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THE FLOWERS, BY BISHOP HORNE.

The Garden.

The bower of innocence and bliss

Sin caused to disappear.

Repent, and walk in faith and love,
You'll find an Eden here.

The Violet.

A lowly flower, in secret bower,
Invisible I dwell;

For blessing made, without parade
Known only by my smell.

The Lily.

Emblem of him, in whom no stain
The eye of heaven could see;
In all their glory, monarchs vain
Are not arrayed like me.

The Primrose.

When time's dark winter shall be o'er,
His storms and tempests laid;

Like me, you'll rise a fragrant flower,
But not like me to fade.

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INTERESTING NARRATIVE OF THE FIRST SUCCESS OF THE MORAVIAN MISSION

ARIES AMONG THE CALMUCS.

"More than seventy years ago, a Mission was begun by the Moravian Brethren among the Calmuc Tartars, which, after a short trial, was necessarily abandoned, but the object itself was never abandoned. Failing in the direct attempt to plant the Gospel among these fierce and restless barbarians, in the year 1765, a colony was established on the banks of the Wolga, to which various families and individuals from German congregations emigrated, and the

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place which they called Sarepta, is now one of the most considerable of the Brethren's settlements. The station was expressly occupied for the purpose of cultivating a friendly intercourse with the numerous hordes that frequent the neighbourhood, till the set time should come, when they would hearken to the Gospel.

"Though no opportunity of preaching Christ to these Gentiles was neglected, all instruction seemed to be in vain, till within a few years past, when the way was opened for the renewal of a regular mission among them. Since then several Brethren, wandering or sojourning with them, as they roved or rested, in, the adjacent region, have been diligently endeavouring to teach them the truth as it is Jesus; and by the blessing of the Lord, now one, and then another, among the Calmucs, have had their hearts opened, and their minds enlightened by the Holy Spirit. So gently, yet so safely, hath the good Shepherd led these lost sheep, after he had found them in the wilderness, that their lives being endangered, from the wolves among their countrymen, on account of their Christian profession, they were moved to take a step, perhaps unexampled among their tribes, who are rovers from their birth, to leave the horde, and settle upon a

little island in the Wolga, near Sarepta, where, under the eye of their teachers, and the protection of the Emperor Alexander, they hoped to live quiet and peaceable lives, in all godliness and honesty. This migration has been effected, and the desolate island is now inhabited by a class of people hitherto unknown in the history of man-Tartars become Christians, and settled upon one spot for the purposes of agriculture and commerce!

"It was on a stormy evening that these firstlings of the Calmuc race arrived on the land belonging to the colony of Sarepta. Their teacher, Brother Schill, on horseback, led their march; he was accompanied by several of the heads of families, and followed by the main body of the men on foot. Behind these came their camels, three in number, loaded after the manner of the East, with tent skins, on which the women were seated. The next objects in the procession, were two Calmuc carts, drawn by horses, and another drawn by a bullock, likewise loaded with tent skins and furniture, on which the young chil dren were placed, while the elder walked. by their side. Some of the stoutest boys brought up the rear, driving before them seventy head of cattle, sheep, and goats. Their march lay along the banks of the

river, and a boat, containing a small party, accompanied it on the stream. The evening grew calm, and the sun was set, before they had all reached the end of their pilgrimage. It was a spectacle never witnessed on earth before, and surely there was joy in heaven among the angels of God over these sinners that thus repented.

"Day after day, before they had taken full possession of their island, the Brethren and Sisters, young and old, from Sarepta, visited the encampment of the fugitives, and bade them welcome in the name of the Lord. They had pitched

their tents about three miles from the village, and there they abode, hearing the word of God preached, praying, and praising him, both in the great assembly, and in their family circles. Among their visitors, was the venerable Brother Steinman, eighty-three years of age, and one of the first settlers at Sarepta. He, as well as the few surviving fathers of the colony, had never forgotten the original purpose of the place to be a frontier post on the verge of the kingdom of darkness, from which to send the glad tidings of salvation into the heart of Asia. For this consummation, he and they had been offering up daily prayers for more than half a century. When, therefore, he heard of the arrival of this

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