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racalous cure Of diseases. When the
miracle did not work well, il was al
ways OWING TO want Of faith in the sub
Ieet. An inspired brother approache
the bed OF his sister, Who had been
confined 70 IL long time, and com
manded her, in the name Of tho Lord
Jesus. Ia rise and walk. Her faith
vas perfect; she arose and walked a.
bout her room, and slept better that
night than she had done a long time
before. and has continued veil ever
since. though thin and emaciated-a
circumstance which causes q want Of
faith in many, who cannot believe that
God would work half a miracle. but
think he would at once remove all ira.
ces OF the complaint. Other similar
miracles have been performed, and
some have failed for want Of faith
The effect Of the imagination in the
cure Of many diseases il we'll known.
Miss Mary Campbcil's miracu lous
tongues, understood by no one. can
be accounted for; but the rea, miracle
is. that men Of education-that mem.
bers OF the Scottish bar, and ministers
OF the Scottish chuTch-shouid be found
among the believers. Their number
exceeds two thousand, and it is still
Increasing. I abridged from an, Ed
inburgh paper.
TIE GREAT ECLIPSE OF 1881.
This eclipse, which will happen on
the 18th Of February, will De one Of the
most remarkable that will again be
witnessed in the United States for a
long course Of years. The apparen
diameter ut the sun will be S2I min
utes Of degree (; that Of the moon 81.
Vi course, the eclipse will be annular.
that rs. in all places where the sun will
be centrally eclipscd, at the moment Of
she greatest observation, it will exhi.
b't the appearance Of beautiful lumi-
nous ring around the moon. Eclipses
OF this kind are Of less frequent appear.
anoe than those which are total. The
centre of the eclipse will first touc h the
earth's disk in the great Pacific Ocean,
on the morning of February 18th, in
lat. 81 deg. IS min. n. and long. 40
deg. min. west from Greenwich. At
this point the sue vili rise centrally
eclipscd, at "a min. past O'Clock, or
at hours 81 minutes p. NJ. apparent
time at Greenwich. Thence proceed
INK by gentle curve 10 the South and
East, IN 10 minutes il will enter upon
the coast OF California, in lat. s7 deg.
SO y. Thence curying northwardlv,
AZ minutes moro il will enter the u.
States near the s. W. corner Of Lou
lsiana, and ia 6 minutes will eros, the
Mississippi near ST. Francisville.-
Passing through the States Of Missis-
siPpi, Alabama. and Georgia, in %
minutes more it will arrive nj q point
IN Pendleton county, South Carolina,
IN lat. "a deg. 81 min. n. long. so
deg. % min, w. where the sun will
be centrally eclipsed on the meridian.
Thence passing over n. Carolina into
Virginia, in Ii minutes it will cross
James River, near Richmond and con.
tinuing nearly direct line, in 7 min.
ufcs IT will leave the Jersey shore at
Little Egg liarbOr. passing a few miles
east OF Nontauk Point; in 8 minutes
IL will leave the eastern shore Of Cape
Cod at Welilleei, and in 6 minutes
will enter upon the south western ex-
tremity Of Nova Scotia. Thence pass
over the island of Newfoundland, and
increasing in velocity a. it approaches
the verge OF the earth, in 10 minutes
more it will leave its disk in lat. 81
deg. So deg. 40 min. w. Ion. At which
point the sun will set centrally eeiipsed
at h. SO IN. or 6 n. 25 IN. Greenwich
time.
The eclipae will have been 9 h. 81
IN. IN crossing the earth's disk, and a.
bout one hour from lie entrance TO the
time of its leaving the United States.
A liBe drawn through the above points
on Map of North America. will pass
through all those places where the
eclipse is central. Two other lines on
each side of the 6rst, at the distance
IT so miles, will include all places in
the United States, where il will be an
nulsr. Its penumbra will proceed and
follow the centre, al the mean inter
val Of one hour and thirty minutes.
making on the central track the begin
n'ng and end OF the eclipse. Lines
drawn upon Map Of the u. States,
parallel 90 the central tract st inter.
walls, on the south side Of 600. 1875 aud
i75 miles. aud On the north at inter.
walls Of 225, $50 and 500 miles, will
, exhibit nearly the respective point,
where the sun will be II, 10 end 6
digits e,Iipsed. by making propor'
tioEs along the central path Of the
eclipse, of Greenwich time. and pro
, tracing the hour lines, the tine AID
pll,ses Of the eclipse may be found fol
!, livery nearly any place 10 the u. States
Observing 10 reduce the Gresnwitl
time 80 tbs, 81 Tie place of observation
The eclipse viii be visible over cse