Daniels, St. Ives; John Downes, Macclesfield; Marian Eames, Bath; Lillie Faule, St. Ives; Herbert E. Gricewood, Ripon; Mary J. Holloway, Cradley Heath; Louisa Homer, Cradley Heath; Maria J. Icke, Shrewsbury; Robert J. Irvine, Sunderland; Ann M. Lewis, Kate's Hill; Frederick E. Neale, Nottingham; Kate Pike, London; Ada L. Raybould, Pensnett; Lizzie Sanderson, Sunderland; Peter W. Shone, Liverpool.

The books allotted are enclosed in the Magazine parcels for this month. Our young friends will please apply to their respective ministers for them.

It will be seen that the number of prizes awarded is not so large as last year. We are sorry for this; and hope that at the close of the present year we shall have a longer list of successful competitors. We have no doubt but that the exercises, in their new form, will be both interesting and instructive. We are constrained to repeat a remark we made a year ago, that we are surprised that more of our young readers do not send answers to the questions given, and that the answers we have, come from so few schools. Many of our largest schools do not supply a single competitor. If the teachers in these schools interested themselves in this matter, we think the result would be different. We respectfully ask parents to direct the attention of their children to these questions, and encourage them to give answers.

We repeat the direction_given last month, that the answers must be sent, not to 4, London House Yard, but to the Rev. JOHN HUDSTON, 8, ST. DOMINGO GROVE, LIVERPOOL, by the 24th of the month. The name, address, and age of the sender, must be given with the first communication.

THE EDITOR.

FOR OUR LITTLE READERS.

A BOY'S SERMON.

DDIE," said Harry, "I'll be a minister, and preach you a sermon." "Well," said Eddie, “and I'll be the peoples." Harry began:

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My text is a short and easy one, 'Be kind.' There are some little texts in the Bible, on purpose for little children, this is one of them. These are the heads of my sermon.

"First, be kind to papa and don't make a noise when he has a headache. I don't believe you know what a headache is, but I do. I had one once, and did not want to hear any one speak a word. Second, be kind to mamma, and don't make her tell you more than once to do a thing. It is very tiresome to say half a dozen times over, 'It is time for you to go to bed.'

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Third, be kind to baby.

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"You have leaved out Harry," interrupted Eddie. "Yes," said Harry, "I don't mean to mention my own name in my sermon. was saying, be kind to Minnie, and let her have your red soldier to play with when she wants it.

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Fourth, be kind to Jane, and don't scream and kick when she dresses you."

Here Eddie looked a little ashamed, and said, “But she pulled my hair with the comb."

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People musn't talk in meetings," said Harry.

Fifth, be kind to kitty. Do what will make her purr, and don't do what will make her cry."

"Isn't the sermon 'most done?" asked Eddie; "I want to sing,” and without waiting for Harry to finish his discourse, or to give out a hymn, he began to sing; and so Harry had to stop.

THE LETTERS.

THE entire alphabet is found in these four lines. You can pick them out if you choose:

"God gave the grazing ox his meat,

He quickly hears the sheep's low cry;
But man, who tastes His finest wheat,
Should joy to lift His praises high."

A CHILD'S PRAYER.

FATHER, hear me from above,
Guard me with Thine arms of love;
Keep me safe from every sin,
Pure without and pure within.
Let, oh! let no evil word
From my lips be ever heard;
Let, oh! let my heart be fraught
With no vain or idle thought:
Keep my soul from folly free,
Let me fully trust in Thee.
Help me to be kind and true,
Gentle, pure, and faithful too;
Guard me from the tempter's power,
Save me in each dangerous hour;
Keep me in the path of truth,
Let me serve Thee well in youth;
And when life's short dream is o'er,
Lead me to the heavenly shore,
Where all hearts from sin are free,
Happy through eternity.

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PITY THE POOR.

