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pages. We trust that the Lord may be pleased to use these as theagencies for opening blind eyes to the beauties of His word, asHe once used even clay and spittle to open natural eyes.To all we would say: Order allR214 : page 8the tracts you can use to God's glory. We repeat our previoussuggestion, viz: That you give them, not all at once, but one at atime, and generally in their order as issued--keeping a list.====================R216 : page 8HOW TO TEACH.To these who would go forth to use either much or little of theirtime, we would say: It is a matter of great importance not onlyto teach the right thing but to present truth in a proper mannerand order. This may be observed as a rule of life, pertaining toeverything we undertake: if we would reap good fruit we mustnot only plant good seed, but it must be planted at a proper time,in a soil previously made ready, and it must be cared for until itbecomes possessed of strength. So, too, must the seed becarefully, prayerfully and wisely sown, and the words of ourMaster are: "Be ye wise as serpents but harmless as doves."Present first the Restitution and the beauties of God's unfoldingplan; then show that all this awaits and is dependent on the Kingand kingdom coming. Then, when your hearer or reader hascome to love the King and to long for his kingdom, may be quitesoon enough to present the manner of His coming--that it is notJesus the man but Jesus a spiritual being, who comes, unseen,except to the Bride's eye of faith, enlightened by the goldencandlestick--the word of truth.And lastly present "the time, that now we are "in the days of theSon of Man," "the day of the Lord"--if they scoff and say,"where is the promise of His coming--(parousia-- presence)while all things continue as they were?" (2 Pet. 3:4.) Point themto Matt. 24:37 and Luke 17. But let time be the last part of the"good news," and tell no one of the time and presence, exceptthey show that they have "an ear to hear," and "him that hath anear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches," notunto the world.====================R215 : page 8A PRAYER FOR LIGHT.[These lines were written by Mrs. Commodore Inman, ofPhiladelphia, whose husband gave the name to the popular line