the way of eternal life. Mrs. Owen pointed out to Elizabeth the value and importance of such an education to the children of the village, as fitting them for the duties of life, and above all, teaching them to seek, through Divine grace, for the pardon of their sins, and their everlasting happiness in a world to come. Elizabeth was interested and delighted with all that she saw; and left the school with evident reluctance, and a hope that they might shortly visit it again. "Now, my dear," said Mrs. Owen, after a short silence,"can you forgive Miss Myles for living in a small house, and for choosing to wear a plainer dress than our friends, the Hartlands ?"

"Oh, mother!" replied Elizabeth, with tears in her eyes, "I am quite ashamed of the disdainful thoughts that were in my mind while you were talking to her this morning.

Dear, kind Miss Myles! I little knew the good she was doing with her money."

"Henceforth, my child," said Mrs. Owen, "endeavour to form your estimate of persons, not from mere outward circumstances, the style they live in, or the clothes they wear, but according to their real qualities of mind and character. Let us also learn another lesson from the self-denying charity of Miss Myles. Let us seek to imitate her, in our measure, by sometimes giving up our own gratification or enjoyment, when others may be benefited by the sacrifice: always remembering that acts of kindness, when proceeding from a right motive, are graciously regarded with favour by Him who has said, 'that whosoever giveth to a disciple a cup of cold water in the name of Christ, shall in no wise lose his reward.'"

THE REV. T. MOORE,

AND DISTRESSING CASE OF ORPHANHOOD. We do not remember a case which has more deeply demanded our sympathies than that which we now narrate to our readers. It is, indeed, a privilege to do what we can in aid of such bereaved ones.

The Rev. T. Moore, formerly a member of Mr. Craps's church at Lincoln, and one of Dr. Steadman's last students, had, after he left Horton College, been labouring with no mean success in his Master's work, in one of the worst parts of London. Last year, his health so failed him, that his medical men advised his removing to Australia, if practicable, as the only hope of saving his life. Friends kindly subscribed, and raised him the sum required for the voyage and for his support there for a short time, hoping that recovered health would soon enable him to support himself in his Master's work. Very soon after "The George" left England, the Cholera broke out in the ship. Two of the five children and Mrs. Moore almost immediately fell victims to it. Under these overwhelming trials, our brother's spirits sunk much. "Enfeebled by disease (we quote from the letter of Mr. Palmer, who kindly aided Mr. Ham, the Baptist minister, in attending to him), bowed down by bodily weakness and suffering, the delight of his eyes taken from him, still the servant

of God endeavoured to discharge the duties of the father and the christian; but his remaining strength broke down under his accumulated sufferings. A blood vessel was ruptured and he was compelled to take to his bed, to which he was confined for upwards of a fortnight previous to his arrival here. At the request of Mr. Ham, who is himself in but a feeble state of health, I took lodgings in Balmain, for our poor departed brother, and went on board the vessel. In a dark, close cabin, crowded with culinary and other domestic utensils, articles of furniture jumbled together in strange confusion, hampers, casks, earthen jars, and pots, the number of which bespoke the kindness of friends at home, and whose dirty and disordered condition spoke plainly of the neglect and unkindness of those on board, I found this poor man of God neglected by his fellow-men, but not forsaken by his Master. He was lying in a dirty berth, so weak and emaciated that he could scarcely rise; his eyes sunken, and of an unhealthy brightness, his beard unshaven, and his general appearance bearing dreadful testimony to the unchristian and inhuman neglect of those by whom he was surrounded. I told him I had come to take him on shore. In feeble, yet earnest accents, he said, 'Oh, Sir, can you take me to-night, I shall be so thankful to leave this dreadful place.'" L

