thee. Let it still the noise of our strife and the tumult of the people; put to shame the false idols of every mind; carry faith to the doubting, hope to the fearful, strength to the weak, light to the mourner; and more and more increase the pure in heart who see their God. Commit thy word, O Lord, to the lips of faithful men, or the free winds of thine invisible Providence; that soon the knowledge of thee may cover the earth, as the waters cover the channels of the deep. And so let thy kingdom come, through Jesus Christ thy Son. Amen.

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RACE and peace be multiplied unto you, through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 2 Pet. i. 2.

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OW the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you. all. Amen. 2 Thess. iii. 16.

TENTH SERVICE.

The Minister shall say one or more of the following sentences, and then the Address which comes after; all standing.

THE way of man is not in himself alone: it is

not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

Fer. x. 23.

Thoughts of peace, saith the Lord, do I think towards you: ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken to you: ye shall seek me and find me, when ye shall search for me with your whole heart. Fer. xxix. 11-13.

Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet shall stumble on the dark mountain, and, while ye are looking for light, he turn it into the shadow of death. Fer. xiii. 16.

Let us search and try our ways, and turn unto the Lord let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens. Lam. iii. 40, 41.

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Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? I Cor. iii. 16.

The temple of God is holy: which temple ye are. I Cor. iii. 17.

EARLY beloved brethren, God, in whom we

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live and move and have our being, never leaves us, day or night. But the very nearness and custom of his presence hide him from our infirm and sinful hearts: and under cover of this darkness, our inner discernment becomes dim, temptations gain a shameful power, and the good that is in us droops and fades. To clear such blindness away, and recover the pure wisdom of a Christian mind, we are called to this day of remembrance and this house of prayer. Entering here, therefore, we cross the threshold of eternal things, and commune with the Father who seeth in secret. Let us shake off the dust of transitory care, and every disguise that can come between us and God: and, remembering whose disciples we are, come to the simplicity, though it should be also to the sorrows, of Christ.

The Minister shall then say the following Prayer; all kneeling, and the People responding with "AMEN."

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GOD, Unsearchable; why are we so blind to thee, who besettest us behind and before? In the daylight of thy constant mercy, we scarcely lift our eye to the infinite heaven whence it flows.

Now screen us with thy hand, O Lord, that we may not wait for the night of sorrow, but here, under the shade of holy thought, may learn in what a world we live. Here let us rest from the weary shows of life, and converse with thee, the Only True. And though thou receivest higher praise than ours, from natures that know thee more and serve thee better, yet tune our spirits and join our voices with theirs; and unite us with the faithful and saintly, there and here, in one light of faith, one beauty of holiness, one repose on thee. Amen.

¶ Then the Lord's Prayer, to ve said by the People after the Minister.

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UR Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

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¶ Then shall be said or sung the following Canticle; all standing.

WAS glad when my companions said unto me: Come, it is our holy day:

Let us go into the house of the Lord: let us take sweet counsel together;

Let our feet stand within his gates: and heart and voice give thanks unto him.

Blessed be the temple hallowed by his name: pray for peace within its walls,

Peace to young and old that enter there: peace to every soul abiding therein.

For friends' and brethren's sake I will never cease to say: Peace be within thee!

What though for Him who filleth heaven and earth: there can be no dwelling made with hands;

What though his way is in the deep, and his knowledge too wonderful for us: and before him. we are as children that cannot speak;

Yet, touched by the altar's living glow: we learn, as an infant, to lisp his name;

And try the wings that beat for his refuge: and flee as a bird to the mountain.

O Lord, when we cry unto thee from the deep: and wait for thee as they that wait for the morning;

Thou wilt have regard to our entreaty: the sigh of the lowly thou wilt not despise.

Not long, O Lord, shall we feel after thee in these courts below: not long wilt thou hearken to these faltering lips.

Our fathers thou hast called to thy higher praise and gathered to their fathers must all the children be.

Let the dead and living praise thee, O God, above, below: let all the generations praise thee. Let the glorified company of the first-born: whose names are in the book of life;