done so that he remembered, with dark forebodings, "What will my wife say ?" Here Mrs. G- interrupted him with an exclamation that "He must be a pretty husband who would rob his wife to give to a stranger." "Let me finish," said he; "and you shall see, ma'am, how the Lord returned the little offering tenfold." He then went on to relate that, not daring to go back empty-handed, he walked up and down, asking the Lord to supply his need, not for himself, for he was now no more hungry, but for his wife's sake. While walking to and fro, a gentleman inquired of him the way to the Post Office. The soldier offered to show him the way; and, while walking together, the gentleman entered into conversation with him, and asked if he were not old G- whom he had known years ago. G replied that he was, upon which the gentleman put a shilling into his hand, and bade him God speed. "Now," added this old Christian, "is not our Master true to His word? and does He not bless a hundredfold all we do for His sake?

I was deeply touched with this narrative, and felt solemnly impressed with the fact of God's individual providence, and with the wondrous links in the great chain of life which reveal, to those who look for them, the unceasing care and love of Jesus for His people. I recalled to mind also, the letter I had received this morning, so I inquired what was their present trouble. Here Mrs. G- once more broke forth in complaints. The landlady had demanded their rent by twelve o'clock that day, as she had a payment to make up. They had but a few half-pence in the house, and the old woman was for hastening off her husband with some things from the mangle, which would bring them sixpence more. "But I could not get him to go," exclaimed she; "for he said he must first ask the Lord; so, instead of doing as I bade him, there he has been sitting over the Bible; and, as if he had not lost time enough already, he must needs go down on his knees, and all my shaking and scolding him could not get him up till just before you came, and now it is within half an hour of twelve."

Old G, I should have observed, was standing with his stick and hat in hand, and a bundle under his arm, when I came in, as if ready to go out. "How much do you owe?" I inquired. "Just five shillings," replied she. "It's fifteen-pence a week, as you know, ma'am; and it is just four weeks last Saturday.' I said nothing, but opened the letter. I read to her that portion which related to her husband, and then gave him the five shillings' worth of stamps.

It was a moment never to be forgotten. The old man stood speechless with joy, with his beaming eyes lifted up in sweet thankfulness to his heavenly Father; while Mrs. G― sank

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down upon a chair, and, covering her face with her hands, wept tears of shame and sorrow. 66 May God forgive me!" said she. I am a wicked woman! Yes, I see it all now. I didn't believe it, but it is just as G- read it out of that very Bible, not half an hour back, 'Before they call I will answer.' Oh, I didn't believe it! I didn't believe it! May God forgive me!" God's love had at last melted her stubborn heart, and the overpowering sense of the fact, "Thou God seest me," made her tremble with fear for her unbelief.

From this time a brighter day began to dawn upon old G's night of sorrow. His wife, so long the hinderer of his peace, and the object of his agonizing intercession, would now often sit by his side when he read the Bible, which had become more needful to him than his daily bread; accompany him to church and the weekly service; and, when I left the parish, I had the comfort of believing that this work in her heart was the work of the Holy Spirit.-Gospel Magazine, 1860.

"UNTO YOU WHICH BELIEVE HE IS PRECIOUS.”
How sweet and precious is the place
Where Christ unveils His lovely face,
And sheds His glory all around!
That spot is sacred, hallowed ground.
Saints favoured thus their Bethel raise,
While on His faithfulness they gaze;
Love, mercy, truth, and grace combine
All other objects to outshine.

Christ is become their chief desire;
His beauty sets their souls on fire;
They long to run the heavenly race,
To gain the prize, and see His face.

Chiefest among ten thousand He
Who died to set His people free;
To save them from the powers of hell
He rose, that they with Him might dwell.
And now He sits at God's right hand,
Their Intercessor, Saviour, Friend;
Clothed in His righteousness divine,
As stars they shall for ever shine.

F. B.

LEONARD KEYSER, who was burned at Scherding, in 1527, as a Protestant, when he came near to the stake, exclaimed, as he looked at the crowd, "Behold the harvest! Oh, Master, send forth Thy labourers!"

"I WILL BE AS THE DEW UNTO ISRAEL."

MY DEAR BROTHER,-It is a long time since any communication passed between us, and no doubt you sometimes wonder how I am getting on, and I am sure you will be glad to hear from me again.

Changes have taken place since we heard from one another, and I am not even certain where you may now be stationed, although I heard from one and another of your leaving L

but I have not heard particulars. I trust that an abundant measure of the favour of our God has accompanied you to the sphere of your present labours, wherever that may be, and that you are permitted to see fruit to gladden the heart.

As for me, I have been blessed, I may say, abundantly abové my most sanguine expectation-above all I had dared to hope for. Just two years ago, an extraordinary work began almost simultaneously at one of my stations and one of Mr. H's (my colleague). It began with distinct blessing in our own souls. "I am come that they might have life -we had the life-" and that they might have it more abundantly "-we were blessed with an increase of spiritual life.

