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14 Prayer ' GOD OUR Week Be Psa It was a time of sore distrei of once loyal subjects had no lent and Ahithophel against t senger to David saying,me s.iter Ab^olom. And David were with hint at Jerusalem, however, was not dismayed, higher levels. His confident prompted lviin to appeal to H tries the hearts of men. 'Ji cause against an ungodly r.ai great, so he pleads earnestly light and thy truth, let then the justice of his cause, he is of gracious counsel and suste feels a deep longing for the will go unto the altar of God thee." Under conditions like was the favor and person of hi ing joy." He then renionstra dejection, "Way art thou cast Let us he instructed from tdance of special trial our rec prayer. God is our refuge an< that right early." Let us become familiar with God's people are not always gression or folly. David had cessful in pronloting tne inte very wisdom and devotion of dom to such a condition as th lorn, coveted its possession; a David's trusted counselor, Ah acy. It has always been so. saints without cause. The mc had their secret detractors or eminent service does not es forms of injury at the hand light. Our Master said, "Hie vile you and persecute you an you falsely for my sake." my name s sake. We will utterly fail of the in such sore trials if we do more earnest pleading and w temporal estate David was in in his spiritual life he now a ous vantage-ground. Despite speak of his God as "the glac and should be with every beli distress. As earth's lights gi nrsj deepens, the light of hea in our souls. And as we art earthly favor we should pria of God to all who make Him Better methods may simplit solved by nothing less than Pea body. Never esteem anything as make thee break thy word < Aurelius. THE PRESBYTERIA] Meeting STRENGTH." ginning May 23. Im 43. ss to David. The greater portion w joined the conspiracy of Absoheir king. "There came a meshearts of the men of tsrael are cai.l nnln nil Ir'-u eort-nnic ihnt "Arise and let us flee." David, His hopes seemed to rise to ?e in the justice of his cause int who weighs the thoughts and itdge me, O God, and plead my ion." The crisis now was very for guidance. "O, send out thy i lead nie." While conscious of deeply impressed with the need nance: as iu other instances he comforts of the sanctuary. "I ." "Upon the harp will I praise these he realized how precious s God. He calls him "my exceedtes with his soul for yielding to down, u, my soul?" this Psalm, that under eircum ourse is to fervent and effectual 1 strength. He will help us " and i the truth also, that the trials of the effect of their own transbeen eminently faithful and sut rests of the Kingdom. But the his reign had brought the Kingat the treacherous ingrate. Abaond promises of reward tempted ithophel, to join in the conspirGnemies have persecuted the ?st eminent servants of God have their open assailants. The most :empt from treachery, or other s of (hose who hate truth and ssed are ye when men shall reid say all manner of evil against fe shall be nated of all men for blessing which God has for US not resort to Him with all the ith increased confidence. In his extreme distress and peril, but ttained a high and indeed raptuthe earthly darkness he could lness of my joy." So it may be ever who has special burdens or row dim, or rather as the darktven should shine more radiantly i impressed with the illusion of se more highly the faithfulness their refuge and strength. ry the social question, it can be better men?Francis Greenwood of advantage to thee that shall >r lose thy self-respect.?Marcus N OF THE SOUTH. Young Peopl HOME MISSIOr Topic for Sunday, May 30: Hero< thew 10: DAILY REAI Monday: Righteous Lot. 2 Peie Tuesday: Courageous Nathan. Wednesday: John the Baptist. , Thursday: Jesus. John 1: 9-13; Friday: Peter. Galntians 2:7-9. Saturday: A daughter of Jacob. They are all heroes, it is wri one and another, it takes heroisn mission wont. Ft ought not to be so. but it is. church allows itself to regard the as in some way a second or third r It will glorify a foreign missior rate man, just because he has gon of him and relieve him of all anxie Drnien ^ " i mine anu uunur are uue 10 me from home and friends and com should Le honored and provided f< off his heart. But equally should the home wc who for the sake of the crying nc good name and sacrifices his amb loved ones to go into some poor f Faithfulness, not place, makes t measured by miles or seas or nati and foreign missionaries it is a cai done, and not to leave the other given to all the faithful. All praise to the men who are of home missions to Its proper plac heart and appreciation of tne chu in passing from the governor's c year of work pleading for home m That the line of demarcation bet s'ons is a difficult one to draw, ami may be seen from the fact that sc home missionaries are at work ai hemians, Hungarians, French, and uur cuurco naa ai ine last pun sionaries on the list of the Gem These are exclusive of many appoi or in part by local Presbyteries o ginia, the Carnlinas, Tennessee, a church. Of these 165 "heroes," 4 are \\ sion schools among: the Indians; 9 missionaries"; 18 are evangelists work; 11 are at work among ft chiefly among the Mexicans in Te: the "sustentation" provision for i porting fields. The distribution of Synods is, u< r.essee, 2; North Carolina, 3; Louis 14; Arkansas, 19; Oklohoma, 36; North Carolina and Virginia wot' mountain field. A large proportion is composed of workers in Indian great and needy home mission Syn> sas, Florida. Louisiana, Oklahoma 1 May ig, 1909. e's Society 4 HEROES. es of Home Missions. Mat7-16. DINGS. r 2:6-9. I 2 Samuel 12:1-7. John 1:15-28. Matthew 15: 21-28. John 4:25-42. nig to discriminate between ii tor a man to go into home t'he unthinking mass in the man who takes such a field ate man. tary, who is really a fourthe abroad, and will take care fiy as to his helpless ones. ? man who separates himseh ttry, for Christ's sake. He or and care should be taken rrker be regarded as a hero, >eds close at hand, risks hit ition and the comfort of his ield at home. he hero. The quality is not onalities. As between home se of "This ye ought to have undone." Honor should be trying to art tip the oau.se e. to at leart the level of the rch. Robert B. Glenn's act, :hair In North Carolina to a ilssions, is glorious, ween home an?l foreign misI is at times unjustly drawn, :ores of those whom tfe call nong Indians. Mexicans, Bo1 Italians. lished report lt>5 home miseral Assembly's committee, nted and sustained in whole r Synods, as notably fn Virnd other older parts of the omen, teaching in the misare classified as "mountain ; 14 are engaged in Indian jreigners in our own land, xas, and 113 are working on 'eeble churches, or non-supeorgia, 1; Kentucky, 2; Yeniana, 3; Virginia 4; Flordda, Texas, 81. The Kentucky, kers in the lidt are in the of the Oklahoma contingent missions and schools. The ods of our church are Arkanand Texas.