Holy Ghost; and, after commending him to God in prayer, I addressed to him a few words of counsel and encouragement from Rev. ii. 10: "Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life." Our brother was deeply moved; and the true sympathy shown him by every one present was a great comfort and support to him. He thanked me most warmly for all the trouble I had taken with him, and then exultingly exclaimed," Now I feel happy! Now I know that I can look to God as my reconciled Father, and to Jesus as my atoning and loving Redeemer." I do not know which we should admire in the young man the most-his ardent love for the truth, or his heroic faith which refused to recognize difficulties and consequences, if only the end could be gained, namely, to be numbered among God's people. In the one, as well as in the other, we can see what divine grace and sovereign love and mercy have wrought for him for all is to be attributed to that; and we are encouraged to hope, that the same grace will keep him firm and immovable in the faith in all his future days. We shall follow him to his new home with our best wishes and fervent and believing prayers. I am happy to say, that Mr. E――, the Jewish teacher, is going on to my greatest satisfaction, and daily gives more and more evidence of the genuineness and sincerity of his love to the Saviour. Thus, I have reason to close the year with devout gratitude and love to God, who has so graciously and wonderfully owned my humble effortscrowning the period with His goodness and mercy. P. JAFFE. BRITISH SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL AMONG THE JEWS, 96, GREAT RUSSELL STREET, BLOOMSBURY, LONDON. FOR PROPOSED BRITISH CHRISTIAN HOME, ORPHANAGE, AND SCHOOLS FOR JEWS. 1870. SERMONS AND ADDRESSES ON BEHALF OF THE SOCIETY Have been delivered as follows: From November 18th to December 15th. DEPUTATION, Mr. Matthews:- Spilsby Horncastle-Revs. D. Jones, T. Bromwell, Louth-R. Johnson, Esq., Revs. Hayman, Barton-on-Humber-Rev. Mr. Richardson. Grimsby-Revs. J. Little, Nelson, Brungate, and Lauderdale. Brigg-J. Hopkins, Esq., Revs. Mitchell and Handcock. Caistor-Revs. Morton, Godson, and Cocks. Sleaford-Capt. Middleton, Revs. Bettis, Swallow, and Sikes. Grantham-D. Dixon, Esq., Revs. Rippon, Goldie, &c. Bourn-Rev. Chisholm and Orton. Spalding-E. P. Maples, Esq., Rev. J. Bevan. Stamford Leytonstone Needham Market DEPUTATION, Rev. J. Gill: Cheshunt-Rev. J. W. Walker, B.A. St. Neot's-Revs. Lucas, F.G.S., F. Newman, J. S. Wyard, G. Gunn, and O. Jack son. Bow, Harley Street Chapel-Rev. W. Bevan. Horbury Chapel-Rev. W. Roberts, B.A. DEPUTATION, Rev. J. Wilkinson : High Wycomb-T. Wheeler, Esq., Revs. Davies, Brown, Irons, Duthie, Broomfield, and Nichols. Bath-Revs. Wills, Chapman, M.A., Keighley, Male, Honabrook, and Jenkin. Clevedon-Rev. Mr. Shoobridge. Liverpool-Grove Street Wesleyan Chapel ; Gt. Homer Street Wesleyan Chapel ; Waterloo Wesleyan Chapel (Rev. D. Hay); Common Hall, Hackins Hey (PrayerMeeting); Brunswick Wesleyan Chapel (Revs. Dr. Lyth and H. Hoare). DEPUTATION, Rev. L. Zucker :Jersey-English Wesleyan Chapel; French Wesleyan Chapel; English Presbyterian Church (Revs. J. J. Muir, C. Lanfer, and J. Lemon, and Mr. M. C. Williams); St. John's French Independent Chapel (Revs. C. Lanfer, P. Binet, B.A., and Mr. M. C. Williams). Guernsey-Eldad Chapel (Rev. U. B. Randall, B.A.); Ebenezer Chapel (Revs. J. Spencer and J. Wright); St. Paul's Chapel (Rev. A. Lynn); Salem Chapel (Rev. C. Bridgman); Primitive Methodist Chapel (Rev. R. Burnett); Presbyterian Church, Clifton (Revs. Dr. Weir and J. Douglas). A Record of Christian Effort for the Salvation of Israel. "For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth."—Is. Ixii. 1. "Ye that make mention of the Lord, keep not silence, and give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth."-Is. lxii. 6, 7. 'Publish ye, praise ye, and say, O Lord, save thy people, the remnant of Israel."-Jer. xxxi. 7. THE BRITISH SOCIETY'S Christian Home and Orphanage for Jews, LEYTON, ESSEX. SUPERINTENDENT, DR. KOPPEL. THE ABOVE INSTITUTION WILL BE OPENED, PUBLIC DEVOTIONAL SERVICE, In the meantime, the Committee offer their warmest thanks to many liberal contributors who have helped to furnish the means, and they again commit the whole work to the gracious blessing of God, and the kindly co-operation of the friends of Israel. Among those who have already given most generous proof of their sympathy, one is a Christian woman, formerly engaged, while health permitted, as a Female Missionary, who has sent the whole of her month's income. Others have held sales for work, which have been very successful; and others, again, have forwarded gifts of clothes and books, all of which are most acceptable. NO. XIV. с 1870. Rome's Great Show. DURING the whole night preceding December 8th, the rain was pouring down without a moment's cessation, and in the morning there seemed no likelihood of a change. But at 5.0 a.m. multitudes were moving towards St. Peter's, and innumerable carriages rolled along the streets, although the charge was from 50 to 100 francs. I had made up my mind not to start till seven o'clock, and instead of putting on an evening dress to obtain a reserved place, I wrapped myself up in my Scotch plaid, put on my Scotch bonnet, and walked through the rain to St. Peter's, where I arrived about halfpast seven, and found the church densely crowded. But as I had no incumbrance with me, nor good clothes to care about, I pushed on gradually through