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 EEY. E. T. WINKLER, 
 
 PASTOR OP FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, CHARLESTON, S. C. 
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 INTRODUCTION BY JA3IES TUPPEE, ESQ. 
 
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PREFACE 
 
 The need for an unpretending manual like the work 
 Which follows, has long been felt. It has been required 
 from various quarters and with great earnestness at the 
 hands of the Publication Society, and the writer yielding 
 to the instances of brethren, his colleagues and counsellors 
 in the Committee of Publication, consented to compile a 
 Catechism for the Oral Instruction of the Colored People, 
 lie trusts that this work, prepared amid the frequent in- 
 terruptions and many labors of a city pastorate, may not 
 prove unacceptable to those whose pious interest in the 
 condition of their children and their servants have brought 
 it into existence. 
 
 The plan, it will be seen, is peculiar. Each lesson em- 
 braces a text, an exposition divided into two or three points, 
 a catechism and a hymn. It was adopted after an exam- 
 ination and comparison of many catechisms, and after 
 consultation with a brother whose personal acquaintance 
 with the results and methods of oral instruction extends 
 
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IV PREFACE. 
 
 1 
 
 over many years, To him I am indebted for the practical 
 
 suggestions which follow. They do not need any recom- 
 mendation. 
 
 It was at first intended to make this Catechism a com- 
 pilation from Beddome, whose exposition the first lessons 
 closely follow. But his plan, which is that of the West- 
 minster Assembly, was soon found to be too complicated 
 for the purpose in view. So that the arrangement is for 
 the most part independent. In some instances the same 
 doctrines occur more than once. This could not be en- 
 tirely avoided. And indeed it was thought advisable to 
 return frequently to the central doctrine of the Gospel 
 and to the sanctions of a future state. Several important 
 themes have sometimes been grouped together on account of 
 . the limited number of lessons, which it was thought should 
 not exceed the number of Sabbaths in the year. The sub- 
 ject of prayer is distributed, especially under " Christian 
 characters." The questions have been so framed as never 
 to range at less than ten or more than twenty, in a single 
 lesson. The hymns are all selected from the Sacred Lute. 
 
 The writer commends his little work and his fellow-labor- 
 ers in the enterprise to which it is devoted, to the blessing 
 of God. May the knowledge of that holy Nature, and 
 obedience to that sovereign Will, extend more and more 
 
 widclv over the earth ! 
 
 E. T. W. 
 Charleston, Oct. 1, 1857. 
 
INTRODUCTION. 
 
 The duty of imparting religious instruction to those 
 whom Providence has made dependent upon us, may be 
 
 assumed. 
 
 The practicability of moral improvement on the part of 
 our slaves, is placed, by actual experiment, beyond ques- 
 tion. 
 
 Long observation has satisfied us of the beneficial effects 
 of scripture teaching upon this class of our population. 
 Generally, the most honest, faithful and well behaved ser- 
 vants, are those who have the greatest amount of religious 
 intelligence. They understand best the relation existing 
 between themselves and their masters, and arc the most 
 contented with it. And in those communities where the 
 most prudent and energetic measures have been adopted 
 for their spiritual enlightenment, the least trouble has been 
 found in their management. 
 
 Disparaging views of the piety of our negroes, are often 
 expressed. It is supposed by many, that " their religion 
 is occupied entirely with the feelings." This may be so 
 in cases where they are under the influence of ignorant 
 spiritual guides. It could not well be otherwise. There 
 is always a predisposition to animal excitement, where 
 there is ignorance and rudeness. But an appeal to facts 
 shews, that when instructed by competent religious teach- 
 ers, as clear examples of intelligent faith and consistent 
 
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VI INTRODUCTION. 
 
 practice are found among them, as among any other class 
 of professing Christians. 
 
 There is no lack among die colored people of the means 
 of grace. There are very few who have not within their 
 reach the preached word. But it is now generally con- 
 ceded, that their religious wants are not fully met by the 
 ordinary pulpit instructions, as dispensed to both whites 
 and blacks united in one congregation. The preaching in 
 such cases, seldom conveys sufficiently definite ideas to 
 the negro mind. Those who instruct them have frequently 
 to contend with ignorance, with obscure views of evangel- 
 ical truth, and with many superstitious opinions and ex- 
 travagant religious fancies. All successful teaching of 
 them must presuppose but little knowledge of the Bible, 
 and should enter into particulars with great minuteness. 
 Technical phrases and subtle theological distinctions, 
 should, as far as possible, be avoided. To bring within 
 their comprehension the plainest doctrines and practical 
 precepts of the Bible, requires that they be set forth in the 
 most simple and animated language, and constantly illus- 
 trated by the daily scenes and incidents with which they 
 arc familiar, and by the parables, miracles and historical 
 events that are found in the Bible. 
 
 In meeting these wants, the able writer of the following 
 " Notes and Questions," has, in our opinion, been emi- 
 nently successful. He has responded to the demand made 
 upon him,by.furnishingawork, which seems to us to com- 
 bine all the requisites of a complete manual of instruction 
 for the colored people of the South. Comparatively few 
 among them can read. The work has therefore been pre- 
 pared with a view to their oral instruction. Their igno- 
 rance of letters makes it further necessary, that their 
 memories should be stored with the scriptures — for it is 
 these, and not the words of men, that arc to bless and save 
 
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 them. Tbii want is supplied by the sacred texts at the 
 
 head of tlie lessons, and tVoin which the Succeeding instruc- 
 tions are drawn. Bat no amount of the divine word com- 
 mitted to memory will benefit Spiritually, unless the truth 
 contained in that word he conveyed to the understanding. 
 This is Bought to be done in the exposition that follows 
 each text of scripture. In these expositions the fundamen- 
 tal truths of religion are presented and enforced in the sim- 
 plest language ; and these truths are still further impressed 
 Upon the mind by questions and answers based upon the 
 exposition. The amount of scripture knowledge which 
 ean be imparted by combining in this manner expository 
 and catechetical instruction, has given this mode of teaching 
 the preeminence in the minds of those who, from experience, 
 are most competent to testify on this subject. The hymn 
 at the end of each lesson, will be a most attractive feature 
 of the work to those for whose benefit it is designed. Their 
 fondness for music is well known. No better vehicle of 
 truth to them can be found, than an appropriate hymn, well 
 suited to a pleasing tune. Their memories stored with 
 sacred songs — and there is nothing they learn so soon — 
 will prove a source of enjoyment and improvement which 
 scarcely anything else can supply. 
 
 With the aid of this manual, the religious teaching of 
 our negroes may be made both easy and general. All 
 that is watitcd to secure this, is some practical system or 
 method of instruction. This, guided by the lights which 
 experience has furnished, we have endeavored to present 
 in the following suggestions for the organization and con- 
 duct of Colored Sunday Schools, in which this manual may 
 be used. 
 
 There should be a Sunday School for blacks connected 
 with every church in our southern country ; and one upon 
 every plantation and in every household to which the 
 
VIII INTRODUCTION. 
 
 church school is not accessible. The utility of these schools 
 cannot be a matter of doubt with those who have any ac- 
 quaintance with them. No mode of instruction has been 
 found so well adapted to the mental condition of our 
 slaves, and none which brings them under such favorable 
 influences. 
 
 In establishing Sunday Schools in connection with 
 churches, it is almost indispensable that Pastors take the 
 lead, in calling the attention of their congregations to the 
 subject ; and in enforcing upon pious owners the duty of 
 using their authority to secure the regular attendance of 
 their servants upon this means of instruction. We may 
 be excused from saying, that the responsibility of a minis- 
 ter of Christ in relation to our slave population is deep 
 and solemn, and that without the aid here suggested, we 
 do not see how the full measure of that responsibility is to 
 be met. 
 
 In organizing a Sunday School, a superintendent and 
 teachers from the white members of the church should be 
 obtained. The school should then be divided into as 
 many classes as there are teachers, and the classes arranged 
 according to age and sex ; the adults being always placed 
 in classes by themselves. The whole school should be un- 
 der the direction of the superintendent ; whose duty it 
 shall be to see that the classes are properly formed, and 
 that order is preserved. The exercises should be com- 
 menced by him with singing and prayer. He should then 
 read the text of the lesson together with the exposition 
 given in the book, adding such remarks by way of illus- 
 tration as may be deemed advisable, in which remarks he 
 should be careful not to wander from the subject of the les- 
 son. After the scholars have been taught by their respec- 
 tive teachers, the superintendent should review the whole. 
 When teachers cannot be obtained, let the whole school be 
 
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 instructed by one person, which is very easily done on the 
 oral system* In Reaching the texts of scripture and the 
 
 hjmns, KM reads and the whole school at the same time re- 
 peat after him. In catechising, lie asks the question and 
 answers it, and the scholars repeat the answer after him, 
 and this is continued until they can give the answer without 
 his guidance. The same plan should he pursued by 
 teachers of classes. Let it he home in mind by all en- 
 gaged in this work, that while adapting their instructions 
 to the capacity of those taught by them, all neyroism in 
 speech should be carefully avoided. This always detracts 
 from the dignity and influence of the teacher, and is gen- 
 erally offensive to the negroes themselves. 
 
 In plantation and household schools, the above plan 
 should be pursued by the master or mistress, and their 
 children should be encouraged to act as teachers. Not- 
 withstanding the ignorant and unjust clamors of some to 
 the contrary, we know that many pious owners are accus- 
 tomed to impart religious instruction to their slaves. In 
 many parts of our Southern country such schools as we 
 have suggested have been also established by pious and 
 energetic females, and conducted by them with encourag- 
 ing success. And now that the way is opened and made 
 easy, by this and like publications, we doubt not that the 
 effort will be conscientiously made by many more. 
 
 Especial pains should be taken to secure the attendance 
 of the young at these schools. There is great difficulty in 
 conveying religious ideas to the minds of adult negroes, 
 who have grown up in ignorance. The religious intelli- 
 gence of those who have been taught in childhood, has 
 been always found far beyond that of those who have re- 
 ceived instruction later in life. The perceptions of the 
 young are less obtuse than those of their ciders ; their 
 memories are more retentive; their minds less occupied 
 
X INTRODUCTION. 
 
 with superstitious notions ; their habits less perverted, and 
 their dispositions more teachable. It is-an interesting fact, 
 that inquirers are almost universally found among the 
 young in these schools, and when they are converted and 
 come before the church to relate their religious experiences, 
 instead of recounting the wild fancies and absurd dreams, 
 so common among the more adult applicants for member- 
 ship, their statements of the work of grace upon their 
 hearts are generally clear and evangelical, and in many 
 cases most edifying and impressive. 
 
 Let none who are disposed to engage in this work think 
 it strange, that the doctrines of which this manual treats, 
 should be presented to untutored minds. They are essen- 
 tial parts of, and unitedly make up, the great system of 
 divine truth, and are here set forth so as to come within the 
 reach of the most ordinary capacities. The difficulties en- 
 countered by many religious instructors of our slaves, may 
 often be traced to their own imperfect comprehension of 
 the doctrines they seek to impart. It should never be for- 
 gotten by such, that there is a limit to every one's attain- 
 ments in knowledge, and that the wisdom of a teacher con- 
 sists in ascertaining that limit in his own case, and in 
 leading his scholars up to that point, without attempting 
 to L r o bevond it. J. T. 
 
SUBJECTS OF THE LESSONS. 
 
 1. 
 
 God. 
 
 17. 
 
 Christ a Prophet. 
 
 2. 
 
 Word of God. 
 
 13. 
 
 Christ a Priest. 
 
 
 
 19. 
 
 Christ a King. 
 
 
 Perfections of God. 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. 
 
 Grace of the Spirit. 
 
 3. 
 
 Spirituality. 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. 
 
 Repentance. 
 
 4. 
 
 Omnipresence. 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. 
 
 Faith. 
 
 5. 
 
 Eternity. 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. 
 
 Justification. 
 
 6. 
 
 Wisdom. 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. 
 
 Adoption. 
 
 7. 
 
 Power. 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. 
 
 Sanctification. 
 
 & 
 
 Holiness. 
 
 
 
 9. 
 
 Goodness. 
 
 
 Duty of Man. 
 
 10. 
 
 The Trinity. 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. 
 
 Kule of Duty — The Law 
 
 11. 
 
 The Works of God. 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. 
 
 Spirit of Duty — Love. 
 
 12. 
 
 The Fall of Man. 
 
 
 
 13. 
 
 The Misery of Man. 
 
 1 
 
 he Ten Commandments. 
 
 14. 
 
 Grace of the Father. 
 
 28. 
 
 Choice of God. 
 
 16. 
 
 Grace of the Son. 
 
 29. 
 
 Image of God. 
 
 10, 
 
 Incarnation of Christ 
 
 30. 
 
 Name of God. 
 
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XII 
 
 SUBJECTS OF THE LESSONS. 
 
 31. Service of God. 
 
 32. Honor to Superiors. 
 
 33. Respect for Person. 
 
 34. Respect for Family. 
 
 35. Respect for Property. 
 
 36. Respect for Truth, 
 
 37. Contentment. 
 
 Christian Characters! and 
 Needs. 
 
 38. Poverty of Spirit. 
 
 39. Pious Mourning. 
 
 40. Meekness. 
 
 41. Hunger and Thirst for Right- 
 
 eousness. 
 
 42. Mercy. 
 
 43. Purity of Heart 
 
 44. Peace-Making. 
 
 Christian Institutions. 
 
 45. The Church. 
 
 46. Baptism. 
 
 47. The Lord's Supper. 
 
 Last Things. 
 
 48. Death. 
 
 49. Resurrection. 
 
 50. Judgment 
 
 51. Heaven. 
 
 52. Hell. 
 
COMPARATIVE TABLE 
 
 Of the Hymns selected from the Sacred Lute, appended to 
 the lessons of this Catechism. 
 
 Catech 
 
 . Lute 
 
 16 
 
 101 
 
 19 
 
 100 
 
 21 
 
 107 
 
 23 
 
 54 
 
 25 
 
 102 
 
 28 
 
 106 
 
 30 
 
 18G 
 
 32 
 
 191 
 
 34 
 
 6 
 
 37 
 
 117 
 
 30 
 
 119 
 
 41 
 
 30S 
 
 43 
 
 173 
 
 
 111 
 
 
 50 
 
 50 
 
 111 
 
 52 
 
 130 
 
 54 
 
 33G 
 
 57 
 
 133 
 
 59 
 
 167 
 
 02 
 
 310 
 
 Come sound his praise abroad. 
 
 Father of Mercies, in thy word. 
 
 O Lord I would delight in thee. 
 
 Lord we come before thee now. 
 
 O God our help in ages past. 
 
 Lord, Thou hast searched and seen me thro\ 
 
 Awake our souls, away our fears. 
 
 A charge to keep I have. 
 
 My God! how endless is thy love 
 
 To God the Father yield. 
 
 The spacious firmament on high. 
 
 Return O Wanderer, now return. 
 
 How helpless guilty nature lies. 
 
 Grace ! 't is a charming sound. 
 
 Come ye that love the Saviour's name. 
 
 Joy to the world! The Lord is come! 
 
 Join all the glorious names 
 
 Alas! and did my Saviour bleed. 
 
 All hail the power of Jesus' Tiamc. 
 
 Come Holy Spirif! Heavenly Dove. 
 
 Sinners turn : why will ye die. 
 
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XIV COMPARATIVE TABLE. 
 
 Faith is a precious grace. 
 Not all the blood of beasts. 
 Who can describe the joys that rise. 
 O for a closer walk with God. 
 In all my Lord's appointed ways. 
 Do not I love thee, O my Lord. 
 Before Jehovah's awful throne. 
 And must I part with all I have. 
 Jesus, I love thy charming name. 
 Lord how delightful 'tis to see. 
 How blest the sacred tie, that binds. 
 Eternal Spirit we confess. 
 
 thou who hast at thy command. 
 Bright source of everlasting love. 
 So let our lips and lives express. 
 White thee I seek, protecting power. 
 Jesus lover of my soul. 
 
 How oft alas! this wretched heart. 
 And can my heart aspire so high. 
 Come, thou long expected Jesus. 
 Great God of Wonders! all thy ways. 
 My God permit me not to be. 
 Blest be the tie that binds. 
 
 1 love thy Kingdom, Lord. 
 Come Holy Spirit! Dove divine. 
 If human kindness meets return. 
 Death floats on every passing breeze. 
 And must this body die ? 
 
 Day of judgment! Day of wonders.' 
 Aloft to heaven our hope ascends. 
 When thy mortal life is fled. 
 
 64 
 
 328 
 
 66 
 
 341 
 
 68 
 
 339 
 
 70 
 
 225 
 
 73 
 
 352 
 
 75 
 
 223 
 
 78 
 
 103 
 
 80 
 
 349 
 
 82 
 
 132 
 
 85 
 
 51 
 
 87 
 
 82 
 
 90 
 
 170 
 
 92 
 
 90 
 
 94 
 
 197 
 
 97 
 
 187 
 
 99 
 
 234 
 
 101 
 
 322 
 
 104 
 
 222 
 
 106 
 
 237 
 
 108 
 
 224 
 
 110 
 
 108 
 
 112 
 
 201 
 
 114 
 
 199 
 
 117 
 
 44 
 
 119 
 
 358 
 
 121 
 
 3G5 
 
 124 
 
 387 
 
 126 
 
 386 
 
 128 
 
 291 
 
 130 
 
 312 
 
 133 
 
 287 
 
NOTES AND QUESTIONS. 
 
 LESSON I. 
 
 GOD . 
 
 TEXT. Heb. ii : 6. He that coraeth unto God must believe 
 that He is, and that He is the rewarder of them that diligent- 
 ly seek him. 
 
 T. God is the first of beings, He is the being who lifts 
 made all things, and who rules and blesses all creatures. 
 lie is the Lcrcat King of Heaven, and He is high above the 
 earth. It is our duty to worship Him only; we were 
 made to love Him with all our hearts, and to serve Him 
 with all our powers ; and we shall be indeed a happy peo- 
 ple if our God is the Lord. 
 
 II. We shall do well to believe firmly in God, and to 
 think often of Him. This Is what the angels in heaven 
 do. They rest not day and night, but are forever praising 
 Him. As for us, it is shameful and sinful not to know 
 our Maker. Those who forget God are without excuse. 
 
 III. We need not be ignorant of God. Our own souls 
 tell us about Him. We see His works all around us in 
 the world. ( Our lives are full of His judgments and His 
 mercies. "And. finally, God has given us IIi< blessed 
 Word, as a light that'shineth in a dark place. This will 
 teach us what His will is. And we may ar>k for His 
 Spirit, so that we may understand what we hear, and bc- 
 eome wise unto salvation. 
 
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1G NOTES AND QUESTIONS 
 
 1. Q. Who is the first of beings ? 
 A. God. 
 
 2. Q. What has He done ? 
 
 A. He has made all things. 
 
 3. q. What does he do ? 
 
 a. He rules and blesses all creatures. 
 
 4. Q. What is our duty to God ? 
 
 A. To worship Him, and to love and serve 
 Him. 
 
 5. q. Should we believe firmly in God ? 
 
 A. Yes, and we should often think of Him. 
 
 6. q. What do the angels in heaven do ? 
 A. They praise Him forever. 
 
 7. q. If we do not know God, how should we 
 
 feel? 
 A. We should be ashamed and afraid. 
 
 8. q. Has God made himself known in us ? 
 A. Yes, our own souls tell us about Him. 
 
 9. q. Do we see any signs of God in the World ? 
 A. Yes, His works are all around us. 
 
 10. q. How does God deal with us in our lives ? 
 A. By judgments and mercies. 
 
 11. Q. What teaches us most about God ? 
 A. His blessed Word. 
 
 1 2. Q. Will God help us to understand his Word ? 
 A. Yes, He will give His Holy Spirit to them 
 
 that ask Him. 
 
 CALL TO PRAISE. S. M. 
 
 Come, sound His praise abroad, 
 
 And hymns of Glory sing ; 
 Jehovah is the sovereign God, 
 
 The universal King. 
 
 Come, worship at His throne ; 
 
 Come, bow before the Lord ; 
 We are His work, and not our own ; 
 
 He formed us by His word. 
 
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 kj attend His roioe, 
 Nor dare provoke Bis rod ; 
 
 . like the people of Il ; - choice, • 
 And own your gracious God. 
 
 LESSON II. 
 
 THE WOKD OF GOD. 
 
 TEXT. 2 Tim. iii : 16, 17. All Scripture is given by inspira- 
 tion of God, and is profitable, for doctrine, for reproof, for 
 correction, for instruction in righteousness; that the man of 
 God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good 
 works. 
 
 I. The "Word of God is contained in the Old and New 
 ments. In old times, God declared His will to His 
 
 servants, and they wrote and spoke as they were moved 
 by the Holy Ghost. These pious men had the power of 
 working signs and wonders, and of uttering prophecies, to 
 convince unbelievers. They converted many souls by the 
 preaching of the Gospel. They were willing even to be 
 slain for the word of God. They sealed the truth with 
 their blood. — And now, every true Christian has the wit- 
 ness in himself that the Scriptures come from heaven. 
 
 II. The Word of God is our rule. "We have wandered 
 astray like lost sheep, and therefore God gives us this 
 light to our feet to guide us back to the path of duty. 
 Hence, we must not follow the examples of men, nor even 
 a voice from heaven, if they teach us to break this law. 
 The law of the Lord is plain enough for us to understand 
 it. It is Very broad, so as to cover all our duties. It is 
 perfect, so that it may convert the soul. It was intended 
 to last forever. And if any man shall add to it, God will 
 add to him the plagues written in this book. Its truths we 
 mu>t believe, and its commands we must obey. 
 
 III. We should study the Word. It is our duty to 
 know more and more of the Scriptures. If we can read, 
 we should read them diligently all the days of our lives, 
 
 tally on the Sabbath. We should assemble to hear 
 2* 
 
18 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 
 
 them. We should receive God's words with reverence 
 and delight, and determine to do whatever he shall say. 
 
 1. Q. In what is the Word of God contained ? 
 a. In the Old and New Testaments. 
 
 2. Q. How did men get this Word ? 
 
 A. In old times, God declared it to His ser- 
 vants, and they wrote and spoke as 
 they were moved by the Holy Ghost. 
 
 3. q. How did His servants prove that God sent 
 
 them ? 
 a. They worked miracles, and foretold things 
 to come. 
 
 4. q. Did God give them success ? 
 
 a. Yes; they converted many souls, by 
 . preaching. 
 
 5. Q. Did they show that they were in earnest ? 
 a. Yes : they consented to be slain for the 
 
 Word of God. > 
 
 6. Q. What proofs, besides, have Christians to 
 
 the truth of the Bible ? 
 A. They have the witness of the Spirit. 
 
 7. q. What rule have we to govern us V 
 a. The Word of God. 
 
 8. Q. May we all understand it ? 
 A. Yes, it is very plain. 
 
 9. q. Does it cover all our duties ? 
 A. Yes, it is exceeding broad. 
 
 10. Q. Does it convert souls V 
 a. Yes, for it is perfect. 
 
 11. q. How long was it intended to last ? 
 a. Forever. 
 
 1 2. q. If any man adds to the Bible, or takes 
 
 from it, what may he expect ? 
 A. That God will punish him. 
 
 13. q. How should we use the Scriptures ? 
 
 a. We should search them and hear them. 
 
 14. q. On what day especially ? 
 
rOB COLOREl) PEOPLE. F9 
 
 \. On tlu> Sabbath day. 
 16. Q. Why sin mid we gt) to tffurtb? 
 
 a. To near what the Lord shall say. 
 1(5. o. How should we Listen to God's word ? 
 
 a. With seriousness and joy, and with the 
 purpose to obey lliui. 
 
 DELIGHT IN TIIE WORD. CM. 
 
 Father of mercies, in Thy word 
 What endless glory shines! 
 
 Forever he Thy name adored, 
 For these celestial lines. 
 
