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It»impossible.” And still adhering to this opiuiou, »fter some ftnther conversation he §0lrt his J ' • i '' < ' • ■ The next Sabbath La Fontaine preaded apon self deception, linl the ndte exCtUses which men are WnHo-mt*-' 1 - aWhy,* said he, u a man will de- dme that It hi impossible to control bis temper, when be very well knows that were the same provocation to happen in the presence of his SON creigti, he not only conM bnt would vmtrtf himself entirety. And yet that the continual ef the king of’ kings and kid of feeds, Imposes upon him neither restraint nor fear!” Thehrkt day his friend, the ma- icif?again accosted him. ■ ‘ VTon were right yesterday, chap he said humbly. Hereafter, whsoever^ron see me in danger of remind me of the king r ' And so, dufetr&n friends, do not we need to be reminded of the king! The cross which in oar weariness we aw fitin to lay down, is be&ne for bis sake. His all-seeing eyes note tbe ‘'patient continuance in well doing,” as surely as it searches put the hid den wrong—tbe poor and pitiful es- /^gggpar'T :*•".*>"-w^W!.=iap»aWWWf *W-V8^Wii(M5 He is “with ns always” Shall Uiis grand and divine mystery of the unseen, Eternal Presence, be to us a continual source of Sweetest com- fort, or one of saddest condemnation ! What is the witness which our lives are giving to that clear vision which reads the heart, and searches out thq inmost thought. Is it a record of claim trust, and earnest endeavor, and holy fhifh ? Arc ours the hands that bear the “cup of cold water* to Christ’s little odes, and that grow “net weary in welfdoing V* Are oore tbe feet that unfalteringly- fol low tbft Lamb wheresoever be go- eth T Are otlrs the lips whose every word Is “fitly spoken T” Are onrs the hearts whose earnest prayer is continually, “Not our wills, O Lord, Thine be done V : Are onrs the lives whose continual service and effort echo tbe cry, “Tby Kingdom (omeT If these things are not so, letr us remember the king—remember'ijot only his justice, but his mercy also, tbe pity and the power that pardons, tbe hand that helps, the rock that is our refuge, arid the rest that re ®aineth: Remind tis of the king! tori* (Vfe riMi notf btAy* Hie nrnreh dt ill*its relation to thCOfbgv. MNurWill Sidvfeet the IHets «ml priti- dpieri Af re%ion W nualywis .HM h and * idhhsifleafiiHi, its they do all other 1 #*** and primeH fUfeSf and if the 'friends of Christi anity arc behind her enemies In this department, they mast aspect that the progressive thinkers of the civ »Ujm4 w«tWi trill move ?off hU* Abe dreamy mgiwii of error ami unbelief. The defeuderaof tsilh must convince »t least tbe aioce sober inquirers in philosophy sad science, that they m* i&UJy abreast *f the times in the Jine’of soninhHig ami comprebtfusivo thought, touciiiug ell the materials end relations ef truth that belong to the ferctmu which they would sustain to uuivenml nooep t^npe. Failing m this, they most speedily lose tlmir hold upon the *o- Ure-snd own trolling minds that shape and direct our isodeen cririitmlrae. AiMiuuoioiitHic end stereotyped sys- tiSBiOf doctrinal belief rnny be sub Madtially trim and scriptural, bnt it wan not bn adequately adapted to meet the Live generation in which we are called to do pur mark. If met! of culture and scientific arid philosophical tendency and attain moots, and tbe multitude urho fellow them, ate to be saved to the tiauge ef true faith and conversed te Christ, they in act be dealt with as taeo of culture aud thought, of at lent*, of weatal ability ) and divine truth must be eommeuded to their OQtiSuieuces nod heurts is forms that wriL correspond to their intellectual habits, it is the glory of our haly religion that, while its truths are uu changeable, the forms in which those truths sro to bri [wot<enUHl to the minds of men may he fedeSnitaly varied in aeeoauaedatfeu to tbe de uiaiula of all Uu- advancing A D«Uu »n4 » Thought- -*4 .rtrmdafc etfi one of O mgHf eud< od’s faith A few days ago .'Wards, a mi I hl» heavenly’Fatbet with ft Is (fee and fol^iy up treasure Id rifgl feiu i» ip this lii c^| it Satwh APTI8M”-EPHE8IAN8 IV: 5. <• ifAvn;'- - 'f»_i ■■ . SKmMBKR 80. 