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- Title Page
- January.
- New Year's Day. January 1. {3}
- The Nineteenth Century. January 2.
- Forward. January 3.
- The Noble Life. January 4.
- Duty and Sentiment. January 5.
- The Everlasting Harmony. January 6.
- The Keys of Death and Hell. January 7.
- A Living God. January 8.
- The Fairy Gardens. January 9.
- Love. January 10.
- Life--Love. January 11.
- The Seed of Good. January 12.
- Danger of Thinking vaguely. January 13.
- The Possession of Faith. January 14.
- The Eternal Life. January 15.
- The Golden Cup of Youth. January 16.
- Work and Duty. January 17.
- Members of Christ. January 18.
- Beauty a Sacrament. January 19.
- The Ideal of Rank. January 20.
- An Indulgent God. January 21.
- The Fifty-First Psalm. January 22.
- Waiting for Death. January 23.
- The One Refuge. January 24.
- Future Identity. January 25.
- Friendship. January 26.
- Night and Morning. January 27.
- Communion with the Blessed Dead. January 28.
- The Great Law. January 29.
- The Coming Kingdom. January 30.
- Christ's Coming. January 31.
- SAINTS' DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS.
- February.
- Virtue. February 1.
- Happiness. February 2.
- A Dream of the Future. February 3.
- Bondage of Custom. February 4.
- The Childlike Mind. February 5.
- Unselfish Prayer. February 6.
- God is Light. February 7.
- The Veil Lifted. February 8.
- All Science One. February 9.
- Passion and Reason. February 10.
- Enthusiasm and Tact. February 11.
- The Eternal Good. February 12.
- Awfulness of Words. February 13.
- A Wise Woman. February 14.
- Charity the one Influence. February 15.
- The Ascetic Painters. February 16.
- Reveries. February 17.
- Woman's Mission. February 18.
- The Heroic Life. February 19.
- The Wages of Sin. February 20.
- Silent Depths. February 21.
- True Justification. February 22.
- A Present Hell. February 23.
- Time and Eternity. February 24.
- Christ's Life. February 25.
- The Higher Education. February 26.
- God's Kingdom. February 27.
- Sowing and Reaping. February 28.
- The Church Catechism. February 29.
- SAINTS' DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS.
- March.
- Knowledge and Love. March 1.
- A Charm of Birds. March 2.
- Tact of the Heart. March 3.
- Special Providences. March 4.
- Be Calm. March 5.
- Self-sacrifice and Personality. March 6.
- Follow your Star. March 7.
- Reverence for Books. March 8.
- The Unknown Future. March 9.
- Secular and Sacred. March 10.
- Content or Happy? March 11.
- Duty of Man to Man. March 12.
- Blessing of a True Friend. March 13.
- True Heroines. March 14.
- Secret Atheism. March 15.
- Tolerance. March 16.
- The Hopes of Old Age. March 17.
- The Highest Study for Man, March 18.
- Eclecticism. March 19.
- Duty. March 20.
- The Great Unknown. March 21.
- Loss nor Gain, March 22.
- Ancient Greek Education, March 23.
- Body and Soul. March 24.
- Moderation. March 25.
- Poetry in the Slums. March 26.
- Time and Eternity. March 27.
- Work. March 28.
- Teaching of Pictures. March 29.
- Voluntary Heroism. March 30.
- The Ideal Holy One. March 31.
- SAINTS' DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS.
- April.
- The Song of Birds. April 1.
- True Reformers. April 2.
- High Ideals. April 3.
- Divine Knowledge. April 4.
- Woman's Love. April 5.
- Feeling and Emotion. April 6.
- The Beasts that perish. April 7.
- Reverence for Age. April 8.
- Prayers for the Dead. April 9.
- Diversities of Gifts. April 10.
- The Atonement. April 11.
- A Day's Work. April 12.
- Self-control. April 13.
- Women and Novels. April 14.
- Expect Much. April 15.
- What is Theology? April 16.
- Sweetness and Light. April 17.
- The Contemplative Life. April 18.
- Sudden Death. April 19.
- Prayer and Praise. April 20.
- The Divine Spark. April 21.
- The Worst Calamity. April 22.
- Men and Women. April 23.
- Faith in the Unseen. April 24.
- Death--Resurrection. April 25.
- Woman's Work. April 26.
- Passion--Easter--Ascension. April 27.
- How to keep Passion-Week. April 28.
- Self-Sacrifice. April 29.
- Help from our Blessed Dead. April 30.
