moment the Frenchman saw Captain H. he said, "That's the man!" He immediately asked him if he was not distressedfor want of money; and before he could receive an answer, he offered to lend him forty pounds. Captain H. was struck with wonder and amazement, that a stranger and an enemy, should, in a strange land, make such an offer to a man in his circumstances. He then informed him, that he had been very unsuccessful, and had encountred many difficulties in his last voyage: That he had been taken with his ship and cargo, and had lain in that pri-. son for some time; that he had expected remittances from England, but had been disappointed: That he understood the prisoners were to be removed to Versailes: That all his money was expended except four pence, and that he had expected to die on the road for want. The Frenchman then pressed him hard to take forty pounds; but he would only accept three guineas, supposing that sum would supply his wants 'till he received remittances from England, Captain H: had feared the Lord from the time he was seven years of age, but nevertheless was now in distress. After the Lord had tried him, however, (and he trieth all the righteous). he thus arose for his help. Captain H. since then has been very successful, and is now in opulent circumstances.

REFLECTIONS..

Behold this good man, this prisoner; not only to the French, but to a worse foe, even an unbelieving and desponding heart, and that aggravated by a very reserved disposition, which rivetted his fetters still closer, and increased the weight of his chains. A christian, with such a disposition, must not be treated harshly. This is to drown the sinking, and strike dead the dying. Yet such are to be exhorted, from evangelical considerations, to be still; in patience, to possess their souls ; and to cast all their anxious cares upon God, under a believing apprehension of his care for them. It is not only injurious to the soul, but sinful to indulge in despondency, and determinately to put from us those invalua ble supports afforded us in the Gospel.

Though it is distressing to see good men struggling with misery; yet, how consoling to observe the Lord supporting, assisting, and defending them amid their trials. He is their arm, their shield, their eye-their all. Though they are launched upon the ocean of a calamitous life, they shall not be swallowed up by its quick-sands, or dashed upon its rocks; for God sits at the helm, and steers the vessel to her destined port..

When Captain Harris thought all was lost, help was at hand. His deliverance was effected by the interposition ofa very remarkable providence. God, who came to Abimelech in a dream, came to this Frenchman also in a dream, in a vision of the night, "when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed," and impressed his soul on behalf of his suffering servant. This extraordinary dream is, unquestionably, a mirror, in which we behold a most wise and beneficent God. He that sees not here, an intelligent, invisible agent, disposing and directing the affairs of this distressed Christian, belongs, not to the class of the candid; but to the the ward of the incurables..

Though, under the banner of the French Revolution, were listed the vilest,and the most infamous of mankind, yet,here is a man-a man, worthy the name of a mau-and he a Frenchman. Alas, what a wretched spirit of degeneracy and pre-judice does he manifest, who hates a man. because he is of Britain, or of Gaul-who elevates his countryman, into a God; and degrades his foeman, into a Devil. This is one of the foulest spots of human aposstacy-hateful, and hating one another:" and, is as contrary to the Divine command, thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself," as the tiger's growl, to the voice

of the turtle. But the fire of national animosity, so carefully supplied with fuel,. for ages past, by interested, ambitious, and blood thirsty politicians, shall be extinguished; and a brotherhood-abrotherhood, glorious, universal, and lasting, shall be established. Yes, as all nations of men descended from one common father, so shall they constitute one family, under one head-Jesus, whom God has appointed to be head over all things to the church. The signs of the times announce his approach. The sound of his chariot wheels are heard" Even so, come Lord Jesus,, come quickly."

THE SON OF SCIENCE BOWL. ING TO THE SON OF GOD.

M. de la Harpe ranked high among the literati of France. His various works have rendered him popular as an author. He claims attention as the associate of Voltaire, D' Alembert, and Condorcet. During the greater part of his life, he was a disciple of the French philosophy, and an active and a zealous disseminator of

its principles; and he affords, probably, the only instance of a convert made from that sect to Christianity. The circum, stance which gives the most peculiar inte rest to his annals, is his conversion, in advanced life, from French infidelity to Christianity.

La Harpe hailed the commencement of the Revolution in France; and, during the two first years of its course, he was its advocate. Under the reign of terror, he was arrested, and lodged in the Luxemburgh; and, in this situation, he became very disconsolate. We are told that he did not feel his principles adapted to give relief, in the conjuncture in which he found himself; and a friend, who was anxious for his welfare, requested him to peruse the Psalms of David. Into these compositions he had never before looked, except with a view to discover poetical beauties, and they were very little in his recollection. Fearful of offending the philosopher, and of stumbling, as it were, at the threshold, his friend requested him to peruse them, as a resource for killing time; and, in order to fix his attention more on the sacred compositions, he was requested to compose a purely literary comment on them, which conduct, strikingly illustrates that scripture apothegm, "He that winneth souls. is wise." He undertook it. Scarcely had.