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UAMILTOX. APKIL, 1870. AMOS ^ITT. iJalrstina as a ^Jvoimsctr ^Josscooion. • Tin: i,\Mi:.N TA ridvs,- H; PalesiiiH-. lovd Palestine, witli lields „r Kd,.,, worth. My Cliristiiin heart is hmiriiig for the land that ^a\e them hirtli : A tribute to thy memory in judgment there was led. A king once livd upon thee who suH'erd. died and i)le(l. A wail I give for Palestine—thou far off distant land : The Mahomedan now treads thee, there upon thee wailers stand ; I'hy children have forsaken thee- all o'er the world they roam. And desolation reigns supreme o'er ancient Israel's home. Onward treads the weary traveller o'er rock, o'er hill and plain, In silence and astonishment he counts the long, long stain ; .Stones and dehris there are laid to mark each ancie *. 'own, Py aliens thou o'errun. alas : and by gentiles trodden I>»' will lie join altinity. 'I'hesniijei ts of a kingdom, the prophetic word is sure. And a heavenly rei,nn anitin,:,' them, will a thousand years endure. I-onlly buildings once thtre stood ere( t o'er yon plains anil hilly brow. Mournful deeds -with war-like steeds wlnre all is silent now. He is not here he is risen the son of Cod was he : And guarded by the watchers where the moon shone brilliantly. We are smitten dumb with feeling, our iieart pierce.l through and through, While we ga/e upon yon city, Jerusalem is in view ; The darkness of thy history to our nnnd no longer hid, And admittance to tomb and temple— there all lews alike forbid. Wonder, solemn joy and sadness, with mingled fdlen tear, While we ponder o'er the ashes of ancient Salem's lovly seer. Worthy help from distant e.\iles, in honor be it said : Recipients of their charity— thy lingering sons are fed. i'is< i/.r.fsuis /,)■ Til,., ,r-/i- «ni <.o.l r„l,il l,i,, „r„,„i„., ,„ hi, „„,„ I l.-M„al.„„.„,v.„a,„ „„„..,„,„,, >ln„d „•::,: ■ IJrnriKiiigB tin H)c eei,-,j,. ^^(.iKlcsiortl, the gushing stream. * '■^"«l <>" the I,,,, of J,cI)anon, Arc stately ( tdars seen Waters lisping cl.mnthc I.el.anon, Is miisuto the ear, <"hfers II,, the heart of travellers, And dries the fallen tear. ■'• IXi.MKNTS. Towns neath the heights of Lebanon •Speed'ly went to ruin, ^Vere .:onquered by the spear and run Everything with jew in. ' Behold the war fiend how he rages I pon Gods holy land, Aiid remnants of by-gone ages. The cedars stately stand.' rixcirj.ixas nv the way. CKDAHS. Seven cedars crown (the nation Disperse!) and tiiousands slain, And the fir by inspiration, Rise o'er the fallen main. 'I'he cedars left by Solomon, With Israel's kingdom slain. Hewn down upon the Lebanon, Or on the mighty ])lain. XiU.K AM) HONKV. i The valleys brought forth lilies, and The milk on jxistures green. The honey too the bees had fan'd, In rocky cliffs was seen ; Honey exuded from the trees, Hills melted with the wine. And groves rung out sweet melodies. In holy Palestine. 1>J,AINS. The plains sunk in desolation, O'ergrown witii noxious weed, Near some patch of cultivation, The flocks were seen to feed ; On their bosom corn once flourish'd, Where mourns now the barren, And God's holy land has languish'd, On the i)lains of Sharon. PExriLuxos nr the way IIUINS. In the ancient town of Bethel, No tinkh'ng symbal heard, Nor the prancing of the stretchel,- Or note of singing bird ; Nothing but the "faded flower," Lies strewn upon the ground, \Vhere once some noble tower, ' With solemn trumpet sound. ''Horwe. MIKTH AND MCSU.'