The Homeless One!

ONE day, a little boy was sitting by his mother's side, and with the deepest interest read the varied scenes of Jesus' wondrous life while in this world of sin. Once and again his eyes were filled with tears, but when he reached that touching verse," The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man hath not where to lay His head," he was completely overcome, and wept

and sobbed aloud.

The mother was concerned, and vainly strove to soothe her child,-she feared he must be ill; but when at last his tears

anxious look, he said, "O mother! mother think of this! foxes had holes, and birds had nests, but JESUS had not where to lay His head. I wish I had been there, for then I would have given Him my pillow to lay His head upon."

less grace avail to melt that frozen heart? talk of something else." "Why what
What! will you spurn Him from your did they want?" he replied: "I pre-
feet, when there He comes beseeching sented, to the best of my ability, the
you to turn and live? He asks a recom- most interesting subject in the world.”
pense for all His toil,-He seeks a resting "But they wanted something different
place within your heart! Ah, yes! it
was for this He bled, He died! This is them a story-the most thrilling one
a story." "Well, I am sure I gave
the recompense He seeks! this will in
that can be conceived of." "But they had
part repay Him for His sorrow here!
heard it before. They wanted something
Then tarry not, but rise at once and
new of a man who had just come from
yield yourself to Him!
the antipodes." "Then I am glad they
have it to say, that a man coming from
the antipodes had nothing better to tell
than the wondrous story of the dying

Say not your heart is bad-unfit for Him. Quite true, indeed; but such the hearts that JESUS saves! Take Him those sins, He will forgive and wash love of Jesus. My business is to preach were somewhat checked; in answer to her them all away. Take Him the cold in- the gospel of Christ; and when I can gratitude you feel, He will subdue, yea, speak at all, I dare not trifle with my melt it all, and cause your soul to glow commission. When I looked upon those with gratitude and joy. Think not 'twill be a gloomy path, the Son of people to-day, and remembering where I should next meet them, how could I God Himself will cheer you on. He stand up and furnish food to vain curiwill stand by, revive, and bless; and He has prepared for all who listen to let you taste the deep, the lasting bliss,osity-tickle their fancy with amusing stories, however decently strung together His voice. on a thread of religion? That is not O tarry not, my friend; for what Christ meant by preaching the gossoon these gracious calls will cease! the twill be too late to seek for pardon or door of mercy will be closed, and then pel. And then how could I hereafter meet the fearful charge, 'I gave you one for peace. Then turn to Jesus now! Opportunity to tell them of ME; you yea, give Him room within your heart; spent it in describing your own adven

Dear friends! this is a simple fact, and you perhaps may smile; but have you ever felt for Jesus thus? Ah! have you ever pondered His life of fearful suf fering here? those three and thirty years of scorn and ridicule, privation, pain, and woe. Oh, have you watched Him weary, faint, and worn, treading the earth His hands had made; despised, defamed on every side? Say, have you marked His gentleness, His tender, patient love? His meek and lowly mien? No angry words escaped His lips,-no just complaints; but all He said or did was full of grace and truth!

Ah! have you traced Him to the Cross?-beheld Him scourged and spat upon, reviled and nailed upon the accursed tree? Oh, have you watched Him there, gazed on His agony,-o'erheard the cruel taunts of those who stood around, and listened to that piercing cry, "My God, my God, why hast THOU forsaken me?"

He stands-He knocks-He longs to
rich amazing grace He freely gives to all
enter in, and make you sharer of the
who trust themselves to Him.

Behold! a stranger at the door!
He gently knocks, has knock'd before;
Has waited long, is waiting still,—
You use no other friend so ill.
O, lovely attitude! He stands
With willing heart and open hands;
O, matchless kindness! Jesus shews
This matchless kindness to His foes!
Admit Him! ere His anger burn,
Lest He depart and ne'er return;
Admit Him! or the hour's at hand,
When, at His door, denied you'll stand.
Admit Him! for the human breast,
Ne'er entertain'd so kind a guest;
No mortal tongue their joys can tell,
With whom He condescends to dwell!

