thing to be sought by you is "the kingdom of God, and his righteousness," and, till this is done, nothing is done to purpose. If salvation is neglected, it had been better for you that you had never been born. You have been born in sin, and if you are not born again, you can never enter into the kingdom of heaven; you have been guilty of innumerable offences against God, and if, for Christ's sake, you are not forgiven, you must perish in your sins. Oh! then, come to Him, who says, “I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear."

It is Jesus of Nazareth who thus addresses you. He has won the right to your confidence, by giving his life a ransom for your sins. He claims your notice, that he may enrich, and bless you for ever. He promises you freedom and happiness. The wealth of the universe is his, and he can bless you "with all spiritual blessings," and make you infinitely happy, in the favour and friendship of God. He is divine, and "in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily;" he is human, and "will not break the bruised reed, nor quench the smoking flax." His address to each of you is—" Come unto me, and I will give you rest;"—"look unto me, and be ye saved; I love them that love me, and those that seek me early shall find me."

Morison's Counsels to the Young.

5.-Hymn by Bishop Heber.

THE God of glory walks His round,
From day to day, from year to year,
And warns us each, with awful sound,

"Ye, whose young cheeks are rosy bright,

Whose hands are strong, whose hearts are clear,

Waste not of hope the morning light;

Ah, fools! why stand ye idle here?"
"And ye, whose locks of scanty grey
Foretel your latest travail near,
How swiftly fades your worthless day
And stand ye yet so idle here?"
"One hour remains, there is but one!

But, many a shriek, and many a tear,
Through endless years, the guilt must moan
Of moments lost and wasted here!"

O Thou, by all Thy works ador'd,
To whom the sinner's soul is dear,

Recal us to Thy vineyard, Lord,

And grant us grace to please Thee here!

In-tensely, to a great degree tendo | Sup-port'ed, borne up

con-su'ming, eating

pro-vis'ions, food

com-posed', settled

pos-i'tion, situation

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re-mained', continued

se-cure'ly, safely

sumo de-stroyed', laid waste
video pro-duced', caused

de-mol'ished, destroyed

pono in-hu-man'i-ty, cruelty maneo grat'i-fied, indulged cura com-ple'ted, finished

porto

struo duco

molior

humanus

gratus

pleo

Ped'ler, a dealer in small wares; re-fresh'ment, food; muz'zled, bound; wist'ful-ly, earnestly; a-bun'dance, plenty; pan'niers, large baskets; hor'net, a large kind of wasp; con-ster-na'tion, amazement.

It was noon-day, and the sun shone intensely bright, when a pedler, driving his ass laden with the choicest Burslem ware, stopped upon Delamere forest, to take some refreshment. He sat down upon the turf, and after consuming the provisions in his satchel, emptied his dram bottle, and then composed himself to sleep. But the ass, which had travelled many a wearisome mile, without taking a morsel of food, remained muzzled by his side, wistfully viewing the blossoms of furze which grew in great abundance around them. Fatigue and heat, however, overpowered the sensations of hunger, and drowsiness stole on him. He kneeled down, and doubling his legs under him, rested upon his belly, in such a position, that each of the panniers which he carried, touched the ground, and was securely supported by it. But his slumbers were of short duration. An angry hornet, whose nest had been that morning destroyed, perched upon his back, and stung him to the quick. Roused by the smart, he suddenly sprung up, and by his violent motion, produced a loud jarring of the earthen ware. The pedler awoke in consternation; and snatching his whip, began to lash the ass with merciless fury.

The poor beast fled from his stripes, and was heard of no more; the panniers were thrown off; and the Burslem ware was entirely demolished. Thus did inhumanity, laziness, and passion, meet with deserved punishment.-Had the pedler remembered the craving hunger of the ass, when he gratified his own; or, had he pursued with diligence his journey, after finishing his repast, no part of these misfortunes would have

befallen him; and his loss might have been inconsiderable, if unjust severity and rash resentment had not completed his

Ver'dure, green colour; tor'pid motionless; neigh'bouring, adjoining; sloth'ful, lazy; in-dus'tri-ous, laborious; assemble, meet together; so-ci'e-ty, company having one interest; pen'u-ry, want.

THE Sloth is an animal of South America; and is so ill formed for motion, that a few paces are often the journey of a week; and so indisposed to move, that he never changes his place, but when impelled by the severest stings of hunger. He lives upon the leaves, fruit, and flowers of trees, and often on the bark itself, when nothing besides is left for his subsistence. As a large quantity of food is necessary for his support, he generally strips a tree of all its verdure in less than a fortnight; and, being then destitute of food, he drops down, like a lifeless mass, from the branches to the ground. After remaining torpid for some time, from the shock received by the fall, he pre

pares for a journey to some neighbouring tree, to which he crawls, with a motion almost imperceptible. At length arrived, he ascends the trunk, and devours, with famished appetite, whatever the branches afford. By consuming the bark, he soon destroys the life of the tree; and thus the source is lost, from which his sustenance is derived.

Such is the miserable state of this slothful animal. How different are the comforts and enjoyments of the industrious

Beaver! This creature is found in the Northern parts of America; and is about two feet long, and one foot high. The figure of it somewhat resembles that of a rat. In the months of June and July the beavers assemble, and form a society, which generally consists of more than two hundred. They always fix their abode by the side of a lake or river; and, in order to make a dead water in that part which lies above and below, they erect, with incredible labour, a dam, or pier, perhaps four-score or a hundred feet long, and ten or twelve feet thick at the base. When this dike is completed, they build their several apartments, which are divided into three stories.-The first is below the level of the mole, and is, for

most part, full of water. The walls of their habitations