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Palmas, in Africa, and herself a missionary, ren- conceived notions of natural philosophy. As in der the facts contained in it reliable. Most of Robinson Crusoe, every occurrence is required the details, as we learn by the preface, have by the circumstances, and the circumstances are been collected from the journals of the mission- most appropriately and ingeniously provided. aries, as published in the “ Spirit of Missions." The author, too, is evidently a close observer of There is much to be found in the volume well passing events, of men and manners; and the calculated to interest the general reader, and as heart, with its impulses to action, has been careit describes the manners and customs of the na-fully studied. The pictures, therefore, are vivid, tive African, it possesses value in giving an in- true to nature, and, like those of Dickens's, bear sight into their peculiar traits of character, hith-internal evidence of a thorough appreciation of erto but little known.

THE CHRISTIAN YEAR, for Children. By the author of " My Little Geography." NewYork: Stanford & Swords. 1850. 18mo. pp.

144.

the peculiarities and idiosyncrasies of human character. To the reader, both old and young, this book will be most entertaining, and its quiet satires upon some of the follies of the times cannot fail to combine instruction with amusement. Mr. Putnam has evinced his usual taste and care in the mechanical execution of the work. HEARTS AND HOMES; or Social Distinction. A Story. By Mrs. Ellis, authoress of "The Women of England." New-York: D. Appleton & Co. 1850. 8vo. pp. 348.

The plan of this little book is to give the col. lects for Sundays and Holy-days throughout the year, with brief thoughts in verse accompanying each, suited to the tastes and capacities of children. In this the "author" (authoress?) has succeeded, and the book will probably become, as intended, an introduction to Keble's Child's Christian Year. The views are prettily con-edged genius, and like all her writings is replete ceived, and flow easily and gracefully. The typography and paper are very creditable.

This work partakes of Mrs. Ellis's acknowl

with lessons of pure morality, which, if properly appreciated, will benefit not only the present but coming generations.

KALOOLAH, or Journeyings to the Djébel Kumri:
an autobiography of Jonathan Romer. Edited
by W. S. Mayo, M. D. Fourth edition. New-ble
York: Geo. P. Putnam. London: David
Bogue. 1850. 12 mo. pp. 514.

We have received Bishop De Lancy's admiracharge on Religious Training, delivered to the Clergy of his Diocese, at the opening of the Convention at Trinity Church, Geneva.

-ALSO, the Journal of the Sixty-fifth Convention of the Diocese of New-York.

We admire the spirit of an author who, stepping out of the beaten track of romance writing, gives us a volume both original and unique. This is the secret of the popularity of the -ALSO, the Journal of the Fifty-ninth Annual writings of Currer Bell, who, though of a coarse Convention of the Diocese of Vermont. cast of mind, makes powerful impersonations, -ALSO, The Spirit of Missions for December. and stamps her fiction with strong thought and vivid imagination. Since the days of De Foe, -ALSO, a pamphlet written by the Rev. John such a fund, if we may say so, of practical ad-Alden Spooner, entitled THE CATHOLIC SAVED venture has not been brought together as is FROM POPERY, which we have not yet had time found in the pages of Kaloolah. There is an to peruse. It is, however, highly spoken of in apparent necessity for all the incidents recorded. quarters entitled to great respect, and may be We find nothing improbable, nothing that violates again referred to by us.

CALENDAR FOR JANUARY.

1. The Circumcision of our Lord Jesus Christ. 6. The Epiphany, or The Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles.

13. First Sunday after The Epiphany.

20. Second Sunday after Epiphany.
25. The Conversion of St. Paul.

27. Septuagesima Sunday. Third Sunday bc-
fore Lent.

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ENTLE READER, thou that like me art weary of care, and of all that is hollow and artificial in the life we live, let us put aside the painful remembrance, and look upon this little picture together. Representations such as this, true to nature, and to simple life, entice our thoughts from selfish sorrows, and refresh us, ere we are well aware. We stand beside the cottage of the peasant, and admire, with the little children, that mysterious covering which now once more overspreads the face

of nature.

group passes on, and the mother, returning to her homely duties, performed with untiring patience, and without interval of rest, offers up a prayer such as only she can offer, that God will preserve these little ones, dearer than life, from the "contagion of this vain and evil world." If, in the course of our own experience, we have become familiar with the realities of life, we know that much of toil and hardship are before her in her journey to the grave, and that much of these have already been endured. Yet she is not cast down, nor sorrowful. She knows in whom she has believed; nay, farther, she It has fallen everywhere,-"rejoices" in that Best of Friends, with a upon the roof and upon the door-sill, upon the trees and the shrubs, upon the green graves where sleep our departed ones; and presently, when it shall have disappeared, new violets, and fresh and green grass, will cover them in its place. But who is this little company? and whither are they going this winter morning? To school? Ah! we too once were children such as these-happy Endurance, solemnity, and earnest intenand unlearned. We too once trudged our tions, seem delineated in the face of the way through the white snow; formed it into Christian father. As he conducts his little fantastic shapes, and deemed it as warm as flock safe to the shelter of the village school, the hand of friendship for the love we bore we perceive that they are his jewels. Since it. We too once had a father and a mother they were committed to his charge, new to watch over us, and to love us! But the light seems to have broken upon his soul.

