what island was he sent as an exile? Where is this island? For what cause was he sent there? What is there in the character of John we should seek to imitate ?-Read Matt. iv. 21; Mark iii. 17; Acts iv. 3; Rev. i. 9.

3. John the Missionary.-What was the name of his mother? What other name did he bear besides John? He is described as 66 a minister to the apostles; what does this mean? Did he accompany the first Christian missionaries on their journey? Who were they? To whom did they go, and what did they preach? Whom did he accompany on a second missionary journey? To what place did they go? Is this place an island or on a continent; and where is it ?-Read Acts xii. 12, 25; xiii. 1-5; xv. 36, 37.

THREE PIOUS JOHNS! Happy is every child who will seek of God to be made like them in faith, love, and zeal.

THE CHRISTIAN MOTHER AND HER

CHILD.

BY RICHARD HUIE, M.D.

Ch. WHAT can I do for Christ, mamma,
Who does so much for me?

M. Give him your youthful heart, my child,
And from all evil flee.

Ch. I think he has my heart, mamma,
And I detest all sin.

M. Then end each day with prayer, my child,
With prayer each day begin.

Ch. I pray both morn and eve, mamma,
And love God's word to read.

M. Act too, that all may see, my child,
That you are Christ's indeed.

Ch. All this I strive to do, mamma-
Can I do nothing more?

M. Yes, tell that Christ has died for us,
God's favour to restore.

Ch. To whom can one so young, mamma,
The Saviour's mercy teach?

M. To all you love, and all you know,
And all your voice can reach.

Ch. But there are dying souls, mamma,
In many a distant land.

M. Well, send them men to preach the word
That they may understand.

Ch. How can I send them men, mamma,
Who am so weak and poor?

M. Help those who do, and that with prayer,
A blessing to secure.

Ch. If prayer could turn my pence to pounds, I fain your plan would try.

M. Elijah and the widow's oil

My answer will supply.

Ch. Oh yes! I see. I have not much,
But what I have I'll give;

And God may make some dying soul
Through my small pittance live.

M. Do thus, my child, and you will find,
When sun and stars are dim,

That Christ regards what's done for men
As if 'twere done for him!

No. 3.

IN our last number we gave some account of the rise and progress of industrial exhibitions. There is little doubt that in years to come these displays of ingenuity and usefulness, and these goodly gatherings of the inhabitants of

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different countries will be more frequent than they have yet been, and many a Temple of Industry will be erected for the general benefit of mankind.

The Crystal Palace, where as many as two thousand workmen have been for some time employed, now attracts the attention of all classes. The Queen and Prince Albert have paid it a visit, and in one day as many as fifty thousand spectators crowded Hyde Park to catch a glimpse of the fairy pile. When stored with the treasures it is intended to contain, a scene will be presented to the eye of the most exciting and agreeable kind. Though no part of the building will be without interest, the noble and commanding interior will especially attract attention. The towering elms that grow there will, as the spring advances, be clothed with verdure-a living picture of natural beauty, framed and glazed, as it were, for the admiration of the spectator. Could every roof of the building have been arched like the transept, or cross aisle, it would have much added to the beauty of the whole, but that would have been too expensive.

In regarding the Crystal Palace, we should consider that a building of iron is a very different thing to one composed of brick and stone. Bricks and stones are laid one on another without undergoing any trial of their strength; but when iron is used, every pillar, every cross bar, has to be tested, and the most careful calculation is necessary. Could all the figures be seen at one view, employed in the calculations made in erecting the Crystal Palace, it would indeed astonish the beholder.

Some people have expressed a doubt es to the strength of the building, on account of its very slight appearance; but professor Cowper has done much towards restoring confidence, by showing, in a very simple experiment, that even two bits of quill, of an inch in length, when placed up end-wise, will bear nearly two hundred weight. The columns used in the building, like the bits of quill, are hollow, and will on that account carry an amazing pressure. The girders resting on the pillars for the galleries are proved to bear fifteen tons, and the breaking weight is thirty tons; but they will never have to bear more than seven tons and a half. We shall fearlessly venture to visit every part we can. There must be no creeping through the place with sluggish heads and heavy heels; we must all be alive, active, and full of energy.

The amount of space required by the exhibitors, eight thousand in number, is said to be more than four hundred thousand surface feet, so that a new gallery has been erected in addition to what was originally intended. This will make the building more wonderful than it was before.

There was great energy shown in the design of the Crystal Palace, and its execution; as well as in all things connected with it. What think you of eleven hundred and ninety-six workmen being paid their wages in the short period of thirty-six minutes! Why, some people would have occupied hours in doing the same thing. We see, in this instance, what may be done when the eye, the hand, and the heart, all work together on a good system.