CHRISTIAN REFLECTIONS ON MAHOMETANISM.

HAVING, in four preceding essays, given, as the result of actual investigation, an epitome of The Life and Character of Mahomet, The Rise and Progess of Mahometanism, The Causes which facilitated its Success, and the Prophetic Disclosure of its Termination; it now remains that I deduce such reflections as are suited for our confirmation in the faith.

1. In the first place, we may infer, That Christianity has nothing to fear from the prevalence of Mahometanism.-The success which accompanied the enterprises of Mahomet and his allies, has been pleaded by the advocates of Islamism as an irrefragable proof that Mahomet was the true prophet of God; and such success has also been represented by the sceptical opposer of Christianity, as displaying a parallelism sufficient to neutralize the argument of success in favour of the gospel of Christ. "In the estimation of the unbeliever," says Mr. Foster, "this parallel is still seen to furnish his most specious ground of attack; in that of the Christian advocate, it opens an arduous and anxious field for the defence of revelation." But, while we can trace in revealed religion the connection of Mahometanism with divine predictions, we may regard its establishment, existence, and permanence as affording more than human testimony of the truth of Christianity; and, therefore, we ask no solution from the natural. The advantage of the Christian dispensation, however, over the Mahometan is marked. The Imposter of Mecca never raised even the standard of morals amongst his countrymen, but, for sinister purposes, propagated an artful compromise between vice and virtue. But, on the contrary, the Founder of Christianity, who possessed no temporal power, and was put to death as a criminal, inculcated every virtue, and lived a life of spotless unsinning obedience. Since the establishment of his religion, the worship of heathen deities has ceased, sacrifices have been abolished, even where human victims were previously immolated, knowledge has been increased, slavery is now unknown in every Christian country throughout Europe, and national civilization has followed. Even in the present state of the world there is not wanting subsisting evidence of the germinating fulfilment of the divine announcement, that even on this earth Christianity shall become finally triumphant. "The rapid diffusion of knowledge," says Dr. Keith, in his Evidence of Prophecy, p. 386, "the numerous inventions and discoveries in physical science, and the immense accession they have given to the powers of man, the facilities of communication, and frequencies of intercourse that now prevail throughout the world-the nature of recent wars; contests for principles rather than for property; the abandonment in different states and kingdoms of the principles and the practice of unrestricted and unmitigated despo

tism, and the establishment of constitutional governments in its stead; the ready expression and powerful efficacy of public opinion, sobered down, as it is, to the desire of substantial, rather than theoretic, liberty, and of its expansion throughout the world, and awed by the remembrance of all the exhibited horrors of anarchy and atheism; the manifold philanthropic and religious associations, so diversified in their objects, and active in their operation, for alleviating the miseries, enlightening the ignorance, and ameliorating the moral condition of our species; and though last, not least, of all, the unexampled and astonishing dissemination of the scriptures, and the avidity with which they are sought after in many a land; all these unite in giving the same promise to mortal hope, which the words of scripture impart to religious faith, that the "appointed time," whatever convulsions may yet intervene, is approximating, when despotism and superstition shall come to an end, and when brutal power, or governments fitly symbolized by wild beasts, shall cease to trample on the liberties of man. The powers of darkness are already shaken. He whose "look was more stout than his fellows," has been greatly humbled. His dominion has, in part, been taken away, and it will be consumed and destroyed until the end."

2. In the second place, we may also infer, That the life and enterprise of Mahomet admits not of the smallest comparison with the origin of Christianity. A conqueror at the head of his army, collecting followers in the midst of triumphs, in the darkest ages and countries of the world, succeeding by a command of the wills and persons of his captives and followers, operated by the assurance that such success was a mark of Divine approbation, and holding no alternative but conversion or death, were the distinguishing characteristics of Mahomet and his principles. But, on the contrary, the Author of Christianity, who is at once "the true God and eternal life," without force, power, or support, without one external circumstance of attraction or influence, prevailing against the prejudices or the hierarchy of his country, contended against the ancient religious opinions, the pompous rites, the philosophy, the wisdom and the policy of the Roman empire in the most polished and enlightened period of its existence. That doctrine, too, which emanated from Jerusalem by the lips of this despised Jewish peasant, has been proved by every fact to have been authorized by the Eternal. Few are now ignorant that this system of religion, which inculcates piety, purity, and love,-which releases man from every burdensome rite and every barbarous institution, and freely invites all to partake of its privileges, was commanded by such an authority, to establish which it required the incarnation and death of the Son of God. "A Latin poet," says Dr. Keith, "who lived at the commencement of the Christian era, speaks of the barbarous Britons as almost divided from the whole world; and yet, although far more distant from the land of Judea than from Rome, the law which hath come out from Jerusalem hath taken, by its influence, the name of barbarous from Britain;" and in our distant isle of the gentiles' are the prophecies fulfilled that the kingdom of the Messiah, or knowledge of the Gospel, would extend to the uttermost parts of the earth. And, in the present day, we can look from one distant isle of the Gentiles to another,-from the northern to the southern ocean, or from one extremity of the globe to another, and behold the extinction of idolatry, and the abo.. lition of every barbarous and cruel rite, by the humanizing influence of the Gospel." I shall not hence infer which was the true messenger of Hea

