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the simple reason that it is silent and secret
beyond the vale of DEATH
You will find one man in one place, who
lives in health and comfort, with wealth to
supply every want, and with intellectual
qualifications enabling them fully to attain
every ambitious aspiration yet, this man
will be forgetful of the Author of these
benefits, and will refuse to render gratitude
to the Father of mercies. You will find
another man of precisely the same charac-
ter, whom God by His providences seems to
torment; if perchance, by inficting trou-
bles and distress, He might convince the
man of the vanity of all human support,
and make him fly for refuge to the hope set
before him in the Gospel. Yet, such a one
will refuse to bend the knee, and to seek
consolation in the God of all grace.
You have made considerable proficiency in
Latin by this time, [ have no doubt [ wish
you would strive TO make as great an ad-
vance in your studies as you possibly can.
| would delight to see you expert in the
Greek language. What an accomplishment
it would be, and how pleasant to mediate
upon the hidden beauties of the original
language of the New Testament 1t would
be happy thing in my life, if we could see
more of each other than we do; and l hope
we shall yet live awhile together I told
you last summer that | wanted to see you a
minister of the Gospel. l now repeat what
[ then said; and it is my prayer to God
that He will make you one.
That God may fill you with the Holy
Ghost and make you faithful servant, is
my constant prayer.
Your ever afectionate brother
EMBRA.
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For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
A. BROTHERS, WISHES.

My Dear Brother,-I have intended to
write to you for long time, but something
has continually prevented me. You do not
know how much think about you, and de-
sire your welfare, and pray for you. The
thought with me which surpasses all others
in magnitude, is that you may walk humbly
before your God, and trust implicitly in His
faithfulness. This world is cheerless with
out the favor of God; and the prospect in
death is so hideous without reliance upon
the strong and compassionate arms of Je-
hovah. OH that We all may meet in heaven.
This world is full of falsehold, darkness,
and apostacy from God. No house is sure
except the house which is founded upon the
Rock of Ages. The world sometimes seems
to stand so confidently, and men 90 on with
their worldly interests forgetful of God
yet, though there be SO little to fore-token
it, every thing is doomed to dissolution, and
every man who makes not God his trust is
travelling onward to perdition. The world
seems to proceed day after day in the same
old channel, and the oldest man of your &C
quaintance will tell you that there has been
but little change; yet, there is an awful re-
volutiod occurring at the end of every man s
life, which does not create CONSERVATION for
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One Journey.

When | was young man, there lived in
our neighborhood farmer who was usually
reported to be very liberal man, and un-
commonly upright in his dealings. When
he had any produce of his farm to dispose
of, he made it an invariable rule to give
good measure-rather more than could be
required of him. One of his friends, OBJ
serving him frequently doing so, questioned
him why he did it-told him he gave too
much, and said it would be to his disadvan-
tage. Now mark the answer of this excel
lent man: "God Almighty has permitted
me but one journey through the world; and
when l am gone, cannot return to rectify
mistakes" Think of this. But one journey
through the world!
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A Touching Incident.

A speaker at recent Sunday School
Conference related an incident of little girl,
seven years of age, who having been taken
sick, was carried to an hospital to die.
"The last night" said the speaker, "noth-
ing was heard to break the silence but the
ticking of the G eat clock in the hall as the
pendulum swung backward and forward
Then it would strike the hour-eleven,
twelve, one 'clock-when there came from
the couch Of the little sufferer voice of
sweet melody. 1t was one verse of Sun
day School hymn:
Jesus! the name to sinners dear,
The name to sinners given;
1t scatters all their guilty fears,
1t turns their hell to heaven
Then all was silent again, and nothing was
heard but the ticking of the great clock in
the hall, until she broke out after while in
another verse:
Happy if with my latest breath
| may but gasp His name;
Preach Him to all, and cry in death
Behold, behold the Lambl'
"The nurse fastened to the bedside of
the little sufferer, but she was too late. The
angels had been there before her and carried
away that little Sunday School girl from
beholding the Lamb on earth to his bosom
in the sanctuary above"
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other service in their behalf. In fact, there
is nothing that people take more pride in
saying, than, "Our minister is such stu
dent" Studlousness is always admired.
The learned appreciate it at its value, while
common people feel sort of superstitious
reverence for it.
1t would be common place and irrelevant
for me to insist upon the necessity of study
to the minister. 1t may be necessary, how
ever, for you to brace yourself to it, as to
many it is weariness to the flesh. Nor
would it be becoming in me to venture advice
as to what books you should study, and how.
This you have been told, or ought to have
been, in your theological course by those
more competent than myself, and your ex-
perience in the ministry already, has doubt
less made you aware that you need to study
some things your Professors did not tell you
of. | will,reserve for another paper some
remarks uponABommon Sense and Devoted
ness. S. l.. G.
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Prayer Meetings at Private Houses.

