ace with them.

What does this Gentile woman say? "Truth Lord; yet the dogs eat of
the crumbs which fall from their masters' table." She took her right
place down at the feet of the blessed Master. There was humility for
you! She was willing to take any place if the Lord would but meet
her need; the Lord blessed her. See asked for a crumb, and He gave
her a whole loaf!

I once heard Rev. William Arnot say that he was the guest of a
friend who had a favorite dog. The animal would come into the room
where the family were sitting at the dinner table and would stand
looking at his master. If the master threw him a crumb, the dog
would seize it before it got to the floor. But if he put the joint
of meat down on the floor the dog would look at it and leave it
alone, as if it were too good for him. "So," said Mr. Arnot, "there
are many Christians who are satisfied to live on crumbs, when God
wants to give them the whole joint."

A FULL BLESSING.

This poor woman got all she wanted; and if we will come in the right
spirit--if we are humble and poor in spirit--and call upon God for
what we want, He will not disappoint us. She went right to the Son
of God, and appealed to His great loving heart with the cry, "Lord
help me!" and he helped her. Let that cry go up to him today, and
see how quickly the answer will come. I never knew a case where God
did not answer right on the spot, where there was the spirit of
meekness. If on the other hand we are conceited, and think we have a
right to come, putting ourselves on an equality with God, we shall
get nothing.

"WORTHINESS."

In the Gospel by Luke we read of the centurion who had a sick
servant. He felt as though he were not worthy to go himself and ask
Christ to come to his house; so he asked some of his friends to
beseech the Master to come and heal his servant. They went and
delivered the centurion's message, saying, "He is worthy for whom
Thou shouldst do this: for he loveth our nation, and he hath built
us a synagogue." The Jews could not understand grace; so they
thought Christ would grant the request of this man, because he was
worthy. "Why," they said, "he hath built us a synagogue!" It is the
same old story that we hear to-day. Let a man give a few thousand
dollars to build a church and he must have the best pew; "he is
worthy." Perhaps he made his money by selling or making strong
drink; but he has put the Church under an obligation by this gift of
money, and he