APPOINTMENTS LAKES PRESBYTERY.-Garrison, J. French, Oct. 2d and 3d Sabs.; P. H. Wylie, 2 Sabs. discretionary; J. M. Crozier, Jan 3d and 4th Sabs. Cedarville, J. French, Oct. 4th Sab., Nov. 1st Sab.; J. M. Crozier, Jan. 1st and 2d Sabs; McKinney, March, 1st and 2d Sabs. California, Mich., J. M. Crozier, Oct. McKinney, March 3d and 4th Sabs.

P. H. WYLIE, Chm'n. of Com.

ORGANIZATION OF MANSFIELD CONGREGATION.-On Thursday, Oct. 10, the Commission appointed by Ohio Presbytery to organize Mansfield congregation met in Mansfield. Forty members were enrolled. Four elders and four deacons were elected. Mr. George, who has been supplying this station since its organization, was elected pastor, and is to be ordained and installed on the 19th of November.

HOME CIRCLE.

At the request of a correspondent from whom we are always glad to hear, we publish the following lines:

ON A SPRIG OF SCOTTISH HEATHER.

Oh! little sprig of heather,

From bonnie Scotland's moor,
Thou hast a power to charm me,
Thou my fancy dost allure.

Yes, I look at thee and wonder,

If my feet have ever reached the land
Of brown old heath and ferny banks,
And mountains high and grand.

I love thee, bonnie Scotland,
Land of the good and brave,
Home of the Covenanters,

Who died their faith to save.

I love to read thy stories,

And read them through and through,

Of Marmion" and "Douglas,"

And brave, bold "Rhoderick Dhu."

And the pleasant "Recreations"

Which" Kit Worth" so fondly tells,
'Mid banks and braes, and lochs and hills,
And blooming heather bells.

Oh! Bonnie Doon. Oh! Loch Katrine,
Ben Lomond grand and free!

The sprig of heather was the charm
That showed you all to me.

TAKING THINGS EASY.

THERE is no small art in taking things easy, so long as we must suffer annoyances in this breathing world, saying as little as possible about them, and making no parade of our martyrdom. If making a fuss and rendering every one else about us uncomfortable, in any way abated the ills that flesh and spirit are heir to,

there would be some slight excuse for the folly and selfishness; but since we cannot escape tribulations of one kind or another, fretting only aggravates them. Either let us be silent and endure, or take arms against our woes, and by contending, end them. In general, he who makes no ado, is supposed to have no troubles of his own, or an organization so inferior that it is not jarred out of tune by the rough usage of fortune; to make the very worst of every trouble, big or little, from the fracture of a teacup to that of a skull, is considered by many a proof of great sensibility and depth of character, while he who pursues the other course, who endures reverses, slights, injuries, pin-pricks of annoyance, agues of anxiety, physical and mental neuralgias, without reporting them to every passer, and howling his grievances into the ears of every listener, is often spoken of as of fibre too coarse to feel acutely and suffer keenly. "It is his temperament," we are told. "He takes nothing to heart." Some one, however, wittily advises us, "Never tell your misfortunes; nobody likes to have unfortunate friends"; but in spite of this warning, many seem to think that disaster itself is a recommendation to favor; that they deserve a bonus for serving as a target for fortune's arrow; and they are not seldom acutely jealous lest some other should be deemed their superior in suffering. In the meantime, every one has a welcome for the person who has the good sense to take things easy. It is comfortable to be able to agonize over one's own trials, to "a mind at leisure from itself." The person who can go without her dinner and her Spring suit, and not advertise the fact; who can lose her purse and keep her temper; who makes light of a heavy weight, and can wear a shoe that pinches without any one being the wiser; who does not magnify the splinter in her finger into a stick of timber, nor mote in her neighbor's eye into a beam; who swallows her bitters without leaving the taste in other people's mouths; who can give up her own way without giving up the ghost; who can have a thorn in the flesh and yet not prick all her friends with it; such a one surely carries a passport into the graces of all mankind.-Exchange.

AMONG the laws by which God carries on his moral government are the duties pertaining to the church of Christ. That church is a most important part of that moral government. Indeed, it is, on earth, the very embodiment of that moral government, It is the duty of every one to whom that church is presented to enter it, to sustain it, and to be conformed in conduct and character to its teachings. Each of these duties is binding; and the non-performance of the first-that of entering the church --by no means lessens the obligations of the others; nor does disregard of them all either change their nature or diminish their force. The Divine law, which lays these duties upon every one, is an eternal fact; and neither its existence nor its power is in any way affected by men's belief concerning it.—Standard of the Cross.

