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MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER 
EY L. WETIIERELL. 
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF PHILADELPHIA. 
Tiie following facts concerning the Pub- 
PERSONAL AND EDUCATIONAL ITEMS. 
“The New York Teacher” is the title 
of a forthcoming journal about to issuo 
from Albany, and to bo the organ of the 
“ Teacher’s Association,” a meeting of which 
was recently held at Elmira, where the fol- 
lic School System of the city and county of j l° win g board of editors was appointed : 
Philadelphia, are taken from the last annual 
Report of the Board of Controllers. The 
public system has been in operation thirty- 
three years. In 1836, the schools were made 
Prof. A. J. Upson, Hamilton College; 
j David B. Scott, New York; W. W. New¬ 
man, Buffalo; J. W. Bulkley, Williams- 
: burgh ; C. It. Coburn, Owego ; E. S. Adams, 
I Albany; Prof. William Hopkins, Auburn; 
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entirely free. A Central High School was j E. W. Keyes, Hudson; N. W. Benedict, 
then established. Rochester; Xenophon Hay wood. Troy; A. 
The city and county of Philadelphia con- G ‘ Salisbury, Syracuse ; M. C. Kenyon, Al- 
stitute the First School District of Penn- 
„ , • T , • • i i __ I he local editor at Albany is Thomas W. 
sylvania. It is divided into eleven sections . J 
which are severally under a separate Board ,l * 1Kino ’ 0 Ibany. .1 thopapci has the 
of Directors. These are all under the su- ! ' vh( ? le . iorce of tho Teachors in tho State t0 
pervision of a Board of Controllers consist- j back !t U P» !t wiU starfc with tllc comforta- 
. - . . » , bio list of 20.000. 
mg oi twenty-four members. 
This district contains 270 schools, viz:— i 1 'emale Education. 1 he friends of le- 
i it; oil Sflmnl 1 Normal r i3 flrimmir I male Education held a Convention in San- 
pervision of a Board of Controllers consist¬ 
ing of twenty-four members. 
This district contains 270 schools, viz:— 
1 High School, 1 Normal, 53 Grammar 
THE LOWER FALLS OF THE UEAEiiEE. 
The abovo engraving represents the 
twice that elevation, and exhibit the 
Schools, 34 Secondary, 142 Primary and 30 dusky Lit}, Ohio, Juh Gtlu adapted a ( on- j j0wer p^lls of tho Genesee, and also shows ; succession of strata underlying tho north- 
Unclassified. The whole number of schol- Rt dution, elected the Rev. r i. B. \v ilbur, oi lbe interesting geological strata there ex- I western portion of the State. The Medina 
ars is 48,056; and tho number of teach- Cincinnati, 1 lesident, Di. A. D. Lord, of posed to view. It was once a picturesque sandstone, the Clinton rock, and the shale 
ers is 781: 82 are male, and 609 female, a Columbus, Secretary, and adjourned to Doc S p 0t b ut t h e march of improvement has of the Niagara group are to bo seen here, 
ratio of 1 to 8 L Tho total expenditure for ^ ^ , ,, shorn it of a portion of its beauty, and now and some peculiar fossils also reward the 
the year was $366,270,11. ! I he South Waking TTiv The Teachers —surrounded bv tho scenes of active, work- I search of the geologist. Tho sandstone 
The High School contains 500 boys. The j and r nends °/ Education in North Caroli- jay ];f 0j j t it ghows moro 0 f t ho practical ! found here is not suitable for building pur- 
Instructors of this school consist of a | na, hold a spirited Convention, Juno 19th, than tho poetical. This fall is about half a poses, us the old Aqueduct proves, though 
jx- I western portion of the State. 'L'he Medina 
ue sandstone, the. Clinton rock, and the shale 
las of the Niagara group are to bo seen here, 
)vv and some peculiar fossils also reward tbo 
Principal, with a salary of $2,000 per an- i and adjourned to meet again tho 29th of m p 0 a ^ ovo the Steamboat hi 
a poses, as the old Aqueduct proves, though 
num; 4 Professors, with a salary of $1,500 ^ cccmber - 
respectively; 3 with a salary of 1,200; 1 Samuel 
mile abovo tho Steamboat landing, sorno 
five miles from the lake, and is eighty-four 
respectively; 3 with a salary of 1,200; 1 Samuel B. Wool worth, Principal of J foot in height. The banks of the river are 
with a salary of $1,100; 1 with $600 ; and Cortland Academy, for nearly a quarter ofv^_. 
