on the hopes of eternity; a heathen congregation, fully sensible of the degradation of their original state: exulting in the first beams of truth, and in the no uncertain dawning of the Sun of Righteousness; thirsting after knowledge, even while they sweetly drank of the waters of life; and, under the inspiring influence, by every look, expressing the heartfelt truth'Beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth SALVATION!"

14. The simple appearance and yet Christian deportment of that obscure congregation, whom I had once known, and at no remote period, only as a set of rude, licentious, and wild pagans, did more to rivet the conviction of the divine origin of the Bible, and of the holy influences by which it is accompanied to the hearts of men, than all the arguments, and apologies, and defenses of Christianity I ever read.

15. An entire moral reformation has taken place. Instruction of every kind is eagerly and universally sought, and from many a humble dwelling, now

"Is daily heard

The voice of prayer and praise to Jacob's God:
And many a heart in secret heaves the sigh,

To Him who hears, well pleased, the sigh contrite."

QUESTIONS.

STEWART.

Where are the Sandwich Islands? For what object were the persons assembled as described in this lesson? What is said of their number? What change has taken place in the character of the population? To what is this change to be attributed? Describe their appearance as seated in the church. What is said of their deportment? What conviction is all this calculated to produce?

Will you parse" Is," the first word of the poetic extract which closes the lesson? Parse "heart," in the same extract. Parse "sigh." Parse" contrite." Which are the adjectives in the 14th paragraph? Compare each of them that will admit it. What does the word adjective mean?

ARTICULATION. — - Gath-er-ing, not gath-er-in: ir-reg-u-lar, not irreglur dif-fi-cult-y, not dif'cul-ty: na-val, not na-v'l: in-fe-ri-or, not in-fe-ror: prim-i-tive, not prim'tive: in-vis-i-ble, not in-vis'ble: u-ni-vers-ally, not u-ni-vers' ly.

SPELL AND DEFINE.-1. Procession: 3. reëchoed, assembling, remem brances: 4. irregular, inhabitants: 5. associations, apprised, nightfall: 6. postponed, midshipmen, impracticability: 8. congregation.

REMARK.

LESSON XLI.

When any thing very solemn or devotional is to be read, there should be a full, solemn tone of voice; the piece should be read slowly, and long pauses should be made at the commas.

Words to be Spelled and Defined.

2. Drag'-on, n. a kind of winged serpent, here used for all kinds of serpents.

Horn, n. here used figuratively for power.

1.

2.

JOYOUS DEVOTION.

PRAISE ye the Lord.

Praise ye the Lord from the heavens.

Praise ye

him in the hights.

Praise ye him, all his angels:

Praise ye him, all his hosts.
Praise ye him, sun and moon:
Praise him, all ye stars of light.
Praise him, ye heavens of heavens,
And ye waters that be above the heavens.
Let them praise the name of the Lord:

For he commanded, and they were created.

He hath also established them for ever and ever:
He hath made a decree which shall not pass.

Praise the Lord from the earth,

Ye dragons, and all deeps:

Fire, and hail; snow, and vapors ;
Stormy wind fulfilling his word:
Mountains, and all hills;

Fruitful trees, and all cedars;
Beasts and all cattle;

Creeping things and flying fowl:
Kings of the earth, and all people;
Princes, and all judges of the earth;
Both young men and maidens ;

Old men and children :

Let them praise the name of the Lord :
For his name alone is excellent;

His glory is above the earth and heaven.

He also exalteth the horn of his people,
The praise of all his saints,

Even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him.
Praise ye the Lord!

BIBLE.

QUESTIONS. What is meant by calling upon things inanimate, and upon brutes, to praise God? What reason is assigned why God should be universally praised?

PRONUNCIATION. - An-gels (pro. ane-gels), not ann-gels: commanded, not cum-mand-ed: mount-ains (pro. mount-ins), not mount-anes: excel-lent, not ex-cel-lunt.

SPELL AND DEFINE.

1. Heavens, commanded, stablished, decree

2. vapors, stormy, cedars, fruitful, excellent, exalteth, glory.

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LESSON XLII.

RULE. Be careful to speak such little words as of, the, a, in, from, by, for, with, on, out, through, at, &c., very distinctly, and yet not to dwell so long on them, as on the other more important words.

Words to be Spelled and Defined.

2. Shaft, n. the body of a column.
Arch'-i-trave, n. (pro. ark' e-trave) that
part which rests immediately upon
the column.

