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for years one of God's rich mercies to me consisted in uninterrupted health, and a wonderful freedom from all nervous affections. I knew almost as little of the sensation of a head-ache as I did of that of tight-lacing and now a violent cold, with sore throat, aggravated into fever by the state of my mind, completely prostrated me. I laid myself down on the sofa one morning, and waited to see how my earthly miseries would terminate; too well knowing what must follow the close of a sinner's life. I had not lain long, when a neighbour hearing I was ill, sent me some books, just received from Dublin, as a loan, hoping I might find some amusement in them. Listlessly, wretchedly, mechanically I opened one-it was the memoir of a departed son, written by his father. I read a page describing the approach of death, and was arrested by the youth's expressions of self-condemnation, his humble acknowledgment of having deserved at the Lord's hand nothing but eternal death. Ah, poor fellow,' said I, he was like me. How dreadful his end must have been! I will see what he said at last, when on the very brink of the bottomless pit.' I resumed the book; and found him in continuation glorifying God, that though he was so guilty and so vile, there was One able to save to the uttermost, who had borne his sins, satisfied Divine justice for him, opened the gates of heaven, and now waited to receive his ransomed soul. The book dropped from my hands. Oh, what is this? This is what I want this would save me.-Who did this for him? Jesus Christ, certainly; and it must be written in the New Testament.' I tried to jump up and reach my Bible, but was overpowered by the emotion of my mind. I clasped my hands over my eyes, and then the blessed effects of having even a literal knowledge of Scripture were apparent. Memory brought before me, as the Holy Spirit directed it, not here and there a detached text, but whole chapters, as they had long been committed to its safe but hitherto unprofitable keeping. The veil was removed from my heart, and Jesus Christ, as the alpha and omega, the sum and substance of every thing, shone out upon me just as He is set forth in the everlasting Gospel.”—pp. 113 -115.

The first efforts of literary persons cannot be contemplated without interest, and we must not, therefore, withhold the history of "the first tract" written by our author, and which led to all her subsequent exertions.

"One day a lady, personally unknown to me, but whose indefatigable zeal was always seeking the good of others, sent me a parcel of tracts. With equal wonder and delight I opened one of them, a simple, spiritual little production; and the next that I took up was an inducement to distribute tracts among the poor. From this I learned that some excellent people were engaged in a work quite new to me; and, with a sigh, I wished I had the means of contributing to their funds. Presently the thought flashed upon me, 'Since I cannot give them money, may I not write something to be useful in the same way?' I had just then no work before me; and a long winter evening at command. I ordered large candles, told the servants not to interrupt me, and sat down to my novel task. I began about seven o'clock, and wrote till three in the morning: when I found I had produced a complete little story, in the progress of which I had been enabled so to set forth the truth as it is in Jesus, that on reading it over I was amazed at the statement I had made of scriptural truth, and sunk on my knees in thankfulness to God. Next morning I awoke, full of joy, but much puzzled as to what I should do with my tract. At length, in the simplicity of my heart, I resolved to send it to the Bishop of Norwich, and busied myself at the breakfast table, in computing how many franks it would fill. While thus employed, a note was put into my hands, from Miss D., apologising for the liberty taken, saying she had sent me, the day before, some tracts, and as

she heard I was much occupied with the pen, it had occurred to her that I might be led to write something myself, in the possibility of which she now enclosed the address of the Secretary to the Dublin Tract Society, to whom such aid would be most welcome. I was absolutely awe-struck by this very striking incident. I saw in it a gracious acceptance of my free-will offering at His hands to whom it had been prayerfully dedicated and in two hours the manuscript was on its way to Dublin, with a very simple letter to the Secretary. A cordial answer, commendatory of my tract, and earnestly entreating a continuance of such aid, soon reached me, with some remarks and questions that required a fuller communication of my circumstances and feelings."—pp. 126–128.

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Had we space, we should gladly extract farther from this pleasing volume, and record the various literary efforts of which the "tract" was the commencement. By these efforts, the public mind in Ireland and in England has been greatly benefited, while the pecuniary rewards which they produced have been for years the supplies by which the writer has been sustained.

Among the various means adopted by Charlotte Elizabeth to impart the knowledge of salvation to others, those employed in the case of "the Happy Mute" are worthy of special notice, and the results that followed were most highly interesting. We had read "the Happy Mute" before with great pleasure, but the additional particulars which this volume contains have increased the conviction we had already formed, that the case of that deaf and dumb child is one of the most remarkable and instructive proofs that can be afforded, of the religious educability of those who are deprived of the sense of hearing, while it affords a most excellent pattern for those who may have a similar charge under their care.

Of the works which have lately proceeded from the pen of our author, and the titles of which are at the head of this article, we have only space to remark that Second Causes" would lose much of their undue influence over our minds, if we were carefully to weigh the suggestions contained in the little volume bearing that title, and that according to its directions we should feel that we ought to be "Up and Doing;" and that "Principalities and Powers in Heavenly Places," as well as "wicked spirits in high places," are placed before us in the direct light of Scripture, which has been very carefully studied for the purpose of ascertaining the mind of the Spirit on a theme which, in our opinion, deserves far more attention than it generally receives. "Judah's Lion" is a story, but whether true or imaginary we should be glad to ask the writer herself. In this state of mind, we must withhold from it the meed of our praise; it may be that the leading recitals are facts, and the filling up imaginary; but what part is fact and what fiction? We like to know what value we are to put upon statements like those here made relative to "Alick," and "Da Costa," and "Charley."

