Decatur Eagle, Volume 1, Number 38, Decatur, Adams County, 30 October 1857 — Page 2

THE J. A GL E H. L. FHILLIPsT” _ _ Editors 4 Psora ietobs W G. DEOATTTR~ INDIANA. FRIDAY MORNING, OCT. 30, 1837. IV ANTED.—TO Cords of good Wood v 1 on Sabsciiption, »it this Office. Court. —The November term of the Court of Common Pleas, commences on Monday next. Froe.Biinks of Indiana. We publish in to-days paper the report of the Auditor’ of State, setting|forth the true condition of the Free Banks of Indiana, by which it will be seen that the circulation of these institutions are abundently secured, andean be received with j salty by the people as the most reliable i paper currency. A Large Apple.—We were shown du- j ring the past week, an apple which was taken from the orchaid of Mr. Samuel Steel, of Kirkland township, in this county, which weighed twenty ounces, and measured in circumference fourteen and one hall inches, a larger and better apple | is entirely useless. New Furniture. —We take pleasure | in announcing to the public that our friend ; Harmon Busse has opened u large Furni- ! ture Store in this place, his furniture was| purchased in Cincinnati, and is of the most: fashionable style and finish. e have examined his stock of furniture and have no hesitancy in recommending his establishment to the favorable consideration of. the public. See advertisement in to-days I paper. ... Statement of the Condition of the Stock > Bunks of Indiana by the Auditor of ! state. Indianapolis, Oct. 15th, 1857. Editor Slate Sentinel: Since the publication of the usual monthly statement of the condition of the Free B inks of this state, on the Ist of October, the depreciation in State Stocks has been so great that the Banks have been called on for additional securities, to which they { hi.ve responded iu a prompt and satisfac-; lory manner. Below please'find statement of circula-' lion and value of securities of the Free | B.inks this day, in which the different: : ite Stocks are valued at prices they; will now command. It will be seen from this statement, that even at the present low price of stocks, the Banks have a margin of from five to ten per cent above lheir present circulation wlni-h. — cruing interest, it is believed, will be more; than equal to any futuie depreciation. — : The publication of this statement seems: to be demanded, in the present excited I state of public feeling but little confidence . is felt in a paper dollar, unless there is metl.ing behind its mere promise to pay, which is real and which the public believe will be applied for its redemption. Next to the ability to pay specie on de-1 Anand, the possession of securities which are readily convertible is the best security.. Tin' statement below shows that twin- ■ ty-two of the Free Banks have responded I to the call from tills Department —the se-; eunties of these Banks are lodged with the ' Treasurer of State and the public need no assurance that they will not be given up without a surrender of the notes for which thev are pledged. These securities are safe from burglars and borrowers, and cannot become inadequate to the redemption of t he money, without an utter prostration of State credit and a general failure to pay interest. The notes of these banks will be received for State dues, and the State Treasurer will recommend that they be receiy cd for all ‘.axes, A general knowledge of the condition of these Banks, which can be diffused throughout the State by the Press, will protect our citizens from loss through idle rumors affecting the Free Banks; and show them that we have at home a paper currency as safe and well secured as any which they can get in exchange for it. Statement of Circulation and value of Sec»relic. of tie Free Banks under the Amended Law, Oct. \sth, 1857. Present Value of Circulation Securities P, ink of Goshen 52,154 58,373 >< Gosoort 48,267 61,180 Mt.'Vernon 49,189 52,800 Indiana 20,999 50,000 .. Paoli 51,457 54,029 Rockville 47,159 49,600 Salem' N. Albany 45,500 47,775 “ Salem, Salem 55,355 58,480 Bloomington Bank 71,4)0 74,800 Cambridge city Bank 5),59J 55,012 Canal Bank 46,000 59,000 Crescent City Bank 45.781 51,618 Exchange Bank 47,521 50,000 Farmers Bank Westfield 56,568 09,959 Indiana Bank 87,524 91,<95 Indiana Farmers Bank 45,810 50,000 Kentucky Stock Bank 83,990 90,738 LaGrange Bank 56,889 59.436 Parke County Bank 76,152 83,539 Prurie City Bank 98,055 74,356 Salem Bank, Goshen 4 7.911 59,000 Southern Bank of Ind. 94,778 95,169 Total circulation and ,Securities 81,255,9 12? 1.368,911

