generally back eyes. They are idòlaters, and often burn or drown themselves, expecting, that by doing this, they shall go to a world of happiness.

Their fashions and customs are fixed by their religion; and most of them are the same now, that they were two thousand years ago. In general, they have a great abhorrence of Christians, and will neither eat nor drink with them.

THE Turks live in Turkey, a large coun try in the east of Europe and west of Asia Their chief city is Constantinople. In stead of a hat thy wear a piece of cloth bound about their heads, which is called a turban. They sit with their feet under them on mats or cushions, and do not use chairs.

The Turks are ignorant and cruel. The men are allowed to have several wives apiece, whom they treat more like brutes than like compànións. In religion they are Mahometans; that is, they believe in Mahomet, a man who lived about twelve centuries ago, and pretended to be a greater prophet than JESUS CHRIST.

The writings of Mahomet, called the Koran, teach that heaven is a place of ànimal enjoyments, and that those, who die in fighting for that religion, will immediately go to such a heaven. A Turkish meeting-house is called a Mosque, and distinguished by an emblem in the form of a crescent, or new moon, with the horns upward.

CHAPTER XXII.

Conversation eighth between the Mother and Son.

MOTHER. I hope, my dear Philo, the conversation we had last evening, has been a help to you in understanding the minister to day.

PAILO. It has done me some good; but ye* I have heard many words, which were not very intelligible to me, especially in the prayers.

MOTH. I intend this evening to explain some of the hardest words, that are used

in prayers and hymns; but in the first place, I wish to know, whether you can define a few words, which I have in my mind. What are the significations of present and absent, presence and absence?

PHIL. Present means in the same place; absent, in a different place; out of sight; out of hearing; far off. To be in the presence of any person, is to be in the same place, where he is; to do anything in the absence of any person, is to do it, where he is not so near, as to see, or know it. Now you

MOTH. Very well, my son.

may define approach.

PHIL. To approach is to come near. MOTH. What is the meaning of throne? PHIL. A throne is the seat of a king; but I do not understand very well what is meant by coming to the throne of grace. Мотн.

MOTH. Grace signifies mèrcy, or kindness to those, who are in want or distress. Now GoD is spoken of as sitting on the throne, for the very purpose of showing mercy and kindness to those, who are in trouble; and to go to the throne of grace, means to pray to God for the things we need.

I will now mention to you the words, which I intend this evening to explain. They are the following words:

Eternal, eternity; immortal, immortality; invisible, self-existent, immutable, al

mighty, omnipotent, omniscient, omnipres

ent.

Eternal means without beginning, or without end eternity is time, which had no beginning, or will have no end. GoD is eternal; for there never was a time when he was not. He was never born, nor made; nor did he ever begin to live.

A thing, which may die, is mortal; but that, which cannot die, is immortal. All animals are mortal; for they must die; but our souls are immortal, for they will not die, when our bodies are laid in the grave; and GoD is immortal. Immortality is everlasting life, or life, that will never end.

Those things are visiblé, which may be seen; and those are invisible, which cannot be seen. Water is visible, but air is invisible, and GoD is invisible, for he cannot be seen, where he is present.

To exist is to live, to be. Existence is life, or being. Self-existent means living, or being without the help of anything else.

GOD made us, and all other things in earth and heaven; but no one made GòD. He always was just as he now is, before there was any world.

Immutable means unchangeable; always the same. GOD is immutable. He cannot change.

Omnipotent means able to do every

thing.

.Omniscient means knowing everything. GOD is omniscient. He knows all we do, and all we say, and all we think, and all we feel. He knows everything, which ever was, or ever will be; and this knowledge is called omniscience.

GOD is said to be omniprèsent, which means that he is in all places at the same time. Wherever you go, he is with you. He fills heaven and earth with himself.

APPENDIX TO CHAPTER XXII.

DEFINITIONS.

Live aright, to do right, to be religious.
Nigh, near, not far off.

Hymn first, for a little Child.

I love the Lord for all the care,
He takes of such a child as I.

He knows my wants; he hears my prayer;
In every danger he is nigh.

The Lord has made me what I am,

And every day he gives me food.
I'm always happy as a lamb,

Because he always does me good.

My God, I'll thank thee every night,
And every morning pray to thee.
O, teach me, LORD, to live aright,
And when I die, take care of me.