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- Vol. IX.—No. 7.
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Whole Number 423
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‘ “Poetry.
1 From the Churchman,
SELECTION FROM ANCIENT. RELIGIOUS POETRY,
“DIES IRAE, DIES [LLA.”
{ . R, Crasnaw. Died 1650,
Hearest thou, my soul, what serious things
Both the psalm and sybil sings— 5
OF a sure Judge, from whose sharp ray
Py ‘Phe world in flames shall fly away!
os Oh that fire! before whose face
she Meaven and earth shall find no place:
Oh these eyes! whose angry light
Must be the day of that dread night.
Oh that tramp! whose blast shall rug
An even round with the circling sun,
And urge the murmuring graves to bring
Pale mankind forth to meet his King. -
Horror of nature, hell'and death ! &,
jee When a deep groan from beneath ’
,o)-).:. Snall ery, “We come! we come!” and all
‘The caves of night answer one call.
Oh that book: whose leaves so bright
Will set the world in severe light:
Oh that Judge! whose hand, whose eye
None can endure—yet none can fly,
“Ah, then, poor soul, what wilt thou say— ">
And to what patron choose to pray—
When stars themselves shall stagger, and
* Phe most firm fout no more can stand?
But thou givest leave, dread Lord, that we
Take shelter from thyself in thee- \° 3
And with the wings of thine own dove,
Fly to the sceptre of thy love. rong
Dear Lord! remember in that day”
: Who was the cause thou camest this way; *
. ‘Thy sheep was strayed ; and thou wouldst be
*s*"*< Even lost thyself in seeking me.
© Shall all that labor, all that cost
_ OF love, and even that loss, be lst ?
« And this loved soul. judged worth no less
‘Than all that way and weariness? i
Just Mercy, then, thy reckoning he
With my price, and not with me;
’ Twas paid at first with too much pain,
To be paid twice, or once in vain. .
hee Merey, my Judge, mercy, I ery, Mm oe
With blushing cheek and bleeding eye:
The conscious colors of my sin *
$s) Are red without and pale within, S90 76l eu. 5
Oh, let thine own soft bowels pay vl
i” Thyself; and no discharge that day, > »
If sin can sigh, love can forgive— bids
“Oh, say the word, my soul shall live... , 5 :
. ‘Those mercies which thy Mary found,
4 Or who thy cross confessed and crowned
Hope tells my heart, the sume loves be /
Suil alive and still for me.
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Though both my prayers and tears combine,
Both worthless are, for they are mine 3 |
Bat thou thy bounteous self still be;
: THE LATE RT. REV. DR. JOUN LEWIS TA-
| then sent him to complete his studies in the Royal Col-
.[language.; Convinced that his suecess must depend
Oh, when thy last frown shall proclaim
The flucks of goats to folds of flame,
And all thy lost sheep found shall be, -7
Let * Come, ye blessed,” then cal] me.
When the dread fe" shall divide
“Those lambs of death from thy left side, _
Let those life epeaking lips commana
That L inherit thy right band,
Oh, hear a suppliant heart, all crushed
And crumbled into contrite dust!
My Hope, my Fear, my Judge, my Friend!
Take charge of me, and of my end.
BERD, V. A, OF COCHIN CHINA.
The Friend of India contains the following beautiful
and feeling memoir of the late Vicar Apostolic, from
the pen of Mr. Marshman (a Protestant), under whose
hospitable roof the good bishop long resided, a happy
and honoured guest, "The deceased always spoke of
him in terms of grateful attachment. Tle also enter-
tained feelings of the most lively gratitude towards the
late Mr. James Prinsep, and was much grieved at his
inability to attend the meeting on the 30th ultimo, for
the purpose of honouring: the memory of his: friend.
He used to rank Messrs. Marshman and Prinsep among
his ‘first and best friends in Bengal.’ .
:*Itis with feelings of deep regret that we record the
death, on Friday last, of Bishop ‘l'aberd, so well known
to the literary community, as the Editor of the ‘Cochin
Chinese Dictionary.’ While he was carrying that val-
uable work through the press at Serampore, he took up
his abode with the writer of this article; and. we were
thus enabled, from a daily intercourse, which was pro:
longed to nearly two years, to form. some estimate of
the excellence and benevolence of his disposition, the
simplicity of his character, andj his varied’ learning.
