The hall was well filled with children and adults, who seemed deeply interested in Mr. Smith's very instructive lecture, and the most excellent views illustrating it. These entertainments, from their attractive nature, will very materially strengthen the hands of those who are working in the Temperance cause. THERSTON.-On Tuesday, Sept. 27th, Mr. F. Smith delivered a very interesting lecture in the British School-room, Therston, entitled "London, past and present." The room was comfortably filled with a very attentive audience. Mr. Smith's style is very attractive indeed, especially for young people. It is not often we find one who can so thoroughly interest children. This lecture was illustrated by dissolving views of very superior character. At the closing of the lecture, he addressed a few words to the children forming the Band of Hope, by way of encouragement, urging them keep the pledge they had taken, and then we might expect to see a generation of sober men and women. TOWN HALL, BRIGHTON.-Two lectures, with dissolving views, were given in the above hall, on Wednesday, October 12th, by Mr. F. T. Smith, in connection with the Brighton Albert Memorial Band of Hope. The first lecture was to about nine hundred children, who manifested the greatest interest and attention, so that scarcely a whisper was to be heard during the meeting. The second lecture was attended by about three hundred people, chiefly adults. The whole affair went off very satisfactorily. Mr. Smith's tact in managing the views and addressing young people is, we should think, almost unrivalled; such an orderly meeting of children was never before witnessed in Brighton by any present. TRENT SCHOOL BAND OF HOPE.-Sir,-The members and friends of this society met on Monday last, October 3rd, on the announcement that Mr. F. Smith would deliver a lecture on "Lights of the World," illustrated by dissolving views. Our room, which is not a small one, was quickly filled. We are happy to state that the entertainment gave very great satisfaction, Mr. Smith keeping up the attention of his numerous audience in a most praiseworthy manner. His remarks on Benjamin Franklin, Oliver Cromwell, John Howard, Francis Alard, together with numerous others, were exceedingly instructive and amusing. But I must not finish without saying something about the children who sang some Temperance pieces at intervals during the lecture, which were warmly received, under the able direction of our worthy vice-president, who has worked very hard teaching them the tunes, and getting them ready on this occasion. We would advise any of our Temperance friends who have not already had the pleasure of hearing Mr. Smith's lecture, and seeing the beautiful dissolving views, to quickly embrace the opportunity which is now, I believe, offered; if they do not, they will certainly lose a great treat. Yours truly, R. W. W. LEAMAN, Secretary. J. BALE, Machine Printer, 78, Great Titchfield-street, Marylebone. W. BAND OF HOPE RECORD. THE NEW KING. When a king dies the herald proclaims:-"THE KING IS DEAD-LONG LIVE THE KING!" The application of this custom is very easy. This is the last number of The Band of Hope Record, but it will be succeeded by another periodical, which will, we hope, commend itself to all our readers. Its title will be, The Band of Hope Treasury, and the price one penny per month. It will contain leading articles, anecdotes, statistics, brief and striking tales, original hymns and melodies for meetings, a succession of carefully-prepared recitations and dialogues, a condensed summary of the progress of the cause, a diary of the month, reviews of books, &c. A staff of able contributors will assist us in producing a work which, it is hoped, will precisely suit both conductors and children. Every number will contain something new, adapted to the continuous and urgent want of those who are engaged in our great movement. We appeal for immediate support. We will do our best: and we confidently rely on the friends of the United Kingdom Band of Hope Movement to help us. The first number will appear with the New Year-will our friends order it? GEORGE W. M'CREE. FAIREST AND DEAREST. Who shall be fairest? Who shall be rarest? Who shall be first in the songs that we sing? When Fortune is blindest, Bearing through winter the blooms of tspring; Friend of our sadness, Angel of Life, when its pleasures take wing! She shall be fairest, She shall be rarest, She shall be first in the songs that we sing! Who shall be nearest, Noblest, and dearest, Named but with honour and pride evermore? Whose banner is planted On Glory's high ramparts and battlements hoar; To falsehood a stranger, Looking not back while there's duty before! He shall be dearest, He shall be first in our hearts evermore! LANDLORD'S MONEY. "I'm sure I don't know what makes you so hard upon me, Mr. White. I've lived under you a good while now, and I've generally paid my rent; and if times had not been bad, I should have paid it now. But, as it is, I can't. I have not got the money, and there's an end of it. I know I work hard enough. you had such a family as I have, you'd know how to feel for a poor man. And now you talk of turning me out!" If "I should not