 'Tis here the tree of knowledge grows, 
 
 And yields a free repast ; 
 Here, purer sweets than nature knows 
 
 Invite the longing taste. 
 
 'Tis here the Saviour's welcome voice 
 Spreads heavenly peace around, 
 
 And life, and everlasting joys 
 Attend the hlissful sound. 
 
 O, may these heavenly pages be 
 
 My ever-dear delight ; 
 And still new beauties may I see, 
 
 And still increasing light. 
 
 Divine Instructor, gracious Lord, 
 
 Be thou forever near ; 
 Teach me to love Thy sacred word, 
 
 And view my Saviour here. 
 
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 LESSON III. 
 
 THE PERFECTION OF GOD — SPIRITUALITY. 
 
 TEXT. John iv : 24. God is a Spirit, and they that worship 
 Him must worship Him in Spirit and in truth, 
 
 I. God is a Spirit. He has no shape such as ours, 
 and He cannot be seen by human eyes. He is perfect ; 
 He has never felt any carnal passions ; He has never suf- 
 fered from weakness, or sorrow, or sin. He is never 
 weary, but continually works out His wise, and good, and 
 holy designs. We depend upon Him for life and all its 
 blessings ; but He is the Father of spirits, and does not 
 depend upon any. And He is an immortal spirit. It is 
 impossible that He should die. 
 
 II. This fact, that God is a Spirit, is a great lesson 
 for us. We should not make images of God, for nothing 
 that the hands of men can make will resemble God ; and 
 He declares that the worship of the heathen displeases 
 him. We must not be satisfied when we worship God 
 with our bodies, while our hearts are far from him. For 
 He is a Spirit, and they that worship Him must worship 
 Him in spirit and in truth. And finally, we must not be 
 content with asking God only for earthly gifts. We 
 should pray, above all things, for spiritual blessings ; and 
 we may even ask that the Lord Himself shall be the por- 
 tion of our souls. 
 
 1. Q. What is God? 
 A. A Spirit. 
 
 2. Q. Has he a shape like ours ? 
 
 A. No : He cannot be seen by human eyes. 
 
 3. Q. How does He differ from fleshly beings ? 
 A. He has no carnal passions, no weakness, 
 
 nor sorrow, nor sin. 
 
 4. q. Does He ever give up His wise and holy 
 
 designs ? 
 A. No : For He is never weary. 
 
 5. Q. Is God dependent upon any other being ? 
 
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 a. No: lor He is the Father of Spiril 
 
 6. c>. Will God erer | 
 
 a. No, He is an immortal spirit. 
 
 7. (}. What is the first Lesson from this doctrine ? 
 a. That wo should not make images of God. 
 
 8. q. What is the second lesson? 
 
 a. That we should worship (rod with our 
 hearts as well as our bodies, 
 ft, Q. What is the third lesson ? 
 
 a. That we should ask Him for spiritual 
 blessings. 
 10. q. Mention the greatest blessing that we 
 should ask from God. 
 A. That He Himself would be the portion of 
 our souls. 
 
 SPIRITUAL DESIRES. CM. 
 
 Lord, I would delight in Thee, 
 And on Thy care depend ; 
 
 To Thee in every trouble flee, 
 My best, my only friend. 
 
 When all created streams are dried, 
 
 Thy fulness is the same ; 
 May I with this be satisfied, 
 
 And glory in Thy name. 
 
 No good in creatures can be found 
 But may be found in Thee ; 
 
 1 must have all things, and abound, 
 While God is God to me. 
 
 O Lord, I cast my care on Thee ; 
 
 I triumph and adore ; 
 My great concern shall ever be, 
 
 To love and praise Thee more. 
 
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 LESSON IV. 
 
 GOD S OMNIPRESENCE. 
 
 TEXT. Ps. cxxxiii : 8-10. If I ascend up into heaven, Thou 
 art there ; if I make my bed in hell, behold, Thou art there ; 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. 
 
 I. God is present everywhere ; there is no place where 
 He is not. He is in heaven, to bless the angels and reward 
 the saints. He is on earth, where he is continually at 
 work, ruling, and providing for, His creatures. He is in 
 hell, where He punishes the wicked with eternal pains. 
 God includes all things. His immense presence is broader 
 than the earth and vaster than the sea ; it is deeper than 
 hell and higher than heaven ; even the heaven of heavens 
 cannot contain Him. 
 
 H. Let us realize this thought, that God is not far 
 from every one of us. Let us remember, that in Him we 
 live and move and have our being. When the burdens of 
 life lie heavily upon us, we shall be joyful and strong, 
 when we know that the Lord is with us." In temptation 
 we will not dare to sin, when we remind ourselves that He 
 is near. And we shall not shrink from our duties, when 
 we reflect that in all our ways we are walking before the 
 Lord. This thought sustained the soul of Abraham, the 
 father of the faithful. Gen. xvii : 1 . 
 
 1. Q. Is there a place where God is not present ? 
 A. No ; He is everywhere. 
 
 2. q. Is He in Heaven ? 
 A. Yes. 
 
 3. b. What does He there ? 
 
 a. He blesses the angels and rewards the 
 saints. 
 
 4. Q. Is He on earth ? 
 A. Yes. 
 
 5. Q. What does He there ? 
 
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 A. He continually rules and provides for Hifl 
 
 civalur 
 
 6. Q, Is he in hell ? 
 
 a . x ; 
 
 7. q. What does He there ? 
 
 a. He punishes the wicked with eternal pains. 
 
 8. Q. Is God's presence more immense than 
 
 heaven, or earth, or hell ? 
 a. Yes; none of these can contain Him. 
 
 9. q. Whal docs this doctrine teach usV 
 
 A. That God is not far from every one of us. 
 
 10. q. In whom do we live and move and have 
 
 our being? 
 A. In God, 
 
 11. Q. When can we be joyful and strong under 
 
 our burdens ? 
 a. When we know that the Lord is with us. 
 
 1 2. Q. Will this thought keep us, in temptation ? 
 a. Yes ; we will not dare to sin when we 
 
 think that God is near. 
 
 13. q. What will make us faithful to our duties? 
 A. To know that we are walking before the 
 
 Lord. 
 
 14. q. What pious man was supported by this re- 
 
 collection ? 
 A. Abraham, the father of the faithful. 
 
 GOD'S GRACIOUS PRESENCE DESIRED. 
 
 Lord, we come before Thee now ; 
 At Thy feet we humbly how ; 
 55 O, do not our suit disdain ; 
 
 Shall we seek Thee, Lord, in vain ? 
 
 55 Lord, on Thee our souls depend : 
 In compassion now descend : 
 
 55 Fill our hearts with Thy rich grace ; 
 Tune our lips to sing Thy praise. 
 
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 In Thine own appointed way, 
 Now we seek Thee : here we stay ; 
 Lord, from hence we would not go, 
 Till a blessing Thou bestow. 
 
 LESSON V. 
 
 ETERNITY OF GOD. 
 
 TEXT. Ps. xc ; 2. Prom everlasting to everlasting Thou 
 art God. 
 
 I. There is but one Being who has never had a begin- 
 ning, and whose days never can come to an end. This 
 Being is God. The great world around us had a begin- 
 ning, and will at last perish. Even our souls had a be- 
 ginning, when they were made by God, and they too would 
 perish like withering leaves and fading flowers, if God did 
 not keep them from destruction. But God's nature can- 
 not decay or change. He is the eternal, immortal King, 
 to whom be honor and glory forever and ever. 
 
 II. This is a glorious and awful perfection. An 
 eternal God can do as He pleases, for all times are in His 
 hand. Our lives cannot be compared with His ; and we 
 ourselves are as nothing before him. But He permits us 
 to trust in him. He has everlasting strength to help us. 
 He loves his people with an everlasting love. And he 
 keeps at His right hand, pleasures forevermore. We 
 should fear to offend Him. He will always live to punish 
 the wicked. He will banish them from His presence, and 
 inflict upon them everlasting destruction. 
 
 1. Q. What is meant by God's eternity ? 
 
 a. That He has neither beginning nor end of 
 days. 
 
 2. Q. Is the world eternal ? 
 
 A. No ; it had a beginning. 
 
 3. Q. Will it always last ? 
 
 a. No ; it will be destroyed. 
 
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 4. c t ». When <1M oar souls begin to b6 ? 
 
 v. When they came into the world. 
 
 q. Why will they nol perish? 
 
 a. Because God will preserve them. 
 
 8. q. Can God's nature decay or change? 
 
 a. No. 
 
 7. q. What name does the Bible give Him? 
 a. The eternal and immortal King. 
 
 8. q. What should be rendered to Bun ? 
 A. Honor and glory forever and ever. 
 
 9. q. Why can God do what he pleases ? 
 A. Because all times are in His hand. 
 
 10. Q. What do we learn from God's eternity? 
 A. How frail we are. 
 
 11. q. In whom, then, should we put our trust ? 
 A. In God only. 
 
 12. Q. Why should we trust in him ? 
 
 A. Because His strength, His love and His 
 blessings, are everlasting. 
 
 13. Q. Should we also fear Him ? 
 a. Yes. 
 
 14. q. Why should we not offend God ? 
 
 a. Because He always lives to punish the 
 wicked. 
 
 15. Q. What punishment will lie inflict upon 
 
 them ? 
 A. He will make them depart from Him into 
 everlasting destruction. 
 
 THE ETERNAL GOD. C. M. 
 
 God, our help in ages past, 
 
 Our hope for years to come, 
 Our shelter from the stormy blast, 
 
 And our eternal home — 
 
 Beneath the shadow of Thy throne 
 
 Thy saints have dwelt secure ; 
 Sufficient is Thine arm alone, 
 
 And our defence is sure. 
 
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 Before the hills in order stood, 
 Or earth received her frame, 
 
 From everlasting Thou art God, 
 To endless years the same. 
 
 Thy word commands our flesh to dust- 
 " Return, ye sons of men ; " 
 
 All nations rose from earth at first, 
 And turn to earth again. 
 
 A Thousand ages in Thy sight 
 Are like an evening gone ; 
 
 Short as the watch that ends the night, 
 Before the rising sim. 
 
 God, our help in ages past, 
 Our hope for years to come, 
 
 Be thou our guard while troubles last, 
 And our eternal home. 
 
 LESSON VI, 
 
 WISDOM OF GOD. 
 
 TEXT. Rom. ii : 33. O, the depth of the riches, both of the 
 wisdom and knowledge of God. 
 
 I. God is the wisest of beings. He perfectly knows 
 Himself and all his creatures. All His plans are wonder- 
 ful and all his works arc excellent. He had no counsellor 
 to teach Him, when he made this large and beautiful 
 world. He does not need any help to govern it, but rules 
 and orders all things to the glory of His great name. He 
 has also shown His abundant wisdom and prudence in 
 providing a Saviour for us when we were dying in our 
 sins. He is wiser than all the men that ever lived in the 
 world, or all the angels in heaven. Whether we look at 
 what He has made, or at what he has done, or at what He 
 is doing constantly, we have reason to exclaim — 0, the 
 
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 depth of the riches, both of the wisdom and knowledge of 
 
 God! 
 
 1 I. Wt must DOVer think that W€ know more than God. 
 
 It Lb always wisest for as to do whatever he bids us. If 
 our duties arc hard, if we must give up what is dear to our 
 hearts, [f we must sutler affliction, let us meekly submit to 
 His will. For He knows what is best, Lei us be guided 
 
 by His counsel always. And in times of doubt and dark- 
 we must remember Ins blessed word : If any man 
 lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth liberally and 
 ■aideth not. — James i: 5. 
 
 1. q. Who is the wisest being? 
 a. God 
 
 2. Q. What does he perfectly know ? 
 A. Himself and all His creatures. 
 
 3. Q. What can we say of His plans and works ? 
 A. They are wonderful and excellent. 
 
 4. Q. Who made this large and beautiful world ? 
 a. God. 
 
 5. q. Did any one teach Him how to make it ? 
 a. Xo ; He made it by Himself. 
 
 6. Q. Does He govern it by Himself also ? 
 
 A. Yes ; He does not need any help to gov- 
 ern it. 
 
 7. q. How does He rule and order all things ? 
 A. To the glory of His great name. 
 
 8. Q. What shows most of His wisdom ? 
 A. The plan of salvation for sinners. 
 
 9. Q. Is God wiser than all other beings ? 
 A. Yes, He is wiser than men or angels. 
 
 10. q. What should God's wisdom lead us to 
 
 do? 
 A. To praise and to obey him. 
 
 11. Q. Should we be willing to bear hardship and 
 
 affliction for God ? 
 A. Yes : for He knows what is best for us. 
 1*2. Q. When should we follow His counsel? 
 a. Always. 
 
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 13. Q. What should we do in times of doubt and 
 
 darkness. 
 a. We should ask God for wisdom. 
 
 14. Q. Will He give it to us ? 
 
 A. Yes ; He will give liberally, and upbraid 
 us not. 
 
 OMNISCIENCE. L. M. 
 
 Lord, Thou hast searched and seen me through ; 
 Thine eye commands, with piercing view, 
 My rising and my resting hours, 
 My heart and flesh, with all their powers. 
 
 My thoughts, before they are my own, 
 Are to my God distinctly known ; 
 He knows the words I mean to speak, 
 Ere from my opening lips they break. 
 
 Within Thy circling power I stand ; 
 On every side I find thy hand ; 
 Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, 
 I am surrounded still with God. 
 
 Amazing knowledge, vast and great! 
 What large extent, what lofty height ! 
 My soul, with' all the powers I boast, 
 Is in the boundless prospect lost. 
 
 0, may these thoughts possess my breast, 
 Where'er I rove, where'er I rest ; 
 Nor let my weaker passions dare 
 Consent to sin, for God is there. 
 
FOU COI-OKKD PEOPLE. 2 ( J 
 
 LESSON VII. 
 
 POWER OF GOD. 
 
 TEXT. Jer. 32 : 17. Ah Lord God, behold Thou hast made 
 the heavens and the earth by Thy great Power and stretched 
 out arm; and there is nothing too hard for Thee. 
 
 I. God is powerful. lie can do all things. Nothing 
 hard for Him. He has made this world with all its 
 
 firm Land and rolling seas. He has made the sun and 
 
 moon and stars. He ha? made all creatures. And He up- 
 holds all things by the word of His power. His work is 
 perfect. Yet He is able to save or to destroy what He has 
 made. No creature in heaven or on earth or in hell, can 
 prevent Him from doing what He pleases. Tor God is 
 mightier than all. 
 
 II. God claims our trust, because " power belongeth 
 unto Him," Ps. G2 : 11. Christians have many spiritual 
 enemies ; bnt they have also an Almighty Guardian, 
 whose arm fe not shortened, that it cannot save. They 
 must sutler sorrows, and pains, and sicknesses, and death, 
 like other men ; but the God whom they serve is able to 
 deliver them from the burning fiery furnace. He is able to 
 perform every sweet promise of His word. He will be 
 near them in their time of need. He will give them 
 His salvation. Trust ye in the Lord, for in the Lord is 
 everlasting strength. 
 
 III. Let us not sin against such a God. He is stronger 
 than we. He has sent many dreadful judgments on the 
 wicked, while they lived in this world. And when the 
 last day comes, they shall be punished with everlasting 
 destruction from the presence of the Lord and the glory of 
 His Power. 
 
 1. q. Is God powerful ? 
 
 A. Y< s : He can do all things. 
 
 2. Q. What lias he made V 
 
 A. The earth and the heavens and everything 
 that lives. 
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 3. q. What keeps them from destruction ? 
 A. The Wore! of His power. 
 
 4. q. Can He do what He pleases with them ? 
 A. Yes ; He can save or destroy what He has 
 
 made. 
 
 5. q. Can any creature prevent Him ? 
 A. Xo ; for He is mightier than all. 
 
 6. q. How should we feel towards God ? 
 A. We should trust in Him. 
 
 7. q. When our spiritual enemies tempt us, what 
 
 can God do ? 
 a. He can save us. 
 
 8. Q. When we are suffering, what can God do ? 
 a. He can uphold and bless us. 
 
 9. q. Has He promised to do this ? 
 a. Yes. 
 
 10. Q. And what will he give us. 
 a. His salvation. 
 
 11. q. Why should we fear to sin ? 
 
 a. Because God is able to punish us. 
 
 12. Q. When will the wicked be punished ? 
 A. In this life and forever. 
 
 GOD OUR STRENGTH. L. 21. 
 
 Awake, our souls ; away, our fears ; 
 
 Let every trembling thought be gone ; 
 Awake, and run the heavenly race, 
 
 And put a cheerful courage on. 
 
 True, 'tis a strait and thorny road, 
 
 And mortal spirits tire and faint ; 
 Bat they forget the mighty God, 
 
 Who feeds the strength of every saint ; — 
 
 The mighty God, whose matchless power 
 
 Is ever new and ever young, 
 And firm endures, while endless years 
 
 Their everlasting circles run. 
 
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 i thee, the overflowing spring, 
 
 SOlllfl shall drink a rail supply ; 
 
 While those who trusl their native strength 
 Shall melt away, and droop, and die. 
 
 Swift as an eagle cuts the air, 
 We'll mount aloft to thine abode ; 
 
 Ou wings of love our Bonis shall fly, 
 Nor tire amid the heavenly road. 
 
 LESSON VIII. 
 
 HOLINESS OF GOD. 
 TEXT. 1 Sam. 2 : 2. There is none holy as the Lord. 
 
 I. God is a pare and holy nature. He is glorious in 
 holiness. There is no wickedness in him — no weakness, 
 nor malice, nor falsehood. He is a spring of holiness to 
 all the good on earth and in heaven. Yet none are so holl- 
 as He. The best men confess that they are unclean, 
 when they think of God's purity. The blessed angels hide 
 their faces with their wings when they stand before the 
 Holy One. Never could lost sinners come back to God, 
 except through Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God that taketh 
 away the sins of the world. Never can they enter into 
 heaven unless their hearts are cleansed by the Power of 
 the Holy Ghost. Let us receive the Gospel, so that our 
 sins may be pardoned, and so that our souls may at last 
 dwell with God. 
 
 II. God is a just and holy Governor. He always does 
 right. lie is just when he afflicts us, for we are sinners, 
 and deserve all our pains. He is just when he casts the 
 wicked into hell : they have broken His law and deserve to 
 perish forever. When the blessed Saviour took the sin- 
 ner's place, God spared not his own Son. Let us not then 
 complain of the sufferings with which he punishes our sins. 
 If we are tempted to do wrong, let us tremble at His judg- 
 
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 ments. If we feel that we are guilty before him, let us fly 
 for our lives to the cross of Christ. 
 
 1. Q. Is God pure and holy ? 
 
 A. Yes ; He is glorious in holiness. 
 
 2. Q. From whom do creatures get their holiness ? 
 A. From God. 
 
 3. Q. What do the saints, when they think of 
 
 God's purity ? 
 A. They confess that they are unclean. 
 
 4. Q. What do the angels when they stand be- 
 
 fore him ? 
 A. They hide their faces. 
 
 5. q. How can lost sinners come back to God ? 
 A. Through Jesus Christ. 
 
 6. q. How can their hearts be cleansed ? 
 a. By the power of the Holy Ghost. 
 
 7. q. How can they be saved ? 
 A. By receiving the Gospel. 
 
 8. Q. Is God a just and holy Governor ? 
 a. Yes ; He always does right. 
 
 9. q. What do the wicked deserve ? 
 
 A. To suffer and to be cast into hell. 
 
 10. q. Why? 
 
 a. Because they have broken God's law. 
 
 11. Q. When the Saviour took our place, did God 
 
 spare him ? 
 a. No ; God spared not His own Son. 
 
 12. Q. When we suffer, what should we think? 
 a. That we deserve it. 
 
 13. Q. When we are tempted to sin, how should 
 
 we feel ? 
 A. We should tremble at His judgments. 
 4. q. When we know our guilt, what should wc do? 
 A. We should fly for our lives to the cross. 
 
 HOLY DUTIES AND RESOLVES. S. M. 
 
 A chaige to keep I have — 
 The Lord to glorify, 
 
FOti COLORED PlEOPLE, 
 
 died my ruined soul to gave. 
 
 And tit it for the Bky. 
 
 I my powers <"' 
 
 This calling to fulfil ; 
 To serve and bless the present age, 
 
 And do my Master's will. 
 
 Arm me with jealous 
 
 As in thy sighl to live ; 
 Ami thus thy servant, Lord, prepare, 
 
 A strict account to give ! 
 
 Help me to watch and pray, 
 And on thy grace rely ; 
 
 O, let me ne'er my trust betray, 
 But faithful live and die. 
 
 LESSON IX. 
 
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 GOODXESS OF GOD. 
 
 EXT. Ps. 106 : 1. O give thanks vmto the Lord, for he is 
 good. : His mercy endureth forever. 
 
 I. God is good and kind. He loves to see his creatures 
 happy. He provides for them all as a loving father pro- 
 vides for his children. He blesses the unjust as well as the 
 just. lie sends rain upon their thirsty fields and gives 
 them every day the light of life. More than all others He 
 blesses his people. Not only do they receive earthly good, 
 but pardon and grace and eternal life. How great is His 
 goodness to the world ! He lias so loved it as to give His 
 only Son to die for ir< salvation. 
 
 II. Why are we BO unmindful of His benefits 1 Surely 
 we have no other friend like God. Xo other has treated us 
 so gently, or borne with our proud manners so king. We 
 should be very sorry for our sin< against him : the good- 
 ness of God should lead us to repentance. Let us remeni- 
 
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 ber that we may freely go and ask Him to pardon our sins. 
 For He is a forgiving God. Let us not despise His rich 
 goodness any longer. It is our duty to love Him and 
 trust in Him. We must also try to be like him. If we 
 have enemies, let us forgive them, remembering how God 
 has forgiven us. 
 
 1. Q. Is God good and kind? 
 
 A. Yes ; He loves to see his creatures happy. 
 
 2. Q. How does He provide for them ? 
 A. As a loving father for his children. 
 
 3. q. Does He bless the wicked also ? 
 a. Yes. 
 
 4. Q. Who receives his greatest blessings ? 
 A. His people. 
 
 5. Q. What does he give them ? 
 
 A. Pardon, grace and eternal life. 
 
 6. Q. What has He done for the world ? 
 A. He has given His Son to die for it. 
 
 7. q. Who is the best friend we have ? 
 A. God. 
 
 8. Q. What should we think of our sins against 
 
 Him? 
 A. We should be sorry for them. 
 
 9. Q. May we ask Him to pardon us? 
 A. Yes ; He is a forgiving God. 
 
 10. q. How should we feel towards this good God? 
 A. We should love Him. 
 
 11. Q. How should we imitate Him ? 
 A. Bv forgiving our enemies. 
 
 12. Q. Why? 
 
 A. Because God has forgiven us. 
 
 DAILY BLESSINGS. L. M. 
 
 My God, how endless is thy love ! 
 
 Thy gifts are every evening new : 
 And morning mercies from above, 
 
 Gently distil like early dew. 
 
B ( oi.oKi.D i'i:oi'Li:. 
 
 Thou spread's! the curtains of the ni 
 Great Guardian of my sleeping Lours; 
 
 Thy sovereign wind restores the light. 
 And quickens all my drowsj pow< 
 
 I yield my powers to thy command ; 
 
 To thee I consecrate my days ; 
 Perpetual blessings from thy hand 
 
 Demand perpetual songs of praise. 
 
 LESSON X. 
 
 THE TRINITY. 
 
 TEXT. Math. 28: 19. Go ye therefore, teach all nations, 
 baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and 
 of the Holy Ghost. 
 
 I. There are three persons in the Godhead. These 
 are the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. The first 
 person in the Godhead is the Father: He is to be honored 
 a< the Father of Christ and of all the people of Christ. 
 The second person is the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of 
 God. In him the fulness of the Godhead dwells ; by him 
 the Father has showed himself to us ; and he with the 
 Father is God over all. The third person is the Holv 
 Ghost, who comes from the Father and the Son, but who 
 is equal to them in power and glory. These three persons 
 are one God. 
 
