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.l^llivfTAL CULTURE,
CONSISTING OF SEVEN LETTERS ON THE
ADVANTAGES OF READING;
WITH OTHER ARTICLES,
BY YOUNG HUMPHREY.
TO WHICH IS APPENDED
POEMS ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS
BY MATILDA.
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Thii b3ok now preseated to the public, has not been hastily written, it
has been prepared with care, and thought, and prayer ; and also, with a
thorough belief, that it m\\ do good. Wc hold It as a maxim, not to be
controverted, that man should be useJul, and should endeavor to do good to
others, wliite passing through time. 1 his being conceded by the reader, we
will observe, that this book « Mental Culture^ consists of seven letters on
the advantages of Reading, published mostly as they now stand with the
exception of the two tirst, which have been re-wrltten ; and the last which
has been added. They were pubhshed in the Christian Journal, at various
times in 7. 85S«» ; and will be recognized by a portion of the public, except-
ii,*r the txvp first, and last, as specift ;d. Two of the other articles were
published in the Christian Gaanlum, in 1856 and in 1861. Both those
papers, Journal and Gunrdvifif are publishtd in the City of Toronto, and are
well known to the community. The Ixst prose article appeared in the
Standard.
The I'oetry by Matilda has already appeared in the Christian Guar-
dian, Christian Journal, and Norfolk Messtnger ; excepting three pieces,
now given to the public for the first time, from her unpublished M SS.
If this book should meet with a ready sale, as we believe it will, we have
othe?s ready for our numerous friends in «* this Canada of our's.»»
YOUNG HUMPHREY,.
Guelph, Sept. 14th, 1862.
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ADVANTAGES OF READING.
LETTER I.
Reader— You are allows! to live in an age of special privi-
ico to iliiass te;niioral, an! at« to thin •> ^pirijnaJ. \v e ws4
lid
•;e to,
i of
, evil
Courteous
Wes,in reference «» M.Mi3« .^.....^ — »""".''. ' -• i ♦ .«,* i...^ vo*
to Uwell on one of great iin/or i tnco. It i. iha one s^tfciu.^ at the h.ti.t.n*
of tbia article. **Adi:^Ma^ei of R^iuUng?' We jh.nk it v^f m h »">f -^'i;;^
tocxhausi a hulject v© fuil, w dorp and so c onipWtis r.* tl..* on«^ before us.
But, alfui* us to ^ugsest, that as we h^e on!y oiie Iia> to live, U w vvtii ^o
inip^v« the iiinc jadiciouslij. There couia »ol well be- a belt«r clun^e.
than the one we h;xvo, in ihe last half of the niM^^teeiUU ci;»tury. U «' fc* Pl
good old authors are rtiiublisheJ } obf^olete word* edlvr '--7, jji'^ce t'>
rootlern wortU , or, if letaiued, explained to the pieHeal »i«i ' " *»"»'
Never, since jn-inting was iovijiited, huvc i:iitikui<J ha;l r
exult; to leel (grateful as no^*". , Hqw ifo'vly books in-f
from the fifieer.lU to the ciohieentb century, compare' wtu
good an'.l valuable taok*, in thin iiinclee:)t!j cealnry } ,'1 i'W, lu
so many baiJ book,* publibhed, a;, »>ovv, but llwt ansts Irpm U^ la..
asents/wiU work fo? ih.ir master. th.. ilevU. This rtm;o s >ir of ? r;ia-'^t verse,
tbn celebrated Dr. Adam Clark quotes, in bis imvJuuble Commentary , aaJ
we might apply the princii»le involveJ to authois presenting pad r^^aJiag 10
the world, to counteract good reading: . -
«' Wherever God evceta a housft of prayer,
The devil's sui-« to get r. ccngrogaiioa ihovc.
And it istoutid upon exuminatiou, ^ •
The latter haa t!»o largest *:ou^ri»gaUon."
It will then be conceded, thit goodmW be, and is rr>^Q$c6 by cw/; but the
cood wiU be allowed to gain the day ; if not in the pn'sent time, in t!ie reward
at last. All dory to God ! that the good *Uail iwxWy uiu.uijh, ani tU? evil
shall return uiTon the heai of the evil. How truly the Psatmi.t refer, to the
reward of ihc evil, "ilis mischief &haU return upon his own head, and Ins vio-
lent dealing shall come down upon his own pate." Psahn v;u lt> v.
Works are also published by living authors, and m my of them have done,
and are doing much j-ood } ptMhup. it wojld not be too much to say ti.at there
never were so many -^ood authors, living at the saim Urns, as now. \v e
earnestly trust and pray, that the writer and the reader, may ba coBvuwaiiy
tftgaged in doing good.
/ VOUSO Ht'MVHRST.
Paislef Block, Augustus iS6^. MSS.
LETTER 11.
\Vc cloaca oar first letter, by tru^tina; and praying, tint wc miftlit, irriter
aud reader, be enabled to do gmL If one >s lo (hsf.'.iU M mu,t be pre-sup-
Lcd, tbat brfu.e that can be done, it is importunf io ^"t prnd. An impor-
Ke"n.s of gettin,: good, i. to read^ of obtaiuinj ic.iowU, li% h to W.
Whrthe yaxon IViJccs wi.ued infer untion, t!..)' w.r« to d by ibe Queen
of E Lbvoir. lorm'/.'^Wi/iTV icvu/ei ^«r«r. AllVta did re.d to purpose, and
became fam 1 un.l ,.>.d, n. A liV.d iha ( ircat. I le e.t.hlUkd t.u by jury
Cretd and Ten Co,nmandu»t«i« for hi. Mibjfttl.. It has btni .11.!, h« foot d.d
tbe Umversily of Oxford, and co.nposed m'>r«> book, than mo>I n.in Jiavc done
who'e thole lime ba. bc.a devoted to study In A.H.S.o bo prornuK
gled a code oll.v.,wMcb a. e justly eo.itcml n. lb. ^,^;;f ^'^^ '^^^^^^^^^
Sonmonlaw of i:nJa»d llodicd at theH-e n ):,A.D.yaa. Hw OT
r eater ih.n that «J Alexander thet;;..!:.. compH;ror of the worh . A red
in
obtain
;«WaintiaVi.ilonn:.tion whJ loed on .nb.tnnlnr in^UaJ lood ! ft ^ rossible
to read miu:b, a.d yet frr>,n its ^..!iiy \s^% bad, to be only '"J^^'^'^^X 'J-
iJui the wi.e «ia not CO th.s. They wiil read that uluch ,. rchab.e and good.
Tc read what U termed iighi reading, lC'lH^' to :i superlicin Hy mimkish sort ol
sentimeMuUtv. To eon'uur your .eudiug to the b.c^'raidues of enm.ent or
even jnoa. perso,>, i. eertahdy notoa a st.flkient y eomi>rehem.vc ba^*, be-
cau^e a narrnthesene. l\J^^ cKc.lleut in it^olf, need, an ndut,on to , n
order t. enjoy it, aud to maU. u. «s.ttd. W ha ever ,e.d t .c b.o-M-a^hy
of a:,v emu>ini person, without percciv;«g, that the p.r.onot whom the book
treuud, i^d intellectually on other department, b.s.de. the l>'«S'--'H^»^a ; » -
fact of iheir eminence proves this: they wereeiumcut on accouut ol usefulness
■10 society, and that usefulness was the resultor;rpphcation to some sarnce,
or a us. til and laborious career, alike advantageous po.siWy, to Ihc fetate.
tbe Cburvb, and the SVorld, It xvas necessary, however, to fit them for
einirettce; >hat they should cultivate their mind; and to do his, they must
Bioii.».«vwi .«a* * / i„j„.„ „.,,nai-uf.nn<rititions therefrom.
matter: - Scientilie, and »hilospl!icai reaumg, miuu u ,...* «...».» "";'-•'•"",
But there is one .species of rca-Ung, to which it ^ -ndispensaWe to j^ttend , a^d
t^hic'h every cue Ivhodoe. bis duty, tM read, Irom th. tovvenng intellect,
to the one a Jitt'e under mediocrity ; and tliat reading, li the BMe.
