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Year: 1875

face to face with it, and sarcasticall,

 asked ii he could see barn if it was il

 front of his nose. Thus primed with tn,

 mv1goratlng utterances of the hom,

 circle, he takes up his basket and zoe,

 down street, leaving his faithful wife tc

 stand.as wall of granite between tho

 children and the canned cherries, and tc

 finish up the work. As he reaches the

 gate the door opens and she shouts after

 him

 Remember to get some matches

 there aint one in the house and don't

 be all night, for I'm tired an want to get

 to bed at a decent hour, If possible"

 "Go to bed, then, an shut up your mouth, and with this parting injuuc- tion he strides gloomily out into the darkness. It is not exactly known what he is thinking of as he moves along, but 1t IS doubtless of the near approach of the Sabbath. As he comes into the

 light of the stores it is evident that bright influences and tender memories and glad antioipations are weaving them selves in his heart, for he meets Parks with smile, and after pleasant chat about the winters prospect, they part laughing. Only twice in the trip does his face fall, and that's when he goes in after her hat, and when he gets the shoes.

 A half hour later he is in the grocery sitting on barrel, while his goods are being put up, and carrying on an ami mated discussion with the grocer and several acquaintances. At nine o'clock he starts for home. He has several re- ceipted bills in hispocket-eacho of which being in excess, of course, of what his wife had estimated before he left home: and as he struggles along with an aching arm, and stumbles against various ob- structions, he remembers it is Saturday night, the end of the week of toll, and tries to recall bits of verses and sen- tences of beautiful sentiment appropri- ate to the hour. He don't believe in grumbling at everybody, and so he re- serves his trouble with the grocery bill, his indignation at the milliner, and the various annoyances he has been subject ed to, until he gets home, and then he hurls his thunder at all these people and objects through the head of his wife. And she, the dear companion of his life, having got the children from back of the stove and to bed, by the hair, and dis covered that he has forgotten the matches, and got more bone than meat in the steak, is fully prepared to tell him just what she thinks of him.

 And while they talk the flame in the stove dances happily, the lamp sheds 8 rich, soft glow over the room, and the | colors in the carpet and the pictures and the reflective surfaces of the mantel or blend into scene of quiet | beauty. It is the night before the Sab bath-the calm, restful Sabbath-and as the two workers prepare to seek their well-earned repose, she says that if she has got to be harassed like this she'll be in her grave before the winter is over, and he is confident that if the bills keep up as they are doing, the whole family will be in the poorhouse the first thing they know.-Dan6ury NeaDa.
Year: 1875

A family arrived at Dubuque from Missouri on their way east, and they laid around the levee all day in a drunk en condition. The man was drunk, 50 was his wife, and saddest of all their daughter, fifteen years of age and quite good looking, was in the same condition. She lay with her head against her mothers shoulder, while the latter gazed idiotically around in hopeless effort to appear sober. Two pretty little boys, one with bright curly head, who were innocently playing about, com pleted the picture.
Year: 1875

The Theatre Royal in Edinburgh,
which was recently destroyed by fire,
was the principal place Of amusement in
that city; and this is the third time it
has been burned down within the last
forty years. On the occasion OF this
last fire no lives were lost, as the alarm
was given in the afternoon, by an eX-
plosion which apparently took place at
the top of the building, but no one was
in the theater at the time. 1t is stated
that previous to the opening of the thea
ter for public performances it was in
spected by magistrates, who reported
that "the apparatus preventing the
spread of fire, should fire occur, and the
means of exit, are of the most satisfac-
tory kind" This apparatus consisted
of an iron screen made specially tor the
purpose, and hung at the proscenium.
to be worked by hydraulic power. AS
an additional precaution, there was
placed Immediately above the stage a
cistern capable of containing 1000 gal
Ions of water. Hose was always at
tached to pipes connected with the cis-
tern, ready in case of an emergency;
but at the recent fire there was no
chance of bringing the apparatus to the
test of actual trial. On the other hand,
the great heat evaporated the 200O gal
Ions of water, and the tank burst about
four O'Clock, with loud report, heard
above the roar OF the fire.
Year: 1875

