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"What is to be done?" I told him that there was no time to be lost, but that he must pray to God, in the name of Jesus Christ, that He might deliver us from such imminent danger. We accordingly implored the Lord to send help and salvation in the name of Christ, asking in faith that He would still the raging sea, as He did of old; and I likewise induced some of the Maltese Romanists to pray to God, and to call upon the Lord Jesus Christ to save us, instead of praying to the Virgin Mary, and other patron saints. In less than twenty minutes the squalls ceased. Still the wind continued to blow with great violence, tossing the vessel to and fro on the dark and tempestuous sea; and the owner of the cargo, being unwilling to relieve the vessel by casting twenty or thirty oxen over, the captain insisted upon his doing so. It still seemed that we should meet with a watery grave; and whilst in that fearful state, the awfulness was increased by the voice of the mighty waters, the wind blowing, the cattle howling, the women sighing, and the children crying, which indeed produced the most awful scene I ever witnessed; but, thank God! we got safe through the remaining part of the night, and at daybreak found ourselves a great distance out of our way. The wind began to be less adverse, but far from favourable to bring us on our way to Malta. The second and third day we remained doubtful as to whenever we should reach our destination. During the next three days, however, the wind blew favourably, and we were all, on the evening of the 21st of September, safely landed. I must not omit to mention, that after the night when we had a narrow escape, SN became quite serious about Christianity, and felt very much interested in hearing me explain it to him during the rest of the voyage. As he did not know much of the Hebrew, I gave him the Gospel of St. John in the Italian, which he read over again and again. I tried to remove the difficulties and objections which occurred to him, and this I generally did in the hearing of the Maltese who stood by. Once I left my little Gospel of St. John, which I had been reading, lying open, and went to a different part of the vessel; and, on returning, I was glad to find my gospel in the hand of a Maltese, who was the only one among them who could read the Italian tongue, gathering the others around him, and reading it aloud, at the same time translating it into the Maltese, which is a compound of bad Arabic and Italian; and it was delightful to see that man reading the Word of God and the others listening to it with intense curiosity, excepting a few old women, who preferred muttering their Ave Marias. After reading the first chapter, the man asked me if

I wished to have my little book. I told him he might keep it if he intended to read it all. He thanked me for it, and actually read it all in the course of the voyage, partly by himself, and partly in presence of the others. I likewise spoke to him of the Popish superstitions and absurdities, as incompatible with the pure Gospel, which he admitted, at the same time assuring me that if he reached Malta in safety he would purchase for himself an Italian one. I trust the Lord will open his eyes to see more clearly the errors of Popery, that he may be brought to the truth as it is in Jesus. As for the others, notwithstanding my remonstrance with them, they persisted in addressing their prayers to the Virgin Mary, and to sing to her as to God; and I was very sorry to hear that some of them, who were very poor and miserable, and to whom, on our arrival at Malta, Mr. N and myself had given a few shillings each, as an expression of thanksgiving to the Almighty for bringing us safe into harbour, went along with others from Malta direct from the vessel into the church, and gave the money to the priest, to offer for them mass and thanksgiving for their deliverance. Mr. N– and myself both put up at the same hotel. I called on the Rev. Mr. Lowndes, the Bible Society's agent, on the Rev. Mr. Robertson, the Presbyterian minister, for whom I once conducted an evening service during my stay, when a few Jews and some Germans who understood English were present. I also visited the Protestant College at St. Julien's, where I met three Jewish students, who were preparing themselves as missionaries to the Jews: they were exceedingly pleased with my visit. I called at the same time on the Rev. Archdeacon Irving, the principal of the college, and on the Rev. Bryan, the vice-principal, and they both kindly invited me to come over and stay with them till my departure from the island. I thanked them, but could not conveniently accept the invitation, since a steamer was expected from the East in a day or two, and by which I intended to leave: besides, I wished to do some good among the several Jewish families living at Malta. It so happened, that this steamer went direct to England, without touching at Gibraltar. I had, therefore, to wait till the 7th of October, staying at St. Julien's a few days, which I spent profitably to myself, and I trust also to others. By request, I addressed the students, and had much intercourse with the three Jewish brethren, and other pious young men of the establishment; also with Mr. Bryan, a truly good and learned and I was thankful for the opportunity of thus refresh

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ing myself, and encouraging them in the prosecution of their studies.

During the remaining days of my stay, I came in contact with several Jews, one of whom is a Mr. C- from Poland, who is married to an English Jewess, and who often visited me for conversation on Christianity. In visiting him several times at his house, I preached the Gospel to his wife and aged mother-in-law, who is eighty-four years of age, pointing her to Jesus as the refuge and rest for all that believe in Him. She was rather deaf, and only answered that she would think of it Mrs. C- told me that what her husband should do, that she would do likewise. I advised them to read the Bible, and to ask God for His Holy Spirit, that they might obtain life eternal. They had a Bible, and I left with them a few tracts, trusting that Mr. C and his family will one day be brought into the fold of Christ.