promised to do so, and asked for the children, who were called by one of the females in the steerage, and I shall never forget, so long as I live, their pitiable condition,-their clothes were ragged, and filthily dirty, and their heads in a state which made me shudder. With difficulty Mr. M. was dressed, and taken on deck, but as evening was drawing on apace, as I feared the effects of the chill air, I was obliged to take the poor dear children as they were. As it was impossible to take them to any respectable lodging-house in their condition, I took them to my own, where they were properly attended to, and proceeded in the boat to the lodging-house of a christian widow. This house commands a beautiful view of the harbour and Sydney, and is situated a hundred and fifty or two hundred feet above the level of the water. The ascent to it is difficult, the road being very rugged and rocky; as it was utterly impossible for Mr. M. to walk I went to the house for assistance to convey him, when, to my surprise and pleasure, the landlady, Mrs. Nail, told me that her servant knew Mr. M., and that her father who lived near at hand would be glad to assist us. I ran to his cottage hastily, mentioned the circumstances, and he proceeded with me to the boat. The unexpected sight of this person, with whom I subsequently learned Mr. M. had been upon terms of intimacy in England, completely overcame the latter, who exclaimed, I see the finger of God in this,oh, my dear, dear friend.' The sight of one who had so recently left him, when he was in circumstances so different, seemed to open all his sorrows afresh. I stood by a few seconds, a silent, but you may readily suppose, not an unaffected spectator of this touching scene. The person whom I had taken to assist me was a Mr. Alderton. I had never before met him, although he had been residing in Balmain from the time of his arrival from England. He knew nothing whatever of the arrival of Mr. M., and was the only person in the colony, so far as I can at present learn, who had known him at home. After a short time I endeavoured to soothe Mr. M., and we then proceeded to carry him up the hill. I remained with him until about ten o'clock, when I assisted him to bed; my servant, with the greatest kindness, having volunteered to wash him and make him comfortable, as he was in so helpless a condition as to be unable to raise his hand to his head.

"The following morning I received a note from him, requesting me to attend to somer little matters on board the vessel, and con cluding with these words: I am thankful to say, I am greatly refreshed by a comfort-able night-my soul hath dwelt among lions, now I feel I am among friends in the Lord.' This was written in a very tremulous hand, and was dated from Bed.' I called to see him in the course of the morning, when he made me acquainted with his position, and requested me to superintend the removal of his goods from the vessel; he also gave me a letter of credit for £90, which he wished me to draw from the Union Bank, and to deposit for him at the Savings Bank. Upon going to the bank, I mentioned the circumstances to Mr. Sea, the cashier, who appeared to take deep interest in the case. He requested to see Steadman, the eldest boy, as his name was upon the letter, and I took him with me the following morning. Mr. Sea then said, 'If anything should happen to the poor man, let me know, and I will do anything in my power to serve you in promoting the interests of the children.' This was on Thursday-I had called on the morning of this day, and requested Mr. Elliott, the medical man, who attends my family, who promised to see him in the course of the day, and Mr. Ham on the same day had spoken to Dr. Fullerton upon the same subject. Dr. F. saw him, and stated that he did not apprehend any immediate danger, although he certainly could hold out no hope that Mr. M. would ever be able to preach again.

"I should have stated that prior to this, Mrs. Palmer and myself had several interviews with him, and Mr. Ham had also seen him once. He had, in the course of conversation with my wife, mentioned the names of several friends at home with whom she was acquainted, and afterwards when I saw him and told him that I was the writer of my former letter to you, he seemed delighted, and to place in us the fullest confidence. At his request, I took a small cottage for him near our own, and gave orders for some necessary articles of furniture, of which he was deficient. Almost his last words to my wife, when speaking of his children, were, 'Well, I leave them in your hands.'

"On Friday morning (the 7th) I was aroused about half-past three o'clock in the morning by Mr. Alderton, who came to inform me that Mrs. Nail had been awoke

by a knocking upon the floor of the room in which Mr. M. slept, and that upon arriving there she found him with the basin upon the bed, and a stick in his hand, a stream of blood flowing from his mouth. He had had a fit of coughing, one of the arteries of the lungs had been ruptured, and before medical aid could be procured his spirit had left its frail tenement and ascended to his Father and his God.