Why is it, that the churches of our small
er villages do not all adopt the custom of
holding their week day prayer meeting, ex-
cept perhaps those of summer twilight, in
private dwellings? Well do 1 remember
many such meetings-the happiest hours
have spent on earth. Wind and rain, snow
and sleet may be driving drearily outside;
but within, you are sure to find all bright
and cozy. At the appointed hour, the neigh
bors come dropping in. Two or three ad-
joining apartments are thrown open; and
the pastor seats himself at little stand by
the doorway between them.
How quietly, happy and homelike it
seems A chapter is read from Holy Writ;
you talk of the Masters words, even as
circle of brothers and sisters. Mingled in
closely together, freely, informally, you feel
you are indeed one in the Lord, in faith and
baptism, and your hearts warm each toward
the other. Now all drop upon their knees
in united prayer; and now again, the room
is filled with the gentle melody of the songs
of Zion. Isn't it better than the. great empty
church, dimly lighted and half warmed? or
the old session-room underneath, cherries
and chilly?
Evening meetings are often neglected on
the plea of health. But cold rooms, damp
walls, or hard benches furnish no excuse
from the gathering in your neighbor's snug
sitting-room. And there, ofttimes, the in
valid or the decrepid saint, aged and stricken
in years, only awaiting the Masters sum-
mons home, may feel blessed foretaste of
the joys beyond deaths turbid stream, at
their own bedside or about their easy chair.
Thus, too, are brotherly love and social
feeling strengthened in the church. With
no expense and little trouble to the family
opening their doors, they have welcomed
beneath their roof the praying ones of that
little Christian band. Doubly blessed such
a gathering to thee, thy wife, thy little
ones, and the stranger that is perchance
within thy gates.
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Consolation in Death.

When the evening of life draws on and the
hour of death approaches, the immortal spirit
about to be dislodged from its earthly tene-
ment, looks out from her broken windows all
around for support and consolation. In the
hour of final departure from the body, the
soul needs that support which firm reliance
on the promises of the gospel can impart.
When DR.. Watts was almost worn out
and broken down by his infrmities, he OBJ
served, in conversation with friend, che
uIswembered an aged minister used to say,
~ cost learned 3 hris-
when they come to d. ~ the
same plain promises of the gospel for their
support, as the common and unlearned; and
so, said he, I find it. tits the plain promises
of the gospel that are my support; and I
bless God, they are plain promises, that do
not require much labor and pains to UNDER
stand them, for l can do nothing now, but
look into my Bible for some promise to sup
port me, and live upon that"
This was likewise the case with the pious
and excellent Mr.. Hervey. He writes about
two months before his death: 'I now
spend, says he, ''almost my whole time, in
reading and praying over the Bible" And
again, near the same time, to another friend:
81 am now reduced to state of infant
weakness, and given over by my physician.
My grand consolation is to mediate on
Christ; and 1 am hourly repeating those
heart-revivng lines of DR.. Young:
This-only this subdues the fear of death;
And what is this?-Survey the wondrous cure
And at each step let higher wonder rise
Pardon for infinite nse!-And pardon
Through means that speak its value in6nite-
pardon bought with blood With blood divine
With blood divine of him l made my foe-
Persisted to provoke Though wood d aud avid,
Bless'd d and chastis'd, fragrant rebel still
rebel midst the thunders of his throne =
Nor | alone IA rebel universe!-
My species up in arms! Not one exempt
Yet for the fonest of the foul he dies
Most joyd for the redeem'd from deepest gulf
AS if our race were held of highest rank;
And Godhead dearer as more kind to man."
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J. T.. AND Z. W. T., OCTOBER 10TH; lOoo'
Then when their early gold the leaves
Put on, and through October sheaves
The warm winds rustling blew
Two paths, which till that time had run
Apart, though near, were thenceforth one,
And one, till death-the two,
Who, led by love, from neighbOr lands,
Did walk therein with welded hands.
Past what fair bowers and fairy streams,
What sweeter world of secret dreams,
And through what glooms unknown,
Their pathway winds, l can but guess,
But, surely, through much happiness,
For they are not alone;
But, dearer grow, each other see,
Or at the breast, or on the knee!
The house which God with children fills,
Like this, is blest, whatever ills
Its doors may darken after;
How sweet to watch them day by day,
To wipe their little tears away,
Ana near tneI euuleSS ldusu
And nearer heaven than aught on earth
A merry brood about the hearth
Yours, good and fair, ye good, old pair,
Are grown, and scattered here and there,
With children Of their own;
Yet once more gathered as of old.
Their happy faces you behold,
And are no more alone;
And, as your lips are pressed to theirs,
Gone are your griefs and your gray hairs
The smiles and tears of fifty years
Have passed away-Age disappears;
You're in your May Of life,
And, comeHer than your children now,
Repeat to-day the holy vow
That made ye Man and Wife
Soundl and, the bridal measure treading,
We, older folk, will keep your Golden Weddi
r. II. SToDDARD
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Monterey, Va., January I'd, 1869.
HOLD ON.-The Scotch have quaint

