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I the paper is sent to the former direction, thev are held responsible. :,. The courts have decided that refusing to take a pa per from the oiliee, or removing and leaving it uncalled for, is prima facia evidence of intenlional fiaud. Tin: .mission or tk.viis. A Vmui-nl Sifiumi, Wivn7 in the I'mo-t Il-vt, Ku-ir-'ur ("'', i iti., 1'.', ls;; im the c'r-itiutt tlti1 ilnitli tif J.ni'ifd '., ili n.lif,,- nf A". F. (inl Mil'; Sl-'uiiirt tdmiL j, irl. I lh' : ni I'uri.'.ui'l, 0:m., mi l)i iii, Aiiyift iiS,lsi;j. Aji:i l'i ijclr-i, 11 uwiiilt mi l J'i tiny. II V KV.Y. A. C. i:!)ML'.N'l.S. (Published by ropiest,) Tuxr. - Iilewd me they that m.nirn: for they shall be comforted. .Matt, v : 1. 'i'he pi'grinnge of life is one of tears. Disap pointmcut, privation :t 1 1 J want aro the common experiences of humanity, llichcs h.;vo no shield tigainH grief. Poverty ..aunot evadu tin; grim 4Hojiij.ir 'of woe. 'L Ha bitterness of vanity has taken hold of every It al t. and wrung from every bosom the fitful spasm i t iL'sn.-iir. j low inelan e'.iuly t'.u .see. I.-! Ui-J tin 1 yoitn nfj bowing uroun.l lliii s it n j iiltai'. Faini iar lanieiitations, iijioii tii.i liis of each ainl all, strnlc for expres sion. All alon the thorny put In of tinio is hear 1 lite universal cry O, for re.leniptioii from this hoii'lage of eorrnption "litis sink of tleeeit fnl vice and perpetual death. 'Wis is the ardent desire of our raee. For t!i emaneipation of jrief, the eager youth longs for the fVeedoin of jutinliood; while the man of silvery locks and trembling iimbs is heard witll feeble voice to cry ;v, th at I were a child prti." Such is a picture d" human life drawn from the a-otean fountain of humanity. Few pictures are more sad. The peaceful exit from the bed of death, fills the cup of weeping with ati excess of sorrow and pours its bitterest dregs, down deep down into the breaking hearts of those who mourn. The strug gling dissolution of a stranger, staggering toward the threshold of eternity, goaded by some delir ious disease, or the fearful disaster of the battle field, arc but miniature emblems, or what is more, but partial views of a single pulse of being. The world is filled with a million varied forms all flowing in the same restless and remorse less channel. These conflicts are but dimly seen when stamped upon this boundless "vale of tears" This 'val extending f rom the cradle to the tomb, is as broad and variegated as are the desires and experiences of our race. This murky cloud, thick and impenetrable, contains the earth history of us all. Few can see dimly through its invisable curtains, and they "only by the cyo of faith." When viewing the past as an cpitotno of fu ture life, the anxious, doubting soul, recoils upon itself, exclaiming "why, O, why this deep abyss of human wretchedness and wrong?" The an swer conies sustained by the omniscient power of mind, tUat lie who made man, and placed him in this dungeon of passions, subject only to the control of omnipotence, witll at) issue inde pendent of all the subtle influences of mortality the woes and wars, vices and follies, discords and dissensions, weeping and wailing, wrang ling and abuses, from Adam to the end of time. These, and all kindred influences, are but links in the c.idleta chain of being. That God, who made us as wo are and placed us where wo arc subject to laws and iufl iences, ordained by bis Wisdom and executed by his l'ower, is now, as lie ever has been and ever will be, ''From seeming Kvil still educing Good." In this sense, the 'veil of tears' is only dark to doubting souls. This darkness is to be submer ged into light. This ignorance must give place to knowledge. This grief must be transformed into sorgs of rejoicing. This is the work of truth, revealed by nature, sustained by reason and muc tilied by revelation. Are wo bourn down with heavy burdens? we should take upon us that yoke which ii easy an 1 th it burde:i which is light. Are we troubled with the cares of life? we should neck that p'Mce which paeth all understanding, with the full assurance that thoy who seek shall find. Are we hinsry? we should eat of that bread which cometh down from heaven, and be filled. Are we thirsty? we should drink of the waters of lit'-, and thirt no more. Arc we pris oners in the flesh! we should setk freedom of spirit. Are wo sorrowful? we should learn to rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. Do we weep ovtr tliC crumbling tomb-stones of itioiUlitv, an J mo'Tii tliLio brokui tiii and ru ined hopes? we can find cons elation in those in spiring words which divinely declare ''How blessed aro they that mourn: for they shall be comforted." 