MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
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MISCELLANEOUS HEADING. 
Viz U V vy Al M V H V v A ♦ Of £ w0 young men of equal capacity, sup- 
pose that one occupies himself for a certain 
period in light reading of a miscellaneous 
PWWAPm^Tf*mrffm character, and the other devotes the same 
HEWAnDo U1 ILAldiMto time ^. 0 the vigorous study of one or two 
— works, requiring close attention and continu- 
It is obvious to every intelligent mind, that ous thoug-ht, such as Butler’s Analogy, 
the pecuniary rewards of teachers can never Smith’s Wealth of Nations, Locke’s Essay on 
compensate them for the time and money used the Human Understanding, cr Mill’s Logic, 
in gaining an education sufficient to fill com¬ 
petently the high and holy office of instructors; 
the amount of intellectual benefit derived by 
the two will be greatly in favor of the latter. 
The former will have gained merely a crowd 
and if teachers look to the paltry pittance meted of heterogeneous impressions, lying in con- 
out to them for their only reward, they will f uged masses in his memory, like the threads 
find themselves poorly compensated for the and patches of a rag bag, while the other will 
time spent in the school-room. 
have been through an athletic course of men- 
But, no 1 fellow teachers ; let us look higher ^S^Beware oHhe ma7oSe'boolTsays 
than paltry gold for our reward; let us look the proverb. He knows no more than 
to those ennobling qualities inherent in man, that, but that he knows thoroughly. Let me 
which tend to elevate and strengthen him in commend to every young man who hears me, 
his moral tone and feeling; which would re- to form the habit of reading with a definite 
, , , » object and with concentrated attention, and 
cognize our employment, not as a mereact of ^ t0 room oyer a lib M onestrol „ thr0 > 
pedagogueism, but that of fitting the immor- & gardeDj pitching upon books because there 
tal mind to act well its part in this world, j g something taking in their titles, or because 
and when done with time fittoimhabit a blessed the contents have an invbiog look as.we turn 
abode above forever. There are many re- over the leaves.. Be content to be ignorant 
wards awaiting the faithful and upright teach 
in some things, in order that you may know 
other things well. It is better to know every- 
er to which many so called teachers are entire thiug of something, than something of every- 
strangers. 
Stud/, said Cicero—and no man ever 
What teacher but has watched a pupil in had a better right to define study than he, for 
his endeavors to grasp some new idea, to master no one ever s udied harder—is the intense and 
some difficult problem ; and when through an assiduous occupation of the mind, app.ied iO 
. . .... , some sun met with earnest good will. One 
inability to comprehend it, he is about throw- w q{ ^ ^ y wur;h » day of list:esg 
ing his book aside, has, by a few words judicious- dawd ii ng over a shelf of books —Hillard. 
ly spoken, set him right and enabled him to __- 
understand what was before to him incompre¬ 
hensible. Who can say, that witnesses the 
beaming eye upturned to his, the grateful 
A NOBLE EXAMPLE 
Many years ago, in an obscure country 
smile playing about the lips, speaking plainer school in Massachusetts, a humble, cons.cien- 
than words, “ thank you,” that is a reward to Yious bo Y was to be seen ; and it was evident 
hp Wtered for uold > to a11 that his £0ul waS be g innin g to act aad 
be bartered tor go d . , thirst for some intellectual good. He was 
Another reward of the teacher is that of abve t 0 Knowledge. Next we see him put 
being permitted to witness the development forth on foot to settle in a remote town in 
of the pupils’ minds. He is not obliged to that State, and pursue his fortunes there as a 
wait for years in order to enjoy this; it is im- shoemaker, his tools being carefully sent on 
„ before him. In a short time, he is busied in 
mediate, and he observes at the close of every . e . „„„„ ’ r T 
J the post of county surveyor for Litchfield 
term with how much greater zest those under coun ty ; being the most accomplished mathe- 
his charge enjoy the intellectual repast spread ma tician in that section of the State. Before 
before them, than they did at its commence- he is twenty-five years old, we find him sup- 
ment. And here I might say to teachers, be ply' n S Die astronomical matter of an almanac, 
careful of the kind of growth you induce in “ Ncw ,T“ 1 ^. , Next he “ t0 , tlie 
. 6 ., , a bar, a self-fitted lawyer. Now he is found on 
your pupils. . There is said to be a flower ^ be bencb 0 f the Supreme Court. Next he 
which takes its color from a skein of silk becomes a member of the Continental Con- 
which the gardener draws through its roots gress. Then he is a member of the commit- 
while young. Teacher, be careful of the color tee of six to frame the Declaration of Inde- 
of the skein which you draw through the pendence. He continued a member of C on- 
roots of the young plant you are rearing; for S ress ° ear ^ twenty years, and was ac- 
j & r u o> knowledged to be one ot the most useful men 
rest assured, if the black is drawn through, the an i wis est counsellors of the land. At length, 
after life will show the black to be the having discharged every office with a perfect 
predominant color ; but rather instil into their ability, and honored in his sphere the name of 
minds the pure and spotless white, which will a Christian, he died regretted and loved by 
become clearer and more radiant as time bis State and nation. Ifiis man was Loger 
. , Sherman. vY e take peculiar satisfaction now 
wears away, so that when you come to reap and then> - a chr0 nicling the career of these 
your final reward they will sparkle as jewels se if_ ma de men ; and holding them up as 
in your diadem. 
