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Thus shall ye do in the fear of the Lord, faithfully, and with a perfect heart. 2 CHRONICLES 19:9 IN little things of common life, There lies the Christian's noblest strife, When he does conscience make Of every thought and throb within; And words and looks of self and sin Crushes for Jesus' sake. J. B. S. MONSELL WHERESOEVER we be, whatsoever we are doing, in all our work, in our busy daily life, in all schemes and undertakings, in public trusts, and in private retreats, He

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Al­mighty. PSALMS 91:1 The upright shall dwell in Thy presence. PSALMS 111:13 My soul and all its powers Thine, wholly Thine shall be; All, all my happy hours I consecrate to Thee: Me to Thine image now restore, And I shall praise Thee evermore. CHARLES WESLEY IF the wish is wakened in our soul to be ever in His presence, let us go to Him this moment, and ask Him what to do, and how to f

I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. JOHN 14:6 Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. JOHN 20:29 THE Way, the Truth, the Life Thou art, This, this I know; to this I cleave; The sweet new language of my heart, "Lord, I believe." I have no doubts to bring to Thee; My doubt has fled; my faith is free. HARRIET MCEWEN KIMBALL WE have been placed upon the Way. We have been taught the Truth. We have been made partakers

I would have you to be free from cares. 1 CORINTHIANS 7:32 (R. V.) He that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about. PSALMS 22:10 I HAVE no cares, O blessed Will! For all my cares are Thine; I live in triumph, Lord, for Thou Hast made Thy triumphs mine. FREDERICK W. FABER LET my soul roll itself on Him, and adventure there all its weight. He bears greater matters, upholding the frame of heaven and earth, and is not troubled or burdened with it. ROBERT LEIGHTON What

And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left. ISAIAH 30:21 The ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them. HOSEA 14:9 YET more and more this truth doth shine From failure and from loss, The will that runs transverse to Thine Doth thereby make its cross: Thine upright will Cuts straight and still Through pride and dream and dross. W. M. L. JAY LET us remember

Now therefore, our God, we thank Thee, and praise Thy glorious name. 1 CHRONICLES 29:13 Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness. PSALMS 97:12 AND now the wants are told, that brought Thy children to Thy knee; Here, lingering still, we ask for nought, But simply worship Thee. The hope of heaven's eternal days Absorbs not all the heart That gives Thee glory, love, and praise For being what Thou art. WILLIAM BRIGHT LET praise--I say

The Master is come, and calleth for thee. JOHN 11:28 STIR in us the might of faith, Light in us the fire of love! Then will smile Thine angel Death, Opener of the gate above; Sweet Thy summons then will come; Gladsome then shall we go home. THOMAS H. GILL BEYOND all secondary causes, deeper than disease or accident, lies the loving will of Him who is the Lord of life and death. Death is Christ's minister, "mighty and beauteous, though his face be dark," and he, too, stands am

Moreover, as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord, in ceasing to pray for you. I SAMUEL 12:23 MORE things are wrought by prayer Than this world dreams of. Wherefore, let thy voice Rise like a fountain for me night and day. For what are men better than sheep or goats That nourish a blind life within the brain, If, knowing God, they lift not hands of prayer Both for themselves and those who call them friend? For so the whole round earth is every way Bound by go

T hese things I command you, that ye love one another. JOHN 15:17 YET habits linger in the soul; More grace, O Lord! more grace! More sweetness from Thy loving heart, More sunshine from Thy face! FREDERICK W. FABER IF thy disturbance of mind proceeds from a person who is so disagreeable to thee, that every little action of his annoys or irritates thee, the remedy is to force thyself to love him, and to hold him dear; not only because he is a creature formed by the same sovere

Perplexed, but not in despair; cast down, but not destroyed. 2 CORINTHIANS 4:8,9 Faint, yet pursuing. JUDGES 8:4 1, even 1, am He that blotteth out thy trans­gressions for mine own sake, and will not remem­ber thy sins. ISAIAH 43:25 I DON'T think it is possible to overrate the hard­ness of the first close struggle with any natural passion, but indeed the easiness of after-steps is often quite beyond one's expectations. The free gift of grace with which God perfects our effort

When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him. ISAIAH 59:19 STILL more and more do Thou my soul redeem, From every bondage set me wholly free; Though Evil oft the mightest power may seem, Still make me more than conqueror, Lord, in Thee. C. J. P. SPITTA WAIT on the Lord in humility of heart, that thou mayest daily feel the change which is wrought in the heart and conscience by the holy, eternal, ever-living Power; and s

My soul shall be joyful in the Lord; it shall rejoice in His salvation. PSALMS 25:9 The living God, who giveth us richly all things to enj oy. 1 TIMOTHY 6:17 Behold, My servants shall sing for joy of heart. ISAIAH 65:14 GIVE me, O Lord, a heart of grace, A voice of joy, a shining face, That I may show where'er I turn Thy love within my soul doth burn! A tenderness for all that stray, With strength to help them on the way A cheerfulness, a heavenly mirth, Brightening my steps

Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. PSALMS 17:11 SUN of the soul, Thou light divine, Around and in us brightly shine, To strength and gladness wake us. Where Thou shinest, life from heaven There is given; we before Thee For that precious gift implore Thee. MICHAEL SCHIRMER THAT is what our sacrifice of ourselves should be--"full of life." Not desponding, morbid, morose; not gloomy chilly, forbidding; not languid, indolent, in­active; but fu

That we . . . may grow up in all things into Him, which is the head, even Christ; from whom all the body fitly framed and knit together through that which every joint supplieth, accord­ing to the working in due measure of each several part, maketh the increase of the body unto the building up of itself in love. EPHESIANS 4:14-16 (R. V.) WE become the living means to a great end; and all our inner salvation--our finding of Jesus--is seen, not to centre in ourselves, in our own

Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought to love one another. 1 JOHN 4:11 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. JOHN 13:35 Do I find love so full in my nature, God's ultimate gift, That I doubt His own love can compete with it? Here, the parts shift? Here, the creature surpass the Creator,--the end, what Began? Would I fain in my impotent yearning do all for this man, And dare doubt He alone shall not help him, who yet alone can? RO

Lord, Thou wilt ordain peace for us: for Thou hast also wrought all our works for us. ISAIAH 26:12 (R. V.) WITH that deep hush subduing all Our words and works that drown The tender whisper of Thy call, As noiseless let Thy blessing fall As fell the manna down. JOHN G. WHITTIER PRAY to be calm and quiet and hushed, and that He will vouchsafe you the sense of His blessed pres­ence; that you may do all things beneath His eye; to sit with Mary calmly at His feet and hear His voi

As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him. COLOSSIANS 2:6 We have the mind of Christ. 1 CORINTHIANS 2:16 NEVER further than Thy cross; Never higher than Thy feet; Here earth's precious things seem dross; Here earth's bitter things grow sweet. Here we learn to serve and give, And, rejoicing, self deny; Here we gather love to live, Here we gather faith to die. ELIZABETH R. CHARLES ARE we assimilating His mind, His way of looking at things, His judgm

Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you. 1 PETER 5:7 HOW gentle God's commands! How kind His precepts are! Come, cast your burdens on the Lord, And trust His constant care. His goodness stands approved Down to the present day; I'll drop my burden at His feet, And bear a song away. PHILIP DODDRIDGE SHE was not accustomed in these days to meet troubles, small or great, with the small stock of strength her mind or body could afford. She had acquired, by long habit,

That I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable unto His death. PHILIPPIANS 3:10 WHAT within me and without Hourly on my spirit weighs, Burdening heart and soul with doubt, Darkening all my weary days; In it I behold Thy will, God, who givest rest and peace; And my heart is calm and still, Waiting till Thou send release. A. H. FRANCKE WHATEVER thy grief or trouble be, take every drop in thy cup from the hand

That ye may know what is the hope of His call­ing, and what the riches of the glory of His in­heritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power to us‑ward who believe. EPHESIANS 1:18,19 THOU dost well, And my heaven is here and now, Day-star of my soul, if Thou Wilt but deign in me to dwell. WOLFGANG C. DESSLER THROW open all the windows of your soul to the influence of Jesus. By prayer, thought, and action, let His divine power move in and through you

Because Thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of Thy wings will I rejoice. PSALMS 63:7 ON our way rejoicing gladly let us go; Conquered hath our Leader, vanquished is our foe! Christ without, our safety! Christ within, our joy! Who, if we be faithful, can our hope destroy? On our way rejoicing as we homeward move, Hearken to our praises, O Thou God of love! J. B. S. MONSELL I CANNOT understand why those who have given themselves up to God and His goodness are not al

These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. JOHN 15:11 THOU bringest all again; with Thee Is light, is space, is breadth and room For each thing fair, beloved, and free, To have its hour of life and bloom. Each heart's deep instinct unconfessed; Each lowly wish, each daring claim; All, all that life hath long repressed, Unfolds, undreading blight or blame. DORA GREENWELL LET us offer up to Him each day, and all its oc

Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dis­mayed; with us is the Lord our God, to help us, and to fight our battles. 2 CHRONICLES 32:7,8 WE fling aside the weight and sin, Resolved the victory to win; No shrinking from the desperate fight, No thought of yielding or of flight; With the brave heart and steady eye, We onward march to victory. HORATIUS SONAR IF you, your heart, your will, are enlisted on the good side, if you are wishing and trying that the good in you shoul

He saith unto them, Follow me . . . and they straightway left their nets, and followed Him. MATTHEW 4:19,20 JESUS calls us; o'er the tumult Of our life's wild, restless sea, Day by day His sweet voice soundeth, Saying, "Christian, follow me." As of old St. Andrew heard it By the Galilean lake, Turned from home, and toil, and kindred, Leaving all for His dear sake. CECIL F. ALEXANDER THE will of God will be done; but, oh, the un­speakable loss for us if we have missed our oppo