Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-06-29
FROM LATE LONDON PAPERS.


FROM LATE LONDON PAPERS.
A young woman who was once Sab
bath scholar, being i'll at the IDfrmary,
sent for one Of our teachers to visit her;
having this favorable opportunity, he
talked to her respecting the state of her
mind; she said, "Death to her had no
sting, having obtained redemption 10 the
blood of Christ" the teacher observed
that life would be desirable, would ii not !?
but she said, 'tDeath would be gain :"
she observed, &c There is danger of falling
again into SIM" One thing" she said,
!" have often wished to mention TO you,
that my first good impressions were re-
ceived at the Sabbath School. have at
the time of prayer, frequently broken into
tears, my sins seemed to be set before me,
and at one time particularly when the SUI
perintendent mentioned the death of one
Of seeking the Lord when young, / re-
solved TO give my whole heart to God,
and I am indebted for what now enjoy,
under God, to the Sabbath School,"
Sunday School Repository.
From New South Wales.-A teacher
one evening hearing a boy was laying 10
wait for the purpose Of heating another,
who had spread some unpleasant report
against him; sent for them, and inquired
into the causes of complaint after which
he showed them the great evil Of spread
ing tales however true they might be)
that would tend to iniure their fellow
creatures. Both appeared stiff; the elder
boy seemed determined to have his re-
venge, and the younger persisted 10 stat
ing what he had heard TO be true. Anoth-
er boy was soon after brought as being
the founder of the report-he altered the
case materially in favor of the elder; who,
to our great establishment, burst into tears,
and cried, g o Sir, might have done
these things, and worse, before came to
the Sabbath Schools; but | am sure Z
have never done SO since" The teacher
then showed the evil of sin as manifested
in our wicked tempers, more especially
in that of anger and revenge pointed
TO the Saviour who said, Do good to
them that hate you; bless them that curse
you; pray for them that despiefully use
and prosecute you;" Matt. vii. Al; and
led them to the Saviour's dying words
=" Father forgive Them" &c. The elder
boy again came forward, burst into a
fresh food of tears, stretched forth his
hand, and asked his schoolfellow's par
don; while the younger lad, melted with
the scene, readily begged forgiveness in
bis turn and the third joined in shaking
hands, and entreated that they might be
firm friends for the time to come. There
were two other teachers present, who
could not but feel seDsibly on the occasion
We joined our hands with them, and while
our cheeks were wet with tears, we could
not but hope that by and by We might all
receive pardon from our offended Maker,
and be received up into glory through our
forgiving Saviour.-t6.
Wallace's Monument. have Of
late been several proposals for erecting a
monument in the neighbourhood of Glas-
gov, TO the memory of Sir William Wal
lace. A correspondent in the Glasgow
Chronicle, proposes that this monument
shall be colossal statue of the Scottish
hero. The statue to be of cast iron, one
hundred and twenty feet in height; the
whole containing surface of nine thou
sand square feet; weighing one hundred
and twenty-five tons; and the expense,
including stairs, balconies, ballustrades,
flanches, screw bolts, and cement, neces-
sary to join the pieces together being es-
timated at 3000l. AS the legs would be
nearly five feet 10 diameter inside, spi-
raj stair might be fixed in one of them, to
lead to suits of tea, or other rooms, in The
body, thighs, and arms of the figure
In some of these the keeper and his FAM
lily might reside; and his emoluments
would perhaps amount to five or six hum
dred pounds year. There might also
be flats let out either as dwelling houses
or summer quarters. The other foot to
contain reservoir of water, or serve as
stabling for visiters' horses. The head
lighted with gas might be an observatory,
a small rotunda theatre, or concert and
assembly room. A clock might be placed
10 spare corner of the figure; the hands
on the warriors target. His sword might
serve as a thuDder-rod. Visitors might
walk round his bonnet, as they do round
the top of the monument in London
This statue, if well painted aud put to-
gether, and founded on rock, might bid
defiance to time, and outlive even the
Pyramids.