'Deem not that they are blessed aloite, Whose davs a peaceful tenor keep; The God, Who love our raee, hag howit A blessing for the eyes that weep. The light of smile shall till again The lids that orvrllow with tears; And weary hours of woe and pain, A re earnests of serener years. 0, there ure days of sunny ic-t For every da'rk and troubled night! Grief may abide, un evening guest, lint joy shall come with early light. For God bath marked each anguished day, And numbered every secret tear; And heaven's long age of bliss shall pay For all Ilia children sutler here." Such arc a few of the consoling lessons incul cated by "iho mission of tears." Let us, by the solemnity of the present, earnestly seek for those spiritual graces and congenial relations, suggested by a more intimate acquaintance with the text. "Blessed am thev that mourn: for they shall bo comforted." No declaration could bo more important than this. It is the sinequauon of life. For four thou sand years the world had been lost in darkness. The few glimmering beams of light, revealed in the Sacred Promises, were too feeble for the crude perception of an effeminate race. A Redeemer was needed the time of his coming had already dawned upon the world when the wrongs of life were to bo emancipated by the light of his Truth. What : divino harmony in Iho precept and example of Jesus! Prophet, Priest and King desired to see his day, but died without the sight. Wise men were made glad and shepherds rejoiced at his coming. lie was the sent of heaven to restore tho lost estato of man. The desire of the past, tho hope of tho present and the joy of the future, were most gloriously blen ded in him. lie held the keys of life and death. Ho walked upon tho miirored waters of Galilee, as upon a pavement of marble. He commanded tho winds and the waves, and there was a great calm. Such was tho character and minion of Christ, tho well beloved and only begotten of God, tho glory of his Father and the imago of His person. Wi'h authority lie called unto the children of men, saying, "fjomo unto me, ye weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Daily is his voice rinoing in our cars, and yet, we aro strangers to the cry. To-day it has touch ed tho tenderest chord of human sympathy, ami its solemn peals havo sunk deep into mourn ing souls. To-morrow its echo dies away, and wo mingle again with the thoughtless crowd. Oh, that we would heed the call while its pleadings are fresh in our memories. Our Savior will not bo turned away. He is knocking tit tho door of hearts oppressed asking admission to the man sion iif grief. Long and faithful has been the pleading of our great Teacher and Friend. lie will not abandon his task, or leave to ruin, those precious souls, entrusted by our nfinito Father, to his especial care. He must "see of the trav ail of his soul and bo satisfied." Behold him at his labor grief smitten and toil worn while his face, baptised with holy t-'ars, beams all radiant with divinity. But, hark ! Ho knocks again. Like tho song of immortals, "with still small voice, lio is whispering to the. Again he knocks: 1 The summons comes near, still nearer home. (Jive mc thy heart, Oh man, and givo it XOW ! lo morrow thy soul may bo required of thee. ybiv is the accepted time! O, that wo might be heard with tho anxious, penitent heart, singing: 'Tom:', bo!y spirit, heavenly dove, With all thy quick'ning power; Come, kindle a Ihuue of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours." But there is a use in all things, if wo can only learn to properly apply them. There aro tears of joy as well as grief. Thorny trials are strewed along the pathway of glory. A brilliant future lies beyond this clouded present. These truths present themselves in endless variety. And being true, we may enfely conclude that all the ills we suffer, spring from a misunderstand ing of the varied experiences so inseparably con r.ected witll our earth life. These preliminary remarks aro sufficient to create an interest in the important considerations which follow. I. The apparent mission of tears, taken from the side of mortality. This viesv is so common that it needs but a single glance to make it sufficiently plain. It is said that " happiness is our being's end and aim." The masses of mankind are seeking after this great ideal. They seek for treasures ; but they are all cankered with moth and rust. They seek for power ; but they find it like an evanes cent shadow passing away at twilight. They seek for honor ; but it is filled with all manner of extortion, debauchery and crime. They seek for pleasure ; but, alas! its web and woof are spun of vanities and lies. At last, thwarted in all their efforts to gain the bauble prize, they sit down in despair; exclaiming with the wise man of old, "all is vanity and