judgment; of diligent and persevering study; of zealous and faithful labour; and of prayerful, fervent, and consistent piety. Make them as the voice of him that cried in the wilderness, “ Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make his paths straight." May they be themselves instructed unto the kingdom of heaven, and bring forth out of their treasure, things new and old. Cause them to exemplify their doctrine by a holy walk. Preserve them from the desire of applause, and the love of lucre. Let them not confer with flesh and blood. Bestow on them a mouth and wisdom which their enemies shall not

be able to gainsay nor resist. Give them grace to speak thy word with all boldness; keeping back nothing that is profitable; shunning not to declare all the counsel of God; and having this record, that they are pure from the blood of all men.

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O Lord, bring them before their flocks in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ. pose them to give themselves continually to prayer, and the ministry of the word. Lead them to proclaim the gospel, not only in the sanctuary, but from house to house. May their preaching be in demonstration of the Spirit, and of power. Let thy pleasure prosper in their hands, and thy word have free course, and be glorified. May they seek diligently to bring the religion of their people up to the standard of the Bible-to the measure of the faith once delivered to the saints. Give them power to alarm the guilty consciences, and to persuade the stubborn wills, of the impenitent. Constrain them to watch, as those who must give an account of their stewardship. Let them not be compelled to say, "All day long, we have stretched forth our hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people:"

nor to ask in despair, "Who hath believed our report, and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?" O make them guides of the blind, and lights of them which are in darkness. Grant that by their efforts, revivals of pure and undefiled religion shall prevail, to cleanse thy church, and to save perishing sinners.

Shepherd of Israel, incline thy people to discharge the duties they owe to the messengers of thy word. May they remember that the labourer is worthy of his hire, and that they who preach the gospel, should live of the gospel. May they properly appreciate the office of those that are over them in the Lord, and esteem such very highly, in love, for their works' sake. Make them careful to maintain all the institutions of thy word. May they listen to the preached message with the preparation of heart, the culture of prayer, the hearing of faith, and the purpose of obedience: receiving with meekness the engrafted word, as that which ministers grace to the hearers. Blessed Lord, excite them to sustain thy ministering servants by their intercessory prayers, that thou wouldst make them wise as serpents, and harmless as doves-that thou wouldst enable them to turn many to righteousness, who shall be as stars in the crowns of their rejoicing, at the last day.

Lord, give to every destitute flock, a pastor after thine own heart, who shall go in and out before his people in righteousness and zeal. Send thy messengers of mercy to those who are perishing for lack of knowledge. O raise up, and qualify, and send forth those who shall teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost and be thou with them always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

MISSIONS.-See Heathen, Idolatry, Home Mis

sions.

MOHAMMEDAN S.

Lord, look in mercy on the followers of the False Prophet, whose system of blood and sensuality has dragged into the net of delusion and death, so many millions of the human family. Thou seest how they have usurped the seats of the early triumphs of the gospel; and how they are trampling underfoot conscience and liberty, in the scenes where Jesus and his apostles taught, and toiled, and died for the blessed truth of God. O Lord, open a great and effectual door of access to this people, through which the chariot of thy gospel may go forth, conquering and to conquer. Subdue their prejudice and bigotry; destroy their licentiousness and love of carnage; supplant their pride and superstition; and on the ruins of this dominion of sin, build that kingdom of righteousness, which is peace on earth and good-will to men.

MORNING.

O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee. I thank thee for peaceful and refreshing sleep, and for the returning light of the morning. Lift thou on my soul, the light of thy reconciled and lifegiving countenance. May my heart rejoice in the daily renewals of thy love, even as the springing grass rejoices in the reviving visits of the morning sun. O cause my first awakings of thought-my earliest desires, to fix on thee, and the remembrance of thy name. Whilst I have slept in quiet comfort, many have been racked by pain or disease; or disturbed by fear or calamity; or suddenly called to the retri

butions of eternity.-Grant me grace, for Christ's sake, to meet and discharge the duties of this day. Be thou my guide and protector, in the midst of them. Let me not undertake any thing which is not agreeable to thee. Dispose me to follow all my occupations in the world with a heavenly mind. May I use this world, as not abusing it; and pass through things temporal, so as not to forget nor forfeit the things eternal. Enable me to make this life my journey to my everlasting home.

O Lord, let a conviction of thy presence and of my accountability, pursue me in my worldly business, and render me subservient to thy will. Protect me from folly, error, and sin. Make me kind, forbearing, and just in all my intercourse with mankind. Preserve me from exercising selfishness, deceit, or ill-will, towards any one. Be pleased, Gracious God, to make the allotments of thy providence towards me this day, such as may not tempt me to evil; but such as will work together for my good. Guard my thoughts, that they may not tamper with sin; and my lips, that I offend not with my tongue; and my feet, that they wander not in forbidden paths. Grant me disposition and leisure to retire from the world, to hold sweet and profitable communion with thee, at thy throne of grace. And, O may I find at the close of this day, that while I have been drawn so much nearer eternity, I have been suitably advanced in meetness for the inheritance of the saints in light.

MOTHERS.

Heavenly Parent, bless, for the glory of Christ, the maternal relation. Thou hast been pleased to assign to mothers, more than to any other class, the

moulding influences, which determine the character and destinies of children, for time and eternity. Lord, do thou teach every mother her various duties, and give her wisdom and grace to fulfil them. May she realize that it is in the days of infancy and of early life, that those principles and habits are formed, which decide the future history of the child; and that on her thou hast laid the chief responsibility of forming them. Give her a heart of piety, that shall impart a savour of life unto life to all her efforts. May she seal all her anxieties and efforts by fervent prayer, with and for her offspring, that thou wouldst help her to train them up in the way they should go, and preserve them in it, unto eternal life. Make her example such as shall be right in thy sight, and adapted to win their confidence, love, and obedience. May she constantly seek instruction in the various details of her duty. Induce her to acquire such mental culture as will secure the respect of her offspring, and enable her to instruct their forming minds. May she remember that undue indulgence is the besetting sin of mothers, and that it is the sunken rock on which countless numbers have made shipwreck of all their hopes. Let the decisions of her authority be wisely made, and rigidly enforced. Teach her that the rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. Let not revengeful anger, but reclaiming love, prescribe the kind and measure of punishment. May her incentives and rewards for obedience be such as shall establish abiding principles of virtue. Let a scrupu

lous regard for truth manifest itself in all her dealings with her children. Guard her against partial treatment among them. Give her wisdom to know