to be numbered with those who find their happiness in loving thee, and their highest honors in being thy servants.

We confess our sins and follies; pardon us, we beseech thee, for the sake of Jesus, our Lord; purge away our guilt in his atoning blood, and recreate us in his image.

Bless our fathers, our mothers, our brothers, our sisters, our friends, and our enemies. Let every palace, mansion, and cottage in the whole earth become the house of God and the gate of heaven.

Bless our beloved country; purge its high places of law, authority, and power of all evil. Cause our rulers to rule in righteousness, that our nation may be happy, peaceful, and prosperous.

And when we lie down to rest this night may we sweetly sleep beneath the shadow of thy wings. Should any of us die before morning, receive such to dwell with thee in heaven. Should we live to see the light of another day, let it be to do thy holy will more perfectly, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. -David A. Payne.

XVIII. A DAILY PRAYER.

O thou great Father of us all, we thank thee for thy care. We thank thee for our homes. We thank thee for our friends. We thank thee for the joys of the great salvation.

To thee we commit our bodies and souls. Thy comfort we ask in all our sorrows, thy shelter in all our temptations, thy guidance in all our duties, thy healthful restraint in all our enjoyments.

Bless us with a knowledge of Christ, with the assurance of pardon, with kindness and frankness and meekness and charity. Guard our health, culture our taste, and save our souls. Living, may we walk in the light of thy love, and dying, may we go up to be forever with the Lord.

Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive blessing and riches and honor and power, world without end. Amen.

-T. DeWitt Talmage.

XIX. MORNING PRAYER.

O thou great God and divine Teacher, who, by thy Spirit and Word and providence, dost daily seek to instruet in the truth, we ask thy guidance in the tasks of this day, that they all may be begun, continued, and ended in thee.

We desire that all our knowledge may be consecrated to thy glory; and that we may so increase in wisdom and understanding as to increase our ability to serve thee and extend the honor of thy name. We thank thee for thy care and protection, which has given us this new day and these new advantages. We praise thy name for health of body and vigor of mind, for the supply of our returning physical wants, and for the delights of social intercourse.

Above all, we glorify thy name for the gift of Jesus Christ, thy Son, to be the sacrifice for our sins, that through his death we might live. And we would adore and serve him who thus took our place and suffered in our stead, while we would bewail, abhor, and renounce our sins which brought Jesus to the cross. Assist us, gracious Lord, in our contest against sin, and in obtaining that holiness of heart and life which thy love has made possible.

Give unto us the Holy Spirit, that we may be forward and zealous in divine things. Help us to watch and pray as we walk in the midst of temptation. Keep from the appearance of evil, and give us strength to avoid the false maxims, methods, and manners of the ungodly world, in prosperity and adversity alike be our protector and chosen portion, and at last lead us through death into thy heavenly glory, for Jesus' sake. Amen. -Howard Crosby.

XX. NEW-YEAR'S DAY.

O Lord our Heavenly Father, from everlasting to everlasting thou art God. A thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. But man is vanity; his days are as a shadow; as a flower of the field so he flourisheth. And yet, O Lord God, thou hast kept our souls in life; and because thy compassion fails not, we are all here waiting upon thee on this first morning of another year. Fill our hearts with thankfulness and our mouths and lives with praise.

And now, O Lord our Saviour, be nigh to us who call upon thee, and fulfill all our desires. Give us day by day our daily bread. Cause us to grow daily in thy knowledge and grace, that whether living or dying, we may be wholly thine throughout the year before us.

O God, may grace, mercy, and peace be multiplied to all thy people. Bless all for whom we should pray everywhere. Add to thy church daily. Bless the nations of the earth with peace and prosperity, and

let thy kingdom come and over all prevail, and thine shall be the glory forever. Amen. -Selected.

XXI. CHRISTMAS DAY.

Almighty and gracious God, we especially adore thee on this day. When we were fallen through sin, thou didst have compassion upon us. Thy great love didst give thy dear Son to be our Redeemer and Saviour. "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him might not perish, but have eternal life."

O Lord Jesus Christ, who didst make thyself of no reputation, but was made flesh and dwelt among us, and humbled thyself, and became obedient unto death, dying, the just for the unjust, we adore thee as God over all, blessed for evermore. Thou art our Immanuel, God with us.

Oh, suffer us not to neglect thy great salvation, nor to live unmindful of thy tenderness and sympathy and power. Give us faith in thee, and lead us in the way of truth and holiness all the days of our lives. O God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, accept our praise, hear us in these our prayers, and when thou hearest, forgive, for thy great name's sake. Amen. -Selected.

