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) EDITED BY GEO. B. UTTER AND TROS. D. BROWN. "THE SEVENTH DAY IS THE SABBATH OF THE LORD THY GOD." TERMS---$2 00 PER ANNUM, IN Volj XII.-NO. 17. L---- fills the mind of the unlearned with dread. But the only effect of the lattetl is to cause an =================- exact equahty m the length uf sprmg and THE SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSEN- summer compaled with aulumn and wlllter. GER ON GEOLOGY AND 'l'HE At present there is a dIfference of snme suv- llnnrb:r. enteen and a half days. The last cOincIdence (Concluded) We now come to notlc" the wrIltll'S secolld ef the earth's gl ea er aXIs with the hne of the point, that Olle of tbe most lem11 kable and equinoxes occurred 5,939 years ago The clearly demonstJuted epochs of astronomy next comCldence will In 20,984 years proves the sacred clttonolagy qf tIle wIFrld to from that tIme, and SII on once in about 20, be true. It is my I'lurpose tl) show that the 000 years, as long as the sun and planets II remarkable epoch" (althuugh easily demon shall \\ heel thmrmaJestlccourse 111 the heaven·. strated by ,\Iyro In astronomy)proves nlFtlung Thus, m a little mule than 15,000 years from whatcvcr in relatIOn to the age oj the world. now,thls remarkable astl onomical coinCIdence II TillS remarkable astronomIcal epoch is the will occur agalll But nature wIll surVIve it. COInCIdence of the gl eatcr axis of the eal th's And the only terl estflal pbenomenon that wlil 01 bit with the ImEl of the eqUInoxes, when the attest Its advent be the passage of the SUD true and mean equmox was the same This from vornl1 to alllJ!lmnal equmox tn Just SIZ sta:e of the heavens," the writer cOlltlllues, months, 1f18tead "f SIX months and seventeen " could have eXIsted only at the fi, st moment days, HS It IIllW does Tins 18 cCltalllly not of the crealton of our solal system; for the qlllte remarkable enough to IndIcate the time moment the earth and other planets hegall to when world, were created and flung III to theIr move, the caU8es winch alteled tillS posllon stupenduous 01 bits Tbe earth could have of the e81lh began to-exelt tboll Ifresbtable started III any olher plrt of IllS olblt Just as powel and plDduce the processIOn of the well as m that part where Its greatest aXIs equmoxes." ThIS statement IS no less 76- COInCIdes with the 110' of eqUInoxes; for the markalile than the astronomical epoch on causes whICh altet the positIOn of the earth wluch It 18 founded. That Ihe state of the and cause the processIOn of the equinoxes are heavens In winch the '. gleatC1!(1 aXIs of tbe at wlJrk allll causlllg that phenomenon 1rI eaIth's orbIt COl[]cuJes \Vlth tbe hne uf the ellery part of the 01 bit alIke. After the next eqUinoxes" could have eXI,ted ouly at Ihe cOIOCldence shull have occurred, perhaps Bome first moment of the eXl>tencc of our systpm, ,contributor to some southern Joulnal may III IS a most bold und baseless assumptIOn, m the Slst that, that COIncidence must have been the face of every astronomIcal fact that relates to begznnlng' f the solar system, allli he wJlI have the plOcessir,n !Jf the equinoxes No man just as much rea<on thus to InSIst as tillS wllter who had carefully studICd the subject would m the southern J< urnal now h.ls to mSlst that ever venture Buch an asselt\on. It may sound theformer cOIllCHlence must have marked the somewhat imposing to the reader not acquamt dawn of wnrld;. ed WIth astJ()uomy, to state such a proposltlou The wllter, 111 chOOSIng I the e\ Idences of , WIthout explanullon, and then affirm It as can the gl eat age of the world ugalllst WhICh. to elusIve prool that the solar system has heen hud Ins shafls, has tnken great care to select m eXIstence only SIX thouRand years. such as ale most eaSIly demolished, and wltat A bnef explanatIOn of the astronomICal is most smgular, such as geologIsts m general phenomenon III questIOn 1,\111 show tbe empty- never adduce as eVIdence. He bas been care !less ufthe asserLIon that, It could happon (Jnly ful not to altack the stronghold3 of truth at the moment when the solar syslem began to wInch he at the foundation of rhe doctrlllo of eXIst. That such COlllcldence of the gJeate! the world's ago. NEW YORK, FIFTH-DAY, OCTOBER 4. 1855 ONE HUNDRED YEARS HENCE. Who'll tbrong Ibe streets In eaaer ha.te One hundred years from And mammons's neetlng phantoms chaso \Vlth care .. wuru, anXH illS brow t To gam a name FOI wealth or fame- AmblllOo's goal Or honor's sctoll- Who wdl be th.t spell bound thr ong PilSSIng WIth hasty steps atong One hnndretl years Irom now 1 Where oh t wbere Will be the men One huudred years from n ,w " Who now tbe Virtuous poor condemn W lIh purse proud haughty brow; Wbf) gIVe the slteer To mIsery's tear Wlthbold rehef 10 mphao's gnef, - Where, ob' where WIll be IheIr ?"de, When rich and poor lteslde by SIde, hundred years from now 1 Who'll grace our coorl8 as jodges e, Due hundred years from now, Nor warp tho law. Uor screen the knnvt 1 When weatth and afEncnce bow, When brIbes of gold, And -crimes untold, Justice sleep, And mercy weep, Who WIll be tho.e JUrISts pure. And bubes and sycophant' abjure. One huodro" years from now 1 Who'll gUIde our TIghts o'er land and sea, Oue huudred years from no \V, St.nd oy the banner of the free, And dare coufront a foe, And never y,eld o or floo" and field Anu do no wrong- Submit to none, Wbo wlit oe tho Be patl1o!s brave To guard our nag 0 er land or wove, One bundred years from now? Where, ",here wIlt the proud despot \Je, Doe hundred years from now, Wbo'd crush the germ of Liberty, And make the nallOns bow 1 They II be forgo I, 1 hell names WIll lOt, Nor natIOns feel TheIr Iron heel, And the faIr goddess Llbelty, Wlit reign 0 er every land., d sett Ono hundred years from now. SOWING AND REAPING. where." Beginning then with the fOl emau, he inquued of everyone in ordel whether he would attend the Methodist preachlllg again; demand 109 of each a .hrect answer, yea or nay. Most of them, with httle or no hesitatIOn, ex- pressed theIr ICgret for havmg tbus offended hIm, and I3romlsed never mOle to offend In this matter. Tbe farmer called 11pon the shephel d last, asklllg, WIth a gJ avo counte- nance and a stern manner, II Harry, what hast thou to Bay for thyself1" Ha ry answered U I ' am very happy m my "lace, an,l would be glad enough to I emam WIth you as your shepherd; but my Boul IS flf more th than the wages that I am hIred Ii'r. I re- ceIved good under the preaching of these men; and I am determIned to hear them, wha,ever may come of It. I Will not act agaInst my COllSClCuce, Rlr, for nobody" On bearing thIS, the far mer, whose object It was merely to ascertam the real clmracter of his men, eXClaimed, II Thou art an 1 onest lad, Harry, al,d wOltby to bellusteJ As fQr these other fellows, everyone of them would sell hIS soul for worldly benefit, and what confid- ence can one put 111 them 1" He theu declared that he should retain Harry as bls shepherd, and forthwllh dIsmISS- ed ever y uther BCI vant as unwurthy of Ins confidellce. The venerable man who gave me thIS account was then about eIghty years of age; and as the facts OCCUf! ed III the early part of hIS hfe, nearly a cen'ury has elapsed smce the rtliglOus pllnClples of these poor men were thus severely lested. IDEA OF PIWBATION, I nitude oC danger needs nothing more than a greater effort than ever at your hands, If you are recreant III the hour of trial, you are the WOfst and deserve no compassion. Be not dIsmayed unmanned, when you should be bold, darmg, unflmching and reSD- lute. The cloud whose threatening murmurs you hear WIth fear and \ dread, IS pregnant wah blesslllgs, and the frown whose sternness now makes you shudder and Jremble will er.e long be succeeded by a sm1re of bewllchlDg sweetness and benignity Then be strong and manly, oppose equal forces to open dIffi- cultles; keep a firm rehance on your abihty to overcome the obstacles, and trust in Pro VIdence. GI eatnes3 can only be achieved by those who are tned The condwon of that achIevement is confidence III one's self HlGHEll. . HIgher I IS a word of noble meaning, the inspIratIOn of all great deeds--the RympathetIc cham that leads, Imk by link, the impassioned sllul to Its zenith of glory, and stIll holds its mysleIious object standing and glitterin g among the stars. HIgher I tiie-infant that clasps Its pa- rent's knees, and makes lls1'eeble essay to nse frome the floor-It is the first aspiratIOn of chlldhood ....... to burst the narrow confine, of the cradle, in whIch Its sweet moments have been passed fOI eve I. HIgher I laughs the proud school boy at hIS wl!lgs; or as he climbs the tallest tree of the rorest, that he may look down on his less ad- venturous companions WIth a flush of exulta- tinn, and abroad over the fields of his native Village. He never saw so extended a pros- pect before Higher I earnestly breaths the student of phIlosophy and nature; he has a host of rivals but he must eclipse them all. The oil in hB lamp burns dim, iJUt he finds hght andLknowledge m the lamps of heaven, and his suul is never weary when the last of them fa I,id belund the curtams of the morning. And higher! hIS vOIce thunders fortb," hen the dlgmty of manhood has invested his form, and the multItude IS IIstelllng wIlh dehght, to his oracles bunnng with eloquence and rmg mg Itke true steel m the cau,e of freedom and right. But whcn..LIme has changed hIS locks to silver, and when the world wHle renown IS hIS, when the malden gathering flowers by the road SIde, and the boy m the field, bow III reverence as he passes and the peasant looks to hIm WIth honor-can he breathe fOlth from his heart the fond WIsh of tbe past 1 WHOLE NO. 589. A GOOD That conscience alol1e is good which is in self-examination, whIch speaks n;t,uch With .Itself, and. m?ch with God. This IS both the sign that lt IS good, and the means to make It better. That soul will doubtlese be very wary in its walk, which takes daily ac- count of Itself, and renders up that account to Gop .. It WIll not hve by guess, but naturally examIDe each step beforehand, because it is resolved to examIDe all after; will consider well what It should do, because it means to ask over again what It hath done and not only to answer itself, but to make faithful report of all to God; to lay all before him upon tnal made; to tel! him what 18 m any meaSure well done, as his own work and bless him for that; an? tell him too ali the slips and of the day, as'our own; complalDmg of oursclyes in bls pre .. ence, atill entreatmg free pardon, and more WIsdom to walk more boldy and exactly and gainmg, even by onr faihngs, more hu: mllIty and more walchfulness. If you wouta your answer well, they must !nqu!re and questIOn beforehand. \Vhether IS thIS I purpose and go about, agreeable my I,ord'5 Wlll1 Will it please hIm 1 Ask more, and regard that more, than this, whIch the most follow. WIll it please or plofit myself1 Fits that my own humor1 And examine not only the bulk and substar.ce of thy ways and actions, but the manner of them, how thy heart is set. So, think It not enough to go to church, or to pray, but take how ye hear; for, consider how pure he IS, and how piercing his eye, whom thou servest [Leighton, - aXIS of the ealth's 01 bl dId eXIst about 4,089 Tbe well near Erna. to wlnoh bo has refer- years befOie the CltrlBuan era, IS easIly shown ed, IS not at all Ieitell on by geologists to but tbut It therefore foll .. ws that the solar sustam tltelr belter. Itls a mere man of straw system began to be at that tIm .. , I; a most wlncll the wrtter may have all the glory of palpable '/Ion sequztur. It hy no means follows. demollsllln,;. The famous EgypLIan zodIaCS, For a full explanatIon of the processIOn of the t) wlncl, he aUudes, UI e of the same actet equllJoxes,the I eadCl IS refel red to Olmstead's No geologlot wah whose wrltmgs I am ac- Asu onomy,page 104 ; Hetschel's Asu ollumy, qualllted has ever I erered to them as evIdence -p"ge 163, and for a st)1l mpre expltclt IHus of the world's age The astronomIcal tables tratIon, Bee I\htc1lel's Planetnl i and Stellal of the Iimdoos at c dItto. N eIther geologIsts Worlds, page l5G The subject WIll be suf- nor astronomSls ma',e use of them as evidence nClently understood fill our pI esent pul pose, of theIr theory of the earth's ago. The great by the atatement of a fow astronomlCallact8. fact winch most e-peclally and LDcontestably The phenomenon to be explalDed 13 •• the co eVlllCCS the vast anl'qlllty of the edrth, 18 the InCll1ence of the greutel aXIs of tho earth's soltd crust ot the caah, .truttfied to the depth orbIt wIlh the llIle of the equInoxes" The of about ten alHI to the depth of about eal th levolves around the sun III an ehptlcal seven mdes tillS S'18lLfied rock filled with orbit, the sun bemg 1\1 one of the fOCI. The tho rpmalns of ami vegetablcs, awOl k greater dmmeter IS called the transverse aXIS, whIch almfbt lIlcalculable ,10110 could and. the less JlB1neter the cOIlJugate aXIs. The suffice to effect 'I hIS the wrttor has not aI- point of the Vi bIt neal est the SUll is calleu the luded to, aud very ]Ud1CIJu,ly; for thefact is pellheltan, and that the fa! thest the aphehan I\Icontesta ble and tho 1IJ fel ence Inevllable. The" POlllt." are POlIlts whero the On the valLdt! y of thIS argument for the eun crosses the elluatof. The tUlle when he world's age, Hugh !'Ihller makes tho follow- crosse6 the gOIng northward, about mg t1 uthful remarks :- the 21st of March, is the vernal equmox, and " The astronomer founded IllS beltef of the the Ume when he crosses It gomg soulhward molnhty of the earth and Immobility of tile SUII, U n,h r the go vel nment of God there IS a bll1ssed mterdependence of sowlllg and reap- mg; tbere IS a sure cormectlOn of cause and effect, although often at WIde IIItervals. In the spmtual husbandry of God's \lrIeyard there IS a mutual interchange of work and rewal d One generation or set of melllahor and a succeedlllg generation entere their labols; and the reward of those that sow ID one age, IS the hal o'hera reap IIi the next. 1hey do not always reap who ROW; but that preclOQs promIse, He that goeth forth with weepIng, beal lItg precious seed shall doubtless retUl 11 agam wllh rejomg, brlngmg hIS .heaves, IS fulfilled thus: Thoy return from sowmg a' one I1me, 1V1Ih .heaves of ban est wlllch thoy 01 0 lIBIS h,ve SOl'ill at another. It may be a long time ago; ancl Ihe root "f the sower treads upon the heel of Ihe leapet. SoonCl or later, but eVf'l III the gl eat band man's good lIme, the seld SOWII b sllle all waters is sure to come up The wfllld's g,eat Farmer has evel an eye UpOtl,l b sl'etl It ours to go f"lth am] SOW, to sowln hupe, to sow In teal s, but II ever doubtlllg that WO, or others III au! s'('ad, wIll In due lime return With reJoiCing, bnnglllg tho sheaves with them \Vltetl thele enrnlS ovur thu laud-aud commg we may he SUI (} It 18-a geueral and mIghty reVIval of leltglOn, then It WIll be seen amI ackllowledged how much Ihe humble country pastors, aIld col pOI t6Ul S and tract-diS tl ibutors ba\ e had to <.10 WIth hllnglllg It to pass; when others will enter Illto thcll labors I'phose alms shall be heavy WIth the golden shea\ es of a spllltllal hal vest, fOI wInch the scct! Is even now hClIlg sown There a everywhere present II! lIfe,. whIch _runs Into .the smallest things, even mto mmute diVISIOns of time. Each separate fraction of hfe fuay be taken to re present the whole. Thus a day IS ashort life Its morning mId day ardor, evenmg wearlness, ale Images of the buoyan- cy of youth, the strength of manhood, and the feebleness and decay of old age So 10 the seasons of the. year. Sprmg, summer, and autumn, seed-tIme and harvest, are emblems of the successiveatages of human hfe \Vhich ever of these pertpds of tIme we take, a day or a year, we remark Ihat there IS some part of that Ume wInch appears to btl a plllbanon for the res!. There IS some pomt winch pre sellt pecultar advantages for succe,erul effort and willch gIVes dlrectllJll tf) the whole there are particular hours of the .Jay-the houra of the morning-whIch God deSIgns for exel tion. If these are well spent, they WIll bless the whole day WIth the coutltluance of theIr own useful and happy moments. But If the morUlng IS Idled away, It canllot be oveltallOn; So the year has but one spring, one seed-tIme Whatever I. dOlle to secure Ihe herve.t, must be dOlle tloon, or tho hus- bandman IS left 10 want tIll another y£'at rolls roun,l So tako tho whole of lire togethel. Humall charact, r IS constantly IIncle. gUIIIIT a tnal t I · 0' cons ant y paSSIng tll10ugh proballolls and , I ' rcapmg Its IOWar( 01 Its pUnishment The mmt! "nd character are cOllstantlyund. rgolng change_-even as the bouy momently waste3 away amI IS renewed. Human eXistence IS not a dull \(Jund of the same acts, PlcsolItmg the same OppOl tUOllles of happIness WIth every returning year. The soul IS never at a stand suI) It IS on the march, as ccndtng or desccndlllg. It IS a wave that mounts Ingher as It mils. \Vhat we do thIS f,OUl and what we dId the last, tin ow theIr ac· cumulated IIlfluonce IlltO the next. Tins year wt\reap honor and respectahl hty as the f, uHs of exertion last year, or we sulltn morllficatlon and dlsgl ace as the consequence of neghgence and sloth So the fate of next year WIll be deCIded by the actIons of tillS Thlis as we advance onward an Ince,sant retrlbulioll pur- us, rendenng probable what the SGIlp- tures fflretell-that the Issues of thIS mortal bfe, Will be felt th! ,ugh elernal ages winch HIgher, yet I he has reached the apex of eal thly hor,or, yet hIS spillt hums as warm as In youth, though WIth a steadIer and paler hght, and It would bort ow wmgs ana soar up to Jugh heaven, leavmg Its tenement to moul- der among the laurels he has wound around it, fUI the nover enalllg glory to be leached only m the presence of tho Most HIgh I ONE IDEA -It admitted, saya Profe'sor Sanborn, by pSj chologlsts, Ihat the mind, when engrossed by the contemplatIOn of a Single 5U bject, becomes f\lr the discovery or apprecmtion of truth_ Everythlllg IS ex- cluded hut the solItary theme of mterest. No hght shines upon the miud's eye, except that which is reflected flOm the mmute forms of Its own thoughts. EmplTIcs avail themselves of this prinCiple to Impose upon tbe by their specious wonders l\Idh are hypno lized, mesmorized, rendered Illsensible to pam, and cured of dIseases, by anestmg the attention and confining it to a slIJgle obJoct. " Men of one idea" \lve lIJ a perpetual statc of somnambul1sm. A man who is committed to a theory IS not a safe lIlvesUgator of tJ uth It malters not how learned or devout the man of .. views" -may be; for HI such circumstances the smallest portion of truth suffices so to engage the attentIon of men 01 superior mtdlcct, that they forgot everything else, and become blind to all that is not com- prised wnhlll Ihe narrow circle of their own Ideas. The theOrist, lIke the spld"r, lives within the attenuated and feeble tlssuo, whICh his own brain has woven History bccomes an excellent" alterative," for such a mental Uiathesis. CURIOUS CUST)'lM OF THE OLn EGYPTIANS. -Orr the death 0(1 every EgyptIan king, a general mornmg was instituted throughout all Egypt for seventy-two days; hymys com- memoratmg hIS vIrtues were sung; the tem- ples were closed; sacrifices were no longer offered; and no feasts or festivals wero cele- during tbat pel ind The people tore theIr garments, and covering their heads with dust and mud, formed a procession of 200 or 300 persons of both sexes, who met publicly tWICe a day, to s ng the funeral dIrge. A glllDeral fast wa9 observed, and they allowed thelll,Selves nenher meat nor wheat bread, and abstaIned from wme and every luxury, III the mean lIme, the funeral was prepared, and on the last day, the body was placed in state, the vestlbule of the tomb, and an was gIven of the hfe and conduct of the dec ased. It was permitted to anyone present, t offer himself as an accuser, and the VOICO of the people might prevent a sov- ereign frolll receiving funeral honors, This was an 01 deal, the dread of WhICh would, doubtless, tend to stImulate tho Egyptian monarchs to the placl1ce of thclr duty; for there IS planted 111 the human breast, in all ages, and 111 an countries of the wolld, an ardent deSIre that a last tribute of respect should be pala to fratlllllmamty.· TIIADE -We I all at trade, and the pbtl080. pher and lov( r of man WIll have much harm to say of It; but the I istonan of the world wIll see that trade was the pllnclple of liberty : that trade planted AmerIca and destroyed feudahsm; that it makes peace aD,1 keeps peace, and It wilf abolish slavery. We com- p"lalD of the gtlevous oppression of the poor, ' and of ItS bUIlding up a nGW aristocracy on the rUlDS of the aTlstocracy It de Btoyed. But there IS thu Immense dIfference, that the amtocracy of trade has no permanence, is not cntalled, was the lesuit of toil and talent, the result of merIt of some klDd, and is con- tinually falllllg, hke the waves of the seal 101 e rlOw claims of the 80rt. Trade is BII IDstrumsnt III ths hands of that friendly Power wInch works for us III out' own despite. We deSIgn It thul> nnd tbus; but it turns out otherwise and far better. This beneficent tendency, omnipotent without VIOlence, cJxists b I not on a mel e dream ltke hypotheSIS fiJUnded "a out tie 22d of Septembel, tbe autumnal on notlnng. but on a wIJe and s ,ltd base of equlDox. Tho" hne of the equinoxes" IS a pure inductIOn Gallleo was no mere dreamel ; line from the one to the other, across thp plane he was a discoverer of great tl Ulhs, and a pro of the earth's orbit. The" processIOn o! the found reasoner concelll1ng them; and Oil hIS equllloxes" IS a slow shIfting of the eRuinoc dlscovenea and IllS reasoIIlll q, 1>y I N" seed I; lost. 11 It took tViO hUlJdlCd yean fUI O,iver Cromwell to beglll to be ap- pleCI"terl,OI fur a Ju't Instory to be Written of the PUlllaus, or for Ihe pllllclpies they spread broadcast to germlllate and develop theIr fJ Ult, Ihen may seed BOwtng mmlSters of the gospel, and fuunders of benevolent msti tutlOns, and laboIious ]lllvate Christians can· tentedly await the results yet to be of'thelr now unupplauded labors. " Though seed he huned loug III dllst," and you may tbmk It wasted and decayed, It is never lost. If not on thiS SIde of the grave, It shall spnng on the other, and thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the Just. WOlk on, work ever; hope on, hope ever, for thy reward is are to slIcceed. [N. Y. Evangehst. the Inexorable laws of hIs mental constItution, tlal pomt!! f!omeust to west. Thus, when the dId he build tip deductIVe belters whIch bad elln CCOBses the clluator ne:!:t March the vernal no prevIous eXIstence III hIS mllld HIS con- equlDox WIll be further west than It was last vlcllons were consequent, nut autecedent lVlarch, and so for every succeedmg yeal unlll Such slso IS the charactel of geologICal <\ s the equinoctIal pOInt shull have made a com- covery and IIlference of the eXIsting bellef- I thell JOlllt producuon-rrgardlOg thl} great p etll revolution around the echptic OJ eal tb's anllqUlty of the gIl be No gellloglst worthy orbit. The" hne of the eqUInoxes" wllllhen of Ihe name began wlth the bohef and then bavo coillcided with every conc81vable hlle set hImself to squaw geologIcal phenomena across the plane ofthe earth's orbit, and some- wllh Its reqUIrements. It IS a deduCllon-a whon) in its course must have comclded with result-llot the slartmg a'sumptlOn or glVeo I . f sum in a process of calculation, but Its Ultl- t 16 greater aXIs 0 the earth's orbIt. But as mate findIng or answer. Clergym"n of the thill<'greater aXIs IS a Ime drawn from pellhe- orthodox churcbes, Buch as the Sumnel8, lian to apheltan, that comel fence could finly Sedgwlcks, Coflghears, and Pye of ljccqr when the earth was IU one of theoe England, or the ChalnlerB, Duncans, and pomts, Bay III perIhellan. Now, the propOSI- Flemlllgs, of our own CflUlltl y, must have corne tion of the Writer IS that, when the lme dra" n to the stuely of thIS quesllOn of the wOlld's age with, at least, no bias ID favor of the geo across the plane of the orbit from tI e logIcal estimate The old, and as It has VeTllal to the autumnal equilloxcorresponded proven, erroneous readmg of the MosaIC ae- with 8 Ime drawn from penhehun to Iphell3n, coull!. was by much too genmal a one early m the Bolar-system must have begun to eXist. the pre'cnt cenlury 1I0t to have exerted tip on d l' them, III their characters as mlmsters of reh- The mtelhgent rea er cannot Iall to percel ve glon, a senslhle influence ofa dIrectly opposite there Is not the remotest connection be- nature. And the fact of the cOlllplete reversal twelln bis premIse and his conclUSIOn. Pre- ofthBlr ongmall)1us, and of the broad unhE's- cisely of allalngous character would be the findmg on the BubJect wluch they •• h ultImately slIbstItuted 1I1stead, serves to lillI- following reasoning: At a certam time t e mate to the uDln1l1ated the Stl ength of the moon, in her course around the earth, fell be- evidence to whIch they submitted. There call tween the sun and eru1 so as to intercept the be nothmg more certam Ihan that It IS mmds rays of the lormer and produce darkness upon of the same callher and class, engaged 111 the the latter; therefure, that must have been the same inductive track, that YIelded m the first bemnning of the solar system, for such a stale instance to the astronomIcal eVIdence regard- 0- mg the earth's motion, and m the secontl to suro. [N. Y. Evangehot. THE PIOUS SHEPHERD. of the heavens could only have existed at the the geological eVIdence regardmg the eaah's peginning of our solar system. The astro age." nomlcal (act rerered to just as much I have not the least doubt but that tbe geo· dlcates the beginnmg of the solar system as logical theory of the eaah's age WIll come ere the one under considerallon does. But nezther long to be as univer.ally beheved as is the as- of them, 8S every astronomer knows, has the trol101nlcaltheory of the earth's moti61!. The lemoleat bearing on the world's age. The evidence of the one is as irrefutable as that of effect of an ecltpse of the sun is much more the other. But one happened to be promul- stnking aDd impottant on the earth than the gated a Intle saoner than the other, and of effect or the coincedence of the hne of the course is sooner received. Truth can always An aged man, says a WI iter III the Wesley an Metlwdlst MagaZine, who was remarkablo for the pumy of hIS character, the cheerful- ness of hIS pMy, and the gem·ral respect In whl!lh he was toId me that when he was young he hIred hImself as a shepherd a re- spectable farmer ID the fens of Lincolnshire, and that, durlllg the I1mll of hIS servlt Qdll, MethodIst preachmg was IIltroduced mto the vIllage; the Ilinerant mmisters of that de- nomlllatIon comlllg at stated perinds, and 10 an humble cottage declartng tbe word of Itfe. My informant and several of hIS fellow-servants attended the mimstrations of these zealous strangers, flOm whose hps were heard the words of truth and salvatIOn He receIved the gospel message WIth 8 behevmg and obe- dIent heart,and obtained au assurance of God's fi1rglvmg mercy, WIth the regeueranng grace by whIch he was made a new creature Af ter some time, the master, who was not a re- ItglOus man, sent for the whule of IllS servants to appear before lum In tilll parlor, everyone of them what was the matter. He then addressed them to the following effect: .. 1 uodetstand that YOll have all gone to hear these Methodist preachers, and some of you regulally attend their meetll1gs. 1 now in form you that I shall not allow any of my Ber vanta to become MethodISts; and unless Y9U promIse me, before you leave tlus robm, tltat you WIll not attend another Methodist meetll1g durlllg your stay WIth me, I shall immediately pay yuu the wages whIch are due you, and send yuu away to seek employment else- equinoxes with the greater 8xis of the eartb. afford to bide its tIme. D. E. MAXSON. The former bidet the earth in darknesa and ALBS!> Ag.l.DSKY, Aug. 1855. , EARLY lUSING, It IS rematkable what numerous examples we have of early rismg In the SCllptures Let anyone take a Concordance and look out tbo passages where It is menuoned, and he WIll be surprIsed a[ theIr number. Are not Buch examples bllldlllgon ChnstLans 1 Abra- ham nrose up early In tlie mormnt:{ to offer sacnfice; II early WIll I seek thee," said the PsalmIst; shall not ChrtBuans eally rise to pay theIr vows unto God 1" It Very early in the mOlDing" tbe holy women came to the sepul- cher to embalm tbe SavIOur; and shall not hlB dISCIples seek their rISen Lord early in tho day 1 Christian I when are you most apt to neglect prayer, or pel form It hastily snd unprofitably 1 Ii it not when you omit early rJSlng 1 When are you most 'prone to neglect readlllg the BIble, or peruse Its sacred pages neghgently 1 Is It not when you act the sluggard, and waste precious houls 10 repose 1 At what season do you peruse God's word wllh delight, alld call upon hiS name WIth fervor1 Is it not when you early Ilse to pay your sacnfice 1 Nature, then, as weI! as Scripture. IndICates the value of the morlllng fur religious meditation, readmg prayel. Neglect not, then, theIr umted IntimatIOns. ExperIence shows you the ben- efits of early rising Profit by Its voice. Let tbe dawn summon you from the bed of re- pose; let lhe orb of day witness you at your devotIOns, supphcatmg that the sun of :rIght- eousness may upon yotl with healing in Its qeams. Thus your body will be inVIgo- rated and yo"r soul WIll be In health and prosper. II Whoso IS Wlse and WIll observe (hese thmgs, even they shall uoderstand the lovmg kmdness of the Lord." CONFIDENCE IN ONE'S SELF.-Wben a CrisIS befalls you, and the emergency reqllIres moral courage and noble manhood to meet it, be equal to the reqUIrements of the moment and rise supellor to the obstacles m your path The universal testimony of men, whose ex- perIence exactly coiocldes with yours, fur- 11lshes the consoling reflec\!on that difficulties may be ended by opposition. There is no bleuing equal to the stout heart. The mag- OUR HOUSEs.- W e always look upon our houses as merJll:temporary lodgings. Weare always hOplllg to get larger and finer ones, or are forced some way or other to live wllere twe do not choose, and In cODtmual expecta- tIon of changing our flace of abode. III the present state of SOCiety, this IS m a gleat measure unavoidable; but let us remember It IS an eVIl, an tbat 80 far as It h aVOIdable, It becomes cur duty to check the impulse It IS surely a subject for serious thought, whether It mIght not be better for many of UB, If, m atlUllllng a certalll posllion m lIfe, we detEitmined, with God's permlsslOlI, to choose a house in whICh to ltve and dIEl-a home not to be mcreased by adding stone to stone and field to field, but which bemg enough for all our wiehes at that period, we should be re- solved to be satisfied with forever. ConSIder thl9, Bnd also, whether we ought not to be more in tbe habit of seekmg honor for ollr de- scendants than our ancestors; thinking It bet ter to be nobly rememhered than nobly born; and, strIving to live that our son's Bons, fOl ages to come, might sull lead theIr children reverent1811y to the doors out of which we have been carried to the grave,saymg, II Look, this waS his house; this was his chamber." and works. [R. W. Emerson, THE EVENING OF AOIl-When the summer of youth IS slowly wasting away illto the night- fall of age, and the shadow of past years grows Jeeper and deeper, as ltfe wears on to its close, It 18 pleasant to IOP1, back through the vIsta of time upon the SallOWS and felICltles of OUI earlter years. If we have homes to shel- ter and hearts to rejoice us, and frieods have been gathered together around our firesides, then the rough places of our will have been worn and sQloothed aWI!f, ID the tWIlight of life, whIle the Bunny we have passed througll, WIll grofV brlghte and more beaul1fnl Happy inrleed are tho whose in- tercourse with the world, has not c anged the tone of theIr holier feelmgs, or br ken tbose mUSICal chordsiof the heart, wh08e'!;lbrations are so melod!6US, so tender lind touching in the evcIIlIlg THE IN followmgac- count IS gIven of the translatton of the Bible mto ArabiC at Beyroot :-FlfBt of all, 11 Ilative scholar, a s!ender. sallow, care-worn well versed m Hebrew and Greek as well ali m ArabIC, made the translation. Then Dr.1 Smith, the first Arabic scholar of the Iworld, \ I evised that translation. Then a profuundly versed Arabic scholar, wbose ear had not been vitiated by any foreign idiom, revised It again, and the revised reVISIon was agaio re- VIsed by Dr_ Smit1L. ,... CHRISTIAN LIDERALITy,-Tbere lit? cer- tain great principles laid down in SCripture in relation to gIVing, and the use of I?ropE!rty generally, respecting which Ihere 18 much practical skepticism. They ate 8S follows: 1. That which we have, we hold 88 steward! who must give an !Iccouot. 2. T.be W!fl to increase IS to are rich ltberal 3. That wInch IS given to the'1k>6r IS to the Lord. 4. That which ia'<lf)ne to Christ'slitLie ones is dODe to himse)! MURMUBING.-Cec!l was once ridtng with a frlelld on a windy day, when the dust was 80 troublesome tbat hIS companion wished they were at their Journey's ena, where they might ride m the fields free from dust, and thIS wish he repeated a number of times. When he leached the fields, the flIes so teased hIS fnend's borse, that he could scarcely keep hiS on the sad?le. On his hltterly com- plammg- u Ah I sIr," said Mr. CeCIl, " when you were in the road, the dust was your only trouble, and all your anxiety was to get rnlQ the fields; you forgot that the fly was there. N ow, this a true pIcture of lIfe; we. know the the 1;r\als of our present station, It 18 that the yearly; conSUmpl10D bqt next will have tnals, and perhaps of tobacco 10. Turkey, reachel 320,000,1100 worse thoulh they may be of a diJl'erent poundS, allowlDg 40 pounds a year kina'" eijht millioua of IlIIoke", I <

