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BY the class just nameds The anxwer is


this In some Of our churches, from the
moment the officiating clergyman has an
nouuced that q, the Lord is in his holy tenn
ple, let all the earth keep silence before
him. even down to the final benediction
with which he dismisses his congregation,
noises Of various kinds, from the opening
and shutting Of doors, the creaking Of boots.
the rustling of silks, the crying, laughing,
or talking Of children, the loud and dis
gusting hawking and snoring Of phlegmatic
throats, are continually occurring, at brief
intervals, to interrupt the deyotions and dis
tract the attention Of those who truly de-
sire to give up their whole hearts and their
whole. minds to the only purpose which
ought to lead any body to the house of
God. With regard to the practice Of bring
ing children to church, the parents, per-
haps, may plead the words Of the Saviour
himself g Suffer little children to come un-
to me, and forbid them not;;'' but these
parents should remember that " there is a
time for all things" and there is an ap-
pointed time in all churches for children to
present themselves before the altar. They
should remember, too, their own previous
duty to those children, which is, to teach
them how to conduct themselves in the
presence Of their God.


Those who enter the church after the
service is commenced may, perhaps, quote
the parable of the husbandman and his
reapers; but they should remember that
those who came in " at the eleventh hour"
were not called until that hour, whereas
they are called at the first hour-literally
called; for the fine, clear, solemn peals Of
the church bells are heard from one end to
the other Of the city for full half hour,
time long enough, in all reason, even for
the most dilatory to make all needful pre-
paration to ensure punctuality Of atfen-
dance, SO that even the poor excuse of not
knowing the hour cannot be truly alleged
for their tardy arrivals.


But what shall be said Of the last species
Of noise-makers enumerated; Does it
never suggest itself to their minds that the
thing complained Of is self-imposed hab-
IT, a sickening, vulgar habit, as easily to be
got rid of by little resolution and self-re-
straint little respect for the feelings Of
others, as any other bad habit!


0 that the thoughtess mortals who thus
set at Daught the feelings Of their fellow
mortals may be brought, by these few plain
and simple remarks, to reflect upon the
consequences to themselves Of habitual ir-
reverence and disrespect towards Him who
has said, Heaven and earth shall pass
away, but my words shall not pass away"
