We know that we have passed from death unto APPEND. life because we love the brethren.

The blessing of saintship in the final victory over every difference of earth: the foundation of saintship in the cry of absolute self-surrender to an Almighty Sovereign: the activity of saintship in services of tender ministry: do we not know that the voices are for us?

I.

Consecration, as I said, and not perfection is the mark of the Saint. We have all that which we can offer to God: we have all that which God is pleased to seek. We are come to the heavenly Hebr. xii. Jerusalem, and to innumerable hosts of angels and 22. to the Church of the firstborn.

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Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed Hebr. xii. about with so great a cloud of witnesses...run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of faith.

W. S. A.

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II.

AUTHORITY.

The kings of the Gentiles have lordship over them; and they that have authority over them are called Benefactors. But ye shall not be so; but he that is the greater among you, let him become as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

ST LUKE xxii. 25 f.

St Bartholomew's Day, 1886.

II. AUTHORITY.

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HESE words from the Gospel of the day indi- APPEND. cate a fundamental difference between heathen and Christian morality. On the one side there is the supreme authority of force: on the other side the supreme authority of service. The force may be intellectual or physical, but he that exercises it provides that his superiority shall be felt and acknowledged. The service may be rendered by one who has the unquestioned prerogative of years or place-by one who is older or by one who is called to lead-but he who renders it merges every claim to preeminence in the unaffected naturalness of his ministry. In the one case the individual himself asserts and claims homage as he stands alone: in the other case the body enjoys the vital office of the member, and the joy of the member is the consciousness of the common life.

It is

The conception of life which is expressed in this contrast is characteristic of our Faith. the glory of Christianity that it has given dignity