“There is plenty to do in this world of ours;
There are sweets to pluck from among the flowers;
There are fields to sow, there are fields to reap;
There are vineyards to set on the mountains steep;
There are roses to plant, and thistles to fell;
And homes to be rescued, on hillside and dell;
There are poor to be fed; there are children to teach,
And a message of love and of mercy to preach;
The fallen to lift, and self-pride to abase;
And every one fitted to stand in his place;
There are souls to be saved, by land and by sea:—
There’s work in great plenty for you and for me.”
YES, there is plenty to do. Each day, each hour brings its duties, which, if faithfully discharged, will leave no time to be spent in murmuring or complaining. Let us bear in mind that it is not so much the greatness of the work as it is the spirit we manifest, or the motive prompting the act, be it ever so humble.
The life-work of some becomes to them monotonous; they weary of the present duty because it looks so unimportant, and look longingly to far-off fields which to them appear so green and promising, and say, “If my circumstances were just a little different, I could make my influence felt for God and truth.”
My reader, all God requires of any of us is to do just the best we can, right where we are. Fulfil the present duty. When?—Now, to-day. Don’t wait for the Master to ask, “Why stand ye here idle?” To-day perform the neighborly act, speak the cheering word, write the encouraging letter. To-morrow may be too late. Carry the flowers to-day, do not wait till the eyes of that sick one are closed in death but go to-day while the eyes can behold their beauty, and the soul drink in of their sweet perfume. Send the package of tracts, the roll of papers, to-day; don’t wait. Some one may be fighting a fierce temptation; there may be upon the pages you send just what is needed to bring him peace; don’t wait.
There is plenty to do in the home circle. Kind words are needed; hearts are often saddened and life made miserable, because we are so sparing of loving, tender words.
You who are mothers think not your work of little account. True, you may weary of the daily round of labor, but let nothing discourage you. Look to God continually for strength and wisdom to train those little ones for Him. Did you ever think, mothers, that the mind of your child is a garden wherein seeds of good or evil are being sown? What a great work is this to watch over this garden, that no baneful weed-seed be dropped therein. The soil of this garden is very responsive to good or evil. You need to be very watchful that the seeds of untruth be not dropped in the heart of your child by an unkept promise, or careless threat made in a moment of impatience. O mothers, be careful what seeds you plant by precept and example.
Plenty to do?—Yes, this is a busy world.11
“Did you ever think, mothers, that the mind of your child is a garden?”
“Plenty to do all over the land,
Work crowding the brain, the heart, and the hand,
There are kind words to speak, there are songs to be sung,
There are doors to be opened, there are bells to be rung.”
Any one who has the power of speech can speak a kind word. Some one is always in need of them, in your own home, in some other, or somewhere upon life’s highway you may meet a weary traveler to whom a smile or a kind word may bring happiness. You who are blessed with the gift of song, have you consecrated your voice to sing for Jesus and the good of humanity? Here is a chance to do good work; there is power in song to reach the fallen. Not long since I read of a noted singer who was walking the streets of a city. She came to an old man who sat sad and dejected. She quickly stepped to his side, and commenced to sing. The people stopped, spell-bound, to listen. She finished her song, dropped some money in his withered old hand, and passed on. Those standing around commenced to drop the dimes, quarters, and half-dollars into his hat, until his heart was made glad, for he was a worthy object. It was a small act for her to do, yet it was a noble deed.
Reader, watch for these little opportunities to use your God-given powers to honor Him, and cheer others.
“Plenty to do, our love to show.”
Turn which direction we will, the fields are ripe, ready for the laborer. Watch for open doors in which to enter to speak a word for Christ. One has said, “The world is going down for want of love.” The world does not need eloquence so much as it needs love. Love is fulfilling God’s law. God is love. Let us improve every opportunity. An opportunity passed by unimproved returns not to us again.
“You will not pass this way again;
Be sure that you pass not by
The old and tired, the sick and weak,
And those not ready to die.”
Grand Ledge, Mich. Mrs. M. C. DuBois.
YOUR PLACE.
By Helen M. Richardson
Just where you stand in the conflict,
There is your place!
Just where you think you are useless,
Hide not your face!
God placed you there for a purpose,
Whate’er it be;
Think you He has chosen you for it?
Work loyally.
