A NOBLE CHRISTIAN.

ON the 15th of August, 1846, died the late Lord Bloomfield, Lieutenant-General, and Commandant at Woolwich, England, at the age of eighty-four. To the last he retained his amiable, pleasant, and dignified manners. We regretted much not to be able to see this excellent man, for we were then in London. He died a few days before the first great Evangelical Alliance Conference was held in that city, in the autumn of that year. We had heard much of Sir Benjamin Bloomfield, as his Lordship was called, at Stockholm, where he had filled for nine years the office of British Minister-Plenipotentiary and Envoy-Extraordinary to the Court of Sweden.

Sir Benjamin Bloomfield was descended from an ancient family in Ireland, and at any early age entered the army, in the artillery service. His fine appearance and elegant manners attracted the attention of the Prince of Wales, and in the year 1808 he was taken into the court of that accomplished but dissipated heir of the British throne, as "gentleman attendant," and continued near his royal Highness' person, enjoying his unbroken confidence during the whole of his career as Prince Regent, and for some time after his accession to the throne as George IV. In 1815 he received the honor of knighthood, and in 1825 was elevated to the Irish peerage as Lord Bloomfield. Certainly no man could have been exposed to greater temptations, as the bosom-friend, if we may so speak, of George IV, amid the dissipation of his splendid court than Lord Bloomfield. On one occasion, and for an action most honorable to himself, he gave great offence to the voluptuous monarch, and for doing so was sent into a sort of honorable banishment by being appointed resident-Minister at Stockholm. But he was not forgotten by his kingly friend, for he often received very interesting souvenirs from him.

But this honorable banishment proved to be a great blessing to Lord Bloomfield; for he found there a Wesleyan Chapel, which a Mr. Owen had been instrumental in establishing for the benefit of the English workmen whom he took to that city in the prosecution of his various enterprises, one of which was the introduction of steamboats into Sweden. As there was no other English place of worship in that city, Lady Bloomfield and her daughters soon fell into the habit of attending this Wesleyan service. At first his Lordship spent his Sabbaths in making visits, or in attending the military reviews, in which he professionally felt much interest. At length he was induced, whilst waiting in his carriage for his wife and daughters at the door of the chapel, to alight and enter the sacred place, because the services were longer than common, on account of the Communion. Something that was said by

rds in a most interesting Bible-service in his e or twice during the week. Nor was it long celess pearl of salvation through faith in the ransformation of his entire character was most

as simple as a little child in his manners and ce. No weather prevented him from attending rvices of the chapel, as well as the public lecture ervance of the Lord's-day became strict, but not is servants the benefit of the Sabbath, he would [e refused to accept invitations to dinner-parties when given by the highest persons in the Swehis example lost on good Count Rosenblad and en about king Bernadotte.

m Stockholm, both whilst he resided in Ireland ars, and at his post as Commandant at Woolently Christian. The truly religious but pleahe conducted the entertainments of his house, by those who were so fortunate as to participate the practice which he observed, and Lord Roden, obleman, and other Christian men of high posithe houses of our rich and great men, of having read, a hymn sung, accompanied by the piano or ppropriate prayer offered up at the close of such not easy to imagine any thing more beautiful. at a charming little tract, containing some aceld, was published in London, some years since, ott, who had been for years his religious instructle: A CORONET LAID AT THE FEET OF JESUS.

God without the heart is but a tinkling cymbal; 1 without the tongue, is sweet but still music;

SIX SHORT RULES FOR YOUNG CHRISTIANS.

BY BROWNLOW NORTH, ESQ.

I.

NEVER neglect daily private prayer; and when you pray, remember that God is present, and that He hears your prayers.(Heb. xi. 6.)

II.

Never neglect daily private Bible reading; and when you read, remember that God is speaking to you, and that you are to believe and act upon what He says. I believe all backsliding begins with the neglect of those two rules.-(John v. 39.)

III.

Never let a day pass without trying to do something for Jesus.— Every night reflect on what Jesus has done for you, and then ask yourself what am I doing for Him.-(Matth. v. 13-16.)

IV.

If ever you are in doubt as to a thing being right or wrong, go to your room, and kneel down and ask God's blessing upon it.-(Col. iii. 17.) If you cannot do this, it is wrong.—(Rom. xiv. 23.)

V.

Never take your Christianity from Christians, or argue that because such people do so and so, that therefore you may.-(2 Cor. x. 12.)— You are to ask yourself, "how would Christ act in my place ?" and strive to follow Him.-(John x. 27.)

VI.

Never believe what you feel, if it contradicts God's Word. Ask yourself, Can what I feel be true, if God's Word is true? and if both cannot be true, believe God, and make your own heart the liar.-(Rom. iii. 4; 1 John v. 10, 11.)

GOD IN HISTORY.

