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AND THE M:ERCH AN'l'. GENERAL ADVERTISER. Cil'culatee. largely in the Tov;nsh1ps of Darlington Clarke a.nd Cartwright. It is a common pla.~for1'n open to the free discussion of all q ucsns in ...~h1ch the general public a.re concerned. TERl'iI8. Seventy·five cents per annum1 in d vance· The 'Merchant' and Obser· ver,' $2-00. RATES OF ADVt.-RTISING. WEST DURHAM Stea.m Job I'rintingOifi ce KING STREET, BOWMANYILLE. AND GENERAL ADVERTISER · ________ ' - --- - ,...__~ ,...........-.----- . GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY I VOLUME VI. BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26 1875. h1 UMBER XXII. POSTEl'tS, P A"M:PHLETS, CIRCULARS, BILL HEADS CHEQUES, NOTES, HANDBILLS, LABELS, CARDS, TICKETS, &c., &c., &c. · ' EXECUTED m FIRST CLASS STYLE Traum w11l lea"Ve Bo1v1110.nv1llc Stflt1on, Ilowmanvtlle tirne, as follows : OOING 'V ES'I:'. GOING EAST. POETRY Have You Ever Lost a Child? ll l MUS l!. .i. KIDDER !Jooa.l , 7 22, a m \ Express Exptess* 9 27 a.m ~!need Mixed 2 30 p.m \ I.ocR.l .7 rm P m. E xpress . 9.00 p. m. I Expi·esa . S> 00 P 1n. *Th1s tra-1n runs every inornn1g of week, l\.Ionday.e excepted, 8 20 a 1.u. "4 03 P n1, . fbe following trains now stop for paseengers · Local gotng west, due at 1'.l1xed going cast, due at ~fixed going west, due nt . Local going east, due at . ~Ioutreal tin1c at Saxony 7 30 a. m 3.'lO p m ,2 55 p 111 · HJJ--'L'S Friend of mine, since you have Gtnrtcd On the tide of hfe so wild, 'Mid your other cares and sorrows, Hare yot& cvC? losi a. c!nld 1 Ha\'e you look t'd , though vain1 y, For the eyelids to Jnclori;c" F o1 the joy(ul, hnppy spirit To break up the so(t repose' IIa"·e you seen the death sweat i; a.thcr 'Jh1ckly on the little bro>> ? Seen the baby chock i;roYl i igid, NEW 7 45 p m Fall &Winter D1~y G~ods A tLARGE LOT OF I -:o.--- And t he retl lips white as snow' Have you seen them robe your darbng In the garments of the IP ave, 'Vitb no balm to eootb ). our o.ngt·hh, And no hu.od stretched out to snve' J. CHAPLIN, DE.A.LEU IN Fr111.t (111d Ornamental 1'reea , Seed131 JJuUP, Flowers, &: t: , &c LADIES' and GENTS' F'tJ"ItS this town His sphere t:lf Jubor there ex· tentll!d from Scurbo1ough on the west to Cobontg ou tht! east, aud northward ns fur as hardy ScotchnJen had penetrated ir.to the 'forest primeYal.' On Aforri&'s lnll stood a bmldmg known for many years as the Baptist Church, which served for hold· 1ng polit1c~l meetings, for u tov,.·n hall, aud fur prcachrng the Gospel on Sabbath. In tb>s buildmg the rnfant church ··&em bled, and regularly worshipped from 1833 till 1837. In the latter yrnr, what must ha\e be ~ n for the times, a nuignificent bri~k church was built a mile and half west of this town, w1th n \.' lew of being central for the to,Ynsh1p. Llke many of our churches . of the preRe11t day, it docs not. seem to have been paid for, for we find that in 1847 the Pastor 'vent to the States to endeavor to co\Ject mouey to pay the debt. We find n1nong hi$ pa1-1ers the following.Jetter.- M1· C. gua.1 antees to furn ish notlung: but Fust-ch~8a trees, and true to name ...\.dd1ei!'1, P. O Box 55 . .Bowma.n\·1 1lu ~Jan 22nd, 1875. bp ly-1n]7-M. VER. Bowmanvrlle Nov. 1st, 1873. O~IEAP If you have not 1 pray the FH.Ll1cr, That a.mid your sorrows \\'ild, He may spa.re you thi.3' one ang ui.'O h .1.Way yo u never lose a child I Drs. Reid & Boyle. SURGERY---SILVER S'l' . w-Night ca.llfl! o.n:nvered at Dr. BQylc's old Sur . gery, or a.t Dr. Reid's re::;idcnce Bowmanville, Jan. 14th, 1875 10 tf. LITERATURE. REVDR THORNTON. Lll~E SKETCH OF A DlJSY Prof. J. Ruse, 41-ly G F11Eindsh1p, .New York. RADUATE Q f Baxter University of 1ful51C Teacher of Piano and Organ, cultivation o Voice, Singin~. Thorough Bass, ITannony Compo!'lit1on, &c. Darlington, July 16th, 1874 B. PEA.TE, 1' AILOR. Ge11tlemen's & Boy's Garment s '· ~EWEST MADE lN lliJJ: STYLES. Bowmanv1lle, July, 27, 1869. R R LOSCOMBE, BARRISTER-AT-LAW, J:30LIOITOR IN CIIANOBRY, £ c 0Fl!'IOEc:-0 ver ~icO lung's Store $[LlU6 fl. a t as J. M . .tSrimacomb's Dental l{oon1s. Bowrr.anville, Oct. 27th, 1868. ly MARRIAGE I98VEIJ BY LICENSES --N ~ ·-- - -- - - lll Druhngton, duly auth011~ed ~,ni - - ------- - MARRIAGE LICENSES. JOHN H ROBERT ARMOUR . EYNO)I', Lot 7, 6th Con ~nenL Btithesda. Ohnrch) lB to issue Marriu.ge L1c;en:: cti Darhni;i;ton, No\. 