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reach the heart. But if it stop there; if
it lodge in the brain and get no further; !;
if it do not go down into the heart, and
lnfuse it's vitalizing power into the soul
and the life-what can it signify? 1t
were indeed far better never to have known
the grace of God than to receive it thus
in vain; for although light and convic-
tions cannot save us, they may make our
hell more dreadful.
Again, it will be in vain for us to re-
ceive in part and not in ~hOle. The
Gospel is totality-an indivisible uni
ty-and must be so received. You can
not divide the one living and glorious
body of Christ. You cannot receive him
for Justification and not also for saOctif-
cation; for pardon, and not for holiness !;
for the hopes, joys and comforts of his
religion, and not also for its duties, cross
es, and self. denials. Y wv many
think to accept the &C. lGlain
ant'-eas,. sl.i,rssss9 =
hard and mysterious u re
anxious to enjoy religion, are little
to practise it, and to adorn the doctrine
of God their Saviour. Now this is all
wrong. If we truly receive Christ, We
take him just as he is, for better and for
worse; we give up all and are willing to
become all things or nothing for him.
But lastly, we receive the grace of God
in vain, if we are not saved by it. This
at least is plain. The Gospel is designed
to save US, and if not saved, it matters
not what our hopes, professions and ex-
perences may bet is failure as re-
CARDS us. We have received it in vain.
1t will be no failure as regards God and
the vindication of his righteousness in
our destruction but for us it will and
must be so, and far worse; for shall not
the having received this wondrous grace
in vain add wrath to wrath, and be as
fuel to the fire of our remorse? "We
then, as workers together with him, be
seech you also, that ye receive not the
grace of God in vain" j. F. B.
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" Wiser Than My Maker"

A young man of sceptical tendencies,
walking out one Sabbath morning, pro-
posed to comrade in sin to spend the
day in a fishing exercusion down the har-
Hssr. a Christian friend, passing them
f10k hlSway To church, had overhead the
remark, and politely invited nsus1DQ
company him to public worship. The
young man reluctantly consented, saying,
that ''if preaching was effectual to con-
vince him of error, he should believe in
it; but if not, he would never again be
caught listening to it."
They entered the house of God. After
the usual devotional services the pastor
arose, and casting his eye over his au-
dience, in the deepest tenderness and So
lemnity said, 81 do not rise to preach
10 you, it is God addressing you: Who
soever shall not receive the kingdom OF
God as little child'-Do you so receive
it?" eff not" he added, with deep
commiseration, "the closing words OF
this text are Gods message to you: He
shall not enter therein. ,"
These words were uttered with deep
emotion, and all felt that they came from
the heart of the preacher. At the close
of the services the young man said, 81
have never seen such simplicity and ten
derness in preacher, and his words sunk
into my heart. l felt l had not received
the word of God as little child, but as
one soiser than my Maker. That to me
was preaching effectually."
From that hour" he afterwards said,
"scepticism vanished from my mind, and
the truth uttered in the simplicity of
little child brought me to the feet of Je-
sus." He is now an earnest laborer in
the cause of his Master, preaching that
gospel he once derided, in its simplicity
and power to the souls of men. If We
would save souls, let us be "filled with
the Spirit" and our utterances shall be
clothed with power to their salvation.
american Messenger.
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A Sublime Faith.

Faith rests with confidence on the word
of God, assured that his promises cannot
fail. When one has right views of the
Divine character. he feels that he could
sooner doubt his own existence than doubt
the promises of God. The Bible itself
furnishes no finer illustration of SUBJ
lime faith than the following reply of
poor Scotch woman to Rev. John Brown,
of Haddington:
Mr.. Brown had been pressing her with
hard questions, to test her knowledge of
the Scriptures, and the strength and
depth of her piety. At last he asked:
"Janet, what if God, after all he has
done, should break his promise and drop
you in hell?"
