September 8

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?—Ps. xxvii, 1.

Thou hidden Source of calm repose,

Thou all-sufficient Love divine;

My Help and Refuge from my foes,

Secure I am while Thou art mine:

And lo! from sin, and grief, and shame,

I hide me, Father, in Thy name.

C. WESLEY.

They ask me for secrets of salvation. For myself I know no secrets but this—to love God with all our hearts and our neighbor as ourselves.

FRANCIS DE SALES.

Salvation is a definite process. If a man refuse to submit himself to that process, clearly he cannot have the benefits of it. "As many as received Him to them gave He power to become the sons of God." He does not avail himself of this power. It may be mere carelessness or apathy. Nevertheless the neglect is fatal. He cannot escape because he will not.

HENRY DRUMMOND.

The religion of Jesus Christ is altogether a practical thing. Just consider how we are taught anything else that is practical. It is not by hearing or reading about making shoes that a man becomes a shoemaker, but by trying to make them.

AUGUSTUS HARE.