the crowd, till I had secured a good position near the front, end close to the opening of the transept set apart for the Council. The throng of human beings gradually became denser, till one compact mass, of ne less than 20,000 human beings, filled the church from the entrance to the high altar. The procession was to arrive at 8.30, but it was 10.30 before the first signs of it appeared. The Pope and the members of the Council, with all their attendants, had assembled in the great Aula before the Sixtine chapel along the royal staircase, and wherever they could find room. At 10.30 the whole began to move; the Pope was carried on his chair to the door of the church, when he descended and walked, because it was the day of the immaculate conception. A choir, of the best voices that can be heard, sang “Veni Creator," the cannons from St. Angelo roared, all the bells of the churches rang, military music sounded on every side, and now the procession moved on between two files of soldiers. First, a number of choir boys and young priests, carrying a large silver cross, a present from the Marquis of Bute, then other crosses, lanterns, banners, cushions with mitres, and jewels; then followed monks, priests, bishops; then the Pope, surrounded by cardinals, the Swiss guards, the guard noble, the order of the Maltese knights as guards, the Host in the midst of them, before which they all fell on their knees, and I suppose the dense crowd made an apology for Protestants not doing so. Then again came bishops, priests, &c. It took exactly half an hour from the door to the entrance of the Council, where the members entered and took their seats, the rest passing to the left between two other files of soldiers and so making their exit. The scene was strange indeed; all these bishops with their high caps (mitres) which looked like two pieces of paper stuck together, which, during the procession, they carried in their hands; the various colours of the ecclesiastical vestments, the contrast between the Eastern and Western clergy, the former in their yellow, blue, red, purple, and green silk vestments embroidered with gold and silver; the inferior clergy, some in poor-looking Oriental dresses, some with red Oriental 1870. slippers, a few without stockings, one with a burnous, and another with a Bethlehem shepherd's cloak. Then the different uniforms of all the dif ferent nations, because for that occasion every one who was entitled to wear a uniform had put it on; even doctors and students from different universities in Germany and France wore their togas and steel swords. But all was blended by the presence of the Empress of Austria, the Queen of Wurtemberg, the Duke and Duchess of Parma, the Duke and Duchess of Tuscany, the Duke and Duchess of Girgenti, the King and Queen of Naples, and several others of royal and noble blood. After the members of the Council had taken their seats, and the Pope had placed himself upon his throne-chair, a mass was read by a Cardinal, then a sermon preached in Latin, and then the Pope made his speech in Latin, of which I have sent you a copy. Then conversations took place in the Council, of which, however, very few heard a word, as was the case with the Pope's speech and the Cardinal's sermon. The only thing heard was the vocal music, the beauty of which nothing could surpass. It was twelve o'clock when I left the Council, and went to the Ghetto, where all was in its usual routine as if it did not belong to the Rome in which this extraordinary event had come to pass. There I spent two hours in conversation with the Jews, and then returned to St. Peter's shortly after three p.m., just in time to see the Council breaking up for the day, and the high personages stepping into their carriages for the journey home. I stood on the steps of the church and saw them all. It was a wonderful spectacle. First the carriages of the Empress, Queen, Dukes, King, Cardinals, Bishops, &c., about three hundred : carriages like the old state vehicle of Napoleon I. in Paris, capacious and grand, hanging on springs highly varnished and gilded all over, with a gilded railing round the top. Beautiful jet black horses, in some cases two, in others four; with gilded harness, two men on the box, two or three footmen behind, and these all dressed most theatrically, in the costumes of the time of Louis XIV., yellow, blue, red, green, &c., richly embroidered, powdered wigs on their heads, and upon these, small three-cornered hats, corresponding in colour and embroidery to their dresses. Inside these carriages sat the high functionaries, both ecclesiastical and diplomatical, in their state dresses and decorations. Then followed several hundred equipages of the nobles and private families, then no less than five hundred hired carriages for private families, and then about two thousand street carriages, all rolling along through a vast crowd of human beings from all parts of the world, perhaps one third priests, with their large hats, others from the East, with tarbush or turban, the student from Germany with his Burschen Mütze, many in curious uniforms, ladies and gentlemen à la mode de Paris, many sellers of memorials of the council, medals, crosses, beads, &c., wealthy people and beggars, many of the peasants from the Campagna and the mountains, all in their picturesque costumes, about six thousand soldiers on foot and on horseback on the move, with their military music to lead them, dragoons and gendarmes in their gay parade dresses sta |