FOR HOLY THURSDAY.

Ps. 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77.—51, 90, 63, 67, 148, 149, 150, Exodus 15, Ps. 116, 10 ff., 120, 140, 141, 142.

FOR GOOD FRIDAY.

Ps. 2, 22, 27, 38, 40, 54, 59, 88, 94-51, 143, 63, 67, 148, 149, 150, and Habak. 3.

FOR THE GREAT SABBATH.

Ps. 4, 15, 16, 24, 27, 30, 54, 76, 88.—51, 43. 63, 67, 148, 149, 150, and Isa. 38, Ps. 117.

FOR EASTER.

Ps. 1, 2, 3,-8,-16,-139.-Te Deum.

FOR ASCENSION DAY.

I's. 8, 11, 19, 21, 30, 47, 97, 99, 103.

FOR WHITSUNDAY.

Ps. 48, 68, 104. Te Deum..

FOR TRINITY SUNDAY.

Ps. 8, 19, 24, 47, 48, 72, 96, 97, 98.

3. SCRIPTURE LESSONS.

For daily Scripture lessons one may follow many orders according to the object in view, the purpose, or the pleasure of the reader; but, one may well order his lessons from the Old and the New Testaments according to the following ancient order of the Church:

a) From December 1st to Christmas, the lessons are from the prophecy of Isaiah. b) From Christmas to Septuagesima: from the Epistles of St. Paul.

c) From Septuagesima to the fifteenth day preceding Easter: from the Heptateuch i. e. from the Seven Books:-Gen., Ex., Num., Deut., Josh., and the Judges, (also the Book of Ruth).

d) From the fifteenth day before until Easter: from the prophecy and Lamentations of Jeremiah.

During the Holy Week the Passion History according to the four Evangelists is read. (See Church Book, pp. 321-344. Trans.)

e) From Easter to Whitsunday, choose lessons from the Acts of the Apostles, the so-called catholic epistles, and the Book of Revelation.

f) From Trinity Sunday to August: from 1st and 2nd Samuel, 1st and 2nd Kings, and 1st and 2nd Chronicles.

g) From August 1st to September 1st: from the Book of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon. (To which may be added the Book of Wisdom and Sirach from the Apocrypha).

h) From September 1st to October 1st: from the Book of Job, Esther, and Ezra, (to which may be added the Books of Tobias and of Judith from the Apocrypha).

i) From October 1st to November: from the Maccabees.

j) From November 1st to December: from

the prophecies of Ezekiel, Daniel, and the twelve minor prophets.

This order of Scripture Lessons conforms most closely with the church-year. It furnishes food for thought and presents texts for short discourses. It leaves latitude to free choice and yet points out a beautiful and established order. Besides these one has the regular Gospel and Epistle Lessons for his Sunday devotions as well as for the festival days.

1.

THE LORD'S DAY.

I have hated the congregation of evildoers; and will not. sit with the wicked.

I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass Thine altar, O Lord: that I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all Thy wondrous works.

Lord, I have loved the habitation of Thy house, and the place where Thy honor dwelleth. (Ps. 26: 5-8).

A day in Thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. For the Lord God is a sun and shield: and the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will He withold from them that walk uprightly. (Ps. 84: 10, 11).

The sum of all true Christian doctrine concerning our eternal salvation and glory is:

God grants.
Christ merits.

Faith apprehends.

Works do testify it.

The Sacraments seal it.

Believers have it,

Here, through hope, temporally;
But there, in possession, eternally.

Therefore, here, be patient,

In faith firm, consistent,

And thou shalt live, blessed forever.