contrast with every other public spot we visited. Over a large proportion of the tombs, small erections have been raised. Within these is an altar, decorated with a silver or metal cross, rich vases, and flowers. Before the altar is a chair for the convenience of the surviving relatives of the dead, sundry of whom we saw We stepped into the Church of St. | weeds have overrun the whole, and all Sulpice for a few minutes on the Sunday assumes an aspect of neglect quite in evening. A priest was in the pulpit, attended by a little surpliced boy, who held a small taper in his hand. The priest appeared to be repeating a litany, addressed to the Virgin, to which the congregation responded. Whilst this was proceeding within the building, immediately in front of it,—namely, on the Place St. Sulpice-a flower-show and market resorting thither for the vain purpose of was held. A juggler also was perform-devotion. ing, to the no small gratification of the byestanders. A very elegant fountainwith which Paris abounds-plays in the centre of this square. The Jardin de Luxenbourg is most lovely, and is said to be the most beautifully arranged garden in Paris. The bazaar is exceedingly poor. The Pantheon, with its lofty porch and spacious dome, is magnificent. The lantern, to which our little party ascended, is 450 feet above the level of the Seine, and from which a beautiful bird's eye view of Paris may be obtained. In the vaults of the Pantheon are the tombs of Voltaire and Rousseau. With the Bibliotheque Imperiale, the visitor will be much interested. It is stated to contain upwards of a million and a half of volumes. There are specimens of bookbinding and printing from the earliest time of their invention. With one circumstance we were much amused. In the range of cases containing the Apocalypse, printed from solid blocks of wood; a Bible printed by Guttunburg; and a translation of the Ars Moriendi, printed by Caxton; is a very ancient Bible, which lies open, exposing to view the 5th to the 8th of the Romans. What chapters are there more condemnatory of the whole system and spirit of Romanism and Infidelity, for which France is so notorious? On the way to the Pere la Chaise, the visitor passes the huge column erected upon the site of the Bastile, taken by the Revolutionists on the 14th of July, 1789. The weight of metal employed amounts to nearly 1,500 cwt. The whole cost of erection was £48,000. It was at the Place de la Bastile some of the most desperate struggles took place between the insurgents and the soldiers. General Negrier and the Archbishop of Paris fell hereabouts. With the Pere la Chaise we were disappointed. It is very extensive, and contains some beautiful monuments; but it is exceedingly badly kept. Grass and Walking through the grounds of the Pere la Chaise, and recollecting that the great bulk of those deposited there, had died in ignorance of, and at enmity with, the one common salvation; we could but compare it with Bunhill Fields, where reposes the precious dust of multitudes who slept in Jesus! How great the contrast! A false and pitiful charity would remonstrate with us upon the expression of this sentiment; but the fact, nevertheless, stands the same. We can have no sympathy with a system antagonistic to our gracious Lord and Master, and the fulness and perfection of his salvation. "As the tree falls so it lies;" "the wages of sin is death." What a proof of mortality is the fact, that this burying-place occupies upwards of 150 acres; and, although only opened on the 25th of May, 1804, contains already upwards of 50,000 funereal monuments, to say nothing of the immense number interred without any mark or distinction. The Manufacture des Tapisseries des Gobelins, will amply repay the visitor. Not only are the most beautiful specimens exhibited, but the process of manufacture is at the same time going on. Several most elaborate subjects in tapestry, as well as large carpets, were in the hands of the artists. The whole is in the pay of the government. The Louvre would require many days' close scrutiny to do it justice. The Picture Galleries are very extensive, and contain some splendid paintings. This building was used as a place of residence by Charles IX., the persecutor of the Huguenots, Henry III., Henry IV., Louis XIII., and by Henrietta, widow of Charles I., of England. "About halfway down the Long Gallery is a window overlooking the Pont de Carousal. From the balcony of this window, Charles IX. stood to fire upon his Huguenot subjects on the memorable eve of St. Bartholomew." We were particularly interested in the relics of Napoleon. There was his tent-bed; some of the clothes he wore! at St. Helena; the hat he wore at Waterloo, his stirrups, and the old brown great coat in which he is so commonly represented. Directly opposite to one of the principal entrances to the Louvre is the gorgeous Church of St. Germain. A part of It was commenced in the fourteenth century. This building has a melancholy interest," as it was the bell of this church that tolled the memorable signal for the commencement of the massacre of St. Bartholomew, which was responded to on the other side of the water by the tocsin of the Consiergerie. In the street close by, the Rue des Fosses, stood formerly the mansion of Admiral Coligny (now demolished to make way for the new improvements), in which he was murdered on that dreadful night." a The Palais Royal is remarkable also as