[JULY & AUGUST,

FRUITS OF THE BIBLE ON THE

ISLAND OF ST. HELENA.

Whence this kindness? Has this St. Helena is rendered famous insist the servants of the Messiah? son of Abraham determined to asthe history of nations for being the At first he was reluctant to give us sepulchre of Bonaparte. This lit-any information on the subject; tle island is evidently of volcanic but on being pressed for an explaorigin. It is hundreds of miles nation, he told us that the Rev. from the nearest continent, and as Chaplain and our friends the of you approach it, its appearance is ficers had defrayed our expenses. the most terrible imaginable. A prodigious rock-elevated and inaccessible on all sides, with only two clefts or ravines on which you can set your foot; yet even here the fruits of the Bible were growing most luxuriantly.

unexpected liberality cannot be exThe feelings produced by such pressed on paper; but although it is nearly eleven years ago, I feel my heart heave with gratitude at the recollection of it. We belongof us to the Church Missionary ed to different societics, but neither Society. This would have been a sufficient excuse with many to pass by on the other side. Not so to Mr. Vernon! O how refreshing it is to see true Christian principles rising above all little selfish party feeling, and reiterating the apostolic benediction, "Grace be with Christ in sincerity. Amen." all them that love our Lord Jesus

EARLY INSTANCE OF THE USE OF
CANNON.

It the month of Sept. 1819, two missionaries, one of them with his wife and child, and the other single, landed on the island. Soon after one of us had reached the inn, the excellent chaplain, Rev. Mr. Vernon, called and introduced himself, and with peculiar kindness offered to do every thing for us to make our visit pleasant and beneficial.As we stood conversing at the window an officer passed; the chaplain rapped at the glass, and the officer came in. "A Christian brother, Sir," said he, and we found him a brother indeed. Then another, and another, and another officer rame, all of them evidently devoted to Ged. In the infancy of the art of We spent four days on this is-launched was the chief object to nery the size of the ball to be gunland, and found it particularly re- which engineers addressed themfreshing to our enfeebled bodies selves; and the uncertainty of aim, and our wearied minds. On our the unfrequency of discharge, and departure, Mr. Solomon, the inn- the disproportionate expenditure of keeper, said to us, "Gentlemen, gunpowder, were disregarded, proyou have nothing to pay." The vided the mass hurled against the residence of Bonaparte on the is- enemy, was of sufficient gigantic land made every thing exorbitan- dimensions. tly dear: thirty shillings a day was the lowest price for strangers at the inn; consequently my bill was 61. and my brother's and his family 157. therefore to hear that we had nothing to pay made us astonished.

ployed by Pisani, in the war of ChiOf two mortars emmarble bullet weighing 140 pounds, ozca, one is said to have carried a the other, one of 195 pounds. They were loaded and fired but once in

each day, and if they struck their

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Did on his spirit fall.
The idolized of other days,

Swept by him in the dance,
But not for him were words of praise,'
Or Beauty's thrilling glance.'
He walked alone-the path he trod
Was shunned as if a spell
Rested upon the very sod

mark, (a rare occurrence) the effect || And there no long remembered tone,' produced was, as may be imagined, most destructive. Pietro Doria, the Genoese commander, happily, perhaps, for his fame, perished by one of these random shots. He was inspecting his works at Brondola, when the Campanile of the town and a long line of rampart adjoining it, were shattered by an enormous cannon-ball, and the ruin overwhelmed both him and his nephew.-Family Library, XX.Sketches from Venitian History.

WHAT I HAVE NEVER SEEN.

I have never seen a drunkard who, when sober, would say that he wished his children to follow the steps of their father.

I have never seen a school teacher who was freely paid by one half of his employers.

66 BOLINGBROKE."

"But the star of Lord Bolingbroke was no lon ger in the ascendant. He could not mingle in public life, and in the scenes of festivity around which his presence once shed a fascinating charm, he passed almost unnoticed. He was emphatically alone, and had he not at length found a holier source of happiness, would have gone down to the grave a gloomy and disappointel man."

