poor wasted arm, and holding her visitor's hand in hers, said to her, "I took your advice; when you came to me first, I knew no more about Jesus Christ than that door; but I went to church and school, and there I learnt." On the same day she said, "I am not afraid. He died for us; he shed his blood for us: he could do no more. I give him my whole heart; my blessed Jesus! my heavenly Father! all the comfort I have!"

Another time, when she said she was not afraid to die, she was reminded that our trust is in Jesus. She said, "Yes, all in him; all in him!" The tears were in her eyes, but her tone was quite triumphant. When I asked how she felt, she said, "Beautiful! I am going home: I am ready." "What makes you ready?" I said. She replied, "The Lord Jesus Christ." Yes, poor Dinah! he is all, and in all. He gives his Spirit to sanctify, and makes his people meet for heaven; but his Spirit does so by taking of the things that are his, and shewing them to his people. When the bell tolled for poor Dinah's humble funeral, it seemed to echo her words: "Good bye; we shall meet in heaven."

A CALL TO CHRISTIAN DEVOTEDNESS.

Dear reader, beware of living to yourself, and not feeling the sacred obligations you are under to devote your money, time, influence-all-to the glory of God and the good of others. Now, look around you, and think how many there are who have far less means than yourself, and yet are doing much for the cause of the Redeemer and the salvation of a perishing world;"and then ask, why are you not as actively engaged? why are you not a Sunday school teacher? why are you not a weekly visitor with religious tracts? why do you not visit the haunts of vice and misery, and go with the Scriptures of truth to those perishing for lack of knowledge? Is not the Saviour worthy of such proofs of your love? Does not the misery of the world around call for your services? You would be shocked, if charged with selfishness in withholding temporal supplies of benevolence from a sick

and starving fellow-creature; but surely it cannot be loving your neighbour as yourself, if you come not to the help of the Lord!

The state of the world is very deplorable. There are many valuable plans, indeed, that have been put into the hearts of his people to attempt for its salvation and benefit, but the labourers are very, very few: the noble army who are gone forth to evangelize the world needs constant additions. Death is often thinning their ranks, while the foe is still mighty, and their progress comparatively small.

Dear reader, give yourself up to the work of the Lord; do not slumber, while so much needs to be done; do not rest satisfied with giving a little money to the cause, when you have still time, influence, and health to devote to the Lord. Sit down, and enquire what you can give, and how you can give it most usefully; see what scenes are around you that need consideration and effort; ask the Lord to shew you; ask him to make you willing to give your whole self to his service; beseech him to forgive the past, and to enable you to do promptly whatever he shall make it plain to you to engage in. Yes, "whatever your hand shall find for you to do, do it with your might;" for life is uncertain, and "there is no work, nor wisdom, nor knowledge, nor device, in the grave, whither you are going."

"Awake, my zeal! awake, my love!
To serve my Saviour here below,
In works which perfect saints above
And holy angels cannot do."
The land of triumph lies on high;

There are no foes t' encounter there:

Oh! may I labour till I die,

And finish all the glorious war.

AWFUL VISITATION.

(WELL AUTHENTICATED TO THE EDITOR.)

On the 12th of September, 1837, Maurice Lynch, a pensioner, was sitting in a public-house, in the town of St. Helier, Jersey, drinking with one or two companions, when Mr. G., an undertaker, with whom he was acquainted, came in. Upon Mr. G.'s entering the room, Lynch asked him, in a jocular manner, to measure him for his coffin. The undertaker immediately did so, with a foot rule he had in his pocket. Lynch then said, directly," But you havn't got me yet; but to-morrow night I will be ready for it." The next morning, before nine o'clock, the wretched man, without a moment's warning, dropped down dead, and the parish officers deputed Mr. G. to make his coffin, which was ready to receive his remains by the time he had mentioned.

Lynch has left a widow and a blind daughter to be supported by the benevolence of others..

THE POLISH OFFICER IN A NEW FIELD.

On Sunday last, there came into the Sunday school of the Emigrant's Friend Society, in this city, a colonel of Napoleon's war, by birth a Polander. He rose before the school, and gazed upon it with exceeding interest, as was evident from the muscular workings of his hardy face. His whole appearance was commanding— being about six feet high, with broad shoulders, strong frame, and venerable from marks of age. Upon his cheek was left a heavy scar, which showed that a sabre had laid open the whole side of his face, and somewhat disfigured him; but his eye was quick, his head large, and altogether he wore the air of a military commander. Twenty years, he said, he had been a warrior-and he is under enlistment still. But for many years past he has not been following the bloody footsteps of an aspiring earthly chief, but is fighting against sin without and sin within, under the waving banner of the great Captain of our salvation. O what a change! to see this rugged, iron-looking old soldier become a meek and lowly follower of the ever-blessed Jesus!

