The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-04-29

| atiioSilltIc III !iaLlilal tHlNAS, loI INC alSC-
tons may he called the atmosphere of the
SOUL There is As great difference of times
and states III the one case as i'll the other
Sometimes, walking On the stas'lore you can
see far out over it. Again it is dim and hazy
and you can see nothing. just so in spilitu-
al things. Sometimes. in sailing over tie
ocean YOU can see as far as the very round
ness of the globe will suittr you: you can ste
the tops of the nlas.s, when the hull is hidden
| by the globes convcXiy. just 50 you can
sometimes sec the colors the rcinants, the
ton-eallant sails Of Divine Truths, when the
hull is hidden from y0u by the very conStitu-
ton of your being, as a creature of tins world,
and of a pcrishahlc body"
Now we knew not, and Of ccrrsc, care not,
how all this will strike f,stilious taste, but
certainly to the great mass it will prove at
tactivc. And is it not f.llcwing tho examl
of the Great Teacher, who found
ss--books in runhing brooks,
| Sermons in stones, and good in everything -
Avolmmc Of scrmons by cur Preacher, before
us, is full of these Illustrations, and We could
fill whole columns with quotations Of that
character But, we have inimattd that such
style is popular and that DR.. Ch2evcr is not
popular-isnot that very raradoNical We
would explain ourselves. The DR.. snot run
after and idolzod by the great. gay, thought
less crowd; he las too much spilituality-ap-
ptas too much to the inntr lifc-to its high
crcXrcricnccs, for thom. lie is sought ly
those who would "worship in spirit and in
truth" they can commune with linn, and 90
with him into die holy ofholies and end, IN
its awful stiffness, low before the mercy, scat
whore the busy hum of the outer world is ,l.-
Neutrality-suspicious. 70 such he is true pas-
tor lie reminds us of good old Bunyan more
than any man whom we have ever read And
we wonder not at it, for Bunyan has been to
him life study. lie has drank deeply i'll
the spirit of the sublime dreamer, and his
mind HOW flows in Ike chalmtl. WhoCvc!
would read Pilgrims Progress with thc spirit
and the understanding also" should read it
with Chccycr'S lectures. These lectures con
| NlltttN pooh' licb w ~ iAd't Ihi'tiE'' tI q
sitting, but to make stated meals olfof-as
Bacon would say: cit is to he chcwcd and
disestcd." We can hardly forhoar quoting
from it, particularly arcwc tempted to trans
cribc that thrilling sccnc-thc passage Of the
river of death. But, reader, you must beg,
buy, borrow or-gct it for yourself.
The Doctor is very fond of the practical
works of the old English Thcoogans, as Bax-
ter &c, and likewise Of the old English poets,
In the course of his sermons we discover ma
ny gem from them reset amid thc .iCwCls Of
his own. The effect Of such constant drink
ing from ''thc wells Of pure English und,i-
led is seen in his own pure, strong Anglo
Saxon style. You might read whole pages,
or listen to an entire discourse and not meet
II la.inism.
We alluded above to lis deacon Giles Dis
ulluy." AS that allusion may not now be
generally understood we shall rcc,r briefly TO
the circumstance. Mr.. Chccvcr entered the
ministry about the time The great temperance
movement began. Shortly after his first set
| tibl!lSlll liz 'tttlIiIihu W SUING II tcClSlNc
blow at one prevalent and crying cvil-the
connection of the Rum business and the
Church. For this end he wrote satire, the
hero of which was a Deacon Giles who hired
party to work il hisd:stilc!y and paid them
Oft partly in Bibles They eventually turned
out to be devils; the liquor manufactured was
ola prime qralit, yet when the casks wercta, =
ped their labels stood out in characters Of fire
Liquid Damnation. Enquire at Deacon
Giles Distillcry." ''Primc DISTILLED ARISEN
and Murder. Enquire at Deacon Giles Dis
tillcly!" &c. 1t happened that a certain
Deacon finding the description to suit himself
and business, brought action for libel which
was sustained, and the Reverend Satirist was
fined and imprisoned. But he woke pncXt
morning and found himself great man.
Studious and jealous he has since grown in
greatness and now occupies high position
among the preachers of our country.
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a WORD TO BoYs.-Who is respected 1T
isa boy who conducts himself we'll Who is
honest, diligCnt and obcdicnt in all things.
It's the boy who is making an effort conin-
ualy to respect his father, and to obey him in
whatever he may direct to be done. 1t is the
boy who is kind to other little boys, who re-
srccts age, and who never gets into difficult
ties or quarlyls with his companions. 1t is
the boy who leaves no effort untritd to i'm
prove himsclfin knowledge and wisdom every
day; who is busy and active in cndcavoring
to Ito good acts towards others. Show me
boy who obcys his parents, who is diligent,
who has respect for age, and if he is not re-
spcctcd and beloved by every one, there is no
such thing as truth in the world.
\ CORRESPONDENT Of the Bradford &C. Wy
Herald, in speaking of the progress of the age,
and the benefits of railroads says:
"In the year 1907 it was advertised inDc-
troit that vessel would leave that port for
Buffalo. Spring opened and navigation was
resumed. But 10 in this solitary craft there