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56began to overcome him; all power io resist itleft him. He commended himself to God, andyielded to what he felt to be tbe sleep of deatb.The Duke of Burgundy was waited uponby a poor man, a very loyal subject, whoHe knew not how long he slept, but suddenly brought him a very large root wbich he hadbecame conscious of some one rousing him and grown. He was a very poor man indeed, andwaking bim up. Before bim stood a wagondriverin his blue blouse, and tbe wagon not sequence to him; but merely as a loyal offer­every root he grew in bis garden was of con­far away. He gave bim a little wine and ing he brought to bis Prince the largest bisfood, and ihe spirit of life returned. He tben garden produced. The Prince was so pleasedhelped bim on the wagon, and brought him tothe next village. The rescued man was profusein his thanks, and offered money, wbichhis benefactor refused." It is only a duty to help one another,"aaid tbe wagoner. " And it is tbe next thingto an insult to offer a reward for such a service."much as it was worth, and he presented it"Then," replied Oberlin, " ai least tell me with that view. The Duke, like a wise man,your name, that I may have you in thankful quietly accepted the horse, and gave theremembrance before God."greedy steward nothing. That was all." I see," said the wagoner, " that you areSo you say, " Well, here is a Christianman, and he gets rewarded. He has beena minister of the Gospel. Please tell me thename of the good Samaritan,"giving to the poor, helping ihe Lord's Ohurch,and see, he is saved; ihe thing pays. I shall" Thai," said Oberlin, " I cannot do, for itmake a little investment." Yes, but you seeiWas not put on record."" Tben," replied the wagoner, " until youcan tell me bis name, permit me to withholdmine."Bewards of Grace.—Liberal Giving.REWARDS OF GRACE.with the man's evident loyalty and affectionthat be gave bim a very large sum.The steward thought, " Well, I see thispays; this man has got £50 for his largeroot; I think I shall make the Duke a present."So he bought a horse; and he reckonedihat he should bave in return ten times astbe steward did noi give tbe horse out of anyidea of loyalty and kindness and love to theDuke, but out of very great love to himself,and therefore had no return. And if you performdeeds of charity oui of the idea of gettingto Heaven by them, wby it is yourself youare feeding, it is yourself you are clothing.There are many who do tbeir good worksto be seen of men. " Tbey bave tbeir reward"—all fhe reward ihey are io expect.Blessed is he whose good deeds, seen by God All your virtue is not virtue, it is rank selfishness; it smells strong of selfhood, and Ohristalone, far outnumber ibose tbat men know of,because be has learned to live by faith and will never accept it; you will never bear himnot by sight, to live unto God, to walk with say, " Thank you for it."—Bev. C. H. Spurgeon.• God ; outof the abundance of a heart trust­LIBERAL GIVING.ing Ohrist and receiving out of his fulness,good works will flow,as water from a bubbling A rich merchant in St. Petersburg at hiswell. Sucb a man claims no reward as of own cost supported a number of native missionariesin India. He was asked one daymerit; but God delights in bis renewed characterand good works, and will give him how he could do it. He repjied : " Wben Ian abundant reward, of grace.—Good News. served the world, I did it on a grand scale and