1872. n/m ~ -zii- - t 'I i iir ii i ml i—lilin 11 OLD SERIFS, VOI, V.--N0. 2HK r'Auj p*i puis it with cr, and praises and Bible in ■ lhciA Clerical foppert »mark to me : bt or^o ago, heaveri, made tbf* and ealcnlateiFt^e increase r . H ut at oomrp4>orid {ntetrst. and that fn lesa than two hundred and fort)- years, it amounted to more ttiad twd millions and a half of do) lutgi. And I'naked mysefr Whether ltd ■■| would not make | dollar bud ini- and held of Owl tip (br Him grow a* does by the laws 6f t Tlio arlthineHca! etie transfer there from benefleent^ struck ipf. w Ye« 1 my ttrottWr,” adid 1* u wp med har< ^y doubt ft- The word of the Lord is; “L^y up for yourselves treaaure in heaved.” He 4 has alio •said : “Ho that hath pity upon the !>oor lentfoth to tbd Lord, and that which He hath given will He pay him, again” The laws, operating In the splritural world mast be at least as certain da those which operate ia any other department of the universe. God is more able and wiping to pay ITi* detits than men are to pay theirs. Yon” would not have ray tnouey as a loan without paying in terest, and God is more noble-minded than man. 1 * How certain and em* phatie is that promise that he will pay It again ! I have not the leaat doubt, dear brother, that to two hundred aud forty years from this day you will find every dollar yon have laid up for the Lord worth more to you than two and a half milTionaof dollars. And, then, there is this to be thought about the mat ter: If you put out yonr (foliar on interest, yon ran*t lie certain to collect your money aud in tercet of human development.—Addhses sfi crcr y J oar ’ an<1 eVer ? X ear ftn<5 * Jh. PalUrton before the Alumni of'responsible borrower for the amount: Lane Seminary. whereas, wheif you give to the poor, ^ '— you lend to* the Lord, riho keep* Holy Living most accurate accounts, and doeu- the com|K>nndl»»g for you” l Jt Professor Park on Extempore Preach- ing. - i: ruction, abd all to tbe soul- I t Christians in our 1 tain the uotiou of Ji about giving to the not their notion, Ghost’s), our spiritn: not be so dill would flow forth where now huodi out. Takt* the I with the short your giving a j»art and then |bauk 1 but above all Ibe your Christian life Dr, Crosby. improving that if all would euter aud Paul , (and it U [ tbe noly temple would .^—thousands willing hearts ire squeezed my brother too. Make ar worship, and Paul, for making pier.—filer. | *« uo diaguieing the fact that in this oouutxy tbe' clergy ua a body are imorly paid-, that their salaries arc, in a majority of casea, (|Dife inadequate to their support; that while a constant lax is laid upou them by their ouugregatuma in tbe way of thought and teaching, they have uo sufficient menus with which to increaee their libraries aud reptobipb their exhausted stores; that to order to incut their dofleieu- eiea, they are often driven to outside employ menu, as far instance, writing and teaching; that wliat with anxi- ] That Eothing Be Lest. The inaliiplyiug the leaves aud babes so that a little would feed so many, is a most striking proof ef Christ's divinity. But aaotber fact from that same history, though rare ly noted, is aaatcely of less weight It is found is Jesus’ asamiaad to gather up the frag meats that nothing fel lost What humaa bsiag asrM have given such directions al snch an hour t The day was far spent. Hie disei|aes wore already wearied oat. They had, as deans veil knew, a bight of trial before them. Aud yat they uiuet gather up the piece* Pat’s Plea fer the Bible. 