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SCHOOLS FOR JEWISH CHILDREN. BESIDES the schools in London, the Society supports eight others in the Grand Duchy of Posen, in which the number of Jewish children is generally between four and five hundred; sometimes there are as many as five hundred and fifty.

The following extract from the Report of those schools is interesting; as it shews how, through the children, the truth reaches their parents, and is thus doubly blessed.

One of the teachers writes:

"A girl in this place, who many years since attended the school, has been the instrument of leading her family into the way of salvation. Her father had, indeed, twenty years ago, thought of embracing Christianity without knowing why, but when he afterwards married thought no further about it. After living together several years he separated from his wife, and as she would not take either of their two children, he kept them both. When the girl had reached the age at which all children are obliged to attend some school, she was sent by her father to ours. The teacher was much pleased with her from the time of her entrance into the school. was diligent, attentive, and of good character. She felt, moreover, much interest in reading: the Bible and hearing the explanation which the teacher gave of what she read. She always learned willingly and with pleasure the passages of the Bible which they had to learn by heart. When at home she frequently spoke to her father and brother of what she had read or heard in the school. By this means her father's attention

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was first stirred up to think on such things. He applied to the teacher for a copy of the New Testament, but after reading it for some time found it was different to what he had expected; and therefore applied for some other books. He received some tracts, and biographies of converted Jews; when he had read these, he again read the New Testament, and found much more in it this time than he had found when reading it before. In the meanwhile he asked those Jews who visited him their opinion as to the meaning of the prophecies of the Messiah and his work; and their different views on the subject convinced him more and more that they were in error. His son, his nephew, and another relative, the two latter bigoted Jews, also began to read the New Testament, and became con, vinced that Jesus was the promised Saviour, The son and nephew last year attended the evening school, which was of great benefit to them. The teacher states that the conduct of the latter contributed greatly to the maintenance of good order in the school. He always directed his questions to the chief points in the lesson, and thus drew away the thoughts of his fellow, students from more trifling subjects. He always showed himself upright and candid; never asked for the sake of disputing, but for the purpose of ascertaining the truth. In the month of November they all applied for instruction preparatory to baptism. And they were all three admitted into the visible Church of Christ by the admi, nistration of that sacrament a few weeks since."

Thus was one Jewish girl the means of leading three of her family to the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ!

MAP OF MISSIONARY STATIONS AMONGST THE JEWS.*

WITH the "Children's Missionary Magazine," for June, 1846, has been published a Map of Missionary Stations amongst the Jews. That map contains on its margin much information relative to the number of Jews in different parts of the world, besides several woodcuts of different objects and places in or near Jerusalem. We have the Pool of Siloam, the Garden of Gethsemane, the Wailing-place of the Jews, the Mosque of Omar, the Golden Gate, Mount Olivet; besides other objects of interest. We recommend our readers to purchase this map. They may have it very nicely coloured for a shilling, or plain for one penny. It is very useful, and gives a locality to the labours of the missionaries, and brings them before us more as facts and realities, than they often otherwise appear. In reading of missionary labour we are frequently contented to rest with the general idea that missionaries are preaching the Gospel to a people dwelling in a place having such or such a name, and do not trouble ourselves to inquire where it is, or what is its history. A map gives it a locality that excites inquiry. We ask or we read, we become more interested, because better informed, and the people and the missionary are remembered with a distinctness and reality which give enlargement and earnestness even to our prayers.

We also recommend to our young friends the "Children's Missionary Magazine." It is a most instructive and interesting publication, and can. * Published by Nisbet and Co., Berners-street, London.

not be too extensively read and circulated. It is especially suited, by its simplicity, and the character of the information which it gives, for those for whom it is intended, and we doubt not that it supplies subjects of thought and prayer, and motives to exertion to many. Its price, like

that of this little work, is only one penny per month, and we would not have a nursery or a family, or even a child who can read it, without that interesting and valuable, yet not costly publication.

A PAGE FROM HAMILTON'S "MOUNT OF
OLIVES."

It was the sunny Paschal tide,
And pilgrims all the long way-side,
Flowing towards the city hied,

All wending toward Jerusalem.

The blush was on the pomegranate,
Among the boughs low-murmuring sate
The dove, and thronged was ev'ry gate
That led into Jerusalem.

But most of all the people prest
Where golden sunlight from the West
Fell upon one but poorly drest

Approaching to Jerusalem.

But drest as poorer pilgrims were,

But with an aspect loftier

Than ever worn by wayfarer

Upcoming to Jerusalem.

Not even to him did such belong,
The soul of power and lord of song,
The gifted king who passed along
Triumphant to Jerusalem.

And with a shout as of a king,
The people round him thickening,
Before his feet their garments fling,
Nearing unto Jerusalem.

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