A Star in the Crown

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Apr 3, 1879

A Star in the Crown.

A young lady was preparing for the dance-hall, and standing before a large mirror, placed a light crown ornamented with silver stars, upon her head. While thus standing, a little fair-headed sister climbed in a chair and put her tiny fingers to examine this beautiful head-dress, and was accosted thus--"Sister, what are you doing? You should not touch that crown!" Said the little one--"I was looking at that, and thinking of something else." "Pray, tell me what you are thinking about—you, a little child." "I was remembering that my Sabbath-school teacher said, that if we save sinners by our influence we should win stars to our crown in Heaven; and when I saw those in your crown I wished I could save some soul." The elder sister went to the dance, but in solemn meditation; the words of the innocent child found a lodgment in her heart, and she could not enjoy the association of her friends. At a seasonable hour she left the hall and returned to her home: and going to her chamber, where her dear little sister was sleeping, imprinted a kiss on her soft cheek, and said; "Precious sister, you have won one star for your crown;" and kneeling at the bedside, offered a fervent prayer to God for mercy.