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n.iTr ies''ng Beonsboro, hal heard much Of
an oiHtmeut, nos shsphcrd's T. y % II, ,h;.h
you AppS"r before the public ss proprietor, sed OF
us cseide,i efficacy IA cures on person. - nh 10,
am veil ssqua.tsd. Since m, r-,,d.ns. h, Hal
unors % his. performed cure on n friend NJ MIN.
sihe'ed With p'les. Having nv self been [. suffer-,
u"hrs'i~t'ngiy applied your O,n,ne.t In ,n, o..
case, sod sm sr-t,hed that can .-y u made. n-r-
feet cure. ucSsrf
Counting Room, Lombard street
hr'Nons' Frederick City, Md. PROPRIETOR
oi shc9hsrd'sP =. ). O,ntment.
com nc Hon Job" IalafHrs "se'assr Of Cossr,.
wA,HissToS. JAN gan, isso
To MI Z. frasro>s, Frederick C,t, Md
s"-h hiss bssn my wish for so,.id.r .LI. ,;,,-
70 communicate ." You the good effect Nth vhish 1
hs'e used the Ointment invented by Mr. Judk,..
nov Shepherds 4. =. % and which ,o- ,nd.,'
staud .. made and sold b., agent. a,no,n,,d H., -.
sell u have spPlied this Ointment during ia, ia,
'''Se years, 10 every species Of tun.or and vouo5
$500, "''u'e 10 produes cure in every instance
eonsid'r u the most decided aud sffe,-,, r,msd,
~ si ess-s ~ tumour be ths ss.- oh, a ma, ..d
nave found nothing - good Tor souna. Of 40, de-
sef'P""n' " NAV be proper To- add that IA. cure Of
most distinguished ply ssrans IS i.surshle ans,
Nheh They decided uOuid, without amputa,,op
prove fatal 90 the Pstsnt ~as uutrr IA, in,,,..,,
o"oe sHse'sn ny the us- Of this O,utmxnt aud ti,o
P@'ehi 70 ~ hnr health. has limb affected b, the tu-
siour being restored t0 perfect sf.te of .ouod,..
Also 'hst 'lie leg OF sn sged man. sh,eb had b.e,
"",''eh' sn' exhibited one dreadful uIesrs,sd sur
iro'" 'he knce % tl'e foot. Hnd which Tor more
-" - years hsb bcsn considered ineursbIe Sss
nl'etH-ny snrcd BY the application IL Judhin.'.
imminent msoion these too tsse, whieh fell ~
"st my immediate notice and nsns gemsnt ~, . de-
stdeJ s'idcpec "a the rfcar, Of this retn.dx A., 80.
oi inmours sud q ulcers, Have .rner,.os.d a, -
s'1~diy the good sfv'i ~ hs ryu,e,, 10 the cure Of
I"i"ns snh Of cvcfy 'p~eirs e nsth sound "A .es,a,
~ 'is 'h'' s'y "ie ~ho sill ob.,Nc the operation.
~ ms p'"tmeni. most De satisfied ~ 10 81 b,nr6.
e''' 'HS,is can ~',i, the utmost so,sd.use r.
so'"'"e"J uh' use OF tins valuable remedy. . am,
ar, very respectfully,
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uEhisEeY, Sc.

N MOTHER supply of Old Rye whi.koy
2SA from Monongahala, Raisiss. Almonds.
Cheese aud Crackers, Sugar Ctaokers, &c.
NJ. b g. w. AISQUITH.
Dee. 90, Is3s.
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CsfI.Ncfing.

a LARGE supply og striped, Eu. and Cot
I - Ton CArPeiios fof sale by
J. J. T.. r. MILLER
ism. -. 1899
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iron "a B'sHfvict 9d,afi.s,
. Vi'c P~tton 90 uur village wi,e -. ,.,,.,.i,, -
~ Ms rht sie'sn q be- 10 Gonsufotf,.. b.. 90,
~ '.'.s"fr' aud - no. sFii Aaathrr pssssn.
'p'l'P'is h's' hss bssu greatly bsslusd ~
. shnfi course ~ thfs fnsdteios Iser. 80, 49, -
p'e'o" se' IBIS las'l,e,ss h.s I.sslosssed aas,f.
en,ts - eost q esses. sad NET 10 uorthy II az
nsrsi sttshHon.
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Virginia, 10 wit.

