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From the Christian Observer. “Rouse the Soldier.” [By Gen. Robert B. Vance.] . soua —Ain: BBreu’s address—by ‘a ta-r duel.’ Soldier, friend and brother ioo, While our flag of “ bonny blue,” Emblem of the brave and true, Kisses still the gala, Gather up your manhood’s might; What! though gloomy be the night!— ’Tis not Lincoln can affright— Heroes never quail. Let his oatii fail to the ground ; Pass his offers all around ; Nobler beons than his are found— Liberty's own call; Voices now are in the air, ’Bove us, ’round ns,'everywhere, Whispering of our country fair, Lov'd ones, home and all. Soldier, listen ! do not start! Freedom’s speaking to eacli heart; “ Firmly, sternly’ act your part ’Till the strife is o’er! ” Shall her voice to you be vain ! Shall our fields of trampled grain, Bones of friends which bleach the plain Stir you up no more ! See ! the Yankee cohort comes ! Sec ! our charred and ruin’d homes ! Sec ! around our churches’ dome3 Flames are mounting high ! God, of justice, truth and right! House the soldier for the fight ! Let the fires of freedom light Where to do or die! “Old 211th. " “ How is Gold To-day ?” BY JOHN G. SAXE. There was a time when if we met A friend upon the street, He talked on common themes—the war, The cold, or else the heat, And took an interest in one’s health ; That time has passed away ; Now, no one asks us how we do. But, “ How is gold to-day ?” These words pervade the atmosphere. At weddings, funerals, balls, No matter where ; upon our car The juixious question falls You go to see tlje girl you love, To drive your cares away ; You kiss, and then she sweetly says. . “ Oh-! ‘How is gold to-day ?’ ” If gold is up or gold is down, What good for me to. know ? There is no jingle in my purse, My funds are still in quo ; And so I hale the endless cry, * And long to soar away To lands of peace, where no one asks, “Well, ‘ How is gold to-day ?’ ” ► .<»•« Dr. Chalmers. A writer, reviewing the “ Memoir of the Christian Labors, Pastoral and Philanthropic,” of Dr. Chalmers, by Rev. Dr. Wayland, says : “ Dr. Chalmers, .taken nil in all, ranks as the greatest among Scotchmen. The mental force in him was prodigious, and his capacity for widely different depariments of labor exhibits the highest kind of genius, lie was great every where ; in mathematics, in natural philosophy, in political economy, no less than in religious studies ; great in the town councils of Glasgow, in ragged schools and the garrets of narrow wynds, in the parlor, in the professor’s chair, in the jmlpii, in Church courts, and in delibera tive assemblies. He was equally great in plan ning and in executing, in conceiving noble schemes, and in communicating his own enthu siasm and energy to other minds. He did more to mould the religious character of Scotland than John Knox, and stands* without a rival as the preacher and pastor of our century. “ In the Trou Church at Glasgow, his parish numbered between eleven and t welve thousand souls t but he visitsd every family in it, and. gave familiar lectures in the evening to the families visited during the day. He went down into the filthiest cellars, climbed over rickety stairs into the highest attics, and carried every where a loving heart and cheerful words. He established schools for the ignorant children, selected Competent teachers from his parish, and exacted from iu« scholars just enough of a fee to insure the self-respect of the parents and a sense of iho value of instruction. In two years, twelve hundred children were under reg ular instruction. These schools were under the constant supervision of Dr. Chalmers, and by frequent intercourse with the teachers, he infused into them his own irresistible energy.” - Hope is (he helmet of salvation. Truth needs no embellishment. A Curious Prayer. A correspondent of the Western Christian Advocate sends that paper the following : , A reverend gentleman, direct from the infe rior of Texas, stayed at my house a few days at the time Millerism was at its zeniih in Cincin natti. He related to me a rumor which lie had heard in Texas of a man he met in our streets as a millerite preacher. In Texas this man got permission to preach in a school house and tyok occasion to abuse all other denominations. He said there wore men who professed to be called and.commissioned of God to preach the Gospel but that he pretended to no such high creden tials. After abusing all who would not say amen to his views, being about to close, a twig whispered to him, if lie wishf-d someone to close for him to call on Mr. II He did so. Mr. II took the fjtahd, gave out a hymn, and then prayed in this wise : “ Lord we thank thee that thou hast ever sent thy ministers among us ; we were a very wick ed people before they came; some of us, how ever, have reformed.' We thank thee that thou hast called, commissioned and sent thy minist ers to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ; but as for this fellow, he lias told us that thou didst not commission him. and we believe him,. We. hear strange stories of him. Lord, we know not wether they be true or not, but thou know est; but we he went to Galveston a gam bler; that afterwards