THERE is a place in the Hudson where, as you sail, you seem to be entirely hemmed in with hills. The boat drives straight on toward a rocky wall, and it seems as if it must either stop or be dashed to pieces. But just as you come within the shadow of the mountain, an opening is suddenly disclosed, and the boat passes out into one of the grandest bays on the river. So it is with temptation. You are not to seek it, not to enter into it; God promises no way out in such a case. But if it meets you on your heavenward journey, you are to go straight on though you see no way out. God does not promise “a way of escape” until the temptation actually comes. The way will reveal itself in due time if you only keep on, your way being the way of duty. And remember that as in the river the beautiful bay lies just around the frowning rock, so often your sweetest and best experience of life lies just behind your most threatening temptation.—Christian Herald.