the Bansberia school, and the other in the Central Institution, Calcutta-having sought for baptism, were, after a full and satisfactory probation, admitted into the Christian Church by Mr. Fyfe, in the native chapel here, on Sunday 10th August, in the presence of a crowded assemblage of natives. And last Lord's day it was my privilege to baptize another in the Free Church, Wellesley Square (Mr. Pourie's), in the presence of a full European congregation,-Mr. Pourie having, on the occasion, preached a most admirable and seasonable discourse on the words, "Who hath despised the day of small things?" a discourse in which he administered a most solemn admonition and rebuke to all classes of fault-finding and impatient doubters.

Thus, within little more than two months, has it been our joy to see ten new members separated from the most awful system of heathenism under the sun, and openly admitted. on a profession of their own faith, into the visible Church of our blessed Lord and Saviour, by baptism. This is the Lord's gracious way of answering the objections of the impatient and the doubting, and all on whose little flags may be seen emblazoned the inscription of "Ignorance and little faith."-Rev. Dr. Duff.

THE JEWS.

CONSTANTINOPLE.

A Believing Lazarus-Baptism at Hasskioy. LAZARUS, the young Danish Jew, whom Mr. Tomory formerly mentioned, has been baptized by him at Hasskioy. In September last Mr. Tomory writes:

"What brought these Swedes and Norwegians, Danes, Germans, Italians, English, Greek, and a number of Polish, German, and Spanish Jews-converted and unconverted-in one promiscuous mass together? To witness a lost sheep of the house of Israel returning to its fold; to see a rebel and a prodigal come back with penitential tears to his Father's house. Lazarus witnessed

a good confession before this large assemblage; may the good Lord keep him, and enable his soul to abide in him. "The dealings of the Lord towards him have hitherto been very kind and gracious. He is a native of Altona -the Danish town opposite Hamburgh. He has a fine voice, and belonged as a boy to the singers of the synagogue-choir of Hamburgh. Like the rest of those boys he has got a superior education. He afterwards entered upon a seafaring life, and as a sailor he came two years ago to Constantinople.

"He joined at first our evening class to learn Italian. Step by step, however, he was led on till he became a regular inquirer, and asked instruction. He lived in the house of our colporteur. His earnestness and conviction of the truth I did not doubt even months ago. But I waited to see him more subdued, and, by a full course of instruction, better prepared and enabled by the grace of God to enter into the depth, and length, and breadth, and height, of the mystery of godliness.

"I waited for full proof of his change; and I regret it not."

THINK OF THE POOR,

THIS will be a hard winter for many a poor family. Many of the cotton mills are at a stand. No cotton can be got from America, because of that terrible war. In Lancashire alone, 170,000 men are out of employment.

The following sad story appeared in the London Newspapers of 5th November :

Thomas Wiltshire was tried for stealing a few shillings from George Jones. He was a labourer in the docks; and great numbers of them would stand about for days unable to get anything to do. His wife was present, and the magistrate ordered her to come forward. She appeared to be nearly half starved, and had scarcely any clothing upon her. He had four children; one fourteen years of age, insane, one aged ten years, another threeand-a-half years old, and another fifteen months, together with his wife. When the husband was taken into custody..

the family were living at No. 5 George-yard, Spitalfields, but as the wife could not pay an arrear of three shillings for rent, the whole family were turned into the street.

poor woman, however, living at No. 14 New-court, George-yard, Whitechapel, had compassion upon their distressed condition, and gave up a room in her house in which the unfortunate family could take shelter, and where they had ever since remained. There was not a single article of furniture in the room; and the only thing they had to lie down upon was twopenny-worth of cane shavings, which the poor landlady had purchased for them. There was not a scrap of food of any kind in the room, and the prisoner's wife and children were all but naked, and there was not even a fire-place in the

room. The room was nine feet long, and seven feet broad; and for some days the prisoner's wife had endeavoured to get a morsel of bread for her children by selling matches. The man was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment.

What a sad case? But it is not in Lancashire or in London only that there will be misery and want. "The poor ye have always with you." Dear young reader, when at your happy fireside, think of some poor family near where you live,-who are starving, perhaps, for want of food, or clothing, or coals. Try to send them some, as quickly and quietly as you can, for Jesus' sake.

TRY TO DO GOOD.

GOOD old John Newton, who writes so many sweet hymns, had a kind word for everybody. "I see in the world," he used to say, "two heaps, one of happiness, the other of misery. If a child has lost a halfpenny, and if by giving it another I can wipe away its tears, I feel I have done something. I have taken a little bit from the one heap and added it to the other. It is not much; but let me do what I can."

Here is a little girl who has lost her halfpenny. Taking Mr. Newton's advice, the gentleman seems to be giving her another, or at least he is trying to wipe away her tears.

Young reader, try every day to take at least a little bit away from the heap of misery, and add it to the heap of happiness. As you have opportunity," seek to do good to all around you.

HOW WILL IT LOOK?

In my pursuits of whatever kind, let this come to my mind, "How much shall I value this on my death-bed ?" -President Edwards.