"joy unspeakable." Lingering yet a moment unperceived, we hear ascend from the midst of her ordinary and ever recurring toil, "the voice of singing." She is "making melody in her heart" unto that adorable Father, whose hand she recognizes in the daily events of life, and in whom she delights to put her trust.

VOL. VII.-NO. 11.

To be entrusted with the fashioning and (and there are thousands of very remarkable moulding of the character of those who can not die; to feel within himself the power of evil; to know that it exists in the hearts of his offspring, and to guide, and direct, and lead them to the feet of the Great Physician where only can be found the appointed remedy; to watch their peculiar traits-guard against their besetting sins-instruct them from the Book of Divine Wisdom, and store their minds diligently with whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are honest and of good report -all these he feels to be duties, responsibilities, and privileges, at once awful, animating, and satisfying, in the performance of which he should fail without the aid of Him who has required them of him, and from whom cometh the will and the power to yield obedience.

instances everywhere in our midst of the power of Holy Writ to enlighten and improve the intellect: so that the wayfaring man, the poor of this earth, whose mind is stored with the riches of Divine Truth, is no longer poor nor ignorant. But let us go forward a little farther, and look around us. Here in the midst of the little hamlet lies the village church. Here, on the Day of Rest, are gathered this father, and mother, and little children. Here, we will delight to believe, they unite in adoration and praise, and here they listen to the preached Gospel with honest hearts, in order to practise it. To them all, the Sabbath comes fraught with beautiful associations. With one consent, labor is laid aside, the world is forgotten, and holy duties, gladly performed, become holy pleasures. Every moment of the time is esteemed sacred—as a golden tongued opin-portunity, rapidly winging its way to the presence of the all-seeing One. In such a home as this, the Fruits of the Spirit dwell. Love, Joy, Peace, Meekness, Faith, ever find their subjects in the Valley of HumiliaLet us listen to the evening hymn of these our friends.

If we look with pleasure upon the happy faces of his children, and rejoice in their nocent glee, how much more he, their nearest and best earthly friend! Yet he never forgets, is ever overshadowed by the vision of, the untold, yet certain future; and hour by hour, from the inmost depths of his heart, hetion. beseeches the great Father from whom came all these blessings, that when time shall be no more, he may be able to say, "of those whom thou hast given me have I lost none." It is true that he labors for his daily bread, and for the comfort and sustenance of his beloved family. But he also is cheerful and happy, "having his conversation" above this mutable and imperfect earth, looking beyond what is visible, and remembering that "our light afflictions are but for a moment." Revelation hath said of itself, that it is "a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path";

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A profane Scotch nobleman, on seeing a large stone in the road which led to his country house, ordered his servant to send it to

hell. "My lord," replied the servant, "if I could send it to heaven, I think it would be more completely out of your lordship's way."

THE EVERGREEN.

1 love an EVERGREEN! It seems to me,

While fresh and full, midst winter's frost and snow,
Most like to friendship in adversity,

Which cannot blight or chill its generous glow.
While summer's gay companions of bright hue,

In the bleak months look barren, cold, and bare,
These, ever cheerful, show themselves most true,
Deserted by the rest, yet verdant there.

Oh, what a gem is that, which neither care,
Nor the world's slander, nor the scorn of pride,

Nor loss, nor gain can fright, or tempt, or snare,
To quit the post of friendship by our side!
Few hearts (though such I know) are wholly true:
Oh, treasure, past a price-Alas, that such are few!

NARRATIVE OF A CONVERSION TO THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH.

BY LAICUS IN RURE.

CHAPTER IV.

The Inquiry.

could allege nothing definitely against them. On the contrary, it was evident that the more she examined them the more she was impressed with their fitness and propriety.

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The zealous Churchmen with whom she was HE subject of our narrative associated, now felt that it was right for them had imagined during the to take advantage of her admissions, and performance of the service that they ought to give her the means of exat Church that she dis-amining the whole subject of public worship. covered a number of blem- And they did not hesitate through any feeling ishes in it which she could easily find of delicacy about proselyting (a feeling which, again. Her first thought, therefore, alas, is too common among Churchmen), to on returning home, was to endeavor ask her to peruse books which would be to point out to her friends the sup-likely to improve her respecting the history posed faults which it contained. She of liturgical worship. accordingly took up the Prayer Book for this It would have been difficult to have denied purpose; but, after carefully looking over so reasonable a request, even had she wished the services of the day, she was surprised to avoid an examination of the subject. But that the improprieties and imperfections in truth she did not. Her mind, of a nature which she imagined to have discovered always candid and ingenuous, had not learnduring their performance, were upon investi-ed to be distrustful, and, as she commenced gation nowhere to be found, and to her mor- reading upon the subject, she reasoned with tification she was obliged to own that she herself after this manner: If this is indeed

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