Litchfield enquirer., 1844-09-26
A MOTHERS INFLUENCE.

In Dr. Stones Memoir of Bishop Griswold, oc- CUTS the following beautiful tribute to the value of maternal precept. It was written by the late pre- late in an autobiography:
 My case," he writes, !" so far resembles that of Timothy that my mothers name was Easssice and my grandmoher's Lois and that from both of them received much early religious instruction. By their teaching, " from child I have known the Holy Scriptures, which were able (had 1 rightly used the knowledge) to make we wise unto salva- tion.' To the care of my mother especially, ,instl- ling into my tender mind sentiments of piety, with the knowledge of Christ and the duty of prayer, WITS much indebted. Through life have sinned much, and in every thing have come short of what vantages; yet through the Lords merciful good ness, the fear of God, the love of his name and faith in Christ have never been wholly lost"
 A noble record, this, says Dr. Stone, to be added to the many, which have been already made, of the value of mothers early influence over the reli- gious character of her children.-But, have paus- ed long enough, perhaps too long, amidst the cir cnmstances, which mark the natural and the reli- gious percentage of the subject of the present me- moir. And yet, when we are about to trace the course of pleasant and fertilizing stream, some- thing may doubtless be pardoned to the fondness, that fingers awhile amidst the simple or the striking scenery, in which it takes its rise.
 TVSllidn .Miiier.-A correspondent of the N. Y. Baptist Register, recently attended a second Ad- vent camp meeting, held in the vicinity of Troy, N. Y. The following is an extract from his letter.
 After the introductory exercises, every eye was fixed on grave looking gentleman, quite advanced beyond the meridian of life, in whom we recognized the oft described visage of Mir. Miller. As the time set by him for the coming of Christ had pass ed our curiosity was not little excited to know what course he would take in his lecture, which he was about to deliver We discovered but little in it, however, that was exceptionable, laying asid visi vii in n seals. In the afternoon he drew the subject to close in another lecture, in which he breathed out uncharitable spirit, bore hard upon the churches and represented the ministry in general as dumb d0gs,' that cannot bark.' His nervous system was considerably agitated, and instead of carrying out regular chain of reasoning, which antici- pated, his communications were rather broken, and he seemed as one that beateth the air, in con- tending for theory that had lost every distinguish ing feature. Rather than confess frankly his igno- rance of the 'day and hour,' and give up theory that was already exploded, he came to the rash conclusion that the seventh trumpet had sounded, that the 'great voices, had been uttered alone by himself and his second advent brethren-that time, gospel, probationary time had ended, and that there had been no conversions for three months, and there would be no more!!
 {" Checking Up" HorseS--Among the various modes invented for torturng, without any benefit to the owner, that noble animal the horse, one Gin it's ercess at leas is the present mode of checking him. horse that has been accustomed to 1t from
 colt, and never been used for heavy draughts, will perform it in light vehicle without any inconven- fence. When horse is called upon, however, to draw heavy load over uneven ground, the case IS different. He then needs free use of the head and neck, and naturally inclines them downward. To check up a horse, and force him to draw heavy load, is piece of cruelty little too severe. IS as if-only hundred times worse-you should take farmer who had been accustomed to labor Tn his loose trowsers and frock, put on him tight pants strapped snugly down, vest and coat fitted and girt up q "a dandy, and then put dull scythe inc to his hands, and pointing to grass of three tons to the acre, tell him to mow.-Pr0isSe FGsDser.
 Delyisan IreDsens.-The New Haven Fountan states that ayoung man recently died m that cioi that most dreadful of all diseases, delrisnn fyenstes At the commencement of the Washingtonianf Re- form in that place, he signed the pledge and be- came one of the Executive Committee of the Wash- ington Society. But, m an evil hour, he violated his pledge, and though he was again and again gathered into the temperance fold, he finally be- came an incorrigible drunkard. His father about this time, opened grog shop, and the son drank deeply, madly drank-of the poison there dealt out, till sudden disease seized him and his life terminated in the horrors of delirium. Thus died oue in the bloom and heauty and Tigor of life, of poison self-admlnistered-of poison furnished by his own father.
 | All Paid.-ft is satisfactory to know that the
 Secretary of the Treasury has announced his readi-
 ness to redeem all the Treasury notes now in cir- | culation, amounting to @, ,009, ,45o IT. On the
 26th of August he had on deposit S0,192, ,40o ol
 subject to his draft. Of this sum the four deposit
 banks in the city of New York, viz: the Bank of | Commerce, the Bank of America, the American Exchange Bank, and the Merchants Bank, had in | their lraanin1 eA .63l .S22 TT,