Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-04-24
ArIiaious Nlisffllann.


parting breath will come and the time when you
are stretched lifeless corpse before the eyes of
weeping relatives viii come, and the coffin that i
to enclose YOU will come, and that hour when
the company assembled 20 carry you 20 the
churchyard will come, and. that minute when you
arep put down into the grave viii come, and the
throwing in of the loose dirt into the narrow house
where YOU are laid, and the spreading of the
green sod over it--al, all will come on every iv-
ing creature who now speaks and the people who
now listen will be carried to their long homes and
make room for another generation. Now all this
you know must and VIII happen-yOur common
sense and common experience serye TO convince
you of il.
Perhaps it may have been little thought in the
days of careless, and thoughtless, and thankless
unconcern which you have spent hitherto; but
call upon you 10 think Oft TO lay il seriously
70 heart, and no longer to delay when the high
matters of death, and judgment and eternity, are
thus set so evidently before you. And the tidings
wherewith / am charged-and the blood lesh
upon your own head, and not upon mine. IL YOU
viii not listen to them-the object of nv coming
amongst you is 70 let you know what more things
areto come; Il Is to carry you beyond the regions
OF sight and of sense 10 the regions of faith, and
TO assure you IN the name Of Him who can notlie,
that as sure the hour for laying the body in the
grave comes, so surely viii also come the hour of
the spirit returning to Him who gave il. Yes, the
day OF final reckoning viii come. and the appear
anee OF the Son Of God in heaven, and his mighty
angels around him. viii come and the opening Of
the books viii come and the standing of men Of
all generations before the judgment seat will come
and the solemn passing OF that sentence which il
to flx you for eternity viii come-Dr. Chaiznnrs.
The Work OF Missions The labors Of mod
ern missionaries have given 10 2Oo0O.OOO OF
people in Asia, Africs and America the benefit
of written language, through which they have
difiused knowledge of Christ and his word
Fifteen unwritten languages have been reduced
TO writing, and the bible has been translated in
whole or in part into more than twenty, and its
truths taught in at least thirty, by the missiona
ries of the American Board alone In Africa.
twenty dialects have been reduced 10 writing. In
one OF which the language Of three millions Of
men, newspaper is published, printed by the
natives. and circulated among 5000 readers.
The word of God has been translated ana n
Christian literature commenced for fve-sixths of
Ire heatlen population of the world Through
out the whole missionary field nearly 5000 Euro
pe3n and American missionaries and their assist
ants, ard more than 5000 native helpers are en-
gagged, through whom about 500 600 have been
brought under the influence Of the truth
This is but the preparatory work which God Is
carving on through the instrumentality OF man,
to make way for his grand movements
When his foretold time shall arrive, the work
Vii leap forward. Then "a nation shall be born
in day" How the Spirit of God can turn mems
hearts We see in the great revival, which. begin
ming in our own midst, i sIre ding from nsiicn
to nation. across the sea. When he gives the
call in power, uailliens viii flock TO his fees
How AND WHAr TO RrAD.-Read nuci. bu;
not many works. For what purpose. with that
intent do we ready We read not for the sake Of
reading, but we read 10 the end that ne may
think. Reldng is valusbe only as il may sup
ply the materials which the mind its.-ii elabOVaies
As IL il not the largest quantity OF any kii:d o.
food taken into the stomach that e0nduces 20
health, but such quantity OF such kind as
be best disested; it is not the greatest compile
ment of any kind OF information that impro, e
the mind. but sIch quantity of such Kind ~
determines the intellect 10 most vigorous energy.
Tie only profitable kind of reading is that in
which we are compelled to think. and think in
tensely whereas the reading which serves only to
dissipate and divert our thoughts is either Iosi-
lively hurtful, or useful only an occasional re-
taxation from severe exerton. But the amount
of vigorous thinking is usually in the inverse ra-
ito OF multifarious reading. Multifarious reading
is agreeable, but as n habit il Is, in it, way, as
destructive 70 the mental as dram-drinking 10 the
bodily health. .'Our age" SAYS Herder, ais the
refrlins age:" and he adds. at would have been
better, in nv opinion, for the world and for sci
ence. if, instead of the multitude of books which
now oyerlay us, we possessed but few works
good and sterling. and which, as few, would be,
therefore, more diligently and profoundly stad-
led. Sir William HgmiltoR.