HOLD ON-The Scotch have quaint
proverb, Ozark is a good dog, but Hold
On is a better" The sure way to fail is to
give way to Encouragement Look at the
human side of our glorious Exemplar. He
was very man, but never was man SO beset
with embarrassments and difficulties as our
Great Exemplar And yet He never
doubted He never wavered Through re-
proach and infamy He calmly urged His
way, working ever, doing good always, never
fretful or impatient, but straitened only that
the trial might be accomplished, and end in
triumph. And so, amid toll and trouble,
every faithful servant follows the Great
Cross-bearer, glad if he may plant his feet
in the prints of the Great Forerunner, ask
ing only for grace to hold out to the last,
and be faithful even unto death.
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A POWERFUL DIsCoURsE.-Many are
misled by their admiration of what is called
a powerful discourse, forgetting, that that
is the most powerful which best effects the
object proposed. The power of sample of
gunpowder, or of piece of ordnance is
tested, not by the loudness of the report,
but by the depth of the impression made on
the target
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Then.

When? After that dread change men
call death. For death is change of being,
not its cessation.
What then? All, yes-what? Pender
the question. What wilt thou be, have, do,
enjoy, or suffer then-after death?
Be? A sinless or sinful immortal
Have? Intelligence, reason, conscience,
affections, soul.
Do? Worship before the throne of God
and the Lamb, or weep in wretchedness.
Enjoy? Heaven, if thou livest and diest
in Christ.
Suffer? He'll, if refusing Christ thou art
Judged by the law.
Vast, awful, glorious scenes will be-
Then.
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For THE CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN.
sOWN LIGHT.

