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' fHE PRACTICAL CHRISTIAN. 83


uud hillel'nessi Hns it been without partiali­ty


and without hypocrisy? HQW does your


advice to your children square with the COlli ·


plaint made of the teacher ? These questions


I submit 10 YOUl' consideration lind that of all


. conceru ed ; hoping most ofall that a review


of this whole matter IIIl1y lead yOIl to see what


n wrong you have inflicted upon the teacher


lind the district '; hilt more especially thnt you


may see and deplore the greater wrong inflict.


ed IIpon your children and your own soul.


The painfnl duty is discharged. I hope


und pray that the time may be hastened when


such duties shall be no more. Let those who


suffer for righteousness' sake, remember thut


the authors of' their sufferings are the grentest


sufferers, Let then' labor on in love, as Jesus


did, for the good of the unkind, the intolerant,


rhe persecuting, lind spirirually blind, remem­bering


that they who suffer with mill, shall


also partake of his glory. D. s, W. '


The meeting was then adjourned one week­and


the subject referred to the proper corn­mittee,


whose .11Ily it is to decide upon the


competency of the teacher. The dny follow­ing


this meeting, Goodale and his coadjutor,


Eames, were more outrageous thnn ever. The


teacher hegnn with Goodale; told him plainly


, t hat unless he beil8ved differently he must


leave the school. This drew forth fresh inso­lence;


and when requested to leave, he reo


fused, He stayed till towards the close of the


school, lind then asked to be dismissed. He


wus informed that he had been diamissed for


some tir~ e: he left and returned 110 more. ­The


dny following it was known that the pru­de~


tilll committee were to ' visit the school­and


Eames did not appear. They clime,' and


nfler heuring and seeing for themselves, de­eided


that the scholars were wholly to he


hlalllel!, and continued the school. The day


nfier their visit, Enmes appeared anrlcurried


nway his hooks- feeling himself in the slime .


coudemnnrion with Goodale. From thi s time I have ofren times asked myself the ques­hnrmony


nnd pence were enjoyed. The schol- : tions, ' of what use alii I in the . world P For.


urs conducted themselves with p" opriety < nnd whnt purpose was I crented?' To these in ~ r­Illude


good progress. But at the' adjourned rogntories, rising in moments of self- cxamina-'


· meetillg of the district, Col. Goodale ohtuinerl lion, nnd communion with the Father ofspir-


- the plIssage of II resolution, sllying that it is in- its, the still, small voice within wonld reply-


- ex ped ient to continue " t he school. It was ' il is fill' the purpose of glorifying God.' But


ipllssed by five ngainst three- the remainder how shall I glorify him? Is it by n life of idle­'


rcfil sing to vote, because they had no right or ness and pleasure? I! y spending the freshest


' onlhor ily in the case; ns the prudential com- lind most energetic plll't ofexistence in IIround


· 1li ill ee had , Ietermined to r. ontinue the sch'JOI. of gayety and IImnsernent? by engaging in


' T his resolution was hllnded to the tellcher the corrupting cnstoms and fu! hions, and seduc­following


1II0rnin/ o:; IIIIlI the school WIIS closed IiI~ e influences of a world lying in wickedness?


upon the stren/ o: th of it at th e commeneement Oh uo!- fur li'om it. Has not the Lord de­'


o f the afternoofi session- huving continued d ared through oue of hi~ prophets, ' this is the


anst Ihree weeks. These ure the prineipul li, st thlltT have chosen: il ill to loose the hands


fllcts ifl'the Cllse. Now fiJI' the hidden. Cllllses of wir. kedness, to lIlllle Ihe heavy Imrdens, and


' which' led to sJlch IIresJlIr. ' Vhllt were Ihev? to let Ihe oppresse, 1 IlO fi'ee, find tllllt ye break


" Vere · they tiJlull1 in the untulIleuhle I'lIssi~ ns every yoke; to delll thy br end to the hungry,


· o( s outh · ? : No- kindness would 11l1l- e tamed IIIIlI thllt thou ! Iring the poor thut are cast . Ollt,


tllem, hlld th" y nOI rec eived encourllgelllent to thy house j when thou seesllhe nuklld, IlllIt


