Mr. T and his wife, I trust, from my visit will be blessed. As for SN, 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

ever ignorance and weakness who shall limit the saving power of grace through faith,' and there is the ground of my hope concerning poor C--.

"The third is a case of Mrs. S-, who had been for several years a disciple of the Lord Jesus; and now, after a very long and painful affliction, has fallen asleep in Him. My visits to her were frequent; and I was, ofttimes, encouraged in my work by her testimony to the Saviour's grace and her love to His name. Her conversion was not the fruit of my labour: the chief instrumental means in her case was the written Word of God: but her persevering faith shows that there is a relation between service and success, which may well encourage all engaged in service - whether in 'planting' or 'watering 'for the increase' follows in due season.' 'One soweth, and another reapeth.' Let the name of the Lord be magnified, for 'He only worketh great marvels!'

"I have had very much important conversations with many Jews, sometimes of pleasing interest, sometimes the reverse; and I have now two young men from Morocco under instruction, of whom I entertain good hope. They are, both of them, frequent and attentive at public preaching on the Lord's day; and, at present, I can discover no other motive for their intercourse with me, than a desire to find and to embrace the truth."

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Mr. G. states,-"An unmarried Jewess (Lof Ostrewa, in Prussia, arrived in England not long since. When I frequented the house of her brother and sister-in-law, telling them of the truth, she was also present, and during the whole time I perceived her great joy and attention. afterwards told me, that two gentlemen, who were for a short time in the above town (probably missionaries), had also preached this same Jesus to her. She remarked, that she did not understand all they said, yet that she, and many others who were present, when they heard of the Messiah, could not refrain from weeping. When asked whether she thought there was any truth in what was affirmed of the Messiah, she assured me with great emphasis of her faith in Him, adding that the great variety of the Jewish ceremonies were too difficult to be observed, but that the religion of Jesus was extremely simple, and perfectly adapted to her state of mind. This she said in her sister's presence. I gave her two tracts, with which, as far as she could understand them, she was delighted. But, alas! she understands very little, for the ignorance which prevails among the poorer class of Jews.

is extreme. Yet on one occasion she even said (and that without my having spoken to her upon the subject), that she wished very much, if her relations would only think as she did, to be baptized." The same missionary mentions: "I visit another family where the father is a converted Jew, and a believer indeed, but whose wife and children, but particularly the wife, are orthodox Jewesses. When I once brought forward several arguments to convince them of the truth of Christianity, a young man twenty years of age, named Joseph, who is a nephew of the above mentioned Mr. was present,

who mentioned the delight he had in hearing of the Lord Jesus. He told me that he was a Russian Jew, and that, when about eight years of age, he was engaged as a soldier, and constrained (as it seems), on the one hand by allurements, and on the other hand by threats, to subscribe that he would confess himself when nineteen years of age, to be of the Greek religion. It is by such means that a despotic government and a perverse Christianity keep the command of our Saviour, by preaching the Gospel first among the Jews. From this time he was instructed, according to this heterodoxy, and was also obliged to observe all the ceremonies connected with their religion. He says that he loved Jesus, and sympathised to a certain extent with those ceremonies, yet that habit had a great deal to do with those feelings, for since the doctrines of that religious system were so disfigured and perverted, he sought, but in vain, for the essential of Christianity, and he then looked toward the original purity of Judaism. To his mind, the two systems were as armed foes, each aspiring for the other's life; and therefore, when he reached his nineteenth year, and his public confession was required, he refused for two reasons to give it: first, that he would not bring so great shame upon his parents and relations, and, in the second place, that, after weighing the Jewish and the Greek religion, the first prevailed with him on account of its primitive origin and excellency. He was now condemned by the church (if it deserves to be so called), to be beaten by 2,000 soldiers four times. On two occasions he willingly endured this treatment as a martyr. Subsequently, however, the Jews helped him to come to England, the rabbis at the same time giving him letters of recommendation to the Jewish community here, which contained an account of the sufferings which he had endured for the Jewish religion. He told me that he was well acquainted with the Greek religion, but that he longed to know more of the English one. He was much surprised by the answers I gave him, and I found it very difficult to make him perceive

that the pure Gospel knows neither of an English nor a Russian, nor of any other national religion whatever; but that it teaches one religion for all mankind, which is, to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ that they may be saved. I told him that this was the religion of all the pious men we find in the Old Testament, and gave him examples in Abraham, Moses, and others, showing that the same Jesus was author both of the Old and New Testaments. I tried to make it as clear as possible to his own mind, impressing him with the importance of knowing, 1st, that the Jewish and Christian religions are not as he thought them to be, enemies, and by which his conscience had been so much troubled, but that they perfectly harmonised the one with the other; and, in the second place, I explained that the Russian religion was not according to the Gospel. I have great hope of his present spiritual condition, and gave him a New Testament, which he is diligently searching. He often speaks with his aunt about the truth, and endeavours to convince her. Still I have to mention, that when the Jews here observed that he did not keep religiously the New Year's and the Atonement Day, and even found him reading the New Testament, that they also beat him, and obliged him to leave his lodging, which he shared with another Jew; but still he continues to search in the Scriptures, and I do hope that the Lord will soon finish the good work He has begun within him. I could still mention many other interesting cases, but time will not allow.

Our limited space forbids further extracts, but we must not omit that the Female Scripture Reader reported that she has, in all, fifty-nine members in her bible classes, upwards of thirty are Jewish children, nineteen of the parents, and seven or eight of the grandparents also attend, reading the New Testament Scriptures, verse by verse, while she expounds it to them. She has sold 162 copies of the Scriptures since the commencement of her missionary labours.

Rev. A. D. Salmon closed the meeting by prayer.

It could not but be felt that the proceedings of the meeting presented strong claims on the gratitude of every heart. No one could doubt the progress of the work, or hesitate as to the source of success. It gladdened our spirits, too, to be informed that Rosh Hashanah was celebrated by Christians, in unison with Jews, by prayer for Israel; and the fact that Christians of different denominations, and some of high station, had met