e will gradually dishades of night before morning sun. dissatisfaction which en express with regard s is attributable, in no an undue anxiety in ccess. Haste or imever, will profit noonly to render the reful and thorough in should never forget an instrument in the and must be as under rect supervision. The rer is not alone in his says the apostle, "we Eogether with God." g it must have been s of our blessed Lord their Master, whom s beheld ascend into ot left them to their but was still "workm"! Grateful also her be that he is not le single-handed with and waywardness of t, but that he has the ith him, "to do and good pleasure." s of anxious watching y pass away, and no , yet are we not to r labours. It is not rehend what God, in and unerring providained; but we are is word shall not fail ng the end proposed, s we grow weary in shall in due season of our labours. We ray, and wait; for, may plant and Apollos God alone who can se. To Him then we success. "In the hy seed, and in the ld not thine hand; darkly, but in the clea heaven emanating from t the realization of his ard and anxious prayers. Fellow-Christians, the before us; its duties and bilities devolve upon us; sity for Christian effort is every hand. Let us not be but labour on, with untirin unflinching faith, until our crowned with success. One moment only. Lo! I see His hand roll back these mists of fear; See, see! a myriad rays and lights Are flashing up the mighty dome; There all the glory grandly meets; It flashes on a thousand gems, A thousand facets' glistering sheen; I see the broad light grow and grow In shining cohorts, row on row, Sing to the Lamb their endless songs. They beckon each with golden palm: I clasp the everlasting Arm, And wake. "Where is thy sting, O death?” D. DE WARDENAU. A GERMAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL.* WE address all those that are desirous to help us, that in our evangelical congregations the stagnant pools may become living waters again, and the barren fields may bring forth again fruits of eternal life. We wish to speak of a grand and important cause, the forehead of which bears the mark that the Lord is pleased with it. SUNDAY - SCHOOLS! some know already what this name means, many are quite ignorant of it, many misunderstand it. What then are Sunday-schools? Let us enter into one of them, that you may see and hear. It is between one and two o'clock, p.m. Let us walk towards the church; the nearer we come to it, the more children do we see flocking together, boys and girls, some in larger crowds, some in small groups. It is cold; the cutting easterly wind beats the snow into their faces; some are dressed very poorly, some warm and comfortably, but are hurrying on to be in time in the church. Entering, we find it filling fast. Soon the whole is full, entirely full, even the galleries, and so full of hosts of cheerful children as if basketfuls of sweet spring flowers had been emptied unexpectedly into the house *This most interesting article is translated from a recent number of the Fliegende Blätter, the organ of the Central Committee for Inner Mission for the German Evangelical Church in Berlin and Hamburg, and is by the Rev. Oldenberg, of Berlin, the secretary of the committee. Germany is nobly emulating the splendid example set her both by England and America, and will soon, we hope, have made as rapid progress in the path of Sunday-school organization as these two latter countries. With three such mighty empires engaged in so great an enterprise, what may not be accomplished in the next generation ?--Editor. goes on at the same time. T now explain the lesson in the ple way, so that children stand it, so that the sense of i their hearts. They are quest they answer. They question and they are answered. Th knowing perfectly well the ca their children, understand how the glorious miracles in the w with good sense and with Those who never saw such school cannot imagine that classes do not disturb each ot seats are not specially arranged They think this mutual teach cause a noise, not in harmon dignity of the house of God. quite a mistake, and no d takes place. Each word is on loud enough to be understo reach of the little circle. murmuring may be heard th church, but the sacred spot is crated by any disorder. The c watching with eye and ear, an from one class to another, is a that a due respect is observed ev After twenty or twenty-five teaching, the clergyman givin addresses himself to all, and briefly what has been taught in gle classes. He does not say which the children have heard and yet he does say the san same lesson, the same story of t how new are they, spoken by lips! Then the children are no listening again to what they ha before. They now are pleased ing already what they were ign when they entered the church are glad to answer when questi the clergyman, and to learn fr something new. They answer and lively and without fear. almost observing it themselve own interests, their own daily ences are placed before them in vine light of the word of God. they not involuntarily receive int hearts seeds of life, of truth, and which they carry home with the into the new week? We close with prayer, with the loud by all, with a blesssacred song. After one children, quietly as they in, the boys first, then erve how heartily they nd take leave of their erve how many wait outachers, to walk along the for a little while longer. see the affection which and rich both the children O et again before next Sunfeel it their duty to visit hool children during the mes, if they possibly can. et the father, the mother, en. They become housead the family sees them e with gratitude, and is hey return anew. They orrows and sufferings and ily; can advise; can be ssist the parents in the heir children; can bring ks, so rare in many famiof need, they can assist ys. They can build bed church, between houses the bridge which is so o often painfully missed. nder that parents are dee new Sunday-schools? children, but they themwhole household receive them. Since the chilnded the Sunday-school obedient, happier, and a come over them. How ittle ones are each time y dawns! They regularly mma to have dinner pre that none may be too he thinks the weather too er little boy will declare, ugh, mamma. I do not her, my teacher expects 1." Well, he cannot be him go. It would cost 1 would keep him at home. in summer the clergyman rs take the Sunday-school rest, to sing and play and when they assemble them ht Christmas tree in the |