4 ' * — In a school ui the fust of lrhlaud, a few years ago, mere two boys ■fell the same age~*4fel*eu or six Their names were Put F. aud Philip O. F. Ihefe were many young people is the but Fat and tf tulip took the lead ia moat thtogsd sod, indeed, the visitors were often astonished at the remarkable rsaAffirm aad appro ef their refffien to tbe mis question* pot to them. Philip has he os me * missionary of the erase in Torkey. Ws do not know what has became ef Pet~*t l>ccn a gooil deal by the errors of sectarian wilt lerly i Train iv as formerly i StotordayH. r-Presideut. ■■'Afb" and Religion H ia too late in the day for iutelfi SCBtsrea to toy that science in gen erslis te be set aside as mischievous or practically worthless. To assn me 8l| cha position weald be te go baek sod take a stand among the owl^T *&d bats of the dark ages. But it » bapaenble that scientific inquiry 1,1 toe departments of matter ami niitMl arid morals should Ifr^ carried forward and leavu«4ke~'fot‘me ef re ’’gloss thought unchanged. Every l>eriod of meiiUd activity in the his Boffiffiy must he n period of investigation. Audit science Hv***»r *—*> a tic Of »n avst) thej Will eater into ^ of religiouH thought to that age, VV« may declaim a* much «s we please aganiHt scientific and P^toaophfeal lab«- «, tbedogy as «"trirmHy t« thr simplicity of the '*<wpel, hst,» of sM our con ***'*+> they will be carried for War ’ f °«htAs «r tlie Hmreh, if m* theftL^ cud<wares. r And even e t^MdsKcoinmqpiou can i>ot save jr people Irvin the treuiemlous re- .. ^ tbonght, and hedge np Z T**"* »irul of the f at Jr eocfesiastieal authority SS** * 'lotions of 1 in fuitb. - W C%rch utauiter rfthToSpel in an eminent degree: AH ehristitfiis should walk worthy of their holy Lord, but tbe minister -is required to be an ensample to tbe flock, and his daily employment must"'keep steadily before him his high calling ns a disdp)e of Jesus, wherefore errors in his life are 'not regarded with, the same indulgence with which the failings of others are viewed. But that a gross wrong is committed in tbe judgments com monly pronounced upon ministers when they are overtaken in a fault, is stjill undeniable. It is wrong to expect him to be perfect in holiness, since such perfection is unattainable iu this life by tbe best of min, and the host of men arc the least likely so to deceive themselves as to olaiui it. It is equally wrong to charge faults of Christians upou Christianity itself] as is so often done, and us is especially done when ministers com mit the faults. Recently there has of scandal caused ministers, and spoffers have made capital of it among the ignorant by charging the immorality npon Christianity. All reasonable men can see the injustice of sn£li a charge; but still, it ml monishes ns to take all the more heed that the name of Christ be not blasphemed on our account. All Christians, and especially Christian ministers, should, whilst they think they stand, take beed lest they fall. ♦ ii- ■ [ — » 0*1 — 1 ' "I'!" ' I- - W,. John Mackintosh Hms writes to his feographer, Norman MeLeod “MayIt not lie sal# tbit, the move meat of our nge Is to#aid Hfv f I tfikuetimea fancy tWUt I eati discern three wpo<&* in the Reformed ehnrch es, oerrespouding in the main to these three weighty epithets—fdrt, re r it a*, vita, (the way, the truth, the life.) Tl»e KeftWmiSrs themselves, no doribt^ Had Hre stress chiefly upon the ftlfct (rithf It w«s on this fihflfery hud jposio iDost*astray, ohsewring the doctrine of justification by fhUfc ■tons , The epocli following was es sentially dogmatic #, viien the doctors drew »p ‘wpWdwii’ of the truth. * It was-now, indeed, Gbrist aa veriUm! bnt the dogma token alone led to coldness, dogmatii sectarian ism, and formality. Happy will it.be fogibAGhttreh. if, not for getting the other tWo, she shall now be found iiiriviifg dil to the tnird development of Christ a* wfes—tbe Ufe r which will rognlattf tbe two fow mer aspects, while it consummates aud informs them. Thiti life uumt develop the individual, ana on in dividuals the Cborcfi depends; for hoy to tho «chooL Bit “the day will declare it.” ,1 W# rewMNuber ow ope oocasiou Mr. JL, WWh kuowu ill tk#| neighborhood, visit so ffre school, lie was Lying at nooe the know! edge of Ike Bcriptnr% poseeespd by tko achulars, and them fewer to ap ply it to the stowfeoti of omferoverted points. Mr. B- aeaaiaod the lan guage of an