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MOORE'S RURAL XEW- YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 



OCT. 16. 



Safiws' § oxi-gtAk, 



UVBIC OF HOME. 



SoolblnS** wbi.p»n 



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nlgfetl 



elgbt. 



gently perform those little offices of lore which 

 mis j- Umes take sway the wesrinesa of sickness, 

 bat alone, with last onbooomiBg garment inaignii 

 ofdi-grace. he must passto his account. 0, if there 

 he may hear the Judge of sll the earth say, 

 sins are forgiven thee," how happy shall It t 

 As my mind was thus occupied, the n-r vice 

 commenced by the Chsplslo, Rev. B. I. Ivirs, by 

 reading s portion of Scripture, and a hymn, wl 

 was sung by a choir competed of convicts. There 

 was respectful attention on the part of the audience, 

 but evidently, with few exceptions, no heartfelt In- 

 terest, and when the hj mo was snng sod the Chap- 

 lain knelt In prayer, scarce a head was bowed in 



Fasey •till nsawth, at n! 4 Vlj 1 listen, 

 Soft wbispan »l£b from that leafy slm tree, 



B«sretli that ■trunu tbat by moonlit ht woolUgliitsn, 

 Kl|hlE>c *o sadly, aid .iogioj to tut. 



afoiio of Uu (liter my fiocy now viot* m*. 



Word* of » 



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HASTY TEMPERS. 



Bcold, scold, icold— fret, fret, fret, and what does 

 Hamoonttof What do yon gain? Are things done 

 any het'er? Does it recover the lost, or broken, or 

 ml*laldf Doe* it win yon love, or respect, or at- 

 tenMonf Suppose a thing h wrong, doea it make 

 It right to fret and harp about it forever? If 

 wrongs ere committed that it is jonr business to 

 know end correct, reproof, warning and advice 

 ive it calmly, so 

 ge, heaping pro 

 Ipritf- 



berly, kindly? Why fly 

 fane, coarao epithets oi 

 When aogry you cmno 

 just light You are apt 



look at tbe i 



casting 



cenhure where there la no bUoie; perhaps the er- 

 ror, traced hark, was your own, or you have been 

 m Is node rat ood. Bo cautions, slow to anger, espe- 

 cially In your own household. II any of the mem- 

 b»rn there have disobeyed, or been reckless, or in- 

 different, launching Into angry Invectives will be 

 so fit from impressing or reclaiming hearts whicl 

 ahunld he foil of love will be hardened against yot 

 Do we not all resect and rebel against ahnstv 

 reproof ? We may have erred, or made a ruUtnkc 

 or been thoughtless, and see and know it aftei 



token of 

 God. Mr. Iv 

 cles enjoyed, 

 pathetic ru id 

 might pass fr 

 sing to their bom 

 prayed for those w 



Ith their 

 returned thanks for the maoy mer- 

 d then proceeded, in bis peculiarly 

 r, to pray for his charge, that they 

 l death onto life, and yet be a bles- 

 1, and then be 

 made desolate 



e homes v 



the jaet Uwb of the 

 land,— tbe parent?, tbe wives, the BisterB and broth- 

 ers, and the little ones of these unfortunate men 

 were all commended to tbe compassion of a loving 

 Savior. As he went on in this way one head after 

 another was bowed down, snd the quick starting 

 tear, with now and then a stifled sob, told that was 

 the arrow that touched their hearts. Ah, thought 

 I, there is yet hope where there Is love for home 



After projer another hymn was sang, and Mr. 

 IvEti preached from these woids: — "Cease to do 

 evil, and learn to do well," and a sermon better 

 adapted to tbe warns of a congregation could not 

 well have been preached ; for, without telling them 

 that they were sinners above all men, he plainly 

 showed them that if they bad obeyed the first part 

 of the text they would not have been there; and 

 that It was now their duty to "learn to do well" — 

 At the close of the sermon he sang a few appro- 

 priate verses and dismissed with tbe benediction. 



The visitois then left as they bad entered, and 

 as I passed oatof the gate once more Into tbe open 

 air, I think I was never bo thankful for liberty and 

 the grace which made me to differ from tbe wretch- 

 ed inmates, — and thus ended my Sabbath in a 

 State Prison. * 



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What Is ime magnnolm'ty of bouIT Is it not to 

 Iibt Ills, crosses, vexations of life, with a calm, 

 gentle spirit?— not with indifference or. passiveness, 

 bat with a loftiness and parity or tulnd that can 

 not be sallied? Those who cannot be convinced 

 with Bind expostulations and calm reasoning, will 

 never growbft'eron stripes nnd harsh words.— 

 Fear may control the outword demeanor, but the 

 heart will be alienated and filled with hatred. 



