females in service have walked thirty miles me, with only the bare hope of obtaining a ble each, and returned with more joy and than giving than if they had obtained spoils. We, w have a half a dozen Bibles by us, and are in cumstances to obtain as many more, know but tle of the value those put upon one, who bef were hardly permitted to look into a Bible or a week."

Bible the best Book.

A society of gentlemen, most of whom had e joyed a liberal education, and were persons of p lished manners, but had unhappily imbibed infic principles, used to assemble at each other's hou es, for the purpose of ridiculing the scriptures, a hardening one another in their unbelief. At las they unanimously formed a resolution solemn to burn the Bible, and so to be troubled no mo with a book which was so hostile to their prind ples, and disquieting to their consciences. T day fixed upon arrived; a large fire was prepa ed; a Bible was laid on the table, and a flowin bowl ready to drink its dirge. For the executio of their plan, they fixed upon a young gentlema of high birth, brilliant vivacity, and elegance o manners. He undertook the task, and after a fev enlivening glasses, amidst the applauses of his jo vial compeers, he approached the table, took u the Bible, and was walking leisurely forward to pu it into the fire; but, happening to give it a look, al at once he was seized with trembling: palenes overspread his countenance, and he seemed con vulsed. He returned to the table, and, laying down the Bible, said, with a strong asseveration "We will not burn that book till we get a better."

fter this, the same gay and lively young n died, and on his death-bed was led to ntance, deriving unshaken hopes of forand of future blessedness from that book nce going to burn. He found it indeed, book, not only for a living but a dying

BIGOTRY, PREJUDICE, &c.

HING is more opposite to the spirit of ity than bigotry. This," as one obarraigns, and condemns, and executes, o not bow down and worship the image latry. Possessing exclusive prerogative, 5 every other claim. How many of the it sentenced to eternal misery, who will rever as stars in the kingdom of their How many living characters does it reas enemies to the cross of Christ, who ng in it all their glory!

otted "litigious Christian, if he be right inions (which is much to be doubted,) is n his way of defending them: he keeps a e, and breaks a commandment."

aston, the learned author of the Religion re delineated, once asked a bigot, “How ects he thought there might be in the "Why," says he, "I can make no judgI never considered the question." "Do nk," said Wollaston, "there may be a d?" "O yes, at least," cried the bigot. , then," replied the philosopher, "it is

the wrong ))

Few men were more bigotted or cruel Archbishop Laud. He sharpened the spir sword, and drew it against all sorts of offend intending that the discipline of the church sh be felt as well as spoken of. There had not b such a crowd of business in the high commis. court since the reformation, nor so many la fines imposed, as under this prelate's adminis tion. These fines we are told, were assigned the repairs of St. Paul's, which gave rise to unlucky proverb, " that the church was repai with the sins of the people."

The following account of the conduct of a r ther towards her son shews us that bigotry ha tendency to eradicate even some of the best fections which the Almighty has planted in nature for the wisest of purposes. The son h it seems, from a principle of conscience in opp sition to his interest, renounced the religious s tem in which he had been educated for anotl which he deemed more consonant to truth. Wh the mother was informed of the circumstance, s told him, that she found it her duty, however s vere the struggle, to alienate her affections fro him, now he had rendered himself an enemy God, by embracing such erroneous sentiments It is said, that she was completely successful these endeavours, and that the duty she enjoine upon herself was scrupulously performed durin the remainder of her days. What an affecting in stance of perverted principles !

Such is the nature of bigotry, and such the ev of prejudice, that it insults the dead as well as th living. Chillingworth's book, entitled, "The Re ligion of Protestants a safe Way to Salvation," i

dged to be one of the most solid and raences of protestantism ever published. was Dr. Cheynell's prejudice against it, Chillingworth was buried, he came to with this book in his hand, and after a amble to the people, in which he assured w happy it would be for the kingdom if and all its fellows could be so buried, might never rise more, unless it were nfutation, "Get thee gone," says he, ursed book, which has seduced so many souls; get thee gone, thou corrupt rotten rth to earth, dust to dust: get thee gone place of rottenness, that thou mayest_rot author, and see corruption." Poor docv feeble thy efforts; how ineffectual thy Protestantism yet lives and flourishes, have reason to believe it will live and exIf in all directions, and for this reason,it is the religion of the Bible, and the truth. Enemies it may and will have, being divine, it is incapable of being d, and will, in the issue, walk with a d godlike dignity over the graves of her ts, and finally triumph in the complete ess of all her adherents."

in general look for this spirit of bigotry judice among the lower classes of society, se whose minds have never been expanded d knowledge. But, alas! It is too premong those who are considered as intellid learned. What shall we say to the folinstances? Whiston would not go to hear Il preach, merely because he was informed

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Canticles. A wise reason indeed!-Dr. John when he was at Edinburgh, although he was sonally acquainted with the celebrated Dr. I ertson, declined going to hear him, becaus would not be seen in a Presbyterian church. Berkely, late prebendary of Canterbury, in sermon on 1st Tim. i. 15. declares that salva is promised only to the episcopal church; another modern divine, in a recent publicat devoutly gives up all dissenters from episcopac the uncovenanted mercies of God. Beniga Je vah, defend us from such illiberality!

At the funeral of Mr. G., when Mr. D., a c gyman, refused to walk in procession with B., a dissenting minister, a man of activity spirit, the following pleasant circumstance l pened. Mr. D. meeting the corpse, and find Mr. B. walking before it, directed him to w behind. Mr. B. not complying with this ord Mr. D. endeavoured to outwalk him; but B being as nimble as he, kept up with him, the rector quickening his pace, they both fai ran for it till they got to the church door. N D. was so much offended, that, after the funer his pride and bigotry getting the better of eve other consideration, he sent back the hatband a scarf, and even the pins that had been used on t occasion.

When Mr. Staunton preached a lecture Lord's-day afternoon at in Oxfordshire, I labours were so acceptable, that people flock from all parts to hear him. This was not plea ing to the incumbent, who took the more time reading prayers, that this novel lecturer mig have the less time for preaching, and then left th