opponent to tho general reading of the Word of God. “Ifeys,” said he, “fhat right have you to read tho Bibbs r “Every right, sir y ”i|aid the hoys, “for show the gmitoofn of tho miracle, It would seem of importance. But Christ expressly states the reason: “that nothing may be loet.” Mow (lore that ad itself at once ally Christ to Him who sever Loses e moment or wastes an atom. To be wasteful then, is not to be Christlikc. *iie said, “Let nothing be lost.” And yet ioau> Christians seem to think wuaiv and generosity •\ noil) luoua They call it mean to took sharply after tho waste of store, sho)*, kitchen and auffery. Minetrie, and pouaies aud crumbs are too iri- aignifwant to be eoosidenft! by a raau. We lind uvoreov^r that if we would be gwnereua, we can not be wasteful. A man that wastes often gives noth ing because he has nothing. A wuMviul : .ui is usually poor. Eiohre, when rightly gathered, come in lit tle*. I Kales for extemporary preaching: The direiTtfen more fundamental than any other is: Cherish an earn est religion* spirit. A mfuiatmfe ex pressions must be the fresh outflow togs of bis own heart, or they will not reach ^he hearts of others. A an must live behind his sermon; not a professional man, but a real, breathing man of God. This general vole comprehends many specific ones. Among them are the followiagft * Think move of doing good than of doing weH. H» effort should be to make his sermon as useful as, amid all his unfitness, be can make it, and thne to acquire a kind ef relative, while he despairs of an abedate per feetion. Bat in order to do thin, lie most think more of his subject, and less of himself; more of making other men Christians, and lees of making himself a perfect orator. Volumes of homiletics are compress ed into that hackneyed saying of Jobu Milton: “True eloquence I find to be none but the serious and hearty love of truth; and that whose mind soever is fully possessed with a fervent desire to know good things, and with the dearest charity to in fuse tbe knowledge of them into others—when such a man would speak, his words, like so many nim ble and airy servitors, trip about him at command ; and in well-ordered flies, as feu wbVild wish, foil aptly in to their qyri| < ,|)b»cea.”--/iihhoforeo Sacra. R9 M >• Jehofada’s Idee of fiHving. !. M M »*fi btm A-m - a<nl In collectiag mms y for Hie repairs of the temple wlllcfr Athalmh and her*sons lwtd dilapidated, the good priest did a thing worth noticing. He bad a chrev p\*m4 right along side the brawn UlVar in front df tb^ temple, (tod ia the Hid of the chest was a hofe bored,'am! iiffo ; the hole the priest aefected fer tile pnrpoOe ^1 lOppvil vIiC \yOTH® WuTCu ^ wUC pf50pR5 brought, either a* their Half shekel tax, or ns film dffirthg of Vows, or m the free will rfffeffog to the totepfe of Jehovah. Whbn T tortd this sforir, and then read frnm PifofS Wtit Rpfetle tri the CoHwttHtol*, «r\>on the first day of the week let effirjr iWtelf yon lay by hi nr 'to Store, a* ftofl hathpreapered mm net help thinking that giving IS fir part worship, h / *•» , (p|« ♦ •Close alongside Ufe» grfiit ufrar, w here the type of the Lamb of God was offered up, wnfi tie mp# hope to guide, In God’s sigiit it is no abstreottea J* I How exalted gfriuf to the Imld’s * - - j < * of a L tJt ~ 't r . tiv 'e V^dfohoo aarwdteK-I * “AU very w«U, v said Mr. B., “to prove that big people may aieu aud women who have to years of maturity—but what has that to say to little fellows like you r, “Tbe Word of God Is fit for little people, too,” said Pal, “for we read (1 Tiro, id: lo) that TbaoUty knew the (ScripLures from a child.” •« “But,” said Mr. B., “Timothy af terward, you know, becaare a priest. Your text ouly proves ^tliat young boys who are going forward to the priesthood should be taught the Holy Beriptares.” i “Oh, bat sir,” sahl Pat, with a bright twinkle of his intelligent eye, that proclaimed he had the best of the arguneii^i even before the an swer came, “wasn't Timothy (3d Epistle, i: 5) taught by his grand mother f aud sure, Sir, she