father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his

presence. And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you; and they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. Now, therefore, be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither; for God did send me before you, to preserve life. For these two years hath the famine been in the land; and yet there are five years, in the which there shall be neither earing nor harvest. And God sent me before you, to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God; and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt. Haste ye and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt; come down unto me, tarry not.

And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks and thy herds, and all that thou hast. And there will I nourish thee (for yet there are five years of famine), lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty. And behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you. And ye shall tell

my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste, and bring down my father hither. And he fell upon Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck. Moreover, he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them; and after that his brethren talked with him.

And Joseph, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, having given his brethren waggons and provisions, sent them away. And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan, unto Jacob their father, and told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart fainted, for he believed them not. And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them; and when he saw the waggons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived.

And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive; I will go and see him before I die. And Israel, with his sons, and his sons' sons, and his daughters, and his sons' daughters, took his journey into Egypt. And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel to Goshen; and presented himself unto him and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive. And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he,

and his father's house and Joseph lived an hun

dred and ten years.

EXERCISES. Before whom could Joseph not refrain himself? What did he say? What did he do while he made himself known to his brethren? What did Joseph say to them? Could his brethren answer him? Why? When Joseph's brethren came near, what did he say to them? Who did he say had sent him before them ? What message did he send to his father? Where did Joseph say his brethren should dwell? What did he desire his brethren to tell his father of? How did Joseph and Benjamin act towards each other? What did Joseph, by command of Pharaoh, give his brethren before he sent them away? What did they say to Jacob their father when they came into the land of Canaan? What happened to Jacob? Why? When did the spirit of Jacob revive? What did Israel then say? What did he do? To what place did Joseph go to meet Israel? How did he act towards him? What did Israel then say to Joseph? How long did Jacob live in the land of Egypt? How long did Joseph live?

EXCEPTIONS.

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THE NOBLEMAN AND HIS SERVANTS.

A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. And he called his ten servants and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Oc'-cu-py till I come. But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us. And it came to pass, that, when he was returned, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants to be called unto him to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.

Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities. And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds. And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities. And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin; for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou laidest not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow. And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sōw: wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with u'-su-ry? And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds (and they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds). For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him. But those mine enemies, who would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

EXERCISES.-Whither did a certain nobleman go? What did he do before setting out? What did he say to his servants? What message did his citizens send after him? What did he do when he returned? For what purpose did he call them? What did the first servant say? What did his lord answer? What did the se

cond say ? What answer was given to him? What did another servant say? What reason did he give for having done so? What did his lord say to him? What did he say to them that stood by ? What did he order respecting his enemies?

MORAL LESSONS.

Come, let us praise God, for he is exceeding great; let us bless God, for he is very good. He made all things: the sun to rule the day, the moon to shine by night. He made the great whale, and the elephant; and the little worm that crawleth on the ground.

The little birds sing praises to God, when they warble sweetly in the green shade. The brooks and rivers praise God, when they murmur me-lo'-di-ous-ly among the smooth pebbles.

I will praise God with my voice; for I may praise him, though I am but a little child. A few years ago, and I was a little infant, and my tongue was dumb within my mouth. And I did not know the great name of God, for my understanding was not

come unto me.

But now I can speak, and my tongue shall praise him; I can think of all his kindness, and my heart shall love him. Let him call me, and I will come unto him; let him command, and I will obey him. When I am older, I will praise him better; and I will never forget God so long as my life remaineth

in me.