2 assistants with $400 for one, and $300 for century, has been appointed the successor tendency of the heads of departments, in 
the other. °f Geo. R. Perkins, LL. D., late Principal ' the Institute. To thoso schools pupils will 
There are 143 pupils and 8 teachers in j of the State Normal School, and will com- j bo admitted on examination, and classified 
tho Normal School. Tho salary of the i mence the duties thereof at the opening of < accort ’nig to their previous attainments. 
Principal is $1,200. ! the Fall Term. j T he general affairs of tho Institute will 
the same rock in other localities is very 
valuable, from a slight change in its com¬ 
position. 
of Secondary Schools, $300; and of Pri- j Journal, is on a tour in Europe for tho ben- 
mary, $250. j ofifc of his health. 
Unlike the policy in Boston, Philadelphia The next Annual Meeting of the Massa- 
bo under the direction of Mr. William Rus¬ 
sell, formerly editor of the American Jour¬ 
nal of Education, and principal of the Mer- 
The male principals of the Grammar _ Henry Barnard, LL. D., State Super- 8oll> formerly editor of the American Jour- 
Schools receive a salary of $1,000 ; and the mtendent of tho School System of Conncc- nal of Education, and principal of the Mor- 
female principals, $500. Female principals ticut and Editor of the Common School rimac Normal Institute. The gentlemen 
of Secondary Schools, $300; and of Pri- Journal, is on a tour in Europe for tho ben- vvbo are to take charge ot the various j 
marv $250 “ ! ofit of his health. branches of instruction in the classes of tho 
‘ . I _ institute are principally tho same who are 
Ijnliko tiio policy in I>oston, I hiUidclpliiii j I/re next Annunl IMcotsn^ of tiie occupied, during tho spring* nnd <iuturnri 
limits tho Grammar Schools to a moderate j sachusctts State Teachers’ Association will j months as instructors in the Massachusetts 
THE EAGLE AND THE WOOD THRUSH. 
The American white-headed eagle, tho’ 
not so noble a bird as the great American 
eagle, is, nevertheless a most magnificent 
bird. Go with mo, and view him in liis own 
i native woods. Go see him in his haunts on 
the banks of the Mississippi. See ! he takes 
wing, and there you have him whirling up 
in the air as a noble swan comes in sight, 
size, averaging to a Principal about 250 pu- ! bo hold in the city of New Bedford, or 
pils : in Boston, some of the Grammar ! Monday and Tuesday, preceding Tbanksgiv 
School Principals of tho largest schools, ! ing day. 
have 800 pupils. In such schools sub-mas- j Joseph Henry, LL. D., of tho Smithsoni 
, T AbbOLi.ilurn win UB .IIOUUIAUIB m tm, »x«i«aoi w and 110w there is the screaming pursuit and 
bo held m the city of New Bedford, on State Institute The department including tho fatal strugg i e . Now is the moment to 
Monday and Tuesday, preceding Tbanksgiv- 1 {"‘ ,! =' c ociuion, i u .im,i ion, ginmmai, vvitness the displav of tho eagle's powers.— 
, a a rhetoric and composition, will be under the TT r i r. 
niff day. *• m r> L, , , Lie glides through the air like a tailing star, 
» care ot Mr. Russell; tho mathematical do- , , . • 6 ’ 
, i ,, ,, and like a Hash ot lightning, conies upon 
partment under Mr. Dana P. Colburn ot tho i - i • 1 
So.tn TnciHnin n r i,u w ,*„ the umorous quarry, which now in agony 
tors, ushers, and female assistants are em- j an Institute, of Washii 
ployed up to the number of twelve or more, j been elected President of the American As- 
Somo object to collecting so many children ! sociation for tho Advancement of Educa- 
into one building. The great argument in \ tion. 
favor of this system is that it diminishes 
public expense, and favors tho mode of clas¬ 
sification. 
AH ACADEMY AT CLIFTON SPA. 
We cheerfully give placo to tho follow-I . ' 
„ , . • .,,1 pupils m attendance during 
ing, and trust the proposed enterprise will f 1 . 
