"Put thou thy trust in God, In duty's path go on; Fix on His Word thy stedfast eye, So shall thy work be done." The example of our Lord and Master not only gives to the scriptural rite of baptism by immersion its highest and most solemn sanction; but His sacred experience exemplifies the wonderful privileges often conferred upon Christians…

"I desire to follow providence, not to force it.”—Dr. Doddridge "Happy the man who sees a God employed In all the good and ill that chequer life! Resolving all events, with their effects And manifold results, into the will And arbitration wise of the Supreme." Cowper. The county of Suffolk will ever he regarded with interest by those to whom…

"Along my earthly way How many clouds are spread! Darkness, with scarce one cheerful ray, Seems gathering o'er my head. Yet, Saviour, Thou art love; Oh, hide not from my view! But when I look in prayer above, Appear in mercy through. And, O! from that bright throne, I shall look back and see— The path I went, and that…

"He that believeth shall not make haste.” (Isa. 28:19) "Thy way, not mine, O Lord, However dark it be; O lead me by Thine own right hand Choose Thou the path for me. Smooth let it be, or rough It will be still the best; Winding or straight it matters not, It leads me to Thy rest. I dare not…

"'Tis not a cause of small import The Pastor's care demands."—Doddridge. "Preaching administ'ring in every work Of his sublime vocation, in the walks Of worldly intercourse 'twixt man, and man, And in his humble dwelling, he appears A labourer with moral virtue girt, With spiritual graces like a glory crowned." Wordsworth's “Excursion." The settlement of a pastor over a Church…

"Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee."—Proverbs 4:28 "There stands the messenger of truth! there stands The legate of the skies! His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear. By him the violated law speaks out Its thunders; and by him, in strains as sweet As angels use, the gospel whispers peace."—Cowper…