ness and evil of heart, operating in a thousand different ways for ages past. They would not charge the evil upon the God above, but place it, where it belongs, at man's door. Neither would they fall into a state of desperation about it. Having full belief in the boundless power, as well as infinite goodness and wisdom, of the Lord, and perceiving that nothing is needed for the operation of these but man's cooperation and receptive will,—they would see that there was a way out of this labyrinth, if they would but use the clue which God Himself has given; they would see that there are means by which the world may be reformed, both outwardly and inwardly, if man will but make use of them. That clue is given—those means are pointed out—in the revealed Word: "Look unto me," saith the Lord, "and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth."—"Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes. Cease to do evil: learn to do well. Seek judgment; relieve the oppressed; judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land."[1] Here the remedy is clearly pointed out. Let men, with one accord, but take these words to heart, and apply them to their lives and conduct, and a change would soon appear over the face of the world. First, let men look up to the Lord their Saviour, and believe in Him; this would open the mind to all heavenly influences, and introduce a power into man's heart, which would
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