the opposite character produce ropposite results, and that most and blessed of all passions of the soul, kindness, be augmented by kind words. People that are for ever the speaking kindly, are for ever dismes inclining themselves to ill-temper.

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2. Kind words make other to people good tempered. Cold

Words freeze people, and hot Words scorch them, and sarcastic words irritate them, and bitter Words make them bitter, and wrathful words make them wrathfol. And kind words also produce their own image on men's souls. And a beautiful image it is. They Soothe and quiet and comfort the hearer. They shame him out of his sour, morose, unkind feelings. And he has to become kind himself.

CHEAP ORNAMENTS. - Mrs. Bache once wrote to Dr. Franklin, her father, for some feathers and thread lace: the Dr. declined in the following note: 'If you wear your cambric ruffles as I do, and take care not to mend the holes, they will come in time to be lace; and feathers, my dear girl, may be had in America, from every cock's tail.'

happy time when I set to work in you must be burning and shinearnest-when I resolved to wearing lights. You must be set on out. Oh, I love to see a shining a hill-not of boasting; but Sunday school teacher, whose eyes on the bill Calvary. There must sparkle with love-whose soul is you take your station. There fired with zeal-and who, far from must you borrow rays of light rusting out his life, is every day from the Sun of righteousness, growing brighter and brighter- and gather fresh light every day, whose every energy is developing till the period arrive when you itself in his work. To such an one, shall be changed into the same I say-Go on, go on-' better wear image from glory to glory. out than rust out!'

Your spiritual life must shineand if you derive it from its proper source, it cannot but shine and its light be intercepted by not a single cloud-till that of death shall hide you from the world And even then, the rays of you departure shall guide many a wan derer to the Sun of righteousness

Your light must shine befor men-not that you may be seer of men: but that men and chil dren, seeing your good worksyour Christian life-your lovely temper-your holy zeal, and you earnest desire for their spiritua benefit, may be led to glorify you heavenly Father. If then, b your light shining before men con tinually and clearly-brighter an brighter-souls are led to th Saviour, 'the true light which lighteth every man that comet into the world'-and become i their turn burning and shinin lights-amid the darkness that in the world, you will confes with me- better wear out tha rust out' for the attainment of s glorious an end.

Imagine a teacher begining his work in the early morning of his days. He works, he watches, he prays! Every moment he has to spare is spent in the study of the book in which he teaches-in meditation for his class. The midnight hour oft leaves him in study-and the morning dawn again finds him engaged in Sunday school meditation. The whole of the sabbath is spent in the school in the class. Prayer, faith, hope, and charity are evident in all his proceedings. He walks, he speaks, he acts, he sleeps, he lives a Sunday school teacher! It is evident his thought is 'I cannot do enough in the service of him who has done so much for me!' But this teacher is early called to his rest, and it is the opinion of all who knew him that his anxiety and zeal for the conversion of the rising race, and his great mental exertions for this end, have exhausted his bodily powers, and he sunk under it! And if it be so, dear friends-he has finished the work which his heavenly Father had committed to him-and he is now enjoying the reward-even the crown of life. 'Better wear out than rust out!'

Every teacher is a light set in the world, that is, if he be a Christian. It is possible, however, that this light be hid under a bushel, and there may burn, but to no advantage. A candle beneath a bushel may burn, but will burn itself out to the advantage of no one. Teachers,

Lastly, you must burn out o the world-shine more and mor unto the perfect day. Your ligh must not be suffered to go out till death shall take you away You must burn and wear out i God's work. Burn through th valley of death-and then sha you be welcomed to glory a one who has turned many t righteousness - and you sha shine as the stars for ever an ever. With such a prospect bet ter wear out than rust out."

birds of this feather might not have more of a chance than they have had to spread their wings.

KIND WORDS FOR EVER.-They improvements of the present age, do not cost much. It does not take long to utter them. They never blister the tongue or lips on their passage into the world, or occasion any other kind of bodily suffering. And we have never heard of any mental trouble arising from this quarter.

Though they do not cost much, yet they accomplish much.

1. They help one's own good nature and good will. One cannot be in a habit of this kind, without thereby pecking away something of the granite roughness of his own nature. Soft words will soften his own soul. Philosophers tell us, that the angry words a man uses, in his passion, are fuel to the flame of his wrath, and make it blaze the more fiercely. Why then should not words of the opposite character produce opposite results, and that most blessed of all passions of the soul, kindness, be augmented by kind words. People that are for ever speaking kindly, are for ever disinclining themselves to ill-temper.

Kind words are in danger of being driven from the field, like frightened pigeons, in these days of boisterous words, and warlike words, and passionate words. They have not the brass to stand up, like so many grenadiers, and fight their own way among the throng. Besides, they have been out of use so long, that they hardly know whether they have any right to make their appearance any more in our bustling world; not knowing but that, perhaps, the world has done with them and would not like their company any more. Let us, especially in a Sunday school, welcome them back. WE have not done with them. We have not yet begun to use them in such abundance as they ought to be used. WE cannot spare them.

2. Kind words make other people good tempered. Cold words freeze people, and hot words scorch them, and sarcastic words irritate them, and bitter words make them bitter, and wrathful words make them wrathful. And kind words also produce their own image on men's souls. And a beautiful image it is. They soothe and quiet and comfort the hearer. They shame him out of his sour, morose, unkind feelings. And he has to become kind himself.

