"YOUR minister is very popular ; if his meeting-house was large enough, I suppose it would swallow the other congregations of the town." The sarcastic tone and manner of utterance indicated the ill feeling of the speaker, as he addressed these words to a servant-girl of the minister's family, with the design of drawing from her a spirited perhaps angry reply. But she modestly made answer, "If people will come to hear our minister, is it his fault that he is popular? I do not presume to judge of his sermons; but this I can testify, he is an humble, every-day Christian." "How interesting our young brother C. is in our prayer-meetings! How clearly we can perceive his growth in piety!" remarked a lady to a Christian sister, as they met one day. Her reply was: "I have for a long time been unable to attend evening meetings, but C. boarded in my family some months, and I observed his principle in little things. I know him to be an every-day Christian!" This pastor, this brother, were members of the same church, and I wondered if like blessed testimony could be borne concerning all the members of that flock. An every-day Christian! To me the expression seemed full of significance. Then I thought of some homes I knew, where, though both parents are professedly followers of Jesus, there is no family altar, no recognition of God in the gifts of his providence, no talking of Christ and of the things of his kingdom. I thought of other homes where forms of family devotion are strictly observed, yet all the life, fervor, and cheerfulness of true piety are lacking ; and one would almost fail to discern likeness to Jesus in the character of either father or mother, bearing that precious title, Christian. Oh, when we shall each learn fervently to pray that we may "walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing," then shall we receive grace to become, in truth, every-day Christians.—Tract Journal.