INDEX.

ABSTINENCE, total, 107.1
Affliction, comfort in, 8, 72.
ANGER, 1.

Apostles' Creed, the, 130.

BEATITUDES, the, 98.

CHASTENING hand, God's, 72.
Children's ay, 7, 31.

Children, Jesus' love for, 7.

CHOICE, 2.

CHRIST, 3-10.

birth of, 5.

a comfort in affliction, 8.
love for children, 7.
prophecies of, 3, 4.
resurrection of, 90.
sacrifice of, 6.

will bring peace on earth, 9.
will reign as Prince of Peace, 10.
CHRISTIAN CHARACTER, 11-21.
CHRISTIAN WORK, 22, 23.

Church, coming glories of God's, 46.

duties of the, 45.

love for the, 44.

union of with Christ, 43.

COMMANDMENTS, THE, 24, 25.

Confidence in God, Christian's, 32.

Contentment, 13.

CONVERSION, 26-28, 129.

COUNTRY, OUR, 131.

Courage, 16.

Covetousness, 65.

1 Figures refer to the lesson, not the page.

DEATH, 29, 30.
Christian, 29.

of an eminent citizen, 30.
Deliverance, thanksgiving for personal, 113.
Dissipation, 108.

Doing God's will, 23.
Drink, strong, 109, 110.

EDUCATION, 31.

FAITH IN GOD, 32-35.
Faith, examples of, 34.
Faith's bead-roll, 35,
FAITHFULNESS, 36.
Family training, 31.
Father, God our, 38.
Forgiveness, prayer for, 78.
spirit of, 93.

Friendship, blessedness of, 66.

sweetness of human, 67.
Fruit-bearing a Christian duty, 18.

GIVE, how to, 61.

Giving to the Lord, 62.

GOD'S CHURCH, 43-46.

GOD'S HOUSE, 47-50.
GOD IN HUMAN LIFE, 37-39,
GOD IN NATURE, 40-42.
Good, happiness of the, 94.
Guides his people, God, 39.

HEAVEN, 51, 52.

Heavens, God's greatness shown in the, 41.
Hereafter, blessed for the good, 51.

Holiness, 20.

HOLY SPIRIT, 53, 54.

Honesty a Christian characteristic, 11.
House for the Lord, building a, 47.
House, God's presence in his, 48.
love and longing for God's, 49.
Humility, 17.

INVITATIONS TO SERVE GOD, 55, 56.

JERUSALEM, the New, 52.
Job, God's answer to, 42.
Joy, 13.

of salvation, 101, 102.
JUDGMENT DAY, THE, 57, 58.

LABOR AND SLOTH, 59, 60.

LIBERALITY AND COVETOUSNESS, 61-65,

Life, man's transitory, 81.
LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP, 66-68.

Love, the praise of, 68.

LOVE FOR CHRIST, 69.

LOVE TO GOD, 70.

LOVE TO HIS CHILDREN, GOD'S, 71, 72.
Loves his brother, Christian, 15,

MARTYRS, THE, 73.

Missionary command, the, 74.

effort, ultimate success of, 75.
MISSIONS, 74, 75.

NATIONAL deliverance, thanksgiving for, 115.

OBEDIENCE to God, 14.

Obedient, blessings to the, 97.
OPPRESSION, 76.

PAUL, ST., as a Christian soldier, 119.
Peace, Christ the Prince of, 10.

on earth, Christ will bring, 9.
in loving God, 103.
Poor, giving to the, 63.
Pray, how to, 77.
PRAYER, 77-81.

the Lord's, 130.
Prodigal son, the, 86.
Prohibition of evil, 111.

Protects his children, God, 95.

Providence, God's, 37.
PUNISHMENT, FUTURE, 84.

PUNISHMENT OF SIN, PRESENT, 82, 83.
Pure living, 19.

REFUGE in distress, prayer for, 80,

REPENTANCE, 85, 86.

RESPONSIBILITY TO GOD, OUR, 87, 88

RESURRECTION, THE, 89-91.

REVENGE, 92, 93.

Revival, prayer for, 79.

REWARDS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, 94-98.
Riches and the love of money, 64.

SABBATH, THE, 99, 100.

blessedness of keeping the, 100.
St. Paul, conversion of, 28.
SALVATION FROM SIN, 101-103.
Saves his children, God, 96.
Scriptures, the, 127.

Self-sacrifice, 17.

SINFULNESS OF MAN, 104.
Sinner, invitation to the, 55.
Slothfulness, 60.

Soldier, the Christian, 118.
Sowing and reaping, 22.
SPEECH, 105, 106.

TALENTS, parable of the, 88.
TEMPERANCE, 107-111.

Testimony, duty of, 106.

THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE, 112-116.

Thanksgiving for temporal blessings, 112.

Tongue, uses of the, 105.

Truth, God loves, 12.

VESPER SERVICE, 117.

WARFARE, CHRISTIAN, 118-120.
War sometimes a duty, 120.
WATCHFULNESS, DUTY OF, 121, 122.
Wicked, apparent prosperity of the, 82.

misery of the, 83.

WISDOM, 123-126.
excellence of, 123.
rejected, 125.

where found? 126.
Wisdom's call, 124.
Womanhood, the praise of, 21.
WORD, GOD'S, 127-129.

converts, 129.
illuminates, 128.

YOUTH, a call to, 56.

ZION, glories of Mount, 50.