The Children's Messenger.

We are sure our young friends will read trust in Jesus Christ, and look to Jesus Christ with much pleasure the following letter

for their salvation, and know that “in them

selves dwelleth no good thing," and so come from Jerusalem. And if anything from

to Jesus Christ that they may be saved. Jerusalem, or anything about it awakens

“And we should like to be among these true our sympathy, with what concern should | Christians; and we should like that you all we read all that God has told us in his should be among them, and your teachers, and Word of that dear Saviour, whose beauti our teacher, and there we shall all come toge

ther into heaven. the New Jerusalem. and ful feet' used to walk its streets, and who

sing together, Unto Him that loved us, and has given it all the wonderful interest that

washed us from our sins in his own blood, and still lingers around it.

hath made us kings and priests unto God and Dear young reader! will you remem his Father, to Him be glory and dominion for ber Jerusalem's sin, while you remember

ever and ever. Amen.' Jerusalem's ruin? And will you open your

“And so, dear children, wishing you this.

| we send you our love, and wish you 'good hearts to receive that Saviour, who would have blessed Jerusalem, but she would not; and who longs to enter in that He

A CONVERSATION. may bless you ? Jerusalem rejected Jesus, and she is desolate. Will you reject Him

(From the “ American Messenger.") too?

“Oh, mother, how busy the little ants have Ponder that sentence which Jesus has

been to-night," exclaimed Arthur, as he hur

ried in, leading his little sister by the hand. left unfinished-a sentence which her“ Annie and I have been watching them for a ruined hearts, and not her ruined walls long time. Some careless person has trodden wrung from His anguished soul: “If upon their hole, and spoiled the work they thou hadst known, at least thou, in this have been so long doing; but they went right

to work again busier than ever, and it was thy day, the things that belong to thy

wonderful, mother, to see them. One little peace ...

creature would come up after another, each

with a little grain of sand in his mouth, which “ From the Children of the Diocesan School, | he would drop, and then run back again for

on Mount Zion, Jerusalem, to the Children of more. There seemed to be hundreds of them, the Sabbath-school of the English Presby and yet they all worked together without ever terian Church, at Greenwich.

interfering; and Annie and I thought it must “ Jerusalem, June 28th, 1849.

be that they could talk together in some way,

and understand each other. They have done “ DEAR CHILDREN,We thank you very working now, and the little heap of sand is a much for the nice little books you were so perfect circle, just as it was before. Who kind as to send us. They were given to us | teaches them to work so, mother ? and how is last Sunday, June 24th, and we were very it they can all agree together what they will happy to get them. We think you were very | do ?” kind to give your money to send us books, and “God teaches them, my child. He gives we hope we shall never destroy them. You us reason, but he gives to animals, and birds, ask us about many places in Jerusalem, but and insects, a power which we call instinct. we cannot tell you much about them. Once How they understand each other we cannot we went to the Mount of Olives, and spent the tell, but when, as you did to-night, I have afternoon there, that Miss Harding might show watched a number of insects at their work, I us where the Temple of Solomon once stood: could not doubt their hav some w and we saw the Mosque of Omar standing communicating their plans to one another, so there, instead of the Temple of Solomon, and that they all act in concert. I once watched a we did not like to see it, because they do not battle between two parties of black ants, and worship God in Jesus Christ there ; and so a most fierce and bloody battle it was, lasting they do not worship him right, and God will several hours. Each party kept distinct by not hear them, and Mahomet cannot hear itself, and though I could not discover any them. We are sorry to tell you there are difference between them, yet those of each many Mahometans in Jerusalem, who do not | army seemed to understand perfectly which seek salvation in Jesus Christ; and there are belonged to their own side and which to the many Jews in Jerusalem who do not believe other. As soon as one was killed or wounded, in Jesus Christ. And there are many Arabs two of his party would seize him and carry and others in Jerusalem who call themselves him out of the ranks. At last one army was Christians, but who are not true Christians, victorious, and drove the other from the because they put pictures and saints, and their field.” own works, in place of Jesus Christ; but we | “How wonderful it is, mother,” said Arthur. are happy to tell you there are some true “Yes, my son, we can never stop and look Christians in Jerusalem, who put all their carefully at any one of the many works of

