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The lUsolls ul Christianity.
The following is an extract from the
sermon of Rev, E. T. Winkler in the last!
No of the Baptist Preacher: in illustiation J
of the proposition “That Christianity has j
demonstrated itself to be sin passingly ex-j
cellent, hy the results which it has accent- j
plished.”
•• Hie gospel was committed hy the ISa- 1
i mnr to the hands w inch seemed least able 1
to sustain die precious eiiarge. (.fathered !
from the boats of the fisherman, and the j
stalls of the publican,—cherishing in their’
lu aits, and heralding abroad a religion,
diauietiienllt opposed to the opinions and
inclinations, and actions of the world, their
labors seemed to he hopeless in the extreme, j
Armed only in the panoply el the Spirit, ;
single-handed and alone, they went forth j
to engage in a contest with tiie universe.—
Shall we tiseethe progress of their cause’
from the planting of the seed in the cities
id lh : Kiisl sod West, null) a mighty tree]
anise, healing its thousand fruits, and!
stretching fir and wide its sheltering branch- 1
es ? Thcv ate the topics of history, with !
which w e all are familiar. W r e know how
tin n icceiyed the word, and how thicklv j
converted souls galheteil around the apos- 1
tics, a* the gems in the i town of they te-
A e know how the persecutions
that threatened it, transformed the blond
of the martyrs into the seed of the church.
We have, tead, how vainly tint potentates’
of toe earth oppo ed it. We I,now how it
passed limn heart to heart, from house to
house, font city lu city, until it reached the
hearts ol Kings, and became the religion of
nations. It spread limit Rome to her pro- 1
vinees. liarhaiiau lioides received it, and
< tvilj/'itiuti, and the blessings of social life,
followed in its train. Britain received it,
and Britain became the mistress of the seas.
!i crossed the ocean, and entiled the howl
ing wilderness of Am. tie.i, and America
became a mighty nation.
I lie sceptic may sneer at this proof, hut
it is no less true, and mi less convincing.—
It is a startling, although universally re
ceive,l lacl. that w here the Christian reli
gum I-,, there refinement and happiness are;
and w here tho Christian religion is not, the
people are enveloped in the grossest barbar
ity. And those nations which are the high
est in point of intelligence, which have
made the greatest progress ill the arts and
m iences. and in literature, which are the
most powerlul, the most wealthy and the
most happy, are those in which Christiani
ty is preset ved in its greatest purity.
Thy* tcl ig inn of Jesus has affected nations
by ntketing tttc.it. Entering as a lire in the
midst of the corruptions of the human heart,
it lias pm died ami dissipated them. It has
given man purr■ thoughts, h has excited
more sublime desires. It has offered a
realization of his lolticsl hopes. It has
afforded him an object of thought suited to
the rapacities ol an immortal being. It
has therefote encouraged and accelerated
the advance of ins mind, and thus has indi
t'VT’flT, CPt't'flMaiftrtfy-TWttwimled his home
with comlorls, and blessed his country
with refinement, and law. and liberty. Ii
has made man noble, while it has made
him happier. It has moulded the most ex
cellent characters that the world has ever
seen. It has inspired the greaiosi self-de
nial, and the most generous acts* It has
given freedom to the burdened captive of
mu; and has wakened the dead in in qui
te. to life, and light, and immortality.
Friends and brethren, il the (lootline of
the cross contains such sublimities and eon
t t ys such blessings, what claims has ii up
on out attention and our regard ? In the:
decision of this question, we challei.ge the j
exeie.se of the most nicely discriminating
judgment, and of the most frozen heart.—
Let the value ol Christianity be regarded as
a matter of tigid calculation, let it he com
puted and compared with the value of all
earthly systems, and ol all other objects of
human thoiiht; and let men act with re
gard to il only as rational beings, and there
is not a voice on earth but would unite with
that of the apostle, “Yes, yes, hereafter
we detetmine to know nothing save Jesus
t.’hrisi and him crucified !’’
Brethren, you have learned by expert-!
dice the value of this great lesson—the \
s'veotilcss of this solemn truth. You have !
fell w hat a world id joy and peace, of hope ‘
rind consolation, exists in the words, “Jt:-!
mis I'ln ist and hint crueiltcd.” Oil, may ]
the impression that il lias made, never be j
effaced limn your minds. If ever earthly
considerations would come between us ami
our God, let us remember the claims which
the gospel has upon us. Let us remember
that its claims are the greatest ami most im
perative of all claims, and that it conies to
its rei omitieiideil hy the noblest of all mo
tives. Let us remember that all things arc :
as nothing in comparison with this. We
may lose honors ami sources of pleasure,,
we may lose friends, ami possessions, ami
home, hut il we possess the Christian's
hope, and arc fellow-heirs of the Redeem
er's kingdom, we are rich in our poverty. !
