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-“THAT THY WAY MAY BE KNOWN UPON EARTH, TIIY SAVING HEALTH AMONG ALL NATIONS.’
VOL. VII. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1? 1837. NO. 12.
______ffiaxK7grMaavah«iiiii iii mw^ CONDUCTED BY whole conduct is marked with levity—a mere ing as this. The line of demarcation between as Fox beautifully says, “Quick of understand being, as well as the greatest cruelty to AN ASSOCIATION OF CLERGYMEN. flippant coxcomb—who appears to be in his the people of God, and those who are in an un ing in the Lord’s matters.” Oh, the wisdom ourselves. To fail of such an object, to defeat proper element only when in the midst of fash converted state, should always be drawn, that is from above how independent, how su t ie end of our existence, and in consequence GEORGE \V MYERS, PRINTER. ion and gayety, and has no relish for the socie and drawn with such breadth and distinctness, perior is it to all outward aids. Quiet, patient of neglecting the great salvation, to sink at last ty of the serious and the grave—to see such a that every one will be constrained to see on humble and industrious, there she sat at the under the frown of the Almighty, is a calamity THE PREACHERS. young man stretching out his hands to bear the which side he stands, and therefore, to un spinning-wheel, day after day, and year after which words were not invented to express, nor vessels of the sanctuary, is shocking beyond de derstand what part of the sermon belongs to year—expecting nothing on earth, but with a Amid my garden’s hroider'd paths I trod finite minds formed to grasp. Eternity, it is gree? And yet young men of this very stamp him.’’ heart set upon the things above; the poorest of surely not necessaf-y to remind you, invests eve And there my mind soon caught her favorite clue ; do find their way into the ministry. This conversation continued, and as it pro that poor family, yet the first to be called to ry state, whether of bliss or of suffering with a I seem’d to stand amid the Church of God, “Some seem to view the sacred office merely ceeded, the speakers seemed to gather fresh in- her inheritance; the lowest in her father’s house mysterious and awful importance entirely its And flowers were preachers, and (still strangers) drew as a post of honour, conferring distinction upon spirition from the lovely night-scene around the foremost to take her place in those man own, and is the only property in the creation From their own life and course the man who holds it, and opening the way of them. But I must hasten to tell you of a con sions, of which eye has not seen, nor ear heard which gives that weight and moment to what The lore'they would enforce; agreeable access to the most respectable por versation in relation to parochial visiting. Oft the glory. Sh« was suddenly attacked by ever it attaches,compared to which, all sublun And sound their doctrine was, and every precept true. tion of community. Others seem to enter the en, after having spent a few hours with Mr. some complaint in her head, so violent, that she ary joys and sorrows; all interests which know a And first the Sunflower spake. Behold, he said, ministry because they are fond of literary pur H----- , and witnessed the easy, natural, and feared she should lose her senses. “I pray.” period, fade into the most contemptible insigni suits, and wish to enjoy a life of literary ease, delightful manner in which he engaged every said she—and it was one of her last reasonable ficance. In appreciating every other object, it How I unwearily from dawn to night released from all care in relation to the means individual about him in conversation upon per sentences—“I pray that if the Lord sees fit to is easy to exceed the proper estimate; but what' Turn to the wheeling sun my golden head, of their subsistence. Others again seem hon sonal religion, I have asked myself, Why is it take my senses, he will take my speech too, if it be lawful to indulge such a thought, what And drink into my disk fresh draughts of light. estly to desire to do all the good they can in that Christian people, and Christian ministers, that I may not say words to grieve his Holy would be the funeral obsequies of a lost soul?— O mortal 1 look and learn ; the world, and though they have no clear views so seldom converse upon a subject so noble, so Spirit.” Her prayer was heard. On Thurs Where shall we find the tears fit to be wept at So, with obedient turn, of the doctrines of the cross; or of the worth glorious, so infinitely interesting? day her senses forsook her, and, about the same such a spectacle? or, could we realize the ca From womb to grave pursue the Sun of life and might. of the undying soul, aspire to the sacred time, she ceased to speak. On Sunday, her lamity in all its extent what tokens of commis And next I heard the lowly Camomile, office from a sort of undefined philanthropic From the British Magazine. sister, standing by, thought she heard her ar eration and concern would be deemed equal to Who, as I trod on him with reckless feet, feeling. A CHRISTIAN FAMILY. ticulate the words—“Lord, now let thy ser the occasion? Would it suffice for the sun to And wrung his perfume out, cried, List awhile— “When we think how many enter the minis vant depart in peace;” and so she reached her veil his light, and the moon her brightness? to try from these and similar views—and how ma “Still to the lowly soul home. cover the ocean with mourning and the heavens E’en thus with charity the proud one greet. ny that put on the sacerdotal robes deceive He doth himself impart, But I must not forget the old man—the very with sackcloth? or were the whole fabric of na And, as insulters press, And for his cradle and his throne themselves, and have never been in truth ‘mov Chooseth the pure in heart.” picture of an English cottager—a little bent ture to become animated and vocal would it be E'en turn thou thus and bless, ed by the Holy Ghost’ to enter upon this high Keble. and toil-worn, yet still retaining proof in his hale possible for her to utter a groan too deep, or a And yield from each heart’s-bruise a redolence more sweet. and sacred embassy, it is not at all wonderful It was on a gloomy afternoon in February figure, clear eyes, and healthy complexion, cry too piercing, to express the magnitude and Then from his rocky pulpit 1 heard cry that we see around us in so many instances such that we went to visit old Isaac’s dying wife. It that if labour is “the primal curse," it is yet extent of such a catastrophe?”—Rev. Robert The Stonecrop. See how loose to earth I grow. sad failure of ministerial success. O that our was the first walk we had taken together for “softened into mercy.” He has feared God Hall. And draw my juicy' nurture from the sky. young men would think how awful a matter it is many months. The breath of the fresh air, and from his youth up; and his happy countenance So drive not thou, fond man, thy root too low; to stand before God and perjure themselves in the feeling of returning strength to enjoy it, assures you, at the first glance, that his heart “The principal method which the Spirit But loosely clinging here, the very act of receiving their external com will give pleasure at all times, and we enjoyed realizes the promise, “Even to old age I am adopts in subduing the heart of a sinner is a spi From God’s supernal sphere mission—that they would consider that without the walk, though yet there was scarcely an He; even to hoary hairs I will carry you.” I ritual discovery of Christ. There is an attrac "Draw life’s uncaithly food, catch heaven’s undying glow. they are ‘moved by the Holy Ghost to take up half-opened daisy along the bank, or a bird in was sometime ago much struck by the remark tive force in the Saviour, when beheld by faith on them this office,’ they cannot but be a blight the hedge. The thrush (slorm cock, as the peo of a clergyman, made in familiar conversation which commands. Christ crucified possesses a Then preach’d the humble Strawberry. Behold and mildew, laying waste the fair heritage of ple call him because he sings in such boisterous “If a Christian is but a shoe-black, he ought to drawing power; ‘When the Son of man is lifted The lowliest and least adorn’d of flowers the Lord wherever they are cast, that they weather) shunned this chill and cloudy after be the best in the parish;” and, as far as my ob up, he will draw all men unto him.’ (John xxi. Lies at thy feet; yet lift my leafy fold, would consider the confusion and shame that noon; notone robin greeted us, winter’s bird servation goes, it will certainly be the case. It 32.) No radical and saving change is effected And fruit is there—unfound in gaudier bower.. will cover them in the tremendous day of filial though he be; nor could we discover that blush was our old Isaac’s diligence, as he broke stones without the exhibition of this object; nor are the So plain be thou and meek, reckoning, when they stand before God to be of red along the hedge, which, in a week or on the road, that first attracted a friend’s at terrors of the law alone ever sufficient for that And when vain man shall seek, judged ? two more, will tell that Spring and her buds tention to him. When the circumstance was purpose, they are sufficient to show the heinous Unveil the blooming fruit of solitary hours. “The true and only reason why some minis- and blossoms, are coming. But doyou remem mentioned to him—“I should be very sorry to ness of sin, and the extreme danger to which the ters so long remain without a cure, is that they ber, on our way home, the glorious evening need*any human eye to watch me,” said he: “if sinner is exposed, but have no tendency to pro Then cried the Lily : Hear my mission next. have never been moved by the Holy Ghost to star, that shone out in the west before us, just I rest five minutes, I know I’m bound to make duce a complete renovation. ‘By the law is the On me thy Lord hade ponder and be wise ; take upon them the sacred office. Do you where the sun had set? What matter, if there it up again.” His language is frequently figu knowledge of sin.’ (Romans iii. 20.) The law O wan with toil, with care and doubt perplext, think that Paul, or Stephen, or Philip, or Peter should be but little of brightness along our rative and poetical: naturally so, because he will discover our disease, but the knowledge of Survey my joyous bloom, my radiant dyes. or John, would-have set down for a year or two .path here, if we can but keep our eyes fixed draws from the two sources of perfect poetry—- Christ is the discovery of the remedy. The law My hues no vigils dim, without a people to preach to? The reason on the star that shall guide us safe home at the book of God and the book of nature.— denounces its awful sentence; the discovery of Ail care I cast on Him, why some ministers do not obtain places, is that last? From every surrounding circumstance his hun Christ points out the method of deliverance and Who more than faith can ask, each hour to faith supplies. they have entered the ministry, not for the sole In the row of very poor houses to which we gering and thirsting mind draws food. I re escape. A saving influence and solid conso object of turning sinners from the pathway of went, one was pointed out to us by its very neat member his spiritualizing his employment, the lation spring from him, and from him alone.— The Thistle warn’d me last; for, as I tore perdition, but to get a comfortable and eligible garden, and its cut hedges of evergreen box. other day, when he was found scraping a very As there is an external call and an internal, The intruder up, it cried, Rash man, take heed! situation. If a man is willing to spend and be Here will be daisies and polyanthuses in abun dirty lane, “This reminds me,” said he “of the (the former universal, but often ineffectual, the In me thou hast thy type. Yea, pause and pore— spent for Christ, if he is willing to deny himself dance in a few weeks, and lavender and carna ministers of the heavenly gospel; they are sent, latter personal, but always efficient,) so there is Even as thou, doth Gon his vineyard weed ; and be poor and despised, that undying souls tions tor those who live till Midsummer to gath as we are, to prepare the way, to make straight an outward revelation of Christ and an internal Deem not each worthier plant may be rescued from perdition and God glorifi er them. Ah, frail flowers! Yet there are the path; and they toil and labour as we do.— of which the understanding and the heart are For thee shall waste and want, ed—he never will want a field of labour. And frailer things than you outlive. It is not only Now, a bit seems clean, and there ’tis a little the seat. Hence it is, with the utmost proprie Nor fright with hostile spines thy Master’s chosen seed. if he is not willing to do this, if he is not will the yew of a thousand years, and the venerable smoother: hut very soon ’tis all disheartening ty, said to be a revelation ‘in us,’ ”—Ibid. —all as bad again as ever. Well, we begin Then cried the garden’s host, with one consent: ing to be any thing or nothing, just as Christ oak, that laughs to scorn the mightiness of man: shall see fit to fix his allotment, he certainly can but the lowly acorns will spring up for fifty again—toil over it again; our work will be done “HONOUR THE LORD WITH THY SUBSTANCE.” Come, man, and see how, day by day, we shoot, never have been moved by the Holy Spirit to years together in the same spot, when he that at last: and they must wait in patience till the For every hour of rain and sunshine lent, How few instances like that which is noticed take upon him the sacred office. We know first set it, and his children are gone, and their great Master comes to finish his own.” His as follows, in Bishop Onderdonk’s Convention Deepen our glowing hues, and drive our root; that there are all around us fields ot moral des place knows them no more. But why repeat affection for his aged wife has always been ex And, as ouv heads we lift, al Address, have we the pleasure to record.— titution, where we have good reason to believe the same tale so often? Because I was think tremely strong; and it is delightful to observe And yet, how many might “honour the Lord.” Record each added gift, labour would not be bestowed in vain. But ing how short a time old Hannah has to live.— how the love of a Christian connexion can sur by erecting a sanctuary to place his name in ; And bear to God’s high will, and man’s support, our fruit. when these fields are pointed out to one of We shall not see her any more stooping amongst vive all the extraneous aids of youth, interest, and so consecrate their substance and them O Leader thou of earth’s exulting choir, your non-officiating clergyman, he instantly ob the narrow borders of her little garden. But or personal attraction. “She asks many times selves, if the offering he only from a true and Thou with a first-born’s royal rights endued, jects because the salary is so small, or so uncer come up the few steps of the steep and winding in the day, if he is not come home yet,” said fruitful heart? Why are believers on Jesus so the daughter; “and tired down as he is, he wont Wilt thou alone be dumb? alone desire tain. Rather than submit to this inconvenience staircase; here she lies, in herclean white-wash slow to believe the words which he spake, “It is he prefers to remain idle. Did ever a man, up ed room, and from hence she will never remove stop to warm his hands till he goes up stairs to more blessed to give than to receive.” Renew’d the gifts so oft in vain renew’d ? on whom '‘necessity teas laid' to preach the gos till carried out for the last time. Her illness see her, and, if she likes, to read or pray with Then sicken, fret, and pine, * “Few days have been to me so fraught with pel, act thus? O where would the church have has been a very trying one; she was seized with her. ’ The last time she was sufficiently in her pure and holy satisfaction as was Tuesday Aug. As on thy head they shine, f been—where would Christianity have been, if paralysis seventeen weeks since, and her senses senses to enjoy the word of God, as he read it And wither with o’erflowing plenitude? 