. .. j ihe Presidentssalary is $2.i 
receive merited encouragement from all in- J - 
terested. Clifton Spa is a delightful loca- Charles Davis, LL. D., h: 
tion for an institution of tho character ^ resident of the New York f 
named. Visited by many strangers for its i Association. A good choice, 
beauty and healthfulness, and surrounded ! The State Normal Sgiioo 
Gideon F. Thayer, a veteran teacher in 
the American Athens, has been re-elected 
President of the American Institute of In¬ 
struction, for the sixth time, 
j The N. Y. City Free Academy had 438 
i pupils in attendance during the last year. 
The President’s salary is $2,500 per annum. 
Charles Davis, LL. D., has been chosen 
President of the New York State Teachers’ 
, 0 -ton D. C. has ^Lito Institute, a graduate of Bridgewater 
■ & f l ’* • ’ , Normal School, and for nearly three years 
^ ^ a teacher in that seminary; the classical 
cement oi Educa- department, including the Greek and Latin 
languages, and the department of modern 
veteran teacher in binguages, including German. French and 
is been re-elected ltahan ’ aro cx P ectcd to bc under the charge 
' . . ' ot Mr. Krusi, son ot the coadjutor of Pes- 
,n institute Oj In- ! talozzi of the same name, till whoso arrival 
ho. i u temporary arrangement will if necessary 
Academy had 438 ! be m ade; drawing, as a branch of elemen- 
and despair, seeks, by various maneuvrts, 
to elude tho grasp of Jiis cruel talons. It 
mounts, doubles,and willingly would plunge 
into the stream, were it not prevented by 
tbo eagle, which, long possessed of tho 
knowledge that by such a stratagem the 
swan might escape lij^i forces it to remain 
in the air by attempting to strike it with his 
talons, from beneath. Tho hope of escape 
i is soon given up by the swan. It has alrea- 
| dy become much weakened, audits strength 
■csidont of the New York State Teachers’ L - Babcocl M for several years a pupil of Ez- 
A . • ernv; vocal music unger Geo. W. Pratt. M. 
ssociation. A good choice. . , , ,. T> 
° A., instructor in the public schools of Bos- 
Tiie State Normal School of Connecti- ton and Roxbury; the French language—in 
Manchester need, and can sustain alone, a " " " .. I Institute; penmanship under Mr. Algernon 
superior educational institution, and the This we deem in its general organization ®hattuck, teacher in Merrimac Normal 
peoplo of thoso productive and thriving and plan, a Model Normal School. It re- Instlt , llt0 ; , The fo ', lowui f r and others will 
towns should cordially unite m furthering ceives candidates for teachers from any part furfnga portiorTof the year ---p'rofessor Y 
tlio objects set ioitli in the annexed pro- of the Union, and when qualified they may Guyot, on geography; Professor Samuel S. 
ceedings. _ teach where they choose. Tho following Greene, on the analysis of language; Fran- 
At a meeting of tho inhabitants of Clifton d-nption ot .1,0 Iu.Ut.ttm was taken j<J 
Springs and vicinity, held in Parke’s Grove fiom the Boston Iraveler : Cutter. M. D., on physiology ; Professor 
on tho 1st inst., pursuant to notice, to con- The preparatory arrangements connect- Wni. Russell, on English literature, general 
sider the propriety and mature measures for i C( 1 w ith the seminary edifices and boarding history, logic, and intellectual philosophy, 
the establishment of a Seminary of Learn- accommodations of this institution, aro now modes of education and methods of in- 
TT c ... . we understand, in progress, with a view to struction. Other teachers and lecturers are 
ing, R. II. Sheckell was called to the Chair, opo n early in May, in tho town of Lancas- also engaged, whose departments will be 
and Geo. L. Spear, appointed Secretary. ter. in this State, Mass., tho inhabitants of more fully mentioned in tho prospectus of 
After proper consultation and discussion which havo liberally secured to the estab- the Institute. 
This wo deem in its general organization 
peoplo of thoso productive and thriving an< i plan, a Model Normal School. It re- 
towns should cordially unite in furthering ceives candidates for teachers from anv part 
tho objects set forth in the annexed pro- 0 f the Union, and when qualified they may 
ceedings. _ teach where they chooso. Tho following 
At a meeting of the inhabitants of Clifton description oi the Institution was taken 
Springs and vicinity, held in Parke’s Grove B ' om tbe Bos t°n Iraveler : 
on tho 1st inst., pursuant to notice, to con- The preparatory arrangements connect- 
in regard to the objects of tho meeting, the 
following resolutions were unanimously 
adopted: 
lishmenta central and advantageousas well 
as beautiful location. 