Gird on your armor! be faithful
At toil or rest,
Which’er it be, never doubting
God’s way is best.
Out in the fight, or on picket,
Stand firm and true;
This is the work which your Master
Gives you to do.
—Helen M. Richardson.
NOBLE THOUGHTS.
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox
However skilled and strong art thou, my foe,
However fierce is thy relentless hate,
Tho firm thy hand and strong thy aim, and straight
Thy poisoned arrow leaves the bended bow
To pierce the target of my heart, ah! know
I am the master yet of my own fate.
Thou canst not rob me of my best estate,
Tho fortune, fame, and friends—yea, love, shall go.
Not to the dust shall my true self be hurled,
Nor shall I meet thy worst assaults dismayed.
When all things in the balance are well weighed,
There is but one great danger in the world:
Thou canst not force my soul to wish thee ill—
That is the only evil that can kill.
—Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
THREE HUMAN STORIES OF A DAY.
[Twice-a-Week World, July 21, 1902.]
On one day last week three humble life stories, each making its appeal to our finest sympathies, graced the news with a touch of human tenderness.
One was a story of a child's filial devotion; a New York newsboy, eight years old only, was its central figure. He was found exhausted, probably dying, and carried to a hospital. The physician who examined him said his condition was due to insufficient food and excessive work. Inquiry developed the fact that, this little lad's father having disappeared, he had devoted himself to the support of his mother and her two children.
“I'll take care of you all,” he said, and went into the street to sell papers and keep his word. He literally offered his life on the altar of love and duty. No battle-field has ever shown bravery or devotion greater than that of this eight-year-old newsboy.
Another was a story of self-sacrifice in which a white-haired grandmother gave her life unhesitatingly to save the lives of her two grandchildren. The old lady was walking with the children along the railroad tracks near Hicksville, L. I., when a heavy storm came on. Hurrying along in the rain the approach of a fast train was not noticed until it was almost upon them. Instantly the grandmother resolved to save the children, regardless of herself. She had just time and strength enough to push them both clear off the tracks, and was herself instantly killed. No sublimer act of heroism has ever adorned the annals of war.
The third was a story of a Chinaman, type of a race declared by our statutes to be inferior and unfit for admission to our country. He lived in Cambridge, Md., and, of course, kept a laundry. He had been tormented and abused also, of course by the boys of the superior race around him. But one white man, whiter than the rest, interfered and defended him, so that his troubles ceased. Last week this truly white man died, and the Chinaman went down into his pockets for money enough to pay for thirty carriages to attend his benefactor's funeral and carry those who wished to pay him respect. The Chinaman himself walked beside the hearse to the grave; when the coffin was lowered, he covered it deep with flowers; then he went back to his laundry with tears streaming from his almond eyes. Thus surely does man's humanity to man awaken responsive gratitude and affection, regardless of the color of the skin.
Perhaps the greatest loss to the world's fund of wholesome and inspiring moral sentiment is caused by our neglect to note the high courage, the faithfulness to duty, the devotion, the tenderness that are every day manifested in the humblest walks of life. Yet it is certain that in the every-day experiences of obscure lives on which the flashlight of fame never falls, more sufferings are bravely endured and more sacrifices nobly made than anywhere else. Oliver Wendell Holmes felt this when he wrote:—
“If singing breath or echoing chord
To every hidden pang were given,
What endless melodies were poured,
As sad as earth, as sweet as heaven!”
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“How is your mother?” The question was asked of a young lady who had come to spend the day with friends. She looked so sweet and cool in her dainty dimity—it was an oppressively warm day—that her friends were almost inclined to be envious.
“Mama is not at all well lately. No, thank you; I don’t need a fan, I am very comfortable. I feel quite worried about mama.”
“Why didn’t you bring her with you? This country air would do her a world of good.”
“She is ironing to-day. Mama has such big ironings, especially in the summer. Then, as you know, I am going to the seashore soon, and mama is busy sewing for me. I have several dresses to be made, besides numerous other frills and furbelows.”
While she proceeded to enthusiastically describe the fashions, her friends were busy with their thoughts. And—there is no need to point a moral to this true little tale; but, girls, listen: Some day those worn, needle-pricked hands that have so willingly worked for you will be crossed quietly upon her breast—perhaps sooner than they should have been. You can not help her then. Tears, heartaches, and regrets will be of no avail.