Among the many beautiful figures of
speech used in the Scriptures, none strikes
my mind at the present moment as more
beautiful and suggestive than that of SOM
light. And the thought comes up with a
threefold union, the promise of light sown
by the hand of God, its springing even on
earth, and the perfection of that growth in
heaven. Let us, kind reader, dwell upon
this truth for a while and gather from it some
of the souls fruits which the Psalmist had in
view when, by the Spirit, he wrote the
words, ds,-"hgh is sown for the righteous"
Probably all persons are, at times, con-
scious of mental darkness, gloom resting
like low heavy cloud and arising from
various causes. Probably all Christians are,
at times, conscious of a spiritual darkness
obscuring their hopes and greatly distressing
llbsm; but natural and rsliI 0n1aIpondency
rsro dp( } than
rs, their tempefa10 Ing and
cherishing the troublous vapor. To such
the promise of light comes with peculiar
sweetness, and if the respondent be a be-
lever, light is sown for him,-ah if he be
not present believer who shall presume to
say it is not sown for him? The Lord know
eth who are and who shall be His. Then
there is another kind of darkness, that of
outward grief. God sends the messenger of
affliction in one or more of its varied forms,
and the stricken feel that darkness has truly
overspread their sky; let such remember
too that light is sown for them, and it may
not always be an earthly filling up of the
void, but sweet acquiescence in the will
of God, and comfortable presence of the
Spirit, which is light indeed.
Now the matter of sowing; when we drop
seed in the earth and hide it out of sight,
do we look for an immediate springing No,
we are content to wait, though we cease not
to expect, and after many days our hopes
are realized.
And then it must not be forgotten that
this is light sown ''for the righteous" 1
once knew pious old lady who objected to
appropriating any promise made to the right
eous She could not believe herself includ-
ed, but thought her interest lay among the
sinners, the returning wanderers, returning
"childreu." Hers was a sweet humility,
but | think her objection needless; for who
are "the righteous of the Scriptures, but
sinners saved by grace; wanderers brought
home to God; those who are encompassed
with infrmities, yet, as believers, have the
merits of Christ imputed to them for rigAte-
ousness?"
The light then that God has sown for
those in darkness, for those suffering afHc-
ton, is not to spring Immediately; it would
be out of keeping with the figure used Let
days of Gods appointing pass; wait, and
pray and watch, and the light will spring, it
must spring, for Gods hand did the sowing,
and that seed cannot perish beneath the sod
A. L. P.
MOntereu VG.. ,Jnn1nru 3D. 1869.
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to the voice of prayer in private house in
Charlottesville. Mr.. Kerr in short time
removed to the West, entered the ministry
and is still living. SENEx,
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CANCEL OF LIGHT. DO not think the
devil is always dressed in black.
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BE CAREFUL to live like saint, and then
you will not be left to talk like sinner.
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From Lippineott's Magazine, January, 1869.
A GOLDEN WEDDING.

J. T. AND R. W. T., OCTOBER 18th, 1868.
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THE CITY.

The coffee establishment of Joseph otiner at
No u Yesey-st slightly damaged by ire yesterday
morning.
The Harbor Police on Saturday found under
Hoboken pier two ofjewelers sharpening stones,
valued at $500
Philip Rouse, age 81, yesterday fell from the
stoop Of his residence No 1856 Laurenss ana was very
seriously injured
Early yesterday, Patrolman Murphy of the
Nineteenth Precinct severely beaten by gang OF
rougbs, and prisoner taken from him
Mrs. Mary Moran's clothing caught fire last
evening from the stove in her apartment at NO lJJ Can
nonst and she was dangerously burned.
The Messrs. Morrow. Chamberlin q Co.,
vine merchants OF No 53l Broadway had social gath
ering at their rooms ouiSaturday evening.
A side window of G.. II. Ditson's music store
On broadway was smashed Saturday morning and SIS
worth OF musical instruments were stolen
Ann Myers age 81, was severely burned about
her face and hands yesterday by her clothing taking hre
from a stove in her apartment at No $50 Cburch-st
Gov. Hoffman has appointed Mr.. Charles H..
Van Brunt to I'LL the vacancy IN the Court OF common
Pleas OccasiOned by the election OI Juuse John H. Dau
to the supreme court.
Cornelius HOrTgan of YOnkers, was, last even
ing run over IN Thrdaye, near Thryeighthst by car
No Sc and dangerously injured Bernard MuI" uil'er
of the car, was arrested.
Coroner FLYNN on Saturday held an inquest
AT Beevue Hospital the body Of Patrick Cotton age
% the bartender VINO on Friday accidentally shot himself
DIT No. 80 East Broadway.
The Celtic Literary Club IS newly pro
iected society of young freshmen Of this city. Al the
meeting at the ST. Denis Hotel. on Friday evening" Com
mittees Organization were appointed
The Police Commissioners have assigned Ser
geant Michael OCOnnOr the command OF the Jeeraoh
Market Police Court squad. and have dismissed Iauo
man Thomas +. Lee OF the Twenty ninth Precinct
At G. a. m. on Saturday as the tug Vim was
towing three barRes laden with coal through hen uhc'
she into by the propeller Galatea, ana me DARTS
sunk. One OF the deck hands was Knocked oNer
board, but was rescued by the tug.
number of rare and valuable books from
England sold Saturday evening at leaVltt * 9io
begh's. Pugins Glossary OF Ecclesiastical Ofhahicn,,
and Costume sold at SIS Ottlcys FOrentne 0chVoi ~
Sl6 90. and the same authors Italian School at 10
A dinner was given by the Progress CluD,
on Saturday evening 10 MIR. Joseph Koch, recently
elected CIyi Justice IA the Fifth Judicial Uis'ticN
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ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
Steamship Herman Livingston Cbeesman Savannah md'e and
Steamship Mercedta Stakey. FenAndua Fla mdse and
Steamship Ryder, Charleston, mdse and pasA
Steamship Niagara Brakeman. Richmond mdse. and pass
Bark Hansen. Rio Grand DO Su 81 DAYS WOOL and hde
Len chrs Tndenee for Hewiok 10 days. JOACHIM Hem
Tichs for EeEYork 10 IL days
yoysgeur vsrwe zane 81 days Gibraltar % days.
Bolivia whitebey Aspiuwal Whale OIL hides 6e
BARK Fannie. Nichols, Cardenas 3 days, moiasseA
Briz C0vadouga, Wives. CadiI % days. salt
Brig g. f. Pennington, Rasham YAAha JAM % DAYS logWood
Brig b. Young Joy, kernandinA Fla. Dec yellow pine
sch j. T. Farsnd Leaning, Lisbon y days salt and vine
Sehr Antie Whiting Travers Demersra % DAYS sugar.
sehT e. T. Young. Richardson Cienfuegos 26 days sugar
benr. Clara SANyei Sawyer, DemerAra ~ dAys sugar
British bark from Yokohama supposed the Doom Capt Munro
Bark Antelope, White, 81 CToI sugar.
SAILED.
seimshipR Knight for washngton bark MARY for BbOa;
brigs " N Robertson, for Sayanlai Louisa for Bermuda
DOMESTIC PORTS.
Sac FRANCISCO Dec Saed steamship Constitution for Panama
DISASTERS.
The sehr l. Scn from Suffolk Virginia With shingles Is ashore
Deal and full Of The Atlantic Submarine
dispatched their LsekAwInna her assistance
The steamship George Upton, ashore Haetts Point full Of
successfully gotten midnight Of the 18th
aud towe into e Cove by Capt SAmue President Of the A.
ABe Submarine Heeug Company Divers work her,
stopping the hole preparatory Spp the steam pumps There
fair prospects Of pumping her cut
large ship the Shears With niusnmas gone The At
n Submarine Wreekng Company have dispatched their agent Capt
Hudrsth from Cape Island to her assistance.
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DIED.


