An agnostic, who was once present in a refined circle, was surprised to learn that a certain noted lady believed firmly in the sacred Scriptures. He ventured to ask her:— "Do you believe the Bible?" "Most certainly I do," was her reply. "Why do you believe it?" he queried again. "Because I am acquainted with the Author." This was her testimony; and all his talk about the unknown and the unknowable went for nothing, in view of the calm confidence born of her personal acquaintance with God. And it is this knowledge which is most effectual in dispelling the doubts and uncertainties which linger in the human mind. It is good to know the Bible; it is better still to know the Lord. It is important to know the truth; it is still more important to know him who is "the Way, the Truth, and the Life." Blessed are they that know the Lord; for to know him is life eternal.—Sel.