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1urnt district. The large firm Of Webster
brothers, leather-deale1s, Who wore

burnt district. The large firm of Webster
irothe1s, loather-dealers, who were
GREAT LOSERS By THE FIRE.
from poor Crippled chicaro as 10 te1 hep
pressed it, have received help from an unex-
pected source. Some years ago, they began that
plan OF cooperation which gives, at the end OF
oach year. certain percentage of profits to the
together and refused to draw their percentage
:f OF the present year, but, instead, offered
It to the hrm as q loan. So sincere was their
belief in the integrity and future prosperity Of
Their employers that they also offered to mort
gage their homes, if necessary for the same pur-
pose Of assistance. This argues veil for the CO.
operation system. most certainly.
Speaking or thinking of the fire, and its rout
OF ruin, one recalls the various hairbrendth es-
capes OF firms that Ill New England at leaat
tlon,--that Of
publishers Of the atlantic Monthly. Said one Of
this firm to mo- . I stood six hours on the roof
se oR snss 6nS &oa sapsfhps qassh Ss IT tas s
authors roon," the other day, with it's books,
and it's papers, and it's associations, an odd
thrill, almost as It OF escape from personal dan
ger, went through me, as the near possibility Of
oeeurrsd to e :? Most afe{ ,a psop
who arc ha6itues Of " osgood's," as tho place is
termed famiIarly, have had, / am told, pre-
cieey this peculiar feeling Of personality in this
connection, which is easily explained, for it is
kind Of wayside-inn Of meeting to almost all
New Englanders who hare any interest in litera,
ture. Chicagoans connected with the Jubilee
Press Of last summer, who we're brought
into contact with Mr.. 0sgood himself
"the man who never lost his temp per through the
whole thing by Jovo, the astonished and ad
| miring verdict OF one OF his coadiutors in thai
| time Of pressing cares.-wiu be glad that thei]
| courteous friend escaped the fiery ordeal. AND
certainly all the Atlantic readers, and the chill
dren, will be thankful that their monthly feas
! VAS not delayed GARE1H.
, 1872-12-29

him overheard they evidently regarded him ~
neither prophet nor loss.
Does it not seem to be strange that the pub
lie should find their coal more when the owners
have all agreed to coalesce7
The Hartford Times tella OF gentleman in
that city who, on getting glass OF coda, Was
retiring from the store without the usual little
:eEsm9ny Thieh ~, foGTs that opeF;ion;
here"
-" Discontented Wife"-Whether you cea
safely sweeten your husbands coffee with sugar
OF your acquaintance With the attending ply
siclan.
1t is sisted as Neurological fact thst the
milk OF young cow is apt to be foaming. Which
is highly probable. as the creature is naturally
heiferEescent.
The reason an urchin gaTe for being late At
nchool Monday WAS that the boy in the next house
MAS going to have 4 dressing-down with bed
cord, and he waited to hear him howl.
Our literary critic says there couldn't be 8
moro appropriate title for e recent novel tEa1
"a Capital Investment" because, like the beaE
advertised railway bonds, it has crude interest.
"A New York minister, preaching the funera!
sermon OF = famous skater, the other day, said
he had "gone where there is no ice." That was
capable OF very serious Interpretation.
M. Guizot is very old. and lover Of tbs
fine arts. Latterly he visited Venus, beeuti~
fully sculptured, and the guide, to latter the e1
statesman, remarked that the artist Was over SO
| years Of age. "What Q memory he must pos
| $685." replied Guizot.