Let nB study, above all things, to subdue, to con 

 qner the hasty temper that flies Inti ungovernable 

 wrath at every Utile provocation, aud makes a- 

 misuse our best friends, as well as sinks us Id our 

 own estimation, for useless anger maat always be 

 get contempt and self-reproach. 



Bpictaolisl 



A SABBATH MORNING IN THE STATE PB.I80N, 



It was on a beautiful Sabbath morning In July 

 la*t, that I found myself in tbe city of Aobnrn, and 

 resolved to attend public worship in the Prison 

 ChapeL The day was fair, all nalnre was decked 

 In smiles, and as we passed along the street at the 

 oarly hour of eight and a half o'clock, their still- 

 ness seemed to speak of the day of rest upon which 

 we had entered; for, excepting now and then a 

 footstep passing in the same direotion of oars, and 

 occialunally a devotee of the church hastening to 

 moss, oil was quiet. 



When we arrived at the gate we were admitted 

 by the keeper, and directed to the keeper's ball, 

 where there were already assembled quite a congre- 

 gation. As tbe seat, wero all occupied, Col. Liwis 

 kindly opened bis oflloa and Invited us to one 

 there. It is situated on the north side of the hall, 

 and commands a view of the north wing of the 

 prison— also, the fralt trees and belongings of the 

 pri-ou yard. Here, removed from the crowd I 

 COOld bear the grating of the locks as one bolt after 

 another was withdrawn, and tbe tramp, tramp, 

 tramp, of the iumates on their way to the chapel! 

 It was a very doleful sound, and as I looked at the 

 beautiful view from the window and heard the birds 

 singing so joyfully, my heart was full. A call to 

 the chapel was quite a relief far a moment, but on 

 entering where nearly one thousand men of all 

 sgei and nations were seated under the care of 

 keepers, and dressed in the striped garments of the 

 convict, the sensation was anything but pleasant, 

 sn old man bowed down by sin and 

 3 age. by his side a man of middle age. 





Here i 



whose countenance shows that r, 

 been one of his virtues, and here, 

 and the rm-re stripling —young in years, but old u. 

 tM 1° e? ™ <iftl,on - -As my eye wandered over 

 ». « *!. 8lran S ec °ogregation. collected from 

 all directions and fromalmoat every clime. It rested 

 on .youth not more than seventeen, apparently 

 very .1, wbo bad ^i come from ^ ^ J 



wu already shaking with a chill which the exercise 

 and change of .lr had o C e«i one a. whilst the flush 

 on his cheek and the hollow eye betokened con- 

 sumption. Alss! for him there was no mother's 

 car*, no. sister to anticipate his wants and amoothe 

 the path to the tomb. No loving hand with tender 

 care shall wrap around him the warm garment, and 



DIFFERENCES IN WIVES 



Two weeks since we were riding in the cars, 

 when a gentleman came and spoke to a lady direct- 

 ly in front of us, wbo was teated beside a siokly 

 man, whom we thought was her husband. The 

 conversation turned upon the health of her 

 panlon, who wsb evidently a consumptive. 



■• Last winter," said she, " I went to Kansas with 

 him; the winter before we spent in Florida, anc 1 

 now we are thinking of removing to WieconBtn oi 

 Minnesola, for the benefit of hia health." 



The gentleman expressed some thoughts relative 

 to her hardships in thus going away from hei 

 home and friends, and traveling so much abroad 



"0!" she replied, "I do not mind that at ail; ifht 

 can only regain his health. I like New Eoglanc 

 any other part of the country, for it it 

 at I am willing to live anywhere foj 



(£Mtt 



THE AdUMN WLND. 



dream I gave was by a bluing coal fire 

 and with the gas light burning brightly, bat 

 that bos gone now, sod these days have gone 

 back into the past with many others. The 

 mer is here, burning end scorching us all, and 

 making our braioB shrink up at the brazeaeky, 

 aid furnace heat. Just in the mid it of it all came 

 day from the Post-office, among bnatnejsfSn 



rhlte nil*! 