This world mat simouml us w ith its adu
lations and its ptospcrily, ami all the
sources nl pleas ore that w ealth can com-1
maud, may oe at our disposal, hut w ithout
a heavenly inheriuinc.e wo are poor ill-j
tli'i-d. Then let ns banish from our hearts ‘
every object ami ile.-irc that may conic into j
competition with this sacred claim. J,ct
us regard no pleasure as too exquisite to
he sacrificed : no sacrifice as too giettt to
he made, which is demanded hy the hole
cause w hich w e have espoused. Let us
kibor to overcome cvt-i v passion, to sancti
fy every thought. I.vi our desires aim at
un less glorious an object than the confi
dent persuasion that neither life, nor death,
tsir principalities, nor powers, nor things
present, nor tilings toi-ome, nor height, nor
depth, nor any other creature shall be able
to separate us from the love of God which
is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Sinner, a parting word to you. Yon
have listened to ait imperfect ri-ptesentation
of the excellency of the gospel. With its
broad, bee provisions, it is offered t your
acceptance. We beseech you to pause
at ! courtlier We be wit \mi to act m
this matt; r with the consciousness that]
you ate deciding upon the most important j<
, interest of \ our life. Oh, let not tilts offer;
pat shy unheeded ! You musiconfess that j
j tiie great claims of the gospel upon you are
just. Yon ci tinot refuse >1 the admiration
i ■>!'join undetbtaudiiig even while you lic
!ny its admission into youl heart. Oil,
j now in the presence ol the Almighty, throw
i open the portals of your heart and admit
the blessed visitant. It you refuse, we are
‘.compelled in not row to warn you of the |
fearful consequences. We warn you that j
| il you reject it. it will but add to your con-’
demnatioi), that the claims of God’s glori
ous gospel have bieu exhibited to j'ou to
! day. Oh, when tit it- gospel is so exceed
ingly rich and precious, so excellent and
| noble, bow can you Iwfii'. to escape it you
i neglect so great salvation !
The Training of Chiltlrcii-
Tiie correct and religious training of
children implies three things especially :
Ist A godly example. Without tins ‘ 1
the must pi intent counsel, tin*, most alleel
mg appeals, and the most urgent entreaties,
will he comparatively unavailing. A godly |
i life is a silent, hut a powerful monitor. — I
I lie most salutary impressions are often
! made, when there is not cien a word ol
ad vice, dr of aoinouitiou (inertly givdn- —.
Tito piott-i il poiloicnt ol Abialiatn istm-j
plied in the expression—"He will com-!
; matiil Ins children and his household ajtcr ;
him,” This lit:could not do without w alk
i ing himself in the prescribed path.—!
j Nothing should characterize a professing I
! parent mote, than the spirit cl humble and
I ardent prayetfulness. I‘rayer is itidispen-!
liable to holy living. It nurtures and:
i strengthens the principles and emotions of
i godliness. It is the way of intercourse
with I leaven. The words of the Bod arc
no less true than beautiful:—
“Piayer makes the darken’d cloud withdraw j !
Braver climbs the ladder Jacob saw ;
, fives exercise to faith and love;
Bungs every blessing from above.
: Restraining player ue cease to light;
[ Pmyer makes the Christian's armor bright;
j And Satan trembles when he sees
The weakest Saint upon his kite s.”
Would you have your fluid to think of
God, and to learn the way to the throne of
his mercy ? You must upon your knees i
in frequent and solemn pravet set the ex-j
ample, ami give the impulse.—But, llialj
parental prayerfuhless may have its desir- j
ed effect, the daily cunveisaiiou and deport- j
ment must be consistent and eorrespoti-j
dent.
I2d. Christian instruction is also itcees-1
sary to the correct trniiiug ol children.— ‘
The perceptions of children are clear and
vivid oil divine subjects, even m early life, 1
Tin tr consciences aic then tender, and
their moral afli etions easily excited and j
enlisted. ITi c impressions made on the i
mind in calls hie arc apt to be abiding.—
I hat is tiie proper season for educating the
conscience, and fuinishj.ng ‘‘tins vicegerent
ut God hi lie: soul” with necessary fid-;
I monitions. When thoroughly instructed,!
the conscience is a powerlul guard in mo-:
i nil actions; —and its icslratiisls, and admit-j
unions, and reproofs ate surpassed hy
| nothing, except die efficacious influences j
lo| the Divine Spirit. The value of'moral
I lessons, and pious insjuictiuus is fully re-!
cognised in the word of God.—" Hear, ()|
Israel; tho Lord our God is one Lord; |
and thou shalt love the Laid thy God with
, all thy heart, and with all thy Soul, and
i with all thy might. And these words,
i which 1 command llice if.is day, shall be!
lin thy lieait ; and tlmu shall leach them
I diligently unto thy children, and shall talk :
ol them, when iltou sitlest in thy house,!
laud when thou walkest by the wav, atoll
: when thou Itt’st down, and when thou j
risest up.”—lJeut. (V. 1-?. lu Dent. 11:
| lfl-Ul we find nearly the saute winds re
pealed. lit Psalm 78: 1-17 there is an
! inculcation oflltu same duty.—“ Give ear,
Omy people, to my law ; incline your
cats to the words ol my mouth. I w ill
| open my mouth in a parable; 1 will tiller
j dark sayings of old ; which we have told
us. We will not InJe them from theii
| children, show ing to the generation to come
! tiie praises of the Lord, and his strength,
I and Ins woiidcifol wot Its, that lie hath done.
