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 save." His  favorite  place  was  among  sinners.  If  He ascended  the  mount  for  a  moment  to  teach  His Apostles,  He  was  back  directly  by  the  poor  leper's side,  touching  him  and  curing  him.  Consider  His love  for  Magdalen;  see  how  lovingly  He  bids  for  the soul  of  the  Samaritan  woman  at  the  well;  behold Him  in  that  most  touching  scene  of  all,  when  He boldly  steps  between  the  adulterous  woman  and  her would-be  murderers — and  tell  me,  if  you  dare,  that Christ's  great  love  for  sinners  will  be  disappointed — that  He  will  suffer  the  majority  of  them  to  be  lost. Hear  Him  tell  you  that  He  yearns  after  the  sinner as  did  his  father  after  the  prodigal;  goes  after  him  as the  shepherd  after  the  lost  sheep  in  the  desert; searches  after  him  as  perseveringly  as  did  the  woman for the  lost  groat — hear  all  this  and  be  assured  that only a  minority,  even  of  the  sinful,  are  lost — that  a majority  of  mankind  is  saved.

Brethren, in  the  ups  and  downs  of  life  we  sometimes get  discouraged. Let me  say  to  you  to-day  in the  words  of  Christ:  "Why  fear  ye,  O  ye  of  little faith?  "  Again,  many  of  us  serve  God  through  fear rather than  love. Look on  Him,  I  pray  you,  not  as a  Master  but  a  Father,  and  the  thought  of  His superabundant goodness  to  all  will  inspire  you  to  do your  day's  work  for  Him  more  cheerfully  and  better. Finally, many  of  us  are  inclined  to  look  askance  at, and shun,  our  wayward  brethren. Do not  so,  but mingle with  them  as  Christ  did,  becoming  all  things to all  that  you  may  save  all. In your  own  interior life and  in  your  dealing  with  your  fellow  men,  do  all