 II. These three, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, must be 
 honored and Worshipped in the Christian Church. For 
 the plan of mercy was contrived by the Father — was fin- 
 ished by the Son — and is brought home to our souls by 
 the Holy Ghost We must submit to the lather as duti- 
 ful children. We must have faith in the Son as our Lord 
 and Saviour. And the love of the Holy Ghost must be 
 shed abroad in our hearts. Then we shall be near to God : 
 He will be our God and we shall be His people. 
 
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 1. Q. How many persons are there in the God- 
 
 head ? 
 A. Three. 
 
 2. Q. Who are they ? 
 
 a. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. 
 
 3. q. Who is the First person ? 
 A. The Father. 
 
 4. Q. How is he to be honored ? 
 
 A. As the Father of Christ and of Christians. 
 
 5. Q. "Who is the second person ? 
 
 A. The Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 
 
 6. Q. What is he ? 
 A. God over all. 
 
 7. q. Whom does he show to us ? 
 A. The Father. 
 
 8. Q. Who is the third person ? 
 A. The Holy Ghost. 
 
 9. Q. From whom does he come ? 
 
 A. From the Father and the Son. 
 
 10. q. Is he equal to them in power and glory ? 
 
 a. Yes. 
 
 11 Q. What are these three persons? 
 
 A. One God. 
 
 12. q. By whom should these persons be espe- 
 
 cially honored? 
 A. Bv the Church. 
 
 13. Q. Why? 
 
 A. Because we are saved by them. 
 
 14. Q. How do we honor the Father? 
 A. By obeying Him as His children. 
 
 15. q. How do we honor the Son? 
 A. By faith in him. 
 
 16. q. How do we honor the Holy Ghost ? 
 A. By love to him. 
 
 1 7. q. It* we do honor God will he be our God ? 
 A. Yes ; he will be our God and we will be 
 
 His people. 
 
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 ERAIflB to Tin; TRINITY, n. M. 
 
 To God the Father yield 
 
 Immortal praise and love, 
 
 For all our comforts here, 
 
 And all our hopes ahove ; 
 lie sent his own eternal Son, 
 To die for sins which man had done. 
 
 To God th' eternal Son 
 
 Let praise immortal flow, 
 
 Who bought us with his blood, 
 
 Who saves from endless woe ; 
 And now on high he lives and reigns, 
 And seeks the fruits of all his pains. 
 
 To God the Holy Ghost 
 
 Immortal honors give, 
 
 Whose new creating power 
 
 Can make the dead to live : 
 His wor-k completes the great design, 
 And tills the soul with joy divine. 
 
 Immortal praise to thee, 
 
 O Father, Spirit, Son, 
 
 The undivided Three, 
 
 The great mysterious One : 
 Where reason fails with all her powers, 
 There faith prevails, and love adores. 
 
 LESSON XI. 
 
 WOBKS OF GOD. 
 
 TEXT. Ps. 104 : 24. O Lord, how manifold are thy works ! 
 In wisdom hast thou made them all. 
 
 I. In six days God made the heavens, the earth and 
 the sea, and all things that are in them. They were made 
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 out of nothing by his powerful word. He spoke and it 
 was done. Then everything was very good. From the 
 highest angels to the meanest worms, all glorified God. 
 The great lights were kindled in the sky. The earth was 
 full of his riches. Harmless creatures played upon its 
 green fields. And man had a pure body and a holy soul 
 that he might serve his Maker. All this was God's work 
 of creation. 
 
 II. And God keeps and rules what he has made. He 
 keeps the world from destruction. He is our guardian. 
 When we were babes he preserved us ; and when we are 
 old and gray headed, he will not forsake us. He gives us 
 food and sleep and holds our souls in life. He makes all 
 things Avork for good to them that love him. This is God's 
 work of Providence. 
 
 III. We belong to God, who made us and cares for 
 us. It is our first duty to obey his commands. We must 
 look to him for our blessings. We must be quiet and pa- 
 tient under the afflictions that he sends. And in all times 
 and places we must rejoice that this great and wise and 
 merciful God is King over all the sons of men. 
 
 Who is the Maker of all things ? 
 God. 
 
 How long was he in making them ? 
 Six days. 
 
 What did he make them out of? 
 Nothing. 
 
 How were they made ? 
 God spoke and it was done. 
 What were they made for ? 
 To glorify God. 
 
 Did they show how good God was 1 
 Yes ; for they were all very good. 
 What was man made for ? 
 To serve his Maker. 
 What do you call this work of God? 
 Creation. 
 
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 What is he t«> u-. 
 
 I [e i> our ( ruardian. 
 
 How dors he take c:wr of iii ? 
 
 Ilf gives ua food, and sleep, and life. 
 
 How does he take care of his people? 
 
 He makes all things WOrk for their good. 
 To whom then do wo belong? 
 
 a. To God. 
 
 14. Q. What is our first duty ? 
 A. To obey his commands. 
 
 15. Q. What must we expect from him ? 
 
 A. All OUT blessings. 
 
 16. Q. What must we. be when he afflicts us? 
 a. We must be quiet and patient. 
 
 17. Q. What should always give joy to our hearts ? 
 a. That t God is King over the sons of men. 
 
 THE WORLD ATTESTS ITS MAKER. L. K. 
 
 The spacious firmament on high, 
 
 With all the blue ethereal sky, 
 
 And sfpangled heavens, a shining frame, 
 
 Their great original proclaim; 
 
 The unwearied sun from day to day, 
 
 Doth his Creator's power display, 
 
 And publishes to every land 
 
 The work of an Almighty hand. 
 
 Soon as the evening shades prevail, 
 The moon take up the wondrous tale, 
 And nightly to the listening earth 
 Repeats the story of her birth : 
 While all the stars that round her burn, 
 And all the planets in their turn, 
 Confirm the tidings as they roll, 
 And spread the truth from pole to pole. 
 
 What though in solemn silence, all 
 Move round this dark terrestrial ball ; 
 
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 "What though no real voice nor sound 
 Amid the radiant orbs be found ; 
 In reason's ear they all rejoice, 
 And utter forth a glorious voice, 
 Eor ever singing as they shine, 
 " The hand that made us is divine." 
 
 LESSON XII. 
 
 THE FALL OF MAN". 
 
 TEXT. Prov. 7 : 29. God made man upright, but they have 
 Bought out many inventions. _____ 
 
 I. God made our first parents holy and happy. He 
 put them in the Garden of Eden to tend it. He gave 
 them to eat its choice fruits, but commanded them not to 
 eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. This 
 command they broke. They listened to the tempter and 
 disobeyed God. And God clrove them from Paradise and 
 punished their sin with labor, and sorrow, and death. 
 
 II. We have all shared in the fall. We have received 
 the fallen nature of Adam. We have followed his wicked 
 example. We are now far off from God. Our minds are 
 darkened. Our holiness is lost. It is easy for us' to do 
 wrong, and hard to do right. We are "by nature the 
 servants of sin. We are under the curse of God. 
 We are in danger of eternal damnation. Our iniquities 
 have separated between us and our God. Unless we repent 
 and believe in Christ, we shall surely perish forever. 
 
 1. Q. What was the state of our first parents ? 
 A. Holy and happy. 
 
 2. q. Where did God put them ? 
 A. In the Garden of Eden. 
 
 3. Q. What should they do there ? 
 
 A. They should tend it and feed on its fruits. 
 
 4. q. Of what tree should they not eat ? 
 
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 The tree of the knowledge of ir<><>d and 
 
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 Should we obey God's smallest commands V 
 
 Did they obey ? 
 
 No; thi'y listened to the tempter. 
 Say what then happened. 
 God dnnc them from Paradise. 
 
 How did he punish their sin. 
 
 With labor, and sorrow, and death. 
 
 Have we shared in the fall V 
 
 Yes. 
 
 Whose nature have we received? 
 
 Adam's fallen nature. 
 
 Whose example have we followed? 
 
 His wicked example. 
 
 Are we near to God now ? 
 
 No ; we are far off from God. 
 
 Is it easy for us to obey him ? 
 
 No ; it is hard to do right, but easy to do 
 
 wrong. 
 What do we serve ? 
 Sin. 
 
 Is God pleased with us ? 
 No ; we are under his curse. 
 What are we in danger of. 
 Eternal damnation. 
 What has separated between us and our 
 
 God;? 
 
 Our iniquities. 
 
 How then shall we be saved ? 
 
 l\y repenting and believing in Christ ? 
 
 THE WANDERER INVITED TO RETURN. L. If. 
 
 Return, O wanderer, now return, 
 And seek an injured Father's face ; 
 warm desires that in the burn, 
 Were kindled by the Spirit's grace. 
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42 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 
 
 Return, wanderer, now return, 
 And seek a Father's melting heart ; 
 
 His pitying eyes thy grief discern, 
 His love shall peace and joy impart. 
 
 Return, wanderer, now return, 
 Thy dying Saviour bids thee live ; 
 
 Go to his bleeding cross, and learn 
 How freely Jesus can forgive. 
 
 Return, O wanderer, now return, 
 And wipe away the falling tear ; 
 
 'Tis God who says, "No longer mourn," 
 ; Tis mercy's voice invites thee near. 
 
 LESSON XIII. 
 
 THE MISERY OF MAN. 
 
 TEXT. Isa. 67 : 21. There is no peace, saith my God, to the 
 wicked. 
 
 I. Fallen men receive punishment from the God of holi- 
 ness. He suffers many outward evils to befall them. 
 Their bodies are wasted by sickness and old age. They 
 must eat their bread in the sweat of the their face. They 
 look for much and it comes to little. Sometimes their 
 families disappoint them. Sometimes their blessings are 
 taken away. Sometimes their neighbors injure and re- 
 proach them. They seem born to trouble as the sparks 
 fly upward. And at last they have the wages of their sin, 
 which is death. 
 
 II. And they have many evils within them. The bit- 
 terness of sin reaches even to the heart. They go astray 
 believing lies, and following vile passions which cannot 
 make them happy. They cannot think of the great God 
 whom they have offended, without shame and fear, and 
 great distress of mind. And they will be more miserable 
 after they are dead. They will lose all their blessings. 
 They will go down quick "into hell, to be punished with 
 
FOR COLORED ri.ori.K. to 
 
 puns. There ii no pft&de saith my GutI to the 
 wicked. 
 
 1. q. What does <li^ holy God do to the wicked? 
 a. He punishises them. 
 
 2. c>. What does he send upon tlieir bodies? 
 A. Sickness and old agfe. 
 
 3. t>. How must they eat their bread? 
 
 A. In the BWeat of tlieir lace. 
 
 4. Q. What must they expect here? 
 
 a. Disappointments, and losses, and troubles. 
 
 5. Q. What will they have at last ? 
 
 a. The wages of sin, which is death. 
 
 6. Q. Must they have evils within them ? 
 a. Yes. 
 
 7. q. How far does sin reach ? 
 a. Even to the heart. 
 
 8. Q. How do they go astray ? 
 
 A. They believe lies and follow vile passions. 
 
 0. Q. Can these passions make them happy ? 
 
 A. No. 
 
 10. Q. How do they think of God ? 
 
 A. With shame and fear and great distress of 
 mind. 
 
 11. q. When will they be more miserable ? 
 A. After they are dead. 
 
 12. q. What will happen to them then ? 
 
 a. Thev will lose everything, and go down to 
 hell. 
 
 13. q. What will become of them there ? 
 
 a. They will be punished with everlasting 
 pains. 
 
 14. Q. Can the wicked have peace ? 
 
 A. No ; my God says there is no peace to 
 the wicked. 
 
 RELIEF IN GOD ONLY. C. M. 
 
 How helpless guilty nature lies, 
 Unconscious of its load ! 
 
44 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 
 
 The heart unchanged, can never rise 
 To happiness and God. 
 
 • Can aught beneath a power divine 
 The stubborn will subdue ? 
 'Tis thine, eternal Spirit, thine 
 To form the heart anew. 
 
 'Tis thine the passions to recall, 
 And upward bid them rise, 
 
 And make the scales of error fall 
 Frorn reason's darkened eyes. 
 
 To chase the shades of death away, 
 
 And bid the sinner live, 
 A beam of heaven, a vital ray, 
 
 'Tis thine alone to give. 
 
 O, change these wretched hearts of ours, 
 And give them live divine ; 
 
 Then shall our passions and our powers, 
 Almighty Lord, be thine. 
 
 LESSON XIV. 
 
 THE GRACE OF GOD, THE FATHER. 
 
 TEXT. 1 Tness. 5 : 9. God hath not appointed us to wrath, 
 but to obtain salvation. 
 
 I. Although we deserve to suffer and die, because 
 we are sinners, God in his good pleasure and mercy, has 
 provided salvation for us. Long before the world was 
 made, he knew that men would fall into sin and misery. 
 He resolved to help them. He resolved to send his Son 
 to make satisfaction for sins, so that all those who are 
 chosen in Christ, all who repent of their sins and turn to 
 God, should be saved. 
 
 II. This plan of mercy has been carried out. Christ 
 
FOB COLORED PEOPLE. 45 
 
 teemed u<. His gospel is Bent to every kindred and 
 tongue, and people, and nation. There Lb hope for tin; 
 chief of Binners. The Lord Jeans will not cast our. any 
 who la willing to come to him ; l » 1 1 1 will keep him in this 
 world and will at la>t give him eternal life. Wherefore 
 strive to enter in at the strait gate. 
 
 1. q. What are we ? 
 a. Sinners. 
 
 2. Q. W hat do we deserve ? 
 a. To suffer and to die. 
 
 3. Q. What has God provided for us ? 
 A. Salvation. 
 
 4. Q. Why did lie provide salvation for us ? 
 
 a. Because of his good pleasure and his mercy. 
 
 5. Q. When did he know that men would fall? 
 A. lie knew it before the world was made. 
 
 6. q. What did he resolve to do ? 
 A. To help them. 
 
 7. q. Whom would he send to help them? 
 A. His Son. 
 
 8. Q. How would Christ help them ? 
 A. By making satisfaction for sins. 
 
 9. Q. Who will be saved ? 
 A. The chosen in Christ. 
 
 10. q. How may we know the chosen in Christ. 
 A. They are those who repent of their sins 
 
 and turn to God. 
 
 11. Q. Has this plan of mercy been carried out ? 
 A. Yes ; Christ has redeemed us. 
 
 12. q. To whom is his gospel sent? 
 A. To all men. 
 
 13. q. May all men have it if they will ? 
 A. Yes; even the chief of sinners. 
 
 14. q. If anv comes to Christ, will he be cast out ? 
 a. No. 
 
 15. Q. What blessings shall he have ? 
 
 A. He will be kept in this world, and he will 
 have eternal life. 
 
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 16. Q. What should we do then ? 
 
 A. We should strive to enter the strait gate. 
 
 GRACE ACKNOWLEDGED AND PRAISED. Si M. 
 
 Grace ! 'tis a charming sound ; 
 
 Harmonious to the ear ; 
 Heaven with the echo shall resound, 
 
 And all the earth shall hear. 
 
 Grace first contrived the way 
 
 To save rebellious man ; 
 And all the steps that grace display, 
 
 Which drew the wondrous plan. 
 
 Grace led my roving feet 
 
 To tread the heavenly road ; 
 And new supplies each hour I meet, 
 
 While pressing to God. 
 
 Grace all the work shall crown, 
 
 Through everlasting days ; 
 It lays in heaven the topmost stone, 
 
 And waII flpcorvps flip nraisp 
 
 jLiiruugii evtTiasimg uays ; 
 It lays in heaven the topmost si 
 And well deserves the praise. 
 
 LESSON XV. 
 
 THE GRACE OF GOD, THE SON". 
 
 TEXT. Acts 4 : 12. Neither is there salvation in any other, 
 for there is none other name given under heaven whereby we 
 must be saved. 
 
 I. The Lord Jesus Christ is our Saviour. When we 
 were in bondage to sin and hell he gave himself for us. 
 Although he was the glorious Son of God, lie came to 
 earth for our sakes. Although he was higher than the 
 angels, he consented to dwell with men. He took upon 
 
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 himself the form of a servant Hi even consented to die, 
 that we poor, perishing sinners might live. He went up to 
 heaven t«> plead for us with Ui> Father. H** sends his 
 
 Spirit down to make us holy and lit to dwell with him. 
 There is no Saviour but Jesus Christ. 
 
 II. All this had t<> Ik' done to saye us from rain. Our 
 sins could not lto pardoned, if Christ hail n<»t obeyed, and 
 Buffered) and prayed for us. What a dreadful evil is sin, 
 that such a price must he paid for it! Let US not neglect 
 this great salvation. And how wonderful was the love of 
 Christ, that he should he willing to do so much for his 
 enemies! () this love should win US to oar Saviour. We 
 should feci that we are not our own. We are bought with 
 a price. Wherefore let us glorify him with our bodies and 
 our spirits which are his. 
 
 1. q. Who is our Saviour ? 
 
 A. The Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Son 
 of God. 
 
 2. Q. From what does he save us ? 
 A. From sin and hell. 
 
 3. Q. Where did he come for us ? 
 A. To earth. 
 
 4. Q. Whom did he dwell with ? 
 a. With men. 
 
 5. Q. What form did he take upon himself? 
 A. The form of a servant. 
 
 6. Q. What did he consent to do for us ? 
 A. He consented to die. 
 
 7. q. What does he now do in heaven ? 
 
 A. He pleads for us and sends his Spirit down 
 upon us. 
 
 8. Q. Why does he send his Spirit ? 
 
 A. To make us holy and fit for heaven. 
 
 9. Q. Is there any Saviour besides him ? 
 a. No ; there is none. 
 
 10. Q. What if Christ had not done all this ? 
 
 A. Then our sins could not have been par- 
 doned. 
 
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 11. Q. When such a price was paid for sin, "what 
 
 should we think of it ? 
 A. That sin is a dreadful evil. 
 
 1 2. o. Should we neglect this great salvation ? 
 a. .No. 
 
 13. Q. What makes Christ's love so wonderful? 
 A. Because he did all this for his enemies 
 
 14. q. To whom should this love win us ? 
 A. To our Saviour. 
 
 15. q. How should it make us feel? 
 A. That we are not our own. 
 
 15. Q. What should it lead us to do ? 
 
 A. To glorify God with our bodies and spirits, 
 which are his. 
 
 GLORY AND GRACE OF JESUS. C. M. 
 
 Come, ye that love the Saviour's name, 
 
 And joy to make it known ; 
 The Sovereign of your hearts proclaim, 
 
 And bow before his throne. 
 
 Behold your King, your Saviour, crowned 
 
 With glories all divine ; 
 And tell the wondering nations round 
 
 How bright those glories shine. 
 
 Infinite power, and boundless grace, 
 
 In him unite their rays : 
 You that have e'er beheld his face, 
 
 Can you forbear his praise ? 
 
 When in his earthly courts we view 
 
 The glories of our King, 
 We lonu: to love as angels do, 
 
 And wish like them to sing. 
 
 And shall we long and wish in vain ? 
 
 Lord, teach our songs to rise ! 
 Thy love can animate the strain, 
 
 And bid it reach the skies. 
 
h>k D0LOBBD PEOPLE U 
 
 ppy period ! glorious day ! 
 When hearen and earth shall raise, 
 With all their powers, Ihe raptured lay, 
 To celebrate thy prai-c. 
 
 LESSON XVL 
 
 THE INCAKXATIOX OF CHRIST. 
 
 TEXT. Gal. 4: 4. "When t ho fulness of the time was come, 
 God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law. 
 
 I. God told Iiis holy prophets that Christ would come. 
 He would spring from the seed of Abraham, the friend of 
 God. He would be horn of a virgin mother, in Bethle- 
 hem the city of David. He would appear before the Jew- 
 ish state was destroyed. And he came just as the prophets 
 had said. lie was conceived by the power of the Holy 
 Ghost, and born of the Virgin Mary. God's promise is 
 faithful and true. 
 
 II. Christ became man. He had a body, with flesh 
 and hones, such as ours. He was hungry and weary : he 
 needed food and sleep : he passed through all the ages of 
 human life. He grew in wisdom and stature. He suf- 
 fered in soul. In all things lie was made like his brethren, 
 that he might feel for us and help us. 
 
 III. Yet Christ was holy, as we are not. His heart 
 was pure. He did no sin. Satan could not persuade him 
 to do wrong. Through his whole life he was harmless 
 and undefiled. He gave us a patern of perfect holiness. 
 And, when he died, he offered himself without spot as a 
 sacrifice for our sins. 
 
 Q. What did God tell his holy prophets ? 
 A. That Christ would come. 
 Q. From whose seed should lie spring ? 
 A. Abraham's, the friend of God. 
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 Who should be his mother ? 
 
 A virgin. 
 
 Where should he be born ? 
 
 In Bethlehem, the city of David. 
 
 When should he appear ? 
 
 Before the Jewish state was destroyed. 
 
 How did Christ come ? 
 
 He was conceived by the Holy Ghost and 
 
 born of the Virgin Mary. 
 Did God's promise come to pass ? 
 Yes ; God's promise is faithful and true. 
 Did Christ become man ? 
 Yes ; he had a body and soul like ours. 
 Did he suffer and grow as we do ? 
 Yes. 
 
 Why was he made like us ? 
 That he might feel for us and help us. 
 How did Christ differ from us ? 
 He was holy as we are not. 
 What is his life to us ? 
 It is our pattern. 
 What is his death to us ? 
 It is a pure sacrifice for our sins. 
 
 THE INCARNATE SAVIOUR WELCOMED. C. M. 
 
 Joy to the world ! the Lord is come ! 
 
 Let Earth receive her King ; 
 Let every heart prepare him room, 
 
 And heaven and nature sing. 
 
 Joy to the earth ! the Saviour reigns ! 
 
 Let men their songs employ ; 
 While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains, 
 
 Repeat the sounding joy. 
 
 No more let sins and sorrows grow, 
 
 Nor thorns infest the ground ; 
 He comes to make his blessings flow 
 
 Far as the curse is found. 
 
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 IK' rules the world with truth and grace, 
 Ami makes the nations prove 
 
 The glories of his righteousness, 
 And wonders of his lovo. 
 
 LESSON XVII. 
 
 CIIRIST, OUR rnopiiET. 
 
 TEXT. John 3 : 2. We know that thou art a teacher sent 
 from God. 
 
 I. Christ is the great teacher. Like Moses, he was 
 meek and faithful and wrought many wonderful works. 
 And yet he was greater than Moses in all these things. 
 He taught the old prophets what they knew. "When he 
 was on earth he showed God's truth and grace to men. 
 He pointed out the way to heaven and offered them eternal 
 life. They could not have wished a plainer, more power- 
 ful, or more affectionate teacher. 
 
 II. Now he speaks to us in his Word and by his Spirit. 
 All the things in the Bible were written that we might 
 believe. And the Holy Ghost comes from heaven to guide 
 us into all truth. Thus we learn what our duty is, and 
 how we may be safe and happy. 
 
 III. We must learn of this teacher. He is meek and 
 lowly. The knowledge that he gives us, will save our 
 souls. We must receive and obey his word that we may 
 be his disciples indeed. Let us remember that the soul 
 which will not hear him, shall be destroyed from among 
 the people. 
 
 1. q. Who is the great teacher? 
 A.' Christ. 
 
 2. Q. Whom was he like ? 
 A. Moses. 
 
 3. q. Whom did he teach ? 
 A. The old prophets. 
 
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 4. Q. When he was on earth, what did he show 
 
 to men ? 
 
 A. God's truth and grace. 
 
 5. Q. What did he point out to them ? 
 A. The way to heaven. 
 
 6. Q. What did he offer them ? 
 A. Eternal life. 
 
 7. Q. How did he teach them ? 
 
 a. Plainly, powerfully and affectionately. 
 
