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judicious firmness in refusing what is improper, that the happiness of children is promoted, and that good and orderly habits are established. If children are early trained to be docile and obedient, the future task of guiding them aright will be comparatively easy."— Nichols.

John Newton, in his worst days, could never forget his mother, at whose knees he had learnt to pray, but who was taken to heaven when he was but eight years old. "My mother's God, the God of mercy, have mercy upon me," was often his agonising prayer in danger, and we all know how it was answered.

IN THE SPRING TIME.

TUNK-" Buy a Broom.”

In the spring-time of life, with our hearts warm and glowing,
We're bound in a glorious Temperance band;

For we know in the world that we shortly must enter,
Thick dangers beset us on every hand.

CHORUS.

But we trust in His strength who has promised to aid us:
In the day of temptation we faithful shall stand.

Then as each has been bless'd, let him care for another;
With gentle persuasion some soul we may win,
For the Saviour has taught us to think of our brother—
Oh, that we could labour and live more like Him.

CHORUS.

For His greatest delight and His constant endeavour,
Was to draw from the ways of destruction and sin.

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Tis a stain on our country, our dearly-loved England,
That drunkenness holdeth so stedfast a sway;
Oh, then let it be ours as good loving subjects,
To drive this disgraceful sin monster away.

CHORUS.

Never let it be said of the nations less favoured,

The sons of our land are more wretched than they.

What, though young, we can work, and our lives make a blessing,

The slave of intemperance strive to reclaim;

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Then the mother shall smile on the son who has grieved her, The wife shall rejoice in her husband again.

CHORUS.

By the help of that God who has promised to aid us,

The life He has given shall not be in vain.

SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.

Looking at the great interests associated with the Sunday Scholars of the United Kingdom, we deem it of the highest importance that Bands of Hope should be connected with them. We would urge our readers to circulate the "Facts and Opinions for Sunday School Teachers," advertised on our pages. Let it be given to Ministers, Superintendents and Teachers, and no doubt a good effect will be produced. It is so cheap that many of our readers will find it easy to purchase a hundred for distribution. We hope they will do so, and inform us of the result.

Mr. T. O. Chapman, the Sunday School Agent of the Union, continues his labours in connection with Sunday Schools in London. Mr. Hooke, jun., is aiding the work in Bath, and the Rev. G. W. M'Cree has also united in this good work, and visited several schools. At one of these, five hundred children listened to him as he warned them of the drunkard's awful end. Should any Christian friend wish to join the Committee of the Union in the visitation of Sunday Schools, such aid will be gladly accepted.

Appended is a list of the Sunday Schools recently visited by Mr. T. O. Chapman :

Church of England.—District Church, Regent square, Gray's inn road: Rev. T, Nolan, minister. Schools in Dutton street. St. Clement Danes, Strand: Rev. M. Killick, minister. St. Martin's-in-the-fields, Charing cross: Rev. Mr. Maull, minister. St. Giles's-in-the-fields, Oxford street: Rev. A. W. Thorold, minister. West street Chapel, West street: Rev. R. W. Dibdin, minister. St. Saviour's Chapel, London street, Fitzroy square: Rev. J. Penny, minister. St. John the Evangelist, Charlotte street, Fitzroy square: Rev. Mr. Moorhouse, minister. St. James's the Great, Pollard row, Bethnal green road.

Congregational.-New court, Carey street, Lincoln's inn fields, twice: Rev. W. H. Draper, pastor. Orange street, Leicester square: Rev. R. E. Forsyth, pastor. Pentonville hill, Rev. A. Buzacott, pastor. Tonbridge Chapel, Euston road: Rev. Kilsby Jones, pastor. Tottenham Chapel, John street, Tottenham court road: no pastor. Mile End Road Chapel: Rev. Dr. Chew, pastor; and Mission School, Three Colt lane,

connected therewith.

Baptist.-Arthur street, Frederick street, Gray's inn road, twice: Rev. Dr. Wills, pastor. Henrietta street, Regent square: Mr. W. R. Vines, pastor. Little Wilde street, Lincoln's inn fields: Rev. Christ. Woollacott, late pastor. Kinsgate street, Holborn: Rev. Francis Wills, pastor. Vernon square, Gray's inn road, twice: Rev. C. B. Sawday, pastor. Cromer street, Gray's inn road. Meard's court, Soho: Mr. Bloomfield, pastor. Grafton street, Fitzroy square: Rev. C. Marshall, pastor.

