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COLUMBIA. S. C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27. 1872.
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Sfitocls the dew as the
working ®f his S|>irit
it of man, he selects,
gentlest os well as the
emblem which the
>of nature supplies. Y#
settling of the dew, at first as
invisible Aim of moisture, its
into dewdrops, its absorp-
b> what is least, wiyuiay infer by
analogy that iu the spiritual realm
Christians ore very wrong in despis
ing what is least. "He that is laitb
ftil in that wliialM* least, is faithful
also in much } aid ho that is unjust
iu the least unjust also in much ” It
is not enough that we keep open tlie
eye, the ear, the hand, of onr spirits;
all the invisible pores of our spirit
ual nature need to be kept open like
wise, if we would inherit the bless
iug which comes as the dew.”
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tics by the plant| or exhalation ip The inexhaustible fulness of diviue
the moruiug sunshine, aife involved J^race—but, Also, the comlitiiMis un-
ihe mighty forces t* Jwbieh tl.e der which it works, are forcibly pw*
worlds ace framed #id,rgiudp4) in Rented under this imago of the dew.
their orbits. Destrac^ fow»s aro, ^'liere dki all this treasure of dew—
often noisy, and violent in tbp m* countless millions of purest
tioas, sypeeoh, Oftd conduct od pieu. Water drops come from! Even from
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Holy Spirit is so gentle in his work
jag, just because he is almighty. So
it was written of him to whom the
Spirit was given not by measure
u He shaU not strive nor cry, neither
shah say man hear his voice iu the spirit
streets/ His doctrine draped as
the rain, and distilled as the dew, asJ er
the small rain upon the tender herb.
Kea’abard, haughty, flint-like hearts*
which the lightning could not melt
oar the earthquake rend, were won
they knew not how, by
die meekness and gentleness of
Christ . -He was as the dew uuto
UraeL
How often Christians rebel against
this character of divine grace! They
want sodden, violent emotious; con-
rittamfi of sin to make men weep
and beat their breasts, and cry,
‘Whit must I do V natures to lift
(to wl into Paradise, uncertain
whether in the body or out of the
body; gifts to convert hundreds by
* single sermon; love to Christ so
verm that self-denial will be no
trouble, and martyrdom be coveted
*s S luxury ; impressions so irresis
tible that doubt shall be slain on the
spot, never to rise again. We wish
fiw Niagara, not “Abe dejr.* But
(Hi his own work, says, “I will be as
the dew unto Isreal.” »
These words shadow forth the
seerecy of the working of divine
pace. How silently, Low secretly,
the dew fnlhls its gentle ministry 1
Every one takes notice of it when it
lies thick on the grass and* drips from
the trees and hedges in the morning
sunshine, and each dewdrop sparkles
like a diamond and is colored like a
rainbow. But who can tell when it
began to fall T You were walking at
iHmdown on the green sward that had
seemed all day as dry as dust* A
slight chill crept over you, scarce
perceptible; stooping, you sweep
ye«r hand over the grass and found
it damp. The dew was there, but
yoa could not tell when its first cool
reviving breath stole out ol the w arm
twilight upon the thirsty herbage
Through the dark night it gathers,
obeying most fixed laws, yet with
twtt delicate, incessant variety , of
operation, never fiwo nights, two
boors, qnite the same; until the
morning light reveals its abundance
aod beauty, and in the uuclonded
mnahine it vanishes.
Even thus secretly, silently, mys-
teriohsly, does the Spirit of God
°fU» work. Not, indeed, always.