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EDITED BY GEO. B. UTTER AND TROS. D. BROWN. "THE SEVENTH DAY IS THE SABBATH OF THE LORD THY GOD." TERMS---$2 00 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE~

Volj XII.-NO. 17.

L---- fills the mind of the unlearned with dread. But the only effect of the lattetl is to cause an

=================- exact equahty m the length uf sprmg and THE SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSEN- summer compaled with aulumn and wlllter.

GER ON GEOLOGY AND 'l'HE BmL~;. At present there is a dIfference of snme suv-

~bt ~nhhnt~ llnnrb:r.

enteen and a half days. The last cOincIdence (Concluded)

We now come to notlc" the wrIltll'S secolld ef the earth's gl ea er aXIs with the hne of the

point, that Olle of tbe most lem11 kable and equinoxes occurred 5,939 years ago The clearly demonstJuted epochs of astronomy next comCldence will o~cur In 20,984 years proves the sacred clttonolagy qf tIle wIFrld to from that tIme, and SII on once in about 20, be true. It is my I'lurpose tl) show that the 000 years, as long as the sun and planets II remarkable epoch" (althuugh easily demon shall \\ heel thmrmaJestlccourse 111 the heaven·. strated by ,\Iyro In astronomy)proves nlFtlung Thus, m a little mule than 15,000 years from whatcvcr in relatIOn to the age oj the world. now,thls remarkable astl onomical coinCIdence

II TillS remarkable astronomIcal epoch is the will occur agalll But nature wIll surVIve it. COInCIdence of the gl eatcr axis of the eal th's And the only terl estflal pbenomenon that wlil 01 bit with the ImEl of the eqUInoxes, when the attest Its advent w~1 be the passage of the SUD true and mean equmox was the same This from vornl1 to alllJ!lmnal equmox tn Just SIZ

sta:e of the heavens," the writer cOlltlllues, months, 1f18tead "f SIX months and seventeen " could have eXIsted only at the fi, st moment days, HS It IIllW does Tins 18 cCltalllly not of the crealton of our solal system; for the qlllte remarkable enough to IndIcate the time moment the earth and other planets hegall to when world, were created and flung III to theIr move, the caU8es winch alteled tillS posllon stupenduous 01 bits Tbe earth could have

of the e81lh began to-exelt tboll Ifresbtable started III any olher plrt of IllS olblt Just as powel and plDduce the processIOn of the well as m that part where Its greatest aXIs equmoxes." ThIS statement IS no less 76- COInCIdes with the 110' of eqUInoxes; for the markalile than the astronomical epoch on causes whICh altet the positIOn of the earth wluch It 18 founded. That Ihe state of the and cause the processIOn of the equinoxes are heavens In winch the '. gleatC1!(1 aXIs of tbe at wlJrk allll causlllg that phenomenon 1rI

eaIth's orbIt COl[]cuJes \Vlth tbe hne uf the ellery part of the 01 bit alIke. After the next eqUinoxes" could have eXI,ted ouly at Ihe cOIOCldence shull have occurred, perhaps Bome first moment of the eXl>tencc of our systpm, ,contributor to some southern Joulnal may III IS a most bold und baseless assumptIOn, m the Slst that, that COIncidence must have been the

face of every astronomIcal fact that relates to begznnlng' f the solar system, allli he wJlI have the plOcessir,n !Jf the equinoxes No man just as much rea<on thus to InSIst as tillS wllter who had carefully studICd the subject would m the southern J< urnal now h.ls to mSlst that ever venture Buch an asselt\on. It may sound theformer cOIllCHlence must have marked the

somewhat imposing to the reader not acquamt dawn of wnrld;. ed WIth astJ()uomy, to state such a proposltlou The wllter, 111 chOOSIng I the e\ Idences of , WIthout explanullon, and then affirm It as can the gl eat age of the world ugalllst WhICh. to elusIve prool that the solar system has heen hud Ins shafls, has tnken great care to select m eXIstence only SIX thouRand years. such as ale most eaSIly demolished, and wltat

A bnef explanatIOn of the astronomICal is most smgular, such as geologIsts m general

phenomenon III questIOn 1,\111 show tbe empty- never adduce as eVIdence. He bas been care !less ufthe asserLIon that, It could happon (Jnly ful not to altack the stronghold3 of truth at the moment when the solar syslem began to wInch he at the foundation of rhe doctrlllo of

eXIst. That such COlllcldence of the gJeate! the world's ago.

NEW YORK, FIFTH-DAY, OCTOBER 4. 1855

ONE HUNDRED YEARS HENCE. Who'll tbrong Ibe streets In eaaer ha.te

One hundred years from now~ And mammons's neetlng phantoms chaso

\Vlth care .. wuru, anXH illS brow t

To gam a name FOI wealth or fame­AmblllOo's goal Or honor's sctoll-

Who wdl be th.t spell bound thr ong PilSSIng WIth hasty steps atong

One hnndretl years Irom now 1

Where oh t wbere Will be the men One huudred years from n ,w "

Who now tbe Virtuous poor condemn W lIh purse proud haughty brow;

Wbf) gIVe the slteer To mIsery's tear Wlthbold rehef 10 mphao's gnef, -

Where, ob' where WIll be IheIr ?"de, When rich and poor lteslde by SIde, Oo~ hundred years from now 1

Who'll grace our coorl8 as jodges gra~ e, Due hundred years from now,

Nor warp tho law. Uor screen the knnvt 1 When weatth and afEncnce bow,

When brIbes of gold, And -crimes untold, Mak~ Justice sleep, And mercy weep,

Who WIll be tho.e JUrISts pure. And bubes and sycophant' abjure.

One huodro" years from now 1

Who'll gUIde our TIghts o'er land and sea, Oue huudred years from no \V,

St.nd oy the banner of the free, And dare coufront a foe,

And never y,eld o or floo" and field Anu do no wrong­Submit to none,

Wbo wlit oe tho Be patl1o!s brave To guard our nag 0 er land or wove,

One bundred years from now? Where, ",here wIlt the proud despot \Je,

Doe hundred years from now, Wbo'd crush the germ of Liberty,

And make the nallOns bow 1 They II be forgo I, 1 hell names WIll lOt, Nor natIOns feel TheIr Iron heel,

And the faIr goddess Llbelty, Wlit reign 0 er every land., d sett

Ono hundred years from now.

SOWING AND REAPING.

where." Beginning then with the fOl emau, he inquued of everyone in ordel whether he would attend the Methodist preachlllg again; demand 109 of each a .hrect answer, yea or nay. Most of them, with httle or no hesitatIOn, ex­pressed theIr ICgret for havmg tbus offended hIm, and I3romlsed never mOle to offend In this matter. Tbe farmer called 11pon the shephel d last, asklllg, WIth a gJ avo counte­nance and a stern manner, II Harry, what hast thou to Bay for thyself1" Ha ry answered U I ' am very happy m my "lace, an,l would be glad enough to I emam WIth you as your shepherd; but my Boul IS flf more '~OI th than the wages that I am hIred Ii'r. I h~ve re­ceIved good under the preaching of these men; and I am determIned to hear them, wha,ever may come of It. I Will not act agaInst my COllSClCuce, Rlr, for nobody"

On bearing thIS, the far mer, whose object It was merely to ascertam the real clmracter of his men, eXClaimed, II Thou art an 1 onest lad, Harry, al,d wOltby to bellusteJ As fQr these other fellows, everyone of them would sell hIS soul for worldly benefit, and what confid­ence can one put 111 them 1"

He theu declared that he should retain Harry as bls shepherd, and forthwllh dIsmISS­ed ever y uther BCI vant as unwurthy of Ins confidellce. The venerable man who gave me thIS account was then about eIghty years of age; and as the facts OCCUf! ed III the early part of hIS hfe, nearly a cen'ury has elapsed smce the rtliglOus pllnClples of these poor men were thus severely lested.

IDEA OF PIWBATION,

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nitude oC danger needs nothing more than a greater effort than ever at your hands, If you are recreant III the hour of trial, you are the WOfst ofr~creants and deserve no compassion. Be not dIsmayed ~r unmanned, when you should be bold, darmg, unflmching and reSD­lute. The cloud whose threatening murmurs you hear WIth fear and \ dread, IS pregnant wah blesslllgs, and the frown whose sternness now makes you shudder and Jremble will er.e long be succeeded by a sm1re of bewllchlDg sweetness and benignity Then be strong and manly, oppose equal forces to open dIffi­cultles; keep a firm rehance on your abihty to overcome the obstacles, and trust in Pro VIdence. GI eatnes3 can only be achieved by those who are tned The condwon of that achIevement is confidence III one's self

HlGHEll. . HIgher I IS a word of noble meaning, the inspIratIOn of all great deeds--the RympathetIc cham that leads, Imk by link, the impassioned sllul to Its zenith of glory, and stIll holds its mysleIious object standing and glitterin g among the stars.

HIgher I It~ps tiie-infant that clasps Its pa­rent's knees, and makes lls1'eeble essay to nse frome the floor-It is the first aspiratIOn of chlldhood ....... to burst the narrow confine, of the cradle, in whIch Its sweet moments have been passed fOI eve I .

HIgher I laughs the proud school boy at hIS wl!lgs; or as he climbs the tallest tree of the rorest, that he may look down on his less ad­venturous companions WIth a flush of exulta­tinn, and abroad over the fields of his native Village. He never saw so extended a pros­pect before

Higher I earnestly breaths the student of phIlosophy and nature; he has a host of rivals but he must eclipse them all. The midnigh~ oil in hB lamp burns dim, iJUt he finds hght andLknowledge m the lamps of heaven, and his suul is never weary when the last of them fa I,id belund the curtams of the morning.

And higher! hIS vOIce thunders fortb," hen the dlgmty of manhood has invested his form, and the multItude IS IIstelllng wIlh dehght, to his oracles bunnng with eloquence and rmg mg Itke true steel m the cau,e of freedom and right. But whcn..LIme has changed hIS locks to silver, and when the world wHle renown IS hIS, when the malden gathering flowers by the road SIde, and the boy m the field, bow III reverence as he passes and the peasant looks to hIm WIth honor-can he breathe fOlth from his heart the fond WIsh of tbe past 1

WHOLE NO. 589.

A GOOD ~SCIENCE. That conscience alol1e is good which is m~ch

b~sie~ in self-examination, whIch speaks n;t,uch With .Itself, and. m?ch with God. This IS both the sign that lt IS good, and the means to make It better. That soul will doubtlese be very wary in its walk, which takes daily ac­count of Itself, and renders up that account to Gop .. It WIll not hve by guess, but naturally examIDe each step beforehand, because it is resolved to examIDe all after; will consider well what It should do, because it means to ask over again what It hath done and not only to answer itself, but to make ~ faithful report of all to God; to lay all before him ~o?tmually, upon tnal made; to tel! him what 18 m any meaSure well done, as his own work and bless him for that; an? tell him too ali the slips and ~~scarriages of the day, as'our own; complalDmg of oursclyes in bls pre .. ence, a~d atill entreatmg free pardon, and more WIsdom to walk more boldy and exactly and gainmg, even by onr faihngs, more hu: mllIty and more walchfulness. If you wouta ~ave your conscie~ces answer well, they must !nqu!re and questIOn beforehand. \Vhether IS thIS I purpose and go about, agreeable ~o my I,ord'5 Wlll1 Will it please hIm 1 Ask tha~ more, and regard that more, than this, whIch the most follow. WIll it please or plofit myself1 Fits that my own humor1 And examine not only the bulk and substar.ce of thy ways and actions, but the manner of them, how thy heart is set. So, think It not enough to go to church, or to pray, but take ~eed how ye hear; for, consider how pure he IS, and how piercing his eye, whom thou servest [Leighton, -

aXIS of the ealth's 01 bl dId eXIst about 4,089 Tbe well near Erna. to wlnoh bo has refer­years befOie the CltrlBuan era, IS easIly shown ed, IS not at all Ieitell on by geologists to but tbut It therefore foll .. ws that the solar sustam tltelr belter. Itls a mere man of straw

system began to be at that tIm .. , I; a most wlncll the wrtter may have all the glory of

palpable '/Ion sequztur. It hy no means follows. demollsllln,;. The famous EgypLIan zodIaCS, For a full explanatIon of the processIOn of the t) wlncl, he aUudes, UI e of the same ch~1 actet

equllJoxes,the I eadCl IS refel red to Olmstead's No geologlot wah whose wrltmgs I am ac­Asu onomy,page 104 ; Hetschel's Asu ollumy, qualllted has ever I erered to them as evIdence

-p"ge 163, and for a st)1l mpre expltclt IHus of the world's age The astronomIcal tables tratIon, Bee I\htc1lel's Planetnl i and Stellal of the Iimdoos at c dItto. N eIther geologIsts Worlds, page l5G The subject WIll be suf- nor astronomSls ma',e use of them as evidence

nClently understood fill our pI esent pul pose, of theIr theory of the earth's ago. The great by the atatement of a fow astronomlCallact8. fact winch most e-peclally and LDcontestably The phenomenon to be explalDed 13 •• the co eVlllCCS the vast anl'qlllty of the edrth, 18 the InCll1ence of the greutel aXIs of tho earth's soltd crust ot the caah, .truttfied to the depth orbIt wIlh the llIle of the equInoxes" The of about ten ~lIles, alHI to the depth of about eal th levolves around the sun III an ehptlcal seven mdes tillS S'18lLfied rock I~ filled with

orbit, the sun bemg 1\1 one of the fOCI. The tho rpmalns of aTI1m~ls ami vegetablcs, awOl k greater dmmeter IS called the transverse aXIS, whIch almfbt lIlcalculable a~es ,10110 could and. the less JlB1neter the cOIlJugate aXIs. The suffice to effect 'I hIS the wrttor has not aI­

point of the Vi bIt neal est the SUll is calleu the luded to, aud very ]Ud1CIJu,ly; for thefact is pellheltan, and that the fa! thest the aphehan I\Icontesta ble and tho 1IJ fel ence Inevllable. The" e~umoctial POlllt." are POlIlts whero the On the valLdt! y of thIS argument for the eun crosses the elluatof. The tUlle when he world's age, Hugh !'Ihller makes tho follow­

crosse6 the equa~r gOIng northward, about mg t1 uthful remarks :-the 21st of March, is the vernal equmox, and " The astronomer founded IllS beltef of the the Ume when he crosses It gomg soulhward molnhty of the earth and Immobility of tile SUII,

U n,h r the go vel nment of God there IS a bll1ssed mterdependence of sowlllg and reap­mg; tbere IS a sure cormectlOn of cause and effect, although often at WIde IIItervals. In the spmtual husbandry of God's \lrIeyard there IS a mutual interchange of work and rewal d One generation or set of melllahor and a succeedlllg generation entere int~ their labols; and the reward of those that sow ID one age, IS the hal ve~t o'hera reap IIi

the next. 1hey do not always reap who ROW; but that preclOQs promIse, He that goeth forth with weepIng, beal lItg precious seed shall doubtless retUl 11 agam wllh rejomg, brlngmg hIS .heaves, IS fulfilled thus: Thoy return from sowmg a' one I1me, 1V1Ih .heaves of ban est wlllch thoy 01 0 lIBIS h,ve SOl'ill at another. It may be a long time ago; ancl Ihe root "f the sower treads upon the heel of Ihe leapet.

