To fill the water-pots with water, and afterwards to draw and bear to the governor of the feast.

Did they do so?

Yes.

What happened?

The water with which they filled the water-pots was turned into wine.

Did the governor know where the wine came from?

No.

Who believed on Jesus?

His disciples.

After this, where did he go?

To Capernaum-he, his mother, his brethren, and his disciples.

You have now read an account of our Saviour's first miracle. He wrought many miracles to prove himself the Son of God, for none could do these wonderful works but by the Spirit of God. The wonderful

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power of Jesus turned the water into wine by a word. We must not expect to see miracles now, but God's works are as wonderful and beautiful as they were then, and equally show his mercy and loving-kindness. Whether we look at the glorious sun, the moon and stars, or at the smallest plant, or flower, or insect, we behold the great power and goodness of our Almighty Father, and we may well exclaim with David, “O Lord, how wonderful are thy works, in wisdom hast thou made them all, the earth is full of thy riches." Learn to see God in all his works, and when you look on the bright green fields and blue sky, never forget that they were made by a God of mercy, and that beautiful as his works are here below, he has prepared far better things in heaven for those who love and serve him on earth; for the bible tells us that " eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither has it entered into the heart of man to conceive the things that God hath prepared for them that love him."

Incarnate Word, who, wont to dwell

In lowly shape and cottage cell,
Didst not refuse a guest to be
At Cana's poor festivity;

Oh, when our soul from care is free,
Then Saviour may we think of thee,
And, seated at the festal board,
In fancy's eye behold the Lord.

Then may we seem, in fancy's ear,
Thy manna-dropping tongue to hear,
And think, e'en now, thy searching gaze
Each secret of our soul surveys.

So may much joy, chastised and pure, Beyond the bounds of earth endure, Nor pleasure in the wounded mind Shall leave a rankling sting behind.

LESSON EIGHTEENTH.

LUKE IV. 33-40.

AND when he was at Ca-per-naum, he taught them on the Sab-bath day. And in the syn-agogue there was a man which had a spi-rit of an un-clean dev-il, and cri-ed out with a loud voice, saying, "Let us a-lone, what have we to do with thee, thou Je-sus of Naz-a-reth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Ho-ly One of God." And Je-sus re-buk-ed him, say-ing, "Hold thy peace, and come out of him." And when the dev-il had thrown him in the midst, he came

out of him, and hurt him not. And they were all a-maz. ed. and spake a-mong them-selves, say-ing, “What a word is this! for with au-thor-i-ty and pow-er, he com-mand-eth the un-clean spirits, and they come out." And the fame of him went out in-to ev-er-y place of the coun-try round a-bout. And he a-rose out of the syn-agogue, and en-ter-ed in-to Si-mon's house. And Si-mon's wife's mother was tak-en with a great fever and they be-sought him for her. And he stood o-ver her. and re-buk-ed the fe-ver, and it left her; and im-me-di-ate-ly she a-rose and min-is-ter-ed un-to them. Now when the sun was set-ting, all they that had a-ny sick with di-vers dis-eas-es brought them