February 22

Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.—LUKE vi, 38.

Is thy cruse of comfort wasting?

Rise and share it with another,

And through all the years of famine,

It shall serve thee and thy brother.

Is thy burden hard and heavy?

Do thy steps drag wearily?

Help to bear thy brother's burden;

God will bear both it and thee.

Is the heart a living power?

Self-entwined, its strength sinks low;

It can only live in loving,

And by serving, love will grow.

ELIZABETH CHARLES.

The beautiful law of Christian love, life, and truth is that the more we give of our own capital the more that capital increases. The widow's cruse of oil and barrel of meal increased as she distributed them; and a Christian's sunshine and happiness, faith and hope, will be invigorated and multiplied in proportion as he tries to make others hopeful, trustful, and happy. JOHN CUMMING.