The Arkansas banner., 1850-05-21
~fmR BIBLE TauSG.r

A few evenings ago was pressat at tea-sakte where the conversation tarned apea pFnyiag " be- fore leih. some oG the party eontsadsd that, where wo travellers ehsaeed to Io,ge la ts soem fes aigh4 ;s wSasd lock pbAFsaicrl fos cue ag the other to kassl dowa asd "Aay hss prayers, ia ths presence Of the ether while the ether sAsts dsEsn. ded the PrePFiety ef h. and asserted ta hs dxty. As aa iliustTatien, iacidsaI was related, Whera two members of oaf church --aa heme. Read ussa enoagh both got lasa bod prayeglpsn, tor fear of praying befess the others eyes. This ceavsruassea. which was very interesting, and In ths ccass~ of which, nsaay striking tuslratl0ns wcrv brought ae to prove the healthy example of never neRirclluR prayers. led elergyanan present lo Fulats ths ie lowing anecdote. which think worthy ef psvsssva- tlea, and perhaps may do sams good:
 When was yeug asaa, said the eierRYuaan. ," was a cleTk in Boston. Two of my roOa,-matss ss my hOarding. hoass were also clerks aboaa my own age. which was eighlecn. Tho krss Humslny morni1g, dnftHg the three er saur lana hDusa shae ssapard iFon gettinw ap to b-ll Faginx Cor ohessh
 feTt a secret desire Co ge, Bisls, whsch my sns. theF had gissa me. out sf my uuRk aud rsnd sn Is; for had been 90 brougas ap by nay parents. a ie regard t as daty al home 10 read chapter os two m the Bible every Sanday. wRs no4s very sag ious ,o get my Bihie and road, bne was afraid te do 50 before nay room-a.aass. who wes4 sssiiag some miscellaneous books. A ragsh, upy ssa. scieaee got the mastery. and ress np sad wens te my trunk. 1 half raised it. when the theashs e. cured 10 me that it might look like sveF-saaesity and Pharisaical 60 that shut my Wapk, aaa re- turned to the window. For twenty minasrn wus niserAbly at felt was deiaH wpune [ started a secona lime for my pnnk, and hsd my hand upon the little Bible. whea tlrr fsar of bsinw laughed al conquered the better emotion, and Il agaa dropped the top of the wank. As issnaa away from It, one of nay room mabes. who hsd eA- served my iTresointe movemepts, said lunehinaly--
 "' I--, whats ths Rla,teri You srsm ss ssss- tess as a weather-eock.
 
 conceislng the truth te be tho best, frankly talA both what the matter.
 .. To my surprise and delight, they beth spsha % aud sverred that they hotn had Biblee tn sbess trunks, and both had bsea secretly wisblmg ae red in them, but were afraid to taks tssm eat lssa should laugh at them.
 "s Thea, said l, let aRree to read them every Sunday And we shall have tse laugh all on ear side " To this. there was besrty rcsponse and the next mOHent, the three Biblas were o1i, nsd e. yea. we feii happier al ,hat day for rsading ia them that morning.
 " The following Sunday ahsat ten o'eioch, whlls We weFe each reading eur chapters, two 0f oar fellow boardsrs from another room came in. When ihry saw how we were engaged. they s,ared, as'i then exclaimed
 "' Bless us! what ls all this' 4 coavsaslclsr !" In repiy..l 1, smiling. related te them exactly how ,hs matter stood; my struggle to gs, my is.s from my lsunk, and how three. having fouad had been all afraid ef each other without eases. had agreed to read every Sunday.
 ,"' Not n bad idea answcrsd oHe of them sYoa have mers courage thaa | have have Bshis. too. but have not looked into since 1 have h~sm iR Boston, But i read it after this, sinea yoa'ye broke the ice
 l" he other then asked oUe of as to read uioud, and both sat quietly and istsasd tIiI tls bell rang 1 for church.
 [" That evening. We three in the same room. agreed 1 to have chapter read every night by one or the other of Us at nine clock. aud rsliwlously ad- hsFei to parposs few evssise. aFsis~s sAls resolution, fear five oG the boardSrs (fer thess were sixteen clerks boarding In the houss.l bsp- pened to be iu talkinx wh~u the aine o'clock bell rang. One of my room-mstes. looking at me opened the Bible. The others loeksd In- qairingiy. thea explained ear custom. "'WsIl all stay and lis,sa.' they said. sl@sss unanimously.
 The result was, that without an exception, every one of the sixteen clerks spent his Sabbath morning ia reading in the Bible; and the moral effect npoa household was of the highest char aeter relate this incidsnt'' concluded the eisr- l gyman, " io show what influence one pesssa. svsn youth, may exert for evil or good. No man sheald ever be afraid to do his duty. A hundred hearts may throb to act right. that only await leader - l forgot to add, that we a called the 'Bibls clerks' Ali those youths are now usefai an8 Christian men, and more than one is abOrinR Ia the ministry ."-BsRaeS Of tAs Cssss.