Statement of Circulation and value of Securities of Free Banks that are winding up and retiring their Circulation. Value of Circulation. Securities. Centra! Bank, 816,000 815,830 Brookville Bank, 15,867 17,430 Bank of the Capitol, 3,745 2,700 Bank of Elkhart, 25,498 27,390 Hoosisr Bank, 7,1U4 7,020 Indiana Stock Bunk. 15,000 16,600 Huntington Co. Bank, 3,315 4,150 Indiana Reserve Bank, 7,761 8,200; Bank of Monticello, 1,490 1,660 Fayette Co. Bank 3,000 3,000 Merch’s Jz Mechanics’ Bk. 4,951 5,050 j Bank of Syracuse 17,406 17,000 ‘ Total circulation and securities. 8118,465 8126,020 Note. —The cir culation of Tippecanoe I Bonk is 847,040, and her securities are I I worth 848,395. Protests on three thou- 1 j sand dollars of her notes were tiled on the : first day of October, and if not taken up ; iin a few days, notice will be given for : I sale of her securites. The Bank of Warsaw has a circulation > of §2,227, which is redeemed at the Bank. JOHN W. DODD, Auditor of State. Democratic Victory in 1851. Ohio* A democratic Legislature, Canal Com- ! missioner, and 16,000 gain in the popular vote. Pennsylvania. I A Governor, Legislature, and 47,000 : gain on the pupular vote. lowa. A Governor, Legislature, a United ‘ States Senator, and 8,000 gain on the popI ular vote. Minnesota. A Governor, Legislature, two United; Senators, three members and one Dele- i : gate to Congress. California. A Governor, Legislature and 37.0001 I gain on the popular ”ote. Georgia. A Governor, Legislature, all but two; members of Congress, and 12,000 popular majority. Misssissippi. A clean sweep of Legislature, and members of Congress by a swamping majority. Tennessee. A Governor’ Legislature, two U. S. Senators and 11,000 majority. Texas. Ditto. —18,000 gain in Main, and Con- ' uecticut Democratic. - The Democracy of Vermont. Last year the Democracy of Vermont . : polled 71,747 votes for Governor. This > year 72,869—Democratic gain 1,112. ; Last year the majority against us was ( 23,281 This year 14.112—Demncr»ti« ! net gain 10,284. : i Last year our strength in the house :, ; was, 16, this year 30. So much for one ; , : year. Another year will tell a better sto-I, ry, still. — Fatriot. ~

Nick Biddle ou Small Notes. Nick Biddle saw the evils of a currency j of small bank notes, in the year 1832 he was called before a committee of the! ! House of Representatives with reference | to the question of increase of the paper ! j circulation of the Bank ot the United i States, and the means of permanently ; regulating the general paper cirulation so ; !as to prevent injurious effect upon the ' trade and currency of the country.— ■What is wanted,' said Mr. Biddle,‘is this: First, to widen the basis ot the mei lallic circulation by abolishing the use lof small notes so as to allow coin to take j the place of them, as it inevitably would; i and, second, to annex to the non-payment !of specie by the banks so heavy a penal- | tv —sav an interest of twelve per cent-, : a"s in the Bank of the United States; or ! twenty-four per cent., as in some of the ! New England b an ks; or a forfeiture of the ' charter, as in some of the Jersey banks — :is would deprive the blinks of temptation to incur the risk of insolvency.’ I If the abolition of small notes was seas- ■ ible in 1832, how much more feasible is it now with our immensely increased gold resources.

President tsuctaAuan on P.iner Monnr , Let those who would understand the causes of the financial troubles which now afflict the country, read the speeches of President Buchanan, when in Congress, and which will be fonnd in the ‘Life of Buchanan,’ published by Derby of New York. In one speech he says: ‘The evils of a redundant paper circulation are manifest to every eye. It alternately raises and sinks the vaiue of every mans property. It make a beggar of the man to morrow who indulged in dreams of wealth to-day. It converts the business of society into a mere lottery whilst those who distribute the prizes are wholly irresponsible to the people. When the collapse comes, as come it must, it casts laborers out of employment, crushes manufacturers and merchant!', and ruins thousands of honest and industrious citizens.’ How true! How prophetic! ‘My dear,’ said an affectionate spouse io her husband, ‘am I not your treasure,? ‘Oh, yes.’ was the cool reply, and I would willingly lay it up in heaven. Advice should always be given in the smoothest an 1 most polished medium—as vou will see nurses administering medicine to children in a silver spoon.

