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14 Young Pe l MISSIONA Topic for June 27. thians, 9: 6-15. Dc Monday: The one Giv Tuesday: Generous gi Wednesday: A proph< x uuisuaj . rvii cuiiau Friday: A closed bool Saturday: A man's be Money, except when has no value of its own is used as a medium of t It is that which moi give to Him, our hearts, our possessions, ourselvei If our offering of nu Kingdom means the ofiferi to Him. If not, the large! Thus it came about th mites, which made a fa men casting in of their offering. Their money all Jesus Christ is the g gift and multiplies it by which lie and the giver < <he g'ver, and makes it si view. Tho iiuHiipnt of tho In illustrates this. The litti became by Ills touch and multitude. It would have one loaf and one fish to 1 Paul praised the peoj in contributing to the fun the help of the needy, ai ality when ho reported o selves to the Lord." The "God loveth a cheerfu be more accurately trans] that not many are niiari to be' so. The occasion, for Christ and His cause to the liveliest expression u In return for our fai Kingdom, He gives us im poral and spiritual. "He both minister bread for sown, and increase the fri able to make all grace abc The motive for glvii God for His unspeakable g His gift, but we can be s give, though it be all, wl hearts. Giving as a deli thanksgiving. Our money to convey it. fhrVRMtnm wnhl 1 up abundance, but by layi It out for God." The story is told of i a penny Into the contribu thinking that his mistak liearen. "Na, na." said credited only wT the peni according as he purposetfc y " THE PRESBYTERIAh :ople's Societies RY POCKET BOOKS. Missionary Pocket books. 2 Corin lily Readings. er. Psalm 104: 14-30; Romans 8: 32. fts. Exodus 36: 1-7. 3t's appeal. Haggai 1: 3-11. id pocket book. Philippians 2: 5-8. It. Malachi 1: 6-14. >st gift. Romans 12: 1, 2. in the form of the precious metals, l. It merely represents values and exchange. ley represents that God asks us to our lives, our interest, our desires, s. >ney to Him for the spread of His ing of all these, it will be acceptable st sum will be as nothing to Him. at the poor widow casting in her two rthing, did more than all the rich abundance. Her heart was in her >ne was in the rich men's gifts, reat multiplier. He takes the small the spirit with which it was given, jnly know, and He even better than lflieient for the end which He has in d with the five loaves and two fishes " e supply passing through His hands distribution enough to feed a hungry been the same had the boy had only hand to Jesus. L>le of Macedonia for their liberality d for the support of the Church and ad he told the secret of their liberf them, "They first gave their own greater gift carried the less. 1 giver." The word "cheerful" would lated "hilarious." It is to be feared ous in their giving, but they ought the promise, the reward, in doing are sufficient to stir the emotions tntuiness to God in carmg for Hi? creased supplies of every kind, temthat ministeretli seed to the sower your food, and multiply your seed nits of your righteousness." "God is >und toward you.'":ig is gratitude. "Thanks be unto ift." We can not return anything for >o full of gratitude that nothing we 11 be an adequate expression of our ght rather than as a duty will be will be but a little vehicle in which nan does not become rich bv laving ng out abundance, that is, by laying i man who put a guinea instead of tion box, and consoled himself witlr e would give him much credit in the wise Scotch sexton, "Ye'll be ay ye meant to give." "Every man i in his heart, so. let him give." I OF THE SOUTH. Prayer WALKING WOR" 1 Thessaloniai The vital part of this passage witnesses . . . how we exhorted . of God, who hath called you unto Naturally the first thought is, ' he has called us to some menial uue cuaracier; ir ne nas called i our attire and our demeanor n occasion. The text says that God has calk At a coronation, of course, everj self in the brightest of robes. Ai at the coronation of his Son. In a triumphal parade every i with spotless attire and God has The attire that God wants for shine, but inward purity. "M appearance, but the Lord looketl exhortation of verse 10, "How hoi we walked before you." He presses on them three kint ness, '"How holily." 2. The depoi redeemed. His phrase is "Ho* as used here seems to describe attitude of him who has been ua the atonement of Christ. Such c bought with a price they are u character to give their whole liv has bought them. 3. "Unblamabl things which are right; it is a fu a way that the world may find in or criticism. The Richer Meartin We have been* following the I "kingdom." There is a higher s< calls us not only to be subjects also to be ourselves kings unto kingdom can not carry the idea all except one are subject to one are all to be kings. It drives u "triumph." God calls us to a trl over others, but we can all triun over the devil; and in doing tlii this sense we all reign. In the phrase therefore, "hath < glory" we read the thought of pi Christ. Christ is to ride on his last day and we are to ride wil victory. But he who has not conquered triumphal procession. For he is us to ride In that train, we must place by being victorious over s Hence the exhortation. '"Walk w The means of this victory are gl God workeih effectually in you luiuumuu us iu iriumpn unci tfiei us his Word and assures us that "effectual" in winning for us J he Spirit is the word of Qcd," and b In the fourth chapter of Ephe gestion as to the securing of tl worthy of the vocation, wherewil ness and meekness, forebearing June i6, 1909. Meeting rHY OF GOD. is 2: 9-13. is in these words "Ye are . . that ye would walk worthy ? his kingdom and glory." F/1 + n-J ?"-J 0 - U miai Iiaa uuu Calll'U US.' 11 service, our attire may be of is to a reception at his court, lust be appropriate to the ?d us to his kingdom and glory. ' attendant must present himld God has called us to attend soldier must present himself called us to his glory, this occasion is not outward ian looketh on the outward b on the heart." Hence the lly and justly and unblamably, is of heart cleansing. 1 Holi tment of those that tiave been t justly." The word "just" not equity of conduct but the rdoned and delivered through en are not their own. Being nder obligation of a special es for the honor of Him who y." It is one thing to do those rther duty to do them in such us no cause for condemnation g of "Kingdom." ower acceptation of the word mse. It is that in which God in the kingdom of Christ, but Gcd. In this sense the word of an organization in which leader. And this because we s to the conception rather of lumph. We may not all rule *1*" uvci leuipiuiion, over sin, s we can all triumph and in called us to his kingdom and micipation in the triumph of white horse of victory at the th him on white horses of d sin can not ride in that not victor. If G6d has called show ourselves worthy of the iln and by living victorious, orthy." ivcn in verse 13, "The word of that believe." God does not n leave us helpless. He gives if we use it aridit it uhnll victory. "The sword o/ the y its use we triumph, sians we have another sugtie victory. "That ye walk h ye are called, in ail lowll one another in love. '