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Sayings Of John Newton.

"IF an angel were sent to find the most
perfect man, he would probably not find him
composing body of divinity; but perhaps a
cripple in poor house, whom the parish
wished dead but humbled before God, with
far lower thoughts of himself than others
think Of him."
eff two angels came down from heaven to
execute divine command, and one were ap-
pointed to conduct an empire, and the other
to sweep street in it, they would feel no
inclination to change employments." F"
SIN divinity, as we'll as in other profes-
sions, there are the little artists. A man may
be able to execute the buttons of statue
very neatly; but l could not call him an able
artist. There is an air, there is taste, to
which his narrow capacity cannot reach.
Now, in the Church. there are your dexter
Gus button makers" F"
81 would not give straw for that assur-
ance which sin will not damp. If David had
come from his adultery, and had talked Of
his assurance at that time, should have de-
spised his speech"
"There is the analogy of faith: it is a
master-key, which not only opens particular
doors, but carries you through the whole
house; but an attachment to rigid system
is dangerous. Luther once turned out the
Epistle of st. James, because it disturbed
his system. Dr. Owen will be ashamed of
his wisdom and clearness FIVE minutes after
he has been in heaven. | shall preach, per-
haps, very usefully upon two opposite texts,
while kept apart; but if | attempt nicely to
reconcile them, it is ten to one if I don't be.
gin to bungle."
"When man said he received blessing
under a sermon, began to inquire who this
man is who speaks of the help he has received.
The Roman people proved the effect they re-
ceived under sermon of Antony when they
flew to avenge the death of Caesar"
As his faculties visibly and rapidly de-
clined in his last years, friend urged him
to desist from speaking in public before he
was absolutely compelled. He replied with
unusual energy, 81 cannot stop. What!
shall the old African blasphemer stop while
he can speak p
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The Fruit of Sorrow.

He who has no dear friend in the better
world, who has not been called to surrender
to heaven one whom he has cherished here,
lacks as yet an experience that would link
him to the spiritual and the eternal with the
most feryent sympathies of his being. All
heavenly ne may be in his temper and in his
life; his faith may bestrong, his hope bright,
his union with Christ complete, but he wants
that tender and endearing sympathy with
heaven that comes from having there a
parent, child, sister, a wife, and that gives
to the unseen world home-like and pre-
sent reality He who has caught the last
affectionate breathings Of the departing saint,
who, even as from the other side of the
River of Death, has received the farewell
greeting of faith, and love, and joy, has
thenceforth a new experience of things
spiritual aud heavenly; has vested interest
in heaven, has more assured hold upon its
realities, and is nearer partaker of its life.
The gain of such an experience, the value
of such palpable and personal interest in
that world, may well mitigate, if it does not
compensate his loss. New links bind him
to that great spiritual world Of which he is
a member, and of which he shall soon be.
come more cognizant, when flesh and sense
and all the external media of thought shall
give place to the direct intuition of God and
of the future state. AS each relationship of
life-son, brother, husband, father,-opens
a new experience of sympathy and affection,
SO does this personal affinity with some al
ready in the world of spirits-the marriage
of souls that survives the dissolution of earthly
ties-bring with it life-like experience of
the unseen, the eternal, that binds the soul
more closely to its higher destiny, and i'm
parts to it, in hopes and aspirations, an ex.
ceeding gain. Why art thou burdened, 0
my soul, with the pain of earthly loss Is
not thy loss their gain whom thou didst love?
and if their gain, is it not thy gain also, who
art forever linked to them as partner of
their blessedness -. p. Thompson.
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bring forth fruit. We pray for the cOnyer-
sion Of the children, not believing that we
aow receive, but that after many years we
shall receive the things which we ask. In
other things we may believe the promise,
"Before they call will answer, and while
they are yet speaking will hear" But
when praying for the conversion of the chill
dren we feel that such faith would be bold,
almost presumptious.
Now, Christian, is not this doubling and
postponing faith wrong? And is it not won
derful that with such want of faith in any
immediate efficacy of the means, standing in
the way of Gods gracious and saving power,
there should be so many children converted ?
What might the result be if we had faith to
believe that the wonderful gospel and grace
of God had power to save little children !;
and then had such fidelity as this faith would
claim and warrantG Shall we not preach
the gospel to the children, expecting their
conversion while they are children?
Christian reader, ponder these questions,
so pertinent to the welfare of the children,
and the prosperity of the Church.
KARL.
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Catholic and Protestant Missions-A Com
parison.

