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About three weeks after the occasion upon which Haldane's human nature had manifested itself in such a disastrous manner as he had supposed, Mrs Arnot, Dr Barstow, and Mr Ivison happened to find the co to thank you, Mr Ivison," said the lady, "for your just and ed hiiven hi of late? The only reply heon'"

"Do you know," said Mr Ivison, "I a fellow He has genuine pluck You cannot understand, Mrs Arnot, what an ordeal he has passed through He is naturally ascolt, and yet day after day he was subjected to words and actions that were to him like the cut of a whip"

"Mr Ivison," said Mrs Arnot, with a suddenfelt the deepest interest in this youngany one I try to consider not only what he does, but all the circu Haldane's antecedents, and how peculiarly unfitted he was by early life and training for his present trials, I think his course since he was last released froave a brief sketch of his life and s permitted, from that date

Dr Barstow, in his turn, also became interested in the youth, not only for his own sake, but also in the workings of his ood doctor's tendency to analyze everything and place all psychological ical heads

"I feel that I indirectly owe this youth a large debt of gratitude, since his co to our church and his repulse, in the first instance, has led to decided changes for the better in us all, I trust But his experience, as you have related it, raises so questions Do you think he is a Christian?"

"I do not know I think he is," replied Mrs Arnot

"When do you think he became a Christian?"

"Still less can I answer that question definitely"

"But would not one naturally think it hen he was conscious of that happy change in the study of good old Dr Marks?"

"Poor Haldane has been conscious of ht of any of them It is certainly sensible to believe that every effect has a cause; and for one I believe that these strange, ely and perhaps wholly caused in many instances by the direct action of God's Spirit on the huious natures are profoundly stirred by human and earthly causes, for the emotion ceases with the cause It appears to me that if people would only learn to look at these experiences in a sensible way, they would be the better and wiser for therand instrument the soul is, and of what divine harmonies and profound emotions it is capable when played upon by any adequate power To expect to maintain this exaltation with our present nature is like requiring of the athlete that he never relax his muscles, or of the prima donna that she never cease the exquisite trill which is but the anization is capable And yet it would appear that many, like poor Haldane, are tempted on one hand to entertain no Christian hope because they cannot produce these deep and happy eive up Christian hope because these emotions cease in the inevitable reaction that follows them In my opinion it is e accept of Christ as Saviour and Guide we become Christians, and a Christian life is the maintenance of this simple yet vital relationship We thus continue branches of the 'true vine' I think Haldane has formed this relationship"