1I11l1 stintlliolls frolll withollt. Whence th~ n tholl cover him, nllll hide not thyself from


: Clllllc · t1m'lliffielllt ies ? Rellli anll judge. At Ihine own flesh?' Whel'lwer' there is sin on


lin ~ n rl Y ' l l eri o d the tellch'! r hegan to feur thnt Ihe earth, we hUI'e R duty to perform-- wher­the'cliildren


were cOlllllenanced by Iheir pa- ever there is oppression lind Iyrnnny, IUIII spiro


rents in ' thei r had I: ollllncl• • Suhsequenl in. ilnal wickediless in high places, we lire 10 cry


. flliiri, es hal'e left no donht of the fi~ I. Prejn- aloud lind spnre not." Th., ere is oppressi~ n


flicell'j; illsttt;;" ieacher'slheof6giclIl o pinions fi( iw~ ineVernjiirrof our Innlf;-- tyranny of the


i~ 1I0uhtlel'l' . the origin of the elllire difficulty. , deepest dye: aud knowing this, if we fail to


Some ,," iil ' lIt ' the commencement that ' they plelld for the poor, degnuled slnve- if we turn


IVf! re not ~ oing to send their children to nn a denf ear to his cries, amI wrap oursell'e~ up


0111 ' Uliillu'illn :' The teacher is Ihirty. five ill selfish ense, I'llrely WP. shall he he'" guilty


yenrs of age. ' fhe principal in the difficulty ofour hrother's hlood. There is no one who


IVns ' Levi ' Goouale. His father complained _ mllY not in some ' wllY enlist in the cause of


thlll , the master did nol ohtain Ihe good will of . suffering IUJlJlnnity. The responsihility rest ·


the · !'(' holul' 5. ' T hal h/ did nol obtain the reo ing upon us as memhers of one grellt fiunily, '


'" peet of his son and Eames, is Irue ; but after aSllmbnssllflors of {; hrisl, is indeed felll'fully


they lefr there ' was no clifficulty, He declnrell greal. Those who nre just entering on Ihe


thllt no schoohvas good for nny thing, where stnge of active ! ife muy he instrurnelllal in .10­ihe


: llllIstel' , Hi ll nol get the good will of his in g' great good. They lIllly employ their busy


8': 11I) lnrs. ' Very Irue. BUI sir, now coulcl you hands with the needle, and tlms furnish means


hol, 1 11) 1 your head 10 make th is co'mplaint in for scullering the arrows of trllth throughoul


( hi" cllile? One teacher hnd heen dismisse, 1 II.., luncl. They muy tlllk to their young com ·


fr()/ II- in<: apacity to govern the school. How puniolls of the cause in which they are en,


I m; l. · you eXfle~ nhe new teucher to ohtnin Ihe gaged, till they can prevail on them to ' go and


gooil will of the scholars, when Ihey were ,10 likewise.' If your youth is thus spenl you


senno school with the injunction of ~ heir pa- lIllly look hack UpOIl it, when laill upon the


reut, ' to behllve just liS well, ancl no better than bed ofdeath, with feelings of joy. School


ih'ey had ' at the womllll's school?' Is this u teuchers, too, have an illlportnnt parI 10 per­,


filiI' specimen ofyOlir parentlll advice? How forlll; for the trust commiued to them is


faslwill yom' children improl'e, if they rollow precious. Wheu you see your pupils poinl­such


advice? " V, he n willlhey hecollle what ing the finger ofscorn towarus a child tinged


; t hey ' oug ht 10' he, if they conduct no better to- with n darker skin than Iheir own, when you


, a ay thun yesterdlly, and so ouward thro' life? see them refusing such an one a share in their


\ Vould Ihey be prepared for hellven at last?- lIltlUSements, their comforts, or the advnntages


1s thi~ a { air. fipecimen of your treatment of . thllY enjoy, is it not your duty 10 corrp. ct such