"On Saturday we committed to the tomb, in the full hope of a glorious resurrection, the body of one known and beloved by hundreds in his native land-of one unknown here, but beloved as the servant of our common Lord, as a member of the family of our Heavenly Father.

"The suddenness of the event, the necessity for immediate interment from the nature of the climate, and the peculiar circumstances of his case, prevented our making our christian friends acquainted with the removal of our brother; but few, therefore, followed him to the grave, but those few evinced deep sympathy, and by their tears bore testimony to the intimate connection which exists between those who are united in the bonds of the gospel. Dr. Ross (Independent) and Mr. Ham (Baptist), conducted the service at the grave."

We insert also an extract or two from Mr. Ham's letter:-"In landing," he says, "from the boat at Balmain Mr. M. had to be carried by two men in a chair to his lodgings; the three children Mr. Palmer took to his own house, where they are at present remaining until we decide what friend shall take them while we consult with you, and through you with his friends at home. On Tuesday morning I went over to see him, and found him in a nice clean and airy room. To all appearance he was much better, and his spirits quite revived; he conversed freely with me, and gave me some of his testimonials, with the letter of credit for ninety pounds, and the letter attached, in which he had requested me, in case he and his wife should die on the passage, to take charge of the children, to write home to you, and his other friends, to ascertain whether they wished the children to be sent home or not. Fearing he would be too much exhausted by the exertion and excitement, I requested him to put the letter in the desk again until he was a little stronger, saying that Mr. Palmer and myself would see to the placing of the money in the bank for him. I left him again in good spirits, desiring him to make his mind perfectly easy, assuring him

that all that could be done for him should be done, with which he was much pleased. and affected; especially after I had read and prayed with him, he said, "Now this reminds me of the seasons of prayer I have enjoyed. with brother Stovel.' On Wednesday he was much about the same and seemed to have a good appetite, and told me he had made a very hearty breakfast, and said he relished his food very much, and hoped soon to get better and get up.

"On Thursday I was not able to see him, having a funeral in the morning and a lecture in the evening; the weather being wet, and Balmain being across the water some distance from the city, there was not time for me to get over and back in time for the service; but I went to my own physician and desired him to go over and sound his lungs, and let me know exactly what he thought of him and of the state of his constitution. He went over, and on his return called at my house and told Mrs. Ham that his left lung was entirely gone, and the right one was going; he said he might survive for some time, but he never would be able to preach. On Friday morning I was preparing to go to see him again, but before I could get away, Mr. Palmer came to say that at three o'clock that morning a fit of coughing had come on, which ruptured another vessel in the chest, and he expired without uttering a single word. Medical aid was immediately obtained, but the conflict was over, and his ransomed spirit had winged its way to the mansions of the blest, there to join those dear to him on earth, and who had but just gone before to their everlasting rest. Oh, what a meeting! How different their expectations when they left their native land! But the Lord's ways are not as our ways, nor are his thoughts as our thoughts."

We have only to add, that we should be most happy to be the medium of remitting the contributions of any friends who might find it the easiest plan to intrust them to

our care.

MR. JOSEPH BLACKBURN,
OF MILBY.

Died at Milby, near Boroughbridge, in the 83rd year of his age, Mr. Joseph Blackburn, who was nearly forty years a member, and thirty-four a deacon, of the Baptist church at the above place.

He lived in the faith and hope of that gospel which supported him in the prospect of death and eternity.

