heaven to teach us the new and living way by which "all that believe are justified from all things, from which they could not be justified by the law of Moses" (Acts xiii. 39). Both I have been trying to tell you the old, old story that men are sinners. I may be speaking to some one, perhaps, who thinks it a waste of time. "God knows I'm a sinner!" he cries; "you don't need to prove it." Well, my friend, I have good news for you. It is just as easy for God to save you, who have broken the whole ten commandments, as the man who has only broken one of them. are dead-dead in sins. It is no matter how dead you are, or how long you have been dead, Christ can bring you to life just the same. There is no difference. When Christ met that poor widow coming out of Nain, following the body of her boy to the grave—he was just newly dead-His loving heart could not pass her; He stopped the funeral, and bade the dead arise. And when Jesus stood by the grave of Lazarus, who had been dead four days, was it not just as casy for Him to say, "Lazarus, come forth"? Yes, it was just as easy; there was no difference. They were both alike dead, and Christ saved the one just as easily, and as willingly, and as lovingly, as the other. And therefore, my friend, you need not complain that Christ cannot save you. Christ died for the ungodly. And if you turn to him at this moment with an honest heart, and receive Him simply as your Saviour and your God, I have the authority of His word for telling you (John vi. 37) that He will in nowise cast out. NEWS OF THE CHURCHES. THE annual meetings of the Bap-class-rooms have been opened in tist Union of Scotland have been connection with the church at held in Dublin-street Chapel, Edin- Rickmansworth, Herts, under the burgh, under the presidency of the care of the Rev. A. Powell.-The Rev. J. C. Brown. They will be memorial-stones of a new Taberfound reported in The Baptist and nacle, for the ministry of the Rev. The Freeman. W. Cuff, have been laid in Provi dence-place, Hackney, London.THE foundation-stone of a new The memorial-stones of a new chapel has been laid at North chapel have been laid at Stonebroom, Finchley, for the ministry of the Notts.-The memorial - stones of Rev. J. Chadwick.-A new chapel new class-rooms have been laid at has been opened at Bexley Heath, West Croydon, in connection with Middlesex, for the ministry of the the church of which the Rev. J. Rev. G. Smith.-The memorial- A. Spurgeon is the minister.— The stones of a new chapel have been chapel at Corwen, North Wales, laid at Dyke, near Bourne, Lincoln- under the care of the Rev. H. 0. shire. The memorial-stones of a Williams, has been re-opened after new chapel, for the ministry of the enlargement and improvement. Rev. T. Davies, D.D., have been laid at Haverfordwest, Pembroke THE REV. J. T. Felce, late of Sul shire.-A new Sunday-school and grave, has been publicly recognised as the pastor of the church at Herts, to Sarratt, in the same Attleborough, Nuneaton; the Rev. county; the Rev. D. O. Edwards, W. Morgan, late of Cradley, near of Stockton-on-Tees, to Bethlehem Birmingham, of the church at and Saron, Pembrokeshire; the Tondu, Glamorganshire; the Rev. Rev. T. Wheatley, of Faringdon, to W. Turner, late of Wakefield, of be co-pastor with the Rev. D. Gould, the church at Portmahon Chapel, at West-street, Dunstable, BedfordSheffield; the Rev. R. F. Jeffrey, shire; the Rev. W. J. May, of late of Southsea, of the church in Carshalton, to Underhill-road, PeckKingsgate-street, Holborn, London; ham Rye, London; the Rev. W. the Rev. C. Joshua, late of Ponty- Judge, of the Baptist College, Manpool College, of the church at chester, to Skipton, Yorkshire; the Desborough, Northamptonshire; Rev. T. L. Smith, of Wolsingham, the Rev. W. G. Myles of the Durham, to Kingshill, Bucks; the church at Morecambe; the Rev. Rev. J. Manning, of the Midland W. R. Davis of the church at the Baptist Union, to Grimsby, LincolnTabernacle, South Shields; the shire; the Rev. C. F. Vernon, of Rev. E. George of the church at Stratford-grove, to Parnell-road, Faringdon; the Rev. J. E. Crack- Victoria-park, London; the Rev. T. nell, late of South Shields, of the Dowding, of Torrington, Devon, to church at York Town, Surrey; the Lockwood, Huddersfield, to take Rev. W. Mackintosh of the church the charge of the new cause at at Anstruther; the Rev. J. Hollins- Primrose-hill; the Rev. J. T. head of the church at Rattlesden, Roberts, of Grimsby, to West Vale, Suffolk; the Rev. T. Baker, B.A., Halifax; the Rev. E. W. Jenkins, of the church at Stony-Stratford, of Haverfordwest College, to HighBucks; the Rev. W. H. Tetley, gate and Rowley, Durham; the late of Scarborough, of the church Rev. R. R. Finch, of London, to at Osmaston-road, Derby; the Rev. Neckinger-road, Bermondsey; the E. E. Coleman, late of Rawdon Rev. W. H. Perkins, late of Bootle, College, of the church in New-road, to Goodshaw, Lancashire; the Rev. Bromsgrove; the Rev. J. Lee, F. J. Feltham, of the Metropolitan late of Manchester College, of the Tabernacle College, to Winslow, church at Idle, Yorkshire; the Rev. Bucks; the