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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 12, 1912

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 37.

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Who Follows?

By Eliza H. Morton

ELIZA H. MORTON
A LITTLE child in the darkness Clung close to his father’s hand; “O, listen,” he said in terror, “Who follows us on the sand?”
The father replied most gently: “Somebody, forever, aye, Is walking within our footsteps, And following every day.
“It is true we can not see them, And, perchance, we can not hear; But many we influence daily; So we must be careful, my dear.
“We may lead some soul from Jesus, When we least expect it so; Or some word may give an impulse For the noblest work below.”
Who follows within our footsteps? In the home are tender feet; And whether we care or care not, We influence all we meet.
Portland, Maine.