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and make me say, on my bended knees, "Our Father who art in heaven!" There are few men eminent for science and religion, who have not expressed deep felt gratitude for the example, counsels and prayers of a pious mother; and it would be difficult to find an instance in which children have been brought up in the fear of God, and the love of the Savior, where the mother has showed no marked solicitude to cherish a life of piety in her family.

AN ORPHAN'S RECOLLECTIONS OF A MOTHER. Mary Ann, a little girl seven years of age, during the past year became hopefully pions. She is conscientious in the performance of duty, and very punctual and regular in her private devotions. Her irreligious friends have often listened to her prayers, and acknowledge that she prays with remarkable propriety for a child of her age.

The views and principles cherished by Mary Ann's parents, were such as rob the divine Savior of his glory and make the Gospel any thing but "the wisdom and power of God unto salvation." Her mother died between one and two years since. Miss L., a young lady who has felt great interest in the development of early piety in this orphan child, while conversing with her one day, asked her if she could remember any thing about her mother? "Yes," said she, " I remember that she never told me about the Savior!"

At another time she said, "The ministers who used to come and talk with my mother, didn't talk to her about Christ as Mr. and our ministers do!" To the Christian, whether young or old, the SAVIOR is all in all.

Parents! Your children will remember you when you are sleeping in your graves. Shall they remember you as earnestly and affectionately telling them, or as indifferently and wickedly neglecting to tell them about a Savior ?

PUBLICATIONS OF MASS. S. S. SOCIETY.

Rev. John Todd of Philadelphia, in his "Sabbath School Teacher," a work of great merit recently pulbished and for sale at the Depository, after some commendatory remarks respecting the publications of the American S. S. Union, gives the following testimony to the excellence of the Society's publications."The books published by the Massachusetts Sabbath School Society, are equally deserving of praise, if, indeed, they are not above praise."

SOLEMN FACTS FOR IMPENITENT PARENTS.

There are no arguments so impressive and irresistible as well attested facts. And we know of no arguments that would be likely to arrest the attention and awaken all the anxieties of an impenitent parent, if he can contemplate the following facts without emotion.

While recently conversing with a mother in Israel, on the subject of parental influence, as affecting the character and salvation of children, we were led to look into the history of several families around us, to see if facts would sustain the sentiments we had expressed. So astonishingly affecting were the results, that we continued our investigations, till we had passed over from one half to two-thirds of the geographical extent of the town. We embraced in the survey, all the families, so far as we could ascertain, who have resided in that section of the town, within the past thirty years. The number of families, in which there are children over ten years of age, included in our investigation, is ninety-eight

In twenty-seven of these families, both of the parents are professedly pious. Of their one hundred and twenty-five children, who are over ten years of age, eighty-four, about two-thirds, are hopefully pious; four are in the ministry, five are deacons, and one is intemperate; but his father, though a professor of religion, has always used strong drink very freely, and his Christian character, to say the least, is doubtful.

In nineteen of these families, only one of the parents in each family is pious; and that parent, with a single exception, is the mother. Of the ninety-five children in these families, thirty-one, about one-third, are hopefully pious, four are ministers, and seren are dissipated, five of whom are only following the example of their dissipated fathers!

In the remaining fifty-two families, neither of the parents are pious, and of their one hundred and thirty-nine children, only thirteen, not one-tenth, have given any evidence of piety, and not one of these became pious while living at home; most of them had been absent from their parents, several years! Twentyfive of these children, or more than one-fifth, are dissipated, and all their fathers indulge in the free use of intoxicating drinks,

and the fathers of thirteen of them are decidedly intemperate !! Surely no remarks need be added to these solemn facts, to awaken the deepest solicitude in the bosom of every impenitent parent, and to lead every pious parent to impose the most entire confidence in the promise and covenant of God.

NEW ENGLAND S. S. UNION.