SoonCl or later, but eVf'l III the gl eat Hu~ band man's good lIme, the seld SOWII b sllle all waters is sure to come up The wfllld's g,eat Farmer has evel an eye UpOtl,l b sl'etl It I~ ours to go f"lth am] SOW, to sowln hupe, to sow In teal s, but II ever doubtlllg that WO,

or others III au! s'('ad, wIll In due lime return With reJoiCing, bnnglllg tho sheaves with them

\Vltetl thele enrnlS ovur thu laud-aud commg we may he SUI (} It 18-a geueral and mIghty reVIval of leltglOn, then It WIll be seen amI ackllowledged how much Ihe humble country pastors, aIld col pOI t6Ul S and tract-diS tl ibutors ba\ e had to <.10 WIth hllnglllg It to pass; when others will enter Illto thcll labors I'phose alms shall be heavy WIth the golden shea\ es of a spllltllal hal vest, fOI wInch the scct! Is even now hClIlg sown

• There I~ a proba~ion everywhere present II! lIfe,. whIch _runs Into .the smallest things, even mto mmute diVISIOns of time. Each separate fraction of hfe fuay be taken to re present the whole. Thus a day IS ashort life Its morning f~eshness, I~S mId day ardor, It~ evenmg wearlness, ale Images of the buoyan­cy of youth, the strength of manhood, and the feebleness and decay of old age So 10 the seasons of the. year. Sprmg, summer, and autumn, seed-tIme and harvest, are emblems of the successiveatages of human hfe \Vhich ever of these pertpds of tIme we take, a day or a year, we remark Ihat there IS some part of that Ume wInch appears to btl a plllbanon for the res!. There IS some pomt winch pre sellt pecultar advantages for succe,erul effort and willch gIVes dlrectllJll tf) the whole Thu~ there are particular hours of the .Jay-the houra of the morning-whIch God deSIgns for exel tion. If these are well spent, they WIll bless the whole day WIth the coutltluance of theIr own useful and happy moments. But If the morUlng IS Idled away, It canllot be oveltallOn; So the year has but one spring, one seed-tIme Whatever I. dOlle to secure Ihe herve.t, must be dOlle tloon, or tho hus­bandman IS left 10 want tIll another y£'at rolls roun,l

So tako tho whole of lire togethel. Humall charact, r IS constantly IIncle. gUIIIIT a tnal

t I · 0' cons ant y paSSIng tll10ugh proballolls and , I ' rcapmg Its IOWar( 01 Its pUnishment The

mmt! "nd character are cOllstantlyund. rgolng change_-even as the bouy momently waste3 away amI IS renewed. Human eXistence IS not a dull \(Jund of the same acts, PlcsolItmg the same OppOl tUOllles of happIness WIth every returning year. The soul IS never at a stand suI) It IS alway~ on the march, as ccndtng or desccndlllg. It IS a wave that mounts Ingher as It mils. \Vhat we do thIS f,OUl and what we dId the last, tin ow theIr ac· cumulated IIlfluonce IlltO the next. Tins year wt\reap honor and respectahl hty as the f, uHs of exertion last year, or we sulltn morllficatlon and dlsgl ace as the consequence of neghgence and sloth So the fate of next year WIll be deCIded by the actIons of tillS Thlis as we advance onward an Ince,sant retrlbulioll pur­sue~ us, rendenng probable what the SGIlp­tures fflretell-that the Issues of thIS mortal bfe, Will be felt th! ,ugh lh~ elernal ages winch

HIgher, yet I he has reached the apex of eal thly hor,or, yet hIS spillt hums as warm as In youth, though WIth a steadIer and paler hght, and It would bort ow wmgs ana soar up to Jugh heaven, leavmg Its tenement to moul­der among the laurels he has wound around it, fUI the nover enalllg glory to be leached only m the presence of tho Most HIgh I

ONE IDEA -It H~ admitted, saya Profe'sor Sanborn, by pSj chologlsts, Ihat the mind, when engrossed by the contemplatIOn of a Single 5U bject, becomes dlbquahfi~d f\lr the discovery or apprecmtion of truth_ Everythlllg IS ex­cluded hut the solItary theme of mterest. No hght shines upon the miud's eye, except that which is reflected flOm the mmute forms of Its own thoughts. EmplTIcs avail themselves of this prinCiple to Impose upon tbe ~redulous by their specious wonders l\Idh are hypno lized, mesmorized, rendered Illsensible to pam, and cured of dIseases, by anestmg the attention and confining it to a slIJgle obJoct. " Men of one idea" \lve lIJ a perpetual statc of somnambul1sm. A man who is committed to a theory IS not a safe lIlvesUgator of tJ uth It malters not how learned or devout the man of .. pecuh~r views" -may be; for HI such circumstances the smallest portion of truth suffices so to engage the attentIon of men 01 superior mtdlcct, that they forgot everything else, and become blind to all that is not com­prised wnhlll Ihe narrow circle of their own Ideas. The theOrist, lIke the spld"r, lives within the attenuated and feeble tlssuo, whICh his own brain has woven History bccomes an excellent" alterative," for such a mental Uiathesis.

CURIOUS CUST)'lM OF THE OLn EGYPTIANS. -Orr the death 0(1 every EgyptIan king, a general mornmg was instituted throughout all Egypt for seventy-two days; hymys com­memoratmg hIS vIrtues were sung; the tem­ples were closed; sacrifices were no longer offered; and no feasts or festivals wero cele­bra~ed during tbat pel ind The people tore theIr garments, and covering their heads with dust and mud, formed a procession of 200 or 300 persons of both sexes, who met publicly tWICe a day, to s ng the funeral dIrge. A glllDeral fast wa9 observed, and they allowed thelll,Selves nenher meat nor wheat bread, and abstaIned from wme and every luxury, III the mean lIme, the funeral was prepared, and on the last day, the body was placed in state, wI~hlll the vestlbule of the tomb, and an accou~ was gIven of the hfe and conduct of the dec ased. It was permitted to anyone present, t offer himself as an accuser, and the VOICO of the people might prevent a sov­ereign frolll receiving funeral honors, This was an 01 deal, the dread of WhICh would, doubtless, tend to stImulate tho Egyptian monarchs to the placl1ce of thclr duty; for there IS planted 111 the human breast, in all ages, and 111 an countries of the wolld, an ardent deSIre that a last tribute of respect should be pala to fratlllllmamty.· ~

• TIIADE -We I all at trade, and the pbtl080.

pher and lov( r of man WIll have much harm to say of It; but the I istonan of the world wIll see that trade was the pllnclple of liberty : that trade planted AmerIca and destroyed feudahsm; that it makes peace aD,1 keeps peace, and It wilf abolish slavery. We com­p"lalD of the gtlevous oppression of the poor, ' and of ItS bUIlding up a nGW aristocracy on the rUlDS of the aTlstocracy It de Btoyed. But there IS thu Immense dIfference, that the amtocracy of trade has no permanence, is not cntalled, was the lesuit of toil and talent, the result of merIt of some klDd, and is con­tinually falllllg, hke the waves of the seal be~ 101 e rlOw claims of the ~ame 80rt. Trade is BII IDstrumsnt III ths hands of that friendly Power wInch works for us III out' own despite. We deSIgn It thul> nnd tbus; but it turns out otherwise and far better. This beneficent tendency, omnipotent without VIOlence, cJxists

b I not on a mel e dream ltke hypotheSIS fiJUnded "a out tie 22d of Septembel, tbe autumnal on notlnng. but on a wIJe and s ,ltd base of equlDox. Tho" hne of the equinoxes" IS a pure inductIOn Gallleo was no mere dreamel ; line from the one to the other, across thp plane he was a discoverer of great tl Ulhs, and a pro of the earth's orbit. The" processIOn o! the found reasoner concelll1ng them; and Oil hIS equllloxes" IS a slow shIfting of the eRuinoc dlscovenea and IllS reasoIIlllq, compel~d 1>y

I N" seed I; lost. 11 It took tViO hUlJdlCd yean fUI O,iver Cromwell to beglll to be ap­pleCI"terl,OI fur a Ju't Instory to be Written of the PUlllaus, or for Ihe pllllclpies they spread broadcast to germlllate and develop theIr fJ Ult, Ihen may seed BOwtng mmlSters of the gospel, and fuunders of benevolent msti tutlOns, and laboIious ]lllvate Christians can· tentedly await the results yet to be of'thelr now unupplauded labors. " Though seed he huned loug III dllst," and you may tbmk It wasted and decayed, It is never lost. If not on thiS SIde of the grave, It shall spnng on the other, and thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the Just. WOlk on, work ever; hope on, hope ever, for thy reward is

are to slIcceed. [N. Y. Evangehst.

the Inexorable laws of hIs mental constItution, tlal pomt!! f!omeust to west. Thus, when the dId he build tip deductIVe belters whIch bad elln CCOBses the clluator ne:!:t March the vernal no prevIous eXIstence III hIS mllld HIS con­equlDox WIll be further west than It was last vlcllons were consequent, nut autecedent lVlarch, and so for every succeedmg yeal unlll Such slso IS the charactel of geologICal <\ s the equinoctIal pOInt shull have made a com- covery and IIlference of the eXIsting bellef-I thell JOlllt producuon-rrgardlOg thl} great

p etll revolution around the echptic OJ eal tb's anllqUlty of the gIl be No gellloglst worthy orbit. The" hne of the eqUInoxes" wllllhen of Ihe name began wlth the bohef and then bavo coillcided with every conc81vable hlle set hImself to squaw geologIcal phenomena across the plane ofthe earth's orbit, and some- wllh Its reqUIrements. It IS a deduCllon-a whon) in its course must have comclded with result-llot the slartmg a'sumptlOn or glVeo I . f sum in a process of calculation, but Its Ultl­

t 16 greater aXIs 0 the earth's orbIt. But as mate findIng or answer. Clergym"n of the thill<'greater aXIs IS a Ime drawn from pellhe- orthodox churcbes, Buch as the Sumnel8, lian to apheltan, that comel fence could finly Sedgwlcks, Coflghears, and Pye Smllh~, of ljccqr when the earth was IU one of theoe England, or the ChalnlerB, Duncans, and pomts, Bay III perIhellan. Now, the propOSI- Flemlllgs, of our own CflUlltl y, must have corne tion of the Writer IS that, when the lme dra" n to the stuely of thIS quesllOn of the wOlld's age

with, at least, no bias ID favor of the geo across the plane of the Il~rth's orbit from tI e logIcal estimate The old, and as It has VeTllal to the autumnal equilloxcorresponded proven, erroneous readmg of the MosaIC ae­with 8 Ime drawn from penhehun to Iphell3n, coull!. was by much too genmal a one early m the Bolar-system must have begun to eXist. the pre'cnt cenlury 1I0t to have exerted tip on

d l' them, III their characters as mlmsters of reh-The mtelhgent rea er cannot I all to percel ve glon, a senslhle influence ofa dIrectly opposite ~h~t there Is not the remotest connection be- nature. And the fact of the cOlllplete reversal twelln bis premIse and his conclUSIOn. Pre- ofthBlr ongmall)1us, and of the broad unhE's­cisely of allalngous character would be the Ita~lllg findmg on the BubJect wluch they

•• h ultImately slIbstItuted 1I1stead, serves to lillI-following reasoning: At a certam time t e mate to the uDln1l1ated the Stl ength of the moon, in her course around the earth, fell be- evidence to whIch they submitted. There call tween the sun and eru1 so as to intercept the be nothmg more certam Ihan that It IS mmds rays of the lormer and produce darkness upon of the same callher and class, engaged 111 the the latter; therefure, that must have been the same inductive track, that YIelded m the first bemnning of the solar system, for such a stale instance to the astronomIcal eVIdence regard-

0- mg the earth's motion, and m the secontl to

suro. [N. Y. Evangehot.

THE PIOUS SHEPHERD.

of the heavens could only have existed at the the geological eVIdence regardmg the eaah's peginning of our solar system. The astro age." nomlcal (act h~re rerered to just as much I~ I have not the least doubt but that tbe geo· dlcates the beginnmg of the solar system as logical theory of the eaah's age WIll come ere the one under considerallon does. But nezther long to be as univer.ally beheved as is the as­of them, 8S every astronomer knows, has the trol101nlcaltheory of the earth's moti61!. The lemoleat bearing on the world's age. The evidence of the one is as irrefutable as that of effect of an ecltpse of the sun is much more the other. But one happened to be promul­stnking aDd impottant on the earth than the gated a Intle saoner than the other, and of

effect or the coincedence of the hne of the course is sooner received. Truth can always

An aged man, says a WI iter III the Wesley an Metlwdlst MagaZine, who was remarkablo for the pumy of hIS character, the cheerful­ness of hIS pMy, and the gem·ral respect In

whl!lh he was h~Id, toId me that when he was young he hIred hImself as a shepherd ~o a re­spectable farmer ID the fens of Lincolnshire, and that, durlllg the I1mll of hIS servltQdll, MethodIst preachmg was IIltroduced mto the vIllage; the Ilinerant mmisters of that de­nomlllatIon comlllg at stated perinds, and 10

an humble cottage declartng tbe word of Itfe. My informant and several of hIS fellow-servants attended the mimstrations of these zealous strangers, flOm whose hps were heard the words of truth and salvatIOn He receIved the gospel message WIth 8 behevmg and obe­dIent heart,and obtained au assurance of God's fi1rglvmg mercy, WIth the regeueranng grace by whIch he was made a new creature Af ter some time, the master, who was not a re­ItglOus man, sent for the whule of IllS servants to appear before lum In tilll parlor, everyone of them wo~dering what was the matter. He then addressed them to the following effect: .. 1 uodetstand that YOll have all gone to hear these Methodist preachers, and some of you regulally attend their meetll1gs. 1 now in form you that I shall not allow any of my Ber vanta to become MethodISts; and unless Y9U

promIse me, before you leave tlus robm, tltat you WIll not attend another Methodist meetll1g durlllg your stay WIth me, I shall immediately pay yuu the wages whIch are due you, and send yuu away to seek employment else-

equinoxes with the greater 8xis of the eartb. afford to bide its tIme. D. E. MAXSON. The former bidet the earth in darknesa and ALBS!> Ag.l.DSKY, Aug. ~7, 1855. ,

EARLY lUSING,

It IS rematkable what numerous examples we have of early rismg In the SCllptures Let anyone take a Concordance and look out tbo passages where It is menuoned, and he WIll be surprIsed a[ theIr number. Are not Buch examples bllldlllgon ChnstLans 1 Abra­ham nrose up early In tlie mormnt:{ to offer sacnfice; II early WIll I seek thee," said the PsalmIst; shall not ChrtBuans eally rise to pay theIr vows unto God 1" It Very early in the mOlDing" tbe holy women came to the sepul­cher to embalm tbe SavIOur; and shall not hlB dISCIples seek their rISen Lord early in tho day 1 Christian I when are you most apt to neglect prayer, or pel form It hastily snd unprofitably 1 Ii it not when you omit early rJSlng 1 When are you most 'prone to neglect readlllg the BIble, or peruse Its sacred pages neghgently 1 Is It not when you act the sluggard, and waste precious houls 10

repose 1 At what season do you peruse God's word wllh delight, alld call upon hiS name WIth fervor1 Is it not when you early Ilse to pay your sacnfice 1 Nature, then, as weI! as Scripture. IndICates the value of the morlllng fur religious meditation, readmg an~ prayel. Neglect not, then, theIr umted IntimatIOns. ExperIence shows you the ben­efits of early rising Profit by Its voice. Let tbe dawn summon you from the bed of re­pose; let lhe orb of day witness you at your devotIOns, supphcatmg that the sun of :rIght­eousness may ar~se upon yotl with healing in Its qeams. Thus your body will be inVIgo­rated and yo"r soul WIll be In health and prosper. II Whoso IS Wlse and WIll observe (hese thmgs, even they shall uoderstand the lovmg kmdness of the Lord."

• CONFIDENCE IN ONE'S SELF.-Wben a CrisIS

befalls you, and the emergency reqllIres moral courage and noble manhood to meet it, be equal to the reqUIrements of the moment and rise supellor to the obstacles m your path The universal testimony of men, whose ex­perIence exactly coiocldes with yours, fur-11lshes the consoling reflec\!on that difficulties may be ended by opposition. There is no bleuing equal to the stout heart. The mag-

• OUR HOUSEs.-W e always look upon our

houses as merJll:temporary lodgings. Weare always hOplllg to get larger and finer ones, or are forced some way or other to live wllere twe do not choose, and In cODtmual expecta­tIon of changing our flace of abode. III the present state of SOCiety, this IS m a gleat measure unavoidable; but let us remember It IS an eVIl, an tbat 80 far as It h aVOIdable, It becomes cur duty to check the impulse It IS surely a subject for serious thought, whether It mIght not be better for many of UB,

If, m atlUllllng a certalll posllion m lIfe, we detEitmined, with God's permlsslOlI, to choose a house in whICh to ltve and dIEl-a home not to be mcreased by adding stone to stone and field to field, but which bemg enough for all our wiehes at that period, we should be re­solved to be satisfied with forever. ConSIder thl9, Bnd also, whether we ought not to be more in tbe habit of seekmg honor for ollr de­scendants than our ancestors; thinking It bet ter to be nobly rememhered than nobly born; and, strIving to live that our son's Bons, fOl ages to come, might sull lead theIr children reverent1811y to the doors out of which we have been carried to the grave,saymg, II Look, this waS his house; this was his chamber."

and works. [R. W. Emerson,

• THE EVENING OF AOIl-When the summer

of youth IS slowly wasting away illto the night­fall of age, and the shadow of past years grows Jeeper and deeper, as ltfe wears on to its close, It 18 pleasant to IOP1, back through the vIsta of time upon the SallOWS and felICltles of OUI earlter years. If we have homes to shel­ter and hearts to rejoice us, and frieods have been gathered together around our firesides, then the rough places of our way{ariD~ will have been worn and sQloothed aWI!f, ID the tWIlight of life, whIle the Bunny SP~S we have passed througll, WIll grofV brlghte and more beaul1fnl Happy inrleed are tho whose in­tercourse with the world, has not c anged the tone of theIr holier feelmgs, or br ken tbose mUSICal chordsiof the heart, wh08e'!;lbrations are so melod!6US, so tender lind touching in the evcIIlIlg <Jftl~gc.

• THE B~BLE IN ARABIC.-~he followmgac­

count IS gIven of the translatton of the Bible mto ArabiC at Beyroot :-FlfBt of all, 11 Ilative scholar, a s!ender. sallow, care-worn maD~ well versed m Hebrew and Greek as well ali m ArabIC, made the translation. Then Dr.1 Smith, the first Arabic scholar of the Iworld, \ I evised that translation. Then a profuundly versed Arabic scholar, wbose ear had not been vitiated by any foreign idiom, revised It again, and the revised reVISIon was agaio re­VIsed by Dr_ Smit1L. ,...

CHRISTIAN LIDERALITy,-Tbere lit? cer­tain great principles laid down in SCripture in relation to gIVing, and the use of I?ropE!rty generally, respecting which Ihere 18 much practical skepticism. They ate 8S follows: 1. That which we have, we hold 88 steward! who must give an !Iccouot. 2. T.be W!fl to increase IS to dIBtdbu~. ~om~ are rich bec~u.e ltberal 3. That wInch IS given to the'1k>6r IS loan~d to the Lord. 4. That which ia'<lf)ne to Christ'slitLie ones is dODe to himse)!

MURMUBING.-Cec!l was once ridtng with a frlelld on a windy day, when the dust was 80 troublesome tbat hIS companion wished they were at their Journey's ena, where they might ride m the fields free from dust, and thIS wish he repeated a number of times. When he leached the fields, the flIes so teased hIS fnend's borse, that he could scarcely keep hiS .s~at on the sad?le. On his hltterly com­plammg-u Ah I sIr," said Mr. CeCIl, " when you were in the road, the dust was your only trouble, and all your anxiety was to get rnlQ the fields; you forgot that the fly was there. N ow, this a true pIcture of h~man lIfe; we. • • know the the 1;r\als of our present station, It 18 calc~lated that the yearly; conSUmpl10D bqt ~he next will have tnals, and perhaps of tobacco 10. Turkey, reachel 320,000,1100 worse thoulh they may be of a diJl'erent poundS, allowlDg 40 pounds a year kina'" eijht millioua of IlIIoke",

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66 THE SABBATH RECORDER, OCT. 4,. 1855.

'bt ~uhhntb :J{rrndut. New York. October 4, lSlili.

Edlior .... OEO. B. UTTER & THOMAS B. BROWN CT, D. D,) OcCIUIlonru Editorial Contributors:

JAMES BAII.t;Y (I D.) \ WM,B.~IAXSONcw.B,M) '1' E BABVO()K (T, E, D,) N, V HULl, (N v, H J M, AI,L~N (') A. B, llURDIOK (A, B, B)

Brltlsb CorreBjlondent~ JAMES A. BEGG,

the course of remark upon the Report, that are called to payout our money, we are en-

h at Walworth an effort has been made, which titled to an equivalent for it. And thoug ,

i." will probably prove successful, to estab1i~h in most of the various trades and prOlesslons, Seventh-day Baptists have a fair proportion another Academy. These ins,itutiolls are

h h ve giving to our people a good name and great of expert and finished workmen, t ey a -a h influence in the commullities where they al e also some of a different character; an w en

I·, h located, at the same time that they are fu]'-these lalter do not succeed in en Istlng t e

Patrollage of their brethten, we could wish nishing the rising generation in our churches

I ' I t with the means of easily obtaining that knowl-tha~ lhey po~sessed (Iscernment a ways 0

SUPPORTING OUR OWN. 1, h' ht edge which is power. asc~ll>e It to t e rIg cause. , ' I '

hibition by law of the manufacture an~ sale -is apprehended, his soul goes out in holy of intoxicating liquors us a beverage, IS the and fervent de.ire towards those who are only effectual means of exterminating tbe closing their ears and hearts against those ae­evils of intern pel ance. cents of mercy which issue from Calvary.

