A BOASTING PREACHER.

THE different effects produced by pulpit eloquence are well described by the following anecdote of two French Preachers: Le Pere Arrius said, "When Le Pere Bourdaloue preached at Rouen, the tradesuten forsook their shops, lawyers their clients, physicians their sick, and tavern-keepers their bars; but when I preached the following year, I set all things to rights-every man minded his own business!"

A PRAYING FAMILY PRESERVED.

A CREDIBLE historian tells us, that about a century ago there was an earthquake in Switzerland, by which part of a mountain was thrown down, and it fell upon a village that stood under it, and crushed every house and inhabitant to pieces, except the corner of one cottage, where the master of the house with his poor family were found praying together unto God!

THE HAPPY SWEEP.

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A POOR little boy in the neighbourhood of Chatham, was bound apprentice to a chimney-sweeper. Some time afterwards he began to attend the Sunday-School, and there was reason to hope that the instructions he received were made useful to him. Being one day sent to sweep a chimney, instead of the dismal noise which is usually made on those occasions, he was heard singing these sweet lines of Dr. Watts:

"The sorrows of the mind

Be banish'd from this place:
Religion never was design'd
To make our pleasures less."

THE YOUNG THEOLOGIANS.

THE Superintendent of a Sunday-School in Bristol, discoursing lately with the children, asked, among other things, "Where is God?" One of the elder boys answered, "In heaven." The Teacher not appearing satisfied with this reply, again repeated the inquiry, when a lad, younger than the other, answered, "Every where." Requiring still further explanation, the question was again put, "Where is God?" when a third boy, (thinking, no doubt, that he could improve on the answers already given,) most cheerfully called out, "God is here." The views of the Superintendent were now met, and he endeavoured to impress upon the minds of the children the important truth, that "God is in heaven-God is every whereGod is here."

SLAVE ANECDOTE.

POMPEY, a negro, previous to the American revolution, being suspected of having stolen goods in his possession, was taken before a certain Justice of the Peace in the county of Philadelphia, and charged with the offence. The negro acknowledged the fact, and made the following decisive defence:-"Massa Justice, me know me got dem tings from Tom, dere, and

me tink Tom teal dem too; but what den, Massa? dey be only a piccaninny knife and a piccaninny corkscrew; one cost sixpence, and tudder a shilling, and me pay Tom for dem honestly, Massa." "A very pretty story, truly," said his Worship; "you know they were stolen, and yet allege in excuse, you paid honestly for them; I'll teach you better law than that, sirrah! Don't you know, Pompey, the receiver is as bad as the thief? You must, you black rascal, be severely whipt." "Very well, Massa, if de black rascal be whipt for buying tolen goods, me hope de white rascal be whipt too for same ting, when you catch him, as well as Pompey." "To be sure," replied the Justice. "Well den," says Pompey, "here be Tom's Massa; hold him fast, constable; he buy Tom as I buy de piccaninny knife and de piccaninny corkscrew. He know berry well poor Tom be tolen from him old fadder and mudder; de knife and de corkscrew had neder." Such was the justice as well as the severity of Pompey's address, that after a short pause, the Magistrate, with the consent of Tom's master, dismissed him, and discharged the action.

NEGRO SCHOOL.

A NEGRO boy, who attended a Sunday-School, through some quarrel with another boy, ran away. On the evening of the third day he came back, and begged to be forgiven. Being asked, what brought him back, he replied, "Massa, that school fetch me. Suppose me go to school no more-that make me afraid me know nothing if me go no school." Being told he might seek another school, his reply was, "Massa, me can't leave this school. S'pose, Massa,

you whip me?-put me in black hole; that right, Massa do me good-me run away for nothing-but me can't leave dis school here."

"LOOK AT HOME."

THE Rev. John Hurrion, a Dissenting Minister, at Denton, in Norfolk, had two daughters who were much too fond of dress, which was a great grief to him. He had often reproved them in vain; and, preaching one Sabbath-day on the sin of pride, he took occasion to notice, among other things pride in dress. After speaking some considerable time on this subject, he suddenly stopped short, and said, with much feeling and expression, "But you will say, Look at home. My good friends, I do look at home, till my heart aches."

Analecta.

"THE BITE" THAT COULD NOT HURT.

A GENTLEMAN was complaining to a pious Prelate, that a certain Clergyman in his neighbourhood was gone mad, for that he did nothing but preach and pray: "I wish then," said the good Bishop, "he would bite some of my Clergy!"

Ibid.

DEATH AT THE CARD TABLE.

A GENTLEMAN in the metropolis was recently playing at cards with a circle of friends; something peculiar being observed in his manner, every eye was fixed

upon him, when it was discovered that he was actually dead! still sitting upright in his chair, and the cards remaining in his hands!

Ibid.

DEATH ON THE STAGE.

A MR. CUMMINS, when performing his part in the tragedy of Jane Shore, at Leeds-and Mr. John Palmer, at the Liverpool Theatre, in the play of The Stranger, both fell down on the stage, and instantly expired!

Ibid.

DEATH IN THE HOUSE OF GOD.

MR. FOLGHAM, late of Fleet Street, London, while engaged during divine service, in Queen Street Chapel, Lincoln's Inn Fields, suddenly expired.-And Mr. Collins, master bricklayer, Portsea, having taken his place amongst a numerous congregation, to witness the pleasing solemnities of the opening of a new place of worship, was taken out dead!

Ibid.

DEATH IN THE PULPIT.

MANY Ministers have been known to express their desire of not outliving their capacity for usefulness in the vineyard of Christ. The idea of being thrown