; l'or lie established a testimony in Jacob,
and appointed a law in Israel, which lie
! commanded our fathers, that they should
make them known to their children, w hich
should be horn, who should arise, and de
clare them to their children; dial they
might set their hope in God, and not forget
the works ol God, hut keep his command-!
meins.”
Let no one suppose that the law of hea
ven was intended merely for Uhl Tesla-!
incut times and people, w lieu children
were horn tit ignorance ami deprav it \, ami j
needed i lumillation ami pur.lici.tiou—hut
that in these days ol gospel light, and feli-j
gious liberty, am! plentiful effusions id
divine influence, the necessity, am! even
| prnpnety, of early instruction, is stiper
j staled ! No such year ol jubilee to paren
tal sloth and indifference has vet been an
nounced. lias God less regatd lor elnl- i
> dren now, than lie Inrun rlv had ? Or hits
lit: less regard for his own authority ami
j honor ? l)o children now stand in less
! need of itts'.iunion, ami of,divine influence,!
titan they formerly did? Or is tin: j
| knowledge ol God and his favor of less!
value now, than formerly ? Do tho pages ‘
of she New Testament furnish any such ,
lesson as tills? No, vnily. lie charac
ter ofman, in iiis native estate, as we find
it there drawl), is not fairer than the pages
ol the Old Testament exhibit. He is the
same benighted and depraved being that!
In: lormetly was. lie stands in need of
Be same human and divine instruction,
that he formerly did. There is much
comprehended in that brief advice of the I
Apostle Paul—**( liihlre*i, obey your pa
tents in tiie Lord ; fm this is riglil. Honor!
thy lather ami mother, (which is tin* first’
. i commandment with promise,) that it may j
be well with thee, and thou mnyest live !
’ i long oil the eat th. And ye, fathers, pro- j
i vokc not your children to w rath ; but bring!
{diem up nri tWwrrJJ? rts*inidaitmonits4mß
•u/’thc Lord.” I*l pit. vi.’ 1-4.
8. The prudent and efficient exercise ol y]
j parental authority is also uccessaiy, to lho.il
pioper training of children. This was a I
distinguishing trail in the character ol y
Abraham-—" Bur I know him, that lie will jf
com maud Ins children, and his household 4
alter lum.” Lh. -j
I lie law ol lave is the most sobdudstflij
ami, at lice same time, die must ptrmuuedH
| 111 its inllueiieo, that can he enacted. It flj
j liy tins laav dial Uoti attaches to his throtil*
j die toy nails ol angels that surround it. It
is b_, tins law that the Holy Spirit subdues:
the human heart. It is an ■ xlilbiliou uly
foil to Christ Jesus, dial the Spirit wields,
to the disarming die In ait of the panoply
ol rebellion, am) to the investing of it with
tiie rube olitg teousitess. The sternness !
ol audio. tty ought always to be all.-unpeied •
with die blandishments of undisseinhled
| love. Novel llleless, it is absolutely neccs-l
I sary that parental aullloiily be exert rt amt
\Jett. It is well—nay, it i indispensable to
! virtue ami to happiness—diat the mind be
‘taught submission to rightful autlnnily.—■
I But die morning ul file is tile tune w in
i this may he easily effected. I in: lender?
• twig is lastly bent; but the proud an 1 un
yielding oak ol tiie loresl must lie piostra t
ed by .lie blast pi the bull team*, ol If-jo* bfi
the n sisllcas boll ul heaven,
j Needless commands should not be given.
Parental authority* is too sacred io admit ol
‘solemn trilling, his tho most sinking
j emblem on eatth of the authority of heav
| vn. Wliat is required should be right and |
: needful. Bit should the child refuse to
: obey ; jL.tnonil.uii, expostulation, and, if
really access tv, tfliasltscnient Simula lie
! given. Tilts, however, should he done
, ki’nlly, ami prayerfully. Discipline, nlie.t;
it is administered in anger, is almost sun
jto deb ut the coiiteuiplatad object. Bin
[ the child must lie subdued, cast wind ii. ‘
niay —otherwise ruin will ensue, itisun
, intelligent and unchristian love that spares
! the rod through sympathy and pt'y lor the ,
, offending child. It is not in tins way our
! heavenly Bather treats his offending club i
, ilreit. (soil requires us to imitate his t xaitt
| pie. flic neglect ol puienlal authority is
cot a matter ol indiflciclice, or ol small .
