happiness; and then emphatically add- | ed, And it is all through Christ-his blood alone, nothing else could give me this peace. All is bliss. I thank God that I have not one unhappy thought.' His other nieces having entered the room, he joined all their hands together, and said earnestly, God will be with you; keep close to him-promise me you will.' Soon after, turning to the nurse, whom he was constantly thanking for all the troubles he took, Nurse," he said, 'you never saw a happier man even on his wedding-day; but it is a wedding-day -the marriage of the Lamb.' He sent for Miss Brenton, and putting his hand upon her head, invoked a blessing, 'Give my love,' he said, 'to dear aunt Charlotte. Tell her I love her-love her very much indeed.' Then, after a pause to gain breath-'And Cozzie, too, don't forget Cozzie.' 'Now,' he added, let all come in.' All did come in. 'Never,' says Mr. Ross, 'can those who stood around that bed forget the look or language of the sufferer. When I prayed that if, for the glory of God, his servant might be restored to health, he exclaimed, "No; not so -my desire is to depart and be with Christ! I am ready-quite ready." To his brother-in-law, Sir David Kinloch, he said, "I am soon to join my beloved sister, your dear wife.' How often did he repeat the words and ask me to repeat them-"The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth from all sin." Again and again he would ask us to tell his friends that he was happy beyond expression; while, from time to time, he went over the 23rd Psalm, laying much stress on the words, "thou art with me 'thy rod and staff they comfort me." Alluding to our communion which was to be on the following Sabbath, he said, "On that day I shall be enjoying the better communion above." Supported in a half sit ting posture by pillows, the expression of his countenance throughout this day was bright and happy. About halfpast two o'clock he called for his brother, to tell him, that when he went with his remains to Castle Craig, he wished him to see as many of the people about the place as he could, and tell them how happy he was. Tell all whom it may benefit,' he said,

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'how happy I am in dying; and give my love to Nursey Potts and to the Baillie, and tell him, as his days may not be long on earth, to seek Christ at once, and so enjoy the same hope and comfort that I do.'

Wednesday, the 8th of May was his last day on earth. About ten o'clock in the morning, his brother and his nephew, Mr. A. Kinloch, whom he had been very anxious to see, were admitted into his apartment. ‘William,' he said, as he pressed the hand of that affectionate brother whose presence and unremitting tenderness did so much to soothe those last days of suffering, 'William, I shall not live over this day, but all is peace.' 'I then told him,' says his brother, that Alexander was there, and brought him to the bed. Never can I forget the look of love which he bent on us, when he made us join hands and promise to love and assist one another through life. He then spoke to Alexander of the necessity of serving God, calling to mind his mother's death, and charging him to seek life eternal. Sir W-G-C- was then introduced. He thanked him often and eagerly for coming down from London to see him Asking him to lay his hands on the heads of his brother and nephew, W-C-,' he said, 'I charge you with the care of these young men. You will try and keep them from evil.' A few hours before his death he sent his love to Mr. M-. 'I wonder,' he said, 'if ever he saw a man die; tell him, if he has not, to come and see me dying.' There was not time for Mr. M-to receive the message and be in Brighton before his removal. With kind consideration, Sir Alexander added, "I daresay he did not think I was on my deathbed or he would have been here.* Mrs Geddes entered the room perceived. His hand being extended, she knelt down at the bedside, took it, and kissed it. He immediately and quickly said, 'Who is that?' She answered; he then gently pressed her hand saying how happy he was to see her; and then pausing between each word, owing to the difficulty he had in speaking, he said distinctly, I am thoroughly happy; completely happy. Mrs. Geddes William-Alexander,

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The blood of Jesus cleanseth from all | sin.' My dear friends good-bye. The bitterness of death is past; "I know in whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I have committed to Him." Ross,' he said, looking to the clergyman, from whose ministrations he had derived much comfort, Ross, preach the gospel-the simple gospel-be instant in season and out of season.' Some one began to repeat the verses'How bright these glorious spirits shine, Whence all their white array?' &c. when he interrupted them by saying, "What spirit shall I see first ?-my mother? my dear sister Eleanor ? He then began to tell those around him that he saw his father and mother, and his sisters Eleanor and Margaret, standing waiting for him at the entrance of heaven, but recovered himself again, saying, 'I have been wandering.' Very often he would say, 'William, where are you?' and when the ready answer came, 'Here Alexander,' he gave such looks of tenderness as it was not easy for such brotherly affection to endure. William, give my love to mamma-give my love to Tom-give my love to Fanny. William, I am so glad that yours are the last eyes that I shall look upon; I am so happy!' Mr. Ross began the

