so long been, and are now, full of the habitations of cruelty. Raise up, great Lord of the harvest, faithful servants to carry on the mighty work which has been begun. Accept our poor gifts and feeble prayers, for the sake of the much incense offered up by our great High Priest. Bless every labourer, every missionary, every catechist, every teacher, every instructor, now among the heathen, with large success. Let great and effectual doors be more and more opened, and every difficulty be overcome, and thy word have free course and be glorified. Let the little one become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation, and pure and prosperous churches of Christ be established in every land.

Oh hasten the blessed time when He, who was once mocked, scourged, crucified, and rejected of men, shall be crowned with honour and glory; and welcomed with glad acclamations by every people, kindred, tribe, and tongue, and worshipped in the joyful service and adoration of a redeemed and renewed universe! Hasten the day when new light and glory shall dawn upon the nations of the earth, sorrow and sighing shall flee away, thy saints shall reign, and that glorious kingdom which shall never pass away shall be fully established. Give us to view the true source of all this glory, Jesus crucified, and humbling himself to the death of the cross for us; and through Him may we even now be filled with all the riches of his grace, and the assured hope of his glory.

We pray that a special blessing may rest on the efforts made here at this time to advance this blessed Assist with thy grace all who labour in this work of love. Stand by and strengthen preachers and

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speakers: bring together thy people, and give them a lively and growing interest for the increase of thy kingdom. Let them never be weary in well-doing, but fill them with joy in their own souls, while communicating the joyful tidings of salvation to others. Grant to them the happy experience of the truth of thy promises, Give, and it shall be given to you-Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Thus let missions to the heathen revive thy church at home; and in that revival, missions multiply till the whole earth be prepared for thy return, and be filled with thy glory. Hear us, O our God, for our Redeemer's sake.

FOR CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, PRAYERBOOK AND HOMILY, AND RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY.

O LORD, we bless Thee for all the efforts made in our land to diffuse true religion at home and abroad, and that Thou hast put it into the hearts of so many bountifully to aid in this work. Give heavenly wisdom, simple faith, holy love, godly jealousy for the purity of thy truth, and unwearied zeal, to all engaged in these works of mercy. Multiply their numbers very greatly. Awaken a general interest among all classes to promote Christian knowledge and piety, and the holy doctrines of the Reformation, in our own and in all countries. Let every effort prosper beyond all our hopes, and help to bring on rapidly the happy day when all shall know Thee, and the whole earth be filled with thy glory.

PRAYER BEFORE EFFORTS TO AID BIBLE SOCIETIES.

FATHER of light and Fountain of all wisdom, who hast given thy Holy Scriptures, by inspiration of the Holy Ghost, to be a light to our feet and a lamp to our paths, that we may be made wise unto salvation through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, we bless and praise thy holy name, that the sacred treasure of thy word has been so long entrusted to us and exalted among us. We confess our national sinfulness, in not duly improving so great a talent ourselves, and in not communicating to others, as we might have done, this great benefit.

O Lord, all thanks be unto Thee that Thou hast put it into the hearts of thy people to unite together to send thy word to all who need it, both at home and abroad; and that we have seen, as it were, since the blessed Reformation, the angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, that all may hear and read in their own tongue wherein they were born, the wonderful works of God, and multitudes be gathered into thy church and be prepared for the coming hour of judgment. Abundantly bless this good work. Guide aright all who conduct it. Preserve them from all mistakes and errors. Prosper all their labours. Bless all their meetings with godly simplicity, heavenly wisdom, and holy love; and especially prosper the efforts making for the furtherance of this work of love at this time

among us. Let thy name be honoured and let men be kept humble, and thy kingdom advanced, and the whole earth be prepared for the coming and universal dominion of our Divine Redeemer. Hear us, we pray thee, for His name's sake.

FOR CLERICAL AID AND PASTORAL AID SOCIETIES.

O LORD Jesus Christ, who didst testify, The harvest truly is great, and the labourers are few, and didst bid us-Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest; we desire to bring before Thee the destitute spiritual condition of our own land, where such multitudes are as sheep having no shepherd. O Lord, give Thou the word, and qualify and send forth a greatly increased number of labourers into the harvest. O Thou who hast ordained also that they who preach the gospel should live of the gospel, and that those who have freely received, should freely give, we pray Thee grant that we and all thy people who have so graciously received both temporal and spiritual blessings from Thee, may freely and gladly give to the support of all institutions formed to send forth an increasing number of devoted and able ministers of the New Covenant. Graciously prosper both this and every other good work, for our Redeemer's sake.

FOR A BLESSING ON SCHOOLS, AND EFFORTS TO PROMOTE EDUCATION.

O LORD our God, who hast called the young to remember their Creator in the days of their youth, and who hast bidden us to train up a child in the way in which he should go, and hast promised that when he is old he will not depart from it, we ask thy blessing on the efforts at this time making among us to promote Christian education and sound learning. We pray that thy blessed word may ever be the standard and the guide in all our plans for this end, and the sure foundation of all our instruction; that we may seek first the kingdom of God and thy righteousness, and then expect every other good. Dispose the hearts of all gladly to assist in this work of love. We praise Thee that Thou hast established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel; which Thou didst command the fathers to make known to their children; that the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children, that they might set their hope in Thee, and not forget thy works, but keep thy commandments. We beseech Thee to grant that thy people, obeying thy law, these great blessings may be continued to our children's children, from generation to generation, for our Redeemer's sake.