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Prayer
GOD'S REQI
Week Beginning Aug
The prophet has been foret<
demption. The birth of the J
His kingdom are discussed,
to His people. The increase, ]
and the consequent overthrow
The prophet then solemnly rei
to them to hear God's word,
a controversy with his people
tains and the strong foundatioi
as to the righteousness of G
uicuia. vjuu luru duui cdbcs i
their complaints and respondi
ly challenging them to "testif
sons for their unfaithfulness.
He then recounts in brief ot
He had brought them out of E
bondage. He had given them
ers. Miriam is mentioned alo
one whom God had pre-emine
leadership. He reminds them
the consultation of Balak an
prevailing against them, and t
to bless them in every place, 1
prophet's treachery away froi
prophet himself and his fellow
they might see the kindness a
ings with them, for these wer
tinual protection for which th
gratitude.
Verses 6 and 7 seem to coi
the apostate people who bad 1
tion of God's controversy witl
penalties of their transgressie
of coming before the Lord anc
God, but were troubled about
They were disposed to present
ings which the Lord prescrit
their being acceptable. They th
and oblations, but were still In
even disposed to inquire whetl
riflce of their own offspring as
their souls.
The prophet answers these
quiries, which were the produ
tion, saying: He hath showei
and what doth the Lord requir
to love mercy, and to walk h
duties ought to have been well
would have been if they had
will in order that they mignt
the circumstances were absurd
They were the result of selfwhich
are the roots of super
cruel forms. But a guilty com
ors for rest, and this is the si
carnal mind. What power hi
God, to ease the conscience an
pentance and faith and the ea
The sacrifices prescribed in the
purposes as typical of Chrisi
were the ordained means of ex
hut they were only incidental
# namely the turning from sin u
him who was typified in cere
and his grace were the essentii
The duties required were i
were more comprehensive and
was to render to God and me
giving the whole hfe to God
and fidelity with men. * To lov
in exercising compassion, forgi
itlve, self-denying devotion to
appeared so eminently in thf
1
THE PRESBYTERIA
Meeting
JIREMENTS.
lust 22. Micah 6:6-S.
?lling the blessed effects of re
^pdppmpr nnH thn nrntrrocc
His protecting care is assured
purity and peace of his church
of his enemies, are declared,
jroves the people. He appeals
He avows that the Lord has
and he calls upon the mounts
of the earth to be witnesses
od's cause and his just judg;he
people directly, answering
Ing to the discontent, solemny
against" him, and give realtline
his faithfulness to them,
'.gypt and redeemed them from
eminent instructors and leadng
with Moses and Aaron as
tutly chosen and endowed for
of the particular Incident of
d Balaam about cursing and
he Lord's constraining Balaam
turning the fatal effects of the
n the people and against the
-conspirators. In these events
nd graciousness of God's deale
but specimens of God's coney
had shown such signal inutain
the anxious inquiries of
lecome awakened to a realiza 1
them. They feared the just
ins and realized the necessity
1 bowing before the most high
finding acceptance with him.
t burnt offerings and sin offerled,
but were in doubt as to
ought of more costly sacrifices
doubt and alarm. They were
tier God would accept the saci
an atonement for the sins of
erroneous and monstrous in*
ict of their own wilful aliena
i thee, O man, what la good:
e of thee, but to do Justly, and
umbly with thy God." These
understood by the people and
sought humbly to know God's
do It. Their proposals, under
1 and displeasing to their God.
imposed ignorance and pride,
stition in all its impious and
science is awakened and clamlly
and odious response of the
id these offerings to appease
id merit happiness, without reinctifying
grace of the Spirit?
