...treasure to earthen vessels ; that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us ; that th£ battle is not to the strong, nor the race to the swift, but to those on whose side the Lord is ; that " it is not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith...

...sing, " Other refuge I have none; Hangs my helpless soul on thee." I am certain of a truth, that " the battle is not to the strong, nor the race to the swift ;" but " the lame take the prey ;" yes; and they can eing, "Salvation is of the Lord; thy blessing is upon...

...and young, full of life and vigour to all appearance. It seemed such an unexpected calling away ! But the battle is not to the strong, nor the race to the swift. All flesh is as grass, and all the goodliness thereof as the flower of the field ! In the month of...

...girt upon him, and, sword in hand, battling manfully for the right. Once again we are reminded that the battle is not to the strong nor the race to the swift. But death is not an eternal sleep, a never-ending, always enduring Nirvana; it is rather the approaching...

...to ask the professor and his pupils to come up to Cloverbank."* From this he went on to add : " Ay, the battle is not to the strong, nor the race to the swift. I wns always delicate. There were at school with me in Dunblane, James M'Gowan (lately minister of...

...army of Israel and his brethren, and his smatlness and youth accordingly thrown into his face. But as the battle is not to the strong nor the race to the swift, so, by the aid of Him against whom majorities are powerless, we will be victorious. We have reached...

...moral, that it is to be judged by the standard of righteousness, that it is not a game of chance, that the battle is not to the strong nor the race to the swift, but that through -all there runs a purpose as beneficent as it is holy. The aged saint is found sitting...

...never was a victory gained of which it could be said more truly in the language of Scripture, that the battle is not to the strong, nor the race to the swift. On the one side was the most powerful monarch of the age, who dominated the politics of all Europe,...

...also are we made to feel that it is not by prudence nor by power that we live — that the batttle is not to the strong, nor the race to the swift, but that we live by the might of Him in whose hands are the issues of live and death, and as life is short...

...greater clearness, the invisible power at work throughout all history, grow to see that in the end the battle is not to the strong nor the race to the swift, that " one with God is a majority " — so the child in his own life history, in his experiences in...