| Some time since young minister, wishing
! to impress his sabbath-school with the dignity
| OF life by reference to the fact that men hatl
| eou1s while ordinary animals have none. StriE-
| ing an attitude, he asked, "Now, children what
| is the great difference between monkey and g
boy 2" 'sThe tail, the tail, the tail :" came from
all parts Of the house, and the minister WAS
| satisfied
The Art Of Conversation.-Big Mr. Hawkins
(sententiously): "Do you know, hr. Jawkins, it
| has often struck me that one mans food may be
| another maQ's poison ?" Little Mr. Jaw5jns
Cmore Bententiously): "Well, won't go 80 far
as to say that, Mr. Havkins. But am certainly
OF opinion that what may prove eminently bene-
1cia1 to the health-a-of one indiEidua1-a-
| may prove extremely detrimental, and, indeed,
absolutely fatal to another individual l-a-dina1-
emily constituted-a"
! "A young boy attending mixed school OF Pe-
ducah writes to us complaining Of the partiaGty
which the teacher shows the girls. In conclusion
he says: "Bnt, thank the Lord, il they docroTd
us out from the store, dplay blind man'sbun
with the teacher in recess, they can't ride bare
back on horse, nor play leap-trog, nor wes1
brseches, nor make dogs tight, nor throw rocks
at cats, nor go in swimming, nor smoke and
chaw can they ?" On reflection, We rather
think our young correspondent is mistaken. We
have seen girls who, we believe, can do all these
things but one thing they can't do. They can
stand on their heads where boys are.-Louisrllat
! C0u'5er-J0u17adl.
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A, Grateful Cat

4 cat in Swiss cottage had taken poison, ana
came in pitiful state Of pain to seek its mis-
tress' help. The fever and heat we're so great
that it dipped it's own paws into pan OF watsr,
hating cat. She wrapped it in wet linen, fed it
With 9a1sad il md docsSr"d sn5 # al da9S hS dsx a
find ways enough to show its gratitude One
evening she had gone gn stairs a2 to bed 3D. "he2 ss
got up and opened it, and found TIE
cat, which had climbed pear =; trea ,es
mouth. This it laid an offering at its mi+-
tress' feet and vent away. For above q year
it continued to bring these tributes to hef
Even when it had kittens they we're not allowed
to touch this reserved share, and II they atten2s
"That is not for thee" After awhile, however.
the mistress accepted the gift, thanked the g1ve1
with a pleased look, and restored the moaEo,
when the cat permitted her children to take the
prey which had served it's purpose N her eyes
Here vas refined feeling Of gratitude remeza;
bered for months after, quite disinterested, aad
placed above the natural instincts (always strong
in cat) toward her own onsp1ing.-Goo*
Words.
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AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

Mouth of the Shaft.
What want is my husband, sir
And il you're man, cir,
You'll give me m ansWer,-
Where ID my Joe?
Pcnrhyn, sir, joe
CaernoyanBhire
Six months ago
Since re came here
Eh ?-Ah, you know!
Well, I am quiot
And still;
But must stand here,
And will.
Plcase-I,ll be strong
II yonu just let me wait
Inaide o. that gate
TIL the news comes along.
"Negligence ~
That was the cause.
Butchery -
Are there no laws--
Laws to protect such as 1c7
We'll, then!
won't raise my voice,
There, ueni
wont make no noise,
Only you just let me be.
-Four, only four-did be say7-
Saved aud the other ones !-Eht
Why do they ca12
Why nre they all
Looking and coming this way7
What's that "a meesaso7
Ill take 1t.
know his wife, sir,
III break it.
"Forcman I"
Az, Ayf
"Out by and by.
Just saved his We.
Say to his wife
Boon he'll be free"
Will 12-God bless youp
It's mel
ret Hdr1 in January SeTibne7.
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From thg Poughke<p8fe, lE. ~ Ea0N.
0na niuht last week q Hudson River Railroad
engineer, while gong north With bis train 81 ct
lightning tspeed, suddenly o6aorvea nan nan Q.
= signal for danger, but he didu't move. II
vain he endea7ored to stop the train it vas to:
l.te. The engine struck the man with full force,
completely annihilating him The man va Wa:
Joker. An attempt had previously been mad4
TO play the same trick on another englnee:.