 8. Q. How does he speak to us now ? 
 A. By his Word and Spirit. 
 
 9. Q. What do we learn from them ? 
 A. Our duty and our happiness. 
 
 10. Q. May we learn from this teacher? 
 A. Yes ; for he is meek and lowly. 
 
 11. Q. What good will his teachings do us ? 
 A. They will save our souls. 
 
 12. q. When shall we be his disciples indeed? 
 A. When we receive and obey his word. 
 
 13. q. What will become of those who will not 
 
 hear him ? 
 A. They will be destroyed. 
 
 THE OFFICES OF CHEIST. H. M. 
 
 Join all the glorious names 
 
 Of wisdom, love and power 
 That ever mortals knew, 
 Or angels ever bore : 
 All are too mean Too mean to set 
 
 To speak his worth, My Saviour forth. 
 
 Great Prophet of my God, 
 
 My tongue would bless thy name 
 By thee the joyful news 
 Of our salvation came, — 
 The joyful news Of hell subdued, 
 
 Of sins' forgiven, And peace with heaven. 
 
 Jesus, my great high priest, 
 Has shed his blood and died ; 
 
B OOLOBBD PSOPLB. 53 
 
 My guilty conscience seeks 
 icrifice beside : 
 His powerful blood And now it pleads 
 
 Did once atone j Before the throne. 
 
 O thou almighty Lord, 
 
 My Conqueror and my King, 
 Thy Bceptre and thy sword, 
 Thy reigning grace, I sing: 
 Thine is the power; In willing honds 
 
 Behold, 1 sit Beneath thy feet. 
 
 LESSON XVIII. 
 
 CIIItlST, OUR TRIE ST. 
 
 TEXT. Heb. 4: 14. We have a great High Priest, that is 
 passed into the Heavens, Jesus the Son of God. 
 
 The priests of old were set apart to offer sacrifices for 
 the people and to pray for them in the courts of God's 
 holy temple. Thus they foreshowed what our Lord has 
 done. 
 
 I. Christ has made an offering for the sins of the peo- 
 ple. He offered up himself to save them from hell. 
 They are guilty, but his blood was poured our to wash 
 away their stains. They are enemies of God, but lie died 
 to make peace between them and their King. He was 
 cut off, not for. himself, but for our sakes. He willingly 
 offered this precious sacrifice that he might bring us to 
 God. And when it was done, he rose from the dead, and 
 sat down at God's right hand. We may be saved through 
 this great High Priest. If we believe in him we shall not 
 perish, but have everlasting life. 
 
 II. Christ prays for us in heaven. If we sin, we have 
 an advocate with the Father, lie is able to help us. He 
 is wise, and holy, and merciful. And in his name we may 
 come boldly to the throne of grace to find mercy and grace 
 in every time of need. What a comfort to know that Christ 
 is praying for us always ! And that he waits to welcome 
 his people to their heavenly home. 
 
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 What was the duty of the Priests ? 
 
 To offer sacrifice for the people and to 
 pray for them. 
 
 Who is the great High Priest ? 
 
 Jesus Christ. 
 
 What did he offer ? 
 
 He offered up himself. 
 
 For whom did he offer up himself? 
 
 For our sakes. 
 
 What blessings may we receive from 
 Christ's sacrifice? 
 
 Our sins may be cleansed and we may 
 have peace with God. 
 
 Was Christ obliged to die for us ? 
 
 No ; he willingly offered himself. 
 
 What did he do after he had made this of- 
 fering ? 
 
 He rose from the dead and sat down at 
 God's right hand. 
 
 Who then is our Saviour ? 
 
 This great High Priest. 
 
 If we believe on him what shall we have ? 
 
 Everlasting life. 
 
 What does Christ for us in heaven ? 
 
 He prays for us. 
 
 Is he able and willing to help us ? 
 
 Yes ; he is wise, and holy, and merciful. 
 
 What may we do in his name ? 
 
 We may come boldly to the throne of 
 grace. 
 
 13. Q. Does Christ ever cease to pray for his peo- 
 
 ple? 
 A. No ; he prays always for them. 
 
 14. Q. What will he do for them when they die ? 
 A. He will receive them into heaven. 
 
 SURRENDER TO A DYIXG SAVIOUR. CM. 
 
 Alas ! and did my Saviour bleed ? 
 And did my Sovereign die 1 
 
l.olM'.i) PEOF1 
 
 Would lie devote that sacred head 
 
 BOCh .1 WOCB 01 I 
 
 Was it for erimefl that I had done 
 Ho groaned upon tin' tree ! 
 
 Amazing pity ! grace unknown! 
 And love beyond degree ! 
 
 Well might the sun in darkness hide, 
 
 Ami shut his glories in, 
 When Christ, the mighty Maker, died 
 
 For man the creature's sin. 
 
 Thus might T hide my blushing face 
 While his dear cross appears, 
 
 Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, 
 And melt mine eyes to tears. 
 
 But drops of grief can ne'er repay 
 
 The debt of love I owe : 
 Here, Lord, I give myself away; 
 
 'Tis all that I can do. 
 
 LESSON XIX. 
 
 CHRIST OUR KING. 
 
 TEXT. Zacli. 9 : 9. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion ; 
 8hout O daughter of Jerusalem : behold thy King cometh unto 
 thee ; he is just, and having salvation. 
 
 I. Christ is the greatest King. All power has been 
 given unto him in heaven and on earth. He rules his 
 people. He makes laws for them and puts his laws 
 their hearts. lie appoints their officers. And they ail 
 must do as he bids. He also defends them from their ene- 
 mies. He gives them strength to overcome the world ; he 
 promises that hell shall not prevail against them; their 
 
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 last enemy, death itself, shall be conquered. Christ has a 
 right to rule all men, and although so many resist him 
 now, his peaceful Kingdom will at last cover the earth, 
 and his throne shall be as the days of heaven. 
 
 II. We must receive Christ as our King and take his 
 yoke upon us. We must serve and obey him. Those 
 who will not have him reign over them he counts as his 
 enemies, and they shall be slain before him at the judg- 
 ment. Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King, 
 who gives them salvation. Let none displease him by 
 changing the laws of his church. If we are good and faith- 
 ful servants, we will enter into the joy of our Lord. He 
 will crawn us with eternal glory. 
 
 Who is the greatest King ? 
 
 Christ. 
 
 What power lias been given him ? 
 
 All power in heaven and on earth. 
 
 How does he rule his people ? 
 
 He gives them laws and puts Lis laws in 
 their hearts. 
 
 Does he appoint their officers ? 
 
 Yes. 
 
 What must they all do ? 
 
 They must do as he bids. 
 
 From whom does he defend them ? 
 
 From the world, and hell, and death. 
 
 Has Christ a right to rule all men ? 
 
 les. 
 
 How far will his kingdom spread ? 
 
 It will cover the earth. 
 
 How long shall his throne last ? 
 
 It shall be as the days of heaven. 
 
 What must we do for Christ our King ? 
 
 We must serve and obey him. 
 
 What does he think of those that will not 
 serve him. 
 
 He counts them as enemies. 
 
 What will become of them at the judg- 
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 IS, o. Why should his people be joyful in Christ ? 
 
 \. Because he gives them salvation. 
 
 i :. q. Why should they not change the laws of 
 his church ? 
 
 a. Because this will displease him. 
 
 15. Q. What will become or his good and faithful 
 
 servants ? 
 A. They will enter into the joy of their Lord. 
 16 Q. Whit will he crown them with? 
 A. Eternal glory. 
 
 CHRIST'S KINGLY GLORY. CM. 
 
 All hail the power of Jesus' name ! 
 
 Let angels prostrate frill ; 
 Brin^- forth the royal diadem, 
 
 And crown him Lord of all. 
 
 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, — 
 
 A remnant weak and small, — 
 Hail him who saves you by his grace, 
 
 And crown him Lord of all. 
 
 Ye Gentile sinners, ne'er forget 
 
 The wormword and the gall ; 
 Go spread your trophies at his feet, 
 
 And crown him Lord of all. 
 
 Let every kindred, every tribe, 
 
 On this terrestrial hall, 
 To him all majesty ascribe, 
 
 And crown him Lord of all. 
 
 that, with yonder sacred throng, 
 
 AVe at his feet may fall ! 
 We'll join the everlasting song, 
 
 And crown him Lord of all. 
 
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 LESSON XX. 
 
 THE GRACE OF GOD THE SPIRIT. 
 
 TEXT. Jno. 16 : 13. "When he, the Spirit of Truth is come, 
 he will guide you into all truth. 
 
 I. When Christ went up to heaven he sent his Spirit 
 down to earth. This Spirit was the Holy Ghost, the 
 Spirit of truth. He came to teach the apostles the things 
 of Christ and to give saving knowledge to the world. 
 First he convinces men of sin. He teaches them how 
 foolish, how filthy and how dangerous it is. He shows 
 them that the greatest of all sins is the sin of unbelief. 
 This is the only sin that cannot be forgiven. Then he 
 convinces them of righteousness. He teaches them that 
 Christ has gone to the Father, and that all who become 
 members of Christ shall also have a place in heaven. And 
 then, he convinces them of judgment, that the world is 
 judged, that all its joys and gains are less than than the 
 blessings of religion. 
 
 II. In this way the Spirit persuades us to embrace the 
 Gospel. He gives new light to our minds such as we 
 never had before. He turns our hearts to Christ and to 
 heaven. Pie strengthens us to resist the world, the flesh 
 and the Devil. He shows us the great love which God 
 has for us, and fills our souls with penitence, and prayer, 
 and praise. Let us not strive against the Holy Ghost, for 
 sin against the Holy Ghost will certainly destroy us. 
 
 1. Q. Whom did Christ send from heaven? 
 A. His Spirit. 
 
 2. Q. How does the Spirit act on earth ? 
 A. As the Spirit of Truth. 
 
 3. Q. What did he teach the Apostles ? 
 A. The things of Christ. 
 
 4. Q. What does he give to the world ? 
 A. Saving knowledge. 
 
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 Of Sin. 
 
 What does he beach them about sin ? 
 That it is foolish, filthy and dangerous. 
 What is the greatest of all sins? 
 The sin of unbelief. 
 Cm this sin be forgiven ? 
 
 No, it cannot. 
 
 What then does lie convince them of? 
 
 Of righteousness. 
 
 How do yon know that Christ was right- 
 eons ? 
 
 Because he went to the Father. 
 
 What shall the members of Christ have ? 
 
 A place in heaven. 
 
 What does the Spirit then convince men 
 of? 
 
 Of judgment. 
 
 What does he judge ? 
 
 The world. 
 
 What does he show the gains and joys of 
 the world to be ? 
 
 To be less than the blessings of religion. 
 
 What does the Spirit give to our minds ? 
 
 A new light. 
 
 Where does he turn our hearts. 
 
 To Christ and heaven. 
 
 What does strengthen us to resist ? 
 
 The world, the flesh and the Devil. 
 
 What does he show to us ? 
 
 The great love of God. 
 
 What does he fill our souls with ? 
 
 Penitence, prayer and praise. 
 
 Why should we not strive against the Holy 
 Ghost ? 
 A. Because this will destroy us. 
 
 THE SPIRIT INVOKED. C. M. 
 
 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, 
 With all thy quickening powers, 
 
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 Kindle a flame of sacred love 
 In these cold hearts of ours. 
 
 Look, how we grovel here below, 
 Fond of these trifling toys ! 
 
 Our souls can neither fly nor go 
 To reach eternal joys. 
 
 In vain we tune our formal songs, 
 In vain we strive to rise ; 
 
 Hosannas languish on our tongues, 
 And our devotion dies. 
 
 Dear Lord, and shall we ever live 
 At this poor dying rate ? 
 
 Our love so faint, so cold to thee, 
 And thine to us so great t 
 
 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, 
 With all thy quickening powers : 
 
 Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, 
 And that shall kindle ours. 
 
 LESSON XXI. 
 
 REPENTANCE. 
 
 TEXT. Acta 17 : 30. God commandeth all men everywhere 
 to repent. 
 
 I. Repentance is the duty of all men, for all men are 
 sinners. We must have sorrow for sin. We must be 
 truly grieved because we have offended God. We must 
 be ashamed that we have treated our Maker, our Father, 
 and our Friend so basely. We must state our sins, con- 
 fess them before God, and give them up. Like the prodi- 
 gal son we must go back to our Father and ask him to 
 pity and help us. And then in the strength of God we 
 
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 II. God calls upon as to repent Be Bolemnly tells as 
 that if we do not, \w shall perish. Although cur Bins are 
 .tt he earnestly declares that In- i< :i pardoning God, 
 and thai if wo turn to him ho will have mercy upon as. 
 Oar Lord Jesas died for our sins so that we should be sorry 
 for them. And now In* reigns in heaven that he may give 
 repentance to men. Lei as ask him for this blessmg. 
 Let us cry as the publican did : (Jod me merciful unto me 
 a sinner. 
 
 1. Q. Is "Repentance the duty of all men ? 
 A. Yes ; for all men are sinners. 
 
 2. Q. What is repentance ? 
 A. Sorrow for sin. 
 
 3. Q. Why should we be sorry for our sins ? 
 A. Because they have olfended God. 
 
 4. Q. Why should we be sorry for offending 
 
 God ? 
 A. Because he is our Maker, our Father, and 
 our Friend. 
 
 5. Q. How must we treat our sins ? 
 
 a. We must hate them, confess them, and give 
 them up. 
 
 6. a. Should we go back to our Father like the 
 
 Prodigal Son ? 
 A. Yes ; we should ask him to pity and help us ? 
 
 7. q. And then, what must we do in the strength 
 
 of God ? 
 A. We must begin a new life. 
 
 8. q. Does God call on us to repent ? 
 a. Yes. 
 
 9. q. What will become of us if we do not ? 
 A. We shall perish. 
 
 10. q. Will God pardon us if we turn to him ? 
 A. Yes ; he will have mercy upon us. 
 
 11. Q. What caused the Lord Jesus to die? 
 A. Our sins. 
 
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 12. q. How should we feel for the sins that made 
 
 our Saviour suffer ? 
 
 A. We should be sorry for them. 
 
 13. q. What does he give men from heaven ? 
 a. Repentance. 
 
 14. q. What should be our prayer to him ? 
 A. God be merciful to me a sinner. 
 
 SINNERS CALLED TO REPENTANCE, ?s. 
 
 Sinners, turn ; why will ye die ? 
 God, your Maker, asks you why ; 
 God, who did your being give, 
 Made you with himself to live. 
 
 Sinners, turn ; why will ye die ; 
 God, your Saviour, asks you why : 
 Will ye not in him believe ? 
 He has died that ye might live. 
 
 Will ye let him die in vain ? 
 Crucify your Lord again ? 
 Why, unpardoned sinners, why 
 Will ye slight his grace and die % 
 
 Sinners, turn ; why will ye die 1 
 God, the Spirit, asks you why : 
 Often with you has he strove, 
 Wooed you to embrace his love. * 
 
 Will ye not his grace receive ? 
 Will ye still refuse to live 1 
 O, ye dying sinners, why, 
 Why will ye forever die 1 
 
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 LESSON XXII. 
 
 FAITH. 
 
 TEXT. Rom. 10: 10. With the heart man belicvcth unto 
 righteousness. 
 
 T. The gretft lesson of the Cos], el is, That wc must 
 believe in Jesus Christ. The Gospel teaches that God 
 
 sent his Son into the world to save sinners. We must be 
 willing to be saved by him. We must believe that he 
 died tor us. And we must take him as our Prophet, our 
 Priest and our King. Our Prophet to teach us, our Priest 
 to atone for us, and our King to help and bless us. And 
 wc must trust in him for pardon, holiness and eternal life; 
 II. We shall not be idle in duty if we are true believ- 
 ers. The just man lives by his faith. His thoughts rise 
 to Christ and Heaven. He overcomes the world. He 
 resists the temptations of Satan. His heart is full of love 
 to the blessed God, who has sent his Son to die for sin- 
 ners. He does not faint under the afflictions which God, 
 sends. He is not afraid of death, for death will take him 
 to his Saviour. Like Abraham, the father of believers, 
 he is strong in faith, giving glory to God. 
 
 1. Q. What is the great lesson of the Gospel? 
 A. That we must believe in Jesus Christ. 
 
 2. Q. What did God do to save us ? 
 
 A. He sent his Son into the world to save sin- 
 ners. 
 
 3. Q. Must we be willing to be saved by Him ? 
 a. Yes. 
 
 4. Q. What must we believe 
 A. That he died for us. 
 
 5. Q. How must we take him ? 
 
 a. As our Prophet, Priest and King. 
 
 6. q. What does he as our Prophet ? 
 A. He teaches us. 
 
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 What does lie as our Priest ? 
 
 He atones for us. 
 
 What does he as our King ? 
 
 He helps and blesses us. 
 
 What must we trust in Christ for ? 
 
 For pardon, holiness and eternal lififc 
 
 Will we be idle in duty if we are true 
 
 believers ? 
 No. 
 
 How does the just man live ? 
 By faith. 
 
 What are his thoughts fixed upon ? 
 Christ and Heaven. 
 What does he overcome ? 
 The world and Satan. 
 What does he feel in his heart ? 
 Love to the blessed God. 
 Why does he love God ? 
 Because God sent his Son to die for sinners. 
 Why does he not faint under afflictions ? 
 Because God sends them. 
 Why is he not afraid of death ? 
 Because death will take him to his Saviour. 
 Who is the Father of believers ? 
 Abraham. 
 
 What is said of Abraham in the Bible ? 
 He was strong in faith, giving glory to 
 
 God. 
 
 FAITH DESIRED. S. M. 
 
 Faith is a precious grace, 
 
 Where'er it is bestowed : 
 It boasts a high, celestial birth, 
 
 Aud is the gift of God. 
 
 Jesus it owns as King, 
 
 An all-atoning Priest : 
 It claims no merit of its own, 
 
 But looks for all in Christ. 
 
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 To him it Leads the soul, 
 
 When filled with deep diati 
 Flies to the fountain of his blood, 
 
 And trusts his righteOUSO 
 
 Since 'tis thy work alone, 
 
 And that di\ inely fi 
 Lord, send Ac Spirit of thy Son, 
 
 To work this faith in inc. 
 
 LESSON XXIII. 
 
 JUSTIFICATION. 
 
 TEXT. Rom. 5 : 1. Being justified by faith, we have peace 
 with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 
 
 I. Those who believe in Christ are justified. Their 
 sins are pardoned. However great they may have been, 
 God forgives and forgets them. Though they were as 
 deep as scarlet, they shall become as white as snow : 
 though they were large as mountains, God shall east 
 them into the depths of the sea. If we trust in the dear 
 Saviour, we shall never be condemned. God will receive 
 us, just as if we had never done any wrong*. lie will 
 spare us as a man spares his own son. He will look 
 kindly on all our services. He will save our souls. 
 
 II. Jesus poured out his blood to purchase for us this 
 blessing. And God showed that the price pleased him, 
 by raking Jesus from the dead and setting him on the 
 throne of Heaven. And now the faithful and true God 
 forgives the sins of the people of Jesus. If we are the 
 disciples of Jesus, we have peace with God. And we 
 shall know that we are pardoned by the good works that 
 he helps us to do. 
 
 1. Q. Who are. justified ? 
 
 A. Those who believe in Christ. 
 
 2. Q. "What becomes of their sins ? 
 A. Their sins are pardoned. 
 
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 3. Q. Are their greatest sins pardoned ? 
 
 A. Yes : God forgives and forgets them. 
 4c q. If we trust in the Saviour, shall we be 
 condemned ? 
 
 a. No : never. 
 
 5. q. Plow will God receive us ? 
 
 A. Just as if we had done no wrong. 
 
 6. q. How will he spare us ? 
 
 A. As a man spares his own son. 
 
 7. q. How will he look on our services ? 
 a. Kindly. 
 
 8. q. What will he do to our souls ? 
 A. He will save them. 
 
 0. Q. What did Jesus do, to purchase for us this 
 blessing ? 
 A. He poured out his blood. 
 
 10. q. Did God show that this price pleased him ? 
 a. Yes : He raised Jesus from the dead and 
 
 gave him a throne in Heaven. 
 
 11. Q. Whose sins does the faithful and true God 
 
 forgive ? 
 a. The sins of the people of Jesus. 
 
 12. Q. If we are disciples of Jesus, what have we ? 
 a. Peace with God. 
 
 13. Q. How shall we know that God has par- 
 
 doned us ? 
 A. By the good works he helps us to do. 
 
 PARDON THROUGH CHRIST'S SACRIFICE. S. SI. 
 
 Not all the blood of beasts, 
 
 On Jewish altars slain, 
 Could [rive the guilty conscience peace, 
 
 Or wash away the stain. 
 
 But Christ, the heavenly Lamb, 
 
 Takes all our sins away ; 
 A sacrifice of nobler name, 
 
 And richer blood than they. 
 
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 My Mth would lay her b 
 
 ( )d that deai hood of thime, 
 While, nitont, 1 standi 
 
 And there QOfifeftf niv .sin. 
 
 Ill looks back, to Bee 
 The burdens thou didst bear, 
 When hanging on the cursed tree, 
 And hopes her guilt was there. 
 
 Believing, we rejoice 
 
 To see the curse remove, 
 We Mess the lamh with eheerful voice 
 And sing his bleeding love. 
 
 LESSON XXIV. 
 
 ADOPTION. 
 
 TEXT. 2 Cor. 6 : 18. I will be a Father unto you, and you 
 shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. 
 
 I. True believers become members of the family of 
 God. They are born again by the Holy Ghost; They 
 receive a new disposition, the Spirit of God's sons, so that 
 they may come boldly to the throne of Grace and serve 
 their Father with loving hearts. They all have the temper 
 of Christ, who is their elder brother. They all make up 
 one divine family in heaven and earth. 
 
 II. God cares for his children. He pities them. He 
 protects them from their enemies. He provides for them 
 all the good things they need. He sends his angels to 
 minister to them. He hears their prayers. If he corrects 
 them, he does it in love. And at last they shall have the 
 portion of sons ; for it is the Father's good pleasure to 
 give them the kingdom. 
 
 1. Q. To whose family do true believers belong ? 
 A. To God's family. 
 
 2. q. How do they come into that family ? 
 
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 A. They are born again by the Holy Ghost. 
 
 3. Q. Do they receive a new disposition ? 
 A. Yes : the Spirit of God's Son. 
 
 4. Q. May they come to the throne of grace ? 
 A. Yes : they may come boldly. 
 
 5. Q. How do they serve their Father ? 
 A. With loving hearts. 
 
 6. Q. Whose temper have they ? 
 A. The temper of Christ. 
 
 7. Q. What is Christ to them ? 
 A. Their elder brother. 
 
 8. Q. What do they all make up ? 
 
 A. One family in heaven and earth. 
 
 9. q. How does God care for his children ? 
 
 A. He pities, protects and provides for them. 
 
 10. Q. What does he provide for them ? 
 a. All the good things they need. 
 
 11. Q. Whom does he send to minister to them? 
 A* His angels. 
 
 12. Q. What does he hear ? 
 A. Their prayers. 
 
 13. Q. How does he correct them ? 
 A. In love. 
 
 14. Q. What shall they have at last ? 
 A. The portion of sons. 
 
 15. Q. What will the Father give to all his chil- 
 
 dren ? 
 A. He will give them the Kingdom. 
 
 A NEW-BORN CHILD OF GOD. L. M. 
 
 Who can describe the joys that rise, 
 Through all the courts of Paradise, 
 To see a penitent return, — 
 To see an heir of glory born 1 
 
 With joy the Father does approve 
 The fruit of his eternal love ; 
 The Son with joy looks clown, and sees 
 The purchase of his agonies. 
 
