Nevertheless, we are told that "they that feared the Lord spake often one to another, and the Lord hearkened and heard." Here are two precious truths. God's people who are in his love, and in love with each other, do often speak to and with each other upon heavenly and spiritual themes; and, moreover, the Lord himself is a listener. And who shall say he is not, by the Holy Spirit, an active participant in all real religious conversation? Again we are told, that "out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh." Now, must we not suppose that when Christians come together, if there is an abundance of love and life in their hearts, there will be an easy and glad flow of religious conversation from their mouths? What scene in the Bible is more beautiful than that, just after our Lord's resurrection, when the two sorrowing disciples were going from Jerusalem down to Emmaus, and were overtaken by the risen Lord? They were conversing together about the untoward things that had been happening in those dreadful days, of their own blasted hopes, and of their sorrow concerning it all. Then it was that the Lord himself came up and joined them. They thought him to be a stranger; yet did they not hesitate to tell him all the reason of their sadness and of their heavy thoughts, to which he replied by opening the Scriptures to them and expounding to them out of the word of God the things concerning himself. How their hearts burned within them as he talked with them by the way! Does any one who knows anything of the comfort and power of real Christian conversation doubt but that that same Lord will be present wherever the things that belong to him are the subject of conversation? Who that has ever been in the habit of conversing with earnest Christian friends but that has derived refreshment and comfort from such converse? Is it not thus that we comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height, of the love of God, that passeth knowledge? Suppose that the Christian people of these two cities should, as a rule, when interchanging social visits, or when casually meeting together, make inquiry after each other's spiritual health, or of any new discoveries in the word of God. Does any one doubt as to what would be the effect of such a habit upon each other and upon the cause of Christ? It is both a pity and a shame that, while Christians can and do converse freely and continuously upon almost every other theme, this one subject—which, after all, is beyond all others in interest and importance—should be so generally ignored. Christian conversation should not be carried on with bated breath, as though we were ashamed of Christ; not pompously, as a Pharisee would say his prayers or tell of his alms; nor stiffly, as though it were a matter of duty to be gotten through with as soon as possible; but easily, naturally, and commonly, as other things are introduced and conversed about. No doubt this habit must be cultivated; but so must all other good things be cultivated. If our hearts are in close fellowship with the Lord, there will be the disposition to speak one to another; and with that disposition will come the ease and naturalness of expression. We may be sure that the absence of religious conversation among Christians is one of the factors which enable us to account for the dearth of religious interest in the churches; and whenever it comes in vogue again, and the people who do know and love the Lord begin to speak often one to another, then will the Lord hearken and hear, and send his blessing upon us.—Independent.