XXII. EASTER DAY.

With grateful joy, O Lord, we hail this blessed day. We thank thee with our whole hearts that he who died for our sins has risen again for our justification. We bless thee that Jesus Christ, who took upon him our nature, has been declared to be the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead. Through him, thou hast brought immortal life to light and set it as a hope before all men.

We beseech thee to quicken us together with him unto newness of life, that we may sit with him in the heavenly place. May our affections be fixed on things above, that when Christ shall appear we may appear with him in glory.

While we linger on earth, may the remembrance of our risen and exalted Saviour stimulate to all holy obedience and love. Give us grace to live as the children of God and heirs of eternal glory. When he shall appear may we be like him, and share in his eternal glory. For his name's sake. Amen.

-Selected.

XXIII. DURING DOMESTIC TRIALS.

O God, thou art our refuge in all times of distress. Thou hast said, "Call upon me in the day of trouble, and I will answer thee." We know that thou art true, and that thy promise cannot fail. In this the time of our sorrow and distress we come to thee. Extend to us thine almighty arm and deliver us, for we are poor and needy and helpless.

We know, O Lord, that every affliction we bear is sent in mercy and designed for our good. We would not murmur nor repine at thy dealings with us. We confess that our severest trials are far lighter than we deserve. Thou hast not dealt with us after our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. Oh, that we may receive the lesson thou art now teaching us, and that it may bring forth the peaceable fruits of righteousness in our lives. May it mean to us fellowship with Jesus in his sufferings.

When it pleases thee, remove this trial. May we always find thy grace sufficient, and patiently await thy time and abide thy will, and even glory in tribulations and distresses for thy sake, and through the constraining power of thy love. In the name of our Redeemer. Amen. -Selected.

XXIV. THANKSGIVING AND PRAYER FOR OUR

NATION.

O thou God of all grace, who art the bountiful giver of every good gift and mercy that gladdens, comforts, and blesses, to thee do we turn with gratitude in our hearts and praises on our tongues for all thy great goodness.

Especially would we praise thee for thy gracious dealings with us as a people; for thou hast made us a great nation, and given us a name among the nations of the earth. Thou hast exalted us to a great pinnacle of wealth and glory, not for our righteousness' sake, but because thou hast loved us. Oh, that we may use all thy benefits to glorify thee and to spread abroad the knowledge and glory of thy great name.

Thy spiritual mercies are great. We have an open Bible, the houses of prayer cover our land, and thy truth is the heritage of our children. O pour out thy Holy Spirit upon our whole land, and cause our

nation to walk worthy of its high vocation. Bless the President and his cabinet and the members of Congress and the governors of the several States and all who are in authority over us. May all their plans and efforts be begun, carried forward, and completed in thee, for happy is that nation whose God is the Lord. Hasten the time when Jesus Christ shall be our King and King of all nations. For his name's sake. Amen. -Selected.

XXV. THANKSGIVING.

Ever-blessed God, who keepest covenant with thy people, and showest mercy unto all men, we offer our grateful adorations to thee for the bountiful harvest with which thou hast crowned the labors of the husbandman and hast provided for our daily food. Thou hast fulfilled thine ancient promise, that seedtime and harvest shall never fail. Thou hast graciously given fertility to the soil, hast made it soft with showers, and blessed the springing thereof. Thy paths drop fatness. Oh, that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men.

May it ever be our delight, as it is our duty, to trace thy hand in the blessings that meet us in our daily path. Continue thy favors, although we do not deserve them, and deepen in our hearts a sense of our obligations to thee. May we daily devote our lives to thy service and glory.

Help us to appreciate, and wisely to use, the rich spiritual blessings thou hast given us in thy dear Son and in the Holy Scriptures and in thy holy church.

May every nation under heaven soon be favored with the same privileges that we enjoy, and yield to thee its increase. Send forth thy light and thy truth, that they may bring men to thee. Lord of the harvest, send forth laborers into thy harvest, that the nations may be gathered into thy garner, that there may be joy in heaven and on earth over the ransomed host. We ask all in the name of Jesus. Amen. -Selected.

XXVI. A PRAYER FOR ALL CHURCH OFFICERS.

Almighty God, the giver of all good gifts, who, of thy divine provi. dence hast appointed divers orders in thy church, give thy grace, we humbly beseech thee, to all those who are to be called to any office and