-'4'' >-^ Pc^ ^ 1 :^ 1 — ( ® s PQ • o ^ 3 ^^ 00 O , &2: ch «wm W O c_:) o 1 a Q) E-t cz^ OOrH "^ ij Eh w 'H rH 0) ^ o o S iZi « • O CQ W ^ •amy CQ o 1 o w m^ (O-H c_:» "-I OXJnH g > i^ (0 M pr; OQ OQ W -/. ^5 f Oh y SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL, OR RELIGIOUS EXERCISES FOR THE MORNING AND EVENING (Bf eacl) SabbatI) in t\)c l^cav. FOR THE USE OF SABBATH-SCHOOLS AND PRIVATE FAMILIES. / By N. C. brooks, M.A., LL.D., President of the Baltimore Female Colleok. PHILADELPHIA: THOMAS W. HARTLEY AND COMPANY. CHICAGO: CINCINNATI: ATLANTA.: J. C. BUCKBEE&CO. K. CLARKE & CO. BOLLES & BUCKNER, 1889. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1889, by N. C. BROOKS, M.A., LL.D., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington We ST COT T & Thomson Stereotypers, Philada. COLMNS PRIWTINQ HOITi 705 Jayne Street, Philada. PREFACE. Superintendents and teachers of Sabbath-schools have long felt the necessity of some suitable manual for the open- ing and closing of schools. Though the Bible is the great storehouse of religious truth, it is not always easy to find in it suitable portions for reading, or to meet with hymns appro- priate to the subjects selected. And when these have been found, the teacher encounters another difficulty — to command the attention of the children while he is reading. I have endeavored to obviate these several difficulties by preparing a series of exercises, which present the great funda- mental truths of our holy Christianity in a way calculated to interest the youthful mind in the study of the Bible, and to impress the heart with feelings of a religious and devotional character. And to prevent that wandering of the mind, which is common in schools on the ordinary reading of a chapter by the teacher, as well as to engage all present in a direct act of devotion, I have deemed it advisable to make a part of the exercises consist of alternate readings and re- sponses by the teacher and the pupils. As these are made up of extracts from the Bible, it is hoped they will prove acceptable to all denominations of Christians. After singing one of the hymns and reading the morning or evening lesson, the teacher will offer a prayer to the Throne 3 4 PREFACE. of grace. At the close of his petition, all the scholars will unite with him in repeating the Lord's Prayer. For the convenience of teachers, a few prayers are added at the end of the book. The author has issued a Scripture Manual also, intended for academies, schools and private fam- ilies, with religious exercises, consisting of appropriate hymns, readings and prayers, for the morning and evening of each day in the month. The author commends both these volumes to the favorable consideration of pastors, teachers and parents, and all those interested in early imbuing the minds of the young with the cardinal truths of Christianity. N. C. Brooks. Baltimoke, July 10, 1869. CONTENTS. Attributes of God. Propheoies Con- cerning Christ. History of Christ. PAflB 'Eternity of God Greatness of God 11 Glory of God 13 Omnipotence of God 15 Omnipresence of God 17 Omniscience of God ly Benevolence of God 21 Mercy of God 2o Prophecies of Christ's Incarnation 25 Prophecies of Christ's Birth 27 Prophecies of Christ's Lineaj^e 29 Prophecies of Christ's Ministry 31 Prophecies of Christ's Miracles 33 Prophecies of Conspiracy against Christ 3.) Prophecies of Christ's Arrest 37 Prophecies of Christ's Trial 39 Prophecies of Christ's Condemnation 41 Prophecies of Christ's Crncifixion 43 Prophecies of Christ's Death 45 Prophecies of Christ's Bnrial 47 Prophecies of Christ's Ascension 49 Godhead and Humanity of Christ 51 Incarnation of Christ 53 Birth of Christ 55 Ministry of Christ 57 Ministry of Christ, continued 59 Ministry of Christ, continued 61 Ministry of Christ, continued 63 Ministry of Christ, continued 65 Ministry of Christ, concluded 67 Miracles of Christ 69 Miracles of Christ, continued 71 Miracles of Christ, continued 73 Miracles of Christ, continued 75 Miracles of Christ, concluded 77 Parables of Christ 79 Parables of Christ, continued SI Parables of Christ, continued 83 Parables of Christ, continued 85 Parables of Christ, concluded 87 Crucifixion of Christ 89 Death and Burial of Christ 91 Resurrection and Ascension of Christ 93 Lord's Supper 95 1* CONTENTS. PAGR r Christ as Redeemer 97 Offices OP Christ. ■< Christ as Saviour 99 (Christ as Mediator 101 TfTP fiTFT OP r^^"^'s ^ove in the Gift of Christ 103 pJcTQ-r i Benefits of the Gift of Christ 105 UHKibT. (Benefits of the Death of Christ 107 (Promise of the Holj' Ghost 109 Holy Ghost. -^ Gift of the Holy Ghost Ill (Fruits of the Holy Ghost li:j ti .^ vT'.r C Source of Wisdom 115 Av^ ^^ S *"™its of Wisdom 117 WISDOM. (Neglect of Wisdom 119 f The Holy Scriptures 121 Scriptures and J The Ten Commandments 123 Commandments. 1 Blessings of Obedience to them 125 [Punishment of Disobedience 127 f Repentance 129 I Natvueof Faith 131 RvPFVT^NrF ' historical Examples of Faith 133 .^rvTril -! Historical Examples of Faith 135 AND Faith. 1 ^,^^^^ .^^ ^^^^ ^ ,37 I Faith in Christ 139 [The Apostles' Creed 141 fPreparation for Prayer 143 Prayer. •< Prayer to he Earnest and Importunate 145 (Answer to Prayer 147 r.Tustifi cation 149 Christian Life. -| Adoption 151 (Sanctification 153 ir o rr /The Holy Sabbath 155 The Sabbath. j^j^^ ^^jj, ^^^^.^^^^^ j„ T. „„ (Righteousness 159 Eighteocsness. JRe-.^ards of Righteousness Ibl Patience 163 Temperance 165 ca»„T,.. G,.cBs. ^ S"IS:::::::::::::;::;::::::::::::::::::::;;:::::::;:;:::::::: iS I Brotherly Kindness 171 [Charity 173 (Confidence in God 175 Confidence in God 177 Blessings upon Families 179 [The Beatitudes 181 Ti^TTc „„ r,^^ f House of God 183 HOUSE OF God. | ^^,^^^^ ^^ ^^^ H^^,^^ ^^ (^^^ 185 Christian Warfare. ■{ The Christian Warfare 187 ^ ,. r Early Piety 189 EARLY PIETY. | j.^^,J pj^^/, 191 CONTEXTS. Moral Evils. Time and ElJiRNITY. Forms of Prayer. Appendix. PAGE Dniukenness 193 Vanity of Kiches 195 Envy 197 Covetoiisness 199 Hypocrisy 201 Slothfuluess 203 Unbelief 2ii5 Goveinnient of the Tongue 207 r Death 209 Jlesurrection 211 \ .Tudgnient 213 Happiness of the Righteous 215 [Misery of the Wicked 217 Praise to God. ■{ Ascriptions of Praises to God 219 Prayer for the Opening of School 221 Prayer for the Opening of School 222 Prayer for the Closing of School 223 Prayer for the Closing of School 224 r Scriptures of the Old and New Testament 225 J Table of the Historical Books and Psalms 226 1 Table of Prophetical Books, Old Testament 227 (^ Table of the New Testament Scriptures 228 _ „ „ r^ f Forms of Grace before Meat 229 FORMS OF GRACE. | j.^^.^^ ^^ (.^.^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^3^ SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. ETERNITY or aOD. First Sunday in tlie Year. Morning. HYMN 1. L. M. Hebrmi. ERR mountains rose in form sublime. Or heaven and earth in order stood, Before the birth of ancient time, From everlasting thou art God. A thousand ages, in their flight With thee are as a fleeting day ; Past, present, future, to thy sight At once their various scenes display. But our brief life's a shadowy dream, A passing though t,that soon is o'er, — That fadeswith morning's earliest beam And fills the musing mind no more. To us, Lord, the wisdom give, Each passing moment so to spend, That we at kngth with thee may live Where life and bliss shall never end. HYMN 2. p. M. Arnon. THOU God of power, thou God of love, Whose glory fills the realms above. Whose praise archangels sing, And veil their faces while their cry. Thrice Holy, to their God Most High, Thrice Hoi j% to their King : — Thee as our God we too would claim, And bless the Saviour's preciousNanie, Through whom this grace is given ; He bore the curse to sinners due. He forms their ruined souls anew, And makes them heirs of heaven. The veil that hides thy glory rend, And here in saving power descend. And fix thy blest abode ; Here to our hearts thyself reveal, And let each waiting spirit feel The presence of our God. Teacher. Thus .saith the Lord, the king of Israel, and his Redeemer the Lord of hosts ; I am the first, and I am the last, and besides me there is no God. Isa. xliv. 6. Scholars. Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servant whom I have chosen, that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he ; before me there was no Ood formed, neither .shall there be after me. Isa. xliii. 10. T. Yea, before the day was, I am he ; and there is none 10 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. that can deliver out of my hand. I will work and who shall let it? Isa. xliii. 13. S. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. Ps. xc. 2. T. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. Eev. i. 8. S. Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure : yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed : but thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end. Ps. cii. 25, 26, 27. T. Thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever, and thy remem- brance unto all generations. Ps. cii. 12. S. Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light, which no man can approach unto, whom no man hath seen nor can see. 1 Tim. vi. 16. T. The Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting King. Jer. x. 10. S. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. Ps. cxlv. 13. T. He liveth for ever and ever ; his dominion is an ever- lasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation. Dan. iv. 34. S. The Lord is King for ever and ever : the heathen are perished out of his land. Ps. x. 16. T. For he is the living God, and steadfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end. Dan. vi. 26. *S^. There is none like unto the Lord our God. Ex. viii. 10, T. Holy, holy, holy Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come. Rev. iv. 8. S. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen, 1 Tim. i. 17. TEE GEEATITESS OP GOD. First Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 3. L. M. HYMN 4. c. m. Saxton. Stoncville. INTERNAL power, whose high abode BEHOLD ! the lofty sky Hccomes the grandeur of a God: Declares its maker, God ; Infinite lengths, beyond the bounds And all his starry worlds on high ■\Vhere stars revolve their little rounds: Proclaim his power abroad. Thee while the first archangel sings, The darkness and the light lie hides his face behind his wings : Still keep their course the s;>.me ; And ranks of shining thrones aronnd While night to day, and day to night, Fall worshiping upon the ground. Divinely teach his name. Lord, what shall earth and ashes do? In every different land ^Ve would adore our Maker too; Their general voice is known : i'rom siu and dust to thee we cry. They show the wonders of his hand, The Great, the Holy, and the High. And orders of his throne. Earth, from afar, hath heard thy fame. Ye Christian lands ! rejoice ; And men essay to lisp thy name : Here he reveals his word ; But oh! the glories of thy mind We are not left to nature's voice, Leave all our soaring thoughts behind. To bid us know the Lord. Teacher. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised ; his greatness is unsearchable. Ps. cxlv. 3. ScJwlars. One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. Ps. cxlv^. 4. T. Extol Him that rideth upon the heavens by his name Jehovah. Ps. Ixviii, 4. S. That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the Most High over all the earth. Ps. Ixxxiii. IS. T. Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the Lord's thy God ; the earth also, with all that therein is. Deut. X. 14. 11 12 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. S. O Lord God, thou hast begun to show thy servant thy greatness and thy mighty hand ; for what god is there in Iieaven or earth that can do according to thy works, and ac- cording to thy might? Dent. iii. 24. T. The Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty and a terrible, wliich regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward. Deut. x. 17. S. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised ; he also is to be feared above all gods. 1 Chron. xvi. 25. T. For who in the heavens can be compared unto the Lord ? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord ? Ps. Ixxxix. 6. S. Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy Avith thy servants, that walk before thee with all their heart. 1 Kings viii. 23. T. God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him. Ps. Ixxxix. 7. S. There is none like unto thee, O Lord ; thou art great, and thy name is great in might; who would not fear thee, O King of nations? Jer, x. 6, 7. T. The great, the mighty God, the Lord of hosts, is his name ; great in counsel, and mighty in work : for thine eyes are upon all the ways of the sons of men; to give every one according to the fruit of his doings. Jer. xxxii. 18, 19. S. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honor and majesty. Ps, civ. 1. T. Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment : who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain. Ps. civ. 2. S. Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; who maketh the clouds his chariot ; who walketh upon the wings of the wind. Ps. civ. 3. 2\ Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory and the majesty; for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine. 1 Chron. xxix. 11, 12. S. Bless thou the Lord, O my soul ! Ps. civ. 35. THE GLOEY OF GOD. Second Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYxAIN 5. c. M. HYMN 6. c. m. Arlington. Mai-lmv. FATTIER, how wide thy glory shines! LORT), our King, how excellent How high thy wonders rise ! Thy name on earth is km>\vii ; Seen in the earth by thousand signs, Thy glory in the firmament. By thousands in the skies : How wonderfully shown ! The mighty orbs declare thy power; When I behold the heavens on high, Their motions speak thy skill ; The work of thy right hand ; And on the wings of every hour The moon and stars amid the sky, We read thy patience still. Thy lights in every land, — But when we view thy strange design Lord! what is man, that thou shonld-ft To save rebellious worms. On him to set thy love, [deign Where vengeance and compassion join Give liim on earth a while to reign, In their divinest forms ; Then fill a throne above? Here the whole Deity is known, Lord, how excellent thy name ; Nor dares a creature guess How manifold thy ways ! Which of the glories brightest shone — Let time thy saving truth proclaim, The justice, or the grace. Eternity thy praise. Teacher. The Lord is high above all nations, and his glorv above the heavens. Who is like unto the Lord our God who dwelleth on high ? Ps. cxiii. 4-7. Scholars. Blessed be thy glorious name which is exalted above all blessing and praise. Thou even thou art God alone ; thou hast made heaven — the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all ; and the host of heaven worshipeth thee. Neh. ix. 5, 6. T. The heavens declare the glory of God ; and the firma- ment showeth his handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge. Ps. xix. 1. 2. aS*. All the gods of the people are idols ; but the Lord made 2 1.3 14 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. the heavens. Glory and honor are in his presence, strength and gladness are in his place. 1 Chron. xvi. 24. T. Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods ? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing won- ders ? Ex. XV. 11. S. Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name ; bring an offering, and come unto his courts. Oh worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness : fear before him all the earth. Ps. xcvi. 8, 9. 10. T. Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among the people; for the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; he is to be feared above all gods. Ps. xcvi. 3, 4. S. Give unto the Lord, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the Lord glory and strength. Ps. xcvi. 7. T. I will speak of the glorious honor of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works. Ps. cxlv. 5. S. Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is excellent ; his glory is above the earth and heaven. Ps. cxlviii. 13. T. O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth, who hast set thy glory above the heavens! Ps. viii. 1. S. The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. Isa. xl. 4. T. The earth sliall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. Hab. ii. 14. *S'. The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever, the Lord shall rejoice in his works. Ps. civ. 31. T. Blessed be the glory of the Lord from his place. Ezek. iii. 12. .S'. Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doth wondrous things. Ps. Ixxii. 18. T: Blessed be his glorious name for ever; and let the whole earth be filled with his glory ; Amen and Amen ! Ps. Ixxii. 19. S. Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts, the whole earth is full of his glory. Isa vi. 3. OMNIPOTEIfOE OF GOD. Second Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 7. L. M. HYMN 8. s. m. Old Hundred. Silver Street. BEFORE Jehovah's awful throne, COME sound his praise abroad, Ye nations bow with sacred joy ; And hymns of glory sing; Know that the Lord is God alone, Jehovah is the sov'reiga God, He can create, and he destroy. The universal King. His sov'reign power, without our aid, He form'd the deeps unknown ; Made us of clay, and form'd us men ; He gave the seas their bound : Audwhenlikewand'ringsheepwestray'd, The wat'ry worlds are all his own. He brought us to his fold again. And all the solid ground. [songs, We'll crowd thy gates with thankful Come, worship at his throne, High as the heavens OTir voices raise ; Come, bow before the Lord ; And earth.with her ten thousand tongues, We are his works, and not our own, Shall fill thy courts with sounding He form'd us by his word, [praise. Wide as the world is thy command; To-day attend his voice. Vast as eternity thy love ; Nor dare provoke his rod ; Firm as a rock thy truth shall stand. Come, like the people of his choice, When rolling years shall cease to move. And own your gracious God. Teacher. O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto tliee? or to thy faithfuhiess round about thee? Ps. Ixxxix. 8. ' Scholars. I am the Lord that makelh all things ; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone ; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself. Lsa. xliv. 24. T. Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance. lsa. xl. 12. S. He hath made the earth by his power, he hatli estab- 15 16 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. lislied the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaA'ens by his discretion. Jer. x. 12. T. My hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens, Isa. xlviii. 13. S. The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine ; as for the world, and the fullness thereof, thou hast founded them. Ps. Ixxxix. 11. T. I have made the earth, the man, and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power, and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me. Jer. xxvii. 5. S. In his hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. Job xii. 10. T. He calleth the creatures all by names ; by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in poAver; not one faileth. Isa. xl. 26. S. He doeth great things, and unsearchable, marvelous things without number. Job v. 9. T. Great and marvelous are thy works, O Lord God Al- mighty. Rev. XV. 3. S. In his Iiands are the deep places of the earth, the strength of the hills is his also. Ps. xcv. 4. T. By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens, his hand hath formed the crooked serpent. Job. xxvi. 13. S. The sea is his, and he made it, and his hands formed the dry land, Ps, xcv. 5. T. The Lord maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters. Isa, xliii, 16, 8. He doeth according to his will, in tlie army of heaven, and among tlie inhabitants of the earth, and none can stay liis hand, or say unto him, Wliat doest thou ? Dan, iv. 35. T. Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory. 1 Chron. xxix. 11. S. To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen ! 1 Pet. v. 11. T. Holy, holy, holy Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come ! Rev. iv. 8. OMNIPKESENOE OP GOD. Third Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 9. c. M. HYMN 10. c. m. Naomi. Heber. JEHOVAH GOD, thy gracious power FATHER of spirits, nature's God, On every hand we see ; Our thoughts are known to thee ; Oil may the blessings of each hour Thou, Lord, canst hear each idle word, Lead all our thoughts to thee. And every action see. If on the wings of morn we speed Could we, on morning's swiftest wings, To earth remotest bound, Fly through the trackless air, Thy hand will there our journey lead, Or dive beneath deep ocean's springs. Thine arm our path surround. Thy presence would be there. Thy power is in the ocean deeps, In vain may guilt attempt to fly, And reaches to the skies ; Conceal'd by darkest night ; Thine eye of mercy never sleeps, One glance from thy all-piercing eye Thy goodness never dies. Can bring it all to light. From morn till noon — till latest eve. Search thou our hearts, and there de- Thy hand, God, we see; Each secret bosom sin, [stroy And all the blessings we receive And fit us for those realms of joy. Proceed alone from thee. That we may enter in. Teacher. The eyes of the Lord are in every place, behold- ing the evil and the good. Prov. xv. 3. Scholars. Neither is there any creature that is not mani- fest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. Heb. iv. 13. T. Mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes. Jer. xvi. 17. S. Thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men ; to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. Jer. xxxii. 19. 2* B ir 18 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. T. Hell and destruction are before the Lord : how much more then the hearts of the children of men? Prov. xv. 11. S. O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my down-silting and mine up-rising, thou under- standest my thought afar off, Ps. cxxxix. 1, 2. T. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. Ps. cxxxix. 3. S. For there is not a word in my tongue, but lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thy hand upon me. Ps. cxxxix. 4, 5. T. Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off? Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? Jer. xxiii. 23, 24. S. Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up unto heaven, thou art there : if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. Ps. cxxxix. 7, 8. T. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ; even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. Ps. cxxxix. 9, 10. S. If 1 say. Surely the darkness shall cover me: even the night shall be light about me. Ps. cxxxix. 11. T. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee ; but the night shineth as the day : the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. Ps. cxxxix. 12. S. Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God: there is none else beside him. Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath : there is none else. Dent. iv. 35, 39. T. Who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; who only hath immortality, dwel- ling in the light which no man can approach unto: whom no man hath seen, nor can see ; to whom be honor and power everlastuig. Amen. 1 Tim. vi. 15, 16. OMIJJ'ISOIEL^OE OF GOD. Third Sunday in tlie Year. Evening. HYMN n. CM. HYMN 12. s. m. JVaomi. Thatdier. LORD, all I am is known to thee; TO God, the only wise, In vain my soul would try Our Saviour, and our King, To shun thy presence, or to flee Let all the saints below the skies The notice of thine eye. Their humble praises bring. Thy all-surrounding sight surveys 'Tis his almighty love, My rising and my rest. His counsel and his care, My public walks, my private waj'S, Preserve us safe from sin and death, The secrets of my breast. And every hurtful snare. My thoughts lie open to thee. Lord, He will present our souls, Before they're formed within. Unblemished and complete, And ere my lips pronounce the word, Before the glory of his face. Thou knowest the sense I mean. "With joys divinelj' great. wondrous knowledge ! deep and To our Redeemer God Where can a creature hide? [high: Wisdom with power belongs; "Within thy circling arms I lie, Immortal crowns of majesty, Beset on every side. And everlasting songs. Teacher. The Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him ac- tions are weighed. 1 Sam. ii. 3. Scholars. All things are naked and open unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. Heb. iv. 13. T. Known nnto God are all his works from the beginning of the world. Acts xv. 18. S. God utiderstandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof. For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and f^eeth under the whole heaven. Job xxviii. 23, 24. T. The Lord looketh from lieaven ; he beholdeth all the sons of men. From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth. Ps. xxxiii. 13, 14. 19 20 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. S. The Lord seeth not as man seeth ; for mun lookelh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. 1 Sam. xvi. 7. T. Give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men) ; that ihey may fear thee ail the days that they live. 1 Kings viii. 39, 40. S. The Lord searcheih all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts : if thou seek him, he will be found of thee ; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee ofi'for ever. 1 Chron. xxviii. 9. T. O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine up-rising, thou under- standest my thought afar off. Ps. cxxxix. 1, 2. S. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. Ps. cxxxix. 3. T. There is not a word in my tongue, but lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. Ps. cxxxix. 4. S. Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. Ps. cxxxix. 5. T. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me ; it is high, I cannot attain unto it. Ps. cxxxix. 6. S. Great is our Lord, and of great power ; his understand- ing is infinite. Ps. cxlvii. 5. T. Who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords ; who only hath immortality, dwell- ing in the light which no man can approach unto : whom no man hath seen, nor can see ; to whom be honor and power everlasting. Amen. 1 Tim. vi. 15, 16. S. Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and know- ledge of God ! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out ! Rom. xi. 33. T. Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory wiih exceeding joy ; to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. Jude 24, 25. BEI^TEYOLEITOE OF GOD. Fourtii Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 13. c. M. HYMN 14. c. m. Jewell. Devon. LET every tongue thy goodness speak, JEHOVAH, God, thy gracious power Thou sov'reign Lord of all ; [weak, On every hand we see ; Thy strength'ning hands uphold the Oh may the blessings of each hour And i-aise the poor that fall. Lead all our thoughts to thee. Wlien sorrows bow the spii'it down, If on the wings of morn we speed, AVhen virtue lies distress'd To earth's remotest bound. Beneath the proud oppressor's frown, Thy hand will there our journey lead, Thou giv'st the mourner rest. Thine arm our path surround. Thou know'st the pains thy servants Thy power is in the ocean deeps, Thou hear'st thy children cry ; [feel. And reaches to the skies ; And their best wishes to fulfill Thine eye of mercy never sleeps, Thy grace is ever nigh. Thy goodness never dies. Thy mercy never shall remove From morn till noon— till latest eve, From men of heart sincere: [love Thy hand, God, we see: Thou sav'st the souls whose humble And all the blessings we receive. Is join'd with holy fear. Proceed alone from tliee. Teacher. O Lord, thou art good, and doest good ; teach me thy statutes. Ps. cxix. 68. Scholars. How excellent is thy loving-kindness, O God ! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. Ps. xxxvi. 7. T. They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness. Ps. cxlv. 7. S. The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, long- suffering and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin. Ex. xxxiv. 6, 7. 21 22 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. T. Who redeemeth thy life from destruction ; who crown- eth thee with loving-kindness and tender mercies. Ps. ciii. 4. S. For the Lord God is a sun and shield : the Lord will give grace and glory ; no good thing will he withhold from tiiem that walk uprightly. Ps. Ixxxiv. 11. T. I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. Prov. viii. 17. S. The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. Lam. iii. 25. T. Thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive ; and plen- teous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. S. Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: there- fore with loving-kindness have I drawn thee. Jer. xxxi. 3. T. God is love, and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 1 John iv. 16. S. Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God. 1 John iii. 1. T. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be ; but we know that when he shall appear, we shall be like him ; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John iii. 2. S. Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. 1 Cor. ii. 9. T. The Lord is good, his mercy is everlasting, and his truth endureth to all generations. Ps. c. 5. S. Quicken me, O Lord, according to thy loving-kindness; thy word is true from the beginning, and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever. Ps. cxix. 159, 160. 2\ Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodnes.s, and for his wonderful works to the children of men ! Ps. cvii. 8. S. Blessed be the Lord who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Ps. Ixviii. 19. T. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Ps. ciii. 2. S. Bless thou the Lord, O my soul. Ps. civ. 35. MEECY OF GOD. Fourth Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 15. c. M. Iddo. MERCY alone can meet my case; For mercy, Lord, I cry : Jesus, Redeemer, show thy face In mercy, or I die : — I perish, and my doom were just ; But wilt thou leave me? — No ; I hold thee fast, my hope, my trust ; I will not let thee go. Still sure to me thy promise stands, And ever must abide : Behold it written on thy hands. And graven in thy side. HYMN 16. c. M. Unit]/. LORD, at thy feet we sinners lie, And knock at mercy's door ; With heavy heart and downcast eye, Thy favor we implore. Without thy grace we sink oppress'd, Down to the gates of hell ; Oh give our troubled spirits rest, — Our gloomy fears dispel. 'Tis mercy, mercy, now we plead; Let thy compassion move ; Mercy, that led thee once to bleed. In tenderness and love. To this, this only will I cleave ; In mercy now, for Jesus' sake, Thy word is all my plea ; God, our sins forgive ; [break, That word is truth, and I believe: — Thy grace our stubboi-n hearts can Have mercy. Lord, on me. And, breaking, bid us live. Teacher. Oh give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good ; for his mercy endnreth for ever. Ps. cxviii. 1. Scholars. The Lord is long-suffering and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Num. xiv. 18. T. Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens ; and thy faith- fulness reacheth unto the clouds. Ps. xxxvi. 5. S. Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne : mercy and truth shall go before thy face. Ps. Ixxxix. 14. T. The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion ; slow to anger, and of great mercy. The Lord is good to all, and his tender mercies are over all his works. Ps. cxlv. 8, 9. aS'. The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlast- 23 24 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. ing upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children, to such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them. Ps. ciii. 17, 18. T. Thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great kindness. Neh. ix. 17. S. Our God, the great, the mighty and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy. Neh. ix. 31. T. Thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long-suffering and plenteous in mercy and trutli. Oh turn unto me, and have mercy upon me. Ps. Ixxxvi. 15. S. Rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God : for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness. Joel ii. 13. T. To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him. Dan. ix. 9. S. Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith tlie Lord ; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you ; for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever. Jer. iii. 12. T. The Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him. 2 Chron. xxx. 9. S. Who redeemeth thy life from destruction ; who crown- eth thee with loving-kindness and tender mercies. Ps. ciii. 4. T. The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide ; neither will he keep his anger for ever. Ps. ciii. 8, 9. S, He hath not dealt with us after our sins ; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. Ps. ciii. 10, 11. T. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. Ps. ciii. 13, 14. S. Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy loving- kindnesses ; for they have been ever of old. Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions. Ps. xxv. 6, 7. PEOPHEOIES or CHEIST'S INOAENATION. Fifth Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 17. s. M. HYMN 18. c. m. Henshaw. Zerah. FATHER, our hearts we lift TO us a child of hope is born, Up to thy gracious throne. To us a Son is given ; And thank thee for the precious gift Him shall the tribes of earth obey, Of thine incarnate Son. Him all the hosts of heaven. His infant cries proclaim His name shall be the Prince of peace, A peace 'twixt earth and heaven ; For evermore adored — Salvation, through his only Name, The Wonderful, the Counselor, To all mankind is given. The great and mighty Lord. The gift unspeakable His power,increasing,still shall spread; We thankfully receive, His reign no end shall know; And to the world thy goodness tell. Justice shall guard his throne above, And to thy glory live. And peace abound below. May all mankind receive To us a child of hope is born ; The new-born Prince of peace, To us a Son is given — And meekly in his spirit live, Tlie Wonderful, the Counselor, And in his love increase. The mighty Lord of heaven. The Seed of the Woman. Teacher. And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed ; he shall bruise thy head, and thou shall bruise his heel. Gen. iii. 15. Scholars. When the fullness of time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to re- deem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. Gal. iv. 4, 5. JBom of a Virgin. T. Therefore, the Lord himself shall give you a sign: Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. L«a. vii. 14. 3 25 26 SAEBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. S. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary ; for then hast found favor with God. The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee. And behold thou shalt conceive, and bring forth a son, and ehalt call his name Jesus. He shall he great and shall be called the Son of the Highest. Luke i. 30, 31, 32, 35. His Name Appointed of God. T. And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory ; and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name. Isa. Ixii. 2. S. The angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, say- ing, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife : for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS ; for he shall save his people from their sins. Matt. i. 20, 21. Christ the Son of God. T. I will declare the decree : the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son ; this day have I begotten thee. Ps. ii. 7. S. And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son ; in thee I am well pleased. Luke iii. 22. His Divifiity and Miimaniti/, T. For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given : and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. Isa. ix. 7. S. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and tlie Word was God. The same was in the be- ginning with God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only- begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. John i. 1, 2,14. PEOPHEOIES OF GHEIST'S BIETS. Fifth Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 19. p. M. HYMN 20. s. m. Wilbur. Henshaw. BRIGHT and joyful is the morn, REJOICE in Jesus' birth,— For to us a child is born ; To us a Son is given ; From the highest realms of heaven, To us a Child is born on earth, Unto us a Son is given. Who made both earth and heaven. On his shoulder he shall bear He reigns above the sky — Power and majesty, and wear, This universe sustains ; On his vesture and his thigh, Tlie God supreme, the Lord most high, Names most awful, names most high. The King Messiah reigns. Wonderful in counsel he, The miglity God is he, Christ, th' incarnate Deity; Author of heavenly bliss; Sire of ages, ne'er to cease ; The Father of eternity, Kiug of kings, and Prince of peace. The glorious Prince of peace. Come and worship at his feet ; His government shall grow. Yield to him the homage meet ; From strength to strength proceed : From the manger to the throne, His righteousness the Church o'erflow. Homage due to God alone. And all the earth o'erspread. Circumstances of his JBirth, Teacher. I shall see him, but not now : I shall behold him, but not nigh : there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel. Num. xxiv. 17. Scholars. Behold, there came wLse men from the East to Je- rusalem, sa}dng, Where is he that is born King of the Jews ? for we have seen his star in the East, and are come to worship him. Matt. ii. 1, 2. Time of his Birth. T. The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a law- giver from between his feet, until Shiloh come ; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. Gen. xlix. 10. 27 28 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. S. Now, when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold there came wise men from the East to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the East, and are come to worship him. Matt. ii. 1, 2. Place of his Birth. T. But thou, Bethlehem Ephrata, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be Ruler in Israel ; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. Mic. v. 2. S. As the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. Luke ii. 15, 16,' 17. Offerings to Christ. T. They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him. The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring pres- ents : the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. Ps. Ixxii. 9, 10. S. And when they were come into the house they saw the young child, with Mary his mother, and fell down and wor- sliiped him : and when they had opened their treasures they presented unto him gifts ; gold and frankincense and myrrh. Matt. ii. 11. Flight into Egypt. T. When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my Son out of Egypt. Hosea xi. 1. S. When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: and was there until the death of Herod : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying. Out of Egypt Iiave I called my Son. Matt. ii. 14, 15. PEOPHEOIES OF OHEIST'S LIIfEAGE. Sixth Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 21. p. M. Oran. HATL, to the Lord's anointed, Gzeat David's greater Son ! Hail, in the time appointed, His reign on earth begun ! The tide of time shall never His covenant remove ; His name shall stand for ever; That name to ns is Love. He comes to break oppression,- To set the captive free ; To take away transgression, And rule in equity. He comes with succor speedy To those who suffer wrong ; To help the poor and needy, And bid the weak be strong. HYMN 22. p. M. Meta. CHRIST shall descend like showera Upon the fruitful earth, And love and joy, like flowers, Spring in his path to birth : Before him, on the mountains. Shall peace, the herald, go, And righteousness, in fountains. From hill to valley flow. To him shall praj^er unceasing. And daily vows ascend; His kingdom still increasing — A kingdom without end : To give them songs for sighing — Their darkness turn to light — "Whose souls, condenin'd and dying. Were precious in his sight. Mis Descent from Abraham. Teacher. Now the Lord had said unto Abrara, In tliee shall all families of the earth be blessed. Gen. xiii. 1, 3. Scholars. That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ. Gal. iii. 14. His Descent from Isaac. T. I will perform the oath which I swore unto Abraham thy father ; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. Gen. xxvi. 3, 4. S. Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many ; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. Gal. iii. 16. 3* 29 30 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. From J'esse. T. And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. And ijae spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord. Isa. xi. 1, 2. S. And again Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles, in him shall the Gentiles trust. Rom. xv. 12. Of tlie Tribe of JndnJi. T. Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim : but chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved. Ps. Ixxviii. 67, 68. S. For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Judah ; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning the pi'iest- hood. Heb. vii. 14. Christ the Son of David. T. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. Isa. ix. 7. S. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest : and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David. And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. Luke i. 32, 33. Christ the Son of God. T. I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me. Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. Ps. ii. 7. *S'. And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son ; in thee I am well pleased. Luke iii. 21, 22. PEOPHEGIES or CHRIST'S MINISTRY. Sixth Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 23. c. M. HYMN 24. c. v. Albert. Howard. HARK, the glad sound! the SavioiirLET everj- mortal ear attend, The Saviour, promised long ; [comes, And every heart rejoice ; Let every heart prepare a throne, The trumpet of the gospel sounds And every voice a song. With an inviting voice. He comes, the pris'ner to release, Ho ! all ye hungry, starving souls, In Satan's bondage held ; That feed upon the wind. The gates of brass before him burst, And vainlj' strive with earthly toys The iron fetters yield. To fill an empty mind — He comes, from thickest films of vice Eternal Wisdom hath prepared To clear the mental ray, A soul-reviving feast, And on the eyes oppress'd with night And bids your longing appetites To pour celestial day. The rich provision taste. He comes, the broken heart to bind. Ho ! ye that pant for living streams, The wounded soul to cure, And pine away and die, [thirst And with the treasures of his grace Here you may quench your raging T' enrich the humble poor. With springs that never dry. Christ's Forertmner, Teacher. Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me : and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in : behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts. Mai. iii. 1. Scholars. And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilder- ness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as saith the prophet Esaias. John i. 19. 23. 31 32 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. TJie Sjiirit and the Voice at Baptistn. T. Behold my servant, whom I uphold: mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth ; 1 have put my spirit upon him : he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. Isa. xlii. 1. S. And lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him ; and lo, a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Matt. iii. 16, 17. Christ's French ing. T. The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me ; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek : he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound. Isa. Ixi. 1. S. And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor ; he hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised. And he began to say unto them. This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. Luke iv. 17, 18, 21. His Supei'ior Wisdom. T. Therefore behold, I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people, even a marvelous work and a wonder : for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the under- standing of their prudent men shall be hid. Isa. xxix. 14. S. The officers answered. Never man spake like this man. John vii. 46. And it came to pass, when Jesns had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Matt. vii. 28, 29. PROPHECIES OF OHKIST'S MIRACLES. Seventh Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 25. c. M. HYMN 26. c. m. Brattle Street. Gillet. Oil for a thoiisaud tongues to sing HARK, tlie glad sound! the Savionr My great Redeemer's praise ; The Saviour promised long ; [comes, The glories of my God and King, Let every heart prepare a throne, The triumphs of his grace ! And every voice a song. He breaks the power of cancel'd sin, He comes, the prisoners to release, He sets the pris'ner free ; In Satan's bondage held ; His blood can make the foulest clean ; The gates of brass before him burst, His blood avail'd for me. The iron fetters yield. He speaks — and list'ning to his Toice, He comes, from the thickest films of New life the dead receive; To clear the mental ray ; [vice The mournful, broken hearts rejoice ; And on the eyes oppressed with night The humble poor believe. To pour celestial day. Hear him, ye deaf; his praise, ye dumb, He comes, the broken heart to bind, Your loosen'd tongues employ ; The wounded soul to cure, Ye blind, behold your Saviour come; And with the treasures of his grace And leap, ye lame, for joy. T' enrich the humble poor. CJirist's Foverty and Neglect, T. For he shall grow up before him a.s a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground : he hath no form nor comeli- ness ; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. Isa. liii. 2. S. Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary ? and his brethren, James and Joses and Simon and Judas ? And they were offended in ]iim. Matt. xiii. 56, 57. His Miracles. Teacher. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing. Isa. XXXV. 5, 6. Scholars. Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and show John again those things which ye do hear and see: the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, C 33 34 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. Matt. xi. 4, 5. Mis M^ection by the tfetos. T. And he shall be for a sanctuary ; but for a stone of stumbling, and for a rock of oflence to both the houses of Is- rael, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Isa. viii. 14. S. But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him : that the saying of Esaias the piophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report ? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed. John xii. 37, 38. His Humiliation. T. He is despised and rejected of men ; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him ; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Isa. liii. 3. S. And a certain scribe came, and said unto him. Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus saith unto him. The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. Matt. viii. 19, 20. Call of the Gentiles. T. Arise, shine, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the bright- ness of thy rising. Isa. "hi. 1, 2, 3. S. And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Caper- naum, which is upon the sea-coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, The land of Zabulon and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles : The people which sat in darkness saw a great light ; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death, light is sprung up. Matt, iv, 13, 14, 15, 16. COIJSPIEACY AGADTST CHEIST. Seventh Sunday in the Year. Evening, HYMN 27. s. M. Dover. THE things so long foretolJ, HYMN 28. s. M. Btdfard. WHY did the nations join to slay By David are fulfilled, The Lord's anointed Son? When Jews and Gentiles rose to slay Why did they cast his laws away Jesus, the holy child. And tread his gospel down? Why did the Gentiles rage, And Jews, with one accord, Bend all their counsels to destroy The Anointed of the Lord ? Rulers and kings agree To form a vjiin design Against the Lord their powers unite, Against his Christ to join. The Lord derides their rage, And will support his throne; And he will raise him from the dead. And own him for his Son. The Lord, who sits above the skies, Derides their rage below ; He speaks with vengeance in his eyes, And strikes their spirits through. Be wise, ye rulers of the earth, Obej' the anointed Lord ; Adore the King of heavenly birth, And tremble at his word. With humble love address his throne ; For if he frown, ye die ; Those are secure, and those alone. Who on his grace rely. Clirist the Good Shepherd. Teacher. He shall feed his flock like a shepherd : he sliall gather the lambs with his arms, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with yonng. Tsa. xi. 11. Scholars. He that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter openeth ; and the sheep hear his voice ; and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadetii them out. I am the good shepherd : the good shepherd giv- eth his life for the sheep. John x. 2, 3, 11. Bis Entry into tjerusalem. T. Eejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion : shout, O daughter 35 36 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. of Jerusalem : behold, thy King cometh unto thee : he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. Zeeh. ix. 9. S. On the next day, much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord. And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon ; as it is written, Fear not, daughter of Zion: behold thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt. John xii. 12-15. Satred of Clivisf. T. They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head : they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty. Ps. Ixix. 4. S. Now have they both seen, and hated both me and my Father. But this cometh to pass, that the word might be ful- filled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. John xv. 24, 25. Conspiracy of the PHests and Rulers. T. Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? Rulers take counsel together against the Lord and against his anointed. Ps. ii. 1, 2. S. Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people unto the place of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas ; and consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him. Matt. xxvi. 3, 4. Herod and Pontius Pilate. T. The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against tlie Lord, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break tlieir hands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. Ps. ii. 2. S. Of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gen- tiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together. Acts iv. 27. PEOPHEOIES or CHEIST'S AEEEST. Eighth Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYiVm 29. L. M. HYMN 30. c. m. Windham. Devizes. 'TIS niiduight— and on Olive's brow, JESUS, with all thy saints above The star is dimmed that lately shone ; My tongue would bear her part ; 'Tis midnight — in the garden now "Would sound aloud thy saving love, The suffering Saviour prays alone. And sing thy bleeding heart. 'Tis midnig])t — and from all removed,Bless'd be the Lamb, my dearest Lord, Imnianr.el wrestles lone with fears; Who bought me with his blood; E'en the disciple that he loved [tears.And quench'd his Father's flaming Heeds n' ''eneath thy burdens groan ? On his pierced bodj- laid, •Justice owns the ransom paid; Bow the knee, embrace the Son — Come and welcome, sinner, coms! Here's love and grief beyond degree Tlie Lord of glorj' dies for man! IJut lo ! what sudden joys we see : Jesus, the dead, revives again. g^read f„r thee, the festal board See with richest bounty stored; The rising God forsakes the tomb To thy Father's bosom press'd, (In vain the tomb forbids his rise); Thou shalt be a child confessed, Clierubic legions guard him home, Never from his house to roam: And shout him welcome to the skies. Come and welcome, sinner, come! The Sorroiv of the Th'gin. Teacher. Yea, a sword sliall pierce through thy own soul also; that the tlioughts of many liearts may be revealed. Luke ii. 35. Scholars. Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary, the wife of Cleophas and Mary Magdalene. John xix. 25. Mis Friends Afar Off. T. My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore ; and my kinsmen stand afar off. Ps. xxviii. 11. S. And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things. Luke xxiii. 49. 45 46 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. Hie Noonday Darhness. T. In that day, saith the Lord God, I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day. Amos viii. 6. S. And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a dark- ness over all the earth until the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. Luke xxiii. 44, 45. Christ Forsaken of the Father. T. My God, ray God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me ? Ps. xxii. 1. S. At the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me ? Mark xv. 34. The Stupefying Mixture. T. They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. Ps. Ixix. 2L S. And some of them that stood by said, Bebold, he calleth Elias. And one ran and filled a sponge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. Matt. xv. 35, 36. Jlis Dying Cry. T. Seventy weeks are determined upon tliy people and thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness. Dan. ix. 24. S. When .Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said. It is finished : and he bowed his head and gave up the ghost. John xix. 30. His Death. T. Therefore will I divide him a portion with tlie great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death. Isa. liii. 12. S. And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit : and having said thus, he gave up the ghost. Luke xxiii, 46. PEOPEEOIES OF CHEIST'S EUEIAL. Tenth Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 39. c. M. HYMN 40. c. m. Ephesus. Fountain. WHY do we mourn for dying friends, MY grateful soul shall bless the Lord, Or shake at death's alarms? Whose precepts give me light; Tis but the voice that Jesus sends, And private counsel still afford ■ To call them to his arms. In sorrow's dismal night. Why should we tremble to convey I strive each action to approve Their bodies to the tomb? To his all-seeing eye; There once the flesh of Jesus lay, No danger shall my hopes remove, And left a long perfume. Because he still is nigh. The graves of all his saints he blest. Therefore my heart all grief defies, And soften'd evei-y bed: My glory does rejoice ; Where should the dying members rest My flesh shall rest, in hope to rise. But with their dying Head ? Waked by his powerful voice. Thence he arose, ascending high. Thou, Lord, when I resign my breath. And show'd our feet the way : My soul from hell shalt free; Up to the Lord our flesh shall fly Nor let thy Holy One in death At the great rising day. The least corruption see. Sis Hones not Hrohen, Teacher. He keepeth all his bones ; not one of tliem is broken. Ps. xxxiv. 20. Scholars. Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. But Avhen they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs. These things were done that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken. John xix. 32, 33, 36. Piercinf/ his Side. T. And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplica- 47 48 SAEBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. tions. And they sliall look upon me wliom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him as one that is in bitter- ness for his first-born. Zech. xii. 10. S. But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came thereout blood and water. John xix. 34. iris Side Pierced dnring the DarJcness. T. It shall be one day, which shall be known to the Lord, not day nor night ; but it shall come to pass that at evening time it shall be light. And it shall be in that day that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem. Zech. xiv. 7, 8. S. But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came thereout blood and water. John xix. 34. Farting of his Garments. T. They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. Ps. xxii. 18. S. Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith. They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. John xix. 23, 24. Jlis JBurial. T. And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death ; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. Isa. liii. 9. S. And behold, there was a man named Joseph, a coun- selor, and he was a good man, and a just. This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. And he took it down and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid. Luke xxiii."50, 51, 53. PEOPHEOIES OP OHEIST'S ASOENSIOI. Eleventh Sunday in tlie Year. Morning. HYMN 41. L. M. HYMN 42. l. m. Dresden. Brooklyn. IIEUS'S love and grief beyond degree! I KNOW that my Redeemer lives — The Lord of glory dies for mau! Whatjoythe blessed assurance givesi But lo ! what sudden joys we see : He lives, he lives,who once was dead; Jesus, the dead, revives again. He lives, my everlasting Head ! The rising God forsakes the tomb He lives, to bless me with his love ; (In vain the tomb forbids his rise); He lives, to plead for me above; Cherubic legions guard him home, He lives, my hungry soul to feed ; And shout him welcome to the skies. He lives, to help in time of need. Break off your tears, ye saints, and tell He lives, and grants me daily breath; How high your great Deliv'rer reigns; He lives, and I shall conquer death ; Sing how he spoiled the hosts of hell. He lives, my mansion to prepare ; And led the monster Death in chains. He lives, to bring me safely there. Say, Live for ever, wondrous King! He lives, all glory to his Name ; Born to redeem, and strong to save; He lives, my Saviour, still the same ; Thenaskthemonster,"\Vhere'sthy sting ?"\Vhat joy the blest assurance gives! And,AA'here'sthyvict'ry,boastinggrave?I know that my Redeemer lives. IIi8 Resurrection. Teacher. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory re- joiceth : my flesh also shall rest in hope. For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell ; neither wilt thou suffer thy Holy One to see corruption. Ps. xvi. 10. Scholars. Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day. Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn Avitli an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; he, seeing this be- fore, spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither did his flesh see corruption. Acts ii. 29, 30, 31. Sesurrection of the Saints, T. Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body 6 D '49 60 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust : for tliy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead. Isa. xxvi. 19. S. And the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; and the graves were opened, and many bodies of the saints which slept arose ; and came out of the grave after his resurrection. Matt, xxvii. 51, 52, 53. The Ilojie of a Future Hesurrectioti. T. I know that my Eedeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth. And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God. Job xix. 25, 26. -S*. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life : he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live : and whosoever liveth, and believeth in me, shall never die. John xi. 25, 26. His Ascension. T. Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive : thou hast received gifts for men. Ps. Ixviii. 18. S. And he led them out as far as to Bethany : and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. Luke xxiv. 50, 51. Descent of tit e Holy Ghost. T. And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh ; and your sons and your daugh- ters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions : and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit. Joel ii. 28, 29. S. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the (Spirit gave them utterance. Acts ii. 2, 3, 4. GODHEAD AND HUMANITY OF OHB.IST. Eleventh Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 43. L. M. HYMN 44. p. m. Cleaveland. Snmofwld. TO ns a child of roj'iil birth, HARK! the herald angels sing, End of the promises, is given ; Glorj' to the new-born King; The Invisible appears on earth — Peace on earth, and mercy mild; The Son of man, the God of heaven. God and sinners reconciled. A Saviour born, in love supreme, Joyful all ye nations rise — He comes, our fallen souls to raise; Join the triumphs of the skies ; He comes, his people to redeem. With angelic hosts proclaim. With all his plenitude of grace. Christ is born in Bethlehem. The Christ, by raptured seers foretold, Christ, by highest heaven adored — Fill'd with the Holy Spirit's power, Christ, the everlasting Lord ; Prophet and Priest and King behold, Veil'd in flesh the Godhead see; And Lord of all the world adore. Hail, incarnate Deity ! The Lord of hosts, the God most high, Hail the heaven-born Prince of peace! Whoquitshisthrone,on earth to live. Hail the Sun of righteousness! With joy we welcome from the sky. Light and life to all he brings. With faith into our hearts receive. Risen with healing in his wings. Teacher. God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in times past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these Last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath ap- pointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds. Heb. i. 1, 2. Scholars. Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, Avhen he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high. Heb. i. 3. T. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word waa with God, and the Word was God. John i. 1. 51 52 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. iS. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only-begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. John i. 14. T. He received from God the Father, honor and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 2 Pet. i. 17. S. Unto us a child is bom, unto us a Son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Ever- lasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Isa. ix. 6. T. All things were made by him ; and without him was not anything made that was made. John i. 3. S. And thou. Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foun- dation of the earth ; and the heavens are the works of thy hands. Heb. i. 10. T. At the name of Jesus every knee shall bow, of things in heaven and things in earth, and things under the earth ; and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lorel, to the glory of God the Father. Phil. ii. 10, 11. S. Jesus answered them, my Father worketh hitherto, and I work. Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, be- cause he not only had broken the Sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God. Jolm V. 17, 18. 2'. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus; who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God. Phil. ii. 5, 6. S. But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men. Pliil. ii. 7. T. He was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich. 2 Cor. viii. 9. S. For verily he took not on him the nature of angels ; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. Heb. ii. 16. T. For in that he himself hath suffered, being tempted, he is able to succor them that are tempted. Heb. ii. 18. INOAENATION or CHEIST. Twelfth Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 45. c. M. HYMN 46. p. m. Comvay. Rivers. O'ER mountain-tops the mount of God HAIL ! thou long-expected Jesus ! In latter days shall rise Born to set thy people free : Above the summits of the hills, From our sins and fears release us, And draw the wondering eyes. Let us find our rest in thee. To this the joyful nations round, Israel's strength and consolation. All tribes and tongues, shall flow; Hope of all the saints thou art; Up to the mount of God, they'll say. Long desired of every nation. And to his house we'll go. Joy of every waiting heart. The beams that shine from Zion's hill Born thy people to deliver, Shall lighten every land; Born a child, yet God our King, The King who reigns in Salem's towers Born to reign in us for ever. Shall all the world command. Now thy gracious kingdom bring. Among the nations he shall judge; By thine own eternal Spirit His judgments truth shall guide; Rule in all our hearts alone; His sceptre shall protect the just. By thine all-suflBcient merit And crush the sinner's pi'ide. Raise us to thy glorious throne. Teacher. And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Kazareth, to a virgin esjoonsed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David ; and the virgin's name was Mary. Luke i. 26, 27. Scholars. And the angel came in nnto her, and said, Hail, thou tliat art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. Luke i. 28, 29. T. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary : for thou 6* 53 54 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. hast found favor with God. And behold, thou shnlt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of liis father David. Luke i. 30-33. S. And Mary said. Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her, and went into the hill-country with haste, into a city of Juda. Lnke i. 38, 39. T. And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. And Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost. Luke i. 40, 41. S. And she. spake out with a loud voice, and said. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me ? Luke i. 42, 43. T. And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told iier from the Lord. And Mary said. My soul doth magnify the Lord. Luke i. 45, 46. S. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my vSaviour. For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden : for be- hold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. Luke i. 47, 48. T. For he that is mighty hath done to me great things ; and holy is his name. And his mercy is on them that fear him, from generation to generation. Luke i. 49, 50. S. He hath showed strength with his arm ; he hath scat- tered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. Luke i. 51, 52. T. He hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he hath sent empty away. He hath holpen his servant Isra.el, in remembrance of his mercy. Luke i. 53, 54. S. As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed, for ever. And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house. Luke i. 55, 50. BIETH OF OHEIST. Twelftli Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 47. c. jr. HYMN 48. c. m. Bethlehem. Gillett. AS sliepherds watch'd their flocks by IIARK, the glad sound ! the Saviour All seated on the ground, [night, The Saviour promised long ; [comes, Tlie angul of the Lord came down, Let every heart prepare a throue, And glory shone around. And every voice a song. Fear not, said he (for mighty dread He comes, the pris'ner to release, Had seized their troubled mind) ; In Satan's bondage held ; Glad tidings of great joy I bring The gates of brass before him burst, To you aud all mankind. The iron fetters yield. To you, in David's town, this day He comes, the broken heart to bind, Is born of David's line. The wounded soul to cure. The Saviour, who is Christ the Lord ; And with the treasures of his grace, And this shall be the sigu : T' em-ich the humble poor. The heavenly babe you there shall find Our glad hosannas. Prince of peace, To human view display'd. Thy welcome shall proclaim. All meanly wrapp'd in swathing-bands. And heaven's eternal arches ring Aud in a manger laid. With thy beloved name. Teacher. Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the East to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews ? for we have seen his star in the East, and are come to worship him. Matt. ii. 1, 2. Scholars. When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. Matt. ii. 3. T. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. Matt. ii. 4. S. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea ; for thus it is written by the prophet : And thou, Bethlehem, in 55 56 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. the land of Judea, art not the least among the princes of Juda ; for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel. Matt. ii. 5, 6. T. Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared : and he sent them to Bethlehem ; and said, Go, and search dili- gently for the young child, and when ye have found him, bring me Avord again, that I may come and worship him also. Matt. ii. 7, 8. S. When they had heard the king, they departed ; and lo, the star, which they saw in the East, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child Avas. Matt. ii. 9. T. "When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy ; and when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshiped him. Matt. ii. 10, 11. S. And when they had opened their treasures, they pre- sented nnto him gifts ; gold, and frankincense and myrrh. And being warned of God in a dream, that they should not ?"eturn to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. Matt. ii. 11, 12. T. And there were in the same country, shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flocks by night. Luke ii-8. S. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the giv^ry of the Lord shone around about them, and they were sore afraid. Luke ii. 9. T. And the angel said unto them, Fear not ; for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, Avhich shall be to all people : for unto you is born this day, in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord; and this shall be a sign unto you ; ye shall find the babe wrapt in swaddling-clothes, lying in a manger. Luke ii. 10-12. S. And suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will to men. Luke ii. 13. 14. MmiSTEY OF OHEIST. Thirteenth Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 49. s. M. HYMN 50. c. jr. Hart. Temple Street. now beauteous are his feet BLEST are tlie humble souls who see Who stands on Ziou's hill, — Their emptiness and poverty : Who brings salvation on his tongue, Treasures of grace to them are given, Whose words do peace reveal ! And crowns of joy laid up in heaven. How charming is his voice — Blest are the men of broken heart. So sweet the tidings are ! Wlio monrn for sinsvvith inward smart: Ziun, behold thy Saviour King; The blood of Christ divinely flows, He reigns and triumphs here. A healing balm for all their woes. How happy are our ears Blest are the meek, who stand afar That hear the joyful sound, From rage and passion, noise and war : Which kings and prophets waited for, God will secure their happy state, And sought, but never found ! And plead their cause against the great. How blessed are our eyes Blest are the souls that thirst for grace, That see this heavenly light ! Hunger and long for righteousness; Prophets and kings desired it long, They shall be well supplied and fed But died without the sight. With living streams and living bread. Teacher. And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him. And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying. Matt. V. 1, 2. Scholars. Blessed are the poor in spirit : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matt. v. 3. T. Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall be com- forted. Matt. V. 4. S. Blessed are the meek : for they shall inherit the earth. Matt. V. 5. T. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness : for they shall be filled. Matt. v. 6. 57 58 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. S. Blessed are the merciful : for they shall obtain mercy. Matt. V. 7. T. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they sliall see God. Matt. V. 8. S. Blessed are the peace-makers : for they shall be called the children of God. Matt. v. 9. T. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteous- ness' sake : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matt. v. 10. S. Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and per- secute you, and shall say all manner of evil against yoii falsely for my sake. Matt. v. 11. T. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad : for great is your reward in heaven : for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. Matt. v. 12. S. Ye are the salt of the earth : but if the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. Matt. v. 13. T. Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick : and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Fatlier which is in heaven. Matt. v. 14-16. S. Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets : I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Matt. V. 17, 18. T. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven : but whosoever shall do, and teacli them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. Matt. v. 19. S. For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteoiisness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. Matt. v. 20. MINISTEY or OHEIST. Thirteenth Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 51. c. M. Warvnck. THE earth, the ocean and the sky To form one world agree ; Where all that walk, or swim, or fly Compose one family. HYMN 52. c. M. Franklin. OUR God is love, and all his saints His image bear below : The heart with love to God inspired With love to man will glow. In one fraternal bond of love, One fellowship of mind. The saints below and saints above Their bliss and glory find. None who are truly born of God Can live in enmity ; Then may we love each other, Lord, As we are loved by thee. Here, in their house of pilgrimage, Heirs of the same immortal bliss, Thy statutes are their song; Our hopes and fears the same, There, through one bright, eternal age, With bonds of love our hearts unite, Thy praises they prolong With mutual love inflame. Lord, may our union form a part Of that thrice happy whole ; Derive its pulse from thee, the heart, Its life from thee, the soul. So maj' the unbelieving world See how true Christians love; And glorify our Saviour's grace, And seek that grace to prove. Teacher. Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill : and whosoever shall kill, shall be in danger of the judgment. But I say unto you, That whoso- ever is angry with his brother without a cause, shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Kaca, shall be in danger of the council : but whoso- ever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell-fire. Matt. V. 21, 22. Scholars. Therefore, if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way ; first be 59 60 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. Matt. V. 23, 24. T. Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art in the way with hira ; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. Verily, I say unto thee. Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost far- thing. Matt. v. 25, 26. S. Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery; but I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath com- mitted adultery with her already in his heart. Matt. v. 27, 28. T. And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee : for it is profitable for thee that one of thy mem- bers should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. Matt. v. 29. S. And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy mem- bers should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. Matt. v. 30. T. It hath been said. Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement ; but I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery : and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced, committetli adultery. Matt. V. 31, 32. S. Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths. Matt. v. 33. T. But I say unto you, Swear not at all : neither by heav- en ; for it is God's throne. Nor by the earth ; for it is his footstool : neither by .Jerusalem ; for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. Matt. v. 34, 35, 36. S. But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. Matt. V.37. MmiSTET OP CHEIST. Fourteenth Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 53. c. M. Downs. GIYER of concord, Prince of peace, Meek, lamb-like Son of God! Bid our unruly passions cease By thy atoning blood. HYMN 54. s. M. Lcmsdale. BLEST be the tie that binds Our hearts in Christian love ; The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above. Subdue in us the carnal mind, Its enmity destroy ; With cords of love our spirits bind. And melt us into joy. Before our Father's throne, We pour our ardent prayers ; Our fears,our hopes, our sins are one- Our comforts and our cares. Us into closest union draw, And in our inward parts Let kindness sweetly write her And love command our We share our mutual woes ; Our mutual burdens bear ; And often for each other flows The sympathizing teai. Saviour, look down with pitying Our jarring wills control ; Let cordial, kind affections rise. And harmonize the soul. , When we at death must part. How keen, how deep the pain ! But we shall still be join'd in heart. And hope to meet again. Teacher. Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a toorh for a tooth ; bnt I say unto you. That ye resist not evil : but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. Matt. v. 38, 39. Scholars. And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Matt. v. 40, 41. 6 61 62 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL* T. Give to liim that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee, turn not thou away. Matt. v. 42. S. Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy ; but I say unto yon, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pi'ay for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you. Matt. v. 43, 44. T. That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven : for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. Matt. V. 45. S. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye ? do not even the publicans the same ? Matt. v. 46. T. And if ye salute yjj^r brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Matt. v. 47, 48. " S. Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them : othervv'ise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. Matt. vi. 1. T. Therefore, v.-hen thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily 1 say unto you. They have their reward. Matt. vi. 2. S. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what tliy right hand doeth ; that thine alms may be in secret : and thy Father, which seeth in secret, himself shall reward thee openly. Matt. vi. 3, 4. T. And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypo- crites are : for they love to pray standing in tlie synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you. They have their reward. Malt. vi. 5. S. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret ; and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. Matt. vi. 6. MIMSTEY OF OHEIST. Fourteenth Sunday in the Year. Evening-. HYMN 55. c. Ji. HYMN 56. s. m. Downs. Lisbrm. OUR Father, God, who art in heaven, OUR heavenly Father, heai*, All hallow'd be thy name; The prayer we offer now : Thy kingdom come; thy will be done Thy name be hallow'd far and near; In heaven and earth the same. To thee all nations bow. Givens this day our daily bread; Thy kingdom come; thy will And as we those forgive On earth be done in love, Who sin against us, so may we As saints and seraphim fulfill , Forgiving grace receive. Thy perfect law above. Into temptation lead us not; Our daily bread supply From evil set us free; "While by thy word we live; And thine the kingdom, thine the The guilt of our iniquity And glory, ever be. [power, F'orgive, as we forgive. Thus humbly are we taught to pray In dark temptation's hour By thy beloved Son; From Satan's wiles defend ; Through him we come to thee,and say, And thine the kingdom be,and power, All for his sake be done. And glory without end. Teacher. But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do : for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them : for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of before ye ask him. Matt. vi. 7, 8. Scholars. After this manner therefore pray ye : Our Father which art in heaven ; Hallowed be thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven ; Give us 63 64 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. this day our daily bread ; And forgive us our debts, as we for- give onr debtors ; And lead us not into temptation ; But de- liver us from evil ; For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. Matt. vi. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. T. For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive yon ; but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Matt. vi. 14, 15. S. Moreover, when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Yerily I say unto you. They have their reward. Matt. vi. 16. T. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face ; that thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father, which is in secret : and thy Father, Avhich seethin secret, shall reward thee openly. Matt. vi. 17, 18. S. Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal. Matt. vi. 19. T. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal ; for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Matt. vi. 20, 21. S. The light of the body is the eye : if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! Matt. vi. 22, 23. T. No man can serve two masters : for either he will hate the one, and love the other ; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Matt. vi. 24. S. Therefore I say unto you. Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Matt. vi. 25. MDTISTEY or CEEIST. Fifteenth Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 57. s. M. HYMN 58. c. m. Painesville. Lanesbord. ALMIGHTY Maker, God, THERE seems a voice in eyery gale, How glorious is thy Name! A tongue in every flower, Thy wonders how diffused abroad, TTbich tel]s,0 Lord, the wondrous tale Throughout creation's frame ! Of thy almighty power. In native white and red The birds that rise on quiv'ring wing The rose and lily stand, Proclaim their Maker's praise, And, free from pride, their beauties And all the mingling sounds of spring To show thy skillful hand, [spread, To thee an anthem raise. The lark mounts up the sky. Shall I be mute, great God, alone ■\Yith unambitious song ; 'Midst nature's loud acclaim ? Andbearsher Maker's praise on high, Shall not my heart, with answ'ring Upon her artless tongue. Breathe forth thy holy name? [tone, Fain would I rise and sing All nature's debt is small lo mine. To my Creator too ; Nature shall cease to be ; Fain would my heart adore my King, Thou gavest— proof of love divine— And give him praises due. Immortal life to me. Teacher. Behold the fowls of the air : for they sow not, nei- ther do they reap, nor gather into barns ; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they ? Matt. vi. 26. Scholars. Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature ? and why take ye thought for raiment ? Consider the lilies of the field how they grow ; they toil not, neither do they spin ; and yet I say unto you, That even Sol- omon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Matt, vi. 27, 28, 29. 6 « E 65 66 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. T. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Matt. vi. 30. S. Therefore take no thought, saying. What shall we eat? or. What shall we drink ? or. Wherewithal sliall we be clothed ? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye h^ve need of all these tilings. Matt. vi. 31, 32. T. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and its righteous- ness, and all these things shall be added unto you. Take therefore no thought for the morrow : for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufiicient unto the day is the evil thereof. Matt. vi. 33, 34. S. Judge not that ye be not judged. For with what judg- ment ye judge, ye shall be judged : and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. Matt. vii. 1, 2. T. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy bro- ther's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye ; and behold, a beam is in thine own eye ? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye ; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. Matt. vii. 3, 4, 5. S. Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. Matt. vii. 6. T. Ask, and it shall be given you ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh, receiveth ; and he that seeketh, findeth ; and to him that knockelh, it shall be opened. Matt. vii. 7, 8. *S'. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then being evil know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father, which is in heaven, give good things to them that ask him? Matt. vii. 9, 10, 11. MimSTEY or CHEIST. Fifteenth Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 59. Iddo. HYMN 60. c. M. Bolton. TRY us,OGod, and search the ground GOD, our strength, to thee our song Of every sinful heart ; With grateful liearts we raise ; Whate'er of sin in us is found. To thee, and thou alone, belong Oh bid it all depart. All worship, love and praise. If to the right or left we stray, Leave us not comfortless ; But guide our feet into the way Of everlasting peace. Help us to help each other. Lord, Each other's cross to bear ; Let each his friendly aid afford, And feel his brother's care. In trouble's dark and stormy hour Thine ear hath heard our prayer; And graciously thine arm of power Hath saved us from despair. And thou, ever gracious Lord, Wilt keep thy promise still, If, meekly heark'ning to thy word. We seek to do thy will. Up into thee, our living Head, Let us in all things grow. Till thou hast made us free indeed. And spotless here below. Led by the light thy grace imparts. Ne'er may we bow the knee To idols, which our wayward hearts Set up instead of thee. Teacher. Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them : for this is tlie law and the prophets. Matt. vii. 12. Scholars. Enter ye in at the strait gate ; for wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat ; because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Matt. vii. 13, 14. T. Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's 67 68 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. clothing, but inwardly tliey are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits : Do men gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles? Matt. vii. 15, 16. S. Even so every good tree bringing forth good fruit ; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringetli not forth good fruit is l\ewn down, and cast into the fire; wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Matt. vii. 17, 18, 19, 20. T. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Matt. vii. 21. *S'. Many will say to me in that day. Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name ? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? Matt, vii. 22. T. And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you : depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Matt. vii. 23. S. Therefore, whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock. Matt. vii. 24. T. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell not : for it was founded upon a rock. Matt. vii. 25. S. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand. Matt. vii. 26. T. And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell ; and great was the fall of it. Matt. vii. 27. S. And it came to pass when Jesus had ended these say- ings, the people were astonished at his doctrine. Matt. vii. 28. T. For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Matt. vii. 29. MIKAOLES or CHRIST. Sixteenth Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 61. p. M. HYMN 62. p. m. Sharon. Afton. COME, thou condescending Jesns, COME, thou high and lofty Lord, Deign to be our honored guest; Lowly, meek, incarnate Word ; Come, and with thy presence bless us, Humbly stoop to earth again; Grant us all thy peaceful rest. Come and visit abject men. Once at Cana's happy village, Jesus, dear expected guest, Thou didst heavenly joy impart; Thou art bidden to the feast; Here, unseen, may thy blest image For thyself our hearts prepare ; Be inscribed on every heart. Come and sit and banquet there. Thou canst change the course of nature, Jesus, we thy promise claim : Turning water into wine ; We are met in thy great name : But we ask a greater favor — [thine. In the midst do thou appear; Change our hearts, and make them Manifest thy presence here. Come, thou condescending Jesus, Sanctify us, T^ord, and bless ; Fill our hearts with songs of praise; Breathe thy Spirit, give thy peace; Come, and with thy presence bless us, Thou thyself within us move : Make us subjects of thy grace. Make our feast a feast of love. First Miracle. Water Changed into Wine. Teacher. And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there. And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. John ii. 1, 2. Scholars. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. John ii. 3, 4. T. His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. John ii. 5. S. And there were set there six water-pots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. John ii. 6. T. Jesus saith unto them. Fill the water-pots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it. John ii. 7, 8. 69 70 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. S. When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not wlience it was (but the servants which drew the water knew), the governor of the feast called the bridegroom. John ii. 9. T. And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse : but thou hast kept the good wine until now. John ii. 10. S. TJiis beginning of miracles did Jesus in Can a of Gali- lee, and manifested forth his glory ; and his disciples believed on him. John ii. 11. Healing of the Nohlenian^s Son. T. Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusa- lem at the feast, for they also went unto the feast. John iv. 45. S. So Jesus came again unto Cana of Galilee where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. John iv. 46. T. When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down and heal his son : for he was at the point of death. John iv. 47. S. Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. John iv. 48. T. The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down, ere my child die. John iv. 49. S. Jesus saith unto him. Go thy Avay ; thy son Ii veth. And tlie man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way. John iv. 50. T. And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth. John iv. 51. S. Then inquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him. Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him. John iv. 52. T. So the father knew that it was at the same hour in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth : and himself believed, and his whole liouse. John iv. 53. MIEAOLES OP CHRIST. Sixteenth Sunday in tlie Year. Evening. HYMN 6.3. L. M. HYMN 64. c. m. Truro. Medfwld. NOW let our mingling voices rise JESUS, the Name high over all, lu grateful rapture to the skies ; la hell, or earth, or sky ; L(^t songs of joy the day proclaim Angels and men before it fall, When Jesus all-triumphant came. And devils fear and fly. He came to bid the weary rest, Jesus, the Name to sinners dear — To heal the sinner's wounded breast, The Name to sinners given ; To spread the light of truth around, It scatters all their guilty fear; Throughout the world's remotest bound. It turns their hell to heaven. He came otir trembling souls to save Jesus the pris'ner's fetters breaks, JiYom sin, from sorrow, and the grave ; And bruises Satan's head ; Victorious over death and time, Power into strengthless souls he To lead us to a happier clime. And life into the dead. [speaks, Then let oiu- mingling voices rise Oh that the world might taste and In grateful rapture to the skies ; The riches of his grace ; [see Let songs of joy the day proclaim The arms of love that compass me. When Jesus all-triumphant came. Would all mankind embrace. Impotent Man Healed. Teacher. Now there is at Jerusalem, by the phee]3-market, a poo], which is called in the Plebrew tongue, Bethesda, hav- ing five porches. In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. John v. 2, 3. Scholars. For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in, was made whole of whatsoever disease he had. John v. 4. T. And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty-and-eight years. When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole ? John v. 5, 6. S. The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, 71 72 SAIJBATH-HCIIOOL MANUAL. "Nvlien tlie water is troubled, to put me into the pool : but while 1 am coming, another stoppeth down before me. John v. 7. T. JcHUH saith inito him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath. John V. 8, 9. S. The Jews therefore said luito him that was cured, It is tlie sabbath-day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed. He answered them, lie that ma". left heliind, Where loving mercy Hpreads her store l-'or Ood hath bidden all mankind. For every humble gne.st. .Sent by my Lord, on you I call ; See, Christ, with open arms. The invitation is to all ; — Invites, and bids you come; Coine all the world ! come,Hinnor,thou! Oh Htay not back, thou;;h fear alarms ; All things in Christ are ready now, For'yet there still is room. Come, all ye souls by sin oppress'd, Oh cmne, and with us taste Ye restless wand'rers after rest; The blessings of his love: Yo poor and maim'd and halt and While hope expects the sweet repast In Christ a hearty welcome find, [blind, Of nobler joys above. My message as from God receive; There, with united voice. Ye all may come to Christ and live: Before th' eternal throne. Oh let his love your hearts constrain. Ten thousand thousand souls rejoice Nor suffer him to die in vain. In ecstasies unknown. J'lve Thousand Miraculmisly Fed. Teacher. And .Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, hecause tiiey were as sheep not havinf( a Khe|)herd : and he began to teach them many things. Mari< vi. 34. Scholars. And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said. This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed ; send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread : for they have nothing to eat. Mark vi. 35, 36. T. He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat? Mark vi. 37. fS. He saith unto them. How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say. Five, and two fishes. Mark vi. 38. 7 73 74 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. T. And he commanded them to make all sit down bv com- panies upon the green grass. And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. Mark vi. 39, 40. S. And when he had taken the five loaves, and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them ; and the two fishes divided he among them all. Mark vi. 41. T. And they did all eat, and were filled. And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes. And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men. Mark vL 42, 43, 44. S. And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people. Mark vi. 45. T. And Avhen he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray. And when even was come, the shipAvas in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land. Mark vi. 46, 47. S. And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them : and about the fourth watch of the night he Cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them. Mark vi. 48. T. But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out (for they all saw him., and were troubled). And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them. Be of good cheer : it is I ; be not afraid. Mark vi. 49, 50. S. And he went up unto them into the ship ; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered. For they considered not the miracle of the loaves : for their heart was hardened. Mark vi. 51. 52. T. And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the sliore. ^lark vi. 53. S. And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him, and ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was. ^fark vi. 54, 55. MIEAOLES OP CHEIST. Seventeenth Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 67. c. M. HYMN 68. p. m. Mear. Oran. JESUS, Redeemer of mankind, SINNER, rouse thee fi'om thy sleep, Display thy saving power ; Wake, and o'er thy folly weep ; Thy mercy let the sinner find. Raise thy spirit dark and dead — And know his gracious hour. Jesus waits his light to shed. M'ho thee beneath their feet have trod Wake from sleep, arise from death, And crucified afresh, See the bright and living path : Touch with thine all-victorious blood. Watchful tread that path; be wise— And turn the stone to flesh. Leave thy folly, seek the skies. Open their eyes thy cross to see, — Leave thy folly, cease from crime, Their ears to hear thy cries: From this hour redeem thy time ; Sinucr, thy Saviour weeps for thee; Life secure without delay — For thee he weeps and dies. Evil is the mortal day. All the day long he meekly stands, Be not blind and foolish still; His rebels to receive ; Call'd of Jesus, learn his will : And 8hows his wounds, and spreads his Jesus calls from death and night — And bids you turn and live, [hand, Jesus waits to shed his light. Sight Crlven to a Man born Blind. Teacher. And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man wliich was blind from his birth. And his disciples asked him, say- ing, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind ? John ix. 1, 2. Scholars. Jesus answered, Neither has this man sinned, nor his parents : but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day : the night cometh, when no m can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. John ix. 3, 4, 5. T. When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, and said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloara (which is by interpretation, Sent). He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing. John ix. 6, 7. S. The neighbors therefore, and they which before had 75 76 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged ? John ix. 8. T. Some said, This is he : others said, He is like him : but lie said, I am he. Therefore said they unto him. How were thine eyes opened ? John ix. 9, 10. S. He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus, made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash : and I went and washed, and I received sight. John ix. 11. T. Then said they unto him. Where is he? He said, I know not. Tiiey brought to tlie Pharisees him that aforetime was blind. And it was the sabbath-day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. John ix. 12, 13, 14. *S'. Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them. He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see. John ix. 15. T. Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath-day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them. John ix. 16. /S'. They say unto the blind man again. What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet. John ix. 17. T. But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight. And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind ? How then doth he now see? John ix, 18, 19. S. His parents answered them and said. We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind, but by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not : he is of age ; ask him : he shall speak for himself. John ix. 20, 21. T. These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews : for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did con- fi'ss that he was Christ, he should be put out of tiie synagogue. Therefore said his parents. Ask him. John ix. 22, 23. MISAOLES OP CHEIST. Eighteenth Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 69. c. M. HYMN 70. s. m. Hochestcr. Shirland. JESUS!— the Name that charms o\ir ENTHRONED is .Jesus now Tliat bids our sorrows cease; [fears, Upon his heavenly seat; 'Tis music in the sinner's ears, The kingly crown is on his brow, 'Tis life and health and peace. The saints are at his feet. He breaks the power of cancel'd sin, In shining white they stand, He sets the pris'ner free; A great and countless throng; His blood can make the foulest clean; A palmy sceptre in each hand. His blood avail'd for me. On every lip a song. He speaks — and, list'ning to his voice, They sing the Lamb of God. New life the dead receive Once slain on earth for tliem — The mournful, broken hearts rejoice; The Lamb, through whose atoning The humble poor believe. Each wears his diadem. [blood, Hear him, ye deaf; his praise,ye dumb. Thy grace, Holy Ghost, Your loosen'd tongaes employ ; Thy blessed help supply, Ye blind, behold your Saviour come ; That we may join that radiant host, And leivp, ye lame, for joy. Triumphant in the sky. ILnzarus liaised from the Dead. Teacher. Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus 13 dead. And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless, let us go unto him. John xi. 14, 15. Scholars. Then v/hen Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already. And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. John xi. 17, 19. T. Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was com- ing, went and met him : but Mary sat still in the house. John xi. 20. S. Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. But I know that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee. John xi. 21, 22. T. Jesus saith unto her. Thy brother shall rise again. ' V* 77 ib SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. Martha saith unto hira, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. John xi. 23, 24. *S'. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life : he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. And whosoever liveth, and believeth in me, shall never die. Believest thou this? John xi. 25, 26. T. She saith unto him. Yea, Lord : I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world. And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee. John xi. 27, 28. S. As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him. Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw hira, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. John xi. 29-32. T. When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, and said. Where have ye laid him ? They said unto him. Lord, come and see. Jesus wept. John xi. 33-35. S. Jesus therefore again groaning in himself, cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. John xi. 38. T. Jesus said. Take ye away the stone. Martlia, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh, for he hath been dead four days. John xi. 39. *S'. Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that if thou wouldst believe,thou shouldest see the glory of God? John x.40. T. Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. John xi. 4L S. And I know that thou hearest me always : but because of the people which stand by, I said it that tliey may believe that thou hast sent me. And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. John xi. 42, 43. T. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave-clothes: and his face was bound about with a nap- kin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go. John xi. 44. PAEABLES or OHEIST. Eigliteenth. Sunday in the Year. Evening. IIYIMN 71. L. M. HYMN 72. p. m. Watchman. Olmutz. SOW in the morn thj' seed ; LORD, if at thy command At eve hoM nut thy hand; The word of life we sow. To doubt and fear give thou no heed — Water'd by thy almighty hand, Broadcast it o'er the land. The seed shall surely grow : Thou know'st not which shall thrive, The virtue of thy grace The late or early sown ; A large increase shall give, Grace keeps the precious germ alive And multiply the faithful race When and wherever strown ; Who to thy glory live. And duly shall appear, Now then the ceaseless shower In verdure, beauty, strength, Of gospel blessings send. The tender blade, the stalk, the ear, And let the soul-converting power And the full corn at length. Thy ministers attend. Thou canst not toil in vain : On multitudes confer Cold, heat and moist and dry The heart-renewing love. Shall foster and mature the grain And by the joy of grace prepare For garners in the sky. For fuller joj'S above. The Sotver and the Seed. Teacher. The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the seaside. Matt. xiii. 1. Scholars. And great muhitudes were gathered togetlier unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat ; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. Matt. xiii. 2. T. And he spake many things unto them in parables, say- ing, Behold, a sower went forth to sow : and when he sowed, s(jme seeds fell by the wayside, and the fowls came and de- voured them up. Matt. xiii. 3, 4. S. Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth : and when the sun was up, they were scorched ; and because they had no root, they withered away. Matt. xiii. 5, 6. 80 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. T. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung np, and choked them. But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundred-fold, some sixty-fold, some thirty-fold. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. Matt, xiii. 7-9. S. And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speak- est thou unto them in parables? Matt. xiii. 10. T. He answered and said unto them. Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. Matt. xiii. 11. S. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. Matt. xiii. 12. T. Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing, see not ; and hearing, they hear not ; neither do they understand. Matt. xiii. 13. S. And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith. By hearing ye. shall hear, and shall not understand ; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive. Matt. xiii. 14. T. Hear ye therefore the parable of tlie sower. When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that wliich was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the wayside. Matt. xiii. 18, 19. aS'. But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it ; yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while ; for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. Matt. xiii. 20, 21. T. He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceit- fulness of riches, choke the word, and he becomelh unfruitful. Matt. xiii. 22. S. But he that received seed into the good ground is he tliat heareth the word, and understandeth it: which also bear- eih fruit, and bringelh forth, some an hundred-fold, some sixty, Bome thirty. Matt. xiii. 23. PARABLES or CHRIST. Nineteenth Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 73. c. M. HYMN 74. c. m. Mcar. Medfield. RETURN, wanderer, return, COMR, humble sinner, in whose breast And seek thy Father's face ; A thousand thoughts revolve, These new desires which in thee burn Come, with your guilt and fear Were kindled by his grace. And make this last resolve : [oppressed, Return, wanderer, return; I'll go to .Tesus, though my sin He hears thy humble sigh; Like mountains round me close; He sees thy soften'd spirit mourn 1 know his courts, I'll enter in. When no one else is nigh. Whatever may oppose. Return, wanderer, return. Prostrate I'll lie before his throne. And wipe the falling tear: And there my guilt confess ; Thy Father calls — no longer mourn; I'll tell him I'm a wretch undone 'Tis love invites thee near. Without his sov'reign grace. R.eturn, wanderer, return ; Perhaps he will admit my plea, Regain thy long-sought rest; Perhaps will hear my prayer; The Saviour's melting mercies yearn But if I perish, I will pray Ti; clasp thee to his breast. And perish only there. Tlie JProiUgnl Son. Teacher. And he said, A certain man had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, Fatlier, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. Luke xv. 11, 12. Scholars. And not many days after, the younger son gath- ered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and tliere wasted his substance with riotous living. Luke xv. 13. T. And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. Luke xv. 14, 15. F 81 82 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. S. And he would fain have filled his belly with the huska that the swine did eat ; and no man gave unto him. Luke XV. 16. T. And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to .spare, and I perish with hunger ! Luke xv. 17. S. I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son : make me as one of thy hired servants. Luke xv. 18, 19. T. And he arose, and came to his father. But v,'hen he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had com- passion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. Luke XV. 20. S. And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy vsight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. Luke xv. 21. T. But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him ; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. Luke xv. 22. S. And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry. For this my son was dead, and is alive again : he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. Luke xv. 23, 24. T. Now his elder son was in the field : and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. And he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. Luke xv. 25, 26. S. And he said unto him. Thy brother is come; and tliy fatiier hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. Luke xv. 27. T. And he was angry, and would not go in ; therefore came his father out, and entreated him. Luke xv. 28. S. And he answering, said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment; and yet thou never gavest men kid, that I might make merry with my friends. Luke xv. 29. PAEABLES or CHEIST. Kineteeath Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYiMN 75. s. M. Lane. A CHARGE to keep I have, A (iod to glorify; A never-dying soul to save, And fit it for tlie aky. To serve the present age, My calling to fulfill— Oh may it all my powers engage To do my Master's will. Arm me with jealous care, As in thy sight to live; And oh, thy servant, Lord, prepare, A strict account to give. Help me to watch and l)ray. And on thyself rely. Assured, if I my trust hetray, I sliall for ever die. HYMN 76. c. M. Gillet. AND must I be to judgment brought, And answer in that day For every vain and idle thought, And every word I say ? Yes, every secret of my heart Shall shortly be made known, And I receive my just desert For all that I have done. How careful then ought T to live, With what religious fear, Who such a strict account must give For my behavior here ! Thou awful Judge of quick and dead. The watchful power bestow ; So shall I to my ways take heed- To all I speak or do. Parable of the Talents. Teacher. The kingdom of heaven is as a man traveling into a far country, who calledhis own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. Matt. xxv. 14. Scholars. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one ; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. Matt. xxv. 15. T. Then he that had received the five talents, went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. Matt. xxv. 16. S. And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. But he that had received one, went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. Matt. xxv. 17, 18. 83 84 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. T. After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. Matt. xxv. 19. S. And so he that had received five talents, came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained besides them live talents more. Matt. xxv. 20. T. His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant ; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things : enter thou into the joy of thy lord. Matt. xxv. 21. S. He also that had received two talents came, and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents : behold, I have gained two other talents besides them. Matt. xxv. 22. T. His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things : enter thou into the joy of thy lord. Matt. xxv. 23. *S'. Then he which had received the one talent came, and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strewed. Matt. xxv. 24. T. And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth : lo, there thou hast that is thine. Matt. xxv. 25. S. His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knowest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strewed. Matt. xxv. 26. T. Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. Matt. xxv. 27. S. Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. Matt. xxv. 28. T. For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not, shall be taken away even that which he hath. Matt. xxv. 29. S. And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer dark- ness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Matt. xxv. 30. PAEABLES OF OHEIST. Twentieth Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYJVIN 77. s. M. Henshaw. LORD of tlie harvest, hear Thy ueeciy servants' cry; Answer our faith's effectual prayer, And all our wants supply. HYMN 78. s. w Teleman. AND let our bodies part — To difTrent climes repair; Inseparably joiu'd in heart The friends of Jesus are. On thee we humbly wait — Our wauts are in tliy view ; The harvest truly, Lord, is great, The laborers are few. Oh let us still proceed In Jesus' work below; And, foll'wing our triumphant Head, To further conquests go. Convert and send forth more The vineyard of the Lord Into thy Church abroad. Before his lab'rers lies ; And let them speak thy word of power. And lo ! we see the vast reward As workers with their God. Which waits us in the skies. Oh let them spread thy name — Their mission fully prove ; Thy universal grace proclaim — Thine all-redeeming love. Oh let our heart and mind Continually ascend. That haven of repose to find Where all our labors end. Teacher. But what think ye? A certain man had two sons ; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in my vineyard. Matt. xxi. 28. Scholars. He answered and said, I will not; but afterward he repented, and went. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. Matt. xxi. 29, 30. T. "Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, Tliat the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. Matt. xxi. 31. S. For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, 8 85 86 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him. Matt. xxi. 32. T. Hear another parable: There was a certain house- holder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a wine-press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. Matt. xxi. 33. S. And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. Matt, xxi. 34. T. And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. Matt. xxi. 35. S. Again he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise. Matt. xxi. 36. T. But last of all, he sent unto them his son, saying. They will reverence my son. Matt. xxi. 37. S. But Avhen the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir, come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. Matt. xxi. 38. T. And they caught him, and cast him out of the vine- yard, and slew him. When the lord therefore of the vine- yard Cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen ? Matt, xxi. 39, 40. S. They say unto him. He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other hus- bandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons. Matt. xxi. 41. T. Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scrip- tures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes? Matt. xxi. 42. S. Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. Matt. xxi. 43. T. And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. Matt. xxi. 44. PAEABLES or OHEIST. Twentieth Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 78. L. M. HYMN 79. l. m. Effingham. Bethel. GO, preach my gospel, saith the Lord — SPIRIT of the living God, Bid the whole world ray grace receive: In all thy plenitude of grace, He shall be saved who trusts my word, .Where'er the foot of man hath trod, And he coudenm'd who won't believe. Descend on our apostate race, [known ; I'll make your great commission Give tongues of fire and hearts of love And ye shall prove my gospel true, To preacli the reconciling word ; By all the works that I have done, Give power and imction from above, By all the wonders ye shall do. Where'er the joyful sound is heard. Go, heal the sick; go, raise the deai' ; Be darkness, at thy coming, light; Go, cast out devils in my name ; Confusion order, in thy path; [might; Nor let my prophets be afraid, Souls without strength inspire with Though Greeks reproach, and Jews Bid mercy triiiniph over wrath, [blaspheme. Teach all the nations my conmiauds ; Convert the nations; far and nigh I'm with j'ou till the world shall end ; The triumphs of the cross record ; All power is trusted in my hands: The name of Jesus glorifj^, , I can destroy, and I defend. Till every people call him Lord. The JLahoret^s in the Vineyard. Teacher. For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an houseliolder, which went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard. Matt. xx. 1. Scholars. And when he had agreed with the laborers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. Matt. xx. 2. T. And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the market-place, and said unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard ; and whatsoever is right, I will give you. And they went their way. Matt. xx. 3, 4. 87 88 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. S. Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. Matt. xx. 5. T. And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found otliers standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle ? Matt. xx. 6. S. They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them. Go ye also into the vineyard ; and what- soever is rigiit, that shall ye receive. Matt. xx. 7. T. So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the laborers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. Matt. xx. 8. S. And when they came that were hired about the eleventli hour, they received every man a penny. Matt. xx. 9. T. But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more ; and they likewise received every man a penny. Matt. xx. 10. S. And when they had received it, they murmured against the good man of the house, saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, wliich h.ave borne the burden and heat of the day. Matt. xx. 11, 12. T. But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny? Matt. XX. 13. S. Take that thine is, and go thy way : I will give unto this last, even as unto thee. Matt. xx. 14. T. Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own ? is thine eye evil because I am good ? So tlie last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen. Matt. XX. 15, 16. aS'. And Jcisus going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve dis- ciples apart in the way, and said unto them. ]\Iatt. xx. 17. T. Behold, we go up to Jerusalem ; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver liim to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify; and the third day he shall rise again. Matt. xx. 18, 19. CEUOIFIXIOISr OF OHEIST. Twenty-first Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYxMN 81. c. M. HYMN 82. p. m. Shej)ham. Hamburg. BEHOLD the Saviour of mankind YE that pass by, behold tho Man— Nail'd to the shameful tree ; The Mau of griefs, condemn'd for you, How vast the love that him inclined The Lamb of God for sinners slain, To bleed and die for thee ! Weeping to Calvary pursue. [shakes, [tear ; ITark! how he groans, while nature His sacred limbs they stretch, they And earth's strong pillars bend : "With nails they fasten to the wood; The temple's veil in sunder breaks — His sacred limbs, exposed and bare. The solid marbles rend. Or only cover'd with his blood. [thorn ; 'Tis done! the precious ransom's paid! Behold his temples, crown'd with Receive my soul! he cries: His bleeding hands, extended wide; See where he bows his sacred head ; His streaming feet, transfix'd and torn : He bows his head, and dies. The fountain gushing from his side ! But soon he'll break death's envious thou dear sufTring Son of God, A nd in full glory shine ; [chain, How doth thy heart to sinners move ! Lamb of God, was ever pain. Sprinkle on us thy precious blood, Was ever love like thine? And melt us with thy dying love. Teacher. When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. And Avhen they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate, the governor. Matt, xxvii. 1, 2. Scholars. When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tunnilt was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am iimocent of the blood of this just person : see ye to it. Matt, xxvii. 24. T. Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children. Matt, xxvii. 25. 8 * 89 90 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. S. Then released he Barabbas unto them ; and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified. Matt, xxvii. 26. T. Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. Matt, xxvii. 27, 28. S. And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying. Hail, King of the Jews. And they spit upon him, and took the reed and smote him on the head. Matt, xxvii. 29, 30. T. And after that they mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. Matt, xxvii. 31. S. And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, they gave liira vinegar to drink, mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink. Matt, xxvii. 33, 34. T. And they crucified him ; and parted his garments, cast- ing lots : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet: They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. Matt, xxvii. 35. S. And sitting down, they watched him there: and set up over his head his accusation written, this is Jesus, the King OF THE Jews. Matt, xxvii. 36, 37. T. Then were there two thieves crucified with him: one on the right hand, and another on the left. Matt, xxvii. 38. S. And they that passed by, reviled him, wagging their heads, and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. Matt, xxvii. 39, 40. T. Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the pcribes and elders, said. He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross. Matt, xxvii. 41, 42. DEATH ATO BURIAL OP CHRIST. Twenty-first Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 83. c. M. HYMN 84. c. m. CoUisfer. Doddridge. FROM whence these awful omens round, ALAS! and did my Saviour bleed? Which heaven and earth amaze? And did my Sovereign die? And why do earthquakes cleave theWould he devote that sacred head Why hides the sun his rays ? [ground ? For such a worm as I ? Well may the earth astonish'd shake, Was it for crimes that I have done And nature sympathize — He groan'd upon the tree ? The sun, as darkest night, be black; Amazing pity ! gi-ace unknown Their Maker, Jesus, dies! And love beyond degree! Behold, fast streaming from the tree, Well might the sun in darkness hide, His all-atoning blood : And shut his glories in, Is this the Infinite ? 'tis he — When Christ, the mighty Maker, died My Saviour and my God. For man, the creature's sin. For me these pangs his soul assail ; Thus might I hide my blushing face For me this death is borne ; While his dear cross appears ; My sins gave sharpness to the nail. Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, And pointed every thorn. And melt mine eyes to tears. Teacher. Now, from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. Matt, xxvii. 45. Scholars. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleih for Elias. Matt, xxvii. 46, 47. T. And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him. Matt, xxvii. 47, 49. S. Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice yielded up the ghost. Matt, xxvii. 50. 91 92 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. T. And behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain, from the top to the bottom : and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent. Matt, xxvii. 51. S. And the graves were opened, and many bodies of the saints which slept, arose, and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. Matt, xxvii. 