I Have grieved Thy Spirit, Lord,
Wronged Thy name by sinful deed,
Listened not to Thy faithful Word,
To Thy holiness paid no heed.
Thus do my footsteps go astray,
Turn into paths where Thou art not,
Out of the straight and narrow way,
Thy precepts so quickly forgot.

Lord, I cannot in evil stay,
Nor in the distant path remain;
Guide Thou my steps in Thy blest way,
Washing my feet from every stain;
Help me to walk in heaven's light,
The path of darkness to abhor,
Reflect each day Thy glory bright,
Be like Thyself each hour the more.

To hate the things which please this world,
And Thine own witness be in life;
To keep the flag of truth unfurled,
And onward pressing in the strife
Strengthen my heart, and hand, and will,
Ever Thy blessed will to do;
Keep me, dear Saviour, from all ill,
My upward, pilgrim-journey through.

F.
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(Missing:The Snuffers and the Snuff Dishes; beginning of Evangelists)

a vocalist, and sometimes by a trained band of singers and players, and whose work largely consists in adding to the membership of those churches; their pictures portrayed in the shop windows and in the, newspapers, and whose talent is largely made up of anecdotism a and sensational oratory, also go by that title.

In certain religious journals of Great Britain advertisements may be seen, of men calling themselves evangelists, stating that they are open to engagements at so much per week, or month, or season. The same is also true of this, country, though it may not be put in quite such a crude way.

Then, again, the title is quite an official one with others; calling themselves "Evangelist" So-and-so; as "Colonel," "Captain,""Doctor," etc., are used in military and medical circles.

Thus a term that involves so much in God's word, and consequently in God's mind, is debased and misused by men; many of whom have not only no claim whatever to it; but are a disgrace to its blessed import.

Then, again, a certain class of '' unordained" men in the Episcopal system are called "lay evangelists;" meaning that they do not bear the more dignified:title of "Reverend." (See Psa. 111:9.)

And so all sorts and conditions of men lay claim; to this title, But is this what it means? The expression is only used three times in the word of God, and is, of course, confined to the New Testament Acts 21:8, 2 Tim, 4:5, and the passage quoted at the head of this paper. The word signifies one who announces the glad tidings. The evangelist, then, is one who is especially gifted and called by the Lord Jesus to carry to his fellow-creatures the message of the full and free salvation which God has provided, for them through His Son Jesus Christ.

It is a wonderful calling, therefore, to be an evangelist. It places the man in the position expressed thus:"Now, then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech by us :we pray in Christ's, stead, be ye reconciled to God " (2 Cor. 5:20).

The message itself stands all alone among the many subjects which may occupy men. It is guilty man brought at the bar of God, and a righteous way found for him to escape its awful sentence:'' He hath made Him " (Christ) "to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him" (2 Cor. 5:21). Joyful tidings indeed this, but solemn and holy too in all its surroundings. We may not, therefore, count the bearer of it below the level of any other gift from the Lord Jesus Christ; nor allow it to become an official title, which permits most unworthy persons to assume it, who were never called by the Lord to its holy work. Neither may we permit it for a moment, even if suffering be the consequence, to be brought down to the level of a bread-earning institution. It carries a message of unspeakable self-denial and love-love stooping from heaven to earth, unto death, even the death of the cross. It must therefore be characterized by the same spirit in those who bear it. Be hirelings while carrying such a message ! God for-bid. See the path of a true evangelist described in i Cor. 9:and 2 Cor. 4:and 6:Nor dare we allow, the features of a religious entertainment to be introduced in connection with such a sacred and solemn subject, though full of divine joyfulness. It seeks the consciences and the hearts of men-not the gratification of their natural senses. Men love to be entertained, and will go in crowds for that. The evangelist's business is too solemn for such things. Eternal woe or eternal glory are the issues before the vision of his soul. Such issues repel all frivolity, all trifling, all that merely appeals to the natural senses that would make the excitement of emotions pass for a work of the Spirit of God.

As to that numerous class who go about with doctrines which destroy the precious gospel, who handle the word of God deceitfully, while calling themselves by the beautiful name of Evangelist-what will they do when brought face to face with the Lord of all ? How awful their end!

The true evangelist is not an official. He does not need to call himself that or anything else. Let him everywhere-in public and in private, on the platform, on the thoroughfare, in the homes, in the hospitals, the prisons, among the rich and poor, civilized and barbarians-wherever human beings are found-let him discharge his sacred trust, and men will know that God has sent them one of His men. A man with a full purse and a heart that loves, does not need to take any title to impress the poor. What he ministers to them right and left is sufficient testimony. They will know him, if others do not.

Often indeed, especially in the appalling indifference which is settling like a black cloud upon the people, may the true evangelist be repelled or ignored. Often he may feel the awful solitude of his pathway among men; but the Lord knows him. He (his Lord) has passed through it. He declared He had not even a pillow upon which to rest His holy head. He sympathizes, therefore, and sustains; and
to each who has endured faithfully to the end will surely come the soul-inspiring, eternally abiding prize, " Well done, good and faithful servant:thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things :enter thou into the joy of thy Lord" (Matt. 25:21). F. J. E.