16, in the opportunity which it afforded me of the first heralds of the cross had acted in this have been much affected. One side is render to her, she expressed herself with remarkable consummatingoneoft.be best of those liberal O, come! and, as thy due, our concert lead. way ? Paul was willing to encounter stripes ed quite useless; her voice is altered, and her delight or energy, as to the pleasure it had af things which the liberal can devise. A devout and imprisonment, hunger and thirst, cold and sight is gone. She is unable to feed herself, or forded. “It seems as if I was in heaven.” What Glory to him, the Loan ot life and light, said her daughter, “do you see anything?”— member of our Church at Pierrepont Manor,* Who nursed our tender leaf, ouv colors spread, nakedness, and death itself, to preach the un to lift herself in the bed; and to the questions feeling as a Christian, a citizen and a friend to searchable riches of Christ to a dying world.— of her affectionate children she can scarcely “No,” she replied, “it is not to be seen or social welfare, the indispensable necessity of the And gave thy body mind, thy first-born’s right, And why? Because he was moved by the Ho make a reasonable reply. The world, and all heard—it is to be felt.” Oh ! glorious gospel, By which thy flight may cleave public services, ordinances, and instructions of ly Ghost to take upon him the office of an am its concerns, are passing from her, as if they that shines thus in the dark valley and shadow religion, in order to man’s well-being, and well The starty pole, and leave bassador for Christ. And I would ask, are had never been; but, on one subject—the mer of death. The old man’s strength is labour Thv younger mates below in death’s unbroken night. doing, in every social and individual department there any who go forth in the spirit of Paul cy of her Redeemer—her mind is clear and and sorrow; and I think his toil is almost done. and seeing that the very need ot their influen [JZecfory of Valehead. that have any trouble in finding fields oflabour, strong. '‘That,” says she, as if she felt the His spirits seem to excite him to exertions too ces presents often the most effectual hindrance or the means of subsistence?” weakness of her memory on other matters— great tor hi# strength; and when he shall cease to the supply of them, duly estimating the com THE OBSERVER. The clergyman who was in the carriage with “That I shall never, never, never forget.” At to earn his five or seven shillings a week, (for parative value of the various appropriations to us, here remarked, times (but they are now more and more rare) a his wages are now no more,) I wonder how he which wealth may be devoted, and desirous of From “Gathered Fragments" by the Rev. J. A. Clarke. “But, Mr. H----- , there are some clergymen spark of intelligence seems to blaze up amongst will be provided for. They have all lived very making some outward expression of his grati hardly this winter, for the young women (both PROFITABLE DISCUSSION. that obtain places, and seem to wish to preach the dying embers. As, an evening or two tude to the Bestower of all good, determined to all the doctrines of the Bible faithfully, that since, her husband, on his return home from sickly, and one nearly blind,) have almost laid build a house for the Lord, to prepace an habi Faithful are the wounds of a Friend. work, asked his daughters if her mind had been aside their work to attend to their completely From the 2GZA of Proverbs. still see little or no fruits resulting from their tation for him when he comes to dwell among labour—what do you ascribe this to 1” comfortable that day, she caught his meaning, helpless mother. It would be a grievous thing his people in thatsanctifyingand saving presence Mr. H----- , myself, and another clergyman “It becomes me to speak on this topic with and exerting hersell to speak loud enough for to send to the poor-house—that abode of mise with them with which he h>s promised to bless had taken a ride to visit a spring of some no great diffidence. But I will tell you one thing. those down stairs to hear her, said that in that ry and degradation—one, whose orderly and the services, ordinances and instructions of his toriety, that was strongly impregnated with sul I never did any good in the ministry, till I be matter all was well—that she had an humble decent habits, and whose industry from his Church. Theinspirer of the good design help phur. On our way our carriage broke down, gan to preach Christas al lin fill. My sermons trust in him, who will never forsake them that youth up, have surrounded his own little home ed it on to a completion which exhibits one of and in getting it repaired we were detained till now are only some miserable thoughts put to trust in him. On subjects of temporal con with so many comforts. True, the rapid in the neatest and most commodious Churches in alter nightfall. The evening however was so gether in a very imperfect way about the love cern, however, she is completely lost. Her crease of his young family, and the lowness of the diocese. That building, Zion Church. Pier* beautiful, and the return ride so pleasant, that of God, the sufficiency of Christ, and the work poor, heavy, useless arm, woman like, she thinks his wages, never could allow of his making pro repont Manor, the result of private devo we could none of us regret the detention. It of the Spirit. But even these God has bless is a sleeping infant, and sometimes she says vision for these years of weakness; and even in tion and liberality, was then consecrated to the was about as late in the season as it now is, and ed. The minister must preach but one doc she is quite weary, and begs her daughters to the best of times he often fared hardly. But holy purposes designed by its erection. Having I do not know that I can give you a better idea trine, or rather all the doctrines he preaches take the dear child for a little. Overhearing there, ornamenting the whitewashed wall of the been finished and used some time before, it had of the scene and circumstances, than by using must rise out of this one—Christ and him cruci one of them giving her kind visitor, this proof home in which he has lived so long, are still been the means of assembling a congregation of the language of one whose poetic numbers I fied. Jesus Christ is the foundation, the cor that her mental faculties were nearly gone, the coloured prints from scripture history, in worshippers, who had been duly organized ac have often read with peculiar delight— ner-stone, the way, the truth, the life, the hope, “Ah!” interr upted she, “I am going to heaven! which lie used, now and then, to indulge him cording to law; and to the corporation thus form “It was an eve of autumn’s holiest mood, the refuge, the bread of life, the consolation of — I shall have right knowledge there!” She self: and there is his poor wife’s assortment of ed, the Church, and the ground on which it The corn-fields, bathed in Cynthia’s silver light, Israel.” never complains of pain or poverty; all seems various glass and crockery ware, making the stands, were given by the generous owner pre Stood ready for the reaper’s gathering hand; “ But,” said the former interrogator, “the right to her. Though the small quantity of food blue corner cupboard look so gay, and the jug viously toits consecration. The administration And all the winds slept soundly. Nature seem’d, except what charity supplies, is coarse, and lit of early primroses on the dresser; and his kind In silent contemplation, to adore persons to whom I refer give great promi of the holy communion accompanied the conse Its Maker. Now and then, the aged leaf nence and distinctness in their sermons, to tle fitting for an invalid, she always acknowledg daughters see that the hearth is swept, and the cration; and in the afternoon I confirmed two Fell from its fellows, rustling to the'ground; the doctrine of salvation alone through Christ.” es it as her Father’s gilt, and enjoys it as such; fire irons bright, because he likes to see it so. in the same Church, and preached there again And as it fell, hade man think on his end. ■ “There is a glaring defect,” responded Mr. Want, and cold, and illness, seem matter of no and they put his own armed chair in the chim in the evening, and a fourth time on the morn On vale and lake, on wood and mountain high, H----- , “in the preaching of some ministers importance to her; the hope of the glory to be ney corner; and if the meal is very scanty, af ing of the following day; on which last occa With pensive wing outspread, sat heavenly thought, revealed seems to swallow up all concern for fectionate care prepares it for him, and sets it Conversing with itself. Vesper look’d forth, in relation to discriminativeness. They preach sion, a principal portion of the Church was allot From out her western hermitage, and smiled: in such a way that all their hearers, unless they this life. “It is not a crown of gold,” I heard before him. IIow different would ix be at the ted to a large and interesting group of Sunday And up the East, unclouded rode the moon are guilty of some very gross immorality, are her say, “nor one of silver, it is a crown of glo poor house! But “I will never leave thee: I scholars, whom 1 addressed.