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CHRIST'S FIFTY-TWO PARABLES.

BY NEHEMIAH ROGERS, A.D. 1640.

"God has furnished his Word with as many Parables as there are weeks in

the year."

1 The Adversary,

2 The Blind leading the Blind,

3 The Children in the Market-place,

4 The Children of the Bridegroom,

5 The two Debtors,

6 The Eye and the Body,

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7 The Fig-Tree Fruitless,

8 The Fig-tree putting forth the Leaves,

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Christ's coming.

9 The Friend and the Three Loaves,

Luke xi. 5-10, What importunate Prayer will gain.

10 The Good Man of the House and the Thief, Luke xii. 39-42. Watching for Christ's coming. 11 The Garment, new and old,

Matt. ix. 16., Luke v. 36.
things new.

12 The Houses on the Rock, and on the Sand, Matt. vii. 24-27. Luke vi. 47.

13 The Householder,

14 The Leaven,

15 Lazarus and the Rich Man,

16 Laborers in the Vineyard,

17 The Lord returning from the Wedding,
18 The Master of the House shutting the
19 The Marriage Feast of the King's Son,

20 The Mustard-seed,

21 The Merciless Servant,

22 The Man that took a long Journey,
23 The Net that caught Good and Bad,

24 The Pharisee and the Publican,

25 The Ten Pounds,

26 The Pearl of Great Price,

27 The Piece of Silver Lost and found,
28 The Prodigal Son,

Christ, or not in Christ.

Christ makes all

The sinner in

Matt. xiii. 52. Disciples get access to Christ's

stores,

Matt. xiii. 33. The penetrating spread of His kingdom in the end.

Luke xvi. 19-31. The believer in God's testi

mony, and the unbeliever.

Matt. xx. 1-16. Grace gives to the sinner as
seems good.

Luke xii. 35-38. Ready watching for Christ's
coming.
Door,Luke xiii. 25-28.
Matt. xii. 1-10.

29 The Samaritan and Man among Thieves,
30 The Shephered and the Sheep,

31 The lost Sheep found,

32 The Sheep and the Goats,

Entrance sought too late.
Jew and Gentile invited to
God's feast of fat things.

Matt. xiii. 31-32. The final state of God's king

dom on carth.

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33 The Seed that grew silently,

result.

34 The Sower and Seed,

35 The Strong One Armed,

36 The Steward and his Lord,

37 The Unjust Steward and the Debtor, 38 The Strait Gate and Narrow Way, 39 The Stone rejected by the Builders,

40 The Great Supper,

41 The Tares and Wheat, 42 The Ten Talents,

43 The Two Sons and the Vineyard,

44 The Tree, good and bad,

45 The Treasure hid in the Field,

46 The Vineyard and its Husbandmen,

47 The Vine and is Branches, 48 The Ten Virgins,

49 The Widow and the Judge, 50 The Wheat-corn that died, 51 The Wedding Garment,

52 The Wine, new and old bottles,

Mark iv. 26-29. Silent progress towards the final

Matt. xiii. 1-23. The word scattered on the hearts of men.

Luke xi. 21-26. The devil seeking to rule over the soul.

Luke xii. 42-48. Christ and His professed fol. lowers.

Luke xvi. 1-8. The wisdom of providing for the future.

Matt. vii. 13, 14. The way of life, and the way of death.

Matt. xxi. 42-44. Compare Acts iv. 11. Christ
rejected.

Luke xiv. 15-24. Jew and Gentile, invited to
God's great feast.

Matt. xxii. 24. The false among the true.
Luke xix. 24-30. and 36-43. Service expected

of all disciples.

Matt. xxi. 28-32. Open sinners and false professors.

Matt. vii. 16-20. The fruitful and fruitless professor.

Matt. xiii. 44. The joy of the man who finds salvation.

Matt. xxi. 33-41. The treatment given to Christ
by the Jews.

John xv. 1-8. Christ and His people.
Matt. xxv. 1-13. Readiness for the bridegroom,
Christ.

Luke xviii. 1-8. The Church's prayer of faith.
John xii. 24. Christ's death procuring blessings.
Matt. xxii. 11-14. The preparation for the feast
must be received.