he became a preacher; that the y oung men rvlio knew him in these char acters thought them rather incompatible, and. in consequence, ducked him iti the Bay; from which avo doubt not, lie dates his commission to preach the doctrine he has proclaimed to us ! We then hear also, that he stole a horse at Gal veston ; avc know not whether it be true Lord, thou knowesl ; but one tiling avc do know—that is, we know that he stops with the widow C and we knoAV that no decent man would' stop there.” By this time the preacher was making his escape, without dismissinglus congregation, and soon afterwards was holding forth in the big tent, of Millerism in Cincinnati. Proof of the Existence of God. Bec here, 1 hold a Bible in my hand, and you see the cover, the leaves, the loiters, the words; but you do not see the writers, or the printer,' the letter-founder, the ink-maker, the paper maker, or the binder. You never did see them, you never will see them ; and yet there is not one of you who will think of disputing or deny ing the being of these men. Igo further; I af firm that you see the very souls of these men in seeing this book, and you feel yourselves obliged to allow that, by the contrivance,, de sign, memory, fancy, reason, and so on. In the same manner, if you see a picture, you judge there was a painter; if you see a house, you judge there was a builder of it: and if you see one room contrived for this purpose, and another for that, a door to enter, a Avindow to admit light, a chimney to hold fire, you con clude that the builder was a person of skill and forecast, who .formed the Louse with a view to the accommodation of its inhabitants. In this manner examine the world, and pity the man who, when he sees the sign,,of the wheat-sheaf, hath sense enough to know that there is a join er, and somewhere a painter, but-who, when he sees the wheat-sheaf itself, is so stupid as not. to say to himself-—“ This had a wise and good Creator! ” - ■». ' What thoulboest do Quickly. Quick, young man! Life is short. A great work is before you. and you have no time 10 lose. " If you would succeed in business, win your way to honor, and save your soul, you must, work quickly. The sluggard dies. The wheels of time roll over him and crush him while he sleeps. Aim high, and work hard. Life is worth (lie living, death worth the dying, because heaven is worih the gaining Quick, ye men of might in the road of life ! Your life is more than half gone already.— You are going down (he hill, and the sliadoAvs begin to fall around you. If ye have auglit to do before ye die, do it quickly. The morn ing has tied, mid day has passed, and the night coineth. Quick, ye aged men, quick! Once you thought three score years and ten to be an end less time, and that, they could never pass away They have come, they have gone, and what have you left? The days of pleasure are passed, and the days of darkness are here. Have you left any. work undone ? Have you come to in firmities and trembling with no preparation for death ? Ah, quick ye aged fathers and grey bearded sires. Already are the messengers of death beginning to tender their services, to bring you to the sepulchres of your fathers.— With the feeble remnant of existence struggle for heaven. Work, pray seek, While life'lin gers, mercy waits, and God is gracious. The Condition of Riches. How few rich men are or wi 1 he persuaded that the law of Christ permits them not to heap up riches forever, nor perpetually lo add house to house, and land to land, though by lawful means : but requires of them thus much charity at. lea.it, that, ever, while they are providing for their wives and children, they should, out of the increase wherewith God hath blessed their industry, allot the poor a just and free propor tion ? And when they have provided for them in a convenient manner (such as they them selves shall judge sufficient and convenient to others), that then they should give over making purchase; but, with the surplusage of their revenue beyond their expense*, procure, as much as lies in them, that no Christian remain mis erably poor; few rich men. 1 fear, are or will be thus persuaded, and their daily actions show as much.— Chi/liny wert/i. Metropolitan Record on Recognition. The New York “Metropolitan Record” lias the courage to maintain its independent tope in ; the face ofilie overwhelming re-election of Lin coln. In an article entitled “The Democracy : and the coming Crisis,” in its issue of the 17th ; December, it says; I It is at least understood that the war is a fail ure; and the Southern Confederacy a fixed fact. The Democratic party must accept the logic of 1 accomplished facts, and openly proclaim its op j position to the further prosecution of the war, as a useless and criminal expenditure of life -and money. Opposition to the war must here : after be one of the principal plaints in its plat form-opposition to the war on the principle j that the people of the South have a right'to se lect their own form of Government. Peace and recognition are now the two great points in our policy; they are, in fact, the vital issues of the hour. — i An Enthusiastic Compliment. j The enthusiastic Kelmer thus discourses on , the fair sex: