LIFE. Contentment with, 2228 Crises in, 2229 Days of, 2230 Destinies of, 2232 devoted to Christ, 2233 earnest, 24, 2234 Ebbing away of, 681 Emblems of, 2235. 2358 ended in faith, 391 Epitome of, 2236 Eternal, 2237 full of care, 2238 glides away imperceptibly, 2239 Godly, 2240 Heaviness of, 1048 how it is made up, 2241 how it should be spent, 2243 how it is to be ennobled, 28, 30, 40 how its length is to be estimated, 2225, 3257, 3338, 3433, 3612 how strangely we cling to it, 2383 Importance of, 2244 Influence of temper on, 2245 is what we make it, 2246 Island of, 2247 its beginnings, 2248 its blessings slighted, 2249 its burdens, 374, 2250 its changes, 408, 409, 868, 1706, 1719, its compensations and possibilities, 1191 its decay, 2251 its disappointments, 377, 999, 1617 its end, 1435 its illusiveness, 1088, 3078 its inequalities, 129 its labours, 2179 its limit fixed, 2252 its mysteries, 948, 1441 its prospects, 2253 its results, 2254 its stages, 3616 made up of little things, 2298 Mistaken views of, 865, 1138 need not be unprofitable, 1032 not the only time for learning, 24 or death alike to the believer, 2260 Parting with, 2262. Perfect, 1648, 2263 Periods of, 2264 Personal, 2265 Play of, 2266 Protracted, 2267 Course of true, 2332 Creative, 2333 delights to serve, 2334 Departed, 2335 Devoted, 2336 Effects of, 2337 God's culture of, 2346 hallows and perfects the humblest how easily it is destroyed, 2408 its ennobling influence, 2353 its impatience, 10 its pains, 2354 its power, 82, 1363, 2355, 2672, 2693 its reward, 2356 lightens labour, 2184 not to be slighted, 1036 MAN: perilousness of his position, MEN: not to be judged by the place Reverence for, 2395 stages of his life, 2227, 2264, 2266, 2279 the contradictions of his nature, 1508 The infidel's idea of, 228 The wise, 2397 the world's high priest, 2788 wonders of his being, 2400 MANHOOD. Cry of a wasted, 827 its possibilities, 2401 MANIAC. Misfortune of the, 2402 MANKIND. Unity of, 366, 2404 MANNERS, 2405 MARINER. The first, 1082 MARRIAGE. Age for, 2406 Need of forbearance in, 2414 Purity of, 2415 Faith of the, 1174 secret of their triumphs, 2423 slain and crowned, 1803 their victory, 2426 MARY: at the cross, 2427 MEDALS, 2428 MEDICINE, 2428, 2713 MEDITATION; its profitableness, 585, 1141, 2430 the duty for evening, 1090, 1095 MELANCHOLY: a disease of the mind, they fill, 2462 soon forgotten, 681 their equality, 170, 319, 2446 their power to help each other, 1417 MERCY: an attribute of God, 2447 its period limited, '635 rarely shown by men, 2453 Rescue of, 2454 the best prerogative of power, 2455 the crown of justice, 2456 the mark of heaven, 2457 the ornament of power, 2458 Works of, 2460 MERCY-SEAT. Approach to the, 233 MERIT. Attainment of, 2461 MESSIAH. Reign of the, 2465 MILLENNIUM. Vision of the, 2466 MIND: a tablet, 31 Contentment of, 2468 its influence on the body, 2472 its movements Divinely influenced, its power of adaptation, 2473 must be kept active, 44, 2258 the seat of bliss or woe, 2478 Honour of the, 2481 influence of their example, 1111, 1113, MORNING. Duties of, 2499 MORTALITY, 2503 MORTIFICATIONS IN LIFE, 863 MOSAIC LAW: its symbolisms, 233 MOTHER: importance of her charge, Influence of a. 2509 MOTHER'S BIBLE. A, 312 Death-bed. A, 84 Epitaph. A, 2505 Love. A, 79, 80, 2506 Prayer. Answer to a, 2868 MOTHERS: their influence, 3543, 3547 not easily judged, 2097, 2101, 2511 MOURNING. See Weeping, 3493 Heritage of, 2515 inevitable, 2516 needless, 2517 Unreasonable, 1640 MURDERER. Imagination of the, 2522 Proneness to, 2523 rebuked, 2524 unwise, 549 Music: a gift of God, 2525 Associations of, 2527 Lack of taste for, 2530 Purpose of, 2533 resembles poetry, 2534 of redemption, 2939 Solution of, 2538 Veil of, 2539 MYSTERIES: not to be rejected, 1970 of life, 2232 of life and death, 2668 of providence, 1987, 2903, 2904, 3511 Love of, 2556 Miracle of, 2484 neglected, 3591 never purposeless in her gifts, 2557 Nothing vile in, 2558 Perfectness of, 2559 Song of, 2560 Study of, 2561 Suggestions of, 2477, 2503 Sympathies with, 2562 Temple of, 2564 typical of Christ, 485 Wonders of, 2705 NECESSITY, 2565, 3393 NEGLECT. Evil of, 2005 Penalty of, 2566 The sinner's, 2567 NEIGHBOUR. Definition of, 2568 NEW YEAR. Uncertainty of the, 