With one consent, and with our whole heart, we give Thee thanks, and praise Thy worthy name. The outgoings of the morning and of the evening magnify Thee, and the witness of Thy providence is in the goodness that crowns the year. Thou hast so ordered the fading leaf of autumn and the snow and cold of winter, as to make the spring beautiful and the summer bountiful: And while we rejoice that the reaper filleth his hand, and he that bindeth sheaves his bosom, we gratefully acknowledge that the seed of the sower, and bud and bloom, and rain and sunshine, and fruitful seasons, are all from Thee. O that men would praise the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men. In Thee are all the springs of personal and social blessing. All the friendships, and sympathies, and charities of life, are awakened in the soul by the touch of Thy spirit; and the vine and the fig-tree of our civil and religious liberty, are of the right-hand planting of the LORD. Truth springeth out of the earth, and floweth out of the clouds, evermore bringing new and marvellous things from the inexhaustible treasury of Thy wisdom; and Thou hast appointed Thine own messengers and ministers, even the winds and flaming fire, to be the messengers and ministers of human thought and power. O that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men. Especially do we adore and praise Thee for the tender mercy whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us, to give light to them who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace. Holy art Thou in all Thy works, and righteous in all Thy ways; and holiness and righteousness, and honor and dominion, meet in Thy blessing through the Re deemer of the world. O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good; for Ilis mercy endureth for ever. Awaken Thou our hearts into gratitude and praise, that we may join the hymn of the morning stars, and Let Thy numberless mercies be ever in our thoughts, that our souls may trace the flowing river to the Altar and the Throne; and while we rejoice in the righteousuess that looketh down from heaven, may Thy wisdom guide us into the paths of pleasantness and peace. God be merciful unto us, and bless us, and lead us in the way everlasting. So we Thy people and sheep of Thy pasture will give Thee thanks for ever: We will show forth Thy praise to all generations. The Lord bless us, and keep us: The LORD make His face shine upon us, and be gracious unto us: The Lord lift up the light of His countenance upon us, and give us peace. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise GOD, be honor and glory, for evermore. Amen. 1 SELECTION 12 or 33 may be read as a Scripture Lesson. I PENN'S TREATY OF PEACE. WILL make with them a covenant of peace, saith the LORD, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land; and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods. And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in its season: there shall be showers of blessing. And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase; and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD. FATHE [LET US PRAY.] ATHER OF ALL, who hast made of one blood all nations of men, and dost honor all who do honor Thee: We thank and praise Thee for the good-will inspired by the gospel of Christ; for the ennobling aims of a generous confidence in man; and for the prophecy of an era when the universal brotherhood shall Especially do we recall the mutual trust and good faith of a treaty confirmed by deeds of peace; and we bless Thee that an overarching elm, though perished from the earth, is in cherished remembrance in all the world. Prosper the kingdom of the Messiah, O our GOD, and hasten the triumph of righteousness and charity, that all nations may rejoice in the healing leaves of the tree of life. Thine is the dominion, and Thine the power: Be ours the blessing of the victory, through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. I SELECTION 47: "It shall come to pass in the last days." LANDING OF THE PILGRIMS. Psalm xl. 1-3. WAITED patiently for the LORD, and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our GOD: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD. W [LET US PRAY.] E praise Thee, O Hope of Israel, for the triumphs of faith in Thy holy word, and glorify the mighty power that stopped the mouths of lions, and quenched the violence of fire. We praise Thee that Thy guardian goodness was over a band of the redeemed in their solemn pilgrimage from afar, and that the way across the dark waters is luminous with their trust in Thee. We bless Thee for having inspired a psalm of thanks. giving in a savage wilderness, beneath a wintry sky; and our souls are lifted up in gratitude, that Thine ear was bowed to the prayer of Thy people. We give Thee hearty thanks, O LORD, for their example of devotion and purity of life. May the virtues of the fathers be evermore honored in the homes of the children, and Thy mercy be upon all generations, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. SELECTION 45: The wilderness and solitar place shall be glad " A ENDING OF THE YEAR. Psalm ciii. 15. Isa. xl. 6. S for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth: For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more. The voice said, Cry! And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field.... The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our GoD shall stand for ever. THOU [LET US PRAY.] HOU, LORD, art from everlasting, and Thy years shall have no end. What are we, the children of a day, whose life upon the earth is as a shadow that declineth,-whose emblem is the flower of the field, flourishing and perishing,-what are we, that we should approach Thy presence, and call upon Thy holy name! Our days are verily as an handbreadth, and our age is as nothing before Thee. Season after season passes, and we scarcely note its march. Day follows night, and night follows day, and our waking visions flit before us like so many dreams. And now that another year is fading away from us, we would fain pause, and consider how solemn a thing is life-how real are the measures of time, yet how short to the happy, how long to the wretched--and how certainly the hour is approaching, when the places which now know us, shall know us no more. Friend and Guardian of All: Deepen our assurance that all things work together for good unto all who love Thee. Thou bringest shadows upon our path, that hope may look upward, and beyond the cloud. Things seen and temporal pass away from our sight, that faith may lay hold of the invisible and eternal. Loved ones are called into Thy blessed presence, that our affections may be drawn to the kingdom above. We adore and bless Thee for the revelation of Thy fatherly purpose; for the light which has dawned upon our souls, glorifying Thee in the midst of all mysteries; for Vening charities and deepening sympathies; and for the joy unspeakable which flows through our faith in the Redeemer of the world. We give Thee hearty thanks for the goodness which has hitherto attended us, preserving our lives, lightening the burden of our cares, comforting us in sorest trials, and crowning the year with blessing. Father of Lights, whose kindness has been like the morning sun, shining upon us with returning day,whose faithfulness has been like the gathering night, revealing the starry canopy of Thy watch-care!-keep us ever in remembrance of Thine infinite love. And now, as the old year is dying away among the things that were, may our sense of Thy favors be acknowledged by repentance of all ingratitude, and doubt, and wrong, that our sins may be buried in forgetfulness, to rise up against us no more for ever. Amen. I 1 SELECTION 20: "LORD, Thou hast been our Refuge." National Festivals. FEBRUARY TWENTY-SECOND. Isaiah xliii. 5-7. WILL bring thy seed from the EAST, and gather them from the WEST. I will say to the NORTH, Give up; and to the SOUTH, Keep not back. Bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth-even every one who is called by my name; for I have created him for my glory, saith the LORD. 0 [LET US PRAY.] LORD, Thou art our GOD! We will glorify Thee and praise Thy name, for Thou hast done wonderful things: Thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. Thou art a refuge for the oppressed in times of trouble; and they that know Thy name will put their trust in Thee, for Thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek Thee. 1 FATHER ALMIGHTY, we bless Thee for the noble sentiments which inspired our fathers, exalting them into |