MADONNA AND CHILD. BY THOMAS HAYNES BAYLY, ESQ. I. He came not from on high Arrayed in splendour bright; He threw aside the attributes II. No loud avenging Voice Proclaimed Messiah's birth; The Son of God came down to teach Humility on Earth! And by his sufferings to efface The errors of a sinful race. III. Not on a purple throne, With gold and jewels crowned, But in the meanest dwelling-place The precious Babe was found: Yet star-directed Sages came, And kneeling, glorified His name. IV. To Shepherds first was shewn The promised boon of Heaven, Who cried, "To us a Child is born To us a Son is given!" DEATH from his mighty throne was hurled, FAITH hailed SALVATION to the world. V. Lord! may thy holy Cross Bear Peace from clime to clime, Till all mankind at length are freed From sorrow born of crime; Dispel the Unbeliever's gloom, And end the terrors of the Tomb! THE REFORMER OF SWITZERLAND, AND THE FAMILY OF ZELL. A HISTORICAL TALE. BY THE REV. F. A. COX, LL. D. THE great Swiss Reformer, Ulrich Zwingle (or Zuinglius), was in the full vigour of his age, and in the midst of his usefulness, when the hostilities of the Cantons, which on the one side abetted, and on the other opposed, the Reformation, were at the highest pitch. The political tempest which religious animosities had engendered, threatened every moment to burst on the country; and Zurich, the centre of Protestantism, became a scene of ceaseless activity. The Pastor, it might be supposed, were we to judge according to the usages of modern times and the true design of religion, would have been exempted from the services of the council and the camp; but it was not then deemed inconsistent with pastoral relations, to combine the functions of the ministry with the military duties of the patriot. Zuinglius was not of a character to shrink from any hazards or toils, which either the spiritual or temporal interests of his country might seem to require of her sons; but while multitudes had learned to admire and embrace his principles, comparatively few were imbued with his fervent and self-devoted zeal. The personal qualities, however, of this eminent man, did not fail to attract around him some devoted friends, with whom he held continual and delightful intercourse; nor did his public character less avail to give him a commanding influence in the State. Still it was difficult for him to exercise that entire control, even over inferior minds, which the common weal demanded; and, in spite of every effort on his part, he was long unable to inspire wise and determined measures in that motley assemblage of individuals which constituted the vacillating Council of Zurich. It is not our design to trace the history, but to represent the crisis, which may, perhaps, be best accomplished by introducing the reader to a conference in the house of Zuinglius. Drawn together by the common bonds of friendship and of danger, behold, on the 6th of October 1531, a band |