God, from our own curiously-contrived bodies, things that are therein; the seas, and all that down to the smallest insect, without exclaim- | is therein.' And this is the same God who ing, How wonderful!' Had we magnifying created every thing, down to the little animalglasses powerful enough, we might see, in culæ, of which I have been telling you, that insects many times smaller than the little ants exist in the air and water. When I consider you have been watching, the same agreement thy heavens, the work of thy fingers; the moon in their plans and labours. We might see and the stars, which thou hast ordained, What how wonderfully God has formed them all, is man, that thou art mindful of him ; or the and taught them to take care of themselves, son of man, that thou visitest him ?' And and provide for their wants.

yet God is mindful of us; he never for a “ I once saw many very wonderful things in moment forgets us, but watches over us cona solar microscope, which reflected everything tinually, defending and preserving us. Now placed in it upon a large sheet on the wall, I am going to tell you a little story, and then magnifying them many thousands of times. lit will be time to go into the house. One single drop of vinegar placed in the “A great many years ago, in another counmicroscope appeared, when reflected on the try far away from this, there were a man and wall, as if it were a large sea with many living his wife who were obliged to take a journey to creatures in it. A fine cambric needle looked a city a long distance from their home. They like the mast of a ship with projections and were poor; and when they came to the city, points jutting out from it; and one seed of a and went to the inn where they intended to fig placed on the end of the needle, appeared stay, they found that it was full, for many like an immense mass with animals crawling other people had business in that city at the over it as large as full-grown rabbits.”

same time. So they were obliged to go out to “Oh, mother," said little Annie, “it seems the stable to sleep, and here a babe was born; to me that I can never eat vinegar or figs and he was wrapped in some clothes and laid

in the straw. Do you know who this babe " You might as well say, my dear, that you was, Annie?” will never breathe air or drink water, for these “Why, it sounds like the story of Jesus two are filled with innumerable little insects, Christ, mamma." much too small to be seen by the naked eye, “ Yes, it was Jesus Christ; the same God and yet all wonderfully and perfectly formed, / who made all these wonders of which we have by the same God who formed us and all the been talking. The same God whom all the beautiful objects about us. Truly may we host of heaven worship, lies in a stable, his exclaim with the Psalmist, “How manifold are only bed a manger. And why is he there, thy works, O Lord! in wisdom hast thou made Arthur ?" them all.'

“ He came to this world to die for sinners," “But it is getting late, and you may now answered Arthur. come out into the garden with me, and look at “Yes, to die for us ; to live a life of poverty a sight which, more than any other, fills me and die 'a death of shame and dreadful sufferwith astonishment and wonder.”

ing, because there was no other way for us to The children accompanied their mother to be saved. Oh! is it not the greatest wonder the garden, where, sitting down on a bench, of all, that every creature who hears of this she told them to look up for a little while and great salvation which Christ has purchased for tell her what they saw."

us, does not joyfully and gratefully accept it? “Oh,” said Arthur, “I see millions and | Is it not passing strange, that it must be urged millions of bright shining stars, and while I upon dying men, that every argument must look they keep coming more and more. Are be used to persuade them to accept of life,-these all really worlds, mamma?”

life purchased by the death of this great and “We do not know exactly what they are, wonderful God ?". my son ; but we do know, that many of them! What do you think of it, little readers of the are many times larger than this world of ours “ Messenger ?" And while you are thinking which we think so large, but they are so very, of it, just remember that this great Creator, very far off that they appear like little shining this babe of Bethlehem, this crucified Jesus, specks. And here too, the telescope of the you and I will one day meet as our Judge. astronomer shows him new wonders when he looks at the heavens, more astonishing than those revealed by the microscope. When we attempt to think on this great subject our GOD'S BLESSING UPON THOSE THAT feeble minds cannot begin to grasp it. I might HONOUR HIS HOLY DAY. tell you many things about the heavenly bodies, which you are too young to under The following interesting statement was stand. And an astronomer might tell me of recently made by an intimate friend of many wonderful things of which I have never mine, an eminent merchant in the City : heard or thought, and yet the astronomer has hardly begun to know the wonders of this

