"Be ye Holy.' NANCY G. DANFORD, "UPON the top of the mountain the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the house." "The mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills.' in the Holy City. Therefore the 66 'Shakers," or "Believers in Christ's Second Appearing" are striving to dwell on the mountain top of God's light and love, by coming into humility's vale and there righting all their wrongs, and then ceasing from sin, or, in other words, after washing in the waters of judgment and repentance, to "go and sin no more." Not only this, but as no soul can long In this way the mountain are By a careful study of the ancient remain idle, all must labor to clothe prophecies, we learn that the work of themselves with the beautiful graces of God in the latter day, was to be a work the spirit, by deeds of love and kindness of humiliation when every exalted feel- to all the needy children of humanity, ing, or imagination of the human heart, whether friend or foe. shall be brought low, "and the Lord "limits round" God's alone shall be exalted in that day.' found to be "most holy." secret lurking place for sin to hide from the light of God in his Anointed witnesses, for there is nothing so hidden but it shall be revealed. Now that the day has dawned and we are privileged to live in its glorious light, we can more fully understand the meaning of the prophetic language referred to above. Those who have entered the work of humiliation through confession and repentance, by this means are en. abled to ascend "to the top of Mount Canterbury, N. H. FOES OF LITTLE BOYS. Zion" the hill of God, where all things" By-and-by" is a naughty boy, are most holy." All work is done in 66 Shun him at once and forever; There is no Soon come to the house of "Never." the spirit and with the understanding For they who travel with "By-and-by ” Shams or deceptions in any form are not tolerated. "Thou shalt not commit adultery," is a command to be observed in all the relations of life. To mix or adulterate any article for sale, in order to increase the profit, is a violation of the command, and forbidden by the conscience of the upright. Every act, every thought of life must be such as will bear the inspection of angels. Every wrong or passionate word, defiles the temple of God wherein the spirit dwells, and nothing of this character can abide "I can't" is a mean little coward; A boy that is half a man, "No use in trying?"-nonsense, I say; by the way, He's a cheat, and you'd better take heed "Dont care" and "No matter-" boy, they're a pair, And whenever you see the poor dolts, Say "Yes, we do care, " and "twould be a great matter, " If our lives should be spoiled by way sions In up-ward I am bound. ev - er · That leads to blissful man · lasting day. bear, Till with the ransomed number The crown of peace I'll wear. me, When I lay a side the casket Of frail mortal - i - ty. Books and Papers. PHRENOLOGICAL JOURNAL AND SCIENCE OF HEALTH. November, Contents: The Statue of Lib erty and its Author; Illustrated. An Emineut Surgeon on Brain Organization; Organic Cerebration; Will the Puritan Race Perish? Milton's "Samson Agonistes"; Illustrated. The Feeble Minded at School; The Presidents of the British and American Association of Science; Illustrated. A Profession or a Trade? Reaping the Whirlwind; A Rare Old House; Study to be courteous; Power of Temper ance Education; Notes on Rheumatism; The Japanese as Vegetable Eaters; etc., etc. Fowler and Wells, Co. 753 Broadway, N. Y. Terms $2. a year. EVENING REST. By J. L. Pratt. Young Folks' Library. Boston: D. Lothrop & Co. Price 25 cts. A simple, quiet story, whose character is adequately expressed by the title. Evening Rest is the name given to a little hamlet in the Blue Ridge region of Pennsylvania, remarkable for the beauty of its surroundings and the lovely character of its people. Thither goes a young man from the East to visit an uncle whom he has never before seen, and his experiences during the stay make up the contents of the book. One incident of the story is strongly dra matic in character. A family party, one of the members being the young man referred to, visit a coal mine. While passing through one of the narrow passages the guide fires a pistol to show the effects of the echo. The concussion of the air starts a loose part of the roof overhead and a portion falls in. The little company is shut up in the earth with little chance of ever seeing the light again. They have lights, however, and stumble across some tools, and by dint of many hours hard labor they are at length able to communicate with their friends out. side, who are at last able to rescue them. The author, throughout the story, dwells much upon the sweet and tender influences of home. In Evening Rest he creates an ideal household and community, and strives to show how much they have to do with the formation of character. world. No class of people have been oftene rmisrepresented by the press of the country and the public in general than the pious Shakers, and no class of people are less understood. As communionists they have stood the test for many years, and have flourished in spite of the scoffs and jeers of the world. If you desire something chaste and pure read the Manifesto.