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 To you, the first lady who visUed the "Old Marine," and 
 rclievod him from his " poverty, hunger and dirt," I liave the honor, 
 by permission, to dedic.ito this humble tribute of my pen. If it has no 
 other merit, one at least will be found in the fact that it emanates from 
 an anxious desire to promote Christian charity, throughout this, our 
 New nonunion. 
 
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 PREFACE. 
 
 CiKSAU's despatch after dofcaftng PharnaccB was '' Vvn!, V'uli, Vui." 
 Napier's nftor tbo conquest of Scindo, " Peccaoi." Sir John Col- 
 hornk's when ho reached the " Falls " during the Ilcbellion of 1838, 
 " Here J am with the 43rc?." I adopt for my address the seotcntious 
 language of a greater than cither, *^Neithcr a borroicrr nor a lender be," 
 But oh I dear reader, bo thou a purchaser of this hrochir^, the profife 
 of which will bo devoted to tho " JJoy'a Home," and the " J^^ewsboy's 
 Asylum." , 
 
 The boys from their " Home," tho newsboys from their Asylum 
 whisper, nay cry, " Charity ! " — " The greatest of these is Charity." 
 
 To the tender mercies of a generous public, prompt to aid, when 
 properly appealed to, I entrust this affecting tale ; anxiously hoping that 
 in the first place it may bo suggestive of the sin of selfishness, and in 
 the next of that oommisaeration which ia due to the Buffering poor; they 
 are " always with you," and wo cannot neglect or despise them without 
 incurring tho fearful reproach " I was an hungered and you gave mo no 
 meat, I waa thirsty and you gave me no drink." 
 
 Thf price is that of the rail-road books, in order that it may go off 
 with rail-road apccd ! 
 
 Remember the Bovs ! 
 
 
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 The best introduction to this linirhun- will bo foiiti'l in tho loilowing 
 oxtruct from the Toronto Morniiiri Tvlrciniph of tlie 2il .lanunry, 1800. 
 
 A l^L v7 YEA?;a CALL. 
 
 " Tn compuny with a frifiiJ, the writer of tliis {luid ;i New V'cJir'svisit, 
 yesterday, to a survivor of the Nile and Tnifil'^nr, who will cciniplote his 
 one huinlrcd (unl scrrnth yc;ir, if ho should ^et through the cold season, 
 on the 20th of March next. The vetcrjin. w!io still retains wonderful 
 possession of his faculties, is not exactly in a position to receive many 
 visitors, liishousc— the better half of which is underLTOund-'^he elevated 
 section being framed of loose boanis with no incunibrancc of lath and 
 plaster — is about ten feet square, and is remarkab'e chiefly for the per- 
 fection of its ventilation. It is well situated about three miles from the 
 St. Lawrence Iliill, and ne;ir to tlie ravine which runs parallel to Yonj^e 
 street on the east side of that great thoroughfare. The furniture of the 
 dwelling consists of a broken stove, two chairs, and two benches or cots, 
 on one of which the old man iinkes his bed ; the other being reserved 
 for his daughter and her two children. The commissariat of the estab- 
 lishment, we must say, is but indifferently supplied. It consi.sted at the 
 time of our visitot one whole pancake, and the half of another ; a oliunk of 
 the saltcst imaginable pork, about half a pound in weight; nearly an 
 ounce of green toji or something resembling it, and about two table 
 spoonfuls of brown or ratlier black sugar ; altogether a very frugal supply 
 for a hero who was fighting by the side of Nelson, before one in a hund- 
 red of us was born. Some of our readers who fare sumptuously every- 
 day, might possibly be able to supplement the old man's winter stock. 
 He gets a daily supply of milk through tlie kindness of Judge Morrison. 
 And if we add that his name is Cordingley, and that his place of abode 
 is easily readied by Yongo Street ; a (juartor of an Ivmr or so from 
 Yorkville being sufficient for the journey — we shall liave possibly said 
 enough to interest some good people in the subject of our notice. 
 
