and we mourn to think that while to some it will be said, "Come, ye blessed children of my Father" to others it will be said, "Depart, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels."

TWO QUESTIONS.

THE following letter appeared in the "Record" newspaper on the 31st December of last year. It is deserving of a place in the "Advocate."

"Sir,-A clergyman has had cause to put the following two questions.

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"1. What is the difference between converted Jewish Christian, and an unconverted Gentile Christian?

"2. And what is the difference between a baptized person of one nation and a baptized person of another nation?

"It having been felt desirable that the replies to these questions should be brought under the notice of a wider circle in his immediate neighbourhood, (and the whole appearing not to be devoid of some general interest,) you are respectfully requested to insert in your valuable paper both the questions and the replies. The latter are as follow:

1. The former will be saved by his faith, and the latter cannot be saved, because he

believeth not. In every nation, he that feareth God and worketh righteousness, is accepted with Him.' (Acts x. 35.)

"2. None at all, because neither of them will be saved on account of his having been baptized; for,' says the Scripture, he, (of whatever nation he may be,) who believeth and is baptized, shall be saved.' (Mark xvi. 16.)

"I am, Sir, yours faithfully,

"A SUBSCRIBER ABROAD."

A SCENE IN JERUSALEM.

We who know nothing of the trial of confessing the Lord Jesus when all the world is against us, and when relatives and friends would rather see us in the cold grave than see us becoming Christians, cannot well understand what it is for a Jew to embrace the religion of the Saviour. And while these are always great trials to the Jew, in some places these trials are greater than in others. Who can tell of all that has to be endured for Christ's sake! Who can tell of what it is to meet with such trouble, when the eyes have just been opened to know and to love the truth?

A short time ago, Jerusalem was the scene of one of these troubles. C, a Jew of some learning, who had studied the Talmud, and had

much knowledge of the Word of God, came to live in the Holy City. He was a furious Jew, who thought that all were wicked and wrong who did not think as he did. Seeing one of the handbills put up on a wall, in which the Jews were invited to seek Christ, he determined to go to the missionaries to argue against them. After several hours of dispute, he left without any result.

C went again and again to the book depôt, speaking against the truth. On one occasion he tore his hair, saying, "How can people be so foolish as to believe this?" But the arrow had reached his heart, and by degrees he seemed to soften down.

"When," said he, "I come and talk to you, I feel that you are in the right; but when I go to the Jews, they fill my mind with a thousand doubts." He was exhorted to read and to pray. As his mind became more convinced, he began to feel the greatness of the trial of telling his wife of these things. He asked the missionaries to pray for him, and they told him to seek the Lord for strength and grace.

At last the time arrived when his wife was to learn all this. He had been daily visiting the missionaries. When the night came he could not sleep, on account of his thoughts. His wife asked him one Sabbath, why it was that night

after night he was so restless and wakeful? He replied, “I know that I am a sinner, and that there is salvation in none other but in Jesus of Nazareth."

His wife was shocked. She sent for his relatives and friends, and told them these things, and they began to mock and to scoff at him. Another sleepless night followed, his wife lamenting the misfortune which she said had come upon herself and her child.

C― told her that he could not do otherwise, but that if she would not come with him, he would do all he could to support her and the child. The next Sunday he went to Mr. Shappira. His eyes were red with weeping. He wished to go to church with him, which he did. Mr. S. gave him the "Pilgrim's Progress" to read, but his anguish of heart only appeared to increase.

Some Jews after this came to him, to whom he told his reasons for this step. He sent a letter to his wife, which they tore in pieces. The messenger came back to say that his only child was dying. Great was the poor man's sorrow. Again he wrote to his wife, to tell her the reason of his taking this step. He asked her to come to him, or to let him go to her; even though she might remain a Jewess, while he became a Christian. But the rabbies would not allow her to have anything to do with him.

Mr. Shuffami was in the depôt, when he heard that a great number of Jews had got hold of and were talking to him, and even beating him. It was so, but he witnessed a good confession before many witnesses. Mr. Stern and others came up, and they preached Jesus to the Jews. The number of people increased, and the Polish women cried aloud that C murderer-that his wife was dying, and that he had killed his wife and his child. The poor man almost fainted when he heard all this. As they came from the House of Refuge in the evening, the women cried after them, and said that Mr. Shuffami and C― ought to be killed.

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C was anxious to see his wife and sick child. He boldly went to the house, and late in the evening one of the enquirers came running to Mr Shuffami, and said that they had certainly killed C. He went at once to the house. The room was full of Jews. Some of the great Rabbies were there, and on leaving Csaid to one, "You have only confirmed me in my faith. You could not refute what I quoted from the Scriptures, and have only quoted from the Talmud." There seems no hope that his wife will follow him. The Rabbies are trying to get them divorced. But let us not fear that the Lord who has begun the good work in the soul of this son of Abraham, will confirm and perfect it.