wasn’t a priest T— Wtsleyan J uremic Offer ■ ' ’ j* * fear* Only Bln The ^mperwr of Constantinople had become greatly offended with the saintly Bishop Ohvysostom. One day, violently enraged, he said, in tho proospce sf his courtiers, “I wish 1 eoold be avenged of that bishop.” Each of tho courtiers gave his opinioiff as to whot would be tile moat effectual mode of punishing ne of, whom their master had so great an aversion. Tho first said to the Emperor, “Banish him to such a distance, so that yon wilt never see him again ” Tbe second said, “Ifo; rather eon fi scute uM hie property.” “Throw him into prison,” said a Wrtrfl. 1 ** * ^ “Afe yon not master of his fife an Well fie his propertyT exclaimed a fourth emirtier. “Why do yon not iget rill of lifm by putting him to death f >, * r 3 - A fifth spbaker, however, shrewd ly said .♦ “Yon err aH nnder a great, mistake; the Emperor may find a much better way of punishing the Wsbop. For this man, If yon weto to send him into exile, would take bis god with btot. If yon confiscate bis goods, you rob flic poor, not him. ff he Were thrown into n dungeon, he wonld bo all the better pleased, as he wtroM then bare thne and soli- ttefe for comm nnion with God. Con demnrfng him to death would be to Open the gates of heaven to him. Ho, no; if the Emperor really wishes to be avenged'npoti Orysootom, he must force him to commit some sin; for he is a tnan who fears neither exile, po^ erty, chains, nor death, be ing afraid of nothing bnt sin. ety about expenses, aud the future rf, by the twelve baskets he would of their families, they are uot only iu a measure unfitted for their work, but driven to constant charge, with the ho|>e of bettering their comlitfeu; that the consequence is a growing restlcASiitvKM on tbe part of both minister and congregations; aud that the whole thiugJUas a tendency to drive the majority of youug men to other pursuits. This, we believe, is tbe true stale of tbe case, so for as it has been gathered from statistics. TbAt it is an evil, and a very serious evil, no one should wish to deny j and it is certain that the churches have never takeu bold of it w ith sufficient earnestness. That the richest country iu tbe world, a country in which with or dinary prudence aud economy, there are a hundred avenues to wealth and independence; in which there are ample means for tbe greatest enter prise, witji a larj^c margin for ex travagance aad (ffioW'Va country la which money is absolutely flung away as by no other people on earth; that here Is a profession of above forty thousand souls, which in viewr of its manifold relations to both church and .State, is of the highest moment; which is second to no other in. point of intelligence, industry, culture aud usefulness hut which, notwithstanding, is driveu to every shift and torn for the want of a U**U imwwi«ii> in • c r t T_ mlnurm t**b notorious, and oiMgeonT TFT^ is not a question of rolling iu luxury at all, of not being able to fill up immense fortunes, and to become a part of the moneyed aristocracy. It is a question of not being sufficient !y paid for honest labor; of not re ceiving enough in tbe way of income to meet inevitable outgoes; of not being able to support a respectable calling, with respectable resources, and •of standing over agaiust the other professions, something as Fli.v roah’s lean kino against the fat ones. ■' ' MINI ment most favorable to its establish ment, and in the way least Hkety to promote its reception. The world appearing to be arranged solely with rafarenoa to the reHgfea of the Havioor, I can understand nothing if sfiafc a rehfpott be not from Gad. I have not read any book about it. but in dfeyi*| alt that happrned before this epoch 1 have always 1 have known onr Lord all is dear to my sight; with him there is no problem that I can not solve. Fore give me for tlaos podstog the mm, blind man Who had suddenly the gift of sight Jfroe* Jlfrrilk B The Bible Ter The People 'A as a Christian Cheerfulness Worn-out Ministers. There is something very' significant