dition. If they had been studying the
Word of God, they would not have wandered these years away from God,
living on the husks of the world. But the trouble is, they have
neglected to care for the new life; they haven't fed it, and the poor
soul, being starved, sinks into weakness and decay, and is easily
stumbled or offended.

I met a man who confessed his soul had fed on nothing for forty years.
"Well," said I, "that is pretty hard for the soul--giving it nothing
to feed on!" And that man is but a type of thousands and tens of
thousands to-day; their poor souls are starving. This body that we
inhabit for a day, and then leave, we take good care of; we feed it
three times a day, and we clothe it, and take care of it, and deck it,
and by and by it is going into the grave to be eaten up by the worms;
but the inner man, that is to live on and on, and on forever, is lean
and starved.

SWEET WORDS.

In the 6th chapter of Numbers and 22d verse we read:

"And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying: Speak unto Aaron and unto his
sons, saying, on this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel,
saying unto them: The Lord bless thee and keep thee. The Lord make His
face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee. The Lord lift up His
countenance upon thee, and give thee peace."

I think these are about as sweet verses as we find in the Old
Testament. I marked them years ago in my Bible, and many times I have
turned over and read them. "The Lord lift up His countenance upon
thee, and give thee peace." They remind us of the loving words of
Jesus to his troubled disciples, "Peace, be still." The Jewish
salutation used to be, as a man went into a house, "Peace be upon this
house," and as he left the house the host would say, "Go in peace."

Then again, in the 14th chapter of John and the 27th verse, Jesus
said: "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you; not as the
world giveth give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither
let it be afraid." This is the precious legacy of Jesus to all His
followers. Every man, every woman, every child, who believes in Him,
may share in this portion. Christ has willed it to them, and His peace
is theirs.

This then is our Lord's purpose and promise. My peace I give unto you.
I give it, and I am not going to take it away again; I am going to
leave it to you. "Not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not
your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." But you know, whe