To speak of myself, although a converted and saved character, and seeing some genuine fruit from my preaching, I was feeling far from satisfied. I was conscious that my testimony was marred by much failure in my own life and work. I longed for "the victory that overcometh the world," and cried to the Lord that He would show me how I might be uniformly victorious over besetting temptations.

One day, while on my knees before God, the words came strongly into my mind, "I am the Way." I thought I had always understood that Christ was the Way, but now I felt there was far more in these words than I had ever grasped. But how to get the advantage of Christ being the Way so as to be helped out of the trouble I was in was my difficulty.

I went on for about a week longer, and then a tract fell into my hands, entitled, "Abiding in Christ.". It proved to be “ a word in season" to one who was feeling much discouraged. It said, "Abide in Me" was not merely a command-it was equally a promise-a promise that Christ would be our abiding-place, where we might dwell, and walk, and lie down in quietness and rest of soul. But the entrance into this hiding-place was by faith. Faith alone could take that mighty step out of self into Christ, and by faith alone could we abide there. Very simple this may seem, but it was just what I felt I wanted; and then and there I was enabled to draw near to God afresh, and to ask Him to make me feel that my abiding in Christ was a reality,

and it was done. Victory over besetting sins followed immediately, and I became conscious of the possession of such a peace of soul as I had hardly known even at my best times.

These results abide now. I told my people what a blessing I had received, and exhorted them to seek the same. Many of them did so, and very soon a glorious revival broke out. Believers were quickened, and the careless awakened to a serious concern about salvation. Scores of the latter were savingly converted and added to the Church.

At the same time, and without any communication that I know of between the two places, a similar awakening took place at one of Mr. H 's stations, and then the work spread to all our stations and surrounding districts. It has been going on ever since, and is as vigorous now as ever.

We have not confined our efforts to our own stations, but have gone everywhere preaching the Word. In these expeditions we are usually accompanied by some of the converts, who give their personal testimony in support of the truth preached, telling what they were, and what, by the grace of God, they are. God gives His most signal blessing on their testimony; and, as many of them were members of different Churches before they were converted, they are very useful in speaking to others in the same condition, and the name of such is legion.

I am sure you will unite with us in praising God for so much blessing, and also in praying that He may bless us more and

more.

I am sending this to father, who is still at Luss,

to find out your address, and forward. I am thankful to say that I enjoy fairly good health. I hope you too are well. Kind regards to dear Mrs. F and Miss F I shall be so glad to hear from you soon again. Yours affectionately in Christ,

H. M. PHILLIPS.

Farm Cave Valley, P. O., Jamaica, February 17th, 1883.

[We are always glad to hear of the power of the Holy Spirit being known and felt among ministers and people who are called by the name of Christ, therefore we cherish the hope that the work related above may prove the beginning of a very genuine and gracious outpouring of the Spirit in our West Indian possessions, and that the influence may, like the blessed Comforter, abide there. We are justly jealous of much around us which is attributed to the Holy Spirit, that is, we fear, merely sensational; but we have long felt that the Lord's ministers and people lack that zeal for God and love for souls which characterized the early Christians, and which so enlarged their hearts and filled their souls with missionary spirit and enterprise.]

DEATH SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY.

"I AM better, and hope I shail soon be quite well." Such was the reply of a young man who was fading away under that dreadful malady, consumption, on being asked the condition of his health, as we sat down by the side of his bed. In the last stage of consumption, at the grave's mouth, on the brink of eternity, yet he could say, "I am better, and hope I shall soon be quite well." What a paradox to the unregenerate! How plainly it shows that the divinely enlightened are truly led to appreciate above all the things of time and sense-yea, even life itself-the blessings and presence of Him who is able to "make a dying bed soft as downy pillows are.'

How could this be? Was he not born in sin? Most decidedly! We must either admit that, or deny the testimony of the Word of God and our own experience. Then how could it be? According to his own statement, it was the Lord's pleasure to convince him of sin when in the Sabbath-school. Being afflicted, he was, about six years ago, taken to the hospital, Cambridge, and, not knowing whether he should end his mortal career there or recover, he became more deeply impressed with his condition as a sinner in the sight of the heart-searching God, which led him to lift up his heart in prayer to God. Speaking of the event, he said, "When father left me in the hospital, I believe I spent the whole night in prayer, being deeply convinced that I was a sinner""A sinner is a sacred thing;

The Holy Ghost hath made him so."

Reader, do you know you are a sinner, by the renewing and teaching of the Holy Ghost? If so, you will get no solid-no permanent-peace until you know the Saviour of sinners. "For two years," said our young friend, "I laboured and toiled, thinking I must do something and be something to inherit eternal life." I Is this your case, reader? Then cease from all such expectations or thoughts

"Cease from your own works, bad or good;
Seek cleansing in the precious blood—
The blood of Christ, the Lamb once slain-
Oh, seek for shelter in His name!"

Well might the wise man say, "The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city" (Eccles. x. 15). So our departed friend found it, for two years' legal labour did not bring him within the precincts of that city which is named "the possession of peace." But it was the pleasure of the Holy Spirit, in His own time, to give him clearer views of the way of life. Speaking of the case, he said,