place in my character; my conduct was shameful. I do not know how you could have born with me with so much patience.

'At the end of two years, my parents were obliged to return to Ireland. Oh! my dear friend, never shall I forget that night, when I told you I was not coming again. How affectionately you talked to me. If I had been one of the most attentive scholars in your class, you could not have been more kind to me. You marked some chapters in my Bible, and begged of me to read them when I could not come to school; and when you bade me farewell, it was the first time in my life that I felt any real sorrow for my past sin. I thought I would give all the world, if I might but stop one month longer with you. In the course of the week we left London. I could get no rest day or night: I could think of no one else but you. One day I thought I would make away with myself. Hell appeared open to receive me! Just as I was going to take some poison that I had prepared, I thought I heard you call me, and say, 'Where is your Bible?' I laid down the poison and got my Bible; and the first place that I opened, where you marked, was John iii. 16, 'God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.' Although I had so often heard of that passage before, it now appeared as if it were the first time. I turned to some other place that was marked, and I saw before me, 'This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.' This appeared just my case. I kneeled down and prayed to God, for the first time in my life. I was much comforted. I threw the poison away, and from that time I found mercy, and was

able to call God, Abba, Father. I suffered much persecution from my friends; but, blessed be God, he helped me through it. I knew what a sinner I had been, therefore could pity and pray for them. I had once nearly lost my Bible. The priest having learned that I had one, came and demanded it; I said I would part with my life first. He said it would be worse for me if I did not give it to him. At last I thought I would bury it. One night, after all were safe in bed, I got up, took my Bible, went down the yard, dug a hole, after committing my best companion to the Lord, laid it in the grave, and covered it up, so that no one could find it. For three weeks, I went every night, for two hours, to read it, being the only time that I dared look at it. At length I heard that a lady wanted a servant. I went to see her. She told me I might come as soon as I liked. I got my Bible, and went at once. She was a member of a Christian church. This was a mercy, indeed, for me. months after, I became a member of the church to which she belonged. I am still in the same place; and a good place it is. I must also tell you that my father and mother have joined the same chapel, nine months ago; their home, that used to be like a little hell, is now like heaven. It would do you good to see my father surrounded with fifty or sixty poor men and women, holding a prayer meeting on Sunday evening, some coming four or five miles, and some six miles, never forgetting to pour out their prayers for a blessing on Jurston-street school. A few days ago, a friend said to my father, "You will never forget that school?" "Forget? Oh, no, never, till my God forgets to be gracious."

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'Please to give this 2s. 6d. to the Bible Society, as a small, but sincere token of my love to my

Bible, which is as dear to me as my life is. Pray remember me, with many thanks, to Mr. Clark and Mr. Williams, and all the friends of Jurston-street school. You will wonder how I should know where to send to you. My brother has been living in London till a few weeks since. I begged of him to go to the school, and find you out. He went, and watched you home, and then took the direction down, and brought it with him; and I determined to write as soon as I had opportunity. Mrs.- -has come to London on her way to America; she will tell you anything about me that you wish to know; she is a friend of my mistress. Now, my beloved friend, I must bid you farewell. God bless you, for ever and for ever, is the prayer of yours sincerely.

M. K.'

One of our Correspondents writes, It is an interesting circumstance for us to state that our school room once, a den of thieves,' has now become 'a house of prayer,' it being formerly occupied as a penny theatre, where girls and boys of the lowest grade associated, and with this order we are now trying, by the help of God, to have the room filled. And we have not been disappointed. Often have the teachers heard the lads describing the scenes they bad witnessed or something connected with the place. Two of the lads were one evening holding a discussion relative to the former occupation of their school room. They were overheard by their teacher in the following conversation.-1st Boy. 'Oh, this used to be a penny gaff' (a slang word for play.) 2nd Boy. 'No, it did'nt, it was a prayer meeting.' 1st. 'It was'nt, 'twas a penny gaff,' 2nd. 'No, 'twas a prayer meeting.' 1st. 'No such thing, 'twas a penny gaff. 2nd. 'Was'nt it the Devil's prayer meeting?"

The Library.

Teachers' Offering, 1846: Ward. Here is again our old friend and favourite, quite as pictorial, musical, evangelical, and varied as ever. It needs no commendation from us, and this is its highest praise.

The Stars and the Earth: Baillière. The man who wrote this book, has evidently some talent, but it such a hodge podge of nonsense, that, for publishing it, he ought to stand before all Christendom, in the white sheet of penitence.

The Union Magazine, 1846: Davies. We are glad to see this useful Magazine going on its way rejoicing.

