me importance of home religion can scarcely be ated. We are often accustomed to speak of the stian duties, and we associate with that expression great benevolence, the giving of our influence to t of the great Christian societies, and the regular at the house of God and on his sacramental orand perhaps we add to this, the abstaining from es of acknowledged worldly amusement which are ive to the less thoughtful of our fellow-creatures. little does this really manifest that the "root of r" is in us. How many may do all this, and more yet perish everlastingly, let every candid student of tures declare. It has often been said, Charity should home, though it should not end there. I am sure ery safely add, Piety should begin at home, and I in it will not end there. The converse, however, e so easily affirmed. There may be many public hich to the eye of man would assume the character

e is the gospel, so the great means of guarding s the gospel also. To the recipient of good at I others, to him who benefits by the works of kes but little difference whether the motive of For be good or evil. But to the benefactor himsive makes the greatest difference. If, therefore, o be Christian at home and abroad, we must, by seek to implant that Christian principle which an do the commonest things from the highest cording to the apostolic injunction-" Whether, e eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the d."

implied also in home religion the existence of an 1 conscience; by which is meant a wise judgment approve things that are excellent. A man may ntiously who may not act piously, though no man lously who does not act conscientiously. A conSaul, in persecuting the followers of Christ, thought 1 service; but the enlightened Paul felt that such as murder and blasphemy. There are a thousand every-day life which are connected with an enlightcience: our own walk before God, and our estimate cannot be rightly regulated, without the mind is ht, I may say, without the judgment is based upon en Word of God-that Word interpreted by itself. n scriptural doctrine is held, when the conscience is ghtened, then you will find that decision of characexhibition of which makes the man of God consishome, useful abroad, and a blessing to a country at

y connected with the spirit of love, that it will n bearing with, not the worldly frivolities, but joyousness of youth. In the home where such ety exists, no attempt will be made to keep up ontinued tension in the bow; no endeavour will raw forth the language of deep Christian expethe lips of those who have scarcely learned to mplest prayers to their heavenly Father. Pernot be expected in the servant, which is never be found in the master. Orders will not be one of voice which betrays the notion that the master and servant are entirely of a different idents will not be treated as gross acts of neglithe guilt of negligence itself will not be estimated sequences which ensue. There is very much of ure, but there is very little Christian judgment , in the well-known distinction drawn by the horse, who usually says, "My servant threw him my friend let my horse fall;" but "the brute fell me." The estimate formed by the man of selfby the man under the influence of home religion, materially differ from that of the world upon maty alike,-the one yielding to the impulse of the he other in patience possessing his soul.

s only one other point which I would notice, in the effects of home religion, and that is, the stinction it causes between the gentleman by birth the gentleman who is under the influence of die. No doubt courtesy often-I may say alwayse demeanour of one gentleman towards another, but rhaps, overlook the fact, that courtesy is a Christian absence of which is a flaw, and a great flaw, in the character. In their courtesy, the mere gentleman Christian gentleman will materially differ. The one