HIRAM W. COLE, THE Wife Murderer. A brief history of bis life, and the full 1 particulars of the horrible crime with ' which he is charged. There are in the details of this murder more to startle iom--1 muniiv and shock humanity than vere revealed in the Bukdell tragedy. In a crowded city, the hot bed of human vices, events the most appalling are looked for —crime, there, by frequency, beccmes refined in coolness and atrocity, but it was supposed that as ‘man makes the city and ■ God the country;’ no feature of inhunan- : ity could excel in the latter place. But : the coolness and cruelties of Cole, put I the Cunningham case to the blush. Hiram W. Cole was born of respectable parents in the State of New York. — 'He was married about four years ago to ; the only daughter of an aged widow, liv- ■ ing at Lyons, New York, and soon after went to Hamilton, Upper Canada, where he first went into a grocery and afterwirds . . into the livery stable business. Both he ; ; and his wife were young, and in manners. | ! features, and appearance were both eon- ' i sidered handsome and prepossessing. A I daughter was added to the family the first i year, and they lived apparently content- j ed and happy. The first indication of j faithlessness on the part of Cole was detected by his wife while in Hamiton.— Cole had one of tl-.c Ledo of Louse taken to his stable, for the purpose :Q he claimed, of sleeping while awaiting the return of horses out late at night. His unseasonable hours awakened suspicion, ; and Mrs. C. was not long in detecting his j | infidelity io her. She immediately re- | | returned to her mother, taking her child I with her, where she remained until sent for by her husband, which was but afe w weeks before her death. Cole finally got broke up in Hamilton, and came over into Garretsville, in this State, bringing a uortion of his Livery land a woman he called bis wife, who it j appears was nothing more than a mistress, by the name of Augutsa Wheeler. He soon went from Garrettsville to Chagrin Falls, where lie took in a partner, by the name of Eggleston, and continued on in ; the Livery business. His mistress gave such evidence of her real cnaracter as to ; cause him a great deal of trouble, especially among his relatives residing iu and around Chagrin, and who are highly respectable people. He was finally induced by his brothers to send this mistress back to Canada and to send for his wife, with the promise that he would live with her and behave himself as a married man should. His own brother went for his wife; she, in that forgiving spirit alone known to woman, agreeing to forgive and forget all past offences on bis part. It. was arranged that Cole should meet her at Cleveland and return to Chagrin with her, but owing to some disarrangements . in the trains he missed her, and she went| on to Chagrin a day before him. Hly? | went to trie Hotel where Cole had been boarding and requested to be shown up j to his room. This wasjniraediately done, but Mrs. C. on entering, thought there must be some mistake about it as she saw nothing that she recoginized as belonging to her husband. The bureau was unlocked with a set of keys belonging to the house, and a variety if articles belonging to women’s apparel were found, such as a hat and riding dress, lace collars, gloves I &c. partly worn. At last letters were I found addressed to Cole from this Canadian Mistress. No pen, says her at- 1 tendant, could picture the distres of this ‘ poor creature upon witnessing these coin- : cidences of her disgrace and her has- ■ band’s degradation. She clasped her child, a rosy cheeked little daughter of\ three years and sank insensible to the | floor. But as he had promised to live again . i with the father of her child, the man she j I had once loved, and had returned for that, ■ purpose, she brushed away her tears, j choaked down her grief, and calmed herself foi the meeting with her long lost, I husband. Next day the husband came. A long interview was had. What passed 1 in that sad scene, what sighs were uttered 1 what pardons asked, what crimes con- ' fessed and Shis forgiven, are alone known ! to the parties themselves and to him who knows all things. An apparent reconciliation was effected, but evidently with a mental reserve on his pari as demonical as hell itself, iruat t ranspired immediately after this is best narrated by a correspondent writing at the time and from the spot. Bainbridge, Geauga Co. ) Sept. 1, 1857. J Dear Dealer: —Lust Monday, the 7th inst. Hiram W. Cole took his wife from her boarding house on a visit to his uncle in this township. Previous to retiring for the night she look a teaspoonful of laud- ; anum and arsenic, supposing it to be a preparation of bloodrood and yellow dock. : The poison soon commenced its work, ' and her spasms were so severe that Dr. ! Shepard was called in about 12 o’clock at night. He administered antidotes for the poison with success, and left her in the morning quiet and easy. The husband Hiram W. Cole, harnessed his horse and carried the Dr. home, and for reasons best known to himself drove to Cleveland and back home, a distance of about 40 miles, arriving at home about noon. When he arrived he found his wife very smart. Her aunt at noon cairied her a cup of coffee, and in a few minutes her husband came down from her room and said she wanted another cup. He poured it out. went into the but- ■ tery alone to season it, carried it to her. She drank it, and in a short time was convulsed with spasms, similar to those the night previous, but not sosevere. It was