' ritual law were good for their
t and his redemption. They
[pressing repentance and faith.
to that which was essential,
nto God through the merits of
smonial offerings. His merits
lis.
nore acceptable because they
more spiritual. "To do Justly"
n that which was their due?
and practicing truth, honesty
e mercy" was to take pleasure
veness, kindness, showing posthe
welfare of ethers such as
- life of our Lord. "To walk
N OF THE SOUTH.
tic
humbly with thy God" implied a
missive, patient, thankful spirit,
of weakness, folly, unworthiness t
We cannot assume from this
meant, on the one hand, to ignort
assume its abrogation. Xor on tb
by his teaching, the necessity of
the promised Messiah and his m
these three precepts in spirit as w
eiatc ? jiivu vouies aione inroui
neither is adequately obeyed until
out of loving devotion and holy s
the hope and consolation of Israel
tion of character and the inspirat
ice in all ages.
Young People
OUR COSMOPOLITAN
Topic for Sunday, August 29.?
mopolitan Population. Luke 13:2
Daily Readl
Monday: Our invitation to the
Tuesday: Justice for all. Deut<
Wednesday: Kindness to all. ]
Thursday: Christ for all. Titui
Friday: All for Christ. 1 John
Saturday: The Bible our bulwa
Foreign missions at home is tl
amongst us.
The immigration question is nc
It entails great spiritual responsibl
Our immigrants in the main are w
There are said to be one hundrt
cans in Texas. Shall they have
them, or be left untouched by whi
There are a hundred thousand It
Bohemians, Hungarians in Louisi
and fifty thousand native French 8
a duty towards them?
We owe all these people of a fo
love. The free institutions wh
should be the least of the bene]
coming to our land. They are
with them?
The beginning of all the great
were from the population that ma
eign shores. Why may we not e
our churches still and become an
and power for the years to come?
No problem appeals more stron,
that of the proper assimilation <
Left alone they become In many c
of things a menace to that which
life. To make them one with us
The gospel is the great unifier,
there lies the strongest hope, beet
portunity, of assimilating these foi
the profounder depths and the mc
acter. Its influence molds and s
gospel of Christ prevailing we ha
The incoming classes may be <
should only inspire to more vigor
of a year or two ago showed thi
grants were Magyars, Bohemians,
a very hard type to touch, that ha
Jews, that one half, numbering n
unskilled laborers. All these need
need it.
A feature of our immigrant lif
natural, increases the difficulty of
the bread of life, is the manner in'
in chosen localities, where observii
customs and speaking altogether tl
lation -is hindered. If we could sei
their own language m're than we
surer and largef and speedier.
August 18, 1909.
teachable, dependent, subexhibiting
a consciousness
md innumerable wants,
passage that the prophet
i the ceremonial law, or to
ie other hand to supersede
a believing dependence on
eaiatorial work. To fulfill
ell as in form requires that
?h Christ's mediation, for
that obedience is rendered
allegiance to him who was
I and has been the foundaion
to obedience and serv's
Societies
POPULATION.
-Home Missions: our Cos2-30.
ings.
m/vnl'l T??t-L PO . /* A
nuuu, laui'dll UO;o-V,
sronomy 1:15-18.
Deuteronomy 24:17-22.
a 2:11-15.
2:1, 2.
rk. Deuteronomy 4:5-9.
te real condition of things
>t simply a civic question,
lites. We have the gospel,
'ithout it.
sd thousand or more Mexia
pure gospel preached to
at we have to offer,
alians, Spaniards, Germans,
ana, besides two hundred
ipeaking natives. Have we
ireign tongue a messaee of
ich have attracted them
(its which they secure by
here. What will we do
churches in this country
ved into the land from forxpect
this class to recruit
element of great strength
gly to our patriotism than
>f these foreign elements.
:ases from the very nature
is distinctive in our civic
> should be the aim of all
Through its propagation
tuse it affords the best opreign
elements. It reaches
ire hidden springs of charhapes
the life. With the
ve nothing to fear,
lifficult to reach, but that
ous efforts. The statistics
it one tenth rif iho immi
Ruthenians and others of
If Were Poles, Italians, and
early half a million, were
the gospel as much as we
e which, while it is most
reaching these people with
which they mass together, "
lg to some extent their old
on w n 11 laugunges, hhsi mild
them the puro gospel in
: do, the results would be