t Christian, and some time provost of Ayr, ommodated him with an apartment in his se, and was to him a very able friend. Mr. elsh first addressed himself to the arduous task healing their divisions, uniting their factious ties, and putting an end to their daily battles, ich were so desperate, that no one could walk the street at day time without the most immit danger of being wounded. His method was : after he had put an helmet on his head, he uld go between the parties of fighting-men aldy covered with blood; but he never took a ord, which convinced them that he came not to nt, but to make peace. When he had brought m by little and little to hear him speak, and to en to his arguments against such brutish prodings, he would order a table to be spread the street, and, beginning with prayer, perded them to profess themselves friends, and to down, and to eat and drink together; which en done, he would finish this labour of love h singing a psalm. Thus, by degrees, laring among them in word and doctrine (for he cached every day), and setting them a good ample, he brought them to be a peaceable and opy people; and he grew at length in such cem among them, that they made him their unsellor, to settle all their differences and misderstandings, and would take no step of imrtance in civil affairs without his advice.

The famous Mr. Elliot, of New England, was great enemy to all contention, and would ring oud curfew bell wherever he saw the fires of

plain, that such and such in their flocks were difficult for them, the strain of his answer was, "Brother, compass them; and learn meaning of those three little words, Bear, bear, Forgive." When there was laid befor assembly of ministers a bundle of papers, taining matters of difference between some ple, which he would rather unite, with an am ty upon all their former quarrels, he, with s imitation of Constantine, hastily threw the pa into the fire before them all, and, with great z said, "Brethren, wonder not at what I have do I did it on my knees this morning before I ca among you.'

When Mr. Fletcher was at Trevecka, two the students were bitterly prejudiced against e other. He took them into a room by themsely reasoned with them, wept over them, and last prevailed. Their hearts were broken; t were melted down; they fell upon each oth necks, and wept aloud.

"Blessed are the peace-makers, for they s be called the children of God." These are va able, honourable, and useful members of soci While others go about as incendiaries to dest the happiness and peace of mankind, by blo ing up the fires of discord and contention, the on the contrary, find the greatest pleasure being the instruments of allaying animositi quenching the flames of malignity, and pron ting unity and concord among men. Happy c racters! Prosperity be with you; and m your numbers be increased, and the God of pe honour you, at last, with a crown of glory, a

›ld you up to an assembled world as those who ve greatly contributed to the happiness of the iman race!

THE PEDANT.

LEARNING and science, or rather learned d scientific terms (says the great Mr. Harris), hen introduced out of season, become what we ll pedantry. The subject may have merit, the rms be precise, and yet, notwithstanding, the eaker be a pedant, if he talk without regard ther to place or time. The following story may, erhaps, illustrate this assertion. A learned octor of Paris was once purchasing a pair of ockings, but unfortunately could find none that ere either strong enough or thick enough. Give me, says he to the hosier, "stockings f matter continuous, not of matter discrete." ited from the Menagiana, by Mr. Harris. "Never," says one, 66 seem wiser or more earned than the people you are with.. Wear our learning, like your watch, in a private ocket; and do not pull it out and strike it,

merely to shew that you have one. If you are

sked what o'clock it is, tell; but do not prolaim it hourly and unasked, like the watchman."

THE PIOUS LABOURER.

A GENTLEMAN of very considerable for

une but a stranger to with.

religion, one evening took a solitary walk throu part of his grounds. He happened to come ne to a mean hut, where a poor man lived with numerous family, who earned their bread daily labour. He heard a voice pretty loud, a continued. Not knowing what it was, curiosi prompted him to listen. The man, who was ously disposed, happened to be at prayer wi his family. So soon as he could distinguish t words, he heard him giving thanks with gr affection to God for the goodness of his pro dence, in giving them food to eat, and raime to put on, and in supplying them with what w necessary and comfortable in the present li He was immediately struck with astonishme and confusion, and said to himself, "Does th poor man, who has nothing but the meanest far and that purchased by severe labour, give than to God for his goodness to himself and family and I, who enjoy ease and honour, and eve thing that is pleasant and desirable, have hard ever bent my knee or made any acknowled ment to my Maker and Preserver!”

It pleased God, that this providential occu rence proved the means of bringing him to real and lasting sense of religion.

THE PIOUS PHILOSOPHERS.

MR. Robert Hooke, the mathematician an philosopher, seldom received any remarkable b nefit in life, or made any considerable discover in nature, or invented any useful contrivance,

und out any difficult problem, without setting wn his acknowledgment to God. How ami■le. is Philosophy when she walks by the side of r elder sister, Religion!

Abraham Moivre was born at Vitri, in Chamgne, A. D. 1667. At the revocation of the dict of Nantes, he determined to flee into Enand, rather than abandon the religion of his thers. Before he left France, he had begun the udy of mathematics, and he perfected himself that science in London. His success in such udies procured him a seat in the Royal Society ■London, and in the Academy of Sciences at aris. He could never endure any bold asser-ons or indecent witticisms against religion. A erson one day thought to pay him a compliment, y observing, that mathematicians were attached O no religion. He answered, "I shew you, Sir, hat I am a Christian, by forgiving the speech ou have now made."

Religion is no enemy to sound philosophy, and Dund philosophy is no enemy to religion. It pleasant when we see them both go on hand hand together; and that they can do so, we eed only bring to our remembrance such disinguished characters as Bacon, Newton, Boyle, Locke, Selden, Grotius, Addison, Boerhaave, Euler, &c. &c. &c.

The Philosopher despised.

Alembert, at his leaving college, found himelf alone, and unconnected with the world, and sought an asylum in the house of his nurse. Here he lived and studied for the space of forty