God is holy. According to this belief, he endeavours to regulate his conduct.

His belief does not evaporate into airy speculations, nor tend to self-exaltation, nor furnish him with a license to sensual gratification; but it acts as a powerful stimulus, exciting him to diligence in the discharge of every duty; penetrates him with that humility which is the effect of self-knowledge, and to that steady self-denial, and conscientious improvement of his time and talent, to which a deep sense of his awful responsibility impels him.

That he may not act out of character, he applies his mind with all diligence to acquire an accurate knowledge of those duties which originate from his relative situation in life; and then he applies himself with equal diligence to exemplify this knowledge in practice. See him moving in active life! you behold him master of the subjects in which he is engaged; and manifesting the purity of his intention, and the comprehensiveness of his knowledge, in all his words and actions. Having fixed upon the glory of God as the ultimate end of all his conduct, and knowing that to glorify God is the only way to enjoy Him for ever, he bends all his force to the attainment of this object, discarding every thing which will interfere with his pursuit, and laying every thing, which will subserve his purpose, under contribution for the accomplishment of that end. Such a man is not only consistent, but he is happy. The glory of God surrounds him, and fills his soul with unspeakable pleasure.

In such a man we behold those effects produced, which are the natural results of Christianity upon the heart and life. And were these generally visible in the spirit and conduct of the disciples of Christ, infidelity would have nothing to feed upon; and such characters as Incontinens, who sacrifice truth to the indulgence of their unlawful appetites, would be universally

condemned.

Now, if this is the natural tendency of Christianity, then that principle which permits men to live in sin, cannot belong to it. It has originated from another source. How then can any sober-minded man expect to enjoy the rewards of Christianity while living in open violation of its most sacred laws? As well might the indolent agriculturalist, who never cultivates the earth, expect to reap a rich harvest in Autumn, as for such a man to promise himself the felicities of another world.

Lord Coke said, "To trace an error to its fountain-head is to refute it." We have endeavoured to trace this error to its fountain-head; and we humbly trust that those who perceive whence it originates will no longer be led captive by it. But it is hard to part with an error that feeds our passionate incliclinations. Here lies the difficulty in the present case. "But VOL. IV.

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if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out-for it is better for thee to enter into life having but one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell-fire."

EXTRACT FROM SILLIMAN'S TOUR FROM HARTFORD TO QUEBEC. SHAKING QUAKERS

AT Lebanon he entered the village of the Shakers, so called, of whom he gives an interesting account.-Extracts follow: "Their worship, which I had an opportunity of seeing, is said to be less extravagant than formerly; their dancing is still practised, but with more moderation, and for a good many years, they have ceased to dance naked, which was formerly the case, and even with persons of different sexes. Their elders exercise a great influence over the minds of the young people. The latter believe that the former hold a direct and personal intercourse with Christ and the Apostles, and that the elders have the power of inspecting their very thoughts and their most secret actions.

"In the great house of Lebanon there are near an hundred; the men live in their several apartments on the right as they enter the house, and the women on the left, commonly four in a room. They kneel in the morning, as soon as they rise, by the side of the bed, the same before they lie down; also before and after every meal. The brethren and sisters generally eat at the same time, at two long tables placed in the kitchen, men at one and women at the other; during which time they sit on benches and are all silent. They go to their meals walking in order, one directly after the other; the head of the family or elder takes the lead of the men, and one called the sister elder takes the lead of the women. Several women are employed cooking and waiting upon the table; they are commonly relieved weekly by others. It is contrary to order, for a man or woman to sleep alone, but two of the brethren sleep together, and the sisters the same. It is contrary to order for a man to be alone with a woman, also to touch one another. If a man presents any thing to a female, or a female to a man, due care must be taken by each not to touch the other. It is contrary to order for a woman to walk out alone or to be alone. A man and woman are not allowed to converse together, except in the presence of some of the brethren and sisters. They sometimes have what they call union meetings, when several of the brethren and sisters meet together, sit and converse and smoke their pipes. If a man is on the road in a carriage, it is contrary to order for him to permit a woman to ride with him on any account whatever.

✔ It is contrary to order, or the gift, as they call it, to leave any bars down, or gates open, or leave any thing they use out of its proper place; consequently they seldom have any thing lost. It is according to the gift or order for all to endeavour to keep all things in order. Indolence and carelessness, they say, is directly opposite to the gospel and order of God; cleanliness in every respect is strongly enforced-it is contrary to order even to spit on the floor. A dirty, careless, slovenly, or indolent person, they say cannot travel in the way of religion. It is contrary to order to talk aloud, to shut the door hard, to rap at a door for admittance, or to make a noise in any respect; even when walking they must be careful not to make a noise with their feet. They go to bed at nine or ten o'clock and rise at four or five; all that are in health go to work about sun-rise ; in-door mechanics, in the winter, work by candle light; each one follows such an employment as the deacon appoints for him. Every man and woman must be employed, and work steadily and moderately. When any are sick, they have the utmost attention paid to them. If a man is sick, if there is a woman who was his wife before he believed, she, in health, nurses and waits upon him. If any of them transgress the rules and orders of the church, they are not held in union until they confess their transgressions, and that often upon their knees, before the brethren and sisters.",

CAVES.

Extract of a letter from an officer who accompanied General Sir Charles Colville in his tour and inspection of the Decan, containing a description of the memorable Hindu Caves, at Ellore, 1st March, 1820.

