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be hurtful to us. Trust, then, and with greater reason, his love and his wisdom, when you cannot understand the motives of his dealings with you.

We often ask for things which, if they were granted, would prove to us what the swing was to the little boy; and our disobedience is sure to produce only bitter fruit. -American..

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A PIG'S WORTH OF CHARITY.

Two American girls went to a rich farmer to get help for some charitable object. "Not a penny," answered the old farmer gruffly, "not a penny. There's a pig in the sty; you may take that, if you'll drive it home." The girls took him at his word. They got the pig, drove it home, though a hard time they had of it, for pigs, like some people, are apt to go by the rule of contraries; and how much they sold it for I do not know, but they got a pig's worth of charity money from the rich old farmer in spite of himself, and it did its good work without his good wishes.

A WISE MAN.

A WISE man, when asked how he got so much knowledge, replied, "By not being too proud to ask questions when I was ignorant."

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A VISIT FROM THE ANGELS.

Two young girls found Jesus, and they were so happy they wanted, like him, to go about doing good; so they went to see a poor old blind woman, and took her a bas ket full of food and hearts full of love. Now," they said, "don't you want us to read to you a little about the Lord Jesus Christ?"

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"Oh, yes," answered the poor blind woman.

And after they read, "Now, shall we not have a little prayer-meeting with you?" they said.

"Oh, yes," answered the poor blind woman; and that was the best of all.

When her minister made his next visit, what do you think she told him? "Oh, I have had a visit from the angels since you were here," said she.

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DAWN ON THE DARKNESS.

TANA, one of the new Hebrides Islands, South Seas, is still one of the "dark places," full of the habitations of cruelty. The people are heathens of the darkest and fiercest kind. Here is a picture of one of their savage chiefs.

The Rev. Mr. Paton, of the Reformed Presbyterian Church (Cameronian), has been labouring for Christ among them, among many perils and trials. Again and

again the people have threatened to kill him and his native helpers. Now, however, he seems to have better hopes. On returning, after a visit to a neighbouring island, he writes:

"On my return, I found things in a much better state than I expected, and I am glad to inform you that there are indications of important changes taking place among this people. Of late, I am sent for to attend the most of their war-councils and public meetings, and, through the Divine blessing, my advice is generally followed.

"Yesterday, at a great meeting, where the chiefs and many of the people for eight miles round were present, a party of chiefs were sent for me, and after I went, fourteen chiefs addressed the meeting. They all declared that they had done with fighting; and that no more were to be killed for witchcraft, as it is a system of lies; that they could not make rain, and wind, and food, as they professed, but that God made everything; that the talk of Tana was done or dead; and that this meeting had adopted the mouth of Missi and the Aneiteumese;' and that if all the banished tribes (the chiefs of which were present) would return, they would all become worshippers of God, and live in peace for the future. At this meeting there was not one to oppose these resolutions, but it will take time to prove if they are in earnest. However, it gave me great pleasure to hear their addresses, and to see the kindly feeling that was displayed by all."

"IT WILL PRINT A PAGE.”

A LAME boy asked a gentleman to give him a ball of twine, saying, "He wanted to make a net with it, and sell it for threepence, to give to the Bible Society, to help them to print Bibles for the poor heathens;" after a pause, "You know, sir, that will print a page. adding, The gentleman told him to bring the net to him when finished. "You are a good boy; here is threepence for the page of The boy did so, when the gentleman said, the Bible, and threepence for yourself." "No, sir; oh no!" said the boy. all, as it will print both sides of the page.' "Let me give it

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"I WILL GO" OR, THE SLIGHTED WARNING.

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THE REV. Mr. E, calling to visit one of his hearers, saw a young lady in the parlour, who had come for the use of the water, on account of her health. Observing her unusually pensive, Mr. E- took the liberty to inquire the She answered, "Sir, I will think no more of it, it was only a dream, and I will not be so childish as to be alarmed at a dream; but, sir," said she, "I will tell you my dream, and then I will think of it no more." then repeated as follows:-" I dreamed I was at a ball, where I intended to go to-night. Soon after I was in the room, I was taken very ill, and they gave me a smelling bottle, and then I was brought home into this room, and I was put into that elbow-chair (pointing to it) and fainted, and died! I then thought I was carried to a place where there were angels, and holy people in abundance singing hymns and praises to God,—that I found myself very unhappy there, and desired to go from thence. My conductor said if I did, I should never come there again. He then violently whirled me about, and I fell down, down, down, through blackness, and flames and sulphur, the dread of which awoke me!”

The minister endeavoured, by every possible argument, to dissuade the young lady from going to the ball that night; but in vain! She answered, "I will go. I will not be so foolish as to mind a dream!" She did go; and soon after she came into the ball-room she was taken ill, and, as she dreamed, a smelling-bottle was given her. She was carried home into the room, and put into that very elbow-chair represented in the dream; she fainted, and she died! Awful warning! and awful event! Oh, that it may deeply penetrate the hearts of all who are “lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God!"—The Book Society.

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