The Detroit times., 1916-11-24
sY WILLIAM T. ELLIS.

he widow OF "A rare hero, VINO won |
ma crown, few weeks ago knew |
him In health. ~ missionary OF |
he Southern Presbyterian church, |
in China / knew him as a man |
doomed o die. and sending forth To |
ais friends an exuliant shout OF
faith. J saw him after three years
Of eycuiciating suffering. legiess.
lmaciated and contorted with pain.
vet smiling Sercnely and talking of |
he joy he had In still heing able
occasionally To preach the Gospel |
from his wheel chair. All IN all, | |
lhink George Hudson was the bray-
sst man | ever knew. Durlng the |
lorturing days and nights Of his
three years OF incessant pain how |
60 YOU suppose Mr Hudson en-
oloyed himself by his side he kept |
lwo copies OF the New Testament, |
In English and Ureek and for one |
hing. he committed all the Psalms
% memory He did not browse In |
Lamentations. or IN any of the mel
incholy prophets. but made his
acme IN these Hebrew hymns Z
81 praise, The statement 10 which
ne opening sentence of this para
graph alIudes is the following. cop
ed from the ny-lcaf OF his Psalter:
This little book has been my con
tant companion and comfort. | tes-
.ify that there is no experience or
emotion Of my soul which cannot
ind adequate expression in these
iiyinely melodies" Yet
some persons think that JOY Is en-.
irely a matter OF mood OF circum-
stances
Gratitude is a grace and II begets
rraoiousness only those persons
Eho possess the gentle breeding Of
be heart remember 10 say Thank
SOU 70 God. and to all their lesser
,euefactors.
True Thanksgiving Is not an ami.
scrsary but a habit OF the heart
rLat r,f.rtv tttt r.rr,a.hcs ,,o
Which leaves my brother bare.
Sot wholly glad my heart can he
n ~ free. and sound. and stout
While his p"4liT, fcttSStT clank
And plead xth Whom thank.
Almighty Tbou who Father be
pf hlm and mo. and all.
'r.~ ',, na insgrthct mn IN, ana mo-
rnr others hand mny faiI him not
i,s ,s gtHyr - -Irrnsta d.@tG"n,,
Mag claim from son Of Thine"
.o,,a 30 ,eA vo,,ta p. Glad
I would be housed and dry.
'Vt u .,ee, ,,vs H."' 70 10 S'u !
Gut ho whose shoulders best endure
,,J ~, s2"o l,,ii ,I1' Its MS inv e'.Si sscvre
who shares that j"y with grief
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uo,,inesa ia tho soure "7-bart
80" "a 60
Social chrrrs tharo ho. l;lou.,se.
.o,,,io,,s cb,r,s o.ho bsvo moi cvon
,ho o~d,,a-,, sood nannors ~ th.nL
lbo all.providinp tord for IFS daily
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All gifts Of God are coed. even |
,ho u.o bsye M, tho visIo, IA coo
Io w hafc h"' ''" 'iSiVi y" S''
wherein the merit of some lies.
The home that has q little child in
. ., - - -,
mas uncouh,'u reaS"ns TOT kra'l
ude. Wonderful are the winning
,,,.,,zs aoc a, ,,a
tearing habits Of my baby dauEh.
80 ,,.A -, -.
FT, tA!N one ifbhei' lhe uho 'hAt
,tves mo most happiness in her
..'.
TICK Oh S'ediins UP I" ihe ~ uheN-
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ny che@n. rs she says Jub' because
love YOU" WHY are we not such /
...,1~,, 30 nc hoovan,y r.,hors
'hlldTcn OF ihP heavenly rhtherF
Ne 90 to Him day by day with peti
ions, but so seldom DO We turn to
Inn iu sheer overflow OF gratitude
a., tt,.., 80 = -,
ma JOY. hhu 'ell nun that WE rove
,iru No sound f. more welcome in
heaven than tho unstinted praise
Al q grst, fuI heart
-
a, not ask. ~ Lord. that life may
be-
\ pleasant road
,,.t, from ~, nc ~. ,oo.