19, 1874. lll8-t£. EW I W. H. vVILS ON BOWMA)l'VILLE, OODS! ---:o:--1 ' G-enera.l Agent for PIANOS, ORGANS, l'dHLODl - ANS and SEW TNG J11AC lllNES Stock F11lly !s~orted" 1 Th< late Rev'd Robert H. Thornton, D. D., was born in .April, 18@9, in the parish of West Calder, near F.dmlmrgh, Scot· land. He attended the sohool of his nat1 ve parish until about 14 years uf age ; he then went to a private Academy kept by his brother in Falkirk. From Fulkhk he went to the UniverSlty of Edinburgh, nnd studied under the celebrated men who occupied tbe chairs of the Uuiver1nty at that time; among them was the celebr.ted John Wilson, better known as Christopher North, Professor of Moral Philosophy. On the back of one of Christopher ~01th 1 a ti0kets certifying attendance we find the following: 1 Mr. Robert H. Thornton was a regular, attentive, ond most able atndent in the Moral Philosophy clasa durinii the Session of 1828 and 1R29. JORN Wr1sos.' In addition to the ordinary literary course, we find tickets of attendance, for lectures on Chemistry, Prnctic.t Pharmacy and Mineralo~y. After completmg his literary course at Edinburgh he studied for some ·ti rue ~t St. Andrews, his Theo- ·nd .... finished ._ .... __ . 1ogical studies u.t Glasgo,v, where the 1-te'V. Al exnoder ICennedy, ot Dunbarton, \l·as lns fell o'v student. _ A1nong 111 ~ papers we find the fullo,ving . ' EDI;t<BORGR, 12th April, 1833 We hereby certify that the Rev. Robert H Thornton is a regularly educated and orcla111cd 1tf1n1ster of the U r.nted Secession OhUrch ; that he is a person of approved talents; . . . that he is .sc~t out by the Committe, of the United Associate Sy!:lod for Foreign Mrn2!1ont1 to p1each tl1e Gospel in Canada, ~ -~-... way to total abs.tint!nce socif!tle~, and tbe Salit1bu1y had to amuse the1nselves nloue l)octor becarne a steadfns~ adherent of the They took the1r boat ancl idled auout the prmc1ple. lie though it a part of his duty '"u.ter, inside the point, dozing un<ler nu w ning, HlH>king 1 gap1ng, aud w1sLi1' g That as a 1nn11ste1 ot the g9spel to preach temper- ya· ance a~ ·well as righteo usness, and fa1thf11lly lead-aches were out of fashion, wlnle the did he 1J6llorm that duty He was not taciturn and tarry skipper 111strul.!tt:d the contei1t to let his votce be .Leard solely 10 dignified and urbane 'rhon1.1s in the science the pulpit, but in addition, gave the first of trolling for blue-fish. At length Ned tossed his cigar-eud overteu1perance address cl ehvere<l. in tlus section of country, and established what bas since boaJd an cl braced himself for an effo1 t. ' I beco1ne known o.e the 'Old Temperance sny, Charley,' said he, 'this sort of thing I've been Societies.' AlthOllgh not predisposed in can't go on forever, youlk~o,v. favor of reg<lha or passwords, he early eEnv thinking, lately. ' Pheno1nenon !' replied Cbarley i ond the benefits of the Sons of Ten1pcrance, and 1 bec11n1e one of the fi1st n1 erubers of Osh~wa what have you been thinking about 1 'Those ~trls. \Ve've got to chooi:.e.' D1v1sion, a men1be1slnp thnt was retained "\lhy, ien 1t it well enough. as it is 1' for many years. He waB, fro1u its cou1· 1 Yes-so far. But I think, aw, that \Ve rucncemeut, a Vice Presideotof1he Ont'lrio don't quite do them justice. They're grand$ Proh1b1tory League. He however attached I hate to see cle\·er g1rle littlt! value to these honon!, and il ·was not partis, you aee. their al11nulat1ou thi! urged him to \\> Ork \\·astlng thero1:1elves on society, waiting and He reapond~d i'rec1y whenever it '"as pos- waiting-and \Ve fello,va swin1n1ing about SutACOSE, NOV. 14, 1842 sible to do so, to calls for addroesee ur ass.jst- JUStlike fitih round a hook that isn't baited 'The bearer of this letter, the Rev. !t'fr. ance. He was the father of the ruoveu1ent properly.' Thornton, of 1Vh1tby, W Caundo,bas spent Charley raised hin1self on his elbow. in this and adJ01ning countie~, aud the sothe Sabbath with ua and preached to our ' You don't n1cun to tell me, Ned, that briety w·h1ch characteri;-;ea th1a country is respective congregations, to their very great largely due to the early and zealous labors yon h'ive matrimonial intcntions 1' gratification, and we trust profit, We have 