Lighten mother’s cares and burdens to-day, daughters; it may be too late to-morrow, and she may have passed beyond your reach.—Epworth Herald.
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The old superstition, which has grown into an adage, that rats desert a ship which is no longer seaworthy, is still an article of faith with the fresh-water sailors of the Great Lakes. Sundry well-authenticated instances seem to justify this belief. Here is one. The Vernon was a three-master which did a tramp business. Built in Buffalo in 1850, she was for many years regarded as one of the best craft on the lakes.
Late in the fall, about fifteen years ago, she unloaded a cargo of grain in Buffalo, and reloaded with package freight for Chicago. She was about to sail one rough November night, says a contributor to Household Words. Just before the lines were let off one of the seamen saw a rat run over the hawsers to the wharf. In a moment another was seen. The seaman called others of the crew to see the unusual sight. Between fifty and seventy-five rats poured out of the ship and took refuge along the wharf. The crew refused to sail, but the captain was obstinate, shipped a fresh crew, and sailed forthwith. The ship was lost with all hands.—Christian Advocate.
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SIGNIFICANT CONDITIONS IN CHINA.
By S.
A CORRESPONDENT of the World's Crisis, who is a missionary in China, gives, in a letter to that paper, an interesting account of his return to his mission station, and the conditions prevalent there at the present time. We give a few extracts from this communication to show the faithfulness of the native converts, and the present attitude of the Chinese people there, the conditions there being similar to those of other localities to which the missionaries have returned. He says:—
City of Lao-Ho-Kean, China.
After meeting the Christians at Wuhu, and spending a few days with them, we felt we must visit Han-Shan—away in the interior—and see how our brethren fared there. So, on November 28, we started by native house-boat up a small river just north of Wuhu. We had a fine day for starting, and got along fairly well the first day, and reached Ri-ts'ao, a small town where the Methodists have a church. Here we stopped for the night, and the next morning, by daylight, we started again. We traveled all day, having light winds, and at eight o'clock in the evening we reached Tsin Tsi. This is as far as the boats can go in the winter months, so we got out and walked twelve miles to Han-Shan. It began to rain soon after we left the boat, and by the time we reached the house we were wet through.
We were met with a warm welcome from the members there, all of whom had stood true through all the bitter trials of last year. We had a special praise service, thanking God for our safe arrival in China, and for His kind and protecting care over them.
We found the house in fairly good repair. The official of the city sent around a watchman, when we left last year, who had stayed there ever since. We gave him a present, and he went away happy, turning over the place to us again.
Mr. Yen and wife went up with us to take charge. He will hold services there every day, and visit the inquirers and members.
We left Han-Shan, and came down through Tao-Kia to visit a member there, and look out a new preaching hall. We were royally entertained by a wealthy cloth-dealer. He and his family are all inquirers. They were so glad we visited them. They want a hall and school there badly, and we hope and pray they soon will have.
As you know, the Yang-Tsi river overflowed its banks in July, and drowned out their entire crop of rice. Hundreds have flocked into Wuhu, and the foreigners are doing all they can to keep them alive. They can do but little before April, and so they must receive help until then. Let us teach them we hold nothing against them as a nation, or as individuals, for the last two years' awful massacres, and that we are not seeking theirs, but them.
That practically the same kind of reception is met by missionaries of other denominations, is indicated by the following from the Missionary Herald:—
Reports from the several stations of our North China Mission indicate rapid progress in the work of restoration. The new buildings at Peking and Tung-cho are in an advanced state, and Dr. Arthur Smith writes that the sites, in each case, are all that could be desired, and are “a vast improvement on anything which could have been secured, but for the Boxers.” The mission is practically unanimous in the opinion that all the old stations should be reopened. A plan for co-operation in educational work between the London Mission, the American Presbyterian, Methodist, and the American Board Missions, is under consideration, with the promise of a successful issue. The details are not yet at hand, but we hope to be able to report before long a hearty agreement between the several societies laboring in North China, in maintaining jointly institutions for higher education.
