CONTENTS. Christ's Kingdom not of this World. By Boss UET 57 The Characters of Martha and Mary. By DAVIES 61 Eternity and Time. By DAVIES Recollections. By BARTON Means of Producing Contentedness. By J. TAY- LOR The Gradual Progress of Evil. By VENN Calamities of War. By R. HALL Piety in the Female Sex. By WILBERFORCE Human Frailty. By J. TAYLOR Death of Thomas Paine 122 The Invocation. By MRS HEMANS Courtesy. By J. FAWCETT Spiritual Pride. By J. FAWCETT The Stranger and his Friend. Matt. xxv. 35-40. Complaisance in Matters of Religion. By SHER- Government of the Passions. By G. GREGORY Habitual Remembrance of God. By GISBORNE God Omnipresent. By JAMES EDMESTON € 198 Maternal Resignation. From HEBREW TALES' The Advantages of a Peaceable Temper. By BAR- Twilight and Autumn. By H. WARE, Jr Hymn. By H. KIRKE WHITE SOUVENIR. WINTER, A SEASON OF RELIGIOUS THOUGHT. ALISON. In THERE are emotions which every where characterize the different seasons of the year. its progress, the savage is led, as well as the sage, to see the varying attributes of the Divine Mind; and, in its magnificent circle, it is fitted to awaken in succession, the loftiest sentiments of piety which the heart can feel. When spring appears, when the earth is covered with its tender green, and the song of happiness is heard in every shade, it is a call to us to religious hope and joy. Over the infant year, the breath of heaven seems to blow with paternal softness, and the heart of man willingly partakes in the joyfulness of awakened nature. When summer reigns, and every |