Sometimes his visitation is like the
rein of summer, heralded by than
derand lightning, every drop visible
io the. open gfey ? and the gathered
torrent rushing down the streets and
highways. But churches are not to
^suppose they can be revived only by
fbntecostal showers. Christians are
'*°t to be discontented with tbem-
srivesor with one another, because
|b«y can not fix the day and hour of
their conversion to Go<L 1 The bless
> n g may 1* just as real, possibly
^o&morv precious, if it comes “as
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OLD SKRIKS, VOL. V.-N0. 21J
Homesick -for Heaven.
the very air which seemed so arid,
%hile the plants faded .in the scorch
toig sun. It was alt thefe, all through
the summer day. What hindered it
Aroin falling! Ouly the suusbitie.
bod bad to withdraw one blessing
to make room for the other. The
of God is ever near to us, in
Unexhausted fulness, illimitable pow
How easily the dew may be hiu
dered ! The shadow of a cloud is
enough to prevent its gracious mm
istry, and keep Gideon’s fleece dry
when the herbage all around is
drenched. You have prayed, it may
be, sincerely, earnestly, for the dew
of God’s grace to bathe jour thirsty
spirit, purifying, refreshing, fertilise
iug it. What hinders ? Perhaps,
while the hot sunshine of worldly
prosiierity (which also you have
prayed for) rest ou you, it cannot de
scend. God may see the cold shade
Of trial, loss, disappointment, the
dark night of weeping, to be the
indispensable conditions of this pray
er being fulfilled. Then, as all earth
ly scenes of beauty and familial'
home-marks of joy grow dim, and
the night breeze blows chill, the stars
of promise shall shine bright iu the
cold clear sky, and love beyond all
earthly love, peace passing under
standing, faith that overcomes the
full of glory, shall descend and fill
the heart which had uo room for
them before. .
God ouly knows what this promise
means, and how aud when it can l>e
fulfilled—“I WILL BE AS THE DEW .*’
—Christian Weekly.
_ represents to us, more-
we may vetlturc t0 term
^ wn»Hty of tlie Divine Spirit.
JJ « *-ptteu, that God hmnbleth
H| nself to behold the things done in
«*ven and upon the earth. The
\. ® ,n thl pride of human greatness
to pay attention to
at is littIe ’aud lowly, is at the
r 7 farthest removed from the like-
of God. What a tiny thing is
e ^ ro P • Yet it is a vast globe
pare(1 wit h one of those minute
'fh , ?’ 0r molecules of water, of
w .j C , ^ made, and by means of
1 oh God carries on his work, in
om*{!f*** P^tot-tissues, and
^° r mau ^ or beast.
* s Divine power so marvel-
lliH itu . as in the realm of
^ infinitely 8rnal ,
111 the natural world God works
“He Travels Safest Who Travels Light*
est”
When Cortez entered Mexico, he
believed tho eonquest of the city
easy. But on the night of July 7,
1620, he found it much too hot for
him. A forced escape, sword in
hand, through a narrow path, beset
on either side by great numbers of
infuriated natives, was the only one
possible. Immense treasures, for
which lie had ventured into his
perilous position, lay about him.
Notwithstaning the midnight trial of
nimble feet and skillfnl jsword arms,
some of his followers began to load
themseLves with golcD and silver:
“He travels.safest who travels light
est P exclaimed the commander. But
Spaniards, being willing, as the ma
jority of men of every age have been,
to run gr;eat risks for gold, went
forth to thil; conflict with the fatal
encumbrance. About half of them
perished by the way. Those who
reached in safety the open country,
had at last been obliged to strip
themselves for the fight.
So, not only iu the special fights,
but in the daily conflicts which at
tend our pilgrimage heavenward, he
travels safest w ho travels lightest.
Gold, beyond what secures tho
food and raiment with Whieb we arc
commanded to be content, is an occa
sion of fatal stumbling.
Christian brother, inquire whotber
better spiritual progress could not.^kich this world was never designed
be made by you, if yon parted, for
Christ’s sake, with more of your
worldly substance. Lighten 4 your
load by feeding the hungry, clothing
the naked, giving wings to the Bible,
and a voice to the gospel iu heathen
lands. It may be you have too
much set apart for home expendi
tures—too much for worldly grati
fication to insure good progress heav
enward. ♦
Christian women, do you travel
as safely in the path of life as you
would if traveling lighter! Dress,
made specially attractive in the eyes
of the world, is a favoring mark to
him who ever seeks through it to
wound the sonl. Costly apparel en
tangles the feet jn the narrow way.