— Missionary. With all her stars, gazing on earth intense, led to think themselves very good Christians. ry that is laid up for me.” One expression of will never forsake thee,” says the word of pro As if she saw some wonder walking there: The Bible every where speaks of men as con natural feeling I witnessed; As one of her mise. What shall we ask more! Will the God * Mr. C. Pierrepont Esq. *" -’ll was the night, so lovely, still serene.” verted or unconverted, penitent or impenitent, jus daughters was mentioning the death of a sister, of heaven and earth compass about his servant Our* ’e occupied all of two hours, which tified or condemned. There are undoubtedly whom they lost about ten months ago, the aged with his mercy, and draw near to him in loving THE IMPORTANCE OE RELIGION. was princij--jv Spefit in delightful and animated these two classes in every audience. And if mother burst into tears, exclaiming, “She was a kindness! and does it much matter where?— In nothing does the importance of Religion conversation. come remarks that had been the preacher does not keep his hearers apprized dear blessed creature;” but she presently dried No! all must be well with you, poor old Isaac! appear more clearly than in its suitableness to dropped, led Mi. Q----- to comment upon of this and make them feel that they belong to her eyes. “I’m going fast, fast to her.” she A little longer to toil: once more to weep at the man in relation to an unending futurity. Man the character and Uv.nrtment of theological one or other of these classes, and put them up said: “I shall soon see her.” It is indeed, grave of a friend; a few more difficult and dark cannot wholly die—he must live for ever; and students. on the business of deciding where they stand— cause for great thanksgiving, that parents are steps to make: and then,—as you said this even Religion is the necessary discipline for a happy “There is nothing, said distresses his preaching is of no account. Sermons de permitted to see a whole family of sons and ing, when we wished you good night—to be in eternity. To man, as a being capable of thought me so much as to see a young y,ari cnrning for. fective in this particular have often led the im danghters treading that path which they them that land, where we shall never say “ Good and feeling, and action related to God in the ward in preparation for the vvith jQW penitent to be soothed and self-satisfied with selves have found to be pleasantness and peace: night” again. E. H. present state, and to his fellow men, there are and inadequate views of the awfu-"-egpOnsjbi]i- those scriptural promises and encouragements and such, I believe, is now granted to these old many things of importance besides, though none ty which that sacred office impost j->u(. which belong only to those who have been truly people. Their remembrances ot this last “W^e are made for the enjoyment of eternal so important as Religion. But to man as im see a young man whose mind is infla*. born again. I cannot conceive of a more cer daughter in particular, are very delightful.— blessedness; itis our high calling and destination mortal Religion is solely important. In this case vanity—who is disposed to be constantly » tain way to lull men to sleep, and spread over She was nearly'blind, very slow of speech, and and not to pursue it with diligence is to be guil it not only casts other things into the shade, it cd in some romantic adventure of Jove—wi. them a fatal delusion, than such astyleof preach exceedingly infirm, to outward appearance, yet ty of the blackest ingratitude to the Author of absolutely annihilates them. To the man who GABBIER OBSERVER 46 abilities as assistants or school-masters, warrant a matter oi no consid- helplessness? Does it not look up with devout ted her so closely with society, its education propriation of 2,000 dollars for the erection of a died yesterday, it is now and humble aspirations to God, that he may and its business. This simple discharge of an church. They have, also, appropriated 500 the missionaries in sanctioning it, are elen rea “Zrio'n'whether he was richer poor; whether d ollarsUor the building of a parsonage house, dy to part with their families, and go wearisome he was honoured or despised; whether lie was breathe upon it the refreshing influences of his unexceptionable duty shuts out dissent from the Spirit, and purify it from all the stains over Norway Church. and Mr. Daniel Bread, an Indian Chief, made journeys of six months at a time, among d’,8. a prince or a beggar; whether hespent his days a donation of 200 dollars for the purchase of a tant villages, where they are utterly unknown, in mirth or had anxiety and sorrow for his pot- which it mourns? How ardent, how devout, TENETS OF THE GREEK CHURCH. bell. These appropriations will be sufficient to carrying on their backs tracts and food, sleep all these things, except for the influence how fervent are its breathings! All springing, ing on the way in trees, or on the ground, and tliey may have exerted on the or,nation ot h,s too, from a feeling sense of its own wants and Like the Roman Catholic, the Greek Church accomplish the objects intended, as we have the recognizes two sources of doctrine—the Bible timber at hand, and the saw-mill is within half enduring many privations. Young men, whose religions and moral character, all these are now frailties; and from a knowledge of the exhaust services are very important to their aged par to hiio matters of no importance; but , is a less sources of grace treasured up in God. This and tradition. Under the last it comprehends a mile of the place where we shall build. feeling it is which dictates the hnmble petition, the doctrines orally delivered by the apostles, The Indians will be employed, the coming ents in clearing jungle, and planting paddy, are matter of importance to him still, and will con- winter, in collecting the materials; and I have readily spared, and go to various points during tinue to be so for ever, whether he was or was and which inspires the weak, the impotent, the by the fathers of the Greek Church, and by helpless, with confidence in Him, who enricheth seven general councils. It treats its tenets as no doubt that our establishment will he complet the rainy season, teaching school, for which not really religious: for on that single point hing theiysalary is from three to six rupees a month es the happiness or the misery of eternity. with all utterance and wisdom, and eternal life. entirely obligatory and essential to salvation. — ed next fall. God’s blessing is with us;—all is You may easily get other subjects on which 4. And, finally, this doctrine shows us the It holds that the Holy Ghost proceeds from life and animation. How truly gratifying and —half what they could get in other employ.