virginia, 10 wit:
In the Circuit Superior Court Of Law and Chan
Gerry vi Jefferson County, nov. 2eih, 1898:
William Ne Cisiiss, PIuxr,,r
AGAINST
EE.sbsfh Hiiire,e .Narfla H,t.ro,r EIi- .J,tL Esu
and Samuel Csys>'on, .ijssiaisfsa,or ,clih ths
~,n snnerfd II I'm. MeCieiiaa. dse'd,
DESESpASIs,
IN CHANCERY
TIVE Court doth adjudgc. order and decree.
that Master Commissioner worthiug,on do
proeeed-lst, to state and settle the admiui,lra-
ton account Of Samuel Cameron =. adams
traitor with tho will anne xsd Of Wm. Mcclellan
sen. deceased. I'd, To ascertsin the amount due
from the said William Mcclellan, sen. nj The
time OF his death 10 the estate Of - Nc
Cieiian, deceased-sbd how much OF said debt
has been paid since the de . IN Of said William
Mcclellan, sen. And lastly. Il IL be found thu
there Is not IN the hands Of the said Samuel
Cameron as administratoi, n sufficient a,noun,
OF assets applicable To the payment OF "a ID debt
due 10 the estate OF - McCleIlan i'm In NJ
event the said Commissioner u directed 10 as
certain the annual value Of the ret estate of the
said William Mcclellan, sen. deceased. and
make report To this Court in order TO a final d..
cree. Copy-Teste,
ROBERT T. BROWN. Clerk.
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JOHN rAi.iAFYRRo.

=, =, NtW-HtHkAT, FtH. q IN3f
VIZ. HFHsroNs-S'r bought a. att,eI. n, HI
hnn.re hs''ng tn name - Judkins' O,.,n,..,
.o'" ''me 81 - that ~ss rtturnrd 90 r.e not benz
cool " ~ true u had not your nsn.r q. ,h I.nI1
'u'"" VIC pot -h'eh no. understand - 90 ~.
genuine article. 80 made h. YOU III. =. ., -
no''se that the public may be gasried sx.,n., >.
b0uTs, Ne Al uAuNKv
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TEsrfaoSf No y
I"1 AarcHttss ssssfftt ~ o. srtisie i. o.,,
'o-a.y, vili p. seq thst tits sssiisins ~.
sppesfs ~ ~ sofhinx similar cure. y. &c.. =,
'so's sh'eh hs'o sssonislrd Esrops.
bosfsa 1forus-g pet
a. The shove Aed,siss ssn b. hal :, a.. s..
10 nsiitOsn FMANtlpt Z, ,', ~. s,''e
Also iof sals 81 tie store u
y. VI &. ". AIsQUGTH,
fhrrisffgra
Nov. .. isJs-ly ''~"y' "a
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lhavc known Mr.. G. H.r,ton, 10 ne IN. ,,o,.;-
tor OF Judki"'s Ointment Tor several ,rsr, Sa,,nx
Va. rs-'dsher 40 Maryland aud the O,a,u.,, nat
~ "'" Va have beru ." mosh rrpu,e. u h., been
u:V".""s used "a my osn f.u.ii, ~hils LIVING I'm
Mar, land. and during my rr.idene- In ,h., ctr
IL, WAUGH
Method'., Book Room. MuIb.rr,.stI
New YORK, May 2cth, 1855
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EaH and Uyinfer Goods,

INN and V'iHfer Goods.
'I>liE subscriber respectfully informs his Gus
Il toners aud the public generally, that he
has received and opened a Splendid .fs.erin..ut
OF FALL & WINTER GOODS, which lac
WIZ sell on the most accommodating terms
his Stock being comT'ete, those in want Of bar.
gains may rest ASSURED that they will not be dis
appointed BY calling on him.
THOMAS HUGHES.
Harpers-Ferry. Nov. Is, 1883.
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RoBERrT T. BROWN. cl.rk.
The Tract ofLaHn