consideration. Lei not parents think that
they may indulge or restrain their children ,
. at their own option, and that their conduct ‘
| will not pass titidci the scrutiny of heaven,
j A solemn trust is cominiited to them, ami
! a solemn obligation rests upu i thc:n. This
J tiust cannot lie laid asnl, or commuted to
j .mother. Nor can the bonds of this obli-
I gallon he sundered. God will hold eveiy
; parent that lie Inis endowed with rvasot),
j answerable at Ins bar, for his course ql
conduct. The neglect ol parental autliotl
'ty is exceedingly displeasing to Him. Ul
tins, an uvvtul instance is recorded h r our
i admonition, in I Sam. in. 11-11: “Ami
| the Lord said to Samuel, Behold, 1 will do
a thing in Israel, at which both the cars ol
ci cry one that livarelh it shall tingle, lu
I that day I w ill perform agat tst h.ii 111
ii .VC
Ins lioiim! : when I hcgit^*^^H9
mil. For 1 have to*
judge his house forever, frtry (
which hr kno With ; hecausc Ills v.V
themselves vile, and he restrained //!©*
nut. And therefore I have sworn unto lii:
house ol Eli, that the iniquity ol Efts’
house shall not ho purged with saeriftc:
| nor offering forever!”— Christian O.lh'i
; oc.r,
’ *
/ com /.urn's ,<hlcocate .
Tin 1 Swiss Camilla Mission.
Any people who e.-iablisli a inissloii,’ < i
’ aid in its snppnil, >r sy mpatiiize witii i-
J yiinciples and t Hurls, urn pleased In !ii*ir ‘
Inl iis advancement. This is line ol’ Wl !
I missions, wliellier proU.slant nr papal, ui\t i
ol all tin n w liellier good or bad. Thu liu- 1
man mind naturally loves progress, advance
ment, success. Hut judicious elirislini*
will have tlieir eye on Hie eliaraeter as wi/l 1
ns on the progress ol their missnuis. The. -
do liol expei lto litill a mission in which
there are un blemishes- 11 iliov liml a
missii ii in wliieli there is a pcrccplion ol ‘
the ruined slate ul man by sin, ami ol ti e j
plan of salvation, and ail honest purpose ij 1
will men to (,’liiist, they will rejoice m its !
sueeess. Many nl our readers think the, ,
have discovered these things in tin- fin;.—
Canada Mission, and they rejoice in n>
progress. \\ e have before us their |{ogi
ter lor May. Mr. Kousy’s journal :s i >
April 8.
Two priests, one a Canadian, the o'.l.ci
Kiench, have withdrawn from the p.qi.d
church. The latter is a man of talent—
lie was on u visit at New York. In ilu
wiutei ol 18-15, a sick family ;t miles from
i die mission-house, sent there lor In Ip, and
j Madame Keller wuillo them, though it
uas ten o'clock ill a severe iv imer night.
“Alter having administered to liu si- k per
i son, she spoke lo them ol i-lernin, ol meir
nnmoi'ial souls, amt ol the consolations!
die gospel. At tiisi they listened un;,
much distrust, ami only ansueieil as deci n
ey compelled them, but insensibly ah gaili- ,
cred around her, attracted and astonished ai
what she said. As their son remained ill
lor some weeks. MaCatnc Keller frequently
.epeated her visits-, always reading and 1
I expounding the uoidol -Ood to them !
; God in Ins mercy gsve rlll.-acy lo the
means, and their beans appeared lo be sulu
taiily iinpiessed ; tlieir son eomplctelv re
gained jiis health. ami they all lesolved to
enquire more diligently into the iiieanim’
of Cod’s Word. As our visits became
more Ireqneni. they appeared tube increas
ingly interested in spiritual things, and
spoke veiy highly of our French priosi,
who often iveut to see them. ’l'hen the
enemies of the* gospel, fearing that lliev
would become Proti-stants, endeavored to
ernsli them at onee. They loaded them
will) reproaches, they fiighti mil them with
hoi rid threats, and did them much injury,
so tliiii the old people, f aiing lor tlieir lives
and their property, were about to draw
back. The parish minister, too, united
with their enemies, but as lie manifested
‘j the luo.-ia ielit-il spirit, and did nothing but
Spent lies and caluminus, Ittey were dis-
Jjpisied, and God made use of this for their
tgood and encouraged them to search again ,
i lor the truth. Thus lit* injury which the j
! wicked wish to do to those who love God ■
*ioliii falls upon themselves. Daily in the j
('new y ear one of their sous, named Joseph, j
■till amiable and intelligent young mail, was 1
Converted. The remarkable change which
Jmmed attly took place in his conduct, the
jjpeuce ami joy with which Ills soul was fill
ltd, ami the piety ami unction of hi. exhort- ,
atoms made a holy impression upon every
me of them, and all lather, mother, and
ishildien, gave themselves eutiiclv to God,
renouncing the world and the Church of
Kniiic.