Jewels weigh dowu the soul which
would'rise into “the higher life.”—
Christian Banner.
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The more you drink into the love
and 8j>irit of Christ, the more happy,
aud honorable, and useful you will
be. .
Rutherford, in one of his letters,
says, “I am homesick Cor heaven.*
Are not Christians far oftencr home
sick for earth, and afraid of heaven,
as if it wore a very strange, distant,
louely, tin attractive placet Pious
men aud womeu say in words, “This
world is not uiy home ; w but do they
realize what they moan! What a
longing ought to be implied in tbe
lines so often snug if
“Home! home! sweet, sweet home!
IVar Saviour, prepare me for heaven, toy
home!*
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Did uot Paul feel homesick for
Leaven when he said, “I am in a
strait betwixt two, having a desire
to depart and to be with Christ;
which is far better Y Said an aged
Indy, confined to bed and chair by a
dropsical affection: “O, these swell
ing, aching feet! If I could only
place them on the golden streets,
and put them into the crystal river
of the water of life, wouldn’t even
they be better than wiugs f I do so
long, as if my heart would bant, to
go to heaven. It is my home, and
Pve none other. But it is wy home,
mine, forever, sure!* Was she not
homesick for heaven Y Aud was it
not good for her to be in such a state
of blessed longiug Y
Homesick for heaven! Is this
common in Christian experience ? Is
it natural to regenerated nature Y
What does it mean Y Said a sick
girl, in artless, almost thoughtless,
eveu incoherent simplicity, to her
mother, who asked, with a slight iru-
patieucc, why she talked so much
of heaven, and seemed so anxious to
get away from her friends: “O,
mother, yon don't know how I feel!
It seems as though I should die if
I didn’t talk of heaven. And l do
believe' I shatl die if I can’t go
there.” I)o mauy hearts feel such
thrills of longing for eternal blessed-
ness? Yet is not tbat the proper
state of mind aud heart for a^child
of God—a‘ brother or a sister of
, Uuw can. ouc think of
heaven, ana not pine Tor It more
than for cold water when (torched
by fever f Got! is the father; Christ
tbe elder brother, who lias only gone
before to prepare the mansiou io the
old home ; saints and angels are the
companions, the servauts, and the
household. All blessed joys and
holy delights are in the New Jeru
salem ; the gold and silver softened
light of everlasting day; the tree
and tbe river of life; all knowledge
—even as I am kuown, possibly to
Jehovah himself; music and social
pleasures uualloyed aud undiminish-
uig; peace aud purity, rest and joy;
ful service—all are there, in such
abundance that all the things thou
canst desire are uot to be compared
unto them. These are the inheri-
t
taupe of the.saints in light, whom
God lias chosen, whom Christ has
redeemed, and tho Holy Ghost has
sanctified.
Is it strange, then, that a heart
which iias fed on the thought of the
unutterable glories, should feel an
uncontrollable longing, an unac
countable yearning, for a deeper
love, a truer union, a warmer sym
pathy—as a child phrased it, “a
want of a closer cuddling up to the
soft heart of God”—than can even
be imagined while iu the body!
Would not these seem properly to
make us all homesick for heaven,
and would they uot naturally stir
indescribable desires ip tbe souls
whom God’H grace has purified and
set on tire with love for him aud his
presence Y Take away the assurance
of entering heaven, aud who could
afiord to live! Ought we not to
reflect on this matter more, and to
call iu the thought of heaveu to fill
the great void spaces in the heart
to occupy ! There is a vacuum
which only heaven can fill; and if it
be not brought in, either by its reali
ty,'as when the soul enters its gates,
or by tho power of God’s Holy Spirit,
the thin chambers of this nature
will be crushed inward by the Di
vine pressure. What Christian has
such a longing for heaven as this
implies! Should we not all, at
times at least, feel this! Is not
heaven our hornet Is it uot the
place where our affections are cen
tered, and whither they delight to
fly for sympathy and lovet Is it
not the dear, dear place whefe Jesus
shows himself aud manifests his
sweetest teudernesss! What can
equal it T And this earth and all
its love, how cold and dark and
wearisome, and lonely, and labori
ous, and gloomy, and sorrowful!
