to reproduce Christ. For to me to live
is for Christ to live over again in me." In a most profound and vital
sense he has come to share in the divine nature.

Having come to share in the divine nature he is privileged also to
share in His sufferings. His ministry is a daily dying. He is a man
of great heaviness and continual sorrow. The secret of his pain is
this: "I fill up that which is behind of the sufferings of Christ in my
body." In sharing thus his Master's sufferings he shared with him in
His work of bringing salvation to men. To-day we could better spare
many a nation than we could spare this one single man.

And now we are going to gather about this altar where we shall remember
together the suffering love of Jesus Christ. As we take the bread and
wine we are going to be reminded of the broken body and shed blood of
our Lord. And I trust that as we think upon His love and upon His
sacrifice for ourselves we shall come to be possessed with the holy
longing of this great apostle. May we too be able to say, "I long to
share in His suffering." This high longing is possible for every one
of us through the riches of His grace. And it is possible in no other
way. Therefore, let us gather round this table with this song within
our hearts:

"Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart;
Come quickly from above,
Write thy new name upon my heart,
Thy new, best name of Love."

V

GOING VISITING--JONATHAN

_I Samuel 23:16_

"And Jonathan, Saul's son, arose and went to David into the wood and
strengthened his hand in God." "Going visiting" is a very commonplace
occurrence. Oftentimes the visits we make are thoroughly trivial and
unimportant. But there are other times when our visits take on a
profound significance. There are times when they mark a crisis. There
are times when they set in motion influences that tell on the entire
future of those whom we visit. There are times when they mean the
making or the marring of a human soul.

Now, this visit about which we are to study to-day is no ordinary
visit. I think it is one of the most beautiful stories to be found in
literature. This visit was made many centuries ago. It was made in an
obscure corner of the earth, and yet it has never been forgotten. It
never will be. The Inspirer of the Word saw in it too much of worth
and winsomeness to allow it to slip out of the memories of men. It is
remembered to-day, not because Jonathan le