Reverses. At La llurbntte two families
who w ere hopeful inquirers, hate been , n
lenarcd hy a man ••lull of all sorts of coo
■mug and artifice, who like a vnhuie seeking
. ns ptey, endeavors to turn them from the
I word ol God. He does nut wish to make
‘ llu in believe what is said by die church ol
B ine—in; does not believe it himself, but
j lit- seeks to entangle them m the unbelief
and snares ol die world. He continually
i: rows hi their way all s. rls ol doubts
..gainst die holy word of God. “Who lias!
old us that it is the truth ! Who has told
io dial tin- writings of the aposllcs are cur
jyiecl ’ that it was indeed hy the inspiration
mil I'oiuu.amhiicnl nt God (hat they wrote
. —slice lie.in In- proved that they did it lit
compliance with the tequi st of the faith
ful ? ’ W till questions such as these which
, have been answered a hundred times, but
wliu-li he le-proiiuecs under other (orins.
G harrasscs these Irieiids; diligently
siaicl.mg also other portions of God's
word and craftily endeavoring to persuade
them, that llicv are mi rue and not lit to he
! implicitly relied mi. Titos this imlorto
ii,itc man shows htmseil tithe a worthy sei
vant ol the Brittl e ol Darkness, of that
roaring lion who has w ime.-seil the com
mriiecmcnt ol that wmk which the grace,
ol God luid begun in the hearts of tliese
l friends, ami w*hw im c ajtproaehes in order
to plunder, kill, and destroy the very found
i alum ol lli.il work. U hat matters it in
Inin ? Tliey may I,n neither Catholics inn
PiOles.ants, they mat make a mock id the
Bible, or r Inse to go u mas—anything,
pi ii v iilctl llu-y do uni Inco.ii Christians.”
I The whole papei breathes a very pleas
-1 ant spirit of piety, and we have no doubt
! would In: tnlcii-sttng to many ul our tead
j ers.
I'iuni the lluston Recur dec.
The Forgetful Disciple.
Tiler rail- some people that ait! ivondet
fully in the way oi having tilings slip out 1
ul llu • niillds. And 1 was sons that I
found a disciple to such company. And 1
was specially sol t v Ilia 1 those tilings n was
! most ol all important should not sitp a! all.
went lirst llis mem iry about some
I things was as strong as a slcd-trap. Il
! held sm li tilings last, not otic > I litem is
i taped ; while other things wr t, just like
Water through a Jrtiy e. 1 cannot Irll ball
tiie things liu regtilaily forgot, out will give
a lew as a specimen.
1. He forgot his hrst lure. About the
last tiling, it w oil'll seem, that In: could lor
j gut. There was something so sweet and
, illumining about licit, that it seemed lit* was
as likely to forget lie hail a head as to lor
| gel that. Ills tiist love began after a fear
ful tempest had slc-don, and well nigh
iliJUt'it il his soul, lie had had anguish oi
■ heart over Ins gi cat guilt; hut there came
a voice sweeter than an angel's, saying,—
“Live, lor I have found a ransom.” Then
love for One lie saw 001, yet m whom lie
believed, gusliL'd lot lit ill (lie sweetest fer
vency. Could he ever loigciii? Blithe
‘did. ‘
1 2. And, as u consequence, be frequently ‘
i forgot prayer. Prnyei is tbe Christian's
| vita! breath—us needful lor sustaining spn
uual life as die atmosphere for sustaining
iiaiuiu! tile, lint be frequently lot got it.—
He might as well have lorgnltcu breathing,
though I could not leaiii dial he did. It
i ought to have made him as unhappy to
i stop praying as to stop breathing; ami I
’ looked lo see if il was not so; but lie look
led quite comfortable, though il would nut
have been uncomely in him to have been
! sad.
!t. lie was quite apt. as the above ac
count w null! iiili in itc. lo lorgei /iluee* and
mating* for pray r. He could have ol
icn reached a .-rone of social prayer, and
not have been weary with Ins journey, but
i lieu one has forgotten Ins lirsi love, it is
wonderfully eas\ t-i lorgei aiiylliing that
grows out ol it ; and so lo have sips ol
memory concerning times and seasons of
prayer; is a ualuiat result ol the sickness
or death ol one’s lirst love.
I. lit; seemed Ijo, lo liaie forgotten Ins
clirislitni profession. 1 have seen him in
ciicumsianees where it could not be that
lie had any remembrance .1 ail, dial lie Uad
given a most solemn puhln pledge that he
would be blameless and harmless as one ol
the sons of find, and would adorn himself
wuli whatever was lovely and of good re*
[ poll. I have heard such wolds of his, and
have seen such a temper ill him, at tiilies,
as lo show that he and his holy profession
were on opposite sides of quite a deep gulf.
