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e made aware of that presence, and consequently do notstumble over it. This special care for all such, is what is referredto by the text considered--"He shall give his angels charge, &c.,lest thou dash thy foot against a stone."Only the feet could stumble over such a stone, and the stone ofstumbling was not in the path of the members of the body whichpreceded us. And when we look back and see how closely "thelamp" was put "to the feet" and how it was kept trimmed andburning that its light shone out brightly, revealing to us the stonewhich nominal Zion stumbles over and is shipwrecked upon, butwhich to us is a tried stone, elect, precious, the head of thecorner or the chief stone of all in the glorious spiritual Temple,we thank God for His care over us, and rejoice that we arecounted worthy to be members of that company, which in theeyes of the world has no beauty that they should desire it, butwhich is as a root out of dry ground--the feet of Him thatbringeth glad tidings, that saith unto Zion Thy God reigneth.====================R288 : page 3OUR NEW NAME."And this is the name wherewith SHE shall be called, The Lordour Righteousness." -- Jer. 33:16.Thy name Oh! Heavenly Bridegroom,Can we ever hope to bear?Shall we see thy matchless glory,And in thy kingdom share?With smiles of loving welcome,Wilt Thou say to us well done?When our pilgrim days are ended,And our race for life is run?Yes, I hear Thee sweetly saying,In words of love divine,"If now with me thou'lt suffer,My glory shall be thine.If now with me thou'rt crucifiedNew life to Thee I'll give,And through eternal ages,My bride shall with me live.Oh glorious fount of blessing,We will haste without delay,Our little all, to Thee to give,Who dost such joys repay;