A MrSIsrER's WoEK ASD PAr--At the recent
meeting of the Congregational Union. az kber-
deen, Dr. Alexander of Edinburgh, ssid: A.
al am ready, without any beating about the
bush. to say that We ere all undcrpaid for what
We do. was talking lately with London bus.
ness mana successful merchant. II Was abor,
the time bishops were getting made, and we talk
ed about their incomes. he said TO me, And i
il l. n fair question, what do you getf told HIN
Well he answered, is that all you get7' Yes
ard compared with what many Of my brethrei
Ger, j, is pretty fair And what do YOU do fol
thatT said would enlighten him upon this
In the first place compose and write what would
be fully two pretty thick octave volumes; nbou
as much as any literary man bending over his per
thinks of doing, and more than some do in
wear In the next place ] have to DO as muct
| speakine every week as lawyer nj the bar IL
good practice Then. in the third place. to do a.
much visiting a surgeon IN average practics
would do. And, in the next place, j think
write as many letters AS many Of your grea
merchants do We'll, he said, is yours an ex
traordnary case?' / said. Not at all: a nm
duties correspond with his sphere, but many o
! my brethren do as much some Of them IerhaTu
little more Well he said again, 'thes ma,
| say as much as they please about ministers get
ting too much for their work, but none OF nj
would do half your work for four times you
pay"
HuRnrrp Dsvorross ss-Probably many Of n
would be discompOsed by an arithmetical estmai
o! our communion with God IL might reveal q
Ia tie secret of much Of our apathy in prayer, be
cause might disclose how little we desire 30 b
acGe with God We might learn from such
| that idea of nravor n
"the measure of love" is not very fattersng i'
us We do not grudge time given TO priyileg
which We love. Why should We expect to eDj g.
a duty which we have no time to enjoyf Do NJ
enjoy any thing we do in hurryf Enjoymei
! pre- supposes something Of mental leisure. ho'
often DO We say of pleasure: 81 wanted NOR
time to enjoy il 10 my hearts content" But o
| all empoymeuts, none can be more dependent o.
1 "tme for It. than stated PRAYER.
Fugitive acts of devotion, TO be Of high value
must be sustained by other approaches TO Co
deliberate, premeditated. regular, which shall Z
20 those acts ike the abuiments Of suspensio
bridge 20 the arch that spans the stream Ii Wi
never do to be in desperate haste in laying sue
foundations This Thoughtful duty. this spirfue
privilege, this foretaste OF uHcorporo0i life, th
communion with an unseen Frecd-can YOU ez
pect to enjoy il as you would rapariee or dance
| Decentralization is sign OF weakness
for inasmuch as the comparative good and eF
|, of the different modes Of action about which "
, hesitate. are seldom equally balanced. a stron
mind should perceive the slightest inclination {
the beam with the glance of the eagle partit
larly as there are cases where the prepondeTans
will be very minute. even though there should I
life in one scale and death in tire other IL Is q
corded of the late Earl of Berkeiy, that he W
suddenly awakened at night in his carriage by
/ highwayman, who, forcing pistol through q
window and presenting il close TO his breast, d.
manded his money-exclaimiug at the same tin
that he had heard his lordship had boasted he neV,
would be robbed by a single highwayman. but tn
he should now be taught the contrary. Hislor
ship. putting his hands IN his pocket. replie'
Neither would now be robbed II IL were MT 4
that fellow who is looking over your shoulder
The highwayman turned bis head. when his lor'
ship, who had drawn pistol from his pocket II
stead of a purse. shot bin dead on the spo
Bacon.
A CosuSs ErmsIrT.-And Paradise. and Pa
adse lost is awaiting you, and stands before yC
with unfolded gates and time hastene,h past. Al
eternity prepareth itself TO roll on for ever an