about all day gathering honey; she carries it home to the rest in the hive. When you hear of the prudent ant, and little busy bee, I hope you will remember, it is our duty to be industrious for others as well as for ourselves, and that others ought to be benefited by all the knowledge which we possess. Such is the law of Christ; it is written, “Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others."

The time was now come when this little company were obliged to part, and very sorry they were nor were the inhabitants of Dormilleuse, the village where they had been staying, less sorry to part with them. They would no longer be able to worship God with them, or listen to their sweet evening hymns, cheering their dreary mountains; the beloved and welcome guests were all about to take their departure. On the evening before they went, the people of the village prepared a farewell supper. It was very simple; a chamois, a marmot, a bear's ham, formed all the delicacies which could be contributed in honour of the last evening; but it is said in the book of Proverbs," Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith," and there was plenty of love among this humble

circle; one of the party remarked, that their meeting was indeed a delightful one, but it was not likely they would ever all assemble together again their pastor heard the remark, and he took occasion to remind them, that though they should never see each other again in this world, if they loved the Lord Jesus Christ, and continued faithful in his service, they would be sure to meet again in His glorious mansions in heaven. He then gave them his parting blessing, and after many kind and affectionate goodbyes, they all separated. Early next morning, they began to descend the mountains, and each took his way to his own home; there always to use, it is to be hoped, for the benefit of others, the knowledge and instruction, which the devoted zeal of Neff, had imparted to himself.

JERUSALEM.

“BEAUTIFUL for situation, the joy of the whole earth is Mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great king;" thus spoke king David, in describing his beloved city; Jeremiah tells us, it was called "the perfection of beauty;"

put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city," saith the prophet Isaiah. In the time of captivity, suffering, and sorrow, the eyes of the Jews turned ever towards this fair city, in whose temple the Lord had condescended, "to put his name,” and where the shining cloud which betokened His presence had appeared. No doubt you have read of the persecution endured by Daniel, because he refused to leave off praying to God; and do you not remember that on those occasions, when he prayed, the windows of his chamber were open towards Jerusalem? During the time of their long captivity in Babylon, the Jews never forgot their beautiful country, but always looked forward with delight to the time, when God should suffer them to return to it :

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occasion, horrible balls of fire, burst out of the earth, destroying and dispersing the workmen.

But why have all the calamities, which the Jews have endured, for more than eighteen hundred years, and are still enduring even now, fallen upon them? Because they rejected Christ, disobeyed God, and drew down upon themselves His

anger.

After the lapse of many years, God permitted a town to be built near where Jerusalem stood, it was called by the same name, but it was neither built nor inhabited by the Jews; the few who do live there, have always been exposed to greater tyranny and oppression, than any where else; for the city is possessed by the followers of the false prophet Mahomet, who hate the Jews with a peculiar hatred, who call them "Jew dogs," and treat them with every sort of cruelty and injustice. Many English missionaries have gone to Jerusalem, and some of them have given a very sad account of the sufferings of the Jews there; fulfilling exactly the prophecy of Moses, Deut. xxviii. 33. "The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not, eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed, and crushed alway :" and they are indeed crushed: so much so, that Jerusalem has been called the