! ll was a great pity to keep il.ings apart so,
that do so certainly In long together. The
holy profession and die holy life should be
identified, lint In: lorg'-t dial.
1 desire, by this article, lo send that dis
ciple word that if he keeps on being so foi
ge.lful, lie is very likely lo be forgotten him
self.
1. Il would not be strange if many peo
ple had forgotten alii ndy, that they had
ever had anything to do with the kingdom
ol God. A disciple who drops the great
characteristics of lelignm mil of ids mind,
is very apt to diop himself out of people’s
minds; certainly, people,will drop him as
a Christian. •• We forgot that lie was a dis
ciplc,” they will say.
2. llis forgetfulness ol ‘lds Lord’s inter
tests will peril Ins ow n. The .Mister has
(done enough for him lo keep in his mind
(bis dudes and obligations, lie means they
shall be remembered . and if lie cannot cure
tiie forgetful tli.--i-ipre ol mat u t.-keil tistbit, ■
he has sent word ulteudy that his memory ,
, will, by and by get an impulse tliat will!
j forever prei cut its going to sleep > again.— 1
1 There la a place where due care is taken i
|ol such defective disciples, and it is very!
j important the one now under consideration |
! should give soon attention to tlris matter, i
X. i
DEW.
I All have bei-u struck with the beautiful,
phenomenon ul dew, and must have had!
frequent occasion to observe its beneficial
elleets. A single dew drop, so beautifully !
pure and clear, ami so lusltuus in the morn
ing sunshine, is an object well worthy our ’
attention and admiration. And when we
’ sec the fields and lawns, w ith tlteir inuu- i
merable plants, strewn w ith ‘‘orient pearl,” j
and sweetly iclreshed by die copious mois- ’
ture. so as to lie prepared for life scorching ;
heal of day, can we fall to be delighted
with the beauty of ihestene, and proluund
'ly impressed bv the inimitable skill with)
which all vegetation is thus waleted and
revived ?
It we inquire into the causes of dew, and
the periods ol us more abundant formation, j
we shall liml the same marks ol creative ;
! skill and benevolence that meet us in eveiy ,
other field of physical research. These i
cat/aes toby be veiy ‘briefly slated: Io all
substances heat exists in greater or less
quantity ; and Ii uni these it radiates in all
1 directions, like light from a luminous body. {
Thus there is a constant and mutual inter- ,
! change of In-al between all kinds ol bodies ;
|on die earth’s surface, ami, consequently,
a tendency to a iimvi-rsut equalization ol
teinpciiiliuc. Hi at is also given idiTroit,
bodies by cumlnitioii; hut conduction,
strictly sp. aking. is only a p.rticular,
tbongli a voiy reuiarkabie,ca.-e ul radia.lilii.
Ihe pmcess of citmltn lion, moreover, is
inuch less general and important th.oi that
j of direct radiation, w lucli, in the great oper
ations ol Nature, is the chief means of
ttaiismitiiiig Inal from one substance to
another. A great portion of the sol .r heut
absorbed by the earth, in the course ol ttie
j day, is radiated into the cooled an dining
the night ; ami ihe rad.a.toil proceeds nil
the surface of the ground is at a lower tern
peratiire than die surrounding atmosphere,
provided mile the skv be serene. Il the
sky In- clotidv, most ol the radiated heal is
re-traiismi ted lioin the clouds to the earth,
,so that the tt-uqicrauifc i l tlie earth ami at
’ iiiosplii-i'e. re .lam m arly equal. fi 11, ii
the Inal is mil radiated .ark, hut allowed
to escape lulu the Inglitr rt'gi-m in the at-
Iliospllc-re. and the exposed surface ol the
earth, and of tl.e substances upon it, there
! becomes colder than tin: air, it results bum
llu: principle of die condeiisaiioli ol vapor
by cold, ilia l , a deposition id the invisible
n.oisline floating in die air lakes place. —
Plus moisture generally ex.sis in llio great
est quantity w licli tiie heal id the sun is
powerful ami i-oniimic.l; ami at Highball it
is ready to he condensed into tisiblo glob
ules by the u lalitelv cold substances with
w (licit it every win re collies in cmitact.—
These globule.- ol condensed vapor form
wlull is called dew, ami should lie i aieliillv
1 distinguished Imm die moisture w hicli is
; formed into clouds, and which visibli de
seends in the shape ol bain oi fog. Thus,
■ dew cannot propeily be s.ud to lull, as ill
i lias been erroneously supposed to do. li
is merely calls dby the omlcii-alioii of
| oioismic contained in die air dial is m eou
■ met wii )• a cold substance; audits lorma-,
lion is smelly analogus lo toai ol the in n—
lure which appears on the inside ol win
dows when Ilu; external an is suddvnls
elided—of that wlncn appear* on a cold !
stone, or piece ol metal, when we breathe
upon it—or ol that wlm Ii is observed on a
glass of col I spring water, in hoi wvu.iu-r,
| or in a w ar o room.