ven, but in the words of Bishop Sherlock would say, "Go to your natural religion, lay before her Mahomet and his disciples arrayed in armour and in blood, riding in triumph over the spoils of thousands and ten thousands, who fell by his victorious sword. Shew her the cities which he set in flames, the countries which he ravaged and destroyed, and the miserable distress of all the inhabitants of the earth, When she has viewed him in this scene, carry her into his retirements, shew her the prophet's chamber, his concubines and wives, and let her see his adulteries, and hear him allege revelation and his divine commission to justify his lusts and his oppressions. When she is tired with this prospect, then shew her the blessed Jesus, humble and meek, doing good to all the sons of men, patiently instructing the ignorant and perverse. Let her see him in his most retired privacies; let her follow him to the mount, and hear his devotions and supplications to God. Carry her to his table, to view his poor fare, and hear his heavenly discourse. Let her see him injured but not provoked. Let her attend him to the tribunal, and consider the patience with which he endured the scoffs and reproaches of his enemies. Lead her to his cross, and let her view him in the agonies of death, and hear his last prayer for his persecutors, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do!' When natural religion has viewed both, ask which is the prophet of God?But her answer we have already had, when she saw part of this scene through the eyes of the centurion who attended him at the cross; by him she said, "Truly this was the Son of God."

3. In closing this series of essays, allow me to suggest, That our interest must be identified with Christianity in the existing prevalence of Mahomet anism. Although its subversion is decreed, prayer must not be restrained. Millions are now to be found in the territories of British India who still blend the eternal truth of the unity of God, with the pernicious delusion that Mahomet is his prophet. If but a small company were brought under the power of the Gospel, in almost every one of them might be expected to be found an ardent propagator of the faith, and we might estimate the rapid diffusion of Christianity in the East in proportion as they were led to abandon the crescent, and glory in the cross. The promise is that "the consummation decreed shall overflow with righteousness." Aided by the encouraging prospect let us interest ourselves on their behalf at the throne of grace; for with the Lord is "the residue of the Spirit," and "the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds; casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth against the knowledge of God, and bringing into subjection every thought to the obedience of Christ." RALPH.

EXAMPLE OF CHRISTIAN CATHOLICISM. MR. MILNER, the ecclesiastical historian, resided at Hull, but his labours were not confined to that town. He was curate for upwards of seventeen years of North Ferriby, and afterwards vicar of the same place. His zeal for men's eternal welfare, induced him to visit this country village on the week-days, as often as a holiday allowed of his absence from his school, and generally on the afternoons of Saturdays. Many of his own parishioners, and other serious persons, used to meet him at his lodgings, or at some other convenient house, and on these

occasions he read and explained the Scriptures, and exhorted his people and prayed with them. Mr. Gill, who afterwards settled at Market Harborough, was then the independent minister of Swanland; and he went also to Ferriby, and Mr. Milner admitted him to preach to his parishioners, on condition that he should sit when he preached, and that he should give the people no dissentarism. With these con ditions Mr. Gill readily complied, and they went on very amicably, visiting the villages at different times, and preaching in the same room to the same people. One day Mr. Milner came to him, and said in his abrupt unceremonious manner, "Hold out your hand." Mr. Gill obeyed; and Mr. Milner put into it a sum of money. Mr. Gill was surprised, and asked what he meant? "What I mean," said he, "is this: my salary at this place is so much, and I have considered how often you have preached, and that is your share." Mr. Gill declared that he had not the slightest expectation of any thing, and would have persevered in making objections, but Mr. Milner cut him short by saying, Take the money, or if you will not, you shall come here no more." It is refreshing to see those whom Christ has made free, thus refusing to be inthralled by bigotry, and cordially uniting their efforts for the accomplishment of one common object, the promotion of the spiritual welfare of mankind. E.