Dear friends, do pause awhile!—aye, pause and think why JESUS suffered thus? Oh, why this life and death of woe-these weary hours-this unrequited toil? It Judson's Preaching. was for sinners Jesus died;-for sinners JUDSON the Missionary, having passed He was slain. In richest grace He left through great hardships, and experienced His glorious rest above, to bear the guilt much success in Burmah, returned to of ruined man; He saw our wretched America after an absence of thirty years. state, and, filled with pity, came to give Announced to address an assembly in a Himself a sacrifice for sin......And now provincial town, and a vast concourse He speaks to you, and asks admittance having gathered from great distances to to your heart......Say, have you room for hear him, he rose at the close of the HIM? With words of tenderest love He usual service, and, as all eyes were fixed seeks to bend that stubborn will of yours. and every ear attent, he spoke for about "Why will you die?" He says, "why die fifteen minutes, with much pathos, of when I have power to save? why turn the precious Saviour, of what He had from when filled with grace and done for us, and of what we owed to truth? I've power to burst your bonds Him; and he sat down visibly affected. and set you free." "The people were very much disapDear friend! have you no gratitude, pointed," said a friend to him on their no love for Him? will not such match- way home; "they wonder you do not.

away

me,

tures.""

1 John i. 9.

1 Peter iii. 18.

Rev. iii. 21.

Heb. iv. 14, 15.

Eph. i. 6, 7. Rom. vii. 18.

It is a simple TRUST
In what the God of love has said
Of JESUS, as "the Just."
The PERFECT ONE that died for me,
Upon His Father's throne,
Presents our names before our God,
And pleads HIMSELF alone.
What JESUS is, and that alone,
Is faith's delightful plea;
It never deals with sinful self,
Nor RIGHTEOUS self, IN ME.
It tells me I am counted "DEAD"
By God, in His own word;
It tells me I am "BORN AGAIN'
In Christ, my RISEN Lord.
In that He died, He died TO SIN;
In that He lives-to God;
Then I am dead to NATURE'S hopes,
And justified through blood. Rom. iii. 24, 25.
If He is free, then I am free,
From all unrighteousness; 1 John iii. 5, 6, 7.
If He is just, then I am just,
[2 Cor. v. 21.

Rom. vi. 6, 7

Rom. vi. 4, 5.

Rom. vi. 10.

Jesus only.

BY T. W. MEDHURST, OF COLERAINE, NORTH OF
IRELAND.

ALL men by nature are dead in trespasses and
sins; they have no power to deliver them-
selves from this fearful state; neither have

they the will or inclination to do so naturally; hence the apostle, writing to believers, says, "And you hath HE QUICKENED, who were dead in trespasses and sins; wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh

in the children of disobedience."

Ere we can be brought out of this state of spiritual death, we must be quickened by Jesus only. This is done by the operation of the Holy Ghost, and is called by Jesus, a being born again. All who are the subjects of this new birth have repentance worked in the soul. God does not repent for them, but God is the efficient cause of their repentance; He produces it, by revealing sin, and leading the

It

The Parting Promise.

BY JAMES SMITH, CHELTENHAM.

THE first-born was about to leave home. The

morning fixed upon had arrived. The family,
one after another, had said, "Farewell." The
father accompanied his son a short distance,
and then said with a full heart, "John, fare-
well; cleave to Christ, walk with God, adorr
the gospel; and WHILE I HAVE A HOUSE, YOU
SHALL NEVER WANT A HOME."
The boy
looked on his father through his tears, was
unable to speak, and so went on his way.
Deeply was he affected by his mother's words,
by the kindness of the whole family, but no-
thing touched him so much, or impressed him
so powerfully, as his father's last promise,
While I have a house, you shall never want a
home."

