back for a year or two to G where I wrought occasionally at my business, living as best I could. I can never forget-but I must finish my story. One day I was asked to assist in conveying a poor woman to the hospital; and there in the infirmary I for the last time on earth saw Liza Gordon. I did not know her at first. But as I was leaving the ward a nurse asked me to return a moment to one who wished to say a word to me. There she lay, just about to die. She could scarcely speak, and only whispered Forgive," and died. I saw her die. Oh! the public house! the drink! the curse! Oh! how long? how long?' 66 'James,' said Jessie, 'the old greengrocer told me the story. Will you still think of taking that house? Has not Burnside Cottage a curse attaching to it?' 'A curse! my little wife. If ever I should hint at a public-house again, just say "Liza Gordon" to me, and if I am not insane, the thought will cure me. Burnside Cottage! May heaven help me! Never! never!' HOME INFLUENCE. "I have long felt that until the fathers and mothers are better men and better women, our schools can accomplish comparatively little. I believe that any improvement that could be brought to bear, on the mothers more especially, would effect a greater amount of good than anything that has yet been done.”—Earl of Shaftesbury. "I owe it to my mother, and I mention it with filial piety, for imbuing my young mind with principles of religion, which have never, never forsaken me."-Bishop Watson. "I would say to every young parent, the ordination of a minister over a church is nothing at all in solemnity compared to that ordination with which God ordains you in your household. An ordinary pastorate in the church is inconsequential by the side of a pastorate in the family. If God has called you to take care of children, you have a study before you; and you are bound to look into their nature, to know their constitution, and to acquaint yourself with those great laws on which their training depends."-H. W. Beecher. "The last thing forgotten in all the recklessness of dissolute profligacy, is the prayer or hymn taught by a mother's lips, or uttered at a father's knee; and where there seems to have been any pains bestowed, even by one parent, to train up a child aright, there is in general more than ordinary ground for hope.”—The experience of a Prison Chaplain. "Good laws will not reform us, if reformation begin not at home."Richard Baxter. "The instruction of your children cannot commence too early. Every mother is capable of teaching her children obedience, humility, cleanliness, and propriety of behaviour; and it is a delightful circumstance, that the first instruction should thus be communicated by so tender a teacher. It is by combining affectionate gentleness in granting what is right, with 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, For we know in the world that we shortly must enter, CHORUS. But we trust in His strength who has promised to aid us: Then as each has been bless'd, let him care for another; For the Saviour has taught us to think of our brother- CHORUS. For His greatest delight and His constant endeavour, Tis a stain on our country, our dearly-loved England, Never let it be said of the nations less favoured, What, though young, we can work, and our lives make a blessing, The slave of intemperance strive to reclaim; 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, 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 Coft 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. Liverpool street, King's cross. Primitive Methodist.-Elim Chapel, Fetter lane, Holborn. 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. -Arthur The Agent has delivered addresses at the following schools :— street, twice; Vernon square; and Cromer street. 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, Shad well. 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 dilatei very ably on the evils arising from intemperance, and he llustrated his with the song "You will remember me." In the next prace he spoke of the effect of drink on the body and the mind, illustrating it with “The Bottle." The lecturer then spoke very effectively on the infine es of drink on the social circle and maternal affection. Its unfuence even made a mother forget her offspring, which he illustrated by a :miling 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 Toral Absti: ener, or the bright side of the picture, commenced with the opening mei dy “Happy Day," which all appeared to join in and fully enjoy. The able lecturer then commenced telling them what those blessings were, now 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 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 would remind them of its ultimate success, and encouraged his Temperance friends to go on and prosper, and God would bless their endeavours. Mr. Luck then expressed the pleasure he had felt in listening to Mr. Blaby, and said he had come there that even ng, as he had done many a time before, to give his aid and support in favour of the Lood cause of temperance. He had just received a letter from a gentleman, with z request that Mr. Blaby should pay them another visit, and he was sure they would say "yes" to that. They must have been hihiv entertamed 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 or ten days. The meeting then closed by singing the National Anthern. The lecture was listened to with attention, and appearer to Live Leneral satisfaction. It was respectably attended, especially consering the illness of the weather, and the dirtiness of the entrar ce to the schoot-vom, and we have no doubt when Mr. Blaby next visits Ealing that he wil et 1⁄2 crowded house. |