looking on him through the pages of this very sweet little book, we must regard him with much Christian affection and respect. We doubt whether there be a more touchingly, exquisitely tender and beautiful little poem than that beginning,

O think, that, while you're weeping here,

His hand a golden harp is stringing.'

The greater number of the pieces are on scriptural subjects: deep scriptural and spiritual feeling pervades them all.

USEFUL HINTS TO TEACHERS. Published under the direction of the Committee of the Home and Colonial Infant School Society.-Nisbet and Co.

THE direction above-named is ample guarantee for the excellence of the hints. We do not know a better regulated Society, or one that is engaged in a better work. This modest pamphlet will be a great help to those who conduct early education.

TRACTS FOR THE PEOPLE. A course of lectures on the general coincidence of the peculiar doctrines of the Tractarians with those of the Church of Rome. By the Rev. M. M. Foye, M.A., Curate of the parish of St. Martin's, Birmingham.-L. and G. Seeley.

THIS is really an important work. Moderate in size, it contains much weighty argument, and follows up

most successfully the examination into these pestilent doctrines. It exhibits great research, care, sobriety and truthfulness: and is expressed in the authoritative tone becoming a minister of the everlasting gospel, earnestly contending for the faith. We cordially recommend it.

WE have seen a very able letter, by that excellent pastor the Rev. H. Bonar, of Kelso, addressed to his flock, on the subject of the present disruption in the Scottish Church. (Nisbet and Co.) We have not said much on this painful topic, but certainly our sympathies are enlisted on the side which Mr. Bonar so ably advocates. The Rev. T. A. Wallace, of Hawick, has also published a similar tract, entitled, "Reasons for concurring in the resolutions of the Convocation." The Rev. James Hamilton, of the Scottish Church, Regent Square, has, however, made a different appeal, by addressing the people of England on this interesting topic; and we must say his tract, entitled "The Harp on the Willows," is one of the most beautiful things we have met with. It makes the matter plain to the capacity of a child; and is withal touching, persuasive, and convincing in a high degree. We earnestly wish him success, in awakening the sympathy of English Christians.

"THE Beacon of Hope, at the present crisis," by a Presbyter of the Church of England (Nisbet and Co.) is a nice little Tract, in relation to the coming of the Lord.

THE PROTESTANT.

'WHERE is it all to end, uncle? At whose hand will be required these things that press so heavily upon our minds? Who originated that hateful system of perfidious flattery that has in so many ways operated to seal up the poor heathen in their ruinous delusions? This preposterous document, if it be as they say it unquestionably is,-authentic,-stamps us as a Christian people with infamy and guilt that I tremble to contemplate. Do you think the government at home suggested it?'

Indeed, I hope not. It hardly entered into their contemplation, when devising means to extricate our troops from Affghanistan, to build up the ruined temple of Somnauth with the trophies we might carry off! I cannot answer for what politicians may see good to do: they worship, too often, a god whom I know not, called expediency; falsely so called, mark you; for true expediency is a very different thing. When Paul said, “ All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient," he did not hold the converse of that proposition: he would not have said of any possible thing, "It is not lawful, but it is expedient unto me." No; he solemnly asserts of those who even accuse God's true servants of holding the vile principle that the end sanctifies the means, "their damnation is just;" and in so saying, he has passed sentence on some among us who

will, perhaps too late, discover their ruinous folly and sin.'

Caiaphas was of that class of worshippers. Condemning to death, One whom he knew as a most innocent and holy person, he gave as a reason, "It is expedient, that one man should die for the people, that the whole nation perish not." Unconscious of the deep prophetic truth spoken in his priestly character, he thought only of conciliating the pagan foe by committing a horrible crime; abusing his high office and delegated power to the perpetration of so foul a murder, lest the Romans should come, and take away his place and nation.'

Ay, it is an awful thing to govern; the temptation is always great to avert impending dangers, and to secure apparent advantages, by the surrender of truth, the abandonment of a principle that men would fain persuade themselves is not to be worked out in every public transaction. Indeed, how can you expect the national faith to be guarded by those who give no evidence of living faith where their own souls, and those of their households are concerned?'

But this is so very gross. We go into a place where we have no business; are repulsed, with dreadful loss of life, by men fighting for their country and their homes; obtain re-inforcements, return, take a most bloody and savage revenge; and to crown all, seize a trophy borne away by one set of heathen from a temple belonging to a different set of heathen, above eight hundred years ago, and restore it with the highest honours to the senseless idol enshrined in that temple. Or rather to his successor; for I presume the original has rotted into dust long ago.'

'I believe he was burnt before he had time to rot; but you have not stated the matter fully enough. The Hindoos, to whom this same idol belonged, are rank idolators; the Affghans are followers of Mahomet, as sternly opposed to idolatry as are the Israelites, from whom I verily believe them to be descended. It was for this reason they destroyed the temple of Somnauth, and took the sandal-gates home, as a memento of their exploit. In 'presenting them to his brothers and friends of Hindostan expressly to RESTORE the temple of Somnauth, our Governor General expressly announces his approval of idolatry, his partizanship with Hindooism versus Islamism. Now both are far, far from the kingdom of God; but I cannot forget that while the Mahometan credits, and extols, and obeys a false prophet, a rank impostor of the worst class, he still believes in the Old Testament, loathes idolatry, honours Moses, and looks for the coming of the Messiah; while the Hindoo is a devil-worshipper. We are told distinctly, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice unto devils: their sacrificial cup is the cup of devils; their table of offerings is the table of devils; and if a Christian man was called on (which he cannot well be) to decide between these two classes of unbelievers, he surely could not dare to take part with the latter.'

'I should marvel at him if he did.'

'But again, observe into what mazes of downright worldly foolishness Satan leads men where they profess to be eminently wise. Our Indian army is composed indiscriminately of Mussulmans and Hindoos; and the triumph thus given to one regiment is a dire insult to the very next, perhaps, in the