Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-05-21
Bessle,S Account BOOK.


little girls were payinp eager attention TO
the story of those heroic men who, while
building the wall, held in one hand their
weapons of defence, ready to do battle to
any who ventured to disturb them.
1t was an interesting story, and they had
enjoyed every word of it /; but still those
people lived so Uery long ago, and there was
no temple to build now, and if there were,
what could these six little girls do toward it
Children" said Miss Walker, ado you
know that we are all builders ?"
They opened their eyes in establishment,
and Mary Oakley whispered to Bessie that
she "built block houses for little brother
Eddie sometimes"
"And there are enemies who try to hinder
us, just as these people tried TO hinder the
Jews" said their teacher.
What could Miss Walker mean They
did not know that they understood her cor
rectly. But she continued I'VE build all
OF the time, whether wewant to or not. We
cannot stop. Every word we say aud every
thing we do goes into our building"
go Miss Walkerl' cried Bessie, " know
what you mean"
Well z said Miss Walker, with smile.
You mean ourselves, our iiUes."
"Yes," said her teacher 81 mean your
characters and what part of house is butt
| first Z"
"The foundation answered Mary Oakley,
promptly.
Yes, and Bessie, you may turn TO the
thlrd chapter oil /. corinthians, and read the
/ It'll verse"
When Bessie had found it she read, " For
otner foundation can no man lay than That
Is lald, which Is Jesus Christ"
Wheh bessie concluded thelr teacher SAID,
now you may all turn To the seventh
chapter oil Matthew, ana beginning at the
twenty iourth verse read TO the twenty
elghth.
Mary began, and they read these verses in
turn Therefore whosoever heareth these
sayings oil mine, and doeth them, will liken
MN unto wise man, which built his house
| upon rock. And the rain descended, and
the hoods came, and the wlrds blew, and beat
upon that mousse; and II iell not for 1t was
| founded upon rock. Aud every one that
heareth these sayings oil NINE, and doeth
Them not, shall be hkened unto foolish
man, which pulit ms mouse upon the sand
and the ram descended, and the floods came,
and the winds blew, and beat upon that
house, aud 1t fell and great was the fall
OF It,.
| " be very sure that you are building on
| the true foundation, SAID their teacher !;
Tor ii you are not your buildings will fall,
and you will be constantly rebuilding broken
walls
Miss Walker said timid little Jennie
Grey 81 think know what our enemies
are"
"What are they, dear? ?"
"Our faults said Jennie.
"Ies," said her teacher; and let us try
and find out what those are, SO that we can
fight them"
" Sefishness," said one.
"Getting angry" said another.
Telling wrong stories, said third.
Wanting things we can't have" said
Mary.
THAT is envy or jealousy" said Miss
Walker. "Now, girls, you see these are the
enemies IRE have to fight"
al But, Miss Walker, cant help getting
angry" said Bessie Sometimes III the
morning make up my MUD | won't get
angry all day. and before breakfast is
through get mad about something"
ado you follow the example of the Jews,
Bessie? Repeat the golden text"
And Bessie said once more, slowly and
thoughtfuly Nevertheless we made our
prayer unto our God, and set a watch
against them day and night because of
them"
THAT is lust exactly what we must do. -
said Miss Walker and this week | wish
each one of YOU would keep an account
book. and if YOUR accounts are kent correctly
think they will be help to YOU. At the
top of the first page write the word anger
then draw line down the middle of the
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