ved in school, and quite atthe instructions imparted hope was indulged by their e little seed sown in their Es, would spring up and bear fruit, to the honor of God, t of themselves and their wever, Maggie came by herher kindly inquired of the ie sick?". gie replied, "sister made her Maggie came to occupy her accusto seat in the class of the missionary's Anxious to know what detained her, other girls were inquired of if they k why Maggie was not at school? One little girl said, "O, they whipped so hard, is why she don't come." 66 'Whipped her!" exclaimed the teac "Who whipped little Maggie?" "Why, the Sisters, ma'am. I go to sch to the Sisters, where Maggie does, and was there when they whipped her for co n to-day, and the priest-ing to your school. And O, ma'am, tl musn't go no more to the whipped her so hard, we all cried !" day-school after communion for it was mortal sin to do tcoming no more." And "I have not been confirmed et, and I haven't made my n in the church yet; and Dear children who read this affecting cident, and who are blessed with free Sa bath-school instruction; whose attendar ; I should ask thereupon is interdicted by no parent, minister, who never fear a whipping becau of such attendance, pity the thousands 1 to have me stay away, I poor deluded Roman Catholic children w are studiously kept from your Christia Sabbath-schools; are forbidden to rea God's Bible and Testament, as well as sing your beautiful Sabbath-school song Ask yourselves the question, is not th "American and Foreign Christian Union right in undertaking to establish Sabbat you first." p with intense earnestness her teacher, she inquired—, do you think it a moro come to the mission SabI be in your class?" nple explanation, the teachas no sin to go where good given, and where little chiltaught to pray and sing, their parents and brothers here they were taught not e, or steal, or break God's That the Sabbath-school and Industrial schools for such children and is it not your duty, and will you no make it your pleasure, to help the Societ in this, its Sabbath-school department missionary effort? W. D. R. THE sum of Christian morality is-giv ildren all this, and to love and forgive, bear and forbear. eet, in a capital location for a school, resides in the second story of a lodging se, whom, if you would see, I think we ht obtain her room for a school. Failing thus in this s priests and nuns were se pliance with priestly orde and threats, to compel th Of course we went. The missionary in-cate the school, and rentai She was a duced me to the woman. specimen of a raw, unlettered Irish won. I met her in the blandest manner I ld command, told her my business, debed the character of the school, etc., etc. = turned from me in apparent disgust, my appeal was written a failure. Curning to the missionary, I said to him, c., speak to her in Irish, and tell her at you want." No sooner intimated n done. And in a twinkle, the woman my companion by the hand, one of hers losed in his, and the other arm about his k. And there they talked, like mother son, till 1 had to break the interview, y calling me elsewhere. And what was result? The next day, having obtained e rude benches, and had them conveyed the door of this woman's dwelling, and being found that the stairway was too row for the admission thereof, this RoCatholic woman took out the window, ew off her bed, loosened the bed-cord, , standing in the window, she drew up benches that the school might be held coming day in her room. or some weeks the school was held with It grew, and the little Irish children e delighted. The Sabbath-school papers cards of merit, were both advertisets for the school, and incentives to atdance thereupon. It was making an ression and doing good, in opening the s of the parents to the blessedness of as the passer by would why such crowds of littl street, and were afraid to way to the Sabbath-scho tear of sympathy and pit his way amazed and sad. Time has passed; and "The American and F Union" has five such Sab two weekly Industrial s have been enrolled fifteen and youth, and a devoted sionary, with his equally f find daily work for hand heart, "doing with their hands find to do," in the this Society. But, O Rome! when wil dren have their eyes open of thy system, and seek from? O, Christian reade church awake to her dut lions of her followers am dren! Can you do too enlighten, relieve, and sa who are ignorant, blind a in this land of knowledg happiness? Then "Go! gather them in fr house, And the merchant's sta From the world's dark st venly life, Let them drink from t [S SOCIETY AMONG THE PAPAL THE COUNTRY. to us, you shall sell, and the receipts be for the work of the "American and eign Christain Union." Glad, the little fellow went on his With a well-filled purse, filled by the church of that neighborhood, the repr tative of the Society, went his also. is the son of an elder in church, in the state of Ohio. its that church annually in "American and Foreign on." From the time of his A year rolled onward, and again the present, Harley, (as he writer was at the house of Harley's par short,) has ever evinced a welcomed as only Christian househ in the work of the Society know how to receive the self-denying nan Catholic children of the borer in the missionary vineyard of ave known him by the half- Master.. But none met him more cord d listen to the narration of than little Harley; and before the sun n from the life-condition and down below the horizon that night, is portion of our population. avails of his missionary chicken were in n and sympathetic nature; Lord's treasury. trained