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MONTHLY COLLECTION.

In the returns made to the Executive Committee of the Essex North Sabbath School Union, one superintendent writes: "We take a collection on the first Sabbath of each month of 4 cents for each teacher, and 1 cent for each scholar. During the year ending with June last, we have collected $36,67, of which $16,67 was sent to the Ohio Reserve, and $20,00 to Illinois. We have taken this collection for two years, during which time we have sent to the West $75,26; and I do not perceive any diminution of interest in these benevolent efforts." 'If other Sabbath schools belonging to this Union,' says the report of the Committee, 'had adopted the same benevolent plan, they would have raised $500,00 for such purposes. Shall not this Union make the joint effort to support one minister at the West?'

For the Sabbath School Visiter. QUESTIONS.

1. Why are so few of the members of our churches found in the adult classes of our Sabbath Schools?

2. Is it not desirable that the Sabbath School Concert should be changed, from the second Monday evening, to the second Sabbath evening?

In relation to the second question,' we would say, that, in some places, the better to accommodate those who wished to attend, this change has already been made. The same change in some instances, has also been made in reference to the Missionary Concert.

Although it is a truly pleasant thought, that we are engaged with our brethren in all parts of the land and the world, at the same time, in supplicating the same blessings, yet, where the circumstances of the people will render a change from Monday to Sabbath evening, particularly desirable,-where a much larger attendance can be secured, and more interest awakened we can see no very serious objection to making such a change.

In most cases, however, no objection is expressed to the present arrangement. On this account, we should very much question the expediency of incurring the trouble and confusion necessarily incident to the change of a meeting, so long established, and so extensively observed.

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POWER OF CONSCIENCE.

CONSCIENCE is that something within us, which approves when we do right, and rebukes when we do wrong.

A conscience enlightened by a careful study of the Bible, unless its warnings have long been disregarded, will not suffer us to sin against God or a fellow-man, without keenly reproving us. The reason that sinners are so quiet in their iniquities, is, not because they have no consciences; but because those consciences have become seared. Let the man who has defrauded, or in any way injured his neighbor, be converted, and be brought to see himself in the mirror of God's law, and how soon does he go to that neighbor, and confess his fault and make restitution. But why is this? Why, conscience, which for a season had been hushed to slumber, has awaked, and will not give him rest so long as that sin remains upon him.

These remarks will be illustrated by the following incident, which was recently communicated to us, by the Rev. Mr. White of Southampton. It occurred in his own Parish.-Some ten or twelve years since a gentleman lost a five dollar bill. Another gentleman, who knew the fact, found it and appropriated it to his own use. He felt but very little misgivings. His conscience was very quiet. Not long since he was hopefully converted. Very soon after, his conscience began to trouble him about the five dollar bill. He tried in vain to quiet its reproofs. After struggling awhile against this inward monitor, he took the money and the interest, amounting in all to about ten dollars, and carried it to his minister, confessed what he had done, and then requested that, as the man whom he had defrauded was in his grave, he would give it to his heirs. This is an exhibition of the power of conscience; and it is a natural fruit of genuinę repentance.

LOWER CANADA.

LOWER CANADA is beginning to attract the attention of the friends of Sabbath schools.

Mr. William K. Hoyt is employed by a Benevolent Society in Montreal, as an Agent for the establishment of Sabbath

schools, and the distribution of Bibles in that province. He has recently visited the United States, for the purpose of obtaining men to co-operate with him; and Sabbath school books for the establishment of libraries. In connection with a presentation of the moral necessities of this field of labor, the Board of the Massachusetts Sabbath School Society, voted him a donation of one hundred dollars' worth of our books, to be applied as he might think proper.

Mr. Hoyt expressed a wish to introduce the Sabbath School Visiter into Lower Canada. Could a few copies be sent to him, he would be able, no doubt eventually, to secure for the Visiter a very extensive circulation.

We would recommend Lower Canada, as a promising field for benevolent efforts, to the attention of the Sabbath schools connected with our society. Donations of books or copies of the Visiter would be very gratefully received by Mr. Hoyt; and applied so as to be rendered highly useful to the cause of Sabbath schools in Lower Canada. One school has already given us encouragement of receiving a donation soon, for this object. Any such donations can be sent to Mr. C. C. Dean, Agent of the Depository, No. 24, Cornhill, Boston, and they will be forwarded forthwith, according to the direction of Mr. Hoyt. The introduction of our publications, so many of which are of a missionary character, may be instrumental in awakening a spirit of missions among the youth, through the length and breadth of that great Province.

NOTICES OF NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Memoir of George Shepherd Boltwood, Who died at Amherst, Mass. July 19, 1833. Aged six years and two months. Written for the Massachusetts Sabbath School Society, and revised by the Committee of Publication. Boston: Massachusetts Sabbath School Society. Depository, No. 24, Cornhill.

Memoir of the Life of Rev. Amos Pettengill, late Pastor of the Congregational Church in Waterbury (Salem) Con. By Rev. Luther Hart, Pastor of the Congregational church in Plymouth, Con.' Written for the Massachusetts Sabbath School Society, &c.

Letters to Children. By Rev. E. C. Bridgeman, Missionary in ChiWritten for the Massachusetts Sabbath School Society, &c.

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The First Foreign Mission; or, Journey of Paul and Barnabas to Asia Minor. By Wm. A. Alcott. Written for the Massachusetts Sabbath School Society, &c.

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"they sailed to Cyprus." Acts, xiii. 4.

See also, page 29, of the work.

SABBATH SCHOOL VISITER.

VOL. II

JULY, 1834.

NO. 7.

For the Sabbath School Visiter.

EARLY PIETY, OR LITTLE CATHARINE.

In the year 1825, Providence placed me in a pleasant Village, situated on the banks of the beautiful Lake Ontario.

In the immediate vicinity was a Military Post, garrisoned by United States' Troops.-Pertaining to the Offi. cers were several interesting Families, some of the members of which had recently become the followers of the meek and lowly Jesus. They had exchanged the pai room for the place of prayer; and many, who had often moved to the sound of the viol, now listened with soul-satisfying delight to the word of God, and united in hymns of thanksgiving and praise to Him who had sent his Spirit into their hearts to teach them the ways of truth and holiness. Among those who had thus consecrated themselves to God, was a dear child whom I shall call Mary, a young daughter of the commanding Officer, about 13 years of age. Her heart which she had given to the Savior, was filled with that diffusive benevolence which led her earnestly to desire and seek the conversion of her young associates. Among her associates was the subject of this communi cation. Little Catharine went to the same school with Mary, and through her instrumentality, was led to seek an interest in the same precious Savior, and she found him ready and willing to receive her into his fold. As I resided near the school, these dear lambs would often come to spend the intermission with me and unbosom their feelings of love to the precious Savior, and request me to pray with them, before they returned to school. How sweet is the recollection of these precious moments. With delight I still remember their youthful, happy countenances lighted with the love of Jesus. The age of Catharine was only 11 years; and she was one of the happiest beings I ever saw. 14

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