoar toil would be ail in vain. Mr. L.—That kind of preaching might be well enough, provided 1 were in a situation to oomply with tbe *t if misted requirement Mr. F.—Bat why ha reduced to and At tbe beginning of our eon tioo you complained of the aa being unfavorable of late. And who orders tbe Reasons f Hear the apostolic recognition, “Nevettbeleaa, be left not himself without witness, m that be did good, and gave« rain from heaven, sad fruitful sea aeon filling our hearts with food and gladness” Yet, aa a scourge for dis obedience, be often withheld both rain aad dew, sent blasting and mil dew, seat catapillar, locust and canker worm. Tbe same band rales toe seeeoo* aad toe ineeet* still, aod with like discrimination. Mr. L.—I know. I know, bat con I dot Mr. F.—You eaa return to the Hue of duty by tbe help of God’s And the cell is, “Betara unto me, and 1 will return unto you, saito the Lord of hosts” He even calls upon yoar incredulity to make trial of his faithfulness Tbe proposition is, “Bring ye all the tithes into the aterebooae, that there may be meat in mine bonne, aad prove me now hnwdth, aafth toe Lord of boots, if I will not open yon the window* of ben sea, aad poor you oat a blessing, toot there shall not be roem enough to reosive It.” Now, brother, do yon really believe this little portion of God’s word I Mr. U—(X courts I do. Mr. F —If you did you would take np the gauntlet aad make aa hoaeet aad a prolonged trial of the divine fidelity. Year frith fe shoot tbe same aa that of a certain “lord,” mentioned In A Kings vii: 1-2. To the people shat up ia the jaws of famine, itlieba, as the mouth of the Lord, premised plenty by tbe next day. The startled courtier, where creed It was to Miore a thing token yew mo it, exclaimed, “Behold, if toe lord would make windows to heaven might thia thing bef Boob fe tbe measure of your faith in God’s prom ise by Malacbai. i Mr. L.—1 guess I mast consult the girls in rotation to this matter, and if • • • . [Untied My frieoda, do yeai old Scythian custom, when the head of a boose diedf How he was dressed in hie finest dreae, aai set in bfe chariot, aod carried about to bin friends' houses; aad eaehof them placed him at his table’s bead, and all feasted in bis presence! Suppose it were offered to yon, fe plain words, aa it fe offered to you^n dire fiaele, that yon should gain this Scythian hooor, gradually, while yea yet thought yoar edf alive. 8appore toe offer were this: You shall die slowly ; yoar blood shall daily grow cold, yoar flesh petrify,’your heart beat at last only as a rusty group of iron valve*. * Yoar life shall fade from you, and sink through the earth into tbe ice of Cafes; bat day by day yoar body shall be dreored more gayly, and set in higher chariots, aod have more orders on its breast, crowns oo its head, if yoa win. Men shall bow before it, stare and shoot round it, crowd after it np and down the streets; build places for it, feast with it at their tablet’ bead aQ the night long; yoar soal shall stay enough with it to know what they do, and teel the weight of the golden dress on its shonliers, aad the ferrow of the crown edge oo the skull ; no more. Would y6u take the offer, verbally made by the death angel f Would the meanest among us take It, think yon f Yet practically and verily we grasp at it^every one of us. in a measure; many of ua grasp at it in Hs fullness of horror. Everyman accepts it who desires to advance in life without know tog what Hfo fe; only that he fe to get md more iootawn, aad more fortune, and more pobftie boaoA, aod—not more personal soul. He only is advancing ia life whore heart is getting softer, whore blood warmer, whore brain quicker, whore spirit is getting into living Ruthin Heajuno ahd Praying —How have I beard f How have I prey ed f Was my heart humbled by tbe diaoorerire of mn from the Wordf Wm it refreshed with the promises of grace Y Did it lie level under tbe Word, to receive the stamp of itY Was it in prayer set and kept in a holy bent toward God t Did it breathe forth real aod earnest de into bfe ear, or was it A Christian who lived in very com furtable circumstances, in one of the New England States, had a sob who turned out very badly. He disgraced himself, aod brought shame aad trouble on his family, by bis bad conduct Like the prodigal sou, he left hi* father’s house and went into a far country. He wandered away to California. There he went farther and farther in wickedness. He be came intemperate, and a gambler. He plunged into wickedness of every kind. For yean his father never heard from him. One day a friend of the father was going oat to California. He said to his friend. “If yoa should meet with my poor boy, tell him his father loves him star. While he was in California, this friend made many inquiries about the young man. For a long time be could bear nothing of him. At last he found oat where he was. One night he went to see him in the wretched place of sin where be was spending aiost of his time. He called him oat, and said to him, “John, I am very sorry to find you in sack a place as this. I bring s message from yoar father. Bfe wished me to tell yoa that he lovss yoa ri2L* The hard heart of the wieked wan derer melted under thoee words of kindness. like the prodigal, he said to himself; “I will arise and go to my father.” He did so. He was kind Jy received. He became a changed man. The loving message from a kind and tender father saved him. And that friend who carried the sound of his father’s words of Tort was the means of saving that young man. It is easy to ooudema preaching. Bot design is good, aad the* and tion can be offered agaiast fe. That preaching, wkic text habitnally^without ^^ a. ^ . .1 md ^hom a real vUvO ro ivp aocinoai hjiq connexions, which are oAsa re in structive and so iUncwtative of the subject, mistakes to a great extent, the end and effort of prmehing. It indicates a lasy mind, or a defective style of study and sermonising. A man may preach this way all his life aad know very little of the Bible fe its connections, and his people will know still leas. ‘ The sermons which tench beet and remain most dtstfoetiy aad longest upon the miodi, Fare there well weighted down with Sqriptnre, and spread out widest with Biblical ulus tratioaa. Whole sea* of toe fittest —. C— 3 hi jL