Rev. G. W. Wilkinson, W. S. Davies, formerly of Queen's- of Boundary-road, Middlesborough, park, Manchester, of the church at to Wainsgate, near Huddersfield. Huntingdon; the Rev. W. B. Adey, The Rev. J. B. Warren has resigned late of Burley-road, Leeds, of the the pastorate of the church at church in Albemarle Chapel, Scar- Cottenham, Cambridge. The Rev. borough; the Rev. H. Watts, late J. Hedges has resigned his pastorate of Peterborough, of the church at of the church at Spratton, NorthHyde, Manchester; the Rev. J. amptonshire. The Rev. W. J. Wilson, late of the Metropolitan Elliott has resigned his pastorate Tabernacle College, of the church at Beulah Chapel, Rhymney. The in Charles-street, Woolwich. Rev. W. L. Giles has, after six years' pastorate, resigned his charge THE following reports of MINIS- at South-street, Greenwich. The TERIAL CHANGES have reached us Rev. H. Abraham has, on account since the preparation of our last of continued ill-health, resigned issue:The Rev. A. Smith, of the pastorate of the church at RedSunderland, to Park-road, Esher, ruth, Cornwall. The Rev. R. J. Surrey; the Rev. H. Chance, of Middleton has been compelled, on King's Langley and Hunton Bridge, account of ill-health, to resign his pastorate at Watchet and Welling- Rev. S. Evans, of Arnsby, Leicesterton, Somerset. WE regret to announce the death of the Rev. W. R. Irvine, of Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, at the age of forty-nine; also of the shire, at the age of seventy-six ; also of the Rev. Jonathan Watson, of Edinburgh, at the age of eightyfour; also of the Rev. J. J. Mead, of Eccles, near Manchester. TO OUR READERS. THE annual volumes of "THE CHURCH" and "THE APPEAL" for 1878 are now ready. They will be found to be full of interesting and attractive reading for family and home use. It is hoped that they will have a wide circulation in their more permanent form. They may be had by order of any bookseller. We wish also to announce that the number of "THE APPEAL" for January, 1879, will be a Special New Year's Number, containing Narratives, Sketches, and Addresses specially adapted to the season. It will supply a most useful New Year's Tract for circulation in Sunday Schools, and for general distribution by Tract Distributors, District Visitors, and others who are engaged in visiting the poor and circulating Gospel Literature. Our Readers are invited to send in early orders for the extra copies they will require, as the demand for this number is expected to be very great. May we express the hope that our Readers will avail themselves of the opportunity which the commencement of a New Year will give to recommend both our Magazines, wherever they can do so, with a view to an enlarged circulation? Several new and able writers have already promised their help for the New Year; and it is believed that the new volumes of both "THE CHURCH" and "THE APPEAL" will be quite as attractive, and as much adapted for usefulness, as any that have gone before them. effort on the part of the conductors will be wanting to make both the Magazines as worthy as ever of the large circulation in the Churches which they have enjoyed now for so many years. No SIMPLE REMEDIES FOR COMMON AILMENTS. HINTS FOR THE SICK ROOM. A Guide for all who have Charge of Households. BY A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS. AS a simple useful guide for all having the charge of households, we not only classify herein some of the most common ailments and accidents occurring in families, but at the same time recommend a few valuable remedies which will, either alone or in combination, meet all ordinary requirements, always bearing in mind that when the malady is urgent or complicated, recourse should be had to the regular medical attendant, with whose duties we in no way wish to interfere. Numerous works on domestic medicine have been published, but to understand them, and carry out the instructions, it would be necessary to have a practical knowledge of dispensing, and every household would have to be supplied with drugs almost equivalent to half the stockin-trade of an ordinary chemist. The four special medicines recommended have been carefully analysed, and may be safely relied upon as being based on strictly scientific principles; they contain nothing deleterious to the most delicate constitution. Neither narcoties (opium, &c.) nor mercurials (mercury, &c.) enter into their composition, their ingredients being for the most part derived from the Vegetable Kingdom. Asthma.-A complaint of middle life and old age, accompanied by difficulty of breathing, and a sense of restriction of the chest, amounting to suffocation. Treatment. First open the bowels with a full dose of Ricinine Syrup, and follow up the action with a dose of Essence of Aniseed, according to age, about every two hours. The room should be warmed by a fire, and ventilated by open windows, without draught. Light diet. Bronchitis.-Is known by pain, or rather Boreness, in the middle of the chest, cold shivering, cough, at first dry, and becoming loose and accompanied by frothy expectoration. Treatment.