. From the pulpit to the palm-branch; . pired his now glorified servant to undertake maybe maintained with equal or increased efficiency. One bright reminiscence may be given. Mrs. Spurgeonhad been looking at the planets, Jupiter and Venus, whichwere unusually bright, even for Menton, where the starsgenerally shine with a brilliance unknown in our dear dullisland-home. Speaking of her beloved, she said, I wonderwhat he thinks of those planets now. Mr. Harrald replied, If they are inhabited, he has asked the Lord to let him go,that he may preach the gospel there. No doubt of it,she added, for h
. From the pulpit to the palm-branch; . pired his now glorified servant to undertake maybe maintained with equal or increased efficiency. One bright reminiscence may be given. Mrs. Spurgeonhad been looking at the planets, Jupiter and Venus, whichwere unusually bright, even for Menton, where the starsgenerally shine with a brilliance unknown in our dear dullisland-home. Speaking of her beloved, she said, I wonderwhat he thinks of those planets now. Mr. Harrald replied, If they are inhabited, he has asked the Lord to let him go,that he may preach the gospel there. No doubt of it,she added, for how often he said that, when he got toheaven, he would stand at the corner of one of the streets,and proclaim to the angels the old, old story of Jesus andhis love ! This was his interpretation of the text— Tothe intent that now unto the principalities and powers inheavenly places might be known by the church the mani-fold wisdom of God, according to the eternal purpose whichhe purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord. to the Palm-Branch. 45. i^tticr (|.I|ai[a4ti|ri^tii[ Jllu^tptian^. During the early days of January, Mr. Spurgeon wrotethe following short pieces. He was always on the alert forillustrations of spiritual truth; and these last paragraphs, oneof them referring to Christian experience, and the other toChristian practice, may well be pondered now that the handthat wrote them is palsied in death. The second shouldespecially remind us that the Institutions, formerly under thecare of Mr. Spurgeon, and which will be carried on as here-tofore, are still in need of generous support. Let everymercy prompt an offering from thankful hearts. The hand-writing of both articles is as distinct as anything the belovedauthor ever penned; and those who read them will at onceperceive that his mental eye was not dim, nor his spiritualforce abated, when he wrote as follows :— Weto l^zaf^ Has, 1892. At Menton, the first day of the year was as one of thedays of heaven upon the earth. Almost c
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