this world; send forth his spirit speedily into the dark places of our guilt and woe, and arm it with the piercing power of thy grace. May. it reach the heart of every oppressor, and make arrogancy dumb before thee. Let it still the noise of our strife and the tumult of the people; put to shame the false idols of every mind; carry faith to the doubting, hope to the fearful, strength to the weak, light to the mourner; and more and more increase the pure in heart who see their God. Commit thy word, O Lord, to the lips of faithful men, or the free winds of thine invisible Providence; that soon the knowledge of thee may cover the earth, as the waters cover the channels of the deep. And so let thy kingdom come, and thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Amen.

May the God of all grace, who hath called you unto himself in Christ, perfect, establish, strengthen you: and to him be the glory for ever. Amen.

Now

Or

the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all. Amen. 2 Thess. iii. 16.

PUBLIC SERVICE OF PRAYER.

MORNING OR EVENING.

The Minister shall say one or more of the following sentences, and then the address which comes after; all standing.

THE way of man is not in himself alone : it

is not in man that walketh to direct his steps. Jer. x. 23.

Thoughts of peace, saith the Lord, do I think towards you: ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken to you: ye shall seek me, and find me when ye shall search for me with your whole heart. Jer. xxix. 11-13.

Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet shall stumble on the dark mountain, and, while ye are looking for light, he turn it into the shadow of death. Jer. xiii. 16.

Let us search and try our ways, and turn unto the Lord: let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens. Lam. iii.

40, 41.

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 1 Cor. iii. 16.

The temple of God is holy: which temple ye are. 1 Cor. iii. 17.

EARLY beloved brethren, God, in whom

DEARLY

we live and move and have our being, never leaves us, day or night. But the very nearness and custom of his presence hide him from our infirm and sinful hearts; and under cover of this darkness, our inner discernment becomes dim, temptations gain a shameful power, and the good that is in us droops and fades. To clear such blindness away, and recover the pure wisdom of a Christian mind, we are called to this day of remembrance and this house of prayer. Entering here, there

fore, we cross the threshold of eternal things, and commune with the Father who seeth in secret. Let us shake off the dust of transitory care, and every disguise that can come between us and God: and, remembering whose disciples we are, come to the simplicity, though it should be also to the sorrows, of Christ.

¶ The Minister shall then say the following Prayer; all kneeling, and the People responding with AMEN.'

GOD, Unsearchable; why are we so blind to thee, who besettest us behind and before? In the daylight of thy constant mercy, we scarcely lift our eye to the infinite heaven whence it flows. Now screen us with thy hand, O Lord, that we may not wait for the night of sorrow, but here, under the shade of holy thought, may learn in what a world we live. Here let us rest from the weary shows of life, and converse with thee, the Only True. And though thou receivest higher praise than ours, from natures that know thee more and serve thee better,