He stood alone-where bright eyes shone,
Within the lighted hall,

On which his footsteps fell.
No hand was there to scatter flowers

Upon his lonely way;

Those he had loved in boyhood's hours

They too had shrink away,
He wept alone! No voice was near
To bid his sorrows cease,
To dry the mourner's bitter tear,

And whisper hope and peace.
He asked it not; there is a pride

Within the wounded heart,
That, like the dying dove, would hide'

The keen and poison'd dart.

He knelt alone! What then to him
Were all the scoffs of men ?
The star of faith was never dim,

And little reck'd he then
Of anght save that bright world above,
Beyond the clear blue sky,
Where all is joy, and peace, and love-

His better home on high.
Oh, not alone, are those who find

That gifts of purest worth,
The gems of the immortal mind,

Can meet no home on earth!
Why should the gifted ever bend
Before Ambition's throne-
And find when life's vain changes end,
Themselves indeed alone?

Y. Z. A.

The members of the Board of Directors of the "American Peace Society," have' been anxious to call the attention of the whole mass of mind in this country, and the world, to the great principles involved in their constitution. They have long been convinced of the urgent necessity of awakening a deep and constant feeling on the subject of Peace, as connected not only with individuals and with individual governments, but with nations as connected with nations. That disputes will arise in all bodies of men, and in all associations, they grant; but they at the same time feel that these may be

more or less prevented, or at least settled by other and better means, than by the use of muscular force or the shedding of man's blood.

Shall we insult a thinking man by the declaration of such sentiments, or injure the feelings of one of our readers, if we say these principles must be more widely disseminated? We fear neither the one or the other, but we cannot rest quiet while we receive a passive assent to our doctrines because we want the efforts of the former, to enlighten others through the instrumentality of their pens and the interest of the latter in the spreading of these sentiments.

These we have a right to expect because the happiness of man is concerned in all the efforts to enlighten the mind, and every attempt to render man a practical, rational being, must to a great extent, be felt in this and every age.

But it has been said and it will be said again that Religion with its purifying principles will work the work of peace and therefore our efforts are not called for.

We should however not regard this objection as made with seriousness did we not find some even giving credence to it from its practical effects upon a few who are great advocates of Peace. For the present we shall only say that a great proportion of national disputes arise where religion has not always been a welcome visiter, and we wish to present the claims of peace, not only upon the grounds of Religion but upon those founded in the truth that we are mental and rational beings and that as such we should conduct in the great business of national intercourse. These views have prompted the Board to make efforts to obtain a learned and able article on the subject of "a Congress of nations for the amicable adjustment of national disputes and for the promotion of universal peace without recourse to arms," and they are now enabled by the efforts and generosity of two of our Citizens to offer to the world a premuim of $500, for the best and $100 for the second best dissertation on that subject, and they hope to obtain the ablest writers in our own Country and in Europe.

The gentlemen who have been selected as Judges of the communications are among the first jurists and civilians of our country, and the hopes of the Board are not without reason of a high character that the dissertations selected by the men they have chosen will be worthy of the subject, and repay any and every one for a careful perusal.

PREMIUMS OFFERED.

Through the liberality of two individuals, "The American Peace Society" are permitted to increase the premium, offered, to FIVE HUNDRED Dollars, for the best and ONE HUNDRED for the second best Dissertation on the subject of "a CONGRESS OF NATIONS for the amicable adjustment of national disputes and for the promotion of universal peace without recourse to arms,' to be sent free of expense, on or before the first day of April next, to D. E. Wheeler Esq. 33 Nassaustreet, New-York, accompanied with a sealed paper, containing the name of the author, and superscribed with the signature or motto, upon the Dissertation.

L. D. DEWEY, Rec. Sec'y.

N. B. The judges of the dissertations will be among the first jurists and civilians of our country.