"THESE caves are eighteen miles from Arungahad, and consist of more than twenty excavations in a rocky mountain, which forms a semi-circle of about two thousand yards. The largest of the caves is called Khylass, or Paradise. It is cut through the solid rock, and no other material is used. The chissel seems to have been the only tool employed. A most beautiful stone temple is formed, adorned both inside and outside with figures in basso relievo, and separate figures of the most exact symmetry, representing all the Hindu gods, their conquest of Ceylon, &c. There is a space between the scarped rock and the temples with galleries, and a varandah under the former, in which there are fisty gigantic figures, with symbols of their history, &c. forming the whole of the Hindu mythology. The dimensions of this cave are 240 feet in length, 140 in breadth, and the scarp 90 feet in height. The temple has a moveable appearance, from elephants, tigers, &c. being cut underneath the floor, which appear to support the whole building, the heads and part of their bodies only being exposed

on the outside. Many of the other caves are equally extraordinary. There are flying figures, women, all the fanciful tales of the Hindu's admirably depicted in stone. There is a miser, about ten feet in height, with his mother, wife, and children clinging to his legs, whilst a thief is taking off his treasure. It is a groupe that might be placed near the Laocoon, and our sculptors might take lessons by a visit to these wonderful caves. There are no natives now in existence equal to any thing of the kind. Some thousands must have been employed; their origin is involved in obscurity. The general report is, that they were made about one thousand years ago, when the Boodh, or the Brahman religion was in the greatest splendor, and that they were used for schools, religious rites, &c. and the residence of the priests. There is a profusion and minuteness, elegance and lightness in the figures beyond description. The whole of the orders are displayed on the pillars, which are cut out as if to support the rooms inside. No chuman (lime) is used. There is some account of these caves in Col. Fitzclarence's travels, and some beautiful and correct views of them by Daniels. They are thought by some superior in magnificence, though in another way, to the pyramids of Egypt."-Weekly Recorder.

IMPORTANCE OF STUDY TO A CANDIDATE FOR THE MINISTRY.

Extract of a Letter from Mr. HENRY KIRK WHITE, to his friend.

MY GOOD FRIEND,

TO MR.

St. John's, August 15, 1806,

I have deferred writing to you until my return from Mr.'s, knowing how much you would like to hear from me in respect to that dear family. I am afraid your patience has been tried by this delay, and I trust to this circumstance alone as my excuse.

My hours have seldom flowed so agreeable as they did at S, nor perhaps have I made many visits which have been more profitable to me in a religious sense. The example of Mr.will, I hope, stimulate me to a faithful preparation for the sacred office, to which I am destined. I say a faithful preparation, because I fear I am apt to deceive myself with respect to my present pursuits, and to think I am only labouring for the honour of God, when I am urging literary labours to a degree inconsistent with duty, and my real interests. Mr. is a good and careful pastor; my heart has seldom been so full, as when I have accompanied him to the chambers of the sick, or have heard his affectionate addresses to the attentive crowd, which fills his school room on Sunday evening. He is so earnest, and yet so sober; so wise, and yet so simple! You, my dear R, are now very nearly approaching to the sacred office, and I sincerely pray that you may be stimulated to follow after the pat tern of our excellent friend. You may have Mr.'s zeal, but you will need his learning and his judginent to temper it. Remember, that it is a work of much more self-denial, for a man of active habits to submit to a course of patient study, than to suffer many privations for Christ's sake. In the latter the heart is warmly interested; the other is the slow and unsatisfactory labour of the head, tedious in its progress, and uncertain in its produce. Yet there is a pleasure, great and indescribable pleasure, in sanctified study: the more wearisome the toil, the sweeter will it be to those who sit down with a subdued and patient spirit, content to undergo much tedium and fatigue, for the honour of God's ministry. Reading, however dry, soon becomes interesting, if we pursue it with a resolute spirit of investigation, and a determinate purpose of thoroughly mastering what we are about. You cannot take up the most tiresome book, on the most tiresome subject, and read it with fixed attention for an hour, but you feel a desire to go on; and here I would exhort you, whatever you read, read it accurately and thoroughly, and never to pass over any thing, however minute, which you do not quite comprehend. This is the only way to become really learned, and to make your studies satisfactory and productive. If I were capable of directing your course of reading, I should recommend you to peruse Butler's Analogy, Warburton's Divine Legation, Prideaux and Shuckford's Connexions, and Milnor's Church History, century for century; along with Mosheim's Ecclesiastical History. The latter is learned, concise, clear, and written in good scholastic Latin.--Study the chronology of the Old-Testament, and, as a mean of making it interesting, trace out the completion of the prophecies. Read your Greek Testament with the nicest accuracy, tracing every word to its root, and seeking out the full force of particular expressions, by reference both to Parkhurst and Scapula. The derivation of words will throw great light on many parts of the New-Testament: thus, if we know that the word διακονός a deacon, comes from δια and κονιω, to bustle about in the dust, we shall have a fuller notion of the humility of those who held the office in the primitive church. In reading the OldTestament, wherever you find a passage obscure, turn to the Septuagint, which will often clear up a place better than fifty commentators. Thus, in Joel, the day of the Lord is called "a day of gloominess, a day of darkness, and of clouds, like the morning spread upon the mountains," which is a contradiction. Looking at the Septuagint, we find that the passage is mispointed, and that the latter metaphor is applied to the people: a people great and strong, like the morning spread upon the