CHRIST'S LAMBS. SARY and May were walking across a field from M school one day, when they saw some sheep with some red letters painted on their fleeces. "Oh, see, May!" said Mary; "those sheep have some marks on them. I wonder what they are for." "That's the mark the farmer knows his sheep by," said May. "Don't you know what teacher said to us about Jesus having marks to know His lambs by." "Yes; but Jesus doesn't put marks like that on His, does he ?" asked Mary. 66 No, Mary. Jesus puts His mark in us on our souls, and not on our bodies." Little May was right, Jesus does mark His lambs in their hearts; yet the marks can be plainly seen. JAMAICA. HOW ENGLISH CHILDREN INFLUENCE BY REV. J. DALGLEISH. POU have set a noble example of liberality before all the young people to whom the Gospel may come, in all parts of the world, and you will be glad to know that your example has not been lost on the children in Jamaica. A short time ago I went to a Juvenile Missionary Meeting at Davyton. Davyton is a very pretty place, high up in the mountains of Jamaica, and can only be reached on foot or on horseback. The pretty white chapel is seen at a great distance, and when you reach it there is a beautiful view of the sea, as well as the surrounding mountains, dotted here and there with pretty white-washed houses. It was rather a sad occasion that on which I last visited it, for the good missionary, Mr. Hillier, had died only a few weeks before, and both old and young were feeling the great loss they had sustained. It was the first Juvenile Missionary Meeting that had been held there, and there was a good gathering of young people. The teacher read over their names, mentioning the sum each had given or collected; the smallest sum was a little silver penny-halfpenny, and the largest was two shillings and sixpence'; altogether the sum collected was over eight pounds, which, for a beginning, I thought very good. I spoke to them about the part they had commenced to take in their Father's business, after which some of the deacons spoke, improving on what I had said. One good man, speaking to the children, said, "Ah! so you have begun to take a part in this business. Well, I am very glad, for it is a very good business. But you know there are some businesses that are not good, and some of you may have had to do with these; but you have begun a new business now, and you must keep to that one, and don't give up. Some people begin a business very well, but they don't stick to it, and so the business is given up, Some people, again, try to do two businesses, a right business and a wrong business, and after a little while the right business is given up. I hope you will never do that; but I tell you you cannot do the two: you are sure to give up one, and I am afraid lest some of you should give up the good one. Well, I hope it will not be so; but I will watch and see, and if I think you are in any danger I will tell you. The Gospel business is a very good business. See what it has done for this country, and for you young people but for the Gospel you would never have had the good teaching you are getting now. We old people never had what you have. Well, it all comes through the Gospel. Yes, you do right to help on the Gospel business. My heart is glad to-day to see what you have begun to do, and I hope you will continue, and then, after we are dead and gone, you will carry on the business." He was followed by several others, who all spoke much in the same strain, each encouraging the young people to go on with the good work they had begun. And the young people went away very much pleased with their first Juvenile Mis sionary Meeting. : On the following morning I went to Ridgemount, where another Juvenile Missionary Meeting was to take place, and there also a large number of young people assembled. The teacher was there, but he did not read the list of subscribers and subscriptions; this was done by one of the Juveniles, who seemed not a little pleased with his office. The young people listened very attentively while the list was being read over, each watching, I suppose, for his or her name. Their subscriptions amounted to something over £12. Now I thought that all this was very good for black children at one of the Jamaica stations; but then I remembered it was the young people in England that made them do it! It was you who began, and when they were told what you were doing they thought they would like to try also. I dare say you did not think of the good example you were setting, and how it would influence others far away, when you gave in your missionary contributions. Well, you see you were doing more than you thought, and you must be thankful for this, as well as encouraged by it. I told these young people the same story I had told those at Davyton, only I had to make it short, as the Fathers and Mothers Meeting was coming on. And now I will tell you about another Juvenile Missionary Meeting I attended, which took place in Kingston, and was what the people here would call a "So So" Juvenile Meeting-that is, it was not only a meeting intended for Juveniles, but all the speakers were Juveniles-all except the chairman, who was an old Juvenile; I mean that he could enter into their feelings just as if he had been one |