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 The Spirit takes delight to view 
 Tin' holy soul he formed anew ; 
 An4 saints and angels join to sing 
 The -lowing empire of their Kin<_r. 
 
 LESSON XXV. 
 
 SAN'CTIFTCATIOX. 
 
 TEXT. Rom. 8:9. 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. 
 
 I. There is a new life in the believing soul. lie 
 becomes a new creature in Jesus Christ. His mind was 
 once dark, hut now it sees the truth. His heart was once 
 stony hard, but now it is softened ; God has given him a 
 heart of flesh. He loved earthly things, but now his affec- 
 tions are fixed upon things above. He whs disobedient, 
 bat now lie says : Lord, what wilt thou have me to do ? 
 and he gives his body and his soul to the service of God. 
 
 II. This new life cannot perish. It was planted by 
 God, and it cannot be plucked up by the roots. It is 
 watered by the Spirit, and it will grow and bring forth 
 fruit : God puts his fear into the hearts of his people, so 
 that they shall not depart from him. Christ prays for 
 them, that their faith fail not. The Holy Ghost abides in 
 them. They have the promise that they snail not be 
 tempted above what they are able to bear. While false 
 professors fall away, true believers are kept by the power 
 of God through faith unto salvation. 
 
 1. q. What does the believing soul have ? 
 A. A new life. 
 
 2. Q. What does lie become in Jesus Christ ? 
 A. A new creature. 
 
 3. Q. What change takes place in his dark mind ? 
 A. •• It sees the truth. 
 
 4. Q. W r hat change takes place in his hard heart? 
 
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 A. It is softened. 
 
 5. Q. What does lie fix Ms affections on ? 
 A. Things above. 
 
 6. Q. Does he now serve God ? 
 A. Yes : with his body and his soul. 
 
 7. q. Can this new life perish ? 
 A. No : for it was planted by God. 
 
 8. Q. What will become of it ? 
 A. It will grow and bring fruit. 
 
 9. Q. Why does God put this fear into the hearts 
 
 of his people ? 
 A. So that they may not depart from him. 
 
 10. Q. Does Christ pray for them ? 
 
 A. Yes : he prays that their faith may not fail. 
 
 11. Q. What shall they be able to do in tempta- 
 
 tion ? 
 A. They will be able to bear them. 
 
 12. Q. May false professors fall away ? 
 A. Yes. 
 
 13. Q. What prevents true believers from falling 
 
 away ? 
 A. They are kept by the power of God. 
 
 A CLOSER WALK WITH GOD. C. M. 
 
 O for a closer walk with God ! 
 
 A calm and heavenly frame ! 
 A light to shine upon the road 
 
 That leads me to the Lamb ? 
 
 Where is the blessedness I knew 
 
 When first I saw the Lord ? 
 Where is the soul-refreshing view 
 
 Of Jesus and his word ? 
 
 What peaceful hours I then enjoyed ! 
 
 How sweet their memory still ! 
 But now I find an aching void r 
 
 The world can never fill. 
 
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 Return, (> holy Dove, return, 
 
 I bate the sini thai made thee mourn, 
 Ami drove thee from my breast. 
 
 The dearest idol 1 have known, 
 Whate'er that idol be, 
 
 Help me to tear it from thy throne, 
 And worship only thee, 
 
 So shall my walk he close with God, 
 
 Calm and serene my frame ; 
 So purer liirlit shall mark the road, 
 
 That leads me to the Lamb. 
 
 LESSON XXVI. 
 
 THE RULE OF DUTY. 
 
 TEXT. Deut. 27 : 10. Thoti Shalt obey the voice of the Lord 
 thy God and do his commandments. 
 
 I. God made men to serve him, and he has shown us 
 in his word, how he wishes to be served. Some things he 
 has commanded us to do : these are duties. Other things 
 he has commanded us not to do : these are sins. The 
 laws of God are very broad : they cover our whole lives. 
 They are very excellent : every commandment is holy, 
 just and good. And they are reasonable : for God is our 
 Maker and our Master, and has a right to rule us. If 
 we obey him, we shall have life : if we do not obey him, 
 he will punjsh us forever. 
 
 II. But God's pure law is not always obeyed by men. 
 Our sinful hearts do not love it. The wicked will not 
 have God to reign over them. The most pious persons 
 must confess with sorrow that they have often failed to do 
 their duty. It was on this account that Christ obeyed the 
 law, and suffered its punishment for us. If we believe in 
 Christ, guilty as we are, we shall not perish. His right- 
 
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 eousness will be ours. He will even put his law in our 
 hearts. It will direct us how to please God. We shall 
 delight in it, and prize it more than gold. 
 
 For what has God made us ? 
 
 To serve him. 
 
 Where has he shown us how to serve him ? 
 
 In his word. 
 
 What are those things he tells us to do ? 
 
 They are duties. 
 
 What are those he tells us not to do ? 
 
 They are sins. 
 
 What do the laws of God cover ? 
 
 Our whole lives. 
 
 Are his laws excellent ? 
 
 Yes : they are holy, just and good. 
 
 Why has God a right to rule us ? 
 
 Because he is our Maker and our Master. 
 
 What shall we have if we obey him ? 
 
 We shall have life. 
 
 What if we do not obey him ? 
 
 He will punish us forever. 
 
 Why is not God's pure law obeyed ? 
 
 Because men's hearts are sinful. 
 
 Will the wicked have God to reign over 
 them ? 
 
 No. 
 
 Have the best men always done their duty ? 
 
 No : they have often failed. 
 
 How then can any person be saved ? 
 
 Only through Christ. 
 
 What has Christ done to taka away our 
 guilt ? 
 
 He obeyed the law and suffered its punish- 
 ment. 
 
 If we believe in Christ, what will we re- 
 ceive ? 
 
 His righteousness. 
 
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 M. q. Where will he put the law ? 
 
 \. Into our hearts. 
 
 17. q. Wha( will tin- law show us? 
 a. How to please ( rod. 
 
 18. c>. Will we delighl in the law then? 
 
 A. Yes : we will prize it more than gold. 
 
 flINDEB MK NOT. CM. 
 
 In nil my Lord's appointed ways 
 
 Mv journey I'll pursue ; 
 "Hifidet me not," ye mueh-lovcd saints, 
 
 For 1 must go with you. 
 
 Through Hoods and flames, if Jesus lead, 
 
 I'll follow where, he goes ; 
 u Hinder me not," shall be my cry, 
 
 Though earth and hell oppose. 
 
 Through duties and through trials too, 
 
 I'll go at his command; 
 " Hinder me not," for I am bound 
 
 To my Immanuel's land. 
 
 And when my Saviour calls me home, 
 
 Still this my cry shall be — 
 " Hinder me not ; " come, welcome death; 
 
 I'll gladly go with thee. 
 
 LESSON XXVII. 
 
 THE SPIRIT OF DUTY 
 
 TEXT. Matt. 22 : 37-39. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God 
 with all thy heart, and with all thy soul and with all thy mind. 
 This is the first and great commandment. And the second is 
 like unto it. Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 
 
 God gave his law to men in ten commandments, which 
 we Will soon attend to. But in ohr text our iTord shows 
 
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 what the Spirit of the Law is. All the law is fulfilled in 
 one word, and that word is love. 
 
 I. It is our duty to love God. God is most lovely in 
 himself. The world that he has made shows us " how 
 great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty. " And 
 he first loved us. He loved us when we were sinners. 
 He loved us and gave us salvation through his Son. He 
 loves us still, and he asks us to give him our hearts. If 
 we love him in return, he will love us still more. He will 
 make all things work together for our good in this world. 
 And in the world to come he will give us what eye hath 
 not seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived. 
 
 II. It is our duty to love our fellow men. Our God 
 is the Father of all. We must look upon them all as our 
 brethren. And we must have a special love for all that 
 fear the Lord. We must treat them justly and kindly. 
 We must feel for their sorrows and relieve their wants. 
 We must reprove their sins and pray for their souls. We 
 must even love and bless our enemies. And the God of 
 love and peace shall be with us. 
 
 1. Q. Where is the moral law given ? 
 A. In the Ten Commandments. 
 
 2. Q. What is the sum of the whole law ? 
 A. Love. 
 
 3. Q. What is our first duty ? 
 a. To love God. - 
 
 4. Q. Is God lovely in himself? 
 a. Yes. 
 
 5. Q. Where do we see his goodness and beauty ? 
 A. In the world that he has made. 
 
 6. Q. Did he first love us ? 
 
 A. Yes : he loved us when we were sinners. 
 
 7. Q. What has he given us ? 
 
 A. Salvation through his Son. 
 
 8. Q. What does he ask us to give him ? 
 A. Our hearts. 
 
 9. Q. If we love him, what will he do ? 
 A. He will love us more. 
 
 10. ^. How will he manage all things here for us ? 
 
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 a. He will make them work fbr our good. 
 
 11. q. What will he give us in the world to come? 
 
 I itesl blessings. 
 
 12. Q. What Is our second great duty? 
 a. To love cur fellow-men. 
 
 13. q. Have we all one Father? 
 
 a. Xei : God is the Father of all. 
 
 14. Q. How should we look upon men? 
 a. A< our brethren. 
 
 q. Whom should we love most? 
 
 a. Those that fear the Lord. 
 
 16. Q. How should we treat them? 
 
 a. Justly and kindly. 
 
 17. q. What should we do for sufferers? 
 
 a. Feel far them ami help them. 
 
 18. Q. What should we do fbr sinners? 
 A. Reprove them and pray lor them. 
 
 19. q. What should we do for enemies ? 
 a. Love and bless them. 
 
 20. Q. What blessing shall we have then ? 
 
 A. The God of love and peace will be with us. 
 
 LOVE TESTED ASD PRAYED FOR. C M. 
 
 Do not I love thee, my Lord ? 
 
 Behold my heart, and see; 
 And turn each hateful idol out, 
 
 That dares to rival thee. 
 
 Do not I love thee from my soul 1 
 
 Then let me nothing love ; 
 Dead he my heart to every joy, 
 
 When Jesus cannot move. 
 
 Is not thy name melodious still 
 
 To my attentive car ! 
 Doth not each pulse with pleasure bound, 
 
 My Saviour's voice to hear l 
 
76 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 
 
 Thou know'st I love thee, dearest Lord; 
 
 But O, I long to soar 
 Far from the sphere of mortal joys, 
 
 And learn to love thee more. 
 
 LESSON XXVIII. 
 
 FIRST COMMANDMENT — -CHOICE OF GOD. 
 
 TEXT. Exo. 20: 23. I am the Lord thy G-od, (* which have 
 brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bon- 
 dage : ) thou shalt have no other gods before me. 
 
 I. There is one living and true God who has made us, 
 who has kept us alive, and who has redeemed us from sin 
 and death and hell. We are to take him as our God. 
 We are to think more of him and to love him more than 
 all others. Our words, our thoughts, and our actions 
 must be according to his law. Whatever we do in our 
 worship or in obedience to others must be done so as to 
 please God. If we love father or mother, son or daughter 
 more than God, we are not worthy of him. 
 
 II. The Heathen worship other gods. They make 
 idols of wood and stone, and offer prayer and praise to 
 senseless things that cannot save. This idolatry offends 
 the true God. And there is another kind of idolatry : 
 the proud man worships himself: the sensual man, who 
 lives for pleasure, worships his body : the stingy man wor- 
 ships his money. None of these shall inherit the kingdom 
 of God. If we do not like to think of God, if we do not 
 admire and fear him above all, if we do not submit to 
 him, there is something that we worship in his place. 
 
 * If thought advisable, the enclosed passage may be 
 omitted. 
 
LOBED PEOPLE. il 
 
 l. q. Whom are we to take as our God? 
 
 a. The one Ln ing and true < rod, 
 
 -j. q. What claims has he upon us ? 
 
 a. He lias made, kepi and redeemed us. 
 
 (>. How are we to think vi' him and to lovo 
 
 him ? 
 A. More than all others. 
 
 4. q. How are we to obey him? 
 
 v. Iu our words, thoughts and actions. 
 
 5. Q. What must we try to do in all our conduct ? 
 a. To please God. 
 
 6. q. If we love father or mother, son or daugh- 
 
 ter more than God, what docs this show ? 
 A. That we arc not worthy of him. 
 
 7. Q. What do the Heathen worship ? 
 a. Other gods. 
 
 8. Q. Can these gods hear their prayers and 
 
 praises ? 
 A. No : they are senseless things that cannot 
 save. 
 
 9. q. How does the true God look upon this 
 
 worship ? 
 A. It offends him. 
 
 10. q. Are there any others who worship false 
 
 gods. 
 a. Yes. 
 
 11. q. What does the proud man worship ? 
 A. Himself. 
 
 12. q. What does the sensual man, who lives for 
 
 pleasure, worship ? 
 a. His body. 
 
 13. Q. What does the stingy man worship ? 
 A. His money. 
 
 14. q. If we do not love and fear God, what does 
 
 this show ? 
 A. There is something that we worship in his 
 place. 
 
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78 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 
 
 GOD ACKOWLEDGED. L. M. 
 
 Before Jehovah's awful throne, 
 Ye nations, bow with sacred joy ; 
 
 Know that the Lord is God alone ; 
 He can create, and he destroy. 
 
 His sovereign power, without our aid, 
 Made us of clay, and formed us men ; 
 
 And when, like wandering sheep, we strayed, 
 He brought us to his fold again. 
 
 "We are his people, we his care, 
 
 Our souls, and all our mortal frame ; 
 
 "What lasting honors shall we rear, 
 Almighty Maker, to thy name ? 
 
 "We'll crowd thy gates, with thankful songs, 
 High as the heaven our voices raise ; 
 
 And earth, with her ten thousand tongues, 
 Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise. 
 
 Wide as the world is thy command ; 
 
 Vast as eternity thy love ; 
 Firm as a rock thy truth shall stand, 
 
 When rolling years shall cease to move. 
 
 LESSON XXIX. 
 
 SECOND COMMANDMENT IMAGE OF GOD. 
 
 TEXT, Exo. 20 : 4. 5. 6. Thou shalt not make unto thee any- 
 graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven 
 above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water ( 
 under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, 
 nor serve them: (* for I the Lord thy G-od am a jealous God, 
 visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the 
 third and fourth generation of them that hate me ; and show- 
 ing merey unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my 
 commandments.) 
 
 * If thought advisable, this may be omitted ; although if 
 
LORED PEOPLE. 
 
 ]. We d false images of the true God, 
 
 either in our minds or with oar hands. >\'** pal eontempt 
 on God when we think that be ■ like gold 01 
 ■tone, end when we try to make a Likenesi of him \sith 
 these earthly t hiiiLr^- This la ;i great sin. Ami we most 
 not have false thoughts of God : especially about his jus- 
 tice and his merer. He will punish wicked children just 
 
 punished wicked parents. And all that love 
 serve him, though they were thousands in number, he will 
 
 11. We RftftSt think of God as he shows himself to us 
 
 in his word. Our Lord ,h*>\i* Christ is the image of the 
 invisib We must look to Jesus if we would learn 
 
 the wisdom, power ami love of God. When we believe 
 rist, and tix our minds and hearts on him, Ave become 
 like him. We are changed into the image of God. We 
 become righteous and holy. We are prepared to live with 
 our Tather in heaven. 
 
 How may we make false images of God ? 
 
 In our minds or with our hands. 
 
 Do we honor God when we think him like 
 
 gold or silver, or stone ? 
 No : we put eontempt on him. 
 Why should we not make a likeness of 
 
 God with earthly things ? 
 Because this is a great sin. 
 [May we make false images of God in our 
 
 minds ? 
 Yes : we may have false thoughts of him. 
 AVliat must we think of God ? 
 That he is just and merciful. 
 I low will he punish wicked children ? 
 As he punished wicked parents. 
 How will he treat the thousands that love 
 
 and serve him ? 
 A. He will surely bless them. 
 
 it can be memorized, it should be retained, as it shows what 
 the meaning of the commandment is. 
 
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80 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 
 
 8. Q. What teaches us to think rightly of God ? 
 A. His word. 
 
 9. q. Who is the true image of God ? 
 A. The Lord Jesus Christ. 
 
 10. q. What do we see in the Lord Jesus Christ ? 
 A. God's wisdom, power and love. 
 
 11. Q. What change takes place in believers in 
 
 Christ? 
 A. They are changed into the image of God. 
 
 12. Q. What do you mean by the image of God 
 
 in believers ? 
 A. They become righteous and holy. 
 
 13. q. If we have this image what are we pre- 
 
 pared to do ? 
 A. To live with our heavenly Father. 
 
 GOD IN CHRIST PRIZED. C M. 
 
 And must I part with all I have, 
 
 My dearest Lord, for thee 7 
 It is but right, since thou hast done 
 
 Much more than this for me. 
 
 Yes, let it go ! one look from thee, 
 
 Will more than make amends, 
 For all the losses I sustain, 
 
 Of honor, riches, friends. 
 
 Ten thousand worlds, ten thousand lives, 
 
 How worthless they appear, 
 Compared with thee, supremely good, 
 
 Divinely bright and fair ! 
 
 Saviour of souls, could I from thee ■ 
 
 A single smile obtain, 
 The loss of all things I could bear, 
 
 And glory in my gain. 
 
I COLORED PIOPLB. -I 
 
 LESSON XXX. 
 
 THIBD COMMANDMENT — NAME OF GOD. 
 
 TEXT. Exo.20:7. Thou shalt not take the name of t !v> L^ri 
 d in vain ; lor the Lord will not hold him guiltlei 
 th Ins name in vain. 
 
 I. Wo pans) apeak of God with respect, His name is 
 glorious ami fearful. We must not use it carelessly as 
 hypqerites do, or profanely as blasphemers. Go<J lias told 
 
 n.s his name, not that we may rashly swear hy it, hut that 
 wo may oall upon him solemnly in prayer and praise. 
 We may speak of him in religious conversation also. 
 When we have found mercy in ( Jod, we may declare his 
 name unto our brethren, calling him our God, and we may 
 call upon the world to trust in him. 
 
 II. We must think highly of all those things by which 
 God is made known to us. We should humbly listen to 
 God's word ; we should zealously engage in God's wor- 
 ship ; we should admire, as David did, all God's w r orks. 
 And every one that names the name of Christ should de- 
 part from iniquity. In this way others also will learn to 
 speak his praise. 
 
 1. q. How must we speak of God ? 
 A. With respect. 
 
 2. q. What can we say of his name ? 
 A. It is glorious and fearful. 
 
 3. q. Who take God's name in vain ? 
 A. Hypocrites and blasphemers. 
 
 4. Q. How do hypocrites take God's name in 
 
 vain ? * 
 A. They use it carelessly. 
 
 5. q. How do blasphemers take God's name in 
 
 vain ? 
 A. They use it profanely. 
 
 6. Q. I low should we use God's name ? 
 A. Solemnly in prayer and praise. 
 
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82 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 
 
 7. q. May we use God's name in conversation ? 
 A. Yes ; we may declare his name to our 
 
 brethren. 
 
 8. Q. What should the world do? 
 A. Trust in him. 
 
 9. Q. What things should we think highly of? 
 a. The things that make God known. 
 
 1 0. q. How should we treat God's word ? 
 a. We should humbly listen to it. 
 
 11. q. How should we treat his worship ? 
 a. We should zealously engage in it. 
 
 1 2. Q. How should we look upon his works ? 
 A. We should admire them. 
 
 13. Q. Mention the name of a great king who 
 
 sung of God's works ? 
 A. David. 
 
 14. q. If we name the name of Christ what should 
 
 we depart from ? 
 A. We should depart from iniquity. 
 
 1 5. Q. By so doing what will we teach others ? 
 A. To speak his praise. 
 
 THE CHAKMING NAME. C. M. 
 
 Jesus, I love thy charming name ; 
 
 'Tis music to mine ear ; 
 Fain would I sound it out so loud 
 
 That earth and heaven might hear. 
 
 Yes, thou art precious to my soul, 
 
 My transport and my trust : 
 Jewels to thee arc gaudy toys, 
 
 And gold is sordid dust. 
 
 All my capacious powers can wish, 
 
 In thee dorh richly meet ; 
 Nor to my eves is light so dear, 
 
 Nor friendship half so sweet. 
 
 Thy grace shall dwell upon my heart, 
 And shed its fragrance there — 
 
I.OKID PI OPLE. 83 
 
 : balm for all ita wounds, 
 cordial of ita care. 
 
 I'll apeak the honors of thy name 
 
 With my last laboring breath, 
 And, dying, claap thee in my anna — 
 
 The antidote of death. 
 
 LESSON XXXI. 
 
 POUBTH COMMANDMENT — THE SERVICE OF GOD. 
 
 TEXT. Exo. 20 : 8-11. Remember the Sibbath day to keep 
 it holy. Six days shalt thou labor and do all thy work; but 
 the Seventh is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it thou 
 shr.lt do no work - (Hliou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor 
 thy man servant, nor thy maid servant, nor thy cattle, nor the 
 stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days God made 
 heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested 
 on the seventh day. Wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath, 
 day and hallowed it.) 
 
 I. We must faithfully do our work, on the six days of 
 the week. This duty God. requires. He has given each 
 one of us our place in life, and commands us to labor in it. 
 While idleness clothes a man in raga and makes him fall 
 into sins, God blesses the hand of diligence with plenty, 
 and makes the sleep of the laboring man sweet. 
 
 II. The Sabbath is the day of rest. God rested on 
 the seventh day and set it apart to himself. The Sab- 
 bath is a joyful day. On the first day of the week Christ 
 rose from the dead, and appeared to his disciples. On 
 this day they met for worship, and he poured out his holy 
 Spirit upon them. All the hours of this day we must 
 give up to God. Wc must not do our own work, but his. 
 We must worship him at our own homes and among his 
 people. We must pray to him and sing his praises. We 
 must listen to his word and speak of him to each other. 
 
 * What is inclosed in brackets mav be omitted. 
 
84 BOTES AND QUESTIONS 
 
 And if any are poor and sick among us, we must visit and 
 help them — thus shall we prepare for the heavenly rest. 
 
 1. Q. When must we do our work ? 
 a. On the six days of the week. 
 
 2. Q. Is this our duty ? 
 
 A. Yes ; God requires it. 
 S. Q. Where should each one of us labor ? 
 A. In our place in life. 
 
 4. q. What becomes of the idle ? 
 
 A. They are clothed in rags and fall into sins. 
 
 5. q. What does God bless the hand of the dili- 
 
 gent with ? 
 
 A. With plenty. 
 
 6. Q. What kind of sleep has the laboring man ? 
 a. His sleep is sweet. 
 
 7. q. What day is the day of rest ? 
 A. The Sabbath day. 
 
 8. Q. Why are we to rest one day in seven ? 
 
 A. Because God rested and set one day apart 
 to himself. 
 
 9. Q. Why is the Christian Sabbath a joyful day ? 
 a. Because Christ rose on that day. 
 
 10. Q. When did the Lord's disciples meet for 
 
 worship ? 
 A. On the Lord's day. 
 
 11. Q. What did he give them on that day ? 
 A. His Holy Spirit. 
 
 12. q. To whom must we give the hours of this 
 
 day ? 
 
 A. To God. 
 
 1 3. q. Whose work must we do ? 
 A. God's work, not ours. 
 
 14. q. Where must we worship him ? 
 A. At home and among his people. 
 
 15. q. How must we worship him ? 
 A. By prayer and praise. 
 
 19. Q. To what must we listen ? 
 
: cui.oKr.i) rioru:. 85 
 
 To hifl word 
 17. q. Of whom must we speak ? 
 
 a. We must Bpeak of God to eacli oilier, 
 is. o. Whom must we visit and help on the Sab- 
 bath V 
 
 A. The poor and tlu 4 sick. 
 1!). q. What will Sabbath duties prepare us for ? 
 a. For the heavenly rest. 
 
 SOLVING GOD IN THE CHUBCH AND THE WOULD. 
 L. M. 
 