'Ob, no! 8t1ll, why not 1 We've oil of Dr. Tborntou. done what "e could for his little chur~h, It is to be regretted that Im sermons and got to cowe to it, some day, I suppose.' and receiving ollr irnpreissi0ns of the char1 Not yet, though. lt is o. sacrifice we can nearly nll his manusar1pts 1 dallng back acter of the church from the character of forty year:J, are 'vritten in a sho1t hand, escape for some yen.rd yet.' the amiable o.ble 1niuister, \Ve have un'Yes, of course, e~me years ; but \\'e 1nay known only to hia son, now iu Scotland, and aolicited, put this letter into bis hands, that begin to look about us a bit. I'm, aw:, I'm to him but pnrtially, and therefore many we might commend both him and the cause interesting !acts and incidents cannot no'v s1x·and-twenty, you know.' of his beloved church, to the kind regards ' Aud I'm very near that. I suppose a be obtained. i.·~.re hope, bo\\·cver, yet to of our brethren, to whom be may flnd it exgive more in future issues, nnd to this end fellow can·t put off the yoke too long After pedient to make known the object of h1S I don't we should be glad to receive coinmunica· thirty, chances are not so ~ood. mission. tione, fro1n old aettlers 'vho must remornber know, by Jove! but we ought to begin J, W. ADA>!8. thinking of it.' 1nuch that would be \\'Orth recording. D. c. LAMO!,,S.' '13ut it is a f:acr1fice. Society must lose Of the character of Dr. Thornton we need a fello\v, though, one time or another. Anci. From this time onward he always preach· not dwell at length, for we can add httle to ed three times on :Sabbath, in the fore- what is so widely known. Naturally 1e· I don't believe we will ever do better than nooo in the Brick Church, in the afternoon served, be had a warm heart, and contrary we can n0w.' ' Hardly, I expect.' in one oi the back stations, (part of which to what ti. first acquaintance might nntict'And we 1re keeping other felJo"s :l\\'ay, ha~ now the Rev. l\fr Edmondson for its pate, h1a sj mpathies ·were easily touched, Pastor,) and in th~ evening eithP:r at and qiany a young teacher especi111ly has 1na.yhe. It 1e a sban1e !' Thomas ran bis hue 1n rapidly, \Vllh no· Whitby or Oshawa. Thi>i arrangement, r~ce1ved a. kindly '.vord and suggestion whi:n however, was frequently interrupted by he little expected it, frou1 the a.ppiucntly thing on the hook. 'Capta1n Hull,' be said, gravely, ' I had lengthened missionary tours. lie never strict Superintendent. Ile was a go(Jd citi· hesitated to undertake a journey however zen and Joyal subject Ife felt the evils of the biggest k,ind of a fi&h then, I'm ·ure ; long, roads however bad 1 and any storm a state church, nn<l strongly opvosed the but directly I went to pull him in, air, he however great, deterred him uot from keep- Family Compact, yet be opposed any at· took and let go ' 'Yaas,' n1uttered the taciturn skipper, ing his appointments. Where lna horse tempt at severing this country froui tbe1 could not go ho went on foot. His people Brit1<h Crown. lie however labored rn a 'the b1gge.t fish alters falls back inter the were ever ready to acknowledge his dis1n- legitimate \vay to remedy the politic.al evils water.' ' I've been tlunlong n. little about this terested la\.lors among tben1. In 1855 lns under which the couutry laborrd in the ];}.e_nlth began to suffer, and a nurnber of early days, and · was al wnys a consistent nd matter, too,' EZaid Charley, aft~r a puuse, fr1end-;-1 'ii:lil:H.Q,pgregat1on, with others lll vacate of real reform. I-le was not only a 'and I had about concludt<l we. ought lo the ne1ghborhood 're ved to present him. well read theol ogian, hut also kept abreast pair off. But Pll Ue confounded, 11 I kno\V Tl1ey 1re botll nice with a sum ol 1noney in tok T\ of respect- of the stnnclnrd culture of the day One of wlnch I 11ke be8t ! g1rll'l 1 e!'lteeru for his character, and of 't..,~e1 ap· lns last public acts was the deliverance oJ 'Tbcre isn't n1nch choice,' K ed repliPd. preciation of bis long, faithful, o.ncl labori 1";-tltJri.-gliif~..2.eeture li~fore the O~hawa Y. 'If thC'y were as different, now, as you and ous services ua a minister of tl1e Goapel.'.J C A, com batiug ~~~s ol lhe deveme. 11d tAln'l the blon_~, ot courRe; a .... ,and Tbe result \Vas that in less than two ?.