and of supplication, and they shall look upon him whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first born."" (Zech. xii. 10.)

By this time the setting sun admonished them to hasten their return. So on coming back to the house of the interpreter, he offered up his evening supplications in the midst of his guests; after which, they retired each one to his couch, and lay down until the morning.

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CHAPTER VII.

SHOWING HOW GOONAH PURIST WAS BAPTIZED, AND HOW HE CAME TO THE CROSS, WHERE HE FOUND THAT WHICH HE HAD LONG SOUGHT, NAMELY, RELIEF FROM HIS BURDEN.

"They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."Isaiah xl. 31.

Now I saw in my dream, that the next morning, when all the family were assembled, the interpreter, calling for water, thus addressed Goonah Purist: "Art thou willing to be baptized?

Goonah Purist.-I am heartily willing; for I have no other Lord, no other Saviour, but Jesus Christ. He is God, and he is my God.

Interpreter. What makes you think him to be God?

Goonah Purist.-Why, Sir, I do not know how many times I have been in this world before, or whether I was ever born in it but

once but this I know, that from my youth up, I have been swimming down the stream of sin, as the straws swim down the stream of Gunga. I went on pilgrimage to the pagoda of Jugunnathu; but I still remained polluted with my sins, finding no good in the Hindoo worship. Next I went to the Mussulmauns, and consulted the Sheik Olislam: neither found I any good in their religion: all being unserviceable and worthless. Then falling in company with

certain Feringhees, I became acquainted with the Christian moral law, to wit, the Ten Commandments delivered by God from the Mountain of Sinai. These my heart acknowledged to be good, even the very words of God: but by these I found myself condemned; for how could I, a sinful polluted wretch, keep such pure laws? Upon this, I gave myself over for lost. But, when I had given up all confidence in what I myself could do, and lay in the dust, crying out in the bitterness of my soul;-at that time my Redeemer called me, through the medium of his holy ministers and holy word, bidding me come to him, that he might heal me. And whereas, my heart was before in darkness, he made his glorious light to shine within me, so that I, who

had formerly loved sin, now began to hate it; and from that time, being drawn towards my Redeemer with cords and bands of love, I could not rest till I had left all in order to follow him. And now, Sir, I earnestly desire to be baptized in his name.

The interpreter being greatly pleased with this answer of Goonah Purist, would no longer delay to baptize him. Accordingly, after solemn prayer, he baptized him into the Church of Christ, in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost; after which, he embraced him as a dear brother, saying, “Thou shalt no more be called Goonah Purist, but Nazareenee."

Then I saw, that all who were present saluted the pilgrim, calling him Brother, and welcoming him 'to the general assembly and church of the first-born, which are written in heaven.' (Heb. xii. 23.) And behold, the poor man's heart was so sensibly touched, that he brake into tears, crying out to the interpreter, and to them that were with him, "Pray for me, I beseech you, continually, that my Redeemer may be with me, even unto the end."

I saw then, in my dream, that the pilgrim

Nazareenee (for I shall call him Goonah Purist no longer) was anxious to go forward on his journey, till he should find relief from his burthen, and purification from his leprosy for the interpreter had told him, that it lay not within the compass of his power to afford him that relief- Who can forgive sins, but God alone?' (Luke v. 21.) So when the interpreter had given him refreshment and certain directions for his journey, he blessed him, and set him on his way, saying, "God speed thee!" But before his departure, he presented the pilgrim with a lota of pure gold, for the purpose of drawing water from the wells which he would find by the way-side, even the wells of salvation.

So I looked, and saw the pilgrim going along the King's highway; turning neither to the right nor to the left, but groaning, and going heavily, because of his burden. And as he went, he pleaded with his Redeemer, as did Job, the servant of God, in the days of old. And these were the words of his complaintOh that I knew where I might find my Redeemer; that I might come even to his seat! Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and