E have put a sad picture in our JUVENILE this month. We are sorry that it is a picture suited to the times. What with scarcity of work, and the severe weather, thousands upon thousands have been in a state of destitution, and have had to depend upon charity for the supply of their daily wants. And it is delightful to see how those who have this world's goods have opened their hearts to give to their brethren in need. There are no doubt those among us yet who belong to the class described by St. James; who can say to a brother or sister who is naked and destitute of daily food, depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled, and yet do not give them those things needful for the body. But the number is small compared with those who, according to their means, are ready to give bread to the hungry, and clothing to the naked. This we believe is, by many, done in a Christian spirit; so that the Saviour will account it as done to Himself, and not let the doer go without his reward.

The religion of Jesus Christ is essentially a religion of benevolence. He has taught us this by example, for He went about doing good; and also by precept, for we are told to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how He said, It is more blessed to give than receive.

But while the distress that has come upon our country has called for a benevolence which we ought to regard with admiration, it should teach a few practical lessons of economy which in prosperous times are by many in a great measure forgotten. When the writer was a boy he used to hear a great deal about the necessity of industry and thrift for success in life. "He that would thrive, must rise at five;""If a man will not work neither shall he eat; "A penny saved is a penny earned;""He who spends all he gets is in the high road to beggary ""Take care of the pence, the pounds will take care of themselves;" "Wilful waste makes woful want; were considered wise saws, to be instilled in the memory that they might be practised in the life. During the time of our great prosperity a few years since these proverbs were remembered by some, as the deposits in our savings' banks, and other investments of the working classes show. Now the rainy day has come these are somewhat provided for, and though they may suffer greatly, their sufferings would have been more severe had they no resources to fall back upon.

But others took a different course. They thought nothing about the future. What they got they spent, and that in both a foolish and hurtful way. They believed bad times would never come again, and so they indulged in all kinds of gratifications. The money of late years spent in drink and tobacco by the wage-earning portion

of the community is enormous. Had it been invested in some useful enterprizes the bad times we now have would probably have never come, or if they had the suffering attendant upon them would have been greatly mitigated.

Well, these bad times will not last for ever. There is, we believe, yet a bright future for our country. Commercial prosperity will return, and with it, let us hope, the wisdom which the experience of adversity should teach us. Education is now the birthright of every child, however poor its parents may be. This education, too, is of the right kind, and so will include the art of living. Surely it will in due time bear fruit, and lead the next generation to be industrious, temperate, thrifty, and godly.

THE GREAT PYRAMID OF EGYPT.
BY WILLIAM COOKE, D.D.

II.

OW, my young friends, assuming you were interested in my former article, I will give you my second article on the great Pyramid. Be sure, however, to bear in mind what has been already stated. Remember the vast size of the building, its great antiquity, its true geometrical shape, the place where it stands, its geographical position, and the wonderful truths embodied in its proportions; for it is all these combined that render it wonderful. Therefore, just read over again the former article, and you will be better prepared to follow me now, and to appreciate the value of the truths I have now to state.

When closing my former article, I was beginning to show you that this great building indicates the true distance of the sun from our world. Now, there is no subject on which men have been more mistaken than in their opinions of the sun's distance from the earth. In very early times, the Greeks, in their simplicity, thought the sun was about ten miles distant; but afterwards they supposed it might possibly be ten thousand. Pythagoras, a great philosopher, who flourished about 450 B.C., thought it might be forty-four thousand. This was a tremendous leap; but afterwards some wise men thought the sun might be about two-and-a-half million of miles distant. The great Copernicus and Tycho Brahe, who lived, the former about four hundred and the latter about three hundred years ago, supposed the sun to be about double that distance. Kepler, another astronomer, who lived at the same time as Tycho Brahe, went much further, for he thought the sun was thirty-six millions of miles distant. But La Caille, a French astronomer, who died about a hundred years ago, supposed the sun to be at least double that distance, for he estimated it at seventy-eight millions of miles. We have wide differences here