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Tha following diagrams illustrata tha mathod: 1 2 3 t'axamplairo fllmAfutfaprddult griea Alt g«niroait* do: [''."U -■ ■ ■-■-■ ■'-■ ' ■■ Tin Uslw< CImwIi >f Cwrti Arcliiwi ' Victtris UniMnlty ArdMvM • Laa imagaa auKrantaa ont At* raproduHaa avac la plua grand aoln. eompta tanu da la condition at da la nattatA da I'axamplaira fnmi«*at an confonritti avao loa oonditlona du contrat da filmago. ^^ . - Lia^axomplalraa orlglnauK dont la eouvartura an papiar ast ImprlmAa aont fiimAa an eommanpipnt par la pramlar plat at mti tarmlnant soit par if f^^^" darnl*ra paga qui eomportq una amprainta , • d'impraaaion ou dllluatration, aoit par la aaoond plat, aalon lo eaa. Toua iaa autras anampiairaa driglnaiix aont filmto an commanpant par la pramlim paga qui eomporto una amprainta dimproaaion ou dllluatration at ah tarmlnant par la damlAra paga qui oomporta una tilla amprainta. i Un daa aymbolaa auhrants apparattra sur la damlAra imaga da chaqua mierofieha. salon la caa: la aymbola -^- aignlf la "ifc 8UIVRB". la symbols V aignifia "FIN". j- i _ Caa cartas, planchaa. tabiaauk; ate., pauvant it'O film*s * daa Uux da rAduetlpn diff«rants. Lorsqua la documont oat trop grand pour Atra raproduit an un aaut elich*. fi ast film* * partir da I'angla aupAriaur gaueha.lda gaueha * droita. at da haut an bas. an pranant la nombra d'imagas nAcassaira. Las diagrammas suivants iiliiatrant la mAthodo. < ■ ■ ■ . . ' '■ ' o ' • . * * ; ^1^' . 2 3 ...f A cs 6 . • » /I '' ' ** m ■ /'■ : • ■•■:■;: ::i-,-, ■■■;'■-• .1 f^ ■■ , :■■ ■ -■....■• ■... .*i-.. •■„■*•». . •. i ;',^^r:i^^ihi*w" OHBISnAN RESPONSIBILnT tSTBEUATaOLOf . % r Amusemehhi .-;»■ : •;■'/■;'-'■ V If BTTHB ' '1 ."t^i^r ' 'EBV. WM, OQOHRANR It JSi I ;i.- ".:J.. ;**! -^'i fMT.I^..,:5 4/ ■ < «• » r |U»<3aw?P^ -I v'^:'-!'-r- .^i^-^*'- '.-iJyn. ^^^or.: "^^utiO **i^''j^a »tTT ^r-iJfc:n¥.^nsoA ■"f PREFACE. '"'WK m': '• \ ▲ Society itndef the n^w <>f *Jie "X^^^ BMvoleiit Society of Brantfoid," UtUigm iS^jeot, tbo nOnng of fund* to aMirt fil farn Wiing the new " Widows' Home," wmm onmiMd daring the pest winter. In addi- ti^Atothe weeUy meettngs, for jewing and BMfcldnff eundry articles that may be Mldjot Sbi aboTe-named object, it waa deemed «dTii|* ;. ible to bLtO an entertaiiiment in pecembet liik ao M still forther to Increase the foil^ boiptioii was taken by silveral dergyuM in Bm^ord, to the entertainment, and a fs* monstrance sent to the Lady Managers of tiitt Home. The writer of the f dlowingjMges de- dined to Join his bniihren in their a«Hiioik Mid en the following Sabbath>ening, pw»^^ lomon on the whole qndstion of " Po|^al« Amnsements." At the r^tmest^ the society. Mr:<>>diranehaslundly/5laoad 5^**^ Iheir disposal, and any/profito arwmg wojn STsde U^ discodsf^ wiU Ui^iTon to tbs ••UraSw Horn*." / 4 .« »^^ * t>nbehalf of the LadiMi' Benevolent SooM|y« F. L, MiLLiB, President. - Sajuh Strawobd, Vice-President LovilUL ALLBf^ Treainrvr. lO^T!'" .;>^'-' ■'-'t'ir^-£i IJIAY ^t fk uPl / t POPULAR AMUSEMENTS. ■U PBoynss, Ohif. 3ff, ¥.16. **BMttlion found honey? Eat eo muoh M it inffl- ifontfort&M.lettthoube filled therowithAnd Tomil ■n.- ■ Thftre la no book bo fall of praotio»l oonnieli M the book of ProTorbi. It takes cognizuioe il<«T«i7 age, rank and condition in life. It poiiiAa out not only the more flagrant una of •ooiety, but alio tiie more a^ret temptationt i^ainat wbiohit ia our daty to guard, and girea direotioni^ tbat f aitbf nlly followed, art •lira to add to onr bapp^eaa and welfare in |bo preaent and the fntnre. Thongh writtm tpm; ago, theae Proverba are adapted to everj' HgBi^'aad approve themaelvea to every intelU* gant and candid mind. 