In life, in death, and in eternity I shall not want. Finally: "What shall I render unto the Lord for all His benefits toward me?" All that I have is His gift. Let me use all to His glory. One point, to be practical. "He gives me my daily bread." Every meal we sit down to is of His providing. This is so far acknowledged that the worldliest people are ashamed to do less than formally recognize that fact by grace before and after meat. But shall we be content with this formality, and then abandon ourselves to scandal, frivolity, bickering and strife. It is a sad thought that more tittletattle is let loose, more levity is indulged, more quarrels are begun over our meals than at any other time. Ah, let there be a devout reception of those His benefits throughout the meal. Let not this be misunderstood― not one smile, not one jest the fewer-no need to touch on religious topics-but just that tone which makes men take knowledge of us that we have been with Jesus. Let Christians be known to each other as such in the breaking of bread. Let each repast be a celebration of His love, eating and drinking in remembrance of Him. And if our daily bread is to be thus received, how much more His yearly bounty? We ought hardly to forget that our sistertemple of Christ Church is to-day observing its Harvest Thanksgiving. harvest of the earth is As far as the concerned such year be Thanks services must indeed this giving; and though we have enjoyed our own in the Parish Church, we might mark our fellowship with our brethren at Christ Church to-day by an enlarged offertory here. Consider God's goodness to you in every way in the past year, and if you think you repaid it on S. Michael's Day-you and I are in God's presence-give what you meant to give when you came to church. If not-is it too much?-double your intended offering. Not only receive, but give in remembrance of Him. And for the Living Bread which came down from Heaven, with all His gifts, the Holy Ghost, Lord and Giver of Life-the Holy Church, the forgiveness of sins, the life everlasting, what shall we give in return? Ourselves, souls and bodies, our reasonable service. XIX. "LET ME DIE THE DEATH OF THE RIGHTEOUS."-NUM. xxiii. 10. A MIND saturated with light from heaven and keen for all the mysteries of God, a heart abandoned to covetousness and centred in self-advancement-these are the ever-contending forces in Balaam, the son of Beor, which make his character within itself one of the most startling contrasts in the Bible. It might be well if we could take this morning even a hasty survey of his whole story, but we have no time for that. Let us only picture him as, after all his conflicts against God and His angels, he stands at last with Balak beside him in the high places of Moab. Beneath his gaze there, the broad valley at his feet is filled, far and wide, with the tents of Israel. There the chosen people of the |