I thought best to have her take a dosa of ensom salts. Her husband . went to the store, procured the salts, mixed a dose himself and gave it to her. A few minutes after taking it, more violent spasms commenced and continued with greater violence and in the seventh paroxysm she died. Her death and the circumstances attending it were soon known at Chagrin Fall, where her husband was known. — The’citizens of that town mistrusted foul play. They called a meeting and appointed a Committee consisting of L. D. Mix, D. A. Davis and G. G. Norris to proceed to the town and examine into the circumstances. This Committee arrived yesterday during the funeral services, I communicated to the citizens here their I suspicions. After the services the husi band was called aside, told the suspicions, and asked if he was willing that an in- | quest be made. His answer was evasive. llt was immediately dolcriuined to have !an inquest. A. Hollister, Esq, ! moned a jury, consisting of E. D. King- : sley, W. R. Howard, David Smith, C. B. Ely,’ A Briggs, and Joseph Ely. It was soon found that the husband could not be found. The last seen or heard of him he was between Newburg and Cleveland in a buggy. Rftxsa i OF COLE, THE MURDERER. Officer Williams,, of Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, passed through this city last evening, from St. Louis, on his way to Ohio, with Cole the murderer, who escaped from the Wisconsin officers, a few weeks since, while they were stopping at the Jervis House, Chicago city. lie was arrested lasi Thursday, in Mr. Richard E. Ludlow’s store, in St. Louis, where he acted in the capacity of clerk, at 830 per month and his employer was highly pleased with Into, and had perfect confidence in him. The news of Cole’s arrest came like a thunderbolt upon him, and during his stay at St. Louis he had formed the acquaintance of several of the most respectable men in the city, and among the number was Gov. Folk. Cole said he secreted himself during the first day of bis escape iu a new wooden building, partly built, two miles from the Jervis House, and staid there until between 4 and 5 o’clock P. M,, when he came out, and walked to the Junction of the Michigan Southern and the Rock Island Railroads, where he took the 10 o’clock R. I. train, and went within a few miles of Joliet when he jumped off, and went two miles, when lie became wearied out, and laid down and rested a few hours.

He then went to a farm-house and bought some breakfast, after which he struck across the prairie and traveled until 3 o’clock the next day when he became wearied out a second time, and stopped at a farm house for the night. He went without, fond two davs and nights; and he broke his hand-cuffs the first night, six miles from this city, with an iron bolt belonging to a freight car, and then pulled his coat sleeves down over his hands, so that the hand-cuffs could not be seen, and they remained on for three days, when they were filed off. - The assertions of Mr. -Pomeroy in regard to Cole’s going up stairs in the Jervis House, and ‘that he had found a friend who bad taken him to some room furnished him with a bottle of wine, and sawed his hand-cuffs apart,’ are untrue, as Cole is a very temperate young man He only traveled four miles the third day, on account of fatigue and sickness, and hired a man to take him twelve miles distant, and there took the cars to St. Louis that night, where he arrived at 12 o’clock and obtained a situation the next morning at 9 o’clock. Cole says he is innocent of the murder of his wife, and is willing to go back to Ohio and clearly prove his innocence, that he is well aware there is great prejudice existing against him in the minds of lhe people where he lived, and he thinks there is some reason for that prejudice, from the fact that he left Chagrine Falls so suddenly, at a time wenh there was an inquest holding upon the body of his wife; that he regrets taking such a step, but tHW was done he concluded not to return. He says his wife had a bottle of medicine composed of tincture of blood-root and burdock, which she was taking for tiie scroiui.., ,„ nt , a phial exactly pike one which contained a solution oi i arsenic and laudnum, which he occasioni ally gave to his horses when they were troubled with botts. She took a does out |of the bottle of arsanic and laudnum. by mistake, and in an hour after was taken with, severe pain and burning at the stomach, when a doctor was celled in, who ordered coffee te be given to her through, out the day in small doses, as an antidote. ;She was better until she took a dose of salts, in the afternoon of the next day, when she immediately grew worse, and died in four hours after. She said on her j dying bed that she took it by mistake. Cole speaks very highly of his wife, and says they lived together very happily. : Much credit is due to officer Williams for his perseverence in following Cole I through eleven different States and travI eling over 3,000 miles, and he feels unI der many obligations to lhe police officers of Hamilton, U. C., and of Pittsburgh, ' Kalamazoo and this city, for their kindI ness and assistance iu endeavoring to re--1 arrest Cole. j We understand Cole was taken safely ! to Chardon, was arraigned on a charge of murder, and now lies in Geauga jail awaitnghis trial, which is set for the Novemicr Cleveland Plain Dealer.