Luke v. 37-39. New worship accompanying the
new things that Christ taught.

THE INTELLIGENCE OF A PEOPLE.

EVERY one has a desire for the various means of happiness spread around him, if he knows what they are, and how he shall obtain them. Newspapers, travelling, and all the ordinary means by which information is circulated, have a great effect in increasing the desire of men to improve their condition by means of exchange; and they are thus induced to labour more industriously, in order to procure something to offer in exchange for what they

want.

THE SPIRITUAL PRECEPTOR.

He who is to teach his neighbours how to love each other and to serve God with their hearts, should know something of both their inner and outer life, and we would have the spiritual preceptor accquainted with the domestic habits of the people he has in his charge; and seeing the fever and excitement of trade, the weariness and fret of money-getting, he may know best how to call back the mind and heart to things that are "not seen," and stimulate them to lay up treasure in heaven. That man will preach the truth more forcibly and practically who knows best what is the bent and habits of the people who assemble to hear his instructions.City Press.

TEACHER'S LETTER FROM ABROAD.

Switzerland, Nov. 1, 1858.

MY DEAR CHILDREN.-As it is now three months since I left London, I cannot wonder if a great many of you have forgotten me, but I send you this letter to show you that I have not forgotten you. I am often wondering how you all get on, who it is that has the care of my class, and whether your kind friend and teacher, Mrs. H has quite recovered I often think, also, of

from her illness, and resumed her place among you. those of your parents whom I had the pleasure of visiting from week to week. Nothing would delight me more than to have a long letter, telling me all the news about Turner's-place. Have any more Bibles been gained? Have the little prayers been learnt, and used, which were given you on my last Sunday in the school-room? You see there is plenty to tell me; will not some one write me a letter?

You know, perhaps, that I am now hundreds of miles away from England, in a most beautiful country, called Switzerland. When I look out of the window, I see close by, the lovely, deep-blue lake of Geneva, which often reminds me of the Sea of Galilee or Lake of Tiberias, mentioned in the New Testament, the waters of it are so wonderfully blue and calm. Nearly all round the lake, are grand mountains, higher than you can think of; just now they look extremely beautiful, because their tops are covered with snow The highest of them always has snow on it, even in the hottest day in summer; and now, the others have all put on their white caps, to make themselves comfortable for the winter. The sun is shining brightly on the feet of these mountains, so it looks like winter at the top, and summer at the bottom. Would you not all like to see them?

There is a very old castle near us, about which I will tell you a short story. A long time ago, this castle belonged to a very wicked, cruel man, the Duke of Savoy. Another man, named Bonnivard, offended the Duke. He did not commit murder, or steal, or do any of these wrong things, for which people ought to be punished, but he sold some of his own property, which greatly offended the wicked Duke. So poor Bonnivard was seized, and put into a dungeon under the Duke's castle, and chained to one pillar for four long years by a chain only a yard long: so short was the chain that he conld only walk close round and round the pillar, and just there a hollow circle may be seen worn in the stones by poor Bonnivard's feet. You will be glad to hear, that Bonnivard did not die, chained to the pillar.

One day some brave Swiss men came in boats-for the castle is built on the top of a great rock in the lake-so they came in boats, attacked the castle, got possession of it, and set Bonnivard free. He lived many years after that, but I am sure he never forgot the time when he was a miserable captive in the Duke's castle. Shall I tell you who are still more miserable captives than Bonnivard was? Those who " are led captive by Satan at his will." Like Bonnivard, they wear a galling chain, the yoke of Satan. Like him, they cannot free themselves. They may try and try every day, but in vain. Must they, then, always remain captives? Must those children who know that they are sinners under Satan's yoke, and who

sometimes, long to be made free from sin, and to become the children of God and heirs of heaven-must they, I ask, give it up in despair, because they cannot make themselves free? Will not some one come to deliver them Did not Jesus Christ come and live in this world? Did he not die to deliver Satan's captives out of his hand? Yes, dear children, you who wish to be made free from sin, go to Jesus Christ, in prayer; ask him to give you his Holy Spirit to enable you to fight against Satan, and the world, and your own hearts. When you ask, believe that he will give you His Spirit, because he has promised to do so. Ask again, and again, and again, till you gain what you ask for; and if Christ makes you free, you will be free indeed, and free for ever!

