1. I have thought the ark saving from so much, and spread abroad the truth so the deluge was very like the true church far, at last, when the fiery deluge comes, of Christ, in which all who have become they see the saints, like the ark, arise in its members shall be safe in the day of safety and in bliss, while themselves are judgment. That day is sure to come, and cast down to hell. it will be a more fearful day than than that which Noah saw. It will be marked by a fiery deluge, which shall consume all the earth contains, and melt the very heavens with its heat. On that day none but true believers in Jesus shall be safe; but they shall be borne aloft, and accompanied by all the hosts of heaven, soar far away beyond the reach of the smoke, and heat, and misery belonging to the destruction of this earth. If you are amongst this number you are safe, quite safe; but if not-if you are not a child of God, the great deluge will reach you, and destroy you the same as others, just as it did to all the wicked that were not in the ark.

2. I have thought again that many people are just like Noah's carpenters.

They help to build the ark by contributing money to the cause of God-by advancing its interests through the worldand by getting many to join its numbers. But they do not go into it themselves. They do not take Christ as their own Saviour. They do not forsake the world themselves, and so, though they have done

Dear children, shall this ever be the case with you? You are very busy and happy in helping to build the ark; but oh! will you be in it when the day of judgment comes? You hope you will. That will not do. "Now is the accepted time!" and it is for you to-day to go to Christ by faith as your own Redeemer; to yield up your soul at once into his hands, and thus to get into the ark, that when the day of vengeance comes you may be found amongst the holy and the blest, and saved for evermore.

Oh! may my soul in Christ be found,
When the great deluge rages round ;-
And earth, and seas, and skies depart-
That fiery doluge without ark!

How sad if now I live secure,
And haste not to the refuge sure;
For then with grief and dark dismay
My soul shall meet that awful day.

But, no! to Christ I now will flee!-
See, Jesus, Lord, I come to thee!
Here take my heart, make me thy child,
And save me 'midst that deluge wild!

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"A FEW days after this reception of the assured the captain of his friendship, and missionaries, Pomare, the former king of the island, arrived with his queen, to give the captain and his companions a hearty welcome. He was accompanied by a large train of attendants in several canoes, and went immediately on board the Duff. He July 1845.

said, his officers would keep order amongst the people, and forward their plans. On being told two days after, of the grand object of the missionaries, namely, the blessing of his people with the gospel of peace, he replied, Mi ty, mi ty,' very good; and

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added, he would send his sons for their | bled under the shade of the trees near the instruction; and the following day, March missionaries' house; the king and queen 16th, assembled his principal officers, Manne along with them. In the morning, Mr Manne, at their head, to complete the bar-Cover, one of the missionaries, preached gain for the district in which they were to from, God so loved the world,' &c., John live. This district was called Matavai, iii. 18, which was interpreted to the people and was made over to the missionaries, by Peter, the Swede, and in the afternoon with its houses, trees, fruits, hogs,' and the ordination took place. Then followed all that it contained." the celebration of the Lord's Supper, and, for the first time in Tahiti, the bread-fruit was used as the emblem of the broken body of our Saviour.

Mr Olroyd here shewed us a picture of the scene, and I have got it copied for you at the top of this article, so that you may the better understand it. The persons you see sitting on the men's shoulders are the king and queen of the island. That old man in the centre, cowering down nearly to the ground, is Manne Manne. He is making a speech to Captain Wilson, who stands before him, along with the missionaries. In this speech he recorded the wealth and greatness of Tahiti, and named all the points of the bargain they now were making. After we had looked well at the picture, Mr Olroyd went on :

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Two days after, the Duff weighed anchor, and spreading her sails to the breeze, was soon out of sight of the island. After she was gone, the missionaries addressed themselves to the work of instructing the people. They had many difficulties to contend with, and laboured about sixteen years before they saw much fruit of what they did. At last the Holy Spirit was poured out, many souls were converted, and the missionaries' hearts were glad. Tahiti then became a most prosperous station. Idolatry was entirely abolished, and the religion of Jesus established all over it. I may some day or other tell you more about it, but must now close my story for the night."

The old man then bid us all good night; and we went to bed, highly delighted with the interesting things we had heard. N. Y. N.

THE GIRL AND THE BIBLE.

"Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days."-Bccles. xi. 1. A FEW months ago I told you how religion was progressing in France, and how God was thus giving us bright hopes of a large and encouraging revival of his work throughout that country. This work has been mainly promoted by the circulation of the Bible. The Bible Society employs men to travel from place to place, and sell the Word of God, or give it away where

the people are too poor to buy it. These men are called colporteurs, and many of them have suffered trials and persecutions in carrying out their labours, which prove their anxiety to promote Christ's glory, and the good of souls. I am going to tell you of the success that followed the labours of one of these colporteurs.

