S. Which justify the wicked for reward,

C. And take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

S. Because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts,

All. And despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

III. PRAYER.

God of the Sabbath! to thee we pray. Hallow our thoughts, and fix our hearts on the service to which we are now called. Day unto day has uttered speech of thee, but our ears have been dull of hearing. Open them to-day, and let thy voice be heard. We hear it, Father, in the reading of thy Word, in the reproaches of conscience, in the whisperings of hope, in the blessed assurances of thine unchangeable love. Let earth-born thoughts now desert us, and let us live in the atmosphere of heaven. O God, may we know the objects for which we were created, and the domain of thy truth be alone attractive to us. Smile upon us, that in thy light we may see what Jesus hath done, and, in all lowliness of mind enter the Door that leads to mansions of peace. May we see what sin is, and flee from every form of transgression. Give us the tenderness and the forgiving spirit of Joseph. May we nourish it in the love of Jesus, by following wherever the illuminating feet of the Redeemer will lead. Thus shall we improve the blessings of our Sabbath school, and life shall so be spent as to prepare us to leave a good example when we die, and have passed to the kingdom of purity and bliss, through the grace of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

IV HYMN. L. M. The Saviour's Preaching.
How sweetly flowed the Gospel's sound,
From lips of gentleness and grace,
When listening thousands gathered round,
And joy and reverence filled the place!
From heaven he came, of heaven he spoke,
To heaven he led his followers' way;
Dark clouds of gloomy night he broke,
Unveiling an immortal day.

"Come, wanderers, to my Father's home,
Come, all ye weary ones, and rest!"
Yes, sacred Teacher, we will come,
Obey thee, love thee, and be blest.

L. M.]

TWELFTH SERVICE.
Another Sabbath day we see,
Another day, our God, for thee;
To thee may we devote our powers,
And all these bright and happy hours.

1. SCRIPTURE READING. John v. 15-23.

Honor the Father in the Son.

The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus which had made him whole. And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath-day.

But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, aud 1 work. Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, 1 say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do; for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise. For the Father loveth the Son, and showeth him all things that himself doeth; and he will show him greater works than these, that ye may marvel. For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son; that all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son, honoreth not the Father which hath sent him.

II. RESPONSES.

S. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
C. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures;
T. He leadeth me by the still waters.

S. He restoreth my soul;

T. He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness,
All. For his name's sake.

S. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

T.& C. I will fear no evil; for thou art with me;
S. Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
T. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
C. All the days of my life:

S. And I will dwell in the house of the Lord
All. Forever.

III. PRAYER.

Father of all! Giver of all truth and love! We look to thee this day for wisdom and guidance. Break the chain that has bound us to the cares and pleasures of the week, and give us hearts to worship thee in sincerity and truth. May we remember that all things are unveiled before thee, and while we pray with our lips, thou readest qur thoughts. Lord, mayst thou read there true love to thee, a fervent desire to know thy will, to obey the precepts of the Gospel, to have the mind in us that was in Christ. May we never forget that Jesus was holy through obedience to thee in all things, as he was a filial child in being subject to his earthly parents, and laboring for them. May we never scorn labor. May we look upon all honest toil as honorable, remembering how many daily blessings labor brings to us. O, strengthen the hearts of those who labor for the spiritual good of man, and teach us how we may work with thee, and with thy dear Son our Saviour. Amen.

IV. HYMN. L. M.-Improvement of the Sabbath,
Our Father, here again we raise
To thee our choral hymn of praise,
For all the joys thy smiles afford,
This sacred day, thy holy Word.

Whate'er we do, where'er we be,
Keep us from sin and error free;
Thy Sabbaths may we so improve
As best to win our Father's love.

So shall we then, when life shall end,
A nobler, holier Sabbath spend,
Where all thy children saved shall be,
Joined in one family with Thee.

THIRTEENTH SERVICE.

[C. M.] While Thee we seek, protecting Power,
Be all vain wishes stilled;
And may this consecrated hour
With better hopes be filled.

1. SCRIPTURE READING. 1 Sam. xii. 1-5.
An Example of Goodness.

And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you. And now, behold the king walketh before you; and 1 am old and gray-headed; and behold, my sons are with you; and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day. Behold, here I am; witness against me before the Lord, and before his anointed; whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? or whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.

And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand. And he said unto them, The Lord is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found aught in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.

II. RESPONSES.

S. Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom,

T. Neither let the mighty man glory in his might; C. Let not the rich man glory in his riches;

S. But let him that glorieth glory in this,

T. That he understandeth and knoweth me,

S. That I am the Lord which exercise loving-kind

ness,

C. Judgment, and righteousness, in the earth;
S. For in these things I delight, saith the Lord.

III. PRAYER.

O God of passing time, who giveth the holy Sabbatn! again hast thou brought us to our spiritual home, to the delights of the Sabbath school. May we not meet with formal prayer and praise, but use the words of thankful and rejoicing hearts. Thou givest us richly all things to enjoy, and we pray for the right spirit of enjoyment. Enable us to feel that only in purity of heart,

nd uprightness of conduct, is to be found the best hap piness of life; for the little that a righteous man hath, is better than the revenues of many wicked. We thank thee that the poor may be rich in faith; and O, may we remember that the riches of faith are durable riches, which the fire cannot consume, nor the floods wash away. May we be rich in faith in the knowledge of thee and of thy purposes, of the mission of thy dear Son, of the rewards of virtue, and the great motive to serve thee. Let the light of thy truth be shed upon our school this day, and may we here find new promptings to obedience, and enter upon the week before us with good purposes. Help us to keep them, and be thy children, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

IV. HYMN. S. M.

Thanks for all Saints.

For all thy saints, O God,

Who strove in Christ to live,

Who followed him, obeyed, adored,

Our grateful hymns receive.

For all thy saints, O God,

Accept our thankful cry,

Who counted Christ their great reward,
And strove in him to die.

For this thy name we bless,
And humbly beg that we
May follow them in holiness,
And live and die in thee.

[C. M.]

FOURTEENTH SERVICE.
O, 't is a scene the heart to move,
When, on the sabbath day,
A school unite in Christian love,
And lift to heaven their lay.

1. SCRIPTURE READING. Matt. xi. 2-11.

Jesus and John.

Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, and said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? Jesus answered