The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1859-11-25
suMnAV READING.
- WHERE Is YOUR BIBLE go

and, though not nineteen years old,
nothing wohId do, but he must leave
pleasant bone, and a kind mother,
and little sister, and 60 to dig for
gold in the lewly found State.
After three years, he returned, and
bis mother and sister greeted him with
warm embraces.
4 have something paetty for you in
my trunk, Minnie" he said to his sis
Ter. "You see have but little baggage
That small Trunk has been with me
through sunshine and Storm"
''Let me pnpack it, brother, please
said Minnie. Il will be careful and
not tumbleany of your nice clothes ;"
and taking the key from Alfreds hand
she proceeded TO take out carefully,
one article aEser another, and put them
on one side, until she came to the bot
tom ofthe trunk, She paused a mo-
meat, and seeming to distrust herself,
she put her hand first on one article and
then on another; then looking up earn
estly in her brothers face, while she
still sat on the floor beside his unpack-
ed things, she said
"Where is your Bible brother z"
Il have none" he said quickly.
mo Bible Alfred !" said Minnie, as
she arose and put her hand upon his
arm mo Bible brother I"
mo, Minnie" he said little impa-
tient at her questions. Il left all my
books in New York when | started for
California: they took up too much
ROOM"
sand have you had no Bible for
three whole years, brother ?"
Il did not read anybody's, Minnie.
Come, don't bother me now. Let us
find that pretty fine dress / have for
you"
No stop for a moment, brother.-
Have you not read the Bible for three
whole years
No, Minnie, I haven't and l don't
know as I have ever seen one since
have been in California.
Minnie stood and looked at him in
utter establishment, while the tears
poured down her cheeks. At length,
raising her eyes. she said in low
earnest voice:
20, brother, were you not afraid thai
God would forget your"
| What an appeal to a brothers heart
He took little Minnie in his arms, and
kissed her, he said
81 am almost afraid I have been for,
getting God, Minnie"
The case of Alfred Bell is not sin
gular one. Think upon it, Christian
parents. Many a young man leave
home influences behind him when b.
goes out into the world in search O
gold. His bible is forgotten. his Coz
is forgotten. A mother may have pray
ed for him earnestly, and placed tn
holy volume in his trunk, with suppl
cations that it may be read daily bu
y the earnest pursuit of wealth, prayer
and supplications are often unheedec
Under the influence Of irreligious com
panions, and in the absence of all III
ordinances of religion, great is the per
to the immortal soul. Would to Go
that to each and all such wanderei
} from the right way would come ger
| tie admonition, as it came TO Alfred Be
:. "Where is your Bible brother? 70 "Ar
you not afraid God will forget you?"
: The earnest pleading of little Mimi
touched Alfred's heart. That night b
opened the sacred volume, and rea
] aloud from its pages.
"Pray for me, mother: for I hav
wandered far from God. fear be ma
forget me-" Night after night, th
+, earnest PRAYER assembled to the thron
e of grace. The brother was reclaime
from his wanderings. and now lives /
be blessing to his home, a truly Ghri
tan man, fearing God and walking
his Observation-Disclosures Me
: Senger.