mation, and all other matters and pursuits are only in subserviency to this. To promote the designs of his mercy, and the claims of his authority in the present world, forms the business of his life. He deems not himself a loser by what he gives and does for Christ; and he views his own dishonour lighter than any slur on the name of Christ.

A Christian's high and pure ambition is to please Christ. He tries every measure by the test of its acceptableness to Christ. He acts as if every action were an inlet into the favour of Christ, and as if the glory and the happiness of Christ depended upon that action. He is careful to know the mind of Christ in the Scriptures, that he may understand what is pleasing and what is displeasing to him. In the discharge of every duty he is more concerned that it pleases Christ than that it pleases man; if it pleases Christ, with him it is a small matter whether men are pleased or displeased. Pleasing Christ is his business, and pleasing Christ is his heaven. To the worldling it is sweet to seem good; to the Christian it is sweeter to be good, and sweeter still to do good, because it is service to Christ. In the favour of Christ is his life. Though he does not please Christ as he would, yet, if he fail in this, nothing else can give him pleasure. This attachment is hearty and habitual; it is not the result of alarm, or the forced effort after a moving discourse, or after a painful sickness: it is the fixed habit and the stamped character of his soul. Such affection and devotedness, such thorough consecration of self, and such fidelity and activity must honour and glorify Christ; for whatever men of the world themselves may think of Christ, they feel that, in the estimation of his followers, he is "altogether lovely," that in all things he has the pre-eminence, and that they are determined to know nothing among men save Jesus Christ and him crucified.

2. Jesus Christ is glorified by direct efforts to increase and diffuse the knowledge of his worth and glory, that others might be brought to admire, honour, and praise him. By the ministry of the gospel, by multiplying and circulating copies of the Scriptures, by religious conversation, and by benevolent institutions, Christians make manifest the savour of the knowledge of Christ in every place. They publish the glory of his person, as God over all blessed for ever, as possessed of every divine perfection, as divine by nature and not by delegation. They announce the fact of his incarnation, as the stupendous proof of his love, as the means of triumph over him who had enslaved us, as the ground of his sympathy with his followers, and as investing our degraded nature with the most distinguished honours. They reveal the glory of his love as constituting his individuality on earth and in heaven, as the magnet to draw all hearts to himself, as breathed in words of mercy, and proved in deeds of kindness, as immutable in his sufferings, brightening in his tears, distilling in his bloody anguish, and in his death pronouncing the pardon of the world. They proclaim the adaptation of his mediatorial offices to all the realities of the case between God and man: as a priest who on earth made an atonement, which secures the honour of the divine character in forgiving the sin of the world, and who in heaven, far above all temples, ever lives to make intercession, and is able to save to the uttermost every applicant at the throne of mercy; as a prophet, who reveals the mind and will of God with clearness, and makes men wise unto salvation; and as a king whose universal power shall subdue all things to himself. And what shall I say more? for the time would fail me to tell of the perfection of his character, the amiable and benign tendency of his doctrine,