but he detected the cheat by the Wilderness ff
the efigy. The last ono, howeFcr, after belp5
placed On tho track, was bleekenod With aoo<
from locomotive suoka stack
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GIRLS! PASS ALONG

ARAPBRAsEu FROM RERASGER B1 JOHN g. sAs1
Bless me! what rosy TOW
OF girls at me their glances throw,
As they gayly come and 60,
The light coquettish throngl
Can't the darungs hear me- say,
81 have had my youthful day:
Now, put such things away'7
Girls pass alongI
Ah, my Zosl pray desisti
Booth, care not to be Gsseds
Ask your mother II list
To CupidB stren songs2
Bhe-but that Is eHtre 1aots-
Knows what Love and can do7
Her advice you'd best pursua-
Girls pass alongI
Laura you would hardly guess
How your grandma used to press
Iirs Of mine :-well-l confess
We didn't think It wrong;
Look she's comlnKi tempt ut NOS
In gay saloon or shady grot;
Girls pass along
You smiling too you naughty Roset
wonder now II you suppose
I'm not aWnre what sort Of beauc
Around your beauty througI
know tho misunderstanding crew,
And all the pretty tricks they do;
I'm old, but much too young for you3
Girls pass a1ongi
Avay-eHay !-you madcap1 I--dy-
Your roguieh arts why will you try
To blind Rreybeard-such Is T.
With Oupid's slender throng2
Yet, like powder-maga1ue,
Ny heart from flying sparks sEeea,-
Tho sparks that shoot from wanton Gen.
Girls PASS alongI
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In 1ong-forgotten packet,
Tied up with silken band,
found It I: only letter.
Traced In girlish hand.
I re1d it over and over,
All, mel as did before,
In the days that were full Of sunlight
The days that are no more.
dreamed Of golden summer,
Far back in o Joyous time,
When every day Waa poem,
And every hour rhyme.
There canae fragrance Of roses,
And Hlacs, and mignonette,
And sound OF sylvan music,
And the eyes that are with me- get.
dood Of purple sunset
In scintillant glory csme,
TIL The deep old forest hud1ed,
And burned like field Of taue.
There came girlish figure,
With hillowB Of floating hair;
And abe bent her face above me-
An angel over my chairl
cav it al in 4 moment,
While held the crump1ed Hheet;
And then, as the vision faded,
Tha long, gray city street,
With Its hateful rush and clAmor,
Came back to my weary eyes:
Ali, still the fruItless struggled
Ali, still the worthless prize!
TaEo. CAarE&HEF
H1oAdo, Dec. 20, 1872.
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Eptscopal Cathedral In New ForK'
l. New York letter aays: "The suggestion
thrown out by Bishop Potter q few weeks ego
for the erection OF an Episcopal Cathedral II!
the various Episcopal churches. The Bishop
said that every effort vas being made for tbs
Immediate erection Of the contemplated Btrnc-
ture. The various committees will be perfected in
abort time, and the edi6ce viii be as costly ea
the Fifth Avenue Cathedral. Already number
OF wealthy Episcopalians have promiae''
to become liberal subscribers, and sGb-
ecription lists will be opened at tie
principal banks. In connection with tr5
for the training OF young men wishing to entei
holy orders, and muslo school, in order that
the services may be carried out in true cathedral
style. As soon as the preliminary arrangements .
arc completed public meeting will be CALICO
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OF cunning,-"e ct youhappened to pick up such
rock ez that, Tommy, what might you say it
was?
"Don't KNOW" said Tommy.
"h1ghtn't you say continued johnson, eau
tiouH1y, !" that it WAS gold or silver?"
"Neither," said Tommy promptly.
you say that ef thar WAS q friend OF yourn ez
knew whar to go and turn out ten ton Of it q
day, and every ton worth two thousand dollars,
that he had soft thing, very soft thing,-l-
loxia, It, Tommy aa+ that Il you used seh language
.'But," said the boy, coming to the point NTH
great directness, do you know where to get it
Have you struck it, Uncle Bon 2"
johnson looked carefully around. ~ hey,
Tommy. Listen- ! know whar thar's carloads
OF it. But thar's only one other specimen-the
mate to this yer-that's above ground, and thet's
in Frisco Thar's an agint comm up in day
or two to ook into it. I sent for him: Eh :"
fSoon after, johnson informs Tom that he has
mine, which turns out to be real discovery, and
then goes on to hint at the tragedy OF his lfe.]
sALyJATED WITH MERKERT.
johnson passed his hand over his cold foro-
head, wrung tho damp ends OF his hair With his
bad ez WAS to-day. the boys about yer sez,-
you aez, maybe, To11my,-it's whiskey. It Amt,
Tommy: It's pizon,--,quicksllTer pizen. That's
what's the matter with me. I'm salviatedl Sal
waited with 1nerkery."
