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2 GUARD OF HONOR MONTHY. Oct' i Trinity. Toplady's admirable hymns are full elected, the last-named member continuing in the Presidential, chair six of great scriptural doctrines, and of the richest and deepest experience of terms. Should any friend feel a sufficient interest in the Society to know more of the regulations, a copy of the the Christian in the use of them Montgomery has justly said of them There is a peculiarly ethereal spirit in some of these, in -which, whether Constitution, Pledge and By-Laws will be enclosed to them upon appli The whole universe is modeled upon, and manifestly proves the Divine Trinity. Every great thing is triune.

Of intelligent beings there are three orders God. Spirits. Man. There are three abodes Heaven. Earth.

Hell. The Heavenly bodies are of three mourning" or rejoicing, praying' or praising, the writer seems absorbed in the full triumph of faith." And he adds that though his poetic torch is inferior in breadth and volume of flame to Charles Wesley's, "yet the classes: cation tb any of the below' named officers or to the editor. TKe present officers now in position President John H. Oakes. 1st.

Vice-President Russell Weller. 2nd Vice-President John Fiedler. Secretary George Godfrey. Assistant Whiteley Financial Secretary John J. Oberst Treasurer Edward V.

Rogers. Librarian William Oakes. Assistant-Librarian Henry Davis. Marshal Charles HubbelL light which it' sheds is not less vivid and sparkling, while it may be'said to And it's kind cheerful, Beside the dull tent fire, -About that big promotion, When He says, i' Come up higher," And though it's dismal, rainy, Even now, with thought of Him, Camp life looks extra cheery, And death a deal less grim. For seem to see Him waiting Where a gathered Heaven greets A great victorious army Surging up the golden streets And I hear Him read the roll-call, And my heart is all aflame, When the dear, Recording Angel Writes down my happy name I But my fire is dead white ashes, And the tent is chilly cold, And I'm playing win the battle, When I've never been enrolled.

In thine army vast receive me, Thou Saviour of the world 1 And I'll follow wheresoever Thy banner is unfurled. Oh, give me zeal and My heart and life renew, That firmly to my signet, May set that Thou art true I TO reach the Eternal City, I'll bravo Death's sullen flood, My Saviour crossed before me, I'll triumph through His blood, Sun. Moon. Stars. There are three elements Earth.

Man is triune in 'almost every re be more delicate to the eye and refreshing to the spirits than that prodigality of radiance which the "rival luminary casts anke on everything it touched." Yet this brilliant genius spect. He is composed of acknowledges-that, after long sitting Golden Link Society. The "Golden Link Society," com under the means of grace in England he was spiritually awakened in an obscure part of Ireland, amidst a handr ful of God's people met together in a barn, and under the ministry of one Morris, a layman who could hardly Body. Soul. Spirit His body consists of Head.

Trunk. Limbs. Each limb has three numbers Upper Arm. Lower Arm. Hand.

Thigh. Leg. Foot. posed of the members of the Young Women's Bible Class, Wells street Chapel, is doing a noble share towards the brick fund for the new church. The Treasurer of the building com spell his name.

Toplady died at the mittee mentioned to us lately, that the above Society had handed him one early age of thirty -eight, full of hope and faith. On his death-bed, when told that his pulse was weaker, he said Blessed be God, this is a good sign my heart beats every day stronger and stronger for glory' and each limb has three joints. In hundred and forty dollars, the prot; his face are three features of sense History of the Guard of Honor. To the many subscribers who do Eyes. Nose.

Mouth. not understand much about the ceeds of their labor during the past months. Is this not an inspiration to those who have thus far done nothing? Let every one help a little, and surely success will crown each effort It is a common cause, the best cause, and the "Guard of Honor Society," we wish and three other features to give a brief history of its origin and a few words about its present workinga The Society was organ A Rainy Day in Camp. It's a cheerless, lonesome evening, When the Boating, sodden ground Will not echo to the foot-fall Of the sentinel's dull round. God's blue star-spangled banner Forehead.

