S^** ^ *<£: ' IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) « 1.0 ^lU Ui Witt »2 I HI 11 S U£ 12.0 ■ ■"*■• 1.25 |i4 ijA »' 6" 1 • .j*^-iiii ro^ -'■ifit .F ScMioes ion M H^ \ 9%WBT liUUN STMST IMBSTIR,N.Y. 145M (716) •72-4503 '^ CIHM > I Series (Monographs) ICMH Collection de microfiches (monographie^) / <"*:. ■%\ 1 ■ y Canadian Instltuta for Historical iWlicroraproductions / inttitut Canadian da microraproductiona hiptoriquaf -f- ■/ TMhnical and BiMiofraf*k NotM / Mam iM hn iqt m M bibHotr a ptiiqim '(") The imtitwtt Has anmnpiM to obtain tha bart orifiMl eo^aMiiaMaforfHminfl. Faatwai M tMt aopy of Hm ImafM in tba rapraduetioii. or iMMdi May lifnifiaantiv diant* tiia VMiai matliod of fNMint, i ^adcadbalow.^ □ Colourad ao«an/ . CoMwartyta da c o ula M r 0Co«art damafMl/ Couvartuia □ Covara rattoiad and/or laminatad/ Couvartuia raitaurte at/ou pdliculto □ Co«ar tMa minint/ U ^tra da ebuvartura manqua , □ Colourad «MP I — ySbowtbrouifi/ I M Tramparante ..;% □ Colourad plitn and/or ilhntratiom/ Planebas at/ou illuitrationi an eoulaur □ Quality of print variat/ Qualiti inigala da I'impratsion M' D Bound witb 6ther matarial/ Ralii avac d'autrat dtfeumanti r~~1 Ti#it bindbif may ibadowt or distortion alont inlarior mariin/ ' U raliui^ tarrda paut Mutar da I'onfbra ou da la distortion la lona da la marii intiriaura D Blank laa«M addad during restoration may appear witbin tba text. Wbanevar poiHibla. ibasa bava been omitted from fibninf/ > - 1.,^ 'H sa pfut que certainas peies Mandies eioiities lors d'une restauration appareissent dans la textti, meis. lorsque cela itait poisible. ces pegas n'ont ^ pasMfibnfei. ' □ Continuous peginetion/ Pefination continue D Includes index(es)/ Comprend un (des) index ♦ Title on header taken from:/ Le titre de I'en-tlte provient: I I Title page of issue/ n Page de titre dele livreison ' Caption of issue/ Titre de depart da la livreison Mastheed/ Ginirique (pAriodiques) de la livreiM^fn Additional comments: / Cbmmentaires supplimentai^a||: This item is fitaned et the reduction ratio checked behMv/ Ce document est f ilmi eu teux de reduction indiq u i ci^dessous. 10X 14X 18X W\ 12X 1CX 20X 22X 26X »X 24X 28X 32X ■■• /, •' w- Th* oopv nktf^ hf hM bMii raproduoMl thanks^ to tiMi owMToaity of: . * ( ■' r" ■ ' ' ' ■ / Anglican Chureh of CapMda QMwral tynod Arahi«i|« Tho Imoooo oppoorlng hoio aro tho poMIMo eonsidoring tho oondMoQ of tbo'orlginal cof^f and In koopkig fUmlng controet oiioeff foottoiw. qiMllty lOQIOINiy ■ ; Oritinol cop l oo In printod popor eovora aro fNniad boglnnlng wMi tho front eoyor and ondlng on tho last paga wHh a printod or Mluatiatad tonprii- •Ion, or tho book eoyor ¥»hon approprlata. AN othor original eoploa ara filmad baglnhing on tho first paga With a printad or Hlustratod Improo- sion. and anding on tho laat paga with a printad or illiiitratad Improialon. Tho last raoordotfyframa on ooch mlerofteho shaN contain tha Symbol *^> (moaning "CON- TINUED"), or tho symbol ▼ (moaning "END"), wMehovor appNaa. ■}■■'■ ■ ^ -;' ,. :.'■■'.'