. The ]gw harped out the praises, By the hills and dales, And King David s welcome lays, is Rung o'er the fertile vales ; The timbrel beneath thy mountains, Where music had its wings, And the springs from living fountains. Inspired the sacred strings. '^■Vb^ in i-ALF.sTiXA rsin.n the hetgx or'cumsr. iJalfstnta untrfr t1[jc iUiflu of e^vist THK DAWN. |HV mourn ye fur Falestina, now under a wearv reign, . V And despotic rule is seen, alas, on every sunnv plain. With rich and fruitful valleys usurped by a foe, And the snow and rainy seasons make thy rivulets o'erHow ; On the North thou hast Mount Lebanon, and on its tower- ing brow Is wrapt with snowy mantle where the firs are seen to grow While gi'/ing from the Southward to Arabic Petrie And Westward thou art bounded by the Mediterranean sea • Once beautiful for situation was judea's land ador'd With sounds of mirthful praises by Israel's king and bard ' Bless d dawn of Palestina, may thy sun with healing rise ' lo wipe away all sinful stains and tears from weeping eyes Olory, honor and Immortality and riches there combine ' And in no nation on the earth with pleasures so divine ' Oertlowing with milk and honey when Christ upon thee dwell, AVith heavenly virtues shed abroad, no doctors, all is well ' V es, fallen is thy greatness through a long and dreary night And mourn'd with lamentations tliou has't a glimmering light ; Of the heights of Palestina much therefore can be said, For thy future restoration and the ancient glory fled. II "IVas in this land of saintship Avith (h,- iTi A Redeemer was i>egottrn In •"■'''''''' ''■'''^• worth ; ^ ^''''' ^'^'''^ ^^-'t'' lieavenjy The Hebreu-s in rebelhon lament that a,e divide And m .ods wrath are spread abroad o, n 1 ' h. H . and wide. '" "''f'l far Thou hast raised upon thy hei-hts .nnn,- fame, " '"'^"> •''""•'* to worthy Who throughout the bv-gone n.vs d.. i , name : ' ^ ^^^' '''^^^ '-^ ^"^tre on thy -l™ K,,e„.„o.e or ,,,e,,c,c., 01, : so bH„,„,, ,.,,..., wi!:"r r:;^;;r*'7 *^«^'0-^ "■■" ''"■o.-d .0 wear: field.,, afLg,,, ' "*""■""" '^"™^' -"> <™- thv '"';::;' "™' '"™'>- "*-'-' o..rn,„ .,U .„d,i,. N^^f rpl::r:;;,'»;- *"^ ^"^" -" '"e diadem : Win know Zor7of I ' ' """ '""^''^ ™"^^ "-. fore . °'' °f "'>' S'™'""". *•••" ha., ever kne.v i,e. '••e«»-|*.heb..d„f,eave„,.e«oe.e„w,„.,eSp™ And_de,igh.r„, ,eave„„ ,.ee.e, w,„ er„. „„ ,,,3 ,, Oh ! land of mine inheritflnrA ^.-c The righteous dead ,rsoX„r''"'^ "''"'' '"'• them be ; '" '"^=' "'>■ ''='"■' would liave J'i in: A IT I III. I, AY. •■ nd ,le.«c,l »h„ll ,lK- o,v„ers I,. ,vl,o wi.lcl ,1,. ,„i,.|„v pen The lion and ehe Jamb will give a „elco,„e to ihe lew : ^^*i-i«.v.io;M„t.vi.io;,.:;!::;j:-,^'-'-^-j'--^ lSr«iuttfttr I3ai>. ("I'fNK Hciiuti/id Star. I IKAUTIFUL day in Palestine, ra Rich verdure in a healthful dime, Kings and priests, and prophets iliero, J^^njoying rich blessings-no dull care. Beautiful day, beautiful day. Beautiful day in Palestine, ^ CharmV by the songs of David's line • Christ IS king : the crucified, AVith other kings there liv'd and died. Beautiful day, beautiful day. Beautiful day in Palestine, Come forth ye Abrahamic line, 'Vake possession of the sod, In honor of the living God .' Beautiful day, beautiful day. Till: nortec i:r. TrownVl with honor in l^alcstinc, The faithful saints will be suMime, Jviilcthe world, ye holy seers, Keep war at bay a thousand years. . J^eautiful day, beautiful day. l:i ^^t Bou(|ttrt ICH emblems of a blessed time, Lies 'neath the heavenly glare' Sweet fragrance breathes fron, Palestine, Jiy the almighty's care. >Vhere the fields lie barren, iNear the rose of Sharon- ''■'^e damask, the yellow, a^d the white rose there. The snow drops and the daffodils in homage to the queen, And roses on the heather hills, Surpass'd \n Palestine .' ' " >\'liere the fields lie barren, Near the ro.se of sharon, The damask, the yellow, and the evergreen. May tiny products of a smile, «e leagued with Palestine ; ' And eastern kings from every isle, u sj:it.y<}\s. iifi I'lke blossoms on thee shine Where tlie fields he barren, ' Near tlie rose of sharon The white rose, the yellow,' the fig tree and vine. Sermons. C:L|vR(;VMAX,lknownotwho,nordoIcareto AV'as getting blessings fi^ni his flock for preaching sermons well ; P'cdLning In glowing, flowery language, every word nf m A 1.- , "cairoya IS death, victory o'er thp foil • And ,0 so,ne poor tender heart, the silver it was put in. Bnng in the rero™:^::--;^;^ S pe72r^^''' ^ m SKKMOXS. IS A .«.;|^;^c Pict,,. of .„. sav.d. .here. ro„,„, .„„,. ,•„„„, A vessel pKvi„,„,„,,,,,,,^,.__,,,,,^,^^^^,.^_^^_.