Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-03-03

A REMARKABLE SrArEMENT.-Prof Mitchell de-
livered, if Philadelphia, one Of his splendid
astronomical lectures. The following statement
of remarkable fact is given in report of the
lecture;
:" lie had long since met, in the city of ST.
Louis, a man of scientific attaiHments, who for
forty years had been engaged in Egypt deciphcr-
ing herogl yiCs Of the auciens. This gentleman
had stated to him that he had lately unreveeIled
tue inscriptions upon the coffin OF a mummy now
in the London Museum, and that in which, by
| the aid Of previous observations, he had disc0g
cred the key to all the astronomical knowledge
Of the EEytalns. The zodiac. with the exact
position Of the planets, was delineated on this
coffin, and the date to which they pointed was
| the antumnal equinox in the year l722 before
Christ, or nearly thirty six hundred years ago
Professor Mitchell employed his assistance to
ascertain the exact position Of the heavenly bodies
belonging to our solarsytem on the equinox of
! that year (B. c. l122,) and sent him a correct
diagram Of them, without having communicated
ms object in 50 doing In compliance with this
the calculations were made, and to his astonish-
ment, on comparing the results with The state
ments Of his scientific friend already alluded to,
it was found that on the 18th of October, B. C.,
l722, The moon and The planets had ocupied the
exact points in the heavens marked upon the
collin in the London Museum"
Why HE FELI-We often wonder that certain
men and women are left 10y God to the commits
sion of sins which shock u.s. We wonder how
under the temptation, OF a single hour, they fail
from the very nights of virtue and honor, into
sin and shame. The fact is that there are no
such falls as these, or there are next to none
These men and women are those who have
dallied with temptation, have exposed themselves
to the influence of it, and have been weakened
and corrupted by il. Ii we could get Mt the
secret histories of those who stand suddenly dis
covered vicious, we should find that they had
been through this most pouting preparatory
process thar they had been in the habit OF goiug
out and meeting temptation in order that they
might enjoy its eNctcmeuts that underneath n
blamerss outward life, they have welcomed aud
entertained su IN their imaginations uUUi ID b.
moral sense was hluuled, and they vrr. ,....
for the deed of which they thought ts.. .....
apable,- YHotaY 7pcoah
IN the beautiful drama of Ian, tA, u..u...
Immortality, SO cloqUeutly uttered by ta. i ...a
devoted Greek, finds deep response III gt,l,
thoughtful soul. When about to yield his yo4u.s
| existence as a sacrifice to fate, his beloved
Clemanihe asks il they shall not meet again, to
which he replies 4" have asked that dreadful
question of the hills that look etcrnal-of the
streams that How forever--Of the stars, among
whose fields OF azure my raised spirit hath walk
ed in glory. All were dumb. But while gaze
upon Thy living face, feel that there is some
thing in the love that mantles through its beau
", that eau not wholly perish. We shall meet
again, Clemanthe."
THE LITTLE CHHp's RmrkE.-" You must
not play with that little girl my dear - Bat,
ma, | like her she is good girl, aud I'm sure
dresses as prettly as | do, and she has lots OF
toys" can't help that, my DEAR" responded
the mother; "hcr father is shoemaker" " But
don't play with her father play with her,
she amt shoemaker.'