THE SABBATH-DAY IN FRANCE.

In this country there is certainly very little of the form, but the example of it affords no proof that the spirit of religion becomes purified in proportion as it is emancipated from mere externals. I have already touched upon the state of public morals. It is fearful to contemplate. Is not the detestable vice of gambling legalised? Is not conjugal infidelity tolerated as a matter of course? Are not the theatres all thrown open even on the Lord's day, schools of the most horrible impurity? Is not literature equally infected, become reckless,-abandoned,-nay, nauseous ? And lastly, is not SUICIDE BECOME THE MODE? This last is, in fact, merely a natural result from all the rest. The selfish and hardened victim of his own vices cooly puts a period to his existence, trusting that as he had lived like a brute, he should perish like one also; that an hereafter is a mere fable, the hypocritical device of priestcraft, and the hypochondriacal fancy of enthusiasts. The ties of humanity-but why should we speak of such checks? When a man has renounced both his God and himself, all that he has to relinquish is an empty sacrifice.

Let us not then envy Paris its Sunday revellings, or the French their constitutional gaiety,-a gaiety that too frequently verifies the lines of our truly English poet,

Gaiety that fills

The mouth with blasphemy, the heart with woe. Such gaiety arises as much from want of feeling as from real cheerfulness, and frequently is no more than a painted mask, assumed to conceal from the world real bitterness of spirit, chagrin, and ennui. To the careless observer, it may appear like real happiness, but analyse it, and it will frequently be found to be, one half at least, sheer vanity and real feebleness of mind.-Records of a Route through France and Italy, with Sketches of Catholicism, by W. Rae Wilson, F. S. A.

CHRISTIAN LADY'S FRIEND.

A YOUNG LADY'S QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY HER FATHER.

MY DEAR M

I am gratified by the affectionate expressions in your letter respecting my birth-day; and if I cherish wishes corresponding with yours for many returns of that day, it is in a great degree for your sake, and to promote your happiness.

As to your experimental questions, in answer to them, I remark, that I can readily imagine you find yourself unable to prevent "strange thoughts arising in your mind;" or at all times to "bring your mind to think on the affairs of your soul." Power to do this we are taught to expect as a special blessing from God, aiding us in our spiritual conflicts by his good Spirit, "strengthening the soul with might" (Eph. iii. 16): and this unspeakable favour will be obtained in answer to prayer, as is taught by our Saviour (Luke xi. 13). While you are, by diligently improving the various means of grace with which you are favoured, thus "working out your own salvation with fear and trembling," you are to remember that "it is God that worketh in you to will and to do of his good pleasure" (Phil. ii. 12, 13).

You inquire respecting your "not feeling that you have always received an answer to your prayer," and "therefore fear that you have not prayed in faith." Now it is probable that you are cherishing some mistake on this subject. In answering this perplexing question, I would remark that your mind will not be influenced after the manner of some charm, or by some bodily sensation, but in the way of increasing illumination, knowledge, and wisdom, in the Gospel of Christ-faith in the promises of God-peace of conscience-deadness of heart to the pleasures of the world-and delight in spiritual things. This state of mind is "growing in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ" (2 Pet. iii. 18). Compare with this, Eph. i. 16-18; Col. i. 8-14; Gal, v. 22-25.

Miss Emma's inquiry respecting "the outpouring of the influences of the Holy Spirit," will partly be answered by several of the preceding remarks, but as your school-fellow's paper contains no reference to any text of Scripture, the meaning of which is sought by her, the question is the more difficult to answer. There are, however, three principal texts which refer to this delightful subject on which I will offer a few words in explanation.

The first is Joel ii. 28, 29, “I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh," &c. This was gloriously fulfilled when the apostles on the day of Pentecost were filled with the influence of the Holy Spirit, not only to inspire them with knowledge, wisdom, courage, and holiness, but with the gift of "other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance" (Acts ii. 416-21).

The second is Zech. xii. 10. "I will pour, &c. a Spirit of grace and of supplication," &c. Miraculous. gifts are not here mentioned, but spiritual graces, as knowledge, faith, repentance, &c. This was partly fulfilled when thousands of the Jews repented and believed on the occasion of Peter's sermon (Acts ii. 36, 37); and it will be perfectly so in the time of the promised conversion of the Jews, "with the feelings of the Gentiles" (Rom. x. 12, 25).