talk of turning you out, Jackson, if I thought you tried to pay me; but I do not think you do." "Not try, sir? Why, what would you have me do? There is not a man in the place who works harder than I do. I can't earn more than I can.' "I know you work hard; but the question is, what do you do with your money when you have got it? Did you come straight from your house to mine this evening?" "I don't know but what I did." "You did not call anywhere?" Jackson hesitated for a moment. "Well, I did just look in at the 'George."" "What for?" "I had one pot of beer; that was all." "And what did you pay for it?" "Fourpence; that's always the price." "Now, Jackson, that fourpence was not yours; it was mine. You as much spent my money on the beer, as if you had called here first, and taken fourpence out of my house. I don't call that doing your best to pay me; do you?" "Why, what's fourpence, sir? I couldn't have come and offered you fourpence!" "Did you spend anything at the 'George' yesterday?" 66 Yesterday? Let me see. Well, I believe I had a drop of beer there yesterday too; but I know it wasn't much." "There was another fourpence, at least. And perhaps you were at the 'George' the day before yesterday too?" "And if I was sir, I think it's hard if a man, who works as I do, must not have a drop of beer. I'm not a man who gets drunk.' "I can only say this, Jackson-I would rather go without beer altogether than spend another person's money to get it. And that is what you are doing." "I never looked at it like that before." "Now, you think I am hard upon you. I don't want to be. I know you have a large family. I just want to show you that you are not doing your best to pay me. If you can have your beer, I don't see why I should not have my rent. I mean to say, you could pay me, if you chose.” "No, that I couldn't, sir," said Jackson earnestly: "I'd pay you this minute if I had the money." 66 Stop a bit. How much do you owe me. "It's just two pounds, sir, as I reckon it. I was fourteen shillings behind last quarter, and now this quarter-day I owe you six-and-twenty shillings more. That makes two pounds, don't it sir?" "Quite right. Now you've done one sum, I'll do another. There are six working days in the week, to say nothing about Sunday. Now, I know well that you generally have a pot of beer at the 'George' every day, and very often more. Isn't that true?" No answer. 66 Very well. Now for the sum. A pot of beer costs fourpence, and six times fourpence is two shillings. Two shillings a week, to say nothing of Sundays. Why, that's just my rent! You are drinking my rent regularly, don't you see? Now, did not I say true? Could you not pay me, if you chose?" Still no answer. But Jackson did not look comfortable. "Now, I'll tell you what I'll do. I will give you another chance. I won't turn you out. I have shown you that you can pay me if you choose; I'll see if you will pay me. You shall go on another quarter. spending my money at the And, if I find you not going and George,' but keeping it for your rent like an honest man, then I'll forgive you this two pounds back money, and you shall start all fair again." Jackson could not but thank Mr. White for his kindness, and really felt grateful to him. He left the house with a firm resolution to keep away from the 'George,' and pay his rent. Perhaps some day we shall hear whether he did so. "Well, Mary, here's rent day again; is the money all right? Bring the box, and let's see." "Right enough, George, I'll warrant; I counted the weeks— thirteen, you know, to the quarter-and I've never missed dropping in the two shillings, though sometimes it's been no easy matter. "Ah, Mary, it won't do to say we believe in our dying Saviour, and profess love to him, and not show it in our life. And so take the money to-day to Mr. White, and let us thank God that we've got it to pay him." TEMPERANCE LITERATURE-ITS PURPOSE AND FAILINGS. By E. J. OLIVER. We have noticed for some time past with serious misgiving, the tendency of our Temperance literature, to claim too much on behalf of the principles it advocates. We allude more especially to the department of fictiou; which, although not directly professing to be an advocate of the Temperance movement, is undoubtedly, one of the most influential forms in which its advocacy is to be found. No one supposes for a moment, that our Temperance tales are written and published simply to amuse. They have (or should have) a higher, and a nobler purpose in view. We seek by its means to pourtray the folly and wickedness of the inebriate-to paint in truthful colors, the long train of evils that follow in the wake of intemperance; and, with a no less truthful hand, to draw the pleasing picture that temperance exhibits to our view. The contrast thus afforded is in itself a most powerful argument in favor of our principles; and, we are justified in placing them side by side, that all may mark the beauty of the one, and the deformity of the other. But let us take care that we do not overstep the mark. We do not think it posssible greatly to exaggerate the evil influences exercised by the "Worship of Bacchus;" the danger lies in overstating the results of total abstinence. It has become the |