 
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 P* A T R I T I B M , - P I E T Y • - 11 E U E 8 1' 
 

 THE OLD MARINB. 
 
 
 Here is aa episode of thrilling pain, 
 Ou Charity's sweet fiicc u hi Jeous staiu. 
 Could the great limner* both of things nod m«B 
 Peep lit this patriot in his wretched deo, 
 Struggling with poverty and loatlisotno dirt, 
 Without a blanket and without a shirt, 
 Another story he would quickly writo, 
 Condeming selfishness with nil his might. 
 Oh I shades of Nelson, and his great compeer, 
 Who held that "duty" was the one thing dear, 
 Could you but view this classic piece of grouud, 
 Where thoold hero of the Nile was found, 
 Your angry spirits would at once exclaim : — 
 " Where are the guardians of our England's fam«. 
 And where, the offspring of our sires of old, 
 Who held their honour dearer than their gold ?" 
 Nelson would holloa " duty " in our ears, 
 The " Iron Duke" would almost yield to tears. 
 Oh I what in England would they say to this ? 
 Soldiers would call it a decided " miss." 
 
 The New Dominion has its name to make, 
 Her future interests are all at stake. 
 The great Republic — rivals in the race. 
 The prize, bright glory, with abounding grae«. 
 Th3n on this proverb let us take our stand 
 •' The rig'iiteous only can eiult a land." 
 Each has his part responsibly to act, 
 Which is a beautiful, tho' serious fact. 
 Let us resolve upon Ills name to call. 
 The good, the great cnoampie to us all ; 
 The whole philosophy of life — of men, 
 Was taught by Him who would have " spared for ton. 
 His words are simple and His voice sublimo, 
 Announcing glory at a future time : 
 His thoughts on charity, all Christians know, 
 Meant to refresh us in this vale of woe. 
 •Mr. C. Dickens. 
 
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 We enter now upon another year 
 
 Full of kind feelings, and abundant elicer, 
 
 Think then ye rich of Lazarus at your gate, 
 
 Assist the poor, it may be aoou too late ; 
 
 The " poor are always vlth you," while their cry 
 
 Too oft appeals to those who pass them by ; 
 
 He who seeks treasure and forgets his God, 
 
 May one day tremble at his angry nod. .1: 
 
 I ask all classes to find out that place, ' • 
 
 And see this relic of a naval race. 
 
 The man that " braved the battle and the brecz«," 
 
 And sailed with Nelson on victorious seas : 
 
 Him that did duty on Trafalgar's day, 
 
 Cast on a common like a weed, away, • " 
 
 Half buried in a hut beneath the sod, 
 
 A Christian hero waiting on his God.* 
 
 The north wind whistling thro' a shattered door, 
 
 While from the stove whisk iaparks along the floor ; 
 
 His daughter, anxious for her aged sirc^ 
 
 Is cooking something by a scanty fire, 
 
 To kindle which, she braves tlie wintry breeze, 
 
 Gathering scant br;nibles and the bark of trees; 
 
 Her child, deprived of sustenance, and cold, 
 
 Her pallid checks a sorry tale unfold. 
 
 A dart and murky room with fetid air, 
 
 Suggests the thought, can slumber enter there ? 
 
 Yes ! " the rude scaboy on the giddy mast " 
 
 With God his guardian — falls asleep at last. 
 
 And thus we see the merciful " I Am " 
 
 " Tempering the wind unto the shorn lamb." 
 
 Enough, enough, our country must awake. 
 
 And for our honour — yes, for mercy's sake, 
 
 Build up a residence — a fitting place — 
 
 To lodge his form and shield his aged face. ' 
 
 Let U8 remember, m this world's hard strife, 
 
 Devoted to the grinding cares of life, 
 
 Wherever chivalry has pissed away, 
 
 All history points to " ruin and decay." 
 
 The love of gold and of commcrcid gain, ; • - .■ 
 
 * Clio uM man showed Mrs. Howlaiiil a larKc bible presented to him, 
 many yuars previously by a lujy, wliich liu apiicarud to viiiue bighfy. 
 