ANSLBY-n Brooklyn Sunday morning Dec 49, Capt Andrew Ans
late Of Staten Island In the OBJ year Of bis age .
The relatives and friends Of the family respectfully invited to attend
funeral from the 81 T. Church, Spnugyle, staten Island, on
Wednesday afternoon o'clock The boat for Pom Richmond leaves
Pier 10 North River at II o'clock.
CADY-n city, Sabbath morning Dec 49, Jua Bukey wife OF
Cleavesnd eldest daughter Of DR.. II d. Bukey
the the
Covenant Parkaye and Thrydihst, wednesday
afternoon Dee e. al y o'clock without further notice
CORNBLSOHt Bergen j. Thursday Dec TO- Aetta wife OF
DIR. J. NJ Corneison . -
The relatives and friends family invited to attend the funeral
residence, Monday, the 2th inst a2 O'Clock
DRAPRR-On Sunday Dee 49, Elizabeth Waldo wife Of Dr.
William H. Draper laughter Of Francs Knneui1 Of Woess-
ter Mas.
The remains will be tsksn Worcester Mas for nerment
DOLBRARR-In Brooklyn Sunday, Dee 10, al 10 Louisa
Emma, wife Of j. q. DDbeare. -.
Funeral services family residence 43 Safest, Tuesday, 2st
lust p Freads and acquautAnees are invited
oLASs-Ou Friday Dee H. MARY daughter Of John and Isabella Glass
aged years -, . ,
TIE relatives ofh. family respectfully invited to attend
funeral sunday afternoon at clock from the residence OIL Lef
pareats No. ~ Eas. Thirty -eighthsL
HADLEYAt BrookTn Dee 49, VIM W Hadley d. aged 81 yeirs,
months, and days
WEDNESDAY Dec % a. 10 The friends Of the family aud The
Of the EeriOrk Eclectic Medical Society are respectfully
o attend.
WILLITS-At Wesibury 18th month l7h Edward s Willis
He friends invited h-nd the funeral from Friends meeting
House Westbu % day I Inst, ii O'Clock Train leaves
JIm,s-slp A. $3.50 a Il.