YOUSC HVMPMRKT.
Gutlpb, Sept. 6, 1862. MSS.
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LETTER III.
iiij»ht, irriter
it be pre-aup-
An impor-
ts to read,
purpose, nnd
hh\ l>y jury,
(!,h«fo«ml«'d
ii'Tj !ia\*c done
. I JO proinul-
tUx'wx ol' the
. His gbry
vorM. AllVfd
ijrl n-hat read-
lioits reader in
(t only obtain
ft U possible
injured by it.
nble arid good.
nwkishsorlof
>f eminent, or
ive ba*i», be-
kition to it, In
ti.e bl!>g,rai>by
thofh tbe book
rapliical. 'I'htt
atorHsefuhiess
> somo scifnce,
, to llic fcjlate,
fit them for
tliis, tliey must
ions therefrom.
r useful reading
in all the lime.
to attend ; awd
vering intcilect,
LIvUPHRtT.
loughts, in e<m-
csled in coose-
•e, in th« life of
I ct vour room.
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with AJeulous «yc, in tlie morntnj. So see if the 0rst bock you Ktdl lie Hie
book^ or a bo^k on soims unimportant h!ub*«!Gt.^* Another sentf>M e, given
from M>ine shrewd wiiitr, »»?, " Take rare of tbe i»tnut<>% tb« b<»ttr» will
takei:arc of theni»eiv»»ii.'' 1'b«is, by propeily im^rovig ibe mi/iutet tbe
Miered voUuni* c;>fl b« read. Tbo advi::e of Joim Wesley lo bi;i preachers,
h lo bo cojiiicd and acted on by wll !:h^sea of 'general society j at least, it wouJJ
be w'll were it to b« so. . rint Itttle. — Do not *'ib? awiiy tiuKt.or waste it
in nnv way. Second little — Do nit ewjpJoy yourself in a Iritluig w;iy.-~
Tittfil Hu'e, 1*0 not b*; Ciij!:a;;ed in a tistlc>)» way, AM iXw^. carri -u ©«t
tend lo udvanct* ow*s l4.»'«vled;»e. . V mI, fmd. Milt read^ and yet you have
to reuJ lti« liibL*. 'J'b«; Uible, the :;ld FaiHily litble, "th a lay on the staotl,**
Tbiive bU'KMtd thy reinijii!»ctMce!», r^ad^T, if lin«i car.^', wiiii lit- associatio i
I f |Hire<tt*«md home, cojiaecl ihc rJcasiii;; lt»0Uiiit |h:il Ijjt bjes^td Ijible vrjui
read llwro niu niii^ and evcninj»; iU Uutiis pn?ev%.its precepiH followed.. .
'1'Ih> Lord defn.d ti»e ri^ibt, that ns *«j)i^^cies e' r [»Uistry iwxy cvcriu^uce lbs .
|M»bUf to a-^k fyr « new trauslalion of OMf.c»ld«fasJjio»»t:dv»'e,r nolle, cu»' l>eauti-
!»d JJil'I«.. \Jt ii* JivaluvblLMf.ot qnly .a« lii^? protsctof of oi>r ni;^^^, btil as
ibe «re«t r.nd oa!y elVectual prevenltve cf bngoage rumnn'^ uild^ wltli tbe
n.iwiy i'.!»joih»-:eil v.ords, for th»i i)io>t part of pJ:^n»y autho"«, cf .iwsect noio-
rielv, as weli asofotUerj*, of larger dimenstmjs ; who are coLtmuatly, strange
us it may appear, pamperizin^ language, by th« iatroduoiion of words^ many
uiidive'.vft.ugied. lor tur owu part,if sucba Ja»v ihuul;' ,>ass, one thing i* .
ccrtaiii, the wHut will feel \i bi% duty to purchase one of the A. D. liiil .
iJibles "ud keep it as \m rul*;, rath?r ihan any new tran^ht{!on. LH us um
ail lattfi:! ineaiiJi t7 keep our present Iratislalion of the iiible unimpatred. .
rareiiJ-. rIIow n-i Ui ^uggeJ.l, ihat you present each sbild with a liible.and in
alter lite it w ill be prized ; and, as in.a nmnb-r of cases, may produce intpor-
lani scsulu when you are no more.
Tbe second inipcrtarJ taougbt .vc bavc to present is, lo le&m one verse *'
each day. As the J^hephcrd of !?alisbury rwin— lianuab TtloreV heio of .
patient enJurancc — observed : VVhcu ijia year i* ibott^bl of, viei bave ak>.'»
verses cf .Scnpluro, at wbe rale ol one purd:em; but if we^imprijve %litlle on ^
tbe good shepherd's su:;geslian, and !ook at the uumber thns accqi 'red, in ten
vears we bave tbe round sum of 3,650 -a valuable amount of biblical know- .
led<;e. Learn one verse each day, and let it remam amon^ th« olber frag-
ments of knowledge in the mind. You need not keep addin;> ibenj together,
or itinigbt be too difficuit, and make, it a laborious, rather ihnn % piea^ant
duty.
YOVNG IIUMPMRKT.
Lynndock, Sept. 30, 1S5S. [Jourmii,
LETTER IV.
The be^t plan you can follow, t*» to d*gest propflrly. An with «ar cnrtli-
)r bread, we tausi itt.sticate it properly tn reap the advantages connected
wttli eating it j so spiritual bread must be rendered! nutritive too, and this can
b%iicsom;>!i^hed. IK". Ads'?? Clarke thought th-st Kebamlih viii, 8—" i^a
tbr^y read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly, aci gave the senw, and'
Standest thou -^-^ tho. re^de^rj^J- - -^^^^^
I'hihp, the deacon, to U,e htlnopta.i.«u.^^^^^^^^ ^^.^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ ,^^
to understand, in order Ic iro t. ^^J^/J^^^^^^^^^^ , |., .vayfarm? «>!«».
legacy, and a condt.on w v, .n ule nt 7 ^ ^ ^^^^ ^.,j ^j^^^j^
do so uith -real earne.tnes,. 1. wt ^<>^'^ " ^ -y 1,,^^^ n.^l «itb
Homa who ciuM not r„>aJ. » ', ''L i . »rnt von no^.i^»iy think -f/t^-f/ fc/iow5'*«
„,;i. One sua, '• he con J not , --• ;"^^;^, '', ] ^ ,, had n. ihne - IMs
other said, -'he was too old. I he "^^ «;^, -; :; ,;,, , ^an read, you
say , take c- ^h^^nd re.n ^ U <^>.^ ^f/;^^^^^^^ . ^^^,, ,,.,, ,,
oar arncl ?s m the Jow nai hnc laaa e i j
11 U ll,«e ll.al llie ,„a.|c>ly »' "=„.''" ,;„,.„,ly, •, course cf kCurcS
Ivc-re ccnmo,,. .J on tl. book ol '^ -V 'U;- e;^__,.^^^^^,„„_ ^^,_ „ , ^
hecn rcaduig ihe book ot Joi> »aui/ » i ••
was u piou. nian, but / xKvd aystcnh
l.vnndock Kov., 26 tb5S.