But heaveu, how radiant with glory,
and how cheerful with beloved spir
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its, many of whom* were especially
dear on earth, aud Ire no less dear
uow they fre la that beautiful land ;
aud how flMMtarilMr the songs, aud
Concerning King Sail,
The caroer of Kiug Saul is full of
warning and of instruction. It be
the juya, jpg, M* ofpwuuiuga, and &auio brightness, it was soon pver
blessed tomtfkepa of God and the clouded, and ended early in the
It would not be gloom of night.
g and pant At first there were points in his
Lamb!
“sick Of for 1
iug aud ypomiug,
aud go to eU th
not desiroj |o
Christ, whieh is so
to be ravished with
itual, divine, iuflni
uiunion, with the
and the Holy Ub
thought of this,
trance the soul, a
blood pu fire for irn
make Is ail
— IU. C- Advocate.
it© break even, I character whiph challenged adtuira-
ea
|fHT’
glory, aud
for heaven.”
All At
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The factory wher
lives should be
three dozen others
as benevolent, but
would pot yield m
owners. Neither
sea, exposed to advi
a prosperous voy
crew be couteut to
other half managed
would come but di
ineuts in an
pany, iu case a 1
corporators should
soual Interest in the
as their money
Suppose a farmer
of laborers iu the
gather bis waiting
them should go into
cline under sb
other tea were
tasks, woald the
—We trow not.
A church is a woi
and the labor
according to the
of the workmen.
“Work for all
Are they who
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Who would I Hon. lie wras, as the record says,
aud be with chdioe young uiau, and a goodly,”
better! O, there was not one among all the
social, spir- tribes who excelled him. He had
gbtaof eotn the look and bea^ug of a king as he
the Sou, I "tood hem! and Humidors tallyr than
hi* companiona. A« yet unspoiled
^pour«* and by flattery, he was
humble hearfbd. Wkeu the prophet
Samuel abruptly announced that the
“desire of Israel” rested on him, aud
he was to be the future kiug, Saul
modestly replied: “Am I not a Beu
jamito of the smallest of tlie tribes
of Israel, and uiy fatuity the least of
all the families of the tribe of Ben
jaxuiu ? Wherefore then speakest
thou so to me r So, too, when the
tribes gathered with their thousands
at Mizpeh, and the choice of the
kiug fell ou Haul, he was not to be
found, for he had hid himself among
the camp baggage. Modesty like
this became ouc, young in years, of
an obscure family; oue who was
neither born great uor achieved
greatness, but had greatness provi
dentially thrust upou him. HU hu
mility disarmed envy. With but
few exceptions, the people raised the
shout then beard for the first time,
but so often yi'eboed among the na
tion* of the earth : ‘‘God save the
King!”
Other trials Saul had which well
became a king. He sought out brave
men, and gave them stations of
honor and trust ou the day of battle.
Even David was thus honored. No
wonder then that the hostile PUilis
tiue* were scattered like chaff before
the whirlwind. Then, too, he showed
a prudence rare and commendable
in bis treatment of rebels. In the
day of hi* elevation to power, the
a dozen opera
at work, and
iding around
He spectators,
profit to the
ild a ship at
winds, make
ild half her
M-arve how the
i vessel. What
from invest
stock com
^portion of the
lounce all per
*ru so isoou
been paid in !
hired a score
Imer season, to
and ten of
field to re
while the
tag at their
hr be satisfied Y
for Christ,
is distributed
capabilities
Us motto is,
all at work.”
