Beautiful Days revolving on; Rev. xxi. 25. Rev. xxii. 5. Gen. i. 16. Job xxxviii. 7. Rev. xxi. 10, 11. Rev. xv. 6. Isaiah lxi. 10. Re Rev. v. 9-13. Rev. xiv. 3. Rev. v. 8. Rev. vii. 13-17. Rev. xxi. 27. Isaiah lii. 1. Is Reviews. in his Introducto "The contents o brace, first, a colle fessions of Faith, Baptists during t a Catechism prepa Confessions of Faith, and other Public | his valuable labor AN intelligent British baptist will na- In the first-mentioned of these volumes, C the direction of the lastly, a collection and historical inter light on the religio nomination, and its the stormy period The Confessions ing in matters of c ment and church po of the two parties were divided, and and Particular Bap Christ has had wi Augustine and P sentiment on the extent of Christ's d the perseverance of reproduced themse ass, belong the Confessions of , and 1688. onfessions of this volume were =, compulsorily imposed on the or churches of the baptist body. trictly they were apologies, taking of confessions, or creeds, as convenient way of informing ad-f the matter of their faith. No quired or bound to subscribe to if adopted by any church as the of its sentiments, all others were and even a considerable latitude nt allowed in the bosom of the elf. They originated in the false s, the calumnies, and misrepreof foes; they were not framed to ity among the churches that acm. They sought to reflect the armony of sentiment, and the orthodoxy of the communities tor signed them; they left the of uniformity to the unavailing an establishment." econd Volume, as the title in= made up of extracts from reancient books. Some of the e curious. We have marked a traction into our pages. They iefly of relations of acts of distters to and from other churches, a sermon on "Grace, mercy, -e," by Henry Denne, the fantroversialist, preacher, and rian of those days. on the Scripture Lessons for Sunday School Teachers Class -r for 1855. Sunday School Teachers Class er and Diary for 1855. Bible Class Magazine for 1854. Child's Own Magazine for 1854. Year's Addresses to Parents, to rs, to Children. nnual Publications of the Londay School Union, have, as warm commendation. Scenes of Village Labour, and I Life in London: a Missionary Sh By GEORGE PERKINS, City Mission London: Partridge & Oakey. HOME Missionaries in cities, town villages, scripture readers, and co teurs, meet with some strange scen the course of their humble yet u labours; and as we cannot attend personally, we always feel obliged they publish what they have heard seen; that by such revelations of a wickedness, christians may be move renewed efforts on behalf of the wret transgressors. True Stories for Children, from Ar History. London: Tallant & Al CHILDREN should be encouraged to history. We have here brief sket of some of those characters who most distinguished on its pages. writer evinces reverence for the s tures, but he is not free from the fluence of superstitious traditions, would not have written, "Constar the Great was brought into the fol Christ by a miracle from heaven." 1. Things New and Old. 6d. 2. The Root and the Fruits of the of Life. By JANE KENNEDY. don: Binns & Goodwin. THERE is plenty of stuff for the mo in each of these little books, and paper and type are excellent; but is about all we can say in their favo of us either are or ought to be making 1st. How ought we, as sabbath school these; and, hav forbear in love, occasion requir prove in love. watchful of our conversation, w portant work. or an angry loo in any trivial passed off wi teacher, observ the scholar. H by our voice, much by our be often to be lam sions produced effaced by the may ruin a well then strive to tongue and mem 2nd. Wher In the class ce teachings to stop there no other dropping " are; and it wou fruits of school la taken advantag scholars go on would ask? Ur who are blessed where they ougl place of worship those who, havin allowed to range like? The stre worse, gladly dangerous bosom of a few hours th lost and often for 2nd. Where ought we to teach? a w Does this in no Is he only respo more immediatel each one search pts, patiently abide the issue. ow briefly for the 3rd point,— ht to be teachers ? estion was very ably answered espondent in an earlier numour magazine; but I hope ders will bear with me if I ate my opinion on the matter; ng done so, I leave it with nds and consciences to decide correctness or error. first place, I am aware a great ople will say, and say so conly, Sunday school teachers be men of decided christian and professed devotion, and e else ought to be. I speak erience when I say I have many en ready to grow weary and to my arms when I have heard eaking in this strain; and hence say a few words on the subject. decidedly think Sunday school Ought to be godly, upright men; cannot get them, if christians it their duty to become teachers, so be? If our schools are to be on, some one must labour in d if professed christians refuse, are we to turn? There are a ny young men and a great many men leaving our select classes y because, according to their (but not the less powerful) they are too old to be taught: we to do then? If professed alone are to be teachers we retain them in that capacity, e numbers are constantly being lost too often for ever; for if l be neglected the chapel or ery seldom gets them, and then soon know their end. Now, in ion, a more frequent retention elder scholars as teachers would quiring scholar often arrests the at tion of the teacher, and engende thought and reflection sends that tea away more thoughtful, if not more fited, even than the scholar himself. It is, as I said before, utterly im sible to perform a teacher's duty a without feeling a need of higher help our efforts, and without feeling convi of the necessity of examining and pro for ourselves the truths we are eng in teaching to our scholars. And and over again the heart of the christian has been rejoiced by the deci of one who, remaining undeterm whilst a scholar, has decided in right direction when he has becom turn a teacher. Let us pray that the God of Sun school teachers will bless all such wi double portion of his blessed spirit, that many more may be constantly a to their noble band. A SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHE UNION OF BAPTISTS.-A respect Independent minister proposed, a months ago, a union of Congregati evangelical dissenters. The Inder dents, as a body, are united with regard to Calvinism or Arminian and so far are in advance of the bapt and more ready to carry out such a posal. How is it that the baptists not amalgamate as fully as Indep dents? What doth hinder? We in discussion on this subject. Perhaps first thing should be that one "Gene brother, and one "Particular" brot should each state the views of the sect to which he belongs. We might t see what that is which prevents the mation of a union amongst us like t of the Independents. f not more lar himself. utterly impo er's duty ar higher help eeling convint ing and prov we are engage And ore I's. art of the tr by the decisi undetermine ecided in the has become i -od of Sunda all such with ed spirit, an stantly adde TEACHER. respectab osed, a fe ngregation e Indeper ced witho minianis che baptist such a pro aptists car Indepen We invite Perhaps the "General" r" brother, the section might then ats the fors like that to the pierhead on Saturday evening, for a beautiful scen was not to adn of such a scene. it as an occasio souls by preach the grace of them the way o in the Saviour's in view were chosen, and ou the resources of bear upon thei The singing wa joined in by all from the stilln united with gr pore prayer wh not too much to done in three ing which they was done, whic sing, might ter hitherto might Divine mercy, attachment to who had alread o'clock when w for some time Cheshire coast, scended from preparing to people, when se me in a body t to leave them v opportunity of friends at home the press, in so visit to the sh statements res had read them rials of their re of their friends and they begge include the "Q |