in the above expression. It implies work, hard work, long^pontinued work, work for Christ, work for the chnreh, and work, directly or indi rectly, for af! the higher interests of man. Snch work is wearing. For many, years the superabounding vitality may supply the waste, but the friction at length tells on body and mind, and he who had served his day and generation well is thrown aside as of no further service. He is an old borne now, and the nevj generation that glance at him in passing almost think of him as hav ing always been the same spare, stiff, bowed, slow animal, and it hardly occurs to them that be was once as high-spirited, strong, fleet and use- ftrl a stead as the best, aud is what he is solely because his life has been worked oat of him. He is an old piece of machinery,'lying one side, neglected. It was a fine thing in its day. it made the fortune of its own er, and it brought blessings to many a household. Few who look at it now bestow thought enough on ik to. recall that its present state is doe to tbe service U has rendered—that it is simply worn out by its work. - We sometimes say that it is better to wear out than to rust out. • So H Is, especially as a minister of the Lord Jesus Christ, for He keeps a life long record of serrioe rendered, find will pay well when pay-day cones. Still, it isn’t a pleasant ex per fence to be wore out—to be judg ed by those who haven*! known os hi oar prime, and to be negleeted by tkase Who have* to have tbe fewest friends when we need the moat; to stood free to face with poverty when least able to bear it; to bare to school onreelvre to tbe thought that the poor-house Is, after nil, the next best place toiheave*,' and to find that the retrospect of post sendee Is for flrom beiug an unalloyed pleasure, forcing ns too often to start theqoee; tion whether we do not deserve something better than to be ce«t off in our old age.—watchman and Re Hector. , The language of the religion of Christ truly in the heart is that of rejoicing. “I will joy in the God of my salvation,” said Habakknk. Joy and (trace are the fruits of believing. ••Believing,” said Peter, “ye rejoice with |oy unspeakable and full of glory .1 Paul, too, doses one of tbe best of hia epistles with the charge to all saints, saying, “Rejoice ever mm r—i i-|l Ii Tj | tfi ■uto—M similar expressions in tne fftoiy'ifcsfp tores, show in the dearest terms that cheerfulness and joy are divinely in tended to be among the most mark ed charnct* risriefi, and should be re gnrded as among the most constant of the privileges and duties of every tree Christian. Yet how for is all this practically from many that bear the Christian name 1 Their countenance looks as if it were seldom or never lighted up with the comfort ami bliss of a joy ful heart within. Their very coming into tlio social circle is not unfro- qpently the signal for every sign of cheerfulness and joy to flee away as dangerous or forbidden things. Bnt why should snch things be f If a man has truly had his' sins for given, been reconciled to God, and made to have a good hope of its be ing certainly, ami in the best of all senses, well with him, both in this life and in that which is to cotne, has ho not of si! persons some ground npon which be may have joy, and if he lias it, and lias it as the fruit of his faith in Christ and through his religion, ongbt lie not to show it to others 1 A Philosopher s Opinion of the Biblo. A-teamed Swiss writer (Jean de Mailer,) was deeply engaged in his torical studies at Camel, in the year 1782. Indefotigable in research, he wrote to his friend, Charles Bownett, that he had studied all the ancient authors, without one exception, in the order of time iu which they lived, and hud not omitted to take note of a single remarkable fact. Among other works it occurred to him to glanoe at the New Testament, and we give i:* his own words tbe isn- pressiou it produced upon him. • < “How shall I express what I bare found here t I had not read it for many years, and when I begun it £ was prejudiced agaiast