uphold thee; the strength of
God be thine."

Then Jesus: "In the volume of the book it is written of Me, I delight
to do Thy will, O My God."

Then Moses might continue: "Death is our best friend--he strengthens
our eyes to behold the glory which in the flesh it would blind us to
see. Once I was afraid to behold the glory of God. I stood in a cleft
of the rock, covered, as He passed by--but now, now, I can bear to
stand and gaze in the presence of my King."

Then Elias would reply: "I too knew what it was to be afraid of His
glory; in the mountain I wrapped my face in my mantle, but when His
swift messengers came to bear me home, I cast my mantle behind, in
token that I would never need it to shroud my face again. It is the
same for Thee--already that glory smites upon Thy forehead, and gilds
Thy garments, and floods Thy face with light, but beyond, beyond, Thou
shalt be crowned with glory and honour."

And Jesus would say, "Thy will be done--Thy will be done."

Then Moses once more: "A mother has two kisses for her child: one, a
daybreak kiss, wherewith she draws aside the curtains of the soul; and
one a good-night kiss, sometimes given in the dark.

"And so hath the Eternal His two loves: the love in the light, which
now encircles us; and the dark love on which our souls lean back to
sleep. Those who have felt God's daylight kiss can trust Him for it in
the dark. For thee to die will only be to lie back in the Everlasting
Arms."

Then Jesus: "Father, into Thy hands I commend My spirit."

"And behold there talked with Him two men, which were Moses and Elias,
and they spake of His exodus which He should accomplish at Jerusalem."

VIII

CHRIST WILL TAKE ALL

"All that the Father giveth Me shall come to Me."--JOHN vi. 37.

If one were left to determine from our English Bible the meaning of
this passage, it would be difficult to avoid the admission that it
gives countenance to that form of doctrine commonly known as
Calvinistic; for does it not present to us, in language sufficiently
clear and obvious, the Divine Sovereignty as shown in Electing Grace?
Must we not admit that there are those who by a Supreme Deed of Gift
are allotted to the mercies of the Son; over whom He exercises the care
of a good Shepherd; and is it not difficult to resist the conclusion
that, as there are some who are the objects of special solicitude and
care, so there are those who in some degree lie outside the sphere of