praises. And now, my dear child, you that have read the story of this pious little girl, what shall I say to you, or what shall I pray for you? This will I say, often think of her; and beg of God that you may be like her: and for this I pray, that when you die, your last end may be like her's.

R.

PRAYERS FOR VERY LITTLE CHILDREN.

O God, bless me and make me a good child, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Morning Prayer. Blessed be Gud, for keeping me this night past from harm! O God, bless me, and teach me to love thee, and keep me from sin and danger this day; and make me, by thy grace, a good child, dutiful to my parents and teachers, and kind to every body. And when I die, take me to thy kingdom in heaven, for the sake of Jesus Christ our Saviour.–Amen.

Evening Prayer. Blessed be God, for keeping me, the day past, in health and safety. O God, forgive my sins, and give me grace to be sorry for them, and to rin no more. Bless me, and my friends this night, and for ever, for the sake of Jesus Christ our DANGER OF BAD TRACT8. A person while living in Wales, found many pleasing instances of desire for instruction. Among these, was a poor boy, who was a servantin a family. He quickly learnt to read the Bible: and while employed in keeping his master's cows, committed several hymns to memory..

The boy's master at length died; and not readily finding another service, he assisted in driving some cattle to London, thinking to get into place there. This, however, he could not do, and he was obliged to return homé. Soon after his arrival, a friend saw . him; and found that the poor boy, being athirst for knowledge, had been led to spend a few pence in London, on the purchase of two little books. He wished to see them. The lad's means had not allowed him to buy costly books; still there were many good and useful oues within the limits of his purse. But you may easily conceive the feelings of his friend, on seeing him produce that blas. phemous relic of popery which goes by the name of “Our Saviour's letter;" and an infidel. political pamphlet! The boy had bought these in the simplicity of his heart; and would have been just as ready to purchase tracts of a better stamp, had they fallen in his way. Happily his mind was not poi. soned with the contents; and he was willing to put them into the flames. This little story needs no comment. Surely it shews the importance of providing useful religious Tracts; that the desire for instruction, which of late has been so much excited, may be satisfied with wholesome food, and not fed upon poison.

THE GALLOWS. Little sins lead to great ones. And if young people give way to their evil tempers and passions, there is no saying to what end they will come. How awful is it to think of a poor man brought to the gallows by his crimes ! And when I look round upon the many wicked children in our villages and streets, it affects me to think, that they are doing those very things, which many criminals have confessed brought them to the gallows. Such a confession poor John Campbell, who was hanged at Stirling, made. I will give you some account of his dreadful end, and of his last dying warning to the young. At one o'clock, the hangman came into his cell to pinion his arms. Poor Campbell shrunk at the sight, his face marked with extreme hor. ror. He walked with rather quick step

to the platform in front of the courthouse; his head down, anıl looking confused. All being now ready, his knees began to tremble, and the fatal signal was placed in his hand. He had no sooner let the handkerchief go, than the drop fell. Poor fellow ! he made many attempts to prevent death, by grasping the spars of the folding gate and door which came against his body whilst struggling, but all in vain. He struggled long and violently. The body was cut down after hanging better than half an hour: and his father and brother carried it away in a cárt.

I now give you Cainpbell's warning, dated! May 8, 1824.

“), John Campbell, under sentence of death, and impressed with my awful condi. tion, wish now to make my last and dying words to the young about St. Ninians.

First, take solemn warning by my sad condition, against disobedience to parents. “Children, obey your parents in the I ord; for this is right."'" Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.” The breach of this, I have often been guilty of; and most i'eeply do I de. plore it.

Secondly, Remember the Sabbath-day, to keep it holý. Sabbath-breaking was the leading means of my ruin; by neglect of religious ordinances, spending the day in idleness, sinful talk, and sometimes sinful practices. Avoid these, if you wish to prosper in this

world, and regard your eternal happiness hereafter.

Thirdly, beuare of cockfighting; for it leads to great cruelty, bad and idle company, drunkenness, with many other bad habits which follow in their train. Against which I now, as a dying man, lift up niy voice and warn you all.

Fourthly, let all be careful to keep the eighth commandment, chiefly my former young friends. (here he names six of them.) And I implore you all to take warning by my un. cimely and awful end; and I deeply lament that I have been the means of leading you astray. Fadvise you for your souls' sake to turn unto God, from whom you have revolted.

(Signed) John Campbell.”

HYMN: . For the fifih Anniversary of the Church of England Sunday School, in Ilull.

Matthew xix. 13, 14.

Al! who that knows an infant's wants,

Would sternly driše us far away
Fion that kird friend who always grants,

The good for which he bids is pray!

Ah! who that knows an infant's guilt,

Would dare to bid a child depart
From him whose precious blood was spilt,

To cleanse the most polluted heart?

Who, that has seen an infant's fears,

Ilis anxious look, his threbbing breast, Would not iejuice to wipe his tears,

Le d him to Christ, and give him rest