No treacherous snare is hidden
From his ever-watchful eye;
His ear is ever listening

For the weakest, faintest cry.
His hand is ever beckoning;

His heart doth ever yearn

A young lady in a Sabbathschool, a few mornings since, asked her class how soon a child should give its heart to God. One little girl said: "When thirteen years old ;" another, "Ten ;" another,

With a deep, a long, a changeless "Six." Then, at length, the last

love,

For the wanderer's return.

To each, to all he crieth,

"Come ye, whoever will;

open

Return while it is called to-day--
The door is still."
And like the sheep in the story,
Ere from his hand ye part,
Give him what only he requires
The offering of the heart.

Fear not to trust his keeping;

His own he'll firmly hold,

child in the class spoke : "Just as soon as we know who God is."

"I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me" (Prov. viii. 17). Parent, where is your faith? According to your faith be it unto you." "All things are possible to him that believeth." "Seek first for your little ones the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all things shall be added unto you."

Samuel was a little child when

Till all are gathered by the one Goodhe ministered unto the Lord, and

Shepherd,

Into the one good fold.

EARLY CONVERSIONS.

heard his voice. "And he grew, and the Lord was with him; and the Lord revealed himself to Samuel at Shiloh."

are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through faith which is in Christ Jesus."

Paul, speaking of little Timothy, says, "From a child thou hast THE moment children are capa-known the Holy Scriptures, which ble of sinning, breaking God's law, that moment they are capable of repenting, of turning to God, of understanding the doctrines and precepts of the Bible, repentance, faith, and a holy life. Children, taught as they should be from early infancy, know and feel that it is an evil and bitter thing to sin against God, and that wisdom's ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are paths of peace. "Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined."

These are examples left on record by the Spirit of grace, to teach us what may be done, in the strength and wisdom of the Most High. The Holy Spirit never strikes more powerfully than in early childhood.

The late Countess of Huntingdon was only a little child when she gave her heart to Christ; and she was not only rich in this world,

There's beauty in the ocean deep,
When waves heave from its breast;
There's beauty in the sky above,
By more than words expressed.
There's beauty in the butterfly,
With wings of silvery hue;

but eminently "rich in faith, and an heir of the kingdom." Who can read the early conversion and life of the wife of President Edwards, and doubt her being a child of God? Or the thrilling narrative which he gives of Phebe There's beauty in the little worm Bartlett, a child but five years Which bathes in morning dew. old. For seventy years she testi-Yea, beauty's lovely form appears fied to God's love in revealing In all things, great and small: himself to a child. In the late Then let us praise and glorify memoirs of Rev. Dr. Justin Ed- The God who made them all. wards, it is stated that the heavenly conversation and Christian spirit manifested in her last sickness, were the means of spiritual life to this eminent servant of Christ.

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One who has long been a ther in Israel," and whose deep spirituality and holy life had given her an extended influence of the happiest kind, was wont to say she could not remember the time when she did not love Christ, and find her greatest delight in doing his will. In her life and in her death she has given the most satisfactory evidence of religion pure and undefiled.

The late triumphant death of a little boy in Syracuse has stirred the hearts of many of our youth, and encouraged them to beg an interest in the prayers of God's people.

BEAUTY IN ALL THINGS. THERE'S beauty in the verdant leaf Which falls from yonder tree; There's beauty in the smallest flower, Where'er that flower may be.

CONVERSION OF A 'HINDU
HIGH PRIEST.

convictions

A REMARKABLE conversion is narrated by the Rev. W. Shoolbred, of the United Presbyterian Mission at Rati Ram, Beawr (Rajpootana). the chief guru, or high priest, of the sect called Ram Suehs, who for more than twenty-five years has been literally worshipped by his devoted followers, has been constrained, by deep convictions of guilt and danger which have burnt in him as a fire, and agonized his whole soul-to give up all for Christ-to forsake his temple, his habits, and his sect, and publicly to avow the Lord Jesus Christ as his Master and Saviour. The scene at his baptism, which crowd of was witnessed by a Hindus of all classes, was a very striking one.

"JESUS OF NAZARETH PASSETH BY."

MR. D. L. MOODY recently related how this beautiful hymn was used

by God in leading many to cry with Bartimeus, "Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on us."

In a town in Illinois, a religious meeting was appointed to be addressed by himself and others, but not half a dozen were present; so they went out into the street, and sang this hymn. Crowds gathered; numbers became anxious, and a mighty work of the Holy Spirit soon commenced, which completely renovated the town. Every professional man, and all the leading men in the place, were led to feel their blindness and to cry, "Lord, that I might receive my sight."

and lame;

Blind men rejoiced to hear the cry,
"Jesus of Nazareth passeth by !
His holy footprints we can trace ;
Again he comes; from place to place
He pauses at our threshold-nay,
He enters, condescends to stay!
Shall we not gladly raise the cry,

We copy the hymn from "Hymns" Jesus of Nazareth passeth by "?

of Salvation" :

Ho! all ye heavy-laden, come !
Here's pardon, comfort, rest, a home;

What means this eager, anxious Lost wanderers from a Father's face,

JUVENILE MISSION FUND, 1866-7.