 Lord, how delightful 'tis to see 
 A whole assembly worship thee ! 
 At OHC6 they Bing, at once they pray, 
 They hear of heaven and learn the way. 
 
 I have been there, and still would go, 
 'Tis like the dawn of heaven below. 
 Not all that careless sinners say, * 
 Shall tempt me to forget this day. 
 
 O, write upon my memory, Lord, 
 The tratlis and precepts of thy word ! 
 That I may break thy laws no more, 
 But love thee better than before. 
 
 With thoughts of Christ, and things divine, 
 Fill up this foolish heart of mine ; 
 That, finding pardon through his blood, 
 I may lie down, and wake with God. 
 
 LESSON XXXII. 
 
 FIFTH COMMANDMENT HONOR TO SUPERIORS. 
 
 TEXT. Exo. 20 : 12. Honor thy father and thy mother, that 
 thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giv- 
 eth thee. 
 
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86 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 
 
 ble with our duties to God.* God is our father. As such 
 he would have us respect and love him. And he even in- 
 vites us to call upon him as our Father in Heaven. And 
 now God has given this honor to parents to stand in 
 his place, and to act for him. The faith, hope and love of 
 children must first be put in their fathers and mothers. 
 We must first honor the father whom the Lord has set 
 over us, and the mother who has borne us in her arms and 
 on her heart. If we do not honor them, we cannot honor 
 God. We must be thankful for their kindness. We must 
 attend to their advice and obey their commands. We 
 must do them all the good in our power. In the same 
 way wives should honor their husbands ; servants should 
 honor their masters, and citizens should honor their gov- 
 ernors. Thus shall they have God's blessing. 
 
 II. On the other hand, parents should treat their chil- 
 dren with kindness. They should teach them the law of 
 God and reprove them when they go astray. They should 
 feel and pray for them. They should set them a good ex- 
 ample. So husbands sliould care for their wives, masters 
 should care for their servants, and governors should care 
 for the citizens under their charge. 
 
 1. Q. Where are our duties to parents put 
 
 down ? 
 A. Anions our duties to God. 
 
 2. q. What is God? 
 
 A. He is our Father in Heaven. 
 
 3. Q. What honor has he given to parents ? 
 A. To stand in his place and act for him. 
 
 4. Q. Whom do we trust and love first of all ? 
 A. Our fathers and mothers. 
 
 5. q. What does the Lord bid us render them ? 
 A. Honor. 
 
 * It is not proper that we should here give the proof of 
 this fact, asserted by the ancient traditions of the Jews, and 
 now admitted by the latest and best writers upon the sub- 
 ject. See Fairbairn Typol. Vol. II, Ch. 2; and Forbes's 
 Symmetrical Structure' of Scripture, p. 141-145. Duty to 
 parents is a part of piety, not of brotherly love; it "belongs 
 to the first table of the law 
 
POfl I O&O&BE PEOP1 87 
 
 1 low should we honor their kindn< 
 
 i. .ill. I be thankful for it 
 I low should we lio nor their advice? 
 We should attend t«. it. 
 How should we honor their commands ? 
 We should obey them. 
 
 What must we do to them through life. 
 
 All the good in our power. 
 
 Whom should wives honor? 
 
 Their husbands. 
 
 Whom should servants honor? 
 
 Their masters and mistresses. 
 
 Whom should citizens honor? 
 Their governors. 
 
 What shall all have who do this duty ? 
 They shall have God's blessing. 
 How should parents treat their children? 
 With kindness. 
 
 What should the child be taught ? 
 The law of God. 
 
 When should the child be reproved ? 
 When it goes astray. 
 Should parents feel for their children ? 
 Yes ; they should feel and pray for them. 
 What should they set beibre their chil- 
 dren ? 
 A good example. 
 Whom should husbands care for ? 
 Their wives. 
 
 Whom should masters care for ? 
 Their servants. 
 
 Whom should governors care for ? 
 The citizens under their charge. 
 
 HARMONY OF A PIOUS HOUSEHOLD. L. M. 
 
 How blest the sacred tie that hinds 
 In sweet communion, kindred minds ! 
 
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NOTES AND QUESTIONS 
 
 How swift the heavenly course they run, 
 Whose hearts, whose faith, whose hopes are one. 
 
 To each the soul of each how dear ! 
 "What tender love, what holy fear ! 
 How doth the generous flame within 
 Refine from earth, and cleanse from sin ! 
 
 Nor shall the glowing flame expire, 
 "When dimly burns frail nature's fire ; 
 Then shall they meet in realms above, 
 A heaven of joy, a heaven of love. 
 
 LESSON XXXIII. 
 
 SIXTH COMMANDMENT RESPECT FOR PER- 
 SONAL RIGHTS. 
 
 TEXT. Exo. 20 : 13. Thou shalt not kill. 
 
 I. God has given us our life. It is a great blessing. 
 "While we have it, we enjoy many pleasures and we may 
 prepare ourselves for eternity. If we serve God in this 
 world we shall have everlasting peace and joy in the world 
 to come. Life is so important that God has done many 
 things to guard it. He has created medicines in plants 
 and in the earth. He has brought men together so that 
 they may take care of each other. He has made us all 
 afraid to die. And he has solemnly commanded us not to 
 take life. If we kill a man by strength or cunning, or if 
 we kill ourselves, God will punish us. 
 
 II. Kor must we do anything that will hurt men's 
 lives : we must not insult or injure men. We must not 
 give way to wicked tempers, or use abusive language, or 
 hate our fellows in our hearts. But we must love them 
 and be kind to them ; for they like us were made in the 
 image of God. And we must do nothing that would 
 shorten our lives. We must take care of our health. We 
 must not be drunkards or unclean persons ; but be tender 
 
Ml D PROTHk 
 
 of our own lives, m we nre tender of tin- lives of others, 
 we shall be murderers, and no murderer can in- 
 herit the kingdom v( God« 
 
 What great blessing has God given us? 
 Life, 
 
 While we have it, what do we enjoy? 
 
 Many pleasures. 
 
 What may we prepare for? 
 
 Eternity. 
 
 It' we serve God, what shall avc have in the 
 lift to come V 
 
 Everlasting peace and joy. 
 
 Has God done many things to guard our 
 lives ? 
 
 Yes. 
 
 What has he created to cure our sick- 
 nesses ? 
 
 Medicines in plants and in the earth. 
 
 Why has he brought men together ? 
 
 So that they may take care of each other. 
 
 What has he made us afraid of? 
 
 Death. 
 
 What has he solemnly commanded us not 
 to do ? 
 
 Not to take life. 
 
 If we murder another or kill ourselves, 
 what will God do ? 
 
 He will punish us. 
 
 May we do anything to hurt men ? 
 
 No ; we must not insult or injure them. 
 
 What must we not give way to ? 
 
 To anger, hatred and abusive words. 
 
 How must we treat men ? 
 
 We must love them and be kind to them. 
 
 W r hy ? 
 
 Because they were made in God's image. 
 
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90 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 
 
 A. No ; we must take care of them. 
 
 16. Q. What sins will shorten our lives ? 
 A. Drunkenness and uncleanness. 
 
 17. q. What are those persons guilty of, who take 
 
 life ? 
 A. They are guilty of murder ? 
 
 18. Q. What does God say of such persons ? 
 A. They cannot inherit his Kingdom. 
 
 THE PASSIONS CONQUERED BY GRACE. L. M. 
 
 Eternal Spirit, we confess 
 And sing the wonders of thy grace ; 
 Thy power conveys our blessings down 
 From God the Father, and the Son. 
 
 Enlightened by thy heavenly ray, 
 Our shades and darkness turn to day ; 
 Thine inward teachings make us know 
 Our danger and our refuge too. 
 
 Thy power and glory work within, 
 •And break the chains of reigning sin ; 
 Our wild, imperious lusts subdue, 
 And form our wretched hearts anew. 
 
 The troubled conscience knows thy voice ; 
 Thy cheering words awake our joys : 
 Thy words allay the stormy wind, 
 And calm the surges of the mind. 
 
 LESSON XXXIV. 
 
 SEVENTH COMMANDMENT RESPECT FOR FAM- 
 ILY. 
 
 TEXT, Ezo. 20 : 13. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 
 
 I. We must think highly of marriage. God made 
 those persons who are married, for each other. He makes 
 
i OB 0OL0RBD PBOF&K. 01 
 
 them one. He commands thai they shall cleave to each 
 other until tlicv are parted by death. We must not fep- 
 them, b} t : i k i u _^ one from the other or by tempting 
 one of them to <l<> any wrong to the other. For such con- 
 duct is very Binful, and those who act so, will be punished 
 in hell forever. 
 
 11. We must seek to be pure in our bodies and sotils. 
 Our bodies were made to be temples lor the Holy Ghost 
 to live in. Ami our Lord Jesus Christ poured out his 
 blood to eloanse our souls from sin. We must not cherish 
 unchaste thoughts. Wo nmsl not speak filthy words. 
 We must not do immodest actions. We must not keep 
 
 loose and wanton company. Hut pray to tin- God of all 
 
 grace to preserve us from these l>a>e and evil things. Then 
 
 we -hall not degrade ourselves, or disgrace our own fami- 
 lies, or put our neighbor's family to shame. 
 
 1. q. What must we highly think of? 
 a. Marriage. 
 
 2. Q. lias God made married persons for each 
 
 other? 
 a. Yes ; lie lias made them one. 
 
 3. q. What has he commanded them ? 
 a. To cleave to each other. 
 
 4. Q. -How long must they cleave to each other ? 
 A. Until they are parted by death. 
 
 5. Q. May we separate two married persons ? 
 A. No ; we must not take one from the other ? 
 
 6. q. Mat" we tempt one to do wrong to the 
 
 other ? 
 A. No ; such conduct is very sinful. 
 
 7. q. Where will God punish those who act in 
 
 this way ? 
 A. lie will punish them in hell forever. 
 
 8. q. Must we seek to be pure ? 
 
 A. Yes ; in our bodies and souls. 
 
 9. Q. What were our bodies made to be ? 
 A. Temples of the Holy Ghost. 
 
 10. Q. Why did the Lord Jesus pour out his 
 blood? 
 
92 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 
 
 A. To cleanse our souls from sin. 
 
 11. q. TV hat must we not cherish ? 
 A. Unclean thoughts. 
 
 1 2. Q. What must we not speak ? 
 A. Filthy words. . 
 
 13. q. What must we not do ? 
 A. Immodest actions. 
 
 14. q. What sort of company must we keep 
 
 from ? 
 A. Loose company. 
 
 15. q. To whom may we pray to preserve us 
 
 from these base and evil things ? 
 A. To the God of all grace. 
 
 16. Q. If we pray earnestly to God, what will he 
 
 preserve us from ? 
 A. From disgrace. 
 
 17. q. Will we then shame our families or the 
 
 families of others ? 
 A. No ; we will not put them to shame. 
 
 THE AFFECTIONS CONFORMED TO GOD'S WILL. L. M. 
 
 O thou who hast at thy command, 
 The hearts of all men in thy hand ! 
 Our wayward, erring hearts incline 
 To have no other will but thine. 
 
 Our wishes, our desires control, 
 Mould every purpose of the soul; 
 O'er all may grace victorious be, 
 That stands between ourselves and thee. 
 
 Twice blest will all our blessings be, 
 When we can look through them to thee, 
 When each glad heart its tribute pays 
 Of love and gratitude and praise. 
 
 And, while we to thy glory live, 
 May we to thee all glory give, 
 Until the joyful summons come 
 That calls thy willing servants home. 
 
] OB COLORED PEOP] 
 
 LESS N X XXV. 
 
 m and. mk nt — j;i:sim:<t FOfe FfcOP- 
 i:i;ty. 
 
 TEXT. Exo.20:15. Thou shalt not steal. 
 
 I. God ifl thfl Maker and Owikt of all things. But 
 he has given the earth to the children of men. He bids 
 
 us toil for its blessings in the sweat of Our brow. We 
 must he diligent in business. This is the only nay to 
 
 prosper. We are not to get what we want by robbing 
 other men of their property. But we must be just, honest 
 
 and industrious, in all our callings. Then the blessing of 
 the Lord will rest upon us. 
 
 II. We must not defraud ignorant men, nor oppress 
 poor men, nor betray those who trust us. If we have bor- 
 rowed anything we must return it. If we are in debt to 
 any person we must repay him. If we have property, and 
 a neighbor lias need, wc must generously help him. And 
 we must not forget that it is God who has given us all 
 things to enjoy. While we thank him for his blessings 
 we must give to his cause, so that the Gospel may be sup- 
 ported and may spread in the world. 
 
 1. Q. Who is the Maker and Owner of all 
 
 things ? 
 
 a. God. 
 
 2. q. What lias he given to men ? 
 a. The Earth. 
 
 3. q. How are we to gain its blessings ? 
 A. In the sweat of our brow. 
 
 4. q. May we get what we want by taking it 
 
 away from others ? 
 A. No : we must not rob other men of their 
 property. 
 
 5. Q. How must we act in all our callings ? 
 
 A. We must be just, honest and industrious. 
 
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 6. Q. If we act so, what will rest upon us ? 
 A. The blessing of the Lord. 
 
 7. q. How must Ave treat ignorant men ? 
 A. We must not defraud them. 
 
 8. q. How must we treat poor men ? 
 A. We must not oppress them. 
 
 9. Q. How must we treat those who trust us ? 
 A. We must not betray them. 
 
 10. q. What must we do if we have borrowed 
 
 anything ? 
 A. We must return it. 
 
 11. q. What must we do if we are in debt to any 
 
 person ? 
 A. We must repay him. 
 
 12. Q. If we have property, and our neighbor is 
 
 in want, what must we do ? 
 A. We must help him. 
 
 13. q. What should we thank God for ? 
 A. For all our blessings. 
 
 14. Q. Why should we give to his cause ? 
 
 A. That the gospel may be supported and 
 spread in the world. 
 
 GOD'S GIFTS ACKNOWLEDGED AND DEVOTED TO 
 HIS SERVICE. C. It. 
 
 Bright source of everlasting love, 
 
 To thee our souls we raise, 
 And to thy sovereign bounty rear 
 
 A monument of praise. 
 
 Thy mercy gilds the path of life 
 
 With every cheering ray, 
 And kindly checks the rising tear, 
 
 Or wipes that tear away. 
 
 What shall we render, bounteous Lord, 
 
 For all the grace we see ? 
 The goodness feehle man can yield 
 
 Extendeth not to thee. 
 
»LOREt) PBOPL1 . 
 
 . beds of pain, 
 We'll cheerfully repair, 
 And, with the girts thy hand bestow*, 
 i: lieve the sufferers there. 
 
 The widow's heart shall Bing forjey; 
 
 The orphan shall be glad ; 
 And hungering souls we'll gladly point 
 
 To Christ, the Living bread. 
 
 Thus what our heavenly Father gavo 
 
 Shall we as freely give ; 
 Thus copy him who lived to save, 
 
 And died that we might live. 
 
 LESSON XXXVI. 
 
 XIXTII COMMANDMENT RESPECT FOR TRUTH. 
 
 TEXT. Exo. 20 : 16. Thou shalt not bear false witness 
 against thy neighbor. 
 
 I. We have scon that we must not hurt our neighbors 
 by our actions. This text teaches that we must not injure 
 them by our words. A good name is a great blessing. 
 We must not take it away from any person if we can 
 help it. We must cover their faults and reprove them in 
 private. We must not be quick to take up any evil report 
 about them. We nmst never speak falsely against them. 
 False witnesses condemned our Lord. Matt. 26 : 60. 
 
 II. It is our duty to speak the truth always. God is a 
 lover of truth, and those who tell lies cannot please him. 
 We must not say what is false, either in jest, or to gain 
 some good. We must not make promises when we intend 
 to break them. Even when we have done wrong, it is 
 better to confess it candidly than try to cover it with false- 
 hood. And it is best of all not to do anything that we 
 would be ashamed to own. Ananias and Sapphira suf- 
 
96 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 
 
 fdred death for telling a lie. Acts 5:3. All liars shall 
 have their part in the lake that burns with fire and brim- 
 stone, 
 
 1. Q. May we injure our neighbors? 
 A. No : neither by acts nor words. 
 
 2. Q. Why should we prize a good name ? 
 A. Because it is a great blessing ? 
 
 3. Q. May we take away any one's good name ? 
 a. Not if we can help it. 
 
 4. Q. What must we do when we see their faults ? 
 A. We must cover them, and reprove them in 
 
 private. 
 
 5. Q. What should we do when we hear any bad 
 
 reports about them ? 
 
 a. We should not be quick to believe. 
 
 6. q. How should we never speak about them ? 
 A. We should never speak falsely about them. 
 
 7. q. Who condemned our Lord ? 
 a. False witnesses. 
 
 8. q. What should we always speak ? 
 A. The truth. 
 
 9. Q. Why should we always speak the truth ? 
 A. Because God loves the truth. 
 
 10. q. Must we never say what is false ? 
 A. No : not even in joke. 
 
 11. Q. May we tell a lie to gain some good for 
 
 ourselves ? 
 a. No : we may not 
 
 12. Q. When should we not make promises ? 
 a When we will break them. 
 
 13. Q. When we have done wrong, what is it best 
 
 to do? 
 A. To confess it candidly. 
 
 14. Q. And what should we always keep from 
 
 doing ? 
 A. What we would be ashamed to own. 
 
 15. Q. Who suffered death for telling a lie ? 
 A. Ananias and Sapphira. 
 
; COLORS!) PEOPLE. 
 
 16. t}. What shall be the part of all liars V 
 a. Their part shall be in the burning lake. 
 
 Tin: Ti:rni RECEIVED AND EXEMPLIFIED. L. M. 
 
 Bo lei our lips and lives expn 
 
 el wc profess ; 
 Bo let our works ana virtues shine, 
 To prove the cloetrine all divine. 
 
 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad 
 The honors of our Saviour God, 
 When his salvation reigns within 
 
 And grace subdues the power of sin. 
 
 Our flesh and sense must he denied, 
 Passion and envy, hist and pride ; 
 "While justice, temperance, truth, and love, 
 Our inward piety approve. 
 
 Religion bears our spirits up, 
 While wc expect that blessed hope, 
 The bright appearance of the Lord, 
 And faith stands leaning on his word. 
 
 LESSON XXXVII. 
 
 TENTH COMMANDMENT CONTENTMENT. 
 
 TEXT. Exo. 20 : 17. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's 
 house : thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife : nor his man 
 servant, nor his maid servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any 
 thing that is thy neighbor's. 
 
 I. We may not only do wrong in our actions and our 
 words. The thought of evil is sin. We must not even 
 wish for those things that belong to other men. If we 
 wish for another man's house, this will tempt us to take it 
 and to kill the owner, as Ahab did. 1 Kings, 21. If we 
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98 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 
 
 wish for another man's wife, this will tempt us to take her 
 from her husband, as David did. 2 Sam. 11. If we wish 
 for another man's property, this will tempt us to steal. 
 We cannot be holy before God unless we keep sin out of 
 our thoughts. 
 
 II. We must not love the world too greatly. Its 
 pleasures and its goods cannot make us truly happy. 
 They would be of no advantage to us, if we gained them 
 all and lost our souls. We need but little here below. 
 Let us be satisfied and thankful for what God has given 
 us. Let us submit to his holy will when he takes away 
 his gifts. Thus like the faithful Apostle, we shall learn 
 in every state to be content. Phil. 4 : 11. We shall not 
 covet anything that is our neighbor's. 
 
 May we do wrong in our thoughts ? 
 
 Yes : the thought of evil is sin. 
 
 How should w r e look on the things that 
 
 other men have ? 
 Yv r e should not even wish for them. 
 If we wish for another man's house, what 
 
 will this tempt us to do ? 
 To kill the owner. 
 If we w r ish for another man's wife, what 
 
 will this tempt us to do ? 
 To take her from her husband. 
 If we wish for another man's property, 
 
 what will this tempt us to do ? 
 To steal. 
 
 What must we do to be holy before God ? 
 We must keep sin out of our thoughts. 
 What must we not love too greatly ? 
 The world. 
 Can its pleasures and its goods make us 
 
 happy ? 
 No ; they cannot. 
 Why cannot they make us happy ? 
 Because we might gain them all and lose 
 
 our souls. 
 
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 i0 . » How mueh do we noed in thiiworid? 
 a We need but little. , . 
 
 £ iLo.v should we Look on what God hae 
 
 11. <>. 
 
 12. Q< 
 
 14. 
 
 (riven ns . , 
 
 We should be satisfied and thanttul. 
 When he takes away his gifts, what should 
 
 i We should submit to his holy will, 
 
 i* Q What docs the faithful apostle teach us t 
 
 I [n everv Btate to be content. 
 
 J |f we are content in every state, whaMnfl 
 
 W« n<)1 (l ° • xl i. • <»,« 
 
 A . We will not wish anything that is our 
 neighbor's. 
 
 THE CONTENTED SOUL. C. M. 
 
 While thee I seek, protecting Tower, 
 Be my vain wishes stilled ; 
 
 And may this consecrated hour 
 With better hopes be filled. 
 
 thy love the power of thought bestowed, 
 
 to thee my thoughts would soar; 
 Thy mercy o'er my life has flowed; 
 
 that mercy I adore. 
 
 In each event of life, how clear 
 
 Thy ruling hand 1 see ! 
 Each blessing to my soul more dear, 
 
 Because conferred by thee. 
 
 In every joy that crowns my days, 
 
 In every pain I bear, 
 Mv heart shall find delight m praise 
 
 'Or seek relief in prayer. 
 
 When gladness wings my favored hour, 
 
 Thy love mv thoughts shall till ; 
 Bceigned, when storms of sorrow lower, 
 
 My soul shaU meet thy will. 
 
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 My lifted eye, without a tear, 
 The gathering storm shall see ; 
 
 My steadfast heart shall know no fear; 
 That heart shall rest on thee. 
 
 LESSON XXXVIII. 
 
 CHRISTIAN CHARACTERS. 1. POVERTY OF 
 
 SPIRIT. 
 
 TEXT. Mat. 5 : 3. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs 
 is the kingdom of Heaven. 
 
 I. The poor in spirit are those who know their great 
 sins and their many wants. They do not think highly of 
 themselves, but are very humble before God. They feel 
 that in them dwells no good thing. They confess* that 
 God alone is good. Hence they give him all glory, and 
 desire that all men should live to his praise. This "is the 
 meaning of the prayer they offer: Hallowed be thy 
 name.* 
 
 I. Proud men, who boast like the Laodiceans, that 
 they have need of nothing, will find at last that they are 
 wretchedly poor. Rev. 3: 17. But the poor in spirit 
 shall have a large and glorious possession. They think 
 little of themselves : but God thinks much of them. He 
 gives them heavenly blessings and joys while they live in 
 this world, and when they die he will take them to him- 
 self. They shall reign as kings and priests unto our God 
 forever and ever. 
 
 1 . Q. What do the poor in spirit know ? 
 
 A. Their great sins and their many wants. 
 
 2. Q. Do they think highly of themselves ? 
 
 * Forbes, in the work already referred to, p. S6, has 
 brought out the striking correspondence existing between 
 the seven beatitudes and the seven petitions of the Lord's 
 Prayer. We have only hinted at the subject. 
 
A 
 
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 I. q 
 
 i , m.oKi.n pidffii. «* 
 
 notWvV,,! Ikul,van^ 1 LUth 
 
 Nofthey fccl that no good is ra them. 
 Whom do they confess <o be goofi i 
 a. God only. . , 
 
 ,,. what dp they give t» potti 
 
 J' Whlrihey^thatnllj^n^ddo? 
 • A'. mttUy should live to God's pnuse. 
 7 J What is toe prayer that they ofia to ( 
 
 ;. Hallowed be thyname. 
 s J How do the proud in smnt feel and boast. 
 
 v That toey need nothing. 
 
 q q What will they find out at last > 
 
 A That they arc wretchedly poor. 
 
