way to his father, he says unto them, "FALL NOT OUT BY THE WAY." The excellent God-loving man Joseph, fears lest his brethren, (whose hearts are turned again unto him with brotherly love,) should make their former crime the subject of their conversation, and lest this should give rise to dispute, by which their journey would be embittered, and they should return to their father in a less affectionate temper of mind. We apply this exhortation to the matter under consideration, and we find in it a second mode, by which to give a higher and more amiable character to our virtue. We are on the way, on a journey, my brethren, we are fellow-travellers. Think of that, and forget not, that a gentle, friendly feeling towards mankind, and the affectionate treatment which results therefrom, are the surest means of smoothing and embellishing our common path through life. We are all bound on the same journey, on one and the same short journey. This surely is admonition sufficient to be very virtuous, and in our virtue to be amiable and full of love. We are all on our way to our Father; the rich and the poor, the exalted and the lowly, small and great, the learned and the ignorant, the worshippers, whether in church or in synagogue: all on the way. Why then do we embitter our journey, and render the path rough by hideous discord, by envy, by the plagues of enmity and jealousy? Verily this is not seemly for fellow-travellers. "FALL NOT OUT BY THE WAY." Ye are all on the same way, ye cannot separate, ye cannot go hither and thither; ye cannot, ye must meet each other, follow each other; the Lord has so ordained it. If ye have fallen out, delay not, fellow-travellers, to grasp each other's hand

with friendly warmth, with brotherly love. Travellers can least dispense with gentleness. Fellow-travellers must aid each other, kindly, lovingly; they must be of one mind, one spirit, in bearing and forbearing, in rejoicing, in enjoying. The silken bonds of love must encircle them all, until they arrive at their journey's end, for the way is short and soon completed. Who will first reach the end of this journey-thou or I? Who knoweth this? But because we do not know it, therefore be unto all in whose company thou hast to perform thy journey, as kind, as affectionate as possible. How? Should you not then, youths and maidens, tend your fathers and mothers with the most unremitting care, with the tenderest fidelity and affection, seeing that you know not how soon the journey will be ended, you know not if they will longer tarry with you, or you with them? Husbands and wives, should you not with affectionate constancy watch over, and build up your house, since you know not in how few years, nay, in how few months, days, weeks, hours, the journey of life, the pilgrimage of the one or the other, may be closed? Men, brothers, Brothers, men! Should you not, then, meet each other as much like men as possible? Should you not, then, do all that in you lies, use your best powers, while ye yet go hand in hand with each other, to create, to heal, to improve, to benefit, to bless, while each of you can yet behold the other's countenance, while ye yet may say, each unto the other, 'We are yet here; and in a little while here, here, will nothing be left for us to do. Should you not, then, say to each other, What still remains for us to do, soon, now, in the kindest, most affectionate manner, will we perform it.'

O verily say it in the morning, in the evening. We are on the way, on the same path, on a brief journey; to us it shall be a holy law to serve our fellow travellers, variously, kindly, lovingly, to twine for our brows a garland formed of many great, many lovely actions, a crown which shall never fade, which we will place on our heads when we bid each other farewell, when we go to our long home, when we go to our Father, who will receive us all, as a friend, as a father receives his children.

Amen! Amen!

SERMON VII.

MANNA IN THE WILDERNESS, OR DAILY

men.

BREAD.

EXODUS xvi. 4—28.

TRULY it is but little that man requires here below, for few and numbered are his days upon earth; yet Thou givest us, all gracious and merciful Father, more, abundantly more, than we can desire or enjoy. Thou commandest the firmament, and the doors of heaven are opened at Thy word! Thou commandest the earth, and she spreads her rich blessings before the children of Yes, Father! Thou givest more than we can desire, more than we can enjoy. Yet, alas! in the midst of this abundance there is destitution, and in the midst of riches, poverty. We behold one languishing in misery, another perishing from want: we see a father weep, we hear a mother sigh, for their children are asking for bread, and tears are their only food. Not Thine is the fault, O God! but our's, our's alone. Thou givest, and we know not how to receive; Thou lavishest Thy blessings, and we know not how to distribute them; Thou showest us Thy goodness, and we refuse to imitate it, we will not feel how blessed it is to give, to assist, and to make others happy. Grant that

we come not before Thee in vain this day. Grant that we may understand the depths of Thy goodness, which careth for us so wondrously; grant that we may receive it worthily, imitate it worthily, and use it worthily. May the words of Thy divine teaching be a blessing to us and our children, so that they may light us on the path of life for ever and ever. Amen.

You will find the subject of our present discourse, or, rather, the discourse itself, in Exodus xvi. 4—28.

THEN SAID THE LORD UNTO MOSES, BEHOLD, I WILL RAIN BREAD FROM HEAVEN FOR YOU; AND THE PEOPLE SHALL GO OUT AND GATHER A CERTAIN RATE EVERY DAY, THAT I MAY PROVE THEM, WHETHER THEY WILL WALK IN MY LAW, OR NOT. AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS, THAT ON THE SIXTH DAY THEY SHALL PREPARE THAT WHICH THEY BRING IN; AND IT SHALL BE TWICE AS MUCH AS THEY GATHER DAILY. AND MOSES AND AARON SAID UNTO ALL THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, AT EVEN, THEN SHALL YE KNOW THAT THE LORD HATH BROUGHT YOU OUT FROM THE LAND OF EGYPT. AND IN THE MORNING, THEN SHALL YE SEE THE GLORY OF THE LORD; FOR THAT HE HEARD YOUR MURMURINGS AGAINST THE LORD: AND WHAT ARE WE, THAT YE MURMUR AGAINST US? AND MOSES SAID, WHEN THE LORD GIVETH YOU IN THE EVENING FLESH TO EAT, AND IN THE MORNING

BREAD ΤΟ THE FULL; WHEN THE LORD HEARD

YOUR MURMURINGS WHICH YE MURMURED AGAINST
HIM AND WHAT
ARE WE? YOUR MURMURING

IS