not only rejected him, but hated him and despised him. My young friends, there are multitudes in our land to whom Jesus is an alien. They know him not, they have no wish to know him.

He is willing to be their best friend, but they say to him, "Depart from us, we desire not the knowledge of thy name." They who live and die treating Jesus as an alien, he will treat them as aliens at the Judgment day! Oh, may each one of us be enabled to say, "Blessed Jesus, we receive thee as our friend!" Why did Jesus become an alien? "Amongst his brethren and the Jews, He like a stranger stood,

And bore their vile reproach to bring
Young sinners home to God."

ALL IN ALL.- "But Christ is ALL and IN ALL." Col. iii. 11. First, He is all. He is all, he is every thing, to pious, holy children. He is their Saviour, and their salvation. He is their life, he is their light, their righteousness, their guide, their comfort, their ALL.

He is in all. He is in the heart of pious children by his grace. He is graciously present with his people, wherever they are found. He is in the closet, where the pious child prays. He is in the sanctuary, where the pious child hears the everlasting gospel. He is in the bible, and his glory shines in every page. My young friends, take Jesus as your ALL. Let each one say;

"Jesus is ALL my soul desires,

A fountain rich and free;

My life, my light, my health, my strength,
In war, my victory."

ALMIGHTY.-"I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the ALMIGHTY."-Rev. i. 8. Jesus is an Almighty Creator. Who made the heavens and the earth, angels and men? Jesus the Almighty. Who preserves all things? who upholds all things by the word of his power? Jesus the Almighty. Who is

the mighty Saviour? who provided salvation for a lost, a ruined world? Jesus the Almighty.

Young friends, flee to him, and he will deliver you from sin, from the world, from Satan, from hell; for he is the Almighty, willing and able to save to the uttermost! Hallelujah !

EVENTS OF THE YEAR 1848.

"THE Lord reigneth, let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of the isles be glad thereof. Clouds and darkness are round about him; righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne."-Psal. xcvii. 1, 2.

"I will overturn, overturn, overturn it; and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him.” -Ezek. xxi. 27.

Few years during the last century can be compared with the year 1848, for the thrilling importance of its events. The cities, kingdoms, and states of Europe, have presented the appearance of a vast sea, agitated by tremendous storms. No man with the Bible in his hand, and believing in the providential government of God, can forbear exclaiming, "He who rules the universe is shaking the nations; and he who fills the throne of Zion, is saying to its rulers, Be wise, now, therefore, O ye kings; be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth."-Psal. ii. 10, 11, and xlvi. 10.

FRANCE.-Many said, and many thought, that the throne of France was the most firmly established in Europe, that her king was the Solomon of the age, and most secure in the enjoyment of his regal power. Where is his throne? It was broken to pieces on the streets of Paris early in the last spring. Where is his government? It is annihilated, as if it had never been. Where is he who wore the diadem? He fled as a fugitive from his dominions. He is now, borne down with advanced years, an exile in a foreign land. The kingly government of France has been considered by many of the most judicious divines to be represented in Rev. xvi. 8, as the SUN on which the angel should pour out his vial: "And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the SUN, and power was given unto him," that is, the angel, "to scorch men with fire." During the past year a vial of wrath and extinction has been poured out on the throne of France, which, since the days of their king PEPIN, in the year 755, has been the chief stay of papal priestcraft, superstition, and delusion.

GERMANY.-The states and kingdoms of Germany have made a tremendous struggle to burst asunder the chains of political, municipal, and social bondage. Look to Berlin and Vienna, and see the streams of human blood which have been shed in attempting to obtain that freedom which is the harbinger of the triumphs of the Gospel, when the Mediatorial reign of Jesus shall extend over the earth, and of which we have often sung:

AUSTRIA.-Twice the Emperor of Austria has fled from his capital; and, wearied and exhausted with the cares of government, he has abdicated his throne, and committed the sceptre into the hands of his nephew, only eighteen years of age.

ITALY.-This lovely portion of Europe has been convulsed from one extremity to the other. The inhabitants are endeavouring to cast off the yoke of tyranny; they are panting after liberty and free institutions, as the hart panteth after the water-brooks. O Jesus, teach them to pant after that spiritual liberty which thou alone art able to bestow !

ROME. This ancient city has been the theatre of the most astonishing events. Pope Pius IX, one of the most liberal and benevolent who has ever filled the papal throne, who went beyond all who preceded him in giving his subjects liberal institutions, and who was the very idol of his people, has been made a prisoner in his own palace, has escaped from it in the disguise of a servant, and has left behind him all the trappings and badges of royalty, glad to flee for his safety and his life.