It is now about eight years since one of

these men visited a certain district, and, girl wanted back the book, but both father had conversation with the mayor, who was and son were unwilling to part with it, and an infidel, and ridiculed all he said in praise made many excuses for still keeping it. of the Bible he was offering him for sale. The little girl's patience, however, soon Amongst other things, he said, "That his wore out, and she applied to her father the books might do very well for old women mayor to use his influence to get her back and children, but not for men of sense and her Bible. All the mayor's entreaties were judgment." His little girl, a child of about in vain, and he at last thought of going to eight years of age, heard this, and directly law to reclaim the book. While this was asked her father, if the books were good going on, the infidel brother was getting for children, to buy her one, as she would more and more interested in his reading, like to see what was in it? which he di- and what was better, he was losing all his rectly did. The mayor's brother, also an infidelity. Day by day he read, till at last infidel, happened to be present, and tried the gospel he there learned was so blessed to prevent the father buying the book, and by the Holy Spirit, as to be the means of giving it to the child; and in the course of his conversion. He was now taken ill, the conversation things were said which and when confined to his house, sent for made them quarrel, and the brother went the mayor, promising to give him up the away declaring he would never enter the book. house again. The Bible, however, was left with the child, and, pleased with her new book, she began to read it. She had never heard nor read such interesting stories before. They were all new to her, and the history of Abraham, and the stories about Joseph, and all the other interesting things it contained, made her think it the nicest story book she ever read. And so it is. There are no stories like the Bible stories. I only wish you all read them more. Sometimes this little girl went to see her cousins, the children of her infidel uncle that had quarrelled with her father; and when she did so, she used to entertain them with telling what she had been reading in this fine book the colporteur had brought them. Amongst these children was a little boy, who got so interested that he could not rest till he had borrowed the book from his cousin, and read it for himself. His father noticed how pleased he was in his new book, and one day, when he thought no one saw him, he ventured to look into it, and see what it was about. His interest was at once excited, and he most carefully and diligently read it. Meantime the little

A meeting in consequence took place. He told his brother all that had happened, and entreated him to read for himself. The mayor was much affected, and began to read. This and the conversation of his brother led at last to his conversion too, and they then enjoyed delightful fellowship together. They now put forth every effort for the good of the people round them, but had only this one Bible from which to teach them from. At last, now only a few months ago, God directed another colporteur to the spot, from whom they bought a large supply, and to whom they told the story as I have now presented it.

It teaches us never to despair of the good that may result from spreading the Word of God. Years may pass away, but at last the fruit may come. It was so here!

It reproves some of my little readers, who would rather read any story book than their Bible; and lastly,

It would teach them all, how useful they may be in telling over to their little coinpanions the great truths and delightful stories this book contains. May you all ge and imitate this little girl!

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THE DRUZES OF MOUNT LEBANON.

THE DRUZES OF MOUNT LEBANON.

You have all read about Mount Lebanon It is said they originally came from in the Bible. It is that high and moun- Egypt, but now they are principally found tainous district in the north of Palestine, in Mount Lebanon between Beyroot and where the celebrated cedars grew, of which Damascus, and in the Hauran, a district Solomon built his house and lined the tem- south of Damascus, places you should look ple, and where the Jordan rises, the famous for and mark upon a map. They number river over which the Jews were led so about 70,000, and are quite a distinct safely when they came from Egypt. Le-and peculiar class of people. They are banon was once, as you know, in the pos- divided into sects, the Aakils, or educated session of God's people, but now is in the sect, numbering about 10,000, and the hands of his enemies, and involved in dark- Djahils, or ignorant sect, about 60,000, ness and superstition. The people that besides several smaller divisions. inhabit it are divided into religious sects, A very interesting mission was begun but very few know anything of Jesus Christ amongst them several years ago by the aright. There are Mahomedans, Maro-American Board of Missions, the principal nites, Druzes, and others. I may, perhaps, station of which was at Beyroot. From tell you about all these at different times, this place the missionaries made journeys but am now going to give you some account into the country of the Druzes, preaching of the last upon my list. It is not till the gospel, distributing books, and forming within the last few years that any very schools. Several stations were thus formed, correct information could be got about and much good done amongst the people. these people. They live in so much fear The Druzes every where shewed great wilof their neighbours, and they keep all their lingness to be taught, and the missionaries religious views so secret, that though it was were much encouraged. To shew you the known there were such people, it was hard way the missionaries were met, I will tell you to say what sort of opinions and doctrines a little from some of their journals. One they held. Now, however, they are visited of them wrote in 1838, saying, "So many by missionaries; and though they are still of the Druzes are now applying for Chriskept in ignorance of a deal about them, we tian instruction, and so earnestly, that it have learned much that is very interesting. appears to me to demand, that some plan Their religion is a sort of mixture of for special effort in their behalf should be Paganism, Mahomedanism, and Christia- immediately devised and carried into exenity. That is, they keep up many idolatrous cution. I am so taken up in receiving and superstitious customs learned from visits from all parts of Lebanon, that Pagans, such as the worship of idols, &c., have no time for anything else." The they hold several of the doctrines taught by same missionary also mentions a Sheikh, Mahomet, and often say, they prefer these that is a man of high rank and office, who doctrines to any others; and yet we have came from a long journey, from the very many of our opinions, and profess to believe heart of Lebanon, to hear about the in Christ, and to observe many of his laws. [doctrines taught, and a whole family of Their rites and ceremonies are all kept Sheikhs, that had resolved to embrace secret, and seem to be scarcely understood Christianity. Some; too, had taken houses by the common people at all. The conse- in Beyroot in order to be near the misquence of all this is, that they are deeply sionary, and receive instruction. One sunk in ignorance and sin. evening, a party of leading Druzes came