There is such a rush of all other kinds of words, in our days, that it seems desirable to give kind words a chance among them. There are vain words, and idle words, and hasty words, and spiteful words, and silly words, and empty words. Now kind words are better than the whole of them, and it is a pity that, among the

WORTH KNOWING.-The late Rev. Isaac Mann, one of the most useful men the church ever had, was, when a boy, playing one Sunday in a field. A teacher took him to a Sunday school, where all his goodness and all his greatness commenced. That teacher became the Rev. G. Collison, of Hackney, who died on the 6th of February, after being for forty three years the Theological Tutor of the Independent College there. His honourable career, also, commenced in a Sunday school.

CHEAP ORNAMENTS. - Mrs. Bache once wrote to Dr. Franklin, her father, for some feathers and thread lace: the Dr. declined in the following note: 'If you wear your cambric ruffles as I do, and take care not to mend the holes, they will come in time to be lace; and feathers, my dear girl, may be had in America, from every cock's tail.'

The Library.

Juvenile Speaker: Simpkin. A selection of pieces, grave and gay, poetic and prosaic, sacred and profane, with rules for oratory and plates for gesture. We thank Mr. Hinchliffe for this choice work, and regret that our limited space prevents us from enlarging on its merits.

Dunn's Biography & Geography of the Gospels: Snow. This little pocket volume arose out of the necessities of large classes of young people in the Author's schools, and it gives a great deal of miscellaneous information on the Gospels, in a small compass.

Lessons of Life and Death : Snow. This is the second edition of a work every way worthy of

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in fact a memorial, elegantly reared, of an interesting young female Sunday school teacher. And to all teachers, especially females of some education and taste, we very cheerfully commend it. There are no ' common places' about it. From first to last it is intelligent, devout, impressive, and does great honour to Miss Ritchie, its accomplished writer. In our private capacity, we highly value it, and in our public capacity, we urge it on the deliberate perusal of all young female friends.

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Works of Puritan Divines : Nelson. We are happy to an. nounce another of the volumes of Puritan Divines issuing at a remarkably low price from the house of Nelson. It is on Charnock, and beside giving some of the best of his works, it gives an able analysis of his character, by Dr. Symington. It is beautified by a fine portrait, and a view of Crosby Hall, London, where the learned Charnock so often preached. He was a scholar and a Christian of the first magnitude, and we rejoice that by this cheap and beautiful volume, he will become known to a large extent.

Comprehensive Tune Book: Houlston & Co. The editing of this work is by Dr. Gauntlett, a suffi. cient recommendation of itself. The work, of which part first is before us, is to contain Psalm and Hymn Tunes, Anthems and Choir Music, Sacred Harmony for private use, and organ and piano-forte themes. Instructions also are added. The whole bids fair to be exceedingly popular.

Kennedy's Series of Reward Books: London: Allan, Warwick Square. We have received and examined carefully the first nineteen numbers of a Series of rewards, which is projected by a respectable house at Edinburgh.

Life of Cyrus: Tract Society.
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that need be known by common readers on his wonderful character. The perusal of it greatly varied, interesting, and evangeli-illustrates and endears the sacred cal. The works are written by volume.

school, by that energetic Christian minister, the Rev. W. W. Robinson, incumbent of Christ Church, Chelsea, in his district; and whose philanthropy, zeal, and kindness, in framing and carrying out this, emphatically, work of faith and labour of love, will we trust, be richly rewarded. We pray that he may, by God's blessing upon the efforts made, see many of these ragged boys clothed and in their right mind-arrayed in the spotless robe of a Saviour's righteousness,-ornaments of society -and finally the crown of his joy and rejoicing in the New Jerusalem. The school to which we refer was opened Jan. 11th, 1847, with about 40 scholars; the number now exceeds 100. The course pursued is as follows. The school commences and concludes with sing

NEW RAGGED SCHOOL-A ragged school was lately opened in Yeate's-court, Clement's-lane, Clare-market, London, a most wretched and crowded locality. The school is on a novel plan. Parents may send their children from six o'clock in the morning until ten in the evening, and they will, free of any charge, be taught to read and write, and be trained to habits of industry and cleanliness. Poor women that are obliged to go out to work the whole day, thus have an opportunity given them of having their children looked after and educated during their absence. Another feature is, that parents wishing their children to read, and learn the prayers of their own creed, willing and prayer; the scholars learn have their wishes attended to, and read the word, and are also and the children taught accord- taught writing, for which and ingly. In the evening, a class will other instruction they meet two be held for those boys and girls evenings in the week. Although who are occupied during the day. at first extremely unruly and apparently past control, they are now much improved, and are most orderly and attentive during the time they are in schoolindeed so much so that one of the teachers in writing to a friend says ""Tis like a little heaven below,' to be with them, and to know the great change that has taken place.' Many of them have applied for admission into the Sunday school! We cannot close this brief notice without affectionately commending to God, and His sympathy who was 'crucified between two thieves,' these devoted self-denying friends, who not only on the sabbath day but also on two evenings of the week besides, are engaged in the education of these poor boys, feeling, at the same time, well assured they can in no way better glorify their God and Saviour, or benefit their fellow-men. Westminster.

Ragged Schools.

CHELSEA SCHOOL.-It affords us very great pleasure to record another triumph of Christian perseverance, another noble effort for the suppression of vice in the removal of ignorance, and for the intellectual and moral elevation of those benighted masses of our population, which have so long cast a shade over this otherwise enlightened country; and who, until within the last few years, were considered beyond the reach of human effort, and were allowed to be living moral contagions to our Day and Sunday Schools; ignorant of every moral and divine law; even of the God who created them, of the Saviour who died for them, and of the Spirit who is promised for their sanctification. Living pests of society--and filling our gaols and penal settlements. The fact to which we allude is the formation of an adult and ragged

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