, 1885-01-03

form a part of that blessed community
which is destined finally to triumph.
"Therefore let us offer the sacrifice of
praise to God continually, giving thanks
unto His name" kHeb. xiii. 15).
We remain, in the love and faith of the
Gospel, ON behalf OF the Evangelical ALI
ance.-(here follow 81 Signatures.J
TOPICS SUGGESTED FOR EXHORTA-f
TTON AND PRAY YER, JAN. Ali 1881
Sunday, Jan. l.. Sermons.
oIhe good fight of faith.nl1 Tim. vi. 10;
Ephes. vi. 10 to -.
Monday, Jan. 5. Praise and Thanksgiving.
For the long.suffering love and faithful
ness of God for his many answers to
prayer graciously vouschafed during the
past year; the gifts of His Fatherly good 4
ness and mercy; the general preservation
of peace ; for the opening of all countries
to the Gospel, and for the power of the
Holy Spirit in it's publication also for the
blessing which attended the recent Inter
national Conference at Copenha gen.-Psa.
xxx. 1 to 30 Pisa. evil. Isai. Xxi. Acts
xiii 26 to %; Pisa. Xvii. /; Pisa. cxxxiii.
Tuesday Jan. 6. Humiliation sand Confession. -
On account of national sins and the in
crease of lawlessness the no~n-recognition
of Gods judgments in public calamities;
unfaithfulness to God and His truth for
personal transgressions thegrowth of in.
fidelity and superstition; dissertation of
the Lords Day /; with prayer that the
Holy Spirit may convince of sin and lead
men to experimentation: tx. 8 to 10; Isai.
lvii. Hosea xiv; Pisa. H.; Luke xiii l to
9, and from yer. "a to SO; Rev. iii. IA to
90 l Cor. chap. 3; Deut. chap 80.
Wednesday, Jan. I. Prayer for the Church Of Christ.
That all Believers may be filled with the
Ho1v Shirt : that tho nnify- of thQ (hVrOh y
Of Christ may be manifested and brotheEly !:
love increase that the Churches may more
deeply realise their responsibility in regard
to increased evangeliStic work among the
masses and that the Lords coming may
he more earnestly looked for. That all \
Pastors, Evangelists, Teachers, and Work
ers may become fervent in spirit, diligent
in their ministry, and faithful in preaching j
Jesus Christ and Him crucifed; for Sun"
day Schools and for the better Observ-
ancc of the Lords Day.-Eples. iii. Is to
81 John xiv. 10 to q l ThesS. chap. V;
Cor. chap. w.; l John iii. Is to "a; John
xvii. ID to 26; John XXX. 10 to %; l Cor.
ii. / to s.
Thursday, Jan. 8. Prayer for Families and Instructors
Of Youth.
That Gods goodness and mercy may not
be withd rawn, and that the word of Coo
may run ana DE SlOrlneu Unat Christian
parents may more fully recognise the obi
CATION to train up their children in the fear
of God that young people may be saved
from intempeIance, immortality, and other
sins for Universities, Schools, Professors,
Teachers, and Students for the Ministry
Matt. V. 1 to 16; Micah vi. ! to 8; Malachi,
chap. iii. Prov. xiii. IL to %; Ephes. vi.
l to IS; Prov. tx. l to 10 Deut. wi. hto
Is; Prov. viii. II to SO Prov. xxi. l to l..
Friday Jan. 8. For the Nations.
For Rulers and Governments and all in
authority for the pre- vention of war; that
all laws which favour vice and cruelty may
be removed; that wicked men and their
conspiracies may be COMPOUNDED, and 10y
atty and good citizenship prevail for sol.
diers and sailors; for the removal of the
opium traffic, intemperance, and the social
evil and for the suppression of all that is
impure in art or literature.-Isai. Il. 8 to
81; 1 Tim. ii. l to s.; Eccles. viii. Pisa.
cxlvi.; Prov. xiv. Is to Is; Isai. chap.
xvii. Psa. xviii. l to 81 2 Chron. xxx.
10 to 20.
Saturday, Jan. 10. For Missions, Home and Foreign.
For the outpouring of the Holy Spirit
and the spread of the Gospel in all lands;
for more labourers to be sent forth endued
with power from on high for Native Chris
tians, that they may be established in the
faith and become more earnest i'm seeking