Does not this look something like the pouring out of the fifth vial, of which the inspired John thus writes, Rev. xvi. 10: "And the fifth angel poured out his vial on the SEAT OF THE BEAST; and his kingdom was full of darkness, and they gnawed their tongues for pain?"

In the year 1701, the Rev. Robert Fleming published a discourse on the rise and fall of Papacy. This eminent divine was remarkable for his piety, learning, and humility. His father was also a divine and scholar of great eminence, and was author of that well-known celebrated book entitled "The Fulfilling of Scripture." His son Robert, in common with the most judicious interpreters of prophecy, considers that Papacy, or the Reign of the Man of Sin, commenced in the year 606 A.D., when the Emperor Phocas gave him the title of Universal Bishop. In the following passages the reign of papal delusion is said to last 1260 days, that is, 1260 prophetical years: Rev. xi. 2, 3, and xii. 6, 14, and xiii. 5. The month of a prophetic year consists only of thirty days, making the length of the year 360 days;

five

days less than the Julian year, consisting of 365 days. With these remarks let us now attend to the precise words of Mr. Fleming, and see how his observations accord with the state of the Pope, the head of the Roman Church, in the year 1848. He says, "If we may suppose that Antichrist began his reign in the year 606, the additional 1260 years of his duration, were they Julian or ordinary years, would lead us down to the year 1866, as the last period of the seven-headed monster. But seeing they are prophetical years only, we must cast away eighteen years, in order to bring them to the exact measure of time that the Spirit of God designs in this Book. And thus the final period of papal usurpations, (supposing that he did indeed rise in the year 606,) must conclude with the year 1848."

Such have been the astonishing events of the past year. Let us rejoice in the wisdom and power of Christ, by whom these events shall be overruled for hastening the coming of his kingdom. As to the future, let us repose the fullest confidence in Jesus, who does all things well, and who in his own time will sway the sceptre of his love over all the kingdoms of the world. Let us sing "Hallelujah! for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth!"

A. F.

The following Hymn, by CowPER, is so suitable to passing events, that we cannot refrain from placing it before the minds of our youthful readers, even though it is so generally known. ̧

MYSTERY, WISDOM, AND GOODNESS OF PROVIDENCE.

"God moves in a mysterious way,
His wonders to perform;
He plants his footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the storm.

"Deep in unfathomable mines
Of never-failing skill,

He treasures up his bright designs,
And works his sov'reign will.

"Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take:
The clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy, and shall break
With blessings on your head.

"Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust him for his grace;
Behind a frowning providence

"His purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding every hour;

The bud may have a bitter taste,
But sweet will be the flower.

"Blind unbelief is sure to err,

And scan his work in vain;
God is his own interpreter,
And he will make it plain."

MISSIONARY FACTS.

SATANIC FETTERS.

SATAN binds the inhabitants of heathen lands with strong fetters. God sends missionaries to preach among them the blessed Gospel. This Gospel, accompanied by the Divine Spirit, breaks the fetters in pieces. Thus Satan's prisoners are set free. There is a great resemblance betwixt the heathen of all lands, of all colours, and of all languages: they are bound by the fetters of superstition and witchcraft. This we find to be particularly the case with the North American Indians. And to whom do they pray? They pray to serpents, bears, and to many other animals. British youths! pity, oh, pity the children of heathen lands, who are taught to pray to vile reptiles, and who know nothing of the true God! Let us rejoice that Satan's reign shall cease, and that the time shall come when his captives shall be set free. "Come quickly, Lord Jesus, with thy Gospel, the rod of thy strength, and give liberty to the captives, and open the prison doors of those who are bound!"

PAGAN CONJUROR.

AMONG the North American pagan Indians, the Conjuror is a man of great influence. When one of them is sick, they send for the conjuror, whom they call the doctor. How, think you, does this deceiver proceed? I will tell you. He orders a bear or another animal to be killed, and to be singed with fire till the skin is consumed. Then the sick or dying man is laid in the midst of the house. One beats a drum, sings, and screams, calling out the names of various animals, while others dance about the poor and afflicted sufferer. This most horrible practice is continued till the person recovers, loses his senses, or dies. If he dies, the conjuror builds a small hut of the bark of trees, where he sits screaming, and crying to flying birds, to bring back the soul which has flown away. When he pretends he has caught the departed soul, he puts it in a small box, and places it under the head of the lifeless corpse. See what men are without the Gospel! See how important it is, and how humane, to send