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"Of what value, then, were all those strange, happy feelings which I regarded as the proofs of my conversion?" Haldane asked, with the look of deep perplexity still upon his face

"Of very great value, if you look upon theht They were evidences of God's love and favor They showed how kindly disposed he is toward you They can prove to you how abundantly able he is to reward all trust and service, giving foretastes of heavenly bliss even in the midst of earthly warfare The trouble has been with you, as with soyour variable e simply to Christ, the author and finisher of our faith Besides, the power is not given to us to th of time We react fros depend largely also upon earthly causes and our physical condition, and we can never be absolutely sure how far they are the result of the direct action of God's Spirit upon our h si for the supernatural And yet it would seem thatpassing away, they give up their hope and all relationship to Christ, acting as if the i emotions"

"I have been just so irrational," said Haldane in a low, deep tone

"Then settle it now and forever,friend, that Jesus Christ, who died to save you, wishes to save you every day and all the days of your life He does not change a hair-breadth from the attitude indicated in the words, 'Come unto me; and whosoever cometh unto me I will in no wise cast out'"

"Do you mean to say he feels that way toward me all the time, in spite of all erly

"Most certainly"

"I wouldn't a' thought it if I'd lived a thousand years"

"What, then, is conversion?" asked Haldane, feeling as if he were being led safely out of a labyrinth in which he had lost himself

"Into Christ as the sole ground of our salvation and as our divine guide and exa"

"But how can we ever know that we are Christians?"

"Only by the honest, patient, continued effort to obey his brief command, 'Follow me' We may follow near, or we may follow afar off; but we can soon learn whether ish to get nearer to hiet away frohts The Christian is one who holds and maintains certain simple relations to Christ 'Ye are my friends,' he said, not if you feel thus and so, but, 'if ye do whatsoever I command you;' and I have found frorievous' For every burden he iives help and comfort a hundred times The more closely and faithfully we follow him, the more surely do fear and doubt pass away We learn to look up to him as a child looks in its mother's face, and 'his Spirit beareth witness with our spirit that we are his' But the vital point is, are we following hiely in varied circumstances and with different temperaments that many a true saint of God would be left in cruel uncertainty if this were the test My creed is a very sibert; but I take a world of comfort in it It contains only three words--Trust, follow Christ --that is all"