THE EDITOR'S TABLE.

An Essay on the Profession of Personal Religious Conviction, and upon the Separation of Church and State; considered with reference to the Fulfilment of that Duty. Translated from the French of Professor A. Vinet, of Lausanne. By Charles Theodore Jones. 8vo. London: Jackson & Walford.

An Answer to the Rev. E. A. Stopford's "Weapons of Schism." By the Rev. Thomas Powell, Wesleyan Minister, &c. London: 8vo.

Rome, as it was under Paganism, and as it became under the Popes. 2 vols. 8vo. with plates and plans. London: J. Madden & Co.

"One" added to "Nine and Two," or a Review of "School Hours, &c. by George M. Musgrave, M.A." By a Friend of Education. 12mo. London: T. Ward & Co. Cyclopædia of Biblical Literature. By John Kitto, Editor of the Pictorial Bible, assisted by various able Scholars and Divines. 8vo. Part IV. Edinburgh: A. & C. Black.

Luther or the Spirit of the Reformation. By the Rev. R. Montgomery, &c. Third edition, revised and corrected. 12mo. London: Baisler. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Edited by William Smith, LL.D., Ph.D., &c. Part III. 8vo. London: Taylor & Walton.

Farewell to Egypt: or the Departure of the Free Church of Scotland out of the Erastian Establishment. 12mo. Twentieth Thousand. London: J. Nisbet & Co. A Friendly Expostulation with the Ministers and Members of the New Secession of Free Presbyterians, on the Province and Duty of the Civil Magistrate in reference to Religion. By an Observer. 12mo. Edinburgh: W. Innes. London: Hamilton & Co.

Thoughts suggested by the late Ecclesiastical Movement in Scotland: being a Discourse the substance of which was delivered in York Court Chapel, Dublin, May 28th, 1843. By William Urwick, D.D. 8vo. Dublin: T. Robertson. London: R. Groombridge.

Piety and Intellect Relatively Estimated: addressed especially to those who from Profession or Predilection are engaged in Study, as also Designed and Accommodated for all Classes in the Community. By Henry Edwards, Ph.D. Second edition. 12mo. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co.

A Word to the Inhabitants of Poplar, on Baptismal Regeneration and Apostolical Succession: in reply to a Tract by the Rev. T. T. Bazely, entitled "Holy Baptism." By George Smith, Minister of Trinity Chapel, Poplar. 12mo. London: J. Snow. Sermons Preached on various and particular occasions, by William Jay, being Volume vii. of his Works, corrected and revised by himself. Bartlett.

Post 8vo. London:

A Believer's Manual: containing the Points of a Christian's Experience, from the period of his Conversion to his Arrival in Glory. By the Rev. James Marryat, B.A. 12mo. London: Seeley & Co.

Pastoral Solicitude: a Sermon, occasioned by the death of the Rev. Thomas Jackson, Minister of Stockwell Chapel, addressed to his Church and Congregation, on Sunday Morning, March 26th, 1843. By George Collison, Divinity Tutor in Hackney Theological Seminary. 8vo. London: T. Ward & Co. Errors of the Times: a Series of Tracts-On the Fathers-The Rise and Progress of Popery-Downward Paths, &c. 12mo. London: Religious Tract Society.

What David did: a Reply to the Queen's Letter. Containing reasons for not urging upon the Parishioners of Hinton Charterhouse, a Collection in behalf of the Society for Building of Churches. By the Rev. Thomas Spencer, M.A. 12mo. Second Thousand. London: J, Green.

Songs and Ballads, not by the Rev. J. M. Neale. 12mo. London: G. Palmer & Sons.

New Church "Songs and Ballads," set to old-toned Cathedral Music, accompanied by some full Mother-church Notes, composed for the Parish Organ. By J. A. Jones. 12mo. London: Dyer.

The History of the Iniquitous "Schism Bill," of 1714, with its Persecuting Enactments, interspersed with Historical Illustrations and Notes. By J. A. Jones. Fifth Thousand. 12mo. London: Dyer.

Letters to the Rev. J. Pye Smith, D.D. occasioned by the recent re-publication of his Four Discourses on the Sacrifice and Priesthood of Jesus Christ, and the Atonement and Redemption thence accruing. By George Vance Smith, B.A. 8vo. London: J. Green.

The Final Triumph of God's Faithful Servants: a Sermon Preached in Stepney Meeting House, on the Morning of Lord's-day, June 18th, 1843, on occasion of the lamented death of the Rev. Joseph Fletcher, D.D. By Ralph Wardlaw, D.D. To which is prefixed the Funeral Address. By Henry Forster Burder, D.D. 8vo. London: J. Snow.

Modern Immersion directly Opposed to Scriptural Baptism, in reply to Alexander Carson, M.A. By John Munro. 8vo. London: J. Snow.

