death, but for the glory of God;' and also to, 'For indeed he was sick, nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow, upon sorrow.' Long shall I remember that believing mother's countenance, suffused as it was in tears, yet beaming with faith, as she proceeded-"My beloved child seems to be much better. Even now, I believe, the Lord has answered my prayers; for he has just awoke after a refreshing sleep as if he had been enjoying some happy dream, and had been listening to an angel's voice, whispering a message of love. For when he awoke, he said, 'Mother, if God should spare my life, I will, with your permission, have a missionary box, and subscribe part of my pocket money, and collect all I can. And I have been thinking I should like to attend a sabbath-school; you have often told me what happy sabbaths you used to spend there. I ought to do something for the benefit of others, as well as for myself."" I rejoice to say that those impressions were lasting; and his mother's prayers for him were answered. He slowly recovered; and long, ere, through weakness, he was able to walk, the missionary box was obtained, and it was every year afterwards well filled with subscriptions. He then entered the sabbath-school, and eventually became a devoted teacher, and attended regularly the house of God, not only on the sabbath-day, but also the weekly prayer meetings. He was often seen after his daily occupation, with anxious countenance and rapid steps, proceeding to the house of God. Dear young reader, allow me to mention here that even from an infant, this boy was never known to tell a falsehood. He feared a lie.

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now, to the unspeakable happiness of his parents and friends, he is at the present time, as far as they can judge, a faithful follower of the Lord Jesus Christ. Doubtless this is another instance, among many, of the power of fervent prayer. May you that have godly parents value their prayers and their sacred counsels. The time may soon arrive when the kind and gentle voice of your mother will be hushed in silence, and those lips that so often move in earnest supplication for you will be closed by the cold touch of death. Oh! let your mother see, before she leaves you here to return no more, that you have become a follower of the Lord Jesus; and then she may depart in peace, sustained by the cheering hope that you will one day come to join her in the great Father's house above, and sing there with her that endless song of joyful gratitude." Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen."

Come then, young reader, come at once to Jesus, and consecrate to him the spring-time of your days!

"Come, while the blossoms of thy years are brightest,

Thou youthful wanderer in a flowery maze;

Come, while the restless heart is bounding lightest,
And joy's pure sunbeams tremble in thy ways;

Come, while sweet thoughts, like summer buds unfolding,
Waken rich feelings in the careless breast-

While yet thy hand the ephemeral wreath is holding,
Coine, and in JESUS find eternal rest."

I. K.

THE PRINCE OF WALES.

THIS picture is a representation of the coronet worn by the Prince of Wales. It is made of pure gold, lined with silk velvet, ornamented with precious gems, and surmounted with three elegant white ostrich feathers.

You must not think that if you saw the Prince, you would see him with this grand ornament on his head. You would very likely see him wearing a cap, and dressed like any other

young gentleman. It is only on grand days that he wears his coronet. And a coronet is not a crown. Princes, and Dukes, and Lords, wear coronets, and so do their wives. But sovereigns only-be they kings or queens, wear crowns.

Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, the eldest son of her Majesty, Alexandrina Victoria, was born on November 9th, 1841; and so, when his next birth day comes, he will be sixteen years of age. His father, the Prince Consort, is Albert Francis Augustus Charles Emanuel of Saxe Coburg and Gotha. His sister, Victoria Adelaide Maria Louisa, the Princess Royal, is about one year older than the Prince, and there are three princes and four princesses who are younger -eight in all.

So the Prince of Wales is now growing up to be a man. Great care has been taken, we believe, that both he and his royal brothers and sisters should be well taught in all things becoming their high position. Their beloved mother, the Queen, has now reigned over this mighty empire twenty years. May the Most High extend her life for many years to come! When the time comes that she must die-for like the old patriarch, the time will come when she "must die”— then the Prince of Wales, if he be then alive, will be king; for the crown passes, not to the Princess who was first born, but to the Prince; that is, it descends in the male line and not in the female. But if there be no Prince in the family, then the eldest Princess takes the crown. This is the law of England. Our present Queen took the crown because her father had no son. Indeed she was his only child.

All the good people in England pray and hope that the

Prince of Wales may be a good man, as beloved as his mother, and as respected as his father. He will be if he follows

their example. And above all things they pray that Divine grace may influence his heart, and Divine wisdom direct his mind; then, whenever the Supreme Ruler may call him to reign over this great people, "his throne will be established in righteousness."

Newport, I. W.

"I AM FOURTEEN!"

To Amelia Don her Fourteenth birth-day.

THOU art fourteen! why then my child

Is old enough to know

The Saviour, who for her dear sake

Did heavenly joys forego.

Down to this world of sin he came,

And died upon the tree;

Never forget he made himself

A sacrifice for thee!

These fourteen years the God of

Your life has kindly spared,

grace

That you might to his glory live,
And be for heaven prepared.

'Tis time, if you have not begun,
To seek, without delay,

Jesus, who claims your youthful heart;

And so begin this day.

Would you be blest while here below,

Your heart to Jesus give ;

For those alone true bliss enjoy,
Who to his glory live.

I cannot wish you more than this,

That you on earth may know
The love of Christ long as you live,
And then to glory go!

J. D.