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 tion of the Church. Had sin not been permitted, thr-sacrificc of our Lord Jesus and of his Church, the reward of which is the divine nature, would have been impossible.

It seems clear that substantially the same law of God which is now over mankind, obedience to which has the re- ward of life, and disobedience the reward of death, must ultimately govern all of God's intelligent creatures; and that law, as our Lord defined it, is briefly comprehended in ike one word, Love. "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind ; and thy neighbor as thy- self." (Luke 10:2 7,) Ultimately, when the purposes of God shall have been accomplished, the glory of the divine char- adler will be manifest to all intelligent creatures, and the temporary permission of evil will be seen by all to have been a wise feature in the divine policy. Now, this can be seen only by the eye of faith, looking onward through God's Word at the things spoken by the mouth of all the holy prophets since the world began the restitution of all things.

THE DAY IS AT HAND.

"Poor, feinting pilgrim, still hold on thy "way the dawn is near! True, thou art weary now ; but yon bright ray becomes more clear. Bear up a little longer; wait for rest; Yield not to slumber, though with toil opppressed

"The night of life is mournful, but look on the dawn is near! Soon will earth's shadowed scenes and forms be gone ; yield not to fear ,' Tee mountain's summit will, ere long, be gained, And the bright world of joy and peace attained.

" Jeyful through hope 1 thy motto still must be the dawn is near!

"What glorias will that dawn unfold to thee! be of good chew I

Gird up thy loins; bind sandals on thy feet t

fte way is dark and long; the end is swe**."

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