116 A CONTBIBTJTION TO, ETC. 



delible transparent stain to paper, indicating that a resin is pro- 

 bably held by it in solution. In a kerosene lamp, this fluid gives 

 a good bright, clear flame, but somewhat inferior to kerosene in 

 intensity. 



And with regard to the moral aspect of the question, I 

 cannot but see that whilst deprived of many comforts and ad- 

 vantages resulting from town-life, the settlers are removed from 

 many temptations. People are not always moral and religious 

 in proportion to their proximity to " the sound of the Church 

 going bell," as the condition of too many large towns* unhappily 

 testifies ; nor do men always value ordinances which are con- 

 veyed, as it were almost to their doors, without any trouble 

 or expense on their part. If, therefore, in a remote district, the 

 population, feeling the want of those religious privileges to which 

 they have been accustomed in their earlier years, are disposed to 

 make some sacrifice to establish Divine service amongst them, and 

 to offer unto the Lord their God that which costs them something, 

 they will afford a noble example of the efficacy of Christian prin- 

 ciples, and prove to their fellow-colonists that as the Gospel is of 

 Divine origin, it must continue to extend its salutary influence, 

 whether supported by the Governments of this world or not ; 

 and that in due time the promises God to His Church will be 

 faithfully and literally accomplished. " The kings of the earth," 

 indeed, "may set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, 

 against the Lord, and against His Anointed," but we are assured 

 that in spite of every opposition, the period will at length arrive 

 when " the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as 

 the waters cover the sea." 



And here I might very properly close my remarks, but perhaps 

 some apology is due for having amalgamated in one paper topics 

 which some persons may deem incongruous. Botany, free se- 

 lection, and the claims of religion, have all passed rapidly before 

 us ; and yet when we consider the common bond of union, which 

 either directly or indirectly connects every pursuit of this lower 

 world, and the sanctifying influence which religion sheds on the 

 discoveries of science, I cannot but think that we should rejoice 

 in every opportunity of associating any objects which are calcu- 

 lated to promote the glory of God, or to elevate the moral nature 

 of man. As we pursue our course through this wide and beauti- 



