has gained his renown at the expense of personal rectitude, or by some sacrifice of principle.

Let us from the first cultivate in our children the feeling of accountability to God. Even the very little child can understand that this thing or that must not be done, because it is against God's command. Let the Bible be the supreme code of laws in our homes! "Such conduct would displease our Father in Heaven ;—hear what He says about it," we should oftener say to the dear ones, who take our words with absolute trust, and who so readily believe the words of God.-A MOTHER.

GLEANINGS.

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS CULMINATING IN MURDER.-The following anecdote proves the correctness of the Baroness BurdettCoutts's theory, that humanity should be inculcated in childhood, for the cruel boy too often becomes the cruel man. H. F. was sent to a good mercantile school in an eastern county. He was frequently reprimanded for acts of cruelty to animals, and on one occasion the master, finding his reproofs unheeded, said, in the presence of his pupils, that if H. F. did not reform, he would certainly come to a bad end. The boy became a man, and one day the public mind was greatly shocked by the news of a cold-blooded murder; the perpetrator of the dreadful crime was H. F., his guilt was clearly proved, and he died upon the scaffold!

UNDOUBTING FAITH.-The Christian must trust in a withdrawing God. The boldness of faith ventures into God's presence, as Esther into Ahasuerus's, when no smile is to be seen on His face, no golden sceptre of promise perceived in His hand. Yea, faith trusts not only in a withdrawing, but in a killing God. (Job xiii. 15). Now, for a soul to make its approaches unto God, by a recumbency of faith, even while God seems to fire upon it, and shoot His frowns like envenomed arrows into it, is hard work, and will try the Christian to purpose. Yet such a masculine spirit we find in that poor woman at Canaan, who, as it were, took up the bullets which Christ shot at her, and, with a humble boldness of faith, sent them back again to Him in her prayers.-Gurnall.

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"THE MASTER IS COME, AND CALLETH FOR THEE. Not for pastor, or the deacons, or some gifted member of your Church, but "for thee." No matter who you are, or how limited your sphere, it is you he calls for. No lack of gifts can excuse you. If God calls you, it is simply to do what you can, however little that may be. Jesus said of Mary, " She hath done what she could." The poor woman who cast into the treasury two mites, did all that she could, and Jesus commended her. "Go thou and do likewise."

HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.

HOW TO COOK A FOWL. Cut up a fowl into pieces; the leg and thigh into two pieces, each wing into two pieces, the back into three, the breast into two, which, with the merrythought, will form in all fourteen pieces. Take a Spanish onion, cut it up small, put it in a stewpan with two ounces of butter and a little cayenne and salt. Let it stew gently for about an hour until it is in a complete pulp. Half an hour before you want it, put in the fourteen pieces of chicken, let them stew for half-an hour, and when done, put into your silver dish a teaspoonful of Spanish or French garlic vinegar; if that is not liked, the squeeze of half a lemon, and you will never again want to taste insipid boiled fowl. It requires no water; the fowl will be done in its own gravy.

RICE JELLY.

Boil well together 4 oz. of sugar in 1 pint of milk; have ready 4 oz. of ground rice, mixed very smooth with a little cold milk; put it into the boiled milk, stir it well, and boil all together till quite thick. Put it into a basin or shape, if you have one; it will look prettier when turned out.

TAPIOCA OR SAGO JELLY. Put 4 table-spoonfuls of sago in 1 quart of water; simmer it by the fire till the sago is quite dissolved, taking care not to boil

it; you can add a little lemon, or any flavouring you like. It can be eaten either hot or cold.

Tapioca jelly is made just in the same way. Both tapioca and sago dissolve more easily if you soak them in water before making the jelly.

TO MAKE A BREAKFAST-CUP OF
ARROWROOT.

Take a tea-spoonful of arrowroot, mix it very smooth with a little cold milk, pour over it half a pint of boiling milk, stirring it all the time; put it into a saucepan ; give it a quick boil up, taking care the milk does not boil over,it boils up in an instant,-and it is ready. You can flavour it with lemon or spice, and eat it with or

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sugar.

ARROWROOT DRINK.

