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my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts, and will be their God, and they shall be my people.' (Jeremiah xxxi. 33.) And through faith in this perfect covenant, my dear father, I am made happy, having received remission of my sins. I love Jesus, I feel very certainly that He loves me. I am striving for that crown of glory he has purchased for me. seek the city out of sight, even the heavenly Jerusalem. I seek a tabernacle not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For all my help I look to my Lord Jesus Christ, who is the author and finisher of our faith. And, O, my dear father! that you would increase my joy, in seeing you thus happy too; in seeing you serve your Saviour too. Do begin to study the New Testament, do read the beautiful Epistle, from which I have just cited; it is St. Paul's to the Hebrews."

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O, my precious child! you have thrown me into great distress; I am much straitened; what will become of you? an anathema will be pronounced against you; your name will be blotted from among our people. What will become of you, if you waywardly persist? Why do you think of setting yourself against the belief of the wise and pious men of our nation? I am much affected, and really can speak to you no longer, my dear. But I feel that, as I am commanded, I must discharge my duty to your spiritual welfare. You may sit with me to breakfast; after that, you must enter my presence no more until a week has expired. Then I will see you again; if you persist in your apostacy, my dear child, I must do what I cannot

bear to think upon, what it will almost kill me to do-part from you, that you may receive attention and instruction from abler hands than mine."

(To be continued.)

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

WE have received but a few replies to the questions proposed in our last number, and only one of our kind correspondents has sent any queries in return. The answers which have been sent are, on the whole, satisfactory. We should like to have our future replies rather more full and detailed.

The question, No. 1, of our last is sufficiently answered by a simple reference to the passage of Scripture which records the call of the father of the faithful.

One of our correspondents, rightly answers in reply to No. 2, "What was the nature of the covenant made with Abraham?" that it was a covenant of promise, not of works, and refers to Gal. iv. 28, and Rom. iv. 1—3.

This is quite true, and a right view to take of the nature of the covenant; because it serves to point out the wide difference between the promise and the law, which could never make the former of none effect. But there is another very important consideration, which it is necessary to remember, with reference to the Apostle's argument in the Epistle to the Galatians; namely, that the covenant was two-fold: it had an earthly, and also a spiritual aspect. It promised to Abra

ham a seed innumerable as the stars; and secured for them a country to dwell in. This was its earthly part. To this St. Paul does not allude in his argument in Galatians; but simply to the spiritual part of the covenant. This latter provided for the fulfilment of the original promise (Gen. iii. 15). It secured the seed, in whom all the families of the earth shall be blessed-the one seed, which is Christ.

In reply to question, No. 4, one of our young correspondents says, "The first great object of Abraham's call was to separate him and his descendants from the rest of the earth, as a peculiar people to become ancestors of Christ.

"The second great object of Abraham's call, was to shew that as he was called in uncircumcision, so both Jews and Gentiles were to share in the promise."

The latter part of the answer is a most important consideration in St. Paul's reasoning with his Jewish objectors; and we are glad to find our young friend has read his Bible so carefully, and has laid hold of such important points as those to which he refers. We shall recur to these subjects again, and more fully in future numbers.

We want more replies and more questions. Only one of our correspondents has sent us any questions. We hope to be better supplied. The range of subjects on which to write is wide and important, though not new, and may lead to thinking and reading on those matters which throw light upon the word of God.

The question which naturally follows those of last month, seems to be

By what means has God accomplished his

purpose of separating Israel from the rest of the nations:

(1.) In Egypt?

(2.) In the Wilderness?
(3.) In their own land?
(4.) In their Captivities?

Some of the questions sent to us, are these :-1. When did the children of Israel first receive the name of Jew?

2. Why did the children of Israel wander forty years in the wilderness?

3. Why were they carried captive to Babylon? We shall be glad of answers to any of the questions, if our young friends do not reply to them all; and hope, as we go on, that they will have a growing interest in the history and prospects of God's ancient people.

THE REPORT OF THE SOCIETY.

(Continued from page 154.)

THE question, "How has the money contributed to the Society been employed?" received only part of its answer last month. Then, reference was made to Scriptures, and books, and tracts, distributed by colporteurs and missionaries to the number of many thousands in the year; and also to the Schools established in so many places for the scriptural instruction of Jewish Children; now we have to give a farther reply to the question, and turn to the field of missionary labour, in which are employed so many of the messengers of mercy, sent forth by the friends of Israel in England.

The Society has its missionaries and agents in various lands. We begin at home. Here we find a mission of great importance and which has been largely blessed. London, Liverpool and Manchester are the residences of missionaries: other places where the Jews reside are visited by some of the agents who are stationed in London, and thus, whilst the great effort is made in the metropolis, most of the Jews resident in England, and of those who come hither for purposes of trade, hear the Gospel-" the glorious Gospel of the blessed God."

The Jews of Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Bath, and Cheltenham were visited during the year by two labourers from London. In this city there are, besides the Minister of the Episcopal Jews' Chapel, (the Rev. J. B. Cartwright,) the Rev. F. C. Ewald, three other believing Israelites as helpers in the missionary work, a Depositary, a Schoolmaster for the boys, a Schoolmistress for the girls and a Matron who superintends the domestic affairs of both schools. At MANCHESTER, a believing Israelite visits his brethren and opens to as many as will receive him the Scriptures of truth, and distributes bibles, books and tracts amongst them. At LIVERPOOL a believing Israelite, a Minister of our Church, preaches the Gospel to the Jews, and visits them to reason with them out of Moses and the prophets. He also finds a useful scene of labour occasionally amongst Jewish emigrants who leave the important port of Liverpool, like so many of our own countrymen for far distant lands.

From London the Report carries us to the East, and shews us Israel in the land of desolation yet of hope; and Israel in Egypt-the Egypt of