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ur srsh.n is tire preit desideratum in the reading world. And
A regular hystun m ^7 .f/^^ j^^ rcaJlnsr th:»n to any other
.ore is uuj to ^^^ J^^:Z^:'' ^^^ "voacCr. can be eO^.ted.
sortofr.ad.ng. ^; '^^f .";''[,,' tL IM la months read the t^vclye
A young married couple "■^'-' ^';'''"^^; '.■';' ^nd l'^ of the l^nlnvUD•o^
minor, or smaller i'^^phetst rong m./-/-c/<^«.^^^^^^^^ j^„
a the reading was lor q-'^'X- -"^ r^' v\ ead their morning
an
c'lVectet!
of the duty
di4, 00 that
ding. **Uo«
Idrcssed bf
is necessary
leritancJ the
faiina; «>»«•
lain hisdutf
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,11 shouU «n-
/t(?f; liioughi
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lime." I^is
^an read, jrou
f^ PossiIjIv,
you bigin to
l»«n r«»a!l tha
ivoH trt do so.
I and tha N«*»
[•used as wirM.
ts — His unap-
>c ct* lectures
i rir.->t liad been
sdiiJ. •• 1 brive
It book." lie
ig worH. An4
til to any otb«r
c;in be elTe-ctefJ.
read the twcly«
Iht; l\alnv»tDC»;
loi-c or li:-s.ba»
id their mornii>i;
d Book of Kings,
siibns. iVovCibs,
,D;iai(d and Job,
ort chipter»»t)d
;'i-i reatioi, »»
tvhtclr ?o« are inferestwl, an4 wbtch required ihhrIi research. H* has also-
re;»d the 1st JJook of Kings tbrougb~2nd Kinos be bad already read— Ben-
iion*s Commentary with it. '1 be younj wife has read from Genesis to tl»e
PsaliBS, and has read upwards of a hundred of these. And what they have
done, you can do, reader. The writer not long since conversed with a worthy
roapie of pious neople, but bad to reason closely with them, and even then
could not prevail on them to read the 33ibie through by systeru. The man
said " I tliink we should read the Nev Testament, being under the new djs-
tiensation ;" but the Old Testament, he felt inclined not to read that, so much
•IS the new. The wife said, ♦* Well, Mr. C , I have so much to do, I
really cannot rend in that way ! " The remark to counteract this stranjj*'
Wea was, « But you read the Bible ? " «0h, yes,*' was the response. "Then
if vou do," said we» *wby not read, if it be but three verses ad ly ; begm at
Genesis, go right through ; read the next week in the New Testament, the
next in the Old, and, if you are seven year.>,go ihrough with it—that istlw;
wav,'* *♦ Mr. C ," said the good woman ^'you have got plenty ot limf ,
I have not— I cannot do it. " <.)f course, reader, you see that her remarks
did not amount to reasoning: if she could read at all, she could readily do no
by system. Adopt pysiera, and carry it out,
YOVNO HUMPMRfiY.
Cwubrook, September 6, 185S. ;;* ,.,);„,!• t•^"'^«''^
• 1 Idwiy.',
^A^^0^^t>. -. \ ^^AA.•.
LErrEii VI.
.,1 .fi'
.i. i:
The climai of our reasoning is attained, when wc refer to our Lord Jesus
Christ, as experiencing those temptations, through which He passed, when
«lcd up of the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted of the devil . Malt.
iv. At that time His long ftist of " forty days and forty nights made huu
»*an hungered ; " a suitable temotation was presented ; " If thou be the son ot
God, i-.ommand thatthese stones U made bread V ihtrnnswer of the baviour
was: *'It IS written, Man shall not hve by bread alone, but by every word.
that proceedatb out of the mouth of God." This sentence is founa m the
«>eech of Moses, the man of Gcd^ m the fortieth year of the children of Israel s-
journey in the wilderness «; Deut. viii. 3. Among Israel's mercies, they were
'Med' w.th manna," and were thus taught the truth as recorded m the quotation
of our Lord, in answer to the temptation presented. After our Lord had
Wen>placedioiva "pinnacle of the temple," which it seems was such a great
height, that wten one sat aftd looked beneath, a giddy sensation seiz-d him.
our Lord' being seated in this position—v^atan •• saith unto him. t thou he
the Son of God, cast thyself down : for it is written : Be shall give his angels
char^re concerning thee ; and in their hands they shall bear thee up, least at any
time-thou dash thy footagainst a stone." Satan now begms to quote trom
the Uoly Scriptures ; the reader will perceive the perdous position ot those
not acquainted with scripture, « hen they are tempted ; a devd can quot^
scripture ! and tkey cannot ! ! Shame ! shame ! ! on such a wilful neglect
of th.^ Sacred Scriptures. Satan quoted from Scripture ; but perverted th^
nieauuig.
JVilm xci 2, it is said : " to keep xuBiS :i» all thy ways.
B
10
Tiis i» artfully left out, and the arch fiend h ihus tctcliini; pnsunptMn, or
attempting- 1& do so: tiie ongjnaj meaning in the Psalm cited, is to teach </c-
pendance os GoJ>» . .,
Luke ivc. 10 r, has it *'to keen thes" hut even there '<in all ttjy ways" if
not added, so that the charge of misquotation of the psahn in question, against
Satan, is as strong as cveiC Dr. Adam Clarke says, on Matt, iv c, 6 v. ' T\\e
clause, to keep thee in ail thy ways, Satan chose to leave out, as quite un-
suitable to his design.*
As Satan acts, so d jes his servants. Not only the Paines, VoUaires, and
the whole rabble of infidel malcontents, but the ordinary careless— i/ic omt-
ifOH— they act so too, for they frequently quote detached portions of scrip-
ture, perverting and wresting it from the tenor of the Word of God, to sup-
port error. Now it must be apparent, that if a believer should be asked a rea-
son of the hope wiihin him, he would present but a sorry spectacle if he could
not support a single doctrine of scvipture,//'OWi scrvpt.ure; and, moreover, he
would not be able to do what St. Peter states it is his duty to do, 1 Teter
iii. 15., and consequently, could not possess '-a good conscience."
The Saviour's answer to the temptation last brought forward is ; **It is writ-
ten again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord tliv God." Tlie Saviour resists,
and overcomes the temptation, not by the power he posse.sscs as God and man ;
but by the all important statement," It is written," with the quotation
needed from the Word. The Saviour is the believer's jynttcrn. Reader, be
careful to imitate the Saviour ; it is thus you resist the tempter.
«' Again, the devil taketh dim up into an exceeding high mountain, and
sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of thorn ; and saith
imto him. All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and wor-
ship ME.'* Was ever a" more horrible temptati; n presented by the tempter
than that, to thee, trembling believer ? Never ! It could not be. But of the
Saviour itwas said, in Isaiah liiic. f> v. "neithc' teas ar.y deceit in his mouth."
Be encouraged, then, believer, and remember that temptation is not stn; it is
yielding TO temptation that comtitutes the sin. When the dcvi! presented
the tempt.ition above referred to, he omitted to quote from scripture, for ho
does not like scripture, excepting to v.rest it, and injure the sons of men.
Our Lord refutes this last temptation with, Get thee hence, Satan ; Fou IT
ts WRITTEN Thou shalt worship the Lord thy (rod, and him only shalt thou
serve." If the reader will look in Duet, x c. 20. v. he will see it reads thus
"Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God ; Ilim shalt thou serve, and to llim shalt
thou cleave, and swear by his name." " Then,'* continues the evangelist,
"the devil leaveth Him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him,
It was the Old Testament our Lord quoted from; and sodi<lhis apostles and
followers. And never should it be forgotten, that our Lord has given us a
LAW,and that law is to read the Old Tertamknt ; for that was the book
he referred to in John v c. 39 v. " Search the scriptures ; for in them ye
think ye have eternal life, and they are they which testify of me.'* Yes,the
Old Testament testified of Jesus. 'J'hc '^ gospels" and " epistles," were rot
then written; the "^Nctsof the Apostles" were not then performed;
the : Apocalypse or Revelation not revealed.