■ ■■-,/' Mapa. plataa. charts. atOvHnay ba filmad at diffaront reduction ratkM. Thooa too iarga to bo ontiroly Included In one exposure are filmed beginning In the upper left hand corner, left to right and top to bottom, aa mf ny framaa aa required. The following diagrams illustrate the method:' - -"^^^-^i:-'. L'exemplalry fMnM fut repr^ult grioe i la g4n4roaltA I Church of Canada I Synod ArcMvat I imag|ia sulvantss ont 4tA rsproduHaa avec lo plue grMd soln. oompto tenu do la condMon et do la nattet* do i'OKomplolro fUftiA. et on , ^it4avee lee condMona du contrat da fHi Ue aiemplalrae origineux dent la eouverture en popMr oet imprimde sent fNmte en common9ant par |tt premier plot et en tormiriant soft par la I page qui compqrto unii omprainta dUhpreasion ou dlNustr^tlon. ioft par la seeond w salon lo 000. Toua lea autrjii oxamplalrea ^nowi sent flhiiis sn 4ommen y ant par la .jnMia page qui comporto vm omprilntO'v- < lilmproasion ou dlNustrailon et en torriMnant par r domMfO page qui comporto :2s unotoNo ■^- Un dee aymboloo sulvanta appaMtra sur la damMro image do cheque microfiche, selpn lo cos: la aymbole -^slgnlffo "AtUIVRE". lo symboloT signifie "nN'% 1.00 eart^, planches, taMaWix, fUmie A dee taux do rMuetion Lorsque lo document oet triop griind pour Atro reproduft en un soul ellch*i U ast film« A partir do Tangle supArlour gauche, do (|auche A drofto. et do haut en boa. an pronant la nombro dimagee nAceeeaire. Lee dtogrankrriH suhranta INustront la mAthode. | . ■ i ■ " .." /' . ■; 1 ■ y, ■ ■ '.,,/■ 1 n $: " * ' ■ • '■ 1 ■ ■ - 2 J,: 1 % :■ . I X ' ■ ■ r ./] 7 'I ■ ■ ''■ Ll ' / .'.■.'-• c\ ■ : / 1-^;, ' « * ■ ■ ■' / ■ ■ ■ :. ■ / : ' .■ -. ' ^ . v7 '. ! -.. ; . \\. 1 2 3 ■I * ■ ■ 1 ' * •N ■■■-■. : i ■ '' .'» ■ # ■ ' ' , " - - f "'."., I / . • . ■' ■. ■ .-f - ■ . V ■ . ' / - . ^ •■ " 4 5 6 ■ ■ - i:" 1 f ,- - 32X '• ,. ■.■■.■■ ^//-..''V' • : ■ " " ' ■■ ■. y^ : ■ ■.■ J ! / ' ' * - : / / ' 't. ■ ■•*'*«■ -^W-'^- .1' '.•■ *«•' T 'Mi- T*"'. HARVEST Bt >'# ■«» - ?■ ; •.■■■ ■f*^" # ■f % ■Ir AUrORP TO PRUDENT MEN, v' ■'■-"•■ .f ..,..■■'■ J" • -" ■ ■ ■ . ' ' ' ■ ■ •• . ■'% ^-^ ^ _ __ _^. • ; ^ - ^ ^ ,"^ iC^ • ■' ■* ,^' ;■>::■■;-'■.-.■■■ ■■ / ■ ; / - • :. ■ M' ■ I?" - BT THE REV,^* MACAOLi*- ■ ^ U" ■#*• AUOUBT Stw, liSl / «th«» h tM iettteFeth, and yet iocreMftht mA >-• wMioldadi more than b ln«^ b«t It UnMh to porortjr.»^J Iln OBAT^ SMth tum. -:: •;?■•-.!*■".. 4a Jt." / ; t> >. ^ «^^ 'i' v.* b'r A^if i^^ ^ jBXOB iwfta vsnos. "Hr r",**A:f iAiNM M* CBUOHTOIf».11RinnH|i 1 i! *' % -m ^ "H • r ■♦'* *■■,-■. ■■ ■ ■ '■' - ■ •■ ' -1 ■ / ■ i "t- ■ ■ . ' ' ''-'r'*- ■■, ■'. . " .#. . :' ■ > . • ■ft 1^ v ♦^ -'■-■?»'■■- »-; ■ ■ *-; / sW!^.. . 1^ ,;\.i 1^ To tho Farmer. "^ "^"^^^^ ,%#^^ Tilt ri^ th. iiSa ^»^^ii|| ■^to that wUb wbl.b he r^^ foUowi-g p^'lP -iS« SERMON. .1 -r «h. and bo tiSxOx no •ocrow with IV* I PawTBAM 10 en., W t.. \. *>•■ ■ V ^.J' ■■■■■■ * 'A»i!; '■/Sl^S)* The hanut he\ng now niitrlf gathered into the barnt, w« Aoold.all of M, I think, nnd the farmera particuiarly, attempt to row • pro|H»r estimate of the blearing-^to be ^luly grateful S^ U. abpndance-to look to the right qa«rter for the giver thereof-and to »ee that o«r dinpoiiUon and coi»du<5t be toth a^, a intt gratWhde would call