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hand,strengthens the will and increases strength of purpose as the pettyobstacles of mere self-love are removed. Concentration alone cannotlong remain wholesome, for it needs the light of growingself-knowledge to prevent its becoming self-centred. Yielding aloneis of no avail, for in itself it has no constructive power. But ifwe try to look at ourselves as we really are, we shall find greatstrength in yielding where only our small and private interests areconcerned, and concentrating upon

ving up what they call their rights for others, and "in honor preferring one another."We find that Abram was constantly surrendering his own selfish interests and trusting to God. What was the result? Of all the men that ever lived he is the most renowned. He never did anything the world would call great. The largest army he ever mustered was three hundred and eighteen men. How Alexander would have sneered at such an army as that! How Caesar would have looked down on such an army! How

precious the Saviour's promise, 'If two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that you shall ask, it shall be done for you of my Father which is in heaven'!""Yes, mother dear," assented Mrs. Leland, "and we will claim and plead it for our poor dear Laura, and for Eva, that she may be sustained under the bereavement which awaits her." "Yes," said Dr. Conly, "and there are many of our friends who will be ready to join us in the petition. I am

d the ray, and that the crystal none the less remained luminous. Greatly astonished, he lifted it out of the light ray and carried it to the darkest part of the shop. It remained bright for some four or five minutes, when it slowly faded and went out. He placed it in the thin streak of daylight, and its luminousness was almost immediately restored.So far, at least, Mr. Wace was able to verify the remarkable story of Mr. Cave. He has himself repeatedly held this crystal in a ray of light (which

e lowly birth of Godhead In the stable of the passions, In the manger of the mind-soul; Silent singer of the secret Of compassion deep and holy To the heart with sorrow burdened, To the soul with waiting weary:-- Star of all-surpassing brightness, Thou again dost deck the midnight; Thou again dost cheer the wise ones Watching in the creedal darkness, Weary of the endless battle With the grinding blades of error; Tired of lifeless, useless idols, Of the dead forms of religions; Spent with

her people in theworld. Hence the tribes went up to Jerusalem to worship; there wasGod's house, God's high-priest, God's sacrifices accepted, and God'seye, and God's heart perpetually; Psalm lxxvi. 1, 2; Psalm cxxii.; 1Kings ix. 3. But,Thirdly, We are to consider Jerusalem also in her decays; for as sheis so considered, she is the proper object of our text, as will befurther showed by and by. Jerusalem, as I told you, was the place and seat of God's worship,but now decayed, degenerated, and