"I've heerd O it before" continued Johnson,
appealing to tho boy, "and ez boy o permisluss
reading l reckon you hev too. Them men as
works in Cinnabar sooner or later gets salyiated.
It's bound to fetch 'em como time. 6alviated BY
| merkery."
"What are you goin' to do for it," asked
Tommy.
"When the agint comes up. and begins to
realize on this yer mine," said Johnson, contem-
platively, II goes to New York. sez to the
barkeep' o the hotel, Show me- the biggest
doctor he:e.' Ia shows me. 1 seq to him,
sal7iated BY merkeIyg.-a, year'a atandin', how
| much: he sez, Five Thousand dollars, and
L taxa two o these pills at bedtime. and N ekil
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an omolette, demme!"
"Dear old chap!" said Ellington, laughing,
and trying to put his hands over Bills bearded
mouth, IS but you-you don't look exactly like
yourself! You're not we'll, Bill" And, indeed,
as he turned toward the light, Bills eyes ap-.
peared cadAverous, and his hair and beard
thickly streaked with gray
"Maybe it's this yer harness." said Bill
little an1iously. When I bitches on this yer
curb" Che indicated massive gold watch-chain
| with enormous inks), and mounts this morn
ing stsf" Che pointed to very ls1Fge solitaife ire
whole shirt 'front.', '*it kinder Weighs heavy on
me, Tommy. Otherwise, I'm all right, my boy,
ali right" But he eyaded 1slington's keen eye,
and turned from the Light.
Islington, suddenly, and with almost brusque
di1ectnesa; out with it,"
Bill did not speak, but moved uneasi1y toward
his hat
of warning, to talk to me OF old times" said Is-
| lington, more kindly, glad as / would hare
! been to sec you. II isn't yonr way, Bill, and you
know it. We shall not be disturbed here" he
added, in reply to an lnqul519g glance that BIZ
!" Firstly, then," said Bill, drawing his chair
nearer Ishngton, "answer me one question,
4om 4a ssd and 535aEs and aGd c5t d9rn se
"If should say to you, Tommy,-say to
you, to-day, right here, you must come With me,
| you must leave this place for month, year,
two years, maybe, perhaps foreyer,-is there
| mo" said Tommy, quietly, II am only
visiting here. thought of leaving Greyport to-
day." xo, roxnznz oorno
Ameriky, 'p'raps, could you9 Z"
| "Yes, said Is1ington, after slight pause
"Tbar isn't en- nything,''. said Bill, drawing q
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NO, :, SAID the boy.
nEf l was TO ask you, contlnuea Johnson,
without needing the reply, bus Will growing
anxiety OF eye and q nervous tTltchlng Of h1s
lips,-"ef WAS to ask you, fur instance, Of that
was jackass rabblt thet jest ,passed,-eh-
you'd say it was or was not, ez the case may be.
no. said Tommy, quietly, " It aoas . jackass
rabbit"
GET I WAS to ask .you" continued johnson,
"ef it wore, cay, fur instance, green hat, with
did, onless,"- added, with intensified cunning,
-"onless it did !" ..
"No," sald Tommy, " OF course l wouldn't ;
but then; you see, It o1d."
1T did T. T.
sette"
II didn't get to see the ros.ette, !" eald John
son, with s1ow and conscientious deliberation
yet WITH an evident sense OF relief 9mt M ., shat
Tommy glanced quickly at his companion,
There we're great beads OF preparation on hs
ashen-Sra 1orehead ana on the ends OF MS iank
hair the hand which twitchod spasmodieally IN
his Was cold and clamm3. the other which was
free had vague, purpose!esa, 1erky activity az
attached to some deranged mechanism without
any apparent concern IN t9Gse @ Ra ~ nomGna' In'
tommy haitea, ana seaalns III h,nsGm haa; o. ;pe'
johnson obeyed without word. Slight as Mas
the act, perhaps no otaer lnclaent o1 1nelr H.
guar companlonsnlp 9ocateo aS completely tne
ooninanco OF 1n1s careltss, % ae ,1 pat
sen~poasessed noy over th1s ooggedly sel1-"n4oo,
7oagi y. ala1tt gAetsN I ~ ;, rl -.