3. Resolved, That we look upon tl.le ~ct of The prosperilY of the Church of Christ lies C ss in throwing open the TerTltorles of , .' 'f d h ongre tl t 10 realIty ID the converSIOn 0 men, an w en Kansas and Nebraska to slavery, as a agran . ' abuse of legislalive power. the clim~x of lhat prosperity arrives, t~e

4. Resolved, That we cherish a de~p and wol'!d w!ll be converted to God. ThIS lively sympathy fiJr ,B.ro. Pardon DaVIS, now event is the burden of Ihe prayers of all ~hat imprisoned in !'UU1S18na, and t?at, we. are love the Saviour in sincerity, and the object ready to do allm our pow,er to aId hIS friends of all their efforts, Every indicalion of the in I heir effurts to secure hIS release. " , h 'I d

God to deliver Peter from prison; yet it was , to be done in answer to tbe prayeI'll of the dis­ciples who had assembled for that purpose. H e had I evealed to the prophets the truth that his ancient people should b,e released from captivity at the expiration qf seventy

I years, But he tnld them that "he, would be

- I ~ d h' k h 1 The sub]' ect of Missions, especially wit lin j ._ C ~:oTe'are incline to t III t at our peop e,

...... FRED ENTER, .. l ' BROTHER BROWN-Dear Sir: In the Sab- for the most part, are not backward in sup' the bounds of the AssociatlOn, was pretty

1 I ' f h " fully canvas~ed. The Executive Committee

" • l'.' advancementofthe kmgdomofChrlst IS aJ e 5 Resolved That we hall WIth saUsractlon f ' ' I

'. d' ' 'f' t t 'tbin the Associa with joy, and the prlJspect () 1IS umversa the 10 IcatlOllS 0 meres WI .,' ' .' .... tion in the establishment or a mISSIOn In the tnumph msplres rhe mmd wllh dlvme satls-

sought unto to do those things lilr them." I

Look abroad, and see what has been accom, plished by these instrumentalities, anll we are' at once led to wonder and to adnre. Soon we may expect that the J~w, with the full neBS of the Gentile, will he gathered in, and .. na­tions shall be born to God in a day." Hasten it, Lord, in thine own good time.

bath Rfcorder of Sept, 20th, your editoria IS porting the business men 0 t elr own oruer. headed, "You know I must live." Without But it sometimes happens, that artisans are appointed last year to look aftel the malter, repeating what you had to offer in regard not satisfied wilh the amount of patronage reported that they had done nothing The to Sabbath-breaking, &c, we would ask you S bb h k ' le;ter of one of the churches proposed that f ,r to l'neorm us, thrlough the Recorder, what the which they can receive in a a at - eepmg b 1

I' • h the coming year an elfurt should e mac e to encouragements are for the young of our de- community. There is. not bus.mess eno, u,g

fi Secure the entire servICes of one minister at nomination to educate themselves or any for them there, and either theIr necessltll's,

ti ,. h' f " thO k' t i lea.t. whose business it should be to visit, at pro eB8or~ Ip or proleSSIlJD, 10 IIIg 0 ga n or their cupidity, drive them to other places. an honorable Sdppurt among the people of Th' , t b It d but in the present regular intervals. the isolated familtes of Sab-h. h' d \J h d' d If IS IS 0 e regre e , W 'III' IS C Olce so l'1-r as t e ay 18 concerne . . b d bath,keepers scattered over l,consm, 1-

~icinity; in view of which, we rectlmmend to faction. the Executive Board the pe,mRnent employ- May we all who profess Christianity have meRt of a man for th~ W 0' k . all the evidences of personal religion laid

6. Resolved. :rhat III r,ec?lIIme1Ulitig to the d"wll in the word of God. that we may have churches of thiS ASSOCIation 10 contrIbute hi' h 'II k ha d at liberally 10 the support of ~ mis,i.~nary in our a ope w IIC WI nllt ma e us a. me own vicinity, we do not wloh to dIvert means the last day. • GEO. R. WHEELER. from the support of the same cause in for"ign ,----=-~--lands, OBSTACLES TO BENEVOLENT MOVE-

EVIDENCES OF PERSONAL RELIGION. MENTS-NO. 2,

they wish' to ~ch\:a common school, he must state of thmgs there appears to e no reme y, nois, and Iowa, with a view of encouraging go among the unday\teople for his school, T. B. B. h '

\ I • • fi them to stand by the cause of trul , anu to while the SIlV nth,oay iends wJ\1 hIre rBt- THE NORTH-WESTERN ASSOCIATION. day teachers, uhd'by so doing they give their organize chmches where there is a prospect That Ihere is room for mOle benevolence support t~ tbo~e of that day'. that they can be maintained. A resolution Cvncluded, in the church. is obvious to everyone. Our

If a medic~1 profeBsion might be our choice, The Seventh,day Baptist North, Western in accordance with this propositioll was adopt-we should be compelled to look fur patronage Association held its Ninth Anniversary with Among the evidences of personal piety rUI Saviour sayR, " The poor ye always have wilh

ed; and the carrying out of it wa~ left with I' I fi d h I fi among our first-day brethren, if we wish to the'church in Berlin, Marquette Co., Wiscon- T nished by the Bible, there is none on VI' lie I you." How often do we n t at t Ie avor-

A 'I an Eltecutive Boal d, consisling of V. Hull, . d b become eminent. llowmg us to be as wei sin, commencing on Fifth day, Sept. 20th, and more stress is laid than love to God's people, able I.ws with which we are ble8se are 0 -Prepared to practice our professi, ns, and F' E. Babcock, J, A, Potter, R G. Burdick, and . lIb d ffi I' I' h fbi towa ds tile equally as good in our morals, still, the first, closillg on tho evening of the following Irst- There certam y oug It to e no I cu,ty m stac BS III t e way 0 enevo ence I'

clay man, even an inGdel in principle, will day, The place of meeting was on the ex- 0, P. Hull. P d D' Id knowing who tpey are, for Iheir characters importunate poor among us. .. Let them go ~, The case of Bro. "r un aVIs cou not

get Ihe best support, &c, If a divine or treme northern limit of the Association; in ought to be as distmctly marked as the '\Vord to the poor bouse, we pay taxes to support h . \ ld fail of eliciling interest at a meeting held wilh f divinity was our c Olce, we s IOU expect consequence of which the delegation in at- J of God requires., Nor can we love anyone Ihose institntions," is the plea 0 those to

th t Id not any more than pay the church of which he is a member,and within ' even a wou , tendance was Dot 8S large as on some former as a Christian, only as the divine hneaments whom appl,cation is made, Yes, you pay and live on faith the greatest share 0bf the time occasions, wheb the meetings were held at the bounds of which many of his relative, re- stand out in the life. There is a great deal your taxes, and so does the man of the world. at that· still, we think that pays the est. side. The resolution in relation to it drew

A CHURCH MEMBER, •

\ METHlJDISTS IN MIS~OURI.-At a meeting I which the citizens of Independence, Missouri, , recently held, resolutiolls were passed prcJ testing against the Northern Methodists hold· ing an Annual Conference, which had been appointed to meet in that place. The reasod' assigned is, the anti slavery sentiments and opinions held by the ministers, and fears were enterJained, under the excited slate of public opinion 011 the subject of Slavery, tbat it might lead 10 results to be regretted. I AmoDg the resolulions pasRed is the followijog :-

" Resolved, That if the ministerli~nd others constituting said conference should. after this respectful remonstrance. persist in hOldin~ the B8me here, we shall hold ourselvescfull acq uil ted from any consequences t):18t may I -

suIt therefrom." , " , I

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. Plea~e give us your views on giving sup' ~ore centl al points. Those who did attend, b of denominational love among !Ill sects, and But is your religinn good fot' nothing-are you

< forth animated remarks from many mem ers • TI Port to our own, or those" if, worthy of su, p' were evidently actuated by an enrnest desire that is right, 80 far as it goes, and especially not willing 10 pay Bomethicg for it • Ie A correspondent of the Ckristian Advocate,

'\ h of the Association. From the statements of V Th \ port, of our own denomlD~tlOn, 01' so met 109 to promote the interests of the churches-a so far as denominational peculiarities are man of the wOlld pays for all he has; and are writing from Norfolk. a., says: .. ere has b 'd F' b d S t a brother of Mr. Davis, who has visited him b d' 't' t b r th P t t eSI es alt an larva IOn. desile which was responded to by the resid- purely scriptural; but Christian love h I. to you not willing to do the same 1 True re- een a great ISPOSI Ion 0 e Ie e ro es-

Yours in love, WE. in prison, and has had interviews with many b ant ministers in our very midst, as well as I ents of Berli!!, who fur the time laid aside all h' , , h 'fl do with moral qualities and Chrislian graces ligion requires us to be careful II to remem er abroad, It was first predicted thatthey would

. . I persons w ose pOSitIOn gIves t em 10 uence C ' , h II I 11 h h' hI b' We hardly know what relallon the forego' other bnsiness, The meetmgs throug lOut If we are hrlstlaus, we s a ove a W 0 the poor ;" and those churches w IC et t, elr not vI'sit the sick', then asstlrted that they had

, i.' in the matter, we gather that there is some ing has to our editurial of the 20th ult., though, were fully attended, and all appeared to lee I have the mind, bear lhe Image, and f(,lIow the poor suffer in lhe midst of plenty, are certamly refused; and, lastly, that they hl/id all Iled.

reason to hope for his release, after the ex, b .1 d~' h from the fling of our correspondent at "faltk that h was good to be there. eltample of Christ, A Christian has univer- delicient in Chlistian benevolence. Deacons And while they are uay ay an nl2.t trav-citement connected with his imprisonment hus . h filth I d lleya hUlllln17 Dp

ana starvation," we half suspect that he is The Introductory Discourse was preached sal benevolence and good will to all men; but of the flock, this ia a work that belongs to you. ersIDg t e yanes Hn a, .. subsided', and that meanwhile very little good . d l'sl'tl'ng the SIck and dying still the im.

covertly attempting to justify, or at least, ex. by Zuriel Campbell, of Christiana, from the the new commandment can only be carned Ascertain their wants, bear them to your more an v f '. h is likely to result from the multiplication of pression ou the minds 0 some IS. or t e r~-tenuate, the line of conduct at which our re' prayer of ur Saviour, recorded in the 17th . h h out towards those who, being redeemed by wealthy brethren, obtain their alms, carry port l'S repeated, Ihat none but the catholIC

petitions on the snbJect by t ose w 0 are marks were leveled. However, be his design chapter 0 John," that they all may be one, as the blood of J ~sus and regenerated by the them to the humble cot, and you will cheer p' riests visit the sick with the fever_ The tr.uth

looked upon as "abolitionists," and whose f .1 'what it may, as his communication is suggest thou, Fat r, art in me, aud I in thee." divine Spirit, form, as it were, a new world the desponding heart. is that, with'the exception ° one enomma-gratification would be no .,leasure to .. the d h . h P t t t I'nl'sters are as I'nde

ive of ideas in which our people have a ZURIEL CAMPBELL was chosen Moderator r The affection of the soul will he towar s t ese nation, t e ro es lin m -~ powers that be." A deRire to leave a competence to our fatigable in their pastoral labors am.ong the

Practical concern, we take occasion to sa :- 'of the Association; I. D. CLARK:E and N. J. • in proportion to the degree of moral excel- 'b l' b f b vo For the other topics discussed, we must re- children, IS ~n 0 stac e m t e way 0 ene ' sick with the yellow fever, as any prtest here First, that Seventh-day Baptists ought, in READ, Clerks j Varnum Hull, of MIlton, Cor- fi h R l' . d h ' h lence they possess, Love to Christians, as lence. More there are among us who have or anywhere else,"

ar to t e eso unons, prmte erewtt. h h' ' , our opinion, to give their patronage to teach- responding Secretary; Duty J. Green, of The next meeting of the Association was such, according to t e degree of C rlstJamty earned a competence, than of those who have An instatlce of the effect of little things has ers, physicians, and tradesmen, of their own Albion, Treasurer, exemplified, is tbe natural result of love to found one. A fortune earned is more lasting recently come to light in Armenia. A copy

appointed to be held with the church at Wal- , f h' ' Denomination, provided they can be as well Letters were received and read from all of Christ, and a destitutIon 0 t IS grace IS a tban one found. If you would secure it for of the Gospel accidentally fell into the hancs

worth-Thomas E. Babcock to preach the h 'C fi . served by such as by others. It is understood the churches in Wisconsin, and from mem- demonstratiou of an unconverted state, or of your children, put it away for safe keeping; of a Koordis chI e., some ve or SIX yeara

t{-at, when a mechanic goes into a neighbor- bel'S of the chnrch at Farmington, Ill., but introductory discourse, V. Hull alternate. tbe want of love to God. John says, "If we d h 'II find a safer banker than ago, and so well ple3sed was Be with ilS, n. f h' h' . f an were WI you teacbl'ngs, that lIe made I't the In", of his tribe.

, fi h h h S h A - In the way 0 prenc mg, t IS meeting 0 I b h h h . . ... , hood of First-day people to pursue hIS call- none rom t e c urc at out ampton. s ove not our rot er W om we ave seen, Jesus Christ 1 He pays the principal with Ill- All matters are tried by the rules 'of the Gos, h h h . I the Association was fruitful, and we have Bel h 1 G d h h t h , ing, he must lose one of the six working days, t ese c urc es are comparative y new, our ow can we uve 0 w om we ave no terest, "He that giveth to the poor lendet peJ. The tribe profess to believe in Chmt,

E dom seen more attentive listeners. The .11 Th h . f h every week, or else give up his principles and eaders in the ast will probably thank us to seen, ese are t e compamons 0 t ere- to the Lord." Are you not willing to take have a sort of church organization, and eels-work on the Sabbath. There are compara- give their statistics in full. evening after Fifth-day, Geo. C. Babcock newed man; with lhem he l'l\Yes to converse, him for your security 1 Supposing that bra-- brate the Lord's Supper. In another seelion _ 1 i.' f h b f S d h ~ff l V H 11 D '1 preached,and on the following evening Russell to pray and sing the praises of"the-Lord, The h I I d of that country a large number of semi, ~

bve y lew 0 teo servers 0 un uy, w 0 Jut ton- arnum u, pastor; ame B d' 0 S bb h . , , ther D-is a farmer, wort twe ve t lousan Chrl'stl'anlZ' ed Turks have been dl'scovered. dR C B d Id L · d G. ur lCk. n a at mornmg a mISSIOn . ' Id' .. I fi will give him employment, and allow him to Ba'ocock an • on, e ers; eVI H. Bon Christian wor IS one great spllltua ratern- dollars, he has four t,hildren, they all wish to They do not ob3e~~e the g~eat fast nr the ,

d Jonathan Bond deacons A D Bo d ary discourse was pI eached by Geo. B. Utter" d ' f 'h -wo~k on the day which they consider sacred, an ,; , . n. Ity, an It matters not 0 w at country, or be farmers, Jiving in a rich farming communi- Mahommedans. nor do they observe their rites clerk, Members 188. Has II. Bible Class followed by a discourse from' A, W, Coon, I Ch' , , '

The same thing holds with regard to one who and Sabbath School wI'lh 10 teachers and 100 language, or co or, or sect, IIstlanlty 10' ty. He purchases for each of. his children a or forms of prayet. They pray extempore, Charles M. Lewis preached in the afternoon, d ' , d I h k b d teaches a common schoQl. Tbe temptation scholars. uces to a recognlllOn an ove as Boon as t e farm flJr four thousand dollars, pays one-balf and meet together once a year, rna e rea and 1. D. Clarke in the evening, On First- C "h ' d' d ' , d tb" Ii Ch'; t

with such persons to abandon the Sabbath is Albion-Thomas E. Babcock, pastor " J as. brlstlan c araeter IS Iscovere, of the amount, and leaves a debt of two thou- ana a'!t It. aD say IS IS or ' r.s day afternoon, Varnum Hull preached on the E l' h bl' hI'

very strong; and it ourl1laily prayer is, 'Lord, Weed, licentiate; J. A. Potter, S. P. Burdick, Another evidence, and somewhat in con- sand dollals for each of them to pay. Now An ng IS paper pu 18 es a trans atlOn N P 1 d J h W Immortality of the Soul-a subiect which has ' H' 1 st f a list lof tile I'dols n-nu

lead us not into temptation,' we ought not to L. Coon, . a mer, an 0 n ebster, J nection with the preceding, is love jar tlte pub. they have something to stimulate them to la- .rom ~"Im( 0 an 0 ,~ -

unllecessarl'ly into temptation ourselves, deacons,; T. F • West, clerk. Added last year, been much discussed of late in this vicinity, , d d ' , factured by .. a most respelltabl'B_am! orthodolt

run . by baptism 17, by letter. members 187 The evening after First-day was devoted to lie woreltip of God. In this exerCIse, we come bor, economy, an perseveran.ce; an 10 mne house at Birmingbam." Here it is: .. Vamen, nor to anow.o~r bret~ren to do so, If we c~n Has within ils bounds three weekly prayer service$ in connection with the ordination of into closer contact and wllh greatel numbers cases out often they will succeed better than (god or death,) in fine copper, very tasteful J help it. If It B pOSSible, therefore, to sustam meetings, Ilnd three Sabbath Schools, of whICh of those who 10 ve and serVE the same God, i~ the farms had been given th£m unencum- Nirondi,' (king of demnns,) in great variety,

Geo. C. Babcock, whose examination by the h b Id ' lIucb brethren among ouroelves, without suf- T. R Williams, John Webste. and C. A. believ,e in the same Saviour. and have the bered. And besides, here is four thousand the giant he rides being of teo eet deSIgn,

B d· k '.1 presbytery, and ordination if deemed proper, d h' b f th ttl Y B n I fering damage, we are not fully up to our duty ur Ie, ~re supennten enls. same hope of eternallrfe. To the pious soul, dollars leftin the hands lof the father, with an IS sa re 0 e presen s ye ; ro n n, '

]'f we retiuse to do I·t. , Chnstwna-Z. C, ampbell and R. G. Bur- was requested by the church at Dakota. The h' If' h' h h bl h f G dAd (gC)d of the sun,) very spirited, his crocodile

\ d. t' d' h d b Th itis good indeed to feel Imse lD company w IC e may ess t e liause 0 o. n tn brass, and whip in silver', Couberen, (god

In res ect to hysicians, the case ppears dlc.k, elders; Z. GJlbert, R. T. Green, A, P. or IDa Ion Iscourse was preac e y omas h' f d' , I f 'II h" 'I Ii 1 t h ' P p. Stillman, and E, M, Crandall, deacuns; W, K Babcock, the charge to Ihe candidate was with so many trop les a lVlne grace, all{ 0 WI not t at laml y ee stronger a tac ment" of wealth,) is of the most exquisite workman-to be somewhat dIfferent. Generally, they H. H. Coon and D. B. Crandall,clerks. Added, given by Geo. B. UUer, and the hand of fel- those ",ho are bound to the land of pUlity to that church where their father has been a ship. Smaller demi-goda and minor demons . nursue their calling on all days alike. Their by baptism 11, by letter 5, total membership and J'by. Soon the earthly exercises and large contrlbu or 1 They will Clertainly feel in every variety. No credit, and discount .. lowship by C. M. Lewis. At the conclusion II d r d " practice knows no Sabbath. We do not say 71. Has a BIble Class and Sabbath School. songs of praise will be ovel', but thay' al e that Lhey have all interest there. There are a owe .or rea y money. of the ordination services, an incident occur- I Id h hE' I h h that it ought to be so; we only say what is Walworth-O. P. Hull, elder; W. H. bound fol' Immanuel'~ land, and will cast their brethren among us who have this world's t wou appear t at t e plseopa c urc ,

R lfi IJ" , Alfi d M d W red, which may well be repeated in otber in Scotland, does not gairl much favor in the the general usage. In our opinion, a physi- e,. C •• ,Icentlate; c re axson an . cases of the kind. One of the ministering crowns at his feet, and shout the loud hallelu- good~ who a' e chiidlesR-why will not such Bight of the PresbYlerian bodies in that coun-

el'an might pass those of his patients who are S, C'ar];", deacons. Added 6 i total number b h d h h D J' ah til his great name, in united concel t. How feel for the interests of Zion 1 Must they .nve tl y. On a late occasion, one of the shedff. , . J. of mell·bers 71. Has a Sabbath School, Bible let ren suggeste , Ihat as t e c nrch at a- "'.

not so ill as to requIre dady attentIOn, and so CIa,", UIIJ Prayer Meeting. kota was feeble, and unable to do much to- promotive of ChristIan love is the public wor- 10 their relatives-nephews and cousins 1 of a Scotch county rejected the claim of r. secure for himself, in some good degree, the B Z' J \' "r T dd t Ch I h ship of God, wbere I he ex!,ression of devo What claims have they in comparison to those Bishop Ederr; becaUSe! hj' claimed under ths

. er zn- u IUS ", 0 • pas or; ar es wards furnishing their new minister with ted d' t' f th "R' ht R v rest of the Sabbath. But If the general usage Clarke and Cbarles Hubbell. deacons " Datus ' I" I' t th d tb 1 of Ihe church of God 7 Perhaps the church name an eSlgna lOn e Ig e . means of purchasing a suitable library, he was tiona lee Itlg mee s e eye, an e accen s Robert Eden, D, D" Bishop of Moray and is to be followed, we do not see that Seventh- E. Lewis, clerk. Added last year 20, of whom desirous of being one of ten to make up a of Christian praise from human voices arrest of wInch you al e a member is crippled for the Ross." The bishop refused to amend the day Baptist physicians labor under any such 12 were by' baptism; tot~l of members 75. purse of fifty dollars, to be invested in books the ear! Oh, ye stayers at home from tl ivial want of means to live and prosper. If 110t, claim by deleting the words .. Ri~ht Rev," -disadvantages, on account of their religion, Has a Sabbath School, WIth 10 teachers, 50 causes, you who are seldom SEen in tho house others are. BuilJ them a meetino",house, if and the designation" Bishop of .Moray alld

I. l' tb t f tb' scholars, and a ltbrary of from 100 to 150 for the use of the minister, and held as the " R " d hI' d' I 't d as to create 8 calm Jor epa ronage 0 elr volumes. h h of prayer, let your want of relish for devo- they have none " or pay for the one for whICh oss, an tee aim was Bceor 109 Y fl1Jec e f proper; of the c urc. The proposition met

b rethren. A First-day man never refuses tbe D k t G C B b k d H'1 h d ' f1 • • t tional exercises rebuke and cotrdemu you, and they are in debt. Or· help others that may Peleario's work 1m the" Benefits of Christ'l , , , a 0 a- eo. ' a coc an amI ton a eart response, an III a ew mmutes SIX y aid of a physician on Sunday i he 18 as wIllmg Hun, licentiates j Rowland 1. Crandall and dollars were raised for the object. remember that God's honse is the place where need help ill that way which rna; be most for Dealb," thought by scholars to be hopelessly,...-to baYe it then as on any other day. A Sev- Geo, C. Babcock, deacons; Geo. Thorngate, ClIristians meet. Public worship is of divine their benefit and for the glory of God-in Jost, is 10 be pnblished in England, from copies discuvered in St. John', College libra· enth-day Baptist physician never refuses to clerk. Added 2, total 30. Report on Education. appointment, and time is allowed and required supporting among them the preacbed word, ry, in the Italian edition of 1543, the French

, give his aid on the Sabbath-day; if Bent for, The letter from Farmington gave some ac- The Committee 10 whom the subject of for the purpose of canyiug out the duty. The in building for them a sanctuary, a parsonage, version of 1551. and the English translation be goes readily, no matter what day it is, couI\t of the embarrassed condition of the Education ~as referred, report, tba: in taking requirement meets the approbation of the a lecture room, or wb.tever the circumstances of 154:8, by Edward Courtenuy, Earl of

A d b I've the number of those I'S very h h d t d d ' h the matter mto account, they feel Impressed Ch' t' ' 'd d I's 1 t h' G " of the case may 're,mire. Do it, 'I. rethren, and Devonshire, From 1843 to 1848, 40,000 n we e Ie c urc ,an reques e a vIce as to t e course with the conviction, that Providence is point- TIS Ian. mm ,an 11 .ove. 0 18 OU "f' , bl' b d' E I

" 11 h Id' t h' . I h' h h b d' b ' b b D d d" I h you wI'11 be blessed I'n Ihe deed. copIes were DU IS e 10 urope, t wa~ ama ,w 0 wou reJec a P YSIClan mere Y w IC oug t to e pursne m t e cIrcum- ing to our position as a people in tbe \Vest, prompts 1m to ° ey. aVI sal , ave the original Italian whlllh was supposed to b~ because his religious creed happened to differ sf~nces. The Association appointed a Com- and calling loudly upon us to take and !told loved the habitation of thy house, and the AnoLher objection is often made, Ihat, if we lost. from their's. Sick people do not, generally, \!'!littee, consisting of Thomas E. Babcock, Jo- high groun~ upon tbe subject; t.hat the re place where thy honor dwelleth;" ~'I had give for missionary purposes, we are not cer- The Roman Catholic papers publish a liEt take Buch tbings into the account. Theyonly seph A. Potter, and O. P. Hull, "to vi8it sourc~s ~f InteJJe~t, llke those.m the vast rather be a door keep"r in the house of the tain that it will be appropriated to that cause. of prominent cunverts to Romaniem in Eng-