The Cincinnati Gazette very pertinent
ly called attention to the fact some days
ago that whatever political reform is
now going Oh in this country is being
made inside the ranks of the Republican
party. The Senatorial elections, so far
as they have been in the hands of Re-
publicans, have been carried with
high and commendable purpose. Car
penter and Chandler, two influential
but personally Objectionable Senators,
have been set aside and men put in their
places whose ability. integrity, and spot
less lives are alike above question. On
the contrary, how have the Democrats
improved their opportunity for similar
reformsi Instead of Sehurz, the ablest
Democrat in the Senate, they return an
obscure Confederate Brigadier whose
only claim to the position of Senator is
his record aS a soldier against the Union.
Instead of sending an able, incorrupti-
ole Senator from Pennsylvania, they
have put forward Coffee Pot Wallace,
a small politician with the stain upon
his name of an acknowledged conni-
vance at election frauds. In Congress,
instead of endeavoring to legisIate for
the good Of the country, they have spent
the entire session in a desperate struggle
for party capital and to prevent the Re-
publicans from accomplishing the need
ed work of the session. Even Senator
Thurman no longer shows the breadth
and liberality of statesman, but bends
to the demand that requires of him to
be narrow, trucking partisan. Mean
while the credulous Republicans who
voted with the Democrats last fall on
the supposition that they were support
ing a reform movement are beginning to
grow impatient and to ask when and
where the ''reform" is to begin.-Cle1e-
land Leader, 5th.
Year: 1875

WHOSE Boy Is THAT.-He may be
seen any day, in almost any part of the
village; he never makes room for you on
the sidewalk, looks at you saueily, and
swears smartly if asked anything; he is
very impudent, and often vulgar, to
ladies who pass; he delights in frighten-
ing and sometimes does serious injury to
little boys and girls; he lounges at the
street corners, and is the first arrival at
a dog fight or any other sport or serape;
he crowds into the post Office in the
evening, and multiplies himself and his
antics at such a rate that people having
legitimate business are crowded out; he
thinks himself very sharp, he is certain
ly very noisy; he can smoke and chew
tobacco now and then, and rip out an
oath most any time; we ask whose boy
he is. Mother, is he yours. We think
he is, for there are many good qualities
in the lad, and we do not think that you
know what he does on the streets. Look
after him, mother; keep him more at
home Train him and you will have
son TO be proud of.
Year: 1875

We commend to the public the plain,
simple, yet necessarily severe statement
of Mrs. Judge Myers, in reply to the
PieGyUae'S ill-timed levity in its COM
ments upon her testimony. Whatever
may have been the motives of those who
called her to the stand, the lady herself
is not responsible for it. She told tale
of brutality and inhunanity praetieed
upon her by the people of Natehitoehes,
and this elicits a sneer from the organ of
the White League, a moeking laughter
at the pangs of the bereaved mother,
who was not permitted, in her native
town, to bury her dead out of her sight.
She is lady of education and refine
ment. and has but one fault even in the
eyes of the White Leagues Of NatehiLo-
ehes-her husband is Republican and
an influential man. They drove him
from his home and left her to watch
their dying child for thirteen days, du-
ring which time not one of the women
of the place offered her assistance,
though many Of them, her old school
mates, passed her door every day. And
when she asked the man to make her a
little grave for her lost darling, who
makes it his business to do this kind Of
work, she was rudely refused. And yet
the people of Natehitoehes claim TO be
humane, a Christian people. II this be
the way Christian Democrats behave,
commend US to the heathen--ReIo Or
leans Republican.
Year: 1875

The RULING PAssIoH.-A wOman's
love is uppermost in her mind. Sleeping
it fills her dreams; ON waking it is her
first thought; in the moment of life's
imminent danger, still-still it is the up
permost sentiment especially if the OBJ
iect of her love is her umbrella For
instance, a lady, fat. fair. and forty, had
recently a narrow escape from being
killed in the Citadel Station, Carlisle, Pa
She fell over the platform while the
train was coming in, and was rescued
lying ON her back in the four-foot under
the engine, whence she was extracted
from her Perilous position uniniured,
notwithstanding that she had been drag
ged several yards by the engine, bar at
the bottom 81 which she had firmly
grasped with both hands. Upon being
lifted upon the platform again, her first
words were, ''Where's my umbrella
Year: 1875