Believer, God is thy father; and when

cheek unblanched, and heart firmly strung, he suffered HIS FATHER to put the rope about him, lower him into the wild abyss, and suspend him there, while he filled his little basket with the coveted flowers. was a daring deed; but his faith in the strength of his father's arm, and the love of his father's heart, gave him courage and power to perform it. It is thus with those whose souls are stayed on Jesus: they can and do attempt great things for God; and when they have been able to perform in faith, then they expect great things from God· from that God who has promised to grant all which concerneth those who fear Him. What though difficulties assail the man who trusts in Jesus only; he smilingly overcomes them all, saying, "My father will hold the rope." My reader, are you saved? This question to you is of all importance; upon its answer depends your happiness in this life, your going forth into the world, or to daily duties, peace in the hour of death, and your pros- you may hear Him give you just the same pects through all eternity. If you are not saved, you may be saved; but bear in mind, nothing divert your attention, or draw away Live in the The blood of Jesus Christ, and His blood you can be saved by none save Jesus only. your affections, from Him. closest fellowship with Jesus, carry all your alone, cleanseth us from all sin. By faith in cares to Him, and draw all your supplies Jesus, you shall be pardoned, cleansed, justi"Talk with God," as a child from Him. fied, sanctified, and glorified, but in none with a parent, in earnest, constant, and conother way. fidential intercourse with Him. Listen to His voice; watch His hand; catch His Christian, from whence do you derive your When a knowledge of guilt enters the heart. comfort? Is it from Jesus only? It is from Spirit; consult His will; aim in every a sense of unworthiness prostrates the whole Jesus only the writer can receive consolation.thing to please Him. "Adorn the gospel," man, causing it to cry in anguish, and to him, Jesus has at all times been an by a meek and quiet spirit, by a loving and must I do to be saved?” Jesus answers, all-sufficient source of joy. Seek, O child forgiving temper, by honest and upright Believe in me. Look unto me, all ye ends of the earth, and be ye saved; for I am God, and beside me there is no Saviour." The soul hears this gracious invitation, turns its eye to Jesus, trusts in Him, conquers sense by faith, and is saved; hence it is that faith is produced by Jesus only. The faith which is

sinner to the Cross, whereon Jesus died, as the bleeding God-man-mediator. A sight of the Saviour suffering for us, is sure to produce sorrow in our hearts, when all other means have failed. 'Tis a view of Calvary which declares pardon; 'tis a sense of pardon which dissolves the heart; hence it is that repentance is produced by Jesus only.

"What

A

of God, thy pleasures from Jesus only; thou
shalt find Him to be a satisfying portion.
I WILL COME AGAIN, and receive you unto
Fix thine eye on that sweet word of Jesus,
myself, that where I am, there ye may be also."
Watch with eager expectation for the fulfil-
ment of that gracious word whereon Jehovah

advice. He

says,

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"Cleave to Christ." Let

conduct, by a wise and intelligible testimony for God, by submission to superiors, by affection to equals, and by humble and cour teous conduct toward all who are beneath you in station, or talents, or education. Live as Jesus lived. Imitate God as His beloved children. Adorn the doctrine of the gospel,

produced by Jesus must ever live on Jesus. hath caused thy soul to hope. Amid all the by carefully observing its precepts. So shalt The Christian is apt to turn to himself, to disquietudes of life, all the unkindnesses of thou make thy father's heart glad. As Sololean to his own understanding, to seek con- thy professed friends, all the persecutions of mon said, "My son, if thy heart be wise, my

solation from his own feelings; but so

sure

as he does so, so sure will he, by a bitter experience, prove that he is trusting to broken

reeds, that he is seeking water from empty

when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.-
Acts xxiv. 25.

cisterns. None but Jesus can preserve faith
in healthy exercise; none but Jesus can fill
the whole soul of the Christian. I have met
with a beautiful illustration of real faith, in
the following circumstance. In the highlands
of Scotland there is a mountain gorge, twenty But soon dismiss each gloomy thought and fear,
MANY, like Felix, tremble while they hear,
feet in width, and two hundred feet in depth. And say to those that warn them, "Go your way,
Its perpendicular sides are bare of vegetation, I'll call ye on a more convenient day."
save in their crevices, in which
To-morrow I'll repent, the sinner cries;
grow nume-
But, ah! the gospel says, to-day be wise;
rous wild flowers of rare beauty. Desirous To-morrow's rising sun thou ne'er mayst see.
of obtaining specimens of these mountain This night thy soul may be required of thee!
flowers, a scientific tourist once offered a "Tis an important point on which I touch;
I must address a warning voice to such,
highland boy a handsome gift, if he would I would ask, will aught below the skies
consent to be lowered down the cliff by
rope, and would gather a little basket of
them. The boy looked wistfully at the money.
for his parents were poor; but when he gazed
at the yawning chasm, he shuddered, shrank
back, and declined. But filial love was strong
within him; and after another glance at the
gifts, and at the terrible fissure, his heart
grew strong, his eyes flashed, and he said,
"I'll go, IF MY FATHER WILL HOLD THE
ROPE." And then, with unshrinking nerves,

a

Bear competition with the heavenly prize?
For which the joys of angels you forego!
What are the trifles of this span below
Will the low streams of bliss on earth that roll,
F'er quench the thirst of an immortal soul?
But felt the raging fever till they died!
What multitudes have drank, and drank and tried,
Ere sin had spread its baneful, deadly blight,
The knowledge of his God was man's delight;
His Maker's image on his soul imprest,
He knew no evil, but was truly blest.
His upright mind no vain inventions sought,
And till that image is restored, we find
But was obedient in each wish and thought;
That nought can satisfy his craving mind.