^^^^ His seed is of the wirt»ar1 r^,^^ i i Wlien the reckoning time had cojiie ,l„ ■ I calvary's mount ; ' •*' ' ''> ™*= ''""' I'here's no more iippH nf t^r „ u- accotmt. '*•'"■'""«■ "■■' ""''' Sive in your 26 tiF.sT i-on TUK irr;.irn; in lim for ti)c mcavD' ■^ * "A-I..i.,d,m,tl„„i„ »,„„„,.,,,„,,„„ »!•» '■^'"'r'^ ■ ■•""' '"-'Kl^i. yc sons of iho IJeav |\, Vo who have ,avoa.d Jehovah's com.nan ' • W elcome the new, will |,e u, ,he „ earv V^clcome ,o Zio„, ye down-.roclden hand ' he sorrow and sighing ,h„e will be aii sere 'ere ,s res, ,or ,he weary, c„„,for, ™d ^n;. On the covenants o, life, all heau,i„„s and gr nd 1 here .sresuor. he weary- ..here is resutXteary, tor tile Lord is m hand." Rejoice: for ye have achieved the victorv And are the nghtfnl owners of the land. Welcome : ye chosen ones, welcome to ,. lory . \our anchor cast in, by a shi,, ablv ntan'd ' Yonrtronhles and your cares will he ante '» 'CSC lor tlie weary- -there k i-».f r .i And the Lord is at hand.' sia\s nr riiK t/.}/i.:s. 17 + + *iffns of t^t STimrs. ^ III ,J;''^^°^«' ""Vinous clouds and density , Kings of the east with their covenants, and Mankind will pause, into the future look l^ike an Indian traveller in the night- ' Tm.e peering for beasts^ in his unknown path, And with a sense of electricity Yet unexploded ; and Lo ! the watchers, he prophetic morn they will welcome i. V ith Christ, rule the nations, and with a md Onron will dash to pieces ; the kingdoms i^ike a potter's vessel shall be broken To shivers, in that great and terrible I>^of the Lord, the Lord will perform it. ♦Beasts of prey. Ja (llAlilTY. CTj^arili). ||1|ARKKN:mypoorJi,othcr, 1)*['l (lod's riches from above ^^''" comfort and sustain Vour work and labor of love, " In this alone you will be bless'd." Harken : my poor Urother, I^et your good work abound, In faith, in hoi)e, in charity,' Unto the poor be found, " If in this work you arc at rest." Harken : my poor Brother, Although your deeds be few, If you lend unto the Lord, ' He'll repay again to you, "In Canaan you will be possess'd." Harken ; my poor Brother, I need you not remind, Search the Scriptures daily, And examples you will find, " Of good examples and the best." hlVISITY. lu I^BVi.. „,,.,..., C..„ so. ,.,„„„,,. .,^,^^^ •jndeed a,, except f„, .,..,,,«,,,,.,, ..,,,„,,,„„, V.eld the constrain,, now for Noalfs complaint, drunk o' the itO ffAorri.i I,. i^ lifBltlltS. (AcroHticM •^<^"';;^_;-Kvc,a,u,.,.n.vi, .,,..,„,„ IS Kdcii inability; '""' '"^'"' ^'"^ ^"^'^'"^ «-^-^' --s done P ' '"•'""■'^ ^>' ^J^"^'-^'-' ^^'I'-^t liast th„t, fnth ^^^ ^ "^ ^^ - ^ce and Adam's fallen race, in a.tet ^ingcnng for gr...e, get drunk and _.. ,, ,,„„„^ wages ; '-'d.c, uanKuig '^>'ls go free, and sends us all on the s lies deface, banking his spree to the father of l^ireful divinity, was this father Chi disguise ? "'qiiy, dress'd i m 1?^ ^ //// l>l,\ll„ by his 111. Ill's I tliou alter Ills ;r of ' Ai Tdstii.., Kvils ,.o,„ !"• " ""^ ''->"»l'""<.'. mi«l..ily hl..s'd. m (Acrostic.) I.PHA and Omega are the beginning and tl,e las. .^p^. My rhymes ,vi„ ,e aU o'er and my' anchor.! -u'V, ?o'".,.;''n'^"'' ' '^'" ""•■ '-'""y. -exalted and bless'd ■ i-^n, the Dtaholcs, was mischievous and hold n ;n.v,ng the victory some mystenes did ulld he odes ,„ade „„t of nature, and hi,„ laurel. d,'d wear i" ll,e end let h„„ continue to ac, on the square i*'J SSUW HE butterfly has departed the vale, \j Mosquitoes, too, have descended' below, r And the wild Howers beneath tiie fierce gale Lie there in slumber 'neath the beautiful snow. Heautiful snow other countries hath wed, Un the glory of France speak ; there below, Moscow in flames ! and, alas, there were fled J'ride ot a nation 'neath l^eautiful snow. Rise up, ye snfw-cover'd mantle of earth, Speak for the dead thou hast buried below ; The arts of nature, wherever its birth. Have laid down beneath the beautiful snow. May blessings reach the poor within ken, ^ And pleasures of fortune on them bestow, The luckless and needy toilers of men, Bless'd are they, laid under beautiful snow. ^iUAr^ i^vKl*^ AlUKC. HH Minx* RECORD of Robert John Jameson, He scarcely lived three years : His spirit has fled, and he' is gone. And we bathed him in tears. Life is a shadow, and the foe Disposed of our little boy John ; A letter we sent to " Ontario," Off where hisfather had gone. His life's Heeting joys are past. And free from trouble he's gone ; In sickness his anchor was cast, And his parents left weeping for John. 