own evil hearts; and if we are permitted to see the close of this day, may it be our happiness to look back upon it as one in which we have walked with God. Send thy good Spirit to direct us in the ways and works of godliness; purify our affections; enliven our devotion; teach us how to pray, and how to hear, and read, and profit by thy holy word. Make us Christians, not only in name, but also in heart and in hope. Teach us the value of our souls, and of the salvation which has been wrought for them