1029 SECRESY: our safety, 3047 SECRETS, 3048 SECTARIAN BIGOTRY, 318 SECTS. Unity of the, 3049 SEDUCTION, 3050 SELF-APPROVAL, 1209 SELF-CONQUEST, 1801, 3055 SELF-CONTROL, 3503, 3505 SELF-DECEPTION, 119, 121, 3290 our wisdom in times of suffering, 3086 SOCIETY. Benefit of, 3140 Power of, 3087 True, 3088 Wise, 3089, 3222 SIMILES, 203, 3090 SIN: accounted a light thing, 3091 Destroys peace of conscience, 3093 how easily it is committed, 49 little sins to be avoided, 1116 Record of, 559 renders the death-bed terrible, 3098 should be destroyed in the germ, 1103 SINNER: his dreams, 920 Hope for the, 1257 to be treated tenderly, 265 Methods of, 3109 not to be repeated, 1105 our common danger, 3110 Shamefulness of, 3112 SLANDERER: his injuriousness, 1556 Complicity in, 3117 Excuses for, 3119 SLEEP. Benefits of, 3123 cannot be commanded, 3124 Choosing, 3141 Effects of worldly, 3142 SODOM. Destruction of, 3143 SOLITARY. Christ's sympathy with the, 3145 SOLITUDE. Benefits of, 3146 delightful only to the Good, 3147 its safety, 1115 no real relief in sorrow, 3149 the nurse of woe, 3152 Uses of, 3154 SON. Training a, 3155 Comfort in, 3161 concealed, 200, 201 consecrated, 3537 drives men to prayer, 3162 Effects of, 3163 God the only comforter in, 3164, 3165 Hidden, 1629, 1643 Hope in, 834 how it is to be borne, 3166 must not be excessive, 301 Prayer in, 2675 prepares us for death, 3175 the lot of all, 3180 The only consolation in, 2667, 2668 the path to heaven, 869, 3181 The prayer of, 2834 turned into joy, 96 Uses of, 1633 Views of, 3182 SORROWS. Divinely sent, 3184 how they are to be treated, 3186 a stranger, 3199 Dissatisfaction of the, 3189 finds rest only in God, 2891, 2985 Ideas about the, 3192 immortal, 24, 1962-1965, 1967, 1968, 1978, 2390, 3201, 3426 its destiny, 412 its longings, 2310 its secrets, 455 its thirst, 3315 its value, 129, 3204 Joys of the, 3195. man's distinguishing excellence, 2386 Mistakes of the, 3193 SOWING. Fruits of, 3206 SPECULATIONS, 2701 SPEECH. See Eloquence, 1011, 1012 Eloquence of, 3207 the expression of thought, 3275 SPHERE OF DUTY, 3208 SPIRITUAL BARRENNESS, 849 SPIRITUAL DARKNESS, 656 SPIRITUAL LIFE: its difficulties, 213 Joys of the, 320 Prayer for, 2342 SPIRITUAL PRIDE, 2866 SPIRITUAL STRENGTH: its source, 2341 SPIRITS OF THE JUST: their interest in us, 979 their number, 177 Traits of, 3209 unseen, 171, 177 STAGE. Evils of the, 3313, 3314 inhabited, 3218 Invocation to the, 3211 not the abode of God, 3219 their number and splendour, 224 STATE. Constituents of a, 3222 STATES; easily destroyed, 3224 STEP BY STEP, 3227 STINGINESS, 3228 STOIC PHILOSOPHY, 2709 STORM. Christ in the, 2665, 2677 STORMS, 3229 STORMS OF LIFE, 3230 STRENGTH. Growth of, 3231 Promise of, 3232 STUDIES. Trifling, 313 STUDY, 3233 STYLE, 3234, 3564 SUBMISSION. Base, 3236 A psalm of, 3235 Blessedness of, 3237 Christ's example of, 1469 Declaration of, 3238 Entire, 3239 Example of, 3240 in bereavement, 302, 304 SUBMISSION: to the Divine Will, 71, 89, 1515, 3505 SUBSTITUTION. Doctrine of, 233, 235 not essential to happiness, 3243 Nothing succeeds like success,' 1152, on what it depends, 26 Unsatisfactory, 3245 SUFFERING: a blessing to others, 22 Appointment of, 3246 Glory of, 1033 Influence of, 3248 Lesson for the, 3250 Release from, 3251 to be courageously endured, 873, 1319 to be patiently endured, 3252 Beauty of, 3260 Christian, 1267, 1270 Humbleness of, 3287 seldom found, 3266 SYSTEMS OF FAITH: transient, 1175 TACT. Importance of, 3267 Respect for others', 3270 worthless if misused, 2461 TALK, 3272, 3274, 3275 TALKERS, 3273 TASTE. Innate, 3276 TEACHER. Dignity of the, 3277 Encouragement for, 3278 The Village, 3279 Work of the, 3280 how it assails us, 1345 how it is to be overcome, 134 is not sin, 3300 may be resisted, 3301 must be resisted, 611, 770 Prayers for help in, 3302, 3303 should be promptly resisted, 3304 the secret of its power, 3306 TEMPTATIONS: everywhere, 3034 in prayer, 2806, 2807 Small, 2303, 3374, 3414, 3498 Objections to a, 3309 THANKFULNESS. Unutterable, 2834 THANKLESS MEN: in prosperity, 67 Vows in sickness, 3082 VOYAGE. The Last, 3453 WAITING. See Suspense, 3258 how God waits, 3455 is service, 3456 Working and, 3457 WANTS: Continually supplied, 1299 Duplicity of, 3458 Human, 3459 WAR. Benefit of, 3460 Causes of, 3461 Clamour for, 3462 Cruelty of, 3463 Debasing influence of, 3465 Defensive, 3465 Desolation of, 3466 Hatefulness of, 3467 WARS. Christian, 3478 Rash, 3479 WATCHFULNESS. A call to, 1294 and prayer. Need for, 1665 its necessity, 55, 3481 WATERS. Living, 2306 WEAK. Comfort for the, 3482 tian, 3491, 3570 WORKS OF GOD, 980, 1526 WORLD: a fleeting show, 771, 2536, 33-36, 3587 a a masquerade, 3572 a stage, 2226, 2227, 2266 Beauty of the, 3574. False confidence of the, 3576 its enchantments, 889, 971 its friendship, 1406 its future, 1346 its pleasures, 770, 771, 1778 its powerlessness to satisfy, 3035, 3039 its unhappiness, 3402 its vanity, 866, 2285, 3589 neither to be feared nor loved, 3582 Picture of the, 148 Perils of contact with the, 1115 Power of the, 3583 Question about the, 3584 Sale of the, 3586 Secret of its progress, 948 WORLDLINESS. Evil of, 2575 Influence of, 3591 in the aged, 113 WORLDLING. Contrasted with the Chris- Men of, 3603 wins esteem, 3604 WRATH. Victims of, 3605 YEAR. Lesson for the New, 3343 Thanksgiving for a New, 3608 |