Learn here, my child, how vain This world, with all its liess Alone are truly wise. How vain the Christian name, If still you live in sin: No drop of oil within! Is your lamp filled, my child, With oil from Christ above? Made soft and full of love ? Then you are ready now With Christ to enter in ; And bid farewell to sin. Binners! behold the gate Of Jesus open still; And enter if you will The Saviour's gentle hand Knocks at your door to-day; You spurn his love away. So at the Saviour's door You'll knock, with trembling being a Jesus will say—Depart. 1AL. 14. ON J. T., A BELIEVING BOY, Who died Feb. 1842. "Dear boy, we'll meet again." "Fair hoy, we'll meet again." No hope thy weeping mother hach Dear boy, we'll meet again u "Twas kind," thou saidst, “in God to die For worms like me. Once I would fly Fair boy, we'll meet again. "I love you well, my mother dear I love you all, yet shed no tear- Farewell, we'll meet again. " I fain would live to preach to men; But, if my God should spare till then, Dear boy, we'll meet again. The Sabbath-sun rose bright and clear Farewell, we'll meet again. I stood beside thy silent bed : Dear boy, we'll meet again. I saw thee in thy narrow rest, God said, "We'll meet again." Yes, parents, smile through all your tears; To where we'll meet again. The precious dust beneath that lies, That day we'll meet again CONCLUDING MEMORIALS. It is perhaps right, at the close of this volume, to preserve u specimen of the many tributes to his memory which appeared at the time of his decease. One of these, written in his own town by the Rev. J. ROXBURGH, after a brief review of his life, concluded thus: “Whether viewed as a son, a brother, a friend, or { pastor, often has the remark been nade by those who knew him most intimately, that he was the most faultless and attractive exhibition of the true Christian which they had ever seen embodied in a living form. His great study was to be Christ-like. He was a man of remarkable singleness of heart. He lived but for one object-the glory of the Redeemer in connection with the salvation of immortal souls. Hence, he carried with him a kind of hallowing influence into every company into which he entered, and his brethren were accustomed to feel as if all were well when their measures met with the sanction and approval of Mr M'Cheyne. He was, indeed, the object of an esteem and reverence altogether singular toward so young a man, and which had their foundation in the deep and universal conviction of his perfect integrity of purpose, his unbending sincerity and truthfulness, his Christian generosity of spirit, and in the persuasion that he was a man who lived near to God, as was evident from his holy walk, his spiritual and heavenlyminded frame, and his singularly amiable and affectionate temper and disposition. In his zeal to the cause in which the church is engaged he was most exemplary. His spiritual mind had a quick and strong perception of the connection of the great principles for which she is contending, with the interests of vital godliness in the land. His views concerning the issues of the controversy as regards the fate of the Establishment, and the guilt and consequent danger of the country, were remarkably dark; but, as respects the im. perishable interests of the gospel, he rejoiced in the assurance, * We have a strong city ; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks.' The example of his zeal and growing devotion in this 593 2 P |