Woman is indeed a bright and beautiful .crea ture. Where she is, there is a paradise; where she is not, there is a desert. Her smile inspires love, aud raises human nature nearer to the immortal source of its being. Her sweet and tender heart gives life and soul to the dead and senseless. She is the ladder by which we climb from earth to Heaven. She is the practical teacher of all mankind, and the world would be a void without tier. She is more celestial than j terreslial. Charming and amiable as a girl, i dutiful as wife, and glorious as a mother. She j is the balsam of man’s life—his faithful coun sellor arid pillow. She can impart all the plcas j ures to his c ircs of friendship, all the enjoy . ments of settle aim! reason, and the sweets of j life. We stop the author here in order that the reader may draw his breath, and try to guess whether.Kelmer Was a married man or an old bachelor. Hone the Poorer for Giving. Several years ago a Secretary of the British and Foreign Bible Society related the following instances of liberal and ostentatious giving, j whi-qh we commend especially to our wealthy readers: “ One of these instances was that of an elder ly lady, who for nineteen years past had been in the habit of making periodical calls at Earl street, depositing on each occasion an anony mous gift, npd then disappearing till the next i visit. For several years her contribution had amounted to about 200 guineas per annum, but lately they had risen to about £6OO ($3000) a year. Another example was that of a gentle man residing on the Continent, whose contri butions commenced about five years ago with a sjmple donation of S2O. In 1854, his year’s gift had risen to over $2,700; in 1855, to $5,665; and last January, he intimated his readiness to make his donations for 1856, either $13,000 or $15,000, adding, that when (hey were gone, more would be forthcoming. This gentleman’s answer to sonic inquiries was, the more he gave the more tie got. lie was a richer man now than when he first began to give.” Vade Mecum. j Keep good company or none. Never be idle. I If your hands cannot be usefully employed, | attend to the cultivation of your mind. Al ways speak the truth. Make few promises.— Live up to your engagements. Keep your own secrets, if you have any. When you speak to a person, look him in the face. Good company and good conversation are the very sinews of virtue. Good character is above all things else. Your character cannot be essentially in jured except by your own acts. If any cne speaks evil of,you, let your life be such that no one will believe him. Drink no kind of intox icating liquors. Ever live, misfortunes except ed, within your income. When you retire to I bed, think over what you have been doing dur ing the day. Make no haste to be rich, it' you ' would prosper. Small and steady gains give competency, witH tranquility of mind. Never play at any game of chance. Avoid temptation, ; through fear you may not withstand it. Earn money before you spend it. Never run in debt j unless you see a way to get out again. Never j borrow, if you can possibly avoid it. Do not marry until you are able to support a wife.— Never speak evil of any one. Be Just before you are generous. Keep yourself innocent, if you would be happy. Save when you are young to spend when you are old. Read over. the above maxims once a week. ——— Fontenello was ninety-eight years of age when a young lady asked him at what time of life men lose all taste for gallantry. “Indeed,” replied Ihe old gentleman, ‘fyuu must ask that question of someone older than myself!” A suspicious man would search a pincushion for treason, aitd sec daggers in a ncedle-case. • Don’t sleep with your coat on, or its nap and yours will be taken together. - That man is rich indeed in friends who can lose two or three and not be bankrupt. Ladies patch their laces for economy, and their faces for beauty. Beautiful Idea. In the mountains of Tyrol, it is the custom of the women and children to come out when it is bed-time and sing their national songs until they hear their husbands, fathers and brothers answer, them from the hills on their return liomp. On the shores of the Adriatic such a custom prevails. Tlieretbe wives of (he fisher men come about sunset and sing a melody. Af ter singing the first stanza, they listen awhile for an answering melody from off the water; and continue to sing and listen till the well known voice comes borne on the waters, telling that the loved on.e is.almost home. llow sweet to the weary fisherman, as the shadows gather around him, must be the songs of the loved ones at home, that sing to cheer him ; and how they must strengthen and' tighten the links that bind together those humble dwellers by the sea ! Married, * At LaGrange, Tenn., on the evening- of De cember 25, 1864, by Rev. James .J. Vaulx, Dr. Will. D. -Somers, Assistant Surgeon, P. A.C. S., to Miss Maria 11. Ewell, youngest daughter of Mrs. Emily M. and the late James B. Ewell, Esq., formerly of Prince William county, Va. J'-ta.srC RICHARDSON’S MILITARY CATECHISM! Containing lessons in School of the Soldier, Company, Battalion, and Exercises in the Line. 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