obtaining accommodation for himself and his scholars, as the Khan in which he had formerly resided was partially occupied as a slave market, the first importation being fifty black females from the upper part of Egypt. In addition to this, the Greeks, who are the most bitter opponents of the truth, had opened a school and employed all their influence to prevent his re-occupying his former abode. In the Jewish community, Mr. Manning says:

"I found many changes had taken place, several of them having gone to the Holy City. Most of those who had succeeded them here, as soon as they knew my errand and who I was, readily entered into conversation on the different objects of our faith, and several of them entreated me to teach them the English language, which I willingly consented to do, provided they did not object to the Scriptures being the medium of instruction. This being agreed to, I have an evening class for the purpose, and one of them, a man somewhat advanced in life and who has evidently seen better days, became much delighted when he learned that his children could be instructed, for which he was willing to make any sacrifice, convinced that there was nothing in the world so bad as ignorance. He has accordingly sent three of his sons to the school, very interesting lads, and exceedingly industrious and anxious to learn. The father has since expressed his determination to settle here, for the present, and carry on his trade. In the school, on the first day, we numbered, twenty-two; on the second, twenty-nine; on the third, thirty-one; nearly the half of whom are of the seed of Abraham.”

Referring to the opposition which he had encountered in his late journey from the priests, Mr. Manning says:

"It is a matter of devout thankfulness that their power is restrained, and that even this petty persecution has resulted in good; for it introduced me to the notice of a prince of the Druses, who, disappointed of a visit from me, has taken the trouble to come hither, very desirous to be informed of certain matters which he had met with in reading the New Testament. After long intercourse, he left, promising if he found other difficulties that he would come again, and assuring me that if I would visit him, at the next hot season, he would procure me a house, and render my stay as agreeable as possible."

GIBRALTAR AND THE NORTHERN COAST OF AFRICA.-Our missionary, Mr. Ben Oliel, has been pursuing a mission of observation and enquiry on the African coast, dispersing the good seed, and holding intercourse with his brethren at Algiers, Philipville, Tunis, Bona, Constantina, &c. We have ample details of his journey, from which we may probably make extracts in a future number. Meanwhile, we invite attention to an appeal from himself at page 9.

During his absence from Gibraltar, Mr. Lowitz has been fulfilling the duties of a missionary there, and at the same time engaged in a course of mutual instruction in Spanish and English with Mr. Ben Oliel's brother, who has been converted

by Divine grace, and has preached the faith which once he despised. The following testimony to his piety, is borne by our respected friends the ministers of the Wesleyan mission. The Rev. H. Cheesborough says:—

"Your brother's conduct has given us the utmost satisfaction. He is serious in his spirit, steady and thoughtful in his manner and general conduct, delights in his studies, is attentive to the means of grace, firm and consistent in his profession of the faith once delivered to the saints, gentle and meek in his temper, yet bold and unflinching in his maintenance of Christian doctrine before the Jews; and, above all, I believe he is humble, prayerful, and earnest as between God and his own soul. I cannot but think that God is preparing him as a vessel in which the truth shall be conveyed to many souls."

The Rev. G. Alton writes :

"Since your departure I have met him regularly in class, and have generally seen him twice a week at my house. He is increasing in scriptural, and, I will add, saving knowledge. To me it has been a spiritual treat to listen to his spiritual experience from week to week, &c., &c."

ROTTERDAM.-Although the committee have, for the present, withdrawn our missionary, as better suited to another field; we have the most satisfactory testimony from Christian friends confirming our own opinion as to the piety and devotedness of Mr. Schwartz; and there is reason to believe that amid the opposition to which he was exposed, he was enabled to commence a work for God, the progress of which is already evident. The following recital will affect and gratify our readers :—

