The Words of the Risen Saviour, and Commentary on the Epistle of St. James. By Rudolf Stier, Doctor of Theology, Chief Pastor and Superintendent of Schkeuditz. Translated from the German, by the Rev. William Pope. Edinburgh: T. and T. Clarke, Georgestreet. London: Hamilton, Adams, and Co.; Simpkin, Marshall and Co. Dublin: John Robertson. Ir is refreshing to commune with an author whose writings breathe a spirit of evangelical piety, while they are distinguished by sound erudition, intellectual acumen, and careful research. Such is the author before us; and our soul has been refreshed and profited while perusing this production of his pen. The topics

are of a class which have not received a due degree of attention from theologians and Biblical expositors; and the work is, on that account, the more valuable to the thoughtful and diligent student of the sacred volume. The personal appearances and oral communications of the Lord Jesus to his servants, both during the forty days' interval between his resurrection and ascension, and after his assumption of the mediatorial throne, have a special importance in the economy of redemption. They multiply the evidences of his Divinity and his mission; they form a link connecting his atonement with his mediatorial government, his earthly ministry with his regal administration, and his personal teachings with the dispensation of the Holy Spirit. They identify him as the same person in both states, and in both worlds; as having, in his glorified state, the same connection with the great work of salvation that he had in the days of his humiliation and sorrow; and as carrying forward and completing in heaven the work he commenced on eath. This connection is beautifully traced by our author, and as he passes historically through the several posthumous manifesta

tions and revelations of Christ, recorded in the New Testament, the rationalistic errors of German Neologists are fairly met, and ably refuted, and many important texts of scripture are elucidated.

The Commentary on the Epistle of St. James is rich in sound exegesis, and weighty with important practical observations. The aim of the writer is to promote personal holiness by the exposition and application of scriptural truth. Without committing ourselves to every sentiment, or even every interpretation, we regard the work as a highly valuable contribution to exegetical and experimental theology. The translation is free and elegant, and the book is got up in the same superior style as the other volumes of the series. The thanks of the Christian public are due to the spirited publishers, who, at immense expense, are enriching the libraries of British students with the most valuable productions of the Evangelical divines of Germany.

Early Blossoms: Memorials of a Minister's Family, five of whom died within fourteen months. By their Father, William Fulton. London: R. Davies, Suttonstreet, Commercial-road. THIS little work possesses uncommon interest. Though the theme, in one aspect, is sombre, and admonitory in no ordinary degree, yet, in another, it is refreshing, consoling, and eminently spiritualizing. While our sympathies are deeply excited as we contemplate the family of two Christian parents visited by death five times within fourteen months, and their loved ones torn from their embrace by the relentless stroke of the great destroyer, our faith in God, and in the value of religious training, is greatly strengthened by the living and dying testimonies of these precious children. We cordially recommend this little work to our readers.

CANADA.

The following letter will be read with painful interest, yet surely with gratitude for the merciful deliverance it records. Mr. Elliott, the writer, being duly recommended by the Nottingham Circuit as a missionary for Canada, embarked in the Indian, which left Liverpool on the 9th of November, and went to pieces on Monday, the 21st, on the Seal Rocks, on the coast of Nova Scotia, The letter itself gives the rest of the story. It is addressed to Mr. Elliott's mother, who resides in Newark :

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA,

Sunday, Nov 27th, 1859.

My very dear Mother,-I did not think of writing to you before I reached London, but I now think it best to write and let you know that I have got safe to land, that I am well and happy, and trusting in God. You will wonder why I am at Halifax, and so far from the place-London-to which you remember 1 was to go. I will tell you :

On Monday morning last about 5 o'clock, or a little after, we were startled in our beds by the ship running on some rocks, which forced part of her bottom in, and by hearing the timbers racking all about us, and threatening to crush us to death if we did not leave our berths.

We immediately sprang from our beds, drew on our things, and went upon deck. There we found the sailors and the other men busy getting out the boats and making ready to leave the ship. The women passengers and children were crying; some of them were half naked, shivering with cold and

looking for a dreadful death. The ves sel cracked-the planks split-the water gushed in-the wind blew-the waves rolled, and every thing seemed to cry you must die and be hurried away into the angry deep, whose appetite it appears impossible to satisfy. It dashes to pieces almost every thing that comes before it, and swallows up wood, iron, and human lives with dreadful fury.

