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yIaruEs AND sosn8ms = 81 rssoss
| The EsinsnSgh Review rsmarlos .Isirss
among tie virtues Il thd peer lef Seo.kana)
/ must be fsckensd what Monckten MIIsss ~
/ Justly calls the sacred pkkieuce Of ne 6oor'
\ The sxsent q which shis virtue prevails en-
\ Be euly appreciated BIZ those VIE haseIAs
II "a intimN tely with khe working classss
\ Distress they submit ia without surrrisa,
v and generally witheut mhrmnr, Is enc At The
II appointed incidents t. their lot Ihs4 are
\ sftsn ttry de6sient. il i trus, ii the asrs-
II sight and islfdeniai which might rrgvias
n against The recurrence 81 prisation shut,
n when i GENES, they meet ii with chelrfal,
n'anlyi sinple Resignation, accepting
III q! plain fsst whcse gIxht q srans
III Hh<g qaestipn nct. tqaaant still
HI That Il shall last nat eker long:
HI Willing FROM first ID last 10 take
III The mysteries of cur Hie Is given
III Leaving the time " cru seal to salke
III. u thirst u an undoabssd Heayen.ss
Feelings Of envy against indiyiausls IL
classes enjoying an apparent exemption, frem'
the pFiEaiisns with which they are 10 oysr-
\ raelmsa, Or sfindigna,isA u any sappesed
want Of compassion on The part 81 those
pleased With : happier lot--lasural aud
probable Is these would seem Is be;-se Be-.
liese in fact 70 DO rare, partial and lrankieat
amsng the labsring people Men Tiers are,
and will b in every class, Of unhappy sci.
ish ts1fers prene to dwell On paiEful nela.
I parsons, and 70 cmhitter their sWn csnai-
tisn By every contrast the can gather arsaad
Igit. But thsse,are 50 far ftem being tSpes,
Of the poor in general that they are fsana
mere sparingly ameng the peer than any,
ether rank in life.n
N We believe this description viii ansWar
very well fer the peer il other esuntriss Re-
sides Scotland The Review also noless.
among the poorer class Of society, nthair ma
IStual hspsfulneEs and uhhebnded kiadlihEssi
tswards each ether. Theirs is seareels aay
degree 81 trouble and self denial HhisE naln
Hin this class will net encsuRtsr t. soryestheir
fellsa sufferers and no Service IL MAGE
ehetrfully and .pnnctually repaid vixen. tie
position Of the parties is reversed II to
peer man, poverty greater than his oss,
never appeals in vain
"To give the stranger children bread.
Ofyour preearioas board The spoil
To watch yonr helpless neighbours bed,
And, sleepless, meet the hiorroWs toifsn as
These are the daily offerings Of tho nutsls
love which We witness among the lsussA
mem bsrs ef the struggling artisans Y II
Il Is we'll knswn By all vhs have ohaskS
VI religious or bcnevelent charities, that "a
psor Is class, are cheerful Eiysrs, and 50
they have ever been frsfA the sime Oh tItE
wiAsu with her atve miles, whose humhk
sfstihg was more acceptablsEtb Heassn THAI
NIL the treasures Of the rich. Tie relief IL
fsrded By The Irish laborsrs and a smessisb
10 this country to their distressed friends y
home il q streng ilfustratisn of the reaaf
49, d liberalisy e ~ .47.---sa is
s. resulf sSps Vi charity frosA
f-,fhEined, kwelled into4
| % ssSridh rolled fsFsA to fsrsiliaE
and saess shs waste places ef|the earth. Il
There is ne condition IN earth which =
strongly appeals TO the csmpassien Of 4 hs-
name man, as that Of ths poer. Poverty p
ths parent Of many ether woes bitter a.
sef. The mere insuficiency Of fosd, III
! clothing and Of comfortable shelter Is basS
| portion Of the gloomy catalogue Of ills =
must bear cen.umely and ] reproach thsss
/ arises net frsm crime, but from condition IL
4 1t is exposed TO wrongs in its person,
| nights, its character, its innocence, which ss.
| eressers wenld not attempt npsn the rik.
and the powerful It is thrust into pee.
| lions, eyea in the House Of G9d which prss:.
claim ii to be sf less accbant than other peg
tiens Of humanity II performs the phys!
/ caf toll. and fights wiihfts coarse hands ia
battles Of ell the verdi II il exposed 81
/ iss ,sery wapt to sickness and distress. 10 thek
We always hear Of the peer being the frssss
and nest numerous victims Of any plagutsI
Under such circumstances, the Patience, thA
Resignation, the Cheerfalness, which AT
often found in the humble 1boaes Of Postfr
". seem almost miraculshsl They are nes
only contented, bat as general thing, thesg
seem As happy as. the rich. They enjeS,
with double intensity, such blessings as al
within their reach, and If they have but fssss
ties ID bind them to this world, they gli6s
from their !. soriBgs Of life With less dificpi
Wv, and commences the voyage Of eternis
With ! lighter heart One Of the meg
beautiful and attractive features Of tie ii
spired history is that which describes III
intercourse Of the .Lsrd of IIeaven All
earth with the poor, the prefsnnd ihtereg
which he has exhibited id tbeir1Eelsafe ans
II Ills repeated and emphatic ceflmsndatieEs
, VI them 10 the care and lave 81 81 whe ID
! suppssedIt 10 honor Him Fer the rich 10
. ttteresh the language # warning to thaa
: He described tbs read to future bcantituss
Is full ef!difhcully; but = Blessed are ~
Soor'' was ths language IL the heart eves
: flowing with compassion to the children q
: sorrow. And. casting as one 81 themselyel
sharing their waat and their suferinas, Is
: has made Poverty sacred a. well asa hex
: thine.- Richmond Nail. i
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