the fulness and amplitude of his blessings, the certainty of his conquests, and the splendour of his final triumphs over the world, and a thousand other elements of his glory, which Christians present to the attention of the world. In all these efforts and ministrations Christ is all in all: they all exhibit" Him first, him last, him midst, and him without end.” 3. The glory of Christ is the supreme motive to the impulse of which every Christian ought to yield. The glory of Christ is the main-spring that should set in motion all the machinery of Christian ordinances and religious institutions. Whatever is done from the influence of education, or the force of custom, from a desire of worldly advantage, or from a mercenary idea of merit, and from bigoted zeal and party spirit, will never be distinguished by the plaudit of Christ, "Ye have done it unto ME." It is the influence of the glory of Christ being felt and avowed as the motive, that constitutes the Christianity of an institution: it is this that marks and distinguishes the schemes and the enterprises of the church, from the plots and the enterprises of the world: this is the test of the church's sincere and steadfast fidelity to its charge and commission: this is the clearest and the surest index to the church's spirituality and superiority to the world; and it is this ALONE that answers the design of ministerial labours and evangelical institutions. If the ministerial labours, or if religious institutions, secure every other conceivable and desirable. end, and fail of the glory of Christ, they are as useless as the measures which would secure everything to the farmer but the harvest of his toil, or the medicines which secured everything to man except his life. In the surrender of our time, therefore, to religious duties, in the contribution of our property to benevolent institutions, and in the consecration of our persons to evangelical labours, we ought to scrutinize our motives with the caution and the honesty that we would exercise amidst the dawnings of the day of judgment. In this process we may, indeed, be hypocrites, but we cannot be self-deceivers. If we can prove anything from consciousness, we can prove the reality of our motive to an action. An open heart will tell us whether we cordially approve of the glory of Christ as a prize worth gaining, whether we aim at it in our attempts and exertions, whether we disregard everything which comes into competition with it, whether we grieve when we miss of it, and whether we count it our highest joy when we win it. God aimed at the glory of Christ in the entire system of mercy and the truths of revelation; Christ endured the cross in the prospect of it as the joy set before him; and the Holy Spirit secks it in all the measures of his office and mission. A union of the church with the Holy Spirit implies that on this subject Christians feel like the Holy Spirit. He is grieved when Christ is treated with neglect, despised and rejected of men, and disesteemed and dishonoured in the world. It grieves him to see Christians exalt and magnify other objects instead of Christ, whether they be the distinctions and the honours of the world, or even his own gifts, and graces, and ministerial endowment; how much more when they extol their own works, their own achievements, and their own merit! If these things grieve the Holy Spirit they ought to grieve us. The office of the Holy Spirit, and the commission of the church, gain not their end, unless Christ be glorified in his saints, and admired in them that believe.-Union of the Holy Spirit and the Church in the Conversion of the World. By the Rev. T. W. Jenkyn, D.D.

GORPH WYS FA;

OR, THE RESTING PLACE.

Written at a beautiful spot in the Bridle Road, through the pass of Hamberis, Caernarvonshire.

GORPHWYSFA, or the resting place,
Oh! I have sought thee long,

And found thee not, nor e'er shall find
The sons of earth among.

I sought thee in the world awhile,
And tried to banish care,
But mercy whispered in my ear,
"No resting place is there."

I sought for thee in friendship's bower,
I sought in love's retreat,
And in the ample range of mind,
A resting place to meet:

Yet every place my search defies;
And wheresoe'er I flee,

I see engraved on every scene,
"No resting place for thee."

No longer shall my spirit seek
This resting place below;
Not e'en upon these peaceful heights,
Whence silver streamlets flow.

The "everlasting hills" alone,

My anxious search shall prize;
'Midst them to find a resting place,
I lift my trusting eyes.

And when I reach fair Zion's gate,
My search will then be o'er;
Gorphwysfa, or the resting place,"
Is graven on her door.

THE SPIRIT LAND.

THIS world is beautiful, 'tis true;
But there's a brighter far than this,
Beyond that dome of wavy blue-
A home of everlasting bliss;
That Spirit Land whose canopy

Is never sullied with a cloud;
Where clad in spotless drapery,

Their heads in adoration bow'd,
A myriad band of vestals raise
Their voices in Jehovah's praise.

There purling streams and shady bowers,
With fields of amaranthine hue,
And beds of bright, ambrosial flowers,
Impearled with the purest dew,
On every hand to glad the eye,
Are spread in loveliness-and there,

MARY H

Than those of sultry Araby,

The breezes richer perfumes bear;
There, too, such melody is heard,
As never mortal's bosom stirr'd.
Who would not leave a sphere like this,
Tho' bright and beautiful it be,
In realms of never-ending bliss

To reign throughout eternity?
Who would not leave a world so vain,
So fraught with misery and care,
So rife with harrowing grief and pain,

To dwell with saints in glory there,
And 'neath those grateful shades recline,
Where all is hallow'd, all divine?

NOTICES OF BOOKS.