In a visit made by Mr. Schwartz and a Christian friend to D—, a few miles from Rotterdam, they called on a Jewish family, the only one resident in the place, and soon found that salvation had already come to that house; the parents having been led to a knowledge of the truth some years ago, under the instruction of a missionary in N. Brabant. Mr. Schwartz says, "On making myself known to them, their joy exceeded description, telling me, that so recently as the day before, they had been on their knees at the throne of grace, asking the Lord to send some one with whom they could converse freely on the great truths of religion; and now, said they, in your unexpected visit, we have a plain answer to our prayer." The following particulars of their history, were gathered by our friend in his intercourse with them. On their avowal of faith in Christ, they were subjected to severe persecution by the Jews, and were very coldly treated by professing Christians. One son, a promising youth, was taken from them and sent to Amsterdam; and so influenced had he been against his parents, that he has not been seen by them for five years. A daughter of the age of twenty, a diligent inquirer after the truth, was laid on a sick and dying bed; and on her decease, the body was claimed for interment after the Jewish mode; but the father refused, saying, "No, my daughter died a Christian, and as a Christian she shall be buried." At this the two sons, then in the army, became fearfully incensed. One of them deserted and repaired to England; the other fulfilled his term of service, and then left with high

testimonials to his conduct. It appears that he then wandered, he scarce knew where, not having the remotest idea of returning to the parental roof, until a missive penned by a mother's love, moved the heart hitherto inaccessible, and he returned home. "This, (says Mr. Schwartz) was about six months before my visit, and the great change was then visible. Maternal piety and tenderness had, by the grace of God, prevailed with the hitherto untractable spirit of the young soldier. The truth as it is in Jesus had been partially received. My interviews with him were frequent; I marked his improvement in divine knowledge, and the gradual opening of his heart to the reception of Christ as his Saviour and his Lord, whom he had formerly so awfully despised. Indeed, the Spirit of God seemed so to have convinced him of his sin and folly, that one day after we had prayed together, he was so overwhelmed by a sense of his unworthiness, that he wept like a child, and spoke with deep emotion of the wonderful mercies of the Lord to him."

Before leaving Rotterdam, Mr. Schwartz had the privilege of witnessing the baptism of this young man, and of a younger sister.

FRANKFORT-ON-MAINE.-Mr. Stern, referring to the case of the convert M— I—, mentioned in the Jewish Herald, page 213, remits the following interesting notice of her de

cease:

"Received a letter from E. B. at N She writes that the dear proselyte M. J. died, on the 14th of June, after a long struggle, in the presence of her Jewish relations and some Christian friends. She had been patient in tribulation, rejoicing in the hope of soon beholding her Saviour, so that a deep impression was produced on the minds of those present, and especially on those of her Jewish relations. Mademoislle O prayed with her a short time before her departure. Both the Christian brothers of the deceased attended her funeral, as did her Jewish sister. May the Lord preserve her going out and her coming in, from this time forth, and even for evermore."

Subsequently Mr. Stern writes, "my daughter Johanna received a letter from the Jewess, B- I- (sister of the deceased proselyte, MI) from which I extract the following:"

"I take the liberty to send you some lines; my heart desired to do so a long time ago. I have read some letters which you wrote to my sister, and I thank you for your kindness to her. Her sufferings were no suffering for her, for she said often, To me to live is Christ, and to die gain. She had found the right way, though she died. I am still a Jewess; I have not yet the knowledge of truth. I have not yet felt the favour of the Lord. The Lord will open my eyes and show me the way in which I should walk. I am convinced that our Messiah, for whom we are still waiting, died for all men on the cross, and also for me a poor sinner. Especially do I stand in need of a Redeemer, for I feel that I am a deep sinner; may the favour and love of God assist and keep me. Oh! that I had the knowledge of my sister; I hope the Lord will give me His grace, for He says, "him that seeks me in truth and faith, I will in no wise cast out.' I beg you to remember me in your prayers.

My mother salutes you many times. Remain my friend in Jesus Christ, Amen."

Concerning this sister, a Christian correspondent thus writes to Mr. Stern :—

"Your expectation that the Lord will save the soul of Bappears likely to be realized.

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The death of her sister made a deep impression on her heart, which is now agitated; and it is evident that the Spirit of the Lord is working in her with power. He will, I believe, prevail for the praise of His glory, and for the salvation of her soul, which is of more worth than the whole world. Her mother is also more inclined towards Christianity. She likes to hear the scriptures read, and begged me to obtain a Bible for her. She now has one, is happy in the possession of it, and often comes to my house to converse with me on the all-important subject.