The third is Isaiah xliv. 3. "I will pour my Spirit-blessing," &c. This is the great New Testament promise to all who seek this blessing; and the meaning evidently is increase of knowledge, wisdom,

and personal holiness, which lead the possessors to intelligent consecration to God, see ver. 5, compared with the texts in the former parts of this paper. This holy influence "sheds abroad the love of God in the heart" (Rom. v. 5) "beareth witness with our spirit that we are the children of God," (Rom. viii. 16) and "seals us to the day of redemption" (Eph. i. 13; iv. 30).

I cannot desire for you and for your estimable young friend, blessings of greater value than those which arise from the influence of the Holy Spirit, and I dare not wish for less, together with that measure of health and opportunity of usefulness in the world, by which you may glorify God, and finally enjoy eternal felicity, through the mediation of Jesus Christ our Lord.

My dear M, I remain your affectionate father.

MISS GRAY'S PIETY AND CHARITY.

MISS GRAY was the daughter of Rev. John Gray, minister of Dollar, Scotland. She was born in Feb. 1741, but lost her father at four years of age. Her education was carefully attended to; but till about ten years before her death, which happened March 18, 1792, she had little experience of the realities of religion.

Her religious impressions, received about this time, were cherished and matured by the sermons and conversation of several ministers of Edinburgh, by the writings of Rev. J. Newton of London, and of archbishop Leighton; and especially by the memoirs of pious persons, particularly that of David Brainerd. The Holy Scripture and ordinances of the Gospel were now her highest delight. She had little relish for philosophical disquisitions, or for eloquent moral harangues, in which the great doctrines and experience of Christianity were kept out of sight. At least she counted all these things as dross for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus our Lord; and deeply impressed with a sense of redeeming love, and humbled under a sense of her own unworthiness, she bewailed that she did so little for the honour of her Saviour, and the benefit of her fellow sinners.

At different times she gave money to Rev. Dr. Hunter, and to Dr. Davidson, for purchasing useful books to students and preachers. She supported a Sabbath-school for the religious instruction of indigent youth. It was blessed with that success for which she earnestly prayed, and many were her kind offices for the parents of the children. For many years she gave a prize of eight pounds, for any of the Edinburgh students of divinity, whose essay on a theological subject should merit it, in the judgment of Dr. Hunter; and she left 101. per annum for the same purpose during the incumbency of the doctor, by which some excellent pieces have been produced. When her funds increased, she vested 500l. with the "Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge," for maintaining a school in or near Edinburgh, where poor children should be taught reading and writing about fifty or sixty children usually attended this school.

Miss Gray, by her last will, destined a large portion of her property to various important charities; among them were the following:-to the "Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge,' 3000/. sterling; to the "Society for Promoting Religious Knowledge among the Poor," 700.; to the Orphan Hospital, 200.; to the Society for Relief of the Destitute Sick, the Edinburgh Society for the Sons of the Clergy, and for the building the Canon

gate Chapel of Ease, 1001. each; to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, to the servant's ward in the said infirmary, to the Edinburgh Dispensary, to the poor of the parish of Dollar, to those of the parish of Dunfermline, to the Edinburgh Charity Work-house, to that of Canongate, to that of St. Cuthbert's, or West Church, for erecting the Edinburgh Bridewell, and for release of prisoners for small debts, 501. each; and for a pious and charitable purpose, which she had much at heart, under the management of one friend 1000l., and of another 500/.; in all 6,2007. sterling!

MOTHER'S HYMNS FOR CHILDREN.

SABBATH MORNING.

WE bid thee welcome, Sabbath morn-
Help us, O God, to raise

Our grateful hearts in holy song
And sing the day of days!
The birds in early chorus join,
And angels stoop to hear-
O Lord of angels, while we sing,
Lend thou a listening ear.

While children in far distant lands,
No Sabbath mornings greet,
Nor teachers take them by the hand
To seek the mercy seat;
Thou Lord hast giv'n us here to dwell
Where shines the gospel's light,
And every Sabbath will we praise
Thy name with new delight.

HOW CHILDREN SHOULD PRAY.

The Lord attends when children pray;
A whisper he can hear;

He knows, not only what we say,
But what we wish or fear.

He sees us when we are alone,

Though no one else can see;

And all our thoughts to him are known, Wherever we may be.

'Tis not enough to bend the knee,

And words of prayer to say;
The heart must with the lips agree,
Or else we do not pray.