-Aperient as in asthma, mustard and linseed Poultices to the chest, throat, and between the shoulders. Essence of Aniseed in proportionate doses every three hours. Light diet, and during convalescence Zoolac in medium doses three times daily, and rub in the Embrocation night and morning to the chest and back. Cough.-Is a symptom rather than a disease and if slight will soon be cured by a few doses of the Essence of Aniseed; the feet being put into hot water in which a tablespoonful of mustard has been stirred. Light and nourishing diet. Chronic Cough.-When the cough is persistent it is best treated by the Essence, at the same time taking two or three doses of Zoolac daily, and rubbing the Embrocation into the chest, shoulders, and pit of the stomach. Whooping Cough. Is soon relieved by the Essence and change of air, to the sea if possible, will complete the cure. N.B.-This complaint cannot be mistaken by any one who has once heard the peculiar sound accompanying the cough. Stomach Cough.-This is a dry hacking cough, often attended by disordered stomach, indigestion, flatulency, and irregular action of the bowels. Treatment.-Regulate the bowels with occasional doses of Ricinine Syrup, and go through a steady course of Zoolac. Plain food and outdoor exercise. Constipation.-The Ricinine Syrup in ordinary cases. When it is chronic two or three doses of Ricinine Syrup a week, and strengthen the coats of the bowels with Zoolac three times a day. Diet: Fresh meat, fish, vegetables, and vegetable soup; avoid milk and eggs. Colic-Is the name given to sharp pains in the stomach and bowels. When not attended by diarrhoea take a dose of Ricinine Syrup, followed by full doses (according to age) of Zoolac every hour. Rub the Embrocation into the part where the pain is worst. Cholera. When this complaint is prevalent in your neighbourhood, avoid unsound fruit and vegetables, night air, and bad smells about the house. The occasional administration of Zoolac will be found a great safeguard; but when attacked, send for medical aid without delay. Contusions and Bruises. If the bones are neither broken nor dislocated, and the skin not wounded, everything will soon be set right by the Embrocation and rest. The bowels should be kept free by an occasional dose of the Ricinine Syrup to avoid inflammatory action. If the skin be torn or cut, cold-water rags may be applied. Bilious Attacks-Should not be overlooked at their earlier stages, as they are liable to lead to more serious consequences. When the liver is not acting properly, there exists a feeling of languor, lowness of spirits, loss of appetite, and perhaps sickness and nausea, chilliness, pain in the side, often extending to the shoulder blade, bowels sometimes confined, and at other loose, a disagreeable taste in the mouth, tongue coated brownish-yellow. Treatment.-Whether the bowels are confined or not, begin with a full dose of the Ricinine Syrup, and repeat every other day. When the symptoms are somewhat abated, Zoolac three times daily in an effervescent state with sodawater (half a bottle) will complete the cure. Headache. When headache is accompanied by bilious symptoms, follow the treatment recommended above. Nervous Headache.-If, however, the pain comes on repeatedly at some particular time of the day, and especially in one part of the head, a full dose of Zoolac should be taken every three hours, and the Embrocation rubbed in night and morning. The bowels should be regulated, but not too freely purged. Liberal diet, with port wine and bitter ale. Sickness. The morning sickness usually present during the carlier months of pregnancy is sooner relieved by Zoolac than by any other remedy yet known. A dose of about thirty drops should be taken in a recumbent posture, either with cold water, or soda-water (about a wine-glassful), according to the patient's taste. Let the patient keep in bed for about an hour, and smaller doses should be continued during the day, say three times. It is here very essential that the bowels should be open at least once in the twenty-four hours, and the Ricinine Syrup may be had recourse to if necessary. During pregnancy the Ricinine Syrup is just as safe as the old-fashioned castor-oil. Light nourishing diet; avoid hot drinks and highlyseasoned dishes. Sea-Sickness.-Care should be taken not to disturb the digestive organs during the two or three days preceding the embarkation; let the bowels be well opened, and take a full dose of Zoolac about the time of starting, and repeat a smaller quantity, say ten drops, every hour and a half until the end of the voyage, if a short one, or if it is of a duration of some weeks, until the effect of the ship's motion wear off. The beneficial action of the Zoolac will in this case be greatly increased by combining aërated water, in small quantities of perhaps a wineglassful, and ice. Rheumatism-Is a specific inflammation of the joints, membranes, and muscles, and is attended with great pain, increased by movement of the part affected, a peculiar acid perspiration, white tongue, and high-coloured urine, thirst, and some fever. Treatment.