under him, He left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him. But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man." The sacred penman states that the Psalm refers to that period when Christ shall reign from sea to sea- - all rebellious elements being laid prostrate, and creation clothed afresh with holiness, and beauty, and bliss. Amid the anthem-peal of praise that rises up to Him from the redeemed earth, the psalmist hears the songs of infants as no weak tone in the rich diapason, as ascriptions to the Lamb "out of the mouth of babes and sucklings." Yes, the beautiful truth stands forth in all its lustre, deep and consolatory, that the sweetest hymns which shall be heard in the millennial era, will be infant hymns; that amid the songs that rise before the throne, will be melodies that are warbled by infant orphans' tongues, and that gush forth from full infant hearts. The unspeakably precious truth comes home from this to every parent, that, if a saint of God, he shall join in the songs of heaven with his departed infants, who have already caught the key-note.

The Doctrine Inferred from the Great Multitude of the Redeemed.

On no other ground, we may also observe, than on that of the universal safety of deceased infants, can we account for the vast multitudes declared to be ultimately saved. The various expressions used in Scripture respecting the final salvation of men, unquestionably imply that a very great number will be eternally saved. "After this I beheld, and lo, A GREAT MULTITUDE, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; and cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb." "A GREAT MULTITUDE which no man can number" is the characteristic of the finally saved; showing that it is not a minority, but a majority, that shall ultimately be admitted to glory. Christ, in numbers, as in glory, shall have the preeminence. In the nineteenth of Revelation, again, we read, “And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters:" another expression denoting the vast number of the saved. This is a sweet and

majestic thought. The great multitude will not be lost. The prospect dilates the heart of philanthropy, and comes home to us clothed with the attributes and glories of God.

David's Assurance of his Dead Child's Salvation.

There is at least one Scriptural text that seems to expressly assert the safety of dead infants. We allude to the declaration at the close of the beautiful passage descriptive of David's feelings on the loss of his infant, recorded in 2 Samuel 12: 15-23.* "I SHALL GO TO HIM," said David, "but he shall not return to me." If ever there was a case where the infant might be expected to suffer hereafter for the father's sin, it was that of David in this passage. Yet David's conviction of his own sin, expressed so poignantly in the fiftyfirst Psalm, and anxiety about his own spiritual safety, did not cloud his assurance of the safety of this babe. He believed he should meet him in that purer and better land whither he had gone before him.

* The passage is quoted in full on p. 33.

Of Such is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Our Saviour has said, "Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of heaven." This passage, taken in its plain and literal sense, seems to teach that not only are there infants in heaven, but that the greater portion of the redeemed belong to this class. The expression," of such is the kingdom of heaven," means, that "of such it is in a great measure made up," because they will form a very great portion of the redeemed family of heaven. The Saviour appears to have had the universal salvation of all who die in infancy in his view. His reasoning is not, "of persons resembling such in temper and disposition is the kingdom made up," for this would not warrant the conclusion drawn, namely, that children ought not to be hindered from being brought to Him, in order to be blessed, for on the same principle he might have said, "suffer doves and lambs to be brought unto me to be blessed, for of persons resembling such is the kingdom of God made up." Now, this would prove too much; consequently it proves nothing. His words, then, must respect children liter

ally; and his blessing such ensures their salvation. Nor can the words be construed to respect only the particular children then brought to Him, or any particular class of children exclusively, for the expression, "of such," is comprehensive of all who never get beyond the condition of infancy.

Again, our Saviour often calls his adult believers "little ones," and "little children." But there would be a manifest impropriety in thus denominating believers, if it were not true that "little children," and "little ones," may be subjects of salvation.

A Comforting Promise for Bereaved Parents.

"Thus said the Lord, a voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rachel weeping for her children, refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not. Thus saith the Lord, refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the Lord; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy. And there is hope in thine end, saith the Lord, that thy children shall come again to their own border." -Jer. 31: 15-17. That the subjects of this prediction are lit