forth. ' . _*«- «L<. «# " 'Fhe earth," aald the divine Jewis, •« bririgeth forth Clrutt of - firit. the b'ade. ^^M^^r. «;fter that the full cjrn in L-«nm, It la'lrttli..iudeecr. that W Bnderate afintion of the farmer is not always given to thia m a ouffht to* be. The very profusion of the blessjnga of the lx»nl renders mw careless, as habitual receivers of the™, and inattentive to tfie p iinaple on which they are conferred. A mm now a days" casU seed into the ground, an«ft^ m '"^^'%^:%' -m^ V - A-> 'x: h *-/■>-: »„y™. ■•'I- r%'ir '.r. ..J. K. 4. i>% f.' - \> Tt^,- IW 4 ■ >■* ' Mtioa to tb« poor. Probably tb«7 will hear with MnpriM that Moh ofliringa and donatlona are enential parte of Chri$tian-^ I might enlarge the epithet indeed, and say o( human duty. Neither, a* Tar 4a I can learn, is it different with them whea tiiey attend other plaoet of worship. Wh^n the fanner appeari h»&r9 God, he i^dom cornea with the beautiful humility and jnratelal devotion of a piooa and heart-felt oflfering. Tho Methodisti we know araivery iar from being a taoitam people, and yet I have nevff heard a Mvthodiat maka aeknowledg- menu to a single larmi^^ th^Diatri ctJ^y j^ offeringa, or eontributionfrfrom the abandantHouh If ttKanrtM to the poor. «<^ih1 it leema to be aimJlar with^^evar/ other daaomination of fe.iglow worabip. The earth ia^Mieroua and bringa forth fruit . of baraelf; the blessing of the Lord watches over it, and gives it inorease; the fari^aer puU hia sickb in because the harvest is pome But afcer th^t the merchant must tell the rest of the toK for Godeeems to receive nothing thereof ; the actuary raeeivea 9|0thing thereof ; the poor come hi for no share; the altar ra- ^eives none, nor even wafts Iroa.ths %frieal|vis|8 lipa a slngto thankful prayer to hMTli^^ oM^Jt^lt^ of tfca i^charift^ ■JL Saerameolal ti*lt— if we Wife to jwlfe by tip pioaa a*;^ ^ jg. ^i ^Igs^ the harvest ta alwaya scanty, tbera has neverjyn a *»Nj^^yif m i|ng from the Lord. ^^* •*'^^^i|cr * And yet thia ought not to be— It never hps been so elss- « Tr* where— it baa never been the cafe in prior gei*fiHtiona—»iiioiw i peopis at least that seknowlmige tholLsii fer their God. fake even a Jebuaite for inataneer-one fitlftom^ot^ nations &m^n adjudged so wicked that Godosst thenr oat before the p«H)ple of Urael. Bo^. *"'^-* m # -•^« .1 •«^- - .?.' , r-*:. 'a ■ ^w ■-S'- / *- .1 ' ^^ ■ .',:..^- ,^^ po*njr ofoHT rarm«ra fqual, eYen in pious «nliA SitUa world tMd wholfe, fafcw than ttSs tmno»$i fwrvMi&aC they be ndt1i4M»hM«P ** n™f' ^" »II«*"^J» ««*»«•» huWn the living God, who giv^' •• ^things (Hchly) to enjoy. That they do good ; that HMf be rich fti good wofks^ ready to distribnte, willing to commmf eate; laying^piH sC<^' for themselves a good foundation agaioal the Ume to conie, thM they may lay hold on eternal Ufe. ^^ Saeh belM tb^lsiiible example of the Qflotiles ; sneli ^t Ijw of the dbiMreii of Israel ; such the piinoiple laid down %. the Ciospel; a Is woftlertal to learn on enquiry, how exteostvt« ^ the godly pracUce of making offerings to God and the nofi hM prevpUed In the wide and ChrisUan worid. « What ^ p«dto the