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THE NEW ZEALANDER AND THE RoMISH BISHOP.-The Word of God is giving new illustrations of its power, in vanquishing the heathenism of Rome, even in the hands of converted heathen. The simple New Zealander, with a Bible in his hand, proves more than a match for the subtlety of Romish priests and bishops. One of the speakers at the last Anniversary of the British and Foreign Bible Society, gave the following fact: A Chief of New Zealand met with a Romish bishop who was vindicating the worship of the Virgin Mary and the crucifix. The bishop argued, that God commanded his people of old to make cherubim; and that the angels over the ark were images; and the people bowed down before them. To this the chief replied: That is very true, but with this difference; God commanded them to make images, and has com

verse, 'Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death.' He stopped him saying, 'I have passed through the valley-I am entering heaven-I see my Saviour. Come, Lord Jesus, come quickly! Worthy is the Lamb of God.' Then clasping his hands together in the attitude of prayer, he gently murmured, 'The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen.' This was the last sentence he was heard to utter. About two o'clock in the afternoon, when his own minister in London, the Rev. W. Chalmers, came to see him, he awoke from the stupor into which he had fallen so far as to recognise him, and give some tokens of the pleasure he had in the recognition. Nature was now fast giving way, sight wholly failed, and he became unable to articulate. Still, however, when a favourite verse was uttered in his dying ear, he would give some slight token of assent. About five o'clock he became totally unconscious, and lay for some hours with a placid smile upon his countenance. Just as the clock struck ten, he gave four quiet sighs, a look of inexpressible joy overspread his countenance, and at perfect peace with God and man, his happy spirit passed into a glorious eternity.

manded you not to make them ;-and God himself was between the cherubim, talking with the people. But I never yet heard, that he ever yet spoke through your Virgin Mary. Thus the simple-hearted Christian made wise unto salvation by the simple Word of God, was able to put to flight the subtleties of Rome.

Multitudes of similar instances have been furnished by the missionaries at the Sandwich Islands. One of the greatest wonders of God's wonderful providence touching that people, is, that they have been so little affected by the powerful onsets of the Papists, that a people in their infancy can so withstand the trained legions of Jesuits. Perhaps a few years more of experience of this kind will show us what wise designs Providence has had, in suffering those fair fields of missionary enterprise to be so invaded.

A UNIVERSAL GEOGRAPHY, in four parts: Historical, Mathematical, Physical, and Political. By the REV. THOMAS MILNER, M. A., F. R. G. S. Illustrated by ten Maps, with Diagrams and Sections.

Tract Society. 12mo. pp. 550.

'LET me once understand the real geography of a county,-its organic structure, if I may so call it; the form of its skeleton, that of its hills; the magnitude and course of its veins and arteries,-that of its streams and rivers; let me conceive of it as a whole, made up of connected parts; and then the position of man's dwellings, viewed in reference to those parts, becomes more easily remembered, and lively and intelligible

besides.'

These are Dr. Arnold's words, used as a motto on the title page of this elaborate and valuable work, in presenting which to our readers, we shall let the learned author speak for himself. The following pages,' he says in his preface, 'present, for the first time, it is believed, in a generally accessible form, a combined view of Historical, Mathematical, Physical, and Political Geography. The writer has endeavoured to condense, from a great variety of scattered sources, as large a quantity of matter as possible into the smallest compass consistent with perspicuity; his object having been to give the most comprehensive general information, with those minuter details which claim attention on account of their interest or importance. In the political section, he has attempted to convey a definite idea of the natural features of each particular country, in harmony with the view expressed by the late master of the Rugby school in the motto on the title page. Considerable use has been made in this department of the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society. The work is intended for the general home reader; for the emigrant who may wish to take to the farbounds of civilized life, a cheap and portable compendium of information relative to countries, with reference to which his means of knowledge will necessarily be limited; and for the use of colleges and schools, to which it will be further adapted by Exercises, which may be had separately, or bound with the volume.'

As far as we have been able to explore the vast and varied stores of information contained in this delightful volume, we are able to confirm the representations given by the author himself. We have seen nothing like it. The historical part, (Part I.) gives a history of the progress of Geographical science. What knowledge existed among

the ancients, in the middle ages, and in modern times, with the advances and disCoveries made at different periods. The mathematical part, (II) describes the form, magnitude, and motions of the earth; its mathematical divisions; representations of it, and divisions of time; and contains Part many learned and curious details. III, devoted to physical Geography, besides giving definitions, shews the extent

and distribution of land-its continents, &c.;-the waters, their composition, colour, islands, mountains, table-lands, valleys, &c., temperature; springs, rivers, lakes, oceans; its elements, limit, weight; the various tides, currents, &c.;- and the atmosphere, winds, &c., &c.; and vegetables, animals, man, stations, circumstances, &c., &c. The pies more than half the volume, and confourth part, viz., political Geography, occutains innumerable particulars relating to every country and state under heaven. would be vain. Any attempt at description in a brief space

OUR STATE CHURCH; her Structure, Doctrines, Forms, and Character. A Manual of Dissent. By W. R. BAKER, Author of The Curse of Britain,' &c. B. L. Green, 62, Paternoster Row. 12mo. pp. 243.

The author of this useful work does not tell us whether he is a Baptist or an Independent; but from the constant appeals he makes to the New Testament Scriptures as the Divine and only authority in matters of church order and government, we opine he belongs to one of these communities. No one, who approves of a mere human constitution as a presbytery or an episcopacy, would have been content with what the Scripture teaches about church order. His manual is chiefly intended for the young, and for those whose means prevent them from purchasing larger and more costly volumes. The plan of the work is comprehensive, and embraces nearly every topic on which the consistent and scriptural dissenter bases his argument for separation from our national Establishment. After an introductory chapter, in which he refers to the sacred scriptures as the only standard of appeal, and vindicates his conduct in opposing that which is antiscriptural, he proceeds to the four parts indicated in the title. All we shall attempt will be to give an analysis of his argument.

As to the structure of the Church of England, he objects to it as embracing all who have been baptized by her ministers, irrespective of their character, whereas the members of apostolic churches were re