Tho now Seminary, though designed as a 
strictly professional School for Teachors, of 
Resolved That wo duly appreciate the j both soxes , and intended to be conducted 
necessity of an Institution of Learning at 
Clifton Springs, in tho town of Manchester, 
commensurate with the wants of the sur- 
in the form of a Teachers’ Institute in per¬ 
manent session, yet differs, in several im¬ 
portant points, from thoso excellent cstab- 
The academic year will consist of a sum¬ 
mer and a winter term of twenty weeks 
each, at nearly equal intervals; the former 
commencing on the second Monday of May, 
and the latter, on tho Monday following 
Thanksgiving week in the State of Massa- 
strikes with its talons the under side of its 
wing, and with unresisted power forces the 
bird to fall in a slanting direction upon tho 
nearest shore. 
But with mo. the greatest favorite of tho 
feathered tribe is tho wood-thrush, one of 
tiie most accomplished of minstrels. How 
often has it relieved my drooping spirits 
when I havo listened to its wild notes in the 
forest, after passing a restless night in my 
slender shed, so feebly secured against tho 
violence of the storm as to show mo the fu¬ 
tility of my best efforts to rekindle my lit¬ 
tle fire, whose uncertain and vacillating 
light had gradually died away under the de¬ 
structive weight of the dense torrents of 
rain that seemed to involve the heavens and 
the earth in ono mass of fearful murkiness, 
save when the red streaks of tho Hashing 
thunderbolt burst on tho dazzled eye, arid 
glancing along the huge trunk of the state¬ 
liest and noblest trees in the immediate 
neighborhood, were instantly followed by an 
uproar of crackling, crashing, and deafen¬ 
ing sounds, rolling their vollios in tumultu¬ 
ous eddies far and near, as if to silence the 
very breathings of tho unformed thought. 
How often, after such a night, when far 
from my dear home, and deprived of tho 
presence of those nearest and dearest to my 
heart, wearied, drenched, and so lonely and 
desolate as almost to question myself why 
rounding country, and the eminently desi- lishments, the Normal Schools of tho State, individually. Board, on the terms assigned 
rahle advantages the location presents. I t j s G . )Cn t0 teachers from all tho States bv Emilies resident in tho vicinity of the 
. Resolved, That the members of this nieet- of Ncw England, or from any part of the l“ S titute. 
mg will individually and collectively use all Union. Being a private undertaking it Particulars, regarding these matters, and 
proper exertions to procure tho erection of j w ju j a y no restriction on its graduates as to tbo arrangements connected with the Model 
a building suitable for tho first class Acad- w hero they shall teach subsequently to Schools may bo ascertained by letter, ad- 
emy, and that they will not relax their ef- tbeir course of professional study It will dressed to William Russell, Director N. E. 
.. ri’ • • i,-. -n I i ,i uusuuttu art iiimusi iu imust uu iiinbuii wji\ 
chusetts. Imtion bees will depend on the t •. . , ! r , J J 
* , , , , . J , , I was thus situated; when I have seen the 
number of branches selected by students. ,• •. ,• , , , . , 
■ r>„ j J . : fruits ot my labor on tho ovo ot being dc- 
lndividually. Board, on the terms assigned n 1 ■ . ,, . , . , h 
as tho water collected into tho 
•irwf’tivif thnv will not toI-it thoir of , . 0 c lc - snau tcacn > subsequently to j ‘ w ..,. ’ ‘ L ‘ , martyr for tho return of day. trving in vain 
emy, ami that they m ill not 1 cl.ix tl cn cl- their course ot professional study. It will dicssed to William Russell, Director N. E. to do«frov the tormontimr ‘miisonitons <6 
forts until such object shall be accomplished, admit persons intending to teach 'nriv-ito as Normal Institute, Lancaster, Mass. [ j; 10 tormenting musquitoes, si- 
uu , poibourt uucuumg to teacn pnuto as . > > lentlv counting over tho years ot my youth. 