Charth." aays s learned authorily, "for several of tKl flnt ages after Christ ^>P^ brought to thei^ by way of offeK. mgMod these were made either at the altar, or at the eoUoo,*. wHMj, or else oocaaionally. That tithes were anciently paid^ite^ . Sngland by way of offerings, «ecording to the ancient omm^^ Md deerees ofthe Cbwoh. mp^Hn fknh the eaoons of £gb4«% Ar^waho|rof York, vboot thif^r 750; andAmn an opinio dl ■•wNOr A Wi t M i llOp of MenlOrhiok. ho wnt^ to Cotliboi^ JreUiUop of C^tf^ry, about the laow tfatto.i ^from> Jfar M^enteenth canopr of. the general oobaoU, hold ISrlllo'«kM# ^«domataial■ J ■•^^'M •'*V- #'■ ^^ * 4> 'j V 1 *** 1 -' V >• -1 ^ .* -' / J . "§.■' r^ / \ \ 1 ■ •? ' ^ . y \ r • 1 ^. » ''Js^nfl^^l — j-^Kv-r "^ ^'f, I ?♦* ?,, ,^ m.d.».T common «»"•«•' '°'y';; i„° "„ confor . .lion of tlw w.. in l.«l » .t.rn «h»..g, •1'' *• '™»,t" ,v V"«l'^ «• ^,ao« for th. P^rfol-^Slongito »..!.». .(*.«'*. - i.«c.oftb.poor-thefor.m] r^ :wffi c w?*!*- 0:'i ^l»^.. ^i?-. '^■•*:-^-M ■-■■f. iiirjr to be mninUined, the worship of God apbeld, and the p««## relieved, In the yenrt that are to oome. It is not that onl;^. kil how are we to hand down not alone the Gospel, bat elvllbi r^^ ation, arts, hasbmuiry and harvest, to after genemiions. •• Th* blessing of the Lord, it inaketh riob, and he addeth no sorrow ^ with If The principle established by the Christlani ornaeC gen<«ra. tions was this, that a portion shoaM be paid for snob things only M do yield a yearly inereaae, by the act of God. The Banker ;. who, however, eomes In under another prineif^e, la sdppoaetf !• I be ask*d for nothing; the Merchant seems exempted ; th2|tt^ fesslons are excluded, or, at that eaHy time of dawning eivllis. atlon came In for a share of the offering. All seems to fill upon the farmer. What he receives seems to be the prinoifMl^^^ thing received by the community. The farmer's blessing seem* to be a bleasing bound up with all If there be a blessing any where, it must be that eontained In the farmerfa blessing, if ' be a duty any where it must be contained In the book of the farmer'a task. If reHgion. law, order, happiness in tU«* Id, orbop# of hereafter f ooneem a<9k««e. tt Is 4rs| of all tJUt* krmer. /Pe. fanner la the representative of all the duty, alt Jin jMNns, and also, of all the blessings of sdoifty. .Xn*! aoeord. fiPr (>>« Increase of the year that appertaineth to the farmeiy was also noticed by^ our forefathers, aa more especially than any, thing else •• by the acrof God." '^ ^ The harvest th«n being always In each year, from gener»^%^ tion to generation, our fordfkthers always ipoke and acted with respect to it, aa If it were " by the act of God" ; and still mort« «ar blessed Saviour having pointed out such remarkable partle- «Ura in It ; let us dwell a moment on these particular*, and^^MM* •idar whether they do' not, in a most especial manner, reqSi^ «%«t each return of the harvest, to seek for the blesiiog of God, which maketh rich without alloy, Jo acta of niaty and Firttaaith the taviour,^ e«rth bringetWorA >< the^tcui^^ Would yoa believe it— a blade pf oorn has sprung out of the inert earth. Cain thought it s«e|t a miracle, that he brought ol tfct fniit of the ground an offering unto the Loni. It waa in tiiat primeval age— in that liUMHty and deameaa of th» {inoMUi: JntfUee^ naver then waak'enad and depraved by bad habili, ay^ ^llMMd so aplendid an effort of nature, thixt Cain thought It; tt^WoctkieU and bait. Cain a| that time waa no linQ^f ■Mudiiir ; U uMnt aarvba td ^ and the beat Mrrialbt V' ^■/' I..