The «arly christians read much and prayerfully in the Old and Neir Tes-
\
i
\
iresunptMHt or
, is to teach </c- I
]
all ttjy ways" it :
iiestion, against |
iv c, 6 V. ' T\\e '
>ut, as quite un-
, Voltaires, amt
^less— i/ic 071/ 1- ]
lortions of scrip- ^
of God, to siip-
bc asked a rea-
tacle if he could
id, moreover, he
r to do, 1 Teter
e."
il is ;**It is writ-
Saviour resists,
IS God and man;
h the quotation
rn» Reader, be
ter.
I mountain, and
thorn ; and saith
down and woR-
,1 by the tempter
the. But of tho
lit in his moutli."
IS NOT stn; it is
: devi! presented
scripture, for ho
sons of men. '
, Satan ; for it
I only shalt thou
see it reads thui*,
md to llim shalt
the evanf;elist,
;tered unto him,"
his apostles ami
d has given u* a
lat was the book
; for in them ye
fme.'» Yes,tlie
>istUs/' were rot
then performed ;
d an«l Neir Tes-
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tameiits. If you read Baxter, if )0U reaa Bunyan j if you read Wesley, if
you read the produ-jtions ol' any n-arth/^ m the ditforfnt chttrches, who»e
writino-s liave been effective in probing the hearts of liie people, yoa mu^t
perceive the profound knowledge sucU writers hid of the scrij)tures,
lleader, be emineutty a person ot one book, as your chief book. Head, judi-
ciou.^iy, good books; youluneno time to squander on trashy, light, useless
literature. "Todd's Student's Manual, "is very cxcelleuijand cheap loo.
Act that book oitty student or no student. Head D'Aubigne's " Ivcforma-
tioo;" Paley's Works;" "Wesley's Sermons,'^ and books a judicious ai»d,
pious friend may iccoauncnd you to read, and u woridof excelle»«:e will opeii'
up bi'fore you,
Lv Young Hum PHHKY. '
[Journal »
Cranbrook, September 21, 1859.
i LETTER VII.
" In summing up the Advantage* of lleaditjg, we might refer to the
vast world jt opens up before us. The world of thought, in which you lind
the undisputed pre-eminence of the tuipire of mind. Empires have been
founded, they have been i)rosperous and 'uighty, they havetlouvished in unwont-
ed magniikence, they have given evidence of decay; they have decayed, they
sw\k, and all that remains of them is found on the page of history; but the
Empire of mind shall ever continue. It shaU survive : —
*' The wreck of matter
And the crash of worlds."
CRASH, the very letters forming the word, seem to produce a stunning eflect
and the imagination seems to convey an overwhelming idea of the din oc-
casioned, by the crash ol worlds ; but amid all this uproarious coH)binalion,
amid the death or worlds the Empire of mind shall stiil live. Nay
more, when Old Time's vast pendulum shall cease its vi(>rations ; the Emjure
of' mind shall siill continue. It .shall nevkr cease to exist. Like the lire
of the grace of God, spoken of by the prophet, it shall never go out.
It seems well nigh impossible, to possess a key opening up to us in the
world of thought, an acquaintance with the eternal world to which wc are go-
ing, and our friends and relations, and the entire human race are goinsr, and
yet, refuse to use that key L;' possessing ourselves of the necessary jmicti-
ad knowledge^ to lit us for a seat at Gods right hand, lor evermore. But
that key is possessed by niatiy, who refuse to use it aright. Header, pray in
faith to the Lord, that you might be enabled to use it aright, and that the
writer might.
Amoug other advantages, reading confers ou us, i.s that of livin'^ in the
pa^t, Nai)oleon dietl some years before 1 was born ; at present, 1 am reading
the best * i^ife ' of him I have yet seen , and it seems to n»e as though i know
him qiiitc well, the intelligent reader will understand, hmv I know hioif
Jlistor^a!ly, in tha same .seu.>ethat wc know Uumiibat,a«d Scipio, and Arts-
tides, iiud ftocrates, and a host of other celebrities. VVe can trace accuratt;.
«y.
Ill
h^ inovttnu'nl": ol lutiuiis cauu iamgus, aow extiatt, by Uiing this good
I
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■I
%«r. Tvading, Another advantage, w that of Himg in the p esent, I
knew a boy who at iwelre years of ajje, mspectea the t oreign Department, in
the Mark I .ana Sxjtress, on his return home from «;hool, each .Saturday, to
««« uhat Mahomet All was doing in E^ypl, what the Sultan was doing m
Turkey what Espartero, Duke of Vittoria, was doing in Spam, what Don
Mic'uel was doing, while opposing Don Pedro in Porlugal, what was going
«o m Greece, what was transpiring in India, what m Canada and what m the
United States. I wa-j not surprised at the Ooy, he merely wished to liyc to
tlte pres-iut. We now conclmie without eilia«stittg the suhjecl, our letters o»
tile Advantages of Heading.
Young lIuMPHRiy.
CiiMlpbySejiteiiiber 6» 1862. MSS.
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the p esenl, \
1 Depitrtmeut, in
ach .Saturday, to
tan was doinn^ in
Spain, what Don
what was going
a and what in the
wished to iiire in
cl| our tetters on
I lIuaiPHRiy.
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MY OLD FRICNDSw
•ii-\
The word bM something attached to it very grateful to me. There is sotne-
tthing of profound pleasure in knowing that I have the sympathy of a much lov-
-cd one. and consult his advice with reference to my movements. Ihat plea-
-sure is heightened if the person in question has done much to oblige me, and
much to oblige my friends and relations, and has even disobliged himself, bf
■obliging me and mine, I call such an one my friend It pleases me to
ace him, whether he be comely in appearance, or not. The sound of his voice
is sweet tome, Tho meation of liis name even, or seeing his name written,
cither by himself, or some other person, or seeing his name in some of the
publications of the day, sends a thrill of pteasure to my heart. My feelings
for such a friend are similar to those a certain eminent divine in London ex-
perienced, as he thought of his native place,Ca?»/>orwe ; and as he thought of
It, for the pure gratification of looking at it, he lorate it on his finger nail.
One can smile at the good man's being so sensitive, but the smile is one of
sympathy, and not of reproof. It is a cJiaracteristic of a pleasing descrip-
tion. It presents some of our finer emotions to view, for it brings the truth
full before us, i\i7Lifnendshif> existsin name and in reaUfy too. And there
U a friendship of a brighter character, and we. believe that when Dr* Voung
gafe the lioes to the World :
■ "From ttriewdahip
Angels gather' fcalf' their Joy,"
be but gave a tretb borne out hj the Holy Sctiptures, Tne thoughts thus
expressed are produced in consequence* of 4Sur thinking of by-gone scenes.