 10 Q What wifl toe poor in spirit have at last . 
 
 v V lar-re and glorious possession. 
 
 II. i Th^hinklfttle of themselves: does God 
 
 think so too ? 
 
 A No: God thinks much of them. 
 13 J What docs he give them in this world ? 
 Heavenlv blessings and jovs. 
 What will he do to them when they die f 
 
 A. 
 
 13. Q. 
 A 
 
 He will take them to himself. 
 
 U q. What will he give them : 
 A. The kingdom of Heaven. 
 
 THE ONLY REFUGE. 7's. (Double.] 
 
 Jesus, lover of my soul, 
 
 Let me to thy bosom fly, 
 While the raging billows rolb 
 
 While the tempest still is high ; 
 Hide me, my Saviour, hide, 
 
 Till the storm of life be past; 
 Safe into the haven guide, 
 
 O receive mv soul at last. 
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102 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 
 
 Other refuge have I none, 
 
 Hangs my helpless soul on thee ; 
 Leave, ah ! leave me not alone, 
 
 Still support and comfort me ! 
 All my trust on thee is stayed, 
 
 All my help from thee I bring ; 
 Cover my defenceless head 
 
 With the shadow of thy wing. 
 
 Thou, O Christ, art all I want ! 
 
 More than all in thee I find ; 
 Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, 
 
 Heal the sick and lead the blind. 
 Just and holy is thy name ; 
 
 I am all unrighteousness ; 
 False and full of sin, I am, 
 
 Thou art full of truth and grace. 
 
 Plenteous grace with thee is found, 
 
 Grace to cover all my sin : 
 Let the healing streams abound, 
 
 Make and keep me pure within : 
 Thou of life the fountain art ; 
 
 Freely let me take of thee : 
 Spring thou up within my heart, 
 
 Rise to all eternity ! 
 
 LESSON XXXIX. 
 
 2. PIOUS 3IOUEXIXG. 
 
 TEXT. Matt. 5 : 4. Blessed are they that mourn, for they 
 shall be comforted. 
 
 I. They that mourn, feel their great wants and sins. 
 They suffer as other men do ; but they mourn not only for 
 their sufferings, but for the cause of them. They feel that 
 they deserve all the evils they bear, because they arc such 
 guilty sinners. They grieve to think that they have of- 
 
t-'li'- "■.•■"■ ^VT^ their p ro n"es to G 
 ^UyTe^-S^&earu. TUey a«, 
 
 .uullu.nvi.a.n^ththr,, ;>;'''- „,, com f or 1 
 
 II. God w«> ^ ,v ''."; a a-l peace and 
 
 ■TS Tn '1.7, .'■„■! the praye, 
 Their prayer..: ttj "Jfj^ «S» will enter into their 
 " |U ' 1 - G0d hS mU a song of praise into their 
 
 (heii i 
 
 Q- 
 
 A. 
 
 What should we mourn most for? 
 Our great wantaand sins. 
 
 o o Do we deserve to suffer.. 
 2 ' £ Yes-, for we are guilty sinners. 
 3 g Whom have our sins offended ? 
 A . Our heavenly Father. 
 
 4. Q . What did they cause the bon ot u 
 bear ? 
 The death of the cross. 
 What have our sins nmde.uahreak ? 
 Our promises to God and ma holy law. 
 What has made us do so many sms? 
 SwSld^feelwhenwelHnkofour 
 
 A. 
 
 5. Q. 
 A. 
 
 6. Q. 
 
 A. 
 
 7. Q. 
 
 sins ? 
 
 8. Q- 
 
 A. 
 
 S1US i 
 
 a Weary and heavy laden. 
 q Wtat do mourning souls want? 
 A Righteousness and peace and joy. 
 Q ' What should be their prayer i 
 a. Thy kingdom come. 
 
 11. 
 
 A. 
 
 12. Q- 
 
 Q . ^aTill he put into their hearts 
 
 TTis sweet, rich grace. 
 
 What will he put into their mouths? 
 
1)4 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 
 
 A. A song of praise. 
 13. q. What will he do for them in heaven ? 
 a. He will wipe all tears from their eyes. 
 
 SIN DEPLORED. C. M. 
 
 How oft, alas ! this wretched heart 
 
 Has wandered from the Lord ! 
 How oft my roving thoughts depart, 
 
 Forgetful of his word ! 
 
 Yet sovereign mercy calls, " Return : " 
 
 Dear Lord, and may I come 1 
 My vile ingratitude I mourn ; 
 
 O, take the wanderer home. 
 
 And canst thou, wilt thou, yet forgive, 
 
 And bid my crimes remove ? 
 And shall a pardoned rebel live 
 
 To speak thy wondrous love ? 
 
 Thy pardoning love, so free, so sweet, 
 
 Blest Saviour, I adore ; 
 0, keep me at thy sacred feet, 
 
 And let me rove no more. 
 
 LESSON XL. 
 
 3. MEEKNESS. 
 
 TEXT. Mat. 5 : 5. Blessed are the meek, for they shall in- 
 herit the eart 
 
 I. The meek are those who submit to God's will. They 
 patiently suffer affliction and wrong. If they surfer at the 
 hands of God they do not murmur or complain against 
 him. They are sure that God corrects them in wisdom 
 and mercy. They trust that their troubles will be for their 
 eternal good. If they suffer at the hands of men, they 
 
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 km; 0OLOKED PEOFLB. 105 
 
 are not carried away with passion. They do nol tal 
 
 into their own hands. In every time o£ tii 
 
 their cares mi liiro who careth for them. 
 
 11. The meek Bhall receive a rich blessing. Their 
 
 ■ is : Thy will he done. They desire thai (i<><! will 
 
 do with them as he pleases. They submit their wills to 
 
 his; And he in return blesses them on earth. JI<- causes 
 
 things present and things to come to work for their good. 
 
 bear reproach like, the meek and lowly Saviour: 
 
 and they shall have their portion in that new world where 
 Christ reigns, the prince of glory and the captain of their 
 salvation. 
 
 1. Q. Who are the meek ? 
 
 a. Those who submit to God's will. 
 
 2. Q. How do they bear affliction and wrong? 
 A. Patiently. 
 
 3. q. How do they act when they suffer at the 
 
 hands of God ? 
 A. They do not murmur or complain. 
 
 4. Q. How does God correct them t 
 A. In wisdom and mere}'. 
 
 5. Q. What will all their troubles end in ? 
 A. Their eternal good. 
 
 6. q. How do they act when they suffer at the 
 
 hands of men ? 
 A. They are not carried away with passion. 
 
 7. q. What do they in times of trouble ? 
 a. They cast their cares on God. 
 
 8. Q. Why do they cast their cares on God ? 
 A. Because he cares for them. 
 
 . q. What is the prayer of the meek ? 
 A. Thy will be clone. 
 
 10. q. How do they wish God to deal with them ? 
 A. As he pleases. 
 
 11. q. How does God treat them ? 
 a. He blesses them. 
 
 12. (>. What blessing do they have on earth ? 
 A. All things work for their ^ood. 
 
106 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 
 
 13. Q. Who are they like on earth ? 
 
 A. Like the meek and lowly Saviour. 
 
 14. Q. Where shall they have their portion at 
 
 last? 
 A. In the world where Jesus reigns. 
 
 THE CHASTENED SON. C. 31. 
 
 And can my heart aspire so high 
 
 To say, " My Father, God ? " 
 Lord, at thy feet I fain would lie, 
 
 And learn to kiss the rod. 
 
 I would submit to all thy will, 
 
 For thou art good and wise ; 
 Let every anxious thought be still, 
 
 Nor one faint murmur rise. 
 
 Thy love can cheer the darkest gloom, 
 
 And bid me wait serene, 
 Till hopes and joys immortal bloom, 
 
 And brighten all the scene. 
 
 " My Father," — O, permit my heart 
 
 To plead her humble claim, 
 And ask the bliss those words impart, 
 
 In my Redeemer's name. 
 
 LESSON XLI. 
 
 4. HUNGER AND THIRST AFTER RIGHTEOUS- 
 NESS. 
 
 TEXT. Matt. 5 : 6. Blessed are they which, do hunger and 
 thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled. 
 
 I. Those who hunger and thirst after righteousness are 
 those who strongly desire spiritual blessings. They know 
 
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 that in themselves they are guilty before Gk)d and ex] I 
 to his punishment. Phey would have their Bim hidden 
 w i 1 1 1 Christ's righteousness. They would have their frailty 
 sonlfl tilled with the sifts snd graces of the Holy Spirit. 
 They would have a final and a Full salvation. Tney can- 
 not be satisfied with less than this. 
 
 II. When Bnch persons pray: " Give as this day our 
 daily bread," they <h> not pray for their bodies only. 
 They ask Food tor their souls. They can never say they 
 have enough, but are constantly asking for more. They 
 live upon God's grace as the Israelites lived on his boun- 
 ty, when he rained manna From heaven every morning. 
 God gives them his rich blessings, pardon and holiness and 
 eternal life. 'These are the true bread and the water of 
 lite for hungering and thirsting souls. 
 
 1. Q. Who are those that hunger and thirst after 
 
 righteousness ? 
 
 A. Those that strongly desire spiritual bless- 
 ings. 
 
 2. Q. What do they know of their state before 
 
 God? 
 a. They know they are guilty. 
 
 3. o. What are they in danger of? 
 
 v. Of punishment. 
 
 4. Q. How would they have their sins hidden ? 
 a. With Christ's righteousness. 
 
 5. q. What would they have their souls filled 
 
 with ? 
 A. With the gifts of the Holy Spirit. 
 
 6. q. What is the only thing that will satisfy 
 
 them ? 
 a. A full salvation. 
 
 7. q. What is the prayer such persons offer ? 
 a. Give us this day our daily bread. 
 
 8. q. Do they pray for their bodies only ? 
 A. No ; they ask food for their souls too. 
 
 9. Q. What food do their souls live upon ? 
 A. God's grace. 
 
 10. Q. How often do they pray for it ? 
 
103 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 
 
 A. Constantly. 
 
 11. Q. What rich blessings does God give them? 
 A. Pcirdon, holiness and eternal life. 
 
 1 2. Q. How did God feed his people in the desert? 
 A. With manna from heaven. 
 
 13. q. What makes God's grace better than 
 
 manna ? 
 A. It is bread for hungry souls. 
 
 CHRIST DESIRED. 8's & 7's. - 
 
 Come, thou long expected Jesus ! 
 
 Born to set thy people free ; 
 From our fears and sins release us, 
 
 Let us find our rest in thee : 
 Israel's strength and consolation, 
 
 Hope of all the saints thou art ? 
 Dear desire of every nation — 
 
 Joy of every longing heart. 
 
 Born thy people to deliver : 
 
 Born a child, and yet a king ; 
 Born to reign in us for ever, 
 
 Now thy gracious kingdom bring 
 By thine own eternal Spirit, 
 
 Rule in all our hearts alone ; 
 By thine all sufficient merit, 
 
 Raise us to thy glorious throne. 
 
 LESSON XLII. 
 
 5. MERCY. 
 
 TEXT. Mat. 5 : 7. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall 
 obtain mercy. 
 
 I. Those who have prayed for mercy and have re- 
 ceived it from God have merciful hearts. If they see 
 others in distress, it reminds them that God has pitied 
 
1 •'■■ ' 
 
 If .1,,. •■ ''< WM*i ''"'•'' V" 
 
 them the 
 
 * ' r ', emta in trouble 
 
 T 0, • , „i. dear Son died for us 
 
 • w ■»■'•«■ !•>■< ''"""" '; -,'•,, n „d mercy. When 
 n . a-,.1 the merciful shall also H 
 
 ,,, ekind^perol •'< . " ;„,,„„.,,. They 
 
 ma y be sure that then > *ns I » . "» I , , ta 
 
 IIW , go boldly to the throne of^race to^ ^ : ^ 
 
 . v time o) need, andi Bay. > - is llom . 
 
 ir ' U ''";"' S ,' i : 1 find • r'vin hat great and 
 
 in „„,,. v . And they "shall ' « l " ' > udge d fefore the 
 
 terrible nay when aU the «'.•-,,, lm ,,,. ifu i . 
 
 «« "'' ^ '''''V'^^tnV « unto .0 i-t of these my 
 
 fC^h^ve^runrr Enter ye in* the 
 
 joy of your Lord. 
 
 1 o When shall wo have merciful hearts ? 
 L When we feel God's mercy. 
 
 8 Q . When Christians see o hers in distress, 
 "' what will this'remmd them of . 
 
 a Their own distresses. . , 
 
 Did any one help them in their distress ? 
 Yea- Cod pitied them. 
 men they see the poor, what wdl tins re- 
 mind them of ? 
 
 HeC them the riches of his ?™ee 
 ' Q ; ^n they see their enemies in trouble, 
 
 what will this remind them of ? 
 A. Their enmity to God. . lirtV . vorP 
 
 7 . q. What did God do for them when the, *cre 
 his enemies? 
 
 * TTp sent his Son to die for them. 
 
 8 . t WilHhU thoughts make believers merci- 
 
 a. Yesf they will live to blesfi the world. 
 
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 3. Q. 
 
 A. 
 
 4. Q. 
 
 A. 
 
 5. Q. 
 
 A. 
 
110 NOTES A«B QUESTIONS 
 
 9. q. When they have the kind temper of Christ, 
 what may they be sure of V 
 a. That their sins have been pardoned. 
 
 10. q. What prayer may they offer? 
 
 A. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our 
 debtors. 
 
 11. Q. What shall they find at the throne of 
 
 grace ? 
 A. Mercy for every time of need. 
 
 12. q. Where shall they have mercy when they 
 
 have left the world ? 
 A. At the judgment seat of Christ. 
 
 13. q. What will he say of every act of mercy ? 
 A. Ye have done it unto me. 
 
 14. q. What invitation will he give to the merci- 
 
 ful ? 
 A. Enter ye into the joy of your Lord. 
 
 GREATNESS OF MERCY. L. M. (G lines.] 
 
 Great God of wonders ! all thy ways 
 Are matchless, godlike and divine ; 
 
 But the fair glories of thy grace, 
 More godlike and unrivalled shine : 
 
 Who is a pardoning God like thee ? 
 
 Or who lias grace so rich and free ? 
 
 In wonder lost, with trembling joy, 
 
 We take the pardon of our God, 
 Pardon for sins of deepest die ; 
 
 A pardon scaled with Jesus' blood; 
 . Who is a pardoning God like thee ? 
 Or who has grace so rich and free ? 
 
 O may this strange, this boundless grace, 
 
 This miracle of sovereign love, 
 Fill the wide earth with grateful praise, 
 
 And all the angelic choirs above : 
 Who is a pardoning God like thee 1 
 Or wiio has grace so rich and free ? 
 
OOLOBBO i-K'Tl.!'- 
 
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 LESSON XLIII. 
 
 6. rn:i!V <>!■' HEART. 
 TEXT. Matt.»: 8. Blessed are the pure In heart, fer they 
 Bh.ill bcc God. 
 
 SftS S^eSfe .He Holy Spirit 
 
 will dwell in holy happiness forever. 
 
 1. Q- 
 
 A. 
 
 2. Q. 
 A 
 
 If we would see and enjoy God, what must 
 
 we be ? 
 We must be pure. _ 
 What must we keep sm out ot . 
 Our thoughts and our heart. 
 q. How must we do this ? . 
 
 a. We must strive and pray against sm. 
 What prayer must we use i 
 Lead us not into temptation. 
 What must we carefully shun t 
 Everything that would cause us to sin. 
 What example must we try to follow ? 
 The example of the holy Jesus. 
 How must we try to imitate Jesus . 
 In faith, and love, and good works. 
 
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112 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 
 
 8. Q. "What must we cherish in our souls ? 
 A. The Holy Spirit. 
 
 9. Q. If we lead such a life, whom will we draw 
 
 near to ? 
 a. God. 
 
 10. q. And what will God do ? 
 a. He will draw near to us. 
 
 11. Q. What will we be sure of ? 
 
 a. That God, our dear Father, loves us. 
 
 1 2. q. How shall we feel ? 
 a. Peaceful and joyful. 
 
 13. q. Will we have peace and joy when we die ? 
 A. Yes ; we will leave all sin and sorrow be- 
 hind. 
 
 14. q. Where will the pure in heart go ? 
 a. To God's glorious presence. 
 
 15. q. Will their holy happiness ever end ? 
 A. No ; They will see God forever. 
 
 LONGINGS FOR PURITY. L. M. 
 
 My God, permit me not to be 
 A stranger to myself and thee ; 
 Amidst a thousand thoughts I rove, 
 Forgetful of my highest love. 
 
 Why should my passions mix with earth 
 And thus debase my heavenly birth % 
 Why should I cleave to things below, 
 And let my God, my Saviour, go ! 
 
 Call me away from flesh and sense ; 
 One sovereign word can draw me thence; 
 I would obey the voice divine, 
 And all inferior joys resign. 
 
 Be earth, with all her scenes, withdrawn; 
 
 Let noise and vanity be gone : 
 
 In secret silence of the mind 
 
 My heaven, and there my God, I find. 
 
I 
 
 SON X L I V . 
 7. PEACE- m \ki\<;. 
 
 TEXT. Matt. BJl 9. Blessed aro tho peace- makers, f; 
 shall be called tho children of God. 
 
 I. '■ om God adopts into his family n 
 
 i blessing which their fatl 
 Their hearts are peaceful : they no longer are i 
 wild passions; they arc no longer shaken by guilt and 
 fear. Their lives ful ; they will not quarrel with 
 
 others and wrong and abuse them. They try to recon- 
 cile men, mid they offer to tho world, peace with God 
 through our Lord Jesus Christ. Thus they follow Jesus, 
 I Yince of Peace. 
 
 II. These peace-makers are the children of God. Sa- 
 tan is the author of discord : and the wicked who are his 
 children have no peace. They are unquiet in their souls 
 and in the world. But the prayer of God's children is : 
 "Deliver us from evil." And their heavenly Father hears 
 their prayer and gives them peace. They are known by 
 this sign. And he will acknowledge them as his in that 
 great day when the wicked are separated from the just. 
 
 1. Q. What gift does God bestow on all his fam- 
 
 ily?' 
 
 a. The gift of peace. 
 
 2. q. How do they have peace in their hearts ? 
 a. Their passions are quieted. 
 
 3. Q. What are they no longer shaken by ? 
 A. By guilt and fear. 
 
 4. Q. How do they have peace in their lives ? 
 A. They will not quarrel with others. 
 
 5- Q. How do they make peace in the world ? 
 A. They try to reconcile men with each other 
 
 and with God. 
 6. q. Whom do they follow when they make 
 
 peace ? 
 
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114 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 
 
 A. Jesus the Prince of Peace. 
 
 7, Q. WTiose children are the peace-makers ? 
 A. They are children of God. 
 
 8. Q. V> 7 ho provokes anger and quarrels among 
 
 men ? 
 Satan. 
 
 Who are the children of Satan ? 
 A. The wicked. 
 
 Have they any peace ? 
 
 Xo ; they are unquiet in their souls and in 
 
 the world. 
 What is the prayer of God's children ? 
 Deliver us from evil. 
 Does their heavenly Father hear their 
 
 prayer ? 
 Yes ; he gives them peace. 
 Are thev known by this sign ? 
 Yes. 
 What will God do to peace-makers at the 
 
 last day ? 
 He will acknowledge them as his children. 
 What will become of quarrelsome and 
 
 wicked persons ? 
 A. They will be separated from the just. 
 
 THE CHURCH, THE HOME OF PEACE. S. 31. 
 
 Blest be the tic that binds 
 
 Our hearts in Christian love ; 
 The fellowship of kindred minds 
 
 Is like to that above. 
 
 Before our Father's throne 
 
 We pour our ardent prayers ; 
 Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, 
 
 Our comforts and our cares. 
 
 We share our mutual woes, 
 Our mutual burdens bear ; 
 
 
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FOB PEOPLE. 115 
 
 ther flows 
 The tear. 
 
 When we asunder part, 
 
 ard pain ; 
 But we Bhall still be joined in heart, 
 And hope t<> raeel again. 
 
 This glorious hope revives 
 i ourage by the 
 
 "While each in expectation lives, 
 And longs to sec the day. 
 
 LESSON XLV. 
 
 THE CHURCH. 
 
 TEXT. 1 Pet. 2 : 5. To, as living stones, are built up a spir- 
 itual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, 
 acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. 
 
 I. The word, church, sometimes means the whole 
 body of Christ's people, whether in heaven or on 
 earth. Bat a particular Gospel Church is a company of 
 believers who meet regularly to worship God, and who 
 keep the ordinances as they are laid down in his word. 
 They are joined together in one mind. They love and 
 help each other. They support the ministry of the word. 
 And they all submit to Jesus Christ as their head and 
 Lord. 
 
 II. The Church has officers as well as members. These 
 officers are called and qualified by the Lord ; they are ap- 
 pointed by the church, and they arc set apart by prayer 
 and the laying on of hands. They arc of two kinds. 
 The first class consists of pastors/ who are also called 
 ''Bishops" and " Elders." They have the care of the 
 Church. They must watch for souls. They must give 
 themselves up to the ministry of the word and to prayer, 
 and be examples to their flock. The second class con- 
 
11G NOTES AND QUESTIONS 
 
 sists of deacons or " helps. " Their business is to attend 
 at the Lord's table and to see that the wants of the minis- 
 ter and the poor of the church are not neglected. • They 
 take charge of the secular affairs of the church as the pas- 
 tor takes charge of the spiritual affairs. 
 
 1. Q. What does the word church sometimes 
 
 mean ? 
 A. All Christ's people in heaven or on earth. 
 
 2. Q. What is a particular Gospel Church ? 
 A. A company of believers. 
 
 3. Q. J)o they often come together ? 
 
 A. Yes ; they regularly meet to worship God. 
 
 4. Q. How do they keep the ordinances ? 
 A. As they are laid down in the word. 
 
 5. Q. How are they joined together? 
 A. In one mind. 
 
 6. q. How do they treat each other ? 
 a. They love and help each other. 
 
 7. q. What do they support ? 
 A, The ministry of the word. 
 
 8. q. Who is their head and Lord ? 
 A. Jesus Christ. 
 
 9. Q. Is the church made up of members only ? 
 A. No ; it has officers too. 
 
 10. Q. How are these officers appointed ? 
 
 A. Christ calls them and the people choose 
 them. 
 
 11. Q. How are they set apart ? 
 
 A. By prayer and laying on of hands. 
 
 12. Q. How many kinds of officers are there? 
 A. Two ; pastors and deacons. 
 
 13. Q. What must the pastors watch for ? 
 A. They must watch for souls. 
 
 14. Q. What must they give themselves up to ? 
 A. The ministry of the word and prayer. 
 
 15. Q. Must they lead a holy life ? 
 
 A. Yes ; they must be examples to the flock. 
 
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 10, i>. What must the deacons do ? 
 
 q. What tables do the deacons -<■ 
 
 a. The tables of the Lord, of the pastor, and 
 
 of tin' j>onr. 
 
 is. q. What is put into their cha 
 a. The business of the churchi 
 
 LOYE FOB THE CHURCH. S. It 
 
 I love thy kingdom, Lord, 
 
 The bouse of thine abode, 
 The church our blest Eedeemer saved 
 
 Willi his own precious blood. 
 
 I love thy church, God ; 
 
 Her walls before thee stand, 
 Dear as the apple of thine eye, 
 And graven on thy hand. 
 
 For her my tears shall fall ; 
 
 For her my prayers ascend; 
 To her my cares and toils be given, 
 
 Till toils and cares shall end. 
 
 Beyond my highest joy 
 
 I prize her heavenly ways, 
 Her sweet communion, solemn vows, 
 
 Her hymns of love and praise. 
 