'i'he thread of life now is sever'd ; His mother with an aching heart ; To his father, in black was deliver'd A letter, which pierced like a dart. 'W'rittL'ii by rt^iMi'st. 34 A l-'Jt.l(!M/:XT. k LAND-SLIP here in beauty crownd ■^If^-f lidow my feet ; -»' Trees above, below, and in-bound, And both ends meet. I dreani'd that nature on me frowned A mournful sigh. I see some clouds waft to and fro Across the sky ; Tnere's light beyond, like leaves they go, Wither and die. ' 0nt. HK foreign messenger of spring, I J Our Canadian soil ne'er greeted With cuckoo wing ; but wild birds sing -And the devils get defeated. ca». 7^r^?^^^. AIWnKSSKS IN RHYME. Ho 'ROM Canadian soil I send this coil, To England's greatest city, J Postman call and welcome all, Who lives with Brother ditty In Dunford road, near Jackson,' i'l Holloway is seen, A man who's name is A— — — And his No. is seventeen. My letter I've got through at last, While snow and sleet is falling fast • bend It on to Birmingham town ' n the centre of England-a phce of renown Upon Its arnval you'll find its for A Christian editor, Mr. R. R, At the Athenaeum rooms it will be free • 1 ve put on the stamps and paid the fee! fiO Tin: AMIilTlOVs CITY. BONNV town is Hamilton, Near to its Mountain brow Cheers give for bonny Hamilton, Ontario near it flow. The Manufactories are so fine, Rise swelhng in my eyes, And on the lawn at No. nine, The home I higlily prize. A visit to its honor'd brow, Beneath the shady trees '; ^^'^ pledge each other's lovini( vow All in the autumn breeze. ^ * High up the steps we do ascend, ^^ ith customs fond delight The steps of life our feet must wend 1 o make our future bright. By the Gore on Saturday night We travel east and west, ° Or travel out upon the iieight To get refreshing rest. We have the pleasures of the band, 1 hat of the volunteer, 'I'lie British are united, and Saint Patrick's greet our ear. y-iox. :i7 By steam the sparrows brav'd the shore I^rom off the British isle ' And ,„ake their home upon the (;oro i o greet them with a smile A ride upon our city car, 'I'o fond remembrance' bring Our boon companions from afar, And tune is on the wing. f 'Od speed the truth in Hamilton, I he maids are fresh and feir- In honor shall her future be, ' A gracely portion wear A family circle to sustain,' And faithfully attend To household duties with the bain A true and trusty friend. ^'^'lON is the mount ofthe high on / It IS held m store for the cry on,' • Oer he ..the Lord hath His eye on No^v let us be fit for the pry on. •^8 EXILED. CANADA ; fair Canada ! thou art not the land of my birth — r Save the country of my adoption no other has equal worth ; Thou hast fed me and nourished me, and ever blessed be thy lay, Klessed be thy rising Dominion on each succeeding day A theme Til give to Canada ! a.>d to each adopted son May prosperity e'er attend thee and the conquest thou hast won ! The English, French and Germans have found a welcome wiihm thy lines, Where a home thou hast found and shelter'd the people from many climes. O Canada ! fair Canada ! the English, the French and the Dane Find a Parliament at Ottawa out upon thy wide domain. ' id of qiial i be last ime pie the THE VOKTS MANSION. ^¥ llotts iiranston. " Thi^ jjliibi.