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Her husband made no reply as he beard these 

 words, but volumes were in his eyes. The incident, 

 however, did not particularly impress as, until we 

 stopped at a station about half on hour afterwords. 

 nien a friend entered the car, end took a ec 

 oar side. He was troubled with abroncheal and 

 lung difficulty, of some years standing. In con: 

 of conversation, we recommended a residence 

 a certain Western State, to which he replied 



"I should have been there three months ago, if 

 my wife has been willing to go. Bat ail her friends 

 are here In Massachusetts, and no consideration 

 conld induce her to leave for a residence so far 



We looked at once at the strange woman whose 

 conversation we cited. " Noble woman," we said. 

 " One of a thousand, doubtless, in this spirit of self- 

 denial for her husband's sake." There Is certainly 

 a great difference between these two wh 



ADVICE TO LADLEB. 



Hava the feet well protected, then pay the next 

 attention to the chest. The chest is the repository 

 of the vital organs. There abides the heart and 

 lungs. It Is from the impression made upon these 

 organs, through the skin, that the shiver cornea 

 It is nature's quake— the alarm hell at the onset 

 of danger. A woman never shivers from the effect 

 limbs, or hands, or head; but let 

 rough her clothing on her chest, 

 and off goes her teeth into a chatter, and tbe whole 

 organism Is in a commotion. One sudden and 

 severe impression of cold upon the ehest, has slain 

 its tene of thousands. Theiefore, while the feet 

 are well looked after, never forget the chtBt— 

 These points attended to, the natural connections 

 of the dress will supply the rest, and the woman is 

 ready for the air. Now let her vtsither neighbors, 

 go shopping, cull upon the poor, and walk for the 

 good of it, or tbe fun of it. 



Keep away from the Btove or register. Air that 

 is dry or burnt, more or less charged with ga=es 

 ■olved by tbe fuel, is poison. Go up stairs and 

 ake the beds with mittens on. Fly around the 



i like , 





Fruit will B 

 tight cans; neithe: 

 If the shiver come 

 directly and put c 

 heat. 



te the i 

 withd 



L Don'i 

 rindows. 



They need air. 

 >e operation?, go 



Light fades 



Again, do not live In dark rooi 



o carpet, bat it feeds the floi 



limal or vegetable can enjoy health In darkness! 

 Light is also as necessary as air, and a brown tan 

 preferable, even bs a matter of beauty, to a 

 sickly paleness of complexion— SeUtud. 



Do all in yonr power to leach your children self- 



overnment. If a child Is passionate, teach him 



by patient and gentle means to curb his temper. 



i is greedy, cultivate liberality in him. If he 



blab, promote generosity. 



Tbh first frost has come. It has come I 

 skillful artist, beneath tbe touch of whose invisible 

 bans, mountain and plain, forest and grove, are 

 clothed in vestures of crimeon, yellow, orange and 

 gold, more beautiful far than those of Solomon iu 

 his glory. It has come, bringing with it tbe season 

 of exquisitely beautifoi sunsets, when one fancies 

 that in the far-off clood-land, he discovers with 

 mortal eye tbe golden streets and palaces of the 

 land of the "Hereafter." It proclaims the death 

 of another Summer with ita warm bright sunlight. 

 with its buds, blossoms and flowerB, with its fleldsof 

 waving grain now gathered into the gamer; a 

 Summer of which it may be said, its last days are 

 Its best, for having well performed Its task it fades 

 away with a lingering smile of welcome to lis Aa- 

 slster, as If to say, " I have finished ay course 

 with joy." Each blade of grass, like an emerald 

 encased in diamond*, proclaims, the season when 

 the barns are bursting with plenty, when the or 

 chords are bending heneath their golden fruit, when 

 the vine is weighty with its clustered delicacy, and 

 j iy, and gladness are beaming from every eye. It 

 "shoots the harvest home." 



It announces the season of fairs, when city and 

 country shake hands In jubilant glee over tbe first 

 fruits of the earth, and tbe productions of human 

 genius; when Squire Broadacri talks boastiogiy 

 nf the products of hia wide fields, and his goodly 

 dame displays with honest pride the cheese, butler 

 and bread,— evidences of ber skill in tbe dairy and 

 Kitchen,— when tbe meoVanic displays his machine, 

 the artist Mb pictures and wax-work, and the beau 

 his goUsntry. It enmea in a season of joy. 