part of the
ilMI'
ngT ijo they knowThev are ftuf
wasters, when they should be work
ers! *
Tlie church sails over tbe billowy
nea of dificulty. It need* all hands
on board to fill the duties of the
several watches. If any slumber in
shameless sloth, they may endanger
the most precious argosy ever car
ried. Is it not high time for them
to awake Y
Tlie churdh is au association. All
its component parts are members
one of another, aud have a common
interest at stake. Are they faithful
wbo make no strenuous efforts to
enbanco the whole power of the asao
ciation Y Every such member should
aim to embody in tbe individual life
the true ideals of the aggregate life
of the whole body of believers f
The church is a vineyard. God is
the-husbandman. His people are
the laborers. To them is the man
date given. ^Klo work iu my vine
yard.” Who is called', and refuseth
to go t To such are these words of
Christ addressed, “That servant who
knew his Lord’s will, and did it not,
shall v be beaten with many stripes.”
The world resounds with the din
of labor. Enterprise* the most mag
nificent, and schemes of surpassing
grandeur are undertaken with vigor.
Why do uot the ‘‘children of light”
learn somewhat from the children of
“this world T” Why should there
not be daring courage and compre
hensive plan, and far reaching saga
city, among those who are pledged
to the-extension of an everlasting
kingdom! Why is faith so feeble,
just where the conditions of snccess
have the amplest guarantees !
There are, no doubt, mauy honest
aud w/lliug souls in every church
who frould be ready to say, “No man
hath hired us*,” “No work hath been
given qs to do v ” “We have been
overlooked or neglected.” It belongs
to the office of the pastor to see well
,to it that such excuses arc without
just foundation. We are confident
that in no other single particular is
there more urgent need for revision
of method on the part of many a
hard-working pastor. He who shall
best edify the church to which he
ministers will not only teach the
theory of Christian beneficcuce, but
the practice also. He will be careful
to distribute work, and not leave a
few to make spasmodic-exertions
now and then, as half proof of their
zeal. Association implies organiza
tion, aud surely that organization is.
only another term for chaos that
does not combine parts and harmo
nize faculties for the accomplishment
of a common end. A working pas
tor will set hia people to work by
giving to each a portion.
Uou can not take tbe place of au
obedient spirit It was a great truth,
suited for erery age and of world
wide application, which the prophet
Samuel uttered in the ears of tbe
guilty aud terror-stricken king: “Be
hold! to obey is better than sacri
fice.”
seeming conltuuio. A single touch
of tbe artist’s pencil gives expression
to the meaningless countenance.—
Removing a small class of boy* to
one corner in front, near those of
similar attainment; changing' the
class of young ladies tv the opposite
side of tbe room, and moving another
And now from tbi* time onward, j class a little further beck, may bring
Haul was indeed a changed man Jail the Bible class close together:
In the language of Bciiptnre, “the j and thus located, the line making
Spirit of the Lord departed from the two divisions of the school Into
Baal, and au evil spirit from the
Lord troubled him." Brooding mel
ancholy settled like a cloud upon hie
soul, which at some moments ytohled
to furious and apparently, ancbntrol
iable bursts of anger. Uefcavc way
to passioo, to superstition, to deadly
hate, aud theu to that*despair which
leaves no room for salvation. Terri
We beyond comparison are the down
ward plunge* of* an immortal spirit
into depths of siu aud misery from
which it can not hope to rise again.
No wreck so mournful as that of a
human soul. ^
Tbe workings of a soul—it* strange,
mysterious workiug*—who eon un
derstand them fully ? And yet, next
to God, what is more deserving our
study ? -Too often mental philoso
phy I* made repulsive by those who
write treatises upon it. Theories are
giveu, instead of lact* patiently
gathered and properly classified.
The mind should be studied iu its
unhealthy aud deranged movements
as well os io its healthy movements.
The insane asylum can teach tbe
meutal philosopher as truly ns tbe
Iiest-house can teach the physician.
