angels or human spirits, or to any created being, but to the Spirit of God-the Holy Spirit. If they were created beings, you would find them engaged in worship, but this you never do. In many parts of this book you see angels, and human beings, and the living ones, engaged in worship, ascribing their existence to God; but you never find the Seven Spirits thus engaged. If you will refer to Revelation i. 4, 5, you will find the Seven Spirits spoken of in connection with the Father and the Son, as unitedly a source of grace and peace; and they are prayed to for these blessings. "Grace be unto you and peace from him which was, and is, and is to come (namely, the Father), and from the Seven Spirits which are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ." Now, neither angels nor men can give grace and peace, for these are the blessings of salvation. None but God can give them, and, therefore, as the Seven Spirits are here associated with the Father and the Son, it is quite clear that the Seven Spirits mean the Holy Ghost. But you will ask—why, then, are there Seven Spirits? The word seven denotes fulness, plenitude, sufficing perfection: and it is here applied to the Holy Spirit to denote the fulness, sufficiency, and perfection of his influences. But you ask-why is he then set forth as a lamp of fire? I answer, he is set forth under the emblem of fire to denote his enlightening and purifying efficacy. It was under the emblem of fire that the Holy Spirit was given on the day of Pentecost, and this is a very common figure in the Holy Scriptures. Besides, we selves often speak of the Holy Spirit as a fire. Hence we sing "Refining fire go through my heart Illuminate my soul, our Scatter thy light through every part, [We have yet many more Questions on hand, and shall continue to answer them from month to month. It delights us to help our young friends to understand the Scriptures.] BIOGRAPHY. JOHN LENDERYOU, OF TRURO. Church of Christ amongst us. John was the youngest but one, and the counsels of his parents, together with the examples of the whole family, had a blessed influence in the formation of his character. JOHN LENDERYOU was a estate,) are members of the scholar in the Methodist New Connexion Sunday-school in Truro. He was the son of pious parer ts, who trained their family in the fear of the Lord. His father has long been a local preacher, and still occupies that position in our church. His mother died happy in the Lord a short time since, and nearly all the children (most of whom have arrived at man and woman's Although naturally of a kind, gentle and loving disposition, and favoured with godly training and holy example, he remained a stranger to the experimental religion until his last illness."The Lord is my helper." He Soon after the commencement frequently expressed his thankof the present year, a revival of fulness to his sisters and others the work of God in our Church for their kind attentions and occurred, by which many young help; on one or two occasions persons were converted to God; he said he felt as if he were in and some of the elder Sunday debt to some one, and was descholars became the subjects of sirous to discharge the obligaa saving change; one of these, tion; and when reminded that a companion of John's, hastened it was to Jesus, he assented, to the sick room of his afflicted saying, "Christ has paid the acquaintance, and told him, in debt," and then seemed satisfied. joyful accents, that the Lord Some days before his death had pardoned his sins, and now he had a dream, which he rehe was happy; at the same time, lated to his sisters. He said "he urging John to seek this blessing saw a ladder which reached as immediately. The circumstance, high as heaven, and that he was and the advice told effectually only a few steps from the top upon John's mind, and he of it; that he saw a long way wrestled with God for the same beyond it, and all that he saw blessing, and found it; from was so beautiful that no words that moment he was happy. He could describe it." now prayed, reflected, read, and listened to God's word and other pious works, with deep interest. He desired not to recover, but felt wishful to go to heaven, and confident that when the Lord should call away his spirit, he should be with Christ in glory. This feeling never left him. When he again saw his young friend he told him that he had been the means of causing him to give his heart to the Lord. He frequently exhorted his young friends when they came to see him, to seek and serve the Lord. His last words were, "Heaven,heaven, happy, happy!" and with these words on his lips he calmly fell asleep in Jesus, on Saturday, the 28th of May, 1853, aged 15 years. May every Sunday scholar BENJAMIN ATACK. THE subject of this memoir was born July 4th, 1847, at a little village called Crossgates, in the parish of Whitkirk, Yorkshire. His parents, soon after, were induced to remove to the vicinity of Leeds. Here it was that Benjamin was introduced His feeble frame gradually and rapidly sank beneath the influence of the disorder by which it was affected, and great at times were his sufferings; but he did not murmur; on the contrary, he continued to praise the Lord for what he had done for his soul, and cherished in reference to his eternal destiny, to our school at Zion; and a hope blooming with immortality and full of glory." 