The Independent published lately care
fully prepared article, giving summary of
the facts presented in the annual report of
the Roman Catholic Society for the Propa-
CATION of the Faith, which has its seat at
Lyons in France. The society is nearly
fifty years old. Its receipts and expenses
are given in francs. Counting five francs
to dollar, the receipts last year were ST.
3,41S, being $11,015 less than in 1868.
$735, ,212; Italy. SSO,135; Belgium, S61,-
041; Germany, $51,557; North America,
$685.; British Islands, S30,862; South
America, Sl7,029; Netherlands, $15,SS1;
and so on to less amounts from other coun-
tries. OF the little amount of $32, ,S39 re-
ceived from North America, $16,219 came
from the British provinces, 50, 2,571 from New
York, $943 from Cincinnati, $743 from New
Orleans, and $265 from Baltimore.
The Protestants Of Great Britain give
four times as much for their missions as the
Roman Catholics Of France give for theirs,
besides million more for Bible work. The
State of Massachusetts, gives four times as
uluCu lOI IOlCctouI do tuS hluR
dom Of Belgium, with four times the popula
ton, gives for Catholic missions. But in
the work of Missions reported, the Catholics
show great prominence. Protestant socie-
ties send out families; the Catholics send
single men, or communities of sisters. Their
establishments are inexpensive. They live
on the people. They make their missions
selfsupporting. Thus this single Catholic
society is able to support more missionaries
with scanty income than all the Protestant
societies of the world. European and Asiatic
Turkey and Persia received $136, 157, where
the Methodists and the American Board ex-
pend $233,000. India and Burmah receive
$108, ,928, where English and American Pro-
testants expend twelve times as much. In
the more eastern countries of Asia the
Catholics expend $239,431, and the Pro-
testants nearly as much. The missions in
the United States cost $97, 1865, of which
$45, 900 went to the South-not very large
expenditure toward the conversion of the
| free negroes.
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The Work D,ne Inside.

Oae of my friends is very earnest,
shrewd man, who seems always to know how
to do the best thing at the right time. One
day he was passing gin-shop in Manches-
ter, England, when he saw drunken man
lying on the ground. The poor fellow had
evidently been turned OUT of doors when all
his money was gone. In moment my
friend hastened across the street, and enter
ing grocer's shop, addressing the master,
said:
"Will you oblige me with the largest sheet
of paper you have?"
"What, my friend? What's the matter?"
"Ohl you shall see in minute or two.-
Please let it be the very largest sheet you
have"
The sheet of paper was soon procured.
"Now will you lend me piece of chalk?"
said my friend.
"Why, what are you going to do?"
"You shall see presently" He then
quickly printed, in large letters:
"spEoIMEN OF THE WORK DONE INSIDE"
He then fastened the paper over the
drunken man, and retired short distance.
In few moments several passers.by stopped
and read aloud, "Specimen of the work
done inside"
In very short time crowd assembled,
and the publican, hearing the noise and
laughter outside, came out to see what it
was all about. He eagerly bent down and
read the inscription on the paper, and then
demanded, in an angry voice, "Who did
that?"
"Which?" asked my friend, who now
joined the crowd. "If you mean what is
on the paper, did that; but if you mean
the man, you did that This morning when
he arose he was sober-when he walked
down this street, on his way to work, he was
sober-when he went into your gin-shop he
was sober, and now he is what you made
him. Is it not true specimen of the work
done ?"-Reu. Charles Garrett, IN
Band of Hope Review.
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Giving Like a Little Child.