. deposItorIes of agrtculture and mtnerals about L d h .I 11' h f . k .I " 1 d d' hI' Th I want to know who has the most sk1l1 to cure Farmington aud vicinity, and make an earnest us and under us, are struggling for develop or. I an we . In t e tellts 0 WIC 'C ness; 1 have confidence to believe that every dollar an UrlD!! t e aBt 811t years. e cala ogu~ them_ Indeed, as far as our observation goes, effort to; remove all occasion of discord among ment; that to facilitate the former a~ well as and " my soul famteth f,)r the courts of the that has been appropriated for missions among contains the names of one duchess, one mar·

Cb":8t1-an8 of every persuasl'on are w!l' ll'ng the bret.\.ren located there, and Lo secure that I I t th t b I'b I d t L d" Th ill t f th k f 'h' " f h S chioness, tVIO countesses, twelve" rigbt bon, AO,.11 t Ie at er, ere mus e a I era an repea - or. e e ec 0 e wor 0 grace on us, smce t e ,orgamzatIlJn 0 I e present 0- orable" ladies, ten" right honorable" genlle. even to employ infidels, if they suppose them h¥m0l!Y and brotherly love which should ed outlay of interest, labor, and capital. the soul is substantially the same in all ages, ciety, has been lhus appliea. If there should men, and a large number of the gentry. The

t k'!l th th Tb t tb lia t - b £ 11 f th P' f Tho~gh so~e of our brethren who have acted and if the ancieut servants of the Lord de· 'h' I, Id . h to posseB8 grea er s 1. a.n 0 ers. a ey c 'i rac enze teo owers 0 e rmce 0 as plUneers III the cause may feel that thoy . , . , be deception and wrong 111 1 IS mattei', wou clerical list a8 the names of two archdeacons sbould prefer employmg Infidels to Seventh- P~ace;" have canceled heavy drafts upon every de, hg~lted:o d~ IllS WIll ?n this respect" and to the cause be to blame 7 No, indeed; let us and eighty clergymen of the English church. day Baptists, when Seventb-day Baptist phy- ~t the last session of this Association, dele- scription of available treasure, we feel assur, umte WIth hlB people m acts of pnbllc wor- correct the wrong, and double our diligence, The government of Spain has experienced

'sicians are known to possess quite as much gat'es were appointed to attend the meetings ed that patient waiting will bring them most ship, so will modern Christians. Let us go that the breach may be healed. We are able cunsiderable difficulty in elfecting tbe sala of ability1ln their profession, is a thought so_un- of the Eastern, ,central, and Western Associ- seasonable, ample, and substantial reward. up to the house of the Lord to worship is a to double our missionary contributions in all church property. 'fhe,aisbop of Urgel was

cbar'ttJble that we are not willing to entertain ations, and of the General Conference. They It is a cause of rejoicing, that we have Christian th ught and . h d ' t 'h h U' . . especially refractory, making himself Iso of-a already two Academies in successful opera- 0 WIS .. an mee s a our c urc es. nIl I our mlDlsters are willing ttlDsive that the anthorities found it neeed8ry it, unless we can be furnished with tbe most reported that the duties assigned them were tion, and that within the year past measured hearty response flOm every heaven-born soul to work hard, to live poor, and to give up to transport him from his own See, acro~ positive proof of the fact. not performed, partly for want of time, and have heen taken, both at Milton and Albion, L~stly, ardent atta,c7tment ~o. the cau,ae of tl:teir worldly speculations that they may be- that of the Mediterraneall, 10 the l3aleonc

But, in tbe seco~d place, if Seventh-day partly because no provision was made to meet to enlarge the accommodations for students; Clmat, and'Btrong deSlreB for tta prospenty, IS come speedily rich, it will not be done. "Like Isles, where be will remain shut up until h~ Baptist artisans, or professional men, lay the necessary expeuses. For the coming year, and we hope that, as the demand for 6uch inv~riabl~ the experience of true believers, priest. lik; people." Some must be leaders, promises to behave better.· claim to the patronage,of their brethren, they Varnum Hull, was appointed to attend those accommodations shall increase, they will be ThIS feehng commences with the Christian "and what are our teachers for if it is not to Tbe Universal Prolestant Conference h88

promptly and cheerfully met. We hope, also, 'd P' . d' . must do something to deserve it. Must I Associations, and provision was made to meet that our brethren will not be indifferent to character. As soon as an individual knows lead in the cause of benevolence 1 That ~ne just opene at aTlB, many .emment IVI~et1

'ld hI' t 11 hId' d ' f from all parts of Europe bemg present. \11· employ a bm er to erect my 0118e, mere Y the expense-a result attributable in part, the privilel/:e which our early occupancy of expertmen a y t e great ea 109 octnnes 0 who neglects the calls of benevolence will I d' h R B ' N I R v

! ' _ h I h - d d . ' I· I r.' , , ., c U JOg suc mon as BV. aptlst oe, e. J beeause he is a Sabbalo.rlan, w en ave the probably, to the faet that tbe Eastern and the fiel alfor s us, of dlspensmg the benefits ~eve at!on, Ie ,eels the Import~nce of theIr be- meet With SImIlar neglect from those whom he Dr. Kruimnorclrer, one of tbe bourt Pr/lach·

f / best evidence in the world tbat he is not com, Central Associations were represented at this of education beyond our own bounds. May 109 uDlversally known aDd beheved. As soon serves. " There is that scattereth and yet ers of Berlin, Dr. Stearne, and Sir Culling I ~ d ' b' M t I h the inhabitants of the surrounding country b t bl d I' b ~ h d" S" E dl I" h U' d S R I 'nIlIMnttodoa goo JO' us ave my meetingbytheirdelegates,C.M.Lewisa1'ld b' ast a esse Ig t .rom t e Ivme pUll increaseth,'" of this we may be assured, for ar ey; a so, lromt e nlle tates, e~. 1'---- I k rem em er us for nothmg worse, than that we D M L d P B . d d h rs. I \~ horae shod by a Sabbatarian, whom now A. W. Coon, whose presence was welcome have furnished them with the most ready shines into the heart, levealing at once the every good act which we perform will be rs. c eo, atlon, au ,an manyot e

, I" to be a bungl~r, when a First-day man will, to all. means of thorough intellectual culture. sinfulness of our natur e and its fearful conse- blessed in return. .. Cast your bread UpOIl the Movements have recently been made among , ( , for the same money, do it fmy per cent. Several topics of general interest were We feel, also, that this is an appropriate quences, he longs for all to flee frum the waters, a~ld you will see it after many days." tile different denominations, with a view to

! 1 h k b h 1 t d t 1.. eth e th ter h A ' the establishment of a ritual for puhlic wor• I \ beued Must I emp oy a s oe-ma er, a roug t to the attention of Ihe Association by pace 0 commen 0 our tlr r n e en - wrst to come. s soon as tbe discovery is Another very formidable obstacle is thIS, ii' f 1 k' t th who ship. In the Dutch Reformed Church soms

1 cabinet-maker, or a pretender of any other Reports and Resolutions, wbich elicited re- prtse 0 00 mg ou wor y young men really and powerfully made, tha~ the law of Cannot God do hiS own work 1 Ifhe wishes d b' may think of entering the ministry, and afford- . progress has already been made towar I 18 trade, }laying him my money merely because marks and opened the way for plans tbat will ing them such encouragement as they need God is VIOlated, the divine government assail, this or that done, will he not do it 1 Does !lnd by the Rev. Dr. Betbuna, whu was m8d~

I be is of the same religious yfofession with no doubt prove permanently beneficial. in the way of material aid. ed, aud the divine lawgiver insulted and dis- he want hum~ agency 1 Yes; this is the chajrman of .. committee of the grand synod! myself, when 8. Fitst-day man stands ready to The subject of Education was brought up bonoreil, he is anxious to see mankind lay way God works. He bas determined the to prepare a devotional formuls. ' do the job in a better and more satisfactory by the Report of a Committee, wbich shows BeaolutioDB. down tbeir weapons of hostility and become means as well as the end. He has promised At a recellt Sunday-Scbool celebradoD III manner 1 Must we call in teachers, or em- tbat two educational institutions are now in 1. Resolved, That tbe use of the term the willing subjects of his authority. Aud seed,time and_ harvest, yet land must be broken Warrenburg. 0., thirty.six of the pupi~ re-

Ploy physicians, of ,our own order, when it is successful operation within the bounds 'of the "Reverend" to designate 8. Minister of the /jtill furtber, as soon us tbe greater and more up and tile seed sown ere we can even hope rited 13,866 verses. of Scripture, ,preml

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Gospel, as it is only used in the Scriptures in of prize Bibles havlDg been oll'ered to t, e :clear that tbey arel too' deficient in skill to Association-one at Milton and tpe other at reference to God, is unwarrantable, and ought damning sin of rejecting the gospel-the most for a harvest. "One suws, another reaps; three pupils in escb class who would recI!S 8uit our purpose 1 These questions answer Albion, each of which has about 100'8cholars to be discouraged. wonderful dispensation of beaven, and stu- he tbat sows and he that reaps shall rejoice the higbeet Dumber. Tbree liltle girl. reclt-_JZIICIlves, Reason ShOW8 that, when we in regular attendance. It was also etated, in 2. Ruolved, That in our opinion the pro- peDduous act of grace known to men or angel, together." It wu doubtles8 the design of ed 7,'36.

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Later from Tampleo By the arrIval of the schooner Red Fox.

European News

Capt Sblsa, from TampICO yesterday, we have papers thence to the 1st lUst

, They are filled With reports of tbe proceed Bv the arIlval of the Amenca at Hahfax mgs there consequent on the flIght of Santa

and the Washmgton at thIS port we are m Ana, and the proclamalton of a new Govern ment The news oftbese events was receIved

possession of one week's latllr lOtell1gence WIth cohslderable eXCitement, but Gen CaBa from Europe The news IS startling-an nova had suffiCient mfluence to mamtam qUiet nouncmg [Iothlng less tban the fall of Soutb and order till after 8 o'clock on the II1ght of ern Sebastopol A fierce bombardment was the 24th, when the fire bells were rung and opened on the 6th of Sentember and on the the people summoned out upon the parade

IV' Gen Casanova, however, was soon on the 8th the Malakoff and ~ed8n were, tilr the spot and succeeded In wduCIng the people second time, assaulted by the French and to disperse. promlsmg tu summon them to Enghsh Repulsed SIX tImes, the filrmer at meet on the follOWing day to deCIde on the last succeeded 10 taking the Malakoff Wllh courae they would pursue ThIS was accor itS capture lhe soutbern Side of Sebastopol dmgly dOlle, authOrities and people met and

llavlD unammously adopted the plan I f Aylltls and became untenable, and the Ru~slans g acknowledg!\d Ihe new order of tll1ngs estab first destroyed thtl defences and the shlppmg, IIshed 10 the metropoh., taking corresprmdmg evacuated the Clty anu latrealed to the north local measnres Gen Casanova'H IS the first ern forts The lllss of bre must have been sIgnature to the new proclamalloll On Ihe enormous The geand jotal IS set down at same day he I.\ued an address to the cIllzer B

30000 men The LondC\{1 Times of Sept II In wh\('h he ellgaged as a soldIer to suppor, , pubhc 01 der, and to recogntze and lay obedl

furDlshes the foUowrng r ence to whatever Government mIght be chosen

On Saturday the 8th of September, WIlhln by the nation In hke manner he Issued an a few days of the ann versary of the landing addre<s to the troops, 111 whIch he says 'As of the AllIed forces 10 tHe CrImea and 316 ~oldlels <Cthe nallon we must recogn ze and dass after the opeDlng of the be'legmg baue support the Government adopted by Ihe na nils ag,amst Sebastopol on the 17th of Octo tlon It- It- The 81my Ilelther dehberates ber H1'54 a Ii lal and vlcturlOUS assault was nor dIscusses, JlS rnlSSlOn Is to Buatalll UI der made upon the southern part of lhe town anr! the laws ' Ber( r.ejnlght the French flag waved IIllflUmp~ 1, be troops accordlllgly proceeded to pro upon llle Malakoff Tower, which had fall~ reSB theIr adherence to the new order of before the mdomllable courage and pere!J3 IhlTJgs as at Ihe B8me tIme dId aP olher pub vel ance of the assaIlants. and wIthm a f~ Itc officers < hours mOl e the RUSSIan gan Ison had eva4 The tal Iff ",f Ceballo wss at ( nce proclaIm ated thll Karubelnalasuburb and tlte southllWn ed and lh'lS, WIthout the &hghtest dl50nler portlon of the fort ref! after bluwmg up t~e the State ~ f Tamauhpas passed {10m Its lMe magazmes nnd pnllClpnl w rks ijettlllg firela sUbJectIOn to the rule of Santa Ana and, by the town In many places and then endeavoil-, the \\ay flom beanng hiS name \Ils l ead of mg to WIthdraw across the harbor from thIS TampICO, lie former one whIch It has resum tertlfic Bcene of dovastatlOn and defeat So ed The new Governor of Tamaultpas ap fell Sebastopol The ca as rophe surpasse5 pomted by Gen Garrenl IS Senor Don Juan III homble Intel est all the plecedlng Bcencs of FranCISco VllIBsana [N 0 PIcayune thIS glganlIc contest 'I he columns of the • AllIed armIes cllmblDlld IIf a fuurfuld attack Cahfornla News sl1 uggled all day WIth equal vallr though Thll sleamer Star of the W tSI wuh unequal BucceilS agatnBt lhe princIpal pOlDts marked out for assault The extreme nght of the French attack was directed agawBt the work called the Little Redan whICh was at first carned by the Impetuosity of our AllIes though they were 6ub~equently dnven back by the fierce resist nce ot the RusBlalls The second lind prInCIpal assault of the French al my was aga\Jlst Ihe Malakoff whIch was Gamed by storm, and deLermlDed by Its fall the fate not only of the day but of tbe siege A thIrd, Bttack \\as made, by the Brll1sh forces on the great Redan and although we lean that the sslIent angle of thiS formidable work was at one moment CBI ned and occu pled by our troops, It must be added that they were Itubsequently dnven out of It by the firll of the .ttusBlan bqtteJles whIch commanded 11, and thiS check In 80me degree diminishes t he ex­ultallon which wIll be felt III thIS country at the trIUmphaDt termmatlon of the sIege The FreDch column~ 011 tne left also assaIled ID

Wllh Call

~lTma news to Sept 5 h arrived III New

York Sept 30th

The pnnclpal Ilems from San FI flnCISC I Te

lat6 to the election, dllnng which several

bluodv personal encounters took place

Frum Oregon we h~ve Intelhgence of more

maSSRCI e~ by the IndIans Mr Baulon Just arrIved across the plalllP reported a lernble

IndIan massaCl e of emIgrants at D"viis Gate, on Sweet Water RIver A tlam of 300-mel women and chIld en-were attacked by the Chlennes SIOUX, and 160 kIlled and all their stock pr.ovlslOns &c captured The remal11der of the tram reached Salt Lake CUy In a starvlDg c In hllon Among the ~lal1l '" el e Gen Lane s brother and family It IS also reported that 70 whttes have been murdered near Fort Colville by the IndIans ..

THE SABBATH RECORDER, OCT. 4 1855. On Monday, Sept 24, Mr Plumer Wheel MISS M C Rice, one or the assistant teach

er Bnd oLhers were engaged 10 dlggmg a ers ID the Webster Grammar School at Cam well at Manche8ter, N H when It suddenly bndge, Mass, has recetved notice from the caved 10, catchmg Mr Wheeler between the proper authorllles at Pala Brazil «f the plankIng and holdmg hIm fa.t, while the dtrt death at that place of a gentleman who has rapidly filled 1lI up to hiS neck In thiS sttua left property to her by Will, of $70000 1 hiS tlOn he was held about an hour, he gIVing Windfall, so unexpected, came frum a dlsap directIon to those about hm. how to proceed pOInted BUltor ot MISS RIce who In de In the attempt to exlrlCate him, but after they spalr at hiS reJectIOn, some eIght yeals ago, had excavated nearly all Ihe dIrt, It caved wandered away to South AmerIca, and made agalD, coverlDg him completely, and smo her a forlune there

lllg hIm to death The aCCIdent happened One of our exchanges notrces tLe ( altout teD o'clock ID the mOfDmg and they P act that

d d ompomus A UlCUS Bibb has he en appurnt-succee e lD reachmg hIS body and taklllg It d out at about five In the afternoon ;1l~:61;ant secretaAry ( f s alBe bfobr KEeUlucky

omlJomud trlCUS I, lq re On the 23d ult, an alarm ,f fire 111 tbe s\(les III the borough of Frankfort. Tothl~gran

CIly of Albany had caused a very large dlloquent announcement anuther paper adds crowd to collect on State st br dge, wheull that SCIpIO ClnClnnalUS \Vash ngron Caolar fell IDlo the wator a dIstance of twenty feet Tucker has been arrested fur sleahng a pIg carrymg d ,wn with It n t le.s Ihan ontl hun and commtlted to Jail Mr S C W 'I ucker dred persons The pamc cau6ed was frIght- dwells In NashVIlle Telln

New York Markets-Oet I, 18lia A,nfl-Pots 6 37, Pearls 6 62 F/our and Meal-Flour 7 75 a 7 87 for common to

good State OhIO MichIgan IndIana aud Upper Lake 7 94 a 8 18 for State and Western extras 9 00 a 10 75 for extra Genesee Rye Flour 5 75 a 7 00 Corn Meal 4 62 for Jersey

GraIn-Wheat 1 80 a 1 90 for Weatern red winter 1 75 for a lot of new mixed OblO 2 05 for faIr white CunadlOn WIDter 2 06 a 2 10 for wblte Southern Oats H a45c for Btate 46 a 47c for Western Barley I 258 1 35 Rye I 14 a 1 18 Corn 85 aB6e for western mIxed

Propu.on.-Pork 21 25 for prIme, 22 50 for mesa Beef. 11 50 a 12 00 for COb Itry pr me 13 00 a 14 00 for country me~ Lard 1l! a 12ic Bntter Iii a 18c for OhIO 10 a 22c for Slate Cheese 9 8 10c

Hay-70 a 750 per 100 lbs Lumber-12 00 a 13 00 for EasternSpruce and Pme

MARRIED, In Walworth WIS Sept 15th by Eld 0 P Hull

Mr NATHAN J READ to MISS ANNA MARIA RANDOLPH formsrly of Shiloh, N J ' ._----ful-men, wowen and chlldlen bemg huddled

together lD great conluslOn amIdst the g. eatfls consternation and y€t but tw ) Lr three were serIously IIIJured and none so far as Bscer tamed, fatally ThIS 18 not the first lime thlJ brIdge has fallen Not long smce tf we re member fight, some twenty persons were

A dlSpalch dOled New Haven 'Ihursday DIED, Sept 27 says The case of Willard' Cldrke In L tile Genesee N Y on the 19th ult JOSEPH

killed by the fall of 11 \,. •

At a recent Allegany county faIr held at AngelIca, a large lotatlng SWill!! had bee erecled Thera were four boxes, each hoI I

Ing r. ur personB and whIle these were fol and the swmg m motron Borne part tof II e machinery broke, throWIng the four PIllSI DS III the blghest box to the ground with great VIOlence One of them Hamed Graham was almost IIlBtantly killed, and 8nother has SIOCO dIed The other two ale very sellQusly IIIJured The persons lT1 tile other boxes sustained but lIule IDJury

I fi h W WELLS, In Ibe 431h year of hIS age '

on tna or t e murder of RIChard ·Wlght. I W who bad marrIed tbe younO' lady to whom ~I neat Edme.ton Otsego Co N Y Sept 24tb, CI '" rs MAHAU COOIr Widow or the late Damel Coon

arke was attached was given to the Jury aged 75 years S ster C was a member of the th rd last evelllng The defence was Insamty and S~venth day napllst Church ID Brookfield and she at 2 o'clock the Jury returned a verdict of has left to her bereaved famIly and frrends every de acquittal on tbat ground Whull lile verdIct s!fable reasoll to bel eve that .1 e h3S made a hapIty

u exchange of worlds W B M

waH announced two wunds of applause were ~lven by lhe large cruwd present M Cla~.v+-- LETTEas-WIll be confined In th R b Geo W Post EI Forsythe Geo R Wheeler Noyes

tl m·a Ie otreat. y SpIcer C Satterlee n G StIllman W!! Max.on C D urd"r of Ihe Court Lnngwortl y

The AeS%501 9 rep! rt gives tbo tot'll valu RECEIPTS f B ~ All f,a)" onts for publ caUou, ofth. "oclofyare "elmo.1

at un J uBtoll at two huntlr~(l and forty two • god rom week to week m the Recorder PersoD8 "Ddin mIllIons three hu ndred and "IrlY Illne thou mODey therece pt of wh ch LS not duly "ckna .lcd,ed Ehoul~

11 g ve US early notice of the OJlllSS on ~

san I t" 0 hundred dollars shOWIng an m crease over the valuat on last year 01 fifteen millIons three hundred and thlrly SIX thousand dollars The rate of taxatIOn I as been fixed at ECventy seven cents OIl one hundred dol I~rs are luctIon of fifteen cel ts flom last Jear

,.Oft THE SABBATH RECORP.EIc

Geo W Post Appleton WIS $2 OOtovol I"No 52 Enos Bahcock Montra 0 4 00 12 13 EPStout 200 I" 16 C Satterlee Sheffield Pa 2 50 l2 52 Lot C randall De Ruyter 1 00 13 03 S B Cardner 7 00 r 12 52 We learn that one hnndred bu"bels of

Rough RICe per acre have been reahzed 00 the TrImty lands near LIberty SIX hands Accordmg to a wrIter III the Rochester alo sal I to be adequate tu tbe cultivation of Amencan a colored man named RIChard or e hUlldred acres of land 11:\ rIce Why Stamp formerly a slave of Washmgtoll IS should n( t Texas not only grow all tbe rIce now llVlng wllh bls Sixth Wife at U I bana needer! for home cousump IOn but also a OblP at the good old age of one hundred and large qnanlJty for exportation 1 The lower eIght years, who has lT1 hIS possesslUn the BrBzos and TrImty, and the coast regIOn gen oflgl11al papers, glVlIIg hIm hIS freedom m erally are admirably adapted to the produc General Wasbmgton's own hand wrItIng t on I f RIce WIll not some of our IIItelh He owns about one hundred acres of land gent and enterprIsing tarmers try the expen bought wllh money given hIm by hIS i1lustn'

R Langworthy 2 00 12 52 EIIJab LewIS Alfred 2 00 I" ~o SIlas StIllman 2 00 10 52 J Langworthy 2 OU 12 ,,2 Rat Weotcol! 5 25 12 )6 MarkSn berland Walworth WIB B 00 11 52 Geo H BurdIck G 00 II 52 JNoha M llard 2 DOlt 52

L Rassett 2 00 II 52 Joseph S wIDn.y 2 00 11 52 Geo W Maryalt Alb on WI. 12 00 12 ,,2 Tho. A Kenyon 8 00

ment 1 ous master

G W Berry, of N epollsett III ass has what appears to be a CUI 10US speclHlen of bls quadl upedology III the Bhape of a grey kitten wuh one hesd and eIght legs The head and fore shoulders are thOde of a perfect alllmal About half way hetween the bead and tall the body IS dIVIded mto two perfect hmd quarters with f,lUr feet and two taIls Tlvo more legs appear Just where lhe two bodies unIte III nile EvelY thlllg seems perfect eXlernally The Illlten was one uf a hllel of five, and was dead when firat dIscovered

The U mted S~ates Agncultural Soctety though yet III lis mfaney has held two great N auonal ExlllbIlIODs-the filst of horses at 8prmgfield MasR ID 1852, tbe second of Ll\e Stock generally, at Springfield OhIO ID

1854 Its thIrd An nual ExhibItion of Do meSllc Ammals IS to be held thIS year on Boston Common In aid of whIch a subscrlp tlOn of twenty thousand dollars f, T the pay ment of plemlUms and expen'cs has been made III Boston and Its Vlel11uy

Justus H Polter 5 00 11 52 Damel G Ayars Q 00 g ~~ Joseph A Potter 2 00 )2 ,,2 Henry B LeWIS 1 00 12 ,,2 P F DaVIs Edgerton WIS 0 00 P ,," ~i Dangerfield 3 00 11 ,,2 H G Greenmau M lton W s 4 00 12 ,,0 L G Baldw n 4 00 ]0 52 A D Bond 2 00 12 52 Asa 0 Bard ck 2 00 ]2 ,,2 Amos W Dav • " 00 )0

John W StIllman 2 00 U OlIver Champh I Beril WIS 2 00 12 o W OIarl e 2 00 )3 John LarkIn 0 50 )0

BeuJ Saxtoa 3 00 10

J M Todd 2 00 )~ ,Nath.nGllbert,GrandPrn rl6 WI. 2 00 I" Barber Green 2 00 11 Russell G Burdick Ut ca WIS 1 00 12 John Drake Coloma WIS 2 00 )0 S R Green Dakola WlS 2 00 II John EIlts LaOote W s 2 00 13 John A BurdIck Dartford WIS 2 00 13 Dan el POtter Alfred 2 00 10

E C Green Q 00 12 E R Saunders Alfred Center 2 00 )2

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Savery'. Temp~rane~ BOlti AND

TELEGRAPH DINING SALOON, No 14. Beekllll1D Slreet. N. y

XEPl' ON l'HE E1JXOPEAlf l'LAI' MEALS AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY

LODGING ROOMS, From .~ to t3 per Week or 50 elL per 1I'1.ht.

