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A GREAT VARIETY OF TRACTS SUITABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION, AND TRACTS IN LARGE TYPE, ALWAYS ON HAND. Books and Packets of Tracts forwarded free on Receipt of the Price in Postage Stamps. CONTENTS. The Sabbath School Scholar that forsook the Saviour -with Illustration, POETRY-What Jesus did for me, The MISSION FIELD-INDIA.-Worship of Cows-Early Only Just Once and No More, Love and Poverty, POETRY-A Lesson for your Teacher, NOTICE TO OUR READERS. PAGE 37 39 40 43 45 46 All sums for acknowledgment on the Cover of the Sabbath Scholar's Treasury, and letters in regard to them, must be transmitted to Mr JOHN FREDERICK MOFFATT, 13 Queen Street, Edinburgh. Money Orders must be drawn, payable to him only. Sums so transmitted on or before the tenth day of each month, are in time for the next month's publication. We have received the following Sums : I. ORPHAN REFUGE, CALCUTTA. Kirkmabreck Sabbath School, contribution for infant "Maria," Maxwelltown Sabbath School, per Mr Spalding, Dumbarton Parish Sabbath School, Longforgan Sabbath School, per Rev. Dr Ritchie, Gourock Parish Sabbath School, quarterly payment for "Margaret Ashton," to 1st April, II. ORPHAN REFUGE, POONA. Bathgate Sabbath School, quarterly contribution, III. ORPHAN REFUGE, MADRAS. Young People of Parish of Westerkirk, annual contribution for support of "Rhoda," St Bernard's Sabbath Schools, quarterly payment for "Paulina," £2 4 0 0 11 0 0 16 0 3 0 0 0 15 0 109 4 10 0 1 2 6 0 16 0 100 0 10 0 Dumbarton Parish Sabbath School, Fordoun, Cocketty, and Castleton of Kincardine Sabbath Schools, per Rev. Dr Buchan, [Continued on page 3 of Cover. The Sabbath School Scholar that forsook the Saviour. HEN preaching in near to his end. The gentle the city of B one Sabbath morn. ing a gentleman met me at the door of the church, and desired me to visit a young man in F. street, who was supposed to be very VOL. VII.-No. 4. man said he had mentioned my name as the only minister he knew in the city, and the only one he should feel willing to see. He had not been many months in the city, and had not been in the habit of at tending church since he came thither. He had been very severely attacked with typhoid fever, and for a number of days seemed to be wasting away. All hope of his recovery had been given up. His mother had come from their home in another State, to take care of him in the boarding - house where he was staying. I From the gentleman learned that he had been connected with a Sabbath school in the city of M- where I resided for a number of years, and where I was a teacher in the same school. This was his native place, and it was because he recollected me as a teacher that he expressed a willingness now to see me. While a scholar in the school, he had become much interested in religious things. There was quite a revival among the children, and they had meetings for prayer among themselves. George, for that was his name, was a leader of these services, and seemed to give very good evidence of a sincere desire to be a disciple of Jesus. Some time after this he left the city of M- for that of L in another State; and here he made the great mistake of not at once joining the Sabbath school and church, that he might enjoy the assistance and sympathy of warm and wise religious friends and teachers. His business led him among worldly and gay companions. As he did not take a public stand at once for religion, they felt that he was one of them, and gradually drew him aside from all his previous religious habits and duties. He gave up his private prayers and the regular attendance upon the house of God. He turned his back upon his Saviour, and forgot all his previous promises, all the delightful hours of religious enjoyment which he had experienced, and became a careless, worldly young man. He afterward came to the city of B- -; and here he was now, in all human probability, with the fountain of his life rapidly drying up, under the power of a burning fever. After my service I went to the house. There were many boarders in it. They seemed very thoughtful, for it was understood that the young man could not live long, and they were full of sympathy for his poor mother, who was almost broken down with the care of him and sorrow for him. I stood by his bedside, and began to speak to him, as he was lying, terribly emaciated, with his eyes closed, hardly breathing, through great weakness. 66 "George, you know me," said, although I had forgotten you." I You will have to speak louder," said the poor boy, "I cannot hear you." He was so weak that the exertions of speaking brought the perspiration out in great |