We may be allowedj possibly ito refer tftour boyish days. It fell to our lot at
that time 4o attend a school in tbevery. ancient and truly venerable town of
Wittchcombe. Tl»e town in (question existed in the days of the Faxons. Its
ancient name wa» W incelcoir be, so named from <its position, b«rng situated
in the corner of a valky. Different n*6narchs, both before and after the eon-
quest, bad visited tbe otd town, and its ancient abbey, and aUo the neighbor-
ing and magnificent Sudley Caetle. Legends, and tales of a m'\rvellous char*
acter abounded in such a k>caHty ; and as a niatter of course, we felt a great
pleasure as we rambled in the neighbourhood of the castle, and retailed tbe
tales we ha i picked lup to -our listening ampanions. It wa s here that
Catherine Parr, the last Queen of Heary VIII, and widow n( Lord Seymof
was Iburied. But I gfordoear, intending, if spared, to give an article on that*
fiibject in Ihc future. One feels an interest in such association? ; and yet,
wiii it be believed, (there were three householdort in tliat town, ar.<iat the pre*
sent moment, and at that time we felt more interest in them and their familici,
than ni any thing else besides. Their full names could be given, but pru-
dence forbids it. It would be taking too much liberty with them we there-
fore simply give the initials of their surnames* Mr. S— — — , Mr. W—
and Mr. T— — . 8ome persons residing in tbis provinee, as their eye restn
.Qii tbueouimuBicatiiiQ. will know the bl^thr^n in auefiion, Thev WKTtf ajU
it-
's i
:J
•»
ill
Weisl«)ran MeUi04li»ts, :ind inorevvr, tli«; tttaiidartlfi of Wcsleyati Metlioilisni
in ihat town ; and as tny ever to be revered |>artn(s were staiulards, too,
in the neighbouring village of llaivling;, my native |)Iace; it so happened, that
my pareob were very inliinate with them and so ivere lljeir families with our*.
it gave me pjeasingemottons, of a character beyood description, to seetither
of those worthy friends pav a visit to my father's rcMJence. O datjs far
ever fled, yc are gpne-^aad ^onc for tv€)'\ Ilaj^jjj days\ Mtmory loves
Sohnge- ou you. But ye are gone! A tear unbidden, presents itselfin
the eye of th« wriler, but he can drop a tear on days of chiidhc'od, us a hiw
ful tribute to/Jtenijixnd pass ou.
Of the three friends mentioned, A!r, S— — — , w;:s tlie most iatcresting in
conversation. It alVorded the present writer unbounded rJitisfaction to listen
to him, as he sat with our fanjily in the o?d house at home. He knew all
;the movements with reference to circuit affairs, coulu give an account of all
words he h;id l.eard uttered iu any oflicial meeting he had attended : he was
indeed better than a reporter; for while a reporter would merely furnish the-
. actual mutter, our friend 8—— -—would give his account of the words spoken
and describe the style of the speakers and their movements sq vividly, that
it seemed to us as though we iccre in lite meeting ourse/ves. And then he
abounded in anecdotes, and knew well what to select, to interest and instruct;
so that we felt when he came, as though i<udden/y possessed of a new and
splendid library and also of j)anoramic vieivs of the scenes described!
Me was a man possessing extraordinary powers of mind. He was a Local
Preacher too, on the Ch'^ltenhaiti Circuit, and a very gooJ one. It may be
vanity in the writer, but he would rather think it !>atisfaction,that induces him
lo mention some very pleasing circumstances here in connection with the Chtl-
tk^nham Circuit. We had on the plan two brethren of note in tiic religious
trorjd. — Thorns J«iran»,Esq|., and Alderman dearth, recently from Leeds.
Two other brethern of et]ual note were possessed by us, though they were
not Local Preachers, yet they were very useful gentlemen,— iiobert Aliddlc-
ton, Esq., and Thomas Walker, Ksfj., Mr, Walker came from ^^tocktou.
The reader, if he does not know any of the gentlemen named, personally, must
ituow some of them at least by name. We had other men of importance too,
Miii they vfevewJiole souled men ) and their plans — their operation* —their
«very movement— was 6'to??i/>f with true nobtlilff^ The consequence was,
that our olliciul meetings were very interesting j and Mr. 8. - —" 'being a busy
4iiaQ, and useful too ; and usually an attendant at those meetings, it &0 happened
Uwt we obtained yll the information from him we wished to have. But lime
roli^id on, and changes were produced. Mr, 6> — *— unhappily gave way to.
itttonieation ; but he gave evidence of being reclaimed, jtnd would possibly
Uavc be.eu reinstated by his brethren in hJ5> tormer position, when death pri-
vsnted it, by snatching him away into the eternal world. He died quite wdf
denly, being precipitated from his conveyance alter night, as lip wa» coming
home from Cheltenham. Ha wa» picked uj» and taken home, but ere morn-
ing dawued had breathed his last. We all indulged a hope, hotvever, from
lt»e evidence given jost before his death, while in iiealth, that ha wa>» saved
Tbi« case admonished ali at u« to W tontinuaUy ou th« ivatch tower, watching
•into prayer* ..; .• ... • • ..... „i rinM-
The 0e!trfri«ndf*e tAhM lo ww Mr, W—. He started on Iii* course in
I
Metlioilisni
lulartls, too,
ippened, thut
IS %vith ours,
to see iiiher
datjs for
tmory loves
jnts iiselfin
I, tis a hiW'
ntcresting hi
Lion to listen
le knew all
;count of all
led : he was
furnish tUe-
'ords spoken
vividly, that
Uid then he
md instruct;
a new and
described f
M'iu a JUocal
It may be
induces him
th the Chtl-
tiic leligicuji
from Leeds.
1 they were
}€it iVliddlc-
n Stockton.
iooail3",i»ust
ortanc* too,
ion* —their
ifjuence was,
being a busy
so happenuU
. But litne
jave way to.
luld possibly
tn ^eathprt*
cd quite »Md|
was coining
lit er« morn*
wever, from
i was savtid
er, watching
bis courae in
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«ompnrativcty humble lifA, but eventually became a trailcsman of good stand-
ing in the town of Winchconib. His faintly still nip.infain their position in
the same toivn, and other branches of them in other towns. Two
of his sons, intimate friends of mice, are both W'esleyan Ministers at home.
Their names are Charles and Joseph. Both of them arc laborious encrcretic,
use ful young men. But with reference to Mr. W , he was useful too.
Ke occupied an honourable position for many years as a l^ocal Preacher on
our Circuit. The Lord had given hiui what the old fashioned people termed
a" goofl ■voice,'" and he well knew how to use it. I well recollect, when a
child, liis singing bms'. it certainly seemed to us, that he made the singing go
rather bi'tter than comnu»n^vsi\im he was ap^^ointed our preacher for the day.
IVe do like g'odsing'ng. It makes the meeting at least one third better
to have good singing, A curious thought now occurs to ns: we have seen
apiece of poetry tn the mother country^ comparing the different ministers of
our denomination at home to certcdn choice Jloioer.<^ but the local preachers
to potatoes — goo(i,vi\\o\e.fio\-\\e,and iiliaays in sieasofi. So with IVIr. VV —
he was always in season, as he was always willing to towlc. We feel partial
;toa willing man, albeit, he hath to work somewhat hard, generally speaking.
Another good trait in Mr. W^ was, he knew you when he tms away
from his home, and if you happened to call upon him when he was at home, he
knew y.ou !thtn^ We like such persons icery muck indeed. But we
must not pause to iTxoralize. It remains for us to say, that not long since,
Ihis sentence occau's in one of my sister's letters,— *' Mr. IF— es dead,^
iSimpleasihe sentence was, it produced a deep efl'ect upon us. Forthwith
wc wrote a letter of sympathy to Mr« VV-~and family, condoling witi
them in their bereayv,enient.
We now refer to the last friend mentio8ed--Mr. T— . He was a Wei
leyan Methodist, aod a class leader too, A man of influence, resembling t
deep river in some respects ; flowing onward through the vale of time, ajid
throwing around him fertility and health. He was eminently a business man^
and most tliaroughly a useful man* A* he was a banker, and a very kind
one, l»e was occasionally very useful to us. Almost every business man in the
neighbourhood,could obtaio the valuable as!iis;tance of Mr, T— in a.casc of
need. Uis advics too, was invaluable in cases requiring it, Loo"
shall I remember his kindness on tlwj death of my hoaored father^
Peace to his meujory i Bwi we must proceed. Another letter j«st received
from hoine says. ''Mr, T died on Gocd Friday. JJis death tms *>^ ex»
pectcd by his family and friends. Trie tchole town feels his loss." This coin
inunication caused tue to tecl acutely. That generation k passing away.
