Dr. Jameel Bard's Prayer. "O God! enlighten our understandi rstanding we may comprehend thy will, that we Strengthen commands, endow us with resignation under thy dispensations, be fill our hearts with itve & gratitude for all they benefits. (ove Give unto us. O Lord, whose lives thou hast continued to so late a day, sincere & true repentance, es grant, that as vances upon ics, очик age minds may be more & more enlightened by the knowledge of thy will; more resigned to the dispensations, & more invigorated with the resolution to obey thy commands. Coalm all our • thought. " fears; give peace & quiet to our latter ༢ me support us, by they grace, through weakness & infirmities of age, that we may die in hamble hope & confidence of thy merciful pardon and acceptance throug the merits of our Medeemer." то "Blessed is the man, who continuate anticipates the hour of his death, B keeps himself in continual preparation for its approach. When it is morn: morning, think that thou mayest not live till the evening; th in the evening, presume not to promise thyself another morning. Be, therefore, always ready; & so live, that death may not find thee confounded at many die suddenly & un it's Summons. expectedly ; "for in such an hour as ye think not, the son of man cometh." Thomas a Kempis. February 14th 1930 Blessings di Sunday. This is my seventy sixth bir"." day. Now let me reflect in what me ner I have passed the sundays, & other days & hours during a life of Seventy six years ! How much of this time hasber mispent, and how little of it has been devoted to God. How many mercies her been overlooked; how many regarded to forgotten? Father in heave wilt thou graciously pardon my manilolo transgressions, and enable me to devot all my remaining days to thy services All glory & praise be rendered to god who hath been pleased to sustain me in and those I love, in life & the enjoyme of health to this advanced period. All glory of praise be rendered to him for the innumerable blessings or favors hich have flowed from his Divine dness towards me. It is from his at goodness that I have been raised om humble life to a standing of some are It's rule is charity; its charity "What is Religion? It is the love of God & man. nutriment is divine grace; its elemen. intelligence to the kind affections; it's support is piety; it's life is benefi come; it's pleasure is duly; its objet is peace & joy; and its end is glory. What is Christian faith? The intelligent & honest acknowledgement that Jesus is the Christ. What is the term of Christian communion in the article Laith? The "? The same acknowledgements 14 farth? of that fesus is the Christ. Does a bare acknowledgement of this truth make a Shirstian indeed? no, nor Does the bare acknowledgement of any truth make him so. Love to God, I love to man; a love felt in the heart, 4 proved in the life, alone can make us Chirstians indeed. Life of Dr Holly. Extr + from his Germ |