A SCOTCH paper has the following: A poor man who had a large family broke his leg, and as he would be destitute of the means of grace, it was proposed to hold a prayer-meeting at his house. The meeting was led by Deacon Brown. A loud knock at the door interrupted the service. When the door was opened a tall, lank, blue-frocked youngster stood there, with an ox-goad in his hand and asked to see Deacon Brown. Father could not attend the meeting," he said, "but he sent his prayers, and they are out in the cart." They were brought in in the shape of potatoes, beef, pork and corn.

To some of our young friends this enigma may be entirely new.

We left our little ones at home,

And whither went, we did not know;
We for the church's sake did roam,
And lost our lives in doing so.

We went right onward on the road,
With all the wicked full in view;
We lived to man, we died to God,
Yet nothing of religion knew.

The initials of the following form the name of the servant of Saul.

1st. The son of Ahitub.

2d. One who judged Israel seven years.

3d. The son of Zippor.

4th. The son of Gideoni.

ANSWERS.

C.

MARTHA E. FOWKES.

FAMILIAR BIBLE NAMES. (In Sept No.)

1. T-it-us. 2. Phi-lemon. 3. O-(bod-i)-ah. 4. He-brews. 5. Gen-e-sis. 6. Corinth-i-an-s. 7. Na-hum. 8. A-quil-a. 9. Phe-be. 10. Sam-u-el.

ENIGMAS.

1.-Bone. Gen., 2:22; Judges, 15:15; 2 Kings, 13: 21; 1 Sam., 20:8; 1 Corinth., 15:54.

2.-Zemaraim. Zeeb, Elon, Merari, Abel, Rew, Ain, Iconium, Millo. 3.-Milligan. 1. Milcom, 1 Kings, 11:33. 2. Ish bosheth, 2 Sam., 4:8. 3. Lachish, 2 Kings, 14: 1. 4. Luz, Judges, 1:23. 5. Ittai, 2 Sam., 18: 2. 6. Gebs, 2 Chron., 16: 6. 7. Asa, 2 Chron., 15: 6. 8. Naaman, 2 Kings, 5: 7.

BIBLE QUESTIONS.

1. Bethel. 2. Elisha. 3. An iron bedstead. 4. Joel, 5:3 and Zach., 8:5

5. An archer. 6. Ps. 117.

R. P. Galbraith, Mars, Pa., sent answers to Bible Questions.

MARRIAGES.

By Rev. S. Bowden, Friday, 'September 20th, 1878, in Lochiel Church, Canada, MR. JOHN SMITH to MISS Margaret JAMIESON.

By Rev. Wm. Turner, assisted by Rev. W. P. McNary, September 24th, 1878, REV. J. M. FOSTER, pastor of Cincinnati congregation, and MISS LAURA L. TURNER.

By Rev. J. M. Faris, August 15th, 1878, at the residence of the bride's father, in Coulterville, Ill., MR. JAMES HUNT LANE, of Yankton, Dakota, and MISS MARY JANE MCKELVY, of Coulterville, Randolph Co., Ill.

OBITUARIES.

PURLE ELMER MCKEE, youngest son of James R. and Eda S. E. McKee, died August 8th, 1878, aged ten months.

Youth and the opening rose,

May look like things too glorious for decay,
And smile at death; but thou are not of those
That wait the ripened bloom to sieze their prey.

DIED, in the city of Rochester, on the morning of February 22d, 1878, E. CAMERON. Mr. Cameron was born in Ireland, early in the present century. About the year 1836, he removed to the United States, and settled in the city of Rochester, where he at once united with the Reformed Presbyterian congregation, of which, at his death, he was a consistent and exemplary member. A Covenanter in principle, he loved the church, and endeavored to promote her interests. The simplicity of his manner, the evenness of his disposition, and the uniform consistency of his life commended him to the good will of all who knew him, and endeared him to many warmly attached friends. His last illness was brief. He did not anticipate death until a short time before he died. But his preparation had not been delayed. On the morning of the 22d of February, in the full possession of his mental faculties and in the exercise of an unfaltering trust in him who is able to save to the uttermost, he breathed his last. He has left an affectionate and devoted wife to mourn his loss. But she mourns not as those who have no hope. She knows that as Jesus died and rose again, even so those also who sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. Coм.

DIED, July 20th, 1878, of consumption, Miss MARGARET JANE MCLAUGHLIN, aged 24 years, 11 months and 1 day. She was first taken ill August 10th, 1877, 80 that in less than one year disease had done its work. She suffered a great deal, but bore it with patience and resignation. She regretted that she had never connected herself with the church by a public profession. The principal reason assigned for this neglect was her absence from home at the time of communion. She wanaway either attending school or teaching. She was not afraid to die, feeling that it would be "gain" to her. But she seemed to feel specially for her mother who, she said, would take her death so hard. We trust it is better with her, and that the mother, two sisters and brother, who have been sorely bereaved, will find all the consolation they need in Christ, who is the friend" that sticketh closer than a brother." To his mercy and grace we commend them.