vexation of spirit." This is the general result the wi le world over. Nor would we look for a d'.llcrent picture until men learn to read diflTcrent lessons and lead dif fcrent lives. They must learn that it is not " all of life to live." It will not suffice that others have fallowed the well beaten track of duty. Each must learn, by sad experience, the toilsome journey of life made light and cheerful by the brilliant star of Faith and Hope. Should tem poral prosperity, or worldly indifference, blind their eyes against this truth ; too S'hui will it re turn to their cheerless home with desolating power. Its crushing wtight will fall heavily upon them, when least prepared to bear it. This is the sad experience of every soul. Do you doubt it ? Go with me to that costly mansion of pride nu 1 luxury. Servants come and go at llu-ir master's bid ling. The honest laborer shrinks hack at the approach of lordly magnili cenoe. liven the elements appear to be enlisted in their service. Tln ir heart 4 are strangers to griif. Bat, alas, the instability of mortal joys. A silent messenger inters tH.tt h' nie, and tho cir cle is broken. The solemn knell tells of hopeless grief. Viewed on the side of mortality ; that is truly a house of mourning. Life has been sweet, but they found the t-ting of death, bitter indeed. Oh, how dark to them is the silent tomb. They see no Savior there, with bleeding hands and streaming side. They think only of sundered ties and hopes forlorn. Life and death has been a hidden mystery they sought only its traucient joys ; and found, alas, too late, that temporal pleasures " bite like a serpent and sting like an aJder." ihey lack that vitality and reality which Christianity alone can impart. .Looking at them from the higher stand point, we are moved to exclaim, poor souls, how dark to thee aro tho issues of life. O! come, thou poor and needy: kneel with us at the toot of Calvary's cross; and learn to become of a meek and lowly spirit, and Christ will givo thee light to light thee over the billows of time ; and safely, yea joyfully through the valley of the shadow of death. To is and consequent grief, without some ultimate compensation, are of the earth, earth . l'liey havo liot'ti.u power to lead us through lifes laden gloom. They would rather bow down and oppress; or smite with heavy hand. To those who aro walking in this bondage, 1 would say "look up and rejoice," for thou hast mistaken tho aims mul aids of life. Bo assured that "though thy sun set in tears 'twill rise brighter to-marrow." Desolate may bo tho life path of mortality. Thorns instead of flowers may strew the destined way. Despondency may usurp the dominions of hope. Wretchedness may conceal the peace-offering of joy; and the bleeding fragments of martality may fill the whole earth with mourning. This is tho ap parent luissior. of tears tho boon companion of those who know not tho higher offices of grief made sacred by tho sanctified comforts of those who mourn. But the apparent mission of tears differs widely from tho real. Tiiey are as falso to tho worldly, as the apparent rising and sit ting of tho sun is to tho ignorant. Tho liyjit of science solved tho enigma of tho latter; he light of revelation exposed tho absurdity of tho furnnT. There is a real w hich pervades and dispells tho ideal. There is a substance, lielng around and swallowing up this show of vanity. By laying hold of this substance, wo aro en abled to solve tho mysteries of life. We are permitted to enjoy, with nil who truly love (jod aud man, a present "heaven upon earth. "Te'I me not in mournful numbers, bile is but un einiitv dream ; For the soul is dead that slumbeili, An I ll:iii.;s are not what th.'y sejni." II. The real mission of tears, as revealed from a spiritual stand point. lears, as a representative of grief, arortmgled with all our dailv good. Sorrow is a p:irt of our earthly inheritance. It comes without our bidding. It is what makes us human. By yield ing entirely to tho bitterness of mourning, our humanity is lost in tho animal; and by raisinr en tirely atovo it, wo are elevated to iho condition of angels. It is a union of these extremes, harmoniously blended, that constitutes us child ren of God, and heirs apparent of immortality. I:t Christ, this union was perfect. Ho was made "a littlo lower than angles," by the sull'cring of death. Ho was crowned the head of ail men and given dominion over all things. He conquered every opposing obstacle. He broke tho fetters of tho icy tomb and ascended into heaven as the brilliant son of righteousness. We may truly say " ho brought life and immor tality to light." From his example and teachings wo may learn the mission of tears. 