December 8

Showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.—TITUS ii, 10.

Be but faithful, that is all; Go right on, and close behind thee There shall follow still, and find thee, Help, sure help.

ARTHUR HUGH CLOUGH.

Have you ever considered the Christian duty of being pleasant? Whether you feel happy or worried, whether things are going well or ill with you, you have no right, by your words or even by a doleful countenance, to cast gloom on others. As a Christian, you have, or ought to have, a light in your heart, and you are commanded to let it shine. You are not only to rejoice, but to impart joy, evermore. Have you ever tried, through the duties and trials of one day, "to be a blessing," making your very presence a light and joy to all you meet? Try it.

With meekness, humility, and diligence apply yourself to the duties of your condition. They are the seemingly little things which make no noise that do the business.

HENRY MORE.

If content and thankfulness, if the patient bearing of evil, be duties to God, they are the duties of every day, and in every circumstance of our life. If we are to follow Christ, it must be in our common way of spending every day.

WILLIAM LAW.