'fthe largeat proportion of these Proverbt iM addreaaed to youth. The dark experience di^'Solemon and the bitter remorse that fol* iMred, made him a fit teacher of othera. like Mooiui on mountain topa, or light hooaae |^^{ reek-bound coaata, that warn ofopming di^i|{er, ao Solomon atanda out upon tne paga ^^lialory,^ aad evidence of the fact thai fStthia, learmiiff, and wiadom, am of little atnifly ''wityhdiit me aafoguard of leligioua prin* f^. Aa ahipa Bee#ballaat, to steady Iheaa "' oeeaBtao do men need the graoe ol UNITED C l iUnCi 1 — - ARCHIVES ^v^V V ^*- God, to keep them beyond the reach of tempt tstion and evil. { loone of these Proverbs, the wise Kinfl speaks as follows : — " Hastj thoii foona honey ? Eat so much as is sufficient fot the«L lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.^' Honey represents pleasure, — thatwhich gra- tifies and pleases the mind, as honey does thi^ sense of taste. But honey must be tajien im moderation ; a surfeit of it is dangeroni to our physical well-being. A little honey mi^, be beneficial, but more than what is sumoi^iif will make a man wretched. And so pleasnrst and pastimes, even though innocent in then^ selves are not to be unduly or too f requen^|| indulged in. They are intended not to oppress the mental- powers, but to refresh and in* ▼igorate the higher energies of our nature ; Id fit and not to disqualify for the real duties ol liie ; to be enjoyed in leisure moments, and not to fill up the, entire measure of existencaui Amusement is only lawful and allowable, for the sake of economising strength, or fitting Qt to discharge the obligations and bear tht burdens of life. As a livins writer saja: "Mirth and music and wit belong to the oEyi| of Stimulant: they are good seasoning, but poot food. . jbnnsement is a piece of insectioa pal beiireen solid fabrics, and is ornamental in connecting them. No amusement, li good that unfits yon for your regular datiet m life ; it must not be a rival, but a servant & it mast give an appetite lor duty. Arndsemeiii ia a whetstone ; after it the faonltiea «hoii|4 be sharper than they were before^ The gi^^ sties of society sre eztr^sgan^ iuiilp4fitff4 Slid anwhelesome. Innoowil 4snoes uiidsr •V'-,4t> :^:t- ''-'*'. ' . "' *'" .■'" the trees in rammer, or at home among f riendiL eloeing at an early hour, are to be commended #• not only barmloM, but positively niefnL Bat all-nightpartiei and balls set at nattghi •Tery rationtU priuoiple ; they are condemned oefore ther get half way up to ftioral consid- •ration. They dissipate, not recreate ; they destroy the body, they do not revive it ; they •J^..^ ■•tire on amusement. Amusement M^onld revive those faculties which regular WOik leaves dormant ; and not tax those po w «rs which are overworked." Solomon, then, does not prohibit pleasure, >it excess of pleasure— the abuse of what is m itself innocent, and as a matter of course all pleasiires that are untimely-^tha| tend directly or indirectly to the developttnt of Ilia mere animal nature-^that take th3it rise in sinful passions, oi^^ad to sinf ^w *««ching is in full accord with the spiril 01 Christianity. The bible nowhere rebukes nor prohibits innocent amusements. It does not say it is wrong to laugh, and, although different interpretations may be given of the mspired penman's woids, it does not say that itis, wrong to dance. I am not now passing any mnion oh the more fashionable amusemente ^thaday, but simply sUting what every j^e reader knows, that the religion of Jesoi Cprri^so far from being a melancholy,gloomyt "!WP«W^J !