LONDON:
FRANCIS & JOHN RIVINGTON,
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH YARD, AND WATERLOO PLACE.

THE

COTTAGER’S MONTHLY VISITOR.

JANUARY, 1844.

CONTENTS,

PAGE

PAGE

Dialogue on the New Year 1 The Christian's Death ... 19
On Praying in the Name of Christ 4 The Economy of Cleanliness 20
Richmond Provident and Clothing A Child's Prayer

22

Club

5 Manasseh

23

Patience under Trials

7 Greenwich Hospital

25

“ Watch unto Prayer”

ib. Illustrations of Scripture-Sharon 26

Thoughts for the Labourer.

Ditto-Shepherds in Palestine 27

Avoiding Bad Company 10 | Wonderful Escape from Drowning 28

Evening Prayer...

ib. Domestic Economy of the Labour-

The Sabbath-Day

11 ing Classes.

31

Returning Home

12 Extracts from various Authors.. 34

The Day of Trouble

ib. | Extracts from Newspapers,

,

Allotments of Land

13

35

A Sure Refuge

14

&c.

DIALOGUE ON THE NEW YEAR.
Thomas Thoughtful. Mary, there are many thoughts that
occur to me in the beginning of a new year, that, I am
sorry to say, don't strike me so much at any other time.

Mary. Well, what şart of thoughts are they? Per-
haps I may be able to say the same and then we shall
be of the same mind in that as we are in all other things.

Thomas. Why, I něxer can help thinking over and
over again of things that I have been neglecting, or
else only half doing, all through the year that's gone by.
I believe every Christian makes a point of exercising
self-examination at this time more seriously than ever
besides; but I don't seem to be able to help it, whether
I would or not.
Mary. I dare say, Thomas, it's just for the same

as when your poor mother died last year, you

remember how we both sat in her room, where the

corpse

was laid, and couldn't help thinking again and again of

every little thing that we had ever done to disturb her,

and every thing we hadn't done to comfort her, while she

was alive. How we sat and cried, to think that we

reason

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