ters, reading rooms, libraries, periodicals, newspapers, lectures, scientific, historical, political (on both sides) maternal meetings-these are either already in operation (though capable, we admit, of many improvements) or have been set aside as injudicious or nnwarrantable. No, Mr. Simmons himself points out the real want of the age-"We have been led to the conclusion, that the people do not so much require a particular society for their improvement, as they do men who shall give a practical tone a character in the development of liberal principles, Christian sympathy and sound truth." Yes, the preached Gospel, the tidings of salvation by the atonement of Christ (to which we wish our author had made explicit reference) this is the appointed regenerator of a ruined world, and we look and pray for men to go forth in their Master's spirit on their Master's mission, "The Son of Man is come to seek and to save that which is lost." MY OLD PUPILS. 16mo, square, pp. 164. Arthur Hall & Co., Paternoster Row. A capital book for school-boys, more suited perhaps for a somewhat higher station than that of the majority of our national and Sunday schools; but containing matter that all might read with interest and profit. We hope "the philosopher" will not allow this to be his last appearance, for we feel sure he can by no means have exhausted his powers of benefiting his young friends. INDEX TO THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER. By H. N. Champuey. 16mo. pp. 32. Allom, York; Simpkin; Wertheim; and Hamilton; London. THIS little work is intended both to familiarize the mind with the contents of our Common Prayer Book, and to a afford a teacher a ready reference to the various doctrines and sentiments contained therein, which he may profitably use in the course of his instruction. Like the "Index to Scripture Readings" by the same author, which on a previous occasion we recommended to our readers, this work is the result of patient labour intelligently directed, and, we doubt not, will prove very acceptable to our friends. We cordially recommend it to their notice. THE GREAT JOURNEY, A Pilgrim age, &c. 16mo. pp. 100. W. F. Ramsay, Brompton. This little book is (as its title might indicate) one of those numerous allegories which Bunyan's inimitable work has suggested, and therefore like its predecessors, falls under the disadvantage of a comparison with its prototype. The author however, disarms this criticism, by his candour and by his appreciation of the Pilgrim's Progress, and his allegory will be read with interest as containing some new and instructive images, which may well furnish a Pilgrim (young or old) with profitable thoughts. BOOKS RECEIVED. THE THREE PATRIARCHS. By Margaretta. 12mo., pp. 166. W. Rees, Llandovery: Longman & Co., London. THE MERCY SEAT. By Dr. G. Spring, New York. Cloth 8vo. pp. 222. Clark, Edinburgh. BUNYAN'S PILGRIM'S PROGRESS. 16mo., pp. 152. J. H. Keble, Bolt Court, Fleet Street. SHORT MEMORIALS OF THE LORD'S GOODNESS. 12mo., cloth. J. F. Shaw, Southampton Row. HINTS FOR THE EARNEST STUDENT. By Mrs. W. Fison. fcap. 8vo., pp. 484. Author of Letters from the Continent, Guiseppe, &c. Seeleys, Fleet Street. INDEX TO THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER. 16mo. pp. 32. Allom, York. RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY. THE OLD TESTAMENT POCKET COMMENTARY: Cloth, 12mo., pp. 324. THE THEEE QUESTIONS. 12mo., pp. 178, cloth. By the Author of " The Mirage of Life." THE MIRAGE OF LIFE. pp. 116, 12mo. WERTHEIM & MACINTOSH, Paternoster Row. BIBLE GLOSSARY. By J. Jameson. 12mo., pp. 166. PLAIN PARISH SERMONS. By Rev. Philip Bland. 12mo., pp. 384. A GIFT AT THE GRAVE, 24mo., pp. 32. By the Rev. E. Harston. Tamworth. THE SHEPHERD'S CORD. 32mo., pp. 32. ARTHUR HALL, VIRTUE & Co., London. MY OLD PUPILS. 16mo., square, pp. 164. W. F. RAMSAY, Brompton. BRITISH SLAVERY, OR THE LATE HOUR SYSTEM. By Rev. Thos. Wallace. 12mo., pp. 80. ON FAITH. 32mo., pp. 32. GROOM, London and Birmingham. EVENING CONVERSATIONS ON SACRED SUBJECTS. By a Mother. 16mo., pp. 44. B. L. GREEN, Paternoster Row. THE TABERNACLE AND ITS FURNITURE. By Dr. Kitto. 4to, with Engravings. GREEN'S JUVENILE LIBRARY. Hubert Lee. 12mo., pp. 156. YOUTHFUL CHRISTIANITY. By Rev. S Martin. 16mo,, pp. 106. CHRISTIANITY THE WORLD-FACT. A Lecture. By George W. Conder. 