place of historic interest. The number and brillancy of its shops is a striking feature. The Palace of Industry does not equal the Exhibition of 1851, except in the machinery department, in which, we consider, the London and Dublin Exhibitions are excelled. The picture gallery, which is a separate building, contains some splendid pieces. One of the most remarkable is the Reign of Terror. The Boulevarts have an astounding effect. The idea of extensive promenades, lined with trees, in their rich shady foliage, and that in the midst of a thickly populated city, strikes an Englishman especially with amazement. The scene in these resorts of an evening is very different from anything you meet in London; and from the number of loungers of both sexes, it is clear, as we before intimated, that Paris, as a whole, is destitute of home-attractions. Last, but not least, Versailles exceeds in beauty everything we ever saw. Its galleries were not open, nor its fountains playing; but we were amply compensated for the run by railway, and a thorough wetting during a thunder-storm. The grounds and terraces are lovely. The Church is exquisite. The parks present the richest variety of which it is almost possible to conceive.-The Grand Trianon is a beautiful residence, built by Louis XIV. in 1685, for Madame de Maintenon. It is nearly 400 feet long, and contains but a ground floor. Certain apartments may be seen as arranged for the reception of our Queen, when expected in Paris some time ago. The paintings in the galleries of Versailles are said to extend a distance of rot less than six miles. Readers, our rambles through Paris are at an end. After eight-and-thirty hours of incessant travelling, we were most thankful to find ourselves transferred from Paris to Bonmahon, and once again in our own peaceful home. We would not exchange the quiet of this village (humble as it is) for all the attractions of that princely city. The Parisian may luxuriate in his Restaraunt at the Cafe or in his varied midnight revels; give us the fond endearments of one's own peaceful hearth. They far outvie them all. A FEW WORDS ON CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCE. DAVID says, "Blessed is the man that trusteth | into practice, especially by him " that walk.. in the Lord." Agaiu, "him that walketh in darkness, and hath no light, let him trust,"&c. It would appear that there is a great blessing connected with trusting in the Lord. But I find it requires more grace, faith, and patience, to trust God in adverse providences, the hidings of his countenance, and when sin and corruption oppress the soul, saying, "Where is now thy God," than in prosperity, or, in the shining of his countenance. Trust is but a small word, but it requires great knowledge and experience, to put it eth in darkness, and hath no light." I can say with some, I would not represent myself as a stranger to peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. In the midst of all my conflicts I have a heartfelt satisfaction from the Gospel, which nothing else could give. But I mean, though this be with me as an abiding principle, it rarely affords me what some call sensible comforts. I cannot feel that warmth of heart, that glowing love, which the knowlege of such a Saviour should inspire 1 account it my sin, given him, which his abundance of revelation and evening prayer could not remove, and when Paul's prayers, knowledge, and strength, become weakness, grace is then "Made perfect in his weakness," and he has nothing left to glory in, "but his infirmities." What strange language this appears to the grave, formal professor, who "knows no changes." It has been asked, "Whether faithfulness to light received, will certainly and always maintain assurance in us, and preserve our souls from darkness, doubts, and winter seasona," &c. Answer, With our depraved nature, and indwelling sin, it is morally impossible for us to be entirely faithful to that light and power which God has given us. I never expect to meet the man that knows his own heart, that will say he is always faithful, di and I feel it my burden that I cannot. And when I truly do this, when I can abhor myself, mourn over it, and humbly look to the Lord for relief against it, I judge my soul to be, at such times, as much alive to God as it would be if he saw fit to increase my comfort. Were we always to be under the sensible comforts of the Spirit, how little should we know of our evil hearts; how liable to be puffed up with pride. The tried Christian learns many useful lessons in the school of darkness. It is a place of great searching of heart. The soul "sits alone, and keepeth silence," and his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope." He hath no hope in him self, to help himself; his help is in the Lord. It is here he learns what that "great and terrible wilderness" is, and while he fears "the fiery flying serpents and drought," he also sees with pain the many places where he pro-ligent, and obedient, to the full extent of his voked the Lord for forty years, the remembrance of which makes a broken heart and a troubled spirit, which is a sacrifice wellpleasing to God; yet the child would rather bring any other sacrifice than a poor broken heart. He fights against sin in his members, which is ever alive to bring him into captivity. He prays against it, and yet may be permitted to be overcome by it. He may cry out and shout, but no deliverance seems