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reibe unparalleled religious excitement
!. that seems 10 be spreading throughout
our State like an epidemic. I speaNs
!. we'll for The eiTouso Of the mans ph'lan-
. thropists, whose labors, il would SEEM
have been hitherto thrown away There


is certainly no subject Of moro impor-
r lance 10 fraiI man than that Of bis luture
, existence; none moro calculated, when
the proper reflection is devoted to i, 10 nj
!, him for happy existence IN This liie.-


Men should learn that the gaudy trliles
I Of this giddy world, for which they toil
and labor until life becomes almost q bur-
den, ere but the things Of moment


that even though they gather around
them what are termed the riches OF this


world, until their most extensive desires


are satiated -slill they would be unable


TO purchase an inheritance in the King


dom OF Heaven. Men struggle hard for


the perishabe riches Of this world; they


toll regardless Of pain; they endure pri


vationswihout complaint: wealth seems


to be the subject OF their daily and hour
~ reflections, and their sIumbers are


moested by dreams Of houses and lands.


Such is the history OF mans pursuits
and when he has toiled and accumulated
until his wishes are almost gralifed, old
age, he finds, has come hand in hand with
his wealth, and then he turns TO the
Bible, where he finds that all is vanity
and vexation of spirit. That man dielh
and wasteth away; yea, man giyeth up
the ghost, and where is hep


We append the following being the
forcible language of the heart, when the
thread of fife was about being severed
It is calculated 10 awaken deep and SOL
emn reflections.


Sir John Mason, Prvy CouncilIor 10
Henry 9th, spoke as follows on his death &
bed:


i have seen five princes, and | have |
bean PrlVy councillor 10 four. have
seen the most remarkable things abroad, 5
and been present besides at most Slate (
for thirty years. After all
this experience, have learned this: that +
seriousness is most commeniabIe; tenn i
perance the best physic; and good con. i
science the best estate. Were | 10 live
again, would exchange the court for al
sloIster; my priyy councillors hustle for y
he retirement Of hermit; and all the !
Ime have spent IN palaces for an hours :
with God. i


"When ! look upon the tom5s of the :
great every emotion Of envy dies; when :,
read the epitaphs OF the beautiful, eve. /
y nordinate desire forsakes me: when :.
meet with the grief Of parents upon ;,
my heart melts with compas. !,
ION; when | see the tombs of the M j.
ents themselves, Ireflect how vain it IS !,
Q grIeVe Tor those whom we must quick !,
Y s7iiow; when see beings Iyino hy :.
ne side of those who in life they despi. !;
eos s..,5ss placed =,
y side, or The holy men who divided tho :,
World with their contests and disputes


reflect with sorrow and astonishment =
n the frivolous competitions. factions g. !,
ebates of mankind; when read the = =
svefal dates of the tombs, Of some who -
led yesterday and some six hundred +,
ears ago, am reminded of that day ii
hen all mankind will be cotemporaries, a.
I'D make their appearance before God A.
'gether!!n ~


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