This friendly reception which the missionaries are meeting in so many parts of China is indicative of an awakening from the sleep of centuries on the part of Chinese thinking men, a desire to burst the bonds of prejudice that have held them so long, and investigate what the missionaries have that will be for their good. This is seen also in the largely increased number of “inquiries” reported from the various mission stations. Some of the clear-headed Chinese are beginning to think upon the meaning of recent events, and to express their thoughts with a boldness hitherto unknown. Such a man recently spoke through the columns of the China Mail as follows:—
A great revolution is about to take place in China, a revolution that will shake the existing structure to its very foundation. China is teeming with men of talent. Chinese never will be slaves. Let Great Britain remain neutral and watchful in the coming struggle for supremacy. Let her support the New China Party in the grand struggle for liberty, and she will not regret the day she adopted such a policy. Friends in need are friends indeed. The new government will be constituted of the pick of our able men abroad and at home. The new government knows its work, and will guarantee the payment of existing loans. The country will be thrown open to trade, and laws will be framed with laws of the most progressive powers of the world as their basis. Great Britain must not repeat the Gordon incident, but should stand by the New China Party, with these Powers who support the “open door” policy in order to prevent the piratical interference of such selfish and avaricious powers as Russia and France.
“Quite recently,” says a missionary in Swatow, China, “a most advanced sentiment has been put forward. The occasion of it was a review of the book on reform issued by the noted Viceroy, Chang Chi Tung. Chang regards all the Chinese people as vassals of the throne. The will of the Dynasty is the one supreme law. His reviewer, evidently a scholar of great ability, in a long and exhaustive criticism, attacks Chang's position without mercy, and with a boldness of statement which could not be beaten by a radical American. ‘The people,’ he says, ‘do not exist for the government, but the government exists for the people. The right of the Dynasty is not founded on justice.’ Such views are being spread with remarkable fulness among the millions of Chinese students, and are sure to help on a revolution.”
What will be the result of this predicted revolution none can tell. That it will mean much for the Chinese nation is certain. It may mean partition among the powers. It may mean an entire change of the governing power, with China independent of western domination, but with doors open to the civilization and Christianizing efforts of missionary organizations. However these affairs may turn, it is evident that God is now preparing China to listen to the preaching of His Word. China, as well as the other nations of the earth, must have the Gospel preached within her boundaries “for a witness.” “This Gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.” Matt. 24:14.
S.
WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?
By Clara Moose
[Clara Moose, in Pentecost Herald.]
In a world so full of sorrow,
Caused by sin’s revengeful hate,
Where, with sighs and groans, the millions
Still their wants and woes relate;
Tell me, ye who have the power,
That would help another through,
And could lighten up their burdens,
What would Jesus do?
You who have your hoarded thousands
Waiting for a rainy day,
Can you hear the hungry pleading
And their anguish turn away?
If ’twere He who loves the helpless,
To their pleadings always true,
Tell me, stewards of God’s money,
What would Jesus do?
When you see the souls around you
Ruined by the blight of sin,
Groping on in densest darkness,
With no hope of joy within,
Can you sit in ease and pleasure,
Waste your time and talents too?
Tell me, you who know a Saviour,
What would Jesus do?
Thousands now are rushing hellward
In a maddened race with death;
Shall we not arouse to save them
With our talents, time, and wealth?
Let us call on God to help us
And again our strength renew,
Ask ourselves once more the question,
What would Jesus do?
Would He not to those benighted
Stretch His hand to save from sin,
Feed the hungry, clothe the naked,
Bid each wanderer come in?
Tell me, all ye hosts of heaven,
And ye saints the ages through
Echo back to earth from glory,
What our Christ would do.
Leave Anxieties to God
By James Hinton
LET us leave anxieties to God. Why need we bargain that our life should be a success, still less that it should be a success not purchased by sacrifices and sufferings?—James Hinton.
Living Fruitfully Through Jesus
“Be not content with merely living; desire to live fruitfully, joyfully, with an ever-enlarging experience of the life-giving power of Jesus.”
OUR WORK AND WORKERS.
A camp-meeting to be held at Bartow, Fla., is announced for October 10-20.
A camp-meeting is now in session at Cleveland, Tenn., to continue till the 22d inst.
There is to be a camp-meeting for Southern Mississippi September 26 to October 5. The meeting is to be held at Quitman.
Four new Sabbath-keepers at Coleridge, Neb., is noted in the Reporter by Brother Robert Ryan. This is fruit of recent labors.