The poor woman promptly replied:-
''Let him do cen as he likes. If he
does, he'll lose muir than dor'
1t would be hard for any one to 60 be.
yond this in right conceptions of the
faithfulness of God,
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The Cry of Despair.

Years ago man was benighted in one
of the mining regions in England. He
lost his way, the darkness was dense,
and dangers were thick. The next step
might precipitate him down some awful
shaft, some gloomy pit, and dash him,
bruised and shapeless, upon its floor
He knew his peril, and he stopped, stood
still, and began to cry, "Lost! Lost!
LOST"
He ceased. 1t was a moment of sus-
pense and agony; but cotlager heard
the sound, and, grasping lantern, hur-
ried forth to answer to the voice. Guided
by the mournful cry, "Lost Lost Lost"
he hastens over the gloomy moor. The
lost man sees in the distance the glim-
mering of his light; it comes nearer and
nearer, until, as its rays flash through
surrounding mist, he finds that he stands
upon the very verge of death, another
step would have carried him down the
shaft, a crushed and mangled corpse!-
One step, one more effort to save himself,
and he wonld have been lost beyond
hope; another effort even to find his way,
would have proved his ruin.
Wandering soul, stop where you are!
Cease from vain strivings and restless
tolls. Believe in God, and call upon His
name. Pray as did the benighted man,
Lost, lost" Say as did the publican,
God be merciful to me a sinner y
Jesus will hear your cry, for He came
to seek and to save that which was lost,
and He will save you. You have wan
dered far enough; another step may be
too far. Now there is help for you.-
behold, now is the accepted time; be-
hold now is the day of salvation.
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Whole No. 1876.
A LITTLE WAY.

A little way know 1t is not far
To that dear home where my beloved are;
And yet my faith grows weaker as | stand
A poor lone pilgrim in a dreary land,
Where present pain the future bliss obscures.
And still my heart sits, like bird, upon
The empty nest, and mourns its treasures gone
Plumed for their flight,
And vanished quite.
All me! where is the comfort though say
They have but journeyed on a little way!
A little way-at times they seem so near,
Their voices ever murmur at my ear;
To all my duties loving presence lend,
And with sweet ministry my steps attend,
And bring my soul the sweet luxury of tears.
Twas here we met and parted company;
Why should their gain be such a grief to me?
This sense of loss!
This heavy cross
Dear Saviour, take the burden off. pray,
And show me heaven is but-a little way.
These sOmbre robes, these saddeOed faces, all
The bitterness, the pain of death recall;
--~------- - ---tace- q Shers,erI may, a~
see the traces of a sure decay;
And parting takes the marrow out of life.
Secure in bliss, we hold the golden chain
Which death, with scarce a warning, snaps in
twain;
And never more
Shall time restore
The broken links; twas only yesterday
They vanished from our sight-a little way
A little way this sentence repeat,
Hoping and longing to extract some sweet
To mingle with the bitter; from Thy hand
take the cup can not understand,
And in my weakness give myself to Thee
Although it seems so very, very far
To that dear home where my beloved are,
/ know, l krow
1t is not so
o, give me faith to feel it when / say
That they are gone-gone but little way
Hours at Home.
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would watt the hymns of praise from the
lowly cottages around, to bis elegant
mansion. Often the tears would course
down his cheeks, when melodies endeared
by childish associations would fall on his
ear.
Christian parents, fearful RESPONSE
bility rests upon you. Those young
"olive plants" which give life and beauty
to your homes, are to be reared for i'm
mortality-carefully watched and nur-
tured, that when the Reaper comes they
may be transplanted to the paradise of
God, there to bloom in unfading lowell
ness.-Rellqi0us Herald.
