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PRIZE MEDALS, 1862.

a New Testament.

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In the German courts I have been

so fortunate as to make friends with a young Prussian who can speak English well, so I have now at my command three interpreters; does not this sound important?

"Fuly.

"This month has commenced with large expectations, and with many will close with disappointed hope. The Jurors have been very active for some weeks past, and

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now they are examining exhibits in their various sections very closely, in order to make their final awards. The spirit of rivalry is strong, and I am expected to speak admiringly of all products; but, as every man's friend, it is quite a relief when able to express ignorance so profound as to be incapable of forming an opinion. In this case it is easy to wish every rival a medal, or at least a certificate of merit. In the machinery annexe the other day, the approach of the Jury stopped conversation

with a group of men; and to avoid them and the pressure of the crowd I made my way through the machinery, and in doing so passed a man, a fine specimen of an intelligent mechanic, who was seated, reading Goldsmith's History of England.' A glance showed that his attention was fixed upon the life of Henry VII., I therefore paused, and handing him the Gospel of St. John, said, 'Here is part of the great biography,some leading passages in the life of the King of kings and Lord of lords, of that King who was rejected by His people, but upon whose head there are now many crowns.' The man looked at me thoughtfully and expressed thanks for the book. Placing my hand upon his arm, the question was asked, 'Are you well acquainted with that life, which was a miracle from the manger to Golgotha?' 'I have read it, sir,' he said; but the truth is, I cannot believe all the Bible says about Jesus Christ.' He informed me that very

early in life he was the subject of deep impressions, but that his fellow-workmen had induced him to attend theological lectures, which had quite destroyed his faith in the pretensions of Christ. At times he had felt uncomfortable in his mind, and had then read the Bible as well as infidel books; but the result had always been to strengthen his conscientious objections to the Christian system. As is usual with men of his class, he spoke of the development of the human mind, and of philosophy and science being the destined regenerators

THE MACHINERY MAN

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of our race. When I found that he filled the important office of 'machinery man,' and that it was his duty to connect the bands of the working engine with the various machines, so that by an act of his a mass of inert mechanism instantaneously became subject to

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complicated motion and invested with great power, a suitable line of arguments occurred. After premising that the inner world of man's spiritual being has its facts as well as the outer and material, I went on to

show him that, however wonderful the powers and capabilities of a man's soul-that he, while in a state of spiritual deadness, was like the machinery around us until the steam force was communicated to it; that man in a state of nature is dead, and incapable of loving God, or otherwise exercising the powers of his higher being; but that the ever-blessed Creator, by an act of clemency, pardons sinners who believe in Jesus, and gives His Holy Spirit to them, so that there have been in all ages, and still are, multitudes of men of whom it can be said, 'And you hath He quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins.' I was proceeding to show him the powers of a soul under the influence of God the Holy Spirit, when he stopped me and said (evidently under a feeling of strong emotion), 'I see it all, sir, just as if scales had fallen from my eyes. I have had my machinery, philosophy and science, and Bible, and all sorts of books; but I have never prayed "Give me Thy Holy Spirit."' Then I added, 'Utter that prayer to your Heavenly Father in the name of His well-beloved Son, and you shall be endued with power from on high, for He hath said, "I will give My Holy Spirit to them that ask Me."' I parted from him as from a friend, for my soul was knit to that man. Since then I have seen him twice, and consider that he is under the influence of truth. He is reading 'Nelson on Infidelity,' and also Pearson's book.

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GEOLOGICAL WONDERS.

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much to encourage effort among them; and so interesting are the conversations, that to select from them is difficult. For instance, I was seated in the Tasmanian trophy, talking to a gentleman, a half-caste from Calcutta, who had only a limited knowledge of the Scriptures, but talked fluently of the beauties of the Shasters, well, while thus engaged, a lady and gentleman, with several children, came up, and sat near us. One of the little girls said to the gentleman, 'Why don't they have live things here, papa? I wish they had.' 'Indeed,' I replied, 'there is a live creature here exhibited, and only one; and, strange to say, it was probably alive hundreds of years ago, though it belongs to a very short-lived race.' All present looked incredulous; so we led the way to the open court, and there showed them the frog in the piece of stratified coal, in which it had been hermetically sealed for ages, but had been resuscitated by contact with the air. The whole group, especially the young people, were much interested; and the conversation turned on the subject of geological wonders. After a time, it was observed that there was a remarkable geological passage in one of the Psalms, the 102nd, 'Thou, Lord, in the beginning, hast laid the foundations of the earth;' and then spoke of the wonderful superstructure which the Creator of all things has built upon it. 'And what He has done upon that earth,' remarked the gentleman, 'is the greatest of all wonders. Upon it He has displayed His attributes, and by His

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