Take a teaspoonful of arrowroot, mix it very smooth with a little water; take a pint of boiling water and pour over it, stirring it all the while; sweeten it with moist sugar, and squeeze into it the juice of half a lemon. Strain it through a piece of muslin. You can make it any thickness you please, by adding a little more or

a little less water.

TAMARIND TEA.

Put pint of tamarinds into a jug; pour 1 quart of boiling water over them; cover them up; let them stand for an hour. It will be ready for use. If you want it very clear, strain through muslin.

BOOKS RECEIVED.

Bright Glimpses for Mothers' Meetings.-Home Thoughts for Mothers (Nisbet & Co.).-Good Words for Mothers (Book Society).Hints on Nursing the Sick (Partridge & Co.).-Plain Paths.-Precious Truths (Religious Tract Society).-Home Visitor (Hunt & Co.).

THE nature of a successful Christian education we propose to notice. And we would not here dwell on subjects which are generally acknowledged, such as prompt obedience and the honouring of parents, but would rather point out things which are too often neglected.

1. The first thing is rightly to know the TRUE FOUNDATION OF OUR HOPES of success. This is nothing less solid than the sure promises of God's word, many of which are very precious to a Christian parent's heart; such as Deut. vii. 9; Psalm xxxvii. 25, 26; c.5; cii. 28; ciii. 17, 18; cxii. 2; Prov. xi. 21; xx. 7; xxii. 6; Isaiah xliv. 3-5; li. 8; lxv. 23; Luke i. 50; Acts ii. 38, 39.

2. We must join with this a clear view of the only governing cause of success; THE FREE AND RICH GRACE OF GOD OUR FATHER. All his children are born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. Here is the origin, here is the maintaining and continuing strength, here is the final triumph of all our efforts; and to cultivate a habit of constantly looking to, and habitually depending upon God, in daily prayer, in every instruction, and in every plan formed for our children, is a main principle for obtaining their spiritual good. The faith and prayers of a parent are specially prevalent with our gracious Redeemer (Mark v. 23; vii. 24-30; ix. 23, 24).

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3. Another material point is, TO LET OUR EYE BE SINGLE IN SEEKING PRIMARILY THEIR SPIRITUAL WELFARE: an all-directing and controlling principle in education should be, to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, for our children. This should influence us as to the place in which we fix them, the company to which we introduce them, the books we wish them to read, the situation we desire for them, and, in short, as to everything we do concerning them.

4. THE DILIGENT AND RIGHT USE OF THE MEANS OF GRACE is a most important help for children-such as daily reading the scriptures, prayer, habits of self-examination, and regular attendance on public worship. But besides all these means, the most important, perhaps, is that constant inculcation of Divine truth to which we are so plainly directed in the Scriptures: "These words which I command thee this day shall be in thine heart; and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and thou shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up: and thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thine house and on thy gates" (Deut. vi. 6-9). Particular instruction of the children by themselves, and a mother's private and individual conversation with them, are also of great moment.

5. DISCIPLINE is a matter of constant necessity. A welldisciplined Christian child is the best gift which a parent can bestow on his country; whilst children left to themselves, and with no settled habits of patient and steady application, are likely to be sources of much trouble to their fellow-creatures. Discipline will seek constantly to restrain, check, and subdue all that is wrong, or leading to wrong, and to animate and encourage all that is right. Every day brings fresh occasion for its exercise, with regard to appetite, pleasures, temper, coveting the things of others, neglecting duties, disorderly practices, and, indeed, all the varied events of life.

6. PUNISHMENT must not be withheld, but must be varied according to the degree of fault. It is important also that the scale by which we measure the degrees of wrong should be scriptural. Sin directly against God, and moral faults, such as falsehood, passion, and taking anything that does not belong to them, call for the severest punishment, and should never be passed by without chastisement: while accidents from carelessness, though they may occasion us a serious injury, yet should be visited with a lighter penalty, as not being intentional faults.

7. FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE, BY WISE AND CHRISTIAN APPROBATION, everything that is lovely and excellent. Much may be done in forming the character, by due attention to this: all truth, openness, generosity, self-denial, and love to others-all diligence and application in good pursuits should have the parental smile of