While in Russia, his father died, and left him an estate and a title, as the oldest son. But he generously conveyed all his property to his mother, for the education of the younger children; and when

Napoleon fell, he emigrated to America, and settled in Washington city. His mother was a pious women, and when he came to be engaged in a life of peace, her pious counsels came up to his remembrance. He resolved to devote the remnant of his days to the service of the Saviour, and soon made himself instrumental in erecting a Church for the German Lutheran people there, and assisted to organize a Church and congregation among them. General Lafayette found him there, on his last visit to this country, an humble justice of the peace, but enjoying the respect and affection of all good people. He received, as a present from Lafayette, a little farm in Pennsylvania, valued at fifteen hundred dollars, and thither he repaired, and settled in Lancaster county.

Poland was blotted out from the list of nations. The property he left was forfeited, his mother's family scattered, and one of his brothers was thrown into slavery among the Russians. This generous Pole heard it, and at once disposed of his farm, and sent the last dollar to his friend Lafayette for the ransom of his captive brother. Thus did he twice reduce himself from competence and ease, to poverty, for the benefit of his family.

This brother, and himself and family, are now living upon a little farm of forty acres, in the state of Indiana, and are clearing it with their own hands. They are expecting their mother and other brothers to join them here in this fair land; and with them, as we are told, there will be thousands, and tens of thousands, and perpaps, in the course of a few years, hundreds of thousands, flocking into our country, every year, also!

The name of this generous Polander is Lehmanousky. A little time since, he was ordained a minister among the German Lutherans, and he maintains a consistent, pious, godly walk and conversation. I am sure you would have been moved to hear him speak with so much earnestness and zeal to the Sunday schoolfirst in German, and then in English. The scholars were still, the teachers were solemn, and all were interested and impressed with his exhortations; and the tears of more than one showed that feeling was excited, and good was done.

Lehmanousky has just engaged to become the agent of the Emigrant's Friend Society, and is expected to form day schools, and night schools, and Sunday schools, among the children of foreigners, in this city, in Mobile, New Orleans, Louisville, St. Louis, Wheeling, and Pittsburgh; and we are hoping that he will accomplish a great deal.

And indeed there is need of it. Who can see the rising millions in this great valley, of this and the coming generation, without hope, as far as we can see, that more than an eighth or a quarter of them will ever learn to read-who can see this, and not tremble for the probable fate of liberty, learning, and religion in our country.

THE TEMPERANCE REFORMATION IN AMERICA

AND ENGLAND.

The most recent intelligence from the United States of America, contain accounts of the extraordinary progress made by what is called the "Temperance Reformation" in that country, the result of which exhibit a greater revolution in the manners of a people in one particular than has perhaps ever been witnessed in so short a space of time in the history of the world.

It was about the year 1829, that this subject first attracted the attention of a few philanthropists at New York, who, viewing with sorrow and shame the devastating effects of excessive drinking on the health, industry, morals, and general condition of the population of that city, formed themselves into a Temperance Society, having for their object to influence, as far as they could do so, other persons to join them, in persuading, by precept and example, the labouring population generally to abandon the use of ardent spirits. At first they were objects of ridicule to the rest of the community, and were so few in number as to make it difficult for them to get up any public meetings, or provide funds to spread their views extensively through the press, and by all but themselves they were regarded as a set of infatuated visionaries.

This was the beginning of their labours: but though only six years have elapsed since their commencement, the effects produced have been really marvellous, and beyond all former parallel in any similar case. The eighth report of the American Temperance Society, which was presented in May, 1835, and has been since printed and published, has just reached this country, and from it we learn the following extraordinary particulars of their labours ;

1. More than 8,000 Temperance Societies have been formed in different parts of the Union, which embrace upwards of 1,500,000 members, which is equal to one half the adult male population of the country.

2. There being many others who, though not belonging to the Society, have, like its members, abandoned entirely the use of distilled spirits, it is estimated that there are more than two millions of persons in the United States alone, who do not taste spirituous liquors in any form or shape.

3. The public authorities, acting under the influence of public opinion, have placed themselves at the head of this reformation;