afford the guidance of a definite title to each Review and of illustrative Scripture. A pre-view may at times be usefully prescribed, to be dealt with similarly by the Committee. 8. The Temperance Lessons. Considering the difficulties of the question, and appreciating the views expressed, we now pass to the next question, it being understood that the British Section may, if they so desire, adopt alternate lessons in the three quarters other than that in which the Annual Temperance Sunday falls. 9. This Conference, believing that it would be helpful to prepare International Lessons for Senior Classes, which shall include instruction on the progress of Revealed Truth, and on Christian Doctrine and Ethics, and the simpler aspects of Christian Apologetics, also some connected view of the Bible as a whole, and in its several divisions, hereby requests the British Section to prepare schemes of this character. 10. That the British Section of the Committee prepare a Three Years' Primary Course to cover the ages six to nine. II. That the Committee prepare a List of Texts, which shall be chosen in the first instance for their intrinsic value; and that from these, as far as possible, the "Golden Texts" shall be selected, to emphasize and enforce the central truth contained in the Scripture to be studied. 12. That the British Section of the Lesson Committee be requested to prepare a general scheme for the lessons of 1912-17 inclusive, and a detailed list of the lessons for 1912. That the American Section of the Lesson Committee prepare the detail outline of lessons for 1911. 387 A Morning Worship Arranged by Henry C. McCook, D.D., Sc. D., LL.D., of Pennsylvania, U. S. A., for the use of Delegates to the World's Fifth Sunday School Convention as they journey toward Rome. I. Leader.-Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King and my Lord, for unto Thee will I pray. (Psa. 5.) Congregation (rising).—My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord, in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. In Concert.-The Apostles' Creed. II. Prayer by the Leader, or in concert, as follows: O Thou, who turnest the shadow of death into morning, we thank thee for this new day, with all the blessings of grace and of providence renewed to us therewith. As thou doth chase away the night with thy sun, so take from us all shadow of sin, that we may live this day in the shining of his countenance who is the true Light of the world, our Saviour Jesus. Let not the light that is within us be darkness, but so may it shine before men that they, seeing our good works, may glorify the Father who is in Heaven. Abide with us, O Spirit of truth and holiness, that thy graces, nourished within us, may flow forth upon our fellows. Let not our righteousness be as the morning cloud that vanishes, but, united to and issuing from thee, the Eternal Source thereof, may it shine more and more unto the perfect day. (The Lord's Prayer.) III. Leader (rising).—I will sing of thy power, yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning; for thou hast been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble. Congregation. Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing; for God is my defense, and the God of my mercy. READING OF THE GOSPEL, MATT. 28: 1-8. Leader. In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. Congregation. And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. L.-His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: C. And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. L.-And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. C.-He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. L. And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him; lo, I have told you. C. And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word. V. SILENT MEDITATION OR PRAYER. O Jesus, who in the early morning didst come forth from the sepulchre in Joseph's Garden to be forever the Life of men, breathe upon us thy power in peace. Grant us by thy grace this day to rise out of the death of sin, even as we rise from our beds refreshed to begin in thee a new day. O Lord, clothe thy Church, the whole company of thy faithful ones, with the garments of thy beauty, and fulfill unto her thy good word: Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy health shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee: the glory of the Lord shall be thy rearward. (Isa. 58:8.) May we all who believe in thee, O Christ, go forth quickly with great joy as went thy disciples from thine empty tomb, to publish unto men and unto the children of men the tidings of thy great salvation. Amen. VI RESPONSIVE READING, GEN. 28: 16-22. Leader. And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not. Congregation. And he was afraid and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. L.-And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. C. And he called the name of that place Bethel; but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. L.-And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, C. So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the Lord be my God: L. And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee. VII. HYMN "Nearer my God to Thee." Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee, E'en tho' it be a cross That raiseth me; Still all my song shall be Nearer, my God, to Thee. Then with my waking tho'ts, So by my woes to be Nearer, my God, to Thee, Or, if, on joyful wing Cleaving the sky, Sun, moon and stars forgot, Still all my song shall be, Nearer, my God, to Thee, |