1. Tkoj are evidences of sympathy ; and sym pathy is an attribute of our nature. It is gi ven for tho purpose of stimulating tho higher moral attributes. Without it, thoro could be no such thing as benevolence. If wo see a person in dis tress, our sympathy is ut once nroiised. Sym pathy, of itself, is not a virtue it only precedes and calls for benevolent acts. Sympathy is a passive passion, nnd calls for active duty. We have an illustrious example. When Jesus ap proached tho bisters of Bethany, they said to hi in, " If thou hadst been here, our btother would ir.tj have died." And they led him to tho grave of l.azarip-t. He saw the anguish of his mourning friends, and his generous soul was touched with pity. Yea, "Jesus wept." Iii agreement with his divine mission, lie stretched forth his hand and said, "Lazarus, come forth ! " and tho dead obeyed his voice. What a beautiful emblem. The humanity of Jesus, "weepiig with those who weep," and the next moment changing those tears of sad tiess to an excess of joy. Such was tho mis sio:i of Jesus to hush the groans, dispel th ! fears, and dry tho tears of all who nimir i. His sympathy will prompt him t' work, and whatever his hands may undertake God has given him power to execute. 2. Tears Imd us l icorki of benevolence ; and without benevolence there could bo no such thing as a virtuous man. Sympathy, so beautifully symbolized by tears; i like a sull'erer calling for help. Our natures hear the cry and fly to succor nnd redeem. Our whole soul revolts at the Pharisical example of "pass ing by on the other side." These calls must be heard andheedcd, or tho life-mission of the sad neglector of duty, bo left forever incom plete. God grant tliat these blanks in our lives may be blotted out, that it may be said of us "well done thou good and f uttiful servant. 1 hou j hast performed well thy art, by visiting the sick and relieveing the needy. Knter thou into j the joys of thy rest. ' 3. Tears, trie n l ami stinijihen the chords of LntthtrhtKid. We are so constituted that we must feel for tho woes of others. We may be indifferent to their weif.ire, while tho sun f prosperity shines bountifully upon them ; but when tho clouds lower darkly around, and we, hear the pi' rcing cry of distress; how soon is, that indifference, quickened into activity. If true to our mission and our God, we must fly to tho rescue, regardless of tho source from whence those waitings come. This contact with grief, adds fuel to tho fire of kindness and sup port to tho hand of charity. It soon shoots upward, a brilliant flame, illuminating all around. By its light wo aro enabled to hear those en during words which tho Great Creator hath written in tho hearts and engraved on the brow of universal humanity that "God hath made ofono blood, all nations of men, to dwell on all tho face of tho earth." Being bound to earth by this bond of brotherhood, it is right that we siiouiu nit up the down tro lueu nnd cherish a kindly sympathy for all who live. Tho pleading tor mercy should ever be heard, llio cry of distress should find speody relief. These aro our duties; nnd great w ill be our reward, if wo faith fully perform them. " There is a golden chord of syinpnthv. Vised iu tlieliarp id' every human soul ; Which by the breath of kindnes when 'tis swept, InllicU sore chastisements for tieasur'd wrongs, Aud melts the ice of hate to streams of love ; Xorungat but kindness that tine chord can touch." 1. Tears quicken the hope of I ni mortality. Man's aHeetious call for tho immortality of man. Tho savage may rejoice over the grave of a fallen foe ; but when tho chilly mantle unstrings his nerves nnd wastes his form, tho dubious gleam of future life will point his untutored mind to that humbler heaven, " benentli whose equal sky His faithful dog shall bear him company." This desire is not confined to savage life. It is universally diffused through tho whole earth ; and every soul is moved by it, as effectually ns the falling apple is moved by tho force of gravity. And what is more; tho length and breadth of this dealt c of future life, is only limited by the partiality of our love. If we havo sufficient grace to extend it beyond self, it will next cncirclo our nearest and dearest friends. If we can learn to add to our other virtues, " charity, which suffer, eth long and is kind ; thiuketh no evil and rcjoieeth in the right," wo shall thereby bo en abled to extend the circle of our friendship until it embraces nil. Then will tho comforting satisfac tion force its way to desol ito homes assuring the grief smitten, that in. God's good providence all aro safe; nnd in the end will bo glorified and free. No other result can ever bo tolerated in the dominions of infinite, impartial and universal love. Let us apply this principle. A mother loves her child. This love