Pray now unto the Lord our God.-Jer. 37: 3.

WE

́E THANK Thee, our Heavenly Father, for Thy care over us through the past night. We thank Thee for the Bible. Help us to understand it, to believe it, to obey it and to love it. We thank Thee, Blessed Saviour, that Thou didst come from heaven to earth that we might go from earth to heaven; that Thou didst die that we might live. We thank Thee that Thou didst rise from the dead, ascend up on high, and dost ever live to intercede for us. We thank Thee that Thou didst say, "Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." We come to Thee. Have mercy on us. have done wrong. Forgive us. We want to do right; help us. We are sinners; be Thou our Saviour. Fill us with Thy Spirit; consecrate us to Thy service. Comfort the troubled; guide the perplexed; strengthen the weak; succor the tempted. Bless our country. Bless Thy Church everywhere, and bless all Christian workers. Fill the whole earth with Thy glory. We ask all in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and for His sake we pray,

"God bless our going out,
Nor less our coming in,

And make them sure.

God bless our daily bread,

And bless whate'er we do, whate'er endure.

May death unto His peace awake us,

And heirs unto His salvation make us."

RICHARD BOYD WEBSTER, D.D.,

Wilkes-Barre, Penna.

Amen.

We

Watch and pray.-Mark 13: 33.

GOD, Lord of Heaven and earth, the builder up

of the universe, Thou art the rock of our salvation, unchanging in holiness and loving kindness. We lift up our hearts unto Thee; we know that Thou carest for us and hearest us. Lord Jesus, Thou art the Son of God, the Son of Man, the Son of David. Thou didst come and share our life, teaching, healing, tasting death on the cross as a sin-bearer, triumphing over evil, and pledging Thyself to come again in glory. Bless all dear to us; lead them in the way everlasting; be with them and us in all times of suffering, sorrow and anxiety (especially * * * *). We thank Thee for the Gospel message, and for the Bible, which is the record of what Thou hast said and done in the past, and of what Thou hast promised for the future. May it be to us increasingly the guide to life, the key to history, and the revelation of hope. Help us to do our share in spreading the knowledge of it throughout the world. Look with pity on Thy scattered people Israel. Open their eyes to see the truths contained in their own Scriptures, and to recognize the Lord Jesus as their Prince and their Saviour. We offer these our prayers and praises in the name of our King, Jesus Christ. Amen.

REV. CANON R. B. GIRDLESTONE, M.A.,
Wimbledon, England.

He shall * * save them because they trust in Him. -Ps. 37: 40.

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UR Father, as Thy children we, in this new day, hope for Thy presence and listen for Thy voice. That we may be sensitive to Thy touch and alert to Thy word, make us eager to know Thy will and resolute to do it. To know Thee in close intimacy is our need and our prayer.

In Thee is food for all our hungers; light for all our gloom; tasks for all our energies; love—warm, throbbing, sacrificing, to purge away our selfishness. This is our faith-make it our living experience.

Look in pity upon all the sons of men. Bring strife to an end. Establish righteousness in the affairs of nations. Help all rulers to decree justice. Let reason prevail, and love bind together the hearts of

men.

Be our sufficiency all day. Be our defense if we are threatened by evil forces; keep us rigid when we are tempted; give us fresh inspiration when our purposes flag; keep us unselfishly, deliberately, eagerly kind all day, and when night falls may we have the consciousness of Thy favor, and the peace which passeth understanding, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

WALLACE MACMULLEN, D.D.,
Madison, New Jersey.

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name.-Phil. 2: 5-9.

OUR prayer to Thee, O Father, is in the name of

Thy Son, Who forgave our sins on the cross. Help us by Thy Holy Spirit to separate ourselves from sin and enter into the inheritance of Thy redeemed children. May we this day give the world in spiritual blessing far more than we receive in material gain. May we realize that our safety of soul and body is in Thee, and upon Thee we can depend for all our need. May we have a genuine love for all humanity, and seek the salvation of all people. May we be of real help to someone, and may all see in us more of Christ than they can see of self.

Unto God our Father, Christ our Saviour, and the Holy Ghost our Comforter, be all glory. Amen.

REV. JAMES B. ELY,
Philadelphia, Penna,

If a man love Me, he will keep My words.-John 14: 23.

ALMIGHTY GOD, our Heavenly Father, we thank

Thee for Thy goodness, Thy loving kindness to us and to all men; for the health that gives strength, and for the sickness that brings patience; and most of all for the forgiveness of sins for Christ's sake, for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.

We beseech Thee, give Thy guidance in what we ought to do and in the ways wherein we ought to go, and vouchsafe Thy grace to enable us to walk in them aright. Save us from being so busy as to forget Thee, or so contented as to feel no need of Thee.

Fill our hearts with grateful love of Thy dear Son, our Saviour and our King; and open our eyes to the light, and our souls to the grace of Thy Holy Spirit, that He may come in and take possession and work in us the holiness without which no man shall see the Lord.

O God, be merciful to us sinners as we tread the dusty way of active life, and when the evening comes bide with us near, and give light for the way home, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

BISHOP DANIEL S. TUTTLE, D.D.,
St. Louis, Missouri.