Southern shield., 1858-10-02
w HAT IS RELIGION?

The woro occ urs but five times in the Bible Ihreo times in reference to the Jews religion and twice in re ference to the Christian religion But hear Bishop HEBER:
 IslttO gt ) to church to-day,
 To Took evout and SEEM to pray,
 And ere u le morrows sun goes down,
 Be dealing ISLANDER through the town
 Does ever, sanctimorons face
 BenoTe tn certain reign of grace?
 Does nots 1hiz that scowls at sin
 Ott veal rPOCRISY within?
 Is it to ma Ike our daily walk
 And of ou own good deeds to talk
 ct after ractice secret crime,
 And thus nlsspend our precious time?
 Is 1t dor ST CT or CREED to fight.
 To cali ou zeal the rule of right
 When wha we wish is, at the best
 To see oUI Church excel the rest?
 Is it to we IT the Christians dress
 And IoYst all mankind profess,
 And treat with SC0RN the HUMBLE POOR, And bar az ;ainst them every door?
 Oh, mol re igion means not this
 Its fruit n ore sweet and farer is
 Its precept this To others do
 As you VIC uld have them do to you.
 It grieves to hear an i'll report,
 Ana scorn With human woes to sport Ot others deeds 1t speaks ill,
 but tells f good or keeps 1t still.
 And does religion this mpart?
 Ihen may its influence fill my heart
 On haste that blissful day,
 When all the earth shall own its sway! "Shoot folly as it flies" LAB.
  CyS Society has but little faith, except il scandal.
 " N~~-~~~~~.~.~-~O CS Sprlgg les says that although there is no such thing as muzzling the press in thi: country, ther is plenty of book muslin.
 @oN oNO0oooNNOo~o.oO~~ NyI There is only one objection to neonl, who "mean well,'' and that is they never can spare til ne to carry out their meaning
 ~~-ooNoN~~~N PUDBISG.- At the New York restaurants they have '' cable puddin@.''
 So says ln exchange, and we may ado that at som' of them, we hear it rumored they have og sausages.
 Cy Hon. Thomas Corwin will doubtless be elected to Congress triumphantly, il spite of the severity of the Ohio Statesman in asserting that Che is as good Demo crat as JaI nes Buchanan. .''- Prentice. NgThe following verdict was given an, written by the foreman of a coroner's jury ''We are of A Pinion that the Decest me with her death rom Violent affirmation il the Arm, produest from Unoan Cauz."
 N>~Oo~o-~~~~->~~ ACAPI ToL REToRT.-'' knew Mr. Lincol, Tn early life. He commenced his as a gro ,cer."-I )ouglas. ''fhe only difference be tween J udge Douglas and myself on tn grocery question is, that while have stooC on one side of the counter, he has beer equally attentive on the other other.' D.
 ~~~o~o~~.~~.~~~~~ HCol sDIN' TO SIZE.-At school examina stion, the teacher asked boy whether h. could forgive those who had wronged him Co uld you," said the teacher, C forgive boy, for example, who had insulted or strucl -you ?'' Y-e-e-s, sir" replied the lad very slowly, "I-think if he wa, bigger than II am.D
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 Revenge is a debt, in the payment ol which the greatest knave is sincere, and. SC far as he is able, punctual. It is the only debt which there is no dishonesty in moi paying.
 fES" An lrishman went to confession, anG while relating his sins his eye lit on plug of tobacco stick half out of one the pockets of his father confessor's pants. The fugi tive instinct of the son of the Green Isl, was tempted beyond its strength by tn, sight; so, needless of time and place, h. slyly transferred i" the bit O 'backy'' into his own pocket, and after enumerating long series of violations of the command O God and the holy Church, concluded by say iEg ''An' sure, Father, l stole plug o ,tobacky." "You must restore either it O its value to the owner," said the prlest.- esTake it, thin, yer riverence," said Pat producing the stolen article. '' I don't wan it," replied the priest; give it to the own .er, say.' "Sure an' 1 offered it to tn owner," said Pat, {" an' not bit would h take 1t, yer riyerence." "Oh if that's tn case, then you may keep it.'' 'Thanks t' yer riverence," replied Pat, pocketing tn weed '' Pm riddy for the absolution.'