BELA BAWYljR Bup t JOlIN 8 S.t.VDl' Proprietor

Farm for Salt, CONTAINING about 100 acre. WIth a f~

tton of woodlaDd a smail orchard of graftowr!:~ and a comfortable dwell ng and oathonael It II 811 ated about four miles north of Weslerly R J o'd wllhlD a mIle a~ each of the 1I0urtlbIng mannfact a Villages of Potter HIll and Albaway There areu':.,~g eral other manufacturmg establIshments near affordlll a ready market, ID the ImmedIate VIClOlty for ner g speCIes of produce IllS con'te~1 at to the firat Ho;.,r kInton Church as well ... to Ihe ery excellent ID.le . dIstrIct scbool

It Will be sold wIlh or wltbou the stock and farnllDg Implements and posse.s on pve tbe enSUlDg winter or sprlOg If deSIred To thuse wlshmg 10 secore a qmet home III an enlerprlsIng neIghborhood and lur rounded by sncb comforts l1li can only be found 10 8n old sellled and thIckly populated country, thIa affords an opportumty seldom offered For terml aud other partIculars 8Pl1ly to tbe subsonber on the premite. or address JOHN E POTTER No 15 Saalom It., Wnladel phla Pa BEN3A&IlN POTTER Ashaway R I

lltl

DeRuYler In.tlIule. nus Iuohtut on lslooated In a pleasant and healthy

Bect10n of country and In B community comparati"'1 moral aud u.tetllgent. It .s ea.y of aece .. from 87 .... cuse Ohettenango and Homer Our motlo II, Ttlll:l the y.Dun.g to Go~ern tkemaelve6-to educate tktm,eZoe, Grateful for past Itberal patronage we a .. ure the pub­Itc we have ample accommodatIOns for more

ExpenBe. Tmlton from $4 00 to '6 0(1 Board In ram lies [rom I 25 to 2 00

In clubs Irom 0 60 to 1 00 Room rent pef lerm from 1 25 to 2 (jQ Books and StatIOnery furmshed at very low pnce ..

All bills settled IDvBrlably m advance No bills for lesstbau half a term No deductIOns made except ID case of Sickness

Board of In.truc/oon HENRY L JONES A M PrmClpal AMOS R OORNWALL, A B Prof MathematICs MISS JOSEPHINE WILCOX Preceptres. Mrs SARAHE JONES Mrs BA.RBARAA OORN

W A:J.L MISS SARAH £ SHU PEY MIB! J ANN C BUtWICK, Assislants m Female Department

F or further partlCuIl\rs address Henry L Jonca, Prmell al W D Wilcox PresIdent J B Wells t Secretary or 0 H Maxson Treaaurer De Ruyter, MadlsoD 00 N Y

" Mlehlgan Sonthern RaIlroad Line. TRAV&LERS for O~lCago St Lom. Kansa. and

all pomts West and Southwest can obtam tbrough trckets and all rnformatron cODcermngroutes raro &0, elther by the New York and Ene RaIlroad, or the New York Central Ralroad byappl catIon at the Company" Ollic~ No 102 Broadway, corner Dey st. to

JOHN F PORTER General Agent

Gcntral RaJlroad VompllDY of New leney. NEW YORK SOMERVlLLE, EASTON, &c

Sprzng Arrangement. commencIng Aprlt 2 tS5 Leave New York for Easton by steamers RED JACKET and WYOMlNG from PIer No 2 North RIO or, .t 8 A 1\1 1 aud 4 P 1\1 For SomerVllle, ( vay ) at 5 30 P l\i

rhe above trallls connect at Ehzabethtown wtlb Ira LS on the New J ers~y Ru lr"ad whlcb leave New Y rk from foot 01 Courtl'andt st at 8 AMI, 4 and li

M Returmng-Iea~ e Phlll p.horg (oppo81te Ellllton) at

Ii and 9 45 A 1\1 and 3 P M Somerllll (way) al 6 A M

Ne!IJ York and El,zabetkport

~ the {oulth place the Central Battery but faIled to establIsh themselves m the work We have no doubt that every man who at tacked the defences of Sebastopol on that Bv{'ntful day fought WIth the sam a undaunted gallantry and the same determmallon to carry lhe place or to pensh 10 the attempt, and although the resulls of these several attacks were unequal, all were a1l1mated by the same apmt and contributed to thtl great result The firet pn:;l!e of thIS glunous vlc,ory belongs of nght to our ga\1ant alhes the French smce the Malakoff 'lower, the key of the mam posIlIon fell bef,lre the vlgor of theIr a'lBnlt, but WIth that chIvalrous feelIng whIch IS the noblest bond of men who have fought and conquered together, the names of alllhose who carrIed the rugged defences of Sebasto pol deserve to stand Bide by Side on one page, and no ltlVldlOUS dlsllnctlons shall sully or lflas~n thlllr COllllllon renown

TilE CUIEL EXPEDITION-The Washmg ton Stal has some palllculara of Ihe progress ut the expedlllOn to the Levant m search of camels to be used on the Western deserls between the Atlantic and PaCIfic Oceans TI e U S storesllp Supply wa3 at TUDls on the 4th of AUJ:!ust MUJur Wayne, the chIef of the expedItion and the officers of the shIp were presented to the Bey of TuDis who, on

J( sellh Can, w \I known as a k~eper (f several ealmg houses m Boston met ~lIS death on Wed nesday of last week from a very sllIgular cause Some 81x weeks slllce he comphuned that a corn upon oue of IllS feet gave him great pam Upon makmg known hIS complamt a gentleman lecom mended Mr C to put a clam slIm up In the corn, which he iald was a sure cure I\1r C followed the duecHon, smee whIch the pam spread enlIrely over Ins body and it Is thougllt by hIS frIonds to 1Jave been I he cause of hIS death

A dIspatch daled Kmgslon C W, Mon lay Sept.. 24, says A fil e bl ke out at 2 0 clock thl8 morning, III the extensIVe dry goods store of W, H B Smuh, and eDtlrely destroyed the IlIteJlor of the house and lls contollts Another fire occurred at 10 o'.Jock thIS morn 109 011 the premIses of the Bay of Q,U1nter Hotel and destroYlDg the stables and out­bUlldmgs, the up pel floor of the hotel an] a frame cottage

Job I Aile 2 00 12 R A Thomas 2 00 I

Loave New York at 8 and 10 AMI 4 and 5 P M Leave Ehzabethport at 7 15 alld 9 Hh AMI 3 15

50 and G P M JOHN 0 STERNS Snpermlllodent

hearing uf the obJect of the expedItion Imme The comner of WIlham son county, Tenn, dlately sent them a prllsent of two fine camels was called upon on the 21st ult to hnld an They were gratefully ac.,3pted m the name of mquest over the body of a negr J woman the the PreSIdent of the United States fhe property of James B"lton She was most Supply left for Malta on the 10th of August, tembly mutIlated beSIdes havmg ber neck courteously takwg as passengers the Widow dlslocaled :Mrs Bohon c mfessed to the and daughter of SIr Edward S Baynes, late commlSslcn of the murdtlr but saId It was Englt3h Consul General The Supply also done m sel£. defence It IS sma by others th~t look on board a beaullful bl ck of marble the moUve which Induced the crime was from II" lUllS "fCarthage for th" Wasll!l!l. Jealousy of an Improper connectIOn between ton monument presented by IIlr DaVId I the murdered negreBs and Mrs Bolton sown

Heap son foul late CUlisul The block ts hu,band of variegated (red alld whIte) marble and was A lad 16 years ( f age name.1 A I HlZO West cut from one of the columns of the temple of has been lIldtcted by the Grand Jury of St EsculaplUs Joseph County, IIhch, fur placmg ohstruc

• tJons upon the Stuthern Road, and plead COST OF GOVERNING NEW YORK CITY- gUIlty He IS one of the gang who were

The enttre amount "f (lxpense of the clly employed III thIS fiendish employment III June government for the last SIX months III 1854, last, and was arrested by I\1r fmkerton, or was $1818219 86, for the first SIX months the N orthwestllrn dllteCtlVe polIce HIS III 1855, '2338765 53 makmg a total for 1~1l senlence has been d"ferred 10 the next term year of $4151> 48;'i 39 IIIThe whole eX'pendl of the C ult to endeavor to Induce hIm to tllreS,lnCllldmg the trust'\ccounts fur the year, cor rcss the names I f bls 8ccomphces IS 813 535371 23 Th~ entire receipts for the S8mB pellod were $13 067 161 24 Dur IlIg the year $4 732 279 of the temporary debt has been paId The total sum raIsed by general taxatIOn durmg Ihe twelve months was $15 466 051 31

Ca;)talh J J WrIght \\ho was fearfully stabbed Ih the SIde and abdomen by Robel t S Dean on the evemng of the 15th ult at the St NIcholas Hotel IS reported to be slow Iy recovenng and hiS phYSICians have gIven a certificate to the effe~t that they cOllOlder blm to be lUt of danger

The GrauII J UI Y of Burlm~toll Co N J, has IlIchcted the engmeer of the tI am wInch was the cause of the late aCCIdent on the Cam dtHl 8nd Amhoy RaIlroad for manslaughter, allIl lhe agent of the Company fur keepmg lhe property taken from the dead

A woman lecently dIsgUIsed het self III

men's clothes and enhsted III the U S army at tile rendezvous at Rome, N Y Her sex was not suspected until she was detected 1lI

a larceny, whIch led lo toe cunous exposure Sbe IS now In Jail at Ullca

Tbe edltnr of the Kansas PIOneer thUB chrolllcles the (hmellSlOns of a beet raIsed and presented to hIm by a resHlen! of Klcka poo city It IS a whoppel, and measures 25 mches III Circumference 23~ ID length, weIghs 18 1 2 pounds, of the common blood variety

A dlspatcb daled Boston Tuesday, Sept 25 Bays -One of the freIght cars of the Stonmgton Steamboat Tram comIng thIS way caught fire thIS mornIng from a spark from the locomollve, when near Attleboro', and WIth Its contents was entirely consumed

FOR SEVENTH DAJ UPTliT MEMORIAL J & D;m. Ch81 es Hubbell and W B ~IBXson

2d $3 50 each for bound vols $10150

FOR THE CA.ROL

o Salterlee Sheffield Pa 50 6 cop,es to var au. persons a 35c each 2 10

'" \VII LIAM M ROGERS Trensu er

IT The General Agent of the Pubhshmg Soc ety after an absence of Dearly four weeks IS. aoalD at hIS post and WIll give ImmeUI a e attel t on to ~nanswer ed letters &c l? W .. consm subscrrbers for the SOCIety. publ ca

tiona WIll find tho r accounls m tbe hands of our local ageut.; to wuom pay menls may be made

17 Rowland r Crandall has been appomted a local agent for the Sabbath Recorder at Dakota WIB

OhiO Assoc[atlon The Oh 0 &s.oc al on wltl bold Its neJ<t atlnual meet

mg wllh the churcb In Jackson commencmg OD the 51u day of the week hefore the 2d Sabbath In Octo ber whICh WIll be tho 11th o' II e month

Carpet Warehouse

YOUNG & JAYNE No 364 Broadway corner o[ Franklin Street (oppos Ie Taylor s 15.100 ) off.r

for sale a very cho Ce Slid extensIve assortment of

CARPETINGS OIL CLOTHS CURTAIN MA TERIALS MATTRESSES o/c

at th.lowest rates Purchasers are respectfully sohc t ed to examlDe the stock

Misrepresentations eIther expressed or unphed are stnctly prohl!> ted In tbls estabhshment

YOUNG & JAYNE 364 Broad way corner of Franklrn st

N B -Churches and clorg)mrl1l furmsbed at wbole sale pnces Sept 27 -3 01 •

Ma~mficem Floral GIll

New York and ErIc RIlIlroad ON and after !\Ionday May 7, and unlIl further

not ce Trams Will leave the pIer foo~ or Duau"" st New York as followa

Dun! Irk Ezpre" at 6 A M for DuukIrk B ffalo E"'pre .. at 6 A M for Bulfato Ma,lat8!A M for DunkIrk and Buffalo andt.lllll

termed late statIOn a Auommoda!>o" at 12! P M for Port Jerfll and

mtermedlate statlODS Rod,/and Passenger at 3 P M (from foot 0

Chambers at) VII. PIermont for Suffern and lOtermedl ale stat on.

Way Pauenger Itt 4 P M for Newburgh and ot!. v lie and ntermedmte sl~tlOna

N.ght Ezpre .. at 5A P M. f( r DunkIrk and Buff ala. E1nlgrant at 6 P M fOI DunkIrk and Buffalo and

IDtermed18te stutlOllS On Sundays only one express tram at 5~ P M Tuese Express Trams connect at ElmIra wIlh tbe

Elm ra and NIagara Falls Ra lroad for Niagara Fall. at Bnftalo and Dunkirk wltb tbe Lake Sbore Ra.lroad lor Oleveland C Dcmuah Toledo DetrOIt, Chlcagor &c and WIth fitst cIa •• splendId steamers for .1 ports on Lak e Ene

o C McCALLUM GeneralSup ~

State of New YorJr, SECRETARY S OFFICE Albany August25 1855

-To tbe Sher If of the County of New York S r-N 01 ce \8 hereby g ven that al the General Eletl­tlOn to be held In tins Stale on the Tuesday succeedIng tbe first MODday of November next the foUoWlOg officers are to be elected to Wit

A Secretary of Stnte III tbe place of Ellas W Leav enworth

A Comptroller In tbe place of James M Oook, An Attorney General In the place of Ogden Hoff.

man A State Engmccl and Surveyor ID tbe place of John

T Olark, A Slate Trea.urerlD the pluce of Elimdge G Spauld

tng A Canal CommISSioner 10 the place of FrederIck

Follett •

The RUSSIans on the r side unquesllonahly defended the place WIth the ulmost determm 8tIOn and on more tban one pomt they had the advantage over the beSIegers But It was the cOUlage of desperalJ n for thIS ellort waS theIr last No S(loner warp the outer works taken, winch la\(l the town and the port at the mercy of the alhed forces lhan the men of war and steamers In the hal bor were all Bet on fire blown liP, SUlIk, or destroyed BIther by the fit e of lhe alltud battenes 01 by the orders of the RUSSIan authorities Such was the fate of the RUSSian Blacll Sea fleet on whIch the Imperial Government had ex pelllled mcalculable sums of money and tncessant labor-that fleet which two years ago threatened the very eXIstence of tbe TurkIsh Empne, but wJtose sohtary naval achievement was the atrocIOus outrage upon ~ far Inferl\lr force at Smore Of the au thors of that nefanous attack, what remalDs 1 Tbe ]Jmperor NIcholas sleeps III the vaults of St Peter alld St Paul, no longer conscIous of the chasl1sement hIS Wlc~ed ambitIon has brought down on hlB empire and hIS heirs The admirals who commanded and the crews who rought on that occaSlUn have most of them fallen In the batteries of Sebastopol The very ships fyr whICh RUSSIa contended at the Conforencils of Vienna as essenual to her dlgDlty and power are torn plank from plank ~nd spattered '1pon we wavps The dock yar~ and abenal were already, on Sunday In poeseseioll of tl;1e Allied troops ~ Pnnce <lortecblkoff had, It 8eems, solicited an ar mlstl".,. tholfgh we ~now not whetber It was granted, but hlB troors were hUlrYlng away

SUMMA:!}Y

Next to the anCieut cburch III VirgInia re cently mentIoned In the newspapers the oldest ID the UnIted States IS the Unltanan church m HIngham, Plymouth CIl, Mass It was erected 17:1 years ago, and has had only four pastors-Rev John Nort"n Rev Ebenezer Gay Rev Henry Ware, and Rev James RIchardson the present pastor

A dispatch dated Bosloo Monday, Sept 24 says -The Brll1sn bark Amile from PIctou, N S arrIved at thIS POTt, reports on the 23d off Cape Cod came In contaet wIth the schooner Chesapeake from Rockland, for New York, WIth a cargo of hme, and lost foremast, mam topmast and bowspnr The schooner was aerlOusly dalllllged, and was abandoned by her crew wbo arrIved bere 111

the Anme The 8ohooner, doubtless, 8unk shortly after the colhslOn, as nothmg could be seen of her at dayltgbt

On Sunday mornmg of la~t week, the best part of the City of Carbondale, Pa, was laId III asbes Twenty bUlldllll1;s were destroyed by the ragIng element The fire IS supposed to have ongInated from the drunkenness of some of \Vashburn s CIrcus Company

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SUBSCRIBERS to the CHRISTIAN DIADEM for 1855 are entItled to a splendId steel eagravlDg

Ihe go- LILLY AND THE ROSE PERSONIFIED bemg gIven grail. to all old and new subscnbers who seud us only ONE DOLLAR by mati or otherWISe

Sox Cop''' for' Fi~. Dollan

An Iu.pector of State PrIsons In the place of Dantll Clark, I A J ndge of tbe Conrt of Appeal. m tbe place of J\.dd son Gardmer

All whose te\'llls or serVIce wIll expIre on the Iut day of December next "..

Accordlllg to a work not long smce pub hshed In London, Wenham Lake from whIch sn much Ice IS annually obta\I1ed IS located 11\ tbe mounlalllB, In the town of New Ramp sblre III the state of Massachusetts

Rev Dr Matthews ot thIS CIty, who has I 'ng becn engaged In prepanng au elaborate work on lhe relatIons of SCience and Relt glOn, has Just completed an able work on the relatIons of ChrlstIamty to I"earned Men The dlstmgUlshed author sta~ ts WIth the In qUIIY, .. How far and from what causes learn IIIg qas been arrayed agal1l8t religIon 1 '

A MemphIS (Tenn) paper states that a colored boy III that city kIlled hImself on the 21st ult by shoollng himself In the head.; Some tIme slllce hll ran off aud allempted to make hiS way to Canada, but was arrested and placed by hIS master 111 a negro mart £)f sale He was about hemg sold to some gentleman who reSIded m Arkansas, aDd bls aversion to gOIng IS the Qllly Imagmable cause for tl1\s rllsh act

A Jury III Bradley county, Tenn, have re­cenlly awarded Charles 1\1 McClung, of KnOXVIlle the exemplary verdict of $10,000 agalDst a raIlroad 10 that sectIon for InjUry done to bls person some four or five years SIDell (li.I

The eJnor of the MIDnesota PIOneer says Mr T Har'acher has presented the edItor he bas 10 bls office a squash rallied III the of the Allentown (Pa) Democrat With a garden of CaptalD Wm Foster, 011 the Mill peach, of the variegated freestone speCIes, nesota River, welghlDgseventy pounds The measurlllg 18 L 2 IIIches III CIrcumference, squash was picked hy CaptalD Foster Just and welghlDg nearly a pound ~

tth the utmost preCIpItatiOn, and, conSider I g lhe moral Bnd pbyslcal results of luch a

efeat upon the remnant of hIS army' 1t may pe doubted whetber the Russtall General can .tl'emp~ to make any furtber stand on the nnnh Side of the barbor

No change haB taken place III tbe poslt1on of affairs 111 the Baillc, with the exceplton of the movlllg or several ships from Cronstadt to Revel TbIs, togelber ~llh the tact that a Frencb transport bad recently arrived at Nlargeo, WIth five thousand rockets of a for mldable kmd, bas mdnced the beltef that an auack on Revel was contemplated thIS Beason

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Another attempt has been made on LOUIS N apoleon's life 41 the :jl; qJ peror WaS gOIng '0 the opera on the evenlDg of the 71h uIt aplDd!Vldual n.med Bellemarre fired tWice at •• tate eartlage, 8upposmg that It contallled HI8 Maj.'y. No damage was done The man II .. II' to be a maDiac He waB mstant 1y captured.

AU81.Jta II IIld to have offered her media­tIun to Dllllm.rIt for tbepurpOie of adJUltIllg her ddlicllil1ea WIth the U uitiId States.

Rev Asa {1ummlllgs has left tbe edltoTlal chaIr of th~l'Irt6tta. MtrrQT, published at Portland. e, and IS to be succeeded by the Rev Dr rummond, of Lewlslon Me Dr CummlDgs Intends reur10g and hYIng on the estate of $100000 recently IIIhented by hIS WIfe

A Bedoum Arab stallIon has Just arrived ID

Pbiladelphl8 of Ihe celebrated Kylan breed 10 Eastern Arabia He 18 of gray color and four years old, $10 000 has been refused for him, and IllS owner req ~lre8 10112600 The horse was 166 days on shtpboard dUrIng which lime he never laId down He IS saId to be In excellent health

A dlspatph dated New Orleans, 'Vednes day, Sept 26, says -We learn that there were forty deaths from fever at Vlckshtlrg for the week end10g yesterday, out of 170 cases At CantoD there are many deaths daily, and at many other pOlnls on the Tlver the lever IS raglDg wIth more or less VIolence

U pOll the whole, (says tbe Tnbllne) we Ibmk we are safe m 8a)'lDg that the country at large 18 already auured of one of tbe mOBt extensIVe crops oC IndIan c )rn eTllr grown In &h. Umted Statal •

SIX weeks after the aeed was planted, and was not fully grown He has other speci A dIspatch dated PhIladelphia, Fnday, mens on hl8 vmes planted at the same tlme, Sept 28 says A SUlt has been commenced whu h he proposes to let remaIn, for tbe In the Eastern DIstrict Court agaIllst Pass purpose of" seemg what the thlllgs Will come more W'ilhamson fur the value of tbe abduct-to I" ed slaves belongmg to I1Ir Wheeler

A young lady nallJed Hood, whIle comblllg A dispatch dated New Orleans Fnday, her hair, met WIth a most hornble aCCIdent III Sept 28, says Dunng the past week there the factory ID WbiCh she wa.s employed at have been 40 deaths trom the yellow fever at Mechamcsvtlle, Bucks county, Pa, a few VIcksburg and 170 new cases AI Canton days ago She had thrown her tresses back the number of deaths has been 20 warda, when Ihey were caught by the \1Ia A dIspatch dated Boston, Monday, Sept chInery, and, With a part of the scalp, torn 24, says The total amount collected tn thIS frOID her bead Hor hand and arm were cIty and remItted for the rehef of the suffer­also hadly lacerated m her endeavors to dl, ers from yellow fever ID Norfolk and Porta-enrage herselrfrom the macbInery mouth now reaches $9,000

A son of Samuel S Robbllls, of Salisbury, Hon John Welles, one of tbe "merchant Conn, died at that pla~e a few days ago, aged prInces" of Boston, died at hiS resIdence 10

18 years HIS death occurred from a dIsease that cIty on Tuesday ever1lllg, th~25th, aged of the lungs brought OD about DIne years ego when playfully runnlllg and holdlDg a bead nearly 91 years of herds grase by Its stem In hIS mouth, he $4 598 baa been raIsed by the LIquor Dllal drew It wIlh hiS breath !Dto hIS lungs. from er~ of tblB CIty. in aId of the Norfolk and wblch It waa removed after deatb, III a per- portsmoutb lIufferers-and four Wards bave feet state of vreHnatlOn. not yet lent lD t.bell' retul'lll.