' i lm dis! I'ict ' in which you live? Rave they no . conduct, and instil feelings of kindness low ·


. t'ights in this maUer 10 be respeete, l? I\ lny ards, every membel' of the hum: m family? to


.: you · innoce ntly dislUrb and hreak " I' the schools show them that in the sight of Henven I hey


' w hich are \' stablished for mutnnl benefit?- are on the slime footing liS the darkest child bf


You profess also to be a religious man. Is Ihe South? Ihlll Ihey nre created by the snme


Ibis the way'you Illbor for the spiritunl wei · AlmighlY Pureut, elHlued with undying souls.


jiJre of YOUI' children? Do you belong to Ihe lind destined, if they walk in tlte right plllh,


, C1l1l1' ch which Illst ' outtlln n excolllmnnicated for the sultie bright IlInd of bliss beyolld the


1\ fary Lamson for , here~ y? And is YCllJr con~ ' skies ? It ill not merely your duty 10 hear les­-


lluct in this affilir the fhlil lind evidence of sons recited, for to you is entrusted the gui'l-


, your Orthodoxy ' in fllith? It would be some- ance of Ihose imrllortlll souls. You are to


· t hi ng worth knowing, cuuld it he Rscertllined, stllmp upon the inliltlt mind feelings of I~ ve,


whether Iherenre others, who sat us ju, lges in sympathy, and compassion, and show them


. her e~ Ihllt are as exemplary nlHI zealous of their , hllies to' themselves, to lIIankind nnd


good works ns you ' have shown yourself in the to Iheir God. i


" resenl cas · e. Is this a fah' specimen of YOUI' The wRtchmen nrc sleeping on Ihe walls o r'


oChristinnity7 Is this the wny you IIpply the Zion. Those who were senl forth as minis ·


golden rule, of doing 10 others liS you would ters of the Cross, as preachers of the gospel of.


wish, in reversed circlllflsl~ nce8, they should Jesus Ch~ ist, hllve forgollen their high and ho-do


to you? Haslhe - eoorse whieh you have Iy calling, Ihey hllve Slopped their ellrs to tlte


l) MWeil been free · { j: om all malice, lUlU wrath, cry oflhe o!, pressed, they have blinded ' Iheil"


eyes to the scel) es of misery with which the


land ofslavery is teeming, they hove failed to


declare the whole counsel of God, and who


now ' shall believe our report, to : whom is the,


armof the Lord revealed]" ' Go forth, then,


ye laborers in the vineyard of the Lord. lUen


of the world muy point at you with th e finger


of derision; they may misrepresent your con­duct


and your motives, bill be ;; ndnunted- re.~


- Iy alone upon the arm of Jehovah; go forth .


' clad in the whole armor of God; girt about


with truth, hnving on 1the breast- platelof'rlght­eousness,


your feel shod with the preparation of


, tU! J Gospel of Peace, tnking the~ shield ofFaith,


the - helmet of salvation, and the sword of the


spirit.' And the victory ; ere long shall he


yours. The iron limbs tltal, bind the poor col­ored


man in bitter servitude, must be broken,


the oppressed mu st go free, . the inhabitanta of


the earth l/ Iu81 be turned 10 the Lord, until


sounds of praise echo und re- echo 10 the skies.


AGNES.


TilE KI:- IODOM OF HEAVEN,


This kingdom is righte~ usness, pence, and


joy in the Holy Spirit. He that has entered it


through repentance nrul faith has left his sins


u~ d disobedience behind, He has forsaken


the follies, lind the worse than follies, th e fash­ionsand


corruptions of the world. He hns


left his toiling and striving after wealth, honor,


and popularity. He has: t1eft all thul would


encumher his m~ l: ch to ' Canaan's fuir and hap ·


py land, whel'e his possessions lie.' He is fol ·


lowing lifter righteonsness, fl" rity, holiness. ­His


example is: conslllntly before him- Jesus


Christ:' He is treading in the footsteps of his


Lord and Master.


