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courage; for the Lord will comfort and save his people, he will have mercy on his afflicted children; and that you and myself, with our beloved friends and relatives, may be enlightened to understand what is the height and depth, and length and breadth, of our Lord's love to the human race, is the earnest prayer of affectionate friend, J. W. SALMON.

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The Young Christian's Earliest Friend [Tracts and Class-Book]. Glasgow: J. & G. Goyder; Edinburgh: McLachlin & Stewart; London: J.S. Hodson, 112, Fleet Street; W. Newbery, 6, Chenies Street. THIS little work, consisting of 208 pages, is another valuable addition to our juvenile library. Books for the young, written and prepared on principles in agreement with the Theology of the New Church, and with the enlightened views of every subject of moral and spiritual interest to the happiness of mankind at large, and especially of the rising generation, have been, until the present period, a desideratum in the families and schools of the New Jerusalem. This want, however, is now being rapidly supplied; and we can congratulate the Church on the appearance of juvenile works, which, like the present, are admirably adapted to train up the young mind "in the way it should go," in order to arrive 'at genuine views of truth, and especially to cherish a deep sense of the importance of practical religion—a religion which should 66 'grow with our growth and strengthen with our strength." There is now no longer any necessity of introducing works on religious and moral subjects, which contain dubious, obscure, or erroneous sentiments on the all-important subjects of religion and morals, into our schools and families. It has always pained us to see books of this character lying on the tables of professed NewChurch families; but the excuse was that no other juvenile books could be procured. This excuse, we are now glad to see, by the publication of such books as the one before us, is rendered groundless; and we sincerely hope that all parents and teachers will be very particular in allowing their children to read only those works on religious and moral subjects which are strictly in agreement with the genuine doctrines of Christianity, and which, in consequence, convey the purest sentiments of heavenly wisdom to the mind.

This little volume is divided into ten sections or chapters, the heads of which we shall here adduce, in order that the reader may be

made acquainted with the importance of the subjects brought under the consideration of children: 1. How to fear the Lord. 2. The kindness of parents and the kindness of God. 3. Good company

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4. God is everywhere, and God knows all things. 5. The sufferings and temptations of Jesus Christ. 6. The character of a good child. 7. Love to the Lord. 8. Love to our neighbour and love to our enemies. 9. The kingdom of God. 10. Children crying "Hosanna."

These very instructive chapters may be had separate, as tracts, at three halfpence each; or, the whole neatly bound, at eighteenpence. These are the important contents of this delightful little work, and we feel certain that no parent or teacher can see them adduced without feeling desirous of possessing it. The language is as simple as possible, and in every way accommodated to youth, especially in its early stages. It should form a religious and moral class-book in our day and Sunday-schools; and its size and cheapness, as well as its estimable contents, render it peculiarly suitable for this useful purpose. Manchester.

Juvenile Ballads and Nursery Rhymes. By MISS ANNE A. GRAY, Authoress of "Clara." Vol. 1. Pp. 32. Glasgow: J. & G. Goyder; London: J. S. Hodson; W. Newbery.

Ir is not an easy task to write even a small volume of good poetry, especially when it is intended for children. Such was our reflection on reading the first piece in this work. It is entitled, "The Father." The style is blank verse, and the diction is, in some places, rather unpoetic; though, on the whole, we should be sorry to have been deprived of the pleasure of reading it. The remaining pieces, however, in this little work, afforded us considerable satisfaction and delight. We give the following as very choice effusions.

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No more, the earthly flowers and trees.
Ah! they'd look dim beside of these."
"But the sun shines so bright to-day,
And feels so warm. 'Tis pleasant May;
And, sister, I must weep that thou,
Alas! canst not be with me now."
"Ah, sister! wer't thou here with me,
That thou the light of heaven might see,
Though the world's sun to you is bright,
Yet ten-fold is the heavenly light.
Our sun sets not; 'tis always day
In heaven, and always warm as May.
We have no winter herę, no night;
The fields are always green, and bright
The sky; dark clouds I see no more,
The streams are never frozen o'er,
And no cold winds blow on me here."
"But your pet lamb that was so dear,
You'll ne'er see him again, you know,
For he to heaven cannot go ;
And your pretty little dove

That you dearly used to love-

Ah, sister, I must weep."

“ Nay, nay,

Weep not, for pretty lambkins play

In our green fields; in heaven too

Do bright birds sing, and sweet doves coo;

And other creatures here are seen

Of beauteous form and gentle mien." "But thou hast left thy father dear i

And thy mother, she is here,

And I thine own dear sister too.
Thou hast gone alone, and who
In the heavenly world above,
Will love thee, dear, as we can love?"
"Nay, sister, do not doubt or fear,
I surely have a Father here;
And all whom I around me see,
I love far more than you love me ;
My mother loves me not so well
As they with whom in heaven I dwell.
The blessed Lord whom we all love,
He is our Father here above;

He is the Sun that beams so bright;

His wisdom shines, and heaven is light;
And heaven is warm, because His love
Glows in the souls of all above;

And though my mother is not here,
Yet angels kind are ever near,

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To watch and guard me, and to show
The way in which I best may grow
In love and wisdom. Well I know
No father, mother, sister, brother,
Love as angels love each other.
For ever is it our employ,
To increase each other's joy.
Yes, my sister, in this way

We pass the bright and heavenly day;

Thus serving him from whom down flows,

The tender love that in us glows.

Say, wouldst thou then that I return
To earth?"

"No, no; but may I learn,

How to live, that I may be

Fit at last to live with thee."

We should think that these extracts are quite enough to induce every one of our readers to spend twopence in procuring the whole set of Ballads for the delight and edification of some child; and when it is known that these beautiful Nursery Rhymes are the productions of a young lady still in her teens, we feel assured that every thing that comes from the same pen will be read with interest.

MANCHESTER AND SALFORD MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

TWENTY-SIXTH REPORT.-We are sorry to see from this report, that this highly useful institution is in a very languishing condition from the want of funds, and we feel certain that all sincere friends to the cause, which this society has so actively promoted for nearly thirty years, will participate in our sorrow. The treasurer is considerably in advance, a balance, ac... cording to the report, of 157. being due to him. It is, consequently, evident, that so long as this state of things continues, the operations of the society must be greatly crippled; indeed, its usefulness must speedily terminate. We, therefore, most affectionately appeal to all our brethren throughout the kingdom in its behalf. We adduce the following extracts from the report, which shew its present prospects, as well as the labors in which it has been so long and so usefully engaged:

"When we take a survey of the signs of the present times your committee feel certain that causes so urgent for the pro

pagation of the doctrines of the New Church, never before existed. We behold, on every hand, old things breaking up, and new things in relation to numerous points of Christian doctrine canvassed and considered. 'Behold, I make all things new,' is a prophetic declaration, which is now being fulfilled; and shall we, who possess the 'new things' so much wanted at the present period, to enlighten the minds of men concerning their eternal interests, remain indifferent to the propagation of the heavenly doctrines entrusted to our care? The great commission of enlightening the people, and of teaching the nations, is placed in our hands. The precious seed of truth, which is divinely intended, in the progress of time, to cover the earth with heavenly verdure, fertility, beauty, and peace, is committed to our charge; and happy shall we be, if we carry this seed with us, and scatter it wherever we can for the instruction and happiness of others!

"But by supporting our Institutions,

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