-When the bowels are not freely open, give a full dose of the Ricinine Syrup, and repeat a milder quantity every other morning; rub the painful part with the Embrocation twice or three times daily, and in the interval between these rubbings, envelop the parts in cotton-wool or flannel. During convalescence, strengthen the system by Zoolac, taken for a few weeks, to prevent relapse. Light diet, No wine or ale, but brandy or whisky may be taken in moderation. Lumbago-Is Rheumatism of the muscles and membranes in the lower part of the back, known from kidney and other internal complaints by the increased pain on moving or turning round. Treatment.-Same as rheumatism. Neuralgia, Ticdouloureux, Sciatica, &c., are all painful affections of the nerves. Treatment.-The bowels should be attended to carefully, and if necessary, a dose of Ricinine Syrup should be administered. The part should be well protected from cold, especially draughts, and the Zoolac taken and persevered in steadily, for three weeks or a month. The part should be rubbed twice daily with the Embrocation. Change of air and liberal diet, with sherry or bitter ale, will complete the cure. If bad teeth are suspected, a dentist should be consulted. Exhaustion, Lassitude, Languor, Fainting, from whatever cause, will be cured by a longcontinued course of Zoolac, with gentle outdoor exercise, light nourishing diet, and sleeping in a cool, well-ventilated room. N.B.-During a fainting-fit lay the patient flat down, loosen all tight parts of the dress, and give a full dose of Zoolac in cold water. Teething. During the period that children are cutting their teeth, too great care cannot be taken with regard to their diet and general habits. The bowels should be regulated, and the nature of the motion carefully observed by mother or nurse; the head and neck of the little patient should be well protected from draughts and cold, but at the same time not be kept too hot. The diet, if not at the breast, should be carefully prepared, and the milk used fresh and pure. N.B.-If the child is not yet weaned, the mother's diet should be confined to plain wholesome food, and all excitement must be avoided. The infant's bowels will be best acted on by doses of from a tea-spoon to a dessert-spoon of the Ricinine Syrup, according to age and habit of body, about every alternate day; and should get into the open air, weather permitting, every day. Should there be any twitching of the hands, feet, or muscles of the face, a medical man shoull be called in. Should the child be very restless, and if flatulence exists, Zoolac may be administered, the dose being one drop for every year of the child's age, given in a little sugar and water every four hours. But so-called soothing medi cines for infants are extremely hazardous, as they all contain opium or other poisonous drugs. Sore Throat.-Act on the bowels with a full dose of Ricinine Syrup, put the feet in mustard and water, and rub iu the Embrocation round the throat and neck twice daily. Glands, Enlargement of.-Whether this occurs in the neck or elsewhere, foment with hot water; or, if there is much pain, apply a poppy-head fomentation, and afterwards the Embrocation may be rubbed in with great advantage. Regulate the bowels by occasional doses of Ricinine Syrup. N.B.-Sea-bathing is very beneficial for glandular swellings if they become chronic. Bad Breasts.-Nothing is more troublesome in connection with the lying-in room than sore nipples, or swollen and inflamed breasts. There For sore nipples the best application is glycerine, which is perfectly harmless to the infant. Shields should also be used. are many kinds-indiarubber, glass and wood. For swollen and painful breasts the Embroeation should be used once or twice daily, and a liberal diet kept up. The bowels should in the meantime be kept open with Ricinine Syrup. Occasional fomentations if the part is very hard. Cuts and Wounds.-The first matter to be attended to in a cut or other wound of the skin is to find out whether any foreign substances, such as sand, dirt, glass, &c., are present, and to remove these the parts should be well washed with cold water. The next point is to stop bleeding; and this is best done by cold application and pressure, by means of lint and a tight bandage, keeping the injured part raised. When there is a "clean cut," little difficulty will be experienced in bringing the edges of the wound together by means of a narrow strip of plaister, but on no account cover up the entire opening by this strip, but leave openings to allow the exudations to escape. Next place a piece of lint or soft linen-two or three folds of the former, or five or six of the latter-and then bind moderately tight with an ordinary bandage. N.B.-Irregular, lacerated wounds do not bleed so freely as clean cuts, therefore do not bind quite so tightly. The bowels of the patient should be relieved occasionally by a dose of Ricinine Syrup. Croup. This is a dangerous complaint, and no time should be lost in calling in a medical man when that peculiar sound in the breathing and accompanying cough is noticed, which always denotes the disorder. However, during |