knew Christ by name; it was mere head-knowledge, but now I leave England with new resolutions, which I hope and trust God will enable me to carry out.'"

"February 23.-Having met Rabbi, (who is considered the most pious and learned Jew in London), in Leadenhall Street, I went up to him, and asked him whether he thinks that the Bibles are correct which are sold opposite the Beth Hamidrash, in the same street (meaning the London Society's Scripture Depôt). He replied, I would advise you, dear friend, never to enter a house like that, for you know what the Psalm saith.' (Ps. i. 2.) This gave at once an opportunity of entering on the subject, but when he perceived the nature of my message, he asked me, how I could dare to speak to him on the subject? I replied, 'I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, on the contrary, my love to him, to you, and to all my brethren constrains me to preach that blessed Gospel wherever I shall find an opportunity.' We had now

arrived at the Beth Hamidrash, when I begged his attention for another moment, impressing upon him the responsibility resting upon him as a teacher of Israel, and pointing out to him Jesus the Lamb of God, sitting at the right hand of the Father, waiting to be gracious. But the poor old man got into such a rage, that he could not refrain from spitting into my face, and cursing me most dreadfully.

"St. Paul's words, Phil. iv. 14, which recurred to my mind, pacified and refreshed me, and caused me to go on my way rejoicing."

Poetry.

THOUGHTS

Suggested on attending a Service in Bayford School Room, when a Sermon was preached by the Rev. A. Ramsay, on Ezek. xxxiv. 29:-"I will raise up for them a plant of renown,"-in aid of the funds of the London Society for promoting Christianity amongst the Jews, 15th June, 1852.

THE "High and Lofty One,"* Himself hath said,
Whom e'en the Heaven of heavens cannot contain,
"I dwell not in those gorgeous temples made
With human hands."+ His best and holiest fane,
The throne on which the King of kings doth reign,
Is the meek contrite spirit as it prays;

Whilst angels lean from heaven to catch the strain,
Great is their joy, as higher still they raise

Upon their golden harps their never-ceasing praise.

Such thoughts as these, for thought at time will play
The truant, even in our holiest mood,

Darted like lightning-flash, nor pass'd away
As quickly, through my mind, as late I stood
Beneath a humble roof, wherein the rude
Unletter'd rustic youth are taught to climb
Fair wisdom's arduous heights ;--but then I view'd
A pastor with his flock, whose voices chime
The music of their hearts at pensive even-time !

* Isaiah lvii. 15.

+ Acts vii. 48, 49.

Let not prelatic pomp, nor priestly pride,
View with averted eye and cold disdain
This simple place of worship, nor deride
The admixture of things sacred with profane;
Church order bows obedient to the rein
Of just authority; the prying eye,
In the pure worship can detect no stain;
Ritual observance here is seen to vie
With spiritual things, in sacred rivalry.

For here the friends of Israel's outcast race,
Were met to listen to the glorious theme
Of Zion's wondrous tale, which faith can trace,
As some rich vein of gold is seen to gleam,
Throughout the sacred mine. Tho' some may deem
The attempt presumptuous-idle at the best-
Yet Israel's God hath written with a beam
Of heavenly sunshine, "Not to give him rest,
Till Zion be a praise,”* and be for ever blest!

Long time, too long, the younger brother,† fed
With the rich dainties of his father's board,
Hath scorn'd the exil'd wanderer, in whose stead
(But only for a time) he feasts; a hoard
Of wealth is for that elder brother stor'd

In Heaven's own Treasure-house; tho' the rich gem
Lies buried in the dust, debas'd, abhorr'd :
"Plant of renown!" sprung out of Jesse's stem!
Zion shall yet be in Thine hand a royal diadem!‡

* Isaiah lxii. 7.

+ Luke xv. 11.

Isaiah lxii. 3.

London: Printed at the Operative Jewish Converts' Institution, Palestine Place, Bethnal Green.

THE JEWISH ADVOCATE.

OCTOBER, 1852.

THE FUTURE PROSPECTS OF THE JEWS.

PROPHECY.

HAVING given extracts from the prophecies of Isaiah, (a few out of many,) on the deeply interesting and important subject of Israel's restoration, we proceed to gather a few out of some other of the inspired writers.

MICAH.

Micah prophesied in the days of Jothan, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, about 750 years before Christ.

XXII.

"Micah ii. 12. I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee: I will surely gather the remnant of Israel, I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise, by reason of the multitude of men.

XXIII.

"Micah iv. 1. But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of

the Lord shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills, and people shall flow unto it.

2. And many nations shall come and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob, and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

“3. And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off, and they shall beat their swords into plow-shares, and their spears into pruning-hooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

"4. But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the Lord of hosts hath spoken it.

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6. In that day, saith the Lord, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted.

"7. And I will make her that halteth a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation; and Jehovah shall reign over them in mount Zion, from henceforth, even for ever.*

"11. Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.

12. But they know not the thoughts of the

* In Tindale's translation of the 7th verse, it is, And will give issue unto the lame, instead of, And I will make her that halteth a remnant, which is certainly better. For the Lord is here promising an increase to her that halteth, and is driven out, as appears by the latter end of the verse, and not a diminution of them to a remnant.