man life.

But to return to that young nephew. Does any one inquire with interest,
Did his cheerful, benevolent disposition, his readiness to impart and to
receive happiness continue with him through life? It did in a
pre-eminent degree. It is believed that even then "The joy of the Lord
was his strength."--Neh. viii. 10.

He died at the age of 37, having been for nearly six years a successful
missionary among the spicy breezes which blow soft o'er Ceylon's Isle. A
friend who had known him most intimately for many years while a student
at Yale, and then tutor, and then a student of Theology, after his
death, in writing to his bereaved mother, says, "We had hope that your
son, from his rare qualifications to fill the station he occupied, his
remarkable facilities in acquiring that difficult language, his
cheerfulness in imparting knowledge, his indomitable perseverance, his
superior knowledge, and love of the Bible, which it was his business to
teach--that in all this God had raised him up for a long life of service
to the Church; but instead of this, God had been fitting him, all this
time, for some more important sphere of service in the upper sanctuary."

Here, as in thousands of other cases, we see that "The boy was the
father of the man."

Would any mother like to know the early history of that cheerful young
traveler, we reply, as in the case of the prophet Samuel, he was "asked
of the Lord," and was, therefore, rightly named Samuel. The Lord called
him by his Spirit, when a mere child, "Samuel," "Samuel," and he replied
"Here am I;" and his subsequent life and character were what might be
expected from his obedient disposition and his lowly conduct in early
childhood.

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A young prince having asked his tutor to instruct him in religion and to
teach him to say his prayers, was answered, that "he was yet too young."
"That cannot be," said the little boy, "for I have been in the burying
ground and measured the graves; I found many of them shorter than
myself."

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MUSIC IN CHRISTIAN FAMILIES.--NO. 1.

It gives me much pleasure, in accordance with your suggestions, Mrs. W.,
to lay before the readers of the Magazine, a few thoughts on the subject
of music in Christian families. The subject is a very interesting one;
and I regret that time and space will not allow me to do it more ample
justice.

Music is one of