For the Decatur Eagle. zllk XLCSL-S. J l ©® ® BY KEV. ROBERT MITCHELL. — “If the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly, and the Muuer appear.—lst., Peter, IV. 18.” How different are the doctrines of man-1 kind and the doctrines taught in the scrip-, Hires respecting the way of salvation. — | They are advocating systems essentially I different. The world is telling us how ; wide; and the Bible teaching us how nar- ■ row is the road to Heaven. Were the ■ reasonings and plans, and excuses of men ' to be admitted, was the way so broad as | many would have us suppose, none could ; I fail to find it; none would be excluded ' from eternal happiness. Were the various indulgences, and numerous neglects of duty which many individuals consider harmless and innocent, to be discarded from the catalogue of vice, men would be left ’ without guilt, and sin be but a name.— Now in considering the facilities and dis; Acuities of salvation, it is worthy of remark, and a fact which goes far to destroy self confidence; and sap the foundations of pride and ungodliness; that those who have acknowledged the difficulties of the way have always been the most eminently holy and self denying; while those who have been lowering the standard of holi-1 ness and condemtning diligent and persevering piety, have always been attached to systems of pride and habits of licentiousness. Hence we are warranted iu concluding when we behold any one ready in creating excuses for palpable neglect of duty, or declaring that eternal life may be obtained without effort, that his spirit has not been renewed, that his mind has not been enlightened, that the sinful principle still preponderates, that he is still under the dominion of sin, and in a state of enmity against God; but what is still more to be deplored that he is not only in this unhappy state of spiritual delusion, but lie desires so to continue. Now how strikingly is this true <>f the difficulties which beset the Christian’s path, set forth and confirmed by the apostle in the words before us. He addressed Christians who were troubled on every side, who were enduring a great fight of afflictions, and who were struggling amid all the dangers and difficulties of a holy warfare, and who were anticipating reproaches and persecutions to be accumulated upon them.— iiu iciu ebetu uui co chink it strange concerning fiery trials which are to try them, as if some strange thing happened unto them, but consider them as things that must come, and rejoice inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings, that when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad with exceeding joy. “If ye are reproached for the flame of Christ happy are ye.” He warns them that they be careful that they suffer not for any of those crimes which might bring reproach on religion, but if man suffer as a Christian let him not be ashamed. For offences must come, trials must come, trials must be suffered, toil, labour and zeal must be employed, for there will be judgment and it must begin at the house of God, and if trials be in store, if judgment be laid up even for the faithful and devoted. “If the righteous scarcely bo saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear.” If at any time such an appeal is seasonable and impressive, it is peculiarly so at the present time. The sword of ven- ; geance is drawn, pestilence has commenced its ravages. The nation is laden with iniquity, inundated with crime, is suffering the visitation of ar. angry God, who is pouring out his indignation on account of his honored name, his polluted Sabbath and rejected salvation. j Tn tn these words let us con- ■ sider First the supposition here put forth ; “If the righteous scarcely be saved.”— { By the righteous we do not mean the selfrighteous, or the hypocrite who has only a name to live, but we mean such as are truly righteous, men to whom righteous- : uess is imputed, in whom righteousness is implanted, and by whom righteousness is . displayed, whose persons are justified by faith, who are sanctified by the holy spirit, and who manifests their zeal and love to i God by a sincere and willing obedience. The text, in fact refers to believers in Christ, but believers iu a state of obscurity and imperfection, and conflict to per- : sons who are in union with Christ, but in a condition of imperfect knowledge, and defective obedience. It regards the chris- ' tian as a pilgrim in a wilderness of danger and temptation, as a poor and feeble worm, conflicting with surrounding foes i ' ° and unsubdued corruptions. But I observe that the truth of this supposition that the righteous scarcely are ! saved, that salvation is not attained with- ■