It cornea as the forerunner of Winter with Its 

 snows and its north winds, with a story to the poor 

 of cold, aud hunger, and bitter sorrow; to the 

 yonng, of coaatioRs, sleigh rideB and frolics, and to 

 the aged, of pleasant evenlngB around the "old 

 hearthstone." It comes, the language of decay, 

 telling us, as the flower and the leaf wither beneath 

 Its touch, that earth, with ita temples, palaces and 

 cenerations shall vanish, and " leave not a wreck 

 behind." 



It comes an emblem of that /„ w lorrm* which 

 falls with crushing weight, on the heart of child 

 hood, the first letter In that book of experience by 

 which man learns his brothetbood to tbat Burnt 

 Man, who, while bere. was "a man of Borrow and 

 acquainted with grief," teaching him that like gold 

 be is tried in the fire, through which he who en 

 dares to the end, learns 



It cemes, reminding us of that other frost, which 

 shall whiten the raven locks, a harbinger of the old 

 age whioh is creeping on. It tells na that Spring- 



and warning ub to b<y op a store of kindly feelings, 



and affections, and "annny memories" for the long 



days of tbat Winter, when the life-blood, col 



lin, shall flow sluugishly in the blue veins, — when 



ie trembling hand ahall grasp the staff to asals 1 



,e feeble limbs as they "totter on the road," ant 



e light shall grow dim in tbe eye. 



The good man beholds It, and feels that bat fen 



ore frosts shall crisp the grass of the field, ere bit 



idy shall be withered by tbe frosts of Time, aftei 



hloh he shall go to that land where the pasture) 



e ever green, wheie he shall partabe of the boon 



as of the "tree of life" whioh yields its frnll 



every month." T. D. Tooxbb. 



addressed in a delicate lit'le Italian 

 hand, and strongly redolent of femininity, 

 clerk stared when he handed them to me, that / 

 of all meD, sbou'd havo such a letter; but he Blared 

 atill more when I put it quietly by un^il a 

 others were disposed of and tbe tel- grama 

 then opened it with my feet elevated ou the desk. 

 He would not have done so. He would have » 

 the white letter firat with awe and reverence, I 

 know] > dge that would be more feeling, but it woi 

 not be business-like. I would lecture my clerk 

 such matters but he is too young to be benefited 

 by it. By -end by he will read tbe business ]. 

 first. Well, the letter was a cordlsl invitatlonfrom 

 Scat to oome oat to H— farm and "drive dul 

 away" for a time— as long as I ohoie. Appended 

 were a few hearty, gcalol lines from Ton, endi 

 ing the invitation. 



•■John," said L "how would you like a tun 

 the country?" 



John is my clerk, yoa know. 



" Vtry much, sir." Dido't bis eyes soap' 



I guess Joan bas a Sust down In the country 

 aomewhere who r*n'/ married. I sltongly suspect 

 that there was more than one white envelope 

 to our box that day. 



" Well, Jon*, I am going down to to s 



a few days, and if you will beep things straight 

 bere, I will give yoa a week when I get back." 



" Thank jou,Birl" 



I saw John writiog very hnaily a few minnles af- 

 terwards, on a very email wbito sheet. He wasn't 

 writiog anything for mt. 



Two boors afrer that I was Btanding at the De- 

 pot at holding Ton's hand and returning his 



oordial greetings. As we drove np to the gate of 

 H— farm-house Susy stond in tbe door to welcome 

 as. She was the same, and yet iter tbe same as of 

 old. She need to be agreeable, good-natured, kind 

 hearted; now she bas e cherrfol, contented, happy 

 look of home about her. Tbe qualities are tbe 

 same, but Btrengthenpil ard developed hyexercise. 



How much like borne it felt there! The hearty 

 welcome — the broad cool rooms— the freBh bref xe- 

 — the glorious old trees — '.be green of the fie'ds— 

 ihe generous, wholesome food, are all elements of 

 a beauty, moro grand, more lovable than tbe stand- 

 ards of Greece or Italf, marble or canvass, can 

 give. The radiant, undying beauty of a Home; a 

 r*auty which no canons of criticism or of art can 

 ever appreciate or define; the only beanty which 

 bas tho power to take hold of tbe hearts and souls 

 alUfy the 





i of a few, l 



: cfu 





tight 



tof t 



Lying 



ime back tome. There 



b i[.-l-b*'iiso just the s 

 houses never change) the 

 thing as it was when Srsr and I 



ecbool, long ago. 