-. u>»- \* ' yt .**.*"*^ ••* "rpriM and Joy i|m bUdo— dw ^--'- m MfKiTM lllk amM tb* lUHi and damp soU— « 1ot«I« •.JZ. iT-TftuJ -f . ? ?■**• ' *f y«» took • dl»mond aiKl nkmd gjyofy b^ther^WM no pr«p.eU^, „« liop.ft,ln^ TU «~^i bl.d« on «• aonlmr^, .bowW itMlf o«t of tiio df»arr "^wwwa amM all thia apro«r «nd eonfation. nothimr bnl 2j»J»*»ft»t l»n ^ Anrtki ^a, no bliKlo i. »i#...4ooan. which e^lhl J2^J!V2»» of *• •*rth'. nrfiMK*. yMdtIt nofr-tho Bki««iS W^htlg^aanttot prodneo it-tho arid aaiidi of Arabia aiSS 25Ti^.5r?*.*'^*"P "^ *• »»>"«^ «»a «•*" *t harbd^ ttmmw^naim tho M in ii^ W^od iiipM.tkft;|iiid ;• thaMlrii ■>« :£^m^. KiS^ ^^^H^ ^F^, '■mm . ^ '"»S's-*Jifi*". -1 ■1r ■inoU oC ft ridflt bbd* of wliMt mb U Uttt biMilBf rMto, Umq tk« ring U blad« pIM o itf o ai, At flni • mirmol* of txkUaM, II moo .^ ■hapo of a Uw of n*tM«. Wo auT doedTtd l>7 Ibo light of Ito nhrovMl proYdanoo hort. Tbo froaitr tko UMm iatorltraooo MtoAll/ hM boon io this mattor, Mio I«m havo wo eono to tlitok it TIU 1«M than^SO yoan ago-^iU •f^m^ agwl and WoH^ •Uifc, now itUl IMog among ni^ oamo to^li ponlnaala, not A tho Mna--aot all tho •badM^— not all tlM navolftng ■laioi •*^ • * •or tho bosjr raeo of waodorwnm had ovor mb » Mado of ooni in thia o«r nolghboriiood. It la Ood'a foooal nOraolo In thto oonntrj. Croatloo, in that raapoet, bogan aa it woro In thia lo. •alitj aearoo 60 ^oara ago. WUhio thommnory and ozporiooa« Of Uving man ; tho flnrt Mttl«ra almoVflMMd for want of thiT bbdo whioh w» now mo orery whora arooud oa. Tho Tory (dd pooplo tdl na of a aearcitj of food whop, Ut for tho fld^ of tho prottT lakM, they woold not haro Mbfialad, for ihon th«M waanoUadoofwheattoboMMi. All thJahMhapponodao roaMh ly, and yat mvihrathrM, mrlmmu do «ot oonrid«r it Hmm ^ galhar In tho hMrok, or ih4y witoh tbo Mado^ birt than thoy dv aiglaoak tho bUariag of Ood ; or atlaaaldonot aaakit with th» VlkMteoM, pioty and mllgioaa oboanpaaoM that thoy oogbt r v^ Tho UoMlng of Ood, mjr brothran, it fai that ^hioh malnil» llMF-for if yon wili oboenro, not only hM tho Undo of whaH boon, aa tt won by otwtiio powor introdncod among na, bat H la alao fa dangar of ikfaig m «draealoMly withdrawn. Wonid yon bdltvo that thaM golden hartaoti may bo gathorad from ow^ Mda now for noai^tbo laat thpo. Wonld yon doom it oradi- "^ Ua ftaA^tUa o«r Mia oarth may aoon roftue to bring forth 4ha EUado-«r «■>■* J|lw vmnd forth from oarth'i bonnlMna ha Uado itaelf d^ ilekan and die; and that if not nnher. •t loaat fa tho gi^atar dagrM, m far m to M to laeom- JgM ^ l«i>or of enlthration. 