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going to hear such pfeaohing as that
No one seems for a miment toreaect that
he had any motipe fer going to church,
different from that which carries him to
lecture or to the opaa- It is but too
common to look upoa the church as a
place of entertainment instead Of a place
of wOrship. Without fully discussing
just here the object Of meeting together,
is it not sufficient plesfor panctual and
prompt attendance, to say that all paHs
of the service, from the LauocatieS of
Gods blessing to the Benediction, are
worthy of the earnest attention of all Eho
come to the house of God? s
A COUNTRY PASTOR.
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uC llIllC VII 10 SphO W iSop' ~AiA
nature is hushed to repose.
"Saviour, breathe an evening blessing,
Ere repose our spirits seal;
Sin and want we come confessing;
Thou canst save, and thou canst heal"
How peculiarly appropriate this hour
for prayer; how touching the custom
which has come down to us from the days
Of the patriarchs, that the father of each
family SHOULD gather his loved ones around
lhe domesFic SfSSr, aud, as the priest of
that household, invoke the blessing of
heaven upon them ere they separate for
the night. Aid when the darkness is
past, and the mighty god of day floods
the earth with glory, again he calls them
together to return thanks for the love
which preserved them through the dan
gers of the night, and to seek the guild
ance and protection Of their Father for
the day, lest the tempter lead their un-
wary feet into forbidden paths, aud en-
snare them in the net which he has so
skilfully spread. But beautiful as is the
custom, it is sad to reflect in how few
homes these family altars have been
erected. And yet there is fearful de-
nunciation resting upon such as neglect
it, for Jeremiah exclaims, in holy indig
nation, "Pour out thy fury upon the
families that have not called upon thy
name" Can Christian parent feel
that he is discharging faithfully his duty,
while such a means for the religious cul
ture of his children is neglected? How
could he better fulfill the positive com
mand of his Coda command thrice re
peated-" And these words thou shalt
teach diligently unto thy children, and
shalt talk of them when thou sittest in
thy house, and when thou liest down, and
when thou risest up" Think what would
be the influence for good upon the rising
generation, if from the altar of every
home the smoke of the morning and
evening sacrifice ascended as incense to
the skies. Would they not learn to re-
verence the God of their parents, when
they saw how earnest they were in His SER
vice? What was it that kept Randolph,
Virginia's great statesman, from beng
swallowed up in the whirlpool of infdell-
ty which was boiling and surging in the
voluptuous capital Of France? "I re-
membered," said he, "the pressure OF
of my mothers hand upon my head, as
bowed at her knee in the holy inno-
cence of childhood, and she taught my
faltering lips to pray, Our Father. "
All the poisoned arrows of Rousseau and
Voltaire fell unheeded, for he was cased
in the invincible armor of mother
prayers. Truly,
"Prayer is a creatures strength,
The golden key that opes the wicket of mercy,
The slender nerve that moves the muscle OF
Omnipotence."
The family altar has given to Scotland
her pre- eminence for plety. Burns has
immortalized this custom in his beautiful
poem, The Cotter's Saturday Night.
So vivid is the picture that, in magma
ton, we almost catch the strains of
''Dundees wild warbling measure"
and see the aged patriarch, as he bend;
in reverence over 'the family Bible thai
lay on the stand" 1t is related of Sil
Walter Scott that nothing ever affected
him SO much as when the evening breez'
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IT Is most miserable state for man
to have everything according to his de-
sire, aud quietly to enjoy the pleasures
of life. There needs no more to expose
him to eternal misery.
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y. Foa THE CENTRAL pAgsprrERIAs.
The Way is Safe.

When a dense fog covers the face of
the country; or when the road upon
s'which.oneis is travelling has many windings
among fyixsts, hills and valleys, he can
see but . Snort distapse ahead of him.
Yet he is not discouIsged, nor does he
hesitate to press forwss his destina-
ton because the whole annot be seen
fully and fairly from tarting point
What though the rnisS has gathered
about him, or the jour end is hidden
from his sight by dtb eses? These
do not make the sure. And
though he cannot 81 n, he 6e1ieves
that it is still therss; hing far away
in its Place. It's = that some part
of 1.-THE part ueees !! h. must travel
in fhescfSssat n.ori Ever before him
I--,'rstfsy marke. ~ passing on of
othef travellers who t1rvc .J'o-rr---y24 a-sl.-Ee
And so, on he goes, not seeing, but be-
Ieuing in and hoping for the end.
