"Oh, mother, let me leave you all the comfort I can, it is you who must still suffer; my sufferings are just over; I am passing over Jordan, but the waves do not touch me; my Savior is with me, and keeps them off. Never be afraid to go to him. Farewell! And now, Lord Jesus, come, O come quickly. My eyes are fixed on the Savior, and all is peace. Let me rejoice! let me rejoice!" * * * * * NOTICES OF BOOKS. "ROGER MILLER," OR "HEROISM IN HUMBLE LIFE,"--Is the title of a small "Narrative"--a reprint from a London Edition, by Carter and Brothers, 235 Broadway, New York. The field of benevolent action of this holy man, was that great metropolis--London. His life and character were in fact a counterpart of our own Harlan Page. The somewhat extended "Introduction" to this reprint was prepared by Dr. James Alexander. We feel justified in saying, with his extensive experience, and his keen perceptions of truth and of duty in such matters, this Introduction is worth all the book may cost. The main thought of the work suggests "_The condition of our metropolitan population_"--points out the "_true remedy_" for existing evils--shows us the value of "_lay agency_," and "how much may be done by individuals of humble rank and least favored circumstances." Every parent has a personal interest to aid and encourage such benevolent action. Vice is contagious. Let our seaboard towns become flagrantly wicked--with "railroad speed" the infection will travel far and wide. Mothers are invited to peruse this little volume--as an encouragement to labor and pray, and hope for the conversion of wayward wandering sons--for wicked and profligate youth. Roger Miller, whose death caused such universal lamentation in the city of London, was for many years a wanderer from God, and was at length converted by means of a tract, given him by the "_way-side_," by an old and decrepit woman. "NEWCOMB'S MANUAL"--Is a carefully prepared little volume, containing Scripture questions, designed for the use of Maternal Associations at their Quarterly Meetings.