Wawn, in acknowledging the thanks of the the unchanging mercy and love of God for meeting, voted to him, delivered a speech highly honourable to his understanding and piety. Among many other pertinent allusions, the worthy gentleman begged leave to digress for a moment, to relate an anecdote of an aged female. all future ones. By this time they reached the door of her humble dwelling. Mary begged the lady to walk in, and taking her to a closet, said, “Pray, Ma'am, do you see any thing?" The lady replied "No." She took her to another closet, and repeated her "Poor Mary," said he, "I shall never question, "Pray, Ma'am, do you see any forget poor Mary! She was returning thing?" The reply again was "No." She home, the picture of penury and want, took her to a third closet, and once more thoughtful yet serene and placid, when she repeated her question, "Pray, Ma'am, do was joined by a lady of affluence and piety, you see any thing?" the lady replying, with but who was the subject of some afflictive a look of surprise bordering on displeasure, visitations, and was threatened with more."No."" Then, Madam," said poor MaShe immediately began to relate her sorrows ry, "you see all I have in the world. But and apprehensions to poor Mary, who heard her with much attention, and then with all the tenderness of Christian sympathy be sought her to be comforted, reminded her of the goodness and fidelity of that God who had promised never to forsake his people, exhorted her to be grateful for the many mercies she now enjoyed, and to confide in why should I be unhappy? I have Christ in my heart and heaven in my eye. I have the unfailing word of promise, that ‘bread shall be given me, and water shall be sure,' whilst I stay a little longer in this vale of tears; and when I die, a bright crown of glory awaits me through the merits of my Redeemer." NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. IT is not yet determined whether this work shall be continued another year. The present publishers decline carrying it on, because of the irregularity and delinquency of many of the subscribers in making remittances of dues ;-and one, at least, of the present editors will, with this Number, cease to act in that capacity; though, if the work is continued, he will not withhold contributions of aid in another way. Other arrangements must therefore be made: either another publisher must be obtained, who will carry on the work at his own expense-he looking for remuneration from the proceeds of subscriptions or the present publishers will continue, provided the risk is with the editors.—If no other number of the Evangelical Guardian and Review appear, the subscribers will ascribe its discontinuance to the impracticability of making satisfactory arrangements on these points. anniversary of . . . . 219, 274, 326 I. A. . 274, 320, 365, 417, 466, 508, 559 Literary and Scientific 46, 92, 237, 336 Catholic, conversion of a, in Ireland . 428 Jews in Holland, singular account of Cent Society, Greenwich Bloomingdale Census, annual, of the humane and cri minal institutions in New-York Christianity, Rousseau's (the infidel) 69 Jones, Sir William, testimony in favour 239 Cincinnati, (Ohio) Sunday Schools in 288 Man, a religious as well as rational Meier, Rev. John H. bioagraphical . 374 Missionary Society, London, twenty- sketch of 502 fourth general meeting of. |