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tain tile principle of true
of tlie most of our lives
judged at the last.
4. Make the least of yc
of your present enjoym
little duties, and then, 1
the right." These are
life. It is a happy fact
money rich we can all b
lion rt r* f /-?11 o ?-?? ?.1 ^
iivai i, \jl v. Iltll clV IV. 1 a ILL! L
ncss which with content
he so supremely happy
conic into this rich poss
Prayer: "Almighty G
come so familiar with tl
ent to it; may thy mei
the tenderness of the liv
by an unexpected revel
sweet excitement, in w<
elevation of soul which i
service of others. Enric
enlargement and penetr
thv Church so to read
know what Israel ought
knows its duty, may it t
calculation, and with t
go forth under the bann?
and Evangelist.
Rochester, N. Y.
"ROCK
Burrington Coombe is
frowning hill known as
the height of 1,100 feet,
the beautiful Mendip Ra
of Blagdian church, of >
for some time curate in s
most picturesque and ror
crag of mountain limes
Kight down the center c
fissure, wherein grow, lit
arms of men in armor, s<
flowers.
Toplady was one da\
thunderstorm, from wh
glen, between two mas
While the storm raged i
of this hymn, "Rock of i
on the spot. Years after
in the everlasting shelter
Selected.
Rob the world of thf
it of its chart, robbed it <
* Magna Charta?the bul
it of that which has pi
and the purest womanh
has worked out its highe:
which has made the CI
lightened, the most pr
the wealthiest, and the
face of the earth.?Henr
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THE PRESBYTERIA
service; they are the make-up
, and by them we shall be
>ur little lacks ; make the most
ents; do the best with your
astly, "Trust in God and do
the open secrets to a happy
that while we can not all be
c millionaires of mind and of
?f faith, possessing that godliment
is great gain. May we
as to learn Paul's secret and
ession.
iod, forbid that we should bctv
goodness as to be indiffercy
be a daily surprise; may
ing and loving God amaze us
ation. Thus may we live in
ell-controlled rapture in that
is the best preparation for the
h us with all wisdom ; give us
ation of understanding; help
the signs of the times as to
to do, and when thy Church
I, otwO,, oil too 1
uiuu a ?v a v ail l^ai auu dClllMl
he courage of righteousness,
ers of God."?Christian Work
OF AGES."
a deep ravine in the grim and
Black Down, which rises to
and is the highest summit of
nge. It is within an easy walk
vhich Augustus Toplady was
ole charge. The whole scene is
nantic. At one point is a grand
tone eighty feet in height.
>f this mass of stone is a deep
:e little children playing in the
3ft and delicate ferns and wild
r overtaken by a tremendous
ich he sought refuge in this
sive piers of limestone rock,
t inspired in his soul the idea
\ges," which he wrote at once
ward he died in full confidence
of which he had thus sung.?
; Bible and you have robbed
of its compass, robbed it of its
wark of its liberties?robbed
oduced the noblest manhood
ood; robbed it of that which
st civilization, robbed it of that
iristian nations the most enogressive,
the most humane,
most powerful peoples on the
y B. Williams.
N OF THE SOUTH.
HOW DO I KNOW TB
GC
By a I
One day while reading
question came up before rr
had been printed in letters
subject before me was th<
Geneva and the nertinent <
God to a visitor: Arc yor
tion came to me as above
to answer it to myself.
Upon what am I depe
there may have been or is
self as to my life; upon
things or upon any scrvit
by speaking to others or
Is there any resting upon
ing for God to assure mj
dcrful position as the "El
examination be very searc
I depending upon my own
God? Upon what I can
grace? Let me see what
about it.
First: "All men are cc
David says, "Behold I wa
cm rli/1 mi? /%/-?.- /*?.
.??i? uiu HI Y iiiyj111vr 1 V.UHV.C1
written : "For there is nc
doeth good and sinneth n
So that according to Gc
my position with all men
shapen in iniquity. And
by trying to do good be r
as sinning not. In other
that sin that God hates and
am I engaged in the liopi
myself of an incurable di
upon what God says in F
my lost condition? Let n
First let me remember E]
ye saved through faith an
;L. fj,? ?:f4- r-^ _e
Id Lilt ^11 L U1 UUU, 1IUI Ul
boast." And II Tim. i :g
called us with a holy call
works but according to I
which was given us in CI
began." And Titus 2 :i 1:
bringcth salvation hath ap
So it is written in the
' not because of any merit 1
my sinful, undone, far-frc
of God in Jesus Christ re
taking away my sin, and
my unworthincss, only asl
yield to the faith He puts
myself to His guidance. ]
of God to me, for there ne
never of myself will there
my Lord and Savior Jesi
Now the question "for r
been an acceptance of the
on the cross, and a standi
"the Lamb of God," by fa
of God that all this was ;
August n, igog.
[AT I AM A CHILD OF
)D?
?ayman.
of the things of God, this
ly eyes as though the words
1 of fire upon the page. The
2 life of Caesar Malan of
question put by this child of
i of God's elect? The qucsand
caused me to sit down
snding? Upon any fitness
at the present time in myany
sacrifice of temporal
:e to God by testimony or
by an upright moral life?
any effort I may be makrself
of enjoying that wonect
of God?" Now let the
hing and once for all. Am
fitness or upon the Word of
do or become or upon His
t the Word of God says
jnceivcd and born in sin."
s shapen in iniquity and in
ve me.' Ps. 51 :5. And it is
5t a just man 011 earth that >
ot." Eccl. 7:20.
>a s vvora i, wno must take
i, was conceived in sin and
never can by being just or
eckoned by a righteous God
words, I am infected with
I the cure is not in me. Now
eless task of trying to cure
sease; or am I just resting
[is Word as the remedy for
le see what there is for me.
i>h. 2:8: "For by grace are
id that not of yourselves, it
works lest any man should
: "Who hath saved us and
ling not according to our
lis own purpose and grace
irist Jesus before the world
"For the grace of God that
>pearcd to all men."
/ord of God that I am saved
whatever on my part, but in
)m-God condition the grace
ached me and saved me by
now keeps me in spite of
king me in the first place to
> in me, and now to submit
[t is an undeserved kindness
ver was any worthiness and
be any worthiness except in
js Christ.
ne to decide is: Hds there
sacrifice Jesus made for mt
ng, cleared of guilt in Him,,
ith? Do I accept the Word
\ work of grace for me and