Not long since poor widow came into my
study. She is over sixty years of age
Her home is one little room, about ten feel
by twelve, and she supports herself by hel
needle, which, in these days of sewing ma
chimes, means the most miserable support.
Imagine my surprise when she put into my
hands three dollars, and said:
"There is my contribution to the Church
| fund"
"But you are not able to give 50 much I!
cob! yes" she exclaimed; 81 have
learned how to give now"
"How is that?" I asked.
"Do you remember" she answered, "that
sermon of three months ago, when you told
US that you did not believe one of your peo-
pie was SO poor that, if he loved Christ, ne
could not find some way of showing that
love by his gifts?"
81 do
"Wel, 1 went home, and cried all night
over that sermon. Isaid to myself, MY min
lister don't know how poor | am, or he would
never have said that But from crying |
at last got to praying. And when l had
told Jesus all about it, l seemed to get an
answer in my heart that dried up all tears" I"
"What was the answer ?" / asked, deeply
moved by her recital.
"Only this, IF you cannot give as other
people do, give like little child And l
have been doing it ever since. When have
penny change over from my sugar or loaf
of bread lay it aside for Jesus and SO l
have gathered this money all in pennies"
"But has it not embarrassed you to lay
aside so much?"
"Oh! no" she responded eagerly, with
beaming face. "Since I began to give to
the Lord l have always had money in the
house for myself, and it is wonderful how the
work comes pouring in. So many are COM
ing to see me that never knew before"
"But didn't you always have money in
the house?" | asked.
ooh! no. Often when my rent came due
| had to 60 and borrow it, not knowing how
l ever should find means to pay it again.
But don't have to do that any more-the
dear Lord is so kind"
OF course I could not refuse such money.
Three months later she came with three
dollars and eighty-fve cents, saved in the
same way. Then came the effort of our
Church in connection with the Memorial
Fund; and in some five months she brought
fifteen dollars, all saved in the little mite box
1 had given her. This makes total of
S21.85 from one poor widow in a single
twelvemonth. | need hardly add that she
apparently grew more in Christian character
in that one year than in all the previous
years of her connection with the Church.
Who can doubt that if in giving, as well as
other graces, we could all thus become as
little children, there would result such an in,
crease in our gifts that there would not be
room to contain them ? Christian Weekly.
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Swearing.

OF all bad habits, it would be difficult to
name one that has less reason or provocation
in it than that of using profane and lgar
language. When coolly viewed, the act of
one human being calling violently on his
Maker to deliver over his fellow man to con-
demnation is wicked in the extreme; it is a
vain and irreverent use of his Makers name !;
and it is the expression Of hateful and in
fernal wish. But leaving the wickedness of
the habit out of account, it is useless and
lirrass;anal Is brings no pleasure, nor ccg-
fort, nor relief No swearer is ever the
wiser, richer or happier for his curses. He
cannot infict the evil he invokes. He may
curse his enemy for lifetime, without turn
ing one hair of his enemys head white or
black, by the process. The language fur
nishes all the words and terms needed to
give strength and vigor to expression, with
out re8orting to oathS and curses. All the
words needed to express Indignation and
wrath, even, are to be found in it. An oath
does not give strength or emphasis to the
truthful mans yea; and all the oaths and
maledctions that can be imagined cannot
give an atom of strength to the liars nay.
Swearing is chiefly habit; the oath, which
a well bred man utters in q moment Of pas
sion or vexation, may be overlooked, for it
is, perhaps, an accident but for the foul
voleys of oaths and curses that the habitual
swearer pours out in ordinary conversation,
or on slight provocations, there is no shadow
for excuse. They are shame to himself,
and disgust to his acquaintance. Some
men are such slaves of the vicious habit, that
they swear without knowing it; they con.
verse in dialect of oaths. They would be
dsgusted themselves if they could see one
of their simple conversations taken down in
short hand and put in print with coarse oaths
bristling all along the line of their remarks.
Profanity and vulgarity do hot always go to-
gether, but they are apt to. The swearer is
in danger of becoming vulgar, and the vulgar
man is almost invariably swearer When
both habits meet in the same individual, they
make him intensely offensive to all pure
minded people. 1t is imagined by some that
an occasional oath or little vulgarity gives
spice and flavor to conversation; but if it
does itsissss Esgy offensive favor. There is
nothing more charming than chaste and sim
pie language, and it is worth any young
mans while to cultivate the habit of using
it. An oath would not be considered flavor
to the conversation Of modest and beauti-
full maiden; neither can it be justly held to
add to the spirit or piquancy of the con-
versation Of man.
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Vol. 7.---NO. 10.
Why Disturb the Sabbath Laws9