Wc too shall follow. One more item, and a i)ieasing one. Mr. J^ 's
family, Mr. VV s family, and Mr. T— 's family, are nearly eve«y one of
iimn^gooA Wesley an Methor/ists, Some members oi each of the families
stillieside in Wiuchcomb. Instead of the fathers, there arc the children.
The promise of holy writ is there verified, if/u j ii as it shoidd be-^as ii al-
frays ought to be, . , • .,
Os^t§y 3tission, Ju^ 28,185(1. '
' ^YourW HUMPHHET.
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EldHTEEN-nUNDRKD AND nFTY-FlYE,
Ibe ff^towing moral reftecfiow were written in a part of the township of
0*prejf , rec«nt!y «e!tled. Tlw eretks not briilgetj, the roads rough, the tlear-
fttg« email, atid the «now storms of that winter heavy and severe, tended to
render the powtion of the writer romantic in the extreme, while writog at the
solemn hour of mtdbigUt, in the residence of the new settler, after the family
had retired' to rcsd
September 9*. lS6f^;
1 thotight the last day of the year presented a ihemc for profitable reflection.
Sable night rests now on this portion of our earth, I cannot attend a watch-
liight this year, although* I hare been aoi^istomed to do so. This is written
ina wildpapt? of ourCafiKida. It is th*' day on which an appointment talis,
in this part of our misswiH It took place at half-past si« p. m. At its close «e
knelt in silent prayer Ths congregation \m\e retired, as the roads are bad,the
snow deep, the country new, it is impracticable^ at present, to hold a watch-
ni^ht service. Yet two hours and a half^ aind the year 1855 will be numbered
wuh the dates- ef olden time. How folemn.-how important the thought, wi(h its
nssociations. JVly mind runs back to the past. Mtsntally, I again occupy my
accustomed position at home. In imagination 1 take my seatin the Wesleyan
chapel,inVVinehcomb,i«»the CheltenhamCrrcoit. There are the galleries, and
the old square pulpit, and^the minister within it. I U'ok around, but whatdo 1
behold^ Possibly if there, 1 should perceive that during fir* year* absence
death hath taken some- of ttie occupants^ ft-om theit* pews. I will, however,
suppose they are still there. The building is lighted^ and bcat*!d, the congre-
pat.on seated^ the service proceediug, A \iFfeighty sermon- is- delivered*- 'Hie
minister recollects that time i» connected with' eternity. He' prwache*
as thoujuh actountabiCify and respons*^lvty were attadimdt&'himv Me feels
kv^ subject, so do his audience* They listen, not as uiapires*. t<J»decide
wtiether the sermon i»a good one, or t» middling one', but as probationers, to
reap all the advantage they can from it t The sermon closss and then another
ttrother gives a* exhortation, and some of the friends engage in prayer. 'Jirne
listless, and impetuous, siill rolls onward. The old year is just about to pass,
the new one to commence. All engage insUent prayer, C^oiue perhaps arc
lbrmal,but Many we sincere, gratitude for past and present mercies, dedication
of talents, iime and milsuence to the lyrd,.is the subject ofjheir prayers.
The new year has begi*n, the people are called upon to at ise. llwy sing that
fiodold byumttG ibe nobk tune our Methodist fathers ap|)ended lb it.
*^Come, lei us anew oat journey pursn*!
' ItoU round with" the yoar,
And never stund Mtiil till :hc Master oppear.*'
The minister from the p«!pit wishes each one &httjtpt/ncw yf;ar. The
congregation retire. A* they leave the edifice for the stieei, the p«a! of th«;
merry belts from the old lower in the distance, eecd their intimation to all
w.oMftd that a newvear has commenced. 1 pause. This is now |ta*st. Thu
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e township of
}gh^ the ctear-
!re, tfndei! to
writog at Ihc
ter the fuiiiily
ibtereilcctton.
Ltend a watch-
^his is written
ointment fal!»,
AlI itsc!o>c «e
ids are bad,t!ic
liold a watcl:-
H be nurnbfct«d
lought, with its
ain occupy my
i the Wesleyan
e galleries, and
but what do 1
jearn absence
wiU» ho^fever,
id, th« congre-
»liv€re<Jf Tfie
He preaches
kimv IAg feels
ires^ t<J»deciJ«
•robationers, to
id th«n Another
prayer, 'iime
t about to pa««,
le perhaps are
cies, dedication
\ their prayers.
l'ti«y hia« ihitt
;a tto it.
Uf yt;at. The
the p«a! of th«;
itimatioa to it II
tOMT |a*tt. Tbte
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n
Atlantic's mighty billows arc now rolling between ine anti those >cenei. , Be
it «o. It is all right. 1 have been repaid for coming to Canada. God has
given me souls for my hire. The salvation of one soul is worth more than
countless worlds. But now, a thought presents itself to my mind. Ti.ore
is a possibility of my meeting with those much loved friends before thctlnwie.
I can meet with them now in spirit before the loercy seat. O, what a pri-
vilege ; bow bright mul imdying the chain of Christian love. It extends
into eternity. As Baxter observes, Christian friendship, is lut coinmcnced
io time, it is perfected in eternity. But time will ?oon cease, and ■. lernity
commence, or rather I shall inhabit it. And, reader, you will inhabit Itl
Allow a stranger to you, to present this request— ^/ve for eternity. \.jq{ us
iletcrmiiie, by the grace of Liod enabling, to be the Lotd's in time, and then
shall we be his in eternity. The present year is about to close. It is goinf.
AUuw mc^ old year, to address thee. * I have not duly impro.vevl thy ujo-
ments/ * 1 have not valued thee sufficiently,' 'I prize thee old iii^iud.'
' Wilt thou not advise me how to act lor the future.' Metliinksi the old
year tolls me each day lo start with this motto. * Live to-day,' The Lord
assisting me^ I tvilL Reader — v/dl you\ Perhaps thou are ag'id, then
lice to dayy it is of the deepest importance, for thou wjit soon be called
\\\\\\ to pay the debt of nature. Possibly thou art niidd'e aged, and active-
ly engaged in the tlutijs of life—take care— do not g^c thyself to business
so fully, as to excltide more important aflairs, but let our motto rule thee
* live to day.' But you are young, you say, and strong, and healthy, well
then, * live to day ;* not an iota toa much time, or talents, or ^l^axi caa'st
thou make, or use for God. Up and be doing, duty calis thee to enlist on the
Lord's side and fight manfully the battles of "the Lord. I now must say,
farewell reader, for the present, and farewell old year, till we meet at the'
last tribunal ; I. have been writing slowly, and thinkiug, .ind now the time bas ■
come for prayer, as at the watch-night service. * • • Jt is over. • •'■
18.^6 has commence*!. New year, emblem of youth and hilarity, 1 conffattt^ '
late tbcc, O, may I improve thee. Ueader, I wish thee a happy new'year; '
. YOI/'NG Kt'^lPIjREY. ' .
Ovjirey Mission, J an. l$t, 1S5G.
\Gumdian.
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MY SON S DEATH.
Possiby, getttle reader, I was wrong, ir regard to certain iuipressionsy in.
tlays of yoiKj. ft must be acknowledged that tt luii wr/jftg* Hearing that
an infant, of young child, was dead, it was our wont to respond—' WeU, i%
was ouly i\ little thing; and yet we were not so cruel as thouidUless. It
was oply little, it is true; but then, it might be all the world to its pareat*.