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 Has left on nations its unholy stain. 
 
 The site of Carthsge soarcely can bo found, 
 
 Both Tyre and Sidon level with the ground ; 
 
 And where is Nineveh with massive walls ? 
 
 And where proud Bubylon with spacious halls? ■ ■ 
 
 Athens, the seat of le&rning passed away, 
 
 And Rome to luxury a wretched prey. 
 
 Where now those sinful mart* upheld by greed, 
 
 Plutus presiding over every deed ? 
 
 With such examples patent as the sun, 
 
 'Tis well to ask, " how shall our race be run ?" 
 
 Let the wise men who regulate the state, 
 
 Prepare this nation for a better fate. 
 
 A recent lecture by a reverend man,* 
 
 Who has the right our frailties to scan, 
 
 Speaks of those sins which we must oft recall, 
 
 But notes dire scljishncss the worst of all. 
 
 Look down the vista of our future years, 
 
 How full of hopes, anxieties and fears, — 
 
 But while these lines in thoughtful mood I write, 
 
 Our noble Viceroy is announced in sight, 
 
 His piestige good — expeiience at his side. 
 
 The ship in safety he is sure to guide. 
 
 The " Empire City " musters all her power. 
 
 With pomp and pugeautry to grace the hour. 
 
 The " Merchant Princes " of that wealthy mart, 
 
 Spare no expense of ornament oi art. 
 
 The French and English make one common cause. 
 
 Honoring the Queen, her virtue, and her laws. 
 
 Armed with fresh power, due hocort ho will give 
 
 To men who work, and for their country live ; 
 
 Men who have borne the burden of the day, 
 
 Full of their duty without vain display. 
 
 If earnest laborers exalt a land, 
 
 To such our Viceroy will extend his baud. 
 
 There is a Bentiment worth serious thought, 
 Not aWays quite considered, as it ought, 
 " That man who niandges two blades to show, 
 Where only one beiurc was known to grow, 
 * Tho llov. Ga,uon Baldwin of Montreal. 
 
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 Has for his country done a greater deed 
 Than the proud victor on his prancing steed." 
 On this great principle we take our stand, 
 And use it to our good throughout the land ; 
 If men who cultivate the moral field 
 Can skilfully produce u double yield, 
 To them the State in gratitude is bound, 
 For mines of wealth evoked from sacred ground. 
 
 The press, the pulpit, and the people say 
 Th?,t vice among the young asserts its sway, 
 The cnuse is evident — those creatures run 
 Wild — from the rising to the settinj^ sun. 
 By this neglect the idle wind we sow, 
 And reap the whirlwind with its deadly blow. 
 To meet this evil must our course be planned, 
 Else the great plague will desolate the land. , 
 Some grand, unselfish effort must be made, 
 On these poor homeless ones to make a raid ; 
 They must bo brought within the law's control, 
 And not permitted through the streets to stroll ; 
 Soon will their crimes be written on their face; 
 To us belongs the sin — the foul disgrace. 
 
 This great, this lovely city of the West, 
 Would fain be called " the wisest and the best." 
 'Tis true, wo see oa Sabbath, great display. 
 With preachers pointing out " the n.irrow way ;" 
 On week days splendid buildings meet the eye, 
 Demandina; praises from the passers by ; 
 But still " a whited sepulchre " is here, 
 Wanting true evidence of godly fear. 
 
 The little children, by divine command. 
 Are tender objects in a Christian land. 
 " Suffer the little ones, forbid them not," 
 Should swell our hearts and never be forgot; 
 Let them be objects of our thoughtful care. 
 Else we are " building castles in the air." 
 Our sin will follov/ to all future time, 
 If wo neglect a duty so sublinio. 
 Unflinching let us do our work to-day, ' • 
 
 And then the " coming men " will gladly say, 
 
 
 

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 " Soc, the example they have left behind ; 
 
 True to thoiusolves, and faithful to m.inkind ! " 
 
 Let us then seize the plough, and ne'er look back, 
 
 Our course is onward, 'tis no devious track. 
 
