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afther their dinners, so you may make your conscience asy, Aileen; as you don't go to confession now, it would be a pity to make a pack to carry that you couldn't get quit of.'

Aileen was silent, and Owen set off to join Humbert's army. It was fortunate for us that the rebels were not under any military discipline, but were at liberty to wander to and from the different camps at pleasure. Their usual custom was to disband and revisit their different homes whenever there was not any march or attack in prospect, but as Bishop Stock justly observes, 'Wherever danger appeared, they always flocked to meet it. They were not deficient in animal courage, but had no head, no leaders of talent, and, therefore, they were scattered like dust before the wind. Their captains were chosen by themselves, and principally from among themselves; and, though fearless and patriotic according to their views of politics, they were equally ignorant and rash.'

After Owen left us, Mabel and Aileen improved the cottage much in cleanliness and comfort; and when Lily and Gore had fallen asleep, I crept up to Mabel's side, and asked her to narrate some legend. 'I like to tell you stories, Miss,' she replied, for as the proverb says, 'Is fodha cuimhda shean lianniv' (The memory of an old child is long,) and you were always cute, and ould from your cradle. My stories are not thrown away on you.' Mabel was right in her conclusion, for the following tale has stamped itself with unfading colours upon the tablets of my memory.'

'There was once on a time,' said Mabel, 'a wicked man who lived hard by the cabin where I was born. He was a better sort of farmer, and had plenty of sheep on the mountain and oats in the haggard, but he was nivir

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content, but always cryin, more, more. Little good any thing he had did him, though he would have skinned the very stones to increase it. He always drew the last penny from the poor, soora lock of potatoes or handful of straw he ever gave them without getting the highest price of the market in return. Beggar never crossed his door or took an air of his fire; indeed, I believe he'd grudge them the shade of his shadow, as he passed of a hot day. At last his time came, a fever was sent for him, and he was buried in the old berrin ground where your father's fathers lie. Twas no use the widow putting a stone cross at the head of the grave, for my father was out that night, and I'll tell you what he 'Twas very dark, and he was trembling passing the church-yard wall, where the big branches of the ould trees seemed stretching out black hands to catch him every time the wind stooped them over his head; when he heard tramp, tramp, coming down the road forenent him a big black horse, with fire burning out from his two eyes, and his very breath a shower of sparks. The black rider carried before him on the saddle the very miser my father had seen berrid. Two large black hounds with fiery eyes and nostrils were tearing at the miser's heart, and every now and then, they'd let go for a minute, then race on again, and fasten on the bleeding heart, while the screeches of the wretch you'd think would melt the stone wall. My father crept into the hedge, and they galloped by, the fire shining after them that black night. Heaven be betune us and harm, but 'twas a fearful sight! Some men going to work next day found my father lying in the ditch; they carried him home, but he took a fever from the fright and was n't himself for many a day after.'

MISSIONARY SOCIETIES, MISSIONARIES, &c.

"Missionary efforts are the glory of our land. . . . Instead of paralyzing exertion in the cause of God, the near approach of the advent of Christ supplies an additional motive to enter upon gospel extension with fresh vigour. . . . If, therefore, I wanted to furnish a powerful stimulus to spiritual enterprise, it would be to exclaim as in the voice of thunder,- THE LORD IS AT HAND!"-(Shiloh's Sceptre, p. 13, by the Rev. Thomas Watson, M. A.)

DEAR MADAM,

THE doctrine of the pre-millennial Advent of our blessed Lord, together with his personal reign upon the earth for a thousand years having been buried, as it were, under the traditions of the corruptors of God's word, is happily gaining ground, and calls aloud to Committee-men of Missionary Societies, especially who hold the spiritualizing system, to examine this doctrine, for their responsibility on this score is tremendous, even to the disobeying of such clear commands as Deut. iv. 2. Rev. xxii. 18, 19. Prov. xxx. 5, 6; as well as disregarding of many proferred blessings, as Rev. i. 3. Luke xxi. 36.