JJiseases, whether of mind or^ody,
are text books to those who are pa
tient student*. Therefore it is that
tbe conduct nf Saul, after the “evil
spirit” troubled him, well deserves
study. Treatises have been written
on the question of Hamlet’s sanity
or insanity. But Hamlet was a mere
creature of the poet’s fancy, while
Saul waa a historical reality.
That King Saul had moment* of
insanity can hardly be doubted. And
ns r They despised him aud refused
to bring him the customary presents.
What did Haul do ! Get angry and
turn the rebels into martyrsY Noth
ing of the kind—he simply, held his
peace. He kuew’ that his authority
was too deehly. rooted in the aflec
tion of the people to be narined by
a few insignificant choice fault
finder*. God had called him, and he
could bide his time. And when, not
long after, the ]>eople, flushed with
victory over the Ammonites, cried
out for the death of these murmurers
against Saul, it was his voice which
calmed the tumult of iudignation.
“There shall n6t a man,” he cries,
“be put to death this day, for to-day
the l*>rd hath wrought salvation iu
Israel.” Such generosity is the high
est and rarest statesmanship. It is
a carrying out ol that command
w hich men arc apt to forget when a
defeateil foe, is within their grasp.
“Be not overcome with evil} but
overcome evil with good.” How dif
ferent was Saul at this time from
that Saul who in after days, in fu
rious anger, hurled his javelin with
deadly intent at David, who with
harp aud. sword had done th© king
good service!
This brings us to the question:
How was it that the “tine gold” of
King SauJ’s character became dim!
What mail© so wondrous a change
take place, first in his spirit and
then in his outward fortune T Elected
by God to the kingship of tho chosen,
nation, aud then rejected; . greeted
with the shouts of a nation, theu on
the field of battle defeated, his sol
diers fled, aud falliug in despair ou
the edge of his own sword.
The answer to tho question may
bo given iu a single sentence. Saul
was disobedient to tho divine com
mand, and, therefore, God, who had
chosen him, rejected him. The work
to be done was given to another, and
a worthier. The king who demanded
allegiance forgot there was a “King
of kings” to whom in turn he owed
that allegiance which he exacted of
others. A disobedient king can not
hope to command very long obedient
subjects. ,j - s—4it j
The form which Saul’^disobedience
assumed was a singular one. At
one time it was an act of worship.
He offered a burnt offering to Je
hovah, and tho divine displeasure
was incurred. At another time he
spared the best of tlie flocks aud
herds of a hostile king with the in
tention of offering them in sacrifice
to the true God. Then bis doom
was sealed, and his rejection was
fiual and complete. Thus solemnly
are we taught that outward devo
and insanity began. This one truth
we may affirm—that in the case of
Saul, as in that of mauy another
man, his unreasonable fury, which
seems to be the resalt of insanity,
was brought on by cherisiug a bad
temper. He gave way to jealousy
until he was beside himself. And
tbe lesson which need to be taught
by the pulpit and the press —Is it
not this!—that sin may affect the
mind as well as the body; may seud
—yes, often does send—its victim
to tbe insane asylum, as well as to
an early grave.—Tie Methodist.
Systematizing a School
How to Arrange a School.—V'ery
little progress can be msule in Scrip
tural education iu Sabbath school,
without a judicious division of labor
and a discriminating classification of
.scholars. A school divided into at
least three' departments, comprising
tlie primary, intermediate, and seuior
or adult classes, respectively, as far
surimsses the old style of Sabbath
school, as the present excelleut sys
tem of graded public schools is supe
rior to the primitive district schools
of tlie past, iu which the teacher
“taught around” all grades indis
criminately. It is very important to
have a separated room for the primary
or infant classes, ami one would-be
more couvcnieut for each of the other
departments also, the rooms being so
arrauged that they may be thrown
iuto one of the general exercises.
The obvious advantages of these are,
the decreasing or removing the
sources of distraction, and promoting
freedom of thought, and conversa
tion, between teacher and class. The
scholar never mistakes his place and
preeise rank in the school, and all in
the lower grades are incited to thor
ough study, that they may gain an
early promotion to the higher de
partments.