HE Tract Of LAND
'here,n mentioned, containing between 37J
ana 400 Acres. This tract Of land lies in m,
county OF Jefferson, near the Winchester and
Potomac Ra'l-Roaj. about quarter of a mile
from ThomPson's Depot, and six nile, from
|hariesio"D; possesses unusual advantages IA
sfain'or grazing farm. The improve me nts are of
'he best kind; an excellent Brick weilineIIo
S'h necessary ou,-buiidings, a frst-rate Or
ehard, good Well in the yard and two Springs.
and the land "a part OF which IL good me adow,
all wei enclosed with good fencing, and in ex.
eeheni heart. There is suffciency Of Timber
on the land. OF the very best quality The Iooa-
'on o, uls iArm' taken with the many advan-
tages It presents for farming or grazi,~ 80
ders u one OF the inost desirable situations IN
,he valley. Persons desiring to invest money
70 lands are requested TO call upon Mr.. Jane,
GrIgss, who will show the property. Posses.
sion viii be given on the 18th Of March.
JAS. G. FiCKLIN, Csm'y.
Frederick county, Jan. IL 1870 4.
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STRAYED

H[ROM the subscriber Of IIarpe-.-r,rr, ..
bout the middle Of June last, q SORAEL.
MARE, with some white hairs
mixed through her boiy. She bs. n--<(S
n large bald 10 her orcbead-her 4 " S@-A
hind legs white. She i, shout I5,ksAxaIl
hands highs tolerabiy large mads-i5ar yesrs
old last May; has long tail-asd has been rode
about three or four times
lie will pay liberal reward to any perr,n
who will put him in the way Of getting her.
MICHAEL COOKE
iIsrPsrs-Fsrry. Sept. 20, l53S
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.TIOIf~c.

y " consequences Of the above change in nv
u business. 1t !. important that my own busi-
ness should be closed. . would take il rs a rrea,
iI'or those indebted TO me would cali aud
close their accounts either by payment or by
note JAMES J. MILLER.
Jaa. @! 1879.
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E1NYrG III,

H GiILEKCE would respectfully inform
Ae those knowing ihsmsclJes iadchtsd 10
hi@' Wat b very desirsbIe hat thcir account,
Dsosmbsr &. 1s3a IT
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HATS.

EUsT opened. ease % aew STYLE Unios
- Watts superior % any heretofore made =,
regards lishtnets sud durability.
y. ~. G. w. AIsQUITH
Jan. J. 1870
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Rifle Powder.

n UST received, few quarter kegs of ps.
g gcnrs RIFE Pordsr. made snd put up es
prsssly Tor RICE shooting
y. -. h c " GsQUfTH
Jss !, 1872
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NhoA lhs frs, dsy 81 April, 2 rooms. = III.
chen sod cellar. Isssly occupied hy AS.o
Wh'p. s@ali family you'd 81 rssf.rrsa :.
= Immediately over Tie Store For fgrthsr
psf''cniafs, sPplJ 70 The subscfibss.
RlcHARD ID. DoRAN.
HsspsFs-Fsrry. JAa- ~, is3o.
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\ J. BARNEY.
CAUTION.

gJrI'" Heee''sry ,l.t por,h..,r. ob.er,e n. (,
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THE HA16n oxAHom.
P~fesse Right SsewreA-Re-
sr0re Or I'm ssOs6ft~n!

-. heHsosn. Va. JvLu IS, 1850
The public will he pleased tn uaSe,,ss.d ,A.s \
as The or'gtssi diseoserer al J,dk ,,., tl.,...t
and soic proprietor Of the ps,e., from, s~,s tst-
aa'i the aspiration of the sane; hut h.,,,r
ed my seif 9TH I)v. Jodkips In the Commencement.
permitted the Ointment To LesS M. ,sw- m.
.efm of The pste"t having expired the 9th Jus~
have made IN improvement IN the same md tslrn
out ps,cst thereon. " SHEPHERD
he proprietor svsre tina, the ointment vo.Id
tall 'oto many hands. sonas OF vhor. would proL.-
biz undcttshe 10 make IA. and kno v,ng the d,RssI-
" on the prce.ss would rrnder trial Of u ahortiv.
Farhs coincidence be destroyed. the ointment TALL 10.
10 dsrcpu'c under these considerations secured the
original sod errs'" remedy Tor thes~ .hs,in.,. die.
eases. some OF which have long b.hi<d the sill,
Of medical science.
is'. UiAie S,srisnss Of every d-.~r;p,,or.
~. So-e Js,s and Tlce-. IL long s...Iisr
Si. Scfarrns or CL4nsiu-as Tlrso-s, psrtie uisrIv
those hsr'iencd tumors "a -oal~n's breast. vL,.h
o''ro''nes terminals IN uieer.,ed ..ae-rA
A'h fstsSs. or what some people k,ov Nv ths
name OF Cafarfis, of eve1y description.
Sth. Rheumatic I.ans Of the ioiats
o'h' Snr"f" snd Br'n'es Of every description or
IN whste,er part situ.tCd.
7'h. Jd!srs 81 Ill Kinds. In thu, eompIs,.t the
patient. IN applying ,he ointn,cui, must keep the
part cut of wsier.
t,h. CLsiStsIas, parts affected nv fross,
y'i'. .Nsls CEf 10 0Saas.
- also one % the best remedies Tor Blyns and
ScaHs u esscs the pain ADD draws the Ere ou, ia
se''' "me' y. SHEPHERD.
bt at using the Oin,meot prepared by you Tor =,
number OF years, nov called sheIhrrds P.,ra, O;u,-
mc"t. Itormcrly Judtias.) for sounds Of v.rious
"ese,ptioss. ssc cuts, rost bate .<.l,,s and Lurr,
s"i believing to be- ,alu.bie. Iba,. no h~,,,.,,o,,
~ recommending II to the public. So h,xhl, do 4
th'"h of q th.t has generally been m inmate h, mn,
'sh'iy- k"o~ that Mr.. H.r,tons hiss b~,, ura
pre'or sud manufacturer Of this O.srn-nt for ,,.r,
t' hs'"s trcqucntiy received III. article .,rretIy
from tim.,if sNN,l a. nW,SCs
Ltcrr Stables. .NsrfA .Sfr.<s H.h1,,.,~
bs'um"r-. Oct. 9Th, 1887
ha'v often used ~ Zoe horsc.' .,t. bach, ,;,A
equal success g.
NV = iitnsroSs-Bclic,inyit RICH, for the h.
ns"' OF persons suheriag from INJURIES, q, MT.
."o-" cure effected "a using sa.ph.r,.', y :
ointment, PREPARED 10y G.. Hcr.,o.. 4 ,oy ,.f,,r.
you that l'tilc SON of mine %. thrown ,Io,n All
"a" over ~ a m.n, add rresi,ed . very ,.r;o., in
jury ga o"r OF is kness-hc entir,iy loo, the u.e of
a. snh hsd To lic on hts back several d.,. swrl,oy
anu Inflammation ensssl-ssriou. apple a,,oo. .,rs
sp.'d. bat 40 relief. until b, ad,iee OF fr,enJI
pt"e' your o'n'hen t-by Continuing the sppIisa-
"o" ais~ ds,s IT made perfect rur.
JOHN q. FRENCH
~ =, . . NO. Ss. South Street. baltimore
>, 10 Mr.. e. ierstons, Proprietor Of Shrpb.rd,s
u. =. Ointment.
4. > In Frost Bites or Chilblsin, ha,. s,n.-
r'enecd az good effects r
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Antiquity of the Baptists.

Under this head tie editor of the Reli-
gious Herald has published several num-
bers, in reply to Laurentius, who in one
of the southern Methodist papers, under
took to prove there was no Baptist church.
The editor of the Herald traces the pro-
gress of the Christian church from the
apostles to the present time, and his last
number recapitulates the following points
as having been proved:
That there have been Baptists in ev-
cry century, and in different countries,
since the days of the apostles, especially
in England, the very country in which
they were most needed, for our argument.
We have proved that the Waldenses
generally were Baptists, especially in b.
hernia and Moravia until after the reform
ation-that infant baptism was unknown
in Great Britain until the sixth century,
and its introduction resisted in Wales un-
til the twelfih-that the English Baptlsts
did not derive their origin from the Ger
man Anabaptists, because there were Bap'
lists in England before that period, IN
France, in Bohemia, in Poland, and IL
Trapsylvania and secondly, because
There is no proof that the German Ana
Ibaplists immersed and it is certain tina
their principles were totally different from
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-08-14

