motives are mistaken, and their cliaracters fiercely assailed. They must remember continually that all will be set right at the last day. The secrets of all hearts shall then be revealed. " He shall bring forth thy right- eousness as the lightj and thy judgment as the noon- day." (Psal. xxxvii. 6.) The purity of their intentions, the msdom of their labors, and the rightfulness of their cause, shall at length be made manifest to all the world. Let us work on steadily and quietly. Men may not un- derstand us, and may vehemently oppose us. But the day of judgment draws nigh. We shall be righted at last. The Lord, when He comes again, " will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make mani- fest the c(9unsels of the hearts, and then shall every man have praise of God.'' (1 Cor. iv. 5.)
Those who try to do good must fear God more than man. Man can hurt the body, but there his enmity must stop. He can go no further. God "is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.'' We may be threatened with the loss of character, property, and all that makes Hfe enjoyable, if we go on in the path of re- ligious duty. We must not heed such threats, when our course is plain. Like Daniel and the three children, we must submit to anything rather than displease God, and wound our consciences. The anger of man may be hard to bear, but the anger of God is much harder. The fear of man does indeed bring a snare, but we must make it give way to the expulsive power of a stronger princij)le, even the fear of God. It was a fine saying of good Colonel Gardiner's, " I fear God, and therefore there is none else that I need fear."