As I live, there isScsv! The same e 



d hair. Just about the same age, too- 



1f a score. Bat this Srsr wears eh 

 spoils tbe illusion. It mast he the sec»n 

 oluntarily I look at myself 

 e foot arcbln, — but I'm ni 

 the child to me, and, as I look into thore 



re tangible beauty- 



livldlydid childhood 



thechnroh spire, trie 



as of yore, faoaoot 



and streams, every- 



baie foot'' 



3yes, face, 



pellc 





I fill to carving out eueh toja 



-■ Uu\r-. 



Sr/yr tbe Fir 



, In tho glass, i 



What a charm there Is in blue eyegl I don't 

 mean grey ej os— they ore cold— bat real blue eyes. 

 Ton can always look clear Into them. Away down, 

 down, you can stc tbe whole heart and soul In the 

 depths of ibem. There it no deceit in a blue eye. 



Btma*»Lv: twaotifut, frol 

 Withlh. (.j bright snot*. 



BpOrtlUlj •ptadtag thy brl 



THE IMAGE OF CHRIST 



Tun image of OnUBr, drawn by the pencil of th 

 Spirit, to which Bcrtpture directs oor alms, la palm 

 ed In such colors, that it is impossible often lo cub 

 template it without its irreslstnbly aliening th 

 heart Aa tbe bodily e>e that haa looked long a 

 tho sun retains » bright image of it, bo the spiritual 

 eye that gazes steadfastly on the face of Cubist is 

 filled with light. We carry this image with ub 

 wherever we go, and it blends with all our thoughts 

 and actions. It never ceues to be a study to no, 

 ever growing n 



upon 



dlngi 



.so he-it 





■, how Bellini 



said. It la w 



ta at conversion, as it is In spring, when the sun 

 nelta the snow in the fields and on the mountain 

 ide, but upon tbe highest peaks and In the deop- 

 ■st volleys patches of it still remain. So the rays 

 if the spiritual sun may penetrate our souls, and 

 till there remain to each heart heights and depths, 

 vhere yet all 1b cold and hard. How much must 

 still be melted away, he 1b first aware who oonscl- 

 ionrly yields himstlf up to the discipline of 

 Scripture. 

 The longer we cont< 

 s discover how mil 

 193 has penetrated ( 

 a are la humility, in love. When we enter this 

 school of discipline, it does not seem so. This be- 

 holding ourselves in the image of Caat3T has the 

 peculiarity, that whilst we more and moro discover 

 darkness In np, upon ne oil the while uncon- 

 scious it is pouring ita light. Paul bus expressed 

 particulaily rich passage In hia letter to 

 the Corinthians. He Bays, "But we all, with open 

 face, beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, 

 changed into the same, from glory to glory, 

 a as by the Spirit of the Lord." A wonderfully 

 rich saying, indeed. Just as (then we behold our- 

 selves in a metallic mirror, be would say, it spreads 

 tlulgeoce; eo we Christians, look- 



fl,.] I 



I On 



humanity, are adorned with bis light, mo< 

 partakers of this spirit, changed as from glory 

 glory into the same reaplendunt image. — T)*olu< 



EVIBT MaH'9 LjPH 4 PLAN 



Ef.ni.rsu Landboafb — English landscape has a 

 linutely finished look; it lacks grendear; its 

 ■atnres are delicate, and the impression left Is 

 i at of softness and gentle beauty. The grass 

 rows to the very rim of the water, like carpet to 

 rich drawing room, which nsnst not betray on 

 inch of unadorned floor, The fields are rolled lo 

 perfect smoolbneaB-, the hedges look as if they 

 use bat beauty; tbe trees and miltltudln- 

 rs have a draperied air, and strike the eye 

 I part of the charming whole tban as pos 

 on Individual interest We have have seen 

 ids In the for west that were far more groce- 

 ijestic than any we have yet seen in Eng- 

 land; but we have no such miles of cnltnred and 

 fitted scenery. Nature with ne throws on her 

 clothes negligently, confident in beauty; in Eng- 

 land she haa evidently looked In tbe glass until 

 :orl strays from its fillet, not a dimple Is un- 

 schooled — Kirklattd. 