In order to further tho objects of the well as thoso who wish to teach public . | b ® Rxaminauoiis ol: the Institute, and doubting perhaps, if I ever again returned 
meeting, committees were appointed as schools, and is designed for such as are de- c con cuing o ci 1 ica es, wi ic con- f 0 my homo, ai id embrace my family; how 
sirous ot becominp- comnetent to oivn in ducted under tho supervision of a Board of f „ .1 « . .■ J •’ , 
follows: . Hoouiuuig coinpcicni 10 gno in- _ ' , .... . . ' often, as the first glimpso ot morning gloam- 
. . stiuctionm tho higher seminaries of learn- 0 cousis mg j j o ourng im mi - e d doubtingly among tho dusky masses of 
ro select location and procure terms and mg, as well as for the framing of thoso who aa] s .-Barnabas Sears, D. D Secretary of fho forest ^ os ]ias fe there come upon my 
refusal of same :-M Parke, Lyman Crane, are preparing for the duties of elementary Massachusetts Board of Education; Ed- ear.thrillingalongthesonsitivcchorAwhich 
andRobt. J. Baggerly. teaching. As a school of departments, each wards A. Park, D D., of Andover lheok.- conncct that organ with tho heart, tho de¬ 
le draft plan of operations, determine under a separate principal teacher, it at- f, lcal ^minary; Hon. Horace Mann, M C.; Hglltful inusic 0 f this harbinger of day;- 
part.cular character ot Institution, the con- fords to its students tho opportunity of sc- Geo. B. Emerson; Esq., of Boston; Rev. and how f (jrvontIv on such occasions, have 
sequent size and arrangement of building, looting particular branches, to be pursued Charles 1 ackard, of Lancaster; Hon. Hen- j 5 i cssod tl)0 Being who formed the wood- 
&c.: -Julius N. Granger, Hiram Odell, and excl usively at the option of individuals, ac- ry BarnmM, State Superintendent ot Schools, thr ush, and placed it in those solitary forests, 
Jesse Cost cording to their respective wants. It thus, Cmm.; Hon E. R. letter. State Super,n- a3 if t0 console me amid my privations, to 
Jo ascertain probable cost of budding, at the same time, allows those who need only Jondent of Schools, R. I; Professor John choe r my distressed mind, ami to make me 
apparatus &c.:—R II. Sheckell, M. 1 arke, this partial course of preparation, to com- •>; ^oodrnan of Dartmouth College; Chas. foel a8 j did that never ought man to des- 
and rhos Warfield plete it in a shorter period of time than G .; Burnham,formerly S ate Supenntendent ir ’ w hatever may bo his situation, as he 
To confer with tho other committees m ,s consistent with the uniform prescribed )f Schools Vermont; lion E M Thurs- ^ an never be certain that aid and deliver- 
reference to future meeting, and obtain course of tho State normal schools, which ton - formerly Secretary of tho Board of Ed- : f t , ._ a ul iwhnn 
speakersDr. R. A. Crawford, Henry Cost is justly adapted to persons commencing a ncation, Maine. ‘ ‘ _ 
and Goo. L. Spear. full and extended course of professional ----;- Mr notions about life, said Southey, aro 
On motion, it was voted that the proceed- study. I hat state of life is most happy wherein muc h the same as they aro about traveling 
ings of this meeting, officially signed, be 1 lle lnst 'tuto will embrace m its arrange- superfluities aro not required, and necessa- there is a good deal of amusement on the 
published in tho county papers and the Ilu- SLVrT ° f Mode * * cU A °\ "X road, but after all, one wants to be at rest. 
1 VarVnr » TT Wkw, cl " dl "S a P^mary, a grammar, and a high A man is often sure that ho is right, bo- - 
ral New-Yorker. R. II. Sheckell, Chn. school; each under the care of a porma- cause ho is too stupid to see that ho is Selfishness.— Base metal, out of which 
Geo. L. SrEAR, Secy. nent instructor, teaching under tho suporm- wrong. wo forgo rack-wheels to torture Justice. 
tendent of Schools 
S. Woodman, of Du 
G. Burnham, forme 
can never bo certain that aid and deliver- 
liibbotl) Jlnibings. 
THE ANGELS OF GElEF. 
With silence only as tlicir benediction, 
God's angels come 
Where, in the shadow of a great affliction, 
The soul sits dumb. 
Yet would we Say, what every heart approveth, 
Our Father's will, 
Calling to him the dear ones whom he loveth, 
Is mercy still. 
Not upon us or ours the solemn angel 
Hath evil wrought; 
The funeral anthem is a glad evangel, 
The good die not! 
God calls our loved ones, hut we lose not wholly 
1 What he has given ; 
They live on earth, in thought and deed, as truly 
As in liis heaven. 
A SHINING CHURCH. 