bright examples for the youth of our own 
An d last, but not least, the teacher is con- time to follow. It is the best sirvice a jour- 
scious of his own mental progression. He Ea Ust can perform tor the go^d of the rising 
finds that instead of a study becoming dry and o encra ^ 10n - _^ ^_ 
insipid from repetition, there is a new zest Instruction , commencing with the first les- 
added to it; every time teaching it he discov- son f rom t b e parent’s lip “"which reaches the 
ers some new beauty which was hidden be- infant intelligence, and continued in the 
fore; some new’ illustration which would tend school, the study, cr the lecture room, though 
to elucidate the subject under consideration.— 
Some say that a teacher’s mind is not im¬ 
proved by practicing his profession, from the 
it have not the absolute forming power some 
claim for it, yet, impressed by the mature and 
cultivated mind upon the inexperienced, curi¬ 
ous, eager and believing intellect of the child, 
fact that the minds which he instructs are in { s perhaps the strongest method in which 
embryo, not matured. mind’s force can be applied to mind. To 
If a teacher can explain a principle so as teach, is a beautiful and engaging employ- 
to be comprehended by a tender mind, he cer- “ f »l l ie , best 1 W at Ti* 8; Z 
1 J , ’ , a difiicu.t, delicate and soul trying work; only 
tainly can to one more matured ; and he thus ^ be and happiest spirits are fit for it. 
becomes acquainted with the very ground- F or this work, as for no other, is required 
work of the princip'es which he teaches. the preparation of thorough self-discipline.— 
Jordanvilie. Aug., 1S55. J. A. w. To be a Master, one must first master self.— 
-- — -- To guide through difficult paths, one should 
VISITING SCHOOLS. have trodden them before. Nor may he save 
_ another s foot from straying, who lights not 
It is the duty of every teacher, as often as bis own steps by the lamp of limb. Penn. 
he i 3 able, to visit the schools of his neigh- * c,l0 ° l j0UT ' naL 
VISITING SCHOOLS. 
bors, for his own instruction and encourage¬ 
ment ; for the pleasure, the confidence, and 
the hearty good will it will breed in the soul 
the nearty good will it win nreea in tne soui 
of him whom he visits, and for the moral and schools in most sections of our country, and 
stimulating effect it will produce upou the particularly in those ot the AY est. In fact, in 
minds of the scholars themselves. 
in a large number of our schools it is entirely 
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kind to thy father: for when thon wa?t young. Who loved thee bo fondly as he? 
kind to thy mother: for, lo! on her brow May traces of sorrow be seen. 
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i kind to thy brother: his heart will have dearth, If smiles of thy joy be withdrawn, 
i kind to thy sister: not many may know The depths of true sisterly love; 
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He caught the first accents that fell from thy tongue, And joined in thy innocent glee. 
