Life's Roll-Call.

may be plain men , they may even be rough But then" Who shall judge a man from plainness ? AVho shall know him by his dress 1 Paupers may be fit for princes , Princes fit for something else .

Crumpled shirt and dirty jacket May becloth the golden ore Of the deepest thought and feeling—Satin vests could do no more . "

When the roll-call of life is made , as it is , ever and anon , it is important that each man be able to answer for himself . If he is conscious of his own integrity , that is better than all . He then has nothing to fear ,

for" God , who counts by souls , not station , Loves the true who bear the right ; To him all famed distinctions Are but as flashes of the night . " In the dim distance the light shines . It may seem afarbut its glitter is ever on

, the altar of sacrifice , and before that altar should all men bow aud reverently learn to obey those obligations which will prepare them for honour whenever the roll call is made . Personal integrity is the testas love for

, our fellow men is the fruit . The one gives evidence of our spirit and character , as the other does of our humanity and philanthrophy . If the world of men could once be impressed with the importance of always

walking in the ways of light , the roll call of life would never come amiss upon them . They would stand before the inspection of all men , conscious of their own ivell meant sincerity , and no emergency would ever becloud their memories or cast a shadow over the recitude of their histories . November 7 , 1876 .

A Soft Answer.

A SOFT ANSWER .

THE husband was of cpiick temper , and often inconsiderate . They had not been married a year , when one day , in a fit of hasty wrath , he said to his wife : " I want no correction from you . If you are not satisfied with my conduct , you can

A Soft Answer.

return to your home whence I took you , and find happiness with your kind . " " If I leave you , " returned the unhappy wife , " will you give me back that which 1 brought to you ?" " Every dollar . I covet not your wealth

, you shall have it all back . " " Ah ! " she answered , " I mean not the wealth of gold . I thought not of dress . I meant my maiden heart—my first and onl y love—my buoyant hopes , and the promised blessings of my womanhood . Can you give

these to me V A moment of thought—of convulsionand then , taking her to his arms : " No , no , my wife , I cannot do that , but I will do more—I will keep them henceforth unsullied and unpained . I shall

cherish your blessings as my own , and never again , God helping me , will I forget the pledge I gave at the holy altar when you gave your peace and happiness to my keeping . How true it is that a soft answer

turneth away wrath ; and how many , oh , how many of the bitter strifes of domestic life might be avoided by remembering and acting in accordance therewith .

Social Problems And Their Peaceful Solution.

SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND THEIR PEACEFUL SOLUTION .

BY BKO . REV . IV . TEBBS . VIII . —HEALTH . " Health and a good state of body are above all gold . ' How true as to the lives of all ! To the rich

man what is his wealth without his health ? To the poor what is ill-health but misery and starvation ? Harder , indeed , is the lot of the man who has the luxury but not the appetite than that of him who has tho appetite but not the luxury . Sweet is the

poor man ' s crust , hard earned though it be ! Health , then , is the greatest blessing of existence—indeed , without it , life is but a living death . How to preserve it is the subject that we propose to consider in this