 By law of scripture we are strictly bound 
 
 Our talents not to hide beneath the ground. 
 
 May then our Viceroy aud all ranks unite • " "'^ 
 
 To turn dire darkness unto shining light. • *:;: 
 
 Thus our Dominion on a rock will stand, ' 
 
 Not on a basis shifting as the sand. ',' • ' 
 
 I've passed the dreaded rubicon of life, 
 
 Mid'st war's alarms and many a civil strife, — 
 
 On proud Busaco's heights I've spent the night, 
 
 Dreaming of victory in the coming fight j 
 
 In Torres Vedr.is lines full many a day, 
 
 Anxious for battle and the deadly fray j ^ 
 
 The dreary Pyrenees full well 1 know, ' ■ 
 
 With all their misery of frost and snow; 
 
 The vast vicissitudes of war in France, 
 
 To ray mind's eye appear a grand romance ; 
 
 On St. Helena's lonely rock I've stood, 
 
 Aud seen Napoleon in his darkest mood. 
 
 In my adopted land through many a year, 
 
 (Fain would I drop the tribute of a tear,) 
 
 I've known man " rise and flourish and decay," 
 
 Who now, I trust, enjoy a brighter day. 
 
 In schools and prisons I have spent much time, 
 
 Teaching the young, — the old — to floe from crime. 
 
 I've counseled soldiers, feeling for their fate, 
 
 Whose gratituio is marked by gift of plate. 
 
 Children have given me that book divine, 
 
 Which tells our dutijs in each sacred line. ' ' 
 
 As to my trials, legion is their name, 
 
 Tliey came in troops when seeking earthly fame. 
 
 Here is a le.-3Son for the proud — the brave, — 
 
 " The path of glory loads but to the grave." 
 
 While " Jonscicnce, which makes cowards of us all,' 
 
 Whispers this fjucstioo, "shall we stand or fall?" 
 
 I answer, suficriug from the world's deep scars, 
 
 " lie builds too low who builds beneath the stars." 
 
 This line is worthy of the noble mind 
 
 That penned " Night Thoughts," to benefit mankind. 
 
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 All Christian churches to my lie.irt f*re dear 
 Thiit propagate the Gospel fir und near ; 
 Their great exertions to a comnioa eud, 
 Wo cannot but admire and much commend. 
 In the same school we may not all be taught, 
 But churity ia kind, and malice n:tnght. 
 Imperfect creatures hanging on an hour. 
 All full of weakness, destitute of power. 
 To my own mother church I simply say, 
 In language used by Goldsmith in his day, 
 " Where'er I roam, whatever realms I see, 
 My heart untravelled, fondly turns to thee." 
 No vanity can now direct my pen, 
 Vexation 1 have found 'mongst sinful men, 
 Of the earth, eaithy, still I look above, 
 And dwell with hope upon rcdeemipir love. 
 Both fear and trembling occupy my mind, 
 While dwelling thoughtfully on things behind. 
 Our Saviour's language in the days of yore, 
 To the poor woman, " Go and sin no more ; " 
 The words oucc spoken on the accursed tree, 
 Are words of comfort also unto me. . 
 
 No strange delusions wrap me in a cloud, 
 Clear are the scriptures, and they speak aloud. 
 1 cannot fold my arms and win the race, 
 Till in the realms of light I see His face 
 Who condescended to let fall a tear, 
 When Israel wickedly refused to hear. 
 If we, poor penitents, but read these well, 
 The faith once given, they are sure to tell ; 
 Warning empht'tica'ly to stand aloof 
 From fallacies that know no bible proof. 
 If in their purity exists one flaw, 
 They come, beyond all doubt, withia the law ; 
 Midst fleshly sins dire heresy appears, 
 It calls for penitence with many tears. 
 
