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Show 106 Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. IIi, text ·was, "S rvants, be obedient to thcn1 that arc your nut ·tcr.' accordillg to the flesh, \Vith fear ancl tr 'lnlJling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Cl1ri~t.'' Pions l\fr. Pike brn ·hcu up his hair till it ._'tood up-right, and, in deep, sol01nn tone , began : " IIcarkon, yo scn·ant · ! GiYo strict hoed unto n1y ·word .. You arc rclJo1liou. inner . Your hcarL arc filled w1Lh all 1nanncr of evil. Hri. · the devil who tc1npt you. God i._ angry with yon, and ,,rill urcly puni h you, if you don't forsake your \Vickod ways. You that live in town arc eye- 'Orvants bcbinu your 1nastcr' · hack. In toad of serving your n1a.'tcrs faithfully, which is pleasing in tho sight of your heavenly l\fastcr, you arc icllo, n,nd ·hirlc your \Vork. God ·cos you. You tell liet:i. G ou hoar you. In toad of being cnga(J'ed in wor ·hipping hin1, you arc hiuucn away on1cwhere, feasting on your 1nastcr's sub tancc ; tossing coiTccgrounds with 01110 wi~ked fortunctcllcr, or cutting cards ·with another old hag. Your masters 1nay not find you out, but Gou sees you, ancl will punish you. 0, the depravity of your heart. ! \Vhcn your 1na ·tcr's work is dono, arc you quietly together, thinking of the goodness of God to such sinful creatures? No ; you arc quarrelling, and tying up little bag" of roots to bury under tho door-stops to poison each other with. God sees you. You n1on steal away to O \~c ry grog shop to sell yonr 1nac;:tor's corn, that you 1nay L>ny rtun to drink. Gou sees you. You ·noak in to the back streets, or a1nong tho bu ·hos, to pitch copper . Although your 1nastors nuty not find you out, GOl1 sees you ; and he will punish you. You n1ust forsake The Church and Slavery. 107 your sinful ways, and be faithful ·on·ants. Obey your old 1nastor an<l your young 1na tor- your old 1ni ~t ross and your young n1i. tros.. If you di~ol>cy your earthly 111a.ter, yon ofleud your hcaYonly 1\Ia.tor. You n1u.t obey God's conunanchnont . \Vhon you go fro1n h ero, don't stop at tho corners of tho streets to talk, but go directly hon1o, and lot your n1a tor and 1nistrc ·s soc that you have con1o." The benediction was pronounced. We wont ho1no, highly UlllU od at brother Pike's rro. ·pel teaching, anu we detcrn1inod to hoar hin1 again. I \Vent tho next Sabbath ovoniug, and hoard pretty nn1ch a ropcti Lion of tho last discourse. At tlto elo:o or the Incoting, Mr. Pike infor1nod us that he found it \'cry inconY 'nient to n1cot at tho friend.' .. hon:e. and he :hould IJo I glad to sec us, every 'nnday ovonino·, at hi · own kitchen. I wont home with the feeling that I had hoard tho Reverend Mr. Pike for tho la t ti1no. • Oino of' J1i, members repaired to his h ouse, and fou lld thaL tho kitchen sported t'vo tallow caudlc:; the flr~t ti 1no, I am sure, siuco its present occupant o'vnocl it, for tho servants ne,·er had any thing but pine knot.. It wa · so long before tho rovoroncl gontlen1an de condou fro1n his co1nfortablc parlor that tho :lave: left, and wont to enjoy a Methodi t shout. They never soc1n so happy a: when shouting and singing a.t religious m cLings. ~fany of thon1 arc sincere, and nearer to tho gate of heaven than anctin1oniou. l\Ir. Pjko, n.ncl other louo·faccd Christians, \vho soc Vv'OlllHlcd Sanutritan ,, and pass by on the other side. The slaves generally cornpose their own songs and |