A CHtLDisn Concur. — Looking out of his win- 



iw one summer evening, Luther taw, on a tree at 



hand, a little bird making bis easy disposition for 



night's reat. "Look," said he, "how the little 



fellow preaches . faith to as alL He t->kea hold of 



his twi K , tucks his head under hia wiog, and goes 





k/urh^V 



BUck ejei i 

 bat they doi 

 let the BUDBbine 

 Bpooi 



yba< 



a warm heart behind them- 

 Ir. Blue ejes are wlndona t 

 happy, loving i 



irtals of t 



ii Id 





When we go in Sost the PI 

 and then glances inquiringly 



" I thought I was a boy, SrB' 



They were tbe first I had made fince I made 

 them for her. There was half a tear In her happy 

 ejosas fho resumed her work. Tou throws 

 the morning paper. 



With one stride I am back from the Past to 

 duties of tbe Present. 



I believe I muBt go bar:k to the city sod fend 

 John down to the country. I hope his Bust has 

 blue ejee. 



Plan op Gon.— Every bu- 

 ml has a complete and perfect plan, cherish 

 It in the heart of God— a divine biography 

 marked oat, which it enters into life, to live. This 

 life, rightfully unfolded, will be a complete aud 

 beautiful whole, an experience led on by God and 

 unfolded by the secret nurture of the world; . 





., with ti 



Oultitatb OaBiFTJLNBfS.— An anslou% restlesB 

 temper that runa to meet care on its way, that re- 

 grets lost opportunities too mucb, and that la over- 

 palna-taklng in contrivances for happiness. Is fool- 

 ish, and should not be indulged. If yoa cannot 

 be happy in one way, be happy in another, and 

 this facility of disposition wants bat little aid from 

 philosophy, for health end good humor are almost 

 ihe whole affair. Many run about after fell ity, 

 like an absent man hunting for hia bat, while it ia 

 on his head, or in his band. Though sometimes 

 small evils, like Invisible insects, Inflict great pain, 

 and a Bingla hair may atop a vast machine, yet the 

 chief secret of comfort Ilea In not suffering trifles 

 to vex one, and in prudently cultivating an un- 

 der growth of email pleasures, since very few 

 great ones, alas! are let on long leases.— Richard 



ibi is bo great a charm in friendship that 

 is even a kind of pleasure tn acknowledging 

 oarself doped by the sentiment It inspires. 



part wanting; a divine otudy for the man himself, 

 and fur others; a s'udy that shall forever unfold, 

 in wondroua beauty, the love and faithfulness of 

 God; great in Its conception, great In the Divine 

 skill by which it ia shaped; above all, great in the 

 momentous end glorious issues it prepares. What 

 s thought is this for every human soul to cherish I 

 What dignity does It odd to life! What support 

 does it In lug to the trials of lifel What instiga- 

 tion doea it add to send us on in everything that 

 constimteH oar excellence! We live In the Divide 

 thought. We ti I a place in the great everlasting, 

 plan of God's intelligence. Wo never sink below 

 his core — never drop oat of his conuseL— De. 



THuVaLn of PiUY.a.— Pi.yerls tbeb.ven of 

 a shipwrecked man, on anchor to them tbat are 

 sinking In the waves, a staff to the limbs that tot- 

 ter, a mine of jeweln to the poor, a healer of die- 

 eases, and a guardian of health. Prayer at once 

 oeoares the continnmce of our blessings, and dis- 

 sipates the cloud of our oatamltlM. 0, blessed 

 prayerl thou art the unwearied conqueror of hu- 

 man woes, the firm foundation of happiness, the 

 eonrce of every enduring joy, the mother of phi- 

 losophy. The man who can pray truly, though 

 languishing In extreme&t indigence, Is richer than 

 all besides; whilst the wretch who never bowed the 

 knee, though proudly seated aa the monarch of all 

 nations, is the most destitute — Cltrytnitam. 



Pbypabation for Dbatu. — The sad condition 

 of many dying men id tbat their work la to do 

 when their hour ia come; when the enemy U iu 

 the goto, their weapons are to look for ; when death 

 tho door, their graces are to Beek for; when 

 the bridegroom ia come, their oil Is to boy; the 

 pursuer of blood is upon them, and the city of 

 refuge Is not eo much as thought of by them. In 

 i word, the seveo years of plenty are wasted, and 

 10 provision for the years of famine. Time ia 

 ipent, and nothing Is laid up ^eternity. I will, 

 therefore, now finish every w 

 die may be thi 



\r there be no enemy, no fight; if no fight, i 