 The dear old bridge where martyrs fought the fight, 
 Let us contend for ; aye, with all our might, 
 With grateful feelings let our hearts abound, . 
 It rest? on spiritual and holy ground. , 
 
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 But never bo it siiiJ, " we once rotiiod." 
 Oil, what a blessed thing is cuiumou sense ; 
 'Tis of more value than poor Peter's pence ; 
 These are of copper, those of purer ore 
 That fills our treasury with more and more. 
 
 Methinks T see our army take the field, 
 
 Thit fine old army that will never yield, 
 
 With all appli inces and means to boot. 
 
 And Minnie Kifles that know how to sliool. 
 
 Then comes amomgst them a presumptions seer 
 
 Who tells them not to arm — " dispel all fear," 
 
 " Your cause is good and providence is near." 
 
 Your drills and practice ground and grand parade, 
 
 Are empty trifles, you require no aid ; 
 
 Your standard and your band with grand display 
 
 Are merely baubles — cast thorn all away. 
 
 You have the spirit working in your mind, 
 
 Go forth and victory you are sure to find. 
 
 If those who answer for the nations weal, 
 
 Would for a moment let such " hosh " prevail, 
 
 The prestige of our name not long would stand, 
 
 Adieu tlio safety of our glorious land 
 
 Make every fellow to himself a law, 
 
 From the " old C(jlonel " to the " Johnny Raw." 
 
 Let every soldier choose his way to fight. 
 
 Then to all discipline I say "good night ! " 
 
 The s).' '' must be kept within control, 
 
 Else it may waste, not purify the soul. 
 
 Our means external must be brought to play, 
 
 Else the result — both ruin and decay. 
 
 Water a broken vase will not contain. 
 
 The fluid you may pour but pour in vain. 
 
 The man to " broken reeds, " who dares to trust, 
 
 lu place of bread will find but fleeting dust. 
 
 That book from which pure lessons wo should draw, 
 
 Where may be found the spirit and the law, 
 
 Gives an instructive parable to all. 
 
 Pointing to pride and its destructive fall. 
 
 Two sinners to the temple went to pray, 
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 The one a Pharisee who joastcd much, 
 In Judah's land there was no other such ; 
 All duties he pertbraiod so very well, 
 (Their number it is fruitless now to tell,) 
 Not like the publican, who stood apart, 
 And smote his breast in penitence of heart ; 
 One was all right and pleading with his God, 
 The other doomed to feel the avenging rod. 
 But which found favor in his JMaker's eye? . 
 Not he who thus his neighbor did decry. 
 
 Let us in memory at that sweet vow keep, 
 No slumber to my eye-lids, and no sleep 
 Those eyes shall know till I have found a place, 
 A temple for the Lord in which to trace 
 The shining beauties of His glorious face. 
 How oft the church is blamed, when not a few 
 Despise her warnings, — to themselves untrue. 
 Laodicean breath, now hot, now cold, 
 Sends the unstable to some other fv.id. 
 The time has now arrived when all must stand 
 United firmly — a devoted baud. 
 
 'Twas by example that our Saviour taught, 
 In words with pity and with mercy fraught ; 
 'Tis by our loving lives that we must teach, • 
 Aud strive the hearts of erring men to reach. 
 The aim of sin is to divide tho heart, 
 And keep familiar friends for aye apart, 
 Whereas, sweet unity like Hermon's dew, 
 D'jsecnds for numbers, not a chosen few. 
 When once harsh words into our household steal, 
 Alas, how difficult their wounds to heal. 
 
 To those mistaken friends who hand in hand 
 
 For one dear proselyte cross sea and laud. 
 
 Let me on« word affectionately say, 
 
 Tl inking on Uim who is the truth, the way : — 
 
 Pause and remember, 'ti- no holy thing, 
 
 If in your zeal you cause dissent to spring ; 
 
 When into families you cooly walk, 
 
 Aud gain the young ones by your winning talk ; 
 
The sword not peace, is present to the mind, 
 When their dear parents thus are left behind. 
 Evil we must not do that good may come, 
 Here is good sense, the substance and the sum. 
 