Tbe DIadem 1l! a stnctly \I19ral an<lrehgloDs work -deSigned for tbe ChrIstian famdy wltbollt regard to a1 y parttcular denommatlon

FIFTY ENERGETIC BUSINESS MEN are wanted ImmedIately to c rcnlate tbe DIadem throughout the Eastern and "estero States To sucb ~s can aend good references the very best tnducement. WIll be g,ven Addres. Z P HATCH Publ ,I er 9 Spruce street New York May 24-3m

New Market Seminary ThIS Semmary wIllre-open on tbe 12th of Septem

ber WIth Mr. R H Whllford ... Preceptress ThIS In.lltutlon 's tocated n a pleasant O.ctlOn of

country and h •• a commodIOUS and well arranged bmldlDg and 11 desIgned to furnIsh every fsed ty and advanta~ to the stlldent found In otber lllBtllutlons of thIS cl.s.

Board for students may be had 111 famll e. at One dol lar and .eventy five centa per w~ek wbere aU the r want. WIll be klDdly cared for TUItIOn from $3 to $5 per term accordlDg to the studIes pursued MUSIC WIth Ule of Plano $10 00

I H DUNN Sec of Board of Trn.tees NEW MARKET N J, Augus(2U 1855

Ahead of nIl Competitlon In prell awllD'U be publhW 011 1M 20110 of September. FLEETWOODS LlfflOf OUR LORD AND .BAV

lOUR JEIiUS OHRlST, togelher wltb lIves 01 the Holy Apostles and EvangelIsta, and a Hlslory of tbe Jews The whole carefully revued wIlh addl tlOns by tho Rev JOSEPH BELCHER, D D DAtermloed to furDlsh agents and theIr {'atron. wltb

Also a Judge of the Conrt of Appeals lD.e pllce or Charles H Ruggles Res'gned,

Alao a Ju.tloe or tbe Supreme Court for the fir.t Jud Clal Dlstrlct 1Q tbe place of Ed ward P Oowl .. , whose term of office WIll expIre on tbe last day of December next

Aloo a Senator for tbe Th rd fourlb Fifth and S xth Senate D .tncls ID tbe place 01 TbolDBJ J Barr 1 homas 'R W bltaey Mark Spencer and Erutul Brooks whose term of office will expIre on the IBe! day ot December next.

COt1N'I'Y OFFICERII ALSO '1'0 BB BL::ICTED :roB. SAID COtnrr'n:

SIXteen member. of Assembly, AShen£!' 10 Ibe rlace of J obn Orser, A County Clerk ID the place of ~Inbard P 0011

nolly Four Ooroners In Ibe places of Robert Gamble,

Joseph HIlton HIeronymus N Wilhelm, and Wlllilllll ODonnell,

A Comptroller m tbe place of Azanab 0 Flagg, A Sireet CommisslOnerm the place of Jamel FureY , A CommllBloaer of RepaIrs and Sapplt .. IU plICe

of Bartbolemew Purdy, Two Governor. of tho Alma Honse \U tbe place of

Patnck Henry add Jobn J HetTIck, City Inspector m place of Thomas K D01fDtng A Coun.el to tbe Oorporatioll m place DC Robert J

DIllon, Two Juallces of tbe Saperlor Ooart In the

Wm W Oampbell and Murnr.y Hoffman A JustIce of tho MarIne Coorl In place or

Blrd •• ll , D'itiJ:iot A Pohce JustIce for tbe BIXth JadlC111

the place of Geo W Pearcy, pJ tb A Jndge oCthe Ooort of COPllnon elSl1i e

of LeWIS B Woodrulf. YOUi'll respectfully aD 111 Secre ..... of State

E W LBAVBNW .. -~

books of sterlmg merIt, we are about ISlUlOg, In con nectlon WIth our popular HIStory of all Rellgloos De nommatIons, a new edltlOa of the above fine uld work It wtll coutalD aboat 700 pp uDlform IIWI~e and typo With the latter and WIll be handoomely Illustrated: by SIIERIYF' O"ICB Now York AUGlOt 28,185i. engravmg. Cop elhave been procored from England The above 11 publIShed lursoant to the DOtice of and Scotland, and carefully collated by tbe above e\DI the Sec .... tory of Btate aD the requlI·ementa of the nent dIVIDe, WIth tbole publIsbed ID thlB .oantry .tatate.D .ocb case made and proviiled. Many fine omItted p/lMages have tbu. been restored, JOHN ORSER, tbe manifold mIstakes of succee&lve ptiatel'll have Sherifi' of tbe City and Oounty of New York been corrected, and we .ball DOW bave lbe pt ... ore IT A1t tbe pabbo new.paper. In tbe _un~ 'Ifill of placID\! ID tbe hand. of canvauel'll t1e "",It correct ubbob tbe above ooce ID each week nnliLthe alia_ tdUum i .. t"''''tMtpf a .. a4 .. rahle ",or" ForterJ1ll P d then hllDd In tbelf bIll. for advem.:! dJi'_ IIIId other partlculais addreu eltber of the an.1. -'- tb B 01 ~' S Nons Bplon. ladlaDal"'11I, fa. 10 that ... 8Y may be hid bmurB e

Pllblilhers, ~ U-oaK B Ponn, Philade!., 1'.. 1\IIIIIt UIll pallid for plytMllt. ~

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THE SARBATH RECORDER, OCT. 4, 1855. five brothers Rothschild hved In Ihe five prill

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New 8teambon\ Line for Alb nny ond Troy F{fm PIer 15 fo t oj L.berty II at 6""P M

STE~MER RIP VAN WINKLE 0 \It FarnhaID

/:: Terms died in Fortlfient\on~ nnd Suges

by pillS whIch by their matenal Indicate the rank of the wearer ThiS pillow IS conSIder ed II nry comfortable affair and altogether supeTlor to the bag of feathers on whIch we outsule barbarians are wont to reclme our heads

Immediately oppos Ie the glareo! a gas burner or lamp for an hour or more. tho eves fre quently do not recover from the untat n thus excited for several days Not r Iy mIght the eVil be eaSIly removed by employ mg hghts of greater power and placed nearer the ceiling but there would be a great adv n tage gained ftOm the Increased punty of tl e

c pal commerCial cap tals of Europe with thAir prwate dtspa ch messengers gomg to and trom each ther conduc mg theIr vast money exchanges so tl e expresses may con luct tl e exchanges bo b dome811c and foreIgn

f om the fact that they possess the very bes al d safest med urn of remIttance fr moe mart to another Sa d the late Mr Rotls child m 1832 (he one who IS saId to have made mIll ons sterl ng lU Engl sh fUI ds on heanng by h s own private messe ~er

race What was Alexander of Macedon to thiS 1 He merely over rail part of the world and fr ghtenedlt mto obedience dunng hiS hfetlme the RUSSian Czar ts Ihe one and B Ie that ammates the great mammoth lody of hIS vast empIre and what liS I arne IS seems to matter httle-Peter Paul Alexan der or NICholas, he blm elf. 8S an Incarna e

Comman e Monday Wednesday nnd Fnday at 6 0 clock P M sleamer COMMODORE L SID th Commander T Iesday and Thnrsday' at 6 0 clock l' M aDd SUNDAY a 5 r M

Just now when the beslegors of Sebastopol are pUShIDg closer and closer upon the works of>the bes eged and we are hkely to read 10

every newspaper inscriptions I I wh ch terms of mlhtary fortIficatIOns occur It IS well that we should for the sake of understandmg all the pOlDts alld passages of tils great conflict :make ourselves acquamted wIlh many of the terms employed In the nature and construction

The Japar ese like the Chmese take their food WIth chopst cks and mdICate thelr en Joyment of It by a loud snormg notSIl" not at all agreeable ttl clvlhzed ears

Belllg always accusto:med to Sit With their legs bent upon the floor thoy find It pamful to Sit upon c laIrS complammg that the part of the leg whIch hangs down 1B Just the same as If It was cut off.

aIr Sudden transll Of'S from gloom to slrong

hght should be aVOIded Tbe dazzl ng effect produced when we come Buddenly from dark neS8 mto hght anses from the I uplls hav g been Widely dIlated t admit the greatest po~ SIble number of fummous rays \\ I lIst n the gloom and as the p Ipll of the eye I equ res time t contract su Iden tranell n from c m para Ive darkness to a blight I ght c ml els the eye tt adm l far more ra)8 tl at IS CI I er agreeable or ha I It 16 calculated tu bea<

Idea IS mdestruc Ible rBlackwood

ReadlBg In the Cars

Fares Sa atoga fl 50 Moreau,.2 I. Fort Ed ward $~ 15 WI teha I $~ 75, (jnst1~IoD $3 10 Rutland $3 Burhnglon $4 Rouse. POIDI $5 aU Montreal $7 50

The.e Boats w Il arm e 10 Albany or Troy m au Ie t me to lorm connecl on. With all the Ra Iroads Nofth East or West eDabl ng passengera to reach MODtreal amftlUtermed ate pomt. the same day

LOI don eight hours earlzer than tho publtc the vICtory of Waterloo) E glan 1 IS

of objects referred to The Glac!s 18 made sloped ground m fro t

of the ra:mpart and IS the :most essential part of modern fortlficattons and w3en well de fended IS the most bloody scene of the s ege

Second Dltclte8 I/,nd Convert ·Ways-When tbe ground hes low and water to be found there IS If tan a ditch made round the glac s All works constructed outSIde the ditch are called outworks

The mandarlDs when they go abroad have always a ret1Oue, an umbrella capable of covermg thirty or forty persons IS held over theIr heads whlle two men go before wlth brooms to sweep away eVil spmts III the a r I TI ey beheve m spmts but not III the Immor tahty of the soul

When the Japanese gel tleman walks out he IS always accompaDled With a servant whose duty It 18 to carry three eseenual ap tleles-an umbrella to shade h s master-h s slippers (for It IS a genoral thmg to go bare foot) and an eatmg box conta DIng fooel le~t hiS master should beco:me fa nt on the way When thIS happens the gentleman s til ouwn upon the ground opens bls box and ea\s b s dmner

Without Injury It cannot be too strongly u g d up n a v

one about to use spec acles fur tne first Ime that that power wb h wiler able h m to read wltl out much exertion by candle I ght IS the only power suuable for h m It IS by ca lie hght only he should use ~las5es at filst a J as Boon ail he finds that be star ds HI need of

g clal tl e Bank for the wholc \\orl I mean that all Ira sact ons m In Ita It Cf ma Il Germ"r y In Russ a Amenca and m the wh Ifl wurld are all g I I I I te at d se tIed tllOugh Ih s COUl try ::;, I It be sa I fl

110 h~ta t Jay of I t c t y a d of N '" York Its g eat c mmerc al e I with a dlrcct route I Cal ~ I a Coll ns rAsp nwall fer y uuats <cr ss I e fa lfic ur express system 81 all be lully pe lected a d app ec a ed

Ocuh~ts are WartHog prudent men agams~ one of the comm nest practices f the day readIng In the carg \Ve hear of express men wbo have 1 ec rnA to 'Illy blmd ft om con tlnulng n thIS hab t D J the ed Qr of the New England Farmer g ves hIS qw eXI en enca t corrol:o"1l e" cl testimony

We had several times b"en cautl fled aga st rea hng m the c tS b~t a bag full of

exchanges has provpd too $trong a tumpta 11 n t res st an I ~ r several :years It has been uur practIce 10 re~ I fr m two or three to t we y or t hlrfy I apels while pass I I( over a dl ance f ven y m le9 a It during the spr nog and ea Iy part f summer we nvar ably re u 1 I WI h a pall ful sensa Ion n

Tbese Steamers are of tbe first class for strengtb and speed-well know f.vor t es of tbe publ c-Ia. been thoroughly overbaUled dur ng tbe paBt w nferg

and offer every accon modat on t1 at can be des ed by eltber Ire ghter or t uvele

Tbrough tl kets can be obta ned on board tbe boa for Saratoga Moreau ~ ort Edward Wh tehan C"II. tou Rutland BUr ngton Rouse s 1 omt and Montreal

Tbe Northern Freight ExpreBo Will g ve B I. 0

Lad ng to all pomto a, above named Sb ppero Who dee re It can have t me receIpt. by Bpply ng at tbe office on tho P er A A DYKEMAN

Rampart IS elevated above the level of the place accordmg to the nature of the ground and particular constructIOn of engmeers

Inecdu{c of rr Young

gla.ses bv day 08 well as ~v candlo I gl t al d Tbe follow t g whImSical anecdole that the glasses he used no longer .ffor J 1 m of the cele.brated Dr Young au I or suffic ent asststanca by candle I ght It w JI be Night Thoughtd -

Ayer I PHh

FOR all he purposes of a Fam Iy PbJs c Tl ere has long ex sled a pnbltc demand tur aD e!foc ve

Purgat ve t I wh cb coald be rei ed on nB SUro and perfectly safe n s opera Ion Tb s bas been pre .r ed tv meet tbat de nand and an exten8 ve tr 0 ot •

Parapet 18 a part of the rampart elevated about seven feet above the rest of the work In order to protect the tro IpS when drawn up there from Itbe fire of the enemy and the banquette IS about four feet lower than the parapet that the troops standmg upon It may be able to fire over the parapet

M,ncs-Properly speaking exc vat ODS

made by tbe bes egers against the r ace are called mznes those made by the d fenders under tbelr works are called counter !nca

The Japanese are bound to support their fathers whIle hv ng an 1 to worsllp them after death 'Th" worsh p IS the only soc al en loyment they have for tl ey make an amuse ment of It though one would th t k It must be a very grave one In fact the grave yard IS the ouly place of pubhe resort and IS made a place of sensual et Joyment Every day the household resorts to the famIly tomb and there In lulges m eallng drmklng and wall

proper to use the I ext puwer for tbe eveDlng ThiS em nent wnter anI amlal1e but for tbe even ng only !lnd allow llmself vas 1 emarkable for the urbamty of f IS tbe use of the Ie s-and theIr use only- ners 01 d the cheerful ess OL h stemper p r durmg tl e day The greatest caution as to t a most d sastnous family cu t go C)

mcreas I g the power of glasses abou Id be \Vh cI threw a sbade on al the 6 bsequent ouserved fOi perso s who change the r glass part of I ~ 1 fe He was once on a party of es unneceSRa Ily \I cleaSIDg thmr power each pleasure with a few ladles gOIng up the water t me are exl auellt g the resources of art III 0 Vauxhall and he amused Ihem with a tuna stead of economlZ r g them as much as pOSSI on the German flute Bulmd h m were ble Opllcal Old cau only be extended 10 a several (fficers also m a boat rowmg to the certam pomt and the steps to Ihat po I t should same place and soon came along Side tbe

H d at ut the eyes thou~h reel ng n hmg of to takt g t e cafs at B stm 111a pall at

lengtl I Uc"me pe me! sometImeB VIOl 61 I anrl S great <1S t preve t us fr m read g an 1 ge eral v f om wr tI g thougl the S ght va lot Imp, cd Ul n coneultall n WIth

u st he state I I at tl e ptle t erve had bee me weakened I y ve taskmg 11 al d I q I d f 'e " ru 11 the I ab t of lead ng 10

the cars 1 U de an I terdlct on from read ng and Will g I e eyes have ra\ldly Impr v

ed a 1 we c n w lead I alf a hour at a sting u der fav rable cllcumsta ces

v tueo has cOIle us e y Jlhow I "Ith what succe.s .ccompl ,hes the purp08ffdeB gned It 18 ea.ytomake a pby. cal P,ll but Dot 80 easy a make the b .t of a I P,lls-one whICh should bave none of the obJec t on. bat all tI e advantages of every other Tb, los been .ttempted I ere and With what sncc?"s We would respectfally 8ubmtt to the pubJ c dect810n It h,s been anfortunate fo the ~alJent h therto tbat almost efery pnr~.t ve med c ne s acr man DUB and lrr tnt rl'g to Ihe bowel. Thl. I. Dot Many of tbem prodoce so much gnp ng pa nand revuls on ID tl e .ystem a. to rno e thun counterbalnnce the good to be der ved from tbem fbese PIll. proQuce lIO rntat on or pall n leo t a see from a I!revtously ex stmg obstroctlOn or de rangem nt n be bowel. Be ng purely ve~etab c no ha m can ame from the ruse \D any quant ty but • better Ihat .ny med c ne should be taken Jud c ously MIDu e d rect ons for tl e r US6 ID tbe several dl'.".' 10 wh cb they are applic.ble are g \ en on tbe boxes Among tbe cump a u "h ob have been spBed Iy cored by tbem we mBy men on L ver Compla nt 10 1& va 009 forms of JaUi d ce Ind ges ton Latigor und L088

of Appet te L stle.sness Irntab IIty B II OU8 Hend acbe BI I ouo Fever Fever nnd Ague Pa n n tb.e S de aDd LUI s fur 11 trutl a 1 tl ese are but the cODBequeDce of d seased act 0 oj tbe liver As aD oper ent they alford prompt aDd sure rei ef ID Co.nvene.. Pie. nol C Dy.ente y Humore Scrofulannd Scorvy C" ds W th Boreness oj the body, Ulcer. and mpur y 01 the blood n BI ort,any and every Case whele Q purga ve IB reqo red

Battery IS a parapet carTled up to cover the gunners and men employed om the enemy's shot tbe parapet 18 open at ntervals for the guns to be fired through and a e called embrarure" the mass of earth between the embrasures IS called tbe merlon The plat .form or floor of a battery IS formed 01 sleep ers to keep the .... heels from smk ng It to the earth and IS made cantmg towards the em brasures 10 prevent reeo I and to facIl tate the bnngIng back oft! e gun

109 alternately ThiS IS tI e r worsh P FOI

merly they were reqUired tli! spend three years by the graves of their parents now fifty days Will do and they sometimes even hire men to watch In thOlr stead Tb s mdl cates a lamentable decline of pIety whIch however IS not Without Its parallel a:mong the professors of a higher faith [Port Trans

be as slow and as I umerous as poss ble By bnat whOle tl e d ctor and the ladles were SELEcr G SEEDS -Th 8 18 pecuharly the exerc smg prudent precaut ons perso s may The .:Ioctor who was n t very conceited time f B ed ga I ar ng a d much depe ds often at tam great age and yet never requue of hiS playlDg put up h 8 flute I tl ap up n the care and sk 11 exerc sed It may be the Bid of glasses beyond a veJY moderate proach One of them IOstontly ask" I \\ Y laH] d wn as 0 ge e.l ule Ihat the ea I est

PO" er others on II e contrary wh) from fl db t f I h Id bl he ceased play I g or p t the ute II I h 8 an cs spec mens 0 pats 8 ou lnvar a y Ignnrance frequently mcrease the power of pocket 1 For the same reaso (salJ he) be cf oscn! fun loh the germs of a future their glasses may run tbrough Lhe wI ole as that I took t out to plea~e mysell The Ct P C IS tl e III 5t Important pr Iue sortment and leave themselvcs only the most son of "dars very peremplOrIly rOJo nad lIo four counlrv and spec al care should 1Oconvement resources to fall back upon- that If he d d not Immediately take out h s be akel t) select seed now for Sp Ing plat t

The Preservation of the Eyes v z the very highest powers flute and contlDue hIS musIc I e would In IDg After leCid ng from experience what

Intrenchments form an obstacle fi om bel md whIch the soldiers may defend themselves and keep the enemy at bay They constst of a bank of earth cal~a a breast work or para pet and a dllch dug ,n front or rear usually seven feet high with a step called a banquette to stand on and from thIS the soldiers dehver their fire over the top

Reiloubts are of easy construct on and are proper for covermg an advanced post or m defile protecting a retreat Suppoftmg the wmgs of an army or Ime of frontiers and have the advantage of affordmg a gO( d de fence

Stockadea afe strong rough close pahsad Ing pomted at top and loopholed to fire through

M r Cooper m hiS Prac ICal Remarks on < stantly throw hIm IOta the TI ames Th~ variety ~ b st adapted to a part cular locah ImpaIred VI IOn gIves some excellent hints Amertean Expresses doctor 111 order to allay the fears of the ladles ty let the I ext attent 0 I be directed to find ng

Th 1 f d 1 Pocketed the msult w h the best grace he tho fields or stalks wllch have rtpened first on the pressrvat on of the eyes whICh wtll be e mac Ine y 0 commerce 18 eve Opl g fi k J

dl d h fl d could and contlDued bl~ tune all the way up ur a qUlc glowth Bnd eat Iy matur ty are tile

Interesting to many of our readers _ so rap I y un er t e ID U nce of IDoder! d sCIence and mdustry that we are hardly the rIver most 1U pollant consl el aUon In a country Dally experience teaches us that the decay aware of the great chat ges 11 at are ccun ng Durmg the evemng bowe ... er he observed whe e 0 I he average one tenth of tt e crop

of VISIon IS hastened by many causes whICh day by day Wuh raJI oada steamboats tl e the officer who acted thus cavalierly by IS annually I 0 by f st Next to early are frequently overlo ked Although It IS at telegraph and Yankee !ngenUlty we are now h mself ID one of the w",l"g and mak ng up r pet mg look for I use stalks wi ch are m s about forty that the B ght usually begms to prepared for ;llmost any th ng to him Said With great coolt ess It was sir prol fie I large ears 1 h.., ears themselves fall-yet we finil that some persons attain Noone change or mprovemel t IS more to avo d mterrupung the harmony el her of should be cnoDe I wI b reference to Ihelr butng extreme old age wllhout needmg glasses at stnkmg than that has fac lated the commBl my company or yours that I compl ed wilh well fi led out WI h kernels at each end all A respected fnend of mme who fur cia I 1Otercourse uf Sta es and natlona Every you am uant demand but that you may be Tbose ea s wi Ich are {rue to the var e y many years held a dlstlDgU!shed position 10 step 10 advance n th s d ect on IS as much a satisfied c~urage may be found u ler a black ehou d be taken If the Iternels are of m xed the publIc service can now It! tl e B1ghty step towards tl e mIllen urn as tl e dlstrlbu liS well as a red coat I expect you w II meet colors they a e hybnds and w \I not pro luce fourth year of hIS age Bee to read and write lion of B bles or Ibe send ng forth of am s me to morrow mOlDIng at a certa I place as well as f pu e The same pr nelple ap WIth as much faclhty as he could fifty years s onary to preach the Gospel to the heat! en without any second the quarrel belllg e Irely pi cs n selee ng 0 I er seeds Choose the

Tboy bave also produced SOllie s ngularly Bucce"frtl corellD Rbeumatlsm Gout, Dropoy Gravel l'lryolpe la, Palp tat on of tbe Heal t Pa ns ID tbe Back Soo mach aDd S de They ehou d be freely taken n tbe 'ePflDg of the year a pur fy tbe blood and prepa e Ie system for the change of season. An occ •• onaldoae at malates tbe s omncb nto healthy.ct aD and restores the appe te and v gor They pur Iy the blood ODd by tbe r .t mulant act on on tbe c rculatory oystem renovate t e streng h of the body .nd restore II ~ wasted I> d seased eDerg es of tbe whole organ Sill Hence an occas anal dose 18 advantageous oveu though no se IOllsderangement ex ot. bu unnece.sary ao, ug shuuld never be earned too far as every purgat ve

4battls are obstacles formed by trees and branches placmg them outward or toward the enemy m all directIOns with the ends sharp eued and when placed upTight m a dItch are called perpendicular abaltis

lled c ne redoceB the strength when taken to exe s. The tbousand case. ID w blcb a pbyslc I' requ red caD not be enumerated here but th.y sugge't tbem' I es to be reaooo at every body and t 0 confideu I)' I e I ev d th , P 11 W II answer a belter purpose IL. any I th ng wh ch baa b Iherto beeu ava lab e a mank nd When thetr v rtues are ODC~ kDown tbe publ c w II no longer doabt wi at remedy to employ When 11 neeu h b d I II h

-ire nous finest potat es squashes pumpkms melons ago e as never use gasses n r WI e Rader WI I you pause and cons der the III "" probably ever requ re them Ocher persons fluence now bemg exerted by a smgle feature The Doctor further covenanted ID a ... ery egg plants beets carrots tomatoes or Dns on the contrary reqUIre glasses by the age of of our commerCial prog ess a feature of peremptory manner that the hus ness shoulJ peppers &c and the best and earhest beans thirty and though mu"h depends upon can whIch we may well be proud because t 18 altogether be settled w th awords 10 811 and peas and let them be carefully preserved st tuUon much also depends upon a person a essentially Amer can haVIng Its or g n III these condit ons the officer ImpltcI Iy consent ull wanted Care exercHled UpOt such mat hob ts our own country \V c refer to tbe American ed TI e duel s s met Ihe next mornIng at ters IS not only a benefit to the perso I Imme

