of the world to come are manifest in the upper deep. In harmony with this spirit and temper of our life, as directed by thee, we would stand in reverence, gratitude, and joy upon the borders of a new year: with reverence, because of thy power mingled in the stream of our lives; with gratitude, because of thy love; with joy, because of our building of God, our house not made with hands. O God, as we feel the insecurity of all things below, may the bright foundations of the eternal city be firm and glorious. May we not repine at the swiftness of our mortal days, but live the life of the spirit in the eternal now of God. Whatever new experiences the past year has brought, may they descend in wisdom and blessing on teachable and childlike hearts. Help us to call to mind our errors, our follies, and our sins, and in penitence to seek thy forgiveness.

We ask thy blessing upon us in the mutual congratulations and joys of the season. May they not be formal, but the warm and honest gush of good hearts, that love God and wish all his children well. O be patient with the thoughtless, and give them such experience as shall bring into their souls a subdued and steady strength. We would begin the year with new trust in thee; and help us, O God, to bring our lives up to our thought. Amen.

EVENING.

TERNAL God! thou who art the same yes

E terday, to-day, and forever, and with whom is

no variableness nor shadow of turning, to thee be glory and honor, dominion and power everlasting. We have entered upon the life of the new year, and tried the experiment of our new resolutions for the day that is now closing. Heavenly Father, has it been more acceptable in thy sight than the days of the year that is now past forever? Have we more earnestly worked, or more fondly prayed, or more glorified thy name through this day's life, than in that former time over which we now mourn? Help us to hear the answer of thy Holy Spirit, as it whispers to our souls its approbation or rebuke. For, O our Father, we would not live without growing better and wiser and purer, through the discipline of our daily life, or without feeling, as time passes and days and years are numbered, that we are finding a harmonious residence in thy kingdom of Nature and Providence. We would learn to live more and more in the things which do not perish with the using, things which change not with time; not in things which are seen, for they are temporal, but in things which are not seen, for they are eternal. To this end, bless our evening worship; to this end sanctify all our experiences of joy or sorrow, that, while all things else grow old

and die with the changing years, our lives may be calm, strong, and peaceful, because hid with Christ in God. May we find comfort and help in the tranquillity and immensity of thy creation, and feel ourselves a part of a beneficent order, wherein not an atom nor a star can perish. But O enable us to find a still higher consolation in the sweet thought that thou art with us, not only as thou art with the atom and the star, but as a father and friend, guiding and saving us. May May we lie down to sleep this night, feeling that all our sins have been forgiven, and that we may try the experiment of life anew on the morrow. Bless all who are dear to us; and, when life's anxious scene is over, take us to thyself, and to thee shall be the glory forever. Amen.

XI.

THANKSGIVING-DAY MORNING.

All that spring with bounteous hand
Scatters o'er the smiling land;

All that liberal autumn pours
From her rich o'erflowing stores ;

These to thee, our God! we owe,
› Source whence all our blessings flow!
And for these our souls shall raise
Grateful vows and solemn praise.

MRS. BARBAULD.

The Lord said in his heart, While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

Let us now fear the Lord our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season; he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of his harvest.

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.

What thanks can we render to God?

Let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to his name.

In psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.

Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus.

Honor the Lord with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase.

So shall thy barns be filled with plenty.

And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you.

O merciful Father, give me grace for the time to come to observe and to value thy kindnesses, as becomes one who has received so much more than he deserves. — Wilson.

LMIGHTY and most merciful God: thou who art the Fountain of all blessedness and the Giver of every good and every perfect gift, with grateful hearts we come before thee to acknowledge thy goodness and to ascribe praise to thy great and holy name. We thank thee that thou hast permitted us to behold the light of another morning. We thank thee for another return of this day in which we are to commemorate the tokens of thy love to us, and for all its sacred interests and associations.

How precious have been thy thoughts unto us, O God, how great has been the sum of them. We praise thee, we bless thee, that thou hast given us peace within our borders, and health in our habitation; that thou hast preserved to us the privileges of civil and religious liberty; that thou hast fulfilled thy promise of old, that, while the earth remaineth, seed-time and harvest shall never cease; that thou hast afforded us so many opportunities for useful