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of Bethany. Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. He saith to his disciples, Let us go into Judea again. disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee, and goest thou thither again? -Then said Jesus unto them, Lazarus is dead. And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent, ye may believe ; nevertheless let us go unto him. Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellow disciples, Let us also go that we may die with him.

ST. JOHN xiv. 1.

Let not your heart be troubled, ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions, if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And whither I go, ye know; and the way ye know. Thomas saith unto him, Lord,

we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

ST. JOHN xx. 24.

Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples, therefore, said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe. And after eight days, again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. Then saith he unto Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side and be not faithless, but believing. And

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Thomas answered, and said unto him, My

Lord and my God.

Jesus saith unto him,

Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

HISTORICAL NOTICE.

Eusebius says that St. Thomas preached the gospel to the Parthians, Medes, and Persians, and came afterwards into the East Indies, where he is believed to have died for the faith, at the city of Malopur. There are some Christians living in the Southern part of India, called the Christians of St. Thomas. When they were first discovered by the Portuguese, their numbers were about fifteen thousand families; they were quite independent of Rome: the Sacrament was administered among them in both kinds: they used no extreme unction; and they had no images in their Churches, but only crosses. Their priests were permitted to marry, but not more than once.

COLLECT FOR FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT.

O Lord, raise up, we pray thee, thy power, and come among us, and with great might succour us; that whereas, through our sins and wickedness, we are sore let and hindred in running the race that is set before us, thy bountiful grace and mercy may speedily help and deliver us; through the satisfaction of thy Son our Lord, to whom with thee and the Holy Ghost be honour and glory, world without end. Amen.

H. AND A. HILL, TYP., STANDARD OFFICE, BRISTOL.

No. 4.

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FASTS AND FESTIVALS.

CHRISTMAS.

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"A certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus.- -Who, when he was come into Achaia-mightily convinced the Jews, and that publicly, shewing by the Scriptures that Jesus was Christ."-Acts xviii.

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