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which thc)~ stand, these persoll/:,) take their
tone of feeling from 8urrounding circumstances,
\Vhilc at home, where the Bible wag
read, prayer olfcred, the sanctuary visited and
Gou worshipp('(l, everything :lppnrcntly went
well with them. But a£\.cr r~civillg the fare.
well blessing of a kind {ather, and the porting
embrace of n. fond mother, new scenes soon
opt:llcd and new impr~,,,ion~ ~'cre made.
We ore pleased to see a soft and kindly temper
in early life j but it is not to be concealed
that such a temper exposes onc to peculiar
peril. A pcrson of such a disposition, usually
lacks firmne~s and indepeuQcncc of character.
Hence we frequently seo him falling ill with
the opinions and practices of his comp[lnioll~
even in opposition to his own convictions of
right and ","oug. lie has not internal t:ltrcnglh
to resist evil, provid\...>dit put.:; on an in,'iting aepect.
Often is he drawn into fcllowl5hip with
the wicked in scenes. of d.i:;...ipatioll aud vie{,\
simply because he has not the courage to re.
sist. Sooner than turn hi:3 back upon some
unprincipled associat