Firm when thy conscience is assailed, VII. THE YOUNG VOYAGER. ALBERT BARNES. 1. A YOUNG man, just entering on life, embarks on an unknown and perilous voyage. If the interest of the fact itself will not suffer by the comparison, his condition may be likened to that of a ship, that has never yet tied the waves and storms, as it first leaves the port. This world, so full of beautiful things, furnishes few objects so lovely as such a vessel, when, with her sails all spread, and with a propitious breeze, she sails out of the harbor. 2. But who can tell what that vessel is to encounter; into what unknown seas she may yet be drifted; between what masses of ice she may be crushed; on what hidden rocks she may impinge; what storms may whistle through her shrouds, and carry away her tall masts; or on what coasts her broken timbers may be strewed? Now, as the waves gently tap her sides, nothing can be more beautiful, or more safe; but storms arise on that ocean which now looks so calm, and in those storms her beautifully-modeled form, her timbers framed together to defy the tempest, her ropes and her canvas, will avail nothing; and, if she is saved, none but He can do it who "rides on the whirlwind and directs the storm." 1. 2. VIII. VOYAGE OF LIFE. HENRY WARE, JUN. LIFE is a sea, as fathomless, As wide, as terrible, and yet sometimes As calm and beautiful. The light of Heaven O! then be early wise! To ride upon the waves, and catch the breeze, Points to the light that changes not, — in Heaven. IX. THE BEAUTIES OF NATURE. MOODIE. 1. PAUSE for a while, ye travelers on the earth, to contemplate the universe in which you dwell, and the glory of Him who created it. What a scene of wonders is here presented to your view! If beheld with a religious eye, what a temple for the worship of the Almighty! The earth is spread out before you, reposing amid the desolation of winter, or clad in the verdure of the spring,—smiling in the beauty of summer, or loaded with autumnal fruit, opening, to an endless variety of beings, the treasures of their Maker's goodness, and ministering subsistence and comfort to every creature that lives. 2. The heavens, also, declare the glory of the Lord. The Sun cometh forth from his chambers to scatter the shades of night, inviting you to the renewal of your labors, adorning the face of Nature, and, as he advances to his meridian brightness, cherishing every herb and flower that springeth from the bosom of the earth. Nor, when he retires again from your view, doth he leave the Creator without a witness. He only hides his own splendor for a while to disclose to you a more glorious scene, to show you the immensity of space filled with worlds unnumbered, that your imaginations may wander, without a limit, in the vast creation of God. X. CHEER UP. (") 1. CHEER UP! my friend, cheer up, I say; 2. Oh! look not with desponding sigh Just as they are, — like empty bubbles. 3. So come, cheer up! my friend, cheer up! And you may quaff its sweetest cup 4. Put gloom and sadness far away, And, smiling, bid good-by to sorrow; LESSON LVII. 1FOX, CHARLES JAMES, a distinguished statesman and orator, was born in London, England, 1749; and died 1806. So early were his talents developed, that he was elected a member of Parliament before he was twenty years of age. See Sanders' Sixth Reader, p. 487. 2 JONES, SIR WILLIAM, whose researches in Oriental literature, and whose surpassing genius as a translator from the Eastern languages, have rendered his name illustrious throughout the world, was born in London, 1746; and died 1794. He was also eminent as a mathematician and a jurist. 'HER' CU LES, a hero of antiquity, fabled to have been the son of Jupiter and Alcmena, and celebrated for his great strength. DE MOS' THE NES, the greatest of Grecian orators, was born 382 B.C.; and died 322 B.C. Philip, King of Macedon, having betrayed his hostility to the power of Athens, and to the liberties of the other Grecian States, it was to arouse his countrymen against the crafty invader that Demosthenes pronounced his Philippics, a series of the most splendid and spirited orations. SHER I DAN, RICHARD BRINSLEY, an English dramatist and politician, was born in Dublin, 1751; and died 1816. He was elected a member. of Parliament, and in 1787 supported the charge against Warren Hastings, in a speech which is regarded as one of the very best of his life. BROUGHAM, HENRY, late lord-chancellor of England, was born in Edinburgh in 1778. He was one of the founders of "The Edinburgh Review," and among its ablest contributors; and is regarded as one of the most remarkable of the public men in England. 7 AMES, FISHER, an American statesman and orator, was born in Dedham, Mass., April 9, 1756; and died July 4, 1808. 8 HENRY, PATRICK, an American statesman and orator, was born in Vir ginia, 1736; and died 1799. His early opportunities of education were limited; but he rose above all impediments to great distinction, and became one of the most eloquent men of any age. He was a strenu ous advocate for American independence. 9 WHITE FIELD, GEORGE, one of the most eloquent, devoted, and success ful ministers of Christ, since the days of the apostles, was born in Gloucester, England, 1714. He stated in his memorandum-book, that, “during a period embracing thirty-four years, he preached upwards of eighteen thousand sermons, crossed the Atlantic seven times, and trav eled thousands of miles both in Britain and America." 10 HUME, DAVID, author of a celebrated history of England, was born at Edinburgh, 1711; and died 1776. EARNESTNESS. ANON. "Life is not measured by the time we live." HE amount of work done, or good accomplished, by an THE individual, is not measured by the number of days, or months, or years, he may have lived. Some men accomplish much in a short time. They are burning and shining lights. There is a point and power in all they think, and say, and do. They may not have lived many years; they may have passed away quickly from the earth; but they have finished their work. They have left "footprints on the sands of time." Their bodies sleep in peace, but their names live evermore. They have lived long, because they have lived to some good purpose; they have lived long, because they have accomplished the true ends of life by living wisely and well; and "That life is long which answers life's great end." 2. The essential element of success in every great undertaking, is expressed by a single word; and that word is |