Cheeks. Chin. His body consists of three parts Bones. Flesh. Skin.

business men of our city will agaiin ized among the members of the Young Men's 3ible Class, Wells street respond to a call for help, when they see that every scholar works willingly in performing his share of the labor. Chapel, nf March7 ieticC and the covering of his body is three fold: Surely 3e has not deserted The first article adopted was: "This TWjf weary, warring world. A Young man, on making an open A PJTr intn fchn (WlrnosH Association shall be called the Guard of and have for its Leader, the Lord Jesus Christ, and lor its "niotto, fnd the crowding fancies come: "Watch and pray, that ye enter not Carries all my heart towards home. into temptation. 'or I 'listed in this army, profession of the Gospel, was thus addressed, by his offended and cowardly minded father "James, you should first get yourself, established in a good trade, and then think and determine about religion." Father," said the son, Christ advises me Not exactly to my mind; Its principal object was to further the cause of Christ, by creating in the hearts of its members the desire to promote Christianity by an example differently.

He says Seek ye first the'Kingdpnvof Heaven.1" of acknowledged dependence upon God, and to call into life the latent honor in the hearts of those-becoming members. With this object in view, a Constitution, Pledge and By-Laws were adopted. The Society has continued from the time ofits' organization until the present, to steadily increase in numbers, and we trust, in Converse not with a liar, a swearer, nor a man of obscene or wanton language; for either he will corrupt you, or at least it will hazard your reputation' to be of the like making, and if it doth neither, yet it will fill your memory with such, discourse, that it will be troublesome to you: in after time; and the returns of the remembrance of the passages, which you have long since heard of this nature, will, haunt you when your thoughts should be better employed. Hair. Skin.

Nails. Eyery tree and herb is three-fold Roots. Trunk. Branches. and is made of three parts Bark.

Wood. Sap. and produces three manner of things Leaves. Flowers. Fruit Living creatures are of three kinds: Beasts.

Birds. Fishes. they move in three ways Plying. Swimming. and are of three orders of subsist ance: Carnivorous.

Herbivorous. Omnivorous. We cannot even think in an orderly manner, unless we acknowledge the Trinity, lor in every fit discourse there are three parts Exordium. Argument. Peroration.

There are three classes of savors Sweet. Sour, Bitter. Actions are of three classes Bad. Indifferent and so on throughout the universe God has' so written the proofs of the Divine Trinity, that tone can doubt its existence. usefulness.

In January of this year it was first incorporated, under an act of Legislature, passed in 1848. -The whole number of persons elected to membership during the past frye years is about four hundred, many of But my country called for And I could'nt stay behind. So I've had a sight of drilling, And have roughed it many ways, And death has nearly had me, Tet I think the service pays. It's a blessed sort of feeling, That though you live or die, You have helped your bleeding country, And fought right loyally. But I can't help thinking sometimes, When a wet day's leisure comes, That I.

hear the old home voices, Talking louder than the drums. And the far, familiar faces Peep in at the tent door, And the little children's foot-steps Go pit-pat on the floor. I can't help thinking somehow, 1 Of what the parson reads, All about that other warfare, Which every true man leads. And wife, soft-hearted creature, Seems a-eaying in my ear, I'd rather have you in those ranks, Than to see you Brigadier." I call myself a brave one, But in my heart I lie I For my country and her honor, i I am fiercely free to die But when the Lord who bought me, i Asks for my service here, To fight the good fight faithfully, I'm skulking in the rear. i And yet I know this Captain, All love and care to be He would never get impatient With a raw recruit like me, And I know He'd not forget me, When the day of peace appears; 1 I should share with' him the victory Of all Ilis volunteers.

whom now hold positions of trust as Superintendents or Teachers in Sabbath schools in the west The regu lar meetings of the Society are helc. on the first Monday evening in eacl Nicholas Biddle, the President in one of our banks some years gd, once dismissed a clerk, because the latter refused to write for him on the Sabbath. The young "man dependent on his exertions, was thus thrown out of employment month, at which time is transacted all business relating to 'the work. The officers of the Society consist of May what some may call an President, First, and Vice: Presidents, Secretary and Assistant-Secretary, Financial Secretary, Treasurer, Librarian and Assistant-Librarian, each of whom is elected the third Monday, coming in March and September, holding office six months. over-nice scruple of conscience.

A few days after, Mr. Biddle was requested to nominate a cashier for another bank, when he! recommended this very and mentioned the above incident as a proof bf his trustworthiness. "You can trust him," said he, "for he' wouldn't work for me on Sunday." When any temptation desires to speak with you, let the answer be ready, that there is other company within, and you cannot attend to it. The first president of the Society was George Godfrey, who held the position until Alfred L. Freeman, was.