an me 5au1pe ah 5ning, tp an'a asthaS
~ ~ W." nd +ra1,ta"d a+ea., i;1ara
fnl nor musical and 1r1ghtened away 1a u1ero
that haa Deen Iega,ag tne pan H w!sn ntea1e5s te
n saap I'LL h.ts .he Tcnanv 's o al
ass Taonlis 13 70 mGat nnss' ~ a 81
sain 4hnr %l4n ID sn1,at1naa fhar
e; nais 10 10y ~ @nu an5 hars
| m ~ y, 4 ar =. ~ ssn;33,.14a5 hr+ rar~ot -
tommy vent 1 on u al anlmsteo' a pus reRree 70
Say, utteIiy ts ~ Hn fon h
count y. Ine nagtS ~ 1naa - 1@an'' ou''' 40
| "as intertupteo oy oomuoon. ,p -,
And SNAKES, en, 1omny .1,a sa,n me nah, az,
WIN az a9stras;ea s;e all gazing nte'''s on 'ne
eFonno oelore nlm~ ma 4,h..+ .1,x
snaAes .se salu t tha4 ;,a oar oo .nes aac
@ DON'T plte,Mat ieas'' noS tnas A11o you see.
mere aont mo'e' ynSie Pen a aon IN m4ee 9ee,
they're gone now Ano II 3 aoout t'1ne you 'ooA
your dose.
- ooanson No. null'goly ilsen, % " !enp wv ;a
inc log ous tps aau a. - qnls @ Snttf caat trnna a
[ arm NltQ 0ne QaHu, "uue ue AIeH D potlle 4ioA
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Vol. 7.---NO. %.
Nae Strife up Here"

1t is related that an old Scotch elder had
once serious dispute with his minister at
an Elders meeting He said some hard
things, and almost broke the minister's heart.
Afterward he went home, and the minister
went home too. The next morning the elder
came down, and his wife said to him:
eye look sad, Jan; what is the matter
with YET"
"Ah!" he replied, "you would look sad
too, if you had such dream as have had.
| dreamed l had been at the Elders meet
ing, and had said some hard things, and
grieved the minister; and when he went
home thought he died, and went to heaven;
and thought afterward I died too, and went
to heaven; and when I got to the gates of
heaven, out came the minister, and put his
hands to take me, saying: Come along,
Jan, there's nae strife up here-I am happy
to see ye.'"
The elder went to his minister directly to
beg his pardon, and fourahe was = Z-.:. The
elder was SO stricken With the blow that two
weeks after he also departed: "And / should
aot wonder" said he who related the Incl
dent, eff he meet the minister at heavens
gate, and hear him say Come along, Jan,
there's nae strife up here. '"-Pres5yter.
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Ministerial Poverty.

The calamity which stand in dread of,
and which is, next to the withdrawal of the
divine blessing, the greatest Church can
suffer, is that the rising talent, genius, and
energy of our country may leave the minis
try of the gospel for other professions. GA
scandalous maintenance" Matthew Henry
says, "makes scandalous ministry" And
I will give you another, equally true: "The
poverty of the parsonage will develop itself
in the poverty of the pulpit" I have no
doubt about it. Genteel poverty, to which
some ministers are doomed, is one of the
greatest evils under the sun. To place a
man in circumstances where he is expected
to be generous and hospitable, to open his
hand as wide as his heart to the poor, to give
his family good education, to bring them
up in what is called genteel life, and to deny
him the means of doing SO, is enough, but
for the hope of heaven, to embitter exist
ence. In the dread of debt, in many daily
Notwithstanding, perhaps some old
acquaintance, whom he dare not ask to his
table lest his more prudent wife should frown
upon his extravagance-in harassing fears
of what will become of his wife and children
when his head lies in the grave, man Of
cultivated mind and delicate sensiblities has
trials to bear more painful than the priva.
tions of the poor. 1t is bitter cup, and
my heart bleeds for brethren who have never
told their sorrows, concealing under their
cloak the fox that gnaws at their vitals.
DR.. Guthrie.
