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 and condemned, dying the death of a felon and of a slave, deserted by His friends, mocked by His enemies, apparently forsaken by God, and His wonder-working powers taken away from Him - in this plight our blessed Saviour closed His eyes, beholding with His last glance what appeared to be the ruin of His work and the failure of His mission. After suck an example, no Christian need be surprised at disaster. There must be other avenues to heaven than the way of the "prosperous gentleman." I will work hard to succeed in my profession; and if; with all my hard work, I fail and die a ruined man, still this hope is stored up in my breast (Job xix. 27), that my Saviour will love me the better for my failure, and that I shall be the nearer Him on that account in paradise. - From Ye are Christ's.

'Tis not in mortals to command success, But we'll do more, Sempronius; we'll deserve it.

- Addison.

"Whatsoever thy hand is able to do, do it earnestly" (Eccles. ix. 10).

"Who is the man that desireth life: Who loveth to see good days?

" Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile."

"Turn away from evil and do good: seek after peace and pursue it" (Ps. xxxiii. 13-15).

" Exhort your hearts, and confirm you in every good work and word" (2 Thess. ii. 16)

"If thou do well, shalt thou not receive?" (Gen. iv. 7).

" For He (the Lord) will render to a man his work, and according to the ways of every one, He will reward them " (Job. xxxiv. 11).

"The Lord will reward me according to my