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only of perseverance in right action, but also of patience under difficulty. There are many causes that would tend to make us weary in well doing. But here St Paul warns the Galatians and us also that we are not to lose courage nor to flag or faint, or become spiritless or ex- hausted in our patient perseverance, in well doing, in spite of the many infiu- ences that surround us. O. There is danger of growing weary or faint in mind because of the lack of result. But in the physical world we are told that no force is ever lost So in the Christian world no good influence is ever lost. Its effect may not be so great as we looked for but that effect is real. It is neither necessary nor best for us that we should always see results in our work. or in our well doing. If our we'll doing has done no one else much good, the very fact that we have put forth an effort to do right has helped us. "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast. unmoyable. al- ways abounding in the work of the Lord, foreasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.n (2). A lack of support or sympathy from others has a tendency to weariness. We see the easy going life of many who are indiffer- ent or careless in their Christian living and compare the greater effort required Of all to keep in the right path, and we are prone to grow faint in mind. This ought to make us more zealous. ''Pray without ceasing." (3) Even when con- tinuing in well doing we are often mis- understood or even misrepresented. But let us be content to be the object of misunderstanding and even of misrepre- sentation. Our path is to be doing our duty and not pleasing men. The way for us is to love the praise of God more than the praise of men. (4 There is a tendency to lose courage in well doing because of the frequent falls that we make from day to day. Very often we start forth into the world with an honest determination to resist all temptation, to do we'll our duty, but before we know it we have failed again. We are disap-
 pointed at the results of our effort. 1t frequently seems that when we have
 been most eager to do right we have
 been certain to go wrong. @ Have you ever felt that suggestion of Satan to grow
 weary in church going. Have you req soned yourself into the belief that your | duty to your family demanded your ab- sence from the house Of God or that | your health forbade your attendance at church, or that after all you seem no bet ter now than formerly, even if you have
 been regular in public worship, and that eAA bSNaSAOAAaA aDEEuIE ugGS HUI much at any rate? These are suggestions of Satan. Gods family needs you and you need it. The health of your soul is not less important than that of the body. And one thing is very certain that you will never grow better by staying away from the house of God. No harm will come to you there and much harm may | come to you by neglecting it. Remem- Der the Apostle's warning, Not forsak- ing the assembling of ourselves together as the manner of some is, and so much
 the more as ye see the day approaching | (6) We are in danger of growing weary
 in well doing because of the wrong doing and neglect of others. They seem to have an easy path, the well-doer finds his way difficult. But we all know the lack of real satisfaction after we have done wrong even tho it brought tempo rary pleasure. Sin does punish the sim ner, more or less. Dissatisfaction with the world and with himself is the sinners reward. Our duty can never be decided
 by the failure of others to do their duty.
 Each one must bear his own burden Of personal responsibility. We must go to church even if our neighbors stay at home. We must give to the support of the church of God even if others fail in their giving. We are bound to be righteous if others are sim ful. We will speak the truth if others are false. We will be honest if the whole world are cheats. We'll doing gives further assurance of future har- vest. Dear brethren, ''Let us not be weary in well doing; for in due season we shall reap if we faint not.'' And when we have at length arrived at the evening of life may be able to say with the great Apostle, II am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. 1 have fought the good fight, l have finished the course, have kept the faith henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, when the Lord the righteous judge, shall give me at that day and not to me only, but unto all them also that love Lis appearing" For God through Christ gives to us all this simple command, and this benefi- cent promise: Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee the crown of life"