Wesleyan-Great Queen street, Lincoln's-inn-Fields. street, King's cross.

Primitive Methodist.-Elim Chapel, Fetter lane, Holborn.

Liverpool

Scottish National Church.-Crown court, Drury lane: Rev. Dr. Cumming, minister.

Various.-Brewer's Court Ragged School, Drury lane. Working Men's Christian Association, Grafton street, Soho. Abbey Street British Schools, Bethnal green road. Hail's Lane Chapel, Bethnal green road. City Mission School, Satchwell, Bethnal green road. Hoxton Ragged Schools, Hammond square, Hoxton Old Town.

The Agent has delivered addresses at the following schools :-Arthur street, twice; Vernon square; and Cromer street.

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Annals of the United Kingdom Band of Hope Union.

VISITS OF THE HONORARY DEPUTATIONS AGENTS, &c.

During the past month no less than forty visits have been made by the Voluntary Agency of the Union. For these kind and valuable services thus rendered, our thanks are especially due to the Rev. G. W M'Cree, and to Messrs. C. B. Benn, Deane, W. Elliott, Hawksworth, Hardwidge, Hine, Johnson, Shirley, and Storr.

Mr. WILLIAM BELL has been engaged during the past month in connection with the Bradford Band of Hope Union.

Mr. G. BLABY has attended meetings as follows:- Bloomsbury Refuge; Barnsbury Independent Chapel; Little Denmark Street Ragged School, twice; Mission Hall, Five Dials, twice; Denmark Street, Soho, three times; Southville, Wandsworth Road; King Street, Long Acre; Pond Place, Chelsea; St. Paul's National School, Clerkenwell; St. James's Walk National School, Clerkenwell; St. Matthew's, Prince's Square, St. George's-in-the-East; Caledonian Road Congregational Chapel; Leopard Court, Baldwin's Gardens, Leather Lane; Meadow Row, New Kent Road; Surrey Chapel; 122, Vauxhall Walk; Tottenham; and Victoria Street, Shadwell.

During the month, Mr. W. J. LAY has attended meetings as follows:Old Ford; Marlborough Chapel; Old Milestone, City Road; Streatham; Whitfield Chapel; Barbican; Fetter Lane; City Road; Charles Street. Drury Lane; Deverell Street, Dover Road; Lansdowne Place; Exeter Buildings, Sloane Street; Lant Street, Borough'; Gee Street; Trafalgar Place; Trinity Chapel, Borough; Peckham; Salem Chapel, Bow Road; and Mill Pond Bridge.

Mr. F. SMITH has, during part of the past month, been engaged in training the Choir to sing at the Annual Meeting of the Union, in Exeter Hall. He has, however, attended the following meetings:- -Marlborough Chapel, Old Kent Road; Weigh House Chapel Sunday School, Fish Street Hill, two lectures; Bath Street, Poplar; Waterloo Street, Camberwell.

MR. G. BLABY.-The Ealing Post thus describes a lecture by Mr. G.