" Rock Of Ages, cleft for me,


Thoughtlessly the maiden sung,
Fell the words unconsciOusly


From her girlish, gleeful tongue,
Sang as little children sing;


Sang as sung the birds of June;
Fell the words, like light leaves down
On the current of the tune
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,


Let me hide myself in Thee.
Let me hide myself in Thee


Felt her soul no need to hide
Sweet the song as song could be,


And she had no thought beside;
All the words unheedingly


Fell from lips untouched by care.
Dreaming not that they might be
On some other lips in prayer
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,


Let me hide myself in Thee"
Rock of Ages, cleft for me"


Twas a woman sang them now,
Pleadingly and prayerfully;


Every word her heart did know
Rose the song as st0Fua-tsssed tsirA
Beats with weary wing the air,
Every note with sorrow stirred,
Every syllable prayer
"Rock of Ages, cleft for me,


Let me hide myself in Thee"
"Rock of Ages cleft for me-
Lips grown aged sang the hymn
Trustingly and tenderly,


Voice grown weak and eyes grown din
"Let me hide myself in Thee
Trembling though and low,
Rose the sweet strain peacefully.
Like river in its flow,
Sung as only they can sing


Who behold the promised resi-
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,


Let me hide myself in Thee
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,


Sung above a coffin lid;
Underneath all restfully-


All life joys and sorrows hid,
Nevermore, o, storm-tOssed soul, >
NevermOre from wind or tide,
NevermOre from billOws' roll,


Wilt thou need thyself to hide
Could the sightless, sunken eyes,
Cold beneath the soft gray hair,
Could the mute and stiifened lips
Move again in pleading prayer,
Still, aye still, the words would be,
Let me hide myself in Thee
Year: 1875

HERE is thought for the season. We
are going out OF the old year. God is
leading US into the new. This is the
time for every Christian to go up higher
up into a purer, holier, nobIer, more
eonsecrated life. OH mereiful Jesus,
bring us all out from self and unbelief
and incidence and the house Of bondage.
With the opening year open to us thy
love and arms and take Us in.-CttyleT.
Year: 1875




1T is hard for many children to over
come their natural inelinatious for mis-
chief, and unless they are kept under
proper influences and restraints they will
not make the best Of men and women.
But boys and girls who are full Of life,
energy, and animation, will make good
men and women, If those qualities are
properly directed Parents and teach
ers cannot over-estimate their response
biIities, and they should also be careful
that they do not misdireet their zeal
The child who is blest with kind and
good parents and teachers should obey
them willingly, and in after years it will
see the wisdom Of its course in increased
happiness and capacity for usefulness.
We hope all our little readers will re-
member this, and thus avoid many a
paDg of pain that would otherwise FOL.
low Young FoIks' Gem.
Year: 1875

During great revival Of Gods work, a
servant of the Lord was walking slowly down
the aisle of crowded building. Observing
young man whose eyes were filled with
tears, and whose face betokened profound
sadness, he paused to speak to him, when he
was instantly and earnestly asked, "Can you
tell me the way to Christi"


"No," was the reply very deliberately ut
tered, 81 cannot tell you the way to Christ =


Il beg your pardon" said the inquirer,
"I supposed you were minister of the
gospel"


$50 am, was the answer.


land you cannot tell me the way to
Christ ?"


"No," again remarked the minister, 81
cannot tell you the way to Christ"


The look Of surprise with which this was
heard gave place in moment to an expires.
sion of sorrow, and the young man bowed
his head in silence as if bitterly disappointed.


"My friend, said the minister solemnly,
"there is no Way to Christ. You think Of
Him as standing in that distant corner Of
the room, and you wish to see how you are
to get through this vast crowd and over these
seats in order to reach Him. But your
thought is not according to truth. He came
down from heaven to the cross, there to put
away sin by the sacrifice of Himself, and
then He comes on, not merely to yonder
corner of the room, but up to the very spot
where you now are, and tenderly laying His
hand upon you, says, as He said unto the
sick of the palsy, Man, thy sins are forgiven
thee Luke v: 2O.) You think of Christ
as half finished bridge across a river, and
trembling in alarm upon the bank of broad
stream, you wish me to tell you how to reach
it, and thus escape the fire rolling so rapidly
towards the lost sinner. But your thought
is not according to truth. He bridges not
only half the river, but He spans the entire
mighty chasm between you and God, and
you have nothing to do but to trust Him for
salvation straightway, right here and now !;
for by Him all that believe are justified
from all things" (Acts xiii: S9.) The
next day the minister had the satisfaction of
seeing the young man distributing hymn
books through the building, and singing at
his work.-TAe Truth.
Year: 1875

