Unto thee, the homeless stranger, Outside the Camp. Inside the Veil. Nought from Thee our hearts shall sever; We shall see Thee, grieve Thee never; "Praise the Lamb!" shall sound for ever, Inside the Veil. E. S. The Training of Children. [Mr. Hake has just published a most valuable little book, price 6d, on this subject. The title is, "How shall we order the Child?" We most earnestly recommend it to every Christian parent, and to any others engaged in training the young. It may be had of the publishers of "The Evangelist."] The following is a brief summary of the contents: "FIRST. Through the Holy Scriptures, and by the grace and teaching of the Spirit of God, parents are to learn and know the will of God, and to bring up their children, from their infancy, after such a manner, that they may understand that, as the parents get blessing through honouring and obeying God, their heavenly Father, so the children are certain of blessing through honouring and obeying their earthly parents. Second. There are two great rules for the training of children: Let the parents have no will but God's; the children, none but that of their parents under God. Third. Should not the parent say, my child is God's loan to me, as if God had said, "Take this child and nurse it for me." My child is a gift from God, to serve as a mirror to me; it may be, to shew me much of my own ignorance, pride, selfishness, self-will; to help me to bumble myself before God, and so the better to I fulfil the parent's obligations. Fourth. We cannot be too diligent in learning through the Scriptures, for ourselves, and the good of our children, the ways of dur Lord Jesus Christ, His kind deeds, and words, and faithfulness. As we look to Christ, we are conformed to Him; and in that way we obtain ability from God to train our children. Fifth. The Word being our Guide, the Spirit of God our Teacher, and Christ our Exemplar; we, walking in His steps, shall maintain and cause to grow the child's love and confidence. Patience will be tried and rewarded, and by exercise increased. Sixth. Parents will do well to remember that they are fellow-heirs of the grace of life, who should walk together in the narrow, yet blessed path, of training their children, communing with God, "minding the same thing;" carefully, yea, with godly fear, avoiding the manifestation of the slightest difference of judgment before their children. Seventh. The order of God is, that the son should honour the father and mother. The parents must rule, that they may serve. True heavenly love and godly rule are inseparable. Eighth. If, to avoid present trouble, we yield when we ought to command, we sow the wind, and may expect to reap, in after years, the whirlwind. Nevertheless, whatever the age of the children, whatever the distress from disobedience, it is never too late to get the help of the Lord. Pour out your hearts before God-He is the Almighty-the All-wise. His hand is not waxed short. His compassions never fail. Lastly. The end we have in view is the present and everlasting happiness of our children; our heart's desire and prayer to God for them is, that they may be saved from the world's fellowship, as well as from the world's destruction; and that God may be glorified, not in their salvation from the wrath to come only, but in their becoming friends, and faithful witnesses for God, and good soldiers of our Lord Jesus Christ." To sanctify God in your hearts, is to give credit to God for all His love. God's way of salvation is hearing, believing, having (John v. 24)-not doing, praying, or feeling. Conviction is a discovered sinner-conversion is a discovered Saviour. 176 Readings for the Voung. Little Katie. [NOVEMBER 1, 1865. · It is, to beliere on the Lord Jesus Christ." Ah, how terrible if Romanist mission children should rise up at the last day to condemn any of you for "ONE NE day in December, 1863, a woman, going dear young friends, that many, very many of rejecting the way of salvation! I trust, however, into Mrs. G's house, was attracted by you are "looking unto Jesus!" the appearance of her daughter Katie, a little one, you of a dear little girl, seven years old, of I could tell then apparently not more than four years old. whom I have lately been hearing, who is daily "Whose little child are you, my dear?' she telling others of the dear Saviour she has found. asked. Katie looked up gravely in her face and Remember, Jesus does not wish you to go to replied, "I am Jesus' little child;' adding, that heaven alone. Remember, also, that He wishes Jesus took up little children in His arms and to make you instruments for blessing to many, blessed them, and that whoever believed on whom, perhaps, in this life, you may never see. Jesus would be His child, and she was going to He has said, "If ye abide in me, and my words be that. The woman was not a little surprised abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it at the answer her question had elicited; but the shall be done unto you." (John xv. 7.) mother broke out in praise of the mission school, then, dear children of His, to a throne of grace, saying that formerly, when the children were and praising Him for His mercies in the past Come going to one of a different denomination, they and the present, plead for an abundant blessing cursed and swore, and no one could keep a half-upon others."—An Extract. penny in the house for their stealing; but now it was all different, and if little Katie heard any one swear, she would reprove them." One more anecdote of Katie.-"A few days ago, as the teacher was giving religious instruction in the day-school, she asked the children this question: When should we prepare for death?' Some answered, 'In the day of health;' others said, 'Now.' 'And,' continued the teacher, 'how should we prepare for it?' 'I think, Miss,' said little Katie, it is to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ."" Little children should believe on Jesus. Little children may die. The earth is still fresh above the grave of another whom I knew. almost in years, she yet loved to hear of Jesus, An infant and would talk of being in heaven. and favourite hymn was one with which most of Her last you are familiar "One there is above all others; Oh, how He loves!" The Sinner and the Finished Work. "MOR 6 ORE and more the blessed Spirit, by the utter helplessness. Then it was that he said to truth, shewed him his sin, his danger, his one deeply interested in him, It has come to this, that if the Lord Himself do not save me, I must perish.' Ah! put one work before that poor burdened soul, you might as well ask him to fly to heaven. Perhaps, during those solemn than about Christ; as if it were first faith and days, some may have told him more about faith then Christ that we have to do with. Remember, faith, but with Christ. Perhaps he might be O sinner, that your first business is not with were first to believe, and then go to Christ, trying to do that thing called believing; as if he instead of at once, in his worthlessness, coming to the Saviour. He was brought low, and soon that word was fulfilled in his experience-'I was brought low, and He helped me.' Many a time I saw a copy of this sweet hymn lately in the and oft, I doubt not, he had cried from the handwriting of little Kate's mother. was especially marked: This verse "Tis eternal life to know Him; With His precious blood He bought us, Little Y was removed suddenly. Dear depths, Lord, save me; I perish.' But the hour of his deliverance was at hand. He beheld the Lamb of God; he saw the finished work in all its sufficiency; he looked to Jesus, and was saved; he looked to Him, and was lightened. The true light shone; he was light in the Lord;' and from that day 'in God's light he saw light.""-An Extract. our security that we are Christ's. love of God, met on the Cross-love triumphed. The causeless hatred of man, and the causeless quired. The broken law found in Christ the The law found in Christ the obedience it rejudgment it required. THE EVANGELIST. A Monthly Journal. EDITED BY H. H. SNELL. VOL. III. NEW SERIES. 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