Il lias been ascertained, by < xjierimem,;
: that dark Colored bodn s radiate heal, ami
! therefore cool with greater rapidity than
| bodies of a light color. A dark or gecu
■ substance, if it be exposed to the night ail, I
w ill be covered with dew. w hile substances
: of a brighter color, in similar ciremnstam-cs,
will lemai.i almost dry. li tile silil.iccs ol
llle latter be smooth ni polished, ilieir ladia
tion will be still it-ss perfect, and tlieir dry
ness consequently greater. In our morn
ing walks vve frequently see die green grass
and bushes plentifully bedewed, white the |
lig*t maleiials <•! die road lemaiii nulouch-’
cd. Here vve perceive anew and bentti
eial ell eel ot the prevailing color of vegeta
‘ hies. Green is not o ly u lively and beau- 1
11 In I color, and less liurilul to die eye, but
green substances are among the best rad Ia- ;
tors of heal, and are therefore must liable lo
condense die innismre of the sjirouudtug
air. Thus ike leaves of plants', which ic
quirt; a constant soppy ol inoisiuic, being
mostly of a green color, are admirably lil
ted lo procure it.
In warm and sclth-d weather, when tin;
hot day is succeeded by the calm clear
night, dew is most abundant. Now, it is
just then that it is also most ui-ci s.-ary ;
for the heat ul the miii, unmitigated by any
’ cloudy screen ; im-rea.-es gre.illy the gen
ii al i vapoiniioii, and there is no lain lo
compensate liir the increased quantity of
moisture of w inch plants are thereby de
prived. In cloudy weather, when iliesolar
heat is mitigated, and rain is more abundant,
i dew is less necessary to die licalili ami
uotii ishmenl ol plants ; ami il is precisely
I such weather that is most unfavorable to
its formation. The clouds, as we have al
ready seen, radiate back the heal liar.sint -
ted from die earth, and thus prevent die
temperature of the ground I'rmii sinking to
ill * dew-point. Frequently, wln n a clear,
nocturnal sky is suddenly covered with
i hinds, the dew already formed is evapora
ted, as the temperature of die earth is in
creased by the counter-radiation from above.;
And, again, should the clouds clear away,
ami the sky become serene, dew immedi
ately beams in form. Thus theie is not,
unl'requendy an alternate lonnalioii and j
evaporation of dew in die course of the
night, as die aspect of the sky fluctuates
between dear am! cloudy. In covered or
shady spots, ii lias been obscived that there
is always die least dew, The shade or;
covering iad o.its back me Inal, unit there
by keeps up she leniptratuie id the ground
below . Thus, in the recesses ol the wood,
where, on account of the impervious shade,
there is least evaporation during die day,
little or no dew is formed upon the rank
grass, which is otherwise well provided
with moisture: so little siiperfluidJjF-tdF
i means is there in the Works of n-iitire. In
i tiie production of any given eflcet llteie is
ian economy ul resources which, while il
j greatly eiduo.ces to our apprehension the
w isdom and skill id the Creator, is well
fitted to leach us a useful moral lesson.
llovv beaiiliiid is the dew on a calm sum
mer morning! It freshens every thirsty
: plant, washes every delicate flower, and
gives new lustre to its finest tints. Il .“.oofs
1 and refreshes the whole suilacc of the
j ground. And as soon as the sun's earliest
’ beams shout forth flout the eastern horizon,’
its innumerable drops twinkle in tin guided
I ‘gilt, like a fallen shower ol diamonds—■
As the sun ascends tliey disappear before
; iiis beams, partly absorbed by tin* plants
on which they lie, and paitly evaporated
Iby the increasing heal. At night the litors
lure that composed them may form rieif (
globules, and invigoialc the tegeliition of i
oilier fields. Thus, in every department m
,ol nature, there is an endless series ot I
j moteoiL-iils and transmutations. On the 1
aaMl.'s suifaee all t Hi* 1 iy .ins! -t.ih (O.if.-gsj
play, all is subset vi, nt to the suppmting IT!
lib: and beauty ttie aiinind and vegetable
; worul. The winery particles, in particular,
display die must Useful vulalilily. Tliey
, ascend into llie a:r by cm potation ; they
■ llietire fall in the shape of dew , mist, rain,
or snow. l licv re ascend, ur, in. orpor.i
ted with the waters ol rivers, visit the
( ocean. But even llu-re they led the solar
influence, and again mount on high t>> visit
i tiie fields and iiiotiiilaiii-. they watered lu -
, fore, or haply to bedew the plants of anoth
er 10-inuphert*.