52, 53. S. Now, when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly, this was the Son of God. Matt, xxvii. 54. S. And many women were there (beholding afar off) which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him. Matt, xxvii. 55. T. Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children. Matt, xxvii. 56. S. When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple. Matt, xxvii. 57. T. He went to Pilate and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. Matt, xxvii. 58. S. And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth. Matt, xxvii. 59. T. And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the 'rock ; and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed. Matt, xxvii. 60. ^S*. And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre. Matt, xxvii. 61. T. And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid. Luke xxiii. 55. aS'. And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments ; and rested the sabbath day. Luke xxiii. 56. T. And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet S]tices, that they might come and anoint him. Mark xvi. 1. EESUEEEOTIOIT OP OESIST. Twenty-second Sunday in tlie Year. Morning. HYMN 85. L. M. HYMN 86. s. m. Dresden. Teleman. HE dies ! the Friend of sinners dies! THE Lord is risen indeed ; Lo! Salem's daughters weep around; The grave has lost its prey ; A solemn darkness veils the skies, With him shall rise the ransom'd seed, A sudden trembling shakes the ground : To reign in endless day. Come, saints, and drop a tear or two The Lord is risen indeed ; For him who groan'd beneathyour load ; He lives to die no more : He shed a thousand drops for you — He lives, his people's cause to plead, A thousand drops of richer blood. Whose curse and shame he bore. Here's love and grief beyond degree : The Lord is risen indeed ; The Lord of glory dies for man ! Attending angels hear ; But lo ! what sudden joys we see : Up to the courts of heaven, with speed, Jesus, the dead, revives again. The joyful tidings bear. The rising God forsakes the tomb Then take your golden lyres, (In vain the tomb forbids his rise); And strike each cheerful chord ; Cherubic legions guard him home, Join, all ye bright celestial choirs, And shout him welcome to the skies. To sing our risen Lord. Teacher. I delivered unto you first of all, that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures ; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day, according to the scriptures. 1 Cor. xv. 3, 4. Scholars. In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. Matt, xxviii. 1. T. They had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him ; and very early in the morning they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. Mark xvi. 1, 2. S. And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? (and when they 93 94 SAEBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. looked they saw that the stone was rolled away,) for it was very great. Mark xvi. 3, 4. T. And entering into the sepulchre they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment ; and they were aflrighted. Mark xvi. 5. S. And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted ; ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified ; he is risen ; he is not here: belioid the place where they laid him. Mark xvi. 6. T. But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter, that he goeth before you into Galilee ; there ye shall see him, as he said unto you. Mark xvi. 7. S. And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre ; for they trembled, and were amazed ; neither said they any- thing to any man ; for they were afraid. Mark xvi. 8. T. And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them saying, All hail. Matt, xxviii. 9. S. Then said Jesus unto them. Be not afraid : go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me. Matt, xxviii. 10. T. Now when Jesus was risen early, the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene. Mark xvi. 9. S. After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked and went into the country. Mark xvi. 12. T. Afterward he appeared unto the eleven, as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. Mark xvi. 14. S. Christ being risen from the dead, dieth no more ; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once : but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Rom. vi. 9, 10. T. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. IjCt not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Rom. vi. 11, 12. LOED'S SUPPER. Twenty-second Sunday in the Year, Evening. HYMN 87. c. M. HYMN 88. s. m. Warwick. Cranbrook. THAT doleful night before his death, GLORY to God on high, Tlie Lamb, for sinners slain, Our peace is made with Heaven ; Did, almost with his dying breath, The Son of God came down to die, This solemn feast proclaim. That we might be forgiven. To keep the feast. Lord, we have met, His precious blood was shed, And to remember thee ; His body bruised for sin : Help each poor trembler to repeat, Remember this in eating bread, For me he died, for me! And this in drinking wine. Thj' suff'rings. Lord, each sacred sign Approach his royal board. To our remembrance brings : In his rich garments clad : We eat the bread, and drink the wine, Join every tongue to praise the Lord, But think on nobler things. And every heart be glad. Oh tune our tongues, and set in frame The Father gives the Son; Each heart that pants for thee, The Son, his flesh and blood : To sing — Hosanna to the Lamb, The Spirit seals ; and faith puts on The Lamb that died for me ! The righteousness of God. Teacher. I have received of the Lord, that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus, the same night in which he wa.s betrayed, took bread. 1 Cor. xi. 23. Scholars. And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat ; this is my body, which is broken for yon : this do in remembrance of me. 1 Cor. xi. 24. T. After the same manner also, he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood ; this do ye, as often as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. 1 Cor. xi. 25. 95 98 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. S. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do show the Lord's death till he come. 1 Cor. xi. 26, T. And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. Acts ii. 42. S. And they continued daily with one accord in the tem- ple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the Church daily such as should be saved. Acts ii. 46, 47. T. Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our pass- over is sacrificed for us. 1 Cor. v. 7. S. Let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness ; but with the unleav- ened bread of sincerity and truth. 1 Cor, v. 8. T. Our fathers did all eat the same spiritual meat, and did drink the same spiritual drink (for they drank of that spir- itual Kock that followed them : and that Eock was Christ). 1 Cor. X. 3, 4. S. The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the com- munion of the blood of Christ ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? 1 Cor. x. 16. T. For we, being many, are one bread and one body : for we are all partakers of that one bread. 1 Cor. x. 17. S. Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of devils : ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table and of the table of devils. 1 Cor. x. 21. - T. Whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. Let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. 1 Cor. xi. 27, 28. S. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself; not discerning the I^ord's body. 1 Cor. xi. 29. OHEIST AS EEDEEMER. Twenty-tliird Sunday in the Year. Morning-. HYMN 89. c. M. HYMN 90. s. m. Franklin. Hoffman. PLUNGED iu a gulf of dark despair OUR 8ins on Christ were laid ; We wretched sinners lay, He bore the mighty load ; Without one cheering beaiu of hope, Our ransom-price he fully paid Or spark of glimm'ring day. In groans and tears and blood. With pitying eyes the Prince of peace To save a world he dies ; Beheld our helpless griet; Sinners, behold the Lamb! He saw, and (0 amazing love !) To him lift up your longing eyes ; He flew to our relief. Seek mercy in his name. Down from the shining seats above Pardon and peace abound ; With joyful haste he fled; He will your sins forgive; Enter'd the grave in mortal flesh. Salvation in his name is found — And dwelt among the dead. He bids the sinner live. Oh for this love let rocks and hills Jesus, we look to thee : Their lasting silence bi-eak ; Where else can sinners go? And all harmonious human tongues Thy boundless love shall set us free The Saviour's piaises speak. From wretchedness and woe. Teacher, The Eedeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the Lord. Isa. ILx. 20. Scholars. This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all ac- ceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. 1 Tim. i. 15. T. When we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son. Eom. v. 10. S. Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world. Gal. i. 4. T. It pleased the Father, that in him should all fullness dwell, and having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things to himself. Col. i. 19. 9 G 97 98 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. ■ S. When the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. Gal. iv. 4. T. He gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zeal- ous of good works. Tit. ii. 14. S. We are justified freely, by his grace, through the re- demption that is in Jesus Christ. Eom. iii. 24. T. But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom and righteousness, and sanctification and re- demption. 1 Cor. i. 30. S. He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and with his stripes are we healed. Isa. liii. 6. T. Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conver- sation received by tradition from your fathers ; but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. 1 Pet. i. 18, 19. S. By his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. Heb, ix. 12. T. Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us : for it is written. Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree. That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through, Jesus Christ : that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Gal. ii. 13, 14. S. Thou art worthy : for thou wast slain, and hast re- deemed us to God by thy blood, out of every kindred and tongue, and people and nation. Rev. v. 9. T, Grace be to you, and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ. Gal. i. 3. S. Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and of our Father : to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Gal. i. 4, 5. OHEIST AS SAVIOUE. Twenty-third Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 91. s. M. HYMN 92. l. m. Thatcher. Clinton. JESUS, thou Source divine, JESUS, and shall it ever be. Whence hope and comfort flow, — A mortal man ashamed of thee? Jesus, no other name than thine Ashamed of thee, whom angels praise. Can save from endless woe. Whose glories shine through endU-sg [days. None else will heaven approve : Ashamed of Jesus ! — that dear Friend, Thou art the only way. On whom my hopes of heaven depend ; Ordain'd by everlasting love. No ! — when I blush, be this my shame, To realms of endless day. That I no more revere his name. Here let our feet abide. Ashamed of Jesus ! — yes I may, Nor from thy path depart : When I've no guilt to wash away ; Direct our steps, thou gracious Guide ! No tear to wipe, no good to crave, And cheer the fainting heart. No fears to quell, no soul to save. Safe through this world of night Till then — nor is my boasting vain — Lead to the blissful plains — Till then I boast a Saviour slain ; The regions of unclouded light, And, oh maj' this my glory be — Where joy for ever reigns. That Christ is not ashamed of me. Teacher. The Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. 1 John iv. 14. Scholars. For the Son of man is come to save that which is lost. Luke xviii. 11. T, This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, tlmt Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. 1 Tim. i. 15. S. Our Saviour, Jesus Christ, liath abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light. 2 Tim. i. 10. T. Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. Heb. vii. 25. 100 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. S. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son; much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. Kora. v. 10. T. Fear not, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day, in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Luke ii. 10, 11. S. Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance -to Israel, and for- giveness of sins. Acts v. 81. T. Of this man's seed hath God, according to his promise, raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus. Acts xiii. 23. S. Thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins. Matt. i. 21. T. He will swallow up death in victory ; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces ; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth. Isa. XXV. 8. S. And it shall be said in that day, Lo, This is our God ; we have waited for him, and he will save us : this is the Lord ; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. Isa. xxv. 9. T. The Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. Luke ix. 56. S. And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not : for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. John xii. 47. T. "We believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved. Acts xv. 11. S. Our conversation is in heaven, from whence we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. Phil. iii. 20. T. Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour. Tit. i. 4. S. To the only wise God, our Saviour, be glory and ma- jesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen ! Jude 25. OHEIST AS MEDIATOE. Twenty-fourth Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 93. c. M. HYMN 94. s. n. Irish. Lane. WITH joy we meditate the grace LORD, how shall sinners dare Of our High Priest above ; Look up to thine abode ? His heart is made of tenderness, Or offer their imperfect prayer His bowels melt with love. Before a holy God ? Touch'd with a sympathy within, Bright terrors guard thy seat, He knows our feeble frame ; And glories veil thy face; He knows what sore temptations mean, Yet mercy calls us to thy feet, For he hath felt the same. And to thy throne of grace. He, in the days of feeble flesh. My soul, with cheerful eye Pour'd out strong cries and tears, See where thy Saviour stands — And in his measure feels afresh The glorious Advocate on high, What every member bears. With incense in his hands. He'll never quench the smoking flax, Teach my weak heart, Lord, But raise it to a flame; With faith to call thee mine ; The bruised reed he never breaks, Bid me pronounce the blissful word— Nor scorns the meanest name. Father — with joy divine. Teacher. There is one God, and one Mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus. 1 Tim. ii. 5, Scholars. Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. Titus ii. 14. T. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 1 John ii. 1. S. And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. 1 John ii. 2. T. He entered into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us. Heb. ix. 24. S. For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, 9* 101 102 SAEBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. peeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law. Heb. viii, 4, T. But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. Heb. viii. 6. S. That he might be a merciful and faithful Higii Priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. Heb. ii. 17. T. But Christ being come a high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building. Heb. ix. 11. S. Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. Heb. ix. 12. T. For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh. Heb. ix. 13. *S'. How much more shall the blood of Clirist, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God ? Heb. ix. 14. T. And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. Heb. ix. 15. S. Wherefore he is able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make inter- cession for them. Heb. vii. 25. T. For such a high priest became us, who is holy, harm- less, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens. Heb. vii. 26. S. Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself. Heb. vii. 27. T. Seeing then that we have a great High Priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus th€ Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. Heb. iv. 14. GOD'S LOYE IB THE GIFT OP CHEIST. Twenty-fourth Sunday in tlie Year. Evening. HYMN 95. c. M. HYMN 96. s. m. Ephe^us. Alva. FATHER, to thee my soul I lift ; GREAT God, accept a heart My soul on thee depends ; That pants to sing thy praise : Convinced that every perfect gift Thou who without beginning art, From thee alone descends. And without end of days : Mercy and grace are thine alone, Thy goodness is display'd, And power and wisdom too : On all thy works impress'd ; Without the Spirit of thy Son Thou lovest all thy hands liave made, We nothing good can do. But man thou lovest best. We cannot speak one useful word. Gracious art thou to all One holy thought conceive, Who truly turn to thee; Unless, in answer to our Lord, Oh hear me then for pardon call, Thyself the blessing give. And show thy grace to me. His blood demands the purchased Through mercy reconciled. His blood's availing plea [grace. For Jesus' sake forgiven ; Obtained the help for all our race, Receive, Lord, thy favor'd child, And sends it down to me. To sing thy praise in heaven. Teacher. The Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the Avorld. 1 John iv. 14. Scholars. God sent his only-begolten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 1 John iv. 9. T. Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not required. Then said I, Lo, I come : in the volume of the book it is v/ritten of me, I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. Ps. xl. 6, 7, 8. S. I have preached righteousness in the great congregation : lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest. Ps. xl. 9. T. When the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. Gal. iv. 4. 103 104 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. aS'. For it pleased the Father, that in him should all full- ness dwell ; and, having made peace through the blood of liis cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself. Col. i. 19, 20. T. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only- begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John iii. 16. S. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 1 John iv. 10. T. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, be- cause that God sent his only-begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 1 John iv. 9. S. If God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. 1 John iv. 11. T. The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him. Eph. i. 17. S. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which, according to his abundant mercy, hath be- gotten" us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 1 Pet. i. 3. T. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. Eph. i. 3. S. In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace. Eph. i. 7. T. Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you. 1 Pet, i. 10. *S'. Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified before- hand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. 1 Pet. i. 11. T. Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. 2 Cor. \x. 15. BENEFITS or THE GIFT OF OHKIST. Twenty-fifth Sunday in tlie Year. Morning. HYMN 97. s. M. HYMN 98. c. m. St. Thomas. Delight. WHAT majesty and grace THY ceaseless, uuexhausted love, Through all the gospel shine ! Unmerited and free, 'Tis God that speaks, and we confess Delights our evil to remove, The doctrine most divine. And helps our misery. Down from his throne on high Thou waitest to be gracious still: The mighty Saviour comes, Thou dost with sinners bear ; Lays his bright robes of glory by. That, saved, we may thy goodness feel, And feeble flesh assumes. And all thy grace declare. The debt that sinners owed Thy goodness and thy truth to me, Upon the cross he pays : [God To every soul abound ; Then through the clouds ascends to A vast, unfathomable sea, 'Midst shouts of loftiest praise. Where all our thoughts are drcrwn'd. There our High Priest appears Its streams the whole creation reach, Before his Father's throne ; So plenteous is the store ; Mingles his merits with our tears, Enough for all, enough for each, And pours salvation down. Enough for evermore. Teacher. There shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness. Zech. xiii. 1. Scholars. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 1 John iv. 10. T. Christ loved the Church, and gave himself for it, that he might sanctify and cleanse it. Eph. v. 25. S. Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost. Tit. iii. 5. T. By hira, all that believe are justified from all things? 105 106 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. from which they could not be justified by the law of Moses. Acts xiii. 39. S. Being justified by faith, we have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Kora. v. 1. T. The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men. Tit. ii. 11. S. Unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Eph. iv. 7. T. The grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. Eom. v. 15. S. Of his fullness have we all received, and grace for grace. John i. 16. T. God sent his only-begotten Son into the world that we might live through him. 1 John iv. 9. S. In him was life, and the life Avas the light of men. John i. 4. T. For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and show unto you that eternal life which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us. 1 John i. 2. S. He that hath the Son hath life, and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. 1 John v. 12. T. Lord, to whom shall we go ? thou hast the word of eternal life. John v. 68. S. Jesus saith, I am the way, and the truth and the life ; no man cometli unto the Father but by me. John xiv. 6. T. Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him, shall never thirst, but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. John iv. 14. S. I am the living bread, which came down from heaven : if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever. John vi. 51. T. Labor not for the meat that perishetli, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you. John vi. 27. *S'. Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. 2 Cor. ix. 15. BEIJEFITS OP THE DEATH OF CHRIST. Twenty-fifth Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 99. c. M. . HYMN 100. s. m. Fountain. Lathrop. THERE is a fonntain fill'd with blood, NOT all the blood of beasts Drawn from Immanuel's veins ; On Jewish altars slain, And sinners, plunged beneath that Could give the guilty conscience peace, Lose all their guilty stains, [flood Or wash away the stain. The dying thief rejoiced to seo But Christ, the heavenly Lamb, That fountain in his day ; Takes all oiir sins away — And there may I, though vile as he, A sacrifice of nobler name. Wash all my sins away. And richer blood than they. Thou dying Lamb ! thy precious blood My faith would lay her hand Shall never lose its power. On that dear head of thine — Till all the ransom'd Church of God While like a penitent I stand, Are saved, to sin no more. And there confess my sin. E'er since, by faith,! saw the stream My soul looks back to see Thy flowing wounds supply, The burdens thou didst bear, Redeeming love has been my theme, 'When hanging on the accursed tree. And shall be till I die. And hopes her guilt was there. Teacher. I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures. 1 Cor. xv. 3. Scholars. When we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. Rora. v. 6. T. God commendeth his love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Rom. v. 8. S. I am the good Shepherd ; the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. John x. 11. lor 108 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. T. Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us. Eph. V. 2. S. The Lord Jesus Christ gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world. Gal. i. 3, 4. T. He gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. Tit. ii. 14. S. He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities ; the chastisement of our peace was upon him ; and with his stripes we are healed. Isa. liii. 5. • T. For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit. 1 Pet. iii. 18. S. He died for all, that they which live should not hence- forth live unto themselves, but unto him, which died for them, and rose again. 2 Cor. v. 15. T. The life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. Gal. ii. 20. S. Without shedding of blood is no remission. Heb. ix. 22. T. The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sin. 1 John i. 7. S. He is the propitiation for our sins ; and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. 1 John ii. 2. T. We also joy in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. Rom. v. 11. S. In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace. Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and pru- dence; having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure, which he hath purposed in himself. Eph. i. 7, 8, 9. T. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father, to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen, Rev. i. 5, 6. PEOMISE OP THE HOLT GHOST. Twenty-sixth Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 101. L. M. HYMN" 102. l. m. Ware. Compassion. JESUS, we on the words depend LORD, we believe to us and ours, Spoken by thee while present here — The apostolic promise given ; The Father in my name shall send We wait the pentecostal powers — The Holy Ghost, the Comforter, The IJoIy Ghost sent down from [heaven. That promise, made to Adam's race, Assembled here with one accord. Now, Lord, in us, we pray, fulfill ; Calmly we wait the promised grace, And give the Spirit of thy grace, The purchase of our dying Lord ; To teach us all thy pei-fect will. Come, Holy Ghost, and fill the phice. That heavenly Teacher of mankind, If every one that asks may find — That Guide infallible, impart — If still thou dost on sinners fall — To bring thy sayings to our mind. Come as a mighty rushing wind ; And write them on each faithful Great grace be now upon us all. [heart. He only can the words apply. Ah ! leave us not to mourn below, Through which we endless life pos- Or long for thy return to pine ; And deal to each his legacy — [sess ; Now, Lord, the Comforter bestow, Our Lord's unutterable peace. And fix in us the Guest divine. Teacher. I will pour out my Spirit upon you, I will make known my words unto you. Prov. i. 23. Scholars. I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground : I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring. Isa. xliv. 3. T. And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you, and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh : that they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them. Ezek.'xi. 19, 20. S. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. Ezek. xxxvi. 27. 10 109 110 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. T. And, behold, I send the pronii.-e of my Father upon you ; but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem until ye be endued with power from on high. Luke xxvii. 49. S. I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplica- tion : and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one that mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born. Zech. xii. 10. T. And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh ; and your sons and your daugh- ters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. Joel ii. 28. S. And also uj)on the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit. Joel ii. 29. T. Therefore, being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. Acts ii. 33. S. This is my covenant with them, saith the Lord ; My Spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever. Isa. lix. 2L T. The Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said to you. John xiv. 26. S. When he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself: but whatso- ever he shall hear, that shall he speak : and he will show you things to come. John xvi. 13. T. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. 2 Cor. xiii. 14. GIFT OF THE HOLY GEOST. Twenty-sixth Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 103. p. M. Solitude. SINNERS, lift up your hearts, To make an end of sin. The promise to receive; And Satan's work destroy, Jesus himself imparts — He brings his kingdom in — He comes in man to live: Peace, righteousness and. joy: The Holy Ghost to man is givi'n ; The Holy Ghost to man is given ; Itejoice in God sent down from heaven. Rejoice in God sent down from heaven. Jesus is glorified, From heaven he shall once more And gives the Comforter, Triumphantly descend, His Spirit, to reside And all his saints restore In all his members here; To joys that never end : The Holy Ghost to man is given ; Then, then, when all our joys are given, Rejoice in God sent down from heaven. Rejoice in God, rejoice in heaven. Teacher. Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. John iii. 5, 6. Scholars. God also hath given unto us his Holy Spirit. 1 Thess. iv. 8. T. The love of God is shed abroad in onr hearts, by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. Kom. v. 5. S. God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying Abba, Father. Gal. iv. 6. T. Tlie God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of Glory, give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the know- ledge of him. Eph. i. 17. S. Hereby we know that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he halh given us of his Spirit. 1 John iv. 13. Ill 112 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. T. Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently, 1 Pet. i. 22.' S. He that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? 1 John iv. 21. T. This commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God, love his brother also. 1 John iv. 21. S. Hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us. 1 John iii. 24. T. But not as the oflence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead ; much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. Rom. v. 15. S. And not as it was by one tliat sinned, so is the gift; for the judgment was by one to condemnation ; but the free gift is of many oflences unto justification. Rom, v. 16. T. God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 2 Tim. i. 7. S. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear : because fear hath torment, 1 John iv. 18. T. God is love ; and he that dwelleth in love, dwelleth in God, and God in him, 1 John iv. 16. S. The flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit lust- etli against the flesh, and these are contrary, the one to the other. Gal, v, 17. T. But if ye be led by the Spirit, ye are not under the law. Gal. V. 18. S. God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holi- ness. He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given us his Holy Spirit. 1 Thess. iv. 7,8, T. Quench not the Spirit, Despise not prophesyings. Prove all things ; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil. 1 Thess. iv. 19, 20, 21, 22. PEUITS OP THE HOLY GHOST. Twenty-seventh Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 104. p. M. LittU. HOLY SPIRIT ! Fount of blessing Evei' watchful, ever kind; Thy celestial aid possessing, Prisou'd souls deliv'rance find. HYMN 105. c. M. Covington. COME, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quick'ning powers ; Kindle a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. Seal of truth and bond of union, Source of light and flame of love, Symbol of divine communion, In the olive-bearing dove ; Look how we grovel here below, Fond of these earthly toys; Our souls, how heavily they go To I'each eternal joys. Heavenly Guide from paths of error, Father, and shall we ever live Comforter of minds distress'd — At this poor dying rate ; When the billows fill with tenor. Our love so faint, so cold to thee, Pointing to the ark of rest ; And thine to us so great ? Promised Pledge! Eternal Spirit! Greater than all gifts below— May our hearts thy grace inherit: May our lips thy glories show. Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quick'ning powers; Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love. And that shall kindle ours. Teacher. There is therefore now no condemnation to thera Avliich are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Eom. viii. 1. Scholars. For the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. Eom. viii. 2. T. Ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin ; but the Spirit is life be- cause of righteousness. Eom. viii. 9, 10. S. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God. Eom. viii. 16. T. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again 10 * H 113 114 SABJaATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. to fear ; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. Rom. viii. 15. S. As many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. Kom. viii. 14. T. If the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. Kom. viii. 11. S. But ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. 1 Cor. vi. 11. T. Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is of God, 1 John iv. 2. S. God according to his mercy saved us, by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost. Tit. iii. 5. T. God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation, through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth. 2 Thess. ii. 13. S. For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, and right- eousness, and truth. Eph. v. 9. T. We through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteous- ness by faith. Gal. v. 5. *S'. If we live in the spirit, let us also walk in the spirit. Gal. V. 5. T. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. Rom. viii. 13. S. Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. Rom. viii. 12. T. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-sufl^ering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. Gal. v. 22. S. He that soweth to the flesh shall of the flesh reap cor- ruption : but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. Gal. vi. 8. T. Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. Rom. xv. 13. SOUECE OF WISDOM. Twenty-seventh Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 106. L. M. HYMN 107. l. m. Rockingham,. 3Iendon. TO us the voice of Wisdom cries, GOD, in tlie gospel of his Son, " Hearken, ye children, and be wise; Makes his eternal counsels known; Better than gold the fruit I bear, "lis here his richest mercy shines, Rubies with me may not compare. And truth is drawn in fairest lines. " Happy the man who daily waits Here sinners of an humble frame To hear me, watching at my gates ; May taste his grace and learn his nam^ "Wretched is he who scorns my voice, 'Tis shown in characters of blood, Death and destruction are his choice. Severely just, immensely good. " To them that love me, I am kind. Here Jesus, in ten thousand ways. And those who seek me early, find; His soul-attracting charms displays; My son, give me thine heart, and learn Recounts his poverty and pains. Wisdom from folly to discern. And tells his love in melting strains, " Mark the beginning of my law. Wisdom its dictates here imparts, Fear ye the Lord with sacred awe ; To form our minds, to cheer our hearts; Mark the fulfillment of the whole. Its influence makes the sinner live, Love ye the Lord with all your soul." It bids the drooping saint revive. Teacher. Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom : and with all thy getting get understanding. Prov. iv. 7. Scholars. For wisdom is better than rubies ; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. Prov. viii. 11. T. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee : she shall bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her. She .shall give to thy head an ornament of grace : a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. Prov. iv. 8, 9. S. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that 115 116 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. giveth to all men liberally, and upbraidetli not ; and it shall be given him. James i. 5. T. The Lord giveth wisdom ; out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding; he layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous. Pro v. ii. 6, 7. S. For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight, wisdom, and knowledge, and joy. Eccles. ii. 26. T. Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom ; and to depart from evil is understanding. Job xxviii. 28. S. The fear of the Lord is to hate evil : pride and arro- gancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. Prov. vii. 13. T. Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom : I am understand- ing; I have strength, Prov. vii. 14. S. Evil men understand not judgment ; but they that seek the Lord understand all things. Prov. xxviii. 5. T. Then spake Jesus unto them,. saying, I am the light of the world : he that followeth me shall not walk in dark- ness, but shall have the light of life. John viii. 12. S. Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward part ; and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. Ps. Ii. 6. T. Good and upright is the Lord, therefore will he teach sinners in the way. Ps. xxv. 8. S. He will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths ; for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. Isa. ii. 3. T. Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end. Ps. cxix, 33, S. I will instruct thee, and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go; I will guide thee with mine eye. Ps. xxxii. 8. T. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me ; for thou art the God of my salvation. Ps. xxv. 5. S. Teach me to do thy will ; for thou art my God : tliy -pirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. Ps. cxliii. 10. T. My son, keep my words, and lay up my command- Jnents with thee. Prov vii. 1. PEUITS or WISDOM. Twenty-eighth Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 108. L. M. HYMX 109. c. m. Brooklyn. Balerma. WISDOM divine! who tells the price OH happy is the man who hears Of Wisdom's costly merchandise? Religion's warning voice, Wisdom to silver we prefer, And who celestial Wisdom makes And gold is dross compared to her. His early, only choice. Her hands are fiU'd with length of days, For she has treasures greater far True riches and immortal praise — Than east or west unfold; Riches of Christ on all bestow'd, More precious are her bright rewards And honor that descends from God. Than gems or stores of gold To purest joys she all invites — Her right hand ofFere to the just Cliaste, holy, spiritual delights ; Immortal, happy days : Iler ways are ways of pleasantness, Her left, imperishable wealth And all her flowery paths are peace. And heavenly crowns displays. Happy the man Avho Wisdom gains ; And as her holy labors rise, Thrice happy who his guest retains : So her rewards increase : He owns, and shall for ever own. Her ways are ways of pleasantness. Wisdom and Christ and heaven are one. And all her paths are peace. Teacher. My son, if thou Avilt receive my word.s, and hide my commandments with thee : so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thy heart to understanding ; yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for under- standing; if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures ; then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God. Prov. ii. 1-5. Scholars. For the Lord giveth wisdom : out of his month cometh knowledge and understanding. He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk 117 118 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. uprightly. He keepetli the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints. Prov. ii. 6-8. T. Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judg- ment, and equity ; yea, every good path. Prov. ii. 9. S. When wisdom entereth into thy heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul ; discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee. Prov. ii. 10, 11. T. Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. Prov. iii. 13. S. For the merchandise of it is hetter than the mer- chandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. Prov. iii. 14. T. Slie is more precious than rubies ; and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. Prov. iii. 15. *S'. Length of days is in her right hand ; and in her left hand riches and honor. Prov. iii. 16. T. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. Prov. iii. 17. S. She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her : and happy is every one that retaineth her. Prov. iii. 18. T. The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth ; by un- derstanding hath he established the heavens. Prov. iii. 19. S. By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. Prov. iii. 20. T. My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion. Prov. iii. 21. S. So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. Prov. iii. 22. T. Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. Prov. iii, 23. S. When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid : yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. Prov. iii. 24. T. For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and sliall keep thy foot from being taken. Prov. iii. 26. IJEGLEOT OF WISDOM. Twenty-eighth Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 110. p. M. Spyi)ig. HASTEN, sinner, to be wise, Stay not for the morrow's sun: Wisdom, if you still despise. Harder is it to be won. Hasten, mercy to implore ! Stay not for the moirow's sun, Lest thy season should be o'er Ere this evening's stage be I'un. Hasten, sinner, to return ! Stay not for the morrow's sun. Lest thy lamp should ftiil to burn Ere salvation's work be done. Hasten, sinner, to be blest! Stay not for the morrow's sun, Lest perdition thee arrest Ere the morrow is begun. HYMN 111. s. M. Dover. MY son, know thou the Lord ; Thy father's God obey ; Seek his protecting care by night, His guardian hand by day. Call, -while he may be found; Seek him while he is near; Serve him with all thy heart and mind. And worship him with fear. If thou wilt seek his face. His ear will hear thy cry; Then shalt thou find his mercy sure, His grace for ever nigh. But if thou leave thy God, Nor choose the path to heaven ; Then shalt thou perish in thy sins, And never be forgiven. Teacher. Wisdom cneth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets. Prov. i. 20. Scholars. She crleth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words. Prov. i. 21. T. Saying, How long, ye simple ones, will ye love sim- plicity ? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge. Prov. i. 22. S. Turn you at my reproof: behold I will pour out my Spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. Prov. i. 23. T. Because I have called and ye refused ; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded. Prov. i. 24. 119 120 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. S. But ye have set at naught all my counsel, and would none of my reproof. Prov. i. 25. T. I also will laugh at your calamity : I will mock when your fear cometh. Prov. i. 26. S. When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruc- tion cometh as a whirlwind ; when distress and anguish com- eth upon you. Prov. i. 27. T. Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer ; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me. Prov. i. 28. S. For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord. Prov. i. 29. T. They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof. Prov. i. 30. S. Thei-efore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. Prov. i. 31. T. For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. Prov. i. 32. S. But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. Prov. i. 33. T. Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors, Prov. viii. 34. S. For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favor of the Lord. Prov. viii. 35. T. But he that cometh against me wrongeth his own soul : all they that hate me love death. Prov. viii. 36. S. Woe unto the wicked ! it shall be ill with him : for the reward of his hands shall be given him. Isa. iii. 11. T. The fear of the Lord prolongeth days : but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. Prov. x. 27. S. The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. Prov. x. 28. T. The way of the Lord is strength to the upright : but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. Prov. x. 29. S. The righteous shall never be removed : but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth. Prov. x. 30. T. The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom : but the froward tongue shall be cut out. Prov. x. 31. THE HOLY SOEIPTUEES. Twenty-nintli Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 112. P.M. Wilmot. HOLY Bible! book divine! Precious treasure ! thou art mine ! Mine, to tell me whence I came ; Mine, to teach me what I am. Mine, to chide me when I rove; Mine, to show a Saviour's love; Mine art thou to guide my feet, Mine, to judge, condemn, acquit. Mine, to comfort in distress, If the Holy Spirit bless ; Mine, to show by living faith Man can triumph over death. Mine, to tell of joys to come, And the rebel sinner's doom ; thou precious book divine ! Precious treasure ! thou art mine ! HYMN 113. c. M. Conway. BEFORE thy mercy seat, Lord, Behold thy servants stand. To ask the knowledge of thy word, The guidance of thy hand. Let thy eternal truths, we pray, Dwell richly in each heart ; That from the safe and narrow way We never may depart. Lord, from thy word remove the seal, Unfold its hidden store : And as we hear, oh maj* we feel Its value more and more. Help us to see the Saviour's love Beaming from every page ; And let the thoughts of joy above Our inmost souls engage. Teacher. Search the Scriptures, for in them ye think ye have eternal life; and they are they which testify of me. John V. 39. Scholars. The holy Scriptures are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 2 Tim. iii. 15. T. All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is pro- fitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in rigiiteousness. 2 Tim. iii. 16. >S. That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly fur- nished unto all good works. 2 Tim. iii. 17. T. No prophecy of the Scripture is of any private inter- pretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man : but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. 2 Pet. i. 20. 11 121 122 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. S. Blessed is he that readeth, and tliey that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein. Rev. i. 3. T. For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Heb. iv. 12. S. For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heav- en, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater ; so shall my word be, that goeth forth out of my mouth ; it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. Isa. Iv. 10, 1]. T. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Ps. cxix. 105. S. Every word of God is pure : he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. Prov. xxx. 5. 2\ Thy word is very pure : therefore thy servant loveth it. Ps. cxix. 140. S: The grass withereth, the flower flideth : but the word of our God shall stand for ever. Isa. vi. 8. T. Thy word is true from the beginning ; and every one of thy righteous judgments endureih for ever. Ps. cxix. 160. S. This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou may- est observe to do according to all that is written therein : for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. Josh. i. 8. T. Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perislied in mine affliction. Ps. cxix, 92. S. Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. Ps. i. 1. T. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. Ps. i. 2. THE TEN COMMAUDMEI^'TS. Twenty-ninth Sunday in the Year. Evening, HYMN 114. c. M. HYMN 115. s. m. Dedham. Watchman. TliY law is perfect, Lord of light; HOW perfect is th\' word! Thy testimonies sure; Thy judgments all are just : The statutes of thy realm are right, And ever in thj' promise, Lord, And thy commandments pure. May man securely trust. Let these, God, my soul C(mvert, I hear thy word in love — And make thy servant wise; In faith thy word obey; Let these be gladness to my ears — Oh send thy Spirit from above, T!ie day-spring to mine eyes. To teach me, Lord, thy way. By these may I be warn'd betimes ; Thy counsels all are plain, ATho knows the guile within? Thy precepts all are pure; Lord, save me from presumptuous And longas heaven and eartli remain Cleanse me from secret sin. [crimes : Thy truth shall still endure. So may the words my lips express. Oh may my soul, with joy, The thoughts that throng my mind. Trust in thy faithful word ; Lord, my strength and righteous- Be it through life my glad employ With thee acceptance find. [ness. To keep thy precepts, Lord. Teacher. God spake these words, and said, I ara the Lord thv God : Thou shalt have none other gods but me. Ex. xx. 1,2,3. Scholars. Lord, liave mercy upon us, and give us grace to keep this law. T. Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor worship them : for I, the Lqrd tliy God ara a jealous God ; and visit the sins of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation of tliem that hate me ; and show mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. Ex. xx, 4, 5, 6. 123 124 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. S. Lord, have mercy upon us, and give us grace to keep this law. T. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain : for the Lord wilt not hold him guiltless that taketh liis name in vain. Ex. xx. 7. S. Lord, have mercy upon us, and give us grace to keep this law. T. Eemember that thou keep holy the Sabbath-day. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all that thou hast to do ; but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. Li it thou shalt do no manner of work ; thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, and the stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day ; wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh day and hallowed it. Ex. xx. 8, 9, 10, IL S. Lord, have mercy upon us, and give us grace to keep this law. T. Honor thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God givelh thee. Ex. XX. 12. S. Lord, have mercy upon us, etc. T. Thou shalt not kill. Ex. xx. 13. S. Lord, have mercy upon us, etc. T. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Ex. xx. 14. S. Lord, have mercy upon us, etc. T. Thou shall not steal. Ex. xx. 15. S. Lord, have mercy upon us, etc. T. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. Ex. XX. 16. ^S". Lord have mercy upon us, etc, T. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt rot covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his servant, nor his maid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is his. Ex, xx. 17. S. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all these thy laws in our hearts, we beseech thee. BLESSIimS or OBEDIENOE. Thirtieth Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 116. c. M. HYMN 117. c. 31. Egremont. Germany. on tliat the Lord would guide my LORD, I esteem thy judgments right, To keep liis statutes still ! [ways, And all thy statutes just; Oh that my God would grant me grace, Thence I maintain a constant fight To know and do his will! With ev'ry flatt'iing lust. Oh send thy Spirit down, to write Thy precepts often I survey ; Thy law upon my lieart! I keep tliy law in sight, Nor let my tongue indulge deceit, Through all the business of the day. Nor act the liar's part. To form my actions right. From vanity turn oif mine eyes ; My heart, in midnight silence cries, Let no corrupt design, " How sweet thy comforts be !" Nor covetous desires, arise My thoughts in holy wonder rise, Within this soul of mine. And bring their thanks to thee. Order my footsteps by thy word, And when my spirit drinks her fill And make my heart sincere: At some good word of thine, Lot sin have no dominion. Lord ; Not mighty men, that share the spoil, lUit keep my conscience clear. Have joys compar'd to mine. Teacher. And it shall come to pa?.^, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth. Deut. xxviii. L Scholars. And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overt:! ke thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord tliy God. Dent, xxviii. 2. T. Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field. Deut. xxviii. 3. S. Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of 11 - 125 126 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. Deut. xxviii. 4. T. Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store. Deut. xxviii. 5. S. Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out. Deut. xxviii. 6. T. The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face : they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways. Deut. xxviii. 7. S. The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thy hand unto : and he shall bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. Deut. xxviii. 8. T. The Lord shall establish thee a holy people unto him- self, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the com- mandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways. Deut. xxviii. 9. S. And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the Lord ; and they shall be afraid of thee. Deut. xxviii. 10. T. And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods, in ihe fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers to give thee. Deut. xxviii. 11. *S'. The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thy hand : and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow. Deut. xxviii. 12. T. And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail ; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be be- neath, if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them. Deut. xxviii. 13. S. And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them. Deut. xxviii. 14. PUMSHMEITT OF DISOBEDIENCE. Thirtieth Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYxMN 118. c. M. HYMN 119. s. m. Bolton. Teleman. SINNERS, the voice of God regard; OH that I could repent! 'Tis mercy speaks to-day ; Oh that I could believe ! He calls you by his sacred word Thou, by thy voice, the marble rend. From sin's destructive way. The rock in sunder cleave. Why will you in the crooked ways Thou, by thy two-edged sword, Ot sin and folly go ? My soul and spirit part; In pain you travel all your days Strike, with the hammer of thy word, To reach eternal woe. And break my stubborn heart. But he that turns to God shall live, Saviour and Prince of peace! Through his abounding grace: The double grace bestow ; His mercy will the guilt forgive Unloose the bands of wickedness. Of those that seek his face. And let the captive go. Bow to the sceptre of his Avord, Grant me my sins to feel, Renouncing every sin ; And then the load remove; Submit to him, your sov'reign Lord, Wound, and pour in, my wounds to And learn his will divine. The balm of pard'ning love, [heal. Teacher. But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee thi.s day, that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee. Deut. xxviii. 15. Scholars. Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field; cursed shall be thy basket and thy store; cursed shalt be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. Deut. xxviii. 16, 17, 18. T. Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out. Dent, xxviii. 19. S. The Lord shall send upon thee cursing, vexation and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until 127 128 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly, because of the wickedness of thy doings whereby thou hast forsaken me. Deut. xxviii. 20. T. The Lord shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it. Deut. xxviii. 21. S. The Lord shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mil- dew : and they shall pursue thee until thou perish. Deut. xxviii. 22. T. And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron. Deut. xxviii. 23. S. The Lord shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed. Deut. xxviii. 24. T. The Lord shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies : thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them ; and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth. Deut. xxviii. 25. S. And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away. Deut. xxviii. 26. T. The Lord shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth, a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand. Deut. xxviii. 49. S. A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favor to the young. Deut. yxviii. 50. T. And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed : which also shall not leave thee either com, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until lie have destroyed thee. Deut, xxviii. 5L S. And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy liigh and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land ; and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land which the Lord thy God hath given thee. Deut. xxviii. 52. EEPEl^TAIfOE. TMrty-first Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 120. p. M. Hotham. SINNERS, turn; why will ye die? God, your Maker, asks you why — God, who did your being give, Made you for himself to live. He the fatal cause demands ; Asks the work of his own hands — "Why, ye thankless creatures, why Will ye cross his love and die? Sinners, turn ; why will ye die? God, your Saviour, asks you why. He, who did your souls retrieve, Died himself, that you might live. Will ye let him die in vain ? Crucify your Lord again? Why, ye ransom'd sinners, why Will ye slight his grace, and die? HYMN 121. p. M. Otto. SINNERS, tiu-n, while God is near; Dare not think him insincere : Now, e'en now, your Saviour stands ; All day long he spreads his hands. Cries — Ye will not happy be ; No, ye will not come to me — Me who life to none deny: Why will ye resolve to die? Turn, he cries, ye sinners, turn : By his life, your God hath sworn, He would have you turn and live ; He would all the world receive. If your death were his delight, Would he you to life invite? Would he ask, beseech and cry — Why will ye resolve to die ? Teacher. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, turn ye unto me, and I will turn unto you. Zech. i. 3. Scholars. If ye do return unto the Lord with all your hearts, and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve hira only, he will deliver you. 1 Sam. vii. 3. T. For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God ; wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye. Ezek. xviii. 32. S. Eepent, and turn yourselves from all your transgres- sions, so iniquity shall not be your ruin. Ezek. xviii. 30. T. Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye, even to I 129 130 SAEBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning. Joel ii. 12. S. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts ; and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him, and to our God, for he will abun- dantly pardon. Isa. Iv. 7. T. As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live. Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways, for why will ye die, O house of Israel. Ezek. xxxiii. 11. S. If the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that v.hich is law- ful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. Ezek. xviii. 21. T. Thus saith the Lord : behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you ; return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good. Jer. xviii. 11. S. Come and let us return unto the Lord, for he hath torn, and he will heal us, he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. IIos. vi. 1. T. O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God, for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity ; take with you words, and turn to the Lord : say unto him. Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously. Hos. xiv. 1, 2. S. Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease. Ps. Ixxxv. 4. T. I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely, for mine anger is turned away from him. Hos. xvi. 4. S. The times of this ignorance God winked at, but now commandeth all men, everywhere, to repent. Acts xvii. 30. T. Kepent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Acts ii. 38. S. Repent therefore of this tliy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. Acts viii. 22. IfATUSE OP PAITH. Thirty-first Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 122. s. M. FlinL FAITH — 'tis a precious gift, Where'er it is bestowed ; It boasts a high celestial birth, And is the gift of God. Jesus it ovrns as King, And all-atoning Priest; It claims no merit of its own. But looks for all in Christ. To him it leads the soul, , When filled with deep distress: Flies to the fountain of his blood, And trusts his righteousness. Since 'tis thy work alone, And that divinely free. Lord, send the Spirit of thy Son To work this faith in me. HYMN 123. c. M. Woodland. MISTAKEN souls! that dream of hea- And make their empty boast [ven, Of inward joys, and sins forgiven. While they are slaves to lust. Yain are our fjincies, airy flights, If faith be cold and dead ; None but a living power unites To Christ, the liA-ing Head. 'Tis faith that changes all the heart, 'Tis faith that works by love. That bids all sinful joys depart, And lifts the thoughts above. 'Tis faith that conquers earth and hell, By a celestial power: This is the grace that shall prevail In the decisive hour. Teacher. Without faith it is impossible to please God. Heb. xi. 6. Scholars. By grace are ye saved, through faith ; and that not of yourselves ; it is the gift of God. Eph. ii. 8. T. We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken ; we also be- lieve, and therefore speak. 2 Cor. iv. 13. S. The scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by fiith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. Gal. iii. 22. T. Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Gal. iii. 13^ 14. 131 132 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. S. We through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteous- ness by faith. Gal. v. 5. T. Continue in the faith, grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard. Col. i. 23. S. Let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith ; who for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, de- spising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Heb. xii. 1, 2. T. Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. Eph. iv. 13. S. The law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. Gal. iii. 24. T. But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith. Gal. iii. 11. S. Being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Eom. v. 1. T. Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remis- sion of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God. Rom. iii. 25. S. He that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved ; but he that believeth not, shall be damned. Mark xvi. 16. T. Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God : and every one that loveth him that begat, lovetli him also that is begotten of him. 1 John v. 1. S. For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world : and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that be- lieveth that Jesus is the Son of God ? 1 John v. 4, 5. T. As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: rooted and built up in him, and established in tiie faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving; for in him dwelleth all the fullness of the God- head bodily. Col. ii. 6, 7, 9. HISTOEIOAL EXAMPLES OF EAITH. Thirty-second Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 124. c. M. HYMN 125. l. m. Stonex-ille. All Saints. FAITH is the brightest evidence 'TIS by the faith of joys to come, [night, Of things beyond our bight; We walk thi-ough deserts dark as It pierces through the yeil of sense, Till we arrive at heaven, our home, And dwells in heavenly light. Faith is our guide, and faith our light. It sets time past in present view, The want of sight she well supplies. Brings distant prospects home, She makes the pearly gates appear; Of things a thousand years ago, Far into distant worlds she pries. Or thousand years to come. And brings eternal glories near. By fiith we know the world was made Cheerful we tread the desert through, By God's almighty word: [fade, While faith inspires a heavenly ray. We know the heavens and earth shall Though lions roar, and tempests blow, And be again restored. And rocks and dangers fill the way. Abra'm obeyed the Lord's command, So Abra'm, by divine command. From his own country driven ; Left his own house to walk with God ; By faith he sought a promised land. His faith beheld the promised land. But found his rest in heaven. And fired his zeal along the road. Teacher. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen : for by it the elders obtained a good report. Heb. xi. 1, 2. Scholars. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. Heb. xi. 3. T. By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacri- fice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he, being dead, yet speaketh. Heb. xi. 4. S. By faith Enoch was translated, that he should not see death : and was not found, because God had translated him : 12 133 134 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. for before liis translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. Heb. xi. 5. T. By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house. Heb. xi. 7. S. By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed ; and he Avent out, not knowing whither he went. Heb. xi. 8. T. By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise : for he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. Heb. xi. 9, 10. S. And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. Heb. xi. 15. T. But now they desire a better country, that is, an hea- venly ; wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he hath prepared for them a city. Heb. xi. 16. S. By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac; and he that had received the promises offered up his only- begotten son, of whom it was said. That in Isaac shall th;^ seed be called. Heb. xi. 17, 18. T. Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead ; from whence also he received him in a figure. Heb. xi. 19. S. By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. Heb. xi. 20. T. By faith Jacob, when he was a-dying, blessed both the sons of .Joseph ; and worshiped, leaning upon the top of his slaff. Heb. xi. 21. S. By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel ; and gave commandment concerning his bones. Heb. xi. 22. T. By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child. Heb. xi. 23. HISTOEIOAL EXAMPLES OP PAITH. Thirty-second Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 126. c. Jf. HYMN 127. c. m. Ortonville. Marloio. DELUDED souls, that dream of heav'ii, OH let triumphant faith dispel And make their empty boast The fears of guilt and woe; Of inward joys, and sins forgiven, If God be for us, God the Lord, While they are slaves to lust. Who, who shall be our foe ? Vain are our fancies, vain our flights. He who his only Son gave up If faith be cold and dead ; To death that we might live, None but a living power unites Shall he not all things freely grant, To Christ, the living Head. That boundless love can give? The faith which new creates the heart, Who now his people shall accuse? And works by active love, 'Tis God hath justified ; Will bid all sinful joys depart, Who now his people shall condemn? And lift the thoughts above. The Lamb of God hath died. God from the curse has set us free And He who died hath risen again. To make lis pure within ; Triumphant from the grave : Nor did he send his Son to be At God's right hand for us he pleads, The minister of sin. Omnipotent to save. Teacher. By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; esteeming the re- proach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt ; for he had respect unto the recompense of the reward. Heb. xi. 24-26. Scholars. By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king : for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible. Heb. xi. 27. T. Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling 135 136 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. of blood, lest he that destroyed the first-born should touch them. Heb. xi. 28. S. By faith they passed through the Ked Sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians essaying to do, were drowned. Heb. xi. 29. T. By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days. Heb. xi. 30. S. By faith the harlot Eahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace. Heb. xi. 31. T. And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gideon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae, of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets: >vho through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weak- ness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. Heb. xi. 32-34. S. Women received their dead raised to life again : and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection. Heb. xi. 35. T. And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment. Heb. xi. 36. S. They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheep-skins, and goat-skins; being destitute, afilicted, tor- mented (of whom the world was not worthy) : they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. Heb. xi. 37, 38. T. And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise : God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect. Heb. xi- 39, 40. S. But without faith it is impossible to please him : for he that coraeth to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Hebrews xi. 6. FAITH m GOD. Thirty-third Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 128. c. M. Ortonville. FATHER of Jesus Christ, my Lord, My Saviour and my Head, I trust in thee, whose powerful word Hath raised him from the dead. Thou know'st for my offence he died. And rose again for me. Fully and freely justified, That I might live to thee. Eternal life to all mankind Thou hast in Jesus given ; And all who seek, in him shall find The happiness of heaven. Faith, mighty faith the promise sees, And looks to that alone, Laughs at impossibilities, And cries " It shall be done !" HYMN 129. p. M. Nashville. FATHER of Jesus Christ, the Just, My Friend and Advocate with thee, Pity a soul that fain would trust In him who lived and died for me ; But only thou canst make him known, And in my heart reveal thy Son. If drawn by thy alluring grace. My want of living faith I feel. Show me in Christ thy smiling face, What flesh and blood can ne'er re- Thine all-redeeming Son display, [veal, And call my darkness into day. The gift unspeakable impart, Command the light of ftiith to shine — To shine in my dark, drooping lieart, And fill me with the life divine ; Now bid the new creation be : O God, let there be faith in me! Teacher. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, tlie evidence of things not seen. But without faith it is impos- sible to please God. Heb. xi. 1, 6. Scholars. For he that cometh to God, must believe that lie is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Heb. xi. 6. T. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen Vere not made of things which do appear, Heb. xi. 3. S. This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our |"aith. 1 .John v. 4. 12 » 137 138 SABBATPI-SCHOOL MANUAL. T. Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation. John v. 24. S. Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, and my servants whom I have chosen, that ye may know and believe me, and undei-stand that I am he. Isa. liii. 10. T. Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be estab- lished. 2 Chron. xx. 20. S. And Jesus answering, saith unto them, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain. Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Mark xi. 22, 23. T. For what if some did not believe ; shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? Kom. iii. 3. S. God forbid : yea, let God be true, but every man a liar ; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged. Rom. iii. 4. T. If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater : for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son. 1 John v. 9. S. He that believeth on the Son of God liath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God, hath made him a liar, because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. 1 John V. 10. T. And this is the record, that God hath given to us eter- nal life: and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son, hath life : and he that hath not the Son of God, hath not life. 1 John V. 11, 12. S. Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God : which made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that therein is : which keepeth truth for ever. Ps. cxlvi. 5, 6. T. The Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the Lord. Ps. cxlvi. 10. TAITH IE OHEIST. Tliirty-third Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 130. s. M. Palermo. SPIRIT of faith, come down, Reveal the things of God ; And make to us tlie Godhead known, And witness with the blood. 'Tis thine the blood to apply, And give us eyes to see, That he who did for sinners die, Hath surely died for nie. No man can truly say That Jesus is the Lord, Unless thou take the veil away. And breathe the living word; Then, only then, we feel Our iutVest in his blood; And cry, with joy unspeakable, Thou art my Lord, my God ! Oh that the world might know The all-atoning Lamb! Spirit of faith, descend and show The virtue of his name. HYMN 131. p. M. Mock of Ages. ROCK of ages! cleft for me, Let me hide myself in thee, , Let the water and the blood From thy side, a healing flood, Be of sin the double ciu'e. Save from wrath, and make me pure. Should my tears for ever flow. Should my zeal no languor know, This for sin could not atone, Thou must save, and thou alone ; In my hand no price I bring. Simply to thy cross I cling. While I draw this fleeting breath, When mine eyelids close in death. When I rise to worlds unknown, And behold thee on thj' throne ; Rock of ages! cleft for me. Let me hide myself in thee.' Teacher. Ye believe in God, believe also in me. John xiv. 1. Scholars. I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. John xii. 46. T. He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. John vi. 47. S. He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself. 1 John v. 10. T. The Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved 139 140 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. me. and have believed that I came out from God. John xvi. 27. S. The life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. Gal. ii. 20. T. If thou shalt confess Avith thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Rom. x. 9. S. Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation. John v. 24. T. For w^ith the heart, man believeth unto righteousness ; and with the mouth, confession is made unto salvation. Rom. X. 10. S. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that be- lieveth that Jesus is the Son of God ? 1 John v. 5. • T. This is God's commandment, that we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. 1 John iii. 28. S. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. 1 John iv. 15. T. Whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. Matt. x. 33. S. Let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath n>ade that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. Acts iii. 36. T. We believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. John vi. 69. S. If we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 1 Thess. iv. 14. T. If we be dead wdth Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him. Rom. vi. 8. S. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God ; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. 1 John v. 13. THE APOSTLES' CEEED. Thirty-fourth Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 132. c. M. HYMN 133. l. m. Howard. Duke Street. GOD, we praise thee, and confess BLESS'D be the Father and his love, That thou the only Lord To which celestial source we owe And everlasting Father art, Rivers of endless joy above, By all on earth ador'd. And rills of comfort here below. To thee all angels cry aloud. Glory to thee, great Son of God, To thee the powers on high, From whose dear, wounded body rolla Both Cherubim and Sei-aphim, A precious stream of vital blood — Continually do cry — Pardon and life for dying souls! " holy, holy, holy Lord, We give thee, sacred Spirit, praise, Whom heavenly hosts obey, Who in our hearts of sin and woe. The world is with the glory fill'd Mak'st living springs of grace arise, Of thy majestic sway." And into boundless glory flow. The apostles' glorious company, Thus God the Father, God the Son, And prophets, crown'd with light. And God the Spirit, we adore ; With all the martyrs' noble host. The sea of life and love unknown. Thy constant praise recite. Without a bottom or a shore. Teacher and Schokirs. I believe in God the Father Al- mighty, maker of Heaven and Earth : And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord ; who was con- ceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried ; he de- scended into the place of departed spirits ; the third day he rose from the dead ; he ascended into Pleaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty ; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the Holy Catholic Church- 141 142 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. the communion of Saints ; the forgiveness of sins ; the resur- rection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. OJi THIS. Teacher and Scholars. I believe in one God, the Father Al- mighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds ; God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made ; who for us men, and for our salvation, came down from Heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and Avas made man, and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried, and the third day he arose again, according to the Scriptures, and as- cended into Heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father ; and he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the quick and the dead ; whose kingdom shall have no end. And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord and giver of life, who proceedeth from the Father and the Son ; who, with the Father and the Son together, is worshiped and glorified ; who spake by the prophets. And I believe in one Catholic and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins ; and I look for the resurrection of tlie dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. T. Cast me not away from thy presence ; and take not thy Holy Spirit from me. Ps. li. 11. S. Create in me a clean heart, O God ; and renew a right spirit within me. Ps. li. 10. T. The Lord bless thee, and keep thee. The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee. The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. Num. vi. 24, 25, 26. *S'. God be merciful unto us, and bless us ; and cause his face to shine upon us. Ps. Ixvii. 1. PEEPAEATION rOR PRAYES. Thirty-fourth Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 134. s. M. Painesville. THE praying spirit breathe, The watching power impart ; From all entanglements beneath Call off my peaceful heart ; My feeble mind sustain, By worldly thoughts opprej^t, Appear and bid me turn again To my eternal rest. HYMN 135. p. M. Chanel/. OPEN, Lord, thy inward ear, And bid ray heart rejoice; Bid my quiet spirit hear Thy comfortable voice, Never in the whirlwind found, [placp ; Nor where earthquakes rock the Still and silent is the sound — The whisper of thy grace. Swift to my rescue come, Thy own this moment seize ; Gather thy wandering spirit home, And keep in perfect peace ; Suffered no more to rove O'er all the earth abroad, Arrest the prisoner of thy love, And shiit me up in God. From the world of sin and noise And hurry I withdraw; For the small and inward voice I wait with humble awe ; Silent am I now and still, Dare not in thy presence move, To my waiting soul reveal The secret of my love ! Teacher. O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. Ps. Ixv. 2. Scholars. Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts : we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple. Ps. Ixv, 4. T. Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God — for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth ; therefore let thy words be few. Eccles. v. 2. S. The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord. Prov. xvi. 1. T. No man can come unto me except the Father draw him. John vi. 44. 143 144 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. S. And thou wilt prepare thy heart; tliou wilt cause thine ear to hear. Ps. x. 17. T. He that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Heb. xi. 6. S. Quicken us, O Lord, and we will call upon thy name ; turn us again, O Lord God of Hosts, cause thy face to shine, and we shall be saved. Ps. Ixxx. 18, 19. T. Lord, teach us to pray. Luke xi. 1. S. The Spirit helpeth our infirmities; for we know not what we should pray for as we ought : but the Spirit maketh intercession for us, with groanings that cannot be uttered. Kom. viii. 26. T. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not, and it shall be given hjm: but let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. James i. 5, 6. S. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord. James i. 6, 7. T. I will therefore that men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting. 1 Tim, ii. 8. S. If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin. 2 Chron. vii. 14. T. For thou. Lord, art good ; and ready to forgive ; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. Ps. Ixxxvi. 5. S. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive ns our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John i. 9. T. Tliou shalt find the Lord if thou seek him with all thy heart, and with all thy soul. Deut. iv. 29. S. Blessed are they who seek the Lord with their whole heart. Ps. cxix. 2. T. Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. Ps. Ixxxi. 