— to employ your thoughts; but none that so much source of ministerial success, and the cause of the Father, but not from the Son. It has sev encouraging are our prospects! Unite your About twenty school-masters and assistants are deserves them as Religion. You may easily get pastoral inefficiency- How many toil, from en sacraments—baptism, chrism, the eucha- prayers with ours, my reverend and dear bro now thus employed. Mr. Mason has in his ex other objects on which to fix your affections : week to week, and from year to year in vain__ rist, penance, ordination, marriage and supreme ther, that this state of things may continue, and cursions baptized many converts, who were but none that will reward them like Religion. They pour forth their streams of polished dis unction. It baptizes by trine immersions, ad that the means which have been so unexpect brought to the knowledge of the truth by these You may make other acquirements, which will course, which flow soft and gurgling like the ministers the eucharist to children, holds to edly placed at our disposal, may be used for the assistants. His last journey among the retired be useful to you in your social capacity: but murmur of a brook. The ear is charmed; fan transubstantiation. It allows the clergy, ex glory of God, and the good of His Church.— villages between Tavoy and Mergui, has been none so universally and really useful as Reli cy is cultivated, and the taste refined: but is cept the higher clergy chosen from them, to Spirit of Mission.s cheered by the reception of a number of such. gion. To be withoyt Religion, is virtually to the heart purified? Is the storm of passion al marry a virgin, but not a widow: and they must The change in regard to temperance is not deny the honourable fact which ean be stated layed? Are the deep foundations on which the not marry a second time. It frequently grants KARENS OF MATAH, (BIRMAH.) less remarkable. Unlike the Burmans, whose in reference to human nature; that it is closely superstructure of iniquity is reared, torn away divorces to the laity; but does not allow them a (Extract from the Journal of Rev. Mr. Malcom, pub religion utterly forbids strong drink, and who connected with the Divinity. To be without from their secure resting-place? Are the feel fourth marriage. It rejects the doctrines of lished in the Baptist Missionary Magazine for January. scarcely ever use it, the Karens used it univer sally, and generally to excess; every family Religion, is to he “quite unfurnished” for the ings formed harmonious with God, and the voice purgatory, supererogation, and indulgences; Two day’s Journey from Tavoy, a considera awful eternity on which we must soon enter.— attuned to his praise? How few, alas’ how few. but a printed form of forgiveness of sin is made arrack for themselves, and from oldest to ble number of Karens have been formed into a youngest all partook. Drunkenness, and all its Broxvn. The stream of death stops for a moment to lis sometimes given to the deceased, for the com Christian village: the heads of every family be ten to the preacher's harmony of numbers and fort of survivors. It acknowledges no visible train of horrors, was rife among them of course. ing members of the Church. These Christians But no sooner do any become serious inquirers, From the (Charleston) Gospel Messenger. his polished diction; but finished, it again rolls vicar of Christ on earth. It allows no carved, now amount to about two hundred, and conduct on, deeper, and wider, and with greater impetus sculptured, or molten image of holy persons or themselves with exemplary rectitude By the and consort with the disciples for further instruc DIVINE INFLUENCE. than before. In the work of preaching, noth things; but admits painted representations of tion, than they totally abandon the accursed The Bard of Chios represented the world as aid of the Missionaries, they have obtained ing can avail but the blessing of the Spirit.— Christ, the virgin Mary, and the saints; which goafs, bullocks, oil-mills, seeds, &c., and with thing. In Matah, therefore, not a drop is made suspended upon a golden chain, and held in the The tongue may be eloquent in vain; transcen are objects of religious veneration in the church or drank. The children of the very men who hand of Jupiter. When he drew it, the moun these, and still more by the increased industry, dent reason, and the loftiest endowments of in es, and in private houses. But in the Russian they have been taught to practise, they have were sots, are growing up without having tains quaked, the main heaved, and all nature tellect, may converge their powers in vain; churches works of sculpture are found on the tasted or seen it. The consequences to do trembled to its centre. Translated into sober been enabled to cease their wanderings, and Truth, heaven-born, and radiant with light may altars. The Greeks invoke the Saints, espe acquire very many comforts to which their mestic peace and general welfare, may be sup prose, this representation is philosophically cor dart her beams in vain. All these, without the cially the Virgin as zealously as the Romanists. posed. rect and fully Accordant with the views held countrymen are strangers. Cleanliness, in living energies of the living and eternal Spirit, They hold relics, graves and crosses sacred ; which Karens are universally very deficient, I might add very many interesting facts and forth in the records of inspiration. The sacred will be like the shining ^f the sun upon the and crossing in the name of Jesus, to haye a incidents, which, when related tome, filled me writers, who were guided by the Spirit of tryth has been attained in no small degree. The mer. lake of Sodom;—-death and stagnation still rest blessed influence. Among the means of pen have been exhorted to raise plenty of cotton, with pleasure and thankfulness on their behalf. constantly represent all things as springing from beneath it. Without the quickening and life- ance, fasts are numerous, at which it is unlaw But I am not drawing a picture for the sake of God, and as being entirely dependent upon and the women induced so to apply themselves giving energies of the Spirit of God, all preach ful to eat any thing but fruits, vegetables, bread to spinning and weaving, as ti furnish every exhibiting glowing colors. Christian benevo him. He rides in the tempest; he Hies upon ing—even though it were with the eloquent ton and fish. Their Church services consist almost lence does not depend for continuance on suc the wings of the wind: barbed lightnings are his one of their families with a change of raiment, gue of men and of angels—will be of no account entirely in outward forms. Preaching and cat They now wash their garments often, which be cess in its endeavors. If it did, however, the arrows, and thunderings are hut the voice of But with these, the humblest may succeed in echising are little practised. The congregations town of Matah, amid the solitude of the great his wrath. Nor are thesedelineations the mere fore they scarcely ever did. The ground, his ministrations. With these, the Missionary have choirs, who sing psalms and hymns, but under their houses, which always used to be mountains of Tavoy, exhibits facts, which, offspring of poetic fervor. God is, in truth, the may go to the Hottentot or wild Caffre, and, as not from books: and instrumental music is ex if they were all the effects of our mission source and life of all things; from the invisible receptables for filth, and vermin, are all swept with the talisman of an Eastern sage,awaken him cluded. Besides the mass, which is regarded out clean every Saturday afternoon, and the could boast, are sufficient to assure the most atom which floats in the sunbeam, up to thelof- from his dream of unconscious torpor, to a con as the chief tiling, the liturgy consists of pas incredulous of the blessedness of our enter- tiest seraph that burns before his throne. Still, rubbish burnt. On Sunday they come to pub sciousness of his deathless nature, and to a sages of Scripture, prayers, and legends of the lic worship perfectly clean, and, as their cos prize. however, a distinction in the character of this knowledge of the life of God. With these, the Saints. From the Monks, Bishops are chosen; When our endeavours to do good fail, it is a dependence must be carefully observed. The tume covers the person entirely, the sight desert may be made to rejoice, and the wilder and from the Bishops, archbishops, metropoli would please the most fastidious American sweet reward to see those we meant to benefit world of nature is dependent upon God for its ness to hud and blossom as the rose. K. tans, and patriarchs. The government of the grateful for our interference. And when good continuance in being, and for the regular oper church in Russia, is now intrusted to the holy e)'e- . . is really done, our pleasure is often neutralized ation of its laws. Herein all things agree, both But it is the spiritual change visible at Ma From the Episcopal Recorder. Synod, at Petersburgh; under which, besides tah,* which is most delightful. In this respect by the pain of being ungratefully requited.