The ship seemed to give way and smash like a mighty bundle of sticks. The sea is an unmerciful and devouring element when it rises in its fury. But the winds and the sea obey the almighty Lord, and He can at any moment still the raging billows, and bid them go so far and no farther.

Some of the boats were got ready amid mingled cries of prayers, oaths, and curses. Some of the sailors swore, and others prayed to God who never prayed before. Passengers and seamen got into the boats that were ready. One boat left the ship all right, but two others were upset, and many passed away to their eternal home,- some I fear to eternal death,-others, I hope, to heaven.

I only saw one man in the water, and heard him cry out. I was walking by the place, and saw a man with a light on the side. I got up and felt for the ropes which had let down the boat; I then saw him struggling with the waves, holding on to the rope. The boat, by accident, had just been turned over, and several met with a watery grave. I helped the man to pull at the rope, but in vain; others came to our help, and while I held the light, they drew him up. His wife and child were left below with another man's wife and two children. They were soon dead, the water was so cold. Just after this the ship parted in midships. We then got a boat load away safely, and were preparing to send another, when she accidentally broke adrift, with five men in her, and we have heard nothing of them

since. All the rest of us remained with the ship, which was partly on the rock, and partly in the sand, and there we had to stay until day-light, for we had no more boats. We sent up some rockets but no help arrived. When it was light we found ourselves near to some land. This made us hope for deliverance, although we saw neither houses nor ships. After a while we sighted two boats, but neither of them came to Our rescue. We next saw some ships, and one passed us at a distance. After firing our gun, we saw some boats coming toward us, and then we were filled with hope; nor was our hope vain-we had prayed. I spoke to the people, and prayed in their midst, and in a short time boats were seen all round coming to our help.

The ship was completely parted in the middle, and I was on the after-part with most of the others, but a few were left on the fore-part. The latter was soon thrown on its side, and the men were in great danger of losing their lives. Some of the men at our end of the ship, got a strong rope and threw it to those on the other part of the vessel. They then fastened it to some portion of the wreck, and by this means they all came over to us, with the exception of an old man. He was half insensible, and we could not possibly get him down the rope, so we were obliged to leave him, and in a short time he was seen to fall into the water, and thus was swallowed up by the devouring deep.

Our part of the ship was left pretty firm, but if the wind had not moderated we should also bave been swept away. But He who rules did not permit this. We remained long-long, not knowing what would be our fate, until as I said, the boats came towards us.

There were some large schooners around us, but none durst come near for fear of being dashed to pieces. Some fishermen came with their small boats, and were busily engaged in taking us off the wreck. Just at this time a schooner, with a noble crew, came alongside to take off the remainder, when she also struck and went to the bottom, but all the sailors were saved by some small boats. Some of our ship's boats, full of passengers and crew, were on the sea 9 hours before they could reach the land.

Well, dear mother, I am safe. I have to stay here a little while before I go to my heavenly home. May I see your

dear face there before our Father's Throne. Let us love Him,-trust in Him,-live to Him, and then He will doubtless bring us to himself. All things work together for good to them that love Him.

I felt when death seemed near, mo

ther, that I should not die; for he that believeth in Christ, shall never die. I felt that nothing could hurt me, and that death would but open for me the gate of life. Let us look to our Father, and ere long we shall all see, with joy, His face. This letter is written for all of you, that all may see what God is doing with Charley. He doeth all things well. He cannot err. Let us look to heaven only.

All the things I saved are 1 pair of shoes, 1 pair of trousers, I waistcoat, top coat, neck scarf, under shirt and woollen shirt. I had not time to put on my drawers. I have also got my watch, pen and pocket knife, I pair of socks, razors and strop. These are all the things I have saved.

Since the wreck I have had some things given me. I did not even save my bible. But all is well, all is well." I have saved one shilling, but I am living well.

The ship's company will pay my expenses to London, so I am all right. I expect to leave here in a few days, and shall see Mr. Robinson in London, I hope next week.

Yours,

CHARLES ELLIOTT.

LONDON.

Nov. 10th, 1859.

Dear Brother,-The following account of a Canadian Camp meeting will perhaps be interesting to the readers of the Notices, and I send it to you for insertion therein.

Yours affectionately,

Rev. J. Stacey.