it. The light which blinded fit. Paid in hia jooraey to Damascus was net more prodig ions or mare surprising to him than what I suddenly discovered was to me the aeoompliadment of every hope, the perfection of all phdoaephy, the explanation of all revolutions, tbo key to all tho apparent contra dictions of the material and moral work, of life and immortality. I see the most astonishing things effected by the smallest means. I see the connection of all Uic revolutions in Europe and Asia with that suffering people to whom were committed the promises ; as one likes to intrust a manuscript to those who, not kuow- fng how fo write, can not relish it. 1 slfe religion appearing at foe mo book ever written. It is wot for the minister or priest: it is not for the learned; it is for all the people livery man has a right to read it and interpret it for himself. The subject* of the Bible are peculiar and grand. It goes bank to the beginning of things, aad forward to tbe eternity to come. Yet it is so fimaff, that you can carry it hi your pocket, ftsoon cteeaeaa la ooe proof of its divinity. Ybe variety of the Bible is won dorfal. It is suited to all ages aad aH tastes. The child and the philos opber find in it food and pjofisore. It has history, and poetry, and uar rative, and parable, and precept, abd prophecy; and all are of, the highast literary merit. Tbe Bible has wonderful harmony in variety. It reveals God, ami shows the characters of good ami bad men. It reveals a Saviour, and shows how bad men may become good men: how men may be happy here, and happy for ever. Tbe va rions authors, living in different countries and different ages, fit each other so doaely, as, combined, to make one book, with a beginning a middle, and an end. The style Of the Bible is'simple, juuderatood. It i« a cbm mea; and tbe most important things are plainest It is so pore and dear, that the child and the untaught find it tbe best book to read from. Tbe aged enjoy its simplicity; and the sick can bear to hear if read. Tbe Bt'We ought to be road in oar public schools as a reading book. It should be read in the family, to cul tivate tbe taste, and pnrify tbe tpor- als. It is full of stories for the chil dren. It onght to be read by every man. It will enrich his mind with thought. It will furuish liim with good principles. It will be a practi cal guide in daily life. It win open the path to glory, honor, and humor talitv. Good Advice te Christians. -1 j • . * 1. See that your religion makes yon a better son or daughter, a bet ter clerk, a better stndent, a better friend, a better workman. “By their fruits ye know them.” 2. I)o not set yourself up as a standard, fihuu aH ceasoriousnes*. especially toward older Christians, who may not look at things just as yon do. Remember that each one “to his own Master standeth Or fifti eth,” and not to you. - 3. Let nothing keep you from the Saviour. Never be tempted to stay away from him by unbelieving doubts, by past neglect, by present fear, by anything.. Remember tbe faithful saying, “Christ came frito the world to save rinser*.” Be more intimate with him that any earthly friend. 4. Never rejoice iu your own strength. Reeolations are of uo avail/bimply as such. A child look ing to Christ is stronger than a strong man aimed. Be resolute in looking to him alone for strength. This is all the resolution you need to make—for “Without me ye can do nothing.* ^ 5. Let this be the settled convte tion of your foul, for without tins all else is unavailing, all efforts to grow in grace will be as usete* as to build jv house npon the shifting sands. * Finally. Do not be dfeconraged if yon foil in everything. If you were perfect what heed would yon have of a Saviour T “Ask aud it shall be given yon; arek and ye shall find; knock and it shall be opened onto yon. For every one that asketh reoeiveth,” and so forth. *11 ye then being evil, know how to give gifts to yonr children, how ranch more shall yonr heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ffSpt hint t”— Congregaticnattet MW