The National Register.
London, England, 1816-04-21 00:00:00

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No. 431.—V0i.. IK.

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" Digilie SUNDAY fruin the Week."--SSIIMIPEARE.

WE this week present our readers with an extract
from a Tab.. written by Miss Tay ion entitled Display,"
in which, under the history of Elizabeth and Emily, two
sisters, she deserilws the character, and details the actions,
of a nominal, and a real CuntsTlA N. Miss TAN LOH is
one of a fitmily of authors who have devoted their talents
to the production of works for the use of the voting, dis-
tinguished by their amiable cast, and beneficial tentlencv.
mother, father, and sister, are known to the puis.
Lie (especially that part of it which, either as parents or
guardians, conduct the education, or superintend the
morals of the rising generation), for several interest-
ing Tracts and little Pieces in prose and verse, tend.
lug to remove the prejudices, improve the principles, or
advance the moral and religious instruction, of the ju-
venile mind. They almost meet the child as it rises from
the cradle, and continue their useful lessons, till, passing
through the nursery and the school, their young pupils
of both sexes are prepared fur entering life and thlblling
its duties, provided with sound feelings, with Christian
principles, and enlightened understandings. We may
enumerate the titles of a few of the works to which we
allude, for the use of families. We have Twelve Addresses
10 a School, by Mr. T.,, Lon, the filther ; Maternal So/i-
-eitu.r!,./i)r a Daughter's Best Interests, and Practical Hints
Fentaba, on the Duties of a a Mother, and the
ist ress of a Family, two most amiable and useful publi-
cations, by :qrs. TAY Lou. 1 lymmtliw lOW Mindy ; the
Hymns Jim Ike Nursery; Original 1 Pintas for Sunday
.Vehools, and some other little works of the same kind, by
xs: and AtiNT %V Lott jointly. " Display" is written by
the former. All these productions are distinguished for
their singular adaptation to the end in view, their sound
sense, their pure and Christian spirit, and their total

teresting image than that which is presented by the union
of the different members of one family, to contribute, not
their wealth, not their bodily efliirts, tier the benefit of
others—but the fruit of their genius, the light of their
principles, the lessons of their experience, the result of
their reflections for the moral improvement and the eter-
nal advantage of that part of our population, from whom
they cannot expect either peeuniary rewards or literary
fume.

The following passage frmn " DISPLAY" describes the
progress of Christian principles in the mind of Emil}• the
'• realist," we think, with great truth and felicity:—

In the mean time Emit friends ssitnessial with great
pleasure the hopeful, though gradual change that appeared to
hr taking !place in her mind. These frietals could make al-
I for thy pre•jndires of education, the intlnsaice of earl
habits, and the sari (((( s thuds antages which most attend the
slaw Mugs of religion in those ss ho hart mot been taught to fear
God from their smith.
The) were pleases' to °losers e in her a del:racy of con-
seienee which made her estrianrly gum sied its consersing on
Ilse soilrieet. lest she shuold lie 1441 to eNpres‘ more than she
gm. yt ill t sineerit, she saw that religion is but a name,
nod without Earnestness, a shadow.
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si As ,aaa a, Ate began reading the Bible with attention 21111
prayer, •he perceived that she 114111 1111.er Ireton. rend it to pur-
pose. She was •arpriseil that •Ite hail often passed over the
441114. 121,41U1,1 21111'14 now straek her so forcibly, with 1111111
lota/ inattention to their ass • meaning. She liegan to feel
•smir i+ Hoist the crawl business of life,
amid that tow his 11 all others 'most In• secondary, is to prepare
for the life to 1.1111•1'. 01.11111 tteces.itt and nature, of this pre-
'tantalum .be 1/Cl'3lllll iccrra.i'gh 1.1/11.111.11111 the more she
tholiOst of (Mil, and of the nature of heasetil.,
%vas coin im est t hat ' lies presence 4.04,141 not of joy.
•1..:111. 11111 eiIiPCY who an', like Him, holy mud spii ;Nal. %t hen
she comp:Lied the state of wind 21111'11 the Seriptieres rail
• Elio tili••• I.n Heft% eii; s ith the saiiit and Earthliness of her
11,1,1'111 1.1•11. :11111 pleasures, and with the distaste she fi It to
those 111•1 are spiritual, she pecan to understand what
i• meant liv being' horn again t' and to feel the necessity alit,
altllnugh her ideas of the 44.11 in which this change must he
prodnrl •I, were still indistinct and uncertain.
she had bowed at the 11311111 111..1111411•, 31111 .414141 Or 111111,
nod heard lino spoken of, as . oar Say and • our blessed
iiiar; hut with notions the t and fur ling, the
miest inilittereet, Rut si heti kh. Iscmin to regard Ilins as a
SAV horn. from siti mud miser, a. the friend of simile, s, a lising
and present friend, and 111 hope 1113 t lie might be her's—lris
being and His eh:nailer appeared an astnni.ning reality, and
it .rented to her as though she 11311 never hearilof Him liefore.

".1t tint Elllll t about bin-minim_ a with the
same expect:l6l,n oY cr.i.ei.,• a% sky would have applied her-11
1,, 11141111(sange or 0 I,l'h:life. She INIM 111:11 .he 11'111 11 411 101e111.11.
ANI/1 `he 111141011 1111'1'4' NM notion!! to be itowe hot to Irani it
SIR: 140011, boweru, bcgah 4.llw:di tire mime lix.eliSlictiltit;

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foqice, tither of bigotry or cant pluuseology. They are
liberal, without the sacrifice of the least Christian princi-
ple ; sud strict, without being morose or enthusiastic.
Being written by the members of the same family, they
have all a family likeness, and breathe a ea& domestic
spirit. There cannot, we think, be conceived a more in-