Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-12

mercy and protection. Have you ever
thought that our treatment of them Is a
test of character? A boy or girl with a
good heart will never neglect an animal or
cause it to suffer
What are We going to do about it? This
Is the heart Of the whole question. 1t will
be useless to talk 1t over in the meeting
If We are going to turn away and forget all
about it. 1t will be useless for us to make
|. resolutions unless we intend to carry them
out. But If our study of the beautiful story
of the girl Rebekah and her kindness to
animals helps US to understand better our
own obligation to protect, defend and care
for them then l am sure that our Junior
hour will be well spent.
OF course. you have read or will read
Beautiful joe Black Beauty" Dan
ME- "Bobtail Dixie wild Animals
Have Known" and many other beautiful
stories of animal life, which help US to
understand the nature and habits Of our
animal friends. and show us what we can
do to make their lives happier.
Have you ever thought of the lessons we
may learn from even the least Of God S
creatures? The wisest of men once said
Go to the ant, consider her ways and be
wise
Memory verse urom DIR. Hollands tribute
to his dog, Blanco):
L look into your great brown eyes, where
love and loyal homage shine.
And wonder where the difference lies be-
tween your soul and mine"
A story to be told mot read in the meet
ing:
As business man was walking with a
young locomotive engineer chance ac-
quafntance. he saw caterpillar on the
walk near then-one of those fuzzy. velvety
brown creatures that numerous on
sunny autumn days-and touched 1t gently
with the edge of his shoe to see 1t roll it
self into q circle.
he
ment and said TO his companion Il had an
odd little experience with one of those cat
erpfllars the other day. i was at a station
over here in Iowa with my engine. all ready
to pull out. but waiting for my orders,
which were little delayed
While / waited / looked down at the
track ahead of the engine and caught sight
of caterpillar crawling on one of the ties.
He soon reached the rail and tried to climb
1t, but failed time after time. I thought of
Bruce and the spider. and grew fascina ted
in watching him. Again and again he tried
to meunt the smooth steel, and after each
attempt he failed.
But at last his patience and persistence
were rewarded and he gained the top of the
rail right in front of the engine. and just
then my orders came. But do you think I
could start her up then? NO, SIR" and his
tanned cheek took on a tinge Of red and his
voice held note of embarrassment as he
continued, Il just had to Jump down and
help that little fellow off the rail, and then
l let her 60
Some references on the topic: In our
power. Gen. 1:26. Under Gods care. Matt.
6:26 He uses them, l Kings 1915. They
serve us. Luke 1920. u. They teach US
Prov. 6:6-S. How to treat them, Deut. % IS.
Next week we will hold our Christmas
service. The topic will be, What Gifts
Can l Bring to Jesus" Let us be thinking
about 1t during the week, that we will
be prepared to answer these questions from
the topic book:
Why do we give gifts on Christmas?
In what way may we be like the wise
men?
To whom ought we to give gifts in Jesus
name?