July 22

Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters.—Isaiah 32:20.

AS the field is the world, am I sowing precious seed in it, hoping, through the divine blessing, for a harvest of good? Do I seek for occasions to speak for Christ? Does my example speak? Does my light continually shine? If at times discouraged, do I remember the promise, that "he that goeth forth weeping, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him"? Do I endeavor "not to be weary in well-doing," know- ing that "in due season I shall reap if I faint not"?

There are tears which are themselves the seed we must sow; tears of sorrow for sin—our own, and that of others; and tears of tenderness in prayer.—MAT- THEW HENRY.

Let us be an example of godliness; a light to them who are in darkness. Let not the name of God be evil spoken of through us: his name is holy.—BISHOP JEWELL.

Sow with a generous hand;

Pause not for toil or pain;

Weary not in the summer's heat,

Nor through the cold spring rain;

But patiently wait till the autumn comes,

For the sheaves of golden grain.

Sow, and by faith look upward,

Where the starry light appears:

For in joy you shall reap the harvest,

You have sown to-day in tears.

—A. PROCTER.