^u»gf i« • cheerful, happy expeti* ipos; that so far from demanding seclnsloii nw •octaty, it reoognisef the necessity of Jy^T? oPWtterce between man and man, and flia lallest enjoyment of all that thi? j^ world affords and that our Heavenly f*ath«r :/ \ »:, n '\ (-^ haM provided to meei the wantf of ppr oooi- plex nature,* , ..4. I lay *^ complex nature "—for man it tni B6tt wonderful, aaheii the mndert of all God'a oreatnrea. There if witmn him reason, fancy, imagination, taste, the emotions of mirth and gladness, grief and sorrow. H# Is not a mass of matter nnaffeoted by the in* liaences of the outside world,but a delioalelj^ formed organism, capable of being thrilleff by ft thousand different impulses. And Qoa who has thus mysteriously framed his beiog^ hss provided in nature, in society, in art and literature and science, in communings witN the seen and unseen world, all thai is neoe»^ sary for his happiness, and oonducive to hl# oomfbrt. ^ • But while all men have these powers '«! emotions,,they are yariously developed. Som* men are destitute of reason^|Others have litUe or no imagination. The world to themis bni ft Tftst workshop, and beneath its barren sor* fkce they never penetrate. ''There is da l^uty nor mystery in the Uoom and briglii* ness or decay of nature ; the stars light up nft . '• i__ _ I ■' ' • •• ' ■ — '■ — ■ -• — — "-^^"^ muxUie of Cana of G«lU«e : ''Ohrift wst DOt(mpsl|Mr with tSefiMtol Joy. HewasllwehiefoftbebiiimSM^ WlMD the idM gave oat Bt siq>i^ltod H ; sad, MltM th He wiU fio» deny u» the Joyi thiAsrs — mUl, sad that the dUldm of Ck»d have ai^ kMuh than any Sther people. Ihtteiaaot Med them flMt tofflvMi to olh«r |MjI^< _^ ^ ^ danteUptheiriMiS'ofthesoeL I IskeOtariiMMf % testaBply a proSunaHoa fram the thrane of M.fl| pi^Maialibn for all the endaved. Tet im t|t^ SSSbmbSiaf thai Ctod V flhlMien sie on 1^ im sat the ohkf rafraduaenti andasJogrnMBliMIIM^mis for otttilden and not for His own ebudreD.** " . ,.,™,.T ■ j-T< ■"r'^o"^^-^ nit wonder to their loiili ; tlM uiniiAl round wake np no Mmo of -HM the poet hae udd of the nnocf^ ignonmt mttio who goee throng tat loenee of nature nninpreiied i^': In Tftiii throntb eTtry dMDgilttl jte Did nAttmlMd him M befoie ; ▲ primroM by ft liTWt brim > ▲ yellow primroM WM to btm, And it WM nothing mort. V '■ •lftce A^einft the wind end open ■ky." Ollien egain ere |prave, eeriouiyaiidfoliiqiik' iioleanly ezgld^fwlule nien^Mgood^ -^Ibore niefai HlletiAn men and W|omen Mil -^ fidl of mirth—- eaaily .moved to laajdit^ nndP oterflowing with good nature. Now' ^ % * %ifithe fwrt of the man >oid of fan^aw ttnaf^nation. to rail at or depreoiate his i^^iK?^ WA lore of the ideal ; norliit beodinittgJiB t&p man of grave ind aeriona tempeiialnlf^ l^ienonnoe fie hajypy and mirthfnf t^jpdiU^ efai of his brother. Both are* but Abtiiig ' ^ tfif impoliea pnt within them hy an' aQ< fjnjaior. The one perohanoe nhda ooi|| ■iiikatlmi from the labor oflife inaen^ i "^•^'^-^e other hi the private or the mte Ot iiaembliea of aooial life ; the one fififA^l^enjk in f eUowdiip with tS '"% ine other in liateninp to li« idiof mnno, 4^ the eparhlmgnttenL . _^ jtooo; all^%hi6hi^ ^ifSmStUV' y l»iWMUiith«in«chiQ»ry of lif«^ and mak* ■Mtt forget or ovoroome Um pttty aorrowt of €initmo6b t TIm hAftlttI siiidonti and iho mott dUU Mi nuMrohuiU of the pment di^, oUim oor» Min penode of perfect abandon, when hooka M ledgers are oloeed, and when nnrestrained mj the ordinary avooatione of life, they oaa wla« their eneroiea. Bnt for anoh relaxa* mn nature would eaccunib,, Undue teneioa