THE CHRISTIAN'S DAILY WORK.-LOOKing to Jesus is the daily, hourly, ceaseless work of the believer, or it ought to be. We all, beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image. And the Saviour of men, when addressing his disciples, says, "Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter the kingdom of heaven." It is as necessary that the work should be completed as that it should be begun. Let us lay aside every weight. It is in beholding Jesus we learn the command and curse of the law, as well as the gospel. We learn every thing connected with the doctrine of light in beholding the natural sun; so every thing in connection with the purity of the truth, is learned in beholding the Sun of Righteousness. "I am the light of the world." Mark the believer, who is intimately acquainted with himself, who for a series of years has been following on to know the Lord; fix your eye on him who is ripening for glory, he hangs down his head, not as a bulrush, but like an ear of corn courting the sickle; not in despondency, but in humility; and while his eye is fixed upon the ground, in another respect he is beholding the Lamb of God, and is changed into the same image only preparatory to beholding him for ever in heaven, without one sigh, one tear. There the bliss of Messiah will continue to flow, in one eternal tide, into the bosom of his glorified brethren. You who have been brought to God from a worse than Babylonish captivity, remember your continual dependence upon him. Do not suppose that because you have enjoyed a most delightful sense of the presence of God, that is enough to enable you to go on. Do not deceive yourselves. The Lord only gives us a sense of his presence to encourage us to follow him, to wait on him coutinually, in moments of darkness, distress, and desertion; not to puff us up with pride, but to convince us that all our springs in life, death, and eternity, are in him.-Howells.

PAUL'S ESTIMATE OF HEAVEN.-In speaking of the glories of the eternal world, the rapture of the apostle does not escape him as the sally of the imagination, as a thought awakened by the sudden glance of the object; he does not express himself at random from the sudden impulse of the moment, but in the sober tone of calculation. "I reckon," he says, like a man skilled in this spiritual arithmetic, "I reckon," after a due

estimate of their comparative value, "that the sufferings of the present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that shall be revealed." No man was ever so well qualified to make this estimate. Of the sufferings of the present world he had shared more largely than any man. Of the glory that shall be revealed, he had a glimpse granted to no other man. He had been caught up into paradise. He had heard the words of God, and seen the vision of the Almighty, and the result of this privileged experience was, that he "desired to depart and be with Christ;" that he desired to escape from this valley of tears; that he was impatient to recover the celestial vision, eager to perpetuate the momentary foretaste of the glories of immortality. -Hannah More.

HOW TO TREAT INJURIES AND INSULTS.— The occurrences of almost every day shew me what cause I have to bless and adore God, for enabling me to adopt and carry into effect a very simple principle, which brings the sweetest peace into my soul. It is this: a man strikes me with a sword and inflicts a wound. Suppose, instead of binding up the wound, I am shewing it to everybody; and, after it has been bound up, I am taking off the bandage continually and examining the wound, and making it to fester, till every limb becomes greatly inflamed, and my general health is materially affected; is there a person in the world that would not call me a fool? Now, such a fool is he, who, by dwelling upon little injuries, or insults, or provocations, causes them to agitate and inflame his mind. How much better were it to put a bandage over the wound, and never look at it again.-Simeon.

CHRISTIANITY SUITED TO MAN.-Christianity is adapted to satiate every want of a moral being. It proposes a suitable object for our choicest affections; an adequate end for our loftiest strivings. It furnishes the avenue to strength for the feeble; joy for the sorrowful; quiet for the anxious and distressed; guidance for the perplexed and bewildered; confidence for the timid and desponding. It can shed its own bright hues of consolation on every scene and circumstance of mortal grief. It can irradiate the tomb through the mention of Him who hath enlivened the sepulchre by entering it himself, and to whom there belongs the magnificent title of "THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE."-R. Bickersteth.

REVIVALS IN AMERICA.