2569 NEW YEAR'S THANKSGIVING, 2570 NIGHT. Beauty of, 1762 Charms of, 2571 its lessons, 224 Moral of, 2572 None in heaven, 177 Temple of, 2573 Uses of the, 2574 NO ROOM FOR JESUS, 2575 NOBILITY: consists in goodness, 1562 has its springs within us, 1122 not a thing of the past, 451 not an accident of birth, 2576 True, 169, 319, 1796-1804, 2577 NOISE: not a sign of importance, 3089 OLIVET. Scene upon, 209 OPPORTUNITIES: lost, 2605 neglected, 3333, 3336, 3359, 3360 to be promptly seized, 41, 1333, 2605 to be waited for, 952 OPPRESSION, 3117, 3398 ORDER. Argument from, 2607 Beauty of, 2608 Law of, 2610 ORIGIN OF EVIL, 1987 ORIGINAL SIN, 812 ORNAMENT, 2611 ORTHODOXY. Bigotted, 318 OSTENTATION: renders worship worth- OUR MISSION, 22 PAIN. Christ our support in, 2049 its results, 870, 1098 not lightened by fellowship, 2612 Vows made in, 2612 PALESTINE. Redemption of, 2615 lies within us, 327 restored, 58 Traditions of, 2616 PARDON easily spoken, 2458 PARENTS. Indulgent, 2619 PARTING. Hope in, 1223 PASSION destroys beauty, 274 may be consecrated, 850 uncontrollable by man, 1097 PAST endures in its effects, 2632 Recollections of the, 2632 PASTOR. Lot of the, 2634 Village, 525 PASTORS. Faithful, 2635 Inconsistent, 2636 PATH OF LIFE, 20 PATIENCE. Angel of, 2637-2639 Difficulty of exercising, 2640 enjoined, 1029, 1034, 1979, 2641, 2643, 3252, 3331 Example of, 2642 Help to, 2644 in bereavement, 299 Lessons of, 2645 True, 2649 PEASANTS, 2681 PEDIGREE. Boasting of, 169, 170 shall supersede the sword, 524 Late, 601 Prayer for, 2684 Tears of, 2685, 3239 PENTECOST. Day of, 1813, 1817 PEOPLE. The, 2686 PERFECT THROUGH SUFFERINGS, 65 not to be found, 2689 reached through suffering, 2690 the secret of its attainment, 2693 PERSECUTION. Effects of, 2419 PERSEVERANCE. Call to, 2695 necessary, 2697 PHARISEE AND PUBLICAN. Prayer of PHYSIOGONOMY, 2712 PILGRIM. Song of the, 1158 PILGRIMS. Landing of the, 2721 of the night, 2720 Source of, 2738 to be indulged in carefully, 1097 PLEASURES: dashed with pain, 978 PLUCK: an element in luck, 1274 Power of the, 2744 Prayer of a, 2745 Priesthood of the, 2746 Theme of the, 2747 POETRY. Effect of, 2748 should be pure, 2750 POETS; are painters, 2751 Our obligations to the, 2752 secret of their power, 2754 their mission, 3102 Who are, 2755 POLITENESS, 2405 POLITICIANS, 1150 POLITICS AND POLITICIANS, 2756 POLYTHEISM, 1746 POOR: are often unjustly blamed, 2757 Christ's representatives, 951, 2758 God's care for the, 1297, 1299 how they are to be treated, 135, 290, Sacredness of the, 2662 seldom pitied, 2762 their deprivations, 2681 to be shunned, 3333, 3345, 3359, 3360 PROFESSION. Perverse, 2879 PROFESSORS. Worldly, 3593 PROGRESS. Day of, 2880 in the past, 1360 PROGRESS. Omens of, 2881 PROGRESSION. Pythagorean, 2882 PROMISES, 2883 PROOF, 2885 PROPHETS: of the past, 64 PROSPERITY: comes from God, 3457 destructive of piety, 2888 its hardening influence, 3488 renders men unthankful, 67 why it is withheld, 2892 PROVIDENCE: all-embracing, 407, 2269, all-wise, 195, 2895-2897, 3321 causes all things to work together for Direction of, 2899 foolishly distrusted, 2902 governs our life for the best, 2268 its comprehensiveness, 837 its mysteries, 9, 2903, 2904 Mercifulness of, 2905 Mysteries of, 252 2537, 2538 righteousness and wisdom of all its ap- should be gratefully acknowledged, 1225 Growth in, 2947 in daily life, 2792, 2949 in the home. 1834, 1894 Rewards of, 3429 the best consoler, 580, 581 variously presented to the world, 2952 REMORSE. Fruitless, 2953 most powerfully affects the noblest Painfulness of, 569, 572, 2956 the tortures of the brave, 2957 depends upon character, not upon Ephemeral, 2959 not worth its cost, 1200 Humility of, 2961 is more than regret, 2940 Late, 601, 2683-2685 limit to its power, 2962 mistakes as to its nature, 1231 REPROOF: how it should be administered, 2405, 2904 REPORTS, 3013 REPUTATION: circumscribed, 1209 dear to all, 1555, 1556 more prized than life, 1202 of wisdom, 3523 to be carefully guarded, 2965 Perfect, 20, 21, 2972 RESTLESSNESS, 892, 893 RESURRECTION. Analogies of the, 2983 Emblem of the, 2989 Hope of the, 1131, 1588, 2992, 3024 Lessons of Christ's, 991 of Christ, 470, 472 of the body, 342, 374, 379 not necessary to a holy life, 905 3245 |