- SAINTS' DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS. Passion-tide.
- May.
- Past and Present. May 1.
- The Earth is the Lord's. May 2.
- The Great Question. May 3.
- Our Father. May 4.
- Want of Sympathy. May 5.
- A Religion. May 6.
- True Civilisation. May 7.
- Nature and Grace. May 8.
- Wisdom the Child of Goodness. May 9.
- Rule of Life. May 10.
- Music the Speech of God. May 11.
- Facing Realities. May 12.
- Street Arabs. May 13.
- Fellowship of Sorrow. May 14.
- Heaven and Hell. May 15.
- The Awfulness of Life. May 16.
- Hope and Fear. May 17.
- Cry of the Heart and Reason. May 18.
- Speaking the Truth in Love. May 19.
- Peasant Souls. May 20.
- Death and Everlasting Life. May 21.
- Science and Virtue. May 22.
- A Child's Heart. May 23.
- Self-Security. May 24.
- Loss and Gain. May 25.
- The Law of Righteousness. May 26.
- Human and Divine Love. May 27.
- A High Finish. May 28.
- Our Prayers. May 29.
- Clearing Showers. May 30.
- Vineyards in Spring. May 31.
- SAINTS' DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS.
- June.
- Open Thou mine Eyes. June 1.
- The Spirit of Romance. June 2.
- The Everlasting Music. June 3.
- Gifts are Duties. June 4.
- Summer Days. June 5.
- |Sufficient for the Day.| June 6.
- Secret of Thrift. June 7.
- Out-door Worship. June 8.
- God's Countenance. June 9.
- Certain and Uncertain. June 10.
- Sensuality. June 11.
- The Journey's End. June 12.
- Punishment Inevitable. June 13.
- The Problem Solved. June l4.
- The Father's Education. June 15.
- Parent and Child. June 16.
- A Charm of Birds. June 17.
- Notes of Character. June 18.
- Our Blessed Dead. June 19.
- Silent Influence. June 20.
- Chivalry. June 21.
- Nature and Art. June 22.
- Simple and Sincere. June 23.
- God's Words. June 24.
- Taught by Failure. June 25.
- Presentiments. June 26.
- Common Duties. June 27.
- Lost and Found. June 28.
- How to bear Sorrow. June 29.
- A certain Hope. June 30.
- SAINTS' DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS.
- July.
- Nature and Grace. July 1.
- Love and Book-Learning. July 2.
- The Ancient Creeds. July 3.
- A Master-Truth. July 4.
- English Women. July 5.
- Life retouched again. July 6.
- Mystery of Life. July 7.
- Beauty of Life. July 8.
- True Civilisation. July 9.
- The Church. July 10.
- What does God ask? July 11.
- Work or Want. July 12.
- True Insight. July 13.
- Retribution inevitable. July 14.
- Antinomies. July 15.
- False Refinement. July 16.
- Music's Meaning. July 17.
- Vagueness of Mind. July 18.
- A Faith for Daily Life. July 19.
- Charms of Monotony. July 20.
- How to attain. July 21.
- The Divine Discontent. July 22.
- Dra et labora. July 23.
- Distrust and Anarchy. July 24.
- A Future Life of Action. July 25.
- An Ideal Aristocracy. July 26.
- Our Weapons. July 27.
- Uneducated Women. July 28.
- Pardon and Cure. July 29.
- Eternal Law. July 30.
- God's Mercy or Man's? July 31.
- The Chrysalis State.
- SAINTS' DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS.
- August.
- Sight and Insight. August 1.
- Genius and Character. August 2.
- Nature's Student. August 3.
- The Masses. August 4.
- Love and Knowledge. August 5.
- Siccum Lumen. August 6.
- This World. August 7.
- The Life of the Spirit. August 8.
- A Quiet Depth. August 9.
- Acceptable Sacrifices. August 10.
- Chivalry. August 11.
- God waits for Man. August 12.
- Thrift. August 13.
- Revelations. August 14.
- Christ comes in many ways. August 15.
- Lesson of the Cross. August 16.
- The Ideal Unity. August 17.
- Body and Soul. August 18.
- Childlikeness. August 19.
- Inspiration. August 20.
- Lifting of the Veil. August 21.
- The Cross--its meaning. August 22.
- The Crucifix. August 23.
- Love to God proved. August 24.
- Training of Beauty. August 25.
- Ignorance of the Cynic. August 26.
- Penitential Prayer. August 27.
- A Real Presence. August 28.
- A Living God. August 29.
- Thine, not mine. August 30.