ed labor; and IF the additional burden
continues to be imposed, the stomach will
acquire permanent power of sustaining
IT, by proportionably weakening the other
organs. A person has only to observe
ms feelings after hearty meal, TO have a
ialr illustration of this principle. He finds
himself indisposed to effort; his senses be-
come less acute; and a disposition to
sleep succeeds; just because the muscles,
the senses, and the brain, have suspended
their activity, in order to lend assistance
to the overloaded digestive organs. And
not until the stomach is relieved by their
aid, can they resume their own proper
work. And since the operations of the
mind are dependent on the state of the
senses and the brain, it is obvious that the
intellectual faculties must be injured by
having their resources thus called off to
help the overloaded stomach. According
ly we find that most men, after hearty
meal, are almost entirely disqualified for
vigorous mental application. And if, at
such time, either the muscles, the SEN
ses, or the mind are reused by cxtraor-
binary effort to labor, digestion is in a
great measure suspended, and the whole
system receives an injury.
Now to say nothing of the ultimate eff
feet upon the health of this disproporlion-
ate exercise and development of the differ
ent organs and powers, who can believe,
THAT it does not mar the human.character
For does not the perfection of that charac-
ter consist In just and proportionate cul-
tivation and exhibition of all the bodily
and mental powers? At least, can we
believe that God gave to the human sys.
tenn this wonderful power of adapting it.
self to the exigencies of its condition, In
order that the nobler faculties should be
impoverished to give the digestive ener
! gies predominance which neither health
nor strength require? What is this but
to make the higher part of our nature a
slave to the inferior ? to live in order to
eat, instead of eating to live2 We see
how gross and debasing the principle is
when exhibited in the shameless glutton
whose bodily and mental energies are
made the mere panders of his stomach
But if the foregoing reasoning be correct
| see not why the least addition to the
quantity of food needful to health and
strength, does not lay tax to the amount
of the excess, upon the organs and pow
ers thus called upon to aid the stomach
Admit that larger quantity of food may
not at once impair the health perceptibly
yet it cannot be INDUCED in without di
minishing the bodily energy, and intel
lectual clearness and strength. God nev
Ter intended that such a sacrifice as thi.
lshould be made TO a bodily appetite.
is gross sin, therefore, to make it.
| TO be cOntanued)
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lie IN p ran &c.
From the American National Preacher.

From the American National Preacher.
Nature OF Intemperance i'm Eating.
A Sermon By Req. Edaoard Hitchcock,
Professor of Chemistry and Natural
History, IN Amherst College.
JUDE 12-Feeding themselves without fear.
In no way has intemperance made so
many conquesls as by concealing its true
character. Not long since. it was almost
universally supposed that the habitual use
of ardent spirit, in moderate quantity, was
consistent with strict temperance. And
even vet, multiludes hug the murderous
delusion A still greater number would
regard it extravagant to say. what is I'M
doubtedly true, that any use of this sub
stance, except in sickness, is intemper-
ance. For if excess of any kind consti-
tute intemperance, is it not lntemperance
to introduce into the system, that which,
in the least quantity, is injurious; and
which is really as poisonous as arsenic
Sill more erroneous is public opinion
respecting the nature of intempe' ance IN
eating. Though it be at this momen
almost universally prevalent, and much
more destructive of health, happiness, and
life, than ardent spirit; yet SO insensiblt
are the community to its existence, tina
even the word intemperance has come t.
signify excess in drinking merely; as
! no other kind of intemperance were de
, serving of notice And multltudes ever
of the most conscientious, are daily guilt,
of gross excess In the use of food, withou
9 the slightest. apprehension that they are in
fringing at all upon any ofthe rules often
e perance. Like The abandoned deceiver
I mentioned by Jude, they feed themseIpe
acithOut fsa, moi indeed, because the
: are destitute of religious principle, but be
cause they have no distinct apprehensio
; of the nature of this kind of intemperanc'
!, It is extremely desirable that definit
y and correct principles on this subje'
? should take the place of those loose an
2 inadequate views that now so general
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From the Christian Waterman.
baptism with the Holy Ghost.