— spiritual and material. But to the former there four metiopolitans seated at Petersburgh, Kiev, Those who support our enterprise ought to accedes a higher life—even the life of God, THE CHURCH OF NORWAY. they present a most attractive spectacle.— Kasan and Tobolsk stand 11 archbishops, 29 Punctual in all public services they fill a large know that this people testify aloud their contin which is hid with Christ. For this also the crea It is a peculiar characteristic of the Norwegian bishops, 12,400 parishes, 425 convents, 58 of Church, that there is no dissent from if; no sec zayat on the Sabbath, and manifest a decorum ual gratitude and joy for the knowledge of ture is dependent upon the sovereign favour of which are connected, with monastic schools for Christianity. They often compare their form the Creator. Whether possessed by angelic or tarians. A few years ago, a person of the name -and devotion far superior to any thing ordinari educating the clergy. The dignities of patri ly seen in America. Being a musical people, er degradation and misery, with their present, human beings, all holiness comes from God.— of Houghati had a few followers; but his doc arch of Constantinople, Alexandra, Antioch, trine on religious points did not difler from that and having a book of over a hundred hymns, comforts and hopes. The pastor of the Matah Especially is this true of fallen man. At the and Jerusalem, still subsist. The former, how Church frequently .speaks of these things, in same time, however, the finite will must act in of the established Church. It was his object to ever, exercise the highest ecclesiastical juris composed by Mr. Mason, they almost without conjunction and co-ordination with the preva inspire a more religious spirit, and more strict exception united in the singing, and to my ear moving terms, himself once a sot, and cruel.— diction over the Greeks in the whole Turkish their psalmody was correct and sweet. After The missionaries cannot remain in the forest lent grace of God: yet without that transcen observance of the Church doctrine; so that his empire. He has considerable income; but is dent aid, all its own strivings would end in death followers were similar to what is called the evan a prayer or a benediction, they all uttered an during the rains, so that this church is left six compelled to pay nearly half of it, as a tribute, audible “Amen," remaining silent on their knees months in the year to itself. Their return is and despair. Man may destroy life, but God gelical part of the community of the Church of to the Sultan. alone can create it. Man may ruin his soul and England. But even this slight attempt at a di for the space of half a minute, and retired in the occasion of a general rejoicing, When he bury it in the grave of spiritual death, but none vision, within the pale of the Church itself, ap perfect silence. Mrs. Wade has been in the is ready, many come to Tavoy to accompany other than the voice of God can again call it pears to have had no success. There are sever TESTIMONY OF A HEATHEN. habit of holding daily a prayer-meeting with him out; and the way being long, over rugged into life, and re-invest it with the attributes of al reasons for this peculiarity of the Norwegian Lucian, a heathen historian, and an enemy of them, at sunrise. Almost every morning,before mountains and often along the bed of a torrent,, holiness and immortality. Sin palsies the ener Church. The principal, perhaps, is, that it has Christianity, wrote in the second century.— day-light, many have gathered at the zayat, and as his hearers can each carry but a small gy of the will, in repect of holy acts; it destroys no temporal power; no political existence as a Such testimony as the following from such a and commenced singing hymns. As soon as load, they gladly carry portions of the articles the life of the soul, it introduces anarchy into part of the state; no courts, or laws, or interests source reflects great honor on the early Chris Mrs. Wade is seen issuing from her door, they to he transported; and where the way is suffi the mind, and leaves man but the shattered of its own, jarring with those of the other class tians. ‘It is incredible,’says Lucian, ‘what ex strike the gong, and presently the multitude ciently level, carry Mrs. Wade or Mr. Mason in wreck of his pristine glory. But God manifest es of the community. The Lutheran religion pedition they [^Christians] use, when any of come together. It is remarkable, that not one a litter. As the long file winds under the trees, ed in the Filial and Incarnate Word, has pro is part of the state; but not the ministers who their friends are known to be in trouble. In a man or woman refuses to pray when called up and along the narrow crag, songs of Zion echo vided that his temple which sin has converted are employed to teach it. They are represent word they spare nothing upon such an occasion. on. On Sunday a Sunday school is held in the from its whole length among the dark recesses, into a dwelling-place for unclean birds and four- ed in the Storthing like other citizens; and hav For these miserable men have no doubt but morning, at which all the children of proper and religion wears at once her aspects of indus footed heats and creeping things of the earth, ing no separate interests as a body of clergy, they shall be immortal, and live forever, there age attend; those that are not professors being try, cheerfulness, benevolence, and thanksgiv shall be purified from its unhallowed contacts, enjoy individually the confidence of the people fore they contemn death, and many surrender formed into one company and the ethers into ing. Warned of their approach, the villagers and he again inhabited by his own Holy Spirit, and an unity of interests with them. They are themselves to sufferings.—Moreover, their first another, superintended bv the missionary and come forth in troops, some hours’ walk, and after so that we are altogether dependent upon him ! often sene to the Storthing as their representa- lawgiver has taught them that they are all bre his wife alternately. Public worship and most glad and affectionate greetings, fall in be for our spiritual life. Thus it is plainly written? ' tives. This unity of worldly interests prevents thren when once they have turned, and re preaching are held morning and evening. The hind, (for the path admits no double file,) and ‘God maketh us willing, in the day of his pow dissent in spiritual matters. nounced the gods of the Greeks, and worship afternoon is often employed in baptizing or ad the lengthened train comes into the village with . er.” And, as if unwilling that any should he in j that Master ot theirs who was crucified, and ministering the communion, and when this'is ^reat joy. Another cause of the great influence of the Nor is Matah alone, in its brightness,amid Bur- ignorance on this point, he has caused it to be clergy, and of the total absence of religious dis have engaged to live according to his laws.