every sorrow here. Be an infidel? what!-give up every hope of heaven, all reliance in my Saviour-all anticipations of meeting with my departed friends? How can you ask me such a question? Be an infidel ?-Oh never!'

My young friend, are you doubting which road you shall adopt? O hesitate not for a moment, but choose that, whose end is perfect peace, because it terminates in heaven. The world may tempt you with its painted nothings, but does it offer you an equivalent for your soul,-your precious never-dying soul? If notif all its pleasures lie on this side the grave, and all its joys perish in the using-then turn a deaf ear to all its blandishments, and enter on the Christian course. It may be painful, but, it is only for a time-it may be rough, but it is the way to heaven-it may be long, but life at its longest is but a vapour-and does not an eternal rest await you? The first step is the grand one. O Let it be decided for God. “If the Lord be God, then follow Him, but if Baal, then follow him." "Choose ye, this day, whom ye will serve." Finally, "Watch and Pray." Watch-for tis out your own salvation with fear and trembling. own unassisted endeavours will be utterly in vain, your helper-your strength-and your shield.

yours to work Pray-for your unless God be

W. T. V.

EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF A COLPORTEUR. SUNDAY 24th May.-The first meeting, in French, began at half-past two o'clock. The room, well arranged and prepared, was full: Ster counted 52, beside those who were in the galleries. As our invitations had only been given to persons whom we believed well disposed; the meeting was not sufficiently well known for a greater number to have met. I have been assured that had it been more generally known, our congregation would have amounted to nearly 400 persons. At Remiremont the Roman Catholics appear rather less indifferent to religious concerns than in several other places in the Vosges, such as St. Dié, Rambervilliers, Bruyères, &c. The Curé is not liked there. This first meeting, as I heard afterwards, gave pleasure to a great number of Roman Catholics, and has, in general, produced a good impression. I have been assured that the fourth or fifth part of the hearers were Romanists. I preached on the 12th verse of the 8th chapter of St. John. The congregation was devout and very attentive; one man alone, a verger as I was afterwards told, left the meeting before it was ended. The Lord wonderfully sustained me. I was enabled to insist upon the doctrine of salvation by grace alone. I saw tears flow, the person from Montbéliard came to take leave of me, after the meeting, with tears in his eyes. "Ah!" said he, "what good this has done me, this has given me great pleasure." Several others also came to express their thanks; one said, "since seven years, this is the first evangelical sermon I have heard." Others said, "for 20 or 30 years I have not

heard any evangelical preaching." A Roman Catholic father invited me to come and see his daughter, who was ill; it was the same girl who travelled with me from Nancy to Remiremont. At our German meeting, which took place at six o'clock, the congregation consisted of about 60 persons, partly Roman Catholics. The tracts which I distributed after the meeting were gratefully received-some even came after, and asked me for others. My text was " Jesus said, I am the way."

Monday, May 25.-The father of the young lady, who was ill, called to express to me how much satisfaction he had experienced from the good things he had heard; called on her in the course of the day. To the father, who seems much affected, I promised a New Testament, that he might read out of it to his child. He promised to do so.

May 26.-Set out for Gérardiner. Passed through St. Arné, one league from Remiremont. An interesting family; the father is converted, and a man of sterling piety. At the time of our arrival he was absent. We had a long conversation with the mother, the daughter, and two women of the village. One of the daughters is very interesting; she and her eldest brother seem to receive the truths of the Gospel better than the others. We were told afterwards that the whole subject of our conversation would be communicated to the Curé, who is a great enemy of the Word of God, by the two women, who are his intimate friends. May God bless the conversation which I have had with one of them, who appeared rather serious. Just as we were preparing to leave the house, the father came in, from the market at Remiremont: he made us go in again, was overjoyed at our visit, and offered us all he had. The simplicity and cordiality of this good man affected me much. May God establish His work in him and in the hearts of his children! May 27. We arrived at length, after having ascended, descended, and again ascended two high mountains at "Lacroix aux nimes." It was just noon, and the sun darted down his burning rays upon us. The first man we met was at once interesting, simple and serious: he welcomed us kindly, inviting us to enter his cabin, to await the arrival of Mr. Grandjeau, who usually called on him. At the expiration of a quarter of an hour this dear brother arrived-he had only there received the letter which I had written to him, and consequently had not been able to invite any one. Nevertheless, and though the houses were much dispersed, the few words which he said to some men whom we met on our way to his house, had been sufficient to assemble, in a few hours, an audience consisting of about 60 persons. The principal room was large enough, but as the day was fine, and that before the house, situated almost at the summit of the mountain, there was a pretty little grassplot, bounded by a little terrace, and shaded by a row of cherry trees; I proposed to the audience to celebrate our worship in the open air-to which every one assented. I placed myself in the centre, on my right hand were the men, and a little further the young people. On a chair before me was placed the Bible and a collection of tracts. At the bottom of the hill I had observed a cross, on which were the words "O crux, ave spes unica mea!" This fine thought induced me to speak on Gal. vi. 14-16, expounding the blessings of that cross-not

that of wood or stone; but that by which the power of God is manifested unto salvation. I was listened to very attentively, and I feel assured not without a blessing to several. The audience remained yet a long time after having said "Amen." The service had been begun and ended by a prayer. A distribution of tracts, accompanied by exhortation, followed our worship, which seemed to have made a deep impression on several. I heard one man say to another, who was behind me, "One may see that this gentleman speaks the truth, for he does not blush at what he says, and is not afraid of being contradicted.” In the evening I preached again from John x. 9. Blessed be our great God for this first opportunity of announcing to my brethren His infinite mercy! Mr. Grandjeau, his wife, servant, and mother-all appear to have derived a blessing. Oh! how I felt, on this occasion, the truth of those words of our Saviour, Luke x. 5, 6. Yes, the peace of the Saviour had entered with us into this house, and into the midst of these mountaineers, and it remains there; for we have been earnestly invited to return as soon as possible. Mr. Grandjeau has consented to receive a depôt of our books, and though he is a captain, commanding the national guard of the Province, he has not feared to become the humble disciple of the Saviour-enquiring eagerly into the way of sálvation. The moments we spent together passed very rapidly; the next morning we took leave of each other-their eyes were filled with tears, and they could hardly speak a word.

FAITHFULNESS TO GOD'S CAUSE REWARDED.

A POOR, but truly pious widow, placed in charge of a lighthouse on the southern coast, had resolved to devote the receipt of one day in the year, during the visiting season, to the Missionary Society. On one of these days a lady in widow's weeds, and a little girl in deep mourning, came to see the lighthouse. Sympathy in misfortune, perhaps, led to conversation, and before the unknown visitor took her departure, they had most probably mingled their tears together. The lady left behind her a sovereign. The unusually large gratuity, immediately caused a conflict in the breast of the poor woman, as to whether she was absolutely bound to appropriate the whole to the missionary-bo.not. At length she compromised, by putting in half-a-crown. But conscience would not let her rest: she went to bed, but could not sleep. She rose, took back the halfcrown, put in the sovereign, returned to bed, and slept comfortably. A few days afterwards, to her great surprise, she received a double letter, franked; and, on opening it, she was not more astonished than delighted to find £20 from the widow lady, and £5 from the little girl in deep mourning. And who were that lady and that little girl? No other than her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and our present youthful sovereign, Queen Victoria!

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