 'Midst the discourses of the present day, 
 
 We find to heaven a smooth and easy way ; 
 
 No mile stone to divert the pious eye, 
 
 Which mentally looks up to things on high, 
 
 No earthly trammels, and no idle law, > : 
 
 Where spirits are prepared the soul to draw. 
 
 Come then, come all, without a shade of fear, 
 
 Your final resting place is surely here. 
 
 The talismanic word is " I believe," 
 
 The finished work gives all a sure reprieve. 
 
 The poor old Millcrites forestalled their doom. 
 And thought in heaven to find more ample room ; 
 They thought to rush upon the light of day, 
 But then unluckily they lost their way. 
 A nine day's wonder left them in the lurch, 
 Without a homestead and without a church. 
 'Tis said the wise ones of the present day. 
 No longer worldly and no longer gay. 
 Intend at opce the scripture to fulfil, 
 And strictly act upon our Father's will. 
 Young men and old at once will sell their all. 
 In strict obedience to their Maker's call ; 
 Their moneys they will send throughout the land, 
 The poor to help with an unsparing hand. 
 This lavish outlay we can not commend, 
 Knowing exactly the disastrous end. » 
 
 If the poor fanatics should come to this, 
 And find in poverty abundant bliss, 
 Their children then become our sacJ'ed care, 
 For they, dear creatures, cannot live on air. 
 In their behalf I'll seize this inky pen, 
 A generous public will respond — amen. 
 
 I well remember, fifty years ago, 
 
 Before this foolish head was tinged with snow, 
 
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 Our troops in France a torrent bad to cross, 
 
 Beneath a galling fire with heavy loss, 
 
 The order came, " Advance, aa on parade, 
 
 Plant firm your steps, you need no other aid. 
 
 Shoulder to shoulder stem the roaring flood, 
 
 Thus only can you make the crossing good. 
 
 Secure your pouches, elevate on high. 
 
 Thus only can you keep your powder dry." 
 
 We gained the other side ; with one loud shout 
 
 We charged — and charging put the foe to route. 
 
 The moral of my strain I now must draw, 
 
 Cheered by tbe spirit, who announced the law. . » . 
 
 Let union operate with Godly fear, !■ 
 
 The church will theu remain for ever dear ; 
 
 Dear to our CI istiou hearts till that great day 
 
 When we put off this mouumentul clay. 
 
 When human acts we cannot well control, 
 Dare we to meddle with the precious soul, 
 The searcher of all hearts alone can tell, 
 Whether to heaven wc rise or fall to hell.* 
 The sin of schism in Corinthians found, 
 Cannot of faith exactly be the ground } " ^{ 
 
 It's root is Scin-do to divide the heart, ' • ■ 
 
 And keep familiar friends for aye apart. 
 If in our pious code exists one flaw, V 
 
 We come within the spirit of the law ; 
 Midst fleshly sins dire heresy appears, 
 • It calls for penitence with many tears. 
 That Judge in England took a proper view, 
 He plainly saw that it would never do. 
 Take from our youth the ministers who rulo, •. 
 
 In after life they'll surely play the fool. 
 If unwise mothers know not to control, 
 Then clergy must be found to feed the soul. 
 The law from heaven protects the young, — the old',. 
 Strict in its orders, and in action bold ; 
 May it not yet in Ireland be too late 
 To learn the value, both of church and state. /" ' 
 
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 xermon wai cQDuluded, in those wordi>:— ''It ia uurlj' jcli iinluEv you are 
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 One word, my brother laymen, ere we part, 
 It springs, believo ine, from an anxious heart, 
 We are too apt our ministers to blame, 
 To us the scandal, and to us the shame. 
 Their cares are many, and their toils not few, 
 Let us with tenderness their acts review. 
 Co-operation is the thing required, 
 Then of their duties they will ne'er be tired. 
 
 POST OBIT. 
 
