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the grace of God, in America, the same will I be, by the grace of God, in Paris, and wherever I may go.

Colonel Forrester was a rich man, and was a liberal rich man. He believed that every Christian was bound to make his wILL,* * and give more or less of his estate to the interests of religion. Bible, Tract, Missionary, and many other good societies were kindly remembered in his will; "For," said he, "I want the good cause of my Redeemer to have some of my wealth at my decease. For .aught I know, my children may turn out worthless spendthrifts, (which God forbid) and if so, I had better make part of my money safe by putting it into the 'Lord's bank."" However, while he provided liberally for the "good cause of his Redeemer" after his death, he

* Many Christians do not agree with Colonel F. in this respect. They are drawing near to the grave, having made no will. They know their heirs are of such a character, that when they die, not a cent of their property, which the Lord has LENT them, will be appropriated to subserve the interests of Christ's kingdom on earth. Is it right? Christian, consider!

did not forget it while living-but kept an

open purse.

Colonel Forrester felt the most lively interest in the ministers of the gospel, and no man more heartily despised anything like an attempt to disparage them, than he did; and he was ever ready fearlessly to defend them, either against the avowed enemies of religion, or against those professed Christians who have so little sense, or so little piety, as to indulge in the despicable business of foolish tattling against ministers. No man could discern more clearly than he could, between those who might be lamenting the mistakes and errors that ministers sometimes fall into, and those who were captiously ridiculing and making sport of them; and while he would sympathize with the former, he would most severely chastise the latter.

For his own minister he not only cherished the highest regard, but felt the truest sympathy. Every pastor can bear witness to the truth of the following remark; that some Christians. can enter into their feelings, and sympathise with them much more than others who may be equally pious. Colonel F. was one of the

former class. He seemed to enter into the very heart of his pastor, and sympathize with him in his joys and sorrows, in his' hopes and fears, and in his difficulties and trials. It followed as a matter of course, that his pastor became very much attached to him, and in all his perplexities and troubles advised with him.

Once when party politics were running very high, some members of the church were much exasperated with their minister for voting, and talked very bitterly against him, so much so that the good man began to doubt whether it was best for him ever to vote again. Not being able, quite, to make up his mind alone, he consulted, as usual, the Colonel. "You are a man," said the Colonel, "and have rights as a man. You are a citizen, and have rights as a citizen. You are a minister, and have rights as a minister. Use all these rights, but abuse none of them, remembering that you are accountable to God and not to man." His pas

tor knew all this before: he knew that he had these rights, and it was not the words themselves, but the manner in which they were spoken that decided his course. Henceforth he voted whenever as a citizen he thought he

ought to vote; and disregarded the remarks. weak-minded men might make about it.

If our limits would allow, we might mention many more facts which would show the confidence the minister reposed in Colonel F., and which would also show, more conclusively than the one we have related, the sympathy and interest the Colonel felt for his pastor; but we have mentioned this for a special reason, which, however, we think the reader had better not know.

We will close this chapter by relating an incident which will alike exhibit the fearless decision of Colonel F., and his views of gospel ministers, and his feelings towards them. One dark, stormy night, in the city of intending to go to the church, he missed his way, and entered a certain tabernacle, where a meeting was held in which any man was free to express his opinions, and in which all sorts of opinions were freely expressed. But the two most prominent themes of the evening were, the editors of religious newspapers, and ministers; the latter being harped upon the most. The editors were showed up "as a mean, witless, time-serving set of men,

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who did not know enough to last them over night, and were unworthily earning their salt by sponging the community with editorials that sprung from the brains of others." "wolves in sheep's clothing," as the ministers were called, were ridiculed and abused in a manner which showed them up as anything rather than good men. The harshest names that man had ever devised, were none too harsh for the "canting, hypocritical, licentious, avaricious, money-making parsons," as the ministers were repeatedly denominated.

The Colonel never having attended such a meeting before, was shocked beyond measure. He thought he must have fallen into a den of infidels; and he was not very far from the truth, although some of the revilers professed to be Christians-COME OUTERS-and others were known to be anything but Christians.

Whatever they were, he determined they should know what he thought. He felt that he could not sit still, and that it was his duty to open his mouth on the behalf of the reviled. Accordingly, as soon as one sallow, pimplefaced reviler, with red, shaggy hair, sat down, he arose, and spoke as follows:

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