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Trust in the mercy of God, even If
the sharp sword be at your throat; he
forsakes none of his creatures to give
them to destruction.
He who knows the Law, and has no
fear of God, is like the ruler of a syna-
gogue who has only the key Of the in
ner door, but not the outer.
A friend, who, as often ashe sees you,
tells you in secret your faults, is better
than the one who, whenever he meets
you gives you gold piece.
Forsake youself, resign youself, and
you shall enjoy great inward peace.
Give all for all. Ask for nothing, de-
sire no return. You shall be free in
heart and darkness shall not coveryou.
If we ceace to be kind even for few
DAYS it shows in the tone of our life as
others know US.
"Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his
friends"
An idle man is never truly happy.
nor is he the best maker of happines S
for others.
All that men have, and all that they
are asked to attend to is the present.
There is no such thing as religion in
words snd opinion only; it is life, or it
is nothing.
If for only a day we fail in showing
kindness, our hand will lose something
of its skill in life's sweet ministry.
Take care of the now, and the future
will take care of itself.
Say kind words to the sorrowful and
do kind deeds to the needy.
We learn to love more by loving
We get joyous by rejoicing.
Weknow that allthings work togeth-
er for good to them that love God.
Probably the most of the difficulties
of trying to live the Christian life arise
from attempting to half live it.
Delight thpself in the Lord and he
shall give thee the desires ofthy heart.
No mans success or health shall ever
reach beyond his own confidence.
If you would have all the world love
you, you must first love all the world.
Whatever we SOW, that we shall also
reap, and each thing sown produces OF
its kind.
The greatest service we can do for an
mother is a help to help himself.
Beau Brummel, after he had spent
his life in rounds of pleasure, dancing
with the princesses of the land, point
ed to a dog as he lay asleepin the sun
and said, II wishI were that dog"
AS material forces are useful to man
only when obedient to his will, so mans
will is helpful in the kingdom of right
eousnesness only when submissive TO
Gods will.
The abidlngpresence of God istheher-
itage of every child ofGod. The Father
never hides His face from His child.
Sin hides it and unbelief hides it; but
the Father lets His love shine all
day.
Ifany work is really Gods giving,
and He put it either into our hearts TO
devise, of into the power ofour hands to
do, no fear but He will also provide
stuff sufficient, whether metal or men
tai.
There is a wondrous charm in a gen.
tai spirit. The gentle girl in a home
NAV not be beautiful, may not be well
educated, may not be musical or al
artist or 'clever" in any way, but
wherever she moves she leaves a bene-
diction.
No one can tell the unending power
for good which each of US may have in
our homes, our fellow men, by faith in
them-how far we IA strengthen their
feeble desire for God and all good.
Care then, for the soul of people, and
the soul of what they do, as well as OF
what they are.
If we would escape responsibility we
must go out of the world. TO be a Cit
izen of this world is to share the respon-
sibilities of our relations to others.
The right way Is brave, and accept the
lot God gives without murmurlng
Stand in thy lot. Here the master say
ing, Occupy till 1 come"
The Buddhist says, IF a man foolish
ly does me wrong L will return him
the protection Of my ungrudging love.
The more evil ONE from him, the
good shall 60 from me.
Patient prayer is powerful prayer.
If thou hast come unto Christ's school
submit to His lessons and His tasks.
One of them is: mot as 1 will, but as
thou wilt."- Finilon.
Yeare from beneath; I am from
above: We are of this world;l am not OF
this world. X Verify, verify | say
unto you, before Abraham was, l am.
God can bring good out of evil, but
even He cannot turn evil into good.
Evil is evil, good is good. The line OF
moral distinction between them Is eter-
and ineradicable. The only safe course
is to keep it drawn Away, and to stay
on the side of good.
am the vine, We are the branches;
he that abideth in Me and l in him
the same beareth much fruit; for apart
from Me, We can do nothing. John l5:5
In the valiant suffering for others,
not in a slothful making others suffer
for us, did noble ever lie. Every noble
crown is, and on earth ever will be, q
crown of thorns.
The good news that you are called
upon to consider this morning IS that
YOU are still alive, with opportunities
to do much to make glad the hearts OF
your relatives, friends and n~eighbors.
Remember that if the opportunities
for great deeds should never come,
the opportunity for good deedsi is renew
ed for you day by day. The thing tor
us to long for is the goodness, not the
glory.
Stay at home and telephone.
Take Milford's Sarsaprilla for the blood.