hospitable to his good meaning and thought, and give courage to a companion. We must be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give the advantage of a good light. Special precepts are not to be thought of; the talent of well-doing contains them all. EMERSON.

UT as we meet and touch each day

The many travellers on our way,

Let every such brief contact be

A glorious, helpful ministry.

Sabbath.

God blessed the Seventh Day and hallowed it.

-Genesis. To-day is Sabbath; forego all mourning and all signs of mourning.-Pharisaic.

Into the mind, filled with the sacred joy of the Sabbath, cometh a higher soul from above.-Jewish Kabbalists.

The first creature of God in the works of the days was the light of sense, the last was the light of reason; and His Sabbath work since is the illumination of the spirit.-Bacon.

I.

Praise of God in the Highest.

Thou, O Lord, hast made me to rejoice through

Thy work; how great are they and how deep are Thy thoughts.-Psalms xcii. 4, 5.

BOD, the Lord over all works, blessed be He

And ever to be blessed by the voice of every soul! His Greatness and His Goodness fill the universe; Knowledge and understanding are around Him. He is exalted above the Holy Creatures

And adorned in glory above the Celestial Chariot. Purity and rectitude are before His throne,

Mercy and Compassion in His glorious presence. Good are the luminaries which our God has made,

He formed them with knowledge, understanding and discernment.

He gave them might and strength to rule in the world. They are full of lustre and radiate brightness,

Beautiful in their shining from end to end.

They rejoice in their going forth, and are glad in their coming in,

And yet with awe accomplish the will of their Maker. They render honor and glory to His name

And shout for joy at the remembrance of sovereignty. He called unto the sun and he shone forth in light;

He willed and ordained the changes of the moon.
All the hosts on high render praise to Him,
Both Seraphim and Ophanim and the Holy Creatures
Sing to Him who perfected His glorious works,
And sanctified the Sabbath

II.

JN

And called it a delight to the sons of man.

ANCIENT HEBREW HYMNUS.

Tr. G. G.

Islam-Surrender to God.

N the name of the merciful and compassionate God. Praise belongs to God, the Lord of the worlds, the merciful, the compassionate, the ruler of the day of judgment! Thee we serve and Thee we ask for aid, Guide us in the right path, the path of those to whom Thou art gracious, not of those with whom Thou art wroth or of those who are astray.

OPENING PRAYER OF KORAN.

What God opens to men of His mercy, there is none to withhold, and what He withholds, there is none can send it forth after Him, for He is the Mighty, the Wise.

ORD, let Thy fear within us dwell,

Thy love our footsteps guide;

That love will all vain love expel,

That fear all fear beside.

Not what we wish, but what we want,
Oh, let Thy grace supply:

The good unasked in mercy grant,

The ills, though asked, deny.

KORAN.