only such prefer the eloquence of the tub to that of the pulpit.  The aristocracy must ever, as a body, belong to the established Church, and it is but a small proportion of the influential classes who would be willing to allow that they do not belong to the aristocracy.  That such feelings influence the professions of men it were ignorance or hypocrisy to deny; and that nation is wise who knows how to turn even such feelings into a wholesome stream of popular influence.

As a specimen of the tone in which religion is mixed in the ordinary intercourse of society, I will transcribe the notes I took of a conversation, at which I was present, at Cincinnati; I wrote them immediately after the conversation took place.

     Dr. A.

“I wish, Mrs. M., that you would explain to me what a revival is.  I hear it talked of all over the city, and I know it means something about Jesus Christ and religion; but that is all I know, will you instruct me farther?”

     Mrs. M.

“I expect, Dr. A., that you want to laugh at me.  But that makes no difference.  I am firm in my principles, and I fear no one’s laughter.”

     Dr. A.

“Well, but what is a revival?”

     Mrs. M.

“It is difficult, very difficult, to make those see who have no light; to make those understand whose souls are darkened.  A revival means just an elegant kindling of the spirit; it is brought about to the Lord’s people by the hands of his saints, and it means salvation in the highest.”

     Dr. A.

“But what is it the people mean by talking of feeling the revival? and waiting in spirit for the revival? and the extacy of the revival?”

     Mrs. M.

“Oh Doctor!  I am afraid that you are too far gone astray to understand all that.  It is a glorious assurance, a whispering of the everlasting covenant, it is the bleating of the lamb, it is the welcome of the shepherd, it is the essence of love, it is the fullness of glory, it is being in Jesus, it is Jesus being in us, it is taking the Holy Ghost into our bosoms, it is sitting ourselves down by God, it is being called to the high places, it is eating, and drinking, and sleeping in the Lord, it is becoming a lion in the faith, it is being lowly and meek, and kissing the hand that smites, it is being mighty and powerful, and scorning reproof, it is—­”

     Dr. A.

“Thank you, Mrs. M., I feel quite satisfied; and I think I understand a revival now almost as well as you do yourself.”

     Mrs. A.

“My!  Where can you have learnt all that stuff, Mrs. M.?”

     Mrs. M.

“How benighted you are!  From the holy book, from the Word of the Lord, from the Holy Ghost, and Jesus Christ themselves.”

     Mrs. A.

“It does seem so droll to me, to hear you talk of “the Word of the Lord.”  Why, I have been brought up to look upon the Bible as nothing better than an old newspaper.”