 The aged veteran is now no more, 
 
 His spirit's wafted to another shore ^ '' 
 
 Thro' patient suffering his course he ran, ' 
 
 With all the meekness of a christian man. 
 
 His last remains were honored at the grave, 
 
 By men distinguished as the bold — the brave. 
 
 The •' twenty-ninth " stood round the funeral mound, 
 
 Their vollies* echoing through the sacred ground. 
 
 The mournful music too, which seemed to say, 
 
 '* The fine old veteran has passed away." 
 
 * On the occasion of the funeral of '■ tho Old Marino," the author 
 beinR sick in bod, addressed a note to Col. Farrington, commanding the 
 twenty-ninth refriment, requesting him to furnish a firing party. Col. 
 Farrington promptly granted tho request, and with the firing party kindly 
 sent the Band of tho regiment, although the distance exceeded a mile. 
 
 riNAL STANSA. 
 
 
 One word, dear brother laymen, e'er we part, 
 
 It flows believe me from an anxious heart ; 
 
 W'-i are too [>rone our ministers to blame, 
 
 While ours is all the lault, yes, all the shame. 
 
 Oh ! let us take a charitable view, 
 
 Their sorrows many, and their toils not few ; 
 
 That rapid river we have all to cross. 
 
 May we succeed without serious loss. 
 
 The God of armies with stupendous might, 
 
 Stands freely forward to " defend the right.'' 
 
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 by the distinguished Bishop Cox, whose Sermons have delighted tho 
 ears, and, no doubt, reached the hearts of many of my readers. Their 
 sentiment and sanctity will be found acceptable to tlic members of all 
 Churches, high and low, — save and except to those of " no Church." 
 
 What I leave my church of England — *' 
 
 My Father's and my own ; * 
 
 What ! act tho viper — sting the breast. 
 
 Whereon ray strength has grown; •: ■, if 
 
 Oh I bid mo leave all else on earth — •' 1 
 
 The near and dear I've known ; ■ ' • . - 
 But not my Church of England, 
 
 My father's and my own. •,' 
 
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 What leave ray Church of England — 
 
 My glory and my pride ; 
 Adjure the faith that Jesus taught — 
 
 She holds no faith beside. 
 " Upon this rock " secure she stands, 
 
 " Tho' gates of hell " assail, • ',. [ '• 
 
 For Truth Eternal spake the word— 
 
 " They never shall prevail." 
 
 My good Old Church of England, 
 
 I love her ancient name, 
 And God forbid this heart should feol 
 
 One throb to do her shame. 
 A mother she has been to me — *' 
 
 A mother's love has shown, ■ ' ' :■'■ " ' 
 
 And shall I spurn a parent's arms — '' 
 
 A stranger's call m5 own ? 
 
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 My dear old Church of England, , 
 
 I've heard the tale of blood — 
 Of hearts that loved thee to the death — 
 
 The great, the wise, the good. 
 The " Faith delivered once " they kept — , i,i ' x^;^ 
 
 They burned, they bled, they died ; 
 And shall their childrens children now ■ 
 
 Be traitors at thy side ? 
 
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 My own dear Church of England, 
 
 The blood hath not run cold, 
 That cours'd like streams of liquid fire 
 
 In martyrs veins of old, 
 The cruel blaze their vitnls fed 
 
 Hath lit another flame, 
 That warms the blood in every heart 
 
 Of those who love thy name. 
 
 I love my Church of England, 
 
 For she doth love my Lord ; 
 She neither speaks nor teaches, 
 
 But from His written word : 
 Her voice is like my Saviour's voice — 
 
 Compassionate and kind ; 
 She echoes all His precepts pure, 
 
 She tells nie all His mind. 
 
 I love my Church of England, 
 
 For she doth lead me on 
 To Zion's city fair and bright, 
 
 Where Christ the Lord hath gone ; 
 She follows in the steps of Him — 
 
 The life, the truth, the way ; 
 The " MorninK Star " to light my feet 
 
 From darkness into day. 
 