Oh! well mayst thou cherish and comfort her now, For loving and kind she has Deei 
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flowers of feeling will fade at the birth, If love and affection are gone, 
wealth of the ocean lies fathoms below The surface that sparkles above 
Be kind to thy father, for now he is 
Remember thy mother, for thee will sh 
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An ornament purer and richer, by far. Than pearls from the de 
Affection shall weave thee a garland of flowers More precious than weal 
DIFFERENT CLIMATES ALIKE COMFORTaB E- 
1 Tr!tten for Moore ? a Rural New Yorker. 
> _ . -v GROWING IN GRACE, 
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i0 _ ^ 0 _|_| Looking upon men in the more ordin&ry 
9~~ ' & TJ | L# « I walks of life—especially at this time, when so 
** Jr ——Ti many pride themselves on their external mor- 
. „ _ „ ._, QO . *, aiity—little is the wonder that those who 
er brow May traces of sorrow be seen. desire to do SO, find it exceedingly difficult to 
j j -]——J— m m -p-j—)N—Sj— g discern what difference there is between the 
_ j.JVj— 9 -J il—Christian and the sinner; between him who 
* 1 0 t> \ 11 has been loosed from the “ bonds of iniquity,” 
ave dearth, If smiles of thy joy be withdrawn, and him who is £ 'without hope and without 
lay know The depths of true sisterly love; God in the world.” 
Lamentable as i3 the fact, that very many 
s _ . _ of those professing godliness do not adorn the 
- —^—I—doctrine of our Savior by a “well ordered 
RT© and g 0( Ry coaversation,” yet it is a truth 
r-1 which all must acknowledge—that the true 
y tongue, And joined in thy innocent glee. disciple Of CHRIST, under whatever cirCUm- 
ir now ’ l0 ^^ an ^ kimi eke haslwen - stances he may be viewed, can never be con- 
iyr g i r~ q I - | founded with the man of the world. The two 
— ® S-O— -j- j; 1— are as widely distinct and separate from each 
—Li . I - HL-Zg- ll I other as light and darkness. The one walks 
e birth, If love and affection are gone. in the light of God —the Other plods On amid 
jlow The surface that sparkles above ° r 
the gloom of a darksome wa7. 
The object to which a man bows down and 
r* T T^~i N *ti | ^ — ~ _ worships, leaves its own impre 33 stamped up- 
J I I 0 3 . “ ou his soul; and as toe yea.rs roll on he must 
! Zl^Z§!_rg g g—inevitably, by the very law of his being, be- 
oid, nts lock-sintermingled with fray:’ come more and still more like the God he 
■e prar, Aa long as God giveth her breath adores. If a man give himself up entirely to 
l^ T j n ~'~l~ ^TT y P uri ' u ^ wea I tb > pleasure, or any one of 
y> •«7" 1 P-P-JjOs-gs Pt the fashions of this world, they each in turn 
—L-Ll- j—l^ -^l—-AUL become his God, and at the shrine of each he 
u are. The love of a brother shall be bow3 down and pays his homage. Day by 
day he finds some one or all of these objects 
become increasingly necessary to his happi- 
\ 1 s 1 , ness—and even to his existence ; and spurred 
jj—-3 .- J- " j ~ I on, as by an unseen power, he plunges for- 
— 9 j— - J-1 ward iu hot pursuit of his object, until death, 
T ! 9 that solemn sentry, bids him stand! They 
id bold: Thy father is passing away. who saw him in life knew that “ God was not 
_ , _ in all his thougnts.” He was not to be found 
^1# * j^~ -- } j—|#-^ T - among those who “ went about doing good.” 
jl 1 9 9 0 0 I P #»V | I The noble and god-like enterprises of the 
— J -7 —^ J day—though they loudly demanded—did not 
far > Than pearls from the depths of the sea. obtain his aid and cooperation. He was of 
f flowers More precious than wealth or renown. r J 
_ _;_ the world, and to it he gave all he had and all 
~ T , . Tr rmi Re was - Thus do all those who love not our 
the ground nearly as sooa m A ermont as m 
r'nnnootiont Thon for dnino- business, the LORD JESUS CHRIST. 
His locks intermingled with gray: 
long as God giveth her breath 
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Be kind to thy brother, wherever you are. The love of a brother shall be 
Thy kindness shall bring thee many sweet hours. And blessings thy pathway to crown; 
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With accents of kindness then cheer her lone way, Even to the dark valley of death. 