breake the bo^r, and oTer-much travel found- mm the fleeieetjwd strongeet ateed, and %o pro- longed applioatipn of mtnd or body, eudg in wain die^aae and madneee, if not in euioido. Vo man oan steadily work for twelve or teo ^n a day from week to week, without pay. fiig the penalty of outraged nature. Mero dradgeisr, in whioh neither akill nor thought uOemandedL may be performed for a muok n<^penod, but solid work» direotod W Via OMnanding forethought and steadi Joation, cannot be profitably oontinned N^ a certain pom^ ••ProaublenessM 5pw depends not so muck upon the number- ¥£mr^M upon tho number of ftculUes ooa* M^tMfd m each ; upon how mttck mind yo« tera^baeo able^to transform into work. ^nrhoan woi;k by a healthy mind, isbettef ' ^M twaWe^hours by one that is not invigor^ jM tor fspt aii4 aibnsemeiit. It is witi; ite^ aa with an aze^ the sharp edM gjoji^^rwjgtk-if Clffff* ?•"• »?•«'• tin^ waU pat in. is: 5*tf tt«i tiM whole ; it iTtha o^^ •^-^i^^Jk* on«in« tdw that|»hliifS ^ ^thMW ^la Toiylittla different iit »^f||oi^5 9hiiatiwifc^ J^ iAh^SS-tS^'f\ \ ■'•I- '/: iiu> S^A&tioii and recreation is nnivertmlly ad- mitted. But there rematne the more diffi. milt qtfettioii, what paetimea and amasementa •re aate for olirittian m*»n and women to en- yg« in f What ia oonstatent with a profea- ■ion of.>eligicb? Are theie any. that whili., innocent in .th^8elve%»hould be avoideddP tlif groiinda 6f expediency? There ara Mnneenienta aoloalled, which no chriatian ni*n. wUl for a ri^oment defend, far leaa in- onlge in. The racecourse — the ^ming toWe, and the avet^ge characUr of theatrical npresentations, (which in our larger towns Midcitiea pander to, the lowest passions of ^nmanity, and are Supported and patroniz^ Ijy m^n and women whose views of social ob- ligations and whose prsctice of impurity, are ao tiafUcally opposed to the canons of moralitr. M Wnaake them dangerous in any commun* ity) belong to that cUss. But leaving theaa ont of sight, aa matters regarding which wa IMWAU Mreed. what shall we say of many otbsra, that are rigidly condemned by soma •f ^ ••. "Jrongly advocated by others ? One Massof^he religious worid eschew the leo- Jine room, the concert room and all assem* blagea onUide the brotherhood of the aainta. Others deem it no sin to attend the conoerl ipom, but regard it as a grievoua wrong tti Uttento the aame ainger in operatic melo* 01^ Some reliah manly field sportr, but' ^|mma ^all indoor amusements, whUi opera colder them as equally innocent, ai^ W^« reproach. Some think It right mt nrooar Uf their own homes, to enooura^jmA ^pan, in games and oharadca and tS^' Land daltaHt Ur aab their childrea*^-'^-^ ' ■x-" a their pi(Boe»;^ and gping ^^f^Wj^ ogneSy dreueii in ooBtome]^ imt MtMi^'II Ml ofie^ioe agMiuit chriitimn )^ihipritil^. w •cwtenaiice rach attuMineiito i^a piifi&mf the ■tMe.bjr penons of matare ags ! wMI tiioti dmlrsity of opinioQ, whoa)Mltp ip act the pm of ]a4ge, end frwe a^ •ode of lawe for the gnida^ioe of aii^ •biiiiiiiiikity I V ' t do not iipagine that Any de^tehile^^^iw ie laid down in mq& matters. Wlier i$^ uian the writer have asain and agaitt alf^ ^unpted to specif ¥ what amnsements: are^ or •ire not in accordance with christian grtKJ prietv, and have signally failed in secritBU|£ anything like unanimity of sentiment on tbe^ •abject. Qood men differ in regard t^i'l" Blatters as mnoh as they do iii politics theology. Ghnrches make rales, and pi to be goided in the admission of meml and the diwiplitte of offenders by sooh nktt while practically they are adead-letiisr. Aw $ilif that cannot be enforced had f|r beUw^ not be made. If yon cannot carry withyoff lij# individnal conscienoet yoU cannot' hope VKi «|pige the individilal praetio^* /Bt-regard, theni to this tnnch Tiizod ^ta^ i|0i, I hold that christian men and wonun miuit regalate thdr eondact according to IIm poMes of an enlii^tened consciimce. 