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ment he persevere, sooner or later, and perhaps when least expected, his consolation is sure to come. Peter and his fellow-fishermen doubtless deemed it madness after their unsuccessful night to look for a rich haul in the glare of the morning sun, and hence their amazement when, at Jesus's word, they let down the nets and took that wondrous draught. They were completely carried away by a sudden revulsion of feeling. It was a double revelation — of their unworthiness, and of Christ's infinite goodness, and Peter voiced the sentiment of all when he cried in the spirit of the centurion: " Lord, I am not worthy; depart from me, O Lord, for I am a sinful man." There is no priest who has not at times experienced all of that. He preached perhaps, and bid right eloquently for a soul or souls, and because Christ's promise of success was not fulfilled as promptly and as abundantly as in the case of Peter's first discourse, he felt despondent and discouraged. And then perchance it occurred to him to imitate Christ, who at twelve disputed with the doctors, and at thirty came down to the capacity of the vulgar throng, and so at Jesus's word and in a humbler and a better spirit he again let down the net and lo! the miraculous draught again; the people crowded him as they crowded Jesus, ever eager for preaching that really is the word of God. Then came the double revelation of sin within and God without, and he cried: "I am not worthy; depart from me, O Lord, and yet not so, O Lord; remain with me, for without Thee I can do nothing, but in Thee who