GablO7t8 baskets or OSier work about three feet m length and a foot alld a half Wide pOInted at bottom and woen placed on end are filled With earth and used for the com mencement of a parapet when used for the first parallel they are called fly ng lap

Crucmatea Battery-Constructed WI h strongmaso[)ry WI~enmgs or embrasures 80 as to resist heavy s t r shell

Fac~neB-Bundles 0 rush wood or faggots

One of the WOlst of habus IS that of over Express the lour and r lace appo nted but the mo d a elv tcrested but IS also a publIc good by worklDg the eyes by candle 1 gbt nt mght The Amer can Express system or g nated ment the officer toult h s gruunil the Ductor so much a8 t Iml roves the general quality Repose from labor so necessary tor the resto WI h Wm F Harndet In 1839 at the Bug presents a pIstol at hIS 1 ead what (says and fru tfulness of tHe varIOUs prud lctlOns of

ratIOn of tone am! VIgor to the several organs gesuon of!\.lr Bu len (lOW of tbe N atlOl al tne officer) do y u It ten I to a5sass nate me! the su I of the body IS too sparn{g-ly granted to tbe Express Co } and some other gentleman of No (said tbe D cor) but )OU sha I th s • eyes Some from a deSire to d st nguish Boston Mr H was m tbe employ of II e of Instant put up y ur sw rd and dance a m n STAG"ER! IN SHEEP -Formerly I 10Bt themselves others urged by necessity en the Boston al d New YOlk Rail and Steam ute otherWIse you are a dead man Some sbeep by tb s d sease unul byexpellment I croach upon the hours of rest and overtax boat CompaDles liS ticket agent H s I ealth short altercatton ensued but the Doctor ap discovered a remedy whIch I as not failed me the Sight Without mercy by lamp or gas lIgbt hav ng fa led he was obhged to abat don that peared so ~IftOUS a d determ neo Ie offie r fur rna y ~eals and I tb nk It IS sofe as well

~p by the sappers They are general ly from twelve to eIghteen feet long strongly bound together aud made proofagamst mus ket shot

To the poor but workmg lasses medICal agency and seek Bomo r ew employmel t to could not help comply g No ~ SIT (a d ns as ro remedy About twelve years smce treatment when th th d r th D t) f d I I I found tl at a mce ewe of mIne whICh had

e eye~ are us oppresse Busta n hlmsel h ~ pec mary meat s be ng e oc or y u u ce me u p ay ve e ay a

ir. donI t 1 f th I d I I b I tW) fine lamba was affected WI h thl" dl'e,oe Pal1,8ades-Are made from the stumps of trees, BIX to ten mches III dla:meter and mne or ten fifet long They are generally fixed about 7 feet above the ground, any stout posts ralls or umber of suffiCient strength to preTent the enemy breakmg them down :may be used

llor s y emporary re Ie e return to small Harnden d ed In 1846 The Express agamst my w an a e 0 go ) a J to 0 0 00

slmilal habIts however nAcessary Invanably known as Harnden 8-1 etween Boston and dance th 6 day agamst your s "0 are og She was clown by tl e fence a~ the Side f tbe bnngs back the same ihsease and by ts Ph ladelphla vaN eW York-out of comph on equal footmg and whatever e B IGC pa;ture a d when she endeavored to w.lk or repeated attacks \IS on IS sooner or later ment to I S founder took I s name from him tlOn you oemand I am rea Iy ru w uld agger and fall and appear tu be

Traverse-A mass mterposed the mtentlOn of which IS to prevent or protect the men from the fire whIch may come upon them 1D

any dIrection but their front Redan-An angular parapet work con

strncted 1D a cuneiform shape Lunette IS formed as a redan and haVing

two flanks I1urdlea are what the name Imphes and

are used 1D retolDtng earth on steep slopes

En Barbette-Cannon placed n the top of a wall without a parapet 1D order to have a commandmg position and takes a greater range, and not firmg thlOugh embrasures they can be turned to fire m any direction

Zig Zags-Oblique approaches whICh are made on the sahent angles of a fortification

Parallels-Sunken opproaches that are made on the sahent angles or capitals of the bastions

Japanese PeenlIarltles It seems that the nat onal exclUSIVeness of

thts peculiar people IS also exhlhlled 1D theIr BOCIal habIts Tile streets of tbelr towns present only a dead wall on each SIde the houses bemg BIlua ed In gardens behmd them and hIdden 08 much as pOSSIble by treea and shrubbery Bemg under constant survetllance the people are much gIven to h.dmg them selves \

TheIr dress consIsts of one loose robe vJlth a girdle about the middle ThiS 18 a very cool arrangement £ r summer weather but 10 wmter IS not quite so comfortable How ever, they mlUlage to keep warm by levymg contrIbUtions u~on each other for whenevor ODe member of tbe family goes out m the cold weather, be horrows the garments of tbose who remam With n and put them on one over the other

The J apenese Idea of R shoe 18 pecultar The artIcle with them 16 Simply a sole and 18 worn not for the protectIon of the foot­which ID fact It does not cover-but for tbe preservallon of the.:mamng on the floors­the IIOle belDg always slipped off at the door

wejirer gOIng barefoot m the houae The therefore, 111 onJy mtended to keep the

contact With the earth and thus BOlling the matting, whIch 18 a matter of to keep very clean ThiS mdeed IS a

nry eBsential ma~er, as the mattmg 18 used not only for a carpet but for a table cloth and mattra88 as well, bemg 10 fact the only artIcle of ftlrnIture m the house Tbe mmates a1t, eat and sleep upon the floor

The Japanese pillow-for they IDdulge III

that luxurY-Is a curious affair It consIsts of a little block of wood WIth SIdes of un equal WIdth so that by turqmg lt over­wblch 1& often done enn 10 sreep-the bead ma,. rGt af difFerent pOlDts of elevatIon Tbls peeuhar pillow 18 made nece8~ary from the fact that the hair IB ","om upnght upon the lied, matted &ogether 10th greMe and IeCllred

destroyed Let us hope tl at the advancmg The Ilex EXII CO es \\ hICb came mto ex The offieer fortI w tl emoraced tl e D ct r bl d I VCl t to I er took my kmfe out cut SpIrIt of the age WIll speodJly aITest so cry ng Istence were what are now merged mto either acknowledged hiS Impel 11 et ce a d begge I off an ear cl se to the bea I al d t my sur an eVil h E ti t fi th C t tl y I t I pr se au I I e b ood d J n t ;tart Dot so

t e Adam s xpress Co AmerIcan Ex a or e 'u ure e m g Le It be remembered that day work IS preas Co 0 Ihe Nat onal Express Co of tl B S neerest f tel dsl I w mue! as 0 e lrop could Iou aln TI k Ig

preferable to mght work that while the I ght The messengers ent er uf ue or the 0 her of e\er after my 61 eep as g ud as doad I concluded ru try ofa candle or lamp IS tryIng even to a strong tl ese together With those SInce f 3tablIshed • ex! eflmel ts upon her I leturne I to my eye the moderate lIght fthe sun IS strength (Wo Is Farg & Co and the UDlted Sta es D!ovlng Snilen Olen dw II g al d tak ng u bottle of 51 mts of emng to It Those whom cIrcumstances Eltpreas Co ) move through almost every Mr MOORE -No c ng U pet t e In my hand w nt again to the pas compel to study 10 the eve!Jlng should select habItable p!l t of North America by land as 4th ult an ext ct heaue I vue I I ad beell ab ent perhaps an bour but that kmd of work which IS least dlstressmg to well a8 water commumca IOn on lake cean sullen Ox t br ught ~ Ie Ily t he sheep I aJ not m ved from where I left the eyes they should espeCially aVOId mdts and the s eaID car fOi mmg many of the hnks h tIe exper ence that m \~ J e I e a d tlete was!) d chargA of blood from tmct wrltmg or small prmt [We have our of commerce whICh c nnect us wllh the Old bo) I frequen Iy had the n ~ age n t of I e ear I I llr€'d perhaps twenty drops of selves experIenced the Injury attendant upon World These expresses perf,) m any and oxet one of \I h eh was at t me~ p t cuI,. y I pe I C Int one ear I a d !ln er walt ng a a too great stl aiDing of tbe eyes over small all kll ds of servICe for II e publ c Tbey ca y sullen 0 balky as e tl e termed I a d mJ low minutes I tume tIer over and poured prlllt and we can therefore! more read Iy sup tho exchanges of the ba ks collect noteB b lis ngenU! y and ",It were 1 ut to tl e t st t Je he same 11

"nl y nto the ther She soon port Mr Cooper 8 warnmg III thiS respect 1 drafts accounts etc and car y all the small v se some means to Ind ICe tl e stu born an I egan to 81 ~ke her I ad and a stream of

Readl g by fir II ht I t I d A I I h 1 bl d ran fi m I er amputated ear In aD neg (r sImp y gazmg a and large packages wh cI are too valuable or rna to raw t ast t ulon a P"

the fire wben sIttIng alQne or 10 a contem unsafe 10 entrust to tho m~ s or 0 her mea s the sequel Wi I show whIch df"clually nc h ur 81 e was apparently as well as ever platlve mood IS hIghly IDJurlOus to feeble of cOl veyance Al ret me the commerCial comphshed my purp 88 !II d cured I m ItI a S ce thet I I !lve u,e I the same rem~dy eyes and should be aVOided by all It IS not mt01eBt~ 01 OUi whole lat d were agItated and measure of h 8 hang ng back p opens ty w I ut cutt ng It tbe ear and have never adVisable to reaa by tWlhght too httle lIght Buffering ser ous v fur tl e want of a med urn On a certn 1\ day I W t ter [ was set I aul lost a 5he ply the staggers

h I h d h h [Rural New Yorker

18 as permclou8 aB too muc Ig t yet many through which our money exchanges cud 109 woo Wi t e xen a d 61 d My QaJ

persons wIll evenlOg after evaDing try their be effected without rumous dldcount t those led over a bTl Ige and lip a sho t but qUI e • th th th b dl h II H d h ~ b OXEN" HAUL'NG AND CROWDING -To pr

eyes ID IS way ra er an urn a can e who hved far 111 tl e II tenOl ThIS want steep I VI! g arrive at t e .. ot 01 t e I h h I d

vent thl3 se JUS ev I fa mers s ould never tiS InJUflOUS to t e eyes to e oog expose about whICh po mClana quarreled aDd our hIli un the bridge wllb a load my team came

t h II f I h h h d d d II d d turn the r xen to pas ore In tl e yol[a ThIS o t e re ectIon 0 a strong II! t w et er law :makers In vam endeavored to legislate to a ea stan Btl an as c aX g ar

l fi I I h h fl d h d f b fi I b h h 13 sometimes done 10 draWl g bay a d grail ar I cia or natura suc as t ere ecte sun was at once most perfectly 8UI pi ed through W Ippmg prove 0 0 ene t e ou~ t h fi h f b k T h h f I Il a d II ull er ccupatlO s wI ero the oxen

s me rom t e page 0 a 00 00 nlhant the Express sys em of commUllcation as by me of Drocurmg t tl sen ces 0 teo tom I h d d f h d I h I , d bb I I a\C 101 g se8S018 of lest between, each load

a Ig t pro uces Ut ue excitement 0 t e eyes thiS meaos the cost of exchange was Immedl cat an allp yu g m ,un ta y qUI8 Y T I h Afi d fi d I

L h h .1 I h or J raugh To save tl e Ir lUble of y kmg rave ers m t e rlcan eserts n It neces ately reduced 10 II e exact expense of trans seep ng 0 tue earl a uta, ng m my

h r h kl d h alld uny kl II!" hey are a 1 wed to feed In tbe

sary to protect t ese organs Hom t e sun s porting from any given pOint to a otl er The al mB qUlc y ret ace my 5 eps t e oxe -rays by a piece of crape The Inhllbllants of Expresses try to do every thUlI( po~s bre for ~'Iy pu poso was to app y tho cat to tl e back } ko tl e It eVltable coosequel ce of which somB eastern countnes for the same purpose every body Every parcellS ticketed booked of the ox and draw I m back, Ii Is by the s t Induce 111 tt em habl 8 of crowdl g and anoUlt the edges orthe hds aDd eyelasbes with and bzlled w th more palOS Bnd regulanty ta 1 I d~ l so bu no sooner I ad tl e ox I aul ng when tl oy aro P4

t t) the d aught It

a black p gment composed of OXIde of an 1 than 111 the Post Office Department Reduc felt th" claws f the fdlne mo SlOl enter h s 13 I etter far to cl am them to a post w lere mony and 011 which has the effect of subdu tIon of postage has been greatly faClhated by bIde than I found myself turn n~ a back II ey caDI ot graze at all dum g their hours mg the hght and at the same time Improvmg the Express compameB Formerly the Gen B merset througl he a r off tl e br dge v tl of IdleneJs or g to the trouble of yoking personal appearance The IOhahtlantlJ of the eral Government InSisted on tbe charge (ex a prop en ng fOlce I was nowedess t w th and unyokmg har e danger the formatIOn Arclte regIOns I1IgenlOusly protect thetr eyes cept for very ahort distances) if 121 183 and sand aecompan ed by a t erne dous sqaall of 1 abl S so dcletenou~ as tbose wblch they £ om the hght reflected from the snow by 25 cents poslage f, r carryIng let~ef8 .. The from poor puss I blOught up or more I ro are apt to acqutre by feedlDg In the yoke

wearltlg m front of the eyes a loog a.nd thm expresses though threatened by Uncle Sam perly doW7/, some twelve feet below In the pIece of wood perforated by two narrow hor undertook the same servIce for 5 and lObed of the stream am d snow 01 d wa er Izontal silts one cOl'respondmg to each eye cents The Government not only scolded but Without wailing t) contemplate my s luatlOn By :means of thIS SImple contrIvance Just prosecuted and finally the UnIted States courts I eXlncated myself and repaired to the scene such a quannty of hght IS permitted to enter 6ustaIDLng the Expresses Ihe work of reduc of my ex pI It on the bndge But 10 1 neither the pupt! as will suffice for VISIon To pre tton commenced The ExpreRses ID a word oxen wood Dor cat we e to be SEen all had serve weak eyes as mucb as pOSSible from a are ubIquitous and It has been a wonder that myster ously d sappeared but as I suose strong hght neutral tlDt spectacles are ex theIr never tlrlng faithfulness performs the quen Iy ~ und the Jxe 1 brought up all safe ceedIngly suitable vaned and enormous amount o~ bUBI ess en m tbe woodhouse wIlh the loa I of wood

In readmg and wrltmg Just that amount trusted to tbem as well 8S they do TJ e Ever after when the 0 d ox tuok It upon and quanllty of hght whether natural or arlt express bUSiness has not only become spread hIm to sulk I had only to show h m tl e ca~ ficlal should be allowed which wbt/e It hke a net work over the States of thiS Un on and a pmch of tl e tall w..,uld mall<! 11m thoroughly illummates the object feeL~ grate but Its operations extel d to the most dIstant stra ghten himself for very !tfe But [ was ful and pleasant to the eyes ThiS dosldera chme, enabhng the IDhabJtants of every part extremely care(ulto keep out of reach of liS

tum can never he obtaIned wltbout due regard of the globe to enJoy tbe advantages of sepa heels to the Poqltlon of the lIght The Itght cast ratwn wItbo It the dtfficulttes ot dIstal co Thus much for my expenonce III moving a upon a book whIle the candle IS lD front 18 by Their corners have traveled and stili travel sullen ox [Rural New York no means pleasant and tbe glare of the flame from Sta e to State and nail n to nation at • IS very trymg to \lieak eyes It wdl be found the highest spead of time and as publIc envoy' THE DOMINION OF THE C:HR -Although that If tbe candle or lamp be placed behlDd of commerce frequently outstrtp the mal s and It IS Ihe boast of Great Bmalll that upon ber the reader a httle elevated and slightly on prIvate dlspatcbes of government One of domlDlOns tho suo ne,er Be s yet we suspect one SIde the pleasantest and least InJuriOUS these companies has 300 offices IS DOW travel that the Idea IS rather a COl caHed al stractton ell'ect 18 produced, for the light then reflected Ing 13 000 miles dady paylDga BI glerailroad Russ a IS one and conlmuous from Kamtschat to the eyes IS leBS dIstressing and at the same companJ over $100 000 per annum carrymg ka to Warsaw-from Archangel to Sebastopol urne the eyes are perfectly protected from an average burden of from one to twenty five The Russ an Czar IS absolute master-not 10

the heat and glare of the Borne. tons, and employmg 850 men any figuratlVe sense but lU 8S complete a It would be well If III our pubhe bulldlDgs The exprB.3ses have become like a piece of sense as one Immortal bemg can be master of

more auen{lOn was paid to the pos1tton of the furnuure which we cannot now do WIthOUt, 8ll1lther-of some fourteenth part (the exact ligh'" Ie 111 very d1lltrelSIDg to 81t ID a gallery and It may safely )?e cQntended that as the proportlon matters hule) of the whole human

HE~LTH AND LIGHT SUIPr.RS -One of the great secrets of bealth 18 a 1 ght Bupoer and yet It 18 a great serr demal when one IS hungry or tired at the c1oso of the day to eat lillIe or IOthmg Let such a one take Ie stlrely a

B ngle cup of tea w th a p ece of c lId bread w tn butler and he Will leave the table as fully pleased with I mself and all the world as I he I ad eaten a hearty meal an I be ten fold better f01 It the next mornmg Take any two men under slm lar c Icurnstar ceB strong hard workmg men of twenty /ive years let one take h s hread and butter with a r;:up of tea and tI e other a b(Jarty :meal of mea b ea 1 potato B and the ordinary tt ceteras as the last meal or the day an(1 I WIll ~ en ure to affirm that the tea dm ker wlll outhve the ther many years

Stephen Harmon who Jled lately flOm injurIes sUBlal ed on the Western RaIlroad track near Westfield left $6 000 by his WIll f, r the purpose of connecnng an agricultural department to Westfield academy

The Galveston papers rejoice III eVidences or the revtval and Il-xtenelOn of the sugar bUSIness In Texas Four new mIlls have re cently been bwlt In that city

of n en bart c medIC De Be ng suoar wrapped they are plea,ant to take aDd

be Dg pure y vegetable no harm cnn or oe from II e r use 10 any ~uan ty I

For m nu e d rec ODS seo Ibe "rapper on II e Box PreparedbyOr J CAYER PractcalnndAnaylcal

Chem.t Lowell Ma~. P~ ce 25 Ceut. per Dox Fi,e Boxes for $1 00

Ayer s Chmy Pectoral,

FOR the rap d care of C ughs Hoarocne" aron cI t. Whoop ng Cough Croup AB I ma 8 d Gon

sumpt on Tb s 1 emerly has won for sell .uc! DO 0-

r ety for I 8 cures of every arlety of Pulmonary d B ease. tbat • IS ellt rely onDepessary Ip e~ounllLe ev dences of It. VI tues In any commun ty wi ¥re t bas been emPloy d So w de 10 the field of ts ns fu ness nnd 80 numerous the caoe8 0/ Its cures tbu 01 Dust every eect all of the poun r)' abollnds po ,ODS publicly known who have been re.tored j am al~rm ng aDd eveu deBpen~te dl,ea.es /If $" lQDg. by & oDe W hen once tried ts super or ty over every a her med cme of lis kind 18 100 apparent to eSOape obse vat on and where its vutueo ore known tbe pub I c no lODger beoll" e what nnt dote to employ for Ihe d s tress og aDd dangerous affect ODS 01 the po monory or~ans wb cb Bre 10C dent 10 our cl rnB e And Dot only ID form d.ble attacks upon the lungs bnt for tbe m der va • es of Colds Cough. H04raene.. 4 c and £ r Cb ld en t • the pleaeauteot and .ale.t n1ea c ne that can be obta Ded I

A. t bllS long been In constaDt u.e throughout tb 0

Bect on we need not do more than .ssure the p 0\1 e t8 ~aal ty s l.<ept up to l!e be.~ trot It ever I a' be\"

and that tbe genn De att cle 8-Sold at wholesale In NewYorkbyA B &D SA~ 9

retal by RUSHTON CunK & Co, a d by all UIO~ g s S everlwl! \

gents for the Recorder CONNECTICUT

My. ie IIrlds. ~ S Adami Cb. Ie, Potter Wa .. rfo d k N L P II n A fred,. Cha, D Langwortbl RHODE ISLAND

HIram P BurdIck 1.t HopkInton C M Lew' Alfrod Conte N V Dull 2d Hopk n on Charle. Spl or

B W Millard 3d Hopkinton P S Cnlllda Akron Sau;mel Hunt Jamell~wlI Wm ~ Wecdt:D 8e lin Joha Whitford Pa.wcatuck S r StUln an a ookfield Andrew Babcock Pha>.lx 1 born .. R Green "Cercs Geo.8 Crandal Perrlvil e CJa ke Crandall o q. en e ROWBflI Baboock. NEW JERSE\ DeRuyter B q ~tjJ ",an lorlborough David Claw'D~ Sl"e BrIdge Jobn Parmale. New )Iork.t, I V Dunb l!' Gene.ee W P Langworthy PI.lnfield E, B lit,,, DrIb I Gowanda De Q' C Burdick lihilob I ••• c We'~ Roun.fie d Wm Green PEN NSYLV A)lIA independen.. J P LIvermore Crosaingdlle BenJ Btell Leona d.ville 'I'L B Max.oo. Hebron HIram W !lobe ok L neklaen Daniel C Burdick Quinc} Abram fiu gc Newport Abel Stillman VIRGIN I Nile E. II. U1arkn. LO'I Croek Wm Kennedy Petcnburg HamU on Cia ke G B Run Wm F Rando p Port. Ie AlbertB Crandall Janolew 8 [) Da., Preston J C Maxson N h1lton Jeptha F Rnnd Rlchburgh lohn I! Coltrel Culp. Store Zebulon!l Sackett. Harbor EUa. Frio OHIO Belo L R BRbcock Montra El Fol'IY h Sco t A.. W Coco WISCONSIN S. Brookfield If"!'!"." A.. Hull AlbIon P C Burd k Sou h OtBp.l c 1"rBucta TalletL Berl n DatuB E Lewia Stephentown J B MaXIOn. ~U\ton Joaepb ( oodrlcb Verona A bert Babcock. Ullca Z Campbell Weat Edmeston E Maxson Wa.lworth II W RaDdoll'b Watson Halsey Stillman ILLINOIS ~Te.1 Oen •• ee E I Mu.on Farmington nonnl. ea.Dde •

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Term-$2 00 pe year payable In advance Sablorlp!loD'

not pa d till the 0100" vf Ihe year will be I ohle 10 an sdd tonal cborge <>f 50 ~eOl. tiP" Payment. reee ved wlll be acknowledged Ip

the paper so 00 to Iud cate the lIme to whICh tI ey rellch ~ No paper d scont nued until arrearages are

ps d except at the d seret on Gf the publIsber [jI"Oommun cat on. orders U:idrem ttance .. ,hon d

be dtreoted po~t po d to GII:O B UTTER No 9 Spruce .. t Now York

Llabilitie. Qf ~ -.ho take Pen~ The law. dec aro thaI any p non to whom a peiiodl •• 1 f.I

ent, 18 .... poualbl. lor paYDIen~ If he recel ••• the ~.p"r 01 akel use of It, even if he hu never lubscnbed ror 1~ or hat

rdered 1110 be .topped. Hi. du~ n snch • case I, nollo uk. the p.per from the om .. or per.on w th wbom tb. pape • len. but 10 llOtU'y the puhlilher that he doe. pot w .h for Ct-

If paper. ara sent to a post-office .tote or tavem or otbcr place of d.~o.l~ and are not taken by tbe penon to whom !hey are IeGt, the poatUl&8ter: Itore or tavern keeper 4ro II respon Ilble for the paYDIent un~t be return,lherpal"'r .. or Il ve' DO leo to tho PubllBher IhIlt they III'1IlyiDg dead III tile ollie ..