J. M. F.

MRS. ISABELLA J. WYLIE, widow of the late Rev. Oliver Wylie, died at her residence, Homewood, near Wilkinsburg, June 15th, 1878, in the 52d year of her age. She was the daughter of Hezekiah and Annie South, of Allegheny City. Brought up carefully by godly parents, she was an ornament to religion through life. In 1846 she was married to Rev. Oliver Wylie, pastor of the united congregation of Brookland, Manchester and North Washington, in the bounds of which they resided for a number of years. Her husband's health failing, they removed to Brownsville, O., where she was left a widow in 1856. She was the mother of several children, all of whom, except one son, Oliver, bearing the name of his father, have preceded her to her grave. Rachel like, she "mourned her children because they were not."

She was left to struggle and battle through life, surrounded by many a strait and difficulty, but nobly she did her part, maintaining and educating her children in a respectable manner, and that, too, without aid from the church. All who knew her will rise up to do her honor and to call her blessed. She had a well cultivated mind; her literary attainments were of the highest order; her society was a great treat, her conversation being both scholarly and entertaining. She was not only a finished English scholar, but also a linguist, teaching accurately both Latin and French. By teaching she supported herself and family, until her sons were able to relieve her of her daily toil, which cheerfully they did. About three years ago, John Knox, the eldest of her surviving children, died; he was a youth of great promise, and would have prepared for the ministry, had it not been for the great interest he felt in the support of his mother. But God had shaped his course differently, for he was soon called away.

Mrs. Wylie's ailment was disease of the lungs. She was patient and resigned under the divine hand, cheerfully submitting to the will of her God. Giving evidence of fitness for her departure, she was not alarmed at death's approach, but longed and desired to depart, to be with Christ, which was far better. She had no care to leave behind but her surviving son, and him she left in the hands of the Saviour, who will care for the trust committed to him. A large concourse of friends, in token of respect, attended her funeral. Revs. A. M. Milligan, J. W. Sproull and D. B. Willson, joined with the pastor in the solemn services and last tribute of respect. Let all imitate her example. "The wise shall inherit honor, but shame shall be the promotion of fools."

J. H.

RESOLUTIONS OF THE LADIES' MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION OF PITTSBURGH CONGREGATION ON THE DEATH OF MRS. MARGARET MOFFATT,

Resolved, That the peculiar circumstances of the death of our sister, excite in our minds peculiar emotions of astonishment, of sadness, and yet of gratitude. She died in the sanctuary. She had, but an hour before, seated at the Lord's table, sealed her covenant with her Redeemer. She declared to the sisters and her sons who surrounded her, ministering to her comfort, that the Great Physician was with her. She had but a few days before expressed to her pastor her full assurance of an interest in the great salvation, and it seemed a fitting close to a tempest-tossed life that she should in her death impress such a lesson at such a time on the hearts of her fellow worshippers; and while we deeply sympathize with her bereaved family in their great loss, we accept it as our warning. We hear a voice saying to us, "Work while it is day, for the night cometh when no one can work." Be ye also ready." MRS. S. M. Orr, MRS. ROBERT ADAMS, MISS MARY GLASGOW, Committee.

JOHN BARBER died at his home near Brownsville, O., July 29, 1878, of dropsy, after lingering for three months, in the 71st year of his age, leaving three sons and ive daughters to mourn his absence from the body. He had hopes of recovering until within a few days of his death; then he was fully assured that death was near, and when he would be absent from the body, he would" be present with the Lord." Mr. Barber was born in Westmoreland Co., Pa., and moved to Brownsville, O., where he was chosen an elder, twenty-four years ago, at the organization of the Reformed Presbyterian congregation there. He endured severe trials during his sojourn on earth. His oldest son, William, died while preparing for the ministry. His second son, John, was shot dead while in the army defending his country. His wife died in 1869. After that, his house was burnt and nearly all the contents. Under all these he saw the hand of God, and he was called to arise and depart, for this was not his rest.

He was a good husband and father, an excellent neighbor, a pious member of the church, and a faithful ruler in the house of God. He was much concerned for all his children; especially for the two sons who have deserted the covenanted work of reformation. All his daughters and his youngest son are members of the Reformed Presbyterian Church; this was a matter of rejoicing to him. He said some of his last days and nights were given to him for prayer, and he poured out his soul for his own and for the church. May the Lord provide. He is greatly missed in the congregation and neighborhood. We may truly say, "His works do follow him."

M.