From recent American papers we are gratified to find that the revivals of which

we spoke in our last number, are being continued in many of the churches. "It has been a long time," says a correspondent of

one of the papers, "since the interests of pure religion were in so prosperous a state generally as at present. Our churches are most of them somewhat quickened, and, while no very powerful excitement exists in any one of them, a more healthy state of things seems to obtain than has characterized their history for several years past." In one of the churches (Charlestown) the revival commenced in a peculiarly interesting and remarkable manner. "The recent pastor (Rev. W. C. Child) was just closing his labours. The society were on the eve of making some alterations in their house of worship to render it more attractive, as well as to repair it, and every mind seemed occupied with other than spiritual concerns. Just at this time a young gentleman connected with the congregation received a letter from a friend, who had just commenced, in a distant town, to seek an interest in the great salvation, announcing to him the purpose that had been formed. That letter was made by the Spirit the sword that reached his heart. He visited the late pastor, and disclosed his feelings. After spiritual counsel and prayer, the young man returned to his home. next day another interview was enjoyed, from which the young man dated the change in his feelings. In a few days an intimate friend of his was also rejoicing in the Saviour. These two young men rose in a prayer-meeting, and told what God had done for their souls. Christians were aroused at seeing God already in their midst. Others who had been for some time cherishing secret feeling were encouraged to foster it, and to make it known. The heavenly influence spread from heart to heart, and one after another proclaimed himself a trophy of all-conquering grace. Meetings have been held almost every evening for several weeks, and have been well attended and deeply interesting. The good work extended to the Female Seminary, and some twenty of the young ladies are rejoicing in the truth." We need not express the wish that these tokens of divine favour may be continued to our American brethren. Would that we in our own country also might share in the blessings which they enjoy.

THE REV. JEREMIAH ASHER.

The

In our April number we gave our readers some particulars respecting Mr. Asher, a coloured Baptist minister, who is on a visit from the United States to this country, for the purpose of seeking assistance to defray a debt upon his chapel; and inserted, also, an address to the American churches founded upon his case. We have now much pleasure in directing attention to a very interesting little volume, containing the incidents of his life (price one shilling), which Mr. A. has just published-his object in publication being to give "another representation of the unhappy prejudice which prevails in

the United States among christians against their coloured brethren," and also, as he very frankly states, to realise a profit which will enable him to "purchase some valuable books to assist him in the discharge of his ministerial duties." We are sure that those who have the pleasure of knowing Mr. Asher, as we have, will feel gratified in having the opportunity of contributing, by the purchase of a few copies of his work, to the object which he thus states that he has in view; but apart from any consideration of this kind, we may safely recommend the work to all our readers as a simple and very interesting narrative. Some of the exemplifications which are given in this work, of the prejudice existing amongst the white christians of the United States against their coloured brethren, are to us peculiarly painful. The prejudice we refer to, is manifested in ways which can scarcely be imagined by christians in this country; and we cannot but hope that our transatlantic brethren will soon be led to see the folly and inhumanity of their conduct, and its extreme inconsistency with the principles of that religion whose blessed distinction is, that in it there is "neither Jew nor Greek, bond nor free," but all are one in Christ Jesus."

RYDE.

The Baptist church, meeting for Divine worship in this delightful watering-place, was formed in the month of January, 1849. Mr. Newell (late student under Dr. Godwin) was called to the exercise of the ministry among them, and his labours have been much blessed. As a temporary expedient, a large room was fitted up in the "Colonnade," where, until this time, the society has met for worship. This room, however, is by no means large enough for the attendance, to say nothing of its unsuitability in other respects. The difficulty, for a long time felt, in obtaining a suitable site, has lately been overcome-a piece of land having been secured upon a lease for 999 years, at the rent of £15 per annum, but without any other pecuniary consideration. The church has therefore resolved to build. Plans have been accordingly prepared, and an estimate has been made of the expense of erecting a suitable chapel (to accommodate a congregation of 500), with vestries, school rooms, &c. The sum wanted for these purposes, it appears, will be £1500. The church is duly working, among themselves, a "Building Fund," which they originated some months since; and, in aid of the object contemplated, they now solicit the contributions of christian friends. The friends, at present constituting the infant cause at Ryde, are, comparatively, few in number, and none of them are by any means in affluent circumstances. From a circular which has been handed to us, we find that the case is recommended, amongst others, by the Revs. Dr. Cox, Dr. Godwin, Dr. Ferguson, F. Trestrail, and S. Lillycrop.