at hand, and Satan seems to have the dominion for a season. He concludes God has cast him off, and up to now, he thinks all was mere profession and not grace. He feels always in debt; not a mere fifty-pence debtor, but a five hundred pence one, and "nothing to pay." The word Trust, is now ventured into deep water, to anchor on mercy alone, even the sure mercies of David. For what are all these temptations and trials, but to show our own weakness, and God's greatness in shewing mercy; that "No flesh should glory in his presence." Paul, though an eminent saint, still groaned under the burden of in-dwelling sin; and, although he was lifted up to the third heavens, and had the abundance of revelations, which would lead some poor child of God to think that Paul would never again groan under sin, doubt, and fear. But not so with Paul, all his abundance of revelatious were soon tried by " a messenger from Satan to buffet him, and a thorn in the flesh was ability. I rather expect he would confess with me, that he feels daily a need of fresh supplies of grace to help him on his way. If some, in their dullest frames, can read the Bible, go to the throne of grace, and mourn (as they ought) over what is amiss, I must say for myself, I can, and I cannot; without doubt, I can kneel down, and I can see I ought to mourn; but to understand and attend to what I read, to engage my HEART in prayer, or to be duly humbled under the sense of so dark and dissipated state of mind, these things, at some seasons, I can no more do than I can raise the dead, and yet I cannot plead positive inability. I am satisfied that what prevents me is my sin, the sin that dwelleth in my nature. And I expect it will be thus with me at times, until "this body of sin be destroyed." "If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, who shall stand ?" "Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iuiquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage ?" "But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared." Mercy and grace does all: it makes the soul hope, trust, believe, and "work out its own salvation with fear and trembling;" aud is quite content to go to heaven" through much tribulation ;” and when it arrives there, I feel certain the song will be, "Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name be the praise, for thy mercy and truth's sake." AT REST. 1 MOST of our readers will remember an | the letters in question emanated from occasional reference to "A. B., Black- one in deep concern of soul. Her heath." During the early part of our convictions were of no ordinary kind. Editorship she corresponded with us There was at the same time extensive anonymously. Long were we in ignor- scriptural knowledge, and one of the ance of the writer, but clearly saw that brightest orders of mind. At length in 66 "A. B." we found the estimable Mrs. | of Bethesda, waiting for the moving of SHEPPARD, wife of the late Rev. J. SHEP- the waters. She despised no means. PARD, of Blackheath Chapel. We ques- | She was a close reader of the word. She tion if a more amiable couple ever lived. sought earnestly a yea-yea Gospel. They had to encounter no small amount of Many a dreary night would find her domestic sorrow. Within a very short many miles from home, in quest of that period they lost a son, and then a lovely pardon" through the preached word, daughter. The patience with which this after which she so intensely longed. She double stroke was borne was remarkable. was a woman of prayer. We believe few Not a murmur, not the shadow of repi- wrestled more ardently at the footstool ning. Submission on the one hand; and of mercy than did "A. B." Her sense an intense desire for personal assurance of helplessness made her more thoroughly on the other. We never remember to in earnest. She knew-for she felt ithave met more the walking Christian, that grace was free-that pardon could than in Mr. and Mrs. Sheppard. Em- be none other than a sovereign boon; and phatically they "adorned the doctrine she was made willing to receive it upon of God their Saviour in all things." God's terms, knowing full well, that she was "without money, and without price." She felt that she could only beg that she had nothing whatever to buy with. All this she was taught-richly, freely, sovereignly taught; and she was taught it in the school of adversity too. But to meet her to correspond with her-none would hear of her own personal trials. She had an ear to hearken, and a hand to help, in reference to other's woes, but her own were kept scrupulously in the back ground. It was only, as it were, by accident, they were discovered. We like to see a professing man at home as well as abroad; we would know what he is in the week, as well as on the Sabbath; we should be glad to hear what is his conduct before the world, as well as before the Church. Servants are excellent judges of masters. Seldom do they form an incorrect opinion. The household, every-day intercourse affords pretty clear proof of the real state of the case. Sundry servants at Blackheath had been selected on account of their religion. Knowing their contact with the young persons entrusted to her charge, Mrs Sheppard had made this a But her trials are over now-her sormatter of principle. Casually calling at rows have ceased; and He whom she Blackheath some years ago, the family longed to love (and did ardently love, happened to be absent, it being the