ove and Sympathy,' ten days ago,
and I would not have believed there could be so much sweetness in a
lifetime as has been condensed into those ten days. My children knew the
change; my wife knew it; I have set up the family altar, and the
appetite for liquor has been utterly taken away, that I only loathe what
I used to love." "Let him that standeth take heed lest he fall,"
suggested my friend. "No, not while I stand so close to the cross as I
do to-day;" and he opened a small hymn-book, on the fly-leaf of which
was written: "I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall
not be ashamed."

The Skeptical Lady.

When Mr. Sankey and I were in the north of England, I was preaching one
evening, and before me sat a lady who was a skeptic. When I had
finished, I asked all who were anxious, to remain. Nearly all remained,
herself among the number. I asked her if she was a Christian, and she
said she was not, nor did she care to be. I prayed for her there. On
inquiry, I learned that she was a lady of good social position, but very
worldly. She continued to attend the meetings, and in a week after I saw
her in tears. After the sermon, I went to her and asked if she was of
the same mind as before. She replied that Christ had come to her and she
was happy. Last Autumn I had a note from her husband saying she was
dead, that her love for the Master had continually increased. When I
read that note, I felt paid for crossing the Atlantic. She worked
sweetly after her conversion, and was the means of winning many of her
fashionable friends to Christ. O, may you seek the Lord while He may be
found, and may you call upon Him while He is near.

GOLD.

-- I would rather go into the kingdom of heaven through the poor house
than go down to hell in a golden chariot.

-- I believe there are more young men who come to Boston who are lost
because they cannot say no, than for any other reason.

-- It ain't necessary to leave the things of this life when you follow
Him. It is not necessary to give up your business, if it's a
legitimate one, in order to accept Christ. But you mustn't set your
heart on the old nets by a good deal.

-- A great many people want to bring their faith, their works, their
good deeds to Him for salvation. Bring your sins, and He will bear
them away into the wilderness of forgetfulness, and you will never
see them again.

-- Do you believe that He would send those men out to