— not the case, prayer-meetings are held at the inscribed in burning characters upon the page They have also a sovereign contempt for all the houses of the sick. Some fifty or more mem man shades. All along through the jungle, as sent, is the great consideration in which the rite far as Mergui to the south, and above Maulmein of revelation, “Without me, ye can do nothing.” of confirmation is held. It is not here, as it things of this world and look upon them as com bers of the Church live at different distances Such is the Scriptural doctrine of man’s de mon and trust one another without any particu in the country, as far around as five or six on the north, Karens are ’aiming to God. The practically is in the Church of England, a mere missionaries properly discourage -their always pendence on Divine influence, and we will now ceremony in which the bishop knows nothing lar security, for which reason any subtle fellow miles. These attend punctually, generally contemplate its practical bearings. I. In the by good management, may impose upon this walking in on Saturday afternoon, that they collecting into exclusively Christian villages; personally of the parties he is admitting into the but in some cases it seems expedient and ne first place it is the only mean held forth, where Church and the parish priest knows little more simple people, and grow rich among them.’ may lose no part of the blessed day. by the wicked may obtain re-union with God.— What a beautiful specimen does this present It will of course he supposed that this people cessary. Among the Karens in the Tavoy prov than that they were baptized and are of due age. inces, are the following churches, beside Matah Once sunken in self-will, and the dark abyss of There is here a strict examination by the bish of the obedience of early Christianism to the so lately wild and wandering, without books, sin, there is no arm which can deliver, save the precepts of benevolence and caring for each without even the forms of religion, and furnish which are also regular out-stations:—Toung By- op or the probst, or rural dean, into the young ouk Galre, two and a half days south of Tavoy, arm of Omnipotence. Outward practises may person’s knowledge of his moral and religious other, that arc so clearly taught in the Bible, ed as yet with no part of the word of God in indeed be changed; the gaming room may be duties, his capacity, acquirements, and charac Go, search the history of man, and see if any in their own tongue, but a single manuscript 16 members, 25 inquirers. Pyep Khya, (pro deserted; the tongue may be kept from uttering ter; and it is only after a long previous prepar other system than the Gospel ever produced the copy of the Gospel of Matthew, would be ex nounced Peekahf) lour days south of the last blasphemies and lies; the whirl of revelry and like effects.—Examine the fruits of heathenism, ceedingly ignorant of the claims of Christianity. named church;—15 members," 4<3 inquirers.— ation by his parish minister, equal almost to a Kah-pah, three days south of Pyee Khya, on a pollution, and deeds of death may cease; but course ot education, the confirniants being in Mohammedanism, aad infidelity .and how dia They are indeed so. But it is most exhilarating these are simply the outward developements of metrically opposite:—as dissimilar as light and to see the readiness and cordiality with which stream of the same name navigable for boats, structed singly as well as in classes, that the in 20 members, and within a day’s walk, 34 inquir an inward death. The root is still there; the dividual is presented for this examination. I darkness. they enter into the performance of every duty, fountain, whence ail these actions flow, is still But how will modern Christians compare with as soon as it is made known„to them. Time ers, most of whom have asked for baptism._ was present lately at a confirmation of about Tah-mlah, on the Tenasserim, three days from poisoned with the waters of bitterness, and sends twenty young persons in our parish church by the primitive disciples? Have we not reason to would fail to describe all the instances which il forth its deadning streams But who can cleanse j the probst. The examination, in presence of the hang our heads with shame and confusion of lustrate this remark ; but one or two may be Mergui, 9 members. All these have good pla the inner fountain itself? Who can cause rivers ; congregation, occupied nearly two hours. It face? And vet we must believe that if we were named. Mrs. W. had on one occasion read to ces of worship built by themselves; and each of living water, even streams of the waters of j was not merely asking and replying, by a string surrounded by like circumstances and persecu them that chapter in Matthew, which, describ has a native pastor and a Christian school-mas life, to spring up in the polluted heart? Who of set questions and answers from the Church tion was seeking to destroy us, infidels and the ing the judgment, speak;, of visiting Christ, ter. There are also in the region six other can rend away the thick mantle of guilt in which opposers of ■’eligion might give similar testimo (as represented in his disciple,) when sick or in schools, under Christian masters, and measures catechism. It resembled more the kind of ex are in train to form others. On an average last the fallen sprit is wrapt, and clothe it in robes amination used in teaching the reading classes ny to that of Lucian. For let us examine our prison, &c. They at once saw how regardless of purity and light? Who can carry up the will selves and see if we can not show to a gazing they had been of persons under sickness and year ten learned to read in each school, some of in the sessional school in Edinburg. It. was a whom are middle aged, and some quite old per from obedience to the law of sin, and re-conform sifting trial to know if each individual attached world more of the fruits of our heavenly doc sorrow, and the very next day began to per it to the perfect law of liberty and love? Who the real meaning to the words he was using and trine, than have hitherto marked our Christian form services to the sick, such as they had nev sons. The names of the pastors are not given can put out the fire of ambition, or allay the actually did understand what he had been taught course. Let us see that our light so shines be- er thought of doing before. A poor widow, here, because, being young, they are changed storm of inward strife? Human efforts avail on the subject of religion.—It was evident that foremen that others seeing our good works shall who hail a leprous sort of disease, and a child every year, to give each an opportunity ofbeing not. Other influences than Divine fall power considerable pains had been taken with the in be constrained to acknowledge the truth and ex about two years old, similarly affected, were with the missionary half his time in the acquisi less upon the soul, like a faint voice upon the struction of each individual. To pass such a cellence of Christianity and submit to be gov visited by many of them the very next day.— tion of Christian knowledge. rushing tempest. He who made us, He alone confirmation implied that the young person is erned by its righteous laws.—Morning Star. They performed many repulsive offices for her can re-create us. In Christ Jesus we may be wellgrounded in the principles of his moral and and her child, brought water,'cleaned the house From the (London) Missionary Register. come new creatures, hut not in ourselves. religious duties, and is of good character and MISSIONARY. gave them rice and other articles, and so en riched and comforted the poor creature that she INSTANCES OF EAGER DESIRE FOR THE SCRIP 2. If, then, Divine influences be necessary to understanding.—It is,in commonlife, equivalent TURES AMONG THE BECHUANaS. the production ofspiritual life, they are not less to taking of a degree,in the learned professions, WISCONSIN. was bewildered with delight. These attentions essential to the subsequent developement and to her have continued constantly. Another I here was one class of applicants whose case being in fact a certificate of capacity for dis From the Rev. Solomon Davis, Missionary to the Oneidas was not easily adjusted. They could, indeed, growth of that life. No finite thing has an in at Duek Creek. who was bedridden with loathsome sores, was charging ordinary duties and trusts. It is ac pay something, though not the whole price.