- The Unquenchable Fire. August 31.
- SAINTS' DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS.
- September.
- Goodness. September 1.
- Be good to do Good. September 2.
- The Undying I. September 3.
- Love and Time. September 4.
- Common Duties. September 5.
- Despair--Hope. September 6.
- The Critical Spirit. September 7.
- Toil and Rest. September 8.
- Storm and Calm. September 9.
- On the Heights. September 10.
- In the Valley. September 11.
- Self-Conceit. September 12.
- Facing Fact. September 13.
- The Heroical Rest. September 14.
- Body and Soul. September 15.
- Love in Absence. September 16.
- Special Providence. September 17.
- Love of Work. September 18.
- Fret not. September 19.
- Battle before Victory. September 20.
- Night and Growth. September 21.
- Passion. September 22.
- Worth of Beauty. September 23.
- Empty Profession. September 24.
- True Poetry. September 25.
- Office of the Clergy. September 26.
- Opinions are not Knowledge. September 27.
- The Worst Punishment. September 28.
- The Divine Order. September 29.
- True Resignation. September 30.
- SAINTS' DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS.
- October.
- Blessing of Daily Work. October 1.
- The Forming Form. October 2.
- Special Providences. October 3.
- Virtue. October 4.
- God-likeness. October 5.
- The Refiner's Fire. October 6.
- The Prayer of Faith. October 7.
- Mountain-Ranges. October 8.
- The Temper for Success in Life. October 9.
- Want of Simplicity. October 10.
- True Rest. October 11.
- God's Image. October 12.
- Woman's Work. October 13.
- Self-Enjoyment. October 14.
- Temptations of Temperament. October 15.
- Egotism of Melancholy. October 16.
- Poetry of Doubt. October 17.
- Work of the Physician. October 18.
- Love Many-sided. October 19.
- The only Path to Light. October 20.
- Proverbs False and True. October 21.
- True Sisters of Mercy. October 22.
- The Divine Fire. October 23.
- The Cross a Token. October 24.
- The True Self-Sacrifice. October 25.
- Now as Then. October 26.
- One Anchor. October 27.
- Self-Control. October 28.
- Nature's Permanence. October 29.
- The Only Refuge. October 30.
- England's Forgotten Worthies. October 31.
- SAINTS' DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS.
- November.
- Sympathy of the Dead. November 1.
- Nature's Parable. November 2.
- Passing Onward. November 3.
- The Divine Intention. November 4.
- Christ Weeping over Jerusalem. November 5.
- Love Expansive. November 6.
- Still the same. November 7.
- An absolutely Good God. November 8.
- Nature's Lesson. November 9.
- Morals and Mind. November 10.
- Fastidiousness. November 11.
- Unconscious Faith. November 12.
- Silence. November 13.
- The Nineteenth Century. November 14.
- Unreality. November 15.
- The indwelling Light. November 16.
- Woman's Calling. November 17.
- Waste. November 18.
- True Penance. November 19.
- Political Economy of the Future. November 20.
- God's Pleasure. November 21.
- The Hospital Nurse. November 22.
- No Work Lost. November 23.
- True Temperance. November 24.
- A Present Veil. November 25.
- Cowardice. November 26.
- Blind Faith. November 27.
- Small and Great. November 28.
- True and False. November 29.
- The Mind of Christ. November 30.
- SAINTS' DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS.
- December.
- The Final Victory. December 1.
- Drifting away. December 2.
- Our Father. December 3.
- Circumstance. December 4.
- Duty. December 5.
- Humanity and the Bible. December 6.
- Music. December 7.
- Waiting. December 8.
- True or False Toleration? December 9.
- Success and Defeat. December 10.
- Passing Emotions. December 11.
- Christ's Church. December 12.
- Confound me not. December 13.
- The Divine Hunger and Thirst. December 14.
- Religion or Godliness? December 15.
- Christ's Coming. December 16.
- God's Nature. December 17.
- Educators of Men. December 18.
- The Earthly Body. December 19.
- Home at Last. December 20.
- The Bible. December 21.
- Shaking of Heaven and Earth. December 22.
- Self-Respect the Voice of God. December 23.
- Christmas Eve. December 24.
- The Miracle of Christmas Night. December 25.
- Redemption. December 26.
- Fellow-workers with Christ. December 27.
- The bright Pathway. December 28.
- New Worship. December 29.
- Links in the Chain. December 30.
- Past, Present, Future. December 31.
- SAINTS' DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS.
- INDEX.
- Footnotes: