The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-06-22
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Field F1owerS.
One morning early, Ida and Gerty
had permission to go to the woods and
after some time they came back, loaded
with heap of flowers. And what were
they going to do with these flowers /?
Come with me, and | will tell you.
In large room near the railway sta
ton we find number of ladies very busy
with their work. Great baskets of flow
ers stand in the waiting-room. Some of
them contain flowers from gardens and
hot houses; others, flowers from the woods
and fields. All these flowers have come
this morning by rail from the country.
The ladies tie up all these flowers into
little bouquets or punches, and on every
one they tie little strip of paper with a
red edge, on which text of Scripture is
written. Immediately they 90 out, and
take with them beautiful little bouquets,
each bound together with a verse from
the Word of God. And where do they
go with them? To the different hospitals
of the great city.
There was once poor crippled girl,
whose name was Anna; she had lost both
parents, and they had now brought her
into the hospital of the work house.
There she lay the poor child, in great
suffering One day lady came in with
bunch of fresh flowers in her hand, and
reached it out to the poor crippled Anna
Oh, how beautiful said she; are
they for me? I never in all my life saw
such beautiful flowers" The poor orphan
child had lived with her parents In a
dark attic room of a great tenement
house, and because she herself could not
60 down, and her parents were sick, too,
she had hardly ever seen flower.
Yes, Anna, this bunch of flowers is
for you and see here, there have some
glad news for you, too" The child
turned the bunch of flowers around, and
read the text which was fastened to it:
God so loved the world that he gave
his only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but
have everlasting life"
But is that for me? I thought that
was only for the great and wise"
My dear Anna, it is for you that
great saying; for it is there for all; so
that all who believe it have a part in it.
All you have to do is to believe it from
your heart, and take it to yourself God
has given his only begotten Son to die for
you since he desires you to live, and to
be happy and saved"
Anna was quite astonished as the lady
said this to her, and added some more
cheering words. But she could not now
speak much with her, for there were
many other sick ones there besides her,
to whom the flowers were to be distribu-
ted.
About fourteen days later the lady
came again to the sick-room. Anna was
expecting her, with great longing, and
was very glad indeed, as she came to her,
and said:
"I have brought with me another
bouquet"
90, how good r. said the child; "and
Is there another verse with it, too"
" Yes, indeed, dear Anna, and one that
will please you very much
The little girl received her bouquet.
But she hardly smelled it before she
turned it around, so as to read what sort
of message God hal sent her to-day
The verse read in this way Jesus
called little child to himself" She
thought to herself, as she read that, " that
word Jesus was sent just for me" and
said
Yes, Jesus calls me"
Yes dear Anna, that is true Jesus
calls you, and just with this little verse
from his Word, for you to give him your
heart"
cannot relate here all the rest they
said but it was happy day for the lit
tie sick child. The lady came often
afterwards to her, and always found her
happy and pleased. She believed on
her Lord and Saviour, heard his voice,
and knew that he had suffered and died
for her. The dear Lord and Saviour had
made her his child.
In the same sick-room lay also little
girl whose name was Grace, about eleven