•At all events, our feelings on the subject are much changed. And we caxi't
help It ; and we would not, even if we could ; it would be so unnatural.
Leaving the babe and its youthful mother in good health, we found our-
;Belves in the pleasant busy town of S , the county town of old N ;
«r as, it iS tern n modern parlance, glorious old N . Being detained
beyond our time, obliged by the force of circumstances, tp stop the second
fiighl in town, we arose, breakfasted, and started at six o'clock, in a :\ovem-
jber morning, homeward. On arriving at the rural and secluded village of
f. , we called on our fi'iend Rev. I. B ; after a little conversation,
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Sister B, Mid, « Have you heard from home, tioce you Uftf • No,' wai
our response ; we begMi to feel uneasy, and yet dar«d not asfe M«"««on «»
the subiect. * I am to be at your house by two o clock,' wid Bro. ii .
.till we could not ask whether anything had happened; we feared to do so;
after a pause, Bro. B *aid : * Your CH.tD i« bead!* It was then we
m that we could not say,-* /« W'l* onlt/ a tilth thing, •Ow, no. it
Beemed to us Uke losing a u^^rW ; jes, like a ^"y^^Y.^y/^Vr^W
world, LOST-~or,Ot least, GONE. Only eight days ^^l^^J '^^^^^f *";/"J
Tet we felt. • * Language b too meagre. • * 1 thought ! could say
« bow » but I r,annoU But one feature was toss ; another (hsappotntment ;
and vet aaother chastened anguish. And there was a feehns;, joyous, even
ioericf. * .% child,'— » owr child,* rather, for I saw my young partner
M- ,nol literally, but mentally, waitin? in suppressed anguish for myself
at home . ♦ Our CHiLD is m Heaven ''**** * ,^ . , .
On returning borne, my M , as she saw me enter <»*« /f "• ^"^^
afresh into tear*. Prawing my chair beside hers, we sat, an* both wept/
and both fell resigned, and both felt our language was :
*" A Father's hand prepares titt CttJ^
And what He wills is best/'
' Thy will be done in earth as it is in beat cn»'
YOVNG IIVMPHRCY.
Mono Mills, March 5, 1861. [Guardian,
«IMM«AMM*M» '
\mmf\ *'
THE PEN.
Ah bow small it is ; what can such a little object effect t Far more than
Aliadin's wonderful lamp, the tale states, that brought rtclies | but the pen
uwerns all. What could mouarchs effect without it. How could they
fuake themselves heard 1 Not by iheir voice, for they are in that particular
like other men. Not by travel, for then they wou'd exhibit the carrying
out of perpetual motion. But the pen effects it. Ga«e we on a Napoleon,
with his ftword beside him, and at the little unassuming pen ift hi» hand.
Which effects most, his sword or his pen ? We think the preponderance w
in favor of his pen ; with that he attaches Napoleow to the bulletin or offi-
cial document; sometimes applauding ; sometimes- inciting j and as a conse-
ottence he gives crowns and kingdoms to his relations and to his favorites.
Let us leave that royal personage, and refer to another, in whom we have an
interest, our belored Queen. We all remember the Queen's Letter to the
troops in the Crimea. That letter will be treasured in the affections of
tho8« heroes as long as memory shall be continued them ; and may be tound
aad read bv future generations on the page of history ; but those sweet,
nerving, and loving words, came, or were made tangible by the pen.
Greatest boon given to th« sons of men— The Bible-^but those great,
sublime, and noble truths, were preserved for us by »>'» Pen ; and we bless
God for it. , . „ a
The Pen ? much more could we say, but busmt. «l» ttS away ; ana,
therefore, reader, farewell, but do not forget the nobU- , ..
Young Humphrey.
Simcoe, March 12, 1859. IStandard,
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y^
r •No/ w»i
: a question on
d Bro. B ,
red to do so;
tt was then »tf
♦ Oil, no,* it
and complete
t was ali ; and
ght I could say
appointment ;
igr, joyous, even
young partner
guish for myself
the house, Ldrst
and both wept^
VMPHRCr.
[Gusadian
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Far more than
es| but the pen
How could they
in that particular
ibit the carrying
E! on a Napoleon,
pen \tt his hand. •
preponderance '%%
le bulletin or offi-
&n<l as a conse-
to hi» favorites.
whora we have an
n's Letter to ths
the affections of
ind may be found
but those sweet,
the pen.
-but those great,
&n; and we bless
\\h us away ; and,
Humphrey. |
[^Standard*
POEMS BY MATILDA.
ON THE DEATH OF THE EEV. J. M. CLARK
Wulfyan Mmister of the Mon« Ciremt,
The writer wsw present with hirn a\ a nocia! T«ft V*«».
tng, i>n the tlth April, Bt 6 P. M. He prrsidt-d, t"4
made « upetch. He was then indisposed, but verxnui
<ie»r« w«re imt enteriaiiied thai it would pn ve latal. B«
expired ilie 17th April, at half-past one o'clock, P. M. :
•fed 21 years. He li ft a young partner hehuid him, af:g
•n infant eight months old. When he died hit you»n
Wife was suffering from the same malady, and the n»^a«i;
btti the f>^r4 WW fit to restore tbem to nesltti tiwl «njoy«
tntnu
^ow ead and changing :s the state
Of mortals here below;
To^ay we live in vigorous bloom
Tomorrow are U-id low.
Soatch'd in a moment from iho earth,
By God''8 Ahuighty hand;
He who has left us here to mourn,
Dwells in a brighter land.
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I love to peer into the HeaveiM.
And know thou dwellest there ;
O, happy, happy spirit, thou,
Freed from all earthly caro.
O, could we cast aside the vei!
That hides our gaze from thee,
And see thee as thou sittest now,
Beside the Deity ;
Would we not check the heaving sigh.
And wipe the falling tear,
And say, ''I will not call thee back,
To linger with oie here."
Ab, no f for him I murmer not ;
He from all pain is freed ;
*Ti8 for the loved one of his heart,
My heart for her does bleed.
fie from all earthly care has cea»ed,
And dwells forever blest ;
Bnt she must wander here below,
And seek in vain for rest.
' Death ! death ! how dismal does the sound
Ring in her widowed ears ;
:flhe clasps her infant to her breast;
And bathes its face with tears.
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(Tm j«»y, ^tia pttiQ} to look aud tie*
I'hy t'at}>cr*a tac« iu thee ;
licnlb t>ack i^aiittu) memoiy
Oi jo)'<i uo more for me.
Ob» c(>u!4 I heli» IW tn^ forget
Thiiv« a.uoiujiing woo j
Aim! feci vk'^mm the joy.4 of life,
Thut naw th^u cnust tiot kuuw. ^ •
But God aioao cnn gutdo thee s&fe.
And ha tha widow's friend ,
Cust utl thy carei at Jesu»* ft-ot,
ilo'U keep thae to.tbe «nd»
Accept ft tear of pympatliy
Fronc me^ iny sistei- dear }
9 May <Jod support thoo u\ lb/ grief.
And Lear the widow's prater.
April, 185B. Matilda.
rJocmal.
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I AM PINING AWAY.
Matilda wtut*. ib;4 Pf>«iu wUi;« Edtmuid WM siek.
The bloom has faded from my cheek j
My j(;3hh has pasl away !
Aud I am now a wretched tfxcxkf-
Of IJogering decay !
I am pining away ! away f awajr I
Beneafh the summer's sorching myl
Butworae than this, within my lu-ea4fc
Beats a sad heai-t, which knows no test.
And why 'tis thus, I need but say,
My hopL'3 were blighted in d day?
Aud since that .i'aej, Jhe Jove uit66t
Hath fled, and U^t ]j"t iW'^come nnjL
My moni of life Lad just begna.
