only lived in this world seven years and a little more than eleven months. She has now, however, gone to live in a brighter and better world, where those amiable qualities of mind and character which she began to manifest in this life will grow and flourish as in their native clime.

Emily was a naturally kind, gentle, and affectionate child. She was much attached to the Sabbath school, and delighted to attend the house of God. Though so very young, she was never absent when it was proper for her to be present. About three years ago she was ill of fever, and that affliction left a weakness from which she

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never perfectly recovered.
was ill, however, before she died,
only five weeks, and during that
brief period she was very much
reduced in her strength; still, she
was always happy in God, and
towards the last was quite willing
to die, and very anxious to go to
heaven and be an angel. She is
now an angel-a messenger of
God, to do his will, and to glorify
him for ever. Dear young friend,
be determined that you will, by
God's grace, with Emily Absalom,
be an angel. You may be an
angel in this world-a messenger
of God to others, to tell them of
his love and grace to poor lost
sinners.
T. C.

Juvenile Missionary Department.

A NEW SANCTUARY AT TIEN-TSIN, CHINA.

Ir will rejoice our young friends to know that our devoted missionaries in China have built a new sanctuary at Tien-tsin, in China. The engraving on page 16 represents the building. It looks like a church, and I suppose is called by that name in China-that name and the style of architecture being most agreeable, I suppose, to European settlers. It is wonderful how God has blessed our Chinese Mission. There are already about fourteen native converts in church membership with us, and four of these are engaged in occasionally preaching the Gospel in the Chinese language to the heathen population. We have one or two other places of worship besides that one just erected, and a day-school, and a hospital or asylum for the blind.

The new sanctuary cost about £800, of which £500 has been already raised in Tien-tsin; and among the contributors there were one Chinese, two Roman Catholics, two Jews, some Independents, members of the Free Church of Scotland, Lutherans, Presbyterians, Baptists, Episcopalians, and even some avowed Freethinkers. There are not many Europeans living at Tien-tsin, but the above statement shows that they were deeply interested in the erection of our place of worship. This sanctuary was opened for public worship on Sunday, August 14, 1864, when there was an excellent attendance; our brethren were greatly encouraged, and the foreign residents were much delighted. There will be a debt of about £300; but our brethren intend to make another effort after a while, and hope to remove all encumbrance from the place. Will not our young friends pray for the prosperity of the

labours of our dear brethren? We are sure they will, and unite their prayers with earnest efforts to increase the annual income of the Mission. We must try to raise our fund to £7,000; and if we all earnestly try, the thing will be accomplished. Now, dear young friends, put all your energies into operation, and let this year's efforts be more successful than the past.

We have sorrow mingled with our joy; for soon after the opening of our new sanctuary in Tien-tsin, the beloved wife of our dear brother, the Rev. W. Hall, was suddenly called away to heaven. This is a painful stroke to our beloved friend. We sincerely and deeply

A NEW SANCTUARY AT TIEN-TSIN, CHINA.

sympathize with him, and pray that God may support and console his mind.

We are glad to inform our young friends that the Rev. Clement Linley sailed for Australia on November 20th. He is to commence his labours in the city of Melbourne. May God protect our dear brother with his wife and family, and may Providence open his way to abundant usefulness.

TRURO JUVENILE MEETING.-DEAR SIR,-It is with great pleasure that I inform you, and the numerous readers of your most valuable periodical, that on Monday evening, Nov. 7, 1864, we held our Juvenile Missionary Meeting in Ebenezer Chapel. Our much esteemed minister presided. One of the senior scholars read the report; the meeting

was also addressed by Messrs. J. Hearn and R. H. Clark. Suitable missionary hymns were sung, which, with the recitations, excited deep interest. It is a source of encouragement to the teachers to find that the children are so deeply interested in the missionary cause. Praiseworthy are the exertions of several of the children with their cards; one collected 10s. The collections, &c., amounted to £3 3s. 24d., being an increase upon last year. W. H. KERNICK, Sec.

BELFAST JUVENILE MEETING.-An interesting Juvenile Missionary Meeting was held in Salem, on Sunday, November 13th. The body of the chapel was filled with scholars and adults. The platform was occupied by the writer, as chairman, by scholars selected to recite pieces, and by a few of the teachers. Mr. Wm. Nisbett read a brief report of what the scholars in the Connexion had done last year in support of missions, and what the scholars of our school had raised. We had, to the delight of the meeting, lively singing from the choir, recitations on missionary work from the scholars, and short addresses from the Rev. J. Ramsden, and our young friends, Mr. John Campbell and Abraham Kershaw. The collection amounted to £2.

D. ROUND.

HALIFAX.-On Sunday afternoon, November 20th, we held a Juvenile Missionary Meeting in Salem Sunday School, North Circuit, Halifax, when there was a very great interest displayed in favour of our Mission. After the secretary had read the report, the meeting was made very interesting by speeches from Messrs. Goggins, T. B. Crowther, Higginbottom, and the treasurer of the Mission, Mr. J. Dennison; the speeches being interspersed with recitations by seven of the younger scholars, male and female. During the past seven months we have collected from teachers and adult scholars the sum of £7 Os. 9d., besides the collection of £2 Os. 14d. at the close of the meeting, making a total of £9 Os. 104d. W. BOOTH.

Our Children's Portion.

THE GROTTO OF BALME. OUR young friends will recognise this picture as the one which appeared in the little bills we sent for circulation among our Sundayscholars. Perhaps you then inquired among yourselves, What does this picture mean? It pears like a cave; and, certainly, it must be as dark inside as a cellar or a coal-mine, for the people who are entering it are supplied with lights. The place, dear young friends, is a cave or grotto

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-one of the curious places in the
Alps, or mountains of Switzer-
land. It is not an excavation
formed by the hand of man, but a
work of Nature, or, more properly
speaking, the work of God; and
it is a wonder to scientific men by
what natural causes such places
were formed; and we think they
may wonder a long time before
they find these causes out.
what about the cave itself, and
the surrounding scenery? Balme
is a village, situated in one of the

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