8neh a ^ptaatropha, I ^nal onr ^ptfy, owloToly aadrovarantperformaodo ofCfaiietafa dntiaa,^ Mr pimyan, ow Meramenta, ow Matafaad CiMNh dim hain to .MK fron «f. Bvt iMUy tha dangar of «# loM^ ||id» of "jkmi diaappaaifag tnm oar aaMiTiMda fa«bpr «ri{ib|[ia9ML ^ nr MBy yaara, nro braid haa baen tha food #«m Htm Em MMaa. BvtlatteriT an faaeot or fly, or aofond f rtilfiof Mil^ hav« ravagad flli tho tender bladM of tho nllMt Md ■H^aothatmanyoftho moat Mngnlno agrfenlftwiatiillill toba jOKNrt VMlltttag the mproitabla labor of atftil^i||i!■ '. UltW. ' .Mk^lK'IIW.i ^ ■ . «. - - ■ ^" 1.0 VH tiM ioTalaaUa bUdet of the whMt» and for morf than .TMia. ha* booo the niMuit of diiyiog from homes and fiun* Wmmam to dMil SUtes an4' Weetero Prairiet, manj of the idMMtTalliiible a^iadiMtrioda inh^bitai^ of that legion. Ifo Bstoral caoM tiinpU peema 4deqoate to ^zpUin this general and Mpoated, this oon&med and ioflreasiog destmcUveoess of the c, iC^The ioU is fertile— % climate beantifal— the seasons be. wLn, What haa jbMMed iQ dut part df America, has never been known to oaJl^in any comparable degree at least, in "J oyMT porUon ojT CbilttMloo. .The only solution of the diffi- •alty k that in Europe the fartlier annaally devotes, by obe- dietee to prinUtive qoftom and a holy law, a certain propitiatory portion of his annual increase ">y tiie act of God,** to the por- poeepf piety and benevolence-Hmd Uiat tiie American does nor ^Te^ tiiongh good-natured,, nWll>^'ly» *n<* *»«»«^*»^«"* *°1?"* dividual disposition, what he gives, ho does not give in bumbto i pisty. or under tiie sense of a divinely prescribed duty— but he Svea H tn«tiie pride ^l human nature, and under a sense of hu- ,S» dignity. . *^-^ •? *^^ "*^f3j2!^* C^ ' ^^ Loid; it maketii rie^, «nd he aliiffl »o sorrow'WIIh U^ ^Com- JSe^tfis ^ral sott aSFdinupte of iOrtJrBritafa with flial of S American regions, iiid the baianoe would appew to be to AiVPt of tii0 Utter, apJ yjat tiie remains of Roman w^ occa- ^ ilMally discovered ia#e granaries of ruined villas 15 or 1800 M« MO, or of Egyptian as rairely gatiiered in ^tacombs of «0a years old, appears no bettor tiian tiie modem grain raised iJS^lapd— whde in Amerioa,lhe wheat that wis introduced hpS^n and grew ^^^^^^ J»°^ 3^^^^^ AM^ under tiie most improved h|8bandry W. lUl 0ay,i$^ot la ftQ yean jto bring a Messing to J^Uhgrer^ ^ * j^^ i^, •Ae bMe tfSt gtowa at o#«Plfc •ftrwtive ^mj^ WUness. It catches our attontioik.in spite of care orany ott«f>> «l«ag«»e.t of inind^d it ^h« Ma ^^^T^"^.^ aSlourisUng, it p«»to;f«ds ti^ ^:^^rj^^2^^ it bisks in an4 imbibes flie »M» of tiie solir ligfai— tte ihow«[» iHikOi «!• Wm -ends it ^e^ ra4 tika 4sw drop r^ no wl^ra bore beautify than ontiie t«|K- 4l,HWHlHP«oeW lilado. '>*«fef*«||^^^ , jiAitor thiT penuasivenesa ottaiMW^, but expraisiv^ ^ siBOilunivenal emblem, o^t to attract tiie i3wm*'i Mtpntips ipd tomtit tiie larmer*s heart. For tiie divine Jeso^ amld^ kfe Mk and holy metfitatioat and ardoouf oax^ could QOtlRit '%l * "'W^^ , ■f^' .-«^ .