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14 Young Peopl TWO V/ Topic for Sunday, Auaust 1 VIII. Two Valleys. Psalm 2 8:35-39. DAILY R Monday: Humbled by God. Tuesday: Facing the foe. J Wednesday: The Sword of Thursday: The great shad 8:20-23. Friday: Turning back. Het Saturday: The day-break. ] The Valleys of Humiliation in the Pilgrim's path. He musl "In the world ye shall havi cheer; I have overcome the how to deliver the godly out < "Because thou hast kept th< will keep thee from the hour o! upon all the world to try them Christian could not turn ba< of his trial. There was only ob? him. The fierce battle began, sword of the Spirit must be liii It was well that he started 1 course, counsel and strength Piety. But for them it would t The armor they gave him in le stead. There was nothing to protec ways to'face his adversary. Tt lauu. me Denever can rront is to succumb. "There is no < "Thanks he to God which i our. Lord Jesus Christ." "Naj more than conquerors through our refuge and strength, a very The next valley through wh that of the Shadow of Death, of the path and a dangerous qu enveloped it. Its silence and palling. But there is direct comfort though I walk through the val will fear no evil; for thou art i they comfort me." No one h "Thou art with me." No help may be expected by presumption and unwarranted 1 in Christ; no relief will be ei the engulfing quag of despair, ror will lend any help to the keeping in that way is all that "Thou hast turned the sha "Christ with us" is to lead 8 sting from death and the victt triumph over them is the guara What he has done his servan able to do. YOU DID Y< God keeps his best t Who dare to stand God has his second < Who will not have I want, among the v To have my name 'Tis not thy blessing I want thy very be I want to stand, whe In spotless raimen , And hear my Master i ' "Well done! You THE PRESBYTERIA e's Societies ALLEYS. 5: Pilgrim's Progress, Series 2:1-8; Micah 7:7, 8; Romans EADINGS. Exodus 5:15-23. Tames 4:5-10. the Spirit. Ephesians 6:10-18. ow. Jeremiah 2:6, Romans trews 3:12-19. I John 2:8-11. and the Shadow of Death lay : needs pass through them. ? tribulation; but be of good world." "The Lord knoweth af temptation." } word of my patience^ I also I temptation, which shall como that dwell upon the earth." :k and then escape the valley j way to go. Appollyon met The shield of faith and the s reliance. jut a little back from the disof Discretion, Prudence, and lave tared worse for him here, aving now served him in good t his back. Hence he had ai) have turned would have been only one way. To turn back lischarge in that war." jiveth us the victory through r, in all these things we are him that loved us." "God is present help in trouble." iich Christian was called was A deep ditch lay on one side ag on the other. Thick gloom, mystery and horror were apeven for this passage. "Yea, ley of the shadow of death, I vith me; thy rod and thy staff > called to walk there alone. falling into the deep ditch of hope, hope that is not founded ven by yielding hopelessly to Neither presumption ?or tersoul. Christ is the way. and will do any good." dow of death into morning." afely through. He takes the >ry from the grave. His own ntee of the believer's triumph, t shall, through him, be also DUR BEST. hings for the few the test; ;hoice for those r his best, ictor throng, confessed. , Lord, I geek; . 'St. n Christ appears, t dressed, say to me, did your best." r r N OF THE SOUTH. Prayer M TOPIC?"CHRISTIAN G Philemon 1:10-17. Week Beginni The design of this short epistle wj had been converted under Paul's in ateness and clemency which it was I beloved fellow-laborer to bestow. I love and faith toward the Lord .1e saints. He had ministered generou disciples, and his kind-heartedness ar known. Onesimus was a slave of Philemoi serted his master unlawfully and 1 unruly while in servitude. His nar which suggests to Paul that hitherto ble, but that, having become a chan sion, he would henceforth be profUi and to Paul. The Apostle had instructed Onei master, and in this letter he is entrea him in kindness and to treat him n slave, but as a fellow-Christian, a br< his claims upon Philemon's complia enjoined it, but for love's sake he ra to comply. He mentions his matur< ment as reasons for showing him t i ae Apostle recognizes frankly th this case, but his careful explanatio the argument , which he so skillfully to the effect that it is Qhristian du ttons, to forego rights and to exercisi spirit toward others, even to the poin The generosity" desired in this ci There was to be forgiveness and tl feelings, and this state of mind wa such au outward attitude as would ex This is characteristic of genuine ge of the mechanical generosity on the fails to exhibit the fraternal eleme through proxies, and benevolent enter and as stoical as the wheels and leve machine. It lacks much of the q blesses both him who gives and him It is very suggestive that the Apot in this short letter of explanation an of heart and life which are essenth sively Christian. These qualities rec? carefully framed and courteous introi on in recounting the characteristics those with whom thiR eniRtio to as the real and sufficient ground 1 erosity for which he pleads. Other regarded as being of sufficient substi the principle which he would enforce as to the character of present-day pi most Important and the essential < distinctively Christian principles and motives? Much current benevolence libraries, non-Christian universities betterment. It can not be shown thai of secular enterprises will be real ble injury by making the people material welfare on the resources of others, 01 assuming that the benefactions whict by right. It is well known that in Eu percentage of the population is supp those who are masters of large est industrial enterprises. This honovoh= periodically and mechanically, is a k means of which the populace are ind the wealthy shall continue to enjoy the government and shall absorb, w popular revolt, tjie increasing weal industry are producing, A great g safely announced, namely: Benevolent cent, must alao be Christiaa. August 4, 1909. [eeting GENEROSITY." ng August 8. is to secure for one who inistrjr certain considerin the power of a dearly ^hileinon was a man or sus and toward all the sly to his needy fellowid benevolence were well n, who had probably deivho had formerly been ne signifies "profitable," he had not been profitaged man by his converable to both his master simus to return to his ting Philemon to receive ot simply as a returned ither beloved. Such are nee that he might have ther besought his friend a age and his imprisonhis kindness personally, e rights of Philemon in m of circumstances and , yet tenaeriy, makes k> ty, under certain condie and exhibit a generous f nf QllUdtovitln 1 w wi. kjuuoi,amiai ise was to be twofold: be exercise of fraternal is to find expression in press this state of mind, merosity always. Much part of philanthropists >nt. It is administered prises become automatic rs and gearing of a vast [uality of mercy which who receives, itle makes so prominent id pleading the qualities illy spiritual and exclueive the empnasis in his luctlon. They are dwelt and services of both of rned. They are appealed tor exercise of that genconsiderations are not ince to form a basis for . Is this not suggestive hilanthropy? Is not the dement of it based on ; prompted by Christian is bestowed on secular and schemes of social t these vast endowments isslngs. They may work istic, or reliant for their socialistic by eraduallv i they receive are theirs ropean countries a large orted by the charity of .ates or heads of large snce, which is dispensed " Ind of peace offering by luced to be content that special privileges from ithout the menace of a th that commerce ana (neral principle may be ce, in order to be bensfl