The Social, Educational, and Religious State of the Manufacturing Districts; with Statistical Returns of the Means of Education and Religious Instruction in the Manufacturing Districts of Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Cheshire in Two Letters to Sir Robert Peel, Bart. With an Appendix, containing a Letter to Lord Wharncliffe, on Sir James Graham's Factory Education Bill; also, the Objections to the Amended Bill. By Edward Baines, Jun. 8vo. London: Simpkin & Co. Wastefulness: a Tale for Female Stoneman.

Servants. 18mo. London: Houlston &

Peace, Permanent and Universal; its Practicability, Value, and Consistency with Divine Revelation: a Prize Essay. By H. T. J. Macnamara. 8vo. London : Saunders & Otley.

The Recovery of a Lost World to God: a Sermon preached before the Wesleyan Missionary Society, in the Spitalfields Chapel, London, 25th April, 1843. By the Rev. John Beecham, one of the Secretaries of the Society. 8vo. London: Nichols.

Defeat of the Anti-Corn-law League in Huntingdonshire: the Speech of Mr. G. G. Day, on that occasion, at Huntingdon, June 17th, 1843. With Notes and Additions. Fifth Edition. 8vo. London: J. Ollivier.

Unitarianism Untenable: a Letter addressed to the Unitarians of Chester, Edinburgh, and Norwich, Great Britain, and Pittsburgh, America. By W. J. Bakewell, their former pastor. With an Appendix. 12mo. London: Hamilton, Adams, & Co.

Helps to English Grammar: or Early Exercises for Young Children. By G. F. Graham. 12mo. London: Longman & Co.

The Annual Report of the Baptist Missionary Society. 1843. 8vo. London: Houlston & Co.

A Gentile's Entreaty: Addresses to the Jews in Jamaica. By J. J. Freeman, of Walthamstow, late of Madagascar. 12mo. London: J. Snow.

Man's Ignorance of his Time: a Sermon occasioned by the sudden Death of the Rev. Samuel Kidd, late Principal of the Anglo-Chinese College at Malacca, and Professor of the Chinese Language and Literature in University College, London. By John Woodwark. 8vo. London: T. Ward & Co.

The Influence of Respect for Outward Things, in relation to Virtue and Happiness, and also to Religious Profession. In Two Dialogues. 12mo. London: C. Fox.

CHRONICLE OF BRITISH MISSIONS.

HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

THE Directors have great pleasure in stating to the friends of the Society, that they have recently received a second portion of Mr. Hill's bequest, amounting to £3,700.* This seasonable payment has greatly relieved their minds, in looking at the present circumstances of the Society. Last year the excess of expenditure over the income was £1500; in addition to which there has been, since the 30th of April, the sale of £1000 stock to pay the salaries of the agents due at Midsummer, being the amount of deficiency during the quarter. In circumstances such as these, when the ordinary and regular receipts of the Society were inadequate to meet the demands, what could the Directors have done if no balance had remained of the first portion of Mr. Hill's legacy? To have borrowed the money would have placed the Treasurers and Directors in a situation of uncalled-for responsibility; while not to have paid the agents their salaries at the proper time, would have produced great inconvenience and suffering.

The Directors have no wish to accumulate money, while souls are perishing. On the contrary, they have hitherto displayed more confidence, in the promises of assistance, than worldly prudence would have justified. Encouraged by the pastors and churches of their denomination, they have, during the last three years, added nearly forty principal stations to those formerly on the list of the Society, involving an additional expenditure of more than £3000 last year. During the same period they have received in return, from the churches and from individuals, one-half of that amount; so that the deficiency was £1500, as has been already stated. The Directors expected a larger return, but the circumstances of the country in some measure accounted for the disappointment; while, therefore, the first payment on account of Mr. Hill's bequest, which was received last year, enabled them to meet the above deficiency, they saw that it would be presumptuous to continue the same outlay in future years, and arrangements were accordingly made to lessen it, by reducing the number of stations. The sum now acknowledged has come so seasonably that it will encourage them to retain more stations this year than they could prudently have done without it. At the same time, the Directors would deeply lament any cessation on the part of pastors, churches, or auxiliaries, in their efforts to assist the funds of the Society, on account of this bequest. To do so would render the present providential help of little avail, and ere long compel the Directors greatly to reduce the present large amount of agency. This legacy cannot be viewed as adding anything to the permanent income of the Society; nor can it justify indifference to the claims for enlarged assistance. The Directors are anxious to increase their efforts in diffusing the Gospel, and would gladly co-operate with the friends of evangelical truth in using means to accomplish this important object.

EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNALS OF THE MISSIONARIES.

Instance of Liberality.—I feel great pleasure in reporting that a room has been opened at C- a small village where the people are very ignorant, and destitute of the knowledge of salvation; there is only service on the Sabbath-no one caring for their souls. I commenced preaching there on the 5th October, and have con

*The remainder of Mr. Hill's legacy, still under legal control, has been appropriated, by the Court of Chancery, to pay certain annuities under his will. It cannot, therefore, be available for any of the societies during their lives.