·eeks lopwent theory. His proinin~t'Cfia ~ · "r Home Proverbs. Pl'overbs intrude when l~aet expected. Tht!y offer unal!ked ad vice, be it wclt.Jotne or unwelcome. fhey will take no denial i they will be htarll ; ond not ~eldom their un blushiny 1:ffronte1y has tu1 ued the scale. flow nften bas the unwarj foot!'lteps of one 'vho lanc1ed h1mio;elf or herself i11 love been check· ed by the solemn, dcl!berute tone ef the old proverb : 'M!trry in baste and repent at leisure.' And SQ 1 I apprehend, it was a forethought· fnl fatherly love which gri.ve us those d1v1nely inr:pired p10,erbs that lay bare the miseries of ill-assorted wedlock, 'It is better. to d\,ell in a corner of the housetop thnn wuh a brawling wornan in a wide house;' or, ngaia, ' A continual dropping in a very r9.iny day snd a contentious 'von1an are alike;' or' aga1n 1 1 As a.jewl:ll of golJ. 111 a swine's ~nont, so 19 a fa1r won1an that is without d1screhon ;' or1 again, 1 il virtuous won1an is a crov.·n tQ her husbR.nd ; but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness 111 h11-1 bones. If so1ne minds, ho,\·ever, need caution, other;; need stimitlus; and proverbs are equally r<adv with the rem or the ·pur. My private conviction if~, that many a mau would have hung buck and lost his pru;e if it had not been for the old homely aayin~ : 1 Fa1nt heart never won fair lady.' Or, Hif ye \Yill 11ot when ye ma)', When ye will ye shall have nav.,. Or, 'By the street of' By-and-By' one ar11 vcs at the house of ' Never., ' A n1ost beuUtilnl proverb r.otnes to us1 as so mauy of our nchest thol1gbts co1ne, from that tam1ly in which all the families of the earth are bles~~d: 1 ~farr1agesare made in heaven' Archbphop Trench 18 oiistaken in 1lain11ng this sa;)iug: as a native of England. It really comes, hO\\·e\·er1 neither from he11thendon1 nor Chti8tendom, but fr om the Jewish TLthnud 'The :Holy Olle, bh·seed be be, sits 1n heaven and makes 1nar11agcs; Rn 'l 1t ts thtui th e echo of the inspired wvrd the R 11 hhrn knew so well· 'A prtldi:11t "lfe is frow the Lord,'Oh? ist1an fVeekly A Cheei ful Home. beo:uty a.ll around, then· s lo\'c at home " A singlf' bnte1 ~ ord U1Aj' <li ·quiet 1111 l:!n· t.Jre fani ,ly JoJ a 1,1.:h( le d3y. On e s nrly glance custtl u glooru ovt·r the l1 o u~t hold i w hilt: a ::_..n11l1:. lJl,e 11 glt!l m of sur.,.l11ne, 111 ay hght up the clatkt>et and W('n r1est huurr:;. J,,1kt! u111:xpt'C.ti;:d ilo\\ ers ,,,bjch spring up 'l.1ong ou1 path, Juli of f reshne~, lrag1 ance and hi;:rnity, so the kind w0rds 11ud gt: ntlc acts, aud s we~t ct1s1Jos1t1ons, ;::n} e gla<l the homt! \\ h<:re petH'e au<l bles3· ing: ~ No nia tt('.r how hnrnble the abutltr. if thus gornllh ed w1tb grace atid s~·~ttt-ntd \Vll 1 'iudne~s u11d smd es,tbe " The1e '~7 hen JB 1 M. 7 \ \ 1\l. PEDDIEJ, JOHN BROWN, D. D J Raymond Sewing Machine A SPECIALITY. chines gll,,1.ranteed. Ins truction. gi \·en, and In stru1nentl'l and M GOODS A1 RI GfIT · p Bowmanville, Junel8, 1874. AUCTIONEERS ~1?01· the Township of Darlingto1i. J. & W. J McMurtry & Co. SIGN OF rl1HE GOLDEN LION, Sept 25th, 1874. H. T. PHILLIPS, HAMPTON. Pronrpt [l.ttcntion given to sales, &c, on lCllSOnable tertus. BO'W;MA.NVILLB. W:m.. Barton, E.1.·~r1rISKILLElV. Su..les p1omptlyattendcd to on 1·casonablc term. s. ltobert Young, "\'.TPTERlNARY SURGEON, Gtadnate of V the Ontario Veterinary Oo1lege. By a P· pointment "ileterinary Sur,!!eon to the We st Durba.m and Darlingtuu U niou ,t\grn:ultur al Societies Agent for the Lh·e Stock Eranch of ti10 Deaver n.nd 'l'oronto Mut11al Fire Insui·an cc Co Veterinary ~Ierl i cines constantly on han cl Callt1 from the. country promptly atten~led t 0 Office ·-One door east of l{. - - .I R1::~1dence ni~'ure. lVIu.n1ng's 11'11 r· "\Vare1oom. over$. Burden's stQ re, co1 ner of mltf King a '1.d $cugog Streets, IlowmannUl e LUMBER. Sub!!cribaFrespectfully THE ties indebted to hnn for then· accounts without further deln.y all pa.rLumbert to sett le And h hereby inforrot:J bu1ld~r.e, and others l n want of lumber, thu.t he is r,.rtlpa1ed to ~upply them cash rat es for Ca.sh. Henceforth he intends to reque~ts · "' do a ca.sh business. 