He is at peace- 1st, with his'Maker, for he


has beep reconciledllo God through the melli ·


ation of His only begonen Son. Formerly he


I~ as at war wiih Him, for his sins had separut­ed


helween him and his God. But now he


hus laid down his IIrms, ceased his warfilre,


given himselfup to God. He has occepted


the Savior, and God has accepted him.


.21.1. lIe is lit pellce with !< lis fellow men. It


was the answer of lin ! tulian trihe, when reo


l). uested 10 lUke up lIrms ; ' Ihat they hod buried


- th~ ' l lOrc h et ~ o deep ill lhe, eartn that it. could


nOl he fOllllll ~' So it is with the Chrislian,-


. Be hIlS no ill feeliug towllrd any of the humnn


ruce. His henrt overflows with love 10 all


lIIe~. He desires lheir conversion. He luhors


lind toils fOi it. They may oppo~ e Ilim and


seeft to tUI'll him fmm his hope. They mny


traduce hill chllructer. They mllY injllre lind


persec'ute him in evcry woy. Yet like his dye


ing master, he clln prny, ' Father forgive them,


for they know nol whnl they do~'


3,1. He is al pellce with himself. Since he


hilS cast 0111, hy . Iil'ine lIid, the un clelln spiril


' Ii'om his hearl, he is disturued by no monitor


within, announcing itself in the still small


voice of reproof. He lIlay fall into er ror, in­deed,


but having discovered it to be such, he


illlmedintely forsnkes il.


AlIded to th is, ~ igh t~ ousness nnd peace is


joy in the Holy Spiril- ojoy which ellrth can


neither give nor tuke away. ' It ' resulrs fi'om


the presence of the spit- il of God in Ihe . sonl,


b ~ nring witness with his spirit tlmt he is a child


of God. He feel s lin lIeceptance ' with Him


Ihnt imparts 10 his whole life true huppil; ess:


But Ihe kingdom of hellven, with its Irensures,


ends not here. The suhjecl of il has II hope


reach ing bey. oud Ihe Ville ' of dellth. ' fhe ex­pel~


llItion ofa future and a ' happier state affords


to his mind consolation even in the midst of


present doubt lind trials. Hel moy, lille his


divine master, hllve nol where t~ IllY his head.


Bill he hllSIl home in heaven nt the righl hand


of God. Friends may desert hirri here. BUI


he has a fi'iend ahove. Lo\' ed ones mny he


snlllched from him here. BUI he will meet


Ihelll in Ihe kingdom ofglory. This hope of


Ihe future has sustained Ihonsands in the mosl


trying scenes. This gllv~ to Ihe early chris­tians


theil' confidence in Ihe midst of persecu ·


tion!!. This enabled them 10 loil, suffer, and


die for their fellow men. They kne, v thol if


their " e8l1hly tnbel'llacle were dissolvell, they


hnd 8 building of God, a honse nol mude with


hands, eternal in the heavens.' This gllve to


the martyr his Iriumph over his sufferings. ­Bright


visions of heavenly glory passed bElfore


. his mimI, lInu Ihe song of victory dwell upon


his longue. ' Thanks be unto (] od who giveth


us the \' ictory through our Lord Jesus Christ,'


has been th" triumphal song of madY 8 . de ­parting


saint. His soul exulting has soared


to the spirit land: ' I'hat land where sin never


enters- where he shall enjoy the presence of'


his Father, communion with his Suvior, and


delightful intercourse with those denr 10 him


in this life. BUI the joys of that heavenly


world pen cannot describe, nor the mind con-


• • I • ceive,


' Eye luuh not witnessed its pure employ;


Eftr IlOlh nOIheard ill' deep songs of joy;


Dreams eon not picture a world so fnir;


, Sorrow und death cannol enter there;


Time doth nOI breathe on its fadeless bloom:


' Tis beyond the clouds and beyond the tomb.'


Such are the hlessiugs of the kingdo/ D ' of


heaven- here and hereafier. Reader! nre you


a subject of this kingdom? J'. H.