Having enjoyed the advantage of a more intimate ac-
quaintance with him than perhaps any other man io
India, it is a tribute we owe tohis memory thus to place
on record the amiable virtues with which his character
was adorned, while at the game time we joinin the. pab-
lic regret for the loss of one whose literary attainments
were of no, ordinary stamp.: He was born at St. Etien-
ne, near Lyons, of a respectable family, largely ienga-
ged in the silk manufacture, to which’ that city owes
its celebrity.*, Ile appears to have lost his father at
an early age, and to have been indebted to. his mother
for that attention and care to which he was accustomed
to attribute his success in after life,, She gave him the
best education which his native town could afford, and
lege of Lyons, which he quitted with a high academi-
cal reputation. . After having entered the priesthood of
the Catholic Church he proceeded to: Paris, and! was
nominated ta the mission in Cochin China, by the Fo-
reign Missionary Society: in that vity... He embarked
for his station, if we remember right, in’ the same ves-
sel with that distinguished French botanist,. Monsieur
Diard, to whom Java is indebted forthe successful cul-
tivation of the tea plant... On his arrival in Cochin
China, he applied with vigour to the acquisition of the
mainly on the progress which he made in the first year
or two of his career, when bis ardour was strong and
fresh, he abstracted himself as much as possible from
the society of his European brethren, and mingled. al-
most exclusively in that of the natives ;. and: more es-
pecially with the boys of the country. How often has
he recounted to us the shouts of laughter’ which they
raised at the ridiculous mistakes he madein his altempts
toacquire theirlanguage. Far from resenting their rude-
ness, he felt grateful for the ' opportunity : which’ their
jokes afforded him of ascertaining his errore, and esti-
mating his progress in the language.: By unremitting
efforts, he soun attained an extraordinary facility in the
colloquial dialect, and acquired such an -accuracy of
ear, as to be able to distingnish ‘the finest: shades of
difference in the pronunciation of that iost difficult
tongue. He subsequently applied with equalassiduity to
the acquisition of the classical literature of the country.
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After some years of sojourn, he was appointed Vicer
Apostolic of the Province, and created titular Bishop of
Isuuropolis. » While, as Protestants; we cannot but re-
gret deeply that he did not enjoy clearer’ views of the
great truths of Christianity,(1) itis impossible not to ad-
mire thatdevotion of soul, which led him, to pass so
largea period of his life amidst privations and difficulties,
from which ordinary men shrink. .. Possessed of learn-
ing and talents which would have led him to the high-
est ecclesiastical lionours in his native: land, he lived
for more than fifteen years in the’ midst of a rude com-
munity, with whom he could enjoy no congenial inter-
course. While bishop of the’ province, he seldom re-
ceived more than. £40 sterling per year, and that at
uncertain intervals; hence he was necessarily deprived,
both from the circumstances of his finances, and the
barbarous state of the country in which he sojourned,
of all those comforts to which he had been accustomed.
‘hus debarred {rom ‘all intellectual intercourse, and
even from the conveniences of civilized life, he appears
to haye struggled on with a cheerful and contented
heart, with no more ambitious hope than that of ending
his days in his. adopted country. But the clouds of
Persecution began at length to gather around him. ‘The
King, though he owed more tothe bishop's predecessor
than to any of ‘his own court, returning evil for good,
determined to extirpate Christianity from his country.
‘The native Christians were bitterly persecuted; their
European instructors were pursued to death,and orders
were at length given to scize the bishop. By the aid
of his faithful followers, he was enabled to escape from
his pursuers, into one of the southern provinces, where
he happily found a vessel, which conveyed him beyond
the reach of his enemies. “After residing some time at
Penang, he came round to Calcutta 3’ where, under the
auspices of Lord Auckland, and the Asiatic Society, he
was enabled to carry through the press his voluminous
‘Cochin Chinese Dictionary,’ which will long remain
a monument of his learning and industry. ‘His Latin
style was temarkable for its ease, purity, and elegance.
He was perfectly acquainted with the: Greek classics,
and appeared to be quite as much at home in the circle
of. ancient and polite literature, as in that of his own
country. Daring his long exile from civilized society,
he had been constrained to make the science of medi-
cine a study, for the benefit of thoseamong whom his
lot was cast. To this he added a fair knowledge ‘of
botany. - With the ancient history, and the present con-
dition, with the laws and government, with the popular
habits and the religion of the Empiré of Cochin China,
he was better acquainted than any other European now
in existence; and he had promised, as soon as he was
relieved from his vicarial duties in Bengal, to commit the
information he had acquired, relative to that unknown
region, to paper. } Butall his plans of public utility have
been arrested by the hand of death. Te has been™ cut
off in the midst of his days, at the age of 49.22... +
——-
THE REV. DR. VOYAUX DE FRANOUS,-”
- The clergyman whose name is at. the head of this article,
died on the 16th of November last.* Daring forty years he
laboured on the English mission, after he had been foreed
to fly from France during the Revolution. Believing that
the following sketch of his life, will prove edifying to our
readers, we insert it from the London Cathulie ‘Magazine of
last December. : In addition tothe cireumstance related here,
we learn from another source that, Sir Robert Peel was the
friend and pupil of this apostolic man, and contributed £300
($1500) to aid him in the erection of his chapel at Chelsea,
~The Reverend J...N. Voyaux de Franous,'D.’D,
of the Sorbonne, and Honorary, Canon of the Roy-
al Chapel of St. Denis—was born ‘at Franous,|in
Alsace, on the. sixth of | January, 1760, He was
descended from’ an ‘illustrious’ family, | but turning
rom the career which high’ birth’ and ' wealth would
have opened before him, he entered into the ecclesiasti-
cal state, the more perfectly to serve his God. and his
fellow-creatures, ' At the end-of’ his scholastic course,
he obtained the degree of Doctor, of Divinity, and was.
made professor of those sciences in which he bad, whilst
a youth. 80 greatly distinguished ‘himself. The Pr
fessora De la Hogue und Anglade, and the Ipie. Ds. Colt
ling, were his associates iw study. A sbgia tine before
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