flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differeth from another star in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; IT IS RAISED IN INCORRUPTION: it is sown in dishonour; IT IS RAISED IN GLORY: it is sown in weakness; IT IS RAISED IN POWER it is sown a natural body; IT IS RAISED A SPIRITUAL BODY. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. Howbeit, that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they that are earthy and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I show you a mystery : we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality; then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O DEATH, WHERE IS THY STING? O GRAVE, WHERE IS THY VICTORY? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the Law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast,

unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord."

The Second Anthem.-The same feelings characterizing the first Anthem mark this also, with the increased reverential fervor of the importunate supplication in repetitious forms of prayer.

66 'Man, that is born of a woman, hath but a short time to live, and is full of misery. He cometh up, and is cut down, like a flower; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and never continueth in one stay.

"In the midst of life we are in death of whom may we seek for succor, but of thee, O Lord, who for our sins art justly displeased?

"Yet, O Lord God most holy, O Lord most mighty, O holy and most merciful Saviour, deliver us not into the bitter pains of eternal death.

"Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts; shut not thy merciful ears to our prayers; but spare us, Lord most holy, O God most mighty, O holy and merciful Saviour, thou most worthy Judge eternal, suffer us not, at our last hour, for any pains of death, to fall from thee."

The Committal.-This passage should be delivered with the utmost solemnity and dignity, with the voice of subdued sorrow, deliberate movement, long pauses, and low pitch, to the portion describing the might and the triumph. of the Resurrection, when the voice changes to greater volume and force.

"Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God, in his wise providence, to take out of this world the soul of our deceased brother, we therefore commit his body to the ground; earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust; looking for the general Resurrection in the last day, and the life of the world to come, through our Lord Jesus Christ; at whose second coming in glorious majesty to judge the world, the earth and the sea shall give up their dead; and

the corruptible bodies of those who sleep in him shall be changed, and made like unto his own glorious body; according to the mighty working whereby he is able to subdue all things unto himself."

The Third Anthem, to be given with its lofty and inspiring character, is rendered most expressively with the sustained and equable flow of the monotone, and slow and reverential movement.

"I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write, From henceforth blessed are the dead who die in the Lord : even so saith the Spirit; for they rest from their labours." -Rev. xiv., 13.

The Closing Prayers.-The utterance of the first which follows the Lord's Prayer should be given with a voice tenderly alive to thoughts of the blessed rest upon which the faithful departed have entered. "After life's fitful fever they sleep well." And at the grave-side, where we have committed dust to dust, the tranquillity of the repose with chastened sorrow finds expression in the subdued voice and deliberate utterance.

The second prayer has more of earnest supplication, and is, therefore, quicker in movement; the voice is higher in its key, with the emphasis more fully marked.

The Benediction, with more than unusual depth and solemnity of reverent feeling, closes this Service.

"Almighty God, with whom do live the spirits of those who depart hence in the Lord, and with whom the souls of the faithful, after they are delivered from the burden of the flesh, are in joy and felicity; We give thee hearty thanks for the good examples of all those thy servants, who, having finished their course in faith, do now rest from their labours. And we beseech thee, that we, with all those who are departed in the true faith of thy holy Name, may have our perfect consummation and bliss, both in body and soul, in thy eternal and everlasting glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

"O merciful God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the resurrection and the life; in whom whosoever believeth, shall live, though he die; and whosoever liveth, and believeth in him, shall not die eternally; who also hath taught us, by his holy Apostle Saint Paul, not to be sorry, as men without hope, for those who sleep in him; We humbly beseech thee, O Father, to raise us from the death of sin unto the life of righteousness; that, when we shall depart this life, we may rest in him; and that, at the general Resurrection in the last day, we may be found acceptable in thy sight; and receive that blessing which thy wellbeloved Son shall then pronounce to all who love and fear thee, saying, Come, ye blessed children of my Father, receive the kingdom prepared for you from the beginning of the world. Grant this, we beseech thee, O merciful Father, through Jesus Christ, our Mediator and Redeemer. Amen.

"The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen."

The Order for Morning and for Evening Prayer, for the Holy Communion, and for Baptism, will be found at the end of the volume, for convenience of reference.

PART III.

MANNER IN THE PULPIT.

INTRODUCTION.

IT has been already suggested that the style of expression in clerical elocution has a standard distinct from the mimetic effect of the stage, the colloquially unrestrained standard of the bar, and the haranguing effect of the public platform, or the formality of the parliamentary style. Its standard is raised for the direct purpose of reaching the very souls of men, and to inspire within them a sense of their accountability to God, and their obedience to His commandments; and it deals directly with Divine truth. in accomplishing these ends. There must be, therefore, a gravity and dignity of demeanor, a simplicity and godly sincerity, and an earnestness of purpose, which do not characterize the other standards of public speaking. No one can consciously hold the God-given authority, or aim at the Divinely appointed end of such work, of breaking the true Bread of Life to needy, hungering souls, without being inspired with a moral earnestness of purpose, which must render him superior to all trivial and unworthy associations in such sacred work.

We are now to consider some of the leading physical, moral, and intellectual qualifications for proclaiming the truth of God from the Christian pulpit. In writing of these, the standard must be high-higher than can ordi