Rev. JAMES S. BARTY. D.D., Bendochy.

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J. G. YOUNG, Monifieth.

D. M'DONALD, D.D., Inverness.
JAMES SELLAR, D.D., Aberlour.
FRANCIS WYLIE, D.D., Elgin.
J. M'DONALD, D.D., Comrie.
JOHN CLARK, D.D., Dunoon.

GEORGE COOK, D.D., Kincardine O'Neil.
R. H. STORY, Roseneath.

DUNCAN CAMPBELL, North Knapdale.

S. CAMERON, M.A., Logierait.
GEORGE ALEXANDER, Stirling.
ARCHIBALD CLERK, Kilmalie.
GEORGE COOK, M.A., Borgue.

JAMES MACGREGOR, D.D., Tron Church, Edinburgh.
The Right Honourable the EARl of Selkirk.
The Right Honourable the EARL of Seafield.
The Right Honourable the EARL OF STAIR.

The Honourable LORD POLWARTH.

The Honourable LORD JERVISWOODE.
Sir W. JARDINE, Bart.

Sir J. H. MAXWELL, Bart.

Sir ROBERT ANSTRUTHER, Bart.

Sir W. BAILLIE, Bart.

Sir GEORGE GRANT SUTTIE, Bart.

Major the Honourable ROBERT Baillie.
JAMES JOHNSTONE, Esq. of Alva.

R. LEE, Esq., Procurator for the Church.
JOHN TAIT, Esq., Sheriff of Clackmannan.
GEORGE DEMPSTER, Esq. of Skibo.

JAMES HOPE, Esq., Deputy-Keeper of the Signet.
ARCHIBALD C. SWINTON, Esq. of Kimmerghame.

JOHN SMITH, Esq., M.D., Edinburgh.

DAVID SMITH, Esq., W.S., Edinburgh.

HUGH BARCLAY, Esq., Sheriff-Substitute of Perthshire.

ISAAC BAYLEY, Esq., Edinburgh.

THOMAS J. CRAWFORD, D.D.,

Convener.

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Contents.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S PASTORAL LETTER TO

PEOPLE OF SCOTLAND ON FAMILY WORSHIP,

Lord's Day Morning...Prayer for grace to hallow the Sab-

Evening...Thanksgiving for privileges, and

prayer for grace to walk worthy of them,

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Monday Morning .Prayer for grace to carry the influence

of the Sabbath into the business of the week,

Evening... .Prayer to God as our Father,

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Tuesday Morning... .Prayer for Divine guidance and guar-

dianship throughout the day,*

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Evening.........Prayer for the Divine blessing and

protection during the night,+

* Calvin's 'Morning Prayer,' slightly altered.

+ Calvin's 'Evening Prayer,' with some additions.

First Week-Continued.

Wednesday Morning...General thanksgiving,

Evening.....Prayer for a due sense of the Divine

goodness,.

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Thursday Morning.....Prayer for a sense of God's presence, 39

Evening... .Prayer for pardon and repentance,

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Friday Morning.. .Prayer for God's help and blessing in
our ordinary occupations,

Evening .Prayer for heavenly-mindedness,

Saturday Morning......Prayer for sanctification, .

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Lord's Day Morning...General confession and supplication,
Evening...Confession of imperfections, and

prayer for growth in grace,

Monday Morning.......Prayer for grace to walk with God in

our several callings,

Wednesday Morning....Prayer for faith in Christ,

Evening.....Prayer for love to God,

Thursday Morning.....Prayer for the mortification of sin,

Evening

Friday Morning..

.Prayer for the Holy Spirit,

..Prayer for Divine help and guidance

Evening..... Prayer for the Divine forgiveness and
guardianship,+

Saturday Morning. .Thanksgiving for the goodness of God,

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Third Week.

Lord's Day Morning...Praise for ordinances, and prayer for
grace to profit by them,

Monday Morning.......Prayer for grace to serve God in our

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Evening....Prayer for inward peace,

Thursday Morning.....Prayer for conformity to Christ,

Evening. Prayer for self-denial,

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.Prayer for pardon and repentance,

.Prayer for faith,

aright,

Evening.....

Saturday Morning......Prayer for grace to fill our station

Prayer for grace to seek the things

.Prayer for temporal mercies,

.Thanksgiving,

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that are above,

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Fourth Week.

Lord's Day Morning...Praise, confession, and supplication, . 116

Evening ...Praise for the light and grace of the

Tuesday Morning.......Prayer for self-government in heart,
speech, and action,

Evening........Prayer for trust in Divine provi-

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dence,

Wednesday Morning...Prayer for meekness and peaceable-

ness,

Fourth Week-Continued

Thursday Morning.....Prayer for grace to live a godly,
righteous, and sober life,

ment,

Evening.....Prayer for patience and content-

Friday Morning.. .Prayer for earnestness in religious

duties,

~Evening.

.Prayer for humility,

Saturday Morning......Prayer to be enlightened and estab-
lished in the knowledge of the truth,

Evening.......Prayer for grace to consider our lat-

ter end,

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Last Evening of the Year,

Morning Prayer for a Family visited with Sickness or any

other Affliction,

Evening Prayer for a Family visited with Sickness or any