their young charge, met in the study, and after some little instruction in bible history, and a fervent supplication for the welfare of the little ones under their care, Amelia, with her brothers and sister Sarah, retired to rest; Miss Elizabeth, now grown to the age of fourteen, being allowed to remain and retire with the rest of the family.

As soon as Mr. Sadgrove had returned from church, and the evening repast was ended, the family was convened for prayers. "Well, Miss Glover," said Mr. Sadgrove, "I have been twice to church to-day, and have heard but little to interest me; I think I shall go and hear Mr. How."

Indeed," said Miss Glover, "I shall be very glad to see you."? "I want to hear more of Christ," he said, "than Dr. Horn gives me."

Then opening the family bible and reading the 53rd of Isaiah with much feeling and emphasis, he bent the knee with Mrs. Sadgrove and the domestics, and prayed with such fervour that each felt what he felt himself, the Spirit evidently inflamed him and fired his lips to pray with the energy of his entire soul.

None retired to rest that night with a tearless eye, except Mrs. Sadgrove! But that prayer carried its issues to eternity: and even Mrs. Sadgrove herself never forgot that retiring prayer.

(To be Continued.)

ABOUT fifty years ago, an aged grandmother, of ninety years, was brought under deep anxiety for her sins, She felt bitterly that her whole life had been spent in rebellion against God. She hardly dared look for mercy. It seemed so selfish to ask for pardon when she had lost all power to do good, and make any return for God's love, that she could scarcely bring herself to beg for pardon. But at last she discerned that it was a part of the divine glory to forgive-to save sinners because they were undeserving and lost; and found rest. About the same time a little grandchild of seven years sought and found the same Saviour. She had pecular views of the sinfulness of sin, and instead of feeling that she was too young to begin the Christian life, came to her pastor in deep distress, saying "Is there any hope that God can pardon me?"

TH

HE illustration on the opposite page is kindly lent us by Mr. Broom, of Paternoster Row, and is from an excellent monthly issued by him, entitled "GooD NEWS."

The picture represents JOB, not in the first days of his moral, social, domestic, and circumstantial greatness, nor in the second days of his adversity and affliction; but in the third days of his prosperity, when the Lord turned his captivity, restored unto him more than he lost, and when all his friends came bending before him, bringing him presents, and congratulating him on his holy, happy, and blessed deliverance out of all his afflictions.

These three distinct kinds of days were certainly designed to teach us great and valuable lessons. First, Job's original condition represents man in his first estate: when God made him upright. Second, Job's great affliction shews man in his fallen estate, or rather Job represents THE CHURCH in her low condition before she is raised up to a happy oneness and likeness with, and to the Lord. Then his last days shew THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD, in raising up all (His) who are fallen down; THE FULNESS OF JESUS CHRIST, in supplying all their need; and the EFFICIENCY of the HOLY GHOST, in completely recovering the whole election of grace, and in bestowing upon them ten times more than they ever lost in the Adam-fall.

Oh! it is a great thing to be IN CHRIST-to be CHOSEN IN HIM -to be ACCEPTED IN HIM-to be COMFLETE IN HIM-to be, at last. GLORIFIED WITH HIM. This will be Heaven-this will be holiness -this will be happiness in rich and eternal perfection.

The history of Job is full of wisdom and of wonderful events. That excellent book called "Caryl's Commentary on the Book of Job," is to be re-issued in cheap numbers. We think many will say, "That is 'GOOD NEWS.'

WALKS IN

VICTORIA PARK.

Land People's Park, so appropriately all the truly pretty places on the north-eastern side of called "VICTORIA," with its most noble fountain, gardens, shrubberies, walks, pieces of water, plants, flowers, and trees of almost every kind. But the Sabbath desecration of it is fearful to contemplate. Thousands upon thousands mingle together; music and provisions, with buying and selling, and many bad practices are carried out to an alarming extent. It makes one sad to see healthful privileges turned so ungratefully to an evil

account.

I sometimes walk for a few moments in it; and have had some good thoughts there a few of which I have caught up in few words, of which the following is a hasty sample. I should like to give more.

I walked through Victoria Park on Wednesday, April 27th, 1864, that Scripture rolling over my mind, "I, even I, am HE that blotteth out thy transgressions, for Mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins." I asked silently, WHAT CAN THIS SCRIPTURE mean? There are three places, I thought, where our sin cannot be said to be blotted out as long as we live here; Satan remembers them, and often terrifies our souls with the temptation that they will yet rise up to condemn us; they are not yet blotted out of his remembrance. Our own memories will often bring them up to our confusion; and our fellow men will never forget them until they are obliged to forget us altogether. What, then, does it mean?

I ask, Where did God put His people's sins? Is not the Prophet's language quite true-"All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to His own way; but THE LORD HATH LAID ON HIM, the iniquity of us all!" Were not Paul's words true, "He made Him to be sin for us who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousnesss of God in Him?" Most certainly this doctrine of Divine substitution is a doctrine originating in, and ratified by Heaven. Were all Zion's

sins then laid upon Jesus? Yes, they were; and there by His blood-shedding, they were blotted out. The poet says,

"My Saviour's obedience and blood.

Hide all my transgressions from view."

This was the point I came to that, in the heavenly mind-in the register of a new and everlasting covenant-in the Person of of JESUS-there is no charge of sin, no condemnation for sin; and in the Great Assize, there will be no remembrance of sin against any of God's chosen ones. Of which great truth for thy comfort, reader, meet me here again to contemplate another day.

GOD WILL PROVIDE FOR THE MORROW.

ONE

NE of the pastors of the early church, Cæsarius, Bishop of Arles, had ransomed a number of captives from the enemy. Owing to many causes, however, these poor people were unable then to return in safety to their homes. They had, therefore, to remain at Arles, and so large a multitude of strangers soon consumed all the provisions which the bishop had at his disposal. It was accordingly told Cæsarius that unless on the following day he allowed the prisoners to beg, he would himself have nothing to eat. When he heard this he retired into his closet, to pray that God would send help to the poor. Full of trust in God he then returned to his servants, desiring that his barns might be emptied and not a grain left, so that the remaining corn might be baked and the prisoners kept from begging.

"To-morrow," he continued, "we must fast." But to a confidential friend he whispered, "God will provide for the morrow, since He never suffers them to want who take thought for the poor."

On the following day, that day to which the others had looked forward to with so much dread, three ships appeared in the neighbouring harbour laden with grain, sent by the Burgundian kings, Sigismund and Gundobald, to assist Cæsarius and his poor.-JANET.-From the German.