J. H. ROBINSON.

One of the richest treats we ever enjoyed was afforded on Saturday evening and Sabbath, the 24th and 25th of September, at the "Nelson Camp Meeting."

The camp ground was a quadrangle; and we took the opportunity of pacing the area, inclosed on all the four sides with tents-except the openings for the ingress and egress of the audience, and we found the width was 55 paces, or about 165 feet, and the depth about 180 feet. This open space, therefore, contained 2,500 square yards; and the tents were about twelve feet deep outside of this all round the square. The tents were constructed of boards, and roofed with the same material, differing somewhat in length, but we should judge each tent was about twice as long as it was broad. At the upper end of each tent there was a curtain thrown across, and behind this the beds were deposited

for the ladies to occupy. The gentlemen slept on the floor in the other compartment. There was every practicable contrivance for supplying the outer man 'with sustentation. We saw a bag of potatoes in one corner, loaves of bread on a shelf or basket, milk in cans, and a cooking stove and all needful apparatus were found in every tent.

The ground sloped gently, and at the bottom or lower side of the " camp" there was a stand for the ministers, covered with boards to keep off the rain and facilitate the transmission of sound. The minister had thus a full view of the whole camp, and his audience rose before him as in an immense amphitheatre.

Behind the preachers' stand, and outside the tents, there was a large marquee, or canvas tent, provided for the double purpose of holding prayer meetings in, and as a place of refuge in case the congregation should be driven from the camp ground by stress of weather.

This "outer court" would accommodate about a thousand persons; and in its centre was a square, made by laying four logs on the ground, and filling the interior with clean straw, in which parties might kneel while seeking mercy. Thus access was gained to the penitents by all those who attended to them, without in convenience to any one.

At about six o'clock on Saturday evening the "camp fires" were lighted -one at each corner of the camp. A stand was erected of poles placed perpendicularly, with the ends in the ground, and then transversely. Over these transverse poles there was a covering of boards, and on these a layer of stones and sods-on the top of which the fires were lighted. There is of course plenty of "wood in the woods,' and the fires sent forth a stream of light amply sufficient to illuminate the whole camp. Brother Bettes preached a good sermon, and with a lively prayer meeting the public services closed for the evening. Prayer and praise, however, were heard from several of the tents till past midnight. There was one tent of Dutch brethren, and they kept up a vigorous meeting in their tent all the evening.

We thought we heard the well-known stanza,

"We'll beat old Satan's kingdom down
Hallio, Hallelujah."

but we do not understand much of Dutch. They, however, sang lustily and with a good courage.

The Sabbath dawned! It was as lovely a Sabbath morning as ever greeted the eye of man. At 8 o'clock the trumpet sounded through the camp, and marshalled the Lord's host to the work of the day. The first exercise was held

in the prayer-meeting tent, which was well filled, and a mighty power rested on all the people. Towards the close of the meeting, Mrs. Glass, whom we had not before heard, rose to address the audience, and her remarks were well adapted to the occasion. This good Sister has gifts of no common kind for . her sex; and we were glad to hear her use them so calmly, so unostentatiously, and with a womanly dignity, modesty, and tenderness which gave her access to all ears and hearts present.

After the prayer meeting, which closed with Mrs. Glass's address, the congregation adjourned to the camp, and at nine o'clock Father Gundy commenced the preaching service of the day. sermon was a very good and appropriate one, and was listened to with attention and evident pleasure and profit.

His

From eight till ten the people came pouring into the camp from all parts of the country. By eleven o'clock the immense camp ground was filled in every part. There could not have been less than 5000 present; never did such a soul affecting sight meet our view; as when we endeavoured to address this large audience. Five thousand upturned faces, fronting the preacher ! so still, so well behaved, so attentive, and so large an audience we never before addressed; and never before did we feel such an overwhelming sense of our own littleness, unworthiness, and insufficiency as when confronting that mass of mind. O surely if good was done, that good will extend in ever widening circles, filling the whole district with its influence.

After this service we adjourned for dinner, and at one o'clock we had a prayer-meeting, at which there could not be less than two thousand persons present! It was a magnificent scene! Two thousand hearts wrestling with God! Nearly every one kneeled on the ground, and there was scarcely one uninterested or undevout person in the whole assembly.