10. PEAYEE TO BE EAEl^TEST AM IMPOETUNATE. Thirty-fifth Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 136. L. M. HYMN 137. c. m. Arnold. Dovms. PRAYER is appointed to convey PRAYER is the soul's sincere desire, The blessings God designs to give ; Utter'd or iinexpress'd : Long as they live let Christians pray ; The motion of a hidden fire They learn to pray when first they live. That trembles in the breast. If pain afflict, or wrongs oppress ; Prayer is the burden of a sigh, If cares distract, or fears dismay; The falling of a tear. If gnilt deject; if sin distress; The upward glancing of an eye, In every case still watch and pray. "When none but God is near. 'Tis prayer supports the soul that's weak: It is the simplest form of speech As thought is broken,langnage lame; That infant lips can try; Pray, if thou canst or cannot speak, 'Tis the sublimest strains that reach But pray with faith in Jesus' name. The Majesty on high. Depend on him : thou canst not fail ; Prayer is the Christian's vital breath. Make all thywants and wishes known; The Christian's native air ; Fear not. his merits must prevail : Ilis watchword at the gates of death, Ask but in faith, it shall be done. He enters heaven with prayer. Teacher. Pray without ceasing. 1 Thess. v. 17. Scholars. Continue instant in prayer. Eom. xii. 12. T. Unto thee have I cried, O Lord; O Lord, in the morn- ing shall my prayer prevent thee. Ps. Ixxxviii. 13. S. My voice shalt thou hear in the morning; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. Ps. V. 3. T. I prevented the dawning of the morning and cried, I hoped in thy word. Ps. exix. 147. S. Evening, morning and at noon will I pray and cry aloud, and he shall hear my voice. Ps. Iv. 17. 13 K 145 146 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. T. With ray soul have I desired thee in the night, yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early. Isa. xxxvi. 9. S. Mine eyes prevented the night watches, that I might meditate on thy word. Ps. cxix. 148. T. Be merciful unto me, O Lord : for I cry unto thee daily. Ps. Ixxxvi. 3. S. I have remembered thy name, O Lord, in the night, and have kept thy law. , Ps. cxix. 55. T. Kejoice the soul of thy servant : for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. Ps. Ixxxvi. 4. S. O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried night and day unto thee. Ps. Ixxxviii. 1. T. Continue in prayer, and watch in the same. Col. iv. 2. S. Night and day praying exceedingly. 1 Thess. iii. 10. T. Jesus spake a parable that men ought always to pray and not to faint. Luke xxiii. 1. S. Praying always with all prayer and supplication, in the spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication, for all saints. Eph. vi. 18. T. Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. Matt, xxvii. 41. *S'. In the days of his flesh Christ offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears, and was heard. Heb. V. 7. T. Hear my cry, O God ; attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed : lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Ps. Ix. 1, 2. S. For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name. Ps. Ix. 3-5. T. Give ear to ray prayer, O God, and hide not thyself from ray supplication. Ps. Iv. 1. S, Hear my voice according to thy loving-kindness; O Lord, qtiickcn me according to thy judgment. Ps. cxix. 149. A]![S¥EE TO PEAYEE. Thirty-fifth Sunday in the Year. Evening-. HYMN 138. p. M. Heath. SAVIOUR, when in dust to thee, Low we bow the adoring knee ; When, repentant, to the skies ScKrce we lift our streaming eyes ; Oh by all thy pains and woe, Siiffer'd once for man below, l>eiiding from thy throne on high. Hear our solemn litany. By thy birth and early years ; By thy human griefs and tears ; By thy fasting and distress In the lonely wilderness ; By thy victory in the hour Of the subtle Tempter's power ; Jesus, look with pitying eye: Hear our solemn litany. By thine hour of dark despair ; By thine agony of prayer ; By the purple robe of scorn ; By thy wounds, thy crown of thorn By thy cross, thy pangs and cries ; By thy perfect sacrifice; Jesxis, look with pitying eye: Hear our solemn litany. HYMN 139. L. M. Thtyrpe. FROM every stormy wind that blows, From every swelling tide of woes, There is a calm, a sure retreat : 'Tis found beneath the mercy-seat. There is a place where Jesus slieds The oil of gladness on our heads ; A place than all besides more sweet: It is the blood-bought mercy-seat. There is a scene where spirits blend. Where friend holds fellowship with friend ; Tho' sunder'd far, by faitli they meet Around one common mercy-seat. Ah! whither could we flee for aid, When tempted, desolate, dismay'd ? Or how the hosts of hell defeat Had sufif'riug saints no mercy-seat ? ; There, there on eagles' wings we soar, And sin and sense molest no more ; And heaven comes down our souls to greet, While glory crowns the mercy-seat. Teacher. Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee. Job xxii, 27. Scholars. But know that the Lord liath set apart him that is godly for himself: the Lord will hear when I call unto him. Ps. iv. 3. T. This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. Ps, xxxiv. 6. 147 148 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. S. The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open to. their cry. The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of their troubles. Ps. xxxiv. 15, 17. T. Call upon me in the day of trouble, I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. Ps. .1. 15. S. He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him : he also Avill hear their cry, and save them. Ps. cxiv. 19. T. The Lord is far from the wicked : but he heareth the prayer of the righteous. Prov. xv. 29. S. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him. Ps. xci. 15. T. The Lord is rich in mercy to all that call upon him. Eom. X. 12. S. They that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing. Ps. xxiv. 10. T. He will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry : when he shall hear it, he will answer thee. Isa. xxx. 19. ^S*. Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer: thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. Isa. Iviii. 9. T. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. Jer. xxix. 12. S. They shall call on my name, and I will hear them : I will say. It is my people, and they shall say. The Lord is my God. Zech. xiii. 9. T. Ask, and it shall be given you. Seek, and ye shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened unto you. Matt. vii. 7. S. For every one that asketh receiveth ; and he that seeketh tindeth ; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Matt. vii. 8. T. And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, be- lieving, ye shall receive. Matt. xxi. 22. S. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. John XV. 7. T Lord, hear ray voice ; let thine ear be attentive to the voice of my supplications. Ps. cxxx. 2. JUSTIFIOATIOIT. Thirty-sixth Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 140. p. M. Lenox. ARISE, mj- soul, arise; They strongly plead for me: Sliake off thy guilty fears: Forgive him, oh forgive, they cry, The bleeding Sacrifice Nor let that ransom'd sinner die. In my behalf appears: Before the throne my Surety stands — The Father hears him praj', My name is written on his hands. His dear anointed One: He cannot turn awaj' He ever lives above, The presence of his Son : For me to intercede; His Spirit answers to the blood, His all-redeeming love, And tells me I am born of God. His precious blood to plead : His blood atones for all our race, Bly God is reconciled ; And sprinkles now the throne of grace. His pard'ning voice I hear : He owns me for his child ; Five bleeding wounds he beai-s, I can no longer fear: Received on Calvary; With confidence I now draw nigh, They pour effectual prayers, And Father, Abba, Father, cry. Teacher. Let the wicked forsake liis way, and the unright- eous man his thoughts ; and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him ; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. Isa, Iv. 7. Scholars. The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin. Ex. xxxiv. 6, 7. T. I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgression for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. Put me in remembrance : let us plead together, declare then that thou mayest be justified. Isa. xliii. 25, 26. S. O Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us, and la* 149 150 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for tliine inherit- ance. Ex. xxxiv. 9. T. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving- kindness ; according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Ps. ii. 1. S. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight : that thon mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. Ps. Iv. 2, 3, 4. T. Incline your ear, and come unto me ; hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. Isa. Iv. 3. S. A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Ps. li. 17. T. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart ; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit, Ps. xxxiv. 18. S. How can man be justified with God ? Job xxv. 4. T. Being justified by faith, we have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ. By whom also we have access by fS'. In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death. Prov. xii. 28. T. He that foUoweth after righteousness and mercy, findeth life, righteousness and honor. Prov. xxi. 21. S. A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked, for the arms of the wicked shall be broken; but the Lord upholdeth the righteous. Ps. xxxvii. IG, 17. T. The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he tliat lialh clean hands shall be stronger and stronger. Job xvii. 9. S. The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree, he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Ps. xcii. 12. T. As righteousness tendeth to life, so he that pursuetli evil pursueth it to his own death. Prov. xi. lU. S. Evil pursueth sinners, but to the righteous good shall be repaid. Prov. xiii. 21. T. Kighteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. Prov. xiv. 34. 8. (lodliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. 1 Tim. iv. 8. T. Say ye to the righteous, that it sliall be well with him, for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Isa. iii. 10. S. I pray that ye may be sincere and without oflence till the day of Christ, being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God. Phil. i. 10, il. PATIET^OE. Thirty-nintli Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 153. h. M. HYMN 154. c. m. Sabaoth. Bolton. SAINTS, at yourlieavenly Father's word, LORD, my best desire fulfill, Give lip your comforts to the Lord ; And help mo to resign He will restore what you resign, Life, health and comfort to thy will, Or grant you blessings more divine. And make thy pleasure mine. ?o Abra'am, with obedient hand. Why should I shrink at thy command, Led forth his son at God's command; Whose love forbids my fears? The wood, the lire, the knife he took, Or tremble at thy gracious hand, His arm prcpar'd the dreadful stroke. That wipes away my tears? " Abra'am, forbear," the angel cried, No, let me rather freely yield " Thy faith is known, thy love is tried, What most I prize to thee, Thy son shall live, and in thy seed Who never hast a good withheld, Shall the whole earth be blessed indeed." Or wilt withhold from me. Just in the last distressing hour W^isdom and mercy guide my way, The Lord displays deliv'ring power; Shall I resist them both? The mount of danger is the place A poor blind creature of a day. Where we shall see surprising grace. And crush'd before the moth ? Teacher, Be patient toward all men, see that none render evil for evil unto any man ; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. 1 Thess. v. 14, 15. Scholars. Do all things without murmurings and disjjutings. Phil. ii. 14. T. Be ye also patient, establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. James v. 8. S. We glory in tribulation also, knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope ; and hope maketh not ashamed ; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Ploly Ghost, which is given unto us. Eom. v. 3-5. 163 164 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. T. Let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. Heb. xii. 1, 2. S. Eejoicing in liope, patient in tribulation, continuing instant in prayer. Kom. xii. 12. T. Eest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him, fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. Ps. xxxvii. 7. S. I waited patiently for the Lord, and he inclined unto me, and beard my cry. Ps. xl. L T. The Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ. 2 Thess. iii. 5. S. If we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. Eom. viii. 25. T. To them who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life. Bom. ii. 7. S. Whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. Rom. xv. 4. T. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord, that the Lord is very pitiful and of tender mercy. James v. 11. 8. If when we do well and suffer for it, we take it patiently, this is acceptable to God ; for even hereunto were we called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example that we should follow his steps. 1 Pet. ii. 20, 21. T. Abraham, after he had patiently endured, obtained the promise. Heb. vi. 15. S. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. Eccles. vii. 8. T. We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers ; remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father. 1 Thess. i. 2, 3. TEMPEEAUOE. Fortieth Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 155. p. M. HYMN 156. p. m. Smyrna. As/don. JilSUS, I my cross have taken, THIS slumber from my spirit shake; All to leave and follow thee; Waru'd by the Spirit's inward call, Naked, poor, despised, forsaken. Let me to righteousness awake, Thun from hence my all shalt be; And pray that I may never fall ; Perish every fond ambition. Or give to siu or Satan place, All I've sought, or hoped, or known, But walk in all thy righteous ways. Yet how rich is my condition! [guard God and heaven are still my own. Oh wouldst thou. Lord, thy servant 'Gainst every known or secret foe; Soul, then know thy full salvation, A mind for all assaults prepared, Rise o'er sin and fear and care, A sober vigilance bestow ; Joy to find in every station Ever apprised of danger nigh, Something still to do or bear; And when to fight and when to fly. Think what spirit dwells within thee; Think what Father's smiles are thine; Oh never suffer me to sleep Think that Jesus died to win thee ; Secure within the verge of hell; Child of heaven, canst thou repine? But still my watchful spirit keep In lowly awe and loving zeal ; Haste thee on from grace to glory. And bless me with a godly fear. Armed by faith, and winged by And plant that guardian angel here, prayer: Heaven's eternal days before thee. Attended by that sacred dread, God's own hand shall guide thee there. And wise from evil to depart, [ceed. Soon shall close thy earthly mission, Let me from strength to strength pro- Soon shall pass thy pilgrim days : And rise to purity of heart : Hope shall change to glad fruition, Through all the paths of duty move, Faith to sight and prayer to praise. From humble faith to perfect love. Teacher. And besides this, giving all diligence, add to your faith, virtue ; and to virtue, knowledge. 2 Pet. i. 5, Scholars. And to knowledge, temperance; and to temper- ance, patience ; and to patience, godliness ; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, charity. 2 Pet. i. 6, 7. 165 166 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. T. Tliis I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh : and these are contrary the one to the other ; so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. Gal. V. 16, 17. S. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long- sufiering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance : against such there is no law. Gal. v. 22, 23. T. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Eom. vi. 12. S. For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath ap- peared to all men, teaching us, that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously and godly, in this present world. Tit. ii. 11, 12. T. Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious ap- pearing of the great God, and our Saviour Jesus Christ. Tit. ii. 13. S. Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. Tit. ii. 14. T. Know ye not, that they which run in a race, run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. 1 Cor. ix. 24. S. And every man that striveth for the mastery is tem- perate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown ; but we an incorruptible. 1 Cor. ix. 25. T. Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 1 Pet. i. 13. S. As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves accord- ing to the former lusts in your ignorance. 1 Pet. i. 14. T. Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceediug joy, to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. Jude 24, 25. HUMILITY. Fortietii Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 157. L. M. HYMX 158. l. m. Humility. [of clay, Jura. WHEREFORE should man, frail child THUS saith the high and lofty One, Who, from the cradle to the shroud, " I sit upon my holy throne; Lives hut the insect of a day — My name is God ; I dwell on high ; Oh why should mortal man be proud? Dwell in my own eternity. His brightest visions just appear, " But I descend to worlds below: Then vanish, and no more are found; On earth I have a mansion, too: The stateliest pile his pride can rear The humble spirit and contrite A breath may level with the ground. Is an abode of my delight. Follies and crimes, a countless sum, " The humble soul my words revive : Are crowded in life's little span: I bid the mourning sinner live ; How ill, alas ! does pride become Heal all the broken hearts I find. That erring, guilty creature, man ! And ease the sorrows of the mind." God of my life ! Father divine ! Oh may thy pard'ning grace be nigh, Give me a meek and lowly mind ; Lest we shuuld faint, despair and die ? In modest worth, oh let me shine. Thus shall our better tho'ts approve And peace in humble virtue find. The methods of thy chast'ning love. Teacher. I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think ; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. Eom. xii.3. ScJiolars. Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him ; or the son of man that thou makest account of him ? Ps. cxliv. 3. T. What is man, that thou art mindful of him ? and the Bon of man tliat thou visitest him ? Ps. viii. 4. S. Far better it is that it be said unto thee. Come up hither, than that thou shouldst be put lower. Prov. xxv. 7. 167 168 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. T. Submit yourselves one to another in the fear of God. Eph. V. 21. S. For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy : I dwell in the high and holy place, with hira also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. Isa. Ivii. 15. T. What doth the Lord require of thee but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbl}^ with thy God ? Mic. vi. 8. S. God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the hum- ble. James iv. 6. T. Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly. Ps. cxxxviii. 6. S. Better is it to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoils with the proud, Prov. xvi. 19. T. By humility and the fear of the Lord, are riches and honor and life. Prov. xxii. 4. S. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matt. v. 3. T. The publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, say- ing, God be merciful to me a sinner. Luke xviii. 18. S. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Because thy heart was tender and thou hast humbled thyself before the Lord, and hast rent thy clothes and wept before me, I also have heard thee. 2 Kings xxii. 19. T. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. James iv. 10. S. Whosoever shall exalt himself, shall be abased ; and he that shall humble himself, shall be exalted. Matt, xxiii. 12. T. Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is ; that I may know how frail I am. Ps. xxxix. 4. S. O Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble, thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear. Ps. X. 17. MEEKl^ESS. Forty-first Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 169. L. M. HYMN 160. l. m. El Par an. Gratitude. THOU Lamb of God, thoii Prince of peace,NOT difT rent food,nor dilTrent dress, For thee my thirsty soul doth pine ; Compose the kingdom of our Lord ; My longing heart implores thy grace ; But peace andjoy and righteo.nsness, Oh make me in thy likeness shine. Faith and obedience to his word. Wifh fraudless, eyen humble mind, When weaker Christians we despise, Thy will in all things may I see ; "We do the gospel mighty wrong; In love be every wish resign'd, For God, the gracious and the wise. And hallow'd my whole heart to thee.Receives the feeble with the strong. [hence, When pain o'er my weak flesh prevails. Let pride and wrath be banish'd With lamb-like patience arm my brea8t;Meekness and love our souls pursue : When grief my wounded soul assails. Nor shall our patience give offence In lowly meekness may I rest. To saints, the Gentile, or the Jew. Close by thy side still may I keep. Then we who own one Father here, Howe'er life's various current flow; And walk in meekness and in love. With steadfast eye mark every step. Shall 'round his board in heaven ap- Aud follow where my Lord doth go. And form one family above, [pear. Teacher. The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit is in the sight of God of great price. 1 Pet. ii. 4. Scholars. For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation. Ps. cxlix. 4. T. The Lord lifteth up the meek, he casteth the wicked down to the ground. Ps. cxlvii. 6. S. With righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth : and lie shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. Isa. xi. 4. T. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Matt. V. 5. 15 169 170 SAEBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. S. But yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. Bat the meek shall inherit the earth: and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. Ps. xxxvii. 10. T. And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient ; in meekness, in- structing those that oppose themselves. 2 Tim. ii. 25. S. The meek he will guide in judgment, and the meek will lie teach his way. Ps. xxv. 9. T. Who is a wise man ; and endued with knowledge among you? let him show out of a good conversation hi.s works with meekness of wisdom. James iii. 13. S. The wisdom that is from above is first pure, tlien peace- able, gentle and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. James iii. 18. T. Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness, it may be ye shall be hid in tlie day of the Lord's anger. Zeph. ii. 3. S. If a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual restore such an one in the spirit of meekness. Gal. vi. 1. T. Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, to speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, show- ing all meekness unto all men. Tit. iii. 1, 2. S. With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love ; endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Eph. iv. 2, 3. T. Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mhid, meekness, long-suffering; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another; if any man have a quarrel against any, even as C/hrist forgave you, so also do ye. Col. iii. 12, 13. S. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. Gal. v. 22, 23. BEOTHESLY KBTBIfESS. Forty-first Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 161. c. M. HYMN 162. p. m. Unity. Ilozart. LO, what an entertaining; sisht ONE there is, above all others. Are brethren who agree I — Well deserves the name of Friend; Brethren, whose cheerful hearts unite His is love beyond a brother's, In bands of piety! Costly, free and knows no end. AVhen streams of love, from Christ the Which of all our friends, to save us. Descend to ev'ry soul, [sprin-;, Could or would have shed his blood ? And heavenly peace, with balmy wing, But this Saviour died to havens Shades and bedews the whole : Reconciled in him to God. "lis like the oil, divinely sweet, When he lived on earth abased. On Aaron's rev'rend head ; Friend of sinners was his name ; The trickling drops perfuni'd his feet, Now above all glory raised, And o'er his garments spread. He rejoices in the same. 'Tis pleasant as the morning dews Oh for grace our hearts to soften ! That fall on Zion's hill, Teach us, Lord, at length to love ; Where God his mildest glory shows, We, alas! forget too often And makes his grace distill. What a Friend we have above. Teacher. Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell togetlier in unity. Ps. cxxxiii. 1. Scholars. It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments. Ps. cxxxiii. 2. T. As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion : for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. Ps. cxxxiii. 3. S. A man that hath friends, must show himself friendly ; and there is a friend that sticketh clo?er than a brother. Prov. xviii. 24. 171 172 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. T. Be kindly-affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another; rejoicing in hope; pa- tient in tribulation, continuing instant in prayer, distributing to the necessity of saints. Kom. xii. 10, 12, 13. S, This commandment have we from God, that he who loveth God, love his brother also. 1 John iv. 21. T. The Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do to- ward you. 1 Thess. iii. 12. S. We know that we have passed from death unto life, be- cause we love the brethren. 1 John iii. 14. T. If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar, for he that loveth not his brother, whom he hath seen, how can he love God, whom he hath not seen ? 1 John iv. 20. S. He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and know- eth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes. 1 John ii. 10, 11. T. Be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. Eph. iv. 32. S. God comforteth us in all our tribulations, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble. 2 Cor. i. 4. T. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Gal. vi. 2. S. We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Rom. xv. 1. T. Why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at naught thy brother ? for we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of Christ. Rom. xiv. 10. S. Let us not therefore judge one another any more. Rom. xiv. 13. T. Add to your faith virtue, and to virtue knowledge, and to knowledge temperance, and to temperance patience, and to patience godliness, and to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness charity. 2 Pet. i. 5, 6, 7. CHAEITY. Forty-second Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 163. c. M. TalUs. CHARITY, thou heavenly grace! All tender, soft and kind ! A friend to all the human race, To all that's good inclined ! HYMN lU. V. M. Actrm. JESUS, Lord, we look to thee, Let us in thy name agree ; Show tln'self the Prince of peace; Bid our jars for ever cease. The man of charity extends By thy reconciling love To all his lib'ral hand; Every stumbling-block remove; IIi3kiudred,neighbors,foes and friends Each to each unite, endear; His pity may command. He aids the poor in their distress ; He hears when they complain ; With tender heart delights to bless And lessen all their pain. Come, and spread thy banner here. Make us of one heart and miud — Courteous, pitiful and kind : Lowly, meek in thought and word- Altogether like our Lord. The sick, the pris'ner, poor and blind. Let us for each other care; And all the sons of grief, In him a benefactor find — He loves to give relief. 'Tis love that makes religion sweet; 'Tis love that makes us rise. With willing minds and ardent feet To yonder happy skies. Then let us all in love abound, And charity pursue ; Thus sliall we be with glory crown 'd. On the wings of angels fly: And love as angels do. Show how true believers die, Each the other's burdens bear : To thj' Church the pattern give; Show how true believers live. Free from anger and from pride, Let us thus in God abide ; Ail the depths of love express. All the heights of holiness. Let us then with joy remove To the familv above; Teacher. Be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 1 Tim. iv. 12. Scholars. Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned. 1 Tim. i. 5. T. And above all things have fervent charity among your- selves : for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. 1 Pet. iv. 8. 15* 173 174 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. S. Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 1 Cor. xiii. 1. T. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and under- stand all mysteries, and all knowledge ; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 1 Cor. xiii. 2, S. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it i^rofiteth me nothing. 1 Cor. xiii. 3. T. Charity sufFereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not pufied up. 1 Cor. xiii. 4. S. Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil. 1 Cor. xiii. 5. T. Eejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth. 1 Cor. xiii. 6. S. Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 1 Cor. xiii. 7. T. Charity never faileth; but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail ; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whe- ther there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. 1 Cor. xiii. 8. S. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part ghall be done away. 1 Cor. xiii. 9, 10. T. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three ; but the greatest of these is charity. 1 Cor. xiii. 13. S. Follow after charity and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. 1 Cor. xiv. 1. T. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. Col. iii. 14. *S'. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Col. iii. 5. T. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom ; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. Col. iii. 16. COLTISENCE IE GOD. Forty-second Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 165. L. M. HYMN 166. s. m. Sargent. Marcus. HE who hath made bis refuge God, THE Lord my Shepherd is, Shall find a most secure abode; I shall be well supplied, Shall walk all day beneath his shade, Since he is mine and I am his, And there, at night, shall rest his What can I want beside? head. Since he is mine and I am his, What can I want beside? Then will I say, " My God, thy power Shall be my fortress and my tower; He leads me to the place I, that am form'd of feeble dust. Where heav'nly pasture grows ; Make thine Almighty arm my trust." Where living waters gently pass, And full salvation flows; If burning beams of noon conspire Where living waters gently pass. To dart a pestilential fire. And full salvation flows. God is their life: his wings are spread To shield them with a healthful shade. If e'er I go astray. He doth my soul reclaim ; If vapors, with malignant breath, And guides me in his own right way Rise thick and scatter midnight death. For his most holy name ; Israel is safe: the poison'd air And guides me in his own right way Grows pure, if Israel's God be there. For his most holy name. Teacher. I have set the Lord always before me : because he is at ray right hand, I shall not be moved. Ps. cxvi. 8. Scholars. The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by him, and the Lord shall cover him all the day long. Deut. xxxiii. 12. T. He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most Lligh shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Ps. xci. 1. S. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress : my God ; in him will I trust. Ps. xci. 2. T. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. Ps. xci. 3. 175 173 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. S. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his ■wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler, Ps. xci. 4. T. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night ; nor for the arrow that flieth by day ; nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness ; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. Ps. xci. 5, 6. S. Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation; there shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. Ps. xci. 9, 10. T. Thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety. Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid. Job xi. 18, 1 9. S. I will both lay me down in peace and sleep; for thou. Lord, only makest me to dwell in safety. Ps. iv. 8. T. When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid ; yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. Prov. iii. 24. aS'. He giveth his beloved sleep. Ps. cxxvi 9 T. Behold he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is thy keejier : the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. Ps. cxxi. 4, 5. S. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people, from henceforth even for ever. Ps. cxxv. 2. T. Thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name ; thou art mine. Isa. xliii. 1. S. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou waikest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. Isa. xliii. 2. T. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour. Isa. xliii. 3. OOl^riDENOE m GOD. Forty-third Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 167. L. M. HYMN 168. l. m. Stonefield. Raymond. GOT) is our refuge and defence, GLORY to thee, my God, this night, In trouble our unfailiug aid : For all the blessings of the light ; Secure in his omnipotence, Keep me, oh keep me. King of kings, What foe can make our souls afraid? Beneath the shadow of thy wings. Yea, tho' the earth's foundation rock, Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son, And mountains down the gulf be hurrd,The ill which I this day have done ; His people smile amid the shock: That with the world, m.yself and thee. They look beyond this transientworld.I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. There is a river pure and bright. Teach me to live, that I may dread "Whose streams make glad the heaven- The grave as little as my bed; Where in eternity of light [ly plains ; Teach me to die, that so I may The city of our God remains. Rise glorious at the judgment day. Built by the word of his command. Oh let my soul on thee repose, With his unclouded presence blest. And may sweet sleep miue eyelids close; Firm as his throne the bulwarks stand: Sleep that shall me more vigorous make Thereisourhome, our hope, our rest. To serve my God, when I awake. Teacher. Trust in the Lord with all thy heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding ; in all thy ways acknow- ledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Prov. iii. 5, 6. Scholars. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put con- fidence in princes. Ps. cxviii. 9. T. The Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken. Prov. iii. 26. S. In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust, let me never be put to confusion. Ps. Ixxi. 1. T. Whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe. Prov. xxix. 25. S. Thou art my hope, O Lord God ; thou art my trust from my youth. Ps. Ixxi. 5. M 177 178 SABEATK-SCHOOL MANUAL. T. The Lord God is a sun and shield : the Lord will give grace and glory; no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. Ps. Ixxxiv. IL S. The God of my rock, in him will I trust; he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower and my refuge, my Saviour. 2 Sam, xxii. 3. T. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer ; my God, my strength, hi whom I will trust, Ps. xviii. 2. S. Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. Ps. Ixiii. 7. T. Fear thou not, for I am with thee ; be not dismayed, for I am thy God ; I will strengthen thee ; yea, I will help Ihee; yea, I will uphold thee with the riglit hand of my righteousness. Isa. xli. 10. S. Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name. Ps. ixxix. 9. T. I, the Lord thy God, will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not, I will help thee. Isa. xli. 13. S. Let us come boldly unto the tla-one of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Heb. iv. 16. T. The Lord will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. 1 Sam. ii. 9. S. Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked. Ps. cxl. 4. T. Let them that sufler according to the will of God, con> rait the keeping of their souls to liira in well-doing, as unto a faithful Creator. 1 Pet. iv. 19. S. Oh keep my soul and deliver me, let me not be ashamed ; for I put my trust in thee. Ps. xxv. 20. T. Lord, who is like unto thee? which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him. Ps. xxxv. 10. S. Thou art my hiding-place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Ps. xxxii. 7. BLESSmaS UPON PAMILIES. Forty-third Sunday in tlie Year. Evening. HYMN 169. c. M. HYMN 170. l. m. Florence. South Street. on happy man, whose soul is fiU'd FATHER of men, thy care we bless, With zeal and rev'iend awe ! Which crown our families witli peace ; His lips to God their honors yield, From thee they sprung, and by thy hand His life adorns the law. Their root and branches are sustain'd. A careful Providence will stand, To God, most worthy to be prais'd. And ever guard thy head — Be our domestic altars rais'd ; Will on the labors of thy liaud Wlio,Lord of heaven, scorns not to dwell Its kindly blessings shed. With saints in their obscurest cell. Thy wife shall be a fruitful vine ; To thee may each united house, Thy children round thy board Morning and night, present its vows ; Each like a plant of honor shine, Our servants here, and rising race, And learn to fear the Lord. Be taught thy precepts and thy grace. Tlie Lord will thy best hopes fulfill. Oh may each future age proclaim For months and years to come ; The honors of thy glorious name ; The Lord, who dwells on Zion's hill. While, pleas"d and thankful, we remove Will send the blessings home. To join the family above. Teacher. The house of the righteous shall stand. Prov. xii. 7. Scholars. The tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. Prov. xiv. 11. T. He blesseth the habitation of the just. Prov. iii. 33. *S'. Thou shalt know also that tiiy tabernacle shall be in peace ; and thou shalt visit thy habitation and shall not sin. Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth. Thou shalt corae to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometli in in his .season. Job v. 24, 25, 26. T. If thou wert pure and upright, surely now he would 179 180 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous. Though thy beginning were small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase. Job viii. 6, 7. aS*. Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house ; thy children, like olive-plants round about thy table. Behold, thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord. Ps. cxxviii. 3, 4. T. The Lord shall bless thee out of Zlon ; and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel. Ps. cxxviii. 5, 6. S. I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people. Jer. xxxi. 1. T. And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. Jer. XXX. 22. S. Thou shalt keep the statutes, that it may go well with thee, and thy children after thee. Deut. v. 29. T. I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them. Jer. xxxii. 39. S. The just man walketh in his integrity ; his children are blessed after him. Prov. xx. 7. T. His seed shall be mighty upon earth ; the generation of the upright shall be blessed. Ps. cxii. 2. S. A good man leaveth an inheritance unto his children's children ; and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. Prov. xiii. 22. T. The seed of the righteous shall be delivered. Prov. xi. 2L S. In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence ; and his children shall have a place of refuge. Prov. xiv. 2G. T. The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee. Ps. cii. 2S. S. I have been young and now am old, yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. He is merciful and lendeth ; and his seed is blessed. Ps. xxxvii. 25, 26. THE BEATITUDES. Forty-fourth Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 171. L. M. Temple Street. BLEST are the humble souls who see Blest are the men whose bowels move Their emptiness and poverty : And melt with sympathy and love ; Treasures of grace to them are given, From Christ, the Lord, shall they o1>- And crowns of joy laid up in heaven. Like sympathy and love again, [rain Blest are the men of broken heart. Blest are the pure, whose hearts are Who mourn for sin with inward smart; From the defiling power of sin ; [clea n The blood of Christ divinely flows, With endless pleasure, they shall seo A healing balm for all their woes. A God of spotless purity Blest are the meek, who stand afar Blest are the men of peaceful life. From rage and passion, noise and war; Who quench the coals of growing stviff; God will secure their happy state. They shall be call'd the heirs of blisa, And plead their cause against the The sons of God, the God of peace. [great. Blest are the souls that thirst for grace.Blest are the suff'rers, who partake Hunger and long for righteousness ; Of pain and shame for Jesus' sake ; They shall be well supplied and fed Their souls shall triumph in the Lord; With living streams and living bread.Glory and joy are their reward. Teacher. Blessed are the poor in spirit : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matt. v. 3. Scholars. Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall be comforted. Matt. v. 4. T. Blessed are the meek : for they shall inherit the earth. Matt. V. 5. S. Ble?=sed are they which do hunger and thirst after riglit- eonsness: for they shall be filled. Matt. v. 6. T. Blessed are the merciful : for they shall obtain mercy. Matt. V. 7. S. Ble.-sed are the pure in heart : for they shall see God. Matt. V. 8. T. Blessed are the peace-maker.« : for they shall be called the children of God, Matt. v. 9. IG 181 182 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. S. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteous- ness' sake : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matt. v. 10. T. Blessed are ye when men shall revile you, and perse- cute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Matt. v. 11. ■S. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad : for great is your re- ward in heaven : for so persecuted they the prophets whicii were before you. Matt. v. 12. T. Blessed are the undefiled in the way who walk in the law of the Lord. Ps. cxix. 1. S. Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. They also do no iniquity : they walk in his ways. Ps. cxix. 2, 3. T. Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance. Ps. Ixxxix. 15. S. In thy name shall they rejoice all the day : and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. Ps. Ixxxix. 16. T. Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. For whoso find- «th me, findeth life, and shall obtain favor of the Lord. Prov. viii. 34, 35. S. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house : they will be still praising thee. Ps. Ixxxiv. 4. T. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute ^in. Rom. iv. 8. S. Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Rom, ix. 7. T. Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee. For the Lord is a sun and a shield ; the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. Ps. Ixxxiv. 5, 11. *S^. Blessed is the man that endureth temptation ; for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. James i. 12. T. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord ; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. Ps. xxxiii. 12. HOUSE OF GOD. Forty-fourth Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 172. L. M. HYMN 173. c. m. Battee. Happiness. YE nations of the earth, rejoice MY soul, how h)vely is the place Before the Lord, your sovereign King, To which thy God resorts! Serve him with cheerful heartaud voice; 'Tis heaven to see his suiiliug face, With all your tongues his glory sing. Though in his earthly courts. The Lord is God — 'tis he alone There the great Monurcli of the skies T)i)th life and breath and being give; His saving power displays; "VVe are his work and not our own ; And light breaks in upon our eyes The sheep that on his pasture live. With kind and quick'uing rays. Enter his gates with songs of joy ; With his rich gifts the heav'nly Dove With praises to his courts repair: Descends and fills the place; And make it your divine employ, While Christ reveals his wondrous To pay your thanks and honors there. And sheds abroad his grace, [love The Lord is good; the Lord is kind; There, mighty God, thy words de- Great is his grace, his mercy sure; The secrets of thy will ; [clare And the whole race of man shall find And still we seek thy mercies there, His truth from age to age endure. And sing thy praises still. Teacher. The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before hira. Hab. ii. 20. Scholars. Ye shall keep my Sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary, I am the Lord. Lev. xix. 30. T. Every one that keepeth my Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of ray covenant, even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt-offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar ; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all people. Isa. Ivi. 6, 7. S. Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at his holy hill ; for the Lord our God is holy. Ps. xcix. 9. 183 ,184 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. T. The Lord is great, and greatly to be praised : he is to be feared above all gods. Honor and majesty are before him ; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. Ps. xcvi. 4, 6. S. Give unto the Lord, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the Lord glory and strength. Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name : bring an offering, and come into his courts. Ps. xcvi. 7, 8. T. Oh worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness : fear be- fore him, all the earth. Say among the heathen that ihe Lord reigneth. Ps. xcvi. 9, 10. *S'. Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord ? and who shall stand in the holy place? Ps. xxiv. 8. T. He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart : who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. Ps. xxiv. 4, 5. S. Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow my- self before the high God ? Mic. vi. 6. T. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his pres- ence with singing. Know ye that the Lord he is God. Ps. c. 2, 3. S. It is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Ps. c. 3. T. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise : be thankful unto him, and bless his name. Ps. c. 4. S. For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations. Ps. c. 5. T. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Ps. Ixxxiv. 4. S. For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. Ps. Ixxxiv. 10. • T. For the Lord is a sun and a shield ; the Lord will give grace and glory ; no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. Ps. Ixxxiv. 11. BEAUTY OP THE HOUSE OP GOD. Forty-fifth Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 174. p. M. Plummer. LORD of the worlds above, How pleasant and how fair, The dwellings of thy love, Thy earthly temples are! To thine abode my heart aspires ; With warm desires to see my God. happy eonls, who pray Where God appoints to hear ! happy men, who pay Their constant service there ! They praise thee still ; and happy they Who love the way to Zion's hill. They go from strength to strength Through this dark vale of tears ; Till each arrives at length, Till each in heaven appears. Oh glorious seat, when God our King Shall thither bring our willing feet! HYxMN 175. c. M. Jerusalem. HOW did my heart rejoice to hear My friends devoutly say, 'In Ziou let us. all appear And keep the solemn day !" I love her gates, I love the road! The Church, adorn'd witli gi-ace, Stands like a palace built for God To show his milder face. Peace be within this sacred place. And joy a constant guest! "With holy gifts and heavenly grace Be her attendants blest. My soul shall pray for Zion still While life or breath remains; Here my best friends, my kindred Here God my Saviour reigns, [dwell. Teacher. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts ! Ps. Ixxiv. 1. Scholars. My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth, for the courts of the Lord : my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. Ps. Ixxiv. 2. T. Blevssed are they that dwell in thy house ; they will be still praising thee. Ps. Ixxxiv. 4. S. Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honor dwelleth. Ps. xxvi. 8. T. I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy 16 * 185 186 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth ; for thou hast magnified tliy word above all thy name. Ps. cxxxviii. 2. S. One thing have I desired of the Lord, tliat will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of ray life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple. Ps. xxvii. 4. T. For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion : in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me ; he shall set me up upon a rock. Ps. xxvii. 5. S. And now shall my head be lifted up above mine ene- mies round about me : therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy ; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord. Ps. xxvii. 6. T. Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they consider not that they do evil. Eccles. v. 1. S. He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house ; he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight. Ps. ci. 7. T. Surely the Lord is in this place and I knew it not. Gen. xxviii. 16. aS". When I remember these things I pour out my soul in me : for I had gone Avith the multitude, I went with them to . the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a mul- titude that kept holy days. Ps. xlii. 4. T. Hear the word of the Lord, all ye of Judah that enter in at these gates to worship the Lord. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. Jer. vii. 2, 3. S. Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple. Ps. Ixii. 4. T. He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Ps. xci. 1. S. To thee, O my strength, will I sing. Ps. lix. 17. THE OHEISTIAN WAEPAEE. Forty-fifth Sunday in the Year. Evening-. HYMN 176. L. M. HYMN 177. s. m. Warejield. Lahan. BP;iIOLD the Christian warrior stand MY soul be on thy guard; lu all the armor of his Qotl ; Ten thousand foes arise ; The Spirit's sword is in his hand, The hosts of sin are pressing hard Ilis feet are with the gospel shod ; To draw thee from the skies. In panoply of truth complete, Oh watch and fight and pray, Salvation's helmet on his head ; The battle ne'er give o'er; ■With righteousness a breastplate meet, Renew it boldly every day And faith's broad shield before him And help divine implore, [spread ; Undaunted to the field he goes; Ne'er think the vict'ry won, Yet vain were skill and valor there, Nor lay thine armor down : Unless, to foil his legion foes, The work of faith will not be done He takes the trusted weapon, prayer. 'Till thou obtain the crown. Thus, strong in his Redeemer's 8trength,Then persevere till death Sin, death and hell he tramples down ; Shall bring thee to thy God ; Fights the good fight, and wins at length, He'll take thee, at thy parting Through mercy, an immortal crown. To his divine abode. [breath. Teacher. Put on tlie whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Eph. vi. 11. Scholars. Though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh : for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds. 2 Cor. X. 4. T. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of tlie dark- ness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Eph. vi. 12. S. Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, thnt ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done ail, to stand. Eph. vi. 13. 187 188 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. T. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness ; and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace. Eph. vi. 14, 15. S, Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. Eph. vi. 16. T. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God : praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watcliing thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints. Eph. vi. 17, 18. S. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temper- ate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown ; but we an incorruptible. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly ; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air. 1 Cor. ix. 25, 26. T. Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the afl'airs of this life ; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. 2 Tim. ii. 3, 4. S. And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully. 2 Tim. ii. 5, T. Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. 1 Cor. xvi. 13. S. With him is an arm of flesh : but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles. 2 Chron. xxxii. 8. T. But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 1 Tim. vi. 11. S. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good pro- fession before many witnesses. 1 Tim. vi. 12. T. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith : henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness. 2 Tim. iv. 7, 8. S. Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Cor. xv. 57. EASLY PIETY. Forty-sixth Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 178. L. M. HYMN 179. s. m. Alf retort. Desire. NOW in the heat of j-outhful blood SHALL Wisdom cry aloud, Remember your Creator, God ; And not her speech be heard? Behold the months come hast'ning on, The voice of God's eternal Word, WJien youshallsay, Myjoys are gone. Deserves it no regard? Behold, the aged sinner goes, "I was his chief delight, Laden with guilt and heavy woes, His everlasting Son, Down to the regions of the dead, , Before the first of all his works — With endless curses on his head. Creation — was begun. The dust returns to dust again; "My busy thoughts at first The soul, in agonies of pain. On their salvation ran, Ascends to God; not there to dwell — Ere sin was born, or Adam's dust But hears her doom, and sinks to hell. Was fashion'd to a man. Eternal King, I fear thy name! " Then come, receive my grace. Teach me to know how frail I am; Ye children, and be wise; And when my soul must hence remove, Happy tiie man who keeps my ways ; Give me a mansion in thy love. The man, who shuns them, dies."' Teacher. Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh when thon shalt say, I have no pleasure in them. Eccles. xii. 1. Scholars. While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain. Eccles, xii. 2. T. In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves ; and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the win- dows be darkened. Eccles. xii. 3. S. And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the 189 190 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low. Eccles. xii. 4. T. Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flour- ish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail : because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets. Eccles. xii. 5. S. Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. Eccles. xii. 6, 7. T. Doth not wisdom cry ? and understanding put forth her voice? Prov. viii. 1. S. She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. Prov. viii. 2. T. She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors, I love them that love me ; and those that seek me early shall find me. Prov. viii. 3, 17. S. Jesus said unto them. Suffer the little chihlren to come unto me, and forbid them not : for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you. Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. Mark x. 14, 15. T. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. Mark x. 16. S. Little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth. 1 John iii. 18. T. That ye may be children of your Father which is in heaven. Matt. v. 45. S. And if children, then heirs: heirs of God, and joint- heirs of Jesus Christ. Kom. viii. 17. T. Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend unto the words of my mouth. Prov. vii. 24. S. O God, thou art my God ; early will I seek thee : my soul thirstcth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee. Ps. Ixiii. 1. EAKLY PIETY. Forty-sixth Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 180. c. M. HYMN 181. c. m. Litchfield. Pilgrim. YE hearts with youthful vigor warm, HAPPY the child whose tender years In smiling crowds draw near; Receive instruction well; And turn from ev'ry mortal charm, Who hates the sinner's path, and fears A Saviour's voice to hear. The I'oad that leads to hell. He, Lord of all the worlds on high, 'Twill save us from a thousand snares Stoops to converse with you ; To seek religion young ; And lays his radiant glories by, Grace will preserve our foll'wing years. Your welfare to pursue. And make our virtue strong. What object. Lord, my soul should To thee. Almighty God, to thee. If once compar'd to thee? [move, Our childhood we resign; What beauty should command my 'Twill please us to look back and see Like what in Christ I see? [love, That our whole lives were thine. Away, ye false, delusive toys. Let the sweet work of prayer and praise Vain tempters of the mind ! Employ our youngest breath ; 'Tis here I fix my lasting choice, Thus we're prepared for longer days, And here true bliss I find. Or fit for early death. Teacher. Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. Prov. iv. 1. Scholars. For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. Prov. iv. 2. T. For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of ray mother. Prov. iv. 3. S. He taught me also, and said unto me. Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments and live. Prov. iv. 4. T. Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. Prov. iv. 5. 191 192 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. S. Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. Prov. iv. 6. T. Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom : and with all thy getting get understanding, Prov. iv. 7. S. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her. Prov. iv. 8. T. She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace : a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. Prov. iv. 9. S. Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. Prov. iv. 10. T. I have tauglit thee in the way of wisdom ; I have led | thee in right paths. Prov. iv. 11. ' S. When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. Prov. iv. 12. T. Take fast hold of instruction ; let her not go : keep her; for she is thy life. Prov. iv. 13. S. Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. Prov. iv. 14, 15. T. The way of the wicked is as darkness ; they know not at what they stumble. Prov. iv. 19. S. But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. Prov. iv. 18. T. My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. Prov. iv. 20, 21. S. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. Prov. iv. 22. T. Keep thy heart with all diligence ; for out of it are the issues of life. Prov. iv. 23. S. Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be es- tablished. Prov. iv. 26. T. Turn not to the right hand nor to the left ; remove thy foot from evil. Prov. iv. 27. aS^. Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble ; thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. Prov. iii. 23, 24. BETJIirKEI^lfESS. Forty-seventli Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 1S2. c. M. HYMN 183. s. m. Balerma. Shirland. THE brnncli is stooping to thy hand, LOOK not upon the wine, And ])leasant to behold ; When red within the cup ; Yet gatlier not, althongh its fmit Although its rnh.v color shine, Be streaked with hues of gold. Lift not the beaker up. The cup is dancing to thy lip. Touch not the rosy bowl ; And fi-Hgrant is the wine; A serpent lurks within, Yet drtsh the untasted goblet down, An adder that will sting thy soul Though lusciously it shine ; With pangs of death and sin. For bitter ashes lurk concealed Taste not the nectar'd dews Keneath that golden skin. Of pleasure's guilty thrall, And though the coat be smooth, there Her smiles will change to tears, her But rottenness within. [lies To wormwood and to gall, [sweets The wings of pleasure fan the bowl Go to the living fount. And bid it overflow. Drink deep and thirst no more; Yet drugged with poison are its lees. So shall thy soul earth's cares surmount And death is found below. Then up to heaven shall soar. Teacher. Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his color in the cnp, when it moveth itself aright; at the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. Prov. xxiii. 31, 32. Scholars. Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging : and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. Prov. xx. 1. T. Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath conten- tions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes ? Prov. xxiii. 29. S. They that tarry long at the wine ; they that go to seek mixed wine. Prov. xxiii. 30. T. Be not among wine-bibbers ; among riotous eaters of flesh : for the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty : and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. Prov. xxiii. '20, 21. 17 N 193 194 SABBATH-SCHOOL MAIs^UAL. S. It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to Jrinkwine; nor for princes strong drink: lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. Prov. xxxi. 4, 5. T. But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way ; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink ; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment. Isa. xxviii. 7. S. His watchmen are blind : they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark ; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink : and to-morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant. Isa. Ivi. 10, 12. T. Woe to them that be at ease in Zion, that drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments ; but thev are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. Amos vi. 1, 6. S. For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry. Nah. i. 10. T. Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink ; that continue until night, till wine inflame them ! And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the opera- tion of his hands. Isa. v. 11, 12. S. Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine ; for it is cut off from your mouth. Joel i. 10. T. Woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness. Ilab. ii. 15. S. Let us walk honestly, as in the day : not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying ; but put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof. Rom. xiii. 13, 14. VAITITY OP EIOHES. Forty-seventh Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 184. L. M. HYMN 1S5. s. m. Quito. Lisbon. LET not the wise their wisdom boast, THOUGH late, I all forsake; The mighty glory in their might; My friends, my all, resign : The rich in flatt'ring riches trust, Gracious Redeemer, take, oh take, Which take their everlasting flight. And seal me ever thine. The rush ofnum'rnns years bears down Come, and possess me whole, Tlie most gigantic strength of man ; Nor hence again remove ; And where is all his wisdom gone Settle and fix my wavering soul When, dust, he turns to dust again? With all thy weight of love. One only gift can justify My one desire be this — The boasting soul that knows his God; Thy only love to know ; When .Tesns doth his blood apply, To seek and taste no other bliss — I glory in his sprinkled blood. No other good below. The Lord my righteousness I praise, My life, my portion thou ; I triumph in the love divine ; [grace, Thou all-sufficient art : The wisdom, wealth and strength of My hope, my heavenly treasure, now In Christ to endless ages mine. Enter and keep my heart. Teacher. Thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thon art ex- alted as head above all. Both riches and honor come of thee, and thou reignest over all. 1 Chron. xxix. 11, 12. Scholars. But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God : for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant. Deut. viii. 18. T. The Lord maketh poor and maketh rich : he bringeth low, and lifteth up. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes. 1 Sam. ii. 7, 8. S. Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues without right. Prov. xvi. 8. T. He that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave 195 196 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. tliera in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool. Jer. xvii. 11. S. A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riclies of many wicked; for the arms of tlie wicked shall be broken : but the Lord upholdeth the righteous. Ps. xxxvii. 16, 17. T. The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he add- eth no sorrow with it. Prov. x. 22. S. Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased ; for when he dieth he shall carry nothing away : his glory shall not descend after him. Ps. Ixix. 16, 17. T. A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. Prov, xxviii. 20. S. Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare, rai- ment as the clay ; he may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver. Jobxxvii. 16, 17. T, But they that will be rich, fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil : which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through witli many sorrows. 1 Tim. vi. 9, 10. S. Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. Ps. Ixxiii. 12. T. Their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord : they shall not sat- isfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumbling-block of their iniquity. Ezek. vii. 19. >S'. Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded, nor trust in imcertain riches, but in the liv- ing God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy. 1 Tim. vi. 17. T. Labor not to be rich : cease from thine own wisdom. Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings ; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. Prov. xxiii. 4, 5. EUYY. Forty-eig-ktli Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 186. c. M. - HYxMN 187. c. sr. Unity. TalUs. LORD, T shall envy them no more YE glittering toj's of earth, adieu! Who grow profixnely great; A nobler choice be mine ; Though they increase their golden A real prize attracts my view, And live in lordly state. [store, A treasure all divine. They taste of all the joys that grow Begone, unworthy of my cares, Upon this earthly sod ; Ye specious baits of sense ; 01 all the pleasures here below, I envy not, for now appears Without a thought of God. The Pearl of Price immense. Ye rich shall bow your stately head, Jesus, to multitudes unknown — And when your spirit flies, A name divinely sweet! There is no angel near your bed Jesus, in thee, in thee aloue. To bear it to the skies. Wealth, honor, pleasure meet. Go now and boast of all your stores, Should both the Indies, at my call. And tell how bright they shine; Their boasted stores resign. Your heaps of glittering dusts are With joy I would renounce them all And my Redeemer's mine, [yours, For leave to call thee mine. Teacher. Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageou.s, but who is able to stand before envy ? Prov. xxvii. 4. Scholars. For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. Job v. 2. T. A sound heart is the life of the flesh : but envy the rot- tenness of the bones. Prov. xiv. 30. S. Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbor. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit. Eccles. iv. 4. T. Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked ; for there .shall be no reward to the evil man ; the candle of the wicked shall be put out. Prov. xxiv. 19, 20. 17* 197 198 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. S. Lord, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the peo- ple ; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them. Isa. xxvi. 14. jT. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity; for they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the gieen herb. Ps. xxxvii. 1, 2. S. Strive not with a man without a cause, if he have done thee no harm. Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. Prov. iii. 30, 31. T. Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him : fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. Prov. xxxvii. 7. S. Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long ; for surely there is an end ; and thine expectation shall not be cut ofi'. Prov. xxiii. 17, 18. T. Do ye think that the Scripture saith in vain. The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy ? James iv. 5. S. For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobe- dient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another. Tit. ili. 3. T. But as for me, my feet were almost gone ; my steps had wellnigh slipped ; for I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. Ps. Ixxxiii. 2, 8, *S'. For, I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such us ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults. 2 Cor. xiii. 20. T. For ye are yet carnal : for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men ? 1 Cor. iii. 3. S. Wherefore, laying aside all malice, and all guile, and liypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, as new-horn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby. 1 Pet. ii. 1, 2. COVETOUSNESS. Forty-eighth Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMX 188. c. ir. HYMN 189. c. m. Florence,. Happiness. on that the Lord would guide my LET avarice, from shore to sliore, To keep his statutes still! [ways Her favorite god pursue; Oh that my God would grant me grace Thy word, Lord, we value moi'e To do his holy will! Than India or Peru. Oh send thy Spirit down to write Here mines of knowledge, love and Thy law upon my heart, Are opened to our sight ; [joy Nor let my tongue indulge deceit, The purest gold without alloy Nor act the liar's part. And gems divinely bright. From vanity tiu'n off my eyes ; The counsels of redeeming grace Let no corrupt design. There sacred leaves unfold; Nor covetous desires arise And here the Saviour's lovely face Within this heart of mine. Our raptured eyes behold. Oi'der my footsteps by thy word, Here light descending from above And make my heart sincere ; Directs our doubtful feet ; Let sin have no dominion, Lord, Here promises of heavenly love But keep my conscience clear. Our ardent wishes meet. Teacher. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man-servant, nor ]iis maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor's. Ex. xx. 17. Scholars. Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. Turn away mine eyes from beholding van- ity : and quicken thou me in thy way. Ps. cxix. 36, 37. T. Take heed, and beware of covetousness : for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. Luke xii. 15. S. Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds ! when the morning is light tliey practice it, because it is in the power of their hand. And they covet fields, and 199 200 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. take tliem by violence ; and houses, and take them away : so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heri- tage. Mic. ii. 1, 2. T. And they come unto thee as the people coraeth, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them : for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness. Ezek. xxxiii. 31. S. Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them : for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest, every one dealeth falsely. Jer. viii. 10. T. The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor : but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days. Prov. xxviii. 16. S. Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be deliv- ered from the power of evil ! Hab. ii. 9. T. For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth. Ps. x. 3. S. Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God ? Be not deceived ; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor re- vilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 1 Cor. vi. 9, 10. T. Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth : fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil con- cupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Col. iii. 5. S. But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, asbecometh saints. Eph. v. 3. T. Let your conversation be without covetousness ; and be content with such things as ye have : for lie hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. Pleb. xiii. 5. aS^. For we brouglit nothing into this world, and it is cer- tain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment, let us be therewith content. 1 Tim. vi. 7, 8. HYPOOEISY. Forty-ninth Sunday in tlie Year. Morning. HYMN 190. c. M. Plymouth. GOD is a Spirit, just and wise; He sees our iuniost niiud ; In vain to heaven we raise our cries And ieave our souls behind. Nothing but truth before his throne AVith honor can appear; The painted hypocrites are known Through the disguise they wear. Their lifted eyes salute the skies, Their bended knees the ground; But God abhors the sacrifice Where not the heart is found. HYMN 191. c. M. Downs. WHEN Christ to judgment shall de- And saints surround the Lord ; [scend, He calls the nations to attend And hear his awful word. Not for the want of bullocks slain Will I the world reprove ; Altars and rites and forms are vain Without the fire of love. And what have hypocrites to do, To bring their sacrifice? They call my statntes just and true, But deal in theft and lies. Lord, search my thoughts and try my Consider, ye that slight the Lord, And make my soul sincere; [ways, Before his wrath appear; Then shall I stand before thy face, If once yon fall beneath his sword, And find acceptance there. There's no deliverer there. Teacher. For wliat is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul ? will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him? will he delight him- self in the Almighty? will he always call upon God? Job xxvii. 8, 9, 10. Scholars. But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath : they cry not when he bindeth them. Job xxvi. 13. T. There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness, Prov. xxx. 12. S. He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him. Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears. Job xiii. 16, 17. T. For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, 201 202 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery; they con- ceive miscliief, and bring forth vanily, and their belly pre- pareth deceit. Job xv. 34, 35. S. Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth, that the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment ? Job xx. 4, 5. T. Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his liead reach unto the clouds : yet he shall perish for ever ; they vi^hich have seen him shall say. Where is he? Job xx. 6, 7. S. So are the paths of all that forget God ; and the hypo- crite's hope shall perish ; whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web ; he shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand : he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure. Job viii. 13. T. And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them : for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness. Ezek. xxxiii. 31. S. This people draw near me with their mouth, and with tlieir lips do honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men. Isa. xxix. 13. T. The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath sur- prised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings? Isa. xxxiii. 14. S. And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me ; though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mis- chief against me. They return, but not to the Most High : they are like a deceitful bow. Hos. vii. 14-16. T. The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money : yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among us? none evil can come upon us. Mic. iii. 11. SLOTEPULNESS. Forty-nintli Sunday in tlie Year. Evening. HYMN 192. c. M. Conway. MY drowsy powers, why sleep ye so? Awake, my sluggish soul: Nothing hath half thy work to do, Yet nothing's half so dull. Go to the ants ! for one poor grain See how they toil and strive ; Yet we who have a heaven to obtain, How negligent we live ! — We, for whose sake all nature stands. And stars their courses move — We, for whose guard the angel bands Come flying from above — We, for whom God the Son came down. And labor'd for our good; How careless to secure that crown He purchased with his blood ! HYMN 19.3. p. M. Owen. 'TIS the voice of the sluggard ; 1 heard him complain. You have waked me too soon, 1 must slumber again : As the door on its hinges, So he on his bed. Turns his sides and his shoulders And his heavy head. I passed by his garden And saw the wild brier The thorn and the thistles Grow broader and higher : The clothes that hang on him Are turning to rags ; And his money still wastes 'Till he starves or he begs. Teacher. The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns : but the way of the righteous is made plain. Prov. XV. 19. Scholars. He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster! Prov. xviii. 9. T. The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way : a lion is in the streets. As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed. Prov. xxii. 13, 14. S. The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labor. Prov. xxi. 25. T. A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. Prov. xix. 24. 203 204 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. S. The hand of tlie diligent shall bear rule : but the sloth- ful shall be under tribute. Prov. xii. 24. T. I went by the field of the slothful, and by the Anneyard of the man void of understanding ; and lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. Then I saw, and considered it well : 1 looked upon it, and received instruction. Prov. xxiv. 30, 31, 32. *S'. Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger. Prov. xix. 15. T. By much slothfulness the building decayeth ; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. Eccles. X. 18. S. The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious. Prov. xii. 27. T. The sluggard Avill not plough by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. Prov. XX. 4. S. The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. Prov. xiii. 4. T. As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. Prov. v. 26. S. Go to the ant, thou sluggard ; consider her ways, and be wise : which, having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in tlie harvest. Prov. vi. 6-8. T. How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of tlie hands to sleep; so shall thy poverty come as one that traveleth, and thy want as an armed man. Prov. vi. 9-11. S. For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to pov- erty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. Prov. xxiii. 21. T. Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty ; open tliine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. Prov. xx. 13. TTlfBELIEr Fiftieth Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 194. c. M. HYMN 195. l. m. Hammond. Dudley. HOW sad our state by nature is ! LIFE and immortal joys are given Our sin, how deep it stains ! To souls that mourn the sins they've done; And Satan binds our captive souls Children of wrath, made heirs of heaven Fast in his slavish chains. By faith in God's eternal Son. But there's a voice of sov'reign grace Woe to the wretch who never felt Sounds from the sacred Avord: The inward pangs of pious grief; Ho! ye despairing sinners, come But ados to all his crying guilt And trust a faithful Lord. The stubborn sin of unbelief. My soul obeys the gracious call, The law condemns the rebel dead ; And runs to its relief; Under the wrath of God he lies : I would believe thy promise, Lord: He seals the curse on his own head, Oh help my unbelief! And with a double vengeance dies. To the blest fountain of thy blood, Then turn to God with tears and shame, Incarnate God, T fly ; In penitence yoiir sins confess Here let me wash my guilty soul Believing on the Saviour's name From crimes of deepest dye. With willing heart of righteousness. Teacher. The Lord said, How long will this people pro- voke rae? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have showed among them? Num. xiv. 11. Scholars. The Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron, because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them. Num. xx. 12. T. The children of Israel did secretly those things that were not riglit, against the Lord their God ; they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the Lord their God. 2 Kings xvii. 9,14. 18 205 206 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. »S'. Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel ; and the Lord rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight. 2 Kings xvii. 18, 20. T. We which have believed do enter into rest; and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of un- belief. Heb. iv. 3, 6. S. Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief. Heb. iv.ll. T. Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. Heb. iii. 12. S. We are not of them who draw back unto perdition, but of them that believe to the saving of the soul. Heb. X. 39. T. The God of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not. 2 Cor. iv. 4. S. They received not the love of truth, that they might be saved. 2 Thess. ii. 10. T. For this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie. 2 Thess. ii. 11. S. That they all might be damned, who believed not the truth; but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 2 Thess. ii. 12. T. Unto them that are defiled and unbelieving, is nothing pure: but even their mind and conscience is defiled. Tit. 1.15. S. For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed ; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. Matt. xiii. 15. T. He that believeth not, is condemned already; because he hath not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son of God. John iii. 18. S. He that believeth not, shall be damned. Mark xvi. 16. GOVEENMENT OF THE TOI^GUE. Fiftieth Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 196. c. M. Mbert. THUS I resolv'd before the Lord, "Now will I watch ray tongue, Lest I let slip one sinful word, Or do my neighbor wrong." HYMN 197. c. M. Jlanove); AND must I be to judgment brought, And answer in that day For every vain and idle thought, And every word I say ! If I am e'er constrain'd to stay With men of lives profane, I"ll set a double guard that day, Nor let mv talk be vain. Yes, every secret of my heart Shall shortly be made known And I receive my just desert For all that I have done. I'll scarce allow my lips to speak How careful then ought I to live, The pious thoughts I feel, With what religious fear, Lest scoffers should the occasion take Who such a strict account must give To mock my holy zeal. For my behavior here ! Yet if some proper hour appear, I'll not be overaw'd, But let the scoffing sinners hear That I can speak for God. Thou awful Judge of quick and dead. The watchful power bestow : So shall I to my ways take heed — To all I speak or do. Teacher. The tongue is a little member and boasteth great things. It defileth tlie whole body and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. James iii. 5, 6. Scholars. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. There- with bless we God, even the Father, and therewith curse we men, which are made in the similitude of God. James iii. 8,9. T. If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. James i. 26. S. Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soul from troubles. Prov. xxi. 23. 207 208 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. T. He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life; but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. Prov. xiii. 3. S. In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin, but he that refraineth his lips is wise. Prov. x. 19. T. Every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. Matt. xii. 36. S. A tale-bearer revealeth secrets ; but he that is of a faith- ful spirit concealeth the matter. Prov. xi. 13. T. The words of a tale-bearer are as wounds; and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. Prov. xviii. 8. S. Where there is no tale-bearer, the strife ceaseth : but a whisperer separateth chief friends, Prov. xxvi. 20 ; xvi. 28. T. He that uttereth a slander is a fool. Prov. x. 18. S. Whoso privily slandereth his neighbor, him will I cut off. Ps. ci. 5. T. A man that flattereth his neighbor, spreadeth a net for his feet. Prov. xxix. 5. S. Meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. Prov. XX. 19. T. He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail. Job xvii. 5. S. Let me not accept any man's person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man. Job xxxii. 21. T. Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people. Ex. xxii. 28. S. Neither thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor re- vilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 1 Cor. vi. 10. T. Keep not company with a railer. 1 Cor. v. 11. S. Love as brethren ; be pitiful, be courteous, not render- ing evil for evil, or railing for railing. 1 Pet. iii. 9. T. Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. Eph. iv. 29. DEATH. Fifty-first Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 198. c. M. HYMN 199. l. m. Perpetuity. Malan. GOD, our help in ages past, WHY should we start, and fear to die? Our hope for years to come, What tim'rous worms we mortals are ! Our shelter from the stormy blast Death is the gate to endless joy, And our eternal home ! — And yet we dread to enter there. A thousand ages, in thy sight, The pains, the groans, the dying strife. Are like an evening gone ; Fright our approaching souls away ; Short as the watch that ends the And we shrink back again to life, Before the rising sun. [night Fond of our prison and our clay. Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Oh would my Lord his servant meet, Bears all its sons away ; My soulwould stretch herwings in haste, They fly, forgotten, as a dream Fly fearless through death's iron gate, Dies at the opening day. Nor feel the terrors as she pass'd. The busy tribes of flesh and blood, Jesus can make a dying bed With all their cares and fears. Feel soft as downy pillows are. Are carried downward by the flood. When on his breast I lean my head. And lost in foll'wing j'ears. And breathe my life out sweetly there. Teacher. Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and 13 full of trouble. He cometli forth like a flower, and is cut down ; he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. Job xiv. 1, 2. Scholars. As for man, his days are as grass, as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone ; and the place thereof shall know it no more. Ps. ciii. 15, 16. T. Behold, thou hast made my days as a handbreadth ; and mine age is as nothing before thee ; verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Ps. xxxix. 5. S. Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling ? Job vii. 1. 18* 209 210 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. T. His days are determined : the number of his months are with thee ; thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass. Job xiv. 5. S. God hath made of one blood all nations of the earth; and hath determined the times, before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation. Acts xvii. 26. T. The days of our years are threescore years and ten ; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow, for it is soon cut oflj and we flee away. Ps. xc. 10. S. My days are swifter tlian a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope. Job vii. 6. T. They are passed away as the swift ships — as the eagle that hasteth to the prey. Job ix. 26. S. When a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not return. Job xvi. 22. T. For what is your life? it is even a vapor, that appear- eth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. James iv. 14. S. Man dieth, and wasteth away; yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he ? Job xiv. 10. T. Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth ; thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away. Job xiv. 20. S. One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease, and quiet: his breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moist- ened with marrow. Job xxi. 23, 24. T. And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure: they shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them. Job xxi. 25, 26. S. What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? Shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave ? Ps. Ixxxix. 48. T. It is appointed unto men oxice to die, but after this the judgment. Ileb. ix. 27. S. Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is, that I may know how frail I am. Ps. xxxix. 4. EESUEEEGTIOIT. Fifty-first Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 200. s. M. Buclius. IN expectation sweet We wait and sing and pray, Till Christ's triumphal car we meet, And see an endless day. HYMN 201. c. jr. Shepham. WHEN, rising from the bed of death, O'erwhehned with guilt and fear, I view my Maker face to face, Oh how shall 1 appear ? He comes ! the Conqu'ror comes ; If yet, while pardon may be found Death falls beneath his sword ; And mercj- maj' be sought. The joyful pris'uers burst their tombs My soul with inward horror shrinks And rise to meet their Lord. And trembles at the thought. The trumpet sounds — Awake ! Ye dead, to judgment come! The pillars of creation shake, "While hell receives her doom. "When thou, Lord, shalt stand dis- In majesty severe, [closed And sit in judgn)ent on my soul. Oh how shall I appear ? Thrice happy morn for those Who love the ways of peace, No night of sorrow e'er shall close. Or shade their perfect bliss. Oh may my broken, contrite heart Timely my sins lament; And early, with repentant tears, Eternal woe prevent. Teacher. If a man die, shall he live again? Job xiv. 14. Scholars. I have hope toward God, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust. Acts xxiv. 15. T. Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead ? Acts xxvi. 8. S. Many of them that skep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life and some to shame and ever- lasting contempt. Dan. xii. 2. T. As touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not 2U 212 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. read, that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; God is not tlie God of the dead, but of the living. Matt. xxii. 31, 32. S. I know that ray Redeemer liveth ; and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth, and though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God, whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another, though my reins be consumed within me. Job xix. 25, 26, 27. T. We know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, Ave have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 Cor. v. 1. S. In this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon, with our house which is from heaven. 2 Cor. v. 2. T. God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power. 1 Cor. vi. 14. S. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 1 Cor. xv. 22. 1\ If there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen ; and if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. 1 Cor. xv. 13, 14. S. But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first fruits of them that slept. 1 Cor. xv. 20. T. He which raised up the Lord Jesus, shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you. 2 Cor. iv. 14. S. Some man will say. How are the dead raised up ? and with what body do they come. 1 Cor. xv. 35. T. It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory : it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power: it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. 1 Cor. xv. 43, 44. S. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality ; so when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal siiall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass tlie saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 1 Cor. xv. 63. 54. JUDGMENT. Fifty-second Sunday in the Year. Morning. HYMN 202. L. M. HYMN 203. s. m. Wisdom. Doomsday. HE reigns — the Lord the Saviour BEHOLD! with awful pofiip Praise him in evangelic strains: [reigns: The Judge prepares to come; Let the whole earth in songs rejoice ; The archangel sounds the dreadful And distant islands join their voice. Andwakes the gen'ral doom. [trump Deep are his counsels and unknown ; Nature, in wild amaze, But grace and truth support his throne : Her dissolution mourns ; Though gloomy clouds his ways sur- Blushes of blood the moon deface Justice is their eternal ground, [round The sun to darkness turns. In robes of judgment, lo, he comes ! The living look with dread ; Shakes the wide earth and cleaves the The frighted dead arise, Before him Imrns devouring fire! [tomb3;Start from the monumental bed The mountains melt, the seas retire ! And lift their ghastly eyes. " His enemies with sore dismay, Horrors all hearts appall ; Fly from the sight and shun the day : They quake, they shriek, they cry ; Then lift your heads, ye saints on high,Bid rocks and mountains on them And sing, for your redemption's nigh. But rocks and mountains fly. [fall, Teacher. It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment. Heb. ix. 27. Scholars. Every one of us shall give account of himself to God. Kom. xiv. 12. T. God shall judge the righteous and the wicked. Eccles. iii. 17. S. I saw a great white throne, and Him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away, and there was found no place for them. Rev. xx. 11. T. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God ; and the books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. Eev. xx. 12. 213 214 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. S. Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes ; but know thou that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. Eccles. xi. 9. T. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil, Eccles. xii. 14. S. Every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. Matt. xii. 36. T. In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ. Rom. ii. 16. *S'. The day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 1 Thess. V. 2. T. The sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light ; and the stars of heaven shall fall ; and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. Mark xiii. 24, 25. S. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great pomp and glory. Mark xiii. 26. T. Who shall give account to Him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead. 1 Pet. iv. 5. ^S*. The Lord Jesus Christ shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing. 2 Tim. iv. 1. T. But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven. Mark xiii. 32. aS'. The times of this ignorance God winked at ; but now commandeth all men everywhere to repent, because he halh appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness, by that man whom he hath ordained. Acts xvii. 30, 31. T. The end of all things is at hand, be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. 1 Pet. iv. 7. S. Let us not sleep as do others ; but let us watch and be sober. For they that sleep, sleep in the night ; and they that be drunken, are drunken in the night; but let us, who are of the day, be sober. 1 Thess. v. 6, 7. HAPPIIJESS OP THE EIGHTEOUS. Fifty-second Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYMN 204. p. M. HYMN 205. c. >f. Haftpy Land. Varina. THERE is a happy land, for, far away, THERE is a land of pure delight, Where saints in glory stand. Where saints immortal reign; Bright, bright as day ; Infinite day excludes the night, Oh how they sweetly sing — And pleasures banish pain. Worthy is our Saviour King ; Loud let his praises ring for evermore. Th-ere everlasting spring abides, And never-with'ring flowers; Come to this happy land, come, come Death, like a narrow sea, divides Why will ye doubting stand? [away ; This heavenly land from ours. Why still delay? Oh we shall happy be. Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood When from sin and sorrow free, [more. Stand dress'd in living green ; Lord, we shall live with thee,blest ever- So to the Jews old Canaan stood, While Jordan roll'd between. Bright in that happy land beams every Kept by a Father's hand, [eye ; Could we but climb where Moses stood, Love cannot die. And view the landscape o'er, Oh then to glory run ; Not Jordan's stream nor death's cold Be a crown and kingdom won, flood And bright above the sun reign evermore. Should fright us from the shore. Teacher. Godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. 1 Tim. iv. 8. Scholars. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates unto the city. Eev. xxii. 14. T. Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt ; and where thieves do not break through, nor steal. Matt. vi. 20. aS*. He hath begotten us again unto a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance 215 216 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. incorruptible and undefiled, and that fadetli not away, re- served in heaven for you. 1 Pet. 3, 4. T. Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. 1 Cor. ii. 9. S. We, according to his promise, look for new heavens, and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 2 Pet. iii. 13. T. The Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it ; the glory of God did lighten it ; and the Lamb is the light thereof. Eev. xxi. 22, 23. S. And they shall see his face, and his name shall be in their foreheads : the Lord God giveth them light : and they shall reign for ever and ever. Eev. xxii. 4, 5. T. To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. Rev. iii. 21. S. They are before the throne of God ; and serve him day and night in his temple ; and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. Eev. vii. 15. T. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth : these were redeemed from among men ; being the lirst-fruits unto God and to the Lamb. Eev. xiv. 4. S. Thou wilt show me the path of life : in thy presence is fullness of joy : at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Ps. xvi. 11. T. The sun shall be no more thy light by day, neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee ; but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. Isa. Ix. 19. S. The inhabitants shall not say, I am sick ; the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity. Isa. xxxiii. 24. T. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more : neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. Eev. vii. 16. S. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of water; and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. Eev. vii. 17. MISEET or THE WICKED. Fifty-third Sunday in tlie Year. Morning. HYMN 206. c. m. HYMN 207. s. m. Fe.ar. Murdoch. TERRIBLE thought! shall I alone, THERE is beyond the sky Who may be saved, shall I, A heaven of joy and love ; Of all alas! whom I have known, And holy children, when they die, Through sin for ever die ? Go to that world above. While all my old companions dear. There is a dreadful hell With whom I once did live. And everlasting pains; Joyful at God's right hand appear. There sinners must with devils dwell, A blessing to receive; In darkness, fire and chains. Shall I, amidst a ghastly band, Can such a child as I Dragg'd to the judgment-seat, Escape this awful end? Far on the left with horror stand, And may I hope, whene'er I die, My fearful doom to meet? I shall to heaven ascend? Ah no ! I still may turn and live, Then will I read and pray. For still his wrath delays; While I have life and breath; He now vouchsafes a kind reprieve, Lest I should be cut off to-day. And offers me his grace. And sent to eternal death. Teacher. The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God. Ps. ix. 17. Scholars. Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. Mark ix. 48. T. For God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of dark- ness, to be reserved unto judgment. 2 Pet. ii. 4. S. Behold, the day cometh that shall burn as an oven ; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble ; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts. Mai. iv. 1. T. The day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night; 19 217 218 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. for when they shall say, Peace and safety, then sudden de- struction cometh upon them. 1 Thess. v. 2, 3. S. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend and them which do iniquity. Matt. xiii. 41. T. And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Matt. xiii. 42. S. He shall say to them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels. Matt. xxv. 41. T. For I was a-hungered, and ye gave me no meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink ; 1 was a stranger, and ye took me not in ; naked, and ye clothed me not ; sick and in prison, and ye visited me not. Matt. xxv. 42, 43. S. Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me ; and these shall go away into everlasting punishment. Matt. xxv. 45, 46. T. The Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven, with his mighty angels, in flaming fire, taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Thess. i. 7, 8. S. Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power. 2 Thess. i. 9. T. Behold, the Lord will come with fire, and with his chariots, like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. Lsa. Ixvi. 15. S. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Heb. x. 31. T. Seek the Lord, and ye shall live ; lest he break out like fire, and devour, and there be none to quench it. Amos V. 6. «S'. For our God is a consuming fire. Heb. xii. 29. T. Woe unto the wicked ! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him. lsa. iii. 11. S. Woe unto tlieir soul ! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves. lsa. iii. 9. ASOEIPTIOJT OP PEAISES TO GOD. Fifty-third Sunday in the Year. Evening. HYxMN 20S. c. M. HYMN 209. l. m. Piefi). Hamner. I'RATSR ye the Lord, ye immortal OH praise the Lord iu that blest place That fill the worlds above ; [choirs From whence his bounty freely flows; Praise him who form'd you of his fires Praise him in heaven,where he his face And feeds you with his love. Unveiled in perfect glorj' shows. Shine to his praise, ye crystal skies, Praise him for all the mighty acts The floor of his abode, Which he in our behalf has done ; Or veil in shades your thousand eyes His kindness this retiirn exacts, [run. Before your brighter God. With which our praise should equal Thou restless globe of golden light, To the shrill trumpet's warlike voice Whose beams create our days, Let rocks and hills his praise resound; Join with the silver queen of light, Praise him with harp's melodious noise To own your borrow'd rays. And gentle psaltery's silver sound. Thunder and hail, and fire and storms, Let them who joyful hymns compose The troops of his command, To cymbals set their songs of praise: Appear in all your dreadful forms To well-tuned cymbals and to those And speak his awful hand. That loudly sound on solemn days. Shout to the Lord, ye surging seas. ' Let all that vital breath enjoy, In your eternal roar ; The breath he does to them afford Let wave to wave resound his praise In just return of praise employ: And shore reply to shore. Let every creature praise the Lord. Teacher. Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens : praise him in the heights. Ps. cxlviii. 1. Scholars. Praise ye him, all his angels : praise ye him, all his hosts. Ps. cxlviii, 2. T. Praise ye him, sun and moon : praise him, all ye stars of light. Ps. cxlviii. 3. S. Praise him, ye heaven of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. Ps. cxlviii. 4. T. Let them praise the name of the Lord: for he com- manded, and they were created. Ps. cxlviii. 5. aS". He hath also established them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass. Ps, cxlviii. 6. 219 220 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. T. Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons and all deeps. Ps. cxlviii. 7. S. Fire and hail, snow and vapor, stormy wind fulfilling his word. Ps. cxlviii. 8. T. Mountains and hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars. Ps. cxlviii. 9. S. Beasts and all cattle ; creeping things and flying fowls. Ps. cxlviii. 10. T. Kings of the earth and all people, princes and all judges of the earth. Ps. cxlviii. 11. >S'. Both young men and maidens, old men and children. Ps. cxlviii. 12. T. Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is excellent ; his glory is above the earth and heaven. Ps. cxlviii. 13. S. He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints: even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the Lord. Ps. cxlviii. 14. T. Praise ye the name of the Lord ; praise him, O ye servants of the Lord. Ps. cxxxv. 1. -S'. Ye that stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God. Ps. cxxxv. 2. T. Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good : sing praises unto his name, for it is pleasant. Ps. cxxxv. 3. 8. Praise ye the Lord. Praise the Lord, O my soul. Ps. cxlvi. 1. T. Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary : praise him in the firmament of his power. Ps. cl. 1. S. Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. Ps. cl. 2. T. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet : praise him with the psaltery and harp. Ps, cl. 3. S. Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him wiih stringed instruments and organs. Ps. cl. 4. T. Praise him upon the loud cymbals : praise him upon the high-sounding cymbals. Ps. cl. 5. S. Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. Ps. cl. 6. MOENING PRAYER. 221 MOHJSIXG ritAYJSIt. O Lord God of hosts, tliere is no God beside thee. We adore thee as tlie one true God. Thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth ; for thou hast made the heavens and the earth, and the inhabitants thereof. Our Father and God, we thank thee for our creation and preservation : it is in thee we live, and move, and have our being. We bless thee that thou hast made us in thine own image, with faculties capable, in some degree, of appreciating thv power and loving thine excellence. Inspire our hearts with gratitude for the opportunities which we enjoy of ac- quiring an education. Grant that while the young before thee are gaining that knowledge which will fit them for use- fulness in the world, they may obtain that higher and better knowledge which maketh wise unto salvation and shall fit them for eternity. Bless them in their studies: may the truths tliey learn elevate their minds to the great source of all power and goodness ; from the contemplation of the created may they rise to the Creator, and come to know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. Bless, we beseech thee, the labors of the superintendents and teachers of this school ; draw the hearts of the young to thee by the cords of thy love, and grant that this school may be a nursery of the Church, in which there will be many plants that the hand of our heavenly Father hath planted. Bless this day the exercises of the sanctuary ; send forth thy light and truth until the regions that sit in darkness receive the Gospel of the Son of God, and righteousness covers the earth as the waters do tlie great deep. Amen ! Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven ; give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil ; for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen, ly * 222 SABBATH-SCHOOL MANUAL. MORNING PHATER. Great and glorious Jehovah, author and end of all things, we adore thee as the Lord of the Sabbath. We praise and give thanks unto thine excellent name, that thou didst insti- tute and hallow a day of rest, in which, relieved from worldly toil and care, we may hold sweet communion with thee and Avith the Holy Spirit, We bless thee for the return of its sacred light, and for the health and strength with which thou hast favored us to en- gage in its religious duties. Inspire our hearts, we beseech thee, that we may be in the spirit upon thine own day, and that we may consecrate its hours unreservedly to thee. This is the day which the Lord hath made ; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Oh come, and let us worship, and bow down be- fore the Lord our Maker; for he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and enter his courts with praise. Lord of the Sabbath, be with us this day in our school ; sanctify to the young the instructions we give them; and afterward go with us to the temple of thine earthly abode, and bless us in all the exercises of the sanctuary while we are waiting before thee. When we sing thy praises, inspire our hearts, we beseech thee, that we may sing with the spirit and with the understanding, making melody in our hearts to God. When we pray, forbid that we should draw nigh to thee with our lips while our hearts are far from thee ; but give us, we entreat thee, the spirit of prayer and nearness of access unto thee by faith, that we may worship thee in the beauty of holiness, and that answers of peace may come to our waiting souls. And while we attend to the ministration of thy word, may we listen to the truths of the gospel with attentive ears and willing minds, that we may leceive them into our hearts and practice them in our lives. And at last .save us, for Christ's sake. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed, etc. EVENING PRAYER. 223 EVENING PRATER. Infinitely great and glorious Jehovah, God of grace and salvation, we draw nigh to thy throne of mercy toward the close of the blessed Sabbath, and in the name of Him whose resurrection from the dead it commemorates would lift up;^ our eyes to thee, from whence cometh all our help. We thank thee for the enjoyment of another day of rest, for the privileges of thy holy house, and for all the means of grace with which we have been favored. Make us duly sensible of all thy mercies, and diligent in the improvement of them, to thine honor and glory. This day have the goings forth of our God and King been seen in his sanctuary ; this day has the trumpet of salvation been sounded in the ears of thousands. Grant, O Lord, that to the listening multitudes the gospel of the Son of God may have come, not only in word, but in demonstration of the Spirit, and in power and much assurance, and that they have known and heard and loved the joyful sound. May thy word run, and have free course and be glorified in the hearts and minds of the people, to enlighten the ignorant, to awaken the careless, to reclaim the wandering, to confirm the weak, to establish the wavering, to comfort the afflicted, and to make a people prepared for the Lord. Bless all Sabbath-schools, all missionary and other societies for the promulgation of the gospel ; and extend the victories of the cross till all the solitary places of the earth be made glad, and the desert bloom and blossom as the rose ; till all the kingdoms of this world become the kingdoms of our God and of his Christ, and from each continent and isle of the sea prayer and praise shall ascend to the one true God. And when we have done and suffered thy will here, bring us, with all the redeemed, to enjoy an endless Sabbath in thy kingdom, for Christ's sake. Amen ! Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name ; thy kingdom come ; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven ; give us this day our daily bread, etc. 224 SAEEATH-SCHOOL IklAXUAL. EVJENING PRAYER. Our heavenly Father, Creator and Kuler of the universe ! Thou hast established thy throne in the heavens, and thy kingdom ruleth over all. We bless thee that justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne, and that thy law is holy, just and good, in accordance with the divine attri- butes and the nature and necessities of man. Yet we have to confess, O Lord our God, other lords have had dominion over us and that we have often transgressed thy law. Pardon our past folly and sinfulness, and open our eyes to behold the Lord our God in all the majesty and glory of his attributes, that knowing him, we may reverence his character, love his excellence and keep his commandments. Forbid that we should ever take the name of the Lord our God in vain, but give us, we beseech thee, a profound venera- tion for it, and for everything on which it is enstamped — for thy revealed word, for thy blessed sacraments, and for the temple wherein thou hast recorded thy name and where thine honor dwelleth. May we ever remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Give us grace suitably to honor our father and our mother ; make us subject to all in authority over us, respectful to our superiors, and meek, gentle, courte- ous and affable unto all men. Purge our hearts from envy, hatred and malice, and from all impure and inordinate de- sires ; and keep us from all injustice, evil-speaking and covet- ousness, that we may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God without rebuke ; and grant, O Lord, that we may cherish in our hearts and exhibit in our lives the principles both of the law and the jjrophets, by loving the Lord our God with all our heart, and our neighbor as ourselves. Bless to us this day the instructions of the Sabbath-school and the ministrations of the pulpit, and grant that thy word may ever do us good, as it doth the upright in heart. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread, etc. APPENDIX. SCRIPTURES OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTA- MENTS. The word Scriptures literally signifies Writings, and the v/ord Bible, Book. These names are now given, by way of eminence, to the compositions which contain the revealed will of God. The term Scriptures occurs in this sense in the Gos- pels, Acts and Epistles, and denotes the books received by the Jews as the rule of their faith. To these books have been added the writings of the apostles and evangelists, which complete the collection of books acknowledged by Christians to be divinely inspired. The Bible, or the Book, was used in its present sense by the early Christians, as we learn from Chrysostom. The Bible is divided into two parts, called the Old and New Testaments. The Old Testament contains the sacred books that were written before the time of our Saviour. The New Testament contains the inspired books that have been written since — viz., the Gospels, Acts and Epistles. These all were written in Greek, with the exception of the Gospel of St. Matthew, which, according to commentators, was orig- inally written in Hebrew, and afterward translated into Greek. The Old Testament was written in Hebrew, and is the only book extant in that language. The Old Testament, in our Bible, consists of thirty-nine books ; among the Jews it formed but twenty-two, being the number of letters in their alphabet. They divided these twenty-two books into three classes. The first class consisted of five books — namely. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy — which they called the Law. They are also denominated the Pentateuch. The second class consisted of thirteen books — namely, Joshua, Judges and Ruth in one book, the two books, respectively, of Samuel, Kings and Chronicles, in single books ; Ezra and P 225 226 APPENDIX Neliemiah, in one book ; Esther, Job, Isaiah and the two books of Jeremiah in one; Ezekiel, Daniel and the twelve minor prophets in one book. These thirteen books they called the Prophets. The third cla.ss consisted of the Psalms, Prov- erbs, Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon, which were called The Psalms, from the name of the finst book in the class. The above four books were also called, by the Hebrews, Chet- nbim, and by the Greeks, Hagiographa. The translation of the Old Testament into Greek was made at Alexandria under PtOiemy Philadelphus, king of Egypt. It was called the Septuagint, from the seventy-two translators, seventy being a round number. PENTATEUCH, PSALMS AND HISTORICAL BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. NAME8. CHAPTEKS. AUTHOBS. DATE BEFORE CHRIST. Tentateuch, or Law. .50 40 27 .36 34 24 21 ZZ'ii'.'.'.'.'.'. 24 22 25 -29 36 10 13 10 42 150 .-^.l 12 8 Moses Moses Moses Moses Moses Joshua 4004-16.35 Exodus 1635-1490 Leviticus 1490 1490-1451 Denteronomy Historical Books, 1451 14,51-142.5 .iudges Ruth 1425-1120 Samuel Samuel Sanj.and Nathan. Nathan, Gad, etc.. Isaiah, Idas, etc... Kzra 1241-1231 1 Sam 11 p1 1171-1055 2 Siimuel 1 Kings 2 Kinos 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles Ezra Ni-hcmiab Esther Job 1055-1015 101.5-890 890-562 4004-1(110 1010-536 Kzra 536-456 45.=) -420 521-495 Muses David, etc 2180 or 2130 Books of Psalms. Psalms David's. lOnO-lOLS moo Ecclesiastes S')iij; (if Sdlouion .. 977 1010 APPENDIX. 227 PROPHETICAL BOOKS OF TPIE OLD TESTAMENT. CHAP- BEFORE XAME3. TERS. CHRIST. KINGS OF JUDAH. KINGS OF ISRAEL. Isaiah ...66... 810-698 Uzziah, Jotliam, Aha/, Hezekiah and Mauasseh. Zechariah, Shallum, Menahem. Pekaiali, Pekah, Hosea. Jeremiah ...52... 62R-.586 JoRiah. Lamentations. 5... 628-586 Josiali. Kzekiel ...48... 595-536 During the Captivity. Daniel ...12... 606-534 During the Captivity. Ilosea ...14... 810-725 Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz. Hezekiah. Jeroboam II., chap, i. 1. Joel 3... 810-660 Uzziah or Manasseh. Zechariah. Shallum, Menahem. Pekaiali, Pekah, Hosea. Amos 9... 810-725 Uzziah, chap. i. 1. Jeroboam II., chap. Obadiah 1... 588-583 After siege by Ne- bnchadnezzar. Jonah 4... 856-784 Joash, Aniaziah or Azariah. Jehu and Jehoahaz, or Joash and Jero- boam II. Micah 7... 758-699 Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah,chap.i.l. Pekah and Hosea. Nahum .3... 720-698 Hezekiah. Ilabakkuk .... 3... 612-598 Jehoiakim. Zephaniah 3... 640-609 .losiah, chiip. i. 1. liaggai 2... 520-518 After retnrn from Babylon. Zechariah ...U... 520-510 After return from Babylon. Malachi 4... 436-397 After return from Babylon. Although he is the fifth prophet in the order of time, Isaiah has been placed first in our Bible, not merely on account of the greater length of his book, but on account of the surpassing importance and sublimity of his* predictions. Malachi, who was last in the order of time, and who predicted the coming of |he forerunner of the Messiah, with great propriety comes last, and closes the ancient canon of prophecy. The twelve minor prophets are so called, not as less inspired, but as having uttered fewer predictions. 228 APPENDIX. TABLE OF THE SCRIPTUPvES OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. CH.VP- TERS. St. Matthew, in Hebrew.. ...28... St. Matthew, in Greek ...28... St. Mark ...16... i^t.Luke ...24... St. John ...21... Acts of Apos- tles ...28... Romans ...16... 1 Corinthians.. ...16... l! Corinthians.. ...13... Galutiuns 6... Epliesians 6... I'liilippians.... 4... Culusaians 4... ITIiessalonians 5... 2'niessalonians 3... 1 Timothy 6... 2 Timothy 4... Titns 3... Pliileinon 1... Hebrews ...13... St. James 5... 1 8t. Peter 5... 2 St. Peter 3... 1 St. Jolin 5... 2 St. Jolm 1... 3 St. .lolm 1... St.Jude 1... Kevehitions ... ...22... St. Matthew St. Matthew St. Mark ... St. Luke.... St. John.... St. Luke.... St. Paul St. Paul St. Paul St. Paul St. Paul St. Paul St. Paul St. Paul St. Paul St. Paul St. Paul St. Paul St. Paul St. Paul St. James... St. Peter.... St. Peter.... St. John.... St. John.... St.Joiin.... St.Jude.... St. John ... Judea Judea Home .... Greece... Ephesus.. Greece ... Corinth... Ephesus.. Macedonia Corinth... Rome .... Rome .... Rome .... Corinth... C'.rinth... Macedonia Rome .... Macedonia Rome .... Italy Judea Rome .... Rome .... Ephesus.. Ephesus.. Ephesus.. Unknown Patmos... TO WHOM WRITTEN. Hebrew Christians Gentile Christians Gentile Christians Gentile Christians General Epistle... Theophilus. etc.... Gentile Christians Gentile Christians Gentile Christians Gentile Chiistians Gentile Christians Gentile Christians Gentile Christians Gentile Christians Gentile Christians Ti-mothy Timothy Titus Philemon Hebrew Christians Jewish nation General Epistle... Genera! Epis;tle... General Epi.stle... 'J'he Elect Lady... Gaius General Epistle... General Epistle... The Canon of the New Testament consists of twenty-seven books, which were written by eight different authors, all of whom were contemporary with our Saviour. These books were written at different times, and at places remote from each other ; and when the latest of them was published the Gospel had been pleached and churches founded in many parts of Asia, Europe and Africa. Origen, who lived in the third century, made the first catalogue of the books of the New Testament. FORMS OF GRACE AT TABLE. GRACE BEJFOME 3IEAT. I. BouxTiFUL Giver of every good and perfect gift, tliy hand is ever open to bless thy needy creatures. Let thy bles- sing descend on this food to nourish our bodies ; and give us the bread of life to sustain our souls, through Christ the Ee- deemer. Amen ! II. Almighty God, the eyes of all wait on thee, and thou givest them their meat in due season. Bless, we pray thee, the present ofi'erings of thy bounty to the refreshment and strength- ening of our bodies, and save us for Christ's sake. Amen ! III. God of benevolence, thy tender mercies are over all thy works. Again thou hast provided for our returning wants. Grant us thy blessing on the present food, pardon our sins, and enable us to live to thy honor and glory. Amen ! IV. Author of all good, we are still encompassed by thy mercy and fed of thy bounty. Bless to our use the food thou hast provided, and give us grace to live to thy glory, as we live upon thy bounty. Amen ! V. Bless, O Lord, we entreat thee, this food to the suste- nance of our bodies, nourish our souls with thy grace, and bring us to thy heavenly kingdom, through Jesus Christ. Amen I YI. Lord, thou hast again spread a table for our perishing bodies ; break to our souls the bread of life, that we may eat and live for ever, through Christ Jesus. Amen ! VII. Give us grace, O Lord, to partake aright of this and every offering of thy bounty, that whether we eat, or drink, or whatever we do, we may do all to thy glory. Amen I VIII. Sanctify, O Lord, we beseech thee, these offerings of thy bounty to our use, and us to thy service, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen ! 2U 229 230 FORMS OF GRACE AT TABLE. GMACE AFTER 31 EAT. I. Author of all our comforts, and God of all grace, we thank thee for the rich provii^ion made for our temporal and spir- itual wants, and especially for the food with which we have now been refreshed. Prepare our hearts to obey thee upon earth, that we may eat bread in thy heavenly kingdom. II. Our Father and God, we would render unto thee our grateful acknowledgments for this renewed token of thy favor. May we feel under increased obligations to love and serve thee for all thy mercies, through Christ Jesus. Amen ! III. Heavenly Father, we have again been fed of thy bounty. What shall we render unto thee for all thy benefits ? Oh help us to show our gratitude for thy mercies by walking in ihy ways and keeping thy commandments, for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen ! IV. Our gracious Benefactor, we thank thee for this token of thy favor, in the supply of our bodily wants. Enable us to partake of the provision made for our souls in Christ Jesus. Oh may we all receive of his fullness, and grace for grace. Amen ! V. Accept, O Lord, our thanks for the food which we have now received, and enable us to prove the sincerity of our grat- itude by the obedience of our lives, through the merits of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen ! VI. We bless thee, O Lord, for this refreshment of our bodies ; oh feed our souls with the bread of life, that we may grow in grace, and sit down with thee at thy table in our Father's kingdom. VII. Blessed be the name of the Lord for this and all other blessings conferred upon us, whether temporal or spiritual, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen! VIIL Blessed be the Lord God, who daily loadeth us with benefits, for this and every expression of his loving-kindness, through Jesus Christ. Amen 1 AOHA Tfi eEi2. , ::-■■■■ ' -.x^^i ^*i 1:^ IS -^