12mo., pp. 20. IRISH SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS' MAGAZINE. April to June. SCOTTISH SABBATH SCHOOL TEACHERS' MAGAZINE. June. GLASGOW SABBATH SCHOOL TEACHERS' MAGAZINE. April to June. Notices to Correspondents, Members, &c. Contributions received from Mary-Dux.-C. W. J.-An Old Teacher.-J. T.W. M. S.-G. L.-R. H. C.-E. B.-S. S. T.-E. B. W. Articles by W. S. and -of Derby, also a Lesson on a Parable, with one or two Reviews, are in type, but unavoidably postponed. "Aris." has our thanks for his letter and MS. We have not been able to use the latter as it is too long, and a part of it does not bear on the subject proposed. If he will try again and write more pithily, we shall be very glad to hear from him. Contributions for our next Number must be sent by the 1st. of September. We beg to draw the attention of our friends to the inquiry in our last Magazine respecting Sunday School Literature. CHURCH OF ENGLAND SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE. Wednesday, July 10.-"The Lessons derivable Tuesday, August 13.-"The Method of imparting Instruction from the Lessons of the Old Testament." Tuesday, October 29.-"The Advantages accruing to Parents from their Children's Attendance at Sunday School."... Tuesday, November 26.-"The Method of Teaching the Evidences of Christianity to the Bible Classes of Sunday Schools." Tuesday, December 10.-"The Benefit of Sunday School Instruction, as illustrated in the after lives of children." } } Rev. G. S. DREW, St. John the Evangelist, Rev. W. H. JOHNSTON, Chaplain of the Military College, Addiscombe. Rev. E. PIZEY, St. Peter's, Saffron Hill. Rev. G. FISK, Christ Chapel, St. John's Wood. LIST OF CONVERSATIONAL MEETINGS, From July to December, 1850. Wednesday, July 24.-" The propriety of having Clothing Clubs and other Subscriptions in Sunday Schools." Wednesday, September 18.-"The best method of proceeding with regard to the admission of new Teachers." Wednesday, December 14.-" The progress of Infidelity, as observable by the Sunday School Teacher in his work." To commence at Eight o'Clock, P.M., precisely. The Lectures at St. Dunstan's School Room. The Meetings at the Institute. Public Affairs. We are quite unable to find space for our usual survey of affairs abroad, but two matters at home demand our notice. Mr. Fox's Bill for providing a Secular Education, and which should be, in a great degree, compulsory, has been signally defeated; an event which must afford sincere pleasure and ground for great thankfulness to those who consider our Scriptural Education, even in its present imperfect state, infinitely superior in its promotion of the happiness of the nation to the most perfect system of Instruction which should cultivate the faculties of the mind and leave the heart unaffected by any reference to the Great Creator, Preserver, and Redeemer of all men. The other topic to which we feel bound to allude, is the Sunday Postage Resolution. Last Sunday was an era in the history of England as a day on which an immense amount of desecration was suddenly abandoned. The opponents of this alteration including the great majority of the Newpapers (whose interests are materially affected by the regula tion) are perfectly wild with rage and astonishment; and abuse such as Billingsgate itself scarcely ever witnesses, with a perversion of fact such as a school-boy would detect and be ashamed of, are freely resorted to by the Press, from the Times down to Punch. A measure which aimed at securing for a large body of hard-working men that day of rest which God gave them, is unblushingly declared to be a measure of tyranny! We earnestly beseech our friends to persevere in their efforts to maintain the ground thus gained, which our opponents will make a vigorous effort to wrest from us-let them, above all, be earnest in prayer, that the Hand which moves the world may preserve to us that day of sacred rest without which there were no peace nor happiness on earth. Our opponents are often heard to quote the text, "The Sabbath was made for man," and to argue from it that every man has a right to spend his Sunday as he likes. Strange wilful forgetfulness, when their application of the principle leads them to say to the immense number of men employed as postmen, railway guards and porters, engineers, stokers, steam boat sailors, publicans, waiters in public houses and tea gardens, and many other classes,"The Sabbath was made for man;" but the Sabbath was NOT MADE FOR YOU. ADAMS AND KING, PRINTERS, 30, GOSWELL STREET, LONDON. Church of England SUNDAY SCHOOL QUARTERLY MAGAZINE. 