Not then not then. Nor when old ocean's
Beds were opened to my view, when circling
Around me, countless multitudes of being
Strange as new, thronged thick upon the vision.
Where in an empire, man had never trod,
Myriads of beings, bright as beautiful,
Lived their brief day: not when I asked
What bright intelligence was there, to feel
The wonders of the scene: to class the
Finny tribes man never knew. Not then :
Not then. But when I marked how small
My powers, compared with his who formed me,
Who made me part of these, and of himself
A part: then, then the call, to silence.
Then came a voice from ocean's ancient

Wave, that in its deep tones spake of
Ages past-and ages yet to come.

Frail man! hast thou not heard

A voice louder than this? louder than thunder's

Peal? The voice of Time! calling to
Solemn silence. To worship in a court

Not made by hands,-the temple of the Lord!

And felt when there, all noisy passions

Hushed all stubborn will subdued:

:

All self destroyed: and God alone reigning

Supreme in majesty and might. And this
Is silent worship!

M. J.

EXTRACT.

I CALL that mind free, which protects itself against external appetites, which masters the senses, which condemns pleasure and pain in comparison with its own energy; which penetrates beneath the body, and recognises its own reality and greatness; which passes life, not in asking what it shall eat and drink, but in hungering and thirsting after righteousness.

I call that mind free, which escapes the bondage of matter; which, instead of stopping at the material universe, and making it a prison wall, progresses beyond to its Author, and finds in the radiant signatures which it every where bears of the Infinite Spirit, helps to its own spiritual enlargement.

I call that mind free, whose intellectual sight and powers open themselves to light whence soever it may come; which receives new truth as an angel

from heaven! which, while consulting others, inquires still more of the oracle within itself; and uses instruction from abroad, not to supersede, but to quicken and exalt its own energies.

I call that mind free, which sets no bounds to its love; which is not imprisoned in itself or in a sect; which recognises in all mankind the image of God, and the rights of his children; which delights in virtue, and sympathizes with suffering, wherever they are seen; which conquers pride, anger, and sloth; and offers up itself a willing victim to the cause of mankind.

I call that mind free, which is not passively formed by outward circumstances; which is not swept away by the torrent of events; which is not the creature of accidental impulses, but which tends all events to its own improvement, and acts from an inward spring, from immutable principles, which it has deliberately espoused.

I call that mind free, which, through confidence in God, and in the power of virtue, has cast off all fear but that of wrong doing; which menaces nor peril can enthrall; which is calm in the midst of tumult, and possesses itself though all else be lost.

I call that mind free, which protects itself against the usurpations of society; which does not cower to human opinion; which feels itself accountable to a higher tribunal than man's; and which respects itself too much to be the slave or the tool of the many or the few.

I call that mind free, which resists the bondage of habit; which does not mechanically repeat itself, and copy the past; which does not enslave itself to precise rules, but which forgets what is behind, and listens for new and higher monitions of conscience, and rejoices to pour itself forth in fresh and higher exertions.

I call that mind free, which is jealous of its own freedom; which guards itself from being merged in others; which regards its empire over itself, as nobler than the empire of the world.

In fine, I call that mind free, which, conscious of its affinity with God, and confiding in his promises by Jesus Christ, devotes itself faithfully to the unfolding of its powers; which passes the bounds of time and death; which hopes to advance for ever; and which finds inexhaustible power both for action and suffering, in the prospect of immortality!

Such is the spiritual freedom which Christ came to give; it consists in moral force, in the enlargement of thought and affection, and in the unrestrained action of our best powers. This is the great good of Christianity; nor can we conceive a greater within the gift of God.

HOME.

CHANNING.

DOES pure religion charm thee,
Far more than aught below?
Wouldst thou that she should arm thee
Against the hour of wo?

Think not she dwelleth only

In temples built for prayer,
For home itself is lonely,

Unless her smiles be there :
The devotee may falter,

The bigot blindly roam,

If worshipless her altar,

At home, dear home.