It greatly improves, and it is destined to exert a good influence, and especially on the teachers and managers of Sunday schools. It makes quite a portly volume, and so far as our commendations can go, we wish for it a sale rapidly enlarging.

The Teachers' Diary; Davies. This, and the Teachers' Class Register, are both very useful manuals prepared by the London Union. But we must advise the committee to have them out sometime before the new year commences. Instead of receiving them far in January, we ought to get them early in November, so that in the December periodicals they may be urged on the attention of the Sunday school public.

The Karen Apostle: Philosophy of Salvation: The Arab: Life of Christ: Tract Society. Four more of the admirable issues of the Tract Society are before us. The first gives an account of a people remarkable for their simple piety, but of whom, till lately, the Christian would know nothing; the second is a reprint of a work popu

lar in America, and which will do real good to any one who will study it; the third, corresponding to the Jew and to the Egyptian, is most beautifully illustrated and is sure to be a favourite; the fourth is another of a series of small books, full of engravings, and like 'the Manners and Customs,' and the 'Journies of the children of Israel,' tends to illustrate and to endear the Bible. The publications of the Tract Society, so frequent, so varied, so pleasing, so instructive, should be a source of rejoicing to the whole religious community.

An

Introduction to Ancient Geography and History; Gibbs. examination of this book has given us a high opinion of its merits. It contains explanations of all the terms used-it breaks the information into small portions, and thus facilitates the learner's progress-it appends to each chapter a series of useful questions on the contents-it gives biographical notices of the chief characters introduced-it illustrates its subjects by twentythree maps and engravings, and thus as by a rapid and powerful wing, carries us over all the ancient kingdoms, and through long centuries of time. We do not speak of it as a Sunday Book, but where historical and geographical history is wanted, especially in its combination with religion, we can speak of this one with all authority and confidence. It is advertised in our last month's cover, and as specimens of its engravings and maps, we refer to pages 25 and 33 of the present number.

Barnes' Notes; Tegg. We hope it is known to our readers that a series of Biblical Notes, under the able superintendence of the Rev. Ingram Cobbin, orginally prepared by Barnes of America, is now in course of publication by Tegg of

Union of all the Sunday schools in England and America, in the bonds of fraternal concord. The substance of the position is, to put every Sunday school in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, in communication with some Sunday school in America, for the purpose of interchanging friendly letters, upon subjects connected with their mutual experience, welfare and the evangelisation of the heathen world. Two meetings have been held in Manchester to consider this subject, and measures have been taken to carry the plan into effect. We have written to America for a list of the sabbath schools throughout the country, and by the middle of February we expect to be able to furnish any English school with a correspondent. We have thought it would be a peculiarly pleasant feature in this social movement, to put first in communication towns bearing the same names in the two countries, of which there are more than a hundred. Although the English towns may be much larger than their namesakes in America, yet many of them have a dozen namesakes, and all of which would number as many schools as the fatherland whose name they bear. For instance, Dover has more than 20 namesakes in America; York not less than a dozen. Manchester one in almost every State in the Union. We have, therefore, made arrangements to procure, first the lists of sabbath schools in these American duplicates, of all denominations, hoping they will all be quickly meeted with correspondents in England. We should be happy to receive and answer communications on this subject from Sunday school teachers and superintendents, whose co-operation we earnestly solicit to make this social movement one of great compass and beneficence. Letters addressed to the Editor, of the Bond of Brotherhood, Birming

ham, will reach us without delay, wherever we may be.

PEACE BOOKS FOR SUNDAY SCHOOLS. We would deferentially suggest to superintendents, teachers, and all interested in Sunday school instruction, the following plan for infusing into the religious education of the young in England and America, of more the spirit and principles of peace. Let there be seventy ladies, of cultivated minds, and thoroughly evangelized hearts, selected and solicited to write each a small volume on the beauty and loveliness of peace, and the power nf love; illustrated by examples, translated from the history of communities and individuals. We say seventy, not only for a coincidence in number with the translators of the Bible, but to supply as many books of this spirit as should be sifted into the Sunday school libraries of the English race. Half of these female writers might be solicited in America and half in England, each to write one small volume every year, or every alternate year; in which case, they might be relieved every other year by another seventy. We would venture to pledge thirtyfive ladies in America to this enterprize, and doubtless the same number might be found in England, who would joyfully enter a work so blessed in its inception and issue.

Chelsea: Ranelagh Chapel.—On the 21st of December, a highly interesting tea party was held in this place. About 120 young women who were formerly in the school, and are now chiefly in servitude, assembled, took tea together, and were addressed by the venerable pastor, the Rev. R. H. Shepherd and other friends. For twelve years has the daughter of the minister thus convened all the females in the neighbourhood, who have been in former years