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ter, and that his presence was required in her bed-room. Thither he went, accompanied by Dr. Elliot. As he approached her bedside, she took his hand and said, "Father, I feel that my end is drawing near. Tell me, I entreat you, am I to believe what you have taught me, or what I have learnt from my mother?" The mother was a sound and sincere Christian, and had spared no opportunity of instilling Christian truths into the mind of her child. The father paused for a moment; he fixed his eyes on the dying child; his countenance changed; his frame was observed to be convulsed to its very centre; while his quivering lips could scarce give utterance to the words-"Believe, my child, what your mother has taught you!" The struggle was too great-the conflict between the pride of human reason and the swelling of parental affection in the heart, was more than he could bear, and even over his stubborn mind truth prevailed.American Paper.

TREASURY.

THE LORD'S SUPPER.-The chief excellency and advantage of this ordinance is, that it is not only a figure and resemblance of our living upon a crucified Saviour, but also a precious instrument, whereby Christ, the bread and drink of life, is really conveyed to, in, and received by us through faith, (“we spiritually eat the flesh of Christ and drink his blood"). This makes it to be a love-token worthy of that ardent affection towards us, which filled Christ's heart at the time when he instituted it, when he was on the point of finishing his greatest work of love by laying down his life for us."-Marshall on Sanctification.

THE COMMUNION.-That Scriptural moderation which is the characteristic of our Church is nowhere more striking than in our Communion Service, when the errors of Popery are duly considered. Whilst in the exhortation the passage above quoted is brought in, that we may lose no portion of the benefit intended by Christ in this ordinance, so in the Consecration Prayer, we find these striking words Thy creatures of bread and wine" lest we should again fall into the awful errors of Consubstantiation and Transubstantiation.

BAPTISM. It is not sufficient to avoid the pernicious errors of those who prevent baptism, contrary to its institution; but you must be also diligent in improving it to the ends for which it was instituted. And here let me desire you seriously to put the question to your souls, what good use do you make of your baptism? How often or how seldom, do you think upon it? Though Baptism be administered to us but once in our lives, yet we ought frequently to reflect upon it, and upon all occasions to put the question to ourselves "unto what were ye baptised?" Acts xix. 3.-Marshall on Sanctification.

POETRY.

(For the Village Churchman)

BY THE REVEREND THE WORSHIPFUL CHANCELLOR RAIKES.
COLLECT FOR CHRISTMAS DAY.

Almighty God! who didst in mercy give,
Thine only Son for man as man to live,
And in the Virgin's womb our nature take,
Grant now that we regenerate made and free,
Thine own adopted sons thro' grace may be,
And live in joy with thee for Jesus' sake.

EPIPHANY.

Oh God! who by the leading of a star,
Didst bring the image from afar;

And from the distant east did'st lead
To Bethlehem, where thy Son was laid,
Grant that we who know thee here,
By the light of faith alone,
When thy Son shall next appear,
May thy glorious presence share,
And behold Thee on thy Throne.

QUINQUAGESIMA.

Blessed Lord! who hast us taught
That all our doings are but naught,
Unless they are done in charity;
That heavenly principle supply,
Of virtue and of peace the tie,
And let its holy grace impart,
The grace of life to every heart,
Till linked in Christian unity,
They all be joined as one in Thee.

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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

The Editor has received several communications for the VILLAGE CHURCHMAN, which he is unable to insert this present month. He hopes in a short time to have an opportunity of making use of their favours.

PRINTED BY W, E, PAINTER, STRAND, LONDON.

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THE PIOUS CHURCHMAN'S SUNDAY. DIALOGUE BETWEEN FARMER GOODMAN, AND HIS LABOURER, THOMAS FAITHFUL.

(For The Village Churchman.)

Farmer. Well Thomas, you'd better be putting your tools bye; you know its Saturday night; and I always like you to give over your work by five o'clock on Saturdays, without it be harvest.

Thomas. Thank you, master: your'e very good. it gives us time to get our bits of markets made. And us poor folks, we always want a two or three things fro' the shop when we've got our wages paid.

Farmer. Why, yes, Thomas: that's one good thing, but there's another that's better still: and that is, it gives you time to get ready for Sunday. I always see and contrive to have my worldly business laid bye by the time that the clock strikes eight on a Saturday night.

Thomas. Well but, master; you dont think that Sunday begins on Saturday night.

Farmer. No; no more I do, Thomas. But then, you know, there's a deal in being prepared beforehand a bit and thinking what you're going to do before you begin of any thing; and its just so with Sunday. Its a particular great mercy that God Almighty has given us one day in a week to get ready for

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heaven and I want to get all the good as I can from it. And so I contrive to have a bit of time before to think of it. Thomas. Well, master; I am sure its particular sensible what you say. But how do you do, on a Saturday night? Farmer. Well, Thomas, I'll tell you how I do. I set myself to meditate upon the great love of th'Almighty in making a Sabbath. And I've no occasion to go any farther than the second chapter in the Bible to see when God did make it. Because it says there "God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it; because that in it He had rested from all His work, which God had created and made."-(Genesis, ii. 3.) And so you see, the Sabbath was meant to make us remember the creation of the world.

Thomas. Well I declare, I never thought of that before, but I'll look for it when I get home. Our Clergyman, Mr. Peacemaker, has let me have a new Bible with a rare clever print. I'll look for that ere piece about the Sunday to-night.

Farmer. Well, and there's another place where the Sabbath is mentioned, and that's in the twentieth chapter of Exodus. It's one of the ten commandments which God gave to Moses. You know our Minister reads them on a Sunday morning. It says, "In six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it." Thomas. But how is it, master, that our Sunday is the first day in a week, and not the last. Ought not we to keep Saturday for Sunday according to that?

Farmer. No, Thomas; that's a little bit of a mistake of yours, you see the great point is to keep one day in seven holy. You know, the redemption of the world was finished as it might be on our Sunday. Christ died on Good Friday and rose again on Easter Sunday. And so the Apostles and all the Christians ever since have kept the first day in the week. And then, you see besides, here is another reason for thinking on Saturday night about the next day; because it makes us remember "the inestimable love of God in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ: for the means of grace and the hope of glory;" as it is in the general thanksgiving. Thomas. I'm uncommon glad, master, that you've set me to rights about that, it's often puzzled me.

Farmer, Well, Thomas: we were talking about thinking of a Sunday on Saturday night. I often think, what a great blessing it is, that there is a Sunday, for resting both man and beast. We all of us get tired by a Saturday, and being quiet on a Sunday quite sets us up for the next week. And the

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