I hope this letter will be read to you on the first Sunday in November. I shall especially remember you all, teachers and scholars, on that day, and shall try to fancy to myself what is going on in the school room about four o'clock. And, with the sincere hope that the blessing of God may rest on all connected with the school, I remain, dear children, your old friend and teacher,

FRANCES G. Boys.

THE SCHOOLS AT HANWELL.

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We have received the report of the Medical Officer for the parish of St. Martin's in the Fields, for the quarter ending September last, in which there are some interesting particulars in reference to the school at Hanwell. Mr. Beale states that he had visited the school and found the children in the highest state of health. "The wards, the schools, and the workshops are well ventilated, and the arrangements are calculated to reclaim the unfortunate children who have been placed there." Still Mr. Beale regrets to add that "there is still too much evidence of their birth and parentage in the general appearance of a low development in their physical education, the result of ill-treatment in wretched homes, and the inheritance of profligate parents, many of them being the children of unfortunate women. The majority," says Mr. Beale, carry in their appearance a low degree of vitality, and may be looked upon as the relics of the old poor-law system, which tended to the propagation of a degraded class in the midst of the highest civilisation; the leading characteristics of the children in a large pauper establishment will be found in a diminutive head, with thin and weak bones of the arms and legs, want of due muscular development, a narrow chest, and large abdomen. There is a general tendency to scrofulous, tuberculous, and glandular diseases; there is an inaptitude for labour of mind and body-a very frequent occurrence of convulsive diseases and idiotcy." This is a painful picture of the state of the children, as they are presented to the officers of this admirable school, and if they succeed in converting such untoward material into elements of citizenship, then the establishment wins its right to support, and we agree with Mr. Beale, that "it is incumbent on the wealthy to do all in their power to restore the innocent offspring of the evils of wealth to a condition that will enable them to participate in the blessings of Christianity and civilisation."

SEASONABLE ADDRESS TO THE PARENTS OF THE CHILDREN ATTENDING COWBRIDGE CHAPEL SUNDAY SCHOOLS,

HERTFORD.

THESE pages are addressed to you in my own name, and in those of the teachers of the above schools, with the sincere and earnest hope that you will read them attentively, and that they may promote your spiritual and eternal welfare You send your children every Lord's Day to be taught in the truths of that Bible which tells us that "God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved." (John 3rd, 16th and 17th.) This doctrine of salvation by Christ is of individual, of universal, and of immense importance. God has been infinitely gracious in providing such a method of reconciliation to himself, and in revealing it to mankind in the holy scriptures. Do you believe in the Son of God? Are you made happy for time by an interest in Christ Jesus? Have you a well-founded hope of life and immortality as brought to light by the gospel?

You need scarcely to be reminded, I presume, that the teachers, who take so much pains with your children, are not paid for their services, and that all the expenses connected with the maintenance of the schools, and they are not trifling, are met by the voluntary contributions of Christians. All this at least proves that these persons are convinced of the truth and value of the Bible, both for themselves and for others. Because they feel that man is an immortal and an accountable being; that all have offended God, and need to be reconciled to him; that none can be saved but through the atonement and obedience of Jesus Christ; that the whole moral nature of man requires to be regenerated by the Holy Spirit to fit him for communion with God on earth, and for the eternal enjoyment of God in heaven; because the teachers of your children believe the vast importance of these truths, as revealed in the Bible, they make that their class-book, and thus seek to "bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord."(Ephesians 6th, 4th.)

These great and blessed principles are as important for you as for your offspring. The Bible is God's book for the world. It has the same truths for every clime and people under heaven. It knows nothing of class legislation. It has but one code of laws for the rich and for the poor; for the wealthy and for the working classes. Its blessings and its comforts are as free for the indigent as for the affluent ; for the employed as for their employers. It is the great charter of the common rights of humanity. If those who have professed to revere it, have not at all times been consistent, let the blame attach to the persons, not to the book. That tells us, "The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world."-(Titus 2nd, 11th and 12th.) The Book tells us, "He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?"-(Micah 6th, 8th.)

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