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far. Than pearls from the depths of the sea. 
wers More precious than wealth or renown. 
- Connecticut. Then, for doing business, tbe 
An erroneous idea generally prevails re- sr.ow r regions have g.’tatlv the advantage.— 
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specting climate, as tfiecting personal com Lumbering is with great difficulty carried on 
fort. The dwellers in the sunny South pity -where there is no snow. The lumber lands in 
The Christian’s object of worship is the 
the New Englanders because doomed to shiv- i Maryland and Virginia would be worth twice 
er in so cold a climate. They, in turn, bless | ag much as they now are with northern win- 
their stars that they are not wading in the j ters for the removal cf the lumber. 
Lumbering is with great difficulty carried on « King Eternal, immortal, invisible, the only 
where there is no snow, the lumber lands in w ^ ge q. od i » daguerreotypes this blessed 
Maryland and Virginia would be worth twice ... ‘ ,, f 
Jnck thP. now : ,rp With northern win- hkeness °P on the soul of ever 7 humbIe ™r- 
snows of Newfoundland. 
I have been led, by observati >n and experi¬ 
ence, to doubt whether the people of any one // 1 tn Plough, Loom, and Anvil. 
country have much, if any, advantage, in the . .. 
matter of climate, over others. ^ f u 
Our ideas of pleasure and pain are inti- adft'IITlY £ il 
mately connected with, if not based upon, the TJAmIvU P Viy U V ill V ♦ 
principle of contrast. In our idea of tempe CO 
rature, we have less regard to the actual than 
to the comparative degree of warmth. For Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
In the report of one of the exploring expe- GEOGRAPHICAL ENIGMA 
ditions in the northern seas, it is said that on 
a certain occasion the crews were greatly 1 AM composed of t9 letters, 
elated with the signs of a thaw, the mercury My 12, 4, 2, 8 is a lake in Scotland, 
having risen within 40 degrees below zero.— My 16, 4, 24, 8 is a river in France. 
Having been subject to a much intenser de- My 22, 16, 4, 6, 19, 27 is a lake in the U. S 
ters for the removal of the lumber. shiper faintly at first, but day by day 
But I will say no more lest I get up an shall that image brighter and brighter grow 
emigration fever towards Greenland.— R. B. —day by day shall it continue to develop new 
H, in Plough, Loom, and Anvil. beauties and new glories; and through all 
.... . time and through the endless ages of eternity, 
fYVGYCV the spirit shall soar onward, upward to God ! 
A J U llllJ P U l ulu Every object which has for its end the good 
.. ©f maO) the salvation of the world, and the 
For Moore’. Reral New-Yorker. g l0I 7 ° f &0D, fi^S in the Christian a faithful, 
GEOGRAPHICAL ENIGMA zealous advocate and coadjutor. Blessed with 
- the possession of an unfading treasure, he 
I am composed of 29 letters. seeks to enrich others. Happy, he would 
My 12, 4, 2, 8 is a lake in Scotland. have others enjoy the same happiness.— 
My 16, 4, 24, 8 is a river in France. Refuged in God, he endeavors to persuade 
T l J 7u VA+I K B 7 *’ °’ a L 7 ?• others to “ flee from the wrath to come » and 
d, they felt as did the boy whose My 28, 22, 8, 9, 23, 2, 20 is an island m the , ^ 
administered to him a severe flag- Pacific Ocean. seek safety in the fold of Jesus Christ.— 
gree of cold, they felt as did the boy whose My 28, 22, 8, 9, 23, 2, 20 is an island in the 
father had administered to him a severe flag- Pacific Ocean. 
ellation, ‘‘greatly refreshed.” My 19, 4, 28, 21, 20, 9, 22, 7 is a river in Asia. 
It may be doubted whether the people of My u f 3j 28, 21, 14, 27 is a lake in Africa. 
Maine suffer more from cold Ilian do those of 18) j 2 , 15, 28, 29 is a town in Italy. 
Virginia. My 29, 26, 22, 17 is a river in the U. S. 
