exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. But so it shall not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister; and whosoever of you will be chiefest, shall be servant of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be ministered unto but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many."

Is the "love of money the root of all evil?" Jesus said,-" Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth. Take no thought for the morrow. How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of heaven! What shall it profit a man if he gain. the whole world, and lose his own soul?" Those who have abundance are bound to provide for their poorer brethren. "When thou makest a dinner, call not thy friends, nor thy rich neighbours, but call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind, for they cannot recompense thee, and thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the Just." To urge to deeds of kindness he regards them as done to himself." He that receiveth

you, receiveth me." The poorest are not excluded from the privilege. "A cup of cold water" given in his name, shall not lose its reward. And at the last judgment, He will accept or reject, according as faith in Him has been exhibited in the fruits of love. "I was hungry, and ye fed me, I was naked and clothed me. ye Forasmuch as ye did it unto one of the least of my brethren, ye did it unto me." What a bond of brotherhood! What an incentive to charity! Our fellow men are Christ's brethren. Kindness or injury done to them, is done to Him who will occupy the great white throne!

Love is the fulfilling of the law, and Jesus said, "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." But men restrict its application and look for their neighbour only in their own town or country or sect. The Jew has no dealings with the Samaritan. But Jesus, in that beautiful parable recorded in Luke X. teaches us that all men are our neighbours to whom we have the opportunity of shewing any kindness. And this is to be done, not only when it costs us little,

but when great sacrifice is required. Therefore, his own life was one of self-denial, and he taught his followers that they must "deny themselves, take up their cross daily, and follow him." If all men were thus cultivating the denial of self, for the good of others, would not the dream of universal brotherhood be at once realized? Should we need any other socialism?

Look again at the life of this Great Teacher. With all his purity, He is no stern ascetic, coming forth only on public occasions to astonish men with his wisdom. One of the first acts of his public life is to honor with his presence a wedding-feast. He teaches us that we need not shun the relationships and social pleasures of life in order to be holy; that we are not in saintly secresy and monkish seclusion to shut ourselves up from the world as hopelessly Satan's, but are to claim it for God-sanctifying all duties and all enjoyments by his own presence. He mixes freely with all ranks of men, not claiming any marks of outward homage,

not resenting any discourtesy. Though he reminded the Pharisee, at whose house he sat at meat, of the omission in his case of ordinary civilities-"thou gavest me no water for my feet, my head with oil thou didst not anoint," it was only to shew his gracious appreciation of the grateful homage of the woman who was a sinner," whom the Pharisee so despised that he marvelled Jesus permitted her to approach him. He disdains not the lowest and most degraded. He eats and drinks with "publicans and sinners," and justifies his act by saying

They that are whole need not a physician, but they that are sick," shewing us that we should endeavour to benefit the very worst of men, that we should not despair of the most degraded, and that true greatness is never so godlike as when it stoops the lowest to succour the ignorant, the wretched, and the depraved. Contemplate the nature of his miracles. No trifles to amuse the curious, no mere prodigies of power to startle the timid, but acts of benevolence, might directed by love, in the supply of C2

human wants and the solace of human woes. He heals the diseased, and gives sight to the blind, rejecting no petitioner, but consoling and assisting all. Thus he illustrated the divine benevolence. It was God walking the earth, and shewing in this striking manner what he is always doing, watching over and blessing his children, and making his sun to shine on the just and the unjust. Thus he taught his disciples to 'go about doing good,' relieving the bodily as well as the spiritual wants of all who are in need, and thus proving themselves to be the "children of the Highest, for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil."

What a tender humanity does he exhibit! How unlike many great teachers and distinguished workers who cannot stoop to little things! See him taking children in his arms and blessing them; saying to those who, in mistaken zeal that the great Prophet might not be disturbed, were sending them. away," Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of heaven!"—" Now when