Another was Mr. T, a converted Jew, and a native of Tetuan, but who has been settled for a long time in Malta, carrying on a respectable trade. He told me that he had been led to Christ by reading a New Testament given to him by Dr. J. Wolff, when he passed through Malta. He was afterwards baptized in Constantinople, again returned to Malta, and married a Roman Catholic, when the priests obliged him to promise that he would bring up his children in the Popish faith. In the course of time, Mr. T was disgusted with the superstitions of that church, and not knowing the English, he did not attend the Protestant means of grace, so that he quite neglected himself, and became indifferent to religion altogether, till of late, when he made the acquaintance of Mr. Swartz, also a converted Israelite, and who was Hebrew tutor in the Protestant College, and who died a little while before my arrival. Mr. T- told me that Mr. Swartz, just before his death, spoke to him very seriously, entreating him to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and to follow Him only. His dying words made a great impression on him, and he has given many proofs of it, for all who knew Mr. T- before see a marvellous change in him, and thus the death of a saint often becomes the life of a sinner. I often read the Bible with himself and children, and conversed with his benighted wife. The Sabbath before I left, she was at the morning service of the Presbyterian Church; the same afternoon I called upon her, and spoke concerning the simplicity of Protestant worship, which she admitted, but, as she did not understand the English language, she thought it useless to go again. Her husband, who knows a little now, has promised to teach her.

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- and his wife, I trust, from my visit will be blessed. As for S -N-, my fellow passenger from Tunis, we lived in the same hotel and often dined together, when I had the opportunity of unfolding to him further the Gospel. He was occasionally visited by several other Jewish merchants, and with one of them I had some discussion as to the truth of Christianity. He accepted of me a New Testament and a tract. SN, before leaving Malta, assured me that, on his return home to Leghorn, he would call on Dr. Stewart, an English clergyman, whom he knows, and endeavour to get still more information on the best of subjects.

Some of my superstitious passengers from Malta to Gibraltar were much interested in the parables of Christ : two of them told me they should soon visit the Holy Land, and I advised them, when there, to inquire after one who is called Jesus, the Son of God, and the Saviour of the world.

HOME OPERATIONS.

MANCHESTER.

Mr. Naphtali writes, "You are, of course, aware of the extraordinary length of the Jewish holydays which terminated on the 25th of October, but though actually tedious to the Jews themselves, both as regards their heavy expenses and the dry exercise of ceremonies, they are, to me, always seasons of seedtime, and to sow the Gospel seed is everything, whereas to reap it is a matter of course. Immaterial is it to know who the reaper is, if God has the increase, and Christ is satisfied; and since these seasons of the past have shown produce of many precious fruits, let us not only pray, but learn to praise. The number of visitors, during the holydays, has been very large, and our conversation was, for the most part, on the Gospel of Christ; I say this, because, on their part, politics, business, or pecuniary difficulties, is the starting subject, and yet the Gospel is introduced. Spiritual enquirers are certainly on the increase, and, though there is a material difference between the permanent and the casual enquirers, yet when we remember that the thousands of Jews, who were suddenly converted under the ministry of Peter, were the very same Jews who were occasionally attending on the discourses and preaching of Christ Himself, during His ministry on earth, we cannot but observe it to be the same in our own days, and that many casual hearers may, in time, become permanent ones. I have distributed a large number of tracts at this time, feeling that they would, at such a season, be

read and pondered over; and to those whose enquiries were sincere, and with whom I have had repeated conversations, I gave copies of the word of life."

PORTSMOUTH.

Mr. J., who has been compelled by secret influence to retire from his very promising mission in Bavaria, is at present labouring among the Jews in this populous seaport. The soil is hard, and few efforts have been made for its improvement. He is not, however, without hope that his temporary abode there has been accompanied by spiritual impression.

The London missionaries were then called upon for their reports which they read, remarks being freely made upon them in passing. We can but make a few extracts.

Mr. L. states: "The passing month has a voice of an unusual kind, and it has a lesson to teach, which I would fain learn and practise; it tells me not to serve with a slack hand, and gives promise of fruit in season, if I faint not. Three names from my list are this month removed by death, and there is in each case matter of solemn interest, in relation to my mission.

"One of these, the widow of a very reputable tradesman, died at an advanced age in the 'orthodox faith of Israel.' I had but imperfect access to her, notwithstanding my frequent visits to her son; and I never had any evidence that my words made any impression on her mind, unless it were pity for my Gentile errors. God is just, who is her judge; but it is a solemn thing, for a human soul to pass to its account, in ignorance or unbelief of Him, who only can cleanse the sinner by the blood of atonement, and redeem man from death eternal!

"Another was an aged Jew in humble life, a case in contrast with the preceding in many respects. Surrounded with cares and anxieties instead of comforts, and ill-treated by selfish and rebellious children instead of being honoured and solaced by a dutiful and affectionate family-circle; and yet, perhaps, the lack of the good things of this life was the channel of blessings to him which shall never end. In this loneliness he read Christian tracts, and found comfort in the words of Jesus, 'Come unto me, and I will give you rest!'

"He was a fellow-countryman of Mr. M's, and used to speak with thankfulness and pleasure of his intercourse with him, and from his own words I should gather hopeful proof that he trusted for salvation in the name of Jesus. In what

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