To brighten, aa the rising sun;
Oh, happy time ! then I was bJest,
I bad the one, my heart loved beat!
But oh, how fleeting and how vaio,*^
fo were but messengers of pain j
The thread on which ray hopes were hung,
Gave way, iad I am now undone*
That moment shall I 'ere forget.
Until life's weary sun has set ?
Me thought the stroke I could not bear !
My mind was filled with dark despair t
I live, but every hope has fled,
And grief bows down my weary head ;
The hand is gone, that wiped my tears,
The voice that hushed my risiag feart.
tt
Oh oii^lit I for * m4tn«tit rett^
My aching head ujwn his br«u| ?
But ho I thai booii doth Mearen ifimjr.
And must i «ink itt gtief, and dio ?
Th« •an still tmvelii ou hk \tay,
Andftit around ij'2em3 brijrht and gaj;
But nothing has a charm for mo,
Thdre'tt nought can fill this vatanoy.
'TIs thou, Oh God, who took away.
The star that lit n.r early day j
Thai etar still brighter yat may btirn,
Theu ahat! ary boaom ceAse to mount .
Wmten iu :h« duuuavr of iWt,
1!atii.da.
tUuanlian.
UNKNOWN BUT NOT UNLOVED.
SUter Beat is in EttglatHl, ih«j is |ti« •Unknown, but
iiotHMjo»e(l»»«ftbe foUowiuj itaiiVM. Matitdm never
•aw hcr.—luDMv'»».
Uuknowa but not aoloved one,
Thou art ever dear to me i
I always do remember thee,
When e're I bow m/ knee.
I fancy oft I see thee,
With thy cairn and heav'nly form ?
Aa gentle as an angel,
Just ia life's aunny mora.
But a^ cloud is hroodiug oV ihee,
Alas ? there's trouble ther? :
Thoa'rt mourning for the absent one,
In thoughts of deep despair.
Bat hark ! there ia a whisper,
"Shall I ever meet him mote ?"
Ah yes, I fain would hope io, • .
Before life's journey's o'er.
A«o tr I KETEB mejst'theb.
• Ik this world of grief and woic '
I hope I shall in HEAVEN,
With thy robes as white as snow ,
And may Heaven's power guide thee,
In all the paths of peace ;
So vre may meet in glory,
W here all life'a troubles cease !
Then fare-thee-well, thou loved one,
K/Ttt k/^ax^ nrli.!. ~»:_f J 1
i'.jr nu3iL mtn jjiici uucs ;jurxi,
The more I think upor. thee,
• The miore I've cause to mourn.
MSS. Matilda.
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<'1S LITTLE WESLEY SLEEPING YET?''
wliil^v The yoHUg wife regarded the question m a
nSan/holy^'e^Ja, arfd compost the followmg Ju.es o.
iiio circumstance.
Thus the words were lightly spoken,
But they touched a mother's heart :
And the cord of love unbroken,
Caused my tears afresh to start.
Yes, little Wesley's sleepino,
In his cold and grassy bed ;
They laid him in that lonely spot
AUoted for the dead.
Twelve months of sin and sorrow.
Oil the wings of ti-^ le have sped,
Since they tore ray darling from my breast,
And said that he was dead.
I gazed upon the little form,
So cold, so pale, so still ;
It was then I felt how hard it is.
To suffer my Master's will.
Still as I gazed upon him, •
And thought, he can't bo dead,
A thought pass'd through my bosom,
Nay, 'tis but the spirit fied.
'Tis but thy Wesley's silent clay,
That is buried in the tomb •,
For his little angel spirit,
In Paradise doth bloom.
Matilda.
<Juardian. November, 1860.
ON THE DEATH OF TWO BELOVED
^ . CHILDREN.
COMPOSED BT REQUEST FOR MUS. C R-
The little cirl, aged »ix years, while dying, on seeing
hJstep-nX;weep,«ai/: "Mother, don't cry, 1 m«,
kHt I shaU live again f"
They sat upon the threshold
Sporting with childlike mirth ;
Keeping the sacred festival,
That gave their father birth.
But death on his pale horse passed by,
And stamped His seal upon their brow ;
Whenlo! their mirth is changed to gncl,
HJach face is ^rapt in sadness now..
2»
> nd now the auxioui mother •it*
To watch, beside the couch of p*iu,
She weeps, for ah I she canuot hope,
She ere may call them hers again.
'Elizabeth' my child 'she cries*
'How can I bear to give thee up?
How can I bow beneath the rod?
Or driuk the drega of this aad cup ?
'Weep not Mamma,' the child replied,
'Though suffering the cutest paio,
1 soon shall be in heaven with Chri»t,
I die— but I shall live again !'
Then calling all the loved ones round,
She bade them all a fond adieu,
And home on holy angel wings
She to the Saviour's bosom flew.
'Tis done, but still the mother clings,
With death-like grasp to save her boy,
Spare him, Oh God \ she wildly cries;
Thou cau'st not quench a mother's joy !
But he whose wisdom cannot err.
Did also pluck this budding flower,
And now it blooms in paradise,
Untainted by earth'a blasting power.
MSS. :Matildav
ON SEEING MY MOTHER WEEP,
Oh mother 1 sacred is thy name,
Though breathed in grief or glee,
Still may I worship at the sound,
Wherever I may be..
'My mother, wipe away thy tears.'
And cheer thy aching brow,
For never did mine eyes behold
Thee sadder look, than now 1'
I sought thee in thy solitude ;
Thine eyes were tilled with tears,
For memory's tide came rushing in.
Fond thoughts of other year's.
Thine eyes are growing dim with age,
Thy locks are turning gray.
And something whispers in mine ear«,
ThDu soon must pass away.
God bless thee dearest mother !
And guide thee by his love.
And take thee home to heaven,
Tn roiurn with him above.
Mfessenger.
Matu-Da,
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caiLD'*^ SVMPATHV,
Ailed forth the annexed citusioii.
I am sitting sad Mid lonely,
A«d ray heart is iiUed with gnef 1
There's not a kind congemal seal,
To offer me relief.
But ft fair sweet child, Rftt on my kne«,
A child that's dearly lov'd by me I
She sat so mute, nor spoke a word,
For she seemed to kuow that my soul was
Thc« she lifted her head,and her 8°^ »»i«« T,
Had caught my grief, for »he heav d awghl
Oh ! how that «igh did thrilt my heart !
And the tears iu my eyea afresh did sUrt,
What sight uvoti earth more dear could be.
Then a chiW endowed with sympathy (
And I 1<i33'd bcr, and whispered in accents
IJod blesd Ihto, and ke^e thee, roy^ darling
That'thv t iider heart may never know
The caw'se of wj agonizing woe.
Me6»ongor,
Matilda.
WRITTEN ON A DECEMBER DAY.
The downv snow h falling fast, .
And all thitigs wear n wintry sight .
The thick blach cU.ud» that gather o er, .
Tell the approach of mght.
And while I'm sitiin* hero alone,
Mv thou-hts ore travelling far away •,
When c're I tiy 10 cali *^e'" •»**"»
UnwiUiugly they stay.
Fager, futuriiy to 1; now.
They take their will-og flight •,
•But lis enough, while here Iwlow,
T*:c puKSKST roll oi"v sjght.
The lleeting wheels of time rull on,
Bearing along each night nud day,
This short-U^'d year, will soou hav« fied.
And all its joys, ar i gri^lii U «P*^d, >«"» ^^'-
nity. ^ V
Bttt oh ! if God shduld *j»ar« my Ufo,
To enter on anolhei- year j
Oh ! may ho he Ip me to improve, • »
And worship hiwi with lovtand fear.
MSS. ***»»^^^*
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