The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-14


where he lives; and how can I get
there when both of my legs are
broken?'
Bobby. they told me at mission
school as how Jesus passed by; teacher
says as ne goes round How do you
know but what he might come around
10 this hospital this very night? You'd
know him if you was TO see him.
But can't keep my eyes open.
Ny legs feel so awful bad Doctor
says I'll die.
:" Bobby. hold up your hand and he'll
know what you want when he passes
They got the hand up: it dropped.
They tried again; it slowly fell back.
only TO let it fall. Bursting into tears
he said:
II give it up.
Bobby, lend me your hand said
the other little fellow: put your elbow
on my pillow; 1 can do without it
so one hand was propped up. and
when they came in the morning the
boy lay dead, his hand still propped up
for Jesus
What a queer prayer that was, Do
you suppose that Jesus knew anything
about it or paid any attention to it q?
L believe that the prayer of that little
crushed boy was answered in heaven
the moment that his hand went up.
and believe that in the better world
few saints or missionaries will have a
seat as close TO the Savior as the little
famine-stricken waif If God clothes
the lily of the field and feeds the hun
CRY ravens when they cry. and pities
the little bird that falls to the ground
with broken wing, he surely Will not
overlook the prayer of a little boot
black. crushed to death under the cruel
wheels of a street dray.
AS YOU will see at a glance, this kite
that 1 hold in my hand is Christian
kite. You may be sure of that from
the ornaments upon it, Let US study
these decorations for a moment. This
cross in the center stands for sacrifice.
The world is full of crosses, and the
Christian must learn at the start that
he Will not be free from them 1t was
upon cross that Christ was crucified.
and the cross has come to be the sym
boil of the Christian faith. Even boys
and girls must make sacrifices if they
expect to be Christians The life and
teachings of Christ were so pure, noble
and unseifish that to be like him a boy
or girl will have to do many things that
they do not wish to do. and will have
to give up many bad habits that they
love very dearly.
Above the cross 1 have placed a
crown. AS you all know. the crown is
the symbol of reward. Now | would
not want any of you to be true and
upright just because you thought you
were going to get paid for it. To be |
good is 10 be happy. The path of truth +
is a path of roses. To be pure and /
gentle of heart is to be JOYOUS and be- /
loved. But apart from the fact that I
N the very nature of things God has 4
ordained that goodness and blessedness
go hand in hand. we believe that in /
he world TO come God will crown /
hose who have been faithful TO him
md faithful to all things pure and good.
With special favor and reward So .
when you are bearing your cross re-
member that some time you are also
% wear a crown.
These stars that are scattered about
Ipon the face of the kite stand for
deals. or for noble aspirations. I mean
~ that beautiful and perfect things
hat we long for and strive after, but
which = beyond our reach. They are
ike the beautiful rainbow that arches
he sky and seems to be close by. but
which y1u are never able to touch.
Now, although we can never quite
each up to our ideals we ought never
o give uSp trying to attain them, for
IS they elude us we find that in our
hase we have been led to higher
,round, and that as long as we pur-
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ut always for the things that are
.bove and beyond you; let your as
irations be for the true. the beautiful
nd the good; cling to the pure pic
ures and the bright hopes and the
loble dreams of your childhood; and
s the years fly past you shall find
hat while you have never quite
cached your goal. that you have
evertheless been transformed from
-lory TO glory and that the image of
'hrist has unconsciously perhaps been
ormed within you as your hope of
lory.