Mr. Stern, in a summary of the number of Jews with whom, as a missionary, he has had intercourse, states, that of them, including children, fifty-six have been baptized since the commencement of his mission. He also gives us this grateful intelligence:

"With joyful heart, I report that my own numerous Jewish family here continues to be increasingly kind to me, and mine; more so than ever they have been since we confessed Christ."

BAVARIA. The Rev. P. E. Gottheil has recently returned from an interesting journey into the Unterfranken. But we have only space for the following judicious remarks as to his

scene of labour :

"Our work here is proceeding as usual, with but few cheering indications of success. The seed is being sown in faith, the bread cast upon the waters, and after many days it will no doubt be found again bearing precious fruit. It is indeed, trying to none more than to the missionary himself, to be unable to report large and extensive success, and to be obliged to refer the friends who are anxiously looking for immediate results to a future time of harvesting. This anxiety, if it be promoted by a desire for the salvation of souls, is indeed fully justified; but, not less so is the missionary's, who points to the leading star of his exertion and labours, faith and hope. A remarkable instance I have here, in the case of Mr., who I earnestly believe to be seeking after the ways of truth; but I must not be impatient, and urge his public profession, because he has told me that he would step forward and profess his belief, as soon as he was decided in the points of Christian doctrine, which are hard for him to understand. I am fully convinced of his honesty and truthfulness; and hence I cannot further press him, than to admonish him to seek in prayer the aid of the Holy Spirit of truth. In other cases, the public events which follow each other in so rapid a succession, fully and entirely occupy the minds of some who used to listen to me; which, I trust, will give way when they come to see the uselesness of all such attempts to undo the Lord's ordinances, and to avert the misery brought on themselves, by an ungodly and wayward nation like the French. Our dissemination of tracts and Scriptures, has not yet

been interrupted, and is carried on with all energy, as there is no knowing how soon that door of usefulness may be closed against us. If peace remains through France and Europe, in the course of next year, I am looking forward with interest to Mr. Brunner's engagements in the Pfalz. I trust he will be able to make himself very useful there. A short time ago I received a parcel from Mr. Hausmeister of Strasburg, containing 138 copies of a tract written by him, as a present to our work. It was a very kind thing to do so; and I rejoice to see such a kindly feeling springing up between the missionaries of the different societies. They must needs be more united, if they wish to brave the coming storms. For there will be no lack of them in future!"

FRANKFORT-ON-ODER.-Mr. Cohen, on account of the state of his health, has been allowed for a time to retire to the Continent; he thus writes:

"On the first of this month a fair is held, which lasts until the 20th of October. There are Jews here from all parts of the world to buy and sell. The weather is unfavourable, but I cannot stay at home. I spend two hours daily in seeking the spiritual good of my brethren, filling my pockets with tracts which I distribute among them. I have met with several who told me that they had been in happy England this summer. One of them said that he had had a tract given to him when going to the Exhibition, similar to one which I gave him, and that he had read it several times. The Jews have greatly increased here since 1847, when there were about fifty families: now there are 130; most of whom are very rich. I have called on several as a friend, and have been kindly received."

He refers to one in particular :

"When I first called on him, he was like others, ignorant of the religion of Jesus; but after repeated conversations, he expressed a wish to have a Bible, which I procured for him, and of which he is now making a good use. On a recent visit he said, I thank my God that you ever came hither, for I should have been all my life ignorant of the good news, that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners. I read last night to my wife in the New Testament; and the words came home to us with so much power, that we were more than ever convinced that Jesus is the true Messiah, and will be our Saviour if we believe in Him." He asked me to call every evening and read the Testament, which I do; and I cannot tell you with what profound attention they listen. We read the narrative of the Saviour's sufferings, and then turned to the liii. of Isaiah. "Why, (said he) this is the same as we read in the Testament;" adding, "it is no wonder that the Jews do not believe in Jesus, for they do not read the Bible. I, a Jew, who have lived so many years, did not know until this evening, that there was such a chapter as the liii. of Isaiah in the Bible."

PARIS. The mission in this city has been singularly favored by tokens of the Divine benediction.

Mr. Petavel's letter will have given an idea of the zeal put forth by Roman Catholic agency, and which has told, we apprehend, chiefly on Jews of the more necessitous class. Our missionary, in his earliest communication, informed us