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pensating for earthly losses. Shortly after uniting with the Church, having learned that books with embossed letters had been prepared for the blind, she expressed great desire to become the possessor of them, which was finally gratified, through the kindness and liberality of the Hon. Samuel W. Dexter. At present she is able to read the Sacred Oracles, and highly esteems the privilege though it is by the slow process of feeling out the letters.

In the year 1839 she entered the Institution for the Blind in the City of New York, where she was sustained by the Directors of the Institution, and the Oliver Street Baptist Church, and by the Church in Amity Street. The kindness of these dear friends, as well as others, is spoken of with heartfelt gratitude, and recognized is the goodness of the Lord in thus raising up for her so many helpers in her affliction.

It was far from the intention of the authoross at first to publish these Poems. They were the result of her solitary musings on heavenly themes, while in a measure secluded from society, and were written down for the gratification of those few friends with whom she was daily conversant. As they became more generally known, a desire was frequently expressed for their publication, but that diffidence which often characterizes true merit, has prevented their appearing before the public until now, excepting a fow that have found their way into several of the newspapers in this State, headed," Daphne, or the Blind Girl," and which have been read with interest. Being advised by her friends to put them to press in the present form, she has yielded to their solicitations, hoping that they may contribute to the interest of the lovers of religion, and with the expectation of deriving a pecuniary profit from them which she truly needs, being an orphan and destitute

as she is of resources of her own and dependent on others for support. The authoress is conscious of the imperfections that cleave to her productions, but trusts that due allowance will be made for the misfortune under which she has labored and which has deprived her of that degree of mental cultivation requisite for one who writes for the public.

In view of what the volume is, (a religious poem,) and the circumstances of the writer, way we not cherish the hope of a favorable reception among those who profess to do good to al!-especially to the household of faith?

W. A. BRONSON.

SCRIPTURAL POEMS.

TRANSFIGURATION OF CHRIST.

[And after six days, Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart, and was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. And behold; there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.--Mat. 17: 1, 2, 3.]

Unto the mount our Saviour goes,

He there retires to pray,
And angel visitants while there

To him their homage pay.

"Twas on the mount our Saviour stood,
With his disciples near,
Resplendent glory filled the place,
When Moses did appear.

The glory that did shine around,
Caused them to humbly fall;
Then Moses and Elias spake,
To Christ the Lord of all.

His face became bright as the sur,
His raiment shone like light,
A cloud of glory hovered round,
And filled them with affright.

Then Jesus kindly came to them,
And thus they trembling spoke,
'Tis good for us that we are here,
Where God and angels talk."

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The glory that did shine around,

No pen can fairly show ;

Their souls with wonder then were fill'd,
Their rapture who can know.

How many blessings we do lose
By wandering from our God;
When near his bleeding side we live,
With glory he'll reward.

JESUS CHRIST THE EXAMPLE OF PRAYER.

[And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.-Mark 6: 46. O, Jerusalem, Jerusa lem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gath ered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!-Mat. 23: 37. Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me: And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by, I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.-John 11: 41, 42. And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pases from me! nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt. And he

cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What! could ye not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.-Mat. 26: 39 to 42. And Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me.-Mat. 27: 46. Read. er, do not suppose that the above are the only texts that can be brought in proof of the duty of prayer, for the old and new testaments will show you that the prophets and apostles were men accustomed to secret prayer. Christ being the great pattern, I consider the above texts aro sufficient proofs on that subject.]

Jesus the multitude dismissed,
And sent them all away;
Upon the mountain then he went,
In secret there to pray.

Once o'er Jerusalem he wept,
And unto them he said,
How oft would I have gathered you,
But from your God you strayed.

When at the tomb of Lazarus,

He joined in fervent prayer;
He with the weeping mourners wept,
And in their grief did share.

Our Saviour often did arise,
Before the break of day:

While darkness spread her sable cloud,
In secret he did pray.

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