- rcKiKi;., "I'lin if, ,lxi^, Aiul I :„„ hoM,ew,-,r,l l,ouiul-to ,„y destiny," 'HERE'S better things in Store I scan ■ Than death that comes to every man • 1 he death's beginning ends my fate- It was begun at treasure's gate. God gave command (and disobey'd Did Adam), then the curse was laid And with that curse a promise came- It was the promise of a name That led me forth in Wisdom's way • In death's dark vale I'll need no lay' Nor will my ever-thinking mind Experience hopes yet undefined ; No longer will the twilight grey, ' Nor streak of sun its i,iercing ray, Be seen the glittering stars of night Nor splendours of the northern light ■ Or waken from some troubled dream,' I ponder o'er scme failing scheme. No longer will this aching breast ' Sigh forth in grief when not possess'd • No longer feel the balmy breeze Waft odours through the forest trees Nor made to feel this achmg pain While seeking hard-begotten gain ; 30 ODK TO THE MVSKS, Nor hear the roar and sj^lash of gale, The timid cry and piercing M'ail ; No longer will confusion reign When deep into the dust I'm lain ; No longer will the scorching heat Force dropping sweat upon my beat, Triumphant zero's expansion Will feed and clothe my mansion. ^^t to tl)e fititscs. I Y muses to me oft have been An unbounded pleasure ; A means to drive away the spleen A delight and treasure. Dispels my gloom from off my breast, And takes the rankling thorn ; Into the haven of my rest It brings a peaceful morn. llnsfinjjtton. t MORTAL lay beneath this clay, ^ In or out of season, 4 A perfect say, on Judgment Day, Will restore my reason. coxDoLnsci:. 31 eontfoltiifc. * r^tj ^VY brother on tlic far-off isle of Kngland's classic shore "\^ Is resting from his labors and the voyage of life is o'er. On the eve of my departure, in mingled joys and grief, He left his homely fireside and came to my relief. H.s name .s on the life-roll now, and numbered wit! the dead, Since in the paths of saving grace his footsteps ever led His i^riend and companion in the fight she's mourning o'er his death, ^ And waiting the return of Christ-'tis what the Scripture saith ; * And in his slumber now he lies beneath the coffin lid Until the resurrection morn " his life in Christ is hid • ' (^od to the sorrowing widow some heavenly comfort bring lo cheer her on her thorny path where thoughts they do take wing, ' ^^■hen the day dawn does arise and our lot with Christ is cast, And chosen out from called ones, all sorrow will be past • hen weep not, sister in the Christ, we know it .-ill be well, I hough for a time we have to part and say the word 'farewell." ;ia I'oi/riiY. Ill ^^HKRK'S poetry in the days of spring ^[ , When orchards are in bloou), * There's poetry in the hum of bees Before the rising noon. When gardens are richly spangl'd With its scented flowers, 'I'here's poetry in the song of l)irds And in faUing showers. I'm rliyming in the workshop, I'm rhyming ail the day, Clang, clang, clang (iives birth unto my lay. 'I'here's poetry in the fallen leaf, And when our lot is cast From storm and hail and clang of wheels, Where cogs are whirling past, 'i'he cogs of life go whirling round From childhood unto prime, And every step we take in life Brings poetry to our rhyme. Fm rhyming in the worksiiop, I'm rhymmg all the day, Clang, clang, clang Gives poetry to my lay. MJtS. 1>A]{KJNS AXJ) 11 KR VISITOUS. an iiTvs, IJaiftins autr 1^tx Visitors. jEFORK we can the Christmas pudding try, Ox dead march give the traveller from on high, H^ Outside the door the hoar-frost scatter'd lie, ra season for the cards and domin— i, 'I wo players met and each one had a tie, Each was a Jew, and would not crucify, -^^ In the land of Canaan he was a spy, The Gentiles oft his deeds do mystify ; P>om their friends when leaving its all good-bye If in wealth, though in poverty all fie^'S Like drawing water from a well that's dry, Or the man of Ross from the river Wye, (Jur sticking plaster got wedded to the sty ; We next summoned to our aid the shoo-tly, Our tormentors, like gods, they flutter 'd by, And into their secrets we could not pry, It was the heart-break business of a sigh ; Then next, to please them, we hung up a guy, And everything we thought we would apply. And to our trapping they would not comply ; iJehold : our homes we could not purify, We have before us one that would not die, And it was life or death to the hero-fly. * Mrs. Parkins was mistaken.—" Authoh."