that it would be well if the wife of a missionary were to know Italian, French and Latin."

Chap. ii, ver. 17.—And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.

Although little or no attention is to be paid to dreams in general, it cannot be denied that they are sometimes remarkable, and followed by striking effects. The following is an instance of this kind, in the case of a lame boy who had been very wicked and undutiful.-Adjoining the room where he lay, was a passage. He dreamed that this was on fire, and thought it was hell. He imagined that he saw many devils flying about in the flames, and that they were coming to take him away. Awaking in great terror, he attempted to alarm his mother; and put out his hand to her, but in vain. Though he said nothing of his dream for several months, a great alteration had been remarked in his temper. He was very desirous that his mother should read the Scriptures to him, and some hymn books. He delighted in reading, as he could, the Scripture texts on the reward tickets, which his brothers and sisters obtained at a Sabbath school. So great was the pleasure he derived from the word of God, that he would say in an evening, “I could keep awake all night to hear my mother read the Bible.”—His mother sitting by his bed-side, he said to her, "Mother, though I am in so much pain, I am happy;" she replied, What makes you happy, my dear ?" "Because," said he, "I am not afraid to die." "My dear, do you know that death has a sting?" "Yes," he replied, "but Christ has taken it away."-A little before his departure, he was heard saying, "He will never, never forsake me." after, he looked up, and exclaimed, " Jesus, and his angels! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Praise ye the Lord”

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Chap. iii, ver. 6.-Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.

Thomas Aquinas, surnamed the Angelical Doctor, who was highly esteemed by Pope Innocent IV, going one day into the Pope's chamber, where they were reckoning large sums of money, the Pope addressing himself to Aquinas said, "You see the church is no longer in an age in which she can say, 'Silver and gold have I none.' "It is true, holy father," replied the Angelical Doctor," nor can she now say to the lame man, Rise and walk."

Chap. iii, ver. 15.-And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.

A Jew, in a letter to one of the same nation, writes: One day I overheard your worthy gardener, William, tell another Christian servant, that the sermon had been that morning on these words, 'Ye have killed the Prince of Life!' Fears what would become of me if that were true, so agitated me the whole night, that, after a short and suddenly interrupted sleep, I arose early to walk in your garden; there I soon met William, who, with honest and undissembled goodness, asked me, 'What vexes you? Often when you imagined you was not seen, I have observed you in the garden sighing, wringing your hands, and lifting up your eyes to heaven. Are you unhappy?' 'I am as wretched as possible !' 'How sir? You are a man of fortune, and being unmarried, have no kind of family distress!' 'Yes, but I am a Jew 'Well, you are not at all the worse on that account. Thousands of your nation live merrily! But if it is true what your minister preached yesterday!'-William, leaping back some paces, asked, full of surprise, How know you what my minister preached?' 'I

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heard you tell it yesterday to John.' 'Well, but with the same breath, Peter told his countrymen, Now brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye. did it.' 'Be it so, William; but I, who see strong proofs of your religion around me, and even in my own wandering and depressed nation, am less excusable.' 'Yet the Prince of Life prayed for his murderers, and commanded that to them first, remission of sins should be preached. You are of the nation beloved for the father's sake.' He would have said more; when seeing you, he broke off, and whispered in my ear, "My Jesus loves even his murderers.' Soon after, as I was stepping into a schuyte, I stumbled, and probably should have been drowned, had not the minister of the village, whom I had the day before, against my conscience, joined you in ridiculing, caught hold of me with his hand. Honest man,' said I, what virtue is this, to rescue from death one of a nation which killed your Prince of Life!' He kindly replied, My Master loves even his murderers.' I cannot express what I felt when I heard these words repeated, and what anxiety has filled my mind ever since."

Chap. iv, ver. 18, 19, 20.-And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all, nor teach, in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

When the Assembly met at Edinburgh, in 1582, Andrew Melville inveighed against the absolute authority which was making its way into the church; whereby, he said, they intended to pull the crown from Christ's head, and wrest the sceptre out of his hand; and when several articles of the same tenor with his speech, were presented by the commission of

the Assembly to the king and council, craving redress, the earl of Arran cried out, " Is there any here that dare subscribe these articles?" Upon which Melville went forward, and said, "We dare, and will render our lives in the cause;" and then took up the pen and subscribed.

Chap. iv. ver. 29.-And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word.

"One Sunday, when I had finished reading prayers at Madeley," says the Rev. Mr. Fletcher, "I went up into the pulpit, intending to preach a sermon which I had prepared for that purpose; but my mind was so confused, that I could not recollect either my text or any part of my discourse. I was afraid I should be obliged to come down without saying any thing; but having recollected myself a little, I thought I should say something on the first lesson, which was the third chapter of Daniel, containing an account of the three children cast into the fiery furnace: I found in doing it such an extraordinary assistance from God, and such a peculiar enlargement of heart, that I supposed there must be some peculiar cause for it. I therefore desired, if any of the congregation found any thing particular, they would acquaint me with it the ensuing week. In consequence of this, the Wednesday after a woman came, and gave me the following account: 'I have been for some time much concerned about my soul; I have attended the church at all opportunities, and have spent much time in private prayer. At this my husband, who is a butcher, has been exceedingly enraged, and threatened me severely, if I did not leave off going to John Fletcher's church; yea, if I dared to go any more to any religious meetings whatever. When I told him I could not in conscience refrain from going, at least, to our parish church, he grew quite outrageous, and swore dreadfully if I went any more, he would cut

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my throat as soon as I came home. This made me cry mightily to God, that he would support me in the trying hour. And though I did not feel any great degree of comfort, yet having a sure confidence in God, I determined to go on in my duty, and leave the event to him. Last Sunday, after many struggles with the devil and my own heart, I came down stairs ready for church. My husband asked whither I was going. Well, then, said he, I shall not, as I intended, cut your throat; but I will heat the oven, and throw you into it the moment you come home. Notwithstanding this threatening, which he enforced with many bitter oaths, I went to church, praying all the way that God would strengthen me to suffer whatever might befal While you were speaking of the three children whom Nebuchadnezzar cast into the burning fiery furnace, I found it all belonged to me, and God applied every word of it to my heart. And when the sermon was ended, I thought if I had a thousand lives, I could lay them all down for God. I felt my soul so filled with his love, that I hastened home, fully determined to give myself to whatsoever God pleased: nothing doubting, but that either he would take me to heaven if he suffered me to be burnt to death; or that he would in some way deliver me, even as he did his three servants that trusted in him. When I got almost to my own door, I saw the flames issuing out of the mouth of the oven; and I expected nothing else but that I should be thrown into it immediately.I felt my heart rejoice, that if it were so, the will of the Lord would be done. I opened the door, and, to my utter astonishment, saw my husband upon his knees, wrestling with God in prayer for the forgiveness of his sins. He caught me in his arms, earnestly begged my pardon, and has continued diligently seeking God ever since.' I now know," adds Mr. Fletcher, "why my sermon was taken from me, namely, that God might thus magnify his mercy."

Chap. v, ver. 29.-Then Peter and the