There's a fishing village on the coast of
Cornwall where the people are all very poor,
but pious and intelligent. Last year they
we're sorely tried. The winds were contrary,
and for nearly a month they could not go to
sea. At last, one Sabbath morning the wind
changed and some of the men, whose faith
was weak, went out toward the beach, the
women and children looking on sadly, many
saying with sighs, "I'm sorry it's Sunday.
but, if we were not SO poor" But il"
said a sturdy fisherman, starting up and
speaking aloud, "surely, neighbOrs are your
butts and ifs to break Gods law"


The people gathered around him, and he
added, Mines religion for all weathers,
fair wind and foul This is the will of God,
that ye keep his law Remember the Sab
bath day, to keep it holy That the law,
friends. And our Lord came not to break,
but to fulfill the law. True, we are poor;
what of that? Better poor and have Gods
smile, than rich and have his frown. Go,
you that dare; but l never knew any good
to come from religion that changes with
the wind"


These words in season stayed the purpose
of the rest. They went home and made
ready for the house of God, and spent the
day in praise and prayer. In the evening,
just when they would have been returning,
sudden storm sprung up, that raged terri
bly, for two days. After the tempest came
settled weather, and the pilchary fishery was
so rich and abundant, that there was soon no
complaining in the village Here was re-
ligion for all weathers. Remember the
words, "Trust in the Lord and do good, and
verify thou shalt be fed.'
Year: 1875

"Tbis nation needs revival" says the
New York Euening Post, in an exceedingly
fair and ell.considered review of the work
Of Moody and Sankey in Britain. In this
remark the able secular journal gives express
sion to sentiment we believe to be very
wide, and not confined to the churches or the
religious press. Charles Francis Adams
gives utterance to the same thought, and sug-
gests to preachers the best method of pro-
noting revival founded on the work of the
evangelsts. The return of Moody and San
key gives impulse and direction to this gen.
eral expectation. 1t is perfectly apparent,
even to those who look at the subject only
on the plane of this world, having regard
only to social purity, and national integrity
and honor, that the deepest want of the
American people, to-day, is a general and
thorough revival of religion quickening
of conscience, a vitalizing of spiritual and
moral truths, more Christ-lke conduct in
family, Church and State. The need and
desire both being apparent, it is of the ut
most Importance that the heart of the people
be turned, in prayer, to God, as the Source
Of every spiritual blessing. Let US use all
the means let us emphasize the right kind
Of preaching, and the most direct, bold, and
persistent methods of personal effort. Let
US honor the men God has honored as His
servants, and then turn to God with the
Psalmist's prayer, "Revive US again, that
thy people may rejoice in Thee" We look
for great results from the work Of Moody in
this country. We believe him to be not only
a man of earnestness, courage, and piety,
but of no small measure of intellectual gifts.
But when we hear him speak, it is not Of
Moody we think, but God. And so in look
ing forward to his work, let US imbibe his
spirit, and lean only on the Almighty.


There are many reasons why we must
have deepning of Gods work through the
nation. The decadence of morals, and the
prevalence of skepticism, and above all, the
ebb-tide of spirituality in the church, can be
met and changed only by the manifest pre-
sence of God among US. Pastors and
churches are now laying their plans for the
renewed work of the autumn. Let them lift
into prime regard two essential things, first.
united, earnest, importunate prayer, and
second, plan of personal effort by which,
in some way the subject of personal religion
in the souls salvation, shall be brought di-
rectly and closely to every conscience
Then we believe we will have revival of re-


ligion not confined to the place where the
Evanglists may labor, but spreading like one
wave of blessing over all the land.-Imterior.
Year: 1875

Gentiles should be fellow heirs, and of the
same body" So the covenant comes down
to US.


