king. Many of them listened to him, and he got together a number of fol lowers. His party, however, was soon destroyed, and he himself taken prisoner and put to death. The Duke of York himself soon came forward. The peaceful king. seemed hardly to shew any resistance, -but the Queen Margaret collected an army together, and went to oppose the Duke of York. There were many battles fought in England between the the king's party and the duke's party; and this was called the war between the houses of York and Lancaster, or sometimes the war of the roses; for the king's party, who belonged to the Lancaster family, wore red roses in their helmets, whilst the York party wore white roses. In one of these battles (the battle of Wakefield) the Duke of York was killed. His party, however, soon recovered themselves, and beat the king's party at Tewksbury. Then the son of the Duke of York was proclaimed king by the title of Edward the Fourth. This was in the year We read that, soon after this, the Duke of York's brother killed King Henry in prison. This murderer was the Duke of Gloucester. He was the same person who was afterwards King Richard the Third. (To be continued.) LESSON FOR A CHILD. (FROM A BRIEF VIEW OF SCRIPTURE WHEN Esau came home, and found what his brother Jacob had done, he lifted up his voice and wept, and said to his father, "Bless me, even me too, O my father." And Isaac did bless him; but he had already prayed that Jacob might be the father of the great nation. And Esau was angry with Jacob, because of the blessing; and he thought to himself that he would kill his brother Jacob. And Rebecca told Jacob, to go into another country, and stay there till his brother's anger should turn away, and 'till he should have forgot what had been done to him, So Jacob went away, and lived with his mother's brother, and stayed there fourteen years, and worked very hard: and he married there, and had twelve sons, And he prayed to God; and God blessed him, so that he became rich. And God said to him, "I am the God of thy fathers Abraham and Isaac; and all that I promised them I will do for thee; and from thy twelve sons shall come a great nation, and I will give them the land of Canaan for their OWD. And, after a long time, Jacob took his twelve sons, and his servants, and his cattle, and all that he had, and went back to his own country. And his brother Esau came to meet him, and they became friends together, and Jacob made him a present of some of his cattle. And Isaac and Rebecca were both dead, but Jacob lived in the land of Canaan, with his twelve sons. And the Lord said unto Jacob, Thy name shall no more be called Jacob, but Israel shall thy name be." So Jacob was called Israel, and his sons were called the Children of Israel. Questions to be asked, after the child has read the Lesson. Q. Was not Esau angry when he found what Jacob had done? A. Yes. Q. Did his father pray to God to bless him too? A. Yes. Q. What had he already prayed for? A. That Jacob might be the father of the great nation. Q. What did Rebecca tell Jacob to do? A. To go away for a time. Q. Why? A. Because Esau said he would kill him. Q. Whom did Jacob go to live with? Q. Did he stay there long? A. Yes; and married there. A. Yes; so that he became rich. A. That he was the God of his fathers, Abraham and Isaac; and that he would bless him, according to his promise. Q. What did God promise to give to his children for their heritage? A. The land of Canaan. Q. Had Jacob many sons? Q. Did Jacob go home after a long time? A. Yes; and his brother Esau came to meet him. Q. Did they become friends? Q. What was Jacob's name chang ed to ? A. Israel. (To be continued.) SCRIPTURE. Behold how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity. Ps. cxxxiii. The drunkard shall come to poverty, and shall not inherit the kingdom of God. Prov. xxiii. 21. Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith, than a houseful of dainties with strife. Prov. xvii, 1, |