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"We cannot help the past, erly, "let us turn our eyes to the future, which is all agloith hope I feel that God has forgiven ht fills my heart with a tumult of joy Your war, the shame, and sorrow you have received at my hands Henceforth it shall be my life-effort that you receive the reverse of all this I at last feel within ht"

"I trust your hopes bert; I do, indeed; but you were so confident before--and then we all knohat followed," concluded his , my present motives, in no respect resemble my condition when I started out before I was then a conceited fool, ignorant of myself, the world, and the task I had attempted But now I feel that all is different Mother," he exclaimed with a rush of eun in ht hour with doubts and fears?"

"Well, my son, ill hope for the best," said histo throw off her despondency, and share in the spirit which ani in sorrow and foreboding that it will require time before I can recoveralternations of feeling and action on your part puzzle and disquiet ht up as you have been should not ht as a matter of course, as your sisters do And yet, if Dr Marks truly thinks that you ht froh hoe are going to meet what has already occurred I hardly see"

"I do, indeed, believe that your son intends to do right, and I also believe that the Lord intends to help hireater consequence," said Dr Marks "I will now bid you good-night, as to-morrow is the Sabbath; and let , to further by your prayer and syun"

Haldane insisted on seeing the old gentleman safely back to his study Their ride was a rather quiet one, each being busy with his own thoughts The good ely quenched in the atmosphere in which Mrs Haldane dwelt, and found that, in spite of hi in her doubts and fears as to the future course of the erratic and impulsive youth at his side He blamed himself for this, and tried to put doubt resolutely away By a few earnest words he sought to show the young race of God was daily asked for and daily received could he hope to maintain the Christian life