The doctrine of "Justification by faith," though clearly sustained by scripture authority, has its opponents. And as the doctrine to which I have adverted, is as easily to be proved by scripture, it is no marvel whatever, that it should in like manner share the same fate. As long as this dispensation shall last, there will be two opinions on this point, namely, the right and the wrong; and the latter, if I can read aright, will be the most

numerous. See 2 Pet. iii. 4. Luke xviii. 8. Matt. xxiv, 35-39. No one, that I am aware of, is ever accused of dogmatizing, when stoutly affirming the doctrine of "Justification by faith." Then, why should it be presumptuous in like manner to assert that, the spiritualizing system, which robs Christ of his kingly office, as the Son of Man, (See Isa. ix. 7. Luke i. 32.) and that a millennium to precede his advent, is heterodox, unscriptural, a Popish figment and solely the invention of

man.

This dispensation is rapidly hastening to its close. Can any one see the smallest probability of a millennial period? Will the recent act of this apostatized nation, in setting adrift amongst us a large body of people instructed at Maynooth College be likely to aid in producing such a blissful period? "Think on

these things."

But I proceed the robbing of Christ of one of his offices, namely that of King, as the Son of Man, is treated as an open question as it were, and one on which many excellent men differ. Suppose that the offices of Prophet and Priest were in like manner treated. And why not? for one would be just as rational as the other. See Matt. ii. 2. John xviii. 37. John xix. 19. Reader, who is the Nobleman referred to in Luke xix. 11, 12 ?—if not the "King of the Jews," I ask, who is it ?—I entreat that all who may read these remarks, though hastily written, will exert themselves to bring forward a doctrine against which Satan has so well succeeded in blinding the eyes of such multitudes. See Luke xxi. 33-36. Mark xiii. 32-37. And may he who hath so often reminded us of a clear duty to "Watch" for his bodily coming, (for he has never been absent spiritually, (Matt. xxviii. 20.) preserve us from treating any of his commandments with contempt.

I am desirous to say a few words on the Prayer, "THY KINGDOM COME."

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Perhaps there is nothing more conspicuously inconsistent among the upholders of the "spiritualizing" system, than wherein the above and comprehensive prayer is concerned. Just mark—this prayer is a petition for something future. All notion of believers enjoying this kingdom, under the present dispensation, is excluded by that single declaration-" FLESH and BLOOD cannot inherit the kingdom of God." 1 Cor. xv. 50-53.* We pray that that kingdom may come which is to be set up by the Lord himself. (See 2 Tim. iv. 1. Dan. vii. 14.) For, if it be come, why pray for it? It is a prayer also that the Lord will perform that promise of Acts i. 11, and as "King," the Son of Man, that he may sit on the throne of David which has been promised to him-not a spiritual throne, for David never had such. Where is our faith? The human body of him

* The Church of England in all her offices speaks of the kingdom as future:

At BAPTISM the prayer for the neophyte is: "that finally, with the residue of thy church, he may be an inheritor of thine everlasting kingdom."

At CONFIRMATION the Bishop prays: "Defend, O Lord, this thy child, &c. May he daily increase in thy Spirit more and more, until he come unto thy everlasting kingdom."

At the COMMUNION we pray for grace to follow the good example of those departed this life, "that with them we may be partakers of thy heavenly kingdom."

At MATRIMONY the prayer for the newly married couple is : them to inherit thine everlasting kingdom." And

"Grant

In the BURIAL SERVICE the prayer is: "That it may please thee of thy gracious goodness shortly to accomplish the number of thine elect, and to hasten thy kingdom."-A testimony quite decided, as respects the point I am aiming at.

Reader, please to keep in view 1 Cor. xv. 50-53. Such were the views of Cranmer, Latimer, Ridley, &c. and though constantly rehearsed within the walls of our Established Church, yet most of her members call it a "new DOCTRINE!!!"

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