1873 'l'HOS. SMITH, Lot 19, 6 Con Darlington. m8tf · ALLAH LINE STEAMSHIPS. lvverpool London, and Glas;;ow FOR T1ckets or 1 apply to W . .A. N 1'ADS, .Agent. Bo,vma.cville, .Tune !Ith, 1871. tf-30 inf<-unatio~ Fancy Goods, Berlin Wools,&c Mrs. l\iason, NEW My New Goods have :Begs to inform the i1ublic, that she has ~ nst r C· ce1vcd a ~plcnd1d n ew assortment of .Fan CV Goods, .Uerhn \Vools, etc, '"h1ch she will sell ,it .as low pi ice as they can be bought for else,\ bere S:J.'AJ1PI.J.1~G J HAMPTON , >ot. done on SllORTEST 1{01'1C"N 8th,18'i-l 2-3mos. W. BUNNEY, BUILDER, ETC. Begs to return thanks to h11:1 friends for the s1'P pvrt he bas recehe<l the past two yeais, a.1 id hopes, by contu1ued 8tuct personal attention to businei:is, avd worktng at the most icaaonable pnceslto ent=u1e a. continua.ncEO of public po.tro age W. B. is prepared to build houRes, etc on the most modern style of architecture. Jo1'. bing promptly attended to Plans and .specifications got up on application, on th e inost 1e asonable ter1na, an<l of every desc11pt1on, Ofn ce and Shop, Ontaiio StreE't, neaily opposite JH i T 13owden'.:;. .Ilowma.nv1tle , Dec 24th, 1874 1::1-l y. N~~ARLY ALL COME TO HA . Nl) AND and thJ a.~sCI t.nent will he found ' ,. VERY OOMPJ-'ETE PRICES MODERATE 'l'lu, Public al'e sohcited to call and see for tlwmselves. To Xastars_of . L. O.ii J,ANlC CERT IE' ICARS, Ap:phc:1t 1 ons &c , &c , ca.n b~ procured :tt this 0ff:cc, ,~t . regula1 1 ates. 13owman\·Ule, July 7th 1 1873 . B Hampton f3ept 8th 1872 H. ELLIOTT JUN lip .. S ecretary. Ch~innan.' On the 16th of April, 1833, he was married in Edinburgh to l\fargaret Thompson, youngest da11ghte1 of the late Joseph Thompson, of :Malcnuy Grove, whom be survived just one year and one day. On the 8th of Mny following, they ·ailed from Grccuock c>~ AccornpnnJ'lDI:{ them ·was his broth er-in-la.\\·, Mr. Alexander Dnrnett, of his t~wn AfLer a passage ot se\·cn we eks, they lanuccl at Kew York, and reached Rochester just in time to spend the 4th of July. They rntencled to proceed to Toronto, bu~ the boat only \Vent to Cobourg· At that place he left h is Joung wife, and ma.Jc a three rnontbs tour west,vard. 'Vbat the country \Vas in those days, we learn froni a series of anony1noua articlPB whrnh he contributed to the Oana,dia" Presbytinian 1\faqa;;.ine in 1854, the rnunuscr1Pt of which is an1ong lua papers, h~ says: 'In the present altered aspect and c11cumstances of the country, it n1uet be difficult to conceive the realities of the case t\venty years ngo. \Vith the exception of a nar· ro\v strip, far from continuous, , along the Southern frontier, Cunada ,.,,.as then n vast wilderness." Enterprising settlers had, indeetl1 in 1nny cases, pushed their ·way many mil s inland ; but their 'clearings' \\'ere ao an alJ, ' so few and fnr between ' a." scnrcelJ to interrupt the wilderness mon· otony. fe\v locahtiea l'I ere here and there, ever then giving pr.omise of the future in the widening . grain fields and increasmg dwelliug places; but such locahties · w ere separated commonly by ma.11~· miles of dense i.tnd dreary forest ; and ai;i Jor roads, with a few exceptions, they 'vere yet in the fut1're. The emigrants, and the mie.s1onary too, were at first cheered by hearing of certain hnes of roads in a d1rec· lion they wished to move, but judge of th· surprise felt \vhen a road -was foun.:l as NJ.ture's hi nd had framed it, aud \vns 'runde' merely by tbe cutting or partrn.l clea1ing of the trees which had covered its surtacej To keep these tew highv;ays, such M they 'vcrei was rncompatlule with the ObJeCts of the n1iss1onary and the nature of the \York. We had to wend our way through forest patLs, front clearing to clearing, "'here the only rr1ode of locomnt1on was 011 foot. We had theu, not only ' no certain d \VCI hng plac'!,' but no certain field ?.'as before ns. And one of the ~peatest peculiantiea of our condition \Va.s that we had to 'go fo1th' hke Abrahatn 1 'not knowing whether we went' Avoidmg everyth10g hke mtoads upon the few local1ues wbe1e the Gospel bad obtained a footing, by the formation of small Churches, \Ve proceeded in ques't of Pres· b) teri.an ~ettlers, without the least clirect inforn1nti.on as to where they \!.