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EARLY DAYS.

MAY, 1858.

LD YOURSELVES UNTO GOD."

ROM. VI. 13.

AISE the Saviour, all ye nations ;
Praise Him, all ye hosts above;
out, with joyful acclamations,
His Divine, victorious love.

His kingdom now promoted; Let the earth her Monarch know; our all to Him devoted

To the Lord our all we owe.

hile the heralds of salvation
His abounding grace proclaim,
t the friends of every nation
Gladly join to spread His fame.

ROMAN BATH.

was most important in the every-day ld Romans. It was used first for health, stime and luxury. All about it came to odigally magnificent.

in existence several remains of ancient se in private houses, though of course bear to have been, in general plan, simi

lar to the public ones. Steps, pavements, &c., were frequently all of white marble.

In the earlier times the use of the cold-water bath prevailed; and to this persons of simple habita long adhered. The hour for bathing preceded that for dining.

THE SEPOY.

(Concluded from page 105.)

It was a touching letter; the alarm, the E the hardships, the murder, the temporary escape. only refuge hourly threatened by mad and furios assailants, the almost certainty of death in sett form of horror, and the terrified children sleeping for sorrow and weariness around their widowe parent-all this; and yet, through all, the ha calming influence of peace with God through Jes Christ, forgiveness and pity for the deluded rebe patient submission to the will of a loving Fath love warm and true for the friends she might meet again on earth, prayer for the spread of Ge light over benighted India, and hope full of mortality and the glory soon to be revealed.

"O, mamma, mamma!" sobbed Harry, will not surely let them be killed!"

"We pray that He may not, Harry; but we k that death in God's sight is not as it is in We see its present terror; He sees its fut consequence. Death to a believer is instant glori and one moment with Jesus will dissipate every painful recollection of previous sorrow. Let us forget that it is to a home of eternal bliss, and the

s of her best Friend, that the sword of the ny will hasten its helpless victim. O, Harry! eed the mighty truths of Christ's religion at a like this, when, if ever revenge could be fied, Satan will persuade us it is so now. But a Satanic impulse; and he exults in the cry h is just now rushing like wild-fire through our ked and mourning country."

Then should we do nothing, mamma?" Not so; God's people can do much. Let our w be the consecrated ground out of which shall g some new desire, or effort, or resolve for His

other month of weary, heart-sickening susand anxiety for the fate of the sufferers, and -no letter from the dear Christian mother to tell liverance for herself and those she loved better life; but the official despatch, with its bitter ty, told of a better deliverance, even though gh massacre and death; and Harry read the rs first in the pale, sad countenance of his ning parent. But he said nothing he was ating in the deep recesses of his young heart a ne of glorious revenge. His mother watched anxiously as he became more and more htful and loving; and she saw that, when the ing name of "India" sounded in his ear, his t eye flashed with the light of some yet secret ht, that was not like the fire of vengeful anger. Harry," she said, "will you put this into your ionary-box for me? It is ten times what I have given before; but it is a thank-offering for the

lar to the public ones. Steps, pavements, &c., were frequently all of white marble.

In the earlier times the use of the cold-water bath prevailed; and to this persons of simple ha long adhered. The hour for bathing preceded that for dining.

THE SEPOY.

(Concluded from page 105.)

IT was a touching letter; the alarm, the the hardships, the murder, the temporary escape. only refuge hourly threatened by mad and furio assailants, the almost certainty of death in form of horror, and the terrified children sleep for sorrow and weariness around their widest parent-all this; and yet, through all, the calming influence of peace with God through Je Christ, forgiveness and pity for the deluded rebe patient submission to the will of a loving Fathe love warm and true for the friends she might meet again on earth, prayer for the spread of Ga light over benighted India, and hope full of mortality and the glory soon to be revealed.

“O, mamma, mamma!" sobbed Harry, will not surely let them be killed!"

"We pray that He may not, Harry; but we kn that death in God's sight is not as it is in We see its present terror; He sees its fu consequence. Death to a believer is instant glory and one moment with Jesus will dissipate every painful recollection of previous sorrow. Let us forget that it is to a home of eternal bliss, and

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