II is, if we do not mistake, not uncom.
mon to hear persons pray to be baptized
with the Holy Ghost, and some even pray
for baptism with fire. Ii might be well
for such persons 10 examine anew the
passages from which they draw these ex-
pressions before they habiluate themselves
TO use petition Of the awful import Of
which they may be ignorant, and the full
flment of which, instead OF bringing the
blessings which they doubtless have in
view when they offer il. might overwheIm
them with CONSERVATION and horror.
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those of the English Baptists-that the
latte, did not constitute their first church
in l645, but as far back as l545-that the
Baptist churches in this country do not all
descend from Roger Williams, or look
upon him as their founder-and that, ev-
en- if his baptism had been irregular, it
cannot invalidate theirs-and that this
supposed irregularity was remedied in the
Providence church, by the settlement,
within eight or ten years of its constitu-
ton, of regularly baptized minister from
England. In his attempt to unchurch US,
Laurentius has been doomed to expe-
rience signal failure. We are too firm
ly planted on gospel principles TO be thus
easily uprooted. He must destroy the
New Testament, ere he can eradicate
Baptist principles from the Christian
church. In spite of all effort, there will
yet be 'one Lord, one faith, one Baptism >
and that baptism will be The immersion Of
believing disciples on profession of their
faith, not the sprinkling of unconscious
babes Gross 8- Journal
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DEATH.-I is not easy to describe the
sensation which the mind experiences on
the first sight of dead countenance -
which, when living, was loved and es-
teemed for the sake of that soul which US
ed TO give it animation. A deep and aw-
ful view of the separation which has TAX
en- place between the soul and body of the
deceased, since we last beheld him, occu-
pies the feelings; our friend seems both
near and yet afar off. The most interest
ing and valuable part is fled away; what
remains is but the earthly perishing hab-
itatlon, no longer occupied by the tenant.
Yet the features present the accustomed
association of friendly intercourse For
one moment, we could think them asleep.
The next reminds us that the blood circu-
lates no more; the eye has lost its power
OF seeing, the ear Of hearing, the heart Of
throbbing, and the limbs of moving
Quickly thought of glory breaks in up
on the mind, and we imagine the dear de-
parted soul 10 be arrived at Its long wish
ed for rest. 1t is surrounded by cheru-
bin and seraphim, and sings the song of
Moses and the Lamb on Mount Zion
Amid the solemn stiffness Of the chamber
of death, imagination hears heavenly
hymns chanted by the spirits Of just men
made perfect. In another moment the
livid lips and sunken eye Of the clay cold
corpse, recall our thoughts to earth, and
to ourselves again. If there be a NOM
ent when Christ and salvation, death and
judgment, heaven and hell, appear more
than ever to be momentous subjects Of me-
diation, il is that which brings US to the
side of coffin containing the body Of a
departed believer. And while we think
of mortality, sin, death, and the grave, we
feel the prayer rise In our bosom o let
me die ne death OF the righteous, and let
my last end be like hisl'-ReU Leigh
Richmond.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-08-14
Religious Miscellany.

"ON THE USE OF SCRIPTURE LAM
eUAeE IN SERMoNs.-To say nothing of
the inimitable beauties of the Bible con-
sidered in literary view, which are uni
versally acknowledged, it is the book
which every devout man is accustomed to
consider as the oracles of God. 1t is the
companion of his best moments, and the
vehicle of his strongest consolation. In
timately associated in his mind with every
thing dear and valuable, its diction more
powerfully excites devotional feelings
than any other, and, when temporarily
and soberly used, imparts an JUNCTION to a
religious discourse which nothing else
can supply. Besides, is there not room
to apprehend that studied avoidance OF
the scripture phraseology. and a care to
express all that it is supposed to contain
in the form of CLASSICAL diction, might lead
to neglect of thes scriptures themselves
and habit substituted of fashy and SUI
tperfcial defamation, in the room of the
saving truths of the gospel Such an ap
prehension is but too much verified by
the most celebrated sermons of the French
and still more by modern compositions in
our own language, which usurps that ii
tile. For devotional impression, we con
ceive that very considerable tincture O
the language of scripture, or at least sucl
a coloring as shall discover an intimat'
acquaintance with these inimitable mod
els generally succeeds the best.'- Hall