Teach us, O Lord, to pray aright;
Thy grace to us impart;
That we in prayer may take delight,
And serve thee with the heart.
Then heavenly Father, at thy throne
Thy praise we will proclaim;
And daily our request make known,
In our Redeemer's name.

S. D.

COWPER'S ADDRESS TO HIS NURSE, MRS. UNWIN.

DR. SOUTHEY remarks, concerning Cowper and his amiable and devoted nurse, Mrs. Unwin, "Upon receiving this portrait of his minor poems, a poem which he tells us he had more pleasure in writing than any that he had ever written, one excepted; that one,' he says, was addressed to a lady who has supplied to me the place of my own mother, my own invaluable mother, these six-and-twenty years. Some sons may be said to have had many fathers, but a plurality of mothers is not common." The following sonnet must be the piece to which he thus alludes:

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Mary! I want a lyre with other strings;
Such aid from heaven as some have feign'd they drew
An eloquence scarce given to mortals, new
And undebased by praise of meaner things;
That ere through age or woe I shed my wings
I may record thy worth, with honour due,
In verse as musical as thou art true,-
Verse that immortalizes whom it sings.

But thou hast little need; there is a book
By seraphs writ with beams of heavenly light,
On which the eyes of GOD not rarely look;
A chronicle of actions just and bright.

There all thy deeds, my faithful Mary, shine;
And since thou own'st that praise, I spare thee
mine."

MRS. WESLEY'S QUALIFICATIONS FOR A CLERGYMAN'S WIFE.

DR. SOUTHEY'S testimony to the character of the mother of the founder of Methodism is remarkable : he says, "No man was ever more suitably mated than the elder Wesley. The wife whom he chose was, like himself, the child of a man [Dr. Annesley] eminent among the nonconformists. She was an admirable woman, of highly improved mind, and of a strong and masculine understanding, an obedient wife, an exemplary mother, a fervent Christian. The marriage was blest in all its circumstances: it was contracted in the prime of their youth; it was fruitful; and death did not divide them till they were both full of days."

COURTESY AND ENGAGING MANNERS. In order to render yourself amiable in society, correct every appearance of harshness in behaviour. Let that courtesy distinguish your demeanour, which springs not so much from studied politeness, as from a mild and gentle heart. Follow the customs of the world in matters indifferent, but stop when they become sinful. Let your manners be simple and natural, and, of course, they will be engaging. Affectation is certain deformity. By forming yourselves on fantastic models, and vieing with one another in every reigning folly, the young begin with being ridiculous, and end with being vicious and immoral. BLAIR.

SCRIPTURE VIEWS OF GOD.

THERE are four short sentences of Holy Writ, which contain in them more of the knowledge of God than all the unaided wisdom of man had ever been able to discover: "God is a Spirit;” “God is ONE;” “God IS LIGHT;"" GOD IS LOVE!"-Spirituality of essence, unity of substance, purity of nature, and benevolence of character, are thus, with a sublime brevity, predicated of Jehovah. Light and love complete the character of his moral nature. They are inseparable. All the operations of his benevolence are in harmony with his unsullied purity; and all the manifestations of his purity are blended with his infinite benevolence. The love dwells in light; and the light diffuses itself in beams of love. HOLY LOVE, then, is the essential character of the Godhead. And, in accordance with this delightful view of the Maker and Lord of all, holy love appears to be the general law of the universe-the bond of union, the spring of action, the fountain of joy. DR. WARDLAW.

DR. FARRE'S ACCOUNT OF A BRITISH CAPTAIN, AN ALGERINE SLAVE.

DR. FARRE'S EVIDENCE GIVEN TO A PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE.

THE doctor stated that he has been forty-one years in medical practice in different parts of the world. He now resides in London. "Undoubtedly," he says, "the GIN-SHOP may be considered as the source of great destruction and of demoralization to the poor. I view the GIN-SHOP in every new neighbourhood with very great pain. The GIN-SHOP, rising like a palace, absorbs the wealth, and the health, and the life of the labouring classes. I call them whited sepulchres, full of rottenness and dead men's bones!"

