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these years. he laooFed hard to perfect scheme
lor: tne extlncnon o. slavery: Meantime, he
| titled his stony farm ii New Britain With his
o0n hands, and, in simmer, did most Of tho
Tslting devoly1ng upon him, in hia shirt
| aeeSest On tho head OF lime-cask in his barn.
pen and hoe alternating through the day." He
had acquired no property IN all bis Life past.
a,s tltne ~ ana tol had been gwen to the humane
causes which ne serVeo, Only 80 much being re-
served as would secure him the actual neces-
eat1es OF life. At times be had reduced his
easing-expenses to 16 conts daF. that he might
make the hghtest possible dEaueht upon the
1nnu8 supporting tho objects he had Ut hcart-
Asent FL 1ot INC Tinted states At B1rmngham1' 81
eent tne pDS.on tout yea 1ne 9unm 91 ana
eelt 81. annuA. alio"ance lor me agency Vas - ooo
ana as,p tue expenses 81 ooo,-leayng S5oo for + tho
afforded him facilities for literary work Of a con-
Hnrrtn m.de cXteodaJ nedca1r;a,, .o,T. .rarara.
ing the island from end to end, and picking up
on bis: way all the information accessible, par
.lcuatly resaId!ng agriculture aud tho mannge-
na ~ ~ MGue1 ihsns Ana carries;
inr up stores for The me n othc-s rathcr th .n
himself. :. =.
In 167Q he returned to America, and took up
n:a LIZ tvsluence on 1he olo farm IN Nov Britain,
lis dars in nm;e4 oa ~ sp9n eno rGsaoue y
there in the 1n;dst If his hoots spd s tho nn7ov-
n,ont OF weu-earned repose his autobiorraphy
leaves him.
IL - ~ Ios 70 mneh LOT the importance Of the
anv esnec;at xt,;nh % w a a "
lifo 1mpreaseg us. but for the rare and nohlo
traits Of his character-his wonderful industry.
energy, unseltiahness, and simplicity. With nil
that he has dono to educate himself and benefit
his fellows, le 49, to the last single-hearted and
unassumiug, content to rest 10 the evening or
his days with mono OF. the rewards of successful
men. tits one OF the beautiful lives that en-
bellish human history.
Lectures bv the Rev. F. u. r1nuricc.
THE FK1ENDsBrp Of MONKS Avn 0Tura
LEcTurEs. BY the Rev. F. D. MAURICE. Edited
with preface by T. HrouEs, II, G. London Mac
milan Co.
As twas profitable thing to come in contact
with Mr. Maurice personally. to observe his con-
drct and 1;atan - t;s co',,o,,.t;o, 81 - l.
~ 49, h. ~ 20
u 10 "..11ne'' 'n.o WHICH ne put LIS
bess sen' MI. Nau1lce did nothing slightly or
auperGcially. The whole weight of his feeling
and principle went into whateyer work ha.rndor.
tool 1,oct,,r;ne, constt,,,.d ~, 49,.
49, t"aS p"A'
o1 n's ate 4aoo'. ana ne oeA7ored vast num-
Der OF addfesses, in all parts Of England, to all
classes OF people. From those which are gath
ercd into the nreeent collcction ~ ~ h,vo m
..o,-;o,,. h,,o,.1aa,,o - III, t,ah;.
~, ~ - aaDt >, ~ "ay Ano"
snat INTO every one he infused all the learning
and thought he could command. The most was
deonen tha m;nds of h;s h..re1a M snh;cct
v.. ,a,,,hoa ,r,;,t ,a Al ~ a-ra,,a .al 49,.
"A0 @ouenoa "u4eo u0 o1o Ao' eAPAnur a!4o Blu"
new avenues leading up to Or out OF It. HIS
reTesent and sympathot1c spirit enabled him to
elicit from the most commonplace topics subtle
mucn theme may nave oeen discussed oslore,
ne had always some fresh way OF putting 1t,
some ray OF hght to shed upon 1t, some original
sageeat1on 10 increase lts value.
But the worth OF bis dlscourses IS not confined
to then auojecs-nAtter. It lies almost as much
IN the instrument through which he conveys his
communications as IN the communications them
selves. u Il NOT often that an authors style
mirrors his character so truly,-that his language
80 perfectly reflects his mind. Immediately
there is the feoLng that We arc in communication
With the man, not more " what he aaya than by
his way OF saying it. HIS clear quiet, plain, and
earnest words betTay corresponding traits IN his
nature, and also teach by their truth and trans
pareney, ne" idea OF their own sanctlty.
There aro thirteen lectures IN tho volume be-
foro us. Tho hrst Is named ID its title, and the
others treat Words, BOOKS, me Use and Abuse
OF Ne"apapefs, Ch1lstlan ClEll1z2uon, english
master, Sponsors .'Fairie Queene," Edmund
Attractive titles nll Of them, and handled that
they ever deepen in interest.
IN discussing BOOKS MI: Manr!co NOES tnas
~, ~ ~ n6r.oasits - t1a;5 sItha, a.'S 80
thcrefore. to he che.ished AK friends thar yir.
tues lored, and their faul:s mou1ned and for
given, as when they dlshgnre beloved human
- pelng N.sounx @ sala o. Glcfro. tpas he kneH
mnch cr;eved vhen nenn1a .noIa ~ thsn, a. -
ho vara his hrot,ar 1Vhoo va rooord I'll ooo1
books with this reverence, they will do their
main work anow us ourselves in those who
have lived through all history, and, BY their
weakness - well as greatness. warn ua from er-
rors aud guido us 10 the right and tho true.
in tho lecture upon Newspapers, few Of their
indirect uses arc wisely pointed ont tho uses
of advertisements, Tor 1nstance,-aslde from
their obssous purpose.-in broadening our
kno"ledge Z OF our feAo~-creatures, dlscloslng
their !acklngs and their haMngs, and bow the
one hts to the othor, and both form great bond
a1e our suffering the creed OF pews to mako ut |
:er gossips Of III, and getting the habit OF turn
ug our thinking over to editorial writer's. |
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