We are happy in saying, the prayers of these children have been heard and answered, for many months have elapsed, since this once miserable drunkard has tasted the poison; and we hope the prayer they now offer will also be heard, and that we shall yet see him 'clothed and in his right mind, sitting at the feet of Jesus.' The Board would express their earnest desire, that this encouraging incident, may lead superintendents, teachers, and parents to adopt immediate and vigorous measures for the formation of Temperance Societies in every Sabbath school connected with this institution. REVIVALS. The great end to be sought in Sabbath school instruction, should always be the glory of God, as connected with the salvation of the pupils. Nothing short of this can be regarded as an accomplishment of its object. A school may, indeed, be very flourishing, the scholars all interested and all deriving great good from the restraining influence of the truth; but until they are sanctified through that truth, the end is not accomplished. Every teacher should be most thoroughly impressed with the belief, that the Sabbath school has not accomplished its object—the object for which heaven kindly called it into existence and set a broad seal of approbation upon it, till it has instrumentally brought all his scholars to the foot of the cross. The results which have followed the operations of this institution, during the past years, glorious though they may be, it is believed, are far, very far below what the Bible would warrant us to expect from the amount of labor which has been performed, supposing that labor to have been performed with right feelings. What an amount of truth has been poured into the minds of the young during the past year! Had every teacher followed up these instructions with earnest prayer and suitable dependence on the Spirit of God, and by an overcoming faith, what results might not have been expected! Although but few revivals have existed in our Sabbath schools the past year, yet these few should be recorded, with thanks-giving to Almighty God, as exhibitions of amazing grace. first of March, Eight of the 'A revival commenced in Orleans about the in which the Sabbath school shared largely. teachers and about twenty scholars have recently indulged hope in Christ. Quite a number of young persons who had previously left the school because they had supposed themselves too large to attend, have been brought back through the influence of this revival.' A precious work of grace is in progress in Falmouth, and is confined principally to the Sabbath school. Thirty Seven from the ages of 12 to 20, connected with the school, are hoping that they have passed from death unto life. Some of this number are setting their faces towards College, with a determination to prepare for usefulness in their master's cause. 'God has been better to us,' says the superintendent, than our fears. Teachers have often felt that their labors were in vain; but, by the blessing of God, the seed which has been sown, is now springing up and yielding a harvest to the praise of the glory of his grace.' In East Medway 20 scholars under 20 years of age, and all members of the same class, have made a public profession since last August. In Woburn 25 scholars have become hopefully pious within the last three months. From the Report of the Worcester North Sabbath School Society, embracing ten parishes, and the same number of schools, it appears that the Lord has smiled upon this institution and shed down upon it the influences of his Holy Spirit.' Six schools have been blessed with powerful revivals of religion. In Ashburnham 90 scholars have made a profession of religion the last year, and there are a few more that give evidence of piety who have not yet made a profession. In Athol 50 have made a profession. In Gardner 39.-In Phillipston 37.-In Templeton 31, and a few in each of the other towns. THREE HUNDRED Scho- . lars from these ten schools have made a profession during the year. It is supposed the whole number that have past from death unto life is over FOUR HUNDRED! This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes.' JUVENILE MUSIC. Furnished for this work by LowELL MASON, Professor in the "How blest are we." Not too fast. How blest are we, who always hear The weekly Sabbath-chime! How hap py, who are taught to love The hours of sacred time. 2 How blest are we, who constant go Who sing and learn in Sabbath-school, That ever dear retreat. How blest are we, while taught the path How truly blest are those who learn 4 Oh! may we ever grateful view And while we read and learn of heaven, With joy pursue the way. THE VISITER'S MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS TO SABBATH SCHOLARS.-No. XV. SUPPOSE you had sixty six friends, and they all lived in one street in a block of sixty six houses. Each one has his name on the door but no number. You have occasion, we'll say, to go to some one or more of these friends every day. But excepting two or three at each end of the block, you are always puzzled in finding them, and lose a great deal of time in going backwards and forwards. Now would it not be a good plan for you to learn the relative situation of each house so as to be able to go to it at once ? How may these sixty-six friends be compared to the Bible? Who of you can tell at once without looking, what book precedes and the one that follows the book of RUTH ?—Of JOEL ?—Of EPHESIANS? &c. &c. Who of you can recite in their order the names of the books in the Bible? Can any one recite them backwards? A Missionary is like a candle or lamp. How? (The candle spends itself in -.) When it is said, such a one is a complete eye servant, what is meant ? When does a scholar justly deserve the name of Eye scholar? Of whom do the Scriptures say, "He endured as seeing him who is in visible."? Who said, "if I perish, I perish"? On what occasion ? What trait of character was thus manifested? Do we find in the Old Testament any miracle of giving sight to the blind? Who was it that in deep affliction once ascended mount Olivet on his bare feet, and weeping like a little child as he went-and all this caused by one whom he had often fondled in his arms when young ? What may future years develope concerning you and your parents? A MINISTER'S EXPERIENCE. PAY marked attention to the young under twelve and to the old over fifty. Western Luminary. NOTICES OF NEW PUBLICATIONS BY THE SOCIETY. Exercises on the shorter Catechism; in which the answers are minutely dissected; and by a paraphrase and explanitory notes may be explained and re-constructed by the learner, from the sixth Edinburgh Edition. For a notice of this work, see 117 page in the last Visiter. We hope every minister and superintendent will consider the expediency of introducing the Exercises as a text book for their school the present year. We have hitherto delayed any particular notice of the following book for want of room. Several others recently published, which have been merely announced, we shall notice from time to time. Anna Elmore; or, Trials of Infancy. This book is just what it purports to be, the trials of infancy, illustrated in the experience of Anna. Her severest trials consisted in not having any one to guide and direct her, when her infant mind was burdened with sin, and was seeking after God. Every inquiry which she ventured to make of her irreligious mother, was hushed in a moment, by the reply, you must'nt ask such questions!' At length inward anxiety begun to drink up her spirits, while her friends supposed she was falling a victim to some hidden bodily disease; and had not a kind providence brought her under the instrue tions of a pious aunt, she would, probably, have found an early grave. O how many a dear child has pined away under mental anxiety for want of the instructions of a pious parent! Various other trials not connected with Anna's religious experience, are also recorded. We hardly know which will be most interested and profited by the perusal of this book, children or parents. |