disciples that He was going to prepare a
place for them. The real Christian can never
be homeless, for God will be his refuge and
strength-a
-a very present help in trouble. Yea,
as the Psalmist prayed, He will be for him
a strong habitation, whereunto he may con-
tinually resort. And often will he find oc-
casion to exclaim, How excellent is thy
loving-kindness, O Lord; therefore the chil-
dren of men put their trust under the shadow
of thy winys." Therefore every believer may
say, "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow
me all the days of my life, and I will dwell
in the house of the Lord for ever." No, the
Christian shall never want a home, for it is
his Father's good pleasure to give him the
kingdom. He shall never want a home, for
Jesus has prayed, "Father, I will that they
also, whom thou hast given me, be with me
where I am, that they may behold my glory,

which thou hast given me; for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world." To dwell in God's house for ever, to be where Jesus is, to inherit the kingdom, will be to be at home in the highest and best sense of the

word.

While our heavenly Father has a house, we shall never want a home; for He will have all His family around Him at length. From all places and all periods He will collect them, that they may inherit glory, and share in the honours and happiness of His only begotten Son for ever. er. We must not look for a home on earth: if we have comfortable lodgings, we should be grateful, and if our accommodations are few, and our privations many, it is not worth our while to fret; for we are only like the traveller who has turned aside to tarry for the night. Our journey will soon be ended, and we shall have done with inns and hotels for ever. Our goal will soon be reached, and we shall be at home, and at home for ever. Our Father's house is magnificent. Our family gathering will be large and glorious. Our joys will then be perfect, and our happiness perpetual. Not one, of all the millions who will be there, will drop a tear, or heave a sigh, or utter a groan; not one will be disfigured by a wrinkle of care, a spot of pollution, or the least stain of sin. Perfection, absolute perfection, will be stamped on each, and all will be satisfied, as they appear in the Saviour's likeness. then, attend to our Father's admonition; let us daily hear him say to us, "John, James, Sarah, cleave to Christ, walk with God, adorn the gospel; and while I HAVE A HOUSE, YOU

SHALL NEVER WANT A HOME."

Let

Are you prepared? ALLOW me to say a few words to you about your never-dying soul; and let me beg of you not to put this paper down till you have read it through. My friend, Are you prepared to die? You hear of this person, and of that person dying, perhaps the next bell that tolls may be for you; I ask you again, Are you prepared? God says you are a sinner, and that the wicked shall be turned into hell, and

Dear reader, have you found peace? Are
you happy? All in this world is but vanity.
Nothing in it can make you really happy.
Are you rich? Your riches cannot save you.
You may be very kind to the poor, and give
largely to this charity and that hospital, but
that will not save you, or help to save you.
You can only be saved by faith in the Lord
Jesus Christ. Are you poor?
Are you poor? Perhaps you
say you have your family to attend to, and to
work hard for your living, so that you have
not time to attend to these things. My dear
friend, be not deceived.

"Come unto me,

Go to Jesus! for He says,
all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I
will give you rest."

Go to Jesus! HUMBLY casting aside your own fancied goodness, and as a needy, lost, hell-deserving wretch, ask Him for compassion: He will not despise the broken-hearted. Go to Jesus! OBEDIENTLY submitting to His authority in all things.

Go to Jesus BELIEVINGLY! for by faith you must be saved. He that believeth, and is baptized, shall be saved; he that believeth You cannot de- not, shall be damned." "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou SHALT be saved."

Go to Jesus JUST AS YOU ARE! Think not you must make yourself fit ere you ask His aid, but go just as you are, a sinner, for "If you tarry till you're better,

You will never come at all;"

"All the fitness He requireth,
Is to feel your need of Him."

Then mark!

ceive God. If you really wished, you would
find time to think about your soul, and remem-
ber, God can hear you wherever you are, or
however hard you may be at work. You
may soon be on your death bed, and then,
perhaps, you will wish you had thought about
these things. "Believe on the Lord Jesus and
Christ, and thou shalt be saved." Are you old,
and soon about to leave this world? Where
will your soul go? Have you fled to the
Lord Jesus Christ to save you? Oh, my dear
aged friend, if you do not flee to Him, you
will be lost for ever. Jesus says, "Come unto
me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and
I will give you rest." Are you young? Per-
haps then you say, I mean to think about
these things some day, but I am not going to and this He alone can give, for mercy first
trouble myself about them until I am older,
with Him begins.
and have seen more of the world? Let me,
my dear young friend, remind you that you
are not too young to die.