A REPRINT OF A LETTER ADDRESSED TO A REVEREND MEMBER OF THE CAMBRIDGE CAMDEN SOCIETY by M. De Compte De Montalembert, accompanied with a few Remarks and Queries. By AN ENQUIRER. Stitched, 8vo. London: J. Gilbert. pp. 88.

This is the deepest, keenest, quietest cut at Popery, which it has ever been our privilege to peruse. The Camden Society, now happily extinct, made M. De Montalembert an honorary member of their body; M. De Compte indignantly spurned the proffered honour, and in a spirited and able letter addressed to a Member of the Society, exposed the inconsistency, and reproved the daring presumption of the Puseyites, in pretending to so much fraternal sympathy with Rome, whilst by their continued separation they were pratically disowning her communion and authority. M. De Compte assumes a lofty tone, and enforces, without qualification, what he conceives to be the

high claims of his church. The writer of the pamphlet quotes in separate paragraphs the whole of the Count's letter-proves by unquestionable authorities the contradictions and anathemas of Popes against Popes, and of Councils against Councils. He then intimates the perplexity in which a sincere enquirer is involved by these anomalies; and respectfully asks the Count to reconcile or explain them. Disprove them he cannot. And all that is demanded of him is to show in what respects, and on what grounds, these recriminating authorities of the Church are worthy of the confidence and submission of an enquirer after truth. The pamphlet displays a most copious knowledge of ecclesiastical history; the writer is master of his argument, and in a style remarkable for its clearness and calmness exhibits, or rather compels his readers to infer, the hypocrisy and wickedness of the Church of Rome.

MEMORIALS OF MISSIONARY LIFE IN NOVA SCOTIA. BY CHARLES CHURCHILL, Wesleyan Missionary. London: J. Mason. Cloth boards, pp. 206.

Who will say that Christianity does not furnish materials of high entertainment and surpassing interest? Its historical records-its reverses and its triumphs, furnish rich and congenial food for the minds of the ardent and imaginative; they have all the romance of poetry, combined with the realities of truth. Those who doubt these statements had better read the fascinating volume before us. It describes scenes and events which the reader, and especially the Christian reader, will dwell upon with intense delight. It moreover inculcates some most valuable lessons, and teaches the value and obligations of a spirit of ardent religious enterprise.

A HEBREW PRIMER: intended as an Introduction to the Spelling and Reading of Hebrew with Points. Compiled for the Use of Children and Beginners. By the Rev. A. M'CAUL, D.D., Rector of St. James's, Duke's Place, and Professor of Hebrew and Rabbinical Literature in King's College, London. A new Edition. London: Duncan and Malcolm. Stitched, 8vo.

Those who wish to learn Hebrew, may obtain a competent knowledge of its elements by a moderate but due share of attention to the rules and examples of this excellent Primer. It very clearly shows the uses of the vowels and accents, and will enable the pupil to acquire a sufficiently correct knowledge of the pronunciation of words. It will carry him so far, that he will wish to proceed farther; it will prepare him for the successful study of a comprehensive grammar, and for the reading of the Hebrew Scriptures. We cordially recommend it as a very useful compendium.

CHRISTIAN EXERTION: or, the Duty of Private Members of the Church of Christ to labour for the souls of men, explained and enforced. London: Religious Tract Society. 18mo. cloth boards, pp. 138.

We wish that this book was in the hands of every church member, and that every church member would seriously read and ponder its contents. Such books as these we

want; indeed we have them. But are they read? We fear not. Books that are intended to rouse to Christian effort, and to infuse the ardour of Christian zeal, can do no good if they are not read. We hope the following statement of the subjects treated of in this volume will induce many to read it-The church of Christ called and qualified to labour for the conversion of the world.-The duty and benefits of personal exertion for the welfare of others-The nature of the required exertion-Requisites for successful exertion-Departments of Christian exertion surveyed-Hindrances examined— The rewards of Christian exertion-Concluding appeals-Illustrative extracts.

COBBIN'S CHILD'S COMMENTARY. Parts 14, 15, 16, 17. Ward and Co. These numbers fully sustain the high character we have deservedly given to their predecessors.

THE PORTABLE COMMENTARY. London: Thomas Arnold.