Touching: the weather, it is much as it is . . . T ,. 
with the tariff all tbe people waet is to have * • a 
Singing in School. —There D too little at¬ 
tention paid to the matter of singing in the 
the line of government policy settled, to know 5,3,8, 8,12, 6, 25, 3,14 is one of the U. S. streets or the counting-room, in the field or 
what can be depended upon. So of the My 4, 13, 5, lo, 7, 21, 27, 11 is a town in Asia, the workshop, Christ shines through every 
weather. The down-easter, knowirg that My 28, 7,10 is a cape in the U nited States. word and act. Turning his back upon the 
from the middle of November to the middle My 25, 26, 14, 8, 9, 22 is a town in Africa. world, he says, “ I seek a city which hath 
of April, the ground is to be covered with My 19, 26, 14, 6, 16, o, 15 is a town in Eng- foundation, whose builder and maker is God.” 
snow, and uninterrupted cold weather is to land. wn. . ,. , , . . 
prevail, he wraps his far coat about him, in- My Wi 8 _ 8 _ 7 is an islaad in s^th America. YV tbese distregutshing characteristics m 
dates his lungs, braces up his nerves, and Mv 15, 12, 3 is a lake in Ireland. each ’ how 13 11 P osslble for tbe most casual 
thinks no more of the cold than the “ rugged My 21 2 9 t 21, 14 15 is a river in Germany. observer to believe that an “ heir of heaven” 
Russian bear.” nn A s My whole is an uninhabited portion of the a nd and a “ servant of sin ” walk the same 
The dwellers in the O.d Dominion, on ha Eag / ern Hemisphere. w. b. narrow path? 
other hand, regarding warm weather as the r r 
rule, and cold as the exception, make no pro- Monterey, .n. y., isoo As Christianity advances, and the Church 
wioinn fnr the latter. But when the northern answer next week. becomes more completely permeated with the 
CHARADE spirit of Jesus Christ, this difference be- 
~ ' tween him who loves God and him who loves 
All locks I break, yet strange am found, Him not, must become still more strikingly 
The more I break the firmer bound ; apparent. Not that the sinner will be more 
Though teeth I have, I never eat,— sinful, but the Christian will become more 
I hunt the hare, yet have no feet. like Christ— and that gulf which Dives long- 
I’m found in yellow, white and red,— ed s0 much to cross will grow broader and 
(Nor more be said upon that head :—) broader as the Christian gets nearer to his 
I’m often in the papers found, God. 
Then make more noise than all around. Until this difference is marked and distinct, 
Though sprung from size most slow I ape until the unconverted shall be made to feel 
All travelers—oft have touched the Cape ; that there is a vast difference between them 
Born where hot suns hold fierce control, and the children of God, the cause of Christ 
I’ m always warmest near the pole. suffer. O ! that every one who has named 
' ■“ ■ “ the name of Jesus would implicitly obey the 
For Moore’s Ra : -si Nsw-Yo.ker injunction of Paul—“B e not conformed to 
AAte hold that a teacher, as well as every neglected. This is. all wrong. Children 
othsr one eugaged in a distracting and labo- should be taught to sing as early in life as they 
rious profession, needs relaxation, when he are taught to read. Not only at home, 
shall not attempt to think even of his school. bu ^ ^ school also, is the place for such train- 
And he also needs conversation, and sympa- And the school,. indeed is the better 
thy with those who are w'ith him engaged in place ! there they can vie with each other in 
the same occupation — conversation on his learning and singing appropriate pieces ; and 
work and all its connections and interests— these very exercises are a stimulus to more 
sympathy in regard to all its trials and re- vigorous exertions in learning their other 
sponsibilities. lessons. 
Let them devote at least one day a month * ’ ’ * . 
to visiting the schools of those teachers who Education does not commence with the 
are known to be good instructors, and sue- alphabet. It begins with the mother’s looks 
cessful disciplinarians, and, having marked with the father’s nod ot approbation or sign 
everything connected with the daily routine reproof—with a sister s gentle pressure ot 
of business ; let him there, by questions and the band., or a brother s noble act of forbear- 
suggestions, get all the knowledge of human a nce—with handfuls of flowers in green and 
nature, all the insight as to motive, all the ap- daisy meadows—with bird’s nests admired but 
plications of knowledge and principles, all the E ©t touched—with humming bees and glass 
modes of reproof and encouragement, of re- bee-hives — with pleasant walks in shady 
ward and punishment, which he in his experi- lanes—and with thoughts airected in sweet 
euce has found to be useful to himself, and a ©d kindly tones, and words maturing to acts 
profitable to his school. Such a visit and of benevolence, to deeds of virtue, and to the 
conversation will do more to give a practical sense ot all good to God himsell. 