Blaby, entitled "Beauties of Temperance Song." Mr. Jonathan Luck presided, and ably introduced the lecturer to the audience. Mr. Blaby then commenced his musical lecture, dividing his subject into two parts; the first part being the evils of intemperance, or the dark side of the picture. Opening melody, "A Temperance Man." He then diare very ably on the evils arising from intemperance, and he ilustrated his with the song “You will remember me." In the next prace he suke of the effect of drink on the body and the mind, illustrating it with "The Bottle." The lecturer then spoke very effectively on the influe es of drink on the social circle and maternal affection. Its influence even made a mother forget her offspring, which he illustrated by a hiling anecdote and the affecting melody of Dear Mother, drink no more." The first part was brought to a close by an able and talented description of the drunkard's end, which he illustrated with the song, "The Ine briate's Lament." The second part :-Blessings of Total Absti: ence, or the bright side of the picture, commenced with the opening mel dy "Happy Day," which all appeared to join in and fully enjoy. The able lecturer then commenced telling them what those blessings were, how i raised the drunkard from his degraded and miserable condition, to a res pectable position in the world, and made him a useful member of society, and he illustrated this portion of the lecture with the melody" IF hou wilt abstain," the audience joining in the chorus. He then went an further, to say what the temperance movement had already done in reclaiming its thousands and tens of thousands from a drunkard's grave, and converting his once miserable home into a happy home, as full of comforts as the other was devoid of them. Song, "My happy temperance home." He next adverted to what it would yet achieve, believing that it was yet in its infancy, and that 'ere long the great enemy alcohol" would be finally abolished from our land and every land, and in support of this he eloquently referred to the Band of Hope as the means to accomplish this great and glorious purpose, and that they, the men and women of to-morrow, would plant the temperance flag. never to be uprooted. Melody, "The Temperance Flag." In conclusion he wruid remind them of its ultimate success, and encouraged his Temperance friends to go on and prosper, and God would bless neir endeavours. Mr. Luck then expressed the pleasure he had felt in listening to Mr. Blaby, and said he had come there that evening, as he had done many a time before, to give his aid and support in favour of the good cause of temperance. He had just received a letter from a gentleman, with a request that Mr. Blaby should pay them another visit, and he was sure they would say "yes" to that. They must have been highly entertained and amused. It was then put to the meeting, and carried unanimously, that Mr. Blaby should come and give another lecture in about a week ar ten days. The meeting then closed by singing the National Anthem. The lecture was listened to with attention, and appeared to give general satisfaction. It was respectably attended, especially considering the dullness of the weather, and the dirtiness of the entrance to the school-room, and we have no doubt when Mr. Blaby next visits Ealing that he will get a crowded house.

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PEEL GROVE.-A juvenile meeting, convened by the United Kingdom Band of Hope Union, was held in the Temperance Hall, Peel grove, Bethnal green, on Thursday, April 21st. The following is a copy of the bill distributed in the Sunday Schools of the neighbourhood, on the previous Sunday by Mr. T. O. Chapman, Sunday School Agent :No Drunkard shall Inherit the Kingdom of Heaven.

Wine is a Mocker.

United Kingdom

BAND OF HOPE UNION.

If your PARENTS will give their CONSENT,
COME TO THE BAND OF HOPE MEETING

TO BE HELD AT THE

PBBEL GROVE INSTITUTE,
BETHNAL GREEN,

On THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 21st, 1864.
Very interesting ADDRESSES will be given by Rev. G. W. M'CREE,
Mr. STEPHEN SHIRLEY, and Mr. T. OXLEY CHAPMAN.

To commence at Seven o'clock.

Be in time.

Moderate Drinking leads to Drunkenness.

Strong Drink is Raging.

The children and many of their parents having assembled, the meeting was opened by the chairman, the Rev. H. D. Northrop, B.A., minister of Victoria Park Congregational Church, who expressed his entire sympathy with the Band of Hope movement. The meeting was then addressed by Mr. S. Shirley, whose Temperance version of the fable of "The Lion and the Mouse," greatly pleased the young folks. Mr. T. O. Chapman addressed the children in a very pleasing manner; his story of "William Watson" will be long remembered by them. The Rev. G. W. McCree spoke on the chemical properties of strong drink, and the wisdom of never using them, and elicited some very intelligent answers. During the evening some melodies were well sung by the children. The rev. chairman informed Mr. M'Cree that he would convene a meeting of his Sunday scnoul, and form a Band of Hope in connection therewith; a resolution which greatly cheered the friends.

BARBICAN.-A Band of Hope demonstration was held in the Sandemanian Chapel, on April 19th, when the Rev. J. Boyle presided. A large audience were evidently delighted with the singing and recitations of the children, as arranged by Mr R. B. Starr. "The London Sparrow" was quite popular, and "In the Spring-time," composed by Mrs. Snellgrove, was sung with great spirit. The address was delivered by the Rev. G. W. M'Cree, whose story of "The Young Sailor" was listened to with breathless interest by both young and old.

BATH.-The meetings connected with the second anniversary of the Band of Hope belonging to the Countess of Huntingdon's Chapel, in this city, have been held during the past month. On Good-Friday, the members of the committee, with several friends of the society, took tea together in the Vineyard Schcol-room. After tea, a meeting was held,

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