of none, manifesting
love, faith, meekness, gentleness, joy, etc. This is Christian fruit, and
may God help every reader to bring it forth to the highest degree of
perfection.

Purity.

"Keep thyself pure." 1 Tim. 5:22. In such commands there is something
animating and ennobling. To enable us to have some conception of purity we
have only to think of heaven and of the angels. This world has been
betimes visited by celestial beings. They are spoken of as being clothed
in white and having countenances shining as the light. Mat. 28:3; Mark
16:5; John 20:12; Acts 1:9, 10. White is an emblem of purity. These
transient visitors from above robed in white raiment represent the purity
of heaven. Purity is not ascribed alone to heavenly beings, but it is a
characteristic of the redeemed upon the earth. Purity is effected through
the atoning blood. The sweet singer David said: "Purge me with hyssop, and
I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow."

The beloved John in a vision saw "a pure river of water of life, clear as
crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and the Lamb." Rev. 22:1.
This "river of water of life" is the cleansing stream of God's salvation.
"Whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely." Rev. 22:17. This
means salvation. "I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of
the water of life freely." Rev. 21:6. This is the cleansing fountain of
salvation. This stream is pure. It flows from the throne of God. It is as
pure as its source. Whosoever enters this crystal stream will be made as
pure as its waters.

Though the soul be stained with scarlet stains,
It shall be white as snow;
Though the soul be stained with crimson stains,
It shall be white as wool.

The prophet Isaiah in speaking of the cleansing fountain of salvation in
that day, said: "And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away
thy dross, and take away all thy sin." Isa. 1:25. The cleansing stream
will remove all the dross and leave the soul pure. These are garments of
salvation. This is not literal, but the cleansing away of sin and the
infusion of righteousness is represented by the taking away of filthy rags
and being clothed in the garments of salvation. The Lamb's wife, which is
his church--which is his people--was "arrayed in fine linen, clean and
white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints." Rev. 19:8.

We will now give a Bible lesson describing t