and lay the groundwork of that knowlege which will then be constantly added to by what they will hear. If parents will only devote some portion of the Sabbath in thus "training their children in the way they should go," I think that not only will they see this "labour of love" shown forth in their offspring, but their own souls will also be benefitted. That it may be so is the humble and heartfelt prayer of the writer. Should this little volume meet with a favourable reception, the author will be encouraged to issue a second series for the remaining Sundays of the year. CONTENTS. PAGE 1 SIXTH SUNDAY-The shameful Fall of Man, and the SEVENTH SUNDAY-Man a sinful creature by Practice EIGHTH SUNDAY-The three great Enemies TENTH SUNDAY-Proofs of Jesus of Nazareth being the 87 PAGE FOURTEENTH SUNDAY-Fifthly, from the testimony of good Persons and Angels, and even of God Himself 94 SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY-The many strong Reasons there are to induce a commencement of Chris- EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY-Notwithstanding the hardness NINETEENTH SUNDAY-None are too vile to be Saved... 129 TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY-The strong faith exemplified in the lives of many Saints, and recorded in Scripture TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY-Good works also expected of those who profess to love God TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY-We must not put our trust in First Sunday. PRAYER. Он Lord, we kneel down before Thee to confess our sins. We have done many things displeasing to Thee, a holy God, and many things we have left undone that we should have done. We have not served Thee as we ought, but we hope by Thy help to serve Thee better for the future. We are very sorry for the past, and trust to be forgiven, knowing Thou art so merciful that Thou never refusest Thy pardon to those who ask it when they truly repent; we entreat Thee, therefore, to make us truly penitent, and to forgive us, for the sake of Thy Son Jesus Christ, who died for our salvation. Amen. SCRIPTURE. Genesis i. 1—26. HYMN. God spake the word, the earth was formed, The sky appeared at His command, B He placed the sun and moon above, Two orbs of shining light, How great, how glorious is the Lord! SERMON. GENESIS i. 1: " In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." This verse speaks of the creation of the world in which we live, and of the other numerous worlds which bespangle the blue sky, of which we know, comparatively speaking, nothing, and they all show the wonderful power of God, who formed them. It is a subject beyond our feeble understanding, because created means made out of nothing, as it is written in Psalm xxxiii. 9: "For He spake, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast." How wonderful! God had but to command, and at the word of His mouth this immense world was formed from nothing! I daresay you will be very much astonished when I tell you that the world is 24,876 miles round. What an astonish ing size! It is, indeed, wonderful when we think of its being formed at all, but how must |