 Then here, my Church of England, 
 
 Thy child proclaims a vow, 
 God grant him grace to keep the pledge 
 
 That He doth witness now ; 
 Though others leave thine arms of love, 
 
 To build their pride a throne. 
 My Church shall still be dear to me — 
 
 My father's and my own ! 
 
 
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 REPENTANCE. 
 
 Rcpcntanoe being coiiHidercd by tho orthodox, n tine qua non in the 
 Worlc of SalvatioD, — the tollowing anecdote teaches tho duoger of pro- 
 crastinatiou. la fact, " "lis inadaess to dchiy." 
 
 A gcntlcmaa wishing to couvoy, together with a gentle reproof, 
 a useful lesson to his giirdoner, who had neglected to prop a valuable 
 fruit-tree, until it was , damaged by a high wind, observed, " You see, 
 gardener, the danger of putting off from day to day tho doing of any 
 necessary work ; yet in this way foolish men defer their repentance 
 from one day to another, until in some unexpected moment the wind 
 of death comes, and blotvs them into eternity." 
 
 LAY or WRATH. 
 
 The punishment awaiting the impenitent is fearfully delineated in 
 tho following beautiful Canticle, written by a Monk, more than 600 years 
 ago. Time with his " effacing fingers" has failed to destroy the slightest 
 portion of its interest. 
 
 " Day of wrath and consternation) 
 Day of fiery consummation. 
 Prophesied in Kevelation ! 
 
 Oh ! what horror on all faces, 
 
 When the coming Judge each traces, 
 
 Flaming, dreadful, in all places ! 
 
 Trump shall sound, and every single 
 Mortal siumberer's ears shall tingle, 
 And-the dead shall rise and mingle : 
 
 Ail of every tribe and nation 
 That have lived since the creation. 
 Answering that dread citation. 
 
 Volume, from which nothing's blotted, 
 
 Evil done nor evil plotted, 
 
 Shall be brought, and dooms alloted. 
 
 Judge, who sits at that assizes, 
 Shall, deceived by no disguises, 
 Try each work that man devises. 
 
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 How shall r, u wretch polluted, 
 Answer then for sins imputed, 
 When the jutit mau> caue is mooted { 
 
 Awful Monarch of Creation ! 
 Saving without compunsation, 
 Save luo, Fountain of Salvation ! 
 
 Lose IMC not then, Jenus, se^jin^ 
 I am Thine by gift of being, — 
 Doubly Thino by price of ireeing ! ., 
 
 Thou, the Lord of Life and Glory, 
 liung'st a victim, gashed and gory : 
 Let not all be nugatory ! 
 
 Pardon Thou whose von^'uiiee sinitcth, 
 But whom mercy most dolighteth, 
 Ere that reck'uing day aiTri^hteth ! 
 
 As a culprit, stand I groaning, 
 Blushing, my demerit owning, — 
 Sprinkle mc with blood atoning ! 
 
 Thou, who Mary's sins remittedst, 
 And the softened G^hief acquittedst. 
 Likewise hope to me permittedst. 
 
 Weak these prayers Thy Throne assailing , 
 But let grace, o'er gu'lt prevailing, 
 Save me from eternal wailing ! 
 
 While the goats afar are driven, 
 'Mid Thy sheep me place be given, — 
 Blood-wash'd favorites of Heaven ! 
 
 While " Depart ! " shall doom and gather 
 Those to flame, address me rather — 
 " Come thou blessed of my Father ! " 
 
 In my final hour, when faileth 
 Heart and tlesh, and my cheek paleth, 
 Grant that succor which availeth. 
 
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 Day unutterably solemn : 
 Crypt, and pyramid, and column, 
 Isle, and continent, and ocean, 
 Hocking with a fearful motion. 
 Shall give uo — a countless number 
 Starting from their long, long slumber. 
 Horror stamping every feature, 
 While is jadged each sinful creature, 
 End of pending controversy — 
 Spare Thou then, God of Mercy ! 
 
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