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the union of State and Church may have.
with his prejudices against certain religious
tenets, exerted more influence than positive
personal hostility to Christianity, in shaping
his plans for excluding from the organiza-
tiOn of the University, distinctly avowed
Christian teaching and influence.
6. Mr.. Jefferson never ceased to work.
A volume issued about I6 years ago, pre-
seuting the History of the University, in
the Correspondence of Jefferson and Ca
bell'' u. c. fully sets forth the nature and
extent of his labors, in founding that insti-
tuition. No other man could have succeeded.
Some other might have written the "Declar-
alton of Independence" for its sentiments
were spreading over the colonies and did
find repeated cotemporary utterances. Some
other man might have drawn the "Bill for
Religious Liberty" for Hanover Presbytery
had set forth its principles in memorials
signed by over 10000 people. They were
growing daily in public regard. But only
MIR. j. could have brought to successful
result, his schemes of University in Yir-
ginia. 1t was the result of years of study,
thought and correspondence, at home and
abroad. He was half century in advance
of his generation, and as only he could have
devised, so no other could have executed
For no other could have brought to bear
equal reputation to influence the Legislature,
not only by the weight of his own name, but
by the power it conferred to combine the en-
ergies of the best men of the day, to labor
with him. This, his last, was his greatest
work. 1t may have left his hands imperfect,
or he may have failed in some measure to
succeed in fully perfecting his own views
or he may have been overruled for the good
of the scheme by others. Still he alone
could claim as he did to be "The Father of
the University"
1t is most ardently to be wished that Miss
Rs book may find, not only wide circulation,
but blessed result in awakening, encourag-
ing and leading her young countrymen to
initiate Mr.. Jefferson in preparing fully and
thoroughly for the work of life, and steadily
pursuing by wise methods, wise ends; and
above all, to give to all his right methods
even better direction as to result, and with
all their getting, get that wisdom which
cometh from the Father of flights.
B. NJ. S.
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my Sins! My Sins !"

At a meeting for anxious souls, woman
appeared in such evident distress and anx
iety, that servant of Christ said to her
"What is the matter with you, that you are
in such state as this?"
"My sins, my sins" she groaned.
"How long have you been like this?" he
enquired.
"Twelve months" she said, wringing hel
hands, and again groaned out, "My sins
my sins.'
"Twelve months !' he exclaimed in
amazement; "what have you been about
that you have not found peace?'
81 have been doing everything I can, u
she replied.
"Then what haze you been doing?" he
inquired.
81 have been praying, and weeping, and
reading the Scriptures, and trying to repent,
and attending meetings; and what more can
l do?" she asked most piteously.
Leave off all your doings, and look
isaeTs, 10 sepD..s. pointing upwards.
"Where?" she asked anxiously.
"There, on the crossl At JESUS, the
bleeding, suffering, dying Lamb of God; dy.
ing for yow sins. You have been looking
into your own bad, wretched heart, and try
ing to get salvation out of it; and you cam
get it out, for it is not there. God sends
salvation down to you from heaven through
His Son Jesus Christ. God gives it to you,
but you must take it, and take it from Christ
1t is of no use for you to pump, pump,
pump at your own wretched heart, you can
never pump salvation out of it; it flows
down to you through the blessed Lamb Of
God. You must look unto HIM, and receive
salvation from Him, for He alone can give
it to you
els that it 2" she said with much feeling.
eyes, it is" he replied. "God says it,
and you must believe"
"Is-that-it?" slowly came from her
lips again, while joy and gladnesS spread
over her face; and clasping her hands asuss
delight, she exclaimed, 81 see it 1 see it
Thank God l am saved" and turning round
to some one near her, who was also inquir-
ing the way to heaven, she said to her, at
is so easy, you have only to believe"
For twelve months this poor woman had
been struggling to save herself, but all in
vain. She could not do it, it was far too
hard for her. Now, however, she looked to
Jesus, she believed in Him, and in a mo-
ment her heavy burden of sin rolled from
off her back, and she found rest and peace.
His precious blood had put her sin away and
she was saved.
One word to you, my friend. If you de-
sire salvation you must give up all your own
unrighteousnegss, and look to JESUS ONLY,
and He will save you.-Zgmes Of Refreshing.