•ri^ M. Bat wliile w» look, the nafaral energy* of Mirdt lie blesdng of the Lord, it jnaketh rieh; the blade d >9ooden for a aoffieleiit time for iqan to conrider and thereon, if he will. Bat aa if the, aenaeleaa plant whieh hower* «r aeema to depend altogether ap<]ffiWven, were rewarded for its imaffe of faithfal trnat, there then appeara ** the ear." Thai ia, there ia an indioation of a coming hanrieat} there ia hope and Bobaib|UitvJ>nt 88 yet no anbatance. All jMhi tfhe • fanNM* e harrelptat there ia nothing in hand. W^ atr ia the pledge -^e eameat of what ia to done, bat ncftWi nif iUin^ ilielf; mhd jet when that new feature ia exhibited, tfit'nMHr'iroald b» nnteaaonable, who witneaaing anqh an initanc* of ttitnral ordl- tine power eould doabtthe completion of tile proceaa. AU-wiaa PMvidenoe, however, ehooaea that time and interval to^'viait the riaing harveat with all ita plagnea. Not only the foot of man, or Ae depredationa of an^ala are^the6 to be fear«(J— bat every fay of Bonahine— eveiy paaaing oloud--»tiia d6g-dii,y drjragfr*'^ sad the nightly dew^-the anmmer delage>iad tha dreided bliglit. j^:ih.bl^l||jpnndathtfryi^ Ihe mr preaenta ita ^nalent annaal ifminbe^nce dr that di^« lUia^^rtB are more moved by a pipticiilar benefaetton thtfi |»y general merciea. The miiid thidf eannot eatimate tha vail* iMaa of creative or providential bleaalil^, whereby II19 Uid^ |l sallowed to,ahoot from every aott and in'Svary cUmat», o>|^r£j{ Intereat and emotion from tba aemtiny of a lingle indMUlil ^ield. Wh§t eaoapea that prqin^ng field daflya^ Md Hwii each eacape conneekitaelf with the IndividAal'a ptivaia ' ind fot^nef ' If bat that temMat paaiea harmkiB, h» dw I ahatt pay mM^ or aoeompliah that favorite da- ^^flHoold the MMlilMlo a few daya more fiercely, ha , . —ititwUl l^SBIohiM'a achoolinrf, or deprive a eon- fMMt of oeeaaaary medicat'Mtendanee, or&e ^o|b» fiiMdly of Senaeleaa roaa-^oMidf'himaelf t|^n adari iooU'R limita4 eaa ae i ^d oea not enlaigia Ma « to iake in gnwd wirwt/^» of PMvidende^ nor aeeh hi JT le piety and rMona obMrmeea to getthe bleaabg of tha ,JUf4 whieh mO^OOh anille addetfa no aorrow withrttl matm all ia promiaii^AlUUM^ anrealiied— while all da- mOa on Ood^-^e«^%il he meditateB no act of devotlMi^ 0«(^, Or fiberalfty to th* poor^— he-makea no tow of giallhidai jha thiahi not of the Lofd of th^hamot, whQ.«iik til ^ Mr, 4c aMHitf ita contenta* • ' 1 ^A^ that,** the Satiotiri&irtiOiit,*tiio. iJ )9 ^■••■•J-..».a:. ' • JH/nll eom in tfko ear." The^ itL% nOncU of proridMtUl ^'Wf9f which dioiaiidt the luUng aaioniahinMit of •very nuu^ iMtft eoraof #heat haviog. fallen into the ground and die4 •honid bring fortfi a tetnio J thirty, |dxt|y and «n hnndi)id fol^ ia often thrown^ay npon die inobeervant, nnrefleetin^, irrali. giona fanner. "IThe blado thai waa so beantifol and a^iring— AttM ear that with raoh divina arlUice, waaeontrived and brought \> perfeetioB, gN^f^ way to the anperior miraele-^ endmd nireoftheiHH MpiM P, ?i»;>efaM com in the ear. TUi w«nMi«f«l|a|h|» ipMiing lo nrach in anch Uttle >onipaaa* moh ?diHAl» iMlerial-^ood for man, harrolea^^holeeooM i^raiting feod^ i kind of manaf, (for heaven alone iwuM girt il» and it needa ^ indnstiy and^eid labor of man to gather it,) that wonderful fall com, which then loaei ono property to gahi imother, which ceaiea Itielf to feed on the forniabed Jaiee, and becomea whde aliment to f he animal man ; thia com, that makea the harvett, ought to teach the fimner, that the Ueaeing of tfa# Iiord, it OBwheth richi becaaae,,^thout that bUnaing, even tht M comXthe ear m||r fiul iMH^og Ae %Hier^ i On tht Ml of ^aterlco, tBe #|BlMp|l^eat waa aontdM^^ fron it frrmer'a hand, while Ht^WMpom waaweighug down evti# head, only to be trodden^wn by nnnumbered feet of the Tio* bot ofthniiiih, doing dM work of an inacratoble Lord. Ob the Miawppi iUver, from time to time unexpected innadationi boemSl aimilar apoUati^ia. jb Jjifew Bmnawick, aome yaam J>MMri«iog !>• ihatdcaoUMtha country, aw^alao wiH nhi .W of deatraction the l^i|Mia harveat In 8icay,*aitn« •omtlmMa covera the rioBnedhfrvflat in a^ed of law. In th« Cteffccaa, earthqnakeaVvo bMp known fb awallow it But when no general eaaaearNitait^«ie%fi|BMHr'a wafai app^gahej to gather the Adl dSro in-tgwgiing of the U^i |» with thi^4afmer, tbff Uade, jmilheear, imd the loll com, ngil the For fhdtAd >nd yieWtMJ »rth,1^hav0 been bo«ii|ipui Inniii^ aick atooM^%the||f food-a depfCiiiQg;^ eohit. perception of tiie harf|||*.ralid Il4i i» alao IfUftimil^ . ' " V '^A» 14* ■ -i"?"^ ' ^^'"■\ i-^ • ' r^^. t^^^^itriss ;,' f^-w-n '"lav" " «^ » '. ■'* \: . f>t fe- p-Z:i<>! I- u M th. ChriHiM fiurmir gftth«f|Bg in hi. wellJLed LmS- 5! PI^!"* "' "• '*®"*^ indoHry: whieh h« brings hooM wMi ?** J!!!!f* ***,*• ?*^*' *' ^ r^' "<* «"<>» »»n«nWe and dnMra^petitiont for tbt MsMiiig ofthe Lord alwa^. Ho li riok .jlwaj In Iha Mowing of tiie Lord. If Ids lurrort be abnndanl biiDiMadi not what ho gtroth to Qod and tho poor. If itS ■jMtj. thk portion of God ialili pledge th«Mii aeed wiU ipitwt Iko better on lollowing jear. In fidlneii^ Au MM^JyJbM S* *'**&®'^* *^ eoneoleooe^ the eonioltilot fif i^JViui Mai^ bat of n pions man. He baa indeed dooo mH lif ai«eii--he baa oommitted no ii^jiistieo— bat laotfid&^ii^ «J!** t^ *^ ^®** PWMJO*. looked op to and oonfeaaeaftlio WW of afl good.^e haa reoAiTod hie oom aa tlie lavena m- €»^ their food, at a divine hand ; he baa also befn minHll dT Ootfa fayoorite, the poor,— and benee at peaee wnh beaveii, ami Moved bj men, nndiitail^ed to6 in ecbaeleneo-^the tdeiiinj #» Lord, it maketh him rich, iod he addeth no a6r^«# with « The ««*/' ^e BwmUf^i^u b*,|efll f«tkj&«ltcf, ad of look ^,^ _ _ -.^jr inoomii _ __ talt an agenV like thereat S^doeiW^biKrfcS^ Rom bor bosom ahe bringafdrth ftoit tm^aoS^iS^il^^ JLTL'^J?** ,??J^~ «®^^M«tfilar fewer of the ieiviB, fbv the awiliiat enlightens and 4llnttahe^-^ gM^and Tegetation-^orthi beiHsfleial^Mldrnamoiitil^^^ TS'ilf^ ^ flvow^wA-iieh aa tho m», ^ e^r, and iL Ifco^tfaeboaom bf aUthat gw# or ia ylisfed fa our vii^ Jrtb^orjnatwei^aaiHM^^^ Theiiii. MSfiW*;^™ wto-lt eneiidealM gWfof e^ bat aoeoii^ t» ftTn^^ tfM, ikiiitibiC SKf2^'i?*J£*i'^ Wliwt in fl» general ayal Kiaaiota^ «o«bi|dorflaHh,d9^noteTeomaiiiyai U^aeir ^^ie''ijr'^mn or ^ wtti j^ t^feiSrelS^f ST!^ ■Iff "''■ftx,''"' Kj;;j4^ -^ ^-., /*; M '7!? ^ll •-» V •*.M 11, .^^^.IN^-^---^^ i-S* ^^i, '!f V •.'.' w- If 91^1^1^ riiikiliilih, ittd lit n • ^\ ? , 1 >^fc J ' ^ ^^:\ -t-j t? ' v *. vu- *' "V "•%*»^»Jfei^-» ■''* •4 '\ \ # \ *• • tfl # * 1 ^-\: v Jt^ /^