THE prayer of the patriarch, when he desired to behold the Divinity face to face, was denied ; but he was able to catch a glimpse of Jehovah, after he had passed by; and so it fares with our search for him in the wrestlings of the world. It is when the hour of conflict is over, that history comes to a right understanding of the strife, and is ready to exclaim, "Lo! God is here, and we knew it not." At the foot of every page in the annals of nations may be written, "God reigns."Events as they pass away "proclaim their original ;" and if you will but listen reverently, you may hear the receding centuries, as they roll into the dim distance of the departed time, perpetually chanting "Te Deum Laudamus" with all the choral voices of the countless congregation of the age.—Bancroft's History Discourses.

from the Foreign Field is abundant this month, can find room for, we fear. We begin with a Ir. Cordes.

Nov. 1862.

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having preserved His servant in hours of great peril, as well as raised up equitable magistrates for the maintenance ortage, and in- of common rights for every one, even the world gen- including momiers!

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o are actively I do not remember whether I have t with charac-mentioned our happy assemblies during and even op- the Lyons anniversary days of the Evanhe indifferent gelical Alliance a few weeks since, when warm and the great numbers of friends and strangers, young and old, met for mutual intercourse and edification. Much excellent Christian intelligence and instruction as he pursues was interchanged, and many fervent messenger of prayers were offered up, in which your extracts from beloved country was not forgotten.-May gracious answers of peace and happiness be received!

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As an immediate and local result of You will, I the meetings, I may mention the folwith interest, lowing fact. A female having been

bor picked it up and presented it to them, tread them under his feet, (a Bible inher, when lo! the owner declined re- cluded,) to hand to the Curé--and I had ceiving it, saying she stood no longer great difficulty to get out of the hands of in need of it. This took place during this enraged aggressor. a sermon by Mr. Coulin, in which, without the least tinge of controversy, was set forth exclusively, but with much power and unction, the great work of redemption, through the love, the sufferings, the merits, and the death of the Lord Jesus! This discourse, as well as others, has left deep impressions, which we trust will, through Mercy, be made manifest by solutary effects.

Ten members have been added to the church within the last two months. Many thanks for the continuance of the very interesting CHRISTIAN WORLD. And believe me, dear brother, as ever, yours very affectionately in Christ, C. A. CORDEs.

When I had succeeded, I went to the Mayor, who having inspected my papers, received my declaration, and sent me with it to the Commissaire de Police at St. J. On my observing to the Mayor that I had some fear of repassing through his Commune, he said, you have nothing to fear, take my word for it.' Upon this assurance, I went forward, but had scarcely walked ten minutes, when my apprehensions were realized the man came marching up against me, and in rage accosted me thus: "Whence dost thou come, Brigand de Momier (Methodist rascal)? Ha! I know whence thou art coming; thou hast been at the Mayor's. Well, there is for thee!" and then blow after blow fell upon my head. I succeeded, however, once more to escape, and was running as fast as I was able, (he is a man of 65,) but soon I again felt his hand upon me. Ha! Brigand On the 14th of August, I went to St. J. de Momier, this once thou shan't escape!" to sell my N. Ts. It was about noontide, I then addressed him as a suppliant, begthe weather very hot, so I stopt in the court- ging him to spare my life, to look upon my yard of a restaurant on the road, and sat age, to consider that I had done him no evil down in the shade to take a little refresh- nor said anything to offend him. Nothing ment; whilst two men, seated at another could move this stony heart; the blows fell table, were engaged in conversing about the hard upon my head and face, the blood flew vintage. I took the opportunity of address from my nose, and all at orce I am flung ing them on the Gospel (St. John 15: 17 in into a ditch. Still I endeavored to raise particular) whereupon one of them asked me myself, when observing two men in the field what I was selling. "Good books," I re- looking at us, I called to them for help, but plied. “Well, let me see,” said he, " perhaps they did not move. "Ha! thou art crying may purchase some." I therefore showed for help, perfidious monster!" said my murhim some pamphlets, a Bible, and some N. derer. "Well, there's for thee again!" so Ts. On seeing the Bible, the man appeared at last I was quite overcome through the displeased, and said, “ You are giving these blows he gave me. At this moment I heard No sir," I replied, "I sell them." a voice saying, "Well, let him go now, he "You are giving them," he said again. "I has had enough of it now. You'd finish repeat, sir, I sell them, and do not give them," him!" Through a most special providential I rejoined, and replaced them in my bag. grace of God, these two men had been led The stranger had still one of the pamphlets thither where my murderer wanted to kill in his hand, and, on my asking for it, he in- me. The presence of these men induced my stantly tore it to pieces, and having made a assassin to leave his hold, and quite bruised most indecent movement with the leaves, he with blows, I withdrew into a wood to get threw them in my face with a blow, and an- a little rest. After two hours' repose I was other, and a third, then striking me with his enabled to proceed to St. T. and call at the fist, kicking me with his feet, he fell furious- Commissaire's, who having taken cognizance y on my oag, took out the books, tore of my papers, received my statement respect

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