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1850. The Teacher in his Closet. SELF-EXAMINATION. THERE is not a more important duty in Christian life than that of Self-examination; but to teachers, the duty is, if possible, still more important; to take stock of our inner selves, to look over our accounts like good spiritual tradesmen, and continually ask the question-Have I discharged this debt? Can I honestly claim a receipt in full? The responsibilities of the teacher are great; the object of his merchandize, pearls of great price; his dealings are of an extensive and peculiar character; so that it is especially incumbent upon him to be careful in all his transactions, and to keep a fair and just balance sheet. When the business of the day is over, the warehouse closed, the lads and men at sport or provident self-culture, if you enter the narrow precinct of yonder counting-house, you find the owner of all the property about busy at his books, toiling over ledger and daybook, to see that all things are correct; and so it should be with the teacher when his business is done, to enter into his closet and shut the door, and make faithful entries in the debtor and creditor account. Sunday, his day of toil, should be his chief day of reckoning-when the services of the day are over, and parish churches are deserted, school rooms empty, and the solemn stars watching, that should be his time to leave the tempting corner by the fireside, and with no eye but God's upon him, look into the exercises of the day. What have I done? What have I left undone? Two important questions. Happy, thrice happy, if we are not forced to reply-I have done those things which I ought not to have done, and I have left undone the things which I ought to have done. But it is necessary to be more minute and particular in our inquiry. The bare admittance of the fact, we are debtors for a good round sum, will not be sufficient. How much owest thou unto thy Lord? Have I prayed for right thoughts? have I prayed for a right way of expressing my thoughts? have I prayed that the children's hearts might be prepared to receive the truth in love? have I faithfully discharged these devotional duties? or, have I been content with an empty expression of devout desires, content with the dead carcase of Christian worship, seeking not that spirit, zeal, and energy, which should pull down heaven upon me? Did I carefully study the lessons of the day? did I test, analyse, examine every sentiment? was I content to glean upon the surface, or did I dig deeply into the mine of truth? did I labour to attain a collected and consistent view of the great verities taught in the Scriptural sections for instruction? have I now any correct notion of the Bible meaning? Have I striven to present the truth to the children to day, in a simple, affectionate, interesting manner? or, have I been satisfied with relating facts and stating doctrines, without troubling myself about the capacity of the hearers? if I have witnessed weariness in the uneasy motion of my scholars, was not that weariness attributable to me? Are the children any better, any wiser, any happier to night, than they were this morning? have I exhibited Jesus? have I pointed to Calvary? have I told them of their lost condition, and the hope set before them in the Gospel? Have I had any selfish thoughts to day in connection with my work-any pride, vanity, or self-conceit ? have I thought more highly of myself than I ought to think? have I shown in my conduct a practical exemplification of my teachings? have I had the same mind that was also in Christ Jesus? How shall I answer for this day's doings in the judgment? do I expect a blessing? can I honestly anticipate a word of commendation ? Such inquiries as these would make us more humble, more prayerful, more useful. More humble for who can say I have done thy will in these matters, O Lord? who, but an unjustified Pharisee, could come before God with such self-applaudings? who, that looks with a steady |