A writer in the Olsve Branch, Baltimore,
advocates the maintenance of the old Sab.
bath laws, in Maryland, and shows the in
justice and oppression of any legislation that
should suspend or overthrow those laws.
He says:-
"But the Sabbath, when properly OBJ
served, not only prevents dissipation, but
affords the only opportunity for moral cul-
ture, that the masses, especially of minors
and employees, can secure-and thus pre-
serves US from the greater increase Of pau
perism and crime. Therefore, every tax
payer is personally interested in the mainte-
nance of the laws protecting the Sabbath.
Even Adam Smith, the apologist of David
Hume, induced Sir John Sinclair to destroy
his work against strict observance of tie
Sabbath, by the remark: "Your book, Sir
John, is very ably composed; but the Sab
bath, as political institution, is of inesti-
mable value"
Let men, then, attach as little cOnsidera-
ton to the observance of the Sabbath day,
as a religious obligation, as they please-it
concerns every wise citizen to be vigilant
for the preservation of our Sunday laws,
against the movements of those whose call
ings prey upon the vices of society, or of
others seeking much partial legislation tend
ing to the general injury, and the depriva-
ton of many from their rightful opportunity
of improvement. Every exception legalized,
like hole in vessel, but endangers the
eventual sinking of the institution freighted
with our civil, social, and moral interests"
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Heartless Criticisms.