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Believe me,

"This He gives you,-'tis the Spirit's rising beam." Go to Jesus Now, "to-day." The Bible says, "Now is the accepted time, now is the day of salvation." To-day if ye will hear His voice, harden not your hearts."

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Go to Jesus for MERCY! This is your need,

Go to Jesus for PARDON! He can and will

pardon ALL sinners who sincerely ask. “Who

soever will, let him take the water of life freely." "Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."

Go to Jesus for WASHING! for sin has de

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filed your soul, and His blood is a fountain, opened for sin and uncleanness." Say,

"Black, I to the fountain fly; Wash me, Saviour, or I die." Go to Jesus for DRESS! You are naked,

yet He gives a perfect righteousness to cover all who from need apply.

Go to Jesus for HEALING! for sin has wounded He will heal the brokenyou. "He will not quench the smoking

will

been seeking happiness all
Go to Jesus for HAPPINESS! You have
your
life; you
never find it till you know Jesus is your
true religion is a gloomy thing; that is a
Saviour-God your friend. Do not think that
mistake; it is the only true way of being
happy, cheerful, and joyous.

Once more I ask, Are you prepared? If you die without coming to the Lord Jesus Christ, you will be lost for ever. us, the world cannot last for ever; and, "what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?" The word of God says, "They that seek Christ early shall find Him." But if you still intend to walk in pleasure and sin, hear what the scripture saith, "Rejoice, O young man, Go to Jesus for A NEW HEART! Your in thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes; but present heart is sinful, hard, yea, stony. You know thou, that for all these things God will need a heart of flesh. Jesus will give it; bring thee into judgment." "Then shall He ask Him! say unto them on His right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom pre-hearted;" pared for you from the foundation of the world." flax, nor break the bruised reed." Then shall He say unto them on His left hand, Go to Jesus for REST! He says, "There Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting remaineth a rest for the people of God." all the nations that forget God." Have you fire, prepared for the devil and his angels." That rest you need. ever thought about hell, "where their worm Matt. xxv. 34, 41.) "Believe on the Lord dieth not, and the fire is not quenched?" Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved." (Acts (Mark ix. 46.) Do you ask, How am I to xvi. 31.) Neither is there salvation in any escape hell, and be saved? the answer is, other, for there is none other name under Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou heaven given among men, whereby we must shalt be saved." (Acts xvi. 31.) Nothing but be saved." (Acts iv. 12.) "The blood of the blood of Jesus Christ can put away your Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all You may be honest, straightforward, sin. (1 John i. 7.) industrious, sober, kind to your relations and friends, and go to Church or Chapel and say your prayers, but all these things cannot save or even help to save you. There is only one My fellow-sinner,-Permit me to direct your way of being saved, and that is by coming to thoughts to a subject worthy of their closest the Lord Jesus Christ as a poor, lost, helpless attention. You are dying; every beat of your sinner, and casting your soul on Him, and pulse brings you nearer the grave. You need then you are safe for ever. Unless you are preparation for death; Jesus alone can give Bear in mind, Jesus is the only one who clothed in the spotless robe of the righteous- you this; therefore go to Him. If you do can prepare you for heaven, for "there is ness of the Lord Jesus Christ, you cannot not overcome the world, the world will over- none other name whereby men can be saved, enter heaven, and must be lost for ever, eter- come you, as the world is too strong for you save the name of Jesus." nally lost. O my dear friend! flee from the to overcome. Go to Jesus, who will save ding of blood there is no remission of sins." wrath to come. Hear what the Lord Jesus you. You are a sinner; you have rebelled "The blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleansChrist saith, "God so loved the world, that against your Maker; you need another right-eth us from all sin." Nothing can save you He gave His only begotten Son, that whoso-eousness to cover your soul. but Jesus' blood. ever believeth in Him should not perish, but He alone can clothe you in this needed robe. Remember again, if you are lost in hell, it have everlasting life." Would God have Satan is your adversary; he is seeking your is because you have sinned. You are damned given His ONLY SON to die for sinners, if their soul to destroy it. Go to Jesus! He will hide by your own acts. As a responsible being, prayers, or tears, or any of their doings would you in His own person. Your conversation you have sinned, and, as a sinner, you must save them? I was lately telling a poor man has been, and is, most sinful. The Bible be punished, if you never go to Jesus. Wherefore He is able to save them to that God gave his Son to die for sinners, and says, you will have to give an account for he said, "I would not give my son." But, oh! every idle word you have spoken: go to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, God loves sinners. He who now addresses Jesus for forgiveness! You are under con- seeing He ever liveth to make intercession you has found peace through the precious demnation, having broken God's law. Oh, for them." blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. go to Jesus! He alone can save you from hell.

sin.