Having been asked whether the addition of water, merely, effects any change in the property of diluted spirit, he replied, "IT DOES NOT. Diluted spirit destroys as effectually, though more slowly than undiluted spirit, but there is an idea drinkers that among dilution renders it more safe!" In illustration of a question respecting the uselessness, and worse than uselessness of spirituous liquor for persons in health, the doctor related the following anecdote. "I recollect being consulted by a commander of a British merchantman, who was carried into Algiers. The dey immediately stripped him naked, and chained him to another British prisoner. He then placed him on the public works from four in the morning till four in the afternoon; then he was turned into a cell with his naked companion till four in the morning, and there were placed by his side a pitcher of water and a loaf of black bread." I asked him if he could eat it? He said, "Oh, yes! it was very sweet indeed !" "What did it consist of ?" "It was made of the black wheat of Africa and the vegetable locust, but it was appetite that gave it sweetness." Now it is remarkable that this man was a prisoner for nine months, while he was fed on one pound of bread and a pitcher of water per day, and had to perform hard work under such a tyrant; and to my question, "Did you enjoy health? his reply was, "perfect health, I had not a day's illness I was as lean as I could be, but I was perfectly well!"

"When he was set at liberty, and he had returned to British fare, then he had to consult me as a physician!"

A SEA OFFICER'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT ON THE DEATH OF HIS WIFE.

WITH respect to the extension of good fellowship in domestic life, perhaps heads of families (masters and mates at sea), are not aware of the mischief which they inconsiderately do, when, in the warmth of their feeling, they persuade those around them to partake of their cups.

Being called to a female in the last stage of disorganization of body and demoralization of mind, I found her within a few days of inevitable death. After I had examined the case, and had acknowledged that nothing could be done, the husband took me on one side, and said, "Sir, I regret to acknowledge that I am the unintentional cause of this woman's death!" He added, "when I married her she was as lovely and innocent a young women as I ever beheld; but having been accustomed to a sea life, and to take my grog with impunity, I persuaded her to drink with me. Two years elapsed before I succeeded, but afterwards I could never get her to leave it off."

Now that unhappy woman perished; not because she loved the liquor, but because the habit of tak

ing it was established. May this be a warning to others.

NAPOLEON'S SYMPATHY WITH THE WIDOW OF ADMIRAL BRUEYS. "MADAME,-Your husband has been killed by a cannon-ball while combating on his quarter-deck. He died without suffering, the death the most easy, and the most envied by the brave. I feel warmly for your grief. The moment which separates us from the object which we love is terrible; we feel isolated on the earth; we almost experience the convulsions of the last agony. The faculties of the soul are annihilated; its connexion with the earth is preserved only across a veil, which distorts every thing. We feel in such a situation that there is nothing which yet binds us to life, that it were far better to die; but when after such first and unavoidable throes we press our children to our hearts, tears and more tender sentiments arise, life beomes bearable for their sakes. Yes, madame, they will open the fountains of your heart; you will watch their childhood; educate their youth: you will speak to them of their father; of you present grief, and of the loss which they and the republic have sustained in his death. After having resumed the interest in life by the chord of maternal love, you will perhaps feel some consolation from the friendship and warm interest which I shall ever take in the widow of my friend. NAPOLEON."

This is instructive-it is indeed fine and sympathetic, and condescending-but how grievously destitute of the consolations of Christianity!

THE PLEASURES RESULTING FROM A PRUDENT USE OF OUR FACULTIES. HAPPY that man, who, unembarrassed by vulgar cares, master of himself, his time, and fortune, spends his time in making himself wiser, and his fortune in making others (and therefore himself) happier ; who, as the will and understanding are the two ennobling faculties of the soul, thinks himself not complete, till his understanding be beautified with the valuable furniture of knowledge, as well as his will enriched with every virtue: who has furnished himself with all the advantages to relish solitude, and enliven conversation; when serious not sullen; and when cheerful not indiscreetly gay; his ambition not to be admired for a false glare of greatness; but to be loved for the gentle and sober lustre of his wisdom and goodness. The greatest minister of state has not more business to do in a public capacity than he, and indeed every man else, may find in the retired and still scenes of life. Even in his private walks, every thing that is visible convinceth him that there is present a Being invisible. Aided by natural philosophy, he reads plain legible traces of the Divinity in every thing he meets; he sees the Deity in every tree, as well as Moses did in the burning bush, though not in so glaring a manner; and, when he sees him, he adores him with the tribute of a grateful SEED.

heart.

REVIEW.

Elijah the Tishbite. By F. W. KRUMMACHER, D.D. of Elberfeld, in Prussia. Translated from the German, 12mo. cloth, pp. 360. London: Religious Tract Society.

GERMANY is endeared to every Protestant Christian by some of the most interesting recollections in the history of the church of God. Luther and his glorious exploits in promulgating the pure Gospel