, 1874-03-15


fhi1i vnln,e ,1itf, sorro0fnl tir1t In tfa suir
OF, love. and vet OF, trntb; the writer inyasiahl
| anealn Of his friend de];catnIy .alludinu TO b
iudicioualy acouittiue nimBeE OF = difficult 1ut,
Dickens mn mattar how much no NAV have rea
| and loved his books. 1t is continual lesson
| HberaIity, delivered BY Dickens himself. Hi
own spirit, glowing WIN love ana ssmpatns aa
9' 9os ns r. e3arc;sa ~ tI,st Charity which he ba
Pelb Us W eAu1cise tll@t en'alis! "n.su oo oe
s,o|aa sd "a 80 ,a9rt upon 'n' weak 'n'
Eutt,annsr.
EuTHANABY: On, HAPPY TAX TOWARDS THE Ex1
Or LIFE. Dy WILLIAM MoUsrFonD. 12mo., oil pp
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can tnoS aho1o 70 pause ana provide Ways 1ol
Easy oyins II "on!o seem 60 Do easy dying a
any ttme. only 70 give up the ssf1e' !et go tnt
hold, reslgn the preath' and cease to be- bu'
nle ~ PRECIOUS 20 tne 'erless "1oscn. hy All o.
vs. II Ii 10 90 prazeo and maze Tue most Oh
Every moment Is to be counted, and ite total OF
use aha beauty sa7nered. Each minute holds
Jewel II We dld but Know 1t; gloam OF sun
shine, breath OF sweetness, note OF music,
smilo OF love, apaam OF pain. Ench has q
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case and duty are incompatible 80 long rs wo
stay in this spoiled Eden.
The fear Of death is often the plague OF life..
We cannot dodge tho dread event. It is the cer-
tain fate of every human being therefore it is
the highest wisdom to learn to regard it with
equauimity. Pleasant thoughts, Ehich como ou:
Of right views about dying, are vast help to
easy living.
The discussion OF Euthanasy which occupies
Mr. Mouusford's volume is soothing to the aux
plating the grave near at hand. It takes place
-bctween M old mar who ia approaching the end
Of his course, and a young man who, in his early
pfomiso is called upon to lay down the work and
the hope of this world, and pass ont into the
mystery that is boYond. Finite Ifo has beeu 80
much to him, lis pain and it's joy 40 full Of
meaning, that hia faith is Gr1n in an infinite life
Of blessedness. He reasons an immortality out
Of mortality without the aid Of revelation, al
though accepting that as the crown Of bolief for
thoughts unite in bis discourse, commencing it
even to those who cannot yield to the persuat-
aion.
The book is not new cne. It passed through
number Of editions twelve years ago, aud then
tho issue was discontinued. It il worth revlv-
ing. for it's spirit is perennial and there sro soma
in every age whom it will comfort and encourage.
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