humanity, proclaimed his own everlasting gospel, led a suffering life, died an ignominious death, rose again from the grave, "ascended up on high, led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. He gave some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers"—"For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ"[1] "the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God."[2] Now, who among us in this view, does not perceive something of the incalculable value of the soul? For infinite wisdom does nothing unnecessary. And seeing that he has been at a vast expense of means in behalf of our souls, it shows the awfulness of the peril to which they are exposed. It accounts for that solemn and thrilling question propounded by himself:—"What shall a man give in
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