4. Vault, n. an arched roof.

13. Sway'ed, v. moved, waved back and forth.

18. Sanct'-u-a-ries, n. places set apart for the worship of God.

23. Shrine, n. a box for sacred relics, here a place for worshiping God.

37. Fan-tas'-tic, a. whimsical, odd.
51. Wells, v. issues forth as water from
the earth.

58. An-ni'-hi-la-ted, p. reduced to nothing.
61. Cor'-o-nal, n. a crown, a wreath.
63. Glare, n. a bright, dazzling light.
67. Em-a-na'-tion. n. that which proceeds
from any source.

86. Arch, a. chief, principal.
115 El-e-ments, n. in popular language,
fire, air, earth, and water.

GOD'S FIRST TEMPLES.

1. THE groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned
To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave,

And spread the roof above them,-ere he framed
The lofty vault, to gather and roll back

5. The sound of anthems,-in the darkling wood,
Amid the cool and silence, he knelt down

And offered to the Mightiest solemn thanks
And supplication. For his simple heart
Might not resist the sacred influences,
10. That, from the stilly twilight of the place,
And from the gray old trunks, that high in heaven
Mingled their mossy boughs, and from the sound
Of the invisible breath, that swayed at once
All their green tops, stole over them, and bowed
15. His spirit, with the thought of boundless Power
And inaccessible Majesty. Ah, why

Should we, in the world's riper years, neglect
God's ancient sanctuaries, and adore

Only among the crowd, and under roofs

20. That our frail hands have raised! Let me, at least
Here, in the shadow of this aged wood,
Offer one hymn; thrice happy, if it find
Acceptance in His ear.

Father, thy hand

Hath reared these venerable columns.

Thou

25. Didst weave this verdant roof. Thou didst look down Upon the naked earth, and, forthwith, rose

All these fair ranks of trees. They, in thy sun,
Budded, and shook their green leaves in thy breeze,
And shot toward heaven. The century-living crow,
30. Whose birth was in their tops, grew old and died
Among their branches; till, at last, they stood,
As now they stand, massy, and tall, and dark,
Fit shrine for humble worshiper to hold
Communion with his Maker. Here are seen
35. No traces of man's pomp, or pride; no silks
Rustle, no jewels shine, nor envious eyes
Encounter; no fantastic carvings show

The boast of our vain race to change the form
Of thy fair works. But thou art here; thou fill'st
40. The solitude. Thou art in the soft winds
That run along the summits of these trees

In music; thou art in the cooler breath,
That, from the inmost darkness of the place,
Comes, scarcely felt; the barky trunks, the ground,
45. The fresh, moist ground, are all instinct with thee.
Here is continual worship; nature, here,

In the tranquillity that thou dost love,
Enjoys thy presence. Noiselessly, around,
From perch to perch, the solitary bird

50. Passes; and yon clear spring, that, 'mid its herbs,

Wells softly forth, and visits the strong roots Of half the mighty forest, tells no tale Of all the good it does. Thou hast not left Thyself without a witness, in these shades, 55. Of thy perfections. Grandeur, strength, and grace, Are here to speak of thee. This mighty oak, By whose immovable stem I stand, and seem Almost annihilated, not a prince,

In all the proud old world beyond the deep, 60. E'er wore his crown as loftily as he

Wears the green coronal of leaves, with which
Thy hand has graced him. Nestled at his root
Is beauty, such as blooms not in the glare

Of the broad sun. That delicate forest flower,
65. With scented breath, and look so like a smile,
Seems, as it issues from the shapeless mold,
An emanation of the indwelling Life,

A visible token of the upholding Love,
That are the soul of this wide universe.
70. My heart is awed within me, when I think
Of the great miracle that still goes on,
In silence, round me; the perpetual work
Of thy creation, finished, yet renewed
Forever. Written on thy works, I read
75. The lesson of thy own eternity.

Lo! all grow old and die: but see, again,
How on the faltering footsteps of decay
Youth presses, ever gay and beautiful youth,
In all its beautiful forms. These lofty trees
80. Wave not less proudly that their ancestors
Molder beneath them. O, there is not lost
One of earth's charms: upon her bosom yet,
After the flight of untold centuries,

The freshness of her far beginning lies,
85. And yet shall lie. Life mocks the idle hate
Of his arch enemy, Death; yea, seats himself
Upon the sepulcher, and blooms and smiles;
And of the triumphs of his ghastly foe

Makes his own nourishment. For he came forth 90. From thine own bosom, and shall have no end. There have been holy men, who hid themselves Deep in the woody wilderness, and gave

Their lives to thought and prayer, till they outlived
The generation born with them, nor seemed

95. Less aged than the hoary trees and rocks