The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-03-16

Farm OF AN INDIAN MOTHER The iolioWlhe
8. an extract from the third volume oil Mr.. ban
cror's History; "If mother lost her babe, she
,vould cover il with bark and envelope II anxi""s'J
in soft beaver skim al he burial place she wo"''
mt Inv lis side its cradle, ts beads, and ITS ra'ti's;
and as n last service of maternal love wouId draw
milk from her bosom in cup oil harN, an" our" u
in the fire. that her infant might still ma nours"-
ment on its solitary journey 10 the anu o. shd'eS'
Yet the new born babe would be bure1, NOT MS
usual on scaffod, but by the wayside, that SO lis
shirt might secretly steal into the bosom OF some
passing ,naron, and he born again under happier
auspices. On hurying her daughter, the Chippewa
mother adds, not snow Shoes and beads, an" moe
ccsins, only, but (sad emhems OF womnns lot IN
the wilderness the carryi' g belt and tho padd'e.
"I know my daughter will he restored to me, she
once said as she clipped lock Of hair as II memoir
al shy this lock of hair shall discover her, for
shall take it with me,-alluding to INC day when
sho too W it'll her carrying belt and paddle and the
relic of her child should pass through the grove to
the dwelling place of her ancestors
ANSWER TO IMPORTANT INQUIRY, HOW AM
] TO KNOW WHETHER HAVE THE HOW SPIRIT
IF you have the Holy Spirit !. yon have seen the
eua Of sin 9, you have repcnted ofsin 3, you have
forsaken sin d. you hate sin you aontch and pray
against sin g. you have received the spirit of love
If YOU have the Spirit Of Gid,you love God suprem
ely You love tho Father who gave his Son TO SUI
fer and die you love the Son, the Lord Jesus
Christ for what he hath done and suffered your
account. You love all The sincere followers OF
Jesus Christ and conine not your regards to party
You love The human at large, children of the
same family, 81 you wish them to know the things
that belong to their peace. ...
z. You cf a forbearing and forgiDi. tie mper ::
8, You pity and pray for sinners, who, through
blindness and ignorance, oppose at present their
eternal INTEREST," 80, you are of n Handful splrr;
you thank God Tor making you to differ, by his
grace, from many Others and yon praise him for TO-
cry favor both of temporal and spiritual nature;
10, Won are jealous for the honor of God in tho
world; I, YOU desire reIoce in Christ Jesus, and
in all The duties of Christianity; H. you esteem the
applause. tie pleasure, and the wealth of The whole
world nothing, in comparison of the love and
blessing of God. through Christ Jesus. These are
some of the signs of having the Holy Spirit. Dread
with Gal v. especially towards the close.) See
my dear readers, that the ernces there mentioned
by the APOSTLE in %, &c, be in you and a
bound; and you will prosper in the divine life and
walk in the comfort OF The HOLY Ghost
THE True SrAR.-There is one star that will
disappoint the hope il awakens; its rays are
never dimmcd, and 1t knows going down; its
cheering light through ages of tempest and
change. Earth may be darkened, system convuI
sed, planets shaken from their spheres, but this sai
will still pour its steady und Unfinished light. The
eye that is turned it will gladden. in It's the
conn te nance that it lights; never Who'll.
ly overcast; tho footstep that falls its radence
finds no gloom even at the portal of the grave. 1t
is the star ..-
First in nights dadem--'
The star the star Of Bet lehem.
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