Mr. JAFFE writes

The solemnities which are being celebrat d amongst the Jews at the present season, have drawn a rather unusually large number of strangers to this city; and in passing through the streets, one could not help observing the many anxious and care-worn Jewish faces, which met your gaze on every side-all absorbed in close contemplation of the solemn ordeal through which they were about to pass, or intent in making the requisite preparations for the event, and one could not but feel deeply sad over Israel's low and hapless state, and tenderly moved for his recovery to God and the enjoyment of His favour. At such seasons as these the Missionary of the Cross has generally to experience great ditficulty in gaining access to the Jew, wrapped up as he is in a spirit of apparent devotion, and of deep penitence for the sins of the past year; he will neither listen to, nor engage in anything by which his soul might becoine contaminated; yet a few there were who felt the unsatisfying and unappeasing nature of these days of solemnities, to whom the proffers of mercy, and invitations of love, could be addressed, and who listened with a painful interest to the tale of a Saviour crucified. Many also I met who were by no means strangers to the Gospel, who, more than once, heard from my own, as well as from the lips of other servants of Jesus, the scheme of man's redemption and salvation propounded, but who, through some circumstance or other, have remained in a state of indecision.

One young man in particuiar, who for many a mouth enjoyed Christian instruction when I was labouring in Bristol, and who at the time gave, not only pleasing evidence of the work of grace having begun within him, but also cheering indications of future usefulness, has, through his

unadvisedly contracting a union with a rather bigoted English Jewess, continued for these many years undecided for the Lord, but also a most unhappy man. told me, when speaking to him of the sin of procrastination, that he has sinned against God, against bis conscience, and against reason, and that he is now justly suffering the consequences of his folly and wickedness. "I still," said he, "believe in Jesus; but I feel unhappy and wretched, because my wife stands in the way of confessing Him, and she drags nie along with her to perdition and ruin."

Another young man, who, for a considerable time, was taught by me the way of salvation, and who afforded the most satisfactory evidence of a change having been wrought within his soul, has, up to this time, put off confessing his Lord publicly, out of consideration for his parents, who are still living. And thus there are numbers who are convinced of the truth of our holy religion, but who, through various causes, have not as yet had the moral courage openly and publicly to confess their allegiance to the Lord Jesus.

I am happy to say that Mr. S—, whose interesting and rather remarkable conversion I have already stated, is continuing most delightfully to progress in the things that make for peace. He has had to pass through bitter trials of late, and these most occasioned by his wife, who is still offering some opposition to the truth; but he is enabled to manifest in them all the mind of Jesus; by the consistency of his life and conversation he is shedding a benign influence around him, so that many who before doubted the genuineness of a Jew's conversion, are now forced to admit that the Gospel, after all, possesses a power and efficacy to change the heart and influence the affections. Mr. Swill,

brew New Testament, was so filled with what he considered to be "a zeal of the Lord, that he went straightway to the magistrate of the place, and said that he wished to have his son incorporated in the imperial army, and arranged that some armed men should come to his house in the night, when he would deliver him up to them without noise and public scandal. By a gracious Providence, however, the poor young man, being informed in time of this unjustifiable act, fled from his father's house. But as no friend's house seemed to him a safe asylum from his parent's blind fury, he sought refuge in the forest amidst the ravaging wolves. There, he said, he lay the whole night, thinking of the prophet Daniel, and praying to the same God who protected him from the mouths of lions. Nor had God forsaken him; for, after some difficulties, he reached the Prussian frontier, which, under the same Divine protection, he passed unseen. There he was safe for the moment, but could not remain long, on account of the vigilance of the police. He came at last to this country. I met him for the first time at the house of one of my Jewish acquaintances, when it was a pleasant surprise to him to learn what I was. He has since then very often called upon me, when we have spent hours in reading and religious conversation. I believe him most savingly impressed with the truths of the Gospel. He told me that his sufferings for Christ's sake began before he could rightly appreciate His character; but now, as he had read the New Testament thoroughly, and could duly value its Divine Subject, he considered his past sufferings as nothing, being, as it were, dispelled from his mind by the glorious acquisition of light and truth. He told me further, that when reading the New Testament for the first time, the passage where Christ says, "He who is without sin, let him first cast a stone," which embodies the wisdom and mercy of the Divine Being Himself, fell upon his soul like an electric stroke, and convinced him that these could not but be the words of a merciful Saviour.

