Christian Cynosure . ver. Thcvmembers wel-comed him back and expressed theirsorrow that press of business, or the du-ties of his office should so long have de-prived them of his company. Did he letthat go for the reason? No business engagements hinderedme, replied he ; You met on the Lordsday; that is a day devoted to religioususes by me. Lie told them that he had been broughtup in a land where the Sabbath wasstrictly observed; and from all that hehad felt and seen he was convinced ofthe unspeakable advantages arising froma faithful observance of it. John Quincy Adams example of moralcourage i
Christian Cynosure . ver. Thcvmembers wel-comed him back and expressed theirsorrow that press of business, or the du-ties of his office should so long have de-prived them of his company. Did he letthat go for the reason? No business engagements hinderedme, replied he ; You met on the Lordsday; that is a day devoted to religioususes by me. Lie told them that he had been broughtup in a land where the Sabbath wasstrictly observed; and from all that hehad felt and seen he was convinced ofthe unspeakable advantages arising froma faithful observance of it. John Quincy Adams example of moralcourage is a safe one to foflow. Howmany youths, going from pious homesto the cities, to the far west, On the seaand land, are thrown among Sabbath-breakers — reckless Sabbath-breakers November, 1004. CHRISTIAN CYNOSURE. 213 and respectable Sabbath-breakers—be-fore whom they fail to stand up for theirSabbath education. —Richmond Advocate. This statesman was also one of thestrongest opponents Freemasonry REV. WILLIAM WISHART. [Editors Note: It will give our readers pleas-ure to see the face of one of the oldest friendsand helpers of the Association who is still bearing testimony. We are glad to be ableto present the following short sketch of a verybusy and useful life.] Rev. William Wishart is a minister ofthe United Presbyterian spent his early years on his fathersfarm in Belmont County, Ohio, and wasaccustomed to hard work and plain liv-ing. Having a great desire for an edu-cation, he entered Madison College, inGuernsey County, Ohio, and was grad-uated in 1842. He studied theology inCanonsburg, Pa., in the Associate Sem-inary (now the U. P. Seminary in Xenia,Ohio), which was then located in thatplace. He completed his theologicalcourse in the spring of 1846, and after la-boring as a missionary for a year in the State of ^Michigan he accepted a callfrom the congregation of Unity, nearXew Athens, Harrison County, Ohio. Hewas ordained to
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