The baptism of four candidates at East Galway, N. Y., is noted in the Indicator by Brother G. B. Thompson, president of the conference.
The company of Sabbath-keepers near Stanley, N. D., were recently organized into a church by Brother Lars Neilson. He writes to the Worker that the members are mostly young people of earnest faith.
Captain Johnson, with the missionary boat Sentinel, has returned to New York through the Erie Canal from his trip to Buffalo. He speaks encouragingly of his labors in Buffalo Harbor and at Tonawanda.
Brother Geo. I. Butler, president of the Southern Union Conference, reports to the Watchman that a church of twenty-six members has been organized at Brooker, Fla., where Brethren C. B. Stephenson and Crisler have been laboring.
From a report of the Nebraska Conference we take the following items of interest: “The Conference is now composed of sixty organized churches, with a reported membership of 2,600. There are thirty church buildings, and the amount of money given for the support of the Gospel work in the Conference during the year ending June 30, 1902, was $25,640.76. In addition to this the sum of $5,275.39 has been donated to missions outside this conference. Besides aiding financially, workers have also been sent as missionaries to Africa, Australia, and other mission stations the past few years.”
At the close of the recent camp-meeting at Alpharetta, Ga., thirteen candidates were baptized. Writing to the Watchman, Brother H. F. Courter says of this meeting that “it was peculiar for its deep spiritual, heart-searching experience.” This is, in a measure at least, accounted for by an expression of Brother W. C. Wales in the same paper, concerning the meeting. He says: “Seldom has there been seen such a spirit of sacrifice among our people as the brethren of the Alpharetta church manifested in order to make this meeting a grand success. And the Lord surely rewarded their efforts.” Brother Courter was elected president of the conference.
Michigan Conference has been divided into four parts. The upper peninsula is made a mission field, with E. R. Williams as superintendent and Mrs. F. Hutchinson as secretary and treasurer. The rest of the State, excepting the city of Battle Creek, is divided into three organized conferences, as follows: Northern Michigan Conference,—president, S. E. Wright; secretary, E. A. Bristol; treasurer, Mrs. M. C. Kenyon. Eastern Michigan Conference,—president, J. D. Gowell; secretary and treasurer, E. I. Beebe. Western Michigan Conference,—president, A. G. Haughey; secretary and treasurer, D. W. Reavis. Battle Creek is under the jurisdiction of the General Conference.
From the island of Trinidad Brother W. G. Kneeland writes to the Dakota Worker: “Our hearts were made glad a few days ago to know that some funds had been sent from Dakota for use in church buildings. That is our greatest need. I have been working with my own hands considerably of late teaching the natives how to build cheaply. The two churches that we began in January and February are far enough along so that we use them to save hall rent. It will take about $50 worth of material to finish them, but that means many months of self-denial for our brethren to do that in addition to what they are doing. Port of Spain is doing nobly to raise funds to build.”
CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA.
A RETURN has just been issued by the Indian census commissioner dealing with the number, race, denominations and distribution of the Christians in India. In the census of 1901 the total number of Christians returned was 2,923,349, of whom 1,511,749 were males and 1,411,600 females. According to the census of 1891, the Christians numbered 2,284,380, so that there has been an increase during the decade of 638,969, or about 28 per cent., a growth much greater than that of the general population, says the London Times. Out of the total for 1901, 169,739 belonged to European and allied races, while 89,251 were Eurasians, and 2,664,359 were natives. There was only a trivial increase in the number of European Christians during the decennial period, and the increase in Eurasians was only about 12 per cent. Native Christians, however, showed an increase of no less than 31 per cent. Relatively to the whole population of India, the Christian population is only 1 per cent. Under favorable conditions the annual increment of the Indian population equals the whole number of the Christians in the country. While the British provinces contain nearly four-fifths of the total population, they contain less than two-thirds of the total Christians. The stronghold of Christianity in India, it appears, is Madras, including the native States under the Madras Government. This presidency includes 1,934,480, or nearly two-thirds of the Christians of India, and of the total increase of 638,969 in the last ten years, 354,301 must be assigned thereto.
HUNGRY FOR THE GOSPEL.
