cause to praise the Lord. Since the 10th of this month, I have met with some Jews every evening.

"On our excursion to Kalwary, Mr. Lange took with him the book entitled The Nestorians : or, the Ten Tribes.' I read it there, and when Jews came, we spoke to them of its contents. The report of this subject soon spread among the learned Jews, and when three of them came to Suwalki, on the 30th ult., they sent to us, asking us to lend them the said book for one night, which Mr. Lange gladly did. Whilst they were reading, a very learned Jew here, a teacher, called on them, who on hearing what they were reading, told them that he had been informed by the famous rabbi at Pressburg, Solomon Rappoport, that the ten tribes had been found by missionaries, and that they had embraced the Christian faith already several centuries ago.

"This news spread also here, and several Jews asked me about the truth of this rumour; others also called on me, among whom was the said teacher, who asked me to read to them the above-mentioned book. I promised to do so, proposing that I should meet them every evening in a Jewish family. They chose the lodging of a relative of mine, where I have often had opportunity of proclaiming the Gospel to Jews visiting him. I now go there every evening. They have already asked me to read also the Old Paths' to them in the German language, which I gladly promised to do. The interest and delight they feel on these occasions is evident; for when on three successive evenings I was prevented by domestic circumstances from meeting them, they were anxiously waiting for me. We are together every evening upwards of

three or four hours. Of what kind and purport the conversations are, for which the work of Dr. M'Caul, and the interesting work of Dr. Grant afford the subject, may easily be supposed."

BERLIN.

Interesting narrative.

In a recent letter, the Rev. R. Bellson sends the following interesting account :

The tract distributor employed by Mr. Bellson to visit the Jews in Berlin, reports :-" On the 15th October he met two Jews in the street, respectably clad, and from all appearances, belonging to the better educated class. He accosted them, and found that he had not been mistaken in their appearance. As it was evening and nearly dusk, they invited him to accompany them to their rooms, which were in an inn, as they were strangers on a journey. Having arrived at the inn, he found four other Jews and two Jewesses, belonging to the same party. He was then introduced to the several members of the party; but he observed that one of them turned as pale as death, and seemed so much agitated that the rest did not know what to make of him, and asked whether he knew the man, and whether he had been in intercourse with him. Having negatived both, he said: 'I was born in G, and studied some twenty years ago with another, whom I loved dearer than a brother, at the Jeshibah, in Breslau. We were both very pious and zealous Jews, and excelled many of our fellows in Talmudic learning, but we had a thirst for general knowledge, and other sciences, besides the study of the Talmud. We often visited an antiquary

and spent hours amongst his old books, and bought of him whatever seemed to come within our means and capacity. Whilst we were one day thus engaged in the shop, the antiquary showed us a bundle of books, and offered them to us for what they were worth as waste paper. Having bought them, we went home and eagerly looked over our treasures.

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But almost the first book which unfortunately fell into my hands was the cause of great unhappiness to me, and of utter ruin to my friend. The title of the book was, Essay on the Divine Authority of the New Testament, printed in London. The book was so alluring, so deceptive, and written in such an attractive style, that I could not put it out of my hands again. It starts questions, and answers them so masterly and conclusively, that I became quite bewildered, and should certainly have been baptized, had not family considerations then prevented me.

But

thoughtlessly, and in my confusion, alas, I put the book into the hands of my friend, and he read it with the greatest eagerness. Not long after

he informed me that he had studied it with the greatest interest, that he had critically examined every passage in it; that it had led him carefully to compare the Old with the New Testament, and that the happy result of his research was, that he had found, to his unspeakable joy, that Jesus of Nazareth was the Christ, the true Messiah. He was in such ecstasy, and so full of joy, that he was not like himself, and declared, to my great dismay, that nothing in the world, no power on earth should prevent him from embracing Christianity; which resolution he firmly followed, and became a Christian,'

"Here the speaker paused; the tears which rolled over his furrowed cheeks, stifled his speech, and I could not but weep with him. He wept for sorrow for the loss of his friend, and I for joy that his friend had found Jesus, the best of all friends, who to this day does wonders in heaven, and among the children of men. When he had recovered and was again master of his feelings, he added: My consolation is the sentence of our wise men of blessed memory-The righteous of the nations have part in the world to come;' and I must say for him, that he remained as good and pious as a Christian, as he had been when a Jew; only that he became an enthusiastic believer in the Crucified, and always talked about him.''

A LETTER FROM A CONVERT,

To a Missionary about to leave his Station for a time. WE print the following letter on account of its affectionate simplicity, and as exhibiting the love of the writer to one who had been made instrumental in his spiritual good. It reminds us of the simple expressions of some of our poor Gentile converts in heathen lands, and shows that the effect of the Gospel is the same in both the Jew and the Gentile-love and gratitude to the instrument, but the inexpressible and happy burden of both to the Great Lord who formed and used it.

"Dear Sir, I am glad to say, what I see with a spiritual eye, that our Lord began a holy work on Mount Zion, on which he longeth to exalt a habitation for himself; and I believe with hopeful assurance, that his care and providence will prosperously succeed and finish his work by the

identical instrumentality through which he began. "But now I cannot express the great trouble and uneasiness of my heart and mind, that the Omniscious Lord leads you away from us: I must now pity and sympathize my younger brethren, yea, the Lord's little children, because you are going to leave them before they are perfectly educated in the knowledge of Christ. O! they will certainly faint after their much-beloved nurse, which would have nourished them with spiritual nourishment, bred them up in the knowledge of God, and made them fit faithfully to confess a public profession of the holy Gospel, which makes men wise unto everlasting salvation. "Oh you are going! you are going! when will you come back to us?

"But now shall we, on account of your leaving us, get desperate and sick in our mind? No, of no wise! because we confidently trust in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, whose open eyes are constantly looking upon us, and whose spirit will not forsake us even for half a moment: and I believe he will also give charge His faithful servants concerning us, and even over those which know him yet not. Therefore O, dear friend, yea, dear friend of Israel, go in peace, go in peace! but remind yourself on us, whose life is bound up in your's; therefore, tarry not, but come quickly, and let us see your dear face!

"Dear Sir, when I consider on my past and reflect on my present condition, I do not know where to take so many thanks to recompense your innumerable shown favours unto me. Therefore I surrender it to God of our salvation, that he may repay you according to his great many mercies: let him bless your dear sons, and make