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control his feelings before he ventured into the

control his feelings before he ventured into the
audience room.
Verses and 2 of the psalm were regarded as
Introductory. In them the sanctuary is char
aGterized @ as Gods house. in an especial degreee:
Kinas ms nags s.so Is there there Deut; l2ll and
longs therefor with ''soul' and ''heart' and
''fesh, that is, his whole being. How great
the contrast between "The fool hath said in his
heart, no Godp' (Psalms, 14:l, and My
heart and my flesh crieth out for the living
God" of this author.
In verses to the privileges of the sanctu-
ary are given-the object of our authors long
ing. These are refuge and rest-as illustrated
by the little birds who built their nests and
reared their young in the sacred courts;
praise-the constant employment of the
ancient Levites who 'dwelt' there; spiritual
strength refreshing the hearts of which the
parched and desolate valley of Baca" was the
the sinners "shield,' and the Lords
''anointed."
Verses 10 to IL were treated as the conclusion
| of the psalm. The briefest period given to
such privileges was esteemed by the psalmist
beyond all the pleasures of the world, and the
humblest place in the Lord service beyond all
| worldly honors and emoluments.
Mr.. Breed then exhibited Landseer's beauti-
ful picture of the Sanctuary" representing a
wounded deer, wearied in the chase, who has
| swan from the main land to an island in the
| fore ground. There he is safe. 1t is to him a
| place of refuge and rest-a Sanctuary"
Poor wounded hart, the painful struggle DER;
"How bleSt the shelter of that island shore;
There, while he soothes his painting heart to
rest, 0., = ~. -
Nor hound, nor hunter shall his lair molest. "
In conclusion, Rev. 81, ~ to 27, was read by
| the class, describing the city in which there
Will be no need of temple.
Mrs. Emily Huntington Miller then gave
some suggestions to infant class teachers. She
advised that no help of any kind should be
| employed until the teacher had exhausted
her own personal resources. This would cult
vate greater originality and individuality in
teeching. "..Fa
It would be we'll to write out carefully to
| begin with, the thought of the lesson, verse by
verse, in the teachers own language. Mrs.
Miller gave illustrations in connection with the
present lesson. She thought that the little
ones should be impressed with the idea that
| the church was a home. 1t was Gods house,
and God was father. They should go to the
| church to meet God. She told very affecting
story of little lost boy who could give no de-
scrlption of his home except that it was "a
| brown house with door in the middle" When
asked how he would know his own
home, when he reached it the little fellow re-
piled, "Oh! mother will be there
| 80 no matter what your church may be; if
your Father is there it is ''home'' to you.
The general sentiment of the whole exercise
| seemed to be that the child should be taught
| to look both with reverence and affection upon
the house Of God; and that the church build
ing should never be employed in a manner
lnconsistant with its use as a holy place.
The exercise closed with prayer by Rev. Mr..
Chaffee. Of the Jackson Street Methodist
church.