·ere to be found, or "bether we should lie desi1'd. Conn'l:iitting ourselv~s to God, we first advanced where Ile broke up our 'Way. rrhe firet members of our Church rn Canada were thus most emphatically ' a people sought out.' Long may she be distinguish· ed as a ' city not forsaken.' In the foll of the same year be received a' call' from a. nnn1ber of families in llie: Towush1p of Wln t by. This he accepted with the nnclerstanchng tb at he >¥Vas still to continue h1t1 n~ias ional) labors. Ot the 25 me1nber.:; who gave that call, none no'v re· n1a1n but Mr. and l\irs. b-lcGaw, Sen'r1 of they raised $620, auU urged him to visit his native land . . Accon1pa.nie<l by Mrs. Thornton, he ipent four inonths in Scotlaud, and 1eturned much invigorated, The yMr 1858 was lns 25th anin,·ersary as minister of tbat church A public iueeting was held 1n the church, nnJ an address wns presente,1 to h1ni, of which the follo\\ ing wa.s the concludn1g paraJ;{raph .-' Whlle so rontlnu1ng to dhc.harge your higl1 duties, you have declined many offer.s of advancement and worldly profit, that \vould have taken you fron1 us i you have made personal sacnfices for our sakes; you assisted us thro' eaily tr1e.ls ,.,hen it was easier to haYe left us to struggle without help,and ourp1 esent continnance as u church is due under P.rovidence, to your continued labors in our behalf. It is not often that a congregation is tavored with the continued ministrations of one Pastor for so long a period, and our happy lot is t~ us a cauee of gratitude and thankfulness to the Giver of Good.' Signed on behalf of the congregotion. JORN MICllAEL ALEXANDEli BURN.E'J.V.r. was devotion to duty wherev er be felt it lead hiro, and there is no douhl that it was his too great fatthfulnet:s to it that brought nbout his dt!ath. Of the high esteem in which he "'as held tl1e services connected vdtb the funeral ou Saturrlay last wer~ t!\ii<lence His congre· gation wore mourning, the places of busi· ness were dosed, and a lengthy cortege :followed his rema ins to their l~t resting place in the Urnon Ce1netery. you'd take the brunette. But H.1tt.ie Cha · man 1a eyes are blue,11.nd her hair isn't black, you know i so you can't ccdl her datkj ex· aetly" it'tJR WHY THOMAS WAS DISCHARGED. t.. SEl- ·SIDE SKETCH BY GEORGE Aft.NOLD, {Continued ) f WILLIAM TEMPEST. Aftc.r the soiree, a comniittee 'Consisting of John Boyi:J, Philip Ta~'lor, and John Agnew, preseuted him with a very kiud addreas and $200. In 1859, the college of N cw J crsey, ( Prmceton) conferrecl the degree D. D . upon him. The Globe of that time has the following · 'Princeton is beyund comparison, tbe very hi~heat among Lhe Presbyterian Colleges of the United States, aod never cunferretl any of its honors more \vorthily tban in the present ir,stance ' In 1862 the old bdck church was vacated for the one at present occupied by the con· gregntion. We have only spoken of his labors as a miaister, but his exert1ons in the cause of education were no lc!s unremitting. In the early days the few school books that \\·ere in the country, were from th~ beigh· boring States, and were filled with sentiments intensely anti·.British. 'fo ren1edy this, be found this time to publish the 'Inst1 uctive Reader,' which only gave place to the ' Irtsh National School Sen es.' He was anioog the members ot the Board oj Education of the old Honie District, ar1d \Vheo Ontario '\'aa set off ns n County he was the (irst Chairman of the Board of Education, and continued a 1nembe1 of that Board until his death. He \\'a.s the teacher's friend, st1mulat1ng and encouraging him, sy1npathiz1ug with hie difficult ee, and ameliorat'ing the111 ae far as lay in }us power. The teachers at various times acknowledged his labors in the c·use of education. On the 28th of January, 1858, the teacher.; ]1eltl a meetiug m the church, which tho Vindicatot of that date called the largest audience ol tho season. Amongst others Dr. R.) ~1son was prt!sent, and refeired in tbe most con1· plimentary terms to the valuable assistance rendered him m wo1krng the system of edu· cation hy Dr. Thornton. On this t:lccaeion Mr. .McCabe, on behalf of the teachers preeeuted him with a purse containing $300. Besides what be did ma public way, he as· si$ted n1any privately in their etndi.es, who are now occupying prominent positio11s in the oountC"y, In nnothcr fi ehl of labor, Dr. 1110rnton wou a i eputat1on t.hat \Vlll not soon d1e. Before con11ng to tlns country he h a.1..l seen and felt th e nec~ssity of the ten1pe1ance refoi11Jt1~ion, n.nrl