va- too, although she was scarcely cognizant cation. The domestic left in charge of the fact) now wipes all tears from her was found to be a reader of the GOSPEL eyes. She followed Him afar off (acMAGAZINE, this led to spiritual conver-cording to sense and feeling) here, but sation, during which her reference to Mr. and Mrs. Sheppard was in terms we shall never forget. This," thought we, "is religion at home. Here is the Gospel in its working. This is the very opposite of having merely a name to live!" Yet, as previously intimated, this consisted with a deep heart-knowledge. In writing to Mrs. Sheppard (of whom we would here more particularly speak) we have used the very strongest language, and thought at times it might be beyond the personal heart-discovery of so truly meek and amiable a person; but no; never once were we misunderstood never once was there a want of a due appreciation and entering in to each and every representation of the nature and operations of free and sovereign grace. As those will remember who have observed from time to time, the answers to "A. B., Blackheath," it was remarkable how long Mrs. Sheppard lay at the Pool she has outstripped others there. Some of us who could say, "The Lord is mine, and I am his," and which she longed to say-are left by this once doubting, fearing sister far in the rear. She has reached home before us. "At eveningtide it was verily light with her." All her sorrows left below, And earth exchang'd for heaven. We have lost a friend-an invaluable friend—indeed, but whilst we sorrow on our own account, we rejoice on her's. Such were her sufferings, both mentally and bodily, here, that we cheerfully make the sacrifice, that she may enjoy the bliss. We as yet know not particulars of the closing scene, except that it was all praise, blessed, blessed be God! "A. B." is gone to her rest now; she is beyond the reach of human flattery or even becoming acknowledgment; and therefore, in praise of that grace, of which she was made so large and rich a to me. partaker, we may now state a fact. In the early part of our correspondence, she wrote to this effect:-"I have been greatly benefitted by the Gospel Magazine. I ask, as a favour, therefore, that I may have charge of your eldest child, as soon as she is of an age to be entrusted It shall cost you nothing." She took the dear child; for nearly three years and a half, she enjoyed the kindly care and tender watchings of one of the best of women, and most exemplary of Christians. May her counsel and example never, never be lost upon that dear child; and may its parent never be unmindful of so generous an act of true Christian love. We shall hope, in a future Number, to speak more of the beloved "A. B., of Blackheath." munity, and we feel it not a little. We 66 saw Dear Readers, THOMAS ATTRIDGE has left a delicate widow and four helpless children; JOHN DAWES has left an extremely delicate widow and seven helpless children. Some of your hearts will be open, we know, to help them; and how happy shall we be, to be the bearer of your aid. Meanwhile, we would briefly advert to another severe loss which during the last month we have been called to sustain. The second of the Coast-guards, who left this village for the Baltic, is gone to his rest. THOMAS ATTRIDGE and JOHN DAWES, two dear Godly men, the ornament of their profession both as men and as Christians, are no more! They have left a blank indeed in our little com- Bonmahon, July 26, 1855. For the present farewell! JEHOVAH'S DECLARATION. THE EDITOR. is, who is the speaker? which can be no other Person than God the Holy Ghost, by the mouth of the prophet Ezekiel, for all scripture was given by his divine inspiration, and is "profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness; that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works." And as the Holy Spirit is pleased in the economy of salvation, to lead the blood-bought family into the truth as it is in Jesus, so He is blessedly pleased to open up from time to time the Scriptures of truth to their immortal souls, whereby they are led to see that Jesus is the sum and substance of holy writ; for "the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy." "When the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.”—Ezek. xviii. 27. ALL the promises of God are yea and all amen in Christ, and are all sure to them who are the called of God in Christ Jesus; who is "The Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End," of all those who shall be born again; "for as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe | on his name which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." Although to the natural and carnally-minded, this part of holy writ may appear to savour in support of creature-doing, by which man shall obtain an inheritance amongst the children for whom a mansion is prepared from before the foundation of the world, yet it is undoubtedly a sweet and blessed promise, full of rich consolation to every one who shall be "called out of darkness into God's marvellous light; those who are heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ." The first idea that strikes the mind Secondly;-The person or persons spoken of. And here by the introduction of the definite article, TIE, a singularity of beauty is observable; for it is evident this language is not used at random, as if to mean anybody or nobody. On the contrary, a particular object is |