This is a very cheap, and though, of course, condensed, yet very valuable Commentary of the word of God. The notes are by Ingram Cobbin. All who wish to carry a Bible with them in their journeyings, and to have one at hand which they can call emphatically their own, will do well to possess themselves of this Portable Commentary. This and the Domestic Bible will have an extensive circulation, and they deserve it.

THE LADS OF THE FACTORY: with Friendly Hints on their Duties and Dangers. 18mo. stiff covers, pp. 172.

This is, if possible, a better book than "The Young Women of the Factory;" and we cannot give it higher praise, nor a stronger recommendation.

THE GLOBES, CELESTIAL AND TERRESTRIAL. By AUGUSTUS DE MORGAN, F.R.A.S. and C.P.S., of Trinity College, Cambridge, Professor of Mathematics in University College, London. London: Published by Malby and Co., Houghton Street, Newcastle Street, Strand, manufacturers and publishers of the Globes of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.

This is a very valuable and thoroughly scientific "Treatise on the Use of the Globes," calculated materially to assist the student in the pursuit of those branches of knowledge which now form an essential part of every respectable and useful system of education. Conceiving, however, that the interest and value of the work mainly depended on its practical application, we availed ourselves of an opportunity of examining "The Globes" which it is designed to accompany, and which are also published by Messrs. Malby and Co. Without wishing to flatter these gentlemen, we feel constrained to affirm that the Globes are beautiful specimens of art, and reflect the highest credit on their ability and taste. Their correctness, too, is guaranteed by the fact that they are under the immediate and exclusive patronage of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Every modern discovery is therefore marked with the nicest accuracy, and every improvement that can add to their utility is adopted. Whilst in a scientific point of view they cannot be too highly appreciated, as sources of rational entertainment and instruction they are invaluable. Where is the individual that has the slightest thirst after knowledge, and who, when viewing the magnificent expanse of the heavens, does not wish to know the names, magnitudes, and distances of those splendid objects which at once fix his attention and excite his wonder? And in the present day the youth who is training for business or the man who is engaged in business, must find himself frequently at fault if he is unacquainted with the numerous divisions and aspects which our earth exhibits; and whilst he may learn much of these from books, yet the science of geography will never be studied with the interest and advantage which it is capable of affording, unless the student pursue his enquiries with the aid of a good terrestrial globe. The globes to which we refer have everything to recommend them, both as to cheapness, elegance, and completeness. For the parlour or the study they would serve the twofold purpose of the truly ornamental and the practically useful. They would add to the beauty of a well-furnished apartment, and they are amongst those means of intellectual improvement to which every person of good education ought to have the opportunity of constant access; and our conviction, at least our hope is, that the time will come, when all who may be able to afford the expense, will consider a pair of globes amongst the essential articles of household furniture.

OBITUARY.

HANNAH BROWN,

(OF DUDLEY,)

PRIOR to her conversion was a person of good morals, and sustained an irreproachable character; but she was a stranger to vital godliness until the 32nd year of her age, when, by a gracious providence, she was led to sit under the ministry of Messrs. Edmondson and Simpson, when stationed in this town in 1806, and God was pleased at that time, by the operation of his Holy Spirit, to convince her of her lost condition as a sinner, and then to reveal his Son in her, causing her to rejoice in Christ her Saviour.

In the year 1806, she gave herself to the Lord and to his people, and she continued with them until her last sickness and death. As a member of the church of Christ, she was unobtrusive in her

general deportment, contented to be "little and unknown;" yet she was a Christian indeed and of a truth, in whom there was no guile; her worth was known best in the domestic circle, for she showed piety at home.

As a wife, she attended to the affairs of her household; she was not one of the class described by the apostle Paul, whose practice was to "wander from house to house, being tatlers, and busy bodies, speaking things which they ought not," but her leisure hours were spent in reading her Bible, or books of a religious nature. As a mother, she studied the health and comfort of her children, and she watched over their morals, correcting what was amiss, and forbidding them to associate with evil company. As a neighbour, she was peaceable, and "obtained a good report of those that are without." And as