h,l<l jo1ne<l. the uiotleration soeietiea of those days. They ooon gave At dinner, Burnham ~nd Salisbury took seats opposito the lad1ee, and were honored with an in'\roduction to papa and mamma,a very dignified, heavy, rosy, old·schooled coup1e, ·who ate a good deal, and said verv lltLle. That evenrng, when flute ancl viol \Vooed the lotos-enters to agitate the light fantastic toe, these young l!entlen1en found thetnselvt!s in dancing humor, and revolved themielvcs into n grievous condition of glow and wit, in various n1ystic and intox1cat1ng measures with their new·made friends. On ret1nng, ijOme"R bat after midnight, Miss Tbur&ton paused, wlnle 'doing her hair,' and addressed Miss Chapo1an : ·Did you observe, Hattie, how very haudeome those gentlemen are 1 l\.1r. llurnham looks hke a prince of the sang azur, and Mr. Salisbury like hie poet-laureate.' 'Yes, dear ; 1 responded Hattie ; I have been eonsideling thoee flowers of the fielJ and lihes of the valley.' 'Ned,' said Cbarlt-y, at a.bout the san1e time, 1 we won't find a11ything nicer here, this season, 1- tlunk.' They're pretty well ll"Orth while,' rephed Nedi 'and I'1u rather pleased lVith them.' ' ~Vhicll do yon hke best 1' 'Ob, bother l I haven't thought of that yet., The next day the young men delayed their' constltut1onal' nnt1l the ladies were ready to walk, uucl the four etrolled off logether, rnamma and thP children following 1n the pony-chaise. At the rock~ on the end of the point, Ned got his feet \\'et, fish· 1ng up specimens of sea-weed for the <lam· sels i and Charley exerted lu111se1f superhu· inanly in assisting theru to a ledge wbtch they considered f9.\'0rable for skctclnng· purposes. In the n.fternoon a sa1l was arranged, and they took dinner on board the boat, ·w1tb any amount of hilarity and a good delLl of discorufort. Ju the evening, more dancing, and vigorous attentions to both the young ladies, but without a ahado\v of partiality berng shown by either of the four. rfhis \Yns very nearly the history ol n1any days. It cloe15 not take long to get acqua1nt ed \\'ith people \Vho are vnlling, especially at a \\'atenng·p1ace i and in the course of a few weeks) tb.ese young folks \Vere, to all intents and purposes, old frieudR, calling each other bJ"their given nan1es, and conductmg themselves with an easy fam11ianty quite cbarmmg to behold. Their amusen:i.ents 1vere 111oatly in comn1on now·. Tb~ light wagons wc1e n1 adc to hol<l twu ench, 1nstead of oneJ and the 1uahnal snipe es· cape<l JeD.tb, and " as happy o\·er hi s l'arly 'No n101·e than Laura is exn;·tly light Her hui.r 1s browD, more than gold~u, and eyes arc hnzel. Hasn't sh~ a lovely con1plexion, though 1 By ,Jove ! ' 'Better than Hattie's. Yet I don't know but Hattie's features are a little the best.' 'They are. Now, honest, Ned, which do you prefer 1 Say either; I'll take the one you don't "ant. I h<Irven't nny chmce.' 1 N ejther have I.' ' How will we settle 1' 'Aw-thro'.Y for 1t 1' 'Y.es Isn't there a backga1111non board forward JD that locker, Tbomaa 1' The board ,.,as. found, and the dice pro· duceU. 1 The highest takes which I' 'Say, Laura Thurston.' 1 Very good ; throw.' 'Yon first.' j No. Go on.' Chorley threw, with about the same am· ount of excitement be c1ight ha\·e exhibited in a turkev·raffi.e. 'l;'ive-three,1 1mid be. 'N o'v for your lurk.' 'Six-four 1 Laura's mine. Satisfied 1 ' 'Perfectly-if you are. If not, I <lon't mind exchanging.' L~a1t \\lll tuiu lovingly tow~r~t~ all the tu1uulte.of the wo1l<l, u.nd bo1 ue;ifi~ be ever so hon1ell, \\Ill be tbt dearest spot bellt!ath tbl:l i.;1rcu1t, ot the sun. The itiflueuces ol liun1~ perpetuate the1n· sel\'eF!, rfhe ge ntle grace ot the n1other live· 111 her dougl1ters long alter her bead is pillowed in the dust of deRth; and fath· erly k1odness finds its echo in the nob1hty antl courtesy of sons who co1ne to \Vear hid ma[ltle and to fill ins place j wb1lt>, on the other hand, from an unhappy, mi::.governed and d1sordeiecl ho1ne, go forth persons who shall 1oake other honles n11serable, nnd pera petuate the sourness and sadness, the contentions and strifee, and iailtugs, wlrich have made their o'vn early hves so wretcl:· ed ai1d uistorted. Toua1d the cheerful ho1ne the children gather' a.a clouds, nnd n.s doves to their vnndows ;' while froni the home wb ich id the abode of d1sc0Dtt!nt and strife and trouble, tbt!y fty Jorth as vultures to rend their prey. The clasa of men th11t disturb and disorder aud d1strt!SS th~ 'vorld are not those born and nurtureu amid the hallowed inti.Uences af Christian hon1es; but rather those whose ea11y hfe has been a. scene of trouble and veint1on, \vho have started wronr.i; in the p1lgr1mage, and whose conrae 1 Ob, no. I'1u satiafied.' i1::1 one of disaster to the1nsel ves and of trou· Both reclined upon the deck once nlote, ble to those around tben1 -The Christian with a sigh of relief, und a long silence fol· low od ,. 