This system is well understood in
the more advanced schools in the
city and country, and as new church
es are built, ample and airy rooms,
to accommodate all the departments
of the Sabbath-school, are included
in the plan of edifice and in any
estimate of its cost, for without
them it would be regarded as incom
plete, and unsuited to its purpose.
But in tho farming districts, and
newer settlements without churches
and without this convenience of sep-
iirate rooms, much can be done to
improve the confused and haphazard
arrangement of classes that prevail
io many Sabbath-schools. The
changes required may be vary slight
to bring order and method out df 1
two departments, may
clear to an observing mind ftp if it
^.11 N<* > i.oof to iS’riiS’toV
quire or to carry' oat this jodictows
location of classes.
How to Arrange a (Jim*.—A care
Ail study and consideration of tbe
social culture of each scholar in any
given class, would reveal kistwaicv*
of unsuitable distribution of acfcol
hr** Iiroduciiig a great waste of
teaching power, aad showing that
it was a conglomerate troop of ekil
dren, but not a elms. Every super
intendent ahquUl have soom settled,
well-defined principles of classifies
tion; and there should be a mutual
understanding between him and the
teachers, that each class in the
school must be constituted hi ac
cordance with some clear, intelligent
plan. It need not and ought wot to
be complicated, nor should it be en
forced with tbe severity of au iron
role. It will require some derision
to classify scholars in the smallest
school, so that progress and effi
ciency may be secured. Bat all this
cau be done in mildueas, with a con
scientious regard for the highest
good of each scholar, aud in a thor
oughly good-natured manner, so as
to command obedience and respect
If any are dissatisfied at first, they
will soon yield to the popular feed
ing, which will result from the im
proved tone of the school on ac
count of thisflliscrimhiaring dassifr-
cation.
: This intelligent division aud allot
fiJ®L of _faA.w*r in the WliMh rouble*
to the capacity and^jireeejif needs
of the scholar. It atafiensures more
rapid progress and greater thorough
ness in the topics of study. Tbe
government of the school is rendered
more effective and simple upon this
plan, for where the mind can be J
kept busy with the lesson, there
will be little opportunity for bearing
or making a noise. He was a wise
teacher who, when asked bow he
secured good order and attention in
his class, replied, “I never gave tbe
scholars time to be disorderly.”
When each mind fairly compre
Lends the subject as taught by tbe
teacher, and finds the instruction
neither far above nor far below its
«
wants, it will take delight in think
ing, and the consciousness of a steady
gain to knowledge will add zest to
the effort. The soul will feed on tbe
living word.—Reformed Church Met
senger.
A Mother and her Soft. — A
careless, worldly young man had at
tended church with his pious mother,
and listened to an eloquent repre
sentation of the joys of heaven. On
his return, he expressed his admira
tion of the preacher’s talent.
“But, mother,” he said, “I was
surprised, when others seemed so
frill of joy, to see your face so sad
and gloomy, and that more than
once you were iu tears. I thought
if any oue could claim an interest in
the subject, you were that happy
person.” * .
“Ah, my son,” said the mother,
“I did not weep for myself, but be
cause I feared that you, my boy,
would be banished forever from the
blessing of heaven.”
She could say no more, but that
mother’s tears fell like dew from
heaven ou the careless heart of her
son. They left him no peace till he
found it iu Jesus.
Who Made It Y—Sir Isaac New
ton had among his acquaintances a
philosopher who was an atheist It
is well known that this illustrious
mau, who takes the first rank as a
mathematician, natural philosopher
and astronomer, was at the same
time a Christian. He bfid in his
study a celestial globe, ou which was
an excellent representation of the
constellations, and the stars which
compose them. His atheist friend,
having come to visit him one day,
was struck with th© beauty of this
globe. He approackod it, examined
it} and admiring tbe work, he turned
to Newtou and said to him, W
made itr “No one!* said the cele
* ■ ‘ ‘iloetapber. The atheist un
aad was silent, i
bra ted
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