Marching on to Zion; Soon we'll en ter the pearly gate, Soon we'll gather home. 2 Toil and danger we shall meet. Marching on to Zion; Thorns will pierce our weary feet, On our journey home; Yet the King his own will cheer, O how oft his words we hear, 3 True and faithful let us be, Marching on to Zion; Till our eyes the King shall see, On our journey home; Hark, he bids us watch and wait, Marching on to Zion; Till we reach the pearly gate, On our journey home.-Refrain. From "JOYFUL LAYS." By permission of Biglow & Main. Ye, by fiercer anguish torn, 4 Hither come, for here is found Balm that flows for every wound, Peace that ever shall endure, Rest eternal, sacred, sure. Feb. 7. THE FIERY FURNACE... 14. THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL........ Dan. 3. 16-28. .Dan. 5. 1-12, and 25-28. 21. THE SECOND TEMPLE.. Ezra 1. 1-4, and 3. 8-13. 28. NEHEMIAH'S PRAYER. Mar. 7. READING THE LAW.. Neh. 1. 1-11. Neh. 8. 1-12. 14. ESTHER'S PETITION..Esther 4. 10-17, and 5. 1-3. 21. MESSIAH'S MESSENGER.. 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There are now connected with the Union 6,659 schools, having 125,502 officers and teachers, and 862,279 scholars. Of these there are VOL. XVIII.-2 connected with the Church 102,388 officers and teachers, and 105,123 scholars. Sessions of the schools are held both morning and afternoon, the average attendance in the afternoon being considerably larger than that of the morning. There are 2,803 Sunday-school libraries, containing 803,758 volumes. The ten years of the work of the Union show a very gratifying increase in all these statistics. There is also an increase of interest in Sunday-school work throughout the Connection, which cannot be represented by mere numerical signs. The Wesleyan Sunday-School Union has proved itself worthy of a place among the active agencies of Christian work. Its success has demonstrated the wisdom of the men who aided in its organization. Your Sick Scholar. THE subject of sickness ever threatens to become a prominent one. What if some pestilence-shadow darken the land! If the wings of the pestilence be not spread over us, other sickness may fatally overshadow us. Now, to the dark shadow of pain Christ opposes the light of his healing, comforting presence. When any home near him grew dark at the approach of sickness, he would take the face that would brighten, the voice that would cheer, and the touch that would heal. Let the Church imitate its adorable Head. The body is the gateway to the soul. The relief of physical pain may open the way for the admission of spiritual truth. The hospital is one excellent agency in a mission station. Whether we show our interest in this subject through our support of a local hospital or our ministry at the bed-side of a friend, let us not forget what is feasible. As Sunday-school workers, let us remember our privilege and our duty. Is any scholar on a sick-bed?, Now is the time to |