And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in firè; and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace', and the whole mount shook greatly. And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder' and louder', Moses spoke', and God answered him by a voice.

And the LORD came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount'; and the LORD called Moses to the top of the mount', and Moses went up. And the LORD said to Moses, go down', charge the people', lest they break through to the LORD to gaze', and many of them perish. And let the priests also, who come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves', lest the LORD break forth upon them. And Moses said to the LORD, the people cannot come up to Mount Sinaì; for thou didst charge us saying', set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it. And the LORD said to him, away`, get thee down', and thou shalt come up', thōu, and Aaron with thee; but let not the priests and the people break through to come to the LORD', lest he break forth upon them. So Moses went down to the people, and spoke to them.

And God spoke all these words, saying', I am the LORD thy God, who have brought thee out of the land of Egypt', out of the house of bondage.

Thou shalt have no other Gods before me.

Thou shalt not make to thee any graven image', or the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above', or that is in the earth beneath', or that is in the water under the earth'; thou shalt not bow down thyself to them', nor serve them`; for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God', visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation of them who hate me', and showing mercy to thousands of them who love me and keep my command

ments.

Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain'; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who taketh his name in vain.

Remember the sabbath day to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor and do all thy work'; but the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God'; in it thou shalt do no work', thou', nor thy son', nor thy daughter', thy man-servant', nor thy maid-servant', nor thy cattle' nor thy stranger' that is within thy gates'; for in six days the LORD made

heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is', and rested the seventh day'; wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbathday, and hallowed it.

Honor thy father and thy mother', that thy days may be long on the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. Thou shalt not kill.

Thou shalt not commit adultery.

Thou shalt not steal.

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's housè; thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man-servant', nor his maidservant', nor his ox,' nor his ass', nor any thing' that is thy neighbor's.

And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet', and the mountain smoking'; and when they saw it, they removed and stood afar off'; and they said to Moses', speak thōu with us, and we will hear'; but let not God speak with us, lest we die. And Moses said to the people, fear not', for God has come to prove you', and that his fear may be before your faces', that ye sin not.

And the people stood afar off`; and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.

LESSON XXVII.

EXTRACTS FROM THE SECOND AND THIRD CHAPTERS OF THE FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN.

My little children', these things I write to you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father', Jesus Christ' the righteous'; and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only', but also for the sins of the whole world. And hereby we do know that we know him', if we keep his commandments. He that saith, I know him', and keepeth not his commandments', is a liar', and the truth is not in him. But whosoever keepeth his word', in him', verily, is the love of God perfected';-hereby know we that we are in him.

He that saith he is in the light', and hateth his brother', is in darkness even till now. He that loveth his brother abi

deth in the light', and there is no occasion of stumbling in him. But he that hateth his brother is in darkness', and walketh in darkness', and knoweth not whither he goeth', because darkness hath blinded his eyes.

Love not the world', nor the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life', is not of the Father', but of the world'; and the world passeth away', and the lust thereof; but he that doth the will of God abideth forever.

Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us', that we should be called the sons of God"! therefore the world knoweth not us', because it knew not him. Beloved', now are we the sons of God', and it doth not yet appear what we shall be', but we know that when he shall appear we shall be like him', for we shall see him as he is. And every man who hath this hope in him purifieth himself', even as he is pure. Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth

also the law, for sin is the transgression of the law. And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins'; and in him is no sin. Whosoever abideth in him' sinneth not'; whosoever sinneth hath not seen him`, nor known him.

We know that we have passed from death to life', because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. Whoever hateth his brother is a murderer'; and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. Hereby we perceive the love of God", because he laid down his life for us'; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. But whoever hath this world's goods, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him', how dwelleth the love of God in him'?

My little children', let us not love in word', nor in tongué, but in deed and truth'; and hereby we know that we are of the truth', and shall assure our hearts before him. For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart', and knoweth all things. Beloved', if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence towards God. And whatsoever we ask we receive it of him', because we keep his commandments', and do those things which are pleasing in his sight. And this is his commandment', that we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ', and love one another', as he gave us commandment. And he who keepeth

his commandments dwelleth in him', and he in him'; and hereby we know that he abideth in us', by the Spirit which he hath given us.

LESSON XXVIII.

THE APPLE.

GEORGE SANDERS was the most selfish boy that I ever knew. He never seemed to think it of any sort of consequence whether his brothers, or sisters, or schoolmates', were gratified or made happy in any way', provided hê could only do as he liked', or have what he wanted, himself.

His mother came into the room one day, bringing in her hand an apple apiece for Georgé, and his little brother and sister. George eagerly took the apple from his mother', but, looking at those given to the other children, he exclaimed', "Why, mother! Jane's is a good deal larger than minè ;-you have given me the very smallest one of all." Well, here, George', I will change with you'," said his sister mildly', as she extended her own apple and offered to take his.

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“But stop,—let me see which is the best," said George, as he took a large mouthful from his own, and then tried Jane's. "Yours is the largest', but mine is the sweetest`, so you must let me keep a piece of mine into the bargain."

What a mean spirit this showed! A generous, noble minded boy would not have done such a thing for all the apples in the country. But George never seemed to consider', or care for the appearance of such things; if he could only get what he wanted', that was all he thought about it.

At school he showed the same disposition. He would always secure a good place in the entry for hanging up his ōwn hat and great coat', even if he had to knock down those of some other boy for the purpose. At recitation time, George would be seen hurrying and pushing along, so as to be sure to get the end seat by the open window. This seat was a very pleasant one', and all the boys liked it'; but no one but George Sanders' ever thought of rûshing towards it to prevent any other boy from getting it.

When the weather was cold, George would be sure to be stationed at the best place he could find by the firè, and there he would sit', sometimes during a whole recess', without so much as offering to make room for another boy, though he looked ever so cold.

I might go on and mention twenty ways in which George manifested that selfish disposition for which he was so much disliked by his companions'; but those which I have given will answer as specimens.

Now, we would not have it understood that we are blaming George for liking to occupy a pleasant seat at recitations', or for sitting by a comfortable fire, or for placing his clothes where they would be safe from injury. The selfishness' consisted in his wishing to secure these advantages to himself, without thinking or caring about any body else. It is perfectly proper for every person to have a regard to his own convenience, and pleasure', or comfort'; but he ought to have a regard to that of other people besides.

Selfish people are always disliked by every body around them', and they are never happy themselves'; or, at any rate, they never enjoy a hundreth part as much as those who take an interest in promoting the enjoyment of others. George Sanders, perhaps', scarcely ever experienced in his life, a feeling of higher satisfaction and pleasure', than Alfred Morton would contrive to secure for himself almost every day', by some plan or other that he would devise for promoting the enjoyment of his younger brothers and sisters', or his companions at school. Come, boys'," said Alfred', as he was walking before school, one summer's morning, with a number of his class-mates'; "I have a plan to propose';-let each of us go to work with our jack-knives', and make up a lot of whistles from these willows', for those little fellows in the third class. I saw some of them trying their skill at the business yesterday', but they didn't succeed very well. If we each make two, that will be enough for all of them."

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Agreed," said one and another of the boys, and all went to work. In less than half an hour, ten or a dozen fine musical instruments were manufactured', one' for each of the little boys.

"We will keep them until recess'," said Alfred`, "for fear they will take the attention of the boys from their studies'; and then, when play-time comes', what a whistling there will be !"