the world. The spoiler is among the works of God; all that is made must be de-stroyed'; all that is born must die.

I have seen the flower with'er-ing on the stalk, and its bright leaves spread on the ground.—I looked again, and it sprung forth afresh: the stem was crowned with new buds and the sweet'ness thereof filled the air.

I have seen the sun set in the west, and the shades of night shut in the wide ho-ri'zon: there was no colour, nor shape, nor beauty, nor mu'sic; gloom and dark'ness brooded a-round'.-I looked: the sun broke forth a-gain' from the east, and gilded the moun'tain-tops; the lark rose to meet him from her low nest, and the shades of darkness fled away'.

I have seen the in'sect, being come to its full size, lan'guish and re-fuse' to eat it spun itself a tomb, and was shroud'ed in the silken cone: it lay without feet, or shape, or power to move.-I looked a-gain': it had burst its tomb; it was full of life, and sailed on coloured wings through the soft air ; it re-joiced' in its new being.

Thus shall it be with thee, O man! and so shall thy life be re-newed'.

Beauty shall spring up out of ashes, and life out of the dust.

A little while shalt thou lie in the ground, as the seed lieth in the bosom of the earth; but thou

shalt be raised again; and, if thou art good, thou shalt never die any more.

Who is he that cometh to burst open the prison doors of the tomb; to bid the dead a-wake', and to gather his re-deemed' from the four winds of heaven?

He de-scend'eth on a fi'er-y cloud; the sound of a trumpet goeth before him; thousands of angels are on his right hand.

It is Jesus the Son of God; the Sa'-viour of men; the friend of the good.

He cometh in the glory of his Father: he hath re-ceived' power from on high.

Mourn not, therefore, child of im-mor-tal'i-ty! -for the spoil'er, the cruel spoil'er, that laid waste the works of God, is subdued: Jesus hath con'quered death-Child of im-mor-tal'i-ty! mourn no longer.

THE SPRING, THE DAWN, THE DEW, AND THE FLOWERS

Sweet is the time of spring,
When Nature's charms appear;

The birds with ceaseless pleasure sing,

And hail the opening year:

But sweeter far the spring

Of wisdom and of grace,

When children bless and praise their King,

Who loves the youthful race.

Sweet is the dawn of day,

When light just streaks the sky :
When shades and darkness pass away,
And morning's beams are nigh:
But sweeter far the dawn

Of piety and youth;

When doubt and darkness are withdrawn.

Before the light of truth.

Sweet is the early dew

Which gilds the mountain tops, And decks each plant and flower we view, With pearly glittering drops :

But sweeter far the scene,

On Sion's holy hill;

When there the dew of youth is seen,

Its freshness to dis-til'.

Sweet is the opening flower,

Which just begins to bloom,
Which, every day and every hour,
Fresh beauties will assume :
But sweeter that young heart,
Where faith, and love, and peace,
Blossom and bloom in every pait,

With sweet and varied grace.

CAIN AND ABEL.

And Eve again bare his brother A'bel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. And Abel also brought of the firstlings of his flock, and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel, and to his offering: but unto Cain, and to his offering, he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? If thou do'est well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou do'est not well, sin li'eth at thy door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. And Cain talked with Abel his brother and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not. Am I my brother's keeper? And he said, what hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood cri'eth unto me from the ground. And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand. When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength. A fu'gitive and a vag'a-bond shalt thou be in the earth. And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is

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greater than I can bear. Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid: and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth: and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me. And the Lord said unto him, Therefore, whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him seven-fold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the East of Eden.

QUESTIONS.

In what employments were Cain and Abel engaged? What were the offerings which they brought to the Lord? To whose offering had the Lord respect? What did the Lord say to Cain? What did Cain do to Abel? What did Cain say when asked about his brother? What curse was pronounced against Cain?

JACOB'S VISION.

And Jacob went out from Beer-she'ba, and went toward Ha'ran. And he light'ed upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set: and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillow, and lay down in that place to sleep. And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven; and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of A'bra-ham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land where