Ver. 5. What did Jesus then ask them? What reply did they make? Could such a small quantity supply many people?

Ver. 6. What did Jesus command the people to do? What did he take? Having taken the seven loaves, what did he do? What did the disciples do? When you are receiving food, what should you feel and express?

Ver. 7. What had the disciples besides the loaves? What did Jesus do? What did he command?

Ver. 8. What did the multitude do? What did the disciples take up? Who gives you your food? Ver. 9. How many had eaten on this occasion? What quantity was left when they were all supplied? How was it, that there were as many baskets of bread when they had done eating, as there were loaves, when they began? What does this prove Jesus to be? Read John xx. 31.

EXPLANATIONS.-Ver. 1. Multitude. Number of people.-Ver. 2. Compassion. Pity; sympathy with those who are suffering.—Ver. 3. Fasting. Hungry. Divers. Many.-Ver. 7. Blessed. Gave thanks to his heavenly Father.

LESSONS.-1. Jesus is full of compassion for those who are suffering distress. Verse 2.

2. All such as long for the blessings of Christ's salvation, shall have their wants supplied. Verse 8. 3. Jesus is able, by his providence, to supply all the wants of our bodies; and by his grace, the wants of our souls.

4. When our supplies are blessed by Jesus, they will always prove sufficient. Verses 7, 8.

EXERCISE XXVI.-JULY 5th.

John vi. 59-65.

MANY DISCIPLES ARE OFFENDED WITH JESUS.

Ver. 59. Who said these things? Where did he say them? When did he say them?

Ver. 60. What did many of the disciples say? What kind of a saying? What was this hard saying? What did they ask with regard to this hard saying?

Ver. 61. What did Jesus know? How did he know this? See John ii. 25. Who murmured?

What did he say?

Ver. 62. Who put this question to the disciples? Who is the Son of man? Where was the Son of man, before he appeared on earth? See John iii. 13. What is meant by his ascending up where he was before?

Ver. 63. What is it that quickeneth? What is said of the flesh? What does Jesus say of his words? What is the meaning of, "It is the Spirit that quickeneth?" It is the spiritual sense of my words only that is to be attended to, and through which life is to be attained. Read 2 Cor. iii. 6.

Ver. 64. What does Jesus say some of them did not do? What did Jesus know? What is it to betray another? To bring him into the power of his enemies by deceit.

Ver. 65. What did Jesus say? What can no man do of himself? How can a man be qualified to come to Christ? Read 2 Thess. i. 11.

EXPLANATIONS.-Ver. 59. These things. About the bread of life. Synagogue. A place of worship

among the Jews. Capernaum. A city on the northwest side of the sea of Galilee.-Ver. 60. Disciples. Learners, followers. Hard saying. The doctrine Jesus had delivered about his being the bread of life, was difficult, as they thought, to believe and practise. Ver. 61. Murmured. Complained within themselves.

LESSONS.-1. Many of Christ's hearers were offended by the doctrines which he taught. Let us guard against every temptation to be displeased with the humbling doctrines of the Gospel. Verses 59-61.

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2. There was a spiritual meaning in Christ's words which his hearers were slow to perceive. Let us try to obtain a correct knowledge of the truths of God. Verse 63.

3. It is by power, given to us by God, that we must come to Christ, that we may be saved. Phil. i. 29. * Derby.

JOHN STEPHENSON.

DAVID AND GOLIATH.
FULL in the centre of the camp they stood!
The' opposing armies ranged on either side
In proud array. The haughty giant stalk'd
Stately across the valley. Next, the youth
With modest confidence advanced. Nor pomp,
Nor gay parade, nor martial ornament,

His graceful form adorn'd. Goliath straight,

* For references to Catechism and Hymn, see "Tables of Sabbath Exercises for Wesleyan Sunday-Schools, for each Sunday in 1846." Sold by John Mason.

With solemn state, began the busy work
Of dreadful preparation. In one place
His closely-jointed mail an opening left
For air, and only one: the watchful youth
Mark'd that the beaver of his helm was up.
Meanwhile the giant such a blow devised

As would have crush'd him. This the youth perceived,
And from his well-directed sling quick hurl'd,

With dext'rous aim, a stone, which sunk, deep lodged,

In the capacious forehead of the foe.

Then with a cry as loud and terrible

As Lybian lions roaring for their young,

Quite stunn'd, the furious giant stagger'd, reel'd,
And fell: the mighty mass of man fell prone.

With its own weight the shatter'd bulk was bruised.
His clattering arms rung dreadful through the field,
And the firm basis of the solid earth

Shook. Choked with blood and dust, he curst his gods,
And died blaspheming! Straight the victor youth
Drew from its sheath the giant's ponderous sword,
And from the' enormous trunk the goary head,
Furious in death, he sever'd. The grim visage
Look'd threatening still, and still frown'd horribly.
H. MOORE.

PROTESTANT CATECHISM.

Q. 22. Is the Church of Rome the mother and mistress of all Churches?

A. Nothing of the kind: if any Church were the mother of other Churches, it was the Church of Jerusalem. (Isai. ii. 3; Luke xxiv. 47; Acts i. 8.) And no Church can claim to be the mistress of others; for the believing Gentles were to be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and possessors of the same privileges with the believing Jews. (Rom. xi. 17-20; Eph. iii. 6.)

Q. 23. Is the power which the Pope assumes over the Church of Christ, consistent with Scripture?

A. It is not: it is in direct violation of the prerogatives of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is head over all things to the Church. (Eph. i. 22; iv. 15; v. 23; Col. i. 18; ii. 19.)

THE POOR SICK MAN.

A POOR Sick man once came along, and told a gentleman whom he met that he was a stranger