— dependent existence in itself. Most especially cordingly so considered in Norway. “A con Duck Creek, September 30, 1836. attended to in the same way. Since that time,, is the life of God, which is only had and retain no one is suffered to want any thing which the When they were informed, that from their cir firmed shop-boy wants a place;” “wanted, a con Presuming that you have reached home in cumstances, I should expect “them to pay ed through the indwelling of Christ, immedi firmed girl who can cook,” are the ordinary ad health and safety, and that a little news from.. rest enjoy. These kindnesses are done with ately dependent upon him, according to the de studied concealment, and can be learned only something for the Wrord of God, I must con vertisements to or f-om that class of the coinmu- Duck Creek, of the right kind, will be very ac fess that every nerve was strained to pro claration of the Apostle; “Nevertheless I live, nity;and the not being confirmed would be held ceptable, I trust you will pardon me for troub from the beneficiaries themselves. yet not I, but Christ liveth in me.” If J)e fOp These generous traits are exhibited in other cure something by which to purchase a P' equivalent to not havinga character, either from ling you so soon with aline. The 500,000 acre ble. one moment withdraw the energies of the Holy want of conduct, orof ordinary capacity. Some tract, on which the Oneidas are at present lo points. On being told of the persecution of said Ghost, that moment the Christian dies—dies in Moung San-lone, and others at Rangoon, and One poor man brought his only cowLfjt COst spirit. thing similar prevailed formerly in Scotland, cated, was owned by them in common with the but not to the same extent. A young man, of Six Nat ions in New-York, and by an arrange how they had been chained, imprisoned, and he must have a Bible at all events tlJ»£j>a Bj5je xnde"T„kV„TMpi“a‘hreneinPiaCe’ ti,edU,y the laboring class, usually took a certificate of ment entered into on the I6th instant, an ex excessively fined, they unexpectedly proposed him the whole cow: of course, ^turnej. An- poses this dependence^and Pr®SUp‘ his good character from the minister when he change has been effected with the United States subscribing toward paying his fine and releasing given to him and the cow wp'jn this country, ces as its ground-wk L?vlne lnfluen’ removed to a distant parish. The confirmation Commissioners, for lands west of the Mississip them from prison, and out of their deep Dever- other came with a goat, „ol enough, and 3s.: he was told that^g anOther; he did not, consist the reasonableness of* a X lerern in Norway certifies much more, as, in the face pi, of the whole tract, excepting a reserve to ty, actually sent to Rangoon 50 rupees for thingswhieh we either had in onrtu"2 f°r lh?se of the congregation, the confirmant has shown the Oneidas of about 90,000 acres, on which this purpose. They have built of their own that he must at 1mA j,e should get it, but he we might easily derive from the'uJasVJ Wf that he can read, and has, the u«e of his facul they reside; which is secured to them alone, and accord, a sufficient house for the residence of he said, know‘*y^rt t;mc he returned and said ties to an ordinary degree, according to his sta their missionary and his family, and a zayat — would try, »n Successful in procuring a goat own minds,independent of God? Anri y i° °.ur will be to them, no doubt, a permanent home.— he had not b^uaded hjs wife t(j ^art w-,j1"two in fact, the feeling of the devout soul, in'thV !?’ tion, and has moral and religious principles to In negociating this exchange, the sum of 30,000 A greater evidence of Christian generosity’ is titude of prayer? Is it not deeply penetrated direct him. It is extraordinary that the Church dollars has been allowed them for their trouble seen in their missionary zeal. Those whose but he had,orn> the jast which they had, and with a sense of its own unworthiness and its own of England has not like this Lutheran sister in and expenses in obtaining the country here.— bushelsj7e(jiiai ;n vaiue; he aiso wa$ g;ven a the north, kept fast hold of a rite which connec- Out of this amount the chiefs have made an ap- The name given their village, importing literally “city whichjnd the corn returned. of lo\ Bibk GAMBIER OBSE R V E R 41
Many cases of the above description occur stamp, because they will be immediately and al have great, and by no means undeserved promi tning of this city, which had been handed us for publica and his driver were both thrown out—the former had his red; but none was so affecting as that of a poor ways at work. There will be no idlers amongst nence, we are exposed to the danger of neglecting tion. — Churchman. shoulder dislocated and was otherwise a good deal bruised —the latter escaped Unhurt—Alexandria Gazette, Jan. 14. little Girl of one of our Schools: who was anx them; none lingering long in rusty inaction, to some other and previously undertaken work : such Batavia, Sept. 3, 1830—I can only find comfort in Michigan.—The bill for the admission of Michigan into ious, and at any expense, determined to possess learn, as is pretended, the leadings of Providence. is the weakness of our nature that novelty is apt the recollection of her entire willingness to depart, and in There have been such, complete hangers-on. We the Union as an Independent State, has received its final a Testament. She came in the most confused to excite, when long and clearly ascertained duty the hope of soon meeting her again in 3 world of peaed and passage in the United States Senate, by a vote of 25 to 10. manner, and seemed greatly agitated: and for have seen them hovering around some comfortable fails. blessedness* She expressed the most complete resignation Those who opposed it, did so on the ground that (he sec some time, could not utter a word. I inquired centre, waiting it would seem, long and patiently, ond Convention, which accepted the terms of admission We cannot too frequently revert to the important, to the will of our heavenly Father, if he saw good to sepa the cause of her distress; and, after drying her for a place in which to do good. How strange ! prescribed by Congress, was irregular and informal.— and, viewed in the light of God’s word, solemn faot, rate us now, telling me that I should find consolation in eyes, which were already swollen with tears, A minister of Jesus Christ waiting for a place to Mercury. that this country is likely to take the first place Him, and that we should not be separated long. A te she said she had got no lestament. She was do good, in such a world as this. In all such cases Expedition to Liberia__ Thirty-five colored emigrants among the nations of the earth; and-1 confess it sailed for Liberia on the 30th ult. from Norfolk, in the informed that they were to he sold to those we can hardly help thinking, that it is not for a not unfrequently brings to my mind, feelings of an dious and depressing illness occasioned not a word of impa tience, but frequent efforts to cheer and reconcile me when brig Roildout, Capt. Howland. Forty others, principally who had the means of purchasing them. She place to do good, that he is waiting, butter a good intense and anxious concern, that as she rises to a of one connection, with a large quantity of goods, were had not, she said, any thing, and had asked her place. And while he lingers he is injuring him pinnacle of such awful responsibility, she may be under dejection or inquietude of mind. But a few mo left behind, owing to the vessel chartered for the purpose mother for something: but from the poverty of self. The mere fact, that he is so long to be had, come a holy nation, having the Creator to preside ments before her death, it was remarked to her by a female proving not large enough both for their accommodation her family, she had only been able to obtain friend, that a few more struggles, and all her pains would and the transportation of their property. Dr. D. F. Ba is proof that he ispodrly worth having. Assured over and protect her. Experience has long taught con, a young talented physician, from Connecticut, and this—at the same time handing to me I ly such men are not wanted in these times of toil us that nothing but religion—the pure religion of be at an end. W ith an air and look of inexpressible Dr. W. II. Taylor, a colored medical student from Wash told her I was sorry for her case; but that nev and enterprise; but men of heart, and faith, and the Bible—