Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-05-21
Il didn't know" said Monte. wondering
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ly, that you believed in Jesus.'
Perhaps" answered Nellie, smiling
perhaps don't believe what yonr minis
ter thinks about him. believe that God
sent him TO tell us about our Father. and to
show US how to live and what we ought to
do; and every one who believes what he
told US, and who tries to live in that good
way is believing IN Jesus, and will come at
last to our Fathers home"
'Do you think that's really so?' ex-
claimed Virginia, her whole face lighted
up with new desire. "Why, that would
make religion lovely"
Yes" said Nellie, Its really so, be-
cause Jesus himself tells us. He says that
the way TO eternal life Is to follow him;
and in his picture Of the great Judgment
Day, it is the Kind people who are put on
the right hand, ana the cruel and selfish
people who are put on the left; and from
the day that he began to teach to the day
he died on the cross, he made love and
Kindness his religion" She paused mo-
ment. and then said gently, Have not you
read all that In the gospel, dear?"
II never thought that the gospel was
$3.50 redt," said Virginia, hlushing lit
tie. . the people never seemed like real
people, and you make IT seem as If it were
just here and Jesus could talk to us,"
Monte had been listening intently and
looking from one to the other, and she
now broke in.
That's better than saints and old cells
and wearing the skin of your knees on the
stones" she said emphatcally. II like
Jesus religion better"
II think" said Nellie. that there are
more saints to o-day than there ever were in
the old tines, and better saints too.
know" she said,-and her voice fell. ard
tears came In her eyes --.'l know that my
dear mother was saint; and when father
was killed in battle, and she was left alone
with only me, she hid her SORROW In her
heart. and only seemed 10 think Of how
she might tighten the sorrow Of others"
As she spoke, some o. the girls in the
room below began u sing aud the words
and music were distinctly audible
'>,arr, my GET. d thee"
The three girls were silent till the music
ceased; and then Virginia said, That il
just what YOU mean, Nellie. isn't lt:'
Yes, said Nellie; that is a Unitarian
hymn"
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began, and several of the girls were TO
gether one evening in the school-room.
some sitting on THE desks and others
standing close by, just a. they had been
together In the same way the evening he
lore Nellie came.
DO you remember, Monte, that first
evening when you told us She WAS coming
to 81. Agathas!
Yes" said Monte; "and remember
what ninneS We were
"Iuu called her hot-bed nr something
Virginia. laughed another.
n didn't" said Virginia, Indignantly.
II said Boston was bot bed"
Well, said Bessie Martin, III all the
people in Boston are like Nellie, | wish
there were lots Of hot-beds
II tell you what /, l., girls" said NOME
we didn't know what We were talking
about. don't know what Boston has U
do with It but know that one girl from
boston ma taught me that Love i the
best religion, and that all good people
everywhere belong y one another.
IN never think that way about Unlta-
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