be blessed unless we take it to the throne of grace, and commend it to the Lord? Dear young friends, work for Israel on your knees. Work while it is day.

THE JERUSALEM JEW.

THE picture on our frontispiece is from a drawing by Mrs. Ewald. It is that of a Polish Jew residing in Jerusalem. This man has always had a good character both from Christians and Jews. He has had to meet with much trial, and sometimes has even refused to do what some of the Jews wished, though he would have gained the things of this world, rather than follow anything he did not think to be right.

He was employed for a long time in the occupation of a tailor by one of the Jewish converts in Jerusalem. But the rabbies did not like this. They told him that he must leave his employer, or else they would not give him the little allowance which he and all the other Jews receive. The poor man was thus obliged to give up the greater part of his means of support, in order to avoid the ill-will of the rabbies.

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CHRISTIAN LOVE.

In a distant part of the country, a Jew was travelling along the road. He carried across

his shoulder a box of things which he had to sell. He was evidently a Jewish pedlar.

As he walked along, he thought of the Christian missionary whom he had so often talked with when he was in London. How often had the missionary read the word of God with him! How often had he shown him the way in which Jesus was proved to be the promised Messiah from his own Scriptures! And how often had he urged him to flee to this Saviour for peace and for pardon!

All these thoughts came into the mind of the Jew. He had been going about for a long time, trying to sell his wares, but he had met with little success. He thought very likely it was because he was a Jew. Many people think that the Jews always cheat, and try to get more money than what their goods are worth.

These thoughts were very bitter to the poor traveller. If any of the Jews were dishonest,

if

any of them were inclined to cheat, who had caused them to do this? Did not Gentiles oppress them, and exact from them all that they could get? and had it not often been only out of self-defence that they asked a high price for their goods?

What however could he do? He was hungry, and had not bread to eat. He was weary, and had not money for a lodging. People seemed as if they would not buy of him because he was a Jew. Would they buy of him if he were a Christian?

The Jew determined to try what effect this would have. It was wicked in him to wish to deceive, but yet he made up his mind to do so.

So he went to the house of a gentleman, and after the servant had opened the door, the master of the house came out and saw him. He asked the pedlar whether he was a Jew. The man said that he was a Jew who had learnt to love the Lord Jesus Christ, and had become a Christian. The gentleman then asked him to come in, and began to question him as to what he did believe. The Jew then felt that he must try to cover the falsehood he had uttered. He called to mind the proofs the missionary had brought forward of the Messiahship of Jesus. He then pointed out so many passages to the gentleman, that he felt sure that the man must be sincere, and that his story must be true. He thought that he was a brother believer, and his heart was opened to him. He invited him into his house, in which he remained for a whole day. He sat down and eat with him at the same table, and

bought four pounds worth of his goods.

This was Christian love.

The heart of the Jew was deeply touched by this. How was it that Christians so loved one another? How was it that his professing to be a Christian had so moved the good will of this kind gentleman towards him? There must be something, he thought, in a religion that does this.

Now, although we could not recommend our friends to take the statement of every travelling Jew for truth; and although this case shows that this poor man was acting the part of a deceiver, yet God made use of it for good. The pedlar left this house a changed man. Again the teachings of the missionary came before his mind, and he journeyed back to London to see him once more. Then it was to confess how he had sinned. He related all that had taken place. "Pardon me," he said, "that I have told a lie, in order to improve my circumstances, and to dispose of my goods."

Convinced of the truth of the religion of Jesus, the poor Jew wished now to follow Him, and to make Him all his " salvation" and all his "desire."

THE AQUEDUCT.

WE have here a picture of one of the most interesting discoveries yet made in the city of

Jerusalem. When the workmen were digging for a foundation for the Church, they came upon a mass of mason-work, which turned out to be the top of an arched chamber. The architect directed that the arch should not be disturbed, but that the workmen should dig down by the side of it. They then discovered a doorway. When the rubbish was removed, they found themselves in a chamber nine feet and a half long, and five et eight inches wide. It was beautifully