Thus the Christian "walks by faith,
not by sight Dinmess and obscurity
are often about his path, the end whereof
is hidden from his sight, perhaps shrouded
in mystery. Yet is not a safe pilgrimage
promised when God says: "What | do
thou knowest not now, but thou shalt
know hereafter?" And "my grace is
sufficient for thee" lays open to our view
just so much of the road as We ustneeds
at present travel. And so far as we may
see it, what road it is? How plainly is
it marked? Multitudes have travelled
here, each one leaving an impress of his
progress-if in tears and blood, with re-
cords of many groaus and wrestings, so
much more surely is this road distin-
guished from that one wherein sinners
walk at ease. And one sure sign there
is, seen all along the way-a footprint
sunk deeper, and more firmly placed than
others, as if he who made it bore the
heaviest burden and endured most hard
ness. Records too there are of his tears
and groans and sweat-aye, "sweat as it
were great drops of blood falling upon
the ground" Here he walked first and
alone to open the new and living way,
bearing the sins of doomed world, and
the chastisement of our peace laid upon
him. here he walked faithful to the end.
All yes the road is plainly marked. If
in the world we have tribulations, here
are tokens of his taking part in them
also; his own best commentary upon the
words that he left written for his follow
ers: "Be of good cheer, have over
s..cone the world"
Then asf rshSs Ss ever Watching and
Hearing the clouds, darkness, mists
which gather over or steal in upon ouI
hearts. If these hide from view other
objects upon which we have loved toe
much to gaze, it is well, for we will look
more closely to our road where only that
is left to look upon. Nor let US dread
that in some "vale of tears" our steps
will grow uncertain and confused fol
that which he has written for our guild
ance is most clearly seen through flowing
tears, 81 am the way" SEwAH.
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When dense fog covers the face of
the country; or when the road upon
.'wthich.o is travelling has many windings
among fvjxsts, hills and valleys, he can
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1t Is easy to form missions, but the Lore
alone can form true missionaries.
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RAILROAD LINES.

nj ORTIZ PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
~ The MIDDLE I,I koUIIIEa,shortsst IIsc, she and most
Hazelton, White Haven Wilkesbarre, Mahsnoy City,
Passenger Depot % Philadelphia, n. W. corner OF
sUMlMERD sNlSE "a AeRA r z NSEMENT. lSsE HIs -
on and after WEDNE n DA Y. May 8, 1867, Passenger
trains leave the New Depot corner Berks anu Ameri
At7s5 a. nTa TX press for Bethlehem and
Principal stations on North Penpsylyspia Rallroadai
~ & on MSHeh S HHhTah HaYa5
wikesbarre, Kingston Plttston, and All points in
Lehieh ana wyoming valleys also, In CONNECTION @
Guy ana with CatawissS HaiiEoad tor Rupert
nHsng gtlle' Milton, and W"iamsRo!I ArIye W,exes. az
barre at 8 + M; at MahaDoy CITY at 2 z, M.
train, PASSING Beibiehem at n'5S ?. NJ Tor Easton,
and points on New Jersey Central Railroad 70 New
&ts.45 A, M.-Accommodatlon for Doylestown, stop
ping al all intermediate stations. Passengers for
Willow Grove, Hatboro, aud Hartsville by this
at l015 A M.-ACCOmmOdhtlont for Fort washing
ton, stopping at intermediate stations. ,,,o.,o.