DIE D,


Near Delevan, Tazewell Co., Jllinois, on the


18th of January, Sarah 1\ 1. Wright, daughter


of Ebenezer and Penelope Wright, nged 23


years, formerly of Providence, R . I. The de­ceased


was a sister- in- law of the writer of this


notice, and from the promptings of a warm


nffectiou, he offers it ns a tribute of respect to


departed worth, nnrl ns a r: ondoJence to sur­viving


friends. The intelligence of her de­parture


carne 10 us unexpectedly, and this in


connexion with the circumstance of onr hav­ing


been for three years - separted from her, by


a distance of uenrly two thousond miles, iren _


ders the afiliction peculiarly severe. To he


with reJotives in their last sickness, 10 serve


them in every possihle office of ~ indness, to


see them close . Iheir eyes upon the world, to


attend their funeral, nnd to follow Ihem to the


' narrow honse appointed for all the living,' are


certainly, if they must leave us, grent privi­leges.


BUI this wllS. nol granled us, and we


would bow in resi!( nation, calmly saying­'


Even 110, Father- even so.' Though we had


anticipntedthe pleasiJre of meetiug once more


with the unbroken family circle upon the bor­ders


ofone of the most beaulifuilirairies ofIl­Iinois,


and though it was a bright hope Ihal is


blnsted, our sadness is nOI all sadness. ' The


Lord gave lind the Lord hath tallen nway, al1l1


blessed be th. e narne of the Lord.' · He who is


Ihe SUPREME LOVE, shull " clluse !! Ven this to


wOl'k Ollt fOl' us a grellt good. Every where


He h~ th rul e; anll we shall yet cense to Ilee


.' Ihrough a glllss dorllly,' and stand in thepure


unsullied Lighl of His coulllellllllce, allll be


more than & atislied. The scattered IrogrnelJls


ofthe human family shall eventually be bro't


together and the joy o( lhe universe IIf) full and


complete. \ Ve believe without douuting, nllli


would be Ihllllkful therefor!!. alwaVd, fiJi, the


evide, nce of so lightunil blessed a prospecl liS


spreOlls oUl hefore us. ' J n ~ t ead of brooding in ....


unmixed sorrow ove,' ollr 10' 1;',~, we will look up


confidingly nnd rejniee in the midst of trihula­tion-


endenvoring to trust, lind in t! lis way


honor, God.


The deceased wns ' inlelligent, inqlli!' ing, IIC­tive,


and amiable. Nor were her aspirations,


bpunded hy the grave. · Her henl't, we ! lelieve


cricd 0111 fo'l' God, ond for Etern ity. Judging


fl'orii Olll' fOl'mer inlercourse with her, ii'om


fi'equent conversations on religious topics, and


• from het'wrillen thoughts, we have no elon! lt


thul she studied much 10 discipline herself ! ilr


Ihe Everlasting Fllture, thnt she mighl stand


approved in the unveiled presence of Ihe Infi­nile


Spirit. And we are glud to hear that she


wns a ' meek and palienl'sufferer- murmnring


not, alld sllying she would ' try patil1n: ly to bellr


whatever might be laid upon her.' But she


has gone- gone in the vigor ofyouth, and rro~


Ihe mielst of n smnll family circle in which her


presence seemed essential- especiRJly iii a


new country! Mny ~ a ll whom ' she has left,


weepin~ her eorly exit, find comfort and joy in


God, ' fher e is a voice that snys: ' LeI uot


your hearts he trouuled: ye beliel'e in God,


believe also in me. In my Father's hout! C are


mnny mnnsions. '* '* '* I go 10 preJlflre a


place for you.'


~' DeR rest sister, thou hast left U!!,


Here thy loss we deeply feel,


Bill, ' tis God thaI hath herefrus,


He cnn all our sorrow, heal.


Peaceful he thy silent slumbers,


Pencefill in lhe grove ' so low,


Thou no more ' Yilt join OUI' numbel',


Thou no more our songs shrill know.


Yel a~ ain we hope to rneet thee,


When the dny of. life is fled,


Thon, in heaven, with joy 10 grp. etthee,


Where no fnrowell tear is shed."


w. H. F.

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1840