66 When requested by his friends to look to the Lord in the midst of his sufferings, he would say where, by his good conduct, and kind disposition, he soon became a general favourite. His disposition was affable, gentle, and kind. There were no manifestations of perverse-carrying a coffin for one of ness, or obstinacy, as is the his little playmates, he said, case with many of his age. "Father, they will bring my He was never known to re- coffin soon;' and pausing a sent an injury; but to return little, he told his parents that good for evil was his frequent he was going to die, and go to delight. About three weeks heaven, where he should see before he died he complained his grandmother, and his uncle of a severe pain, the result of Eli, and also Jesus Christ. which was the scarlet fever, When he saw the funeral of which brought him close to the his little playmate, he remarked gates of death. He delighted that he thought he was much to accompany his father to his better, and expressed a desire closet, and on such occasions to go to chapel once again. would pray with great fervency. His father tried to pacify him, One morning his father had and in a few moments after, he an interview with him before clasped his little hands, and going to his work, and will fixing his eyes towards heaven, never forget the earnestness his happy spirit put on immorwith which he importuned him tality, November 16th, 1852. not to leave him in his sickness. He was buried at Manston He frequently asked for his Church, in the parish of Barfather and mother that day, wick-in-Elmet. and when perceiving a joiner Leeds. POETRY. TO WINTER. WINTER, all nature bows beneath thy sway S. L. Spring came, and with her brought Sol's brighter rays, Gently she loosed them from thine iron sway, And taught them smilingly to raise their head. Then Summer o'er them breathed her warmer breath, Bright, generous Autumn, filled the reaper's hand With mellow fruits and tuned the harvest strain. All these, their mission done, are passed away, And let thy winds, O Winter! bear a lay Our riper years, as Autumn's richer store, S. A. V. OUR CHILDREN'S PORTION. A YOUNG CONVERT'S CONFESSION. I make this public confession lest any one should hear of my past conduct; but let all remember the day of my confession, the 5th day of December, 1853. SIR, For some time I have fession in religion. I have spoken very ill of my parents, often grieved God's Holy Spirit, and have almost broken their by doing the things I ought not hearts with the manner in which to have done, and leaving unI have conducted myself, and I done the very things I ought to am now troubled with the have done. thoughts of having been so unkind and so blasphemous against them. I have been led to see my folly, and have found it out, that had I been bound apprentice to some one, I should not have had the opportunity of attending the class-meetings, &c. I trust that from this time I shall never grieve them again, but that I shall do all I can to promote their interest. Yours respectfully, W. RIDGWAY. [My dear boy, cleave to God. Watch and pray continually, and always be employed, either in doing good or getting good. I am also to confess, that I have not acted up to my pro--ED.] A FRATERNAL LETTER FROM SUNDAY THE idea of a letter to the Sabbath scholars of the Metropolis was recently brought before the scholars of York Wesleyan Reform Sunday-schools. Suitable topics to write upon were suggested, and prizes offered; two to the boys and two to the girls, for the best letters. A large number of the scholars became candidates, and the prizes were duly awarded. Thus a friendly interest has been created in their minds towards their fellow-scholars in London; their abilities have been tested; and additional knowledge of their sentiments and feelings has been afforded; and hereby the object of their teachers has been partly realized. From these letters the following one was compiled, in which the sentiments, and, as far as practicable, the phraseology of the scholars have been adhered to. The manuscript is signed by upwards of three hundred scholars, and is about eighteen feet in length. FROM THE SCHOLARS OF THE WESLEYAN REFORM SUNDAY- November 20th, 1853. Dear BrotherS AND SISTERS,—It is with very great pleasure that we take the opportunity, given us by our kind Superinten |