Go to Jesus.

Go to Jesus;

Before you can enter heaven, you must know your state as a sinner; you must repent of your sins; you must believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore I would beg of you that you would ask yourself the question, Am I prepared to enter heaven, or to enter

hell?

The Two Praying Willys.

Continued from page 55.

I SAW, on coming into the ward next morning, that a stranger lay on the boy's charpoy. Reynolds was just ready to start,

"I was just waiting to see you, ma'am; for I didn't see as how I could go till I had thanked you for cheering up my child."

"Ah, Reynolds, where is the boy?"-"Indeed, no one could mistake where he is; if ever any one went to heaven he did. He died about a quarter of an hour after you left. He never moved again. "Well, Reynolds, and will you join him where he is?"-"No, ma'am, no, I'm no hypocrite; love my own ways too well yet. Won't I have a swing of them when I get away?" Yet with unwonted patience he allowed me to tell him once more of the redeeming love, which waits to be gracious. Please, ma'am," said he, "may I have the Bible as you gave Willy?""Surely, Reynolds; and you will read it?" Nay then, I didn't say that, for I won't. But I'll tell you what, I won't let it be ill treated; it shan't be torn up for lighting the pipes. I'll keep it for

Willy's sake."

"Do, my friend, and may your Willy's Saviour be soon all in all to you."

For some weeks I heard no more of Reynolds. At length one afternoon a soldier came up to me in the hospital, and saluting me, asked if I had been there in September. "Yes,"-"Then you must be the lady I want," mentioning my name. Answering him in the affirmative, he begged pardon for his boldness, but he said he had been intrusted with the last message of a man named Reynolds.

The last message! why, is he dead?"-"Yes,

ma'am,"

With a faithless shudder, fearing the answer, I asked, "What kind of death did he die?"-"The most blessed I ever saw."

"Thank God' Will you tell me all you know about him?"-"With pleasure, ma'am, if it's not taking up too much of your time." He then gave me the fol. lowing particulars, which I have put together in a connected form, with a strict regard to accuracy. After leaving here, Reynolds followed his own ways. On arriving at Cawnpore he had immediately to join General Havelock's advancing column to Lucknow. At the end of the first day's march, just as the men were settling round their fires to cook their supper, a young soldier called out, "Come, comrades, I've got some news to read to you; will you come and sit down here!"

"What kind of news?" said Reynolds. "Come, and you shall hear," was the reply.

"Well," said Reynolds, "we don't often get a sight of a paper; it's sure to be better than nothing." And so he and a few others sat round the little fire of Walter and Willy, two young soldiers between whom there existed a deep and brotherly friendship.

Taking from his breast a slip of paper, Walter read some texts from 2 Corinthians, chap. v. and the hymn beginning, "How sweet the name of Jesus sounds." As he was reading Reynolds said to his next neighbour, “I say, I didn't come for a sermon: pretty old

news this!"

"Hush," said the other, angrily, "hold your tongue, can't you? No more did I expect it; but it can't do us no harm."

Again Reynolds said, "Well I don't want any more; it seems as if, wherever I go, I'm to hear of such things. I'm tired to death of such croaking. It's not the way to put one in spirits for such dying work as we've got before us."

mustn't be said Christian soldiers do not fight as "Nay, then," said Reynolds, "it ill becomes me to
well as others." So they all three lay down together. speak a word to you; but yet it seems to me as if you
did wrong to grieve so hard. Walter's safe home.
But Willy could not sleep. Only a short time had You wouldn't choose pain rather than glory for him?
elapsed since he had been first awakened from his You will come soon. But there are many souls to
sleep in sin, and so he could feel for one still under be sought out. Won't you be glad to work again?
its power.
He arose. "I can't sleep, Reynolds. Just think how when I get to glory I'll tell Jesus all
What, O what, if you should be killed to-morrow? the pains you took for me; and won't it add to your
Have you never been taught about Jesus?" Gradu-joy to see me there? Now go and speak and pray
ally he drew from the recumbent soldier the history the same with others."

above related. The mention of the prayers of little "I will stay beside you till you go," said Willy.
Willy drew tears from the eyes of this devoted young
'Yes, do, and tell me the hymn again. I know
soldier.
the texts. And, Willy, pray for me, and thank the
Lord for turning such a stony heart." Presently he
said, "Willy, if you get back to again, will you
give the lady a message for me?"-"Oh, no, I can't
indeed. My brother gave me one for her; and if I
get back, I'll try to give it right. But my memory
seems all going. Indeed, I couldn't remember any
other message than his."