Mauch Chunk, White Haven, WiiResbsrre Mahanoy
City, Centrala, Shenandoah, Mount Camel, and All
Passengers for Greenville take this train TO Quaker
At T45 p. M.-Accommpdation for Doylestown,
stopping at all intermediate stations Passengers take
stage at Doylesown for New Hope; at North Wales
AtqP. M.-Aocommod odation for Doylestown, stop
Willow Grove, Hatboro, and Hartsville, take stage
At 520 r. M.-Through accommodation for Bethle
hem ana all stations ON main line OF North Peunsyl
yania Railroad connecting at Bethlehem with Lehign
Valley Evening train for Easton Allentown And
MauCh Chunk,
AT 6'2N p. M.-AccommodRtion for LansdAle, stop
ping at all intermediate stations
Az ll'SO p M.-ACcommodation for Fort Wash.
lngton, - - - - . -- -
TRAINS ARRIVE IN PHILADELPHIA.
From Bethlehem, at g15 A, NJ 2O5 and $40 L. M.
205 z. M train max direct connection with Lebigh
Valley trains from Easton Wilkesbarre, MahanOy
City, and Hazleton, Passengers leaving EastOH at
u20 A. Nj. arrive in Philadelphia at 205 Z. NJ.
Passengers leave Wilkesbarre at 80 7. M. connect
at Bethlehem at 6l5 p. NJ. and arrive In Philadephis
at $40 Z. NJ.
7'4O z. M.
From I,ansdale at 7'30 A. NJ.
From Fort Washington at l16O A. M. and 3'O5 p. NJ.
.l ON SUNDAYS
Philadelphia for Bethlehem at $3.50 A. M.
Philadelphia for Doylestown at 245 Z. NJ
Doylestown to Philadelphia at 7'20 A. NJ.
Bethlehem to Philadelphia at 4'30 p NJ.
Fifth and sixth Streets Passenger cars convey pas
sengeTs TO and from the new depot
White cars of Second and Third Streets line and
Union line run within short distance OF the Depot
Tickets must be procured at the Ticket Office in
order TO secure the lowest rates OF fare.
ELLIS CLARK Agent
Tickets sold and Baggage checked through TO prin-
cpal points AT Mann's North Pennsylvania Baggage
Exp press Office,
liz No. los s, FIFTH Street.
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VNT EST CHESTER AND PHILADELPHIA
w RAILROAD, VIA MEDIA.


SUMMER ARRANGEMENT,
On and after MONDAY, June "a 1867 Trains will
leave Depot, TIL RTY p ItST and CHESNUT streets,
West Philadelphia as follows:-
Philadelphia for West Chester, at7'l5 A. NJ,
II A 2S0 p M, ALB p. M, 45O p. M, 200 p. NJ and
Leave West Chester for Philadelphia, from Depot
East Market street, at 65 A. M, 7'l5 A. M, 730
and 1045 4 M. 1855 7. Nj. 45O ana $50 p. Nj.
Trains leaving W est Chester at 730 A, Nj, and leRv
Ing Philadelphia at 45O p. M will stop at b. G. Juno
passengers to or from stations between West Ches
and II. 9. junction going east, VIII take train
Will take train leaving Philadelphia at 4'5OP p NJ and
transfer at b. q. Junction.
Leave Philadelphia Tor Media at $50 p M.
Leave Media for Philadelphia at $40 p NJ.
Stopping at all stations. go
The Mark S will be in waiting, usual,
Thirty first and Market streets, on The arrival OF
each train, convey passengers into the city; and
lines leaving the Depot take the cars on Market
Front and Market streets thirty minutes previous to
he Chesnut and Walnut Street cars connect with
all of the above trains, carrying passengers down
Chestnut past principal hotels aud the Cam
den and Auboy kR Office at Walnut street wharf,
passing out Walnut street TO the depot
ON SUNDAYS
Leave Philadelphia at 500 A. M. and Z. M.
Leave West Chester AT 745 A, NJ. and L. M.