causes her to hope tor an immortal meeting. And why this hope ? Is it the promptings (if m.jitn 'ly to I. loom for n season and then bo blotted out forever? or shall we call it tho voice of necessity and n necessity it is, lor without it, life would bo a cruel bitter. Blot this hopo from a mother's heart, and you cloud her days with gloom. With it, however, she is enabled to look with tranquillity upon the turbulent sea of life; its clouds removed; its scars all In ale J, and its sorrows transmuted into joy. Human sympathy, for kindred and friends, demands tins result. Sow, God gavo us this sympathy and created this desire. Is it to be fruitless? Aro wo deceived? Is tho hopo of man tho inspiration from God, in vain? Never! All his works lead to glorious issues. If all tho energies of man, with his immortal powers of mind aro to crumble back to dust, it is certain that his creation will prove a failure and his ex istence a sad misfortune. Nothing but immor tality can afford comfort to those who mourn. "Could'st thou persuade me tho next life could fail Our ardent wishes, how should I pour nut My bleeding heart in anguish, new as deep! Oh! with what thoughts thy hope, and my despair! Abbor'd annihilation, blasts the soul. And wide extends the bound of human woe." 5. 2'ear.s, give tis an interest in heaven. Tears, ns an emblem of mourning, can only be dried by n realization of their fondest hopes. God hath called one of his children home. Mourning friends follow to tho tomb, nnd sec the loved one buried forever from view. We know that the earthly can never return to us. e can only hopo to meet, in spirit, beyond the cold Jordan of death. We feel that wo havo an interest in heaven. Cold infidelity can never laugh this hope to scorn. It is richer than gold; yea more valuable than all tho kingdoms of earth. "It is the hope, tho blissful hope, Whic l Love Ibviue bath given; The hope that sill shall be no more, And all nil uli meet in heaven." 0 Tears, lead to holler and happier life. By following tho mission of tears from their feeble impress upon tho infant face, until they descend fir down into the mourner's heart, you will find them as a schoolmaster; leading us, un consciously it may be, to holier joys. Do they flow at parting ? They aro softened in tho hope of meeting. Do they start at tho sight of stiller ing ? They are dried at tho prospect of coming enjoyment. Do they dim our eyes nt death I j lliey brighten nt cherished scenes " beyond tins narrow valo of tears." 1 low holy the life of thai happy believer in immortality nnd heaven. They look forward to that period when "God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, nnd there shall bo no more death, neither sorrow, nor ervuiL'. neither shall there bo any morel pain ; for former things have passed aw.iy." Tho mission of tears is thus made full nnd com plete. "Hark totheniightv prran that begin And swells and echoes to the farthest bound Of the redepmrd, perbftrd universe! For every creature which in heaven i. And on ami nmh-r the earth and in the ea. And ail that in them ar take up the strain ; And blcsong, honor, plory, power ascribe, To him thai siileih on the eternal throne, Ami to the l.amb forever, evermore." Such are a few of tho benefits scaled to us by a flood of tears. They are a key tr our faith. None should bo too proud to weep uono should be too lowly. They aro beneficial to all. All can share their bounties "their smiles by day and glow by night" the calm penco that ever follows excessive grief. This leads us to en hider, III. How to mako their benefits available. Surely not by a sluggish or indifferent life. Ever watchful nnd ever active nre tho only safe, passports to the kingdom of enjoyment. Drone without wings are men who live without un ef fort stung to death by workers in the hive, they die ns ingloriously us they have lived, "un honored nnd unsung." It is plainly every person's duty to do, or bo doing. But how nnd when to do it, is the ques tion. Nor is the question easily settled. Every man has his own remedy for every evil. No matter how often he has tried it and failed ; it is his only nntujote for all coming time. It is the note suited to his buglo, nnd he can sound no othor. We find this especially true in the moral and religious world. Griefs and war, famines and pestilences, havo for ages been deluging tho world in tears. They havo been considered ns necessary concomitants of life; nnd how to dis pel them has ever been tho greatest mystery. But it is not so great a mystery nftcr nil. Tho man of Nazar.ith hath mado tho way plain. If thou art rich, sell w hat thou hast and give to tho poor. If thou art seeking wisdom, bo care ful that it is not ns worthless ns tho legal knowl edge of Paul. It pleasure is