my passage, I had only two pounds more which I could call my own, in the whole world.

"The morning on which we set sail was foggy; the captain was cautious, and we made little progress during the day; at night-fall we cast anchor. During the day I had time to consider what I was doing. I was actually returning to the very place, from whence, but a few months before, I was so glad to get away; and now that I was baptized, there was no possibility of my obtaining employment amongst the Jews, unless, indeed, I denied the faith which I had just professed. Then the Apostle's words came to my mind, If we suffer with him, we shall also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us.'-2 Tim.ii. 12."

Mr. B. returned to England, and through various trials, and numberless difficulties, has gone on in a Christian course. He found friends who helped him to commence a small trade. He is now occupied in selling tea, which he obtains from Lon don, as it is ordered of him, by his Christian friends. The testimony which Mr. Stowell, who has known him for several years, bears to his character, is most satisfactory. Let us praise God for his mercy revealed to this descendant of Abraham, and pray that he would continually add in much greater numbers to his Church, those from amongst His ancient people, "who shall be saved."

We do not pursue the narrative further but recommend it to our readers. We will add an extract or two as illustrating the bondage under which man's commandments have placed the people of Israel.

After referring to the heavy taxes imposed upon the Jews by the Government in his native

country, making even the meat which they eat cost three times as much as that of the Gentile, and the tax on the lights used in the synagogue, &c., Mr. B. states that these taxes are particularly felt by the poor Jews, through the rabbies imposing unmerciful laws upon their people. "Even after the poor Jew has obtained his meat, for which he pays the highest price, it is scarcely possible for him to have the benefit of tasting, much less of making a meal of it. As an instance of this-if the meat be in a vessel upon the fire at the same time with a sauce-pan of milk, and the milk boil over and splash the vessel in which the meat is placed, the Jew dare not eat it until he has asked the rabbi's permission. The rabbi considers this a very important point to settle; and if after a great many questions upon the subject, he finds the vessel was hot, at the time it was splashed, the meat must be thrown away untouched. If the cook use a spoon, which has before been used for milk or butter, the rabbi is also consulted. His decision upon this point depends upon the spoon having been used within twenty-four hours; if so, the meat must be thrown away; and if the spoon has not been used within twenty-four hours, then it requires consideration. But this is not all, when the meat is safely on the table, his wife or child may, perhaps, give him a knife that has been used for butter or cheese, and this would deprive him of the meal placed before him." These oppres sive laws of the rabbies are founded on the command, "Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk."

The above is an illustration of Modern Judaism. Well, indeed, did our blessed Lord say "Now

do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup, and the platter." It is "the Spirit that quickeneth, the flesh profiteth nothing." Let us then lift up our hearts to Him, who called them (i.e. the Jewish nation) "the dearly beloved of His soul," that He would be pleased to remove from them all ignorance and superstition, and hasten the time, when the remnant according to the election of grace shall be admitted into the Church of the first-born, and finally “all Israel be saved."

DO YOU PRAY FOR THE JEWS?*

PRAY for the Jews! They are the ancient people of God. Our Saviour was according to the flesh, a Jew. The Bible was written by Jews. The first disciples were Jews. The first missionaries to the Heathen were Jews. Many and great are the blessings which have come to us through them. Who, then, will refuse to pray for the Jews?

Pray for the outcast Jews! Their fathers lived in a 66 delightsome land;" it was a "promised land;" it was a "holy land;" for there God loved to make himself known. There the vine was laden with grapes; the olive tree and the fig tree adorned the hills; the rose and lily made beautiful the valleys; the finest wheat enriched the fields. But now they wander as strangers in the world. They are seen amidst the snows of the north, or climbing the mountains of the east, or crossing the deserts of the west. When the first English travellers had passed the "great desert" of Africa, they found that the outcast Jews had crossed the desert before them. When

* From the Child's Companion for Aug., 1846. Published by the Religious Tract Society.

the early settlers went to India, they found that the children of Abraham had been there for many long years before. In every land they are to be met with; but in all they live like strangers, away from a beloved home.

Far, far, from Zion, far from God,
And bearing still the chastening rod;
Hopeless and homeless meets your view
The weary, outcast, wandering Jew.

Pray for the persecuted Jews! Their fathers lived under their own vines and fig trees, none daring to make them afraid." The Lord was their defence and their shield, and he gave them rest from their enemies. But now, for their sins, the Jews have become "a byword, a taunt, and a curse, and a hissing in all places where they have been driven." No pen can write, and no tongue can tell, the sufferings through which they have passed since they were driven from their own country. They have been loaded with insult and oppression. Their houses have been broken down, and their goods taken away. They have been "bereaved of their children," and they have been carried into slavery. They have been crucified, burned, and drowned, by thousands. And though in our days they receive more kindness, yet in many places they are still poor and scorned. In some cities in Persia, at the present time, they are allowed to live in one part of the town only, where they are locked up at night; and in the day-time, when a stranger passes along the street, they stretch out their hands, and cry with a doleful voice, "Give only one pool" (a penny); "only one pool. I am a poor Israale! I am a poor Israale." The mother, with her half-starved babe in her arms, sits on the ground and cries,

Only one pool, for a poor, poor Israale." A

gentleman was staying in a city in Russia; he wished to walk one evening in the public gardens. Just as he was entering the gate, he saw a notice over it, which he stopped to read. It was this:-"Beggars, dogs, AND JEWS ARE NOT ADMITTED HERE!"

Scatter'd by God's avenging hand,
Afflicted and forlorn,

Sad wanderers from their pleasant land,
Do Israel's children mourn;

And, e'en in Christian countries, few
Breathe thoughts of pity for the Jew.

When our

Pray for the unbelieving Jews! Lord was on the earth, "though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him." (John xii. 37.) And, as the apostle Paul says, "Even unto this day the vail is upon their hearts." (2 Cor. iii. 15.) They still refuse to own Christ as the Messiah. A lady once asked the late Rev. Legh Richmond to speak to a little Jewess, who was under her care. This little Jewess had a hard and unbelieving heart, as we all have by nature. When the name of Jesus was spoken, it seemed as if her young mind were full of hatred. When she saw Mr. R. she frowned on him, and showed the greatest contempt. "I want to speak to you about Jesus," he mildly said. "I do not want to hear," she replied. He asked her some questions; but her answers were very insolent, and showed the great hardness of her heart. He was surprised to hear a child only twelve years old so full of enmity to the name of Jesus; and he knelt down to pray for her. She stood with a stubborn and scornful look; and at length he parted from her without any hope of having done her any good; and though this little girl afterwards became