The Christian member of a Christian household has this heavenly and solacing assurance, "that so strong, so unearthly become the bonds which unite those who have long lived together in the unity of the Spirit, no less than community of blood; that they undoubtedly enjoy," even in absence, "a certain, though undefinable, fruition of each other's presence; they hear each other's voices speaking in the depth of their bosoms, dissuading, approving, comforting, rejoicing, and thus realize, to its fullest extent, that blessed privilege, alas! how seldom enjoyed, or even understood, of the communion of saints."----_The Rectory of Valehead._ * * * * * We cannot keep our bodies long here, they are corruptible bodies, and will tumble into dust; we must part with them for a while, and if ever we expect and desire a happy meeting again, we must use them with modesty and reverence now.----SHERLOCK. * * * * * DEATH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Death! What art thou, O thou great mysterious terror! The way to thee we know; diseases, famine, Fire, sword, and all thy ever-open gates, Which day and night, stand ready to receive us; But what's beyond them?--Who shall draw that veil? [HUGHES'S _Siege of Damascus_.] ANSWER, by the late Rev. S. BISHOP, M. A. _Beyond?_ and, _Who shall draw that veil?_--The man Whom Christian Spirit hath ennobled can: He from th' abyss beyond, the veil shall tear, For 'tis his triumph, that DEATH is not there! That there is all sublime devotion's scope; All rest from sorrow; all expanse of hope; There perfect souls, the path he treads, who trod; There Immortality! there Heaven! there GOD! THE GREAT BELL OF MOSCOW. In our first volume, (p. 20,) we gave a history of Bells, with a table of the weights of some of the most remarkable. The following account of the GREAT BELL OF MOSCOW, is furnished in compliance with the request of some of our youthful readers in the country. In the churches of Russia in general, the bells are numerous and of large size. They are hung, particularly at Moscow, in belfries, or steeples separated from the churches; they do not swing like our bells, but are fixed to the beams, and rung by a rope tied to the clapper and pulled sideways. One of these bells in the belfry of St. Ivan's Church, at Moscow, weighs more than fifty-seven tons. It is used only on important occasions. "When it sounds," says Dr. Clarke, "a deep and hollow murmur vibrates all over Moscow, like the fullest and lowest tones of a vast organ, or the rolling of distant thunder."