1 I say,' began Charley, after a time, 'it js a. co1nfort to have these little nintters 11r· The Model Wife. rnnged without any trouble, eh 1' 1 Y-e-s.' 'Do yon kno,v, I think 1 111 marry mine 1' Re.v. Dr. A. A. " ?l1ll1te, in a recent lee· ture delnered 111 Brooklyn, described the model wife of ancient t imes. Amo11g other tra.na of her character which he relcrred to, wns her industry He fald : 'Sht! was tl1e model wuman of that per .. iocl, tor this age, and for nil agee to come, Costuu1e and cnsto1ns had challged. but all tbe es5<ntial features of "orr1anly character ar~ as titOng now 0.8 then. The f.!pP.aker then r eo.d th.J di-:i:;cr1pt1on of her ni the Book of Provl rhs, and renun ked that all thnt hull1an geu1uA bad labored for ce11tut1es to emtocly 10 marble, on cunvas, or 111 t he pages of µoetry, for con cept1pn of that \Yh1ch was true aud gra,j~ fnl and bee.nt1ful in ~..-oman, we might challenge the \\'hole "orld to bring a picture ot woman worthy to be com· paied v.ith tins. The whole picture ~·as hghted np with tbe Rlow of a most cheerful, he9.lthful actlv1ty, She not only superintended the duties of her household, but wo1ked \vtth her owu ha11da. The daLJgh .. ter8 ot ruod ern S""c1et} 1n1ght here find a µseful hint. T110 id ea prevniled, now-a. days, to u. great t!X.tent, arnon;.; young lauies, tbat work was d·gmdmg ; that it belonged to' common' people. The modern idea of womaoly beauty \Vas un ethereal creature, with fa.1r feature s an<l a trail body, supportcd by whalebone. Th0 llearty, "igorous, blushing rose used to be the en1blem of beauty. but it is UO\\' the lily, even tliough lily white be m'de accessory to such a result. It m1gbt be t1 uly said of them, ·They toil nor, neither do they spin, ret Solomon in all hia glo1~ was not arrayed like one of these,' 1j'be 1dea of dom es lic indu5try Ue1ng \ nlr;u~ 10 one o:f the C(Jnceits of 1node1n d1:i.) s. .Ne1Llier i1 ch nor poor we1e exerrpt fr·)Ul the U1v1ne ln.w that indust1y was he111thf~il a.ncl proper. You, ln.d.ies, to hecon1c tnoa.el ·w1vt!~, should be industr1onsi' · j 'I will, if you will.' Done! it is n bargain.' 'This 'little matter' being arranged, a change gradually took place in tbe relations of the four. Ned Salrnbury began to in vi te Luura Thurston c,ut dr1v1ng and in bath1ng somewhat oftener tbaa before, aud Hattie Cbapn1an soinewhat less often i while Char· ley Burnham followed euit with t.he last· named young lndy. As tbe maik of demai·· cation became fi;i::ed, the damsels recognized it, and accepted wllh gracioaa readines!l the cavaliers that };"tile, through the agency of a chance-falling pair of dice, Jiad allotted to tbein Obligations to Parents. If you perceive that any thing in you I uays nlake your parents unhappy, you ought to have no .Peace until you have corrected 1t ; and 1f you find yourseJI indif. fcrnnt or insensible to their will and wishes, depend upon 1t yours is a carnal, dusobt:dient, ungrateful heart. If you love the1n, keep their commandments, otherwise love is a mere word in the mouth, or a 11otion in the fancy, but not a ruling principal in the heart. They know much of the world, you very tittle; truet them, therefore, when they differ from you, and reluse compliance v.ith your desire. They watch O\Ter you for God~ and ure entitled to great deference and cheerful obedience Yon may easily shorten the lives of affectiono.te and conworm. scientious pa.rents by misconduct, bad tctn· One d ny 1 howev('r, Launt ThuL~ tou had a. pers, nod aHeao.ti'Jll from their inJlll)Ctions. headache, and }lathe Ohapn1an stayed at Let not this sin be 1a1fl to your charge home to take care ol her; ~o Burnhn.m and L6iqh Richmond. -1