catechism, and hearing the Bible read. He was generally very obedient to his parents, but one day he did something, that his father told him not to do. This made him very unhappy; he went into his room, knelt down upon his knees, and prayed to God to forgive him. Then, he rose up, and went to his parents, cheerful and happy, and said, "God has forgiven me.' He desired to fear God.

And now let me conclude, by giving a text suited to three different states of mind. First, to you, dear reader, if you do not fear God, (Matt. x. 28), "Fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul, but rather fear Him, which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell." Next, to you, if you fear Him, with a slavish fear, if your conscience accuses you of sin, (Matt. xi. 28). "Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." And lastly, to you, if you fear God with the fear of love, (Mal. iii. 16, 17). "Then,

they that feared the Lord, spake often one to another, and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him, for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon His name. saith the Lord of hosts, in that day, when I make up My jewels, and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son, that serveth him."

And they shall be Mine,

THE DISCIPLES:

Or, the wish to pray.

"LORD teach us to pray," (Luke xi. 1). What beautiful words these are-who used them? One of our Lord's disciples. Why did he use them? Because he desired to pray. Did Jesus listen to his request? Yes, He taught him the prayer, which we call the Lord's prayer. Is it enough, then, that we should use that prayer, or need we still to say, "Lord, teach us to pray"? You must ask God to teach you to pray, although you have most excellent prayers; for it is not enough to say prayers. You must understand and feel what you say. You must long to have that, which you ask for. Who is it, that enlightens our

understandings, to understand the Scriptures? Who is it, that makes us feel what we say? Who is it, that makes prayer come from the heart?

It is the Spirit. Turn to (Jude ver. 20.) "Praying in the Holy Ghost"; and also to (Rom. viii. 26), "Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities; for we know not what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us, with groanings which cannot be uttered." There are three points which I will try to explain. Will you try, my dear young friend, to remember them?

First, when we should pray; secondly, how we should pray; and thirdly, why we should pray.

First, when we should pray.

You will say, "morning and evening," and that is quite right; but we may, and ought, to pray much oftener than that. Would it not be a grief to you, if you were only allowed to talk to your parents twice in one day? Those who love their

parents very much, like to be with them, and talk to them about all the little things, in which they are interested. Just in the same way, my young friend, we ought to love to be with God, and to open our hearts to Him. Do you remember how often Daniel prayed? Three times a-day; turn to (Dan. vi. 10,) "Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his window being open, in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled down upon his knees, three times a day; and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime." How often did David pray? He tells us, (Psa. lv. 17), "Evening and morning, and at noon will I pray and cry aloud, and He shall hear my voice." But he frequently, at least, prayed oftener than three times, for he says, in (Psal. cxix. 164), "Seven times a day do I praise Thee, because of thy righteous judgments." There was once a little boy, who had this spirit of prayer. He used, very