This union has been organized but little more than one year. It is de signed to embrace the Baptist Sabbath schools unions of all the New England States. All but two of these States have already united with this union, and these are expected to unite soon. There are many peculiar features in the character of the schools, and the people generally, in the New England States, which render this organization very desirable. | There seems to exist a nearer relationship and a greater unity in sentiment, in feeling, and in measures in reference to Sabbath schools, between the New England States, than between the other sections of the country. We have no doubt our Baptist brethren will find their present organization highly beneficial to the interests of their denomination. We bid them God speed in their efforts to train the rising race for usefulness and for heaven. Arrangements have been made, by which the Mass. Baptist S. S. Union have relinquished the work of publishing Sabbath school books, and transferred their Depository, with all its concerns, and publications, to the New England Union.

Since the commencement of its publishing operations this union have issued nine new works. The Secretary has collested money and obtained subscriptions and pledges to the amount of $4,149 13. The returns from the different auxiliaries give but a partial view of the schools in the New England States. So far as reports were made, the following are the results: Connected with 582 schools there are 5,968 teachers, 42,893 scholars, of whom 684 have professed religion the past year. There are 81,565 volumes in the libraries.

INFLUENCE OF PERSEVERING LABORS.

A section of the town of S- has been very destitute of religious in struction. In the spring Mr. N. proposed to gather a school in the neighborhood. He was told that it was impracticable. But the subject was in his heart, and the kindlings of restless ardor and humble faith impelled him forward. He visited from house to house, and conversed with parents and children. He opened his school and continued his visits, and in a few weeks he had gathered into it ninety attentive scholars. Many of the parents attended to observe what was done, and they became interested also, and now, when there is preaching in the neighborhood on Lord's day, a large part of the school is present with two hundred adult persons!

SABBATH SCHOOL CELEBRATIONS.

The numerous Sabbath school celebrations on the fourth of July, so far as we have been able to learn, were occasions of much interest. It is highly auspicious for our country that her children are beginning to commemorate the anniversary of her freedom, in a manner so appropriate. While they hear the interesting story of their fathers' sufferings and struggles by which they, their children, enjoy the blessings of liberty, they will also be taught to reverence and emulate their fathers' piety, on account of which they were prompted to encounter those sufferings.

At Framingham four schools, embracing about three hundred and fifty scholars united in observing the day. There were three addresses.

The evangelical schools of Salem held their meeting at the church of the Rev. Dr. Emerson. That spacious house was crowded to overflowing. The address was delivered by the Rev. Mr. Crosby of Charlestown. Much interest was given to the occasion by a large juvenile choir. The third hymn sung was the following:

"What are those soul-reviving strains,
Which echo thus from Salem's plains ?
What anthems loud, and louder still,
So sweetly sound from Zion's hill ?

Lo! 'tis an infant chorus sings
Hosanna to the King of kings:
The Savior comes !-and babes proclaim
Salvation, sent in Jesus's name." &c.

Five or six thousand scholars, from the various Sabbath schools in Lowell, assembled in the Grove on Chapel Hill, and listened to addresses from the Rev. Messrs. Thurston, Porter, and Blanchard.

The different schools at Andover held their anniversary in the South Parish meeting house. The number assembled was very large. The exercises consisted in reports from the different schools and several addresses.

"The Boston Sabbath School Union," (says a correspondent of the Recorder,) " embracing all the schools connected with the Orthodox Congregational Societies, eighteen in number, and enrolling nearly three thousand names, held a jubilee at the Odeon. A more beautiful scene can hardly be conceived than the one presented on this occasion. The scholars sat with their teachers in various parts of the house, which was filled to the ceiling; at least three thousand persons were assembled. The children were all neatly dressed, and observed throughout the services the utmost decorum, giving their undivided attention to the exercises. The music was performed by a juvenile choir, numbering nearly one hundred and fifty children, who sat back of the speakers, and facing the audience. Four hymns, appropriate to the celebration, were sung with the most perfect precision of time, and with the sweetest melody which youthful voices well trained could accomplish." Addresses were made to this interesting throng of children and youth, by Messrs. White and Bullard, of Boston, and Mr. Beaman of the Theological Seminary, Andover. Similar celebrations were held at Saxonville, Holden, Rutland, Paxton, Worcester and Lei

cester.

May the time be hastened, when the scenes of revelry, often witnessed on the anniversary of our nation's freedom, shall every where be changed into scenes like those described above.

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PRAISE THE LORD.

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