1<^' his own Masler i^ds or fsUs. If we; i| we are tho t^^Her phyiicalfjr, iiiiinti 4nonJiy|b|rii^eiato kdnlm itpleaiueil^tli^ whatoTcr bel^ "" ' 4^ fiUow-men, or the yi^wt of li v. \> .^■, ■ t ..■■■■.— .U4—*T..-. - ^...■■■.1 .^'•• • "1 A ^ iH^M iiur M tbey inrigorAte and ttrengtfitii^vt. .lor the severer toils and the more ardnimll iMks of life, but no farther. M% }t Imp^- W«I1 pnt: • liiiLj Ko unniement is innocent that hnrti iW partioipant, no matter whether itisright per ii; or not. Nothing^ wronff in itself or rupMlw Itse^^that isli|tht wJEioh doesjrooc^ anC that IB wrong whiMi does harm. whstniM^^ be ri£^t for me mi^t be wrong for my neigft^ bor. EyHry man Hmst discriminate, and wi^ leot or reject pleasure, not by fashion OK . oiiher people's experience, but aooording to Mt gpod or bad effect on himself. ^^ 'there comes in next the qneott^ii"'^ ehxistian expedieney. What X muj^jof, may not do is to be regdlated, not tmfijf^ by my own feelinffs or preferences, bnt fq^ t oonsideration of we inflnenoe exerted npon the conduct of othem *' No man liveth to himself »" In a most important sense, we aio our broker's keeper and chargeable with^hia blood, ^j^tiirouga our , example he perish. ^* All tilings," says Paul, "are lawful for mo^ but all thingp are not eraedient ; aU thingp are lawful lor me, bnl silt thiagu e^y not." The young men and womeBi of our land ihould poQj^ well thelwords alrea^ quoted. «*flasttkoa found honHf? aat ao UMich aa la fuffioient for thee^ leit tlKm ba^ffiledtherowltli and Yomit it" fiabftoa) or eten oboaaloiial . attendance upon quaatioiaablo pUQef>of amnio* fpoMjffodnctiyeofmpif^^ f^mm 1^ r aSinhboS by cwivating a taste %Nr Ilio 1^ »v,i' .; f. « ■•■!.'m i ^sghMreoCloirieetaree; ■ Anton ifiio without eelf>onntrol INild seek what the darnMled eoul ^wonhUyndtoh^e.^ luttdly aay^M»t^iM^r«a^»^ It |ii teat in pift, by the test against snch a method of iecni^g at^ irever good the object in view, on tbi gh^nnd that Christian people by attending pi Uking part in auch entertainments, aije s^i; ting a dangerous example before the yonth jn onr town. I am not here to criticise the ooip » adentious convictions or actions of brethreiL but aimply to give my reasons, #hy I dkl b3 join in such a pro^at, and refused my sigii% tore when solicit^. I think that in all t^ eases, prudence and charity suggest oautidiL before charging Christian ladiea with anythiS that directly or indirectly tends to the m^ Yersion of public morality. I therefoM d^^ cliued joining in such a manifesto, until tatif- fied regardini; the promoters of l^e entertaiol^ Ini^iit. As la now well known, the ladl niahagers of the Widows' Home, had notMng whatever to do with the entertainoienOB qu^tion, more than the genend pnbliq, » hltviiig been arra^iged by a Mnevolent ao^^ oi^Anised for an eiitirely different pm^ than the maintenance of that inaiitotioh. •neh circumstances it w|ui not their partial, to sanction or condemn. ' Thoeo^who ini trnited virith the finanoial affairs (if the ^_^ totion, a^ anrdy cbmpeteiit to dedepit dP^ fuse any contribntiona that may be offered ~^^ individhalifi or benevoleiit soeietiea^ aa didl Ui j^neaMoii. I decliityi.iiiioreoTer, lakini ' imw of li&e ohiilbt^ aar .. ing of adverid ^f tli^pairaciliitei ^Ig^ I ioifld hsi^^ v^mulia wpnld bd1^f^^dl^idr ■^ #>.' -^m>} * , ' ■ ■ ■ ' ■ - - " Iftry whom I biglily «ite^, mw fit toiattttk Ei>te9t against rach a metliod of ieoni^g atC wtvbT good the object in view, on thil gh^libd that ChrUtiati people hy attending pi {ftking part in aiich entertainmente, ai^o i^ ting a dangerous example before the yonth i^ our town. I am not here to criticise the 06^ » tcientioas convictions or actions of brethreiL but simply to give my reasons, why I dUL b3 Join in such a pro^t, and refused my sigii% lure when solicit^. I think that in all audi eases, prudence and charity suggest cautii^ before charging Christian ladies with anythii that directly or indirectly tends to thd io^ version of public inorality. I therefort d^ diued j<»iiiing in such a manifesto, until satif- fied regarding; the promoters of l^e entertaio^ ment. As M now well known, the ladi ni4uagers of the Widows' Home, had nothini whatever to do with the entertainiiient S qu^tion, more th«Q the genend publiq, n hltving been arrauged by abenevoIiBnt sd^iti^ ol^iinised for an entirely different purj^j^ than the maintenance of that insiitution. ' Ilk •uch circumstances it w|ui not their part%it|i|# to sanction or condemn. Thoeo^wno mrni^ Iril^ited with the finanmal affaiMi of the pifL Intton, aki surely competent to ieciept df^ fuse any contributions that may be offered *'' li^divid(lialir, or bettevokiit soeietiei^ as UMii Ijin ques^Oii. Ideoliliisd.moreoTer,^kin -'^-^ In the pihptesc referired to^ beciW ^ riuew of tW ohaifioMr. and ..iiig>f, several ^f th|^par^1igtei riMr. rmy lum b^4ir sin te nqr opinion^ bat oeiiaiiily t oaimol imagliM tfi6 iiMimbert of raoh a iooie^, (lome of tCtp li^gOjOid itanding with oTMi^oftl chardiii^i iHlpiibla of doi^g Aayttdng intfttitiopally, to' dpit T^proaoh apon toeir own good lUunov Of l^iri 13io OMM M ittligioA in the ooinmiudlgf ; tiA flnftlly^ I do not coniider, that m olmj* ia«n we are called upon to protect in a onitM "~~Bi|^ against all and Mndrjr anuuementi. from TOie to time ieek< the patronage iof pnbliOk I do not feel ,my8eu reepomdnb3# or ti^e aoMona of my fellow-townamehto ta<^ ill extent aa to take the position of ceni6t Hid oritio on oooadona when even entertain** Mitjl of a queetionable charaoter ft^ £^^«D professionals, Theoare of my own con- mgation, and i^reasing ^ labors eonneetsA irftt the church at larg!B» more than fill up; |bni, withoat attemptmg the impossible ti JK mnlung Jill and sondiy evils lhroi||;hi jtobH^pres^ • .^^ now let me add, that if the enttdi layis l^ren in the town f or benevoleiil itlitloa% are in any case of a questionl^^ >sr, the chnnu^es are gnOty of pM iJl^Bp. by eohdesoendiiigto the nse laH ^ fiiBiM*ii|divin behiO^ ^ti^ altogether apposed in my ^ ^a UpHi «nd the jmotioe of th^ sidi trnelhalmm x^^ aon^tenaooa to MWim uiltiber junviemipts of a atiatttoiii [ by saflnlaciaiHioarta ttdud xooUsh \p^ 11 L ^**' -Wr; m6uL*,^d.'iA^'uj!fm,-iit^l'-^'^ '.JlsJjJitA^ ' |i|d idoi^ at dnriitbiiity, ure importuned tft jiiiitin tliii way, wliat ill other dronnittHi- Mlhey deepiae I Itia oar obniolMa thai %Kf% taught the general pablio w&aterev ollm^^ meaiia are now reeorted -to M Wlfng fnnde for benevolent enterpiiaeiL and ioilil reformation begini in the bonse of Ood« moenn^t expeot Hm maoifeetpea or ^roteali Iriii be of any ^ne in warning our yontii iMilnat amnaementa— inJtt|ioti8 and ainfal li| lEimaelyeB, or beoaaae of tbdr aiaoaiittloai. roaiibly I bold aomen^t ri^d notiona Mh '^—'-~ ohnirbh brntdinge. Bdifioea 4»reoted omiaeotated to the %oiahip of God. I appre^n^ be devoted to an. .-Ai.-:!. J.^^^, ^J««sSii^,«^ -^'A ^. £; If is s . . Ji ' V.,- foy ./ Wfe