Year: 1878




The blindness of our passionate desire,


The fainting of cur hearts, the hngeri ne
thoughts


Which cleave to dust Forgive the strife
accept


The sacrifice, though dim with mortal tears
From mortal pangs wrung forth l'


AS we follow this sketch shall we
gather no wisdom from it? Shall
we not eVer pray, humbly and sub
missively, "Not as l will, but as
Thou wilt?" Yea! shall we not
pray


o, our Father! we come to Thee
kneeling in faith, through Thy Son
who was lacerated with thorns for
US, and whose sympathles were alive
to our smallest sufferings, and i'm
plore Thee to guide and direct us,
that sorrows and misfortunes come
not upon US because of our way
wardness and evil doings. Watch
over us and let US not wander from
Thee in forgetfulness, into the al
Turing paths of sin!


Pity us, Father! and take away
from US that spirit of rivalship
which aims to grasp the scepter of
Thy throne-when our hearts are
as "dry as summer DUST from the
hot winds and sands of the desert
of life, stretching behind and before
our torn feet-to work our own will
regardless of the Divine injunction,
"Not as l will, but as Thou wilt"


Help US in mercy, we implore
Thee, to conquer ourselves, to sub
due our tempers, that no word may
soil our lips unfit for Thy holy ears,
or thoughts dwell in our hearts that
Thy all-searching eye may not rest
upon with the approval of "well
done, thou good and faithful ser
want" We beseech Thee for wis
dom and patience and enduring
strength to do our whole duty in
life. To lead to Thee, i'll fear and
love, the plastic minds of little chill
dren entrusted to our care, for Thou
hast said in Thy Holy Word "of
such is the Kingdom of Heaven"
Fill our hearts with thankfulness
and gratitude each day of our lives
for Thy loving, tender care. And,
o, help US to forgive as we would
be forgiven. And in remembrance,
o, Father, of Thy Loved One, who
cried out upon the shameful cross
with terrible anguish, and from
whose torn brow great drops of
blood fell from beneath the crown
of thorns, and whose anguish was
almost greater than he could bear,
help US poor 1oeak mortals to bear
up under our burdens, come they in
bitter disappointments, or in The
blasts of adversely, or beneath the
cold waters of cruel neglect or ill
treatment. Help us, we implore
Thee, to drive out that hard bitter
pride which so often creeps into our
hearts, from which faith in the
goodness of our fellow beings has
been ruthlessly driven, and TO see
"Thy Right Hand IN the darkness"
leading us by way not known, by
a path not dreamed of! Discipline
us with fiery trials if it be Thy will
and necessary to lead US to the I'm
perlshable Land to clay up treas
ures." o, give US, we humbly and
earnestly beg Thee, our Father, res
ignation, hope and faith while CROP
ing through the darkness and the
snares for the narrow path that
leads up to light and to Theel


., Almighty Father by Calvary
stones, by dark Gethsemane, by the
woe that enwraps our spirits which
the most intimate and kindest hu-
man cannot feel, pity US and help
us in mercy control the agony of
our helpless, stricken souls; the pas
sionate griefs that sweep over US in
the dark hours of loneliness and
desolation, when earthly ties are
sundered and our loved ones laid
away in the bosom of the earth
Lift our eyes, blinded with tears,
from the sod mounded at our feet
up to Thee! We hare no help bHt
THesr' Lead US to rely solely on
Thy love and mercy for that peace
that passeth understanding" And
through the mortal sutferings of
Him who knew our woes, in pity
heal the jangled, broken chords of
our hearts, and help us look beyond
the grave to a blissiul, triumphaI,
eternal reunion with our loved ones
pardoned aud redeemed. who viii
live in thy Holy presence in the
Temple above! In mercy, o, Fa-
theri hear our prayer, and answer
il, for Jesus sake!