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Page 185 Then again, look at that infirm old man, passing up the street, without sufficient to clothe him this winter day, whose haggard face indicates that he has eaten nothing for a day at least - And there is a young and beautiful woman with an infant in her arms, seated upon the curbstone and earning a daily pittance by her music. Look again at that unclear bloated inebriate staggering under his load of sin, without one ray of hope to guide him into a better life - Look upon these and be thankful that noe of these things have come upon you. Magnify the Lord, Oh! my soul. "Trust in the Lord and do good: so shall thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in Him and He shall bring it to pass; and He shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light and thy judgement as the noon day. Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him." The Lord is very good to us, Oh! my soul, and will bring us out of every difficulty; even as He did His servant Paul of whom we have just read. Unlike Paul, we have come? short of our duty in every way, yet our sufferings are not to be compared to his. Wherefore then do we [[fret?]? Be content and re-