and easily applied understanding of school - -m~m. -- 
keeping in all its branches and duties, than Dr. Barnabas Sears has been elected 
months of solitary study with the best books President of Brown University in place of 
in the land. Dr. Wayland, resigned. Dr. Sears is a grad- 
rule, and cold as the exception, make no pro- . ’’ . y , 
vision for the latter. But when the northern - n& wer next week, 
blasts come, as come they will, he wraps his 
fig-leaf coat about him, and seeks shelter CHARADE, 
wit lin the inclosure of his airy mansion, so ,,,,,, “ 
constructed as to exclude heat rather than All locks I break, yet strange am found, 
co j d The more I break the firmer bound ; 
Then there is another consideration which Though teeth I have, I never eat,— 
o-reatly favors dwellers in cold latitudes.— I hunt the hare, yet have no feet. 
While the earth is covered with snow, there , found iQ yeUow> while and red 
,s but little evaporation. Toe atmosphere s more be - said u ’ on th , t bead 
consequently dry, and storms are untrequent. ; . , , 
Where there is no snow it is far otherwise— 1 m often 1Q tbe P a P ers foimd - 
The whole surface being covered with water, Then make more noise than all around. 
evaporation is rapid, and the atmosphere is Though sprung from size most slow I ape 
surcharged with vapor, and the peculiar chil- jyi travelers—oft have touched the Cape ; 
lings which characterize a * larch v, md in Bom wbe re hot suns hold fierce control, 
New England, prevail during the winter , 
i>ew .uu^rnuu, pcin O I’m always warmest near the pole. 
months. __ 
Agriculturally, the snowy region has many 
advantages. It is better for the soil to be f 
covered during the winter months. That ’ 
there is any virtue in the remark, “ snow is fuU of wine . 
the poor man’s manure,” I don’t believe. But ^ ‘ °. . . 5 , . 
Sin it is that gnsass «odgrains are bene- He wishes to d.v.de it into two equal parts, 
in the land. Dr. Wayland, resigned. Dr. bears is a grad- 
Study and observation must by no means uate of the University, present Secretary of 
be omitted, but frequent intercourse and con- the Massachusetts Board of University and 
sultation should also be sought—and not only 55 years of age. 
prized, but so improved, as to make their in- -— 
tluence valuable—IL I. Schoolmaster. We are what we are iu private. 
certain it is that grasses ana grains are Dene- . . .: . 
fited by being thus protected. aad a11 tbe measures he has to do it wi 
Snow is an imperfect conductor of caloric, five gallon keg and a three gallon keg. 
consequently the surface being protected from pp Answer next week, 
the cold of mid winter, the heat from within --- 
dissolves the frost, andwhen the oow& TO CHARADES, ENIGMAS, &c. 
appears in the spring the trost is gone irom _ > 
the soil. Answer to Miscellaneous Enigma in No. 294: 
It is not uncommon to find the grass grow- Ar . n 
iiisuuiuuvu md,!. «« iLls Midsummer Night's Dream. 
ing before the snow is oft. h lelds are ready ^ ^ ^ .. . , T 
for plowing soon after they are bare, so that Answer to Mathematical Question in No. 294: 
stock will°live and seed may be gotten into Dorse, $90; Carriage, $180. 
Having drank deep at the fountain of God’s 
unbounded love, he exclaims, “ Ho ! eva|y one 
that thirsteth 1 come ye to the waters—and 
whosoever will let him take of the water of 
life freely! ” At home or abroad, in the 
__* the world, but be ye transformed by the re- 
A man has an eight gallon keg full of wine, newing of your minds, that ye may prove 
He wishes to divide it into two equal parts, what is that good and acceptable and perfect 
and all the measures he has to do it with is a will of God.” s. a. e. 
Rochester, N. Y. 
Every sorrow we meet is a billow on this 
world’s troublesome sea, which we must cross 
to bear us nearer home. 
Christianity is not a set of truths capable 
j of being taught, but a form of divine life, 
' propagated by contact and example. 