My inquirer, Mr. V., continues to manifest progress in Christian truth and life. He accompanies me every Sunday to a Christian place of worship. I went with him on the first day of the Jewish New Year, which was on the 13th inst., to the Jewish temple, where he, like myself, endeavoured to prove to some Jews who grouped round me the Messiahship of Jesus. After the service I accompanied one of them, who has several Jewish lodgers, to his house, where his wife re

quested me to dine with them, which I kindly refused. We were there soon joined by the inmates and some other Jews, who addressed to each other, in Hebrew, the usual salutations, i.e., to be inscribed for a good year. They washed their hands and sat down to the table; the master of the house pronounced the blessing, broke the bread, and passed it round; after which they dipped their morsels in some honey, according to the custom, and ate them. The conversation was soon turned upon the Christian's subject, which was discussed most quietly, and I hope also with much benefit.

I have frequent interesting intercourse with Mr. B-, who writes in one of the periodicals He is a great enemy of the Talmud, and, according to his sentiments, almost a Christian. He related to me some striking passages in the work of a certain Rabbi, Jacob Emden, who existed about one hundred years ago, and who wrote in favour of Christianity. This work was condemned, and for a time suppressed, though the author himself stood in great renown with the Jews.

The day of expiation, which was on the 22nd inst., afforded me the opportunity to preach the Gospel to numbers of Jews who were standing outside the temple.

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As I anticipated in my report of the 25th ult., I am very happy to inform you now that the wife and brother of my late convert Mr. F, who were all under my missionary care since the commencement of my mission in Paris-that is more than four years were received into the visible Church of Christ through the ordinance of baptism. Mrs. C. Fbaptised on the 27th ult., in the Eglise de la Redemption, by pastor Meyer, and H. F on the 30th ult., in the Eglise Pentemant, by pastor Pomier. I hope you will rejoice with me at these new tokens of God's favour and acceptance. I must not, however, claim these new converts as exclusively my own, but I must cheerfully acknowledge that the London Society's Missionary from Strasburg has, at his occasional visits to Paris, greatly contributed to their spiritual development.

I think I have once given you all the particulars connected with the occasion of Mr. F, senior. His wife and brother continued to be the objects of my missionary exertions, amd were also strengthened and advanced in their faith by the piety, consistency, and good example of Mr. F., senior, until they desired at last to be partakers with him of the same hope, by declaring themselves openly on the Lord's side.

You will remember that in a previous communication I informed you that I visit the military hospital, to which I have of late paid more than usual attention. I find that it presents at the present moment a very important door of access to very many of my brethren, who are from time to time brought hither from the seat of war. I cannot tell you with what kind feelings they receive me, how thankful they appear for my visits, and how gladly they listen to the message of the Gospel, which I believe is not preached in vain to those brave, wounded and dying sons of Abraham whom a kind Providence has sent hither. One day, after I had preached an hour or so to one of them, he took my hand, and with great emotion said, "I have not anything to give you for your kindness in visiting and preaching to me Christ-all I have is a piece of cloth, which I tore from the soldier's coat at the time when he bayoneted me; if you like to have it you are quite welcome to it."

The arrivals of sick and wounded are so numerous, that those soldiers only who can suffer to be removed or transferred are done so, which is not very agreeable to missionary work; for sometimes I have just succeeded in making my brother understand the true nature of Christianity, and leave him with the hope of soon seeing him again;

but when I call I find his bed occupied by another, and I am told that my friend has been sent to Aix or Avignon, or to his depôt, or to some other place. Thus I have already lost sight of not a few, and perhaps I may never see them again; but judging from the reception which the Gospel has met from them, the kind manner in which they received me and the Word of God, when I offered it to them, and the many thanks they expressed to me for preaching to them, I have every reason to believe that my labours will not be in vain among those poor Jewish soldiers, the most of whom are panting for the Word of truth.

Three of them have died within the last month; two of whom, I believe, have found peace in believing; both of them have told me more than once that they believed and loved the Saviour.

I was one day by the bedside of one of them, reading to him the New Testament, and telling him that "God so loved the world that He sent His only-begotten Son, that whosoever believethin Him should not perish, but have everlasting life;" "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved;" and that "there is no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus," when a priest entered the same salle, and went to the bed next to where I was, and after a few words he put his ear to the dying man's mouth and asked him to confess, which the poor soldier did, after which he read mass to him and left him and went to another. Thus sends the Romish Church souls blindfolded into eternity!

I cannot describe the painful scenes which I am called to witness when passing through the hospital: here are some who have had their eyes shot out, there are some who have lost their fingers, hands, arms, legs, and many other parts, too numerous to describe.

My heart bleeds at these scenes, whilst it rises in earnest supplication to the God of all mercy, to hasten the time when peace and righteousness shall reign in the land, and when the swords shall be beaten into ploughshares, and the spears into pruninghooks, when nations shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."

I have just returned from a visit to our sister in Christ R. H—, who is bearing a living testimony to the truth and reality of the religion of Jesus; but I do not think that she can live much longer, and she knows it herself, for she feels that her time of departure is fast approaching.