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U 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