by benevolent and ts, who daily lay by in store as God prospers them; and the missionary offering, and all the li ompts him to deeds of benevfulness. At one of my earhis father's house, his young upted to do something to aid Is Society. He pondered the could he, a mere boy, do ? e not strong enough to do And so has it been year by year, sin bor; he was not old enough And though Harley is no longer a chi ship, by the salary of which, but a young man bearing the full name plish the desire of his heart. his well-known namesake, he forgets n Le do? My young readers" to do good, and to communicate," is , often read or heard the member of the church of Christ, and tl Where there's a will, there's loved and respected of a large circle of r truth was illustrated in the latives and friends. And now, another year was to be beg and it was settled that a goose should little friend. goslings that the year should produ should be Mr. R.'s, for the cause he plead And at the end of the year, as the wri again visited the church, Harley had offering in waiting for the service of t Master. What Harlan P, could do, why ma his father saying, "Father, not every reader of our Sabbath-school d Mr. R.'s cause." "That's partment do? and should they, what a ich sends its charming beams abroad, To bless the night from far. annot preach His holy word, For alms abundant give, at heathen souls may know the Lord Who died that they might live. oil have I for Jesus' head, No perfumes rare and sweet, The little Tract, the Gos His hands may scatter And this shall tell how ( And why for us He di Then lifting little hands Where none but God The little child will find How he can useful be. ITALY. THE FOREIGN FIELD. ISIT TO THE SCHOOL OF REV. WM. CLARK REV. MR. SCUDDER, My Dear Brother, of this school, and its bea on Italian evangelization satisfied, justify the very sions I formed of its peded through various reasons from writ-efficiency in qualifying th to you sooner regarding the school responsible mission in It ch the Rev. Mr. Clark, your worthy reBut before proceeding sentative in Northern Italy, has estab-account of the examinati ed for the training of young men who a word of the school-ro called on to devote themselves to the away from the noisy an at work of evangelizing their country- the city-simple and und ; I trust a few thoughts, though quite extreme-bearly large e , will not be unacceptable. I had the modate professors and s sure aud real satisfaction of being pre- the evidence of being w at the usual periodical examination mission school for the trai I about the middle of May. Fourteen for preaching and teachi ng men, the youngest of whom I should limited means, Mr. Clark re, was not less than eighteen or twenty think of procuring a m rs of age, were examined by their re- However, this after all is tive professors in those studies which, Far greater are my hopes some time past, they had been pursuing. earnest, young men com r or five days were occupied in the ex- little room to do battle nation, but I could only remain two, wickedness, than if they lay and Saturday,-and for Bible study their work amid wealth a Monday morning. The ultimate results will meet with difficulties he emperor Constantine, and opened with prayer by one of the stu Church and State which fol- then the chapter in the course of stu sequent corruption of Chris- was the fifth of John's Gospel, the that union, for "the touching I was present,) was read by the stu never failed to contaminate and their teacher, each reading a hence the gradual introduc- Then followed lively questions, and wth of that fearful system strained conversation on the portion e fall of the Roman Empire, The discussion was doctrinal and prac ally into what is now called a study of God's dispensational works icism. Certainly, this was ways, and was indeed solemn. In sho most important theme in was characteristic; no dry theology g out their knowledge of metaphysical disquisitions, no psycho . And well did they acquit cal speculations. It was simply a searc hey had mastered their sub- for what the Lord saith, for light, and by step did they trace the and truth; some of the thoughts on al development of Roman portion of Scripture under considerat nion, Roman supremacy, and were new and striking. I would ren sm baptized with the name that all Italian Christians firmly believ . Their professor in this the direct teaching of the Holy Ghost, very fine Latin scholar, had cording to the Saviour's promise, (J as in his researches for light xiv., xv., xvi.,) and there is no doubt interesting epoch of the in the minds of those who are familiar w ry, availing himself of the their meetings, that they are indeed "tau the Ambrosian and other of God." I cannot refrain from giving a v es in which Milan abounds; brief synopsis of the study of the morn aringly bestowed the wealth I met with the class. Though it is nea tical studies on his scholars, three months since, the impression made my mind at the time is still fresh. The su wing day the students were ject was the pool of Bethesda, and the he e Latin language, History, ing of the sick man who lay by its si . Though but a short time" Bethesda, (signifying 'house of pity, ed to the study of Latin, yet, mourning,') beautifully symbolizes the co eaking a tongue which is dition of the Jewish people; their attac › Latin, they had acquired ment to outward signs and ceremonies, an ble knowledge of it. I was God's thoughts of pity and mercy towar tified to see that in profane them. Though they had gone astray fro of studying and reciting God, though they had rejected Him agai |