September 7, 1862

EZEKIEL’S DESERTED INFANT   “None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out into the open field, to the loathing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born. And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee …

Ezekiel:16:5, 6

August 31, 1862

FLESH AND SPIRIT— A RIDDLE   “So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand. Thou shall guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none …

Psalms:73:22-25