THE CHILDREN'S CORNER. school was instituted-and then commenced the usual modes for getting the children from the dissenters school to their school. In addition to which the worthy rector was in the habit of carrying a beautiful bound book, with gilt edges, in his pocket, and when he met with a child of the village, he would ask, "Do you go to the dissenters Sunday school?" If answered in the affirmative, he would take the book out of his pocket, and display it before the glistening eyes of the child, with, "If you will leave, and come to our church school, you shall have a book like this," which promise, though often made, was, I understand, never kept. A short time since one of these dissenters lost a child by death, and this clergyman waited on the afflicted mother, and asked if the child had been christened at church, when, on being answered in the negative, be said, "Then your child is gone to hell; I wont bury it," and walked out of the house. And this man is a successor of the apostles! What working man, in shop or field, with his New Testament in his hand, will believe that he is? J. S. W. The Children's Corner. "BURY ME IN THE GARDEN."Poor thing! in the morning it had gone out behind its father in the field; and while he was there engaged in his labour it had patted around among the meadow flowers, and stuck its bosom full, and all its burnished tresses, with carmine and lily-tinted things; and returning tired to its father's side, he had lifted it upon the loaded cart; but a stone in the road had shaken it from its seat, and the ponderous iron-rimmed wheels had ground it down into the very cart-path, and the little crushed creature was dying. We had all gathered up closely to its bedside, and were hanging over the poor bruised thing, to see if it yet breathed, when a slight movement came over its lips, and its eyes partly opened. There was no voice, but there was something beneath its eyelids which a mother alone could interpret. Its lips trembled again, and we all held our breath-its eyes opened a little farther, and then we heard the departing spirit whisper in that ear which touched its ashy lips-"Mother! mother! don't let them carry me away down to the dark, cold graveyard, but bury me in the garden-in the garden, mother." THE CHILDREN'S FRIEND. From thee our daily mercies flow- Thou art the Children's Friend. Teach us to prize thy holy word, Thus shall we learn to fear the Lord, Oh may we feel a Saviour's love; To him our souls commend, Lord, draw our youthful hearts to thee, With thee-the Children's Friend. J. F. WINKS, PRINTER, LEICESTER. delight in War" A Call to the Careless .... The Saint's Dismissal The Gospel Way. The Vanity of Earthly Ambition ANECDOTES. ... The Pilgrim's Rest To the thoughtless wanderer.. Lieut. Gov. Phillips Use of Faith and Prayer .... ..... 1 13 15 25 37 39 49 61 64 85 97 109 121 123 133 Short allowance The way to keep at peace The Dollar and the Bible .... Two Neighbours and the Hens Prayer answered.. A Dying Christian The Quaker's Watch The Poor Man's Funeral 6 6 Pious Fortitude Influence of a Smile Denominations-their Mutual Treatment Blessed Alms-houses The Golden Promise Paying for a Pun Blessings of Peace.. 5 11 The Indian Chief .... 18 An Indian's Gift to Christ 29 41 42 102 113 The Great Deluge 125 Infidelity and the Gospel The End of the Wicked 135 ANECDOTES, SELECTIONS, &c. Eternity Sin an Evil and a Bitter Thing ..... -its Remedy 6" Prove me now". 6" Shew Piety at Home" 7 The Two Sons 103 114 114 Trying to do Good. 126 Overcome Evil With Good.... 136 91 Love to Christ.... The History of the Human Race 69 69 Faith, Hope, Charity. Bear Another's Burden The Rich Man Lie not-Be true.... POETIC SELECTIONS. The Bible The Love of God .... The Cross On Afflictions Life Uncertain Charles Wesley to George White field contest Household Words THE FIRESIDE. Little Johnny; or the peaceful Water as a Beverage A Fireside Fable .... GEMS.-Page 9, 21, 33, 45, 57, CONTENTS. 68 A Christian Mother 80 81 81 92 92 Troubles of the Poor 92 The Sabbath-breaker arrested 104 The Pious Mother and her Children 104 104 "Swearing on Sundays" and 115 A Plain Epistle, by a Plain Man, 127 Epistle to a Young Married 137 Thoughts on my Bible 59 70 My Birth-day-Forty-five 80 United States.. 80"Green Branches at Christmas" 70 80 A Word to Working Women 82 80 A Receipt for Happiness A Greedy Parson Crime and Criminals... 94 *95 107 119 Errors at Home in England.. 119 119 131 131 PENNY POST. 46 58 71 ........ 106 106 106 The Saviour of Children 10 The Child's Choice 22 A Loving Epistle to Young 22 Children 71 71 A Pleasing Sight 94 .... To a Robin Red-breast that The Wonderful Sixpence The Blind Child The Cow-boy The Dying LittleGirl .... Lodged in my Chamber.... .... ... THE CHILDREN'S CORNER. .... 118 130 139 ..... 22 The Farmer's Lad 34 A Mother and Her Dying Child 36 34 A Father to his Dying Child.. 23 23 35 47 58 59 12 12 24 36 60 72 72 84 84 96 108 120 132 132 140 |
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