Reynolds, those prayers must be heard. You
must come with me to Jesus. Do get up and kneel,
and we'll pray that you may be disposed to love Him.
Why shouldn't the love of Christ constrain us all
alike?" "I don't want to be a Methodist; if I'm
content, I don't see why you should worry the very
life out of me."

For a while they talked thus together, Willy sitting
beside Reynolds. Presently Willy said, “I mustn't
let your precious time go away so; I must pray. If
you won't kneel with ine, why I'll pray alone." And
so he did. Rising, he asked Reynolds if now he
wouldn't go with him. "No, I didn't listen to my
own child's words, so it isn't likely I'll heed you."
"Then I must pray alone."

"What, not again? You'll be worn out all to no
purpose." "You're wrong as to the last thing; it
will be grand to see you converted."

"I happened at the time," said the soldier who told me these particulars, "to be on guard over the wounded, and offered to bring down any message, if my life was spared. So he asked me to tell you all this about him, because he knew you would keep on praying, as you had promised his boy. And he thought, it would cheer you to hear of such a change in him; and he hoped you would hold on praying hard all your life, because,' he said, if a heart so set up strong in wickedness as mine has been brought down low, she need never feel so anxious about others. None could be harder-few so hard.

She

need only pray, and of course as the Lord's mind is of the same wish, she must always get her answer.' He died that night in calm assurance that all his sius had been wiped out of the book before God. And so, ma'am, I've given his message. And I hope it has not kept you too long."

"But that you never will." Yes, but I shall." "You speak too boldly; I tell you you'll be disappointed." "No, but I can't be. This is the confidence I have in Him, that because I ask according to His wil for a poor sinner's soul, I shall be heard, and the thing I want given." Jesus said, 'Ask, and it shall be given you.' I tell you, Reynolds, I won't The reader may believe that I earnestly assured leave off praying to-night till your heart is turned." him that I was not wearied by his tale; and gratefully "Well, then, you'll pray till morning, and find me thanking him for the trouble he had taken, proposed all the same then." "No, I'm sure I need not pray we should read a little of God's word together. We so long; but if I do, I know you'll be brought round thus enjoyed a few minutes' converse on those truths some day. You will have a soft heart soon." And and that Saviour so dear to each. May we have again Willy knelt down, and poured out with intense grace soon to join those gone before to glory! Perlonging his prayer for Reynolds. Before morninghaps while I write, the pious narrator of Reynolds's light appeared, Willy felt the hand of the old soldier conversion and death is already there. on his shoulder, who in a choking voice said, "Stop, stop, don't pray any more for me Tell me what words to pray. Oh, I want to pray, but I can't. You must teach me-give me words." And humbly did he repeat after the lad simple petitions for mercy. When marching time came, he pleaded to be allowed another such night. "Yes, if we are all spared to see it."

At night, after the usual reading, Reynolds implored Willy to pray again with him. Walter said Willy was not fit for night work, nor he either, for the journey had nearly exhausted them.

"Oh, but I am a miserable sinner; I cannot sleep; I cannot pray as I need. Oh, do prav, do; if I die, what will become of me?" "Well," said Walter, we'll take it by turns to pray with you. And thus they spent what proved to be their last night together. At first, the agony of Reynolds's mind mocked all attempts to comfort it; and Willy felt it was right to plead that this sorrow might deepen and not pass away. He feared to heal the wound too soon, and therefore strove to set vividly before Reynolds's mind all the travail of soul Jesus endured for sinners, contrasting His love with man's ungrateful unconcern for his own salvation. But as the Cross was held up to his view, faith was given Reynolds to look up and believe all his sins had been nailed there.