Mrs. Mary L. Smelser, a missionary to the Japanese, who has recently returned to America, states that there has been a real awakening in Japan along religious lines since the beginning of the year. She says:—
The spirit of conviction seems to be resting upon the people to a great extent. This is especially true in some localities. Surely it is God's time to work. As many say, the need is great in this Christian land; but O, it is so much greater where people are in midnight darkness and have never heard the Gospel. Here in America in towns of 3,000 inhabitants there are often fourteen to sixteen places of worship. With few exceptions people can at least hear the Word read. In Choshi, the place of our labors, a town of 30,000 or 40,000 inhabitants (including small villages near by), there are only two places of worship—one besides our mission. To one missionary in Japan there are about 90,000 people. There are many places where the Gospel never has been heard. Some are ready to receive it. Are we willing to do our part?
One day a young man came to our house inquiring about the way of salvation. He told us how he believed in and worshiped idols, but longed for heart peace and deliverance from sin. After we had talked to him for some time he said, “If I wait two months can I get my sins forgiven?” We told him he need not wait at all; now was the accepted time. We knelt and I prayed. When he began to pray this was one of the first things he said: “O God forgive me for not hearing about this blessed way of salvation before.” It touched my heart so I could not keep back the tears, for he had told me that before this time he had never heard of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I felt like saying, “O God forgive us for not bringing the light before.”
When these people get salvation it seems that they appreciate it even more than we do. Just a few days before I left Choshi a man from a village three miles distant called to ask more about Christianity. He had not received any light except through Christian literature. Because he read about Christianity in papers, the people of the village called him a Christian, but he said, “Please tell me more.” After talking with him for some time I found he was seeking truth and under conviction. He prayed and confessed his sins, and experienced forgiveness. When he arose he said, “I have a friend in my village who is seeking light, and now I must hurry home and tell him how to get really saved and receive peace.” He also asked for some tracts to give out to the people of the villages.
Mrs. Smelser returns in the autumn to continue evangelistic labors among this waiting people.
PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY.
KOREA has a type of vital piety which reminds us of primitive Christianity. It is no uncommon sight to see men and women walking ten and twelve miles to a religious service. I have seen Christians on a rainy day, when the rain would be pouring down, and the water running in the streets, take off their shoes and socks, and covering their delicate horsehair hats with an oil-paper cover, and their shoulders with an oil-paper cape, wade through the streets on their way to the house of God. Men tithing their scanty means, and women taking off their jewelry and contributing it to help the poor, and extend the Gospel; men, like Paul, preaching the Gospel, and working at their trade to support themselves and families; women selling needles and trinkets in order to get into families otherwise barred to the preaching of the Gospel, and the general Christian conversation at home, on the street, in business, and everywhere at all times, evidence the devotion and religious activity of these young Christians of the once “Hermit Nation.”—Missionary Review.
*If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels,
BUT HAVE NOT LOVE,
I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.
And if I have the gift of Prophecy,
And know all Mysteries and all Knowledge;
And if I have all Faith, so as to remove Mountains,
BUT HAVE NOT LOVE,
I am nothing.*
*And if I bestow all my Goods to feed the poor,
And if I give my Body to be Burned,
BUT HAVE NOT LOVE,
It profiteth me nothing.*
*LOVE suffereth long, and is kind;
LOVE envieth not;
LOVE vaunteth not itself,
Is not puffed up,
Doth not behave itself unseemly,
Seeketh not its own,
Is not provoked,
Taketh not account of evil;
Rejoiceth not in unrighteousness,
But rejoiceth with the Truth;
Beareth all things,
Believeth all things,
Hopeth all things,
Endureth all things.
LOVE NEVER FAILETH:*
*But whether there be Prophecies, they shall be done away;
Whether there be Tongues, they shall cease;
Whether there be Knowledge, it shall be done away.
For we know in part,
And we prophesy in part;
But when that which is Perfect is come,
That which is in Part shall be done away.*
*When I was a child,
I spake as a child,
I felt as a child,
I thought as a child:
Now that I am become a man,
I have put away childish things.
For now we see in a mirror darkly;
But then face to face:
Now I know in part;
But then shall I know fully even as also I was fully known.*
*But now abideth
FAITH, HOPE, LOVE.
These three;
And the greatest of these is
LOVE.*
Flannels
By Mrs. Rev. R. F. C.
I prefer PEARL-INE to other soap powders—especially good for washing flannel goods.