your great passion, bo assured thai it endeth iu sorrow. If you aro treasuring up honors, bo certain that they aro not of this world. If you would gain the greatest prize, you must bo willing to lose nil things temporal that you may gain Christ. Do this; nnd you will gain a treasure worth a thou sand worlds. Seek yo first tho kingdom of God and his righteousness nod all necessary pos sessions shall bo given you. These are not the only directions for entering upon that peaco w hich passeth all understanding. We aro to lovo mercy, deal justly nnd waik humbly. We nro to be patient, charitable, tem perate, virtuous, obedient, industrious, ami brotherly. Wo nro to livo unspotted lives. We nro to lovo onr enemies and bless those who curso us, that wo may bo like our Father in heaven. In a word, wo uru to " Love God supremely nnd our neighbor ns ourself." Upon theso commandments hang every law and all tho prophets. Do but these plain nnd sim ple duties, and tho great mystery of life will ba solved, and tho comfort, so needful to the sor rowing, will bo applied to rejoicing souls. Kind friends, I must rest hero. I have written tho proceeding at leisure moments gathered from the weary watching of n dearly beloved child. But now my ministry is o'er; nnd I, too, nni called upon to drop a tear. Our littlo Eddie is dead. Seven days ago he wns taken from us: and oh, how hard to givo him up ! But God has ca'led nnd wo can only say " thy will bo done." 'Tis trno that ho was but an infant; but two souls had learned to lovo him ns parents only can. Yes, our boy is gone! Ho heard a savior's call "suffer littlo children to come unto me, and forbid them not ; fir of such is tho kingdom of heaven." Kind Father, receive our baby boy. Keep him safely iu thy bosom, until lite trump shall sound, and lus anxious pa rents bo welcomed home. Tho summer flower is thus early withered by autumnal frost. Frequently have I been called upon to admin ister consolation to those who mourn; but never before have I drank so deeply of tho bitter dreg. Tho dark mantlo has fallen heavily upon our house, nnd we can only now with broken hearts. But we have tho promise, sure nnd steadfast, that the God of love will abundantly comfjrt those who mourn. " Praise the bod for lie is glorious, Never shall his o-oamo fail; (bid hath made bis love victorious, .Sin aud death ahull not prevail." But I will no longer intrude with private grief. Tho sol'jmnity of duty forbids. 1 must comfort thoso who mourn. If it wero not for hope, we should be of all creatures most miserable. Hope is liko an an chor to tho soul, sure nnd steadfast tho only support against tho miseries of life poverty, sickness, disappointments, nnd death. Wo can not raise ourselves above tho blessings of hope. When terrestrial existence grow taint nnd fee ble, this blest supporter, comes to elevate nnd delight by offering to our view more glorious possessions niwve and beyond the cloud-capped bills of time, where our weary souls can find rest nnd our tearful ryes bo brightened with ce lestial views ot nil that is good nnd glorious. But the christian's hopo is the only ono that can portray in living beauty, tho triumph of in- I (into love love that makes "all evil, universal good ;" nnd death, tho very germ of life. Thi) hopo can only be gained by a near fellowship with God and communion with tho spirit of his son. " All hopes that overlook this truth nro unsubstantial, nnd must vanish nnd fail. No matter how strong the arm upon which we may rely. If it is less than almighty, it may be do feated. No matter how wiso the plan that we mny have devised. If its wisdom be less than infinite, it may havo erred. Nor docs it matter ujhiii what facts we may rely. If they respect not the laws nnd tho will of (Jod, they shall Dot prevail. For theso reasons we say that all well founded hopes must rest upon the fixed nnd set tled principles of that government which is supremo over all. God's plans never fail hi purposes ate never frustrated his laws aro nev er abolished, and he that builds his hopes upon this foundation, builds upon a rock that cannot bo moved, nnd shall stand secure forever," Viewing life in this glorious light, we are en abled to hope that all tho ills we suffer will to quicken nnd invigorate our virtuous resolutions and designs, with moral and spiritual life, that through the conflict of tears we may rise in spiritual grandeur to the full stature of God,s children, surpassed in the excellency of meek ness and forbearance, f.iithfulnes and love, only by Him who was M made perfect through Buffer ing." If we have God for our portion, we shall find, by sweet experience, that future good will spring from every present ill. Yes, the comfort er will surely come, pcthap.i by ways not