Further, the promise that Abraham should
be the father of many nations, could not be
fulfilled had not the covenant remained and
applied to Gentiles after Christ's coming
For not until then were the nations of earth
admitted to any church position or promises.
Therefore in Heb. XII, argues that the Old
Testament saints were not, and could not be
perfect in their inheritance of the promises,
without our participation with them. See
verses 80, 40


What other covenant of this kind has God
ever made? Nonel Therefore the argu-
ment as given must be conclusive in favor Of
the continuance of the Abrahamic covenant.
Paul argues triumphantly that the cutting
away of Jewish branches, and the grating
in of Gentle branches did not destroy nor
injure the tree. The same root bore both.
Neither one was the special bearer of the
root. But the grating in of the Gentiles
does make them part Of that same tree,
and they partake of the fatness thereof, with
the natural branches. So then the matter
is settled, if an appeal to the Bible can set
tie it. God gaze the covenant. God neUer
repealed 1t. The New Testament asserts its
continuance in express words, as we have
seen. This is good ground for faith to
rest upon. None better And If the eOUe
Nant remains, so do its privileges
Year: 1875

At fashionable party young physician
present spoke of one of his patients, whose
case he considered very critical one. He
said he was "very sorry to loose him, for he
was noble young man, but very unnecessa-
rily concerned about his soul, and Christians
increased his agitation by talking with him
and praying for him. He wished Christians
would let his patients alone. Death was
but an endless sleep, the religion of Christ
delusion, and its followers were not persons
of the highest culture or intelligence.


A young lady sitting near, and one of the
gayest of that company, said, Pardon me,
Doctor, but cannot hear you talk thus and
remain silent. l am not professor of re-
ligion; never knew anything about it ex-
perimentally, but my mother was Christian.
Times without number she has taken mo
With her to her room, and with her hand
upon my head, she has prayed that God
would give her grace to train me for the
skies. Two years ago my precious mother
died, and the religion she loved through life
sustained her in her dying hour. She called
US to her bedside, and with her face shining
with glory, asked US to meet her in heaven,
and | promised to do SO. And now" said
the young lady, displaying deep emotion,
"can l believe that this is all delusion ?
that she will never waken again in the morn
ing of the resurrection, and that | shall see
her no more? No, cannot, will not be-
lieve it." Her brother tried to quiet her,
for by this time she had the attention of all
present. "No" said she, "brother let me
alone; must defend my mothers God, my
religion"


The physician made no reply, and soon
left the room. He was found shortly after
wards pacing the floor of an adjoining room,
in great agitation and distress of spirit
"What is the matter ?" friend inquired.
So" said he, " that young lady is right
Her words have pierced my soul like an ar
row. I too must have the religion have
despised, or I am lost forever" And the
result of the convictions thus awakened was,
that both the young lady and physician were
converted to Christ, and are useful and in
fuential members of the Church of God.
Year: 1875

If l were to pray for taste which would
stand me in stead under every variety of cir
cumstances, and be source of happiness
and cheerfulness to me through life, and
shield against its ills, however things might
90 amiss and the world frown upon me, it
would be taste for reading. speak of it,
of course, only as worldly advantage, and
not in the slightest degree as superseding or
derogating from the higher Office and surer
and stronger panoply of religious principle;
but as taste, an instrument, and as source
of pleasurable qualification. Give man
this taste and the means of gratifying it, and
you can hardly fail Of making him happy
man, unless, indeed, you put into his hands
a most perverse selection of books. You
place him in contact with the best society in
every period of history-with the wisest, the
wittiest-with the tenderest, the bravest, and
the purest characters that have adorned hu-
manity. You make him denizen of all ma
tions-a contemporary of all ages. The
world has been created for him. 1t is hardly
possible but the character should take a
higher and better tone from the constant
habit of associating in thought with class
of thinkers, to say the least of it, above the
average Of humanity. 1t is morally impos-
sible but that the manners should take a
tinge of good breeding and civilization from
having constantly before ones eyes the way
in which the best bred and the best informed
men have talked and conducted themselves
in their intercourse with each other. There
is gentle and perfectly irresistible coercion
in the habit of reading, well directed over the
whole tenor of mans character and con-
Duct which is not less efectual because it,
works insensibly, and because it is really the
last thing he dreams of.-Sw John HerscheN.