Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-22
S apology. 1t is bound to be furnished.
n You can't keep it bright without constant

apology. 1t is bound to be furnished.
You can't keep it bright without constant
daily use.
A good lesson can be learned from the
COW that the little boy MIXED. He came
into the house with an empty milk pail
and his mother asked: What's the mat
ter? Didn't the COW give any milk" The
boy looked at her and answered: Yes,
nine quarts and a kick" The kick de-
stroyed all the good she had done by CIV
ing the nine quarts Of milk and so it is
with some of these excitable and bad
tempered people.
A converted Burman, in an address to
a group of natives, drew the following
story from the banyan seed: "A little
banyan seed said to q palm tree, L am
weary of being tossed about by the wind
let me stay awhile among your leaves
oh. yes, said the palm tree. stay as
long as you like and by and by forgot
the little seed was there But the seed
was not idle. 1t sent out little fibers and
tiny roots, and they crept around the
trunk. and under the bark. and into the
heart of the tree itself. and then the tree
cried out, What il thiso' And the ban
yam said, 1t is only the little seed you
allowed to rest among your leaves.
Leave me now said the palm tree; you
nave grown too large and strong. L can
not leave you now: We have grown to-
gether l would kill you if / tore myself
away The palm tree bowed its head and
tried to shake the banyan off, but could
not. and little by little the palm leaves
w1thered. the trunk shriveled. and only
the banyan could be found. Beware of
little sins,''
In the Bank of England there is a ma
chine which determines the full weight
OF sovereigns. AS they pass through this
machine all those of light weight are un-
erringly detected and thrown aside, and
those of full weight are retained This
has been likened to the certainty of God s
judgment.
There is an old story of woman who
was we'll known as scandalmonger,
and who went to confess to the priest.
He gave her a ripe thistle top and told
her to go out and scatter the seeds one
by one. She wondered at the penance,
but obeyed. Then she came and told the
priest. He next told her TO go out again
and gather the scattered seeds. OF course
she saw that it was impossible. and that
the priest had used it as an object lesson
to her.
The electric light bulb may be ever so
bright and clear. and perfect in its con-
struction. and yet If 1T be not screwed
into its socket. and the current applied
to 1T. it will give no light. The telephone
in our home may be convenient for use.
and the address book close at hand. yet
if the connection be cut off We can have
no communication with the outside world
So 1t is with the soul that has lost COM
munication with Jesus: that soul cannot
hope to live under His constant guidance
nor to be able to call to Him for help If
the connection of prayer be not con-
stantIy kept in order.
The ship in distress at sea may have
fully arranged and perfectly adjusted
wireless machinery. and the shore re-
ceiver may be in perfect order, yet if
there be no one on board who knows how
to send message, the ship may be in
distress without help and go down. The
soul that learns to pray has never-fail-
ing source of help close at hand in any
circumstances.