-Kokomo Gazette Tribune. South Union, Ky. July, 1884. THE July number is an improved edition of the Manifesto; cdifying and instructive. H. L. Eads. Kind Words. WE are under many obligations to our old friend Charles Clapp, of Union Village, Ohio, for late copies of the Western Star and Gazette, both staunch Republican journals, published at Lebanon, Ohio. Also copies of the Shaker Manifesto, a bright little monthly quarto, setting forth in an able manner the faith and doctrine of what the world is pleased to call a "peculiar people." The Shakers on account of these same peculiarities are entitled to the respect and admiration of the Deaths. Harriet Morrow, Sept. 6, at Mount Lebanon, N. Y. Age 39 yrs. Ohio. Arabella Shepard, Oct. 10, at North Union, Age 85 yrs. 3 mo. and 5 days. "The She was a memory of the just is blessed." mother in Israel. She will long be affectionately remembered and lamented.-J. S. P. peaceful, and consequently happy rela Education, Physical, Mental, Spiritual. tion to his fellow man. GILES B. AVERY. Angesilaus-King of Sparta, being asked what things he thought most proper for boys to learn, replied "Those they ought to practice when they come to be men. One of the direst evils of life is mis EDUCATION, is a word, that, by a certain class of minds, appears to be understood as applying, almost exclusively to the training of the mind in literary, scientific, or philosophic pursuits, while, placing, misusing, and thus abusing. in its proper sense, it justly implies the God's best gifts to man,-thus, happiculture of the entire manhood, and, in ness is often sought by the attainment its most fitting capacity, has reference of sensual pleasure as the highest obto informing and training the physical ject; success and prosperity, by the edman in such a manner as to insure health ucation of the mind alone, while the of body; the mental so as to give a soul is left uncultivated, whereby the knowledge of the laws of life, not only those pertaining to the physical organization, but those giving mental capacity so to live as to secure soul welfare also; the spiritual so as to bring man into a near and true relation to his Creator, and thus enable him to live in a pure, mental and physical man is left to roam in passions' vagarious fields, untutored, unclothed with protection from the defilements of sin against God's laws for human weal! The soul's tenement not realizing that, "What nothing earthly gives, or can destroy, The soul's calm sunshine, and the heartfelt joy, Is virtue's prize. "Moral and religious instruction de- the oar that moves the human will. Di rives its efficacy, not so much from what "Minds, though prung from heavenly race, (given,) Souls are my charge. "(sayeth religion)" to me 'tis "But, wisdom and knowledge, so far from being one, are, oft-times, found to have no connection.' vine Wisdom has created the mind of man of too expansive a nature to be limited by the attractions of earth, even though garnished with all the culture that a mere mental, or material education can bestow upon it, for "it acknowledges no enduring relation with things" or conditions that perish." There is something more wanted for the complete formation of human character than knowledge; it is strength and beauty that is born of conforming the spirit to the will of God to man made manifest; for, though he grope through the howling wildernesses of Africa, Life, to amplify, dignify, perfect and prowl through the vast prairies of Amerhappify must be accomplished by the ica, ensconce himself in the vast cities of discipline of the entire physical, mental the earth, cloister himself as a monk, and spiritual man, according to the laws closet himself in the libraries of Alexof God in his constitutional being. To andria, now no more, or the modern disregard the physical, allowing it to haunts of literary science and art, still grovel in filth and rags, to languish for he is not content, not quiet nor satisfied the want of proper nourishment, to sur- without Divine aid! And The time feit it with needless bounties, or whim- is rapidly approaching, when the highest sical luxuries, is to disease the body, honor is to be bestowed upon those who degrade the mind, and imbrute the soul. possess the moral and spiritual attributes Professor Moore truly said, "Dirt is no which lift man into true kinship with his sooner needlessly left upon the skin than Maker. Then, the intellect alone will it begins to travel soulward." not be held as of transcendant importance, but, will be made subordinate to an exalted grandeur of character which recoguizes intellectual qualities as only instruments, or powers to be used for promoting man's highest good." Some minds are prophetic; and, Henry Ward Beecher, at a recent lecture, remarked, 66 "Our physical senses are constituted for this world, and, "[if true to God's laws,]" we enjoy it." But Our undeveloped spirits are constituted for another world, and we shall enter it." 66 Therefore, as we consist of body, soul, and spirit, our education, to be consistent with our proper development, and I believe there will succeed to these well being in its wholeness of constitution and capacity, must have a constant care for the spiritual culture also; for, the motive force of man, is his inspiring spirit, this is the engine that directs the mind that moves the body. Spirit is disseminations of the truth of natural science, an era of moral science" and, we will add, an era of soul culture by spiritual education. The signs of the times indicate this coming era. " But, the education of the mind alone |