 Jesus, thou friend divine, 
 
 Our Saviour and our King, 
 Thy hand, from every snare and foe, 
 
 Shall great deliverance bring. 
 
 Sure as thy truth shall last, 
 
 To Zion shall he given 
 The brightest glories earth can yield, 
 
 And brighter bliss of heaven. 
 
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 LESSON XL VI. 
 
 BAPTIS:.!. 
 
 TEXT. Matt. 28 : 19. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, 
 baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and 
 of the Holy Ghost. 
 
 I. Baptism is an ordinance which Jesus Christ has 
 commanded his people to observe. It is a sign that their 
 sins are washed away by the blood of Christ, and that 
 they give themselves up to God to live a new life. None 
 should be baptized but those who repent of their sins, 
 who believe in their Saviour, and who promise to serve 
 him as long as they live. There is no command for in- 
 fant baptism and no example of it in the Holy Scriptures. 
 
 II. Baptism is administered by immersion, or the dip- 
 ping of the whole body in water, in the name of the Earlier, 
 Son and Holy Ghost. When our Saviour was baptized 
 he went down into the river Jordan, and afterwards came 
 up out of the water. He has appointed that all his disci- 
 ples should be buried with him in baptism. There is but 
 one baptism ; and those who have had water sprinkled or 
 poured upon them, are not baptized. 
 
 1. Q. What is baptism ? 
 
 A. An ordinance of Jesus Christ 
 
 2. Q. Who are to observe it ? 
 a. His people. 
 
 3. Q. What is it a sign of? 
 
 A. It is a sign that sin is washed away. 
 
 4. Q. Does baptism itself wash away sin ? 
 
 A. Xo ; the blood of Christ cleanses from sin. 
 
 5. Q. What do we when we are baptized ? 
 A. We give ourselves up to God. 
 
 6. Q. What do we promise when we are bap- 
 
 tized ? 
 A. We promise to lead a new life. 
 
 7. q. Who should be baptized ? 
 
 A. Only those that repent and believe. 
 
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 l<>. q. Eiow must baptism be administered ? 
 ! \y dipping the whole b 
 In whose name ? 
 a. [n the name of the Father, Son an*! Holy 
 
 Gh 
 
 12. q. Was our Saviour dipped in the Jordan ? 
 A. Yes; lie went down into the river and 
 
 then came up out of jr. 
 
 13. q. Must we be baptized in the same way? 
 
 a. Ifes; wo must he buried with him in bap- 
 tism. 
 How many baptisms' are there? 
 . There is but one. 
 15. Q. What then must we say of those who have 
 had water only sprinkled or poured on 
 them ? 
 A. They are not baptized. 
 
 BATTISMAL SIGNS AND BLESSINGS. L. If. 
 
 Come, Holy Spirit, Dove divine, 
 On these -baptismal waters shine, 
 
 And teach our hearts, in highest strain, 
 To praise the Lamb, for sinners slain. 
 
 We love thy name, we love thy laws. 
 And joyfully embrace thy cause ; 
 We love thy cross, the shame, the pain, 
 O Lamb of God, for sinners slain. 
 
 We sink beneath the mystic flood ; 
 0, bathe us in thy cleansing blood ; 
 We die to sin, and seek a grave, 
 With thee, beneath the yielding wave. 
 
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 And as we rise, with thee to live, 
 O, let the Holy Spirit give 
 The sealing unction from above, 
 The breath of life, the lire of love. 
 
 LESSON XL VII. 
 
 THE LORD'S SUPPER. 
 
 TEXT. 1 Cor. 10 : 16. The cup of blessing which we bless, is 
 it not the communion of the blood of Christ ? The bread which 
 we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ ? 
 
 I. On the night when our Lord was betrayed, he ap- 
 pointed the ordinance of the Supper to be kept by the 
 Church to the end of the world. It is to be observed in 
 the giving of thanks and in the use of bread and wine. 
 These are the signs of his death for our sakes : the bread 
 reminds us of his broken body, and the wine of his spilled 
 blood. They both remind us of a Saviour whose love 
 was stronger than death. He was offered once to bear the 
 sins of many ; and unto them that look for him shall he 
 appeal' the second time without sin unto salvation. 
 
 II. When we thus sec Christ in his ordinance, our 
 faith is strengthened. Our love to him becomes more 
 tender and true. "While we weep for the sins that have 
 made our Saviour suffer, we renew our vows of obedience 
 to him. We grow in grace, by receiving new gifts of the 
 Holy Ghost. We must observe this ordinance with joy, 
 and yet with seriousness of mind. Those who observe it 
 in a disorderly *and indecent manner as the Corinthians 
 did, are guilty of the body and blood of the Lord, and cat 
 and drink condemnation. 
 
 1. Q. When did our Lord appoint the ordinance 
 
 of the Supper ? 
 A. On the night when he was betrayed. 
 
 2. Q. By whom was it to be kept ? 
 A. By his Churches. 
 
 3. Q. How long ? 
 
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 a. To the end of t h^ m rid. 
 
 •t. t t >. 1 lew was it to be kept ? 
 
 a. Iii the pi ing of thanks, and thi 
 bread ana wine 
 
 5. q. What are the bread and wine the signs 
 
 a. I lis death for our sakes. 
 
 Ck q. Of what dors the bread remind us? 
 
 \. ( >f his broken body. 
 
 7. q. of what docs the wine remind us? 
 a. ( )t* his spilled blood. 
 
 8. (.>. What (1»» they teach us of the Saviour's 
 
 love V 
 
 a. That it was stronger than death. 
 
 lb Q. What did lie die tor? 
 A. For our sins. 
 10. q. If we look for him, what will he give us 
 when he eonies again ? 
 A. Salvation. 
 11 q. What does the Lord's supper strengthen 
 in us ? 
 A. Faith and love. 
 
 12. Q. What does it cause us to mourn for? 
 
 A. For the sins that made our Saviour suffer. 
 
 13. q. "What does it make us renew? 
 A. Our vows of obedienee to him. 
 
 1-1. q. What do we receive at this precious 
 season ? 
 a. New gilts of the Holy Ghost. 
 15. q. How must we observe this ordinance? 
 
 A. With joy and seriousness. 
 1G. Q. If we keep it in a disorderly and indecent 
 manner, will it do us any good ? 
 A. No : it will condemn us. 
 
 REMEMBERING CHRIST. C. M. 
 
 If human kindness meets return, 
 
 And owns the grateful tie ; 
 If tender thoughts within us burn, 
 
 To feel a friend is nigh ; — 
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122 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 
 
 O, shall not warmer accents tell 
 
 The gratitude we owe 
 To him who died our fears to quell, 
 
 And save from endless woe ? 
 
 While vet his anguished soul surveyed 
 Those pangs he would not flee, 
 
 What love his latest words displayed ! — 
 " Meet and remember me." 
 
 Remember thee ! thy death, thy shame, 
 The griefs which thou didst bear ! 
 
 memory, leave no other name 
 But his, recorded there. 
 
 LESSON XLVIII. 
 
 DEATH. 
 
 TEXT. Eccl. 12 : 7. Then shall the dust return to the earth 
 as it was, and the spirit shall return to God v. ho gave it. 
 
 I. We must all die. Our souls and bodies which have 
 kept company so long, will be separated. The body that 
 was made from the ground will become dust again : the 
 spirit that was given by God will go back to him. Death 
 is painful and fearful to all men, but they cannot escape 
 from it. For they are all sinners, and the wages of sin is 
 death. Even those who believe in Christ must die, for 
 alas ! they too have sinned. But after the pangs of death 
 are over, it will be better for them. When absent from 
 the body, they will be present with the Lord. 
 
 II. Death takes us to another state of being. We 
 must prepare for it. We must not be proud of our birth, 
 of our dress, of our riches, or indeed of any bodily good, 
 for these things will soon be of no advantage to us. We 
 must not put our happiness in earthly pleasures, for we 
 shall soon lose them all. But we must seek for those bless- 
 ings that will never be lost. We must seek to be born 
 again, to be clothed in the righteousness of Christ, to have 
 
i mi: COLORED PBOI 128 
 
 I ind spiritual pie i ore I • as lire, in a 
 
 for our souls and not for our bodies. And the 1 
 
 hall be ou 
 
 What is death? 
 
 The separation of the soul from the body. 
 
 What was the body made from ? 
 
 From the ground. 
 
 What will the body become ? 
 
 It will become dust again. 
 
 By whom was the spirit given? 
 
 It was given by God. 
 
 Where will it go V 
 
 It will go back to God. 
 
 How do all men look upon death? 
 
 It is painful and fearful to all. 
 
 Why must all men die? 
 
 Because all are sinners. 
 
 Ought Christians to be afraid of death ? 
 
 No; it is better for them than life. 
 
 What becomes of them when they are 
 
 absent from the body ? 
 They are present with the Lord. 
 What should death teaeh us ? 
 To prepare for eternity. 
 What will become of our earthly blessings ? 
 We shall lose them soon. 
 How should we look upon our earthly 
 
 blessings ? 
 We should not put our happiness in them. 
 What blessings should we desire most ? 
 Those that death cannot take away. 
 What should we desire to be clothed with ? 
 The righteousness of Christ. 
 What sort of riches should we seek first 
 
 of all? 
 Heavenly riches. 
 What sort of pleasures should we be most 
 
 fond ofV 
 
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124 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 
 
 a. Spiritual pleasures. 
 
 17. q. What is most precious, our bodies or our 
 
 souls ? 
 A. Our souls. 
 
 18. q. If we gain blessings for the soul, can death 
 
 ever take them away ? 
 A. No ; they will be ours forever. 
 
 DEATH NEAR. C M. 
 
 Death floats on every passing breeze, 
 
 And lurks in every flower ; 
 Each season has its own disease, 
 
 Its peril every hour. 
 
 We daily see the rosy light 
 
 Of youth's soft cheek decay ; 
 And life depart in sudden night, 
 
 Ere scarce has dawned the day. 
 
 Look downward, then ; thy danger know ; 
 
 Where now thy foot may tread, 
 List to the warning from below : 
 
 There lie the buried dead. 
 
 Look upward, too ; by faith apply 
 
 The truth divinely given ; 
 On Jesus and his word rely, 
 
 And fit thy soul for heaven. 
 
 LESSON XLIX. 
 
 THE RESURRECTION. 
 
 TEXT. Jno. 5 : 23, 28. The hour is coming, in the which all 
 that are in the graves shall hear his voice and come forth. 
 
 I. At the last day, Our Lord Jesus Christ will call the 
 sleeping dead from their graves. The trumpet will sound 
 
i u tho ' Tfce bocBtfl that have falleo into dusfl will 
 
 I the same bodies thai we loved and 
 
 cherisl h. Tuej will be tl I odii e that 
 
 j God, or served Satan, in this world. They 
 
 will be united again to our bouIs. '1 lie} will die no more. 
 
 11. if we urc alive when the Lord comes, we shall be 
 
 changed. Although we will have the same I 
 
 will be made spiritual. They wfll nerd no longer the 
 
 pleasures they enjoyed in this life. They will live without 
 
 or drink. They will neither many nor be given in 
 
 marriage. The bodies of the righteous will be like 
 
 Christ's glorious body. While the wicked will rise to 
 
 Bhame and everlasting contempt. The righteous will 
 
 triumph over death, and will be fully adopted into the 
 
 family of Cod. Rom. 8: 23. The wicked will be lost 
 
 without hope and without end. 
 
 1. Q. "Who will come at the last day ? 
 a. Our Lord Jesus Christ. 
 
 2. Q. What will the Lord do when he comes ? 
 A. lie will call the dead from their graves. 
 
 3. Q. How will he eall them V 
 
 A. With the sound of the trumpet. 
 
 4. Q. Will they obey the call ? 
 
 A. Yes ; the bodies will rise from the dust. 
 
 5. q. Will these be the same bodies that were 
 
 put into the grave ? 
 A. Yes ; the same bodies that we loved and 
 lost. 
 
 6. Q. "What did the saints do with theirs? 
 A. They served God. 
 
 7. q. What did the wicked do with theirs ? 
 A. They served Satan. 
 
 8. Q. What will our bodies be united to? 
 a. To our souls. 
 
 9. Q. "Will our bodies and souls ever be separ- 
 
 ated again ? 
 A. No ; they will die no more. 
 10. Q. What change will take place in our bodies? 
 A. They will be made spiritual. 
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126 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 
 
 11. Q. How will the bodies of the righteous be 
 
 changed ? 
 A. Like Christ's glorious body. 
 
 12. Q. How will the bodies of the wicked arise? 
 A. To shame and everlasting contempt. 
 
 13. Q. What will the righteous triumph over? 
 A. Over death. 
 
 14. Q. What will they be adopted into ? 
 a. Into the family of God. 
 
 15. Q. How will the wicked be lost? 
 A. Without hope and without end. 
 
 THE CHRISTIAN'S HOPE IN DEATH. S. M. 
 
 And must this body die ? 
 
 This mortal frame decay ? 
 And must these active limbs of mine 
 
 Lie mouldering in the clay 1 
 
 God, my Redeemer, lives, 
 
 And often, from the skies 
 Looks down, and watches all my dust, 
 
 Till he shall bid it rise. 
 
 Arrayed in glorious grace 
 
 Shall these vile bodies shine, 
 And every shape, and every face 
 
 Look heavenly and divine. 
 
 These lively hopes we owe 
 
 To Jesus' dying love ; 
 We would adore his grace below, 
 
 And sing his power above. 
 
 O Lord, accept the praise 
 
 Of these our humble songs, 
 Till strains of nobler sound we raise 
 
 With our immortal tongues. 
 
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 1, ESS ON L. 
 
 THE JUDGMENT. 
 
 TEXT. 2 Cor. 5 : 10. Wo must all appear before tho judg- 
 ment seat of Christ, that every one may receive the things 
 done in his body, according to what he hath done, whether it 
 be good or bad. 
 
 I. God has appointed a <Jay when he will judge the 
 world by Jesus Christ. He humbled himself to the earth 
 to do the will of the Father. Wherefore God has highly 
 exalted him. He has given him all power. He has 
 appointed him the Judge of the living and the dead. All 
 men will stand before his glorious throne. They must 
 give an account of their words, thoughts and actions. 
 And they will he judged according to what they have 
 done in the body, whether it he good or had. 
 
 II. We must make ready for this great and terrible 
 day. To the wicked our God is a consuming fire. In 
 that day, they cannot escape his justice, they cannot de- 
 ceive his wisdom, they cannot resist his power. We must 
 judge ourselves now, that we may not be judged then. 
 We must repent of our sin-; ; we must cling to the Saviour ; 
 we must live in the tear of God. Then will he say to us, 
 Come, ye blessed of my Father ! when he drives the wicked 
 into Hell 
 
 1. q. By whom will God judge the world? 
 A. By Jesus Christ. 
 
 2. Q. What did Christ come to the earth to do ? 
 A. The will of the Father. 
 
 3. Q. What reward has the Father given him ? 
 A. He has highly exalted him. 
 
 4. Q. What has he appointed him to be ? 
 
 A. The Judge of the living and the dead. 
 
 5. Q. Who will stand before his judgment bar ? 
 
128 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 
 
 All men. 
 
 What must they give an account of? 
 
 Their words, thoughts and actions. 
 
 How will their case be decided ? 
 
 According to what they have done. 
 
 What should we do in view of this terrible 
 day? 
 A. We should make ready for it. 
 
 What is God to the wicked ? 
 
 A consuming fire. 
 
 What makes his justice terrible to them ? 
 
 They cannot escape it. 
 
 What makes his wisdom terrible ? 
 
 They cannot deceive it. 
 
 What makes his power terrible ? 
 
 They cannot resist it. 
 
 How must we make ready for the judg- 
 ment? 
 
 We must judge ourselves. 
 
 Of what must we repent ? 
 
 Of our sins. 
 
 To whom must we cling ? 
 
 To the Saviour. 
 
 How must we live ? 
 
 In the fear of God. 
 
 What will Christ then say to us at the 
 judgment ? 
 A. Come, ye blessed of my Father. 
 18. q. Where will he drive the wicked ? 
 A. Into hell. 
 
 THE GREAT ASSIZE. 7's 8's & 4's. 
 
 Day of judgment, day of wonders ! 
 
 Hark ! the trumpet's awful sound, 
 Louder than a thousand thunders, 
 
 Shakes the vast creation round 
 How the summons 
 
 Will the sinner's heart confound 1 
 
 
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 our nature wearing, 
 ( Hotbed in majesty divine ; 
 ^ ;. who long for his appearing, 
 Then shall Bay, "This Qod is Mine;" 
 
 ions Baviour, 
 Own me in that day fur thine. 
 
 At his rail tlic dead awaken, 
 
 K:m- t<> lit*- from earth and sea ; 
 All the powers of nature, shaken 
 
 J3v his looks, prepare to fleej 
 
 ( ireless sinner, 
 
 What will then become of thec 1 
 
 LESSON LI. 
 
 HEAVEN. 
 
 TEXT. John 14: 2. 3. In my Father's house are many man- 
 sions. . . I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and 
 prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you 
 unto myself, that where I am, there ye may be also. 
 
 I. Christ went up to take possession of Heaven as our 
 home. It is the dwelling place of blessed angels and of 
 pious men who have left the earth. There they see a 
 world of unutterable riches and beauty. There they pos- 
 sess joys and glories beyond all our thoughts. Their sor- 
 rows and their sins are past. They have obtained eternal 
 victory over death. All darkness is vanished. They see 
 God. They are like him and they shall be ever with their 
 Lord. 
 
 II. Heaven should be the object of our desire. We 
 can seek for no blessing so great as to be with God, and 
 to have God as our eternal portion. Let us fix our 
 thoughts and our affections upon things above. As we do 
 our earthly tasks for God, let us rejoice, remembering the 
 Splendid rewards with which he will bless his poor ser- 
 vants. Let us willingly bear all the sorrows of this 
 
130 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 
 
 present life. For the sufferings of this present time are 
 not to be compared with the glory which will be revealed 
 
 1. q. Where did Christ go when he left the 
 
 earth ? 
 a. He went to heaven. 
 
 2. q. Who have their home in heaven ? 
 A. Blessed angels and pious men. 
 
 3. q. What do they see around them ? 
 A. A rich and beautiful world. 
 
 4. q. What do they have there ? 
 
 A. Unspeakable joys and glories. 
 . Q. Can they have any suffering there ? 
 A. No ; all sorrow and sin are over. 
 
 6. Q. Can they be in darkness again ? 
 a. No ; for they see God. 
 
 7. q. What is their chief happiness in heaven ? 
 A. They are like their Lord, and shall be ever 
 
 with him. 
 
 8. Q. Why should we seek for heaven ? 
 A. Because it is the greatest blessing. 
 
 9. Q. How should we seek for heaven ? 
 
 A. By fixing our minds and hearts on it. 
 
 10. Q. How does God encourage his servants to 
 
 work for him ? 
 A. By setting before them rich rewards. 
 
 11. Q. How does he encourage them to suffer for 
 
 him? 
 a. By offering them endless and matchless 
 glories. 
 
 INVITATION TO HEAVEN .* P. M. 
 
 Alofr to heaven oar hope ascends — 
 
 Home of Christ, precious home : 
 Away to heaven our path extends — 
 
 Home of saints, blessed home ! 
 
 * This hymn is sung to the well-known tune, " Will you 
 
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 Thou idcr in dUl 
 
 ing wildcn 
 ( inward by day and night we \ 
 Till to tfiee we shall come. 
 
 palmy tin-..- 
 We Bhafl coinc ; we afial] come ; 
 To heaven, the choir. of ceaseless songs, 
 
 shall com 
 Where, mid tlieir thrones m I'mlit, 
 
 I'a kings and priests, arrayed in white, 
 their sounding hymns unite — 
 Hymns of pra of home. 
 
 Our brethren they — the crowned and blest, 
 
 In that Wgh, sacred home ; 
 And ours thy triumphs and thy rest. 
 
 Home of saints — joyful home ! 
 Who then along the mounting road, 
 Will seek with us our fair abode, 
 With us, who march to heaven and God, 
 
 Who will come ? who will come 1 
 
 Christ, from his throne resplendent, cries, 
 
 Who will come, let him come ; 
 Saints chant in sweetest symphonies, 
 
 Will you come ! will you come ? 
 O ye, who weep with earthly pains, 
 For you saints call and Jesus reigns ; 
 They woo you to the heavenly plains — 
 
 Home of love, happy home ! 
 
 O ye, the sons of sainted sires ; 
 
 To be theirs, will you come ? 
 O ye, who shrink from penal fires ; 
 
 To be saved, will you come ? 
 For you ascend our prayers on high ; 
 For you the Saviour dared to die; 
 To you are -race and glory nigh ; 
 
 Will you come ? will you come? 
 
 go." If found too difficult, substitute the hynin, " On Jor- 
 dan's stormy banks I stand." 
 
132 NOTES AND QUESTIONS 
 
 LESSON LII. 
 
 HELL. 
 
 TEXT. IPs. 9 : 17. The wicked shall be turned into Hell and 
 all the nations that forget God. 
 
 I. Hell is the home of the wicked. Fallen angels and 
 sinful men will dwell forever in that land of darkness and 
 despair. They will be tormented in fire ; they will cry in 
 vain for a drop of water to cool their parching tongues. 
 The worm of a guilty conscience will gnaw into their 
 souls. They will be driven from the presence of God. 
 They Avill have no good, and no hope forever. Their 
 misery will be everlasting. 
 
 II. O let men be wise in time ! Let them not serve 
 Satan, lest they share in his awful punishment. Let them 
 not cling to the sins that will sink them into an eternal 
 Hell. Now is the time of grace for sinners. They shall 
 never be condemned if they now take Christ Jesus as their 
 Saviour. O let them not say to God : Depart from us, 
 lest he shall say to them, Depart from me, ye cursed, into 
 everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 
 
 1. q. Where shall the wicked have their home ? 
 A. In hell. 
 
 2. q. What is hell? 
 
 A. A world of darkness and despair 
 
 3. q. Who live in hell ? 
 
 A. Fallen angels and sinful men. 
 A . Q. In what shall they be tormented ? 
 
 A. In fire. 
 5. q. Will they also suffer from a guilty con- 
 science ? 
 a. Yes ; it will be like a gnawing worm in 
 their souls. 
 
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 From wli.it ihall they be driven? 
 
 Prom tin- presence of ( rod. 
 
 W hat will be taken from them V 
 
 All good Mid all hope* 
 
 What will they bear forever? 
 
 Misery. 
 
 What should thi< fact teach Ufl ? 
 
 To be wise in time. 
 
 It* we serve Satan what will become of us? 
 
 We will share in his punishment 
 
 If we cling to sins, what will they do to us ? 
 
 They will sink us into an eternal hell. 
 
 What is the time of grace for sinners? 
 
 Now is the time. 
 
 I low may sinners be saved from hell? 
 
 By taking Christ as their Saviour. 
 
 If they bid God to depart from them, what 
 will he say to them at the judgment? 
 
 Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlast- 
 ing fire prepared for the devil and his 
 angels. 
 
 THE SIGNER AT THE JUDGMENT. 
 
 When thy mortal life is fled, 
 
 "When the death-shades o'er thee spread, 
 
 When is finished thy career, 
 
 Sinner, where wilt thou appear 1 
 
 When the world has passed away, 
 When draws near the judgment day, 
 When the awful trump shall sound, 
 Say, where wilt thou be found ? 
 
 When the Judge descends in light, 
 Clothed in majesty and might, 
 When the wicked quail with fear, 
 Where, O where, wilt thou appear ? 
 12 
 
134 NOTES AND QUESTIONS. 
 
 What shall soothe thy bursting heart ? 
 When the saints and thou must part ? ' 
 When the good with joy are crowned, 
 Sinner, where wilt thou be found ? 
 
 While the Holy Ghost is nigh, 
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