found it difficult to get a living in Danzig, and Joseph and all his family afterwards went to America. Our missionary has not, however, lost sight of them.

He often receives letters from them, and these letters show that the Lord is not only prospering them as regards the things of this world, but is blessing them greatly in their own souls.

We learn, again, that there is a work going on in the hearts of the young, as well as the older persons amongst the Jews. In this case we find two Hebrew youths, and we may hope the other children of one of the families, brought into the fold of the Lord Jesus. But we may also see from this account, how small may be the means which God may make use of to bring about great ends. A New Testament opened the eyes of Joseph; and that feeble boy was enabled by God to do a work, which without His help all the wisdom of the world could not have effected-even the conversion of his own father. It is by facts such as these that our hearts are cheered. We trust that they will serve to stir up even the youngest of our readers, who will be diligent in exerting themselves to aid our Society, and diligent in prayer that God may have mercy upon His ancient people, and so hasten that time, when the "salvation of Israel" shall come out of Zion."

THE JEWS IN CHINA.

If our readers will look at the twenty-eighth chapter of the Book of Deuteronomy, they will find it there written that the Jews should be scattered throughout the whole world. And God has brought to pass what He set forth in His Word. The Jews have found their way into every country in the world; even into places where no other people have been allowed to go, by the natives of these countries.

We find that about twelve years ago, Mr. Finn, who is now at Jerusalem, wrote a book about the numbers of Jews who live in China. Who would have thought that they would find their way into a country, the greater part of which no Englishmen or members of other nations were allowed to visit! But they managed to do this, and when two Chinese missionaries went to see them at a place called Kae-fung-foo, he found that there were about two hundred of them there.

But it appears that there used to be a far greater number there at one time. Every year, however, they decrease, and it almost seems as if they would soon pass away altogether.

The dress of these Jews is just like that of the Chinese. They wear tails, and have their heads shaved; and when going into their synagogue,

wear shoes and caps of a blue colour.

We give

a picture that was sent to us of one of these Chinese Jews, called Keang Soo.

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gogue, or house of prayer, is in a very bad state, and almost in ruins. For fifty years they have had no rabbi over them, to teach them. therefore happens, that not one of those whom the Chinese missionaries met with, could read Hebrew.

until in the course of a short time, there were more than ninety in attendance.

But the rabbies and teachers amongst the Jews were very much enraged at this. They did not wish the poor children to be taught that which would do good to their souls; and they were angry to find that many were taken away from them, and sent to the Christian school. So they began to do all that they could to prevent the children from attending it. They threatened to punish the parents if they allowed them to go; and several of their children were caught when on their way, and were beaten.

Still, however, most of them persevered; and then the rabbies sent out what is called a Cherem, which is an excommunication, or a cutting off of any of the Jews from themselves, who do not act as they wish. Many of these cherems were issued; and although some treated them with contempt, yet by means of them, and persecution, and ill-treatment, besides taking away any money which the poorer Jews were in the habit of receiving, they have greatly succeeded in their object. The school at Balat has been very much thinned, and although we quite hope and believe that soon the Jews will change their minds, and send back their children, yet it is a great trial at the present time.

We will give a few accounts concerning the

school which will be interesting. It was thought at first, that the Jews would be very much offended if the school was opened with prayer, and therefore a Psalm only, or other devotional part of the Old Testament, was read. As soon, however, as the master told the children, that he used this instead of prayer, they asked him whether the Christians did not have some other prayer. He then showed them our Book of Common Prayer, and read to them out of it the Lord's Prayer in Hebrew, and in Judeo-Spanish, which is understood by most of the Jews. children were much surprised at this, and some of the boys who understood Hebrew said that it was very good.

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The master afterwards began to use it every morning after reading the Psalm, and the children even learnt to repeat it after him. days afterwards two of the boys asked him to take them to church with him. The master said that he would be glad to do this, if their parents had no objection.

He was much surprised when they came the Sunday after, dressed in their Sabbath clothes, ready to go to church. They told the master that their parents had no objection to their going, or they would not have allowed them to put on their Sunday clothes. He then gave them Prayer Books, and made them read over