1 Inis, i;i the appearance and , tlcets of
dew, we find the b. au'iful couponed with
tin- use!ill. In iis lorin.'iliiin we discover
the iinist exqui-ih-eonti ivani-e; in the limes
and places ol nsappearauee, die most sink
ing .nlapl.iliou In llie. eoiuniiy nl vcgelalflt s.
Ye; liv no iuiricin- or ti-euli.r arra gements
is ii prodneed ; it lurms n-i exception to die
simplicity ol nature. |is varied and lieuu
lilul phenomena ate die results ul but three
general laws—die radiation of 10-at. and
the coudtmsutinn ul vapor by eolil, com
bi lied with die innbliug power of’em puscu
lar aitraclioo, which f.irms il nilu glolioirs.
Here, therefore, Icl ns admire and ;s*bilc
that Divine wisdom ivhu-li, by no uns die
most simple, produces die most u>uek.-jhil
ellecis, and winch is eveiywhere irudefeil
subservient lo die designs of an uni'suihdvd
goodness.
Colonization of I'alrsliae. — The Eiim
, pi an journals lirnig tin- lejimt ol a remark
| able imit i'iueiil rtieenlly e.nmnem edj, lor die
remi ii ol die si a’ lered .1. ws in P den e —-
The .lews in dial part ol I’olaus! \Vhsol, lie
hings to Russia, have Uv iheir great sutfer
ings, awoke ri-nniv.TS:d “5V
and I'roiestaiit ('hffsiiaiV-, In hnn r
an eoiiuliie.. As ihe only f'e. s.ine nu ll ml
ol rciiel, a plan has been conceived, to pro-
I-li.e Iheir removal to Kalesline. A soeislv
has been lonucd in Koglanil, under die ii
;de ol llm.sii and Kmeiati Som-ly lor pr—
i moling die euluuiz ilioil of the 11 • il \ I,anil.
‘il iseomposed ol Ji us and IJIi-tsl an-, ad
coniines iisell lo o.loii'zing the J Ws, .eai
ing re.ianiiis ijuesiions nn'otieheil. Ap
peal.- aie made In inliin nllal Ji ws in all
I, rope, to 10.11 l a reljtijnas union, lo eariv
lain i Heel die scheme ol'em'igr tun. Mir
Moses Molileliore. a ilislll.g'lllstied Jew, is
a'lnul usiiiiig the Kntperor ol Kns-ia, like
M ISI S sent 111 l’lia no! , with a tlt uinlld In
I let die people go, mid it is expected lie will
have .-p e.liersuccess in this ilemaml.
It . a remarkable provj-iou of Divine
providetie , that wliil.; die oilier nalutii* of
Asia are sulleiing tioiu over-popnl ilioil,
die Holy I,and is almost empty, as il it
had bem kept lor ibis purpose. The
: scheme nl colonization is lavoreil and urged
b.V the most cool and practical men Thu
Mohammedan pow-r which has hitherto
hindered, is now elTi dually broken, and Us
remnants have no iuieri-.-t lo oppose.——
Ifulh K.gvpt and I nr key have reasons to
desire such an event, In short, things ale
; now 111 such a position, that the fulfilment
id die prophecy o| die letnrn nl die Jews
lo tlieir ow n land, would be nothing won*
dcrlul in ilscll. 1 lie wav seems to be
■ opening lor Ms aei-nmplislimelil, by all or
dinary process ot events,
l I tins die scenes in the gieat dlauta of
I’roi idence are shilling w-ilh iiniuense ra
pidity. \\ e ate liltle aware how last we _
i are i in the Vttfrme of great
events—because we have hecoiue so lamil
iar with great changes. God is working
a work in our day. ol which most are little
i onseioos. and will mil believe, though a
man declare il unto diem !
lit Unions Inlvlligcnre. — l.ibci alih/ of
converted Heathen. — A Missionary in die
Sandwich Islands, w riling lo the American
Hoard, says nl one nl die smaller churches :
M idiin little inure than three vr-.ars, this
church has liuill a place for worship, worth
more than four thousand dollars, purchased
a hell, worth nearly two hundred, and snb
sciihed more llian lour hundred dollais for
llie support of a missionary. Besides do
ing considerable for die poor in the midst
1 ol us, di y have raised in linle more than ;
year, one hundred dollars lor the support
of a scholar in die Ceylon Female Semina
, ry. If lh widow and the blind, die agsd
i and intirm, are destitute of houses, the por
tion ol die church in which lliev are found,,
erect dwellings for them gratuitously.
A fuel not generu/ti/ known. — tf’Mill
ington’* Death.— It is a fact not perhaps
generally known, says an Eastern paper,,
i dial \\ asliington drew his la*t bieatli in,
j die lout hour ill die In*/ day of die /*/•
week in die /ant month ul die year, and in
; last year ol the century, lie died Satur
day night, 12 o’clock. Dge. 3J, 1.71>!)
E.r. Paper.,