- Many years ago a very near relative wonder-working God. Those who have been of his wife was governess in the family for ages in heaven studying his character and of a nobleman in the north of England; perfections, and ever learning something new, there were twelve children; she required we may be sure are constantly ready to that the sanctity of the Sabbath should exclaim, How wonderful! He knoweth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by

be constantly attended to; but, beyond their names.' 'He made the heaven of hea

| this, she had not then attained to such a vens, with all their host; the earth, and all | knowledge or love of Divine things as to

teach much more. Nearly all the scions their parents, that Christ forgot himself and of this noble house have, however, be

provided for his mother amid the agonies of

the crucifixion. The affectionate language of come in after-life decided Christian cha

this Divine example to every child is, “ Go racters, ascribing their conversion and

thou, and do likewise." growth in grace mainly to their having been thus early taught to hallow the

ABOUT JESUS CHRIST, WHO DIED Sabbath. They had continued to keep up

FOR SINNERS. a communication with their former

Jesus, who lived above the sky, governess by correspondence and per

Came down to be a man and die; sonal intercourse, and the other day

And in the Bible we may see, she died full of faith and confidence

How very good he used to be. in the Lord Jesus, having been taught He went about, he was so kind, the whole truth by her now grown-up To cure poor people who were blind, pupils.

And many who were sick and lame, My dear children, see the blessing

He pitied them, and did the same. conferred by God upon these young

And more than that, he told them too

The things that God would have them do; people from their keeping holy the

And was so gentle and so mild, Sabbath-day, and see again that blessing

He would have listened to a child. returning into the bosom of her who

But such a cruel death he died ! had taught them so to do; so true it is

He was hung up and crucified ! that them that honour God He will And those kind hands that did such good, honour, and that in the keeping of His They nailed them to a cross of wood ! commandments there is a great reward. And so he died !—and this is why

A. G.

He came to be a man and die:
The Bible says he came from heaven,
That we might have our sins forgiven.

He knew how wicked man had been,
THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT.

And knew that God must punish sin; FREDERICK, the late King of Prussia, having

So, out of pity, Jesus said, rung his bell one day, and nobody answering,

He'd bear the punishment instead.

MISS TAYLOR. opened the door, and found the page in waiting asleep on a sofa. He was just going to awake him, when he perceived the end of a paper out of his pocket, on which something

A PRAYER. was written; this excited his curiosity; he

Jesus, Saviour, pity me! pulled it out, and found it to be a letter from Hear me when I cry to thee! the mother of the page, thanking him for having

I've a very naughty heart, sent her part of his wages, which had proved a Full of sin in every part; very timely assistance to her, and in conclu

I can never make it good, sion, beseeching God to bless him for his filial Wilt thou wash me in thy blood ? duty. The King stept softly to his room, took

Jesus, Saviour, pity me! a rolleau of ducats, and slipt them with the Hear me when I cry to thee! letter into the page's pocket. Returning to his apartment, he rang so violently, that the

Short has been my pilgrim way, page awoke, opened the door, and entered.

Yet I’ın sinning every day; # You have been asleep," said the King. The

Though I am so young and weak, page attempted to excuse himself; and, in his

Lately taught to run and speak;

Yet in evil I am strong,embarrassment, happening to put his hand into his pocket, felt with astonishment the

Far from thee I've lived too long : rolleau. He drew it out, turned pale, and

Jesus, Saviour, pity me! looking at the King, burst into tears, without

Hear me when I cry to thee! being able to speak a word. “What is the

When I try to do thy will, matter ?” said the King, “what ails you ?” Sin is in my bosom still, “Ah! Sire," said the young man, throwing

And I soon do something bad, himself at his Majesty's feet, “somebody

That makes me sorrowful and sad. wishes to ruin me; I know not how I came

Who could help or comfort give, by this money in my pocket.” “What God

If thou didst not bid me live! bestows," resumed the King, “he bestows

Jesus, Saviour, pity me! in sleep;* send the money to your mother ; Hear me when I cry to thee! salute her in my name, and assure her that I Though I cannot cease from guilt, shall take care of both hier and you."

Thou canst cleanse me, and thou wilt; “Let all children remember," says Dr. Since thy blood for me was shed, Dwight, “if ever they are weary of labouring Crowned with thorns thy blessed head. for their parents, that Christ laboured for his; Thou, who loved and suffered so, if impatient of their commands, that Christ Ne'er wilt bid me from thee go : cheerfully obeyed ; if reluctant to provide for Jesus, thou wilt pity me!

Save me when I cry to thee! * A German proverb.

M. L. DUNCAN.