whether she was in the body or out of it--such a blessing had come to her soul. It may be that there is something in our lives that needs straightening out; something that happened perhaps twenty years ago, and that has been forgotten till the Spirit of God brought it to our remembrance. If we are not willing to make restitution, we cannot expect God to give us great blessing. Perhaps that is the reason so many of our prayers are not answered. Perfect Cleansing. “Who would be cleansed from every sin, Must to God’s holy altar bring The whole of life--its joys, its tears, Its hopes, its loves, its powers, its years, The will, and every cherished thing! “Must make this sweeping sacrifice-- Choose God, and dare reproach and shame, And boldly stand in storm or flame For Him who paid redemption’s price; Then trust (not struggle to believe), And trusting wait, nor doubt, but pray That in His own good time He’ll say, ‘Thy faith hath saved thee; now receive.’ “His time is when the soul brings all, Is all upon His altar lain; When pride and self-conceit are slain, And crucified with Christ, we fall Helpless upon His word, and lie; When, faithful to His word, we feel The cleansing touch, the Spirit’s seal, And know that He does sanctify.” _A. T. Allis._ CHAPTER V. THANKSGIVING. The next thing I would mention as an element of prayer is THANKSGIVING. We ought to be more thankful for what we get from God. Perhaps some of you mothers have a child in your family who is constantly complaining--never thankful. You know that there is not much pleasure in doing anything for a child like that. If you meet with a beggar who is always grumbling, and never seems to be thankful for what you give, you very soon shut the door in his face altogether. Ingratitude is about the hardest thing we have to meet with. The great English poet says: “Blow, blow, thou winter wind-- Thou art not so unkind As man’s ingratitude; Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, Although thy breath be rude.” We cannot speak too plainly of this evil, which so demeans those who are guilty of it. Even in Christians there is but too much of it to be seen. Here we are, getting blessings from God day after day; yet how little praise and thanksgiving there is in the Church of God!