The cars Market street Will connect with
all Sunday trains, both ways, as usual, leaving
Front and Mark streets thrtyhVe minutes before the
leaves Depot and will leave Depot on arrival O1
each train, to carry passengers INTO the city.
Trains leaving Phiedelpha al 2'l5 A. N, ana 4'5O
Nj and leaving Vest Chester ~ 7'S0 A. NJ and 4'50 L,
M connect b. g. Junction with trains on r. nd b,
c. X. r., for Oxford and intermediate points.
Passengers allowed to take wearing apparel
only, as baggage, and the Company Will not in any
be responsible for amount exceeding one hun.
same, HENRY WOOD,
dJ@ General superintendent
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A NOBLE OFEER.-There are two institutions
in Hull, England, for the support and educa-
tion of sailors orphan children, viz, the Sea-
mems Orphan Asylum and the Sailors Orphan
Home. Mr.. Titus Salt has offered to give the
latter institution the sum of $4,000, on conli-
able to accommodate, like the sister institu-
tion, one hundred children, and that the
school is enlarged to receive one hundred town
orphans (children of saiors) in addition to the
one hundred maintained in the institution.
The gift will probably be accepted on these
terms.
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TuE CATHOLICS IN SooTLAND.-The Pope pro-
.oses 10 re-establish the Roman Catholic hier-
Pirchv in Scotland by giving territorial jurisdic
sion "a the Wears apostolic and by the appoint
I'M tlo of other bishops. There will be an
inrcbbishop of Glasgow, with six suffragans,
1abo will take their respective titles from Edin-
bnTeh, Aberdeen, Perth, Inverness, Stirling,
and Kilmarnook.
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AN INDIAN JUDGE. - Considerable interest
has been excited in Bengal by the death of
Snmlonath Pundit, the only native yet found
worthy Of seat on the bench Of an Indian
bigb court. The Judge was of Cashmere
orfgin. his family never intermarried with
PenSgalese, and he kept aloof from all Bengalee
..saSes. He began life on f24 year as clerk,
"a then went TO the native bar.
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PoR CAPE MAY BY RAILROAD, FROM

LNOR CAPE MAY BY RAILROAD, FROM
II foot OF MARKET Street Upper Ferry.
Commencing SATURDAY, July l3. 1867.
900 A. NJ. Morning Mail, Due 1925 p. M.
800 Pm, Cape May, Passenger, Due 7'l8 p. NJ
400 +. Nj. TX press, Due 7'05 p. M.
RETURNING TRAINS LEAVE CAPE ISLAND,
gao A. M. Morning Mail. Due 1907 A. M.
goo A. Nj. Fast Express. Due l2U7 p. M.
500 L. M Cape May Express, Due 925 p NJ.
The SUNDAY MAIL and PASSENGER TRAIN
leaves Philadelphia a. 700 a. M, returning leaves
Communication tickets, good for ONE, THREE or
TWELVE months, can be procured at the Office of
the Company, Camden N. j,
Through tickets be procured at No. 82s Chesnut
street (under the Continental HoteD. Persona
purchasing tickets at this office have their Dag
gage checked at their residences.
W EST JERSEY RAILROAD LINES,
from foot of MARX ET Street (Upper Ferry,
Commencing SATURDAY, July l3, 1867.
500 A. Nj. Morning Mail, for Brdgeton, SALEM
Mlilvile, Vineland, and intermediate stations
800 a. M. Cape May Morning Mall.
800 Z. NJ Cape May Accommodation.
$50 Z. NJ BrldgetOn and Salem Passenger,
400 p. NJ, Cape May Express
500 y. NJ Woodbury. Accommodation.
Cape May Freight leaves Camden AT 9"20 A. NJ
West Jersey Freight Train leaves Camden at II Il,
tnoon)
below Walnut street, from TOO 4. NJ, until 500 T.. NJ
Freight received before 500 A. NJ Will go forward the
same day, 80 . ~ - -
72u WILLIAM J. sEWELL, superintendent.