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Lorsque le document est trop grand pour dtre reproduit en un seul clich6, il est film^ d partir de Tangle supirieur gauche, de gauche d droite, et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images n6cessaire. Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mithode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 S • NOVm SCOTIA BRANCH. —^-^''JL%'^ — — WEEK OF PRAYER THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. . I A N I :^VUrS' -t— 11.1 HT -I-. BEI.OVKD liRKTIFRKX, It U n^iiiii nnr tltity nml i>rivil('f,'<> to suiniiion vini to juin in tin' lustoiimvy A'kkk or l\TKnrK.sHrox wliidi for inajiy years Cliristiiiiis of diliiii'ii! niilinns uinl Imii.hiimucs Imv iinrccil to oliscrvi'. It is iliii'iiii;^ to niiirk. ns tln' ycnrs roll on, liow tills (\. II to in'iiyi'i' iiu'i ts willi :i ;iion' ^'ciii'i'iil iiii'l Ij.iuty itsikmisi'. :iii(! i;ic!i suncs-iivc year is iislicrcil ill liy 11 witlci' and inoiv rxtcinli il f^'iitln rin;;' ol' Ihc iliililrcii ol' <1im1 loonnil llir liirotir of tin' liiMVciily ;;rMii'. 'I'lii' rciiii'inlntinci! of niuiiy lialluwcil seasons, wlicn o\ir divolioiis wi re IimI liy vciiiTatcil and iiclnvrd servants nf (Ind. who now rest from tlii'ii' lalioiii's, ami liavi' exi'liaiij,'ed ]H'ayer for pvaise, caimot lait endear to ns tlios casions of cult i vat in^' and Liijoyiii;^ tlie (.'oinninnioii of Saints, ^^'or do the circuinstaiiees of the day in vliieh we live ]ieiiiiif the tlioniiht I'f velaxiiii; in the earnestness and iinpbrtimity of our [prayers. All aroinid ns are syniiitoins which may well awaken ^'rave and aiixions thou>,dits in (.'hristiaii hearts. Tim a^'itatioii and nnn-st of nations, the rise ami fall of emiiires, the rapid and sudden revolutions of o|iinioii, the iinl^ocial ami aiiti-('liristiaii idenuMits known lo he ferment i-i.^ anions,' the masses, the v.ide-spread lea for jirayer as no iiit(!li),'eiil and thouf,'htl'uI mind can fail to recofini/.e. Tlie most ell'e<'tive reply which the faithful ilisi iples of Clirist ran ;,'ive to the sccivnful tauii!, " \\'hat ]irolit is there in prober]" is by a more fervent and encrjjetic ajipeal to llim ''that heareth jirayer." The most li(iiie.ful mt-thod of frnstratinj,' thefl^iei iiicioiis schemes of foolish or wicked men is l.y en^'agin;;' the arm of niiini[iotencc ai,'ainst them. The constant leissun which the AVord of (lod ti'aches the lieliever in his wartaie with the fniies (.f evil, is, '• Fe.ir them not, for they that lie with I'.s are niori' than they that l"- with them." '•(onl is our refu-^'c and streiiiLjth. a very pnseni iielp in tiMeMe. The I^Ottl of Hosts is with us; the ( Iwd of .lai(d) is oili' refiljj[e." At the same time there is much to excite j^ratitude and eii(!<)niiij,'e hope. Never was the world so open to the entrance of the (iospel. The ancient bariieis of inveterate prejudice liiivu licen lirokcn down; (hieiital nitions an' awikeiiinj,' from tlie deep sliimiier of a,L,'es, and an- turning wi.stfnl eyes towards the mysterious wisdnni and powerof the West. The Alissioiiaiy and tia' Uilile enter with the en^'iiii'ir and tln> mtjcchant. lie it (ail's tu piay that all tin.-.' thiii,:.;s may tall lait to thi' fnrtiiei'iinee ^l l!ie (iispel ; and while dnwinj,' closer ti. 1). .MeX. I'AlJKKIf, /Vr.