out dilligent and persevtH,,.. -» B clearly established by scripture. \\'t ■ Christ was asked by his disciples, there few that be saved,” hi s answer I such as to leave no hopes for sucliap I main listless and unconcerned. Hed w B not satisfy their curiosity but he an IWefe jl by saying, “strive” or as it might be nioj properly rendered “agonize” to enter at the straight gate, for many shall to enter in and shall not be able. H e j ■ dared to the multitude when preach® I on the Mount, strait is the gate and nar'l row is the way that leadeth unto life, 5 . 1 few there be that find it. He declaredtol those who were trusting to their de ßce J from Abraham, “that many should cotneß from the east and. the west, and sit down! with Abraham, Isaac and Jacobin Kingdom of God, but the children of feß kingdom should be cast out.” SpirinJ ancestry is also, unavailing, “for God ca«B of stones raise up children io Abrahain."B Nor do signal privileges give security, f M B many are called but few aie cliosen.-B Scripture is continually remoustratij with the careless, pointing out the dangetH of his condition, and urging him to exer-B tion. It is continually reminding thel awakened to be diligent and persevering, H to press forward to the work, to bewateH of hindrances, and temptations, which en-B danger their state and retard the perseveß rance. s Paul, borrowing his figures from tkeß olympic games by the ancient Greeltiß shows the necessity of earnestness ar.fH perseverance. Press on towards the mark,■ Keep your eye fixed upon the prize, ashtH who contended in the race kept his eye] fixed upon the mark, and pressed forward ■ to obtain the reward. Strive with all that] stirring energy required in the wrestler, I ‘for ye wrestle not against flesh and blood. I Fight, he says, the fight of faith, manifest the valor, vigilence and fortitude of good soldiers who contend earnestly for victory. Do not all these show the ardor with which the Christian must toil. Do they not show how diligent and howpersevering he must be if he would merit the reward and obtain the victory. Doth) not teach us with how much propriety it may be asserted that “the righteous scarcely are saved,” But again, we contemplate the purity of the Christian standard, and the manifold weaknesses which bo in the chrwtwns way; even reason and reflection will Cur, firm this truth. Let us reflect on the nature of the pure and undefiled religion of Clwis.| ihe character of that wisdom from above, and is first pure and then peaceable, gen tie and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits. Consider the spirituality of that law, which is holy just and good, and the perfection of the example of Jc«m Christ; let us reflect that these combine to form that holiness without winch nv mini shall see the Lord. And then let us think of man, as a weak and worthless, unable of himself to do anything good, coveted over with sin, naturally averse to purity, opposed to righteousness, and inclined to evil, altogether aleniated from God. Do we not behold altogether insuperable obstacles to his salvation. Or even take man in his best estate as reconciled to God, as alive spiritually in Christ, as regenerated, justified, brought from darkness to light, and from the power of satan to God, as having Christ for his strength and redeemer. Even then behold carnal weakness, wavering uncertain, with a law in his members warring against the law of his mind with a heart still prone to evil thoughts with imaginations still inclined to what is sinful. Behold him tried on a very side by allurements, temptations, reproaches, difficulties, the world, and the prince of darkness still endeavoring to influence the remaining seeds of curruption in the heart. Consider the perfection of holiness required, and men even as they are in their best state, and we shall behold the truth of the statement that “the righteous scar- ; cely are saved.” And if we refer to exI perience it will teach us the same lesson, i that Christians has not had reason to complain of wandering thoughts of sinful imagings and of insensibility to the claims of Christ, the lovo of God, and the beau ty of holiness and forgetful of the awiu. importance of eternal things. Do they not often complain of carelessness anJ m difference of means unemployed, and opportunities neglected. Are they not of-en surrounded with doubts and fears i have lo reproach themselves with cold ness and inconstancy, and are obliged to call like Peter when attempting to on the sea, “Lord save us or we perish. ' And does not your experience point to some around you in the world who sftcr a i good profession have fallen away, msking a shipwreck of their faith and » good con-