This night of prayer was a blessed season to each of these men; and when, just before marching, they "Well, go away, can't you? and don't stop us, who united in one last pouring forth of their souls before want it, from hearing." But some new, strangely their Master, they felt strengthened for whatever powerful thoughts bound Reynolds to the spot, where cross the day might bring. They parted in sure hope he sulkily sat with folded arms, whilst the two lads that they should meet in glory. "Not again on simply explained the way of salvation by Jesus, and earth," was Walter's impression: something whisprayed. All night long Reynolds dreamed of judgpered in his heart that he was almost home. But ment; and as he rose in the morning from a dis. Willy could not believe a trial so fearful could be turbed sleep, he resolved to himself, "Well, I'll go near, as parting with his only earthly friend. and hear that paper again to-night. I'll go after That day, two of the three fell in the fierce condark, else they'll say I'm growing chicken hearted:flicts they were engaged in. Reynolds was borne to but somehow those two boys' speaking and praying I a hospital tent, where he lingered in much suffering can't forget; it minds me of my own Willy, and his about forty-eight hours. As he looked back on the prayers for his father. But they'll never be answered. past, he could hardly believe that he was going to I only want to listen." That evening as the field was his Willy's Saviour. Bitterly did he regret having covered with the sleeping forms of England's noble-left the little Bible at Cawnpore, with his other things. hearted soldiers, Reynolds walked round to the two young comrades' resting-place. Their fire was almost out. Touching Walter on the shoulder, he said, "I want you just to read me the words you read last night. But you can't see, can you?" "Oh, that's no matter, comrade," said both, jump-Willy walked in; but oh! so unlike his former selfing up; we know it off by heart. Sit down and ghastly white, his eyes swelled and red with weeping. welcome." After repeating it, "Now will you pray "Why, Willy, what's come over you?" said Reywith us?" said they. "No, I'll never pray." nolds, frightened at the intensity of sorrow he be"Then we will pray for you;" and together, by held. "I only heard this morning that you were turns, they besought God to turn his heart to Him-dying.” said Willy. self. When they rose from their knees, Willy saw a "Where's Walter?" Kneeling by the charpoy, tear on Reynolds's cheek. Taking him by the hand, he tried, by every argument he could think of, to win him to Jesus. At last Walter said, "We must sleep now, or we shan't be fit for to-morrow's work; and it

He was enabled patiently to bear his pain, and told
those about him that it gave him real joy to suffer;
for patience and thankfulness were all the proofs he
could leave to his comrades that his conversion was
sincere. On the second day, to his glad surprise.

Willy whispered, "Gone home to Jesus. The love
of Christ has taken him safe there." Then bursting
into a flood of tears, he said he was heart-b oken,
he should soon follow.

Dear believing reader, is there not a lesson and a precions encouragement for you? You are daily approaching a treasury of grace, whose contents are boundless, because the Lord of that treasury is Himself a God of infinite mercy. Oh, why is it that you draw so little out of its priceless stores? Why is it that the "little flock" is so lifeless, so little full of the Spirit, so little constrained by redeeming love? Why is it that it numbers so few amongst the multitudes of earth? Is it not in part that we fail to lay hold of the promises with the strong hand of faith? We ask little, and therefore get comparatively little.

The Pilgrim's Song.

"I am a stranger in the earth.-PSALM CXIX. 19.
A CHANGE has taken place with me,
I feel I am alone;
The spell of mutual sympathy,
With comrades old I can't agree,
Is going, going, gone.

In solitude I love to dwell,
And muse in secrecy;
Sweet, solemn feelings o'er me steal,
I am conversant, then I feel

With Thee, my God, with Thee.
Men's smiles I lov'd, their frowns I fear'd,
Beneath their scorn I've bled;

This feeling, which I often shared,
When cold neglect upon me stared,
Is dying, dying, dead.

I live not now on human smiles,
From scorn I am set free;

I get a tear of strange delight,
Instead of writhing under slight,
From Thee, my God, from Thee.
The world behind me now I see,
I'm lonely, lonely, lone;
Its hopes, its fears, its company,
Its mirth and grief, away from me
Are flying, flying, flown.
But rays of light, from glory bright,
Are falling now on me;
On hopes divine I've fix'd my sight,
Long vistal stream with golden light,
From Thee, my God, from Thee.
The calm that war can never mar,
Shall be my endless home;
Heaven's music wafted from afar,
Its glories flashing like a star,
Are coming, coming, come.

And soon my throbbing heart shall stop,
My days and years shall flee;
The weal and woe that fill my cup,
My time and all be swallowed up
In Thee, my God, in Thee.

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