Brother John Wilkinson ascended the stand at two o'clock and opened the afternoon public service, but at this point we had to leave the ground to go seventeen miles to preach in the evening. The details of the work we cannot give, but we must say that while we were present we never witnessed such a scene, so grand, so solemn, so soul subduing; so replete with every element of attraction, of unity, faith, power and love. Spurgeon has had his high days in the Surrey Music Hall, and elsewhere, but he, or perhaps any other man never had a day surpassing this! We expect in a future number to furnish fuller details than we are now able to present.

WALKERTOWN.

Sept. 20, 1859.

Dear Brother,-According to promise, I take up my pen to give you a short account of the progress of the work of God in connection with the Walkertown camp meeting. The meeting commenced, according to announcement, on Thursday evening last; and from the first service up to the present moment, the power of God has been manifested in the revival of his own work. The Sabbath was one of the most beautiful days of the present season; and the people from the surrounding country might be seen, early on that beautiful Sabbath morn, flocking by hundreds to the Camp ground, and while the voice of prayer and praise ascended to God through those beautiful forest trees, and God's people were united in believing prayer for the outpouring of His Holy Spirit. The Lord, ever true to his promises and faithful to his children, was found in their midst, and that to bless and do them good. O, the glories of that Sabbath day - all nature seemed vocal with His praise. The voice of the new-born child of God, just brought out of darkness into marvellous light, might be heard, mingling with the cries of the penitent, and the exulting shout of the sanctified believer, while a solemn stillness seemed to pervade the large assembly, and many were led to say, "it is good for me to be here." While looking around upon the congregation, and listening to their shouts of praise to God, I could not help exclaiming with one of old, "what has God wrought." About seven years ago I endeavoured to unfurl the bloodstained banner of the cross, on the "Dunham line;" and I could see in that congregation, a few of those with whom I have met and prayed in other days. But the large majority were strangers in the flesh though one in spirit; may God increase their numbers. I have attended many camp meetings in the province, and I never saw better order in any part of Canada, than at the "Walkertown Camp meeting."

The meeting was so free from rowdyism, that the usual watch appointed at Camp meetings was never attended to. The interest of the meeting has been on the increase from the very commencement; it seems to have taken some of our friends by surprise; according to a statement of a good brother, it has far exceeded their most sanguine expectations. Yesterday, Monday, the power of God was displayed in a most astonishing manner. Several persons who came to the meeting unconcerned and careless, were brought under conviction at once, and savingly converted to God. Backsliders, who had enjoyed religion

in the old settlements, but who had lost the only comfort of life, were seen flocking to the altar of prayer and giving their hearts afresh to God; whole families might be seen bowing at the penitent bench, and seeking the salvation of God, from the grey headed father down to the youth of ten years. And O, how cheering the sight, (methinks angels were rejoicing,) to see that young man just brought into the glorious liberty of God's dear children, going around that congregation, and pleading with others, beseeching them with tears in his eyes to give their hearts to God. It was with great difficulty that the friends could be persuaded to break up the meeting to get some refreshment for the body; so intense was the feeling that almost every person who came to the meeting was either under deep conviction, or else rejoicing in the love of God. "To God be all the glory." The meeting is still in progress.

Yours in the Lord,

JAMES SCOTT.

HOME MISSIONS.

HARTLEPOOL.

Nov. 5th, 1859.

My dear Sir,- It affords me great pleasure to report the continued peace and prosperity with which we are favoured at this Station. Thankful am I to the Father of all mercies for the success with which we are favoured in every department of our work.

At Hartlepool, our congregations continue most excellent; averaging an attendance of two hundred on Sabbath mornings, and upwards of three hundred in the evening. In fact, on Sabbath evenings our preaching-room is invariably filled to overflowing; more would come, but they know they cannot be accommodated. Nor is the Gospel preached in vain. The number of members reported to the last Conference was 55; our last quarterly return was 72, showing an increase of 17 members, and 11 on trial. We have also had additions since the October quarter day, at Hartlepool. A spirit of deep earnestness pervades the minds of all our people; and some most pleasing and delightful instances of decision for Christ, and union with His Church, have recently transpired amongst us. We have been holding some revival prayer meetings; they have been times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord."

I have secured a circulation of seventeen large magazines, and the same number of small. I have no doubt but in the new year we shall increase the number of large, and when we are able