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19 that negro has preached a useful sermon to me. Lord, pardon that unbelief, and that distrust of thy providence, which made me think of running away from thy hand." He immediately ordered the horses to be taken off from the coach, and the luggage to bo brought in. He continued in London ; was remarkably useful among his sick neighbours, and never caught the infection.

CONVERSION OF GALEN.

This celebrated heathen was converted from atheism by contemplating a human skeleton, persuaded that workmanship so exquisite, and design so manifest, plainly demonstrated the existence of a Creator.

EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN.

Being one day thus addressed by a beggar who solicited his alms,-" We are all children of the same Father," he gave him a trifle. " This is very little for a monarch," said tho beggar. " True," replied the emperor ; " but if every one of your brothers gave you as much, you would be richer than I am,"

COMFORT IN SHIPWRECK.

A certain philosopher, when he was shipwrecked, and the people were busily employed in removing their goods from the vessel, one of them said to him, " What, do you carry nothing away ? Do you leave your goods to destruetion ?"-" No," said he, " I carry all my goods with me." The Christian has a treasure in his heart amidst all the losses of life. He has Christ in him : the hope of glory.

INFLUENCE OF THE BIBLE

The school-room in Short's Gardens was formerly used as a warehouse by an army contractor. Passing this way, hc was much struck with the different appearance which the neighbourhood had assumed since the period when it was more familiar to him. The children used to be playing in the streets at all sorts of idle games, and indulging in all sorts of wickedness. The place was in fact a nursery of crime ; and from onc small court alone, opposite to the present school, several young people had been transported. Now, however, all was order, quictness, and decency. What could be the cause of all this ?-The gentleman heard a noise of young voices in his old premises. He stepped in, and was no longer in doubt as to the cause of this great change-he beheld it filled with young children learning to reach their Bibles !