tom, I suppose, yet prevails; f though people do not carry in the hands what they intend to offer. have heard that, being affected the impressive and eloquent serm delivered on such occasions, as th retire from the respective servic they contribute the contents of th reticules and purses towards cause which they have heard ad cated. gas bilt to zbait sdf blow q

Ex. Having given you this b specimen of Jewish tradition, Is now only add, it is my earnest b that the histories of Solomon and temple, will lead you to reflec the instability of human grand and induce you to place your a

not on the transient and uncerscenes through which we are ing, but on those ETERNAL REALto which we are hastening. only, like Solomon, request wisbut let us be concerned to obgrace, "whereby we may serve acceptably, with reverence and ly fear." In this respect Solomon sto sadly failed; he became idle, evil in the sight of the Lord, o denounced the punishment which el his house. Scarcely was he ied in the city of his fathers, ore, according to the divine pretion, ten tribes revolted from his Rehoboam; and, as you pursue history, you will observe, after

the death of Rehoboam, the vario kings (with but few exceptions) rified the predictions of Samuel co cerning them. Jehosaphat, Asa, seph, Hezekiah, and some few othe were exceptions, and of whom nourable mention is made in sac history; but as in the days previ to their rejection of the Lord for t king, he frequently raised them judges, or saviours, as they are so wtimes termed, so in the days of t

kings he raised them up prophet warn them of danger-to thre them on account of their transg sions to instruct them in the which they ought to walk; amidst their revoltings from

returns to God, through all above all, to declare unto them oming, who should rule over house of David, and of whose om there shall be no end. I at have selected subjects for esentation from almost every e of the Bible; but it has been endeavour to select those, which not only calculated to preserve general line of history, but in a ticular manner to engage the attion and impress the mind of my tors. Young ladies, now view first scene of a series which will y briefly sketch the history of se, who were highly approved of d, and greatly beneficial to men.

Have the goodness to say what t delineation is intended to represen Harriot.-This, however, does require much time to examine.-I Elijah in the wilderness; the rave with flesh and bread in their bea plainly tell the tale.

Ex. They do more, Miss; subserviency of those creatures the purposes of divine provider indicate that the Lord causes voracious worldlings to minister the necessities of his people. Jerome says, 66 that one of th birds brought Paul, the first her half a loaf every day, and, w St. Anthony came to visit him brought him a whole one, to ans