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tain the instructions which we are here about to receive; make us dutiful and obedient to our teachers, humble and reverent to our superiors. Deliver us from sloth, idleness, and evil company, from all danger, both of soul and body, and help us daily as we grow in stature, to grow also in wisdom and favour with God and man; grant this, we beseech thee, for the sake of our Mediator and Redeemer. Amen.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all, evermore. Amen.

CLOSE OF THE AFTERNOON SCHOOL.

Almighty God, heavenly Father, we humbly beseech thee to look in mercy on us as a school. Grant that thy blessing may accompany the instruction which we have this day received, and that it may, by thy grace, be so grafted in our hearts, as to bring forth in us the fruit of good living, to the honour and praise of thy name, and the salvation of our souls. Teach us, Almighty God, to believe in thee, and to love thee with all our hearts; to worship thee, and to give thanks unto thee; to honour thy holy name and word, and to serve thee all the days of our lives. Show thy mercy, O God, to the whole world; let all who have received the gospel of thy Son, live as becomes it, and extend

its light and its blessings to those who are sitting in darkness; prosper every effort that is made to promote its knowledge and influence, till all thy dispersed children shall hold the faith in the unity of the Spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life. Be gracious and favourable to us, build us up in thy most holy faith, unite us in the bonds of Christian love, and preserve us from the wickedness that is in the world. These and all other necessaries, for ourselves, our friends, relatives, and brethren, we humbly beg, in the name and mediation of Jesus Christ, our blessed Lord and Saviour. Amen.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all, evermore. Amen.

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ORDER

FOR

DIVINE WORSHIP,

BEFORE

SERMONS, LECTURES OR ADDRESSES.

Let the service commence with the singing of a Hymn, after which let the following selection of passages of Scripture be read, responsively, by the Minister or Superintendent and the Children.

SELECTION OF SCRIPTURE.

Leader. WILL God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee.

Children. I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit. Leader. Seek ye the Lord while he may be found,

call ye upon him while he is near.

Children. I love them that love me, and those

that seek me early shall find me.

and your soul shall live.

Leader. Incline your ear, and come unto

me;

hear

Children. A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you; and I will take

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away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

Leader. The Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole; and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it shall live.

Children. As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up; that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Leader. Unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.

Children. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest, and the Lord God shall give unto him, the throne of his father David.

Leader. There shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel.

Children. I am the root and offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

Leader. Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

Children. Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Leader. And the Lord came and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak, for thy servant heareth.

Children. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

Leader. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

Children. In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink.

Leader. This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.

: Children. He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him.

Leader. God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved.

Children. Neither is there salvation in any other; for there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved.

Leader. The soul that sinneth, it shall die.

Children. If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, and he is the propitiation for our sins.

Leader. Ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold.

: Children. But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.

Leader. This is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

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