A CHURCH may bo what tho world calls a 
> strong Church, in point of number and in- 
. fiuenee. A Church may be made up of 
men of wealth, men of intellect, men of 
1 power, high-born men, and men of rank and 
J fashion; and being so composed, may be in 
, the worldly sense, a very strong Church.— 
) There are many things that sucli a Church 
j can do. It can launch ships, and endow 
seminaries. It can diffuse intelligence, can 
uphold the cause of benevolence, can main- 
1 tain an imposing array of forms and relig- 
r ious activities. It can build splendid tem- 
- pies, can rear a magnificent pile and adorn 
its front with sculptures, and lay stone upon 
stone, and heap ornament upon ornament, 
till the costliness of the ministrations at the 
altar shall keep any poor man from over 
entering the portal. But, bretheren, I will 
tell you one thing, it cannot do—it cannot 
shine. It may glitter and blaze, like an ice¬ 
berg in the sun, but without inward holiness 
it cannot shine. Of all that is formal and 
material in Christianity, it may make a 
splendid manifestation, but it cannot shine ; 
It may turn almost everything into gold at 
its touch ; but it cannot touch the heart.— 
It may lift a marble front, and pile tower on 
tower, and mountain upon mountain; but 
it cannot conquer souls for Christ; it cannot 
awaken tho sympathies of faith and love ; it 
cannot do Christ’s work in man’s conversion. 
It is dark in itself, and cannot diffuse light. 
It is cold at heart, and has no overflowing 
and subduing influences to pour out upon 
the lost. And with all its strength, that 
Church is weak, and for Christ’s peculiar 
work worthless. And with all its glitter of 
gorgeous array, it is a dark Church—it can¬ 
not shine. 
On the contrary, show me a Church, poor 
illiterate, obscure, unknown, but composed 
of praying people; they shall be men of 
neither power, nor wealth, nor influence: 
they shall be families who do not know one 
week where they are to get bread for tho 
next: but with them is the hiding of God's 
power, and their influence is felt for eterni¬ 
ty, and their light shines and is watched, 
and wherever they go there is a fountain 
of light, and Christ in them is glorified, and 
his kingdom advanced. They are his cho¬ 
sen vessels of salvation, and ids luminaries 
to reflect his light.— Dr. Olins Sermons. 
Resistance to Ridicule.— Learn from 
tho earliest days to inure your principles 
against tbe perils of ridicule; you can no 
more exercise your reason if you live in tho 
constant dread of laughter, than you can 
enjoy your life if you are in the constant 
terror of death. If you think it right to 
differ from tiie times, and to make a stand 
for any valuable point of morals, do it, 
however rustic, however antiquated, howev¬ 
er pedantic it may appear; do it, not for in¬ 
solence ; but seriously and grandly .—as a 
man who wore a soul of bis own iii his bo¬ 
som, and did not wait till it was breathed 
into him by tho breath of fashion.— Syd¬ 
ney Smith. 
Trust in Providence. —When I would 
beget content and increase confidence in 
the power and tbo wisdom, and providenco 
of Almighty God, I will walk the meadows 
by some gliding stream, and then contem¬ 
plate the lilies that take no care, and those 
very many other various little living crea¬ 
tures that are not only created but fed, 
man knows not how, by tho goodness of tho 
God of nature, and therefore trust in him. 
Let everything that has breath praise tho 
Lord.— Izaak li alien. 
Hope.— Hope is the great stock of believ¬ 
ers ; it is that which upholds them under 
all tbo fain tings and sorrows of their mind 
in this life, and in their going “ through tho 
valley and shadow of death.” It is tho 
“helmet of their salvation,” which, while 
they aro looking over to eternity, beyond 
this present time, covers and keeps men 
bead safe amidst all the darts that fly around 
them.— Leighton. 
Blessed is tbo pilgrim, who in every 
place, and at all times of this his banish¬ 
ment in the body, calling upon tbo holy 
name of Jesus, calleth to mind his native, 
heavenly land, whero his blessed Master, tho 
king of saints and angels, waiteth to re¬ 
ceive him.— Thomas a Kempis. 
With a doublo vigilance should wo watch 
our actions when we reflect that good and 
bad ones are never childless, and that in 
both cases, tho offspring goes beyond the 
parent, every good begetting a better, every 
bad a worso. 
It is a part ot every man’s duty to givo 
the weight of his influence to the correction 
of every evil which infests society. This, 
too, wo owo to society, for tho protection 
which it gives us. It is a debt. Not to pay 
it is dishonesty. — II. Beecher. 