1t is the common lot of public servants to
receive gratuitous criticisms. The minister
is no exception, bat is, perhaps, more subject
than others to the general criticisms of the
world, both of saints and sinners. There is
no accounting for tastes. People of all fan
cies, of all kinds and degrees of intelligence,
people of culture and of no culture, alike
deem it their right and privilege to express
their view of the minister and his services
and those who do it the most, often indulge
self-complacency, as if they deemed their
opinion of much value, and decisive.
Many deep impression has been efaced
by thoughtless remark heard after SER
mon. What must be the effect Of such a
woman was recently deeply impressed by a
sermon on the need and duty of repentance
She felt deep sense of her guilt, her pray
erless and lost condition. She was distressed
in view of her sins. She was under the
strivings of the Holy Spirit. But as she
was going home, she heard professor of re
igion say; "The sermon was dry to me.
could not get interested in it" This thought
less remark had most unhappy influence
1t dispelled her serious impressions. She
said to herself and to others "Well, if that
professor of religion thought so little of the
sermon, will not trouble myself about it. u
How natural this result. And so the Holy
Spirit was resisted and grieved away, because
a thoughtless professor must crafty the evi
spirit of vain criticism.
Is not this subject that should be care
fully considered? The case of this young
woman is that of thousands Oh, these sins
of the tongue, these wanton or idle speeches
against the efforts of the preacher of the
cross They are cruel, they are deadly il
their effects. If you heard the preaching
of the gospel with more humble and a bet
ter heart, you would not be SO disposed tc
indulge in idle criticism, but would take de-
light in deepening the impressions made by
appreciatiVe and afectionate words of your
own.-AmeTacan Messenger.
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DILIGENT IN BUSINESS, ETc.-All places
are holy to people people, and all engage
ments are holy to holy men, if they do them
with holy motives, lifting up their hearts to
God; and whether man swings the black
smiths hammer, or lays his hand upon the
plowtail, that is true worship which is done
as unto the Lord and not unto men. l like
the story of the servant-maid, who, when
she was asked, on joining the church, care
you converted?" "Ihope SO, sir" "What
makes you think you are really child of
God? "Well, sir, there is great change
in me from what there used to be-" "What
is that changer" 81 don't know, sir, but
there's change in all things; but there is
one thing, I azways sweep under the mats
mOw!" Many time she had hidden the
dust under the mat. 1t was not SO now; it
is very excellent reason for believing that
there is change of heart when work is
conscientiously done.-Spwgeon,
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CAUTION TO NTs.-Students are
negligent of their bodies. Other men look
to their tools: painter will wash his pen
cils; smith will look to his anvil, hammer,
and forge; husbandman will mend his
plough-irons, and grind bis hatchet if it be
dull; falconer or huntsman will have an
especial care of his hawks, hounds, horses,
dogs, etc.. musician will string and un.
string his lutte; only scholars neglect that
instrument (their brain and spirit | mean,
which they daily use.-Bwton.
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"LIKE MOST GARMENTS, ike most carpets,
everything in life has right side and
wrong side. You can take any JOY, and by
turning it around, find troubles on the other
side; or you may take the greatest trouble,
and by turning it around find joys on the
other side The gloomiest mountain never
casts shadow on both sides at once, nor does
the greatest of life's calamities,
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otAat
s,4y s.em5liug, dread the morrow
What ill can e'er betide2
If / my cross have taken,
lis but TO follow Thee;
II seorned, despised, foraker,
Naught sewers thee from me.
o worldly pomp and glory,
Your charms are spread in vain
I've heard a sweeter story
I've found a truer gain
Where Christ a place prepareth,
There is my loved abode;
There shall I gaze on Jesusl
There shall / dwell with Godl
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Few MEROIEs call for more thankfulness
than friend safe in heaven. 1t is not every
one ''that oVercometh. DR.. Hamilton.
Smyrna times., 1871-01-25
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THE, MARKETS.
MARRIAGES.

MAUD D4IN-COHEN.-At the Metropolitan N. E. Church.
Washington C.. Wednesday last, by the Rev. Dr. New
mao. Mr.. Thomas y. Naudain OF Washington formerly OF
this town and Miss Mary " Cohen youngest daughter of
R. Cohen. esq. OF Washington
DCLIN-GREEN-At the residence of the brides father.
Jan H. BY Rev D. F. Ewel Mr.. Risden Duln and Miss Mar
gar daughter Mr. Isaac Green all of Kent county Della
ware
sTERNER-CONwELL0 December 27th, 1870 at the resi-
dsnce Of the brides parents Camden Dell by Rev Owen
sypherd Levi A. Maggie P. Conwel, both of
Kent county Del
DAvISDRAPER0n Jan lth 1871 at the residence Of the
brides brother, Joseph H. Draper in Prime Hook Del, by
Rev Owen Sypherd, assisted by Rev. N NJ Browne. Rev
VIM P Davis of Wilmington Annual Conference, TO Mary
Draper only daughter OF the late Mers G. Draper ESQ.,
Sussex county. Del
JOHNSON-HOLLIDAY-At the NJ. f. Parsonage at Galena
BY Rev E B. Newman. the 18th instant. James johnson
and Miss Mary Holiday both of MilngtOn Kent county
Nd
HAZEL-B0YER-At the VI. Church. in Millingon. on thi
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Miss Elizabeth Boyer. of Mington. Kent county Md.
POOL-SCLIvAN.-Jan. s. by Rev. W. b. Gregg Mr.. Henr,
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