" Too much monotony." One writes, on March 17th, -" A thought has pressed on my mind for some time, to which I now desire to give expression-I mean in connection with the periodicals amongst us. I feel that there is far too much monotony-unscripturally so, I think." There is too much truth in this brother's allegation. The whole circle of Scripture topics is not reflected from the pages of our periodicals, but we confine ourselves to the teaching of Scripture on a few select subjects which other Christians have omitted, or stated wrongly. If the periodicals be compared with Scripture there is scarcely any likeness at all to it in the way and manner, as well as the matter, of their teaching. We are vastly more narrowed in our range of subjects than the Scriptures; and we seldom descend to the homely ways of the Holy Ghost. We have, therefore, need to be admonished on this head, for there is immense variety in the Holy Scriptures, and by way of showing that we are amenable to brotherly admonition we have made a beginning of amendment by giving an entire change of subject in a few practical words last month and this. This may suffice meantime to relieve " the monotony," and prove a salutary word of needful exhortation. But this kind of writing the author of the " Hebrews " seems to think would not be generally received, and so he takes care to say, before he closes his epistle, " I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation." So says the Holy Ghost to-day, if ye will hear His voice.